💢 Estonia has indefinitely extended reduced operating hours at border crossings with Russia Estonia

💢 Estonia has indefinitely extended reduced operating hours at border crossings with Russia

Estonia has indefinitely extended the shortened operating hours of its road and rail border crossing points with Russia. The Narva, Koidula and Luhamaa checkpoints will continue to operate daily from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The schedule was originally due to remain in place until the end of August, but the government has now declined to set an end date. Estonia’s Interior Ministry said the decision was necessary to strengthen security and border controls. At the same time, the authorities said there are currently no grounds for completely closing the country’s eastern border.

Traffic across the Russian-Estonian border continues to decline. In the first half of 2026, around 444,000 people crossed through road checkpoints, 13% fewer than during the same period last year. The number of vehicles fell from approximately 43,500 to 35,000.

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