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=== North to [[Thessaloniki]], [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] (E75) ===
Take the metro from the center north to Nea Ionia station. ('''Suggestion''': When you get off from the metro, take the bus no. 724 (it starts from here, you can't miss the direction) and get off at stop "Gymnasio" that is 10th stop and just walk 50m. Way better than to walk few kilometers as described in next lines). From the exit of the metro station, turn right, go down a few dozen meters, and go under the tunnel. This is the start of Odos Elevtheriou Venizelou. Walk up this street to Odos Tatoiou and turn right. Walk straight for a few kilometers until the road rises to become a bridge over a large motorway. Note that you will cross ringroad/highway E-94 (A6) first, but continue straight until you get to the bridge going over highway E-75 (A1). Don't go up the bridge, but rather take the road that stays below the bridge and runs to the right side. This is signposted ''Lamia'', one of the first major cities north of Athens. The best time to get a lift is the early morning when local people are driving to work in more distant communities. Eventually someone will stop who can take you far enough north that you can escape the Athens metropolitan area and get long distance rides. For Macedonia, turn left about a kilometer after the enormous toll booth plaza before Thessaloniki.
Anywhere you hitch from=== North to [[Volos]], try to get a lift going at least to the town/village called Oinofyta. 10km before that there is a huge gas station called Autogrill where you can get long lifts if you are lucky. In Greece it is also no problem to hitch on the actual highway as long as you are far enough from the city suburbs.[[Thessaloniki]] {{E|75}} ===
For a place to sleep before ThessalonikiTake the metro line 1, till the last station "Kifissia". From there is a great 24 hour rest area, [http://osm.org/gas station called Olympus plaza(olympusplazadirections?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.0738,23.gr)8083;38. It is 10km east of Katerini and has free wifi0728, showers and comfortable couches you can sleep on23. Workers were really nice when Sma asked if she could sleep there8123 cross the park]. You'll find a busy bus stop, direction north, they said "of course!"take the bus [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10149229 509]
=== Southwest Get off the bus after 30 min, at bus stop "Neo Terma", at the end of Agios Stefanos, when it makes a U-turn and continues back to [[Patra]]s and the city. [[Peloponnesos]] (E94) http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route====== Option 1 ====* Bus A16 from Aigaleo Metro Station (end 38.1550,23.8573;38.1549,23.8558 Walk 300m] to the parallel of blue line) * Bus B16 from Metxourgio Metro Station (Red Line)* Bus 865 200m from Eleonas Metro Station (blue line)the high-way. It's quite busy with drivers avoiding toll station
Get off at 1st Aerodromiou Stop You can walk 3 km to that Afidnai Toll Station or Levkes Stopwait for a short ride, who's gonna drop you there. There you will see the connection Also 4 km after toll station is Kapandriti Motorway Rest Area with National Road 8(N8)BP fuel station
==== Option 2 ===='''Harrys Truck-Stop''You can also catch a ride at the point where drivers who avoided the tolls are getting back into the high way. Half of the rides go to Halkida, and the other half go further North. Decline rides that don't go in your direction, they will only put you in a worse spot.
In the suburb of Aspropyrgos, in west AthensFor a place to sleep before [[Thessaloniki]], there is a truck-stop well known [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=40.33&lon=22.58 24 hour rest area/gas station] in Korinos and used by truck-driversit's called [https://olympusplaza. There are many trucks from western gr Olympus plaza]. It includes a restaurant with free wifi and northern Europe which means that hitchers showers. Nobody will have very good chances disturb you if you sleep on the couches and workers of getting a lift to the port-city of Patras and possibly even beyond into Europerestaurant often give food away.
The truck stop is at the 17th km of National Road Athens=== North-Korinthos (Athinon-Korinthou). Ιt seems this is where Halivas Cement Company is.It's a huge area and bus drivers and people know it.West to Thiva ===
==== Option 3 ====New spot, i cannot confirm the hitch-hikeability of this route: Take Suburban Train Piraeus-Kiato from Piraeus or Athens aka Larissis Train Station-be careful when you ask because the suburban till Magoula. From there is Larissa city far from Athens, take the bus [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10574507 861] till the last stop. The train station is next There's only 35km left to the red line metro station with the same nameThiva.
:There are almost no controllers on that train. I have taken it 5-6 times last two months (April-May 2010) usually on Fridays and Sundays and have seen no controllers. My girlfriend neither in different occasions. Regular ticket is EUR 6.=== West to [[Patra]] or [[Tripoli]] {{E|94}} ===
Get off at last stop "KIATO". Walk straight from the right side of the railway line to the motorway you see. There turn right. After 20m there is a left turn to Egio, Patras.You can easily hitchhike there.==== Option 1: Megara SEA ====
==== Option 4 ====Eleusina Toll StationTake the suburban train direction Kiato, and get down in Megara.The controller always gets on the train in Nea Peramos, in the 1st or 5th (last) wagon. You can either :
To B) go along the coast, take tram 5 from Sintagma or Sigrou-Fix down in Nea Peramos and get off at the last stationtry to find a [https: Asklipio Voulas//www.openstreetmap.org/directions?route=38.0128%2C23.4148%3B37.9954%2C23. A little ahead there is a good spot 3646 5km ride to start hitch-hiking fromMegara].
Blackriding is possible .Controllers lately don't wear the the dark blue uniform nor name tag.
In the metro sometimes the hide behind the turns of the connecting corridors.
Good news is they are as rare as elephants in Athens.
It's very possible to run into them between the last and the first 2-3 days of the month.
Look for used tickets in entry/exit points or validating machines.Tickets of 1.40e or 0.70e student
tickets are valid for 90min. after first validation.
{{IsIn|Greece}}The metro has automatic doors. Black riding is quite common. We wait that somebody opens it with their ticket and we follow them. Usually the controls are at the metro intersections (Syntagma, Omonia, Attiki, Monastiraki), where they hide behind the turns of the connecting corridors. If they catch you without a ticket, show them your passport, but don't pay the fine. Till now, nobody saw their fines redirected to their countries. In nearly all stations, that are not underground you can also easily jump/climp the fence. In some underground stop points you can also jump easily small walls (for example 0,5m in Omonia) aside of the regular check points). Watch out for securities. == Ferry from/to Athens == It is quite common to buy a ticket on the port (of Piraeus - south of Athens) for a ferry to the first stop, but getting off later. They never check you when you leave the ferry. Seldomly they check the people that are waiting downstairs for leaving the ferry. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
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→South to Sounio
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== Hitching out ==
A) stay in the 3rd wagon, and when you see the control approaching, go the opposite direction. If the train is full, the control might be slow and you might arrive in Megara before they reach you. If they catch you without a ticket, you wont pay any fine, but just the 3 euro ticket. From the train platform of Megara, you can see the restaurant / petrol station. Cross the field, and find this [https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?route=== Southeast towards Sounio ===37.992%2C23.361%3B37.995%2C23.365 underground pass]
There are not many cars stopping there, but you can get a long ride. The intersection to Patra or Tripoli is just 40km away, be sure to ask for the correct direction before accepting the ride. ====Option 2: National Road 8 = Sleeping === From Ag.Marina Metro Station (end of blue line) buses [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3648632 A16] or [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3648599 865]. From the northbound hitchhiking pointPireas Metro Station (end of green line), go up bus [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10014511 871]. Get off at 1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. There you will see the stairs, across the bridge to connection with National Road 8 (N8). ==== Option 3 : Eleusina Toll Station ==== With the other side same buses of the motorwayoption 2, you get off at Platia Elefsinas and [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.0431, take the stairs down23.5420;38.0420, and then 23.4962 walk a few meters south5. You'll find a small wooded area surrounded by a fence3km] to Eleusina Toll Station. The gate of this is open, you just have === South to look for it[[Sounio]] === Take the bus [https://www.openstreetmap. Surrounded on all sides by motorway and away org/relation/6753887 122] from any normal pedestrian avenuesmetro Elliniko to Saronida, this is a pretty safe place to camp for go down at the nightlast stop, even pitch a tent. The large amount walk along the coast to get out of trees means Saronida, and from there you won't be seen by the cars, which pass by rather fastcan hitch-hike to Sounio.
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