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Compare train and bus for Poltava to Kyiv
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Poltava to Kyiv among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $9. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 20m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $9, and a train costs an average of $68.
Distance: 187 miles (302 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train |
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$12 Average price Cheapest | $68 Average price |
5h 7m Average total duration 4h 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 50m Average total duration Fastest 4h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Poltava to Kyiv:
A bus is $56 (€46) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Poltava to Kyiv costing on average $68 (€55).
Other travel options to Kyiv take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 37m.
Travel optionsfrom Poltava to Kyiv
How to get from Poltava to Kyiv by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Poltava to Kyiv is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 70473859:15 AM5h25Poltava, Будинок Зв'Язку2:40 PMKyiv (Київ)$131One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 70473859:15 AM5h25Poltava, Будинок Зв'Язку2:40 PMKyiv (Київ)$131One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 05:00 AM3h40Poltava, Будинок Зв'Язку8:40 AMKyiv (Київ)$361One-way0 transfers
Other options
80818:50 AM4h20Poltava, Avtovokzal (Полтава, Автовокзал)1:10 PMKyiv, Avtostantsiya "Kyiv" (Київ, Автостанція "Київ")$141One-way0 transfers
FlixBus3:55 PM4h10Poltava, Avtovokzal (Полтава, Автовокзал)8:05 PMKyiv, Tsentralnyy Avtovokzal (Київ, Центральний Автовокзал)$141One-way0 transfers- FlixBus3:55 PM4h40Poltava, Avtovokzal (Полтава, Автовокзал)8:35 PMKyiv, Avtostantsiya "Kyiv" (Київ, Автостанція "Київ")$141One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Poltava to Kyiv:
A bus is $56 (€46) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Poltava to Kyiv costing on average $68 (€55).
Other travel options to Kyiv take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 37m.
- Around 32 buses per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Poltava and Kyiv as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Buses mostly depart from Poltava, Avtovokzal (Полтава, Автовокзал) and arrive in Kyiv, Vokzalna Ploshcha (Київ, Вокзальна Площа).
- Travel with Ukrainian railways, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) to go to Kyiv by train.
- Travel with Infobus, Autolux, KLR, FlixBus to go to Kyiv by bus.
- 1 direct trains per day with Ukrainian Railways (UZ).
- 32 direct buses per day with Infobus, Autolux, KLR, FlixBus.
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