Massachusetts COVID-19 Travel Order 11/20/20
Massachusetts residents are urged to limit out-of-state travel only to places designated as COVID-19 lower-risk. See the current listing on Mass.gov COVID-19 Travel Order.
If you are traveling
If you must travel, take steps to protect yourself and others from COVID-19:
- Wear a mask in airports and stations as well as on buses, planes, and trains
- Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer; use sanitizing wipes on surfaces
- Avoid close contact - stay at least 6 feet apart from non-household members, try to avoid bag checking to minimize time in crowds or lines
- Use contactless options as much as possible - e-tickets, online check-ins, use the provider’s app to check gate information rather than gathering at departure boards
- Buy refundable/exchangeable tickets so you won’t feel pressure to carry through if you start to feel sick
Travel update
Effective 12:01 AM on November 21, 2020, Maine and New Hampshire will be high-risk states. Massachusetts residents are urged to limit any out-of-state travel only to States designated as COVID-19 lower-risk States.
In determining whether you are required to complete the Massachusetts Travel Form and whether you may be required to comply with the 14-day quarantine requirement, you will be treated as “arriving from” a place other than a COVID-19 lower-risk state if you were present in any state or jurisdiction not on the list of COVID-19 lower-risk states for more than a transitory period of time in the last 14 days.
Anyone arriving from an international destination must fill out the Massachusetts Travel Form and must quarantine for 14 days or meet the 72-hour testing rule.
Remember
All visitors entering Massachusetts, and returning residents are required to:
- Complete the Massachusetts Travel Form prior to arrival, unless you are coming from a lower-risk state. Access the form online at: https://www.mass.gov/forms/massachusetts-travel-form
- Quarantine for 14 days or produce a negative COVID-19 test result that has been administered up to 72-hours prior to your arrival in Massachusetts.
If your COVID-19 test result has not been received prior to arrival, visitors and residents must quarantine until they receive a negative test result.
You can find the Massachusetts expectations for quarantine online at: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-travel-order#quarantine-requirement-and-testingoptions-
Failure to comply may result in a $500 fine per day. Read about exemptions to this order at: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-travel-order