Border-queue monitoring portal Nakordoni reported wait times of 25–35 minutes at the main Germany→Poland crossings of Görlitz-Zgorzelec and Frankfurt (Oder)-Świecko as of the late evening of 23 June, with data refreshed every 15 minutes. The platform attributes the slightly longer lines to a combination of summer-holiday traffic and additional Bundespolizei spot checks targeting irregular migration. Although Germany does not maintain permanent controls on its eastern frontier, temporary measures introduced in 2023 allow officers to stop vehicles within 30 km of the border. Transport companies moving just-in-time components from Polish suppliers said the situation remained manageable but advised drivers to adjust schedules by at least 45 minutes. Nakordoni expects traffic to peak on Friday evening as German football fans travel east for Euro-2026 quarter-final fan-zones in Wrocław. The site recommends choosing the secondary Guben-Gubin checkpoint, where queues were only 2–3 vehicles deep overnight. For mobility managers the message is clear: build buffer time into itineraries for cross-border road trips, instruct employees to carry passports even within Schengen and consider alternative rail options via Berlin-Warsaw Express if timing is critical.
Source: Nakordoni.eu
