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Compare train and bus for Kharkiv to Kyiv
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Kharkiv to Kyiv among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $11. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 6h 32m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $11, and a train costs an average of $73.
Distance: 255 miles (411 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
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$18 Average price Cheapest | $73 Average price | $80 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
7h 49m Average total duration 7h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 2m Average total duration Fastest 6h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 54m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Kharkiv to Kyiv:
A bus is $56 (€45) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Kharkiv to Kyiv costing on average $73 (€60).
Other travel options to Kyiv take longer:
Bus takes on average 7h 19m.
Travel optionsfrom Kharkiv to Kyiv
How to get from Kharkiv to Kyiv by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Kharkiv to Kyiv is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
011:30 AM8h10Kharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1)7:40 PMKyiv (Київ)$201One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 011:30 AM8h10Kharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1)7:40 PMKyiv (Київ)$201One-way0 transfers
Fastest
7:15 AM5h50Kharkiv, Bus Station Pryvokzalna1:05 PMVydubychi Station$251One-way0 transfers
Other options
80816:15 AM6h55Kharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1)1:10 PMKyiv, Avtostantsiya "Kyiv" (Київ, Автостанція "Київ")$201One-way0 transfers- 515бв10:00 PM9h00Kharkiv, Bus Station Pryvokzalna7:00 AMKyiv, Avtostantsiya "Kyiv" (Київ, Автостанція "Київ")$211One-way0 transfers
FlixBus8:45 AM7h15Kharkiv, Bus Station Pryvokzalna4:00 PMKyiv, Avtostantsiya "Kyiv" (Київ, Автостанція "Київ")$221One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Kharkiv to Kyiv:
A bus is $56 (€45) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Kharkiv to Kyiv costing on average $73 (€60).
Other travel options to Kyiv take longer:
Bus takes on average 7h 19m.
- Around 36 buses per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Kharkiv and Kyiv as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Buses mostly depart from Kharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1) and arrive in Kyiv (Київ).
- Travel with Infobus, Autolux, KLR, Pavluks-Trans, Павлюкс-Транс, Euroticket, LikeBus to go to Kyiv by bus.
- Travel with Ukrainian railways, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) to go to Kyiv by train.
- 36 direct buses per day with Infobus, Autolux, KLR, Pavluks-Trans, Павлюкс-Транс.
- 1 direct trains per day with Ukrainian Railways (UZ).
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