Hi, i will be travelling to irkutsk,russia next year.however,i will not be staying in any accomodations as ill be taking the trans siberian train straight away. ive checked that in order to apply a visa, i need an invitation letter from my accomodation/place of stay. is there any other ways of getting an invitation?

Have you check on this forum, you have a specific section for the Russian visa ?
Always a good idea to check on the website of the Russian embassy in your home country.
They give all the details.
Michel
?? So are you flying from Singapore direct to Irkutsk and then on same day/nigh catching the TransSiberian somewhere? (where)?
You need a Letter of Invitation for your whole trip not just for one hotel. - A fellow Thorntree person that can help with Letter is Alexey at https://russianvisa.top/

No information inside the Trailblazer or the LP dedicated to the TransSiberian guidebooks ?
You have also a chapter dedicated to this trip on seat61 too.
Michel
You could use one of the dozens after dozens of "visa support" companies that provide a.blanket invitation for the whole duration of your trip, charging anywhere between 15 dollars and 40 euro.
That said, you might want to reconsider doing the trans-siberian (or a part thereof) just for the sake of doing trans-siberian and find some stops the would pique your interest for a couple of days somewhere along the way.
Thanks Geoff for the link provided. However, that website doesnt provide invitation for Singapore citizens. I appreciate your help nonetheless thank you!
OK - maybe the following can help they have a $18 regular https://www.expresstorussia.com/russian_visas.html
Also you might try https://waytorussia.net/Travel/VisaSupport.html

Hi, you should define the dates of your trip.
If you need a trip not more than 30 days, you can make an invitation for tourist visa.
A letter from company will be for a business visa. You can find all information from Visa House or at the site of the Russian Consulate.
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