Travel Stack Exchange
Travel Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [transit]

Passing through a place briefly while travelling on the way to somewhere else.

Transferring from one place to another place briefly (typically in aviation within less than 24 hours) while travelling on the way to somewhere else.

See also:

2488 questions
81
votes
2 answers

Do I need a visa to transit (or layover) in the Schengen area?

I found many related questions on this site but I am still not sure about the rules. How can I decide if I need a visa to transit? Schengen members as of April 2024 are as follows: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark (excluding…
Relaxed
  • 117,712
  • 10
  • 249
  • 436
71
votes
2 answers

Do I need a US visa to transit (or layover) through an American airport?

In Europe usually you don't need to go through immigration to change planes (unless you are entering/exiting Schengen). Is it the case in the US as well? May I catch a connecting flight on one of the US airports if I don't have US visa?
Grzenio
  • 16,594
  • 8
  • 54
  • 93
64
votes
6 answers

No transit zone at Linate airport. Couldn't get on connecting flight. Whose responsibility is it?

I had the worst experience of my life today during my (attempted and failed) holiday trip. Please advise me on what I can do next. I am a citizen of a non-EU country (Kazakhstan). I live in London. I booked a flight from London to Seoul with…
Arthur
  • 549
  • 4
  • 4
62
votes
9 answers

Do you have to take the second leg of a domestic flight?

Say I want to book a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago. Say the airline also flies to St. Louis from Fort Launderdale but has a connecting flight through Chicago. If I book that flights from FLL->ORD->STL and just get off in Chicago, what…
Thanh
  • 1,296
  • 1
  • 9
  • 10
62
votes
2 answers

Is there a way to find out if I need a transit visa for a layover in the UK?

Is there a website or some other way to find out if I need a transit visa for a short stop in the UK on my way somewhere else? Ideally this should give me the answer for all nationalities, and take into account any other visas I may have.
DJClayworth
  • 69,953
  • 10
  • 177
  • 248
48
votes
6 answers

Are dual nationals (non-US citizens) also affected by President Trump's ban on Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen?

I am travelling to Australia from Canada in May and I have to take connecting flights to get back to Canada. I stop in Auckland and San Fransisco. I am a Canadian citizen born in Canada however because my parents were born in Iran, I also have…
M. Sal
  • 443
  • 1
  • 4
  • 7
33
votes
2 answers

Can I fly from Malaysia to Singapore airport without a visa, assuming I don't pass immigration and fly straight back?

I am from Yemen and I am studying in Malaysia. well the iPhone 7 is coming out soon and I am planing to buy it from Singapore, they do have istudio in the airport so I though if i book a round flight with airasia, go get my iPhone from the airport…
Madyan Malfi
  • 661
  • 6
  • 13
31
votes
11 answers

How manageable are <15 min connection times in Frankfurt Hbf?

I will be travelling from Lyon (France) to Dresden (Germany) and I was looking at several options. One of them is by train, but there are a fairly big number of connections, with rather short transit times. For instance, one of them (proposed by…
Luris
  • 413
  • 1
  • 4
  • 6
30
votes
4 answers

Can a connection in Singapore airport be too long?

I am looking currently at flights from Darwin, Australia (DRW) to Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV). There are not many offerings on airline websites for routes between these airports. The itineraries I found have a very long connection in Singapore (SIN)…
proggie165
  • 455
  • 5
  • 7
28
votes
2 answers

Do I need a Turkey transit visa for a layover?

I have an Indian passport and am planning to visit Germany with a valid visa. To book a flight for Germany (Mumbai – Dusseldorf), I came across some connected flights that stop at Istanbul. Do I need to have visa for Turkey? This is the first time…
alekhine
  • 435
  • 2
  • 5
  • 7
27
votes
5 answers

What happens if an airport is evacuated but a transit passenger doesn't hold a travel document valid for entering the country?

Say someone flies from A to C, with a same-booking connection in B. Their travel document does not need to be, and in this case isn't, accepted for entry by B. It also cannot be endorsed with stamps or visas, so emergency visas cannot be…
Crazydre
  • 81,596
  • 17
  • 166
  • 355
27
votes
6 answers

What is the minimum time to consider with a connecting flight in the USA?

Given the extensive time taken for immigration formalities in the US, what is the shortest time to consider between connecting flights in the US, when coming from abroad? Until now I have always entered the US at my destination. This is not always…
user141
27
votes
3 answers

How to get a layover longer than a few hours?

I want to visit some countries my flights transit through. I live in Pakistan and flights to America often transit through the UK or Europe. Flights to Europe mostly transit from Middle East. I assume that I need to have a regular visit Visa for…
Asad Moeen
  • 1,027
  • 11
  • 15
26
votes
2 answers

Etihad refusing to board at AUH despite being medically fit to fly, airport police called and now being detained (Updated 2022-06-03 with resolution)

This is happening to a very good friend of mine. He, his wife, and his 2-year-old son are stuck at the Abu Dhabi airport. Here is a succinct description. The family flew out of Islamabad on Etihad Airways, flying back home to USA, with a layover in…
Fixed Point
  • 1,118
  • 1
  • 10
  • 12
26
votes
4 answers

Can you still travel to America on the visa waiver program if you have been to Iran in transit?

Me and my wife travelled to South East Asia in 2017 and on the way back to the UK we had to do a layover in Iran. We didn't leave the airport nor did we get our passports stamped. My wife would like to visit the USA soon but is wondering whether…
Richard Jewels
  • 431
  • 4
  • 5
1
2 3
…
99 100