Australia ETA cost: what each traveller really pays
Independent site, not a government service: you apply only in the official Australian ETA app of the Department of Home Affairs.
Choose your passport and the number of travellers: the calculator applies the Home Affairs charge and shows when the free eVisitor is open to you.
Australia, 4 people
AUD 80
≈ €50.19 · Australian ETA (subclass 601)
| Official fee, per person | AUD 20 |
| People (children pay the same) | 4 |
| Total | AUD 80 |
Apply only at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
The Australian Electronic Travel Authority costs a service charge of AUD 20 per person, about €12.55 at the ECB rate of October 23, 2026, paid in the official Australian ETA app; the Department of Home Affairs states that there is no other charge for an ETA. The eVisitor, open to European passports, costs nothing at all. Neither has a child rate or a family rate: each family member needs a separate application, so an American family of four pays AUD 80, while a European family of four using the eVisitor pays nothing. Both authorisations are valid for 12 months, or until the passport expires if sooner, with stays of up to 3 months after each entry; because they last one year rather than two, a frequent visitor pays the ETA charge again every year. A site or app that asks for more than AUD 20 for an ETA, or for any money for an eVisitor, is adding its own charge to a government service.
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Totals by group size
The ETA is charged per person in the app; the eVisitor costs nothing for anyone. This table converts the ETA total at the ECB reference rate of October 23, 2026.
| Travellers | ETA in the app | In euros | eVisitor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUD 20 | ≈ €12.55 | AUD 0 |
| 2 | AUD 40 | ≈ €25.10 | AUD 0 |
| 3 | AUD 60 | ≈ €37.64 | AUD 0 |
| 4 | AUD 80 | ≈ €50.19 | AUD 0 |
| 5 | AUD 100 | ≈ €62.74 | AUD 0 |
| 6 | AUD 120 | ≈ €75.29 | AUD 0 |
Who pays what
Travellers from the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and the other non-European ETA countries pay AUD 20 each. Travellers with a European passport on the eVisitor list pay nothing if they choose the eVisitor; some Western European passports are also eligible for the paid ETA, which they may prefer for the app. The Australia ETA page lists which passports can use which.
When a price is higher
A price above AUD 20 for an ETA, or any price for an eVisitor, includes a third party’s service charge. The Home Affairs ETA page names the Australian ETA app as the way to apply, and the eVisitor page the online application. Enter a price you have been quoted to see the mark-up.
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You would pay on top of the official fee
€66.45
6.3 times the official price
| Official, per person | AUD 20 ≈ €12.55 |
| Official, whole group | €12.55 |
| Price asked, whole group | €79.00 |
Apply only at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
Cost per year of validity
The Australian authorisations last 12 months, against two years for the UK ETA and the ESTA and up to five years for the Canadian eTA. For a single holiday the AUD 20 is modest; for a traveller who goes to Australia every year it is paid every year. A new passport also means a new application. For the New Zealand leg of a trip, see the NZeTA cost page.