You can travel from Poland to Belarus, Ukraine and Russia by coach. Such transport is offered by several carriers.
Therefore, to find and compare connections
For example, for a ticket from Warsaw (West Bus Station, Dworzec Zachodni PKS) to Lviv (train station) in Ukraine one pays 75 PLN by Eurobus. The trip takes approximately 9-10 hours. There are two departures every day, at 9.45 am and 9.30 pm. Arrivals, respectively at 7.45 pm and 6.30 am. Tickets can be purchased online. When travelling to Lviv one can also take a bus from the Przemysl main train station to the border, then walk across the border and then by marszrutka to Lviv (approx. 1.5 h).
PKS Wschód S.A offers a wide range of connections with Ukraine. A table below shows the connections from Lublin to Ukraine (as of October 12th, 2009).
Connections Lublin (Poland) - Ukraine (source: http://web.pkswschod.pl/)
Bay 0
|
Direction |
Through |
Departures |
|
Kolomyia |
Ivano-Frankivsk |
6.20 pm |
|
Kowel |
Dorohusk |
12.30 pm; 4.20 pm |
|
Lviv |
Hrebenne, Rawa Ruska |
11.00 am; 1.40 pm |
|
Lutsk |
Dorohusk |
11.40 am; 3:30 pm; 4:40 pm |
|
Shepietovka |
Kowel, Lutsk |
10.30 am (2,5) |
|
Tarnopol |
Hrebenne |
8:40 pm |
|
Mikolaievo |
Hrebenne, Lviv |
3:30 pm D< |
Bay 19
|
Direction |
Through |
Departures |
|
Volodymyr-Volynskyi |
|
5.30 am |
Explanation: 2 - operates on Tuesdays, 5 - operates on Fridays, D - not departs Dec. 24-26; 31, Jan 1 and two days of Easter,
<- does not operate during the Orthodox Christmas and Easter
In turn, with Eurolines Poland one can travel from Warsaw (West Bus Station in Warsaw, bay 13, 14) to Minsk in Belarus for 97 zł (East Bus Station). You can also travel with Eurolines to Belarus from Bialystok, Kuznica Bialostocka, Lodz and Wroclaw. Tickets can be purchased on-line: http://www.eurolinespolska.pl/.
One can travel to Russia (to Moscow and St. Petersburg) directly from Augustow, Bialystok, Ostrowia Mazowiecka, Suwalki and Warsaw. Moreover,a coach is the cheapest way of reaching the Kaliningrad Oblast. There is a PKS bus and Russian KenigAwto connection between Gdansk and Kaliningrad. The former one departs daily (except Sundays) ay 7.00 am and arrives to Kaliningrad at around 12:00-12:30 pm local time. It is worth buying only a single ticket as the ticket is cheaper in Kaliningrad. The latter bus departs from Gdansk at 3.30 pm (except Sundays) and arrives at around 21.00.
From Kaliningrad a bus leaves at 6.00 am and 4.30 pm. To Kaliningrad you can also get from Olsztyn. The bus runs twice a day; it leaves at 12.00 and 3.00 pm. From Kaliningrad to Olsztyn two buses leave, at 9.00 am and 8.00 pm. Be aware that hours of the departure may change and you should inquire at the bus station in Olsztyn. From Warsaw to Kaliningrad, a bus departs daily (except Sundays and Mondays) from X-anniversary Stadium (Stadion X-lecia) at 12:30 pm. and arrives at 8.30 pm. However, it is easier to reach Olsztyn and Braniewo by train and take a bus to Kaliningrad from there.
