Alternative Ways to Leave Ukraine

НАТИСНАЙТЕ ТУТ ДЛЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ВЕРСІЇ

The situation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly confusing as the conflict escalates. Air traffic remains at a standstill and more and more connections to foreign countries have been cut. However, there are still ways to get out of the country – or at least from the border to the West.

Almost a week after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the situation is not calming down. It is becoming increasingly difficult for people who want to or have to leave the country – especially since air traffic is still paralysed and regular connections are sometimes overloaded. In the meantime, however, there are alternative ways to get to the West. And some of these are even free of charge for Ukrainian citizens.

Bus connections are still available

Thanks to their flexibility, buses are, next to cars, the safest way to get from Ukraine across the border of one of the neighbouring countries. Furthermore, we at CheckMyBus offer you an overview of the most important connections from Ukraine to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, but also towards Germany or the Czech Republic.

Important: The situation changes rapidly, and you should always double-check with the respective bus provider whether the connection is available and can still be booked! Time and again there are reports that buses are overbooked.

Free of charge with Helpbus and FlixBus to Germany

For all Ukrainians who have already arrived in Poland, Pinkbus offers a free passage to Germany. With the Helpbus initiative, the Cologne-based bus company drives its buses to border locations in Poland and takes interested people on to selected German cities. Booking is uncomplicated; all you have to do is register with Helpbus by phone. The initiative has set up a special website for this purpose – there you can simply reserve a seat on one of the buses using the call button. 

FlixBus is also trying to help the Ukrainian refugees in an uncomplicated way and, above all, free of charge. Thus, the company’s buses from the Polish border cities of Przemyśl and Rzeszów can be used towards Germany at no further cost. Those interested can reserve their seat at the FlixBus counters at the bus stations in the two cities, via e-mail or the company-chat on the FlixBus-website. However, due to the unclear and dangerous situation, FlixBus has discontinued its regular connections from Ukraine.

Train connections from the border to the west

In fact, there are still train connections to Ukraine and back. Refugees can use all connections that take them to the West free of charge. This mainly concerns Deutsche Bahn trains – Ukrainians can use all six existing connections between Poland and Germany at no extra charge. The regular trains run from Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow and Przemyśl on the border via the Frankfurt an der Oder border crossing into the Federal Republic of Germany. According to Deutsche Bahn, however, special trains will be set up soon to reinforce the existing lines.

A similar service is also offered by Czech Railways. Since the weekend, special trains carrying humanitarian aid and Ukrainians who have to return home because of the general mobilisation have been running to the Polish border town of Przemyśl and on across the border into Ukraine. On the way back, the trains then pick up people who want to leave the country and bring them to Bohumín in the Czech Republic. According to Czech Railways, Ukrainians can use any of the company’s trains without a ticket or reservation until further notice. The departure time of the special trains to the Polish-Ukrainian border is always published shortly beforehand.

The situation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly confusing as the conflict escalates. Air traffic remains at a standstill and more and more connections to foreign countries have been cut. However, there are still ways to get out of the country – or at least from the border to the West.

Almost a week after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the situation is not calming down. It is becoming increasingly difficult for people who want to or have to leave the country – especially since air traffic is still paralysed and regular connections are sometimes overloaded. In the meantime, however, there are alternative ways to get to the West. And some of these are even free of charge for Ukrainian citizens.

Bus connections are still available

Thanks to their flexibility, buses are, next to cars, the safest way to get from Ukraine across the border of one of the neighbouring countries. Furthermore, we at CheckMyBus offer you an overview of the most important connections from Ukraine to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, but also towards Germany or the Czech Republic.

Important: The situation changes rapidly, and you should always double-check with the respective bus provider whether the connection is available and can still be booked! Time and again there are reports that buses are overbooked.

Free of charge with Helpbus and FlixBus to Germany

For all Ukrainians who have already arrived in Poland, Pinkbus offers a free passage to Germany. With the Helpbus initiative, the Cologne-based bus company drives its buses to border locations in Poland and takes interested people on to selected German cities. Booking is uncomplicated; all you have to do is register with Helpbus by phone. The initiative has set up a special website for this purpose – there you can simply reserve a seat on one of the buses using the call button. 

FlixBus is also trying to help the Ukrainian refugees in an uncomplicated way and, above all, free of charge. Thus, the company’s buses from the Polish border cities of Przemyśl and Rzeszów can be used towards Germany at no further cost. Those interested can reserve their seat at the FlixBus counters at the bus stations in the two cities, via e-mail or the company-chat on the FlixBus-website. However, due to the unclear and dangerous situation, FlixBus has discontinued its regular connections from Ukraine.

Train connections from the border to the west

In fact, there are still train connections to Ukraine and back. Refugees can use all connections that take them to the West free of charge. This mainly concerns Deutsche Bahn trains – Ukrainians can use all six existing connections between Poland and Germany at no extra charge. The regular trains run from Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow and Przemyśl on the border via the Frankfurt an der Oder border crossing into the Federal Republic of Germany. According to Deutsche Bahn, however, special trains will be set up soon to reinforce the existing lines.

A similar service is also offered by Czech Railways. Since the weekend, special trains carrying humanitarian aid and Ukrainians who have to return home because of the general mobilisation have been running to the Polish border town of Przemyśl and on across the border into Ukraine. On the way back, the trains then pick up people who want to leave the country and bring them to Bohumín in the Czech Republic. According to Czech Railways, Ukrainians can use any of the company’s trains without a ticket or reservation until further notice. The departure time of the special trains to the Polish-Ukrainian border is always published shortly beforehand.

НАТИСНАЙТЕ ТУТ ДЛЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ВЕРСІЇ

The situation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly confusing as the conflict escalates. Air traffic remains at a standstill and more and more connections to foreign countries have been cut. However, there are still ways to get out of the country – or at least from the border to the West.

Almost a week after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the situation is not calming down. It is becoming increasingly difficult for people who want to or have to leave the country – especially since air traffic is still paralysed and regular connections are sometimes overloaded. In the meantime, however, there are alternative ways to get to the West. And some of these are even free of charge for Ukrainian citizens.

Bus connections are still available

Thanks to their flexibility, buses are, next to cars, the safest way to get from Ukraine across the border of one of the neighbouring countries. Furthermore, we at CheckMyBus offer you an overview of the most important connections from Ukraine to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, but also towards Germany or the Czech Republic.

Important: The situation changes rapidly, and you should always double-check with the respective bus provider whether the connection is available and can still be booked! Time and again there are reports that buses are overbooked.

Free of charge with Helpbus and FlixBus to Germany

For all Ukrainians who have already arrived in Poland, Pinkbus offers a free passage to Germany. With the Helpbus initiative, the Cologne-based bus company drives its buses to border locations in Poland and takes interested people on to selected German cities. Booking is uncomplicated; all you have to do is register with Helpbus by phone. The initiative has set up a special website for this purpose – there you can simply reserve a seat on one of the buses using the call button. 

FlixBus is also trying to help the Ukrainian refugees in an uncomplicated way and, above all, free of charge. Thus, the company’s buses from the Polish border cities of Przemyśl and Rzeszów can be used towards Germany at no further cost. Those interested can reserve their seat at the FlixBus counters at the bus stations in the two cities, via e-mail or the company-chat on the FlixBus-website. However, due to the unclear and dangerous situation, FlixBus has discontinued its regular connections from Ukraine.

Train connections from the border to the west

In fact, there are still train connections to Ukraine and back. Refugees can use all connections that take them to the West free of charge. This mainly concerns Deutsche Bahn trains – Ukrainians can use all six existing connections between Poland and Germany at no extra charge. The regular trains run from Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow and Przemyśl on the border via the Frankfurt an der Oder border crossing into the Federal Republic of Germany. According to Deutsche Bahn, however, special trains will be set up soon to reinforce the existing lines.

A similar service is also offered by Czech Railways. Since the weekend, special trains carrying humanitarian aid and Ukrainians who have to return home because of the general mobilisation have been running to the Polish border town of Przemyśl and on across the border into Ukraine. On the way back, the trains then pick up people who want to leave the country and bring them to Bohumín in the Czech Republic. According to Czech Railways, Ukrainians can use any of the company’s trains without a ticket or reservation until further notice. The departure time of the special trains to the Polish-Ukrainian border is always published shortly beforehand.