# Kelmentsi – Larga border queue today

> Data updated 21:03, September 18, 2026 (Europe/Kyiv) (3 min ago)
> Sources: [State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (dpsu.gov.ua)](https://dpsu.gov.ua) · [eCherha (echerha.gov.ua)](https://echerha.gov.ua) · [traveller reports](https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/pro-servis#dzherela) · [nakordoni.eu](https://nakordoni.eu/en)
> HTML: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/kelmentsi-larga

As of 21:06 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.

| | from Ukraine → | → into Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Cars | 15 min | 57 min |
| Buses | 15 min | 5:35 |
| On foot | 15 min | — |

Coordinates: 48.41525, 26.84231

## Key facts

- Official name: Kelmentsi
- Name on the neighbouring side: Ларга
- Open for: Cars, Buses, On foot, Other
- Opening hours: 24/7

## Air-raid alerts near the Kelmentsi – Larga crossing

As of 21:04 Kyiv time an air-raid alert is in force in Vinnytsia Oblast. That is the nearest region under alert to the Kelmentsi – Larga crossing, about 244 km away, and it has been running for 29 min.

- Alert proximity index: 1/5 — Very low

| Region | Distance from the crossing | Running for |
|---|---|---|
| Vinnytsia Oblast | 244 km | 29 min |

- Alert data updated at 21:04 (2 min ago)
- sourced from open OSINT channels, a signal only and never a substitute for the official warning system.

## 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 →](https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/porady/yak-my-rakhuiemo)

## When is the queue at Kelmentsi – Larga shortest?

There are not yet enough observations at this crossing for weekly statistics.

## 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.

- [Crossing the border on foot and by coach](https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/porady/pishky-ta-avtobusom#where-you-can-cross-on-foot) — Which crossings have a pedestrian lane, which take coaches, why the pedestrian queue behaves differently, and what to check when you travel without a car. (because this crossing has a pedestrian lane)
- [Documents for crossing the border](https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/porady/dokumenty) — What is checked on leaving Ukraine and entering the EU: passports, documents for children and the car, and where to find the primary source before you go. (because this is the Moldovan border)
- [Customs allowances: what you may carry across](https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/porady/mytni-normy#into-ukraine-what-you-may-bring-from-the-eu) — EU allowances when entering from Ukraine and Ukrainian allowances when entering from the EU: goods, alcohol, tobacco, cash, fuel and pets. Sourced and dated. (because Ukrainian allowances apply on the way back)

## Nearest alternatives

- Rososhany – Brichen — 16 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/rososhany-brichen
- Mamalyha – Kriva — 23 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/mamalyha-kriva
- Sokyriany – Oknitsa — 46 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/sokyriany-oknitsa
- Diakivtsi – Rakovets — 54 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/diakivtsi-rakovets

## FAQ

### What is the current queue at Kelmentsi – Larga?

As of 21:06 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 21:04 Kyiv time an air-raid alert is in force in Vinnytsia Oblast. That is the nearest region under alert to the Kelmentsi – Larga crossing, about 244 km away, and it has been running for 29 min. The figures refresh every few minutes. They are a signal, not a substitute for the official warning system.