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First, take the metro to the 2nd last station (the station in the south where the last 2 stations are in split directions), from here, ask around for where to catch bus 104 - make sure it is in direction Ararat. Take it until it gets onto the main road, which then splits pretty soon. The bus continues straight, the road to Ararat goes right - you want to get off here. Then, start hitching!Add info pls
From the city center, or ''Yeritasardakan'' metro station, walk along Abovyan Street in direction north. When you reach a roundabout, take the second exit to the motorway. You will see a huge bridge, right behind it is a nice hitchhiking spot.
You can also take bus #57 (colored yellow). Pay attention, at one point you'll notice you're at the city limits. Get off the bus. You'll see the highway running North. Start hitchhiking after the petrol station. Bus fee: 100 AMD.
== More Information ==
There is a tourist information corner with free maps of Yerevan and Armenia in [https://www.facebook.com/aeon.yerevan AEON anti-cafe]. Most of their staff members are hitchhikers themselves and they can provide you with the required hitchhiking related information. There's also a storage room where you can leave your backpack.
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'''Yerevan''' is the capital of [[Armenia]].
== Hitchhiking out ==
Hitchhiking out of town is pretty easy. Be careful of people who are actually taxis and want you to pay. But people stop relatively easily.
=== South towards [[Ararat]], [[Goris]], [[Iran]] ===
=== East towards [[Sevan]], [[Diljian]] ===
From the city center, or ''Yeritasardakan'' metro station, walk along Abovyan Street in direction north. When you reach a roundabout, take the second exit to the motorway. You will see a huge bridge - go under it. Approximately 100 m behind it there is a nice hitchhiking spot, next to a bus stop that almost nobody uses. There is no pedestrian crossing in the vincinity, and the road is huge, so better to choose the right side of the road already at the roundabout. Another option is the bus 259 (long blue bus that looks quite modern compared to other buses) leaving from Kilikia Central Bus Station to Abovyan. It takes about 20-25 minutes to get out the city. Tell the driver you need to get off as Northern Bus Station (Hyuseesayeen Avtokayan in Armenian). Walk 10-15 meters along the road until you find a suitable spot, and start hitchhiking. Bus fee: 200 AMD (~$0,45).
There is also a free bus from Kilikia Central Bus Station to Abovyan that follows the same route as the bus #259. But not knowing Armenian, it will be hard to find the bus, because it has an Armenian language sign saying it's a charity bus The sign in Armenian is: "ԲԱՐԵԳՈՐԾԱԿԱՆ ԵՐԹՈՒՂԻ ԵՐԵՎԱՆ ԱԲՈՎՅԱՆ". If you manage to find it, take this bus (usually old soviet buses colored orange - [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%90%D0%97-3201|image on wikipedia]), get off at Northern bus station and hitchhike from there. Note that this is charity bus so you don't have to pay anything.
=== West or North ([[Gyumri]], [[Vanadzor]], [[Georgia]]) ===
Take marshrutka nometro to the last stop Barekamutyun. 18, iThe exit is bit complicated but when you are at the street you can orientate better.eYou must go to Kievyan street. from France Square(it's the street which is heading bit downhill) In the beginning you will see a bus stop where #18 and #57 is passing by. After a while With Mashrutka #57 you realize that you are nearly out of town when the block house naighberhood is ending and you'll pass are driving north at M1 Gevorg Chaush Street. You are passing some very ugly appartment blocks gas stations and then leave the citystreet is uphill. Go out there. Straight forward you see the highway bridge where you can walk to the highway and stop a car quite quick. This Another option is from Kilikia Bus Station take a bus going to the main road out city of town, nice place to hitchhikeAshtarak. Make sure Tell the driver you need to get off at Bagavan. The bus will stop on the main road next to gas and petrol stations right in time as before it enters the marshrutka will leave city of Ashtarak. You'll find yourself on the main road that goes to the cities of Gyumri or Vanadzor. The road splits about 2-3 kilometers after - going to the left towards Gyumri and to the right towards Vanadzor and Armenia-Georgia border. The bus costs 250 AMD. This location is very good for some villageshitchhiking and in most of the cases you can hitch a direct ride to Gyumri or to Aparan (direction towards Vanadzor). == Wild camping == Pitching a tent can be done easily in the English Park (Angliakan aygee). It's very calm and safe. Sleeping with tent is also possible in Первая Перевалочная == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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