Frankfurt am Main to Moscow by train

Travel from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Moscow (Russia) by train (2022km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.

To travel by train from Frankfurt am Main to Moscow, use one of the direct night train connections on the route from Berlin to Moscow. Tickets for this section can be bought from 160 EUR. You can find the exact timetable and ticket prices via the booking links. You can also find the train connections and fares to Berlin (from 19 EUR) and from Moscow. Optionally, you can also travel via Ukraine, if you want to avoid Belarus.

There are three different travel routes. Have a look on them and decide which one fits best for you.

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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 Frankfurt am Main to Moscow, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.

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1 Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Berlin (Germany) - Moscow (Russia)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

1a Travelling from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Berlin (Germany)

Travel from Frankfurt am Main to Berlin by train. The train ticket price starts at 17,90 EUR. The journey time is 3:50 hours. There are direct train connections at least every hour. The first train departs at 05:00. The last train departure is at 20:15. You will travel by ICE (Intercity Express) high-speed-train.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Frankfurt am Main

1b Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Moscow (Russia)

Two direct night trains connect Berlin with Moscow. The journey time is 24 hours. You can buy train tickets from 160 EUR. The price depends on your travel date and the category you choose. You can find the exact timetable and ticket prices via the given booking links.

Three times a week you can travel on these direct train connections. One night train comes from Paris (EN453 Transeuropean Express) with a stop in Berlin. From Berlin there is a direct train EN 441/14M Strizh.

You can find travel reports with many photos about both night trains in our blog.

If you want to avoid the trip through Belarus, travel from Berlin to Warsaw and from there by night train to Kiev. In Kiev you take the direct train to Moscow.

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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 453/24J Paris - Moscow / EN 13M/440 Moscow - Berlin / EN 441/14M Berlin - Moscow

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Berlin

2 Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Warsaw (Poland) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Moscow (Russia)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

2a Travelling from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Warsaw (Poland)

To travel from Germany to Poland by train, buy a saver price ticket ("Sparpreis Europa") of Deutsche Bahn from 39 EUR. This offer is available for selected destinations in Poland.

If you can not book a ticket in one step from your departure train station in Germany to your destination railway station in Poland, first book the saver fare ticket from Deutsche Bahn. And as second ticket book one from Polish railways to your final travel destination.

Buy your ticket via the given booking links. There you find the exact train schedules and ticket prices.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / EuroCity (EC) / Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK) / Express InterCity (EIC) / Berlin Warszawa Express (BWE)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 446 Warsaw - Cologne / EN 447 Cologne - Warsaw

train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Warsaw - Frankfurt am Main / Berlin - Warsaw / Berlin - Krakow / Berlin - Gdańsk / Cologne - Warsaw / Munich - Warsaw / Munich - Krakow / Frankfurt am Main - Krakow

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Kyiv (Ukraine)

Travel from Warsaw to Kiev by direct train.

There is one overnight train called "Kiev Express" with a journey time of 15 hours. Buy train tickets from 45 EUR. Departure in Warsaw is at 18:20h in the evening. The arrival time in Kiev is 11:00h. This overnight train offers 1, 2 and 3 berth compartments.

The day train has a journey time of 12 hours and departs in Warsaw at 06:40. The arrival time in Kiev is 14:40h. Train tickets are available from 45 EUR.

Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Warsaw

2c Travelling from Kyiv (Ukraine) to Moscow (Russia)

Travel from Kiev to Moscow by direct train. There are 3 to 4 train connections daily with an average travel time of 13 hours. Train tickets are available from 60 EUR. The overnight trains offer 2 and 4 berth compartments.

Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Kyiv

3 Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Moscow (Russia)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

3a Travelling from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Bratislava (Slovakia)

Train tickets from Germany to Slovakia are available from Deutsche Bahn (German railways).

These saver fare tickets "Sparpreis Europa" are available from 29 EUR. If you travel to cities in Slovakia where no saver fare ticket is available to buy from Deutsche Bahn, buy a train ticket until the last possible railway station. From there buy a ticket of Slovak railways to your final travel destination.

Find exact train schedules and train ticket fares via the given booking links.

Between Czech Republic and Slovakia you will also find private express trains "Regiojet" and "Leo Express". They have very good offers which can be interesting for travelling between Germany and Slovakia if you buy two train tickets having a stopover along the way in Czech Republic.

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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bratislava - Frankfurt am Main / Berlin - Bratislava / Munich - Bratislava / Hamburg - Bratislava / Cologne - Bratislava / Munich - Košice / Berlin - Košice / Hamburg - Banská Bystrica

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3b Travelling from Bratislava (Slovakia) to Kyiv (Ukraine)

Travel from Slovakia to Ukraine by direct train. There are two daily trains crossing the border at Cierna nad Tisou to Chop. One of these trains is the overnight train from Bratislava and Prague to Lviv and Kiev.

You can buy ticket on the websites of Slovakian and Ukrainian railways. One train ticket from Slovakia to Chop. And a second train ticket from Chop to your travel destination in Ukraine.

Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.

Where to buy a ticket from Bratislava 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.
Osobný vlak (Os)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
R 801/82 Bratislava - Kyiv

train company:
ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko / UZ Укрзалізниця

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Bratislava / Bratislava - Lviv / Košice - Lviv / Košice - Kyiv

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3c Travelling from Kyiv (Ukraine) to Moscow (Russia)

Travel from Kiev to Moscow by direct train. There are 3 to 4 train connections daily with an average travel time of 13 hours. Train tickets are available from 60 EUR. The overnight trains offer 2 and 4 berth compartments.

Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Kyiv

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