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Even if you're not a EU/EEA citizen, you might be able to pass through the EU queue. [[User:OlcheMaith|Roaming Pencil]] has done it with an Israeli passport (crossing from Ukraine to Poland), which saved her hours of waiting. It might only be possible if your PN (Passport Nation) has a visa-free policy with Schengen countries; either way, worth asking,
* ''[[User:MaxHermens]] says: Even before you enter this queue, there is a big group of of people waiting outside. They're taking Vodka across the border as a job. They push and pull and will call you names. Be prepared and perhaps it's best not to know Ukrainian at this point.* ''[[user:uncle_sam01|Uncle_sam01]] (EU citizen) has crossed this border multiple times and it really depends on the time of the day. The usual is around 30 minutes, though once he managed to cross into Ukraine in around 5 minutes once. It is still the fastest Poland-Ukraine border by far, as it is the only pedestrian place with separate EU/non-EU lines, the other pedestrian crossing being [[Dołhobyczów-Uhryniv border crossing|Dołhobyczów-Uhryniv]] where there's only one queue (against EU law of course). They never seem to check inside tents/sleeping bags, so do stash you vodka/cigarettes there :P''
There's a 1 hour time difference between both countries, so don't forget to set your clock if you require one.
Be prepared for controls of your luggage, the Polish guards do so with nearly everybody coming from Ukraine (cigarettes), on the other side the Ukrainians are most likely not that strictcouldn't care less.
There are minibusses minibuses and also a local city bus going from Medyka to Przemysl, and minibusses from Shegyni to [[Lviv|L'viv]]. The cigarettes selling babushkas will lead you the right way.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== Into Ukraine ===
After crossing the border, walk down the road for a few hundred meters until the exit of the town. It is helpful to hitchhike with a sign "Lviv" from the petrol station or from in front of the local school. There's also usually a bunch of people waiting around to car share towards Lviv, might be hitchable with some smooth talking.
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