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When you cross the border by car expect to be checked 6 times, which costs you a lot of time especially in summer season. Waiting time between 2-8 hours can be seen as normal at this border checkpoint. | When you cross the border by car expect to be checked 6 times, which costs you a lot of time especially in summer season. Waiting time between 2-8 hours can be seen as normal at this border checkpoint. | ||
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| − | [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] had a terrible experience at the [[Kapitan Andreevo]] - Kapıkule [[border crossing]] in October 2008 when he was refused entry by a grumpy border guard who was probably looking for ''baksheesh''. It took a lot of convincing to be allowed back to the truck to get back his backpack. The next day there was no problem to get in. | + | There is an ATM on the Turkish side. It only gives out Turkish Lira (in [[Istanbul]] there are a couple of ATMs that give out EUR and USD). |
| + | You can change money on both sides, but the Turkish side seems slightly more reliable, and if you want to change Turkish money into euro you should probably walk back to Halkbank at the Turkish entry side (500m from the huge building). | ||
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| + | [[User:Guaka|Guaka]] had a terrible experience at the [[Kapitan Andreevo]] - Kapıkule [[border crossing]] in October 2008 when he was refused entry by a grumpy border guard who was probably looking for ''baksheesh''. It took a lot of convincing to be allowed back to the truck to get back his backpack. The next day there was no problem to get in. It seems personnel is much friendlier in 2010, some people even speaking English. | ||
[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] traveled along this checkpoint four times, summer 2007 and 2008. Both times he had no problems with border guards or anything else. | [[User:Platschi|Platschi]] traveled along this checkpoint four times, summer 2007 and 2008. Both times he had no problems with border guards or anything else. | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 27 August 2010
Kapitan Andreevo-Kapıkule border crossing
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| Countries: |  Bulgaria |  Turkey
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| Type: | Road |
| Motorway: | E 80 |
This border checkpoint in the north of Edirne is the most-used spot for cross-border trade between the EU and Turkey, Syria and Iran and tourists going to Turkey by car.
Expect a high rate of traffic there. If you arrive here with a truck, it should be no problem to walk over the border by foot! At the end of both sides you can try to hitch a truck towards Istanbul or Svilengrad, it's very easy!
When you cross the border by car expect to be checked 6 times, which costs you a lot of time especially in summer season. Waiting time between 2-8 hours can be seen as normal at this border checkpoint.
Money
There is an ATM on the Turkish side. It only gives out Turkish Lira (in Istanbul there are a couple of ATMs that give out EUR and USD). You can change money on both sides, but the Turkish side seems slightly more reliable, and if you want to change Turkish money into euro you should probably walk back to Halkbank at the Turkish entry side (500m from the huge building).
Experiences
Guaka had a terrible experience at the Kapitan Andreevo - Kapıkule border crossing in October 2008 when he was refused entry by a grumpy border guard who was probably looking for baksheesh. It took a lot of convincing to be allowed back to the truck to get back his backpack. The next day there was no problem to get in. It seems personnel is much friendlier in 2010, some people even speaking English.
Platschi traveled along this checkpoint four times, summer 2007 and 2008. Both times he had no problems with border guards or anything else.
Links
- Wikipedia article about the checkpoint. (German)
- Kapitan Andreevo
- Edirne
