Odesa International Airport is located approximately 10 km from centre.
For domestic arrivals, the shuttle bus picks you up from the plane and dumps you by a steel gate next to the main terminal where a gauntlet of underhanded taxi drivers awaits. For international arrivals and departures and domestic departures proceed to the main terminal. There are two currency exchange booths, an ATM, airline representatives, a café and an information booth (deserted both times we were there) in the terminal’s main hall. Toilets are located in the basement. Customs staff and many of the taxi drivers speak English.
A taxi to centre is unreasonably expensive. I’ve been haggling with Ukrainian cabbies for more than ten years and 100Hr was the best rate I could get. Car rental might be a better option and is available in the main hall. Your cheapest option is bus or minibus. Fares to centre are less than 2Hr. As you exit the main terminal, look to the right. The bus stop is across the parking lot. Two buses and a couple of minibuses depart at regular intervals. Bus 129 goes to the rail station, and 101 stops at Hrets’ka pl. Minibus 113 heads to Paustovs’koho vul. and 117 to Pastera vul.
Also to the right, as you exit the main terminal is a VIP lounge.
The airport is small and unassuming, but if you happen to get confused or lost don’t hesitate to ask airport staff or one of the locals for assistance. Odesians have a tradition of service and are more open and jolly than citizens of other major ex-Soviet cities.