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https://www.covid.is/sub-categories/visiting-iceland https://www.covid.is/sub-categories/visiting-iceland

by kd5bjo 6y ago

StavrosK 6y ago
So 12 days of quarantine? Sounds expensive.
- meheleventyone 6y ago
  It’s only 5-6 days of quarantine as the first test is taken when you arrive.
  - StavrosK 6y ago
    Oh, that's better... Still probably prohibitive for a lot of people, I wonder if you can skip that if you're vaccinated (or perhaps will be able to by September).
    - meheleventyone 6y ago
      Yes in May they are looking to open up more to people outside of Schengen with vaccination certificates. My parents are British, vaccinated and looking forward to coming over to visit as we've not seen them since Christmas.
      - StavrosK 6y ago
        That'd be fantastic, I've been itching to go back to Iceland for years now! Assuming I manage to get vaccinated, that is...
- PedroCandeias 6y ago
  No, just 5. You get the results a few hours after each test. I flew in on a Sunday, went into quarantine, got my landing test results same day, did my second test Friday morning (took 2min to enter, get tested and come back out) and got my negative results via app at lunch time, at which point I was done with quarantine.
  - StavrosK 6y ago
    That's pretty good, but if you can only afford a week (which is already more than the vast majority of people in my country can afford), it makes it a non-starter... Doesn't help that Iceland is expensive, I guess...
    - darkwater 6y ago
      Don't want to sound harsh but, given how isolated Iceland is, anything less than a week is like... wasting money anyway? Obviouvsly if it's a business trip you might go and stay one or two days, but for anything involving leisure, I don't know, adding extra 5 days quarantine is not that a big deal (if you can afford going to Iceland anyway).
      - StavrosK 6y ago
        If you go for a week, basically doubling the costs of the trip for a quarantine is anything but a big deal, I'd think. I'm not sure how you figure that paying double for a trip so you can quarantine isn't a big deal...
        darkwater 6y ago
        IDK, it's just that I usually like to go "deep" when traveling an one week for place like Iceland seems too few days.
        Moru 6y ago
        Some countries you get a lot more paid vacation. We have 25 days per year for example.
      - spijdar 6y ago
        Some people can only stay a week. I went for a week several years back, and in that time drove up through the highlands, tent camping and inching my way all the way around the island. I ended with a day trip to Vestmannaeyjar before flying back. I might not have been able to add an extra 5 days to said trip, and definitely couldn't now, where I only get a week of paid leave every six months or so.

https://www.covid.is/sub-categories/visiting-iceland https://www.covid.is/sub-categories/visiting-iceland

by kd5bjo 6y ago

https://www.covid.is/sub-categories/visiting-iceland https://www.covid.is/sub-categories/visiting-iceland

StavrosK 6y ago

So 12 days of quarantine? Sounds expensive.

meheleventyone 6y ago
It’s only 5-6 days of quarantine as the first test is taken when you arrive.
- StavrosK 6y ago
  Oh, that's better... Still probably prohibitive for a lot of people, I wonder if you can skip that if you're vaccinated (or perhaps will be able to by September).
  - meheleventyone 6y ago
    Yes in May they are looking to open up more to people outside of Schengen with vaccination certificates. My parents are British, vaccinated and looking forward to coming over to visit as we've not seen them since Christmas.
    - StavrosK 6y ago
      That'd be fantastic, I've been itching to go back to Iceland for years now! Assuming I manage to get vaccinated, that is...
PedroCandeias 6y ago
No, just 5. You get the results a few hours after each test. I flew in on a Sunday, went into quarantine, got my landing test results same day, did my second test Friday morning (took 2min to enter, get tested and come back out) and got my negative results via app at lunch time, at which point I was done with quarantine.
- StavrosK 6y ago
  That's pretty good, but if you can only afford a week (which is already more than the vast majority of people in my country can afford), it makes it a non-starter... Doesn't help that Iceland is expensive, I guess...
  - darkwater 6y ago
    Don't want to sound harsh but, given how isolated Iceland is, anything less than a week is like... wasting money anyway? Obviouvsly if it's a business trip you might go and stay one or two days, but for anything involving leisure, I don't know, adding extra 5 days quarantine is not that a big deal (if you can afford going to Iceland anyway).
    - StavrosK 6y ago
      If you go for a week, basically doubling the costs of the trip for a quarantine is anything but a big deal, I'd think. I'm not sure how you figure that paying double for a trip so you can quarantine isn't a big deal...
      - darkwater 6y ago
        IDK, it's just that I usually like to go "deep" when traveling an one week for place like Iceland seems too few days.
      - Moru 6y ago
        Some countries you get a lot more paid vacation. We have 25 days per year for example.
    - spijdar 6y ago
      Some people can only stay a week. I went for a week several years back, and in that time drove up through the highlands, tent camping and inching my way all the way around the island. I ended with a day trip to Vestmannaeyjar before flying back. I might not have been able to add an extra 5 days to said trip, and definitely couldn't now, where I only get a week of paid leave every six months or so.