Abakan is the capital of Khakassia Republic, one of the regions of Russia situated in the Altai-Sayan Mountains. The recorded history of Khakassia begins about 4-5 thousand years ago, which is even earlier than the world-famous Easter Island civilization - the earliest settlements of ancient man appeared here more than 30,000 years ago. Situated right in the middle of Russia, only 500 km from the geographical center of Asia, until 1931 Abakan was known as Ust-Abakanskoye village. Today the city has a population of 160,000 people and is a very important point on the Abakan-Taishet Railway - a branch of the famous Trans-Siberian Railway. This railway line, 647 km. long, links the remote corners of southern Siberia with the big cities of the central part.
| Destination city | Train name | Schedule | Departure | Travel time | Arrival | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irkutsk | 658 (Additional wagons) Abakan - Irkutsk | Daily | 5:25:00 PM | 36:55 | 6:20:00 AM | $142.00-$189.00 |
| Krasnoyarsk | 124 Abakan-Krasnoyarsk | Daily | 8:02:00 PM | 10:29 | 6:31:00 AM | $135.00-$154.00 |
| Moscow | 067 Abakan - Moscow | Daily | 6:50:00 PM | 68:56 | 3:46:00 PM | $178.00-$389.00 |
| Novosibirsk | 067 Abakan - Mosocw | Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 6:50:00 PM | 19:22 | 2:12:00 PM | $137.00-$197.00 |