Kansk

Understand

Kansk was founded in 1628. It has a population of approximately 100,000 people. The economy is based on several industries, with coal being the primary industry.

Getting there

By plane The nearest major airport is 200km away, near Krasnoyarsk.

By train

All Trans-Siberian trains stop at Kansk, which is 4,343km from the Moscow commencement point. Train timetables and fares can be found on the RZD website; enter "KANSK-ENISEISKII" as the station for Kansk. There are several daily trains to Krasnoyarsk (3.5 hours, 560-1800 руб), Moscow (66 hours, 3600-10000 руб), Irkutsk (14 hours, 1000-7000 руб), Novosibirsk (16 hours, 1200-6400 руб), Ulan-Ude (12 hours, 1500-8400 руб), Omsk (25 hours, 1600-4600 руб), Yekaterinburg (36 hours, 2400-6600 руб), Perm (46 hours, 2600-7400 руб), and Vladivostok (82 hours, 5800-20000 руб).

1 Kansk railway station. (updated Jan 2023)

See

1 Holy Trinity Cathedral (Свято-Троицкий собор). Historic Orthodox church built in 1797. (updated Jan 2023) 2 Kansk Regional Museum (Канский Краеведческий Музей). Regional history museum, housed in a former theater. (updated Jan 2023)

Do

Festivals and events International Kansk Video Festival. Because the name of the city is similar to that of Cannes, Kansk was selected to host an annual video festival that attracts people from all over the world.