Travelling to the UK from Ireland

Meisiekind81 wrote: »

Wonder if anyone that traveled to the UK from Dublin recently can help. I'm flying to Birmingham and need to travel by train to Nottingham. Was there any Covid or immigration checks in the UK or is it same as always? If there were, how long did it take? Just need to know what time to book my train.
Thanks

Where does it say you have to upload a ‘receipt’ of your locator form to the app?

I’ve got to fly to England on Wednesday and I’ve my DCC which I’ve uploaded to the Covid tracker app for scanning, got an email from RyanAir this morning saying I’ve to upload the DCC to my booking when checking in. Then when I’ve downloaded my boarding card pass to my phone it shows as ‘Covid documentation uploaded’ but still the standard QR boarding code.

Nothing about uploading a receipt of locator form, this is the information they sent:

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This is your last chance reminder to ensure you aware of all mandatory travel requirements before you fly. It is each passenger’s responsibility to check local requirements before travelling. - If you have an EU Digital Covid Travel Certificate, you must bring it with you. If you have been issued with your cert, please remember to upload it when you are checking-in on Ryanair.com/the app – additionally you must print it out and bring it with you to the airport.

- If you do not have EU Digital Covid Travel Certificate yet, you must comply with local travel requirements, for all countries that you fly to. See our Travel Advisory for more.

- Passenger locator forms (if required) must be completed fully and correctly. They will be requested at the airport. Click here for forms.

- Make sure you have your face mask(s). They are mandatory in the airport and onboard your flight. Some countries require passengers to wear surgical or FFP2 face masks at the airport and onboard the aircraft. 

Failure to present mandatory documentation may result in your travel/entry being denied by local authorities and in some cases, may result in a fine by local authorities of up to 500.00 EUR. Please ensure that you arrive a minimum of 2.5 hours prior to departure and have all mandatory travel documents prepared, ready for inspection at your departure airport.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused by these travel restrictions and document requirements, these government-imposed restrictions are outside of our control.

Kind regards, 

Ryanair Customer Care

I don’t understand this receipt you’re talking about. What receipt? The locator form is just a form, you either print it or show the border guard it on your phone.

Ah right, so you mean the emailed passenger locator form. You don’t need to upload this to the RyanAir app, you just show the order guard the email.

You also don’t need to upload the DCC to the RyanAir app; they just added that feature as at the time the Gov hadn’t come up with a digital solution.

Nope that’s not right!

If you’re flying from the U.K. as of today and are fully vaccinated, you need to:

—Complete a passenger locator form

—Carry your DCC

If you’re not vaccinated you need:

—A negative PCR test no older than 72 hours

—A passenger locator form

Thanks

Anyone get fully vaccinated in the UK and then travel to Ireland after?

Are they able to scan the NHS QR codes as proof of vaccination?

Im doing a PCR prior, obviously, but just curious about the vaccine part.

Really don't want to potentially carry any of that delta variant home.

Appreciate the response regarding the QR.

Cheers.

Yes, that's not really a helpful attitude to have.

Im under no illusions that I can still carry it even whilst fully vaccinated.

You’ve never needed a negative test to enter the U.K.

You’ll need to complete a passenger locator form for coming back here to show to the border guards.

Also, according to here - https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/77952-government-advice-on-international-travel/#passengers-arriving-into-ireland-from-outside-eu-iceland-lichtenstein-norway-switzerland

You may need to do this as you’ve no DCC as nobody knows if we’ll accept the vaccination card as proof, and you won’t technically be fully vaccinated.

• present evidence of a negative result from a RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival into the country
• self-quarantine for 14 days
• if you receive a negative result from a RT-PCR test taken from day 5 onwards after arrival into Ireland, you will be able to leave quarantine

Edited to add, you don’t say when you’re coming back, could you get on to the helpline and sort your DCC (apparently they’re saying 72 hours to get the email once you speak to them) and then if you’re coming back after the 24th you’re covered anyway 👍

You’re right, I missed that, thanks

In that case it could get quite awkward!

There are no checks for flying between Ireland and the UK for anything! Chill out man 😀

Nothing required going to U.K. but assume you’re aware of what’s needed to come back yeah?

Flew to Stansted from Cork on Wednesday and no checks either side, same as normal.

Flew back this morning and twas carnage. Shortage of security staff so only 5 lines open.

Ryanair check your Covid cert/PCR test/Locator Form and give you a ticket that it’s all checked then you go and queue as normal, you then give it back when they scan your pass and check your passport. Only issue was my 2nd Pfizer was on the 12th and your wan was all like ‘is that 14 days’ I said erm no it’s 7 days for Pfizer in Ireland so it’s grand. She then went on to say am I on the Cork flight isn’t a Ireland part of ‘us’ now!!!!! I mean Jaysus WTAF!! She works for RyanAir ffs!

Cork wasn’t the normal short queue as they’re then checking the same on arrival so slow going through security but only like a minute or two per person, just long queues.