HOW TO GET TO MOSCOW FROM KRAKOW

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    A. VARIANTS VIA UKRAINE


  1. By trains Krakow - Lviv - Moscow (#1):

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Lviv - international train: departure 22:39 PL, arrival 06:03 UA the next day,
          ticket price: 143 PLN (1430 RUB), no discounts HTML,

    b) Lviv (Main Railway Station) - Moscow (Kievsky Railway Station) - train HTML:

          — no. 74 (Lviv - Moscow), departure 08:37 UA, arrival 09:10 RU-MSK the next day, price 472,68 UAH (158 PLN, 1580 RUB),

          — no. 15 (Uzhhorod - Moscow), departure 10:57 UA, arrival 09:56 RU-MSK the next day, price 472,68 UAH (158 PLN, 1580 RUB).

        Total ticket price: ca. 301 PLN (3010 RUB).

        Total ride time: 1 day 8 hours 31 minutes (74) or 1 day 9 hours 17 minutes (15).

        Advantages:
        — no need of having additional transit visas,
        — direct crossing of the Ukrainian border.

        Disadvantages:
        — quite high price.



  2. By trains Krakow - Lviv - Moscow (#2):

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Lviv - international train: departure 13:40 PL, arrival 23:44 UA,
          ticket price: 155 PLN (1550 RUB), no discounts HTML,

    b) half a night at the railway station in Lviv,

    c) Lviv - Moscow (Kievsky) - train HTML:
          no. 142 (Chernivtsi - Moscow), departure 04:20 UA, arrival 04:52 RU-MSK the next day, price 484,66 UAH (162 PLN, 1620 RUB).

        Total ticket price: ca. 317 PLN (3170 RUB).

        Total ride time: 1 day 13 hours 12 minutes.

        Advantages:
        — no need of having additional transit visas,
        — direct crossing of the Ukrainian border.

        Disadvantages:
        — half a night at the railway station,
        — quite long ride time,
        — quite high price.



  3. By trains Krakow - Przemyśl - Lviv - Moscow:

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Przemyśl Main Railway Station - fast train: departure 14:39 PL, arrival 18:50 PL,

    b) Przemyśl Main Railway Station - Lviv - international train: departure 19:24 PL, arrival 23:44 UA,
          total price Krakow - Lviv: 155 PLN (1550 PLN), no discounts HTML,

    c) half a night at the railway station in Lviv,

    d) Lviv - Moscow (Kievsky) - train HTML:
          no. 142 (Chernivtsi - Moscow), departure 04:20 UA, arrival 04:52 RU-MSK the next day, price 484,66 UAH (162 PLN, 1620 RUB).

        Total ticket price: ca. 317 PLN (3170 RUB).

        Total ride time: 1 day 12 hours 13 minutes.

        Advantages:
        — no need of having additional transit visas,
        — direct crossing of the Ukrainian border.

        Disadvantages:
        — half a night at the railway station,
        — quite long ride time,
        — quite high price.



  4. By coach Krakow - Lviv and by train Lviv - Moscow:

    a) Krakow (Regional Coach Station) - Lviv (coach station, Stryiska St.) - coach Eurobus:
          departure 21:50 PL, arrival 06:00 UA the next day, ticket price: 90 PLN (900 RUB) HTML,
          (caution! due to queues at the border there may be delays; you can get off at the roundabout near the city border PNG
           i and go from there to the Suburban Rail Station with different marshrutkas, omitting point b)

    b) Lviv (coach station, Stryiska St.) - Lviv (Suburban Rail Station) - marshrutka no. 37 or 57,
          ticket price: 1,75 UAH (0,60 PLN, 6 RUB) HTML,

    c) Lviv (Suburban Rail Station) - Lviv (Main Railway Station) - on foot ca. 500 m PNG,

    d) Lviv (Main Railway Station) - Moscow (Kievsky Railway Station) - train HTML:

          — no. 74 (Lviv - Moscow), departure 08:37 UA, arrival 09:10 RU-MSK the next day, price 472,68 UAH (158 PLN, 1580 RUB),

          — no. 15 (Uzhhorod - Moscow), departure 10:57 UA, arrival 09:56 RU-MSK the next day, price 472,68 UAH (158 PLN, 1580 RUB).

        Total ticket price: ca. 249 PLN (2490 RUB).

        Total ride time: 1 day 9 hours 20 minutes (74) or 1 day 10 hours 6 minutes (15).

        Advantages:
        — no need of having additional transit visas,
        — moderate price,
        — direct crossing of the Ukrainian border.

        Disadvantages:
        — possible delays at the border,
        — necessity of going through half of Lviv by city transport,
        — no direct connection to the railway station in Lviv.



  5. By different means of transport Krakow - (Rzeszów) - Przemyśl - Lviv - Moscow:

    a) Krakow (Dworzec Main Railway Station) - Przemyśl (Dworzec Main Railway Station) - train(s) HTML:

          — fast train: departure 11:26 PL, arrival 15:35 PL, ticket price: full price 45 PLN (450 RUB), student ticket 28,35 PLN (283,5 RUB),

          — IR train + slow train: departure from Monday to Saturday 12:06 PL, change in Rzeszów 14:17 PL - 14:34 PL, arrival 16:19 PL,
              ticket price: full price 30,50 PLN (305 RUB), student ticket 19,22 PLN (192,2 RUB),

    b) Przemyśl (coach station, platform 1) PNG - Lviv (Main Railway Station) - coach:
          departure 17:10 PL (coaches do not operate during Catholic and Orthodox Christmas and Easter), ticket price: 25 PLN (250 RUB) HTML,
          caution! some coaches go through the railway station; when the coach goes to the coach station
                     through the ring road, skipping the railway station, you should get off at the roundabout near the city border PNG, and go from there to
                     the Suburban Rail Station with different marshrutkas, then go on foot ca. 500 m PNG to the Main Railway Station,

    c) half a night at the railway station in Lviv,

    d) Lviv (Main Railway Station) - Moscow (Kievsky Railway Station) - train HTML:
          no. 142 (Chernivtsi - Moscow), departure 04:20 UA, arrival 04:52 RU-MSK the next day, price 484,66 UAH (162 PLN, 1620 RUB).

        Total ticket price: full price ca. 233 PLN (2330 RUB), student ticket ca. 216 PLN (2160 RUB) (fast train)
                                       or full price ca. 218 PLN (2180 RUB), student ticket ca. 207 PLN (2070 RUB) (IR + slow train).

        Total ride time: 1 day 15 hours 26 minutes (fast train) or 1 day 14 hours 46 minutes (IR + slow train).

        Advantages:
        — no need of having additional transit visas,
        — direct crossing of the Ukrainian border,
        — quite low price.

        Disadvantages:
        — possible delays at the border,
        — necessity of going through half of Lviv by city transport,
        — no direct connection to the railway station in Lviv (depending on the coach's route),
        — half a night at the railway station,
        — long ride time,
        — many changes,
        — arrival to Moscow in the middle of the night.



  6. By different means of transport Krakow (departure at noon) - (Rzeszów) - Przemyśl - Medyka - Shegini - Lviv - Moscow:

    a) Krakow (Dworzec Main Railway Station) - Przemyśl (Dworzec Main Railway Station) - train(s) HTML:

          — IR train + slow train: departure from Monday to Saturday 12:06 PL, change in Rzeszów 14:17 PL - 14:34 PL, arrival 16:19 PL,
              ticket price: full price 30,50 PLN (305 RUB), student ticket 19,22 PLN (192,2 RUB),

          — slow trains: departure 12:45 PL, change in Rzeszów 15:27 PL - 15:44 PL, arrival 17:29 PL,
              ticket price: full price 26 PLN (260 RUB), student ticket 16,38 PLN (163,8 RUB),

          — TLK train: departure 13:40 PL, arrival 17:36 PL, ticket price: full price 46 PLN (460 RUB), student ticket 30,83 PLN (308,3 RUB),

    b) Przemyśl (near to railway and coach stations) PNG - Medyka - mini-bus: 24/7, no timetable
        (departs when all places are occupied), ride time ca. 20 minutes, ticket price: 2 PLN (20 RUB),

    c) on foot Medyka - Shegini border - 24/7 PNG,

    d) Shegini (mini-bus station) - Lviv (Main Railway Station) - marshrutka no. 208 PNG:
        departures between 06:00 UA and 21:00 UA every ca. half an hour, ride time ca. 90 minutes, ticket price: 15 UAH (5 PLN, 50 RUB),

    e) half a night at the railway station in Lviv,

    f) Lviv (Main Railway Station) - Moscow (Kievsky Railway Station) - train HTML:
          no. 142 (Chernivtsi - Moscow), departure 04:20 UA, arrival 04:52 RU-MSK the next day, price 484,66 UAH (162 PLN, 1620 RUB).

        Total ticket price: full price ca. 200 PLN (2000 RUB), student ticket ca. 188 PLN (1880 RUB) (IR + slow train)
                                       or full price ca. 195 PLN (1950 RUB), student ticket ca. 185 PLN (1850 RUB) (slow train)
                                       or full price ca. 215 PLN (2150 RUB), student ticket ca. 200 PLN (2000 RUB) (TLK).

        Total ride time: 1 day 14 hours 46 minutes (IR + slow train) or 1 day 14 hours 7 minutes (slow train)
                                          or 1 day 13 hours 12 minutes (TLK).

        Advantages:
        — no need of having additional transit visas,
        — low price,
        — direct connection with the railway station in Lviv.

        Disadvantages:
        — crossing the border on foot, possible queues,
        — half a night at the railway station,
        — long ride time,
        — many changes,
        — arrival to Moscow in the middle of the night.



  7. By different means of transport Krakow (departure in the evening) - (Rzeszów) - Przemyśl - Medyka - Shegini - Lviv - Moscow:

    a) Krakow (Dworzec Main Railway Station) - Przemyśl (Dworzec Main Railway Station) - train(s) HTML:

          — slow train: 18:30 PL, change in Rzeszów 20:51 PL - 22:48 PL, arrival 00:33 PL,
              ticket price: full price 30,50 PLN (305 RUB), student ticket 19,22 PLN (192,2 RUB),

          — TLK train: departure on Fridays and Sundays 20:20 PL, arrival 00:06 PL the next day,
              ticket price: full price 94 PLN (940 RUB), student ticket 68,47 PLN (684,7 RUB),

    b) Przemyśl (near to railway and coach stations) PNG - Medyka - mini-bus: 24/7, no timetable
        (departs when all places are occupied), ride time ca. 20 minutes, ticket price: 2 PLN (20 RUB),

    c) on foot Medyka - Shegini border - 24/7 PNG,

    d) Shegini (mini-bus station) - Lviv (Main Railway Station) - marshrutka no. 208 PNG:
        departures between 06:00 UA and 21:00 UA every ca. half an hour, ride time ca. 90 minutes, ticket price: 15 UAH (5 PLN, 50 RUB),

    e) Lviv (Main Railway Station) - Moscow (Kievsky Railway Station) - train HTML:

          — no. 74 (Lviv - Moscow), departure 08:37 UA, arrival 09:10 RU-MSK the next day, price 472,68 UAH (158 PLN, 1580 RUB),

          — no. 15 (Uzhhorod - Moscow), departure 10:57 UA, arrival 09:56 RU-MSK the next day, price 472,68 UAH (158 PLN, 1580 RUB).

        Total ticket price: full price ca. 196 PLN (1960 RUB), student ticket ca. 184 PLN (1840 RUB) (slow train)
                                       or full price ca. 259 PLN (2590 RUB), student ticket ca. 233 PLN (2330 RUB) (IC).

        Total ride time: 1 day 12 hours 40 minutes (slow train + 74) or 1 day 13 hours 26 minutes (slow train + 15)
                                          or 1 day 10 hours 50 minutes (IC + 74) or 1 day 11 hours 36 minutes (IC + 15).

        Advantages:
        — no need of having additional transit visas,
        — low price (when choosing option with slow train),
        — moderate price (when choosing option with InterCity train),
        — direct connection with the railway station in Lviv.

        Disadvantages:
        — night in a Polish local train,
        — crossing the border on foot, possible queues, in the middle of the night,
        — quite long ride time,
        — many changes and long waiting time.





    B. VARIANTS VIA BELARUS


  1. By trains with change in Katowice and directly through Polish-Belarusian border:

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Katowice - fast train: departure 02:47 PL, arrival 04:29 PL,
        ticket price: full price 18 PLN (180 RUB), student ticket 11,34 PLN (113,4 RUB),

    b) Katowice - Moscow Belarusian - international train: departure 05:20 PL, arrival 08:05 RU-MSK the next day,
        ticket price: 478 PLN (4780 RUB), no discounts HTML.

        Total ticket price: full price 496 PLN (4960 RUB), student ticket 489,34 PLN (4893,4 RUB).

        Total ride time: 1 day 3 hours 18 minutes.

        Advantages:
        — direct crossing of the Belarusian border,
        — quite short ride time.

        Disadvantages:
        — obligatory Belarusian transit visa (doesn't apply to Russians),
        — very high price.



  2. By trains with change in Warsaw and directly through Polish-Belarusian border (#1):

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Warsaw Eastern HTML PDF:

          — fast train: departure 06:10 PL, arrival 11:22 PL,
              ticket price: full price 50 PLN (500 RUB), student ticket 31,5 PLN (315 RUB),

          — IR train: departure from Monday to Saturday 07:20 PL, arrival 11:27 PL,
              ticket price: full price 40 PLN (400 RUB), student ticket 25,2 PLN (252 RUB),

          — IC train: departure 08:00 PL, arrival 11:07 PL, ticket price: see below - total price,

          — TLK train: departure from Tuesday to Friday 09:00 PL, arrival 12:12 PL,
              ticket price: full price 54 PLN (540 RUB), student ticket 35,87 PLN (358,7 RUB),

    b) Warsaw Eastern - Moscow Belarusian - international train:
        departure 12:50 PL, arrival 10:33 RU-MSK the next day, ticket price: 416 PLN (4160 RUB), no discounts,
        total price Krakow - Moscow (EX): 476 PLN (4760 RUB), no discounts HTML.

        Total ticket price: full price 466 PLN (4660 RUB), student ticket 447,5 PLN (4475 RUB) (fast train)
                                        or full price 456 PLN (4560 RUB), student ticket 441,2 PLN (4412 RUB) (IR)
                                        or 476 PLN (4760 RUB) (IC)
                                        or full price 470 PLN (4700 RUB), student ticket 451,87 PLN (4518,7 RUB) (TLK).

        Total ride time: 1 day 2 hours 23 minutes (fast train) or 1 day 1 hoursa 13 minutes (IR)
                                          or 1 day 0 hours 33 minutes (IC) or 23 hours 33 minutes (TLK).

        Advantages:
        — direct crossing of the Belarusian border,
        — quite short ride time.

        Disadvantages:
        — obligatory Belarusian transit visa (doesn't apply to Russians),
        — very high price.



  3. By trains with change in Warsaw and directly through Polish-Belarusian border (#2):

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Warsaw Western HTML PDF:

          — IR train: departure 11:25 PL, arrival 14:37 PL, ticket price: full price 40 PLN (400 RUB), student ticket 25,2 PLN (252 RUB),

          — EX train: departure 12:00 PL, arrival 14:49 PL, ticket price: see below - total price,

    b) Warsaw Western - Moscow Belarusian - international train: departure 15:20 PL, arrival 11:45 RU-MSK the next day,
        ticket price: 416 PLN (4160 RUB), no discounts, total price Krakow - Moscow (EX): 466 PLN (4660 RUB), no discounts HTML.

        Total ticket price: full price 456 PLN (4560 RUB), student ticket 441,2 PLN (4412 RUB) (IR)
                                        or 466 PLN (4660 RUB) (EX).

        Total ride time: 22 hours 20 minutes (IR) or 21 hours 45 minutes (EX).

        Advantages:
        — direct crossing of the Belarusian border,
        — very short ride time.

        Disadvantages:
        — obligatory Belarusian transit visa (doesn't apply to Russians),
        — very high price.



  4. By trains with change in Warsaw and directly through Polish-Belarusian border (#3):

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Warsaw Eastern HTML PDF:

          — IR train: departure 18:25 PL, arrival 21:57 PL, ticket price: full price 40 PLN (400 RUB), student ticket 25,2 PLN (252 RUB),

          — TLK train: departure 20:00 PL, arrival 23:07 PL, ticket price: full price 54 PLN (540 RUB), student ticket 35,87 PLN (358,7 RUB),

    b) Warsaw Eastern - Moscow Belarusian - international train:
        departure on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays 23:42 PL, arrival 20:35 RU-MSK the next day, ticket price: 416 PLN (4160 RUB), no discounts HTML.

        Total ticket price: full price 456 PLN (4560 RUB), student ticket 441,2 PLN (4412 RUB) (IR)
                                        or full price 470 PLN (4700 RUB), student ticket 451,87 PLN (4518,7 RUB) (TLK).

        Total ride time: 1 day 0 hours 10 minutes (IR) or 22 hours 35 minutes (TLK).

        Advantages:
        — direct crossing of the Belarusian border,
        — very short ride time.

        Disadvantages:
        — obligatory Belarusian transit visa (doesn't apply to Russians),
        — very high price.



  5. By trains with change in Warsaw, directly through Polish-Belarusian border and with change in Minsk:

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Warsaw Western HTML PDF:

          — TLK train: departure 15:00 PL, arrival 17:49 PL, ticket price: full price 54 PLN (540 RUB), student ticket 35,87 PLN (358,7 RUB),

          — IC train: departure 17:00 PL, arrival 19:49 PL, ticket price: full price 107 PLN (107 RUB), student ticket 76,66 PLN (766,6 RUB),

    b) Warsaw Western - Minsk - international train:
        departure 20:35 PL, arrival 08:04 BY the next day, price 253 PLN (2530 RUB) HTML,

    c) Minsk - Moscow Belarusian - train no. 132:
        departure 08:52 BY, arrival 19:45 RU-MSK, ticket price: 815 RUB (81,5 PLN).

        Total ticket price: full price ca. 389 PLN (3890 RUB), student ticket ca. 370 PLN (3700 RUB) (TLK)
                                        or full price ca. 442 PLN (4420 RUB), student ticket ca. 411 PLN (4110 RUB) (IC).

        Total ride time: 1 day 2 hours 45 minutes (TLK) or 1 day 0 hours 45 minutes (IC).

        Advantages:
        — direct crossing of the Belarusian border,
        — quite short ride time.

        Disadvantages:
        — obligatory Belarusian transit visa (doesn't apply to Russians),
        — high price.



  6. By trains with change in Warsaw and morning change in Terespol and Brest:

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Warsaw Eastern - fast train: departure 22:44 PL, arrival 05:06 PL HTML PDF HTML PDF,

    b) Warsaw Eastern - Terespol - fast train: departure 06:30 PL, arrival 09:25 PL,
        total price Krakow - Terespol: full price 45 PLN (450 RUB), student ticket 28,35 PLN (283,5 RUB) HTML PDF,

    c) Terespol - Brest - slow train (elektrichka): departure 11:23 PL, arrival 12:44 BY, ticket price: ca. 10 PLN HTML PDF,

    d) Brest - Moscow Belarusian - train no. 22 (Prague Main Railway Station - Moscow Belarusian): departure 17:07 BY, arrival 08:05 RU-MSK,
        ticket price: 1108 RUB (110,8 PLN) HTML PDF.

        Total ticket price: full price ca. 166 PLN (1660 RUB), student ticket ca. 149 PLN (1490 RUB).

        Total ride time: 1 day 7 hours 21 minutes.

        Advantages:
        — very low price.

        Disadvantages:
        — obligatory Belarusian transit visa (doesn't apply to Russians),
        — night in a Polish local train,
        — changes in Terespol and Brest with crossing the border using method: on foot-elektrichka-on foot,
        — long waiting time in Brest.



  7. By trains with change in Warsaw and evening change in Terespol and Brest:

    a) Krakow Main Railway Station - Warsaw Eastern - fast train:
        departure 12:10 PL, arrival 17:30 PL (od 14 listopada: 17:17 PL) HTML PDF HTML PDF,

    b) Warsaw Eastern - Terespol - fast train: departure 17:39 PL, arrival 20:35 PL,
        total price Krakow - Terespol: full price 45 PLN (450 RUB), student ticket 28,35 PLN (283,5 RUB) HTML PDF,

    c) Terespol - Brest - slow train (elektrichka): departure 22:00 PL, arrival 23:18 BY, ticket price: ca. 10 PLN HTML PDF,

    d) half a night at the railway station in Brest,

    e) Brest - Moscow Belarusian - train no. 132 (Brest - Moscow Belarusian): departure 04:30 BY, arrival 19:54 RU-MSK,
        ticket price: 1066 RUB (106,6 PLN) HTML PDF.

        Total ticket price: full price ca. 162 PLN (1620 RUB), student ticket ca. 145 PLN (1450 RUB).

        Total ride time: 1 day 5 hours 44 minutes.

        Advantages:
        — very low price.

        Disadvantages:
        — obligatory Belarusian transit visa (doesn't apply to Russians),
        — changes in Terespol and Brest with crossing the border using method: on foot-elektrichka-on foot,
        — half a night at the railway station.





    C. VARIANT VIA LATVIA


    a) Krakow (Regional Coach Station) - Riga (coach station) - Ecolines coach:
        departure on Wednesdays (whole year, off season every second week) and on Sundays (in season) 14:15 PL,
        arrival 11:15 LV the next day,

    b) half a day in Riga,

    c) Riga (coach station) - Moscow (Rizhsky Coach Station) - Ecolines coach:
        departure on Thursdays (whole year, off season every second week) and on Mondays (in season) 17:30 LV,
        arrival 10:00 RU-MSK the next day.

    Price of a total one way ticket: full price 351 PLN or 3420 RUB, student ticket 315 PLN or 3080 RUB.

    Price of a total return ticket: full price 631 PLN or 6160 RUB, student ticket 568 PLN or 5540 RUB.

    Total ride time: 1 day 17 hours 45 minutes.

    Advantages:
    — no need of having additional transit visas (doesn't apply to Russian who have a Polish national visa),
    — direct crossing of the Russian border,
    — sightseeing in Riga possible.

    Disadvantages:
    — two nights in a coach,
    — very long ride time,
    — quite high price.





    ANNOTATIONS

  1. Ticket prices and timetables as of November 2009, if not marked otherwise.

  2. The variant through Ukraine does not require separate transit visas neither for EU citizens, nor for citizens of Russia.

  3. The variant through Belarus does not require separate transit visas for citizens of Russia, but it requires a Belarusian transit visa for EU citizens.

  4. The variant through Latvia does not require separate transit visas for EU citizens, and for citizens of Russia who have a Schengen visa.

  5. Student discounts for international coaches (if there are any) are applicable to students of all countries.

  6. All train ticket prices are for the cheapest places (second class or platzkart, if available).

  7. Student discounts for train tickets in Poland are applicable only to students of Polish universities.

  8. In trains between Poland and Ukraine, Belarus or Russia there are no student discounts.

  9. It's possible to reduce the cost of train tickets for domestic trains in Poland by ca. 50% by buying a group ticket HTML HTML.

  10. More about trains in Poland HTML and in the former Soviet countries HTML.

  11. Ticket prices for the trains in Russia are given with 0,9 multiplier HTML.

  12. Ticket prices for the trains Belarus - Russia are given according to Russian prices for trains in the opposite direction HTML.

  13. See also details about getting to Lviv HTML.

  14. Information about Ukrainian immigration card HTML.





    SUMMARY

  1. Prices and times of all variants: PDF.

  2. The cheapest variants (not more than 200 PLN): A6 (apart from normal ticket for TLK train), A7 (slow train), B6, B7.

  3. The fastest variants (less than 23 hours): #1 B3 (EX), #2 B3 (IR), #3 B4 (TLK).

  4. Variants with the smallest number of changes (1): A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, B4, C.