Łęknica – Bad Muskau border queue today

Quick answer

As of 11:53 (Warsaw time) on November 5, 2026, the queue at the “Łęknica – Bad Muskau” border crossing is 27 min for leaving Poland (towards Germany) and 33 min for entering Poland. Queues are usually shortest between 01:00 and 05:00.

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.

Data updated

Sources: TomTom Traffic · traveller reports · nakordoni.eu · How we calculate waiting time

→ Germany27 minclear
Cars
27 min
Buses
—
On foot
—
→ Poland33 minmoderate queue
Cars
33 min
Buses
—
On foot
—

Data updated

Key facts: Łęknica – Bad Muskau

Key facts: Łęknica – Bad Muskau
Name on the Poland sideŁęknica
Name on the Germany sideBad Muskau
Crossing typeRoad, international
Open forCars
Opening hours24/7
Coordinates51.52616° N, 14.73558° E
Queue towards Germany now27 min
Queue towards Poland now33 min

About Łęknica – Bad Muskau

Łęknica in Żary county and Bad Muskau in Saxony face each other across the Lusatian Neisse, and the bridge between them leads straight to Muskau Park. This landscape park, laid out by Prince Hermann von Pückler, spans both banks of the river and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2004 as a site shared by Poland and Germany. The crossing is open to cars in both directions and is used by tourists, residents and shoppers heading to the Łęknica market, which is popular with visitors from Germany.

You cross an internal Schengen border here with no mandatory stop. Temporary controls by both sides are, however, currently in force on the Polish-German border (as of September 2026 – German since 2023, Polish since July 2025); at smaller crossings they are random, and it is hard to predict when a patrol will turn up, so look at the announcements before leaving. Even on a walk through the park, which the border cuts across, you need an identity document on you. German motorways are free for cars.

Traffic is heaviest at weekends, especially from spring to autumn, when Łęknica and Bad Muskau receive the most visitors and shoppers. On weekdays the crossing usually flows freely. For a longer journey it is easier to set off on the motorway via Olszyna–Forst to the north, and locally to the south there is the Przewóz–Podrosche crossing. The live board shows the current state.

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When is the queue at Łęknica – Bad Muskau shortest?

There are not yet enough observations at this crossing for weekly statistics.

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.

Border webcams: Łęknica – Bad Muskau

Cameras, charts and forecast on nakordoni.eu →

Fuel near Łęknica – Bad Muskau

Petrol stations within 50 km of the crossing — 227 in our database.

Which side is cheaper?

Poland1,781 € 7,84 złEuropean Commission — Weekly Oil Bulletin
Germany2,298 € 10,12 złEuropean Commission — Weekly Oil Bulletin

converted at the ECB rate

Cheaper in Poland — on a 60-litre tank you save about 136,80 zł.

Closest stations

  1. 1ShellTadeusza Kościuszki, Łęknica0,9 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2MoyaTadeusza Kościuszki, Łęknica1,1 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3Stacja Paliw PalivŁęknica1,3 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  4. 4AB Tankstellen Bad Muskau / Łęknica 2Hutnicza 1a, 68-208 Łęknica1,6 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  5. 5OrlenŁęknica1,7 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps

Cheapest diesel

  1. 1DARAMDąbrowiec40,8 km7,09 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2BPGubin47,7 km7,23 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3Esso Creditank Kittlitz2708 Löbau-Kittlitz44,7 km1,669 €price at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  4. 4SB Guben Cottbuser Str. 30Cottbuser Straße 30, 3172 Guben48,2 km1,669 €price at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  5. 5TopTank TankstelleAm Teufelsteich 1, 3185 PEITZ42,9 km1,679 €price at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps

Best value: price including the detour

The ranking adds the fuel burned driving there and back (about 8 l/100 km) to a 50-litre fill.

  1. 1Gulf Bad MuskauGablenzer Straße 95, 2953 Bad Muskau3,7 km1,748 €price at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2AB Tankstellen Bad Muskau / Łęknica 11-go Maja 11, 68-208 Łęknica2,2 km7,80 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3Agip WeisswasserHalbendorfer Weg 33, 02943 Weißwasser/Oberlausitz, Germany9,0 km1,759 €price at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  4. 4ShellTadeusza Kościuszki, Łęknica0,9 km7,97 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  5. 5OrlenŁęknica1,7 km7,97 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL)

Fuel prices at every border →

Parking and rest areas near Łęknica – Bad Muskau

Places to stop within 50 km of the crossing — 285 in our database.

Closest places to stop

  1. 1Parkplatz ObermühleCar park · free0,7 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2FriedhofCar park · 10 spaces1,4 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3Car parkpaid · 60 spaces1,7 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  4. 4Parkplatz ErlebnisbadCar park · free2,0 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  5. 5Bus-Parkplatz PostplatzCar park · paid · 2 spaces2,1 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps

With a toilet

  1. 1JagłowiceMotorway services · toilet15,1 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2Motorway servicestoilet15,7 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3Motorway servicestoilet33,2 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) · GDDKiA

What it costs to drive to Łęknica – Bad Muskau

Fuel, time and charges for the drive to Łęknica – Bad Muskau from the 6 nearest cities. Distance and time follow the real road, not a straight line.

Route Dresden → Łęknica – Bad Muskau
Route Dresden → Łęknica – Bad Muskau · 121 km · 1h 23min · 81 PLN
CityDistanceDriving timeFuelChargesTotalRoad
Dresden121 km1h 23min81 PLNno charge81 PLNeasy
Berlin capital177 km1h 57min118 PLNno charge118 PLNeasy
Wrocław199 km1h 55min90 PLNno charge90 PLNeasy
Poznań243 km2h 33min110 PLN96 PLN incl. barrier tolls206 PLNeasy
Hamburg485 km4h 47min324 PLNno charge324 PLNeasy
Warsaw capital549 km4h 41min248 PLNno charge248 PLNeasy

Calculated for a car at 7,0 L/100 km, petrol 95 at the country average on the day of calculation. Substitute your own consumption — the whole formula is here.

A road charge is counted only where the route actually uses a toll road. A vignette is always counted, because in many countries it is required on ordinary roads too.

Where a drive uses a toll motorway, the barrier toll for that section is included in the figure, at the price the road operator publishes for it. A vignette is a flat national price.

Routes calculated 01.11.2026

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about border queues

When is the queue at Łęknica – Bad Muskau shortest?

Queues are usually shortest between 01:00 and 05:00.