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As of 07:03 the wait at Strezimirovtsi is 115 min. 10 vehicles are in the queue. Roughly 100 min to 2 hr 10 min.

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Queue at Strezimirovtsi — Zheravino

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115 min
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Busier than usual
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Forecast for next 6 hours

Forecast is based on historical data and current trends. Day of week, time of day, and seasonality are taken into account.

Mon · 14.09.2026

LIVE10 cars (~1 h 55 min)Busier than usual

As of 07:03 there are 10 cars in the queue, estimated wait ~1 h 55 min; usually at this hour: 7 cars (busier than usual).

Forecast for next 6 hoursToday (Mon · 14.09.2026): Peak load 12:00 — 10 cars (~1 h 57 min), Shortest queue 09:00 — 8 cars (~1 h 38 min) · Next hours: 07:00 — 7, 08:00 — 8, 09:00 — 8, 10:00 — 9, 11:00 — 10, 12:00 — 10Predicted · 07:00 — 7 carsNow · 07:00 — 10 cars · Wait time ~1 h 55 min10Now08:00 — 8 cars · Wait time ~1 h 30 min80809:00 — 8 cars · Wait time ~1 h 38 min80910:00 — 9 cars · Wait time ~1 h 48 min91011:00 — 10 cars · Wait time ~1 h 54 min101112:00 — 10 cars · Wait time ~1 h 57 min1012
Now10 cars~1 h 55 min
08:008 cars~1 h 30 min
09:008 cars~1 h 38 minShortest queue
10:009 cars~1 h 48 minRecommended times
11:0010 cars~1 h 54 minRecommended times
12:0010 cars~1 h 57 minPeak load

Peak load hours — Better to avoid: 17:00, 18:00, 19:00. Best crossing times — Recommended times: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00.

NowPredicted 7Cars

Today (Mon · 14.09.2026): Peak load 12:00 — 10 cars (~1 h 57 min), Shortest queue 09:00 — 8 cars (~1 h 38 min) · Next hours: 07:00 — 7, 08:00 — 8, 09:00 — 8, 10:00 — 9, 11:00 — 10, 12:00 — 10

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Updated:

Forecast for Strezimirovtsi (passenger cars) — updated at 06:00, covering today.

• This morning (06:00–12:00): ~105 min, busy.
• Midday today (12:00–17:00): ~115 min, busy.
• This evening (17:00–21:00): ~125 min, very busy.
• Late tonight (21:00–00:00): ~80 min, busy.

Best time to cross: Late tonight (21:00–00:00).

Next update: today at 08:00.
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Best Time to Cross Strezimirovtsi today

09:00↓17%−17%
10:00↓7%
11:00less queue
Based on historical data.
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Shorter queues at nearby crossings — Strezimirovtsi

1Kalotina41 km · ≈41 min1Vrashka Chuka117 km · ≈117 min
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Current Data

As of 07:03, at Strezimirovtsi checkpoint there are 10 cars waiting.

Does the EES system work at Strezimirovtsi border crossing?

EES Inactive

Currently, the Entry/Exit System (EES) is not active at Strezimirovtsi 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.

Learn more about EES

Information provided for trip planning only. Actual conditions may differ. Always check the latest data before departure.
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Free flow 52 km/h

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Real-time traffic conditions on roads leading to the border crossing. Data is automatically updated from TomTom Traffic and Autobahn.de.

Free flow 52 km/h
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Flag of Bulgaria 48.8 km
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Strezimirovtsi: what this crossing is

Working schedule: open 24/7. Status: international crossing for light vehicles. Typically lower traffic than the main corridors.

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Strezimirovtsi or Kalotina?

As of 07:03: Strezimirovtsi — 10 vehicles in the queue (wait ~115 min), Kalotina — 1 vehicles (~18 min). They are 41 km apart, ~41 min by road. Even after the drive, Kalotina currently saves about 56 min.

Strezimirovtsi or Vrashka Chuka?

As of 07:03: Strezimirovtsi — 10 vehicles in the queue (wait ~115 min), Vrashka Chuka — 1 vehicles (~27 min). They are 117 km apart, ~117 min by road. Once the drive is added, switching to Vrashka Chuka 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.

How we calculate the wait time

Every figure on this page — the hero, today’s chart, the 7-day forecast and the source comparison — comes from one model, so they never contradict each other.

Why our figure differs from the official one

The border service publishes a vehicle count or an estimate made on its side of the border, and a camera shows one stretch of road. We combine these sources with driver reports and convert them into a wait time using this crossing’s own history, so our figure is an estimate of crossing time, not a vehicle count.

How the model works

  1. Base wait = vehicles in the queue × the average processing time per vehicle at this crossing (learned from the last weeks of history).
  2. The base wait is then adjusted for the lane mode, the weather and the current processing speed, with a correction around border-guard shift changes.
  3. The next-hours and 7-day forecasts use the same model on the typical profile of this weekday.

The best time is the hour with the lowest forecast queue from now until the end of the day; hours with known counter glitches are excluded.

The update time is shown in the hero. When no new data arrives for several hours, the page marks it as outdated and offers a refresh.

ℹ️ How is the forecast calculated? ▼
Data source:

Automatic calculation based on historical queue data and current checkpoint situation.

Factors considered:

The model analyzes typical load patterns by time of day and day of week.

Limitations:

Actual waiting time may vary due to unforeseen circumstances (repairs, incidents, seasonal peaks).

Improvements:

Forecast accuracy improves with more real-time data from users and official sources.

Data sources

  • TomTom — traffic speed on the approach roads
  • Driver reports on nakordoni.eu and in Telegram

Official sources: Border Police (MoI), Bulgarian Customs, MUP (Police/Border), Carina (Customs)

Data source: Nakordoni’s own estimate, built from the sources listed above

Updated (local time, UTC+3)

At a glance

  • As of 07:03 the wait at Strezimirovtsi is 115 min. 10 vehicles are in the queue. Roughly 100 min to 2 hr 10 min.
  • Nearest alternative with a shorter queue: Kalotina — 1 vehicles, 41 km, ~41 min drive.