There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Irkutsk by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane RIX - IKT
22h 39m₽48,371–200,431Train
cheapest- Take the train from Riia raudteejaam to Aardlatrain
- Take the train from Kirsi to Koidulatrain
- Take the train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Pskov-1train
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Leningradsky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Irkutsk Pastrain
4d 5h₽13,892–27,410Bus, train
- 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 Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Irkutsk Pastrain
4dDrive 5,881.4 km
- Drive from Riga to Irkutskcar 5,881.4 km
3d 9h₽85,537–123,554Bus to Khrabrovo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Fly from Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane KGD - IKT
20h 58m₽19,732–88,270Train, bus to Minsk National Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane MSQ - IKT
19h 54m₽20,122–79,530Train, train to Pulkovo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riia raudteejaam to Aardlatrain
- Take the train from Kirsi to Koidulatrain
- Take the train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Airporttrain
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT)plane LED - IKT
19h 20m₽19,187–70,050Train, bus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Daugavpilstrain
- Take the bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Polatskbus
- Take the train from Polock to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
- Take the train from Zheleznodorozhnaya to Kovrov-1train
- Take the train from Kovrov-1 to Irkutsk Pastrain
4d 1h₽17,446–30,766Bus, train via Kazan’
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station 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 9h₽18,357–27,657
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Irkutsk is to train which costs RUB 13000 - RUB 28000 and takes 4 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Irkutsk is to train and fly which takes 19h 20m and costs RUB 19000 - RUB 70000.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Irkutsk. However, there are services departing from Riia raudteejaam and arriving at Irkutsk Pas via Kirsi, Pechory-Pskovskie, Pskov Pass and Kazansky Railway Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 5h.
The distance between Riga and Irkutsk is 4918 km. The road distance is 5881.4 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Irkutsk without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 22h 39m to get from Riga to Irkutsk, including transfers.
Riga to Irkutsk train services, operated by Elron, depart from Riia raudteejaam station.
The best way to get from Riga to Irkutsk is to fly which takes 22h 39m and costs RUB 48000 - RUB 200000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs RUB 13000 - RUB 28000 and takes 4 days 5h.
Irkutsk is 6h ahead of Riga. It is currently 9:41 PM in Riga and 3:41 AM in Irkutsk.
Riga to Irkutsk train services, operated by Elron, arrive at Aardla station.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Irkutsk, Russia?
Uzbekistan and Ural Airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Riia raudteejaam to Irkutsk Pas via Aardla, Kirsi, Koidula, Pechory-Pskovskie, Pskov Pass, Leningradsky Railway Terminal, and Kazansky Railway Terminal in around 4d 5h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–75,000
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–75,000
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Krasnoyarsk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Moscow Domodedovo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–75,000
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Moscow Domodedovo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–70,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Riga International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽48,000–200,000
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Moscow Domodedovo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–75,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Irkutsk Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽48,000–200,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Pskov Pass to Leningradsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–4,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–15,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,000–2,700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,200–4,500
Train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–19,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽40,000–60,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽11,000–15,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽13,000–19,000
Train from Kovrov-1 to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–18,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽38,000–55,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽12,000–18,000
Train from Pskov Pass to Leningradsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–4,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 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
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽40,000–55,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽13,000–19,000
Train from Kazan-2 to Tulun
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–15,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽31,000–44,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽8,000–11,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽10,000–15,000
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,000
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Elron
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Aardla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,200
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽1,600–2,200
Train from Kirsi to Koidula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽470–800
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽550–800
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Aardla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,200
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽1,600–2,200
Train from Kirsi to Koidula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽470–800
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽550–800
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
Train from Zheleznodorozhnaya to Kovrov-1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,400
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽950–1,400
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽800–1,200
Train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Pskov-1
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽160–900
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽650–900
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽160–230
- Phone
- 8760
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vivi
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Daugavpils
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽650–950
- Website
- Vivi
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Polock to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,300–9,033
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,300–5,900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽9,033
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽17,000–19,000
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vissa
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- Markatek
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–7,000
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minsktrans
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–5,500
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,549
- Website
- Intercars Europe
- Phone
- +37167210066
- [email protected]
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Polatsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽953
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
- Phone
- 8-950-113-5555
- Website
- Irkutsk Bus Terminal
Bus from Tulun to Irkutsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,257
- Website
- Irkutsk Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Irkutsk Bus Terminal
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Booking & Getting There
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Irkutsk is 5881 km. It takes approximately 3 days 9h to drive from Riga to Irkutsk.










































