Drivers heading between Poland and Ukraine this Saturday, 26 September 2026, are experiencing some of the longest waits of the month. Real-time data published at 20:10 Warsaw time show queues of up to 4 hours 55 minutes for cars entering Poland at the Zosyn–Ustyluh crossing and 3 hours 35 minutes for vehicles leaving Poland at Korchowa–Krakivets. Several other posts, including Medyka–Shehyni and Budomierz–Hrushiv, are reporting delays of more than three hours for at least one direction. Border-traffic analysts attribute the spike to three factors: the first weekend after Ukrainian payday, seasonal labour turnover linked to the end of harvest jobs in Poland, and the continuing diversion of freight traffic away from Belarusian routes. The State Border Guard (SG) has redeployed 40 additional officers and opened temporary document-inspection lanes, but officials concede that capacity is limited by ongoing construction at Medyka and Korczowa. For transport companies the disruption translates into higher driver-overtime costs and late delivery penalties. A spokesperson for the Association of International Road Carriers (ZMPD) urged shippers to factor in 4–6 extra hours for eastbound transit through Podkarpackie and Lubelskie. Passenger-car travellers are advised to check live queue apps before departure and, where possible, use the smaller crossings at Dorohusk-Yagodyn or Khrebenne–Rava-Ruska, which currently show 15-minute waits. More broadly, the congestion underscores how closely Poland’s eastern border has become tied to regional supply chains. With the Entry/Exit System (EES) due to become mandatory EU-wide in 2027, logistics firms are calling on Warsaw and Kyiv to accelerate e-manifest trials so that barcode-based pre-clearance can absorb weekend peaks. Until then, Saturdays are likely to remain the most challenging day for crossing this busy frontier.
Source: KolejkaNaGranicy.pl
