How to get to Baikal? This question is asked by all tourists who would like to visit this Siberian lake, but do not know how to do it cheaper and in what ways it is possible, in general, this article will help you understand the aspects of this issue, we will consider with you all the known directions and methods of travel to lakes from Moscow and other cities of Russia.
How to get to Baikal from Moscow?
Well, of course, the most important city in Russia cannot stand aside, and therefore here I will raise this issue very first. There are several ways to get from Moscow to Lake Baikal:
- A train
- Car
- Airplane
I think that all normal people, of course, will choose the method of flying by plane, but there is also a small percentage of tourists - enthusiasts who are in no hurry and like to explore all corners of our vast homeland by car, well, and the most not very promising way to get to Lake Baikal is the train is, firstly, long and not very cheap compared to air tickets.
It is very easy to get from Moscow by car, if you would like to get about five days of free time. We leave on the M-7 highway and forward to Kazan itself, and there, already in the 'Pestretsy' area, we turn onto the P-239 - M5 - P254 - P402 - P255 highway, well, here the navigator will lead you where you need to, so there is no need to describe the whole journey will.
Book a cheap flight
Personally, I always use the same service for booking air tickets all the time, I have never used other services, since I always find the right option here, and I advise you not to run and not look for the cheapest options while you are looking, this one the option will go away.
To book plane tickets to Irkutsk, I recommend using only two really working search bases, we are definitely looking for two options, so the chance of finding a good ticket option doubles:
- Search for flights through aviasales
How to get to Lake Baikal from other cities?
For other cities, the situation is absolutely identical, you can drive along the same routes or book cheap flights using the service above, be sure to use the Aviasales search engine.
As for such cities as Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Chita and others, that is, those cities that are located in the eastern part of Russia, then we leave on the P-258 highway, it will lead you right to the coast. Next, you will be faced with the question ‘where to spend your vacation on Lake Baikal’, well, I have a whole article about that.
But as for the question of a trip from Irkutsk, we will consider it in more detail. Suppose that you have already arrived or still decided to come from distant cities to Lake Baikal by car to Irkutsk, what next?
How to get to Baikal from Irkutsk?
First, we need to get to Irkutsk, but you will learn how to get to Irkutsk in a separate article, where everything is written down to the smallest detail. There are several options and routes that will take you straight to the coast of Lake Baikal, while we will consider ways to get there by our own car, then I will tell you about trains and buses from Irkutsk. So, we look at the map below and we see three ways or three roads that will lead you to ‘clean water’.
How to get to Baikal from Irkutsk by car?
If you leave Irkutsk along the M55 highway (Red highway on the map), then after 100 kilometers you will find yourself on an amazing observation deck in the village of Kultuk, driving further along the highway to the city of Baikalsk, Tankhoy, Vydrino, you can find excellent places on the coast for savages to rest ...
If you leave Irkutsk on the Baikal tract (Green trail on the map), then after 67 kilometers you will find yourself on the coast in the village of Listvyanka, the village will treat you to smoked fish and will give you the opportunity to see the lake from the city side.
Well, the third way to get to Baikal from Irkutsk, leave the city on the Yakutsk highway R-418 (Black route on the map), go along the highway to Bayandai and turn right, that's it, we don't turn anywhere else, the route will lead you straight to the ferry to Olkhon Island.
On Olkhon Island, you can stay in the tourist centers that I have already tested and are inexpensive, but I advise you to book places in advance, as a rule, experienced tourists book a few months in advance.
A minibus to Listvyanka and Olkhon can be found at the Central Market of the city, a parking lot near the Shopping Center, the cost of the trip is 150 rubles to Listvyanka and 800 rubles to Olkhon.
You can get to Baikalsk from Irkutsk by minibus from the transport company "Baikal", tel 89025138694, they will also bring you back from Sobolina Mountain, the fare is 250 rubles.
How to get from Irkutsk by bus or shuttle?
Now let's look at ways to get there by minibuses and buses, first of all it is worth mentioning the bus station, the flight schedule for which is constantly changing, so I will not rush to post it on my blog, but I advise you to write down the phone number 500-366, recently they have a bus station-online website. rf. Not far from the bus station, literally a hundred meters away, there are minibuses on which private traders will take you to any place.
Another place where you can take a minibus to Baikalsk, Khuzhir, Listvyanka, I indicated on the map of the city. Here in the parking lot there are dozens of minibuses waiting for customers, as the minibus fills up, they leave immediately. I recommend booking places on minibuses in advance, for this you need to take a phone number from the drivers or order a departure date on the spot.
Now you know how to get to Baikal from different cities and how to navigate in Irkutsk, in which directions to go on vacation to the coast of the cleanest and deepest lake in the world, by the way, recently I was in Baikalsk and saw a seal for the first time, but while taking out the camera, the seal left to the bottom and no longer floated, it is a pity, but the impression of what he saw remains to this day.
