Instate Travel Per Diems

Meal allowance for travel within Georgia is $28 ($6 for breakfast, $7 for lunch, $15 for dinner).

Meal allowance for travel to high cost areas within Georgia is $36 ($7 for breakfast, $9 for lunch, $20 for dinner). High cost areas are the following counties: Chatham, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Glynn, & Gwinnett.

Lodging for travel within Georgia should use the federal per diem guidelines. To view the rates for Georgia, click here. Travelers are allowed to exceed the federal per diem rate by up to 25%. Lodging which exceeds the federal per diem rate in excess of 25% must be justified by the traveler on the travel expense statement.