Driving from Donetsk to Kiev on 24/06

Discussion in 'Euro 2012' started by royial, May 13, 2012.

  1. royial

    royial Member

    May 16, 2009
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Hi,

    Many of us have ticket to both qtr finals in Ukraine.
    Till well see the train times etc, maybe it's possible by us to rent minibus from Donetsk to Kiev on 2-3 am?
    I guess it'll be in reasonable price.

    Possible? Alternatives?

    Thanks.
     
  2. pylyp

    pylyp Member

    Dec 12, 2011
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    Very possible!

    Here is an example of prices:
    http://autocomfort.in.ua/prices

    Мест = seats
    Стоимость 1 км= price for 1 km.

    It's about 700-800 km Donetsk - Kyiv. So you can do the math. Perhaps more expansive due to EUROs.

    I suggest you build a pool of people who are interested... Then you wait for the high-speed train.... If you don't get any tickets, we can arrange this thing... You will definitely know if you get highspeed train tickets in June.... and in 1st June it will be about 3 weeks to the 24th June, so it's plenty of time....
     
  3. royial

    royial Member

    May 16, 2009
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    So its means if I'll have a group of 16.
    It'll cost 800*4.5=3600 UAH, which means 225 UAH for each person (27$)?

    Thanks.
     
  4. shukka

    shukka New Member

    Apr 19, 2006
    Hi !

    I am in the same situation, currently trying to find transportation from Donetsk to Kiev between the 2 quarter finals.

    Please feel free to contact me if you're setting up a minibus or something.

    Kind regards,
    Charlie
     
  5. royial

    royial Member

    May 16, 2009
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Lets try to arrange 15-20 people for it.
    I guess it'll be the only choice for us.

    Me and my friend are 2.
    Lets see if we can get 20 people in this thread.

    Thanks.

     
  6. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    I thought the high-speed train wasn't going to be ready in time for the tournament? o_O When is it supposed to start its service?
     
  7. pylyp

    pylyp Member

    Dec 12, 2011
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    interesting... But how did you people thought of organizing all this?
    This can not be done last minute.... So we have to organize it in advance....
    Two problems:
    1) We have to pay at least something in advance, which no one is willing to do from their own pocket.
    2) No one is willing to send money over the net to unknown people.

    Pehaps we can meet in Kiev in advance? Go to an office here in Kiev together and pay all the money... But when will all you be in Kiev?

    So how would this be arranged? Because otherwise, I can start calling bus companies and negotiating.... Btw. from my side 6 ppl.
     
  8. pylyp

    pylyp Member

    Dec 12, 2011
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    I've contacted a firm now and got an offer.

    10 000 UAH for exactly 20 persons.
    5000 UAH for 8 persons.

    It's quite expensive, yes. But on the other hand, it's in the middle of the night (departure 02:30) and during the EUROs.
    But I believe we can find even cheaper.
     
  9. royial

    royial Member

    May 16, 2009
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Good job friend.
    I guess everyone will be able to transfer you lets say 10-20% in advance using PayPal and the rest on the same day of departure.

    Lets see how many people are interested first.

    Thanks a lot.
     
  10. carl.wilky

    carl.wilky New Member

    Apr 24, 2006
    3 here interested in this, how long will it take roughly?
     
  11. pylyp

    pylyp Member

    Dec 12, 2011
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    10-12 hrs ;)
     
  12. carl.wilky

    carl.wilky New Member

    Apr 24, 2006
    Cool, time to make a few new friends!
     
  13. pylyp

    pylyp Member

    Dec 12, 2011
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    IMPORTANTE !!!

    IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO BUY TICKETS FOR HIGH-SPEED TRAINS FOR DONETSK - KYIV!!!

    Train number: 152д.
    Donetsk - Kyiv (05:55 - 12:45)! So you can make it to both quarter-finals!
    Price in cat. 2 is about 420 UAH. (quite expensive for Ukraine).

    How to buy?

    1) Brand new online-ticket-store at official Ukrainian Railways website:
    http://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
    (notice that there is a small bug there giving you time according to the GMT in you computer. The real local Ukrainian time is 05:55 - 12:45)

    2) www.e-kvytok.org.ua
    If not working at the moment, try http://www.e-kvytok.ua (although only in Ukrainian).
    Here is a guide how you can buy them in Ukrainian: http://blog.activeukraine.com/the-how-to-train-series-buying-your-ticket-online/

    3) Otherwise you can try some private commercial ticketresalers.
    For example:
    http://gd.tickets.ua/en OR http://dprc.gov.ua/index.php?set_language=1

    Donetsk = Doneck = ДОНЕЦЬК
    Kyiv = Kiev PASS = КИЇВ ПАС


    BEST OF LUCK !!!!

    /Pylyp
     
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  14. royial

    royial Member

    May 16, 2009
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    THANKS A LOT!!! Just ordered 2 train tickets!!
     
  15. royial

    royial Member

    May 16, 2009
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Strange - now after I purchased a hour ago the tickets, I don't see it available anymore in http://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
     
  16. pylyp

    pylyp Member

    Dec 12, 2011
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    I think they are readjusting the schedule and finalizing some details.
    I don't expect any major changes. No more than +/- 15 minutes. Perhaps they will lower the price, which should be fair!!!
    The tickets that are bought are going to be valid. No worries :)
     
  17. pylyp

    pylyp Member

    Dec 12, 2011
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    Sale for high-speed traintickets will be re-open 21st May.
     
  18. pylyp

    pylyp Member

    Dec 12, 2011
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
  19. gomelkiev

    gomelkiev Member

    May 11, 2007
    When you do booking on http://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/, pay attention to times, on 1st page ,where they show times - those times are wrong ( actually look like they using your browser time), when you buy tickets - it will show correct time
     
  20. thunder83

    thunder83 Member

    Nov 2, 2011
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    I can't find the fast train on the 24 june from Doneck to Kiev. Already fully booked?
     
  21. theparish

    theparish Member

    Mar 29, 2012
    Somewhere in Essex
    Club:
    West Ham United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    That route is not released yet. Due within a few days I believe.
     
  22. Georgeecfc2

    Georgeecfc2 Member

    May 24, 2012
    Club:
    Exeter City FC
    Hi all - is there any high speed train back from donetsk to kiev after eithe the england vs ukraine game on 19th june or the semi final on 27th ukraine. I have a flight to catch from kiev on 20th & 28th respecitvly (both late afternoon) at present we have a car hired but dont really fancy doing overnighter.
     
  23. pylyp

    pylyp Member

    Dec 12, 2011
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    These trains should come any day now!!!
    All other highspeeders are now out for sale since last week... Only Donetsk - Kyiv - Donetsk left.... keep monitoring ;)
     
  24. thunder83

    thunder83 Member

    Nov 2, 2011
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Still nothing on the speed trains.

    How long is a drive by car from Donetsk to kiev?
     
  25. el-topo

    el-topo New Member

    May 29, 2012
    Donetsk
    Club:
    FC Shakhtar Donetsk
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    About 10-12 hours
     

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