“Soviet” bus Ikarus 255 – tickets for this “tourist” were usually sold out

Bus service in the USSR was developed. And not only in cities - even villages had connections with larger settlements at least once a day. This can be explained simply - not everyone had a car, so it was not always possible for urban relatives to get to the village. The locals, however, initially learned to do without buses. Each “yard” had several bicycles, and there was often a motorcycle on the farm. Getting to a city or town was not difficult during daylight hours. Problems began in the dark, just as they do now. But we still preferred buses - they were cheap, and we could chat calmly with the driver and friends.


As a rule, PAZ and LAZ models served local routes. But the Ikarus worked on intercity flights. The most luxurious tourist ones connected the capitals of the republics. Take, for example, Ikarus 250. It had a built-in wardrobe and a refrigerator. In general, top class. Although the Ikarus brand is not Soviet, it is still socialist. So most of the buses were purchased by the USSR. The channel “Ivan Zenkevich PRO cars” will help you remember the tourist Ikarus. There they will tell you about the model with index 255. Not very luxurious, but also interesting.