Timetables and tickets — in the search below
Travel time
≈ 13–16 h
Type
overnight services
Departure
Lviv station, Dvirtseva Sq.
Tickets
online, e-ticket by email
3 departures listed. Fastest: 13 h 11 min (№ 2). First departure at 14:37, last at 22:35.
| Train | Departs | Arrives |
|---|---|---|
| № 63 «Оберіг» | 14:37 Lviv | 06:02 (+1 day) Kharkiv-Pasazhyrskyijourney 15 h 25 min |
| № 22 | 17:45 Lviv | 09:24 (+1 day) Kharkiv-Pasazhyrskyijourney 15 h 39 min |
| № 2 «Єдність» | 22:35 Lviv | 11:46 (+1 day) Kharkiv-Pasazhyrskyijourney 13 h 11 min |
Local time at each station. Source: official Ukrzaliznytsia timetable (uz.gov.ua) as of 30.10.2026, valid until 16.11.2026. Check the ticket search before you travel.
Buy a ticket for this trainFrom the timetable above (official Ukrzaliznytsia timetable (uz.gov.ua) as of 30.10.2026). Kyiv time; seats and the exact timetable for your date are in the ticket search.
The Lviv — Kharkiv train covers the route in roughly 13–16 hours. Most services are overnight: leave in the evening, arrive in the morning — the trip costs you a night's sleep, not a day.
Night trains via Kyiv or Poltava — the longest domestic route from Lviv. Departure is from Lviv's main railway station (Dvirtseva Sq.).
Times and prices are approximate — check the search above for live schedules and fares.
Getting from Lviv to Kharkiv by train takes roughly 13–16 hours. Some services run overnight, so the trip does not eat into your day: leave in the evening, arrive in the morning.
The alternative on this route is the bus: roughly 16–20 hours. The bus is usually cheaper and runs more often, but depends more on traffic and border queues.
What a Lviv — Kharkiv ticket costs depends on the date, the class and how far ahead you book: there is no fixed fare on this route and we do not invent one. Compare services, dates and prices in the search at the top of this page — it queries every carrier at once.
Roughly 13–16 hours depending on the service. Overnight services take longer than daytime ones, but the journey happens while you sleep. The search at the top of the page shows the exact time for your date, straight from the carriers.
Direct services run on most dates. If there is none on your day, the search will offer a connection — both appear in the same list.
There is no fixed fare: it depends on the date, the carrier, the class and how early you book. We deliberately do not show a “from” price — it is almost always unattainable. The search at the top of the page shows the real fare for your date.
Ukrzaliznytsia opens sales 20 days before departure (10 for some eastern routes); European carriers set their own rules — RegioJet, for example, opens 60 days ahead. The best seats and fares go in the first days of sales. With flexible dates, also check 2–7 days before departure — returned tickets often reappear then.
Through the search at the top of this page — it takes you to tickets.ua, the official ticketing service: all carriers and departures in one query, time and price filters, card payment and an e-ticket by email.
