Cheap Flights to Irkutsk
[[Flight-Schedule]]About the Origin Irkutsk
Irkutsk is the administrative center and capital city of Russian province Irkutsk Oblast, with the population of 587,891 people. This city is considered as one amongst largest cities of Serbia. It is a home for many educational centres and universities and major branch for Russian Academy of Sciences. Plentiful sites, museums, monasteries, and many more iconic monuments are also dotted in the city.
Tourist Attractions
Irkutsk has plenty of things to explore. It has numerous historic churches, which were built in 17th and 18th centuries. They are Epiphany Cathedral (1718-46), Ascension Church (1747-51), Saviour Church (1706-13), and Our Lady of Kazan Church (1885-92). Conversely there are plentiful museums, which exhibit historical relics and many things. City History Museum, The Geology Museum, Irkutsk Regional Museum, Sukachev Art Museum, The Sukachev Estate, Nerpinary Ice-breaker "Angara", Znamensky Monastery, and Knyaze-Vladimirsky Monastery are the prime places to visit in the city.
Shopping, Dining & Nightlife
The city is having dense souvenir and craft shops throughout the region. There are several local boutiques, and small shopping centres in the city, which offers all kind of shopping needs and winter boots, are commonly available in every store at different ranges. The restaurants of the city offer wide range of ethnic delicacies including Siberian, Buryat, Russian, European, Japanese, Chinese, and Mongolian cuisine. Omyl, Kharius, and Sig are local fishes that are served in distinct flavours and delicious tastes in almost every restaurant. There are many taverns and bars which offer great nightlife with plentiful alcohol beverages. Most of the bars and taverns will run day and night.
Festivals & Seasons
Irkutsk celebrates plenty of festivals and events throughout the year. Along with commonly celebrated Russian festivals, it also celebrates numerous ethnic festivals and seasonal events.
Transportation within the City
This compact city is easy to explore and it has good public transport system with trolley buses and trams. If you are at the City Center, it is easy to explore all the attractions on foot. However, you can choose cars or taxis for travelling to nearby places and shopping.
Popular Sports in Irkutsk
The city extensively enjoys the famous Bandy sport. There are many sports clubs, in which Baykal-Energiya (Russian Bandy Super League) is the popular professional team in the country. Conversely, it is the hub for women's bandy club Rekord in Russia. The city has hosted the Bandy World Championship for women 2012 and played few games of Bandy World Championship 2014.
Weather in Irkutsk
Irkutsk has a continental climate with temperature variation from -25°C to 25°C and is rarely below -35°C or above 29°C. The hottest season recorded as high as 25°C and low of 12°C, July is the hottest month of the year and the coldest season recorded as low as -25°C and as high -15°C, January is the coldest month of the year. It experiences summers between May to September and winter between November to February.
Emergency Numbers
For any criminal offense tourists can inform the police at a toll free number 02.
About Irkutsk Airport & Location
International Airport Irkutsk (IATA: IKT, ICAO: UIII) is 8 kilometres away from the city center of Irkutsk. The city airport is served by around 30 airlines to domestic and international destinations and has nonstop flights to 40 cities. Weekly 300 domestic and 100 international flights depart through this airport.
Airline Information
Airport Terminal Information
Irkutsk international Airport consists of domestic and international terminals. Both the terminals have the capacity to accommodate 1450 passengers per hour. International terminal also has a VIP lounge.
Local Transportation at Irkutsk Airport
Buses and mini buses are the major and cheap means of transportation to and from the Irkutsk airport, they cost around RUB12. Travellers can also get through Taxis.
Airport Facilities
Medical services, baggage storage, cafes, restaurants, coffee shop, gift shop, wheelchair assistance, baggage carts, lost and found baggage office, nursing room, currency exchange, ATM’s, waiting hall, restrooms and information desk are the facilities available at the Irkutsk international Airport.
Hotels near Irkutsk Airport
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Irkutsk Airport Address |
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International Airport Irkutsk, |
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ul. Shiryamova, 13, Irkutsk, Russia, 664000 , |
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PH:+7 395 226-62-77 |
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