Why go
- Capital and largest city of Ukraine.
- Served by Bila Tserkva Air Base.
History
Kyiv, also spelt Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the population of Kyiv was 2,952,301, making it the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center. It is home to high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive public transport system, which includes the Kyiv Metro.
Restaurants & places to go
Ukrainian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr-Su 11:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, air conditioning Wikipedia: uk:100 років тому вперед… · 100rokiv.com.ua
Burger, European, Pasta, Dessert, Grill, Bar And Grill, Salads, Ice Cream, Chicken, Cake, Coffee, Cafe, Restaurant · Лаунж бар з кальянами, повноцінними баром… · gustou.com.ua
Pizza, Burger, Italian, Chicken, Ice Cream, American, Steak, Pasta, Dessert, Cake, Cafe, Coffee, Barbecue, Grill, Fish, Restaurant · Просторий лаунж бар з… · gustou.com.ua
Asian, Steak House, Sushi, Ukrainian, Restaurant · Gastro bar Opening hours: Mo-Th, Su 12:01-23:59; Fr, Sa 12:01-02:00 · passenger.ua
Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Cafe · MinniCafe кафе-вафлбар тюленя Фреда . Вкуснейшие пузырьковые гонконгские вафли, лимонад и божественное кофе на пр. Победы 7В.… · minnicafe.com.ua
Sushi, Fast Food · cafe &sushibar Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 · sushiwow.com.ua
Regional, Restaurant · Буфет днем, вечером пивная Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-01:00; Su 13:00-03:00 Features: air conditioning · 71 Костянтинівська вулиця · ru-ru.facebook.com
Chinese, Noodles, Pasta, Oriental, Beef Bowl, Sushi, Italian, Thai, Soba, Fast Food · Доставка китайської їжі в коробочках Opening hours: Su-Th 10:30-21:00;… · tainabox.com.ua
Fast Food · Веганське кафе Opening hours: 16:15-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegan options · 5-Б Басейна вулиця · karma.choiceqr.com
Cafe · Pizza di Casa — місце, куди хочеться повертатися! Смачна кухня, дитяче меню, стильний інтер'єр, дитяча кімната, привітний персонал та зручна парковка —… · facebook.com
Food Court · 4 домика по 10 мест 3 VIP домика по 8 мест 2 домика для банкетов по 35 мест Летний шатёр на 100 мест Летние столики на открытом воздухе Детская… · u-lisi.ho-de.kiev.ua
European, Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 10:00-02:00; Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, air conditioning ·… · evrasia.in.ua
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 1 Січеславська вулиця · kfc-ukraine.com
Chocolate, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 45 вулиця Антоновича · chocolate.lviv.ua
Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 103 Відрадний проспект, 01001 · sytopyano.com.ua
Uzbek, Restaurant · Opening hours: 07:00-24:00 Features: takeaway · 1 Гарматна вулиця, Київ · instagram.com
Breakfast, Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 11 вулиця Шота Руставелі · beef.kiev.ua
Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, air conditioning · 12 Володимирська вулиця · famiglia.com.ua
Georgian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegan options, step-free access, air conditioning · 6-А проспект Валерія… · dediko.com.ua
Middle Eastern, Burger, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-22:00; Sa,Su 10:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegan options, halal, air… · nizarnaser.github.io
French, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa, Su 11:00-21:00 · frenchie.com.ua
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 · ilovekebab.com.ua
Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00; Sa-Su 09:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 16 вулиця Шота Руставелі, 02000 · milkbar.com.ua
Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-21:00 · miyasogreek.com.ua
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr 00:00-23:00; Sa 09:00-23:00; Su 09:00-22:00 · 48/18 Велика Васильківська вулиця, 01004 · nam.ua
Mediterranean, Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 · riverlodge.ua
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-20:30; Sa,Su 10:30-20:30 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · 39 Дмитрівська вулиця · ayurveda-center.com.ua
Donut, Shawarma, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:30-22:00 · 48 вулиця Антоновича · borysov.com.ua
Turkish, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, halal, step-free access · 2 Бессарабська площа, 01004 · cafe.dashgroup.com.ua
Bagel, Cake, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa-Su 09:00-21:00 · larksowls.com
Pie, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00; Sa,Su 10:00-22:00 · pirogii.com
Meat, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 1 вулиця Івана Мазепи · reberniakyiv.choiceqr.com
Dessert, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating · 16-Д Дніпровська набережна · instagram.com
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:00-23:00, Th-Su 11:00-06:00 · 4 вулиця Івана Федорова, 03150 · boho.kiev.ua
Korean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · bon-cafe.com.ua
Confectionery, Pastry-Shop, Sweet-Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00, Fr-Su 10:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, air… · instagram.com
Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-21:30 · depodance.com.ua
Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-02:00 · elmate.com.ua
Sandwich, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: vegan options · orangutanbar.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr 12:00-22:00; Sa 14:00-22:00; Su 14:00-21:00 · grilldobrasil.com.ua
Italian Pizza, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 · 19 Дніпровська набережна · ilmolino.ua
Lebanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-01:00 · 11 вулиця Ярославів Вал · moncher.in.ua
Crimean Tatar, Restaurant · Opening hours: 10:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 57-А вулиця Саксаганського, 01033 · musafir.com.ua
Noodle, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:00 · 10/37-А вулиця Вадима Гетьмана · facebook.com
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 · 37/97 Жилянська вулиця, 01033 · sams.com.ua
347 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Kyiv Boryspil International Airport (KBP) 28 km to the centre
Boryspil, 32, UA — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 33 airlines (Ukraine International Airlines, AlMasria Universal Airlines, S7 Airlines, ZABAIKAL AIRLINES…) · direct flights to 62 destinations incl. Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Baku, Prague, Alma-ata… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 33 airlines, 62 direct destinations
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (735, 737-800, 73N, 734, Embraer 190, 737-700…) · 50 routes: Alma-ata, Amsterdam, Athens, Baku, Bangkok, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Helsinki, Heraklion, Istanbul, Istanbul, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kaliningrad, Kharkov, Larnaca, Lisbon, London, Lvov, Madrid, Milano, Minsk 2, Moscow, Munich, New York, Nice, Novosibirsk, Odessa, Paris, Prague, Rhodos, Riga*, Rome, Rostov, St. Petersburg … +10 more
- AlMasria Universal Airlines UJ (A320) · 8 routes: Antalya, Baku, Donetsk, Istanbul, Moscow, Odessa, Simferopol, St. Petersburg
- S7 Airlines S7 (735, A319) · 6 routes: Kaliningrad, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Rostov, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg
- ZABAIKAL AIRLINES Z6 (ERJ-145, 737) · 3 routes: Dnepropetrovsk*, Ivano-Frankivsk*, Sevastopol*
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321, A81) · 2 routes: Moscow, St. Petersburg
- Air Astana KC (A320, Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Alma-ata, Tselinograd
- Iberia Airlines IB (737) · 2 routes: Barcelona*, Madrid*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737, 737-700) · 2 routes: Amsterdam, Tbilisi*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, A320) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 737-800) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Air Arabia G9 (A320) · 1 route: Sharjah
- Air Baltic BT (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Riga
- Air France AF (A319) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Moldova 9U (EM2) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Alitalia AZ (32S) · 1 route: Rome
- Austrian Airlines OS (Fokker 100, 735, Embraer 190, F70, 737-700) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (A319, A320, 737) · 1 route: Baku
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (Embraer 175, CRJ) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- British Airways BA (A320) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Czech Airlines OK (A319, 32S) · 1 route: Prague
- Egyptair MS (A321, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (345) · 1 route: Dubai
- Estonian Air OV (CRJ-900) · 1 route: Tallinn-ulemiste International
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (734, Embraer 175, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Meridiana IG (737) · 1 route: Naples
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 1 route: Oslo
- Royal Jordanian RJ (Embraer 195) · 1 route: Amman
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (Fokker 100, A319, A320, A320) · 1 route: Zurich
- TAP Portugal TP (737-800) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- Travel Service QS (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-300, 767-400) · 1 route: Tashkent
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) 7.8 km to the centre
Kyiv, 30, UA — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 9 airlines (Wizz Air Ukraine, Motor Sich, Transaero Airlines, Wizz Air…) · direct flights to 20 destinations incl. Barcelona, Moscow, Athens, Bergamo, Budapest… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 9 airlines, 20 direct destinations
- Wizz Air Ukraine WU (A320) · 11 routes: Bergamo, Cologne, Dortmund, Gerona, Katowice, Kutaisi, Larnaca, Memmingen, Treviso, Valencia, Vilnius
- Motor Sich M9 (A40, AN4) · 2 routes: Uzhgorod, Zaporozhye
- Transaero Airlines UN (735, 737-700) · 2 routes: Moscow, Moscow
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 2 routes: Budapest, London
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 1 route: Athens
- East African QU (735) · 1 route: Moscow
- Fly Dubai FZ (737-800) · 1 route: Dubai
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Hostomel Airport 30 km to the centre
Kiev, 32, UA — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Gogoliv Airfield 37 km to the centre
Gogoliv (Kiev), 32, UA
Nalyvaikivka Airfield 57 km to the centre
Nalyvaikivka, 32, UA
Svyatoshyn Airport 11 km to the centre
Kyiv, 30, UA
Getting there by ferry
Ferry terminal
Ferry terminal · 7.5 km from the centre
Човникова переправа
Ferry route
Where to stay
Velyka Zhytomyrska St, 2A, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01001 · ihg.com
St. Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska, 1, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04070 · fairmont.com
Pokrovska St, 9, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04070 · kontrakthotel.com
Bohdana Khmel'nyts'koho Street, 34A, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01054 · 11mirrors-hotel.com
Vozdvyzhens'ka St, 16Б, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 · manna-hotel.com
5-7/29 T. Shevchenka Blvd, Y. Chykalenka St, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01024 · premier-palace.phnr.com
Tarasa Shevchenka Ln, 8, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 · senator-apartments.com
Bohdana Khmel'nyts'koho St, 56А, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 · cityhotel.ua
Holosiivskyi prospekt, 87, Kyiv, Ukraine, 03040 · hotelgolosievo.com
Sofiivs'ka St, 19, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01001 · sophiahotelkyiv.com
Kostiantynivska St, 11, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04071 · bursa.cc
Staronavodnytska St, 13 б, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01015 · tsarsky.com
Vozdvyzhens'ka St, 60а,б, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04071 · vozd-hotel.com
Venice Island 1, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02002 · bakkara-hotel.com.ua
Lypska St, 5, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01021 · nationalhotel.com.ua
Esplanadna St, 17, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01023 · rixwell.com
Mykhaila Hrushevskoho St, 26/1, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01021 · hotel-kyiv.kyiv.ua
Hospitalna St, 4, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01601 · hotelrus.phnr.com
Heroyiv Nebesnoyi Sotni Alley, 4, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01001 · ukraine-hotel.kiev.ua
Tarasa Shevchenko Blvd, 30, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01030 · hilton.com
5, Ally Tarasovoi St, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01001 · hyatt.com
Zhylianska St, 120Б, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01032 · irishotels.com.ua
Khreschatyk St, 14, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01001 · maidanpalace-hotel.com
Tarasa Shevchenko Blvd, 25, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01032 · all.accor.com
21, Petra Sahaidachnoho St, 21, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04070 · number21bydbi.com
Velyka Vasylkivska St, 5, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01001 · instagram.com
Dmytrivska St, 13А, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000
Bohdana Khmel'nyts'koho St, 31/27, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01030
Velyka Vasylkivska St, 67/7, Kyiv, Ukraine, 03150 · greguar.com.ua
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Bila Tserkva Air Base; 14 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km; routes include Човникова переправа.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Rail operator
Rail operator
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.