I am planning a trip to Croatia. Croatia requirement for entry is a PCR test for Covid 19 that less than 48 hours old. Does anybody know where I can get such a thing near any of these airports: SMF, SFO, LAX, SEA?
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
11874 posts
From the news reports I have seen, getting the results is the wild card. "Pick a number between 1 and 10" (days).
I have no 'real' answer for your question. Hopefully someone can help, but from the random unpredictable nature of the turn around time for the results, you have a 'how long is string?" kind of issue.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10621 posts
Sorry to see you haven’t gotten any leads on this. Bump you back to the top.
Posted by
OP
CA
8 posts
hi Bets, yup, this is a tough one. Its looking like my only option may be to arrive with an "expired" test and hope for a minimal quarantine. Kinda risky plan tho.
Posted by
Washington DC Region, USA
7054 posts
Its looking like my only option may be to arrive with an "expired"
test and hope for a minimal quarantine.
What about being more flexible and simply postponing the trip? That seems like a more rational option.
Posted by
Magyarország / Rep of Texas
20175 posts
john w: Check with the Croatia consulate in the US and see if they have an issue with you being tested in country. I have heard, second hand, that one US couple did that just recently. Or if they will accept the test you receive by email a day or two into your quarantine? I would suspect both circumstances are a reality. the key is making sure the people that test you, email your results to you. Its what I am counting on for my trip in September......
The instant result tests are relatively cheap so I will take one of those at the same time as the PCR so i know if its worth getting on the flight. We all just assume we will be negative, but with a disease with so many cases with no symptoms ... thats not a safe assumption. I am also buying pretty comprehensive trip insurance that covers cancellations due to illness as well as in country medical (actually required by a number of countries) and evacuation. That's another $350 for my trip plus my 2 required test and one feel good test and I am up to about $600. I found airfare about $300 less than what I have often paid for the same trip so I figure I am running $300 extra on the budget. Spread over 24 days of the trip and extra $12 a day is not that consequential....