Visit

Botanical Garden of Irkutsk State University (ISU)

Address: 93 Koltsova Street, Irkutsk, Russia, 664039

Phones:

8-(3952)-41-34-76

8-(914)-927-91-41 – for tours

8-(3952)-99-26-85 – sales department

How to get there:

By public transport: travel to the “Botanical Garden” stop in the Pervomaisk district

Buses: 7, 21, 24

Fixed route taxi-minibuses: 10, 21, 45, 127

Trolley-buses: 7, 7K, 10

Local train: to station “Melnikovo” on the rail line

By private vehicle take the following route:

-from Zhukovsky bus stop, go in the direction of Irkutsk National Research Technical University, and in 450 meters (1500 feet) turn right on Lomonosov street

-go up across the tram line to Mironov Street (about 450 meters, or 1500 feet)

-turn right and drive to the intersection with Kolkhoznaya Street (about 200 meters, or 650 feet)

-turn left and drive up Kolkhoznaya Street  to Koltsova Street (about 200 meters, or 650 feet)

-turn left and drive and through the metal gate of the Botanical Garden (about 150 meters, or 500 feet)

-go through the gate and down the road (about 300 meters, or 1000 feet) to the inner gate:

Hours of operation:

Winter (October-April)

Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Closed Monday

Summer (May-September)

Tuesday-Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Friday-Sunday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Closed Monday

Ticket prices:

Entrance ticket to the 2 greenhouses

 

Children up to 3 years old, ISU students, World War II veterans, children without accompanying adults, families with many children, and handicapped persons

free

pre-school children

80

schoolchildren, university students, retired person

130

adults

150

Entrance ticket to the arboretum

 

Children up to 3 years old, ISU students, World War II veterans, children without accompanying adults, families with many children, and handicapped persons

free

pre-school children

30

schoolchildren, university students, retired person

50

adults

80

Entrance ticket to the 2 greenhouses and arboretum

 

Children up to 3 years old, ISU students, World War II veterans, children without accompanying adults, families with many children, and handicapped persons

free

pre-school children

100

schoolchildren, university students, retired person

150

adults

200

Tour of 2 greenhouses

 

Children up to 3 years old, ISU students, World War II veterans, children without accompanying adults, families with many children, and handicapped persons

free

pre-school children

80

schoolchildren, university students, retired person

130

adults

150

Tour of 2 greenhouses and arboretum

 

Children up to 3 years old, ISU students, World War II veterans, children without accompanying adults, families with many children, and handicapped persons

free

pre-school children

130

schoolchildren, university students, retired person

150

adults

200

 

A special tourist program

450