Syzran

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Syzran
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Information
Country:	Russia
State:	Samara Oblast
Major roads:	M5, R228
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Syzran (Russian: Сызрань) is a major transport hub in the west of Samara Oblast in Russia.

Hitchhiking out

South towards Saratov and Volgograd via R228

• You can get to the M5 highway and drive to the Syzran interchange.
• You can take the Ring Road via 50 Let Oktyabrya Avenue. The "Yugo-Zapadnaya" (Southwest) stop is the furthest out, served by buses 1, 18, 28, and 28K, and minibuses 27, 35, 40, 18D. From Gagarina Avenue, return to the highway and travel 3 km by local transport.

North towards Ulyanovsk from M5

• Go to the "OAO Syzranmoloko" stop by buses 6 and 30 or minibuses 32, 33, 35. From the last stop, walk or hitchhike 1.5 km to the Ulyanovsk intersection.

West towards Penza, Ryazan, and Moscow via M5

• There is a police post (DPS) at the Syzran interchange. Bus 10.

East towards Tolyatti, Samara, Ufa, Chelyabinsk via M5

• The last city bus stop is "Posyolok Sormovskiy" (buses 9, 9D, and minibus 27). From this settlement to the intersection with the M5 is about three kilometers. The traffic flow should be good.
• If you need to get directly to Samara, it's much faster and more reliable to take the local electric train, avoiding traffic jams on the dam and at the city entrance.

Accommodation and Sleep

Free

• Couchsurfing, hospitalityclub, trustroots, BeWelcome, etc.
• You can also find a couchhost through CouchBot: send a command with the city name in the VK group chat or via CouchBot in Telegram. For tips on how and when to write requests to increase your chance of being accepted, see here.
• In your own tent – add recommendations.
• No information on social hotels/shelters/pilgrim houses found.

Paid

• Rest rooms at the station are available on the first and second floors of the station building, as well as a separate, more comfortable room with a private entrance in the ticket office building. The rest area consists of six rooms with 28 beds. Contact phone: (846-4) 90-21-71, 90-21-91
• Hostels on 2GIS
• Add your cheapest options not listed in hostel catalogs.

Other useful info

• Syzran portal
• Wikivoyage
• Subjective guide by Ilya Buyanovsky (Varandej)
• Interesting sites in Syzran: merchant buildings, the Volga, and the vast expanses of the mid-Russian plain. By Viktoria Smirnova
• On TravelAsk portal
• Add links to online travel guides!

Useful Telegram channels

• News, events, announcements for Syzran
• Main Syzran Telegram channel
• News from the site "Little Syzran"
• Syzran Online
• Typical Syzran Chat
• Add links useful for visitors/travelers in TG.