Travel guides
Practical guides to crossing borders: documents, checks, customs allowances, vignettes and the best time to travel.
When to Cross the Ukraine Border – Best Days and TimesA typical week at the Poland–Ukraine crossings, based on the last 60 days of data: which days and hours bring the shortest queues in each direction.As of: 28 September 2026Driving to Ukraine – Documents and the Green CardWhat you need to drive into Ukraine: passport, Green Card, authorisation to use the car. Plus the Polish travel warning and practical rules under martial law.As of: 28 September 2026Customs Allowances from Ukraine and Belarus: Cigarettes, AlcoholHow many cigarettes, how much alcohol and fuel you can bring into Poland duty-free from the east, when to declare cash, and what you can’t bring in at all.As of: 28 September 2026eCherha – Ukraine’s Electronic Border QueueeCherha is Ukraine’s exit booking system for trucks and buses. Who has to register, how the queue works, and what it means for cars.As of: 28 September 2026The EES at the EU Border – What It Means for TravellersSince April 2026 the EES has registered non-EU travellers biometrically. Who it covers, what first registration involves and how it affects queues.As of: 28 September 2026Checks at the German and Lithuanian Borders – Until When?Poland and Germany are running temporary checks at internal Schengen borders. Which documents to carry, what the checks look like and how long they will last.As of: 28 September 2026Belarus Border – Which Crossings Are OpenWhich Poland–Belarus crossings are open to cars, buses and trucks, which documents you need, and what the Polish foreign ministry advises.As of: 28 September 2026Driving the Balkan Route – Borders, Documents and QueuesWhere the longest waits are on the way to Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey and the Adriatic, where an ID card will do, where you need a Green Card, and when to go.As of: 28 September 2026Vignettes and Road Tolls on the Way South – 2026 PricesVignettes in Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and Slovenia, Romania’s rovinieta and Balkan tolls: what they cost in 2026 and where to buy them.As of: 28 September 2026Crossing a Border with a Child or Pet – Documents You NeedChildren’s documents, the other parent’s consent, pet passports for dogs and cats, rabies vaccination and antibody tests – what you need at the border.As of: 28 September 2026