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HEL to PLQ: distance & flight time
Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport) → Palanga (Palanga International Airport)
332 mi
534 km · 288 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
332 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
- PLQ — Palanga International Airport · Palanga, Lithuania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Near PLQ
- KLJ · Klaipėda Airport19 mi away
- LPX · Liepāja International Airport38 mi away
- KGD · Khrabrovo Airport77 mi away
- SQQ · Šiauliai International Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEL from PLQ?
The flight distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Palanga (PLQ) is 332 miles (534 km, 288 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEL to PLQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from HEL to PLQ?
Nonstop service on HEL–PLQ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEL to PLQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEL–PLQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HEL to PLQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HEL–PLQ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.