Turn on the border with Poland for motorists

Everyone who is going to travel by private vehicles to Europe, on the way will meet border crossings Belarus-Poland or Ukraine-Poland. It is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the passage and congestion of these transitions.

Review from the Belarusian border crossings

The queue on the border with Poland on the part of Belarus, as a rule, depends on the time of day and the day of the week in which you are going to cross the border; Less often - from state and religious holidays both in Poland and in Belarus.

As a rule, on weekdays on the way to Poland, as well as back, practically at any time of the day there are no big lines. A long standing should be prepared if you plan to cross the border in the evening of Friday or Saturday. The queue on the border with Poland (Berestovitsa - one of such transitions) begins to accumulate from Friday night and stays stable all night from Friday to Saturday, in the opposite direction - from Saturday or Sunday lunch.

This is the most popular direction for constantly traveling to Poland to earn extra money or purchase local residents.

A similar situation awaits you at the border crossings of Bruzgi (Grodno) and the Warsaw Bridge (Brest). The general advice for all who are worried about the queue on the border with Poland or Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine: use the services of the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus. On this site there are many more useful services for travelers. Web cameras on transitions, up-to-date information on the number of vehicles to enter or leave, archive queues of different modes of transport.

It will not be superfluous to remind you that it is useful to armed with up-to-date information on the rules of customs clearance of goods that you import or export for a quick passage of the border. Knowing in advance what awaits you there, you will shorten the very procedure of registration at the border and will not cause a queue on the border with Poland. The most current information can be found on the website of the Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus in the section "Travelers". Such an information service exists in Poland. If you approach the study of the waiting line on the border from different sides, then you can compare information with Belarusian and Polish online services.

Border crossings of Belarus for private cars

The total number of border crossings on the Belarus-Poland border segment is six, namely: Bruzgi (Grodno), Berestovitsa (Volkovysk), Peschatka (Kamenets), Kozlovichi (this crossing point is used exclusively for freight transport), Warsaw Bridge (Brest), Domachevo (This checkpoint, according to official information, was closed until 01.10.2016, in connection with the repair of the bridge over the Bug River).

The most popular places for passing the border by private vehicles are Berestovitsa, Bruzgi and Warsaw Bridge; The sand is not so popular because of its location, but there the queue on the border with Poland is the exception rather than the rule, at any time.

The situation at the border crossings Ukraine-Poland

It is important to note that both Ukrainians and Poles living in border areas actively cross the border on the weekend both in that and in the opposite direction, therefore the main advice will be to plan a trip on rest days so as not to intersect with the main stream. Try to leave early on Friday. Arriving at the border on Friday or on a weekday, most likely, you will be able to avoid long standing in the line at the Ukraine-Poland border. It is worth noting one important nuance concerning the Ukrainian-Polish border. A lot of cars with Polish numbers in line are people who have to leave every five days across the border because they just bought a car in the EU and did not change the registration. From the practice of experienced travelers: when passing through passport control, make sure that you put a stamp on your passport, sometimes border guards simply forget to do it. And given that the technical equipment of the Ukrainian border crossings leaves much to be desired and technical malfunctions, without a mark it will be difficult for you to prove where you came from in Ukraine or why you leave if you are already there. In no case this is not the rule, and it's hard to find fault with the work of Ukrainian border guards, but, unfortunately, such exceptions have already happened many times, just be careful.

Border crossing points at the Ukraine-Poland border

There are 5 main border crossings on the Polish-Ukrainian border. 4 of them are located in the Lviv region: Smilnitsa, Shegini, Rava-Russkaya, Krakovets; 1 in the Volyn region - Yagodin. All these transitions are designed for cars and trucks. The most popular, especially after the opening of a new route to Kiev (Varshavka) - Yagodin, is located next to the village Starovoitovo. Yagodin is located on the road E373 (motorway M07). This is the shortest way for those who go from Kiev to Warsaw or back. The checkpoint has been working for more than 10 years and has developed infrastructure, nevertheless it is possible to get stuck in a queue from 1.5 to 9 hours.

Your attentiveness and elementary politeness will help you not to stay at any point of admission for longer than necessary.