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{{Infobox Polish Location
|country = Poland
|expressways = S8, 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.
== 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'''
Next bigger rest stop on the A2 highway is in Biskupice - MOP Brwinów Południe.
'''Option #2: A2 highway service station MOP Brwinów Południe / Mcdonalds'''
Ride a train to railway station ''Brwinów''. When you walk down the stairs of the platform turn right and walk direction north. The road is first called Rynek, later Biskupica, and the road number is 720. Keep following it until you pass the A2 with a tunnel, then take the first road left and follow it until the service station. The distance to walk is about 3.5 km.Google maps [https://www.google.lv/maps/place/Lotos/@52.1555185,20.6843505,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x0b81cddde3d7575f link here]
'''Option #3: S8 onramp Warszawa Zachód'''
This option involves the least walking and is quite close to the city centre and the western districts. To get there you have two different possibilities:
B. Especially during rush hour, there is a faster way to get to the on-ramp at the A2: Take the ''KM3'' train in direction of [[Łowicz]] or [[Sochaczew]] (sometimes only going to [[Błonie]]) 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 walk is around 1,5km.
You can take the trains from platform #3 at ''Warszawa Śródmieście'' which is next to the Central Station
'''Option #4: S2 bus stop on the entry to bypass from southern part of the city'''
Take the bus from metro station Wilanowska to the stop '''Żołny''' (lines 319, 709, 715, 727, 739). Then go back a bit to the direction you arrived under the overpass and turn left. There is a place where a lot of the southern inhabitants of Warsaw go to A2. There is an unused bus stop on the highway entrance. There is enough space to stop a truck. The drivers will come around the bend, but if you stay at the end of the bus 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, to Poznań or even Gdańsk you can change on the service station (MOP) Nowosady (there are Burger King and 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 #5: National road 92 slower option'''
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 '''''P+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 east (left) is national road 7 (will cointinue on E77) where you can hitch towards Kielce, Radom and Krakówhighway. 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 there take bus 721 in direction of ''Kosów'' or 728 towards ''Złotokłos''. You can go out on stop ''Sękocin Las'' (Second one, after the crossing & joining with main road. There are two stops with same name, if you get out on first, right one is ~100m further). There's some forest if you want to sleep, but not a lot of lights for after sunlight. You can also 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}} ===
'''Note:Option 1''' ''As of November 2015, the S8 express road towards Piotrków Trybunalski is under reconstruction. Drivers going to Łódź, will most probably prefer the A2 highway to Poznań (see above). The old hitch-hiking spot at Janki doesn't exist anymore as the road has been closed. If you're going towards Wrocław or Katowice, follow the directions below, just be aware that the conditions will be changing with the progress of road construction.''
Get tram 7, or 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 703707, 728, 807 to ''Janki'', 733 or 711. Look for a good hitching spot from the bus stop called "Paszków". The bus will use a service road pararell to the highway. As for November 2015N88, the traffic is redirected onto the service road just after "Paszków" bus stop due 706 or 807 to construction works, making it ''Plac Szwedzki'' (a perfect spot.If you donstop near ''Janki''t find any good spot before the town and in front of Nadarzyn, get off at "Poniatowskiego" (703) or "Warszawska" (711an IKEA store) and walk ~500m back to the main highway. The spot shouldnstop 't be too bad. If you're on 733 youJanki're luckier - it continues past Nadarzyn, get off at "Rusiec" or "Urzut". The whole journey takes about 1h from the city centre. There should be a gas station about 25kms past Nadarzyn, so if you're driver is not going in the desired direction, you can get of there and find someone to take you where you're going. For updated public transport information, check jakdojade.pl [http://jakdojade.pl/]
From the stop ''Janki'', note that the road splits. The Mszczonowska road going right will cointinue on S8 highway. Place next to Mszczonowska street 9 has nice place to hitchike. Using a large sign can be very effective.
'''Option 2''' - AMIC Energy gas station / MOP Urzut rest stop
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There is a AMIC Energy gas station / MOP Urzut rest stop about 5 km after Nadarzyn town. Get by bus 733 to the bus stop 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}} ===
=== Northeast towards [[Białystok]], [[Kaunas]] ([[Lithuania]]) {{National Road Number Poland|S8}} {{E|67}} ===
Highway S8 in and around Warsaw is now complete and open for traffic
'''Update 26th July 2018: Highway S8 in and around Warsaw is now complete and open for trafficOption 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.
Also there are some small lakes and nice place to camp overnight
'''Option #2''' - Go to the metro station Dworzec Wileński and from there take bus 738. Get off at the bus stop Wolności or bus stop [https://goo.gl/maps Roundbout S8 /oWUbRM317Pp Wiejska]. Walk north from bus stop Wolności (or south from bus stop Wiejska) towards the junction of Piłsudskiego and the S8. At the start of the national road 629 on-ramp for the S8 is a bus stop where cars can pull into.
'''Option 3''' - A2 highway service station BEFORE Warsaw - MOP Brwinów Południe / Mcdonalds
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)
=== Southeast towards [[Lublin]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine]]) {{National Road Number Poland|17}} {{E|372}} ===
From Central Railway Station ('''''Dworzec 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.
== Money-saving Tips ==
Internet cafe for free: at the Univerisity of Warsaw main campus (adress: Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28) there is situated free of charge internet cafe for students, 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:)
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 flat land and small hill with big tree camp on opposite side of the tree. Thats nice place noone see you from the road above. Also its on the other side of bus station Most Świętokrzyski 03 (buses 102, 162, N14, N64 stops here). Also a Vistula riverbank there looks promising for tent camping
[[File:W-camping.jpg]]
There are several large '''squats''' in Warsaw. You will find the Skłot Przychodnia on Skorupki 6. There's another one called Serena.
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