Kiev
Kiev, the capital of Ukraine is a very beautiful city with impressive architecture and wonderful parks. The city during the past few years is developing in the tourist industry and offers an exceptional stay to the visitors. The city of Kiev has innumerable museums and exhibition halls, filled with works of art, and of course impressive monuments and sights. Travelers can discover charming cathedrals as well as historical buildings that still have an atmosphere of years gone by. When exploring the city visitors can see many theaters but also many restaurants with various cuisines for all tastes. The Ukrainian cuisine though really deserves a try because it is exquisite. Book a flight as fast as possible, travel to Kiev and experience all the beautiful things the city has to offer.
How to get there
From Greece and Cyprus there are direct flights to Kiev leaving from Athens, Thessaloniki and Larnaca airports. More specifically Ukraine International (ex AeroSvit) operates 4 weekly schedules from Athens to Kiev and 2 weekly schedules from Thessaloniki. The airlines that carry out flights (direct and connecting) from Greece and Cyprus to Kiev are : Aegean, Ukraine International Airlines, Lufthansa, Alitalia, Austrian, Lot, Aeroflot and Swiss, more specifically:
Athens – Kiev:
Ukraine Int. (direct flights)
Aegean (direct flights)
Lufthansa (via Munich, Berlin)
Alitalia (via Rome)
LOT (via Warsaw)
Thessaloniki – Kiev:
Ukraine Int. (direct flights)
Lufthansa (via Munich)
Swiss (via Zurich)
Austrian (via Vienna)
Larnaca (Cyprus) – Kiev:
Ukraine Int. (direct flights)
Cyprus Air
Aeroflot (via Moscow)
LOT (via Warsaw)
Austrian (via Vienna)
There are two international airports in Kiev, the International Kiev Airport Boryspil and the International Airprot Zhuliany (more information below). When making plans for a holiday trip to Kiev it is better to make a reservation as soon as possible in order to find cheaper air tickets. Many airlines promote cheap flights and announce special air ticket offers for reservations made 1 or 2 months prior the departure.
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Boryspil Airport -
Boryspil Airport is located 29 kilometres outside Kiev. The
airport has cafeterias, bars, restaurants, banks, ATM machines, shops and of course
ticket desks for flight reservations. Various buses as well as taxis connect the
airport with Kiev.
Buses
Polit buses which belong to various companies and have different sizes depart from the airport and have the same route to Kiev. The buses depart from the parking area of terminal B and they have a service from the airport to Kiev’s railway station, from where you can use the metro and transfer anywhere you please. The journey lasts one hour and the ticket costs 2 €. Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver.
Taxi
There are many taxis outside the airport’s exit areas in order to transfer travelers to the center of Kiev. However many of those taxis do not have taximeters, therefore if you choose a taxi for your transport, negotiate and set the price before boarding it. Keep in mind that taxis are quite expensive.
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