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''Single off-peak train fare from Sydney Central = $3.40''
Catch a train to Wahroonga station on the Hornsby/Berowra(?) line. Exit the station, walk south to the Pacific Highway, then turn right and walk west up the Pacific Hwy (A1) for about 600m. Just across a bridge over the Pacific Motorway you will see the onramp leading to the north down to the Motorway. Hitch at the onramp where there is a small but suitable space for cars to stop. The Pacific Motorway (M1), formally the "F3 Freeway", is the main roadway going North from Sydney, catering for a lot of traffic. There isn't a lot of time for drivers to see you and most traffic follows the double lane righthand turn from the Pacific Hwy, but even so, you shouldnt wait long for a driver to stop. If you are hitching to Gosford it should be very easy and quick to get a ride. If you want to go further north up the coast (Byron Bay etc) dont take a ride offer to Gosford, instead try and get a lift at least to the next big gas station about 20kms past the Gosford turn off, on the way to Doyalson or Morisset.
Other options for getting a lift north up the M1:
*Catch a train to Turramurra station ($3.40)on the Berowra line, exit the station, walk to the west about 200m and you arrive at the Pacific Highway. Cross the road and ask drivers filling up for a lift north up the M1 at the 7-eleven service station there. This is the last servo heading up the Pacific Highway (A1) before the M1. *Catch a train to Thornleigh station ($3.40), exit the station and walk north east up Pennants Hills road (A28). There are 3 service stations and a 24 hour McDonalds in the direction of the M1 within a kilometre walk from Thornleigh station. This road services a lot of interstate and heavy traffic, and as these are the last fuel stops for anyone headed North, most people stop here. You could try asking drivers at any of these places for a lift north up the M1.
*Catch a train to Thornleigh station ($3.40) on the Hornsby line, exit the station and walk north east up Pennants Hills road (A28). There are 3 service stations and a 24 hour McDonalds in the direction of the M1 within a kilometre walk from Thornleigh station. This road services a lot of interstate and heavy traffic, and as these are the last fuel stops for anyone headed North, most people stop here. You could try asking drivers at any of these places for a lift north up the M1.
=== West towards ''Bathurst'' via the ''Great Western Highway'' ===

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