There are 8 ways to get from Europe to Irkutsk by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane FRA - IKT
19h 3m₽98,306–111,777Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Brunswick central stationbus
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Irkutsk Pastrain
4d 22h₽27,997–44,715Bus, train via Kirov
- Take the bus from EISENACH, Rasthof to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowicebus
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kirovbus
- Take the train from Kirov to Irkutsk Pastrain
4d 14h₽33,371–57,488Drive 7,108.5 km
- Drive from Europe to Irkutskcar 7,108.5 km
3d 19h₽90,708–131,022Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane ERF - IKT
25h 8m₽31,621–123,263Train, train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain
- Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane PAD - IKT
25h 16m₽64,178–245,847Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LEJ - IKT
24h 25m₽44,771–166,663Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Rostov-Iaroslavskiitrain
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Irkutsk Pastrain
5d 6h₽28,318–46,837
Europe to Irkutsk by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Irkutsk is to bus and train which costs RUB 28000 - RUB 45000 and takes 4 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Irkutsk is to train and fly which takes 19h 3m and costs RUB 95000 - RUB 120000.
The distance between Europe and Irkutsk is 6362 km. The road distance is 7108.5 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Irkutsk without a car is to bus and train via Kirov which takes 4 days 14h and costs RUB 33000 - RUB 60000.
It takes approximately 19h 3m to get from Europe to Irkutsk, including transfers.
Irkutsk is 7h ahead of Europe. It is currently 3:18 AM in Europe and 10:18 AM in Irkutsk.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Irkutsk is 7109 km. It takes approximately 3 days 19h to drive from Europe to Irkutsk.
What companies run services between Europe and Irkutsk, Russia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Irkutsk. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Irkutsk Airport (IKT), then take the taxi to Irkutsk. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Europe to Irkutsk Pas via EISENACH, Rasthof, ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny, Warszawa Zachodnia, Warsaw West, Moscow, International Bus Station, Kirov, and Kirov in around 4d 14h.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–120,000
Flights from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽60,000–240,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽40,000–160,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Vienna, Erevan, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽41,000–160,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽95,000–105,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–260,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Frankfurt, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–380,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–2,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–2,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–3,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,500–3,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–4,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽750–950
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₽800–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₽1,200–1,500
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,300–1,800
- 1st Class
- ₽1,700–2,200
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kirov to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–15,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽40,000–60,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽9,500–14,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽10,000–15,000
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–18,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽48,000–70,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽11,000–17,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽13,000–18,000
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–18,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽47,000–65,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽11,000–16,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽12,000–18,000
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,700
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,500
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Minsk Pas to Rostov-Iaroslavskii
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–8,500
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,300–5,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–8,500
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽12,000–17,000
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from EISENACH, Rasthof to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kirov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽16,000
- Children
- ₽8,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
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