- Time of past OR future Camino
- December 2022
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You can walk across the border, I did it last December.I'm not certain, but are there not some issues with the border crossing between Gibraltar and Spain, given the tension between the UK and Spain over Gibraltar?
There are direct flights from the UK to Gibraltar from both Heathrow and Birmingham. Ther are direct flights US Newark NJ to Birmingham (BHX) The UK is not in the Schengen area.Well, a few days in Tangier would definitely take your mind off jet lagbut the ferry goes to Algeciras. If you definitely want to step out from Gib rather than La Linea you’ll need to enter, leave and re-enter Schengen all in one day. Flights via the UK get you there, you’ll not get a direct flight, the runways to short
Be a interesting landing with a full payload!I said that a direct flight from the USA was not available.
The RAF heavy lift aircraft do it all the time. However they can't overshoot the runway since there is a large rock at the end.Be a interesting landing with a full payload!
The RAF heavy lift aircraft do it all the time. However they can't overshoot the runway since there is a large rock at the end.
ha ha! Very good!The RAF heavy lift aircraft do it all the time. However they can't overshoot the runway since there is a large rock at the end.
Would they let me enter from a flight arriving from the UK?In June, Gibraltar wouldn't let me in from Spain with my U.S. passport. Long, complicated story, just be aware that Gibraltar might be fussy. Do your homework.
You can watch the Gibraltar border webcams: https://www.frontierqueue.gi . At the time of writing (August 2023, Sunday morning) there is little traffic, whether car, bikes or on foot, and no queues or disturbances.Guess I was wrong. Is it really that hard to cross from Gibraltar into Spain?
Yes. Strictly speaking they have no interest on how you got to Gibraltar. Their only concern is that you are eligible to enter Schengen. As a citizen of the USA (?) you qualify for the Schengen visa waiver assuming you have not previously blotted your copybook.Would they let me enter from a flight arriving from the UK?
I just deleted a long copy-pasted quote from a Gibraltar Message Board because I felt it was too long and not relevant enough. I am posting a shorter quote again about this Gibraltar stamp because US passport holders ought to pay attention to itWhen I walked across the border last year with a non-EU passport, I was stamped out (and back in) by Spain, but on the Gibraltar side they told me to go to the tourist office if I wanted a stamp. So I did!
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I got it in bothThe camino credencial might be a better place for this kind of stamp.
Yes. It happened in June 2023.You can watch the Gibraltar border webcams: https://www.frontierqueue.gi . At the time of writing (August 2023, Sunday morning) there is little traffic, whether car, bikes or on foot, and no queues or disturbances.
Gibraltar and their relationship with the European Union/Schengen area was excluded from the Brexit negotiations. Hence the Spanish government and the British government are still haggling over it. A main issue is who will control passports in the near future, i.e. which kind of uniforms they will be wearing and on which spot exactly their booths will be placed (mainly for the Gibraltar air border = line in or near the international airport building).
If you want to start from Gibraltar you have to decide whether a) you enter Gibraltar by air from outside Schengen or b) you enter Gibraltar on land from Spain, and then in both cases a) and b) you then enter Spain/Schengen area on land to start Camino walking properly. It may make a difference to the little stamps in your passport but I don't even know what their current practice is. Presumably nobody on this forum knows. Ignore speculation and stories from long ago.
I don't understand why @Kathy F. had an issue with her US passport. I assume that it was a recent event - this year? But then she says it is a long story.
Buen Camino!
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