Why go
- City in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.
- Served by Irkutsk International Airport (IKT).
History
Irkutsk is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 587,891 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is the 25th-largest city in Russia by population, the fifth-largest in the Siberian Federal District, and one of the largest cities in Siberia.
Where to stay
Ulitsa 3 Iyulya, 26, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664022 · history38.ru
Pereulok Bogdanova, 8, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664011 · hotelcentralirkutsk.ru
Ulitsa Lenina, 34, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664025 · amurskiyhotel.ru
Гостевой дом Хейвица, Ulitsa Dzerzhinskogo, 44Б, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664007 · xn--b1afkc2dk.xn--p1ai
Ulitsa Poliny Osipenko, Street, 5, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664025 · accor.ru
Ulitsa Surikova, 4В, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664025 · taigahotel.ru
Гостиница Sayen, Karl Marx St, 13Б, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664003 · sayen.ru
Ulitsa Lenina, 9, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664025 · aristoirk.ru
Ulitsa Karla Libknekhta, 7, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664007 · clck.ru
Ulitsa Rumyantseva, 22, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664005 · goodcat38.ru
Иркутск Байкальская 69 Гостиница Европа, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664047 · europehotel.ru
Karl Marx St, 15А, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664003 · marx-hotel.ru
Sof'i Perovskoy Ulitsa, 31/1, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664007 · mahotel.ru
Bul'var Gagarina, 44, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664025 · irkutsk-hotel.ru
Ulitsa Bogdana Khmel'nitskogo, 1, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664003 · victoryhotel.navse360.ru
Sovetskaya St, 58/1, Mtts Novyy, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664047 · baikalforest.ru
Ulitsa Pol'skikh Povstantsev, 1Б, Гостиница Империя, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664011 · empirehotel.ru
Ulitsa Sverdlova, 19, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664025 · rusbaikal.ru
Ulitsa Surnova, 30/1, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664035 · vestairk.ru
3-Ya Letchikov Ulitsa, 11, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664023 · aircitylodge.ru
Profsoyuznaya Ulitsa, 10/2, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664005 · mini-panda.navse360.ru
Ulitsa Dekabr'skikh Sobytiy, 31, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664007 · royal.istok38.ru
Ulitsa Sukhe-Batora, 7, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664011 · angarahotel.ru
Ulitsa Dzerzhinskogo, 50, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664007 · bookonline24.ru
Ulitsa Sedova, 10, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664022
Ulitsa Sverdlova, 10, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664025
Proletarskaya Ulitsa, 7, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664011
Ulitsa Gryaznova, 2-а, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664003
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Restaurants & places to go
Dessert, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · cinnabonrussia.com
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: 09:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options · dodopizza.ru
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · cofix.global
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:30-22:00 Features: takeaway · 58/1 Советская улица, 664047 · rostics.ru
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · burgerkingrus.ru
Russian, Regional, Oriental, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:30-22:00 · 33 Волжская улица, Иркутск, 664081 · unga38.ru
Cake, Russian, Breakfast, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00 · 24А улица Дзержинского, 664003 · 8minut.com
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa-Su 12:00-23:00 · fugohome38.ru
Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Fast Food · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 11:00-00:00; Su-Th 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, air… · kimchi.ru
Sushi, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-21:00; Sa-Su 11:00-22:00 · oi-shii.ru
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-00:00 · torrogrill.ru
пивной ресторан, Restaurant · Opening hours: 12:00-01:00 · 9 улица Ширямова, Иркутск · winkel-irk.ru
пивной клуб ресторан, Restaurant · Opening hours: 12:00-05:00 · 257 улица Лермонтова, Иркутск · winkel-irk.ru
Georgian, Cafe · Opening hours: Fr 11:00-01:00; Mo-Th 11:00-00:00; Sa 12:00-01:00; Su 12:00-00:00 · 8/2 Строительный переулок, Иркутск, 664022 · gruzinskidvorik38.ru
Mongolian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-24:00 · kochevnik-irk.com
Regional, Russian, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 · restoranohotnikov.ru
Crepe, Russian, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-20:30; Sa-Su 10:30-20:30 · papablinov.ru
Italian, Pizza, Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Restaurant · Opening hours: Пн-Пт 12.00-21.00, Сб-Вс 10.00-21.00 · 58/1 Советская улица, Иркутск, 664047 · taplink.cc
авторская, сибирская, дальневосточная, вегетарианская, веганская, Restaurant · Opening hours: 17:00-02:00 Features: vegetarian options · 7А улица Свердлова,… · siberianloft.ru
Kebab, Shawarma, Shish-Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-21:00 · 64В улица Берёзовая Роща · shashlichnydvor38.ru
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-00:00 Features: takeaway
Seafood, Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 7 улица Свердлова, Иркутск, 664025 · xn--80aadzbkc9bd6i.xn--p1ai
Fine Dining, Heuriger, Russian, Tapas, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-23:00 · 664011
Shawarma, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Serbian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 11:00-02:00; Mo-Th,Su 11:00-23:00
Dumpling, Fast Food · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 11:00-24:00; Mo-Th,Su 11:00-23:00
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-00:00 · bardo.rest
Ice Cream · Opening hours: 10:00-21:00 · 33pingvina.ru
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:55-20:00; Su 07:55-19:30 · 759cafe.uds.app
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:30-23:00 · chiterpizza.ru
Korean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 · 108Д Байкальская улица, Иркутск
Fish, Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 10:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00
Local, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-23:00; Sa-Su 11:00-23:00 · 2/4Б улица Ширямова
Donut, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-20:00 · 38 улица 5-й Армии
Oriental, Pizza, Russian, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-22:00
Buryat, Cafe · Opening hours: 09:00-23:00
Бурятская, Cafe · Бурятская cafe · 85А Советская улица, Иркутск
Japanese, Cafe · Japanese cafe
Ukrainian, Restaurant · Ukrainian restaurant
Pizza, Sandwich, Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Cafe · Opening hours: Пн-Вс 10.00-22.00 · 58/1 Советская улица, Иркутск, 664047 · taplink.cc
Coffee Shop, International, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · cheburek.me
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-00:00 · irkutsk.kannam.ru
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 10 Верхняя Набережная улица · vkusnoitochka.ru
Russian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 · oldcafeirk.com
347 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Irkutsk International Airport (IKT) 9 km to the centre
Irkutsk, IRK, RU — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 12 airlines (Isles of Scilly Skybus, Cargoitalia, S7 Airlines, Aircompany Yakutia…) · direct flights to 28 destinations incl. Lensk, Novosibirsk, Yakutsk, Bodaibo, Chita… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 28 direct destinations
- Isles of Scilly Skybus Isles of Scilly Skybus (AN4, CRJ-200) · 10 routes: Abakan, Bodaibo, Chita, Harbin, Krasnoyarsk, Kyzyl, Lensk, Novosibirsk, Ulan-ude, Ust-Kut
- Cargoitalia 2G (AN4, A81) · 8 routes: Bodaibo, Bratsk, Chita, Kirensk, Lensk, Novosibirsk, Ust-Kut, Yakutsk
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320, 737-800) · 7 routes: Bangkok, Beijing, Magadan, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok, Yakutsk
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-700, 737-800, Dash 8-400) · 4 routes: Dushanbe, Neryungri, Tashkent, Yakutsk
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Khabarovsk, Moscow
- Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise 6R (737-800, AN4) · 2 routes: Lensk, Mirnyj
- Comores Airlines KR (A320) · 2 routes: Bishkek, Osh
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 2 routes: Harbin, Moscow
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800) · 1 route: Manzhouli
- NordStar Airlines Y7 (ATR 42) · 1 route: Krasnoyarsk
- Salzburg arrows SZ (737) · 1 route: Dushanbe
- Transaero Airlines UN (737-800) · 1 route: Moscow
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Irkutsk Northwest Airport 9.3 km to the centre
Irkutsk, IRK, RU — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Oyok Airfield 29 km to the centre
Irkutsk, IRK, RU
Getting there by ferry
Irkutsk-Bratsk
Ferry terminal · 2.8 km from the centre
Пристань Иркутская Форель
Ferry terminal · 6.8 km from the centre
Пристань Ракета
Ferry terminal · 8.9 km from the centre
Спасательная Станция МЧС
Ferry terminal · 9 km from the centre
Иркутская форель
Ferry route
Иркутск — Братск
Ferry route
Иркутск - Нижнеангарск / Байкальские Дюны / Усть-Баргузин / Большие Коты / Мыс Половинный
Ferry route · Восточно-Сибирское речное пароходство
Иркутск – Тальцы - Листвянка
Ferry route
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Irkutsk International Airport (IKT); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: IKT has direct flights to 28 destinations on 12 airlines (incl. Lensk, Novosibirsk, Yakutsk, Bodaibo, Chita…). By water: 4 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Irkutsk-Bratsk, 2.8 km); routes include Иркутская форель, Иркутск — Братск, Иркутск - Нижнеангарск / Байкальские Дюны / Усть-Баргузин / Большие Коты / Мыс Половинный.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Irkutsk, Russia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.