Basic information on the situation at the Koidula – Kunichina Gora border
Unlike Narva, there is no huge queue in Koidula. And the time it takes to cross the border depends only on how quickly people themselves go through the check. Thanks to this, on average, crossing the border takes an hour. Sometimes there are small delays, but they are insignificant.
Citizens of the Russian Federation who have a permanent or temporary residence permit in Europe only need to have a Russian passport and a residence permit. At the Estonian border, they show a residence permit, at the Russian border – a passport. There are no additional questions for this category of border crossers. And they cross in an hour at most.
It is a little more difficult for those who do not have a Russian passport, but only a European one. Usually these are husbands and wives of Russian citizens. These travelers quickly cross the Estonian border with their passport. But at the Russian border, they need to go through a special interview, which takes from 30 to 60 minutes. During the interview, they are asked standard questions:
Where are you going?
Who are you going to?
What is your purpose of going?
There is nothing strange or scary about this interview. You just need to remember that it can take about an hour. And if there are several more foreign citizens ahead, although such coincidences are extremely rare, then you will have to wait two or three hours. By the way, many people go to Narva precisely because there is no such interview there. But trying to save time, on the contrary, they spend it many times more. By the way, in Koidula you need to wait indoors, since this is a pedestrian crossing. And not on the street, like in Narva. This is also a big plus, since people do not have to freeze.
The length of the pedestrian crossing in Koidula is only 300 meters. This is much less than in Narva, where you have to walk across the bridge, which is also an advantage of Koidula.
By the way, if you need to get from the border to St. Petersburg, then from Kunichina Gora you can easily get to Pskov. And there take the train at 6.05, 12.45 and 19.30. ArtSanTaxi drivers always not only take our clients to the border. Also on the other side, passengers can expect a transfer that can take them to the railway station or directly to St. Petersburg, to the specified address. The travel time to the station in Pskov is 45 minutes, and to St. Petersburg - from 4.5 to 5 hours.
The only downside of this border is that it cannot be crossed with animals, since there is no veterinarian there. And if you are traveling with an animal, then we can offer another alternative to Narva - the Luhamaa border.