Dec 17, 2021
France travel ban: Ports and Eurostar busy ahead of Covid restrictions
Ports are reporting long queues to board ferries and Eurostar has advised ticketless customers to avoid St Pancras station ahead of a ban on travel to France at 23:00 GMT.Most of the rail operator's services are sold out after a rise in bookings in response to the Covid restrictions announced by France on Thursday. The ban will mean that only those with "Compelling reasons" will be able to travel between the UK and France after 23:00, and tourist or business trips will not be permitted. Lorry drivers are among the exceptions to the travel ban, along with French citizens and legal residents returning home, their partners and children, and EU citizens travelling home through France. People intending to travel through France to another country are only allowed to make their journey if they stay within the international area of an airport for less than 24 hours. Anyone still permitted to travel will have to show evidence of a negative Covid test taken within 24 hours and must isolate for at least two days on arrival.
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