DETAIL OF THE COSTS
OF THE TRIP MENTIONED IN SUBJECT
1. Flight of the
airline Ukraine International Airlines round trip from Orio al Serio to Kiev
Boryspil: Euro 209.24 (2 hours 30 'each way). Free online check in allowed from
48 hours up to 2 hours before the flight. There is also the smartphone
application to run it. At Kiev Boryspil airport it is also possible to check in
for free using the special automatic machines located in the departure hall. If
you go to the desk to check in you have to pay 10 Euros. It is possible to
bring one hand luggage up to 7
kg for free. For checked baggage you must
2. Car Rental at Kiev Boryspil
Airport (Ukraine), through the
"Rentalcar" website, with United Company: Euro 25 per day;
3. Credit cards are
not widely accepted in Ukraine
and therefore it is desirable to change currency. The exchange at Kiev Boryspil
airport is quite unfavorable: 1 Euro = 29.90 UAH. In the exchange offices
located in the centers of the main cities of Ukraine, the exchange rate is as
follows: 1 Euro = 32.50 UAH.
4. Outside of Kiev, it is very difficult to find someone who speaks
English and almost impossible in the countryside and mountains of Ukraine.
5. The roads of Ukraine
are all free but often in poor condition, with gigantic potholes that suddenly
appear to the driver. They are also dark, the horizontal and vertical signs
(almost always in Cyrillic) are insufficient and people circulate after sunset
on bicycles, on foot and with horses without headlights. On the other hand, the
two-lane roads in each direction connecting Kiev
and Odessa and between Kiev and Lviv appear to be in good condition,
even if the reversal mechanism at level causes risks. Here the speed limit is 110 km / h.
6. There are many
police checkpoints in Ukraine.
7. Petrol
"95" in Ukraine
costs depending on whether there is self service and depending on the area from
25 UAH to 31 UAH per liter. Many vending machines are open 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. You can almost always pay either in cash or by credit card.
8. Ukraine is one hour ahead of Italy;
9. Entrance to Sofiyivka Park,
located on the outskirts of Uman, about 250 km south of Kiev, costs 40 UAH.
10. In Odessa the symbol of the City is the Potemkin
Staircase. If you do not want to do it on foot, you can take the adjacent
Funicular which operates every day from 8.00 to 23.00 at a cost of 4 UAH.
11. A must-see attraction in Ukraine, approximately 50 km southwest of Odessa is the Maurocastro
Fortress, open daily from 9.00 to 18.00. The cost of the entrance ticket is 50
UAH.
12. To access the
beautiful Kamyanets-Podilsky Fortress by car, you need to pay a toll of 10 UAH.
13. The
Metropolitans' Residence in Čhernivtsi, declared a World Heritage Site by
Unesco, can be visited from Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 17.00 and on
Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 17.00, but only accompanied by a guide. hire
at the entrance from the University concierge who does not speak English., at a
cost of about 100 UAH
14. On the Bona Hill
in Kremenets, there are the remains of a Fortress, whose entrance is free. The
view over the city is sublime. To reach it it is necessary to take an uphill
dirt road.
My complete travel report
with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:
https://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2018/10/viaggio-in-ucraina-percorrendo-2727-km.html
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