There are 5 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₽37,648–132,998Fly from London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane STN - IKT
22h 59m₽11,131–36,081Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Danilovtrain
- Take the train from Danilov to Irkutsk Pastrain
5d 11h₽36,195–87,041Drive, 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₽101,371–273,207
London to Irkutsk by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Irkutsk is to fly which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 37000 and takes 22h 59m.
The fastest way to get from London to Irkutsk is to fly which takes 16h 42m and costs RUB 100000 - RUB 280000.
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 11h and costs RUB 36000 - RUB 90000.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from London to Irkutsk, including transfers.
Irkutsk is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 5:36 AM in London and 1:36 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) 5 times a week.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽90,000–180,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽36,000–130,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽34,000–130,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽36,000–130,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Chisinau, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–33,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽90,000–180,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Chisinau, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–33,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Riga, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽95,000–330,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽90,000–350,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Chisinau, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–33,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽90,000–240,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽100,000–270,000
- 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
- ₽1,300–2,400
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- ₽2,650–2,690
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–24,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,500–15,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- 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
- ₽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
- +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
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- 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
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