Lviv is the largest city in Western Ukraine, which has good transport links with other cities of Ukraine and the near abroad. You can get to Lviv by train or car.

Lviv railway station.
The most convenient way to get to Lviv is by train. The railway station of Lviv is located at a distance of 20-25 minutes on foot from the historical center of the city. If you don’t want to walk, you can take a taxi (the fare to the center in 2015 was UAH 50-60) or take public transport (tram No. 1 goes from the railway station to the center). Trains depart from Lviv to many cities in Ukraine (to Kyiv, Uzhhorod, Odesa, Kharkiv) and abroad (Minsk, Krakow, Wroclaw, Budapest, Bratislava). The high-speed “Hyundai” express train runs between Kyiv and Lviv all year round. He covers the distance between these two cities in a little more than 5 hours.
You can buy train tickets to Lviv online on the official website of the Ukrainian Railways: booking.uz.gov.ua

Lviv Railway Station

Stryya bus station of Lviv.
Bus service connects Lviv with many cities of Ukraine and neighboring countries. The city’s central bus station is located at 109 Stryyska Street. From the city center there is a bus and minibus No. 18. Drive about 15 minutes. Highways connect Lviv with Kyiv (road E40), Uzhgorod (E471), Lutsk, Ternopil and other cities of Ukraine. From foreign cities, there are roads from Lviv to Krakow and Warsaw (Poland), Brest and Minsk (Belarus).

Lviv Stryi bus station

Lviv International Airport
You can also fly to Lviv by plane. In the suburbs of the city on Lyubinska street, 7 km away. Lviv International Airport is located from the center. You can get to it from the city center by trolleybus #9 or minibus #48. Planes from Lviv fly to Kyiv and Warsaw every day. There are also flights from here to Munich, Vienna, Istanbul, Moscow and Milan. Planes of the budget airline “Vizzair” also fly to Lviv.
Official website of Lviv airport: www.lwo.aero

New Lviv airport terminal

Features of Lviv roads
Do not forget that the historical center of Lviv was built back in those years when they did not know what a car was, so traffic in the city center is limited. There are many narrow streets and streets with one-way traffic, therefore, if possible, it is better not to enter the center of Lviv by car.