For rechecking luggage, after collecting luggage do you have to go back out the airport and go to the lower level of the airport to check bags again and go through security? Or is it done all in one setting, collecting bags, walking to check in desk and going through security again?
It depends. If you are flying internationally, most of the major airports have a place where you can pickup and drop off your luggage without leaving the secured area. For connecting domestic flights you are going to have to leave the secured area to pick up your luggage, recheck it in with the next airline and then go through security again so you want to make sure you give yourself a long enough layover to be able to accomplish all of those things.
@@BenDreamVacations So after collecting luggage and getting ready to recheck it, do you have to go up/down a level to get to the check in desk recheck bag and go through security again? Or exit out the airport and enter again?
@@onolatimes for domestic flights you would need to go down to the lower level to collect your bag, recheck it with the next airline then go back through security. For international flights you may have to do the same. It will just depend on the airport.
Hi Ben, great helping information in your video. I am flying from India to Hawaii on flights booked under same ticket with 2 Airlines - Qatar and American Airlines. From India to Qatar to LA. At LA I have AA flight which is in partnership with Qatar Airlines. I wanted to know what all I need to do step by step after Landing in LA and before getting onto my AA flight. I have a 3 hrs layover in LA. Many thanks in Advance for your guidance.
Hi! First you will need to make sure you get a tourist visa to be able to enter the U.S. Once you arrive in LA, you will have to clear immigration once you get off the plane. At immigration you will need to present your passport, visa, and health certificates. After clearing immigration your will need to collect your bag and clear customs. Since both airlines are under the same ticket your bag will be tagged to the final destination already so you can just drop it at the transfers desk after customs. You can then make your way to your connecting terminal and gate. Have a great time in Hawaii!
That is going to be a tough connection to make. Try to get a seat at the front of the plane and come up a backup plan in case you miss your connection.
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Hi, thank you this is very helpful. I just want to confirm. Returning home to the Philippines. I will be coming from Vancouver and have a layover in LAX going to Japan. Do I have to recheck my luggages again and go through customs before going to my gate for the connecting flight?
@@BenDreamVacations thank you for your reply. It will be my first time there and i only have an hour and a half to reach my connecting flight. Will that still be enough time? From terminal 6 to terminal B and go through rechecking luggage then customs? 😔
An hour and a half is going to be really tight. You can expect to get through customs in LAX between 30-90 minutes depending on the time of day. If you are able to rebook for a longer layover that's what I would do. A 2 to 3 hour layover would be ideal. If you are unable to rebook then I think there is a fair chance that you could miss your connecting flight. The airline will rebook you as long as you booked both flights together and not separately but the next available flight could be the next day.
@@BenDreamVacations my first port of entry is Minneapolis do you have any Idea how it works out there , do i have to go to the first flour or there is a fast drop to recheck luggage ?
@@teletobiz605 In Minneapolis, you will collect and recheck your bag in the international arrival area so you will not have to go out of the secured area to recheck your bag.
Hi Ben! Thank you for the helpful explanation. I'm planning to book a flight from Jakarta (CGK) to Toronto (YYZ) and I currently have 2 options. 1. Jakarta (CGK) - Tokyo (NRT) by Japan Airlines - Tokyo (NRT) - Los Angeles (LAX) by Japan Airlines - Los Angeles (LAX) - Toronto (YYZ) by West Jet 2. Jakarta(CGK) - Tokyo(NRT) by Japan Airlines Tokyo(NRT) - Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) by American Airlines Dallas-Fort Worth(DFW) - Toronto(YYZ) by American Airlines *I found both option in Japan Airlines' website, so I suppose that they have partnerships (?) Which one do you think is better? Is it true that I have to recheck my luggages in the US and Canada? If Japan Airlines can give me 2 free checked luggage, does it applicable until I arrive in Toronto? Or should I pay additional fees when changing airlines? Thank you in advance!
I would personally go with option 2 but check the connection times. You will have to recheck your luggage in the U.S. so I would make sure you have a connection time of at least 2 hours. You are also going to need a travel authorization to be able to change flights in the U.S. It's called an ESTA. Once in Toronto you will have to collect your bags agian and go through Canadian Customs.
@@BenDreamVacationsdo i need an ESTA when i already have an american B1 B2 visa? im doing the same flight as the main commenter but im arriving at Vancouver (YVR) instead of toronto
Sometimes the airport website will have information on it but for the most part it's difficult for find out which airports have dedicated rechecks if you have never been to that airport before. They way I usually find it is through blogs.
Hi! I have a layover at sydney airport (on my way to New Zealand). Do you happen to know the procedure for sydney airport and do you think 2hrs 25 min window is enough for rechecking?
Your video is great help for newbie like me. As I will be traveling to Las Vegas. I’m trying to collect as much info I could get. I have 2 stops. 1 in Haneda Airport (2hrs 5 mins) and the 2nd stop would be at LAX (2 hrs 10 mins). 1st qn: Is it consider International flight to Domestic flight? 2nd qn: at my 2nd stop (which is at LAX), I have to collect my luggage and re-checking and go through security checks again?
Yes, it would be an international flight to domestic flight to Las Vegas once you land in LAX. In LAX you will be required to go through immigration and customs and recheck your luggage before heading to your next flight.
Hello Ben , Thanks for such an informative video . I have a connecting flight from Winnipeg to Ottawa and then Ottawa to Montreal and Montreal to India . I booked my flights from one site altogether. Do I need to go through customs in Ottawa and Montreal ?
I have a ticket on united all booked on one ticked coming from asia to sfo and then connecting to Canada all on united. My assumption is that I will have to recheck my bag in sfo and then take my flight to canada ?
Hello Ben. It's will be so greatfull if you can help me. So i am going from uk glasgow to stuttgart germany via Amsterdam. I have 40 minute's for change time how do you think that time will be enough? Thanks in advance😊😊😊 😊😊😊
40 minutes is probably not enough time. You will have to go through passport control in Amsterdam because you are flying into a Schengen country (Netherlands) from a non Schengen country (UK). You will need extra time to go through that process.
From abudhabi im landing at terminal A in boston and i have a change of terminal for a connecting flight to orlando...should i collect my checked bags in terminal A of boston or in the change of terminal sir
Hi Ben, I’m taking my first connecting flight in October . Edinburgh to Las Vegas with a two hour stop over in Washington DC. All booked as one ticket with United Airlines. I’m so nervous I’m going to miss the connection to Vegas if I need to recheck my bag and go through security again
There are some exceptions. If connecting through Miami or Dallas Ft Worth on American from one country to another country you don’t need to reclaim your bags. They will be transferred to your next flight. The check in agent will need to attach a red ITI (I International to International) label to your bag. So flying London to Dallas to Cancun. On arrival in Dallas you need to clear US Immigrstion then walk through customs without reclaiming your bag then go back through security to your next flight.
@@BenDreamVacations I just travel between the UK and Mexico and I know that it’s through checked at Dallas and Miami but not at JFK or Charlotte. I know DelTa are looking to offer through checked bags from certain places in China to US domestic destinations via Atlanta but I don’t think it’s in place yet.
The video is very informative and for which we thank you a lot. Advise if I have to collect my luggage at KLIA while flying from Thailand to Mauritius with a transit at KLIA as I bought one ti jet with the transit. Await your reply. God bless Manoj
Hi Ben! Thanks a lot for the great information you gave us. I booked a flight with Air france, my first flight is from Pittsburgh, PA to JFK by delta airlines, then from jfk to paris cdg then paris to Rabat, Morocco. Do i need to claim my luggage in JFK then go check it again in air france and go to customs again? Ps: all the flights are from one ticket from the air france website.
Air France and Delta are partner airlines so you can expect your bags to be checked all the way to Morocco as long as your flights were booked on one ticket. You won’t need to go through customs until you arrive in Rabat.
Hello! I have a 7 hour layover in LAX via Eva Air from Taipei, and then LAX to Toronto via WestJet. What's the process of going outside the airport during a layover in LAX?I was hoping to meet my uncle outside the airport and grab some breakfast at in n out just near the airport. p.s. I have a US visa. Thank you so much!
Hi , I’m traveling today from US to UAE and i have connected flight through Frankfurt . I have only one hour in Frankfurt . Should I recheck my bag there or they will drop in my final destination . Please reply me
Hi! I have a layover at sydney airport (on my way to New Zealand). Do you happen to know the procedure for sydney airport and do you think 2hrs 25 min window is enough for rechecking?
thanks Very useful video, I am flying to China (via Bangkok) form Karachi on two separate tickets (THAI and SICHUAN AIR) . How can I get my luggage at Bangkok without having a transit visa? Thanks
Hello! I have a 7 hour layover in LAX via Eva Air from Taipei, and LAX to Toronto via WestJet. It will be grateful for your help. What's the process/step by step process of going outside the airport? I was hoping to meet my uncle and grab some breakfast at in n out just near the airport. p.s I have a valid US visa. Thank you so much
Since you have a valid US visa the process is fairly simple. Once you deplane in LAX you need to collect your checked luggage if you have any and then go through customs and immigration. Once you are through you can recheck your luggage with WestJet and then you are free to exit the airport to meet up with your uncle. Just make sure to give yourself plenty of time to go back through security for your flight to Toronto. 2 hours should be enough time unless you need to check-in with WestJet and get your boarding pass in which case give yourself even longer. I hope that helps, Let me know if you have more questions for me.
Flying from Dublin back into the US (JFK) with Delta airlines. We go through customs and immigration at Dublin, so we don't have to do that again at JFK. Our final destination is Cincinnati. Would our bags be transferred over to our final flight? Or do we have to recheck them in?
You will have to go through customs and immigration once you arrive in JFK. You will have to collect your luggage, go through customs and immigration and then there will be a bag drop where you will drop off your luggage. Then you will be able to proceed to your next flight.
Oh yes, I forgot Dublin offers a US preclearance now. The last time I was in Dublin they didn't have that available. Once you go through preclearance in Dublin your bags will go through a separate, secure processing system. This will allow the airline to transfer your bags to the next flight in JFK without you having to pick them up and rechecking them.
I stumbled onto your video today and I have a question. I have been googling all over and not getting a comprehensive answer. Maybe you can help? I have a trip planned for the summer. I booked 2 separate flights HAM -(MUC)-WAW on Lufthansa and then like 4.5 hrs later flight WAW-YYZ on LOT. How will this work with a checked bag? Do I need to go through passport control, pick up bag, essentially leave the airport only to re-enter and re-check my bag, go through security again, etc? All help is appreciated..
If you booked Lufthansa and LOT separately then you are going to have to collect your bags and recheck them once you are in WAW. That will mean leaving the secured area, going through passport and immigration, rechecking your bags with LOT and then go through security again. 4.5 hours will be enough time to do all of those steps.
@@BenDreamVacations Thank you for your prompt reply! I was hoping to avoid this long procedure. But I am going J on LOT so I should be able to get through check in and security faster.
Hello ben, i have a flight from los angeles to san francisco with Alaska airlines, after a two hour window i have a flight to tokio but with japan airlines, i bought all the tickets in one payment tho. Do you think ill need to recheck my luggage? Its my first time leaving the country so im kinda lost, and great video, its really helpfull
@@eliasparedes5669 It is going to hard to determine from a third party website how they booked the flights. Alaska and Japan Airlines have a partnership but it's possible the third party website booked them as two separate flights. If you have one reservation number for both flights then more than likely your bags will be checked through and you won't have to recheck them in San Francisco. The best way to tell will be once you print out your bag tags. If it says SFO then you will need to recheck in San Francisco and if it says HND then you will just pick them up in Tokyo.
I’m flying from LAX to Miami on American. Then switching airlines to BoA going from Miami to Santa Cruz. Then I have another flight on BoA from Santa Cruz, Bolivia to Tarija, Bolivia. I have 2.5 hours at the Miami airport before my flight to Santa Cruz; this is my first time traveling alone internationally, so I’m scared I won’t have time to navigate everything if I recheck luggage, go through security, find the international terminal, etc
Hi Sara, 2.5 hours should be enough time if you have to recheck your luggage. Ideally the whole process should take no more than an hour and a half to complete but at peak times it might take longer. It just depends on how busy Miami is at the time.
Hi Ben, I will be going to Italy on March 2024, I'm flying out of LAX and have a layover in NY (Newark), the layover is an hour and a half. On my way back I have a layover in Germany for the same amount of time, am I gonna have to recheck my bags in any of these stops. United is my departing airline and Lufthansa is my returning airline, I booked my flights on the Lufthansa website. Your help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks 🙂
As long as both your United flights and Lufthansa flights were booked together and on the same reservation you won’t need to recheck your luggage in Newark or in Germany.
If you need to leave the secured area to recheck luggage then you will need a airport transit visa. If your final destination is at another EU country then you will need to apply for a regular Schengen Visa (Type C)
Hi, I am booking a flight from Italy to Australia, I have an autonomous transfer from Amsterdam to Xiamen and another one from Melbourne to Canberra, if I already payed the 800$ ticket to fly from Italy to Australia but I have those 2 autonomous transfers, does that mean that I have to pay not only the 800$ flight but also the 2 self transfers? If so, how much will the 2 self transfers cost me? Are they cheap? Thank you for your reply.
Are all your flights booked together under the same reservation? If so, then there shouldn't be any additional cost even if there are self transfers involved. However, you might need to pay extra for choosing seats or if you plan to check a bag.
Hlo sir I'm travelling from India to canada through bangkok and my flights are of seperate pnr . I have to recheck my bag at Bangkok airport , does a transit visa is required ?? Layover time is 3 hours
Generally connecting flights less than 12 hours do not require a transit visa. However, if you have to leave the secured area to recheck your bag then a transit visa may be required. If coming from India you are able to get one on arrival into Bangkok.
I booked a trip to Casablanca with westjet and royal air Maroc . My first flight is with westjet to Toronto then layover 2 hrs and second flight with westjet again from Toronto to Montreal . Should I recheck my luggage in Toronto or it will be automatically transferred to next flight . Thank you 😊
As long as your flights were booked on the same ticket and not separately then you will not need to collect your bags in Toronto. Just double check the bag tag when you check-in your bag at the airport to make sure.
@@robkingsbury370 For traveling with toddlers you can travel with milk, juice, puree pouches more than the 100ml allowed on the plane as it's considered medically necessary. Having your toddler drink something during the flight will also help clear their ears. When going through security you won't have to worry about removing any items from your toddler. You will most likely just be able to go through a metal detector. Other than that, keeping your child entertained will be the hardest part.
Hi Ben, I’m taking a flight in the summer from Belgrade Serbia to Boston with a layover at LHR. I have 3 hours in between but I’m booking my flight to London with Air Serbia and to Boston on points with virgin. Any suggestions on what to do with a checked bag, 3 hours is a good amount of time but LHR is so big and going between terminals and waiting in lines can get ugly just for a checked bag.
If your flights were booked together on the same ticket then your bag should check all the way through to Boston in which case you won't have to worry about collecting your bag in LHR. If your flights were booked separately then you will have to collect your bag in LHR and then check it in at Arrivals. 3 hours should be plenty of time either way. The downside to LHR is that you do have to take a bus between terminals and go through a security check so it does take a little bit longer than other airports.
hi Ben, at 4:23 you said that if our flight goes to canada we have to recheckin our luggage.. my question is do I need the visa for recheckin the luggage?
hi ben, i booked with delta airlines but it says operated by korean air lines. I'm flying to the Philippines, my flight is Florida to Atlanta, Atlanta to Korea, and Korea to the Philippines, where can I claim my baggage in the Philippines?
Delta and Korean Airlines are partner airlines so your luggage should transfer automatically all the way to the Philippines. So once you check your bags at the Florida airport you won't need to claim them until you arrive in the Philippines.
Hi! I am flying from India to New zealand with 2.5 hour stop at sydney. I have 2 questions: 1. Do I need a transit visa? 2. I think I have to collect my back and recheck plus go through security and immigration. My question is, even though my flights are 2 different airlines but I booked them together from KAYAK and have the same PNR number. Does this mean I might not have to recheck again? Thanks
Yes, you will need a transit visa for your connecting flight in Sydney. Whether or not you will have to recheck your bags depends on a couple of factors. One, if the two airlines have a partnership with each other it is possible that you may not have to recheck luggage. However, because the Sydney airport has 3 terminals that are not connected, if you have to go from one terminal to another you will be required to collect your luggage and go through security at the other terminal for your connecting flight. 2 hours should be enough time to accomplish this if you end up having to switch terminals.
Ben! I fly to Los Cabo Mexico. Returning- 1st flight to Las Vegas with a connection to DFW. Id like to stay in Las Vegas but I want my luggage. Will I be able to get my bags and just miss the connection? Delta flight If that matters. Thanks for your time
Purposely missing a connecting flight is something the airlines have been cracking down on and it can even get you banned so I wouldn’t recommend doing it. But if you still want to go through with it you can ask Delta if you can short check your luggage to Vegas. They may agree to it depending on how long the connecting time is but it could also be a red flag for them and may deny the request.
I have a flight to Atlanta from the UK but then i have a connecting flight to Nashville. Will I need to recheck my bags at Atlanta or will they pass over straight onto the Nashville flight. Both flights were booked at the same time through Virgin. I just keep getting told different things online. Thanks
Anytime you enter the U.S. you will always have to recheck your bags at the first point of entry and go through customs even for US citizens. I was actually just in Atlanta on a flight. The good news is that you won’t have to go through security again after you go customs but just know that if you land in an E gate it’s just over a half a mile walk to get to customs which is located in the F terminal.
Hello, In a self transfer flight, if I have no check in(only cabin bag) luggage, do I have to leave secure transit area? Will i have to clear customs and immigration?
Hi, please guide me on my query regarding self transfer and transit visa requirements at Istanbul airport. I will travel from Mumbai India to Istanbul through Indigo airline, will have long layover of 11 Hours. Then need to connect next flight from Istanbul to Iasi, Romania through Wizz Air. Also I have to arrange Self Transfer at Istanbul. Does it mean I have to collect my checked in luggage at Istanbul and re-check again? Also, do I need Transit Visa for Istanbul. I will not leave the airport in layover.
Hello Ben. Thanks for the video. I am travelling to Canada from India via transit which is Rome. My ticket says self-transfer at Rome and I understand that I have to recheck my bags. I am bringing extra checked luggage which I will pay for before my flight in India. Do I need to pay again in Rome for checked baggage when rechecking?
@@BenDreamVacations I am booking from a third party website flighthub. I am just entering from: Delhi to: Calgary. Then in that booking it shows self transfer from Rome. The flight goes from Delhi to Rome and then to Calgary. I know only one baggage is free and I am trying to make it 2 checked baggage for which I am paying.
Im travelling from Bulgaria(Europe) to Washington with a stay in Munich. I booked my flights through Lufthansa site-the first flight is with Lufthansa and the second one with United Airlines. Would my luggage be transferred alone?
Your bags should get transferred over automatically to the United flight. I have heard Lufthansa is planning a strike for the next few days so hopefully that won't affect you. Safe travels
Hi Ben, good video but i still need a bit of help. I have a flight from amsterdam with KLM to frankfurt and i will fly from frankfurt to vietnam with VIETNAM AIRLINES. I booked them all together on vietnam airlines site. I have a lay over of 2 hours. You think the airline will do the recheckin or do i need to check if i see my suitcase coming by at frankfurt?
Hi Ben, I'm flying to the US on flights booked under same ticket with American Airlines from Argentina with 2 layovers, first in JFK and second in Chicago. At Chicago I would have to go through immigration again? or check my bags? It is a short layover, so I am a little worried about
You will only have to go through immigration and customs once when you arrive in JFK. In JFK you will be required to collect your bags prior to going through customs and then drop them off once you are through customs. After that you won’t have to worry about collecting your bags or going through immigration again in Chicago. Your bags will automatically be transferred over to the next flight for you.
I hope you see this in time but tomorrow i am flying from ATL to EWR to London. My layover from EWR to London is 1 hour. Is this a situation to where I have to recheck my bag? I’m flying United and they didn’t give me a choice but to have to check my bag and I’m terrified I’m going to miss my connecting flight. I’ve never flown internationally and I’ve never had a connecting flight before and it’s causing me a lot of anxiety
You won’t have to recheck your bag in EWR as long as you didn’t book each flight separately. And as long you don’t experience any delays out of ATL then you should have no problem making the connecting flight. Safe travels to London!
It depends on the airport. Some will allow you to stay within the secured area as you are rechecking your luggage while others will make you go make you go through security again.
Hello do i have to recheck my check in bag ones again in a transit flight? For example flying to Kenya the transit is between Phillipine to Dubai and Dubai to Kenya. Will i have to pick the bag ones i get to Dubai for checkin again to the final destination? Thank you
If you are flying on Emirates or a partner airline of Emirates for both flights you bag will get transferred automatically to your final destination in Kenya. If you booked on two different airlines you will need to collect your bag in Dubai and check it in for your next flight.
@@nancymwihaki8901 security will tell you where to pick up your bag if you need to but they may not know if you need to recheck it. The best person to ask is the airline agent when you are checking in your bag at the airport. They will be able to tell you for sure whether you will need to recheck your bag in Dubai.
Hey I’m going to Mexico City and my flight leaves from Portland to Las Vegas but I have to recheck my bags in Las Vegas do I have to check in with the new airline that is taking me to Mexico City or how exactly I have to do it. My lay over in Las Vegas is like 2 hours is that’s enough time for December 22?
If you booked 2 separate airlines then yes, you will need to exit the secured area down to baggage claim to pick up your bags then check-in with the next airline and go through security again. Normally 2 hours would probably be enough time to do all that but since it's around Christmas time the check-in and security lines will most likely be longer than normal so if you can give yourself more time that would help.
Lovely! This video is of great help, very informative! I am wondering, so i got international flight with a domestic layover, i need to recheck my baggage in different airport after my domestic flight for my final international flight, i got lots of baggage so can i just checked in my baggage on my final flight and skip to check in on my domestic flight? Because there is a service for sending baggage to the airport here. Hence i plan to just send it to my final final flught and check in there, do you think it’s fine? Or i only able to recheck in the baggage that is registered as a check in baggage from the previous domestic flight, perhaps they only got the same tag or something? Thank you beforehand!❤
If I understand you correctly, your first flight is a domestic flight but then you change airports in order to catch your international flight? Either way you are going to have to get your baggage to the other airport for your international flight so if there is a service available that will send your luggage there ahead of time that would work as long as you know how the service works. Does the airline receive the baggage or does it go to a holding area where you have to claim it? The domestic flight is not going to transfers your luggage to the other airport so you would have to collect it and self transfer everything to the next airport. I would personally go with the luggage service to avoid having to carry extra luggage to the next airport.
@@BenDreamVacations thank you very much! You got my point to the T! My concern was that the baggage could only be rechecked if it got some kind of tag or anythin from my domestic flight. It really relieves me. By the way, the luggage transport is operated by some company so they gonna hold my baggage there for me to collect at the airport. Thank you very much!
I’ll be flying to South Korea through Air Canada with a 1.5hr layover in Toronto, is that long enough? I would get a different flight but that is the only one that I can afford and that's in the timeframe that I am going
That should be enough time. All the Air Canada flights operate out of the same terminal so you shouldn't have to walk very far to get to your next flight. Safe travels to South Korea!
I had to get my luggage at Charlotte from Barbados handling over in Charlotte because Pittsburgh was our next stop we missed the plane along with a lot more people had to go through customs and TSA waste of time
@@BenDreamVacations least we got the plane out at 9:30 AM this was the first time I flew and left our country told family next time if there is a next time there meeting me where the plane stops
Hi Ben..thank you for sharing..i have a question..i am travelling from Greece to San Domingo with a stop at JFK airport..both flights are operated from Delta airlines as a single ticket..my question is this..do i have to recheck my baggage at JFK airport..?? or my buggage will be sent from Greece directly to San Domingo??I am asking because my waitting time between the two flights are 2hours and 20 minutes and i am afraid it will be too tight .. thank you very much..
Yes, you will have to recheck baggage at JFK airport. You are also going to need an ESTA (travel authorization) and be vaccinated to be able to enter the US even for a connecting flight 👉 esta.cbp.dhs.gov/. The process is once you get off the plane in JFK you will have to go through immigration and present your passport, ESTA, and health certificates. After that you will need to collect your bags and go through customs. Once through customs there will be recheck counters for your bag. 2 hours should be enough time to complete all this as long as your flight arrives on time in JFK.
@@BenDreamVacations Thank you so much for your quick response..i really appreciatate it..only one more question..the process of rechecking my bags means that i have to wait to the line for a "a typical check in"..?or these recheck counters for bags are only for transit passengers..?
i have just read about some electronic kiosks called "automated passport control"..are these make the process more quicker at the immigration point..??or it will make things more confussing and complicated..? (i am travelling under visa waiver programm with ESTA visa..)..
Hi Ben. I have a flight from Lima (peru) to Paris, and my flight back is 170 days later. However, Paris isn’t my final destination, so I bough another ticket from another airline from Paris to Poznan (Poland) for the same day. I will have a student visa for poland. Will I have a problem while going through French immigration? Since I have to pick up my luggage and then check them again with the other airline.
You won't have any issues. Just tell them you are continuing on to Poland and just need to pick up your luggage and switch airlines. They may ask to see the reservation for your next flight.
Hi Ben, Thank you for the useful information! I have a question, would you know if I'm required to get a Transit Visa when transferring flight at Narita International Airport? I am arriving at Narita Terminal 1 and my next flight is at Terminal 2. I have two separate tickets and I might have to recheck my baggage there too.
You won’t need a visa as long as you don’t leave the departure area but if you booked your flights as separate tickets and you need to exit the secured area to go and recheck your luggage then a visa may be required. If you have a U.S. passport you can enter or transit through Japan without a visa.
My husband's flight from Africa to Canada was booked all at the same time with a travel agency. The flight all goes under Air Canada (2 stops with 2-5hr layovers before his final destination...first stop in Brussels, second stop Montreal, and final destination in another province in Canada). After booking we noticed that the first plane is operated by Brussels airlines. Our questions are: will he have to recheck his luggage at any point before his destination? Will he have to go through customs at any other point besides Montreal? Thank you!❤
Brussels airlines and Air Canada are partner airlines so as long as the flights were not booked separately then your luggage will be checked through all the way to your final destination. You will only have go through customs in Montreal.
So, I booked connecting flight tickets from ease my trip website (third party) and ticket have same PNR number. The airlines are Air India and Jetstar both are partners I think. My layover is in Singapore and from Delhi to Singapore I will come in Air India plane then I have next flight from different terminal (4) and my whole doubt was do I need to go to immigration again? That's because if I do then I need Singapore visa and if I have go through immigration then I also have to collect my bag, re check in and get boarding pass. I asked embassy and they said if you have to go through immigration, collect tickets or baggage then you are not considered transit passenger and you need visa. I asked my questions with Air India and Jetstar people and they are not sure if I have to collect my baggage at Singapore airport or not. But in recent email Air India guy said that I have to collect baggage and do check in and collect boarding pass again at Singapore airport. For some reasons I am not sure if I believe this or not because earlier customer care executives not sure about it and one also said I will get my baggage at final destination then he said oh terminal is changing so you have to collect baggage for more clarity I should go to airport. I am still very much confuse because on email airindia representatives did not answer my questions in detail. Can you help me in anyway? Does people still have to collect baggage and go through Immigration even if they have same pnr on ticket and airlines are partners. Btw Air India do not operate at T4 currently according to my research and Jetstar work there only.
Air India and Jetstar are partners so your bags should be transferred over to the next flight for you. As long as you have an onward ticket you won't need to go through customs and immigration when connecting in Singapore. You will however have a security check to go through before being allowed to go to the next flight.
What's does self transfer mean I'm flying from Manchester to kisumu But I'm going from Manchester to Cairo then from Cairo to Nairobi then Nairobi to kisumu as my final destination
A self transfer means that you are responsible for connecting to your next flight which would include collecting and rechecking your luggage between flights, clearing immigration and customs if needed and checking in and retrieving your boarding pass with the next airline.
Hello Ben, here’s what my journey looks like BKK-DOH-DFW-FWA. I’m traveling with Qatar airways. However, from DFW to FWA, it’s operated by SkyWest Airlines and I need to recheck my bags. Which counter do I recheck my bags at, Qatar or SkyWest?
SkyWest is actually contracted out by the major airlines here in the US so you won’t find a check-in desk for them. You will need to recheck your bag with American Airlines when you arrive in DFW.
@@BenDreamVacations Thank you for replying. One more question. I’m arriving in terminal D and departing from terminal E. If there’s an American Airlines check in desk in terminal D before security, I can just recheck in there instead of going all the way to terminal E for the recheck in right?
Hi. I have a question. This is my first time traveling with flights and i kinda feels lost. On my way back home, I’ll be flying with Hong Kong airlines and connecting with United. I just want to know if they will automatically transfer my luggage since I only have 1hr25min (idk if thats enough time to recheck luggage if it don’t automatically transfer).
@@novemberhtoo6381 your connecting city is LAX? If so you will definitely have to collect your bags and go through customs before catching your next flight. An hour and a half I think is a little tight but it’s doable.
I have booked my flight from Nigeria to Canada via Qatar airways. 1. My first layover is at Doha. 2. My second layover is at Edinburgh and i will have a self transfer to calgary. Do i need a transit visa?
If you have a visa for Canada already then you will not need a visa for Edinburg as a Canada Visa will be accepted. Otherwise, if you don’t then you will need to get a Direct Airside Transit Visa to be able to transit in Edinburgh.
Hi. I have a connecting flight soon from Philippines to Vancouver to Regina Canada via Philippine Airlines & Air Canada. Do I need to re checkin my luggage again? Btw, this is my first international flight. Thanks
I have a flight from Italy to India and a layover at Riyadh for 5 hrs 45 mins and I should do self transfer. Do I need a transit visa for it and also I have Schengen student visa
I want to fly to JFK from the UK, and get a connecting flight to Rochester NY. I assume, as JFK is the first port of arrival in the US, I would have to collect my baggage and recheck, even if I fly with partner arilines and have everything on the same ticket?
Does anyone have experience of LHR-DOH-CGK on separate flights but all with Qatar Airways ? Then CGK - SYD - ZQN with Quantas Airlines ? Booked LHR - NZQ all together through kayak not with airlines. Anyone know the procedure ? Thank youuuuuuuuu
Hello Ben, thanks for your incredible explanation. I am booking a flight from Dubai to Canada connecting in Rome (FCO) Leonardo da Vinci airport for 12 hours of transit. Unfortunately, my first flight is a self transfer one, so I will have to re-check my baggage . My question is can I book this flight given that I have an Egyptian citizenship and I need a visa to enter Italy. Although the Canadian visa doesn’t require me to have a transit visa in italy but will they allow me to go through passport control to re-check my bags? Thank you so much Ben!
If you have a Canadian Visa then you won't have any issues going through passport control and immigration to be able to re-check your bags. Safe travels!
@@BenDreamVacations Sadly the embassy just informed me that I wouldn’t be able to enter through passport control to recheck the bag inside, Is there any service in the airports that makes people retrieve luggage for you? Or if i ask would they do it?
@@mostafaelkilany9003 I don't know of any service that will help you recheck your luggage. Did the Embassy explain why you couldn't recheck your luggage? I have never heard of a situation where someone couldn't the necessary documents needed to be able to get through passport control. I guess the other thing you can do is rework your flights and connect through another country.
@@BenDreamVacations They said that transits are allowed only in the transit areas of the airport and Im not allowed to exit the transit area without a visa or if in visa exempt. But according to your experience if I show passport control my other ticket and explain tl them that Ill just be rechecking my baggage they usually allow me to go into the country(even just till baggage claim) without a visa?
I have a connection flight from abudhabi to india as i am departing from another country in a different airline. Can i get boarding pass without passing immigration in abudhabi. For your information I didn't carry any checkin baggage.
If the airline you are flying on allows for online check-in then you can receive a boarding pass without having to go through customs and immigration. Just follow the signs to the transit desk. Also, check with the airline to make sure you don't need a visa to enter.
We have been issued 2 tickets with 2 pnrs and it says we have to collect our baggage and then check in again requiring us to exit and enter again . This will require a visa and time between the flights is only 2 hours . How can we do it. The ticketing agency should not have in the first place picked such a combination of airlines.
It can be done in 2 hours depending on the airports. If you are going to have to leave the secured area and go through security again then I would look into having the ticketing agency change your flights so you end up with a longer connection time of at least 3 hours.
I have booked my ticket from China to Kigali. With 2.45 hours layover in Dubai. I have one question All the flights are under one ticket and on the website It says baggage not checked through in Dubai. Meaning I have to collect my bags in Dubai International Airport Terminal 1, and recheck them in Dubai Dubai International Airport Terminal 2 for my connecting flight to Kigali. Do I need a transit visa for this?
Hi Ben, Thank you for the beautiful video. I am traveling from Kathmandu to Vienna on two different airlines and booked my tickets from different websites. I have 9 hours layover in Dubai. Do I need a transit VISA for this? Also, do you know if I need to recheck my luggage? I am flying on fly dubai and then on Wizz air.
Since you have a 9 hour layover and are flying on two different airlines you will need a transit visa and will also need to recheck your luggage in Dubai.
@@BenDreamVacations I booked ticket Tashkent to Istanbul, i have 2h 20 m layover in Abu Dhabi. Do I need a transit visa for this? It's same Wizz air. Written self transfer
@@easye1311 Since you are flying with United any layovers longer than 12 hours you will need to recheck your bag. So plan to recheck your bag in Dulles.
Hi Ben, your videos are very helpful. I am looking for a Flight for round trip from Vancouver to Nepal. For departure Air india all the way to Nepal but when returning Cathy pacific Flight, from ktm to HKG, HKG TO Seoul, and from Seoul to Vancouver Air Canada. I am looking for this flight in flight hub. Do I need to re-check in my baggage in Korea? It would be great help . Thanks in advance
As long as your flights are on the same airline your baggage will be automatically be transferred to the next flight for you. There will be just one security check you will need to go through for international transfers.
Hi Ben, thank you so much for this video. I travel from Montreal to Rome and from Rome to Zagreb (2 hours and 30 minutes layover). I booked my tickets separately from two different airlines and from different websites. I won't have any luggage to check in. What should I do if I have already printed all the boarding passes (Montreal-Rome / Rome-Zagreb) and have no baggage to check in and re-check in? Thank you!
If you don’t have to check luggage then it will make the process very easy. Once in Rome you will probably undergo a passport check but after that you can just head to the gate of your next flight or if you still need to check-in with the next airline you can do so at their transfer desk.
Ben, using the transfer desk means that I don't have to exit through immigration and customs, check in, and then pass through security again, right? Where usually is the transfer desk? Thank you soo much in advance
@@9i7y5fse You will most likely have an immigration check but that should go fairly quickly. You won't have to exit the secured area so you will be free just to go to your next gate. There will be signs for the transfer desk if you need to use them within the secured area.
Hi, please guide me on my query regarding self transfer and transit visa requirements at Istanbul airport. I will travel from Mumbai India to Istanbul through Indigo airline, will have long layover of 11 Hours. Then need to connect next flight from Istanbul to Iasi, Romania through Wizz Air. Also I have to arrange Self Transfer at Istanbul. Does it mean I have to collect my checked in luggage at Istanbul and re-check again? Also, do I need Transit Visa for Istanbul. I will not leave the airport during layover.
Hello ben, thanks for the video. I actually wanna know if ill face any issues during this flight: I have visa type D from germany study visa 16B abs 1, ill depart from amman airport (jordan) then transit in italy milan bergamo the ticket says i have to recheck baggage and self transfer, lay over is one hour and 50 mins. Is it possible that i face any problems in jordan or italy?
You shouldn't have any problems leaving Amman airport since I am assuming that is where you are from? For Italy, you won't need any type of visa as long as you stay in the transit area.
Hi I'm going to Nova Scotia from India and I have a layover at Heathrow and Montreal. Till Montreal ita British Airways and from there it's Air Canada. And my layover @ Montreal is for 18hrs. So once I recheck my luggage then when should I put my luggage back for boarding ??
The earliest you can recheck your luggage would be 3 or 4 hours before departure. I believe Montreal has a cloakroom service where you can store your luggage until it’s time to check your luggage so you don’t have to haul it around with you during your layover.
I have booked my ticket from mumbai to canada. With 4 hours layover in Istanbul. I have two questions 1) on the website It says baggage not checked through. Does it mean i need to recheck my baggage at istanbul. 2) do i need a transit visa for this? Plz guide me as soon as possible its my first flight 😊
If it says baggage not checked through then you will need to collect your baggage in Istanbul and recheck it for the next flight. Since you have to do this, and without knowing more details, you most likely will need to get an e-visa.
I am going to have a 1hr 55min layover in LAX going to EWR from an international flight (SIA). Im actually wondering whether i'll have enough time for my connection to terminal 6 with alaska airline since i just realize that we have to go through baggage claim and custom in LAX before the connecting flight 😑 as for the baggage will i have to bring it to terminal 6 to get it check in or is there a transfer desk to put the bags after the custom? I am using one itinerary ticket for my whole flight so i assume that the baggage already have a tag for the final destination? Will i still have to go through security too? If yes, how long will it take to go through the security? I am very nervous and hoping that i can make the connection. Any info will be appreciated. TIA
2 hours might be enough time. Ideally you want 3 hours between flights just because you will need to leave the secured area to pickup your bags and then go through security again. The time it takes to pick up your bag, go through customs and then through security again can take anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes to complete depending on the time of day. Hopefully you won't have to go far to reach your connecting flight.
If I transfer from Chicago to Instabul airport (1 hr. layover) and don't leave the airport waiting for a flight to Israel, do I need to go through custom again in Instabul?
@@setapart2serveministries You won't have to go through customs in Istanbul as long as everything was booked together. The airline should transfer your luggage automatically to your next flight but double check with the airline to make sure. When you land in Istanbul just follow the blue transfer signs. You will eventually go down a level and then you follow the red international transfer signs. There will also be transfer desks you can go to if you need help. Once there you will need to go through a security check and once through follow the signs for international departures.
Hi Ben, I am Traveling from Chengdu China to Dubai (Sichuan Airline) where I have a 3-hour layover for my connecting flight to Tanznaia (Dar es Salaam) [Ethiopian Airline] And it has been noted that I will need to collect my baggage and check in again at Dubai. Will I need a Transit for a 3-hour layover? If yes can I get the Transit Visa at the airport in those 3 hours?
I don't believe you do if you are coming from China. If you do, the airline would have to apply for a transit visa on your behalf as you are not allowed to apply for one by yourself. So check with the airline to verify that you won't need a transit visa to enter Dubai.
Does someone know how I can get my bags transferd to a NON connecting fligtht? Like when you have got two seperate tickets? I cant find any information online about this topic :/
Hello ben....thanku for sharing the information...i have a ques...i booked my flight from manila to chennai and there is a 4hrs layover in kula lampur and i need to self transfer from one termina to another like my next connecting flight is from different airport so do i need visa or go through immigration process in kula lampur airport....
Hi Ben, I am going to have a multi leg flight from Nice to Jakarta return. I am going to fly from Nice to Zurich with Swiss Air, Zurich to Singapore with Swiss Air and Singapore to Jakarta by Garuda Indonesia. And for the return I am going to fly from Jakarta to Beijing by China Airlines, Beijing to Frankfurt by Lufthansa, and Frankfurt to Nice by Lufthansa. All in single booking. So I guess that I don’t have to recheck in my luggage during the international transfer. Can you confirm me that I don’t need to recheck in my luggage during the transfer? And do you know that I need a transit visa for stop over in Beijing. Thanks a lot for your help.
For all the layover stops you mentioned your bags will be checked through all the way to your final destination as long as all your flights were booked together. If you booked your flights through a third party you might want to verify this. As for your Beijing layover you won’t need a transit visa as long as your layover is not more than 24 hours and you do not leave the transit area.
Hi ben, Thank you for this video, i was hoping i could ask you for some advice? I have booked a flight from mcr to uae via pegasus airlines with a layover of 1 hour and 50 mins at Istanbul. It is a self transfer flight but i have booked both flights with the same airline, so will i have to claim my luaggage, check in again at the desk and then go to my boarding gate? I keep hearing that istanbul airport is huge and there's not enough time to make the next flight, should i ensure k
Usually a self-transfer means that both flights were booked separately in which case you would have to collect your bags in Istanbul and recheck them. An hour and 50 minute flight is going to be tight if you have to do that. The airport is huge and it can take a 15 to 20 min walk just to get to immigration and international transfer lines. I would check with Pegasus and see if you can get a full service ticket so you that your bag will transfer all the way to UAE. If you do that then all you will need to do is go through a security check once in Istanbul and then on to your boarding gate.
I do have some questions I am planning to travel from Manchester to Davao airport in July. For the returning flight, it says from Davao to Mactan-Cebu Airport within the Philippines, with a layover of 50mins for the next flight to Singapore, then from there to Manchester. I am wondering if I need to collect/recheck the bag in Cebu Airport upon arriving from Davao airport, and if the 50mins layover is too short? I can't exactly find alternative routes as they all have a stop at Cebu airport, with that 50mins layover. If on the chance I miss that connecting flight due to airline delays, am I able to get on the next available flight?
You won’t need to recheck your bag in Cebu as it’s in the same country as Davao but you probably will in Singapore. A 50 minute layover is a little tight but as long as the flight is on time you should have no problem making the next flight. If you do happen to miss your flight, the airline will rebook you on the next available flight.
Hello, I am traveling from Delhi to Barbados and I have booked separate flights from Delhi to Amsterdam by Qatar airways and from Amsterdam to Barbados by KLM. I have a 1:25 hrs layover in Amsterdam and I have to change terminal 3 to 2 in Amsterdam. is it possible to check-in the baggage directly to the destination and is 1:25 hrs enough if they ask to recheck-in the baggage in Amsterdam?
Unfortunately, it's not possible to check-in your baggage directly to Barbados. You will have to re-check it in Amsterdam. Having only an 1h 25min layover is going to be tight. Amsterdam has 6 runways so if you land at the farthest one it is going to take some time for the plane to arrive at the gate. Once you deplane you are going to have to wait for your luggage to unload to be able to pick it up. You will then have to go through Customs and then re-check your bag with KLM and then go back through security. It's not impossible but if you can give yourself more time I would do it.
@@dilkhushsaini6935 it will save a little bit of time but you will still need to physically check your bag in with the airline. You could check with KLM and see if you are able to check your bag at the gate instead of at the main check-in desk. This would allow you to stay in the secured area and not have to go through security again. It would save a lot of time.
Hi ben i hope you see this, i bought an airline ticket from Chicago to bali Indonesia. I have stops in Abu Dhabi, New Delhi, Malaysia, then final destination. My airlines are Etihad, till i get to india then i switch to air asia x then air asia Indonesia now my layovers arent over 4 hours my question is do i need a transit visa because in my email it said i will have to recheck my bags at each stop
The only visa you will need to get is for New Delhi, you will need an E-visa since you will you to leave the transit area to be able to recheck your bags.
@@BenDreamVacations I have a new question how can I apply for a transit visa for India, I'm not going to be staying there and I don't want to get a hotel room to waste money on also can I crop photos inorder to meet India photo size?
