Do I need an Airport Transit Visa? (Copenhagen to Exeter via London and Dublin) [duplicate]

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I'm traveling to Exeter from Copenhagen via London (Southend) and Dublin (I have no idea why the airplane is landing in Ireland).

I am a Danish citizen with a Danish Passport and all.

Question is, do I need an Airport Transit Visa?

I am traveling on April 13th (March 29th = Brexit 🙄)

This is how I am traveling to Exeter:

Copenhagen -> London Southend Airport (22.25 - 23.55 local time) Ryanair

London Southend Airport -> Dublin Airport (06.55 - 08.10) Ryanair

Dublin Airport -> Exeter Airport (09.55 - 11.05) flybe

PLEASE don't come @ me if it's obvious that I need an Airport Transit Visa 😂

Last time I was in the UK, I was on my way to Egypt, so I needed a Visa for that.

OBS! In Dublin I'm changing Airlines, so have that in mind!



Best Answer

You are making life difficult for yourself. Use another mode of transport.

I had friends who tried exactly this. Used to North America, where the default option going anywhere is to fly to the nearest airport, they tried to get to Exeter airport (from Toronto) and found that the routing was extremely convoluted. They asked my advice.

My advice was that everyone going to a small town in the UK flies into a major airport and then takes ground transport to get to their destination.

They found that getting to Exeter involved a flight to Heathrow and then two or even three more more flights. This is because Exeter is a small airport and so doesn't have direct connections to Heathrow (since Heathrow is an expensive airport to fly to). Exeter only connects to other small airports. hence the need for at least 2 more flights. You are seeing the same thing.

Your best approach by far is to land at Southend and then take a train to Exeter.

For example, if you were to land at Southend airport early on April 13th you could get no less than five trains that got you to Exeter St Davids by midday.. The cheapest is 25 pounds.

And of course doing this you don't need any visa other than the one you need to stay in Britain anyway (if any).

IN ANY CASE

As a Danish citizen you are allowed to enter Ireland without a visa, so you have no problem there. You also have the ability to enter the UK visa free under current rules. So your only problem will be if the UK rules change because of Brexit. While nobody can realistically predict the exact circumstances of brexit, it would seem to be extremely unlikely that the UK will suddenly bar EU citizens from travelling to the UK after mere weeks, even with a no-deal Brexit. If they do, you will be in good company as tens of thousands of travellers will face the same issues.




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Do I need a transit visa for a connecting flight in Europe?

A transit visa is a travel document allowing you to pass through another country until you reach your destination. For example, if you are traveling from India to the US, but you need to stop in the Schengen Zone to continue your flight for the US, you require a transit visa for the Schengen Area.

Which countries require transit visa for connecting flights?

This means that passport holders of one of the countries listed above will need a transit visa regardless of the EU/Schengen country they are set to transit on their way to their destination country....The joint list consists of:
  • Afghanistan.
  • Bangladesh.
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Eritrea.
  • Ethiopia.
  • Ghana.
  • Iran.
  • Iraq.


Does Denmark require transit visa?

There are airport transit visas for transiting within the international transit zone only and you do not need that in Denmark and there are Schengen visa which you will need in order to collect your bags. Baggage collection is after passport control/immigration and before customs.

Do you need a visa when taking a connecting flight?

Re: Do I Need A Visa For A Connecting Flight Through The US? Yes. There is no transit at US airports and you will need to clear both Immigration and Customs at your first point of entry into the US regardless. You will need either an ESTA or a Visa.



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