Orenburg

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Orenburg
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Country:
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Russia
State: Orenburg Oblast
Major roads: M5, A305, R239, R336, R240
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Orenburg (Russian: Оренбург) is a city in Russia, and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast. It is located not far from the border with Kazakhstan. There is a bypass road from the northeast, connecting the M5 motorway to Belyaevskoye highway.

Hitchhiking out

Northwest towards Samara via M5

Option 1 - "Detsad (Bratyev Korostylevykh Avenue)" stop

Before the bridge over the Samara river. Served by routes 18, 18т, 19.

West (Ilekskoye Highway) towards Uralsk via A305

Option 1 - "GIBDD (Ilekskoye Highway)" stop

Served by buses 4, 147, 23, 23T, 62T.

South towards Aktobe via R239

Option 1 - "Gora Sulak" stop

Served by buses 24, 24т.

Option 2 - Suburban train to "Iletsk" station

East towards Orsk via R336

Option 1 - "Magazin (ul. Sadovoye koltso)" stop

Served by bus 158.

North towards Ufa via R240

Option 1 - "pos. Kushkul-3" stop

Served by buses 4, 107, 115, 36, 63.

Option 2 - To the Armada mall by any bus

Option 3 - By suburban bus to Tatarskaya Kargala (traffic from bypass enters here)

Hitchhiking in

Places to avoid

Accommodation and Sleep

Free

  • Couchsurfing – as of early 2025 there are over 3,000 registered hosts in the city, but only about a dozen have logged in during the past month.
  • HospitalityClub/trustroots and other hospitality networks.
  • You can also find a host via CouchBot: send a command with the city name in the VK group chat or, if it's more convenient, via CouchBot in Telegram. For advice on how and when to write a request, see here.
  • In your own tent – feel free to add recommendations.
  • Temporary shelter at the Church of Cosmas and Damian in the village of Grachevka, 43 Pushkina St., tel. +7 (353-44) 2-29-37


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