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There is a very developed transport system in Ukraine which provides communications of big cities of the regional value with nearby small towns and villages, and also communications of the regional centers with the capital and among themselves. In Ukraine, we have railway and air transport, ship navigation, numerous bus services, that’s why it is not a problem to get from one city to another. The only question is: what comfort class would you like to get?

If you save your time and prefer comfort you can use services of the Ukrainian airlines which have very developed network. About 20 airports of the international value – and a considerable quantity of the airports of local value - accept about 6 100 000 passengers per year. Boryspil, Simferopol and Odesa became leaders of volumes of passenger traffic among other airports in 2010.

In 1861 it was built the first Ukrainian railway Lviv – Peremyshel with a length only 97, 6 ki-lometers. 150 years have passed and today the Ukrainian railway is the most popular kind of transportations. It is rather economical, fast and reliable type of transport in Ukraine. It is neces-sary to distinguish electric trains of regional value which connect the regional centers with suburbs from passenger trains which pass distances from 450 km and more, and the most of them are the night trains. High- speed trains pass 500 km distance for 5 hours. There are carriages of different classes: the cheapest and less comfortable – second – class sleeping carriage of general using, and also compartment carriages for 4 persons, and sleepers for 2 persons, the most comfortable with soft seat – beds and TV. Bedclothes price is included in ticket price, but food is pa-id separately. All international trains include restaurants – carriage where you can have a breakfast or a dinner.

Last time V.I.P carriages for 7 – 11 passengers become more and more popular. There is a kit- chen of private using where you can prepare some food, a conference hall, a restroom with a do-uble bed, an office with a desk, a shower and a bathroom. The carriage has air conditioners. The train tickets can be received in advance booking offices, or by ordering them through the Internet

Bus routes can be interesting for groups of tourists, and also if you want to combine business trip with tourism. But such type of transport will not be good for comfort lovers, as the majority of bus parks are completed with old and not suitable for long distance travel buses. Last time night trips in modern comfortable buses become very popular. On the board you will be offered tea or coffee, and also you can see a film for passing time quickly. As in any other European co-untry, besides travelling by bus you can rent a car in Ukraine of a different class, both with the driver, and without one.

Ukraine is washed by two seas, Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, the river Dnepr crosses the co-untry from north to south. Due to it using the sea and river transport is widespread. Today the passenger steam shipping exists, but mostly there are cruises over Dnepr and Black Sea. Ten or eleven days of wonderful rest, fun and entertainment on the board of comfortable 4-deck steam – ships, possibility to visit picturesque areas of Ukraine and a great possibility to see Odesa and resort cities of Crimea.

It is necessary to notice that the urban transport in Ukraine functions in 53 cities. Buses and fixed route taxi will bring you in the most distant corners of a city. One of the wonders of Uk-raine is the longest long- distance trolleybus system in the world, which is located in peninsula Crimea connecting the cities of Simferopol and Yalta, and has the length of 86 km.

Sometimes we advise for the guests of our country visiting such cities as Kyiv, Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk to use underground lines. There is a clearly known route and predictable way time. The Kyiv underground has three lines – blue, green and red. It was opened in 1960 and has become the third in the Soviet Union after Moscow and Leningrad one. In 2011 the total length of lines accounts almost 65 km.

Odesa and Kyiv guests can also be interested in Ukrainian funiculars. The Kyiv funicular is an interesting possibility for tourists because it connects the top of the Vladimir Hill terrace (the highest city) and the Poschtova Square (Podol, the lowest city).

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