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Added option to hitch northwest towards Zelenogradsk/Curonian Spit
{{Infobox Location|name_native = Калининград|country = Russia|subdivision_type = Region (oblast)|subdivision_name = Kaliningrad Oblast|subdivision_symbol = Flag_of_Kaliningrad_Oblast.svg|map = <map lat='54.71' lng='20.505' zoom='910' view/>|pop = 431,402|plate ='3' float39, 91|motorways ='right' />}}
'''Kaliningrad''' (In Russian: Калининград, used to be Königsberg till 1946) is the capital of the [[Russia|Russian]] exclave [[Kaliningrad Oblast]]. It is a city of population 420 000.
==Hitching out==
=== Northwest to Zelenogradsk and the Curonian Spit ===
Find a way to get to the northern end of ''Ulitsa Aleksandra Nevskogo'' (Russian: Ул. Александра Невского), which is roughly a few 100 metres after the road crosses a railway line and perhaps a kilometre before the road becomes part of a major motorway junction. One option is bus 31, which crosses the bridge over the railway line and then turns right before the road splits into two separate lanes to continue westwards after doing a u-turn; there is a bus stop on the side of the road right after it turns. From there, you can already see two petrol stations, one on each side of the road. The one on the northbound road has a long, wide exit lane, which makes for an excellent hitching spot.
=== Northeast to [[Lithuania]] ===
Take bus 9 until the last stop (Сельхозтехника). The road leads through several villages and then arrives at the [[Bagrationovsk-Bezledy border crossing]].
=== East West into Kaliningrad region===
Svetlogorsk, Zelenogradsk, Pionerskii, Jantarnyj (seaside): bus 36 to corner of Lermontovskovo.
Baltiisk, Svetlyj: bus 5, trolleybus 6, stop near turn towards A. Kosmodemyanskovo village (check with conductor).
== Public transport ==
Google Maps is available in Kaliningrad to show public transport routes. Alternatively, use a Russian navigation app (for example, the app "EasyWay" is also available in English).
== Other Useful Info ==
There is free wi-fi in the southern train station (''Kaliningrad Passažirskij'' Калининград Пассажирский).
{{Subdivisions of Russia}} [[Category:RussiaE28]]{{IsIn|Kaliningrad Oblast}}[[Category:E77]]
