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Star Dojran is the smallest of the three crossings into Greece - which is exactly why it is often the fastest. Here is the live camera, the current waiting time in both directions and the forecast for the days ahead, so you do not set off blind.
Current situation at the border
Star Dojran / Doirani, To Greece: 13 min (quiet). Heading home: 9 min (quiet).
Data from 23:05. The figure is calculated from several sources and refreshes about every five minutes.
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Reports come from users and complement the official estimates. One report per crossing every ~10 minutes.
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There is not enough fresh data for this crossing right now, so we are not showing a number.
The number is calculated from several sources. Fresher and more reliable sources carry more weight.
All three crossings are open 24 hours. What differs is how long you wait and where the road takes you - compare them before you leave.
When Dojran is the better choice
Dojran is the logical choice if you are heading for Kavala, Thassos or the eastern coast - the road is shorter than going via Bogorodica and the queue is almost always smaller. If you are going to Halkidiki or Thessaloniki, Bogorodica is still faster despite the crowds. On peak weekends Dojran can be down to a handful of cars while Bogorodica queues for hours, but it is a small crossing: two full buses are enough to make the line jump.
Biometric Control (EES)
Since April 2026 the European biometric check (EES) applies - fingerprints and a photo are taken on your first entry into Schengen. That lengthens the queue at every crossing, Dojran included. At peak congestion Greece occasionally suspends the biometrics to keep the line moving.
Dojran has no rush hour like Bogorodica, but it has a rhythm too. The longest waits are Saturday morning heading into Greece and Sunday afternoon on the way back, when everyone moves at once. The difference is scale: while Bogorodica gathers queues of one to three hours in those windows, Dojran usually stays under thirty minutes. At night, roughly between midnight and six in the morning, the queue is almost always shortest.
There is no official source for waiting times at Macedonian crossings, so the figure here is calculated from several sources at once - queue length, traveller reports and delay on the approach road - with fresher and more reliable data weighing more. Tap it for the full breakdown: which source contributed what, and how old it is. One extra note for Dojran: it is a smaller crossing, so there are fewer traveller reports than at Bogorodica, which means the estimate here leans more on the automated sources.
If Dojran does not suit your direction, Bogorodica (Evzoni) is the main crossing and leads straight to Thessaloniki, Halkidiki and the Olympic Riviera - but it also has the worst queues. Medzitlija takes you towards Florina and Kastoria and makes sense if you are setting off from Bitola. All three operate 24 hours, and at peak times the difference in waiting between them can exceed an hour - so compare the cameras before you leave, rather than going by habit.
The figure at the top of this page is calculated from several sources at once and refreshes about every five minutes. Tap it to see exactly how it was derived - which source carries how much weight, and how old each reading is. There is no official state source for border waiting times, so all of this is an estimate, not a measurement.
Usually yes, because far less traffic passes through it. But it is not a rule - Dojran is a small crossing with few booths, so one extra bus changes the queue dramatically. Compare both cameras at the moment you leave rather than relying on habit.
It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, like the other two crossings into Greece. At night the queue is almost always shortest - the quietest stretch is between midnight and six in the morning.
On the Greek side the crossing is called Doirani and it leads towards Kilkis, and from there onto the motorway for Kavala and Thassos or towards Thessaloniki. For the eastern coast this is a more direct and shorter route than going round via Evzoni.
Check Bogorodica too before you decide - most of the traffic goes through there, so the difference in waiting time can be large.
This guide is updated for the 2026 season.
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