General information
Located in the western part of Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk region occupies the territory of 13.9 thousand square km which is roughly the size of Israel or Moscow. The region is home to 1.4 million people and the city itself has a population of approximately 250,000.
History of Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk has a long and an interesting history. It used to be a small village Zabolottya founded in 1437. The town was established in 1662 by a Polish magnate Andriy Pototsky, who had been the owner of the lands at that time. He named the city Stanislav (in honour of his son), or rather Stanislaviv, which conformed more to the norms of the then Ukrainian language. March 7, 1662 - Stanislav received the status of a city.
Its present name the city got in 1962. In commemoration of its 300th anniversary, it was decided to rename the city in honor of one of the greatest Ukrainian writers, philosophers, poets and journalists - Ivan Franko.
Nowadays, IF is one of the biggest and most famous economic, cultural and architectural centers in Western Ukraine. It is an administrative center of the IF region, a land with unique culture and hospitable people.
Softjourn visitors information
How to get to Ivano-Frankivsk
The easiest way is to take a flight to Kyiv and then fly to Ivano-Frankivsk.
| Flights schedule between Kyiv and IF | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Departure | Arrival | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| Kyiv | IF | 10:00 | 11:10 | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| Kyiv | IF | 11:05 | 12:15 | + | ||||||
| Kyiv | IF | 20:40 | 21:50 | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| IF | Kyiv | 6:45 | 7:55 | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| IF | Kyiv | 7:10 | 8:20 | + | ||||||
| IF | Kyiv | 17:35 | 18:45 | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
An alternative way is to fly to Lviv (there are daily flights from almost all European capitals). Softjourn will meet you in Lviv airport and drive to IF.
Where to stay in IF
In Ivano-Frankivsk you will have a range of hotels to choose from – either you like big modern hotels with rooms for several hundred people or you prefer staying in a smaller hotel located in the building with unique architecture of the 19th century. Whatever you choose, you can always organize “a small office” (with Internet connection) in your hotel room.
We recommend hotel Atrium which is located only 2-minute-walk from our office downtown IF.
How to find us in IF
Softjourn offices are located downtown Ivano-Franksivsk, just a few minutes walk from the cityhall (Ratusha).
