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Passport Control ORD to Dublin to FCO?

Posted by (Rensselaer, IN, USA) on

Hi, everyone:
I have a travel / passport control / customs question. Later this month we will be traveling to Italy flying on Aer Lingus from Chicago ORD through Dublin to FCO.

Since Ireland is not a Schengen-agreement country, will we need to pass through passport control / customs in both Dublin and Rome airports? Or, since we are in-transit in Dublin, will we only go through passport control / customs in Rome? I'm trying to gauge how much time is needed for the connection in Ireland - we will have only 1 hour 45 minutes in Dublin airport.

Thanks in advance!
Fred

Posted by
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The standard answer is that you will be in transit passing through Dublin, so no immigration, all done at FCO. The hour forty five should be fine.

On occassion specific issues with arrivals at a different gate or terminal may require going through security at some airports, do not belive this to be the case at Dublin.

Posted by
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The configuration of Dublin airport means that transfers without entering Ireland and leaving again are not guaranteed.

Posted by
19 posts

Thanks, Marco.

I just checked our itinerary, and also the Dublin airport. Apparently all Aer Lingus services operate out of Terminal 2. We are on Aer Lingus for both legs of our journey.

This seems to suggest that we would not leave Terminal 2, but I don't want to presume anything.

Fred

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