Border crossing point Bačka Palanka → Ilok
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Weather at Bačka Palanka — Ilok checkpoint for 7 days
Distance to nearest cities
Free flow 20 km/h (1 h ago)
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Bačka Palanka → 
Ilok
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Bačka Palanka — Ilok Border Crossing
Status: International road border crossing on the Danube between Serbia and Croatia, open around the clock. Since Croatia joined the Schengen Area in 2023, vehicles entering the EU pass through full Schengen and customs control here, while Serbia remains outside the EU.
Transport: Passenger cars, buses, minibuses and trucks are processed; cyclists and pedestrians are not permitted. Live traffic for the RS→HR direction is updated continuously.
Basic Information
- Connects Bačka Palanka (Serbia) with Ilok (Croatia) across the Danube
- Approx. 82 km from Belgrade (~1 h) and 189 km from Zagreb (~2 h 15 min)
- Operating hours: 24/7
- Permitted vehicles: cars, buses, minibuses and trucks
- Pedestrian and bicycle crossing: not allowed
- Daily traffic: roughly 2,000–3,500 vehicles
Queues and Wait Times
Waits are usually short overnight and on weekday mornings, building during weekday evenings and reaching their peak on weekends and through the July–August holiday season, when tourist flows from Serbia into Croatia are heaviest. Trucks tend to wait longer because of EU-entry customs checks and use a separate lane.
Live camera views are available for the Ilok side, and historical patterns can be reviewed in the crossing statistics.