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Report: Just took a COVID test to get back in US from Mexico

Posted by (Pacific Northwest) on

All right, I know it’s not Europe, but in case it’s helpful, here’s how it went. We are flying Delta tomorrow., We need a viral antigen test. Our hotel in Playa del Carmen offers them for free if you stay 3 nights. I will note in addition, though, that there is a big van parked on the street just a few feet from here offering instant antigen tests. And every pharmacy we walked by was offering them as well.

For ours, we were escorted into an empty hotel room and a nurse did a quick nasal swab. I had the results in my email within 15 minutes.

I then went to check in for my Delta flight. As part of the process, Delta asked me to attest that I had a negative test. Fingers crossed that the rest is as easy as that!

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Your report is reassuring to read. Until (if) things return to pre-pandemic policies, maybe more and more places worldwide will make the process that easy. And congratulations on testing negative.😊

Hope it was a good trip!

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I haven’t heard of places offering free tests in Western Europe. To travel from the U.K. to Europe and back will cost over $1,000 for the two of us to take the necessary PCR tests.

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@Cyn - It was a fantastic trip!!!!
@Jennifer - Wow that is expensive! I just went to one of the websites for local companies for the viral antigen cost and it is $50 if it’s not included with your lodging.

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Sarah Murdoch, a well-known past RS tour guide just posted on her site this, heading to Amsterdam, “ Be prepared to fork over $200-300 in addition to your ticket price if you’re flying overseas. I’ll need one to get back into the US as well.” She paid $170 for the type required - some types weren’t valid. “ Also, not all Covid tests are created equal. I had to do research to find one that would be accepted in the Netherlands. There is a “Travel Clinic” 2 minutes from my house, but their tests didn’t cut the mustard. Instead, I drove down to the airport for a “Gold Standard” test.”

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Jennifer, wow! How expensive are tests in the UK or Europe, or do you need more than one test each way? Here the most expensive test I’ve seen is $200 for rapid in-airport tests, where I bet they can jack up prices, most tests are cheaper and sometimes free with insurance. I don’t know the cost of the return tests in Europe, of course.

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