Information about Covid-19 tests

A negative Covid-19 test is required for most destinations before commencement of travel. You can find the precise requirements for a test certificate for your destination outside Germany as well as the locations of Covid-19 test centres by entering your departure and destination airports here.

Those entering or returning to Germany, regardless of risk classification,

• must be fully vaccinated at least 14 days previously with a vaccination approved by the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut,
  
• be in possession of a certificate of recovery (PCR, RT-LAMP or TMA test certificate that is at least 28 days and a maximum of 6 months old) or
• have taken a negative Covid-19 test before entering Germany. Obligatory testing also applies to purely domestic German flights.
  

On flights to Germany, this rule applies to passengers aged 6 years and over.

Covid-19 testing is also compulsory for those vaccinated or who have recovered from Covid-19 who are entering Germany from a ‘virus variant area’.

The test certificate

• For high risk areas, the Covid-19 test must be performed no earlier than 48 hours before arrival in Germany (antigen test) or 48 hours before flight departure from the first boarding point (PCR, RT-LAMP or TMA test) before entry and
• for virus variant areas at the earliest 48 hours before flight departure from the first boarding point (PCR, RT-LAMP or TMA test) before entry,
• must be available on paper or in an electronic document,
  
• must be personalised (name, address and date of birth of the person tested),
  
• must be written in German, English, French, Spanish or Italian,
  
• must include the procedure used (PCR, antigen, RT-LAMP or TMA test) and the test result,
  
• and must be certified by a doctor or a recognised laboratory.

You can find more information about the regulations for travellers entering Germany in connection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 / Covid-19 in communications from the Federal Ministry of Health. The regulations are available from the Robert Koch Institute in several languages.

When entering Germany, Austria and the USA, you also have the option of using test kits with a video-accompanied and verified self-test, which are available to you as an alternative to our trusted partner laboratories. You can use the tests conveniently at home or in your hotel and you will receive the test certificate by email afterwards.

Information about all entry requirements for your destination country and test centre locations can be found on our entry website by entering your departure and destination airports. Verified self-test providers are marked "verified self-test".*

Lufthansa can only provide third-party information without any guarantee or legal obligation. Although we update all the information regularly and publish it with the utmost care, due to the rapidly changing travel conditions, we recommend that you check frequently and verify the travel and entry requirements by making independent enquiries before your trip.

* Important note: Verified self-tests are not accepted in all countries and/or only for certain categories of persons. Up until the day of your flight, the legal/regulatory requirements pertaining to your flight (including those relating to the test regulations), in particular those of the respective country of destination, may change. Please find out independently and in good time about any changes to the legal/regulatory requirements (including those relating to the test regulations) for entry into your destination country. See Lufthansa’s General Conditions of Carriage, Art. 13.1. Lufthansa cannot accept any responsibility in this regard.