tattikat2

Can you do the 45-60min turnaround test at Collinson for the day 5 TTR?

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tattikat2

Thanks HarryKUK for your reply.

Is the 3hr option available for the 5 Day TTR test?

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Reetmafreen

dont take my answer as gospel, as I can only relate to my experience, but a I think the 5 TTR is the full Monty PCR test, whereas the 45-60 min turn around test is just an antigen test. I took the cheaper/quicker antigen test for my return to the US as that meets the US CDC requirement. The 5 day TTR result I received specifically mentioned that it was for a 5 day TTR

Waggy

Results update - came through at 6:28pm

muscat

so cooler than southern England at the moment.

Voda_boy

Is Express Test and Collinson the same? They both seem to offer LHR T5 in terminal testing.

corporate-wage-slave

No, they are in separate places. Collinson in on the Arrivals floor near the National Express counter. ExpressTest is on the Departures level Zone G (so towards the South end).

BOH

Surely the exact opposite? Most countries DO require tests even if you have been fully vaccinated.

LordJohn

Boh: You are wrong, sorry:.all of europe (if you are from eu or us), iceland, danemark, crotia, carribean, south america. Uk is still iffy on the list due to high delta and continued incidence.

ratechaser

I'm giving ExpressTest a go next week for our kids fit to fly PCRs - main reason being that they are literally 5 minutes down the road from my house and 'guarantee' results by 10pm next day (although I've built in a bit of buffer there!), let's see how well it works.

As an aside, I'm a bit annoyed that it still came out at Ł76.80 each after the BA discount code, rather than the Ł57 quoted on the BA site, but am guessing I have no comeback there - pricing seems to be like the Wild West wherever you look. I'll just be happy if we get the results back in good time...

konagirl2

I'm with Boh. If you take definition of 'most' to be more than 50% of the 195 countries in the world, outside of Europe there are few countries that allow entry (or allow you on to a flight) without any covid test just because you are vaccinated (though I will admit I haven't checked every single entry requirement!). Of those, typically the vaccination needs to be European/UK/USA so omits a vast proportion of the world's population as well. I realise context is everything and I presume LordJohn means for a UK citizen who has been vaccinated in the UK, many places a typical UK person might travel to don't need a test to fly if you are vaccinated (Europe and some economies highly reliant on tourism). But *most* countries/territories of the world do require a negative test either to travel, or on arrival, and many countries still have their borders closed to leisure travellers or non-residents.

Whitstabubble

We did the PCR for us and our son (just to be safe) to travel to DBV last Friday. 6:30pm booking and results came through at 9:40 pm the next day. Their website seems to have a backside covering clause that PCR results in some cases can take up to 48 hrs.

They delivered against SLA for us - but we were prepared to use our backup antigen home kits we ordered to return to the UK had this failed

charlesrhona

Is it possible to get a PCR or Express Test airside in T5 on return while transiting to Scotland?

ratechaser

Yes that asterisk against the "10pm next day guaranteed" did NOT go unnoticed! Have booked the tests 51 hours ahead of our flights to ensure that all bases were covered... as laterals are not an option for us...

Ardecos

If you're transiting to Scotland you won't be staying airside. Assuming that your're flying into LHR you will clear immigration at LHR and then have a domestic connection to Scotland. The following comment from C-W-S in the UK arrivals thread says:

Departures is in the area which was the George pub. It is physically behind G and H but that's because G is an island within landside. Arrivals is Collinson's previous space by the National Express area. Both are landside but serve different markets. Departures for those going away, Arrivals for crew, staff and arriving passengers. It may have changed in the last 24 hours but I would be surprised if it has. However even if it was airside, which I don't think it is, then by the time you get to the area by Plane Food by definition you would either have entered the UK Border or be departing the UK altogther. You can't do an international to Common Travel Area transit without passing the UK Border.

I asume the test is for a future departure as you won't get on the flight to LHR without a test in advance.