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Ukraine

Europe · Kyiv

Entry details

Visa required

  • Source's ruleVisa required
  • Passport validityValid on arrival

Practical details for a short tourist stay — conditions change; always verify with an official source.

Safety advisory

Do not travel

When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air⌀ 10 °C
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Rainfall⌀ 51 mm
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Wind⌀ 5 м/с
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Daylight⌀ 12 h
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Tourism: 13.7M international tourists a year▲ +4% over 5 yearsmoderate
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

Public holidays

National holidays — closures and days off.

  • Defender of Ukraine Day

    День захисників і захисниць України

    October 1, 2026

    Thu · in 2d

  • Christmas Day

    Різдво Христове

    December 25, 2026

    Fri · in 87d

  • New Year's Day

    Новий Рік

    January 1, 2027

    Fri · in 94d

  • International Women's Day

    Міжнародний жіночий день

    March 8, 2027

    Mon · in 160d

  • International Workers' Day

    День праці

    May 1, 2027

    Sat · in 214d

  • Easter Sunday

    Великдень

    May 2, 2027

    Sun · in 215d

  • Victory day over Nazism in World War II

    День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні

    May 8, 2027

    Sat · in 221d

  • Pentecost

    Трійця

    June 20, 2027

    Sun · in 264d

UNESCO sites

8

UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

  • Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavrain danger
    1990Cultural

    The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chorain danger
    2013Cultural
    Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora©

    Chersonesus, contracted in medieval Greek to Cherson (Χερσών), was an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. Settlers from Heraclea Pontica in Bithynia established the colony in the 6th century BC.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc
    2005Cultural
    Struve Geodetic Arc©

    The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 kilometres (1,750 mi), which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian arc.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
    2007Natural
    Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe©

    Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe is a transnational serial nature UNESCO World Heritage Site, encompassing 93 component parts in 18 European countries. Together, the sites protect the largest and least disturbed forests dominated by the beech tree. In many of these stands, especially those in the Carpathians, beech forests have persisted without interruption or interference since the last ice age. These sites document the undisturbed postglacial repopulation of the species.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Wooden <em>Tserkvas</em> of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
    2013Cultural
    Wooden <em>Tserkvas</em> of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine©

    The Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine are a group of wooden Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches located in Poland and Ukraine which were inscribed in 2013 on the UNESCO World Heritage List which explains:built of horizontal wooden logs between the 16th and 19th centuries by communities of Orthodox and Greek Catholic faiths. The tserkvas bear testimony to a distinct building tradition rooted in Orthodox ecclesiastic design interwoven with elements of local tradition, and symbolic references to their communities’ cosmogony. — World Heritage Centre

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centrein danger
    1998Cultural
    L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre©

    Lviv's Old Town is the historic centre of the city of Lviv, within the Lviv Oblast (province) in Ukraine, recognized as a State Historic-Architectural Reserve in 1975.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
    2011Cultural
    Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans©

    The Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, was built for the Eastern Orthodox metropolitan bishop between 1864 and 1882 to the designs of the Czech architect Josef Hlávka from Austria-Hungary. The Residence, whose buildings are now part of Chernivtsi University, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • The Historic Centre of Odesain danger
    2023Cultural
    The Historic Centre of Odesa©

    The Historic Centre of Odesa, Historical City Centre of Odesa, or Centre of Odesa is a city centre and World Heritage Site in Odesa, Ukraine. It was listed in 2023, and currently, it is on the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger because of the Russo-Ukrainian war.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Your licence is accepted

Vienna Convention: national licences (Latin script) are accepted; an IDP is not required.

Trafficright-hand

Health

Yellow fevervaccination not neededno certificate needed
Malariano risk
Tap watersafely managed water: 88%prefer bottled
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTick-borne encephalitis

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinemoderate83%
Mobile datacheap$0.27/GB
eSIM: Supported
Apps that work

Ride-hailing: Bolt, Uber

Food delivery: Glovo

Prices

Overall price level
−3%cheaper than home
Food
Bread₴55.7/kg≈ ₽105/kg−22%
Wheat flour₴23/kg≈ ₽43/kg−30%
Potatoes₴24.3/kg≈ ₽45.6/kg−44%
Eggs₴43.4/ea≈ ₽81.8/ea
Sugar₴30/kg≈ ₽56.5/kg
Fuel
Gasoline₴89.1/L≈ ₽168/L+92%
Diesel₴98.6/L≈ ₽186/L

Frequently asked questions

Ukraine: do Russia citizens need a visa?

Yes, Russia citizens need a visa arranged in advance via a consulate or visa centre.

What do you need to enter?

Passport must be valid Valid on arrival. Rules change — check the official source before you travel.

All destinations for Russia citizens: visa-free, eTA and visas →

About the country

Capital
Kyiv
Continent
Europe
Population
40,000,000
Area
603,700 km²
Currency
Hryvnia · UAH
▼ 14.7%1 RUB = 0.5309 UAH
May 31, 2026September 28, 2026
Time zone
21:03UTC+3

same as home

Sockets
CF

220 V · 50 Hz

Emergency
102police
103ambulance
101fire
112universal
Calling code
+380
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian, Romany, Polish