There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Irkutsk by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LGW - IKT
21h 7m₽21,852–39,265Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane BHX - IKT
28h 31m₽20,598–33,457Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Danilovtrain
- Take the train from Danilov to Irkutsk Pastrain
5d 23h₽27,520–59,123Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Irkutskcar
4d 4hTrain to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane BRS - IKT
33h 44m₽28,316–113,909Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane CWL - IKT
29h 4m₽38,913–151,193Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LHR - IKT
20h 55m₽32,150–386,356Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LTN - IKT
21h 5m₽31,530–107,026Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Rostov-Iaroslavskiitrain
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Irkutsk Pastrain
6d 5h₽39,310–87,496
Cardiff to Irkutsk by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Irkutsk is to train and fly which costs RUB 20000 - RUB 34000 and takes 28h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Irkutsk is to train and fly which takes 20h 55m and costs RUB 32000 - RUB 390000.
The distance between Cardiff and Irkutsk is 6790 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Irkutsk without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 23h and costs RUB 27000 - RUB 60000.
It takes approximately 21h 7m to get from Cardiff to Irkutsk, including transfers.
Irkutsk is 7h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:00 PM in Cardiff and 3:00 AM in Irkutsk.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Irkutsk, Russia?
Ryanair, Hainan, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) 6 times a week.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–90,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–100,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–100,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–110,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–110,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽38,000–150,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽65,000–160,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–110,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–370,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–90,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–95,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–90,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Frankfurt, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–24,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Munich, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–24,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽37,000–90,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽85,000–220,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Prague, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–90,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Frankfurt, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–24,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Frankfurt, Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽31,000–120,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–4,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–3,300
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Minsk Pas to Danilov
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–9,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,800–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,500–9,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–19,000
Train from Minsk Pas to Rostov-Iaroslavskii
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,400–8,500
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,400–5,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–8,500
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽12,000–17,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Danilov to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽38,000–55,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽12,000–18,000
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽39,000–55,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–3,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–3,100
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–7,500
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–13,000
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Düsseldorf to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–41,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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