Public transport fares in Kyiv have risen to 30 UAH: how to save money and who is eligible for concessions
This has been announced by the Kyiv City State Administration. The new fares apply to the metro, buses, trolleybuses, trams and the funicular.
How much does it now cost to travel in Kyiv?
The basic fare for a single journey is 30 hryvnias. This fare applies when paying by bank card, a single-use QR ticket or a travel card without having purchased a travel pass in advance.
For passengers who use public transport regularly, a progressive discount system is in place. The cost of a single journey depends on the number of journeys a passenger purchases at once:
1–9 journeys — 30 hryvnias;
10–19 journeys — 28.90 hryvnias;
20–29 journeys — 27.80 hryvnias;
30–39 journeys — 26.60 hryvnias;
40–49 journeys — 25.50 hryvnias;
50 journeys — 25 hryvnias.
So, you can save the most by buying 50 journeys in one go. In this case, the package will cost 1,250 hryvnias, and the saving compared to paying for each journey individually will be 250 hryvnias.
How much do monthly travel passes cost?
For those who use public transport every day, monthly travel passes with a limited number of journeys are available:
46 journeys — 1,088 hryvnias;
62 journeys — 1,463 hryvnias;
92 journeys — 2,156 hryvnias;
124 journeys — 2,888 hryvnias.
With these passes, a single journey costs approximately 23.3–23.6 hryvnias.
An unlimited monthly pass for the metro, buses, trolleybuses, trams and the funicular costs 3,656 hryvnias. Purchasing this pass will be cost-effective for passengers who make an average of more than four journeys a day.
What will happen to journeys purchased at the old fares
Journeys credited to a transport card before 14 July will remain valid up to and including 14 September 2026. No additional payment towards the new fare is required when using them.
From 15 September, any unused journeys will not be forfeited. They will be converted into cash at the price at which they were purchased and credited to the transport card’s Wallet.
For example, if there are ten journeys left on the card, each purchased for 6.50 hryvnias, 65 hryvnias will be refunded to the Wallet. These funds can be used to purchase new journeys at the current fares.
To use the digital transport card’s Wallet, you need to update the ‘Kyiv Digital’ app to the latest version.
When will the transfer ticket come into effect?
Kyiv plans to introduce a 60-hryvnia transfer ticket from approximately 1 August. It will allow an unlimited number of transfers between all types of public transport within 90 minutes.
Such a ticket may be beneficial for passengers who need to use three or more modes of transport for a single journey around the city. The city authorities are due to announce the exact launch date separately.
Unlimited travel passes have also been introduced for visitors to Kyiv:
24 hours — 375 hryvnias;
for 48 hours — 563 hryvnias;
for 72 hours — 750 hryvnias.
Who retains the right to concessionary travel
The fare increases do not cancel out existing concessions. The right to free travel on public transport remains in place for combatants and those deemed equivalent to them, people with disabilities, children with disabilities, pensioners and other categories specified by legislation and decisions of the Kyiv City Council.
To claim these city-wide concessions, passengers may need a ‘Kyiv Resident Card’ or another relevant electronic or paper document.
Students will pay half the cost of a monthly travel pass. School pupils will continue to travel free of charge during the academic year, whilst during the summer holidays they will pay 25 per cent of the fare.
In total, around 1.1 million residents are entitled to concessionary travel in the capital. The largest group is pensioners, of whom there are over 570,000 in Kyiv. Almost 875 million hryvnias have been allocated in the city’s 2026 budget to cover the cost of subsidised travel.
Why the fares have been increased
The previous fare of eight hryvnias had been in place since 2018. The Kyiv City State Administration explained the need to revise fares by citing rising costs for transport companies in terms of electricity, fuel, wages and infrastructure maintenance.
According to the transport operators’ calculations, the economically justified cost of a journey in 2026 is 64.60 hryvnias on the metro and 44.14 hryvnias on surface public transport. The set fare of 30 hryvnias remains below these figures.
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