Abakan is connected by railway with Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, Achinsk, Novokuznetsk, Tayshet. On the Yenisei River, where it is crossed by railway, there is a large river port. The federal highway M54 from Krasnoyarsk to Tuva Republic and to the frontier goes through the city. Also, there is an airport offering flights to/from Moscow, Irkutsk, Tomsk, Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk.
