Flying back to US

HiUnited has dropped fares to Milan from NYC so we are considering for end of August and then spending a week in Lake Como area with last 2 days in Milan. We will need covid tests for re-entry to the US and won’t have a car. How easy is it to find fast turn around testing in Milan city center? Thanks I’m advance!

If you are planning on traveling on a COVID tested flight ticketed by Delta: the DL website is pretty thorough with info and steps to take regarding advance PCR tests and day of departure procedures. Take a look at the page and choose your applicable route and departure date category: https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-planning-center/know-before-you-go/italy-covid-tested-flights

Beware… rapid-result PCR tests are not cheap. IME the cost can range from USD 150 to USD 300+

I hope you all make your arrangements correctly so that you will be able to board on your scheduled departure date.

When I found out that Italy would be open to Americans on covid-tested flights I was so excited that I booked a ticket using my eCredit for October. Little did I know that the flights had to be marked covid-tested on Delta's website, which this one wasn't. Yesterday I looked at the website only to find flights marked covid-tested on the very day I'm leaving. I called Delta and the representative told me covid-tested flights aren't available yet. I said I was looking at one at that moment but she said she didn't have any available yet and to check back in July when the JFK-VCE route will be posted. I'm so confused! Does anyone have any insights? Thanks

Has anyone had any recent experience of flying into Milan Malpensa airport after midnight and then catching the next flight out from Malpensa a few hours later early in the morning? If you have handluggage only, do they allow you to remain airside at Malpensa? I guess in that case, i wouldn't need a Covid negative result (flying in from the UK to Malpensa) till I reach my final destination of Sharm el Sheikh, where you can get PCR tests on arrival for the great price of just $30. This would be my ideal scenario if Malpensa allows it....

My wife and I had an a trip planned from Oct 17-25, flying into Florence, traveling up through Cinque Terre, and ending in Lake Como, then flying out of Milan.

But due to airline issues we now have to begin our trip in Milan. I thought "who cares, we'll just reverse the trip" and rebooked our lodgings with that in mind, but (silly me), I've just realized flying out of Florence back to our US-based airport will be a significant headache based on the airline we're locked in with (multiple flights with really tight layovers, so any delay along the chain of flights would completely screw us. That's my nightmare!)

That's causing me to re-evaluate the whole trip! We're already locked into our Como stay from Oct 17-20 because we can't get a refund. But I started thinking, instead of going south maybe we head west from Como into the Dolomites and end our trip in Venice/fly out of Venice?

My wife and I love mountains, hiking, historic architecture, and great coffee/wine. The westward trip ticks those boxes but our travel dates might be a really bad time to visit the Dolomite range, as it looks like most things are closed. Anyone have any experience or insight about those areas at that time of year?

What is the situation at the moment when travelling to Sicily Palermo airport from the UK and back for a holiday. For fully vaccinated people what else do they need to do. Is the process easy. I have looked on many sites with regards to tests and it's mind boggling. Also I have read about a free test centre in Palermo airport. I am hoping to book a week's trip to Trapani to visit friends. Getting the tests before departure and when you come back especially with early morning flights seems so complicated. Has anyone done this trip.

We will be in Milan Sept 6 and need to get a covid test. Does anyone know how long the turn around times are for the Covid Test that you get in the train stations? I would like the test results to be back in a few hours if possoble.

Thank you.

Hi, I am flying from the UK to rome and italy in september. I have 2 questions:

-what is the best and cheapest way of going from ciampino airport to rome and back?

-i will need to take a covid test to fly back to the uk, where/how can i look for a place to book a test?

Hello,

I am a fully vaccinated American, I arrived in Milan from the US on August 31, and have been in Italy since.

I am traveling to Sardinia (via plane) on September 4. When I booked these flights, I was aware that all I needed to show was my equivalent of the Green Pass. However, now, there are new regulations for vaccinated Americans needing to show a recent negative tests if they have been in the US within the past 14 days. I know this applies to Americans entering Italy from overseas, but does it apply to Americans who have only been in Italy for less than 14 days?

I know I do not need to fill out a new passenger locator form, but I am confused about the test.

I can't seem to find that information anywhere.

If anyone has any information on this, it would be much appreciated!

Just wondering if the Italian airports are accepting the UK NHS Covid tests, whether it's the free antigen or the PCR tests that the NHS offers the public. I know the NHS tests are not designed for international travel, but it would good to know if Italy accepts them in case UK travelers are in possession of a negative NHS Covid result 48 hours before travel, perhaps if they wrongly had suspected they had symptoms or are a key worker etc.