Two free social bus routes have been launched in Odesa, aimed at improving transport connections between key areas of the city. The new timetable provides for regular bus services with fixed intervals and the ability to conveniently plan trips. The Odesa City Council reports on this.
According to the Odesa City Council, social routes No. 10 and No. 15 have been launched. Travel on them is completely free, and the interval is about 100 minutes.
Free bus routes in Odesa: route map
Each of the new routes connects important transport and social points in the city.
Route No. 10:
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Ivan Rabin Street
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Train station
Route No. 15:
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Tyraspol Square
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Slobodskyi Market
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Khersonskyi Square
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Staroporto-frankivska Street
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Return to Tyraspol Square
Route No. 15 partially overlaps with the tram routes No. 15, No. 12, and No. 28, which allows compensating the load on electric transport.
Public transport in Odesa: schedule and additional information
The city council also noted that buses operating on social routes were received by Odesa from partner cities Istanbul and Regensburg. Since January 5, bus operations are organized from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM.
During peak hours, the interval of movement is 10 - 15 minutes, during the day - about 30 minutes. Buses operate along the tram routes No. 5, No. 7, No. 17, No. 26, No. 27, as well as trolleybus routes No. 3, No. 8, and No. 9.
Residents can obtain detailed information about the schedule, route schemes, or leave suggestions at the information center, which operates from Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
It is reminded that Odesa will receive about 40 buses from communities from various regions of Ukraine to stabilize passenger transport.