What’s your least-stress international entry/exit point?
Posted by BortEdwards@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 199 comments
Wishing I got to fly in to more tiny international airports.
Flew in (and now flying out) of Canberra (CBR) - my first time hopping US <-> AUS via Fiji. Saw two other people while clearing security, and the international lounge only has one flight leaving, so dedicated bar and sun-windows. Arriving was equally casual, pretty much one immigration/customs officer per passenger.
If only i could somehow find the same cheat code for arriving Aus -> US. Anyone have one?!
NB- sadly they aren’t going to try to get us there on the Saab, which is photobombing. Fiji Max 8 is tucked around the corner
1965griff@reddit
Anywhere except Heathrow
saltmarsh4303@reddit
YUM
saltmarsh4303@reddit
SAV
itswednesday@reddit
Singapore.
sycln@reddit
Entry: yes, exit: idk, since the US has no border control on exit.
itswednesday@reddit
Exit immigration in SG takes approx 60 seconds. That combined with gate security still means 1/10th the time spent in immigration+security versus most US airports. It’s not even a remotely fair comparison if you include equivalently large US airports.
peterpanic32@reddit
Only happy path, I've had significant delays several times.
Gate security is the worst.
Not only is it not faster, it adds a meaningful additional stressor to your airport experience. Nothing worse than not being able to walk up to the gate and walk onto the plane.
Excluding getting to the airport, I'd take LAX any day.
itswednesday@reddit
You are in an extreme minority with that take.
peterpanic32@reddit
Well...
You have no basis to make that claim.
Given only the extreme minority of airports use this system, evidently you're wrong.
I'm right regardless of how many people share my opinion.
Having flown literally hundreds of times through KUL and SIN, I assure you, my opinion is very well grounded.
itswednesday@reddit
I’m up to 223 likes on my OP. You have a ways to go to disprove my comment.
peterpanic32@reddit
Oh, I get it, you're a simpleton. You should have just stated that up front.
First, upvotes on comments do not prove or disprove an opinion. Thinking it does is perhaps one of the dumbest things someone could *ever think.
Second, your OP comment has nothing to do with gate security. It was just about Singapore airport - which people like to travel out of for a wide variety of reasons - notably its nice amenities and features. Why would you lie about that?
Your comment that mentions gate security was upvoted because it adds information to someone's IDK comment - not because it was pro gate security. That comment only has 13 upvotes.
Comically, there's a much higher upvoted comment replying to yours complaining about gate security: https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1suzqvt/whats_your_leaststress_international_entryexit/oi4zzbl/#oi4zzbl
Because gate security sucks and is a huge drawback at an otherwise very nice airport.
Third, nothing you've said addresses any of my points.
You have no basis to make that claim.
Given only the extreme minority of airports use this system, evidently you're wrong. (Also. the fact that the small number of airports that do this have moved to a centralized system for their new terminals is pretty damning for your point).
I'm right regardless of how many people share my opinion.
Come back to me when you've flown out of it a few hundred times. Or just generally had to fly extensively at all.
itswednesday@reddit
I live in Singapore and have flown almost 900 flights.
SpacialReflux@reddit
Just wish they’d move the scanners (and thus liquid checks) directly after the passport check. I dislike buying drinks at duty free knowing I need to consume them before boarding. Same in KUL from memory.
YesIBlockedYou@reddit
I don't understand why this is even a thing at airports. You have to buy so many more scanners or constantly be moving then between gates. It's more hassle for staff and passengers and surely more expensive for the airport.
itswednesday@reddit
I assume it's because there are no domestic flights and certain countries have different standards than others.
Silent_Ad7539@reddit
Easier transit
peterpanic32@reddit
How? You still have to make your flight and go through security.
Silent_Ad7539@reddit
There doesn’t need to be a sterile arrivals floor, you can just walk from gate to gate after you land.
peterpanic32@reddit
There are airports you can do that entirely without security. And either way, it's not better.
You still have to go through security at the gate, and it's delayed / time bound, tying you to a gate arrival requirement.
Gate security is the absolute worst.
TheProphetic@reddit
T4 doesnt have this, hopefully the next renovation at T1-T3 changes it
Maximum_Broccoli_210@reddit
Prestwick is the best. Only if your going Ryanair to the canaries though😂
peterpanic32@reddit
I passionately hate gate security.
NMVPCP@reddit
Gate security sucks.
cold_rush@reddit
You tell me now after booking Hong Kong.
sendvo@reddit
except that stupid additional x ray at the gates. they took almost everything from me what I just bought at 7-11 :D
Mwachisowa@reddit
Came here to also say Singapore. I've been to dozens of countries for my work, I've honestly stopped counting, and Singapore is the only one that was so easy I thought I was doing something wrong.
Secure_Detective_602@reddit
Out of interest, why not Qatar?
Bloated_Plaid@reddit
Yea been to over 50 countries and this is the only correct answer. Friction free and seamless.
Foreign_Quarter_5199@reddit
This is the right answer. Such a smooth experience
bonzubal@reddit
Sydney ; all cleared in less than 15 mn
llamaesque@reddit
You haven’t arrived immediately after the curfew lifts I see
Myfooty94@reddit
My home airport, but also can get jammed up very easily.
fatmaneats17@reddit
Japan, Finland, Norway, all easy peasy
loki_stg@reddit
im flying to narita this summer, so thats good to hear
fatmaneats17@reddit
I was specially talking about Haneda. I’ve heard good things about Narita too
HolidayFrequent6011@reddit
I flew I to Kansai last month. Very easy now provided you've done everything online beforehand and have the QR codes ready. So many people faffing about with airport WiFi after we arrived.
Thankfully I was able to skip ahead of them as I had done it all before I even got on the plane.
SpookyDaScary925@reddit
Luxembourg
centralhardware1@reddit
Kuala Lumpur
eblade23@reddit
Recently... ZQN, they have a priority pass access lounge there which was great
Fine-Upstairs-6284@reddit
Ever since I got global entry, entering the US has been a breeze. Doesn’t matter which airport.
Munich, Łódź, and Rzeszów have also been pretty painless with EU passport.
TenderfootGungi@reddit
Getting through security is a breeze, but some airports are still a pain. We hop through Chicago a lot since our home airport is KC (MCI). The international terminal is separate from the rest of the airport, requiring a tram ride to another terminal plus a long walk to get to the next gate. And they do not handle oversized luggage well (wheelchair when traveling with some of our elderly relatives).
Fantastic-Pear6241@reddit
USA making the regular passport queue the worst experience possible to get you to pay money.
The US is always the worst entry experience every time I go. But I'm still not paying them to skip it
Fine-Upstairs-6284@reddit
Global entry is was totally worth it for me. $120 now, but I paid $100. Comes with TSA precheck which also lets you skip queues when boarding (and you don’t have to take your shoes off). Good for 5 years
Wyciorek@reddit
The worst immigration queues I ever experienced were at Moscow Sheremetyevo (it was so long that they removed our baggage from conveyor) and New York JFK
Fantastic-Pear6241@reddit
New York JFK is admittedly my most common arrival airport in the US.
I've never had a good experience. Always waited nearly 1+ hour in the queue to get in. Meanwhile my American partner gets through in 5 minutes and then has to wait 55 minutes for me.
rocky_rococo_@reddit
Billy Bishop, Toronto
MattTheMechan1c@reddit
London City. Barely any queuing and the airport isn’t that packed. Last time I was there was summer of 2024 and had a flight to Amsterdam. Mid afternoon and I was the only person going through security and lots of empty seats. I generally like the smaller European airports. Milan Linate also wasn’t bad in my experience . In terms of larger airports, maybe Tokyo Narita.
I have gotten lucky with airports with bad reps. Amsterdam is a hit and miss, sometimes there’s no queue, sometimes I’m queuing for 40 mins. Perhaps my favourite experience was a trip to Manila many years back. Been there a few times and the airport there has always given me grief but i arrived from a late night flight once and I was the only person on that flight with a foreign passport so i had that queue to myself. Officers barely ask anything. That currently holds the record for my fastest entry ever.
ExocetC3I@reddit
AMS can be painful if you don't have a passport that can use the E-Gates.
Back in 2019 I was working in the Netherlands for a while for business and needed to make a day trip over to London, so I flew AMS-LHR return. At the time my Canadian passport wasn't valid for the electronic entry so I had to go down into the manual passport control area. As it was after 22:00 there were only two desks open and it took me over an hour to clear customs with something like maybe 20 people ahead of me - all of them from Africa or South Asia and seemingly having challenges with visas or something.
When I finally got up to the desk the officer cleared me though in 30 seconds and asked me something to the effect of 'why did you wait so long in line?' I took a lot of self control not to go off on the guy when all I did was wait in line
OneWorld87@reddit
This is it. 5 min from plan to Taxi.
cwsup@reddit
They even tell passengers not to arrive too early to the airport to ensure security is quick for everyone
merriman99@reddit
Shannon Airport
Super_Sonic_Eire@reddit
Yeah, that's my nearest airport, about 30 minutes away, always easy.
nastros@reddit
Shannon airport is so handy especially if you are going to the US I always find it such an easy Irish airport.
hugolopezgalway@reddit
Shannon
Inexplicitly@reddit
HEL Helsinki 🇫🇮
burritomiles@reddit
15 minutes from when the seatbelt sign was turned off to getting on BART this morning at SFO with no checked bags and global entry.
wt1j@reddit
Nice try ICE.
Maximum_Reference563@reddit
NCE
grapo2001@reddit
Never had any real problems at London Gatwick (yet)
MotuekaAFC@reddit
Gatwick is underrated these days. It's still a mess but they've upped their game in the past 20 years.
Nimtastic@reddit
JFK..../s. Nope, that place sucks.
Lordbudi@reddit
Tpe
muse_head@reddit
LCY (London City) is good. I've gone from stepping off the plane, to getting on the train in under 10 minutes. Never had to queue more than 5 minutes to use the e-gates, and the airport is tiny so not much walking involved.
kushangaza@reddit
LUX (Luxembourg) is a similar experience, minus the train station. Flying between the two feels like the way air travel was intended
campus159@reddit
I spent a 4 layover in lux, i didnt see anyone besides a janitor until my flight was ready to board
atbths@reddit
Used to fly into LCY from FRA regularly. What a difference between the two. LCY is amazing.
ChickyChickyNugget@reddit
Always basically empty as well
Chriswuk@reddit
A rare airport where you are told not to arrive more than 2 hours before
brewditt@reddit
ATL
Difficult_Camel_1119@reddit
so far KIR (Kerry, Ireland) and FRA (Frankfurt)
as much as people hate FRA, I never had any queue.
peterpanic32@reddit
Transit at FRA is the problem.
Wyciorek@reddit
You just need to be a marathon runner
Sensitive_snausage@reddit
Do you have an eu passport?
Difficult_Camel_1119@reddit
yes
Sensitive_snausage@reddit
That’s why, the queues are awful for non eu travellers.
Fit_Sherbet3137@reddit
Atlanta
talzer@reddit
Obviously a lot of good non-US ones in here because US are usually a huge pain. But want to shout out SFO; I’ve routinely gotten from plane arriving at gate to my uber with my checked bag in under 30 minutes. And I don’t have global entry.
nbrazel@reddit
Arrival at KL was a dream from London, straight through e-gate no queue and I have a Uk passport
peterpanic32@reddit
Everything else at KL is a nightmare though.
cuntbag0315@reddit
MUC for international (FRA can suck my ass) SLC for domestic
slimslim234@reddit
LHR and Singapore (both e-gates with no human interaction)
Foreign_Quarter_5199@reddit
LHR and SIN are not even in the same league. Besides the e gates, nothing else come close. SIN wins hands down
Meet-me-behind-bins@reddit
I've never taken more than 20 minutes to get airside at Terminal 5 LHR. The only annoying bit is if you're flying out of the satellite terminal. And even then it's no real imposition.
peterpanic32@reddit
I've had numerous very long line issues at LHR.
bb79@reddit
LHR T2 (Star Alliance) is pretty good, even if in transit. Large enough for a walk, lots of good shops, variety of lounges, and importantly a good selection of places to eat. I was transiting in SIN not long ago and was really surprised at the lack of desirable places to eat. It was either a busy food hall littered with used trays, or just scattered coffee bars not that different to Pret. Might have changed now, as there was also building work going on at the time.
ljexists@reddit
LHR has consistently long lines (in my experience) even with the e-gates and I’ve seen it become basically stopped when the e-gates went down to the point they weren’t letting people get off planes to avoid more overcrowding.
AutonomousHoag@reddit
Internationally, for major airports, probably SIN, DBX, ZRH, the usuals.
Domestically (US) SFO really seems to reign supreme lately.
That said, re-entry is a breeze with MBC; still shocked by how many people don’t use it.
MarkSalt4250@reddit
I agree with SIN but not with ZRH.
As a non-EU citizen, I had to wait in line for 1hour at ZRH. Comparatively, my experience at CDG was much better.
gibbo4053@reddit
Shhhhh don’t lift the lid on the secret!
BortEdwards@reddit (OP)
Wish I could use MPC! Born on the wrong side of some lines 🙃
ConstantFar5448@reddit
YYC - Calgary, customs is really well set up so there’s almost never a line. You just go straight up to a kiosk, fill out your declaration, hand it to a customs officer, and walk out. I’ve gone from the plane to the arrivals pick up area in less than 10 minutes. I’m a Canadian citizen so not sure how the experience differs for non citizens, but I’ve never seen any lineups at the booths (where you’d talk to an officer if they want to ask you questions).
SYD - maybe it was the time of day I arrived, but I swear there was nobody at that damn airport. Much the same as Calgary, I handed my declaration card to a customs officer and was just waved through. I’m not Australian, but they didn’t give a damn about why I was there. Again, no line, no stress.
LHR - no lineup at the e-gates, and didn’t even see any customs officers. We walked up to the gates, scanned our passports, and walked out. We actually thought we’d done something wrong and entered the country illegally because we didn’t even see the presence of any customs officers, it was THAT easy.
I think the closest I’ve ever had to stress-free experience entering the US was at LAX. No line, not too many questions (we were just transiting through). US customs always have a way of making you feel like you’re some kind of international criminal though.
nqthomas@reddit
I have never had issues at LHR T5
Yellowlimes@reddit
Security lines so slow for how short they look
nqthomas@reddit
Never have had a problem and I’m usually coming in the 10am bank and leaving at the 5pm bank
aaandfuckyou@reddit
The Canadian cheat code is YOW. Bypass the insane lines at YYZ and YUL, pleasant terminal, low stress connections.
cport1@reddit
Flown into YUL 200+ times. Hardly ever a line
Cel_Drow@reddit
I’ve only done it once, a week ago. It was smooth as butter. Can’t speak to peak times/holidays though.
justec1@reddit
Did a monthly ORD-YOW loop for 2+ years starting in 2012. I agree it was pretty low stress compared to YYZ or YUL.
The American quarantine zone at YOW was pretty dismal. At least there was the bar that served a decent Montreal beef sandwich with a mug of Beau's Lug Tread. I wonder if Ricky is still there. He would see me walk in and start my order without saying a word.
Wordnerdette999@reddit
It is a nice low-stress airport but its “international” credentials are very thin - London (recently added back), Paris, some U.S. cities, and some sun destinations. For most international travel you pretty much have to route through Toronto or Montreal.
Knees_arent_real@reddit
Bro, YYC (Calgary) is one of the smoothest, most well oiled airport experiences I've had. From having a great drop off/pick up system, quick security, easy gate access.
yellowfeverforever@reddit
Yeah absolutely on the top for Canadian airports. Many international connections with a fraction of the traffic!
Ok_Skill_2725@reddit
I’ll have to try this! Victoria was one of the worst and many others seem to have a rather bipolar environment.
victoriousvalkyrie@reddit
Having worked at YYJ for a number of years... worst security waits ever, even for Nexus holders. I can get through security faster at JFK and SEA than I can in YYJ.
PaddyMayonaise@reddit
Which airports are those?
C4-621-Raven@reddit
YOW - Ottawa International Airport
YYZ - Toronto Pearson International Airport
YUL - Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
C4-621-Raven@reddit
I’ve never had a stressful time or had to wait in a line at YVR either. The walk from arrival gate to customs can be very long though.
Brunnhild408@reddit
Cambodia on siem reap
mikes7456@reddit
Singapore and LHR.
grain_farmer@reddit
Prague by far me. Ten minutes from Gate to car. Short taxi time from the runway to the gate.
International flights to most of the world, frequent flights to major hubs like LHR, AMS, FRA, CDG, FCO, DXB, DOH, AUH and decent to JFK and ICN. One of the best connected airports to the UK. Half of flights some days are to the UK.
The main gap for me is HKG, SIN and KUL.
Not many reasonably wealthy small countries as popular with tourists as Prague.
Main issue with Prague is the business class lounge sucks, Istanbul level bad.
I would also highly rank London City but it only accommodates regional jets.
Koh Samui is on the other end of the spectrum, it’s not fast but it’s like still being on vacation inside the airport.
Pad74@reddit
LUX
Seamless experience every time
allnamestaken1968@reddit
Honestly - ewr terminal C with global entry
ljexists@reddit
TOS (Tromsø Norway) and ORK (Cork, Ireland) have always been chill in my experience though I’ve not flown into either of them in tourist season.
EmergencyTime2859@reddit
Australia for sure. I landed in Melbourne from the US and all the immigration person asked me was “are you solo or traveling with somebody?” I said “solo” she said “alright have a good day” and that was it. She wasn’t even sitting behind that elevated desk like they typically do just standing right at the front of the line.
When I landed in Brussels it was still easy and stress free but they were sitting in that elevated desk and asked me a few more questions like how long are you here, when do you leave, why are you here, what are your plans etc.
Still easy but Melbourne was so casual lol
GrandPoohbah365@reddit
That's a little like asking what's your favorite caliber to be shot with, isn't it?
zxzkzkz@reddit
If you're asking specifically about entering the US I recommend connecting at Dublin, Ireland. Immigration is always the same rules and but I've never seen much of a line there and I've never seen anyone getting shouted out. I think entering the US at Montreal has also been pretty chill in recent years but I think that changes every few years.
budae_jjigae@reddit
Bali and Bangkok.
JamesCameronDid1912@reddit
I haven't been international in years, but MSP is a good international airport to fly out of. There's a ton of good food options, therapy dogs, shopping, art, and it's generally pretty/clean. Getting back in took a while -- I want to say an hourish pre-covid, but the lines were orderly and separated by dividers.
Nowadays, I don't know.
I was so surprised when I went to the Netherlands and saw armed guards at the Amsterdam airport. That was new to me! But I was able to find my way around the airport easily, so it also gets a thumbs up.
seagull7@reddit
Toronto. No lines, polite officials, free wifi and clean bathrooms.
kongofcbus@reddit
No lines? That is very time dependent. Can have THE WORST LINES IN THE HISTORY OF EVER if you get the timing wrong.
bygonesbebygones2021@reddit
Shannon Airport is a queen
MisterK00L@reddit
Vantaa Airport, Helsinki
sendvo@reddit
Vienna. it's always super effective
BlacksmithMiddle803@reddit
Singapore or Dubai.
zerbey@reddit
Humberside airport in 2011. It was one lady sitting outside with a folding table! For larger airports, Orlando Terminal C you just fly through most days.
kayloulee@reddit
OOL Coolangatta/Gold Coast has flights to Japan. Otherwise it's a small regional airport. I remember back when it was genuinely small and didn't do international flights at all, so it's still a bit of a mindfuck that it's so nice now.
mlawson1217@reddit
KBOS- never spent more than 30 minutes from drop off to gate.
Get_Breakfast_Done@reddit
I landed in Miami yesterday, breezed through global entry in 30 seconds, my bag was coming off the carousel as I walked up to it, and I was at the curb about ten minutes from walking off the plane
oryhiou@reddit
Changi, just did it, Singapore is the best hands down.
ThatsMrBuckaroo@reddit
Well, it’s not tiny, and it’s not totally stress free, but in my neighborhood BWI is the best bet
elizco@reddit
As someone who lives in Toronto, I opt for YTZ over YYZ as much as I can for regional flights. I flew home from YOW last night and it easily took less than 30 mins to get from my seat on the plane to my bed. Love that airport so much, so glad AC has more routes to the US from there now. I hope they expand it someday (which is a controversial take!!).
rachbbbbb@reddit
Edinburgh. Drop off bags, up the stairs, no unpacking hand baggage anymore, straight to Spoons, 8 minute walk to any gate.
rachbbbbb@reddit
Sumburgh. It's basically just one large room and even if you've not been local for ages (I moved away in 2012) they probably don't even need to check your passport to know who you are.
CryptographerHuge682@reddit
Tokyo Narita, super fast with the Electronic Entry Permit
airport-codes@reddit
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No_Midnight_2205@reddit
good bot
Bottasche@reddit
Aus = Australia not Austin
Familiar_Eggplant_76@reddit
AUS ≠ Aus
itsvalxx@reddit
ottawa YOW airport.
Gullintani@reddit
SOU is a very easy experience for international flights. I've been literally the only person going through security on a number of occasions.
Majestic-Fox7674@reddit
Abu Dhabi. Zero waiting time.
Julianus@reddit
I flew into Copenhagen from the U.S. and it was as easy and seamless as I’ve experienced entering the EU.
HYThrowaway1980@reddit
LCG.
(At least partly because it’s home 🥹)
damian2000@reddit
From Australia going to UK, I have flown into NCL (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) via Dubai its amazing to fly into when compared to LHR.
BenduUlo@reddit
Cork Airport
GenitalPatton@reddit
This is going to sound crazy but JFK T8. I recently returned at an off hour and with Global Entry I just breezed right into though customs/Immigration without having to stop to talk to anyone.
If I had checked baggage that would have been a different story because the international baggage claim is literally hell.
saberzeroeffect@reddit
Tallinn.
baron_von_chops@reddit
My vote is for Doha, Qatar. Hamad International is always so smooth and seamless. It usually takes me 10-15 minutes to get through security, and on my way back in, I’m usually at baggage claim by the time my bag is on the belt, if not before.
undisclosedusername2@reddit
Hobart to NZ.
obdevel@reddit
My record from wheels down to the back seat of a taxi is 11 minutes at SHJ. Lovely little airport although not a great deal to occupy yourself with when departing. Why anyone would choose to arrive at DXB when SHJ is just up the road is beyond me.
InternationalCall957@reddit
My local Prestwick (PIK)! Only serves Ryanair but has a direct railway link and you can arrive 25 minutes before your flight and make it easily and I have never seen more than 2 flights in departures at once.
Even_You_84@reddit
Gold Coast
ciaragemmam@reddit
Dublin preclearance is always excellent and there's less "oh god will I be let in" stress.
As for places I've been in, I was genuinely surprised how easy Amsterdam was, but that's before the new system came in so it may have changed
trekwithme@reddit
Helsinki
tramwajarz@reddit
WAW, pretty chill staff and the airport itself isn't that big, so usually there is no run to the gate.
sebsi1@reddit
Munich
Cimexus@reddit
I’m a Canberran who lives in the US. I go back to Canberra reasonably regularly, but haven’t tried the Fiji hop, mostly because it doesn’t save any money over the traditional going through BNE or SYD, and in the US I’m nowhere near anywhere Fiji Airways flies.
I have flown internationally into CBR before though. But from Singapore. And yeah it’s easy and quick isn’t it?
BortEdwards@reddit (OP)
The psychological bonus of also not having to faff around in Sydney/Melb for that last silly Canberra hop was pretty good too!
But the real reason is that Fiji was running some ridiculous sales in Feb, so I jumped on those and then tacked Frontier to/from my final destination (yes I’m budget!). Sadly the sale fares didn’t have the flexibility of the Nadi layover, and life conspired against negotiating one after (I also am guessing the change difference right now would be prohibitive). Next time. Bonus, the food on Fiji is actually pretty decent - only potential red flag: a LOT of families, and small kids that come with).
WWYDWYOWAPL@reddit
Try the Fiji hop and take a few days layover there. I just did that because I could use Alaska/Hawaiian miles on Fiji Airways to NZ and it was lovely.
T4H4_2004@reddit
Zurich
Devilish___@reddit
YVR for me.
D0lph1nnnnn@reddit
Nothing beats my home airport - Tallinn
surrealjam@reddit
Was just checking if anyone had said Tallinn. I've used it many, many times over the last 15 years and it's the opposite of my airports. Super chill and I love it.
Groentekroket@reddit
Same with my home airport, Schiphol. It’s so easy to come back in the country and since I’m flying standby my luggage is always one of the first on the carrousel. Often I’m really quick from leaving the plane to the train back home.
codiscoverers@reddit
Singapore
TelepathicMonkeys@reddit
Nuremberg Germany. Small airport with no fuss 15 minutes from my house.
Crystalline_E@reddit
Kefalonia is pretty quick
Weary_Patience_7778@reddit
The door, normally
the_claus@reddit
Bergen, all very cosy. Jerez de la Frontera, basically a bus station
Dewey081@reddit
YHZ by far.
chrisluckhardt@reddit
LGA during the pandemic (August 2020) – a once in a lifetime LaGuardia no-stress entry.
It was a ghost town. Flew in from YYZ. Deplaning to the parking garage was \~10 minutes.
schwanerhill@reddit
But you’re arriving as a domestic passenger, so that doesn’t really count.
chrisluckhardt@reddit
You're aware Canadians aren't American, right? lol
schwanerhill@reddit
The discussion is about airports where the international arrival procedure is easy. The arrival procedure on a YYZ-LGA flight is domestic, not international. The ease of the arrival process at LGA has nothing to do with LGA (which can't handle international arrival procedures for commercial airliners at all) and everything to do with preclearance.
EtwasSonderbar@reddit
But flights from Canada do pre-clearance at the departure airport so there's no immigration procedure on arrival.
Signal-Session-6637@reddit
EIDW/KJFK pre-clearance at Dublin.
Positive-Beautiful55@reddit
Schipol
k_dubious@reddit
Going through YVR is faster as a non-Canadian than going through Seattle with Global Entry. If I lived just a bit farther north along I-5, I’d use it for all my flights.
DashTrash21@reddit
I'm assuming you're doing lots of non-North America, otherwise you'd do Abbotsford or Bellingham?
gappletwit@reddit
Believe it or not CGK has become quite stress free, as has DPS, so long as one can use the egates. Very easy leaving with security and immigration, and entry is also very easy.
Dry-Opinion-8289@reddit
Tijuana Airport <---> Pedestrian Bridge (Cross Border Express) to San Diego.
Nothing like getting Mexican customs done BEFORE flying and just getting off in Cabo/CDMX/Wherever and just grabbing your shit and leaving. Returning is usually quick and effortless.
Striking_Ebb_7145@reddit
With the obvious caveat that smaller airports typically have fewer international arrivals, I can say that I’ve recently had good experiences at SMF and SAN. The former is reportedly adding direct flights to Tokyo in the near future. AUS and MSP are good for Europe and Central/South America respectively. When it comes to the East Coast, it seems like the overall population density means that the smaller airports are crowded out by their proximity to major hubs, but that’s just a guess. CHS and FLL are relatively more chill than their neighbors I guess.
Rhino676971@reddit
I worked at KCPR for 4 years and there are no international passenger or cargo flights but a lot of international GA flights and RCAF planes flew in, and the old customs officer Dale was awesome before he passed away he was loved by the airport and community and all the ones who flew in, I have met the new customs officer he is also cool guy but no one can replace dale.
Additional_Bake_629@reddit
DXB, but I’m a resident. Usually go from plane to car within 35 minutes with no human interaction. Love it!
EmbarrassedPart6210@reddit
Singapore
cormallen9@reddit
Kefalonia
snowsnoot69@reddit
Brisbane YBBN. Last time I was there the customs guy whipped me thru and said "welcome back mate, you havent missed much, its still bloody hot"
C4-621-Raven@reddit
I’ve been to Brisbane a couple times and there’s always been an enormous lineup for customs when I’ve gone, it moves reasonably quick though and the agents have always been nice to me.
itswednesday@reddit
horrible airport if you arent terminating there.
caodalt@reddit
GMP international doesn't have a lot of flights and not a lot of LCCs with their clueless passengers either so it's always easy.
HKG tends to have long lines but I can always relieve any stress accumulated with some bubbles in the CX lounges.
Brossar1an@reddit
Hong Kong has been slick as fuck since covid.
Texas_Kimchi@reddit
FRU - Bishkek
During COVID there was a hella long line for COVID checks. I flashed my US passport and the nurse goes, "Oh US, yes go ahead!" Never had a problem going in and out of Bishkek except for the one police officer who I had to bribe with my cigarette lighter because he obviously wanted it more than me, and was giving me problems about bringing home rocks from Issyk-Kul in a bag.
BortEdwards@reddit (OP)
Fellow rock courier! I’ve got some amused looked flying home with done nice chunks of basalt or whatever else I’ve hounded 🙃
Texas_Kimchi@reddit
I had a bag full of rocks and sand from touring Central Asia. Looked like I was paving a driveway.
corndog819@reddit
Raleigh is pretty painless
dw444@reddit
YYZ. Nothing like coming home after a long trip. I know people shit on it but that airport has always just worked for me.
LizardKing77733@reddit
5 years ago it was Portugal but now it’s either Italy or Greece…personally speaking.
NetworkDeestroyer@reddit
Lowkey any airport in international airport in India. The white X’s on luggage so as you walk out the officer stops and harasses you
Happy-Table-9515@reddit
KBTV.
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