Border crossings: Ilinden — Exochi, Ivaylovgrad — Kyprinos, Kapitan Petko Voyvoda — Ormenio, Kulata — Promachonas, Makaza — Nymfaia...
As of 14:27 the shortest queue is at Kulata — Promachonas (20 min). The longest queue is at Rudozem — Xanthi (30 min).
Bulgaria–Greece is internal Schengen since 2025. Three main road crossings — Kulata–Promachonas (the main motorway on the E79), Ilinden–Exochi and Zlatograd–Thermes — and several smaller ones operate without permanent controls. Greek police may run spot checks. Summer beach traffic creates the busiest periods: Friday afternoons heading south and Sunday returning.
If the border queue is too long, these airports nearby have a live departures board.