In the winter season 2022-2023, direct flights from Russia can fly to 32 countries. We have collected in one collection the answer to one of the most important questions for passengers: how long will the flight last. At a minimum, you will have to spend 1.5 hours on a flight abroad, as a maximum – more than 20 hours.
HOW MUCH TO FLY TO THE NEAR FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Direct flights from Russia (we take Moscow as a starting point simply because most flights are operated from here) can fly to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Belarus.
The shortest in the near abroad will be flight Moscow-Minsk. The Belarusian “Belavia” will reach Minsk in 1 hour 25 minutes, the domestic “Pobeda” – in 1 hour 35 minutes, and “Aeroflot” lays 1 hour 50 minutes for the flight.
The flight from Moscow to Astana will take from 3 hours (SCAT) to 3 hours 40 minutes (Aeroflot). The way to Almaty will require up to 30 minutes more.
Flight time from Moscow to Tashkent and Samarkand is just over 4 hours; the flight to Dushanbe will be from 3 hours 50 minutes (Somon Air) to 4 hours 15 minutes (Ural Airlines); it takes about 4 hours to fly to Bishkek.
A direct flight from Moscow to Baku takes at least 3 hours 10 minutes (Azerbaijan Airlines), maximum 3 hours 45 minutes (Aeroflot). The situation with time is similar on the Moscow-Yerevan route. Armenian “Shirak Air” flies 3 hours, Russian carriers need 50 minutes more.
HOW TIME TO FLY TO NORTH AND EAST AFRICA
Tunisian Nouvelair flies from Moscow to the resorts of Tunisia (Monastir and Djerba) for 4 hours and 15 minutes. The flight to Algiers on an Air Algerie flight will last almost 5 hours.
From Moscow to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) it takes 8 hours and 30 minutes. Flights are operated by Ethiopian Airlines.
HOW TO FLY TO THE UAE, QATAR, OMAN, IRAN AND BAHRAIN
From the Russian capital to Bahrain, a flight with Gulf Air will take 6 hours 20 minutes, to Oman (Oman Air flight) – 6 hours 10 minutes, to Qatar – 5 hours 45 minutes (Qatar Airways).
Flight to Dubai lasts from 5 hours 25 minutes (flydubai and Emirates) to 5 hours 50 minutes (Aeroflot). Air Arabia flies from Moscow to Sharjah in 5 hours and 40 minutes. It will take Etihad Airways about 5.5 hours to operate the Moscow-Abu Dhabi flight.
From Moscow to Tehran, Mahan Air will deliver passengers in 4 hours.
HOW MUCH TO FLY TO VENEZUELA AND TO CUBA
The flight time from Moscow to Varadero is 14 hours 25 minutes (Nordwind), to another Cuban resort – Cayo Coco – the flight is 5 minutes less.
The flight from the Russian capital to the Venezuelan one will take 12 hours 20 minutes (Conviasa) , and if you fly to the Margarita resort island on a flight of this carrier, then, taking into account the technical landing in Tehran, the trip will last 20 hours.
Nordwind flies to Porlamar for almost 15 hours, but the return flight will be 2 hours shorter.
HOW MUCH TO FLY TO TURKEY, EGYPT AND ISRAEL
Turkish airlines cover the route from Moscow to Istanbul in 4 hours, Russian carriers require 1-1.5 hours more for this, the point is the difference in flight routes.
Turkish Airlines and Southwind promise to fly to Antalya in 4 hours 25 minutes, Pegasus Airlines – in 4 hours 45 minutes, but domestic airlines need at least 5 hours. Pobeda flies to Alanya in 5 hours and 10 minutes, while Pegasus Airlines does it half an hour faster.
A flight from Moscow to Sharm El Sheikh will take at least 6 and a half hours on a Russian airline flight. Almasria Universal Airlines operates a flight on this route in 5 hours and 45 minutes. Both Aeroflot and EgyptAir fly to Hurghada in the same time: 6 hours 50 minutes.
It takes almost 8 hours to fly from Moscow to Tel Aviv on a Red Wings flight with a technical stop in Mineralnye Vody. On a direct El Al flight, the travel time will be 6 hours.
HOW MUCH TO FLY TO SRI LANKA, MALDIVES, SEYCHELLES AND GOA
The flight from Moscow to Delhi will take 6 hours (Aeroflot). To Goa (Dabolim Airport) the flight will be 1.5 hours longer (AZUR air), and Aeroflot takes 7 hours 45 minutes.
From Moscow to Sri Lanka (Colombo) flight on an Aeroflot flight ” and AZUR air will take 9 hours. Red Wings flies to Mattala International Airport, located near the city of Hambantota in the southeast of the tropical island, for about 8.5 hours.
The flight from Moscow to the Maldives (Aeroflot and AZUR air) lasts about 9 hours. A flight from Moscow to the Seychelles (Aeroflot) will take 45 minutes more.
How long does it take to fly to Serbia
The only way to get to Europe on a direct flight from Russia is with Air Serbia flights. The flight from Moscow to Belgrade lasts 3 hours 10 minutes.
HOW MUCH TO FLY TO BANGKOK, PATTAYA AND PHUKET
The flight to Thailand from Moscow will take at least 9 hours: so much, for example, in Aeroflot flies to Bangkok.
From Moscow to Phuket, the flight of the national carrier lasts 9 hours and 20 minutes. AZUR air flies to Pattaya in 9 hours and 35 minutes, while Red Wings completes this route in almost 10 hours.
Elena Myagkova