There is an interrogation at the border, where, why, you and how much, the child was interrogated by a 5-year-old. And you can't go to duty free on the way, only on the return route
In principle, if you arrive early in the morning, you can quickly cross the border, the inconvenience is that the passengers of the car get out and walk through the hall.
My beloved Abkhazia, it doesn't take very long to cross the border, and if it's from Abkhazia, it's just a matter of minutes. And then everything is on the list - clean sea, beautiful nature, low prices for everything.
What can I say, return to the USSR. A scoop. Everything requires reconstruction and modernization. Employees without masks and especially do not look at documents at the border. It's good for someone, it seems like negligence to me
In principle, the checkpoint is quite well organized. The citizens themselves often slow down -they carry the wrong thing, then the wrong way and in the wrong amount.
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Эм
Level 9 Local Expert
August 31, 2022
The passage is carried out quite smartly. I didn't notice the huge queues, as many people write. We were in August twice. Immediately after passing the border, the toilet costs 15 rubles:)
Good time of the day. I'll just say the staff are very friendly. And most importantly, they meet with an open mind.Inside ..... Thank them that there are still such.
They passed quickly, the staff was polite, you walk longer with children, children are asked where you were born, what are the parents' names, when were you born.
Everything is fast, clear, and it takes longer on our border.
I liked the availability of Duty free shops) The assortment, of course, I would like to have more (I'm talking about perfume), there is a huge selection of alcohol. The prices are very pleasant. Good discounts.
I liked everything from the Abkhaz side. With Russia, everything is much worse - queues, sometimes just huge. By the way, pregnant women and women with young children are not in a hurry to let anyone pass there - you also have to stand with everyone, well, or listen to a bunch of nasty things in the back, if you have the courage
to go without waiting in line. There is nowhere to sit, there is a crowd of people in the hall, it is stuffy and cramped. Recently, the turnstiles were changed from swing to rotating, now it has become even worse for mothers with children - you can only walk in one booth with a stroller.
There were long queues from Russia to Abkhazia at the border in early August. We stood for about 3 hours.
There was no queue in the opposite direction. It took about 10 minutes.
The passage of the border towards Abkhazia. at the end of August, it took no more than 15 minutes (we were on the car), but we had to stand back for about 2.5 hours.
An absolute plus of the border is the duty free!!
For those who want to quickly cross the border at passport control, go straight to the far booth. No need to stand in a long queue in one window
Abkhazia is a pearl, but everything is so mysterious if Russia had put things in order at home, I think America asked us, but alas, beat our own, this is our slogan.
One plus 3 dutifrey shops on the Abkhaz side. From Abkhazia, they only look at the availability of documents. You walk to the middle of the pedestrian bridge without any problems. Then our border guards check passports more carefully than they create a traffic jam. But the checkpoint itself .... Passed the border twice, the first time they did not find a child in the database. It took a long time to figure out how he got to the territory of Abkhazia. Which brought him almost to tears. But we passed the border pretty quickly anyway. There was no inspection of things at all. The second time was just terrible.... It was crowded. There were tourist groups, and these are 60-70 people.Plus ordinary vacationers and locals.Some dirty, incomprehensible men with huge cargo carts loaded with trunks.Who pressed into the crowd, as if this would make the customs officers work faster. Swearing and swearing all around. Maybe it's Friday, of course.... After passport control, our valiant border guards searched for prohibited items, counted the amount of alcohol and cigarettes transported. In short, they smoked for the weekend...It is better not to take risks and not to violate.
Border guards from the Russian side work quite quickly, you can stand for 10 minutes, or you can stand for 2 hours, depending on what time you arrive. It is best to cross the border at night, there are few people and few cars). I didn't notice any traffic jams from Abkhazia, they practically don't look there, so everything is fast.
I cross the border by car, I hardly stand in line, there is a queue of cars, then there is a delay of 15 minutes. The crossing to the other side is clearly organized at the border, I did not experience any problems.
Not everything is immediately clear, there were a lot of border crossings in the morning at 10-00, there was no one back at night at 3-00, the attitude is like at all borders
quickly. comfortable. there are always several windows on the Russian side, which prevents the formation of huge queues (except for the holiday period :))))). From the Abkhaz side... always only hospitality :))))
The air conditioner does not work, it is very hot, if you are lucky, you can walk in 3 minutes, or you can stand for three hours with suitcases in the heat, flowing with sweat and tears.
It was a mess, I wanted to be more civilized. It is necessary to stupidly brazenly enter the free areas, the Abkhazians climb on their heads-they are taking tourists, but you can wait.
The optimal time to cross the border is at night or earlier in the morning. The rest of the time you can spend in a car queue from 30-40 minutes to several hours.
There are minimum obstacles for Russian citizens. If you are traveling with a child, then at passport control he may be asked what his name is and what his parents' name is. In babies, this can cause embarrassment and stupor, warn the child earlier.
Frankly, it's trash. It's dirty, terrible and very rude women in the ID check area. They are rude and rude even to children. Don't go to the toilet! Extremely.
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Вячеслав Грачёв
Level 13 Local Expert
September 16, 2022
There are no cleaners, as well as foresters were exterminated.It's a pity that everything is not painted.Faces and passports are looking fast!No photos can be taken.
..It 's probably a shame..
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