Pet Travel Guides for Europe

Pet travel, approved by Timi & Mili.

Real trips, real border crossings, real parks worth the detour: told by the two who did the travelling with their humans across Europe.

175 guides 5 destinations Updated October 2026
Timi the orange cat and Mili the golden retriever

What's new in 2026

The rule changes that catch travellers out.

  • 🇮🇹 Rule change · 22 Apr 2026

    EU pet passports: who still needs one?

    EU pet passports are now issued only to owners who live in the EU. Here is what everyone else needs instead.

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  • 🇮🇹 Deadline · 1 Oct 2026

    Health Certificate: the new US format

    US departures: the new export health-certificate format becomes mandatory from 1 October.

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  • 🇮🇹 New · 3 Aug 2026

    Flying with a large dog: ITA Airways

    ITA Airways now flies dogs up to 30kg in the cabin on selected domestic routes.

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  • 🇨🇭 New guide · Switzerland

    Hiking with livestock guardian dogs

    About 300 guardian dogs protect Swiss alpine herds. Here’s what to do if you meet one.

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  • 🇬🇧 New destination · United Kingdom

    Great Britain, Northern Ireland or Ireland — not one rulebook

    England, Scotland and Wales share one set of pet-travel rules. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland genuinely don’t. Here’s the difference, sorted.

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  • 🇫🇷 New destination · France

    The one France rule that can turn a dog away at the border

    France is an easy EU country for passports and paperwork — but category 1 and 2 dangerous dog rules can block entry outright. Here’s what to check first.

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  • 🇪🇸 New destination · Spain

    Renfe now takes dogs up to 40kg, on every service

    Since 21 July 2026, Spain’s Renfe trains — including the AVE high-speed line — carry dogs up to 40kg for a flat €40 fare. Here’s how it works.

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Two very different travelers, one shared passport stamp.

Timi kept every document, every rule, every border-crossing near-miss. Mili remembered every park, every café that slipped him a treat. Between the two of them, nothing gets left out, and nothing gets invented.

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Timi the orange tabby looking out of a train window
Mili the golden retriever buckled in for a car ride