The Empress Elizabeth Petrovna International Airport (Khrabrovo) is the only airport in Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad region.
This airport regularly accepts flights from Belarus, some European cities and many major Russian cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Sochi, Kazan, Perm, Yekaterinburg, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Syktyvkar. Attention! Flights from some cities may be seasonal. Flights to Kaliningrad →
The airport is located 25-26 kilometers northeast of Kaliningrad city center.
We will tell you about how to get from Khrabrovo airport to the center of Kaliningrad, as well as such resort cities as Svetlogorsk, Zelenogradsk and Pionersky in this article. And at the end of the article, a few words about parking at Khrabrovo airport.
From Khrabrovo airport by taxi
The fastest and most convenient way to get from the airport to the center of Kaliningrad or any other point in the region is a taxi.
In addition, taxi is the only mode of transport that can be reached at night. Public transport does not run at night.
You can order a taxi / transfer in advance, even from home. At any time of the day, at the airport, a driver will be waiting for you with a sign where your first and last name will be written. To order a taxi, it is enough to provide your flight data.
From Khrabrovo Airport by car
If you plan to travel around the region, then the ideal option would be to rent a car.
You can choose and order a car in advance, at the appointed time your car will be waiting for you near the airport. You can view and pick up a car here →
From Khrabrovo Airport to Kaliningrad
The only public transport that can be used to get from the airport to the center of Kaliningrad or from the center of Kaliningrad to the airport is the bus.
Bus 244-Э
Buses № 244-Э run along the route (final stops) Khrabrovo Airport - Yuzhny Bus Station, 7 Zheleznodorozhnaya Street.
The stop at Khrabrovo airport is located near the airport building - we get out, immediately turn right and there will be a stop in 20 meters.
When moving from the airport to the city center, the bus makes the following stops: airport - BSMP - Tourist Hotel - Marshal Vasilevsky Square (Amber Museum) - central market - Victory Square (Europe shopping center, Severny railway station) - Kaliningrad Hotel - Yuzhny bus Station (Yuzhny railway station).
The fare is 100 rubles, baggage transportation is 25 rubles, children under 7 years old are free of charge. Payment to the driver on the bus. In the bus station building, you can buy a ticket at the ticket office.
Buses 244-Э, Airport - Kaliningrad run daily:
- from the airport to the city from 08:30 to 22:30 hours;
- from Kaliningrad to the airport from 07:00 to 20:20 hours.
The journey takes about 45 minutes. Buses run at 30 - 40-minute intervals.
See the exact schedule of buses on route 244-E here.
From Khrabrovo Airport to Svetlogorsk, Zelenogradsk and Pionersky
You can get directly from the airport to the coastal resort towns of Svetlogorsk, Zelenogradsk and Pionersky only by taxi or car.
By public transport, you can get to Svetlogorsk, Zelenogradsk and Pionersky only from the center of Kaliningrad - by buses or trains. Trains run from two railway stations: "Southern" and "Northern".
You can find out more about how to get from Kaliningrad to Svetlogorsk here.
You can find out more about how to get from Kaliningrad to Zelenogradsk here.
Attention! The cost of travel, routes and bus running time may vary! Check before the trip!
Parking at Khrabrovo Airport
For those traveling by car, various parking options are available at Khrabrovo Airport:
1. Free parking. It is located 400 meters from the airport terminal and has 200 Parking spaces.
2. Short-term paid parking. Located on the forecourt of the airport. There is no charge for parking in this parking lot for the first 15 minutes of the first hour.
3. Long-term paid parking. This parking lot, designed to store cars for a long time, is located at a distance of 80 meters from the terminal building and is designed for 100 parking spaces. Entrance to the long-term parking lot, through the forecourt.
Entry to paid parking is carried out after receiving electronic cards, which are issued automatically at the counters at the entrance to the parking complex. After the end of the parking lot, when leaving the parking lot, the cards must be returned. The services of the parking complex are paid at the terminals located at the exit from the airport terminal and on the territory of the parking lot. After paying for parking, you must leave the airport forecourt within 15 minutes.
If during the use of the parking lot you have spoiled, lost, or transferred the card to a third party, then you will be charged a fine. The fee for breakdown, damage, loss, transfer of the card to another person or violation of parking rules is paid at the ticket office at the parking lot.
The cost of tariffs for the use of paid parking, as well as fines for damage, damage or loss of a parking card, on the territory of Khrabrovo airport, see here.
Where to stay near the airport in Kaliningrad
There will be nowhere to spend the night directly at the airport and near it, the nearest hotels are located at a distance of just over 10 km. from the airport. If you need a hotel in Kaliningrad or any other cities and towns of the region, you can look for and book them here
