The cost of taking a taxi ride from Borispol International Airport in Kiev to the city is only 15 Euro (USD 17). It’s one of the lowest in the whole of Europe. For comparison, it costs €25-28 to get to the city in Moscow, Russia, — nearly twice as much.
How much for a taxi ride from the airport?
Airport Taxi Report in summer 2019 by AirMundo compared the cost of rides in top-50 busiest destinations of the European continent.
Kiev’s air harbor Borispol is on 43d place among all the cities with the trips priced at 15 Euro. By the cost per 1 km the trip to Kiev is the cheapest: only €0.46.
- The average price of a fare among all 50 destinations is 40 Euro.
- An average trip lasts 34 minutes.
The cost of fares remained the same among all destinations except Istanbul (Turkey), where it went up.
Fares for transfers in the cities of outside of Western Europe are substantially lower:
- Bucharest (Romania): €10
- Warsaw (Poland): €9
- Antalya (Turkey): €8
Flat rates
At some destinations, travelers are able to enjoy flat rates for rides.
- Orly and de Gaulle Airports (Paris, France): €35 and €55, respectively
- Nice (France): €32
- Fiumicino (Rome, Italy): €48
- Athens (Greece): €38
- Pulkovo (St. Petersburg, Russia): €15
- Malpensa (Milan, Iraly): €95
- Barajas (Madrid, Spain): €30
The practice of fixed prices is welcomed by tourists who are able to budget in advance or choose another way of transportation.
In some places, there is a system of fixed prices for travel.
Top-5 most expensive cities to take a taxi from the airport (prices in Euro)
- Bergamo to Milan: 105 (€2.02 per km)
- Stansted to London: 104 (€1.65 per km)
- Luton to London: 99 (€1.8 per km)
- Malpensa to Milan: 95 (€1.9 per km)
- Gatwick to London: 93 (€1.98 per km)
It’s possible to get cheaper rates if book the ride to London airport in advance.
The difference in the price of a ride between the most expensive and the cheapest cities was over 10 times.
Average prices per ride were taken in consideration when designing the rating.
A trip by taxi from the Moscow’s International Air Terminal Sheremetyevo costs €25 (#35), while getting to Domodedovo in the Russian capital is priced at €28 (#25).
When a taxi is more expensive than the plane
Surprisingly, at some cities the cost of the taxi trip was higher than the price of the airplane ticket by discount airlines such as WizzAir or EasyJet, since their terminals are located in expensive-to-get airports.
Inexperienced travelers often try to save on the price of airline tickets and then they may get caught in paying expensive fares to get to the actual destination.
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At Kiev Boryspil airport, go to the official taxi kiosk in the centre of the Arrivals hall and book there. These are the official city taxis. They will give you a ticket and either a taxi number or your driver will meet you. Do not accept the services of the private touts who simply approach you and offer taxi services – you will pay more, sometimes much more. Some Kiev hotels offer airport transfers. Check the price in advance but expect these to be more than the city taxis. Uber prices from Kiev city to the airport are very reasonable.… Read more »
Better is to use the new mini train station right next to the big modern terminal building. It’s a fraction of the cost of a taxi, you don’t risk getting stuck in traffic nor end up with some oddball taxi driver. Goes regularly direct to Kiev Central Train Station!