New Przemysl-Frankfurt Train to Start Operating on Aug. 1

Spanish railway operator Renfe is set to launch a new route between Poland’s Przemysl and Germany’s Frankfurt am Main on Saturday, Aug. 1.The ticket starts from €27.5 ($31) and takes around 19 hours. Various classes are also available, including sleeper compartments and women-only compartments. The site likely utilizes dynamic pricing and fluctuates based on the date and class chosen.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Przemysl is a city on the Polish-Ukrainian border and a key rail transit hub for travel to and from Ukraine, with direct high-speed train connections to Kyiv and other major cities.As Russia’s war has closed Ukraine’s airspace, trains and buses remain the only public transportation options for entering the country.Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine’s state-owned rail operator, announced the new Przemysl-Frankfurt route on Facebook on Wednesday, noting that it signed a memorandum of cooperation with Renfe, with Ukrzaliznytsia already operating multiple trains to Przemysl.No. 51/52 Kyiv – PrzemyslNo. 31/32 Zaporizhzhia/Dnipro – PrzemyslNo. 69/70 Kremenchuk – PrzemyslNo. 35/36 Odesa – PrzemyslNo. 89/90 Kyiv – PrzemyslUkrzaliznytsia said the new Przemysl-Frankfurt route will pass through the Czech Republic.“The Spanish railway company Renfe, with which Ukrzaliznytsia recently signed a memorandum of cooperation, is launching a new international night train on the Przemysl-Frankfurt am Main route,” the company wrote. Other Topics of Interest ‘Sick Man With a Gun’: Polish FM Warns ‘Desperate’ Putin Could Take Dangerous Risks Radosław Sikorski warns that a weakened but increasingly desperate Putin could escalate the war, including through North Korean forces or new mobilization. “The train will pass through a number of cities in Poland and Germany (in particular, Bad Schandau, Weissenfels, Naumburg (Saale), Apolda, Gotha, Eisenach, Hanau and Offenbach), and will also have stops in Prague and Ostrava,” it added.In terms of departure time, it leaves Przemysl at 12:04 around noon daily and arrives at Frankfurt at 7:22 a.m. the next morning.For the opposite direction, it leaves Frankfurt at 3:03 p.m. and arrives at Przemysl at 11:25 a.m. the next morning.Ukrzaliznytsia said it’s not responsible for missed connections in Przemysl due to border delays upon entering Poland, and advised customers to contact Renfe in response to inquiries posted in the comments. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.