How to Top Up Your Mobile Phone While Travelling
When travelling around Kyiv Oblast, it is important to stay connected at all times — to find the place you need on the map, check the route, share photos of picturesque views or simply call your family. Fortunately, modern technology lets you top up your mobile account in a few minutes — even if you are far from the city.
Below are several convenient and reliable ways that will help you stay connected on any trip.
Topping up through the operator’s mobile app
Most mobile operators have their own apps in which you can quickly top up your account. For example: My Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell. All of these apps are available to download from Google Play and the App Store.
This method is convenient if you use the services of one operator. However, if you have several numbers from different companies, you will have to install several separate apps.
Topping up through banking apps
Most Ukrainian banks offer the option of topping up a mobile account right in the app. Privat24, monobank, Oschad24/7, Raiffeisen Online — all of them have a section along the lines of “Mobile connection”, where you can enter the amount and the mobile number and top up the account from a bank card.
This option is especially convenient for those who constantly use mobile banking. However, if you have several cards at different banks, you will need to have several apps at hand.
Paying at self-service terminals
In towns and larger settlements of Kyiv Oblast, as well as at railway stations, you will find self-service terminals. There you can top up your mobile phone with cash or a card by entering the phone number.
This option comes in handy if you have no internet access. However, in remote places terminals are not common.
Topping up through an online payment service
Another convenient way to stay connected while travelling is to use online payment platforms. Such services let you top up your mobile account quickly and without extra apps, and also pay for other services (utilities, internet, fines and so on) from anywhere at any time.
An example of such a platform is the Ukrainian service iPay.ua, which offers convenient mobile top-up options even without registration:
- Instant top-up of the accounts of all operators (Kyivstar, Vodafone, lifecell and others).
- Topping up several numbers — for example for the whole family, without a pile of apps and unnecessary steps.
- Payment by a card from any bank, without being tied to a specific banking app, as well as through Apple Pay, Google Pay and Click to Pay.
- Setting up an automatic payment before the trip, so you do not have to think about payments at all while travelling.
To top up your account quickly, just go to the mobile top-up page https://www.ipay.ua/ua/bills/charge-mobile from a smartphone or laptop, choose the operator, enter the number and the amount — and the payment will go through instantly. So even when travelling to the most remote corners of Kyiv Oblast, you will be able to top up your account in a few clicks.
It is best to take care of your connection before the trip — top up your account in advance or set up an automatic payment. Save the link to iPay.ua — if you suddenly need to top up your balance on a trip, you will be able to do it in a couple of minutes.
