By Paul Cockeram
Travel is as fun as it is challenging. Everyone from vacationers to digital nomads to “bleisure travelers” will struggle to stay connected sometimes. Public WiFi signals can be weak or spotty, and public networks can lack the security necessary to safeguard sensitive data. If you’re traveling with family or a group of friends, the complications can multiply quickly.
Consider the dreaded two-hour layover in a busy airport. Everyone passes the time using two or three of their favorite gadgets. Even for a group of four people, that adds up to ten or twelve smartphones, laptops, tablets, and handheld gaming devices, all hungry for a connection. And when you connect through public WiFi networks that serve a busy airport or cruise ship, that also means twelve potential points of vulnerability to hackers and scammers.
Now you can keep your friends and family safe everywhere you travel, and you can avoid the hassle of connecting each your devices, one at a time, every time you change locations. This year, ASUS is offering a line of three travel routers. Choose from the blazing-fast RT-BE58 Go, the reliable and versatile RT-AX57 Go, or the ultraportable and pocket-sized RT-AX50 Go. These travel routers fit neatly into your luggage, and every one of them will greatly simplify the process of keeping your devices securely connected whenever you’re on the move.
A travel router provides the safety and convenience of home everywhere you roam
Why invest in a travel router? Start with that feeling of pleasure you get from returning home after a long trip. As soon as you walk through the door, you remember that home is where you keep all your stuff and everything is in place. All your devices connect to your home’s network as soon as you switch them on. What if you could bring that feeling with you on every vacation or business trip you take?
With an ASUS travel router, you can. Whenever you land in a hotel room or shared workspace, you can surf safely on the public WiFi in WISP mode by creating a private hotspot for your devices. If public WiFi isn’t available, you can stay connected with mobile tethering. This lets you use your smartphone’s 4G/5G connection to create a local network for all your WiFi-capable devices. Simply activate tethering on your smartphone and connect it to the router’s USB port. All your internet-ready devices will stay connected at the same time, including the ones that lack a mobile data connection of their own.
Even back at home, your ASUS travel router can continue to play a role in your daily connections. It’s a perfectly capable standalone router, and it’s also ready to serve as an additional node in your AiMesh extendable network.
A travel router offers security that travels with you
Our ASUS travel routers don’t just provide the convenience of home. They also give you a mobile network as secure as your home’s network, thanks to a robust set of AiProtection security features. This commercial-grade software suite leverages powerful cybersecurity solutions and cloud data centers from Trend Micro. The result is a shield protecting all your connected devices from the increasing number of cyber threats. You’ll get free automatic security updates, malicious-site-blocking vulnerability protection, and built-in tools to detect infected devices — all without subscription fees.
And parents traveling with children will appreciate the robust, common-sense, hassle-free parental controls that come with ASUS travel routers. The free parental controls take the guesswork out of keeping your kids safe. You can preset profiles based on age to apply automatic filters against inappropriate content, and you can set suggested daily screen time schedules for each of your kids’ devices. These features also include an internet activity dashboard, letting you easily keep tabs on your kids’ online behaviors.
With ASUS travel routers, a final touch of convenience and security comes in their easy access to Virtual Private Networking (VPN). We support a wide range of popular VPN protocols, including WireGuard and OpenVPN. With support for more than 30 VPN service providers, users will have the flexibility to select the optimal service tailored to their needs. When using public WiFi, the ASUS Instant Guard mobile app also gives you a one-click sharable secure VPN.
Everyone can use the new RT-BE58 Go for exceptionally fast and secure WiFi networking
The most powerful travel router we offer in 2025 is the ASUS RT-BE58 Go. This dual-band router measures just 98mm per side, letting it fit easily into a side pocket of your bag. And with this travel router in hand, you’ll enjoy ultrafast WiFi 7 connectivity with transfer speeds up to 3,6000 Mbps. With your RT-BE58 Go, the only limit to your mobile network’s speed will be the WiFi source you’re using or your smartphone’s 5G connection.
And the RT-BE58 Go provides access to the recently opened 160MHz channel, letting your mobile network support up to 70 devices at once. That makes it a perfect choice for small business owners looking to set up a secure, fast guest network in their café, lobby, or showroom. With the RT-BE58 Go, you don’t need a dedicated IT staff to give customers secure WiFi. In three easy steps, your network will be up and running. And managing the network will be hassle-free thanks to our highly rated ASUS Router mobile app. The RT-BE58 Go also features an easy, customizable guest portal to help you present a professional, on-brand face to your customers — while keeping your private business data on a separate subnetwork from the one that your guests use.
Of course, those same features will help your friends and family connect quickly to your safe, personal network whenever your group lands in a cruise ship, new hotel, or Airbnb. And when you take a break from wandering, this router is perfect for crushing deadlines at the office or even unwinding in the comfort of your home. That’s because the RT-BE58 Go uses AiMesh to act as a node with any compatible router. You’ll get guaranteed WiFi access even in out-of-the way, hard-to-reach corners of the home or office where there can be dead zones or spotty service. Backyard patios, basements, or thick concrete walls in office buildings never have to interrupt your workflow again.
The full-featured RT-AX57 Go is ready to serve
For over a year, the ASUS RT-AX57 Go travel router has given users versatile networking wherever they went. It remains an excellent choice for mobile networking, with its palm-sized profile of just 120mm length on each side and 21.5mm thickness. The RT-AX57 Go stands ready to simplify the chore of keeping your devices connected whenever you’re on the move.
With the RT-AX57 Go, you also get access to the 160MHz channel for significantly increased network capacity and speed. And this travel router makes an ideal backup internet solution in the event of a service interruption from your ISP. If your home or business internet provider ever goes down, you can plug the RT-AX57 Go into your smartphone and get your network back up and running with 4G/5G service. We’re not saying you’ll take the RT-AX57 Go with you every time you leave the house. But with all these features in such a slim package, you might be tempted.
The RT-AX50 Go puts mobile networking into a smaller package
The RT-AX50 Go travel router makes everything about mobile networking easier. This dual-band WiFi 6 router is the ultimate travel companion for the modern globetrotter. Its less-than-palm-sized profile of 70mm per side makes the RT-AX50 Go a natural addition to any laptop case or shoulder bag.
To free up even more luggage space, we gave the RT-AX50 Go a USB Type-C port that connects the router to your laptop or smartphone while also powering the device. This feature eliminates the need for an extra power adapter. With mobile networking available on a footprint this small, you can make your travel router a permanent addition to your daily carry bag. That puts the convenience and security of WiFi networking within your reach, at every moment of the day.
The range of situations where this router comes in handy is almost limitless. And when the moment arrives to boot up your network, the RT-AX50 Go provides WiFi 6 connectivity in an area up to 1,500 square feet. With a coverage area that large, you’ll have more than enough WiFi signal for the most expansive hotel suites and conference rooms, or a significant portion of an airport terminal. And even when you’re catching up on some work at a cramped table in a café, the RT-AX50 Go takes up less space than a coaster while safeguarding your devices and sensitive information.
Learn more about all the new tech we’re announcing at CES 2025
The ASUS RT-BE58 Go gives you WiFi 7 connection speeds and unwavering stability everywhere you travel. The ASUS RT-AX57 Go provides versatile networking, while its compact cousin the ASUS RT-AX50 Go gives you similar versatility in a superlight, ultrasmall package. These innovative travel routers are just some of the many new products we’re announcing at this years’ Consumer Electronics Show. Click here to learn more about our latest laptops, monitors, peripherals, wireless routers, and more.