Refugee train Journey from Ukraine to Poland

Johnny FD, a friend of Ukraine, has just travelled from Kyiv to Croatia via Kraków in Poland, to attend a digital nomad conference.

Johnny has released an interesting video of his journey, which unintentionally follows the steps that Ukrainian refugees might take today to escape the war.

The first leg of Johnny’s train journey started in Kyiv and ended in Przemyśl, Poland. The train from Kyiv runs directly to the Polish border town of Przemyśl.

The onward journey to Kraków necessitates a train change, as the first station in Poland on the route from Kyiv is on Ukrainian wide-gauge tracks. In contrast, Poland’s passenger train system uses standard gauge.

Photograph of Kyiv Central Station. Андрей Харьковой, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0. via Wikimedia Commons.

Refugee train journey from Ukraine to Poland. — Kyiv Central Station

Johnny intended to buy food from the Ukrainian buffet car on the train, stay the night in a hotel in Przemyśl and catch a train to Kraków the following morning. However, the buffet car was not in service, and once in Przemyśl, the hotels were full.

By the time Johnny arrived in Poland, he was hungry. He had no choice but to take advantage of the free food for refugees that continues to be available to those coming from Ukraine. He then took the free bus to a nearby refugee hostel and spent the night there.

The next morning, Johnny departed Przemyśl by train for the journey to Kraków.

Watch the video showing a “refugee train journey from Ukraine to Poland”

This excellent video is a unique opportunity to see a “refugee train journey from Ukraine to Poland”, as has been experienced thousands of times since the Russian invasion.

I won’t give you details of Johnny’s journey. His words and video will convey this to you more effectively, along with his experience in the refugee hostel in Przemyśl.