View source for Stary Oskol

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|state = Belgorod Oblast
|motorways = [[R189]], [[R188]]
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'''Stary Oskol''' (Russian: Старый Оскол) is located in the northeast of [[Belgorod Oblast]] in the center of European [[Russia]].

== Hitchhiking out ==
=== West towards [[Gubkin]] via [[R189]] ===
* Public transport stop "DS Kazatskaya": Minibuses No. 10 and 2, Bus No. 2A. Around the corner is the "Gornyashka" stop for buses No. 103 and 103A. Go along Mira Street to the roundabout with the bypass road and hitchhike north to the two-level interchange with Dorozhnaya Street.
* Along Dorozhnaya Street the furthest bus is No. 106 to the "Fedoseevka" stop. Also, bus No. 101 to "4th Lugovoy Lane" stop.

=== North towards the settlement [[Gorshechnoe]] via [[R189]] ===
* DPS (traffic police) post after the intersection of Dorozhnaya Street and Aleksei Ugarov Avenue. Next to the post is the "Kaplino" stop (bus No. 106).

=== South towards [[Novy Oskol]] and [[Valuyki]] via [[R188]] ===
* DPS post between the bridge over the Ublya River and the village of Neznamovo. There is no stop at the post. In the village, there is the "Sewing Factory Spezial Clothing" stop (bus No. 128).

== 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 also find a host using the CouchBot: send a command with the city name in [https://vk.com/im?sel=-114256136 VK group messages] or, if you prefer, via [https://t.me/Couch_Robot CouchBot in Telegram]. Tips for requests: [https://vk.com/topic-1398178_31882458 Read here.]

=== Paid ===
* Rest rooms at the railway station. Single and double, single luxury rooms. Station phone: (4725) 41-21-16
* "Rus", MUP, hotel, 165 Proletarskaya St., Accommodation 200–500 rub. tel. +7 (4725) 44‒53‒89
* [https://2gis.ru/staroskol/search/Хостелы Hostels on 2GIS]
* [https://stavropol.flamp.ru/search/хостелы Hostels on Flamp]
* Add your cheapest options that are not listed in hostel directories.

== Other useful info ==
* [https://goonbus.ru/staryy-oskol Buses and minibuses]
* [http://www.st-tramvay.ru/ High-speed tramway, tel. (4725) 32-20-90]

== Food ==
* Cafeterias - [https://2gis.ru/staroskol/search/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5 5 options on 2GIS]
* [https://staroskol.flamp.ru/search/столовые Cafeterias on Flamp]
* Add your cheapest options not mentioned above!

== Useful links ==
=== VKontakte Groups ===
* [https://vk.com/avp_st_oskol - A.Krotov's lecture, 16.01.16]
* [https://vk.com/club12101968 Water Tourism--Stary Oskol]
* [https://vk.com/club45015055 Tourist Club "SHURM"]
* [https://vk.com/vsesinhronizirovano Travel Club "Everything Synchronized!"]

=== Other links ===
* [https://ru.wikivoyage.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB Wikivoyage]  
* [http://ve.free-travels.ru/articles/item.php?country=rus31#old_oskol Free Encyclopedia] 
* [https://travelask.ru/russia/staryy-oskol/overview on TravelAsk portal]
* Add links to online travel guides!

=== Telegram chats ===
* [https://t.me/okoskol_chat OK! Stary Oskol — CHAT]
* [https://t.me/chat_chp_oskol Chat Stary Oskol]
* [https://t.me/oskol_chat1 Official Chat Stary Oskol]
* Add suitable chats for newcomers/travelers!

[[Category:Russia]]
[[Category:Belgorod Oblast]]
{{IsIn|Belgorod Oblast}}