Kakavijë / Kakavia
Greece → Albania · Statistical analysis
Today
Wait time heatmap — by day and hour (local time Greece)
Numbers show the usual wait · small number = how many reports
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| Mon | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 |
| Tue | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 |
| Wed | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 12 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 |
| Thu | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 12 n=11 | 10 n=9 | 8 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 |
| Fri | 10 n=8 | 8 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 8 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 8 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 8 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 23 n=9 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 |
| Sat | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 15 n=8 | 16 n=11 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 |
| Sun | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=8 |
Best individual hours across all days
Best times per weekday
Values are in minutes · Based on 1421 readings · 2026.06.30 – 2026.08.27
About the Kakavijë / Kakavia crossing
The Kakavijë–Kakavia crossing is the main road border between Albania and Greece, in the mountains of the south near the city of Gjirokastër. On the Albanian side it lies at the village of Kakavijë on the SH4 road, while on the Greek side the EO22 (European route E853) leads past Ktismata toward Kalpaki and Ioannina, linking up with the Egnatia motorway and the wider Greek road network.
This is one of the busiest crossings on the Albania–Greece border, carrying a heavy flow of cars, long-distance buses and trucks. It is especially important for the large Albanian community living and working in Greece: traffic swells around major holidays and the summer, when families travel in both directions. The Christmas, Easter and August peaks are well known for long queues, and the return waves after holidays can be intense.
The crossing is open around the clock and marks an external border of the Schengen area, so full passport and customs checks apply. Both passenger and freight traffic pass here, and delays vary by lane and time of day.
Practical tips
During holiday peaks the crossing can back up for long stretches, so timing your trip makes a real difference. Check the heatmap above to see the quietest hours before you set off.
How to read this page
Each square is one day and hour. Green is a short wait (30 min or less), yellow is medium (up to 90), red is long. Grey squares have no reports yet. The big number is the usual wait in minutes; the small number is how many reports it is based on. Faded squares have very few reports, so treat them with caution.
We show two numbers. The usual wait (‘Typically’) is the middle of what people report — a normal day. The busy-day number (‘up to’) is how bad it can get. If you can’t be late, plan for the busy-day number.
The 2-hour window when waits are usually shortest. Arrive near its start for the best chance of a quick crossing. The per-day cards show the same for each weekday.
Reports come in through the day. The Last reporting card at the top shows the latest one. Recent reports count a little more than old ones, and anything based on very few reports is faded — treat it with caution.
Wait times for Greece → Albania and the opposite direction are tracked separately and often differ significantly. Use the link at the top of the page to switch to the reverse crossing.
Public holidays, seasonal traffic, and road works can shift wait times well outside historical norms. These statistics reflect past patterns — always check current conditions before you travel.
Tap the filter header to expand or collapse the filter panel. Use the period presets — 30 days, 90 days, seasons, All time, or a custom date range — for quick access to different windows. Select specific days of the week or times of day to further narrow your analysis. Default is the current season, all days, all hours.