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|state = Irkutsk Oblast
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'''Bratsk''' (Russian: Братск) is a city in the center of Siberia. It is a major industrial center in [[Irkutsk Oblast]], [[Russia]]. The city was built alongside the hydroelectric power station on the Angara River and is one of the main transport hubs on the Baikal–Amur Mainline (BAM). 

== Hitchhiking out ==
=== South towards [[Tulun]] on [[A331]] "Vilyuy" ===
* "Kuznetsovsky" police checkpoint. Bus #800 from the bus station to the stop "KPP (on request)". This is already 20 km from the city.
* Roundabout at the beginning of the road to Tulun. This is closer, but you won't lose time on the #800 bus, which passes through every village. Stop "Gas Station (on request)", buses #115D, 115U, 31.

=== East towards [[Ust-Kut]], [[Mirny]] and [[Yakutsk]] on [[A331]] "Vilyuy" ===
The road to Ust-Kut crosses the dam of the Bratsk Hydroelectric Station.
* The farthest bus stop is "Rynok (Gidrostroitel)". Buses: #10, 108, 25, 4, 5, 6, 9; minibus #10. From the stop, walk another 150 meters south, where you will find the road and railway crossing.
* You can also reach the "Gidrostroitel" station by one of three suburban trains and walk 1 km north to the same railway crossing. Or ride to the next station "Podvyezdny" and walk 850 meters to the road to hitchhike already outside the city.

== Hitchhiking in ==

== Places to avoid ==

== Accommodation and Sleep ==
=== Free ===
* [[Couchsurfing]], [http://www.hospitalityclub.org/ HospitalityClub], [https://www.trustroots.org Trustroots], [https://www.bewelcome.org BeWelcome], etc.
* You can search for a couch host via VK: send a message with the city name to the group [https://vk.com/im?sel=-114256136 Couchsurfing B.0.T.] Read [https://vk.com/topic-1398178_31882458 here] for advice on how and when to request accommodation.
* Camping in your own tent is possible on the shores of the Bratsk reservoir. The city is divided into many parts by forests and bays, and it is quite easy to find not only a secluded, but also a beautiful spot.
* Shelter for homeless people at the "Center for Social Adaptation", phone: +7 (3953) 25‑79‑50 (24/7), 14 Yangel Street.

=== Paid ===
* Rest rooms [http://routeplan.ru/regions/bratsk/zhd_vokzal_padunskie_porogi/ at "Padunskie Porogi" station]. On the second floor there are double and triple rooms with showers. Phone: +7 (3953) 49-82-91 (duty).
* [https://2gis.ru/bratsk/search/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8B Hostels on 2GIS]
* [https://bratsk.flamp.ru/search/%D1%85%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8B Hostels on Flamp]

== Other useful info ==

=== Public transport ===
* Bus [http://www.bratsk-city.ru/people/raspisanie/goravtobus.php schedule]
* [http://www.mpbtu.ru/ Trolleybus] Phone: (3953) 42-56-84, 42-47-93, 42-32-95, 42-56-81. bratsk1975@mail.ru
* Minibuses

=== Food ===
* [https://2gis.ru/bratsk/search/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5 Canteens on 2GIS]
* [https://bratsk.flamp.ru/search/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5 Canteens on Flamp]
* Add your cheapeast options!

=== VKontakte Groups ===
* [https://vk.com/club99354260 Hitchhiking from Bratsk]
* [https://vk.com/club15764227 Tourism in Bratsk]

=== Other links ===
* [http://irkipedia.ru/content/bratsk Irkipedia]  
* [[Wikivoyage]] - [https://ru.wikivoyage.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA Bratsk]
* [[Wikimapia]] - [http://bratsk.wikimapia.org/ru Bratsk]
* [https://varandej.livejournal.com/tag/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA In Varandej's subjective guide]
* Add more links to online guides!

=== Telegram chats ===
* [https://t.me/bratskchat Bratsk chat]
* [https://t.me/severbratsk Chat "Northern person, Bratsk"]
* Add traveler-friendly chats!

[[Category:Russia]]
[[Category:Irkutsk Oblast]]
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