The metro is the jewel of the Kyiv transport system. While traffic snarls vehicles above ground, trains underground deliver passengers in a more timely and reliable fashion. Thought-provoking Soviet designs inside stations help pass the time while waiting for the next train. Life isn’t perfect, though, and neither is the metro. Personal space can become alarmingly tight, especially during rush hour and at night when trains run less frequently. Kyivites like to grumble about the recent fare hikes, but fees are, in fact, dirt cheap relative to those in other European cities. Purchase your one way blue token for 2Hr from the expressionless booth attendant or from the automatic dispensers. Proceed to the row of gates, insert your token and wait a second for the red light to turn green so the jaws of death don’t maim you. Monthly passes can be purchased from all token booths and are good from the first of the month.  There are three lines in Kyiv - M1 (red line), M2 (blue line) and M3 (green line). Thanks to EURO2012 we finally got English schemes and directions on each station as well as notices in English inside the carriages.