UKRAINE MINI GUIDE

Ukraine: General information

Location: Europe

Local time: From 30 Oct 05 to 26 Mar 06 GMT +2, From 26 Mar 06 to 29 Oct 06 GMT +3

Capital: Kiev

Language: Ukranian, Russian

Electricity: 220V AC 50Hz

International direct dialling code: 380

Driving: Driving is on the right. National licence with authorised translation or International Driving Permit required

Currency: Hryvnia (UAH 1 = 100 kopiyok)
Notes: UAH: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200
Coins: Kopiyka: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50

Traditions/Mores: If invited to a family home, it is customary to bring a gift. For business meetings dress should be conservative.

Emergency services: Police: 02. Fire: 01. Ambulance: 03

Air Travel

Ukraine International Airlines (PS), a Ukrainian alliance with Aer Fi Group and Austrian Airlines/Swiss, links Kyiv with Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt/M, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Rome, Rotterdam, Vienna and Zürich. Air Ukraine (6U) serves a smaller number of European points, as well as Moscow and other Russian cities aboard aircraft reclaimed from the former Soviet airline Aeroflot (SU). Flights are also available from Lviv to New York, Warsaw and Washington, from Simferopol to Turkey and from Ivano-Frankivsk to the UK (summer only).

Approximate flight times:

From Kyiv to London is three hours 30 minutes, to Moscow is one hour 15 minutes and to Vienna is two hours.

International airports:

Kyiv (IEV) – Borispol International (KBP) is approximately 34km (21 miles) from central Kyiv. The airport has undergone extensive renovation. Facilities currently include banks/bureaux de change, duty free shops, restaurants, child facilities, post office, left luggage and pharmacy. The bus terminal is located at Ploshcha Peremohy where an airport bus operates services to the city centre every 30 minutes for most of the day (travel time - approximately one hour). The bus fare is around US$2. Taxis usually cost about US$15. The arrival/departure point in central Kyiv is the new entrance to the central railway station.

UKRAINE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where to find cheap, possibly non-stop tickets to Ukraine? Can I get the best lowest airfare at the last moment? Which airlines fly to Ukraine? Which travel documents, passport, visa required, what are health immunization requirements in Ukraine.

Recommended immunisations:

diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, polio, *TB, tetanus, *tick-borne encephalitis, *typhoid
* recommended in some circumstances, travellers making 3 or more visits per year, stays of more than 3 months in a rural area, high-risk occupational groups & backpackers staying more than 1 month

Health risks in Ukraine:

Rabies

Ukrainian Passports

Required by all

Notes:

Passport validity: Passports must be valid 1 month after date of departure

Ukrainian Visas

The following DO NOT require a visa:
1) Nationals of Ukraine
2) For stays up to 90 days by Nationals of:
a) United Kingdom
b) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland Rep, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Leichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & United States
3) Citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania, Russia & Uzbekistan

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