How to quickly return to Ukraine or fly: the nearest border airports

The closure of the airspace in Ukraine due to the war has significantly reduced the mobility of those Ukrainians who can go abroad or those who want to return home to Ukraine. The only possibility for them to fly is to use foreign airports near the border of Ukraine.

The location of international airports near the border of Ukraine. Created based on Google Maps.

Rzeszow Airport in Poland

The distance from the Krakow or Szegyny checkpoint is 100 km. The fastest way to get here is from the Lviv region. The Polish airline LOT offers daily flights to Warsaw, where you can make a transfer and fly onward to Europe or America. The airline also has a weekly direct flight to New York. Low-cost carrier Ryanair sells tickets from Rzeszów to Bristol, Dublin, East Midlands and London. You can fly from Rzeszów to Burgas, Eindhoven, London, Oslo by low-cost Wizz Air.

Lublin Airport in Poland

The distance from the Yagodin checkpoint is 90 km. The fastest way to get here is from the Volyn region. Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air fly to Lublin, which offer the following flights: Ryanair: Dublin, London, Gdansk. Wizz Air: Oslo, London, Burgas, Split, Eindhoven.

Kosice Airport in Slovakia

The distance from the Uzhhorod checkpoint is 90 km. The quickest way to get here is from Zakarpattia Oblast. Košice Airport is represented by a network airline from the Lufthansa Group – Austrian Airlines. It offers direct flights to Vienna and flights around the world with a stopover in Vienna and the base airports of other Star Alliance partner airlines. Ryanair offers direct flights from Kosice to Vienna, Prague, London, Dublin, Liverpool. Wizz Air flies from Kosice to London.

Debrecen airport in Hungary

The distance from the Chop (Tisa) checkpoint is 120 km. The quickest way to get here is from Zakarpattia Oblast. Lufthansa, one of the largest European airlines, flies to Debrecen. It offers direct flights Debrecen-Munich and flights worldwide with a stopover in Munich. Low-cost Wizz Air flies from Debrecen to London, Brussels, Paris, Eindhoven, Kerkyra (Corfu), Tel Aviv, Burgas, Palma de Mallorca and Larnaca.

Suceava Airport in Romania

The distance from the Porubne checkpoint is 40 km. The fastest way to get here is from Chernivtsi region. Flights to Suceava are operated by the national Romanian airline TAROM. You can get to Bucharest on its planes. The airline also offers flights to other European cities with a transfer in Bucharest. The network of direct low-cost flights from Suceava is as follows: Ryanair: Brussels, Venice, Dublin, Manchester, Milan, Rome, Vienna. Wizz Air: Brussels, Larnaca, Paris, Dortmund, Memmingen, Bologna, Milan, Rome, Venice, Eindhoven, London

Chisinau Airport in Moldova

The distance from the Palanka checkpoint is 130 km. The fastest way to get here is from Odesa region. Chisinau has the widest network of flights among border airports, as it is the capital airport of Moldova. Four network airlines fly here: Turkish Airlines to Istanbul, Austrian Airlines to Vienna, LOT to Warsaw, TAROM to Bucharest. They offer flights with a stopover at base airports to any country in the world. Chisinau is home to Moldovan airlines Air Moldova and Flyone, which fly to London, Tel Aviv, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Paris, Bologna, Milan, Yerevan, Istanbul, Leipzig, Verona, Lisbon, Thessaloniki, Nice, Amsterdam . Low-cost carrier Wizz Air offers direct flights from Chisinau to London, Budapest, Vienna, Brussels, Larnaca, Prague, Basel, Paris, Berlin, Dortmund, Hamburg, Memmingen, Bologna, Milan, Rome, Turin, Venice, Verona, Eindhoven, and Barcelona.

Additional Information:

Tickets for the routes listed above can be bought directly on the websites of the airlines. The list does not include charter flights to resorts. Tickets for such routes can be issued as part of a tour at travel agencies abroad.

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