Greece issues updated protocols for travel

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority on Saturday issued its updated guidelines for travel into Greece  during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These guidelines will be in force until 6am on Saturday the 26th of June. These guidelines could be extended further, as its occurred numerous times.

Traveling rules

Under the latest travel rules, travel into Greece without the need to quarantine on arrival is only permitted from the European Union and Schengen area; however, the following are exempt from the ban on arrivals from third countries: Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada, China, Israel, Kuwait, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Qatar Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America.

All travelers arriving in Greece must submit a passenger locator form (PLF) at https://travel.gov.gr by the evening of their arrival and have one of the three following documents: an official vaccination certificate, stating that 14 days have passed since their full vaccination for Covid-19; a negative PCR test (in Greek, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Russian) performed less than 72 hours before arrival or a negative rapid test performed less than 48 hours before arrival; or a recovery certificate (in Greek, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Russian) stating that the person in question has recovered from coronavirus in the past nine months.