Getting Around · Our pick in Kyiv
The Kyiv Metro
Three lines, deep stations
The deep metro, fastest across the city and a shelter during alerts.
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Our take
- Shelter in alerts
- Address
- Kyiv, Kyiv
- Nearest metro
- Independence Square
50 m · 1 min walk
More distances
About The Kyiv Metro
The metro is the fastest way across Kyiv; its deep stations, Arsenalna among the deepest, serve as shelters during air alerts.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Kyiv Metro before you go.
Last checked: November 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from The Kyiv Metro 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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