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An unorthodox way of getting to Istanbul that [[User:Damaniacle]] discovered was to hitch to Mudanya (take the Bursaray to Organize Sanayi and hitch from there) and busk at the entrance to the terminal, with a little sign saying that you don't have enough money to pay the ticket. within three songs he had the necessary 22TL (although sometimes it is 27TL - that is the student price, but they luckily didn't ask for proof). the workers were supportive, and gave him a cup of tea. boat takes one and a half hours, and arrives in Yenikapı.
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=== Towards [[Izmir]], [[Çanakkale]] ===
==== Option 1====
Take the Bursaray metro to Küçük Sanayi* and walk around until you find a suitable place to hitch (you would have to exit the south side to reach the pedestrian bridge to the gas station westwards or see below about next station).
Alternatively, you can continue on the metro to the last stop, the University, as the stop is situated right on a well lit stretch of highway-and you'd be further along on your way than you would be getting off at an earlier station.
I found upon arriving at this station that the metro continues and turns right blocking your path West to get to the gas station, so you end up walking to the next station Altinsehir and crossing under, adding another 20-25min walk. So you might as well go straight through to there, then walk through the industrial yard. Much closer.
''I would not recommend the university stop. Cars are going too fast here. Try finding a highway on-ramp and thumbing. - [[User:Rebew|Rebew]] (9. Aug. 2021)''
==== Option 2====
If you are able, find a ride to Minteks Tekstil/Restaurant which is at the merging of the D200 and O-5 increasing your chances. However, there doesn't appear to be any public transport to there, no minibus that I asked would go there.
One good thing to do is try to get past the highway which runs west to east about 10 km north of town. A lot of traffic comes through this road en-route to [[Istanbul]] from cities in the south and if you stand after the intersection your chances of finding a direct ride to Istanbul increases vastly.
=== Towards [[Eskişehir]], [[Konya]], [[Antalya]] ===
Take the metro to the last stop Kestel. From there you are directly at the main road (Ankara Yolu Cd., D200) which takes you east out of the city. A lot of people go to Inegöl from there, but you can also find people who go further. Cars drive very fast there, so it can be a bit tricky to find a good spot where people can pull over.
== Hitching in ==
