Nearby Services
Queue Chart: Today & Yesterday
Queue at checkpoint for the last 24 hours
Statistics by Day
Border Queue Analysis at the Barabash - pedestrian checkpoint for Yesterday
Peak Hours
Travel Planning Barabash On foot
Best days:
Monday-Friday (1 pedestrians,
~0.2-1.2 hrs).
Avoid:
Friday (2 pedestrians).
Queue comparison by day of week
| Day | Pedestrians | Load | Wait time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Mon | 1 | 50% | ~0.2-1.2 hrs |
| 🔴 Fri | 2 | 100% | ~0.4-1.4 hrs |
Based on the data, the best time to cross the border is Monday or Friday, when the queue is shortest.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which day is best to cross Barabash on foot?
Monday or Friday — shortest queue (1 pedestrians, ~0.2-1.2 hrs waiting).
When to avoid crossing at Barabash?
Friday — peak load (2 pedestrians).
What is the average queue wait time?
Depends on the day: 0-2 hrs (Mon, Fri).
Live Cameras
No cameras available at this checkpoint
Supermarkets nearby
Required Documents
Documents for crossing the border from the EU
Information about the documents required for leaving the EU will be available here soon.
Vehicle Technical Requirements
Before crossing the border, check that EVERYTHING works:
- Low beam headlights work (must be on constantly in EU)
- High beam works
- Brake lights illuminate
- Reverse lights work
- Parking lights work
- Brakes respond instantly
- Turn signals work (left and right)
- Horn works
- Steering wheel turns easily
- Windshield wipers work
- All three mirrors in place
- No cracks longer than 30 cm
- Tread minimum 1.6 mm
- November-March: ONLY winter tires (mandatory in Poland)
- No bulges or damage
- Reflective vests for EVERY passenger
- First aid kit
- Fire extinguisher (minimum 1 kg)
- 2 warning triangles OR emergency beacons
Customs Rules: What You Can Transport
ALLOWED (with limits)
- Up to 1 liter of spirits (40%+)
- Up to 2 liters of wine
- Up to 4 liters of beer
- Or proportional combination
Example: 0.5L vodka + 1L wine = within limits
- 200 cigarettes
- 100 cigarillos
- 50 cigars
- 250g tobacco
Package must be sealed!
- Dairy products: up to 2 kg (cheese OK)
- Meat/fish: up to 2 kg (canned OK, RAW NOT allowed)
- Fruits/vegetables: up to 2 kg
- Honey, jam: no limits
Meat from non-EU countries is PROHIBITED!
- Up to €10,000 — NO declaration needed
- Over €10,000 — MUST declare
- Clothing, shoes (reasonable amount)
- Cosmetics (for personal use)
- Electronics (one laptop, one phone)
- Medicine (with prescription)
PROHIBITED
- ANY weapon (even non-functional)
- Ammunition
- Knives with blade >12 cm
- ALL recreational drugs — STRICTLY PROHIBITED
- Prescription medicine — only with prescription
- Archaeological artifacts (without permits)
- Paintings, icons from old churches
- RAW meat
- Unpasteurized milk
- Eggs
Facilities
Checkpoint Characteristics and Facilities Barabash
Transport Type: automobile
Amenities:
Checkpoint Controls:
Total number of lanes: Hungary: Data not found
Total number of lanes: Ukraine: Data not found
Weather
Contacts & Map
Contacts and address of checkpoint Barabash
Address: 4937 Barabás, Árpád út 87, Hungary
Phone: +36(45)570-163
Email: barabashrk@szabolcs.police.hu
GPS Coordinates: 48.247872, 22.446967 Show on map
How to get there
by car:
from Budapest via the M3 highway to Vásárosnamény, from Vásárosnamény via the M3 highway to Csaroda, from Csaroda via the highway to Barabás, from Barabás to the Barabás checkpoint.
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