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==Hitching Out=='''Poznań''' is a city in western [[Poland]].
* <b>By motorway (autostrada) A2 (E30)Despite the fact that hitchhiking works great in Poland, from toll booths</b>Go to <i>Ogrody</i> (last station getting out of trams 2, 7, 17, 18 a city can be a pain and many buses) and take suburban bus noPoznań is the best example for this. 108 It is much more recommended to <i>Dopiewo/Lisówki</i>. The bus stop in <i>Ogrody</i> is in front go to the toll plaza, but of Savoy Restaurant. Get out in <b><i>Dopiewiec</i></b> (don't mess course it up as names are very similar). The ticket costs about 3 PLN and you can buy it at the bus driver. The ride takes about 40 take some minutes. Here's suburban bus network [http://www.zukkomorniki.com.pl/rozklad/mapa.htm map] and [http://www.zukkomorniki.com.pl/rozklad/100-01.htm timetable]. From there walk for about 2km and after that just jump over the fence and you're at the spot. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=52.353718,16.717973&spn=0.012739,0.027637&t=h&z=15&msid=112760156584939739161.000469d4924c2bad2c929 route]longer than going to Głogowska street.
* === West towards [[Berlin]] ([[Germany]]) ===<bfont size="+1">By motorway (autostrada) A2 (E30), from slip road{{Apl|2}} {{E|30}}</bfont>From city centre e* '''Toll plaza Gołuski'''Go to ''Ogrody'' (last stop of trams 2, 7, 17, 18 and many buses) and take suburban bus no.g from bus stop '''718''' ([http://www.ipoznanztm.poznan.pl/Transportassets/mpkUploads/tabliczkalinie/Linia718s.html?P=ZAME-22&L=15&K=20 <i>Zamek</i>pdf route], near the Castle Art Centre (Centrum Kultury Zamek) take bus no[http://ztm. 71 and go to the last stop called <b><i>Ospoznan. Dębina<pl/network/timetables/#/kierunki/PUK/i><linia/b>. From there walk south for about 800m. Here719 timetables]) or '''719'''s the ([http://mapswww.ztm.googlepoznan.compl/mapsassets/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=52Uploads/linie/Linia719s.35761pdf route],16[http://ztm.904869&spn=0poznan.006369,0.013819&t=h&z=16&msid=112760156584939739161.000469d4e81b719e248f2 routepl/network/timetables/#/kierunki/ZUK/linia/719 timetables]). Unfortunately there The bus stop in ''Ogrody'' is no emergency lane on the entrence other side of the street when you get off the tram. Get out in '''''Dopiewiec'''''. The ride takes about 40 minutes. You can also take a mini bus of private company [http://www.skorzewo.pl/forum/sprawy-lokalne/bis-trans-rozklad-jazdy Bis Trans] which goes from the same spot in ''Ogrody'' to ''Dopiewo'' which is next village after '''''Dopiewiec'''''. Ask the motorway, so it might be trickydriver to stop in '''''Dopiewiec'''''.
* <b>By national road From there walk for about 2km south and then just jump over the fence (droga krajowabefore the police station) 92</b>Go to <i>Ogrody<get on the parking after the toll. Here's the [http:/i> (see above) and take bus no. 61 direction <i>Krzyżowniki</i>maps. Get out at the ninth stop called <b><i>Ulgoogle. Wichrowa<com/i><maps/b> and walk along the road for about 300 m then you will see petrol station and McD'sms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=52.353718,16.717973&spn=0.012739,0. Ask drivers there or stay on the road with sign or thumb027637&t=h&z=15&msid=112760156584939739161. Also about 100 m after this place is a bus stop so it's more convenient for drivers to stop their car000469d4924c2bad2c929 route].
===East towards Alternatively you can get to the toll plaza with a local train and a walk of 4 km. Take a local train (KM/REG) from Poznań Główny (central station) to [[WarszawaZbąszynek]], or [[ŁódźZielona Góra]]===and get out after 12 or 14 minutes in [[Palędzie]]. From the station walk along the railway on Kolejowa street (going west). At the end of the street turn left on Pocztowa. At the end of this street turn right on Ojca Mariana Zelazka. 250 meter after the last houses you turn left on an unpaved fieldroad with willow trees. This fieldroad brings you to the toll plaza.
* <b>By national road (droga krajowa) 92</b>
From city center take trams 6 or 8 to <b><i>Miłostowo</i></b> and get out at the last stop. From there walk along the road about 100 m and you will see Orlen petrol station. You can either ask drivers at the station or hitch at the end of it where is a place for cars to pull over.
Another option is getting to suburb town called <i>Swarzędz</i>. From city center go to tram stop <b><i>Rondo Śródka</i></b> (trams 4=== Northeast towards [[Bydgoszcz]], 17 direction <i>Starołęka</i>[[Toruń]], 6, 8 direction <i>Miłostowo</i>) and then take bus no S-1 from bus station behind Lotos petrol station, direction <b><i>Swarzędz</i></b>). After about 20 minutes bus will turn left (near Lidl shop) then go out, turn back to the main road and hitch some meters after crossroad, junction, traffic lights, whatever. About 300 m further from this place there's Shell petrol station and huge parking for truckers. If you are not lucky there try also the traffic lights across the petrol station.[[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|5}} {{E|261}} ===
===Northeast towards Take bus no. 73 direction ''Janikowo/Ogrodnicza'' from place called ''Rondo Sródka'' and get out after 11 stops (about 15-18 minutes) at bus stop called '''''Bogucin Bałtycka'''''. Hitch on this bus stop, it's on the road to Gniezno, Bydgoszcz and Gdańsk just after junction with Poznań bypass. You should notice railways nearby and crossed Poznań sign (end of the city zone). Notice that if your driver goes to [[GdańskGnizeno]], make sure you exit before the city, since the road becomes a motorway inside the city and there is no good spot to be found.UPDATE: If going north, e.g. to Gdańsk and your driver continues straight ahead to Gnizeno, ask to be let out just before the big new highway crossing to the west of Gnizeno. There is a bus stop where even trucks can stop, whereas the crossing itself is not very busy and the cars go much to fast. Morsch, August 2018.=== North towards [[BydgoszczPiła]], [[ToruńKoszalin]]{{National Road Number Poland|11}} ===* <b>By national road (droga krajowa) 5 (E261)</b>
Take bus noFrom city centre e.g. 73 direction <i>Janikowo/Ogrodnicza</i> from place called <i>''Rondo Sródka</i> Kaponiera'' take tram 9, 11 to '''''Piątkowska''''' and get out after 11 stops (about 15-18 minutes) at bus the last stop called <b><i>Bogucin Bałtycka</i></b>. Hitch on this bus stop, itFrom there go north along ''Piątkowska''s on street to the road to Gnieznofirst junction, Bydgoszcz then turn west (left) and Gdańsk just after junction with Poznań bypassgo to roundabout ''Rondo Obornicka''. You should notice railways nearby On roundabout turn north again (right) and crossed Poznań sign enter national road no. 11 (end of the city zoneyou will see hipermarket Carrefour next to you). You can hitch after roundabout or anywhere along ''Obornicka'' street where is a place to pull over. There's almost always traffic jam, so cars go slowly, which helps hitchhikers.
===South and southhwest towards [[Wrocław]]See direction Warszawa by motorway A2, [[Zielona Góra]]===* <b>By national road (droga krajowa) 5 (E261)</b>from behind roundabout ''Rataje'', as it's the same spot.
Soon, as the road is being rebuilt at the moment...== Public Transport ==
==Public Transport==The city has efficient public transport system with daytime trams and buses operating from 5.00 till 23.00 and nighttime buses and one tram running every half an hour. In Poznań you can not buy tickets at the driver, you can get them in newsagents (kiosk) and grocery shops, and there is more and more ticket machines on the stops. The most convenient way is to buy the tickets directly in the [https://jakdojade.pl/poznan jakdojade.pl] app. Some buses and most of the trams have ticket machines inside the vehicle and you can buy tickets there, but prepare coins. A 15 minutes ticket costs 4 PLN (December 2022). If you travel a lot by public transport, the most cost-effective option is a 24-hour ticket, which offers unlimited rides for 24 hours and costs 15-20 PLN. There is a 50% student discount (''ulgowy'' ticket) upon showing a valid student ID. You have to scan paper tickets when entering the bus/tram, the scanners are yellow and usually located near the doors. Drivers don't care if you have a ticket and all the doors are open on stops, but there are controllers checking tickets from time to time. They're dressed in civilian clothing and usually don't care about any explaination you might have. For riding without a valid ticket you will be fined from 140 to 280 PLN.
The city has efficient public transport system with daytime trams and buses operating from 5.00 till 23.00 and nighttime buses and one tram running every half an hour. In Poznań Tip: if you can not buy tickets at the driver, you can get them in newsagents (kiosk) and grocery shops, and there is more and more a 24-hr ticket machines on the stops. 15 minutes ticket costs 2 PLN (May 2009). Drivers don't care if you have a ticket and Friday after 8PM, it will be valid all the doors are open on stops, but there are controllers checking tickets from time to time. Here's an interactive [http://www.info.poznan.pl/Map/frametest.html?Id=0 map] of public transport. Click T for tram (tramwaj) lines and A for bus (autobus) lines. To see timetables click tram/bus stopsweekend until Sunday midnight.
* Apetyt - Ul. Szkolna
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{{Infobox Polish Location|country = Poland|state = Greater Poland (Voivodeship)|map = <map lat='52.4'lng='Poznań16.9'zoom='9' is a city in western [[Poland]] with about 560 thousand inhabitantsview='0' />|pop = 557 264|plate = PO, which makes it 5th largest city in Poland. Cars registered in Poznań have registration plates PO and PZ.|motorways = {{Apl|2}}|expressways = {{Spl|5}}, {{Spl|11}}}}
==Hitchhiking out =West towards [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]===<map lat='52.406667' lng='16.923611' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/>
THIS METHOD DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE!.THERE IS A HIGH FENCE BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE FIELD , AND THERE IS A POLICE STATION NEAR THE TOLL PLAZA. DON'T TRY IT ANYMORE!. * <b>By '''''MOP Dopiewiec'' Rest Services''' Start like above - from Ogrody catch the (infrequent, ticket inspected) bus 729 for about an hour to Dopiewiec. Walk back East along the road for 100m or so, then South along a road (turn right (along Szkolna?) for less than a km. You'll come to the A2 motorway - before the crossing and just over a meter high fence to the West (autostradaon your right) you'll find a rest station. There are only toilets and so little traffic, but I got a ride by asking in under 10 minutes. Did this in July 2018 on the advice if a local. * '''Bus stop on ''Głogowska'' street'''Get to '''''Górczyn''''' (last stop of trams 5, 8, 14 and many buses). From there walk over the rail tracks by bridge and go straight for about 800m. Behind the second traffic lights there's a bus stop where you can hitch. There's no point of going further as expressway starts just a few hundred meters behind the bus stop. This expressway is a main road linking city center with motorway A2 from the west. There are also two petrol stations nearby where you can ask drivers. From the same spot you can hitch towards Wrocław so make a sign.A lot of local people will go to Komorniki, the first suburb of Poznań in that direction, where there are a lot of shops like Auchan (E30supermarket)and a McD. Often you will hear the recommendation that from there you will easily find a lift to the A2, but actually this is not true. Most traffic is coming from the A2 and is going to the center of Poznan. If you happen to be stranded on that McDonalds, you can also walk towards Głogowska road, just under the bridge, there's a lane in direction of Świecko, that some locals take. You can either take this and go to Berlin directly or hitchhike until the toll plaza, which will be a much easier option. If you plan to go to Germany, it is also a good possibility to catch a ride to Warszawa, get out at the toll boothsbox and change the side. Once on the motorway it will be very very easy to catch a ride to Germany because there is no big city inbetween Poznan and the border and if a car here stops for you, you can be quite sure it crosses the border. * '''''Marii Lange'' Roundabout'''INFO AS OF WINTER 2022: Get to ''Górczyn PKM'' (last stop of tram lines 3, 5, 14 and many buses). From there take bus no 704 or 710 to the stop ''Konopackiej'' or 703, 705, 180 to ''Sycowska Centrum Handlowe'' (the bus stop is just by the mall). Walk towards the McDonald's sign, it's visible from both of the stops. You will get to a roundabout where people get on and off the highway. There's a grass patch by the entry road to the McDonald's, you can stand there with a sign, your back turned to the McDonald's. People will stop on the parking lot or in the middle of the road that's behind you so make sure to check once in a while. It's relatively easy to catch something here, usually doesn't take more than an hour. From the same spot you can also hitchhike east towards [[Łódź]] and [[Warszawa]] and south towards [[Wrocław]] and [[Kraków]] so make sure to bring a sign! <font size="+1">{{National Road Number Poland|92}}</font> Go to ''Ogrody'' (last stop of trams 2, 7, 17, 18 and many buses) and take bus no. 61 direction ''Krzyżowniki''. Get out at the ninth stop called '''''Ul. Wichrowa''''' and walk along the road for about 300 m then you will see petrol station and McD's. Ask drivers there or stay on the road with sign or thumb. Also about 100 m after this place is a bus stop so it's more convenient for drivers to stop their car. ''Comment by a local: It's more convenient to get off at a stop named '''''Smochowice'''''. You can hitch hike from there or (what i usually do) hitch until the bus 01 (going through '''''Sady''''', don't mess it up!) arrives. Get on the bus, buy a ticket to Tarnowo and get off after you pass Sady. It's probably the 2nd stop after Sady, as far as i know the name is ''Marianowo'' (i'm not 100% sure about it though). You will notice it since it's a perfect place to hitch-hike: there are 2 lanes instead of 3, you are visible from a far distance and there is a lot of space for a car to stop. On your left side there will be a forest, on the right side there are few houses, in front of you there will be a board which indicates, that it's the road towards the Pl - D boarder.'' "''Comment by J.N.: Just ride bus 01 to Tarnowo Podgorne instead of confusing yourself over which bus goes through Sady. Ride/walk along the main road through Tarnowo Podgorne until the end of the village where there is a roundabout on which the local road joins road 92 going to Pniewy and Swiebodzin. You can hitchhike on the roundabout. The businessman who picked me up told me he and his colleagues prefer using this road over the highway as there are much less traffic jams due to roadworks and trucks" (10.8.2011)''. === East towards [[Łódź]], [[Warsaw|Warszawa]] ===<font size="+1">{{Apl|2}} {{E|30}}</font>* '''Roundabout ''Rataje'''''Get to '''''Rondo Rataje''''' (roundabout). There are plenty of trams and buses going there. You can hitch just behind it, on a dual carriegeway (the one without tram tracks). There's no emergency lane or bus stop, but drivers generally stop there, and you may even expect some competition there, as it's popular spot for students hitching back from school. From the same spot you can hitch southeast towards [[Katowice]], so make a sign. :This spot is not good, I got stuck here for several hours with another hitchhiker until I gave up and took the bus. The stop appears like it should be a very good one but no one will stop. Not recommended. (08/2016). * <b>Junction <i>Poznań Luboń</i></b>In the city centre, just in front of the castle there's a bus stop called '''Zamek'''. From there take a bus 71 in the direction <b><i>Osiedle Dębina</i></b> and get off at the end. Go along the main road till you get to the motorway junction. You can ask at the red lights for a lift to the nearest petrol station on A2 (MOP Krzyżowniki), which is just before the junction Poznań Wschód (exit for S5 towards Gniezno). Ask: ''stacja benzynowa A2'' (pronounce statsya benzenova ah dva). * '''Toll plaza Gołuski'''
See direction Berlin, then just go to the other side of the motorway.
* <b>By motorway '''''Marii Lange'' Roundabout'''INFO AS OF WINTER 2022: Get to ''Górczyn PKM'' (autostradalast stop of tram lines 3, 5, 14 and many buses) A2 . From there take bus no 704 or 710 to the stop ''Konopackiej'' or 703, 705, 180 to ''Sycowska Centrum Handlowe'' (E30the bus stop is just by the mall). Walk towards the McDonald's sign, it's visible from slip both of the stops. You will get to a roundabout where people get on and off the highway. There's a grass patch by the entry road to the McDonald's, you can stand there with a sign, your back turned to the McDonald's. People will stop on the parking lot or in the middle of the roadthat's behind you so make sure to check once in a while. It's relatively easy to catch something here, usually doesn't take more than an hour. From the same spot you can also hitchhike west towards [[Berlin]] and south towards [[Wrocław]] and [[Kraków]] so make sure to bring a sign! <font size="+1">{{National Road Number Poland|92}}</bfont>See direction Berlin, then just go * '''Petrol station on ''Warszawska'' street'''From city center take trams 6 or 8 to '''''Miłostowo''''' and get out at the last stop. From there walk along the slip road on about 100 m and you will see Orlen petrol station. You can either ask drivers at the station or hitch at the other side end of it where is a place for cars to pull over. :This spot at the motorwayroad is ok, but traffic is going a bit fast (70km/u). [[User:Worldhitchhiker|Worldhitchhiker]] stood there for more than an hour. As mentioned aboveAfter that he moved to the petrol station and asked people, there are no emergency lanes on then I got a lift within 15 minutes to a gas station at the entrenceshighway (04/2019).
Optionally you can walk along the same road and after 200-300m you will see a bridge and Volkswagen factory. Hitch straight after the bridge on the bus stop (there is plenty of cars and trucks who are going by inner bypass around Poznan, so many of them are going for a longer distances, and you may avoid local traffic like it's possible at the first place mentioned).
===North Northwest towards [[KoszalinGorzów Wielkopolski]], [[PiłaSzczecin]]{{National Road Number Poland|92}} ===* <b>By See direction Berlin by national road (droga krajowa) 11</b>92 as it's the same spot.
=== South and southwest towards [[Wrocław]] {{National Road Number Poland|5}} {{E|261}} and [[Zielona Góra]] {{National Road Number Poland|32}} ===* '''From city centre ebus stop on ''Głogowska'' street'''See direction Berlin by motorway A2, from ''Głogowska'' street as it's the same spot.g. <i>Rondo Kaponiera</i> take tram 9, 11 * '''From the village of ''Szreniawa''''' Get to <b><i>Piątkowska</i></b> and get out at the ''Górczyn'' (last stopof trams 5, 8, 14 and many buses). From there go north along <i>Piątkowska</i> street Then take a bus 703 to the first junction, then turn west station AFTER '''''Szreniawa''''' (leftaproximatelly 25 min by bus from Górczyn) and go to roundabout <i>Rondo Obornicka</i>. On roundabout After getting off you can easily catch a car in the direction of Leszno, Wrocław. Get off the bus, walk back a few meters, turn north again (right) and enter national road no. 11 (you will see hipermarket Carrefour next walk down the path for about 200m to a bus stop where you). You can hitch after roundabout .* '''''Marii Lange'' Roundabout'''See direction Berlin or anywhere along <i>Obornicka<Warszawa/i> street where is a place to pull over. There's almost always traffic jam, so cars go slowlyŁódź by motorway A2, which helps hitchhikerssame spot.
===Northwest Southeast towards [[SzczecinOstrów Wielkopolski]], [[Gorzów WielkopolskiKatowice]]{{National Road Number Poland|11}} ===See direction Berlin by national road (droga krajowa) 92 as it's the same spot.
There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities. ==Eating==* <b>'''Traditional</b>'''In Poland you can find many places called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy_bar Milky Barmilk bars] or Dairy Bar dairy bars (Bar Mlecznybar mleczny) where meals of the traditional Polish and Eastern European cuisine are sold. They are subsidized by the state and city authorities, so the prices are very low.
Names and locations:
* Caritas - Plac Wolności
* Pod Arkadami - Plac Cyryla Ratajskiego 10
* Przysmak - Ul. Podgórna 2
Normally they are open till 18.00 or 19.00.* <b>Vegetarian</b>There 'Apetyt' is "a chain" of 3 Vegetarian Bars (Bar Wegetariański) called Green Way where you can get really good food in very reasonable price (big meals for about 2 Euro).Locations: <br>* Ul. 23 Lutego 11* Ul. Taczaka 2* Ul. Zeylanda 3Openopen until 22: mon-fri 11.00 - 19.00, sat 12.00 - 19.00, sun 12.00 - 17.00 (bar on 23 Lutego Street closed on Sunday)
* <b>Spaghetti< '''Other'''* Chain of diners ''Piccolo''. Cheap pasta/b>faux-italian dishes. 9PLN for a small serving. (tons of locations, type "Piccolo" in Google Maps to find the nearest one)* Chain of diners ''Gulliver Bar Piccolo on Ratajczaka Str''. Cheap pasta and rice dishes, they have vegetarian options. 8PLN for a small serving. (rynek Łazarski 11, Kraszewskiego 9b, Słowiańska 53B, Plac Ratajskiego 6, Marcelińska 94)* There's a lot of sketchy looking Kebab restaurants all around the city. Not the best quality but it's a good option if you need a hearty meal for a reasonable price. One of the most popular and cheapest is the ''Zahir kebab'' chain. Most of the places are open til late night and carry vegetarian options (falafel). As for winter 2022, you generally shouldn't be paying more than 16PLN for a small kebab.* If you're truly desperate for a hot meal, Garbary Stra chain of corner stores named Żabka operate in Poland. They are open 6:00-23:00 and Wroclawska Strlocated basically everywhere. You can buy a hot-dog for 5PLN or a reheated panini for 10PLN. * '''Free Food'''* Every Saturday at 17:30 there's a soup kitchen for those in need at the tram stop Dworzec Zachodni PST. It's called Zupa Na Głównym. * Poznań has a branch of Food Not Bombs, an anarchist organization distributing food. Small portion They give out free meals for about 4 PLNeveryone on Sundays at 16:00, by the Stary Marych monument on Półwiejska street.
* '''Bars and Nightlife'''
* Really cheap shot bar called ''Czupito'' on one of the corners of the Old Market Square. Warning, it's pretty packed on weekends.
* Cheapest beer in the city, bar ''Pomidor'' (pol. "tomato"), Długa 7.
* Neighboring clubs ''Mustang'' and ''Pod Minogą''. Good drinks, often live music, overall nice place to sit down and chat.
Nowowiejskiego 6 and 8 respectively.
=== Links ===
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/autostoppoznan/ Facebook group] for Poznan hitchhikers
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