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{{Infobox Location|country = Slovakia|map = <map lat='48.14'lng='17.10'Bratislavazoom='10'view=' is the capital of [[Slovakia]].0' />|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 [http[Brno]], [[Prague]] (D2) {{European Route Number|65}} === [[File://wwwhhtobrno.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.imhdIt's not a great spot, but it gets the job done.zoznamIf 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).sk/ba/mapy/siet/20110826 There are two options how to get there: Get off at bus stop called ''Húščavova''.png|Here 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 map 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 public transport]highway and the service station on your left.

[http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/index.php?w=392b3433292c1f252e362f34332523ef2f262e29&lang=en|Here is a link of the ticket costs]== Mokrohájska ====

== Hitchhiking out ==<map lat=Go to a bus stop called '48.131348836914204' lng=Mokrohájska'17.14141845703125' zoom=, the bus stop is on city road in Brno direction but it'11s not yet a highway. You can try hitch hiking directly ' view=behind'0the bus stop, there' float=s enough for car to stop or continue walking in the same direction the bus was going, about 300 meters further there'rights a large OMV gas station, McDonald'/>s and non-stop Tesco shopping mall. You also can try to hitchhike on traffic lights nearby.

In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north to Brno. Take bus #34 or #83 from the old town=== East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}, eg. from next to the Presidential Palace[[Banská Bystrica]], to the bus stop ''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.{{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} (D1) ===

Another option of arriving at the service ====Zlaté Piesky gas station is bus #30 (goes from Novy Most) - the stop name is Pridánky and it's just behind the service station. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus so pay attention to the announcements.====

=== Second Option =Zlaté Piesky bus stop====(proven more successful than previous, over time) - Go to a bus stop called Mokrohájska‎ - buses 21,22,30,34,38,83 - the bus stop is on the road to Brno but it's not yet a highway. You can try hitch hiking directly 'behind' the bus stop, there's enough place for a hitch hiker to stand and for a car to stop. '''OR''' continue walking to the same direction the bus was going, about 300 meters forward there's a large popular gas station.

=== East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}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, [[Banská Bystrica]], {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} ===but there isn't any other. The road splits into the E75 and the E58/E571 approximately 30 km east from here.

# From ====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 city centre take right. You will arrive at a tram number 2 or 4 in direction of Zlate Pieskybus stop on Einsteinova, get off standing at the last stopfront of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. Then walk along The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best to wait before the road around fork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop about every 15 minutesduring the day. Also, there's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over,  ====Hungarian Border==== Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas station. Take bus no. 91 from the SNP Bridge(Most SNP) stop ([http://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/90 schedule]) or bus no. When you see 90 from the beginning Nové SND stop (near Eurovea, but this one is right in front of the motorway with National Theater - [http://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/91 schedule]) to Čunovské jazerá - this is a sign Győr"request stop", Wienso 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, on where to your right handside , across the field, you can already see the highway. After about one kilometer, you will notice reach a petrol station. Go farm track leading to the right, across the railway tracks towards a few metres through bushesbridge over the highway, and once where you get to can already spot the former border infrastructure. Depending on the fenceseason, there is you might have to fight your way through a hole corn field, though, but that's our deal, right? Signs will be useful here and, unlike in fenceVysehradska, all traffic will be headed to Hungary (duh!) - getting a ride to Budapest will be a piece of cake. Jump over it You can also approach people on either side of the border as they're getting the Hungarian vignette (its just one metre or somethinghighway 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 you they are skeptical of hitchhikers. Surprisingly, many of them don't go to Budapest at all and I got offered a couple of weird rides, like Croatia. I found a ride to Budapest after an hour. - Rebew (28.07.2021)'' ====Aupark gas station==== Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna: Take the petrol bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV gas station directly on , McD and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the motorwaycenter of Bratislava there are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. From But there its VERY easy is a good possibility to find a ride for Vienna. In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to get find a lift to Wienand ıt was at around 18h, a bit harder to HungaryDecember 2013. Some For local people you can ask like that " Idete do Viedne?" You can also go try to Italy using this way get a lift to avoid paying for viniets for Austria, which are expensivethe first gas station on the motorway named Jarovce.# a motorway====Tesco Lamac gas station==== Motorway-petrol gas station in the northeast north-east of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the hole whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping centercentre). Walk 1 km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're there.# Walk towards BudapestOr you can get there also by bus 83, 34, 22 and 20 or even 30. When taking the buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have to get off at the bus stop '''''Húščavova''''', walk back few meter to the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. When taking the bus 30. The border is around 15 km from Get off at '''''Pridánky''Bratislava''', cross the bridge over the highway, go under it, 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. Follow When there are two buttons it's not the one that opens the motorway but be aware door, it's the one that once outside says STOP.) Most of the city cars will be locals but there are no also some trucks passing by here. If nobody is going far ask people also if they aren't going along the D2 to Jarovce and passing by the big gas station located there ([[petrol station hitchhikingBratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_gas_station|petrol stationsVyšehradská]] ). [http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map] == Public Transport == Bratislava has pretty cheap and fast (except rush hours) network of trams, buses and only one parking place between trolleybuses. In Slovakia, city public transport is referred to as ''MHD''. Tickets in Bratislavaare sold by travel time, ''' not by''' the number of rides or directions or zones (within Bratislava proper). Thus, all tickets are transfer tickets. They cost EUR 0.70 for 15 minutes, EUR 0.90 for 30 minutes and the borderEUR 1.20 for 60 minutes. The parking place is very quietStudents can buy tickets at half-price, no services '''but only''' if they're an EU citizen and so large its difficult to talk to drivershave an ISIC card from an EU school. Drivers don't sell tickets.# get a bus Beware that you must mark your ticket to Budapest for 90 SKK instantly after entering vehicle. To plan your journey you can use [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/maps.html maps of lines], [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journey-planner.html online route planner] or [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.circlegate.tt.transit.android offline Android route planner] (1 month trial). You may use an app (~4[https://apps.50 USDapple.com/sk/app/ids-bk-cestovn%C3%A9-l%C3%ADstky/id1360894243?l=sk AppStore] and [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.casperise.urbi.online.bid Google Play]) from to purchase tickets using a smartphone - beware that the Student Agency on Obchodna Ulicatickets become valid 30 seconds after purchase. The place  Blackriding isnot advised, ticket inspectors don't wear any uniforms and the penalty is very high compared to ticket price (EUR 50 if facing towards the old townpaid within 5 business days, EUR 70 afterwards). They always come in three, on the left hand side two of the street just before Postova Ulica, near the McD's/KFC them are ticket inspectors and Slovak Pubone is security guard. If However, if you're under 26 from outside the EU(within the EU, there are ways to get you to pay), say you don't forget want to pay and give them your passport, if they ask for it because the 10% discount.# Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cycle path most that they can do is to the rightwrite you a fine. You They will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinovatry to intimidate you and make up all kinds of bullshit, but again, standing all they can do is take down your personal details.  == Sleeping == It's not possible to sleep at the front of the marked off lane railway station, you will give drivers a place be asked to pull overleave, valid ticket won't help you. The road splits shortly afterBetter option is to sleep in sleeping bag or set up a tent in one of many forest areas, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best absolutely normal to wait before the forkwild camp in Slovakia, you won't have any problems. It's not ideal as three lanes One of traffic the best options are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful''Koliba'', just use trolleybus 203, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right get out at that bus final stop about every 15 minutes during and walk on the daytop of hill. You should find nice place to sleep. Also, thereYou can also try ''Pečniansky les''s an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space 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 pull overspend more time in public transport, [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] got you can take a ride there within 15-20 minutes.# OMV petrol station near shopping centre AUPARK. Try to get a lift ''Čuňovo'' and sleep close to the first petrol station on the motorway named Jarovcelocal lake.(I tried this option with a girlfriend == Other useful info == There is no problem in finding free or unsecured Wi-Fi. Enough carsCity offers free hotspots at Main Square, a lot along Danube and in many other places. There's also possibility to connect in many of drivers speak EnglishMcDonald's, but nobody is going to the motorway and everybody has a car filled with groceriesrailway station, kids or a wife (MF))[http://www.kcdunaj.sk/ KC Dunaj] also has very good connection.  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}

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