Travelling to the UK from Ireland

Caranica · 07-08-2021 2:33am

That's intra UK. Never been a test there either

JimmyChew · 09-08-2021 3:07pm

Hi All

Would someone be able to sanity check the below for me? I'm pretty sure I've got it right after reviewing previous posts and Gov.ie but just want to double check as there is just so much chaff about.

Shannon to Gatwick return.

I'm flying out of SNN on the 16 Aug with my 11 year old daughter returning with same 11 year old on the 18th.

Departing SNN - I need my DCC plus usual Ryanair boarding card & passport, she needs passport & boarding card.

Returning from GAT, I need my DCC plus usual Ryanair boarding card & passport, she needs passport & boarding card, plus our PLF evidence with her included filled out within 72 hours of travel.

Is that it? am I missing anything?

Many thanks in advance.

Garlinge · 09-08-2021 7:06pm

Location form for entry into Ireland.... do it online and have it acknowledged as an email.

Ponster · 10-08-2021 10:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117728749#Comment_117728749

Nope, not missing anything. Have the PLF printed out to avoid juggling between boarding pass and PLF on your phone. My experience last week was that I had to show PLF 3 separate occasions in the UK.

Ponster · 10-08-2021 10:22am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117710982#Comment_117710982

Travelling from Ireland to UK

Ireland, the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

If you’re travelling to England from within the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, you do not need to:

complete a passenger locator form
take any COVID-19 tests
quarantine on arrival in England

You must not have been outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man in the 10 days before you arrive in England

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19#ireland-the-uk-the-channel-islands-and-the-isle-of-man

Travelling UK to Ireland

From 19 July:

All travellers to Ireland will need to fill out a Passenger Locator Form. Failure to complete this form is an offence
No travel-related testing or quarantine will be necessary for travellers from Great Britain with valid proof of full vaccination
If you do not have valid proof of vaccination and are travelling from Great Britain you will need to:
- present evidence of a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours prior to arrival into the country
- self-quarantine
- undergo post-arrival testing

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ireland

tt2014 · 13-08-2021 10:58am

Hi all, Im travelling to the uk for three days with my husband, im vaccinated, he is due his second jab so he will need a pcr test coming back. I saw home testing kits from boots, are they acceptable? thanks in advance!

Caranica · 13-08-2021 11:41am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117746692#Comment_117746692

No, they're not PCR tests

tt2014 · 13-08-2021 11:54am

I just saw on twitter some pcr results are not being checked in dublin airport, this couldnt be true or are they just being lax?

antix80 · 13-08-2021 12:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117746968#Comment_117746968

Mine was checked.

They're probably being quite lax but if you don't mind spending a few days in hotel quarantine it's worth the risk travelling without one.

afatbollix · 13-08-2021 2:10pm

I wouldn't take the risk, If he doesn't have a result and they ask it's off to hotel quarantine for him.

You need a PCR test for travel with your passport number on the result. You can order them before you leave and send in the post in the UK. So the NHS tests are not good enough for the Irish gov.

I would advise tho that try get one you do one in person, Boots offer one where they do the swab and send it off for you so you dont have to rely on the postal system.

Canyon86 · 13-08-2021 2:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706923#Comment_117706923

I see this late, but I was in belfast twice in the last week, and had no problems, in the restaurants and bars i wasnt ask my covid cert and in only 2 places i was asked for contact detiails, overall very relaxed in belfast I found,

nullObjects · 13-08-2021 2:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117747768#Comment_117747768

Cheers, I might as well share in case it helps anyone else.

I went up via the train from Dublin and stayed overnight. (Got the PCR test as per the website)

Wasn't asked to show anything other than a ticket on the train up or back

Wasn't asked to show anything in the hotel

Wasn't asked to show anything other than contact details when grabbing food

When I went into the Stadium the steward glanced at the PCR test result, I was about to zoom in to show him the date and the result which was off screen and he waved me through.

So yeah seems pretty relaxed

Garlinge · 14-08-2021 10:43am

In UK now and trying to do locator form for return trip. I am supposed to enter a mobile number to which they send a code but nothing arrives, tried 'resend' and tried a UK mobile number and same issue. It does not seem to like it if I say 'no mobile no' and request code to be sent to email address. Ok this arrived but could not proceed with filling out the form... still wants a mobile no. I have tried both ways of putting number with including or leaving off the initial zero of number.

What do people do who do not have mobiles or wifi/email?

Any ideas? I do not think they paper forms were available when I returned in to Dublin last time in June. That was an option last September.

The Continental Op · 14-08-2021 1:27pm

00353 ?

Garlinge · 14-08-2021 1:50pm

Nope not that :)

but thanks for suggestion.

Garlinge · 14-08-2021 11:29pm

Sorted by using another household member's mobile number.

santana75 · 15-08-2021 4:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117732005#Comment_117732005

Much appreciated thanks. So basically what they're saying is travelling from Ireland to UK = No vaccine, no test. Travelling from Uk to Ireland = Vaccine or test.

bleuhh · 16-08-2021 4:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117758104#Comment_117758104

I travelled Dublin to Bristol last week

Dublin to Bristol - I uploaded my Covid vaccine passport to my Ryanair boarding pass, but not sure if it was even checked. As part of common travel area. Didn't even go through passport control in Bristol it was skipped as coming from Ireland.

Bristol to Dublin - I had the same vaccine passport uploaded to boarding pass. Locator form filled out. Nothing was checked apart from my passport when I went through passport control in Dublin airport.

MaccaTacca · 18-08-2021 8:57am

I'm fully vaxed and travelling from Ireland to Portugal for a weeks holiday. I'll then be home for two days before flying from Ireland to the UK to visit family.

I see that Portugal is on the UK's amber list and those returning from Portugal to UK need to a test on arrival and 2 days after arrival even if vaccinated.

Will travelling back to Dublin for a few days negate the need to do a test before arriving into the UK, or will Ryanair pass on details that I've flown with them to Portugal and the UK within a couple of days.

I really don't want to have to waste money on more tests over what is essentially Brexit anti-EU nonsense when I will be fully vaxed.

Has anyone travelled in a similar manner in recent weeks?

Ponster · 18-08-2021 11:48am

>Will travelling back to Dublin for a few days negate the need to do a test before arriving into the UK

No. You need to be in Ireland for 10 days before travelling to the UK to avoid paying for a PCR test.

>will Ryanair pass on details that I've flown with them to Portugal and the UK within a couple of days.

No, I don't believe that Ryanair pass on any details.

MaccaTacca · 18-08-2021 12:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117770877#Comment_117770877

So realistically it's an honesty policy as the British authorities won't know that I've been in Portugal?

Caranica · 18-08-2021 1:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117771032#Comment_117771032

I was asked on arrival in a UK airport last month if I'd been in any country other than Ireland in the past 10 days. Wouldn't risk lying tbh.

bleuhh · 18-08-2021 4:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117770177#Comment_117770177

What airport are you flying to in UK? When I flew into Bristol, we did not have to go through passport control as we were coming from Ireland/Northern Ireland/Channel Islands so there was nobody there to ask you "have you travelled to any country other than Ireland in the past 10 days"... could be different in other airports though.

Caranica · 18-08-2021 7:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117772612#Comment_117772612

I've always had to go through passport control in Bristol despite coming from Ireland, at least 5 times? On one occasion I arrived at the same time as a friend flying from Edinburgh. Saw them outside the terminal, then inside the Edinburgh flight was waved on and Dublin sent through passport control.

Ferris_Bueller · 19-08-2021 9:06am

Similar situation to the above poster. Flying to Liverpool tomorrow morning for the weekend but only arrived home from Spain 8 days ago.

I'm fully vaccinated but just realised this morning that officially I will need a negative test to go to UK and another one over there as I've been in an Amber list country in the last 10 days.

Not sure what to do, who is going to ask me have I been in another country in the last ten days? At passport control in the UK would they be aware I've been in an Amber list country and demand to see a negative test?

Caranica · 19-08-2021 9:29am

Get the test!

JimmyChew · 20-08-2021 5:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117762945#Comment_117762945

Travelled Shannon to Gatwick and return a few day later. checked, double checked then triple checked all Covid certs, PLF both Gov websites the days leading up to the trip... All in all I showed my DCC and PFL once during the entire trip and that was to a passport control box in Shannon on a wet Wednesday night. Not scrutinized in any way shape or form, I could have showed him the back of a cereal box and i would have been waved through.

HalfAndHalf · 20-08-2021 9:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117770177#Comment_117770177

What has Brexit got to do with it? Up until the Covid Passport we’ve required everyone coming from the U.K. to have a negative PCR test whereas they continued to uphold the CTA. 🤦‍♂️

MaccaTacca · 21-08-2021 7:46am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117782608#Comment_117782608

Well if it wasn't for Brexit the Brits would have the EU passport and fully vaccinated travellers like myself could visit Spain/Portugal a couple of days before visiting the UK without the need for pointless tests.

HalfAndHalf · 21-08-2021 6:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117783523#Comment_117783523

They’ve got a Covid passport and it’s recognised across the EU.

How are PCR test pointless? We’ve required them from there and other countries in and out of the EU up until very recently.

Other EU countries have imposed specific restrictions on other countries as well.

Nothing you’re moaning about is Brexit related.

Or did we Exit as well and all of us but you missed it?

🤦‍♂️

MaccaTacca · 21-08-2021 8:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117785817#Comment_117785817

Other EU countries have not imposed specific restrictions on EU countries.

'👎🤐😱🧐🤭🤫🙈🍆💦'

HalfAndHalf · 21-08-2021 8:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786211#Comment_117786211

There have been plenty of closed borders by EU countries to other EU countries during the pandemic.

The EU passport has an emergency break provision in it for exactly that reason!

You’re conveniently ignoring my point that we imposed these exact restrictions on the U.K. when they upheld the CTA! For 7 months AFTER Brexit!! And we still require the passport or PCR test and a PLF yet they don’t we just stroll in!

Just get the test or don’t go! Your Brexit rants just make you look ridiculous.

👊💦💦

MaccaTacca · 21-08-2021 8:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786229#Comment_117786229

No EU on EU restrictions since the introduction of vaccine certs.

'Brexit Rant'? Do you mean one small half of a sentence that was part of a larger post?

The only person who looks ridiculous is you and your childish emojis.

W⚓

HalfAndHalf · 21-08-2021 8:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786242#Comment_117786242

😂 your entire point in your post was ‘if it wasn’t for Brexit you wouldn’t have to get a test’. At this point I’m gonna leave you to it. Yet another chancer who says something then acts like they didn’t! I’m not a mental health doctor so can’t help ya!! 😂😂😂

And you’re childish emoji wanker signs say all we need to know about ya! Low post joker! 😂😂

may the ignore function finally works on the mobile site! Result! won’t have to read any more made up drivel

whomitconcerns · 21-08-2021 8:45pm

You make a legal declaration as part of your passenger locator form to enter the UK. If you want to lie, of course you can, is it worth the risk for the sake of 50£.....I don't think so..

HalfAndHalf · 21-08-2021 8:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786277#Comment_117786277

Exactly this!

The PLF on the return from U.K. will have to mention the visit to Portugal to come back here, if it doesn’t then they’ll get found out here too and if it does it’ll get found out in the U.K.

Greg81 · 23-08-2021 10:51pm

Flying to London Gatwick from Dublin tomorrow. Do I have to fill any UK passenger locator form?

Caranica · 23-08-2021 11:12pm

jmlad2020 · 24-08-2021 12:38am

Not vaccinated and won't be for a while yet.

Flying to London in a few weeks from Dublin (as I understand it this trip is hassle free)

Flying back to Dublin after 2 days there. Anyone have any experience of what is required? Negative test taken in London?? All in all the trip will be less than 72 hours so unsure what to do. Thanks.

Caranica · 24-08-2021 6:38am

Negative PCR test, then self isolate, then another pcr test after 5 days, which if negative means you are free to move around again.

jmlad2020 · 24-08-2021 9:12am

Ok so I be flying back from the UK to Ireland after a short weekend trip there. I will be taking the PCR test in Dublin airport as it's 72 hours before my arrival back in Ireland.

But my question Travel back from the airport to my home (a few hours away) - Can I get a lift and or the bus back home or do I need to self isolate for 5 days 😯 this will affect my work. Looking for clarity thanks.

Caranica · 24-08-2021 9:18am

If you're not vaccinated you need to self isolate then get a PCR test after 5 days. When that result comes back, if it's clear then you can go out again. So in reality is at least 6 days self isolation. Public transport from the airport is a no no.

Garlinge · 24-08-2021 2:47pm

Just make sure you book a slot for the PCR test when in UK. The bigger Boots outlets offer this service and results back in less than 24 hrs. So you need to work out the 'window' for the time you need to get back to Ireland as clock will be ticking from time of test.

jmlad2020 · 24-08-2021 4:55pm

So all the thousands of unvaccinated people travelling into Dublin airport from the UK go into self isolation the moment the arrive into the country? That sounds ludicrous. I'm sure they all get public transport or get a relative to pick them up and just do whatever they want.

Caranica · 24-08-2021 7:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117798213#Comment_117798213

That's the law. It's up to everyone to comply or risk the consequences (which can include mandatory hotel quarantine, a large fine and even imprisonment). They might not get caught but what kind of selfish so and so travels from a high risk area into a safer country and cares so little about who and where they're visiting not to comply with the laws.

Ferris_Bueller · 25-08-2021 11:56am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786294#Comment_117786294

But the thing is, if he wants to not mention the fact he was in Portugal at all then he doesn't need to fill out a passenger locator form. So nobody will realise he was there.

Having travelled to the UK and back over the weekend, nobody once asked me for a test result, passenger locator form or covid cert travelling either direction. Nobody in the UK even checked my passport, it was just off the plane and straight out to collect your baggage.

Garlinge · 25-08-2021 12:21pm

Surely you had checks of documents to return to Ireland at airport? And Ryanair were looking for Covid Certs as well as boarding cards at gate to plane (last week Bristol). Passport control looked for passport, covid cert and locator form but some people were being allowed use the DIY passport gates so only passport check. So perhaps it was a bit random?

Ferris_Bueller · 29-08-2021 11:45pm

Must be random so as I was not asked for any of this stuff when travelling back to Dublin from Liverpool. I had it all ready, but was never asked.

sonyvision · 30-08-2021 12:02am

Just back from weekend from Bristol into Dublin, not asked for any documents just passport in Bristol before departing. I was worried it would take ages to get through but nothing.

Flying was pretty full with only some seats free maybe 5 or 6. Going to get PCR test in the morning and self isolate anyway. Spent the entire weekend at Silverstone for MOTOGP. Walked into any bars/ restaurants wearing masks may aswell had a duck of my head with the looks I was getting.

Anyway travel was easy, will be looking up flights for some breaks now.

PTH2009 · 30-08-2021 7:02pm

Does Revolut work in the UK ?

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