Starting from June 15, 2026, bus passengers from Ukraine will not be able to exit to Poland through the "Shehyni – Medyka" border crossing. Road repairs on the Polish side of the bus lane will continue until November 2027 — nearly 18 months. Complete asymmetry: buses from Poland to Ukraine will be allowed through without restrictions.

What exactly is being repaired — and why it's taking so long

According to the State Customs Service, citing the Polish Republic's customs administration, the work concerns modernization of bus lane infrastructure on the Polish side of the crossing. Shehyni – Medyka is one of two main bus border crossings on the Lviv–Przemyśl stretch, where a significant portion of regular routes between Ukraine and Poland are concentrated.

Notably, the closure occurs at a time when "Shehyni" was supposed to eliminate live queue chaos. According to the head of the State Customs Service Derkaç, this very border crossing was among four where a slot system for buses was supposed to be introduced in 2026. Now there will be practically no one to assign slots to.

Where the flow will be redirected

The State Border Guard Service recommends passengers and carriers to reorient themselves in advance toward alternative crossings. The official list includes:

• "Krakovets – Korchova" — the nearest alternative for buses from Lviv, but already registering queues of up to 50 vehicles;
• "Rava-Ruska – Hrebenne" — less congested, but serves a different direction;
• "Smilnytsya" and "Nyzhankovychi" — marked by border guards as the least congested in this area.

"We ask you to take this information into account when planning your trip and choose alternative uncongested border crossings — 'Smilnytsya', 'Nyzhankovychi', 'Hrushuv', 'Rava-Ruska' and 'Uhryniv'."

State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

Practical consequences for passengers

Most regular bus routes from Lviv–Przemyśl and Lviv–Warsaw traditionally pass through Medyka — due to its proximity to the Przemyśl railway hub. Redirecting through Krakovets adds at least 30–40 km to the route and disconnects from direct trains to Krakow or Warsaw. For elderly passengers and those traveling without a car, this is not just an inconvenience — it changes the entire logistics of the trip.

The question that remains open is: will carriers have time to officially re-register routes through alternative crossings by June 15 — and will there be enough capacity at those crossings if the bus flow from "Medyka" arrives simultaneously?