Hot answers tagged transit
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This ploy is known as "hidden-city ticketing", and you should find plenty written about it if you search for that term.
For example, Nate Silver wrote an article about it; that caused some controversy, and there was a followup on the ethics of the practice.
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Well it's not like they will track you down and force you to go to STL however...
once you skip a leg of a itinerary they will cancel the rest of the booked trip including the return ticket.
By booking a ticket you are actually signing a type of contract with the airline and the airlines specifically put in "tariff and fair clauses" that say if you ditch ...
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Unlike many other countries, US airport do not have any form on physical immigration controls when you are departing the country on an international flight. In fact, in most airports there isn't even a concept of an "International" terminal/gate, with the same gates frequently being used for international flights and domestic flights.
As a result of this ...
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There is an official "minimum connecting time" for each airport. For international airports, there are usually separate "minimum connecting times" specified for domestic to domestic, domestic to international, international to domestic, and international to international. At larger airports there may even be longer minimum connecting times when you are ...
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If it's a one-way flight, it should be fine. If it's round-trip, though, you may forfeit the return portion of your trip if you don't use all of the legs of your outgoing trip. I suggest checking with the airline before doing this, unless you're willing to forfeit the rest of your itinerary.
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What is the connecting time to consider for International to International Transfers in US Airports?
For instance, flying from Europe into Latin America can imply transiting through an US airport. What are your experiences with these kind of connections?
I had a connection at Miami Int'l Airport last spring while en route from London to San José (Costa Rica), and based on that experience, I'd guesstimate that 2-3 hours is good to have. (Myself I had 5+ ...
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What is the connecting time to consider for International to International Transfers in US Airports?
Jonik's recommendation of 2-3 hours is a good average time, but several factors might influence the amount of time you should give yourself:
1) How large the airport you are connecting through is. Smaller airports typically mean less traffic so lines will be shorter. However, some larger airports are more efficient than small ones (so lines move quicker). ...
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Most US airports (IAD, DTW, JFK, ATL, etc.) have separate terminals for international and domestic flights - arrivals and departures. And more often than not, the two terminals are separated by at least a (internal) transit ride. Moreover, in addition to the immigration lines, all international transit passengers are required to collect their baggage AND ...
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Yes, there is. However, information on internet is quite poor, therefore I describe my own experiences here.
On 21 December 2012, I travelled from Gran Canaria airport via Las Palmas, Agaete, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Los Cristianos to Santa Cruz de La Palma. The ferry company Fred Olsen operates many ferry-bus connections. I will describe my experiences ...
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According to the UK Border Agency, you do need an "airside transit" visa. It appears that this will require a visit to the British Embassy in La Paz, mailing your passport to Brazil, and paying a fee of US$86.
You might want to consider a flight which transits through a Schengen country instead.
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That depends. If you booked the flights together at the same time, luggage will usually be "checked through" to your final destination. If you booked them separately, especially if it's different airlines, you'll probably have to pick up your luggage and check it in again.
In any case, the airline employee at your original checkin can tell you whether your ...
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Yes, completely possible but depends on your ticket.
Just one example, Korean Air allows stopovers for up to a month in Seoul if you travel between two cities (Say London and Sydney) with them. Do note that the cheapest fares often do not permit this, and it is quite hard to find travel websites that will cater for these stopovers. (Go direct to the airline ...
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According to this information:
Transit visas through the territory of Kazakhstan (for 5 days) are issued with the presence of a visa to a third country (the visiting country) and ticket (ticket for travel through the territory of Kazakhstan).
So you need visa of the country you are going to, and ticket. Note that you must register during first 5 days ...
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The Eurostar arrives at London Kings Cross/St. Pancras.
From there you can catch the midland main line (to Sheffield) or the east coast main line (to Newcastle and Edinburgh).
If you wanted to go to Manchester you'd need to take the West coast main line from Euston (a 9 minute tube ride away).
As long as you don't mind changing trains, the Eurostar is a ...
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If this is a single ticket, and the airline is willing to sell it to you with that connection, then any financial risk is theirs. If your transAtlantic flight gets in late, or the airport is crowded, then they will have to put you on their next flight. If your luggage doesn't make the connection, then they will have to compensate you for that somehow. So if ...
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Indeed, you cannot check in your luggage in Marrakech directly to Tel-Aviv. You have to recover it at Paris CDG and check it in again. In theory it could work, but if you want to be on the safe side, spend the night in Paris. There are some not too expensive hotels around (Campanile, Etap, ...). Or look for an alternative routing.
There are two bottlenecks ...
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As you're going from Terminal 5 to Terminal 1 you will need to re-clear security, and your duty free liquids will not be allowed through regardless of how they are packaged.
Normally the solution to this would be to put the duty free in your checked luggage after clearing customs, but given that you're on a "pre-cleared" flight you are correct in that your ...
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Generally, Austrian trains are quite punctual and on time. However, two minutes to change a train is really tight, and 4 minutes isn't really better. The train station in Schwarzach-St.Veit is quite small and this will enhance your chance that you will catch the train. On the other hand, the train station in Salzburg is quite big, so if you're unlucky, there ...
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The good news first - Delta do "interline" bags with Aeroflot, so she will be able to check the bags all the way through to Moscow. If the two flights are booked on the one ticket this should happen automatically. If they are on different tickets, then you will need to show a printout of the e-ticket when checking in with Delta. Either way, be sure to ...
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It's definitely legal and possible, but whether it's practical depends on the airline. Some (typically state-run airlines) will allow or even promote such long stopovers as a way to attract tourists to the stopover location. I believe Emirates does this for Dubai.
But many other airlines will have drastically higher prices for such tickets as a part of ...
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Low-cost airlines operate on a model called 'point-to-point carrier transit', one implication of which is that every single leg of your journey is a separate one. As Stuart mentions in his answer, some LCCs refer to 'hubs' and in fact many of them (especially Asian ones) do operationally maintain hubs, but that's for their own logistics handling. For ...
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Just to be clear are you talking about a single ticket or buying two separate tickets? If you have a single ticket with an international segment followed by a domestic segment, the airline will accommodate you on the next flight if the international procedures (immigration, customs, etc.) take too long and you miss your connecting domestic flight. Of course ...
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First of all it depends what nationality you are. I assume you are from a country that is part of the US visa waiver program. In this case you don't need a visa but you do need a travel authorization (ESTA) even if you are only changing planes in the US without leaving the airport.
Source: ESTA-FAQ of the Department of Homeland Security.
So there is no ...
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When you buy two separate tickets, if you miss your connection the airline won't help you. As far as they're concerned, your first flight coming in late is like your car breaking down on the way to the airport - unfortunate, but nothing to do with them. When you buy connecting tickets, once you check in onto the first flight, you're theirs and they will look ...
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From Sheremetyevo Airport's website:
Foreign citizens waiting for their connecting flight are allowed to stay at Sheremetyevo Airport up to 24 hours without a valid Russian visa. The passenger should have a ticket of the relevant airline with confirmed seating for the relevant connecting flights.
International transit passengers whose transfer ...
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Are your segments on the same ticket, or separate? If the latter, I would not risk it. You would have no protections if you miss the connection; all other flights may be sold out or you might need to purchase a new ticket at full price. I do not know how Delta is about LGA these days since the slot swap with US Airways, but in the past they rather ...
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No visa is required for transiting in Japanese airports if you have immediate flight connections regardless of nationality.
Anyway, there is a Japanese transit visa which is intended for people who have longer layovers before transiting and want to go sightseeing or resting in Japan for few days (up to 15 days).
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As a Philippine passport holder, can I transfer from Heathrow terminal five to three without a visa?
If your transit time is less than 24 hours and you are from the Philipines, you will not need a transit visa as long as you will stay in the arrival/departure lounge. This is called airside transit. If you need to go out from this lounge or need to stay more than 24 hours then you will need a visa.
In your case (from the Philippine, 2 hours connection ...
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Presuming you are arriving from a non-Schengen country then you will not need to pass through immigration in Munich. You will remain air-side, although you may need to go through security depending on which terminal you arrive in/depart from.
However even if you do need to clear immigration in Munich you'll find it very quick and easy (presuming you come ...
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No, you don't need a transit visa - as long as you don't leave the transit lounge. But be sure about your change with airlines/planes, as there are two airports in Istanbul. You may read detailed information on the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
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