From May 14, residents of Greece will be able to safely cross toll points and take ferries bound for the islands, since the ban on travel from the prefecture to the prefecture (including the islands) will be lifted.
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of government coordination, Akis Skertsos, as part of a regular briefing, announced on Wednesday, May 12, the lifting of the ban on leaving the prefectures and spoke about the conditions for travel to the islands.
A resident of Greece wishing to travel to the islands must have with him:
vaccination certificate – valid 14 days after the 2nd dose, either a 72-hour PCR test, or a rapid test, or a 24-hour self test, or proof that he is ill and has antibodies. With a period of issue from 2 to 9 months.
The above will be controlled by airlines and shipping companies, all domestic and foreign travelers over 5 years old will be required to comply with this rule.
Exceptions to travel to the islands are Lefkada, Salamina and Evia. There is no need for the above certificates or tests to travel to these islands.
In interregional trips by car, the movement will be carried out without mandatory self-examination, which, however, is highly recommended for all travelers.
From 14/5 the internal (Greek) version comes into force green certificate for travel to the islands (excluding Lefkada and Evia) by sea or by air, and from 1 June common European…
The green certificate will be integrated into the Passenger Search Form (PLF), which must be completed 24 hours prior to arrival, and into the Traveler Data Collection System.
The user can also upload the “green certificate” to PLF and use QR codes and mobile apps for the most accurate and fastest recording. As for the sampling system, it provides a targeted sampling of incoming data streams due to the finite capacity of testing, the use of Green Pass / PLF data by the machine learning algorithm, the optimal distribution of available tests based on risk: country and region of origin, gender, age. Also: These rules are mandatory for all domestic and foreign travelers aged 5 and over. Self-check you need register On the platform self-testing.gov.gr (otherwise not valid) PLF is required for all arriving tourists.
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