In honor of the beginning of Pobeda's flights from Moscow to Kaliningrad - our special selection of destinations for budget travel in Europe. We fly cheaply to Kaliningrad (2000 rubles round trip), take a bus to Vilnius, Kaunas or Gdansk (≈ 1000 rubles) and from there we fly to European cities (from 300 rubles for round trip tickets!). Great opportunities for travelers: huge selection of destinations and insanely cheap tickets!
Where and how to find cheap tickets? The best way to find low cost airline tickets is Skyscanner - it is great at looking for the best low cost airline deals, comparing prices and finding the best one. Another option is to search on the websites of the airlines themselves, but then you will have to "run" through several sites and compare prices, times and dates of flights, etc. Read also our detailed instructions on how to find cheap air tickets correctly.
The first stage: budgetary to Kaliningrad and across the border
So, the Russian low-cost airline Pobeda now flies to Kaliningrad, and Kaliningrad is our window to Europe, because it is within easy reach of European cities, from which low-cost airlines fly at very low fares.
The most important thing for a budget traveler who dreams of visiting Europe is to have time to buy the cheapest air tickets to Kaliningrad. The minimum price for a flight there is 970 rubles, for a round trip - 1960 rubles. This is the most important stage in the preparation of our trip, because you can always find cheap tickets to European cities from Lithuania and Poland, but from Moscow to Kaliningrad you need to be in time.
After we arrive in Kaliningrad, we will only have to get to one of the nearest cities from which European low-cost airlines fly - to Gdansk (170 km), Vilnius (350 km) or Kaunas (250 km). From all these cities, low-cost airlines fly to many destinations and at very low prices. You can get to them by buses, minibuses, hitchhiking, etc.
Second stage: the cheapest tickets to Europe
Now all that remains is to choose the most desirable direction, and the choice is huge! There are cheap tickets to many European countries: Poland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Malta, Greece, Spain, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Ireland and others, you can also fly to Israel cheaply.
So, where you can go inexpensively in Europe, it is clear. Now let's figure out the approximate prices for which European low-cost airlines are ready to help you get to the desired point. Consider the prices for flights in November and December 2015 (for this period you can now buy cheap Victory tickets to Kaliningrad).
The cost of tickets in the examples below is for a round-trip flight, the prices are current at the time of publication, but you can almost always find tickets at such prices - this is not a promotion, this is the norm for low-cost airlines in Europe! Sometimes air tickets can be even cheaper, sometimes a little more expensive.
Travel from Gdansk
Warsaw, Poland - 307 rubles.
The absolute record holder of the cheapest flights from the cities nearest to Kaliningrad! One-way air ticket costs from 150 rubles. (that is, 2 euros), round trip - respectively, twice as much.
You can, of course, get to Warsaw by bus, but it will be especially pleasant to fly by plane for 150 rubles.
Airline: Ryanair.
There are also cheap flights from Gdansk to other Polish cities.
Groningen, Netherlands - 1327 rubles.
Of all the cities in the Netherlands, the cheapest flight is from Gdansk to Groningen in the north of the country.
Airline: Wizz Air.
You can also fly to Eindhoven, which is located in the south of the Netherlands - there are also cheap tickets there (from 2400 rubles at the moment). From both cities, it is easy to get to Amsterdam, The Hague or another city in Holland by train or bus - here, for example, a guide with an overview of how to get to Amsterdam from Eindhoven.
Travel from Kaunas
Copenhagen, Denmark - 719 rubles.
Another incredibly cheap European travel destination! One-way tickets cost from 350 rubles.
Airline: Ryanair.
Oslo, Norway - 1884 rubles.
You can get cheap flights to Oslo from all three cities, departures from which we are considering. For example, now you can find tickets from Kaunas for only 1,884 rubles.
Airline: Ryanair.
Eilat, Israel - 4748 rubles.
Cheap tickets from Kaunas can also be found for flights to Israel, namely to Ovda Airport (VDA) in the very south of the country, near the city of Eilat on the Red Sea coast.
Airline: Ryanair.
Travel from Vilnius
It is usually possible to fly from Vilnius on a budget to the most popular countries for independent travel in Europe - to Italy, Great Britain, France, and also to many other places.
Great Britain - from 2158 rubles.
Cheap flights from Vilnius are quite easy to find in Glasgow, London, Belfast and Liverpool.
For example, in Glasgow, you can now find flight options for only 2158 rubles. (search >>), to London - from 3957 rubles (search >>).
Airline: Wizz Air.
Note: Free museums in London.
Italy - 2849 rubles.
On a budget, you can fly from Vilnius to Milan - from 2849 rubles. (find tickets >>) or Rome - from 4820 rubles. (find tickets >>).
Airlines: Ryanair and Wizz Air.
Paris, France - from 2590 rubles.
Another inexpensive European destination in terms of flight is Paris. Tickets for travel to the capital of France can now be found for only 2590 rubles.
Airline: Wizz Air.
Useful links:
- Where to eat inexpensively in Paris
- Low-cost airlines flying to Paris
- Free at the Museum of Paris
- All about Paris airports
- Cost of travel to Paris
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And this is only a part of all possible options. There are many other cities in Europe where you can go on a budget independent trip if you fly on low-cost flights from the European airports closest to Kaliningrad. You can also develop multi-part routes with a visit to several cities and countries at once. Search for interesting options on Skyscanner and create your own itineraries for exciting travel in Europe!
