How to get to Ukraine now?

Sky remains closed in Ukraine due to obvious safety reasons, so you can get to Ukraine by train of Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), by regular bus and by private transfers.

You can find schedule of regular buses here
We can book a private transfer for you in any convenient vehicle (private cars of different level, minivans, minibus, bus) on request.

Train remains convenient way to get to Ukraine. There are several international trains are operated by Ukrainian Railways now.
Schedule below is indicative and may change by railway operators. Contact us for planning your travel for particular dates.

via Poland

There are several direct trains to Przemysl with quite good connections to Krakow, Katowice, Lublin, Rzeszow and some other Polish cities with airports. 

Example of connections to/from Krakow:

KRAKOW -> KYIV

Krakow Glowny 06.42 -> 09.11 Przemysl 10.41  -> Kyiv 21.44 / sleeping train
Krakow Glowny 12.15 -> 14.40 Przemysl 16.20 -> Kyiv 06.04AM+ next day / sleeping train
Krakow Glowny 18.16 -> 20.54 Przemysl 22.30 -> Kyiv 09.18AM+ next day / sleeping train
Krakow Glowny 19.37 -> 22.13 Przemysl 23.59 -> Kyiv 10.37AM+ next day / seating train

KYIV -> KRAKOW   

Kyiv 07.35 -> 16.59 Przemysl / sleeper / passport&customs, change train from other therminal // RISKY SHORT CONNECTION Przemysl 18.54 –> 21.25 Krakow Glowny
Kyiv 11.06 -> 19.55 Przemysl / seating / passport&customs, change train from other terminal // no connecting trains from Przemysl to Krakow Glowny after 18.54
Kyiv 18.35 -> 03.30 Przemysl / seating / passport&customs, change train from other terminal // Przemysl 05.50 –> 08.32 Krakow Glowny
Kyiv 20.05 -> 05.00 Przemysl / sleeper / passport&customs, change train from other terminal // Przemysl 07.12 –> 09.42 Krakow Glowny

Kyiv 23.26 -> 11.20 Przemysl  /sleeper / passport&customs, change train from other terminal // Przemysl 13.10 –> 15.41 Krakow Glowny

KYIV -> WARSAW EAST

There is only one direct train from Kyiv to Warsaw, which departs at 19.06, arriving to Warsaw at 09.33AM next day.
Direct train from Warsaw to Kyiv is rather inconvenient with 3 shelves in 1 compartment with narrow space.
Train Warsaw Wschodnia (East) 18.50 -> Kyiv 10.45
Train Kyiv 19.06 -> Warsaw Wschodnia (East) 09.33AM next day

Not our favourite, but very-very demanded train. It is rather inconvenient compartments, no 1st (lux) class in general. 3 shelves in 1 compartment (like 3 floors).

This is very highly demanded train. You have to buy tickets for this train SHARPLY at 09.00 Kyiv time 20days before departure (when sales is open). Tickets for this train are sold out in minutes. To buy it you have to be authorised by Diia Ukrainian application or ask for a help with Ukrainian travel agency, which knows all the details of this specific process

But there are connecting options

VIA CHELM:

Kyiv 06.47 -> 17.52  transferring in Chelm 18.28 ->Warsaw Wschodnia 21.34 same day
Kyiv 19.06 -> 05.00 transferring in Chelm 06.22 ->Warsaw Wschodnia 09.34
Kyiv 21.30 -> 08.08 transferring in Chelm 08.38 ->Warsaw Wschodnia 11.11
Kyiv 23.55 -> 10.47  transferring in Chelm 12.40 ->Warsaw Wschodnia 15.11

WARSAW EAST -> CHELM -> KYIV

connecting option via Chelm. Here is classic Ukrainian sleeping overnight train with 4 sleeping shelves in the compartment (2 lower shelves + 2 upper shelves)

Train Warsaw Wschodnia 06.30 -> 09.26 transferring in Chelm 10.16 -> Kyiv 22.14 same day
Train Warsaw Wschodnia 12.50 -> 15.22 transferring in Chelm 17.15 -> Kyiv 05.09
Train Warsaw Wschodnia 16.50 -> 19.21 transferring in Chelm 20.14 -> Kyiv 08.16
Train Warsaw Wschodnia 18.50 -> 21.55 transferring in Chelm 23.10 -> Kyiv 10.45

Also there are connecting trains

from Lviv via Rava Ruska

There are also other stops on this train, so could be connecting options from other cities, ask us for the details or check Ukrzaliznytsya web-page

13.36 Lviv -> 15.15 Rava Ruska 16.00 -> 22.11 Warsaw Wschodnia
Warsaw Wschodnia 05.50 AM -> 13.09 Rava Ruska 14.01 -> Lviv 15.28

via other cities

KYIV -> BUDAPEST -> KYIV

IMPORTANT: mandatory printed tickets
Kyiv 09.43 -> Budapest Keleti 06.00 AM next day  / sleeping train
Budapest Keleti 22.40 -> Kyiv 19.54 next day
Also connecting trains via Chop and Uzhhorod are available

KYIV -> BUCHAREST -> KYIV     

Kyiv 06.25 -> Budapest Nord 06.39 AM next day  / sleeping train
Budapest Nord 19.06 -> Kyiv 20.08 next day  / sleeping train

KYIV -> VIENNA -> KYIV    

HIGHLY demanded, very difficult to book.
Inconvenient: 3 shelves (like 3 floors) in 1 compartment.
We recommend you to choose other train for your travel to Ukraine.

sales is open

SALES is OPEN

by Ukrainian Railways 20 days before departure at 09.00AM Kyiv time for international trains. Tickets for highly demanded trains (Warsaw, Vienna, some trains to Chelm) are sold out in minutes. Some dates and seasons are also highly demanded. If you need help with purchasing tickets for your travel to/from Ukraine, contact us IN ADVANCE