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Travelling with my dog to spain

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:53pm
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nawaar08

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Dear friends 

I’m planning travelling to spain with my dog

Can you please tell me what to do? Is there any website I can search? 

I really appreciate your help 🙏

Anne1939

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:41am

Anne1939

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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:41am

Hi, assuming that you are travelling from the U.K, have a look here:

https://www.gov.uk/taking-your-pet-abroad

https://www.gov.uk/bring-pet-to-great-britain

Regards 

Anne

ALI666

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:51pm

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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:51pm

Hi I live in Ireland am moving to Spain I got quoted over 3000 euro to bring my German Shepherd on plane only Aer Lingus do it.  I now have decided to drive.  Ferry from Ireland to Cadiz with dog friendly cabin.  Not sure of price yet it be lot cheaper.  Plus my dog would panic being stuck in a crate on a plane. I know from UK you can go on ferry also to France with pets.  I hope you get sorted please let us know how you get on.  Good Luck.

Davee57

Posted: Sun Jan 1, 2023 8:53pm

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Posted: Sun Jan 1, 2023 8:53pm

So easy using Eurotunnel and as a stopover in France I use the Accor Group hotels, most welcome digs. I would recommend when in Spain finding a local vet and getting a pet passport. It cost us 50 euros including the mandatory rabies jab. You need tapeworm treatment every time you return with pooch to the UK. UK pet certificate is around £250 plus all the treatments need to be up to date. They only last 3 months the EU pet passport lasts the life of your pet. Another Brexit rip off as you can see if you regularly visit Spain the £250’s would soon mount up! Hope this helps. 

ALI666

Posted: Sun Jan 1, 2023 9:48pm

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Posted: Sun Jan 1, 2023 9:48pm

Davee57 wrote on Sun Jan 1, 2023 8:53pm:

So easy using Eurotunnel and as a stopover in France I use the Accor Group hotels, most welcome digs. I would recommend when in Spain finding a local vet and getting a pet passport. It cost us 50 euros including the mandatory rabies jab. You need tapeworm treatment every time you return with pooc...

...h to the UK. UK pet certificate is around £250 plus all the treatments need to be up to date. They only last 3 months the EU pet passport lasts the life of your pet. Another Brexit rip off as you can see if you regularly visit Spain the £250’s would soon mount up! Hope this helps. 

I live in Ireland so no Eurotunnel I'd have to get Ferry to UK

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Davee57

Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2023 9:43am

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Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2023 9:43am

ALI666 wrote on Sun Jan 1, 2023 9:48pm:

I live in Ireland so no Eurotunnel I'd have to get Ferry to UK

In your case you’re lucky to be a European citizen so should be easy and less expensive. I was replying to Nawaar who I assumed like me was a UK resident and is likely to incur £250 a trip pet certificates plus all the ancillary vet costs.

Make your pet a EU pet, get a European pet passport and save some cash. Your pet will have more freedom of movement than any UK resident. 

ALI666

Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2023 12:45pm

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Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2023 12:45pm

Davee57 wrote on Mon Jan 2, 2023 9:43am:

In your case you’re lucky to be a European citizen so should be easy and less expensive. I was replying to Nawaar who I assumed like me was a UK resident and is likely to incur £250 a trip pet certificates plus all the ancillary vet costs.

Make your pet a EU pet, get a European pet passport and save some cash. Your pet will have more freedom of movement than any UK resident. ...

...

Hi thanks.  It's the journey that is the problem we can't fly her costs 3000+ and only one airline do it.  So we have to drive no other way round it.  The ferry 24 hrs.  Yes it is easier we have EU citizenship.  Thanks for your comments.

Regards Alison

nawaar08

Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2023 4:26pm

nawaar08

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Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2023 4:26pm

Davee57 wrote on Sun Jan 1, 2023 8:53pm:

So easy using Eurotunnel and as a stopover in France I use the Accor Group hotels, most welcome digs. I would recommend when in Spain finding a local vet and getting a pet passport. It cost us 50 euros including the mandatory rabies jab. You need tapeworm treatment every time you return with pooc...

...h to the UK. UK pet certificate is around £250 plus all the treatments need to be up to date. They only last 3 months the EU pet passport lasts the life of your pet. Another Brexit rip off as you can see if you regularly visit Spain the £250’s would soon mount up! Hope this helps. 

Thanks a lo

Jane1965

Posted: Wed Jan 4, 2023 10:23pm

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Posted: Wed Jan 4, 2023 10:23pm

ALI666 wrote on Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:51pm:

Hi I live in Ireland am moving to Spain I got quoted over 3000 euro to bring my German Shepherd on plane only Aer Lingus do it.  I now have decided to drive.  Ferry from Ireland to Cadiz with dog friendly cabin.  Not sure of price yet it be lot cheaper.  Plus my dog would pani...

...c being stuck in a crate on a plane. I know from UK you can go on ferry also to France with pets.  I hope you get sorted please let us know how you get on.  Good Luck.

This is all helpful to me as I bought my home Feb 2022 and want my Stafi with me as I'm lost without her. 

Thanks for your guidance

Jane

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