Hamburg to Kyiv by train
Travel from Hamburg (Germany) to Kyiv (Ukraine) by train (1442km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Hamburg in Germany to Kyiv in the Ukraine, there are several route options available. Either from Germany via Poland to Ukraine. Or via Austria and Hungary. Or via the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Hamburg (Germany) - Warsaw (Poland) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
- 2Hamburg (Germany) - Budapest (Hungary) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
1442 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Hamburg to Kyiv, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Hamburg / Berlin - Donetsk / Berlin - Luhansk / Berlin - Lviv / Berlin - Mariupol / Berlin - Odesa / Cologne - Kyiv / Frankfurt am Main - Kyiv / Munich - Kyiv1 Hamburg (Germany) - Warsaw (Poland) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Hamburg (Germany) to Warsaw (Poland)
To travel from Germany to Poland by train, buy a saver price ticket ("Sparpreis Europa") of Deutsche Bahn from 39 EUR. This offer is available for selected destinations in Poland.
If you can not book a ticket in one step from your departure train station in Germany to your destination railway station in Poland, first book the saver fare ticket from Deutsche Bahn. And as second ticket book one from Polish railways to your final travel destination.
Buy your ticket via the given booking links. There you find the exact train schedules and ticket prices.
Where to buy a ticket from Hamburg to Warsaw?
Check times&prices 
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / EuroCity (EC) / Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK) / Express InterCity (EIC) / Berlin Warszawa Express (BWE)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 446 Warsaw - Cologne / EN 447 Cologne - Warsaw
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Warsaw - Hamburg / Berlin - Warsaw / Berlin - Krakow / Berlin - Gdańsk / Cologne - Warsaw / Munich - Warsaw / Munich - Krakow / Frankfurt am Main - Warsaw / Frankfurt am Main - Krakow
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
1b Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Warsaw to Kiev by direct train.
There is one overnight train called "Kiev Express" with a journey time of 15 hours. Buy train tickets from 45 EUR. Departure in Warsaw is at 18:20h in the evening. The arrival time in Kiev is 11:00h. This overnight train offers 1, 2 and 3 berth compartments.
The day train has a journey time of 12 hours and departs in Warsaw at 06:40. The arrival time in Kiev is 14:40h. Train tickets are available from 45 EUR.
Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw to Kyiv?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Warsaw
2 Hamburg (Germany) - Budapest (Hungary) - Kyiv (Ukraine)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Hamburg (Germany) to Budapest (Hungary)
Train tickets from Germany to Budapest and selected other cities in Hungary are available from Deutsche Bahn (German railways) via the given booking links. There you also find the train schedules.
Saver price tickets called "Sparpreis Europa" offer very attractive ticket fares from 39 EUR. These tickets are valid for routes from Germany via either Czech Republic and Slovakia or via Austria to Hungary.
If it is not possible to book a ticket until your final destination, buy a second one from Budapest to your destination from Hungarian railways MAV.
Where to buy a ticket from Hamburg to Budapest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ491 Hamburg - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / EN 40457 Berlin - Budapest / EN 463 Munich - Budapest
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / ARRI Arriva NL
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Hamburg / Berlin - Budapest / Munich - Budapest / Cologne - Budapest / Frankfurt am Main - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / Interrail Planer App
2b Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Hungary to Ukraine by direct overnight train. It is the most comfortable way of travel between Budapest and Lviv/Kiev with a journey time of 15/22 hours.
You can also travel first with a ticket from Hungarian railways MAV to Zahony. Then buy a ticket locally at the train station from Zahony to Chop. And from Chop a ticket of Ukrainian railways to your travel destination. There are several daily trains crossing the border between Zahony and Chop.
Find the exact train schedules for your travel journey and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites. The train tickets are also available at a station.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Kyiv?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Sebesvonat (S)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
IC 34/82 Budapest - Kyiv
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / UZ Укрзалізниця
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Budapest / Budapest - Lviv
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / MAV Hungary / Ukraine Railways
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