Enter Ukraine from Hungary

Most people enter Ukraine from Poland during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I needed to do it from Hungary but could not find any information describing the journey. Even a Ukrainian gave me the wrong information. Hope this information helps those who have such a need.

  • Take InterCity train IC 34 leaving Budapest at 7:23 (Central EuropeCentral European Standard Time). The Hungary side border paperwork is done on the train. That is a significant advantage of taking a train to enter Ukraine. The train is modern and has free Wi-Fi.
  • The train travels for 5:17 and arrives at Chop at13:40 (Eastern European Standard Time, one hour ahead of the Hungary time).
  • If you jump off the train as soon as it stops at Chop, you can go through the Ukrainian side border checkpoint in a few minutes, then catch the train leaving at 13:52 for Kyiv. It was 14:00 when I went there. I stayed in Chop to catch the next day's train. Now, there seems to be train leaving at 16:58 and arriving at Kyiv at 8:38 the next day. Overnight train journeys in Ukraine are very comfortable.
Chop is a small town with fewer than 10,000 regular residents.  Let me just say it is a very interesting place without elaboration on my observation before Rashists are driven out of Ukraine.

IC 34:

IC 34 entering Chop:


The nice small hotel (Hotel & Restaurant Smarahd) with very friendly staff:


If you keep walking on this road, you will reach Hungary in 20 minutes or so.



Chop railway station with free Wi-Fi:





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