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|country = Bosnia and Herzegovina<br />
|state = Sarajevo Canton<br />
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'''Sarajevo''' is the Capital of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== North towards [[Mrkonjic-Grad]] or [[Banja Luka]], [[Croatia]] ([[Osijek]]), [[Hungary]] ===<br />
To hitch north take tram #3 towards the southern outskirts of the town [[Ilidza]]. The road north is marked with a sign towards Mostar and [[Zenica]]. Show the tram driver Zenica on a map and he'll tell you which stop to get off on. You'll see an overpass that looks like a freeway on-ramp. Get up on that road and then walk north about 1km past a grocery store on the right. That will get you past much of the inner-city traffic and to places with more open area for cars to stop. <br />
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Second advice: take bus #23 to the last stop, ''Rajlovac''. It gets you on the main road out of town, too, but a bit more north than tram #3. You then nearly don't have to walk.<br />
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Road and motorway numbers change often and/or are not posted along the way, so once you get out of town, to get to Mrkonjic-Grad and Banja Luka, head towards Travnik, then Jajce. For Pecs, towards [[Tuzla]].<br />
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Note from [[User:nalddo|Nalddo]] :''if you use the spot above, you will first have to hitch to a junction North of town where the road splits in 2. You can get to this junction directly. From downtown, take bus 21 to the last stop, in Vogosca. From there, continue walking a few minutes on the road until you reach a bridge. This is where the road M18 to [[Tuzla]] and motorway A1 to [[Zenica]] split. You can thumb easily to either direction. To hitch on the highway, I recommend walking a few more minutes to reach the paytoll''<br />
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This advice from Nalddo is very good, we used in May,2013. When you go out on last bus station you just walk north pass petrol station on right side(I ask on petrol station and staff told me that we can hitchhike there but it is best place after bridge on junction on right side and we catch ride there. If you are going to Tuzla like we did, there is no pay toll, so when you come to junction just hitchhike on right side and this is way to Tuzla you can not miss it. If you need to go to Zenica, than you need to go left on junction, walk a few minutes follow sign for Zenica and than come to pay tolls and hitchhike there. <br />
[[File:File.png|200px|thumb|left|hitchhiking from Sarajevo to Tuzla and Zenica.png]]<br />
[[File:Sarajevo_t0ma5.JPG|200px|thumb|right|t0ma5 hitchhiking out of Sarajevo]]<br />
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=== Southwest towards [[Mostar]], [[Croatia]] ([[Dubrovnik]]) {{E|73}}, M-17 ===<br />
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From the city centre, take tram three in the direction Ilidza. After about 15 minutes, get off at the stop right after a small group of petrol stations located to your left and right. There is a bus stop here where you can stop a car, and as it is just after a stoplight cars will not be going very fast. Because of the large amount of suburban traffic, using a sign is recommended.<br />
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Another way to get Mostar. Actual for March 2015. Take the tram to Ilidža and go until the last stop. From there every 30-50 min you can take a bus to Hadžići direction. Then everything depends from your hitchhiking passion and the bus routes:) Price for any distance is the same: 1.60 KM. You can leave your bus at Hadžići and hitchhike along M17/E73 towards A1 and then towards Mostar. Otherwise if bus is going to Tarčin, you can go by bus as much as you can, pass Tarčin and leave the bus on the road near Donja Raselica. So you will meet no suburban Sarajevo traffic. There will be the way to Mostar.<br />
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=== East towards [[Serbia]] {{E|761}} ===<br />
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To go east take the tram to Baščaršija and you will see the road which seems to go into the hills along the river. Before the river makes a sharp turn right, is a nice spot opposite a petrol station and the Haris Youthhostel on Bentbaša Street 11 (it just moved there in spring 2015, so if you use gmaps it might still show you Hotel Emona for a while). user cyclebear had to wait less than 15 minutes there in july 2015. Before the serbian Border is the town of Višegrad and its recommended to make a sign for that or simply SRB (Serbia).<br />
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=== Southeast toward [[Montenegro]] ===<br />
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Walk from Bačaršija to the street Garaplina that goes uphill. At the end of Garaplina, there will be a traffic light. This is the intersection with Mladih Muslimana street, which is leaving the city in the direction of Montenegro. Hitch at the traffic light or from the petrol station 50 m further down the road. <br />
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Go in the direction Trnovo and Foća, avoid Goražde because there is not much traffic there. At border with Montenegro on Hum crossing there are not many cars, but you can catch ride there and road to border is very bad, full of holes.(ask drivers on the border).<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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Just opposite the bus station you can see a green pasture where you can sleep peacefully and no one will disturb you.<br />
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== Other useful info ==<br />
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A the bus station there is wifi, network ''kondor'' and password 5555544444.<br />
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|language = German<br />
|capital = [[Berlin]]<br />
|pop = 82,314,900<br />
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[[File:2003 Hitch-hiking in Germany.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] thumbing towards Nürnberg, 2003.]]<br />
'''Germany''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. It is a great country for [[hitchhiking]], both on motorways (via [[on-ramp]]s, [[rest area|service stations]], more seldom - parking lots) and local roads. Germans are a little bit suspicious, but nice if you get to know them. Thumbing makes it easier for them to say "no", because they do not even have to look at you. Those who will stop are often people who hitchhiked themselves when they were younger. Many of them have families, jobs and fast cars now.<br />
Because of the absence of speed limits on many motorways it's a good country to hitchhike long distances in short time.<br />
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== Road types ==<br />
To hitchhike efficiently in Germany it is good to know the three different kinds of roads between cities and towns. By descending speed these are:<br />
* motorways or expressways called ''Autobahn'' with no speed limit<br />
* federal roads called ''Bundesstraße''<br />
* country roads called ''Landstraße''<br />
Their use in hitchhiking is different and explained below.<br />
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=== Autobahn ===<br />
For more information, see the article [[Autobahn]].<br />
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[[File:Bundesautobahn_7_number.svg|thumb|left|150px|A traffic sign indicating Autobahn A7]] The autobahns in Germany are the fastest links between cities. Their numbers consist of an '''A''' and the number of the highway. On traffic signs the ''A'' is not mentioned but they can be distinguished by the blue colour of the sign.<br />
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The lack of a general speed limit is something most Germans are proud of demonstrating to you and what makes them the best choice for longer distances. Subsequently walking and hitchhiking is illegal on the autobahn and the emergency lane.<br />
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As a general rule, you should always stick to the Autobahn as long as possible and try to change between major autobahns as little as possible, even if this means some detours. As soon as you are on the Autobahn and travel between service stations, you are hitching fast and reliable. For more information about this kind of hitchhiking, see the article on [[petrol station hitchhiking]].<br />
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As trucks do not travel faster than 90 km/h you might want first try to get a ride hitching a personal car before asking truck drivers. Trucks are great for a night-ride; however, there are restrictions, like in France, of when trucks are allowed on an autobahn. In Germany most trucks aren't allowed on motorways on Sundays or public holidays before 22:00. As most truck drivers stop earlier truck traffic already gets less on Saturday afternoons.<br />
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If you travel a specific autobahn, have a look at the [[autobahn]] page where you can find very specific information and hints about hitchhiking on German motorway ramps, etc. - for example, the route [[Amsterdam]]–[[Berlin]] along the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] and [[A30 (Germany)|A30]].<br />
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==== Getting onto the autobahn ====<br />
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[[File:Zeichen 330.svg|thumb|right|100px|The on-ramp sign of an autobahn]]<br />
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To get onto the autobahn either hitch a ride from a city, thumb at the on-ramp '''before''' the sign or go to a service station by public transportation and walk there. A good possibility is to look for a street with traffic lights that leads to an autobahn. Wait for the red light, then knock at the windows (do not forget to smile!) and ask for a ride. If you look neither like a homeless nor like a drug dealer, they will be happy to help you.<br />
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==== Service stations and rest areas ====<br />
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You have various possibilities for being dropped off along the autobahn to look for your next ride. As petrol station hitchhiking is faster, try to avoid being dropped at on-ramps where you have to thumb. On the autobahn, it is preferable to be dropped off at a service station instead of a rest area as rest areas have much less cars stopping. <br />
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[[File:Zeichen 448.1.svg|thumb|right|150px|Autobahn traffic sign of an Autohof]] The ''Raststätte'' is the usual choice for hitchhiking because most cars tend to refuel there. Make sure your ''Raststätte'' has not just a restaurant but also a petrol stations because more people stop there and they leave quicker. Most ''Raststätten'' are on both sides of the autobahn and there is often a bridge or tunnel nearby to cross. Therefore you might consider hitchhiking to a ''Raststätte'' in the opposite direction first to get onto the highway quicker. At the entrance of the petrol station shop there are usually map stands that show the surrounding area and other service stations in Germany.<br />
With a few exceptions all service stations can be entered by foot from the side and feature an unlocked door in the fence or wall.<br />
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The off-autobahn ''Autohof'' is a local fuel station that is marked on traffic signs on the autobahn. Food and fuel is cheaper there but most car drivers don't bother and thus mostly trucks stop there. This means that they are okay on weekdays but have to be avoided on Saturday evenings and Sundays at all cost. Another disadvantage for continuing on the autobahn is that local traffic also stops at the ''Autohof''.<br />
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=== Federal ''Bundesstraße'' roads ===<br />
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[[File:Bundesstraße 42 number.svg|thumb|right|150px|A traffic sign indicating Bundesstraße B42]] The federal ''Bundesstraße'' roads are indicated by yellow signs and carry numbers like ''B6'' or ''B49''. Like in the case of the autobahn the ''B'' is not written on traffic signs, but federal roads can be distinguished by the yellow colour of the sign. As they are smaller and carry more local traffic they should only be used to get from and to the autobahn, though there are a few exceptions to the rule.<br />
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Their general speed limit is 100 km/h and they usually have no emergency lane so they are difficult to thumb. To get a ride either try petrol stations or choose a place where have a lot of space to see you and stop or where they are going slower, e.g. town exits. Police might consider it illegal to thumb in sites where cars cannot stop without putting the traffic in danger.<br />
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=== Smaller federal ''Landstraße'' roads ===<br />
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These roads are not numbered on traffic signs and usually connect minor towns. As most of them have lower speed limits thumbing is likely to work. As they might not have a lot of traffic coming through they should only be used for getting from and to you final destination.<br />
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== Legal stuff ==<br />
Hitchhiking in general is legal in Germany. It is only forbidden to hitchhike on the Autobahn itself, meaning you standing on the autobahn or its emergency lane. You are perfectly fine stopping at service stations and asking the people but keep in mind that service stations are private property / leases. It occasionally happened that owners try to get rid of hichthikers at "their" service station. If that happens, just move to the parking space and hitchhike there.<br />
If you want to start hitching at the on-ramps, make sure you stand before the rectangular blue sign indicating the start of the autobahn.<br />
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Just like other people, police may or may not be friendly towards hitchhikers. It is said that police controls are more frequent in the southern states of [[Bavaria]] and [[Baden-Württemberg]]. As a foreigner you have to carry your passport at all times; a national ID card is sufficient if you are from another EU country. If you are being checked, be friendly, show it to them and they will leave you alone.<br />
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=== Crossing the border ===<br />
Germany has signed the [[Schengen Agreement]] which means that borders with other Schengen countries are open. Since 2009, all neighbouring countries are Schengen members as well, so there are no fixed border controls anymore. At times, there are mobile checks by the police or customs, especially in border regions or on the autobahn.<br />
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At the Swiss border, there are still custom controls, but that will probably only affect you if you are on a truck.<br />
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== License plates ==<br />
There are between one and three letters on a license plate which show the city or region where the car is registered. For example, look for license plates starting with '''B''' if you're hitching to [[Berlin]]. Have a look at the articles on Wikipedia for more information: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_car_number_plates German car number plates] (in English) and [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Kfz-Kennzeichen_in_Deutschland Liste der Kfz-Kennzeichen in Deutschland] (in German).<br />
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== Maps ==<br />
[[File:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from [[Berlin]] to [[Munich]]]]<br />
Recommended maps for Germany are listed in [[Maps#Germany|this article]]. You can easily hitch through Germany with just a map that has all service stations along the Autobahn on it. There are maps at many service stations in a little free booklet which are quite misleading, they do '''not''' contain all service stations, just the ones belonging to one of the big companies running them. <br />
For more information look here: [http://www.tank.rast.de/standorte/servicenetz/index.php tank.rast.de]. For a good map to print out and bring with you that has all the service stations on it have a look here: [http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/684/rastekarte.jpg/ Rastekarte]. This is the same one you will find at the service stations as big overview maps, more often than not those can be nicked very easily as well.<br />
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== Food and drink ==<br />
Drinking tap water is safe all over the country. You can usually get inexpensive but good food at Italian and Turkish takeaways, the latter ones have ''Döner'' or ''Kebap'' written on them. Typical German fast food shops are marked with ''Imbiss'' signs and sell cheap sausages and French fries. Keep in mind that most shops including some supermarkets close at 20:00 and on Sundays, although many supermarkets might be open until 22:00 during weekdays. Petrol stations, 24-h shops and kiosks have a very limited food choice and are more expensive. As a free alternative you can try dumpster diving. More information on this can be found in the [http://trashwiki.org/en/Germany trashwiki article on Germany].<br />
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In nearly every town there are alternative centres where people cook for everybody. The price for a warm dish is between zero and 2 Euro. Have a look at the [http://deu.anarchopedia.org/VoK%C3%BC list here]. (German)<br />
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=== Eating on the Autobahn ===<br />
Try to avoid eating on autobahn [[rest area|service stations]] if you want to save money and if have a good taste of food. These restaurants are notoriously expensive and the food quality is quite low. If you're lucky you can find thrown away [http://hitchwiki.org/en/Image:Sanifair_voucher.jpg Sanifair vouchers] of the toilet system. You get a cumulative 0.50 euro rebate for them in the shop.<br />
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== Getting Clothes ==<br />
In Germany there are shops where you can bring unused clothes in a good state and/or take new clothes home. It does not cost anything. A list of these shops is available [http://www.umsonstladen.de/ here]. (German)<br />
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== Hygiene ==<br />
Most toilets on the service stations are maintained by [[Sanifair]] and are clean. You get a 0.50 euro coupon as part of the 0.70 euro service fee, which you can redeem when buying things at the petrol station shop or in the restaurant. [[User:Pathofdhamma|Pathofdhamma]] suggest to seize the moment and jump the barrier if there are no people or cameras around. The turnstyle is only blocked for the inwards direction. With some luck and smooth moves, you can sneak in. Turn it towards you, walk one step; turn it again, walk another step: you are in!<br />
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There are showers in most ''Raststätte'' and ''Autohof'' service stations on and near the autobahn. Prices are between 2 euro and 5 euro.<br />
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== Telephone and Internet ==<br />
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=== Telephone ===<br />
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| [[File:Station multimedia Allemagne 2006.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Public surf terminal with telephone]]<br />
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Phone booths that accept coins are still available all over Germany. The older ones are yellow, the newer ones are mostly glass and display a pink T. They are more expensive than using a prepaid card for your cell phone. A nice feature is that you can send SMS, faxes and e-mails even with the oldest types. However, input is a bit cumbersome and in one test it took at half a week to deliver a text message. In some cities there is cheaper ones from other operators than those from "pink T" (i.e. T-Com aka Deutsche Telekom).<br />
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A cheaper option is to buy a German prepaid SIM card. They are readily available from mobile shops like ''e-plus'', ''Vodafone'' and ''T-mobile''. A lot of supermarket chains like ''Aldi'', ''Netto'' and ''Lidl'' also have their own brands that use the network of the bigger providers. Check beforehand how to register the SIM card. Sometimes the seller wants to see an ID. If you prefer not to give out your real data you might for example buy a SIM card at ''Aldi'', which you can register via Internet with fake data.<br />
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If you want to make calls abroad there are some stores offering international phone booths in bigger cities. They are usually located in migration areas and often include an internet café.<br />
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=== Internet ===<br />
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==== Without laptop or smartphone ====<br />
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There are still some Internet cafés in the bigger cities. Rates are around 2 euro per hour. <br />
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In most cities you will find pay per use surf terminals like in the image to the right. They offer internet and telephone services.<br />
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==== By laptop or smartphone ====<br />
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There are almost no unsecured Wifi access points in Germany because people might be made responsible for illegal actions done through their internet access.<br />
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Most German prepaid cards also have a data option if you own a smartphone or a surfstick for your laptop, which also can be bought for about 30 euro. It's often better to buy a single day flatrate for two to five euros instead of using the data tariff. Details depend on your provider.<br />
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Some ''Burger King'' restaurants offer free Wifi without any registration. At ''McDonalds'' you get free Wifi for one hour per day without consuming anything. Sometimes the restaurants are located on service stations, you can look them up [http://www.mcdonalds.de/metanavigation/mcfinder/mcfinder.cfm here]. Enter a location in the search mask and make sure to check the option ''WLAN'' (abbreviation for Wireless LAN). Once there, connect, type in any address and you will be asked for a valid German mobile number, through which you will receive your access code. Take care: in both cases the connection is not encrypted so anything you send in clear text, e.g. when using a browser or e-mail tool without SSL, can be easily recorded by others nearby.<br />
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== Language ==<br />
Despite German being the major language, (with over 95% of the population speaking it as a first language [http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/european_languages/countries/germany.shtml]) you will find that many Germans speak English or French as a second language. Other common languages in the country are Turkish, Russian and Arabic. <br />
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=== Learning to speak German ===<br />
The basic hitchhiker needs can be satisfied by a look at the phrasebook [[western Europe phrasebook|here]].<br />
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When asking your drivers for help it pays off to know that the German word ''Straße'' for street contains the weird letter ''ß'' which looks a bit like a B. If you pronounce it like an ''s'' Germans will understand you. Contrary to popular belief the diacritics on Ä, ä, Ö, ö, Ü and ü are not metal umlauts and thus they do affect pronunciation. If in doubt try to pronounce the word as if the diacritics didn't exist. For instance, if you pronounce the city ''Würzburg'' as ''Wurzburg'' you will probably be understood.<br />
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== Other possibilities of transportation ==<br />
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Other cheap possibilities include [[carpooling]] and special offers of the German railways [[Deutsche Bahn]].<br />
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=== Carpooling ===<br />
[http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de mitfahrgelegenheit.de] once was the most popular website for carpooling. Since they started charging a certain percentage for each ride from the drivers, there are new pages starting to be used more and more. Some of them are: [http://www.blablacar.de blablacar.de] and [http://www.bessermitfahren.de bessermitfahren.de].<br />
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=== Railways ===<br />
The country has an expensive railway network. As an alternative to the standard fare, you may also check offers and sales, for example regional or seasonal tickets. [http://www.bahn.com/i/view/DEU/en/prices/index.shtml]<br />
If travelling in a weekend it is possible to buy a ticket valid for unlimited travel for one day on all regional trains for up to 5 persons. See [http://www.bahn.com/i/view/overseas/en/prices/germany/schoenes-wochenende-ticket.shtml]<br />
See also [[Deutsche Bahn]].<br />
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== Practical links ==<br />
* [http://deu.anarchopedia.org/index.php/Deutschland:Trampstellen Hitchhiking spots in Germany], in German, on a GFDL wiki<br />
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Autobahn_1-999.png Overview of autobahns in Germany]<br />
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[[File:2003 Hitch-hiking in Germany.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] thumbing towards Nürnberg, 2003.]]<br />
'''Germany''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. It is a great country for [[hitchhiking]], both on motorways (via [[on-ramp]]s, [[rest area|service stations]], more seldom - parking lots) and local roads. Germans are a little bit suspicious, but nice if you get to know them. Thumbing makes it easier for them to say "no", because they do not even have to look at you. Those who will stop are often people who hitchhiked themselves when they were younger. Many of them have families, jobs and fast cars now.<br />
Because of the absence of speed limits on many motorways it's a good country to hitchhike long distances in short time.<br />
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== Road types ==<br />
To hitchhike efficiently in Germany it is good to know the three different kinds of roads between cities and towns. By descending speed these are:<br />
* motorways or expressways called ''Autobahn'' with no speed limit<br />
* federal roads called ''Bundesstraße''<br />
* country roads called ''Landstraße''<br />
Their use in hitchhiking is different and explained below.<br />
<br />
=== Autobahn ===<br />
For more information, see the article [[Autobahn]].<br />
<br />
[[File:Bundesautobahn_7_number.svg|thumb|left|150px|A traffic sign indicating Autobahn A7]] The autobahns in Germany are the fastest links between cities. Their numbers consist of an '''A''' and the number of the highway. On traffic signs the ''A'' is not mentioned but they can be distinguished by the blue colour of the sign.<br />
<br />
The lack of a general speed limit is something most Germans are proud of demonstrating to you and what makes them the best choice for longer distances. Subsequently walking and hitchhiking is illegal on the autobahn and the emergency lane.<br />
<br />
As a general rule, you should always stick to the Autobahn as long as possible and try to change between major autobahns as little as possible, even if this means some detours. As soon as you are on the Autobahn and travel between service stations, you are hitching fast and reliable. For more information about this kind of hitchhiking, see the article on [[petrol station hitchhiking]].<br />
<br />
As trucks do not travel faster than 90 km/h you might want first try to get a ride hitching a personal car before asking truck drivers. Trucks are great for a night-ride; however, there are restrictions, like in France, of when trucks are allowed on an autobahn. In Germany most trucks aren't allowed on motorways on Sundays or public holidays before 22:00. As most truck drivers stop earlier truck traffic already gets less on Saturday afternoons.<br />
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If you travel a specific autobahn, have a look at the [[autobahn]] page where you can find very specific information and hints about hitchhiking on German motorway ramps, etc. - for example, the route [[Amsterdam]]–[[Berlin]] along the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] and [[A30 (Germany)|A30]].<br />
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==== Getting onto the autobahn ====<br />
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[[File:Zeichen 330.svg|thumb|right|100px|The on-ramp sign of an autobahn]]<br />
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To get onto the autobahn either hitch a ride from a city, thumb at the on-ramp '''before''' the sign or go to a service station by public transportation and walk there. A good possibility is to look for a street with traffic lights that leads to an autobahn. Wait for the red light, then knock at the windows (do not forget to smile!) and ask for a ride. If you look neither like a homeless nor like a drug dealer, they will be happy to help you.<br />
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==== Service stations and rest areas ====<br />
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You have various possibilities for being dropped off along the autobahn to look for your next ride. As petrol station hitchhiking is faster, try to avoid being dropped at on-ramps where you have to thumb. On the autobahn, it is preferable to be dropped off at a service station instead of a rest area as rest areas have much less cars stopping. <br />
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[[File:Zeichen 448.1.svg|thumb|right|150px|Autobahn traffic sign of an Autohof]] The ''Raststätte'' is the usual choice for hitchhiking because most cars tend to refuel there. Make sure your ''Raststätte'' has not just a restaurant but also a petrol stations because more people stop there and they leave quicker. Most ''Raststätten'' are on both sides of the autobahn and there is often a bridge or tunnel nearby to cross. Therefore you might consider hitchhiking to a ''Raststätte'' in the opposite direction first to get onto the highway quicker. At the entrance of the petrol station shop there are usually map stands that show the surrounding area and other service stations in Germany.<br />
With a few exceptions all service stations can be entered by foot from the side and feature an unlocked door in the fence or wall.<br />
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The off-autobahn ''Autohof'' is a local fuel station that is marked on traffic signs on the autobahn. Food and fuel is cheaper there but most car drivers don't bother and thus mostly trucks stop there. This means that they are okay on weekdays but have to be avoided on Saturday evenings and Sundays at all cost. Another disadvantage for continuing on the autobahn is that local traffic also stops at the ''Autohof''.<br />
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=== Federal ''Bundesstraße'' roads ===<br />
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[[File:Bundesstraße 42 number.svg|thumb|right|150px|A traffic sign indicating Bundesstraße B42]] The federal ''Bundesstraße'' roads are indicated by yellow signs and carry numbers like ''B6'' or ''B49''. Like in the case of the autobahn the ''B'' is not written on traffic signs, but federal roads can be distinguished by the yellow colour of the sign. As they are smaller and carry more local traffic they should only be used to get from and to the autobahn, though there are a few exceptions to the rule.<br />
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Their general speed limit is 100 km/h and they usually have no emergency lane so they are difficult to thumb. To get a ride either try petrol stations or choose a place where have a lot of space to see you and stop or where they are going slower, e.g. town exits. Police might consider it illegal to thumb in sites where cars cannot stop without putting the traffic in danger.<br />
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=== Smaller federal ''Landstraße'' roads ===<br />
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These roads are not numbered on traffic signs and usually connect minor towns. As most of them have lower speed limits thumbing is likely to work. As they might not have a lot of traffic coming through they should only be used for getting from and to you final destination.<br />
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== Legal stuff ==<br />
Hitchhiking in general is legal in Germany. It is only forbidden to hitchhike on the Autobahn itself, meaning you standing on the autobahn or its emergency lane. You are perfectly fine stopping at service stations and asking the people but keep in mind that service stations are private property / leases. It occasionally happened that owners try to get rid of hichthikers at "their" service station. If that happens, just move to the parking space and hitchhike there.<br />
If you want to start hitching at the on-ramps, make sure you stand before the rectangular blue sign indicating the start of the autobahn.<br />
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Just like other people, police may or may not be friendly towards hitchhikers. It is said that police controls are more frequent in the southern states of [[Bavaria]] and [[Baden-Württemberg]]. As a foreigner you have to carry your passport at all times; a national ID card is sufficient if you are from another EU country. If you are being checked, be friendly, show it to them and they will leave you alone.<br />
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=== Crossing the border ===<br />
Germany has signed the [[Schengen Agreement]] which means that borders with other Schengen countries are open. Since 2009, all neighbouring countries are Schengen members as well, so there are no fixed border controls anymore. At times, there are mobile checks by the police or customs, especially in border regions or on the autobahn.<br />
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At the Swiss border, there are still custom controls, but that will probably only affect you if you are on a truck.<br />
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== License plates ==<br />
There are between one and three letters on a license plate which show the city or region where the car is registered. For example, look for license plates starting with '''B''' if you're hitching to [[Berlin]]. Have a look at the articles on Wikipedia for more information: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_car_number_plates German car number plates] (in English) and [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Kfz-Kennzeichen_in_Deutschland Liste der Kfz-Kennzeichen in Deutschland] (in German).<br />
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== Maps ==<br />
[[File:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from [[Berlin]] to [[Munich]]]]<br />
Recommended maps for Germany are listed in [[Maps#Germany|this article]]. You can easily hitch through Germany with just a map that has all service stations along the Autobahn on it. There are maps at many service stations in a little free booklet which are quite misleading, they do '''not''' contain all service stations, just the ones belonging to one of the big companies running them. <br />
For more information look here: [http://www.tank.rast.de/standorte/servicenetz/index.php tank.rast.de]. For a good map to print out and bring with you that has all the service stations on it have a look here: [http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/684/rastekarte.jpg/ Rastekarte]. This is the same one you will find at the service stations as big overview maps, more often than not those can be nicked very easily as well.<br />
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== Food and drink ==<br />
Drinking tap water is safe all over the country. You can usually get inexpensive but good food at Italian and Turkish takeaways, the latter ones have ''Döner'' or ''Kebap'' written on them. Typical German fast food shops are marked with ''Imbiss'' signs and sell cheap sausages and French fries. Keep in mind that most shops including some supermarkets close at 20:00 and on Sundays, although many supermarkets might be open until 22:00 during weekdays. Petrol stations, 24-h shops and kiosks have a very limited food choice and are more expensive. As a free alternative you can try dumpster diving. More information on this can be found in the [http://trashwiki.org/en/Germany trashwiki article on Germany].<br />
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In nearly every town there are alternative centres where people cook for everybody. The price for a warm dish is between zero and 2 Euro. Have a look at the [http://deu.anarchopedia.org/VoK%C3%BC list here]. (German)<br />
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=== Eating on the Autobahn ===<br />
Try to avoid eating on autobahn [[rest area|service stations]] if you want to save money and if have a good taste of food. These restaurants are notoriously expensive and the food quality is quite low. If you're lucky you can find thrown away [http://hitchwiki.org/en/Image:Sanifair_voucher.jpg Sanifair vouchers] of the toilet system. You get a cumulative 0.50 euro rebate for them in the shop.<br />
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== Getting Clothes ==<br />
In Germany there are shops where you can bring unused clothes in a good state and/or take new clothes home. It does not cost anything. A list of these shops is available [http://www.umsonstladen.de/ here]. (German)<br />
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== Hygiene ==<br />
Most toilets on the service stations are maintained by [[Sanifair]] and are clean. You get a 0.50 euro coupon as part of the 0.70 euro service fee, which you can redeem when buying things at the petrol station shop or in the restaurant. [[User:Pathofdhamma|Pathofdhamma]] suggest to seize the moment and jump the barrier if there are no people or cameras around. The turnstyle is only blocked for the inwards direction. With some luck and smooth moves, you can sneak in. Turn it towards you, walk one step; turn it again, walk another step: you are in!<br />
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There are showers in most ''Raststätte'' and ''Autohof'' service stations on and near the autobahn. Prices are between 2 euro and 5 euro.<br />
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== Telephone and Internet ==<br />
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=== Telephone ===<br />
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Phone booths that accept coins are still available all over Germany. The older ones are yellow, the newer ones are mostly glass and display a pink T. They are more expensive than using a prepaid card for your cell phone. A nice feature is that you can send SMS, faxes and e-mails even with the oldest types. However, input is a bit cumbersome and in one test it took at half a week to deliver a text message. In some cities there is cheaper ones from other operators than those from "pink T" (i.e. T-Com aka Deutsche Telekom).<br />
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A cheaper option is to buy a German prepaid SIM card. They are readily available from mobile shops like ''e-plus'', ''Vodafone'' and ''T-mobile''. A lot of supermarket chains like ''Aldi'', ''Netto'' and ''Lidl'' also have their own brands that use the network of the bigger providers. Check beforehand how to register the SIM card. Sometimes the seller wants to see an ID. If you prefer not to give out your real data you might for example buy a SIM card at ''Aldi'', which you can register via Internet with fake data.<br />
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If you want to make calls abroad there are some stores offering international phone booths in bigger cities. They are usually located in migration areas and often include an internet café.<br />
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=== Internet ===<br />
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==== Without laptop or smartphone ====<br />
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There are still some Internet cafés in the bigger cities. Rates are around 2 euro per hour. <br />
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In most cities you will find pay per use surf terminals like in the image to the right. They offer internet and telephone services.<br />
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==== By laptop or smartphone ====<br />
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There are almost no unsecured Wifi access points in Germany because people might be made responsible for illegal actions done through their internet access.<br />
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Most German prepaid cards also have a data option if you own a smartphone or a surfstick for your laptop, which also can be bought for about 30 euro. It's often better to buy a single day flatrate for two to five euros instead of using the data tariff. Details depend on your provider.<br />
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Some ''Burger King'' restaurants offer free Wifi without any registration. At ''McDonalds'' you get free Wifi for one hour per day without consuming anything. Sometimes the restaurants are located on service stations, you can look them up [http://www.mcdonalds.de/metanavigation/mcfinder/mcfinder.cfm here]. Enter a location in the search mask and make sure to check the option ''WLAN'' (abbreviation for Wireless LAN). Once there, connect, type in any address and you will be asked for a valid German mobile number, through which you will receive your access code. Take care: in both cases the connection is not encrypted so anything you send in clear text, e.g. when using a browser or e-mail tool without SSL, can be easily recorded by others nearby.<br />
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== Language ==<br />
Despite German being the major language, (with over 95% of the population speaking it as a first language [http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/european_languages/countries/germany.shtml]) you will find that many Germans speak English or French as a second language. Other common languages in the country are Turkish, Russian and Arabic. <br />
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=== Learning to speak German ===<br />
The basic hitchhiker needs can be satisfied by a look at the phrasebook [[western Europe phrasebook|here]].<br />
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When asking your drivers for help it pays off to know that the German word ''Straße'' for street contains the weird letter ''ß'' which looks a bit like a B. If you pronounce it like an ''s'' Germans will understand you. Contrary to popular belief the diacritics on Ä, ä, Ö, ö, Ü and ü are not metal umlauts and thus they do affect pronunciation. If in doubt try to pronounce the word as if the diacritics didn't exist. For instance, if you pronounce the city ''Würzburg'' as ''Wurzburg'' you will probably be understood.<br />
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== Other possibilities of transportation ==<br />
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Other cheap possibilities include [[carpooling]] and special offers of the German railways [[Deutsche Bahn]].<br />
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=== Carpooling ===<br />
[http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de mitfahrgelegenheit.de] and [http://www.mitfahrzentrale.de mitfahrzentrale.de] once were popular commercial websites for carpooling. However, since they started charging a certain percentage for each ride they mediate, there are new pages starting to be used more and more. Some of them are: [http://www.blablacar.de blablacar.de] and [http://www.bessermitfahren.de bessermitfahren.de].<br />
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=== Railways ===<br />
The country has an expensive railway network. As an alternative to the standard fare, you may also check offers and sales, for example regional or seasonal tickets. [http://www.bahn.com/i/view/DEU/en/prices/index.shtml]<br />
If travelling in a weekend it is possible to buy a ticket valid for unlimited travel for one day on all regional trains for up to 5 persons. See [http://www.bahn.com/i/view/overseas/en/prices/germany/schoenes-wochenende-ticket.shtml]<br />
See also [[Deutsche Bahn]].<br />
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== Practical links ==<br />
* [http://deu.anarchopedia.org/index.php/Deutschland:Trampstellen Hitchhiking spots in Germany], in German, on a GFDL wiki<br />
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Autobahn_1-999.png Overview of autobahns in Germany]<br />
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'''Poland''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. It is an awesome country for hitchhiking and even one of the most hitchhiker friendly countries in whole Europe. Many drivers generally believe that others do not stop and that hitchhiking days are over in Poland, which however does not prevent hundreds of them from stopping. Since 1958 till the beginning of 90's hitchhiking in Poland was an official way of traveling organized by National Tourist Board, when hitchhikers had their ID with [[insurance]] included and drivers could win prizes every year. Thousands of people were hitchhiking through all these years – and most of them have cars today, so very often do they repay the debt. <br />
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=== General Hitchhiking Info ===<br />
Quite common way to [[hitchhiking|hitchhike]] in Poland is to stand on the side of the road with your hand extended and/or thumb pointing upwards. Some hikers also wave their hands up and down, which is widely understood as ''"I only need a short ride"''. This way of hitchhiking is popular between villagers and high school students who look for a lift for a short distance. They very rarely write their destination on a [[signs|sheet of paper]] or piece of cardboard. Waving is enough to make a driver stop. <br />
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Travellers looking for a longer ride usually make a sign with the name of a city they're going to or through. Some drivers prefer to take travellers and tourists. Because of this it's a good idea to place your backpack in front of you and make a sign which makes you look like a ''professional hitchhiker''.<br />
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[[File:Krakow_to_ukraine.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Hitchhiker in [[Kraków]]]]<br />
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=== Tips ===<br />
[[CB radio]] is quite popular in Poland not only among truck drivers, which might help in getting a ride. If you're lucky they can ask other drivers to take you further. You might even ask them gently to do that, especially in bad weather conditions or by night.<br />
Hitching by night is possible in Poland but not easy. On national roads try to find bright spot where drivers can see you. Use bright clothes. The best options are petrol stations where you can speak with the drivers while they fill up the tank.<br />
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'''Public transport''' While staying in bigger cities check [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en jakdojade.pl]. It will find for you every single connection between two points within city limits and show ticket price, route on a map, bus stops names and timetables. Just write the name of a street where you are in a form called "A" and the place you want to go to in a form "B". You can also right click on the map to pick points. It will do the rest. If you're planning to stay longer in Poland you may want to download a mobile app and have it always with you (internet connection is necessary).<br />
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=== Hitchhiking at night ===<br />
On small roads it is to be avoided for sure as the traffic is low at night and the light even worse. On a spot with good light you can still try your luck. On the motorways it works perfectly good, maybe better than everywhere else in Europe. On the petrol stations the light is good and people are very helpful and will not be comfortable with the idea to leave you there over night, especially when it rains or it is cold, what is quite often the case in this country.<br />
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=== Borders ===<br />
As mentioned above Poland joined [[Schengen Agreement]] which means there is no more passport control on the borders with Lithuania, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany. In most places there are still speed limits on the borders, there are also parking lots, toilets and currency exchange offices, which makes these places pretty good spots for hitchhiking. On newly built roads however there are no speed limits anymore. To Ukraine you can go by foot in Medyka, but not in Korczowa!!! (there you can wait for 3 hours because there are too many cars.)<br />
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=== Roads ===<br />
Even though the Polish road network has improved enormously over the last two decades, by Western European standards, Poland has still quite a poorly developed road infrastructure. The road network consists of motorways (''autostrada'') i.e. A2, expressways (''droga ekspresowa'') with lower speed limits than motorways i.e. S6, national roads (''droga krajowa''), which are mostly single lane i.e. 92 and other regional roads. At the moment there is a lot of investment in the road network, especially since Poland hosted the European Football Championship final tournament in 2012.<br />
[[File:Autostop.JPG|260px|thumb|right|Restaurant on a Polish service station (A4) :-)]]<br />
Except for the motorways and expressways, it is generally acceptable to hitchhike on the side of the road in almost any suitable place. Unlike many European states, the police are generally friendly towards hitchhikers as long as they behave properly. Some of the newly-refurbished national roads have "no pedestrians" signs near major towns, but it's still uncommon. This means that if you plan to go through any major town in your journey, it is usually better to exit the car before arriving in the city - otherwise, you might have to walk till the end of the no-pedestrians area.<br />
On motorways and expressways the best place to hitchhike is either a sliproad or, preferably, one of the petrol stations or toll booths.<br />
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See also: <br /><br />
[[Changes in Polish motorways and expressways network|Up-to-date info about investments in Polish motorways and expressways network on Google Maps]]<br /><br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_and_expressways_in_Poland Roads and expressways in '''Poland''']<br /><br />
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=== Language ===<br />
[[File:Guaka-hitching-in-poland-2008.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[User:Guaka|guaka]] hitching in Poland]]<br />
According to a 2009 survey by CBOS [http://www.cbos.pl/SPISKOM.POL/2006/K_177_06.PDF] (Polish survey office), roughly 46% of Poles declare they can communicate in at least one foreign language. Generally, 24% of Poles speak English, 20% speak Russian, 12% speak [[Germany|German]]. Other languages spoken are [[France|French]] (2%), [[Czech Republic|Czech]], [[Slovakia|Slovak]] and other Slavic languages. According to the similar survey in 2006 [http://www.cbos.pl/SPISKOM.POL/2009/K_111_09.PDF], among the youngsters (students and pupils) the percentage to speak at least one foreign language reached 77, as compared to 59% of those under 35 and 40% of those between 35 and 54 years of age. According to a another survey prepared in late 2005 by TNS Opinion & Social for the European Commission, the percentage of people who speak one foreign language decently is 57%. At the same time roughly 32% are bi-lingual and 4% tri-lingual [http://www.egospodarka.pl/13770,Znajomosc-jezykow-obcych-w-Europie,1,39,1.html]. Except for younger people, foreign languages (mostly [[England|English]]) are commonly spoken by businessmen and educated people (87%), urban populations (50%) and small business (48%). However, it is hard to predict the knowledge of languages of a driver by his car as educated people in '''Poland''' are generally poorly-paid.<br />
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Apart from the people who speak foreign languages, a vast majority of Poles do understand some basic constructions of other Slavic languages and of English. Due to World War II history and the number of war films created afterwards, also some basic words of the German language are commonly known.<br />
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=== Communication & Dictionary ===<br />
The Polish language is generally hard to learn for most native English speakers. Even the most basic constructions you might need while on the road require the usage of quite complicated grammar and the use of grammatical gender, proper declension and a number of other categories non-existent in modern English. However, contrary to French or German people, Poles are generally friendly towards foreigners who try to speak their language. Because of that do not be afraid to commit mistakes. They might at times sound funny, but most Polish people would be astonished by the fact that you tried. That said some Polish drivers may find local hitchhikers suspicious as they are scared of crime. Foreign hitchhikers are excluded from this fear because nobody might expect a foreigner to have nothing better to do than pretending to be a hitchhiker and steal from their drivers. So when your Polish skills are good enough that people will not recognize you as a foreigner, mention it as well.<br />
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Apart from the basic set of words and constructions found in every guidebook, there are some words hitchhikers might find particularly useful. Check also the Wikipedia articles on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_language Polish language] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_phonology Polish phonology] for more info on proper pronunciation. You can buy a decent guidebook or dictionary in any major town in '''Poland'''.<br />
* hitchhiking – autostop / stop (“awto-stop] / [stop“)<br />
* hitchhiker – autostopowicz (“awto-stopovich“)<br />
* we're travelling to... – jedziemy do... (“yeh-dzhye-mee doh“)<br />
* Where is the best place to hitchhike to...? – Skąd najlepiej łapać stopa do...? [skont nay-leh-pyey wapach stopa do...“)<br />
* Which way to...? – Którędy do...? (“ktoo-ren-dee doh“)<br />
* Where is the nearest...? – Gdzie jest najbliższy...? (“g'dzhe yest nay-bleezh-shee“)<br />
* motorway exit for... – zjazd na... (“zyazd nah“)<br />
* phone booth – budka telefoniczna (“boot-ka teh-leh-fonn-eech-nah“)<br />
* bus stop – przystanek (“pshee-stah-nek“)<br />
* train station – dworzec (“dvoh-zhets“)<br />
* filling station – stacja benzynowa (“stats-yah behn-zee-nova“)<br />
* ATM – bankomat (“bankomat“)<br />
* dictionary – słownik (“swoh-v-nick“)<br />
* guidebook/guide – przewodnik (“psheh-vod-nick“)<br />
* map / plan – mapa / plan (“mah-pah] [pla-n“)<br />
* road shoulder – pobocze (“poh-boh-cheh“)<br />
* lane – pas (“pass“)<br />
* Good morning - Dzien dobry ("dzhehn dobri")<br />
* Good bye - Do widzenia ("do veedzehnah")<br />
* See you later - Do zobaczenia ("do zobahchehnah")<br />
* It's nice to meet you - Milo mi ("meewo mee")<br />
* Excuse me - Przepraszam ("pshehprahshahm")<br />
* Yes - Tak ("tahk")<br />
* No - Nie ("neh")<br />
* Please - Prosze ("prosheh")<br />
* Thank you - Dziekuje ("dzhehnkooyeh")<br />
* Hello - Dzien dobry ("dzhehn dobri")<br />
* I'm sick - Jestem chory ("yehstehm hori")<br />
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See also the Polish dictionary in Hitchwiki's [[Eastern Europe phrasebook]].<br />
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=== Number plates ===<br />
Here you find a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Plcarplates379v06.png#file map] with the car registration plate codes of '''Poland'''.<br />
It facilitates hitching at spots where you can see a car registration plate (petrol stations, borders, traffic lights)and choose the proper one. In short, the plates consist of two or three letters and four digits. The first letter denotes the voivodeship (region) and is followed by one or two letters denoting a major town. Usually voivodeship capitals and major towns have two letters, while smaller towns have three. For instance cars from Warsaw could have plates ranging from WA XXXX to WZ XXXX, while all cars from [[Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki]] have WND XXXX plates.<br />
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When you see some English, Swiss or German registration plates, they still might be Polish people there, on vacation to their former homeland.<br />
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== Border crossings ==<br />
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=== [[Belarus]] ===<br />
The most exhausting border crossing with long waiting queues. Be sure to arrive with a visa if you need one. The police have the reputation of being quite rude, but this is not the case every time.<br />
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* "[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=13034915224636727578,52.069786,23.642091&saddr=2%2FE30+%4052.069786,+23.642091&daddr=52.073732,23.673027&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&sll=52.074073,23.666546&sspn=0.008573,0.022745&ie=UTF8&ll=52.070116,23.646183&spn=0.068588,0.181961&z=13 Warsaw Bridge]" (Варшавский мост) – the biggest crossing point located on [[E30]] near [[Terespol]]. Crossing is possible only in a vehicle. Opposite to what you could guess, the crossing is hassle free and the police not more unfriendly than elsewhere. Prepare yourself for long waiting time, if there is a lot of traffic, even very long waiting time. Even when there are just two or three cars in front of you, you can find yourself waiting for several hours.<br />
* "[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=18391996812509845743,52.106891,23.558036%3B5287091177967822326,52.110654,23.561225&saddr=68+%4052.106891,+23.558036&daddr=52.116665,23.564816&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=52.114886,23.566296&sspn=0.008565,0.022745&ie=UTF8&ll=52.516221,24.483032&spn=2.172906,5.822754&z=8 Kozlovichi]" (Козловичи) – for trucks only. Located at the north-western edge of the Belarussian city Brest.<br />
* "[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=13433892993726185330,51.771666,23.569832%3B8225709824099370420,51.760479,23.611216&saddr=63+%4051.771666,+23.569832&daddr=Unknown+road+%4051.760479,+23.611216&sll=51.766075,23.590525&sspn=0.017263,0.04549&ie=UTF8&ll=52.722986,25.378418&spn=4.325896,11.645508&z=7 Domachevo]" (Домачево) – vehicular crossing located some 40 kilometres south of the Belarussian city Brest.<br />
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=== [[Czech Republic]] ===<br />
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* [[Chotěbuz-Cieszyn-Boguszowice border crossing]]<br />
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=== [[Germany]] ===<br />
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* [[Jędrzychowice border crossing]] <br />
* [[Świecko border crossing]]<br />
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=== [[Lithuania]] ===<br />
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* [[Budzisko-Kalvarija border crossing]]<br />
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=== [[Russia]] ===<br />
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* [[Bagrationovsk-Bezledy border crossing]] with Russia's [[Kaliningrad Oblast]]<br />
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=== [[Slovakia]] ===<br />
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* [[Zwardoń border crossing]]<br />
* [[Barwinek-Vyšný Komárnik border crossing]]<br />
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=== [[Ukraine]] ===<br />
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* [[Dorohusk-Jahodin border crossing]]<br />
* [[Hrebenne-Rava Ruska border crossing]]<br />
* [[Shegyni-Medyka border crossing]]<br />
* [[Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing]]<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [[Overview of good hitchhiking spots from former website Digimer Autostop]]<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_and_expressways_in_Poland Roads and expressways in Poland]<br />
* jakdojade.pl - public transport of many polish cities [http://jakdojade.pl/]<br />
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|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.34905637539417' lng='12.192935943603516' zoom='13' view='3' /><br />
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'''Leipzig''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[Saxony]], and is famous for its alternative scene. Check out Plagwitz, Südvorstadt and Connewitz if you're there.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]], South towards [[Munich|München]] {{Ade|9}} ===<br />
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;First option<br />
Take the bus #131 from the city center to ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Südstraße'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before the direct ramp onto the {{Ade|9}}. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!<br />
Beware, that bus doesn't run very often. Check [http://www.lvb.de/file/lvb_maps/fahrplan_dl_L29wdC9jb25yYWQtNC4xLXNpdGVzL2x2Yl93ZWI0L3dlYi9saXZlL2Fzc2V0cy9mYWhycGxhbi9SZWdpb25hbGJ1cy8xMzEvTWVyc2VidXJnL2FmcF9saW5pZTEzMV9yaV9tZXJzZWJ1cmdfMjAxMjExMjUucGRm/f the timetable] (Jan 2013).<br />
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;Second option<br />
It's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station. Follow the road for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket, and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights, there's a small bay where cars can stop easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.<br />
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=== North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14}} ===<br />
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There is a brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Aral"-petrol station which is the last one before the Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto the {{Ade|9}} to Berlin. <br />
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Take tram 16 with or without a 2,40 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the station but it's worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left. <br />
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Asking people for a lift towards Berlin on the {{Ade|9}} or towards Magdeburg on the {{Ade|14}} (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.<br />
Do keep in mind that the first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[:de:Köckern Ost|Köckern Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|9}} whereas it would be '''[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|14}}.<br />
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=== East towards [[Dresden]] {{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===<br />
[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]<br />
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;First option<br />
Take a Tram to the stop "Paunsdorfer Alle/Permoser Strasse" (check here before: www.lvb.de/timetable). Show a sign saying "Dresden" and find a good spot on the street towards east which is close to the motorway junction already. There is lots of good experience reports about this spot.<br />
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;Second option<br />
Take the Tram #15 or #2 from the city center towards ''Meusdorf'' and get out at the last station. Go 250 Meters further to the next bus stop. This is the best spot to [[Dresden]] via {{Ade|38}} and {{Ade|14}}/{{Ade|4}}.<br />
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In direction Dresden you then have a service area called "Muldental" since a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local traffic.<br />
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=== West towards [[Erfurt]], [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} ===<br />
[[File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' ({{Ade|9}}).]]<br />
When heading to Belgium highway number 4 is a decent option. There are no comfortable ways (other than luck) to get on the highway to Kassel {{Ade|38}}. Though if there's somebody taking you to the {{Ade|38}} make sure you get a long lift. There is only one service station [[:de:Rohnetal Nord|Rohnetal Nord]] before reaching the {{Ade|7}} near [[Göttingen]]/[[Kassel]].<br />
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You can take bus 131 from Main Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) or Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the way close to the {{Ade|9}} (alight at B181/Dölzig). At the bus stop you can easily get a lift in all directions. All day long heavy traffic yay ;-) [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]]'s waiting times average at 15 mins for direction [[Cologne]] (West) or [[Nuremberg]] (South), 20 mins direction [[Berlin]] (North).<br />
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First you have to go south on the {{Ade|9}}, use a sign "A9 Süd", there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig, there you can find a ride going West - the on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious (but not spacious) and there was a little more traffic when [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was hitching from there on Thursday around noon. <br />
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Right after getting onto the {{Ade|4}} there's a restaurant that's okay during the day ([[User:Guaka|guaka]] found a long ride to almost Giessen from there). There's also a gas station before Erfurt (but after Jena).<br />
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== Hitching In ==<br />
* Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the {{Ade|14}}. If your driver doesn't mind driving a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at the on-ramp, there is no way to turn around for the driver. <br />
* Actually it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-Ost or Leipzig-Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via {{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden.<br />
* Otherwise, options are the airport where a train is going regularly into the city. <br />
* If traveling the {{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", then let you out at Nova Eventis. There you can easily get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig at the parking with a sign "LE". <br />
:Hitchhiker [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] would rather recommend to ask drivers going off to ''Leipzig''. The road directions are not separated on that side anymore and there is a perfect spot (bus stop) for hitching into the city plus drivers can easily make u-turn going back to the highway.<br />
You could also take the Bus 131, but why should you?<br />
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== Overnight ==<br />
There are several hostels and many couchsurfers in Leipzig. Most of the hostels are in or near the center and two of them even right beside the train station.<br />
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== Public transport - Riding with and without a ticket ==<br />
''the information below does not apply to the S-Bahn city train. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead''<br />
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Using public transportation without a ticket is fairly easy in Leipzig.<br />
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Getting caught without a ticket:<br />
* fine is 40 EUR, payable by bank transfer in about 10 days<br />
* I don't know if there are special rules if you possess a non-German ID<br />
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Anyway...<br />
* Ticket machines outside trams give you unstamped tickets<br />
* You can validate tickets in both trams and buses, the machines ''beep'' when you do so (''check if there is a ticket stamping machine in the rear of the bus'')<br />
* Inside most trams, there's a ticket machine that gives you a stamped ticket (''just hanging around there won't serve as excuse if you get busted'')<br />
* Bus drivers also sell stamped tickets<br />
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* You could buy a (short range, if you're on low money) ticket and keep it unstamped<br />
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* Most transportation rules for German public transport are along the lines that you have to present a valid ticket if you're asked to do so<br />
* '''You need to get the ticket stamped ''before'' the traffic control reaches you'''<br />
* If you've got an unstamped ticket, you can argue that you didn't know about validating it - the tourist act usually works<br />
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* After 20:00, you usually need to get in buses at the front and show your ticket to the bus driver<br />
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{{Infobox Czech Location<br />
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|country = Czech Republic<br />
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|pop = 1.218.644<br />
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????<br />
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'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
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Writing a sign "PHA" clearly informs a driver that you are going to Prague, but a sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
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From "Černý most", the last station of the B (yello) line of the metro, take a bus to the stop "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about a 10-minute ride and probably you are going to a few euro, but not much. A hundred metres after the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. The walk is about 1.5 km total. There usually isn't very much traffic, but waiting times are likely to be short. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
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A possibly better choice is the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, which is popular with hitchhikers. Use a sign "HK" (Hradec Králové) or "PL" (if going to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions.<br />
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Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution to get a lift on those cars.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
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You can hitch from a petrol station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, ''Černý Most''. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop ''Do Čertous''. When you get off the bus, the petrol station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
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Another option is to use the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové); lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use a sign "MB" (Mladá Boleslav), "LB" (Liberec). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable.<br />
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=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look at the [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
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==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
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=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
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==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
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==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
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First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
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Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
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==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
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==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
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=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
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From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
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=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
If you want to start a bit further outside, take a train (www.idos.cz) from ''Prague Masarykovo Station'', to ''Jeneč'', which 15 km outside and very close to Prague Airport. Just 200 m from ''Jeneč'' train station - on the other side of the train tracks - is a motorway junction from which it is pretty easy to get to [[Karlovy Vary]].<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha-Hradčanská (Metro ''Dejvická'') to ''Velká Dobrá, u skoly''. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
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Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
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In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
<br />
If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
<br />
'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
<br />
''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting caught you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
<br />
At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
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{{Infobox Czech Location<br />
|map = <map lat="50.0751" lng="14.4347" zoom="10" view='3' height='350' width='420'/><br />
|country = Czech Republic<br />
|state = <br />
|pop = 1.218.644<br />
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????<br />
|motorways = [[D1 (CZ)|D1]], [[D5 (CZ)|D5]], [[D8 (CZ)|D8]], [[D11 (CZ)|D11]]<br />
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'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
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Writing a sign "PHA" clearly informs a driver that you are going to Prague, but a sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
<br />
From "Černý most", the last station of the B (yello) line of the metro, take a bus to the stop "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about a 10-minute ride and probably you are going to a few euro, but not much. A hundred metres after the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. The walk is about 1.5 km total. There usually isn't very much traffic, but waiting times are likely to be short. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
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A possibly better choice is the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, which is popular with hitchhikers. Use a sign "HK" (Hradec Králové) or "PL" (if going to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions.<br />
<br />
Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution to get a lift on those cars.<br />
<br />
=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
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You can hitch from a petrol station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, ''Černý Most''. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop ''Do Čertous''. When you get off the bus, the petrol station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
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Another option is to use the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové); lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use a sign "MB" (Mladá Boleslav), "LB" (Liberec). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable.<br />
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=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look at the [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
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=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
<br />
==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
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First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
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Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
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==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
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==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
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=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
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From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
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=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
If you want to start a bit further outside, take a train (www.idos.cz) from ''Prague Masarykovo Station'', to ''Jeneč'', which 15 km outside and very close to Prague Airport. Just 200 m from ''Jeneč'' train station - on the other side of the train tracks - is a motorway junction from which it is pretty easy to get to [[Karlovy Vary]].<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská (Metro ''Dejvická'') to ''Velká Dobrá'', u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
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Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
<br />
In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
<br />
If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
<br />
'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
<br />
''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting caught you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
<br />
At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
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[[:wikivoyage:Prague]]<br />
[[trash:Prague]]<br />
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{{Cities Czech Republic}}<br />
{{Highways CZ}}<br />
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{{hitchbase_city|92}}<br />
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__NOTOC__<br />
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[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E50]]<br />
[[Category:E55]]<br />
[[Category:E59]]<br />
[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E67]]<br />
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[[de:Prag]]<br />
[[tr:Prag]]<br />
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{{Infobox Czech Location<br />
|map = <map lat="50.0751" lng="14.4347" zoom="10" view='3' height='350' width='420'/><br />
|country = Czech Republic<br />
|state = <br />
|pop = 1.218.644<br />
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????<br />
|motorways = [[D1 (CZ)|D1]], [[D5 (CZ)|D5]], [[D8 (CZ)|D8]], [[D11 (CZ)|D11]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
<br />
Writing a sign "PHA" clearly informs a driver that you are going to Prague, but a sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
<br />
From "Černý most", the last station of the B (yello) line of the metro, take a bus to the stop "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about a 10-minute ride and probably you are going to a few euro, but not much. A hundred metres after the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. The walk is about 1.5 km total. There usually isn't very much traffic, but waiting times are likely to be short. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
<br />
A possibly better choice is the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, which is popular with hitchhikers. Use a sign "HK" (Hradec Králové) or "PL" (if going to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions.<br />
<br />
Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution to get a lift on those cars.<br />
<br />
=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
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You can hitch from a petrol station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, ''Černý Most''. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop ''Do Čertous''. When you get off the bus, the petrol station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
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Another option is to use the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové); lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use a sign "MB" (Mladá Boleslav), "LB" (Liberec). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable.<br />
<br />
=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look at the [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
<br />
==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
<br />
=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
<br />
==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
<br />
==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
<br />
First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
<br />
Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
<br />
==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
<br />
==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
<br />
From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská (Metro ''Dejvická'') to ''Velká Dobrá'', u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
<br />
==== Third option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská (Metro ''Dejvická'') to ''Velká Dobrá'', u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
<br />
=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
<br />
Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
<br />
In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
<br />
If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
<br />
'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
<br />
''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting caught you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
<br />
At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
<br />
[[:wikivoyage:Prague]]<br />
[[trash:Prague]]<br />
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{{Cities Czech Republic}}<br />
{{Highways CZ}}<br />
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[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E50]]<br />
[[Category:E55]]<br />
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[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E67]]<br />
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[[de:Prag]]<br />
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[[fr:Prague]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Prague&diff=76158Prague2014-07-17T14:08:50Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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{{Infobox Czech Location<br />
|map = <map lat="50.0751" lng="14.4347" zoom="10" view='3' height='350' width='420'/><br />
|country = Czech Republic<br />
|state = <br />
|pop = 1.218.644<br />
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????<br />
|motorways = [[D1 (CZ)|D1]], [[D5 (CZ)|D5]], [[D8 (CZ)|D8]], [[D11 (CZ)|D11]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
<br />
Writing a sign "PHA" clearly informs a driver that you are going to Prague, but a sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
<br />
From "Černý most", the last station of the B (yello) line of the metro, take a bus to the stop "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about a 10-minute ride and probably you are going to a few euro, but not much. A hundred metres after the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. The walk is about 1.5 km total. There usually isn't very much traffic, but waiting times are likely to be short. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
<br />
A possibly better choice is the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, which is popular with hitchhikers. Use a sign "HK" (Hradec Králové) or "PL" (if going to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions.<br />
<br />
Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution to get a lift on those cars.<br />
<br />
=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
<br />
You can hitch from a petrol station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, ''Černý Most''. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop ''Do Čertous''. When you get off the bus, the petrol station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
<br />
Another option is to use the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové); lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use a sign "MB" (Mladá Boleslav), "LB" (Liberec). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable.<br />
<br />
=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look at the [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
<br />
==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
<br />
=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
<br />
==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
<br />
==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
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First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
<br />
Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
<br />
==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
<br />
==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
<br />
From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská (Metro ''Dejvická'') to ''Velká Dobrá'', u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
<br />
==== Third option ====<br />
Take a train (www.idos.cz) from Prague Masarykovo Station 15 km to ''Jeneč'', very close to Prague Airport. Just 200 m from Jeneč train station - on the other side of the train tracks - is a motorway junction from which it is pretty easy to get to [[Karlovy Vary]].<br />
<br />
=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
<br />
Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
<br />
In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
<br />
If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
<br />
'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
<br />
''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting caught you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
<br />
At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
<br />
[[:wikivoyage:Prague]]<br />
[[trash:Prague]]<br />
<br />
{{Cities Czech Republic}}<br />
{{Highways CZ}}<br />
<br />
{{hitchbase_city|92}}<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E50]]<br />
[[Category:E55]]<br />
[[Category:E59]]<br />
[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E67]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Prag]]<br />
[[tr:Prag]]<br />
[[fr:Prague]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Prague&diff=76157Prague2014-07-17T13:55:46Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination}}<br />
{{Infobox Czech Location<br />
|map = <map lat="50.0751" lng="14.4347" zoom="10" view='3' height='350' width='420'/><br />
|country = Czech Republic<br />
|state = <br />
|pop = 1.218.644<br />
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????<br />
|motorways = [[D1 (CZ)|D1]], [[D5 (CZ)|D5]], [[D8 (CZ)|D8]], [[D11 (CZ)|D11]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
<br />
Writing a sign "PHA" clearly informs a driver that you are going to Prague, but a sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
<br />
From "Černý most", the last station of the B (yello) line of the metro, take a bus to the stop "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about a 10-minute ride and probably you are going to a few euro, but not much. A hundred metres after the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. The walk is about 1.5 km total. There usually isn't very much traffic, but waiting times are likely to be short. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
<br />
A possibly better choice is the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, which is popular with hitchhikers. Use a sign "HK" (Hradec Králové) or "PL" (if going to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions.<br />
<br />
Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution to get a lift on those cars.<br />
<br />
=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
<br />
You can hitch from a petrol station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, ''Černý Most''. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop ''Do Čertous''. When you get off the bus, the petrol station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
<br />
Another option is to use the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové); lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use a sign "MB" (Mladá Boleslav), "LB" (Liberec). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable.<br />
<br />
=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look at the [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
<br />
==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
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First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
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Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
<br />
==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
<br />
==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
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From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
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=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská to Velká Dobrá,,u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Take a train (www.idos.cz) from Prague Masarykovo Station 15 km to ''Jeneč'', very close to Prague Airport. Just 200 m from Jeneč train station - on the other side of the train tracks - is a motorway junction from which it is pretty easy to get to [[Karlovy Vary]].<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
<br />
Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
<br />
In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
<br />
If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
<br />
'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
<br />
''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting caught you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
<br />
At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
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[[:wikivoyage:Prague]]<br />
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{{Highways CZ}}<br />
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{{Infobox Czech Location<br />
|map = <map lat="50.0751" lng="14.4347" zoom="10" view='3' height='350' width='420'/><br />
|country = Czech Republic<br />
|state = <br />
|pop = 1.218.644<br />
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????<br />
|motorways = [[D1 (CZ)|D1]], [[D5 (CZ)|D5]], [[D8 (CZ)|D8]], [[D11 (CZ)|D11]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
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Writing a sign "PHA" clearly informs a driver that you are going to Prague, but a sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
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From "Černý most", the last station of the B (yello) line of the metro, take a bus to the stop "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about a 10-minute ride and probably you are going to a few euro, but not much. A hundred metres after the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. The walk is about 1.5 km total. There usually isn't very much traffic, but waiting times are likely to be short. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
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A possibly better choice is the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, which is popular with hitchhikers. Use a sign "HK" (Hradec Králové) or "PL" (if going to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions.<br />
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Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution to get a lift on those cars.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
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You can hitch from a petrol station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, ''Černý Most''. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop ''Do Čertous''. When you get off the bus, the petrol station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
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Another option is to use the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové); lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use a sign "MB" (Mladá Boleslav), "LB" (Liberec). It's necessary to use a sign, because the road splits in many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable.<br />
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=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look at the [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
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==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
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=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
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==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
<br />
==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
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First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
<br />
Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
<br />
==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
<br />
==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
<br />
From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská to Velká Dobrá,,u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
<br />
==== Third option ====<br />
Take a train (www.idos.cz) from Prague Masarykovo Station 15 km to ''Jeneč'', very close to Prague Airport. Just 200 m from Jeneč train station - on the other side of the train tracks - is a motorway junction from which it is pretty easy to get to ''Karlovy Vary''.<br />
<br />
=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
<br />
Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
<br />
In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
<br />
If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
<br />
'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
<br />
''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting caught you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
<br />
At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
<br />
[[:wikivoyage:Prague]]<br />
[[trash:Prague]]<br />
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{{Cities Czech Republic}}<br />
{{Highways CZ}}<br />
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{{hitchbase_city|92}}<br />
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__NOTOC__<br />
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[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E50]]<br />
[[Category:E55]]<br />
[[Category:E59]]<br />
[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E67]]<br />
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[[de:Prag]]<br />
[[tr:Prag]]<br />
[[fr:Prague]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Prague&diff=76153Prague2014-07-17T06:33:14Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination}}<br />
{{Infobox Czech Location<br />
|map = <map lat="50.0751" lng="14.4347" zoom="10" view='3' height='350' width='420'/><br />
|country = Czech Republic<br />
|state = <br />
|pop = 1.218.644<br />
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????<br />
|motorways = [[D1 (CZ)|D1]], [[D5 (CZ)|D5]], [[D8 (CZ)|D8]], [[D11 (CZ)|D11]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
<br />
An abbreviation '''PHA''' written on your sign clearly informs a driver that you go to Prague but sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
From "Černý most", the last station of B-line metro (yellow) take bus to station "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about 10 minutes ride and probably you are going to pay few crowns, but not much. Hundred metres behind the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. It is about 1,5 km, but I think it is the best hitch spot on this direction. There usually aren't too many cars, but I've never been there more than half an hour. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
Maybe better is to use K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign HK (Hradec Králové) or PL (if you want to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars there are going to many directions.<br />
Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution how to pick up those cars. My personal experience (dj-bobr) for east way (Hradec Králove, Poland) is that you can try to hitchhike at the beginning of D11 Highway (50.098664 N, 14.597708 E). It's a motorway, but police doesn't care, if you stand safe at the shoulder.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
You can hitch from a gas station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, Černý Most. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop called "Do Čertous". When you get off the bus the gas station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
Another option is to use K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové), lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign MB (Mladá Boleslav), LB (Liberec). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars are there going to many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable. For Hradec Králové and Poland direction, use spot at the beginning of D11 highway.<br />
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=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look on [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
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==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
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=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
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==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
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==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
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==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
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==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
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=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
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From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
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=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská to Velká Dobrá,,u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Take a train (www.idos.cz) from Prague Masarykovo Station 15 km to ''Jeneč'', very close to Prague Airport. Just 200 m from Jeneč train station - on the other side of the train tracks - is a motor way junction. cyclebear found it a very good spot to hitch to Karlovy Vary from there in June 2014.<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
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Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
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In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
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If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
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'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
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''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting catched you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
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At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
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'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
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An abbreviation '''PHA''' written on your sign clearly informs a driver that you go to Prague but sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
From "Černý most", the last station of B-line metro (yellow) take bus to station "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about 10 minutes ride and probably you are going to pay few crowns, but not much. Hundred metres behind the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. It is about 1,5 km, but I think it is the best hitch spot on this direction. There usually aren't too many cars, but I've never been there more than half an hour. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
Maybe better is to use K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign HK (Hradec Králové) or PL (if you want to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars there are going to many directions.<br />
Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution how to pick up those cars. My personal experience (dj-bobr) for east way (Hradec Králove, Poland) is that you can try to hitchhike at the beginning of D11 Highway (50.098664 N, 14.597708 E). It's a motorway, but police doesn't care, if you stand safe at the shoulder.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
You can hitch from a gas station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, Černý Most. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop called "Do Čertous". When you get off the bus the gas station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
Another option is to use K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové), lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign MB (Mladá Boleslav), LB (Liberec). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars are there going to many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable. For Hradec Králové and Poland direction, use spot at the beginning of D11 highway.<br />
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=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look on [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
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==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
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=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
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==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
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==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
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==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
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==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
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=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
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From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
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=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská to Velká Dobrá,,u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Take a train from Prague Masarykovo Station 15 km to ''Jeneč'' very close prague airport. Just 200 m from Jeneč train station - on the other side of the train tracks - is a motor way junction. cyclebear found it a very good spot to hitch to Karlovy Vary from there in June 2014.<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
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Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
<br />
In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
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If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
<br />
'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
<br />
''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting catched you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
<br />
At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
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[[:wikivoyage:Prague]]<br />
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{{Highways CZ}}<br />
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{{Infobox Czech Location<br />
|map = <map lat="50.0751" lng="14.4347" zoom="10" view='3' height='350' width='420'/><br />
|country = Czech Republic<br />
|state = <br />
|pop = 1.218.644<br />
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????<br />
|motorways = [[D1 (CZ)|D1]], [[D5 (CZ)|D5]], [[D8 (CZ)|D8]], [[D11 (CZ)|D11]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
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An abbreviation '''PHA''' written on your sign clearly informs a driver that you go to Prague but sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
From "Černý most", the last station of B-line metro (yellow) take bus to station "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about 10 minutes ride and probably you are going to pay few crowns, but not much. Hundred metres behind the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. It is about 1,5 km, but I think it is the best hitch spot on this direction. There usually aren't too many cars, but I've never been there more than half an hour. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
Maybe better is to use K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign HK (Hradec Králové) or PL (if you want to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars there are going to many directions.<br />
Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution how to pick up those cars. My personal experience (dj-bobr) for east way (Hradec Králove, Poland) is that you can try to hitchhike at the beginning of D11 Highway (50.098664 N, 14.597708 E). It's a motorway, but police doesn't care, if you stand safe at the shoulder.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
You can hitch from a gas station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, Černý Most. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop called "Do Čertous". When you get off the bus the gas station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
Another option is to use K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové), lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign MB (Mladá Boleslav), LB (Liberec). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars are there going to many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable. For Hradec Králové and Poland direction, use spot at the beginning of D11 highway.<br />
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=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look on [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
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=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
<br />
==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
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==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
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==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
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=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
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From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
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=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská to Velká Dobrá,,u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Take a train 15 km out of the city to ''Jeneč'' beside prague airport. Just 200 m from Jeneč train station - on the other side of the train tracks - is a motor way junction. cyclebear found it very pleasant to hitch hike there in June 2014.<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
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Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
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In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
<br />
If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
<br />
'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
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''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting catched you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
<br />
At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
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[[:wikivoyage:Prague]]<br />
[[trash:Prague]]<br />
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{{Cities Czech Republic}}<br />
{{Highways CZ}}<br />
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{{hitchbase_city|92}}<br />
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__NOTOC__<br />
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[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E50]]<br />
[[Category:E55]]<br />
[[Category:E59]]<br />
[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E67]]<br />
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[[de:Prag]]<br />
[[tr:Prag]]<br />
[[fr:Prague]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Prague&diff=76150Prague2014-07-17T06:20:01Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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{{Infobox Czech Location<br />
|map = <map lat="50.0751" lng="14.4347" zoom="10" view='3' height='350' width='420'/><br />
|country = Czech Republic<br />
|state = <br />
|pop = 1.218.644<br />
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????<br />
|motorways = [[D1 (CZ)|D1]], [[D5 (CZ)|D5]], [[D8 (CZ)|D8]], [[D11 (CZ)|D11]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].<br />
<br />
An abbreviation '''PHA''' written on your sign clearly informs a driver that you go to Prague but sign '''PRAHA''' works better.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===<br />
From "Černý most", the last station of B-line metro (yellow) take bus to station "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398), it is about 10 minutes ride and probably you are going to pay few crowns, but not much. Hundred metres behind the stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep the right (bigger) road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge to the petrol station. It is about 1,5 km, but I think it is the best hitch spot on this direction. There usually aren't too many cars, but I've never been there more than half an hour. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
Maybe better is to use K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station, lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign HK (Hradec Králové) or PL (if you want to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars there are going to many directions.<br />
Disadvantage is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring road. But there is no non-freeway solution how to pick up those cars. My personal experience (dj-bobr) for east way (Hradec Králove, Poland) is that you can try to hitchhike at the beginning of D11 Highway (50.098664 N, 14.597708 E). It's a motorway, but police doesn't care, if you stand safe at the shoulder.<br />
<br />
=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===<br />
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]<br />
You can hitch from a gas station on the E65. Take the metro line B (yellow) to the last station, Černý Most. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop called "Do Čertous". When you get off the bus the gas station is behind the big orange building with "H1" on it.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
Another option is to use K+R place near "Černý Most" metro station (the same for going to Hradec Králové), lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use sign MB (Mladá Boleslav), LB (Liberec). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars are there going to many directions. Because of building of Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day, but this spot is still usable. For Hradec Králové and Poland direction, use spot at the beginning of D11 highway.<br />
<br />
=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===<br />
'''Warning''': If you are passing through Dresden, take a look on [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable OMV petrol station, not so many cars but almost anybody can take you 2 km to the second spot. From metro terminal station "Letňany" (red line C) take any bus or walk 500 m to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany". Behind bus stop at the crossroad turn left to the footway and after 300 m turn right to the small footpath going straight to the petrol station. The turn is just before the bridge over the highway.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
First bigger petrol station (OMV) at D8. From metro terminal station ”Letňany” (red line C) take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, 269) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Turn back (from bus direction), cross the roundabout and walk still straight another 800 m until you'll see the highway and petrol station will be on your left.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===<br />
Most of drivers goes directly to Pilsen. But getting a lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations at {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.<br />
<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Take metro B (yellow line) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over small bridge. Walk around the school maintaining the same direction. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop and a big road. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go left. You will see signs "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and down to the left. After the turn there is great place for hitchhiking. Alight, long and lot of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, police don't make troubles there.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
First petrol station behind Prague on {{Dcz|5}} Fairly big one with McD's and enough cars. From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take a bus 307, 308, 311, 380 or 602 to "Rudná, škola" stop. The ticket costs 18 Kč (~eur 0.66; 1 zone out of Prague). Once you get off, walk couple of meters in the direction the bus came from and turn left onto a street called "Na Přídělu". You should see the gas station in the distance. Walk to the end of the street, there will be a footpath towards the petrol station. You need the opposite direction so get to the other side of motorway by the tunnel at the end of closer petrol station. It's a 5-10 minutes walk in total.<br />
<br />
==== Third option ====<br />
From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).<br />
<br />
=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===<br />
It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for south direction. Every bigger petrol station at [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.<br />
==== First option ====<br />
Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though. Good in bad-weather or snow conditions. Go to the metro station "Chodov" (red line C), there is big shopping centre, try to not get lost there and find the road "Roztylská" going through it. Go to the traffic lights at the end of this tunnel and continue by following cyclopath - yellow signs with "Záběhlice" and/or "Chodovec" written. After 700 m you will get to the bridge over the motorway. Use the staircase at the beggining of the bridge to get down to the petrol station.<br /><br />
Alternatively you can stay behind the station exit at the end of left lane, at the left side of the road.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
From metro station "Opatov" (red line C) follow the main road up. Walk along the road about 5 minutes, keep going over the crossroad and the bridge over the motorway. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice". Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /><br />
Very common spot, not so good in fact. Average waiting time is less than one hour. If you stuck there, you can walk 2 km to the spot 4 (again, if police goes around, they'll tell you to walk on the field beside motorway).<br />
<br />
==== Third option ====<br />
Especially good option at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 and 2. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro station "Kačerov" (red line C), find stairs going down. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks and turn right before the motorway. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross the grass strip and 2 lanes leading to the station and stay at the shoulder at the beggining of motorway (there is sign). Police doesn't make troubles there and for cars it means end of 50 kmph limit, so they're still quite slow. The shoulder is wide, safe and alight.<br /><br />
There are not many cars at that petrol station behind or they have different directions (often [[Pilsen]]).<br />
<br />
==== Fourth option ====<br />
[[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]]<br />
First motorway petrol station behind Prague, really good hitchhiking but takes extra time to get there.<br />
From metro "Opatov" (red line C) exit straight out of the station and take a left following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. Look on the bus stop timetables (bus stop next to the Replay shop) for the stop "K Sukovu" on route 363, the buses leave every 15-30 minutes. You have to show valid ticket or buy one from driver!<br />
Get to "K Sukovu" (takes roughly 10 minutes) – you'll know you're there when you see the petrol station in the distance to your right after getting off the bus. Follow the main road in bus direction and after 400 m go over motorway bridge and down to the petrol station on your right.<br />
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==== Fifth option ====<br />
Quite near city centre, cars are slow, high traffic density and nobody expect hitchhikers there but you can be lucky. At metro station "Vyšehrad" (red line C) get to the right side of the main road - one is leading to the huge bridge and city centre, opposite is yours - and use the sidewalk for about 300 m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road and hitchhike. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and ussualy some place to stop.<br />
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==== Sixth option ====<br />
Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.<br />
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=== South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{rcz|4}} ===<br />
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From Smíchovské nádraží (subway line B) take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314 or 318 to the stop Malá Chuchle. It's a request stop so press the button. There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.<br />
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=== West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{rcz|6}}{{E|48}} ===<br />
This is good option for Karlovy Vary direction. Take tram 22 to Bílá Hora. Go straight in the street Karlovarská and there is quite good place to hitch-hike behind the red-white banister.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
If you prefer gas stations, try this option. The first one is quite far though (30 km from Prague center) - take a bus from Praha,,Hradčanská to Velká Dobrá,,u školy. Once there follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the gas station on your right.<br />
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==== Third option ====<br />
Take a train 15 km out of the city to 'Jeneč' beside prague airport. Just 200 m from Jeneč train station - on the other side of the train tracks - is a motor way junction. cyclebear found it very pleasant to hitch hike there in June 2014.<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{rcz|7}} ===<br />
From Dejvická (subway line A) take bus 119 to Dědina. There you can hitchhike. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days.<br />
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Traveling without ticket in Prague is easy and worth the risk (much cheaper). You can find controllers easily at: [http://www.farebandit.net/?city_id=1 Farebandit] <br />
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In subway contollers usually (not always) wear dark blue uniforms. If you see one or more of them getting in the wagon, get out immediately. But they also stay in big groups (with city police) in stations' corridors or at the end of escalators. Do wide turns to see behind the corner and use classic stairs or elevator if possible. If they ocuppy one exit, carefully try next one or go to the next station. The most controlled stations are "I.P. Pavlova", "Florenc", "Muzeum" and "Můstek". In buses and trams they rarely wear uniforms but they don't check them often.<br />
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If you get caught it depends on your acting skills and the controller. Being honest is another good way. Be polite but refuse to give him ID/passport (left in a hostel etc., acting as foreigner from non-EU country could help too). If he is solo or max. two of them, they often let you go, it's not worth the time. If not they will call police or you have to go with them to the nearest police department to identify yourself. That can be just another try to scare you off to show ID. Consider running out when they least expect it (fine could be higher then, up to 1500 czk/60 €).<br />
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'''User Dante1919:''' "I travelled with metro three days in Prague with my backpack and etc. Never saw any kind of control and never had troubles with it. Mostly I was getting to central so called dangerous stations and nothing happened. As a master of black riding :) I can say, if you get caught just tell the controller that you are travelling without money and they will leave you alone. It worked for me in 5 different countries."<br />
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''User Gallar:'''<br />
"I have been in prague thousands of times and I have exactly oposite experiences than Dante1919 does. I wouldn't recommending going black in Prague metro. They are often rude and in case of getting catched you have 99% chance of getting fee as there is no excuses working for them"<br />
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At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].<br />
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'''Vienna''' ('''Wien''' in German, '''Bécs''' in Hungarian, '''Vídeň''' in Czech) is the capital of [[Austria]].<br />
It is in the east of the country on the river Danube. More than 1.6 million 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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== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
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=== From [[Germany]] ===<br />
Most of the traffic going through [[Passau]] is heading East to [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]] while most of the traffic going through [[Salzburg]] is heading South to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Balkans]].<br />
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You should then seriously consider coming by the E56 (even if you come from southern Germany).<br />
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If you find yourself in a car that is passing through Vienna on the eastern ring road, try getting out around the Donau island (German: ''Donauinsel''), close to the river. From here you can walk to a metro-station that usually heads directly towards the centre of Vienna.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Linz]], [[Salzburg]], [[Munich]] {{European Route Number|60}}, A1 ===<br />
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a)<br />
First choice is a gas station(OMV) at the "Wiener Straße" that becomes the national route A1 shortly after.<br />
Get a train (S50) to "Wien Wolf in der Au" then cross the Bridge. You'll see the gas station after about 300m to your left. Cross the bridge and then it's a short walk behind the barrier along the side of the road. <br />
There is as well a big resting area with service station and hotel nearby which doesn't seem to be a good option.<br />
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b)<br />
Take the U4 to ''Hütteldorf'', get off and go towards ''Hadikgasse'' (left), walk left again, then you are right on the main road leading out of '''Vienna''' towards the A1. There is a bus stop which is a well known hitching spot. Change cars (if necessary) at the [[rest area]]s ''[[Sankt Pölten|St. Pölten]]'' or ''Ansfelden''.<br />
From here you can as well get to option "a)" by crossing the motorway via the bridge and walk for about 2km to the right.<br />
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=== North towards [[Prague]] ===<br />
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The easiest way to get from Vienna to Prague is to go through [[Bratislava]]. <br />
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There is an option to go straight from Vienna to Prague. Take a train from ''Handelskai'' to ''Kornneuburg''. Get out of the station and turn left. You'll get to a street called Doktor-Max-Burckhard-Ring, it will take you to the main street (Stockerauer Straße) Follow the main street, and then turn left on any of the first two streets (Scherzgasse or Hofaustraße) Turn right, and you'll get to the street that crosses the railways. Cross the railway and walk further until you see an on-ramp. There is also a petrol station to hitchhike from. However, most cars are only going to nearby towns from which it is not possible to hitchhike further. Again, try going through Bratislava instead.<br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]] ([[Czech Republic]]) {{European Route Number|461}} ===<br />
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[[File:MrTweek.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[MrTweek]] hitching to [[Vienna]]]]<br />
From central Wien take tram 31 to the last stop, ''Stammersdorf''. Continue on your right down the main street, Brünner Str (road no.&nbsp;7); go past the Merkur supermarket until you come to another shopping centre, about 300&nbsp;m further. Hitchhike right after the entrance to the parking lot. <br />
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You can use a sign "Brno", but if you don't get a lift after 30 minutes, then just hitchhike without a sign and ask any driver to take you to Volkersdorf or Mistelbach. There is a huge petrol station 5&nbsp;km north of Volkersdorf and from there it is easy to find a lift into the Czech Republic.<br />
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=== East towards [[Bratislava]], [[Győr]] and [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|60}} ===<br />
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There is an OMV [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] with a McDonalds on the motorway to Budapest where you can easily find a ride to Bratislava, [[Hungary]] or further.<br> <br />
To get to this petrol station by public transport, take metro line U3 to ''Enkplatz'' and from there you can take a bus 76A to ''7.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' (the bus stop is on the other side of the street at the intersection when you leave the metro station). Be careful because there are two stops with almost the same name, ''7.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' and ''11.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' – get off at the first one, which comes after the stop ''Simmeringer Haide''. After the stop, the bus turns right, but to get to the petrol station, walk straight on to the north for just 200&nbsp;m. The petrol station is on the [[A4 (Austria)|A4]] highway towards Bratislava, Győr and Budapest. <br />
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Once you have reached the petrol station, just wait near the entrance and ask drivers entering the shop. Cars with foreign number plates regularly pull into the station, and these drivers are likely going abroad. If you are the kind of person that doesnt like to talk to drivers you should know that the exit of this service station is unusual short and narrow, which means that cars have difficulties to stop if you show your sign there. <br />
<br> Note also: Watch out for Romanian drivers who may attempt to charge you for the ride; make sure before you accept a lift from a Romanian driver that you are not going to pay by saying e.g. ''E gratis? / N-am bani sa va dau.'' ‘''"Is the lift free? / I can't pay.’<br />
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Most of the cars passing in this petrol station are coming off the motorway or going to the airport. You can get more cars going to [[Slovakia]] or [[Hungary]] if you take the first ride to the next petrol station on the motorway, named Göttlesbrunn, which is just before road splits into the E58 towards Bratislava and the E60 towards Budapest. The E60 road enters Hungary at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]].<br />
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If your ultimate destination is [[Romania]], then ask your driver to leave you at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]] and hitch from there with a sign "RO".<br />
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=== South towards [[Graz]], [[Slovenia]], [[Zagreb]] ===<br />
Take the free IKEA bus from the Opera ("Oper" Metro Station Karlsplatz: lines 1,2,4) to the SCS ("Shopping City Süd") 8:00/10:00/11:30/13:00/14:30/16:00/17:30 (Feb 2011). If it happens that you don't get a ride and want to use the same bus to come back to town it won't be free any more, it costs 1.50 euro.<br />
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Other option if you want to pay 3.40 euro for the train then take the ''Badener Bahn'' to ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)'' Advantages of the latter one: 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 Süd'' which is called ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)''. This one is closer to the actual [[slip road|interchange]]: just get off 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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Alternatively you can take public transport to ''Matzleinsdorfer Platz'' where the ''Triester Straße'' begins [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Vienna,+%C3%96sterreich&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.674078,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Favoriten+1100+Wien,+Austria&z=15] (direction South-West). This road is extremely long but it has on-ramps for heading South ([[Graz]]). Try hitching along this road, or ask at the petrol station. If you keep walking down there is a perfect place for hitchhiking where cars take the exit and join the highway. There is a lot of grass and a perfect place with enough room for even a truck to stop. <br />
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'''Personal experience''': [[User:T0ma5|T0ma5]] waited for 2 hours on April 2011 before getting a ride to Graz, there is a lot of traffic, but not many cars are leaving the city since this location is not that far from the centre.<br />
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Sean and Maria sat at this onramp at the Shopping City for 3.5 hours before we caught a ride (looking at approximately 4000 cars). It is a very busy place, but most cars are heading back up to Vienna. We may have had really bad luck (weekday afternoon) but we recommend standing on the inside part of the curve, because the cars have to be in the right lane in order to get on the highway (left lane is to the shopping centre). There is a smaller place to pull over, but it might be worth it. '''Big''' sign might help.<br />
* [[User:MaxHermens]] continued walking along the onroad, towards the highway that went from north to south, and stood on that onramp. This way, you'll always catch traffic going in the right direction. This does mean you have to walk along a patch of onramp with loads of traffic and no room for pedestrians (this is dangerous!). After that bit, the cars go right and up, and there starts a safety lane again where hitchhiking is possible. He waited here for about an hour until he got a ride towards Graz.<br />
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If you are okay with hitchhiking at traffic lights, you can also just go to "Schönbrunn" with U4 (underground – green line). Cross the street and walk towards the entrance of Schönbrunn-castle. Now you are on "Grünbergstraße". Here you can try to hitchhike from the traffic lights. This street leads to "Altmannsdorfer Straße" which leads to A2 (the motorway leading to the south)<br />
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I hitchhiked from the Shopping city for one hour in rain before getting a ride. Next time I discovered the place at the end of ''Triester Straße'' where I got a ride in 20 min. My friend often uses that spot now. I think it is the best spot in direction Graz.<br />
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There is a perfect place at 'Triester Straße' where is crosses with 'Computerstrasse'. Bus 16a goes directly to the spot. It's the last big interception before the Triester Strasse turns into a highway, cars coming from upfront, left and right can see you perfectly and a few steps further there is a petrol station, so drivers can stop for you, or you can just ask people. I never had to ask more than a handful of people to get a ride down south.<br />
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For everyone going to Slovenia or Zagreb, know that there are no petrol station on your side of the road some 100 kilometres before Graz. The first one is near Leibnitz, some 15-20 km after Graz. So if someone offers you a ride to Graz, try to see if they're maybe going to Leibnitz or past Leibnitz.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
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It is possible to ride the subway, bus, and tram system with no ticket. One Viennese local (who actually did use a year pass) told she'd been checked once in a period of over a year despite riding public transport every day. Buses and trams are almost never controlled (except night buses!).<br />
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The fine is eur 70, but foreigners can give a fake address in their home country and avoid paying.<br />
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There is an internet site with a list of the lines which are going to be checked for black riders (http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/). Schwarzkappler is an Austrian slang term for the ticket controllers. Although the site takes her information from a reliable source (the "Wiener Linien" herself) there had not been yet a proof how reliable that information is. Another website where the passengers inform where and when did they see controllers: http://schwarzkappler.info/ Main Austrian cities and some German as well. Facebook and Twitter pages. Thomas has used the metro for 2 months (Feb-Mar 2011) following the advice of http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/ and never saw any control.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://www.wienerlinien.at/ Local public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
* [http://www.wlb.at/fahrplaene.aspx Greater Vienna public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
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'''Vienna''' ('''Wien''' in German, '''Bécs''' in Hungarian, '''Vídeň''' in Czech) is the capital of [[Austria]].<br />
It is in the east of the country on the river Danube. More than 1.6 million 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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== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
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=== From [[Germany]] ===<br />
Most of the traffic going through [[Passau]] is heading East to [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]] while most of the traffic going through [[Salzburg]] is heading South to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Balkans]].<br />
<br />
You should then seriously consider coming by the E56 (even if you come from southern Germany).<br />
<br />
If you find yourself in a car that is passing through Vienna on the eastern ring road, try getting out around the Donau island (German: ''Donauinsel''), close to the river. From here you can walk to a metro-station that usually heads directly towards the centre of Vienna.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Linz]], [[Salzburg]], [[Munich]] {{European Route Number|60}}, A1 ===<br />
<br />
a)<br />
First choice is a gas station(OMV) at the "Wiener Straße" that becomes the national route A1 shortly after.<br />
Get a train (S50) to "Wien Wolf in der Au" then cross the Bridge. You'll see the gas station after about 300m to your left. Cross the bridge and then it's a short walk behind the barrier along the side of the road. <br />
There is as well a big resting area with service station and hotel nearby which doesn't seem to be a good option.<br />
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b)<br />
Take the U4 to ''Hütteldorf'', get off and go towards ''Hadikgasse'' (left), walk left again, then you are right on the main road leading out of '''Vienna''' towards the A1. There is a bus stop which is a well known hitching spot. Change cars (if necessary) at the [[rest area]]s ''[[Sankt Pölten|St. Pölten]]'' or ''Ansfelden''.<br />
From here you can as well get to option "a)" by crossing the motorway via the bridge and walk for about 2km to the right.<br />
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=== North towards [[Prague]] ===<br />
<br />
The easiest way to get from Vienna to Prague is to go through [[Bratislava]]. <br />
<br />
There is an option to go straight from Vienna to Prague. Take a train from ''Handelskai'' to ''Kornneuburg''. Get out of the station and turn left. You'll get to a street called Doktor-Max-Burckhard-Ring, it will take you to the main street (Stockerauer Straße) Follow the main street, and then turn left on any of the first two streets (Scherzgasse or Hofaustraße) Turn right, and you'll get to the street that crosses the railways. Cross the railway and walk further until you see an on-ramp. There is also a petrol station to hitchhike from. However, most cars are only going to nearby towns from which it is not possible to hitchhike further. Again, try going through Bratislava instead.<br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]] ([[Czech Republic]]) {{European Route Number|461}} ===<br />
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[[File:MrTweek.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[MrTweek]] hitching to [[Vienna]]]]<br />
From central Wien take tram 31 to the last stop, ''Stammersdorf''. Continue on your right down the main street, Brünner Str (road no.&nbsp;7); go past the Merkur supermarket until you come to another shopping centre, about 300&nbsp;m further. Hitchhike right after the entrance to the parking lot. <br />
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You can use a sign "Brno", but if you don't get a lift after 30 minutes, then just hitchhike without a sign and ask any driver to take you to Volkersdorf or Mistelbach. There is a huge petrol station 5&nbsp;km north of Volkersdorf and from there it is easy to find a lift into the Czech Republic.<br />
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=== East towards [[Bratislava]], [[Győr]] and [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|60}} ===<br />
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There is an OMV [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] with a McDonalds on the motorway to Budapest where you can easily find a ride to Bratislava, [[Hungary]] or further.<br />
To get to this petrol station by public transport, take metro line U3 to ''Enkplatz'' and from there you can take a bus 76A to ''7.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' (the bus stop is on the other side of the street at the intersection when you leave the metro station). Be careful because there are two stops with almost the same name, ''7.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' and ''11.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' – get off at the first one, which comes after the stop ''Simmeringer Haide''. After the stop, the bus turns right, but to get to the petrol station, walk straight on to the north for just 200&nbsp;m. The petrol station is on the [[A4 (Austria)|A4]] highway towards Bratislava, Győr and Budapest. <br />
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Once you have reached the petrol station, just wait near the entrance and ask drivers entering the shop. Cars with foreign number plates regularly pull into the station, and these drivers are likely going abroad. If you are the kind of person that doesnt like to talk to drivers you should know that the exit of this service station is unusual short and narrow, which means that cars have difficulties to stop if you show your sign there. <br />
Note also: Watch out for Romanian drivers who may attempt to charge you for the ride; make sure before you accept a lift from a Romanian driver that you are not going to pay by saying e.g. ''E gratis? / N-am bani sa va dau.'' ‘''"Is the lift free? / I can't pay.’<br />
<br />
Most of the cars passing in this petrol station are coming off the motorway or going to the airport. You can get more cars going to [[Slovakia]] or [[Hungary]] if you take the first ride to the next petrol station on the motorway, named Göttlesbrunn, which is just before road splits into the E58 towards Bratislava and the E60 towards Budapest. The E60 road enters Hungary at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]].<br />
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If your ultimate destination is [[Romania]], then ask your driver to leave you at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]] and hitch from there with a sign "RO".<br />
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=== South towards [[Graz]], [[Slovenia]], [[Zagreb]] ===<br />
Take the free IKEA bus from the Opera ("Oper" Metro Station Karlsplatz: lines 1,2,4) to the SCS ("Shopping City Süd") 8:00/10:00/11:30/13:00/14:30/16:00/17:30 (Feb 2011). If it happens that you don't get a ride and want to use the same bus to come back to town it won't be free any more, it costs 1.50 euro.<br />
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Other option if you want to pay 3.40 euro for the train then take the ''Badener Bahn'' to ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)'' Advantages of the latter one: 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 Süd'' which is called ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)''. This one is closer to the actual [[slip road|interchange]]: just get off 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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Alternatively you can take public transport to ''Matzleinsdorfer Platz'' where the ''Triester Straße'' begins [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Vienna,+%C3%96sterreich&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.674078,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Favoriten+1100+Wien,+Austria&z=15] (direction South-West). This road is extremely long but it has on-ramps for heading South ([[Graz]]). Try hitching along this road, or ask at the petrol station. If you keep walking down there is a perfect place for hitchhiking where cars take the exit and join the highway. There is a lot of grass and a perfect place with enough room for even a truck to stop. <br />
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'''Personal experience''': [[User:T0ma5|T0ma5]] waited for 2 hours on April 2011 before getting a ride to Graz, there is a lot of traffic, but not many cars are leaving the city since this location is not that far from the centre.<br />
<br />
Sean and Maria sat at this onramp at the Shopping City for 3.5 hours before we caught a ride (looking at approximately 4000 cars). It is a very busy place, but most cars are heading back up to Vienna. We may have had really bad luck (weekday afternoon) but we recommend standing on the inside part of the curve, because the cars have to be in the right lane in order to get on the highway (left lane is to the shopping centre). There is a smaller place to pull over, but it might be worth it. '''Big''' sign might help.<br />
* [[User:MaxHermens]] continued walking along the onroad, towards the highway that went from north to south, and stood on that onramp. This way, you'll always catch traffic going in the right direction. This does mean you have to walk along a patch of onramp with loads of traffic and no room for pedestrians (this is dangerous!). After that bit, the cars go right and up, and there starts a safety lane again where hitchhiking is possible. He waited here for about an hour until he got a ride towards Graz.<br />
<br />
If you are okay with hitchhiking at traffic lights, you can also just go to "Schönbrunn" with U4 (underground – green line). Cross the street and walk towards the entrance of Schönbrunn-castle. Now you are on "Grünbergstraße". Here you can try to hitchhike from the traffic lights. This street leads to "Altmannsdorfer Straße" which leads to A2 (the motorway leading to the south)<br />
<br />
I hitchhiked from the Shopping city for one hour in rain before getting a ride. Next time I discovered the place at the end of ''Triester Straße'' where I got a ride in 20 min. My friend often uses that spot now. I think it is the best spot in direction Graz.<br />
<br />
There is a perfect place at 'Triester Straße' where is crosses with 'Computerstrasse'. Bus 16a goes directly to the spot. It's the last big interception before the Triester Strasse turns into a highway, cars coming from upfront, left and right can see you perfectly and a few steps further there is a petrol station, so drivers can stop for you, or you can just ask people. I never had to ask more than a handful of people to get a ride down south.<br />
<br />
For everyone going to Slovenia or Zagreb, know that there are no petrol station on your side of the road some 100 kilometres before Graz. The first one is near Leibnitz, some 15-20 km after Graz. So if someone offers you a ride to Graz, try to see if they're maybe going to Leibnitz or past Leibnitz.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
<br />
It is possible to ride the subway, bus, and tram system with no ticket. One Viennese local (who actually did use a year pass) told she'd been checked once in a period of over a year despite riding public transport every day. Buses and trams are almost never controlled (except night buses!).<br />
<br />
The fine is eur 70, but foreigners can give a fake address in their home country and avoid paying.<br />
<br />
There is an internet site with a list of the lines which are going to be checked for black riders (http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/). Schwarzkappler is an Austrian slang term for the ticket controllers. Although the site takes her information from a reliable source (the "Wiener Linien" herself) there had not been yet a proof how reliable that information is. Another website where the passengers inform where and when did they see controllers: http://schwarzkappler.info/ Main Austrian cities and some German as well. Facebook and Twitter pages. Thomas has used the metro for 2 months (Feb-Mar 2011) following the advice of http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/ and never saw any control.<br />
<br />
== Links ==<br />
* [http://www.wienerlinien.at/ Local public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
* [http://www.wlb.at/fahrplaene.aspx Greater Vienna public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
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'''Vienna''' ('''Wien''' in German, '''Bécs''' in Hungarian, '''Vídeň''' in Czech) is the capital of [[Austria]].<br />
It is in the east of the country on the river Danube. More than 1.6 million 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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== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
<br />
=== From [[Germany]] ===<br />
Most of the traffic going through [[Passau]] is heading East to [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]] while most of the traffic going through [[Salzburg]] is heading South to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Balkans]].<br />
<br />
You should then seriously consider coming by the E56 (even if you come from southern Germany).<br />
<br />
If you find yourself in a car that is passing through Vienna on the eastern ring road, try getting out around the Donau island (German: ''Donauinsel''), close to the river. From here you can walk to a metro-station that usually heads directly towards the centre of Vienna.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Linz]], [[Salzburg]], [[Munich]] {{European Route Number|60}}, A1 ===<br />
<br />
a)<br />
First choice is a gas station(OMV) at the "Wiener Straße" that becomes the national route A1 shortly after.<br />
Get a train (S50) to "Wien Wolf in der Au" then cross the Bridge. You'll see the gas station after about 300m to your left. Cross the bridge and then it's a short walk behind the barrier along the side of the road. <br />
There is as well a big resting area with service station and hotel nearby which doesn't seem to be a good option.<br />
<br />
b)<br />
Take the U4 to ''Hütteldorf'', get off and go towards ''Hadikgasse'' (left), walk left again, then you are right on the main road leading out of '''Vienna''' towards the A1. There is a bus stop which is a well known hitching spot. Change cars (if necessary) at the [[rest area]]s ''[[Sankt Pölten|St. Pölten]]'' or ''Ansfelden''.<br />
From here you can as well get to option "a)" by crossing the motorway via the bridge and walk for about 2km to the right.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Prague]] ===<br />
<br />
The easiest way to get from Vienna to Prague is to go through [[Bratislava]]. <br />
<br />
There is an option to go straight from Vienna to Prague. Take a train from ''Handelskai'' to ''Kornneuburg''. Get out of the station and turn left. You'll get to a street called Doktor-Max-Burckhard-Ring, it will take you to the main street (Stockerauer Straße) Follow the main street, and then turn left on any of the first two streets (Scherzgasse or Hofaustraße) Turn right, and you'll get to the street that crosses the railways. Cross the railway and walk further until you see an on-ramp. There is also a petrol station to hitchhike from. However, most cars are only going to nearby towns from which it is not possible to hitchhike further. Again, try going through Bratislava instead.<br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]] ([[Czech Republic]]) {{European Route Number|461}} ===<br />
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[[File:MrTweek.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[MrTweek]] hitching to [[Vienna]]]]<br />
From central Wien take tram 31 to the last stop, ''Stammersdorf''. Continue on your right down the main street, Brünner Str (road no.&nbsp;7); go past the Merkur supermarket until you come to another shopping centre, about 300&nbsp;m further. Hitchhike right after the entrance to the parking lot. <br />
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You can use a sign "Brno", but if you don't get a lift after 30 minutes, then just hitchhike without a sign and ask any driver to take you to Volkersdorf or Mistelbach. There is a huge petrol station 5&nbsp;km north of Volkersdorf and from there it is easy to find a lift into the Czech Republic.<br />
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=== East towards [[Bratislava]], [[Győr]] and [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|60}} ===<br />
<br />
There is an OMV [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] with a McDonalds on the motorway to Budapest where you can easily find a ride to Bratislava, [[Hungary]] or further.<br />
<br />
To get to this petrol station by public transport, take metro line U3 to ''Enkplatz'' and from there you can take a bus 76A to ''7.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' (the bus stop is on the other side of the street at the intersection when you leave the metro station). Be careful because there are two stops with almost the same name, ''7.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' and ''11.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' – get off at the first one, which comes after the stop ''Simmeringer Haide''. After the stop, the bus turns right, but to get to the petrol station, walk straight on to the north for just 200&nbsp;m. The petrol station is on the [[A4 (Austria)|A4]] highway towards Bratislava, Győr and Budapest. <br />
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Once you have reached the petrol station, just wait near the entrance and ask drivers entering the shop. Cars with foreign number plates regularly pull into the station, and these drivers are likely going abroad. Note: Watch out for Romanian drivers who may attempt to charge you for the ride; make sure before you accept a lift from a Romanian driver that you are not going to pay by saying e.g. ''E gratis? / N-am bani sa va dau.'' ‘''"Is the lift free? / I can't pay.’<br />
<br />
Most of the cars passing in this petrol station are coming off the motorway or going to the airport. You can get more cars going to [[Slovakia]] or [[Hungary]] if you take the first ride to the next petrol station on the motorway, named Göttlesbrunn, which is just before road splits into the E58 towards Bratislava and the E60 towards Budapest. The E60 road enters Hungary at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]].<br />
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If your ultimate destination is [[Romania]], then ask your driver to leave you at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]] and hitch from there with a sign "RO".<br />
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=== South towards [[Graz]], [[Slovenia]], [[Zagreb]] ===<br />
Take the free IKEA bus from the Opera ("Oper" Metro Station Karlsplatz: lines 1,2,4) to the SCS ("Shopping City Süd") 8:00/10:00/11:30/13:00/14:30/16:00/17:30 (Feb 2011). If it happens that you don't get a ride and want to use the same bus to come back to town it won't be free any more, it costs 1.50 euro.<br />
<br />
Other option if you want to pay 3.40 euro for the train then take the ''Badener Bahn'' to ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)'' Advantages of the latter one: 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 Süd'' which is called ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)''. This one is closer to the actual [[slip road|interchange]]: just get off 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 />
<br />
Alternatively you can take public transport to ''Matzleinsdorfer Platz'' where the ''Triester Straße'' begins [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Vienna,+%C3%96sterreich&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.674078,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Favoriten+1100+Wien,+Austria&z=15] (direction South-West). This road is extremely long but it has on-ramps for heading South ([[Graz]]). Try hitching along this road, or ask at the petrol station. If you keep walking down there is a perfect place for hitchhiking where cars take the exit and join the highway. There is a lot of grass and a perfect place with enough room for even a truck to stop. <br />
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'''Personal experience''': [[User:T0ma5|T0ma5]] waited for 2 hours on April 2011 before getting a ride to Graz, there is a lot of traffic, but not many cars are leaving the city since this location is not that far from the centre.<br />
<br />
Sean and Maria sat at this onramp at the Shopping City for 3.5 hours before we caught a ride (looking at approximately 4000 cars). It is a very busy place, but most cars are heading back up to Vienna. We may have had really bad luck (weekday afternoon) but we recommend standing on the inside part of the curve, because the cars have to be in the right lane in order to get on the highway (left lane is to the shopping centre). There is a smaller place to pull over, but it might be worth it. '''Big''' sign might help.<br />
* [[User:MaxHermens]] continued walking along the onroad, towards the highway that went from north to south, and stood on that onramp. This way, you'll always catch traffic going in the right direction. This does mean you have to walk along a patch of onramp with loads of traffic and no room for pedestrians (this is dangerous!). After that bit, the cars go right and up, and there starts a safety lane again where hitchhiking is possible. He waited here for about an hour until he got a ride towards Graz.<br />
<br />
If you are okay with hitchhiking at traffic lights, you can also just go to "Schönbrunn" with U4 (underground – green line). Cross the street and walk towards the entrance of Schönbrunn-castle. Now you are on "Grünbergstraße". Here you can try to hitchhike from the traffic lights. This street leads to "Altmannsdorfer Straße" which leads to A2 (the motorway leading to the south)<br />
<br />
I hitchhiked from the Shopping city for one hour in rain before getting a ride. Next time I discovered the place at the end of ''Triester Straße'' where I got a ride in 20 min. My friend often uses that spot now. I think it is the best spot in direction Graz.<br />
<br />
There is a perfect place at 'Triester Straße' where is crosses with 'Computerstrasse'. Bus 16a goes directly to the spot. It's the last big interception before the Triester Strasse turns into a highway, cars coming from upfront, left and right can see you perfectly and a few steps further there is a petrol station, so drivers can stop for you, or you can just ask people. I never had to ask more than a handful of people to get a ride down south.<br />
<br />
For everyone going to Slovenia or Zagreb, know that there are no petrol station on your side of the road some 100 kilometres before Graz. The first one is near Leibnitz, some 15-20 km after Graz. So if someone offers you a ride to Graz, try to see if they're maybe going to Leibnitz or past Leibnitz.<br />
<br />
== Public transport ==<br />
<br />
It is possible to ride the subway, bus, and tram system with no ticket. One Viennese local (who actually did use a year pass) told she'd been checked once in a period of over a year despite riding public transport every day. Buses and trams are almost never controlled (except night buses!).<br />
<br />
The fine is eur 70, but foreigners can give a fake address in their home country and avoid paying.<br />
<br />
There is an internet site with a list of the lines which are going to be checked for black riders (http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/). Schwarzkappler is an Austrian slang term for the ticket controllers. Although the site takes her information from a reliable source (the "Wiener Linien" herself) there had not been yet a proof how reliable that information is. Another website where the passengers inform where and when did they see controllers: http://schwarzkappler.info/ Main Austrian cities and some German as well. Facebook and Twitter pages. Thomas has used the metro for 2 months (Feb-Mar 2011) following the advice of http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/ and never saw any control.<br />
<br />
== Links ==<br />
* [http://www.wienerlinien.at/ Local public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
* [http://www.wlb.at/fahrplaene.aspx Greater Vienna public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
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'''Vienna''' ('''Wien''' in German, '''Bécs''' in Hungarian, '''Vídeň''' in Czech) is the capital of [[Austria]].<br />
It is in the east of the country on the river Danube. More than 1.6 million 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 />
<br />
== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
<br />
=== From [[Germany]] ===<br />
Most of the traffic going through [[Passau]] is heading East to [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]] while most of the traffic going through [[Salzburg]] is heading South to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Balkans]].<br />
<br />
You should then seriously consider coming by the {{European Route Number|56}} (even if you come from southern Germany).<br />
<br />
If you find yourself in a car that is passing through Vienna on the eastern ring road, try getting out around the Donau island (German: ''Donauinsel''), close to the river. From here you can walk to a metro-station that usually heads directly towards the centre of Vienna.<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Linz]], [[Salzburg]], [[Munich]] {{European Route Number|60}}, A1 ===<br />
<br />
a)<br />
First choice is a gas station(OMV) at the "Wiener Straße" that becomes the national route A1 shortly after.<br />
Get a train (S50) to "Wien Wolf in der Au" then cross the Bridge. You'll see the gas station after about 300m to your left. Cross the bridge and then it's a short walk behind the barrier along the side of the road. <br />
There is as well a big resting area with service station and hotel nearby which doesn't seem to be a good option.<br />
<br />
b)<br />
Take the U4 to ''Hütteldorf'', get off and go towards ''Hadikgasse'' (left), walk left again, then you are right on the main road leading out of '''Vienna''' towards the A1. There is a bus stop which is a well known hitching spot. Change cars (if necessary) at the [[rest area]]s ''[[Sankt Pölten|St. Pölten]]'' or ''Ansfelden''.<br />
From here you can as well get to option "a)" by crossing the motorway via the bridge and walk for about 2km to the right.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Prague]] ===<br />
<br />
The easiest way to get from Vienna to Prague is to go through [[Bratislava]]. <br />
<br />
There is an option to go straight from Vienna to Prague. Take a train from ''Handelskai'' to ''Kornneuburg''. Get out of the station and turn left. You'll get to a street called Doktor-Max-Burckhard-Ring, it will take you to the main street (Stockerauer Straße) Follow the main street, and then turn left on any of the first two streets (Scherzgasse or Hofaustraße) Turn right, and you'll get to the street that crosses the railways. Cross the railway and walk further until you see an on-ramp. There is also a petrol station to hitchhike from. However, most cars are only going to nearby towns from which it is not possible to hitchhike further. Again, try going through Bratislava instead.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Brno]] ===<br />
<br />
[[File:MrTweek.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[MrTweek]] hitching to [[Vienna]]]]<br />
From central Wien take a tram nr.31 to the last station, ''Stammersdorf''. Continue on your right down the main street, Brünner Str (road nr. 7); pass the "Merkur" supermarket till you come to another shopping centre, about 300m further. Hitchhike right after the entrance to the parking lot. All the traffic to Brno passes here, although bear in mind that many cars leave this road before the border and turn eastwards onto some country roads to get to the Slovak motorway. In case your driver continues past Brno, ask him/her to drop you off at the "Olimpia" shopping centre which is situated on the motorway – from there you will find a free bus to central Brno.<br />
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Personal experience (April 2011): I am from Vienna. I hitchhiked from this spot to get to BRNO very successfully in the last years, but last time I waited for 2 hours, gave up and took a bus... I guess since the new motorway (north around the city) is finished many cars don´t pass "Stammersorf" any more. Next time I will try on-ramps from the city but it will be more difficult now. (my ideas are traffic lights "Erdberger Lände" towards the motorway close to U3-stop "Schlachthausgasse" or on-ramps at Kagran (U1Kagran), or traffic lights at Lassallestraße close to U1/U2-stop "Praterstern" - this is the street the bus takes).<br />
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Personal experience ([[User:Endrju88|Endrju88]]Endrju88 - August 2012): I chose this spot and I had no problems there. I had sign for "Brno" and I've been waiting less than 30 minutes, then car stopped. I would recommend this spot!<br />
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Personal experience ([[User:jurarafal|jurarafal]] - May 2012):<br />
I used to hitch out of Vienna pretty often till 2010. I always went with the tram 31 to the end. Then walked to a traffic ligths near Billa at Brunerstrasse (later the market has changed its name to some another one) & asked (or showed a sign to a driver who stopped at a traffic light) for a lift till Drasenhoffen or Mikulov. As the border was a perfect place to get a lift directly to Poland, which was my aim.<br />
Now I only once used this method but I asked a driver to give me a lift to a Volkersdorf or Mistelbach as on the motorway there is a new, lovely, huge petrol station 5 km north of Volkersdorf. Once there it is easy to hitch a ride northwards<br />
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=== East towards [[Bratislava]], [[Győr]] and [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|60}} ===<br />
<br />
There is an OMV [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] with a Mc Donalds on the motorway 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 (www.wienerlinien.at) you should go to '''Enkplatz''' (by Metro U3) and from there you can take a bus number 76A to '''7. Haidequerstraße''' (the bus stop is on the other side when you leave the metro station). Be careful (!) because there are two stops with the same name, '''7. Haidequerstraße''' and '''11. Haidequerstraße''' – get off at the first one, which comes after '''Simmeringer Haide'''. After the stop, the bus turns right, but to get to the petrol station, walk straight on on to the north for just 200 meters. The petrol station is on the [[A4 (Austria)|A4]] highway towards Bratislava, Győr and Budapest. <br />
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''It is easy to reach this gas station. A sign (I had one for Bratislava) is useful as I just walked to the station holding my sign and looking around a bit to find a good spot to stand, and a driver came to me and offered a ride.'' <br />
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cyclebear june 2014: "its easy to get there - but not a very good spot to wait with a sign. the junction is very narrow and people cant really stop. fortunatly there is enough crazy people on the road that stop for anyone and anywhere :)"<br />
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Most of the cars passing in this petrol station are coming off the motorway or going to the airport. You can get more cars going to [[Slovakia]] or [[Hungary]] if you take the first ride to the next petrol station on the motorway, named Göttlesbrunn, which is just before road splits into the E58 towards Bratislava and the E60 towards Budapest. The E60 road enters Hungary at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]].<br />
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Cultural note: Watch out for Romanian drivers who may attempt to charge you for the ride and/or drop you off in a remote area if you don't pay. Make clear before you sit in a Romanian car that you are not going to pay: ''"Is the lift free? / I can't pay." - "E gratis? / N-am bani sa va dau."''<br />
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=== South towards [[Graz]], [[Slovenia]], [[Zagreb]] ===<br />
Take the free IKEA bus from the Opera ("Oper" Metro Station Karlsplatz: lines 1,2,4) to the SCS ("Shopping City Süd") 8:00/10:00/11:30/13:00/14:30/16:00/17:30 (Feb 2011). If it happens that you don't get a ride and want to use the same bus to come back to town it won't be free anymore, it costs 1.50 euros.<br />
<br />
Other option if you want to pay 3.40 euros for the train then take the ''Badener Bahn'' to ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)'' Advantages of the latter one: 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 Süd'' which is called ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)''. This one is closer to the actual [[slip road|interchange]]: just get off 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 />
<br />
Alternatively you can take public transport to ''Matzleinsdorfer Platz'' where the ''Triester Straße'' begins [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Vienna,+%C3%96sterreich&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.674078,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Favoriten+1100+Wien,+Austria&z=15] (direction South-West). This road is extremely long but it has on-ramps for heading South ([[Graz]]). Try hitching along this road, or ask at the petrol station. If you keep walking down there is a perfect place for hitchhiking where cars take the exit and join the highway. There is a lot of grass and a perfect place with enough room for even a truck to stop. <br />
<br />
'''Personal experience''': [[User:T0ma5|T0ma5]] waited for 2 hours on April 2011 before getting a ride to Graz, there is a lot of traffic, but not many cars are leaving the city since this location is not that far from the centre.<br />
<br />
Sean and Maria sat at this onramp at the Shopping City for 3.5 hours before we caught a ride (looking at appx 4000 cars). It is a very busy place, but most cars are heading back up to Vienna. We may have had really bad luck (weekday afternoon) but we recommend standing on the inside part of the curve, because the cars have to be in the right lane in order to get on the highway (left lane is to the shopping centre). There is a smaller place to pull over, but it might be worth it. '''Big''' sign might help.<br />
* [[User:MaxHermens]] continued walking along the onroad, towards the highway that went from north to south, and stood on that onramp. This way, you'll always catch traffic going in the right direction. This does mean you have to walk along a patch of onramp with loads of traffic and no room for pedestrians (this is dangerous!). After that bit, the cars go right and up, and there starts a safety lane again where hitchhiking is possible. He waited here for about an hour until he got a ride towards Graz.<br />
<br />
If you are okay with hitchhiking at traffic lights, you can also just go to "Schönbrunn" with U4 (underground – green line). Cross the street and walk towards the entrance of Schönbrunn-castle. Now you are on "Grünbergstraße". Here you can try to hitchhike from the traffic lights. This street leads to "Altmannsdorfer Straße" which leads to A2 (the motorway leading to the south)<br />
<br />
I hitchhiked from the Shopping city for one hour in rain before getting a ride. Next time I discovered the place at the end of ''Triester Straße'' where I got a ride in 20 min. My friend often uses that spot now. I think it is the best spot in direction Graz.<br />
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There is a perfect place at 'Triester Straße' where is crosses with 'Computerstrasse'. Bus 16a goes directly to the spot. It's the last big interception before the Triester Strasse turns into a highway, cars coming from upfront, left and right can see you perfectly and a few steps further there is a petrol station, so drivers can stop for you, or you can just ask people. I never had to ask more than a handful of people to get a ride down south.<br />
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For everyone going to Slovenia or Zagreb, know that there are no gas station on your side of the road some 100 kilometres before Graz. The first one is near Leibnitz, some 15-20 km after Graz. So if someone offers you a ride to Graz, try to see if they're maybe going to Leibnitz or past Leibnitz.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
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It is possible to ride the subway, bus, and tram system with no ticket. One Viennese local (who actually did use a year pass) told she'd been checked once in a period of over a year despite riding public transport every day. Buses and trams are almost never controlled (except night buses!).<br />
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The fine is 70€, but foreigners can give a fake address in their home country and avoid paying.<br />
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There is an internet site with a list of the lines which are going to be checked for black riders (http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/). Schwarzkappler is an Austrian slang term for the ticket controllers. Although the site takes her information from a reliable source (the "Wiener Linien" herself) there had not been yet a proof how reliable that information is. Another website where the passengers inform where and when did they see controllers: http://schwarzkappler.info/ Main Austrian cities and some German as well. Facebook and Twitter pages. Thomas has used the metro for 2 months (Feb-Mar 2011) following the advice of http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/ and never saw any control.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://www.wienerlinien.at/ Local public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
* [http://www.wlb.at/fahrplaene.aspx Greater Vienna public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
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'''Vienna''' ('''Wien''' in German, '''Bécs''' in Hungarian, '''Vídeň''' in Czech) is the capital of [[Austria]].<br />
It is in the east of the country on the river Danube. More than 1.6 million 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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== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
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=== From [[Germany]] ===<br />
Most of the traffic going through [[Passau]] is heading East to [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]] while most of the traffic going through [[Salzburg]] is heading South to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Balkans]].<br />
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You should then seriously consider coming by the {{European Route Number|56}} (even if you come from southern Germany).<br />
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If you find yourself in a car that is passing through Vienna on the eastern ring road, try getting out around the Donau island (German: ''Donauinsel''), close to the river. From here you can walk to a metro-station that usually heads directly towards the centre of Vienna.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
=== West towards [[Linz]], [[Salzburg]], [[Munich]] {{European Route Number|60}}, A1 ===<br />
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First choice is a gas station(OMV) at the "Wiener Straße" that becomes the national route A1 shortly after.<br />
Get a train (S50) to "Wien Wolf in der Au" then cross the Bridge. You'll see the gas station after about 300m to your left. Cross the bridge and then it's a short walk behind the barrier along the side of the road. <br />
There is as well a big resting area with service station and hotel nearby which doesn't seem to be a good option.<br />
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Take the U4 to ''Hütteldorf'', get off and go towards ''Hadikgasse'' (left), walk left again, then you are right on the main road leading out of '''Vienna''' towards the A1. There is a bus stop which is a well known hitching spot. Change cars (if necessary) at the [[rest area]]s ''[[Sankt Pölten|St. Pölten]]'' or ''Ansfelden''.<br />
From here you can as well get to option "a)" by crossing the motorway via the bridge and walk for about 2km to the right.<br />
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=== North towards [[Prague]] ===<br />
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The easiest way to get from Vienna to Prague is to go through [[Bratislava]]. <br />
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There is an option to go straight from Vienna to Prague. Take a train from ''Handelskai'' to ''Kornneuburg''. Get out of the station and turn left. You'll get to a street called Doktor-Max-Burckhard-Ring, it will take you to the main street (Stockerauer Straße) Follow the main street, and then turn left on any of the first two streets (Scherzgasse or Hofaustraße) Turn right, and you'll get to the street that crosses the railways. Cross the railway and walk further until you see an on-ramp. There is also a petrol station to hitchhike from. However, most cars are only going to nearby towns from which it is not possible to hitchhike further. Again, try going through Bratislava instead.<br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]] ===<br />
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[[File:MrTweek.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[MrTweek]] hitching to [[Vienna]]]]<br />
From central Wien take a tram nr.31 to the last station, ''Stammersdorf''. Continue on your right down the main street, Brünner Str (road nr. 7); pass the "Merkur" supermarket till you come to another shopping centre, about 300m further. Hitchhike right after the entrance to the parking lot. All the traffic to Brno passes here, although bear in mind that many cars leave this road before the border and turn eastwards onto some country roads to get to the Slovak motorway. In case your driver continues past Brno, ask him/her to drop you off at the "Olimpia" shopping centre which is situated on the motorway – from there you will find a free bus to central Brno.<br />
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Personal experience (April 2011): I am from Vienna. I hitchhiked from this spot to get to BRNO very successfully in the last years, but last time I waited for 2 hours, gave up and took a bus... I guess since the new motorway (north around the city) is finished many cars don´t pass "Stammersorf" any more. Next time I will try on-ramps from the city but it will be more difficult now. (my ideas are traffic lights "Erdberger Lände" towards the motorway close to U3-stop "Schlachthausgasse" or on-ramps at Kagran (U1Kagran), or traffic lights at Lassallestraße close to U1/U2-stop "Praterstern" - this is the street the bus takes).<br />
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Personal experience ([[User:Endrju88|Endrju88]]Endrju88 - August 2012): I chose this spot and I had no problems there. I had sign for "Brno" and I've been waiting less than 30 minutes, then car stopped. I would recommend this spot!<br />
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Personal experience ([[User:jurarafal|jurarafal]] - May 2012):<br />
I used to hitch out of Vienna pretty often till 2010. I always went with the tram 31 to the end. Then walked to a traffic ligths near Billa at Brunerstrasse (later the market has changed its name to some another one) & asked (or showed a sign to a driver who stopped at a traffic light) for a lift till Drasenhoffen or Mikulov. As the border was a perfect place to get a lift directly to Poland, which was my aim.<br />
Now I only once used this method but I asked a driver to give me a lift to a Volkersdorf or Mistelbach as on the motorway there is a new, lovely, huge petrol station 5 km north of Volkersdorf. Once there it is easy to hitch a ride northwards<br />
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=== East towards [[Bratislava]], [[Győr]] and [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|60}} ===<br />
[[File:SDC13249.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The OMV petrol station]]<br />
Cultural note: Watch out for Romanian drivers who may attempt to charge you for the ride and/or drop you off in a remote area if you don't pay. Make clear before you sit in a Romanian car that you are not going to pay: ''"Is the lift free? / I can't pay." - "E gratis? / N-am bani sa va dau."''<br />
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There is an OMV [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] with a Mc Donalds on the motorway 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 (www.wienerlinien.at) you should go to '''Enkplatz''' (by Metro U3) and from there you can take a bus number 76A to '''7. Haidequerstraße''' (the bus stop is on the other side when you leave the metro station). Be careful (!) because there are two stops with the same name, '''7. Haidequerstraße''' and '''11. Haidequerstraße''' – get off at the first one, which comes after '''Simmeringer Haide'''. After the stop, the bus turns right, but to get to the petrol station, walk straight on on to the north for just 200 meters. The petrol station is on the [[A4 (Austria)|A4]] highway towards Bratislava, Győr and Budapest. <br />
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''It is easy to reach this gas station. A sign (I had one for Bratislava) is useful as I just walked to the station holding my sign and looking around a bit to find a good spot to stand, and a driver came to me and offered a ride.'' <br />
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Most of the cars passing in this petrol station are coming off the motorway or going to the airport. You can get more cars going to [[Slovakia]] or [[Hungary]] if you take the first ride to the next petrol station on the motorway, named Göttlesbrunn, which is just before road splits into the E58 towards Bratislava and the E60 towards Budapest. The E60 road enters Hungary at the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]].<br />
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=== South towards [[Graz]], [[Slovenia]], [[Zagreb]] ===<br />
Take the free IKEA bus from the Opera ("Oper" Metro Station Karlsplatz: lines 1,2,4) to the SCS ("Shopping City Süd") 8:00/10:00/11:30/13:00/14:30/16:00/17:30 (Feb 2011). If it happens that you don't get a ride and want to use the same bus to come back to town it won't be free anymore, it costs 1.50 euros.<br />
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Other option if you want to pay 3.40 euros for the train then take the ''Badener Bahn'' to ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)'' Advantages of the latter one: 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 Süd'' which is called ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)''. This one is closer to the actual [[slip road|interchange]]: just get off 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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Alternatively you can take public transport to ''Matzleinsdorfer Platz'' where the ''Triester Straße'' begins [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Vienna,+%C3%96sterreich&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.674078,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Favoriten+1100+Wien,+Austria&z=15] (direction South-West). This road is extremely long but it has on-ramps for heading South ([[Graz]]). Try hitching along this road, or ask at the petrol station. If you keep walking down there is a perfect place for hitchhiking where cars take the exit and join the highway. There is a lot of grass and a perfect place with enough room for even a truck to stop. <br />
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'''Personal experience''': [[User:T0ma5|T0ma5]] waited for 2 hours on April 2011 before getting a ride to Graz, there is a lot of traffic, but not many cars are leaving the city since this location is not that far from the centre.<br />
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Sean and Maria sat at this onramp at the Shopping City for 3.5 hours before we caught a ride (looking at appx 4000 cars). It is a very busy place, but most cars are heading back up to Vienna. We may have had really bad luck (weekday afternoon) but we recommend standing on the inside part of the curve, because the cars have to be in the right lane in order to get on the highway (left lane is to the shopping centre). There is a smaller place to pull over, but it might be worth it. '''Big''' sign might help.<br />
* [[User:MaxHermens]] continued walking along the onroad, towards the highway that went from north to south, and stood on that onramp. This way, you'll always catch traffic going in the right direction. This does mean you have to walk along a patch of onramp with loads of traffic and no room for pedestrians (this is dangerous!). After that bit, the cars go right and up, and there starts a safety lane again where hitchhiking is possible. He waited here for about an hour until he got a ride towards Graz.<br />
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If you are okay with hitchhiking at traffic lights, you can also just go to "Schönbrunn" with U4 (underground – green line). Cross the street and walk towards the entrance of Schönbrunn-castle. Now you are on "Grünbergstraße". Here you can try to hitchhike from the traffic lights. This street leads to "Altmannsdorfer Straße" which leads to A2 (the motorway leading to the south)<br />
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I hitchhiked from the Shopping city for one hour in rain before getting a ride. Next time I discovered the place at the end of ''Triester Straße'' where I got a ride in 20 min. My friend often uses that spot now. I think it is the best spot in direction Graz.<br />
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There is a perfect place at 'Triester Straße' where is crosses with 'Computerstrasse'. Bus 16a goes directly to the spot. It's the last big interception before the Triester Strasse turns into a highway, cars coming from upfront, left and right can see you perfectly and a few steps further there is a petrol station, so drivers can stop for you, or you can just ask people. I never had to ask more than a handful of people to get a ride down south.<br />
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For everyone going to Slovenia or Zagreb, know that there are no gas station on your side of the road some 100 kilometres before Graz. The first one is near Leibnitz, some 15-20 km after Graz. So if someone offers you a ride to Graz, try to see if they're maybe going to Leibnitz or past Leibnitz.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
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It is possible to ride the subway, bus, and tram system with no ticket. One Viennese local (who actually did use a year pass) told she'd been checked once in a period of over a year despite riding public transport every day. Buses and trams are almost never controlled (except night buses!).<br />
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The fine is 70€, but foreigners can give a fake address in their home country and avoid paying.<br />
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There is an internet site with a list of the lines which are going to be checked for black riders (http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/). Schwarzkappler is an Austrian slang term for the ticket controllers. Although the site takes her information from a reliable source (the "Wiener Linien" herself) there had not been yet a proof how reliable that information is. Another website where the passengers inform where and when did they see controllers: http://schwarzkappler.info/ Main Austrian cities and some German as well. Facebook and Twitter pages. Thomas has used the metro for 2 months (Feb-Mar 2011) following the advice of http://apps.vienna.at/tools/schwarzkappler/ and never saw any control.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://www.wienerlinien.at/ Local public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
* [http://www.wlb.at/fahrplaene.aspx Greater Vienna public transport] ''(only in [[Germany|German]])''<br />
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[[tr:Viyana]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bratislava&diff=75567Bratislava2014-06-14T16:42:01Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>'''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[Slovakia]]. The city has one [[Bratislava Airport | airport]].<br />
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== Hitching around ==<br />
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If you are just passing by the city (e.g. going from Prague to Budapest) avoid at all costs being dropped at a petrol station in the city by a driver going into Bratislava. The road splits inside the city, the motorway is in the middle and the local traffic goes on a side road. Because of a wall there is no direct access from the city streets and the petrol stations are not on the motorway. If you end up being dropped inside the city somewhere, you must follow the Hitchwiki advice to reach another spot or spend the night in Bratislava.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]], [[Prague]] (D2) {{European Route Number|65}} ===<br />
[[File:hhtobrno.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking in direction of Brno ..'']]<br />
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* In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north to Brno. Take a bus (check times at www.imhd.zoznam.sk) from '''Hodžovo námestie''' next to the Presidential Palace, to the bus stop '''Húščavova''' (7 stops). The bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the highway over a bridge. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus at this station. In the worst case though, you can get off at the next stop ''Lipského'' and walk a bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk to the next traffic light to the station.<br />
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Another option of arriving at this service station is bus #30 which goes from '''Most SNP''' to the stop '''Pridánky''' (8 stops). You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus. Once you leave the bus, the service station is very close but not visible. Follow the direction in which the bus continues for 100 meters and you will see the exit of the highway and the service station on your left. <br />
<br>Cyclebear tried this spot in june 2014 and recommends to show the hitchhiking-sign towards cars on the highway as well, in case there is not many guests at the service station.<br />
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* Second Option <br />
Go to a bus stop called Mokrohájska - buses 21,22,30,34,38,83 - the bus stop is on the road to Brno but it's not yet a highway. You can try hitch hiking directly 'behind' the bus stop, there's enough place for a hitch hiker to stand and for a car to stop. <br />
'''OR''' continue walking to the same direction the bus was going, about 300 meters forward there's a large popular gas station.<br />
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=== East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Banská Bystrica]], {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} ===<br />
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'''First option :''' There is a gas station directly on the D1 highway in Bratislava, near the AVION shopping centre. Take bus 61 in the direction of the airport and get off at the stop ''Fortuny''. You can try either hitchhiking on the on-ramp or asking drivers at the petrol station 750 m from the bus stop. There are a lot of trucks going by this on-ramp, because this is one of the industrial parts of Bratislava.[https://maps.google.sk/maps?saddr=Ivansk%C3%A1+cesta&daddr=Nezn%C3%A1ma+cesta&hl=sk&ie=UTF8&sll=48.173842,17.190685&sspn=0.008715,0.01929&geocode=FRAJ3wIdyEkGAQ%3BFWYc3wIdEE0GAQ&t=h&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&z=16 Click here to see the map]<br />
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'''Second option :''' Take tram 4 or 2 east until the end of the line, a stop called ''Zlaté Piesky''. Cross over the big road to your right and walk down past the Porsche dealership. Hitchhike on the highway just beyond the bus stop. Its not the greatest spot, but there isn't any other. The road splits into the E75 and the E58/E571 approximately 30 km east from here.<br />
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=== South towards [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Vienna]] {{European Route Number|58}} ===<br />
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#'''Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna:''' Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV petrol station, McDonalds and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the center of Bratislava there are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. But there is a good possibility to find a ride for Vienna. In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to find a lift and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people you can ask like that " Idete do Viedna?"<br />
# '''Probably the best way :''' From the city centre take a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, get off at the last stop. Then walk along the road around 15 minutes. When you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wien, on your righthand side you will notice a petrol station. Go a few metres through bushes, and once you get to the fence, there is a hole in fence. Jump over it (its just one metre or something) and you are at the petrol station directly on the motorway. From there its '''very''' easy to get a lift to Wien, a bit harder to Hungary. Some people also go to Italy using this way to avoid paying for vignets for Austria, which are expensive. You can get here also by buses 53, 56, 65 , 514. [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journey-planner.html?z1x=Hod%C5%BEovo+n%C3%A1m.&z1k=575&z2x=Kon-Rad&z2k=3670&odpr=0&datum=13.12.2012+ZAJTRA%2C+%C5%A1tvrtok&cas=12%3A48&mnp=2&np=5&ptyp=0&rch=1#spojenie1 This is how you can get here] [http://goo.gl/maps/hHTw3 Here is the map]<br />
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Attempted the above directions this morning and they need a little further explanation. Only tram 4 goes to Zlate Piesky, which is the name of the last stop. From here you'll see a footbridge, which you need to cross over and continue up the road in the direction the tram was heading. You'll be walking along a grass verge so be careful along the road. Have some faith, keep moving and you'll pass a lake on your right hand side. Continue on and you'll see a bridge up ahead with a petrol station on the other side of the carriageway. There are some offices to your right here. Push on under the bridge and you'll see in the distance the petrol station you're after. Follow the tracks in the field and you'll find the hole in the fence through to the station forecourt and truck stop. No problem from there. Here is the map [[http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10688]]--[[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] ([[User talk:Looking for Stu|talk]]) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) <br />
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# '''A very good way :''' Motorway-petrol station in the northeast of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping centre). Walk 1 km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're there. Or you can get there also by bus 83, 34, 22 and 20 or even 30. When taking the buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have to get off at the bus stop '''''Húščavova''''', walk back few meter to the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. When taking the bus 30. Get off at '''''Pridánky''''', cross the bridge over the highway, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. Both bus stops require you to give the driver a signal it's a button in the bus (When there's only one button that is it. When there are two buttons it's not the one that opens the door, it's the one that says STOP.) Most of the cars will be locals but there are also some trucks passing by here. If nobody is going far ask people also if they aren't going along the D2 to Jarovce and passing by the big gas station located there. [http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map]<br />
# '''The most traffic but it's hard to get there :''' There is a big gas station on the D2 highway south of the city. It's a quite walk to get there. Go by bus 93 or 95 to the bus stop '''''Vyšehradská'''''(It is the last stop of the bus 93), Cross the big road called Panonská Cesta and walk to the gas staion. It a bit far.[http://goo.gl/maps/QWXe Here is a map]<br />
#walk towards Vienna. Following highway B9 parallel to the Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb out. The traffic is slow and light enough that people can stop and pick you up easily. (2012.01.24 I took this route and only ended up walking about 6km between two people who gave me rides. Probably better than waiting in town for a ride. -lex)<br />
# Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cyclepath to the right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best to wait before the fork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop about every 15 minutes during the day. Also, there's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over, [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] got a ride there within 15-20 minutes.<br />
# OMV petrol station near shopping centre AUPARK. Try to get a lift to the first petrol station on the motorway named Jarovce.<br />
(I tried this option with a girlfriend. Enough cars, a lot of drivers speak English, but nobody is going to the motorway and everybody has a car filled with groceries, kids or a wife (MF))<br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
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Bratislava has a network ([http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/media/mn/00000528/Siet-liniek-MHD-20120414.png map]) of slow trams, buses and trolleybuses. The trams and trolleybuses serve only the eastern part of the city (East Danube side)<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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It is possible to sleep in many places around in Bratislava. You can try to sleep at the railway station but there is a chance that the guards will ask you either to leave or to show them a ticket by which you are going to travel so just tell them that you are going to Vienna tommorow but you haven't bought the ticket yet and you will buy it tomorrow. That should work. You can also try sleeping in the Sad Janka Kráľa which is located on the south side of the Danube river. It's a quite big park so that you should be able to sleep there without any problems. Another option is sleeping in the Pečianky les, a large forest a bit to the west of the Sad Janka Kráľa.<br />
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== Other useful info ==<br />
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There is free wifi at the Julius Meinl café at MyBratislava and at McDonalds. (You can sit outside and use the wifi from there, no need to go inside).<br />
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In the summer, there's an artificial beach near the river that has computers you can use as well as wifi.<br />
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[[fr: Bratislava]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bratislava&diff=75566Bratislava2014-06-14T16:37:31Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>'''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[Slovakia]]. The city has one [[Bratislava Airport | airport]].<br />
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== Hitching around ==<br />
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If you are just passing by the city (e.g. going from Prague to Budapest) avoid at all costs being dropped at a petrol station in the city by a driver going into Bratislava. The road splits inside the city, the motorway is in the middle and the local traffic goes on a side road. Because of a wall there is no direct access from the city streets and the petrol stations are not on the motorway. If you end up being dropped inside the city somewhere, you must follow the Hitchwiki advice to reach another spot or spend the night in Bratislava.<br />
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[[File:Hhbratislava.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking to Bratislava]]<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
<map lat='48.131348836914204' lng='17.14141845703125' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/><br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]], [[Prague]] (D2) {{European Route Number|65}} ===<br />
[[File:hhtobrno.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking in direction of Brno ..'']]<br />
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* In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north to Brno. Take a bus (check times at www.imhd.zoznam.sk) from '''Hodžovo námestie''' next to the Presidential Palace, to the bus stop ''Húščavova'' (7 stops). The bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the highway over a bridge. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus at this station. In the worst case though, you can get off at the next stop ''Lipského'' and walk a bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk to the next traffic light to the station.<br />
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Another option of arriving at this service station is bus #30 which goes from '''Most SNP''' to the stop '''Pridánky''' (8 stops). You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus. When you leave the bus the service station is very close but not visible. Cross the street and follow the direction in which the bus continues for 100 meters and you will see the exit of the high and the service station on your left. <br>cyclebear tried this spot in june 2014 and recommends this spot but in case there is not many guests at the service station its good to show the sign towards cars on the highway as well.<br />
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* Second Option <br />
Go to a bus stop called Mokrohájska - buses 21,22,30,34,38,83 - the bus stop is on the road to Brno but it's not yet a highway. You can try hitch hiking directly 'behind' the bus stop, there's enough place for a hitch hiker to stand and for a car to stop. <br />
'''OR''' continue walking to the same direction the bus was going, about 300 meters forward there's a large popular gas station.<br />
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=== East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Banská Bystrica]], {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} ===<br />
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'''First option :''' There is a gas station directly on the D1 highway in Bratislava, near the AVION shopping centre. Take bus 61 in the direction of the airport and get off at the stop ''Fortuny''. You can try either hitchhiking on the on-ramp or asking drivers at the petrol station 750 m from the bus stop. There are a lot of trucks going by this on-ramp, because this is one of the industrial parts of Bratislava.[https://maps.google.sk/maps?saddr=Ivansk%C3%A1+cesta&daddr=Nezn%C3%A1ma+cesta&hl=sk&ie=UTF8&sll=48.173842,17.190685&sspn=0.008715,0.01929&geocode=FRAJ3wIdyEkGAQ%3BFWYc3wIdEE0GAQ&t=h&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&z=16 Click here to see the map]<br />
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'''Second option :''' Take tram 4 or 2 east until the end of the line, a stop called ''Zlaté Piesky''. Cross over the big road to your right and walk down past the Porsche dealership. Hitchhike on the highway just beyond the bus stop. Its not the greatest spot, but there isn't any other. The road splits into the E75 and the E58/E571 approximately 30 km east from here.<br />
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=== South towards [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Vienna]] {{European Route Number|58}} ===<br />
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#'''Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna:''' Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV petrol station, McDonalds and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the center of Bratislava there are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. But there is a good possibility to find a ride for Vienna. In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to find a lift and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people you can ask like that " Idete do Viedna?"<br />
# '''Probably the best way :''' From the city centre take a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, get off at the last stop. Then walk along the road around 15 minutes. When you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wien, on your righthand side you will notice a petrol station. Go a few metres through bushes, and once you get to the fence, there is a hole in fence. Jump over it (its just one metre or something) and you are at the petrol station directly on the motorway. From there its '''very''' easy to get a lift to Wien, a bit harder to Hungary. Some people also go to Italy using this way to avoid paying for vignets for Austria, which are expensive. You can get here also by buses 53, 56, 65 , 514. [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journey-planner.html?z1x=Hod%C5%BEovo+n%C3%A1m.&z1k=575&z2x=Kon-Rad&z2k=3670&odpr=0&datum=13.12.2012+ZAJTRA%2C+%C5%A1tvrtok&cas=12%3A48&mnp=2&np=5&ptyp=0&rch=1#spojenie1 This is how you can get here] [http://goo.gl/maps/hHTw3 Here is the map]<br />
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Attempted the above directions this morning and they need a little further explanation. Only tram 4 goes to Zlate Piesky, which is the name of the last stop. From here you'll see a footbridge, which you need to cross over and continue up the road in the direction the tram was heading. You'll be walking along a grass verge so be careful along the road. Have some faith, keep moving and you'll pass a lake on your right hand side. Continue on and you'll see a bridge up ahead with a petrol station on the other side of the carriageway. There are some offices to your right here. Push on under the bridge and you'll see in the distance the petrol station you're after. Follow the tracks in the field and you'll find the hole in the fence through to the station forecourt and truck stop. No problem from there. Here is the map [[http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10688]]--[[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] ([[User talk:Looking for Stu|talk]]) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) <br />
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# '''A very good way :''' Motorway-petrol station in the northeast of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping centre). Walk 1 km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're there. Or you can get there also by bus 83, 34, 22 and 20 or even 30. When taking the buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have to get off at the bus stop '''''Húščavova''''', walk back few meter to the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. When taking the bus 30. Get off at '''''Pridánky''''', cross the bridge over the highway, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. Both bus stops require you to give the driver a signal it's a button in the bus (When there's only one button that is it. When there are two buttons it's not the one that opens the door, it's the one that says STOP.) Most of the cars will be locals but there are also some trucks passing by here. If nobody is going far ask people also if they aren't going along the D2 to Jarovce and passing by the big gas station located there. [http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map]<br />
# '''The most traffic but it's hard to get there :''' There is a big gas station on the D2 highway south of the city. It's a quite walk to get there. Go by bus 93 or 95 to the bus stop '''''Vyšehradská'''''(It is the last stop of the bus 93), Cross the big road called Panonská Cesta and walk to the gas staion. It a bit far.[http://goo.gl/maps/QWXe Here is a map]<br />
#walk towards Vienna. Following highway B9 parallel to the Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb out. The traffic is slow and light enough that people can stop and pick you up easily. (2012.01.24 I took this route and only ended up walking about 6km between two people who gave me rides. Probably better than waiting in town for a ride. -lex)<br />
# Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cyclepath to the right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best to wait before the fork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop about every 15 minutes during the day. Also, there's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over, [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] got a ride there within 15-20 minutes.<br />
# OMV petrol station near shopping centre AUPARK. Try to get a lift to the first petrol station on the motorway named Jarovce.<br />
(I tried this option with a girlfriend. Enough cars, a lot of drivers speak English, but nobody is going to the motorway and everybody has a car filled with groceries, kids or a wife (MF))<br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
Bratislava has a network ([http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/media/mn/00000528/Siet-liniek-MHD-20120414.png map]) of slow trams, buses and trolleybuses. The trams and trolleybuses serve only the eastern part of the city (East Danube side)<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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It is possible to sleep in many places around in Bratislava. You can try to sleep at the railway station but there is a chance that the guards will ask you either to leave or to show them a ticket by which you are going to travel so just tell them that you are going to Vienna tommorow but you haven't bought the ticket yet and you will buy it tomorrow. That should work. You can also try sleeping in the Sad Janka Kráľa which is located on the south side of the Danube river. It's a quite big park so that you should be able to sleep there without any problems. Another option is sleeping in the Pečianky les, a large forest a bit to the west of the Sad Janka Kráľa.<br />
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== Other useful info ==<br />
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There is free wifi at the Julius Meinl café at MyBratislava and at McDonalds. (You can sit outside and use the wifi from there, no need to go inside).<br />
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In the summer, there's an artificial beach near the river that has computers you can use as well as wifi.<br />
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{{IsIn|Slovakia}}<br />
[[trash:Bratislava]]<br />
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[[Category:Slovakia]]<br />
[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E75]]<br />
[[Category:E58]]<br />
[[fr: Bratislava]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Bratislava&diff=75561Bratislava2014-06-14T16:27:07Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>'''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[Slovakia]]. The city has one [[Bratislava Airport | airport]].<br />
<br />
== Hitching around ==<br />
<br />
If you are just passing by the city (e.g. going from Prague to Budapest) avoid at all costs being dropped at a petrol station in the city by a driver going into Bratislava. The road splits inside the city, the motorway is in the middle and the local traffic goes on a side road. Because of a wall there is no direct access from the city streets and the petrol stations are not on the motorway. If you end up being dropped inside the city somewhere, you must follow the Hitchwiki advice to reach another spot or spend the night in Bratislava.<br />
<br />
[[File:Hhbratislava.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking to Bratislava]]<br />
<br />
== Hitching out ==<br />
<map lat='48.131348836914204' lng='17.14141845703125' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/><br />
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=== North towards [[Brno]], [[Prague]] (D2) {{European Route Number|65}} ===<br />
[[File:hhtobrno.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking in direction of Brno ..'']]<br />
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* In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north to Brno. Take bus #34 or #83 from the old town, eg. from next to the Presidential Palace, to the bus stop ''Húščavova''. The bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the highway over a bridge. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus at this station. In the worst case though, you can get off at the next stop ''Lipského'' and walk a bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk to the next traffic light to the station.<br />
<br />
Another option of arriving at the service station is bus #30 (goes from Most SNP) - the stop name is '''Pridánky'''. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus. When you leave the bus, the service station is very close but not visible. cross the street and follow the direction in which the bus continues for 100 meters and you will see the exit of the high and the service station. cyclebear tried this spot in june 2014 and recommends this spot but in case there is not many guests at the service station its good to show the sign towards cars on the highway as well.<br />
<br />
* Second Option <br />
Go to a bus stop called Mokrohájska - buses 21,22,30,34,38,83 - the bus stop is on the road to Brno but it's not yet a highway. You can try hitch hiking directly 'behind' the bus stop, there's enough place for a hitch hiker to stand and for a car to stop. <br />
'''OR''' continue walking to the same direction the bus was going, about 300 meters forward there's a large popular gas station.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Banská Bystrica]], {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} ===<br />
<br />
'''First option :''' There is a gas station directly on the D1 highway in Bratislava, near the AVION shopping centre. Take bus 61 in the direction of the airport and get off at the stop ''Fortuny''. You can try either hitchhiking on the on-ramp or asking drivers at the petrol station 750 m from the bus stop. There are a lot of trucks going by this on-ramp, because this is one of the industrial parts of Bratislava.[https://maps.google.sk/maps?saddr=Ivansk%C3%A1+cesta&daddr=Nezn%C3%A1ma+cesta&hl=sk&ie=UTF8&sll=48.173842,17.190685&sspn=0.008715,0.01929&geocode=FRAJ3wIdyEkGAQ%3BFWYc3wIdEE0GAQ&t=h&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&z=16 Click here to see the map]<br />
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'''Second option :''' Take tram 4 or 2 east until the end of the line, a stop called ''Zlaté Piesky''. Cross over the big road to your right and walk down past the Porsche dealership. Hitchhike on the highway just beyond the bus stop. Its not the greatest spot, but there isn't any other. The road splits into the E75 and the E58/E571 approximately 30 km east from here.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Vienna]] {{European Route Number|58}} ===<br />
<br />
#'''Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna:''' Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV petrol station, McDonalds and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the center of Bratislava there are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. But there is a good possibility to find a ride for Vienna. In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to find a lift and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people you can ask like that " Idete do Viedna?"<br />
# '''Probably the best way :''' From the city centre take a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, get off at the last stop. Then walk along the road around 15 minutes. When you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wien, on your righthand side you will notice a petrol station. Go a few metres through bushes, and once you get to the fence, there is a hole in fence. Jump over it (its just one metre or something) and you are at the petrol station directly on the motorway. From there its '''very''' easy to get a lift to Wien, a bit harder to Hungary. Some people also go to Italy using this way to avoid paying for vignets for Austria, which are expensive. You can get here also by buses 53, 56, 65 , 514. [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journey-planner.html?z1x=Hod%C5%BEovo+n%C3%A1m.&z1k=575&z2x=Kon-Rad&z2k=3670&odpr=0&datum=13.12.2012+ZAJTRA%2C+%C5%A1tvrtok&cas=12%3A48&mnp=2&np=5&ptyp=0&rch=1#spojenie1 This is how you can get here] [http://goo.gl/maps/hHTw3 Here is the map]<br />
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Attempted the above directions this morning and they need a little further explanation. Only tram 4 goes to Zlate Piesky, which is the name of the last stop. From here you'll see a footbridge, which you need to cross over and continue up the road in the direction the tram was heading. You'll be walking along a grass verge so be careful along the road. Have some faith, keep moving and you'll pass a lake on your right hand side. Continue on and you'll see a bridge up ahead with a petrol station on the other side of the carriageway. There are some offices to your right here. Push on under the bridge and you'll see in the distance the petrol station you're after. Follow the tracks in the field and you'll find the hole in the fence through to the station forecourt and truck stop. No problem from there. Here is the map [[http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10688]]--[[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] ([[User talk:Looking for Stu|talk]]) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) <br />
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# '''A very good way :''' Motorway-petrol station in the northeast of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping centre). Walk 1 km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're there. Or you can get there also by bus 83, 34, 22 and 20 or even 30. When taking the buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have to get off at the bus stop '''''Húščavova''''', walk back few meter to the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. When taking the bus 30. Get off at '''''Pridánky''''', cross the bridge over the highway, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. Both bus stops require you to give the driver a signal it's a button in the bus (When there's only one button that is it. When there are two buttons it's not the one that opens the door, it's the one that says STOP.) Most of the cars will be locals but there are also some trucks passing by here. If nobody is going far ask people also if they aren't going along the D2 to Jarovce and passing by the big gas station located there. [http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map]<br />
# '''The most traffic but it's hard to get there :''' There is a big gas station on the D2 highway south of the city. It's a quite walk to get there. Go by bus 93 or 95 to the bus stop '''''Vyšehradská'''''(It is the last stop of the bus 93), Cross the big road called Panonská Cesta and walk to the gas staion. It a bit far.[http://goo.gl/maps/QWXe Here is a map]<br />
#walk towards Vienna. Following highway B9 parallel to the Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb out. The traffic is slow and light enough that people can stop and pick you up easily. (2012.01.24 I took this route and only ended up walking about 6km between two people who gave me rides. Probably better than waiting in town for a ride. -lex)<br />
# Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cyclepath to the right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best to wait before the fork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop about every 15 minutes during the day. Also, there's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over, [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] got a ride there within 15-20 minutes.<br />
# OMV petrol station near shopping centre AUPARK. Try to get a lift to the first petrol station on the motorway named Jarovce.<br />
(I tried this option with a girlfriend. Enough cars, a lot of drivers speak English, but nobody is going to the motorway and everybody has a car filled with groceries, kids or a wife (MF))<br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
Bratislava has a network ([http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/media/mn/00000528/Siet-liniek-MHD-20120414.png map]) of slow trams, buses and trolleybuses. The trams and trolleybuses serve only the eastern part of the city (East Danube side)<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
<br />
It is possible to sleep in many places around in Bratislava. You can try to sleep at the railway station but there is a chance that the guards will ask you either to leave or to show them a ticket by which you are going to travel so just tell them that you are going to Vienna tommorow but you haven't bought the ticket yet and you will buy it tomorrow. That should work. You can also try sleeping in the Sad Janka Kráľa which is located on the south side of the Danube river. It's a quite big park so that you should be able to sleep there without any problems. Another option is sleeping in the Pečianky les, a large forest a bit to the west of the Sad Janka Kráľa.<br />
<br />
== Other useful info ==<br />
<br />
There is free wifi at the Julius Meinl café at MyBratislava and at McDonalds. (You can sit outside and use the wifi from there, no need to go inside).<br />
<br />
In the summer, there's an artificial beach near the river that has computers you can use as well as wifi.<br />
<br />
{{IsIn|Slovakia}}<br />
[[trash:Bratislava]]<br />
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[[Category:Slovakia]]<br />
[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E75]]<br />
[[Category:E58]]<br />
[[fr: Bratislava]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Cheb&diff=75224Cheb2014-05-20T10:39:51Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>'''Cheb/Eger''' is a city in [[Czech Republic]].<br />
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=== West towards [[Germany]], [[Bad Berneck]], [[Marktredwitz]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|6}}{{E48}} ===<br />
Walk like 1,5 km out of town on road 606 direction west and try to catch a lift for the 6 km till Pomezí nad Ohří where you can enter E 48.<br /><br />
OR simply take a Bus to Pomezí nad Ohří for 12 CZK from the bus station infront of the train station (Hlavni Nadrazi). Check jizdnirady.idnes.cz for connections.<br />
<br /> In Pomezí nad Ohří you dont have to stand at the junction - there is a petrol station on the motorway.<br />
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==== Second option ====<br />
leave the center direction North (Frantiskovy Lazne) and try to catch E48 from the junction which starts after 2 km.<br />
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[[Category:Czech Republic]]<br />
[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E49]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Cheb&diff=75223Cheb2014-05-20T10:39:25Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Cheb/Eger''' is a city in [[Czech Republic]].<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Germany]], [[Bad Berneck]], [[Marktredwitz]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|6}}{{E48}} ===<br />
Walk like 1,5 km out of town on road 606 direction west and try to catch a lift for the 6 km till Pomezí nad Ohří where you can enter E 48.<br /><br />
OR simply take a Bus to Pomezí nad Ohří for 12 CZK from the bus station infront of the train station (Hlavni Nadrazi). Check jizdnirady.idnes.cz fro connections.<br />
<br /> In Pomezí nad Ohří you dont have to stand at the junction - there is a petrol station on the motorway.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
leave the center direction North (Frantiskovy Lazne) and try to catch E48 from the junction which starts after 2 km.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Czech Republic]]<br />
[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E49]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Cheb&diff=75222Cheb2014-05-20T10:38:16Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Cheb/Eger''' is a city in [[Czech Republic]].<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Germany]], [[Bad Berneck]], [[Marktredwitz]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|6}}{{E48}} ===<br />
Walk like 1,5 km out of town on road 606 direction west and try to catch a lift for the 6 km till Pomezí nad Ohří where you can enter E 48.<br />
OR simply take a Bus to Pomezí nad Ohří for 12 CZK from the bus station infront of the train station (Hlavni Nadrazi). Check jizdnirady.idnes.cz fro connections.<br />
In Pomezí nad Ohří you dont have to stand at the junction - there is a petrol station on the motorway.<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
leave the center direction North (Frantiskovy Lazne) and try to catch E48 from the junction which starts after 2 km.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Czech Republic]]<br />
[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E49]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Cheb&diff=75221Cheb2014-05-20T10:24:54Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Cheb/Eger''' is a city in [[Czech Republic]].<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Germany]], [[Bad Berneck]], [[Marktredwitz]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|6}}{{E48}} ===<br />
Walk like 1,5 km out of town on road 606 direction west and try to catch a lift for the 6 km till Pomezí nad Ohří where you can enter E 48.<br />
OR simply take a Bus to Pomezí nad Ohří for 12 CZK from the bus station infront of the train station (Hlavni Nadrazi). Check jizdnirady.idnes.cz fro connections.<br />
<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
leave the center direction North (Frantiskovy Lazne) and try to catch E48 from the junction which starts after 2 km.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Czech Republic]]<br />
[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E49]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Cheb&diff=75220Cheb2014-05-20T10:22:07Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Cheb/Eger''' is a city in [[Czech Republic]].<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Germany]], [[Bad Berneck]], [[Marktredwitz]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E48}} ===<br />
Walk like 1,5 km out of town on road 606 direction west and try to catch a lift for the 6 km till Pomezí nad Ohří where you can enter E 48.<br />
OR simply take a Bus to Pomezí nad Ohří for 12 CZK from the bus station infront of the train station (Hlavni Nadrazi). Check jizdnirady.idnes.cz fro connections.<br />
<br />
<br />
==== Second option ====<br />
leave the center direction North (Frantiskovy Lazne) and try to catch E48 from the junction which starts after 2 km.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Czech Republic]]<br />
[[Category:E48]]<br />
[[Category:E49]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Krak%C3%B3w&diff=75219Kraków2014-05-20T08:51:54Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Polish Location<br />
|country = Poland<br />
|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)<br />
|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 754 624<br />
|plate = KR<br />
|motorways = {{Apl|4}}<br />
|expressways = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
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* '''From first gas station on the highway'''<br />
It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra". You will be already beside the motorway and the gas station is close by. the best is to check the amazingly helpful page [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.<br />
(user cyclebear tried it in may 2014 and found it the best current solution for going west on A4 from krakow)<br />
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* '''From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''<br />
From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. <br />
If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. <br />
There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.<br />
[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]<br />
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* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''<br />
From city center take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.<br />
You can get to the spot also by many buses e.g 172, 238 and get off at '''''Motel Krak'''''. <br />
There are streetlights which allow to hitchhike at night. It's better to write Katowice on your sign, not Wroclaw, seems to be easier to start. There are [[Toll station|toll booths]] and [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] on the way to continue in the direction Wrocław/Dresden/Cottbus.<br />
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* '''Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''<br />
For a bit more than 10 Polish Zloty you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia'''. It will be cheaper if you take a minibus, the station is behind the shopping mall next to the train station. Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. Its just another 1,5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitch hiking with a KATOWICE-sign already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. [[User:Cyclebear|Cyclebear]] tried this spot in june 2012 and found it a good alternative to the difficult situation that is now at the ''Motel Krak'' spot. It takes about one hour to travel from Krakow main station to Trzebinia.<br />
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** '''Recent development at Motel Krak'''<br />
It doesnt make sense to hitch hike there anymore. <br />
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* '''From [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] in city suburbs'''<br />
From bus stop ''Motel Krak'' (see above) you can walk down the road for about 1.5km or take any bus in that direction and get off at the second stop called '''''Pasternik Cmentarz''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). There's petrol station and small parking for trucks.<br />
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=== North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===<br />
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There are two common places: Start to hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada''''', but it is quite a busy spot. Magda and Ron decided to try to hitch while waiting for the bus in Opolska estakada and it worked! They found a ride with a truck driver all the way to Warszawa. Although, Nina_Unexia followed their example twice, and it wasn't the luckiest place.<br />
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A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''.<br />
<br />
''This spot is great! There is a lot of space for cars to pull over and many cars are going even all the way to Warsaw. And it is very easy to get to this spot. Highly recommended!'' <br />
<br />
All these busses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walk, it is about 2km north of the old town. If you go there by bus you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the busses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''.<br />
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Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead.<br />
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50.095057,19.961504 - put this to google maps, that's the location of the petrol station.<br />
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50.097929,19.961807 - I believe this is the bus stop Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej<br />
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=== East towards [[Sandomierz]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
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* The best option , is to take a minibus to the town of '''''Bochnia''''', 25 km east from Krakow (costs 5 PLN). The highway doesn't go further than this town. Just stand on the E40, and hitch rides (waiting times should not exceed 15-20 minutes). (more expensive though, since it's actually possible to get a normal bus ride without ticket and not a minibus ride)<br />
* Since 2011, people usualy take the newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''Jerzmanowskiego''' (old ''Prokocim CPN''). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck. You can also walk like 500m along the road and try straight from the highway entrance - there is enough space and you can be easily seen.<br />
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To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka. At '''Radymno''' hitchhike {{National Road Number Poland|77}} South to Przemyśl and from there hitchhike ''Lwowska'' / {{National Road Number Poland|28}} to the border. In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!<br />
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For '''Sandomierz''' take tram number 10 or 21 till the last stop PLESZOW. From there you can start hitching along road number {{National Road Number Poland|79}} .<br />
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=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} ===<br />
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Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40(operating only on Sundays and day offs) from center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.<br />
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If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK is Rabka. On the split itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, although still a lot of local traffic. You can also take the bus from the main bus station to Rabka. It is 10PLZ. Make sure you tell the driver exactly where to drop you off.<br />
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=== Route to [[Prague]] ===<br />
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Google Maps recommends to go to Prague via Katowice - Gliwice - Chalupki (near the Polish-Czech border) - Bohuman - Ostrava. But: nobody goes from here to Prague, and getting a hitch hike is almost impossible. [[User:Vidhiraj|Vidhi Raj]] was stuck here in Chalupki and then on the Czech border in Bohuman before giving up and heading to Ostrava Central station to catch a train to Prague for 18 Euros. <br />
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Instead: Go Southward. Take a bus in direction of Myslenice and reach the bus stop at Glogoczow. There is a split in the road and you choose the road towards the right hand side. This is a country road and not a highway. The road leads to Wadowice and Bielsko-Biala and further on to Cieszyn. Remember that you have to head to Cieszyn which is a border town between Czech Republic and Poland on the Polish side and then go via Ostrava or Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic to Prague. Here you will find lots of cars and trucks heading towards Prague via [[Brno]]. The journey takes up to ten hours. Best of luck! :)<br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
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There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).<br />
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== Sleeping == <br />
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The central station (Dworzec Główny) is open during the night. Guards will wake you up quite early around 5am but won't bother you at all during the night.<br />
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I don't know how old the above information is but from my experience the central station is not a good place to try and sleep. The benches are designed so that you cannot sleep comfortably, the security guards were waking everybody up - even if they were just sleeping while waiting for a train that left hours later - and if you tried to even sit on the floor (much more comfortable) they would come along and make you sit on the benches. Avoid.<br />
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[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E77]]<br />
[[Category:Route Berlin - Kraków]]<br />
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[[pl:Kraków]]<br />
[[trash:Kraków]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Krak%C3%B3w&diff=75218Kraków2014-05-20T08:49:34Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Polish Location<br />
|country = Poland<br />
|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)<br />
|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 754 624<br />
|plate = KR<br />
|motorways = {{Apl|4}}<br />
|expressways = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
<br />
* '''From first gas station on the highway'''<br />
It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra", you will be beside the motorway and the gas station is close by. the best is to check [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.<br />
(user cyclebear tried it in may 2014 and found it the best current solution for going west on A4 from krakow)<br />
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* '''From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''<br />
From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. <br />
If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. <br />
There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.<br />
[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]<br />
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* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''<br />
From city center take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.<br />
You can get to the spot also by many buses e.g 172, 238 and get off at '''''Motel Krak'''''. <br />
There are streetlights which allow to hitchhike at night. It's better to write Katowice on your sign, not Wroclaw, seems to be easier to start. There are [[Toll station|toll booths]] and [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] on the way to continue in the direction Wrocław/Dresden/Cottbus.<br />
<br />
* '''Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''<br />
For a bit more than 10 Polish Zloty you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia'''. It will be cheaper if you take a minibus, the station is behind the shopping mall next to the train station. Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. Its just another 1,5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitch hiking with a KATOWICE-sign already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. [[User:Cyclebear|Cyclebear]] tried this spot in june 2012 and found it a good alternative to the difficult situation that is now at the ''Motel Krak'' spot. It takes about one hour to travel from Krakow main station to Trzebinia.<br />
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** '''Recent development at Motel Krak'''<br />
It doesnt make sense to hitch hike there anymore. <br />
<br />
* '''From [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] in city suburbs'''<br />
From bus stop ''Motel Krak'' (see above) you can walk down the road for about 1.5km or take any bus in that direction and get off at the second stop called '''''Pasternik Cmentarz''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). There's petrol station and small parking for trucks.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===<br />
<br />
There are two common places: Start to hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada''''', but it is quite a busy spot. Magda and Ron decided to try to hitch while waiting for the bus in Opolska estakada and it worked! They found a ride with a truck driver all the way to Warszawa. Although, Nina_Unexia followed their example twice, and it wasn't the luckiest place.<br />
<br />
A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''.<br />
<br />
''This spot is great! There is a lot of space for cars to pull over and many cars are going even all the way to Warsaw. And it is very easy to get to this spot. Highly recommended!'' <br />
<br />
All these busses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walk, it is about 2km north of the old town. If you go there by bus you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the busses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''.<br />
<br />
Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead.<br />
<br />
50.095057,19.961504 - put this to google maps, that's the location of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
50.097929,19.961807 - I believe this is the bus stop Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Sandomierz]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
<br />
* The best option , is to take a minibus to the town of '''''Bochnia''''', 25 km east from Krakow (costs 5 PLN). The highway doesn't go further than this town. Just stand on the E40, and hitch rides (waiting times should not exceed 15-20 minutes). (more expensive though, since it's actually possible to get a normal bus ride without ticket and not a minibus ride)<br />
* Since 2011, people usualy take the newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''Jerzmanowskiego''' (old ''Prokocim CPN''). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck. You can also walk like 500m along the road and try straight from the highway entrance - there is enough space and you can be easily seen.<br />
<br />
To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka. At '''Radymno''' hitchhike {{National Road Number Poland|77}} South to Przemyśl and from there hitchhike ''Lwowska'' / {{National Road Number Poland|28}} to the border. In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!<br />
<br />
<br />
For '''Sandomierz''' take tram number 10 or 21 till the last stop PLESZOW. From there you can start hitching along road number {{National Road Number Poland|79}} .<br />
<br />
=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} ===<br />
<br />
Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40(operating only on Sundays and day offs) from center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.<br />
<br />
If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK is Rabka. On the split itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, although still a lot of local traffic. You can also take the bus from the main bus station to Rabka. It is 10PLZ. Make sure you tell the driver exactly where to drop you off.<br />
<br />
=== Route to [[Prague]] ===<br />
<br />
Google Maps recommends to go to Prague via Katowice - Gliwice - Chalupki (near the Polish-Czech border) - Bohuman - Ostrava. But: nobody goes from here to Prague, and getting a hitch hike is almost impossible. [[User:Vidhiraj|Vidhi Raj]] was stuck here in Chalupki and then on the Czech border in Bohuman before giving up and heading to Ostrava Central station to catch a train to Prague for 18 Euros. <br />
<br />
Instead: Go Southward. Take a bus in direction of Myslenice and reach the bus stop at Glogoczow. There is a split in the road and you choose the road towards the right hand side. This is a country road and not a highway. The road leads to Wadowice and Bielsko-Biala and further on to Cieszyn. Remember that you have to head to Cieszyn which is a border town between Czech Republic and Poland on the Polish side and then go via Ostrava or Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic to Prague. Here you will find lots of cars and trucks heading towards Prague via [[Brno]]. The journey takes up to ten hours. Best of luck! :)<br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).<br />
<br />
== Sleeping == <br />
<br />
The central station (Dworzec Główny) is open during the night. Guards will wake you up quite early around 5am but won't bother you at all during the night.<br />
<br />
I don't know how old the above information is but from my experience the central station is not a good place to try and sleep. The benches are designed so that you cannot sleep comfortably, the security guards were waking everybody up - even if they were just sleeping while waiting for a train that left hours later - and if you tried to even sit on the floor (much more comfortable) they would come along and make you sit on the benches. Avoid.<br />
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[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E77]]<br />
[[Category:Route Berlin - Kraków]]<br />
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[[pl:Kraków]]<br />
[[trash:Kraków]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Leipzig&diff=72932Leipzig2013-10-25T16:49:03Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.34905637539417' lng='12.192935943603516' zoom='13' view='3' /><br />
|state = Saxony<br />
|pop = 512.000<br />
|plate = L<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|9}} {{Ade|14}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Leipzig''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[Saxony]], and is famous for its alternative scene. Check out Plagwitz, Südvorstadt and Connewitz if you're there.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]], South towards [[Munich|München]] {{Ade|9}} ===<br />
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;First option<br />
Take the bus #131 from the city center to ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Südstraße'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before the direct ramp onto the {{Ade|9}}. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!<br />
Beware, that bus doesn't run very often. Check [http://www.lvb.de/file/lvb_maps/fahrplan_dl_L29wdC9jb25yYWQtNC4xLXNpdGVzL2x2Yl93ZWI0L3dlYi9saXZlL2Fzc2V0cy9mYWhycGxhbi9SZWdpb25hbGJ1cy8xMzEvTWVyc2VidXJnL2FmcF9saW5pZTEzMV9yaV9tZXJzZWJ1cmdfMjAxMjExMjUucGRm/f the timetable] (Jan 2013).<br />
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;Second option<br />
It's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station. Follow the road for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket, and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights, there's a small bay where cars can stop easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.<br />
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=== North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14}} ===<br />
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There is a brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Aral"-petrol station which is the last one before the Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto the {{Ade|9}} to Berlin. <br />
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Take tram 16 with or without a 2,30 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the station but it's worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left. <br />
<br />
Asking people for a lift towards Berlin on the {{Ade|9}} or towards Magdeburg on the {{Ade|14}} (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.<br />
Do keep in mind that the first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[:de:Köckern Ost|Köckern Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|9}} whereas it would be '''[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|14}}.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Dresden]] {{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===<br />
[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]<br />
<br />
;First option<br />
Take a Tram to the stop "Paunsdorfer Alle/Permoser Strasse" (check here before: www.lvb.de/timetable). Show a sign saying "Dresden" and find a good spot on the street towards east which is close to the motorway junction already. There is lots of good experience reports about this spot.<br />
<br />
;Second option<br />
Take the Tram #15 or #2 from the city center towards ''Meusdorf'' and get out at the last station. Go 250 Meters further to the next bus stop. This is the best spot to [[Dresden]] via {{Ade|38}} and {{Ade|14}}/{{Ade|4}}.<br />
<br />
In direction Dresden you then have a service area called "Muldental" since a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local traffic.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Erfurt]], [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} ===<br />
[[File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' ({{Ade|9}}).]]<br />
When heading to Belgium highway number 4 is a decent option. There are no comfortable ways (other than luck) to get on the highway to Kassel {{Ade|38}}. Though if there's somebody taking you to the {{Ade|38}} make sure you get a long lift. There is only one service station [[:de:Rohnetal Nord|Rohnetal Nord]] before reaching the {{Ade|7}} near [[Göttingen]]/[[Kassel]].<br />
<br />
You can take bus 131 from Main Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) or Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the way close to the {{Ade|9}} (alight at B181/Dölzig). At the bus stop you can easily get a lift in all directions. All day long heavy traffic yay ;-) [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]]'s waiting times average at 15 mins for direction [[Cologne]] (West) or [[Nuremberg]] (South), 20 mins direction [[Berlin]] (North).<br />
<br />
First you have to go south on the {{Ade|9}}, use a sign "A9 Süd", there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig, there you can find a ride going West - the on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious (but not spacious) and there was a little more traffic when [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was hitching from there on Thursday around noon. <br />
<br />
Right after getting onto the {{Ade|4}} there's a restaurant that's okay during the day ([[User:Guaka|guaka]] found a long ride to almost Giessen from there). There's also a gas station before Erfurt (but after Jena).<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
* Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the {{Ade|14}}. If your driver doesn't mind driving a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at the on-ramp, there is no way to turn around for the driver. <br />
* Actually it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-Ost or Leipzig-Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via {{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden.<br />
* Otherwise, options are the airport where a train is going regularly into the city. <br />
* If traveling the {{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", then let you out at Nova Eventis. There you can easily get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig at the parking with a sign "LE". <br />
:Hitchhiker [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] would rather recommend to ask drivers going off to ''Leipzig''. The road directions are not separated on that side anymore and there is a perfect spot (bus stop) for hitching into the city plus drivers can easily make u-turn going back to the highway.<br />
You could also take the Bus 131, but why should you?<br />
<br />
== Overnight ==<br />
There are several hostels and many couchsurfers in Leipzig. Most of the hostels are in or near the center and two of them even right beside the train station.<br />
<br />
== Public transport - Riding with and without a ticket ==<br />
''the information below does not apply to the S-Bahn city train. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead''<br />
<br />
Using public transportation without a ticket is fairly easy in Leipzig.<br />
<br />
Getting caught without a ticket:<br />
* fine is 40 EUR, payable by bank transfer in about 10 days<br />
* I don't know if there are special rules if you possess a non-German ID<br />
<br />
Anyway...<br />
* Ticket machines outside trams give you unstamped tickets<br />
* You can validate tickets in both trams and buses, the machines ''beep'' when you do so (''check if there is a ticket stamping machine in the rear of the bus'')<br />
* Inside most trams, there's a ticket machine that gives you a stamped ticket (''just hanging around there won't serve as excuse if you get busted'')<br />
* Bus drivers also sell stamped tickets<br />
<br />
* You could buy a (short range, if you're on low money) ticket and keep it unstamped<br />
<br />
* Most transportation rules for German public transport are along the lines that you have to present a valid ticket if you're asked to do so<br />
* '''You need to get the ticket stamped ''before'' the traffic control reaches you'''<br />
* If you've got an unstamped ticket, you can argue that you didn't know about validating it - the tourist act usually works<br />
<br />
* After 20:00, you usually need to get in buses at the front and show your ticket to the bus driver<br />
<br />
{{hitchbase_city|50}}<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Saxony]]<br />
[[Category:E51]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Leipzig]]<br />
[[fr:Leipzig]]<br />
[[trash:Leipzig]]<br />
[[nomad:Leipzig]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Leipzig&diff=72931Leipzig2013-10-25T16:47:27Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.34905637539417' lng='12.192935943603516' zoom='13' view='3' /><br />
|state = Saxony<br />
|pop = 512.000<br />
|plate = L<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|9}} {{Ade|14}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Leipzig''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[Saxony]], and is famous for its alternative scene. Check out Plagwitz, Südvorstadt and Connewitz if you're there.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]], South towards [[Munich|München]] {{Ade|9}} ===<br />
<br />
;First option<br />
Take the bus #131 from the city center to ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Südstraße'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before the direct ramp onto the {{Ade|9}}. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!<br />
Beware, that bus doesn't run very often. Check [http://www.lvb.de/file/lvb_maps/fahrplan_dl_L29wdC9jb25yYWQtNC4xLXNpdGVzL2x2Yl93ZWI0L3dlYi9saXZlL2Fzc2V0cy9mYWhycGxhbi9SZWdpb25hbGJ1cy8xMzEvTWVyc2VidXJnL2FmcF9saW5pZTEzMV9yaV9tZXJzZWJ1cmdfMjAxMjExMjUucGRm/f the timetable] (Jan 2013).<br />
<br />
;Second option<br />
It's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station. Follow the road for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket, and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights, there's a small bay where cars can stop easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14}} ===<br />
<br />
There is a brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Aral"-petrol station which is the last one before the Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto the {{Ade|9}} to Berlin. <br />
<br />
Take tram 16 with or without a 2,30 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the station but it's worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left. <br />
<br />
Asking people for a lift towards Berlin on the {{Ade|9}} or towards Magdeburg on the {{Ade|14}} (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.<br />
Do keep in mind that the first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[:de:Köckern Ost|Köckern Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|9}} whereas it would be '''[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|14}}.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Dresden]] {{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===<br />
[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]<br />
<br />
;First option<br />
Take a Tram to the stop "Paunsdorfer Alle/Permoser Strasse" (check here before: www.lvb.de/timetable). Show a sign saying "Dresden" and find a good spot on the street towards east which is close to the motorway junction already. There is lots of good experience reports about this spot.<br />
<br />
;Second option<br />
Take the Tram #15 or #2 from the city center towards ''Meusdorf'' and get out at the last station. Go 250 Meters further to the next bus stop. This is the best spot to [[Dresden]] over {{Ade|38}} and {{Ade|14}}/{{Ade|4}}.<br />
<br />
In the direction of Dresden you then have a service area called "Muldental" since a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local traffic.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Erfurt]], [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} ===<br />
[[File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' ({{Ade|9}}).]]<br />
When heading to Belgium highway number 4 is a decent option. There are no comfortable ways (other than luck) to get on the highway to Kassel {{Ade|38}}. Though if there's somebody taking you to the {{Ade|38}} make sure you get a long lift. There is only one service station [[:de:Rohnetal Nord|Rohnetal Nord]] before reaching the {{Ade|7}} near [[Göttingen]]/[[Kassel]].<br />
<br />
You can take bus 131 from Main Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) or Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the way close to the {{Ade|9}} (alight at B181/Dölzig). At the bus stop you can easily get a lift in all directions. All day long heavy traffic yay ;-) [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]]'s waiting times average at 15 mins for direction [[Cologne]] (West) or [[Nuremberg]] (South), 20 mins direction [[Berlin]] (North).<br />
<br />
First you have to go south on the {{Ade|9}}, use a sign "A9 Süd", there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig, there you can find a ride going West - the on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious (but not spacious) and there was a little more traffic when [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was hitching from there on Thursday around noon. <br />
<br />
Right after getting onto the {{Ade|4}} there's a restaurant that's okay during the day ([[User:Guaka|guaka]] found a long ride to almost Giessen from there). There's also a gas station before Erfurt (but after Jena).<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
* Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the {{Ade|14}}. If your driver doesn't mind driving a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at the on-ramp, there is no way to turn around for the driver. <br />
* Actually it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-Ost or Leipzig-Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via {{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden.<br />
* Otherwise, options are the airport where a train is going regularly into the city. <br />
* If traveling the {{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", then let you out at Nova Eventis. There you can easily get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig at the parking with a sign "LE". <br />
:Hitchhiker [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] would rather recommend to ask drivers going off to ''Leipzig''. The road directions are not separated on that side anymore and there is a perfect spot (bus stop) for hitching into the city plus drivers can easily make u-turn going back to the highway.<br />
You could also take the Bus 131, but why should you?<br />
<br />
== Overnight ==<br />
There are several hostels and many couchsurfers in Leipzig. Most of the hostels are in or near the center and two of them even right beside the train station.<br />
<br />
== Public transport - Riding with and without a ticket ==<br />
''the information below does not apply to the S-Bahn city train. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead''<br />
<br />
Using public transportation without a ticket is fairly easy in Leipzig.<br />
<br />
Getting caught without a ticket:<br />
* fine is 40 EUR, payable by bank transfer in about 10 days<br />
* I don't know if there are special rules if you possess a non-German ID<br />
<br />
Anyway...<br />
* Ticket machines outside trams give you unstamped tickets<br />
* You can validate tickets in both trams and buses, the machines ''beep'' when you do so (''check if there is a ticket stamping machine in the rear of the bus'')<br />
* Inside most trams, there's a ticket machine that gives you a stamped ticket (''just hanging around there won't serve as excuse if you get busted'')<br />
* Bus drivers also sell stamped tickets<br />
<br />
* You could buy a (short range, if you're on low money) ticket and keep it unstamped<br />
<br />
* Most transportation rules for German public transport are along the lines that you have to present a valid ticket if you're asked to do so<br />
* '''You need to get the ticket stamped ''before'' the traffic control reaches you'''<br />
* If you've got an unstamped ticket, you can argue that you didn't know about validating it - the tourist act usually works<br />
<br />
* After 20:00, you usually need to get in buses at the front and show your ticket to the bus driver<br />
<br />
{{hitchbase_city|50}}<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Saxony]]<br />
[[Category:E51]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Leipzig]]<br />
[[fr:Leipzig]]<br />
[[trash:Leipzig]]<br />
[[nomad:Leipzig]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Leipzig&diff=72930Leipzig2013-10-25T16:43:56Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.34905637539417' lng='12.192935943603516' zoom='13' view='3' /><br />
|state = Saxony<br />
|pop = 512.000<br />
|plate = L<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|9}} {{Ade|14}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Leipzig''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[Saxony]], and is famous for its alternative scene. Check out Plagwitz, Südvorstadt and Connewitz if you're there.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]], South towards [[Munich|München]] {{Ade|9}} ===<br />
<br />
;First option<br />
Take the bus #131 from the city center to ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Südstraße'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before the direct ramp onto the {{Ade|9}}. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!<br />
Beware, that bus doesn't run very often. Check [http://www.lvb.de/file/lvb_maps/fahrplan_dl_L29wdC9jb25yYWQtNC4xLXNpdGVzL2x2Yl93ZWI0L3dlYi9saXZlL2Fzc2V0cy9mYWhycGxhbi9SZWdpb25hbGJ1cy8xMzEvTWVyc2VidXJnL2FmcF9saW5pZTEzMV9yaV9tZXJzZWJ1cmdfMjAxMjExMjUucGRm/f the timetable] (Jan 2013).<br />
<br />
;Second option<br />
It's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station. Follow the road for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket, and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights, there's a small bay where cars can stop easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14}} ===<br />
<br />
There is a brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Aral"-petrol station which is the last one before the Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto the {{Ade|9}} to Berlin. <br />
<br />
Take tram 16 with or without a 2,30 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the station but it's worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left. <br />
<br />
Asking people for a lift towards Berlin on the {{Ade|9}} or towards Magdeburg on the {{Ade|14}} (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.<br />
Do keep in mind that the first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[:de:Köckern Ost|Köckern Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|9}} whereas it would be '''[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|14}}.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Dresden]] {{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===<br />
[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]<br />
<br />
;First option<br />
Take a Tram to the stop "Paunsdorfer Alle/Permoser Strasse" to the motorway. Show a sign saying "Dresden" and find a good spot on the street towards east which is close to the motorway junction already. There is lots of good experience reports about this spot.<br />
<br />
;Second option<br />
Take the Tram #15 or #2 from the city center towards ''Meusdorf'' and get out at the last station. Go 250 Meters further to the next bus stop. This is the best spot to [[Dresden]] over {{Ade|38}} and {{Ade|14}}/{{Ade|4}}.<br />
<br />
In the direction of Dresden you then have a service area called "Muldental" since a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local traffic.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Erfurt]], [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} ===<br />
[[File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' ({{Ade|9}}).]]<br />
When heading to Belgium highway number 4 is a decent option. There are no comfortable ways (other than luck) to get on the highway to Kassel {{Ade|38}}. Though if there's somebody taking you to the {{Ade|38}} make sure you get a long lift. There is only one service station [[:de:Rohnetal Nord|Rohnetal Nord]] before reaching the {{Ade|7}} near [[Göttingen]]/[[Kassel]].<br />
<br />
You can take bus 131 from Main Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) or Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the way close to the {{Ade|9}} (alight at B181/Dölzig). At the bus stop you can easily get a lift in all directions. All day long heavy traffic yay ;-) [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]]'s waiting times average at 15 mins for direction [[Cologne]] (West) or [[Nuremberg]] (South), 20 mins direction [[Berlin]] (North).<br />
<br />
First you have to go south on the {{Ade|9}}, use a sign "A9 Süd", there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig, there you can find a ride going West - the on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious (but not spacious) and there was a little more traffic when [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was hitching from there on Thursday around noon. <br />
<br />
Right after getting onto the {{Ade|4}} there's a restaurant that's okay during the day ([[User:Guaka|guaka]] found a long ride to almost Giessen from there). There's also a gas station before Erfurt (but after Jena).<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
* Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the {{Ade|14}}. If your driver doesn't mind driving a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at the on-ramp, there is no way to turn around for the driver. <br />
* Actually it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-Ost or Leipzig-Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via {{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden.<br />
* Otherwise, options are the airport where a train is going regularly into the city. <br />
* If traveling the {{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", then let you out at Nova Eventis. There you can easily get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig at the parking with a sign "LE". <br />
:Hitchhiker [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] would rather recommend to ask drivers going off to ''Leipzig''. The road directions are not separated on that side anymore and there is a perfect spot (bus stop) for hitching into the city plus drivers can easily make u-turn going back to the highway.<br />
You could also take the Bus 131, but why should you?<br />
<br />
== Overnight ==<br />
There are several hostels and many couchsurfers in Leipzig. Most of the hostels are in or near the center and two of them even right beside the train station.<br />
<br />
== Public transport - Riding with and without a ticket ==<br />
''the information below does not apply to the S-Bahn city train. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead''<br />
<br />
Using public transportation without a ticket is fairly easy in Leipzig.<br />
<br />
Getting caught without a ticket:<br />
* fine is 40 EUR, payable by bank transfer in about 10 days<br />
* I don't know if there are special rules if you possess a non-German ID<br />
<br />
Anyway...<br />
* Ticket machines outside trams give you unstamped tickets<br />
* You can validate tickets in both trams and buses, the machines ''beep'' when you do so (''check if there is a ticket stamping machine in the rear of the bus'')<br />
* Inside most trams, there's a ticket machine that gives you a stamped ticket (''just hanging around there won't serve as excuse if you get busted'')<br />
* Bus drivers also sell stamped tickets<br />
<br />
* You could buy a (short range, if you're on low money) ticket and keep it unstamped<br />
<br />
* Most transportation rules for German public transport are along the lines that you have to present a valid ticket if you're asked to do so<br />
* '''You need to get the ticket stamped ''before'' the traffic control reaches you'''<br />
* If you've got an unstamped ticket, you can argue that you didn't know about validating it - the tourist act usually works<br />
<br />
* After 20:00, you usually need to get in buses at the front and show your ticket to the bus driver<br />
<br />
{{hitchbase_city|50}}<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Saxony]]<br />
[[Category:E51]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Leipzig]]<br />
[[fr:Leipzig]]<br />
[[trash:Leipzig]]<br />
[[nomad:Leipzig]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Izmir&diff=70792Izmir2013-08-11T07:29:21Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
<map lat='38.43113538796982' lng='27.17519760131836' zoom='11' view='0' float='right' /><br />
<br />
'''Izmir''' is the third biggest city in [[Turkey]], situated on Aegean (western) coast.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking in ==<br />
<br />
=== From the north, [[Çanakkale]] ===<br />
From the ''Aliağa'' and ''Menemen'' ilçes of Izmir (70 and 40 km north of downtown) there is a suburban train (subway actually) to most locations in the center, including Alsancak. You need to ask somebody who has a kentkart to pay for you and give him the money. The price may vary, however full ticket is like 1.95 TL. Otherwise you can buy a ticket for 3 passes for 6.5 TL.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
''Konak Meydanı'' Square is the most central part of the city, known for its iconic clock tower. Following descriptions take it as the start point.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Manisa]], [[Balikesir]], [[Bursa]], [[Istanbul]] ===<br />
Take the metro from ''Konak'' Square. Ride it until '''''Bornova''''', the last station on the line. Upon exiting the station, you'll come across a street with an overpass on, which is the ring road around the city. You'll see an access road to that near the station. After following the ringroad about two-three hundred metres or so down the motorway, you'll come across a junction. The left side, as can also be seen from Manisa-Istanbul signs, is heading northeast. Shortly after the junction, there is a nice spot to hitch.<br />
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=== North towards [[Bulgaria]] ===<br />
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If you are going from Izmir to [[Bulgaria]], crossing the Bosphorus at [[Çanakkale]] could save four google map hours and the hassle of Istanbul.<br />
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=== North towards [[Çanakkale]] ===<br />
* '''Option 1'''<br />
From ''Konak'' take a ferry to ''Karşıyaka'' and from there take a metro to "'''Aliağa'''" - the last stop on the line. That town is directly at the road to Çanakkale - almost 60 km north of Izmir already - and the road to Çanakkale passes very close to the metro station. cyclebear hitched from here in may 2013 and found it very easy to get a lift.<br />
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=== South towards [[Selcuk]] (Efes), [[Kuşadası]], [[Bodrum]], [[Muğla]], [[Marmaris]], [[Fethiye]] ===<br />
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[[User:Xnothingxheldxbackx|Taylor]] tried to hitch south of Izmir from the metro at ''Bornova''. Walked out to the freeway to find a mess of on ramps and exits. Managed to find a way to Bodrum but do not recommend going this way. Find a better access to the motorway than from ''Bornova''.<br />
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Another way to head southern outskirts of the city is to take public bus (''ESHOT'') #508 (''Konak-Menderes'' line). It departs from the bus stops at ''Konak'' Square in the city centre (from the clock tower, walk past the metro station entrance and the cactus garden on the side of the square, then cross the street. You'll arrive at bus stops, #508 departs from the stop that is the furthest one, you can also see which line departs from which stop on the signs located around stops), and heads for the town of [[Menderes]] past the airport, about 30 km south of downtown Izmir on the motorway to [[Kuşadası]]. It costs 3 TL/person (~EUR 1.50; no tickets needed, you can pay it to the driver) and takes about 40 minutes to get to Menderes. Once in Menderes, bus will quit the motorway and will turn left into the town centre, get off at the first stop and walk back to the motorway (which is not far). There is a junction with traffic lights (from which bus turns left), and a wide-enough shoulder. You'll be picked up almost in no time.<br />
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If you want to go Antalya use the road through Aydın en Denizli. You will go faster and you will change fewer cars.<br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
Check Izmir website for more details: http://www.izmir.bel.tr/en/Ulasim.asp<br />
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Find out a bus stop on a map on a web-map then go to the nearest bus stop and ask people which bus goes there. Or ask directly from drivers.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
Ege University has a large campus in Bornova. Either try the benches or put up a tent in a discrete spot hidden with bushes.<br />
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|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.34905637539417' lng='12.192935943603516' zoom='13' view='3' /><br />
|state = Saxony<br />
|pop = 512.000<br />
|plate = L<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|9}} {{Ade|14}}<br />
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'''Leipzig''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[Saxony]], and is famous for its alternative scene. Check out Plagwitz, Südvorstadt and Connewitz if you're there.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]], South towards [[Munich|München]] {{Ade|9}} ===<br />
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;First option<br />
Take the bus #131 from the city center to ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Südstraße'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before the direct ramp onto the {{Ade|9}}. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!<br />
Beware, that bus doesn't run very often. Check [http://www.lvb.de/file/lvb_maps/fahrplan_dl_L29wdC9jb25yYWQtNC4xLXNpdGVzL2x2Yl93ZWI0L3dlYi9saXZlL2Fzc2V0cy9mYWhycGxhbi9SZWdpb25hbGJ1cy8xMzEvTWVyc2VidXJnL2FmcF9saW5pZTEzMV9yaV9tZXJzZWJ1cmdfMjAxMjExMjUucGRm/f the timetable] (Jan 2013).<br />
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;Second option<br />
It's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station. Follow the road for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket, and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights, there's a small bay where cars can stop easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.<br />
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=== North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14}} ===<br />
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There is a brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Aral"-petrol station which is the last one before the Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto the {{Ade|9}} to Berlin. <br />
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Take tram 16 with or without a 2,30 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the station but it's worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left. <br />
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Asking people for a lift towards Berlin on the {{Ade|9}} or towards Magdeburg on the {{Ade|14}} (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.<br />
Do keep in mind that the first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[:de:Köckern Ost|Köckern Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|9}} whereas it would be '''[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|14}}.<br />
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=== East towards [[Dresden]] {{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===<br />
[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]<br />
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;First option<br />
Take the Tram #15 or #2 from the city center towards ''Meusdorf'' and get out at the last station. Go 250 Meters further to the next bus stop. This is the best spot to [[Dresden]] over {{Ade|38}} and {{Ade|14}}/{{Ade|4}}.<br />
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Please check whether the road works still go on as posted on hitchbase, section Meusdorf! <br />
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<small> Update 2010-11-05 by [[User:Jeensg|jeensg]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Roadworks still go on (like one year to go), but eventually still people passing by and good spot with big Bus stop and gas station afterward, where you can ask and also stand with sign!!! Driver told, that most traffic now is going via B2!</small><br />
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;Second option<br />
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On Permoser Straße there are three gas stations, first Aral, then HEM and lateron bft, which is the closest to the motorway. Since there are not necessarily a lot of people to ask getting gas, it's recommendable to have a sign saying "A14 [Dresden]". [[User:Dizzy|Dizzy]]'s waiting time: 15 minutes. <br />
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<small> Update 2010-11-05 by [[User:Jeensg|jeensg]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Entry to motorway is closed! '''Please check before!!!'''</small><br />
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In the direction of Dresden you then have a service area called "Muldental" since a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local traffic.<br />
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=== West towards [[Erfurt]], [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} ===<br />
[[File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' ({{Ade|9}}).]]<br />
When heading to Belgium highway number 4 is a decent option. There are no comfortable ways (other than luck) to get on the highway to Kassel {{Ade|38}}. Though if there's somebody taking you to the {{Ade|38}} make sure you get a long lift. There is only one service station [[:de:Rohnetal Nord|Rohnetal Nord]] before reaching the {{Ade|7}} near [[Göttingen]]/[[Kassel]].<br />
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You can take bus 131 from Main Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) or Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the way close to the {{Ade|9}} (alight at B181/Dölzig). At the bus stop you can easily get a lift in all directions. All day long heavy traffic yay ;-) [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]]'s waiting times average at 15 mins for direction [[Cologne]] (West) or [[Nuremberg]] (South), 20 mins direction [[Berlin]] (North).<br />
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First you have to go south on the {{Ade|9}}, use a sign "A9 Süd", there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig, there you can find a ride going West - the on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious (but not spacious) and there was a little more traffic when [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was hitching from there on Thursday around noon. <br />
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Right after getting onto the {{Ade|4}} there's a restaurant that's okay during the day ([[User:Guaka|guaka]] found a long ride to almost Giessen from there). There's also a gas station before Erfurt (but after Jena).<br />
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== Hitching In ==<br />
* Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the {{Ade|14}}. If your driver doesn't mind driving a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at the on-ramp, there is no way to turn around for the driver. <br />
* Actually it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-Ost or Leipzig-Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via {{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden.<br />
* Otherwise, options are the airport where a train is going regularly into the city. <br />
* If traveling the {{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", then let you out at Nova Eventis. There you can easily get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig at the parking with a sign "LE". <br />
:Hitchhiker [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] would rather recommend to ask drivers going off to ''Leipzig''. The road directions are not separated on that side anymore and there is a perfect spot (bus stop) for hitching into the city plus drivers can easily make u-turn going back to the highway.<br />
You could also take the Bus 131, but why should you?<br />
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== Overnight ==<br />
There are several hostels and many couchsurfers in Leipzig. Most of the hostels are in or near the center and two of them even right beside the train station.<br />
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== Public transport - Riding with and without a ticket ==<br />
''the information below does not apply to the S-Bahn city train. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead''<br />
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Using public transportation without a ticket is fairly easy in Leipzig.<br />
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Getting caught without a ticket:<br />
* fine is 40 EUR, payable by bank transfer in about 10 days<br />
* I don't know if there are special rules if you possess a non-German ID<br />
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Anyway...<br />
* Ticket machines outside trams give you unstamped tickets<br />
* You can validate tickets in both trams and buses, the machines ''beep'' when you do so (''check if there is a ticket stamping machine in the rear of the bus'')<br />
* Inside most trams, there's a ticket machine that gives you a stamped ticket (''just hanging around there won't serve as excuse if you get busted'')<br />
* Bus drivers also sell stamped tickets<br />
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* You could buy a (short range, if you're on low money) ticket and keep it unstamped<br />
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* Most transportation rules for German public transport are along the lines that you have to present a valid ticket if you're asked to do so<br />
* '''You need to get the ticket stamped ''before'' the traffic control reaches you'''<br />
* If you've got an unstamped ticket, you can argue that you didn't know about validating it - the tourist act usually works<br />
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* After 20:00, you usually need to get in buses at the front and show your ticket to the bus driver<br />
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[[trash:Leipzig]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Krak%C3%B3w&diff=69741Kraków2013-05-24T09:36:45Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Polish Location<br />
|country = Poland<br />
|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)<br />
|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 754 624<br />
|plate = KR<br />
|motorways = {{Apl|4}}<br />
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'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''<br />
From city center take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.<br />
You can get to the spot also by many buses e.g 172, 238 and get off at '''''Motel Krak'''''. <br />
There are streetlights which allow to hitchhike at night. It's better to write Katowice on your sign, not Wroclaw, seems to be easier to start. There are [[Toll station|toll booths]] and [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] on the way to continue in the direction Wrocław/Dresden/Cottbus.<br />
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** '''Recent development:'''<br />
For quite a few months now, the formerly excellent spot near Motel Krak, is undergoing extensive road reconstruction, which according to plans will lead to a giant sort of cloverleaf being constructed here. Although this would be a bad development for hitchhiking here, there is still very little known about how the buses are going to be rerouted, and considering it won't be upgraded to motorway standards, probably not even expressway standards, pedestrian access will likely still be possible, and it could very well be that there will be still some bus stops near this site after the reconstruction. For the time being, however, this site should be downgraded to {{bad}}/{{senseless}} in terms of hitchhiking.<br />
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* '''From [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] in city suburbs'''<br />
From bus stop ''Motel Krak'' (see above) you can walk down the road for about 1.5km or take any bus in that direction and get off at the second stop called '''''Pasternik Cmentarz''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). There's petrol station and small parking for trucks.<br />
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* '''From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''<br />
From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. <br />
If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. <br />
There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.<br />
[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]<br />
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* '''From first gas station on the highway'''<br />
It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra", you will see the gas station from here. Also check [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.<br />
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* '''Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''<br />
For about 10-11 Polish Zloty you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia''' (As of October 2012 the regional train was 18 Zloty. It will be cheaper if you take a minibus, the station is behind the shopping mall next to the train station). Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. Its just another 1,5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitch hiking with a KATOWICE-sign already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. [[User:Cyclebear|Cyclebear]] tried this spot in june 2012 and found it a good alternative to the difficult situation that is now at the ''Motel Krak'' spot. It takes about one hour to travel from Krakow main station to Trzebinia, but compared to the other right now existing options, he found it much more comfortable.<br />
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=== North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===<br />
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There are two common places: Start to hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada''''', but it is quite a busy spot. Magda and Ron decided to try to hitch while waiting for the bus in Opolska estakada and it worked! They found a ride with a truck driver all the way to Warszawa. Although, Nina_Unexia followed their example twice, and it wasn't the luckiest place.<br />
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A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''.<br />
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All these busses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walk, it is about 2km north of the old town. If you go there by bus you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the busses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''.<br />
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Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead.<br />
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50.095057,19.961504 - put this to google maps, that's the location of the petrol station.<br />
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50.097929,19.961807 - I believe this is the bus stop Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej<br />
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=== East towards [[Sandomierz]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
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* The best option , is to take a minibus to the town of '''''Bochnia''''', 25 km east from Krakow (costs 5 PLN). The highway doesn't go further than this town. Just stand on the E40, and hitch rides (waiting times should not exceed 15-20 minutes). (more expensive though, since it's actually possible to get a normal bus ride without ticket and not a minibus ride)<br />
* Since 2011, people usualy take the newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''Jerzmanowskiego''' (old ''Prokocim CPN''). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck.<br />
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To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka. At '''Radymno''' hitchhike {{National Road Number Poland|77}} South to Przemyśl and from there hitchhike ''Lwowska'' / {{National Road Number Poland|28}} to the border. In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!<br />
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For '''Sandomierz''' take tram number 10 till the last stop PLESZOW. From there you can start hitching along road number {{National Road Number Poland|79}} .<br />
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=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} ===<br />
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Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40(operating only on Sundays and day offs) from center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.<br />
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If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK is Rabka. On the split itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, although still a lot of local traffic. You can also take the bus from the main bus station to Rabka. It is 10PLZ. Make sure you tell the driver exactly where to drop you off.<br />
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=== Route to [[Prague]] ===<br />
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Google Maps recommends to go to Prague via Katowice - Gliwice - Chalupki (near the Polish-Czech border) - Bohuman - Ostrava. But: nobody goes from here to Prague, and getting a hitch hike is almost impossible. [[User:Vidhiraj|Vidhi Raj]] was stuck here in Chalupki and then on the Czech border in Bohuman before giving up and heading to Ostrava Central station to catch a train to Prague for 18 Euros. <br />
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Instead: Go Southward. Take a bus in direction of Myslenice and reach the bus stop at Glogoczow. There is a split in the road and you choose the road towards the right hand side. This is a country road and not a highway. The road leads to Wadowice and Bielsko-Biala and further on to Cieszyn. Remember that you have to head to Cieszyn which is a border town between Czech Republic and Poland on the Polish side and then go via Ostrava or Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic to Prague. Here you will find lots of cars and trucks heading towards Prague via [[Brno]]. The journey takes up to ten hours. Best of luck! :)<br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
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There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).<br />
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== Sleeping == <br />
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The central station (Dworzec Główny) is open during the night. Guards will wake you up quite early around 5am but won't bother you at all during the night.<br />
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|country = Poland<br />
|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)<br />
|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 754 624<br />
|plate = KR<br />
|motorways = {{Apl|4}}<br />
|expressways = <br />
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'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''<br />
From city center take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.<br />
You can get to the spot also by many buses e.g 172, 238 and get off at '''''Motel Krak'''''. <br />
There are streetlights which allow to hitchhike at night. It's better to write Katowice on your sign, not Wroclaw, seems to be easier to start. There are [[Toll station|toll booths]] and [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] on the way to continue in the direction Wrocław/Dresden/Cottbus.<br />
<br />
** '''Recent development:'''<br />
For quite a few months now, the formerly excellent spot near Motel Krak, is undergoing extensive road reconstruction, which according to plans will lead to a giant sort of cloverleaf being constructed here. Although this would be a bad development for hitchhiking here, there is still very little known about how the buses are going to be rerouted, and considering it won't be upgraded to motorway standards, probably not even expressway standards, pedestrian access will likely still be possible, and it could very well be that there will be still some bus stops near this site after the reconstruction. For the time being, however, this site should be downgraded to {{bad}}/{{senseless}} in terms of hitchhiking.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] in city suburbs'''<br />
From bus stop ''Motel Krak'' (see above) you can walk down the road for about 1.5km or take any bus in that direction and get off at the second stop called '''''Pasternik Cmentarz''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). There's petrol station and small parking for trucks.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''<br />
From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. <br />
If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. <br />
There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.<br />
[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]<br />
<br />
* '''From first gas station on the highway'''<br />
It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra", you will see the gas station from here. Also check [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.<br />
<br />
* '''Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''<br />
For about 10-11 Polish Zloty you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia''' (As of October 2012 the regional train was 18 Zloty. It will be cheaper if you take a minibus, the station is behind the shopping mall next to the train station). Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. Its just another 1,5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitch hiking with a KATOWICE-sign already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. [[User:Cyclebear|Cyclebear]] tried this spot in june 2012 and found it a good alternative to the difficult situation that is now at the ''Motel Krak'' spot. It takes about one hour to travel from Krakow main station to Trzebinia, but compared to the other right now existing options, he found it much more comfortable.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===<br />
<br />
There are two common places: Start to hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada''''', but it is quite a busy spot. Magda and Ron decided to try to hitch while waiting for the bus in Opolska estakada and it worked! They found a ride with a truck driver all the way to Warszawa. Although, Nina_Unexia followed their example twice, and it wasn't the luckiest place.<br />
<br />
A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''.<br />
<br />
All these busses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walk, it is about 2km north of the old town. If you go there by bus you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the busses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''.<br />
<br />
Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead.<br />
<br />
50.095057,19.961504 - put this to google maps, that's the location of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
50.097929,19.961807 - I believe this is the bus stop Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Sandomierz]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
<br />
* The best option , is to take a minibus to the town of '''''Bochnia''''', 25 km east from Krakow (costs 5 PLN). The highway doesn't go further than this town. Just stand on the E40, and hitch rides (waiting times should not exceed 15-20 minutes). (more expensive though, since it's actually possible to get a normal bus ride without ticket and not a minibus ride)<br />
* Since 2011, people usualy take the newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''Jerzmanowskiego''' (old ''Prokocim CPN''). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck.<br />
<br />
To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka. At '''Radymno''' hitchhike {{National Road Number Poland|77}} South to Przemyśl and from there hitchhike ''Lwowska'' / {{National Road Number Poland|28}} to the border. In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!<br />
<br />
<br />
For '''Sandomierz''' take tram number 10 till the last stop PLESZOW. From there you can start hitching along road number {{National Road Number Poland|79}} .<br />
<br />
== '''Sandomierz''' ==<br />
<br />
take tram number 10 till the last stop PLESZOW. From there you can start hitching along road number {{National Road Number Poland|79}} .<br />
<br />
=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} ===<br />
<br />
Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40(operating only on Sundays and day offs) from center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.<br />
<br />
If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK is Rabka. On the split itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, although still a lot of local traffic. You can also take the bus from the main bus station to Rabka. It is 10PLZ. Make sure you tell the driver exactly where to drop you off.<br />
<br />
=== Route to [[Prague]] ===<br />
<br />
Google Maps recommends to go to Prague via Katowice - Gliwice - Chalupki (near the Polish-Czech border) - Bohuman - Ostrava. But: nobody goes from here to Prague, and getting a hitch hike is almost impossible. [[User:Vidhiraj|Vidhi Raj]] was stuck here in Chalupki and then on the Czech border in Bohuman before giving up and heading to Ostrava Central station to catch a train to Prague for 18 Euros. <br />
<br />
Instead: Go Southward. Take a bus in direction of Myslenice and reach the bus stop at Glogoczow. There is a split in the road and you choose the road towards the right hand side. This is a country road and not a highway. The road leads to Wadowice and Bielsko-Biala and further on to Cieszyn. Remember that you have to head to Cieszyn which is a border town between Czech Republic and Poland on the Polish side and then go via Ostrava or Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic to Prague. Here you will find lots of cars and trucks heading towards Prague via [[Brno]]. The journey takes up to ten hours. Best of luck! :) <br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).<br />
<br />
== Sleeping == <br />
<br />
The central station (Dworzec Główny) is open during the night. Guards will wake you up quite early around 5am but won't bother you at all during the night.<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E77]]<br />
[[Category:Route Berlin - Kraków]]<br />
<br />
[[pl:Kraków]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Krak%C3%B3w&diff=69739Kraków2013-05-24T09:34:58Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Polish Location<br />
|country = Poland<br />
|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)<br />
|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 754 624<br />
|plate = KR<br />
|motorways = {{Apl|4}}<br />
|expressways = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''<br />
From city center take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.<br />
You can get to the spot also by many buses e.g 172, 238 and get off at '''''Motel Krak'''''. <br />
There are streetlights which allow to hitchhike at night. It's better to write Katowice on your sign, not Wroclaw, seems to be easier to start. There are [[Toll station|toll booths]] and [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] on the way to continue in the direction Wrocław/Dresden/Cottbus.<br />
<br />
** '''Recent development:'''<br />
For quite a few months now, the formerly excellent spot near Motel Krak, is undergoing extensive road reconstruction, which according to plans will lead to a giant sort of cloverleaf being constructed here. Although this would be a bad development for hitchhiking here, there is still very little known about how the buses are going to be rerouted, and considering it won't be upgraded to motorway standards, probably not even expressway standards, pedestrian access will likely still be possible, and it could very well be that there will be still some bus stops near this site after the reconstruction. For the time being, however, this site should be downgraded to {{bad}}/{{senseless}} in terms of hitchhiking.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] in city suburbs'''<br />
From bus stop ''Motel Krak'' (see above) you can walk down the road for about 1.5km or take any bus in that direction and get off at the second stop called '''''Pasternik Cmentarz''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). There's petrol station and small parking for trucks.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''<br />
From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. <br />
If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. <br />
There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.<br />
[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]<br />
<br />
* '''From first gas station on the highway'''<br />
It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra", you will see the gas station from here. Also check [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.<br />
<br />
* '''Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''<br />
For about 10-11 Polish Zloty you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia''' (As of October 2012 the regional train was 18 Zloty. It will be cheaper if you take a minibus, the station is behind the shopping mall next to the train station). Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. Its just another 1,5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitch hiking with a KATOWICE-sign already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. [[User:Cyclebear|Cyclebear]] tried this spot in june 2012 and found it a good alternative to the difficult situation that is now at the ''Motel Krak'' spot. It takes about one hour to travel from Krakow main station to Trzebinia, but compared to the other right now existing options, he found it much more comfortable.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===<br />
<br />
There are two common places: Start to hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada''''', but it is quite a busy spot. Magda and Ron decided to try to hitch while waiting for the bus in Opolska estakada and it worked! They found a ride with a truck driver all the way to Warszawa. Although, Nina_Unexia followed their example twice, and it wasn't the luckiest place.<br />
<br />
A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''.<br />
<br />
All these busses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walk, it is about 2km north of the old town. If you go there by bus you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the busses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''.<br />
<br />
Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead.<br />
<br />
50.095057,19.961504 - put this to google maps, that's the location of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
50.097929,19.961807 - I believe this is the bus stop Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Sandomierz]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
<br />
* The best option , is to take a minibus to the town of '''''Bochnia''''', 25 km east from Krakow (costs 5 PLN). The highway doesn't go further than this town. Just stand on the E40, and hitch rides (waiting times should not exceed 15-20 minutes). (more expensive though, since it's actually possible to get a normal bus ride without ticket and not a minibus ride)<br />
* Since 2011, people usualy take the newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''Jerzmanowskiego''' (old ''Prokocim CPN''). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck.<br />
<br />
To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka. At '''Radymno''' hitchhike {{National Road Number Poland|77}} South to Przemyśl and from there hitchhike ''Lwowska'' / {{National Road Number Poland|28}} to the border. In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Sandomierz''' ==<br />
<br />
take tram number 10 till the last stop PLESZOW. From there you can start hitching along road number {{National Road Number Poland|79}} .<br />
<br />
=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} ===<br />
<br />
Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40(operating only on Sundays and day offs) from center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.<br />
<br />
If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK is Rabka. On the split itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, although still a lot of local traffic. You can also take the bus from the main bus station to Rabka. It is 10PLZ. Make sure you tell the driver exactly where to drop you off.<br />
<br />
=== Route to [[Prague]] ===<br />
<br />
Google Maps recommends to go to Prague via Katowice - Gliwice - Chalupki (near the Polish-Czech border) - Bohuman - Ostrava. But: nobody goes from here to Prague, and getting a hitch hike is almost impossible. [[User:Vidhiraj|Vidhi Raj]] was stuck here in Chalupki and then on the Czech border in Bohuman before giving up and heading to Ostrava Central station to catch a train to Prague for 18 Euros. <br />
<br />
Instead: Go Southward. Take a bus in direction of Myslenice and reach the bus stop at Glogoczow. There is a split in the road and you choose the road towards the right hand side. This is a country road and not a highway. The road leads to Wadowice and Bielsko-Biala and further on to Cieszyn. Remember that you have to head to Cieszyn which is a border town between Czech Republic and Poland on the Polish side and then go via Ostrava or Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic to Prague. Here you will find lots of cars and trucks heading towards Prague via [[Brno]]. The journey takes up to ten hours. Best of luck! :) <br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).<br />
<br />
== Sleeping == <br />
<br />
The central station (Dworzec Główny) is open during the night. Guards will wake you up quite early around 5am but won't bother you at all during the night.<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E77]]<br />
[[Category:Route Berlin - Kraków]]<br />
<br />
[[pl:Kraków]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Krak%C3%B3w&diff=69738Kraków2013-05-24T09:33:56Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox Polish Location<br />
|country = Poland<br />
|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)<br />
|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 754 624<br />
|plate = KR<br />
|motorways = {{Apl|4}}<br />
|expressways = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''<br />
From city center take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.<br />
You can get to the spot also by many buses e.g 172, 238 and get off at '''''Motel Krak'''''. <br />
There are streetlights which allow to hitchhike at night. It's better to write Katowice on your sign, not Wroclaw, seems to be easier to start. There are [[Toll station|toll booths]] and [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] on the way to continue in the direction Wrocław/Dresden/Cottbus.<br />
<br />
** '''Recent development:'''<br />
For quite a few months now, the formerly excellent spot near Motel Krak, is undergoing extensive road reconstruction, which according to plans will lead to a giant sort of cloverleaf being constructed here. Although this would be a bad development for hitchhiking here, there is still very little known about how the buses are going to be rerouted, and considering it won't be upgraded to motorway standards, probably not even expressway standards, pedestrian access will likely still be possible, and it could very well be that there will be still some bus stops near this site after the reconstruction. For the time being, however, this site should be downgraded to {{bad}}/{{senseless}} in terms of hitchhiking.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] in city suburbs'''<br />
From bus stop ''Motel Krak'' (see above) you can walk down the road for about 1.5km or take any bus in that direction and get off at the second stop called '''''Pasternik Cmentarz''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). There's petrol station and small parking for trucks.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''<br />
From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. <br />
If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. <br />
There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.<br />
[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]<br />
<br />
* '''From first gas station on the highway'''<br />
It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra", you will see the gas station from here. Also check [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.<br />
<br />
* '''Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''<br />
For about 10-11 Polish Zloty you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia''' (As of October 2012 the regional train was 18 Zloty. It will be cheaper if you take a minibus, the station is behind the shopping mall next to the train station). Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. Its just another 1,5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitch hiking with a KATOWICE-sign already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. [[User:Cyclebear|Cyclebear]] tried this spot in june 2012 and found it a good alternative to the difficult situation that is now at the ''Motel Krak'' spot. It takes about one hour to travel from Krakow main station to Trzebinia, but compared to the other right now existing options, he found it much more comfortable.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===<br />
<br />
There are two common places: Start to hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada''''', but it is quite a busy spot. Magda and Ron decided to try to hitch while waiting for the bus in Opolska estakada and it worked! They found a ride with a truck driver all the way to Warszawa. Although, Nina_Unexia followed their example twice, and it wasn't the luckiest place.<br />
<br />
A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''.<br />
<br />
All these busses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walk, it is about 2km north of the old town. If you go there by bus you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the busses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''.<br />
<br />
Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead.<br />
<br />
50.095057,19.961504 - put this to google maps, that's the location of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
50.097929,19.961807 - I believe this is the bus stop Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Sandomierz]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
<br />
* The best option , is to take a minibus to the town of '''''Bochnia''''', 25 km east from Krakow (costs 5 PLN). The highway doesn't go further than this town. Just stand on the E40, and hitch rides (waiting times should not exceed 15-20 minutes). (more expensive though, since it's actually possible to get a normal bus ride without ticket and not a minibus ride)<br />
* Since 2011, people usualy take the newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''Jerzmanowskiego''' (old ''Prokocim CPN''). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck.<br />
<br />
To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka. At '''Radymno''' hitchhike {{National Road Number Poland|77}} South to Przemyśl and from there hitchhike ''Lwowska'' / {{National Road Number Poland|28}} to the border. In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!<br />
<br />
'''Sandomierz'''<br />
take tram number 10 till the last stop PLESZOW. From there you can start hitching along road number {{National Road Number Poland|79}} .<br />
<br />
=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} ===<br />
<br />
Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40(operating only on Sundays and day offs) from center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.<br />
<br />
If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK is Rabka. On the split itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, although still a lot of local traffic. You can also take the bus from the main bus station to Rabka. It is 10PLZ. Make sure you tell the driver exactly where to drop you off.<br />
<br />
=== Route to [[Prague]] ===<br />
<br />
Google Maps recommends to go to Prague via Katowice - Gliwice - Chalupki (near the Polish-Czech border) - Bohuman - Ostrava. But: nobody goes from here to Prague, and getting a hitch hike is almost impossible. [[User:Vidhiraj|Vidhi Raj]] was stuck here in Chalupki and then on the Czech border in Bohuman before giving up and heading to Ostrava Central station to catch a train to Prague for 18 Euros. <br />
<br />
Instead: Go Southward. Take a bus in direction of Myslenice and reach the bus stop at Glogoczow. There is a split in the road and you choose the road towards the right hand side. This is a country road and not a highway. The road leads to Wadowice and Bielsko-Biala and further on to Cieszyn. Remember that you have to head to Cieszyn which is a border town between Czech Republic and Poland on the Polish side and then go via Ostrava or Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic to Prague. Here you will find lots of cars and trucks heading towards Prague via [[Brno]]. The journey takes up to ten hours. Best of luck! :) <br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).<br />
<br />
== Sleeping == <br />
<br />
The central station (Dworzec Główny) is open during the night. Guards will wake you up quite early around 5am but won't bother you at all during the night.<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E77]]<br />
[[Category:Route Berlin - Kraków]]<br />
<br />
[[pl:Kraków]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Krak%C3%B3w&diff=69737Kraków2013-05-24T09:30:06Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Polish Location<br />
|country = Poland<br />
|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)<br />
|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 754 624<br />
|plate = KR<br />
|motorways = {{Apl|4}}<br />
|expressways = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''<br />
From city center take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.<br />
You can get to the spot also by many buses e.g 172, 238 and get off at '''''Motel Krak'''''. <br />
There are streetlights which allow to hitchhike at night. It's better to write Katowice on your sign, not Wroclaw, seems to be easier to start. There are [[Toll station|toll booths]] and [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] on the way to continue in the direction Wrocław/Dresden/Cottbus.<br />
<br />
** '''Recent development:'''<br />
For quite a few months now, the formerly excellent spot near Motel Krak, is undergoing extensive road reconstruction, which according to plans will lead to a giant sort of cloverleaf being constructed here. Although this would be a bad development for hitchhiking here, there is still very little known about how the buses are going to be rerouted, and considering it won't be upgraded to motorway standards, probably not even expressway standards, pedestrian access will likely still be possible, and it could very well be that there will be still some bus stops near this site after the reconstruction. For the time being, however, this site should be downgraded to {{bad}}/{{senseless}} in terms of hitchhiking.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] in city suburbs'''<br />
From bus stop ''Motel Krak'' (see above) you can walk down the road for about 1.5km or take any bus in that direction and get off at the second stop called '''''Pasternik Cmentarz''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). There's petrol station and small parking for trucks.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''<br />
From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. <br />
If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. <br />
There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.<br />
[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]<br />
<br />
* '''From first gas station on the highway'''<br />
It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra", you will see the gas station from here. Also check [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.<br />
<br />
* '''Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''<br />
For about 10-11 Polish Zloty you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia''' (As of October 2012 the regional train was 18 Zloty. It will be cheaper if you take a minibus, the station is behind the shopping mall next to the train station). Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. Its just another 1,5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitch hiking with a KATOWICE-sign already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. [[User:Cyclebear|Cyclebear]] tried this spot in june 2012 and found it a good alternative to the difficult situation that is now at the ''Motel Krak'' spot. It takes about one hour to travel from Krakow main station to Trzebinia, but compared to the other right now existing options, he found it much more comfortable.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===<br />
<br />
There are two common places: Start to hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada''''', but it is quite a busy spot. Magda and Ron decided to try to hitch while waiting for the bus in Opolska estakada and it worked! They found a ride with a truck driver all the way to Warszawa. Although, Nina_Unexia followed their example twice, and it wasn't the luckiest place.<br />
<br />
A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''.<br />
<br />
All these busses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walk, it is about 2km north of the old town. If you go there by bus you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the busses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''.<br />
<br />
Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead.<br />
<br />
50.095057,19.961504 - put this to google maps, that's the location of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
50.097929,19.961807 - I believe this is the bus stop Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Sandomierz]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
<br />
* The best option , is to take a minibus to the town of '''''Bochnia''''', 25 km east from Krakow (costs 5 PLN). The highway doesn't go further than this town. Just stand on the E40, and hitch rides (waiting times should not exceed 15-20 minutes). (more expensive though, since it's actually possible to get a normal bus ride without ticket and not a minibus ride)<br />
* Since 2011, people usualy take the newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''Jerzmanowskiego''' (old ''Prokocim CPN''). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck.<br />
<br />
To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka. At '''Radymno''' hitchhike {{National Road Number Poland|77}} South to Przemyśl and from there hitchhike ''Lwowska'' / {{National Road Number Poland|28}} to the border. In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!<br />
<br />
'''Sandomierz'''<br />
take tram number 10 till the last stop PLESZOW. From there you can start hitching along road number |79}}.<br />
<br />
=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} ===<br />
<br />
Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40(operating only on Sundays and day offs) from center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.<br />
<br />
If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK is Rabka. On the split itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, although still a lot of local traffic. You can also take the bus from the main bus station to Rabka. It is 10PLZ. Make sure you tell the driver exactly where to drop you off.<br />
<br />
=== Route to [[Prague]] ===<br />
<br />
Google Maps recommends to go to Prague via Katowice - Gliwice - Chalupki (near the Polish-Czech border) - Bohuman - Ostrava. But: nobody goes from here to Prague, and getting a hitch hike is almost impossible. [[User:Vidhiraj|Vidhi Raj]] was stuck here in Chalupki and then on the Czech border in Bohuman before giving up and heading to Ostrava Central station to catch a train to Prague for 18 Euros. <br />
<br />
Instead: Go Southward. Take a bus in direction of Myslenice and reach the bus stop at Glogoczow. There is a split in the road and you choose the road towards the right hand side. This is a country road and not a highway. The road leads to Wadowice and Bielsko-Biala and further on to Cieszyn. Remember that you have to head to Cieszyn which is a border town between Czech Republic and Poland on the Polish side and then go via Ostrava or Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic to Prague. Here you will find lots of cars and trucks heading towards Prague via [[Brno]]. The journey takes up to ten hours. Best of luck! :) <br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).<br />
<br />
== Sleeping == <br />
<br />
The central station (Dworzec Główny) is open during the night. Guards will wake you up quite early around 5am but won't bother you at all during the night.<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Poland]]<br />
[[Category:E40]]<br />
[[Category:E77]]<br />
[[Category:Route Berlin - Kraków]]<br />
<br />
[[pl:Kraków]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Krak%C3%B3w&diff=69736Kraków2013-05-24T09:28:30Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox Polish Location<br />
|country = Poland<br />
|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)<br />
|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 754 624<br />
|plate = KR<br />
|motorways = {{Apl|4}}<br />
|expressways = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]].<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''<br />
From city center take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.<br />
You can get to the spot also by many buses e.g 172, 238 and get off at '''''Motel Krak'''''. <br />
There are streetlights which allow to hitchhike at night. It's better to write Katowice on your sign, not Wroclaw, seems to be easier to start. There are [[Toll station|toll booths]] and [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] on the way to continue in the direction Wrocław/Dresden/Cottbus.<br />
<br />
** '''Recent development:'''<br />
For quite a few months now, the formerly excellent spot near Motel Krak, is undergoing extensive road reconstruction, which according to plans will lead to a giant sort of cloverleaf being constructed here. Although this would be a bad development for hitchhiking here, there is still very little known about how the buses are going to be rerouted, and considering it won't be upgraded to motorway standards, probably not even expressway standards, pedestrian access will likely still be possible, and it could very well be that there will be still some bus stops near this site after the reconstruction. For the time being, however, this site should be downgraded to {{bad}}/{{senseless}} in terms of hitchhiking.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] in city suburbs'''<br />
From bus stop ''Motel Krak'' (see above) you can walk down the road for about 1.5km or take any bus in that direction and get off at the second stop called '''''Pasternik Cmentarz''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). There's petrol station and small parking for trucks.<br />
<br />
* '''From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''<br />
From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. <br />
If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. <br />
There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.<br />
[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]<br />
<br />
* '''From first gas station on the highway'''<br />
It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra", you will see the gas station from here. Also check [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.<br />
<br />
* '''Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''<br />
For about 10-11 Polish Zloty you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia''' (As of October 2012 the regional train was 18 Zloty. It will be cheaper if you take a minibus, the station is behind the shopping mall next to the train station). Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. Its just another 1,5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitch hiking with a KATOWICE-sign already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. [[User:Cyclebear|Cyclebear]] tried this spot in june 2012 and found it a good alternative to the difficult situation that is now at the ''Motel Krak'' spot. It takes about one hour to travel from Krakow main station to Trzebinia, but compared to the other right now existing options, he found it much more comfortable.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===<br />
<br />
There are two common places: Start to hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada''''', but it is quite a busy spot. Magda and Ron decided to try to hitch while waiting for the bus in Opolska estakada and it worked! They found a ride with a truck driver all the way to Warszawa. Although, Nina_Unexia followed their example twice, and it wasn't the luckiest place.<br />
<br />
A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''.<br />
<br />
All these busses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walk, it is about 2km north of the old town. If you go there by bus you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the busses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''.<br />
<br />
Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead.<br />
<br />
50.095057,19.961504 - put this to google maps, that's the location of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
50.097929,19.961807 - I believe this is the bus stop Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Sandomierz]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
<br />
* The best option , is to take a minibus to the town of '''''Bochnia''''', 25 km east from Krakow (costs 5 PLN). The highway doesn't go further than this town. Just stand on the E40, and hitch rides (waiting times should not exceed 15-20 minutes). (more expensive though, since it's actually possible to get a normal bus ride without ticket and not a minibus ride)<br />
* Since 2011, people usualy take the newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''Jerzmanowskiego''' (old ''Prokocim CPN''). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck.<br />
<br />
To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka. At '''Radymno''' hitchhike {{National Road Number Poland|77}} South to Przemyśl and from there hitchhike ''Lwowska'' / {{National Road Number Poland|28}} to the border. In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!<br />
<br />
'''Sandomierz'''<br />
take tram number 10 till the last stop PLESZOW. From there you can start hitching along road number 79.<br />
<br />
=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} ===<br />
<br />
Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40(operating only on Sundays and day offs) from center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.<br />
<br />
If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK is Rabka. On the split itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, although still a lot of local traffic. You can also take the bus from the main bus station to Rabka. It is 10PLZ. Make sure you tell the driver exactly where to drop you off.<br />
<br />
=== Route to [[Prague]] ===<br />
<br />
Google Maps recommends to go to Prague via Katowice - Gliwice - Chalupki (near the Polish-Czech border) - Bohuman - Ostrava. But: nobody goes from here to Prague, and getting a hitch hike is almost impossible. [[User:Vidhiraj|Vidhi Raj]] was stuck here in Chalupki and then on the Czech border in Bohuman before giving up and heading to Ostrava Central station to catch a train to Prague for 18 Euros. <br />
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Instead: Go Southward. Take a bus in direction of Myslenice and reach the bus stop at Glogoczow. There is a split in the road and you choose the road towards the right hand side. This is a country road and not a highway. The road leads to Wadowice and Bielsko-Biala and further on to Cieszyn. Remember that you have to head to Cieszyn which is a border town between Czech Republic and Poland on the Polish side and then go via Ostrava or Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic to Prague. Here you will find lots of cars and trucks heading towards Prague via [[Brno]]. The journey takes up to ten hours. Best of luck! :) <br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
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There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).<br />
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== Sleeping == <br />
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The central station (Dworzec Główny) is open during the night. Guards will wake you up quite early around 5am but won't bother you at all during the night.<br />
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|country = Bulgaria<br />
|state = Sofia-City<br />
|map = <map lat='42.69858589169842' lng='23.37066650390625' zoom='10' view='3'/> <br />
|pop = 1,400,000<br />
|plate = C, CA, CO<br />
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'''Sofia''' ([[Bulgaria]]n: ''София'') is the capital and largest city of [[Bulgaria]], lying in the west of the country.<br />
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== Hitching in and around ==<br />
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Sofia has a ring road. Drivers transiting between Serbia and points further east in Bulgaria will go around the north of the city. If you are dropped off on the ring road, you can walk a few hundred metres to a bus stop and take a bus to the city centre.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== East towards [[Plovdiv]], [[Edirne]] and [[Istanbul]] ===<br />
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Take metro and get to last stop called Младост 1 (Mladost 1). Walk north along Yerusalim street until you get to the main road Tsarigradsko Shose. You should see Carrefour shopping centre around. Then take bus number 5 direction Lozen and go with it until it leaves main road on a cloverleaf junction. Get off on the next stop and go back to the junction. You will stand on a motorway junction with directions north, east to [[Plovdiv]] and west to [[Sofia]]. Go down the ramp to direction [[Plovdiv]] and you will see some shops and bars where people stop next to the motorway. Try standing on the hard shoulder to get a lift or ask people there. Nearly all traffic there goes to [[Plovdiv]] or even further east.<br />
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=== West towards [[Serbia]] {{E|80}} ===<br />
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Take the metro to the stop ''Slivnitsa'' (Сливница). Take bus 54 towards ''Bozhurishe'' or walk northwest along the avenue ''Slivnitsa'' for 2 km until you meet the Sofia ring road. You can hitch 200 metres after the intersection with the ring road already, but there is still a lot of local traffic.<br />
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This road enters Serbia at the [[Kalotina-Dimitrovgrad border crossing]]. Try to get a lift straight to the border, as otherwise you may be stuck for a while at inconvenient spots.<br />
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=== Southwest towards [[Skopje]] ===<br />
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Take tram number 19 in the direction ''Knyazhevo'' all the way to the last stop. You will recognize the last stop because it turns off the road to make a tight loop and doubles back on its route. As you hop off the tram, to the left of the water fountains in front of you is a short staircase that leads into a small park. 50 m from the stairs, directly through the park, you will find a bus station where you can catch bus number 59 that will take you all the way out of the city to nice spots to hitch from along the road that goes towards Pernik. <br />
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For the first nice spot along this direction heed the following: after about 8 minutes on the bus be on the look out for a gas station on the left side of the road. Get off as soon as you see this gas station as there is a nice place about 400 meters up the road where cars and lorries can safely pull off for you.<br />
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It is possible to ride on a bit farther if you miss this stop. The bus pulls off the main road about 3km later and goes into rural neighborhood where you must get off less you wish to be lost in the countryside. If you find yourself here walk in the same direction as you are destined on a small road that runs parallel with the highway until you cross under it. On the left just after the bridge is a small foot path that will lead you up onto the bridge, over the railway, and onto the highway where right here you can find another space for cars to pull off the road safely for you.<br />
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[Update: as of September 2012, tram #19 is apparently not working anymore. Tram #5, anyway, goes all the way on Bulevard Tsar Boris III to the city limits, and you can hitch on that road directly.]<br />
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=== North towards [[Veliko Tarnovo]], [[Bucureşti|Bucharest]], [[Varna]] ===<br />
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Take tram 22 in direction east, get off at the last stop. The road parallel to the tramline runs directly out of the city, its possible to hitch anywhere from here but I would suggest a better place after the ring road which isolates only the traffic running to the A2 motorway. 7 km up the road is a Shell petrol station, the last stop for gas before the motorway, you can either walk the 7 km straight up the road or if you look to the left you will see a carpark in front of a car dealership. This is the bus station, take either the 117, 90 or 12, all will run directly up the road and stop more or less in front of the Shell petrol station. You can choose either the petrol station or just up the road is also ideal for hitching. An even better option is to take the 90 and persist with it until you reach the end of a road village called Gorni Bogrov (Bulgarian: Горни Богров), where you can hitch-hike from the bus station directly with great success since it has a lot of room for stopping and cars drive slow.<br />
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=== South towards [[Blagoevgrad]], [[Thessaloniki]] ===<br />
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Take tram 5 to the last stop - the tram originates behind the court building (Съдебна палата) in the center of Sofia. Walk another 5-10 minutes in the same direction of the tram until it is clear you are out of that neighborhood where all the traffic is heading out of the city. A good place to stop is at or just after the last stop light so the drivers are already stopped and have time to see you. Or don't mess with the walking, take the bus #58 and go till it leaves the road for the village of Vladaya/Владая. If you are lucky a trucker will pick you up going all the way to [[Thessaloniki]] and on to [[Italy]], otherwise the first 20 km are tricky (lot or cars going short distances) but after you pass [[Pernik]] you'll get a ride all the way to [[Blagoevgrad]] in no time.<br />
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== Hitching In ==<br />
=== West from [[Plovdiv]], [[Edirne]] and [[Istanbul]] ===<br />
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If you're in a car continuing in the direction of Belgrade you can get off where they turn right, where it says something like "transit Belgrado". If you walk a bit further you will find a bus stop for bus #5.<br />
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== Transport between north and south ==<br />
If you just want to get through the city as hitching from the direction of the Serbian [[Niš|Nis]] to [[Greece]] to the south or opposite there's a quite useful bus to take. The number is 111 and goes around the ring on the west outskirts of the city. On the north, the end stop is just around some DIY shopping center, need to cross these to get to the ring. On the south the end is not the road to [[Greece]], so be aware to get off in time.<br />
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== Public transport ==<br />
* Inspectors on the busses may ask for a ticket for bigger baggages.<br />
* Ticket costs 1 lev (0.50 EUR)<br />
* You can easily find tickets to use on the buses and trams if you look in the bins next to the bus stop. The tickets get validated by hole punching and it's really easy to find tickets with the same holes that the bus you will take. Just stamp a normal piece of paper and compare the holes on it with the ones on tickets which you find. Blackriding is also doable as controllers are not SO frequent. They do happen though.<br />
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'''Skopje''' (Macedonian Cyrillic: Скопје) is the capital of [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]. It's home to around 750,000 people, a surprisingly large city.<br />
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== Hitching in and around ==<br />
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Skopje has a ring road.<br />
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If your driver is going into Skopje but you wish to continue onward towards another direction, the ring road cannot be used to go around the city and then leave from a different exit. In the direction towards [[Kumanovo]], for instance, cars are driving very fast and there are no bus stops or petrol stations where they can stop. It may well be faster to go into Skopje and then take a bus towards a recommended hitchhiking spot.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Kosovo]] ===<br />
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From the main bus station located next to the train station, take a bus #18 and get off on the stop just before a little bridge situated above the road to Prishtina. This stop is shortly after the bus goes through a very industrial district of Skopje (the bus is still on a dirt road but it has come up against a newer asfault road, the stop is not visibly marked so just press the button to get off when you are coming up on a bridge that crosses the road to your right). From there on you can walk to a gas station located around 200m forward with the road (to it leads a small road parallel to the road to Prishtina; from the ride side of it). This gas station is around 5km from the Ring road over which you have to pass. There are some cars going straight to Kosovo but it would be best if you find a ride to the Ring road and then cross to the other side. From there there will be only cars going to Kosovo as the border is only 12km away and there is only one village on the way.<br />
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Alternatively, you can try catching the bus #64 but it goes not so often as the bus #18. It goes to the village of Orman (make sure with the driver that it does; no one here reported taking this bus so far). This village is on the left side of the road to Prishtina already behind the Ring road. Thus, in the principle this is the best place you can get to.<br />
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You can check the schedule of the buses on the website: http://www.jsp.com.mk/VozenRed.aspx Be sure to to go to the second tab with 'Prigradski linii'. It is not sure if the schedule of the bus 64A on the website is the schedule of the bus 64 going to Orman. However, when you reach the bus station you can get all the information about bus schedules in one of the booths - the one situated closest to the city centre.<br />
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*alternate info* I'm not much of a wiki'er or a hitch'er, but this hitch was too good not to share. The U.S. embassy is a short walk uphill from the center of town. There's a traffic light in front of it on the main road out of town to Kosovo. Just flash your sign and a smile to anyone with foreign plates - it took me seconds. Roma kids will bug you for money there, but they're friendly.<br />
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=== West towards [[Tetovo]] ===<br />
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Take a bus #2 all the way to the last stop to the West. You can check how it goes here: http://www.jsp.com.mk/Flash.aspx?file=2.swf and you can check the timetable on the website given in the previous section (although this bus goes every 10 minutes since 6 AM). Then, walk 500 metres forward and you can hitchhike. Unfortunately, there is no sidewalk so be careful. And do not panic, you will not see the highway from the last stop. It still requires a bit of walk. There is a dirt next to the road after those 500 metres on which cars can stop. It is not ideal and if you do not like it you can walk on to the highway and hitchhike when the cars actually enter the highway. <br />
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Be careful, if you want to go to Tirana from Skopje, it is much better to go through Prizren than it is through Struga. There is a new road as of mid-2011 from Prizren to Tirana (great highway for most of the time) and so it is not only shorter through Kosovo but much faster too.<br />
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=== North-East towards [[Serbia]], East towards [[Bulgaria]], South towards [[Greece]] (E75) ===<br />
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From the center of '''Skopje''', get bus #2 (or any other bus that heads for ''Avtokomanda'') eastwards all the way to the last stop. This is the the eastern edge of '''Skopje''' city proper, on the main road east before the turn off north towards [[Serbia]].<br />
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It's around 5 km before the road splits into north ([[Belgrade]], [[Sofia]]) and south ([[Greece]]), so have a sign saying which way you want to go. For north, I recommend a sign saying ''KU'' (in Latin, not Cyrillic since it's the way the car number plates work) for [[Kumanovo]] (the first city before the [[Sofia]] junction), and for south 'VE' for [[Veles]] - the first big city south (I went to [[Prilep]] very easy in march 2011 by using a 'VE' sign and then 'PP' from Veles to Prilep).<br />
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For hitchhiking to the north you can take a bus from the train station of Skopje to the direction of Kumanovo, and tell the bus driver to drop you at the pay-toll before Kumanovo. The bus is really cheap, and at the pay-toll you have a good chance to find a lift. If the bus driver doesn't understand English you can use the words "autostop" and "patarina", which means pay-toll. When you are at a pay-toll, also the coaches will stop to ask you if you want to go with them, but not for free. But be careful, a bus ticket from Skopje to Belgrade isn't more like 20 euro.<br />
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After the Serbian border the motorway from Macedonia turns into a normal road, but as it is the only road from Skopje to Belgrade, you have the same amount of traffic like on the motorway.<br />
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The E871 road towards Sofia splits off a few kilometers after Kumanovo. On Sundays, however, there are very few cars at the [[Kriva Palanka-Kyustendil border crossing]], and from Skopje on Sundays it may well be faster to go up to [[Niš]] in [[Serbia]] and then back down into Bulgaria instead of choosing this crossing.<br />
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*''After hitchhiking quite a few times out of Skopje in November and December 2011, I believe that it is best to take any bus (there are many of them going there) to Avtokomanda and leave the bus like 2 or 3 stops after Avtokomanda itself (a place where city buses are left for night). The stop is situated as soon as the bus goes off the main road leading out of the city. This will take place after passing under a bridge. Directly there you will see a petrol station which was always full of cars. I would get a lift there not more than after 5 or 10 minutes on average. I spoke few sentences in Macedonian (related to asking for a ride especially) and knew Russian so that enabled me to address all the people. So I guess there is no point in taking buses all the way to patarinas near Kumanovo etc. Half of the cars at this petrol station go to Kumanovo anyway. This is the place [http://g.co/maps/abd3e on the map]. Good luck! [[User:Rozwal|Rozwal]]''<br />
*Definitely agree with Rozwal, i have been brought to an enormous truck park 5-10 km after the petrol station in avtokomanda and wasted there 4hrs (july 2012)..so wait at the petrol station, lots of people go at least till kumanovo, and there there is another big petrol station. Alternative is also hitch on the motorway trucks and cars do stop even when they go 100km/h..<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
Free option is going up to Vodno mountain or Matka canyon and camp there. Vodno u an reach also by foot if not there is a bus taking u until the funiculair (pretty expensive) and after u continue by foot. Matka by foot is a bit more far (10 km) but easy to hitch to and also there's public transportation leading u there. If u r without tent on Vodno top there are also some empty wooden houses perfect to sleep inside with a mat. [[Fedecicco|Fedecicco]]<br />
If you're looking for a Hostel, check the Internet. There is a big choice of good places meanwhile.<br />
To take a taxi is around 1 euro at most.<br />
If you don't mind burning the midnight oil, there's an all night game/internet cafe at the train station called "Insomnia gaming club". 40 dinars an hour. Exchange office can also be found, downstairs.<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Location<br />
|country = Macedonia<br />
|map = <map lat='41.122' lng='20.8' zoom='13' view='3' /><br />
|pop = 56'000<br />
|plate = OH<br />
|motorways = {{E|65}}<br />
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'''Ohrid''' is a town in the southwest of [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] on the shore of the big lake Ohrid.<br />
It has lots of sights, so you can expect many tourists there, especially during the school holidays. There is a lot of business in the town. Already in ancient times Ohrid was a important town on the road ''via egnatia'', which led from [[Rome]] to the former [[Istanbul|Constantinople]]. The influence of the different times and religions (muslim and orthodox christians) can be seen and makes this town very impressing.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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'''North, direction STRUGA or SKOPJE'''<br />
walk out of the old town direction north-west on BULEVARD TURISTICHKA. You can already try to hitch here with a sign saying KICEVO, OHRID or STRUGA. There is also cheap local transport to Podmolje (6 km), the intersection of the highways to Skopje and Struga. From where it should its easier to catch your specific lift.<br />
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'''South, direction POGRADEC (Albania)'''<br />
Walk out south-east/south on BULEVARD TURISTICHKA. Its about 10 km along the lake till the border and there is many good places to stop a car once you are out of Ohrid.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
A very good spot to wildcamp, inside the city, is right behind the Sv. Sofia church, very central. Behind it (opposite part of the square), there is a road leading to the beach, you will notice a theatre, where some orchestra play in the night, right beside the theatre you have a little park, very hided and perfectly central, there is also tap water available. You can put your tent everywhere but the best spot is a roof of a little garage, 10-15 metre on the left from the entrance. <br />
On the other side of the city, u have also a beach, but a bit dirty and some weird people around. Better, Sv. Sofia.<br />
For other paying options more than these here below there is also a good list on Wikitravel.<br />
Just walk with your [[backpack]] to the harbour on the lake, there will be some private people who will ask you if you want a place to stay. With them you can go and take a look in the room they are offering to you. Then you can decide weather you want to stay or not. The room should cost between 5 to 12 Euro per night.<br />
Another option to sleep nearly for free is to ask at the orthodox monasteries. They have simple rooms for you and you will probably get something to eat too. It is polite if you give them a donation.<br />
* ''I camped behind Sv. Sofia 2 days, leaving also my tent and backpack alone during the whole day. the spot is perfectly hidden and easy to reach. At night security asked where was i going when i entered the little park but just because lots of people used this park to enter and see the orchestra for free, i explained them i had my tent there and they said no problem.'' [[User:Fedecicco|Fedecicco]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Location<br />
|country = Macedonia<br />
|map = <map lat='41.122' lng='20.8' zoom='13' view='3' /><br />
|pop = 56'000<br />
|plate = OH<br />
|motorways = {{E|65}}<br />
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'''Ohrid''' is a town in the southwest of [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] on the shore of the big lake Ohrid.<br />
It has lots of sights, so you can expect many tourists there, especially during the school holidays. There is a lot of business in the town. Already in ancient times Ohrid was a important town on the road ''via egnatia'', which led from [[Rome]] to the former [[Istanbul|Constantinople]]. The influence of the different times and religions (muslim and orthodox christians) can be seen and makes this town very impressing.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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North, direction STRUGA or SKOPJE<br />
walk out of the old town direction north-west on BULEVARD TURISTICHKA. You can already try to hitch here with a sign saying KICEVO, OHRID or STRUGA. There is also cheap local transport to Podmolje (6 km), the intersection of the highways to Skopje and Struga. From where it should its easier to catch your specific lift.<br />
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South, direction POGRADEC (Albania)<br />
Walk out south-east/south on BULEVARD TURISTICHKA. Its about 10 km along the lake till the border and there is many good places to stop a car once you are out of Ohrid.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
A very good spot to wildcamp, inside the city, is right behind the Sv. Sofia church, very central. Behind it (opposite part of the square), there is a road leading to the beach, you will notice a theatre, where some orchestra play in the night, right beside the theatre you have a little park, very hided and perfectly central, there is also tap water available. You can put your tent everywhere but the best spot is a roof of a little garage, 10-15 metre on the left from the entrance. <br />
On the other side of the city, u have also a beach, but a bit dirty and some weird people around. Better, Sv. Sofia.<br />
For other paying options more than these here below there is also a good list on Wikitravel.<br />
Just walk with your [[backpack]] to the harbour on the lake, there will be some private people who will ask you if you want a place to stay. With them you can go and take a look in the room they are offering to you. Then you can decide weather you want to stay or not. The room should cost between 5 to 12 Euro per night.<br />
Another option to sleep nearly for free is to ask at the orthodox monasteries. They have simple rooms for you and you will probably get something to eat too. It is polite if you give them a donation.<br />
* ''I camped behind Sv. Sofia 2 days, leaving also my tent and backpack alone during the whole day. the spot is perfectly hidden and easy to reach. At night security asked where was i going when i entered the little park but just because lots of people used this park to enter and see the orchestra for free, i explained them i had my tent there and they said no problem.'' [[User:Fedecicco|Fedecicco]]<br />
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[[de:Ohrid]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Dubrovnik&diff=68859Dubrovnik2013-03-28T17:18:12Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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|country = Croatia<br />
|map = <map lat='42.65' lng='18.1' zoom='12' view='0' /><br />
|pop = 44,000<br />
|plate = DU<br />
|motorways = {{E|65}}<br />
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'''Dubrovnik''' is a nice town in the far south of [[Croatia]]. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage site and nearly over run by tourists in the summer months, it is extremly difficult to CS in this place.<br />
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There is a [[hitchhiking a boat|ferry]] to [[Bari]], [[Italy]] departing in Dubrovnik. The town is close to the border to [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Montenegro]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North ===<br />
Hitchhiking north out of Dubrovnik - does require some patience, all the rest areas seem to be located on the coast, making it difficult to find a good area. The spot I found worked, although I waited an hour. Go the the main bus station, in the north. Cross the road and keep walking north and look for steps leading up the hill side. If find yourself under the bridge, you have gone too far. If you follow the path, it will lead you all the way up to the E65. Then, cross the bridge and continue across to the other side, where you will find a rather small pull in spot. This is the only spot I could find for hitchhiking north out of Dubrovnik. Make sure you stay behind the barrier and make yourself as visible as possible, because the pull in spot is not long and the drivers can't see it from far away. Halfway up the path to the E65 that you would have taken, is an awesome stealth camping spot. Ok, so when you get about halfway up the path (probably a good idea to check it out during the day, was a little scary when I found it at 1.30am, drunk) if you look to your left, you should be able to see a metal railing, at the bottom of a fairly steep slope like 3 metres long or something. Be careful. Then turn to your right, with the railing on your left and walk along. There are some pretty annoying bushes that will probably scratch you, but hey, it seems to keep other people out. And then you should be finding yourself with about 1 to 2 metres between the railing and the cliff behind, just enough space to lie down, in a secluded spot with a great view. Enjoy ;-) However, be very careful and use a torch, as there are sudden drops in many places and walking here without light is dangerous.<br />
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Option 2: Nothing complicated. There are bus stops on the Jadranska Cesta. I stood at the one opposite to the Lodpudska Ulica with a HUGE sign "Ploče". Literally 1 minute later, the first car passed by pulled over and took me to Ploče.<br />
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=== East towards [[Montenegro]] {{E|65}} 8 ===<br />
[[File:DSCI0111.JPG|left|thumb|[[User:Quarim|Quarim]]'s backpack with a [[Montenegro]] [[signs|sign]] in front of the historic old town of Dubrovnik]]<br />
Hitchhiking out of Dubrovnik - which is the last major town in the south of Croatia - does not seem that difficult, although it might require quite some luck. Just climb up to the coastline road and hitchhike on the E65. A couple of kilometers after the city, there is a scenic view with a cafe and a large parking space, large enough to stop a truck. IMPORTANT! If you are already on the part of E65 close to the old town, DONT move any further east! For the next 2,5 km there is not much space to walk - not to mention to stop for the cars because of crash barriers, and you will have to walk it all. Its a very scenic - but also not very safe walk, in case you want to give it a try.<br />
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Most drivers, though, are heading mainly towards either [[hitchhiking a plane|airport]] or the small town of [[Gruda]]. It is still about 10 km from there to the [[Montenegro-Croatian border crossing]] between [[Herceg Novi|Herceg-Novi]] (Montenegro) near Gruda (Croatia). Since the traffic is pretty low on that road - especially in the late afternoon/evening - you will need some luck to find someone crossing the border and willing to take you. Most probably you will be picked up by some tourists.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
[[File:IMG_0661.jpg|left|thumb|[[User:axler8|axler8]]'s backpack at his scenic stealth camping spot, just before the bridge at the north part of Dubrovnik]]<br />
<br />
=== Stealth Camping ===<br />
Along the coastline road there are plenty of places where you can put up a sleeping bag, though few places large enough for a tent. However, be very careful and use a torch, as there are sudden drops in many places and walking here without light is dangerous.<br />
<br />
=== Hostel ===<br />
Sleeping in a Hostel in Dubrovnik is an option which costs around EUR 13 per night. You can be unlucky in the summer months where it might be booked out if you appear without reservation. Check pages like hostelworld.com or hostelbookers.com.<br />
<br />
=== CS, HC ===<br />
It seems to be very hard to get someone who will host you. Because Dubrovnik is loved by tourists, couchsurfers from this town are spammed by requests and will probably not answer.<br />
<br />
=== Port of Dubrovnik ===<br />
<br />
500 metres from the main bus station in the direction of the old town is the "port of Dubrovnik", which is open 24 hours a day. In summer, the place may be a bit noisy and inconvient to get some sleep, however, in other times of the year it would generally provide a good night's sleep especially if it's cold or raining.<br />
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[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E80]]<br />
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[[de:Dubrovnik]]<br />
[[fr: Dubrovnik]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Dubrovnik&diff=68763Dubrovnik2013-03-24T00:16:49Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Location<br />
|country = Croatia<br />
|map = <map lat='42.65' lng='18.1' zoom='12' view='0' /><br />
|pop = 44,000<br />
|plate = DU<br />
|motorways = {{E|65}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Dubrovnik''' is a nice town in the far south of [[Croatia]]. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage site and nearly over run by tourists in the summer months, it is extremly difficult to CS in this place.<br />
<br />
There is a [[hitchhiking a boat|ferry]] to [[Bari]], [[Italy]] departing in Dubrovnik. The town is close to the border to [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Montenegro]].<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North ===<br />
Hitchhiking north out of Dubrovnik - does require some patience, all the rest areas seem to be located on the coast, making it difficult to find a good area. The spot I found worked, although I waited an hour. Go the the main bus station, in the north. Cross the road and keep walking north and look for steps leading up the hill side. If find yourself under the bridge, you have gone too far. If you follow the path, it will lead you all the way up to the E65. Then, cross the bridge and continue across to the other side, where you will find a rather small pull in spot. This is the only spot I could find for hitchhiking north out of Dubrovnik. Make sure you stay behind the barrier and make yourself as visible as possible, because the pull in spot is not long and the drivers can't see it from far away. Halfway up the path to the E65 that you would have taken, is an awesome stealth camping spot. Ok, so when you get about halfway up the path (probably a good idea to check it out during the day, was a little scary when I found it at 1.30am, drunk) if you look to your left, you should be able to see a metal railing, at the bottom of a fairly steep slope like 3 metres long or something. Be careful. Then turn to your right, with the railing on your left and walk along. There are some pretty annoying bushes that will probably scratch you, but hey, it seems to keep other people out. And then you should be finding yourself with about 1 to 2 metres between the railing and the cliff behind, just enough space to lie down, in a secluded spot with a great view. Enjoy ;-) However, be very careful and use a torch, as there are sudden drops in many places and walking here without light is dangerous.<br />
<br />
Option 2: Nothing complicated. There are bus stops on the Jadranska Cesta. I stood at the one opposite to the Lodpudska Ulica with a HUGE sign "Ploče". Literally 1 minute later, the first car passed by pulled over and took me to Ploče.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Montenegro]] {{E|65}} 8 ===<br />
[[File:DSCI0111.JPG|left|thumb|[[User:Quarim|Quarim]]'s backpack with a [[Montenegro]] [[signs|sign]] in front of the historic old town of Dubrovnik]]<br />
Hitchhiking out of Dubrovnik - which is the last major town in the south of Croatia - does not seem that difficult, although it might require quite some luck. Just climb up to the coastline road and hitchhike on the E65 to the South. A couple of kilometers after the city, there is a scenic view with a cafe and a large parking space, large enough to stop a truck. If you have no luck alongside the road closer to the city, you can walk down to this point.<br />
<br />
Most drivers, though, are heading mainly towards either [[hitchhiking a plane|airport]] or the small town of [[Gruda]]. It is still about 10 km from there to the [[Montenegro-Croatian border crossing]] between [[Herceg Novi|Herceg-Novi]] (Montenegro) near Gruda (Croatia). Since the traffic is pretty low on that road - especially in the late afternoon/evening - you will need some luck to find someone crossing the border and willing to take you. Most probably you will be picked up by some tourists. <br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
[[File:IMG_0661.jpg|left|thumb|[[User:axler8|axler8]]'s backpack at his scenic stealth camping spot, just before the bridge at the north part of Dubrovnik]]<br />
<br />
=== Stealth Camping ===<br />
Along the coastline road there are plenty of places where you can put up a sleeping bag, though few places large enough for a tent. However, be very careful and use a torch, as there are sudden drops in many places and walking here without light is dangerous.<br />
<br />
=== Hostel ===<br />
Sleeping in a Hostel in Dubrovnik is an option which costs around EUR 13 per night. You can be unlucky in the summer months where it might be booked out if you appear without reservation. Check pages like hostelworld.com or hostelbookers.com.<br />
<br />
=== CS, HC ===<br />
It seems to be very hard to get someone who will host you. Because Dubrovnik is loved by tourists, couchsurfers from this town are spammed by requests and will probably not answer.<br />
<br />
=== Port of Dubrovnik ===<br />
<br />
500 metres from the main bus station in the direction of the old town is the "port of Dubrovnik", which is open 24 hours a day. In summer, the place may be a bit noisy and inconvient to get some sleep, however, in other times of the year it would generally provide a good night's sleep especially if it's cold or raining.<br />
<br />
[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E80]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Dubrovnik]]<br />
[[fr: Dubrovnik]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Leipzig&diff=65103Leipzig2012-10-20T09:13:49Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.34905637539417' lng='12.192935943603516' zoom='13' view='3' /><br />
|state = Saxony<br />
|pop = 512.000<br />
|plate = L<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|9}} {{Ade|14}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Leipzig''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[Saxony]], and is famous for its alternative scene. Check out Plagwitz, Südvorstadt and Connewitz if you're there.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]], South towards [[Munich|München]] {{Ade|9}} ===<br />
<br />
;First option<br />
Take the bus #131 from the city center towards ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Holländische Mühle'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before the direct ramp onto the {{Ade|9}}. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!<br />
<br />
;Second option<br />
It's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station. Follow the road for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket, and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights, there's a small bay where cars can stop easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14}} ===<br />
<br />
There is a brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Aral"-petrol station which is the last one before the Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto the {{Ade|9}} to Berlin. <br />
<br />
Take tram 16 with or without a 2,30 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the station but it's worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left. <br />
<br />
Asking people for a lift towards Berlin on the {{Ade|9}} or towards Magdeburg on the {{Ade|14}} (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.<br />
Do keep in mind that the first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[:de:Köckern Ost|Köckern Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|9}} whereas it would be '''[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|14}}.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Dresden]] {{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===<br />
[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]<br />
<br />
;First option<br />
Take the Tram #15 or #2 from the city center towards ''Meusdorf'' and get out at the last station. Go 250 Meters further to the next bus stop. This is the best spot to [[Dresden]] over {{Ade|38}} and {{Ade|14}}/{{Ade|4}}.<br />
<br />
Please check whether the road works still go on as posted on hitchbase, section Meusdorf! <br />
<br />
<small> Update 2010-11-05 by [[User:Jeensg|jeensg]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Roadworks still go on (like one year to go), but eventually still people passing by and good spot with big Bus stop and gas station afterward, where you can ask and also stand with sign!!! Driver told, that most traffic now is going via B2!</small><br />
<br />
<br />
;Second option<br />
<br />
On Permoser Straße there are three gas stations, first Aral, then HEM and lateron bft, which is the closest to the motorway. Since there are not necessarily a lot of people to ask getting gas, it's recommendable to have a sign saying "A14 [Dresden]". [[User:Dizzy|Dizzy]]'s waiting time: 15 minutes. <br />
<br />
<small> Update 2010-11-05 by [[User:Jeensg|jeensg]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Entry to motorway is closed! '''Please check before!!!'''</small><br />
<br />
In the direction of Dresden you then have a service area called "Muldental" since a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local traffic.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Erfurt]], [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} ===<br />
[[File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' ({{Ade|9}}).]]<br />
When heading to Belgium highway number 4 is a decent option. There are no comfortable ways (other than luck) to get on the highway to Kassel {{Ade|38}}. Though if there's somebody taking you to the {{Ade|38}} make sure you get a long lift. There is only one service station [[:de:Rohnetal Nord|Rohnetal Nord]] before reaching the {{Ade|7}} near [[Göttingen]]/[[Kassel]].<br />
<br />
You can take bus 131 from Main Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) or Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the way close to the {{Ade|9}} (alight at B181/Dölzig). At the bus stop you can easily get a lift in all directions. All day long heavy traffic yay ;-) [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]]'s waiting times average at 15 mins for direction [[Cologne]] (West) or [[Nuremberg]] (South), 20 mins direction [[Berlin]] (North).<br />
<br />
First you have to go south on the {{Ade|9}}, use a sign "A9 Süd", there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig, there you can find a ride going West - the on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious (but not spacious) and there was a little more traffic when [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was hitching from there on Thursday around noon. <br />
<br />
Right after getting onto the {{Ade|4}} there's a restaurant that's okay during the day ([[User:Guaka|guaka]] found a long ride to almost Giessen from there). There's also a gas station before Erfurt (but after Jena).<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
* Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the {{Ade|14}}. If your driver doesn't mind driving a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at the on-ramp, there is no way to turn around for the driver. <br />
* Actually it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-Ost or Leipzig-Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via {{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden.<br />
* Otherwise, options are the airport where a train is going regularly into the city. <br />
* If traveling the {{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", then let you out at Nova Eventis. There you can easily get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig at the parking with a sign "LE". <br />
:Hitchhiker [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] would rather recommend to ask drivers going off to ''Leipzig''. The road directions are not separated on that side anymore and there is a perfect spot (bus stop) for hitching into the city plus drivers can easily make u-turn going back to the highway.<br />
You could also take the Bus 131, but why should you?<br />
<br />
== Overnight ==<br />
There are several youth hostels in Leipzig. Most of them in the center and two of them even right beside the train station.<br />
<br />
== Public transport - Riding with and without a ticket ==<br />
''the information below does not apply to the S-Bahn city train. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead''<br />
<br />
Using public transportation without a ticket is fairly easy in Leipzig.<br />
<br />
Getting caught without a ticket:<br />
* fine is 40 EUR, payable by bank transfer in about 10 days<br />
* I don't know if there are special rules if you possess a non-German ID<br />
<br />
Anyway...<br />
* Ticket machines outside trams give you unstamped tickets<br />
* You can validate tickets in both trams and buses, the machines ''beep'' when you do so (''check if there is a ticket stamping machine in the rear of the bus'')<br />
* Inside most trams, there's a ticket machine that gives you a stamped ticket (''just hanging around there won't serve as excuse if you get busted'')<br />
* Bus drivers also sell stamped tickets<br />
<br />
* You could buy a (short range, if you're on low money) ticket and keep it unstamped<br />
<br />
* Most transportation rules for German public transport are along the lines that you have to present a valid ticket if you're asked to do so<br />
* '''You need to get the ticket stamped ''before'' the traffic control reaches you'''<br />
* If you've got an unstamped ticket, you can argue that you didn't know about validating it - the tourist act usually works<br />
<br />
* After 20:00, you usually need to get in buses at the front and show your ticket to the bus driver<br />
<br />
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[[Category:Saxony]]<br />
[[Category:E51]]<br />
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[[de:Leipzig]]<br />
[[fr:Leipzig]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Leipzig&diff=65102Leipzig2012-10-20T09:08:46Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|map = <map lat='51.34905637539417' lng='12.192935943603516' zoom='13' view='3' /><br />
|state = Saxony<br />
|pop = 512.000<br />
|plate = L<br />
|motorways = {{Ade|9}} {{Ade|14}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Leipzig''' is a city in the [[Germany|German]] ''Bundesland'' [[Saxony]], and is famous for its alternative scene. Check out Plagwitz, Südvorstadt and Connewitz if you're there.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]], South towards [[Munich|München]] {{Ade|9}} ===<br />
<br />
;First option<br />
Take the bus #131 from the city center towards ''Dölzig'' and get out at ''Holländische Mühle'', one stop before the ''Nova Eventis'' center. This spot is some meters before the direct ramp onto the {{Ade|9}}. Try to find your ride here towards [[Berlin]] or [[Munich]]!<br />
<br />
;Second option<br />
It's also possible to get to the spot described above with tram #7 in direction ''Böhlitz-Ehrenberg''. Get out at the tram stop ''Georg-Schwartz-Strasse/Merseburger Strasse''. From there, walk back some 10m towards the main road and walk right towards the ''Aral'' petrol station. Follow the road for 200m until you passed a ''Lidl'' supermarket, and after that some meters further you'll find a bus stop (''Lindenau Friedhof''). From there you can easily hitchhike a ride towards ''Dölzig'' and/or the motorway. Make sure to get out at the last traffic lights before the motorway. Just behind the traffic lights, there's a small bay where cars can stop easily. A sign might be useful. Hitchhiking ~800m further directly at the [[on-ramp]] is pretty dangerous, there's no place for cars to stop and traffic passes by pretty fast.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Berlin]] and [[Magdeburg]]/[[Hamburg]] {{Ade|14}} ===<br />
<br />
There is a brilliant spot to ask people for lifts at an "Aral"-petrol station which is the last one before the Autobahn {{Ade|14}} that also leads onto the {{Ade|9}} to Berlin. <br />
<br />
Take tram 16 with or without a 2,30 Euro-Ticket in the direction of Messegelände and get off at "Hornbach Baumarkt" from here it's a '''15mins walk''' to the station but it's worth it. Walk in the same direction as the tram and take an immediate right onto "Dübener Landstraße" along the parking lot of the big hardware store. After passing the bridge over the B2 it becomes Nathusiusstraße. Keep walking straight until you reach Ztschortauer Straße where you turn left and walk another 300 metres until you see the "Aral"-petrol station on your left. <br />
<br />
Asking people for a lift towards Berlin on the {{Ade|9}} or towards Magdeburg on the {{Ade|14}} (which is also the way to go for Hamburg) usually works just fine here.<br />
Do keep in mind that the first rest stop going north from here will be '''[[:de:Köckern Ost|Köckern Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|9}} whereas it would be '''[[:de:Plötzetal Ost|Plötzetal Ost]]''' on the {{Ade|14}}.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Dresden]] {{Ade|14}} {{Ade|38}} ===<br />
[[File:Hitching spot leipzig.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Spot in Leipzig described in Option 2 for hitchhiking North or South]]<br />
<br />
;First option<br />
Take the Tram #15 or #2 from the city center towards ''Meusdorf'' and get out at the last station. Go 250 Meters further to the next bus stop. This is the best spot to [[Dresden]] over {{Ade|38}} and {{Ade|14}}/{{Ade|4}}.<br />
<br />
Please check whether the road works still go on as posted on hitchbase, section Meusdorf! <br />
<br />
<small> Update 2010-11-05 by [[User:Jeensg|jeensg]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Roadworks still go on (like one year to go), but eventually still people passing by and good spot with big Bus stop and gas station afterward, where you can ask and also stand with sign!!! Driver told, that most traffic now is going via B2!</small><br />
<br />
<br />
;Second option<br />
<br />
On Permoser Straße there are three gas stations, first Aral, then HEM and lateron bft, which is the closest to the motorway. Since there are not necessarily a lot of people to ask getting gas, it's recommendable to have a sign saying "A14 [Dresden]". [[User:Dizzy|Dizzy]]'s waiting time: 15 minutes. <br />
<br />
<small> Update 2010-11-05 by [[User:Jeensg|jeensg]] 23:03, 7 November 2010 (CET): Entry to motorway is closed! '''Please check before!!!'''</small><br />
<br />
In the direction of Dresden you then have a service area called "Muldental" since a lot of people turn of before Dresden so that you can use also the rather local traffic.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Erfurt]], [[Cologne|Köln]], [[Belgium]] {{Ade|4}} ===<br />
[[File:CraigChristmasHitch.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Santa Claus [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] hitching bus stop near ''Leipzig West'' ({{Ade|9}}).]]<br />
When heading to Belgium highway number 4 is a decent option. There are no comfortable ways (other than luck) to get on the highway to Kassel {{Ade|38}}. Though if there's somebody taking you to the {{Ade|38}} make sure you get a long lift. There is only one service station [[:de:Rohnetal Nord|Rohnetal Nord]] before reaching the {{Ade|7}} near [[Göttingen]]/[[Kassel]].<br />
<br />
You can take bus 131 from Main Station (Leipzig Hauptbahnhof) or Merseburgerstrasse that will take you all the way close to the {{Ade|9}} (alight at B181/Dölzig). At the bus stop you can easily get a lift in all directions. All day long heavy traffic yay ;-) [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]]'s waiting times average at 15 mins for direction [[Cologne]] (West) or [[Nuremberg]] (South), 20 mins direction [[Berlin]] (North).<br />
<br />
First you have to go south on the {{Ade|9}}, use a sign "A9 Süd", there's a gas station on the highway 30 km south from Leipzig, there you can find a ride going West - the on-ramp on the side away from Leipzig is slightly more spacious (but not spacious) and there was a little more traffic when [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was hitching from there on Thursday around noon. <br />
<br />
Right after getting onto the {{Ade|4}} there's a restaurant that's okay during the day ([[User:Guaka|guaka]] found a long ride to almost Giessen from there). There's also a gas station before Erfurt (but after Jena).<br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
* Hitchhiking into the city can be difficult, especially if traveling along the {{Ade|14}}. If your driver doesn't mind driving a 10 km detour, you can get off at Leipzig-Nord. Don't get off at the on-ramp, there is no way to turn around for the driver. <br />
* Actually it is fairly easy to get off at Leipzig Nord-Ost or Leipzig-Ost, where you have possibilities for the driver to turn around and the tram is within 1 km reach. If coming from south-east, lot of drivers go in via {{Ade|38}}. In both cases you can use the directions given in the two optionjs for getting onto {{Ade|14}} direction Dresden.<br />
* Otherwise, options are the airport where a train is going regularly into the city. <br />
* If traveling the {{Ade|9}}, you can best get off at Leipzig-West. The driver can go off to "Einkaufszentrum", then let you out at Nova Eventis. There you can easily get a car to the center just hitchhike anywhere near the exit for Leipzig at the parking with a sign "LE". <br />
:Hitchhiker [[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] would rather recommend to ask drivers going off to ''Leipzig''. The road directions are not separated on that side anymore and there is a perfect spot (bus stop) for hitching into the city plus drivers can easily make u-turn going back to the highway.<br />
You could also take the Bus 131, but why should you?<br />
<br />
== Overnight ==<br />
There are several youth hostels in Leipzig. There is one about a mile out of the city. It's easily walkable, just head out left from the train station's main entrance, and follow the road round to the right. Keep walking past a head shop, and take a left, then a right on a street that runs parallel. Keep walking to the end of the road, then turn left over the bridge over the train tracks. After you've walked over the train tracks, there's an interesting little village made up of wendy houses. Walk through this, heading to the far corner. Turn right, and walk parallel with the train tracks. You should she an old pub in the middle of an HLM type housing estate. Make a note of it, because it does fantastic food. Carry on for about another 200m, then hang a left. The youth hostel is on the left, just on a small service road.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Public transport - Riding with and without a ticket ==<br />
''the information below does not apply to the S-Bahn city train. See [[Deutsche Bahn]] instead''<br />
<br />
Using public transportation without a ticket is fairly easy in Leipzig.<br />
<br />
Getting caught without a ticket:<br />
* fine is 40 EUR, payable by bank transfer in about 10 days<br />
* I don't know if there are special rules if you possess a non-German ID<br />
<br />
Anyway...<br />
* Ticket machines outside trams give you unstamped tickets<br />
* You can validate tickets in both trams and buses, the machines ''beep'' when you do so (''check if there is a ticket stamping machine in the rear of the bus'')<br />
* Inside most trams, there's a ticket machine that gives you a stamped ticket (''just hanging around there won't serve as excuse if you get busted'')<br />
* Bus drivers also sell stamped tickets<br />
<br />
* You could buy a (short range, if you're on low money) ticket and keep it unstamped<br />
<br />
* Most transportation rules for German public transport are along the lines that you have to present a valid ticket if you're asked to do so<br />
* '''You need to get the ticket stamped ''before'' the traffic control reaches you'''<br />
* If you've got an unstamped ticket, you can argue that you didn't know about validating it - the tourist act usually works<br />
<br />
* After 20:00, you usually need to get in buses at the front and show your ticket to the bus driver<br />
<br />
{{hitchbase_city|50}}<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
[[Category:Saxony]]<br />
[[Category:E51]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Leipzig]]<br />
[[fr:Leipzig]]</div>Cyclebearhttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Krak%C3%B3w&diff=61740Kraków2012-06-09T16:55:40Z<p>Cyclebear: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Polish Location<br />
|country = Poland<br />
|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)<br />
|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 754 624<br />
|plate = KR<br />
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'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''<br />
From city center take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.<br />
You can get to the spot also by many buses e.g 172, 238 and get off at '''''Motel Krak'''''. <br />
There are streetlights which allow to hitchhike at night. It's better to write Katowice on your sign, not Wroclaw, seems to be easier to start. There are [[Toll station|toll booths] and [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] on the way to continue in the direction Wrocław/Dresden/Cottbus.<br />
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** '''Recent development:'''<br />
For quite a few months now, the formerly excellent spot near Motel Krak, is undergoing extensive road reconstruction, which according to plans will lead to a giant sort of cloverleaf being constructed here. Although this would be a bad development for hitchhiking here, there is still very little known about how the buses are going to be rerouted, and considering it won't be upgraded to motorway standards, probably not even expressway standards, pedestrian access will likely still be possible, and it could very well be that there will be still some bus stops near this site after the reconstruction. For the time being, however, in my opinion, this site should be downgraded to {{bad}}/{{senseless}} in terms of hitchhiking.<br />
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* '''From [[Petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] in city suburbs'''<br />
From bus stop ''Motel Krak'' (see above) you can walk down the road for about 1.5km or take any bus in that direction and get off at the second stop called '''''Pasternik Cmentarz''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). There's petrol station and small parking for trucks.<br />
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* '''From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''<br />
From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. <br />
If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. <br />
There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.<br />
[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]<br />
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* '''From first gas station on the highway'''<br />
It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra", you will see the gas station from here. Also check [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.<br />
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* '''Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''<br />
For about 10-11 Polish Zloty you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia'''. Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. Its just another 1,5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitch hiking with a KATOWICE-sign already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. I tried this spot in june 2012 and found it a good alternative to the difficult situation that is now at the ''Motel Krak'' spot. It takes about one hour to travel from Krakow main station to Trzebinia, but compared to the other right now existing options, i found it much more comfortable.<br />
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=== North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===<br />
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There are two common places: Start to hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada''''', but it is quite a busy spot.<br />
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A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''. <br />
All these busses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walk, it is about 2km north of the old town. If you go there by bus you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the busses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''.<br />
Magda and Ron decided to try to hitch while waiting for the bus in Opolska estakada and it worked! They found a ride with a truck driver all the way to Warszawa.<br />
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Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead.<br />
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=== East towards [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} ===<br />
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* The best option , is to take a minibus to the town of '''''Bochnia''''', 25 km east from Krakow (costs 5 PLN). The highway doesn't go further than this town. Just stand on the E40, and hitch rides (waiting times should not exceed 15-20 minutes). (more expensive though, since it's actually possible to get a normal bus ride without ticket and not a minibus ride)<br />
* Since 2011, people usualy take the newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''''"Prokocim CPN"'''''. There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck.<br />
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To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka! In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!<br />
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=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} ===<br />
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Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40(operating only on Sundays and day offs) from center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.<br />
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If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK is Rabka. On the split itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, although still a lot of local traffic. You can also take the bus from the main bus station to Rabka. It is 10PLZ. Make sure you tell the driver exactly where to drop you off.<br />
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=== Route to [[Prague]] ===<br />
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Google Maps recommends to go to Prague via Katowice - Gliwice - Chalupki (near the Polish-Czech border) - Bohuman - Ostrava. But: nobody goes from here to Prague, and getting a hitch hike is almost impossible. [[User:Vidhiraj|Vidhi Raj]] was stuck here in Chalupki and then on the Czech border in Bohuman before giving up and heading to Ostrava Central station to catch a train to Prague for 18 Euros. <br />
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Instead: Go Southward. Take a bus in direction of Myslenice and reach the bus stop at Glogoczow. There is a split in the road and you choose the road towards the right hand side. This is a country road and not a highway. The road leads to Wadowice and Bielsko-Biala and further on to Cieszyn. Remember that you have to head to Cieszyn which is a border town between Czech Republic and Poland on the Polish side and then go via Ostrava or Frydek-Mistek in Czech Republic to Prague. Here you will find lots of cars and trucks heading towards Prague via [[Brno]]. The journey takes up to ten hours. Best of luck! :) <br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
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There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).<br />
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