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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]], [[Thessaloniki]] {{E|75}} === Take the metro line 1, till the last station "Kifissia". From there, [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.0738,23.8083;38.0728,23.8123 cross the park]. You'll find a busy bus stop, direction north, take the bus [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10149229 509] 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 the city. [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.1550,23.8573;38.1549, try 23.8558 Walk 300m] to the parallel of the high-way. It's quite busy with drivers avoiding toll station You can walk 3 km to get that Afidnai Toll Station or wait for a lift going short ride, who's gonna drop you there. Also 4 km after toll station is Kapandriti Motorway Rest Area with BP fuel station You can also catch a ride at least the point where drivers who avoided the tolls are getting back into the high way. Half of the rides go to Halkida, and the town/village called Oinofytaother half go further North. Decline rides that don't go in your direction, they will only put you in a worse spot. 10km For a place to sleep before that [[Thessaloniki]], there is a huge [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=40.33&lon=22.58 24 hour rest area/gas station ] in Korinos and it's called Autogrill where [https://olympusplaza.gr Olympus plaza]. It includes a restaurant with free wifi and showers. Nobody will disturb you can get long lifts if you are luckysleep on the couches and workers of the restaurant often give food away. In Greece it is also no problem === North-West to Thiva === New spot, i cannot confirm the hitch on -hikeability of this route: Take the suburban till Magoula. From there, take the actual highway as long as you are far enough from bus [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10574507 861] till the city suburbslast stop. There's only 35km left to Thiva.
For a place === West to sleep before Thessaloniki, there is a great 24 hour rest area/gas station called Olympus plaza(olympusplaza.gr). It is 10km east of Katerini and has free wifi, showers and comfortable couches you can sleep on. Workers were really nice when Sma asked if she could sleep there, they said "of course!".[[Patra]] or [[Tripoli]] {{E|94}} ===
=== Southwest to [[Patra]]s and the [[Peloponnesos]] (E94) ======= Option 1 : Megara SEA ====* Bus A16 from Aigaleo Metro Station (end of blue line) * Bus B16 from Metxourgio Metro Station (Red Line)* Bus 865 200m from Eleonas Metro Station (blue line)
Get off at Take the suburban train direction Kiato, and get down in Megara. The controller always gets on the train in Nea Peramos, in the 1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. There you will see the connection with National Road 85th (N8last)wagon. You can either :
In the suburb of Aspropyrgos, B) go down in west Athens, there is Nea Peramos and try to find a truck-stop well known and used by truck-drivers[https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?route=38.0128%2C23.4148%3B37.9954%2C23. There are many trucks from western and northern Europe which means that hitchers will have very good chances of getting a lift 3646 5km ride to the port-city of Patras and possibly even beyond into EuropeMegara].
:There are almost no controllers on that trainFrom Ag. I have taken it 5-6 times last two months Marina Metro Station (April-May 2010end of blue line) usually on Fridays and Sundays and have seen no controllersbuses [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3648632 A16] or [https://www. My girlfriend neither in different occasionsopenstreetmap. Regular ticket is EUR 6org/relation/3648599 865].
Get off at last stop "KIATO". Walk straight from the right side From Pireas Metro Station (end of the railway green line to the motorway you see. There turn right), bus [https://www. After 20m there is a left turn to Egio, Patrasopenstreetmap.You can easily hitchhike thereorg/relation/10014511 871].
To go along the coast, take tram 5 from Sintagma or Sigrou-Fix and get off at the last station: Asklipio Voulas. A little ahead there is a good spot === South to start hitch-hiking from.[[Sounio]] ===
== Sleeping ==From Take the northbound hitchhiking pointbus [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6753887 122] from metro Elliniko to Saronida, go up down at the stairslast stop, across walk along the bridge coast to the other side get out of the motorway, take the stairs downSaronida, and then walk a few meters south. You'll find a small wooded area surrounded by a fence. The gate of this is open, from there you just have to look for it. Surrounded on all sides by motorway and away from any normal pedestrian avenues, this is a pretty safe place can hitch-hike to camp for the night, even pitch a tent. The large amount of trees means you won't be seen by the cars, which pass by rather fastSounio.
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 ==
[[Category:E75]][[Category:Greece]][[Category:Route Athens - Thessaloniki]]{{nomadwiki}}
→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==== Option 2 ===='''Harrys Truck-Stop'''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 truck stop intersection to Patra or Tripoli is at just 40km away, be sure to ask for the correct direction before accepting the 17th km of National Road Athens-Korinthos (Athinon-Korinthou). Ιt seems this is where Halivas Cement Company is.It's a huge area and bus drivers and people know itride.
==== Option 3 2: National Road 8 ====Take Suburban Train Piraeus-Kiato from Piraeus or Athens aka Larissis Train Station-be careful when you ask because there is Larissa city far from Athens. The train station is next to the red line metro station with the same name.
Get off at 1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. There you will see the connection with National Road 8 (please be aware that Parking (Rest Area Kiato) on the way to Patras dosn't work anymoreN8).
==== Option 4 3 : Eleusina Toll Station ====Eleusina Toll Station.
With the same buses of option 2, you get off at Platia Elefsinas and [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route== Southeast towards Sounio ===38.0431,23.5420;38.0420,23.4962 walk 5.3km] to Eleusina Toll Station.
== Public Transport ==
