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== Hitching out ==
The exit point for northern, western, and southwestern destinations is ''Altyn Orda'', a market at the western outskirts of the city. This can be reached by any bus that runs the length of the street Tole Bi. In the centre one can, for example, catch a bus from the bus stop on the northwestern corner of Ablay Khana and Tole Bi. It costs 50 tenge as of Summer 2008. Due to Almaty's persistent traffic jams, this bus journey may take up to an hour.
Just along the route going out of the city from the main gate of Altyn Orda, the so-called ''Tashkentskoe shosse'' begins. There are various mashrutkas and unofficial taxis parked along the road, and people who are willing to pay for transport to a nearby village are waiting. Walk a little further west than the crowd and raise your thumb. You may have to wave several drivers on before you can find one who is willing to take you for free.