Cheapest€67.44
- АО «ФПК» S-662414:344h 22m18:56Chita IIIrkutsk railway station
Door to door 5h 6mCO2 20.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Chita to Irkutsk costs €67.44 at the cheapest and takes 4h 24m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 2 operators. The route covers 634 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 634 km
- Fastest
- 4h 24m
- Average
- 5h 4m
- Services per day
- 4
- Cheapest
- €67.44
- CO2 per passenger
- 66.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 28m | 1h 18m | 3h 10m | €69.76 | 159.2 kg | 1 |
| Train | 5h 6m | 4h 22m | 44m | €92.19 | 20.7 kg | 3 |
- 4h 28mFastest, by Flight
- €69.76Cheapest, by Flight
- 20.7 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 634 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€81.56
- IrAero Airlines IA987706:371h 18m07:55Chita HTAIrkutsk IKT
Door to door 4h 28mCO2 159.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chita to Irkutsk | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €141.74 | €119.91 | €98.67 | €88.05 | €132.30 | €111.65 | €95.13 | €93.95 | €95.13 | €69.76 | €97.49 | €124.63 | €113.42 | €101.62 |
| Train | €165.89 | €138.94 | €99.89 | €109.24 | €152.69 | €146.64 | €99.89 | €99.89 | €94.94 | €92.19 | €101.54 | €107.04 | €110.34 | €98.79 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €67.44
Irkutsk sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
A room in Irkutsk for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Chita to Irkutsk
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €75.0790 days
- €50.2960 days
- €52.0445 days
- €55.0130 days
- €82.7421 days
- €98.7914 days
- €95.137 days
- €98.673 days
- €141.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €50.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 182 percent. The most expensive point is €141.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €93.95Sun
- €94.94Mon
- €72.94Tue
- €88.05Wed
- €107.04Thu
- €110.34Fri
- €95.13Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €98.67Sep
- €73.49Oct
- €57.96Nov
- €69.09Dec
- €55.60Jan
- €55.89Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 634 km against 628 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Ulan-Ude. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Chita at 06:37 and the last at 06:37, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Chita
Rail
- Chita II
- Chita-1 Station
- Kenon
Air
- HTA
Irkutsk
Rail
- Irkutsk railway station
- Irkutsk-Sortirovochnyy railway station
- Akademicheskaya
Bus
- Central Market
- Автовокзал Иркутск
Air
- IKT
Ferry
- Irkutsk-Bratsk
- Пристань Ракета
The fare from IKT into Irkutsk is the one price on this trip 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 cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IrAero Airlines | €69.76 | 4h 24m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
| АО «ФПК» | €67.44 | 4h 59m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €59.50 | 88% |
| Taxes | €5.95 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €67.44 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Irkutsk well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Irkutsk?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Chita to Irkutsk
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Chita to Irkutsk?
The fastest journey from Chita to Irkutsk takes 4h 24m door to door, of which 1h 18m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 4m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Chita to Irkutsk?
The cheapest fare from Chita to Irkutsk is €67.44, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €99.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Chita to Irkutsk?
The cheapest way from Chita to Irkutsk is by flight, at €69.76 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 28m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Chita to Irkutsk?
The fastest way from Chita to Irkutsk is by flight, at 4h 28m door to door. Only 1h 18m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €69.76.
When should I book Chita to Irkutsk?
Fares from Chita to Irkutsk bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €50.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 182 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chita to Irkutsk?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chita to Irkutsk, at €72.94. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chita to Irkutsk?
January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chita to Irkutsk, at €55.60 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Chita to Irkutsk?
2 operators sell services from Chita to Irkutsk across 2 modes: IrAero Airlines, АО «ФПК». Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Chita to Irkutsk?
75 percent of the services we sell from Chita to Irkutsk are direct. The rest connect at Ulan-Ude, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Chita to Irkutsk produce?
Traveling from Chita to Irkutsk by train produces about 20.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 159.2 kg, roughly 8 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Chita to Irkutsk use?
Services from Chita to Irkutsk by flight leave from Chita HTA and arrive at Irkutsk IKT. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Chita to Irkutsk?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Chita to Irkutsk allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chita to Irkutsk on September 12, 2026: 634 km of route against 628 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €67.44, and 4h 24m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Irkutsk a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Irkutsk and across Russia
Day trips that leave Irkutsk in the morning and cover a good part of Russia by evening.
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