Parks · Our pick in Kyiv

Khreshchatyi Park and the glass bridge

Park·City centre

On the hills

The park on the hills above the river, with the glass-floored footbridge.

Our take

  • River views
Address
City centre, Kyiv
Nearest metro
Arsenalna
300 m · 4 min walk
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About Khreshchatyi Park and the glass bridge

Khreshchatyi Park runs along the hills above the Dnipro from European Square; its pedestrian bridge, with a glass floor in places, links it to Volodymyrska Hill.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Khreshchatyi Park and the glass bridge before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Khreshchatyi Park and the glass bridge 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

  1. ArsenalnaMetro300 m4 min walk

Key sights

  1. Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
  2. St Michael’s2.0 kmWalk 24 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
  3. The Golden Gate2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min
  4. St Sophia’s Cathedral2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min
  5. National Opera2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min

The station and the squares

  1. Maidan Nezalezhnosti1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
  2. Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station4.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 21 min

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