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Flights to Kihnu & Soomaa

Still quietEstonia · Europe

An island run largely by its women — striped skirts, motorbike sidecars, a UNESCO-listed cultural space of about 600 people — beside a bog national park with a 'fifth season' when it floods and you canoe through forest.

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Notable places within 10 km, via Wikipedia · photos Wikimedia Commons
Nonstop reach2 airports
Via RIX83 nonstops
Best monthsJun–Aug

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Getting to Kihnu & Soomaa

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2 airports have scheduled nonstop service to URE (Kuressaare Airport). From there: drive ~113 km from URE.

All 2 nonstop origins
FromAirportAirlinesFlight time
Tallinn-ulemiste InternationalEstoniaTLLNyxair~49m
HelsinkiFinlandHELFinnair~56m

Via RIX — Riga

Riga is the hub for Kihnu & Soomaa: 83 airports fly there nonstop, then drive ~113 km from URE.

Show the 40 nearest as a list
FromAirportAirlinesFlight time
PalangaLithuaniaPLQAir Baltic~51m
VilniusLithuaniaVNOairBaltic~56m
Tallinn-ulemiste InternationalEstoniaTLLairBaltic~57m
HelsinkiFinlandHELAir Baltic, Finnair~1h 4m
TurkuFinlandTKUAir Baltic~1h 7m
StockholmSwedenARNAir Baltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair~1h 11m
TampereFinlandTMPAir Baltic~1h 13m
WarsawPolandWAWLOT Polish Airlines~1h 18m
GothenborgSwedenGOTAir Baltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle~1h 29m
CopenhagenDenmarkCPHAir Baltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines~1h 30m
KrakowPolandKRKRyanair~1h 37m
AarhusDenmarkAARRyanair~1h 38m
OsloNorwayOSLAir Baltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle~1h 39m
SandefjordNorwayTRFRyanair~1h 40m
OuluFinlandOULAir Baltic~1h 44m
BillundDenmarkBLLAir Baltic~1h 46m
HamburgGermanyHAMAir Baltic~1h 49m
PragueCzech RepublicPRGAir Baltic, Ryanair~1h 51m
TrondheimNorwayTRDNorwegian Air Shuttle~1h 53m
BudapestHungaryBUDAir Baltic~2h
ViennaAustriaVIEAir Baltic~2h
BergenNorwayBGOAir Baltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle~2h 3m
MunichGermanyMUCAir Baltic~2h 12m
DuesseldorfGermanyDUSAir Baltic~2h 13m
FrankfurtGermanyFRAAir Baltic, Lufthansa~2h 13m
CologneGermanyCGNRyanair~2h 14m
AmsterdamNetherlandsAMSAir Baltic~2h 18m
MemmingenGermanyFMMRyanair~2h 19m
LjubljanaSloveniaLJUairBaltic~2h 19m
BelgradeSerbiaBEGAir Baltic~2h 20m
BucharestRomaniaOTPAir Baltic~2h 21m
BrusselsBelgiumBRUAir Baltic~2h 25m
CharleroiBelgiumCRLRyanair~2h 28m
ZurichSwitzerlandZRHAir Baltic~2h 29m
TrevisoItalyTSFRyanair~2h 30m
AberdeenUnited KingdomABZairBaltic~2h 36m
BergamoItalyBGYRyanair~2h 37m
SofiaBulgariaSOFAir Baltic~2h 37m
SplitCroatiaSPUAir Baltic~2h 37m
BourgasBulgariaBOJNorwegian Air Shuttle, airBaltic~2h 39m

Showing the 40 nearest of 83.

Routings from major airports
FromStopsViaDoor to door
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
  1. FlyDFW → HEL~11h 20m
  2. FlyHEL → URE~56m
  3. DriveURE → Kihnu & Soomaa~5h 16m · 183 km
1 stopHEL~17h 32m
New YorkJFK
  1. FlyJFK → OSL~8h 10m
  2. FlyOSL → RIX~1h 39m
  3. HopRIX → URE~48m
  4. DriveURE → Kihnu & Soomaa~5h 16m · 183 km
2 stopsOSL → RIX~15h 53m
Los AngelesLAX
  1. FlyLAX → HEL~12h 8m
  2. FlyHEL → URE~56m
  3. DriveURE → Kihnu & Soomaa~5h 16m · 183 km
1 stopHEL~18h 20m
MiamiMIA
  1. FlyMIA → AMS~10h 8m
  2. FlyAMS → RIX~2h 18m
  3. HopRIX → URE~48m
  4. DriveURE → Kihnu & Soomaa~5h 16m · 183 km
2 stopsAMS → RIX~18h 30m
ChicagoORD
  1. FlyORD → KEF~6h 38m
  2. FlyKEF → RIX~3h 55m
  3. HopRIX → URE~48m
  4. DriveURE → Kihnu & Soomaa~5h 16m · 183 km
2 stopsKEF → RIX~16h 37m
LondonLHR
  1. FlyLHR → CPH~1h 50m
  2. FlyCPH → RIX~1h 30m
  3. HopRIX → URE~48m
  4. DriveURE → Kihnu & Soomaa~5h 16m · 183 km
2 stopsCPH → RIX~9h 24m
TorontoYYZ
  1. FlyYYZ → KEF~5h 56m
  2. FlyKEF → RIX~3h 55m
  3. HopRIX → URE~48m
  4. DriveURE → Kihnu & Soomaa~5h 16m · 183 km
2 stopsKEF → RIX~15h 55m

Why it's still quiet

An island run largely by its women — striped skirts, motorbike sidecars, a UNESCO-listed cultural space of about 600 people — beside a bog national park with a 'fifth season' when it floods and you canoe through forest.

The friction

The island is small enough that numbers matter; go gently.

Background

Kihnu is an Estonian island in the Baltic Sea. With an area of 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi), it is the largest island in the Gulf of Riga and the seventh largest in the country. With a length of 7 km (4.3 mi) and width of 3.3 km (2.1 mi), its highest point is 8.9 metres (29.2 ft) above sea level.

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Questions

Is there a nonstop flight to Kihnu & Soomaa?
Yes — 2 airports fly nonstop to URE (Kuressaare Airport), including Helsinki, Tallinn-ulemiste International.
Which airport do you fly into for Kihnu & Soomaa?
URE — Kuressaare Airport. Most travelers connect through RIX (Riga International Airport).
When is the best time to visit Kihnu & Soomaa?
Jun–Aug. The island is small enough that numbers matter; go gently.
What does Kihnu & Soomaa cost per day?
Varies by season.
Why is Kihnu & Soomaa still quiet?
An island run largely by its women — striped skirts, motorbike sidecars, a UNESCO-listed cultural space of about 600 people — beside a bog national park with a 'fifth season' when it floods and you canoe through forest.