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There are no gates. There is a sign. http://travel.jeffersoncampervan.com/Pictures/PixoriginalSite/FranceBorderSign.jpg http://travel.jeffersoncampervan.com/Pic
by bensandcastle 11y ago
There are no gates. There is a sign. http://travel.jeffersoncampervan.com/Pictures/PixoriginalSite/FranceBorderSign.jpg http://travel.jeffersoncampervan.com/Pictures/PixoriginalSit...
Cross border travel within the EU is like moving between states in the US, easy to miss.
- gotchange 11y agoWhat about airports? I'm very positive that they check people's passports and papers in airports.
- the_french 11y agoThe vast majority of European travellers use trains or roads, not air travel.
- saryant 11y agoActually, air travel is the most common mode of transport in intra-EU travel. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Tourism_statistics_-_intra-EU_tourism_flows#For_trips_abroad_but_within_the_EU.2C_airplane_was_the_most_common_means_of_transport http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/... Trains are a tiny 6%.
- kalleboo 11y agoOnly if you're arriving from outside of Schengen. Within Schengen, there are only ID checks if the airline themselves have them there to avoid ticket resales.
- acjohnson55 11y agoSometimes. About 5 years ago, I walked off a plane from Baltimore to Rome and out of the airport like it was a domestic flight. No stamp or anything.