Apollo - Covid Testing for Travel

Provider on UK GOV Website

Welcome to Apollo
Testing for Travel

It is now mandatory to present a Covid test to travel and return to the UK depending on which country you are arriving from.

Our tests are fast, reliable and accurate. We have developed a simple ordering platform that makes obtaining a test simple, efficient and accessible to everyone. Our aim is to enable you a safe, hassle free experience on your travels.

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Our Covid 19 Products

We are a listed government official provider of Covid tests for travel. We provide testing for individuals and businesses, whether you are traveling for work or going abroad on holiday. Our tests for travel products include fit to fly, Day 2 testing and Day 2 & day 8 testing.

Please click this link to identify the type of test you require, returning to the UK and according to the government country lists. Day 2 tests are required for countries on the green list and Day 2 & day 8 tests are required for countries on the amber list. If you’re returning from an amber country and have been fully vaccinated in the UK by the NHS, you only need to purchase the amber day 2 test.

**New** Day 2 Rapid Antigen Test

Day 2 Lateral Flow Antigen Test for arrivals after the 24th October - Plus reference for your PLF

Day 2 Lateral Flow Antigen Test for arrivals after the 24th October. Results in 15 Minutes and same day certificate between 8am-8pm 7 days a week. PLF reference upon ordering. Orders are shipped by Royal Mail Tracked 24 in-line with date of arrival.

£25.00

Covid 19 Test for Travel

Day 2 and Day 8 tests for unvaccinated travellers arriving in England - Plus reference for your PLF

Mandatory Day 2 & 8 COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated travellers or those who do not qualify under the fully vaccinated rules. Arriving in England from non-red list countries. Orders are shipped by Royal Mail Tracked 24 in-line with date of arrival.

Find out which country requires this test. Find out from gov.uk

£124.00

Rapid Antigen Test - Fit to Fly & Certificate

Suitable for outbound travel and travel back into the UK if not fully vaccinated - Many Countries & Airlines now accept Rapid Antigen tests instead of a PCR for Fit to Fly. Please check before purchase. This is NOT a day 2 Antigen Test

This test does NOT provide a passenger locator code. Orders received before 1pm Mon-Fri are shipped by Royal Mail Tracked 24. Our day 2 Antigen Test will be available for sale from the 22nd October

Find out which country requires this test. Find out from gov.uk

To find out more about this test - watch this video.

£29.00

Covid 19 Test for Travel

PCR Fit to Fly For departures out of the UK

**Ideal when you can plan ahead** This price includes one test to be completed in line with guidelines for the country you are travelling to. NOTE Plan time needed for postage out and back to the Lab.* Certificate issued within 48hrs arrival at Lab*

Find out which country requires this test. Find out from gov.uk

£64.00

How it works

Covid tests for travel are required by the UK government if you are arriving into the UK from oversees. If travelling from a Green country you are required to take a Day 2 test. If you are travelling from an Amber country you are required to take a Day 2 and day 8 test. Arrivals using the Day 2 & day 8 test, must quarantine for 10 days, unless you have been fully vaccinated in the UK by the NHS, you then only need to purchase the amber day 2 test and are not required to isolate.

Find out more about what you must do when arriving in the UK - Click Here

Step 1
Step 1

Order Test

Order the appropriate test depending on whether you are travelling from a green or amber country. You will receive your test to complete at home via Royal Mail tracked 24. We will update you regularly so you can focus on your travel with peace of mind.

Step 2
Step 2

Activate and Perform Test

You activate your test before use. Once activated, please perform the test on the relevant day depending on your test product. Please use the prepaid envelopes to send your sample to our UKAS approved laboratory using your closest Royal Mail priority post box.

Step 3
Step 3

View Results

When your results are ready you will be notified by email and invited to view your test results online. Your result certificate will advise you of the steps to take depending on the result of your test.

Step 4
Step 4

Wait until Quarantine is over

Please note this step is only applicable to those arriving from an amber country, and who have not been fully vaccinated in the UK by the NHS. Your quarantine ends when you have completed 10 full days and received two negative results. Find out more about what you must do when arriving in the UK - Click Here

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Unsupervised on site testing

We offer unsupervised on site testing for all of our tests, please use the contact us page to request an appointment and our team will aim to respond to you within 24 hours.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Its important that you follow in full the instructions we provide at the link to an instructional video on our product page, the email we send when confirming your order and also on your view order page. Please watch this video in full before undertaking your test. We recommend taking the video element directly from the "Take video" option if this is presented on your device. Do try to ensure you have good and reliable internet connection available. The "Take Video" option is always the best option where the upload speed connection is poor as the video is then highly compressed by our portal and much quicker to upload. To check your available upload speed go to: www.speedtest.net Having a Problem uploading? If you have already taken the video and have another device available, try logging into your account on that device and use the "take video" option Play the recording already made on the other device and record that straight to the website . The certificate you receive is a PDF document, Should you not have a PDF viewer installed on your device. Please try using the "Open With" option if email shows as an option that will work, or you can download one of the many free PDF viewers from the App store. For more information about this product please view our instructional video linked at the product description. Test kit Performance: Sensitivity: 96.72% - Specificity: 99.22% - Accuracy: 98.74% - Siemens Clinitest EU and UK approved. This test can be used for both outbound and inbound travel

If your order is placed last minute and close to your arrival date we will ship on the next working day. Our cut off for shipping any Day 2 and 8 tests kits is 3:30pm (Monday - Friday) All kits will be shipped to the address you requested and in line with date you told us you are arriving into the UK. For day 2 & 8 test kits UK Government standards obligate us not to send these test before that date. You will receive an email to let you know once we have shipped your order, you will also receive SMS updates from the Royal Mail Tracked 24 service. Our kits are sent a few days ahead of the arrival date and fit perfectly through a standard size letterbox. For the Antigen lateral Flow fit to fly test, we ship on receipt of order, our cut off for shipping is 1:00pm (Monday - Friday) We do not dispatch on Weekends or Bank Holidays.

You should activate your test at the time you collect the sample. If the test is related to a day 2 or 8 this will be after you have returned from travel. If you booked as part of a group, please ensure you activate the sample against the correct person. For the Antigen Lateral flow its the time when you take the test.

Green: arrivals will need to take a pre-departure test, as well as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on or before day 2 of their arrival - but will not need to quarantine on return (unless they receive a positive result) or take any additional tests. Amber: arrivals will need to quarantine for a minimum period of 10 days and take a pre-departure test and a PCR test on day 2 and day 8 with the option for Test to Release on day 5 to end self-isolation early. **From the 19th July, travellers arriving from an Amber Country if they are UK|EU|USA fully vaccinated, only need to take a test on or before day 2 and do not need to isolate.** Red: arrivals will be subject to restrictions currently in place for red list countries which include a 10-day stay in a managed quarantine hotel, pre-departure testing and PCR testing on day 2 and 8. we do not sell kits for those arriving from red list countries. Usually, those will be part of your managed quarantine package.

Yes, we like to be straightforward with our customers. The price we advertise is the price you pay at checkout. No hidden extras or surprises. We include a pre-paid Royal Mail tracked 24 label for you to use when returning your sample to the lab, using one of the 15,000 Royal Mail Priority Post Boxes.

Results are normally processed within the guided turnaround time advertised with each product. For example 48rs is calculated from when the sample arrives at the lab. As soon as your results are back you'll receive an email asking you to log on to your account and where you can securely download your certificate. Our lab partner operates 24/7 so even when our offices are closed don't worry your results get delivered by clever stuff. You can track when your sample arrives the lab using the Royal Mail tracking service, please bear in mind the postal service is very limited at weekends and with no scheduled deliveries on Sundays or Bank Holidays. If your results are time sensitive or needed urgently, we do strongly recommend using a courier to get your samples to the lab.

The destination question is for our internal information only, so its ok if that's not answered perfectly, essentially think of it as where will I be when I get off the plane. We ask this question so we can quickly identify customers that may occasionally be affected if UK Government change the traffic light list while you're are away and if there's an impact to your plans.

As a reliable and responsible provider we want to do our best to ensure you purchase the test you really need. Government advice and a countries red/amber/green status can change quickly, booking too far in advance may mean you end up with the wrong package for the country of travel. If the dates you need are not showing, please do check back nearer the date.

Yes, we pride ourselves on delivering great customer experiences and keeping our promises. We always do our very best to help especially when you've been left stranded in quarantine by another provider. We are part of a much larger healthcare business and between us we have carried out over 150,000 tests

Our offices and customer agents are available between 9am-4.30pm GMT Mon-Fri. +44(0)121 828 4023. Our contact us page is available 24/7 and where we aim to reply within 8 working hrs Mon-Fri. But while we rest all of our services are fully automated and directly linked to our 24/7 lab partner, your orders get processed and your results get delivered - You don't need to worry - The clever stuff takes over

Your passenger locator code will have been emailed to you at the time you placed your order with us . You can always find this by going to the Orders and Activate section of our webpage. Please note the first 5 characters are letters and the rest numbers.

All of our COVID-19 home test kits include free Royal Mail Tracked 24 return mailers to post your completed sample to our laboratory. Send your test kit back using the free Royal Mail return envelope provided via a Royal Mail Priority Postbox Monday - Friday (Saturday in some areas) Remember to consider the collection days and last collection times for a Priority Postbox. This should help ensure your sample arrives in good time at the laboratory. Please bear in mind that Royal Mail has limited or no service on Saturdays or Sundays. To find your nearest Priority Postbox please goto: https://www.royalmail.com/services-near-you#/

Yes. When you register online you must then enter the details of the person taking the swab, our ordering site is built to make ordering tests for a family or group so very easy. Please remember its you & your account that will receive all updates and certificates for any tests that you've ordered.

You can check the live status of your test by visiting the Order & Activate section of our website. Providing you have activated your test correctly, and you will have received a confirmatory email of that activation. Then you should have your result within the expected time frame. If you posted the sample, you can track when it was delivered using the Royal Mail Tracking Number provided. Please bear in mind that the lab does not receive post on a Sunday and Royal Mail operate only a very limited service during weekends and Bank Holidays. If you need any further help or assistance please use our contact us page remembering to provide us with your order reference.

The test kits are sealed and typically don’t expire for at least 6 months after purchase.

If you are one of our commercial customers and would like to take advantage of our offers for onsite testing please contact our team support@apollotesting.com who can help to book you in. Payment will be taken on the day of your appointment.

If your flight or trip is cancelled by the carrier or we have not dispatched the kit to you yet - Yes we will offer you a refund less a small admin fee to cover our banking and admin costs. Due to the nature of the tests and the impact of contamination, if we have dispatched your kit, and you wish to cancel your order for any other reason, than flight cancellation we are not able to issue a refund for any tests. Alternatively you can keep the kit and use for a future trip within the next 6 months. In either event please complete our contact us form, providing your order number and one of our team will contact you to discuss these options. Please note that for the day 2 & 8 day travel kits, where we have issued you a passenger locator number, we will require you to provide proof that your trip has been cancelled by your airline or travel agent. Please see our terms and conditions.
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