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{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination}}
=== Porte de la Chapelle North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===That's where the A1 starts and the local drivers say that they often see hitchhikers, so apparently it does work:) It worked for us as well, though I think Charles de Gaulle might be a better(faster;) ) option. Anyway, to get there take the metro no12 to Porte de la Chapelle, and there walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout(there are traffic lights there so the cars have to stop) or you can stand on the oposite side, facing the roundabout, where the highway starts.
These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris''I waited 2 hours here getting nothing until somebody finally took me to Aire La Courneuve (see abovecentre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the bottom involving Arras :) where I was only 5 minutes.''
=== A4 East, towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] ===The first gas station is close to RER A station Bussy St. Georges. From there you walk south for about Option 1 km (you can ask at the counter) along a bigger road, which will lead you to a roundabout. You can try from there, but the gas station is just a bit more than 2 km from there. You can walk on the grass field next to the highway. The gas station is called "La Ferrière". An alternate route to reach the gas station is to walk through the industrial zone of Bussy, right south of the railway, then reach the bridge over the highway and then follow on the grass until the gas station that is quite near. This avoids walking in the grass (annoying especially in winter and when raining) and instead most of the walk will be on a road, and you will save some time. You can follow [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=gare,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&daddr=chemin+Porte de+la+rue+pavee,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&sll=48.831899,2.723193&sspn=0.01291,0.040169&ie=UTF8&z=15&llChapelle =48.831814,2.726369&spn=0.01291,0.040169&t=h&om=0 this route] on Google Maps - the gas station can be seen right of the bridge on the south side of the map.
===== Another Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve =====Take the RER Line A (Red) in direction Boissy St Legere until the station Nogent Sur Marne (~ 2€). There, leave the station in direction Rue "Joinville" and follow the sign to the A4. Its about 30 minutes by foot. If someone stops ask if they can take you at least to the next gas station, there is no toll (péage) to get there so it's likely you will get at least to there.
=== RER System = Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====Uniformed inspectors will ask for validated tickets on the train and you maybe subject to the checks mentioned above as well (the RER shares the metro infrastructure). It's possible to travel free but you stand a higher chance of being busted than on the metro. It seems that checks can occur at any time so the best time to travel free is rush hour when controls are impossible. The highest risk of being checked seems to be the on transfer stations from RER to metro
[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]
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