Timetables and tickets — in the search below
Travel time
≈ 5–7 h
Type
daytime services
Departure
Lviv station, Dvirtseva Sq.
Tickets
online, e-ticket by email
The Lviv — Krakow train covers the route in roughly 5–7 hours. There are daily departures; check the search above for the live timetable.
Direct service or a change in Przemyśl; handy for Krakow-Balice airport. 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 Krakow by train takes roughly 5–7 hours. Services run in the daytime, so the journey fits into a single day.
The alternative on this route is the bus: roughly 6–9 hours. The bus is usually cheaper and runs more often, but depends more on traffic and border queues.
This is an international route, so border control adds to the travel time — how much depends on the day and the crossing. Leave a buffer if you have an onward connection.
What a Lviv — Krakow 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 5–7 hours depending on the service. The search at the top of the page shows the exact time for your date, straight from the carriers.
Direct services exist on this route but not every day. When there is none on your date, the search shows a connection — mind the transfer buffer and the border.
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.
Ukrainian citizens with a biometric passport can enter the EU visa-free for up to 90 days within 180. A valid biometric passport is enough.
It depends on the day and crossing load: trains are usually faster and more predictable, buses can take from one to several hours. Leave a buffer for tight connections.
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.
In the search form at the top of this page — the official tickets.ua search: all carriers and departures in one query, time and price filters, card payment and an e-ticket by email.
