Kherson

Kherson (Ukrainian and Russian: Херсо́н) is a major sea harbour town in Southern Ukraine. It sits in the river delta of the Dniepr river, where it mounts into the Black Sea.

Understand
About 350,000 people live in Kherson, many of whom work in the extensive ship-building industry and harbour activities. Although Ukrainian is the official language, the main language spoken in Kherson is Russian.

By plane
The Kherson International Airport was destroyed by a Russian missile attack in 2022, and has not been rebuilt as of Dec 2023.

By train
Kherson railway station is located in the city center and is easily accessible by public transport. Railway connection was restored after city liberation in November 2022. There are scheduled trains from Kyiv and Lviv.

For travel from/to Kherson by train, be sure to buy tickets in advance. All train tickets - inscribed, while boarding the train need to show your ID. The national train company is state-owned Ukrainian Railways "Укрзалізниця/Ukrzaliznytsya". The tickets can be booked online. For more details see Ukraine page.

By bus
Central bus station (1 Polkovnyka Kedrovskogo st.; old street name: Budionogo st.) serves both domestic and international routes. There are buses from Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Moldova. Numerous bus routes connect Kherson with major Ukrainian cities as well as Kherson region destinations. Frequent private owned shuttle buses to Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kahovka, Skadovsk, Zaliznyi Port can be found on the opposite site of bus station in from of gas station. Shuttle buses usually don't have fixed schedule and depart when full.

Suburban bus station (or Kherson-2; 22 Mayakovskogo st.) serves routes around Kherson region, including rural areas.

By public transport
Kherson has a convenient public transport system:

Single ride tickets in some trolleybuses cost 6 грн, others are free. Tickets in marshrutkas cost 6-8 грн.
 * 4 trolleybus routes
 * 24 marshrutka routes

Schedules are available on EasyWay and Google Maps.

By taxi
Taxi is the easiest way of getting around the city. Some popular taxi companies include:



By scooter
Kick scooter is a funny way to shorten your time while getting around the city.



Stay safe
See the warning on the Ukraine article for information about the security situation.