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{{Infobox Czech Location
|map = <map lat="'50.0751" ' lng="'14.4347" ' zoom="10" view='39' height='350' widthview='4200'/>
|country = Czech Republic
|pop = 1.218.644
|plate = ?A? ???? old: A?? ????
|motorways = [[D1 (CZ)|D1]], [[D5 (CZ)|D5]], [[D8 (CZ)|D8]], [[D11 (CZ)|D11]]
}}
'''Prague''' (''Praha'') is the capital of the [[Czech Republic]].
Writing a sign "PRAHA" clearly informs a driver that you are going to Prague
== Hitching out ==
==== Second option Option 1: Motorway service station on D11 ====
=== Northeast towards [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Liberec]], [[Görlitz]] {{rczDcz|10}}{{E|65}} ===
[[File:Stop_hk.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dj-bobr at the beginning of D11 Highway.]]
==== Second option =Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Dcz|8}}{{E|55}} ===
=== North, Northwest towards [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Teplice]], [[Dresden]], [[Berlin]] {{Motorway Number Czech Republic|8}}{{E|55}}= Option 1: D8 ===='''Warning''': 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.
Take metro line C (red) to ''Holešovice''. From here, take bus 201 to ''Vychovatelna'' (3 stops). You will find a great 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 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. ==== First option Option 2: OMV petrol station / Mcdonalds on D8====Easily reachable OMV petrol stationOption 1 walking Take metro line C (red) to ''Letňany''. Keep walking northwest along Tupolevova for 500 m, not so many cars but almost anybody can take 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 2 km will see a small footpath to the right (before the pedestrian/cycle bridge over the highway) heading straight to the second spotOMV petrol station (≈150 m walk). From Option 2 metro + bus Take metro terminal station "Letňany" line C (red line C) take any to ''Letňany''. Take bus 195, 140, 158, 110, or walk 500 m 269 to the bus stop "Výstaviště Letňany"''Obchodní centrum Čakovice''. Behind bus stop at Turn back in the crossroad turn left to direction the footway bus came from and after 300 m turn right to walk ≈1km along Kostelecká (past the roundabout) until you reach the small footpath going straight to sliproad coming off the petrol stationD8. The turn This is just before the bridge over the highwayD8. Turn left into the sliproad and after walking ≈100m, you will come to the petrol station (with a McDonalds behind it).
=== West towards [[Plzeň]], [[Klatovy]], [[Nürnberg]], [[München]] {{Dcz|5}}{{E|50}}===
Most drivers go directly to Plzeň. However, getting a direct lift to Germany or even further is not unusual. All petrol stations on the {{Dcz|5}} are fine for hitchhiking although often with little traffic. ==== First option Option 1: Rozvadovská spojka ==== Take metro line B (yellow line) to "''Hůrka", walk ''. Turn left (west) out of the station and then turn north towards the Albert supermarket. Walk around the left side of Albert shop, upstairs supermarket heading up and then over a small bridgeuntil you reach a school. Walk around the school maintaining on the same directionleft side, heading north, until you reach Běhounkova. You will Walk ≈ 30m north along Běhounkova until you see a the gap in the wall that hides on the left - cut through the road we need to parking place and take, so go behind it. There is a the path through the gap and you will reach the large bus stop and a big roadon Nárožní. Cross it and continue right to the crossroads, there go intersection with Bucharova. Turn left. You on Bucharova - you will see signs to "Plzeň". Go over the bridge and turn left down the entry slip road to the leftRozvadovská spojka. After the turn bend, there is a great place for hitchhiking. Alight: lights, straight, long and lot hard shoulder with lots of space to stop. Although it's not allowed to stay there, the police don't make troubles thereany problems here. Take metro line B (yellow) to ''Nové Butovice''. Then take bus 184 (direction Hradčanská) or bus 174 (direction Vypich) and get off at the second stop: "Šafránkova". (The stop is a request stop, so it means that you have to push the button in the bus to stop it). Cross over the road (Bucharova) and walk south 200m to the slip road, and continue to the hitching point on Rozvadovská spojka as described above. Take metro line A (green) to end station ''Nemocnice Motol''. Turn right out of the station to the bus-stop. Then take bus 184 (direction Velká Ohrada) or bus 174 (direction Luka) and get off at the second stop: "Šafránkova" (the stop is a request stop, so it means that you have to push the button in the bus to stop it). Walk south ≈150m to the slip road, and continue to the hitching point on Rozvadovská spojka as descibed above. ==== Option 2: Motorway service station Rudná ====
==== Third option Option 3: Motorway junction at Zličín ====From metro terminal station "Zličín" (yellow line B) go under the road and immediately left. Continue along the road for 150 m to crossroad with traffic lights. You can stand right on the triangle, down at the highway (police can kick you out) or ask people at the nearby petrol station, KFC or parking lots. None of the places is good (1st and 2nd option are recommended).
==== 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}} ===Especially It's good option to have a sign at night when there is little traffic at spots 1 this road and 2definitely for direction south. At the end of bus stop opposite to metro Every bigger petrol station "Kačerov" on [[D1 (red 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, find keeping to the ground floor, locate the exit consisting of stairs going downand elevators (not to mention a lift that leads below); this exit leads to the bus stops. You will go over train tracks, stairs down again, then around metro tracks Head on outside and turn right before , follow the path and cross to the motorwaySONY building. You will see OMV petrol station but just cross Now keeping on the grass strip same road walk for 20mins and 2 lanes leading to you'll reach the SHELL petrol station and . Alternatively, you can stay past the station exit at the shoulder at end of the left lane, on the beggining left side of motorway (there the road.Easily reachable petrol station, not a lot of traffic though and is sign)sometimes enforced by a employee in Shell uniform. Has cover for in bad-weather or snow conditions. In all honesty this station seems iffy. Police doesnThere isn't make troubles 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. ==== Option 2: Motorway Junction Opatov==== Take metro line C (red) to "Opatov". Walk south ≈800m along Chilská past the crossroads and for cars it means end over the motorway bridge to the beginning of the entrance slip road. Instead of 50 kmph limitwalking, so they're still quite slowyou 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. The shoulder is wideBe careful and stay on the slip road, safe and alightnot on the motorway (sometimes police passes by).<br />There are not many cars ==== Option 3: 5.května at that 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 behind or they have different directions , 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 (often [[Pilsen]]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.''' ==== 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.]]
==== Sixth option Option 6 ====Go up from metro station "Roztyly" (red line C) and cross all the parking places to the motorway. Hard shoulder there is good and alight at night but it's not allowed to stay there. And cars are already a bit fast.
== Public transport = South towards [[Příbram]], [[Písek]], [[České Budějovice]] {{Dcz|4}} ===Public transport network in Prague is really goodTake 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 get in reasonable time almost anywhere at any timeeasily hitchhike. Usually very short waiting on Friday afternoons when many people go out from Prague. Ticket costs: 30 minutes - 24 Kč (eur 1) === West towards [[Karlovy Vary]], 90 minutes - 32 Kč (~eur [[Cheb]] {{Dcz|6}}{{E|48}} === ==== Option 1: Karlovarská street ==== Take tram 22 to ''Bílá Hora''.30). If you plan Walk 50 m west along Karlovarská street to stay longer, you can buy past the red/white railings and there is a ticket for one day quite good place to hitch- 110 Kč hike. ==== Option 2: Motorway junction D6 Jeneč ==== Take a train from ''Prague Masarykovo'' to ''Jeneč'' (~eur 4.5015 km out of Prague and very close to Prague Airport) or three days - 310 Kč (~eur 12.60)Walk down the embankment onto Průmyslová ulice from the station. You have Walk north along Průmyslová ulice ≈350 m under the railway tracks to validate ticket when entering the motorway junction from which it is pretty easy to get to [[Karlovy Vary]]. ==== Option 3: Motorway service station D6 ==== Take metro station, line A (green) to ''Hradčanská''. Then take bus [http://www.tram -bus.cz/stredni-cechy/autobusy/linka-310610 310610] or [http://www.tram-bus. The fine for fare dodging is 800 Kč 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 (~eur 32Lesní street) and after 200 m you should see the highway and the petrol station on your right.<br/ >This option is good if you pay prefer petrol stations although it at that place or till15 daysis quite far (30 km from Prague centre).
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://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/pid/spojeni/?lng=E IDOS] - works for the entire CR or alternatively for Prague only: [http://spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?cl=E5 DPP].
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