United States Travel Vaccine Cost Calculator

Strip away the price list and the medicine is simple. Every United States trip starts from the routine base — MMR, Tdap, chickenpox, flu — that most adults are due to refresh anyway. On top of that, hepatitis A ($170 for the two-dose series) and typhoid ($90) are the standard additions for most international itineraries.

Hepatitis B ($240 for three doses) is increasingly recommended for all travelers, not just healthcare workers. Routine immunizations — MMR, Tdap, chickenpox and the annual flu shot — are all a domestic itinerary requires. Yellow fever does not feature for this destination at all.

Rabies pre-exposure ($400 for three visits) stays optional — clinics reserve it for remote itineraries and long stays.

Vaccine pricing is two line items, always: the consultation ($75 in United States, modeled from its cost-of-living index of 100) and the vaccines themselves. The singles for this destination: hepatitis A $170 (two doses), hepatitis B $240 (three doses), typhoid $90, tetanus $55, rabies $400 (three visits).

Stack them and the three tiers fall out: essential $335, standard $630, comprehensive $1,030 per person. Two caveats: the clinic matters more than the country for pricing, and finishing a course in North America can halve the bill — the price is timing, because series need weeks.

The vaccination calendar runs backwards from departure. Eight weeks out: first clinic visit for United States — everything gets assessed, first doses go in. Four weeks out: hepatitis B and rabies follow-up doses for your United States series, if you chose them.

Ten days out: the last sensible moment for a yellow fever shot to certificate-validity, if your United States itinerary needs one. One week out: nothing left but packing the United States vaccine record with your passport. Last-minute United States travelers still have options — single-dose hepatitis A and typhoid protect quickly, and a clinic in Washington, D.C. can legally administer the rest, often cheaper — but series that take weeks do not compress, and a rabies series started at home cannot be cheaply finished mid-itinerary.

With no malaria prophylaxis needed, your only timing pressure is the vaccine series themselves.

Malaria is not a risk anywhere in the United States. That means no tablets for this itinerary — $0 on the malaria line, though mosquito repellent stays worth packing for the nuisance alone.

No yellow fever certificate is asked for on United States itineraries, though the standard WHO rule applies worldwide if you are arriving from an endemic country — worth knowing for multi-country routes. One more document earns its place: the immunization record with dates and lot numbers, carried on paper rather than only in your phone.