Hello,
Does anybody know how long it usually takes to cross the German-Polish
border near Frankfurt am Oder these days?

Does it depend on the day, or the time of the day? If so, what's the
best time to be there?

(We'll be travelling from Berlin to Warszawa on a Tuesday in May.)

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,
Ronald

Ronald Beilsma wrote:

    >Does anybody know how long it usually takes to cross the German-Polish
    >border near Frankfurt am Oder these days?

http://www.spaarmann.de/wartezeiten.php3?sprach_id=3

Jens

    > http://www.spaarmann.de/wartezeiten.php3?sprach_id=3

As long as you don't go by truck required customs clearance, you don't need
to look into this site, I suppose
For personal car traffic waiting is max . 30 - 40 minutes.
If you choose one of the smaller crossing points in the neighbourhood, it
takes few
minutes to cross the border

Greetings (from PL)

Ronald Beilsma wrote:
    > Does anybody know how long it usually takes to cross the German-Polish
    > border near Frankfurt am Oder these days?
    > Does it depend on the day, or the time of the day? If so, what's the
    > best time to be there?

On foot? It just took us a few minutes. I don't think there was any waiting
per se. This was in the mid-afternoon on a weekday.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu

Do you need a visa as a US citizen to go to Poland from Germany? Is
this an easy trip by train from Berlin? Thanks.



[email protected] (Ronald Beilsma) wrote in message news:...
    > Hello,
    > Does anybody know how long it usually takes to cross the German-Polish
    > border near Frankfurt am Oder these days?
    >
    > Does it depend on the day, or the time of the day? If so, what's the
    > best time to be there?
    >
    > (We'll be travelling from Berlin to Warszawa on a Tuesday in May.)
    >
    > Thanks in advance!
    >
    > Best regards,
    > Ronald

acca wrote:
    > Do you need a visa as a US citizen to go to Poland from Germany? Is
    > this an easy trip by train from Berlin?

No visa required.

When we did it by train, for some reason we had to get out in
Frankfurt-an-Oder and walk across to the Polish station on the other side. I
don't recall whether this is because we were clever (avoiding suboptimal
train scheduling, or getting a better price on the onward journey to
Warsaw), because we were stupid (misunderstanding what we were supposed to
do), or because there was no other choice.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu

[email protected] (acca) wrote in
news:[email protected]:

    > Is this an easy trip by train from Berlin? Thanks.

The nearest border crossing is Frankfurt/Oder. Trains depart at Berlin
Ostbahnhof every 30 minutes, take about an hour. Fare is EUR 9.20 one way.
The town on the Polish side from Frankfurt is Slubice, a former part of
Frankfurt that is now an independent town because of the border. There's
not so much to see or do there except buy stuff that is cheaper in Poland
and marvel "Ooh I'm in Poland". Day trips to Sczeczin/Stettin are also
possible from Berlin, but it's a rise-early-in-the-morning-return-at-dark
kind of trip.

Regards

--
De toutes les matières, c'est la ouate qu'elle préfère.

jot.be wrote:

    >> http://www.spaarmann.de/wartezeiten.php3?sprach_id=3

    > As long as you don't go by truck required customs clearance, you don't need
    > to look into this site, I suppose
    > For personal car traffic waiting is max . 30 - 40 minutes.
    > If you choose one of the smaller crossing points in the neighbourhood, it
    > takes few
    > minutes to cross the border

If you are going by train it is pretty fast; they stop and walk through
checking passports.


--
Julie
**********
Check out my Traval Pages (non-commercial) at
http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm

Miguel Cruz wrote:

    > No visa required.

    > When we did it by train, for some reason we had to get out in
    > Frankfurt-an-Oder and walk across to the Polish station on the other side. I
    > don't recall whether this is because we were clever (avoiding suboptimal
    > train scheduling, or getting a better price on the onward journey to
    > Warsaw), because we were stupid (misunderstanding what we were supposed to
    > do), or because there was no other choice.

When we took the train from Berlin to Krakow in 2001, we did not get out of
the car (we were in bed, as it was an overnight train. ONe of us had to present
passports, but th rest of us (family of 5) mostly slept through it.

Julie
--
Julie
**********
Check out my Traval Pages (non-commercial) at
http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm

"jot.be" wrote in message news:...
    > > http://www.spaarmann.de/wartezeiten.php3?sprach_id=3
    >
    > As long as you don't go by truck required customs clearance, you don't need
    > to look into this site, I suppose
    > For personal car traffic waiting is max . 30 - 40 minutes.
    > If you choose one of the smaller crossing points in the neighbourhood, it
    > takes few
    > minutes to cross the border

Thanks for your reply.
We'll be crossing the border with a normal car, yes.

I guess this means the situation has improved compared to a couple of
years ago. I've heard and read stories of people who've had to wait
five hours (or even longer!) to cross the border with a normal car.

I passed the border near Frankfurt am Oder myself in May 1998 with a
bus. We arrived at the border at 6am, and we passed it two hours
later. At that time there was a very long queue of cars waiting, and
an even longer queue of trucks!

Thanks again for your information.

Best regards,
Ronald

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:
    >
    > [email protected] (acca) wrote in
    > news:[email protected]:
    >
    > > Is this an easy trip by train from Berlin? Thanks.
    >
    > The nearest border crossing is Frankfurt/Oder. [...]
    > and marvel "Ooh I'm in Poland". Day trips to Sczeczin/Stettin are also
    > possible from Berlin, but it's a rise-early-in-the-morning-return-at-dark
    > kind of trip.

Do not forget Kostrzyn which is easy to reach from Berlin by frequent
trains.

Regards, ULF

Ulf Kutzner wrote in message > Do not forget Kostrzyn which is easy to reach from Berlin by frequent
    > trains.
    >
    > Regards, ULF

Please tell me more about Kostrzyn. What is there, how far from
Berlin?

I do "collect" countries so sometimes when in the neighborhood, I do
shamelessly like to add a border crossing or two. And if it is rainy
in May in Berlin, a good train trip may be just the thing to do.

Thanks.