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'''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is situated within a ring road called ''le périphérique'', or ''le périph''. The actual city is actually small but is surrounded by endless suburbs, some of them being linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost, and some other being labelled as outside zones and thus more expensive to reach.
Note that there '''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is an "outer situated within a ring road" to the Paris suburb areacalled ''le périphérique'', motorway A86 (or ''super-périphériquele périph'') and another wider ring called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed . The actual city is relatively small, but still used to connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itselfsurrounded by endless suburbs, you might want to clarify some of which ring they are going linked to take the urban public transportation system at no extra cost (i.e. a standard one-trip city ticket), while some others being labelled as it may affect the place where you'd want outside zones and thus more expensive to be droppedreach.
== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 Note that there is an "outer ring road" to 14), RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stopsParis suburb area, lines from letter A to E), buses motorway A86 (lines from number 20 to ...?or ''super-périphérique'') and trams (lines from T1 another wider ring even further called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed but still used to T4)connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itself, you might want to make a few voyages, clarify which ring they are going to take as it may affect the cheapest option is place where you'd want to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (11,60 euros instead of 1,60 each)be dropped. You can travel may also find them useful if you need to bypass Paris, especially the end of RER lines for about 15 euros. If you stay in Paris for several days and will use transport often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (5Francilienne,9 € for one day inside Paris) - as it is valid on metro, RER has more gas stations and ground transportation. If you stay for a week or more - consider geting a "passe Navigo découverte", which is a chargeable card with picture (5 euros to make). You can then buy a weekly ticket for 17.2 €. Note that this replaces the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010less complex interchanges.
=== Metro system ===Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trains, and ticket controllers seem Good to know if you're starting to employ 1 stink up in the City of 2 approachesLights: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel or station exit and checking all the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed it is easy to see them from a distance unless they decide to hide around the corner); second one involves civilMunicipality provides [https://www.paris.fr/pages/les-bains-dressed controllers watching the gates and busting those jumping over douches- they'll either stop them directly themselves, or radiomunicipaux-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticket138 free shower facilities ] in 17 locations around Paris. Note they are BYOT (bring your own toiletry)== Hitching in ==
Checks are said never to occur during During rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings, weekends and the beginning of a new month. Except for the major stations, it is pretty easy possible (but illegal) to jump over be quickly dropped on the barriers, or pass through following other people passing to the ticket-zonering road. Only on major stations one This is useful if your ride is required not willing to get out of it to have a validated ticket when exitingdrop you (which is often the case). As in some other countriesWithin the ring area, one can be relax about you are definitely linked to the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checkswhole regular fare subway system.
=== RER system ===<map lat='48.83398957668602' lng='2.34283447265625' zoom='9' view='0' float='right'/>Uniformed controllers If you are coming from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which is a normal truck route), chances are that your driver will ask for validated tickets not drop you on trains, and since the RER shares ring road where it is complicated to stop. A frequent place to get dropped is the first exit South on the metro infrastructureA6 called "Rungis". From there, you might be a subject to can reach the checks in similar order mentioned above. It is possible Metropolitan subway system by tram with one ticket, then use another one to travel for free, even though you stand a higher chance of being bustedyour final destination. It seems that checks You can occur at any timealso reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, so the best time to travel for free which is also a rush hour when controls are impossible due to congestion. The highest risk of being checked seems to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stationsnormal Paris ticket.
You often need your ticket to get out of the stations, as price varies according to the distance. Make sure not to lose it as it can be tricky to get out otherwise.
=== Buses ===
Like in most cities of France, you can walk onto the bus without showing or validating a ticket. Checks are said to be rare, and occur mainly late at night.
=== Going to There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Charles de GaulleAire La Courneuve''/''Roissy'), East ([[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and ' airport ===Bus line 350 goes to ''Gare [[péage|barrières de lpéage]]'Est'', ) and line 351 - to also South (''Place Aire de la NationLisses''). YouIt're supposed s all about how much you are willing to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks pay in public transportation, and how daring you are said rare to occur.
During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the ring roadThese are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre. This There is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to drop you (which is often a bonus pro-tip at the casebottom involving Arras :). Within the ring area, you are definitely linked to the whole regular fare subway system.
If you are coming from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which is a normal truck route), chances are that your driver will not drop you on the ring road where it is complicated to stop. A frequent place to get dropped is the first exit South on the A6 called "Rungis". From there, you can reach the Metropolitan subway system with one ticket, then use one to your final destination. You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val ==== Option 1: Porte de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.la Chapelle ====
== Hitching Out ==This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the A1 starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there, take the metro line 12 to Porte de la Chapelle, then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the motorway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is. There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They aren''Aire La Courneuve'')t overcrowded and, at the same time, quite a few cars going up north stop here to refill; nonetheless, at such places, much depends on your luck, East ([[petrol station]]s and according to some hitchhikers, this place won''[[barrières de péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses'')t make it to the top 10 best hitchhiking places in France. It's all about how much you are willing is therefore recommended to pay in public transportationhitchhike at the roundabout, and how daring where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you area good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for Boulevard Peripherique).
=== Northeast towards [[Lille]] A good option to leave faster is to show at the roundabout a sign for the airport Charles de Gaulle. There is a petrol station (Aire La Courneuve - see Option 2) before the airport where the driver could let you out; don't miss it! The station is not so big and [[Belgium]] ===many drivers just go to the airport but at least you can ask people, whereas it could be hard and long at Porte de la Chapelle.
These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre.==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====
==== [[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']] This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2.75as of 2018). The petrol station Aire de Service de La Courneuve is about 2 km along the A1, north of Paris. Take bus 150 from Porte de la Chapelle ====Villette or bus 250 from Fort D'Aubervilliers (both are on metro line 7) to the stop Parc Des Sports. This bus stop is next to the A1 highway. Just walk to the right from the bus stop, without ever passing under the overpass. Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to the motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill, the wall ends. You can then follow a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station. There is a fence right along the motorway, but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.
This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 autoroute (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there take a metro 12 to ''Porte de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the motorway starts. Another good option is may need to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They aren't overcrowded, and at the same time quite a few cars going up the North stop here for refill; nonetheless, at such places much is depended on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers this place won't make to the TOP10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore rather recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding at the same time all climb the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique'').THIS MOTORWAY ENTRANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY OPEN DUE TO CONSTRUCTION... 18.8.2010fance
==== Aire La Courneuve ====From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at least to the toll station (''péage'') heading north. This is a 20-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometers after the airport) and everyone has to stop here.
This option costs one local ticket or zones 1-3 ticket (2,35 euros). The petrol station [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=5837971829389385952,48.934623,2.393732%3B3201522175225020794,48.920638,2.410383&saddr=Aire+Option 3: Charles de+Service+de+La+Courneuve+%4048.934790,+2.393710&daddrGaulle =&mra=mr&sll=48.918269,2.403388&sspn=0.013649,0.040169&ie=UTF8&ll=48.933157,2.396951&spn=0.006823,0.020084&t=k&z=16&om=1is ''Aire de Service de La Courneuve''] is about 2km on the A1, North of Paris. If you take a closer look at the petrol station on Google Maps you will see that there is a wall surrounding this petrol station; nonetheless, there are several ways to get there.
First, get closer by public transport. Some options are:* Bus 150 from ''Porte Charles de la Villette'' (metro line 7)Gaulle airport can be an option for hitching North-East, get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (next to the motorway)* Bus 250 from ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (the quickest way?)* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve,+8+Mai+1945&daddr=rue+paul+verlaine&sll=48.93333,2.392216&sspn=0.009459,0.020084&ie=UTF8&ll=48.926137,2.394161&spn=0.01892,0.040169&z=15&om=1 ''La Courneuve, 8 Mai 1945''] (metro line 7) and make your way to ''rue Paul Verlaine'' by taking although waiting times might vary a tram "T1" and getting off at ''Six Routes''. * [http://maps.googlelot.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+Verlaine,+93120+La+Courneuve,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+Frankreich&sll=48.926137,2.394161&sspn=0.01892,0.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=48.928026,2.388539&spn=0.018919,0.040169&z=15&om=1 ''La Courneuve Aubervilliers''] (RER B), and walk 2 km north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''. You can catch this train from ''Gare du Nord''. THIS OPTION REQUIRES A 1-3 ZONES TICKET
You then have several options to get It is easy to jump the metro at terminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Maybe the petrol station:same is true for terminals 1 and 3 but I can't vouch for it.
# You can hitch a lift onto the motorway (Autoroute A1) From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and ask the driver head straight to drop you off at the petrol stationmain road. You will need a sign saying "should see signs for A1 EST"Paris Lille. You can do so by walking North under the motorway (if you haven't gone under already in the bus) and cross over to the other side of Keep following these signs until the road and find a point at the beginning of the slip road going South onto the A1 (this way you will enter the A1 going West, but immediately your driver should get off at the next exit, cross over and come back onto the splits for A1 heading East)Lille. Otherwise, you can walk South back One road goes to ''Six Routes'', turn right and follow the tramlines (on your left hand side) , under a bridge and find a suitable place to hitch (there are some traffic lights). Your driver will go over the A1 and then take the turning round The other goes to the slip road going Eastright. From the point you join the A1 East via the circular slip road, it is only about a 1km until the petrol station, so make sure you advise your driver!!# There is a door in the wall surrounding the petrol station which allows outside access (it was open on 31-08-10). When you arrive by public transport and do the final 1 km on foot you will approach the wall from the left side. From this side you won't be able Stand to see the door, because it is located behind some sort of manufacturing unit which borders a part right of the wallright turn. If you walk around this unit, you will find the door at the very point were the wall of the gas station becomes visible again. At first sight it might not be clear, as it has the same appearance as the wall, but you Cars can recognise it by two holes at chest level, you can put stop on a dashed out area to your arm through and feel the lock on the inside. Just pull left or push (?) to open it, drive a little past you'll be entering the service station from on the right side, close to the exit and carwash.(See [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107770710063601716204.00044840696bdf8a385ef&ll=48.933654,2.393292&spn=0.001334,0.004227&t=h&z=19 approximate location A couple of the door].) Unfortunately sometimes the door is locked (latter cars stopped straightaway and I was true on 01-06-08, 28-09-08 and 29-11-08..), then you walk away from the door easily able to the right, follow the concrete wall and climb it at the point where it becomes get a fence. Once over the fence you'll have to walk lift to the left, through the bushes, next service station which had lots of people driving north to enter the station. (See [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=48.933806,+2.393823&sll=48.933663,2.393955&sspn=0.000832,0.001725&ie=UTF8&ll=48.9334Lille,2.39363&spn=0.001663,0.003449&t=h&z=18 location where the wall becomes a fence - green arrow].) # You can walk around the wall for about 70 meters towards the left, then walk down the little hill Belgium and walk through the bushes. You have to go over a small chain link fence that is bent over at the top and then you are on the motorwayHolland.
Other ways to get to that petrol From Nation bus station:* Take (also a RER B metro stop) take bus 351 to Roissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. It''Stade de France'' and then walk up to s the final traffic light where you can ask for a ride to ''Aire La Courneuve''.* Lastly, one can take a line 13 to ''Carrefour Pleyel'' last stop and then walk along ''Boulevard Anatole France'payment isn' (see [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Carrefour+Pleyel+station,+France&daddr=charles+de+gaulle&sll=48.927631,2.383518&sspn=0.027124,0.080338&ie=UTF8&ll=48.923881,2.358456&spn=0.013563,0.040169&t=h&z=15&om=1 Google Maps]) up until the beginning of required to enter the motorwaybus. There is a hitchhiking spot there which might be not the greatest one in the world but at least it You can lead you to the petrol station (after Exit 4!).BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways
==== Service Take RER A to station at Survilliers ====Bussy-Saint-Georges. You can also get to this RER A station by taking bus 4 or 44 from metro station Gutenberg. Walk 2 km Avenue Marie Curie till Rue Pavée turn down until street crosses A4 highway and after this turn left rest stop is next to you. Right side from there is Decathlon Logistics France if you get lost
This option costs 4 euros'''ATTENTION''' The bridge leads into the forest and getting onto the motorway might be a bit difficult, the reason being that you have to squeeze yourself to be able to pass through the narrow space between the bridge and the fence.Moreover, which you have to descend onto the motorway through an overgrown grass.An alternative is to take bus 46 at Busy-Saint-Georges station in the direction of Gare de Val d'Europe,or same bus at Gare de Val d'Europe in the cost direction of a ticket for zones 1Torcy(this is important because the bus is infrequent and might be useful to catch it at the other side if wait time is long).From Bussy-Saint-Georges you'll ride 4 stops and from Gare de Val d'Europe, 5stops,alight at Bout Pêcheret and walk back in the direction the bus came from if you took it from Bussy-Saint-Georges and vice-versa. The peage is 35 km North of Paris, near Continue walking on the [[D10]] road to cross the motorway and turn right on the road leading directly to the town of Survilliersservice station.
From Paris, take RER D (Chatelet-les-halles === Getting South or Gare du Nord)Southwest {{Afr|6}}, direction Orry la Ville - Coye. Get off the train at Survilliers-Fosses (35 KM North of Paris). Walk down Rue de la Gare towards Survilliers town centre{{Afr|10}}, then turn right at La Grande Rue; you will find the motorway. Once there, you can hitchhike from the motorway exit towards the gas station 2KM from here (Paris direction). When you arrive, you take the local road to cross over to the opposite service station to head North.or {{Afr|11}} ===
==== Senlis Peage ====These spots are close enough to the city to be getting traffic in all southern directions.
This option costs 9 euros (25% discount under 26) + a local ticket to Gare du Nord. The peage is 50 km North of Paris, near the town of Senlis. ==== Option 1: Porte d'Orléans ====
Senlis has no train stationOnce the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn't bad nowadays, but you still buy the ticket from a train stationit isn't great either. From Paris Nord, go The good thing is that drivers aren't surprised to Chantilly and switch to a bus to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticket. Once see people there, you need to walk a little and that youdon'll find a "péage" (motorway payment station - people have t need to stop to take a ticket). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hourget out of Paris in faraway suburbs.
=== A4 EastNote : I think that the place in front of the hotel is pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's better to stand before, towards [[Metz]]at the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, [[Strasbourg]]you miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc ===but it's way easier for the cars to see you and to stop.
==== Going directly Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to Orléans or Chartres (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the ''barrière driver will leave you at least at the péage de Saint Arnoult or before that at Limours-Janvry service station. Beware, just after the "péage''====", the motorway separates between A10 and A11. If you are heading directly South onto the A6, have a sign (you may try Lyon or Fontainebleau) and make sure to be left at Aire De Lisses rest stop, roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you).
Take RER A4 to the last stop (Similarly Porte d''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''). The train journey length Italie which is around 40 minutes (6€ something). Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on Sundays, the ticket costs around 2 Euro) which leaves not far from the bus stop next to the RER train station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'Porte d' ([http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/6759.11.html timetable 2008 here]). It takes ten minutes to arrive at the “Truffaut” gardening centre which Orleans is beside the péage (stop Coutevroult - Truffaut). From there, walk back a bit and go through what seems good place to be a police station's parking area and is called "voie de service" on the map - hitch from. Additionally if you will get to walk down the green area right outside the péage - and you won't need exit to jump any of the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it traffic lights, there is easy to get rides to [[Metz]] or even straight to [[Germany]]. You might meet people (gendarmes or motorway staff) in that "voie de service" - even if they try to talk an overhead bypass which can keep you out of it, remember ''it is allowed'' to hitchhike ''dry in the car park'' by the peagerain.
Attention=== South towards [[Lyon]], the bus 59 runs every hour. It is usually timed to start 5 min after the arrival of the RER so hurry yourself up from the train. Follow the signs "gare routière" (bus station). If bus 59 doesn't start before 30 min[[Marseille]], consider using bus 34 (see bellow).[[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} ===
If you decide to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (1.60 €, [http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/5134.20.html timetable]) to bus stop "Bailly-Romainvilliers - Place de l'Europe" , then walk for about 2kilometers. You will soon see the motorway A4 and péage. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562,2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=Option 1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll: Motorway services Aire De Lisses =48.850992,2.833614&sspn=0.012962,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route].
The ''barrière de péage'' is located [http://mapsThis option costs EUR 5.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.85407785 (but possible to have ride without ticket also),2a zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes.83959&daddr=&hl=es&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=48.853788Aire de Lisses is the first service area on the A6,2situated about 35 km South of Paris.839912&sspn=0.003586It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction,0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258,2.830095&spn=0.014346,0.038624&t=h&z=15 here]being located after all the motorway branch-offs.
==== Via petrol Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. Tthe ID of the train you need was ZIP or ZOP (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). If it's too confusing get whatever train that goes to Corbeil Essonne and from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station ====Gare de Villabé the second after Corbeil-Essonnes.
[[File:ZoeOtherwise, you can take the RER D to Évry-Courcouronnes centre, and from there Bus 415 in direction of Villabé. Get off at stop Ikea the gas station will be a five minute walk away.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during There is a fence you have to climb to get to the [[888]] event]]station.
''Quite long trip Note: There is no barrier at Villabé and a bit expensive. Takes so you can pay the standard central Paris fare to a great gas station. better if you speak french and good day-get into the metro network and-nightthen just ride out there.''
The first petrol station is close to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''.==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Nemours ====
''You can also try take a train to catch Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, a bus ticket costs about 10 euros) and walk 45min to Bussy St George nr.4 or nr.44 from the metro AUTOGRILL Aire de Nemours A6 service area / Shell fuel station . Then you''Gutenberg''re already on a paying section (no local traffic), far out from Paris (80km), and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutes.''
From this station walk South for about 1 km along a bigger road which will lead you to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from there but the needed petrol station will be just a bit more than 2 km from there. You can walk on the grass field next to the motorway. The petrol station is called ''La Ferrière''. Another option to reach this petrol station is to walk through the industrial zone of ''Bussy'' area, to the South of the railway, then reach the bridge over the motorway and follow further by walking on the grass until the actual petrol station. Most of the walk will be on the road which means you will save some time while at the same time such a walk won't be so annoying if you happen to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't wanna go through the fields). You can follow [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=gare,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&daddr=chemin+de+la+rue+pavee,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&sll=48.831899,2.723193&sspn=0.01291,0.040169&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=48.831814,2.726369&spn=0.01291,0.040169&t=h&om=0 this route] on Google Maps.
Take The A10 and A11 motorways follow the RER Line A (Red) in direction route of the ''Boissy St Legere'A6' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (2see above) from Paris,70€ (2010-11)and split from it near Antony/Rungis. Leave Then, before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the service station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and follow a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you choose, ask the sign driver to take you at least until the A4. It is a 30 min walk. There is a red light before Limours-Janvry service station or the onramppéage of St-Arnoult. Lots of trafficFrom these places, possibility to stop you can find a driver who takes you on the ramp for brave driversA10 or the A11 depending on which way you want to go.
Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station which is within the free motorway network. Toll gate is a bit further.==== Option 1: Pont de Sevres ====
=== Getting South or Southwest (A6, A10 or A11) ===[[File:ParisOut.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge]]
These spots are close enough This option costs the price of an underground ticket. It takes you to the city beginning of the N118 road which connects to be getting traffic the A10-A11 in all southern directionsabout 25 km.
==== Porte d'Orleans ====Take the subway 9 to Pont De Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the bridge, where you can see the signs towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc. The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the red lights. You can try with the cars coming from the direction of the metro station, and also with the cars which came along the river and are turning left to get to the bridge.
Once the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn't bad nowadays, but it isn't great either. The good thing is that drivers aren't surprised to see people there, and that you don't need to get out of Paris in faraway suburbs. ==== Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====
''Porte d'Orléans'' is the terminal subway station of line This option costs Eur 4.90, a ticket for zones 1-4. There This option is an entry on useful to get out of the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading South. There's a petrol station, roads and a good spot (just besides the "Novotel" building) at get directly on the traffic junction to A10 after all the "périferique extérieur"branch-offs.
Make sure Take RER B to specify with Massey-Palaiseau station. Walk down Avenue Carnot along the Massy-Palaiseau railway towards the ''autoroute''. After a sign specifying that while there you go to [[Orléans]] (if will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult"reach a roundabout. If you are heading directly Southkeep following this road, have you will reach the motorway entrance underneath a sign for Lyon and make bridge. Make sure to be left at get a ride to the first ''Aire barrière de Lissespéage'', roughly 35 (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Limours-Janvry service station 5 km furtherdown the road.
==== Porte d'Italie ====''Edit July 2022''' this does not work! There is pretty much zero car traffic, at least when I was there. If you're starting in Massy-Palaiseau you're better off thumbing at [https://goo.gl/maps/bbD5WGkiKeFqSFzBA this roundabout]. I didn't wait too long here and got a ride straight to Le Mans.
Similarly ''Porte d'Italie'' which is not far from ''Porte d'Orleans'' is a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the exit there at the traffic lights there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.==== Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ====
=== A6 South The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the village Briis-sous-Forges. To get there you need to [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]]take RER B to Massy-Palaiseau. From there take bus 91.03 to Briis-sous-Forges. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, [[Barcelona]]once an hour on Saturdays, [[Italy]] ===and there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the small local road Route D'Invilliers.
This option costs 5,85 euros, a zone 1-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15. '''Aire de Lisses''' is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being after all the branch-offs.
Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. As of 2010-02, the ID of the line you want was "ZIPE" (All RER lines have a 4 letter ID). Get off at the station '''Villabé''', the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's there: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rue+d%27Ambreville,+91100+Villab%C3%A9,+Franciaorsz%C3%A1g&daddr=48.592221,2.443964&hl=en&geocode=&mraOption 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult =dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&dirflg=w&sll=48.592959,2.44184&sspn=0.005947,0.013604&ie=UTF8&ll=48.592959,2.452869&spn=0.023786,0.054417&z=14 ''the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses'']
==== Aire de Nemours ====You can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on the exit, so if you are on the cheap, you need to pay only the basic metro ticket (some EUR 1.33) to get into the underground network in Paris. Once in Dourdan, cross the railroad track and turn left and then go straight on the D836 until you reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be able to hitch a car as there are many passing by and the French take easily on small routes if they see you walking. Get off just after the road crosses the autoroute, go left and in a short while, you will reach the péage. Look at the map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, there are lots of cars going through.
You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon) and walk 45min to the service area ( http://tinyurl.com/2bs24sf ). Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic)=== West towards Rouen, far out from Paris (80km)Le Havre, and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutes.Caen {{Afr|13}} ===
This motorway follows Quai André Citroën, under the route ring road overpass. A lot of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, traffic on Fridays and splits afterwards near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. The first [[péage]] in that direction is St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest Saturdays as many inhabitants of Paris, before the splitting of A10 15th and A117th arrondissements go to Normandy for the weekend. There are no service station directly As a result, this spot is very effective on these days (20 to 30 min on the motorway before the péageaverage) but much worse at other times (expect to wait one and half hours).
==== Massy Palaiseau ====Porte d'Auteuil, at the last traffic light to the entrance of the A13, or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the shoulder to the motorway just after the light, where cars haven't picked up much speed yet and can see you well. Ask drivers to take you (at least) to Morainvilliers petrol station in Poissy.
This option costs 2,95 euros, a 1-4 zones ticket. This option is useful to get out of ==== In the rings and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs.suburbs ====
Take the RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau'Option 1'. From there, follow the motoway signs for the A10. There are two options: take a bus from the massive transport lot beside ''Massy-Palaiseau'' station or walk down a motorway ramp nearby. Autoroute A13 Gare de Péage de Buchelay toll
'''Motorway ramp option''': Go down the ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''MassyTake Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Palaiseau'' railway, towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for carsLazare station. Keep going and The fare is €8 but you will reach a roundaboutmay not be controlled. If you keep following this road, you will reach a motorway exit underneath a bridgeGet off in (not Mantes Station). Make sure to get There's a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or minute walk to the Briis-sous-Forges service station 5 km down the roadtoll gate. You can search Innovaparc bus stop place is next to there
[http://mapsTake Transilien J or RER A from Paris and get off at Poissy.googleTake bus 20 to bus stop Auberg.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447There's one bus every hour on weekdays,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&fewer than that on Saturdays and it doesn't=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according to some hitchhikers)run on Sundays.
# The petrol station at ''Briis-sous-Forges'[[Charles de Gaulle airport]]'. Look at the A10 section's options.# Take the train from '/ 'Paris-Montparnasse'' to [[Orly airport]]''Chartres'/ ' (12€) and start hitching from there. You might want to go to the service station ''Chartres-Gasville'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From the train station, take one of many [http://www.filibus.fr/pages/55 buses[Beauvais]] that stop at the ''Morard'' station. Here starts bus 12, take it and get off at ''N.Conté'' - some minutes before you arrive there, memorize the route: the bus croses the motorway, and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right and continues to a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''N.Conté''. Now comes 1 hour of walk: go back to the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow the N10 until you come to a small city. There you encounter the next roundabout, where you turn left. Follow the street, it bends to the right and ends on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn left (north). After 500 meters comes the motorway, continue until you have crossed it. The service station is 400 meters east, so try to pass through the trees on your right and follow the street to the service station.airport
It is also possible to sleep in the ''Champs de Mars'' in front of the Eiffel Tower - police generally lets you sleep until 9 or 10 in the morning. There are many trees that offer you a protection in case of a rain. You can also put up a tent (at night) in a discrete spot although keep in mind that police officers will wake you up around the sunrise. You can also sleep under the bridge at the Seine river on the other side of the Eiffel Tower. During the first European Hitchhikers Week ([[888]]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Tower.{{nomadwiki}}
There are also good places to sleep in the tunnels of Montsouris, which are part of old railway network. It is a hidden place, and maybe the most well-known unofficial entrance to the famous Paris Catacombs. You must climb over a wall near the intersection of Avenue Jean Moulin and Rue de Coulmiers (GPS on Google maps: 48.82548598904712, 2.321111261844635 ). Be advised you should not enter the Catacombs alone or without a person who has a lot of experience climbing around the Paris underground. It is an extremely complicated system of tunnels, perhaps the second largest in the world. In many rooms of the Catacombs you can find a luxury of places to sleep, but you can just as easily get lost in areas where nobody has been or will go for months.
== Useful links ==[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]
* [http://www.ratp.fr/ Public transportation of Paris]
* [http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ Trains and regional transports], ticket agency
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=== Fines and punishments =Hitching out ==French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it is said it might be possible to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostile. Most commonly they will ask for a 40 euro fine which can be paid directly in cash or by credit card. Alternatively you can plead poverty, and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to the address and the name written on ID.
== Hitching In = North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===
==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====
From the petrol coach station, there Gare Routière you're best bet is probably to get a lift can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the [[toll station]] (PÉAGE ("pay-arge")), heading north. This is a 20 minutes drive down ticket office/information desk for which parking number the motorway a [[toll road]] and everyone has to stop herebus will be at. It is a great place to get long-distance ridesThe ticket costs €2. Between the [BEWARE this bus does '''not'Aire La Courneuve'' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays / so if that is the case, then get off at Quebec because the ''barrière de péage'' (toll A1 highway going to Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station) there is a small [[rest area]] higher chance of finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you a fairly large ride to another petrol station with quite many cars stopping there. Ask your driver if he/she passes this service area.on the main highway, which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille]
UpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023The parking lot for the bus 95.01 is F1,and the bus does run on Saturdays also,according to the time table and confirmed by the driver You can always try to go with the bus number 702 to Vémars centre from the airport (20 stops, 39 minutes). This will also work on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The parking lot for the bus 702 is B2. From the Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on Rue Pierre Curie (D17) until it merges with Rue De la Mairie. Walk an additional 350 m until this merges with Rue Des Vignolles (D16) On your left, the A1 will be clearly visible as will the Aire de Vémars Ouest petrol station. From here, it is another 1.25km to any given entrance. ==== Option 5: Porte de Bagnolet (A3) ====Google maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.8649082,2.4086197,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e87e1c7d877:0x17c4d9a47ae58890!2sPorte+de+la+Chapelle!8m2!3d48.897279!4d2.359192!3m4!1s0x47e66d8329157e27:0x2a4ba9074d60ae9a!8m2!3d48.8645542!4d2.4095799]Get a ticket for the station Porte de Bagnolet. This is pretty close to where the A3 starts, which leads to the A1, so a lot of traffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, but it worked. There is a bus stop, where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is a small gas stop, where you can approach drivers directly which cue up there from time to time. Position yourself at the traffic lights before the bus stop to show your sign indicating the direction you want to go to. ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the A1, there is a fantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [Filehttps:Masaru//goo.gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], with people heading pretty much everywhere. You can get rides to the UK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, E) and lots of opportunities.jpg === East towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru 4}} === ==== Option 1. From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ==== Cheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too. You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking. Take the metro line 14 to Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the Boulevard down to the bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to have a sign indicating you want to get onto the A4. When cars stop, ask if they are going all the way to the toll station (péage), many drivers turn off the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to continue hitch-hiking from before the toll station. ==== Option 2. Motorway junction slip-road ==== This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you''re likely to end up either at the petrol station described below or at the péage. Not good at night. Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of Boissy St Legere until the station Nogent Sur Marne. Leave the station in direction of Rue Joinville and follow the sign to the A4. It is a 30 minute walk. There is a red light before the slip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers. Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station Aire La Courneuve'']]De Ferrières which is within the free motorway network. Gare de Péage de Coutevroult toll gate is a bit further.
==== Charles de Gaulle Option 3: Motorway service station Aire De Ferrières ====''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot.
Porte d'Orléans is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, traffic here is heavy and fast moving. If you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic.
==== Option 2: Porte d''This one is the most expensive, longest but takes you the furthest to a great pickup spot. Might be a good choice when you don't speak french. Maybe not so good at night.''Italie ====
==== Onramp South-West to the motorway ====''This one is close [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to Paris[[Le Mans]], faster and cheaper to get to[[Nantes]], but still in the megapolis. Starting from there[[Rennes]], you're likely to end up either on the gas station described above or at the Péage described ab-above. Not good at night.''[[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===
Briis-sous-Forges to the petrol station [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr= Aire +de Lisses +Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 map]
=== A10 South to [[Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] = Inside Paris ====[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|left|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]
'''Bus Option2''': The first petrol station is situated near the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take either RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau'' From there take the bus 91.03 to ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. The petrol station is situated a couple of kms North from the village. To reach it you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers'', a small local road. Once you are there, make sure your driver takes the right road as the A11 starts not far away. It's not easy to find the road to the gas station. no one in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that route you're looking for. They don't even know that there's a gas station in the South Area Morainvilliers rest area. write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours.[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the gas station map]
==Airports = A11 South-West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Brittany]] ===This motorway splits from the A10 near ''Dourdan''. There are several possibilities go get on this motorway:
== Sleeping in Paris Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==[[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackers, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guests.
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