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The Kyiv Funicular
Since 1905
The funicular of 1905, from St Michael’s down to Podil.
Our take
- Upper Town to Podil
- Address
- Upper Town, Kyiv
- Nearest metro
- Poshtova Ploshcha
150 m · 2 min walk
More distances
About The Kyiv Funicular
The funicular, opened in 1905, links the Upper Town by St Michael’s Monastery with Poshtova Square in Podil.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Kyiv Funicular, as the crow flies.
- Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv300 m4 min walk
- InterContinental Kyiv400 m5 min walk
- Hyatt Regency Kyiv600 m8 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Kyiv Funicular 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
- Poshtova PloshchaMetro150 m2 min walk
- Independence SquareMetro850 m11 min walk
Key sights
- St Michael’s200 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 9 min
- St Sophia’s Cathedral850 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Golden Gate1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 12 min
- National Opera1.5 kmWalk 18 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
The station and the squares
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti850 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
Location
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