Tests administered by trained medical practitioners at London Luton Airport

If you are not sure what test you need to take, please search for the country you are visiting here  

UK Pre-Departure: Tests to take before you leave the UK

Antigen

• Results within 45 to 60 mins
• Accepted by USA, Italy, Germany, Croatia and several other countries

PCR

• Results by the end of the next day
• Pre-departure tests that meet the needs of all destination governments
• Results for these tests take the longest but are approved for the largest number of destinations
• Accepted for travel to many destinations including Malta, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Australia, New Zealand

Antibody

• Results within 45 to 60 minutes
• Fulfills requirements for entry to China, alongside other testing requirements

UK Arrivals: Tests to be taken when you return to the UK

Day 2 PCR

• This test is a requirement for all residents arriving into the UK, to be taken on or before Day 2
• You must do a Day 2 PCR test if you are:
• A UK resident who is NOT fully vaccinated
• A non-UK Resident who is NOT fully vaccinated from Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahrain, Brunei, Canada, Dominica, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the EU, the UAE or the USA
• A non-UK Resident from anywhere else not on the list above

Day 8 PCR

• In addition to a Day 2 test, partially or unvaccinated residents arriving into the UK must take a PCR test on Day 8
• You must do a Day 2 and a Day 8 test if you are:
• A UK resident who is NOT fully vaccinated
• A non-UK Resident who is NOT fully vaccinated from Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahrain, Brunei, Canada, Dominica, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the EU, the UAE or the USA
• A non-UK Resident from anywhere else not on the list above