Traveling for the Holidays: Ukrzaliznytsia deploys additional trains to Lviv and Truskavets

Ukrainian Railways is preparing for the New Year holidays and has identified additional trains for the convenience of passengers traveling to Lviv and Truskavets. This was reported by the company's press service.

Intercity+ train No. 741/742 will run from Kyiv to Lviv. It will depart from Kyiv on December 22, 24, 28, 30, and January 1, 2, 5, 7 at 14:58, arriving in Lviv at 20:56.

In the opposite direction, it will depart on December 23, 25, 29, 31, and January 2, 3, 6, 8 at 8:05 a.m. and arrive in Kyiv at 14:10. The train will be a double-decker Skoda electric train, which currently operates under the number 729/730 on the Kyiv-Cherkasy route. Thus, there will be a different train with a changed schedule on the Cherkasy route on these dates.

Also, Ukrzaliznytsia has identified an additional train No. 159/160 Kyiv-Truskavets (via Lviv). This train will depart from Kyiv on December 23 and 29 at 10:24 and arrive in Truskavets at 19:35. In the opposite direction, it will depart on December 23 and 29 at 8:26 a.m. and arrive in the capital at 18:44.

Tickets for these trains can be purchased in the Ukrzaliznytsia app, chatbot, on the website, and at the station ticket offices.

This is not the first announcement of additional flights for the New Year holidays. Earlier, trains #27/28 Kyiv - Mukachevo, #191/192 Kyiv - Lviv, #167/168 Odesa - Lviv, and #115/116 Kyiv - Odesa were announced. In case of unavailability of tickets for direct trains, passengers can consider options with transfers.