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France restricts visitors from UK

The BBC is reporting that France will put extra restrictions on visitors from the UK. Starting Saturday, this includes:

--a negative PCR or antigen test 24 hours before travel (it was 48 hours);

--isolation upon arrival for one week but showing a negative covid test 48 hours after arrival will end the isolation period;

--must have a vaild reason for travel. Tourism is not a valid reason.

No word on whether traveing through the UK will be effected.

The official word is expected later today and if anything changes I'll update this posting.

Posted by
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My brother lives in the UK and was going on vacation to France, thanks for the information!

Posted by
16283 posts

No word yet on whether transiting passengers through the UK are allowed.

Posted by
4853 posts

This will be the new source of confusion, different countries with different rules that can change in the course of a few hours.

On our trip to Paris we had originally wanted to do a daytrip to London on Eurostar, and it was just too complicated.

Apparently Italy and Portugal just cranked up their rules.

Posted by
347 posts

Hi Frank,

This is from the UK government site:

Transiting through France To/From the UK
Transit for less than 24 hours in the international zone of an airport is listed under “essential reasons” to travel.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france/entry-requirements

It is also on the French website on PDF list of compelling reasons: Voyageur en transit de moins de 24 heures en zone internationale dans les aéroports

Posted by
4853 posts

Man in Seat 61 also has updated info for travel out of and into the UK

Posted by
247 posts

There are a lot of countries that seem to be moving towards a 24 hour testing window over 72 hours. It definitely makes logistics for travel much more difficult.