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UK vaping rules for hand luggage, airports, trains, hotels, pubs, ferries and more, plus country-by-country guides for 15 popular international destinations. Honest, practical information for vapers planning a trip in 2026.
24 articles
Everything you need to know about vaping at home in the UK. The 9 articles below cover all the major transport modes and accommodation types UK vapers regularly encounter.
UK airline rules for vape devices and e-liquid. BA, easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, TUI, Virgin Atlantic policies. Lithium battery limits, hand-luggage liquid rules.
Read articleHeathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted, Luton, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Leeds Bradford. Landside vs airside vape rules.
Read articlePremier Inn, Travelodge, Hilton, Marriott, IHG and Accor policies. Cleaning fees of £100 to £250 for breach. Designated outdoor smoking areas.
Read articleWetherspoons, Greene King, Fuller's and other major pub groups. The 2026 Tobacco and Vapes Act and beer garden exemption.
Read articleLNER, Avanti, GWR, ScotRail, Northern, TPE, Thameslink, Eurostar and TfL services. £50 to £80 penalty fares for breach.
Read articleNational Express, FlixBus, Stagecoach, Arriva, First, Go-Ahead, TfL and Citylink. Comfort breaks and station rules.
Read articleCareless driving fines £100 to £5,000. The consultation on vaping with under-18s in cars. Hands-free, eyes-on principles.
Read articleBlack cabs, Uber, Bolt, Addison Lee, FREE NOW and Ola. £50 to £200 fines, driver discretion and refusal rights.
Read articleP&O, DFDS, Brittany, Stena and Irish Ferries policies. Major cruise lines and cabin rules. Why ferries are different from cruise ships.
Read articleCountry-by-country guides for nine popular European destinations. Some are similar to the UK (Ireland), some have moved much further toward restrictions (Netherlands, Portugal) and some are taking unique paths (France, Italy).
TPD framework like the UK. NI disposable ban from April 2025, ROI ban being legislated. New 2026 Amendment Bill on flavours and packaging.
Read articleNew 2026 anti-tobacco law treats vapes exactly like cigarettes. Beach bans, terrace bans, swimming pool bans. Fines €30 to €2,000.
Read articleDisposable ban from 26 February 2025. The July 2025 outdoor smoking ban excludes vaping. Café terraces remain friendly.
Read articleHighest EU e-liquid duty at €0.32 per ml from 1 January 2026. Deutsche Bahn fines up to €8,000. Tax stamp system being implemented.
Read articleOnline sales of nicotine vapes are banned (buy at tabacchi). Vaping near pregnant women or minors carries a €275 fine.
Read article50% excise tax, flavour bans, online sales banned. Fines up to €750. Vape shops are closing. Strictest regime in the EU.
Read articleGreek shops cannot sell nicotine-free e-liquids since 2018. €1,500 fine for vaping in cars with under-12s.
Read articleTotal flavour ban since 1 January 2024. Online sales banned. Specialist-shop-only retail from 2025. Adult vaping fell from 3.86% to 2.3%.
Read articleE-liquid duty rising sharply: €0.22 to €0.33 to €0.42 per ml across 2025-27. Disposable ban progressing. Online sales banned.
Read articleTwo destinations with very different approaches but both popular with UK travellers.
Sale, import and production banned since February 2020. Personal use legal. Customs allowance: 1 device plus 30ml e-liquid OR 10 disposables. Age 19+.
Read articleLegal since April 2019 under ESMA standards. Strict enforcement: AED 500 to AED 2,000 fines. Up to AED 5,000 for unauthorised devices.
Read articleTwo of the strictest vape regimes in the world. Both require very careful planning by UK visitors.
Total ban since 2014. Possession, use, import and sale all illegal. Up to 30,000 THB fines and up to 10 years prison for import. No tourist exception.
Read articleWorld's only prescription-based vape regime. Pharmacy-only retail since July 2024. Disposables banned. Tourists need a prescription to import.
Read articleTwo complex federal-plus-state/provincial regimes. The detail varies enormously depending on where you visit.
Federal age 21. FDA-regulated products. 50 state regimes with huge variation. California, Massachusetts, NY, NJ, Rhode Island ban flavours.
Read articleTVPA federal framework with 20mg/ml cap. Provincial age 18 to 21. Flavour bans in Quebec, Nova Scotia, NB, PEI and Northwest Territories.
Read articleWe focus on the destinations UK travellers most commonly ask about. If your destination isn't covered above and you need to know the rules, drop in and ask. Our team in Wolverhampton is happy to point you in the right direction.