Excellent news: airBaltic opens a new route to Israel

New route to Israel: airBaltic's summer 2025 schedule includes 2 weekly flights from Vilnius to Tel Aviv starting at $189 one way.

 Vilnius, Lithuania (photo credit: INGIMAGE)
Vilnius, Lithuania
(photo credit: INGIMAGE)

airBaltic today published its schedule for the summer of 2025, which includes its activities in Tel Aviv. In addition to the 4 weekly flights between Riga (RIX) and Tel Aviv, Air Baltic will operate 2 weekly flights between Vilnius (VNO) and Tel Aviv, with prices starting from $189 one way in economy class and from $719 in business class.

The new line between Vilnius and Tel Aviv will start operating on March 31, 2025. Departures from Tel Aviv to Vilnius are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays at 06:30 in the morning, and from Vilnius to Tel Aviv on Sundays and Wednesdays at 22:50 and 23:30 at night.

Thomas Ramdahl, VP of Airline Network Management at airBaltic said: "We are happy to launch the new line and connect Tel Aviv to the second Baltic state - Lithuania. We thank our partners at Ben Gurion Airport for their cooperation over the years and look forward to offering local travelers a wider variety of convenient options for exploring the Baltic states."

The representative of airBaltic in Israel, Mr. Gideon Teller, CEO of TAL Aviation said: "The new line offers convenient and affordable travel options for our passengers, including tourists who wish to enjoy Lithuania's famous spas and health centers, cultural tours, rich Jewish history, as well as business travelers. Both Riga and Vilnius will benefit from an ideal schedule, which includes morning departures from Tel Aviv and night departures from Riga and Vilnius, which will allow Israeli passengers to maximize their stay or seamlessly connect to airBaltic's extensive network to Northern Europe, such as Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki."