Palermo covid testing

Hello,

I am planning on visiting Palermo during Easter i.e. from 3rd April (Sat) till 6th April (Tue). I need a PCR test result before returning back to France (taken less than 72h). From what I understand only Antigen tests are provided at Palermo Airport for arrival passengers.

Is there a test centre which will remain open on Easter Sunday ? If yes, do I need to take an appointment or can I just show up and stand in a queque ?

Any information will be highly appreciated.

Deejay

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.

I'm aware that Sicily requires a covid test upon arrival from US, and have seen the information for Palermo airport but unable to find information on Catania airport.

Hello,

Sorry if this has been asked before - I was unable to find an answer by search.

We're planning to head to Italy and Switzerland in a couple of weeks. Our return airport will be Malpensa and we were told that there's rapid PCR testing there offered at a cost of 36 €. Has anyone here gone through the process? We attempted to book our test for our date of return, but had a hard time with the website (we don't read/speak Italian and the website won't translate). Is anyone familiar with what we do for the Codice Fiscale mandatory field?

We've attempted to get help via email (tamponimalpensa@grupposandonato.it), but our questions are only met with a standard form response.

Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated!

Hello! I will be in Puglia this summer and will need to obtain a rapid covid test before I fly from Brindisi to France. I will have time to either get my covid test in Lecce or Brindisi and I'm trying to learn where they might offer rapid covid testing in either of these 2 cities (at the train station, airport, somewhere else) as well as the hours? I've been researching online and I'm only finding information for larger cities in Italy. Any information would be helpful!

We'll be spending four nights car-free in Palermo in mid-September, then heading to San Vito Lo Capo for another four nights. We'd like to pick up a car in Palermo and then return it to the Palermo airport. Is this the best strategy, or is it best to make the trip to the airport for the pickup as well? Any tips on car rental companies much appreciated.

Hi all. Hope somebody can help clear this up a little as the info on official government sites and re-open EU seems a little conflicting.

Do you have to actually have the EU Digital Covid Certificate to enter without quarantine if you come from a Green EU country but is not vaccinated? Our plan was to test (hopefully) negative 48 hours before arrival and bring a Certificate from the test center as proof.

But reading on the official govt site it says that we need to have a EU Digital Certificate and there are no mention of other alternatives. Anybody that has travelled into Italy recently that can shed some light on this?

Approved COVID-19 tests include a nucleic acid amplification test (e.g. PCR test) or a viral antigen test that is approved by the local health authority--- so in italy this chain offers

BIANALISI

PCR, Antigen & Antibody tests PCR-PCR

Nasal/Throat Swab

24 Hours

EUR

€70

Antigen

Saliva Swab

20 Minutes

EUR

€28'

SO is the 28 euro test acceptable for flight(antigen saliva swab)

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.

Could any travelers familiar with covid testing near Catania historical city center or Catania airport share their resources with me? I haven’t made last 2 nights in Catania as of yet. Since, I’m still exploring options that would allow me to enjoy the city as well as be centrally located to bus/shuttle transport to airport and covid testing site. ThankYou so much!