Here is what you need when travelling by air or sea to Spain from the UK:
Always check the most up to date information on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain/entry-requirements
Testing and vaccination requirements for arrivals from the UK
The Spanish government requires all arrivals to Spain from the UK (excluding children under the age of 12 years old) to present on entry one of the following:
proof of being fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to arrival in Spain (date(s) of vaccination must be specified), with a vaccine authorised by the European Medicines Agency or by the World Health Organisation. Spain will accept the UK’s solutions to demonstrate your COVID vaccination status. Your NHS appointment card from vaccination centres is not designed to be used as proof of vaccination and should not be used to demonstrate your vaccine status.
ORdocumentation certifying that you have undertaken a COVID-19 nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT - e.g. PCR, TMA, LAMP or NEAR) within 72 hours prior to arrival in Spain and tested negative. Antigen tests can only be used in certain limited circumstances (as outlined in section ‘k’ of the ‘Entry requirements for entry in Spain from third countries’ on the Spanish Ministry of Health ‘Travel and COVID-19’ page) and are not accepted if you are travelling from the UK to Spain for tourism purposes (see Reason for travel to Spain below for further information).
Documents can be in either English, Spanish, French or German and in paper or electronic format. All documents must specify the name and surname of the passenger. See ‘Entry requirements for entry in Spain from third countries’ section ‘k.’ on the Spanish Ministry of Health ‘Travel and COVID-19’ page for details regarding proof of vaccination and the types of diagnostic tests that can be presented when travelling to Spain from the UK.
You must also complete and sign an Online Health Control Form
All passengers (including children under 12 years old) travelling by air or sea must complete and sign an online Health Control Form no more than 48 hours prior to travel. See Arrival by air or sea for details.
Further rules may apply if you have travelled to a country on Spain’s list of ‘risk’ countries in the 14 days prior to travel to Spain. See Testing requirements if travelling from a ‘risk country’."
Health control form website
You can send your Health Control Form online 48 hours before you travel to Spain using the following link: https://www.spth.gob.es/
Certificates of recovery not currently accepted for arrivals from the UK
Certificates of recovery - a medical document certifying that you have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months prior to travel - is not currently accepted for arrivals from the UK. See the Spanish Ministry of Health ‘Travel and COVID-19’ page for details.
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Travelling back from Spain to England
The entry requirements when you travel back to England are different from the above, especially around testing. We have put together advice on this on the following link: List of Covid test providers in Costa Blanca for travel from Spain: PCR / Antigen / Lateral flow tests
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This is what we done for the following trip to Spain
For a family of 4 all age over 16
2 adults double jabbed
1st of kids 16 years old no jabs
2nd of kids 22 years old 1 x jab
Before left
Ordered Fit to fly tests for 2 children online booking drive thro at Gatwick airport generally results back by 10pm following day ours were quicker do state can take up to 48 hours cost £59 each ( not required for anyone double jabbed )
Got evidence of both jabs for 2 adults from nhs website online takes a few minutes and recieved email to verify also asked for a paper version Recieved within 3 days ( states on website can take up to 5 days to receive ) for fit to fly
Ordered following kits for return ( need the codes of kits for return to uk passenger locator forms )
2 no 2 x day test kits from Dante labs for the 2 x double jabbed adults cost £49 each
2 no kids no double jabbed 2 x 2 and 8 day test kits £79 each
Leave kits at home for testing on return use code sent on payment email on return to uk passenger locator form
fill in Spanish passenger locator form done the family version- once complete you get a email with qr codes can’t complete form til 48 hours before flight
This was all we needed before leaving uk and entry into Spain
Went using easy jet - very good service and quick booking in
Checked Spanish locator form and evidence of jabs / fit to fly paperwork when booking in
On arrival in Spain again checked passenger locator form - want to see the qr codes to scan
All very straight foward and quick
Helpful if you have paper copies of Spanish locator forms and nhs cert saves trying find your emails etc
Return to uk
Need -
Fill in uk passenger locator form from gov website again cannot complete til 48 hours prio to departure
Get antigen test done with 72 hours of departure
We were in Benidorm costs vary from 19€ to 40 €
We never booked our tests but most of the companies give you the option we had ours done on the morning of departure ( flew at 10pm in evening ) takes minutes used imed hospital great service girls there fill in the form details for you can pay card or cash €40 recieved results in 5 mins ( state 15 to 30 mins result back ) take your passport as need your details for the paperwork
imed hospital Benidorm open 8-8 / 7 days a week
Again you get by email best to print off - easier at airport
When returning
Had to show psssenger locator form uk version and the evidence of negative antigen test at check in and boarding
When at border control straight thro ( my son vent to Majorca the week before and locator forms were again checked at Gatwick border control )
Now home just have to take 2 / 8 day tests respectively and kids have to isolate
Summary a lot of hassle but it is what it is
Entry and exit pretty easy as long as you have the tests in place and paperwork
note at check in both ways your given a slip need this when boarding means all Covid checks complete don’t lose it or you start again and they won’t let you board plane
This is done on both trips departure and return
Cost wise about £500 plus in tests for the 4
costs reduced if you are double jabbed by around £80 / person
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:12am
Hi All, thanks for the invaluable info as normal.
I have a question that I hope someone can answer please. I am one of the people that had the Indian variant vaccine and I am due to go to Spain in late September.
I know that Spain have accepted it but we were planning to travel into Portugal if it is amber to visit friends. Does anyone know if this vaccine has been accepted by Portugal now as I was told that they were one of the countries that wouldn’t accept this as proof of vac
Posted: Mon Oct 4, 2021 7:45am
Our daughter is flying from the UK to stay with us. Do we need to send an invite.
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:17pm
"Do you mean "Returning to UK". Maybe returning to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, the rules are different?
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:56am
Helpful member
Is it still compulsory for Scottish residents to complete an antigen test 48hrs b4 travelling to Aberdeen from Spain?....& have a day2 test ref no to complete the locator form?
I return 28th Oct & hanging back to see if these will be abolished for double jabbed peeps?
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:41pm
Helpful member
Does anybody know what the requirements are if you want to fly from Spain to the Balearics islands, like Majorca. Do you need another Spanish health form ? TIA. Ian
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:55pm
Swampie wrote on Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:12am:
This is what we done for the following trip to Spain
For a family of 4 all age over 16
Read more...
2 adults double jabbed
1st of kids 16 years old no jabs
2nd of kids 22 years old 1 x jab
Before left
Ordered Fit to fly tests for 2 children online booking drive thro at Gatwick airport generally results back by 10pm following day ours were quicker do state can take up to 48 hours cost £59 each ( not required for anyone double jabbed )
Got evidence of both jabs for 2 adults from nhs website online takes a few minutes and recieved email to verify also asked for a paper version Recieved within 3 days ( states on website can take up to 5 days to receive ) for fit to fly
Ordered following kits for return ( need the codes of kits for return to uk passenger locator forms )
2 no 2 x day test kits from Dante labs for the 2 x double jabbed adults cost £49 each
2 no kids no double jabbed 2 x 2 and 8 day test kits £79 each
Leave kits at home for testing on return use code sent on payment email on return to uk passenger locator form
fill in Spanish passenger locator form done the family version- once complete you get a email with qr codes can’t complete form til 48 hours before flight
This was all we needed before leaving uk and entry into Spain
Went using easy jet - very good service and quick booking in
Checked Spanish locator form and evidence of jabs / fit to fly paperwork when booking in
On arrival in Spain again checked passenger locator form - want to see the qr codes to scan
All very straight foward and quick
Helpful if you have paper copies of Spanish locator forms and nhs cert saves trying find your emails etc
Return to uk
Need -
Fill in uk passenger locator form from gov website again cannot complete til 48 hours prio to departure
Get antigen test done with 72 hours of departure
We were in Benidorm costs vary from 19€ to 40 €
We never booked our tests but most of the companies give you the option we had ours done on the morning of departure ( flew at 10pm in evening ) takes minutes used imed hospital great service girls there fill in the form details for you can pay card or cash €40 recieved results in 5 mins ( state 15 to 30 mins result back ) take your passport as need your details for the paperwork
imed hospital Benidorm open 8-8 / 7 days a weekAgain you get by email best to print off - easier at airport
When returning
Had to show psssenger locator form uk version and the evidence of negative antigen test at check in and boarding
When at border control straight thro ( my son vent to Majorca the week before and locator forms were again checked at Gatwick border control )
Now home just have to take 2 / 8 day tests respectively and kids have to isolate
Summary a lot of hassle but it is what it is
Entry and exit pretty easy as long as you have the tests in place and paperwork
note at check in both ways your given a slip need this when boarding means all Covid checks complete don’t lose it or you start again and they won’t let you board planeThis is done on both trips departure and return
Cost wise about £500 plus in tests for the 4
costs reduced if you are double jabbed by around £80 / person
Hi what did you put on locator as area traveling
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:47pm
Just travelled from UK via Euro Tunnel, through France/Spain to Gandia. (Within last ten days)
Two Adults (both fully CoViD vaccinated) and Bedlington Terrier (Animal Health Certification ~ £130)
Asked at Folkestone to show Vaccination Certificates and AHC, otherwise straight journey through France into Spain.
If there is any advice that we can help with, please just ask ~ Paul & Bev
We have booked a visit to Spain on Dec 2 to April 3 are we over staying our permitted day's and what would be the consequences???
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