News from Kiev, Ukraine » Metro http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:59:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New subway stations open http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/subway-stations-open/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=subway-stations-open http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/subway-stations-open/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:54:39 +0000 dave http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/?p=211 3 new Metro stations opened in Kiev today. The stations have extended the length of the Blue Line (Kurenivsko-Chervonoariyska Line) by just less than 4 kilometres.

The new stations are:

• Demiivska – near Moskovska Square – convenient for Prime nightclub, Central Intercity Bus Station, Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
• Holosiivska – near Holosiivska Square – convenient for Mir Hotel
• Vasylkivska – close to Saxon

]]> http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/subway-stations-open/feed/ 0 Kiev Metro fares rise http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/kiev-metro-fares-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kiev-metro-fares-rise http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/kiev-metro-fares-rise/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:49:11 +0000 dave http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/?p=203 The cost to ride on Kiev’s Metro system rose today. A token for a single journey now costs Hr 2.

Fares for the funicular, buses, trams, and trolley-buses remain unchanged at Hr 1.5.

]]> http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/kiev-metro-fares-rise/feed/ 0 Annual and quarterly transport passes phased out http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/annual-quarterly-transport-passes-phased/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=annual-quarterly-transport-passes-phased http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/annual-quarterly-transport-passes-phased/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:13:22 +0000 dave http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/?p=174 Annual and quarterly passes for Kiev’s public transport system were phased out today.

Monthly and half-monthly tickets are still available. Monthly tickets, valid for one calendar month, can be purchased from the 22nd day of the previous month. Half-monthly tickets can be purchased from the 15th of the relevant month.

Costs are shown in the table below:

Ticket TypeMonthly TicketHalf Month Ticket
One Mode of Transport:
Bus, Tram, Trolleybus, or Funicular8040
Metro9548
Two Modes of Transport:
Tram/Bus, Trolleybus/Bus, Tram/Trolleybus13065
Tram/Metro, Bus/Metro15075
Three Modes of Transport: Bus, Tram & Trolleybus16080
Four Modes of Transport: Bus, Tram, Trolleybus, Metro230115

The fare for a single trip on the Metro using a token is UAH 1.70.

Contactless plastic cards are also available. The cards themselves cost UAH 7 and can be loaded with up to 50 trips.

]]> http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/annual-quarterly-transport-passes-phased/feed/ 0 Metro fares to rise http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/metro-fares-to-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metro-fares-to-rise http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/metro-fares-to-rise/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:53:36 +0000 dave http://www.visitkievukraine.com/news/?p=99 The cost of riding the Kiev Metro will soon quadruple. Fares for a single journey will rise from 50 kopecs to 2 hyrvnia from November 1 2008.

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The cards can be topped up at any Metro station. Plans to introduce quarterly and annual passes are in the pipeline.

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