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There are 4 ways to get from Kharkiv to Košice by bus, train, or car

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Kharkiv to Cherkasybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Cherkasy AC, Lozheshnikova St., 7 to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Squarebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lviv to Košicebus bus
    19h 19m

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Mukachevotrain train
    2. Take the train from Mukachevo to Choptrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Chop to Košicetrain train
    28h 12m
    €17–33

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kharkiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Przemysl Glownytrain train 63
    2. Take the bus from Przemysl, Bus Station to Košicebus bus FlixBus N191
    24h 32m
    €82–114

  4. Drive  1,314.9 km

    1. Drive from Kharkiv to Košicecar car 1,314.9 km
    18h 18m
    €216–311

Kharkiv to Košice by train and bus

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration24h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€82Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,508.5 km
  • Duration: 19h 19m

What companies run services between Kharkiv, Ukraine and Košice, Slovakia?

You can take a bus from Kharkiv to Košice via Cherkasy, Cherkasy AC, Lozheshnikova St., 7, Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square, and Lviv in around 19h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kharkiv-Pas. to Košice via Mukachevo and Chop in around 28h 12m.

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