Air freight
If your cargo is especially urgent, sensitive to a long road journey or sits on the other side of the world, air freight is the right answer.
Overview
Suitable for urgent, valuable and sensitive shipments and for cargo to regions with no land route. Before shipping we check whether the cargo may travel by air and choose the best route.
Cargo size: from 0.05 m³
Transit time: 1–3 days
Indicative price: from €1 / kg
Additional services: express shipments; sensitive and valuable cargo; daily tracking; customs clearance with experienced customs brokers
When air freight is the right choice
Air freight is for three situations: when the deadline leaves no choice, when the cargo is too valuable for a long overland journey, and when there simply is no land route to the destination.
Lead times
Delivery in 1–3 days. For comparison, a truck takes 7–15 days and rail 12–22. When a stopped production line or a missed contractual deadline costs more than the freight, the arithmetic becomes obvious.
Price and when it pays off
Indicative pricing starts from €1 per kilogram, and we accept shipments from 0.05 m³. Air freight is charged by weight, which makes it competitive for compact, high-value cargo: spare parts, electronics, samples, pharmaceuticals.
Not everything may travel by air
Air transport is subject to stricter rules than road — some goods are restricted or prohibited for safety reasons. We therefore check whether the cargo is permitted for air carriage before the shipment, and only then propose a route.
When air bypasses restrictions
If EU prohibitions on transit via Belarus or Russia apply to your goods, the northern overland route is closed. Air freight, together with the southern route through Türkiye, remains a lawful alternative. Check the code in our HS code check.
What the service includes
Express shipments, sensitive and high-value cargo, daily tracking and customs formalities handled with experienced customs brokers. We collect the cargo anywhere in Europe and deliver to the door.
How an air shipment works
You send the weight, dimensions, HS code and destination city — within a few hours you get a price with two options: express (next available flight) and economy (consolidated cargo in 2–4 days).
Once you confirm, we collect the shipment from the sender, prepare the EX-A and AWB, check whether the goods are allowed by air (batteries, aerosols and liquids have separate rules) and deliver them to the airport. In the destination country a partner handles import formalities and delivers to the door. You can follow the whole journey by the AWB number.
The most common air shipments to Central Asia: spare parts for a stopped production line, medical goods, electronics, samples and documents. If a shipment is heavier than ~300 kg, it is often worth comparing with road groupage — we offer both options.
Air freight to Central Asia — transit times by destination
| Destination | Transit | Routing |
|---|---|---|
| Tashkent | 1–3 days | direct or via Istanbul |
| Samarkand / Fergana | 2–4 days | — |
| Almaty | 1–3 days | — |
| Astana | 1–3 days | — |
| Bishkek | 1–3 days | usually via Istanbul |
| Dushanbe | 1–3 days | via Istanbul or Dubai |
| Khujand | 2–4 days | — |
| Ashgabat | 1–3 days | direct or via Istanbul |
From Vilnius, Riga or Warsaw (Frankfurt for Tashkent and Ashgabat).
Route details by country: Uzbekistan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan