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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 ====
This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 autoroute From Nation bus station (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there take also 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 take bus 351 to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro isRoissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They arenIt't overcrowded, and at s the same time quite a few cars going up the North last stop here for refill; nonetheless, at such places much is depended on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers this place wonpayment isn't make required to enter the TOP10 best hitchhiking places in Francebus. 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 the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique'').THIS MOTORWAY ENTRANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY OPEN DUE TO CONSTRUCTION... 18.8.2010You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways
==== Aire La Courneuve ====From the coach station there Gare Routière you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at. The ticket costs €2. [BEWARE this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays / so if that is the case, then get off at Quebec because the A1 highway going to Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a higher chance of finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you a ride to another petrol station on the main highway, which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille]
This option costs one local ticket or zones UpdateAs at Saturday 1-3 ticket (2,35 euros). July 2023The petrol station [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=5837971829389385952,48.934623,2.393732%3B3201522175225020794,48.920638,2.410383&saddr=Aire+de+Service+de+La+Courneuve+%4048.934790,+2.393710&daddr=&mra=mr&sll=48.918269,2.403388&sspn=0.013649,0.040169&ie=UTF8&ll=48.933157,2.396951&spn=0.006823,0parking lot for the bus 95.020084&t=k&z=16&om=1is ''Aire de Service de La Courneuve''] 01 is about 2km on the A1F1, North of Paris. If you take a closer look at and the petrol station bus does run on Google Maps you will see that there is a wall surrounding this petrol station; nonethelessSaturdays also, there are several ways according to get there. the time table and confirmed by the driver
First, get closer by public transport. Some options are:* Bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (next You can always try to go with the motorway)* Bus 250 bus number 702 to Vémars centre from ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' the airport (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 Courneuve20 stops, 8 Mai 1945''] (metro line 739 minutes) and make your way to ''rue Paul Verlaine'' by taking a tram "T1" and getting off at ''Six Routes''. * [http://maps.google.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)This will also work on Saturdays, Sundays and walk 2 km north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''public holidays. You can catch this train from ''Gare du Nord''The parking lot for the bus 702 is B2. THIS OPTION REQUIRES A 1-3 ZONES TICKET
You then have several options to get to From the petrol station: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)
# You can hitch a lift onto the motorway (Autoroute A1) and ask the driver to drop you off at the petrol station. You will need a sign saying "A1 EST". 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 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 On your driver should get off at the next exitleft, cross over and come back onto the A1 heading East). Otherwise, you can walk South back to ''Six Routes'', turn right and follow the tramlines (on your left hand side) 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 to the slip road going East. 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 be clearly visible as will the Aire de Vémars Ouest 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 to see the doorhere, because it is located behind some sort of manufacturing unit which borders a part of the wall. If you walk around this unit, you will find the door at the very point were the wall of the gas station becomes visible againanother 1. At first sight it might not be clear, as it has the same appearance as the wall, but you can recognise it by two holes at chest level, you can put your arm through and feel the lock on the inside. Just pull or push (?) to open it, you'll be entering the service station from 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 of the door].) Unfortunately sometimes the door is locked (latter was true on 01-06-08, 28-09-08 and 29-11-08..), then you walk away from the door 25km to the right, follow the concrete wall and climb it at the point where it becomes a fence. Once over the fence you'll have to walk to the left, through the bushes, 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=48.9334,2.39363&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 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 motorwayany given entrance.
Other ways to get to that petrol station:
* Take a RER B to ''Stade de France'' and then walk up to 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'' and then walk along ''Boulevard Anatole France'' (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 the motorway. There is a hitchhiking spot there which might be not the greatest one in the world but at least it can lead you to the petrol station (after Exit 4!).
From ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the petrol stationA1, you're best bet there is probably to get a lift to the fantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [[toll station]https://goo.gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42] (PÉAGE ("pay-arge")), with people heading northpretty much everywhere. This is a 20 minutes drive down the motorway a [[toll road]] and everyone has to stop here. It is a great place to You can get long-distance ridesto the UK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Between the ''Aire La Courneuve'' and the ''barrière de péage'' Many difference license plates (toll stationGB, F, B, NL, D, E) there is a small [[rest area]] and a fairly large petrol station with quite many cars stopping there. Ask your driver if he/she passes this service arealots of opportunities.
==== Charles de Gaulle ====This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lotre likely to end up either at the petrol station described below or at the péage. Not good at night.
==== Service Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of Boissy St Legere until the station at Survilliers ====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.
This option costs 4 euros, Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station Aire De Ferrières which is within the cost of a ticket for zones 1-5free motorway network. The peage Gare de Péage de Coutevroult toll gate is 35 km North of Paris, near the town of Survilliersa bit further.
From Paris, take RER D (Chatelet-les-halles or Gare du Nord), 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, 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 ==== Option 3: Motorway service station to head North.Aire De Ferrières ====
==== Senlis Peage ====Take RER A to station 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 9 euros (25% discount under 26) + '''ATTENTION''' The bridge leads into the forest and getting onto the motorway might be a local ticket 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,you have to Gare du Norddescend onto the motorway through an overgrown grass. The peage An alternative is 50 km North to take bus 46 at Busy-Saint-Georges station in the direction of ParisGare de Val d'Europe, near or same bus at Gare de Val d'Europe in the town direction of SenlisTorcy(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, 5 stops,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. Continue walking on the [[D10]] road to cross the motorway and turn right on the road leading directly to the service station.
Senlis has no train station=== Getting South or Southwest {{Afr|6}}, but you still buy the ticket from a train station. From Paris Nord{{Afr|10}}, go to Chantilly and switch to a bus to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticket. Once there, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "péage" (motorway payment station - people have to stop to take a ticket). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour.or {{Afr|11}} ===
==== Going directly to Once the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn't bad nowadays, but it isn'barrière de péaget 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.
Take RER A4 to Note : I think that the place in front of the last stop (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''). The train journey length hotel is around 40 minutes (6€ something)pretty bad. Take Very hard for the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on Sundays, the ticket costs around 2 Euro) which leaves from the bus cars to stop next to the RER train station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'' ([http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/6759.11.html timetable 2008 here])there. It takes ten minutes 's better to arrive stand before, at the “Truffaut” gardening centre which is beside red lights. I stood near the péage (stop Coutevroult - Truffaut). From there, walk back a bit and go through what seems to be a police gas station's parking area and is called "voie de service" on at the map - lights, you will get to miss all the green area right outside the péage - and you woncars not coming from inside Paris, but it't need to jump any of s way easier for the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy cars 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 see you out of it, remember ''it is allowed'' and to hitchhike ''in the car park'' by the peagestop.
AttentionMake 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 bus 59 runs every hourdriver will leave you at least at the péage de Saint Arnoult or before that at Limours-Janvry service station. It is usually timed to start 5 min Beware, just after the arrival of "péage", the RER so hurry yourself up from the trainmotorway separates between A10 and A11. Follow If you are heading directly South onto the signs "gare routière" A6, have a sign (bus stationyou may try Lyon or Fontainebleau). If bus 59 doesn't start before 30 minand make sure to be left at Aire De Lisses rest stop, roughly 35 km further, consider using bus 34 a little bit after Evry (see bellowdrivers to Evry are not enough for you).
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,Option 2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll: Porte d'Italie =48.850992,2.833614&sspn=0.012962,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route].
The ''barrière de péageSimilarly Porte d'Italie which is not far from Porte d' Orleans is located [http://mapsa good place to hitch from.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.854077Additionally if you walk down the exit to the traffic lights,2.83959&daddr=&hl=es&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=48.853788,2.839912&sspn=0.003586,0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258,2.830095&spn=0.014346,0.038624&t=h&z=15 here]there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.
[[File==== Option 1:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[888]] event]]Motorway services Aire De Lisses ====
''Quite long trip and a bit expensiveThis option costs EUR 5. Takes you 85 (but possible to have ride without ticket also), a great gas stationzone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. better if Aire de Lisses is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you speak french and good day-andtime because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being located after all the motorway branch-nightoffs.''
The first petrol station is close Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER A station 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''Bussy Sts too confusing get whatever train that goes to Corbeil Essonne and from there, whatever train that goes to Melun.Georges''Get off at the station Gare de Villabé the second after Corbeil-Essonnes.
''You Otherwise, you can also try take the RER D to catch 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. There is a bus fence you have to climb to get to Bussy St George nr.4 or nr.44 from the metro station ''Gutenberg''.''
From this station walk South for about 1 km along a bigger road which will lead Note: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from there but pay the needed petrol station will be just a bit more than 2 km from there. You can walk on the grass field next standard central Paris fare to get into 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 metro network 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 Mapsjust ride out there.
Take the RER Line A You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (Redtransilien R from Gare de Lyon, a ticket costs about 10 euros) in direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until and walk 45min to the AUTOGRILL Aire de Nemours A6 service area / Shell fuel station . Then you''Nogent Sur Marne'' re already on a paying section (2no local traffic),70€ far out from Paris (2010-1180km). Leave the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' , and follow the sign can get a ride to the A4. It is a 30 min walk. There is Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a red light before the onramp. Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave driversfew minutes.
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.
These spots are close enough The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and split from it near Antony/Rungis. Then, before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the service station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you choose, ask the driver to take you at least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the péage of St-Arnoult. From these places, you can find a driver who takes you on the A10 or the city A11 depending on which way you want to be getting traffic in all southern directionsgo. ==== Option 1: Pont de Sevres ====
==== Porte d'Orleans ====[[File:ParisOut.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge]]
Once This option costs the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn't bad nowadays, but it isn't great eitherprice of an underground ticket. The good thing is that drivers aren't surprised to see people there, and that It takes you don't need to get out the beginning of Paris the N118 road which connects to the A10-A11 in faraway suburbsabout 25 km.
''Porte d'Orléans'' is Take the terminal subway 9 to Pont De Sevres, its end station of line 4. There You start walking towards the bridge, where you can see the signs towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc. The hitchhiking spot is an entry on just before the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots bridge, at the red lights. You can try with the cars coming from the direction of people are later heading South. There's a petrol the metro station, and a practicable spot (just besides also with the "Novotel" building) at cars which came along the traffic junction river and are turning left to get to the "périferique extérieur"bridge.
Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult". If you are heading directly South, have a sign for Lyon and make sure to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'', roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you).==== Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====
Whenever This option costs Eur 4.90, a diplomat travels between Paris ticket for zones 1-4. This option is useful to get out of the ring roads and get directly on the A10 after all the Orly airport, he'll go through here. Which means that there will be police presence. The police doesn't care about you, but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hourbranch-offs.
==== Porte dTake RER B to Massey-Palaiseau station. Walk down Avenue Carnot along the Massy-Palaiseau railway towards the 'Italie ===='autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach the motorway entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Limours-Janvry service station 5 km down the road.
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==== Aire de Lisses ====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 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, once an hour on Saturdays, 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 1Briis-sous-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15Forges to the petrol station [http://maps.google. '''com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire +de+Service+de Lisses''' is the first service area on the A6+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, situated about 35 km South of Paris2.135124&spn=0. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction028989, being after all the branch-offs0.084543&t=h&z=14 map]
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" or "ZOPO" (All RER lines have a 4 letter ID). If it's too confusing (it's very confusing), get whatever train that goes to "Corbeil Essonne" and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. 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=&mra=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'']
It's a very good spot.==== Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ====
==== 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 ([http://is.gd/hC1Px Google maps]). Be advised that 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}} ===
[[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 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. You may need to climb the fance 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. ==== Porte Option 3: Charles de Gaulle ==== Charles de Gaulle airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot. It is easy to jump the metro at terminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Maybe the same is true for terminals 1 and 3 but I can't vouch for it. From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to the main road. You should see signs for A1 Paris Lille. Keep following these signs until the road splits for A1 Lille. One road goes to the left, under a bridge and there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the right. Stand to the right of the right turn. Cars can stop on a dashed out area to your left or drive a little past you on the right. A couple of cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to get a lift to the next service station which had lots of people driving north to Lille, Belgium and Holland. ==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire de la Chapelle Vémars Est====
==== 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.
=== East towards [[FileMetz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} === ==== Option 1. From within the city limits:MasaruQuai de Bercy ==== Cheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at ''Aire La Courneuve'']]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 ====
These spots are close enough to the city to be getting traffic in all southern directions.
=== A4 East, towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc = Option 1: Porte d'Orléans ====
Porte d'Orléans is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique''This one ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the most expensive"Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, longest but takes you the furthest to a great pickup spottraffic here is heavy and fast moving. Might be a good choice when If you don't speak frenchhave much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Maybe Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not so good at nightgive you the best traffic.''
==== Via petrol station =South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} ===
==== Onramp to the motorway Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Nemours ====''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 on the gas station described above or at the Péage described ab-above. Not good at night.''
=== Getting South or Southwest (A6-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], A10 or A11) [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]], [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===
=== A6 South to [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] = Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ====
=== 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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