Railway connection Warsaw-Lviv: how to get there by train with a connection?
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For the first time in 18 years, Ukrzaliznytsia is launching a new international train to Warsaw, via western Ukrainian cities: Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Stryi, Kolomyia, Kalush, Morshyn, Bryukhovychi, and Zhovkva. Find out how to get from Ukraine to Poland and vice versa with a transfer at Rava-Ruska station
According to the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia, a new international train from Ukraine to Warsaw will be launched on October 15. This will be the first time in 18 years that Warsaw and Lviv will be connected by rail.
"It took us more than 6 months to implement this project, including agreeing on all the details with the Polish side and opening the checkpoint. From now on, 10 more settlements of Ukraine will have rail connections with Warsaw and Lublin," said Yevhen Lyashchenko, Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia.
Train route No. 867/868 (Kolomyia-Lviv-Rava-Ruska) and No. 767 (Warsaw-Rava-Ruska)
It will be possible to get to Poland (Warsaw or Lublin) not only from Lviv, but also from other cities in western Ukraine. In particular, the train will run through Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Stryi, Kolomyia, Kalush, Morshyn, Bryukhovychi, and Zhovkva with a change of train at Rava-Ruska station.
It is also important that the train schedule is designed in such a way that residents of other cities of Ukraine will be able to make a convenient transfer in Lviv and continue their journey to Poland.
The interchange format of the route is due to the peculiarities of the railroad tracks. Thus, passengers will transfer from a train of Ukrainian gauge (1520 mm) to a train of European gauge (1435 mm) and vice versa.
How to buy tickets for the train Warsaw-Lviv and vice versa?
On the territory of Ukraine, the train will be operated by Ukrzaliznytsia, and on the route Rava-Ruska-Lublin/Warsaw - by the Polish carrier SKPL. According to Ukrzaliznytsia, "passengers should not worry about possible delays, as the transfer has been agreed upon. The train will always be waiting for all passengers."
You can buy train tickets from Ukraine to Warsaw and vice versa in one click, from the desired Ukrainian city to the Polish city.
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Ticket prices from Ukraine to Warsaw
– from Kolomyia - from UAH 1246;
– from Ivano-Frankivsk and Kalush - from UAH 1220;
– from Lviv - from UAH 1190;
– from Rava-Ruska - from UAH 1068.
Passengers can choose from 1st and 2nd class seats.
Timetable of trains №867/868 (Kolomyia-Lviv-Rava-Ruska) and №767 (Warsaw-Rava-Ruska)
– Train №867/868 (Kolomyia-Lviv-Rava-Ruska): departure from Kolomyia at 4:20 am, stops in Ivano-Frankivsk (5:15), Kalush (6:02), Dolyna (6:33), Morshyn (6:55), Stryi (7:13), Lviv (8:30), Bryukhovychi (8:46) and Zhovkva (9:25). Arrival in Rava-Ruska is at 9:58 (organized transfer to a Polish train to Warsaw).
– Train №767 (Rava-Ruska-Warsaw): departure at 10:30, stop in Lublin at 14:55, arrival at Warsaw-Wschodnia station at 17:29.
– Return train №767 (Warsaw-Rava-Ruska): departure at 21:45, stop in Lublin at 23:55. Arrival in Rava-Ruska at 05:15 (transfer).
– Train №867/868 (Rava-Ruska-Lviv-Kolomyia): departure at 6:15, stops in Zhovkva (6:48), Briukhovychi (7:27), Lviv (7:45), Stryi (9:02), Morshyn (9:18), Dolyna (9:45), Kalush (10:16) and Ivano-Frankivsk (11:10). Arrival in Kolomyia is at 12:00.
The total travel time will be 9 hours and 30 minutes from Lviv to Warsaw, 13 hours from Ivano-Frankivsk to Warsaw, and 14 hours from Kolomyia to Warsaw and vice versa, respectively. This is a few hours less than traveling the same route by bus.
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We remind you! The well-known Czech transport company RegioJet has announced the creation of a new railway connection that will connect Hanover with the Polish border city of Przemyśl. Read more about the details of the route of the new train to the border with Ukraine in our previous article.
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