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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.

Good to know if you're starting to stink up in the City of Lights: the Municipality provides [https://www.paris.fr/pages/les-bains-douches-municipaux-138 free shower facilities ] in 17 locations around Paris. Note they are BYOT (bring your own toiletry)== Hitching In in ==

During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the ring road. This is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to drop you (which is often the case). 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 by tram with one ticket, then use another one to your final destination. You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.

==== Porte There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve''), East ([[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and ''[[péage|barrières de la Chapelle ====péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses''). It's all about how much you are willing to pay in public transportation, and how daring you are.

This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the === North/Northeast towards [[A1 autoroute (France)|A1England]] 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 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, [[Lille]] 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 the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique'').[[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===

'''THIS MOTORWAY ENTRANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY OPEN DUE TO CONSTRUCTION'''... Reopening is scheduled These are classified by cost in summer 2012. There's an entrance still in operation, for the cars coming from the Peripherique (ring highway), so the traffic coming public transportation from inside Paris is diverted through Porte d'Aubervilliers (the next Ring entrance east). You can get there taking the "PC" bus from Porte de la Chapelle east or from Porte de la Vilette westcentre. There's is a roundabout with traffic lights and cars going to A1 take bonus pro-tip at the outer ring entrance ("Périphérique intérieur"bottom involving Arras :). Frequent traffic jams, and this access might be closed too on evenings, nights and weekends.

==== Option 1: Porte de la Chapelle ==== 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 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 north stop here to refill; nonetheless, at such places, much depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers, this place won't make it to the top 10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore 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 Peripherique). 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 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. ==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====

FirstThis 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, get closer by public transportnorth of Paris. Some options are:* Bus Take bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (next to the motorway)* Bus or bus 250 from ''Fort dD'Aubervilliers'' (both are on metro line 7), get off at ''to the stop Parc des Des Sports'' (. This bus stop is next to the quickest way?)* [http://mapsA1 highway.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+VerlaineJust walk to the right from the bus stop,+93120+La+Courneuve,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+Frankreich&sll=48without ever passing under the overpass.926137,2Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex.394161&sspn=0.01892There is a wall preventing access to the motorway,0.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=48.928026but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill,2the wall ends.388539&spn=0.018919You can then follow a steep,0thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station.040169&z=15&om=1 ''La Courneuve Aubervilliers''] (RER B)There is a fence right along the motorway, but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and walk 2 km north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''. You you can catch this train from ''Gare du Nord''step over it. THIS OPTION REQUIRES A 1-3 ZONES TICKET

Read this carefully because if you don't, it can be hard to find it and the local people definately won't know where this is or how to get there by foot! Once at the ''Parc des Sports'' bus stop, you can see the main road if you look in the driving direction of the bus. This is the road you want to follow to the east. Basically you just walk to the right from the bus stop in the driving direction, without ever passing under the road. Follow the road and walk east parallel You may need to climb the motorway. There is a wall preventing access to the motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred metres east and up a slight 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.fance

Other ways to get to that From the petrol station:* Take a RER B to ''Stade de France'' and then walk up , most drivers are only going to the final traffic light where you can airport or local communities. You should ask for a ride lift at least to the toll station (''Aire La Courneuve''.* Lastly, one can take a line 13 to 'péage'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 motorwayheading north. There This is a hitchhiking spot there which might be not 20-minute drive down the greatest one in the world but at least it can lead you to the petrol station motorway (some kilometers after Exit 4!the airport)and everyone has to stop here.

==== Charles de Gaulle ====''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot.

==== Service station It is easy to jump the metro at Survilliers ====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.

This option costs 4 eurosFrom 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, which is under a bridge and there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the right. Stand to the cost right of the right turn. Cars can stop on a ticket for zones 1-5dashed out area to your left or drive a little past you on the right. The peage is 35 km North A couple of Paris, near cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to get a lift to the town next service station which had lots of Survillierspeople driving north to Lille, Belgium and Holland.

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 ==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire 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 service station to head North.Vémars Est====

This option costs 9 euros (25% discount under 26) + a local From the coach station there Gare Routière you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the ticket to Gare du Nordoffice/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at. The peage ticket costs €2. [BEWARE this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays / so if that is 50 km North of Paristhe case, near then get off at Quebec because the town A1 highway going to Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a higher chance of Senlis. 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]

Senlis has no train station, but you still buy UpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023The parking lot for the ticket from a train stationbus 95. From Paris Nord01 is F1, go to Chantilly and switch to a the bus does run on Saturdays also,according to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticket. Once there, you need to walk a little time table and you'll find a "péage" (motorway payment station - people have to stop to take a ticket). The bus confirmed by the driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour.

=== A4 EastYou can always try to go with the bus number 702 to Vémars centre from the airport (20 stops, towards [[Metz]]39 minutes). This will also work on Saturdays, [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc ===Sundays and public holidays. The parking lot for the bus 702 is B2.

==== Going directly to From the ''barrière de péage'' ====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)

''This one is On your left, the most expensive, longest but takes you A1 will be clearly visible as will the furthest to a great pickup spotAire de Vémars Ouest petrol station. Might be a good choice when you don't speak frenchFrom here, it is another 1. Maybe not so good at night25km to any given entrance.''

Take RER A4 to the last stop ==== Option 5: Porte de Bagnolet (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''A3). The train journey length is around 40 minutes (EUR 6 something). Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on Sundays, the ticket costs around 2 Euro) which leaves from the bus stop next to the RER train station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'' (====Google maps: [httphttps://www.metro-polegoogle.netco.uk/hormaps/ficheplace/6759Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.118649082,2.html timetable 2008 here4086197,17z/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. It takes ten minutes This is pretty close to arrive at where the “Truffaut” gardening centre A3 starts, which is beside leads to the péage (stop Coutevroult - Truffaut). From thereA1, walk back so a bit and go through what seems to lot of traffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, but it worked. There is a police station's parking area and bus stop, where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is called "voie de service" on the map - a small gas stop, where you will get can approach drivers directly which cue up there from time to time. Position yourself at the green area right outside traffic lights before the péage - and you won't need bus stop to jump any of show your sign indicating the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy direction you want to get rides go 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 you out of it, remember ''it is allowed'' to hitchhike ''in the car park'' by the peage.

If you decide to hitch from this péage ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (EUR 1.60A1, there is a fantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [httphttps://www.metro-polegoo.netgl/hormaps/fiche/5134.20.html timetable2suUznoe5C42]) to bus stop "Bailly-Romainvilliers - Place de l'Europe" , then walk for about 2kilometerswith people heading pretty much everywhere. You will soon see can get rides to the motorway A4 and péageUK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562 Many difference license plates (GB, F, B,2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll=48.850992NL,2.833614&sspn=0.012962D,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route]E) and lots of opportunities.

The ''barrière de péage'' is located [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.854077,2.83959&daddr=&hl=es&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=48.853788East towards [[Metz]],2.839912&sspn=0.003586[[Strasbourg]],0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258[[Luxembourg]],2.830095&spn[[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} =0.014346,0.038624&t=h&z=15 here].

==== Via petrol station Option 1. From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ====

''Quite long trip and a bit expensive. Takes Cheap, as you to will only need a great gas station. better if you speak french and good day-metro ticket and-nightpretty fast too.''

The first petrol station is close You can also try to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking.

''You can also try 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 catch have a bus sign indicating you want to Bussy St George nrget onto the A4.4 or nr.44 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 metro toll station ''Gutenberg''.''

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 (note that as of February 2011, there was a nice-sized fence to hop after crossing the bridge. nothing too difficult, but a big pack makes it harder!). 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,Option 2.723193&sspn=0.01291,0.040169&ie=UTF8&zMotorway junction slip-road =15&ll=48.831814,2.726369&spn=0.01291,0.040169&t=h&om=0 this route] on Google Maps.

==== Onramp to the motorway ====''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 at the gas petrol station described above below or at the Péage described ab-abovepéage. Not good at night.''

Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (EUR 2.70 (2010-11). Leave the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign to the A4. It is a 30 min minute walk. There is a red light before the onrampslip 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 De Ferrières which is within the free motorway network. Toll Gare de Péage de Coutevroult toll gate is a bit further.

==== Option 3: Motorway service station Aire De Ferrières ==== 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 '''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,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 direction of Torcy(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. === Getting South or Southwest (A6{{Afr|6}}, {{Afr|10}}, A10 or A11) {{Afr|11}} ===

==== Option 1: Porte d'Orléans ====

''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. There's a petrol station, and a practicable spot (just The best place is besides the "Novotel" buildingor (better) opposite it at the traffic junction to 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 "périferique extérieur"adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic.

Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and Note : I think that the driver will leave you at least at place in front of the "péage de Saint Arnoult"hotel is pretty bad. If you are heading directly South, have a sign Very hard for Lyon and make sure the cars to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'stop there. It's better to stand before, roughly 35 km furtherat the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are you miss all the cars not enough coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you)and to stop.

Whenever Make sure to specify with a diplomat travels between Paris sign specifying that you go to Orléans or Chartres (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the Orly airportpéage de Saint Arnoult or before that at Limours-Janvry service station. Beware, he'll go through herejust after the "péage", the motorway separates between A10 and A11. Which means that there will be police presence. The police doesn't care about If youare heading directly South onto the A6, but it is very unlikely anyone will have a sign (you may try Lyon or Fontainebleau) and make sure to be left at Aire De Lisses rest stop while they , roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are around. That happens often not enough. They stick around for one houryou).

For more personal opinions and experiences check the [[Talk==== Option 2:Paris|talk page]].Porte d'Italie ====

==== 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 to the traffic lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.

=== A6 South to [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] = Option 1: Motorway services Aire De Lisses ====

==== This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to have ride without ticket also), a zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. 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 located after all the motorway branch-offs.

This option costs 5,85 euros, a zone 1-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. '''Aire de Lisses''' is the first service area Be careful to get on the A6, situated about 35 km South right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. Tthe ID of Paristhe train you need was ZIP or ZOP (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your directionIf it's too confusing get whatever train that goes to Corbeil Essonne and from there, being whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station Gare de Villabé the second after all the branchCorbeil-offsEssonnes.

Get Otherwise, you can take 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 2010Évry-02Courcouronnes centre, 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 MelunBus 415 in direction of Villabé. Get off at stop Ikea the gas station '''Villabé''', the second after Corbeil-Essonneswill be a five minute walk away. The station There 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 ''a fence you have to climb to get to the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses''].

It's a very good spotNote: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the standard central Paris fare to get into the metro network and then just ride out there.

==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Nemours ====

You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, a ticket costs about 10 euros) and walk 45min to the AUTOGRILL Aire de Nemours A6 service area ( http://tinyurl.com/2bs24sf )Shell fuel station. Then you'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.

This motorway follows the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris=== South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], and splits afterwards near [[AntonySpain]]/{{afr|10}} & West to [[RungisLe Mans]]. The first , [[péageNantes]] in that direction is St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris[[Rennes]], before the splitting of A10 and A11. There are no service station directly on the motorway before the péage.[[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===

This option costs 2,95 euros, a ==== Option 1-4 zones ticket. This option is useful to get out of the rings and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs.: Pont de Sevres ====

Take the RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau''[[File:ParisOut. From there, follow the motoway signs for jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after 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. bridge]]

'''Motorway ramp This option''': Go down costs the ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy-Palaiseau'' railway, towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch price of a road with lots of space for carsan underground ticket. Keep going and It takes you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach a motorway exit underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or beginning of the N118 road which connects to the BriisA10-sous-Forges service station 5 A11 in about 25 km down the road.

'''Bus Option''': The first petrol Take the subway 9 to Pont De Sevres, its end station is situated near . You start walking towards the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there bridge, where you need to take either RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau'' From there take can see the bus 91.03 to ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdayssigns towards Nantes, once an hour on SaturdaysBordeaux, and there are no buses on Sundaysetc. The petrol station hitchhiking spot is situated a couple of kms North from just before the village. To reach it you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers''bridge, a small local roadat the red lights. Once you are there, make sure your driver takes You can try with the right road as cars coming from the A11 starts not far away. It's not easy to find the road to direction of the gas metro 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 , and also with the area. write cars which came along the instructions river and study are turning left to get to the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours.[http://mapsbridge.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]

[http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447,== Option 2.302011&spn: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ==0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according to some hitchhikers).

=== A11 SouthThis option costs Eur 4.90, a ticket for zones 1-West 4. This option is useful to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts get out of [[Brittany]] ===[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[888]] event]]This motorway splits from ring roads and get directly on the A10 near ''Dourdan''after all the branch-offs. There are several possibilities go get on this motorway:

# The petrol station at ''Briis-sous-Forges''. Look at the A10 section's options.# Take the train from ''ParisRER B to Massey-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and start hitching from therePalaiseau station. You might want to go to Walk down Avenue Carnot along the service station ''ChartresMassy-Gasville'' on Palaiseau railway towards the A11 east of ''Chartresautoroute'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From the train station, take one After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of many [http://wwwspace for cars.filibus.fr/pages/55 buses] that stop at the ''Morard'' station. Here starts bus 12, take it Keep going and get off at ''Nyou will reach a roundabout.Conté'' - some minutes before If you arrive therekeep following this road, memorize the route: the bus croses you will reach the motorway, and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right and continues to entrance underneath a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''N.Conté''bridge. Now comes 1 hour of walk: go back to the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow the N10 until you come Make sure to get a small city. There you encounter the next roundabout, where you turn left. Follow the street, it bends ride to the right and ends on the first ''Rue du Bois Parisbarrière de péage'' where you turn left (north30+ km). After 500 meters comes at St-Arnoult or to the motorway, continue until you have crossed it. The Limours-Janvry service station is 400 meters east, so try to pass through the trees on your right and follow the street to 5 km down the service stationroad.

== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 to 14), RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops, lines from letter A to E), buses (lines from number 20 to ...?) and trams (lines from T1 to T4). If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest option '''Edit July 2022''' this does not work! There is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (12pretty much zero car traffic,50 euros instead of 1,70 each - July 2011). You can travel to the end of RER lines for about 15 eurosat least when I was there. If you stay 're starting in Paris for several days and will use transport often Massy-Palaiseau you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (EUR 5're better off thumbing at [https://goo.gl/maps/bbD5WGkiKeFqSFzBA this roundabout].90 for one day inside Paris) - it is valid on metro, RER I didn't wait too long here and ground transportation. If you stay for a week or more - consider geting a "passe Navigo découverte", which is got a chargeable card with picture (5 euros ride straight to make). You can then buy a weekly ticket for EUR 17.20. Note that this replaces the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010Le Mans.

=== Metro system ===Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trains, and ticket controllers seem to employ 1 of 2 approachesOption 3: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel or Motorway service 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 civilLimours-dressed controllers watching the gates and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them directly themselves, or radio-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticket. Janvry ====

Checks are said never to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings, weekends The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the beginning of a new monthvillage Briis-sous-Forges. Except for the major stations, it is pretty easy To get there you need to jump over the barriers, or pass through following other people passing take RER B to the ticketMassy-zonePalaiseau. Only on major stations one is required From there take bus 91.03 to have a validated ticket when exitingBriis-sous-Forges. As in some other countriesIt runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, one can be relax about once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checkssmall local road Route D'Invilliers.

Briis-sous-Forges to the petrol station [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl= RER system en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets on trains48.64455, and since the RER shares the metro infrastructure2.16575&sspn=0.115917, you might be a subject to the checks in similar order mentioned above0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48. It is possible to travel for free626839, even though you stand a higher chance of being busted2. It seems that checks can occur at any time135124&spn=0.028989, so the best time to travel for free is 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 stations0.084543&t=h&z=14 map]

=== Buses = Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ====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.

=== Fines 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 punishments ===French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreignersthen go straight on the D836 until you reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. Although it is said it might You should be possible able to talk them out of fining hitch a "dumb tourist" they car as there are mainly hostile. Most commonly many passing by and the French take easily on small routes if they will ask for a 40 euro fine which can be paid directly in cash or by credit cardsee you walking. Alternatively you can plead povertyGet off just after the road crosses the autoroute, go left and if in a short while, you show a valid ID they will post a fine to reach the address and péage. Look at the name written on IDmap beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, there are lots of cars going through.

=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport West towards Rouen, Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} ===Bus line 350 goes to ''Gare de l'Est'', and line 351 - to ''Place de la Nation''. You're supposed to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks are said rare to occur.

== Sleeping in == Inside Paris ====[[File:888_signsQuai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the 15th and 7th arrondissements go to Normandy for the weekend. As a result, this spot is very effective on these days (20 to 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (expect to wait one and half hours). Porte d'Auteuil, at the last traffic light to the entrance of the A13, or even right under the "Parisno pedestrians" signs for sign on the shoulder to the motorway just after the [[Project 888]] light, where over 150 hitchhikers gathered cars haven't picked up much speed yet and camped can see you well. Ask drivers to take you (at least) to Morainvilliers petrol station in front of Poissy. ==== In the Eiffel Towersuburbs ==== '''Option 1''' Autoroute A13 Gare de Péage de Buchelay toll Take Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station.]][[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can The fare is €8 but you may not be controlled. Get off in (not Mantes Station). There's a great choice when staying low-budget in 30 minute walk to the toll gate. You can search Innovaparc bus stop place is next to there '''Option 2''' South Area Morainvilliers rest area Take Transilien J or RER A from Parisand get off at Poissy. Take bus 20 to bus stop Auberg. However, There's one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackersbus every hour on weekdays, fewer than that on Saturdays and many hospitality exchange networksit doesn' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guestst run on Sundays. == Airports == '''[[Charles de Gaulle airport]]''' / '''[[Orly airport]]''' / '''[[Beauvais]]''' airport

* [http[File://www.ratp888_signs.fr/ Public transportation jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]* [http://www] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.voyages-sncf.com/ Trains and regional transports], ticket agency]