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What is the best way to get to Moscow from Kyiv?

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There is a choice between two transports: train or bus. And if traveling at night on a train is not a novelty for me, then there was no experience of such a trip on a bus. Of course, budget prices for Busfor and Ecolines are tempting. The prices for the train are many times higher. But is it reliable and safe to travel abroad by bus, and indeed? I read a lot of reviews, people's stories about traveling on the most popular carriers. And there is less and less desire to save and go this way.
There, in fact, everything is completely unpredictable. And who knows if I'll be lucky or I'll remember all the horror for a long time. Last minute cancellations, issues with time refunds, bus breakdowns, huge time delays, and that's not all. As a rule, trains are not canceled, and they arrive on time and take you safe and sound. Well, there is a normal bed. I can’t imagine how you can ride for 10-13 hours in a sitting position, not to mention sleep

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FraGiL89

asked 5 years ago

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Maybe someone who traveled these two ways will be able to convince me not to spend big money on the train, but to go by bus? Maybe there is still a great carrier?
In general, of course, I know that trains have their drawbacks, but for me they are not comparable to what can happen to you on the bus

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FraGiL89

answered 5 years ago

Basically, you answered your own question.

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Olgaolga153

answered 5 years ago

Buses are great for traveling long distances. Usually a steward or driver must ensure that passengers do not drink alcohol or unfold their seats before nightfall. The rest is quite bearable. Good luck!

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86jjj

answered 5 years ago

Definitely a train.
Lie down and sleep. Washed, combed and beautiful.
And then it sucks for long distances + the quality of the road.
I would not even have thought of taking a bus. Because of the savings of several hundred hryvnias.
Even in Ukraine for long distances only by train, if you are too lazy by car.

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Bovik

answered 5 years ago

But on the other hand, having traveled by bus, you can write a story "How foolishly I went by bus K .... - M ...".
And, accordingly, beautiful pictures of stops, eateries, bus stations, etc.

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Bovik

answered 5 years ago

Well, that is, those who take bus tours over long distances do it foolishly, because it sucks. Rudeness as it is. But washed and combed.
Rhetorical.

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86jjj

answered 5 years ago

Normally, you can ride for 10-13 hours in a sitting position, because the bus makes stops.
But as for sleep, on the train you can come across "cool" neighbors with snoring for the whole car, loud conversations "for life" all night long and similar delights.
Although, of course, it is up to you to decide and it seems that you have already decided so.

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vezha2

answered 5 years ago

The train, of course, is more convenient (lay down on the bed and sleep, tired, sat) and when crossing the border, the process goes faster. You can get stuck with the bus, this is the first moment. The Bosphorus has comfortable buses (this point can be clarified, but my daughter has been traveling by this company regularly for 4 years now (from Munich or Vienna to Lviv or Kharkov and back) if she didn’t catch cheap plane tickets or vice versa, they have very cheap buses tickets) I won’t say for the Moscow direction, but for all the time of her trips there was no bus that would break down. The only thing that happened was a simple one at the border and this is a really unpredictable moment. For all other points, everyone decides for himself whether he is ready for such a move or not. Well, on the other hand, when you need to fly for a long time (9 or more hours) and everyone is flying and everyone is alive in the end. Yes, it's hard, but here everyone decides for himself.

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moy_contakt

answered 5 years ago

Correctly noted above - you yourself answered your own question. I didn’t go myself, but relatives and friends went by bus. The main point is the price, the bus is about three times cheaper than the train (+/- depending on the carrier). And the rest - to go in a sitting position, and from the inconveniences - delays at the border and bus breakdowns. From what comes to mind, the story is 1) when the Georgians were driving and they had something wrong with their documents and were kept at the border for a long time. a 2) A friend was traveling to Tyumen in transit through Moscow, and the bus broke down, arrived 9 hours late, missed his train + sat in a field under the sun, it’s good that it’s not cold.
So the choice is yours.

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Alex714

answered 5 years ago

I went to St. Petersburg with "Chocolate" from Kyiv with children - it is more or less normal (every 3-4 hours - technical stops). Crossing the border is also no problem. You can go (if the budget is limited, then it's not a question at all). in Ukraine, I also have something to compare with (the road, for example, from Kyiv to Berdyansk (or Lviv), the bus is more comfortable and faster). So I'm for the bus.

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babol

answered 5 years ago

I would choose the train for sure. It is more comfortable, safer and does not depend on the weather and traffic conditions. Trains are almost never late.

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ollennka

answered 5 years ago

veritasana · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-25T21:16

bus..no..legs swell..sit..like an oak tree..went from Kyiv to Alushta...never again..

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veritasana

answered 5 years ago