Irkutsk

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Irkutsk (Russian: Иркутск) is a city in Siberia, Russia on the western shores of Lake Baikal.

Hitchhiking out

North West towards Angarsk, Kansk, Krasnoyarsk (M-53)

In Irkutsk, take a bus going to новоленино (Novolenino), and go right to the very end of the route. The M-53 runs along beside the final bus stop. The road is excellent to hitch on as the traffic is slow and there is plenty of room to pull over. You should very quickly get a ride to Angarsk at least, possibly much further.

Southwest towards Sludianka, Ulan-Ude (M55)

From downtown Irkutsk, near the main market, take a minibus (marshrutka) in the direction Shelekhov (Шелехов) until the last stop (approximately 50 minutes). You will be on the M55 highway which goes around the southern shores of Lake Baikal to Ulan-Ude. There is a great hitchhiking spot here.