There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki to Irkutsk by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Irkutsk Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane HEL - IKT
17h 5m₽33,168–121,598Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Kirovtrain
- Take the train from Kirov to Irkutsk Pastrain
4d 5h₽16,461–26,833Bus, train via Tulun
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kazan-2 to Tuluntrain
- Take the bus from Tulun to Irkutsk Bus stationbus
4d 5h₽19,286–25,958Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Irkutsk Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane TLL - IKT
20h 19mTrain to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport, fly to Irkutsk Airport
- Take the train from Helsinki to Tamperetrain
- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane TMP - IKT
29h 30m₽92,421–143,436Fly Helsinki Airport to Ulan-Ude, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Ulan-Ude (UUD)plane HEL - UUD
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk Pastrain
36h 57m₽22,598–67,558Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Dybenko to Vologdabus
- Take the bus from Vologda Bus station to Danilovbus
- Take the train from Danilov to Irkutsk Pastrain
4d 13h
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Irkutsk is to bus and train which costs RUB 16000 - RUB 27000 and takes 4 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Irkutsk is to fly which takes 17h 5m and costs RUB 33000 - RUB 130000.
The distance between Helsinki and Irkutsk is 4702 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Irkutsk without a car is to bus and train via Tulun which takes 4 days 5h and costs RUB 19000 - RUB 26000.
It takes approximately 17h 5m to get from Helsinki to Irkutsk, including transfers.
Irkutsk is 6h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 9:30 AM in Helsinki and 3:30 PM in Irkutsk.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Irkutsk, Russia?
Turkish Airlines, S7 Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–120,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–120,000
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Riga, Tashkent, Krasnoyarsk
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽180,000–450,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ulan-Ude via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–85,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ulan-Ude via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–90,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–120,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–120,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–130,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ulan-Ude via Riga, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽60,000–150,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ulan-Ude via Warsaw Chopin, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–65,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Riga, Tashkent, Krasnoyarsk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽90,000–450,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Riga, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽180,000–440,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazan-2 to Tulun
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–14,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽37,000–55,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽9,000–13,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽10,000–14,000
Train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Kirov
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,600–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,600–5,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,400–6,500
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 Danilov to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽46,000–65,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽11,000–16,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽12,000–17,000
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- ubtz@ubtz.mn
- Website
- ubtz.mn
Train from Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽390–900
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- ₽1,100–1,400
- Sitting coach
- ₽390–470
- Soft sleeper coach
- ₽750–900
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽470–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–850
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,400
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,400
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,100
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,100
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,320
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- 8-950-113-5555
- Website
- avtovokzal-on-line.ru
Bus from Tulun to Irkutsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,255
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-on-line.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal-on-line.ru/map
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Vologda Bus station to Danilov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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