Spain (Travel Restrictions, COVID Tests & Quarantine Requirements)

Please note that Passengers arriving in Spain by air or sea from the European Union or Schengen Associated countries will NOT be required to present the Spain Travel Health control form or a Covid-19 certificate.

Visit https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/ for more details.

What are Spain’s vaccine requirements?

Vaccination is no longer mandatory in Spain. Both vaccinated and unvaccinated arrivals, above the age of 12, arriving in Spain by air or sea from countries that do not belong to the European Union or are NOT considered Schengen associated countries will be allowed to enter, provided they submit any one of the following documents:

• Digital Covid Certificate, or EU Equivalent vaccination against COVID-19 or,
• A negative certificate of an active infection diagnostic test or,
• A certificate of recovery after passing the disease.

A fully vaccinated traveller must have received their second jab at least 14 days prior to their trip. The vaccine certificate will further be valid and will be valid up to 270 days from the date of administration of that last dose. The vaccination certificate with a complete schedule for people under 18 years of age does not have an expiration date.

Therefore, for the vaccination certificate to be considered valid it must reflect the administration of a booster dose. These certificates will be considered valid since the day the booster dose was administered.

Any vaccine authorised by the European Union (European Medicines Agency, EMA) and WHO will be accepted.

Please note that certificates with vaccines not authorised by these agencies are also acceptable, but the last dose administered must be of one of the authorised vaccines. Complete vaccination schedules are defined as those established in the COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Spain.

Source: Spain – Spain Travel Health (https://www.spth.gob.es/)

What are Spain’s entry requirements?

The entry requirements of arrivals to Spain depend on the country they belong from:

Passengers from the European Union or Schengen Associated countries

Passengers arriving in Spain by air or sea from the following European Union or Schengen Associated countries will NOT be required to present the Spain Travel Health control form or a Covid-19 certificate:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland.

Passengers not belonging to the European Union or Schengen Associated countries

Passengers above the age of 12 and who are not in international transit arriving in Spain by air or sea from countries that do NOT belong to the European Union or are NOT considered Schengen associated countries, must present one of these documents in order to pass the health controls on arrival in Spain:

An EU DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATE OR EU EQUIVALENT of, any one of the following:

• A COVID-19 vaccination certificate, where the traveller must have received their second jab at least 14 days prior to their trip. The vaccine certificate will further be valid and will be valid up to nine months (270 days) from the date of administration of that last dose.
  • The vaccination certificate with a complete schedule for people under 18 years of age does not have an expiration date.
  • The vaccination certificate to be considered valid it must reflect the administration of a booster dose. These certificates will be considered valid since the day the booster dose was administered.

or,

• Certificate of a diagnostic test for SARSCoV2 with a negative result. The following diagnostic tests shall be accepted:
  • NAAT- nucleic acid amplification tests (RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA, HAD, NEAR, CRISPR, SDA), with sampling within the previous 72 hours prior to departure to Spain.
  • RAT-rapid antigen test, with sampling within the previous 24 hours to departure to Spain. You can consult the list of rapid tests approved by the European Commission from here.

or,

• A COVID-19 Recovery certificate issued at least 11 days after the first positive NAAT or RAT, and up to a maximum of 180 days after the date of sampling.
  • The RATs accepted are those authorised by the European Commission, which can be consulted from here, and must have been performed by healthcare professionals.
  • Passengers with a Recovery Certificate other than an EU Digital COVID Certificate or equivalent must also provide documentary proof of the diagnostic test from which the Recovery Certificate is derived.

You can check if your certificate is valid on the Spain Travel Health website or in the Spain Travel Health app (Android, iOS)

In case passengers do not have the EU Digital COVID Certificate or EU equivalent, they must fill in the SpTH Health Control Form manually entering the details of their vaccination, recovery or diagnostic test certificate through the form. Passengers can also use the Spain Travel Health application (Android, iOS) to fill up the form.

The system will send arrivals a QR code that they will have to present both prior to boarding, and upon their arrival in Spain. In the health control, they may be required to present this document certifying vaccination, diagnostic test or recovery.

Please note that international transit passengers and children under the age of 12 do NOT have to show Digital Covid Certificate or Spain Travel Health travel form.

Visit the Spain Travel Health website for more information.

Interstate Travel in Spain

After almost two years Spain dropped its indoor mask-wearing rule in April. Hence, masks are NO longer mandatory in most public spaces including, bars, cafes, museums, cinemas, and more.

Masks or face coverings are, however, still required on airplanes, buses, trains, metros, taxis, as well as ferries if a 1.5-metre distance cannot be maintained indoors.