Border crossing point Velke Slemence (and cyclists) → Mali Selmentsi
All available crossing modes for this direction are listed below. Pick the relevant mode to open a detailed page with queues, forecasts and cameras.
Live Queue Status
Current wait time, forecast and live camera
Weather at Velke Slemence (and cyclists) — Mali Selmentsi checkpoint for 7 days
Hourly Forecast
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Distance to nearest cities
Traffic Status
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Slovakia → Ukraine
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Shift change at the Ukrainian–Slovak border: when and how long to wait
Border guard shift change on the Ukrainian side happens twice a day — at 08:00 and 20:00 local time. These are regular shifts that ensure continuous border control.
During shift change, processing of all crossing types often slows for 20–60 minutes. To minimize wait, plan to cross 30+ minutes before or 60+ minutes after the approximate shift change. Check the live queue above for current status.
At the neighboring Slovakia checkpoint the border-guard shift change happens at the same local times, but Slovakia is on Central European Time — one hour behind Kyiv — so there it falls around 07:00 and 19:00 Kyiv time. Because the two shifts overlap, the slowdown stretches into wider windows on both sides: roughly 07:00–08:30 in the morning and 19:00–20:30 in the evening (Kyiv time). During these intervals, processing on both sides can noticeably slow down.