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'''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[{{Infobox Location|country = Slovakia]].|map == Hitching Out ==<map lat='48.13134883691420414' lng='17.1414184570312510' zoom='1110' view='0' float='right'/>|pop = 419,678 (31 December 2014)|roads = {{European Route Number|65}} {{European Route Number|75}} {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} }}__TOC__

'''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[Slovakia]].   == Hitching in ==  === From [[Žilina]] === If you are coming on the motorway from the north-east but your driver is continuing to Hungary or Austria, ask him to leave you at the Slovnaft gas station in ''Zlaté Piesky'' before the airport and the city centre. Jump over the fence in the southwest part of the gas station area (there is a hole), walk across the field to the other road, follow the sign "Center" and after one or two kilometers you will reach the last stop of tram 2 and 4. Alternatively, you can ask your driver to drop you near ''Aupark shopping centre'', but they need to exit highway right after crossing ''Prístavný most''. Getting back on highway is very easy for them. This place is much more closer to centre than previous one, you can get to ''Hodžovo námestie'' in 5 minutes with public transport. === From [[Brno]] === Whatever you do, '''do NOT get dropped off at Bory Mall'''. It is a big shopping mall with (at most) local traffic and the gas stations are incredibly hard to reach, it is also incredibly far from the city centre. There is a lot of construction work going on here and most sidewalks aren't finished yet, there are no signs and it's easy to get lost. Some drivers will offer to drop you off here, thinking that there is a lot of traffic because of the nearby Volkswagen factory. This is wrong. If you're on the [[E65]], it might be a better idea to jump out somewhere close to the zoo. == Hitching around == If you are just passing by the city (e.g. going from Prague to Budapest) avoid at all costs being dropped at a gas station in the city by a driver going into Bratislava. The road splits inside the city, the motorway is in the middle and the local traffic goes on a side road. Because of a wall there is no direct access from the city streets and the gas stations are not on the motorway. If you end up being dropped inside the city somewhere, you must follow the Hitchwiki advice to reach another spot or spend the night in Bratislava.  == Hitching out ==  === North towards [[Brno]], [[Prague]] (D2) {{European Route Number|65}} === [[File:hhtobrno.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking in direction to Brno.'']] ==== Lamač gas station ==== In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north to Brno. It's not a great spot, but it gets the job done. If it's been a while and you still haven't found a ride, try asking people for "Sekule" - this is the last gas station before the Czech border, so everyone stops here to get vignettes (highway stickers). There are two options how to get there: Get off at bus stop called ''Húščavova''. The bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the highway over a bridge. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus at this station. In the worst case though, you can get off at the next stop ''Lipského'' and walk a bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk to the next traffic light to the station. Or get off at bus stop called ''Pridánky''. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus. Once you leave the bus, the service station is very close but not visible. Follow the direction in which the bus continues for 100 meters and you will see the exit of the highway and the service station on your left. ==== Mokrohájska ==== Go to a bus stop called ''Mokrohájska'', the bus stop is on city road in Brno direction but it's not yet a highway. You can try hitch hiking directly 'behind' the bus stop, there's enough for car to stop or continue walking in the same direction the bus was going, about 300 meters further there's a large OMV gas station, McDonald's and non-stop Tesco shopping mall. You also can try to hitchhike on traffic lights nearby.  === East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Banská Bystrica]], {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} (D1) === ====Zlaté Piesky gas station==== There is a gas station directly on the D1 highway in Bratislava, near the AVION shopping centre. Take bus 61 in the direction of the airport and get off at the stop ''Fatruny''. You can try either hitchhiking on the on-ramp or asking drivers at the gas station 750 m from the bus stop. It's bit harder to get in to gas station, you have to walk past highway for a while. There are a lot of trucks going by this on-ramp, because this is one of the industrial parts of Bratislava.  ====Zlaté Piesky bus stop==== Take a tram 2 or 4 east to the last stop called ''Zlaté Piesky''. Cross over the big road to your right and walk down past the Porsche dealership. Hitchhike on the highway just beyond the bus stop. Its not the greatest spot, but there isn't any other. The road splits into the E75 and the E58/E571 approximately 30 km east from here.

Several options====Vyšehradská gas station==== The most traffic but it's hard to get there:# When heading for This is a big gas station on the D2 highway south of the city. Go by bus 93 or 95 to the bus stop Vyšehradská (It is the last stop of the bus 93), Cross the big road called Panonská Cesta and walk to the gas station. It's a quite walk to get there. [http://goo.gl/maps/QWXe Here is a map]. Stefan (June '16) is not sure if that walking path is correct in that map. He walked an other (longer) way: [Budapest]https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1vgETn-PcvwwOun3yBK4CHTaTTa4] .  Most cars cars are either heading into Vienna or back to Bratislava from this location. If you will see that 're looking at heading into Budapest from here ask people, if they going in the border direction of HU, Györ is good as well. There is around 15 km a gas station further along on the M1, a little after the first exit for Gyor, from which you'll be able to catch a lift to Budapest in no time. With patience, you can find a driver for Gyor to lead you until Gyor’s gas station where you find a second driver to Budapest in less than 5 minutes! ====Walking towards Vienna==== Following highway B9 parallel to the Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb out. The traffic is slow and light enough that people can stop and pick you up easily.  ====Einsteinova bus station==== Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cycle path to the right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it''Bratislava'''s best to wait before the fork. It is within walking distance (''if s not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you like are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that kind of thingbus stop about every 15 minutes during the day. Also, there'') follow s an on-ramp from the motorway but be aware that once outside bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over,  ====Hungarian Border==== Involves slightly less walking than the city there are Vysehradska gas station. Take bus no . 91 from the SNP Bridge(Most SNP) stop ([[petrol stationhttp://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/90 schedule]]s and only ) or bus no. 90 from the Nové SND stop (near Eurovea, but this one parking place which is more or less between right in front of the border and National Theater - [http://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/91 schedule]) to Čunovské jazerá - this is a "request stop", so you'll need to push a button to let the driver know you're getting out. From Čunovské jazerá walk further down along the road, where to your right, across the field, you can already see the highway. After about one kilometer, you will reach a farm track leading to the right, across the railway tracks towards a bridge over the highway, where you can already spot the former border infrastructure. Depending on the season, you might have to fight your way through a corn field, though, but that'Bratislavas our deal, right? Signs will be useful here and, unlike in Vysehradska, all traffic will be headed to Hungary (duh!) - getting a ride to Budapest will be a piece of cake. You can also approach people on either side of the border as they're getting the Hungarian vignette (highway toll) - the shops are located in the old customs buildings. ''My experience was that not many people stop to get the vignette here, only truck drivers and they are skeptical of hitchhikers. The parking is far from idealSurprisingly, very quietmany of them don't go to Budapest at all and I got offered a couple of weird rides, no services and so large its difficult like Croatia. I found a ride to talk to driversBudapest after an hour. - Rebew (28.07.2021)'' ====Aupark gas station====# Go Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna: Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV gas station, McD and big shopping centre AUPARK, mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the center of Bratislava there are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. But there is a OMV petrol station with lots of cars going good possibility to find a ride for Vienna. In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to the motorwayfind a lift and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people you can ask like that " Idete do Viedne?" You can also try to get a lift to the first petrol gas station on the motorway named Jarovce. ====Tesco Lamac gas station==== Motorway-gas station in the north-east of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (I tried this option with next to a girlfriendshopping centre). Enough cars, Walk 1 km northwards and you get to a lot of drivers speak English, but nobody is going to bridge that crosses the motorway . Go down the steps at the bridge and everybody has a car filled with groceriesanother 100m north and you're there. Or you can get there also by bus 83, 34, kids 22 and 20 or a wife (MF))# Not exactly hitchingeven 30. When taking the buses 83, 34, but 22 and 20 you can have to get a off at the bus ticket stop '''''Húščavova''''', walk back few meter to the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to Budapest for 90 SKK (~4the gas station.50 USD) from When taking the Student Agency on Obchodna Ulicabus 30. The place isGet off at '''''Pridánky''''', if facing towards cross the bridge over the old townhighway, go under it, on and walk 50m to the gas station. Both bus stops require you to give the driver a signal it's a button in the bus (When there's only one button that is it. When there are two buttons it's not the left hand side of one that opens the street just before Postova Ulicadoor, near the McDit's/KFC and Slovak Pubthe one that says STOP.) Most of the cars will be locals but there are also some trucks passing by here. If you're under 26 donnobody is going far ask people also if they aren't forget going along the D2 to ask for Jarovce and passing by the 10% discountbig gas station located there ([[Bratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_gas_station|Vyšehradská]]).[http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map] == Public Transport ==

====The working Bratislava has pretty cheap and fast (except rush hours) network of trams, buses and tested option====From trolleybuses. In Slovakia, city public transport is referred to as ''MHD''. Tickets in Bratislava are sold by travel time, '''not by''' the city centre take a tram number 2 of rides or 4 in direction of Zlate Pieskydirections or zones (within Bratislava proper). Thus, get off at the last stopall tickets are transfer tickets. They cost EUR 0. Then walk along the road around 70 for 15 minutes, EUR 0.90 for 30 minutes and EUR 1.20 for 60 minutes. Students can buy tickets at half-price, '''but only''' if they're an EU citizen and have an ISIC card from an EU school. Drivers don't sell tickets. When Beware that you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wien, on must mark your ticket instantly after entering vehicle. To plan your right handside journey you will notice a petrol stationcan use [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/maps. Go a few metres through busheshtml maps of lines], and once you get to the fence, there is a hole in fence[http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journey-planner.html online route planner] or [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.circlegate.tt.transit. Jump over it android offline Android route planner] (its just one metre or something1 month trial) . You may use an app ([https://apps.apple.com/sk/app/ids-bk-cestovn%C3%A9-l%C3%ADstky/id1360894243?l=sk AppStore] and you are at the petrol station directly on the motorway[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.casperise.urbi. From there its VERY easy to get a lift to Wien, a bit harder to Hungaryonline. Some people also go bid Google Play]) to Italy purchase tickets using this way to avoid paying for viniets for Austria, which are expensivea smartphone - beware that the tickets become valid 30 seconds after purchase.

Another possibilityBlackriding is not advised, that you might not think about on the first look of ticket inspectors don't wear any uniforms and the map penalty is a motorway-petrol station very high compared to ticket price (EUR 50 if paid within 5 business days, EUR 70 afterwards). They always come in the northeast three, two of them are ticket inspectors and one is security guard. However, if you're from outside the city. Take Bus 63 EU(crosses within the hole town) and EU, there are ways to get out at Tesco Lamac (next you to a shopping centerpay). Walk 1 km northwards , say you don't want to pay and give them your passport, if they ask for it because the most that they can do is to write you get to a bridge that crosses the motorwayfine. Go They will try to intimidate you and make up all kinds of bullshit, but again, all they can do is take down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're thereyour personal details.

It's not possible to sleep at the railway station, you will be asked to leave, valid ticket won't help you. Better option is to sleep in sleeping bag or set up a tent in one of many forest areas, it's absolutely normal to wild camp in Slovakia, you won't have any problems. One of the best options are ''Koliba'', just use trolleybus 203, get out at final stop and walk on the top of hill. You should find nice place to sleep. You can also try ''Pečniansky les'' on the right side of Danube river. It's also possible to sleep around ''Draždiak'' lakes in Petržalka or in forests near ''Železná studienka''. If you are willing to spend more time in public transport, you can take a ride to ''Čuňovo'' and sleep close to local lake.  == Internet Other useful info == There is no problem in finding free or unsecured Wi-Fi. City offers free hotspots at Main Square, along Danube and in many other places. There's also possibility to connect in many of McDonald's, railway station, or [http://www.kcdunaj.sk/ KC Dunaj] also has very good connection.  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}  {{IsIn|Slovakia}}[[:wikivoyage:Bratislava]]

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