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An abbreviation '''PHA''' written ==== Option 1: Motorway service station on your sign clearly informs a driver that you go to Prague.D11 ====

== Hitchhiking out ===== East towards [[Hradec Králové]], [[Pardubice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|11}}{{E|67}} ===From "Černý most", the last station of Take metro line B-line metro (yellow) to the end station ''Černý most''. From here, take bus to station "Na Kovárně" (221, 303, 304, 344, 353, or 398), it is about 10 minutes ride and probably you are going to pay few crowns, but not much. Hundred metres behind the bus-stop turn right and go ''Na Kovárně''. Walk east along Tlustého street, after last house keep Náchodská ≈600m to the junction with Bořetická. Turn right (bigger) road, then left before on Bořetická and walk 1.2km to just over the cemeterymotorway bridge. Go across Take the bridge path to the petrol right here into the service station. It is about 1,5 km, but I think it is the best hitch spot on this direction. There usually arenisn't too many carsvery much traffic, but I've never been there more than half an hourwaiting times are likely to be short. If you get lost ask anyone about for "Hummer Garden" (the place only for Hummers) which is just behind the station.

==== Second option Option 2: K+R (Parking Area) Černý Most ====Maybe better Take metro line B (yellow) to the end station ''Černý most''. There is to use the K+R place near "Černý Most" metro (Park & Ride) to the right (east) of the station, lots of which is popular with hitchhikers and possibly a better choice than option 1. It's necessary to use this placea sign because the road splits in many directions, e.g. Use sign "HK " (Hradec Králové) or "PL " (if you want going to Náchod and Poland). It's necessary to use the sign, because cars there are going to many directions.Disadvantage The disadvantage of this option is that there are only cars traveling out of Prague - and not those going coming from Prague ring road. But However, there is no non-freeway solution how to pick up get a lift for those cars. My personal experience (dj-bobr) for east way (Hradec Králove, Poland) is that you can try to hitchhike at the beginning of D11 Highway (50.098664 N, 14.597708 E). It's a motorway, but police doesn't care, if you stand safe at the shoulder.

 === Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{Dcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===

==== Second option Option 1: Motorway service station on E65 ====Another option 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 "(Parking) Černý Most" ====Take metro line B (yellow) to the end station ''Černý most''. There is the K+R (Park & Ride) to the same for going to Hradec Královéright (east), lots of the station. Lots of hitchhikers use this place. Use a sign "MB " (Mladá Boleslav), or "LB " (Liberec). It's necessary to use the a sign, because cars are there going to the road splits in many directions. Because Due to the construction of building sections of the Prague Ring (R1) sub-parts, long-distance traffic is lower each day; however, but this spot is still usable. For Hradec Králové and Poland direction  === 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 take rides to OMV petrol station before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after Ústí nad Labem. The hitchhiking positions there are also good. ==== Option 1: D8 ==== Take metro line C (red) to ''Holešovice''. From here, use take bus 201 to ''Vychovatelna'' (3 stops). You will find a great spot with lots of traffic still going slow right at the beginning 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 D11 course is great and the cars are not going too fast, but anyone going to Dresden on this road would need to cut across a few car lanes to come pick you up. Quite possible but there are better options than this. ==== Option 2: OMV petrol station / Mcdonalds on D8==== Option 1 walking Take metro line C (red) to ''Letňany''. Keep walking northwest along Tupolevova for 500 m, crossing over Beranovych to the pedestrian crossing at the traffic lights. Cross Tupolevova here and keep heading southwest on the pathway leading onto Opocenska. Walk ≈250 m along Opocenska and you will see a small footpath to the right (before the pedestrian/cycle bridge over the highway) heading straight to the OMV petrol station (≈150 m walk).

=== North, Northwest towards [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}===You can also get to an easily reachable petrol station on the motorway getting north walking.You must go to "Letňanská" (e.g. bus 195, 140, 158 from Option 2 metro "Prosek"). Then going down from the + bus, you can see the entrance of the motorway straight ahead. Put yourself so you have the motorway on your right, then cross the street (going north then), and then the parking, and go behind the buildings, looking for a small bridge (“most” in Czech), going above the motorway. From there you will see the petrol station. There are not so many people stopping there, but they all are (almost) going in the good direction. Just ask if they are going north (“sever”) or if they can just let you on the next petrol station (“příští pumpa”/“prschieschtee pumpa”), where there will be normally more cars.

==== Second option ====You need to get to the first big petrol station OMV with McDonalds on D8Take metro line C (E55red)to ''Letňany''. From metro station ”Letňany” take Take bus (195, 140, 158, 110, or 269) to the stop “Obchodní ''Obchodní centrum Čakovice”Čakovice''. Then on Turn back in the other side of direction the road take bus (202) came from 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≈1km along Kostelecká (E55past the roundabout) motorwayuntil you reach the sliproad coming off the D8. If you took bus or walked, then go towards This is just before the bridge and from there you can see over the petrol station at D8. Turn left. From that petrol station into the sliproad and after walking ≈100m, you can either hitch-hike to Dresden directly or will come to the last petrol station OMV before Lovosice or to the Agip petrol station after [[Ústí nad Labem]]. The hitch-hiking position there is also good(with a McDonalds behind it).

===West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}= Third option ====Use the third option, if you don't want to go with so many buses. Just take the red metro line (C) to the terminal station Letňany and then walk from there to the spot marked by Fatidik. It is 300m walking from there. Walk along the street Tupolevova (big bend road, where the metro exits and bus stations are on) in the direction the buses go (starting northwards, then bending westwards) and at the second crossing left into the Beranových until the end, then right and straight until you see a small walking path leading you to the service station. There are not so many cars and you may wait a little longer there.

==== Fourth option ====From the petrol station point described above walk about 2km at the side of the highway (in the direction Dresden/Berlin) and you will reach another OMV petrol station which has a McDonaldsMost drivers go directly to Plzeň. This is way more populated spotHowever, I only waited less than an hour to be picked up to be driven to Berlin.Thaddl was there on getting a sunday evening, when seemingly nearly only people from Prague came to have some McD-food and go back again, and had direct lift to wait several hours. And it Germany or even further is not so easy to walk there anymore, as after half unusual. All petrol stations on the way a new exit ramp is blocking the way a {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with littletraffic.

=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Nürnberg]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|5}}{{E|50}}= Option 1: Rozvadovská spojka ====From metro "Zličín" (line B, yellow), take bus nr 380 or 308 to Rudná. The village main road goes straight through it. Stop around the center of the village, busstop "Rudná Hořelice" which is the 13th stop. Ticket costs approximately 18 Koruna. You'll see the motorway passing on the bridge on your right. Go under the bridge and walk on the main road until the 3rd right turn which is called Hořelická. Take the third road , go straight until the end and you will see (Ke hřisti). 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 Plzeň or getting dropped off on the bypass. It's better to try to find a direct ride to [[Germany]] from the last petrol station before Plzeň. ( ** We 2 guys waited here for 45 minutes before getting a hitch hike upto the border of Germany post which going to [[Paris]] was easy. Verified on 6th September 2011)

==== Second option ====Take metro line B (yellow) to ''Hůrka''. Turn left (west) out of the station and then turn north towards the Albert supermarket. Walk around the left side of Albert supermarket heading up and then over a small bridge until you reach a tram (9school. Walk around the school on the left side, heading north, 10) until you reach Běhounkova. Walk ≈ 30m north along Běhounkova until you see the gap in the wall on the left - cut through the parking place and take the path through the gap and you will reach the large bus stop on Nárožní. Cross it and continue to the intersection with Bucharova. Turn left on Bucharova - you will see signs to "MotolPlzeň", that's where . Go over the bridge and turn left down the motorway link startsentry slip road to Rozvadovská spojka. Not After the bend, there is a perfect great placefor hitchhiking: lights, straight, but cars are hard shoulder with lots of space to stop. Although it's not too fast and allowed to stay there are quite a lot of Germans passing, the police don't make any problems here.

==== Third option ====From Take metro "Zličín" (line B, (yellow) go the the crossroad on traffic lights, thereto ''Nové Butovice''s a bridge before . Then take bus 184 (direction Hradčanská) or bus 174 (under direction Vypich) and get off at the bridge are railways)second stop: "Šafránkova". (The stop is a request stop, so walk on it means that you have to push the traffic light and stand right on button in the triangle, you can catch cars from both ways, they are going slowly there, and there's also a place bus to stopit). We have been waiting there for 10 minutes. Cross over the road ( This OPTION Does not work - Don't Waste Time. verified on 6th Sep 2011 Bucharova) Look at and walk south 200m to the slip road, and continue to the picture for details: [http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7165/topilsenhitching point on Rozvadovská spojka as described above.jpg nice spot]

==== Fourth option ====I go quite often Prague<->Pilsen and this is the best spot for me. Take metro B line A (yellow linegreen) to "Hůrka", walk around Albert shop, upstairs and over the small bridgeend station ''Nemocnice Motol''. Walk around Turn right out of the school maintaining station to the same directionbus-stop. You will see a wall that hides the road we need to Then take, so go behind it. There is a bus stop 184 (direction Velká Ohrada) or bus 174 (direction Luka) and a big road. Go right to get off at the crossroads, there go left. You will se signs second stop: "PlzeňŠafránkova". Go over (the bridge and down stop is a request stop, so it means that you have to push the left just around button in the corner and there is a great place. Quite long and lot of space bus to stopit). Police stopped only once but after 2 minutes talking they went out Walk south ≈150m to the slip road, and let me therecontinue to the hitching point on Rozvadovská spojka as descibed above.

Without sign (or with sign "PLZ" or "Plzeň") you can easily get to Plzeň (don't take cars before Plzeň). For Germany is better to use sign ("D") (and again, take only cars going to Germany or at least to the border where is good petrol ==== Option 2: Motorway service station).Rudná ====

=== Southeast towards [[Brno]]Take metro line B (yellow) to ''Zličín''. Then take bus 307, [[Bratislava]]308, [[Budapest]]311, [[Vienna]]380, [[Kraków]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />+ south towards [[České Budějovice]]or 602 to stop ''Rudná, [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|3}}{{Motorway Number Czech Republic|3}}{{E|55}} ===Itškola''s important to write sign!==== First option ====From metro Opatov . (line CThe ticket costs 18 Kč, red≈€0.66; 1 zone out of Prague) follow noise to the motorway. Walk along 60m back in the road about 5 minutes, keep going over direction the crossroad bus came from and turn left into Na Přídělu street. You should see the bridge over petrol station in the motorway (see second map)distance. Now you might see other hitchhikers on Walk 350m to the end of the slip-roadstreet. Alternatively, you can take bus number 177 from metro Opatov to next There will be a footpath towards the petrol station called "U Dálnice"150m away. (It's request stop, You need the opposite direction so press get to the stop-button after other side of motorway by the bus starts moving.) Be careful and stay on tunnel under the slip road, not motorway on the motorway (sometimes police passes by)right. Average waiting time is less than one hour. From the bridge you can see the petrol station 'Újezd u Průhonic' – itIt's about 1.5&nbsp;km by motorway, but it isn't a good placefairly big service station with McD and enough cars.

[[File==== Option 3:ujezdupruhonicprague.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Hitchhikers Motorway junction at Újezd u Průhonic petrol station. Regular local hitchers were about, as well as hitchers doing the race.]]Zličín ====

==== Second option ====Use Take metro line B (yellow) to the petrol terminal station, it is a good place, easier to reach and you'll get rides quickly'Zličín''. From metro "Opatov" (line C, red) climb Go under the steps road Řevnická and turn immediately left. Continue south along Řevnická for 150m to the motorwaycrossroads with traffic lights. Look on the bus stop timetables for You can stand right at the stop "K Sukovu" triangle down on route 363 Rozvadovská spojka (you are going south, the buses should leave every 15 minutes, and you police can use the same ticket that kick you got on the metroout). Get to "K Sukovu" – you'll know you're there when you see or ask people at the nearby petrol station to your right. From "K Sukovu" walk in the direction the bus is going for about 500m. After you cross the motorway bridge, the petrol station is on your rightKFC, or parking lots. This is a perfect spot! None of these places are good (MFOptions 1 and 2 are better).

==== Third option =Southeast towards [[Brno]], [[Ostrava]], [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]], [[Kraków]] {{Dcz|1}}{{E|50}}{{E|59}}{{E|65}} <br />& South towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{Dcz|3}}{{E|55}} ===

* Take Metro C till It'''Chodov'''* leaving the metro entry turn right into s good to have a sign at this road '''Roztylska''' until you reach the roundabout* the 2nd exit of the roundabout is yours, then again turn the first right into road '''Kloknetova'''* walk straight through the path in the bush and definitely for direction south. Every bigger petrol station on [[D1 (to the left of the bridgeCZ), cross the street, step over the small fence, and you are in the gas station|D1]] is good for hitchhiking.

The gas-==== Option 1: Motorway service station is a smaller one right on the motorway. If you won't find a long-distance ride you can ask drivers to bring you to the next gas-stations as described in other options. At this bigger gas station lots of people stop to refill and are going direction [[Brno]], [[Vienna]] and [[České Budějovice]].E65 ====

On Take metro line C (red) to ''Chodov''. look for the Viva con Agua Hitchhike Race in 2009 one team chose that spot big shopping centre and it worked our pretty good!:''I got a little lost trying enter, keeping to get therethe ground floor, don't get confused at locate the round about or go exit consisting of stairs and elevators (not to mention a lift that leads below); this exit leads to weird onramp behind the mallbus stops. Once I got there I got a ride to Bratislava in 1minute -lex''

=== South towards [[Příbram]]Alternatively, [[Písek]]you can stay past the station exit at the end of the left lane, [[České Budějovice]] {{National Road Number Czech Republic|4}} ===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 gas stations. 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.

=== West towards [[Kladno]], [[Karlovy Vary]] {{E|48}} ===From Dejvická Take metro line C (subway line Ared) take bus 119 to Dědina"Opatov". Walk south ≈800m along Chilská past the crossroads and over the motorway bridge to the beginning of the entrance slip road. There Instead of walking, you can hitchhike. You can also try another 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 Evropská the slip-road e.g. Divoká Šárka but probably further is better. Good spot but most cars going towards Kladno or SlanýBe 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 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 left 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 '''it needs to be tested.'Second '' ==== 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 lift 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 15-30 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 Karlovy Varythe McDonald's + gas station on the higway. The best jackpot a hitch hiker can hit. <br />This is the first 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 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 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 gas 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 better not moving fast, 90 minutes there only taught them that the traffic is mostly local and the area must be //very// well off, to judge by the 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 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, 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 direction. ]], [[Cheb]] {{Dcz|6}}{{E|48}} === ==== Option 1: Karlovarská street ==== Take tram 22 to ''Bílá Hora''. Go straight in Walk 50 m west along Karlovarská street to past the street Karlovarská red/white railings and there is a quite good place to hitch-hike behind . ==== Option 2: Motorway junction D6 Jeneč ==== Take a train from ''Prague Masarykovo'' to ''Jeneč'' (15 km out of 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 ''Praha-Hradčanská'' and 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 [[Kladno]], [[Chomutov]], [[Chemnitz]] {{Dcz|7}} ===Take metro line A (green) to ''Dejvická''. Then take bus 119 from bus-stop ''Dejvická'' to ''Dědina''. You can hitchhike at the redbus-white banisterstop. You can also try another bus stop on Evropská road, e.g. ''Divoká Šárka'', but probably further out is better.

The most dangerous stations are "Muzeum"Public transport network in Prague is really good, "Florenc"you can get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any time. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1), "Můstek" and "I90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur 1.P30). Pavlova"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 usually find where maps of Prague with public transport, this can be useful, because the lines are the controllers changing (especially bus lines). You can easily find a connection online at [http://twitterjizdnirady.comidnes.cz/#!pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http:/search/realtimespojeni.dpp.cz/%23Revizori twitterConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP], sure not all of them (especially these in buses are hardly locatable).