Port Baikal
Порт Байкал
A small village across from the source of the Angara, once the eastern terminus of the Circum-Baikal Railway. It preserves an old railway station and wooden village houses.
Port Baikal faces Listvyanka across the source of the Angara River. Historically it was the lakeside terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, where passengers changed to icebreaking ferries to cross Lake Baikal. The village still has its old railway station, railway workers' wooden houses, and a museum. It is the eastern end of the Circum-Baikal Railway sightseeing train and also the starting point for walking westward along the Great Baikal Trail. A ferry from Listvyanka takes about 15 to 20 minutes, and schedules vary by season. When the lake freezes in winter, you can walk or take a hovercraft between the two villages.
Opening hours
Open all day (ferries by timetable)
Nearby sights
- Baikal Museum
- Listvyanka
- Taltsy Museum
- Bolshie Koty & Great Baikal Trail
- Icebreaker Angara
- Sukachev Estate Museum
- Church of Our Lady of Kazan
- Shastin's Lace House (Europe House)