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"Driving"Driving to UkraineThrough Hungary (EU) You will need to buy a sticker to use the motorways. Stickers are available for usually 2 weeks, 1 month or 1 year. There are no tolls on the roads in Hungary. The directions are well placed and easy to follow but going through Budapest can be lengthy. About 100 km before the border crossing Chop, the motorway ends but the road from there is in good condition. Fuel prices in Hungary are the same as in other EU countries. At the border in Chop there is efficient passport and customs control. You need a valid passport and the technical passport of your car.
Through Slovakia (EU)
You will need to buy a sticker to use the motorways here too. There are fewer motorways and you need to drive through narrow, twisting mountain roads so the trip can feel longer. Fuel prices are the same as in other EU countries. The directions are good so you won’t get lost. The border crossing Uzhgorod is usually busy and there are long waiting times. All cars are checked as there is no separate lane for EU cars.
Through Poland (EU)
You don’t need to buy a motorway sticker when entering Poland but you will have to stop and pay toll at the booths. They do not accept credit cards but you can pay with Euro. There are very good roads and motorways. The queues at the border with Ukraine are ok if you are entering Ukraine. We, however, recently experienced a very, very long wait to go from Ukraine to Poland and hadn’t we cheated in the queue and talked to one of the guards into preferential treatment, we could have spent ten hours there. With these mitigating circumstances it ‘only’ took us five hours to get through. The recommended border crossing is Przemysl which has a good road to Lvov, from Lvov you can continue to Rovne and further to Kiev.
Distances
Driving in Ukraine General rules Speed limits Parking in Kiev When you get stopped Distances from Kiev to major cities of Ukraine
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