Some kind of garbage dump and packs of stray dogs. Do not be fooled by the price of a taxi on Russian territory -you will pass the checkpoint the price is 2 times lower. From the checkpoint to Gagra 1t.
Queues day and night. And in both directions. The border guards are super serious. The toilets are free, but they're just tinny.. The border spoils the whole feeling of a vacation.
I went through customs pretty quickly and back and forth. The staff is polite. Local monkeys run around in front of customs and suggest speeding up customs clearance - don't be fooled, it will be money thrown away. The border guards are already skipping the queue quite quickly.
It's all good. But the toilet is very bad. The queue passes quickly. If everything is in order with your documents, then there are no questions. The car must have its own or a general power of attorney.
Very friendly border guards allow people with disabilities to be in a car when crossing. It's quite fast out of season. It's better not to comment during the season!
Fast, convenient. The border guards don't even require masks. Duty free stores have organized a sale. Martini 480 rubles . PSOU wine - 180 o. Perfume is almost free from 14 euros.
Everything was fast, there were not many queues. Thanks to both the Russian and Abkhaz sides. The only thing is, it's a pity that this border separates us.
Fire, tough guys, joking, threatening to take away the rights, handsome, especially from the Abkhaz side, the rest begins with the Abkhazian border guards, you immediately realize that you have entered the territory of the "Country of the Soul"! I'll go again!
The most unusual duty-free in the world! Friendly border guards, the anticipation of the holiday from Abkhazia! The prices in duty-free are reasonable, but the parking is very small
Thanks to the staff, they let you through quickly. Not so long ago, they put an X-ray for suitcases and heaters (by the way, they are very cool)! But I lowered my grade for the toilets. It's terrible!!! Not all doors close, mountains of garbage, stink! The toilets themselves are in a deplorable state. Thank you for putting soap on at least thanks to the pandemic. It didn't exist before either... Please ask your caretakers to buy the latches. The border is still there. There must be at least some prestige!
You pass the border quickly from Abkhazia. Keep in mind that CTP has been introduced for foreign cars. It can be issued immediately after the Russian border. The penalty for lack of insurance is 500 rubles.
In 2021, in July, passing the border there at 6:00 took 20-25 minutes. It took about 40 minutes to get back at 5:00. They're getting divorced at 5:00. But they didn't detain me much.
Surprise to Abkhazia, the border is easily and quickly traversed. On the Russian territory, everything is much more complicated.
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August 17, 2022
Well, how can you write a negative review on the border of such a sincere country?
Of course, I would like the border to be unloaded, you need to know the time so that there would be fewer people and no traffic jams to get through , the best time is 5-6 in the morning , at 6 the traffic jam starts and ends only at the beginning of 9 , if you're lucky ! The staff is polite and attentive!
The border guards, both ours and the Abkhazians, are well done - everything is wonderfully organized, fast, it does not take much time to pass customs, they do not ask unnecessary questions!
Nothing changes. We walked to Abkhazia, we lost a lot of time on the Russian border. It is forbidden to sell goods in dutifrey if you go to Abkhazia.
Everything is much faster back. There are very arrogant and greyhound taxi drivers on both sides.
There is little queue at night and early in the morning. They check the machines superficially. So everyone is adequate. It took about 1 hour to cross the border. We went August - September
I recommend duty free. The difference from the airport is more than 2 times!
Some customs control officers are very rude, it's a pity I didn't remember the last name,
Everything is fast by car, but passengers need to go through passport control separately, and if you manage it in an hour or two, then you can assume that it was fast. Fast is 2-3 hours.
The border is conditional, but this is for law-abiding citizens. When necessary, everything is very strict here. It is easy to pass in winter, there are no people, but in summer you need to stand in line.
They passed quickly. After the border, at the bus and taxi parking lot, Beeline still takes LTE. I ordered a taxi without any problems and got to my place of residence.
Early in the morning at 5:00 a.m. 10 minutes and everything is ready. At 13:00, when leaving Abkhazia, there were 40 minutes at the Russian Customs. No movement. The journey took only 1 hour. It's a long time.
I love flying there! Cigarettes 60-65 r are of excellent quality, but chicken meat is twice as expensive as in Moscow, pork costs as much as beef here. The rest is good in staraya Gagra and Tsandripsh
Go through passport control in June 2021. Everything was very fast, we didn't look at things, just opened the doors, hood and trunk. Passengers are screened in the general queue.
Honestly, after the Russian border, this checkpoint is probably not needed enough... Everyone is loyal enough, documents are checked, cars are watched, everything happens fast enough. I do not know what can be banned in Abkhazia to import/export, but this is how the border with a friendly country should look like.
Like everything in our official places. The queue goes for some instantly, for those who do not often pass - "you have to stand." There is no navigation, the rules of precedence are unclear. From the Abkhaz side, it is much clearer and more honest. And if you are Russian and you are coming from our side, feel like a slave and a redneck, as it should be. 12 years ago there was one bridge, one honest queue, a funny "dude" behind the bridge, lamp military Apses, some in sneakers, some in a pea jacket, some in cotton. Everything is honest and human. Today, the mother who got up from her knees is strict and crafty.
Terrible queues on the Russian side , at passport control , half of the inspectors spend 30 seconds checking documents , half 2-4 minutes , I don 't understand what 's the matter .
Very dirty territory, first of all. Well, the service is impossibly slow. Why does a much larger flow of people go through passport control at airports in much less time?
An hour and a half in line. Yes, the locals earn right brazenly. They spend money past the main queue)))) another scam, they will take the money, bring it to a certain place and throw it))))
A madhouse. Everyone is flocking to a space where there are no clear stripes and the showdown begins! Passengers need to go to Passport control themselves and wait for their car. Complete chaos.
We crossed the border 2 times. If you are traveling with passengers, it is better for them to get out in advance towards Abkhazia, then there will be less waiting for them.
There are often queues from both Abkhazia and Russia . Border guards are quickly allowed to enter the car , despite the large flow . In summer, there are often huge queues - you can stand on a car for 4 and 6 hours
Everything is fine, the border was passed quickly, although there was a heavy downpour, maybe that's why. In the direction of Russia, there were no problems for a maximum of half an hour.
I have been traveling for 4 years now to cross the border quickly, you need to pass it from one night to 5 in the morning for 20 minutes and you are already on vacation
This is a separate topic. There are 8 lanes, yes, but there are only 2 windows for these 8 lanes. The queues are huge, chaos and confusion, scandals. But. The inspectors themselves are very slow. And only here, you drop off your wife and child, they go separately, to another queue for pedestrians, and you with the car separately. Nonsense. Idiocy. As a result, you are still standing at customs, and they are already in neutral at the checkpoint.
The pedestrian cross-country is fast, only taxi drivers who brazenly and without a queue climb are infuriating, as well as the norm., they walked in both directions in 15 minutes