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== Hitchhiking out ==Option 1: Motorway service station on D11 === East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===From "Černý most", the last station of B-line metro (yellow) take bus to station "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about 10 minutes ride and probably you are going to pay few crowns, but not much. Hundred metres behind the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. It is about 1,5 km, but I think it is the best hitch spot on this direction. There usually aren't too many cars, but I've never been there more than half an hour. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.

==== Second option ====Maybe better is Take metro line B (yellow) to use K+R place near "the end station ''Černý Most" metro stationmost''. From here, take bus 221, 303, 304, 344, 353, lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign HK (Hradec Králové) or PL (if you want 398 to Náchod and Poland)the bus-stop ''Na Kovárně''. It's necessary Walk east along Náchodská ≈600m to use the sign, because cars there are going to many directionsjunction with Bořetická.Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring roadTurn right on Bořetická and walk 1. But there is no non-freeway solution how 2km to pick up those carsjust over the motorway bridge. My personal experience (dj-bobr) for east way (Hradec Králove, Poland) is that you can try Take the path to hitchhike at the beginning of D11 Highway (50right here into the service station.098664 N, 14.597708 E). ItThere usually isn's a motorwayt very much traffic, but police doesn't care, if waiting times are likely to be short. If you stand safe at get lost ask anyone for "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the shoulderstation.

==== Option 2: K+R (Parking Area) Černý Most ====Take metro line B (yellow) to the end station ''Černý most''. There is the K+R (Park & Ride) to the right (east) of the station which is popular with hitchhikers and possibly a better choice than option 1. It's necessary to use a sign because the road splits in many directions, e.g. "HK" (Hradec Králové) or "PL" (if going to Náchod and Poland).The disadvantage of this option is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague and not those coming from Prague ring road. However, there is no non-freeway solution to get a lift for those cars.  === Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{Dcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===

==== Second option Option 1: Motorway service station on E65 ====Another option is to use K+R place near "Černý Most" Take metro station line B (the same for going to Hradec Královéyellow), lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign MB (Mladá Boleslav), LB (Liberec). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars are last station ''Černý Most''. From there going catch bus number 220 to many directionsthe stop ''Do Čertous''. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-partsWhen you get off the bus, long-distance traffic the petrol station is lower each day, but this spot is still usable. For Hradec Králové and Poland direction, use spot at behind the beginning of D11 highwaybig orange building with "H1" on it.

=== North, Northwest towards [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}= Option 2: K+R (Parking) Černý Most ====You can also get Take metro line B (yellow) to an easily reachable petrol the end station on ''Černý most''. There is the motorway getting north walking.You must go K+R (Park & Ride) to "Letňanská" the right (eeast) of the station.gLots of hitchhikers use this place. bus 195, 140, 158 from metro Use a sign "ProsekMB"). Then going down from the bus, you can see the entrance of the motorway straight ahead. Put yourself so you have the motorway on your right, then cross the street (going north thenMladá Boleslav), and then the parking, and go behind the buildings, looking for a small bridge or "LB" (“most” in CzechLiberec), going above the motorway. From there you will see It's necessary to use a sign because the petrol stationroad splits in many directions. There are not so many people stopping there, but they all are (almost) going in Due to the good direction. Just ask if they are going north (“sever”) or if they can just let you on construction of sections of the next petrol station Prague Ring (“příští pumpa”/“prschieschtee pumpa”R1), where there will be normally more carslong-distance traffic is lower each day; however, this spot is still usable.

'''Warning''': If you are passing through === Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], take a look on [[DresdenBerlin]] hitchwiki page.{{Dcz|8}}{{E|55}} ===

==== Third option ====Use the third optionIf you are passing through Dresden, if you don't want to go with so many buses. Just take a look at the red metro line (C) to the terminal station Letňany and then walk from there to the spot marked by Fatidik. It is 300m walking from there[[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. Walk to the street Tupolevova and at the first crossing left into the Beranových until From either of the end, then right and straight until you see a small walking path leading spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the service Agip petrol stationafter Ústí nad Labem. There are not so many cars and you may wait a little long if you The hitchhiking positions there are two male hitchersalso good.

==== Fourth - BEST Option 1: D8 ====From the petrol station point described above simply walk 2km in the direction of the highway (Dresden/Berlin) and you will reach another OMV petrol station which has a McDonalds. This is way more populated spot, I only waited less than an hour to be picked up to be driven to Berlin.

=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Nürnberg]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|5}}{{E|50}}===From Take metro "Zličín" line C (line B, yellowred)to ''Holešovice''. From here, take bus nr 380 or 308 201 to Rudná. The village main road goes straight through it. Stop around the center of the village, busstop "Rudná Hořelice" which is the 13th stop. Ticket costs approximately 18 Koruna. You'll see the motorway passing on the bridge on your right. Go under the bridge and walk on the main road until the 3rd right turn which is called Hořelická. Take the third road , go straight until the end and you will see 'Vychovatelna'' (Ke hřisti3 stops). Take the small path at the end You will find a great spot with lots of the street, you'll arrive traffic still going slow right at the gas bus station. It's a 5-10 min walk. Avoid going into Plzeň or getting dropped off on the bypass. It's better to try to find a direct ride to [[Germany]] from the last petrol station before Plzeň. ( ** We 2 guys waited here for 45 minutes before getting a hitch hike upto the border of Germany post which going to [[Paris]] was easy. Verified on 6th September 2011)

==== Second option ====Take a tram (9The author had not noted that there are three lanes on this road, 10) and the two inside lanes take the cars to "Motol", that's where Dresden. The bus lane of course is great and the motorway link starts. Not a perfect place, but cars are not going too fast and , but anyone going to Dresden on this road would need to cut across a few car lanes to come pick you up. Quite possible but there are quite a lot of Germans passingbetter options than this.

==== Third option Option 2: OMV petrol station / Mcdonalds on D8====From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow) go the the crossroad on traffic lights, there's a bridge before (under the bridge are railways), so walk on the traffic light and stand right on the triangle, you can catch cars from both ways, they are going slowly there, and there's also a place to stop. We have been waiting there for 10 minutes. ( This OPTION Does not work - Don't Waste Time. verified on 6th Sep 2011 ) Look at the picture for details: [http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7165/topilsen.jpg nice spot]

Without sign Take metro line C (or with sign "PLZ" or "Plzeň"red) you can easily get to Plzeň (don't take cars before Plzeň)'Letňany''. Keep walking northwest along Tupolevova for 500 m, crossing over Beranovych to the pedestrian crossing at the traffic lights. Cross Tupolevova here and keep heading southwest on the pathway leading onto Opocenska. For Germany is better Walk ≈250 m along Opocenska and you will see a small footpath to use sign the right ("D"before the pedestrian/cycle bridge over the highway) (and again, take only cars going to Germany or at least heading straight to the border where is good OMV petrol station(≈150 m walk).

=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Bratislava]], [[Budapest]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />Option 2 metro + south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===It's important to write sign!==== First option ====From metro Opatov (line C, red) follow noise to the motorway. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway (see second map). Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro Opatov to next station called "U Dálnice". (It's request stop, so press the stop-button after the bus starts moving.) Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by). Average waiting time is less than one hour. From the bridge you can see the petrol station 'Újezd u Průhonic' – it's about 1.5&nbsp;km by motorway, but it isn't a good place.

[[File:ujezdupruhonicpragueTake metro line C (red) to ''Letňany''.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol stationTake bus 195, 140, 158, 110, or 269 to the stop ''Obchodní centrum Čakovice''. Turn back in the direction the bus came from and walk ≈1km along Kostelecká (past the roundabout) until you reach the sliproad coming off the D8. This is just before the bridge over the D8. Regular local hitchers were aboutTurn left into the sliproad and after walking ≈100m, as well as hitchers doing you will come to the racepetrol station (with a McDonalds behind it).]]

[[User:tmoon|Tom]] shared this spot with about 20 other hitchhikers during a race in April 2007 (most started at the slip-road spot described above, but just got dumped at this petrol station). While his teammates fell asleep on the grass for 3 hours (!), he was able to chat with other hitchhikers and drivers, and get ride offers === West towards [[BrnoPlzeň]], [[BratislavaKlatovy]], [[BudapestNürnberg]], [[ViennaMünchen]] and [[Kraków]]. The average waiting time was 20–30 minutes, plus there were several truck drivers promising longer lifts after a few hours' rest.{{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===

Take metro line B (yellow) to ''Hůrka''. Turn left (west) out of the station and then turn north towards the Albert supermarket. Walk around the left side of Albert supermarket heading up and then over a small bridge until you reach a school. Walk around the school on the left side, heading north, until you reach Běhounkova. Walk ≈ 30m north along Běhounkova until you see the gap in the wall on the left - cut through the parking place and take the path through the gap and you will reach the large bus stop on Nárožní. Cross it and continue to the intersection with Bucharova. Turn left on Bucharova - you will see signs to "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and turn left down the entry slip road to Rozvadovská spojka. After the bend, there is a great place for hitchhiking: lights, straight, hard shoulder with lots of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, the police don't make any problems here. Take metro line B (yellow) to ''Nové Butovice''. Then take bus 184 (direction Hradčanská) or bus 174 (direction Vypich) and get off at the second stop: "Šafránkova". (The gasstop is a request stop, so it means that you have to push the button in the bus to stop it). Cross over the road (Bucharova) and walk south 200m to the slip road, and continue to the hitching point on Rozvadovská spojka as described above. Take metro line A (green) to end station ''Nemocnice Motol''. Turn right out of the station to the bus-stop. Then take bus 184 (direction Velká Ohrada) or bus 174 (direction Luka) and get off at the second stop: "Šafránkova" (the stop is a request stop, so it means that you have to push the button in the bus to stop it). Walk south ≈150m to the slip road, and continue to the hitching point on Rozvadovská spojka as descibed above. ==== Option 2: Motorway service station Rudná ==== Take metro line B (yellow) to ''Zličín''. Then take bus 307, 308, 311, 380, or 602 to stop ''Rudná, škola''. (The ticket costs 18 Kč, ≈€0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Walk 60m back in the direction the bus came from and turn left into Na Přídělu street. You should see the petrol station in the distance. Walk 350m to the end of the street. There will be a footpath towards the petrol station 150m away. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel under the motorway on the right.It's a fairly big service station with McD and enough cars. ==== Option 3: Motorway junction at Zličín ==== Take metro line B (yellow) to the terminal station ''Zličín''. Go under the road Řevnická and turn immediately left. Continue south along Řevnická for 150m to the crossroads with traffic lights. You can stand right at the triangle down on Rozvadovská spojka (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC, or parking lots. None of these places are good (Options 1 and 2 are better).  === Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Dcz|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />& South towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{Dcz|3}}{{E|55}} === It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for direction south. Every bigger petrol station on [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking. ==== Option 1: Motorway service station on E65 ==== Take metro line C (red) to ''Chodov''. look for the big shopping centre and enter, keeping to the ground floor, locate the exit consisting of stairs and elevators (not to mention a smaller one lift that leads below); this exit leads to the bus stops.  Head on outside and turn right , follow the path and cross to the SONY building. Now keeping on the motorwaysame road walk for 20mins and you'll reach the SHELL petrol station. If  Alternatively, you woncan stay past the station exit at the end of the left lane, on the left side of the road.Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though and is sometimes enforced by a employee in Shell uniform. Has cover for in bad-weather or snow conditions. In all honesty this station seems iffy.There isn't find a longmuch traffic on both gas stations. Both are not advisable.You can try standing at the ramp to the motorway just outside Chodov Mall. First go inside, to floor 0. Walk to the easternmost part of the mall, there use the elevator to floor -distance ride 2. In the parking house, walk east to the exit. There's the ramp. ==== Option 2: Motorway Junction Opatov==== Take metro line C (red) to "Opatov". Walk south ≈800m along Chilská past the crossroads and over the motorway bridge to the beginning of the entrance slip road. Instead of walking, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice" and then walk 100m east to the beginning of the slip road. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road.Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /> ==== Option 3: 5.května at the beginning of expressway ==== The beginning of the motorway has been shifted a few hundred meters back into the city center, thus it is now illegal to use this spot.  You can ask drivers still use the petrol station, but indeed the amount of cars going in the direction of Brno is very small here. The sign showing the start of the expressway (and also 50km/h speed limit) is located 1.3km from the original location, on 5.května just before it passes over Vyskočilova, so legally it should be possible to hitch before it. At this spot there is a wide shoulder, lights, 50km/h speed limit. Take metro line C (red) to Budějovická. From exit on Budějovická street, turn left some metres and then turn right (northeast) on Vyskočilova. Walk northeast ≈350m until the exit slip road on the left just before the 5.května overpass. Cut across the grass embankment and walk up to bring 5.května itself and you will see the expressway sign. This spot looks good, but '''it needs to be tested.''' ==== Option 4: Motorway service station Újezd u Průhonic) ==== [[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]] Take metro line C (red) to ''Opatov''. Exit straight out of the station and take a lift following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. From the bus-stop next to the Replay shop, take the bus X122 to the final stop ''K Sukovu'' (buses leave every 15-30 minutes). As it is in the "P" zone, usual fares and SMS-tickets apply. Continue along the main street which will turn kind of right into Formanská and 20 m ahead it splits into left and right. Stay on the right hand/main road, cross the bridge over the highway and on the right there is a pathway going down to the McDonald's + gas-stations station on the higway. The best jackpot a hitch hiker can hit. <br />This is the first motorway petrol station past Prague, the best hitchhiking spot but takes some time to get there. Also, you have to have a valid ticket for the bus trip! ==== Option 5: Beginning of main road 5.kvetna ==== Take metro line C (red) to ''Vyšehrad''. Head south using the sidewalk for about 300m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road 5. kvetna. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and usually some place to stop.<br/ >This spot quite near the city centre and cars are going slow, high traffic density, and nobody expects hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. ==== Option 6 ==== Take metro line C (red) to ''Roztyly'' and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and lit at night; however, it's not allowed to stay there and cars are already moving quite fast. ==== Option 7: Uhříněveská Highway Entrance and Gas Station in Průhonice ==== The below is more written in warning than recommendation, as described a spot that is possible but hardly ideal. Where Uhříněveská crosses beneath the highway in Průhonice there is a gas station, Čerpací Stanice AGP in other optionsGooglemaps. At this bigger [[User:movethathoof|Movethathoof]] went there looking for a ride while Option 4 above was closed, and found it //very// quiet: little traffic, and the entrance to the gas station lots is from lanes that are separate from the highway, for cars that are otherwise exiting there onto Uhříněveská. That said, there is a regular trickle of people trucks that pass through, many heading to Nuremburg and Wrocław (though not Vienna, where they were). Still, by asking everyone who stopped they before long did find a ride with two Germans who were headed to Vienna. They also tried at the highway entrance there from Uhříněveská, which was useless. While the spot has good space to stop , and the traffic is not moving fast, 90 minutes there only taught them that the traffic is mostly local and the area must be //very// well off, to refill judge by the number of expensive sports cars there entering the highway and driving past. As well, if planning to be there once autumn really begins to bite, there is a large retaining wall right where you'll stand, casting a very deep shadow, making it feel much, much colder after some time waiting! To get there, the instructions are similar to option 4 above: take metro line C (red) to Opatov, exit to the street level bus stop directly above, and then instead take either the 363 or 385 buses (the bus driver may ask you to pay the 12 crown add-fare for where you're going ). At least the bus Movethathoof took was nice and new, announcing (by voice and on a nice screen showing the coming stops, no less) the stop: you get off at the Průhonice roundabout (stop name Průhonice), and then walk five minutes up Uhříněveská (which is the street that makes the T-intersection at the round about, a left turn from the road and in the direction the bus travelled on from Opatov). The onramp will be right there on your right, and there is either a little path to the gas station, or stairs at the underpass (there were also truckers stopping simply to make purchases at the Lidl that is right there, the stairs being the more direct route between the two).  === South towards [[BrnoPříbram]], [[ViennaPísek]] and , [[České Budějovice]]{{Dcz|4}} === Take metro line B (yellow) to ''Smíchovské nádraží''. Then take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314, or 318 to the stop ''Malá Chuchle''. (It's a request stop so press the button). There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.  === West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{Dcz|6}}{{E|48}} === ==== Option 1: Karlovarská street ==== Take tram 22 to ''Bílá Hora''. Walk 50 m west along Karlovarská street to past the red/white railings and there is a quite good place to hitch-hike. ==== Option 2: Motorway junction D6 Jeneč ==== Take a train from ''Prague Masarykovo'' to ''Jeneč'' (15 km out of Prague and very close to Prague Airport). Walk down the embankment onto Průmyslová ulice from the station. Walk north along Průmyslová ulice ≈350 m under the railway tracks to the motorway junction from which it is pretty easy to get to [[Karlovy Vary]]. ==== Option 3: Motorway service station D6 ==== Take metro line A (green) to ''Hradčanská''. Then take bus [http://www.tram-bus.cz/stredni-cechy/autobusy/linka-310610 310610] or [http://www.tram-bus.cz/stredni-cechy/autobusy/linka-310082 310082 (B82)] from bus-stop ''Praha-Hradčanská'' and get off at ''Velká Dobrá, u skoly''. Follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the petrol station on your right.<br/ >This option is good if you prefer petrol stations although it is quite far (30 km from Prague centre).  === Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{Dcz|7}} ===Take metro line A (green) to ''Dejvická''. Then take bus 119 from bus-stop ''Dejvická'' to ''Dědina''. You can hitchhike at the bus-stop. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road, e.g. ''Divoká Šárka'', but probably further out is better.

The most dangerous stations are "Muzeum"Public transport network in Prague is really good, "Florenc"you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), "Můstek" and "I90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.P30). Pavlova"If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days. At metro stations you can usually find where maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are the controllers changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://twitterjizdnirady.idnes.com/#!cz/searchpid/realtimespojeni/%23Revizori twitter?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or at alternatively for Prague only: [http://wwwspojeni.facebookdpp.comcz/cpunited facebookConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP], sure not all of them (especially these in cars are hardly locatable).