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'''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is situated within a ring road called ''le périphérique'', or ''le périph''. The actual city is actually small but is surrounded by endless suburbs, some of them being linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost, and some other being labelled as outside zones and thus more expensive to reach.<br />
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Note that there is an "outer ring road" to the Paris suburb area, motorway A86 (or ''super-périphérique'') and another wider ring called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed but still used to connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itself, you might want to clarify which ring they are going to take as it may affect the place where you'd want to be dropped.<br />
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== Hitching In ==<br />
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During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the ring road. This is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to drop you (which is often the case). Within the ring area, you are definitely linked to the whole regular fare subway system. <br />
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If you are coming from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which is a normal truck route), chances are that your driver will not drop you on the ring road where it is complicated to stop. A frequent place to get dropped is the first exit South on the A6 called "Rungis". From there, you can reach the Metropolitan subway system with one ticket, then use one to your final destination. You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve''), East ([[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and ''[[péage|barrières de péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses''). It's all about how much you are willing to pay in public transportation, and how daring you are.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] ===<br />
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These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre.<br />
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==== Porte de la Chapelle ====<br />
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This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there take a metro 12 to ''Porte de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the motorway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They aren't overcrowded, and at the same time quite a few cars going up the North stop here for refill; nonetheless, at such places much is depended on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers this place won't make to the TOP10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore rather recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique'').<br />
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==== Aire La Courneuve ====<br />
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[[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']]<br />
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This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2.45). The petrol station [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=5201 ''Aire de Service de La Courneuve''] is about 2 km along the A1, north of Paris. <br />
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Take bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' or bus 250 from '''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (both are on metro line 7) to the stop ''Parc des Sports''. <br />
This bus stop is next to the A1 highway. Just walk to the right from the bus stop, without ever passing under the overpass. Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to the motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill, the wall ends. You can then follow a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station. There is a fence right along the motorway, but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.<br />
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From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at least to the [[toll station]] (''péage'') heading north. This is a 20-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometers after the airport) and everyone has to stop here. It is a great place to get long-distance rides.<br />
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==== Charles de Gaulle ====<br />
''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot.<br />
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It is easy to jump the metro at terminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Maybe the same is true for terminals 1 and 3 but I can't vouch for it.<br />
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From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to the main road. You should see signs for A1 Paris Lille. Keep following these signs until the road splits for A1 Lille. One road goes to the left, under a bridge and there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the right. Stand to the right of the right turn. Cars can stop on a dashed out area to you left or drive a little past you on the right. A couple of cars stopped right a way and I was easily able to get a lift the next service station which had lots of people driving north to Lille, Belgium and Holland. That service station was very busy and it was easy to get a lift as well as a good meal from peoples' leftovers in the restaurant including half a bottle of wine!<br />
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==== Aire de Vémars Est====<br />
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<li>From 'Nation' bus station (also a metro stop) take bus *351 to 'Roissypole' located at Charles de Gaulle Airport (Terminal 3). It's the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the bus.</li><br />
<li>From the coach station there (Gare routière), you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at (D2 in Oct 2013). The ticket costs eur 2€.</li><br />
<li>From the Vémars bus stop walk straight on 'Rue Pierre Curie' (D17) 400m until it merges with 'Rue de la Mairie.' Walk an additional 350m until merged with 'Rue des Vignolles' (D16).</li><br />
<li>On your left the A1 will be clearly visible, as will the 'Aire de Vémars Ouest' petrol station. From here is another 1.25km to any given entrance.</li><br />
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Another useful recommendation is this website, where you can virtually create any route you want to take out of the city. Coupled with Google Maps, it's an excellent tool:<br />
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http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee<br />
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*Note: The 351 bus service does not run on weekends, but the above link can help find an alternate route.<br />
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==== Senlis Péage ====<br />
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This option costs EUR 9 (25% discount under 26) + a local ticket to Gare du Nord. The peage is 50 km North of Paris, near the town of Senlis. <br />
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Senlis has no train station, but you still buy the ticket from a train station. From Paris Nord, go to Chantilly and switch to a bus to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticket. Once there, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "péage" (motorway payment station - people have to stop to take a ticket). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour.<br />
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=== A4 East, towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc ===<br />
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==== Going directly to the ''barrière de péage'' ====<br />
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''This one is the most expensive, longest but takes you the furthest to a great pickup spot. Might be a good choice when you don't speak french. Maybe not so good at night.''<br />
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:It's not longer properly working, they got a new shiny fence; and when you get to the spot, there's a gendarmerie (= cops) building right behind it, so it's impossible to jump it without risk yourself... at least, financially.<br />
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Take RER A4 to the last stop (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''). The train journey length is around 40 minutes (EUR 6 something). Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on Sundays, the ticket costs around EUR 2) which leaves from the bus stop next to the RER train station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'' ([http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/6759.17.html timetable 2010 here]). It takes ten minutes to arrive at the “Truffaut” gardening centre which is beside the péage (stop Coutevroult - Truffaut). From there, walk back a bit and go through what seems to be a police station's parking area and is called "voie de service" on the map - you will get to the green area right outside the péage - and you won't need to jump any of the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy to get rides to [[Metz]] or even straight to [[Germany]]. You might meet people (gendarmes or motorway staff) in that "voie de service" - even if they try to talk you out of it, remember ''it is allowed'' to hitchhike ''in the car park'' by the péage.<br />
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Attention, the bus 59 runs every hour. It is usually timed to start 5 min after the arrival of the RER so hurry yourself up from the train. Follow the signs "gare routière" (bus station). If bus 59 doesn't start before 30 min, consider using bus 34 (see bellow).<br />
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If you decide to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (EUR 1.60, [http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/5134.20.html timetable]) to bus stop "Bailly-Romainvilliers - Place de l'Europe" , then walk for about 2kilometers. You will soon see the motorway A4 and péage. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562,2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll=48.850992,2.833614&sspn=0.012962,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route].<br />
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The ''barrière de péage'' is located [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.854077,2.83959&daddr=&hl=es&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=48.853788,2.839912&sspn=0.003586,0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258,2.830095&spn=0.014346,0.038624&t=h&z=15 here].<br />
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===== Personal experience=====<br />
IHMO (and experience), it's almost impossible to use this spot. I got there, and I tried to talk my way in, but the cops (didn't speak good English) said that "You're not going to get to the péage"... {I walked and hh'ed a lot, until I got a ride to a petrol station, but it was significantly more difficult that the stated in the description, and also, I paid a more money (I'm not completely sure, but I think that the train was like 8/9 euros now, and the bus keeps in 2... so, something like 10/11 euros for a shitty spot)} [[User:Franciscout|Franciscout]], September 2013<br />
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==== Via petrol station ====<br />
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''Quite long trip and a bit expensive. Takes you to a great petrol station. better if you speak french and good day-and-night.''<br />
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The first petrol station is close to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''.<br />
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''You can also try to catch a bus to Bussy St George nr.4 or nr.44 from the metro station ''Gutenberg''.''<br />
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From this station walk South for about 1 km along a bigger road which will lead you to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from there but the needed petrol station will be just a bit more than 2 km from there. You can walk on the grass field next to the motorway. The petrol station is called ''La Ferrière''. Another option to reach this petrol station is to walk through the industrial zone of ''Bussy'' area, to the South of the railway, then reach the bridge over the motorway and follow further by walking on the grass until the actual petrol station (note that as of February 2011, there was a nice-sized fence to hop after crossing the bridge. nothing too difficult, but a big pack makes it harder!). Most of the walk will be on the road which means you will save some time while at the same time such a walk won't be so annoying if you happen to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't wanna go through the fields).<br />
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Here's a [http://maps.google.fr/maps?q=48.828509,2.744594&ll=48.836023,2.723494&spn=0.034406,0.071583&num=1&t=m&z=14 map] for you.<br />
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==== On-ramp to the motorway ====<br />
''This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you're likely to end up either on the petrol station described above or at the péage described ab-above. Not good at night.''<br />
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Take the RER Line A (Red) in direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (EUR 2.70 (2010-11). Leave the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign to the A4. It is a 30 min walk. There is a red light before the onramp. Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers.<br />
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Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station which is within the free motorway network. Toll gate is a bit further.<br />
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==== From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ====<br />
''Chaep, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.''<br />
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You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking. <br />
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Take the metro line 14 to Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the Boulevard down to the bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to have a sign indicating you want to get onto the A4. When cars stop, ask if they are going all the way to the toll station (péage), many drivers turn off the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to continue hitch-hiking from before the toll station.<br />
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=== Getting South or Southwest (A6, A10 or A11) ===<br />
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These spots are close enough to the city to be getting traffic in all southern directions.<br />
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==== Porte d'Orléans ====<br />
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Once the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn't bad nowadays, but it isn't great either. The good thing is that drivers aren't surprised to see people there, and that you don't need to get out of Paris in faraway suburbs. <br />
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''Porte d'Orléans'' is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, traffic here is heavy and fast moving. If you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic. <br />
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Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult". If you are heading directly South, have a sign for Lyon and make sure to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'', roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you).<br />
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Whenever a diplomat travels between Paris and the Orly airport, he'll go through here. Which means that there will be police presence. The police doesn't care about you, but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hour.<br />
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For more personal opinions and experiences check the [[Talk:Paris|talk page]].<br />
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==== Porte d'Italie ====<br />
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Similarly ''Porte d'Italie'' which is not far from ''Porte d'Orleans'' is a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the exit there at the traffic lights there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.<br />
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=== A6 South to [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] ===<br />
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==== Aire de Lisses ====<br />
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This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to have ride without ticket also), a zone 1-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15. '''Aire de Lisses''' is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being after all the branch-offs.<br />
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Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. As of 2010-02, the ID of the train you need was "ZIPE" or "ZOPO" (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). If it's too confusing (it's very confusing), get whatever train that goes to "Corbeil Essonne" and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station '''Villabé''', the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's there: [http://goo.gl/8omQ2W''the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses'']<br />
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[Note, Jan 2014: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the standard central Paris tariff to get into the metro network and then just ride out there.]<br />
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A problem with a petrol station is that leaving trucks can block the leaving cars, so cars won't have chance to stop at all. [[User:Artti|Artti]] stood there three hours without a sign until he walked to the ramp next to the petrol station. There is more traffic and therefore more chance to get ride. Also cars have lot of space to stop.<br />
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==== Aire de Nemours ====<br />
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You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon) and walk 45min to the service area ( http://goo.gl/VUYmh0 ). Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic), far out from Paris (80km), and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutes.<br />
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=== A10 South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] and A11 West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Bretagne|Brittany]] ===<br />
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The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and split from it near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. Then, before the A10 and the A11 would split up, there is the service station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you choose, ask the driver to take you at least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the péage of St-Arnoult. From these places, you can find a driver who takes you on the A10 or the A11 depending on which way you want to go.<br />
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====Pont de Sevres====<br />
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This option costs the price of an underground ticket. It takes you on the beginning of the N118 road which connects to the A10-A11 in about 25 km.<br />
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Take the subway 9 to Pont de Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the bridge, where you can see the signs towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc. The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the red lights. You can try with the cars coming from the direction of the metro station, and also with the cars which came along the river and are turning left to get to the bridge.<br />
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==== Massy Palaiseau ====<br />
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This option costs EUR 4.90, a 1-4 zones ticket. This option is useful to get out of the rings and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs.<br />
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Take the RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there, follow the motoway signs for the A10. There are two options: take a bus from the massive transport lot beside ''Massy-Palaiseau'' station or walk down a motorway ramp nearby. <br />
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'''Motorway ramp option''': Go down the ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy-Palaiseau'' railway, towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach a motorway exit underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Limours-Janvry service station 5 km down the road. <br />
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'''Bus Option''': The first petrol station named Limours-Janvry is situated near the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take either RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau'' From there take the bus 91.03 to ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. The petrol station is situated a couple of km north from the village. To reach it you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers'', a small local road. Once you are there, make sure your driver takes the right road as the A11 starts not far away. It's not easy to find the road to the petrol station. no one in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that route you're looking for. They don't even know that there's a petrol station in the area. write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours.<br />
[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the petrol station map]<br />
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[http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according to some hitchhikers). Really good according to others. Took two guys ten minutes to get a ride and a third guy about the same amount of time to a different place. Lots of trucks and cars passing by!<br />
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==== Péage de Saint-Arnoult ====<br />
You can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on the exit, so if you are on the cheap, you need to pay only the basic metro ticket (some eur 1.33, I think) to get into the underground network in Paris. Once in Dourdan, cross the rail track and turn left and then go straight on the D836 until you reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be able to hitch a car as there are many passing by and the French take easily on small routes if they see you walking. Get off just after the road crosses the autoroute, go left and in a short while, you will reach the péage. Look at the map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, there are lots of cars going through. <br />
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==== Chartres: a spot to go directly on the A11, after it has split from the A10 ====<br />
[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[project 888|888]] event]]<br />
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Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and start hitching from there. You might want to go to the service station ''Chartres-Gasville'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From the train station, take one of many [http://www.filibus.fr/pages/55 buses] that stop at the ''Morard'' station. Here starts bus 12, take it and get off at ''N.Conté'' - some minutes before you arrive there, memorize the route: the bus crosses the motorway, and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right and continues to a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''N.Conté''. Now comes 1 hour of walk: go back to the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow the N10 until you come to a small city. There you encounter the next roundabout, where you turn left. Follow the street, it bends to the right and ends on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn left (north). After 500 meters comes the motorway, continue until you have crossed it. The service station is 400 meters east, so try to pass through the trees on your right and follow the street to the service station.<br />
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== Paris public transport ==<br />
Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 to 14), RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops, lines from letter A to E), buses (lines from number 20 to ...?) and trams (lines from T1 to T4). If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (EUR 12.70 instead of 1.70 each - January 2012). You can travel to the end of RER lines for about EUR 15. If you stay in Paris for several days and will use transport often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (EUR 6.40 for one day inside Paris, zones 1 & 2) - it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation. If you stay for a week or more - consider getting a "Passe Navigo découverte", which is a chargeable card with picture (EUR 5 to make). You can then buy a weekly ticket for EUR 17.20. Note that this replaces the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010.<br />
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You can blackride easily, just check for uniformed controllers before you pass the gates. The easiest way to get in on RER or Metro is to find the entrance where there are doors for people with big luggage. This way you can easily pass with them, several people at a time, no problem. Alternatively you can jump the turnstile if you are fast enough and hold the door thing open after someone has passed. It is quite easy to ask people to go in with them through the baggage gate but also you can just follow without asking. If you do get caught just give your ID and no address. They will ask if you have a French address and you say no. You don't have to sign anything they give you. They should give you a piece of paper with a fine written on it, but since there is no address don't worry.<br />
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=== Metro system ===<br />
Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trains, and ticket controllers seem to employ 1 of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel or station exit and checking all the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed it is easy to see them from a distance unless they decide to hide around the corner); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching the gates and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them directly themselves, or radio-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticket. <br />
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Checks are said never to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings, weekends and the beginning of a new month. Except for the major stations, it is pretty easy to jump over the barriers, or pass through following other people passing to the ticket-zone. Only on major stations one is required to have a validated ticket when exiting. As in some other countries, one can be relax about the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checks.<br />
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=== RER system ===<br />
Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets on trains, and since the RER shares the metro infrastructure, you might be a subject to the checks in similar order mentioned above. It is possible to travel for free, even though you stand a higher chance of being busted. It seems that checks can occur at any time, so the best time to travel for free is a rush hour when controls are impossible due to congestion. The highest risk of being checked seems to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stations. There are 2 big ones, Chatelet and Gare du Nord. If there is control at one of them, try the other. At Gare du Nord it seems the luggage entrance is a little more hidden than at Chatelet so even if there are controllers you can probably pass quickly if there are lots of people around. On some RER stations that are also train stations controllers wait in the tunnels when you go down to change between platforms. <br />
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You often need your ticket to get out of the stations, as price varies according to the distance. Make sure not to lose it as it can be tricky to get out otherwise.<br />
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=== Buses ===<br />
Like in most cities of France, you can walk onto the bus without showing or validating a ticket. Checks are said to be rare, and occur mainly late at night.<br />
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=== Fines and punishments ===<br />
French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it is said it might be possible to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostile. Most commonly they will ask for a EUR 40 fine which can be paid directly in cash or by credit card. Alternatively you can plead poverty, and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to the address and the name written on ID.<br />
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=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport ===<br />
Bus line 350 goes to ''Gare de l'Est'', and line 351 - to ''Place de la Nation''. You're supposed to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks are said rare to occur.<br />
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=== Vélib’ bicycle rental system ===<br />
The grey bicycles a lot of people are riding on can be rent easily. Just look for a rental station within the Peripherique, you can register there with a credit card that is good for EUR 150 credit. A daily rental pass costs EUR 1.70, a week is EUR 8 (January 2012). With these passes you can rent a bicycle for 30 minutes for free as often as you want. Make sure to return it within those 30 Minutes or you will have to pay additional fees. Check the English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lib%27 Wikipedia Vélib' article] for more information. Great and cheap way to get around.<br />
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== Sleeping in Paris ==<br />
[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]<br />
[[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackers, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guests.<br />
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It is also possible to sleep in the ''Champs de Mars'' in front of the Eiffel Tower - police generally lets you sleep until 9 or 10 in the morning. There are many trees that offer you a protection in case of a rain. You can also put up a tent (at night) in a discrete spot although keep in mind that police officers will wake you up around the sunrise. You can also sleep under the bridge at the Seine river on the other side of the Eiffel Tower. During the first European Hitchhikers Week ([[project 888|888]]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Tower.<br />
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There are also good places to sleep in the tunnels of Montsouris, which are part of old railway network. It is a hidden place and maybe the most well-known unofficial entrance to the famous Paris Catacombs. You must climb over a wall near the intersection of Avenue Jean Moulin and Rue de Coulmiers ([http://is.gd/hC1Px Google maps]). <br />
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It is possible to sleep in the catacombs as well. To reach them go down the stairs and turn right. In the middle of the long tunnel there is a hole at the right. Be advised that you should not enter the Catacombs alone or without a person who has a lot of experience climbing around the Paris underground. It is an extremely complicated system of tunnels, perhaps the second largest in the world. In many rooms of the Catacombs you can find a luxury of places to sleep, but you can just as easily get lost in areas where nobody has been or will go for months. The few people who live in the catacombes might become aggressive when you meet them. Sometimes the ground is full of water, around 20cm high. Print a [http://www.google.com/search?q=plan+catacombes map of the catacombes.]<br />
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== Free Showers ==<br />
[http://www.paris.fr/pratique/Portal.lut?document_id=8972&document_type_id=5&page_id=5458&portlet_id=11757 Here] you can find a map of places where you can have free showers in Paris. ''Bains-Douches'' are open from monday to sunday, they open from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., best option is check timetable on Paris' website. Don't go to Bain-douche Castagnary because it is closed! Also you should get there 30 min before the closing time or you will not be allowed inside :)<br />
Showers are free but you need to bring your own soap and towel.<br />
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== Internet ==<br />
Go to Apple Store behind Opera Garnier or to Apple Store under Louvre Museum in the Carrousel de Louvre.<br />
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[http://bibliotheque.equipement.paris.fr/ Libraries] offer free internet. If you have your own laptop it's practically unlimited otherwise it's free just 15 minutes using library's computers.<br />
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On the Avenue des Champs-Élysées there are two fast-food restaurants called Quick, they have free WiFi and also electric sockets and the personnel is not going to bother you because of their use. And there is one Apple store or maybe just a PC store with computers free to use and they also have Internet, but you can't use Facebook and the personal will not allow you to charge your phone there.<br />
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You can surf on the internet for free in the library of Centre Pompidou either you have a laptop or not.<br />
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== Useful links ==<br />
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* [http://www.ratp.fr/ Public transportation of Paris]<br />
* [http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ Trains and regional transports], ticket agency<br />
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[[nomad:Paris]]</div>Mino.ilmagicohttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Beauvais&diff=74258Beauvais2014-02-26T22:54:28Z<p>Mino.ilmagico: </p>
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There are two options, the first is the D1001 which is right beside the airport and probably the best if you've just flown in. The other one (also for Paris) is to walk to the péage at exit number 15 on the A16. There's not a huge amount of space for cars to stop, but it works. Try and stand on the tarmac island right where cars can turn around and go the opposite direction.<br />
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__NOTOC__</div>Mino.ilmagicohttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Jelgava&diff=73631Jelgava2013-12-14T15:21:43Z<p>Mino.ilmagico: </p>
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'''Jelgava''' is a city in [[Latvia]]. For about the equivalent of 1 euro, you can take a regional train from [[Riga]] to Jelgava.<br />
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=== Towards [[Riga]], [[Lithuania]] ===<br />
From the train station in Jelgava, it is about a ten minute walk to a very good hitchhiking spot, to go South, toward [[Siauliai|Šiauliai]], [[Lithuania]] or North toward [[Riga]].<br />
Walk West (left) along Stacijas iela, from the main doors of the station, and you will come to a roundabout. Take the first left on the roundabout, a street named "Lietuvas šoseja", or "Lithuanian motorway". Further along, there is a small intersection, where the E77 meets up into this road. Just straight past the intersection is a great place to stand if going toward [[Siauliai|Šiauliai]], and there's plenty of room for cars to stop. If you make a left at this intersection, cars will be going in the direction of [[Riga]], and there is a bus stop 350 m after the little bridge.<br />
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[[Category:Latvia]]</div>Mino.ilmagicohttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Siauliai&diff=73630Siauliai2013-12-14T15:08:58Z<p>Mino.ilmagico: </p>
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'''Šiauliai''' is a town in northern [[Lithuania]].<br />
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It is an important crossing for railways and roads.<br />
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A road, north-south bound, E77, connects [[Riga]] to [[Kaliningrad Oblast]].<br />
Another road, east-westbound, from [[Vilnius]] and [[Panevežys]], goes to the Baltic Sea, [[Palanga]]. The part after [[Siauliai|Šiauliai]] is an motorway for about 25 km till the town of [[Kuršenai]].<br />
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You can easily see on the map the best spots. They are all reachable by micro-bus or bus.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== Towards [[Joniskis]], [[Jelgava]], [[Riga]] ===<br />
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The spot is located along Tilzes gatve, right after the cross with Ausros gatve, on E77 road heading to [[Joniskis]], [[Jelgava]], [[Riga]]. <br />
Just walk, or take a bus/micro-bus (No. 21, 17, 5a opposite side of the street where the Bus Station is) to the northern part of the city. It's immediately after a petrol station, near a bus stop, and on the right side you will see a road (Ausros gatve) and signs for other directions (Panevezys). Another good spot, a little bit farther from the city, is the first bus stop after the intersection of the E77, around 2 km after the cemetery.<br />
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=== Towards [[Klaipėda]], [[Kaunas]], [[Kryzkalnis]], [[Taurage]] ===<br />
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The spot is located along Tilzes gatve, after you pass a petrol station and the entrance/exit of the supermarket parking, on E77 road heading to [[Kelme]], [[Bubiai]], [[Kryzkalnis]]. Take a bus (No. 21, 18, 7, 13 from the same side of the street where the Bus Station is) and get off at bus stop called "Tilzes" which is just in front of the big supermarket called "Akropolis". Go ahead via Tilzes street till you reach a crossroad. The spot is 50 meters straight after the crossroad. Just stand on the side of the street even there is a fence. Cars [[can]] stop there.<br />
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[[Category:Lithuania]]</div>Mino.ilmagicohttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Rovaniemi&diff=72818Rovaniemi2013-10-13T13:56:21Z<p>Mino.ilmagico: </p>
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== South toward [[Kemi]], [[Tornio-Haparanda]], [[Oulu]] {{European Route Number|75}} ===<br />
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From the city centre, walk south along the street ''Valtatie'' (which is also the north-south highway). Pass the Shell petrol station and the railway tracks, and then hitch from the first bus stop. Waiting times may be long, as most of the traffic is local, but you are in the right place to get a long-distance lift south from drivers coming from Rovaniemi or northern Lapland.<br />
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=== North towards [[Inari]], [[Kemijärvi]], [[Ivalo]], [[Russia]] {{European Route Number|75}} ===<br />
You can stand on any of the bus stops on the National Highway 4 (Sodankylantie). One such stop is just before the Santa Claus village - get there by 40min walk from the city centre, by bus 8 (walk back from the Santa village towards town) or by flying reindeer.<br />
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=== North towards [[Kittilä]], [[Pello]], [[Kolari]], [[Muonio]], [[Kilpisjärvi]], [[Norway]] {{European Route Number|8}} ===<br />
You can stand on the roadside at the beginning of road 79, there is not so much space for cars to stop, and not so much traffic though, but it's the best you can have here.<br />
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== Other useful info ==<br />
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The city library has free wi-fi (ask at the information desk for a username and password) and free toilets.<br />
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[[Category:E75]]</div>Mino.ilmagicohttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Turku&diff=72803Turku2013-10-11T20:00:13Z<p>Mino.ilmagico: </p>
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'''Turku''' (Swedish ''Åbo'') is a coastal city in southwestern [[Finland]]. It has an active harbour, with both commercial and cruise ships going to and from major cities in the region. From Turku, there are motorways leading to all different directions throughout Finland, so make sure you know which motorway is going your way, and always use a [[signs|sign]].<br />
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=== East towards [[Helsinki]] (National Road 1) {{E|18}} ===<br />
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From [[Stockholm]] it is less expensive to taking a ferry to Turku rather than [[Helsinki]], and you can always hitchhike the remainder of the way. The Viking Line cruise ships have free tourist maps of Turku at the information desks on board. Be warned that if you take a daytime cruise (which is about half the price), you will arrive in Turku at night. In the Fall, Winter, and early Spring, that means no daylight for hitch-hiking, and possibly extremely low temperatures, as well. Plus, there might not be much traffic on the icy (or slushy) roadways, since Turku is a rather small city.<br />
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The National Road 1 (European Route 18), being a major road, has a lot of exits to other motorways going to all different directions, but there are a few petrol stations/rest stops in between Turku and Helsinki, so it shouldn't be too hard to find a warm spot indoors between rides. However, since the distance between Turku and Helsinki is not very large, it should also be possible to get there in one single ride.<br />
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==== at the on-ramp ====<br />
The motorway entrance to Helsinki (and a few other places) begins just after the hospital, from the right lane. There is a spot where cars slow down to turn onto the on-ramp, but can also stop & pull over. <br />
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==== Helsinginkatu ====<br />
You can also start from the very beginning of the motorway number 1/the end of the street called "Helsinginkatu". This is just next to both Student village (Ylioppilaskylä) and the University of Turku. Coming from the direction of the harbour and the bus station on "Helsinginkatu", after the bridge take the right side of the street. After the traffic lights there's a bus stop where you can start hitching. A sign is a good idea since there's a lot of cars driving to suburbs of Turku. NOTE: don't walk further than this spot, it gets worse and worse, if Helsinki sign doesn't work try Salo (middle size city on the way yo Helsinki).<br />
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=== North towards [[Tampere]] (National Road 9) {{E|63}} ===<br />
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Buses 1 or 18 go a short distance north of the centre to a crossroads in a neighbourhood called Raunistola. The point at which the motorway to Tampere begins is signposted several hundred metres south of the crossroads, but unfortunately not at the crossroads itself. Look for a small sign reading "[HW] 9", a street sign reading "''Tampereen valtatie''", and an R-Kioski and a small Hesburger side by side. One can hitch from the north end of the parking lot outside of the Hesburger, сars will probably stop in the bus stop next to the parking lot. Use a sign due to the large amount of suburban traffic.<br />
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Another good spot is the last bus stop before the highway begins. It's before traffic lights so cars stop and can see you. For reaching the spot take bus 21 or 23 and get off at stop Prykinkuja. Use a sign!<br />
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The common abbreviation for Tampere is TRE. So you can write this.<br />
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=== West towards [[Åland Islands|Åland]], [[Stockholm]] ===<br />
There are several big ferries from Turku to Stockholm, also stopping on the Åland Islands. <br />
* '''Viking Line:''' You can try to ask people for the free tickets they got on the ferry. A lot of people just use this ferry to buy cheap alcohol on the open sea. If you buy a lot of things in the duty free shop, you get free rides (probably to increase customer loyalty). Ask the drunken people who exit the ferry when it arrives if they can give you one of these free tickets and check in for free!<br />
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You can also join cars boarding the ferry with a 'car package' ticket, as on other European ferries.<br />
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On the Viking Line ferry to Stockholm, you can buy the cheaper ticket until Åland, and simply not get off when the ship arrives. Once on board no one ever asks for your ticket, considering that you don't draw attention to yourself. On deck 2(Anchor deck) there are freely accessible showers. Also, there is a quiet place on the floor to sleep down there, away from all the drunks. <br />
* '''Silja Line:''' ...<br />
* '''FinnLink:''' (only Naantali near Turku to Kapellskär near Stockholm)<br />
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You can also try to hitch-hike via the archipelago between Turku and Åland. You can get a map of the archipelago and the ferries at the tourist info in Turku. There are two possible ways from islands with a street connection to the Finnish mainland to the big islands of Åland via ferry for free (pay only for vehicles): <br />
# North: Osnäs − Brändö, Kumlinge − Hummelvik <br />
# South: Galtby − Sottunga − Långnäs<br />
Check [http://www.alandstrafiken.ax/eng/index.htm alandstrafiken.ax] for more info.<br />
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Viking Line Timetable and prices: http://www.vikingline.fi/timetables/timetables/timetables/<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Forssa]], [[Riihimäki]], [[Hämeenlinna]] (National Road 10) ===<br />
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A good place is about 4km from the centrum of Turku, on Hämeenlinnantie, at the crossroad of Nummi and Halinen. There is a bus stop there, and the correct bus is #4. Leave the bus at the Nummi library and walk 100m to the crossroads. <br />
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Or walk 6km on Hämeenlinnantie past the motorway ramps of Porintie. On the hill there is a bus stop, which is probably the best place to hitch-hike out of Turku.<br />
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You can also go to Lahti this way. In that case, go via Riihimäki.<br />
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== Free Internet hotspots & lockers==<br />
The library at ''Linnankatu/Kauppiaskatu'' (Slottsgatan/Köpmansgatan) has free lockers (only 30 cm wide) and free internet access for 15 minutes. To reserve an hour at the computers for you, you can ask at the desk next to the computers. <br />
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=== Sleeping outside ===<br />
To catch the morning ferry to Sweden, [[User:Scandinaïve|Scandinaïve]] slept in the bushes not far from the castle ''Turun Linna'' twice and considers it a safe place. Better stay out of sight and beware of ticks. The eastern riverside north of the big bridge (Helsinginkatu) was a calm place for [[User:Scandinaïve|Scandinaïve]]'s tent. <br />
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[[fi:Turku]]</div>Mino.ilmagicohttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Oulu&diff=70831Oulu2013-08-13T12:57:42Z<p>Mino.ilmagico: </p>
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<div>'''Oulu''' is a town in [[Finland]].<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== Southwest towards [[Vaasa]] {{European Route Number|8}}, South towards [[Jyväskyla]], [[Kuopio]] {{European Route Number|75}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1 ====<br />
Take bus 25Y from the city centre until the last stop, ''Neitsytkorventie'' in the neighbourhood of Metsokangas. Then walk west along the street ''Neitsytkorventie'' until it becomes ''Ouluntullintie''. Continue walking west on ''Ouluntullintie'' and cross over the motorway. There's a Neste petrol station and a convenient bus stop on the motorway entrance to hitchhike from.<br />
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The motorway ends about 20 km south of Oulu and splits into the E8 (national road 8) going southwest and the E75 (national road 4) going south.<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
An easier option is to walk west from city centre ca. 2 km along ''Kainuuntie'' road to the highway drive-in. There are traffic lights and just enough space for a cars to stop at least in summer.<br />
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==== Option 3 ====<br />
If you don't find any ride by standing at the road, hitchhike to the ABC Tupos (around 20 km south from Oulu). It's even open 24/7 so you have a place to stay for the night as well. There are many trucks going really far in different directions, the truck drivers are really friendly so it's easy to find a ride for one person. If you are not hitchhiking alone, ask people in the gas station or when they are just about to go to their car where they are going and if they could take you with them. <br />
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If you want to reach directly the best spot to find a straight ride to south, take bus n° 70 from Oulu bus station and get off after Liminka, there is a bus stop right after the roundabout that splits road 8 and road 4. Full traffic, lot of space, very good spot. Bus costs 7,40 € but it really worths if you want to be quite quick. <br />
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[[trash:Oulu]]</div>Mino.ilmagicohttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4&diff=70823Jyväskylä2013-08-12T20:53:54Z<p>Mino.ilmagico: </p>
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'''Jyväskylä''' is a city located in Central [[Finland]], 147 km from [[Tampere]] and 270 km from [[Helsinki]]. There are so many students in Jyväskylä (a third of the total population), people call Jyväskylä "[[Athens]] of Finland". The city may be easy to hitch in or out or not, depending on your luck.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== South-west towards [[Tampere]], [[Turku]] {{Vfi|9}} {{E|63}} or west towards [[Keuruu]] {{Vfi|23}} ===<br />
There's a pretty [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4&sll=61.498023,23.764859&sspn=1.10885,3.534851&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4,+Finland&ll=62.232295,25.735946&spn=0.008457,0.027616&z=16&layer=c&cbll=62.232233,25.73425&panoid=780NvKt-r4IwSf2DBzGK8w&cbp=12,307.61,,0,-3.46 good hh-spot] just next to the university's campus called Mattilanniemi. '''Coming from the center:''' follow the street called '''Kauppakatu''' (the name changes into '''Seminaarinkatu''' and then to '''Alvar Aallon katu'''). Turn left to '''Kramsunkatu'''. There's a bridge for pedestrians over '''Rantaväylä''' to the university campus. Don't cross the bridge but go down the small hill to the "shoulder", the side of the road, of Rantaväylä. Walk a bit closer to the traffic lights.<br />
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Another option is to take bus 14 or 21 to Muurame, 16 km from Jyväskylä, take the ramp to the main road (n°9), walk less than 1 km in direction Jyväskylä until you'll see a gas station, in front of it there is a bus stop with a huge space to pull over, and cars go slow because of speed limit.<br />
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=== East toward [[Varkaus]], [[Kuopio]] {{E|63}}, South towards [[Heinola]], [[Lahti]] {{E|75}} ===<br />
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The intersection for hitchhiking east or south is located east of the city in the suburb of Vaajakoski. Take bus number 3 from Matkakeskus in the city center until the Vaajakoski ABC petrol station (the bus ticket will be around 2€). At the petrol station you can ask drivers or (much faster) thumb directly on the road. There's a nice bus stop if you're going to Kuopio.<br />
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If you are going south, there's not so much space for a car to pull over, but hitchhike right next to the roundabout where cars are going slowly and someone will stop. Don't accept a lift only to Levonmäki, as it's not easy to hitch further from there.<br />
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== Free hotspots ==<br />
[[File:P8230246.JPG|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiking to Jyväskylä]] <br />
* [http://vakiopaine.net/ Baari Vakiopaine] Kauppakatu 6<br />
* [http://www.sohwi.fi/ Bar/Restaurant Sohwi] Vaasankatu 21 ''(password: vodka)''<br />
* [http://www.vihreahaltijatar.fi/ Vihreä haltijatar] Kauppakatu 13 ''(sid: haltsu)''<br />
* [http://www.jazz-bar.com/ Poppari] Puistokatu 2-4 (Ask for password from bartender)<br />
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==Links ==<br />
* [http://www.jkl.fi/lang/ City of Jyväskylä] - Official International version of the site<br />
* [http://kartta.jkl.fi/ Map of Jyväskylä]<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyväskylä Wikipedia: Jyväskylä]<br />
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[[fi:Jyväskylä]]</div>Mino.ilmagicohttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Tampere&diff=70822Tampere2013-08-12T20:00:10Z<p>Mino.ilmagico: </p>
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'''Tampere''' (Swedish ''Tammerfors'') is the "second city" of [[Finland]] with population over 200 000.<br />
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=== South to [[Helsinki]], [[Hämeenlinna]] and [[Turku]] {{E|63}} ===<br />
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Though much traffic there is going towards the suburbs instead of further south, Viinikka crossroads is within walking distance from downtown. Go south from the Orthodox church or the bus station on the east side of the street, then at the intersection cross the street and turn east, and finally turn south after going under the two railroad bridges. There's a bus stop [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/place/957/] across from (closed) a petrol station that gives ample space for a car to stop. Stop is shown on [http://alk.tiehallinto.fi/alk/kelikamerat/kamera-C1850201.html left in this camera]. It's sometimes little bit difficult for drivers to stop here, since they're just coming from big crossroad.<br />
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Additionally you can walk 5min south to the next bus stop, wich is just before traffic lights and drivers see you well before. [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/place/11492/]<br />
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Use a sign because the road divides after some tens of kilometers into the E12 towards to Helsinki and Hämeenlinna and the E63 to Turku, and with a sign you might get a direct ride all the way to your destination.<br />
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If leaving from the Hervanta district, there is a closer option. Walk to [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=&daddr=61.436367,23.846297&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=61.438747,23.845611&sspn=0.013111,0.039697&ie=UTF8&om=0&ll=61.444512,23.854923&spn=0.026217,0.051241&z=14 the crossroads] of Ahvenisjärventie and road #309 (a.k.a. Ruskontie). This it is 15 min walk from the center of Hervanta. There's a deserted 'bus stop' that is an ideal place for hitching. All traffic passing this place goes at least 5km to the crossing of road #309 and motorway #3 (road to Helsinki/Turku). Here there is another bus stop with ample stopping room and abundant traffic where one can soon continue on south. Turn down rides only as far as the suburb, as traffic directly to one's final destination will come soon.<br />
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It's a motorway the whole way from Tampere to Helsinki and with a sign you usually get a direct ride to your destination. If not, it's better to continue hitch hiking onramps (there's usually a bus stop) than on the motorway.<br />
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=== East to [[Jyväskylä]] {{E|63}} ===<br />
[[File:P8230246.JPG|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiking to Jyväskylä]] <br />
Take bus 28 from Keskustori (the city's central square) to the stop Vastarannankatu. Just twenty metres further up the road there's the entrance for the motorway, clearly signposted. It's easy for cars to stop there, but there is little traffic. You can walk a bit further to join the actual motorway, where you have a very large insertion road you can take advantage of, however the cars go too quick, even though they see you very well, they do not want to brake.<br/><br />
The best option is as follows. Walking about 2 km from the place on the picture along the motorway (it's not a highway, it's allowed to walk there), under the bridge and further, it brings you to a gas station, where you can ask people, or stand on a bus stop right beside it. There you have the full traffic, and the cars drive slower, as there is a speed limit.<br />
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=== North-west to [[Vaasa]] ===<br />
Walk from the city center north-west until you´ll walk under a bridge and will see a road and an amusement park behind that. Cross this road, walk west and after maybe 200 metres you'll find a bus stop. This is not the best hitchhiking spot but with some luck you'll get a ride to a better place. Accept these shorter rides to get to a better spot. There are loads of busstops on the way to [[Vaasa]] from where one can hitchhike from. <br />
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== Around the city ==<br />
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You can access internet for free in the main library "Metso" (pääkirjasto Metso). There are about eight standing computers, which you can use for 30 minutes, or maybe a bit longer if there is no queue. Look for the bunch of computers with library users around them, the other stands are for the library database only - you will also discover them when you try to navigate off the library homepage (unsuccesfully).<br />
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There is also an immigrants welcome centre UNIPOINT. Here there are free to use PCs, a mall kitchen and staff that speak English, Suomi, Deutsch that can help you with a range of stuff. Unipoint is open in the day in the old library (vanhakirjasto) in the main square by the main bus station. There are also maps of the city in Unipoint for free. It is run by the council.<br />
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In the main rail station there is a tourist info centre also with free net access. It is on the left past the ticket purchase area.<br />
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There is pay for net access in Tampere airport.<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.tampere.fi/english/ City of Tampere] {{en}}<br />
* [http://www.tampere.fi/english/tourism/ Tampere Tourism] {{multilang}}<br />
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