The Honorary Consulate of Austria in Odesa is a volunteer-run office that assists Austrian citizens in Ukraine; passport and visa applications go to the Austrian Embassy in Kyiv.
Contact Details
| Address | Hretska Street 17, 65026 Odesa, Ukraine |
| Telephone | +380 96 733 11 99 |
| odessa@austria.in.ua | |
| Head of Mission | Andrey Stavnitser, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00 |
Office hours according to the Austrian Embassy in Kyiv page “Austrian offices in Ukraine”. Honorary consuls are not always available at these times – call or e-mail before you go.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Odesa
The honorary consulate represents Austria in Odesa. According to the Austrian Embassy in Kyiv page “Austrian offices in Ukraine”, the honorary consul is Andrey Stavnitser. Its consular district covers Odesa Oblast. The office hours are Monday to Friday 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–18:00 (appointments with the honorary consul by arrangement), according to the Austrian Embassy in Kyiv page “Austrian offices in Ukraine”. To check before a visit, call +380 96 733 11 99 or e-mail odessa@austria.in.ua.
Odesa, in Odesa Oblast, lies about 441 km in a straight line from the centre of Kyiv. Ukraine’s airspace remains closed to civil flights, according to GOV.UK travel advice (October 2026).
Holders of ordinary Austrian passports do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine’s entry-regime table (as of 8 June 2023). Ukraine is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.
Which Austrian office issues passports and visas?
Passports, visas and other formal consular services for Austrian citizens are handled by the Austrian Embassy in Kyiv.
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Austria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Austrian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Odesa
11 other countries are represented in Odesa: Cyprus (honorary), Estonia (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Italy (honorary), Latvia (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Norway (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), Sweden (honorary).
Closing days
Article 73 of the Labour Code of Ukraine lists nine public holidays, among them Christmas (25 December), Constitution Day (28 June) and Independence Day (24 August), but under martial law these are working days (Law No. 2136-IX, Article 6). Martial law remains in force throughout Ukraine, according to GOV.UK travel advice. The honorary consulate may close on Austria’s national day (26 October) and on other days set by its own government.
Emergency assistance
In Ukraine, dial 103 for an ambulance, 101 for the fire service and 102 for the police (GOV.UK travel advice). Ukrainian citizens who need help in Austria can contact the Embassy of Ukraine in Vienna.
Austrian missions in Ukraine
Measured in a straight line from Odesa, the nearest other Austrian office is the Honorary Consulate in Zaporizhzhia (about 360 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Kyiv (about 440 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Odesa.
- Kyiv (440 km) – Embassy of Austria in Ukraine
- Chernivtsi (410 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Dnipro (390 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Kharkiv (560 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Lviv (620 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Odesa – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Zaporizhzhia (360 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Austrian Embassy in Kyiv – Austrian offices in Ukraine (Österreichische Stellen) (checked 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – directory “Diplomatic missions of foreign states and representations of international organisations in Ukraine” (October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Entry regime to Ukraine for foreign citizens (table as of 8 June 2023), Labour Code of Ukraine, Article 73 (public holidays), Law of Ukraine No. 2136-IX on labour relations under martial law, Article 6, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Ukraine (getting help, safety; still current 18 October 2026).
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