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Full list of travel corridor countries from 28 July – UK government updates list of “airbridges”
Ahead of schedule, the UK government revealed which countries would be added to the list of exemptions to Englands 14-day quarantine for international arrivals. The FCO list was also updated. Along with other countries opening up, there are now a much greater range of destinations we can visit without quarantine on return to England and that are allowed under FCO advice. See below for this list.
The countries added were:
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- St Vincent and the Grenadine
On 11 July Serbia was removed from the original list.
This makes a total list of 79 countries exempt. The other countries are:
| Andorra | Germany | New Zealand |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Greece | Norway |
| Aruba | Greenland | Poland |
| Australia | Grenada | Réunion |
| Austria | Guadeloupe | San Marino |
| Bahamas | Hong Kong | |
| Barbados | Hungary | Seychelles |
| Belgium | Iceland | South Korea |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Italy | |
| Croatia | Jamaica | St Barthélemy |
| Curaçao | Japan | St Kitts and Nevis |
| Cyprus | Liechtenstein | St Lucia |
| Czech Republic | Lithuania | St Pierre and Miquelon |
| Denmark | Luxembourg | Switzerland |
| Dominica | Macau | Taiwan |
| Faroe Islands | Malta | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Fiji | Mauritius | Turkey |
| Finland | Monaco | Vatican City |
| France | Netherlands | Vietnam |
| French Polynesia | New Caledonia |
Ireland, The Channel Island and Isle of Man are all part of the CTA and already excluded from quarantine.
In addition, all the UK Overseas territories are exempt as well:
The UK Overseas Territories are:
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Montserrat
- Pitcairn Island, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
- St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Sovereign Base Areas (SBA)
- South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands
FCO Essential travel advice exempt countries and territories from 28 July
The FCO updated their advice too and added quite a few more countries. These were: Aruba, Cuba, Falkland Islands, Gualaloupe, St Maarten, St Martin and Batherlomy, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Laos, New Caledonia, Samoa, and Sri Lanka. This means that your travel insurance should be valid for travel to these countries.
Countries and territories exempt from advice against ‘all but essential’ international travel:
Europe
- Austria
- Andorra
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France (overseas territories of France are listed separately, where included in the exemption)
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- The Netherlands (not including the constituent countries and special municipalities located in the Dutch Caribbean)
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal (only The Azores and Madeira)
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain – only the Canary Islands and Baleric Islands not the mainland
- Switzerland
- Turkey
Americas
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Falkland Islands
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Maarten
- St Martin and St Barthélemy
- St Pierre and Miquelon
- St Vincent and The Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Asia-Pacific
- Australia
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Laos
- Macao
- Malaysia
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
Africa
Antarctica
But where can you actually go?
Both lists are confusing so we have compiled a table to make things simpler.
The table is based on information from the following pages:
- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-countries-and-territories-exempt-from-advice-against-all-but-essential-international-travel
- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-travel-corridors
- https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm
But you are advised to check the requirements yourself as the lists are subject to change. This page is also useful specifically for the EU.
I have highlighted those that have no restrictions either way in green and those that meet all the criteria but require a negative COVID test and/or travel authority (ETA) in amber.
| Country | FCO say OK | Travel Corridor | UK Allowed In | All Three |
| Andorra | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anguilla | NO | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Antigua & Barbuda | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ w. PCR test <7 days |
| Aruba | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Australia | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Austria | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ w. PCR test <4 days |
| Bahamas | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ w. PCR test <10 days |
| Barbados | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
w. PCR test <72 hours |
| Belgium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bermuda | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ w. PCR test <5 days |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba | NO | ✓ | ??? | NO |
| British Antarctic Territory | ✓ | NO | ??? | NO |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | ✓ | ✓ | ??? | NO |
| British Virgin Islands | NO | ✓ | ??? | NO |
| Brunei | ✓ | NO | NO | NO |
| Cambodia | ✓ | NO | NO | NO |
| Cayman Islands | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Croatia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cuba | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Curaçao | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Cyprus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
w. PCR test <72 hours or on arrival +ETA |
| Czech Republic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Denmark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dominica*
Due to open 1 August |
✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Estonia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Falkland Islands | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Faroe Islands | NO | ✓ | ??? | NO |
| Fiji | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Finland | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| France | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| French Polynesia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ w. PCR test <72 hours |
| Germany | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gibraltar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Greece | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Greenland | NO | ✓ | ✓ | NO |
| Grenada*
Due to open 1 August |
✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Guadeloupe | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Hong Kong | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Hungary | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Iceland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
PCR test on arrival |
| Ireland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
14-day quarantine |
✓ |
| Italy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Jamaica | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
Need electronic authorization |
| Japan | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Latvia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Liechtenstein | ✓ | ✓ | ??? | NO |
| Lithuania | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luxembourg | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Macao | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Malaysia | ✓ | NO | NO | NO |
| Malta | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Martinique | ✓ | NO | ??? | NO |
| Mauritius | NO | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Monaco | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Montserrat | NO | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Netherlands | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| New Caledonia | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| New Zealand | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Norway | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie & Oeno Islands | NO | ✓ | ??? | NO |
| Poland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Portugal | NO
except Azores & Madeira |
NO | NO | NO |
| Reunion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| San Marino | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Serbia | NO | NO | ✓ | NO |
| Seychelles | NO | ✓ | ✓ | NO |
| Singapore | ✓ | NO | NO | NO |
| Slovakia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
|
✓
w: PCR<96 hours |
| Slovenia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | ✓ | ✓ | ??? | NO |
| South Korea | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Spain | Only islands** | NO | ✓ | NO |
| Sri Lanka*
1 August |
✓ | NO | ✓ | NO |
| St Barthélemy | NO | ✓ | ✓ | NO |
| St Helena, Ascension & Tristan da Cunha | NO | ✓ | ??? | NO |
| St Kitts & Nevis | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| St Lucia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ w. PCR test <2 days |
| St Pierre & Miquelon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| St Vincent & Grenadines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
Test on arrival + 24hr quarantine |
| Switzerland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Taiwan | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Thailand | ✓ | NO | NO | NO |
| Trinidad & Tobago | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Turkey | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
w PCT test <5days and ETA |
| Vatican City | NO | ✓ | ✓ | NO |
| Vietnam | ✓ | ✓ | NO | NO |
| Wallis and Futuna | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NO |
** Only the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa) and Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera) are exempt from the FCO advice against all non-essential international travel.
Disclaimer: This list is provided with no warranty expressed or implied; please check the sources for your destination before you travel.
7 comments
It was just announced that effective immediately, all international travellers arriving in the Campania region of Italy (where Naples, Sorrento, Amalfi, Pompei and Capri are) will need to quarantine. The ordinance was signed by Regional President Vincenzo De Luca minutes ago. Source (in Italian): http://regione.campania.it/regione/it/news/primo-piano/covid-19-ordinanza-n-63-del-24-07-2020
Thanks.
Hi Domenico, it looks to me that the additional page says that visitors from the EU and UK don’t have to? I’m relying on Google Translate so you may be able to help!
What does FCO Advice = No, mean? Also, as far as I’m aware – travel to the Seychelles requires CV19 test and 14 day quarantine on arrival. Do you think flights will resume anytime soon?
It means only essential travel is allowed. I will be doing a full list of what is expected to open when soon when I have had the chance to research it properly.
Serbia has come OFF the list and you are required to quarantine on the return to the UK
Great and very useful information, thank you.
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