Travel in all types of public transport in Kyiv will be allowed to pay with a bank card. The relevant decision was made by the Permanent Commission of the Kyiv City Council on Transport, Communications and Advertising.

The proposal to introduce such a payment method appeared in a petition on the website of the Kyiv City State Administration. The author of the petition Alexandra Sheiko noted that when traveling in trolleybuses, buses, it is not possible to purchase a physical ticket, as well as a transport card, at all stops or in the passenger compartment.

“A ticket in the Kyiv Digital application is also an unreliable means of payment, since it requires a charged smartphone and an Internet connection. In addition, it is not advisable for guests of the capital to buy a transport card for several trips,” Sheiko explained..

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She noted that the method of paying with a bank card in the metro has proven itself well and turned out to be often used by the people of Kiev, especially the guests of the capital..

In response to the petition, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klitschko, said that the technical means for paying for travel with tickets, which are currently installed in the rolling stock of public transport and at the stations of the high-speed tram of the Kyivpasstrans utility company, are technically ready to accept payment for travel with bank cards, and.