Is there a website with up-to-date info on border checks in the EU due to Covid-19?
I will soon travel from France to Austria via Switzerland, and am unsure about the status of border controls. As a UK citizen, I am in principle permitted to travel to Austria (at the current date) as long as I can prove that my journey is "essential" and that I recently tested negative for coronavirus, unless I have a residency permit and am travelling via a 'safe' country.
But I am curious about whether anyone will anyone actually check my passport/details if I am traveling from one 'safe' Schengen country (Switzerland) to another (Austria) via night train, or whether all passengers must present proof of residency or other documentation. I did not have to give my nationality or passport number to the train company when making the bookings.
So my question: is there a site that I can refer to for up-to-date information about which borders within the EU (specifically the Schengen area) are subject to checks due to Covid-19? E.g. UK-France is possible subject to some paperwork, France-Switzerland appears to be fine, and Switzerland-Austria depends on residency status.
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Is there a site that I can refer to for up-to-date information about which borders within the EU (specifically the Schengen area) are subject to checks due to Covid-19?
https://reopen.europa.eu/. Europa.eu is the official website of the European Union. For each country, they provide the information on air/train/car/bike/boat/etc. entry. Seems decently up-to-date, though I've seen some inconsistencies with IATA.
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App in the Air, a cell phone app which also has a web presence here, might work for you. The website lets the user specify a departure and arrival country, including EU and inter-Schengen pairs, and displays the exit and entry protocols of the governments involved. The few pairs I tried also showed links to the various countries' governmental website.
I have not used it for travel, and have no affiliation.
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