As of 16:56 the wait at Hadžin Potok is 45 min. 5 vehicles are in the queue.
Updated (local time, UTC+1)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
Sun · 08.11.20268–14 November 2026
Peak load hours — Better to avoid: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00. Best crossing times — Recommended times: 00:00, 01:00, 23:00.
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Today (Sun · 08.11.2026): Peak load 20:00 — 4 cars (~45 min), Shortest queue 01:00 — 2 cars (~28 min) · Next hours: 20:00 — 4, 21:00 — 4, 22:00 — 3, 23:00 — 3, 00:00 — 2, 01:00 — 2
Queue Forecast Smart Forecast
• Tonight (21:00–06:00): ~35 min, moderate load.
• Tomorrow morning (06:00–12:00): ~40 min, moderate load.
Best time to cross: Tonight (21:00–06:00).
Next update: today at 22:00.
Peak load: Sun 8.11 — 8 cars (14:00) · Shortest queue: Tue 10.11 — 2 cars (01:00) · Today (Sun · 08.11.2026): Peak load 20:00 — 4 cars (~45 min), Shortest queue 01:00 — 2 cars (~28 min) · Next hours: 20:00 — 4, 21:00 — 4, 22:00 — 3, 23:00 — 3, 00:00 — 2, 01:00 — 2
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 Hadžin Potok - passenger car checkpoint for Yesterday
During the period 07.11.2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 at the Hadžin Potok - passenger car checkpoint, the following key moments were recorded:
Morning hours (06:00 - 12:00):
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Afternoon (12:00 - 18:00):
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Evening hours (18:00 - 24:00):
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Night hours (00:00 - 06:00):
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Chart for Yesterday and the Day Before
Recommendations
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Plan your trips in advance using up-to-date border queue information at the Hadžin Potok - passenger car checkpoint to make your crossing fast and convenient. Pay special attention to these hours to avoid peak times and reduce waiting times.
Peak Hours
Travel Planning Hadžin Potok By car
Best Time to Cross Hadžin Potok today
Current Data
Does the EES system work at Hadžin Potok border crossing?
EES Inactive
Currently, the Entry/Exit System (EES) is not active at Hadžin Potok 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 60 km/h
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 Hadžin Potok
Transport Type: road crossing
Amenities:
Checkpoint Control Types:
Total number of lanes: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Information not available
Total number of lanes: Croatia: Information not available
Nearest airports
If the border queue is too long, these airports nearby have a live departures board.
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Contacts and address of checkpoint Hadžin Potok
Address: 77223, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šturlić
GPS Coordinates: 45.06204, 15.755 Show on map
Nearest checkpoints
- Velika Kladuša – 14.3 km
- Izačić – 20.9 km
- Lohovo – 41 km
- Novi Grad – 48.6 km
- Kostajnica – 63.8 km
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Emergency Contacts & Support
Hadžin Potok: what this crossing is
Route: the R408 road linking Hadžin Potok on the Bosnian side with Bogovolja on the Croatian side. Operating hours: open around the clock, 24/7. Vehicle type: passenger cars.
By passenger car via Hadžin Potok or Županja?
As of 16:56: Hadžin Potok — 5 cars in the queue (wait ~45 min), Županja — 1 car (~16 min). They are 231 km apart, ~231 min by road. Once the drive is added, switching to Županja gains almost nothing right now — stay here.
By passenger car via Hadžin Potok or Stara Gradiška?
As of 16:56: Hadžin Potok — 5 cars in the queue (wait ~45 min), Stara Gradiška — 4 cars (~45 min). They are 117 km apart, ~117 min by road. Once the drive is added, switching to Stara Gradiška 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 16:56 the wait at Hadžin Potok is 45 min. 5 vehicles are in the queue.
- Usually at this hour there are 4 vehicles in the queue here; right now it is busier than usual.
- Nearest alternative with a shorter queue: Županja — 1 vehicles, 231 km, ~231 min drive.