IRKUTSK LYSTVYANKA
It is the shortest way from Irkutsk to the lake Baikal. Listvyanka is situated in 68 km from Irkutsk near the source of the Angara river. You can get to the Listvyanka by a car or by a bus, either by boat. Listvyanka — is a beginning of many routes around Baikal: for short boat trips and lasting cruises, hiking trail along the shore, train excursions along old rail-road.
IRKUTSK-LISTVYANKA. HOW TO GET TO?
Municipal and private buses.
Scheduled buses #524 and 526 departed daily from a bus station with 1-2 hours interval. Road takes 1 hour and 15 minutes. It is possible to book and buy tickets by phone
+7(3952) 209411 or by www.avtovokzal-on-line.ru (russian only) The price of one-way ticket — 149 rub (september2020).
There are also many private buses departed near from bus station and central market. Bus go when all seats are occupied. The price is 150 rub.
Private transfer to Listvyanka — 2800 rub from airport, 3000 rub from city center. m.phone: +7(902) 560 0225
By water. At summertime there are daily fast boats from pier near Solnechnyy district in Irkutsk to Listvyanka. The ticket price — 1000 rub. Check schedule and book tickets is possible by phone +7(3952) 356726 or on www.vsrp.ru.
By train. It is a good chance to join transfer to Lystvyanka with excursion along Round Baikal Railroad. The price — from 4500 rub.
Now Listvyanka is a comparatively small settlement stretched out along the lake for 5 km. In recent years it more and more acquires the features of the resort area. Here are many hotels, homestays, cafes and bars. They are built up the only alongshore street and valleis between hils. On the weekend Listvyanka can be overcrowded. People from Irkutsk often visit Listvyanka for relax and energize: just seat on the shore, admire Baikal, eat and drink. For tourists Listvyanka — often the first and only place for seeing Baikal.
The coastal slopes are still covered with forest — mainly pines and larch trees, from which the village got its name. Summer months are usually sunny (on average 22-23 fine days per month in June-August). The huge water masses of Lake Baikal accumulate heat over the summer like an accumulator. It is cooler here in summer, and warmer in autumn and winter than in Irkutsk. From the mouth of the Angara in the off-season and in winter, a cold north wind chius often blows, so it is worth bringing warmer clothes. Ice in the Listvyanka area usually rises in January and melts in April-May. In winters with little snow, it is transparent and its thickness reaches 100-110 cm.