Slovak border crossings to neighboring countries
The Slovakia since December 21, 2007 part of the Schengen area and lies on the EU's external border , so that border controls at national borders only at border crossings in the Ukraine upright are. In the years from 1993 to 2007 Slovakia also maintained border controls at the border crossings to the neighboring states of Austria , Poland , the Czech Republic and Hungary .
Overview
As the successor state to Czechoslovakia , Slovakia took over the border crossings to Austria, Poland, Hungary and the Ukraine on January 1, 1993. The border crossings to the Czech Republic were newly built. With the accession to the EU and the related integration of Slovakia into the European internal market or into the customs union , no customs controls have been carried out at the EU border crossings since joining the EU. Due to the transfer of the Schengen Agreement into the legal framework of the EU in 1999 by a protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam , the accession of Slovakia to the EU also meant the adoption of the Schengen acquis . The legal regulations were subject to a transitional period until December 21, 2007, the expiry of which meant the elimination of border controls at the national borders with other EU member states. At airports, border controls for flights within the Schengen area were abolished on March 30, 2008.
Slovakia has the following border lengths with neighboring countries:
- Czech Republic - 265 km
- Poland - 597 km
- Ukraine - 98 km
- Hungary - 679 km
- Austria - 127 km
Czech Republic
All border crossings were established after January 1, 1993, the date the former Czechoslovakia was divided .
Road and path crossings
Border crossing | Place in the Czech Republic | Type of transition | to | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Svrčinovec | Mosty u Jablunkova | - ( ) | * | Connection of the planned |
Čadca -Milošová | Šance | Street | * | |
Klokočov | Bílá | - 484 | * | |
Makov | Horní Bečva | - ( ) | * | |
Makov | Velké Karlovice | - 487 | * | |
Lysá pod Makytou | Střelná | - | * | |
Lysá pod Makytou | Střelná | - | * | planned |
Červený Kameň | Nedašova Lhota | Street | * | cars only |
Horné Srnie | Brumov-Bylnice | - | * | cars only |
Drietoma | Starý Hrozenkov | - ( ) | * | |
Nová Bošáca | Březová | Street | * | cars only |
Moravské Lieskové | Strání | - | * | cars only |
Vrbovce | Velká nad Veličkou | - | * | cars only |
Skalica | Sudoměřice | - | * | cars only |
Holíč | Hodonín | - | * | cars only |
Brodské | Lanžhot | - 425 | * | cars only |
Brodské | Lanžhot | - ( ) | * |
Railroad crossings
last stop in Slovakia | first stop in the Czech Republic | opened | abandoned | Railway line | kilometre | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Čadca | Mosty u Jablunkova ( Jablunkapass ) | 1871 | Žilina – Bohumín railway line | |||
Lúky pod Makytou | Horní Lideč ( Lisbon Pass ) | 1937 | Púchov – Horní Lideč railway line | |||
Horné Srnie | Vlárský průsmyk | 1888 | Brno – Vlárský průsmyk railway line | |||
Vrbovce | Velká nad Veličkou | 1929 | Railway line Nové Mesto nad Váhom – Veselí nad Moravou | |||
Skalica | Sudoměřice nad Moravou | 1893 | Railway line Devínska Nová Ves – Skalica na Slovensku | no passenger traffic since 2004 | ||
Holíč | Hodonín | 1891 | Railway line Hodonín – Holíč nad Moravou | no passenger traffic since 2004 | ||
Kúty | Lanžhot | 1900 | Břeclav – Kúty railway line |
* The border controls were discontinued as part of the Schengen expansion on December 21, 2007
Poland
Road and path crossings
Border crossing | Place in Poland | Type of transition | to | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scalité | Zwardoń -Myto | - | * | cars only |
Scalité | Zwardoń -Myto | - | * | |
Novoť | Ujsoły | Street | * | cars only |
Oravská Polhora | Korbielów | - | * | cars only |
Trstená | Chyżne | - ( ) | * | |
Suchá Hora | Chochołów | - | * | cars only |
Tatranská Javorina | Łysa Polana | - | * | |
Podspády | Jurgów | Street - | * | <7.5 t |
Lysá nad Dunajcom | Niedzica | - Street | * | cars only |
Mníšek nad Popradom | Piwniczna-Zdrój | - | * | cars only |
Čirč | Leluchów | - Street | * | |
Kurov | Muszynka | Street | * | <7.5 t |
Becherov | Konieczna | - | * | cars only |
Vyšný Komárnik | Barwinek | - | * | planned |
Vyšný Komárnik | Barwinek | - ( , Duklapass ) | * | |
Palota | Radoszyce | - Street | * | cars only |
* The border controls were discontinued as part of the Schengen expansion on December 21, 2007
Railroad crossings
last stop in Slovakia | first stop in Poland | opened | abandoned | Railway line | kilometre | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scalité | Zwardoń | 1884 | * | Čadca – Zwardoń railway line | ||
Suchá Hora | Podczerwone | 1899 | 1975 | Kraovany – Suchá Hora railway line | ||
Plaveč | Muszyna | 1876 | * | Kysak – Muszyna railway line | 75.932 | no passenger traffic |
Medzilaborce | Łupków | 1874 | * | Michaľany – Łupków railway line | Only weekend traffic in the summer months |
* The border controls were discontinued as part of the Schengen expansion on December 21, 2007
Ukraine
The border crossings to Ukraine are border crossings on the EU's external border.
Road and path crossings
Border crossing | Location in Ukraine | Type of transition | to | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ubľa | Maly Bereznyj | - | <3.5 t | |
Vyšné Nemecké | Uzhhorod | - ( ) | Not for pedestrians and cyclists | |
Záhor | Uzhhorod | - ? | planned | |
Veľké Slemence | Mali Selmenzi | Crossing | Pedestrians and cyclists | |
Čierna nad Tisou | Chop | - Street | planned |
Railroad crossings
last stop in Slovakia | first stop in Ukraine | opened | abandoned | Railway line | kilometre | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maťovce | Uzhhorod | 1966 | Uzhhorod – Košice railway line | freight traffic only | ||
Čierna nad Tisou | Chop | 1872 | Railway Košice – Chop | 0.0 |
Hungary
Road and path crossings
* The border controls were discontinued as part of the Schengen expansion on December 21, 2007
Railroad crossings
last stop in Slovakia | first stop in Hungary | opened | abandoned | Railway line | kilometre | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bratislava ( Rusovce ) | Rajka | 1891 | * | Bratislava – Hegyeshalom railway line | 23.35 | |
Komarno | Komárom | 1910 | * | Danube Bridge (Barátság híd) | freight traffic only | |
Šturovo | Szob | 1850 | * | Bratislava – Budapest railway line | 203 | |
Pastovce | Nagybörzsöny | 1885 | 1918 | Narrow gauge railway | ||
Ahy | Hon | 1886 | 1945 | |||
Bušince | Nógrádszakál | ? | * | freight traffic only | ||
Kalonda | Ipolytarnóc | ? | * | freight traffic only | ||
Šiatorská Bukovinka | Somoskőújfalu | 1871 | * | Filákovo-Hatvan railway line | freight traffic only | |
Lenartovce | Bánréve | 1873 | * | freight traffic only | ||
Turňa nad Bodvou | Hidvégardó | 1890 | * | freight traffic only | ||
Kechnec | Hidasnémeti | 1860 | * | Miskolc – Košice railway line | ||
Slovenské Nové Mesto | Sátoraljaújhely | 1872 | * | freight traffic only | ||
Pribeník | Zemplénagárd | ? | ? | Narrow gauge railway, abandoned |
* The border controls were discontinued as part of the Schengen expansion on December 21, 2007
Austria
Of the seven road crossings from Lower Austria and Burgenland to Slovakia, six lead directly to the capital Bratislava .
Road and path crossings
Border crossing | Place in Austria | Type of transition | to | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Moravský Svätý Ján | Hohenau an der March ( Lower Austria ) | bridge | * | cars only |
Bratislava | Marchegg (Lower Austria) | - | planned | |
Bratislava ( Devínska Nová Ves ) | Hof Palace (Lower Austria) | Bicycle bridge of freedom | * | Pedestrians and cyclists |
Bratislava ( Petržalka ) | Berg (Lower Austria) | - | * | |
Bratislava ( Petržalka ) | Kittsee ( B ) | Street | * | ** |
Bratislava ( Jarovce ) | Kittsee (B) | Street | * | ** |
Bratislava ( Jarovce ) | Kittsee (B) | - ( ) | * |
* The border controls were discontinued in the course of the Schengen expansion on December 21, 2007 and reactivated again during the 2008 European Football Championship.
** While the other border crossings are sold by the respective owner ( BIG or municipalities), the building at the border crossing in Kittsee remains in the possession of BIG due to international agreements.
Railroad crossings
last stop in Slovakia | first stop in Austria | opened | abandoned | Railway line | kilometre | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devínska Nová Ves | Marchegg (Lower Austria) | August 10, 1848 | * | Marchegger Ostbahn | 37.9 | |
Bratislava / Pressburg | Berg (Lower Austria) | January 22, 1914 | April 3, 1945 | Pressburger Bahn | 60.9 | |
Bratislava Petržalka / Engerau | Kittsee (Burgenland) | 1897 December 15, 1998 |
1945 * |
Kittseer Ostbahn | 1.8 |
* The border controls were discontinued in the course of the Schengen expansion on December 21, 2007 and reactivated again during the 2008 European Football Championship.
Other transitions
Border crossing | Place in the neighboring state | Type of transition | to | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Záhorská Ves | Angern an der March ( Lower Austria ) | ferry | * | March |
Bratislava | Hainburg (Lower Austria) | shipping | * | Danube |
* The border controls were discontinued in the course of the Schengen expansion on December 21, 2007 and reactivated again during the 2008 European Football Championship.
literature
- VKÚ as (ed.): Podrobný autoatlas - Slovenská republika . 8th edition. Harmanec 2007, ISBN 978-80-8042-509-8 .
- Rail border crossings: Slovakia (English)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Slovakia.travel - General information, accessed on July 16, 2010 ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Former border crossings expire on ORF from April 27, 2009, accessed on April 27, 2009