There are 8 ways to get from Essen to Kyiv by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus Mykolayiv
18h 57m₴4,000–6,000Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodniatrain 95
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pas.train 68
28h 6m₴8,647–12,986Drive 1,828.4 km
- Drive from Essen to Kyivcar 1,828.4 km
18h 29m₴12,984–18,755Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane DUS - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
13hBus via Kyiv
- Take the bus from Essen to Kyivbus Kyiv-Hasselt / ...
29h 16mFly Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane DTM - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
14h 5mTrain to Maastricht Aachen Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Herzogenrath, Bftrain
- Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane MST - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
15h 57mFly Dortmund Airport to Suceava, bus
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Suceava (SCV)plane DTM - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kolomiya Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kolomyia to Kyivbus
18h 2m
Essen to Kyiv by bus
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Essen to Kyiv is to bus which costs 4 000 ₴ - 6 000 ₴ and takes 18h 57m.
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The fastest way to get from Essen to Kyiv is to drive which takes 18h 29m and costs 13 000 ₴ - 19 000 ₴.
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Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Südviertel, Essen and arriving at Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 57m.
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No, there is no direct train from Essen to Kyiv. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Kyiv-Pas. via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin and Warszawa Wschodnia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 6m.
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The distance between Essen and Kyiv is 2117 km. The road distance is 1828.4 km.
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The best way to get from Essen to Kyiv without a car is to bus which takes 18h 57m and costs 4 000 ₴ - 6 000 ₴.
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The bus from Südviertel, Essen to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. takes 18h 57m including transfers and departs twice daily.
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Essen to Kyiv bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Südviertel, Essen station.
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Essen to Kyiv train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
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The best way to get from Essen to Kyiv is to bus which takes 18h 57m and costs 4 000 ₴ - 6 000 ₴. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 8 500 ₴ - 13 000 ₴ and takes 28h 6m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Kyiv, Ukraine?
OrionBus operates a bus from Südviertel, Essen to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. once daily, and the journey takes 18h 57m. FlixBus also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Kyiv-Pas. via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, and Warszawa Wschodnia in around 28h 6m.
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- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,500–11,000
Flights from Maastricht Aachen Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,800–3,600
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–15,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴4,700–18,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–10,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,400–9,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,700–19,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,200–13,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,800–4,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Herzogenrath, Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,600–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴3,115
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–3,500
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴2,700–3,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Herzogenrath, Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴950–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴4,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴550–850
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴170–1,000
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kolomiya Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴160–230
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
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Essen to Kyiv bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. station.
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Kyiv is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 4:55 PM in Essen and 5:55 PM in Kyiv.
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Essen to Kyiv train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Kyiv is 1828 km. It takes approximately 18h 29m to drive from Essen to Kyiv.
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