Paris to Kyiv by Night Train: A 3-Day Epic Journey

Hi there!

Welcome onboard this epic night train adventure where I will be traveling between Paris, France, and Kyiv in Ukraine using one high speed train and two night trains. If you want more detail about the two overnight trains, please watch the original trip report :

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- TRIP INFORMATION -

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00:00 : Intro
00:52 : ICE Paris - Stuttgart
10:29 : Euronight Stuttgart - Budapest
24:15 : Night train Budapest - Kyiv
37:05 : Outro

[ArchmageIlmryn]

Vienna-Budapest: train cancelled due to weather
Budapest-Kyiv: train still runs despite literal war

[JaNieWie]

Here is an alternative jounrey, also using just three trains and also taking three days:

It also begins from Paris Gare de l'Est station, but instead you would board the recently launched ICE train bound for Berlin departing at 9:55. Arriving in Berlin you would take another train the next day bound for Warsaw. A direct train to Kyiv also departs from that city in early afternoon (16:49). You would arrive to Warsaw at 11:16 if you took the very first train from Berlin to Warsaw at 5:51. There are still two additonal trains at 7:51 and 9:51 respectfully which would fit in the gap before the Warsaw-Kyiv train departs (travel from Berlin to Warsaw by train takes around 5 hours and 30 minutes). You would arrive to Kyiv at 9:45 (considering no delays take place).

[BillinHungary]

I visiited Ukraine by train for almost two weeks in the summer this year. In spite of the war, the trains were running on time. I was in a sleeper car for each leg of the trip, and while the rolling stock wasn't as nice as the cars that they use on the international routes, their was an attendant to serve coffee, tea and even snacks!

[slava]

Thank you for visiting Ukraine 🇺🇦. Always happy to welcome tourists in your country 🤗

[Arachnos-pl]

It's faster via Berlin and Warsaw. - train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen 11:16 To Warsaw East arrival 17:16. Departure of the Kyiv-Express train from Warsaw East 17:49 - Kyiv arrival 10:45. To Kyiv only sleeper cars

[josephr]

Thank you Thibault for visiting Ukraine. I want to do the same but leaving from Warsaw. Glory to Ukraine and to its heroes!

[marcowam]

Interesting trainride. Thanks for sharing! Greetings from The Netherlands. Marco

[rezaalan]

Great trip and great compilation between three train trip from Paris to Kyiv.

[placeholderGER]

At 08:30 what you saw there wasn't the Riedbahn but rather the Approach to the South Entrance of the new Rastatt Tunnel (the one where the Tunnel collapsed a few years back causing major Chaos). They are busy currently laying the Tracks from the "Abzweig Rastatt Süd", which was rebuilt last Year during Summer in 4 Weeks to allow the Highspeed Trains avoid the old "Rheintalbahn" completly.

[jontownsend]

Back in 2019 i travelled to Odessa from the UK by rail. It was a great journey, so much so, we got back on the train at the end of our holiday and compleated the return journey.
I do miss the Russian Railways Paris Est to Moscow via Minsk, I used that train in 2016 and 2019.

[scottyerkes]

Awesome adventure!! A high speed train followed by two night trains. Accomodations looked okay. Thank you Thibault.🥰😀👌👍

[johnmehaffey]

That’s quite cheap for all that travel thibault, I’d be apprehensive about going to Kiev but good for Ukraine and the other countries for keeping the services running, great post thibault

[Solar-fsuo]

The trip started in the cold season and ended in the warm season) Funny) Thank you for visiting my magnificent country Ukraine!!!!

[davidholiday]

This is a great video - i am envious of your journey and would love to do it myself.

[charlesbaran]

Quite the adventure, experiencing different railways and countries. The price was unbelievably low, as we are used to exorbitant sleeping car fares in North America. As always when watching your videos, I envy Europeans for their vast and frequent train service.

[rasferrastfarian]

Wonderful journey! thank you for taking us along.

[lucianhoblea]

Amazing trip.
Enjoyed every minute of it ❤

[flopunkt]

Nice ride. As a tall person I also prefer the ICE over the TGV. 😅
And btw the Riedbahn is further north between Mannheim and Frankfurt.

[joemeyers]

What a great journey. Thank you for sharing it. Safe travels.

[Bazroshan]

I expected a Berlin - Warszawa route so this was a big surprise!