There are also night tours available at many destinations. What do you need to know when flying with your dog or cat? Layover Guide breaks down all the basics to airline travel with pets, including logistics, planning for layovers, here. Leave a comment below! Tags: airport , customs , general , immigration , layover , luggage , stopover , travel , visa.
Category : airport , general , immigration , layover , luggage , security , travel , visa. Lovely article! Sorry Jim, I disagree. Having a US visa doesnt give rights to enter other countries. I am a Indian citizen with a US-greencard and I had issues getting out of the airport in London for sightseeing during a 16hr-layover. Hey Lloyd, Do you mind telling why you were not allowed to enter? I came across this forum and 2 people have posted that they got a free visa to visit london. I disagree.
Hi, I have just received notice of a schedule change to my flights which adds a pointless connection. It seems that 2 of the 4 flights from Newark to Fort Myers have been canned, leaving only an early flight which we could not get or a late flight which gets us into Fort Myers at the same time as the Houston connection would. I am an Australian citizen, and have a visa to travel into Ukraine, but I am wondering if it will be worth it to try and leave the airport for some fresh air at least..
But when I looked closer at the itinerary the flight from Korea to Japan is provided by a different airline but from Japan to US its provided by United even though I purchased the entire flight from one airline. Which airline am I suppose to contact in order for me to know if I may travel outside the airport in Japan? Ryan, you contact the airline that is the marketing carrier: which is the flt assigned to the first leg of your itinerary.
I have a layover for 15 hours in Frankfurt Germany, I am a US citizen, can I leave the airport without getting a visa. What is required for me to leave and return the same day? We were bumping around cities and towns for about ten days and no one ever asked for any documentation but for our passports at the landing in Switzerland on the return route through Montreal.
I have 6hrs layover at Santiago Chile airport. I want to go check put the city if not too risky to come back for my next flight, domestic flight in Chile. Any recommendation? I have US passport. I have a 4 hour layover in the heathrow from sfo. Then going to prague. Can I leave security and meet up with a friend on the other side of security for an hour or two and make it back through easily? I have a 12 hour layover in Atlanta coming in from Johannesburg and onward to San Francisco.
I am a US citizen. I planned it that way so I could go to a hotel and get some sleep in-between flights. Any issues with my checked luggage going straight thru to San Fran or do I have to pick it up in Atlanta and keep it with me. You must always clear customs as soon as you touch down in the USA. Hello there, I am an American citizen flying from Jordan to California.
My connecting flight is in London Heathrow Airport and my layover is about 20 hours. The airline I am flying with is American Airlines. Will I be allowed to leave the airport to meet up with a few friends in London??
I read that I would have maybe call the airline for some reason?? Would that be for luggage purposes?? Also, the hotel in the airport terminals… I have friends that live in the UK on a student visa, would they be able to come and visit me in the hotel?? Appreciate a fast reply. I have a 11 hour layover in philadelphia and wld like to know whether i am permitted to leave the airport to sightsee during my stop over period.
Hi Kathy, I found your post after googling a similar question! When leaving the States, strictly speaking you need to hand in your I when you check in, although it may be possible to hold on to it until you board the international leg, try calling your carrier.
I have a 13 hour Lay-over in LA. Do I need to check-out my baggae and check-in again for my international flight via Cathay Pacific? I have a 22 hour layover in Sao Paulo en route to Santiago. Or if I check into the hotel must I first get a visa even though I am just on an extended layover? I have a disability and use hand crutches to walk and have leg braces as well.
Travel is March 8 layover 22 hours then connect next day to my destination Santiago, Chile. Hi i have a 4 hour layover in spain…i was wondering if this would be enough time to leave the airport…get a bite to eat and return? I have never heard of an airline ticket not permitting you to leave the transit hall. They just care to have you back for the connecting flight, and if not, you may forfeit your ticket and your checked baggage will not be placed on the connecting flight.
If you have a New Zealand Passport and you can show your connecting ticket to the immigration officer in Madrid, and the officer thinks you have sufficient time to make your connection, they will let you into the country.
I am Canadian, and I love exploring when I have a layover, I have only ever been asked for an ongoing ticket, most immigration officers are friendly and will even suggest ways to get places…. Does she need a visa?? Your russian girlfriend needs a visa to fly to Miami. Even if it is just a stop over in any US territory a visa is required. Your girlfriend does not need a US visa just to connect unless you leave the international terminal of the airport.
Your gf will have to stay in the airport. Really, 2 and 3 hours of layover time is not enough to get through customs and back through security in any case. My friends and I are flying from Halifax to Amsterdam.
On our return we have a stopover of 19 hours in Iceland. Would you be able to clarify this for me? Does anyone know the requirements to leave an cruise around the city? Do we have enough time to see anything? I left the airport on a layover in Hong Kong, took a bus to a mall and bought a watch!
I am wondering if I can do the same. I will then fly to Malaysia via Malaysia Airlines in the afternoon. I have about 9 hours for the layover. I am wondering if I can have my baggage checked thru the final destination in Malaysia and also leave HK airport to meet some friends in the city.
In order words, can I leave my baggage checked at the airport while visiting the city. How was Cathay Pacific? Should I do it? I have a 11 hour layover in Shanghai. Do I need a visa if I leave the airport. Also, is there an airport hotel at the airport which I can stay if a visa is required and I do not obtain one? I am an Indian passport holder and plan to travel from India to Japan with layover at Shanghai airport for 22hrs. I think its quiet long layover so I want to go out and explore Shanghai.
Am I allowed to leave the airport? Will temporary visa be required? If yes, will it be processed at Shanghai airport or need to be applied in advance. How to apply if required in advance? Hi Marc, You need a visa to visit China and yes there is a small rooms you can stay in at the airport in Beijing Im not sure about Shanghai but the rooms go fast.
I have an 8 hour layover and my Travel Agent said I would need a Visa to leave the airport — I think you must have to go through immigration. I like you would like something to do. Hello there! Can I leave the airport and stay overnight in a hotel during the entire stopover? Do I have to bring with me my checked-in luggage?
Please advice. Thank you! Normally, if you are flying with the same airline or partner airlines, they have already tagged your luggage from Manila all to the way to LA. Therefore, you do not need to take your luggage.
If this is not the case, you can deposit your luggage at the airport. They normally have deposit counter where you can leave your luggage safely. Hi Agnes. Do you bring your checked in luggage outside?
Same question! Does anybody know if they let us leave the airport? I want to see Honolulu even just for a day. If I get a visa for China, would there be any problem with missing the connecting flight on purpose? But for anyone with visa questions about entering a country, check our via requirements widget on the right hand side of the page. My hubby will have a 10 hr layover in Turkey before going on to Amman. Is this enough time to go out and see some of the sites?
I think you are out of luck, you would need a visa to enter Switzerland if you are travelling on an Indian passport. Can I leave the airport to explore the city and get a hotel room? Yes, if you are traveling through Pudong or Hongqiao airports and will be in the city for under 48 hours. I have an 8 hour layout in portugal. My connecting flight is to Brussels, all on FinnAir. If you are legally allowed into Finland you may enter, I assume you are based on your question, however, bear in mind that you do need about 90 mins for security and so on, assuming you have checked your bags thru so you do not need to deal with checking bags on your return.
Hi, I m having a long layover in Brussels and another next month in Zurich. I am travelling on a Cameroon passport as a permanent resident of the UK. Will I be allowed to leave the airport for fresh air and a bite without a Schengen visa?
Thanks Ken. Family of 4 travelling to Melbourne, with layover in Singapore. Want to leave airport, would we be allowed. We have uk passports. There would be no problem with that, just keep an eye on your watch — Changi is a big airport…. I am a US citizen flying from Dubai to Egypt.
I have a layover in Bahrain and want to know if I can leave the airport to explore for a bit then head back. Yes you can. As a US passport holder, you are allowed to get a visa on arrival at the airport for a fee. Not sure how much but I think it is not worth for few hours of stay. Hi I am travelling to the states this summer and want to extend my layover in Newark to around hour so I can meet a friend in NYC.
My flight finishes in Atlanta so I will not be leaving america after i pass immigration in Newark. Will I be okay to leave Newark? And what would happen to my checked luggage during my layover? That would be fine to leave the airport, however, remember when entering the USA you need to collect all your bags at the point of arrival, clear customs and then drop them on the flight connections belt if they are checked through to a further destination.
If I recall correctly, United have a connections belt just outside customs at Newark, and they will scan you luggage tag there and put it on the belt, without too much delay. Thanks for the help Max! I remember having to re-check my bags at some US airports in the past. I am an egyption citizen who studies at Montreal, Canada. I will be having a connective flight at Heathrow airport for 12 hrs and i really wanted to see my best friend during that time…also how do i know if my ticket allows me to go out or not!
Thank you. She does need to clear immigration, and drop her bags on the connections belt before meeting you guys. I have a hour stopover in Las Vegas. I am a British passport holder who will be returning to the UK from Hawaii. Can I leave Las Vegas airport for a few hours? Many thanks — love this website. Sure… especially since the flight from Hawaii to Las Vegas is a domestic one and you are therefore already admitted to the US. I would suggest that you check your bags through to your final destination in Hawaii so you do not need to deal with that on your return to the airport.
Max, That is really helpful. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to reply. Bless you. Hi I am travelling from Manchester to Vegas via washington dulles on saturday. I have a 5 hour layover, can i leave the airport? I am travelling with United and have a valid esta? Yes, technically you can, but 5 hours is not a long time in DC, unless you are just thinking of walking around in fresh air.
Dulles is a big airport, and it is about 30 miles from things like the Washington Memorial if thats what you were thinking of visiting. Immigration in Dulles can take ages too especially if you have a bunch of large aircraft arriving at the same time. I have a valid 6 months multiple entry visa, can I Leave the airport at Rome, then return before my flight at night?
Thanks for you help! IS there any possibility of getting a 24 hour landslide transit visa on arrival? My fiance is going to have a layover from Paris to Istanbul. The lay over is over 24 hours and wondering if there is a hotel he can stay without having to get a visa. He is from Turkiye. Of course you can as a US Citizen on a domestic flight… however, you should check your bags thru and make sure you have enough time, I would not bother if you have less than 3 hours. More if you plan on going somewhere other than wondering around in the immediate vicinity of the airport….
Also a good idea to have the boarding pass for your connection in hand, as that saves you having to go to the airline desk in DFW. Only after having done all of that, can you leave the airport.
I would check with the AA folks how much time you would need to clear security when you return for your onward flight, they usually have a good idea, and then work all that into your planning.
Does anyone have any experience with Cairo Airport. I have a flight from London to Johannesburg and booked it with an 18 hour layover with the hope that I can explore Cairo for the day. Another thing, Cairo is so so huge and really crowded, the airport is at the north and the pyramids the south, so reallt the complete 2 ends of Cairo, depending on the time you arrive the traffic could be between bad to unbearable, after the pyramids go to khan elkhalili and visit the area there, then it should be easy to go to the airport from this place between 30 minutes to an hour and half depending on the time.
Good luck and hope you enjoy it here! Hala, Thanks for the unbelievably quick and comprehensive response. Greatly appreciated. Thanks for the other insight as well. Thanks again. Most public places open from 8 or 9 am, so I suggest going near the pyramids, enjoy some nice breakfast, then start the fun! Best of luck.
I will have a So first of all do you think that would be sufficient time to leave, visit and come back to the airport on time? I would appreciate it greatly if you could answer any of the above questions! You may therefore leave the airport, and enter Singapore.
Bear in mind that Singapore immigration officers may want to see your boarding pass for your onward flight, so you must make sure you have that before trying to enter Singapore. THat makes the flight to the US a domestic one, and your plane would arrive at a domestic terminal in the USA with no customs or immigration.
Unless you are changing airlines that do not have an interline agreement in Boston, then you may be able to check your bags through, and you would not need to collect them in boston.
You would need to call your airline and check with them though. If you are flying from a smaller airport in Canada say like London Ontario you need to clear customs in the USA and in this case you would need to collect your bags in Boston and put them on the connections belt — again assuming interline airlines and one ticket. Logically, you can. The provision in the shengen visa is that you should get the visa from the Shengen territory with your longest stay.
In this case, I would assumed that your longest stay will be Netherlands. Am i allowed to leave the airport during that time? I want to see the Eiffel tower. Can someone help me? Hi,I am a Bangladeshi citizen with a 6 month multiple entry visa for the uk. I am going to Newcastle via London and have 6 hour layover in the middle.
Am I allowed to leave the airport for a few hours and return. Hi, I am a from Philippines. I have 7hrs layover time in Singapore. Do i have to book for a hotel for one night for immigration purposes? If you wanted to stay in a hotel to rest during the 7hrs layover of course of you have to go out from the airport.
Going out from the airport, you will pass through immigration. You are allowed to stay for 15 days I think like Hongkong. Hi, We have relatives migrating to Saskatchewan and flying via Vancouver.
During their layover in YVR, can they come out to the public area of the airport to meet us and hand over presents from home? I am travelling to London from New Delhi via Muscat. Halt in Muscat is for 13 hours. Do I need a Visa to go out of the airport during the layover. If yes, is there any possibility of Visa on Arrival or do I have to arrange it before I reach Muscat? Any help would be appreciated. Much Thanks. Your country is not included in visa on arrival list of Oman.
Therefore, if you wanted to go out from the airport you need a visa and you should arrange this before you travel. Any thoughts? Im going to Ireland and have a hr layover in london.
Im a USA citizen can I leave the airport to see london and grab something to eat there? I will be having a 6h layover in Dubai from my flight from Amsterdam to Hyderabad. I am a dutch citizen. Will I be able to leave the airport for this time? Yes you can leave the airport. But six hours seem to be short for the hassle of going in and out of immigration check point. Also, you need to pay for your visa at the immigration desk which is I think not worth for few hours of stop over.
I would say better to stay inside the airport. I have a 6hr layover in brussels travelling from canada to london. US passport holder—traveling to India, with short layovers in Dubai going and Amman return.
Traveling to Thailand, have a 8 HR layover in Moscow, can I exit airport and return to the airport without a visa?
I Do hold a US citizenship. Can we leave the airport for a couple of hours, we have our ESTA. If we checked in through Immigration in Hawaii would we have to do it again in NY.
My friend is flying in from seattle and has a layover 4 hours at JFK , el route to London. Is she permitted to leave the airport on the layover to hang out for a bit? Also how much time would she need once going back into JFK to pass through customs. Thank you!! Hi , My family will be traveling from india for los angeles. If they can come out , do they need to take their luggage with them? Technically, with the situation you have described your family would be allowed into the United Kingdom on the layover.
With a 21 hour layover, you would need to check with the airline, as your connection has to be less than a certain amount of time in order to allow bags to be checked through to your final destination. If they have never entered the UK before, I would strongly suggest that they check their bags through to LA if the airline will alow and that they first visit the connections desk of the airline in the secure area in Heathrow BEFORE trying to clear immigration in Heathrow to obtain their LA boarding passes, as the UK Border Agent will without a doubt want to see it as well as their baggage receipt to prove that there is luggage going on to their final destination.
It is quite possible, that they will be denied entry to the UK, even with a visa, if they do not have this physically on them when they present themselves to the UK Border agent, and being denied will cause major challenges for their future travel plans, not only to the UK but to other countries, including trying to enter the USA in LA. The reason for this is that when you have such a long layover, and no address in the UK such as a hotel , and there are no prior UK entry stamps in your passport, the Border Agents tend to take a more stringent approach to a visa national.
By taking those simple steps, they should be allowed to enter the UK, and enjoy some time in London before their onward flight to LA. Thank You Max for your response. After a 5 year stint in Munich, Germany, we returned to India last year. My schengen visa expiry date is Dec 20th My question is can I get out of the airport to meet friends in Frankfurt during my layover or can my friends come to meet me at the airport?
Will be obliged to get a reply! Thanks, Preethi. Sure you can — if you have a valid Shengen, the usual advice applies, check your bags through to your final destination and be in possession of your onward boarding pass to show to the Immigration officer in Frankfurt.
My 16 yr old daughter, a Mexican national, has a 5 hr lay over at Schiphol, can she leave the airport to take a 2 hr tour to the city? Mexican nationals are not require of a visa for the Schengen countries.
I am flying from Manchester to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I have a layover in Washington, DC. I have a US passport. Possible to leave the airport during the layover? Will I have to go through customs since i am a US resident?
Sure you can, make sure you have enough time though… and yes, you do actually have to go through immigration and customs, even if you are a US Citizen… Immigration is to determine your status citizen, resident or alien and grant you access based on that as a US Citizen there is no issue with access , and customs is to deal with stuff you bring with you…. Whenever you enter the USA you need to clear customs with your luggage at your point of entry, even if you connect through to a destination outside of the USA afterward.
All thanks to layovers. Domestic or International, layovers can cause the popping up of the most crucial question- can you leave the airport during a layover. Long layover hours may instigate the interest of visiting a new city that may arise from the importance of exploration or sheer out of boredom of sitting at the airport and waiting for the next flight. Here is the set of questions that may bother you before leaving the airport during a layover and answer all your queries related to can you leave the airport during a long layover.
The answer is Yes, but there is a light condition attached to it. Can you leave the airport during a layover in the US- It becomes an important question, especially when you are travelling internationally.
The layover duration and Visa are essential in this case. If you are going on a domestic flight, then more than an hour of layover can easily allow you to leave the airport and transit area with your cabin luggage.
Why the timing is essential because you may need to go through the security check again while entering the airport and before boarding your next flight, with the case of international flights, passengers need to go through customs and immigration as well, thus, keeping a comfortable time interval for your boarding is essential.
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On long trips through Africa as teenagers,…. Here are some of my favourite travel resources that I have used to book and plan adventures across the world…. Skip to content. Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin. Previous Previous. Next Continue. Similar Posts. The good news is that a lot of major international cities have public transportation that runs directly to the airport that you can take it advantage of. So in the case of London you could hop on the Tube or something like the Heathrow Express.
Just note that some of those public transport options can also be time consuming, especially if you have to deal with connections at different stations. Many international airports will have specific restrictions for how early you must arrive at the gate. I talked about the 15 minute and 30 minute requirements stated above for US airlines, but the restrictions for some international airports can be even more restrictive.
Visas can get confusing when it comes to layovers because countries have very different policies. Below are a few examples of different transit visa policies that you might run into. When on a layover in the UK, you might be able to get a 48 hours visitor in transit visa which will grant you access there for up to two days. If you are traveling through China whether or not you can get or need a transit visa may depend on how long you plan on being outside of the airport. If you were transiting through for 24 hours or less you could get a temporary permit that allows you to leave the airport and explore China for 24 hours.
If you were transiting through certain cities, you could get a permit that allows you to leave the airport for 72 hours. But this just illustrates how some of these visa rules and exceptions can work. If you want to visit Moscow, you may need a transit visa just to exit out of the airport even for only a few minutes. In order to step foot in certain countries, you might need proof of certain types of vaccinations.
So be mindful of how your connection could affect your status in other countries. The difference between a layover and a stopover is generally that a stopover is a much longer amount of time spent in a given location.
Typically a stopover is going to be 24 hours or longer and a layover will not be more than 24 hours. So they may allow you to take a stop over that is several days which obviously means you can leave the airport and explore the country for a while. Some of these airlines include the following:. In most cases, you should not have an issue leaving the airport. However you need to make sure that you have taken all of the relevant factors into consideration such as the amount of time and money it will take you to get your desired location along with potential needs for visas or other immigration and customs needs.
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