I met Ukraine for the first time in 2018 New Year’s Eve. While spending a week in the fascinating atmosphere of Lviv, I had already made up my mind to see other cities of Ukraine.. It is not easy to make a travel plan when the Dollar is based on 8 TL and the Euro is 10 TL lately.. In fact, the situation has become such that it has become a luxury for many of us to be able to vacation even in our country.. Especially in the summer season, food and beverage and hotel prices are competing with Europe.. As such, Ukraine is one of the most ideal countries where we can have a holiday without exceeding our budget.. Ukraine also leads the list of Visa-free countries. I have prepared the most detailed Ukraine travel guide for those who want to eat and drink as they please, but do not have too much money in my pocket.. If you want to go to Ukraine but have question marks in your mind, I tried to compile all the information you may need in this article.. I’m sure you will look for Flight tickets to Ukraine after you finish the article 🙂 Come on, then let’s get started!
I recommend you to read the following articles while planning a trip to Ukraine:
- To LvivGWhat You Need to Know Before Pushing
- Lviv Y strong>Eme Drinking Guide
- Where to Stay in Lviv
- Lviv New Year and Christmas Markets
- How to Buy Ukraine Train Tickets
- Kiev Travel Guide
- Kharkiv Travel Guide
- Odessa Travel Guide
- Chernobyl and Pripyat Tour
Updated Information for Those Who Will Travel to Ukraine During the Pandemic Period
Ukraine, which closed its borders for a while due to the coronavirus, started to lift travel restrictions. On January 15, 2021, Ukraine included Turkey in the list of risk-free countries called “green zone”. Turkish citizens who want to visit Ukraine are exempted from PCR test submission or quarantine application. The only requirement for those who want to go to Ukraine during the pandemic period is an insurance company registered in Ukraine or an insurance company registered in Ukraine. Health insurance covering Covid-19 treatment costs, arranged by a foreign insurance company with a representative office in. This health insurance needs to be arranged to cover your travel time. This health insurance needs to be arranged to cover your travel time. You can check the full details of the entry requirements to Ukraine on the official website of the Embassy of Kyiv. It is not mandatory to wear masks in open areas in Ukraine, but you do need to wear masks indoors and in public transport.
1- Where are Ukraine Places to Visit?
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While planning your trip to Ukraine , you may be thinking which city should I put first on the list?. This varies a bit depending on your expectation from the trip.. Are you interested in Ukraine nightlife, or do you prefer to see historical and natural beauties? For the last two years, I have had the opportunity to visit Kyiv, Lviv, Odessa, Kharkiv and Chernobyl (Pripyat) by making Ukraine. I look forward to seeing other Ukrainian cities such as Zaporizhia, Kherson, Rivne in time.. For those considering a Ukraine trip, the main cities are as follows:
Kyiv
Kyiv is definitely the first city I recommend you to see in Ukraine, where each city offers different alternatives! Honestly, I didn’t think it would affect me this much before my trip to Kyiv.. There are historical buildings, lush parks, beautiful museums and unlimited nightlife for anyone who wants it! In Kiev, which looks like a modern European city, the number of people who speak English is also quite high.. I recommend you to read my full Kyiv Travel Guide.
Lviv
If you want to get away from your environment and distract yourself for two or three days, Lviv is one of the pinpoint cities. Another advantage of the city is that it is quite small, it is very easy to get around on foot.. If you have a low-budget holiday plan, you can choose Lviv because it is cheaper than other cities in Ukraine.. If you wish, you can also take a look at my Lviv Travel Guide , New Year and Christmas Markets in Lviv.
Kharkov
Let me take a look at my book, lush green Those who want to have fun in the parks can look for Kharkov tickets without thinking.. Kharkov is an adequate city for those who plan a 2-3 day holiday, you can enjoy nature more especially if you go in spring and summer.. You may need Google Translate more than enough, as Russian is widely spoken in the city.. You can read my Kharkov Travel Guide and learn the details of travel and eating and drinking.
Odessa
If you are planning a summer vacation in Ukraine, you can turn your route to Odessa.. However, Odessa is not just about the sea-sand-sun trio and nightlife.. The city has great museums waiting to be explored.. Moreover, Odessa has one of the largest underground cities in Europe.. By joining the daily tour, you can visit the catalombs and add a different experience to your trip.. You can find all kinds of details about the city in my Odessa Travel Guide article.
2- How to Make a Travel Plan to Ukraine?
The most frequently asked questions about my trip to Ukraine <strong It's about the Ukraine trip plan/strong. I have prepared a detailed strongUkraine trip plan/strong to clear your doubts.. First of all, the map of Ukraine where I marked the four main cities of Ukraine can help you plan more easily. As you can see below, all four cities are located in completely different regions.. strongLviv/strong is in the west of Ukraine, strongKyiv /strong in the north, strongKharkiv/strong in the east, and strongOdessa/strong in the south./pp If you are in Istanbul and you will choose Pegasus Airlines for your strongUkraine trip/strong, you can start your journey from strongLviv/strong or strongKharkiv/strong. Because Pegasus provides strongdirect/strong flights to Lviv and Kharkiv from Istanbul. strongIstanbul Kyiv non-stop flight/strong is only available with strongTurkish Airlines/strong and strongUkraine Airlines/strong. Pegasus flies to Kiev via Ankara. For a direct flight from strongIstanbul to Odessa/strong, you can choose strongTHY /strong and strongUkraine Airlines/strong./ppYour trip to Lviv' If you start from, if you don't have limited time, you can add Kiev to your sightseeing list.. strongLviv Kyiv train journey/strong has been extremely popular in recent years. Moreover, when you go to Kiev by night train from Lviv, you have the opportunity to reduce the cost of accommodation.. strongLviv Kyiv train journey/strong takes an average of strong8-9 hours/strong. Since it is difficult to find cheap flight tickets from Istanbul to Kiev, it is much more convenient to take the train from Lviv.. strongLviv Kyiv train ticket price /strongaverage is around strong100-150 TL/strong. Since you will sleep on the train at night, you will also reduce your 1-night accommodation cost.. I recommend you to take a look at my article where I shared detailed information about strongUkraine train ticket and Ukraine train travel/strong./ppI shared a sample train ticket for you above.. To buy strongUkraine train tickets/strong, you can choose strongUkrainian railways' official site/strong. I mostly buy my tickets from strongOmio/strong when I travel abroad.. The biggest advantage of Omio, which can buy global plane, bus and train tickets, is the Turkish language option.. If you want, you can download the application to your mobile phone and buy your ticket in a few steps./ppAs you can see, the ticket price for the train journey from Lviv to Kyiv is strong553 UAH.. /strongAccording to the November 2020 exchange rate, it is about strong154 TL/strong. Although strongUkraine train ticket prices /strongincrease in summer, it is possible to find tickets at more affordable prices in winter months.. If you want to travel by train in Ukraine, the most important thing to consider is not to leave your train ticket to the last minute.. If you look for a ticket a few days before your trip, it is very difficult to find a place./ppIf your starting point for your trip to Ukraine will be Kyiv, you can easily take the train to Kharkiv and Odessa as well as Lviv.. strongKyiv Kharkiv train journey/strong takes strong5 hours/strong by high-speed train, and strong7-9 hours /strong by night sleeper train. If you want to go from strongKiev to Odessa/strong by train, the journey time is between strong9-13 hours/strongt. It is possible to reach Odessa in strong6 hours/strong by high speed train.. If you want to take a strongChernobyl and Pripyat tour/strong, the tours' departure point is strongKyiv/strong.strong (see: Chernobyl travel guide) /strong/ppIf you want to travel to Ukraine strong If you are going to start from strongKharkiv/strong, your nearest waypoint will be strongKyiv/strong. If you want to go to Odessa from strongKharkiv/strong, which is at a far point as it is located in the east of the country, the train journey varies between strong11-17 /strong. If you want to make a comprehensive strongUkraine tour/strong like us, you can take the train from Kharkiv to Kiev and from Kiev to Odessa.. Thus, both your travel time will be short and you will have the opportunity to see all three cities in one trip./ph3strong3- Ukraine Travel Cost/strong/h3pstrongUkraine travel guide /strong One of the most important parts of my preparation is the budget issue.. The most frequently asked questions to me about travel to Ukraine were about the cost of travel to Ukraine.. “Is 100 euros for 3 days enough, how much will I spend in a week?” Questions such as Ukraine are on the minds of those who plan their trip. First of all, life in Ukraine is generally cheap.. Unfortunately, due to the increase in the exchange rate, our money is starting to lose value here as well.. While 1 TL was 7.5 UAH in January 2018, it was 1 TL 5.5 UAH in our trip in August 2018.. When we look at the November 2020 exchange rate, 1 TL is 3.5 Ukrainian hryvnia.. Despite this, Ukraine is still one of the affordable countries to visit./ppIn Ukraine, transportation, alcohol, cigarettes, food (especially Lviv, Kharkov) museum entrances are very cheap compared to our country and other European countries.. When I started writing the article, 1 TL had decreased to 4.6 UAH.. I divided the numbers by 5 to create an average price chart. You can check the prices at the current exchange rate./ppTo give an example;/pulliTransportation from the airport to the city center with Uber is 100 grivna (20 TL)/liliIn bulk from the airport Transportation to the city center by transportation 2-4 UAH (38-75 Kurus)/liliOne-way metro fares 5-8 UAH (96 Kurus, 1.5 TL)/liliHotel prices average 200- 500 UAH (40-100 TL)/liliIf you want to rent a house from Airbnb, average per night (400-700 UAH) 80-150 TL/liliHostel prices average 120-350 UAH per night (25 -70 TL)/liliIf you want to have breakfast with sandwich-tea, the average wage you will pay does not exceed 50 UAH (10 TL)./liliIf you want to have dinner with pizza and beer for two people, you can pay an average price out of your pocket. It will cost 180 UAH (35 TL)./liliBig Mac Menu at McDonalds 87 UAH (17 TL)/liliCheeseburger Menu 78 UAH (15 TL)/lili Small water in the markets 9 UAH (1.7 TL)/liliBeers in the markets 14-30 UAH (2.7 TL- 5.8 TL)/liliVodkas in the markets 40 UAH (8 TL)/lili Museum entrances i approximately 35-70 hryvnia (6-13 TL)/li/ulpYou can travel Ukraine very comfortably by spending a maximum of 150-200 TL per person per day (excluding accommodation).. Of course, it is possible to reduce this figure further.. How much money you spend depends on your habits./pblockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B68jm_tgVPF/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data -instgrm-version="12" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0,5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba (0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% – 2px); width: calc(100% – 2px);" See this post on Instagramp style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin- bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"seyahatimgeldi (@seyahatimgeldi)'s post (Jan 5, 2020, 9:22pm PST)/p/blockquoteh3strong4- How Many Days to Sightsee Ukraine?/strong/h3pI am in Ukraine 17 days in total i spent. I stayed in Lviv for 1 week in January. In July and August, I made a 10-day holiday program, 3 days in Kharkov, 4 days in Kyiv, and 3 days in Odessa.. Lviv is a very small city, if you have time problems, you can easily visit it in 2 days.. But if you want to enjoy it and go to a different place every day, 4 days is ideal.. 2-3 days was enough for Kharkov, while Kyiv was bigger than we expected. We had planned 4 days to spend 1 day in Chernobyl, but if I had my current mind, I would plan Kiev for at least 5-6 days.. But if you don't have time, you can take a quick tour in 3-4 days.. It is enough to spare 2-3 days for Odessa./ph3strong5- Where to Stay in Ukraine?/strong/h3pHotels, hostels and hotels for every budget in Ukraine possible to find an apartment. Since I arranged my Lviv trip for the New Year's period, all the affordable hotels were sold out.. The only option was to rent a house or a room.. So we rented a room from strongAirbnb/strong for 7 nights for two people for 600 TL.. The location of the house was great, since it is in Rynok Square, we had the chance to travel without using any public transport.. The only downside was the house was a bit old.. Our second home rental experience in Ukraine was in Kiev. This time everything was just as we wanted.. The house was a 5-minute walk from St. Sofia Cathedral and Maidan Square. The house was very nice and clean.. We paid about 830 TL for two people for four nights.. If you are thinking of going to Kiev, you can browse and book the house at strongthis link/strong. By browsing my strongKyiv accommodation guide/strong, you can get information about which part of Kiev to stay in and Kyiv hotel recommendations./ppWe stayed at the hotel in Kharkov and Odessa.. Hotel prices in Kharkov are quite low. We paid 334 TL for our 3-night stay in Kharkov, staying in the center for 55 TL per person per night.. Click stronghere/strong to take a look at the hotel we stayed at in Kharkov. Our hotel in Odessa, on the other hand, surprised us with a five-star European hotel.. We paid 125 TL per person per night to the Odessa hotel.. Moreover, breakfast is included in the accommodation fee.. I would definitely recommend the hotel we stayed in Odessa.. You can review the hotel from strongthis link/strong. If you are not looking for comfort during your travels, you can choose hostels and stay in Ukraine with prices starting from 30-40 TL per night./ph3strong6- Getting to Ukraine/strong/h3<
In recent years, Ukraine flight ticket prices have increased due to increased travel demands to Ukraine.. For this reason, following the campaigns is one of the indispensable ways for those who want to buy cheap flight tickets.. We paid 425 TL for a round trip flight ticket to Lviv.. It was a reasonable fee for a visa-free trip and New Year’s Eve. During our summer trip, we bought our Istanbul-Kharkov flight ticket from Pegasus’ 1+1 campaign.. We bought our outbound tickets for 325 TL for the 25th of July with the offer of buy 1 ticket and get 1 free ticket.. 1 ticket to be used in November-March is also free. We bought our return ticket from Onur Air.. We paid 425 TL per person for a direct flight from Odessa to Istanbul.. This has been the most expensive flight ticket we have bought recently.
I frequently share airfare campaigns and cheap flight tickets from my Instagram account(@seyahatimgeldi). If you want to be informed about opportunities, you can follow.
THY, Pegasus and Ukraine Airlines are flying between Ukraine and Turkey.
- Pegasus-THY to Lviv is direct from Istanbul, and Ukraine Airlines is connecting to Kyiv.
- Turkish Airlines and Ukraine Airlines fly to Kiev directly from Istanbul, while Pegasus has connecting flights to Ankara.
- THY and Pegasus direct flights to Kharkov from Istanbul, Ukraine Airlines on the other hand, there are connecting flights from Kiev.
- THY and Ukraine Airlines have direct flights to Odessa.
- THY and Pegasus have direct flights to Zaporizhia from Istanbul.
Unfortunately, there is no train transportation from Turkey to Ukraine. Only Odessa can be reached by ship, but the journey time reaches 26 hours.. Therefore, the most ideal option for transportation to Ukraine is by plane.. If you do not want your trip to be limited to only one city when you go to Ukraine, my advice to you is to choose transportation by train, not by plane.. Because the flight ticket prices within Ukraine are unnecessarily expensive.
7- How to Travel by Train in Ukraine?
One of the points I enjoyed the most in my last trip to Ukraine. intercity train journey. I had traveled by train in many cities in Europe, but many questions such as how would this journey be in Ukraine, whether the trains were comfortable or safe, were circulating in my head.. I said I wouldn’t know until I tried it and I made my journeys between Kharkov-Kyiv, Kyiv-Odessa by train.. And I got a lot of questions about it too.. For this reason, I wanted to deal with the issue of train travel in Ukraine with a more comprehensive article.. You can find all your questions about the subject in How to buy a train ticket to Ukraine in my article.
