On the territory of Ukraine, the road continues, goes through Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Simferopol, and ends in Yalta. Usually the route is used by vacationers from Moscow and other cities to get to the southern coast of Crimea.
The M2 motorway begins at the intersection of the Varshavskoye Highway and the Moscow Ring Road, then passes through the territory of the Moscow Region east of the cities of Shcherbinka, Podolsk, Klimovsk. Before crossing with the Moscow Small Ring A107, the road has three lanes in each direction of traffic and is fully illuminated. On the Podolsk bypass, the road has four lanes in each direction. Further, the route narrows to two lanes in each direction, bypasses Chekhov and Serpukhov near Moscow from the east. In this section, traffic interchanges and entrances to infrastructure facilities are illuminated. At 83 km, the motorway crosses the Moscow Big Ring A108. In the Moscow region on the highway there is one traffic police post per 100 km at the entrance to the bridge. Podolsk cadets across the river. Oku.
On this section of the road there is a duplicate road (the old Simferopol highway), passing to the west, through the mentioned cities. In them, on the address plates of houses and road signs, it appears as Simferopol highway.
Further, the highway goes through the territory of the Tula region. The 155 km junction intersects with the old exit M2. From here the main road to the south continues along the usual 2-3 lane road. The highway bypasses Tula from the west and ends at the intersection with the P132 Ryazan - Tula - Kaluga highway in the area of \u200b\u200bthe settlements Pomogalovo and Zhirovka. It is worth noting that for an optimal path to the south, you should turn off the highway by another 155 km, otherwise, passing the last 12 km of the highway to the P132 highway, you will get a hefty detour.
After the junction with the highway, the road bypasses Tula from the west along a bypass road and crosses the P132 highway. Next, the route runs along the bypass from the western side of Shchekino. The settlements near the border of the Tula region, Plavsk and Chern, do not have bypass roads and the M2 highway passes through them.
Then the route goes through the territory of the Oryol region, bypassing the city of Mtsensk along the eastern bypass road. Before entering the administrative center of the region, there is a traffic police post equipped with a weighing platform. Further M2 bypasses Oryol from the eastern side. Most of the bypass around Orel has a 60 km / h limit due to the nearby large factories and a train station. Here M2 again crosses the river. Oku. Further, the route goes from the western side along the bypass village. Cromy. Near the village of Trosna it contains a branch A142 / E 391 to Zheleznogorsk and Kalinovka (further to Kiev) and turns to the south. The village of Trosna also does not have a bypass road.
Then the road goes through the territory of the Belgorod region in the southeast direction, east of the town of Stroitel, bypasses Belgorod along a bypass road from the west and then goes southwest to the state border with Ukraine.
On the territory of Ukraine, the highway continues as the M-20 motorway to Kharkov and the M-18 Kharkov - Zaporozhye - Simferopol - Yalta.
The road is completely asphalt surface. Has 1 to 4 lanes in each direction. The section between Moscow and Tula along the entire route has the status of a highway, with a permitted speed of 110 km / h. After Tula, the track turns into an ordinary road with a permitted speed of 90 km / h. All major cities encountered have bypass roads. The usual travel time from Moscow to Kursk is 6.5 to 10 hours in solo mode. The section between Moscow and Tula takes 2 hours.
Departures from cities
Driving in the direction from Moscow to Tula
- 22km
The position for the exit to the south is located immediately after the exit from the Moscow Ring Road. To get there, just get off at the Anino metro station and walk about 1.8 km south. Despite the fact that the Moscow Ring Road is visible from the position with the naked eye, the road metric immediately informs you that you are on 22 km of the M2 highway.
The width of the roadside does not allow a problem-free stopping of transport There is simply no place for stopping mainline tractors weighing more than 12 tons. The maximum that I myself was able to stop there was the Lawn Next with a mass of up to 5 tons. The problem is aggravated by the presence of 4 lanes for traffic and flow rates of about 80-100 km / h. It is optimal to go no closer than Serpukhov.
- 42km
On the section from 22 km M2 to the first turn in the direction of Klimovsk, the road has a backup, which is separated from the main road by a deaf bump stop. It is not recommended to get to this part of the terrain in any way, because you can stick it in for a very long time. After 42 km, there is no more backup.
- 97km Turn to Serpukhov
In order not to find yourself in a situation where you pulled to the last, and the driver is already turning in the direction of Serpukhov, I would recommend going to the gas station 1 km before turning into the city. The position for the stop there is quite adequate, there is an accelerating pocket with a gas station that can be used to stop.
- 156 km turn to the short bypass of Tula
If the driver is going to Kaluga or to Tula itself, he would recommend getting off at this position and catching the next car that would have followed further than Tula. Please note that Tula has two bypass roads. The long track bypasses the city in a larger arc and adjoins the short bypass for 195 km of the M2 highway. If you need to go to Tula itself, then you need to move along a short road. To get on the short road, at 156 km, you need to make a right turn, entering the overpass. A long bypass goes around the city to the east and adjoins the P-132 road, which connects Kaluga and Ryazan. By itself, the R-132 road is financed from the regional budget, and the presence of a wide roadside (as well as a good position) is rare. If your driver is going to Kaluga, he did not advise to drag out with him to the last - it is better to go to 156 km of the M2 highway
Movement in the direction from Tula to Oryol
- 195 km fork: Tula-Moscow-Kaluga-Ryazan
When driving along the highway from south to north, if the driver takes you to the fork, it is optimal to stop after it in order to cut off those who go in the direction of Kaluga and Ryazan. When driving from North to South, it is optimal to stop in front of the traffic police post - a landmark monument in the form of a motorcycle. In bad weather conditions, or at night, it is optimal to leave here, since the next position, where there will be good lighting and low flow rate, will be only 357 km of the M2 highway
- 232 km fork: М2-М4
In the interval between the villages of Lopatkovo and Lukino there is a fork that goes to the M4. If you do not want to study exits on the M4, you can use this option (theoretically). In the very place where the fork is located, the position is so-so. Better to walk 700 meters to Lukino. Immediately after the start of the settlement, there will be a convenient pocket on the right in the form of a hitchhiking stop. This is your position. In Lopatkovo itself, when moving from Moscow to the south, there will be a good cafe on the right side - both in terms of the number of dishes and prices. The only drawback is the number of tables is not large, and there is a risk that all the seats will be occupied.
- In 244 km Plavsk
If the driver goes to this city, he would strongly advise against delaying with him to the last, because the city was built in a hilly area, and has a great length. When driving from north to south, there are no hitchhiking positions at all. When moving from south to north, there are "ersatz positions" located on the rise. It is optimal to leave somewhere before the city. Not a very bad position in front of the city (when moving from north to south) - near the Mound of Glory.
- In 284 km Chern '
The city has an even greater extent than the previous Plavsk, but the terrain is not so hilly, and the positions meet in both directions. There is a "pyaterochka" type shop (visible from the road).
- 293 km tavern
The Tula-50 cafe is located in the village of Medvezhka. In which the widest selection of dishes on the M2 highway and quite reasonable prices. The operating mode is from 9 to 22.00 (information regarding the operating mode could be out of date). If your driver is there for the first time, then do not advise him to drive up to the cafe itself, especially in the off-season. There is no asphalt near the establishment, and after the rain the area turns into a swamp.
- 305 km tavern
Immediately after Mtsensk (when driving from South to North) on the right side of the road there will be another good cafe, but with a rank lower than 293 km. Its plus is round-the-clock operation. When driving from north to south, the position near the turn to Mtsensk will be worse than you are driving from South to North.
- 354 km traffic police post
If your driver is heading to the city of Oryol, he recommended that you go out right here and catch the car 30 meters from the traffic police post - it is prohibited to stop before the sign. The stream in that place moves very slowly, and the drivers have enough time to "study" you. If the stopped driver goes to one of these places: Voronezh, Lipetsk, Novosil, Bryansk and any other place, shorter than the bypass of the city of Orel, then you better refuse the trip. The bypass itself is 27 km long and must be driven strictly by one car. They are not often found at the most bypass position.
Movement in the direction from Oryol to Kursk
- 381 km end of the Oryol bypass
When driving from north to south, walk 700 meters to the south, to the nearest gas station, the position there is almost ideal, except that part of the stream will be scared off by the yellow stripe on the right. In the summer of 2017, a solid bump was installed in front of the cafe, and the area next to the catering points became unsuitable for stopping anyone. However, when driving from south to north, if your previous driver was driving to Orel or, for example, Bryansk, and offered to drop you off next to a cafe near the city, do not agree, because "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." The flow of traffic that goes to Oryol will get in the way, and not to the gaze of those who are driving past the city, to watch you. If you stop right near a cafe, then there is a risk of getting stuck for a long time. it is optimal to go 1.7 km north to the place where the bypass begins to bifurcate, the road has a slight downward slope and the hike will not be difficult. In this case, the next stream to the city of Orel will not "get underfoot".
- 436 km fork M2-Zheleznogorsk
If your driver is traveling to Zheleznogorsk, then you have 3 options. The first and easiest one is to get off in the village of Zhernovets. In the village itself there is both a hitchhiking position and a hotel (right next to the hotel is the position). The second is to go straight at the fork to Zheleznogorsk. After that, you will have to walk 1 km to the end of the ascent. There, the position is almost suitable for hitchhiking, except that there is a slight slope of the terrain, which can scare off some of the loaded cars. "Small" is about 6 degrees (estimated by eye), but note that the rise is not illuminated at night. The problem is aggravated by the fact that before turning to Zheleznogorsk there is a descent on which cars are accelerated to significant speeds, and at the end of the ascent they will stop and will not be happy to pick you up. Therefore, in general, the position is suitable for hitchhiking by 3 points out of 5. The third option is to walk 3.5 km from the turn to Zheleznogorsk to the village of trosna, in the village of trosna itself there is lighting.
If the driver offers to drop you off a little further than the village of Zhernovets, in the village of Nizhnee Mukhanovo (which will be 7 km closer to the fork), then do not agree! Nizhnee Mukhanovo is located in a hilly area, and you will have to stop on the rise, which will complicate someone's stopping
- In 440 km Trosna
When driving from south to north, at the end of the village, just after the last pedestrian crossing, there is an ideal position to stop everything that is possible, it is illuminated at night. When driving from north to south, the position will be immediately after turning left, after entering the village.
- 480 km bypass village Fatezh
The terrain is hilly, with a bump stop on each side of the road, which makes hitchhiking difficult. When moving in any direction, I highly discouraged entering the bypass section, due to the very small number of positions.
- 516 km traffic police post at the entrance to Kursk
If you and the driver need to go to Kursk, then the best way is to get out not here, but after 6 km - at the place where the bypass road crosses the street. 50 years of October, because the final stop of the route transport is just on the bypass road.
When moving from South to North, the optimal place for hitchhiking for any type of transport is 1.2 km from the post - you will see a bus stop on the right side and a convenient pocket for stopping.
At night, this section is not illuminated, it is best to stop either 300 meters earlier - there is light from the gas station. But keep in mind that the terrain in this place is such that when the main tractor stops, it will block part of the passing lane with its body, which will surely scare off the drivers of heavy trucks. Also, after 2 km in the direction of travel there will be the village of V. Medveditsa in which the road is completely electrified, and there are positions there
Federal highway M2 "Crimea" (Simferopol highway) is a federal highway.
Moscow - Tula - Oryol - Kursk - Belgorod - state border with Ukraine. It is part of the European route E 105.
The original version of the road as a route was put into operation in 1950.
On the territory of Ukraine, the road continues, and goes through Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, and ends in Simferopol or Sevastopol.
Usually the route is used by vacationers from Moscow and other cities to get to the southern coast of Crimea.
The length of the highway is 720 kilometers.
The width of the M-2 "Crimea" highway is 8-10 meters.
Passes through the territory of Moscow, Tula, Oryol, Kursk and Belgorod regions.
The "Crimea" highway has detours of large cities: Tula (48 km), Mtsensk (24 km), Orel (26 km), Kursk (28 km), Belgorod (24 km). 
The road passes in hilly, rugged terrain. A number of areas require increased driver attention:
- with steep descents and ascents
- with sharp turns.
The road crosses significant rivers: Oka (near Serpukhov), Ulu (near Tula), Plavu (near Plavok), Zusha (near Mtsensk), Oka (near Orel), Seim (near Tula). Kursk), Seversky Donets (near Belgorod).
Bridges over water obstacles over 50 meters long have a carrying capacity of 60-80 tons.
Route
The M2 motorway begins at the intersection of the Varshavskoe Highway and the Moscow Ring Road, then passes through the territory of the Moscow Region east of the cities of Shcherbinka, Podolsk, Klimovsk, Chekhov, Serpukhov in the form of a modern highway without intersections, pedestrian crossings and railway crossings at the same level, at least 2 lanes in each direction with a dividing strip.
Further, the highway goes through the territory of the Tula region, bypasses Tula from the west and, like the highway, ends at the intersection with the P132 Tula-Kaluga highway in the area of \u200b\u200bthe settlements Pomogalovo, Zhirovka, passing into the usual 2-3-lane road.
Further, the road goes through the territory of the Oryol region, each bypassing the cities of Mtsensk and Oryol on its own bypass road from the eastern side and the village. Kromy from the west. Further, with. Trosna contains a branch A142 / E 391 to Zheleznogorsk and Kalinovka (further to Kiev) and turns to the south.
Further, the road goes through the territory of the Belgorod region in the southeast direction, east of the city of Stroitel, bypasses Belgorod along a bypass road from the west and then goes southwest to the state border with Ukraine. 
Start
(28 km)
Shcherbinka
(38 km)
Podolsk
(47 km)
Klimovsk
(71 km)
Chekhov
(98 km)
Serpukhov
(181 km)
Tula
(242 km)
Plavsk
(313 km)
Mtsensk
(361 km)
Eagle
(403 km)
Cromy
(518 km)
Kursk
(588 km)
Oboyan
(669 km)
Belgorod
(720 km)
State border with Ukraine.
On the territory of Ukraine, the highway continues as the M-20 motorway to Kharkov and the M-18 Kharkov - Zaporozhye - Simferopol - Yalta.
The M2 highway on the section from Moscow to Serpukhov is a modern highway without pedestrian crossings, intersections and level crossings. Here the road goes into two lanes in each direction and is equipped with a dividing strip (from 21 kilometers).
The road surface of the section of the M2 highway from Moscow to Serpukhov does not cause censure and is quite often repaired. Traffic jams are a natural phenomenon near our capital and in it, there is nowhere without them. You can jerk by bypass, but here, as they say, how lucky.
The only thing that can be advised is to drive up to Moscow in the middle of the night, and leave it in the morning and preferably not on weekends. There are more than enough cameras, radars and traffic police patrol cars on the section of the road from Moscow to Serpukhov.
Professional medical care can be provided at 36, 51.74 kilometers of the road. Roadside service on this section of the M2 highway is excellently developed. Near the road there are cafes and restaurants, hotels and shops, gas stations, service stations and tire shops.
M2 road, route Serpukhov - Tula
From Serpukhov to Tula, you have to drive 91 kilometers along the M2 "Crimea" highway. The road surface on this section is also quite good, although in the Tula region the road will go into one lane for each direction. A dividing strip has been installed up to 130 kilometers of the M2 highway. A section of the road from 123 to 156 kilometers requires reconstruction (they promise to be repaired in 2013).
At the moment, the most difficult part of the route is the bridge over the Oka River. This autumn, repairs began here and, accordingly, the throughput of the highway was reduced. It is in this place that traffic jams often accumulate now, which on weekends stretch up to 7-10 kilometers.
Bypassing this section of the route is not rational due to the fact that the nearest bridge across the Oka is not very close. The best way to get past the traffic jam is to cross the bridge at night. One good thing is that the repairs are promised to be completed by the new year. Further, congestion can lie in wait on the Tula bypass road, and many advise to go through the city (you can save time, at the same time buy gingerbread).
You enter the city and follow the signs to Kaluzhskoe highway and again to the M2 highway. In the opposite direction, enter Tula from the Kaluga highway and return to the road to Moscow from the Moscow highway. Lighting is being actively installed along the entire length of the road (including junctions) in the Tula Region.
Drivers need to pay special attention to some sections of the M2 highway from Serpukhov to Tula, namely at 136 km of a sharp turn and at 137, 138, 140, 143, 147, 153, 163,173 km of sharp descents and ascents.
Medical assistance can be obtained only in large settlements or on 167 and 190 kilometers of the road. There are many traffic police fighters on this section of the route, cameras and radars too. There is a stationary post for 170 kilometers of the road.
In the Tula region, the traffic police jealously monitors the intersection of solid lines. It is often possible to find on the side of the road a “no overtaking” sign on a stick dug into the ground, next to a broken marking line, and further in the bushes the crew is in full readiness to grab the offender. The sign is displayed in dangerous places of the road, and why the line is not a continuous one is a big question.
Be vigilant and do not violate traffic rules. Roadside service on this section of the M2 highway is not poorly developed. There will be no problems with refueling, or with places where you can eat or spend the night.
Moscow - Crimea highway, Tula - Orel route
From Tula to Orel it is necessary to overcome 190 kilometers along the M2 highway. In the Oryol region, the roads are also narrow, but with a good road surface and many turns to secondary roads. In no case do not overtake on the lane intended for turning, the chances of meeting with the traffic police crew standing after the intersection are very high.
In addition, you should not overtake where there are prohibitory signs. A favorite place for catching violators by traffic police officers 30 kilometers from Oryol, where new asphalt is laid, there are no markings and there is a sign prohibiting overtaking.
In addition, many note that traffic police crews can follow you, and for a long time, waiting for you to break the rules. In general, traffic police posts are located at 204, 293, 304, 333, kilometer of the M2 highway. There are medical aid points at 210, 245, 248, 329.365 kilometers of the road.
Pay attention to the 268 kilometer of the road, where there is a sharp turn. This year, on the section of the road from Tula to Orel, massive repairs and reconstruction were carried out, an overpass is being built across the railway tracks in the area of \u200b\u200bthe city of Plavsk (261 kilometers). A common disease of the M2 highway can be called the deep, without fences and very shabby shoulders.
Although the roads are being repaired, the roadside is rarely patched up, the Tula and Oryol regions are no exception. Be careful when pulling to the side of the road, especially in the dark. Regarding places to sleep and rest, they can also be found near this section of the M2 highway. There will be no problems with catering points and gas stations, although they are found here and a little less often than, say, in the Moscow region.
Highway Moscow - Simferopol, route Orel - Kursk
From Orel to Kursk you need to drive 160 kilometers. In the Oryol region, the road surface is not bad, but in the Kursk region it is the worst part of the M2 highway in terms of road surface. Here the road is narrow, with a large rut, with bumps and completely dead shoulders.
Overtaking on this section of the road is not easy. Many people call this part of the M2 track “a path with all kinds of defects”. However, this summer the road in the Kursk region was actively repaired, somewhere in decent pieces, somewhere holes were patched. At the same time, the width of the M2 highway did not change, but the sides were leveled and widened in some places.
Now the bridge on the Kursk bypass is being actively repaired (there may be a traffic jam, many drive through the city to avoid it). In the Kursk region, it is not recommended to exceed the speed limit, since in this regard there are very vigilant traffic police inspectors. Permanent posts can be found at 388, 407, 408.466 kilometers of the M2 highway.
Also, a large number of tripod-mounted radars were seen in the Kursk region. Medical assistance can be found at 388, 437.516 kilometers of the M2 highway. Roadside service on the section of the route between Orel and Kursk is not badly developed. There are hotels and cafes, shops and gas stations.
M2 highway, route Kursk - Belgorod
The journey from Kursk to Belgorod will take 140 kilometers. In the Kursk region, as mentioned above, there is mainly a narrow road, with increased rutting, with hole-and-hole repairs and poor shoulders. The road services are trying to improve this, but every year this section of the road is still the most killed.
A special road disgrace is located for about 30 kilometers, in the place where the M2 highway goes from the village of Medvenka to the town of Oboyan. The plans include the repair and reconstruction of these sections of the road, but all this will stretch until 2015.
The best and highest quality road surface is celebrated in the Belgorod Region. In some places the M2 highway runs in two lanes in the same direction. In the Belgorod region, the traffic police also zealously monitor compliance with the speed limit. Stationary posts can be found at 568, 588.633 kilometers of the M2 highway.
Qualified medical care can be obtained at 590, 650.680 kilometers. Near the M2 highway on this section, there are plenty of places to eat and sleep. There are shops and gas stations.
M2 highway, section Belgorod - border with Ukraine
From Belgorod to Nekhoteevka (to the border with Ukraine) you need to drive 38 kilometers. The M2 highway here is simply gorgeous, it is a pleasure to drive: new asphalt and two lanes in each direction of travel. There is a first-aid post on the 690th kilometer of the road. A traffic jam can lie in wait near Nekhoteevka, which is associated with the passage of the border post and customs.
In the summer there are decent queues, as an option to go through customs early in the morning or go to one of the nearest customs posts in Shebekino or Gaivoron. The disadvantage of the Gayvoronsky customs point is a piece of bad road (20 kilometers) immediately abroad through the territory of Ukraine. There shouldn't be any difficulties with passing the border and customs, especially if you prepare in advance.
Namely: collect the necessary package of documents, arrive on a weekday (better late at night). Remember, no one has the right to demand from you documents that are not indicated in the list of required documents for crossing the border.
Another tip, on the territory of Ukraine, never put your documents into the hands of the inspectors of the AIM (State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of Ukraine), you are not obliged to do this (you can show them through the glass). When crossing the border during daylight hours, turn off the dipped headlights, this is how the AIM fighters more often calculate foreigners.
As for the infrastructure of the M2 highway in the section from Belgorod to the border with Ukraine, it is well developed. There are hotels, cafes, gas stations and shops here. Also full of offices providing assistance in customs clearance and paperwork. Still experienced auto travelers, categorically do not advise refueling at the Lukoilovskaya gas station in front of Nekhoteevka. Better to use gas stations in the Oktyabrsky area.
The M2 Crimea highway is also planned to be paid, but paid sections will appear no earlier than 2015. In conclusion, I want to say, do not break the traffic rules, stop in time for the night and lunch.
And as always, I ask you to leave comments on the state of the M2 highway, since only together we can make the information the most relevant and truthful.
The federal highway M-2 begins in Moscow and, passing through such large settlements as Serpukhov, Tula, Orel, Kursk, Belgorod, ends at an international automobile checkpoint on the border with Ukraine. The length of the track is 720 km. The relief of the area along the route is hills and plains, some sections are laid through woodlands. The largest rivers along the route: Oka, Seversky Donets and Seim. М-2 is an integral part of the international highway Е-105, which connects cold north and hot south (Arctic and Crimea).
Road surface and traffic
At present, the highway is largely unloaded, since the main movement of cars on the way to Crimea goes along the M-4 “Don” highway. The track is covered with asphalt and concrete. The worst condition of the pavement is in the Kursk region, there are many holes and sections of raised asphalt. At the initial section of the route and in the Belgorod region, the road can be considered almost ideal.
On the sections Moscow-Serpukhov and Serpukhov-Tula, traffic occurs in 4 lanes, then the road narrows to 2 lanes. At the moment, the track is completely free, although the government plans to open several high-speed toll sections. There are few traffic jams along the route, traffic congestions are noted only in the Moscow region and in front of the checkpoint on the border with Ukraine. Bypass roads have been laid around the regional centers and the city of Mtsensk.
The most active repair work is carried out on the territory of the Moscow and Tula regions. The highway is densely packed with video cameras and radars. If the weather conditions deteriorate in the southern regions, it is better not to drive off the side of the road, since there is a high probability of slipping on the local black soil.
Parking places
The first parking lot on the M-2 highway can be made already at 28 km, where there is a decent hotel "Rus-hotel", equipped with a guarded parking lot. There is also an ATM, free Wi-Fi and a restaurant. A car repair service, as well as a nightclub, a sauna, a shop, a restaurant, can be found in the Ivanhoe Motel on 41 km of the highway.
An elite place for roadside recreation is the hotel "Grumant" - 201 km (fishing, sauna, swimming pool, gym, SPA center, boating). Reasonable prices for comfortable rooms are offered in the VIKTOR motel - 207 km (guarded parking lot, gas station, bar, sauna). Just a little over 100 kilometers from Tula in the village of Chern there is the Bezhin Lug hotel, where you can spend the night with relative comfort, dine in a cafe and leave your car in the parking lot.
In the Oryol region, you can stay overnight in an inexpensive motel "Lyana" - 382 km (free parking, cafe, sauna).
The cheapest rooms on the highway can be found in the hotel "MPPKH" - 244 km, Plavsk (tire fitting, cafe) and motel "512 km" (parking, cafe).
On the territory of the Kursk region there are stops at the Kursk Nightingale motel - 509 km (car service, restaurant) and the Bely Aist hotel - 529 km on the bypass around Kursk (parking, cafe). Here, on the bypass road, the Altair motel is located, which is distinguished by good living conditions at popular prices (parking, restaurant, bar, free Wi-Fi, payment terminals). Near the town of Fatezh (477 km) there is a hotel of the same name, where at an affordable price you can rent a comfortable room with air conditioning, Wi-Fi, TV and a minibar. There is also a paid guarded parking lot. Breakfast is included in the price of the night, the dishes on the menu are of good quality.
In the area of \u200b\u200bOboyan (597 km), you can find two hotels at once: "Iceberg" (cheap rooms, free Wi-Fi, parking, sauna, cafe) and "Oboyan" (free Wi-Fi, guarded parking, cheap rooms).
Already in the Belgorod region, you can stay for the night in the hotels "Russkoye Podvorie" - 650 km (parking, sauna, tavern) and "Yugo-Zapadnaya" - 679 km on the Belgorod bypass.
Gas stations
Basically, gas stations on the highway are located every 2-3 km. There are small gaps in the location of these transport infrastructure facilities in the following areas:
Tula region - 123-136 km, 216-229 km, 249-264 km and 266-278 km;
Oryol region - 329-341 km and 400-436 km;
Kursk region - 467-478 km, 496-510 km, 544-566 km and 576-594 km;
Belgorod Region - 607-622 km, 622-634 km, 648-664 km and 664-678 km.
The density of filling stations decreases with distance from Moscow, but this does not pose any particular problems for drivers of vehicles with diesel and gasoline engines. Most often you can find filling stations Rosneft, Tatneft, Gazpromneft and Lukoil. Almost all of them are equipped with a telephone and toilet.
Information for motorists
In the Oryol region there is a very dense arrangement of traffic police posts, you should be careful with overtaking and not exceed the permitted speed. In the Kursk region, radars prevail. The bad reputation of the Oryol road guards forces drivers to use antiradars.
Drivers should be careful on dangerous sections (136 and 268 km) where the track makes sharp turns. Overtaking and speeding are fraught with consequences here.
It is also necessary to carefully and carefully stop on the roadsides, as along the track they leave much to be desired.
You can eat inexpensively and tasty in those establishments where truck drivers stop.
Attractions of the highway M-2 "Crimea"
The most famous city along the route is Tula. Many drivers do not go around it, but go straight through the city in search of delicious Tula gingerbread. There are many ancient churches in Tula, some of which were built before the Mongol-Tatar invasion. The city fortress of Tula will soon turn 500 years old; it is an old stone Kremlin. Of course, among visitors and those in transit, the samovar museum is popular.
The route ends at the international checkpoint in the village. Nekhoteevka, where the border with Ukraine passes.
