# Mamalyha – Kriva border queue today > Data updated 21:06, September 18, 2026 (Europe/Kyiv) (0 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/mamalyha-kriva As of 21:06 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Mamalyha – Kriva” border crossing is 15 min to exit Ukraine and 15 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. | | from Ukraine → | → into Ukraine | |---|---|---| | Cars | 15 min | 15 min | | Buses | 15 min | 4:15 | | On foot | 15 min | — | Coordinates: 48.26448, 26.62323 ## Key facts - Official name: Mamalyha - Name on the neighbouring side: Крива - Open for: Cars, Buses, On foot, Other - Opening hours: 24/7 ## Air-raid alerts near the Mamalyha – Kriva crossing As of 21:02 Kyiv time, no region within 250 km of the Mamalyha – Kriva crossing is under an active air-raid alert. - Alert proximity index: 0/5 — Calm - Alert data updated at 21:02 (4 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 Novoselytsia direction; the Moldovan side is Criva. This crossing on the road towards Briceni takes cars, coaches, pedestrians and lorries — an unusual combination for the small Moldovan direction, and it is precisely what makes Mamalyha the anchor post of this stretch of border. By volume it is a calm crossing: the queue is short for most of the week, and Monday is the lightest day of all. But Mamalyha has a wider range than its averages suggest — individual hours on Tuesday afternoon and Saturday evening produce surges an order of magnitude above the usual level. In other words, what is calm here is most days, not every day. For a driver that means Mamalyha is worth checking before you set out rather than trusting to its reputation as a quiet post. Its additional value is that it is one of the few on this stretch that reports live data: when neighbouring Kelmentsi, Sokyriany and Rososhany are silent, it is the queue at Mamalyha that gives the best sense of what is happening across the northern Moldovan direction as a whole. 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 it ranks 2 of the 9 crossings on this border that report data: 15 min outbound against 15 min at the fastest one (Kelmentsi – Larga). 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 Mamalyha – Kriva 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 (391 measurements), not a forecast for today. - Calmest day: Friday - Busiest day: Saturday - Best time to set off: Thursday, 14:00–16:00 (~21 min) - Time to avoid: Saturday, 18:00–20:00 (~2:53) | Day | Average waiting time | |---|---| | Monday | 18 min | | Tuesday | 59 min | | Wednesday | 45 min | | Thursday | 35 min | | Friday | 15 min | | Saturday | 1:06 | | Sunday | 32 min | ## What to prepare for Mamalyha – Kriva 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 - Kelmentsi – Larga — 23 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/kelmentsi-larga - Diakivtsi – Rakovets — 31 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/diakivtsi-rakovets - Rososhany – Brichen — 34 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/rososhany-brichen - Porubne – Siret — 52 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/porubne-siret ## FAQ ### What is the current queue at Mamalyha – Kriva? As of 21:06 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Mamalyha – Kriva” border crossing is 15 min to exit Ukraine and 15 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. ### When is the queue at Mamalyha – Kriva shortest? Over the last 60 days the calmest day at this crossing has been Friday and the busiest Saturday. The queue is usually shortest on Thursday, 14:00–16:00 and longest on Saturday, 18:00–20:00. ### Is there an air-raid alert near the Mamalyha – Kriva crossing right now? As of 21:02 Kyiv time, no region within 250 km of the Mamalyha – Kriva 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.