Quarantine

Covid France: can I go out at the end of quarantine if still positive?

People who test positive for Covid on day five of their self-isolation must stay in quarantine until the seventh day

UK-France travellers told to quarantine even after restrictions lifted

The fully vaccinated couple - both Britons living in France - were also visited by local gendarmes to check they were isolating

UK arrivals now only fully vaccinated who must quarantine in France

With the removal of the last scarlet list countries people coming from the UK are also now the only vaccinated people who must give an essential reason to come

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UK-France travel: how do I get new test to shorten quarantine period?

People arriving in France can leave their obligatory quarantine early if they show a negative Covid test, but how can you take a test while self-isolating?

UK-France travel: Can I stop overnight in France on way to quarantine?

France requires everyone entering the country to self-isolate for 10 days but what if you drive through country to get home and usually break journey overnight?

Confusion over English text on éOS-Covid form to enter France from UK

A translation problem is causing problems for those looking to register in relation to the obligatory quarantine after arrival in France

Do I have to quarantine if I go to France?

If you are travelling from the UK by ferry, air, train or car transport to mainland France, you are invited by the French government to go into voluntary quarantine. There will be no checks or fines if you don't.

France voluntary quarantine rules on trips less than 14 days

What happens with the voluntary quarantine in France if I am only coming for a few days from the UK?

Do UK quarantine measures apply to Eurotunnel travel?

I am going on holiday to Germany next week and I plan to drive back to the UK through France, via the channel tunnel. Will I need to quarantine on return to the UK?

Do UK quarantine rules apply if I transit in France?

I’m planning a short holiday to a country on the UK’s travel corridor list and a cheap option to fly back to the UK involves transiting in Paris. Would I need to quarantine on return to the UK, even if I don’t leave the airport?

Is France still on the UK's quarantine list?

Reader question: With the number of coronavirus cases increasing in the UK at the moment, I wondered if France was still considered unsafe and is still on the UK’s quarantine list?

UK-France travel: Must I self-isolate in the first place I arrive to?

How the rules work for the voluntary seven-day self-isolation period for travellers who have to change trains

France-England quarantine easing: What about Scotland, Wales, Ireland?

Fully vaccinated travellers from France to England will no longer need to quarantine on arrival from August 8, the UK government has announced. We look at the rules for travel from France to other parts of the UK.

Do Covid contact cases in France need to isolate if fully vaccinated?

This question surfaced after France’s prime minister declared himself a contact case this week and began self-isolating – the third time in under a year

Covid France: Why must mixed-vaccine travellers quarantine in England?

Many people in France have received two different Covid vaccine types, and are considered fully vaccinated but not so in England where a recent rule change means many mixed-dose travellers must still quarantine. We tried to find out why

Covid rules: When are you required to self-isolate in France?

We explain in what situations you need to quarantine, for how long, and what you risk if you do not comply plus the rules for vaccinated people who are flagged as contact cases

Pleased but cautious: French in London react to UK easing travel rules

Many French people living in London have not been able to travel ‘home’ for months. They speak of their plans as the UK drops quarantine measures for vaccinated travellers

Why France will not enforce 10-day isolation after positive Covid test

The measure would threaten individual freedoms and be ‘neither necessary nor suitable nor proportionate’, France’s constitutional court has ruled. Self-isolation will be ‘recommended’ only

Ferry bookings surge as UK removes France travel quarantine rules

Phones were ‘red hot’ with bookings following announcement, says spokesperson for cross-channel firm Brittany Ferries

BREAKING: UK quarantine is ending for vaccinated visitors from France

France is being taken off the UK’s amber-plus list, meaning travellers who arrive - or return to - England can skip quarantine if they are fully jabbed, the UK government has announced. The change will come into force from Sunday, August 8

Three calls and a visit: UK quarantine checks on my trip from France

Travel to the UK from France is currently more difficult due to Covid restrictions than for any other European country. Nevertheless, writer Jane Hanks went back for her mother’s 94th birthday and shares what life is like in quarantine

France: 'Let vaccinated UK people make up own minds on travel'

UK’s Covid traffic light travel system is a mess with ‘bizarre and often panicked decision-making,’ says tourist agency boss Paul Charles. It comes as all vaccinated people in EU - except for in France - are allowed quarantine-free travel to UK

UK minister’s statement on France Covid quarantine and Réunion flawed

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said decision partly based on Beta cases there and the ease of travel between the overseas region and mainland France - but strict rules are in place

Three more reasons why UK quarantine rule for France is flawed

Why is Réunion amber and mainland France amber-plus if Réunion is the issue? We look at why the UK’s travel listing for mainland France does not make sense

UK-France quarantine hits families more than tourists - travel boss

The UK’s decision to maintain quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers from France and no other EU country will impact people visiting friends and family more than people travelling for leisure, the head of a European tourism association has said.

Discriminatory, sad, unfair: Reaction to UK quarantine rules on France

France’s Europe Minister, the former British ambassador to France and readers condemn the UK’s decision to maintain quarantine on vaccinated travellers from France despite dropping it for the US and other EU countries.

EU, US visitors can skip UK quarantine – but France is excluded

It is hoped restrictions on visitors from France could be removed in the next 'traffic light review', expected to take effect in the week starting August 9

Quarantine rule for France: UK government ‘needs geography lessons’

A UK lawyer has pointed out an anomaly which means the French area worst-hit by the Beta variant, La Réunion, is excluded from obligatory self-isolation rule

UK move to keep quarantine for trips to France 'political,' say French

France has criticised the way the UK has made it the only ‘amber’ country not to benefit from relaxed self-isolation rules and is 'not closing the door' on reciprocal measures

British visitors to France can not now skip UK Covid 10-day quarantine

The UK says it is due to the Beta variant, although France has not identified concerns over this in its weekly Covid update released yesterday. France is the only amber country affected by the change

France aims to make quarantine mandatory for positive Covid cases

The government wants the 10-day self-isolation period for people who test positive to be legally enforceable with random checks and fines. The plan will be debated as part of a new bill

Let vaccinated Britons abroad skip UK quarantine too, demands petition

So far only returning fully vaccinated UK residents will be exempt from 10-day quarantine but thousands sign to say Britons abroad should be included so they can visit family

UK plans to drop amber country quarantine: Can Britons abroad benefit?

The UK says - as a first stage - vaccinated residents will be able to skip the 10-day quarantine currently in place on return from amber countries such as France, raising the question of who is included in future stages

Macron urges EU states to coordinate rules for non-EU travellers

It comes over growing concerns about the Delta variant of Covid-19, and inconsistent rules within the EU, with some countries, such as Germany, demanding quarantine and others not even demanding pre-flight Covid tests

UK to phase in quarantine-free travel from amber countries this summer

This will impact France, which remains on the UK’s amber list in the UK’s new ‘traffic light’ review, and is for fully vaccinated travellers

UK travel traffic light review: Why France is not expected to go green

France’s Covid figures are looking good, with the latest case rates lower than some places on the UK’s green list, but it is thought it will not be enough to convince the UK government

Merkel calls for all of EU to follow Germany and quarantine Britons

France’s current policy of allowing fully-vaccinated UK travellers to visit without an essential reason is in line with EU guidelines but there are concerns over the Delta variant

Fully-vaccinated UK visitors to France may be able to skip quarantine

Ministers are looking at plans which would also reduce the number of tests needed on return from countries such as France saving around £100, according to UK media reports

New UK to France Covid travel rules: Forms and 13 essential reasons

People in the UK are only allowed into France for a limited number of reasons from today May 31

UK tourists important but health is priority, says French travel boss

He was reacting to the French government’s decision to ban people living in the UK from visiting for non-essential reasons due to concerns over the Covid Indian variant

France: UK arrivals must quarantine and have essential reason to visit

Rules start from Monday, May 31, and mean tourists and second-home owners will not be able to come to France

Covid-19: 7 new countries added to France’s quarantine-on-arrival list

Travellers coming from Turkey, Bangladesh, Pakistan and more will have to self-isolate for 10 days upon arriving in France

Covid-19: What should I do if I test positive in France?

The period of self-isolation is set to increase from 7 to 10 days for all from February 22

Warning for French skiers heading to Spain or Switzerland

Anyone who seeks to bypass ski lift closures in France by heading to open resorts in Switzerland and Spain will be told to self-isolate on their return

Doctors say French State must provide Covid isolation spaces

Doctors and a large health organisation have said that comfortable places to quarantine should be provided to help avoid a third lockdown next year

France welcomes EU’s new coordinated Covid risk map

The map will be colour-coded by risk level from green to red, and will be updated by the EU each week

No, France has not imposed quarantine on UK arrivals

There is – still – no quarantine requirement for people coming into France from the UK, despite some mixed messages.

Talks ongoing re French restrictions for UK arrivals

France has said it will introduce reciprocal quarantine measures on people arriving from the UK, but no decision has yet been taken on what those measures will be, despite government promises earlier in the week of an impending announcement.

Why France has reduced quarantine to 7 days

The government confirmed on Friday that the expected quarantine period for coronavirus patients and contacts of coronavirus patients would be halved.

French supermarket installs Covid-19 disinfection door

The door at an Intermarché supermarket mists shoppers with a disinfectant as they enter. It comes as Covid-19 cases continue to rise in France, and the government considers changing quarantine rules.

What are France’s red zones and vulnerable departments?

There are now 21 French departments classified as being in the red zone and 52 departments deemed vulnerable. We explain the difference and what it means for people living there.

20 French cities urged to prepare local plans for lockdown

President Macron has ruled out a second nationwide lockdown but spoke instead of local “targeted” reconfinements if the health situation requires.

French restrictions on UK arrivals due soon - Minister

A decision on what restrictions travellers from the UK to France will face is to be taken in the next few days, France's Europe Minister said in an interview on French television this morning.

What change would take France off UK's quarantine list?

France was removed from the UK’s travel corridor list last week, while Portugal has now been added. Comparing the figures could provide clues as to when the UK will reinstate France on the safe list.

Confusion over French reciprocal quarantine for UK arrivals

Confusion continues as to whether or not France is to reintroduce a quarantine requirement for passengers arriving in the country from the UK.

UK quarantine rules hit gîte-owners in northern France

Owners in Brittany, Normandy and Pas de Calais have all reported cancelled reservations

Which countries are quarantining travellers from France?

Countries around the world are revising their quarantine and travel rules for travellers arriving from France as coronavirus cases rise in the country.

Coronavirus: Ryanair and easyJet cut services to France

Budget airline Ryanair is cutting a fifth of schedule this autumn, while easyJet is reducing its UK operations and shutting down all services from one airport

British ambassador: UK-France quarantine tough but necessary

CONNEXION INTERVIEW: The British ambassador to France says he recognises the disruption the UK’s decision to impose quarantine measures on France will have, but that beating coronavirus is the priority.

UK quarantine: France to impose reciprocal measures on UK

France will impose reciprocal measures on arrivals from the United Kingdom after the UK removed France from its travel exemption list last night due to a rise in Covid-19 cases, a government minister stated in a tweet.

Simon Heffer: UK-France quarantine rule is profoundly stupid

If this new regulation (which ought to be contested urgently in the courts) were so essential, why impose the 4am Saturday deadline? Why wasn’t it imposed with immediate effect?

France-UK quarantine fears rise with Covid cases

Rate of cases of coronavirus in France are currently above UK limit for additional restrictions, travel expert warns

If UK imposes France quarantine, will France do same back?

If the UK reinstates quarantine for arrivals from France - as is reported as becoming increasingly likely - would France reciprocate as it did before, and would it be voluntary as before?

UK quarantine for 'at risk' countries: Is anyone exempt?

If the UK does reinstate quarantine for arrivals to France would anyone be exempt?

Plane from France landed ‘one minute’ into Norway quarantine

A plane travelling from Nice in France to Oslo in Norway landed just one minute after the mandatory quarantine was imposed, meaning all 158 passengers needed to self-isolate for 10 days, it has emerged.

France-UK quarantine: 'I'm very concerned for my holiday'

British tourists to France and people working in tourism are facing an uncertain period as the possibility of the UK imposing quarantine measures on France grows.

France may return to UK's Covid quarantine list

Minister says safe travel agreements remain under constant review after Spain is removed from UK's safe travel list

Of course Britons are welcome, say French tourism workers

French tourism operators deny that Britons are not welcome as travel corridor opens up - despite a poll this week claiming that most French people (55%) would rather they stayed away.

Scotland lifts quarantine for travellers from France

Scotland has announced a coronavirus quarantine ‘travel corridor’ with France to start from the same date as England’s – this Friday, July 10.

French quarantine: Is it being lifted for all of the UK?

Is France expected to lift the voluntary quarantine requirement for arrivals from all parts of the UK?

What does end of UK quarantine mean for travel insurance?

From July 10 it will be possible to travel between France and England without the 14-day quarantine requirements, which is also good news for travel insurance. The new quarantine rules only apply to travel to and from England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland still have quarantine measures in place for international travellers.