Besançon

Besançon (Besac') is a city in the Franche-Comté region in France.

West towards Dijon, East towards Germany
You have to go to the péage of motorway A36. Take bus 34 in direction of Valentin from the bus stop Saint amourin the centre of Besançon until the stop Echangeur Valentin (it's almost the end of the bus route). Then walk in the direction of McDonalds and you will see the péage. You should use a sign or ask people because cars are going both west and east from here. Note that there are no buses on Sundays so you should walk there, it's about 6km.

You can also go to Dole by this way, but you can also go by the national road. Take the bus to Espace Chateau Farine. then you will have to walk along the road leading out of the city. Be careful as it's a 2-lane road where it may be difficult and dangerous to hitchhike.

Southeast toward Pontarlier, Lausanne
The spot is at the petrol station 47.22979796851974, 6.037287712097168, and never takes more than 30 min (can be 4...). For this you have to walk out of the centre to the crossing called RIvotte (near the tunnel under the citadelle), then follow the road in direction of pontarlier. Next good point is the circle close to Valdahon 47.15773897397862, 6.252250671386719 and don't take a ride which go closer than this point.

Public transport
A local bus ticket costs EUR 1.30 and is valid for one hour on any buses. Be careful on Sundays there is no bus to go the péage!

isin: Franche-Comté