Covid test to enter Italy

[Cantdecidewhich]

Hi
I have planned to go to Italy next Friday and will need a test as I have been to Crete.
Does anyone know the ins and outs of this please?

I have read that I can get a mail order test from an Italian company for £50 but not sure whether this is a good idea due to timings or do they test at the airport? I would be happier I think knowing I had a certificate with me showing a negative result! it is Marco Polo airport and if anyone can help I would really appreciate it thanks.

@Cantdecidewhich What happened OP? How did you get this sorted? Got a trip to Italy booked and now tests are required from the UK. Thanks

I'm in Italy. They are testing in some airports but you need to check what your airline is saying. As far as I know, the airport testing isn't for passengers coming in from countries on the list who must being the medical certificate with them. That's what the Alitalia website says, I guess it's the same for others.

Just checked the proposed new ruling. At the moment and until the 15th it's at proposal stage so may change, but doubtful.
You need either: to have done a test and received negative results 72 hours before entering OR be tested at the airport when you arrive.
Individual airlines will decide if they want to insist on passengers already having the test results before flying.

Thanks @TheSeedsOfADream Are you on holiday or do you live in Italy? I’m concerned that there are reports saying people who test positive in Italy are put in quarantine hotels until they have two negative tests - which apparently can take weeks? Also, there are plans to test passengers before they fly out of Italy, with the same quarantine applying, although this hasn’t been introduced yet? We are due to fly in two weeks. Been looking forward to this trip for 18 months, but it just doesn’t sound feasible now 😔

you need to check what your airline is saying.

^ Very much this...

FWIW some airlines are offering a discount on the cost of pre-departure testing.

I live here. I checked the proposed DPCM which is the draft of the latest emergency law, that was all it says regarding countries put on the list
I haven't heard anything about quarantine hotels- I'd imagine, but don't know, you would just be refused entry and put on the next flight back- the airport tests are the quick ones.
Unless it's something again to do with specific airlines or specific countries I've not heard anything about the testing on exit either, sorry.
Which area are you going to?
Everything is open, and thus far (touch wood) no talk even of local lockdown (though a couple of regional governors are threatening it)

We’re flying into Pisa for a week in Tuscany. I had thought they’d just refuse entry, but - and it seems obvious I guess? - there are reports in the press saying people who test positive can’t get back on a plane, but are held in quarantine until they test negative twice. Nobody would want someone positive for COVID getting back on a plane? The foreign office website says people testing positive will be quarantined on arrival for up to several weeks:

www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/italy/entry-requirements

I suppose so. Thinking about it.
In your shoes I'd get it done before coming that's for sure.

I haven't heard anything about quarantine hotels- I'd imagine, but don't know, you would just be refused entry and put on the next flight back- the airport tests are the quick ones.

The problem with that is the airlines aren't going to want to expose themselves to the possibility/liability of having to wait until all the inbound passengers have been screened and then possibly have to return an unknown number of passengers straight back to the point of departure...

I suspect to save the hassle they might want proof of a negative test prior to departure - something that is already a requirement for passengers and crew on some of few Long Haul departures leaving the UK these days.