This is a list of trips made by John McCain during his term of office as President of the United States. This list excludes trips made within the Washington Metropolitan Area, as well as trips to Camp David, the country residence of the President of the United States, or to the home of the McCain family in Phoenix, Arizona. The official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States is the White House, in Washington, D.C.

President McCain has already visited more countries during his office than any other president. As of May 2010, McCain has visited a total of 28 countries on 4 continents. So far has he frequently visited countries such as France, Germany and Mexico. He has also frequently visited U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.

McCain made his fifth trip to Europe in October to to attend the Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This makes him the first president in history to go to Europe five times in his first nine months in office. He has shown a pattern of combining a trip to Europe with another destination in the Middle East or Africa. The president flew to Copenhagen in order to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009. In April 2010, he went against recommendations and flew to Europe in order to attend the funeral of late President Lech Kaczyński in Kraków, who died in a plane crash outside of Smolensk, Russia on April 10, 2010

He is also the first U.S. official to visit Libya, marking the normalized relations between the United States and Libya.

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes

Canada Ottawa, Ontario February 19 First trip outside of the United States; first trip to Canada. McCain met with Canadian governor general Michaëlle Jean and prime minister Stephen Harper.

United Kingdom London March 31–April 3 First trip to Europe; first trip to the United Kingdom. McCain was attending the 2009 G-20 London Summit. McCain also met with Queen Elizabeth II.

France Strasbourg April 3 First trip to Continental Europe; first trip to France. McCain was attending the 2009 NATO Strasbourg–Kehl summit.

Germany Kehl, Baden-Baden April 3–4 First trip to Continental Europe; first trip to Germany. McCain was attending the 2009 NATO Strasbourg–Kehl summit.

Czech Republic Prague April 4–5 First trip to Central Europe; first trip to the Czech Republic, then holding the rotating presidency of the European Council. McCain met with Czech president Václav Klaus and Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek. He also made a speech in Hradčany, Prague, in which he spoke about the threat of nuclear weapons in the post-Cold War era.

Mexico Mexico City April 16–17 First trip to Latin America; first trip to Mexico. McCain met with Mexican president Felipe Calderón.

Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain April 17–19 First trip to the Caribbean; first trip to Trinidad and Tobago. McCain was attending the 5th Summit of the Americas.

Turkey Ankara, Istanbul June 1 First trip to Asia and Southern Europe; first trip to Turkey. McCain met with Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and delivered a speech to the Turkish Parliament. McCain also laid a wreath at the Anıtkabir and met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople of the Orthodox Church.

Israel Tel Aviv June 2–3 First trip to the Middle East; first trip to Israel. McCain met with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. McCain re-affirmed his administration's support of Israel's right to defend itself, and announced that the McCain Administration would work closely with the Israeli Government and the Palestinian National Authority to find a solution to the Arab–Israeli conflict.

Jordan Amman June 3 First trip to Jordan. McCain and King Abdullah II of Jordan discussed various issues, including the cooperation between the United States, Israel, the Palestinian National Authority and Jordan to end the Arab–Israeli conflict.

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Province June 3–4 First trip to Saudi Arabia. McCain met with King Abdullah and discussed various issues, including the Arab–Israeli conflict and Iran's nuclear programme.

Egypt Cairo, Giza June 4 First visit to Africa; first trip to Egypt. McCain held a speech to the Muslim world at Cairo University, in which he tried to reassure to the Middle East that a peace deal between the Palestinians and Israelis could be struck. McCain would also try to use this to repair the image of America abroad. He would also meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, with whom he discussed several topics, including terrorism, human rights and the Arab–Israeli conflict.

Germany Dresden, Buchenwald, Landstuhl June 5 McCain visited the Buchenwald concentration camp, ahead of the D-Day commemorations, and a former U.S. military hospital. He also spoke of the Arab–Israeli conflict, and met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

France Paris, Caen June 5–7 McCain was in France to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. McCain met dignitaries including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Charles, the Prince of Wales. In Paris, McCain and his family took part in sightseeing.

Russia Moscow July 6–8 First trip to Eastern Europe; first trip to Russia. McCain met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss global issues, including Pentagon's missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, and expressing that his administration was willing to work closely with Russia to make the missile defence shield a joint project under NATO-Russian control, with components in both the Czech Republic and Poland as initially announced, but also incorporating the Russian proposal of a radar base in Azerbaijan. They also discussed reductions in U.S. and Russian stockpiles of nuclear weapons as well as plans to replace the expiring START I agreement and the War in Afghanistan.

Italy L'Aquila, Rome July 8–10 First trip to Italy. McCain was attending the 35th G8 summit. McCain also met with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Issues discussed were the economy, the War in Afghanistan as well as relations with Libya and the Middle East.

Vatican City Vatican City July 10 First trip to the Vatican. McCain met with Pope Benedict XVI, and discussed issues such as poverty, stem-cell research, peace in the Middle East, and the need to reach out to the Muslim world. McCain and the Pope also exchanged gifts.

Iraq Baghdad July 23–24 First trip to Iraq. McCain met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He also visited U.S. soldiers fighting in the Iraq War.

Afghanistan Kabul, Helmand Province July 25–26 First trip to Central Asia; first trip to Afghanistan. In Kabul, McCain met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and opposition candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. In the Helmand province, he visited U.S. soldiers deployed there as part of the troop increase ordered by McCain in February.

Mexico Guadalajara August 8–11 McCain attended the annual North American Leaders' Summit along with Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper and Mexican president Felipe Calderón.

Germany Berlin align=center| November 9 McCain attended the Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with other European heads of state and government, including German president Horst Köhler and chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, French president Nicolas Sarkozy, British prime minister Gordon Brown, Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit.

Japan Tokyo November 13–14 First trip to East Asia; first trip to Japan. The trip was the first stop on a five-nation tour of Asia. While in Japan, McCain met with Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama. McCain also visted the Tokyo Imperial Palace, meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and made a speech at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo.

Singapore Singapore November 15 First trip to Southeast Asia; first trip to Singapore. The trip was the second stop on a five-nation tour of Asia. McCain was attending the APEC Singapore 2009 summit. While in Singapore, McCain took part in bilateral meetings with Singaporean president Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Vietnam Hanoi November 16 First trip to Vietnam. The trip was the third stop on a five-nation tour of Asia. While in Vietnam, McCain met with Vietnamese president Nguyễn Minh Triết and prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng.

China Shanghai, Beijing November 17–19 First trip to China, the fourth stop on a five-nation tour of Asia. In Shanghai, McCain met with Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng and Mayor Han Zheng. He also took part in a town-hall style meeting with Chinese students, addressing a range of issues such as human rights violation, Tibet, internet censorship and U.S. arms deals with Taiwan. In Beijing, McCain took part in a bilateral meeting with China's head of state Hu Jintao, and met with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao. McCain also visited various cultural sights; these included the Forbidden City and part of the Great Wall of China.

South Korea Seoul, Pyeongtaek November 19–20 First trip to the Korean peninsula; first trip to South Korea. The trip was the final stop on a five-nation tour of Asia. McCain met with South Korean president Lee Myung-bak at the Blue House, discussing such issues as North Korea and the inactive South Korea – United States Free Trade Agreement. McCain also met with U.S. soldiers stationed at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek.