Flights in a dream and in reality. How Ukrainians travel the world during the war
Today, travel abroad, with rare exceptions - women's business. After all, most conscripts can only leave the territory of Ukraine in dreams. Although no one has canceled corruption-the focus has already wrote that for $ 3-5 thousand men receive a document that allows them to leave Ukraine for three months. There are many people who want to get freedom. "My husband has ended, we will make a new thing soon," - said the Ukrainian, who for obvious reasons did not want to voice her name.
"The main problem in international passenger transportation is, of course, a location ", - comments Andriy Burenok, founder of the service of tickets and trips of Tripmydream.
The focus interlocutor adds that the largest Ukrainian airlines (UIA and SkyUp) transferred their fleet and crews to leasing abroad, some of the aircraft were taken out of the country before the start of a full -scale war, and some remained at the airports, such as some planes UIA, Azur Air, as well as the entire Windrose fleet.
According to Andriy Burenko, another problem was the lack of practice in Ukrainian pilots, since only some of them continue to operate flights abroad, while many have lost their jobs. And if the pilot does not fly for more than half a year - he will have to re -take the exam. While Ukrainian civil aviation is going through difficult times, Ukrainian citizens have to look for alternative travel.
Andriy Burenok notes that Ukrainians need to get one of the neighboring European countries first to use the air transport. And this is: "The most popular direction is Poland, because it is quite easy to get there by direct railway flights to Przemysl or Warsaw. From Przemysl in 1. 5 hours you can get Rzeszuwa Airport, and in 3-4 hours-to Krakow, Katowice or Lublin Airports,- Andrei Burenok says. -There are two airports in Warsaw: Chopin's central airport and Warsaw-Modlin.
Flights around the world are operating from Chopin Airport, and popular loocostrs fly from Modlin Airport. " Accordingly, those who are going to fly to America or Asia, the interlocutor of Focus advises Chopin Airport in Warsaw, from which most intercontinental flights are being made. And those who are planning to travel Europe can approach Warsaw, Krakow or Katowice airports, from where passengers are available to a large number of European destinations.
Maria Tereshchenko, a lawyer of the Law firm "Ante", confirms that the main ones for traveling Ukrainians have become airports of Poland - Warsaw, Rzeszu, Krakow - from where Wizzair and Ryanair Lowa Hosters fly, and ticket prices are quite comfortable. Poland's infrastructure, apparently, wins from the influx of travelers from Ukraine. According to Tripmydream's internal analytics, the number of transactions for flights from Poland has increased 3-4 times.
This means that thousands of Ukrainians bear additional expenses in Poland for night (if necessary), local transport, services, food, etc. "In addition to Poland, Ukrainians are also flying from Moldova (Chisinau), Romania (Bucharest), Hungary (Budapest)," Maria Tereshchenko continues. " The number of flights to different cities in Europe at reasonable prices. " According to Irina Shevchenko, Kyivka, it is more convenient and cheaper to get to European states through Budapest.
"In the summer, Wizzair conducted an action for Ukrainians - more than 100 thousand tickets for zero hryvnias. Some lucky people managed to grab a free ticket and, if necessary, add luggage already for the fee. However, without this Wizzair - Lowoster, and Tickets for Europe, as before , are available enough. That is, if you plan a trip in advance and track stocks, you can save significantly, " - shares Irina's experience.
Another focus interlocutor Valery Ravlyk noted that when buying tickets for aircraft in advance, for example, from Krakow to Rome, usually tickets on both sides with a luggage of 20 kg will not exceed 210 euros per person. But, of course, it can be cheaper-50-120 euros, depends on the period of trip, departure airport, popularity of direction and the need for luggage.
The purpose of logistics from Ukraine Logistics from the PUCKUNS TO APPRIME Total costs for one person (with luggage 20 kg), one way* Vienna Bus Odesa - Iasi aircraft Yasa - Vienna 122 euro Dortmund train Kyiv - Przemysl, Przemysl - Katowice Katowice aircraft - Dortmund 125 Euro Rome Bus Kyiv -Budapest Budapest - Rome 245 euros Barcelona train Kiev -Przemysl, Przemysl - Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw - Barcelona 150 Euro London train Train Kyiv - Warsaw, Warsaw - Poznan Poznan - Paris (Bove) 130 euros *excluding possible overnight overnight at the hotel, prices are indicative, for example, designed for December dates, flights only Lowostrats Andrey Burenok noted that travel through Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Romania But Moldova is more suitable for those who leave the southern and western regions of Ukraine.
"Odessa is flying through Chisinau, and from there or direct flights to Europe or further through Istanbul," - shares the experience of Odessa. In fact, there are usually many flights from Chisinau from different directions. "However, because the situation in Moldova is becoming more intense because of the war in Ukraine, some airlines carry their flights from Chisinau. Wizzair, for example, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine has moved all flights to Iasi - the nearest Romania Airport.
Since September, the flights have been returned to Chisinau , but still insecurity remains, " - shares the Ukrainian who has been flying through Chisinau recently. According to Andriy Burenko, the most popular among the Ukrainians who go abroad, Ukrzaliznytsia. "The most convenient way is to get a train to Poland. You lose about 4 hours on the borders, not 12 hours, as on bus. Buses are now many different, but by train to go cheaper and more convenient with the child," - says the resident of Kiev.
Trains to Poland run daily, and the demand for them is very high. Ticket sales are opened in 20 days, and it is better to take them in advance. "By the way, at the direction of Kyiv - Warsaw recently the offer of tickets has been increased 2. 5 times in connection with high demand," - said Andrey Burenok. Legends are already composed of the aforementioned Kyiv -Warsaw train among Ukrainians who often travel abroad.
"The Warsaw train is a ghost, everyone knows that it is, but it is not possible to get tickets for it," the witty Ukrainians joke. One of the interlocutors of Focus claims that the tickets for this train are purchased by the whole wagons as group - for one person, and then sell them on the site of OLX ads. "The nephew who went to study in the Netherlands, first bought a ticket to Warsaw - Eindhoven, and the tickets to Kyiv - Warsaw could not be bought, because they were immediately dismantled.
The guy found intermediaries who talked with him in the messenger and offered a ticket. Decorated by the name of some woman who refused the trip, at a higher price than a ticket from the UZ. Having received money, intermediaries later returned 500 UAH and asked them to give them to the conductor of the train, who was allegedly aware This guy, " - says Oksana conspiracy history. According to her, the adventure managed - the nephew sat on the train and without adventure reached Warsaw.
An alternative for those who do not want to storm the ghost trains can be trains from Kiev to Polish Przemysl (Intercity and Employees, heading daily), and numerous buses. You can also find a car or a bus to Warsaw using online platform to find BLABLACAR car companions.
In Budapest, citizens interviewed by focus advise to go from Kiev by train through Mukacheve, then from Mukacheve to Nason, where you can get a "Solidarity Ticket" at the station for 0 UAH and get a train to Budapest for four hours. By the way, in Budapest public transport for Ukrainians by the end of 2022 remains free. To Moldova, Ukrainians, especially residents of the southern regions, can be quite simple.
"We walked the border in 15 minutes in Mogilev-Podilskyi (Vinnytsia region), and there we sat on a minibus and were already in the capital of Moldova in three hours,"-shares one of the interlocutors of the focus. You can get Kishinev from Kiev by train or bus. The path for Ukrainians abroad was much more complicated. Accordingly, the risks of any force majeure increase.
The success of Andrei Burenko, depends on whether a person had the experience of traveling earlier and what is the level of knowledge of English and other foreign languages: if there is knowledge of English and the ability to organize logistics independently - it will be much easier. However, even extensive tourist experience will not help to avoid additional money and time. If you could get to any European capital in 2-3 hours, now it takes an average day.
Moreover, it is a quest, because you need to change several modes of transport, not just sit on the plane and you need to fly somewhere, " - complains Andrey Burenok. from Kyiv. -If the tickets themselves can be bought cheap enough (for example, 3-6 thousand UAH for two from Poland to Germany or from Poland to Italy), then a ticket from Przemysl to Katowice costs about 450 UAH, and to Przemysl from Kiev on Intercite- 950 UAH.
So it turns out that the road to the airport one way adds to the budget another 2. 8 thousand UAH, which is almost equivalent to airplanes. And maybe you will also need a night in Katowice, Krakow or Warsaw, which is 55-75 euros in a double room in a very average hotel. " Due to the fact that passengers now often buy tickets for a day or two or 1-2 weeks before the trip, not in advance (for a month or two), as before.