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Compare bus and train for Kraków to Lviv
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Kraków to Lviv among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of €37 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 4h 49m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of €37, while a bus costs an average of €37.
Distance: 293 km
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€37 Average price | €37 Average price Cheapest | €47 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
8h 18m Average total duration 7h 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 49m Average total duration Fastest 4h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 52m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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Compare the available ways to get from Kraków to Lviv, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Kraków to Lviv:
A train is €1 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Kraków to Lviv costing on average €37.
Other travel options to Lviv take longer:
Bus takes on average 8h 18m.
Travel optionsfrom Kraków to Lviv
How to get from Kraków to Lviv by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Kraków to Lviv is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
RJ 1023 (Prague -> Přemyšl) · (Přemyšl -> Lviv)3:41 AM 8h19 Kraków Główny 1:00 PM Lviv, Dvirtseva ploshcha - Parking (Львів, Двірцева площа - Паркінг) €19 1 One-way 1 transfer
Cheapest
RJ 1023 (Prague -> Přemyšl) · (Přemyšl -> Lviv)3:41 AM 8h19 Kraków Główny 1:00 PM Lviv, Dvirtseva ploshcha - Parking (Львів, Двірцева площа - Паркінг) €19 1 One-way 1 transfer
Fastest
011:00 PM 5h30 Kraków 5:30 AM Lviv €23 1 One-way 0 transfers
Other options
010:30 PM 6h00 Kraków 5:30 AM Lviv €23 1 One-way 0 transfers
02:00 PM 7h50 Kraków 10:50 PM Lviv €24 1 One-way 0 transfers
01:30 PM 8h20 Kraków 10:50 PM Lviv €24 1 One-way 0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Kraków to Lviv:
A train is €1 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Kraków to Lviv costing on average €37.
Other travel options to Lviv take longer:
Bus takes on average 8h 18m.
- Around 167 buses per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Kraków and Lviv as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Kraków Główny and arrive in Lviv station.
- Buses mostly depart from Kraków, Main Train Station and arrive in Lviv.
- Travel with Infobus, Euroticket, FlixBus, Pavluks-Trans, Павлюкс-Транс, KLR, Lev Trans, FOP Ravlyk, P-Trans, VIP Bonbus, D.M.D. Group, East West Eurolines, Lev-Bus, Pan-Bus.net, Tur-Trans, Tur-Trans sp zoo, Autolux, Golden Trans, TOV Tur-Trans-R, BTA Bus, TocoBus, Grand Bus, Modultrans, Prosto Bus Plus, Orion Bus, Ostapchuk FOP, Winew, Bus Trans International, Mandrivnyk Prykarpattia, Tour Ukraine, LikeBus, LikeBus, LuxBus, SVlines, Royal Express s.r.o., Femelytrans, Efremeniuk A.L. FOP, Leon Pol Trans, Sansan Bus, Nasorokh TOV, Sem Bus, Real Travel Express, Nazar Kaban Travel, East Express to go to Lviv by bus.
- Travel with RegioJet a.s. to go to Lviv by train.
- 161 direct buses per day with Infobus, Euroticket, FlixBus, Pavluks-Trans, Павлюкс-Транс, KLR, Lev Trans, FOP Ravlyk, P-Trans, VIP Bonbus, D.M.D. Group, East West Eurolines, Lev-Bus, Pan-Bus.net, Tur-Trans, Tur-Trans sp zoo, Autolux, Golden Trans, TOV Tur-Trans-R, BTA Bus, TocoBus, Grand Bus, Modultrans, Prosto Bus Plus, Orion Bus, Ostapchuk FOP, Winew, Bus Trans International, Mandrivnyk Prykarpattia, Tour Ukraine, LikeBus, LikeBus, LuxBus, SVlines, Royal Express s.r.o., Femelytrans, Efremeniuk A.L. FOP, Leon Pol Trans, Sansan Bus, Nasorokh TOV, Sem Bus, Real Travel Express, Nazar Kaban Travel, East Express.
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