Rules for Crossing Borders

[DDJC]

I can’t find this out anywhere, so am asking those adventurous tourers for their opinion. We’re doing a three weeker this August (kids school holidays). For reasons I’ve explained elsewhere, we have to stay on sites that we have pre-booked (ASCI or Alan Rogers recommended), and nearly always for more than one night.

So, this August we are booked onto the tunnel, crossing into France, then hang a left into Belgium and down into Luxembourg. From there, down to Southern Germany, then on to the Austrian Tirol. From there to Italy, near Venice. On to Switzerland, then France and then back home.

My question is this. With nine border crossings, we will need to adhere to whatever rules the new country has. It seems, for example, that in Germany, you have to retest before you are allowed on a site. How is everyone going to manage this? Are there some countries that have the same rules or will we test every time we cross a border? That could cost hundreds and hundreds of euros.

I want to hope that by August, everyone has calmed down with this requirement to test – or at least willing to accept LFT - but it is a bit optimistic to just hope.
What have others experienced, or are expecting? How many borders can be crossed without difficulty?

 

[dazandandrea]

I dont think you will know for definite until you actualy go or at least until a few weeks prior to departure.

 

[LesW]

In the current climate, August is a lifetime away, it could all change next month (for instance) as already stated you won't be sure until nearer the time.

 

[orridge]

I can’t find this out anywhere, so am asking those adventurous tourers for their opinion. We’re doing a three weeker this August (kids school holidays). For reasons I’ve explained elsewhere, we have to stay on sites that we have pre-booked (ASCI or Alan Rogers recommended), and nearly always for more than one night.

So, this August we are booked onto the tunnel, crossing into France, then hang a left into Belgium and down into Luxembourg. From there, down to Southern Germany, then on to the Austrian Tirol. From there to Italy, near Venice. On to Switzerland, then France and then back home.

My question is this. With nine border crossings, we will need to adhere to whatever rules the new country has. It seems, for example, that in Germany, you have to retest before you are allowed on a site. How is everyone going to manage this? Are there some countries that have the same rules or will we test every time we cross a border? That could cost hundreds and hundreds of euros.

I want to hope that by August, everyone has calmed down with this requirement to test – or at least willing to accept LFT - but it is a bit optimistic to just hope.
What have others experienced, or are expecting? How many borders can be crossed without difficulty?

Unfortunately, unless it is permitted, and you are transiting those countries then you need to adhere to each individual countries' requirements.

We are hoping to go France, Italy via Switzerland, ferry to Croatia, Slovenia, Austria & Germany transiting Belgium and Luxembourg but if we must have multiple tests for each country and kid's are different from adults then we are building back-up plans for just France, France & Italy or just Germany.

As it is changing month by month planning is really tricky to make plans, we booked a campsite in Venice as they do not want a deposit just need to confirm more than two weeks ahead but not booking anywhere we would not be able to cancel.

So lots of planning and whilst we do not paying for some tests (prefer to pay for none) it may be just one country rather than try to make border crossings in 8 different countries.

Some people will no doubt mention there are no border crossings in the EU which is not correct just there are lots of unmanned border crossings in the EU but we would still stick to the requirements of the country we are visiting.

Hopefully things will be better managed with regards to travel come Summer.

 

[DDJC]

Unfortunately, unless it is permitted, and you are transiting those countries then you need to adhere to each individual countries' requirements.

We are hoping to go France, Italy via Switzerland, ferry to Croatia, Slovenia, Austria & Germany transiting Belgium and Luxembourg but if we must have multiple tests for each country and kid's are different from adults then we are building back-up plans for just France, France & Italy or just Germany.

As it is changing month by month planning is really tricky to make plans, we booked a campsite in Venice as they do not want a deposit just need to confirm more than two weeks ahead but not booking anywhere we would not be able to cancel.

So lots of planning and whilst we do not paying for some tests (prefer to pay for none) it may be just one country rather than try to make border crossings in 8 different countries.

Some people will no doubt mention there are no border crossings in the EU which is not correct just there are lots of unmanned border crossings in the EU but we would still stick to the requirements of the country we are visiting.

Hopefully things will be better managed with regards to travel come Summer.

Thanks for this. Yes I am also considering a France - Italy only route, crossing via the Mont Blanc tunnel. Certainly cheaper on testing!
We have a site booked near Venice which is a carry over from 2020! Might be that getting there is solely by France.

Shame because we love Austria and Switzerland, and have never been to Luxembourg.

Still it's a negligible inconvenience compared with what so many others have suffered.

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[orridge]

Thanks for this. Yes I am also considering a France - Italy only route, crossing via the Mont Blanc tunnel. Certainly cheaper on testing!
We have a site booked near Venice which is a carry over from 2020! Might be that getting there is solely by France.

Shame because we love Austria and Switzerland, and have never been to Luxembourg.

Still it's a negligible inconvenience compared with what so many others have suffered.

Totally agree.

We are planning for the big trip but also planning what a similar time trip might look like just doing France/Italy.