Feb 24, 2022, 6:01 am
Last edit by: flyingfkb
All internal restrictions removed:
European airlines not requiring masks on board:
- Belgium - No border restrictions (per IATA, no restrictions; per Belgian government, "This does not apply to travelers coming from a country with a new variant of concern.").
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - No border restrictions.
- Bulgaria - No border restrictions.
- Denmark - No border restrictions.
- Croatia - No border restrictions.
- Czech Republic - No border restrictions.
- England - No border restrictions.
- Estonia - No border restrictions.
- Finland - No border restrictions.
- France - Some border restrictions remain for non-vaccinated pax coming from some non-EU countries. Masks required on some public transport (Nice).
- Germany - No border restrictions.
- Greece - No border restrictions.
- Hungary - No border restrictions.
- Iceland - No border restrictions.
- Ireland - No border restrictions.
- Kosovo - No border restrictions.
- Latvia - No border restrictions.
- Malta - No border restrictions.
- Moldova - No border restrictions.
- Netherlands - Some border restrictions remain for non-EU arrivals.
- Norway - No border restrictions.
- North Macedonia - No border restrictions.
- Poland - No border restrictions.
- Portugal, Madeira and Porto Santo - no border restrictions (excludes Azores)
- Romania - No border restrictions.
- Scotland - No border restrictions.
- Serbia - No border restrictions.
- Slovakia - No border restrictions.
- Slovenia - No border restrictions.
- Sweden - No border restrictions.
- Switzerland - No border restrictions.
- Turkey - No border restrictions.
- Wales - No border restrictions.
- Austria - No border restrictions. Masks required in Vienna.
- Cyprus (excluding TRNC) - No border restrictions. Masks needed on public transport.
- Italy - No border restrictions. Face mask rules extended to 30 September on public transport and indoor settings.
- Lithuania - No border restrictions but masks required on public transport.
European airlines not requiring masks on board:
- Network-wide: Norwegian, Czech Airlines, Smartwings, Flyr, Widerøe, BRA, TAP, Brussels Airlines
- On some routes:
- airBaltic - Recommended on all flights, but only required where origin/destination has a mask mandate. List not available.
- Air France - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate. List not available.
- Air Serbia
- Austrian - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate. List not available.
- British Airways - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate - list available on BA's website
- Croatia Airlines - Required to/from Germany
- EasyJet - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate.
- Finnair - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate. Currently only TO Spain. List here: https://www.finnair.com/fi-en/flight...lights-2364672
- Icelandair - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate: Paris, Germany and Canada
- KLM - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate, list not available.
- LOT - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate extending to foreign planes. List not available.
- SAS - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate extending to foreign planes: Flights to/from Italy and China.
- Swiss - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate - list available on Swiss website.
- Wizz Air - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate, list not available.
Europe reopening 2022 -
Jun 1, 2022, 5:04 am
#331
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IATA have just updated their map. This is how Europe is looking today (light grey means no entry rules):
Jun 1, 2022, 6:45 am
#332
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It is noteworthy that many of those countries that still have some restrictions only have them for non-EU arrivals. E.g. it's perfectly possible to visit them without restrictions as long as one first stops somewhere in the EU.
Jun 1, 2022, 12:20 pm
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https://www.eurostar.com/us-en/servi...l-requirements
Q: Is France likely to drop this completely before we travel?
Jun 1, 2022, 12:37 pm
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I'm just about to book a Eurostar ticket for London-Paris travel for late August. As it currently stands there are definitely Covid-related restrictions/paperwork to consider.
https://www.eurostar.com/us-en/servi...l-requirements
Q: Is France likely to drop this completely before we travel?
https://www.eurostar.com/us-en/servi...l-requirements
Q: Is France likely to drop this completely before we travel?
Jun 2, 2022, 5:12 am
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Nearly missed this one, Turkey removed entry restrictions yesterday.
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/tu...om-abroad/news
And Cyprus(excluding TRNC) too.
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...y-requirements
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/tu...om-abroad/news
And Cyprus(excluding TRNC) too.
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...y-requirements
Last edited by DaveS; Jun 2, 2022 at 5:33 am
Jun 2, 2022, 6:20 am
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Nobody wearing masks here in Copenhagen. Fingers crossed for my ridiculous test still required to return to USA 
Jun 2, 2022, 9:08 am
#337
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Crossing borders by car in Europe
I know things are opening up quickly in Europe, but can someone confirm what the requirements are in traveling between countries by car? For example, we are US citizens but are are going to be crossing by car from Switzerland to France at the end of June. France currently still requires negative test for unvaccinated. If that remains the case, does France require negative test for everyone in the car to cross the border? Or is there already some lesser requirements crossing between countries in the EU? I've heard conflicting reports and what is currently required.
Jun 2, 2022, 11:09 am
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According to IATA, Germany is lifting restrictions tomorrow, too:
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php
Jun 2, 2022, 11:23 am
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https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/new...es-from-today/
Jun 2, 2022, 12:14 pm
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I've been going to Greece for 17 years every summer. I've never seen it so busy. Rental cars are super expensive. Hotel suites that I usually upgrade to are all sold out and have been for months. Regular hotel rooms that were around 250 euro per night are closer to 600 euro. I booked early in January, so am thankfully immune to most of this. There must be a lot of pent up demand.
Jun 2, 2022, 12:54 pm
#341
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I've been going to Greece for 17 years every summer. I've never seen it so busy. Rental cars are super expensive. Hotel suites that I usually upgrade to are all sold out and have been for months. Regular hotel rooms that were around 250 euro per night are closer to 600 euro. I booked early in January, so am thankfully immune to most of this. There must be a lot of pent up demand.
Jun 2, 2022, 1:02 pm
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It's not just Greece, I'm in Spain and it's the same here, it feels like July or even August it's so busy, and it's been like this since early May !
Jun 2, 2022, 1:14 pm
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Seems like they don't even know when it might get dropped. Sounds like someone in the German government jumped the gun.
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/new...es-from-today/
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/new...es-from-today/
Jun 3, 2022, 2:47 am
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The German foreign ministry states that that restrictions have been dropped
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/q...1468#content_0
EDIT: my sister flew from the UK to Germany with Lufthansa yesterday (2 June) and wasn't asked for vax/test/recovered information at any point. Sounds like the "3G rule" is gone for the moment.
OT but who is behind schengenvisainfo.com? Their About Us and Imprint pages don't really reveal much...
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/q...1468#content_0
EDIT: my sister flew from the UK to Germany with Lufthansa yesterday (2 June) and wasn't asked for vax/test/recovered information at any point. Sounds like the "3G rule" is gone for the moment.
OT but who is behind schengenvisainfo.com? Their About Us and Imprint pages don't really reveal much...
Jun 3, 2022, 3:40 am
#345
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The German foreign ministry states that that restrictions have been dropped
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/q...1468#content_0
EDIT: my sister flew from the UK to Germany with Lufthansa yesterday (2 June) and wasn't asked for vax/test/recovered information at any point. Sounds like the "3G rule" is gone for the moment.
OT but who is behind schengenvisainfo.com? Their About Us and Imprint pages don't really reveal much...
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/q...1468#content_0
EDIT: my sister flew from the UK to Germany with Lufthansa yesterday (2 June) and wasn't asked for vax/test/recovered information at any point. Sounds like the "3G rule" is gone for the moment.
OT but who is behind schengenvisainfo.com? Their About Us and Imprint pages don't really reveal much...
Recent major changes
Since May 31: From June 1, 2022, registration, proof and quarantine will only apply if you have previously stayed in a virus variant area. Extension of the entry regulation until August 31, 2022.
Since May 31: From June 1, 2022, registration, proof and quarantine will only apply if you have previously stayed in a virus variant area. Extension of the entry regulation until August 31, 2022.
entry restrictions
EU -wide entry restrictions continue to apply . For Germany, these are issued by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland ( BMI ). Before you travel, please also contact the Federal Ministry of the Interior to find out which specific regulations apply to the country from which you are entering Germany.
In principle, entry is possible from:
EU Member States
Schengen associated countries: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Other countries from which entry is permitted based on the epidemiological situation assessment by the EU
Entry from other countries is only possible for fully vaccinated persons for any purpose (including visiting trips or tourism). Vaccination must have been carried out with at least two doses of one or more vaccines approved by the European Union . In third countries, the vaccination may also have been carried out with equivalent vaccines. A list of these vaccines can be found here .
For unvaccinated people from other countries, entry is still only possible in exceptional cases. The prerequisite is that there is a compelling need .
EU -wide entry restrictions continue to apply . For Germany, these are issued by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland ( BMI ). Before you travel, please also contact the Federal Ministry of the Interior to find out which specific regulations apply to the country from which you are entering Germany.
In principle, entry is possible from:
EU Member States
Schengen associated countries: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Other countries from which entry is permitted based on the epidemiological situation assessment by the EU
Entry from other countries is only possible for fully vaccinated persons for any purpose (including visiting trips or tourism). Vaccination must have been carried out with at least two doses of one or more vaccines approved by the European Union . In third countries, the vaccination may also have been carried out with equivalent vaccines. A list of these vaccines can be found here .
For unvaccinated people from other countries, entry is still only possible in exceptional cases. The prerequisite is that there is a compelling need .