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Student fares · 18+ with a valid student ID at the meeting point
Choose a route and a departure date. Every price below already covers transport, hostel nights and city taxes, shown per traveller and per day of the trip.
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Student fares require a valid student ID presented at the meeting point. Travellers must be 18 or over. Prices are per person, one seat per leg, and already include taxes and booking fees. See the full route comparison for hostel nights and visa notes.
Route comparison
Totals include transport, hostel bed, insurance and city transit. Student fares need a valid student ID at the meeting point and travellers must be 18 or over. Lowest total in this table: €412
Schengen C visa, apply six weeks ahead. The 04:40 queue at Dorohusk runs before check-in at 14:00.
Same Schengen C visa. The 25-minute walk from Krakow station to the hostel is uphill with luggage.
Hungary and Austria sit inside Schengen. Carry the student ID card next to the passport.
Cheapest departure point from Ukraine. Leaves Lviv at 22:15 and reaches Warsaw at 09:40.
Open any row for the itemised break. Entry rules are set by consulates and can change. Last reviewed 12 March.
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Maximum 22 travellers per departure, one group leader per group. Compare the full itemised totals in the cost breakdown, or browse every departure on Routes.
Published cost breakdown
One number per route, with taxes and city fees already inside it. Student fares require a valid student ID presented at the meeting point. Travellers must be 18 or over. Open the full per-route detail.
| Route | Days | Transport | Hostels | Entry and city fees | Total from | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv → Warsaw → Kraków | 9 | Coach + 2 night trains | 6 dorm nights | €18 | €412 | €46 |
| Kyiv → Budapest → Vienna | 11 | Coach + rail pass | 8 dorm nights | €24 | €528 | €48 |
| Lviv → Prague → Dresden | 8 | Coach + 1 night train | 5 dorm nights | €21 | €389 | €49 |
Prices are per traveller in a shared dorm, booked six weeks ahead. Maximum 22 travellers. One group leader per group. Entry rules are set by consulates and can change. Last reviewed: 14 February 2026.
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Every line on the fare board carries transport, hostel nights and the price per day together. Here are the questions students send us most.
Included: coach and rail tickets, seat reservations, four hostel nights in a 6-bed dorm, a city transport pass and one group leader per group.
Not included: food, city tax of EUR 2 to EUR 4 per night, and personal spending. Booking fees and taxes sit inside the row total.
We divide the trip total by the days travelled, counting both travel days. Kyiv to Warsaw to Prague runs 8 days at EUR 412 per traveller, which is EUR 51.50 per day.
Night-train couchette supplements of EUR 19 are added before the division, never after.
A Schengen short-stay visa costs EUR 90 in consulate fees plus the service centre charge. Entry rules are set by consulates and can change.
We hand over a dated checklist before departure. Last reviewed: 14 March 2026.
Student fares require a valid student ID presented at the meeting point. Travellers must be 18 or over. Non-enrolled travellers pay the standard fare, EUR 48 higher on this route.
Full rules sit in our student eligibility policy.
Plan for city tax of EUR 2 to EUR 4 per night and food of EUR 12 to EUR 18 per day.
On the Krakow leg the border queue starts at 04:40 with no meal stop, and hostel check-in opens at 14:00, so the first morning holds a 25-minute walk from the station.
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