Border Crossings - Poland to Belarus
Terespol (PL) to Brest (BY) crossing
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Leaving Poland at Terespol, 1 July 2001
Time Required:
Allow 1hour.
Carnet:
Not required
Documents:
Passport, vehicle registration, drivers license. International drivers licence. No photocopies required.
Fees:
None.
Insurance Requirement:
No.
Exit Procedure:
Easy. No problems.
Reliability:
Normal experience.
entering Belarus at Brest
Time Required:
Expect 6 hrs. to cross the border. By car it takes usually 24 + hrs. If you want to drive to Russia from Western Europe, you might think of going via Lithuania and Latvia.
Carnet:
Not required.
Documents:
Passport, vehicle registration, drivers license, international drivers licence.
Fees:
No fees anymore. This was a different story in the past!
Procedure:
Transit visa's are no longer issued at the border. Do not wait in line with the cars. Drive with the mc. - carefully- in front of the queue.
Photocopies Required:
No.
Visa/Entry Permit duration:
3 USD, 2 weeks
Vehicle Insurance Requirement:
Yes.
Report:
Nice border crossing. Takes normally around 2 hrs.
Reliability:
This is normal. I crossed this border several times the last 10 years, and it is changing very often.
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