Difference between revisions of "Calafat-Vidin border crossing"
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On June, 2013 the bridge was opened between Vidin and Calafat. | On June, 2013 the bridge was opened between Vidin and Calafat. | ||
| − | The '''Calafat-Vidin border crossing''' connects the two sides of the Danube: [[Bulgaria]] (town of [[Vidin]]) with [[Romania]] (town of [[Calafat]]). | + | The '''Calafat-Vidin border crossing''' connects the two sides of the Danube: [[Bulgaria]] (town of [[Vidin]]) with [[Romania]] (town of [[Calafat]]). There is a new bridge conecting the two countries. European route [[E79]] goes here from [[Oradea]] to the south end in [[Thessaloniki]]. |
| − | + | The border control is located on the Bulgarian side, about 2 km from the shore. It is possible to walk through the bridge, but you will be separated from the cars and can only see and be seen by the cars going to Bulgaria, so once you start walking towards Romania, you have to walk through the entire bridge before you can hitchhike again. Total distance to be walked from Bulgarian shore of Danube to ceckpoint on Romanian side is about 5 km, so its better to hitchhike at the begining of the bridge. There is a nice place to stand. | |
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Revision as of 18:20, 5 September 2017
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On June, 2013 the bridge was opened between Vidin and Calafat.
The Calafat-Vidin border crossing connects the two sides of the Danube: Bulgaria (town of Vidin) with Romania (town of Calafat). There is a new bridge conecting the two countries. European route E79 goes here from Oradea to the south end in Thessaloniki.
The border control is located on the Bulgarian side, about 2 km from the shore. It is possible to walk through the bridge, but you will be separated from the cars and can only see and be seen by the cars going to Bulgaria, so once you start walking towards Romania, you have to walk through the entire bridge before you can hitchhike again. Total distance to be walked from Bulgarian shore of Danube to ceckpoint on Romanian side is about 5 km, so its better to hitchhike at the begining of the bridge. There is a nice place to stand.
