Ukraine travel guide

As of October 28, 2024, there are no direct transport links between parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia and other parts of Ukraine controlled by the Ukrainian government because it means to cross the frontline, which is not possible.

There are no checkpoints for civilians, nobody can be "bribed" as it is a very active war zone and every car close to the frontline is considered a target by both sides. There are several fake sites where, for example, "bus tickets from Donetsk to Warsaw" can be "booked", but there are no such buses in reality. The same about taxis.

People living there can go by regular buses to Russia, for example, to Rostov-on-Don. And from Russia it is possible to get to Turkey. It is not possible to return from Russia to Ukraine because the border is closed.

As we receive similar requests almost every day, our advice is not to send any help to a person in Ukraine, especially in parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia (in this case, in our experience, the chance that this "person" is a scammer is close to 100%), before you are absolutely sure that this person is real.