There are 6 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
15h 40m₽51,625–152,955Train 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
32h 55m₽29,380–87,921Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Magdeburg central bus stationbus
- 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 12h₽32,885–68,150Drive, 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 43m₽86,350–323,160Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LCY - IKT
22h 47m₽110,486–360,700
London to Irkutsk by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Irkutsk is to train and bus which costs RUB 32000 - RUB 70000 and takes 5 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from London to Irkutsk is to train and fly which takes 15h 40m and costs RUB 50000 - RUB 160000.
The distance between London and Irkutsk is 6575 km.
The best way to get from London to Irkutsk without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 12h and costs RUB 32000 - RUB 70000.
It takes approximately 15h 40m to get from London to Irkutsk, including transfers.
Irkutsk is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 2:04 PM in London and 10:04 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
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–270,000
Flights from London City Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Frankfurt, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽110,000–360,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–150,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–120,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–130,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽75,000–290,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽85,000–320,000
- Website
- yakutia.aero
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–85,000
- 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
- ₽2,610–2,640
- 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
- ₽5,500–22,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽900–2,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽900–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₽1,500–2,500
Train from Minsk Pas to Danilov
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–9,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,700–5,500
- 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
- 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
- ₽750–2,100
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- ₽600–2,100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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