# Kosyno – Barabash border queue today > Data updated 00:15, September 19, 2026 (Europe/Kyiv) (7 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/kosyno-barabash As of 00:22 on September 19, 2026, the wait at the “Kosyno – Barabash” border crossing is 33 min to exit Ukraine and 33 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. | | from Ukraine → | → into Ukraine | |---|---|---| | Cars | 33 min | 33 min | | Buses | — | — | | On foot | 15 min | 15 min | Coordinates: 48.24787, 22.44697 ## Key facts - Official name: Kosyno - Name on the neighbouring side: Барабаш - Open for: Cars, On foot - Opening hours: 24/7 ## Air-raid alerts near the Kosyno – Barabash crossing As of 00:20 Kyiv time, no region within 250 km of the Kosyno – Barabash crossing is under an active air-raid alert. - Alert proximity index: 0/5 — Calm - Alert data updated at 00:20 (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 Zakarpattia, the Berehove area; the Hungarian side is Barabás. A quiet crossing for cars and pedestrians, geared more to local movement than to long journeys. Kosyno is known for its thermal baths, and that noticeably shapes the profile of the post: part of the flow here is not people leaving the country but weekend trips in both directions. This is why Kosyno's weekly pattern differs from the small crossings around it. The peak comes not only on Saturday morning but again at Sunday midday — you can see both the outbound leisure trip and the return from it. On working days, particularly midweek, the crossing is among the calmest on the Hungarian direction. For planning that means the following: if your own trip falls at the weekend, Kosyno will be busy exactly when you need it. In that case either set off ahead of the main wave, or watch Barabás on the live queue and keep Luzhanka in reserve, since it takes all categories and clears them faster. On weekdays, though, it is one of the most comfortable options in the region. This crossing handles: Cars, On foot. You can cross here on foot — 5 of the 6 crossings on this border allow it. There is no separate coach lane here. Right now it ranks 3 of the 6 crossings on this border that report data: 33 min outbound against 33 min at the fastest one (Vilok – Tisabec). 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 Kosyno – Barabash shortest? Below is a typical week at this crossing: how long you usually have to wait in each hour. These are medians over 60 days (671 measurements), not a forecast for today. - Calmest day: Thursday - Busiest day: Sunday - Best time to set off: Monday, 17:00–19:00 (~15 min) - Time to avoid: Sunday, 12:00–14:00 (~2:45) | Day | Average waiting time | |---|---| | Monday | 1:12 | | Tuesday | 42 min | | Wednesday | 59 min | | Thursday | 28 min | | Friday | 58 min | | Saturday | 55 min | | Sunday | 1:29 | ## What to prepare for Kosyno – Barabash 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) - [Customs allowances: what you may carry across](https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/porady/mytni-normy#into-the-eu-what-you-may-bring-from-ukraine) — 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 you are entering the EU) - [EES and ETIAS: what changed at the border](https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/porady/ees-etias) — The EES has run at every external Schengen border since 10 April 2026. What it records, who is exempt, and what changes when ETIAS starts at the end of 2026. (because the EES has applied since 10.04.2026) ## Nearest alternatives - Dzvinkove – Lonya — 11 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/dzvinkove-lonya - Luzhanka – Luzhanka — 13 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/luzhanka - Chop (Tysa) – Zahony — 28 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/chop-zahony - Vilok – Tisabec — 34 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/vilok-tisabec ## FAQ ### What is the current queue at Kosyno – Barabash? As of 00:22 on September 19, 2026, the wait at the “Kosyno – Barabash” border crossing is 33 min to exit Ukraine and 33 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. ### When is the queue at Kosyno – Barabash shortest? Over the last 60 days the calmest day at this crossing has been Thursday and the busiest Sunday. The queue is usually shortest on Monday, 17:00–19:00 and longest on Sunday, 12:00–14:00. ### Is there an air-raid alert near the Kosyno – Barabash crossing right now? As of 00:20 Kyiv time, no region within 250 km of the Kosyno – Barabash crossing is under an active air-raid alert. The figures refresh every few minutes. They are a signal, not a substitute for the official warning system.