How to get from Warsaw to Kyiv

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.

Take the direct daily train for the most predictable trip; the bus is cheaper but more exposed to border delays; car or private transfer is fastest in driving hours but least predictable overall because of crossing queues.

By train

Direct overnight train · Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia)

16 h 30 mindailyUS$60 — US$80

One direct sleeper pair each way; includes a stop for the gauge change and border check at Dorohusk-Yahodyn.

By bus

Direct overnight coach · FlixBus, Ecolines, Sindbad

15 hdailyUS$35 — US$95

Several carriers, many departures spread through the day and night; border wait can add hours on top of the driving time.

By car

Self-drive or private transfer · Self-drive, Private transfer services (SkyTransfer, EuroRoadTrip)

12 h 30 mindaily€179 — €300

Route now crosses directly at the Poland-Ukraine border (Dorohusk or Korczowa); queue time is unpredictable and can push the total well past the driving estimate. Price shown is for a booked private transfer, not fuel cost for self-driving.

Could not find out: Current typical border-crossing wait times at Dorohusk/Korczowa are not known precisely, and self-drive fuel-only cost (as opposed to a booked private transfer) wasn't found.

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