7 visa-free EU countries that can be reached by train from Ukraine

There are trains from Ukraine to seven European countries. It's all about ticket prices, length of travel, departure time and arrival at Espresso.

On June 11, Ukraine's visa-free regime with Europe started. Now you do not need to think about a visa, but you can bring a brand new biometric passport and go to Europe.

With lowcosters everything is clear: relatively cheap and fast. But Ukraine also has a rail connection with Europe. There are now 7 European countries to travel by train from Ukraine: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Austria.

Ukrzaliznytsia also stated that a route Kiev - Vienna is possible in the future. By the way, you can buy tickets for trains in international destinations only through a special ticket office at the station.

There are many benefits to traveling by train. For example, tickets always have the same fare that is independent of the euro. That is, there is no difference whether you buy a ticket for a month or for 3 days - the price will remain the same.

You can also carry more luggage, as opposed to air travel. And of course, if you have aerophobia, you will be much more comfortable to travel by train.

Cons: The length of the trip increases, the cost of a train ticket is often more expensive than the price of a plane ticket purchased in advance.
1. Ukraine-Austria

On December 10, 2017, Ukrzaliznytsya launches a non-stop Kiev-Vienna wagon.

The car will run year-round daily. He will leave Kiev at 14:07 and arrive in Lviv at 19:50. From Lviv the car will depart at 21:00 and arrive in Vienna the next day at 11:21.

The car will also make stops at the stations of Stryi (at 22:04), Slavske (23:04), Svalyava (0:24), Mukachevo (0:49) and Chop (01:37) while heading through the territory of Ukraine. Overseas, the wagon will stop in Budapest at 08:20 local time.

From Vienna, the non-stop wagon will operate daily from December 11. He will leave at 16:42 local time and arrive in Kiev the next day at 17:11 Kiev time.

The wagon is designed for 30 seats. The ticket price for Ukrzaliznytsia has not been named yet, but it has been noted that it may change depending on the exchange rate.
2. Ukraine-Poland
From 406 UAH
Kiev-Warsaw

There are four trains to Poland every day. For example, at 16:52 daily from Kiev runs the Kiev-Warsaw train. The duration of such a trip is 15 hours 37 minutes. At the train station "Warsaw West" the train arrives at 8 hours 32 minutes.

The train arrives at the east and central stations half an hour early. During the journey, the train makes long stops in Polish cities. For example, in Dorohusk an hour, in Helm 17 minutes, in Lublin 27 minutes and in Lukow 12 minutes. The cost of the ticket to Warsaw is UAH 2400.
Kiev, Lviv, Odessa - Przemysl

The new Intercity + train goes to the Polish border town of Przemysl. You can take the train in Kiev and Lviv. In addition to these two main stations, the train stops in Svyatoshino, Korosten and Pidzamche. The train departs daily from Kiev at 6 o'clock 45 minutes and from Lviv at 12 o'clock 17 minutes.

The duration of the route is 7 hours 40 minutes. In Przemysl, passengers arrive at 1:25 PM Polish time. This timing did not occur by chance, but passengers could then take another train to Krakow or Wroclaw.

Ticket price Kiev - Lviv - Przemysl from 406 UAH. Lviv - Przemysl tickets will cost you 172 hryvnia.

Also, since December 10, 2017, Ukrzaliznytsya launches a new train №36 / 35 Odessa-Przemysl, which will operate daily. The train will go through Zhmerynka, Ternopil, Lviv, Krasne, Rudnytsya, Vapnyarka, Khmelnitsky.

Lviv-Wroclaw

From Lviv also takes a train to Wroclaw, with a stop in Krakow. The train departs at 22:20 from Lviv Central Station and arrives to Krakow at 5 am for 28 minutes and to Wroclaw at 9 am for 54 minutes.

The duration of the trip is 13 hours and the ticket price is 1800 UAH.

Kovel - Helm

Most recently, the state-run Ukrzaliznytsia launched another daily route: Kovel - Chelm. In Chelm there are convenient transfers to Warsaw or Lublin. The train departs from Kovel at 11 o'clock 53 minutes and will arrive at Helm at 13 o'clock 41 minutes local time.

Travel time is just under 2 hours and the ticket price is 130 UAH.
3. Ukraine - Slovakia
From 2200 UAH

You can reach Slovakia by direct trailer: Kiev - Bratislava. The train runs 5 days a week (does not run on Thursdays and Fridays) and departs at 23 hours 57 minutes from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi Station.

And from Lviv the train will leave at 10 o'clock 10 minutes. Stops in Ukrainian cities: Zhmerinets, Khmelnytsky, Ternopil, Lviv, Mukachevo and in the border town of Chop.

In Slovakia, the train stops in Kosice, Dismissed and arrives in Bratislava at 5 am 25 minutes local time. In total, the route Kiev-Bratislava - 30 hours.
4. Ukraine - Czech Republic
From 2900 UAH

You can go to the Czech Republic on the route Kiev - Prague (this is the train that trains to Bratislava). The train to the Czech Republic departs daily and departs from the Kyiv-Pasazhyrsky railway station at 23 hours 57 minutes, and arrives to Prague every other day at 7 hours 22 minutes local time.

This route will take 32 hours and 25 minutes. The train goes through Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Ternopil, Lviv, Mukachevo and Chop. Then he stops in almost all of Slovakia: from Cierna Nad Tysa and Kosice to the city of Zilina. In the Czech Republic, the train enters the border town of Trinec.
5. Ukraine - Hungary
From 1900 UAH

The daily Kiev-Budapest train leaves Kiev-Passenger Station at 8 pm for 22 minutes. The train leaves Lviv, from which it departs at 5 o'clock for 43 minutes. Passengers arrive in Budapest at 18 hours 37 minutes local time, and the duration of such a trip - 23 hours 20 minutes.
6. Ukraine - Romania
From 2100 UAH

There are trains to Romania from Kiev to Bucharest. The train runs through Vinnytsia, Kamianets-Podilskyi and Chernivtsi. It enters Romania through the town of Vixany, Suceava, Baku. From Kiev, the train departs at 20:00 for 5 minutes, and arrives in Bucharest at 22:00 for 56 minutes local time.

In total on the road the train is 27 hours.
7. Ukraine - Bulgaria
From 2400 UAH

The route in the new direction Lviv - Varna will be launched from June 15. In fact, not a whole train will go, but a trailer wagon as part of the Minsk-Varna train.

The train will pass through Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi. Already, the cost of Lviv - Varna tickets has become known - from 2400 UAH, and the duration of the trip - about 32 hours.

The train will run once every 10 days.