Upcoming buses Chișinău – Kyiv
Live prices and seatsRoute at a glance
The Chișinău – Kyiv bus takes 9–13 h, usually about 12 h (480 km, via Bălţi, Mohyliv-Podilskyi and Vinnytsia). Up to 14 trips a day by 6 carriers, tickets from about 1,261 ₴.
- on the road
- 9–13 h
- ticket
- from about 1,261 ₴
- trips a day
- up to 14
- carriers
- 6
A seat can be bought online by card, or reserved and paid to the driver on boarding. No account is needed: you can order as a guest and the confirmation arrives by email. The first bus leaves at 00:20, the last at 23:00. 9 of 16 trips run overnight.
Return trip: Kyiv – Chișinău · from 1,431 ₴Chișinău – Kyiv bus schedule
- 00:20Zupynka "AZS Rompetrol", vulytsia Moshylor; budynok 310:00Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", metro Demiivska; prospekt Nauky; budynok 1/2
9h 40min · Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · ТРАНСМАРІН ТОВ
- 03:00Airport Bulevard Dacia, 8714:30Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi" Prospekt Nauky, 1/2.
11h 30min · daily · LikeBus
- 05:50AV Pivnichnyi, vul. Moshylor, 2/118:30Avtostantsiia «Dachna», pr. Beresteiskyi, 142
12h 40min · daily · Pal Tour
transfers: 1
- 06:20Gs station "Rompetromol" Calea Moshilor, 318:45Bus stop "Teremky" Academician Glushkov Avenue
12h 25min · daily · LikeBus
- 07:00Airport Bulevard Dacia, 8718:45Bus stop "Teremky" Academician Glushkov Avenue
11h 45min · daily · LikeBus
- 09:00Avtovokzal "Pivnichnyi", vulytsia Moshylor; budynok 2/120:45Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32
11h 45min · daily · ТРАНСМАРІН ТОВ
- 09:20AZS "Lukoil"21:00Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", prospekt Nauky, 1/2
11h 40min · Wed, Fri · ООО "SARVALTEH AUTO"
- 10:00AZS "Rompetrol", vul. Kalia Moshylor, 1 (navproty AV "Pivnichnyi")21:00Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", prospekt Nauky, 1/2
11h · Wed, Fri · ООО "SARVALTEH AUTO"
- 10:00Zupynka "Aeroport", bulvar Dachiia; budynok 80/320:45Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32
10h 45min · daily · ТРАНСМАРІН ТОВ
- 17:00Avtovokzal "Pivnichnyi", vulytsia Moshylor; budynok 2/105:00+1Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32
12h · Mon, Thu, Sat · Пометко Сергій ФОП
transfers: 1
- 17:20Zupynka "Aeroport Kyshyniv" (bilia AZS Lukoil), bulvar Dachyia; dom 8705:10+1Zupynka "Metro Teremky", prospekt Akademika Hlushkova
11h 50min · Mon, Thu, Sat · Пометко Сергій ФОП
transfers: 1
- 17:30Zupynka "Aeroport", bulvar Dachiia; budynok 80/305:00+1Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32
11h 30min · Mon, Thu, Sat · Пометко Сергій ФОП
transfers: 1
- 18:00Zupynka "Aeroport", bulvar Dachiia; budynok 80/305:40+1Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32
11h 40min · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · ТРАНСМАРІН ТОВ
- 18:30Airport Bulevardul Dacia, 80/3, monument "Litak TU 134" (naproty AZS Lukoil)06:20+1A/c “Kyiv“, bilia zaliznychnoho vokzalu (S. Petliury, 32) platf 11-17
11h 50min · Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · EuroClub
- 22:00AZS "Rompetrol", vul. Kalia Moshylor, 1 (navproty AV "Pivnichnyi")09:50+1Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", prospekt Nauky, 1/2
11h 50min · Mon, Tue, Thu · ООО "SARVALTEH AUTO"
- 23:00AZS "Lukoil"09:50+1Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", prospekt Nauky, 1/2
10h 50min · Mon, Tue, Thu · ООО "SARVALTEH AUTO"
| Departure | Arrival | Duration | Running days | Carrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:20Zupynka "AZS Rompetrol", vulytsia Moshylor; budynok 3 | 10:00Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", metro Demiivska; prospekt Nauky; budynok 1/2 | 9h 40min | Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | ТРАНСМАРІН ТОВ |
| 03:00Airport Bulevard Dacia, 87 | 14:30Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi" Prospekt Nauky, 1/2. | 11h 30min | daily | LikeBus |
| 05:50AV Pivnichnyi, vul. Moshylor, 2/1 | 18:30Avtostantsiia «Dachna», pr. Beresteiskyi, 142 | 12h 40mintransfers: 1 | daily | Pal Tour |
| 06:20Gs station "Rompetromol" Calea Moshilor, 3 | 18:45Bus stop "Teremky" Academician Glushkov Avenue | 12h 25min | daily | LikeBus |
| 07:00Airport Bulevard Dacia, 87 | 18:45Bus stop "Teremky" Academician Glushkov Avenue | 11h 45min | daily | LikeBus |
| 09:00Avtovokzal "Pivnichnyi", vulytsia Moshylor; budynok 2/1 | 20:45Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32 | 11h 45min | daily | ТРАНСМАРІН ТОВ |
| 09:20AZS "Lukoil" | 21:00Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", prospekt Nauky, 1/2 | 11h 40min | Wed, Fri | ООО "SARVALTEH AUTO" |
| 10:00AZS "Rompetrol", vul. Kalia Moshylor, 1 (navproty AV "Pivnichnyi") | 21:00Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", prospekt Nauky, 1/2 | 11h | Wed, Fri | ООО "SARVALTEH AUTO" |
| 10:00Zupynka "Aeroport", bulvar Dachiia; budynok 80/3 | 20:45Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32 | 10h 45min | daily | ТРАНСМАРІН ТОВ |
| 17:00Avtovokzal "Pivnichnyi", vulytsia Moshylor; budynok 2/1 | 05:00+1Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32 | 12htransfers: 1 | Mon, Thu, Sat | Пометко Сергій ФОП |
| 17:20Zupynka "Aeroport Kyshyniv" (bilia AZS Lukoil), bulvar Dachyia; dom 87 | 05:10+1Zupynka "Metro Teremky", prospekt Akademika Hlushkova | 11h 50mintransfers: 1 | Mon, Thu, Sat | Пометко Сергій ФОП |
| 17:30Zupynka "Aeroport", bulvar Dachiia; budynok 80/3 | 05:00+1Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32 | 11h 30mintransfers: 1 | Mon, Thu, Sat | Пометко Сергій ФОП |
| 18:00Zupynka "Aeroport", bulvar Dachiia; budynok 80/3 | 05:40+1Avtostantsiia Kyiv (tsentralnyi zaliznychnyi vokzal), metro Vokzalna; vulytsia Symona Petliury; budynok 32 | 11h 40min | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | ТРАНСМАРІН ТОВ |
| 18:30Airport Bulevardul Dacia, 80/3, monument "Litak TU 134" (naproty AZS Lukoil) | 06:20+1A/c “Kyiv“, bilia zaliznychnoho vokzalu (S. Petliury, 32) platf 11-17 | 11h 50min | Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | EuroClub |
| 22:00AZS "Rompetrol", vul. Kalia Moshylor, 1 (navproty AV "Pivnichnyi") | 09:50+1Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", prospekt Nauky, 1/2 | 11h 50min | Mon, Tue, Thu | ООО "SARVALTEH AUTO" |
| 23:00AZS "Lukoil" | 09:50+1Avtovokzal "Tsentralnyi", prospekt Nauky, 1/2 | 10h 50min | Mon, Tue, Thu | ООО "SARVALTEH AUTO" |
Typical schedule from search data as of 2026-10-14. Check the search above for departures and seat availability on a specific date.
About the Chișinău – Kyiv route
The Chișinău to Kyiv bus covers roughly 480 kilometres in 8–10 hours, crossing the Moldova–Ukraine border where passengers clear passport and customs control. This direction is popular with students heading to Ukrainian universities, migrant workers and Moldovans visiting relatives in Ukraine, plus Ukrainians returning home after a stay in Chișinău. Coaches typically leave from the Gară Sud bus station in Chișinău and arrive at a Kyiv bus terminal or a stop near a metro station, giving you easy access into the city. Your seat is reserved in advance, so you board with a confirmed ticket in hand.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours is the bus from Chișinău to Kyiv?
The trip takes about 8–10 hours over roughly 480 km. The exact time depends on traffic and how long the border crossing takes.
What documents do I need to cross the border on this route?
This is an international route, so you need a valid passport for travel. At the border you go through passport and customs control along with the other passengers.
Where does the bus depart in Chișinău and arrive in Kyiv?
Departure is usually from the Gară Sud station in Chișinău, with arrival at a Kyiv bus terminal or a stop near a metro station. Exact addresses are listed on your ticket.
Are there overnight buses from Chișinău to Kyiv?
Yes, some departures leave in the evening and arrive in Kyiv in the morning, which is convenient if you want to save daytime. Check the schedule for your date to see available departures.
How long is the bus from Chișinău to Kyiv?
From 9 to 13 hours, usually about 12 hours. The fastest bus leaves at 00:20 and takes 9h 40min.
How much is a Chișinău – Kyiv ticket and how do I pay?
As of the latest schedule snapshot, tickets start at roughly 1,261 ₴ — a reservation paid to the driver in local currency, so the hryvnia figure is indicative. A seat can be bought online by card, or reserved and paid to the driver on boarding. No account is needed: you can order as a guest and the confirmation arrives by email.
How many buses run on the Chișinău – Kyiv route?
The typical schedule has up to 14 departures a day. The first bus leaves at 00:20, the last at 23:00. Check the search above for departures on a specific date.
Which carriers operate the Chișinău – Kyiv route?
Carriers on this route: ТРАНСМАРІН ТОВ, LikeBus, Pal Tour, ООО "SARVALTEH AUTO", Пометко Сергій ФОП, EuroClub. The line-up depends on the travel date.
How do I return a Chișinău – Kyiv ticket?
A ticket bought online is returned on the order page in your account; one ordered as a guest, through our support team. How much comes back depends on the carrier’s rules and the time left before departure — you see the amount before you confirm. A reservation paid to the driver can be cancelled free of charge.
How much luggage can I take on the Chișinău – Kyiv bus?
The carrier sets the luggage allowance: usually one suitcase in the hold and hand luggage in the cabin. The exact terms are in the trip details, and extra luggage, where the carrier sells it, can be added at checkout.