Travelling from Ireland to uk in few days

[kissmelittleass]

Flying from Ireland to uk on Wednesday for a week so after Boris's announcement this evening does that mean myself and my dd now have to pay to get a pcr in the uk within two days of arrival and stay in until we get the results?? On returning to Ireland will I need to do the same?
Totally up in the air now don't know what to do I was going over to see parents with Xmas presents and now don't know whether they go or not?
I have no idea if the pcr in uk is required if your coming from Ireland?
Anyone understand what the heck's going on please enlighten me!

Ahh unfortunately the area I'm staying in the Boots doesn't offer this service it's only at selected boots stores unfortunately

Does anyone know from what age children need to have an test? I’m flying Edinburgh to Dublin on the 26th with a 9 and 7 year old? Do they need tested?

Does the airport you're flying from in UK offer them? I was looking at this last night, as we literally booked flights to/from UK for next week just as the news came on TV to say rules had changed.

We can get 1 hour antigen tests at the airport in the UK, so if we allow time for that, I think it might be most convenient option.

They are about £40 I think.

They do but the earliest appointment is 8am and our flight is at 8.50am so not enough time. There a place in Glasgow that do them, but we’d need to go on Christmas Eve to be within the 48hr window. Just can’t find any info on whether the children need them or not??

@JoeCrackers

Children 11 and under are exempt according to yesterday's update here:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/77952-government-advice-on-international-travel/#exemptions-from-testing-requirements

Christmas Eve is a long time away yet though (in the world of changing rules) - they might change it again (in your favour) before then.

Oh excellent thank you for that. Hopefully they do, just wanted to book and forget about it not have to spend the next 3 weeks watching the news for changes. When I flew to Dublin in September I had my passenger locator form and vaccine cert ready to show and they didn’t even look at it at passport control so probably expense for nothing but not worth the chance

So, as I understand it, we have to do tests to get into Ireland (five of us travelling at Christmas - gah!) but currently nothing is required to get back into the UK (Common Travel Area etc etc).

For now, at least. Just waiting for the drawbridge to be pulled up, and we won't be going at all......

How does that affect those teens who have had one jab?

How does one go about proving that they have had a vaccination and if they have only had one does that then mean they need a RT/PCR.?

@taczilla if a teen or anyone has just had one vaccine then you need to a pcr to go to Ireland but as in mine and my dd case we live in Ireland and are currently in uk returning to uk end of next week and as we are both double vaccinated we can do a antigen test as long as it is done by a professional, we are getting ours done in a medix pharmacy and the cost of a antigen is costing us 80 pound each, in the summer I had to pay for a pcr for my dd and it cost 130 pounds!! Scandalous prices!!

That should read we are returning to Ireland at the end of next week

Antigen tests are £30
In boots in the Uk

@Carriemac not all Boots are doing them though we have two Boots in area we are staying in here in the uk and neither of them do them so the cheapest and only option I have in this area is the medix pharmacy at 80 pounds per antigen test.

Does anyone know if the Common Travel Area will still apply for travelling back from Ireland to the UK?

We're going over to Dublin to DH's parents for Xmas, on the ferry. DH and I are fully jabbed, and have booked a PCR for DD12, and are booking antigen tests for DH and I to get into Ireland. I can't find anything though on whether the UK's new travel rules include the CTA, for when we come back?

www.rte.ie/news/world/2021/1204/1264855-uk-travel/

@YouLando

Looks like no ( for now)

@taczilla
Thanks very much, so will keep fingers crossed it stays that way 🤞🤞

That's so expensive !
I flew to Dublin yesterday and no one even looked a my test results , although tow people were turned away (in Birmingham airport) as their antigen tests were out If time by 2 hours

The DCs aren't much bothered about the cost of the tests (thank you Bank of Mum & Dad) - they are more pissed off about the pub restrictions in Ireland now. Limited options for boozing with cousins!

INCOMING RANT

I have just booked myself and DH into a clinic in Guildford to have antigens done. £39 each

They close at 3.00, so we have to take DS to a different clinic after work for twice the price, in order to sail on the 22nd.

I COULD FLY INTO BELFAST AND DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD IT MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE, NOT A JOT OF SENSE.

RANT OVER.

I just paid online earlier for myself and dd at 80 pounds per anigen test so 160 pounds it's cost me .. now let's see what's gone out of my bank in euros ffs

They verse even glanced a mine test results in Dublin - I sailed through the e passport gates

Anyone who's had a test (antigen specifically although it probably doesn't matter) was it on the list of eu approved tests? Apparently the tests have to be on the eu approved list but it's hard to find a clinic that does them & I haven't seen anyone mention it or be worried about it here?

Hello, just wanted to jump in and ask. Travelling to ireland xmas eve

So we would get antigen test done up to 48hours before flight then a test on return on day 2. NOW I see we have to get a test 2 days before we return home to scotland 🤦‍♀️

Going to cost us a fortune! Wondering If driving would be easier into N.Ireland and down.

@kissmelittleass that’s so expensive, cant believe the difference in price. I’ve paid £35 each for me and DH to get ours done in Glasgow on Christmas Eve. Hate that I can’t relax and enjoy Christmas cos I’ll be worrying about it

You won't need day 2 tests returning form Ireland - because of common travel area