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
18h 21m₽17,844–83,835Train 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
18h 45m₽7,976–34,225Train, bus via Pskov
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi 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 17hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Irkutskcar
4d 2h₽124,767–185,572Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LHR - IKT
18h 52m₽33,421–123,910Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LCY - IKT
25h 2m₽26,526–120,691Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane STN - IKT
19h 14m₽19,621–82,903Train, 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 19h₽37,281–82,418
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 8000 - RUB 35000 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from London to Irkutsk is to train and fly which takes 18h 21m and costs RUB 17000 - RUB 85000.
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 via Pskov which takes 5 days 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 21m to get from London to Irkutsk, including transfers.
Irkutsk is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 7:55 AM in London and 2:55 PM in Irkutsk.
What companies run services between London, England and Irkutsk, Russia?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) twice daily.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽38,000–75,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–100,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽100,000–260,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–120,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–1,300,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–100,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–110,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Ankara, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–130,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Istanbul, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–100,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Erevan, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–30,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Antalya, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–110,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–80,000
Flights from London City Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Frankfurt, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–120,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Ankara, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–130,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Riga, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–80,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽85,000–110,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽100,000–130,000
Flights from London City Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽130,000–170,000
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Frankfurt, Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽80,000–310,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–3,100
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–3,500
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽4,100–7,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Pskov Pass to Leningradsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–4,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–15,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,000–2,700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,200–4,500
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–19,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽40,000–55,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽13,000–19,000
Train from Rostov-Iaroslavskii to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽39,000–55,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 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
- Estimated price
- ₽12,957
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- ₽12,957
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–3,400
- 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
- ₽1,600–2,500
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–5,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
Train from Minsk Pas to Rostov-Iaroslavskii
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,500–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–8,500
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽12,000–18,000
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Osnabrück to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–38,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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