Preševo / Tabanovce
North Macedonia → Serbia · 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 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 14 n=12 | 25 n=11 | 40 n=14 | 50 n=12 | 32 n=10 | 24 n=12 | 43 n=14 | 21 n=12 | 25 n=9 | 24 n=10 | 14 n=10 | 15 n=10 | 20 n=10 | 12 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 10 n=8 |
| Tue | 7 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=15 | 25 n=14 | 24 n=13 | 29 n=12 | 23 n=12 | 22 n=10 | 21 n=11 | 24 n=11 | 19 n=10 | 21 n=10 | 17 n=9 | 12 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 12 n=9 | 12 n=11 | 10 n=9 |
| Wed | 7 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 33 n=14 | 31 n=12 | 27 n=17 | 77 n=16 | 32 n=14 | 36 n=13 | 49 n=14 | 39 n=12 | 34 n=11 | 38 n=10 | 32 n=11 | 72 n=9 | 26 n=10 | 15 n=10 | 18 n=13 | 10 n=11 |
| Thu | 10 n=9 | 10 n=10 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 10 n=9 | 13 n=10 | 14 n=10 | 16 n=13 | 30 n=16 | 50 n=16 | 52 n=18 | 46 n=13 | 30 n=14 | 20 n=14 | 20 n=9 | 68 n=11 | 32 n=13 | 25 n=9 | 20 n=10 | 26 n=10 | 30 n=13 | 24 n=10 |
| Fri | 12 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 158 n=13 | 146 n=11 | 151 n=11 | 178 n=16 | 47 n=11 | 41 n=11 | 39 n=12 | 165 n=14 | 111 n=10 | 41 n=10 | 85 n=8 | 24 n=13 | 74 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 12 n=9 | 10 n=8 |
| Sat | 13 n=9 | 15 n=9 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 13 n=9 | 35 n=11 | 38 n=14 | 30 n=12 | 88 n=9 | 38 n=10 | 39 n=10 | 27 n=12 | 30 n=12 | 25 n=11 | 27 n=9 | 31 n=9 | 34 n=9 | 35 n=8 | 34 n=9 | 28 n=9 | 13 n=8 |
| Sun | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 13 n=8 | 15 n=9 | 13 n=8 | 10 n=9 | 7 n=8 | 10 n=11 | 13 n=14 | 22 n=9 | 30 n=10 | 29 n=9 | 35 n=11 | 33 n=15 | 36 n=12 | 33 n=8 | 20 n=9 | 35 n=11 | 14 n=12 | 15 n=8 | 15 n=9 | 10 n=8 | 15 n=8 | 13 n=10 |
Best individual hours across all days
Best times per weekday
Values are in minutes · Based on 1724 readings · 2026.06.30 – 2026.08.27
About the Preševo / Tabanovce crossing
The Preševo / Tabanovce crossing is one of the busiest border points on the Balkan route, linking Serbia and North Macedonia on the E75 motorway (the A1 on both sides) along Pan-European Corridor X. It sits between Preševo on the Serbian side and Tabanovce near Kumanovo on the Macedonian side, on the main artery running from Belgrade south to Skopje and on toward Thessaloniki and Greece.
This is a major transit crossing carrying heavy volumes of cars, buses and freight. Long queues of trucks and holiday traffic are common, especially in summer and around long weekends when diaspora travellers and tourists move through the corridor in large numbers. Waits here can be substantial when volumes peak.
Practical tips
- Carry valid travel documents; both are outside the Schengen area, so passport and customs checks apply.
- As a heavy freight route, car and truck lanes can differ — follow signage for your vehicle type.
- Peak times can bring long delays, so check the heatmap above for the quietest hours to cross.
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 → Serbia 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.