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Is identification needed for travelling between Switzerland and Spain

  • 02-03-2016 08:40AM
    #1
    rocknrollsoul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭


    I am an Irish citizen currently in Switzerland. My passport is out of date so I am applying for a new one. I don't have a Irish national ID card but I do have a Swiss residence permit.

    I know it is possible to take trains around Europe without any passport or other forms of identification but I am not sure what is the situation when it comes to flights. Can I just hop on plane from Switzerland to Spain with no questions asked?

    Anyone got any advice on this situation? Thanks.


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  • #2
    rocknrollsoul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭rocknrollsoul


    These sites seems to say I will need to show some national identification even if I don't have a passport -
    europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/eu-citizen/index_en.htm#!lightbox-uid-0

    interior.gob.es/en/web/servicios-al-ciudadano/extranjeria/control-de-fronteras/documentos-que-permiten-la-entrada-en-espana#


  • #3
    Riskymove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,900 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    rocknrollsoul wrote: »
    I am an Irish citizen currently in Switzerland. My passport is out of date so I am applying for a new one. I don't have a Irish national ID card but I do have a Swiss residence permit.

    I know it is possible to take trains around Europe without any passport or other forms of identification but I am not sure what is the situation when it comes to flights. Can I just hop on plane from Switzerland to Spain with no questions asked?

    Anyone got any advice on this situation? Thanks.

    Your issue will be getting on the plane without ID I'd say


  • #4
    Gatica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,302 ✭✭✭Gatica


    Spain is one of the few countries in the EU that still requires Advance Passenger Information, so I don't know how they'd let someone in without a country ID or passport. It's probably easier to get around on land, but I don't know how they'd like it if a tourist had no valid identification either.
    You may be confusing the travel between Ireland and UK with a work ID or bus card.


  • #5
    Cool_CM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭Cool_CM


    I was checked on a train going over the border on a day trip from Basel to Freiburg, handed the guy my B-Ausweis and I was told that he needed my Passport (I had it in my bag, just in case). Same on a train from Munich to Zürich. On the other hand, I flew from Zürich to Berlin without having to show any identification. It is much better to have a valid passport if you can, especially seeing as we never signed up to the Schengen Agreement, so you technically need one.


  • #6
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,615 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    This website should help:
    http://www.iatatravelcentre.com/ES-Spain-passport-visa-health-travel-document-requirements.htm


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