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Khreshchatyk and Independence Square
The main street
The city’s main street and its great square.
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- TSUM
- The metro below
- Address
- City centre, Kyiv
- Nearest metro
- Independence Square
50 m · 1 min walk
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About Khreshchatyk and Independence Square
Khreshchatyk is Kyiv’s main street, running from European Square to Bessarabska Square, with Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) at its heart and TSUM on its way.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Khreshchatyk and Independence Square, as the crow flies.
- Hyatt Regency Kyiv500 m6 min walk
- InterContinental Kyiv700 m9 min walk
- Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv1.1 km14 min walk
- Hilton Kyiv1.5 km18 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Khreshchatyk and Independence Square are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Independence SquareMetro50 m1 min walk
- KhreschatykMetro350 m4 min walk
- TeatralnaMetro700 m9 min walk
Key sights
- St Michael’s600 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- St Sophia’s Cathedral750 mWalk 9 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Golden Gate750 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 10 min
- National Opera900 mWalk 11 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
The station and the squares
- Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
Location
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