2 Ways to watch HBO Max outside US

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Emma
January 9, 2026

HBO Max, the streaming service of Warner Bros. Discovery, has become available in more and more countries. If you are already an HBO Max user and are traveling to a country where HBO Max is available, you should be able to access the service without any problems because your country is supported.

However, if you’re traveling to a country where HBO Max is not available, we’ll let you know what you can do about it here.

Where is HBO Max available?

HBO Max is currently available:

  • Asia Pacific: Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
  • Europe: Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, Belgium and Netherlands
  • Latin America: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
  • Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos
  • The United States (including American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands)

You can still stream HBO Max when you travel to above countries or regions. However, the content you can stream will change based on your physical location. As a result, you may not be able to stream some titles on your Continue Watching and My List when you travel to another country. The HBO Max library is fairly similar across most of Europe, but there are some differences on a country-by-country basis in terms of content libraries and available audio/subtitle tracks. So if you live in US and travel in these Europe countries, you can still watch HBO Max content available in that country with less available audio/subtitle tracks.

When you travel to a country where HBO Max is not available, there are 2 options: use VPN or download HBO Max content to MP4 before departure.

Option 1. Use a VPN

Whether you travel or live in a country where HBO Max is not available, you can use VPN to access Max content.

With a proper VPN, you can get access to any app or service in the world.

  1. Choose a VPN provider: Popular options include:
    • Astrill
    • ExpressVPN
    • NordVPN
    • Surfshark
  2. Download and install the VPN app on your device (laptop, smartphone, etc.).
  3. Connect to a U.S.-based server: Once connected to a U.S. server, you’ll be assigned an American IP address.
  4. Visit hbomax.com and sign up.
  5. Select PayPal for payment if you don’t have a US card.
  6. You can sign up a PayPal account with US address and your local Visa credit card.

To stream HBO Max on iPhone, make sure you have signed up a US Apple ID.

If you travel to US, you can get a prepaid Visa card at any gas station, supermarket, Target, Walmart, Dollar Store, Family Dollar or smoke shop to sign up HBO Max.

Black Friday is the best time to get your favorite streaming service at low price. HBO Max 2024 Black Friday deal launched “with ads” plan at a 6-month discount. Subscriptions usually cost $9.99 per month, but users can sign up for just $2.99 per month for six months and then renew at the standard rate. The offer was valid until Cyber Monday (December 2, 2024).

Learn more: https://www.pazu-video.com/tips/how-to-get-hbo-max-free-trial.html

Option 2. Download HBO Max videos to MP4 and bring them anywhere

If you already have an HBO Max subscription and plan to travel outside the U.S., you can also download unwatched movies and TV shows to MP4 and watch them even after cancelling the subscription.

During your subscription, whether ad-supported or ad-free, you can use Pazu HBO Max Video Downloader to download your favorite movies and TV shows to MP4 and watch them whenever you want, even after cancelling HBO Max subscription.

Pazu HBO Max Video Downloader is developed to download 1080p movies and TV shows from HBO Max to MP4/MKV on Mac and Windows. After that, you can watch the HBO Max MP4 downloads on any device without HBO Max app. What’s more the downloads will never expire.

Even if you only have HBO Max ad-supported subscription, you can download HBO Max movies and TV shows to MP4 with Pazu HBO Max Video Downloader.

Steps to download HBO Max movies and TV shows to MP4

Step 1: First, you need to install the software on your Mac or Windows device. After launching the software, click HBO Max icon and sign in to your HBO Max account.

HBO Max Video Downloader

Step 2: After logging into your account, click the Search tab, enter the show or movie you want to download in the search bar and click the search icon.

HBO Max Video Downloader

Step 3: Click the 3-lines icon in the upper right corner > Preferences to select the video format, codec, audio and subtitle language, output folder, and so on.

HBO Max to MP4

Step 4: After making all the changes, simply click on the download button. For a movie, the downloading starts immediately. For a TV show, you will be presented with all episodes. Select the seasons and episodes you want to download.

Further, if required you can change the subtitle and audio track by clicking on the gear-like icon.

download HBO Max to MP4

To see all the downloaded items, go to the History tab. Now you can watch the downloaded HBO Max videos offline anywhere you want, whether HBO Max is available or not.

download HBO Max movie to MP4