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{{Infobox Location|country = Switzerland|map = <map lat='46.206923' lng='6.16976' zoom='11' view='3' float='right'/>|pop = 191,000|plate = GE|motorways = {{European Route Number|25}}, {{European Route Number|62}}, {{European Route Number|21}}, [[A1 (Switzerland)|A1]]}}'''Geneva''' (French: '''Genève''', German: '''Genf''') is a city in the south west of [[Switzerland]]close to the border to [[France]]. It is home of many famous international organisations such as UNO, WHO or WTO.
== Hitching out ==
=== East towards [[Lausanne]], [[Bern]], [[Zürich]] ===
Go to ''rue de Lausanne'', near ''la perle du lac''. Take the tramway 1 and stop at ''Secheron''. It's just here, there is a speed control radar in shape of cow, you can wait just after the traffic light. Cars can stop easily. It's a very good spot.
You can also ask people at the [[petrol station]] beside. Works really well!
* '' In fact the gas station, radar and traffic-light is still 5-10 min walking from Perle du lac. I've waited +2 hours at this spot. Sunday morning, single young man. [[User:Fabzgy|Fabzgy]] 20:35, 8 February 2011 (CET)''
Take bus 5 from main station to ''Gd-Saconnex-Place '' on ''Route de Ferney'', stand with a [[sign ]] just after the bus stop. There is a BP petrol station nearby, many cars going to motorway A1 for longer distance.
=== West/South towards [[Chamonix]], [[Torino]] or [[Milano]] ===
Take bus 27 towards ''Thônex-Vallard-Douane '' and go to the end of the line. Walk through the customs to France and stand at the end of the customs just before the cars speed up for the motorway. The position is very good, the customs officers are nice, speed is low, there´s space for cars to stop, all the traffic is passing through.
=== West towards [[France]], [[Lyon]] or [[Annecy]] ===
Take the bus 23, 28, 57 or 'Y' if you are at the Airport, or the tram 14 or 16 from the train station, and stop at ''Blandonnet''. Walk about 600m to the next on-ramp in direction of South, the one leading to the highway in the direction of South from ''Route de Vernier''. The position is not very good because the cars speed up and visibility is not really good but there´s place for cars to stop. You can begin hitch-hiking just after the traffic light, before the bend. Take a ride at least 10km South to the Swiss-French border, where there´s a decent spot to continue. Walk through the customs and hitchhike - preferably with a sign - before the cars speed up. There´s not much space for cars to stop but they can, speed is low and all the traffic is passing through the customs.
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