Kapitan Andreevo / Kapıkule
Bulgaria → Turkey · Statistical analysis
Today
Wait time heatmap — by day and hour (local time Bulgaria)
Numbers show the usual wait · small number = how many reports
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| Mon | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=7 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 12 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 12 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 15 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=8 |
| Tue | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 15 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=12 | 18 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 12 n=10 | 10 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 12 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 12 n=10 | 10 n=9 |
| Wed | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 12 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 9 n=10 | 15 n=9 | 12 n=9 | 15 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 12 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 |
| Thu | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 12 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 10 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 13 n=10 | 10 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 15 n=10 | 12 n=10 | 12 n=9 | 15 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 15 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 13 n=11 | 15 n=8 | 10 n=8 |
| Fri | 8 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 8 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 8 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 8 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 12 n=8 | 17 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 15 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 15 n=8 | 15 n=8 |
| Sat | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 19 n=11 | 18 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 12 n=9 | 15 n=8 | 15 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 30 n=8 | 30 n=8 | 26 n=9 |
| Sun | 23 n=8 | 20 n=8 | 18 n=8 | 26 n=9 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 13 n=8 | 34 n=9 | 28 n=9 | 30 n=8 | 29 n=10 | 24 n=10 | 23 n=9 | 20 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 15 n=8 | 10 n=8 |
Best individual hours across all days
Best times per weekday
Values are in minutes · Based on 1456 readings · 2026.06.30 – 2026.08.27
About the Kapitan Andreevo / Kapıkule crossing
The Kapitan Andreevo–Kapıkule crossing links Bulgaria and Turkey and is one of the busiest land borders in all of Europe. It sits on the E80 corridor between Kapitan Andreevo, near Svilengrad, and Kapıkule, just outside Edirne, where Bulgaria's A4 Maritsa motorway from Sofia and Plovdiv meets the Turkish O-3 motorway to Istanbul, and channels an enormous flow of cars, buses and — above all — heavy trucks moving goods between the European Union and Turkey and beyond.
Because it is the primary gateway on this corridor, queues here are notoriously long, and truck lines in particular can stretch for kilometres and hours, especially during peak freight periods and holiday travel seasons. Passenger cars and buses are processed separately from freight, but delays still build up quickly when volumes surge.
Open around the clock, the crossing has been an external border of the Schengen area since Bulgaria's accession, so full passport and customs checks apply; be prepared for potentially lengthy processing. If you have flexibility in your schedule, timing your crossing well can save a great deal of waiting.
Practical tips
Check the heatmap above to find the quietest hours to cross, and plan accordingly to avoid the worst of the congestion.
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 Bulgaria → Turkey 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.