PCR TEST INFO (NAAT)
You must have a negative COVID-19 test result document if you are travelling to or returning to the Netherlands. This applies to most countries and to everyone aged 13 or over. The test result is mandatory if you are travelling by airplane, train or coach . From 1 June 2021 a negative test result is also mandatory if you are travelling by private transport, such as by car or motorcycle.
A number of travel-related changes came into effect on 1 June:
A NAAT (PCR) test is a type of test used to check whether you are infected with coronavirus. Requirements apply to the NAAT (PCR) test you use to show a negative COVID-19 test result when travelling to the Netherlands from abroad.
The following tests are accepted if you need to show a negative PCR test result when travelling to the Netherlands:
If you have a PCR (NAAT) test done abroad, the time between the test and your arrival in the Netherlands must be no more than 72 hours.
If you are delayed through no fault of your own, a negative test result based on a sample collected up to 96 hours (instead of 72 hours) before your arrival in the Netherlands will still be accepted. This gives you an extra 24 hours. You must be able to prove that the delay was not your fault.
You must pay the costs of the COVID-19 test yourself.
We have partners in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht. Please contact us by phone or fill in the contact form to book your PCR test.
You must show a negative COVID-19 test result if you are travelling to or returning to the Netherlands. The rules when changing planes depend on your situation.
Not leaving the airpoirt? You are not required to show a negative PCT test result.
If you leave the airport, however, the negative COVID-19 test requirement applies to you.
The negative test result for travellers from a high-risk are applies to you. This means you must show a negative PCR test result based on a sample collected no more than 72 hours before boarding.
The result remains valid during the transfer and if there is a flight delay.
You do not need to show a negative PCT (NAAT) test result or rapid test result on arrived in the Netherlands.
There are various types of mandatory negative test results for travellers to the Netherlands. The type you need depends on the mode of transport you use.
If you are travelling to the Netherlands from a high-risk or very high-risk area, you need a negative NAAT (PCR) test result based on a sample collected no more than 72 hours before your arrival in the Netherlands. This applies to travel by:
You need a negative PCT (NAAT) test result based on a sample collected no more than 72 hours before your arrival in the Netherlands if you use one of the following international train or coach connections:
You will be checked when you board or during the journey, before the first stop in the Netherlands.
If you are travelling to the Netherlands from a high-risk or very high-risk area where there is a virus variant of concern, you have 2 options:
1. You have a negative PCR (NAAT) test result based on a sample collected no more than 24 hours before boarding abroad.
2. You have the following 2 test results:
- Negative PCR (NAAT) test result based on a sample collected no more than 72 hours before your arrived in the Netherlands
- Negative rapid test result based on a sample collected no more than 24 hours before boarding abroad
Using soap and water or an alcohol based hand sanitizer
to improve ventilation and increase the circulation of fresh air
Try to maintain atleast 1.5m distance
1 June 2021
Passengers are exempt if they:
For example, if due to a storm an aircraft travelling from New York to Frankfurt must land at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport .
These travellers must still present a health declartion.
Some people continue to test positive when they have had COVID-19, even if they no longer have any symptoms and can no longer infect others. They may still travel with the following documents:
They must also show:
It must be in Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish and bear the logo or stamp of the doctor or institute.
Transport workers and seafarers travelling to the Netherlands on passenger transport in connection with their work
This applies to seafarers who possess a seafarer’s record book and people who work in the goods transport sector and other essential transport personnel, who are travelling on passenger transport in connection with their work.
This means:
Transport workers and seafarers travelling to or from their work in the Netherlands
This exemption also applies to transport workers and seafarers who are travelling to or from their work in the Netherlands. They do not need to present a negative PCR test result. Visit the website of the National Association of Transport Operators (TLN) (information in Dutch) for more information and an overview by country for the transport sector (information in Dutch).
The following people do not have to show a negative test result, but must show a health declaration:
Cross-border workers, students and schoolchildren do not need a negative test result to enter the Netherlands. They must, however, be able to show a health declaration.
Definition of cross-border worker, student and schoolchild
You live in the Netherlands.
You live in another EU member state, a Schengen country or the United Kingdom.
You must be able to show the transport operator proof:
Freight hauliers returning from the United Kingdom do not need a negative rapid test result if they return within 48 hours. If they have spent more than 48 hours in the United Kingdom, drivers travelling by ferry must be able to show a negative rapid test result. This test must be based on a sample collected no more than 24 hours before they board the ferry. For more information see the website of the National Association of Transport Operators (TLN) (information in Dutch).
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