Domachevo was closed. Domachevo webcam: online video of the queue on the border with Poland

Well, at 5.00 in the morning we got up, took a shower, had a cup of coffee with some pastries bought in the store and hit the road, at 6.30 we left somewhere, threw the key to the house in the mailbox, by agreement with the owner, in short the whole journey began, we are going to Poland for car.

Our task is to cross the border in Domachevo (why in Domachevo, and not through
“Warsaw Bridge border crossing”, because there are almost never queues there, and the detour is a short 50 kilometers, although I was told that at Warsaw Bridge There are no cars either, but I decided not to risk it, the queue on the Warsaw Bridge really scared me).
By 15.00 (time - 1 hour from Moscow) they planned to get to Warsaw. You know, I have traveled to Poland by car more than once, but somehow I always missed the capital of Poland, always passed by in transit, this time I decided to definitely visit it, although I understand that it is difficult to get a clear idea in one evening.

Overboard +25, the weather in Poland is especially pleasing - they promise “Africa” +35+36...
We left the city of Minsk and saw “tractors”

We ourselves didn’t notice how we approached Brest... But what do we need BREST for? On the way back we’ll stop here and be sure to visit the Brest Fortress.

Minor road repairs.

There is a gas station before the border, but I didn’t take the risk and filled it up full tank in Brest, (in Poland a liter of gasoline for “ours” is somewhere around 95-100 rubles) why measure 40 km there. And as it turned out, it was not in vain that the border gas station was closed, I don’t know whether it’s true for long or not, but it’s a fact.

Domachevo

We all pass the Domachevo border, the order is this: you drive up to the border checkpoint, get out of the car, take a ticket and drive on, then the border crossing itself, you definitely need to get in the right line, the green corridor (we don’t have anything that needs to be declared), namely where the inscription - "all passports", (all passports) cars of the European Union go along a separate corridor...

There was no queue at the Belarus-Poland border. We were second... A customs officer approached us and asked if we were carrying anything? I took the documents for the car, the coupon that we took at the entrance (we must put a stamp on it) of the passport, looked at the green card, also asked to open the trunk and not seeing anything prohibited there, he said to open the car doors to inspect the passengers, then calmly went to register and check passports, came out five minutes later, handed us documents, a coupon with a mark and wished bon voyage, when leaving the Belarusian border crossing, there is also a checkpoint where you give a ticket and open the trunk.

At the Polish border the procedure is approximately the same, well, the only question they ask is where are you going and for what purpose... And there is no coupon... It is worth noting that border service Poland works clearly and harmoniously, no worse than Belarus.

The entire border with Poland was crossed in 30 minutes, we are in the European Union, namely in Poland.

Queue online (web), can be viewed on the website

Many of those who decided to cross the Polish border a little away from Brest are interested in the webcam in Domachevo. It allows you to check in real time whether there is a queue at the border with Poland at this border crossing. As for the checkpoint on the Polish side, it is called “Slovatyche”.

Checkpoint layout

More information about the border crossing

The Domachevo checkpoint is located a little away from Brest itself. To be precise, it is located approximately 45 kilometers south. According to the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus, as of 2017 its throughput capacity is 2,250 vehicles per day. Of these:

• Passenger cars – 2000.
• Trucks – 200.
• Buses – 50.

On checkpoint The following types of control are carried out:

• Borderline.
• Phytosanitary.
• Customs.
• Sanitary quarantine.
• Veterinary.
• Transport.

The very same Polish border is located very close: only 0.4 km. from the border crossing.

Note! He considers this border crossing to be calmer and less congested compared to the Brest one.

Among those who often cross the border, there is an opinion that the employees of Domachevsky border crossing and customs authorities are more strict towards those who engage in petty smuggling and export of fuel outside the Republic of Belarus. The latter, knowing this, in turn, try to go on an exit towards Brest. So, the time to pass the checkpoint for most ordinary citizens is usually shorter compared to the Brest section.

Getting to this border crossing is quite simple. If you are moving along the M1 highway from Minsk, then, after passing Brest, turn onto the P94 highway. Without leaving it anywhere, you will reach the checkpoint in Domachevo.

But those who want to buy some goods at Duty-Free will have to abandon this idea, since there is no such store there today. On the other hand, more short time waiting compensates for this inconvenience.

Remember! Crossing the Belarusian state border by bicycle and other non-motorized means of transport is prohibited!

Webcam

So, here is an online video of the queue in Domachevo. The border, and to be precise, the cars waiting to cross it, are clearly visible both day and night, since this place is illuminated by a bright spotlight.

Online video queue

Border crossing Domachevo - Slovatichi located in the Brest region, Brest district, Domachevo village. At this checkpoint through state border a republican customs clearance point is located - PTO "Domachevo" (operating hours around the clock). PTO "Domachevo" specializes in customs operations related to the arrival into the customs territory of the Customs Union and the departure from such territory of goods transported in international road traffic

The Domachevo - Slovatichi checkpoint is located on the Belarusian side at the Domachevo - Slovatichi border crossing near the village of Domachevo, it is one of the checkpoints of Belarus and on the Polish side the Slovatichi checkpoint has international status. Passenger cars can pass through it, as well as vehicles with a carrying capacity of 3.5 tons, passenger minibuses with a capacity of up to 9 people. Designed for travel by citizens of any country and stateless persons.
Bandwidth Domachevo carries up to 2,500 passenger cars per day in both directions. The Slovatichi checkpoint can handle up to 2,000 vehicles mixed type.
Border crossing length Domachevo - Slovatichi from the barrier of the Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus at the entrance to the Domachevo checkpoint to the barrier at the exit from the Slovatichi checkpoint is 0.8 km.

Destinations served. Bialystok, Warsaw, Berlin: Brest-Warsaw, Vitebsk-Warsaw, Gomel-Warsaw, Minsk-Warsaw, Moscow-Warsaw, Gomel-Warsaw, Vitebsk-Warsaw. Additional directions: Krakow, Wroclaw, Prague, Vienna, Bratislava: Brest - Prague, Vitebsk - Prague, Gomel-Prague, Minsk - Prague, Moscow - Prague.

Nearest checkpoint is:

• - 69 km along the R-94 road.

Checkpoint "Domachevo - Slovatichi"

Types of control at the checkpoint:

• border;
• customs;
• automobile;
• sanitary quarantine;
• phytosanitary;
• veterinary.

Bandwidth: Domachevo carries up to 2,500 passenger cars per day in both directions. The Slovatichi checkpoint is capable of handling up to 2,000 mixed vehicles.

Transit length: 0.8 km.

Border crossing Domachevo - Slovatichi located in the Brest region, Brest district, the village of Domachevo. At this checkpoint across the state border there is a republican customs clearance point - PTO "Domachevo" (operating hours around the clock). PTO "Domachevo" specializes in customs operations related to the arrival into the customs territory of the Customs Union and the departure from such territory of goods transported in international road traffic.

The Domachevo - Slovatichi checkpoint is located on the Belarusian side at the Domachevo - Slovatichi border crossing near the village of Domachevo, it is one of the checkpoints of Belarus and on the Polish side the Slovatichi checkpoint has international status. Passenger cars, as well as vehicles with a carrying capacity of 3.5 tons, and passenger minibuses with a capacity of up to 9 people can travel through it. Designed for travel by citizens of any country and stateless persons.

Destinations served: Warsaw, Berlin. The length of the route through the Domachevo - Slovatichi checkpoint is: Vitebsk - Warsaw 871 km, Gomel - Warsaw 783 km, Minsk - Warsaw 602 km, Minsk - Warsaw 550 km, Moscow - Warsaw 1304 km, Krakow - Wroclaw - Prague - Vienna - Bratislava - Vitebsk - Prague 1558 km, Gomel - Prague 1572 km, Minsk - Prague 1287 km, Moscow - Prague 1991 km, Minsk - Krakow 771 km.

Nearest checkpoint is:

• - 69 km along the R-94 road.

Queues at the border. The Domachevo-Slovatichi checkpoint serves part of the passenger and bus traffic flow moving through the Belarus-Poland checkpoints. The flow is formed by the M-1 Brest-Moscow highway and by residents of border areas. At the Domachevo checkpoint, the queue on peak days can be up to 3 km, and the waiting time can be up to 12 hours. The average waiting time in line is 1 to 2 hours. To travel through the border crossing Domachevo - Slovatichi, on average you need to spend from 1 to 2 hours. The total time required to cross the border, including waiting in line, for the Domachevo - Slovatichi border crossing can be 4 hours on a normal day and from 5 to 14 hours on peak days. Queues at the point are seasonal. The queue for entry into Belarus, as well as for entry into Poland, depends on the day of the week and time of day. On holidays the queue is maximum.

Order a transfer from the Domachevo-Slovatichi checkpoint to the sanatorium, recreation center, city, you can send a request

Nearest delivery cities:

Location of the border crossing Domachevo - Slovatichi on the map:

We proceed to present the algorithm for crossing the border and present ourselves before with clear eyes guards and publicans of the sovereign.

Let me say right away that crossing the border in Domachevo is usually calmer than in Brest. But everything has its own nuances. We heard that if a car in Brest is suspicious, it is driven aside and the car is checked by special officers; this does not affect the progress of the queue. If such a disaster happened in Domachevo, then the suspicious vehicle is carefully inspected by the same employees, and the entire line waits patiently and for a long time. On the other hand, Domachevo tax collectors are famous for their rigor and severity among “gasoline carriers” and “double bass players”, and the latter willingly go to Brest, which significantly reduces the time it takes to cross the border to Domachevo. We always preferred Brest and always stood from an hour to two on the Polish side, even if the Belarusians were empty.

So, all roads lead to Rome, and ours for now lead to the Belarusian-Polish border. It can be seen from afar.

In front of it there is a large parking lot, where there is last chance visit free WC before the border crossing. The Poles also have it - but for zlotys. Go find them in no man's land.

We have almost no prohibited goods. Almost - because there was uneaten food left in the bag, and it is prohibited to import meat and dairy products into the European Union. To be safe, we move them from the trunk to the cabin - the Flight Journalist always has a woman’s bag dangling under her feet, and as a rule, no one pays attention to it. This time we are not even bringing smuggled smokes - strictly according to the rules - 2 packs per person. The import of alcohol into Europe is also limited - one liter per person, but we do not go to Tula with our samovar or with our beer.

It is also prohibited to use photo and video equipment at the border crossing. A thorough search for photographs of the Polish inspection point did not lead to anything; only one was found on Polish websites old picture, so those interested will have to read rather than watch. But in Belarus we managed to take several shots from afar.

Belarusian side

1. We drive up to the border guard’s booth and stop at the stop line. We are waiting for the officer to release the car in front.

You need to wait until he gives the go-ahead and drive up to the booth, present your passports and registration certificate. This time (March 27, 2014) for the first time at the very entrance we were asked to open the trunk; usually they inspect us later. The document data is entered into the computer, and after a while they are returned to us along with a “slider” - a small piece of paper, which will then need to be given at the exit. The barrier rises and we move on.

2. We drive forward a few tens of meters.

Before us are several entrances to the customs zone. We are looking for a green corridor with the inscription: “All pasports. Nothing to declare” (“All passports. There are no goods subject to declaration”). There is only one car in front of us in the queue. She starts moving, we take her place and stop at the stop line. The border guard immediately waves to us and we drive closer. Here again, checking documents and comparing photographs with those present. She takes the documents and leaves. After some time, the documents are returned, the barrier rises and we move again to the next booth.

3. We drive up to the last booth on the RB side. The husband does not see anyone and gets out of the car. The border guard politely reminds you that you need to wait in the car. After 3-4 minutes an officer comes up to us, takes the “runner”, opens the barrier and we enter the neutral zone- bridge over the Bug River.

Polish side

I should immediately note that the Head of the Expedition speaks a little Polish. When Polish “border guards” hear “albeit inferior, but Polish,” they speak in native language. But they also speak Russian. Therefore, at the border you can communicate either in Russian or Polish. English, I think, is also suitable.

4. We drive up to the Polish side, pass the open barrier and see in front of us approximately the same picture as in point 2 on the Belarusian side. Only instead of the inscription “Checkpoint Domachevo” there is “Rzeczpospolita Polska”.

We are again looking for the right corridor. Some are marked with a blue round icon with yellow stars - the Poles are going there, these lines are to the left along the way. We find a familiar green inscription: “All pasports. Green lane. Nothing to declare.” The rightmost corridor is for light trucks. This is news for us, previously trucks were not allowed into Domachevo, but now vehicles up to 7 tons are allowed to enter.

5. We drive up to the green corridor, in front of us is a Toyota from Minsk. She starts moving, we stop at the stop line, the officer waves his hand and we move behind the Toyota. A Polish “border guard” approaches, we present our documents, and together with the insurance file, we find reservations for Czech hotels in his hand. He leafs through them approvingly because he sees a Czech visa in the passport. Asks about the purpose of the trip. We answer honestly: “Tourism”. Looks at the trunk. He leaves and takes away the documents.

6. The car in front of us drives a few meters forward, we take its place. A hand sticks out of the booth window and hands us documents. Attention, general advice! We have never heard of anyone having their documents mixed up. But when we receive passports at the border, we always check to see if they are ours, because it’s better to make sure than to explain later that you are not Vasya Vasiliev and frantically look for Vasya. We are still standing still and watching the manipulations of the owner of the Toyota. He is located at the booth on the left in front. Finally, the car drives away.

7. We are invited with a gesture to take the place of the departing car. The officer takes the passports, asks if there are cigarettes, how much gasoline and if there are any prohibited goods. The Head of the Expedition replies that there is one pack of cigarettes, a full tank of gasoline, there is nothing prohibited. The border guard hands over the passports and says: “You can go.”

All! The border has been passed. This time - in record short terms. The procedure began on the Belarusian side at 17.25. At exactly 18:00 Moscow time (15:00 in Polish!) we were already driving through the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Next road sign we ignore it, because we are not going to use toll highways.

The third pointer could not be more relevant - we are spending the night in.

Contrary to the rule, not to reserve a hotel in Poland, but to go as far as we can, with regret we taxi to, because this time we decided to make a Polish reservation to obtain a Czech visa.

Finally, some technical advice regarding currency exchange. In Terespol there are no questions about this - just beyond the border on the right there is a booth - an exchanger, (in Polish - KANTOR). They change rubles, euros, dollars. If you go to Domachevo, you can find an exchanger at the first gas station on the right of the road. Or in nearest city, in the same . You can withdraw zlotys from an ATM. Or stock up on them in Russia - as you wish.

“M-1 on a plate.”