Overview: Ukraine train delays today
Twenty international and border-corridor trains are running late in the latest Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) snapshot. The worst current delay is +5:40 on train №5/6 Dnipro-Holovnyi — Yasinia. The same train posted the week's longest peak delay, 21:00. Current status is on the live delays page, which updates hourly. In total, 30 distinct international trains ran late at least once this week.
Top 5 most delayed trains this week
Train №5/6 Dnipro-Holovnyi — Yasinia leads the Ukrzaliznytsia train delays ranking for week 45, with a peak of 21:00. It was late on all 7 of the last 7 days.
| # | Train | Route | Peak delay | Typical delay | Days late (of 7) | Main reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | №5/6 | Dnipro-Holovnyi — Yasinia | 21:00 | 4:43 | 7 | Delay of the turnaround train |
| 2 | №119/120 | Chełm — Dnipro-Holovnyi | 13:30 | 3:14 | 7 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| 3 | №3/4 | Uzhhorod — Dnipro-Holovnyi | 13:30 | 3:05 | 7 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| 4 | №23/24 | Kyiv-Pas. — Chełm | 13:23 | 2:04 | 7 | Delay of the turnaround train |
| 5 | №293/294 | Rakhiv — Kryvyi Rih-Holovnyi | 11:13 | 1:04 | 6 | Delay of the turnaround train |
Dnipro-linked trains and Chełm crossings are the repeat offenders
Three of the five trains run to or from Dnipro-Holovnyi: №5/6, №119/120 and №3/4. Each has a typical delay above 3 hours. Two Chełm trains, №119/120 and №23/24, cross into Poland and appear in the top five. Both were late every day of the week. Three of the five trains list a delayed turnaround train as the main reason, so one late arrival carries into the next departure. The other two, №119/120 and №3/4, cite prolonged drone threats on the route. Border control is reported separately in the weekly tally, and current waiting times at the crossings are on the border queues page. In the current snapshot, three Kharkiv-Pas. departures (№1/2, №17/18 and №93/94) are also among the ten longest delays.
Delayed right now
The UZ snapshot was taken on 5 November at 09:51 Kyiv time. It ages within hours. By delay size, no train is over 6 hours late, 5 trains are 3 to 6 hours late, and 15 are under 3 hours. Anyone tracking a specific UZ delay should open the live page before leaving. The table lists the ten longest delays out of 20 trains.
| Train | Route | Delay | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| №5/6 | Dnipro-Holovnyi — Yasinia | +5:40 | Delay of the turnaround train |
| №1/2 | Kharkiv-Pas. — Rakhiv | +5:26 | Delay of the turnaround train |
| №23/24 | Chełm — Kyiv-Pas. | +3:55 | Delay of the turnaround train |
| №119/120 | Chełm — Dnipro-Holovnyi | +3:50 | Delay of the turnaround train |
| №17/18 | Kharkiv-Pas. — Uzhhorod | +3:05 | Delay of the turnaround train |
| №19/20 | Chełm — Kyiv-Pas. | +2:35 | — |
| №93/94 | Kharkiv-Pas. — Chełm | +2:35 | — |
| №23/24 | Kyiv-Pas. — Chełm | +2:00 | — |
| №3/4 | Uzhhorod — Dnipro-Holovnyi | +1:50 | Delay of the turnaround train |
| №67/68 | Kyiv-Pas. — Warsaw Zachodnia | +1:40 | — |
For the four trains with a dash, the official reason is not reported.
Why trains are delayed — and what UZ does not say
Drone threats on the route are the most frequent reason UZ gave this week. The reason appears in three wordings with 914, 288 and 115 hourly observations, 1,317 in total. These are war-related disruptions, and trains slow down or wait on the route.
A delayed turnaround train comes second, with 413 observations plus 7 in a lower-case variant. This is a knock-on delay: the carriage set arrives late and leaves late on the return run. Technical reasons follow with 372 observations. They relate to rolling stock or infrastructure. Prolonged border control appears 65 times. Trains from and to Chełm cross the Ukraine–Poland border, where checks take time. Waiting for passengers of a connecting service was reported 22 times.
Transparency note: UZ leaves the reason empty for roughly half of delayed trains, so these tallies are indicative and not exhaustive. Causes are published irregularly, and the data does not show why a specific train was late when the field is blank.
Tips for passengers
- Check the live delays page right before leaving for the station.
- UZ publishes an arrival forecast. A growing delay can shrink by arrival, so recheck the forecast during the trip.
- Delays on Ukraine–EU routes are normal in wartime. Build slack into onward connections, such as European station departure boards. Leipzig Hauptbahnhof departures cover Germany, and the Bruxelles-Midi board covers Belgium. Direct links: Leipzig Hauptbahnhof departures and Bruxelles-Midi.
- If a route is heavily delayed, consider a bus alternative.
Useful tools
- Live Train Delays Ukraine–Europe — updated hourly, with 30-day per-train history
- European Train Departures — live boards for major EU stations
- Border Queues Live — current waiting times at Ukraine's borders
- Bus Carriers Hub — international bus routes and reviews
- Route Planner — plan a car trip as a fallback
Source: nakordoni.eu — Train Delays, data: Ukrzaliznytsia | Updated: 05.11.2026