Lithuanian Airports’ winter flight schedule: A new route, more European capitals and increased flight frequencies

A winter weekend in Prague, a skiing holiday in the French Alps or a getaway to sunny Tenerife – the aviation winter season, starting at Lithuanian Airports on 25 October, will offer a wide range of travel opportunities. The 2026–2027 winter flight schedule will feature a new route to Geneva, returning seasonal flights and more direct connections to European capitals.

During the upcoming season, Vilnius Airport will offer 48 scheduled routes, Kaunas Airport 15 and Palanga Airport 6. The total number of scheduled and charter routes across all three airports will reach 74.

“Decisions made by individual airlines sometimes lead to hasty conclusions about Lithuania’s overall air connectivity. However, it is important to look at the bigger picture. Lithuania’s gateways to the world are opening wider. This winter season, Vilnius will offer direct flights to 20 European capitals, while flight frequencies to several major European aviation hubs will also increase. Our goal is to ensure that people can travel safely and conveniently, businesses can connect more easily with international partners, and Lithuania becomes increasingly accessible from abroad,” says Minister of Transport and Communications Juras Taminskas.

“We are entering this winter season with important developments for passengers – from the new route to Geneva to a wider choice of directly accessible European capitals, including the recently launched Wizz Air flights to Berlin. In addition, compared to last winter, flight frequencies will increase on 15 routes. This means greater flexibility when planning trips, whether for a short business visit or a weekend getaway to a European city,” says Gintarė Norvilaitė-Tautevičė, Acting CEO of Lithuanian Airports.

Flight frequencies from Vilnius Airport will increase. Compared to last winter, routes to Warsaw and Helsinki will each gain an average of four additional flights per week, while Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Stockholm and Brussels will each see one additional weekly flight. More flights are also planned from Kaunas Airport, with two additional weekly flights to Edinburgh and one additional weekly flight each to London, Liverpool, Alicante and Stockholm. Flight frequencies to Copenhagen from Palanga Airport will also increase.

A new gateway to the Alps via Geneva

One of the highlights of the winter season for active holidaymakers will be more opportunities to reach ski resorts in the Alps. Direct flights from Vilnius to Geneva will launch on 2 January 2027. The Swiss city, widely known as an international centre for diplomacy and business, also attracts travellers thanks to its convenient connections to popular ski resorts in France and Switzerland, including the renowned Chamonix resort at the foot of Mont Blanc. The new flights will operate once a week until the end of the ski season in late March.

Wizz Air flights to Grenoble, located at the gateway to the French Alps, will also return to the winter schedule. Passengers will continue to have direct connections to Turin in Italy, Zurich in Switzerland and Munich in Germany.

Winter holiday options expand with returning flights to Tenerife and Sharm El Sheikh

While some travellers head for snow-covered mountains in winter, others look for a chance to escape to warmer destinations. For those planning a winter getaway in the sun, the Lithuanian Airports winter schedule will continue to offer routes to southern Europe and more distant warm-weather destinations.

Scheduled flights from Vilnius will connect passengers directly to Barcelona, Malaga, Malta, Larnaca and Dubai. Scheduled flights to Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, known for its mild climate and volcanic landscapes, will also return to the winter schedule. From Kaunas, passengers will be able to choose direct flights to three southern European destinations: Alicante and Malaga in Spain, and Paphos in Cyprus.

Charter flights will further expand the range of holiday destinations. From Vilnius, charter services are planned to Antalya in Turkey, Tenerife in Spain, and Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Notably, charter flights to the popular resort of Sharm El Sheikh will operate from all three Lithuanian airports this winter. This will be particularly relevant for passengers travelling from Kaunas, as the holiday route returns to Kaunas Airport’s schedule following a successful winter season last year.

More European capitals within reach – for short breaks and onward journeys

This winter season, passengers will be able to fly directly from Vilnius to as many as 20 European capitals, compared to 18 during the previous winter season. Prague and Reykjavik, two European capitals added to Vilnius Airport’s route network last summer, will remain on the winter schedule.

Prague is an attractive destination for short winter breaks, drawing visitors with its historic Old Town and traditional Christmas markets during the festive season. Meanwhile, direct flights to Reykjavik provide access to Iceland during a period when travellers have the opportunity to witness the Northern Lights. In December, flights to Reykjavik will operate more frequently, three times a week, making it even easier to plan a short getaway to the land of snow and volcanoes.

The winter schedule will also retain Wizz Air flights from Vilnius to Gdansk, launched during the summer season. During the Christmas period, Norwegian will operate flights from Palanga to Bergen. This connection is particularly important for people travelling between Lithuania and western Norway during the festive season.

Connections to major European aviation hubs remain equally important. Direct flights to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Vienna and Zurich allow passengers not only to reach these cities but also to conveniently connect to numerous destinations across Europe and other regions of the world. Overall, air connectivity with European capitals will improve by 11%, while the availability of connecting flights via major European aviation hubs will increase by 8%.

The 2026–2027 aviation winter season will run until 27 March 2027. An interactive route map and up-to-date flight information are available on the Lithuanian Airports website.