---
title: "Queue at Exochi — Ilinden"
canonical: "https://nakordoni.eu/en/id/id_822"
lang: "en"
ppid: "id_822"
type: "checkpoint"
source: "nakordoni.eu — live border queue data"
---

[(image: Flag of Bulgaria)(image: Flag of Greece)](https://nakordoni.eu/en/id/id_821)

# Queue at Exochi — Ilinden

- **Vehicle type:** passenger car
- **Wait time:** 8 min    -0%
- **Status:** Free Flow
Updated: 25.07.2026 17:30

- **Cars in queue:** 2
- **Weather:** 22°C
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[All queues at Greece — Bulgaria border](https://nakordoni.eu/en/stat/19/12)

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### Nearby Services

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## Queue Chart: Today & Yesterday

##### Queue at checkpoint for the last 24 hours

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Detailed statistics for today and yesterday · Peak Hours · Data Comparison

## Detailed statistics for today and yesterday

### Border Queue Analysis at the Exochi - passenger car checkpoint for Yesterday

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## Peak Hours

### Travel Planning Exochi

### Supermarkets nearby

- [(image: Lidl)    Lidl  ulitsa Panairski livadi 2, Gotse Delchev   16.3 km 24 min drive](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.444019,23.825862/41.577835,23.74511)
- [(image: Lidl)    Lidl  Ευξείνου Πόντου, Δράμα   39.8 km 60 min drive](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.444019,23.825862/41.155809,24.109037)
- [Μ    μασούτης  Drama   42.1 km 63 min drive](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.444019,23.825862/41.151983,24.14578)
- [Σ    Σκλαβενίτης  Mitropolitou Dionysiou, Drama   42.3 km 63 min drive](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.444019,23.825862/41.147494,24.143522)
- [Σ    Σκλαβενίτης  Sintiki   43.2 km 65 min drive](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.444019,23.825862/41.234892,23.389826)

[All stores on map](https://nakordoni.eu/en/shopping/supermarkets)

Required Documents · green card · vehicle requirements · customs · vignette

## Required Documents

### Green Card Insurance: Activation Time

**CRITICAL: Green Card Activation Timing**

Green Card is mandatory vehicle insurance for all cars. Important to know:

**When does it become active?**
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)

**This is not a technical error — it's an EU insurance law.**
Plan one day ahead! Without valid Green Card you cannot cross the border.

Buy Green Card online:

[ERGO Greece](https://www.ergohellas.gr/idiotes/asfaleies-autokinitou/) [Ethniki Asfalistiki](https://www.ethniki-asfalistiki.gr/idiotes/asfaleies-oximatos/) [Interamerican](https://www.interamerican.gr/idiotes/autokinito/)

## 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](https://nakordoni.eu/en/p/rules).

### Driver's documents:

- Biometric passport
- International driving license
- Medical insurance

### Vehicle documents:

- Vehicle registration certificate (technical passport)
- Mandatory insurance policy [Green Card](https://nakordoni.eu/en/p/green_card)

### Equipment:

- First aid kit, fire extinguisher, warning triangle, and reflective vest

### Customs Rules: What You Can Transport

ALLOWED (with limits)

Alcohol (for adults 18+)

- 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

Tobacco products (for adults 18+)

- 200 cigarettes
- 100 cigarillos
- 50 cigars
- 250g tobacco

**Package must be sealed!**

Food products

- 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!

Cash

- Up to €10,000 — NO declaration needed
- Over €10,000 — MUST declare

Personal belongings

- Clothing, shoes (reasonable amount)
- Cosmetics (for personal use)
- Electronics (one laptop, one phone)
- Medicine (with prescription)

PROHIBITED

**Weapons & Ammunition**

- ANY weapon (even non-functional)
- Ammunition
- Knives with blade >12 cm

**Drugs**

- ALL recreational drugs — STRICTLY PROHIBITED
- Prescription medicine — only with prescription

**Cultural valuables**

- Archaeological artifacts (without permits)
- Paintings, icons from old churches

**Animal products (without certificates)**

- RAW meat
- Unpasteurized milk
- Eggs

If in doubt — declare it! Better to declare than to hide.

## Highway Vignette

##### Highway Vignette: Bulgaria

Electronic vignette required for highway travel

from 4.09 EUR / 1 day

[Buy online](https://bgtoll.bg/) [Learn more about vignettes](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_car_drivers/vignettes)

## Facilities

### Checkpoint Characteristics and Facilities Exochi

Transport Type: automobile

Working Hours: 24/7

| Day of Week | Working Hours |
| --- | --- |
| Monday | 24 Hours a Day |
| Tuesday | 24 Hours a Day |
| Wednesday | 24 Hours a Day |
| Thursday | 24 Hours a Day |
| Friday | 24 Hours a Day |
| Saturday | 24 Hours a Day |
| Sunday | 24 Hours a Day |

### Amenities:

Room for Mother and Child: Data not found;

Toilets: Data not found;

Food Facilities: Data not found;

Duty-Free Shops: Data not found;

Mobile Communication: Data not found (details provided by mobile operators);

Wi-Fi Access: Data not found;

Bank Branch and/or Payment Terminal: Data not found;

Crossing with Pets: Data not found;

### Checkpoint Controls:

Phytosanitary: Data not found

Veterinary: Data not found

Ecological: Data not found

Sanitary: Data not found

Cultural Heritage Control: Data not found

International Road_transport Control: Data not found

Total number of lanes: Greece: Data not found

Total number of lanes: Bulgaria: Data not found

Information about the working schedule and services might be inaccurate.

## Weather

## Weather at checkpoint Exochi

Weather now: **24°C**, Cloudy

[Weather at all border crossings](https://nakordoni.eu/en/weather)

## User Reviews

### Reviews about the checkpoint Exochi,

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## Contacts & Map

## Contacts and address of checkpoint Exochi

Address: Greece, Border Crossing Exochi

GPS Coordinates: 41.444019, 23.825862 Show on map

### How to get there

Exochi border crossing is located on the border between Greece and Bulgaria.

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## News

## Filtered News

Important news is absent

[View all news](https://nakordoni.eu/en/news)

### Emergency Contacts & Support

Always carry your passport and vehicle documents!

### Other border crossings

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## Useful Information for Border Crossing

[Documents for border crossing →](https://nakordoni.eu/en/p/rules) [Customs rules & import limits →](https://nakordoni.eu/en/p/customs) [Green Card car insurance →](https://nakordoni.eu/en/p/green_card) [EES system — what you need to know →](https://nakordoni.eu/en/p/ees/what-is-the-entry-exit-system) [Maps & Services →](https://nakordoni.eu/en/explore) [Find Fastest Crossing →](https://nakordoni.eu/en/best-crossing) [All border crossings →](https://nakordoni.eu/en/bcp)