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How to get fromBasel to Poltavaby train, bus, car or night train

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There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Poltava by train, bus, car, or night train

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  1. Train, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12
    2. Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus bus
    3. Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Poltava-Kyivskatrain train
    27h 49m

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Haltingen Bahnhof to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re7
    2. Take the bus from Freiburg im Breisgau Bus Station to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the night train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Poltava-Kyivskanighttrain night train 64
    44h 30m
    ₴6,630–9,428

  3. Train via Pasewalk

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Pasewalktrain train 15
    3. Take the train from Pasewalk to Szczecin Glownytrain train Re4
    4. Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Chelmtrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Chelm to Poltava-Kyivskatrain train
    37h 6m
    ₴6,911–19,135

  4. Drive 2,371.7 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Poltavacar car 2,371.7 km
    25h 20m
    ₴20,759–29,985

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hanover central bus stationbus bus N33
    2. Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Kropyvnytskyibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kropyvnytskyi to Poltavabus bus
    31h 18m

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Uzhhorodtrain train 618
    4. Take the train from Uzhhorod to Poltava-Kyivskatrain train
    40h 2m
    ₴9,284–14,918

Basel to Poltava by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration37h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket₴6,911Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Poltava, Ukraine?

You can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Poltava-Kyivska via Frankfurt, Pasewalk, Szczecin Glowny, and Chelm in around 37h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Poltava via Hanover central bus station, Hannover Hbf, and Kropyvnytskyi in around 31h 18m.

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