Kiev city is served by a good transportation network. Trunk railways and all-weather roads link Kiev to Moscow, Kharkov and the Donets Basin, southern and western Ukraine and Poland. Within Kiev city itself there is efficient subway, rail and bus service.
The Dnepr River is navigable about nine months of the year, and Kiev's Borispal airport operates flights to other Ukrainian cities and to some in Russia and other eastern European countries.
The nearest international airport is Borispol (KBP). Borispol Airport is the largest and most modern airport in the whole Ukraine country. The Borispol airport, located 38 km, or 24 miles, away from Kiev city, was considerably rebuilt in 2000. This operates mainly international flights, receiving regular flights of 31 foreign airlines. The Borispol airport of Kiev city services more than 6 thousands clients, operating about one hundred flights every day.
The Kiev city Borispol airport features currency exchange offices, duty-free shops, post office, left luggage, drug store and restaurants. The registration at Borispol Airport starts 2 hours and 30 minutes before the departure time and finishes 40 minutes before the flight. One should not miss the ticket registration, since the ticket can be sold to another person.
Most domestic flights operate from Zhuliany Airport, which is located 11 km, or 7 miles, from the center of Kiev city. Domestic flights connect all the major cities of Ukraine, including Odessa, Lvov, Donetsk, Sevastopol and others. Note that air fares for foreigners for domestic flights are more expensive than for Ukrainian citizens.
Like in any big city of the world, you can easily use a taxi in Kiev city. Taxi can be ordered by phone or right in the street. A good alternative to a taxi can be a private, non-metered car you can hail in the street. The ride will cost you less but it's better to negotiate the price beforehand, as many drivers do not speak English at all. To hail a car one should put out one's hand and flag down a car.
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