Košice Airport (KSC): getting there from Ukraine and where to fly

How to get to Košice Airport from Ukraine

The route goes through Chop: a Ukrainian train to Zakarpattia, then a Slovak train to Košice.

1. 1

   Train to Chop or Mukachevo

   • several trains a day
   • ≈10.5 h

   Several trains a day run from Kyiv to Chop; the fastest, Transcarpathia and Intercity, take about 10.5 hours. Night trains reach Chop in the morning, and you can change to a Košice train the same day.

2. 2

   Slovak train to Košice

   • ≈3 h
   • from Mukachevo 4–4.5 h

   A ZSSK train runs from Chop to Košice in about 3 hours. ZAKARPATIA trains also run from Mukachevo, about 4–4.5 hours to Košice. Ukrainian control is at Chop and Slovak checks are done on board at Čierna nad Tisou.

3. 3

   Station to terminal

   • 18–26 min
   • €1.40

   Bus 23 runs from Košice station (Staničné námestie) to the airport in 18–26 minutes, roughly every 30 minutes on weekdays from 6:00 to 20:30 and less often at weekends. A 60-minute ticket costs €1.40; drivers do not sell tickets, so buy one from a machine or the app. A taxi takes about 10 minutes.

Where you can fly from Košice

The airport handled more than 885,000 passengers in the first nine months of 2026. In winter 2026–2027 it has 11 regular routes: low-cost Ryanair and Wizz Air, plus Austrian, LOT and SWISS for connections via Vienna, Warsaw or Zurich.

Tips before you fly

• The airport recommends arriving 2 hours before departure. It is open 24 hours, so you can wait for your flight in the terminal.
• The train from Chop reaches Košice in the early afternoon, so for a same-day flight choose one in the evening. The Chop change and the border can cause delays.
• Slovakia is one hour behind Kyiv.
• Wizz Air and Ryanair do not carry pets; Austrian, LOT and SWISS do with advance notice.