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Thanks Volker,France has the new pass sanitaire. This will apply to SJPP and the restaurants and albergues there. You must be either vaccinated or have a negative test valid for 72 hours - otherwise no service. I don't know exactly how you can come by the pass sanitaire but it might a good suggestion to not go to France and start in Roncesvalles.
Buen Camino!
Volker
Yes, double vaccination is sufficient, you don't need a test. But you need to apply for the new "pass sanitaire" in France.Thanks Volker,
I was double vaccinated in Spain a d have the certificate to prove this. My question is, will this suffice? Surely I don’t need a further negative test valid within 72 hours as well as my vaccination certificate?
I really want to start At SJDP.
Thanks in advance,
Really appreciate your help with this Volker. You’re a star! Thank you.Yes, double vaccination is sufficient, you don't need a test. But you need to apply for the new "pass sanitaire" in France.
On this page you can find more information on how to apply for the pass.
From reading about the pass sanitaire I get the impression that this is quite a strong restriction now in France. Personally, I wouldn't bother with that pass and start in RV. But I know that the Pyrenees route is something many people consider as a "must do". That was the same for me in 2015.
Best wishes,
Volker
Brilliant! I do have travel insurance coverage so will ask.One more suggestion, if you paid to have travel insurance coverage I would check to see if you are covered after the CDC directive
Hi @Luap, yes, it is sufficient.I was double vaccinated in Spain a d have the certificate to prove this. My question is, will this suffice?
Dear Katherina,Yes, it will be sufficient.
The same applies in the other direction from France to Spain.
- Holders of a EU Digital Covid Certificate (vaccination) are allowed to enter France, without being subject to further restrictions (testing or quarantine). (from Re-open Europe but you find the same on the gouv.fr websites if you search long enough).
There are no border or health controls in either direction but it is always good to comply with the rules and you do.
Since you were vaccinated in Spain and you hold a EU DCC, you don't have to fuss around much to get the French health pass / pass sanitaire. Just do this: Download the TousAntiCovid app. Scan the QR code from your EU DCC into it. Done. It's a question of minutes and works just fine. I've done it myself.
One word of advice: During the last update of TousAntiCovid, the EU DCC were wiped out but I could scan them back in without a problem. But it's good to have a printout of the EU DCC QR code for such an eventuality.
Buen camino!
I am Canadian due to leave for Spain in two weeks, having difficulty finding travel insurance to cover a trip because of the covid situation.
What insurance you can buy may depend on what province you live in. As I live in Alberta, I can get AMA. that is, Alberta Motor Association travel insurance. I have just bought my sixth insurance from them for my camino this fall. The cost depends on your age, your medical history, how long you will be away, and possibly other considerations that I am not aware of. You might inquire about insurance with an automobile association in your own province. Good luck. I wouldn't want to travel without it.I am Canadian due to leave for Spain in two weeks, having difficulty finding travel insurance to cover a trip because of the covid situation.
Hello! I will fly from Los Angeles through Frankfort on my way to Porto in a couple of weeks. The airline website made is sound like you needed either a PCR test 72 hours before arrival in Germany or a Rapid test 48 hours before. Did you need a test or was your vaccine card enough? Thanks.i just flew from JFK to Frankfort/Brussels. I needed my passport and vaccination card. The only glitch was that the airlines would not let me wear my own face mask and insisted I wear the paper surgical one instead. Rebel that I am, I wore the paper one UNDER my own face mask. I’m not sure how different the rules are from France and Spain. Buen Camino!
No. In France you need their Pass Sanitaire to enter restaurants, bars, public transportation, etc.Watching. I found the German website unclear about transmitting. I will have my Spanish QR code, will that be the EU pass I need?
Just curious: Was the airline mask an N95 or a simple surgical mask? Did their website warn passengers that they had some restriction on the type of mask travelers wear?i just flew from JFK to Frankfort/Brussels. I needed my passport and vaccination card. The only glitch was that the airlines would not let me wear my own face mask and insisted I wear the paper surgical one instead. Rebel that I am, I wore the paper one UNDER my own face mask. I’m not sure how different the rules are from France and Spain. Buen Camino!
The airlines sent me to the newsstand at the airport to pick up a pack of those blue paper masks everyone is wearing - 3 for $10. I got it, wore it UNDER my homemade mask, and everyone is happy. The airlines (Lufthansa) needed everyone to wear that paper mask. Some on board had the more serious looking one with the nozzle (!) for breathing, but I just have the cheap paper one. When I actually boarded the plane, the flight attendant said I couldn’t get on without the paper mask, I showed here the paper one under my homemade one, she was cool with it. This was the most difficult part of the trip, in relation to COVID restrictions (I’ve been fully vaccinated since March).Just curious: Was the airline mask an N95 or a simple surgical mask? Did their website warn passengers that they had some restriction on the type of mask travelers wear?
For me, coming from HNL to JFK, all I needed was my passport and vaccination card. I think they might have scanned my temp at the desk where you drop off your bag. I would not have been able to get a COVID test in time, since I had just arrived in JFK earlier that morning from non-stop Honolulu. My flight was HNL to JFK, JFK to FRA, FRA to BRU (50 minute hop).Hello! I will fly from Los Angeles through Frankfort on my way to Porto in a couple of weeks. The airline website made is sound like you needed either a PCR test 72 hours before arrival in Germany or a Rapid test 48 hours before. Did you need a test or was your vaccine card enough? Thanks.
The Spanish SpTH QR code is of no use outside of Spain. It is not an EU pass. If you travel from the USA and have been fully vaccinated you will just need your American proof of vaccination to fly from the USA to Frankfurt where you change planes for Spain. See https://de.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/ and German government websites (15 August 2021)Watching. I found the German website unclear about [transitting]. I will have my Spanish QR code, will that be the EU pass I need?
For what it's worth, I flew to Madrid then to Pamplona to take the bus to SJPP on July 12. No one at the bus station seemed interested in checking my vacc status at all. The bus dropped me off in a parking lot in SJPP, I went to the Pilgrim Office then found an albergue down the street. The lady at the albergue asked but did not need to see my QR or vacc certificate. The problem is it can all change day to day! My advice is to get tested the day before you leave so you will be able to travel without worrying!This is a really important question and I too, would value some thoughts from those who have been in a similar situation.
I hope mmmmarrtin is right but can we be sure?
I am travelling from southern Spain by plane to Pamplona (29th September) and then getting a lift from there to SJDP. I have been told conflicting views on what I need, even for an internal flight.
Is proof of double vaccination enough?
please help! Any advice would be very welcome.
many thanks,
I just received mine this morning.How long has it been taking to receive the French Health Pass?
ThanksI just received mine this morning.
I submitted the application on August 11th for travel on September 6th. So it took 8 days to get it.
The reason I ask is because I may end up in France after walking, wondering if I could apply ahead of time, just in case.Is the French health pass for specific dates?
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