Bratsk

Bratsk
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Information
Country:	Russia
State:	Irkutsk Oblast
Major roads:	A331
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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 along with 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 via A331 "Vilyuy"

Option 1 - DPS Post "Kuznetsovsky"

Take bus No. 800 from the bus station to the "KPP (on demand)" stop. This is already 20 km from the city.

Option 2 - Ring Junction at the Start of the Road to Tulun

This is closer, but requires less time on the No. 800 bus, which goes through all the villages. Get off at the "AZS (on demand)" stop, buses No. 115D, 115U, 31.

East towards Ust-Kut, Mirny, Yakutsk via A331 "Vilyuy"

The road to Ust-Kut passes along the dam of the Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station.

The farthest bus stop is "Rynok (Gidrostroitel)". Buses No. 10, 108, 25, 4, 5, 6, 9 and minibus No. 10 go there. From the stop, go 150 meters further south to the main road and railway crossing.
Alternatively, take one of the three suburban trains to the "Gidrostroitel" station, then walk 1 km north to the same railway crossing. Or travel one more stop to "Podvyezdny" station and walk 850 meters to the main road, so that you are already outside the city for hitchhiking.

Hitchhiking in

Places to avoid

Accommodation and Sleep

Free

Couchsurfing, HospitalityClub, trustroots, BeWelcome, etc.
You can find a couch host via VK: message "couchsurfing Bratsk" group [1] in private messages. For tips on how to best write the request, see here.
Camping with your own tent is possible on the shores of the Bratsk Reservoir. The city is divided into many parts by forests and bays, so it is possible to find not only secluded but also scenic spots.
There is a homeless shelter in the "Center for Social Adaptation", tel. +7 (3953) 25‒79‒50 (24 hours), ul. Yangel, 14.

Paid

Rest rooms at "Padunskie Porogi" railway station. On the second floor there are double and triple rooms with showers. Tel: +7 (3953) 49-82-91 (duty).
Hostels on 2GIS
Hostels on Flamp

Other useful info

International airport 8 km from the city, tel. (3953) 322-305, 322-580, 322-513
Railway station ["Padunskie Porogi"](http://padunskieporogi.dzvr.ru/)
Bus station: ul. Yuzhnaya, 12. Tel: 8-3953-40-93-93, ticket office: 8-924-707-7719
River port, ul. Pionerskaya, 14a, tel: (3953) 45-25-11
City bus schedule: [2]
Trolleybus Tel: (3953) 42-56-84, 42-47-93, 42-32-95, 42-56-81. [email protected]
Shuttle vans ("marshrutki")