Planning
15 Great Trips You Can Take Without a Passport
îBCB Travel Editors · August 7, 2026 · 1 min read
If your passport has expired or you have never had one, you still have an enormous amount of the map available.
Caribbean without a passport
Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are US territories. You need a REAL ID-compliant licence for the flight, and nothing else. San Juan gives you a 500-year-old walled city, El Yunque rainforest and bioluminescent bays.
The full-scale beach trip
Hawaii is a domestic flight. Six islands are visitable, and the only real planning question is which ones.
National parks
Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Zion, Acadia and Glacier are all domestic. Book in-park lodging as far ahead as the reservation system allows.
City breaks
New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, San Francisco, Washington DC, Miami, San Diego, Las Vegas and Charleston all deliver an international-feeling trip without the customs line.
One caveat
REAL ID enforcement is now in effect for domestic flights. Check that your licence carries the star marking, or bring a passport card.