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How to get fromBucharest to Poltavaby train, bus or car

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

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  1. Train, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Braşov to Zhytomyrbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zhitomir to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Poltava-Kyivskatrain train
    18h 33m
    ₴2,516–7,907

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Odesabus bus Uman-Bucharest / ...
    2. Take the train from Odesa-Holovna to Poltava-Pivdennatrain train 008Ш
    20h 30m
    ₴1,811–2,711

  3. Train, bus via Odesa

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain train 402
    2. Take the bus from Chișinău to Pryvoz Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Odesa-Holovna to Poltava-Pivdennatrain train
    26h 48m

  4. Drive 1,078.8 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Poltavacar car 1,078.8 km
    15h
    ₴7,519–10,861

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus Gns-04 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Poltavabus bus Wroclavia-Kharkiv
    24h 48m

  6. Bus via Chișinău

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Poltavabus bus Kharkiv
    27h 43m

Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Poltava, Ukraine?

You can take a bus from Bucur Obor to Poltava via Doraly, Bucharest Doraly Expo Market, and Kyiv Central Bus Station in around 24h 48m.

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