After 6th of April 2013 boarding on trains of Ukrainian Railways (UZ) will be on presentation of an identity document (passport or driver's license).

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine confirmed a nominal train tickets with the name and the surname of passenger from 6th of April 2013.

Tickets purchased before 6th of April 2013 are valid.

When buying train ticket passenger will not need a passport - registration at the ticket office will be by the words of the person making the payment for train ticket.

However boarding the train will be on presentation of train ticket and identity document (passport or driver's license).

Booking Ukraine Railways train tickets in advance

On base of Ukrainian Railways rules passenger could buy train ticket 45 days before the date of train departure.

90 days before train departure passenger will be able to buy tickets for long-distance trains:
No. 92/91 Lviv-Kyiv-Lviv
No. 106/105 Odesa-Kyiv-Odesa
No. 79/80 Dnipropetrovsk-Kyiv-Dnipropetrovsk
No. 37/38 Donetsk-Kyiv-Donetsk
No. 12/11 Kyiv-Simferopol-Kyiv

Passengers with children

According to Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of 28.07.2004 №976 „On establishment of a preferential tariff on children transportation by rail transport” free pass for children up to 6 years (with an adult passenger without having a separate seat) and according to tariff amounting 75% of the overall cost of ticket (full ticket and reserved seat ticket cost) - for children at the age of 6 to 14 years was determined. Discounts for using rail transport by students elder than 14 years were not determined by legislation.

Student’s travel privilege. Student cards ISIC.

According to Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 24.12.2007 №1403 "On cancellation of acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine which action was stopped by decree of the President of Ukraine " discount for travel is given to students during the year.

According to Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of April, 5, 1999 №541 and passenger, luggage, cargo-luggage and post railway transportation rules of Ukraine, approved by order of Ministry of Transport and Communications of 27.12.2006 №1196, students buy tickets for half-price in general and second-class sleeping coaches, coaches of second and third classes of all train categories and all coach types of luxury electric-diesel-trains for travelling in suburban and inter-city trains.

The standards of student cards are determined by the order of Ministry of Education and Science of 10.12.2003 "On approval student’s and pupil’s cards of national standards" (with alterations, filed by the Order of Ministry of Education and Science of 28.09.2004)

How much of the cost of travel document could be returned if it is given back before the train departure?

If a passenger refuses from trip in personal reasons on time: not less than 24 hours before the train departure he will get the total cost of the ticket and the reserved seat.

From 24 to 6 hours before the train departure he will get the whole cost of the ticket and 50% of cost of reserved seat.
less than 6 hours before the train departure but no more than 3 hours from its departure – the cost of the ticket is paid and cost of reserved seat is not paid.

Example of Ukraine Railways train ticket

1. Number and path of train
2. Date and month of passenger’s departure
3. Time of departure
4. Coach number
5. Coach category, compartment (respectively general, second-class sleeping, sleeping car)
6. Cost of ticket, grivnas (UAH) (ticket is part of travel cost, changed depending on coach and train category that compensates expenses on coach transfer)
7. Cost of reserved seat, grivnas UAH (reserved seat – is part of travel cost, changed depending on coach and train category, that compensates expenses on travel preparation and coach service)
8. Number of passengers
9. Type of document (can be also free of charge - БЕЗКОШТ, preferential - ПІЛЬГОВ, half-price - ДИТЯЧИЙ)
10. Route (departure city and arrival city)
11. Codes of departure and arrival station
12. Train (coach) category
13. Seat number
14. Railway-owner of coach
15. Message line
16. Individual tax identification number of transporter
17. Travel document overall cost (grivnas - UAH)
18. Tariff (ticket + reserved seat)
19. Services (bed-clothes excluding VAT)
20. Value-added tax
21. Insurance fee
22. Commission fee
23. Date and time of arrival to final station
24. Information on accident insurance, insurance company address

Ukrainian railways "Ukrzaliznytsia"

Ukrainian railways "Ukrzaliznytsia"
Kiev Railway Station
Kiev, Ukraine

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