Delta Airlines Showing Updated Entrance Requirements

Thanks so much for posting this! We booked our (non Covid) Delta flight in early May. We have been following the updates yet sweating bullets at the same time. We were either really naive or had great forsight. We would like to think the latter.

I’m bookmarking this topic as I’m going to Venice in August. We’re on Covid-19 tested flights with Delta. I will be following the developments closely. But this is great news!

Ditto what Judy B said—thank you for posting this info

This is fantastic news. I leave on Friday and I was so worried about how I was going to pull off the testing in 48 hours. I can’t find a rapid test anywhere.

Great news, we had already booked our flight to Rome on 5 October prior to our 22 Oct transatlantic cruise home.
Only issue still out there is having to wear a mask all the time, but for Italy, we will manage.

Also, we will likely need a COVID19 test before we board our cruise ship. Hopefully, Celebrity will assist with that.

Yes, this is great news. My son’s in Paris now and was hoping to go to Italy in 3 days, on 6/24. Haven’t found this on the
Italian gov’t website though…

https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/ministero/normativaonline/decreto-iorestoacasa-domande-frequenti/focus-cittadini-italiani-in-rientro-dall-estero-e-cittadini-stranieri-in-italia.html

And the US Embassy website just says go to the Italian gov’t website for current entry requirements…

https://it.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/

Yay! We would have done the testing but this makes it much simpler! Thanks for sharing.

Negative test
OR
proof of vaccination
OR
proof of COVID recovery

Test only on return to US

Thank you Christine!! I’ve read so much online but never caught that (and admit I didn’t have time to read this link in depth - assumed it repeated what I’ve been reading). I see now the above link says “presenting one of the following.” One word does make a difference - lol.

Not sure if this will come to be, but one can hope.

https://www.thelocal.it/20210524/covid-19-italy-considers-removing-outdoor-mask-rule-from-july-or-august/

This is terrific news, greatly facilitating the journey from the US to Italy.

Can anyone report on their experience obtaining a Covid test at MXP, VCE, or FCO prior to returning to the US?
Supposedly each airport offers on site testing for a fee.
How long does it take? Wondering how much extra time to allow at the airport for testing & obtaining the result.
Is it an orderly or chaotic process? What is the cost & what paperwork is required? This information has been difficult to come by.

https://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/test-areas-at-the-airport

Pretty sure United airlines has info on their site about tests at FCO and MXP

There is also a list of test locations in Rome there somewhere
We plan to get tested in Rome day before because our flight is super early in am
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/covid-19-where-to-get-tested-in-rome.html

My daughter needs to get to Florence in late August. She currently is on a Covid-tested flight from NYC to Rome then planned to take a train to Florence. Does anyone know if it’s okay to rebook her so she can fly straight into Florence? I’m thinking NYC-FRA-FLR on United or Lufthansa.

I have flights booked on miles but into Rome (not our preference for our open jaw). So to be clear, does this mean we will have to take a covid-flight, or we can get into Italy on any flight out of the US?

COVID flights have been eliminated
Travelers from US to Italy will need
Negative test
OR
proof of vaccination (actual CDC card, not a copy)
OR
proof of COVID recovery

All will need to fill out the Passenger Locator Form

All must test on return to US

I haven’t researched much on flights with change in Frankfurt or otherwise
You may need to check Germany requirements

Check here
https://reopen.europa.eu/en

I live in Italy and have travelled to various destinations during the covid crisis. It's a moving feast with regards to confirming restrictions and made more complicated when transiting through other Countries. I'm reasonably well versed in wading through what is often contradictory and/or out of date information but a seed of doubt remains on this topic... The new restrictions for US visitors arriving in Italy as detailed above are correct. What is less certain (to me anyway) is do Delta still require proof of a negative covid test for boarding, even though you can produce a valid CDC vaccination card? The online Delta Planning Centre suggests it is. Can anyone please clarify? Having re-read the information on Delta's website, the acceptance of proof of vaccination is stated under Covid-Tested Flights. As these have been discontinued, I'm guessing the requirements will apply to all flights to Italy. I just don't want my friend to turn up at check-in with me having guessed wrong!

We landed in Italy on Tuesday on a non Covid tested flight from SFO thru Frankfurt to Milan and are currently in Cinque Terra. A few things to know: as mentioned above the rule changes don’t seem to be widely known. Be sure to arrive at the airport with extra time as airline agents are not exactly clear on the rules or documentation and take extra time. We found the United agents to be diligent in ensuring our paperwork was good for both stops. Also bring printouts of your documents. WiFi and cellular reception are spotty at the airport and we could see other travelers struggling trying to pull up documents. Also QR codes cannot be read at Frankfurt airport so if you have one for a test or the new CA vaccination site you should still have a printed copy. That goes for the EU locater form too and I would still complete one and print it out too, just in case. If you are booking with a layover , at least for Frankfurt, give yourself 2 hours to be safe. It took us 1.5 hours to get thru customs due to documents and other travelers trying to show a QR code or pull up documents on their phone. If you are renting a car be prepared to pay almost double and the car selection is low. We got an Audi A6 wagon. It’s nice but really too long for European parking but the availability of smaller and more reasonable cars are either not available or too expensive. I must say that the minimal tourist Italy is great. Our hotelier tells us that Florence is really hurting and, if you are like us who thinks Florence is over touristy, this is the year to go. I hope this was helpful and not too wordy. Good luck

Mark, not at all too wordy, very articulate and very helpful. My son is flying from Paris to Naples tomorrow. Thank you for posting about your experience, much appreciated.

Thanks for posting Mark.

Thanks Mark, we just booked out delta flights to Venice for October. Glad everything is going well. With the less tourist are most of the stores, shops and restaurants open from the places you have been? Curious on an update with people in country now.

Thank all! My daughter heads to Florence in a couple months. She is on United from EWR to Rome.

Mark keep us up on your visit to Florence!

Hi everyone. Answering some questions. So we are not going to Florence this year as we are using the plans we had in place for last year. As for Florence I recommend your daughter goes but make her reservations for the Uffitzi well in advance. Even though everything is just opening up, there is a movement here to curtail over tourism in Italy so reservations are still tough to come by. We struggled getting Borghese gallery tickets for our time in Rome. Another reason for tour daughter to surely do the Uffitzi now is that in the effort to relieve Florence of over tourism, they are breaking up the Uffitzi over the next five years and some of the art will return to smaller towns from which they originated so I recommend going now if you wish to see all the art in one stop/place.
So as we know hotels, restaurants etc. have struggled in Italy due to the lack of tourism so it is safe to assume thieves and pickpockets who prey on tourists also struggled and their activities may ramp up as the country opens. Not sure how old your daughter is, but mine is 19 and If she was traveling by herself or with her friends I would really go over how to be a safe traveler with her.

For the question about reopening, we are still in Cinque Terra, our last night, but everything seems to be open, though some restaurants and bars are only open at night. We’re off to Tuscany and will keep updating when I can.

I figure I might as well mention this in case someone reading is interested; my entire family is gluten free. Not by choice and it does suck. However Italy is the leader in Seliac disease in Europe and it’s very accommodating. There’s usually gluten free pasta, pizza available. Most groceries carry gluten free products, we find Schaar to be the best. If you are in a small town and the local grocery doesn’t have gluten free products, the pharmacy will have gluten free products.

For those who have traveled recently, I’m still struggling with testing timeframes. I’ve ready some places that a test is 3 days prior to arrive and some say 72 hrs. While I know they are the same, I feel the wording of 3 days provides more flexibility.

I leave the USA via Iowa to Atlanta on Friday and arrive around 9:30 am Sat. in Rome. Currently testing sites are getting results back in 48 hours.

My question is do they check my test results upon arrival in Italy? I’m trying to figure out how long my test needs to be good for. The prior to arrival I’m seeing everywhere is so vague.

Your airline website should be your source on info as the airline agent is the one who will check your test result. It won't be checked in Italy (at least I haven't seen any reports of it being checked in Italy-ours weren't). The 72 hour rule applies to getting into Italy, the 3 day rule applies to getting back to the US. Our arrival time in Italy was 10:30 on 9/2. I counted backwards 72 hours to determine our testing window. Hope this helps and that you have a wonderful trip.

I also live in Iowa, went to Italy last month left on a Sunday. We were tested at both Hy-Vee on Friday (marginally 72 hours) for a PCR test, and at Walgreens on Saturday for a Rapid Antigen test, figuring one would at least be ready.

The Hy-Vee results came back too late, but the Walgreen's results we had in a couple hours, they guarantee less than 24.

You can set up an appointment on the Walgreen's website, ours only schedules 3 days worth, so today, tomorrow, and Wednesday right now, go on just after midnight tonight, and Thursday's appointments should be open, snag a couple, they go fast. Ours were done at no charge, you get an email with a link to the results, we had them on the phone and printed copies.