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Transportation in Ukraine

Public transportation is well developed in Ukraine. Ukraine is connected to European and Asian cities via an extensive network of railways and roads. You can reach just about any desired destination by train, bus, or by air.

Planes / Airlines

Trains / Railway

Buses / Cars

Ferries / Ships

City Transport

A passport is not required to purchase your train or bus tickets now, but only if you are travelling internationally. In the recent years you wouldn't be able to get your train tickets without your passport. Even a copy wouldn't work.

Getting to Ukraine. By air.

There are two airports in Kyiv: Boryspil (KBP) and Zhulyany (IEV).

Most International flights operate to and from Boryspil International Airport in Kiev. It is located about 40km (25mi) South-East of the city centre.

Most Domesticl flights operate to and from Zhulyany Airport in Kiev. It is located about 40km (25mi) South-East of the city centre.

Air Tickets Assistance: +38 (044) 490-49-01 / 056 / 085

There are also airports in these cities of Ukraine:

Dnipropetrovs'k (phone: +38 0562 395209; ticket booking: +38 0562 34 11 34 / 39 55 07),
Donets'k (phone: +38 0622 51 53 22; ticket booking: +38 0622 57 44 22),
Odesa (phone: +38 0482 39 33 12; ticket booking: +38 0482 22 34 56),
Simferopol (phone: +38 0652 29 55 16),
L'viv (phone: +38 0322 69 21 12; ticket booking: +38 0322 69 23 99),
Kharkiv (phone: +38 0572 51 64 08; ticket booking: +38 0572 21 84 41), and
Zaporizhzhya (phone: +38 0612 64 42 27 / 64 25 65).
Odesa's airport is about 12km (7mi) south-west of downtown.
The airport in Lviv, about 8km (5mi) west of the city centre.

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Ukraine Airports

Airport	City	IATA CODE	ICAO CODE
ARCYZ	ARCYZ		UKOA
BAGEROWO	BAGEROWO		UKFR
BELAJA CERKOV	BELAJA CERKOV		UKBC
Belbek	Belbek	BQB	UKFB
BERDJANSK	Berdyansk	ERD	UKDB
Borispol	Kiev	KBP	UKBB
Borispol	BORISPOL	KBP	UKBU
CHAJKA	CHAJKA		UKKJ
CHERKASSY	CHERKASSY	CKC	UKKE
Chernovtsy	Chernovtsy	CWC	UKLN
CHUGUEW	CHUGUEW		UKHW
Dnepropetrovsk	Dnepropetrovsk	DNK	UKDD
Donetsk	Donetsk	DOK	UKCC
EVPATORIJA	EVPATORIJA		UKFE
GENICHESK	GENICHESK	...	UKOG
Gostomil'	Kiev	GOS	UKKM
GWARDEJSKOE	GWARDEJSKOE		UKFG
Ivano-Frankivs'k	Ivano-Frankovsk	IFO	UKLI
IZMAIL	IZMAIL	IZL	UKOI
KANATOVO	KIROWOGRAD		UKBT
KERCH	KERCH	KHC	UKFK
KHARKOV	Kharkov	HRK	UKHH
KHERSON	Kherson	KHE	UKOH
KHMELNITSKY	Khmelnitskiy	HMJ	UKLH
Kirovograd	KIROVOGRAD	KGO	UKKG
KIROVSKOE/MIL	KIROVSKOE/MIL		UKFD
KONOTOP	KONOTOP		UKBF
KRAMATORSK	KRAMATORSK	KRQ	UKCK
KREMENCHUG	KREMENCHUG	KHU	UKHK
Kyiv	Kiev	IEV	UKKK
Lozovatka	Kryvyi Rig	KWG	UKDR
Luhans'k	Lugansk	VSG	UKCW
LUTSK	LUTSK	LUC	UKLC
Lvov	Lvov	LWO	UKLL
Mariupol	Mariupol	MPW	UKCM
MIRGOROD	MIRGOROD		UKBM
Mykolaiv	Nikolaev	NLV	UKON
NEZHYN	NEZHYN		UKRN
NIKOLAEV(KULXBAKINO)	MIL		UKOR
Odessa	Odessa	ODS	UKOO

Ukrainian Airlines
AeroSvit V.Vasyl'kivs'ka Str., 9/2, office 7A; phone: +38 044 490 3 490 www.aerosvit.com	Ukraine International Airlines B.Khmel'nyts'koho Str., 63A; phone: +38 044 461 5050 http://www.ukraine-international.com/eng/uk.html	Ukraine National Airlines Povitroflotsky Prosp., 90; phone: +38 044 245 98 72

Note: Chervonoarmiys'ka Street is also know as Velyka Vasyl'kivsk'a

Other Airlines
Austrian Airlines Chervonoarmiys'ka Str., 9/2; phone: +38 044 244 35 40	Air France Velyka Zhytomyrs'ka Str., 6/11; phone: +38 044 464 10 10
Finnair Chervonoarmiys'ka Str., 9/2; #6 phone: +38 044 247 57 77	Estonian Airlines Chervonoarmiys'ka Str., 9/2; #14 phone: +38 044 220 05 20
KLM Ivana Franka Str., 34/33; phone: +38 044 490 2 490 www.klm.ua	LOT Ivana Franka Str., 36; phone: +38 044 246 56 20
Lufthansa B.Khmel'nyts'koho Str., 52; phone: +38 044 490 38 00 www.lufthansa.com	British Airways Yaroslaviv Val Str., 5; phone: +38 044 490 60 60
Malev Pushkins'ka Str., 45/2; #22 phone: +38 044 490 73 42	Turkish Airlines Pushkins'ka Str., 19; phone: +38 044 490 59 33
Aeroflot Saksagans'kogo Str., 112a; phone: +38 044 245 43 59	Egypt Air Khreschatik Str., 14; phone: +38 044 228 23 43
Swiss Air Chervonoarmiys'ka Str., 9/2; #53 phone: +38 044 490 65 00 www.swiss.com	Delta Tarasa Shevchenka Blvd., 10; phone: +38 044 246 56 56 phone: +38 044 246 38 48
Air Baltic B.Khmel'nyts'koho Str., 52; phone: +38 044 238 26 49 www.airbaltic.com	Czech Airlines Ivana Franka Str., 36; phone: +38 044 288 10 60 (61) www.czechairlines.com

Ukraine railway system. Trains.

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The 22,3 km's (14 miles) of railway track link most Ukrainian cities and towns. International links extend from Kyiv to other CIS and European countries as well. There are direct lines to Warsaw (Poland), Krakow (Poland), Wroclaw (Poland), Pshemysl (Poland), Moscow (Russia), St.Petersburg (Russia), Vladyvostok (Russia), Murmans'k (Russia), Minsk (Belarus), Brest (Belarus), Berlin (Germany), Bratislava (Slovakia), Prague (Czech), Budapest (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), Varna (Bulgaria), Vienna (Austria), Riga (Latvia), Belgrade (Yugoslavia), Zagreb (Croatia), Cishinau (Moldova) and others.

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Kiev Central Railway Station is located at Vokzal'na Square.
Inquiry phone: 005 / +38 (044) 503-70-05
To purchase international tickets go to Pivdenny Terminal of the Central Railway Station, booth #42-43
Web-site: www.uz.gov.ua (only in Russian and Ukrainian)
Central Ticket Office in Kiev is located at T.Shevchenka Str., 38/40
Booking phone: 050 / 465-19-17 / 503-60-51
Delivery: +38 (044) 503-60-50
There are also a Ticket Office at Boryspil Airport and throughout the city.

Do you know, that All rail tracks in the former USSR were built wider than European tracks by about three and a half inches. During WWII this stopped the German rail cars from crossing the border. So today, when you cross the eastern borders of Ukraine, your carriage wheels will be adjusted at the border by hoisting each car about ten feet into the air and performing the re-alignment with you and everyone else on board! It's really quite interesting to experience. The re-alignment usually takes two or three hours from our own experience. (European track: 4' 81/2", Soviet track; 5')

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Read more about Ukraine Railway System in our --> Train's section <---

Buses in Ukraine.

Ukrainian National Bus Lines serve almost every city and town in Ukraine. The older fleet of buses would suffice for short trips, although sometimes are overcrowded and dirty. So, for the price, train travel is a more comfortable option. "Deluxe" Bus travel is, however, available also by private companies and is not a bad choice.

More comfortable bus trips are availabe from such companies as these;


AutoLux Website in English	Gunsel Website in English	Sherif Tur Website in English

There are regular bus schedules to the Polish cities of Warsaw, Krakow, Lublin, etc., with the ticket for the Warsaw route cheaper than by train. It is an overnight trip however and as you can imagine a bit of an uncomfortable sleeping experience.
From Kiev the Polish bus departs from the Dachna Bus Terminal, Peremohy Prospect 142.

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Kiev Central Bus Station is located at Moskovs'ka Square. One Trolleybus or Minibus (Marshrutka) stop from the Lybids'ka Metro Station.
Bus Tickets Assistance: +38 (044) 451-86-28
Inquiry phone: +38 (044) 265-04-30 (no english)
Tickets: +38 (044) 265-02-54 (no english)

You can purchase your tickets at the Bus Station, but it's better to do so in advance.
Web-site: www.bus.com.ua (only in Russian)

Read more about Ukraine Bus System in our --> Buses section <---

By Ship / Ferry

You can travel by ship from Odessa, or Yalta, as well as various cities on the Black Sea and Mediterranean. The most frequent and reliable is the Odessa to Istanbul route. It's also possible to sail down the Danube River between Odessa and a number of East European river ports. For more information check the web UkrFerry
Odesa Marine Port: Prymors'ka Str., 6; +38 (0482) 22 32 11

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Read more about Ukraine / Kiev Ferries in our --> Ships section <---

City transport in Ukraine.

The backbone of Ukraine's public transportation; buses, trams and trolleybuses (electrically driven). There's no better way to get to know this country and it's people than to take a ride like the locals do. :^ ) Best to purchase tickets at the bus stops at the little "kiosks", however you can also get your ticket from the conductor once you board. If there's no conductor, just get the ticket from the driver. Be sure to "validate" or "punch" your ticket using the small boxes placed inside the bus. During Rush-Hour most public transportation can be very crowded.

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Read more about Ukraine / Kiev Ferries in our --> City transport section <---

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