The State Customs Service of Ukraine has warned motorists that wait times at the Krakovets–Korczowa and Shehyni–Medyka checkpoints exceeded six hours on 30 March as thousands of Ukrainians living in Poland headed home for the Easter holidays. The advisory, reported by UNN, recommends alternative—and typically quieter—crossings such as Rava-Ruska, Krościenko and Budomierz.
![Easter rush creates long vehicle queues at key Polish-Ukrainian crossings]()
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For companies running shuttle buses for posted workers or moving perishable goods eastward, the congestion can translate into missed delivery slots and driver-hour breaches under EU tachograph rules. Logistics planners should therefore build at least a half-day buffer into east-bound schedules over the holiday period and consider rail freight options via the newly expanded Mostyska terminal. The spike also highlights the ongoing imbalance of passenger flows: while many Ukrainians commute weekly for work in Poland, public-holiday peaks now resemble pre-pandemic levels, stretching both Polish and Ukrainian border-guard staffing. Businesses sponsoring family-reunion travel should encourage off-peak departures—before sunrise or after 22:00—to shorten queues. Border modernisation projects such as Poland’s planned electronic barrier (see separate story) may help security, but they will not add capacity. Long-term, both governments aim to open smaller local-traffic crossings, yet construction timelines remain uncertain, meaning Easter and Christmas surges will keep testing mobility programmes for the foreseeable future.
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For companies running shuttle buses for posted workers or moving perishable goods eastward, the congestion can translate into missed delivery slots and driver-hour breaches under EU tachograph rules. Logistics planners should therefore build at least a half-day buffer into east-bound schedules over the holiday period and consider rail freight options via the newly expanded Mostyska terminal. The spike also highlights the ongoing imbalance of passenger flows: while many Ukrainians commute weekly for work in Poland, public-holiday peaks now resemble pre-pandemic levels, stretching both Polish and Ukrainian border-guard staffing. Businesses sponsoring family-reunion travel should encourage off-peak departures—before sunrise or after 22:00—to shorten queues. Border modernisation projects such as Poland’s planned electronic barrier (see separate story) may help security, but they will not add capacity. Long-term, both governments aim to open smaller local-traffic crossings, yet construction timelines remain uncertain, meaning Easter and Christmas surges will keep testing mobility programmes for the foreseeable future.
