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'''Antalya''' is a city in the south-west of [[Turkey]]. It is the capital city of [[Antalya (Province)]]. [[Olympos]] is a very touristic place nearby.
Hitchhiking out of town is extremely easy, just walk to one of the bigger main roads and hitch a ride. Minibuses in Antalya can sometimes give you trouble, though. When they notice you stopping a car, minibus drivers might ask your driver not to take you, they might even threaten him/her. As Antalya is the Mecca of tourism in Turkey, many people want to take advantage of tourism and make money. So try to get into the car quickly before minibus drivers notice you.
=== North towards [[Istanbul]] and West Toward [[Izmir]] === There is a great spot to go direction North ([[Burdur]], [[Istanbul]], [[Ankara]], ...), and West ([[Fethiye]], [[Denizli]], [[Izmir]], [[Mugla]] ...) from Antalya.Take bus 55 which goes the tramway (Antray) to the terminus stop Fatih. From there you can probably find a place to thumb up to get on the airportmain road. Get out at But if you walk something like 45 minutes uphill you can get to a great spot, the intersection when it turns right big crossroad between road to north and road to drive towards east.To get there cross the big street using the bridge, and walk a bit in the same direction as the tramway was going, you'll pass on your left the airporttramway depot, continue the same direction and from here if you will pass in front of the zoo entrance. Continue on the same way alongside the zoo, the path is going up. At the end the path end up at the big road. Turn left and walk along on the left side of the big road, it's really tight, take extra care with the barbed wire so you don't scratch your backpack, you will see traffic lightspass in font of the huge Atatürk statue with waterfall, take a picture and go on. After these traffic lights You will get to a small parking place with a great view on the city and the surrounding, enjoy the view, and continue until the end of the parking place. At the end of it cross the big road, you will find a gate to get inside a forest with benches and tables. Go straight up, there is a good small channel, you can cross it with a small bridge, and then you will get to a road. Turn left, you will get to the big crossroads, one to the North and one to the West.There there is redlights, great place to stand hitch, and even gas stations. If you want to go İzmir or Aydın directly, use the road to [[Korkuteli]] & [[Denizli]], even if you are in Olympos or near the sea side. The sea side road is rather slow for traveling. It is very long and cars can't go fast and you will change cars often. In winter, there are virtually no cars at all, except for some slow tractors. === East towards [[Manavgat]], North east towards [[Konya]] === Option 1 - Take the T1B tram towards Expo from the center (for example from Ismetpasa). You can get of at Aksu or Kursunlu. From there you can walk a lift heading eastlittle bit on the D400 to just after the ramp at Aksu. Any There are some spots that are good, for example by the bus stop called Cerik Cd-17 (but this bus going doesn’t leave from the center). There is a parking there where people can stop and take you towards Menavgat. If you want to go to Konya, the route through Menavgat seems the airport should workbest. Just ask aroundGoogle maps might tell you to leave the D400 before Menavgat at Tasagil, but for hitchhiking this is probably not preferable. Instead go through Manavgat and get on the D695 to Konya. The D695 also goes through Seydisehir. This seems to be the most common and most trafficked way to go to Konya.
=== South-West towards [[Olympos]], [[Kaş]] ===
[[Category:Antalya (Province)|Antalya (Province)]]
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