By Air

In addition to public and rail transport, Donetsk has an international airport.It was constructed in the end of the 1940s to the beginning of the 1950s.The whole airport complex was finished in 1973.The city-based DonbassAero airline operates the airport.

By Train

Donetsk's Main Railway Station, which serves about 7 million passengers annually,is located in the northern part of the city.There is a museum near the main station, dealing with the history of region's railroads.Other railway stations are: Rutchenkovo, located in the Kyivskyi Raion; Mandrykino (Petrovskyi Raion), and Mushketovo (Budionivskyi Raion).Some passenger trains avoid Donetsk station and serve the station Yasynuvata, located outside the city limits.Although not used for regular transportation, the city also has a children's railway. (As of September 2009) a new railway terminal facility that will comply with UEFA requirements (since Donetsk is one of the host city's for UEFA EURO 2012).

By Bus

The main forms of transport within Donetsk are: trams, electric trolley buses, buses and marshrutkas (private minibuses).The city public transportation system is controlled by the united Dongorpastrans municipal company.The city has 12 tram lines (130 km), 17 trolley bus lines (188 km), and about 115 bus lines.Both the tram and trolley bus systems in the city are served by 2 depots each.Another method of transport within the city is taxicab service, of which there are 32 in Donetsk.The city also contains autostations located within the city and its suburbs: autostation Yuzhny (South), which serves mainly transport lines to the south, hence its name; autostation Tsentr (Centre), which serves transport in the direction of Marinka and Vuhledar as well as intercity transport; the autostation Krytyi rynok (Indoor market), which serves mainly transport in the north and east directions; and the autostation Putilovsky, which serves mainly the north and northwest transport directions.There is currently a metro system under construction in Donetsk,with the first stage totaling 6 stations to open by 2012.

By Road

The Tabliczka E50.svg highway,, part of the International E-road network, runs through the city en route to Rostov-on-Don in Russia.In addition, another international road runs through the city: the M 04. Also, three national Ukrainian roads ( N 15, N 20, and N 21) pass through the city.