Essentials

Travel ain’t all exotic meals and breath-taking views, y’know!

Essentials are ‘everything else’ – the stuff you probably aren’t thinking about when dreaming of that perfect piazza or magical mountain view, but NEED to make sure your trip is not just good, but awesome: insurance to cover you for the stuff that can/does go wrong, rail or buss passes to save you heaps on getting around, discount cards for driving your travel buck as far as it can possibly go, roaming SIMs for staying in touch without getting ripped off by your phone company back home, and more.

You might think you can scrimp on these things – don’t. In the long run, it’ll cost you more if you don’t have this stuff sorted pre-departure. Organising this stuff before your trip isn’t ‘nice to have’: for a truly transcendental trip, it’s essential.

Bus and rail

Bus/Rail/Car

Travelling by bus or rail is a cheap and easy way to see the world. Go where you want and forget queuing for tickets!
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Discount Cards

Discount cards

If you’re a student, youth or teacher, STA Travel will give you access to exclusive travel deals around the world.
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Discount Finder

Discount finder

Got an ISIC, ITIC or IYTC discount card? Find out what fantastic discounts are available to you with our handy discount finder tool. More

Cash Card

Don't go anywhere without your Multi-currency Cash Passport™ Card. The Multi-Currency Cash Passport is a safe way to carry money on your travels and you can lock in your exchange rate by transferring your money online into one of the 9 currencies available on the card at any time. More

Roaming SIM

Roaming SIM allows roaming in 230 countries and savings of up to 90% on global roaming costs. We’ve negotiated deals with local carriers to hook you up with the best global voice and data roaming rates for all your mobile travel communications More