Pcr travel test

There was a thread on here a while back, the Pharmacy at Punta Prima or the Medical centre by the Pharmacy in Cabo Riog are doing them, sorry I have no other details.

Might be worth a phone call before going to either place to check this is still the case.

Hi there have been many requests for information on we’re to get Covid tests on this forum, and many people have given excellent responses, so I would suggest you put “ Covid tests for travel” in the search atea

Hi,

I’ve recently had a PCR test done at my local IMED hospital. It cost €120 which also included an antigen test. It was a very efficient service. Have a look and see if you have an Imed hospital local yo you. It was easy to book an appointment online to.

Best wishes 

Kim

We used imed  hospital in Torrevieja it’s by the cinema/habaneras just off the 332.

We paid 120€ for the PCR and antigen test (they charge 110€ just for pcr but we thought we may as well see if we had antibodies showing!)

You can go online (search imedhospitales/test) on the morning you want the test and book/pay for a time to suit you and when you arrive go straight in rather than wait in the queue outside of people who have opted to just turn up to pay and wait.

They were very efficient and my husband and I were done and back out really quickly. The results of the antigen are sent within the hour and they say the pcr test results will be with you the next day, however we had ours before midnight the same day.

Hope this helps

Sharon

Hi 

It depends are where you are travelling and how  as to which test you need.

We drove home to the uk last week and needed a PCR to drive into France that test covered us for entry into the UK.

We had our test at Quiron Salud for €98 euros we received a text in the evening advising result and then went back to the hospital the next morning to collect a hard copy certificate and set off from there. The time of analysis ( on the certificate)  starts the 72 hour clicking so we had ample time to drive and stop over in 2 hotels one in Spain and one in France. We arrived at Calais for the tunnel and crossed by 4pm ( fewer trains and delays because of checking paperwork)

Travellers who are flying or coming by ferry from Spain avoiding France completely can have a lateral flow test ( antigen test) at local pharmacies and at the imed hospital in Torrevieja  with result in 15 mins. The pharmacy at Fuente and Cabo Roig do them for €50.

Other eu countrirs are asking for testing so it's worth checking which test is needed..

We were worried the uk might put Spain on the 'red list ' and that is still an issue I understand with a decision due on Weds this week.

Stay safe everyone. Stay well. 

does anyone know if a lateral flow covid test will be ok to travel to france and the UK as losing 24 hours waiting for a test only leaves 48 hours to get back to the UK whilst driving

can you please tell me how far you drove the first day or where did you stay for your first stop then the second? thanks

If you look at “carol19” no to enter France you must have the expensive PCR test which gets you into the U.K. provided you do it within the 72hr time frame from the point of dep

Hi France require a pcr test as per my previous post.

We had our test at the hospital 'quiron salud'  at 12md Weds and and received the result by text at 10 30pm. The cost was €98. We picked up a hard copy at 9am on Thursday and drove to Calais for the eurotunnel having 2 overnight hotel stops.  

The 72 hours starts from the analysis time on the certificate, for us that was  9pm Weds giving us ample time to make the trip and catch the train at 4pm on Saturday.

The pcr is accepted for entry to the uk.