Batumi to Kyiv by train
Travel from Batumi (Georgia) to Kyiv (Ukraine) by train (1300km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Batumi in Georgia to Kyiv in Ukraine, the main route leads via Azerbaijan or via Turkey, Romania and Moldavia. An nice option is the ferry via the Black Sea. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are three different travel routes. Have a look on them and decide which one fits best for you.
- 1Batumi (Georgia) - Tbilisi (Georgia) - Baku (Azerbaijan) - Kharkiv (Ukraine) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
- 2Batumi (Georgia) - Kars (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Chisinau (Moldova) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
- 3Batumi (Georgia) - Chornomorsk (Ukraine) - Odesa (Ukraine) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
1300 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Batumi to Kyiv, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Batumi / Tbilisi - Dnipro / Tbilisi - Kharkiv / Tbilisi - Lviv / Tbilisi - Odesa / Batumi - Chornomorsk / Batumi - Odesa / Batumi - Lviv / Poti - Odesa1 Batumi (Georgia) - Tbilisi (Georgia) - Baku (Azerbaijan) - Kharkiv (Ukraine) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Batumi (Georgia) to Tbilisi (Georgia)
Travel from Batumi to Tbilisi by direct train of Georgian railways. The journey time is 5:30 hours. The train ticket fare is 35 GEL (12 EUR) in 2nd class and 75 GEL (26 EUR) in 1st class.
The departure time in Batumi is 08:30. The arrival time in Tbilisi is 14:00.
Find the exact train schedule and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Batumi to Tbilisi?
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Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Tbilisi - Batumi
1b Travelling from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Baku (Azerbaijan)
Travel from Georgia to Azerbaijan by direct overnight train.
There is one daily overnight train from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Baku (Azerbaijan). The journey time is 12 hours. The train ticket fares start from 9 EUR.
The departure time in Tbilisi is 20:30. The arrival time in Baku is 08:50.
The overnight train offers the following service classes:
- 3rd class: "platskartny". A simple seat. Tickets from 9 EUR (35 GEL).
- 2nd class: "kupé", 4-berth sleeper compartments. Tickets from 14 EUR (55 GEL).
1st class: "spalny vagon", 2-berth sleeper compartments. Tickets from 22 EUR (85 GEL).
Find the exact train schedules and ticket fares via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Tbilisi to Baku?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train company:
ADY Azərbaycan Dəmir Yollar / GEORG Sakartwelos Rkinigsa
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Baku - Tbilisi
1c Travelling from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Kharkiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Azerbaijan to Ukraine by direct train. There are two direct train connections per week between Baku (Azerbaijan) and Kharkiv or Kiev (Ukraine). The journey time is 52 hours. Buy train tickets from 90 EUR.
Find the exact train schedules and ticket fares via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Baku to Kharkiv?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kharkiv - Baku / Baku - Kyiv
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1d Travelling from Kharkiv (Ukraine) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
To travel in Ukraine, you can easily buy train tickets for most long-distance trains online. Many tickets are available as e-tickets however some tickets have to be collected from a ticket office at a railway station. You can of course also buy all tickets locally at a station.
Most long-distance trains are overnight trains with different types of accommodation. On some routes between major cities there are also long-distance train which run during the day with seats only.
Where to buy a ticket from Kharkiv to Kyiv?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
поїзд (UZ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
D 67 Kyiv - Warsaw / D 771/800 Kyiv - Bratislava / D 771/442 Kyiv - Prague / IC 81/33 Kyiv - Budapest / 117/381 Kyiv - Bucharest
train company:
UZ Укрзалізниця
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Kharkiv / Kyiv - Lviv / Kyiv - Dnipro / Kyiv - Odesa / Kyiv - Kharkiv / Kyiv - Donetsk / Lviv - Odesa / Lviv - Kharkiv
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Batumi (Georgia) - Kars (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Chisinau (Moldova) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Batumi (Georgia) to Kars (Turkey)
To travel from Georgia to Turkey by train, you have to make a detour via Russia. Therefore a bus connection from Georgia to Turkey is a much faster option.
Therefore, take first a train from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Batumi (Georgia).
One bus line is from Batumi (Georgia) to Trabzon (Turkey) with at least four connections daily for about EUR 15. From Batumi (Georgia) to Istanbul (Turkey) at least two connections daily for about EUR 25. Buy this bus ticket online at Metro Turizm.
In Trabzon (Turkey) you do not have a connection to the rail network of Turkey. Therefore, the easiest way is to continue with the bus to Ankara or Istanbul.
An other option is by bus from Batumi (Georgia) to Kars (Turkey). In Kars (Turkey) you change to the train to Ankara and Istanbul.
Border crossing is currently: you leave the bus with the luggage before the border, cross the border by foot (easy) and after the border the bus picks you up again.
In future there will be a train connection from Georgia to Turkey, but it is still under construction.
Where to buy a ticket from Batumi to Kars?
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
The following links could be interesting for you.
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Batumi - Trabzon / Trabzon - Batumi
train company:
TCDD Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları / METU Metro Turizm
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kars - Batumi / Batumi - Trabzon / Batumi - Istanbul / Tbilisi - Istanbul / Tbilisi - Ankara / Tbilisi - Izmir / Tbilisi - Adana
2b Travelling from Kars (Turkey) to Istanbul (Turkey)
To travel in Turkey by train, buy your ticket via the given booking links or locally at a train station. Via the links you also find schedules and ticket prices.
Turkey offers high-speed trains and long-distance trains which run overnight.
If no train connection is available, travel by one of the many bus connections. Bus tickets are also available via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Kars to Istanbul?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Optima Express (OPEX) / Standard (TCDD)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest / D 81032 Istanbul - Sofia
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Istanbul - Athens / Istanbul - Thessaloniki
train company:
TCDD Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları / METU Metro Turizm
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Istanbul - Kars / Istanbul - Ankara / Istanbul - Izmir / Istanbul - Kars / Istanbul - Samsun / Istanbul - Edirne / Ankara - Istanbul / Ankara - Izmir / Ankara - Kars / Izmir - Ankara / Izmir - Istanbul
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2c Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Istanbul to Bucharest by direct overnight train. The daily overnight train has a journey time of 20:30 hours. The train ticket fare is 49 EUR.
At off-season (October to May) you have to leave the overnight train in Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) at 04:30 in the morning and continue your journey via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse to Bucharest.
The direct overnight train Istanbul to Bucharest departs at Istanbul Halkali station at 21:40 and arrives in Bucharest at 17:00. Buy your train ticket locally at the Istanbul Sirkeci train station (ticket window 4). This is not the departure station Istanbul Halkali.
The ticket price is 38 EUR plus a supplement of 11 EUR for a berth in a 4 person compartment.
In off-season buy a ticket Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad. And the other tickets locally at the stations where you have enough time, at least one hour in Dimitrovgrad, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse. It is also possible to buy the ticket in the train from the conductor.
The departure station Istanbul Halkali is located 25 kilometres outside of the historic city centre. Buy your ticket for the overnight train at Istanbul Sirkeci railway station and get by Marmaray suburban train directly to Istanbul Halkali railway station. These suburban trains run every 15 minutes with a ticket fare of less than 2 EUR. The journey time is 35 minutes.
If you come by train from Ankara, the Marmaray suburban train station is "Söğütlüçeşme". From there you get directly to "Istanbul Sirkeci" (buy the overnight train ticket) and on to "Istanbul Halkali" (departure of the overnight train).
Where to buy a ticket from Istanbul to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Istanbul
2d Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Chisinau (Moldova)
Travel from Romania to Moldova by overnight train on the route from Bucharest to Chisinau. The journey time is 14 hours. The train ticket price starts from 25 EUR. The train route runs via Iași (Romania) and Ungheni (Moldova).
The overnight train Bucharest to Chisinau offers the following service categories:
- 2nd class: 4-bed compartments. The ticket price 135 RON (28 EUR).
- 1st class: 2-bed compartments. The ticket price 290 RON (60 EUR).
The departure time in Bucharest is 19:15. The arrival time in Chisinau is 09:30.
Additionally there are local trains from Iași (Romania) across the border to Ungheni (Moldova). Regular train connections are available from Ungheni to Chisinau.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Chisinau?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
402/106 Bucharest - Chisinau
train company:
CFR Căile Ferate Române / CFM Calea Ferată din Moldova
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Chisinau - Bucharest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2e Travelling from Chisinau (Moldova) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Moldova to Ukraine by direct train. There exist train connections from Chisinau to Kiev and Odessa.
From Chisinau to Kiev the journey time is 13 hours. The ticket price starts from 30 EUR in a couchette and from 50 EUR in a sleeper-wagon. There are three train connections daily.
From Chisinau to Odessa the journey time is four hours. The ticket price starts from 8 EUR. This train connection usually runs on weekends.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Chisinau to Kyiv?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train company:
UZ Укрзалізниця / CFM Calea Ferată din Moldova
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Chisinau / Chisinau - Lviv / Chisinau - Dnipro / Chisinau - Odesa / Chisinau - Donetsk
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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3 Batumi (Georgia) - Chornomorsk (Ukraine) - Odesa (Ukraine) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
3a Travelling from Batumi (Georgia) to Chornomorsk (Ukraine)
To travel from Georgia to Ukraine, first travel to Batumi (Georgia). Walk from the railway station to the port. From there take the ferry to Chornomorsk (Ukraine). The journey time is about 48 hours. Ticket price starts from USD 110. In Chornomorsk which is located 20 kilometres south of Odessa, take a taxi, mini-bus or bus from the port to the railway station of Odessa.
Where to buy a ticket from Batumi to Chornomorsk?
The following links could be interesting for you.
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Chornomorsk - Batumi / Batumi - Chornomorsk
train company:
UZ Укрзалізниця / GEORG Sakartwelos Rkinigsa / UKRF СК Укрферрі
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Chornomorsk - Batumi / Tbilisi - Kyiv / Tbilisi - Dnipro / Tbilisi - Kharkiv / Tbilisi - Lviv / Tbilisi - Odesa / Batumi - Kyiv / Batumi - Dnipro / Batumi - Lviv / Batumi - Odesa
3b Travelling from Chornomorsk (Ukraine) to Odesa (Ukraine)
To get from the port of Chornomorsk to the railway station of Odessa, take a taxi, mini-bus or bus. It is a journey of about 20 kilometres.
Where to buy a ticket from Chornomorsk to Odesa?
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Odesa - Chornomorsk
3c Travelling from Odesa (Ukraine) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
To travel in Ukraine, you can easily buy train tickets for most long-distance trains online. Many tickets are available as e-tickets however some tickets have to be collected from a ticket office at a railway station. You can of course also buy all tickets locally at a station.
Most long-distance trains are overnight trains with different types of accommodation. On some routes between major cities there are also long-distance train which run during the day with seats only.
Where to buy a ticket from Odesa to Kyiv?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
поїзд (UZ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
D 67 Kyiv - Warsaw / D 771/800 Kyiv - Bratislava / D 771/442 Kyiv - Prague / IC 81/33 Kyiv - Budapest / 117/381 Kyiv - Bucharest
train company:
UZ Укрзалізниця
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Odesa / Kyiv - Lviv / Kyiv - Dnipro / Kyiv - Odesa / Kyiv - Kharkiv / Kyiv - Donetsk / Lviv - Odesa / Lviv - Kharkiv
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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