Night train route
Kyiv–Chernivtsi
Kyiv → Chernivtsi · Ukraine
Overnight across western Ukraine: out of Kyiv just before nine, Lviv in the small hours, then Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia to Chernivtsi by breakfast, ending on the Habsburg line of 1866.
How this line was checked
- The 264 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 5380317 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 7 m); the longest stretch away from it is 6 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of D 7
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Kyiv–Chernivtsi?
The Kyiv–Chernivtsi runs 831 km from Kyiv to Chernivtsi.
How long does the Kyiv–Chernivtsi take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 11 h 7 min for the 831 km. That is an average of 75 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Kyiv–Chernivtsi?
Ukrzaliznytsia, with UZ sleeping cars.
How old is the Kyiv–Chernivtsi?
The line has been in service since 1866. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Kyiv–Chernivtsi run?
1 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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