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| + | The '''Medyka-Shehyni border crossing''' connects Poland (at the village of Medyka, near [[Przemyśl]]) with Ukraine (at the village of Shehyni, near [[Lviv]]). Walking across this border is allowed. | ||
Waiting times by car could go up to 8 or more hours, depending on the traffic, of course, so the best way is to take your backpack and walk over by foot. Unfortunately, depending on your nationality, waiting time can fluctuate pretty much. There will be most likely be a small/no queue for EU/EEA citizens and a very long one with "all other passports", even at 5 in the morning. | Waiting times by car could go up to 8 or more hours, depending on the traffic, of course, so the best way is to take your backpack and walk over by foot. Unfortunately, depending on your nationality, waiting time can fluctuate pretty much. There will be most likely be a small/no queue for EU/EEA citizens and a very long one with "all other passports", even at 5 in the morning. | ||
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There's a 1 hour time difference between both countries, so don't forget to set your clock if you require one. | There's a 1 hour time difference between both countries, so don't forget to set your clock if you require one. | ||
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| − | + | Be prepared for controls of your luggage, the Polish guards do so with nearly everybody coming from Ukraine (only 2 packs / 40 pcs of cigarettes), on the other side the Ukrainians couldn't care less. They never seem to check inside tents/sleeping bags, so do stash you vodka/cigarettes there :P | |
== Hitchhiking out == | == Hitchhiking out == | ||
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| − | After walking over the border by foot, follow the way for | + | === Into Poland (N28) === |
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| − | + | After walking over the border by foot, follow the way for 250 m until you see some people selling cigarettes and alcohol (or not), anyway at the end of the fence to your left there's a small muddy footpath along it. Use this one for 300 m and you'll be on the starting highway just 50 m behind the border. Best is to start hitching behind the entry to the supermarket, as quite some traffic coming from Ukraine just goes there and back. Also some locals might appear and try to hitch rides, who might not know that much about hitchhiking etiquette, so don't be irritated. Getting rides to Przemysl is pretty easy and might not take longer than 10 minutes. | |
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| + | === Into Ukraine === | ||
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| + | 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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| + | == Public Transport == | ||
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| + | There are minibuses and also a local city bus going from Medyka to Przemysl, and minibusses from Shegyni to [[Lviv|L'viv]] (Western Bus Station, price is around 80 UAH, no credit card, year 2020). The cigarettes selling babushkas will lead you the right way. | ||
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{{IsIn|Eastern Europe}} | {{IsIn|Eastern Europe}} | ||
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[[Category:Ukraine]] | [[Category:Ukraine]] | ||
[[Category:Poland]] | [[Category:Poland]] | ||
[[Category:Border crossings]] | [[Category:Border crossings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:02, 4 October 2020
Medyka-Shehyni border crossing
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| Countries: |  Poland |  Ukraine
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| Type: | Road |
| Motorway: | E 40 |
The Medyka-Shehyni border crossing connects Poland (at the village of Medyka, near Przemyśl) with Ukraine (at the village of Shehyni, near Lviv). Walking across this border is allowed.
Waiting times by car could go up to 8 or more hours, depending on the traffic, of course, so the best way is to take your backpack and walk over by foot. Unfortunately, depending on your nationality, waiting time can fluctuate pretty much. There will be most likely be a small/no queue for EU/EEA citizens and a very long one with "all other passports", even at 5 in the morning.
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 (only 2 packs / 40 pcs of cigarettes), on the other side the Ukrainians couldn't care less. They never seem to check inside tents/sleeping bags, so do stash you vodka/cigarettes there :P
Hitchhiking out
Into Poland (N28)
After walking over the border by foot, follow the way for 250 m until you see some people selling cigarettes and alcohol (or not), anyway at the end of the fence to your left there's a small muddy footpath along it. Use this one for 300 m and you'll be on the starting highway just 50 m behind the border. Best is to start hitching behind the entry to the supermarket, as quite some traffic coming from Ukraine just goes there and back. Also some locals might appear and try to hitch rides, who might not know that much about hitchhiking etiquette, so don't be irritated. Getting rides to Przemysl is pretty easy and might not take longer than 10 minutes.
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.
Public Transport
There are minibuses and also a local city bus going from Medyka to Przemysl, and minibusses from Shegyni to L'viv (Western Bus Station, price is around 80 UAH, no credit card, year 2020). The cigarettes selling babushkas will lead you the right way.
