Timetables and tickets — in the search below
Travel time
≈ 11–15 h
Type
night services available
Departure
Lviv station, Dvirtseva Sq.
Tickets
online, e-ticket by email
5 departures listed. Fastest: 12 h 32 min (№ D 31 → IC 114). First departure at 03:08, last at 18:31.
| Trains | Departs | Arrives |
|---|---|---|
| № D 51 → IC 3806 → LE 414change: Przemyśl 05:00→05:50, Kraków Główny 08:28→10:14; one leg is sleeping cars only | 03:08 Lviv | 16:43 Praha hl.n.journey 14 h 35 min |
| № D 31 → IC 114change: Przemyśl 08:19→08:52; one leg is sleeping cars only | 06:20 Lviv | 17:52 Praha hl.n.journey 12 h 32 min |
| № D 35 → IC 3716 → IC 212change: Przemyśl 11:20→11:55, Kraków Główny 14:28→15:48; one leg is sleeping cars only | 09:00 Lviv | 21:52 Praha hl.n.journey 13 h 52 min |
| № D 63 → IC 417 → IC 1020change: Przemyśl 16:59→17:51, Ostrava 01:37→02:25; one leg is sleeping cars only | 14:50 Lviv | 05:46 (+1 day) Praha hl.n.journey 15 h 56 min |
| № IC 715 → IC 1022change: Przemyśl 19:55→21:34 | 18:31 Lviv | 06:58 (+1 day) Praha hl.n.journey 13 h 27 min |
Local time at each station. Source: PKP (Polish Railways) journey planner, connections running daily 31.10–07.11; times at Ukrainian stations from the Ukrzaliznytsia timetable, valid until 27.11.2026. Check the ticket search before you travel.
Find tickets for this routeThe Lviv — Prague train covers the route in roughly 11–15 hours (with a change in Przemyśl). Some services are overnight (next-day arrivals are in the timetable below).
A convenient UZ + European trains combination via Poland. 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 Prague by train takes roughly 11–15 hours. Some services arrive the next day — arrival times are in the timetable below.
The alternative on this route is the bus: roughly 13–16 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 — Prague 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 11–15 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.
No, there is no direct Lviv — Prague train (per the PKP timetable, October 2026): you need to change, usually in Przemyśl onto a PKP Intercity train. The search at the top shows these connections — allow time for the change.
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, and a valid biometric passport is currently enough. Since 10 April 2026 the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) runs at Schengen borders: fingerprints and a photo are taken on your first entry, so allow extra time at the border. The European Commission plans to launch ETIAS — an online travel authorisation for visa-exempt nationals — in the last quarter of 2026, with the exact date to be announced (as of October 2026).
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.
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.
