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Compare train and bus for Kyiv to Kharkiv
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Kyiv to Kharkiv among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $12. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 6h 42m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $12, and a train costs an average of $73.
Distance: 255 miles (411 km)
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$16 Average price Cheapest | $73 Average price | $80 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
8h 4m Average total duration 7h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 12m Average total duration Fastest 6h 42m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 36m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Kyiv to Kharkiv:
A bus is $57 (€47) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Kyiv to Kharkiv costing on average $73 (€60).
Other travel options to Kharkiv take longer:
Bus takes on average 7h 34m.
Travel optionsfrom Kyiv to Kharkiv
How to get from Kyiv to Kharkiv by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Kyiv to Kharkiv is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
09:00 PM9h30Kyiv (Київ)6:30 AMKharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1)$171One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
09:00 PM9h30Kyiv (Київ)6:30 AMKharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1)$171One-way0 transfers
Fastest
712726011:30 AM5h10Kyiv (Київ)4:40 PMKharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1)$361One-way0 transfers
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70206837:00 AM7h10Kyiv (Київ)2:10 PMKharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1)$191One-way0 transfers
709259510:30 AM7h50Kyiv (Київ)6:20 PMKharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1)$191One-way0 transfers
8082б1:15 PM7h05Kyiv, Avtostantsiya "Kyiv" (Київ, Автостанція "Київ")8:20 PMKharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1)$211One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Kyiv to Kharkiv:
A bus is $57 (€47) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Kyiv to Kharkiv costing on average $73 (€60).
Other travel options to Kharkiv take longer:
Bus takes on average 7h 34m.
- Around 22 buses per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Kyiv and Kharkiv as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Buses mostly depart from Kyiv (Київ) and arrive in Kharkiv, Avtostantsiya №1 (Харків, Автостанція №1).
- Travel with Infobus, Autolux, KLR, Pavluks-Trans, Павлюкс-Транс, LikeBus, Euroticket to go to Kharkiv by bus.
- Travel with Ukrainian railways, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) to go to Kharkiv by train.
- 22 direct buses per day with Infobus, Autolux, KLR, Pavluks-Trans, Павлюкс-Транс, LikeBus, Euroticket.
- 1 direct trains per day with Ukrainian Railways (UZ).
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