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Travel From Spain through France to get the eurotunnel

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:33pm
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Hi

We are currently staying in Altea and will be hoping to travel home by car on the 25th of April.  We are concerned about stories of cars being turned away from the french border. Does anyone have any advice. 

Thanks

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:41pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:41pm

I have read on here something about a travel document needed for travel from Spain into France to the uk, if i recall its something on the British government travel advice website? Sorry I can’t be more helpful, good luck.

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:56pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:56pm

Peter3473 wrote on Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:41pm:

I have read on here something about a travel document needed for travel from Spain into France to the uk, if i recall its something on the British government travel advice website? Sorry I can’t be more helpful, good luck.

Try www.gov.uk website, travel France if found there is a travel document required?

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:59pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:59pm

Peter3473 wrote on Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:41pm:

I have read on here something about a travel document needed for travel from Spain into France to the uk, if i recall its something on the British government travel advice website? Sorry I can’t be more helpful, good luck.

Thank you!

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:34pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:34pm

Mark1234b wrote on Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:59pm:

Thank you!

I think the travel document is called attestation? On the government website travel to fr

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:49pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:49pm

Peter3473 wrote on Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:34pm:

I think the travel document is called attestation? On the government website travel to fr

Thank you, just found it. Hopefully be more relaxed by then but who knows.

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:01pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:01pm

Hi Peter and Mark,

As the form you are discussing may well be helpful for other forum members with similar travel plans, could I ask you to post a link to it in this thread please?

Many thanks and kind regards,

Kim

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:07pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:07pm

Kimmy11 wrote on Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:01pm:

Hi Peter and Mark,

As the form you are discussing may well be helpful for other forum members with similar travel plans, could I ask you to post a link to it in this thread please?

 

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Many thanks and kind regards,

Kim

Hi, just read this on bbc website so main concern of not being allowed through border alleviated. 

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:18pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:18pm

I drove up Tuesday morning crossing the border around 7pm for yesterday’s Roscoff to Plymouth sailing. I went up the A23 leaving it close to the border for the N-330 at Jaca and that becomes the N134 after going thru the border tunnel near Canfranc. Had to wait for 20mins at Spanish side and was led through the tunnel in an escorted convoy to the French side where no questions were asked. That was 2 days ago though when Macron made the lockdown announcement. That might have tightened a bit since. 

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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:20am

So can you still travel still now to the French border to go to England? Then go on the Chunnel if you aren’t booked on it? As I thought the borders were closed in Spain? So I’m totally confused!!! Sarah 

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