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[[Image:MrTweek.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[MrTweek]] hitching to [[Vienna]]]]<br />
'''Vienna''' ('''Wien''' in German, '''Bécs''' in Hungarian) is the capital of [[Austria]].<br />
It is in the east of the country on the river Danube. More than 1 million 6 hundred thousand people live there. It is the largest city of Austria and is surrounded by the state of [[Lower Austria]] It is also an administrative district (Bundesland) of its own<br />
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== Hitching Out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Munich]], [[Salzburg]] ===<br />
Take the U4 to ''Hütteldorf'', Go out towards the ''Hadekgasse'' (left) and walk left again, then you are right on the main road leading out of '''Vienna''' towards [[Linz]], [[Salzburg]], [[Munich]]. There is a bus station which is a well known hitching spot. Change cars (if necessary) at the rest areas in ''St. Pölten'' or ''Ansfelden''.<br />
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Alternatively, you can go over the motorway via the bridge. Turn right there and you will find after ~ 1 km the ''Autohof Wien''.<br />
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=== North towards [[Prague]] ===<br />
Go from ''Handelskai'' by train to ''Kornneuburg''. Coming out of the station turn left. Follow the main street, and after ca. 1 km turn left into a small living street. Cross the railway and walk further til you meet the motorway-bridge. Turn right and you are there.<br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]] ===<br />
From central Wien take tram31 to the last station, Stammersdorf. On your right you will see the main street, Brünner Str (road nr. 7) on which you should continue straight (You will see a big Merkur supermarket, pass it) till another shopping center, about 300m further. Hitchhike just after the entrance to the next shopping center parking. All the traffic to Brno passes here, but notice that many of them leave this road before the border and turn eastwards on some country roads, to get to the Slovakian highway. In case your driver continues after Brno, ask him to drop you on the Olimpia shopping center on the highway, from which there is a free bus to central Brno.<br />
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=== East towards [[Bratislava]], [[Budapest]] ===<br />
Cultural note: Watch out for Romanian drivers, who may attempt to charge you for the ride, and drop you off in a remote area if you don't. This may also be unclear at the outset of the ride.<br />
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There is a petrol station on the highway to [[Budapest]], where you can easily find a ride to [[Bratislava]] or further into [[Slovakia]].<br />
To get to this petrol station by public transport you should get to ''Enkplatz'' (by Metro U3) and from there you can take bus number #76A to "Haidequerstraße". Then you just walk the ''Haidequerstraße'' to the north for a couple of minutes and you are at the petrol station which is on the [[Autobahn]] [[A4 (Austria)|A4]] towards the east ([[Győr]], [[Budapest]]).Be careful because there are two stops with the same name,go off in the first one.<br />
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When hitchhiking to [[Hungary]], it is very recommended to stand in the entrance of the petrol stations holding a sign and being visible to people on the road as well as the people coming to the petrol station. That will stop a lot of nice and friendly Hungarian people.<br />
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A note from nucleaphyllis: We followed the above directions, and aren't sure if we missed something because they left us still at least a kilometer away from the petrol station. The "Haidequerstraße" is confusing because the bus runs on "Haidestrasse". Get off where it crosses "..quer.." Then you just walk the ''Haidequerstraße'' to the north for a couple of minutes, until you come to the highway. Pass a biomass plant on your right as you're walking. The road ends at the A4 there's a railroad bridge crossing a river. Take the pedestrian bridge, then turn right and walk along the river on the access/pedestrian/bike road for about 1200m. You'll be able to see the OMV from the road you're walking on. Wait for a break in the cars, then cross the traffic to get to the petrol station. If these directions clarifications work and help you, please incorporate them into the article!<br />
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=== South towards [[Graz]], [[Slovenia]] ===<br />
Take the free [http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeaNearYouView?storeId=8&StoreName=store_voesendorf IKEA-Bus] from the Opera (''Oper'') to the SCS (''Shopping City Süd'') or the ''Badener Bahn'' (Costs 3,40 Euro) to ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)''. Advantages: It goes more often and earlier in the morning than the bus. If you take the train, you can go to one station after ''Shopping City Sued'', which is called ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Suedstadt)''. This one is closer to the actual entrance to the highway. You get out of the train, head the direction you came from, turn right by the end of the platform, cross the tracks, pass 100 m of wild grass and there is a curved street - you'll see the signs.<br />
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Alternativly you can take public transport to ''Matzleinsdorfer Platz'' where the ''Triester Straße'' begins (Direction South-West). This road is very, very long but has got on-ramps onto the [[Autobahn]] heading South ([[Graz]]). Try hitching somewhere along this road or ask at petrol stations.<br />
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== Blackriding ==<br />
It's quite easy to ride the subway, bus, and tram system with no ticket. Our local contact said (who actually did use a year pass) she'd been checked once in a period of over a year, despite riding public transport every day.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeaNearYouView?storeId=8&StoreName=store_voesendorf IKEA bus] Information about the IKEA bus, in [[Germany|German]]<br />
* [http://www.wlb.at/fahrplaene.aspx Travel schedules], but only in [[Germany|German]]<br />
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[[de:Wien]]</div>93.86.100.162https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Belgrade&diff=30518Belgrade2009-01-28T18:20:51Z<p>93.86.100.162: </p>
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<div>'''Belgrade''' ('''Beograd''' in Serbian) is the capital of [[Serbia]], home to around 2 million people. The main motorway (Autoput in Serbian) runs pretty much close to the centre of the city from the North West to the South East. Most cars also use this as a normal road so hitching out of Belgrade is quite difficult.<br />
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==Hitching Out==<br />
===Heading South East towards [[Nis]], [[Sofia]], [[Skopje]]===<br />
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OPTION 1:<br />
First, from Trg Studentski (Students Square) or Trg Slavia (Slavia Square) get bus number 31 all the way eastbound (ie, not to Trg Studentski) to the end of the route (you should see a lot of market people selling fruit on the right side of the bus). The bus closely follows the route of the motorway. From here, you leave the bus and it's a 10 minute walk straight down hill to the actual motorway. <br />
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From here you have 2 choices, you can either go west along the motorway to try to find an entrance ramp, or alternately 2km east is a petrol station, however, you have to either walk along the motorway, or through the grass on the verge, however, this gets very thick at times - it's pretty easy though, just hard work :) And take care, on the way to the petrol station is a police station at the highway. 500m before the petrol station you also find a ramp, but with extremely low traffic. The petrol station is build on a hillside, so don't expect trucks to stop there, Serbian trucks seem to have problems enough to go uphill.<br />
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OPTION 2:<br />
This option involves less walking amongst the highway. From the city centre, take tram 7 in the direction south-east until the last stop (takes about 15 minutes, depending on the traffic). From there take bus 308, direction Veliki Mokri Lug (sometimes written as V.M.L.). After about ten minutes you will cross a bridge going over the highway; get out at the next stop 100 meters later. From the bridge you will already see the petrol station where you want to go, which is about 200 meters walking. This petrol station is also located uphill. <br />
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A sign saying "10 K.M." might be helpful in catching a local car which can take you to the first toll stop (a hitchhiking stop regularly used by locals) and out of the intense exhaust fumes.<br />
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If you're heading for Nis (or beyond) try using a sign (saying Nis). If going beyond Nis remember to leave the car *on the motorway* - not in Nis, unless you're a big fan of walking. About two hundred meters before the highway split Nis and Sofia ([[Bulgaria]]) is an abandoned toll area where traffic is going slow and there's place for the cars to stop. <br />
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===Heading South West towards [[Sarajevo]]===<br />
There are 2 ways to Sarajevo, one through Čačak, a bit south, the other one more direct but not written on online maps... The one through Čačak worked well for us. Take bus 53 from south of the train station, to the end station. Then just follow the street for one minute, turn right, here is the highway, there s a good spot just after the bridge. It seems that buses 531, 532, 533 go further, but it's not really needed, and they might be regional buses.<br />
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=== Heading North towards [[Budapest]] ===<br />
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Take the bus number 15, or 78 from the central station until the last stop, in direction of Zemun (part of the town located on the other side of the river, if you have problems finding direction, just ask about Zemun, everybody knows that place). As soon as you get off, you'll notice a huge 2 lines street going down there behind houses, get on this one. Walk for 15 minutes more and make sure you follow right direction - Novi Sad. After 15 minutes walking, and passing a small shop, you'll notice a 90 degrees turn left, and at that spot, there's an emergency line, which is a perfect spot for hitchhiking. It took me less than 10 minutes to get a life to Novi Sad from there !<br />
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=== Heading North towards [[Novi Sad]] ===<br />
There's a good spot near the highway that runs between Belgrade and Novi Sad, across Gazela's Bridge from Belgrade's city center, and near the gypsy village.<br />
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== Blackriding ==<br />
Controllers wear a standard navy blue suit and tie, in Belgrade, and it's said that if you're riding the trams daily you might encounter one controller in a week, or two weeks. <br />
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[[Category:Serbia]]<br />
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<div>'''Belgrade''' ('''Beograd''' in Serbian) is the capital of [[Serbia]], home to around 2 million people. The main motorway (Autoput in Serbian) runs pretty much close to the centre of the city from the North West to the South East. Most cars also use this as a normal road so hitching out of Belgrade is quite difficult.<br />
<br />
==Hitching Out==<br />
===Heading South East towards [[Nis]], [[Sofia]], [[Skopje]]===<br />
<br />
OPTION 1:<br />
First, from Trg Studentski (Students Square) or Trg Slavia (Slavia Square) get bus number 31 all the way eastbound (ie, not to Trg Studentski) to the end of the route (you should see a lot of market people selling fruit on the right side of the bus). The bus closely follows the route of the motorway. From here, you leave the bus and it's a 10 minute walk straight down hill to the actual motorway. <br />
<br />
From here you have 2 choices, you can either go west along the motorway to try to find an entrance ramp, or alternately 2km east is a petrol station, however, you have to either walk along the motorway, or through the grass on the verge, however, this gets very thick at times - it's pretty easy though, just hard work :) And take care, on the way to the petrol station is a police station at the highway. 500m before the petrol station you also find a ramp, but with extremely low traffic. The petrol station is build on a hillside, so don't expect trucks to stop there, Serbian trucks seem to have problems enough to go uphill.<br />
<br />
OPTION 2:<br />
This option involves less walking amongst the highway. From the city centre, take tram 7 in the direction south-east until the last stop (takes about 15 minutes, depending on the traffic). From there take bus 308, direction Veliki Mokri Lug (sometimes written as V.M.L.). After about ten minutes you will cross a bridge going over the highway; get out at the next stop 100 meters later. From the bridge you will already see the petrol station where you want to go, which is about 200 meters walking. This petrol station is also located uphill. <br />
<br />
A sign saying "10 K.M." might be helpful in catching a local car which can take you to the first toll stop (a hitchhiking stop regularly used by locals) and out of the intense exhaust fumes.<br />
<br />
If you're heading for Nis (or beyond) try using a sign (saying Nis). If going beyond Nis remember to leave the car *on the motorway* - not in Nis, unless you're a big fan of walking. About two hundred meters before the highway split Nis and Sofia ([[Bulgaria]]) is an abandoned toll area where traffic is going slow and there's place for the cars to stop. <br />
<br />
===Heading South West towards [[Sarajevo]]===<br />
There are 2 ways to Sarajevo, one through Čačak, a bit south, the other one more direct but not written on online maps... The one through Čačak worked well for us. Take bus 53 from south of the train station, to the end station. Then just follow the street for one minute, turn right, here is the highway, there s a good spot just after the bridge. It seems that buses 531, 532, 533 go further, but it's not really needed, and they might be regional buses.<br />
<br />
=== Heading North towards [[Budapest]] ===<br />
<br />
Take the bus number 15, or 78 from the central station until the last stop, in direction of Zemun (part of the town located on the other side of the river, if you have problems finding direction, just ask about Zemun, everybody knows that place). As soon as you get off, you'll notice a huge 2 lines street going down there behind houses, get on this one. Walk for 15 minutes more and make sure you follow right direction - Novi Sad. After 15 minutes walking, and passing a small shop, you'll notice a 90 degrees turn left, and at that spot, there's an emergency line, which is a perfect spot for hitchhiking. It took me less than 10 minutes to get a life to Novi Sad from there !<br />
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== Blackriding ==<br />
Controllers wear a standard navy blue suit and tie, in Belgrade, and it's said that if you're riding the trams daily you might encounter one controller in a week, or two weeks. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Serbia]]<br />
[[Category:E75]]<br />
[[Category:E70]]<br />
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<div>'''Belgrade''' ('''Beograd''' in Serbian) is the capital of [[Serbia]], home to around 2 million people. The main motorway (Autoput in Serbian) runs pretty much close to the centre of the city from the North West to the South East. Most cars also use this as a normal road so hitching out of Belgrade is quite difficult.<br />
<br />
==Hitching Out==<br />
===Heading South East towards [[Nis]], [[Sofia]], [[Skopje]]===<br />
<br />
OPTION 1:<br />
First, from Trg Studentski (Students Square) or Trg Slavia (Slavia Square) get bus number 31 all the way eastbound (ie, not to Trg Studentski) to the end of the route (you should see a lot of market people selling fruit on the right side of the bus). The bus closely follows the route of the motorway. From here, you leave the bus and it's a 10 minute walk straight down hill to the actual motorway. <br />
<br />
From here you have 2 choices, you can either go west along the motorway to try to find an entrance ramp, or alternately 2km east is a petrol station, however, you have to either walk along the motorway, or through the grass on the verge, however, this gets very thick at times - it's pretty easy though, just hard work :) And take care, on the way to the petrol station is a police station at the highway. 500m before the petrol station you also find a ramp, but with extremely low traffic. The petrol station is build on a hillside, so don't expect trucks to stop there, Serbian trucks seem to have problems enough to go uphill.<br />
<br />
OPTION 2:<br />
This option involves less walking amongst the highway. From the city centre, take tram 7 in the direction south-east until the last stop (takes about 15 minutes, depending on the traffic). From there take bus 308, direction Veliki Mokri Lug (sometimes written as V.M.L.). After about ten minutes you will cross a bridge going over the highway; get out at the next stop 100 meters later. From the bridge you will already see the petrol station where you want to go, which is about 200 meters walking. This petrol station is also located uphill. <br />
<br />
A sign saying "10 K.M." might be helpful in catching a local car which can take you to the first toll stop (a hitchhiking stop regularly used by locals) and out of the intense exhaust fumes.<br />
<br />
If you're heading for Nis (or beyond) try using a sign (saying Nis). If going beyond Nis remember to leave the car *on the motorway* - not in Nis, unless you're a big fan of walking. About two hundred meters before the highway split Nis and Sofia ([[Bulgaria]]) is an abandoned toll area where traffic is going slow and there's place for the cars to stop. <br />
<br />
===Heading South West towards [[Sarajevo]]===<br />
There are 2 ways to Sarajevo, one through Čačak, a bit south, the other one more direct but not written on online maps... The one through Čačak worked well for us. Take bus 53 from south of the train station, to the end station. Then just follow the street for one minute, turn right, here is the highway, there s a good spot just after the bridge. It seems that buses 531, 532, 533 go further, but it's not really needed, and they might be regional buses.<br />
<br />
=== Heading North towards [[Budapest]] ===<br />
<br />
Take the bus number 15, or 78 from the central station until the last stop, in direction of Zemun (part of the town located on the other side of the river, if you have problems finding direction, just ask about Zemun, everybody knows that place). As soon as you get off, you'll notice a huge 2 lines street going down there behind houses, get on this one. Walk for 15 minutes more and make sure you follow right direction - Novi Sad. After 15 minutes walking, and passing a small shop, you'll notice a 90 degrees turn left, and at that spot, there's an emergency line, which is a perfect spot for hitchhiking. It took me less than 10 minutes to get a life to Novi Sad from there !<br />
<br />
=== Blackriding ===<br />
Controllers wear a standard navy blue suit and tie, in Belgrade, and it's said that if you're riding the trams daily you might encounter one controller in a week, or two weeks. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Serbia]]<br />
[[Category:E75]]<br />
[[Category:E70]]<br />
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<div>'''Belgrade''' ('''Beograd''' in Serbian) is the capital of [[Serbia]], home to around 2 million people. The main motorway (Autoput in Serbian) runs pretty much close to the centre of the city from the North West to the South East. Most cars also use this as a normal road so hitching out of Belgrade is quite difficult.<br />
<br />
==Hitching Out==<br />
===Heading South East towards [[Nis]], [[Sofia]], [[Skopje]]===<br />
<br />
OPTION 1:<br />
First, from Trg Studentski (Students Square) or Trg Slavia (Slavia Square) get bus number 31 all the way eastbound (ie, not to Trg Studentski) to the end of the route (you should see a lot of market people selling fruit on the right side of the bus). The bus closely follows the route of the motorway. From here, you leave the bus and it's a 10 minute walk straight down hill to the actual motorway. <br />
<br />
From here you have 2 choices, you can either go west along the motorway to try to find an entrance ramp, or alternately 2km east is a petrol station, however, you have to either walk along the motorway, or through the grass on the verge, however, this gets very thick at times - it's pretty easy though, just hard work :) And take care, on the way to the petrol station is a police station at the highway. 500m before the petrol station you also find a ramp, but with extremely low traffic. The petrol station is build on a hillside, so don't expect trucks to stop there, Serbian trucks seem to have problems enough to go uphill.<br />
<br />
OPTION 2:<br />
This option involves less walking amongst the highway. From the city centre, take tram 7 in the direction south-east until the last stop (takes about 15 minutes, depending on the traffic). From there take bus 308, direction Veliki Mokri Lug (sometimes written as V.M.L.). After about ten minutes you will cross a bridge going over the highway; get out at the next stop 100 meters later. From the bridge you will already see the petrol station where you want to go, which is about 200 meters walking. This petrol station is also located uphill. <br />
<br />
A sign saying "10 K.M." might be helpful in catching a local car which can take you to the first toll stop (a hitchhiking stop regularly used by locals) and out of the intense exhaust fumes.<br />
<br />
If you're heading for Nis (or beyond) try using a sign (saying Nis). If going beyond Nis remember to leave the car *on the motorway* - not in Nis, unless you're a big fan of walking. About two hundred meters before the highway split Nis and Sofia ([[Bulgaria]]) is an abandoned toll area where traffic is going slow and there's place for the cars to stop. <br />
<br />
===Heading South West towards [[Sarajevo]]===<br />
There are 2 ways to Sarajevo, one through Čačak, a bit south, the other one more direct but not written on online maps... The one through Čačak worked well for us. Take bus 53 from south of the train station, to the end station. Then just follow the street for one minute, turn right, here is the highway, there s a good spot just after the bridge. It seems that buses 531, 532, 533 go further, but it's not really needed, and they might be regional buses.<br />
<br />
=== Heading North towards [[Budapest]] ===<br />
<br />
Take the bus number 15, or 78 from the central station until the last stop, in direction of Zemun (part of the town located on the other side of the river, if you have problems finding direction, just ask about Zemun, everybody knows that place). As soon as you get off, you'll notice a huge 2 lines street going down there behind houses, get on this one. Walk for 15 minutes more and make sure you follow right direction - Novi Sad. After 15 minutes walking, and passing a small shop, you'll notice a 90 degrees turn left, and at that spot, there's an emergency line, which is a perfect spot for hitchhiking. It took me less than 10 minutes to get a life to Novi Sad from there !<br />
<br />
=== Blackriding ==<br />
Controllers wear a standard navy blue suit and tie, in Belgrade, and it's said that if you're riding the trams daily you might encounter one controller in a week, or two weeks. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Serbia]]<br />
[[Category:E75]]<br />
[[Category:E70]]<br />
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