Traveling to Europe from USA - Layover Restrictions???
May 10, 2021, 8:59 am
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Traveling to Europe from USA - Layover Restrictions???
Hi!
I am traveling from DC to Croatia with a layover in JFK and a second layover in Barcelona.
These are two separate itineraries with a self transfer in Barcelona.
Would I be able to get through to Croatia with just a 2 hr layover in Barcelona?
The travel restrictions are a bit unclear online.
Thanks for the help!
I am traveling from DC to Croatia with a layover in JFK and a second layover in Barcelona.
These are two separate itineraries with a self transfer in Barcelona.
Would I be able to get through to Croatia with just a 2 hr layover in Barcelona?
The travel restrictions are a bit unclear online.
Thanks for the help!
May 10, 2021, 9:27 am
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Hi!
I am traveling from DC to Croatia with a layover in JFK and a second layover in Barcelona.
These are two separate itineraries with a self transfer in Barcelona.
Would I be able to get through to Croatia with just a 2 hr layover in Barcelona?
The travel restrictions are a bit unclear online.
Thanks for the help!
I am traveling from DC to Croatia with a layover in JFK and a second layover in Barcelona.
These are two separate itineraries with a self transfer in Barcelona.
Would I be able to get through to Croatia with just a 2 hr layover in Barcelona?
The travel restrictions are a bit unclear online.
Thanks for the help!
Going through Istanbul or Belgrade are viable options.
May 10, 2021, 9:33 am
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Hi,
In addition to the above, a 2hr transfer time on separate tickets is very risky and even more so if you have checked baggage.
there is talk of the eu potentially allowing vaccinated citizens in but no timescale as yet.
Regards
Tbs
In addition to the above, a 2hr transfer time on separate tickets is very risky and even more so if you have checked baggage.
there is talk of the eu potentially allowing vaccinated citizens in but no timescale as yet.
Regards
Tbs
May 10, 2021, 10:37 am
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The crucial thing is there being two separate itineraries, so presumably not booked as a connection. At least last summer and fall, you could transfer at a Schengen airport as long as you didn't need to clear passport control there (although the individual countries added extra rules for transfers). The airline generally wouldn't let a U.S. traveler check in if the ticket shows a destination of Barcelona.
May 12, 2021, 9:31 am
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There's no chance of making a 2-hour separate ticket connection in BCN and no chance of avoiding the requirements to enter Spain if you have booked separate tickets.
May 12, 2021, 9:34 am
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Correct. Currently you'd be denied boarding in DC because you are not qualified to enter Spain, based on what you have provided.
May 12, 2021, 11:04 am
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There are a few Schengen countries where a connection from US to Croatia would be permitted. Which doesn't help with what OP has already purchased of course.
May 12, 2021, 3:28 pm
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As Vueling is the only carrier operating flights from Barcelona to Croatia, the answer is a straight "NOT POSSIBLE" for this transfer.
If the operating carrier for the JFK-BCN leg is LEVEL Airlines, that's "x100 NOT POSSIBLE".
If the operating carrier for the JFK-BCN leg is LEVEL Airlines, that's "x100 NOT POSSIBLE".
May 13, 2021, 2:01 pm
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I have a somewhat similar question for my fight to Croatia. Outbound LAX-CDG-DBV, return ZAG-CDG-LAX. Both are one-way tickets but each under one PNR. Will I encounter any issues transiting through CDG?
I am fully vaccinated. Based on CDG’s website, I don’t think I will need a Covid test before boarding at LAX. Am I correct?
I am fully vaccinated. Based on CDG’s website, I don’t think I will need a Covid test before boarding at LAX. Am I correct?
May 13, 2021, 2:07 pm
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I have a somewhat similar question for my fight to Croatia. Outbound LAX-CDG-DBV, return ZAG-CDG-LAX. Both are one-way tickets but each under one PNR. Will I encounter any issues transiting through CDG?
I am fully vaccinated. Based on CDG’s website, I don’t think I will need a Covid test before boarding at LAX. Am I correct?
I am fully vaccinated. Based on CDG’s website, I don’t think I will need a Covid test before boarding at LAX. Am I correct?
For the COVID test part, I am not sure.
May 13, 2021, 3:11 pm
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May 13, 2021, 3:15 pm
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Correct. And you don’t need one to enter Croatia as you are fully vaccinated.
May 13, 2021, 3:20 pm
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May 13, 2021, 5:01 pm
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Thank you guys!
May 14, 2021, 2:47 am
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