COVID19: vaccination/test requirements for German transit
Nov 10, 2021 | 3:07 am
#421
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Ayr, UK
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Nov 11, 2021 | 12:30 am
#422
Join Date: Aug 2004
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I've read all the documentation, but I am still looking for additional confirmation. I will be flying UK to USA via FRA (single ticket). I am a fully-vaxxed US citizen and will have the US-required negative test result. I assume I will land at the non-Schengen B gates and depart from the Z gates. Can I get from one to the other without 'entering' Germany. My understanding is I don't have to fill out the Digital Registration or provide a negative test per the German rules, however I need to show I have the proper documentation to enter the USA. Is this correct?
Last edited by swiftaw; Nov 11, 2021 at 12:48 am
Dec 6, 2021 | 1:42 pm
#424
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 22
Travelling with children - COVID test rules
Hello, we are travelling ARN-MUC-DXB with two children 7 & 9. with a 2 hour connection in MUC
The info on LH website confuses me, it says when departing Germany you need to provide a negative test if you are above six.
On the other hand, it also states below 12 for internationally arriving pax with onward flight(transit?)
DXB does not require negative tests for children below 12 years.
Does LH have their own rules regardless of the entry rules of the country you are travelling to? this must be somewhat unique?
Do we need to test or kids or not?
Generally, passengers must show a proof of vaccination or of immunity or a negative Covid 19 test at the time of departure. This applies:
The info on LH website confuses me, it says when departing Germany you need to provide a negative test if you are above six.
On the other hand, it also states below 12 for internationally arriving pax with onward flight(transit?)
DXB does not require negative tests for children below 12 years.
Does LH have their own rules regardless of the entry rules of the country you are travelling to? this must be somewhat unique?
Do we need to test or kids or not?
Generally, passengers must show a proof of vaccination or of immunity or a negative Covid 19 test at the time of departure. This applies:
- on flights within and from Germany for all passengers aged six and over
- on entry to Germany from abroad for all passengers aged 12 and over
- for internationally arriving transit passengers from 12 years of age with an onward flight in Frankfurt and Munich
Dec 6, 2021 | 7:13 pm
#425
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: San Francisco
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Do connecting pax in MUC to France need 24 hour test
Hello....flying sfo.muc.cdg on UA then LH. Vaccinated with usa passport. I need COVID test 48 hours before entering France....from flghts from Germany to France seem to require one within 24 hours. Will that 24 hour rule apply to me, or will transfer pax be ok with 48 hour before? Trying to time my test....
Dec 7, 2021 | 2:45 am
#426
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Location: Stoke on Trent, UK (MAN ), BUE, BKK, DBV
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Hello....flying sfo.muc.cdg on UA then LH. Vaccinated with usa passport. I need COVID test 48 hours before entering France....from flghts from Germany to France seem to require one within 24 hours. Will that 24 hour rule apply to me, or will transfer pax be ok with 48 hour before? Trying to time my test....
Dec 7, 2021 | 8:08 am
#427
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 6,238
Hello, we are travelling ARN-MUC-DXB with two children 7 & 9. with a 2 hour connection in MUC
The info on LH website confuses me, it says when departing Germany you need to provide a negative test if you are above six.
On the other hand, it also states below 12 for internationally arriving pax with onward flight(transit?)
DXB does not require negative tests for children below 12 years.
Does LH have their own rules regardless of the entry rules of the country you are travelling to? this must be somewhat unique?
Do we need to test or kids or not?
Generally, passengers must show a proof of vaccination or of immunity or a negative Covid 19 test at the time of departure. This applies:
The info on LH website confuses me, it says when departing Germany you need to provide a negative test if you are above six.
On the other hand, it also states below 12 for internationally arriving pax with onward flight(transit?)
DXB does not require negative tests for children below 12 years.
Does LH have their own rules regardless of the entry rules of the country you are travelling to? this must be somewhat unique?
Do we need to test or kids or not?
Generally, passengers must show a proof of vaccination or of immunity or a negative Covid 19 test at the time of departure. This applies:
- on flights within and from Germany for all passengers aged six and over
- on entry to Germany from abroad for all passengers aged 12 and over
- for internationally arriving transit passengers from 12 years of age with an onward flight in Frankfurt and Munich
- for internationally arriving transit passengers from 12 years of age with an onward flight in Frankfurt and Munich
Dec 7, 2021 | 9:10 am
#428
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
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Hello....flying sfo.muc.cdg on UA then LH. Vaccinated with usa passport. I need COVID test 48 hours before entering France....from flghts from Germany to France seem to require one within 24 hours. Will that 24 hour rule apply to me, or will transfer pax be ok with 48 hour before? Trying to time my test....
https://lufthansa.travel-regulations...h-enabled=true
The US is no longer a risk area, so no test required on top of any vaccination.
Check here a few days before departing if anything has changed: https://einreiseanmeldung.de/#/
Dec 7, 2021 | 11:42 am
#429
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: San Francisco
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If you are vaccinated you don't need anything else.
https://lufthansa.travel-regulations...h-enabled=true
The US is no longer a risk area, so no test required on top of any vaccination.
Check here a few days before departing if anything has changed: https://einreiseanmeldung.de/#/
https://lufthansa.travel-regulations...h-enabled=true
The US is no longer a risk area, so no test required on top of any vaccination.
Check here a few days before departing if anything has changed: https://einreiseanmeldung.de/#/
Dec 7, 2021 | 1:55 pm
#430
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Your simply in transit in MUC, the rules apply to your Country of departure & arrival at your final destination, on the date of travel.
Dec 12, 2021 | 3:20 am
#431
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PVG
Programs: SK*G, QR*G
Posts: 556
Do LH and OS require covid test to fly to 3rd country where it's not required?
Flying PVG - VIE - FRA - AGP.
Have sinopharm vaccine which is accepted for entry to Spain, but not in Germany. Have covid test but it's in Chinese. Will this be a problem when flying OS and LH?
The LH site says the below, which seems to indicate that a test is required (if no EU approved vaccine) when flying LH.
EDIT: I called Lufthansa and they said no test is required. It contradicts what's written above, but I assume I can trust what they told me.
Have sinopharm vaccine which is accepted for entry to Spain, but not in Germany. Have covid test but it's in Chinese. Will this be a problem when flying OS and LH?
The LH site says the below, which seems to indicate that a test is required (if no EU approved vaccine) when flying LH.
Information regarding the obligation to provide proof of vaccination or immunity or of negative Corona tests on Lufthansa flights
Generally, passengers must show a proof of vaccination or of immunity or a negative Covid 19 test at the time of departure. This applies:- on flights within and from Germany for all passengers aged six and over
- on entry to Germany from abroad for all passengers aged 12 and over
- for internationally arriving transit passengers from 12 years of age with an onward flight in Frankfurt and Munich
- Proof of vaccination: Valid is an analogue or digital proof of a vaccination series completed more than 14 days ago of a vaccine approved by the Paul Ehrlich Institute (= vaccines approved in the EU)
- Proof of immunity: The proof of recovery (digital or analogue) must be a PCR/LAMP/TMA test proof that is at least 28 days and maximum six months old
- Test certificates: Antigen, PCR, LAMP and TMA tests conducted at certified testing sites are valid. A PCR, LAMP and TMA test may be carried out at the earliest 72 hours* (48 hours** for flights ex Germany), Antigen tests at the earliest 48 hours*. (24 hours** for flights ex Germany)
Last edited by nick5000; Dec 12, 2021 at 3:52 am Reason: new information found
Dec 13, 2021 | 4:14 am
#432
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PVG
Programs: SK*G, QR*G
Posts: 556
Flying PVG - VIE - FRA - AGP.
Have sinopharm vaccine which is accepted for entry to Spain, but not in Germany. Have covid test but it's in Chinese. Will this be a problem when flying OS and LH?
The LH site says the below, which seems to indicate that a test is required (if no EU approved vaccine) when flying LH.
EDIT: I called Lufthansa and they said no test is required. It contradicts what's written above, but I assume I can trust what they told me.
Have sinopharm vaccine which is accepted for entry to Spain, but not in Germany. Have covid test but it's in Chinese. Will this be a problem when flying OS and LH?
The LH site says the below, which seems to indicate that a test is required (if no EU approved vaccine) when flying LH.
EDIT: I called Lufthansa and they said no test is required. It contradicts what's written above, but I assume I can trust what they told me.
Dec 13, 2021 | 3:39 pm
#433
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO, SJC, SEA
Programs: A3 Gold, AA Plat
Posts: 203
Transit requirements
Hello,
We are flying SFO-YVR-FRA-MLE with LH and we plan on staying at a transit hotel in FRA. Based on what I see on LH website, it seems like we need either proof of vaccination or negative test to transit in FRA. For the negative test, we are following the MLE rules, which is 96 hours before first flight but it seems like FRA rules are more strict. Since the website is a little confusing, can anyone confirm whether just proof of vaccination is sufficient for transit in FRA? Is that the same even if we decide to go landside for the transit hotel? For now, we are planning to take the MLE PCR covid test 48 hours before the first flight departure (SFO-YVR), which is slightly under 72 hours before FRA arrival. Thanks!
We are flying SFO-YVR-FRA-MLE with LH and we plan on staying at a transit hotel in FRA. Based on what I see on LH website, it seems like we need either proof of vaccination or negative test to transit in FRA. For the negative test, we are following the MLE rules, which is 96 hours before first flight but it seems like FRA rules are more strict. Since the website is a little confusing, can anyone confirm whether just proof of vaccination is sufficient for transit in FRA? Is that the same even if we decide to go landside for the transit hotel? For now, we are planning to take the MLE PCR covid test 48 hours before the first flight departure (SFO-YVR), which is slightly under 72 hours before FRA arrival. Thanks!
Dec 13, 2021 | 6:40 pm
#435
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO, SJC, SEA
Programs: A3 Gold, AA Plat
Posts: 203
thanks! Are there any departure requirements I should be aware of from FRA? I will probably get all of my BPs at SFO, but just want to makes sure FRA doesnt have any additional requirements to leave once I enter FRA.
