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Crossing Polish border during holiday season

08.04.2020

Due to the state of epidemic, we advise against all travel. However, if you are planning to travel to Poland for important reasons, we would like to remind you that due to COVID-19, controls at the border with Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania have been temporarily reintroduced. Polish borders can be crossed only at designated points, and the increased traffic has led to longer waiting time at the border. When planning your journey, we urge you to choose less frequented border crossing points, if possible.

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Border with Germany

The border with Germany can be crossed at the following road border crossing points: Jędrzychowice, Olszyna, Świecko, Krajnik Dolny, Kołbaskowo, Świnoujście-Garz, Zgorzelec, Gubin, Słubice, Kostrzyn nad Odrą.

Border with Lithuania

You can cross the border with Lithuania in Budzisko and Ogrodniki.

Border with Slovakia

The border with Slovakia can be crossed in Barwinek and Chyżne.

Border with the Czech Republic

The following border crossing points are open on the border with the Czech Republic: Cieszyn-Chotĕbuz, Gorzyczki, Nowe Chałupki, Kudowa Słone, Trzebina, Jakuszyce, Gołkowice, Lubawka, Głuchołazy and Cieszyn-Český Tĕšín (Friendship Bridge) with pedestrian traffic only. Please note that transit via the Czech Republic is closed to passenger traffic. Transit is open to lorries and trucks only.

You can check the waiting time to cross the border at www.strazgraniczna.pl.

Compulsory quarantine

It is important to note that all persons who are travelling to Poland right now are required to self-isolate on arrival for 14 days. At a border crossing point, all travellers have to give the address where they will be staying. If they cannot be quarantined at the place of their residence, they can stay in a collective quarantine facility. This information is put directly in the database and forwarded automatically to relevant authorities that will monitor if the quarantine is respected.

Important notice: According to the current rules, if quarantine is home-based, it applies to all household members.

In particularly justified cases, quarantine can only be shortened by a state sanitary inspector who has jurisdiction over the place of the quarantine or by other entity authorized by the Chief Sanitary Inspector.

MFA Press Office

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