Have you taken a Covid test before travelling to/from Spain? Let us know the details so we can help others - Page 4

We travelled from Villamartin to Wales on 4th August. Antigen test from the clinic above the pharmacy at Cabo Roig (€30) paper certificate within 10 mins. booking a few days before is essential.  We then paid £88 to NHS Wales for the day 2 test, booked 2 days before travel (only provider in Wales) details on UGov site, it arrived just after us and we posted it back and received an email a day later.  We had our EU vaccination certificate (both on phone and paper copy) which we showed at the Ryanair checking desk.  All very smooth but would allow an extra hour at the airport for all the security measures.

24/7 leaving the uk - passenger locator form, proof of double jab

Leaving villa Martin 8/8 - I had pre book an antigen test at Quiron salud  Torrevieja 40euros turn up had a little wait but then straight through. Test results in 30mjns printed out.  Also had to complete passenger locator form online 48hrs before departure recording the day two test we had to pre book for when we returned home to the uk.

Had to show Ryan air proof of locator form. Double jab and negative test results.

Arrived into bham to show locator form only.

TESTS: once in villamartin we tried to book more local pharmacy rather than having to go to the hospital.(20mins drive very easy to find)

DAM booked but cancelled few days later!!!!

I then booked My husband into la fuente pharmacy and all was good. Again 40 euros.

Hope this helps 

Hello we are hopefully travelling to Albir Costa Blanca can some one tell me where we can get our PCR tests done thanks 

Hi Kerry31;

Hope you have a nice time in Albir.

Are you referring to the PCRs after you return to the UK.?

Regards

Ray

Under current restrictions, if you are double vaccinated at least 14 days before travelling to Spain, you don't need a PCR test to enter the country, just proof of your vaccinations & a completed Spanish Health Control Form: https://www.spth.gob.es/

If you're not fully vaccinated, then you need a negative covid test to be taken in the UK before travel. There's more info on which tests are accepted & when they need to be done half-way down this page: https://www.spth.gob.es/faq?tab=2

Also under current guidelines, a negative Antigen test must be taken in Spain no-more than three days before flying back to the UK. There are a number of posts in this thread suggesting places that do this, so please search for one close to where you are staying.

However, depending upon the length of your stay, the rules may change...

I had to do test PCR test before leaving England as one of my vaccinations was the Indian astra zeneca and could find no details as to whether Spain would except this.

Used company called Dante and cost £49 did this 48 hours before flight and got results about 3 hours before we flew.

We also bought two day 2 tests from Dante as you need this reference for your government locator form on return. Cost £49 each. You also have to register this before you fly.

In Santa Pola we booked our antigen test at the policlincia (near castle) a week before they were due  they cost €29 euros each we got results by email within 8 hours by email and uploaded this certificate to ryanair.

You have to do your Spain health form 48 hours before arrival into Spain and we printed this off as you need a QR code on there and also uploaded it to ryanair.

We also printed off our vaccination record from the NHS app to show and upload.

Alicante checks all this on arrival and takes your temperature.

On return back to England ( we were Sunday 8th)  the government locator form has to be done 48 hours before arrival into the UK. You have to have your day 2 tests core to put on there and various info. It does take about 15-20 mins to complete.You get the submitted form back as an pdf email. Upload this and your antigen (LFT) test to you flight provider.

At airport check in they check your documents (antigen and gov locator form) we then got given a ticket to show the boarding staff all was in place.

When boarding they checked again that we had the two forms needed. If you don't have the gov locator form you have to do it there and then as they won't let you in the flight.

When We arrived at Bristol only passports checked.

Spain  seemed to do all the work.

All links are in your flight provider or the gov website. It does take time but we have to do it.

Julie 

We came back on the 5th of August, we arranged the pre departure tests at Imed clinic in Murcia Centro Comercial Nueva Condomina opposite Leroy Merlyn, carefull there are a couple of leroy Merlyns in Murcia. It was 40Euros each results within 10 mins. You get Email results, we asked for a printed version too just in case. My wife flew back from Alicante and wasn't asked for the test results. I came back on the ferry from Santander and was asked for the printed-out of the results.

We both arranged the post 2 day PCR tests on the UK Gov website through Corona Focus. I did mine on Saturday the 7th of August, but didn't get the result until this morning (12th aUG), what a joke the testing is. Someone is making a lot of money for nothing.....

I use imed at torreviaje when travelling back to UK 

40 euros. Book and pay online. 

Very easy at the test centre just walk in at the appointed time bottom of the corridor last door on the left. 

They also have a walk in clinic if you can't book an appointment. All the time slots were gone for when I wanted. 

I just turned up at 1.30pm there was a long queue but they did test us. 

Don't forget your passport for I'd. results back  in 15mins by txt and email. Lamp antigen test I took. 

Hi i dont know if this is the correct place to ask .I am going to the uk on saturday but only for 5 days .I am a uk passport holder and live in spain and have vacine cert issued in spain whicgh is where i recieved my jabs . Im not sure if i ve done the passenger locator form correctly . It says on the form

do you have a address in the uk where you will stay for the first ten days in the uk . 

I answered yes as i have a hotel hotel but just for 5 days as its just a short trip . Is this ok as i didnt have a option for 5 days .I obviously have my day 2 test booked for a clinic and im guessing the form says ten days just incase i test positive . Is this ok 

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Secondly the form when i printed it out after it was submitted says at the top amber 

vacine status   declared full / exempt        does that appear to be correct ?

if anyone has any experience and knowledge it would be much appreciated 

I had an antigen test costing 40  euros at the imed clinic in Moraira.  I booked on line or you can ring them.  Very efficient service and was in and out in half hour.  My test was on 1st August.

They email results with in an hour, which you can print off to show at the airport.

The antigen test was accepted with no issues.