Germany to Ukraine routes via Poland to run more often

From December 14, 2025, the number of direct services between Germany and Poland will increase.

The number of daily direct services between Germany and Poland will rise from 11 to 17, marking a 54% increase.

The new timetable provides for trains running between Berlin and Warsaw every two hours. An additional seventh pair of trains will be added to this route to meet growing passenger demand and improve connections between the two capitals.

A new daytime direct service Leipzig – Wrocław – Kraków – Przemyśl will also be introduced, running twice daily in each direction. One of the trains will continue to Przemyśl, located near the Ukrainian border. This will be the first time Leipzig will have a direct rail connection to southern Poland and the border region with Ukraine.

Thanks to coordinated transfers in Leipzig, residents of Munich, Nuremberg, and Frankfurt will be able to reach Wrocław more quickly, with the journey shortened by about two hours. In addition, the new route will include stops in Chemnitz and Dresden.

The timetable will also feature night services. A EuroCity train will run between Berlin and Przemyśl via Wrocław and Kraków, while another night route will connect Berlin and Chełm via Łódź and Warsaw. Moreover, the well-known Chopin train, which currently links Munich and Warsaw, will receive additional carriages extending to Kraków and Przemyśl. This will enable a direct night route from southern Germany to southern Poland.

The travel time between Leipzig and Wrocław will be around three and a half hours. The Berlin–Warsaw route, approximately 570 km long, will continue to be served by EuroCity trains offering direct services between the two capitals without stops.

On the night of August 30, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles of various types. Due to attack on the Kyiv region, several trains were significantly delayed.