State-owned railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsia introduced new routes to improve connections with the European Union.
The company added train tickets to such European cities as Budapest, Vienna, and Peremyshl. The tickets will be available at railway booking offices and train stations starting from Dec. 2, according to the railway service’s press service. However, the tickets are not yet available online through the national online buying ticket system at www.booking.uz.gov.ua.
Ticket prices will fluctuate with the value of the euro. Now Ukrzaliznytsia uses the Hr 31.1 to the euro rate. Check the list of directions below.
The railway service also introduced several new directions in fall and winter, starting Dec. 10, that will connect Ukraine with its western neighbors.
The first direct connection from Austria will take around 23 hours to reach Ukraine’s capital. The train will stop in Budapest, Hungary, and the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Current price for the whole trip is Hr 2,505 ($92). The tickets on Austrian Federal Railways and Ukrzaliznytsia websites are not available for sale yet.
A screenshot from the Austrian Federal Railways website shows the direct connection between Vienna and Kyiv that should start operating on Dec. 10. (http://www.oebb.at/en/)
Also, two new trains will connect Ukraine to its western neighbor Poland. The daily train between the Black Sea city of Odesa in the south and Poland’s Peremyshl, located some 12 kilometers from the border, will start operating on Dec. 10.
Another new speed railway connection between Polish Chełm and Ukrainian Zdolbuniv in Rivne Oblast will take around five hours. The train for 187 seats will stop in Rivne and Kovel in Volyn Oblast. The price for a one-way ride will be Hr 354 ($13).
The list of added train directions to the online system at www.booking.uz.gov.ua and prices:
Lviv – Warsaw: Hr 1,728
Lviv – Wroclaw: Hr 1,635
Kyiv – Warsaw: Hr 1,350
Kyiv – Przemysl express: starting at Hr 490
Kyiv – Przemysl express (via Ternopil and Vinnytsia): starting at Hr 537
Lviv – Przemysl express: starting at Hr 190
Kyiv – Bratislava: Hr 2,265
Kyiv – Prague: Hr 3,014
Kyiv – Kosice: Hr 1457
Kyiv – Bucharest: Hr 2,552
Vadul-Siret (Chernivtsi Oblast) – Bucharest: Hr 955
Vadul-Siret – Suceava: Hr 175
Kyiv – Budapest: Hr 2,003
Lviv – Budapest: Hr 1,401
Kyiv – Vienna: Hr 2,505
