RT-PCR Testing at CDG
Oct 18, 2021 | 3:07 am
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RT-PCR Testing at CDG
Hi All,
I'm flying to DXB from CDG (with Emirates) in a couple of weeks, however, I'm located in London and will be arriving into Paris about 48 hours before my flight to DXB.
I think for DXB I need to get a RT-PCR test in France, it can't be in the UK. My flight arrives at 5.30pm and I tried the main booking centre at CDG (Terminal 2/3 I think is where it is located), however, the latest appointment I can find is 4.30pm. Does anyone know what my options are? I'd like to do my test as soon as I arrive so I can go about things in Paris before flying out to DXB.
I'm flying to DXB from CDG (with Emirates) in a couple of weeks, however, I'm located in London and will be arriving into Paris about 48 hours before my flight to DXB.
I think for DXB I need to get a RT-PCR test in France, it can't be in the UK. My flight arrives at 5.30pm and I tried the main booking centre at CDG (Terminal 2/3 I think is where it is located), however, the latest appointment I can find is 4.30pm. Does anyone know what my options are? I'd like to do my test as soon as I arrive so I can go about things in Paris before flying out to DXB.
Oct 19, 2021 | 12:50 pm
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the CDG test centers close at around 5 pm, so this is not an option for you. I don't think the test needs to be done in France. You can do it in UK as long as it complies with UAE requirements in term of sampling date & time. If you need to do it in Paris, you need to look for alternatives to CDG. At that time (> 6 pm); it will be tough to find a lab in town still taking samples. I know one lab in Neuilly sur seine who accepts patients until 8 pm. No appointment needed and they give results quickly (<24 hrs). It is located right at mtro Les Sablons on line 1.
https://biogroup.fr/recherche-labora...aulle/1714042/
https://biogroup.fr/recherche-labora...aulle/1714042/
Nov 8, 2021 | 1:05 am
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the CDG test centers close at around 5 pm, so this is not an option for you. I don't think the test needs to be done in France. You can do it in UK as long as it complies with UAE requirements in term of sampling date & time. If you need to do it in Paris, you need to look for alternatives to CDG. At that time (> 6 pm); it will be tough to find a lab in town still taking samples. I know one lab in Neuilly sur seine who accepts patients until 8 pm. No appointment needed and they give results quickly (<24 hrs). It is located right at mtro Les Sablons on line 1.
https://biogroup.fr/recherche-labora...aulle/1714042/
https://biogroup.fr/recherche-labora...aulle/1714042/
Do you know if these guys give you a fit-to-fly certificate?
Nov 8, 2021 | 2:51 pm
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not sure what you mean by "fit to fly". The certificate you will have will be for sure OK to fly.
Nov 8, 2021 | 3:15 pm
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Fit-to-fly is used heavily in the UK I think mainly. Basically all I mean is that it is a certificate rather than just an email or a text message.
Nov 9, 2021 | 12:30 am
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You'll definitely have a certificate.