• Blog
  • The Nomadic Notes Newsletter

Nomadic Notes

Travel blog featuring transport and accommodation guides in Southeast Asia

  • Southeast Asia Train Travel
  • Thailand Travel
  • Vietnam Travel
  • Where To Stay

Flight Review: Belavia – Minsk to Berlin Schoenefeld

September 15, 2017 By James Clark

Flight Review: Belavia - Minsk to Berlin Schoenefeld

Flight: Belavia B2 891
From: Minsk (MSQ) To: Berlin (SXF)

I flew with Belavia from Minsk to Berlin. To qualify for the 5-day free visa in Belarus you must fly in and out of Minsk airport. I arrived with Belavia from Vilnius. For my exit flight I just looked at what European flights were close by, and Warsaw and Berlin were the best options for me.

compared flight options with Yayama and Belavia was the cheapest flight, and also direct.

Vayama Belavia booking

I also booked on Vayama as their booking process is much simpler.

The flight departs at 12:10 and arrives in Berlin at 13:05 (one hour behind), with a scheduled flight time of 1H, 55M.

Minsk National Airport departure board

Like my flight from Vilnius, the flight to Berlin is in a Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 200.

Boarding at MSQ

This aircraft was still sporting the old livery, which is being phased out with a new logo.

Belavia

The Bombardier Regional Jet has a small cabin with 4 seats across.

4-across

OnAir Magazine – the inflight magazine of Belavia.

OnAir sep-2017

Always look at the route map for future inspiration. Hmm, maybe I’ll go to Kharkiv next time.

Europe route map

On this flight a pre-packaged lunch box is served.

Lunchbox

Lunch consisted of a bread roll with some kind of sausage, a tomato, and two types of cheese.

Lunch

We arrived at a rainy Berlin Schoenefeld airport. Here you can see the new airport under construction, which has been famously delayed for years.

Landed at SXF

Overall this was a good flight to depart from Minsk.

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: belarus, belavia, berlin, germany, minsk

About James Clark

James Clark is the founder of Nomadic Notes. He has been a digital nomad since 2003, and Nomadic Notes features trip reports, train travel articles, and where to stay guides. He writes about transport and urban development at Future Southeast Asia. Subscribe to the weekly travel newsletter.

Nomadic Notes Newsletter

Sign up for the newsletter for a summary of the latest posts, site updates, and other unblogged ramblings.

About Nomadic Notes

James Clark from Nomadic Notes

Hi, I’m James Clark, and I've been travelling the world since 2003 while running a location independent travel business. Nomadic Notes is a travel blog featuring travel guides and notes from my travels.

More about me and Nomadic Notes.

Get more travel reads

Subscribe for more travel reads at my weekly travel newsletter.

Browse the list of best travel books.

Follow Nomadic Notes

About Nomadic Notes

About
Contact
Press/Media Mentions
Where I've Been

Search Nomadic Notes

Follow Nomadic Notes

Where To Stay In…

Bangkok
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City
Hoi An
Hong Kong
Jakarta
Kuala Lumpur
Macau
Penang
Singapore

Newsletter

Sign up for the newsletter for a summary of the latest posts, site updates, and other unblogged ramblings.

Subscribe to the newsletter

Copyright © 2025 Nomadic Notes · Site Map | Privacy · Log in