Budapest to Kyiv by train
Travel from Budapest (Hungary) to Kyiv (Ukraine) by train (899km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Budapest in Hungary to Kyiv in Ukraine, please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
899 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 Budapest 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
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1a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Hungary to Ukraine by direct overnight train. It is the most comfortable way of travel between Budapest and Lviv/Kiev with a journey time of 15/22 hours.
You can also travel first with a ticket from Hungarian railways MAV to Zahony. Then buy a ticket locally at the train station from Zahony to Chop. And from Chop a ticket of Ukrainian railways to your travel destination. There are several daily trains crossing the border between Zahony and Chop.
Find the exact train schedules for your travel journey and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites. The train tickets are also available at a station.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest 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.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Sebesvonat (S)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
IC 34/82 Budapest - Kyiv
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / UZ Укрзалізниця
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Budapest / Budapest - Lviv
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / MAV Hungary / Ukraine Railways
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