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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 1,982,444 inhabitants. Urban area that includes about thirty satellite towns reaches 3,000.000.

== Hitching out ==

=== West towards [[Hrodna]], [[Vilnius]] ===

Take Metro (2nd (red) line ''Aŭtazavodskaja linija'' (''Аўтазаводская лінія'')) to the last station ''Kamiennaja Horka'' (''Каменная горка''), get off, walk 50m (direction west) and hitch right from the bus stop.

'''Option 2'''

Take Metro (2nd (red) line ''Aŭtazavodskaja linija'') to ''Kamiennaja Horka'', get off and go west towards M9 (~2km). The spot is right after on-ramp from M9 to M6.

=== North-West towards [[Zasłaŭje]], [[Maładziečna]], [[Smarhoń]], [[Miadzieł]], [[Narač]] ===

Take bus #44 (direction Ždanovičy station (Станцыя „Ждановічы“)) and get off at the last stop. You can start hitchhiking from the bus-stop on the motorway.

'''Option 2'''

Take a suburban train (direction Belarus (Zasłaŭje) (Беларусь (Заслаўе)), Alachnovičy (Аляхновічы), Maładziečna (Маладэчна)) and get off at 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.

=== East, Southeast towards [[Mahilioŭ]], [[Babrujsk]], [[Homiel]] ===

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

Alternatively, you can take bus #93 from the same station and get off right after it turns off from the motorway, walk a few hundred metres in the same direction with the traffic to the closest bus stop on the motorway to start hitchhiking from there.

=== South-East towards [[Barysaŭ]], [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] ===

take Metro (1st (blue line "Maskoŭskaja linija")) to ''Uručča'' ("Уручча") station, then get bus #15, #99 (direction 'Vajennja akademija' (Ваенная акадэмія) to ''Vitalur'' ("Виталюр") stop, get out and walk 0.5km NE along the road. The spot is right after the junction.

'''Option 2''' (preferable)

An alternative is to take any public transport going to the airport of Minsk. It is outside the city on the road to Moscow. If you let yourself drop on the last turn before the airport, you are on a perfect spot and direct lifts to Moscow are not uncommon.

=== South-West towards [[Brest (Belarus)|Brest]], [[Poland]] ===

Take Metro (1st (blue) line Maskoŭskaja linija) to "Malinaŭka" ("Малінаўка") station. Then you can either walk about 1 km or take bus #28 (direction "Karžanieŭskaha" ("Каржанеўскага")) to ''Pavarot na Malinaŭku'' ("Паварот на малінаўку") stop (next stop). Travel time by bus is about 3 min.

Blackriding in overground transport is possible. Although ticket inspectors don't wear uniform you can recognise them 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.

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

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