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If you get asked to leave the gas station by the Uncle Leo's Roadhouse staff, or if you prefer to just thumb it, 100m further on down Cambelltown road there is good place for cars to pull over just after the traffic lights. The road is busy here and the traffic moves fairly fast, but its easy to catch a ride.
(Still valid, confirmed by matsvm on 9-04-2017)
====Option 2 ====
Catch a train to to Macarthur Station at the end of the Campbelltown line, walk north to Narellan road and try to find a car there. If you want to increase traffic, follow Narellan Road to the intersection of Hume Hwy and try on the onramp. Note: don't try to cut through the university from the train station directly to the intersection of Hume and Narellan - unless you are happy to climb a fence.
(Still valid, confirmed by Haoeg on 7th Sept 2018, waited at the onramp)
=== South towards [[Melbourne]] via the coastal [[Princes Highway]] ===
''Single off-peak train fare from Sydney Central = $3.40''
Take a train to Heathcote station on the Illawarra line. Cross the railway bridge and walk to the highway. There is a large petrol station on your left, Caltex I think. This is the last petrol station for quite a way so lots of cars heading south stop here. If you get tired of waiting at the petrol station then walk up the highway for 5 minutes heading south - past the caravan park there is a good spot with a stopping lane, and the cars are only just coming out of 50km speed limit here. Verified, still worked on April 11, 2017. I waited at the caravan park for just 3 min! Good spot.
==== Option 2 ====
==== Option 1 ====
''Single off-peak train fare from Sydney Central = $510.8020 (Central to Hamilton station)''
Catch a train to Hexham station on the Hunter line, it brings you about 200 kms north of Sydney where the Pacific Highway begins. This train journey does take 3 hours, so if you prefer to start closer to Sydney and probably hitch faster than the train would take to get to Hexham, then follow Option 2 below.
To get to Hexham catch a train on the Newscastle and Central coast line and get off at Hamilton Station to switch trains to the Hunter line for the last few stops til Hexham(in 2018 [[User:duckbilled-platypus|duckbilled-platypus]] never got checked on the Hunter line so only bought ticket to Hamilton from Central. From the station cross the foot bridge and hitch near the bus stop. The there is a traffic is fast moving but light right there is room with space for people cars to pull over. [[User:Peacehead|Peacehead]] got a ride from a truckie all the way to Byron from here. [[User:Blink0|Blink0]] (CET) got offered several rides from here, and finally accepted a ride going with a German backpacker all the way to Byron Bay on a 2 day roadtrip
==== Option 2 ====
