Internet (6 Mbps, unlimited data) | USD 9.79 |
Milk (1 liter) | USD 1.09 |
Lettuce | USD 0.91 |
Local cheese (1kg) | USD 8.01 |
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff | USD 0.09 |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre | USD 743.59 |
Tennis court rent (1 hour on weekend) | USD 12.27 |
Coke bottle | USD 0.84 |
Imported beer at restaurant | USD 2.01 |
Monthly Pass (local transport) | USD 12.24 |
The city of Kiev is the capital of Ukraine and the largest urban area in the country. It is located in the northeast part, near the border with Russia, on the banks of the Dniper River and has almost 4 million inhabitants in its urban area. When you book cheap flights to Kiev you will find out that the city is one of the oldest in Europe, dating back to the 6th century. Since the 10th century Kiev has been the capital of several states in the East part of Europe. Anyone who chooses to travel to Kiev will discover its rich culture that was the starting point of several civilizations in the area including the Russian and Belorussian cultures.
Throughout its history, the city was conquered by Mongols, was part of the Duchy of Lithuania, of Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom, of the Russian Empire and later of the Soviet Union. After the desolation of the Soviet Union in 1992, Kiev becomes once more the capital of the independent Ukraine. After you purchase cheap flights to Kiev you can discover that several minorities are living here, including large communities of Tatars, Romanians, Polish, Georgians, Jewish, Belarussians, Azeris and Armenians.
The city is considered today a multicultural capital in Europe and is developing fast. All the signs are in Ukrainian only. Only in the city center you can find the road names written also with the Latin alphabet. Many people, especially young ones are speaking English. So will not be a problem in the tourist areas to communicate with the locals.
There are several ways to reach the city after you book airline tickets to Kiev. The easiest way is by plane. The Boryspil International Airport is located at 20 km outside the city and has many international flights to all European capitals and to the United States. The companies that are flight to this airport includes Ukraine International Airlines, Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines, Wizz Air, Air Baltic, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, KLM, Finnair, Estonian Air, Delta, Tarom, Czech Airlines, British Airways, Austrian Airlines, Aerosvit, Alitalia and Aeroflot. We also have great deals for European destinations like cheap flights to Lyon
The easiest way to reach the city center from the airport is the Sky Bus, that has regular service from the international arrivals to the main railway station in the capital. A trip from the airport to the center can last up to an hour. Cheap tickets to Kiev are the best solution to discover this thriving European city. There are many interesting places and streets you can visit during your stay there: Chornobyl Museum, Khreshchatyk Street, Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev Pechersk Lavra, Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life, St Sophia's Cathedral, St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, Motherland Statue, Babyn Yar, Independence Square, Kiev TV Tower, One Street Museum, Andriyivsky Uzviz, Mariyinsky Palace, State Aviation Museum, German Military graveyard and Golden Gate of Kiev.
There are many restaurants and pubs where you can enjoy good food after you purchase your cheap flights to Kiev. The city center is crowded with coffee places and bars that are very popular among tourists and students. The young people are gathering every weekend on the city center streets and they are enjoying a good drink. There are many hotels in Kiev from where to choose from. Anyone can find cheap accommodation, but there are several major international chains that are expensive, like in any other European capital. The best period of the year to travel to Kiev is during spring and summer. The winters are hard and it is not unusual during that period to see a snow storm every month. So just try to visit the city when the weather is nice.
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