• Updated : 30/03/2022

• Prepare your travel to the European Union and France
• Be aware of the requirements to file for protection in the European Union and France

IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RECEIVE A STAMP IN YOUR PASSPORT WITH THE DATE OF ENTRY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION OR AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT PROVIDED BY THE FIRST COUNTRY OF ENTRY IF YOU ENTERED WITH AN IDENTITY CARD.

Without it, you may not be legally able to prove with certainty the date of entry being after 24 Febuary 2022. You may not benefit from temporary protection and fall into less favorable protection statuses.

As at 03/21/2021:

• Plane: Control of the vaccination card (“vaccinal pass”) or antigenic test: Explanations on the Aéroport de Paris COVID page
• Trains: No control but mask is mandatory

The road network in France is safe and in good conditions.

Express roads (Autoroutes) are toll road. You have to pay with a card.

National and small roads are free.

People often share vehicles with the BlaBlaCar app. It is very popular in France.

Gasoline prices are currently around 2 EUR per liter. The current price of gasoline is reported daily on this gasoline government website .

You will need to be insured to drive in Europe. There is a green sticker showing proof of insurance.

Cars are needed in small towns or in villages. Big cities have public bus and sometimes metro or tramway.

The high speed train is very efficient. Often faster than planes in France or Germany.

• Free trains in Europe and the European train network
• Free trains in Germany
• Free trains in France

The french national company is Air France

Some cheap plane companies : Ryanair , Easyjet . Be aware that low cost companies often fly to secondary airports far from cities.

Wizz offers free tickets to ukranian refugees

Source: WizzAir network map

• Paris-Charles de Gaulle CDG
• Paris-Orly ORY

• Nice-Côte d'Azur NCE
• Marseille-Provence MRS

• Bordeaux-Mérignac BOD
• Toulouse-Blagnac TLS

• Lyon-Saint-Exupéry LYS

• Nantes-Atlantique NTE

• Bâle-Mulhouse-Fribourg BSL, MLH, EAP

Some free buses ran by non-profit organizations sometimes come to the border of Poland and Romania/Moldova. It is difficult to know their schedule or if such transportation is trustworthy.

Regular bus companies include Eurolines and Flixbus

Some cities have decided temporary free public transportation for ukranian refugees. You have to ask.

Paris does it partially : Transportation in the Paris Region