This page will be updated regularly to provide essential COVID-19 travel information regarding Eurostar. Please carefully check the latest official government information of your departure and arrival locations before travelling. Specific criteria and conditions apply to all travel, so please visit the government websites, or the ‘Travel to’ sections below.
IMPORTANT: Please make sure that your reason for travel is permitted by the country you’re visiting. Travel regulations may change at short notice, we advise all passengers to also check our Travel News page for the latest information.
ALL passengers are legally required to comply with the travel restrictions in place in our destination countries. Our teams are required by law to check COVID-19 travel documents and may refuse travel to any passengers not carrying the correct forms.
From Monday 15 February, the UK government will implement further travel restrictions for people travelling to the UK. Find out more on our Travel News page.
IMPORTANT: If you have been in or through a ‘red list’ country in the 10 days prior to your arrival in the UK you will not be permitted to travel by Eurostar to the UK. The UK Government has implemented new entry rules for people travelling from a red list country, including requiring travel via a designated airport and mandatory hotel quarantine. Find out more.
The United Kingdom is taking steps to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Failure to comply with the above measures is a criminal offence and you could be fined. Please visit www.gov.uk/uk-border-control for detailed public health advice and requirements for entering the UK.
Official UK rules state that negative COVID-19 test certificates will only be accepted in English, French or Spanish. Please check that your test certificate is in one of these languages and clearly shows all the required information listed here.
All passengers are still required to quarantine on arrival in the UK from France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
RETURNING TO FRANCE OR BELGIUM: If you’re returning to France and Belgium afterwards: that you’ll have to fill in mandatory government forms even if you’re a Belgian national or resident. For more information, check the ‘Travel to France' and ‘Travel to Belgium’ sections.
TRAVELLING FROM FRANCE
When leaving France, you need to fill in a Travel Certificate regardless of your nationality.
TRAVELLING FROM BELGIUM
When leaving Belgium, you need to fill in a Sworn Statement regardless of your nationality.
TRAVELLING FROM THE NETHERLANDS
When leaving the Netherlands there are no specific exit requirements requested by the Dutch government.
CAN I CHANGE MY TRAVEL PLANS?: If you’re unable to travel and have a booking up to and including 30 September 2021, we’d like to offer you an e-voucher so you can re-book your trip for a later date.
UK government advice: visit the UK government website for the latest travel advice.
*The common travel area is an open borders area comprising the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and Ireland.
If you’re a non-resident travelling to Belgium:
If you’re a Belgian resident travelling back to Belgium:
When travelling or returning to Belgium:
* Your results will be available the next day between 17 : 00 and midnight. You’ll need to book your test in advance, and it must be taken no more than 72 hours before departure. Please make sure you factor this into your plans and allow enough time. We’re offering this service in partnership with London Medical Laboratory. Tests are offered at a preferential Eurostar rate. Coronavirus PCR tests are being offered in partnership with London Medical Laboratory and are not a Eurostar product or service. Eurostar is not responsible for the quality of tests, the length of time it takes to get your results and any other matters related to the testing (e.g. your ability to travel).
*Your results will be available the next day between 17:00 and midnight. You’ll need to book your test in advance, and it must be taken no more than 72 hours before departure. Please make sure you factor this into your plans and allow enough time. We’re offering this service in partnership with London Medical Laboratory. Tests are offered at a preferential Eurostar rate. Coronavirus PCR tests are being offered in partnership with London Medical Laboratory and are not a Eurostar product or service. Eurostar is not responsible for the quality of tests, the length of time it takes to get your results and any other matters related to the testing (e.g. your ability to travel).
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