# Luzhanka – Luzhanka border queue today > Data updated 20:32, September 18, 2026 (Europe/Kyiv) (34 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/luzhanka As of 21:06 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Luzhanka – Luzhanka” border crossing is 2:33 to exit Ukraine and 33 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. | | from Ukraine → | → into Ukraine | |---|---|---| | Cars | 2:33 | 33 min | | Buses | 1:15 | 1:15 | | On foot | 15 min | 15 min | Coordinates: 48.16572, 22.57394 ## Key facts - Official name: Luzhanka - Name on the neighbouring side: Лужанка - Open for: Cars, On foot, Buses - Opening hours: 24/7 ## Air-raid alerts near the Luzhanka – Luzhanka crossing As of 21:04 Kyiv time, no region within 250 km of the Luzhanka – Luzhanka crossing is under an active air-raid alert. - Alert proximity index: 0/5 — Calm - 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 Zakarpattia, the shortest way out on the Mukachevo direction; on the Hungarian side lie Beregsurány and the road to Nyíregyháza. Luzhanka handles every passenger category at once — cars, scheduled coaches, pedestrians and lorries as well — and on the Hungarian border it is second in load only to Chop. That versatility shapes its rhythm. Unlike the small crossings nearby, whose peak comes on Saturday morning, Luzhanka is heaviest on Sunday: the return wave clearly dominates here, as people come back from the weekend and from Hungary. Monday brings a separate surge before dawn, while the lightest day of the week is Tuesday. In practice Luzhanka is the post to keep as your default, with the small crossings treated as the exception. It is rarely empty, but it processes a queue far faster than Velyka Palad or Dzvinkove, so the same number of cars costs you less time here. What to avoid is Sunday evening: if the trip can be moved to Tuesday or Wednesday, that is the biggest difference available across the whole week. 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 6 of the 6 crossings on this border that report data: 2:33 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 Luzhanka – Luzhanka 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 (1081 measurements), not a forecast for today. - Calmest day: Tuesday - Busiest day: Sunday - Best time to set off: Wednesday, 02:00–04:00 (~23 min) - Time to avoid: Monday, 05:00–07:00 (~3:06) | Day | Average waiting time | |---|---| | Monday | 1:35 | | Tuesday | 1 h | | Wednesday | 1:04 | | Thursday | 1:04 | | Friday | 1:07 | | Saturday | 1:40 | | Sunday | 1:40 | ## What to prepare for Luzhanka – Luzhanka 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 - Kosyno – Barabash — 13 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/kosyno-barabash - Vilok – Tisabec — 21 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/vilok-tisabec - Dzvinkove – Lonya — 24 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/dzvinkove-lonya - Velyka Palad – Nodyhodosh — 30 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/velyka-palad-nodyhodosh ## FAQ ### What is the current queue at Luzhanka – Luzhanka? As of 21:06 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Luzhanka – Luzhanka” border crossing is 2:33 to exit Ukraine and 33 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. ### When is the queue at Luzhanka – Luzhanka shortest? Over the last 60 days the calmest day at this crossing has been Tuesday and the busiest Sunday. The queue is usually shortest on Wednesday, 02:00–04:00 and longest on Monday, 05:00–07:00. ### Is there an air-raid alert near the Luzhanka – Luzhanka crossing right now? As of 21:04 Kyiv time, no region within 250 km of the Luzhanka – Luzhanka 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.