Rakhiv (Рахів) is a town in Western Ukraine. It's the highest located town in Ukraine (430 m above sea level).
It is one of Hutsul culture capitals.
There are no direct marshrutkas between Lviv and Rakhiv, but you have to interchange in Ivano-Frankivsk.
From Romania you can get there via Sighetu Marmaţiei/Solotvino border crossing and then by bus.
Also, there is a daily direct bus from/to Prague for about 1,500 грн.
Rakhiv is one of the last train stations on the 601L line from Lviv to Solotvino. Though, the train arrives at around 23:00 and heads back to Lviv at around 01:00.
There are regular bus connections (every 1-2 h) from 06:45 to 18:00 between Rakhiv and Luhi (Луги), one starting point for the hike to Hoverla. Check out the exact times at the bus station, so you do not miss the last bus on the way back, otherwise you have to walk for 4 h or hitchhike.
Rakhiv is one of the places that consider themselves located in the geographical centre of Europe. See the monument erected by Austro-Hungarian geographers in 1887, located in Dilove village (12 km from Rakhiv).
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