Transportation in Kyiv

Kyiv's transport is built around the metro, three lines that cross the city quickly and cost next to nothing. a rechargeable green "Kyiv Tachka" card (sold at any station) works on metro, buses, trams and the funicular, so grab one at your first stop and skip the token queues. Above ground, marshrutka minibuses fill the gaps but can be cramped. Yellow trams and blue buses are slower but easier to navigate. If you need a car, the ride-hailing app Uklon is reliable and usually a fraction of the price of a street taxi. From Boryspil airport, the Sky Bus runs to the main rail station (Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi) every 15, 20 minutes and is the cheapest ride into town. Taxis wait outside but insist on the meter or book through an app. The unlicensed drivers inside the terminal will quote fantasy fares. Once downtown, avoid the "tourist" trolleybus 18 to the Lavra, it crawls; the metro to Arsenalna plus a short uphill walk is faster.