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I am picking up my e90 in Munich in late November (and I drive my 1991 F250 as I wait - that is real torture.) As we plan our trip I need to figure out how much time to allow at borders. We're going to drive from Munich to Venice (germany/austria and austria/italy) and were thinking about going from to Venice to Paris through Geneva (Italy/France, France/Switzerland). My only international experience is driving to Canada which had about a 2 minute stop. Are we talking minutes or hours here?
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Quote: I am picking up my e90 in Munich in late November (and I drive my 1991 F250 as I wait - that is real torture.) As we plan our trip I need to figure out how much time to allow at borders. We're going to drive from Munich to Venice (germany/austria and austria/italy) and were thinking about going from to Venice to Paris through Geneva (Italy/France, France/Switzerland). My only international experience is driving to Canada which had about a 2 minute stop. Are we talking minutes or hours here?
Thanks | Within the EU, with the exception of the UK, you will not find any border crossings. If you leave the EU, say to go to Switzerland, then you will have a border crossing. So pretty much zero time required.
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Even switzerland border is at most a minute - takes much less time than US/Canada border. Its almost like a McD's drive thru....
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that is unexpected, but good, news
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Quote: that is unexpected, but good, news
thanks | Yes, very good news. The change in border crossings has relieved huge congestion problems. I remember (not even that long ago) when I was a student (in Munich) and I'd drive home to Vienna, one could wait an hour or more.
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Quote: | My only international experience is driving to Canada which had about a 2 minute stop. Are we talking minutes or hours here? | Thank god you don't have to commute into Mexico. Going in is usually trivial, expect for getting a work permit the first day of the trip. However, getting back into the U.S. usually involves anywhere from a 30 minute to 1 hour depending on when and where I'm crossing. Its simpler just to find a hotel on the Mexican side and stay, although I usually don't as I sleep easier north of the border.
My first border crossing on my ED trip was from Germay to Austria. I think there was a big sign and the road changed a bit. I quickly got off at the first exit and hunted down a vignette for 7 euros. My next border crossing into Italy was such as small sign (not much bigger than the license plate) that my passenger totally missed it.
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