Ukrzaliznytsia has launched new routes to Europe: convenient transfers from Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro.

According to ТСН: As of December 14, a new schedule for passenger trains has come into effect in Ukraine, significantly expanding opportunities for international travel. Ukrzaliznytsia has increased the number of international routes from 11 to 17, opening convenient connections with European Union countries with one comfortable transfer.

Thanks to the updated schedule, residents of Kharkiv, Poltava, Kyiv, and Lviv now have convenient rail connections to Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, and Munich. Additional routes to Western European countries are now available for passengers from Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro.

Connections to Poland, Austria, Germany

The key route for travel from eastern Ukraine to the EU is train No. 63/64 'Oberih' Kharkiv – Kyiv – Przemysl. In Przemysl, passengers can transfer to several European trains traveling to Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic.

• The train departs daily from Kharkiv at 23:50, from Kyiv at 08:05, from Lviv at 14:49, and arrives in Przemysl at 16:59.

• Just an hour later, at 17:54, train EN 417 / EC 40417 departs from Przemysl to Munich, arriving at 10:24. It stops in Vienna (05:25), Salzburg (08:30), and Prague (07:46). Sleeping cars are available on the entire route to and from Przemysl.

• The return train from Munich departs at 18:35 and arrives in Przemysl at 10:10, from where passengers can continue their journey to Lviv, Kyiv, and Kharkiv.

Transfers to Berlin and northern Germany

Also, from train No. 63/64 in Przemysl, a transfer to train EC 430 to Berlin is available, departing at 18:54 and arriving in the German capital at 06:12. This service has wagon groups to Szczecin and Świnoujście via Kraków, Wrocław, and Poznań. The return train EC 431 departs from Berlin at 20:42 and arrives in Przemysl at 09:14.

Additionally, train No. 93/94 Kharkiv – Kyiv – Chełm will run daily. It departs from Kharkiv at 16:56, from Kyiv at 23:57, and arrives in Chełm at 10:47, providing convenient connections for further travel in Poland and other European countries.

New opportunities for the Dnipro region

For residents of Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, the key route is train No. 31/32 Zaporizhzhia – Dnipro – Przemysl. It departs from Zaporizhzhia at 14:14, from Dnipro at 16:30, and arrives in Przemysl at 08:30. Passengers can then transfer to train EC58 GALICJA to Berlin, which departs at 09:09 and arrives at 19:11. The service is operated by Polish carrier PKP InterCity.

The return train from Berlin departs at 08:52 and arrives in Przemysl at 18:45, after which the train continues to Dnipro (12:12) and Zaporizhzhia (14:44).

Another convenient option is train No. 119 Dnipro-Kyiv-Chełm. It departs from Dnipro at 22:55, from Kyiv at 07:51, and arrives in Chełm at 17:52.

From there, passengers can transfer to train IC 440 via Warsaw (21:11) to Berlin, arriving at 06:15. The return train departs from Berlin at 20:42 and arrives in Chełm at 09:26.

Thus, the new schedule of Ukrzaliznytsia has significantly simplified railway travel from Ukraine to EU countries, making it more convenient and accessible for passengers from various regions.

It should be noted that many trains were previously canceled. Some are delayed, and there are also those that have been completely canceled. Cancellations of services and significant delays in train journeys are associated with the night and morning attack by the Russian Federation on infrastructure on December 13.