Europe: Sleeper Train: Chisinau to Kiev

Europe: Sleeper Train: Chisinau to Kiev

Another sleeper train service I did in Moldova, this time going from Chisinau (Kishineu) going to the Ukraine capital of Kiev (Kyiv). Now a bit of handy advice here, most services go into Transdneister region of Moldova. These acts like a separate state and the unofficial control points ask for money and brides. If you speak English, or are western European looking, then expect to get charged up to $250. This is for all routes through the region. If you want to get from Chisinau to either Kiev or Moscow then take the lesser known longer route via the west side of the country (the route and timetable is below). Then you will not go through the Transdneister region and avoid all the delays, hassle and save your some money as well. The train journey and the bed cost around €39 one way. That was cheap when the airfare between the two cities is around €100.

Chisinau Train Station: The platforms are typical Soviet, but the station building has been rebuilt, and I was really surprised. This is probably one of the best buildings in the city as it has money spent on it. Marble floors inside, with gold coated paint everywhere. Spacious. Well signposted. Couldn’t find the toilet mind you. Huge waiting rooms. No room for left luggage mind you. Also there is an international ticket room as well, but the lady only speaks Romanian or Russian.

Kiev Train Station: Another huge Soviet-looking station with loads of platforms. When I arrived all the platforms were full of trains! The main station building inside is decorated with brown wooden palls, but with a huge crystal chandelier hanging down from the ceiling. I didn’t really check out the place, but there is a metro station next door to take passengers onwards into the city centre. Just be careful with the drunks hanging around outside the station.


Station Arr.
time Stop Dep.
time Dist.
km Stations
time interval Day

Kishineu
20:00 0 0
Streshen
20:31 00:05 20:36 26 36 min. 0
Kelerash
21:02 00:04 21:06 50 30 min. 0
Sipoteny
21:19 00:02 21:21 61 15 min. 0
Bahmut
21:34 00:08 21:42 72 21 min. 0
Korneshty
21:53 00:01 21:54 80 12 min. 0
Pyrlica
22:10 00:02 22:12 92 18 min. 0
Uncesht
22:26 00:02 22:28 101 16 min. 0
Ungen
22:38 00:30 23:08 107 40 min. 0
Falesht
00:05 00:04 00:09 151 1 hour 1 min. 1
Belc Orash
00:48 00:02 00:50 185 41 min. 1
Belc-Sloboziia
01:01 00:25 01:26 192 36 min. 1
Sofiia
01:55 00:05 02:00 214 34 min. 1
Drokiia
02:12 00:04 02:16 224 16 min. 1
Tyrnovo
02:40 00:01 02:41 245 25 min. 1
Dondushen
02:53 00:02 02:55 255 14 min. 1
Rediul-Mar
03:08 00:01 03:09 265 14 min. 1
Oknica
03:31 00:30 04:01 283 52 min. 1
Gyrbovo
04:19 00:02 04:21 294 20 min. 1
Naslavcha
04:36 00:01 04:37 302 16 min. 1
Verejany
04:51 00:01 04:52 310 15 min. 1
Velchinec
05:02 00:40 05:42 318 50 min. 1
Mogilev-Podolskii
05:53 00:40 06:33 323 51 min. 1
Kopai
07:54 00:13 08:07 382 1 hour 34 min. 1
Jmerinka
09:19 00:19 09:38 437 1 hour 31 min. 1
Vinnica
10:21 00:04 10:25 484 47 min. 1
Kazatin-Tovarnyi
11:18 00:03 11:21 548 56 min. 1
Fastov 1
12:35 00:02 12:37 641 1 hour 16 min. 1
Kiev Pas
13:30 00:18 13:48 705 1 hour 11 min. 1
Nejin
15:21 00:02 15:23 831 1 hour 35 min. 1
Bahmach Pass
16:11 00:02 16:13 901 50 min. 1
Konotop
16:36 00:18 16:54 926 41 min. 1
Krolevec
17:31 00:02 17:33 969 39 min. 1
Voronejsk
17:55 00:02 17:57 995 24 min. 1
Hutor-Mihailovskii
18:37 00:45 19:22 1041 1 hour 25 min. 1
Briansk Orlovskii
22:20 00:44 23:04 1190 3 hour 42 min. 1
Suhinichi G
00:56 00:24 01:20 1316 2 hour 16 min. 2
Kaluga 2
02:22 00:10 02:32 1395 1 hour 12 min. 2
Moscow Kievskaia
05:18 1577 2 hour 46 min. 2
1577 km. 3 days