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A lot of Czech people don==== Option 2: K+R (Parking Area) Černý Most ====Take metro line B (yellow) to the end station ''Černý most''t speak English. The Czech word for petrol There is the K+R (Park & Ride) to the right (east) of the station which is "Benzinka"popular with hitchhikers and possibly a better choice than option 1. This might come It's necessary to use a sign because the road splits in handymany directions, e. g. "HK" (Hradec Králové) or "PL" (MFif going to Náchod and Poland).The disadvantage of this option is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague and not those coming from Prague ring road. However, there is no non-freeway solution to get a lift for those cars.

=== North-East, Northeast towards [[Mlada Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Goerlic]], [[Hradec Králové]], [[NáchodGörlitz]], Poland {{Dcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===

Maybe better ==== Option 1: Motorway service station on E65 ====Take metro line B (yellow) to the last station ''Černý Most''. From there catch bus number 220 to the stop ''Do Čertous''. When you get off the bus, the petrol station is to use behind the big orange building with "H1" on it. ==== Option 2: K+R place near Cerny (Parking) Černý Most ====Take metro line B (yellow) to the end station, lots ''Černý most''. There is the K+R (Park & Ride) to the right (east) of the station. Lots of hitchhikers use this place. Disadvantage is that there are only cars travelling out of Prague - not those going from Prague ring Use a sign "MB" (Mladá Boleslav) or "LB" (Liberec). It's necessary to use a sign because the roadsplits in many directions. But there is no non-freeway solution how Due to pick up those cars. My personal experience the construction of sections of the Prague Ring (djR1), long-bobr) for east way (Hradec Kralovedistance traffic is lower each day; however, Poland) this spot is that still usable.  === Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Dcz|8}}{{E|55}} === If you are passing through Dresden, take a look at the [[Dresden]] hitchwiki page. From either of the spots you can try take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to hitchhike at the beginning of D11 Highway Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good. ==== Option 1: D8 ==== Take metro line C (50red) to ''Holešovice''.098664 NFrom here, 14.597708 Etake bus 201 to ''Vychovatelna'' (3 stops). It's You will find a motorwaygreat spot with lots of traffic still going slow right at the bus station.  The author had not noted that there are three lanes on this road, and the two inside lanes take the cars to Dresden. The bus lane of course is great and the cars are not going too fast, but police don't care, if anyone going to Dresden on this road would need to cut across a few car lanes to come pick you stand safe at the shoulderup. Quite possible but there are better options than this. ==== Option 2: OMV petrol station / Mcdonalds on D8==== Option 1 walking

=== North, North-West, towards [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] ===You can also get to an easily reachable petrol station on the motorway getting north walking.You must go to Letňanská Take metro line C (e.g. bus 186 or 233 from Palmovkared)to ''Letňany''. Then going down from the busKeep walking northwest along Tupolevova for 500 m, you can see crossing over Beranovych to the entrance of pedestrian crossing at the motorway straight aheadtraffic lights. Put yourself so you have the motorway Cross Tupolevova here and keep heading southwest on your right, then cross the street (going north then), and then the parking, pathway leading onto Opocenska. Walk ≈250 m along Opocenska and go behind the buildings, looking for a small bridge (“most” in Czech), going above the motorway. From there you will see a small footpath to the petrol station. There are not so many people stopping there, but they all are right (almost) going in before the pedestrian/cycle bridge over the good direction. Just ask if they are going north (“sever”highway) or if they can just let you on heading straight to the next OMV petrol station (“příští pumpa”/“prschieschtee pumpa”≈150 m walk), where there will be normally more cars.

==== Second option ====You need to get to the first big petrol station OMV with McDonalds on D8(E55). From “metro Letňany” take Option 2 metro + bus (166, 233, 140, 210) to the stop “Obchodní centrum Čakovice”. Then on the other side of the road take bus (202) and ride one stop to “Na Lukách”. Bus goes once in an hour, so it's better to walk there for 10 minutes. The bus stop “Na Lukách” is very close to D8(E55) motorway. If you took bus or walked, then go towards the bridge and from there you can see the petrol station at left. From that petrol station you can either hitch-hike to Dresden directly or to the last petrol station OMV before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Usti. The hitch-hiking position there is also good.

Take metro line C (red) to ''Letňany'Warning'. Take bus 195, 140, 158, 110, or 269 to the stop '': If Obchodní centrum Čakovice''. Turn back in the direction the bus came from and walk ≈1km along Kostelecká (past the roundabout) until you are passing through Dresdenreach the sliproad coming off the D8. This is just before the bridge over the D8. Turn left into the sliproad and after walking ≈100m, take you will come to the petrol station (with a look on [[Dresden]] hitchwiki pageMcDonalds behind it).

==== Fourth - BEST Option West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}====From the petrol station point described above simply walk 2km in the direction of the highway (Dresden/Berlin) and you will reach another OMV petrol station which has a McDonalds. This is way more populated spot, I only waited less than an hour to be picked up to be driven to Berlin.

=== West, towards [[Plzen]], [[Nürnberg]] ===From metro Zlicin (line B, yellow), take bus nr 380 or 308 Most drivers go directly to RudnaPlzeň. The village main road goes straight through it. Stop around the center of the villageHowever, busstop Rudna Horelice. Ticket costs approximately 14 Koruna. You'll see the motorway passing on the bridge on your right. Go under the bridge and walk on the Horelicka. Take the third road on your right (Ke Hristi). Take the small path at the end of the street, you'll arrive at the gas station. It's a 5-10 min walk. Avoid going into Plzen or getting dropped off on the bypass. It's better to try to find a direct ride lift to [[Germany]] from or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations on the last petrol station before Plzen{{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic.

Take metro line B (yellow) to ''Hůrka'Another option''':From metro "Zlicin" . Turn left (line B, yellowwest) go out of the station and then turn north towards the crossroad on traffic lights, there's Albert supermarket. Walk around the left side of Albert supermarket heading up and then over a small bridge before (under until you reach a school. Walk around the school on the bridge are railways)left side, heading north, so walk until you reach Běhounkova. Walk ≈ 30m north along Běhounkova until you see the gap in the wall on the traffic light left - cut through the parking place and take the path through the gap and stand right you will reach the large bus stop on Nárožní. Cross it and continue to the triangle, intersection with Bucharova. Turn left on Bucharova - you can catch cars from both wayswill see signs to "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and turn left down the entry slip road to Rozvadovská spojka. After the bend, they are going slowly there, and there's also is a great place for hitchhiking: lights, straight, hard shoulder with lots of space to stop. Wee been waiting for 10 minutes Although it's not allowed to stay there. look on , the picture for details: [http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7165/topilsenpolice don't make any problems here.jpg nice spot]

=== East, towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wroclaw]] ===From Cerny most, the last station of Take metro line B-line metro(yellow) to ''Nové Butovice''. Then take bus to station Na Kovárně184 (direction Hradčanská) or bus 174 (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398direction Vypich)and get off at the second stop: "Šafránkova". (The stop is a request stop, so it is about 10 minutes ride and probably means that you are going have to pay few crounds, but not much. Hundred metres behind push the button in the bus to stop turn right and go along Tlustého street, after last house keep it). Cross over the rightroad (biggerBucharova) and walk south 200m to the slip road, then left before the cemetery. Go across the bridge and continue to the petrol station. It is about 1,5 km, but I think it is the best hitch spot hitching point on this direction. There usuall isn´t too many cars, but I´v never been there more than half an hour. If you get lost ask anyone about "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station (road E67)Rozvadovská spojka as described above.

=== East, towards [[Brno]], [[Bratislava]], [[Budapest]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] ===From Take metro Opatov line A (line C, redgreen) follow noise to end station ''Nemocnice Motol''. Turn right out of the station to the motorwaybus-stop. Walk along Then take bus 184 (direction Velká Ohrada) or bus 174 (direction Luka) and get off at the second stop: "Šafránkova" (the road about 5 minutesstop is a request stop, keep going over so it means that you have to push the crossroad and button in the bridge over the motorway (see second mapbus to stop it). Now you might see other hitchhikers on Walk south ≈150m to the slip-road. Be careful , and stay on continue to the slip road, not hitching point on the motorway (sometimes police passes by). Average waiting time is less than one hour. From the bridge you can see the petrol station 'Újezd u Průhonic' – it's about 1.5&nbsp;km by motorway, but it isn't a good placeRozvadovská spojka as descibed above.

[[File==== Option 2:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol Motorway service station. Regular local hitchers were about, as well as hitchers doing the race.]]Rudná ====

==== Second option ====Use the petrol stationTake metro line B (yellow) to ''Zličín''. Then take bus 307, 308, 311, it is a good place380, easier or 602 to reach and youstop ''Rudná, škola''ll get rides quickly. From metro Opatov (line CThe ticket costs 18 Kč, red≈€0.66; 1 zone out of Prague) climb . Walk 60m back in the steps to direction the motorwaybus came from and turn left into Na Přídělu street. Look on You should see the bus stop timetables for petrol station in the stop “K Sukovu” on route 324, 363 or 385 (you are going south, the buses should leave every 15 minutes, and you can use distance. Walk 350m to the same ticket that you got on end of the metro)street. Get to K Sukovu – you'll know you're there when you see There will be a footpath towards the petrol station to your right150m away. From K Sukovu walk in You need the opposite direction so get to the bus is going for about 500m. After you cross other side of motorway by the tunnel under the motorway bridge, on the petrol station is on your right. This is It's a perfect spot! (MF)fairly big service station with McD and enough cars.

[[User==== Option 3:tmoon|Tom]] shared this spot with about 20 other hitchhikers during a race in April 2007 (most started Motorway junction at the slip-road spot described above, but just got dumped at this petrol station). While his teammates fell asleep on the grass for 3 hours (!), he was able to chat with other hitchhikers and drivers, and get ride offers towards [[Brno]], [[Bratislava]], [[Budapest]], [[Vienna]] and [[Kraków]]. The average waiting time was 20–30 minutes, plus there were several truck drivers promising longer lifts after a few hours' rest.Zličín ====

* Take Metro C till '''Chodov'''* leaving the metro entry turn right into road '''Roztylska''' until you reach the roundabout* the 2nd exit of the roundabout is yours=== Southeast towards [[Brno]], then again turn the first right into road '''Kloknetova'''* walk straight through the path in the bush[[Ostrava]], cross the street[[Bratislava]], enter the gas station and hitch a ride [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Dcz|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />& South towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{Dcz|3}}{{E|55}} ===)

The It's good to have a sign at this road and definitely for direction south. Every bigger petrol station on [[D1 (CZ)|D1]] is good for hitchhiking. ==== Option 1: Motorway service station on E65 ==== Take metro line C (red) to ''Chodov''. look for the big shopping centre and enter, keeping to the ground floor, locate the exit consisting of stairs and elevators (not to mention a lift that leads below); this exit leads to the bus stops.  Head on outside and turn right, follow the path and cross to the SONY building. Now keeping on the same road walk for 20mins and you'll reach the SHELL petrol station. Alternatively, you can stay past the station exit at the end of the left lane, on the left side of the road.Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though and is sometimes enforced by a employee in Shell uniform. Has cover for in bad-weather or snow conditions. In all honesty this station seems iffy.There isn't much traffic on both gasstations. Both are not advisable.You can try standing at the ramp to the motorway just outside Chodov Mall. First go inside, to floor 0. Walk to the easternmost part of the mall, there use the elevator to floor -2. In the parking house, walk east to the exit. There's the ramp. ==== Option 2: Motorway Junction Opatov==== Take metro line C (red) to "Opatov". Walk south ≈800m along Chilská past the crossroads and over the motorway bridge to the beginning of the entrance slip road. Instead of walking, you can take bus number 177 from metro "Opatov" to next (request) stop "U Dálnice" and then walk 100m east to the beginning of the slip road. Now you might see other hitchhikers on the slip-road.Be careful and stay on the slip road, not on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br /> ==== Option 3: 5.května at the beginning of expressway ==== The beginning of the motorway has been shifted a few hundred meters back into the city center, thus it is now illegal to use this spot.  You can still use the petrol station , but indeed the amount of cars going in the direction of Brno is very small here. The sign showing the start of the expressway (and also 50km/h speed limit) is located 1.3km from the original location, on 5.května just before it passes over Vyskočilova, so legally it should be possible to hitch before it. At this spot there is a smaller one wide shoulder, lights, 50km/h speed limit. Take metro line C (red) to Budějovická. From exit on Budějovická street, turn left some metres and then turn right (northeast) on Vyskočilova. Walk northeast ≈350m until the exit slip road on the motorwayleft just before the 5.května overpass. Cut across the grass embankment and walk up to 5.května itself and you will see the expressway sign. This spot looks good, but even if you won't find ''it needs to be tested.''' ==== Option 4: Motorway service station Újezd u Průhonic) ==== [[File:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhikers at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchhikers were around, as well as hitchhikers doing the race.]] Take metro line C (red) to ''Opatov''. Exit straight out of the station and take a longlift following the winding red ramp up to street level/the road above. From the bus-stop next to the Replay shop, take the bus X122 to the final stop ''K Sukovu'' (buses leave every 15-distance ride 30 minutes). As it is in the "P" zone, usual fares and SMS-tickets apply. Continue along the main street which will turn kind of right into Formanská and 20 m ahead it splits into left and right. Stay on the right hand/main road, cross the bridge over the highway and on the right there is a pathway going down to the McDonald's + gas station on the higway. The best jackpot a hitch hiker can hit. <br />This is the first 10 minutes motorway petrol station past Prague, the best hitchhiking spot but takes some time to get there. Also, you have to have a valid ticket for the bus trip! ==== Option 5: Beginning of main road 5.kvetna ==== Take metro line C (red) to ''Vyšehrad''. Head south using the sidewalk for about 300m. After the small bridge, continue left to the main road 5. kvetna. There are 3 lanes and one parking lane and usually some place to stop.<br/ >This spot quite near the city centre and cars are going slow, high traffic density, and nobody expects hitchhikers there but you can ask drivers be lucky. ==== Option 6 ==== Take metro line C (red) to ''Roztyly'' and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and lit at night; however, it's not allowed to bring you stay there and cars are already moving quite fast. ==== Option 7: Uhříněveská Highway Entrance and Gas Station in Průhonice ==== The below is more written in warning than recommendation, as a spot that is possible but hardly ideal. Where Uhříněveská crosses beneath the highway in Průhonice there is a gas station, Čerpací Stanice AGP in Googlemaps. [[User:movethathoof|Movethathoof]] went there looking for a ride while Option 4 above was closed, and found it //very// quiet: little traffic, and the entrance to the next gas-stations station is from lanes that are separate from the highway, for cars that are otherwise exiting there onto Uhříněveská. That said, there is a regular trickle of trucks that pass through, many heading to Nuremburg and Wrocław (though not Vienna, where they were). Still, by asking everyone who stopped they before long did find a ride with two Germans who were headed to Vienna. They also tried at the highway entrance there from Uhříněveská, which was useless. While the spot has good space to stop, and the traffic is 10 not moving fast, 90 minutes away there only taught them that the traffic is mostly local and the area must be //very// well off, to judge by carthe number of expensive sports cars there entering the highway and driving past.As well, if planning to be there once autumn really begins to bite, there is a large retaining wall right where you'll stand, casting a very deep shadow, making it feel much, much colder after some time waiting! To get there, the instructions are similar to option 4 above: take metro line C (red) to Opatov, exit to the street level bus stop directly above, and then instead take either the 363 or 385 buses (the bus driver may ask you to pay the 12 crown add-fare for where you're going). At least the bus Movethathoof took was nice and new, announcing (by voice and on a nice screen showing the coming stops, no less) the stop: you get off at this bigger the Průhonice roundabout (stop name Průhonice), and then walk five minutes up Uhříněveská (which is the street that makes the T-intersection at the round about, a left turn from the road and in the direction the bus travelled on from Opatov). The onramp will be right there on your right, and there is either a little path to the gas station lots , or stairs at the underpass (there were also truckers stopping simply to make purchases at the Lidl that is right there, the stairs being the more direct route between the two).  === South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{Dcz|4}} === Take metro line B (yellow) to ''Smíchovské nádraží''. Then take bus 129, 241, 243, 244, 314, or 318 to the stop ''Malá Chuchle''. (It's a request stop so press the button). There you can easily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague.  === West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Cheb]] {{Dcz|6}}{{E|48}} === ==== Option 1: Karlovarská street ==== Take tram 22 to ''Bílá Hora''. Walk 50 m west along Karlovarská street to past the red/white railings and there is a quite good place to hitch-hike. ==== Option 2: Motorway junction D6 Jeneč ==== Take a train from ''Prague Masarykovo'' to ''Jeneč'' (15 km out of people Prague and very close to Prague Airport). Walk down the embankment onto Průmyslová ulice from the station. Walk north along Průmyslová ulice ≈350 m under the railway tracks to the motorway junction from which it is pretty easy to get to [[Karlovy Vary]]. ==== Option 3: Motorway service station D6 ==== Take metro line A (green) to ''Hradčanská''. Then take bus [http://www.tram-bus.cz/stredni-cechy/autobusy/linka-310610 310610] or [http://www.tram-bus.cz/stredni-cechy/autobusy/linka-310082 310082 (B82)] from bus-stop to refill ''Praha-Hradčanská'' and are going get off at ''Velká Dobrá, u skoly''. Follow the direction of the bus and turn first left (Unhošťská street), than second right (Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the petrol station on your right.<br/ >This option is good if you prefer petrol stations although it is quite far (30 km from Prague centre).  === Northwest towards [[BrnoKladno]], [[ViennaChomutov]] and Ceske Budejovice , [[BudweisChemnitz]]{{Dcz|7}} ===Take metro line A (green) to ''Dejvická''. Then take bus 119 from bus-stop ''Dejvická'' to ''Dědina''. You can hitchhike at the bus-stop. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road, e.g. ''Divoká Šárka'', but probably further out is better.

Public transport network in Prague is really good, you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.30). If you plan to stay longer, you can buy a ticket for one day - 110 Kč (~eur 4.50) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60). You have to validate ticket when entering metro station, tram or bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč (~eur 32) if you pay it at that place or till15 days. At metro stations you can find maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [[http:wikitravel//jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only:Prague]][[trashhttp:Prague]//spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}