Ukraine Getting There
Getting There by Air
Approximate Flight Times
Main Airports
Getting There by Water
UkrFerry (tel: (8) 0482 344 059, in Ilyichyevsk; website: www.ukrferry.com) operates ferries from Odessa to Istanbul, Turkey; from Ilyichevsk to Poti and Batumi, Georgia; from Ilyichevsk to Varna, Bulgaria; and from Ilyichevsk to Derince, Turkey. Ferries are available to the Russian ports of Novorossiysk and Sochi. Ukraine's most important internal waterway is the River Dnieper.
Several companies offer Black Sea cruises around the Crimean peninsula.
Getting There by Rail
Timetables for trains within CIS states, including trains to Ukraine, are available in English (website: www.poezda.net). The fastest train from Kyiv to Moscow takes 10 hours 30 minutes and to St Petersburg 25 hours 30 minutes.
Getting There by Road
Coach: Eurolines (tel: 0870 514 3219, in the UK; website: www.eurolines.com) runs regular coach services to Ukraine. Passes: Travellers can book a 15- or 30-day pass.
Bus: A few buses run daily services from Kharkiv to Moscow.
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