What are the standard border checks when traveling between Warsaw and Berlin by various types of transportation?
I know that there is always a passport check when traveling by air. Is that the same case when traveling by train, bus, and car?
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I travelled from Berlin to Poland (Krakow) by train. I had to provide ID when purchasing the ticket (it was for a Eurail pass), but nothing after that. At the border station (Szczecin), however, I had to switch trains - and there were a few transport police doing spot checks on people. I don't really know why or what they were looking for, but they stopped the Brazilian girl I was travelling with, and not myself - so it seemed fairly random.
Personally if I'm travelling in a country which isn't my own, I always carry my passport.
You can read my blog post on the journey if you want a bit more detail.
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Since June 13, 2020, there are no border controls at the internal borders with the Republic of Poland. The border can be crossed at any place both in the entry and exit direction from Poland. The restrictions, including restrictions on the entry of foreigners into Poland still apply at the external border.Is there a border between Germany and Poland?
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I traveled from Berlin to Warsaw by bus with Ecolines in july 2012.
The bus departures around at 22:00 and it arrives to Warsaw at 6:00 (and it goes on to Lithuania or Kaliningrad).
At around 23:30 we were crossing the German-Polish border. There was nothing. I could see there are still offices or customs point. But no one there.
Answer 3
There's nothing special when crossing border between Poland and Germany. In facts, it may be even hard to notice if you are only a passenger. Nothing special happens on the border.
However, the police controls are intensified near the border. The police can hold you anywhere and control your documents, so you must have your passport (or personal ID, if your'e the EU citizen) with you always when you leave home. But near the border, the controls are more often, and often look like they are made on purpose (the police is expecting someone suspected to travel with given bus - you must give your personal data when buying ticket).
Once I've got 2 police controls for the same bus, middle in the night! All passengers were woken and had to give passports / ID-cards. However, it's hard to give any rule, you can travel 10 times and be never controlled. The bus driver has reacted as if it was nothing special.
Please note, it's not a border control. It's exactly the same as the routine police control when you go to the nearest shop to buy sandwitches.
Answer 4
The police checks have been mentioned. It is also possible that Customs do check, but they are not interested per se in you as a person, but more what goods you bring along. Custom checks are still "legal" and possible within the Schengen area.
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