Łódź

Łódź
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Information
Country:	Poland
Voivodeship:	Łódź (Voivodeship)
Population:	747 152
Licence plate:	EL
Major roads:	A 2S 14
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Łódź [pronounce woodj] is a city in central Poland.

Hitchhiking out

West towards Poznań, Berlin (Germany) A 2 E 30

Option 1 Toll on A2 highway

Train to Swedow and 3 km walk to A2 Stryków toll (polish name bramki)

Option 2 Junction Emilia

From city centre e.g. from Nowowiejska-Północna street near Plac Wolności (Square of Freedom) take tram 46 direction Ozorków and get off in Rosanów. The journey takes about 55 minutes (about 20km). The tram stop is located just behind roundabout where motorway junction starts. There's an emergency lane, so even trucks have enough space to pull over.

South towards Piotrków Trybunalski, Katowice, Kraków 1 E 75

MOP Wiśniowa rest stop

Take bus 92 to the stop 'Kolumny - Czajewskiego' and from there it's a five minutes walk to a highway service center (you can't miss seeing it on your right while passing the bridge just before the bus stop). Be aware though that the centre is fenced and you'll have to go through a gate/cross the fance

North towards Toruń, Gdańsk 1 E 75

Option 1 MOP Wiśniowa rest stop

Take bus 92 to the stop 'Kolumny - Czajewskiego' and from there it's a five minutes walk to a highway service center (you can't miss seeing it on your right while passing the bridge just before the bus stop). Be aware though that the centre is fenced and you'll have to go through a gate/cross the fance

Option 2

From city centre take trams 4, 11 46A direction Helenówek or 46 direction Ozorków and get off in Sikorskiego. You will see Castorama shop on your right. You can hitch behind the roundabout called Rondo Biłyka on the merge lane with a bus stop.

East towards Warszawa 14

Option 1 Toll on A2 highway

Train to Swedow and 3 km walk to A2 Stryków toll (polish name bramki)

Option 2 MOP Wiśniowa rest stop

Take bus 92 to the stop 'Kolumny - Czajewskiego' and from there it's a five minutes walk to a highway service center (you can't miss seeing it on your right while passing the bridge just before the bus stop). Be aware though that the centre is fenced and you'll have to go through a gate/cross the fance

Option 3

To hitchhike into eastern direction, a good place is Strykowska road. Take tram 6 from the centre. Direction "Strykowska". Get off at the last one. Keep walking the same way as the tram, pass a bridge over railroad, pass a little gas station, and 200m after, on the other side of the road, there's a bus stop with good visibility and parking. And a little bakery if you're hungry.

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Public Transport

There is a good website showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).

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