Countries and cities to which yet you can have time to buy cheap air tickets for the New Year 2016. A selection of 30 destinations where you can fly inexpensively for the holidays: from Prague to Beijing, from the Canary Islands to Iceland! We are considering flights from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Gdansk, Riga, Vilnius and Kaunas. Bonus: we calculate how much more expensive New Year's tickets are than regular ones.
Although tickets for New Year's dates should be bought strongly in advance (six months or even a year in advance), nevertheless, even now, a month before the holiday, you can still find relatively inexpensive, and sometimes even very cheap tickets to cities in Europe, Asia and Russia for the period winter holidays. In this selection, we list 30 cities where you can fly for the New Year 2016 without overpaying for air tickets.
As bonus in the selection, we will indicate how much the cost of air tickets on New Year's days differs from the cost of tickets for other dates (the lowest prices for today in these directions). This will clearly demonstrate how and how much the price of New Year's tickets has jumped. In the selection, we will consider only those destinations for which the cost of the flight is not too high now.
About the dates of departure and return. We will consider tickets with a departure on December 28 - 31, 2015 and a return on January 3-10, 2016. However, keep in mind that in some cases, if you return home on January 1 or 2, the ticket price may significantly decrease, the same applies to earlier departures. - it is much cheaper to fly not in the last days of December, but at the beginning of the last decade or even earlier (bonus - you can visit European cities at Christmas). If you have such an opportunity, then use it in order to buy cheaper tickets.
Prices. The indicated ticket prices are current at the time of publication. Of course, cheap tickets will sell quickly. Prices are for round trip flights.
Where and how to find cheap tickets? They are easily found on the search engines Aviasales and Skyscanner. To find the best price, check both and see tickets for different dates. Read also our detailed instructions on how to find cheap flights correctly.
Where to fly from Moscow for the New Year
Most Russians fly to rest from Moscow, at the same time, it is for departures from the capital that the lowest prices for air tickets are most often found, so we will take a particularly detailed look at where you can fly to relax on New Year's Eve from Moscow.
Abroad
- Where to celebrate New Year and Christmas in Europe.
- New Year by the sea.
Germany
German cities are one of the cheapest destinations to fly to for the New Year 2016. For example, air tickets Moscow - Berlin cost from 11,480 rubles. (28.12 - 03.01), and tickets Moscow - Munich - from 16 324 rubles. (28.12 - 03.01). Airline: Air Berlin / S7 (direct flights).
The minimum cost of air tickets to Berlin on other dates is 8 098 rubles, i.e. rise in price - 40%. For Munich - 10 073 rubles. and 60%.
Read more about New Year's Eve in Germany.
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Latvia
Inexpensively you can fly to Riga on New Year's Eve - tickets from Moscow cost from 12,171 rubles. (28/29 / 31.12 - 03 / 10.01). Airline: Utair (direct flights).
The minimum price for other dates is 9 792 rubles. Rise in price - 25%.
Related material: Celebrating the New Year in Riga.
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Slovakia / Austria
Air tickets at a reasonable price (of course, taking into account the New Year period) can also be purchased in Bratislava - from 12,105 rubles. (28.12 - 03.01). Airline: Pobeda (direct flights).
Currently, tickets start at RUB 7,949. Rise in price - 50%.
And from the capital of Slovakia, just a couple of hours by bus to Vienna. On the Pobeda website, you can buy a combined ticket "plane to Bratislava + bus to Vienna" or get from one capital to another on your own. Direct flights to Vienna cost from 20 thousand rubles.
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Belgium
It is possible to inexpensively fly to Brussels on New Year's Eve on direct Aeroflot flights - from 15,179 rubles. (28.12 - 03.01). From Brussels it is easy to get by bus or train to other European capitals: Amsterdam, Paris, Luxembourg.
Currently, tickets start at RUB 7,564. Rise in price - 100%.
Note: Independent trip to Belgium.
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Poland
You can fly from Moscow to Warsaw on New Year's holidays from 15 331 rubles. (28/29 / 31.12 - 04.01). Airline: LOT (direct flights).
Currently, tickets start at RUB 9,232. Rise in price - 65%.
Read more about Poland.
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Greece
The cheapest flights from Moscow to Athens currently cost from 16,663 rubles. (28.12 - 04.01). Airline: Aegean (direct flights).
Currently, tickets start at RUB 9 395 at other dates. Rise in price - 75%.
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Czech Republic
Prague is one of the most popular destinations for Russians to fly to on New Year's Eve. Tickets Moscow - Prague for winter holidays in 2016 cost from 17 405 rubles. (29.12 - 03.01). Airline: Czech Airlines / Aeroflot (direct flights).
The minimum cost of air tickets is 11,600 rubles. Rise in price - 50%.
Read also: Celebrating the New Year in Prague.
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Cyprus
You can fly from Moscow to Larnaca for the New Year from 18,066 rubles. (28.12 - 04.01). Airline: Globus Airlines (direct flights).
Currently, tickets start at RUB 9 346 at other dates. The rise in price is 95%.
Note: Cyprus: food prices.
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UAE
Another popular destination where tourists prefer to fly to celebrate the New Year is Dubai. Tickets cost from 26 584 rubles. (28 / 30.12 - 03 / 04.01). Airline: Globus Airlines (direct flights).
Currently, tickets for other dates start at RUB 17,518. Rise in price - 50%.
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China
It is very inexpensive to fly to China for the New Year 2016. Tickets Moscow - Beijing cost from 27,087 rubles. (28/29 / 30.12 - 03 / 05.01). Airline: Hainan Airlines / Aeroflot (direct flights).
Currently, tickets start at RUB 19,325. Rise in price - 40%.
Read also about what to see in Beijing and how to get from the airport to the city center in this post.
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New year in Russia
For those wishing to celebrate the New Year 2016 in their country, there is a small selection of cities where you can fly cheaply from Moscow:
- Kaliningrad - from 8,772 rubles. (28 / 29.12 - 03 / 04.01). For comparison: min. price - 3 363 rubles, rise in price - 160%.
- St. Petersburg - from 4 557 rubles. (28.12 - 07.01 and many other dates at a similar price). Note: How to celebrate the New Year in St. Petersburg. price - 2 341 rubles, rise in price - 95%.
- Adler (Sochi) - from 9 100 rubles. (28.12 - 03.01). price - 4 468 rubles, rise in price - 105%.
- Simferopol - from 9 816 rubles. (28.12 - 05.01). price - 5 683 rubles, rise in price - 75%.
- Mineralnye Vody - from 12 548 rubles. (29.12 - 04.01). price - 6 243 rubles, rise in price - 100%.
See also: New Year in Russia: where to go.
Inexpensive tickets from St. Petersburg and Helsinki
For residents of the North-West of Russia - a selection of places where you can fly inexpensively to celebrate the New Year from the airports of St. Petersburg and Helsinki:
- St. Petersburg - Moscow: from 5 400 rubles. (28.12 - 06.01 and a number of other dates). Airline: S7 (direct flights). price - 2 341 rubles, rise in price - 130%.
- St. Petersburg - Barcelona: from 17 440 rubles. (28.12 - 12.01). Airline: Turkish Airlines with connections in Istanbul. price - 12 294 rubles, rise in price - 40%.
- St. Petersburg - Prague: from 19,003 rubles. (28.12 - 03.01). Airline: Czech Airlines (direct flights). price - 10 832 rubles, rise in price - 75%.
- Helsinki - Tenerife: from 29 958 rub. (30.12 - 14.01). Flights with transfers. price - 15 495 rubles, rise in price - 95%.
- Helsinki - Istanbul: from 16 558 rub. (31.12 - 10.01). Airline: Turkish Airlines (direct flights). price - 10,602 rubles, rise in price - 55%.
Where and from where to fly for the New Year is cheapest
Consider where you can fly cheaply to have a rest on New Year 2016 from the European airports closest to us. It is not difficult to get to the airports of the cities listed below on a budget by buses, trains and sometimes even by plane. This way of traveling allows you to save a lot and opens up many interesting opportunities! It's worth using it.
Read about how to travel cheaply to Europe from Kaliningrad / Gdansk in this article. Read about how cheap it is to fly to European cities from the airports of the Baltic States and Finland here.
Departures from Gdansk
- Paris - from 8 206 rubles. (30.12 - 06.01). Airline: Wizz Air. For those who are ready to fly on December 23, tickets will cost only 1,768 rubles. Note: New Years in Paris.
- Milan - from 6 663 rubles. (28.12 - 08.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Malta - from 7 632 rubles. (29.12 - 05.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Barcelona - from 12,925 rubles. (30.12 - 06.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Reykjavik - from 9 468 rubles. (28.12 - 08.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- London - from 5 836 rubles. (28/29 / 30.12 - 04-10.01). Airline: Wizz Air + Ryanair. Note: New Years in London.
Departures from Riga
- Hamburg - from 3,590 rubles. (28.12 - 08.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Berlin - from 5 566 rubles.(28.12 - 07.01 and other dates). Airline: Ryanair.
- Paris - from 4 174 rubles. (28.12 - 08.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- London - from 4 737 rubles. (31.12 - 06.01 and many other dates). Airline: Wizz Air + Ryanair.
- Milan - from 7,306 rubles. (29/30 / 31.12 - 07 / 10.01). Airline: Ryanair.
- Barcelona - from 10 270 rubles. (30.12 - 06/10/01). Airline: Wizz Air.
Departures from Vilnius
- Stockholm - from 2 783 rubles. (29.12 - 05 / 09.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Oslo - from 3,104 rubles. (29.12 - 09.01 and many other dates). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Paris - from 4 675 rubles. (28.12 - 04/06/08/10 / 11.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Milan - from 5 677 rubles. (29 / 30.12 - 05/06 / 07.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Rome - from 8 628 rubles. (28 / 31.12 - 04 / 08.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Kutaisi - from 6,262 rubles. (28.12 - 04.01). Airline: Wizz Air.
- Tel Aviv - from 7 393 rubles. (30.12 - 06/10/01). Airline: Wizz Air.
Departures from Kaunas
Milan - from 4 731 rubles. (29.12 - 07.01 and many other dates). Airline: Ryanair.