Travel to Irkutsk
Every way to reach Irkutsk: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Irkutsk is reachable from 48 places across 10 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 17 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.89 and the fastest takes 1h 23m door to door. The nearest origin is 67 km away.
How people reach Irkutsk
Every mode that actually calls at Irkutsk, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 24 | €11.89 | 1h 23m | 874 km | 3 |
| Flight | 70 | €38.49 | 3h 53m | 5,802 km | 14 |
- 48Places you can arrive from
- 48Places you can leave for
- 10Countries
- 17Operators
The train gets you into Irkutsk. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to sleep in Irkutsk
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 4 | 4% | Usol’ye-Sibirskoye, 67 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 17 | 18% | Ulan-Ude, 232 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 29 | 31% | Chita, 628 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 44 | 47% | Beijing, 1659 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Irkutsk that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 66 | 70% |
| Mongolia | 6 | 6% |
| Thailand | 6 | 6% |
| China | 5 | 5% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 3% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2% |
| Türkiye | 2 | 2% |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 2% |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 1 | 1% |
| South Korea | 1 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Irkutsk
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Irkutsk
- Irkutsk railway station
- Irkutsk-Sortirovochnyy railway station
- Akademicheskaya
- Central Market
- Автовокзал Иркутск
- IKT
- Irkutsk-Bratsk
- Пристань Ракета
The fare from IKT into Irkutsk is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from IKT into Irkutsk?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Irkutsk costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Irkutsk
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usolye-Sibirskoye to Irkutsk train | €11.89 | 1h 23m | 67 km |
| Cheremkhovo to Irkutsk train | €20.14 | 1h 50m | 125 km |
| Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk train | €31.14 | 2h 25m | 232 km |
| Sayansk to Irkutsk train | €37.74 | 2h 48m | 246 km |
| Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk flight | €38.49 | 3h 53m | 232 km |
| Darkhan to Irkutsk train | €47.64 | 3h 27m | 333 km |
| Erdenet to Irkutsk train | €51.49 | 3h 37m | 363 km |
| Tulun to Irkutsk train | €53.14 | 3h 38m | 353 km |
| Ulaanbaatar to Irkutsk train | €73.49 | 5h 2m | 522 km |
| Chita to Irkutsk flight | €88.05 | 4h 29m | 628 km |
| Chita to Irkutsk train | €96.59 | 5h 8m | 628 km |
| Krasnoyarsk to Irkutsk flight | €98.67 | 4h 41m | 847 km |
| Minusinsk to Irkutsk train | €124.09 | 7h 51m | 855 km |
| Sayanogorsk to Irkutsk train | €126.29 | 8h 21m | 872 km |
| Abakan to Irkutsk train | €126.84 | 7h 56m | 874 km |
| Neryungri to Irkutsk flight | €144.69 | 5h 27m | 1,400 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Irkutsk well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Irkutsk?
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular journeys to Irkutsk
Common questions about Travel to Irkutsk
How can I get to Irkutsk?
Irkutsk is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 48 places, across 10 countries, on services run by 17 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Irkutsk?
The cheapest way into Irkutsk is by Train, from €11.89 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 48 origins we sell into Irkutsk over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Irkutsk?
The fastest journey into Irkutsk is by Train, at 1h 23m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 67 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Irkutsk have?
Irkutsk has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Irkutsk railway station, Irkutsk-Sortirovochnyy railway station, Akademicheskaya. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Irkutsk from within 200 km?
4 of the routes we sell into Irkutsk start within 200 km. The nearest is Usol’ye-Sibirskoye, 67 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Irkutsk in Russia?
Irkutsk connects to 48 places on our network across 10 countries, the furthest of them 5,802 km away in a straight line. Russia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Russia
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Irkutsk and elsewhere in Russia. None of it is ours to sell.
Things to do in Irkutsk
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Irkutsk, with free cancellation on most of it.
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