diff --git a/src/features/online-board/components/OnlineBoardStartPage.test.tsx b/src/features/online-board/components/OnlineBoardStartPage.test.tsx
index e426e50d..99442361 100644
--- a/src/features/online-board/components/OnlineBoardStartPage.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/online-board/components/OnlineBoardStartPage.test.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 /**
  * Tests for OnlineBoardStartPage component.
  *
- * Verifies page layout rendering with filter and info sections.
+ * Verifies page layout rendering with filter and info sections,
+ * query param building from popular requests, and navigation on click.
  *
  * @vitest-environment jsdom
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
-import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
-import { OnlineBoardStartPage } from "./OnlineBoardStartPage.js";
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { OnlineBoardStartPage, buildPopularRequestQueryParams } from "./OnlineBoardStartPage.js";
+import type { PopularRequest } from "@/features/popular-requests/types.js";
+
+const mockNavigate = vi.fn();
+const mockSearchParams = new URLSearchParams();
 
 vi.mock("@modern-js/runtime/router", () => ({
-  useNavigate: () => vi.fn(),
+  useNavigate: () => mockNavigate,
   useParams: () => ({ lang: "ru" }),
+  useSearchParams: () => [mockSearchParams],
   Link: ({ children, to, ...props }: { children: React.ReactNode; to: string; className?: string; [k: string]: unknown }) => (
     <a href={to} {...props}>{children}</a>
   ),
@@ -25,7 +31,16 @@ vi.mock("@/i18n/provider.js", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/features/popular-requests/components/PopularRequestsPanel.js", () => ({
-  PopularRequestsPanel: () => <div data-testid="popular-requests">Popular</div>,
+  PopularRequestsPanel: ({ onRequestClick }: { onRequestClick?: (r: PopularRequest) => void }) => (
+    <div data-testid="popular-requests">
+      <button
+        data-testid="popular-click"
+        onClick={() => onRequestClick?.({ mode: "FlightNumber", carrier: "SU", flightNumber: "0654", type: "Onlineboard" })}
+      >
+        Popular
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  ),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/shared/hooks/useCitySearch.js", () => ({
@@ -36,6 +51,96 @@ vi.mock("@/shared/hooks/useSearchHistory.js", () => ({
   useSearchHistory: () => ({ items: [], add: vi.fn(), clear: vi.fn() }),
 }));
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Pure function: buildPopularRequestQueryParams
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("buildPopularRequestQueryParams", () => {
+  it("builds params for FlightNumber mode", () => {
+    const request: PopularRequest = {
+      mode: "FlightNumber",
+      carrier: "SU",
+      flightNumber: "0654",
+      type: "Onlineboard",
+    };
+    const params = buildPopularRequestQueryParams(request);
+    expect(params.get("tab")).toBe("flight");
+    expect(params.get("carrier")).toBe("SU");
+    expect(params.get("flight")).toBe("0654");
+    expect(params.has("departure")).toBe(false);
+    expect(params.has("arrival")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("builds params for Departure mode", () => {
+    const request: PopularRequest = {
+      mode: "Departure",
+      departure: "LED",
+      type: "Onlineboard",
+    };
+    const params = buildPopularRequestQueryParams(request);
+    expect(params.get("tab")).toBe("route");
+    expect(params.get("departure")).toBe("LED");
+    expect(params.has("arrival")).toBe(false);
+    expect(params.has("carrier")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("builds params for Arrival mode", () => {
+    const request: PopularRequest = {
+      mode: "Arrival",
+      arrival: "VKO",
+      type: "Onlineboard",
+    };
+    const params = buildPopularRequestQueryParams(request);
+    expect(params.get("tab")).toBe("route");
+    expect(params.get("arrival")).toBe("VKO");
+    expect(params.has("departure")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("builds params for Route mode (Onlineboard)", () => {
+    const request: PopularRequest = {
+      mode: "Route",
+      departure: "LED",
+      arrival: "KRR",
+      type: "Onlineboard",
+    };
+    const params = buildPopularRequestQueryParams(request);
+    expect(params.get("tab")).toBe("route");
+    expect(params.get("departure")).toBe("LED");
+    expect(params.get("arrival")).toBe("KRR");
+    expect(params.has("return")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("builds params for Route mode (Schedule)", () => {
+    const request: PopularRequest = {
+      mode: "Route",
+      departure: "SVO",
+      arrival: "LED",
+      type: "Schedule",
+    };
+    const params = buildPopularRequestQueryParams(request);
+    expect(params.get("departure")).toBe("SVO");
+    expect(params.get("arrival")).toBe("LED");
+    expect(params.has("return")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("builds params for RouteWithBack mode (Schedule) with return flag", () => {
+    const request: PopularRequest = {
+      mode: "RouteWithBack",
+      departure: "SVO",
+      arrival: "LED",
+      type: "Schedule",
+    };
+    const params = buildPopularRequestQueryParams(request);
+    expect(params.get("departure")).toBe("SVO");
+    expect(params.get("arrival")).toBe("LED");
+    expect(params.get("return")).toBe("true");
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Component tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 describe("OnlineBoardStartPage", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -91,4 +196,15 @@ describe("OnlineBoardStartPage", () => {
     render(<OnlineBoardStartPage />);
     expect(screen.getByTestId("feedback-button")).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it("navigates on popular request click (Onlineboard type)", () => {
+    render(<OnlineBoardStartPage />);
+    const btn = screen.getByTestId("popular-click");
+    fireEvent.click(btn);
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        search: expect.stringContaining("tab=flight"),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/features/online-board/components/OnlineBoardStartPage.tsx b/src/features/online-board/components/OnlineBoardStartPage.tsx
index e728e192..d5475403 100644
--- a/src/features/online-board/components/OnlineBoardStartPage.tsx
+++ b/src/features/online-board/components/OnlineBoardStartPage.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
  * @module
  */
 
-import { type FC, useCallback } from "react";
+import { type FC, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
+import { useNavigate, useParams, useSearchParams } from "@modern-js/runtime/router";
 import { useTranslation } from "@/i18n/provider.js";
 import { PageLayout } from "@/ui/layout/PageLayout.js";
 import { PageTabs } from "@/ui/layout/PageTabs.js";
@@ -22,13 +23,102 @@ import { PopularRequestsPanel } from "@/features/popular-requests/components/Pop
 import type { PopularRequest } from "@/features/popular-requests/types.js";
 import "./OnlineBoardStartPage.scss";
 
+/**
+ * Build URL search params for a given popular request.
+ *
+ * Schedule-type requests produce params for the schedule page;
+ * Onlineboard-type requests produce params for the online board filter.
+ */
+export function buildPopularRequestQueryParams(
+  request: PopularRequest,
+): URLSearchParams {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams();
+
+  switch (request.mode) {
+    case "FlightNumber":
+      params.set("tab", "flight");
+      params.set("carrier", request.carrier);
+      params.set("flight", request.flightNumber);
+      break;
+    case "Departure":
+      params.set("tab", "route");
+      params.set("departure", request.departure);
+      break;
+    case "Arrival":
+      params.set("tab", "route");
+      params.set("arrival", request.arrival);
+      break;
+    case "Route":
+    case "RouteWithBack":
+      if (request.type === "Onlineboard") {
+        params.set("tab", "route");
+      }
+      params.set("departure", request.departure);
+      params.set("arrival", request.arrival);
+      if (request.mode === "RouteWithBack" && request.type === "Schedule") {
+        params.set("return", "true");
+      }
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return params;
+}
+
 export const OnlineBoardStartPage: FC = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const routeParams = useParams<{ lang: string }>();
+  const lang = routeParams.lang ?? "ru";
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
 
-  const handlePopularRequestClick = useCallback((_request: PopularRequest) => {
-    // Navigation is handled by PopularRequestItem internally;
-    // this callback is available for analytics or custom behavior.
-  }, []);
+  /** Derive initial filter props from current URL query params */
+  const filterInitialProps = useMemo(() => {
+    const tab = searchParams.get("tab");
+    const departure = searchParams.get("departure");
+    const arrival = searchParams.get("arrival");
+    const carrier = searchParams.get("carrier");
+    const flight = searchParams.get("flight");
+    const date = searchParams.get("date");
+
+    // No query params — use defaults
+    if (!tab && !departure && !arrival && !carrier && !flight) {
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    return {
+      ...(tab === "flight" || tab === "route"
+        ? { initialTab: tab as "flight" | "route" }
+        : {}),
+      ...(departure ? { initialDeparture: departure } : {}),
+      ...(arrival ? { initialArrival: arrival } : {}),
+      ...(date ? { initialDate: date } : {}),
+      ...(carrier && flight
+        ? { initialFlightNumber: `${carrier}${flight}` }
+        : {}),
+    };
+  }, [searchParams]);
+
+  const handlePopularRequestClick = useCallback(
+    (request: PopularRequest) => {
+      const params = buildPopularRequestQueryParams(request);
+
+      // Schedule-type requests navigate to the schedule feature
+      if (request.type === "Schedule") {
+        navigate({
+          pathname: `/${lang}/schedule`,
+          search: params.toString(),
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Onlineboard requests stay on this page with query params
+      navigate({
+        pathname: `/${lang}/online-board`,
+        search: params.toString(),
+      });
+    },
+    [navigate, lang],
+  );
 
   return (
     <div className="online-board-start-page" data-testid="online-board-start">
@@ -44,7 +134,7 @@ export const OnlineBoardStartPage: FC = () => {
         breadcrumbs={[]}
         contentLeft={
           <>
-            <OnlineBoardFilter />
+            <OnlineBoardFilter {...filterInitialProps} />
             <SearchHistory />
           </>
         }
diff --git a/tests/integration/online-board/start-page.test.tsx b/tests/integration/online-board/start-page.test.tsx
index 4890c885..ac25c975 100644
--- a/tests/integration/online-board/start-page.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/integration/online-board/start-page.test.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const navigateSpy = vi.fn();
 vi.mock("@modern-js/runtime/router", () => ({
   useNavigate: () => navigateSpy,
   useParams: () => ({ lang: "ru" }),
+  useSearchParams: () => [new URLSearchParams()],
   Link: ({ children, to, ...props }: { children: React.ReactNode; to: string; [k: string]: unknown }) => (
     <a href={to} {...props}>{children}</a>
   ),