As of 04:59 the wait at Goricë is 69 min. 9 vehicles are in the queue. Roughly 61 min to 77 min.
Updated (local time, UTC+2)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.
Sat · 10.10.2026
As of 04:59 there are 9 cars in the queue, estimated wait ~1 h 9 min; usually at this hour: 0 cars (much busier than usual).
Peak load hours — Better to avoid: 21:00, 22:00, 23:00. Best crossing times — Recommended times: 07:00, 09:00, 10:00.
NowPredicted 0Cars
Today (Sat · 10.10.2026): Peak load 06:00 — 9 cars (~1 h 9 min), Shortest queue 07:00 — 0 cars (~15 min) · Next hours: 06:00 — 0, 07:00 — 0, 08:00 — 0, 09:00 — 0, 10:00 — 0, 11:00 — 0
Queue Forecast Smart Forecast
• This morning (06:00–12:00): ~25 min, light traffic (peaks at ~70 min around 11:00).
• Midday today (12:00–17:00): ~15 min, light traffic.
• This evening (17:00–21:00): ~15 min, light traffic.
• Late tonight (21:00–00:00): ~15 min, light traffic.
Best time to cross: Midday today (12:00–17:00).
Next update: today at 08:00.
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 Goricë - passenger car checkpoint for Yesterday
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Travel Planning Goricë By car
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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 Goricë
Transport Type: road crossing
Amenities:
Checkpoint Control Types:
Total number of lanes: Albania: Information not available
Total number of lanes: North Macedonia: Information not available
Contacts & Map
Contacts and address of checkpoint Goricë
Address: Kosovo, Border Crossing Goricë
GPS Coordinates: 40.91804, 20.89991 Show on map
How to get there
Goricë border crossing is located on the border between Kosovo and North Macedonia.
Nearest checkpoints
- Tushemisht – 14.1 km
- Trebisht – 64.9 km
- Bllatë e Epërme – 78.7 km
- Qafë Thanë – 91 km
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All Albania—North Macedonia border crossings → 5By passenger car via Goricë or Qafë Thanë?
As of 04:59: Goricë — 9 cars in the queue (wait ~69 min), Qafë Thanë — 1 car (~20 min). They are 91 km apart, ~91 min by road. Once the drive is added, switching to Qafë Thanë 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 04:59 the wait at Goricë is 69 min. 9 vehicles are in the queue. Roughly 61 min to 77 min.
- Nearest alternative with a shorter queue: Qafë Thanë — 1 vehicles, 91 km, ~91 min drive.