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I had a look a few days ago. To be honest I got confused between what the airlines, the UK government and the French government were saying. All very contradictoryIs anybody from the UK planning to fly to France to start the Camino?
I am booked on a flight to Biarritz on the 3rd July but France yesterday announced any visitor from the UK would have to quarantine on arrival...
Back to the drawing board
3rd July is a while away yet( well five weeks) a lot could happen, it was like this last summer when the shock of the virus was still fresh and there was no vaccine, then situations seemed to open very quickly after looking closed.Is anybody from the UK planning to fly to France to start the Camino?
I am booked on a flight to Biarritz on the 3rd July but France yesterday announced any visitor from the UK would have to quarantine on arrival...
Back to the drawing board
Me too!To be honest I got confused between what the airlines, the UK government and the French government were saying. All very contradictory
It would be brilliant if the 10 day quarantine in the UK is lifted by the time you go - we're intending to fly from Edmonton 2 weeks after you.We fly from Canada to UK, overnight there and then on to Biarritz the following day. August 17th for us, so hoping things lift as well.
At present non-essential travel from the UK to France is banned.Is anybody from the UK planning to fly to France to start the Camino?
I am booked on a flight to Biarritz on the 3rd July but France yesterday announced any visitor from the UK would have to quarantine on arrival...
Back to the drawing board
P&O have suspended their foot passenger service Dover-Calais . What route are you going? (I am genuinely interested)I have a ferry booked for early August as part of a Avenue Verte (London/Paris) plus Voie de Tours but it is a long term project so it can wait.
Hi Dom,Is anybody from the UK planning to fly to France to start the Camino?
I am booked on a flight to Biarritz on the 3rd July but France yesterday announced any visitor from the UK would have to quarantine on arrival...
Back to the drawing board
Fly to Bilbao and transport back in stages to Roncesvalles.Is anybody from the UK planning to fly to France to start the Camino?
I am booked on a flight to Biarritz on the 3rd July but France yesterday announced any visitor from the UK would have to quarantine on arrival...
Back to the drawing board
Or fly to Barcelona, bus or train to Pamplona. If ok by then in France, go to St JJPdP. If not, start Camino in Spain (Roncevalles or Pamplona).Fly to Bilbao and transport back in stages to Roncesvalles.
Fly to Bilbao and transport back in stages to Roncesvalles.
Exactly! "Contradiction" sure sums it up...the word "frustration" might as well be included as a new synonym. It applies to all of us, not just the UKer's."To be honest I got confused between what the airlines, the UK government and the French government were saying. All very contradictory"
How is it contradictory? 'Don't travel unless it's urgent' is the message from both Governments. How is going on a Camino urgent? It's so you and others stay safe. The "it's so contradictory" stuff comes from people who don't think they have to follow any advice from anyone unless it's a law, that their right to a holiday trump's anything else.
You might get lucky by July though.
P&O have suspended their foot passenger service Dover-Calais . What route are you going? (I am genuinely interested)
We fly from Canada to UK, overnight there and then on to Biarritz the following day. August 17th for us, so hoping things lift as well.
Planning for September so hope this will change by then. However I did read in the Guardin that in France we will be required to show the border guards an accommodation slip that you have to obtain from your provider of accom!! This apparently has to be obtained by the accommodation provider and sent to you which can take a month in France to get done!! I read this this week and will see if I can find the link. We thought that may be set off from Spain if we have to do all that!Is anybody from the UK planning to fly to France to start the Camino?
I am booked on a flight to Biarritz on the 3rd July but France yesterday announced any visitor from the UK would have to quarantine on arrival...
Back to the drawing board
A link is not necessary. There've been already posts about this on the forum. Instead of another link to news media it would be better to find UK tourists and UK pilgrims who would be able to report that they've actually been asked to provide such proof when travelling to France this year! They will be harder to find than a needle in a haystack.This apparently has to be obtained by the accommodation provider and sent to you which can take a month in France to get done!! I read this this week and will see if I can find the link. We thought that may be set off from Spain if we have to do all that!
Thanks for the advice, didnt look for the link and will look at official guidance for further info.A link is not necessary. There've been already posts about this on the forum. Instead of another link to news media it would be better to find UK tourists and UK pilgrims who would be able to report that they've actually been asked to provide such proof when travelling to France this year! They will be harder to find than a needle in a haystack.
Hopefully all Quarantines will be a thing of the past by August, but as far as I am aware if you just transition thru UK to France then the UK rule does not apply - your home country is then applicable. Trouble is your overnight stay.We fly from Canada to UK, overnight there and then on to Biarritz the following day. August 17th for us, so hoping things lift as well.
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