Belarus travel advisory
Last updated · latest change by either source
Level 4 — Do not travel
SafeRoutes uses the highest level reported by the sources below. Countries at Level 3–4 are avoided as transit points by the route finder.
US State Department
Level 4Updated 29 December 2025
Do not travel to Belarus for any reason due to unrest and other risks. The U.S. government has extremely limited ability to help detained U.S. citizens. You may not receive consular access. You could also face arbitrary detention with no contact with the outside world. Ordered departure On February 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of State ordered the departure of U.S. government employees. It also suspended operations at U.S. Embassy Minsk. There are no consular services, routine or emergency, un …
Source: travel.state.gov (excerpt; read the full advisory at the source). Fetched 6 November 2026.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
Latest FCDO update: Updated information on buying flight tickets if the journey is starting in, or within, Russia ('Safety and security’ page)
Source: gov.uk foreign travel advice, updated 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 6 November 2026.
Flights & routes
- Ukraine & Eastern Europe: Russia–Ukraine war
- Hong Kong → Paris · direct line crosses Belarus for ~350 km
- Guangzhou → Munich · direct line crosses Belarus for ~325 km
- Seoul → Munich · direct line crosses Belarus for ~225 km
- Seoul → Barcelona · direct line crosses Belarus for ~250 km
- Taipei → Barcelona · direct line crosses Belarus for ~75 km
- Taipei → Madrid · direct line crosses Belarus for ~574 km
- Tokyo → Rome · direct line crosses Belarus for ~424 km
- Chengdu → Brussels · direct line crosses Belarus for ~274 km
- Kunming → Brussels · direct line crosses Belarus for ~399 km
- Sydney → Düsseldorf · direct line crosses Belarus for ~525 km
Advisories describe risk to travellers on the ground. Whether airspace is open is decided by the national authority and published in NOTAMs; airlines also follow their own regulator's conflict-zone guidance.