Why go
- City in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
- Served by Kazimierza Mała Airfield.
History
Chełm is a city in eastern Poland in the Lublin Voivodeship with 60,231 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some 25 kilometres from the border with Ukraine. The Chełm–Kovel railway links the city to Kovel, and represents the longest standard-gauge railway connecting Ukraine to the rest of Europe.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 52 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 28 routes: Alicante, Beauvais, Bergamo, Birmingham, Bologna, Cagliari, Charleroi, Dortmund, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Gerona, Kos, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Madrid, Malaga, Malta, Manchester, Paphos, Pisa, Rome, Rygge, Shannon, Stockholm, Trapani
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 8 routes: Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Mulhouse, Paris, Southend
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 6 routes: Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm, Trondheim
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (A319, Dash 8-400, Fokker 100, A320, A321, 737-300…) · 4 routes: Frankfurt*, Munich*, Vienna*, Warsaw
- Eurolot K2 (Dash 8-400) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Gdansk, Zurich
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, 737-300, 735, A320…) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich*
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (SU9) · 1 route: Moscow
- Air Berlin AB (A319, Dash 8-400, 737-700) · 1 route: Berlin
- Austrian Airlines OS (F70, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Finnair AY (A319, A321, A321) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Germanwings 4U (CRJ) · 1 route: Stuttgart
- Jet2.com LS (737-300) · 1 route: Newcastle
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Kazimierza Mała Airfield; 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Chelm, Poland. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.