Is Baucau safe? Timor-Leste travel risk
Is Baucau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Baucau scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Timor-Leste Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 21 May 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Baucau scores 39/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Timor-Leste (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Baucau: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (56/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Timor-Leste travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Baucau at 8.4757° S, 126.4563° E, Baucau lies 96.9 km W of Dili. Time zone: UTC.
Baucau
8.4757° S, 126.4563° E
Lowland
UTC
14,961
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Timor-Leste)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Timor-Leste travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Timor-Leste entry requirements.
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