There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Poltava by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Cottbus
best- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Cottbus to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus
- Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Poltava-Kyivskatrain
25h 23mTrain, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the bus from Erfurt, Busbahnhof to Poltava Bus stationbus 371
38h 33m₴4,595–7,924Train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Ostrava hl.n.train Drf
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Przemysl Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Poltava-Kyivskatrain Mp
36h 26mDrive 1,933 km
- Drive from Europe to Poltavacar 1,933 km
22h 44m₴14,241–20,570Train, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Brunswick central stationbus
- Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Kyiv Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Poltavabus
27h 32m
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Europe to Poltava is to train and bus which costs 4 600 ₴ - 8 000 ₴ and takes 38h 33m.
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The fastest way to get from Europe to Poltava is to drive which takes 22h 44m and costs 14 000 ₴ - 21 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct train from Europe to Poltava. However, there are services departing from Herleshausen Bahnhof and arriving at Poltava-Kyivska via Eisenach Hbf, Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi and Przemysl Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 26m.
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The distance between Europe and Poltava is 2091 km. The road distance is 1933 km.
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The best way to get from Europe to Poltava without a car is to train and bus via Cottbus which takes 25h 23m and costs .
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It takes approximately 25h 23m to get from Europe to Poltava, including transfers.
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Europe to Poltava train services, operated by LEO Express, depart from Eisenach Hbf station.
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Poltava is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 11:58 AM in Europe and 12:58 PM in Poltava.
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Europe to Poltava train services, operated by LEO Express, arrive at Ostrava hl.n. station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Poltava is 1933 km. It takes approximately 22h 44m to drive from Europe to Poltava.
What companies run services between Europe and Poltava, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Poltava-Kyivska via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Ostrava hl.n., Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi, and Przemysl Glowny in around 36h 26m.
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,600–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴500–2,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴1,900–3,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴700–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
Train from Kyiv-Pas. to Poltava-Kyivska
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴230–600
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- ₴500–600
- Berth
- ₴230–330
- Deluxe
- ₴950–1,400
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
Train from Kyiv-Pas. to Poltava-Kyivska
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴390–750
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- 2nd class
- ₴390–470
- 1st Class
- ₴550–750
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
Train from Kyiv-Pas. to Poltava-Kyivska
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,200–2,900
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- ₴2,200–2,900
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Ostrava hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–2,000
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–2,000
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴4,400–8,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Poltava-Kyivska
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴8,000–30,000
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴650–900
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴600–950
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Cottbus to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Kyiv Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Göttingen central bus station to Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴440–750
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Poltava
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–2,000
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
- Phone
- +380 (68) 770-60-30
- info@klr.com.ua
- Website
- KLR Bus
Bus from Erfurt, Busbahnhof to Poltava Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴4,000–5,500
- Website
- KLR Bus
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