Ukraine is a big European country with more than 40M population.
Vinnytsia is one of the best Ukrainian cities, with about 400K population (10th in size).
Vinnytsia region also called as “Ukrainian Switzerland”.
Business travel support
As for doing business with any new country, you probably need some initial support, until you become familiar with local infrastructure.
There is
business travel support services that might help arrange your trip in comfortable way.
Basic business travel support (translator + local business adviser) will cost you about 100$/day.
Travel to Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia is located in central part of Ukraine, about 250 km to South/East from Kiev (the capital of Ukraine).
- Direct flight
Local airport (IATA code: VIN) has regular flight from/to Warsaw (Poland) and Tel-Aviv (Israel).
- Flight via Kiev
Also you may prefer to travel to Vinnytsia via Kiev. To travel from Kiev to Vinnytsia you may use car, train or bus. Car transportation Kiev-Vinnytsia usually will cost you about $150 per ride and takes about 3 hours.
You may ask for support for Kiev-Vinnytsia car transfer for business travel support companies.
Hotels
The is a lot of hotels in Vinnytsia, you may easy book it via Internet via
booking.com or
tripadvisor.com.
Local hotel prices begins with 30$/day for single bed room.
Local transportation
Vinnytsia has good public transportation: buses, trams, trolleybuses, taxis.
Taxi is very cheap in Vinnytsia (rates are one of the lowest in Ukraine). Practically you may travel from one side of the city to another for about $10 and in less than 30 min. Taxi cabs parked on sidewalks in many areas or you may order a Taxi by phone. You may ask your hotel administrator or business partner to call a taxi cab for you.
Usually, you not need to rent a car in Vinnytsia, since taxi prices are very affordable, but just in case you want, you may use AVIS.
Language
Native language for local people is Ukrainian. Most of Ukrainians also know Russian. In technology sector virtually anyone has good English skills, thanks for software development market globalization. English is a mandatory foreign language for almost all Ukrainian schools. However, regular people on streets may not understand spoken English, so you may need few attempts to find somebody who understand spoken English good enough. For sure, you may order
translation services in Vinnytsia.
