Calling out to the Mass guys here. My brother and I have talked about doing a golf trip to the Cape in early/mid May this year. Then all of a sudden reality hit me this morning and I realized that &*^*ing COVID might flush that plan down the toilet. Are out of staters welcome in Massachusetts? Do you guys have any guesses as to whether we'd be able to do this in May? For reference, I'm traveling from Vermont and him from Connecticut.
This is the official information. North Dakota is the only state that Mass does not require quarantine, exemption, etc.
COVID-19 Travel
If you are fully vaccinated, you can resume pre-pandemic activities including travel within the United States.
www.mass.gov
All visitors entering Massachusetts, including returning residents, who do not meet an exemption, are required to:
- Complete the Massachusetts Travel Form prior to arrival
- Quarantine for 10 days or produce a negative COVID-19 test result that has been administered up to 72-hours prior to your arrival in Massachusetts. If not obtained before entry to Massachusetts, a test may be obtained after arrival. However, all such arriving travelers must immediately begin the 10-day quarantine until a negative test result has been received. Failure to comply may result in a $500 fine per day.
COVID-19 Travel
If you are fully vaccinated, you can resume pre-pandemic activities including travel within the United States.
www.mass.gov
Quarantine Requirement
All individuals entering Massachusetts after 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 2020 must quarantine from the date of arrival in Massachusetts unless the individual meets one of the criteria below:
- 72-hour Testing Rule: The individual can produce a negative COVID-19 test result that has been administered up to 72-hours prior to your arrival in Massachusetts. If not obtained before entry to Massachusetts, a test may be obtained after arrival, however all such arriving travelers must immediately begin the 10-day quarantine until a negative test result has been received.
- Lower-Risk State: This includes individuals coming from a COVID-19 lower-risk state within the United States, as detailed above.
- Transitory Travel: This includes people who are passing through Massachusetts and permits travelers to drive through the State or to connect to their airplane, bus or train, or to stop at a highway rest stop, but this exception extends only so long as is reasonably required for the traveler to complete their transit, make any necessary airplane, bus, or train connection, or make use of travel services such as at a highway rest stop.
- Persons Commuting for Work or School: People who regularly commute, at least weekly, outside of Massachusetts to a fixed place to attend school or work or any person who regularly commutes, at least weekly into Massachusetts to a fixed place to attend school or work; provided that in either case, this exception applies only to and from the person’s residence and place of work or school. Workers or students who travel to any place that is not their home state for personal or leisure reasons cannot rely on this exemption.
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COVID-19 Travel
If you are fully vaccinated, you can resume pre-pandemic activities including travel within the United States.
www.mass.gov