# Starokozache – Tudora border queue today > Data updated 19:54, September 18, 2026 (Europe/Kyiv) (72 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/starokozache-tudora As of 21:06 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Starokozache – Tudora” border crossing is 3:35 to exit Ukraine and 35 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. | | from Ukraine → | → into Ukraine | |---|---|---| | Cars | 3:35 | 35 min | | Buses | 15 min | 15 min | | On foot | — | — | Coordinates: 46.37699, 29.98723 ## Key facts - Official name: Starokozache - Name on the neighbouring side: Тудора - Open for: Cars, Buses - Opening hours: 24/7 ## Air-raid alerts near the Starokozache – Tudora crossing As of 21:04 Kyiv time an air-raid alert is in force in Odesa Oblast — the very region the Starokozache – Tudora crossing leads into. It has been running for 25 h 47 min. - Alert proximity index: 4/5 — High | Region | Distance from the crossing | Running for | |---|---|---| | Odesa Oblast | 69 km | 25 h 47 min | | Kirovohrad Oblast | 234 km | 29 min | - 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 Odesa region, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district; the Moldovan side is Tudora. The crossing takes cars and coaches and works mainly for trips into southern Moldova and for local movement within Bessarabia, without a large transit flow. The defining feature of Starokozache is not the number of vehicles but the pace: by our calibration it is one of the slowest posts we measure. The consequence is not obvious but it matters — a queue of ten cars here already means a noticeable wait, whereas at the fast crossings the same queue passes almost imperceptibly. Comparing Starokozache with other posts by queue length simply does not work. By day of the week the hardest is Friday, along with Thursday evening; the lightest day is Monday. Since the difference between days is not as large here as the gap in processing speed, the main advice differs from the usual: rather than hunting for a good day, allow a bigger time buffer than the look of the queue suggests. If your route permits, Palanca on the M-15 is worth considering for journeys further south. This crossing handles: Cars, Buses. There is no pedestrian lane here: only 4 of the 9 crossings on this border let you walk across. Scheduled coaches have a lane of their own. Right now it ranks 8 of the 9 crossings on this border that report data: 3:35 outbound against 15 min at the fastest one (Kelmentsi – Larga). Our calibration allows 10 minutes per car here. Across all crossings that constant runs from 4 to 10 minutes, and 0 of them are slower than this one. Hence the formula for this crossing: 15 minutes for the crossing itself plus 10 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 Starokozache – Tudora 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 (855 measurements), not a forecast for today. - Calmest day: Monday - Busiest day: Friday - Best time to set off: Tuesday, 11:00–13:00 (~15 min) - Time to avoid: Friday, 18:00–20:00 (~4:15) | Day | Average waiting time | |---|---| | Monday | 1:21 | | Tuesday | 1:41 | | Wednesday | 1:23 | | Thursday | 1:51 | | Friday | 1:59 | | Saturday | 1:56 | | Sunday | 1:21 | ## What to prepare for Starokozache – Tudora 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-coaches-run) — 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 coaches run through here) - [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 - Mayaky — Udobne – Palanka — 8 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/mayaky-udobne-palanka - Lisne – Săiți — 50 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/lisne-saiti - Reni – Dzhurzhuleshty — 169 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/reni-dzhurzhuleshty - Orlivka – Isaccea — 169 km: https://yaknakordoni.com.ua/en/punkt/orlivka-isaccea ## FAQ ### What is the current queue at Starokozache – Tudora? As of 21:06 on September 18, 2026, the wait at the “Starokozache – Tudora” border crossing is 3:35 to exit Ukraine and 35 min to enter Ukraine. Queues are shortest between 01:00 and 05:00. ### When is the queue at Starokozache – Tudora shortest? Over the last 60 days the calmest day at this crossing has been Monday and the busiest Friday. The queue is usually shortest on Tuesday, 11:00–13:00 and longest on Friday, 18:00–20:00. ### Is there an air-raid alert near the Starokozache – Tudora crossing right now? As of 21:04 Kyiv time an air-raid alert is in force in Odesa Oblast — the very region the Starokozache – Tudora crossing leads into. It has been running for 25 h 47 min. The figures refresh every few minutes. They are a signal, not a substitute for the official warning system.