How to get from Kyiv to Warsaw

Checked 2026-09-05

This is a board, not an offer: it says what runs on this route at all. Nothing here is booked, and no price was checked for a particular day — the ranges are what a ticket usually costs.

The direct overnight train is the most sensible choice on this route: no flying is possible since Ukrainian airspace stays closed, and the sleeper avoids the unpredictable border wait that dogs bus and car options.

By train

Direct overnight sleeper · Ukrzaliznytsia

13 h 52 mindaily€45 — €80

Train 67/68, Kyiv Passazhyrskyi to Warszawa Centralna, departs evening arrives next morning; fare depends on berth class from shared 3-bed to private cabin.

By bus

Express coach · FlixBus

12 h 10 mindaily€40 — €80

About a dozen departures a day; fastest scheduled bus, time includes passport-control stops at the border.

Regular scheduled coach · Ecolines, other regional lines

15 hdaily€35 — €60

Several departures a day; usually slower than the express line due to extra stops and a longer border routine.

By car

Private taxi or shared minibus transfer · SkyTransfer, Minibus.com.ua, Passage Taxi, local operators

13 h 30 mindaily€45 — €220

Private car roughly €180-220 per vehicle, shared minibus seat roughly €35-70; total time swings with the border queue, typically 1-5h but up to 8-10h at peak, lightest overnight or midweek.

Could not find out: No direct flight or ferry exists on this route, so those kinds are omitted rather than guessed. Current bus and shared-taxi prices vary by season and booking window, and border-crossing wait time cannot be pinned to one number - it fluctuates hour to hour.

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