The Russian route R254 is a federal highway in Russia and Kazakhstan and is part of the Baikal Highway (which is part of the Trans-Siberian Highway).^[1] It runs from Chelyabinsk through Kurgan, Petropavl, and Omsk until Novosibirsk, with a total length of 1,528 km (949 mi).

The Chelyabinsk-Omsk stretch is also included into the European route E30.

Before 2018, the route was known as the M51.

• Chelyabinsk
• Petropavl
• Omsk
• Novosibirsk

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  Reconstruction of R-254 "Irtysh" on the section km 1392–1422 in May 2020.
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