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Letitia Smith
Travel Insurance Expert and Head of Communications
Last updated October 15 2025
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Last minute travel insurance

Have you left buying your travel insurance until the last minute? Or perhaps booked yourself a spontaneous last-minute deal and need to get insured quickly? Don’t worry! We make getting covered quick and simple, so you can get on and think about your holiday again. Who wants to spend time thinking about boring insurance after all?! We’ve got you covered.

Can you buy travel insurance after booking a flight?

Absolutely! You’re able to purchase a last minute travel insurance policy on the same day as you travel – so long as you haven’t been through customs or have left the UK yet. However, if you’re aware of a potential claim (e.g. cancelled flight) before you buy the policy, we wouldn’t be able to consider your claim for this.

What last minute insurance should I get?

If you’re going away for a one-off trip, try our single trip travel insurance. But if you think you might be going away again, do yourself a favour and get an annual policy – you’ll probably save yourself some money and you won’t have to worry about buying insurance for another year! If you’re taking a surprise family trip, you should get last minute family travel insurance.

Letitia Smith
Travel Insurance Expert and Head of Communications

Letitia is a Travel Insurance expert with more than 20 years experience in helping people find specialist insurance. As Head of Communications at InsureandGo, Letitia cares about making it easy for people who love travel to get the cover they need.

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