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Getting around Kiev

Public transport: 

Public transportation in Kiev includes an extensive metro system (www.metro.kiev.ua), buses, trolleybuses and trams. By far the best means of transport however is the efficient metro system. Two further lines are currently under construction. Most of the newer stations have disabled access. Trams are still available but are being phased out to make way for buses and trolley buses.

Taxis: 

The following taxi services operate anywhere within the city centre and you can also ask for English-speaking controllers: Radio Taxis (tel: (044) 249 6249), Swift Taxi (tel: (044) 459 0439) and Taxi Blues (tel: (044) 295 1444). Flagging down private cars is the most normal way to get around – state your destination to the driver and they will tell you how much they’ll want for the journey (in Russian or Ukrainian only though!).

Car hire: 

Car hire is available from Avis (tel: (044) 502 2010; www.avis.com.ua), Europcar (tel: (044) 238 2691; www.europcar.ua), Hertz (tel: (044) 492 3270; www.hertz.ua) and Sixt (tel: (044) 496 0531; www.sixt.ua).

Bicycle hire: 

Although cycling would be a great way to explore Kiev and its many parks, bicycle hire is hard to find in Kiev. If you are able to find a bike though, there are off-road trails on Trukhaniv Island, a small island in the Dnieper which is accessible from the Park Pedestrian Bridge at Naberezhno-Kreschatytskaya next to the Podil area of the city.

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