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=== West towards [[Qazvin]] ===
Take the metro to '''Gholshahr''' (last station of Green Line). Take the Southern exit, turn right and walk about 15 minutes until you reach the highway to Qazvin. Jump over ov7er the small wall and walk another 15 minutes along the freeway until you reach the Police checkpoint.
''Note'' : at this point you are well out of Tehran, in Karaj. It takes around 2 hours to reach this spot from downtown Tehran, but it costs only a metro ticket and the spot is great, because many trucks stop here a few minutes to show their documents to the Police, including a bunch of Turkish drivers who may give you a lift directly to the border.
I took the line 1 towards Kahrizak, got off at Shahed and asked (without exiting the station, you don't need to pay again) when will come the next train to "shah-r aftaab". The train came 25 minutes later on the same platform.
When I exited the subway station "shah-r aftaab", the guards told me the exhibition center was closed, but I said I wanted to go on the highway, visible from the station, and they let me walk freely through the open fence surrounding the station. I walked 5 minutes to reach the highway. The emergency stop lane is wide enough for cars to pull in, so I didn't even walk to the toll station nearby. 5 cars stopped within 5 minutes, one taxi, one not my direction, I got on the third one. So this option offers decent chances I'd say.
November 2017:
Even if the metro is already going to Iman Khomeini Airport we got of at "shah-r aftaab" because it is close to the toll station. Just get out the main entrance of the metro station, walk left around the fence towards the highway and stop the cars. After one taxi, one not going our direction we took the third car direct to Qom. Waited all in all maximum three minutes.
''Note 1'' : this part of the freeway until Qom is forbidden for trucks, which take the old road. Still, this spot is the best for long distances rides. Catch a lift at least until Qom and ask to be dropped before the toll station at the entrance of Qom (if your driver leaves the freeway). From there it will be easy to catch a ride further South (Esfahan, Shiraz), including with trucks.
