Entry requirements for returning travellers

The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (“Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen”) has compiled a list of test centres in HesseExternal Link.

Travellers arriving from risk areas and high-risk areas (high incidence areas or areas of variant of concern) and have stayed there for up to ten days before entering Germany are obliged to have themselves tested immediately. When entering Germany via Frankfurt Airport, this can be done at the airport (see selection of test centres) by presenting the boarding pass. Please keep the proof of your entry registration on hand.

- Travellers entering from an area classified as a risk area are obliged to undergo a test for an infection with SARS-CoV-2 immediately, but no later than 48 hours after entry. The test may be taken no earlier than 48 hours before entry.

- Travellers from a high-risk area (high incidence areas or areas of variant of concern) must be tested prior to entry (not earlier than 48 hours before departure) and must present proof of testing or a corresponding medical certificate before departure. If this cannot be provided, carriers may perform testing prior to departure.

- Travellers entering from areas of variant of concern who are tested by the carrier because they cannot provide their own proof of testing must take this test no more than 12 hours before departure.

- Travellers from non-risk areas can get tested at their own expense at the CENTOGENE test centre.

Important note on risk areas and high risk areas: The Local Health Authority can ask you to submit the negative test result within ten days of entry.

Last updated on 23 March 2021

Returning travellers with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection based on a positive PCR test are obliged to enter a 14-day quarantine immediately after taking the respective test.

During this period, you are not allowed to receive visitors from persons who do not belong to your household. Domestic quarantine applies to all persons living in this household. Persons who are in quarantine because they live in a household with persons who have tested positive are only allowed to leave the apartment temporarily to make essential purchases of daily needs. A quarantine obligation does not apply to persons who have tested positive for the coronavirus by a PCR test within the last three months and the required period of isolation due to this infection has passed.

Returning travellers with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection based on a rapid antigen test or self-test must immediately undergo a PCR test. The quarantine obligation is suspended for the duration necessary to perform a test. The isolation ends if you get a negative PCR test result. If a PCR test confirms the already detected infection, the duration of the quarantine will not be extended.

The positive test result is forwarded by the laboratory to the responsible local health authority (Gesundheitsamt), which then contacts the person affected. Important note: If the Frankfurt local health authority (Gesundheitsamt) does not contact you within three working days after you have been notified of the positive test result, please contact the local health authority independently by calling 069 212 77400 or using the coronavirus contact formExternal Link.

Additional information for employees:
If the employee is unable to work due to the infection, then the employer must be informed in a sick note – as usual without mentioning the diagnosis. If, however, the person tested positive is not ill in the sense of being unable to work, i.e. without symptoms, then the administrative directive "Anordnung der Absonderung” (Order of Isolation) must be submitted to the employer. This is particularly important in connection with the possibility to claim compensation for loss of earnings. The authority responsible for this is the Darmstadt Regional Council: Infektionsschutzgesetz (IFSG) EntschädigungenExternal Link (German only).

For more information, please visit Recommended behaviourInternal Link (German only).

Last updated on 23 March 2021

Yes, home quarantine applies for 14 days, starting from the last day of contact with a person tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. This applies to all household members and those who have had close unprotected contact for at least 15 minutes. Home quarantine may be shortened to ten days if a negative SARS-CoV-2 test (antigen test or PCR test) can be presented; the test may be performed on the tenth day of quarantine at the earliest. If necessary, isolation can take place in another facility after considering the options and following a risk assessment by the local health authority.


Last updated on 23 March 2021

For more information, please visit: RKI.de: Contact tracing for SARS-CoV-2 infectionsInternal Link

CENTOGENE Frankfurt Flughafen
Tel.: 0381/80 11 37 00

Internet: Centogene Frankfurt FlughafenExternal Link

CENTOGENE Shopping Center MyZeil Frankfurt
Zeil 106
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: 0381/80 11 37 00

Internet: Centogene MyZeilExternal Link

Fraport Medical Center
Gebäude 226, Terminal 1, Bereich A, Ankunftsebene

Internet: Medical Center: TestsExternal Link

ASB Testcenter City
An der Hauptwache 1
60313 Frankfurt
Tel.: 069/31 40 72 76

ASB Testcenter West
Silostraße 23
65929 Frankfurt
Tel.: 069/31 40 72 76

ASB Testcenter Ost
Borsigallee 14
60388 Frankfurt
Tel.: 069/31 40 72 76

Internet: ASB Frankfurt TestcenterExternal Link

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen

Testcenter Uniklinik Frankfurt
Sandhofstraße/Ecke Sandhöfer Allee 
Gebäude Nr. 65 
60528 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: 116 117

Drive-in-Testcenter Messe
Straße der Nationen
60486 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: 116 117

Internet: KVHessen.deExternal Link

Antikörper-Testcenter „Seilerstraße“
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz
Seilerstr. 23
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: 069/71 91 91 0

Internet: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz: TestcenterExternal Link 

MVZ Medical Care GmbH

Mainzer Landstraße 265
60326 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: 069/999 999 125

Eschersheimer Landstraße 248
60320 Frankfurt a. M.
Tel.: 069/999 999 125

Große Marktstraße 8-10
63065 Offenbach am Main
Tel.: 069/999 999 122

Frankfurter Straße 3-5
63065 Offenbach am Main
Tel.: 069/999 999 122

Internet: MVZ Medical CareExternal Link