You could try the Flix Bus app and see what their drive times are but even those would still be subject to a decently long border and customs process I would imagine. Another possibility is if there is some kind of cross border informal ride share I’m as yet unaware of?
@@FabledCity There are alternative ways - If you get the Flixbus to Lviv the biggest hurdle you will find, is that you will find yourself at the back of a queue as buses do not get priority and the waiting time can be somewhat lengthy. But if you travel to Medyka this is the quickest way from previous visits; 1) Take the train to Przemsyl or if there are no trains going in that direction head towards Rzeszow where a local service runs regular services directly to Medyka, the railway station is around 10 minutes on foot to the border crossing. But this can be a dragged out journey as the local service stops are you'll guess at every stop. Alternatively take the train to Przemsyl and from there go to the bus station located on the otherside of the station, from there take the shuttle bus to Medyka - they run every 30 minutes and it costs 6 zloty (£1) it takes 15 minutes to the border and it stops right at the bottom of the footpath leading up the border crossing. Once you've been through customs, on foot on my three visits it took less than a minute - Polish, in and out then you go through the Ukrainan side which is similar. As you leave the outpost there is a bus stop down the street which runs regular services to Lviv, roughly an hour journey. It stops at the bus station which is right next to the railway station. Alternatively, taxis are everywhere and you can haggle for the rate - some throw out stupid prices, but you can definitely do the journey for around 800UAH ($16) for a 45 minute journey, it's cheap but be aware that the roads are very bumpy, uneven and potholes are deep so enjoy the bumps.
@@DanielM-jf2hi Thanks for the incredibly detailed reply! That's super useful info. I tried to take a FlixBus back to Krakow (which I believe was surge pricing at $110 USD) after the Russians finally retaliated following the Kursk invasion. My Bolt taxi got stuck in traffic and I missed the bus and lost the money (even after calling their customer service in the Philippines and begging for a refund). All the trains were sold out going to Przemsyl once Iranian drones were detected over Lviv oblast but I managed to get a 3am train when someone cancelled.
Is there a faster way to get to Lviv?
You could try the Flix Bus app and see what their drive times are but even those would still be subject to a decently long border and customs process I would imagine. Another possibility is if there is some kind of cross border informal ride share I’m as yet unaware of?
@@FabledCity There are alternative ways - If you get the Flixbus to Lviv the biggest hurdle you will find, is that you will find yourself at the back of a queue as buses do not get priority and the waiting time can be somewhat lengthy. But if you travel to Medyka this is the quickest way from previous visits; 1) Take the train to Przemsyl or if there are no trains going in that direction head towards Rzeszow where a local service runs regular services directly to Medyka, the railway station is around 10 minutes on foot to the border crossing. But this can be a dragged out journey as the local service stops are you'll guess at every stop. Alternatively take the train to Przemsyl and from there go to the bus station located on the otherside of the station, from there take the shuttle bus to Medyka - they run every 30 minutes and it costs 6 zloty (£1) it takes 15 minutes to the border and it stops right at the bottom of the footpath leading up the border crossing. Once you've been through customs, on foot on my three visits it took less than a minute - Polish, in and out then you go through the Ukrainan side which is similar. As you leave the outpost there is a bus stop down the street which runs regular services to Lviv, roughly an hour journey. It stops at the bus station which is right next to the railway station. Alternatively, taxis are everywhere and you can haggle for the rate - some throw out stupid prices, but you can definitely do the journey for around 800UAH ($16) for a 45 minute journey, it's cheap but be aware that the roads are very bumpy, uneven and potholes are deep so enjoy the bumps.
@@DanielM-jf2hi Thanks for the incredibly detailed reply! That's super useful info. I tried to take a FlixBus back to Krakow (which I believe was surge pricing at $110 USD) after the Russians finally retaliated following the Kursk invasion. My Bolt taxi got stuck in traffic and I missed the bus and lost the money (even after calling their customer service in the Philippines and begging for a refund). All the trains were sold out going to Przemsyl once Iranian drones were detected over Lviv oblast but I managed to get a 3am train when someone cancelled.