Popular Airport | Beloyarsk Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 1556 Miles |
There are many public transportation alternatives you can prefer to directly reach Irkutsk Airport from Irkutsk city center, especially from Kirov Square. The most popular of these transportation alternatives is undoubtedly minibuses. You can also take the advantage of the options such as trolleybus and buses. Taxi or rental car options are naturally a little more expensive compared to public transportation. At Irkutsk Airport, there are three different stations, which are the last stop of the public transportation vehicles, as Station No 1, No 2 and No 3. These three stations are within walking distance to each other.
There are frequent minibus services that directly go to the airport from Kirov Square and the stops at the most central points of Irkutsk. You can reach Irkutsk Airport in just 10-12 minutes by taking a minibus. A total of 21 different minibus lines serve in the city and the fee you need to pay is 20 Rubles regardless of which minibus line you take according to the most up-to-date 2016 tariff. If you are near Irkutsk railway station, you can reach Station 1 at Irkutsk Airport by taking the minibus number 20 or if you are in Marshal Konev Street, you can take the minibus number 48 and reach the Station 1.
You can also take the advantage of the buses if minibus services are not suitable for you. You can reach Irkutsk Airport in 15 minutes maximum by taking the airport buses departing from the city center. The current ticket price for local buses is 20 Rubles.
The most practical way to reach Irkutsk Airport from the city center is to travel by trolleybus. Not only is it affordable, it is also quite faster compared to buses and minibuses. You can get to the airport in 10 minutes by taking the trolleybus line 4 if you are near Kirov Square in Irkutsk city center. If you are in Zhukovsky Square that is a little far away, you can arrive at Station 3 at Irkutsk Airport by taking the trolleybus line 6.
Taxi is not highly preferred in Irkutsk because of the wide variety of public transportation; however, you can take a taxi if you are in a hurry. The taxi fare you need to pay is about 410-500 Rubles to reach Irkutsk Airport from the city center by taxi. Since taximeters are not used in many taxis, you can bargain with the taxi driver.
There are more local and international car rental companies in the city center compared to Irkutsk Airport. Therefore, it would be useful to make a quick search for a more economical transportation. Hour-based rental is not generally offered and so you can rent a car daily-based and you can reach the airport and then deliver it to the offices at the airport.
Located at the very center of the city, Irkutsk Airport is 30 kilometers east of Lake Baikal. Some airline companies also arrange direct flights to the most popular destinations of Russia from Irkutsk Airport, which is only 7 kilometers east of the city center. Irkutsk Airport has two terminal buildings and offers various services such as free internet access, VIP lounges, bank, currency exchange, ATM machines, tourist help desks, cafés, restaurants, shopping stores, and etc.
Beloyarsky Airport serves Beloyarsky in Russia and offers connection flights to Moskow, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen and Nyagan. The most practical way of getting to the city centre from Beloyarsky Airport is to taxi from in front of the airport terminal. If you don’t want to take a taxi then you can rent a reasonably priced car from Beloyarsky Airport or use one of the shuttle services.
You can usually find taxis ready outside Beloyarsky Airport at the flight arrival times. The taxis are on the metre with Russian rubles and should take you directly to Beloyarsky city centre. Beloyarsky taxis have good luggage and passenger capacity; you can travel with 3 or 4 people with all of your luggage.
Renting a car from Beloyarsky Airport is very practical and can be done within a few minutes. You can pick up the keys for the car you prefer from the agency and pick it up ready outside of the terminal. It might be confusing to read the signs if it’s your first time visiting the city. It might be a good idea to have something with a GPS system that you can use for navigation.
Taking a shuttle from the airport is a good alternative. Some hotels even offer shuttle services to their guests free of charge. If there’s a free airport shuttle from your hotel then this would be definitely be the best way of getting from the airport.