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How to Use Buses and Marshrutkas, Irkutsk: Routes and Payment
Buses and marshrutkas (minibuses) reach most of Irkutsk, including the airport and the Baikal road. Municipal buses take contactless payment; private minibuses…
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How to Ride Trams and Trolleybuses, Irkutsk: Routes and Payment
Trams and trolleybuses are Irkutsk's cheapest and most predictable way around town. Learn how to find the stop, board, pay by contactless…
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How to Get from the Main Railway Station to the City Center, Irkutsk
Irkutsk's main railway station is only about 1.5 km from the centre, across the Angara. Walk over the bridge in about 20…
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How to Get from the Airport to the Main Railway Station, Irkutsk
The easiest way from Irkutsk airport to the main railway station is a taxi, about 20 to 30 minutes. Minibus 20 is…
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How to Get from the Airport to the City Center, Irkutsk: Options
Irkutsk's airport lies about 8 km from the centre. A taxi takes roughly 15 to 20 minutes, while city buses, minibuses and…
Itineraries
Trans-Siberian Railway Stopover Itinerary, Irkutsk: 3 Days
A three-day stopover plan for Trans-Siberian travellers in Irkutsk: arrival by train, the old town, Lake Baikal at Listvyanka and a last…
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Siberian and Buryat Food Tasting Itinerary, Irkutsk: A Tasting Day
A themed food day in Irkutsk: smoked omul and local snacks at the Central Market, Buryat dishes at a dedicated restaurant, a…
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Orthodox Churches and Monasteries Itinerary, Irkutsk: Sacred Walk
A themed walk through Irkutsk's Orthodox heritage: the Epiphany Cathedral, the Church of the Savior, the Holy Cross and Kazan churches and…
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Decembrists Heritage Walking Itinerary, Irkutsk: The Exiles’ City
A themed walk through Irkutsk following the Decembrists, the nineteenth-century exiles who shaped the city: two house museums, a church, a regional…
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Lower Angara Embankment and Old Town Walk, Irkutsk: A Gentle Loop
A gentle walk along the Lower Angara Embankment and through the old town of Irkutsk, with monuments, a church, a historic street…
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