Is it safe to drink boiled water abroad?

Drinking water abroad Bottled fizzy drinks with an intact seal are usually safe, as are boiled water and hot drinks made with boiled water. Ice in drinks should be avoided. The most reliable way to purify water is by boiling it, but this is not always possible.



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First, the tap water abroad may not be suitable for drinking, and even if you boil it, it might well have different levels of minerals than your baby is used to at home. To avoid a tummy upset, you'll probably want to make up formula using bottled water instead (and yes, it still needs to be boiled and cooled first!)

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Scandinavia and Finland Individually, the nations of Scandinavia all rank very highly when rating clean tap water around the world. If you put them all together, it's clear that this region of the world is where one can find perhaps the cleanest and safest water flowing from taps.

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A boil water advisory is issued when harmful germs (e.g., E. coli bacteria, Giardia parasite) may be in a drinking water supply. Drinking water contaminated with these germs can make people and animals very sick. Boiling will kill the germs and make the water safe to drink.

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“Hotel water is often as safe as the public water supply where the hotel is located,” Bartell told Verywell in an email. “But some remote hotels have their own private water supplies, which are less regulated.” In some older hotels, tap water might be contaminated by lead pipes, Bartell added.

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However, water quality can be an issue in rural areas or in small towns, where water treatment facilities may not be as advanced. In these cases, it is recommended to drink only bottled water. Can you drink boiled tap water in Turkey? Yes, you can drink Turkish tap water that has been boiled.

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