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2) If you like it more to ask people at the petrol station directly you can go with the Tram number 6 from jakominiplatz to Schulzentrum St. Peter and from there you take the bus 72 to "messendorf heimgarten". wlak along the street 200m more and you find two gas stations. Loads of people go there to buy cheap gas because the highway is just a little bit farer along the street.
=== South towards [[Slovenia]] and [[Italy]]===1) ==== Spot 1A: Webling roundabout - small shoulder ========= Directions =====Take the 32 bus south east to Trattfelderstraße. Just behind the stop is a bridge/overpass, with a ramp leading up. Carefully walk in the grass up to a traffic circle, where you'll see signs for any direction you want to go. There is a small shoulder right before the exit towards Slovenia, you can stand at the front of this area with your sign and get all the traffic heading towards Slovenia from this area. ‎
===== Personal experiences =====:July 2015; ''[[User:Martinsltopf|Martinsltopf]] "I found the spot pretty tricky, and waited nearly 2hrs for a lift. Cars go fast and there is a merge right in front of the shoulder, which makes pulling over tricky. Also you get all the traffic to Vienna at the same spot. It might be useful to walk another 100m and exit the traffic circle towards Slovenia[.. There's a pretty wide emergency lane round the corner. It's probably ] Also beware of ending up at the best spot raststation at Gralla, in summer it is mainly families with their cars full, you might get stuck there for this direction regardlesshours." - [[User:Martinsltopf|Martinsltopf]], but prepare to spend some time.''July 2015
==== Spot 1B:''Also beware of ending up at the raststation at Gralla, in summer it is mainly families with their cars full, you might Webling roundabout - emergency lane ========= Directions =====There are two ways to get stuck there for hours. ''to an emergency lane:
:September 2017; [[User:raczek|raczek]]: We've tried [[User:Martinsltopf|Martinsltopf]]'s emergency lane spot and it worked perfectly. We've waited less than 15 minutes with "[[Maribor]]" sign and catched a ride to an Austro-Slovenian border. Note1) First, however, that we had a perfect combo: M+F, mid 20s, 3:30 PM on weekday (afternoon rush hours). I'd also suggest an alternative path to get to an emergency lane, bypassing multi-lane, busy traffic circle. Take a train to Graz Webling ([https://wegfinderthe spot 1A as described previously.at/ wegfinder] Android app worked great to find a connection)Then, follow railroad south walk another 100m and turn left (east) onto Schwarzer Weg. Follow Schwarzer Weg for another ~500m until you get to multiple overpasses. You need to '''jump over exit the left (north) fence''' between the first and second overpass and climb onto a hilltraffic circle towards Slovenia. It may be a bit of a challenge but itThere's doable (note: the closer to the concrete overpass the more stable a pretty wide emergency lane round the fence is)corner. There you are!
or follow an alternative path that bypasses multi-lane, busy traffic circle: 2) Take a train to Graz Webling ([https://wegfinder.at/ wegfinder] Android app worked great to find a connection), follow railroad south and turn left (east) onto Schwarzer Weg. Follow Schwarzer Weg for another ~500m until you get to multiple overpasses. You need to '''jump over the left (north) fence''' between the first and second overpass and climb onto a hill. It may be a bit of a challenge but it's doable (note:the closer to the concrete overpass the more stable the fence is). There you are! Follow maps below and [https://www.google.pl/maps/place/Graz,+Austria/@47.0315018,15.4122756,159m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x476e3587173065bb:0xfe8e8ad1d2dfdd9b!8m2!3d47.070714!4d15.439504?hl=en Google Maps satellite images of a region] to better understand my instructions.
[[File:Graz_to_Slovenia1.png|thumb|Getting to an emergency lane by the highway towards Slovenia, part 1|center]][[File:Graz_to_Slovenia2.png|thumb|Getting to an emergency lane by the highway towards Slovenia, part 2|center]]
===== Personal experiences =====:"[...] It's probably the best spot for this direction regardless, but prepare to spend some time. [...]" - [[User:Martinsltopf|Martinsltopf]], July 2015 :"We've tried this spot and it worked perfectly. We've waited less than 15 minutes with "[[Maribor]]" sign and catched a ride to an Austro-Slovenian border. Note, however, that we had a perfect combo: M+F, mid 20s, 3:30 PM on weekday (afternoon rush hours). I'd also suggest an alternative path (path no. 2) to get to an emergency lane, as it seems safer than crossing busy roundabout." - [[User:raczek|raczek]] and Ewa, September 2017 ==== Spot 2: Roundabout behind Murpark shopping centre ========= Directions =====A small roundabout behind the Murpark shopping centre (and the P+R). Just stand at the corner with the car dealership. There will be a gas station behind you with plenty of room to stop. All the cars going onto the ramp must pass you and can see you clearly since they have to slow down at the roundabout (there's a tree for shade too!). We used a sign reading "Italy" and got a ride to [[Villach]] in 30 minutes (with a first car stopping after about 15 minutes and offering to take us to the first gas station on the Autobahn).
===== Personal experiences =====
:September 2017; "[[User:NickolasAndVictoria|NickolasandVictoria]] waited for about 2 hours at the roundabout, next to the tree, with a sign reading "SLO" for Slovenia. It was a Tuesday morning, and they waited until around 15:00. There was not much traffic at the roundabout, and whatever traffic came through the roundabout, was either headed for the Park and Ride or headed North away from SLO. They ended up getting a ride at the gas station by approaching a couple with a Slovenian license plate and asking for a ride. Though there was some traffic at the gas station, it was not the busiest, and definitely had limited south-bound traffic stopping. There may be a higher amount of southbound traffic near evening rush hour, but the chances of finding a ride to stop for you without having to approach and ask in person is small."
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