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Hitching out
=== Northwest towards [[Greece]] , [[Edirne]] and , [[Bulgaria]] {{E|80}} {{E|84}}===
There are several ways to get out of the city centre and onto the main highway. If you stop a car that is not going a long distance, then it is best to aim for the Mahmutbey toll booths in the northwest of Istanbul where the E80 really begins.
(See Google maps for getting there and update how its. There is bus 76E going to Sehit Serife Bacı Lisesi bus stop not far place)
=== Westwards towards [[Greece]] (via [[Tekirdağ|Tekirdag]]) {{E|84}} = Getting to suburbans of Istanbul ====
'''Update (as of August 2018)''': the train to [[Muratlı]] is operating twice a day, departing from Halkalı train station in the West of the city. The fare to Muratlı is 13.5 TL (11 TL if you're under 26). You can get to Muratlı train station by direct bus from Eminönü, or by metrobus (Cennet Mahallesi metrobus stop is nearly 1 hour of walking from the train station). Be aware that it is currently impossible to pay by the card at Halkalı station, and there is no ATM nearby, so prepare cash in advance.
Another way to get to city's western outskirts is to take the metro from Aksaray close to Sultanahmet in the old city centre, and ride it till ''Yenibosna''EDITstation (2.0 TL pp, roughly €0.80). Then, take the public bus #448 (''Yenibosna Metro-Mimarsinan': The train doesn't run anymore; an extra 2. Also 00 TL pp), which departs from the stops right next to avoid lots of local trafficmetro station. You will ride this bus for a ''long'' time, roughly an hour, many people going until where it quits the motorway west and turns to right in that direction rather take a cloverleaf interchange near the highway towards Edirnevillage of [[Mimarsinan]], and turn where the bus eventually heads. Get off at the highway to Kinali and further to stop right at the very location bus turns right, this is where as much westas you can get on Istanbul's public transportation. So Then walk a bit further from the best to do is to use junction, and start thumbing. Hitchhiker [[User:Vidimian|Vidimian]] tried this route in 2002 or 2003, when he wasn't very experienced at hitchhiking. The first lift offer arrived so late (after about 2 hours of thumbing) and the same spot as for going towards Edirnefollowing lifts were so short (and, Mahmutbey pay-tollsagain, try late) that he could make it to hitchhike [[Tekirdağ]], a car to Tekirdagmere 120 km away from this hitching spot, or at least to after the Kinali exitnight falls, take off the highway and hitchhike further to despite starting early in the westmorning.
Take the suburban train (''banliyö treni'') from the very ==== Trains out of city center (Sirkeci) towards Halkali. It's only 2.00 lira. Get off at ''Küçükçekmece''. If the train station is 6 o'clock, walk in the direction of 12 o'clock in order to find the on ramp towards [[Tekirdağ|Tekirdag]]. This is the same road that will take you directly to Greece, although you will still be well within the congested motorways of suburban Istanbul. Be aware that you cannot cross this border walking! You have to find somebody to take you across. Knowing [[Western Europe phrasebook|German]] will help you a lot to explain that you need help to cross the border due to many drivers with a Turkish-German background.====
* Hitchhikers experience: I took the train to Küçükçekmece like I read on here, and found the highway. To my dismay it was '''impossible''' to hitch. After walking 2 miles, hoping there would be a spot for people to pull off, there was nothing. I noticed these buses that road in the middle of the highway, and decided to take one down the road. After two stops, it was the end of the line. Fortunately, there was a huge spot to hitchhike. For anyone who goes this way, I '''highly''' recommend taking the bus the whole way instead of trying to walk like I did. Or, use another method to hitch. - Jon
Another way to get to city's For those who rather not try hitchhiking through the overgrown western outskirts is to take the metro from Aksaray close to Sultanahmet in suburbs of the old city centre, and ride it till ''Yenibosna'' station (2.0 TL pp, roughly €0.80). Then, take the public bus #448 (''Yenibosna Metro-Mimarsinan''; an extra 2.00 TL pp), which departs from the stops right next a slightly more expensive but a lot easier way to metro station. You will ride follow this bus for a ''long'' time, roughly an hour, until where it quits westbound route to Greece may be to take the motorway west and turns morning train to right in a cloverleaf interchange near the village of [[MimarsinanMuratlı]], where the bus eventually heads. Get off at the stop right at the very location bus turns right, this is where as much west as you can get on from Sirkeci station in central Istanbul's public transportation. Then walk a bit further from the junction, and start thumbing. Hitchhiker then hitch your way forward to Greece via [[User:Vidimian|VidimianTekirdağ]] tried this route in 2002 or 2003, when he wasn't very experienced at hitchhikingfrom there. The first lift offer arrived so late (after about 2 hours of thumbing) and the following lifts were so short (and, again, late) that he could make it to See [[TekirdağMuratlı]], a mere 120 km away from this hitching spot, after the night falls, despite starting early in the morningarticle for full details.
For those who rather not try hitchhiking through the overgrown western suburbs of the city, a slightly more expensive but a lot easier way to follow this westbound route to Greece may be to take the morning train to [[Muratlı]] from Sirkeci station in central Istanbul, and then hitch your way forward to Greece via [[Tekirdağ]] from there. See [[Muratlı]] article for full details.***
Once you have passed the border, try to stay in the car which took you through, as the first 20-30 km on the Greek side is one of the worst places to hitchhike in Europe. Local people there are afraid of stories about immigrants from Iran and Afghanistan etc. so it's especially hard to get a ride. It took hitchhiker [[User:Lapulevel|Lapulevel]] a full day to get out of this area—and that wasn't simply a shortage of luck as that happened twice!
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