Travelling to the UK from Ireland

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Joshk92 wrote: »

I am travelling back to the UK on Friday from Shannon has anyone been from there recently?

With regards to essential travel, I have a vaccine booked for that Friday in UK but unsure whether that would fall under the ‘medical appointment’ exemption.

I would be very grateful for any tips from anyone who’s made the trip there and then back to Ireland recently

Yes that would be fine. Just have any digital or paper proof with you in case the guards ask to see them. You do know you will have to quarantine when returning if flying back into Dublin.

Well you'll need 2 negative PCR tests, one for each trip, to come back into Ireland. But other than that no issue. You can't quarantine if your leaving the country (Ireland) and you don't have to quarantine in England. So expensive, yes, but doable

I am just back from some time in UK.

1. going there was just as usual apart from deserted airport and most units closed or boarded over and a garda presence on approach ramp to main entrance.

2 Return was more tricky. You need to do a PCR test in time for a result to be back and still valid for flight time. I used Boots at £85 and received an email notification in about 18 hrs with link to a document with of negative test. A day or so before travel I filled out a 'locator form'. At the boarding gate, I needed to show the PCR test result as well as usual passport and boarding card. In Dublin Queues were slow at passport control with the automatic checks not in use. Each person took longer and needed to show locator form and evidence of PCR test as well as passport.

NOt too long as not so many people arriving and plenty of booths open, maybe 15 minutes. A bit of confusion with some with 'Dunta' displayed to confuse non Irish and Eu and non Eu seemed to be mixed up at final Q tho separated initially. Yes each person took longer as noone seemed to have all three documents ready for inspection. I had thought just passport and locater form as per a previous return trip... I had to dig up the PCR result notification and pull up link to cert. An announcement of same as people Q'ed might have been helpful!

Yes another missed opportunity. The only concern I had with journey was that only one door/steps used to enter plane so I had to walk full length to my second last row seat and then we had an extra hour sitting as some mixup with luggage and all had to be taken off and checked. I had to put the air vents 'on' in my row as it got stuffy over that time. And back door was not opened. I wonder how many fully vaccinated people in fellow passengers. The flight was fairly full too compared to last one. An evening flight and with delay the food/drink trolley was busy and of course masks removed.

I understand it to mean you are ok to enter Ireland if fully vaccinated but will still need recent PCR if not? And information of same entered on the Green Covid Passport.

Any one know when 2K fine will be abolished for travelling to Port or Airport for the purpose of leaving the state.

Garlinge wrote: »

Yes another missed opportunity. The only concern I had with journey was that only one door/steps used to enter plane so I had to walk full length to my second last row seat and then we had an extra hour sitting as some mixup with luggage and all had to be taken off and checked. I had to put the air vents 'on' in my row as it got stuffy over that time. And back door was not opened. I wonder how many fully vaccinated people in fellow passengers. The flight was fairly full too compared to last one. An evening flight and with delay the food/drink trolley was busy and of course masks removed.

Were you not boarded by row number so that having to walk past the whole plane was avoided…so you should have been second row to board?

A bit uncomfortable if they’ve done away with this practice already

Were you not boarded by row number so that having to walk past the whole plane was avoided…so you should have been second row to board?

No boarding by row number, just 'priorty Q' first on. It was first time I remember Ryanair not having the rear steps available. I was uneasy to have to walk down a nearly full plane with only the front door for ventilation. Then to have to sit an extra hour while they sorted the bag issue. But I think the overhead vents worked in that time but they had to be turned 'on' by each passanger.

The rear steps were there in Dublin and I was first off the plane.

Five days on and still well and head for first PCR test tomorrow.

Meisiekind81 wrote: »

Wonder if anyone that traveled to the UK from Dublin recently can help. I'm flying to Birmingham and need to travel by train to Nottingham. Was there any Covid or immigration checks in the UK or is it same as always? If there were, how long did it take? Just need to know what time to book my train.
Thanks

There will be no covid checks and usually no passport checks for flights from Ireland. Very cursory glance at most before you go on your way.

Can anyone advise Will the UK come under green travel cert on July 19th. I have both vaccinations and am hoping I wont need a pcr /quarantine to return from the UK after July 19th but cant see any guidance?

Is there any requirements or restrictions for holidaying in Northern Ireland?

Yes they will. Don't have time to Google them now but many articles in the papers this week about it being good news for the Irish in Britain.

I'm traveling to the UK next week too and waiting anxiously for my certificate to arrive!