Connecting flights can be obtained in 2 ways:. There is more than one connecting flight procedure in India , depending on whether the traveler has booked one ticket for their entire journey or if they booked each flight separately. Individuals who book their entire journey including both flights in one reservation will have a single PNR, while those who book their flights separately will have more than one.
Depending on the number of PNRs they have, travelers with connecting flights may need to clear immigration in India before going back through check-in and airport security to board the next aircraft. All travelers are advised to obtain the boarding pass for their connecting flight as early as they can , either online or from their first point of embarkation if possible. This is because transfer desks at certain Indian airports may not be open at night, leaving passengers without their boarding pass waiting in the arrival area until morning.
If a passenger has booked their journey all together , they will have a single PNR not to be confused with boarding passes—there should be a boarding pass for each flight. When the first flight lands in India , the passenger must take the following steps:. Travelers who have booked their flights separately will have 2 PNRs one for each flight.
Thanks, for the help. Hi I am a Filipino, and since its my first time to travel to Israel, i just want to ask if i need a transit visa in Zurich going to Israel?. I hope u can help me on this. Hi,I Am us citizen. I have 12hours layover in Japan. You can not exit Amsterdam airport. Canadian visa is not valid in Amsterdam. You need to get a schengen visa.
Yes you can exit Japan airport without visa for 90days. Hi, I have a Chinese passport and a US green card. Is it possible to get out of the airport? Hi, I am a India national and have a few hours transit in Amsterdam airport. I have a valid visa from Canada. Am I allowed to use the time in between to enter into the city and come back later again for my flight? You cannot leave Amsterdam airport you need a schengen visa to exit. Canadian visa is not accepted.
I am an Indian, with a 10 years USA visa. Do I require Yellow fever vaccination,? Thanks in advance…DR. I am a US citizen traveling to Singapore with a 23 hour layover in Seoul. Can someone tell me if i will be able to leave the airport as this is a long time to wait otherwise. I loved this article. May I leave the airport and roam around dubai or do I need a visa?
Hi, I am travelling from India to Muncih and I have a schengen visa. There is a layover of 11 hrs in Amsterdam. Can I go out and spend some time in exploring the city??? I am assuming that I should be able to spend the 7hrs exploring in Athens during the stopover? I am just wanting some sort of confirmation that I can do this…thank you. Hello we are having a 15 hour layover in Beijing on our way to Bangkok. We are US citizens. Does anyone know if we need a visa for China if less than a day?
We are there during day! Please help, thank you. I am travelling from London to New Delhi via Dubai. I booked the flight specifically because it has a 21 hour lay over in Dubai. Will I have to collect my luggage on the way out of Dubai Airport or can I just check it straight through to Delhi? Also do I need a separate visa? Many thanks. Hi , I am Indian citizen and i am going US. I have a lay over of 7 hrs at Munich airport. I have a friend in Munich who is german national.
Is there any way we can meet? Since i do not have a tourist Visa, i am not aware if i can leave the airport or is there a way we can meet at airport.
My question is this — if I want to leave the airport and stay with a friend overnight in Santa Monica would I be able to get my luggage even if the flights was bought as one booking? The layover is for 6 hrs. I am travelling from Ireland via Amsterdam to New York.
I have an 8 hour lay over in Amsterdam. Is it possible for me to leave Amsterdam airport for a few hours during my layover? If you are travelling on your Irish passport there will be no problems — as you are an EU Citizen.
Do you think I will have an issues going to Paris in that time? There should be no problem from a French immigration perspective if you are travelling on your Canadian passport. Usual rules apply, check your bags through to Canada, and make sure that you have a copy of your onward ticket to show the French immigration officer if he wants to see it. Also check with the officer how much time you should allow to get back to your flight and through security, they can usually give you a pretty good estimate and are happy to help.
I will be visiting India in a few days and passing via Heathrow where I have a layover of about 10 hours. I have a H1B visa stamped on my passport valid till and hence I believe I do not need a transit visa.
I wanted to see if anybody else has tried it and it this works. In fact, it would appear that you would also need an airside transfer visa for what you are wanting to do. UK Border Agency — Do you need a visa. Thank you for the reply Max. I have looked at the UK Border Agency, through the link you mentioned, it says I would need a airside visa. However there is this page then. To qualify for this exemption:.
I think this site does not allow posting direct links of websites, so I cant post a direct link to the forum I mentioned above. I am a Jordanian living in Germany and I have a student visa. Do I have to fly to the same airport?
Can he leave the airport so I could go by train? Or impossible to meet? I have a 15 hour stop over in Rome en route to Tunisia. Will I be able to leave the airport, and can I obtain a sticker type visa at the airport if I need one to leave the airport? Hi, I am a british citizen and will be travelling to Rio de Janiero from Heathrow airport. However I have a 12 hour stopover in Washington Dulles airport. Would this be enough time to exit the airport and do some brief sightseeing.
I already have the visa waiver form. We have 8 hours in dubai. Do we need a visa to leave the airport? Can we store our carry on somewhere at the airport before heading into town? Can I leave the airport in SF? Can someone help me real quick? Anyone know if this is feasible??? I was wandering if I can leave the airport to spend the day in the city.
Thanks in advance for any info! Any suggestions about things to do? Places to go? We are returning home on an international flight and have a layover in a city phl that is closer to us than the final stop Newark. Since we have to get our baggage when we deboard in Phl anyway due to customs, can we just go on our merry way, or do we need to let the airline know we will not be going on the final leg of the trip? Who is right? Do we need a visa? We have a 8 hour layover in Heathrow.
It seems T5 has no lounges for people traveling Coach!!! We already visited UK on our inbound jounrney to India and have stamps from UK immigration in our passports with 6 month visitor visa on arrival given at that time last month.
Would that help? If you have a Canadian passports and onward tickets there will be no issue entering the UK. Once you leave the terminal though you are not likely to find a lounge or so on. Depending on the length of your layover, you may just want to spend some time in a hotel — I believe their is a short-stay hotel in T4 called Yotel.
Use the Heathrow express to move between terminals — its is free. Make sure you allow enough time for the rigours of checkin and security at T5 — not the fastest airport to get through.
A great informative article! I have a trip coming up in the Fall of the year and am writing to acquire information. I have a Can one exit the airport and have a walkabout around the city and obtain hotel accommodations that night before flying out the next morning?
I will be returning from Manila and have a 10 layover In Japan. From Japan to Hawaii, than from hawaii to Seattle, I have a 12hr layover. I worry if I leave the airport i will get lost and not make it back in time.
Are there tours at the airport? Would I be able to leave the airport and come back in alright or do I need special documents beforehand? No, you would just have to have an onward ticket, check your bags thru if you can. US Citizens do not generally need visas for the EU.
I also have a lay over in doha, qatar for 3 hours… wanted to see something in that city real quick. S soil,plus dont have a visa for that anyway,just in transit to mexico thats all…. The CBP fingerprint everyone 10 printing is the phrase they use.
When entering a US airport, you have to clear customs, this means that if you are from a visa country, you would need to have a valid US visa or transit visa regardless of weather you plan to stay in the airport or not. Hi there, My husband and I are travelling from the uk to las vegas, on the return journey we have a 13 hour layover arriving in newark arriving at 6. Will we be allowed to leave the airport to site see and will leaving 3 hours either side be long enough for check in and security?
US check in is usually quicker than the UK, never usually needing more than 2 hours. NYC is about half an hour on the train or taxi so you would definitely have time. Double-check with the airline and make sure you fill out the ESTA form before leaving! This website is great and so useful. Yes, you may… Canadians have visa free travel to the European Union.
Check your bags through to Nairobi so you do not need the hassle of lugging them around the airport and re-checking them. I assume my luggage will be automatically transferred from leg 1 of my flight to my final destination? I will be flying Emirates to Shanghai Pu Dong. Is it possible for me to leave the airport and explore Toronto?
Yes, in fact, anyone flying into Toronto and connecting to the US has to clear customs in Canada, collect their bags, place them back on the connections belt, and then once you are ready to fly to the US, you pass through US immigration in Toronto — the US bound flight then lands at a domestic terminal in the states as the passengers have already been clear before getting onto the flight.
Something to bear in mind about Pearson International — the airport is not in Toronto, but actually in Mississauga, which is sort of to the South West of the city. Allow about 2 hours at the airport before your US bound flight, as it can get rather slow through security and US immigration.
I am flying from Zurich to Venice and have a 6 hour layover in Barcelona. Can I leave the airport and go to a restaurant nearby? Depends on your citizenship and travel document… 6 hours should be sufficient if the rest is in order — check your bags through though.
Im treveling from Kiev Ukraine to New York via Rome Italy, if no delays, i should land in Rome by Saturday am, my next flight is leaving by pm, i was wandering, if i can leave the airport, take a Taxicab and drive to Collesium to take some pictures real quick, and get back to airport, i calculated that it would take like 40 min of driving from Airport to Collisium, so if i land am and lets say i would leave the airport by am plus min of driving, saturday morning should be no traffic i should get there by am approximately, stay there till like am 1 hour should be enough to take pictures of one my favorite architectures in the world than catch the taxi again and go back to air port, another 40 min of driving, so by am i should be back to the airport, and technicaly i would have hour and a half to go thru security and get to the plane, i have US Passport, so i dont need no Visa to exit the airport, what do u think?
Is it possible for me to make this happen like that? I am a UK passport holder, if I have a layover in Toronto of almost 23 hours, am I allowed to leave the airport to explore the city in that time? I am going to Belgium and connect flight from London. I am layover at Heathrow London airport for 3 hours. However, i would like to check out and stay in London for sightseen city for 2 days and catch another flight to Belgium.
Am I allowed to stay in London to explore the city? I have 6 hours between flights from glasgow to Amsterdam, then amsterdam to sweden, and i allowed to leave the airport, Scottish citizen, im part of the EU so i dont think it should be a problem. This should be fine, just remember 6 hours is not a lot of time for an international connection — so you may not be able to stray too far from the airport, perhaps enough for a restaurant somewhere….
I have a 16 hour layover there, overnight, in Moscow Vnukovo Airport. I have a feeling I need a visa to exit the airport.
I think you do have to get a visa for Russia but maybe you already know that since probably you already know since you posted back in June. Please post what you did so other people can benefit from your experience. Hi all, im travelling with my swedish wife and 2 kids to Rhodas Greece with 12 hour stopover att wien airport, can we leave the airport, whats the story.
Do I need a visa? I worked with an indefinite exemption. I would like to seize this opportunity to see London during the waiting time instead of staying at the airport for this long. I think you do have to get a visa for UK, even if you hold a US visa but maybe you already know that since you posted back in August. It took four weeks to get my passport back. Awful, I almost missed my trip because of this. And there is no way to find out the status of it either.
Please post what did you find out so other people can benefit from your experience. Hello, I am Iraqi citizen and i have a valid visa type A2 , now i am in turky istanbul and i will leave from istanbul to Atlanta USA next few days and my trip will be with 18 hours overnight layover at frankfurt airport and i want to check if i can leave the airport and see the downtown during this time.
Is my visa us visa and my passport iraqi passport is enough or i need any other types of visa. I hold Thai passport with Green card. I have Schengen visa to France. I have 10 hrs layover at London on my way from Boston to France.
I am curious that can I get out of airport for sight seeing. Most likely you will need to get a visa unfortunately to clear immigration in London. Please post what you have found out so far so other people can benefit from your experience. My question is — Does their passport require at least six 6 months validity in order to transit or does the six month requirement apply for them to return home via transit through the US FLL??
Thank you so much for your help, I have searched and can not locate this info. Hi am an Indian passport holder I want to know if I booking for sreelenkan flight fly from Trivandrum to Japan stop over at Colombo 13hrs this time I can stay in airport is it possible?
I am travelling to Manilla from Norway this Christmas and on our way back home we have a 7 hour layover in Amsterdam. Is this enough time to explore Amsterdam? And am I allowed? I have a canadian visa and i am going to india from canada. I have 12 hours layover in paris charles de gaulle airport. Is that possible that i can go outside the airport for sight seeing. Kindly get back to me as soon as possible. Did anyone get back to you on your question? I am DR Congo citizen and travelling to Canada via Heathrow London , I want to know whether I will be allowed to visit the city without a transit visa.
Any one to help …. I am stopping over to change planes in Amsterdam. We have from am to the plane leaving at Is it worth leaving the airport and what to do in Amsterdam. We are all girls and we are a church group. Get a good brunch? Its about min train ride from AMS.
Buy your round trip ticket at the kiosk or at the desk on the ground floor. After the ticket is in hand, head down stairs and jump on one of the many trains that whisk you off to Amsterdam.
The trains run every 10min or so. Do what people do in AMS and enjoy the coffee shops, canals and oh.. Canals and flowers, food all over the place! I have a permanent resident card of canada and valid us visa. I am going to India and I have 12 hour layover in Paris do I need visa to go outside of the airport for sightseeing?
I would like to leave the airport and sleep in a hotel for about hours. Can someone help with the following questions:. Will I need to take all my luggage with me or will it be checked all the way through to India? Do we need a tourist or transit visa to be able to stay in a hotel or sight-see during that time? We will be flying with Jet Airways. Is it possible with indian passport or do I gotta get Visa first.?
Do i need visa? Help is very much appreciated,thank you. I have two long layovers roundtrip and I bought my ticket through cheapoair. Will they allow me to go into the city vienna and Munich for my layover? I have layover in London for around 9 hours in the same day. Is it possible for me to walk around and see London for the mentioned time? If so, do I need specific visa to do it?
Can I leave the airport? Is there a way of getting a 24 hour visa? Any suggestions from those that have travelled there. I am a woman travelling alone. I have an Indian passport and am travelling to UK in Jan Can I go out to the city? Please advise. Hi there, I have a 12 layover in San franscisco coming up and on the return flight a 8hr layover in LA could someone let me know if I need a visa to leave the airport I am a British passport holder and will be flying from New Zealand.
The question is if the city is close enough to do lunch, take a photo or two and jump back to the airport. Hi Max, Thanks for giving some excellent advise here. I am a Canadian citizen and I will be travelling from Calgary to Delhi via London and will have a 19 hour layover in London. During this time I would like to visit my cousin in London. I would like your advise if I can go out during this time.
If so then what all do I need to follow and also how to make sure my luggage is checked till Delhi. Waiting for your reply. We will be flying to Los Angeles in April from Manila. We will have a lay-over at Pudong Shanghai International Airport.
Can we go out from the airport during waiting time. By the way I am a Filipino together with my wife. We hold a Canadian passport. I will have about 10 hours layover in Tokyo, Japan Airport. I was wondering if I can step out and tour the downtown Tokyo, during my 10 hours layover? My son is so fascinated to see Tokyo downtown.
Hello everybody! Airport lounge with sleeping bags or book a nearest hotel which hotel? And do i need to get a transit visa? Also any other tips that you might consider important. Thank you all! I will be going from the US to Slovenia and there is a 12 hour layover in Switzerland.
Do I need anything specific or something to look out for to explore the city? I am a canadian citizen. I have a 12 hour layover in Paris. Do I need a visa to exit the airport and go around Paris? How much time should I give myself to make it back for the 10pm flight out? Can I leave the airport and is there suitable place for luggage storage. I am a South African citizen. I am travelling from the US to South Africa via Heathrow London with a 8 hour layover before the next flight to Johannesburg Can I leave the airport for a city tour to make up some time?
Can we leave the airport to see the city and be back to catch the flight next day. Are we allowed to leave the airport without a Turkey Visa as we hold PR cards and valid on-ward boarding cards of the flight to Toronto. Hi there iam a permanent resident in canada with having a philippine passport, I have a 22 hrs lay over in Tokyo japan on my way to manila, do I need a japan visa, and can I go around the place at the same time too, pls advise thanks,.
I have a full UK passport, i will be travelling to japan from london with a layover of 15 and 18 hours in Russia SVO Sheremetyevo there and then back i am new to long haul flying, will i be able to leave the airport? Hi there , we are travelling from London to New Zealand and have a 23 hour stopover in Singapore just trying to find out if we are allowed to leave the airport? Also if there is a hotel that we could book in the airport for us to maybe shower and have a snooze!
Hi Janet, have you taken a look at our Layover Guide to Singapore? Will I be able to visit copenhagen? Iam an Indian planned a trip to china for 3 days on my return to Mumbai I wanted a stopover a night in hong kong to have a leisure. Hi Lex, have you taken a look at our Gatwick Layover Guide? We are getting a transit flight from Hong Kong to Moscow Domodedovo arriving at and then leaving the following day from Moscow Vnukovo leaving at to London Heathrow.
We have a layover of just under 21 hours. Do I need a visa?? Am I able to stay the night in a hotel more centrally as I am going between two airports? Hi, using the widget on the side of the website is a helpful indicator of whether you need a visa. I have a Lebanese passport. Well, unless you're booking an award ticket, you shouldn't.
But if you're redeeming miles for a flight, airline agents will reference this terminology. Many airlines, like Delta , impose a no stopover restriction on most award tickets.
When traveling internationally, a stopover refers to a stay that lasts longer than 24 hours. Savvy frequent fliers know that they can build in extended or even overnight stops at many hub cities like London, Paris, or Amsterdam, and not get charged additional miles as long as they leave within 24 hours to their final destination, thereby avoiding a stopover.
This time stipulation keeps the stop in the layover category, as if it were a simple connection, while allowing travelers enough time to get a full day and night in a city. You cannot add unlimited layovers to an award ticket, but it's reasonable to assume you can include one or two. Want to stop in Egypt to see the pyramids on the way home from Kenya? Sometimes, whether by design or necessity, your travel plans involve an extended amount of time in an airport terminal. When your wait time is just a couple of hours, having lounge access can get you through these waiting periods no problem.
But when you have substantially more time or if there is some attraction that you are highly interested in seeing, you are probably going to be interested in leaving the airport grounds.
In this article, I will break down everything that you need to know about whether or not it is ok to leave the airport during a layover and I will also spell out all of the things you need to think about when doing so. Yes, in the vast majority of cases you can leave the airport during a layover in the US and even when traveling internationally.
However, whether or not you should leave the airport is an altogether different question. Below, I will cover all of the different factors you want to consider before choosing to leave the airport for a layover.
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So the same rule would apply to layovers. If you want to play it on the safe side, you can start by giving yourself at least two hours of cushion for when you arrive back at the airport.
This means you can take your layover time and subtract it by two hours, and that gives you the total amount of time that you could spend exiting the airport and making your way to your destination and getting back. I know that there will always be some of you who are okay with cutting it very close when it comes to getting back to the airport in time.
But even you people should know that many major airlines in the US require all customers to be on board the aircraft 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time for domestic flights and no later than 30 minutes before your scheduled departure for international flights.
This means that the absolute latest you could be at the gate is usually 15 minutes before departure in some cases it could be 10 minutes. If security is not long and you already have your boarding pass on your mobile device you could arrive to the airport around 30 minutes prior to your departure and maybe make it to the gate in time but that would still be pushing it.
For example, imagine that you got hit with secondary screening SSSS and you had to go through that whole process. In that case you would most likely miss your flight due to the extended amount of time needed for the screening. So if you are coming back to a domestic airport I would try to give yourself at least 45 to 60 minutes prior to your departure time to be safe, even if you are prone to cutting it close.
If you are coming back for an international flight, I would give yourself 60 minutes to 90 minutes at the bare minimum. You really need to factor in every aspect of your travels during a layover to get a precise idea of how much time you have. If you are arriving back into the United States, you need to consider how long you might have to wait to get through immigration and customs. Immigration is the first station that you go through upon entering a country.
Sometimes these lines can be outrageous depending on the location and the timing of your arrival, though typically your wait time will be around 20 minutes.
You can find data on average wait times here.
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