Kelmentsi – Larga border queue today
As of 20:22 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Kelmentsi – Larga” border crossing is 15 min to exit Ukraine and 57 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00.
Sources: ДПСУ · єЧерга · traveller reports · nakordoni.eu
- Cars
- 15 min
- Buses
- 15 min
- On foot
- 15 min
- Cars
- 57 min
- Buses
- 4:15
- On foot
- —
Data updated
Air-raid alerts near the Kelmentsi – Larga crossing
As of 20:20 Kyiv time an air-raid alert is in force in Chernivtsi Oblast — the very region the Kelmentsi – Larga crossing leads into. It has been running for 37 min.
If you are planning to enter Ukraine right now, take care: move to shelter when the siren sounds and follow the official warnings.
| Region | Distance from the crossing | Running for | Index 1–5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chernivtsi Oblast this crossing’s region | 23 km | 37 min | 5 |
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 44 km | 37 min | 5 |
| Ternopil Oblast | 104 km | 20 min | 3 |
No airborne objects are tracked within 100 km of the crossing. Tracked across Ukraine right now: 27.
Alert data updated at · 3 min ago
How the 1–5 index is calculated
We ask our own nakordoni.eu API for air-raid alerts within 250 km of this crossing’s coordinates. The source ties alerts to raions and we place each one on the centre of its oblast — so the distance in the table is the distance to the centre of that region, not to the alert itself.
The index takes the closer of two things: the nearest region under an active alert, and the nearest tracked airborne object. 5 means closer than 50 km, 4 up to 100 km, 3 up to 160 km, 2 up to 220 km, 1 up to 250 km. If the alert is in the very region this crossing stands in, the index is never below 4 — that is the region you are driving into.
The data is deliberately not real-time: the API answers with a 1–3 minute delay, plus up to 90 seconds of our own cache. The exact time of the snapshot is always stated above.
Sources: nakordoni.eu API — sourced from open OSINT channels, a signal only and never a substitute for the official warning system.
Key facts: Kelmentsi – Larga
| Official name | Kelmentsi |
|---|---|
| Name on the neighbouring side | Ларга |
| Crossing type | Road, international |
| Open for | Cars, Buses, On foot, Other |
| Opening hours | 24/7 |
| Coordinates | 48.41525° N, 26.84231° E |
| Current exit queue | 15 min |
| Current entry queue | 57 min |
Are you in the queue right now?
Tell us how long you have been waiting — the next drivers will see it in the data.
What kind of crossing this is
Chernivtsi region, Dnistrovskyi district; the Moldovan side is Larga. A small crossing geared to local movement and trips into northern Moldova, processing cars, coaches and pedestrians. There is no large transit flow here: the main routes to Chișinău run further south, through Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
This page differs from the others in one respect: it carries no waiting time. We receive no telemetry from Kelmentsi, and we will not substitute an approximate estimate for a measured figure — an invented number on a border website is worse than a dash, because people plan real journeys around it. So where other pages show a queue, this one shows an explanation.
What to do about it in practice. The nearest posts that do send us live data are Mamalyha and Mohyliv-Podilskyi, and at peak times it is wiser to steer by those: they lie in the same direction, so their load describes the situation along the whole stretch reasonably well. If your route allows a choice, on peak days it is more reliable to travel deliberately through a crossing with data than blindly through one where you will discover the queue only on arrival.
This crossing handles: Cars, Buses, On foot.
You can cross here on foot — 4 of the 9 crossings on this border allow it.
Scheduled coaches have a lane of their own.
Right now this is the fastest crossing on its border: 15 min outbound.
Our calibration allows 6 minutes per car here. Across all crossings that constant runs from 4 to 10 minutes, and 4 of them are slower than this one.
Hence the formula for this crossing: 15 minutes for the crossing itself plus 6 minutes for every car ahead of you. Document checks, customs inspection and delays on the neighbouring side are not in that number — we count the queue only. The full method, and what this figure leaves out →
When is the queue at Kelmentsi – Larga shortest?
There are not yet enough observations at this crossing for weekly statistics.
In general, border queues are shortest at night, roughly between 01:00 and 05:00, and longest in the evening and at weekends. Check the live figures above before setting off.
Before you set off
What to prepare for Kelmentsi – Larga
These guides are picked for this crossing in particular — for the lanes it runs and for the border you are heading to. Each card says why it is here.
Border webcams
Fuel near Kelmentsi – Larga
Petrol stations within 50 km of the crossing — 82 in our database.
Closest stations
- 1Petrol station4,0 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
- 2Petrol station6,6 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
- 3Gas6,6 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
- 4Petrol station7,1 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
- 5Vento14,9 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
We have no individual pump prices on this side of the border — showing station locations only.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Parking and rest areas near Kelmentsi – Larga
Places to stop within 50 km of the crossing — 15 in our database.
Closest places to stop
- 1Rest area5,7 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
- 2Rest area5,7 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
- 3Скеля сусликівRest area14,8 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
- 4Car park40 spaces22,3 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
- 5Car parkpaid · 40 spaces27,8 kmGoogle MapsApple Maps
Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
What it costs to drive to Kelmentsi – Larga
Fuel, time and charges for the drive to Kelmentsi – Larga from the 5 nearest cities. Distance and time follow the real road, not a straight line.
Tap a city in the table to draw its route on the map.
| City | Distance | Driving time | Fuel | Charges | Total | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisinau capital | 265 km | 3h 19min | — | 205 UAH | — | easy |
| Lviv | 340 km | 5h 10min | 2 043 UAH | 205 UAH | 2 248 UAH | easy |
| Odesa | 466 km | 6h 49min | 2 798 UAH | 205 UAH | 3 003 UAH | easy |
| Kyiv capital | 469 km | 6h 8min | 2 824 UAH | 205 UAH | 3 029 UAH | easy |
| Dnipro | 758 km | 10h 2min | 4 549 UAH | 205 UAH | 4 754 UAH | easy |
Calculated for a car at 7,0 L/100 km, petrol 95 at the country average on the day of calculation. Substitute your own consumption — the whole formula is here.
Vignettes required: 🇲🇩 Moldova — 7-Day E-Vinieta 4,00 EUR
A road charge is counted only where the route actually uses a toll road. A vignette is always counted, because in many countries it is required on ordinary roads too.
Routes calculated 13.09.2026
By straight-line distance
Nearest alternatives
The nearest other crossing is Rososhany – Brichen, 16 km away in a straight line. A detour pays off when the difference in the queue is larger than the drive.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about border queues
What is the current queue at Kelmentsi – Larga?
As of 20:22 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Kelmentsi – Larga” border crossing is 15 min to exit Ukraine and 57 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00.
When is the queue at Kelmentsi – Larga shortest?
Queues are usually shortest at night between 01:00 and 05:00 and longest in the evening. Tuesday is the calmest weekday.
Is there an air-raid alert near the Kelmentsi – Larga crossing right now?
As of 20:20 Kyiv time an air-raid alert is in force in Chernivtsi Oblast — the very region the Kelmentsi – Larga crossing leads into. It has been running for 37 min. The figures refresh every few minutes. They are a signal, not a substitute for the official warning system.