Travel Allowance Calculator Australia
Choose your financial year, salary and destination to look up reasonable expense amounts and the records your trip needs. Visiting more than one city on the same trip? Switch to the multi-stop trip worksheet below to itemize every stop and print a copy for your records.
Part-time employees: enter your full-time equivalent salary.
Enter your trip and select “Show reasonable amounts” to see each expense separately.
Worked example: a two-stop domestic business trip
A $153,210 or less employee travels for a 3-night domestic trip: 2 nights in Sydney, then 1 night in Melbourne. Each stop is priced separately under TD 2026/4 — nothing is pooled between stops.
Sydney — 2 nights, 3 travel days
| Expense | Rate | Count | Reference amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial accommodation | $230.00 | 2 | $460.00 |
| Breakfast | $36.00 | 2 | $72.00 |
| Lunch | $40.45 | 1 | $40.45 |
| Dinner | $69.00 | 2 | $138.00 |
| Incidentals | $25.40 | 3 | $76.20 |
| Stop subtotal | $786.65 |
Melbourne — 1 night, 2 travel days
| Expense | Rate | Count | Reference amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial accommodation | $175.00 | 1 | $175.00 |
| Breakfast | $36.00 | 1 | $36.00 |
| Lunch | $40.45 | 1 | $40.45 |
| Dinner | $69.00 | 1 | $69.00 |
| Incidentals | $25.40 | 2 | $50.80 |
| Stop subtotal | $371.25 |
Trip total (sum of both stops)$1,157.90
This is a reference for record-keeping rules, not a deduction or an entitlement — the traveller still needs a qualifying allowance and the usual evidence of the trip. Try your own itinerary in the multi-stop trip worksheet above.
Use the amounts with your expense records
This lookup covers ordinary employee overnight travel and employee truck-driver meals. It does not determine deductibility, reimburse expenses, lodge a return, apply alternate-provider schedules or cover special office-holder arrangements. For a trip crossing financial years, separate the expenses into the relevant years.
See the full 2026-27 travel and overtime meal allowance tablesFrequently asked questions
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Tax Accuracy & Sources
Tax year: 2025-26 and 2026-27
Reference lookup only. Actual deductible expenditure and applicable record requirements determine your claim.