Destination: Germany
Taking Pets to Germany
Taking Pets to Germany
In order to travel to Germany there are specific steps to take.
There is a very definite order of how to get the paperwork correct for pet travel to Germany.
Step 1: Your dog or cat needs a microchip.
Step 2: They then need a rabies vaccination. They must be at least 3 months old before they have this. Some rabies vaccines in the UK last for 3 years and others will last for 3 years but need a top up after one year, so you need to know when the vaccine expires.
Step 3: Your vet issues you with a pet passport, this is no longer sufficient as travel documentation but can be used to track rabies vaccinations.
Step 4: If your pet is travelling by plane, then the airlines demand that they are checked within 10 days of the flight to ensure that they are fit and healthy.
As of January 1st 2021 there have been some changes to the requirement for European pet travel, read more about these here.
Pets entering Germany from a country with a high incidence of rabies must have a Blood Titer Test one month after vaccination and three months prior to departure.
The following breeds of dog are recognised as dangerous dogs and cannot be imported into Germany:
- American Pitbull Terrier
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- English Bull Terrier
Flying pets to Germany is both simple and tricky. The veterinary requirements are simple, but the logistics and planning can be complicated, as many European airports only accept pets landing at certain times, so the number of flights PetAir UK can use to fly your dog or cat to Europe are limited. Also, the planes used for travel from the UK to Europe are often smaller, and so larger dogs can only travel on certain flights.
At PetAir UK, we’re very experienced at flying pets to Germany and we can plan around all the little rules and regulations to ensure your pets travel comfortably and safely.
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Miki, Mini and Teddy from Malta
“Dear Sarah,
Thank you for organising and safely delivering our babies to the cattery down in Devon. We’re so pleased that all went as smoothly as it did. Was the driver, Kevin Trevitt by any chance? I still have our dog, Robbie’s flight documents from London to Larnaca in 2012 and Kevin was the driver back then. He still stars in your website, so we were only wondering.
Anyway, just wanted to thank you for all your and your team’s efforts in getting them from LHR to Devon safely. What a long, tiring day and we sincerely hope that your driver is now recovering from his heavy day. Many, many thanks to him for getting them out of the airport and down to Newton Abbot. All the zigzagging he had to do to achieve this!!
I will leave you now with our thanks.”
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Otto to Menorca
Dear Linsey, Otto arrived safely in Menorca thanks to Petair, who looked after him brilliantly. He arrived very relaxed in his box. As you can see he looks as if he is permanently on holiday – which he is! Will definitely use Petair again and recommend you to others.
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Robbie flew to Lisbon, Portugal – October 2020
Thank you for all the support you gave us to bringing Robbie to his new home in the Algarve.
All of you were brilliant and gave us some much piece of mind.
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Archie flew to Crete – November 2020
Thank you so much for all you help and kindness dealing with Archie’s move to Crete. He arrived today, he is happy and has been very well looked after. Christine Graves, the agency in Athens, was extremely helpful and lovely. Archie is very fond of his crate! Thank you again.
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Leo to BCN
We just wanted to say thank you so much again for everything – we are so grateful for how seamless everything went and couldn’t be more happy having Leo with us safe and sound.
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Herbert the cat flew to Copenhagen, Denmark – November 2022
PetAir were absolutely great, both in the booking process and on the day when I handed over my cat into their care for her trip, making sure everything was clear and easy for me at a very stressful time when I relocated abroad. My only reservation was over how the process would go once I arrived in Denmark, but since this was entirely out of their control and in the hands of the receiving freight agents there, this was understandable. And, in any case the PetAir agent did their very best to make sure I had all the information they could pass on. On the day of travel, everything was very smooth, easy and friendly, so I cannot recommend them highly enough.
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Maya and Dienfer travelled to Zurich, Switzerland – 2018
This email is long long overdue, but we just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who took care of Maya and Dienfer so well and/or who played a great role in getting them to us safely. Thank you so much! I remember also that Pete collected them in London and Steve dropped them to the airport. Unfortunately, I don’t know the names of everyone involved or how to contact them but would be so grateful if you could pass on my thanks. And thank you all for all your help and kindness. You’ll hopefully be pleased to know that the kitties are busy enjoying their new home (and spying on the neighbours too).
With many thanks again and very best wishes, Sxxxxxxx
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Tyson and Diesel flew to Larnaca, Cyprus
Just wanted to say thank you for all your help with getting Tyson to Cyprus with us. And the rest of the pet air team who were involved. He’s settled really well and didn’t seem phased by his long journey. My daughter was very happy to be reunited with him after her thinking that we’d lost him as he flew before us!