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== Hitching Out ==
 
== Hitching Out ==
 
=== West towards [[Grodno]], [[Vilnius]] ===
 
=== West towards [[Grodno]], [[Vilnius]] ===

Revision as of 13:08, 11 May 2009

Minsk (Belarusian: Менск IPA: [mʲinsk]; Russian: Минск; IPA: [mʲinsk]) is the capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the administrative centre of Minsk voblast (province) and Minsk raion (district). It has a population of 1,830,000 inhabitants (2008). Urban area that includes about thirty satellite cities reaches 3,000.000.

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Hitching Out

West towards Grodno, Vilnius

  • Option 1: Take Metro (2nd line Avtozavodskaya linija) to Kamennaya Horka, get off walk 50m (direction west) and hitch right from the bus stop.
  • Option 2: Take Metro (2nd line Avtozavodskaya linija) to Kamennaya Horka, get off and go west towards M9 (~2km). The spot is right after on-ramp from M9 to M6.

East, Southeast towards Mahileu, Babrujsk, Homel'

Take Metro (2nd line Avtozavodskaya linija) to Mahileuskaya, then take a bus #512 to Sokal get off at the junction with M1. You can try hitching just after the junction or walk 1.5 km towards junction of M4 (towards Mahileu) and M5 (towards Homel') roads.

East towards Barysau, Moscow, Russia

  • Option 1 (night-time): take Metro (1st line(blue)) to Uruchcha station, then get the bus #15, #99, #263 to 9-yj kilometr station, get out and walk 0.5km NE along the road. The spot is right after junction.
  • Option 2 (day-time): take Metro (2nd line Avtozavodskaya linija) to Mahileuskaya, then take a bus #512 to Sokal get off at the turn from M1 to Sokal. Spot is right after this crossroad.

Southwest towards Brest, Poland

Take Metro to the Istytut Kul'tury station (1st(blue) line), then take the bus #32, #41, #103, #117, #120 to Druzhba station, then take the bus #28, #90, #132 to Pavarot na Malinauku station, get out and walk 200m SW.

Public transport costs - 600 BRB (~0.15 EUR)