Smolensk

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Smolensk
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Information
Country:	Russia
State:	Smolensk Oblast
Major roads:	M1, R120, R134
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Smolensk (Russian: Смоленск) is a city in Russia and the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast.

Hitchhiking out

Northwest towards Vitebsk and Polotsk (Belarus) via R120

• Take city bus 101 or 30 to the "Yuridicheskiy institut" stop on Vitebskoe highway. Walk west past the road junction and the police post.
• You can also take intercity buses to Arkhipovo or Pochachevo villages, which are already past the ring road.

South towards Roslavl and Bryansk via R120

• Bus 127 from the main bus station to Koshchino.

Southwest towards Orsha and Minsk (Belarus) via M1

• By commuter train Smolensk-Krasnoe (one in the morning, two in the evening):
  • Gushino station: walk 1.3 km north on Vokzalnaya street.
  • 471 km stop: walk 700 meters to gas station.
  • 478 km stop: walk 1.3 km to gas station.
  • 481 km stop: walk 1.3 km to gas station.
  • Krasnoe station: walk 800 meters to a large police post (exit from Russia).

• By buses on the ring road:
  • Bus 116 "Avtovokzal - Olsha". 150 meters to the highway.
  • Bus 137 "Avtovokal - Zhukovo" or 148 "pl. Zhelyabovo - Pechersk". Get off at the last stop "pos. Pechersk", then walk 1 km north to the police post.

East towards Vyazma and Moscow via M1

• Take suburban train towards Moscow to Yartsevo station. The highway is 700 m north through Yartsevo.
• Alternatively, buses to Pechersk as mentioned above, to the police post.

North towards Nevel and Pskov via 66K-11

• Bus 116 "Avtovokzal - Olsha". Then walk 1 km west on M1 to the turnoff.

East towards Dorogobuzh via R134

• Take suburban train towards Moscow to Kardymovo station. The road is at the north end of the platform.
• Bus 109 from main bus station to Kadymovo. Get off and you can start hitchhiking just after the ring road junction.

Hitchhiking in

• The M1 motorway Moscow-Brest passes along the northern outskirts of the city, so it's possible to transit past Smolensk without entering.

Accommodation and Sleep

Free:

• Group CS VK
• Couchsurfing, HospitalityClub, trustroots, BeWelcome, etc.
• You can also find a host via CouchBot: send the city name as a command in the VK group messages, or via CouchBot in Telegram. For tips on how to write a request so someone wants to host you, read here.
• With your own tent – add recommendations.
• Social adaptation center for people without a permanent place of residence and occupation, Smolensk Oblast, Smolenskiy District, village Moshchinki, phone: (4812) 27-96-04, 8(930)-306-58-43

Paid:

• Rest rooms at the train station – ul. Kashena (second floor of the railway station building) phone (4812) 39-55-62, for 27 people. There are single and double rooms with amenities. Hourly rates. Information: +7 (4812) 27-15-20.
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• hostels on Flamp
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Other useful info

• For public transport: Buses, trolleybus and tram, marshrutkas.
• Cheap canteens on 2GIS, canteens on Flamp. Add your affordable recommendations!
• Wikivoyage – Smolensk
• What to see in Smolensk in a day – Yana Sergeeva
• Smolensk: fortress walls, Cathedral and architectural ensemble by Dnepr – Yana Sergeeva
• Subjective travel guide by Ilya Buyanovsky (Varandej)
• TravelAsk portal Smolensk
• Add links to online guides!

Telegram chats

• Smolensk Chat
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• Smolensk, history, and tourism
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