No visa needed

Do citizens of Ukraine need a visa for Russia?

Citizens of Ukraine don’t need a visa for Russia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Ukraine: the passport opens 89 countries visa-free; Kyiv — Moscow: ≈ 760 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Russia without a visa on a Ukraine passport?

Yes, citizens of Ukraine don’t need a visa for Russia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Russia visa rules at a glance

With a Ukraine passport you can visit 89 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 35 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ukraine passport ranks 68th of 199.
Ukraine passport: visa-free access to 89 countries; Russia passport: 79.
Citizens of Ukraine and Russia can travel together visa-free to 49 countries, for example: Moldova, Belarus, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Montenegro, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and United Arab Emirates.
Ukraine and Russia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Russia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Ukraine. Ukraine visa for citizens of Russia

Travelling to Russia: good to know

Kyiv — Moscow: about 760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Kyiv 12:00 — Moscow 21:00.
Local currency: Russian Ruble.
Languages: Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RUB 84.
Russia is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ukraine.