Kemerovo

Kemerovo
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Country:	Russia
State:	Kemerovo Oblast
Population:	544,600
Major roads:	R225, R384, 32K-68, 32K-98
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Kemerovo (Russian: Кемерово) is a city in Russia and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast.

The city is located approximately 300 km from Novosibirsk and 500 km from Krasnoyarsk, on both banks of the Tom and Iskitimka rivers. It is situated in the northern part of the Kuznetsk Coal Basin (Kuzbass). Kemerovo is among the largest cities by area in the country, making hitchhiking through it rather inconvenient, with no full bypass; there are only partial bypass roads on the northwest and south. The population is 544,600 (2024). Since the early 20th century, Kemerovo has been a center for the coal industry as well as chemical, light, and food industries.

Hitchhiking out

East towards Krasnoyarsk via R225

Buses №179e, 182e, 193, 194 from the railway station to the turn to Kedrovka. This is already beyond the bypass. There is a traffic light and street lights at the turn.
You can take an electric train to the Kedrovka station; 300 meters from the station there is a traffic light and a gas station.

West towards Novosibirsk via R225

From the bus station, take a bus to Topki or Mazurovo to the "pos. Pioner" stop, then walk 500 meters to the traffic police post, or continue to the Topki roundabout, the "Razvilka" stop, where there is a junction for Novokuznetsk – Novosibirsk/Tomsk – Topki. The bus station is left of the railway station, Kuznetsky Ave 81.
The new interchange with the Northwest Bypass is 7 km from the Topki roundabout. Right after the interchange is the village of Oktyabrsky. You can get to the turn by bus 122 from the Central Bus Depot.

South towards Novokuznetsk via R384

Bus №101 from the railway station (and the city center) to the "Razvilka" stop where the traffic police post is located.
From Komsomolsky Ave (or generally from Leninsky district) take bus №126 to the same stop.

Northwest towards Yashkino via 32K-68

Stroygorodok district, bus 154 from DK Kirovskiy to the "Correctional Labor Colony No. 29" stop, near a gas station. Note: this is a rather unsafe area.

Southwest towards Promyshlennaya via 32K-98

Bus №4 from "Shveinaya Fabrika" or Volkov Square to the final stop "Dorozhnaya".

Hitchhiking in

Places to avoid

Accommodation and Sleep

Couchsurfing (in the last month only 9 potential Couchsurfing hosts active in Kemerovo), HospitalityClub, trustroots, BeWelcome, etc.
Couch host can also be found through CouchBot: send the city name to this VK group or via CouchBot on Telegram.
With your own tent – add recommendations.
Municipal Social Adaptation Center, L. Predzavodskaya, 6, tel. +7 (384-2) 57-04-34 [email protected]
House of Mercy at the Cathedral of the Nativity of John the Baptist accepts pilgrims, volunteers and people in difficult circumstances. Kemerovo Oblast, Prokopyevsk, pr. Stroiteley, 22, Tel.: +7-3846-66-12-42