Covid-19 Guidance on Travel-Related Issues

Sixteen major airlines have committed to provide better information to passengers and issue refunds in 7 days in case of flight cancellations.

The Greek authorities have extended all Covid-19 aviation directives that concern flights and arrivals to Greece from abroad.

The European Council removed Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Moldova from its safe list for non-essential travel into the EU.

EU, EEA and Swiss citizens from October 1 can enter the UK only if they hold a valid passport, according to the British authorities.

The Biden administration will allow fully vaccinated travelers from the EU, the UK and other countries to enter the United States from early November.

From October 4, the Covid-19 rules for international travel to England will change from the red, amber, green traffic light system to a single red list of countries.

Restrictions on all international air arrivals to Greece have been extended, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority’s (HCAA) updated Covid-19 directives.

Unvaccinated people in Greece must now have a negative Covid-19 rapid antigen test result to travel between regions on airplanes, ferries, trains and buses.

The Greek authorities have updated the rules that passengers must follow in order to travel on domestic flights to all destinations in Greece.

Greece has extended its Covid-19 aviation directives concerning flights and arrivals from abroad until September 17.

Germany no longer considers the Greek regions of Crete and South Aegean as high risk areas for Covid-19, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases.

Six countries, including Albania, Serbia and Japan, have been removed from the list of safe third countries for non-essential travel into the EU.

While a number of EU countries are imposing additional Covid-19 travel restrictions on US visitors, Greece is making it clear that it has no intention of excluding American arrivals.

Unvaccinated people in Greece from September 13 will need a negative Covid-19 rapid antigen test result to travel between regions by plane, ferry, bus, or train.

The Greek authorities have extended the Covid-19 rules for passengers traveling on domestic flights between the mainland and the islands.

Greece is among the European countries that have not followed an EU recommendation to curb nonessential travel for visitors from the US.

Greece is now allowing travelers from Chinese Taipei to cross its borders and also extended all Covid-19 travel rules for international arrivals.

The European Council removed the United States and Israel from its list of safe third countries for non-essential travel into the EU.

The rules that all passengers must follow to travel from/to the Greek islands on domestic flights have been extended until September 6.

Unvaccinated travelers entering Greece from 16 countries are required to take a Covid-19 test on arrival, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.