Medžitlija / Niki
North Macedonia → Greece · Statistical analysis
Today
Wait time heatmap — by day and hour (local time North Macedonia)
Numbers show the usual wait · small number = how many reports
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| Mon | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 22 n=10 | 23 n=8 | 13 n=10 | 13 n=10 | 13 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 |
| Tue | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=10 | 13 n=11 | 10 n=10 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 |
| Wed | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 |
| Thu | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 8 n=8 | 12 n=8 |
| Fri | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 12 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 8 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 8 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=10 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 157 n=13 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 |
| Sat | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=13 | 7 n=9 | 13 n=10 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=10 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=8 |
| Sun | 10 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=8 | 10 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 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 |
Best individual hours across all days
Best times per weekday
Values are in minutes · Based on 1454 readings · 2026.06.30 – 2026.08.27
About the Medžitlija / Niki crossing
The Medžitlija–Niki crossing is a smaller road border between North Macedonia and Greece on the European route E65, in the Pelagonia plain south of Bitola. On the North Macedonian side it lies about 15 km south of the city of Bitola, while the Greek side opens toward the town of Florina, roughly 15 km away, and the wider region of Western Macedonia.
Compared with the main Bogorodica–Evzoni corridor to the east, this is a quieter, more local crossing. It mainly serves cross-border traffic between the Bitola and Florina areas — residents, shoppers, day-trippers and regional business — rather than long-distance international transit. Passenger cars dominate, with lighter volumes of buses and trucks.
Because it is a secondary route, it can be a useful alternative when the busier crossings are congested, though its own queues tend to swell around weekends and holiday periods when local traffic picks up. Note that this is still an external Schengen border, so full passport checks apply even on short local trips.
Practical tips
Traffic here is lighter and more predictable than at the major corridors, but it is still worth timing your trip. Check the heatmap above to see the quietest hours before you travel.
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 North Macedonia → Greece 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.