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'''[[Minsk]]''' (Belarusian: Менск IPA: [mʲinsk]; Russian: Минск; IPA: [mʲinsk]) is the capital and the largest city in [[Belarus]], situated on the Svislač and Niamiha rivers. As a capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in [[Belarus]] and is also the administrative centre of Minsk voblasć (province) and Minsk rajon (district). It has a population of 1,921982,807 444 inhabitants (20142018). Urban area that includes about thirty satellite towns reaches 3,000.000.

== Hitchhiking Hitching out ==

* Option 3: Take a suburban train (direction Belarus (Zasłaŭje) (Беларусь (Заслаўе)), Alachnovičy (Аляхновічы), Maładziečna (Маладэчна)) and get off at Ždanivičy Ždanovičy station (станцыя Ждановічы). Use the underground crossing to get to the other side of the motorway. You can start hitchhiking from the bus-stop on the motorway.

Take Metro (2nd (red) line ''Aŭtazavodskaja linija'') to ''Mahilioŭskaja' ("Магілёўская") station, then take a bus buses #110, #110a, #160, #160a and other to "Sosny", or #112 to ''Sokal'' get . Get off at the station "Pavarot na Sosny" ("Паварот на Сосны") on the top of the junction with M1. You can try hitching just after the junction or walk 1.5 2 km towards junction of M4 (towards [[Mahilioŭ]]) and M5 (towards [[Homiel]]) roads.

Public transport works from 505:30 a.m. to 01:00 a.m. There the next day, there are '''no ''' night routes!!!

Buses, trolleybuses, trams and underground are equipped with a unified payment system. You can pay with a special card (sold in kiosks) or with a paper ticket (token in the underground). In mini-buses (maršrutka) you pay straight to a driver. Tickets for city-trains are bought in ticket offices at the stations of from a conductor on a train itself (costs more).

[[File:Minsk_metro_scheme.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|Minsk metro scheme (June 2020)]]Ticket prices (June 2020):* Public ground overground transport fares (single ticket): 5000 BYR 0.65 BYN (€0.24) / 0,70 BYN (€0.26) (sold by drivers)* Express buses (single ticket): 0.80 BYN (€0.2530) / 5500 BYR 0,85 BYN (€0.2832) (sold by drivers)* Underground (single ticket): 5500 BYR 0,70 BYN (€0.2826):* Maršrutka fares: ~15000 BYR 1,50 BYN (€0.8556)* Penalty fares: ~ 90000 BYR 13,5-27 BYN (€5.04-10.07) There are several variants of multi-journey tickets (for 1/3/5/10/20/30 days, for 5/10/20/30/40/50/60 rides, for any combination of types of public transport). More info [http://minsktrans.by/ru/tariff HERE (in Russian only)].

Blackriding in ground overground transport is possible. All Although ticket inspectors don't wear uniform (although it has become harded to notice you can recognise them recently)as they usually work in a group of 2 or 3, wear a portable video recorder and a badge with name and photo on the chest. So if you notice inspectors standing at the bus stop, just get off. They won't do anything to you.

In On the underground it is almost impossible to blackride as there are turnstiles there (both at the entrance and exit) and a person keeping order (usually together with a policeman). The only option which works well is "Kupalaŭskaja/Kastryčnickaja" station. You should use the entrance at the corner of praspiekt Niezaliežnasci (Independance avenue) and vulica Enhielsa (Engels street) and pass through the exit doors (to the left from the entrance itself). This exit is not equipped with turnstiles so you can easily get in. But be careful and don't let a person who keeps order or a policeman notice you.

There are conductors in on city trains so blackriding is hardly possible.