Kyiv Proposed a 45-Hryvnia Transfer Ticket and a New Travel Pass: What Will Change in Fare Payment

A petition has appeared on the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) website proposing a revision of the fare payment system in the capital's municipal transport. The initiative, reported by RBC-Ukraine, provides for the introduction of a 60–90 minute transfer ticket priced at 45 hryvnias, as well as the establishment of new prices for monthly and annual travel passes. At the same time, according to the author of the appeal, a single trip should remain at the level of 30 hryvnias. At the time of drafting this material on October 30, 2026, the proposal is at the public discussion stage and has not yet been adopted as a regulatory act.

What is Included in the Proposed Tariff Schedule

According to the text of the petition, the base cost of a single trip remains at 30 hryvnias, but a separate transfer ticket is proposed to be added. Its price is 45 hryvnias and it is valid for 60–90 minutes, which should allow passengers to transfer between different types of municipal transport without paying the full fare again. Thus, the system receives an additional tool for those whose route includes several segments on different types of transport.

Why a Transfer Ticket is Needed: A Look at Remote Districts

The author of the initiative explains the need for the innovation primarily by the interests of residents of Kyiv's remote districts — specifically Vynohradar and Troieshchyna. These areas are characterized by the fact that getting to a metro station requires surface transport, meaning the route actually consists of two paid segments. According to the petition's author, the transfer ticket will allow passengers not to pay the full price for each separate segment of the route, reducing the final travel cost for those forced to combine modes of transport.

Monthly and Annual Travel Passes: New Prices

A separate item of the initiative is the revision of subscription costs. The monthly pass is proposed to be set at 1,200 hryvnias, and the annual pass at 12,000 hryvnias. The author of the appeal argues that more attractive conditions for long-term subscriptions will encourage passengers to buy tickets in advance. This, in turn, should provide municipal transport enterprises with a more stable influx of funds, which, according to him, will go toward supporting and developing the capital's transport network.

Privileged Travel and Objectives of the Initiative

Privileged travel in the proposed model is suggested to be left unchanged: the costs of transporting privileged categories of passengers should continue to be covered by the city budget. Overall, the author of the petition believes that the updated tariff system will help attract more passengers to public transport and thereby reduce the number of private cars on Kyiv's roads. It is worth noting that the initiative is being discussed against the backdrop of other infrastructural processes in the city: Kyiv has already begun construction of additional crossings across the Dnipro, the first of which, according to available data, are scheduled to start operating in early 2027, and the South Bridge was damaged on October 27 as a result of a Russian strike, after which an assessment of the technical condition of the structures began.