Does anyone have helpful information about the ins and outs of driving and flying in between European countries?
We are planning on flying to Germany (this is fine - we will test before leaving US)
Then we drive to Poland (from what I have read, as long as we have our CDC vaccine cards that is all we need)
Then we drive via Slovakia into Austria. (Will we need a COVID test? Can we bring our own? Does it have to be observed? We are only in Austria for one night)
Then we take a train to Hungary. (Will we need a COVID test to enter Hungary from Austria or are the CDC vaccine cards enough?)
Last, we fly to Portugal from Budapest, Hungary. (From what I have read, it sounds like we will need to provide a COVID test. Does anyone know if we can bring our own? Or maybe we should just buy them there? Do they need to be observed?)
I have emailed the embassies and am waiting to hear back again but it's really hard to find detailed info on what is required for a US citizen who is already in a foreign country and then is traveling to another foreign country. I've only gotten very vague answers from the embassies!
And one other question is that the CDC says some countries won't let you bring a COVID test from home. Yet, I can't find any info on that. I know that for air travel back to the US from Portugal, we will need a telehealth OBSERVED test. I was planning on bringing tests from Qured or iHealth. Anyone have advice on whether or not to bring your own?
Thank you for any help and advice! I am really hoping things improve and change before our trip but I am no longer as hopeful as I was when I first started planning the trip over a year ago!