Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Slovakia
BUS
Three buses a day go from Uzhhorod to Košice (110uah, 2½ hours), from where you can
catch regular trains and buses to Prague and Bratislava, and daily coaches to London.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
The E50 from Košice crosses at Vyšné Nemecké on the Slovak side to Uzhhorod in
Ukraine, becoming the M08 afterwards.
TRAIN
As with services to Hungary, Chop is the gateway to/from Slovakia. Carriage bogies are
changed there, which takes a couple of hours.
»
Kyiv-Bratislava
29 hours, daily
»
Chop-Bratislava
10 hours, daily
»
Lviv-Bratislava
18 hours, daily
Sea
Cruise and cargo ships are the main users of Ukrainian ports but some useful scheduled
ferry services do exist. As across the ex-USSR, boat services are erratic to say the least,
and if the cost of docking and fuel rises, sailings are cancelled without notice. Basing your
travel plans around sea or river travel is probably not advisable.
To/from Ilychevsk
Ukrferry
(
www.ukrferry.com
)
is the main operator from Ilychevsk, outside Odesa to Poti
and Batumi (Georgia), Derince (Turkey), Varna (Bulgaria) and Constanța (Romania). Be
aware that services are regularly cancelled for months on end without explanation. Check
its website for the latest sailing times and days (if there are any).
To/from Kerch
Regular ferries (35 minutes) shuttle between Port Krym near Kerch to Port Kavkaz in Rus-
sia's southern Krasnodar region. Boats leave every 1½ hours, day and night, but services
can be considerably reduced in low season.
To/from Odesa
London Sky Travel
( 729 3196;
www.lstravel.com.ua
) sells tickets for summer ferries
and cruise ships from Odesa and Ilychevsk.
