Fortunately, many countries will give you a visa on arrival, which makes it even easier to explore, as you won't have to apply for anything in advance. If you are planning to spend some time in your layover destination, check the country's visa regulations before you book your flights.
Several countries do require that you apply for a transit visa in advance in order to leave the airport, so you'll want to make sure you have enough time to do so.
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TripSavvy's fact-checking. How to apply if required in advance? Hi Marc, You need a visa to visit China and yes there is a small rooms you can stay in at the airport in Beijing Im not sure about Shanghai but the rooms go fast. I have an 8 hour layover and my Travel Agent said I would need a Visa to leave the airport — I think you must have to go through immigration.
I like you would like something to do. Hello there! Can I leave the airport and stay overnight in a hotel during the entire stopover? Do I have to bring with me my checked-in luggage? Please advice. Thank you! Normally, if you are flying with the same airline or partner airlines, they have already tagged your luggage from Manila all to the way to LA.
Therefore, you do not need to take your luggage. If this is not the case, you can deposit your luggage at the airport. They normally have deposit counter where you can leave your luggage safely. Hi Agnes. Do you bring your checked in luggage outside? Same question! Does anybody know if they let us leave the airport?
I want to see Honolulu even just for a day. If I get a visa for China, would there be any problem with missing the connecting flight on purpose? But for anyone with visa questions about entering a country, check our via requirements widget on the right hand side of the page.
My hubby will have a 10 hr layover in Turkey before going on to Amman. Is this enough time to go out and see some of the sites? I think you are out of luck, you would need a visa to enter Switzerland if you are travelling on an Indian passport. Can I leave the airport to explore the city and get a hotel room?
Yes, if you are traveling through Pudong or Hongqiao airports and will be in the city for under 48 hours. I have an 8 hour layout in portugal. My connecting flight is to Brussels, all on FinnAir. If you are legally allowed into Finland you may enter, I assume you are based on your question, however, bear in mind that you do need about 90 mins for security and so on, assuming you have checked your bags thru so you do not need to deal with checking bags on your return.
Hi, I m having a long layover in Brussels and another next month in Zurich. I am travelling on a Cameroon passport as a permanent resident of the UK. Will I be allowed to leave the airport for fresh air and a bite without a Schengen visa?
Thanks Ken. Family of 4 travelling to Melbourne, with layover in Singapore. Want to leave airport, would we be allowed. We have uk passports. There would be no problem with that, just keep an eye on your watch — Changi is a big airport…. I am a US citizen flying from Dubai to Egypt. I have a layover in Bahrain and want to know if I can leave the airport to explore for a bit then head back. Yes you can. As a US passport holder, you are allowed to get a visa on arrival at the airport for a fee.
Not sure how much but I think it is not worth for few hours of stay. Hi I am travelling to the states this summer and want to extend my layover in Newark to around hour so I can meet a friend in NYC. My flight finishes in Atlanta so I will not be leaving america after i pass immigration in Newark.
Will I be okay to leave Newark? And what would happen to my checked luggage during my layover? That would be fine to leave the airport, however, remember when entering the USA you need to collect all your bags at the point of arrival, clear customs and then drop them on the flight connections belt if they are checked through to a further destination.
If I recall correctly, United have a connections belt just outside customs at Newark, and they will scan you luggage tag there and put it on the belt, without too much delay.
Thanks for the help Max! I remember having to re-check my bags at some US airports in the past. I am an egyption citizen who studies at Montreal, Canada. I will be having a connective flight at Heathrow airport for 12 hrs and i really wanted to see my best friend during that time…also how do i know if my ticket allows me to go out or not!
Thank you. She does need to clear immigration, and drop her bags on the connections belt before meeting you guys. I have a hour stopover in Las Vegas. I am a British passport holder who will be returning to the UK from Hawaii. Can I leave Las Vegas airport for a few hours? Many thanks — love this website. Sure… especially since the flight from Hawaii to Las Vegas is a domestic one and you are therefore already admitted to the US.
I would suggest that you check your bags through to your final destination in Hawaii so you do not need to deal with that on your return to the airport. Max, That is really helpful. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to reply. Bless you. Hi I am travelling from Manchester to Vegas via washington dulles on saturday. I have a 5 hour layover, can i leave the airport? I am travelling with United and have a valid esta?
Yes, technically you can, but 5 hours is not a long time in DC, unless you are just thinking of walking around in fresh air. Dulles is a big airport, and it is about 30 miles from things like the Washington Memorial if thats what you were thinking of visiting.
Immigration in Dulles can take ages too especially if you have a bunch of large aircraft arriving at the same time. I have a valid 6 months multiple entry visa, can I Leave the airport at Rome, then return before my flight at night? Thanks for you help! IS there any possibility of getting a 24 hour landslide transit visa on arrival?
My fiance is going to have a layover from Paris to Istanbul. The lay over is over 24 hours and wondering if there is a hotel he can stay without having to get a visa. He is from Turkiye. Of course you can as a US Citizen on a domestic flight… however, you should check your bags thru and make sure you have enough time, I would not bother if you have less than 3 hours. More if you plan on going somewhere other than wondering around in the immediate vicinity of the airport….
Also a good idea to have the boarding pass for your connection in hand, as that saves you having to go to the airline desk in DFW. Only after having done all of that, can you leave the airport. I would check with the AA folks how much time you would need to clear security when you return for your onward flight, they usually have a good idea, and then work all that into your planning. Does anyone have any experience with Cairo Airport. I have a flight from London to Johannesburg and booked it with an 18 hour layover with the hope that I can explore Cairo for the day.
Another thing, Cairo is so so huge and really crowded, the airport is at the north and the pyramids the south, so reallt the complete 2 ends of Cairo, depending on the time you arrive the traffic could be between bad to unbearable, after the pyramids go to khan elkhalili and visit the area there, then it should be easy to go to the airport from this place between 30 minutes to an hour and half depending on the time.
Good luck and hope you enjoy it here! Hala, Thanks for the unbelievably quick and comprehensive response. Greatly appreciated. Thanks for the other insight as well. Thanks again. Most public places open from 8 or 9 am, so I suggest going near the pyramids, enjoy some nice breakfast, then start the fun! Best of luck. I will have a So first of all do you think that would be sufficient time to leave, visit and come back to the airport on time? I would appreciate it greatly if you could answer any of the above questions!
You may therefore leave the airport, and enter Singapore. Bear in mind that Singapore immigration officers may want to see your boarding pass for your onward flight, so you must make sure you have that before trying to enter Singapore.
THat makes the flight to the US a domestic one, and your plane would arrive at a domestic terminal in the USA with no customs or immigration. Unless you are changing airlines that do not have an interline agreement in Boston, then you may be able to check your bags through, and you would not need to collect them in boston.
You would need to call your airline and check with them though. If you are flying from a smaller airport in Canada say like London Ontario you need to clear customs in the USA and in this case you would need to collect your bags in Boston and put them on the connections belt — again assuming interline airlines and one ticket.
Logically, you can. The provision in the shengen visa is that you should get the visa from the Shengen territory with your longest stay. In this case, I would assumed that your longest stay will be Netherlands. Am i allowed to leave the airport during that time?
I want to see the Eiffel tower. Can someone help me? Hi,I am a Bangladeshi citizen with a 6 month multiple entry visa for the uk. I am going to Newcastle via London and have 6 hour layover in the middle.
Am I allowed to leave the airport for a few hours and return. Hi, I am a from Philippines. I have 7hrs layover time in Singapore. Do i have to book for a hotel for one night for immigration purposes?
If you wanted to stay in a hotel to rest during the 7hrs layover of course of you have to go out from the airport.
Going out from the airport, you will pass through immigration. You are allowed to stay for 15 days I think like Hongkong. Hi, We have relatives migrating to Saskatchewan and flying via Vancouver. During their layover in YVR, can they come out to the public area of the airport to meet us and hand over presents from home? I am travelling to London from New Delhi via Muscat. Halt in Muscat is for 13 hours. Do I need a Visa to go out of the airport during the layover. If yes, is there any possibility of Visa on Arrival or do I have to arrange it before I reach Muscat?
Any help would be appreciated. Much Thanks. Your country is not included in visa on arrival list of Oman. Therefore, if you wanted to go out from the airport you need a visa and you should arrange this before you travel. Any thoughts? Im going to Ireland and have a hr layover in london. Im a USA citizen can I leave the airport to see london and grab something to eat there?
I will be having a 6h layover in Dubai from my flight from Amsterdam to Hyderabad. I am a dutch citizen. Will I be able to leave the airport for this time? Yes you can leave the airport.
But six hours seem to be short for the hassle of going in and out of immigration check point. Also, you need to pay for your visa at the immigration desk which is I think not worth for few hours of stop over. I would say better to stay inside the airport. I have a 6hr layover in brussels travelling from canada to london. US passport holder—traveling to India, with short layovers in Dubai going and Amman return. Traveling to Thailand, have a 8 HR layover in Moscow, can I exit airport and return to the airport without a visa?
I Do hold a US citizenship. Can we leave the airport for a couple of hours, we have our ESTA. If we checked in through Immigration in Hawaii would we have to do it again in NY.
My friend is flying in from seattle and has a layover 4 hours at JFK , el route to London. Is she permitted to leave the airport on the layover to hang out for a bit? Also how much time would she need once going back into JFK to pass through customs.
Thank you!! Hi , My family will be traveling from india for los angeles. If they can come out , do they need to take their luggage with them? Technically, with the situation you have described your family would be allowed into the United Kingdom on the layover. With a 21 hour layover, you would need to check with the airline, as your connection has to be less than a certain amount of time in order to allow bags to be checked through to your final destination.
If they have never entered the UK before, I would strongly suggest that they check their bags through to LA if the airline will alow and that they first visit the connections desk of the airline in the secure area in Heathrow BEFORE trying to clear immigration in Heathrow to obtain their LA boarding passes, as the UK Border Agent will without a doubt want to see it as well as their baggage receipt to prove that there is luggage going on to their final destination.
It is quite possible, that they will be denied entry to the UK, even with a visa, if they do not have this physically on them when they present themselves to the UK Border agent, and being denied will cause major challenges for their future travel plans, not only to the UK but to other countries, including trying to enter the USA in LA.
The reason for this is that when you have such a long layover, and no address in the UK such as a hotel , and there are no prior UK entry stamps in your passport, the Border Agents tend to take a more stringent approach to a visa national.
By taking those simple steps, they should be allowed to enter the UK, and enjoy some time in London before their onward flight to LA. Thank You Max for your response. After a 5 year stint in Munich, Germany, we returned to India last year. My schengen visa expiry date is Dec 20th My question is can I get out of the airport to meet friends in Frankfurt during my layover or can my friends come to meet me at the airport? Will be obliged to get a reply! Thanks, Preethi.
Sure you can — if you have a valid Shengen, the usual advice applies, check your bags through to your final destination and be in possession of your onward boarding pass to show to the Immigration officer in Frankfurt. My 16 yr old daughter, a Mexican national, has a 5 hr lay over at Schiphol, can she leave the airport to take a 2 hr tour to the city? Mexican nationals are not require of a visa for the Schengen countries.
I am flying from Manchester to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I have a layover in Washington, DC. I have a US passport. Possible to leave the airport during the layover? Will I have to go through customs since i am a US resident? Sure you can, make sure you have enough time though… and yes, you do actually have to go through immigration and customs, even if you are a US Citizen… Immigration is to determine your status citizen, resident or alien and grant you access based on that as a US Citizen there is no issue with access , and customs is to deal with stuff you bring with you….
Whenever you enter the USA you need to clear customs with your luggage at your point of entry, even if you connect through to a destination outside of the USA afterward. You will therefore need to get your bags off the belt, wander through the green or red lane as appropriate and drop your bag at your airlines connections belt depending who you are flying with — usually just outside customs. My daughter is traveling home from Ireland and has a 16 hour layover in Paris prior to the final destination in the US.
She is trying to decide if her checked bags will make it all of the to the US or if they will be unloaded in Paris. Any ideas? I am assuming she is flying with Air France the whole way.
If so, she should be able to check through her bags, as the total time from checking to departure in Paris is less than 24 hours and it is within one airline. If however, she is taking a different airline Aer Lingus etc.
Fortunately, CDG is an Air France hub, so even if she cannot check her bags through, she can pass through immigration into France, collect her bags on the belt, and proceed right away to the checkin counters at CDG for AF and check in, drop her bags on the belt and get a boarding pass, leaving her free to visit the city without her bags.
I would suggest that if she intends to do this, she call Air France, or whomever she is flying with, and check how far ahead of the departure time they will accept bags. I fly BA a lot, and they have on occasion told me they will not take my bags until 4 hours prior to departure from Vancouver in Canada. This usually does not apply at an airlines hub, but you should check. I assume from experience that as its the same airline throughout they will look after my bags?
Similarly we are flying from Singapore via Frankfurt to Boston with a 6 hour layover. Are we free to leave here too? The connection time LHR is 14 hours, is it possible to get a 24 hours visa at the LHR Airport for some sleep at a nearby hotel in London prior to boarding the final flight to Canada. I have my US passport book, and I was wondering two things: 1 Do I have to have special permission to leave Amsterdam airport and see the city?
Or will my passport give me access to do this? I am an US citizen traveling with US passport from rome to zurich. I have a 20 hour layover. Am I able to leave the airport? Does anyone have any experiece with dealing with San Francisco traffic and the airport? I am trying to decide if it would be worth leaving the airport for a little while to explore or if I am better off staying at SFO.
Did you manage to visit San Fran in just the shortish time you had, and did it work out or was it too much hassle, timewise? I am traveling to south Korea from Australia on an australian passport with about an 11 hour stopover in Osaka Japan, do I need a visa to leave the airport? I have a single booking from Frankfurt to Manila with a hour layover at Hong Kong.
Will I be allowed to leave HK airport during this layover? Will my baggage be checked-in straight to its final destination, Manila? Or I can still have it checked out at HK during layover and then check in it again? My worry is that my baggage when checked in through its final destination might get lost because of long stopover. Lauderdale i have a u. I am an Egyptian travelling to Canada I have a 4 hrs layover in Heathrow airport do I need a visa to get to Heathrow airport?
I am a US citizen flying to Israel. My airlines is British Airways. How much time should I allow to get though customs, etc and then get back though security on the way back? If you take the underground, you will spend most of your layover on the train. Immigration lines at Heathrow is a crap-shoot. It is pretty much the busiest airport in the world think Atlanta and for some reason often the number of immigration officers on duty seems inversely proportional to the number of people waiting in line.
I have stood there for an hour and a half while they only had 3 officers on duty, and other times there will be almost no line and 10 officers on duty. Ask the immigration officer how much time you should allow to get your outbound flight, once you explain what you want to do in London, they are friendly and usually are happy to give you an estimate and I find their estimates are pretty accurate. If you have your bags checked thru to your final destination, then you wont have to wait and store them.
Heathrow Express tickets are sold by vendors wearing blue uniforms carrying portable terminals, usually right at the exit from the secure area, if you miss one, follow the signs to the Heathrow express where they have automatic vending machines. I also suggest that you buy an off-peak travel card, in addition to the express ticket — about 8 or 9 pounds.
That gives you complete flexibility to use all the bus and train service for a full day after I think 9 am in the morning, as and when you choose all for one flat fee. Very useful if you are trying to make your way to various points in the city to catch up with certain must see places.
My boyfriend said he took the express train on a layover in London last year but that leaves you to the north of london paddington? We did the half day tour with transfers and got back with about 2 hours before the flight out which was plenty. We covered so much of London in the time, loved the personal experience and seeing London with an expert means you learn so much, well worth the investment. If you can, the best tip at heathrow is to check in online for the flight in advance and have your boarding pass printed, our bags were sent direct from the US to Rome on this trip so we just had to go through security which was super quick at the British airways terminal.
Hope this helps others! Can i go out of the airport without turkish visa. On my way back to Amsterdam I have a 7,5 hour layover in Seattle. Can I leave the airport for a few hours to do some sightseeing? I have valid esta. I have a 8 hr layover in heathrow airport on 20aug. Would it be a good idea to visit London. Any ideas for must-dos? Canadian couple flying to Italy Air France with a 12 hour layover in Paris. If we can leave the transit area,approximately how long will it take us both to get through customs and immigration at Charles De Gaulle?
I am an American citizen flying from Baghdad to Washington D. I am on 2 different airlines — one from Baghdad to Beirut and another from Beirut to Frankfurt to Washington. I have extra bags and extra weight. I have 24 hour layover in Beirut and 17 hour layover in Frankfurt. Will I be able to get my bags if checked all the way through need some extra space for random gifts from both countries? C fees for both airlines, or only the transatlantic airline? Arriving LHR am, departing pm.
My bags are checked through. Can you enlighten me please. Where will I be going through customs? Can I go out of the airport in Zurich? Where do I need to go through passport control in Lisbon or in Zurich?
No you wont be able too. You would need to get a visa to leave the airport in Zurich. For more information check with the Swiss consulate in your country, see this link.
I will be leaving from Atlanta travelling to Stuttgart with a layover at London Heathrow. When applying for a passport do I need to also say I am travelling to the UK since I have a layover there?
And also, if I do not have a visa not even a German one, Schengen Area , can I leave the airport in London and explore a bit? And one last question, can I travel between countries in the Schengen Area without a visa and only a U.
Check the State Department Website for more information on the process and how soon you need to apply. Regarding your other questions, as a US citizen travelling on a US passport you ordinarily do not need a visa for either the EU or the UK, as a tourist, however, you said that you are going to Germany to study — in which case you would need a student visa for Germany.
As for crossing land borders in the EU, there are no more border posts, so it is the same as crossing a state-line in the US, you may rarely be stopped, but a valid passport is all you need. You should check with the institution you are studying with, they will generally have all the information you need to find out what visas if any you would need for Germany.
In my experience you probably do, however, you should check with the institution, you are doing the exchange with and the German Consulate in the USA , rather than this forum. With this kind of thing, if you enter Germany without a VISA and you do in fact need one, you can create a problem for yourself well into the future, that will compromise you ability to enter many countries without a visa remember a US Passport gives you visa free tourist travel to many places, and being denied at one will cause many countries to potentially revoke your visa waiver and require you to obtain a visa.
It is not worth taking a chance… checking with the institution you are doing the exchange with and the German Consulate is simple, and will prevent you making a costly mistake. If you are travelling on an Australian passport, you do not need a visa to enter one of the Shengen nations for the purposes of tourism.
You should however keep proof of your onward ticket to Sydney with you so you can show the French immigration officer if he asks. Even if they did care, once you have a boarding pass for your second flight obtained on landing at JFK I can guarantee you that the airline has absolutely no way of knowing whether you left the airport or not.
We have a 8. Is it possible to take the free sight-seeing tour provided by the Changi Airport without going through the hassle of getting a Singapore Visa? Can I exit the transit area and re-check in through the custom for the next day? I am an Indian national and holding valid Canadian permanent residency. Will the airlines or Immigration allow me that? Few years back I had also traveled to HongKong independently. So what do you think?? According to the Consulate in Mumbai, you can get a short-stay visa on arrival subject to some conditions.
Check it out here:. Citizen traveling to Seoul with a layover in Moscow. I will also be traveling to Thailand with a layover in China.
Will I be able to leave either airport? God Bless. I have a few hours layover at Heathrow Airport on my way to and back from India. I read that I do not need an airside Visa due to that, but am not allowed to get out of the terminal either.
However, if I want to meet some friends in London, can I call them to the airport and meet them there? Where are we both allowed to be? You will not be able to enter the UK without a valid UK visa, and your friends will not be able to enter the secure area unless they are flying somewhere from the same terminal, so I am afraid you will probably not be able to meet…. Hi there, US citizen traveling to Cork, Ireland. My flight options are either a layover in Heathrow for 7 hours or Paris for 6.
Do I have enough time to leave either of these airports? If so any suggestions for a quick visit? This is my first time travelling internationally so ANY tips at all would be appreciated like how do I have my luggage connect through, do I need a visa in UK or Paris, what to expect in customs.
If you take the underground you will just make it to the city, spend about an hour there and have to turn around again. One the way back, you need to allow about 90 minutes before your flight to get through airport security, however, do check with the immigration officer when you enter the country, I find they usually know if there is any delays getting back into the airport and can give you a good estimate.
They are usually quite helpful. The usual rules apply though, make sure you have your onward board pass in your hands BEFORE you leave the airport, and have a copy of your ticket showing your onward connection to Ireland before you try and enter the country. Ireland is not part of the Shengen states although it is in the EU, but you do not need a visa for Ireland for tourist purposes for up to 90 days. Just be sure your passport validity is at least 6 months or so and you have some open pages for stamps.
I am an Indian citizen with Indian passport. I am planning to travel to Indian through virgin atlantic and on the route from USA to India will have a 10 hr stop over at Heathrow.
My luggage will mostly be checked upto India. Firstly I would like to know if I need the airside transit visa if I just stay on airport. There is 1 travel agent whom I contacted for tickets who insists that with more than 7 hours stayover airside visa is required, but I know of some people in similar situation as me did not need transit visa at LHR.
Secondly if I plan to leave airport, how will that work. Will really appreciate a reply. According to the UKBA website you do not need a transit visa for an airside transfer they operate an airside bus service between the terminals for a layover of 24 hours or less, subject to you holding a valid onward ticket and a valid entry visa or passport for the country you are connecting too.
Refer to the UKBA website on airside transit visas. I do not want to go out from airport. I do not out from the airport. I heard a lot that even transit staying at airport need a transit visa. I asked with Indian embassy in US they said that need a visa. If I need a Indian visa I do not want to travel via Delhi it is not worth. Do you have any suggestion? You can find out more information on VFS Website the guys the Indian government outsource their visas too.
I am a Russian citizen and I will be travelling from St. Petersburg to Dallas in the USA. I will have a long over-night stop at Heathrow in London before I catch my next flight to Dallas. Or will I have to stay in the airport only for all the long time..?
Traveling to Sierra Leone Freetown. I will be changing planes in Casa Blanca. Do I need a visa for the switch over hours before i board in Casa Blanca. I am a Jamaican. Who can I call while I am still in Dubai to make sure that I will be able to leave the airport and stay at a hotel near by in London and tour around?? The airline? The British Embassy?? If you are a US Citizen and you are travelling on a valid US passport you do not need to call anyone for a layover in London.
You can enter the UK visa free and stay at a hotel of your choice. The airline will tell you when you check in at Dubai if they can check your bags through to the US, assuming thats what you want to do. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance…. I am a chinese citizen, and have a return flight from france to the usa via london heathrow i am a us green card holder.
I will be traveling to India come November but I have a 20hr layover at London heathrow airport. Is it possible for me to leave the airport and spend the night at a nearby hotel? Also do I need to apply for a uk transit visa to do this? Thanks for the help! Hi I have a 10 hour layover at Narita airport in Japan on Nov 13th does anyone know if I will have to get a visa of any kind to leave the airport.
My flight is from hanoi vn to canada with layover in Japan and San Francisco I am a Canadian passport holder….. Any advice would be much apreciated. I will like to do some sightseeing… Please reply…. Can i leave for sight seeing. My son and boyfriend have USA passport so assume they can leave. My son lives in Lindon and I would like to drop off some of his things by meeting him in the airport.
Will the airline allow me to only check bag as far as London eventhough I am going onward. Onward flight is on a different airline. Is there any metro direct to that place or bus from airport and if there are ; how much would it cost? I am a UK citizen, about to have a 10 hour layover at Beijing. Assuming airline says I can leave the airport, I imagine I would need a visa to leave and take a quick tour of town?
Anyone else done this and can comment? Airlines would rather you not do that, and will cancel the rest of your flights if you miss a segment. Layovers can range from 30 minutes to a full day or more.
If you find yourself with a stopover, you may want to take advantage of the time and leave the airport to go sightseeing. As a general rule, airlines will only offer itineraries that have layovers less than 24 hours. If there's no legal connection that is, a layover under 24 hours then most airlines won't show a ticket for sale. However, if you notice that your route includes a stopover, you may want to push out your next flight by a day or two so that you can spend more time sightseeing.
Many booking websites offer roundtrip, one-way, and multi-city booking options, so if you notice a stopover on your proposed itinerary when looking at flights, choose the multi-city option and add in your next flight for a couple of days later.
Sometimes depending on airline and route the cost will be similar to the option with the shorter layover. While you definitely want to give yourself enough time in between flights just in case of delays, if you find yourself with a layover of three to five hours, you find yourself wondering how to pass the time.
Last but not least, set an alarm. First, make sure you have enough time for it to be worth it—and give yourself extra time in case of delays. It's wise to double the amount of time you expect to spend returning to the airport. So, for example, if you're an hour away from the city you want to explore, assume hours of travel back and forth, plus you'll want to arrive back at the airport at least 2 hours before your flight, which means that with a layover of less than 7 hours it probably isn't worth leaving the airport as you'd get less than 2 hours in the destination.
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