Distance from Kharkiv to Kyiv
Straight line
By road
Travel time
Direction
Open in the calculator (stops, directions, fuel cost) → Kyiv → Kharkiv
How far is Kharkiv from Kyiv?
Kharkiv (Ukraine) and Kyiv (Ukraine) are a medium distance apart: 412 km in a straight line, that is 256 miles or 223 nautical miles. The distance is measured over the Earth's surface (WGS84 ellipsoid) along the shortest possible path.
By road, Kharkiv to Kyiv is 482 km (299 miles), about 6 h 38 min by car on the fastest route, without traffic or stops. The road is 17% longer than the straight line.
From Kharkiv, Kyiv lies to the west (initial bearing 280°). Both cities are in Ukraine. The halfway point is at 50.2530°, 33.4025°.
A direct flight would take about 1 h 1 min (800 km/h cruise plus take-off and landing). The road distance and driving time are calculated on the map from OpenStreetMap roads.
Other distances from Kharkiv
- Kharkiv – Poltava 130 km
- Kharkiv – Sumy 147 km
- Kharkiv – Dnipro 191 km
- Kharkiv – Kamianske 203 km
- Kharkiv – Horlivka 225 km
- Kharkiv – Kremenchuk 228 km
- Kharkiv – Donetsk 245 km
- Kharkiv – Makiyivka 247 km
- Kharkiv – Zaporizhia 252 km
Other distances from Kyiv
- Kyiv – Chernihiv 128 km
- Kyiv – Zhytomyr 133 km
- Kyiv – Cherkasy 159 km
- Kyiv – Vinnytsia 200 km
- Kyiv – Homyel' 222 km
- Kyiv – Kropyvnytskyi 250 km
- Kyiv – Kremenchuk 259 km
- Kyiv – Khmelnytskyi 277 km
- Kyiv – Poltava 302 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is Kharkiv from Kyiv?
By road it is 482 km (299 miles) from Kharkiv to Kyiv; in a straight line it is 412 km (256 miles).
How long is the drive from Kharkiv to Kyiv?
About 6 h 38 min on the fastest route (482 km), without traffic or stops.
In which direction is Kyiv from Kharkiv?
Kyiv is to the west of Kharkiv, at an initial bearing of 280°.
How long is the flight from Kharkiv to Kyiv?
A direct flight would take about 1 h 1 min at an average cruising speed of 800 km/h.
How is the distance calculated?
The straight-line distance is computed on the WGS84 ellipsoid with the Vincenty formula, accurate to the metre. The road distance comes from OpenStreetMap roads.