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from Russia into Urkraine
hi folks
did anyone go in recent time over this border? According to the official website of the Ukranian customs it should be possilble.
any hints would be helpful.
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Originally Posted by andreas089
hi folks
did anyone go in recent time over this border? According to the official website of the Ukranian customs it should be possilble.
any hints would be helpful.
Thanks
Andreas
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It depended where you want cross the border
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Border Crossing
I want to use a bordercrossingpoint close to Charkiw .... away from the regions of unrest. I heard of very long waiting hours 10 - 15 h on both sides .... is this true?
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Hi Andreas:
I have never crossed from Ukraine into Russia, but I have ridden into Ukraine from neighboring countries quite a few times.
For reasons unknown, the Ukrainian immigration staff very thoroughly check the documentation of everyone both when you enter the country, and also when you leave. Depending on the season, time of day, and entry point, you can expect the process of either entering or leaving Ukraine to take about 3 to 5 hours.
As for Russia, I have never entered Russia on a motorcycle, but I have flown into that country (as pilot of a large aircraft, on a ferry flight) many times. The Russians are equally thorough in their inspection of paperwork, it usually took me about 90 minutes to get myself and the aircraft into the country, and that was with no waiting (meaning, no line-up ahead of me, I was the only plane arriving that day), all the paperwork in perfect order, and the customs & immigration officials recognizing me and knowing who I was from previous visits.
So, my guess is that you should allocate a full day of time to first get out of Ukraine, and then get into Russia. Bring some food and water with you, there is usually no-where to buy it when you are waiting (and waiting, and waiting) at the border crossing point.
One positive note: At a couple of the smaller Ukraine border entry and/or exit points, the local people have 'waved me forward' to the very front of the line when I arrived at the tail end of a very long line of cars and trucks. It seems that at some entry/exit points (not all!), motorcycles, especially foreign motorcycles with tourists on them, are expected to bypass the long line of local people entering the country and go to the front of the line.
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I've entered/exited Russia on a moto many times. If the line is more than a few cars long, I ride to the front. No one has ever called me on it, and more often than not, people wave me forward. Once when it was raining the (female) Russian border guards opened the closed gate so that I could wait under the covered customs area.
I think the only place where they didn't let me ride to the front of the line was Latvia, and that was the border guards, not the people in the line...
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Hi, i'm planning to enter Russia from Ukraine, what border crossing would you suggest if you want to transfer from Kyiv to Volgograd? As southern side of country may be risky (?), I'm considering north border crossing in Bachivsk on road M02 / E391
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If you follow the Russia - Ukraine border from west to east, you can cross at any major road crossing (there are some minor road crossings only open to Russian / Ukrainian nationals) until Bugayevka (RU) / Prosyane (UA).
Crossing the border is pretty simple. At the less popular crossings you may well be the only person there. At busier crossings such as Kharkiv - Belgorod or the Bachivsk - Troyebortnoye crossing there will be a queue and you may have to wait. But the guards at the quieter crossings have more time to search through all your stuff.
So if you are on a bike and jump the queue, I would go for a busier crossing as the guards want to move you through more quickly. Shouldn't take more than an hour or two.
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