Key points
- Kyiv plans to review public transport fares.
- Fares have not changed since 2018.
- The revision is due to rising costs of fuel, electricity, and maintenance.
- Public transport is subsidised, with UAH 12 billion allocated for it in 2026.
- Some of the funds freed up after the changes may be used for other city needs, including preparation for the heating season.
Kyiv plans to review public transport fares. The last fare increase was in 2018, so the city authorities have begun preparing new economic calculations, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported.
Following requests from the relevant departments of the Kyiv City State Administration and the trade unions of the city’s transport companies, he instructed the Departments of Economics and Transport to prepare calculations based on an economic justification for reviewing fares in the capital’s public transport.
– Vitaliy Klitschko.
The need for the review is explained by rising costs for fuel, electricity, logistics, and maintenance of transport.
According to the mayor, public transport in Kyiv remains subsidised: expenses exceed revenues, and the difference is covered by the city budget. Around UAH 12 billion has been allocated for these needs in 2026.
Fares in Kyiv remain among the lowest in Ukraine.
Part of the funds currently used for transport subsidies is planned to be redirected in the future to other city needs, including preparation for the heating season.
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