As of 20:04 the wait at Urbany is 75 min. 6 vehicles are in the queue. Roughly 66 min to 84 min.
Updated (local time, UTC+3)Forecast for next 6 hours7-day queue forecast
Forecast is based on historical data and current trends. Day of week, time of day, and seasonality are taken into account.Typical daily peak queue for the week ahead
Mon · 09.11.20269–15 November 2026
As of 20:04 there are 6 cars in the queue, estimated wait ~1 h 15 min; usually at this hour: 6 cars (as usual).
Peak load hours — Better to avoid: 19:00, 03:00, 04:00. Best crossing times — Recommended times: 00:00, 22:00, 23:00.
NowPredicted 6Cars
Today (Mon · 09.11.2026): Peak load 19:00 — 6 cars (~1 h 15 min), Shortest queue 00:00 — 5 cars (~1 h 7 min) · Next hours: 19:00 — 6, 20:00 — 6, 21:00 — 6, 22:00 — 5, 23:00 — 5, 00:00 — 5
Queue Forecast Smart Forecast
• This evening (19:00–21:00): ~75 min, busy.
• Tonight (21:00–06:00): ~70 min, busy.
• Tomorrow morning (06:00–12:00): ~40 min, moderate load (peaks at ~55 min around 06:00).
Best time to cross: Tomorrow morning (06:00–12:00).
Next update: today at 20:00.
Peak load: Sun 15.11 — 7 cars (02:00) · Shortest queue: Sat 14.11 — 2 cars (09:00) · Today (Mon · 09.11.2026): Peak load 19:00 — 6 cars (~1 h 15 min), Shortest queue 00:00 — 5 cars (~1 h 7 min) · Next hours: 19:00 — 6, 20:00 — 6, 21:00 — 6, 22:00 — 5, 23:00 — 5, 00:00 — 5
Estimated from historical patterns for this crossing. Actual queues vary.
Detailed statistics for today and yesterday · Peak Hours · Data Comparison
Detailed statistics for today and yesterday
Border Queue Analysis at the Urbany - passenger car checkpoint for Yesterday
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Current Data
Does the EES system work at Urbany border crossing?
EES Inactive
Currently, the Entry/Exit System (EES) is not active at Urbany border crossing.
EES is a new EU automated system being gradually implemented at Schengen Area borders. Once activated, the system will record the date, time and place of border crossing, as well as travelers' biometric data.
No cameras available at this checkpoint
Free flow
Real-time traffic conditions on roads leading to the border crossing. Data is automatically updated from TomTom Traffic and Autobahn.de.
Required Documents · green card · vehicle requirements · customs · vignette
Required Documents
Green Card Insurance: Activation Time
Green Card is mandatory vehicle insurance for all cars. Important to know:
Insurance purchased TODAY will only become active TOMORROW at 00:00.
This rule applies to all types of purchase:
- Online purchase (active tomorrow)
- Insurance company office (active tomorrow)
- Kiosk near the border (active tomorrow)
What to do?
- Buy Green Card 1-2 days before your trip online
- Use your existing policy (if not expired)
- NOT recommended: buying at border kiosk (too late)
Plan one day ahead! Without valid Green Card you cannot cross the border.
Buy Green Card online:
For passenger cars
To ensure a quick inspection at the Krakovets-Korchova border crossing point in a passenger car, make sure you have the necessary set of documents.
Driver's documents:
- Biometric passport
- International driving license
- Medical insurance
Vehicle documents:
- Vehicle registration certificate (technical passport)
- Mandatory insurance policy Green Card
Equipment:
- First aid kit, fire extinguisher, warning triangle, and reflective vest
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 Equipment Urbany
Transport Type: road crossing
Amenities:
Checkpoint Control Types:
Total number of lanes: Belarus: Information not available
Total number of lanes: Latvia: Information not available
Contacts & Map
Contacts and address of checkpoint Urbany
Address: Belarus, Border Crossing Urbany (Беларусь, Пограничный переход Урбаны)
GPS Coordinates: 55.716292, 26.877429 Show on map
How to get there
Urbany border crossing is located on the border between Belarus and Latvia.
Nearest checkpoints
- Grigorovshchina – 47.7 km
- Grigorovshchina – 48.7 km
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Emergency Contacts & Support
Urbany: what this crossing is
Route: P46 (BY) / A13 (LV), Urbany–Silene. Distance: ~250 km from Minsk, ~280 km from Riga. Hours: 24/7.
By passenger car via Urbany or Grigorovshchina?
As of 20:04: Urbany — 6 cars in the queue (wait ~75 min), Grigorovshchina — 1 car (~80 min). They are 49 km apart, ~49 min by road. Once the drive is added, switching to Grigorovshchina gains almost nothing right now — stay here.
If the queue is long: a quick check before you join it
- Fuel: fill up before the border — the engine runs for hours in the queue and the first station across may be 20–30 km away (fuel prices nearby).
- Water and food for 4–6 hours, a bag for rubbish.
- Power bank and cable — you need the phone for eCherha, navigation and reporting the queue.
- Some cash in the currency of the country you are entering — not every kiosk or station near the border takes cards.
- Documents in one place: passport, vehicle registration, insurance, Green Card (full list).
- Toilets, cafés, currency exchange — services near the crossing.
At a glance
- As of 20:04 the wait at Urbany is 75 min. 6 vehicles are in the queue. Roughly 66 min to 84 min.
- Usually at this hour there are 6 vehicles in the queue here; right now it is as usual.
- Nearest alternative with a shorter queue: Grigorovshchina — 1 vehicles, 49 km, ~49 min drive.