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* '''Last verified''': September 2007
** '''Option 1''': Get any tram from the city centre e.g <i>Aleje Jerozolimskie</i>, <i>Warszawa Centralna</i> (Main Train Station), <i>Centrum</i> (Warsaw Metro station) going towards the final stop of <b><i>Okęcie</i></b> (7, 9, 35). Once you get there, there is a bus stop some 50 meters away from the tram terminus further down the road. It is one of the usual hitchhiking spots in Warsaw and many drivers often drive slowly to check if there are hitchhikers waiting. It also has the merit of being located some 50 meters from lights, which give the drivers some time to see you. There is also a kiosk and a filling station located within a minute's walk should you need anything. This location has the downside of being a popular hitching spot for workers returning home for the weekend, usually to Kielce or Radom. It should be noted that for the most part, these people are not "hitchhikers", but simply individuals wishing to get a ride home, often in exchange for a small fare. As a result, rules commonly accepted amongst hitchhikers (such as waiting in line) may not be respected at this spot. Furthermore, drivers stopping to pick up passengers at this particular location are aware that it is used by migrant workers, not hitchhikers, and will often expect a small payment of about 5PLN. This can be avoided by making it clear that one is in fact a hitchhiker (for instance, by displaying a sign with the name of the destination, and by wearing a rucksack). You can get to <i>Janki</i> (described in the following option) by taking a public bus that stops a short way down the road.
** '''Option 2''': From At the city centre, take <b><i>Okęcie</i></b> final tram stop look for the free bus to <b><i>Centrum Janki</i></b> ([http://www.ikea.com/ms/pl_PL/img/store_images/autobusy/janki.htm timetable]), a large shopping mall district some 20 kilometers from the city center. The best place to catch the bus is on <i>Al. Jerozolimskie</i>, just west of the Warsaw Central Train Station (Warszawa Centralna), near the WKD rail terminus. The trip takes 40 minutes to IKEA, and 45 to Geant. Once you're there, notice that the road splits into two separate roads. The earlier, eastern one (closer to the bus stop at IKEA) is national road no. 7 (E77) to Kielce, Radom, Kraków and the border with [[Slovakia]] in [[Chyżne]]. The other, national road no. 8 (E67) is located between IKEA and the Geant shopping center, see below for more details.
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=pl&z=13&ll=52.135279,20.896339&spn=0.077549,0.181274&om=1&msid=113011033065220192664.00000111c8e4caa15aaf3&msa=0| Centrum Janki] on Google Maps
