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'''Warsaw''' (Polish: ''Warszawa'') is the capital and largest city of [[Poland]]. While hitching out, in or just passing through during rush hour can take a bit longer, because there are traffic jams everywhere.
''Due to ongoing constructions for the 2nd metro line all over the city many tram lines changed their route. [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en Check] if the lines mentioned below really exist and go where they are supposed to go to.''
=== West towards [[Poznań]]Take bus 103, 122, 180, 186 or 409 and get off at '''Gen. Maczka''' (Note: bus stops only on request here!). Hitch right from the bus stop where bus 186 in final direction ''Szczęśliwice'' stops. Holding a sign A2 makes the difference to get the ride out. The S8 starts here and eventually changes into the A2 to [[BerlinŁódź]], ([. [Germanyhttp://goo.gl/maps/kizfT Streetview here]]) {{National Road Number Poland|2}} {{E|30}} ===.
There are several options to hitch out of Warsaw in western direction, and Next bigger rest stop on the option you choose depends on your location A2 highway is in the city and your personal preferencesBiskupice - MOP Brwinów Południe.
* '''Option #12: On-ramp Warszawa-Zachód on the S8A2 highway service station MOP Brwinów Południe / Mcdonalds'''
This option involves the least walking and is quite close to the city centre and the western districts(Opposite side of higway are some lakes. To get there you have two different possibilities:Search maps for Wake Family Brwinów)
'''#2:''' Especially during rush hour, there is a faster Alternative way to get to the on-ramp at the A2: Take the ''KM3'' (short for ''Kolej Mazowieckie'') train in direction of [[Łowicz]] or [[Sochaczew]] (sometimes only going to [[Błonie]]) bus 743 from Cmentarz Wolski till Wolica Plochocina end stop and get of at the station ''Gołąbki''. From the pedestrian crossing over the tracks you can already spot the highway's noise barrier to the north-west. Follow the road on the northern side of the train station to the north, turn right at the next crossing and the road should lead you through an under-bridge under the highway after a couple of minutes. After, you cross the road and arrive at the on-ramp described under ''#1''. The whole than walk is around 1,5km. You can take the trains from platform #3 at ''Warszawa Śródmieście'' which is next to the Central Station, but '''not''' the same! It is more East of the Central Station and South to the Palace of Culture and Science. Have Biskupice 5 km (look a look at the timetables and different stations from where bus stop list some buses goes to take the trains on [http://www.mazowieckie.com.pl/site.php5/Show/132.html the website], since they run often just one or two times in an hour.Tickets cost probably a few zlotys, make sure you buy one before entering the train (alternatively you can buy one in the train in the first carother final stop).
* '''Option #23: On-Ramp S8 onramp Warszawa-PowązkowskaZachód'''
* B. Especially during rush hour, there is a faster way to get to the on-ramp at the A2: Take the ''KM3'Option #3: The ' train in direction of [[Łowicz]] or [[Sochaczew]] (unfinishedsometimes only going to [[Błonie]]) toll plaza Pruszków and get of at the station ''Gołąbki''. From the pedestrian crossing over the tracks you can already spot the highway's noise barrier to the north-west. Follow the road on the northern side of the train station to the north, turn right at the next crossing and the road should lead you through an under-bridge under the highway after a couple of minutes. After, you cross the road and arrive at the on A2-ramp described under ''#1''. The whole walk is around 1,5km.
If youYou can take the trains from platform #3 at ''Warszawa Śródmieście''re close which is next to the main railway line in the city and don't mind a bit of walking if that gives you a 100% perfect spot, then you should choose this option.Central Station
From the '''Central Station''' or one Option #4: S2 bus stop on the entry to bypass from southern part of the other stations on the main line (Wschodnia, Śródmieście, Zachodnia, Ochota, etc.), take train ''KM1'' towards '''Skierniewice''' or '''Żyrardów''' (both are good). Occasionally also ''KM7'' goes there. Get off at station '''Brwinówcity''' after around 30min.
Now you have to walk for around 3km to reach the toll plaza. From Take the bus from metro station, walk in northern direction Wilanowska to the square. Make sure to take the right road from here, you have to take the northeastern road called stop '''Żołny'Powstańców Warszawy''(lines 319, 709, 715, 727, 739). Follow that one all Then go back a bit to the way out of the city. At some point direction you'll be able to see arrived under the highway overpass and toll plaza on your turn left. Keep walking just There is a place where a bit more, then when lot of the road bends slightly right you'll see a crossing and a dead-end street going left straight towards southern inhabitants of Warsaw go to A2. There is an unused bus stop on the highwayentrance. There is enough space to stop a truck. Follow The drivers will come around the street and bend, but if you'll stay at the end up right at of the toll plazabus stop they will go slow enough and they will have much time to see you and stop. It is a great place to catch direct car to Łódź, cross to Poznań or even Gdańsk you can change on the road service station (MOP) Nowosady (there are Burger King and start hitching :Shell gas station), if the driver comes to Łódź and you want to go west or north it is important to left before A1 and A2 junction.
* '''Option #45: The old National road92 slower option'''
Like in ''Option #1.2'' take Take the ''KM3'' (short for ''Kolej Mazowieckie'') train in direction of [[Łowicz]] or [[Sochaczew]], but and get out one station further at ''Ożarów Mazowiecki''. [[File:Ożarów Mazowiecki.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The bus stop on Poznańska]]
=== Southwest towards [[Wrocław]] {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}}, [[Łódź]] {{National Road Number Poland|72}},
Get tram 7, 9, 35 from the city centre e.g ''Aleje Jerozolimskie'Option 1', ''Warszawa Centralna'' (Main Train Station), ''Centrum'' (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of '''''Okęcie''''' and get off at the last stop. Then, take bus 707, 728, 807 ('''not''' 715) to ''Janki'', or bus N88, 706 or 807 to ''Plac Szwedzki'' (a stop near ''Janki'' and in front of an IKEA store) and walk back to the stop ''Janki''.
[[File:Warsaw-Wroclaw.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Spot to [[Wrocław]] (in front of Festo building) ]]
* '''Option 1'''
Go to the Metro Station ''Młociny '' and take bus [http://ztm.waw.pl/rozklad_nowy.php?c=182&l=1&a=114&n=6059&o=03&k=B 114]) towards ''Młociny-UKSW'' . Get off at the stop called '''''Dzierżoniowska ''''' (press the stop button as the bus doesn't always stop there; the list of bus stops is within the bus itself and all bus stops are visibly marked). Go back to traffic lights next to '''that'' burger restaurant, there is a lot of space for cars to stop.
* '''Option 2'''
Go to the Metro station ''Plac Wilsona'' and take bus 181 towards ''Cmentarz Północny''. Get off at the stop called '''''Dzierżoniowska''''' and from there you'll see the main road leading northwards. The road is fairly straight and has plenty of good spots to hitch-hike. An additional pro is a McD's located nearby with a toilet free of charge.
Take metro from central railway station to metro station ''Ratusz'Option 3'(note tram 25 has new route) and from there any tram from metro station ''Ratusz'' going east. Get off at '''''Dworzec Wileński''''', walk right down the underground passage, walk out the other side and turn right onto the bus stop (as of Feb 2012 the crossroads are under construction). This is situated beside the big clock on the commercial building next to Carrefour super market. Catch bus 718 and get off at '''''Struga'''''. With optimal changes the whole trip takes about 60 min, but on weekend mornings the bus 718 runs only about every 30 minutes. Note that this bus goes outside of the city limits and an additional ticket is required. The first stop outside the central fare zone is a place loved by controllers, so beware. You can hitch from the traffic lights, there is a street light, which helps [[hitchhiking at night|at night]].- A2 highway service station BEFORE Warsaw - MOP Brwinów Południe / Mcdonalds
Also, if all (Opposite side of the above is bad, higway are some lakes. Search maps for Wake Family Brwinów) Ride a train to railway station Brwinów. When you walk for 30 minutes from down the 718 bus stop (see above), in stairs of the platform turn right and walk direction of Białystoknorth. The road is first called Rynek, later Biskupica, and the road number is 720. Keep following it until you will come to traffic lights that are better for hitch hiking the A2 highway and where more cars stopbefore it turn left. Note that you will have The distance to walk near the motorway for this one, so be careful. is about 3 km Alternative way: bus 743 from Cmentarz Wolski till Wolica Plochocina end stop and than walk to Biskupice 5 km (look a bus stop list some buses goes to other final stop)
If you are heading to Lithuania, you might want to stop at one of the petrol stations located near the border. Last verified: February 2012.
Or from Central Railway Station ('''''Dworzec Główny''''') or from metrostation '''''Politechnika''''' take a bus #502 to the last station '''''Stara Miłosna''''', from here walk to the crossroads with ''Szosa Brzeska'', turn right and walk 500m to the aforementioned '''''Szosa Lubelska''''' stop== Money-saving Tips ==
=== East towards [[Siedlce]] and [[Brest Internet cafe for free: at the Univerisity of Warsaw main campus (Belarusadress: Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28)|Brest]]there is situated free of charge internet cafe for students, [[Minsk]] ([[Belarus]]but none will check your ID. Internet cafe is located in old library building vis a vis main entrance on the 2nd floor. It is open from 08:15 to 20:45. Please be polite:) {{National Road Number Poland|2}} {{E|30}} ===
Get to the '''''Szosa Lubelska''''' station (see above). Try to hitch right from the bus stop at Szosa Brzeska.
Much Vysla river ''Wild camping'' with tents not far from Central bus station/railway - go to Świętokrzyski Bridge cross it and turn left on the first road Wybrzeże Szczecińskie. Walk one minute and you will spot downhill to side of river with the regular buses flat land and trams now have more ticket controllers, as prices small hill with big tree camp on opposite side of tickets have been raisedthe tree. Thats nice place noone see you from the road above. Compared to Also its on the other European cities tickets are still cheap and can be bought everywhereside of bus station Most Świętokrzyski 03 (buses 102, 162, N14, N64 stops here). The easiest is Also a single ticket riverbank there looks promising for 4.40zł, about eur 1,10. tent camping
Controllers are usually undercover, but can be spotted if you know what to look for[[File: They are almost always male, operating mostly in groups of 2. So if you see two guys at the bus stop talking with or looking at each other and then getting in at different doors, be alarmed. Also they usually wear something like a hip belt to carry their controlling stuffW-camping.jpg]]
The longer distance trains are impossible to blackride unless you're clever. You can buy a student ticket if you've got an international student card, because the regular university id from the states (possibly elsewhere) won't work and the controller will have you pay the difference (most of the time).
== Internet ==You can swim in Lake Czerniakowskie, Dziekanowskie Lake, Zegrzyńskie Lake
There's an internet café at the metro station ''Centrum''. Walk up the stairs from where the trains are to the balcony-like floor, it's located here at '''DHL Service''', nr. 2001D. Open all days from 08.00-22.00.
Free internet can be found in the Palace of Culture and Science, take the lift up to the 12th floor. One of the rooms in the corner of the floor has pc's with internet that you can use. Might be advisable to look like a student (or at least not like an unwashed traveller) to avoid being kicked out.== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
There is also free WiFi available in the central station (Dw. Centralna) as of May 2012.{{nomadwiki}}
== Organized/Paid Hitchhiking ==
* [http://www.carpooling.pl/ carpooling.pl], the Polish [[Mitfahrgelegenheit]]
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{{Infobox Polish Location
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'''WJ, WK, WN, WT, WU, WW, WX, WY''
|motorways = {{Apl|2}}
|expressways = S8 (under construction), S2, S79
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'''Warsaw''' (Polish: ''Warszawa'') is the capital and largest city of [[Poland]]. You can cross city very fast by using public transport. Check public transport lines at bus and tram stations. == Hitchhiking out Hitching Out == === West towards [[Łódź]], [[Poznań]], [[Berlin]], ([[Germany]]) {{National Road Number Poland|A2}} {{National Road Number Poland|S2}} {{National Road Number Poland|92}} === '''Option #1: S8 onramp (busstop) Warszawa-Powązkowska'''
Ride a train to railway station '''#1:'''Take the tram 8, 10, 26 direction Brwinów''Os. Górczewska'' and get off at ''Ciepłownia Wola''. There When you can get in walk down the bus 713 stairs of the platform turn right and get off at '''''Mory''''' (walk direction north. The road is first stop on public transport zone 2 (''strefa II''))called Rynek, later Biskupica, and the road number is 720. Walk back around 200m in the direction your bus came from, Keep following it until you pass the on-ramp of the new A2. Most traffic from with a tunnel, then take the city centre will enter first road left and follow it until the A2 through this on-rampservice station. There are traffic lights, so cars have The distance to go rather slow and there walk is a small shoulder to stopabout 3.5 km.Google maps [https://www.google.lv/maps/place/Lotos/@52.1555185,20. 6843505,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x0b81cddde3d7575f link here]
This option involves the least walking and is best when you have quite close to get from the northern city centre and the western districts of the city to a good spot. There's no walking involved, To get there you'll be able to get out of the bus and start hitching right away!have two different possibilities:
A. Take bus 103the tram 8, 12210, 180, 186 or 409 26 direction ''Os. Górczewska'' and get off at ''Ciepłownia Wola''Gen. MaczkaThere you can get in the bus 713 and get off at '''''Mory''''' (Note: bus stops only The first stop on request here!). Hitch right from the bus stop where bus 186 in direction public transport zone 2 (''Szczęśliwicestrefa II'' stops)). Holding a sign with A2 might help to avoid inner city traffic. The S8 starts here and eventually changes into Walk back around 200m in the direction your bus came from, until the on-ramp of the A2 to [[Poznań]]. [http://goo.gl/maps/kizfT Streetview here].snd hitchike there
If you wish to take the old main road DK92 (not advisable if you want to travel fast...) you can use a place which takes a bit more time to reach:
When you get out at the station in ''Ożarów Mazowiecki'' (make sure you keep an eye out for the correct station, Ożarów Mazowiecki only has one sign at the end of the station) just leave the station to the right (facing away from Warsaw) and follow Marii Konopnickiej Street until you reach a bigger street, Poznańska (about 500m). Another few hundred meters to the East you will find a bus stop with plenty of space to stop (it's across the street from the church). It's just one lane, cars are going quite slow and you avoid a great deal of local traffic out of Warsaw. Even though this is the old main road to the West and some drivers (especially trucks) take it to avoid the highway fees, it will probably take longer than using the highway.
=== South towards [[Radom]], [[Kielce]], [[Kraków]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===
Get tram 7, 9, 35 from the city centre e.g ''Aleje Jerozolimskie'', ''Warszawa Centralna'' (Main Train Station), ''Centrum'' (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of '''''OkęcieP+R Aleja Krakowska''''' and get off at the last stop. Then, take bus 707, 728, 807 ('''not''' 715) to ''Janki'', or bus N88, 706 or 807 to ''Plac Szwedzki'' (a stop near ''Janki'' and in front of an IKEA store) and walk back to the stop ''Janki''. From the stop ''Janki'', note that the road splits. The Aleja Krakowska road going left will cointinue on E77 highway. Place next to Aleja Krakowska street 5 has nice place to hitchike. Using a large sign can be very effective.
As for 2020, there's new piece of S8 expressway, which goes around Janki. You can go to '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska''''' as mentioned before. From the there take bus 721 in direction of ''Kosów'' or 728 towards ''Złotokłos''. You can go out on stop ''JankiSękocin Las''(Second one, note that after the crossing & joining with main road splits. The road going east (left) There are two stops with same name, if you get out on first, right one is national road 7 (E77~100m further) where . There's some forest if you can hitch towards Kielcewant to sleep, Radom and Krakówbut not a lot of lights for after sunlight. Using a large sign You can be very effectivealso go further to stop ''Wygoda'' and try on road or gas station there.
=== Southwest towards [[Wrocław]] {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}}, [[Łódź]] {{National Road Number Poland|72}}, [[Katowice]] {{National Road Number Poland|1}} {{E|75}} ===
Get tram 7, 9, 35 from the city centre e.g ''Aleje Jerozolimskie'', ''Warszawa Centralna'' (Main Train Station), ''Centrum'' (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska''''' and get off at the last stop. Then, take bus 707, 728, 807 to ''Janki'', or bus N88, 706 or 807 to ''Plac Szwedzki'' (a stop near ''Janki'' and in front of an IKEA store) and walk back to the stop ''Janki''. From the stop ''Janki'', note that the road splits. The Mszczonowska road going west (right will cointinue on S8 highway. Place next to Mszczonowska street 9 has nice place to your right) is national road 8 (E67)hitchike. Further down the road there is Using a wide shoulder where you large sign can hitch, but cars go quite fast here. If you find it hard hitchhiking there, you can walk about 3 km down the road to a McDonaldsbe very effective. '''Option 2''' - AMIC Energy gas station / MOP Urzut rest stop ''' There's also is a petrol AMIC Energy gas station, it may be effective / MOP Urzut rest stop about 5 km after Nadarzyn town. Get by bus 733 to hitchhike from there, as many drivers the bus stop there before longer journeys.Urzut and walk 1 km forward
=== North and northwest towards [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Olsztyn]] {{National Road Number Poland|51}} and [[Toruń]], [[Bydgoszcz]] {{National Road Number Poland|10}} ===
A good place to hitch from near the bus stop ''Dzierżoniowska'' (you need to press STOP for that busstop). To get here, either take bus 114 from metro ''Młociny'' in the direction ''Młociny-UKSW'', or take bus 181 from the metro station ''Plac Wilson'' in the direction ''Cmentarz Północny''. Once you get off the bus at ''Dzierżoniowska'', you can see the main road going north and there are several places to stand. Best is trafic lights next to McDonald. === Northeast towards [[Białystok]], [[Kaunas]] ([[Lithuania]]) {{National Road Number Poland|8S8}} {{E|67}} === Highway S8 in and around Warsaw is now complete and open for traffic '''Option 1''' Go to the metro station Dworzec Wileński and from there take bus 738 bus till stop Cmentarz and walk back and a bit forward on road 8 / 629 towards Bialystok after some disctance this road joins a S8 highway. First bigger rest stop on S8 highway is MOP Małopole Also there are some small lakes and nice place to camp overnight '''Option 2''' Roundbout S8 / national road 629 on ramp Bus 412 from Dworzec Wileński till Wolności (3 stops). There is also a Shell fuel station (Piłsudskiego 2) with space next to it. A bit back is Geodezyjna bus stop where you may try to hitchike. Better have sign Bialystok.
=== Southeast towards [[Lublin]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine]]) {{National Road Number Poland|17}} {{E|372}} ===
From Central Railway Station ('''''Dworzec Główny'Centralny'''') get on tram 9, 24 direction ''Gocławek'' and get off at '''''Plac Szembeka''''' stop, from there, go trough the street, and bus stop in this same direction (east) is on the second side of the street. Get bus 704, 720, 722, 730 and get off at the '''''Szosa Lubelska'''''. Hitch right from the bus stop at ''Szosa Lubelska'' street. Or from Central Railway Station Dworzec Centralny or from metro station ''Politechnika'', take bus 502 to the last station, ''Stara Miłosna''. From here walk to the intersection ''Szosa Brzeska'', then turn right and walk 500 m to the aforementioned stop ''Szosa Lubelska''. ''Wał Miedzyszynski - Bronowska Street'' intersection is also quite a good spot. === East towards Siedlce, [[Brest (Belarus)|Brest]] ([[Belarus]]) {{National Road Number Poland|2}} {{E|30}} === Get to the station Szosa Lubelska (see above). Try to hitch right from the bus stop at Szosa Brzeska.
== Public Transport Wild Camping ==Black riding the Metro is quite easy. You can jump the turnstiles, walk in with someone who has a ticket (the turnstiles are big enough for two people), or if you're feeling brave, you can walk around and open the emergency exit door and walk through. None of them are alarmed, and when the door is open, it stays open and almost '''everyone''' in Warsaw automatically walks in that door instead of the turnstile. The trams and buses, including night buses, are also easy. If you want to avoid any confrontation, just enter through one of the back doors.
There is a good [http://jakdojadeare several large '''squats''' in Warsaw.pl/WelcomeYou will find the Skłot Przychodnia on Skorupki 6.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from There's another one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English)called Serena.
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