Queues: Poland–Germany border today
As of 12:57 (Warsaw time) on November 5, 2026, on the Poland–Germany border the longest queue for leaving Poland (towards Germany) is at “Kostrzyn nad Odrą – Keitz” (39 min), and for entering Poland at “Przewóz – Podrosche” (39 min). The fastest exit right now is via “Kołbaskowo – Pomellen” (27 min).
Checks on this border are selective, so the time is estimated from traffic density and speed on the approach — with a margin for being pulled over.
Sources: TomTom Traffic · traveller reports · nakordoni.eu · How we calculate waiting time
Przewóz – Podrosche
Świecko – Frankfurt Autobahn
Gubin – Guben
Jędrzychowice – Ludwigsdorf
Krajnik Dolny – Schwedt
Rosówek – Rosow
Słubice – Frankfurt Oder
Zgorzelec – Görlitz
Łęknica – Bad Muskau
Kostrzyn nad Odrą – Keitz
Lubieszyn – Linken
Olszyna – Forst
Zasieki – Forst-Ost
About the border: Poland–Germany border
The Polish-German border follows the Oder and the Lusatian Neisse from the Szczecin area down to the tripoint with the Czech Republic. Both countries are in the EU and the Schengen area, so this is an internal border with no routine passport or customs clearance. In recent years, however, both Germany and Poland have temporarily reintroduced checks on this stretch, and their scope has varied, so read the current police and Border Guard announcements before you travel. Always carry an identity document.
The list includes fourteen crossings of very different kinds. Four are on motorways and carry the main transit flows: Kołbaskowo–Pomellen on the A6 towards Berlin, Świecko on the A2, Olszyna–Forst on the A18 and Jędrzychowice–Ludwigsdorf on the A4 towards Dresden. A second group are bridges in divided towns – Słubice and Frankfurt (Oder), Gubin and Guben, Zgorzelec and Görlitz, Łęknica and Bad Muskau – used mostly by residents, shoppers and tourists. The rest are smaller local crossings such as Rosówek, Lubieszyn, Krajnik Dolny, Kostrzyn, Zasieki and Przewóz.
With no routine controls, queues here come mainly from traffic volume, roadworks and any temporary checks rather than from border formalities. On the motorways the hardest times are Friday afternoons and the start and end of long weekends and holidays; on the town bridges, commuter hours and Saturdays. Our estimates for this border usually stay at a low, even level, so when sudden disruption hits, keep an eye on live traffic reports as well.
Cars use German motorways free of charge, while some Polish sections, including parts of the A2, are tolled. When one motorway crossing is jammed, a neighbouring one often pays off: between Świecko and Kostrzyn, between Olszyna and Jędrzychowice, or between Kołbaskowo and the local crossings near Szczecin.
When to go
Border queues are usually shortest at night, roughly between 01:00 and 05:00, and longest in the evening and at weekends. In the holiday season the Balkan-route peak falls on Saturdays. Check the live figures above before setting off.
Fuel at the crossings: Poland–Germany border
Fuel prices on both sides of this border, and the cheapest stations within 50 km of any of its crossings.
Which side is cheaper?
| Poland | 1,781 € 7,84 zł | European Commission — Weekly Oil Bulletin |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,298 € 10,12 zł | European Commission — Weekly Oil Bulletin |
converted at the ECB rate
Cheaper in Poland — on a 60-litre tank you save about 136,80 zł.
Cheapest stations on this border
- 1DARAMnear Gubin – Guben · 38,2 km7,09 złGoogle MapsApple Maps
- 2Sb Frankfurt/Oder Am Goltzhorn 10near Słubice – Frankfurt Oder · 3,1 km1,619 €Google MapsApple Maps
- 3Sb Eisenhüttenstadt Beeskowerstr. 36near Słubice – Frankfurt Oder · 22,7 km1,619 €Google MapsApple Maps
- 4Agip Schwedt/odernear Rosówek – Rosow · 29,6 km1,639 €Google MapsApple Maps
- 5star Tankstellenear Rosówek – Rosow · 47,3 km1,639 €Google MapsApple Maps