Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj border queue today

Quick answer

As of 11:52 (Warsaw time) on November 5, 2026, the queue at the “Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj” border crossing is 27 min for leaving Poland (towards Lithuania) and 39 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

→ Lithuania27 minclear
Cars
27 min
Buses
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On foot
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→ Poland39 minmoderate queue
Cars
39 min
Buses
—
On foot
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Data updated

Key facts: Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj

Key facts: Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj
Name on the Poland sideOgrodniki
Name on the Lithuania sideLazdijaj
Crossing typeRoad, international
Open forCars
Opening hours24/7
Coordinates54.16341° N, 23.47535° E
Queue towards Lithuania now27 min
Queue towards Poland now39 min

About Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj

Ogrodniki lies in the Sejny municipality, a few kilometres from the town, in a borderland where a Lithuanian minority has lived for generations, centred on nearby Puńsk. The crossing leads to Lazdijai in southern Lithuania, from where roads fan out towards Alytus and the spa town of Druskininkai. It is open to cars in both directions and has a regional character: it is used by people from the Sejny area and Dzūkija, families with relatives on both sides, and travellers who prefer a quieter way into Lithuania than the Via Baltica.

The Polish-Lithuanian border is an internal Schengen border with no booths and no routine clearance. That does not mean there are no checks: as of September 2026, Poland is still running the temporary traffic controls on its border with Lithuania that it introduced on 7 July 2025, and a Polish Border Guard patrol may stop a car heading into Poland at random, sometimes only a few kilometres past the line. The Lithuanian side has not reintroduced checks. Look at the Border Guard's current information before you go. Keep a passport or ID card in the car. Once across, set your watch forward – Lithuania is one hour ahead of Poland.

Traffic here is usually moderate, although in summer and on long weekends tourists heading for the Lithuanian lakes and Druskininkai add to it, and on Saturdays there are shopping trips. If you are going to Kaunas, Vilnius or further north, the Via Baltica and the Budzisko–Kalvarija crossing usually save time. Compare both crossings on the live board on this page.

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When is the queue at Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj 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: Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj

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Fuel near Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj

Petrol stations within 50 km of the crossing — 113 in our database.

Which side is cheaper?

Poland1,781 € 7,84 złEuropean Commission — Weekly Oil Bulletin
Lithuania2,222 € 9,79 złEuropean Commission — Weekly Oil Bulletin

converted at the ECB rate

Cheaper in Poland — on a 60-litre tank you save about 116,40 zł.

Closest stations

  1. 1LukoilLazdijai6,7 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2Circle KLazdijai7,8 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3Dujotra ViadaLazdijai8,1 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  4. 4SauridaPanarvės k., 671688,8 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  5. 5LotosSejny9,8 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps

Cheapest diesel

  1. 1Oil TransferSuwałki34,6 km7,95 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2LotosSejny9,8 km7,97 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3OrlenSejny10,8 km7,97 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  4. 4Circle K16, Giby15,2 km7,97 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  5. 5Circle K ExpressSuwałki35,0 km7,97 złprice 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. 1LotosSejny9,8 km7,97 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2OrlenSejny10,8 km7,97 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3Circle K16, Giby15,2 km7,97 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  4. 4Oil TransferSuwałki34,6 km7,95 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps
  5. 5Circle K ExpressSuwałki35,0 km7,97 złprice at the pumpGoogle MapsApple Maps

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL)

Fuel prices at every border →

Parking and rest areas near Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj

Places to stop within 50 km of the crossing — 114 in our database.

Closest places to stop

  1. 1Rest area0,7 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2Prelomciškės kalvų pažintinis takasCar park19,7 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3Camp parkingCar park21,9 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  4. 4MOR TartaczyskoRest area22,8 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  5. 5MOR SarnetkiRest area23,4 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps

With a toilet

  1. 1MOR Stara HańczaRest area · toilet45,0 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  2. 2Rudniki Północ (S61f) → WarszawaRest area · toilet · Rudniki46,2 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
  3. 3Rudniki Południe (S61f) → SuwałkiRest area · toilet · Rudniki46,2 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) · GDDKiA

What it costs to drive to Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj

Fuel, time and charges for the drive to Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj from the 5 nearest cities. Distance and time follow the real road, not a straight line.

Route Kaunas → Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj
Route Kaunas → Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj · 126 km · 1h 21min · 75 PLN
CityDistanceDriving timeFuelTotalRoad
Kaunas126 km1h 21min75 PLN75 PLNeasy
Vilnius capital162 km2h 3min96 PLN96 PLNeasy
Warsaw capital325 km3h 6min147 PLN147 PLNeasy
Klaipėda333 km2h 58min198 PLN198 PLNeasy
Gdańsk426 km4h 34min193 PLN193 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.

Routes calculated 01.11.2026

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FAQ

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When is the queue at Ogrodniki – Lazdijaj shortest?

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