Lviv is the cultural capital of Ukraine, a tourist center, the historical quarters of which are under the protection of UNESCO. Due to its favorable location, Lviv annually receives thousands of tourists from Europe. People come here on weekends and for a longer time to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of past centuries, taste delicious Lviv beer, be in the center of another spontaneous fair where things made by folk craftsmen are sold, and just give yourself a holiday called "Lviv" …
How to get to Lviv now, when some flights connecting Russian cities with the center of Western Ukraine have been canceled or reduced? Such a trip will be challenging, but interesting! So, you can find yourself in Lviv using: plane; by train; by bus.
How to get to Lviv by plane
There is an international airport in Lviv, which accepts planes from different companies. Therefore, the easiest and fastest way to travel to this Ukrainian city is flight. Since 2015, there are no direct flights from Moscow to Lviv. However, you can fly to Lviv International Airport with one or two transfers.
How to get to Lviv faster? It is necessary to take advantage of the offer of the airlines "Aeroflot" and "LOT", which offer a flight from Moscow to Lviv via Warsaw. Passengers who choose this route will spend 3 hours and 50 minutes in the sky. A little longer - 4 hours 10 minutes - will take a trip to Lviv with a connection in Minsk with the Belavia carrier. You can also get to Western Ukraine through a number of other cities: Vienna, Kiev, Munich, Istanbul. Once in Kiev, it is easier to get to Lviv by train.
There is also no direct flight between St. Petersburg and Lviv. In about 4 hours, you can fly to Lviv airport with a connection in Minsk. 6 hours 30 minutes will have to be spent on a trip with stops in Moscow and Warsaw.
Many tourists do not like to fly with docks. However, there are also advantages of such a route:
- saving time - no matter how long the flight lasts, you will still arrive at your destination much earlier than those who go to Lviv by bus or train;
- the opportunity not to worry about your luggage - you will receive your luggage already at the Lviv airport;
- comfortable conditions during the trip.
By train to Western Ukraine
From the Kievsky railway station in Moscow, a train departs daily at 15:58 to Lviv, which goes through Kiev for almost 23 hours. That is, passengers arrive at their destination at 13:51 the next day after the train departs. The fare on such a train varies from 4,700 rubles for a seat in a reserved seat carriage to 7,900 rubles for a ticket in a compartment. Also, Lviv can be reached by train with transfers in any Ukrainian city, for example, in Kiev.
An excellent option is considered to travel by rail through Minsk, from where the train to Lviv leaves at 19:47, and arrives at the Lviv railway station in the morning. By the way, the station is located far from the city center, but trams run to the historic quarters, the stop of which is right in front of the central entrance of the railway station. Tram tickets are sold at the newsstand at the stop. However, if you are traveling light, you can walk to the center of Lviv on foot. The journey will take about 40 minutes.
How to get to Lviv by train from St. Petersburg? From the Vitebsk railway station in St. Petersburg at 1 am a train leaves for Lviv, which follows 2 days 4 hours. The train travels through Belarus.
You can get from Russia to Lviv by bus, but such a trip will also take about two days and will not give you pleasure, although it will significantly save your own money.
