Kapıkule Border Gate
Kapıkule Gümrük Müdürlüğü
Kapıkule, near Edirne, is Turkey’s busiest border gate to the European Union. Across the border is Kapitan Andreevo in Bulgaria.
Contact details
- Official name
- Kapıkule Gümrük Müdürlüğü
- Also called
- Kapıkule Sınır Kapısı · Kapitan Andreevo
- Type
- Border gate
- Border with
- Bulgaria
- Gate on the other side
- Kapitan Andreevo
- Regional directorate
- Trakya Gümrük ve Dış Ticaret Bölge Müdürlüğü
- Address
- Not given on the official page — see the map.
- Phone
Main number. Truck (TIR) section: extension 4100.
- Fax
- +90 284 238 20 22
- edntirgm@ticaret.gov.tr
Source: Ministry of Trade, official contact page (page dated December 18, 2025). Checked on October 26, 2026.
On the map
Cargo it usually handles
- Trucks to and from Bulgaria and the rest of the EU
- Transit cargo under TIR or NCTS (T1/T2)
- Rail cargo through the separate Kapıkule rail customs office
Practical notes
- Trucks entering the EU need an entry summary declaration (ENS) lodged before they arrive.
- Queues can be long at busy times, such as before holidays. Hamzabeyli is the main truck alternative.
- The ministry lists the gate’s main number; the truck (TIR) section is extension 4100.
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