There are 8 ways to get from London 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 to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LGW - IKT
17h 25m₽34,329–77,554Train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LTN - IKT
21h 30m₽7,298–23,938Train, bus
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Osnabrück to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Rostov-Iaroslavskiitrain
- Take the train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Irkutsk Pastrain
5d 18h₽36,437–81,010Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Irkutskcar
4d 2hFly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LHR - IKT
16h 42m₽80,758–93,699Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane STN - IKT
21h 14m₽7,840–25,150Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LCY - IKT
25h 57m₽25,494–130,703Train, bus via Pskov
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Leningradsky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Irkutsk Pastrain
5d 20h
London to Irkutsk by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Irkutsk is to train and fly which costs RUB 7000 - RUB 24000 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from London to Irkutsk is to fly which takes 16h 42m and costs RUB 80000 - RUB 95000.
The distance between London and Irkutsk is 6574 km.
The best way to get from London to Irkutsk without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 18h and costs RUB 36000 - RUB 85000.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from London to Irkutsk, including transfers.
Irkutsk is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 11:42 AM in London and 7:42 PM in Irkutsk.
What companies run services between London, England and Irkutsk, Russia?
Air China flies from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) 3 times a week.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–75,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–90,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–90,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–95,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Osh
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–95,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–90,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Chisinau, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–20,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–95,000
Flights from London City Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Frankfurt, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–130,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Chisinau, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–20,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–75,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Ankara, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽34,000–46,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Chisinau, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–22,000
Flights from London City Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Frankfurt, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–130,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽75,000–85,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽80,000–90,000
Flights from London City Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽75,000–250,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽8,000–12,000
- 1st Class
- ₽16,000–28,000
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽3,500–5,500
- 1st Class
- ₽7,000–12,000
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽7,000–11,000
- 1st Class
- ₽14,000–25,000
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₽11,000–16,000
- Comfort
- ₽13,000–18,000
- Premium
- ₽17,000–22,000
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₽10,000–14,000
- Comfort
- ₽12,000–17,000
- Premium
- ₽15,000–20,000
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
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 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
Train from Pskov Pass to Leningradsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–4,400
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,300–3,300
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,100–4,400
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
- 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
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–3,200
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₽1,500–2,200
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- ₽2,200–3,200
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₽1,000–1,600
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Osnabrück to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–8,500
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
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