# Orlivka – Isaccea border queue today > Data updated 00:27, September 19, 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/orlivka-isaccea As of 00:27 on September 19, 2026, the wait at the “Orlivka – Isaccea” border crossing is 21 min to exit Ukraine and 35 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. | | from Ukraine → | → into Ukraine | |---|---|---| | Cars | — | — | | Buses | 1:30 | 3:40 | | On foot | 21 min | — | Coordinates: 45.29282, 28.45812 ## Key facts - Official name: Orlivka - Name on the neighbouring side: Ісакча - Open for: Cars (ferry), On foot, Buses - Opening hours: 24/7 ## Air-raid alerts near the Orlivka – Isaccea crossing As of 00:24 Kyiv time an air-raid alert is in force in Odesa Oblast — the very region the Orlivka – Isaccea crossing leads into. It has been running for 29 h 8 min. - Alert proximity index: 4/5 — High | Region | Distance from the crossing | Running for | |---|---|---| | Odesa Oblast | 63 km | 29 h 8 min | - Alert data updated at 00:24 (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 Odesa region, Izmail district: this is not an ordinary checkpoint but a ferry crossing over the Danube to Isaccea in Romania. Cars, coaches and pedestrians reach the far bank by vessel, and that alone makes Orlivka unlike every other crossing on our list. The key thing to understand is that the queue here does not behave as it does on land. At an ordinary crossing the flow disperses steadily; at a ferry it moves in batches — as many as the vessel takes per sailing. So your wait depends not only on how many vehicles are ahead of you but on where in the timetable you arrive: the difference between just catching a sailing and just missing one can be a full interval. The heaviest days on our observations are Wednesday and Friday, peaking in the afternoon. A further peculiarity is the dependence on conditions on the Danube. Weather, wind and the state of the river affect sailings in a way nothing does at a land crossing, so you need a larger time buffer here than the queue itself suggests. If the ferry is not running for any reason, the overland alternative for this direction is Reni, crossing into Giurgiulești. This crossing handles: Buses, On foot, Cars (ferry). 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 5 of the 6 crossings on this border that report data: 21 min outbound against 15 min at the fastest one (Diakove – Halmeu). ## When is the queue at Orlivka – Isaccea 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 (197 measurements), not a forecast for today. - Calmest day: Tuesday - Busiest day: Saturday - Best time to set off: Tuesday, 16:00–18:00 (~35 min) - Time to avoid: Saturday, 13:00–15:00 (~3:35) | Day | Average waiting time | |---|---| | Monday | 1:32 | | Tuesday | 56 min | | Wednesday | 1:59 | | Thursday | 1:15 | | Friday | 1:50 | | Saturday | 2:04 | | Sunday | 1:04 | ## What to prepare for Orlivka – Isaccea 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 - Reni – Dzhurzhuleshty — 28 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/reni-dzhurzhuleshty - Lisne – Săiți — 150 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/lisne-saiti - Starokozache – Tudora — 169 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/starokozache-tudora - Mayaky — Udobne – Palanka — 175 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/mayaky-udobne-palanka ## FAQ ### What is the current queue at Orlivka – Isaccea? As of 00:27 on September 19, 2026, the wait at the “Orlivka – Isaccea” border crossing is 21 min to exit Ukraine and 35 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. ### When is the queue at Orlivka – Isaccea shortest? Over the last 60 days the calmest day at this crossing has been Tuesday and the busiest Saturday. The queue is usually shortest on Tuesday, 16:00–18:00 and longest on Saturday, 13:00–15:00. ### Is there an air-raid alert near the Orlivka – Isaccea crossing right now? As of 00:24 Kyiv time an air-raid alert is in force in Odesa Oblast — the very region the Orlivka – Isaccea crossing leads into. It has been running for 29 h 8 min. The figures refresh every few minutes. They are a signal, not a substitute for the official warning system.