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Иркутск a Siberian city on the Angara River in the south of the Irkutsk Oblast of Russia.

Irkutsk.

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Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar by train or bus?

I've tried using tutu.ru for the trains, but it won't show me any train to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Despite this I know there are daily trains. What I don't know is what time they are, how long they take, and how much they cost? In addition, there's…
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'Easiest' Place to get a Mongolian Visa?

I'm currently in Kyrgyzstan, waiting (like so many others), for a visa - for me it's to Kazakhstan. I'll go to Almaty, then up through to Russia (Novosibirsk), across to Irkutsk and down to Mongolia. However, I need a visa for Mongolia, being a New…
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Great Baikal Trail from Listvyanka to Bol'shiye Koty

It says on the Great Baikal Trail's website that a permit is necessary to take the hike from Listvyanka to Bol'shiye Koty. However, I have not been able to find the following details on the website: When is their Listvyanka office open? (in case my…
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Getting to Olkhon Island in late September

I am traveling to Irkutsk, Russia in late September and would like to get to Olkhon Island (Khuzhir). I have checked the following boat and bus schedules: https://vsrp.ru/en/passengers/timetable/ https://avtovokzal-on-line.ru/ And it appears as…
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Is it possible to change Russian Rubles to EUROs in Irkutsk?

Possibly people in Irkutsk do not need much EURO?
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