# Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus border queue today > Data updated 20:32, September 18, 2026 (Europe/Kyiv) (35 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/krasnoilsk-vicovu-de-sus As of 21:06 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus” border crossing is 15 min to exit Ukraine and 27 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. | | from Ukraine → | → into Ukraine | |---|---|---| | Cars | 15 min | 27 min | | Buses | 15 min | 21 min | | On foot | 15 min | — | Coordinates: 47.9485, 25.62086 ## Key facts - Official name: Krasnoilsk - Name on the neighbouring side: Вікову де Сус - Open for: Cars, On foot, Buses - Opening hours: 24/7 ## Air-raid alerts near the Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus crossing As of 21:04 Kyiv time, no region within 250 km of the Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus crossing is under an active air-raid alert. - Alert proximity index: 0/5 — Calm - Alert data updated at 21:04 (3 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, the Carpathian foothills beyond Storozhynets; the Romanian side is Vicovu de Sus. The crossing is smaller and calmer than Porubne, and convenient for trips into northern Romania without the detour via the main route; besides cars it processes coaches and pedestrians. By load Krasnoilsk is one of the quietest posts on the Romanian direction: on Wednesday and Friday there is practically no queue at all. But it has a characteristic anomaly found nowhere else nearby — a noticeable surge on Monday evening. For most crossings Monday is the lightest day, whereas here it is precisely the evening hours at the start of the week that carry the heaviest load. This is worth noting especially for anyone used to planning "for Monday" as a general rule. At Krasnoilsk that rule works in reverse: daytime at the start of the week is good, but the evening is best avoided. The rest of the time the crossing offers one of the most comfortable ways into Romania for people from the Storozhynets area — provided the mountain road to it suits you. This crossing handles: Cars, Buses, On foot. You can cross here on foot — 5 of the 6 crossings on this border allow it. Scheduled coaches have a lane of their own. Right now it ranks 3 of the 6 crossings on this border that report data: 15 min outbound against 15 min at the fastest one (Diakove – Halmeu). 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 Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus 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 (420 measurements), not a forecast for today. - Calmest day: Monday - Busiest day: Tuesday - Best time to set off: Tuesday, 11:00–13:00 (~15 min) - Time to avoid: Tuesday, 20:00–22:00 (~54 min) | Day | Average waiting time | |---|---| | Monday | 15 min | | Tuesday | 29 min | | Wednesday | 15 min | | Thursday | 15 min | | Friday | 20 min | | Saturday | 20 min | | Sunday | 19 min | ## What to prepare for Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus 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 - Porubne – Siret — 33 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/porubne-siret - Diakivtsi – Rakovets — 52 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/diakivtsi-rakovets - Mamalyha – Kriva — 82 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/mamalyha-kriva - Kelmentsi – Larga — 104 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/kelmentsi-larga ## FAQ ### What is the current queue at Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus? As of 21:06 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus” border crossing is 15 min to exit Ukraine and 27 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. ### When is the queue at Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus shortest? Over the last 60 days the calmest day at this crossing has been Monday and the busiest Tuesday. The queue is usually shortest on Tuesday, 11:00–13:00 and longest on Tuesday, 20:00–22:00. ### Is there an air-raid alert near the Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus crossing right now? As of 21:04 Kyiv time, no region within 250 km of the Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus 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. ### How long is the bus queue at Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus? Buses at Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus: 15 min leaving Ukraine and 21 min entering. Buses use a separate lane, so their queue often differs from the car one. [Where coaches cross the border and what drives the time →](https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/porady/pishky-ta-avtobusom#where-coaches-run)