Queen Elizabeth II undertook a number of state and official visits over her 70-year reign (1952 to 2022), as well as trips throughout the Commonwealth, making her the most widely travelled head of state in history. She did not require a British passport for travelling overseas, as all British passports were issued in her name.
Elizabeth II was the sovereign of more than one independent state and represented both Canada and the United Kingdom on state visits, though the former on just two occasions. The relevant governor-general usually carried out state visits on the Queen's behalf.
As Queen of Canada
| Date | Country | Cities visited | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17–20 October 1957 | United States | Jamestown, Washington, D.C., New York City | President Eisenhower |
| 27 June and 6 July 1959 | United States | Massena, Chicago | Vice President Nixon, Governor Stratton |
As Queen of the United Kingdom
| Date | Country | Cities visited | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 1953 | Panama Canal Zone (part of a wider tour, not a state visit) | Colón | Governor John S. Seybold |
| 29–30 November 1953 | Panama | Panama City | President Remón |
| 1 May 1954 | Kingdom of Libya | Tobruk | King Idris |
| 24–26 June 1955 | Norway | Oslo | King Haakon VII |
| 8–10 June 1956 | Sweden | Stockholm | King Gustaf VI Adolf |
| 18–21 February 1957 | Portugal | Montijo, Setúbal, Lisbon, Queluz, Caldas da Rainha, Nazaré, Alcobaça, Batalha, Vila Franca de Xira | President Lopes |
| 8–11 April 1957 | France | Paris, Lille | President Coty |
| 21–23 May 1957 | Denmark | Copenhagen | King Frederick IX |
| 17–20 October 1957 | United States | New York City, Washington, D.C., Williamsburg | President Eisenhower |
| 25–27 March 1958 | Netherlands | Amsterdam, Delft, Rotterdam, The Hague | Queen Juliana |
| 26 February – 2 March 1961 | Kingdom of Nepal | Kathmandu, Pokhara | King Mahendra |
| 2–6 March 1961 | Iran | Tehran, Isfahan, Persepolis | Shah Mohammad Reza |
| 2–5 May 1961 | Italy | Rome, Naples, Venice, Florence, Milan, Cagliari, Turin | President Gronchi |
| 5 May 1961 | Vatican City | Pope John XXIII | |
| 23 November 1961 | Liberia | Monrovia | President Tubman |
| 1–8 February 1965 | Ethiopian Empire | Addis Ababa, Asmara, Gondar | Emperor Haile Selassie |
| 8–12 February 1965 | Sudan | Khartoum, Al-Ubayyid | President Mahi |
| 18–28 May 1965 | West Germany | Bonn, Königswinter, Koblenz, Kaub, Wiesbaden, Munich, Stuttgart, Marbach, Schwäbisch Hall, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Soest, Gütersloh, Hanover, Hamburg | President Lübke |
| 27 May 1965 | West Berlin | West Berlin | Mayor Brandt |
| 9–13 May 1966 | Belgium | Brussels, Antwerp | King Baudouin |
| 5–11 November 1968 | Brazil | Recife, Salvador, Brasília, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro | President Costa e Silva |
| 11–18 November 1968 | Chile | Santiago, Valparaíso, Pucón | President Frei |
| 5–10 May 1969 | Austria | Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck | President Jonas |
| 18–25 October 1971 | Turkey | Ankara, İzmir, Istanbul, Kuşadası, Ephesus, Gallipoli | President Sunay |
| 10–15 February 1972 | Thailand | Bangkok | King Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| 13–14 March 1972 | Maldives | Malé, Gan | President Nasir |
| 15–19 May 1972 | France | Paris | President Pompidou |
| 17–21 October 1972 | Yugoslavia | Belgrade, Dubrovnik, Zagreb | President Tito |
| 15–22 March 1974 | Indonesia | Bali, Jakarta, Magelang, Yogyakarta | President Suharto |
| 24 February – 1 March 1975 | Mexico | Mexico City, Cozumel, Oaxaca, Guanajuato, Mérida, Tizimín, Veracruz | President Echeverría |
| 7–12 May 1975 | Japan | Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Ise | Emperor Hirohito |
| 25–28 May 1976 | Finland | Helsinki, Turku, Jyväskylä | President Kekkonen |
| 6–11 July 1976 | United States | Philadelphia, Washington, New York City, New Haven, Charlottesville, Providence, Boston | President Ford |
| 8–12 November 1976 | Luxembourg | Grand Duke Jean | |
| 9 February 1977 | American Samoa (part of a wider tour; not a state visit) | Pago Pago | Governor Frank E. Barnett |
| 22–26 May 1978 | West Germany | Bonn, Mainz, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Kiel | President Scheel |
| 26 May 1978 | West Berlin | West Berlin | Mayor Stobbe |
| 12–14 February 1979 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | Emir Jaber III |
| 14–17 February 1979 | Bahrain | Emir Isa | |
| 17–20 February 1979 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Dhahran | King Khalid |
| 21–24 February 1979 | Qatar | Emir Khalifa | |
| 24–27 February 1979 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi, Dubai | Sheikh Zayed |
| 28 February – 2 March 1979 | Oman | Muscat, Nizwa | Sultan Qaboos |
| 16 May 1979 | Denmark | Copenhagen, Aalborg | Queen Margrethe II |
| 29 April – 2 May 1980 | Switzerland | Bern, Basel, Lausanne, Lucerne, Rütli, Montreux, Veytaux (Chillon Castle), Zurich, Geneva (ICRC) | President Chevallaz |
| 14–17 October 1980 | Italy | Rome, Genoa, Naples, Pompeii, Palermo | President Pertini |
| 17 October 1980 | Vatican City | Pope John Paul II | |
| 21–23 October 1980 | Tunisia | Tunis, Borj El Amri | President Bourguiba |
| 25–27 October 1980 | Algeria | Algiers | President Bendjedid |
| 27–30 October 1980 | Morocco | Rabat, Marrakesh, Casablanca | King Hassan II |
| 5–8 May 1981 | Norway | Oslo | King Olav V |
| 17–22 February 1983 | Mexico | Acapulco, Lázaro Cárdenas, Puerto Vallarta, La Paz | President de la Madrid |
| 26 February – 6 March 1983 | United States | San Diego, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Sierra Madre, Duarte, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Sacramento, Stanford, Palo Alto, Yosemite, Seattle | President Reagan |
| 25–28 May 1983 | Sweden | Stockholm, Gothenburg | King Carl XVI Gustaf |
| 26–30 March 1984 | Jordan | Amman, Petra, Aqaba | King Hussein |
| 25–29 March 1985 | Portugal | Lisbon, Évora, Porto | President Eanes |
| 17–21 February 1986 | Nepal | Kathmandu | King Birendra |
| 12–18 October 1986 | People's Republic of China | Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Kunming, Guangzhou | President Li |
| 26–27 May 1987 | West Germany | President von Weizsäcker | |
| 17–21 October 1988 | Spain | Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, Mallorca | King Juan Carlos I |
| 25–27 June 1990 | Iceland | Reykjavík | President Vigdís |
| 23 November 1990 | Germany | Bonn, Weeze | President von Weizsäcker |
| 14–26 May 1991 | United States | Washington, D.C., Arlington, Baltimore, Tampa, Miami, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston | President George H. W. Bush |
| 9–12 June 1992 | France | Paris, Blois, Bordeaux | President Mitterrand |
| 19–23 October 1992 | Germany | Bonn, Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden | President von Weizsäcker |
| 4–7 May 1993 | Hungary | Budapest, Kecskemét, Bugac | President Göncz |
| 7 August 1993 | Belgium | Brussels (for King Baudouin's funeral) | Albert, the Prince of Liège |
| 6 May 1994 | France | Calais | President Mitterrand |
| 17–20 October 1994 | Russia | Moscow, Saint Petersburg | President Yeltsin |
| 21 October 1994 | Finland (official visit; not state visit) | Helsinki | President Ahtisaari |
| 25–27 March 1996 | Poland | Warsaw, Kraków | President Kwaśniewski |
| 27–29 March 1996 | Czech Republic | Prague, Brno | President Havel |
| 28 October – 1 November 1996 | Thailand | Bangkok, Ayutthaya | King Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| 11 November 1998 | Belgium | Ypres | King Albert II |
| 19–22 April 1999 | South Korea | Seoul, Andong | President Kim Dae-jung |
| 16–19 October 2000 | Italy | Rome, Milan | President Ciampi |
| 17 October 2000 | Vatican City | Pope John Paul II | |
| 30 May – 1 June 2001 | Norway | Oslo | King Harald V |
| 5–7 April 2004 | France | Paris, Toulouse | President Chirac |
| 2–4 November 2004 | Germany | Berlin, Potsdam, Düsseldorf | President Köhler |
| 16–17 October 2006 | Lithuania | Vilnius | President Adamkus |
| 18–19 October 2006 | Latvia | Riga | President Vike-Freiberga |
| 19–20 October 2006 | Estonia | Tallinn | President Ilves |
| 5 February 2007 | Netherlands | The Hague, Amsterdam | Queen Beatrix |
| 3–8 May 2007 | United States | Washington, Richmond, Jamestown, Williamsburg, Lexington, Louisville, Greenbelt | President George W. Bush |
| 11–12 July 2007 | Belgium | Brussels, Ypres, Laeken, Wavre | King Albert II |
| 13–16 May 2008 | Turkey | Ankara, Istanbul, Bursa | President Gül |
| 21–22 October 2008 | Slovenia | Ljubljana, Kranj | President Türk |
| 23–24 October 2008 | Slovakia | Bratislava, Starý Smokovec, Hrebienok, Poprad | President Gašparovič |
| 24–25 November 2010 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Sheikh Khalifa |
| 25–28 November 2010 | Oman | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos |
| 17–20 May 2011 | Ireland | Dublin, Kildare, Cashel, Cork | President McAleese |
| 3 April 2014 | Italy | Rome | President Napolitano |
| 3 April 2014 | Vatican City | Pope Francis | |
| 5–7 June 2014 | France | President Hollande | |
| 23–26 June 2015 | Germany | Berlin, Frankfurt, Celle | President Gauck |
See also
- List of state visits received by Elizabeth II
- List of Commonwealth visits made by Elizabeth II
- List of state and official visits by Canada
- List of official overseas trips made by George VI
- List of official overseas trips made by Charles III
- List of official overseas trips made by William, Prince of Wales
- List of official overseas trips made by Catherine, Princess of Wales
- List of official overseas trips made by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
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