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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 Villetteor bus 250 from Fort D'' Aubervilliers (both are on metro line 7), get off at ''to the stop Parc des Des Sports'' (. This bus stop is next to the motorway)* Bus 250 A1 highway. Just walk to the right from ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7)the bus stop, get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (without ever passing under the quickest way?)* [http://mapsoverpass.googleThen walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+VerlaineThere is a wall preventing access to the motorway,+93120+La+Courneuvebut if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+Frankreich&sll=48the wall ends.926137You can then follow a steep,2thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station.394161&sspn=0.01892There is a fence right along the motorway,0but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=48.928026 You may need to climb the fance  From the petrol station,2most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities.388539&spn=0.018919,0.040169&z=15&om=1 You should ask for a lift at least to the toll station (''La Courneuve Aubervillierspéage''] ) heading north. This is a 20-minute drive down the motorway (RER Bsome kilometers after the airport), and walk 2 km north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''everyone has to stop here. You can catch this train from ''Gare du Nord''. THIS OPTION REQUIRES A 1-3 ZONES TICKET

Other ways to get to that petrol station:* Take a RER B to ''Stade Charles de France'' and then walk up to the final traffic light where you Gaulle airport can ask be an option for a ride to ''Aire La Courneuve''.* Lastlyhitching North-East, one can take although waiting times might vary 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!)lot.

From the petrol station, most drivers are only going It is easy to jump the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift metro at least to the [[toll station]] (terminal 2 and there wasn''péage'') heading northt anyone guarding it. This Maybe the same is a 20-minute drive down the motorway true for terminals 1 and everyone has to stop here. It is a great place to get long-distance rides3 but I can't vouch for it.

==== Charles de Gaulle ====''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option 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 hitching North-EastA1 Lille. One road goes to the left, although waiting times might vary 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 lotdashed 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.

==== Service station at Survilliers Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====

This option costs 4 euros, which is the cost of From Nation bus station (also a ticket for zones 1-5metro stop) take bus 351 to Roissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. The peage is 35 km North of Paris, near It's the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the town of Survilliersbus.You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways

From Paris, take RER D (Chatelet-les-halles or the coach station there Gare du Nord), direction Orry la Ville - CoyeRoutière you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars. Get off Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the train bus will be at Survilliers-Fosses (35 KM North of Paris). Walk down Rue de la Gare towards Survilliers town centreThe ticket costs €2. [BEWARE this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays / so if that is the case, then turn right get off at La Grande Rue; you will find Quebec because the motorway. Once 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 can hitchhike from a ride to another petrol station on the motorway exit towards the gas station 2KM from here (Paris direction). When you arrivemain highway, you take the local road which is super busy and easy to find rides going to cross over anywhere from Calais to the opposite service station Antwerp to head North.Lille]

This option costs 9 euros You can always try to go with the bus number 702 to Vémars centre from the airport (25% discount under 2620 stops, 39 minutes) + a local ticket to Gare du Nord. This will also work on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The peage parking lot for the bus 702 is 50 km North of Paris, near the town of SenlisB2.

Senlis has no train station, but you still buy From the ticket from a train station. From Paris Nord, go to Chantilly and switch to a Vémars bus to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station stop walk straight 400m on Rue Pierre Curie (D17) until it merges with your ticketRue De la Mairie. Once there, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "péage" Walk an additional 350 m until this merges with Rue Des Vignolles (motorway payment station - people have to stop to take a ticketD16). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour.

=== A4 EastOn your left, towards [[Metz]]the A1 will be clearly visible as will the Aire de Vémars Ouest petrol station. From here, [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc ===it is another 1.25km to any given entrance.

==== Going directly to the ''barrière Option 5: Porte de péage'' 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.

Take RER A4 to ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the last stop (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''). The train journey length A1, there 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 a fantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'' (just outside Arras [httphttps://www.metro-polegoo.net/horgl/fichemaps/6759.11.html timetable 2008 here2suUznoe5C42]), with people heading pretty much everywhere. It takes ten minutes You can get rides to arrive at the “Truffaut” gardening centre which is beside the péage UK (stop Coutevroult - TruffautChunnel). From there, walk back a bit and go through what seems to be a police station's parking area and is called "voie de service" on the map - you will get to the green area right outside the péage - and you won't need to jump any of the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy to get rides to [[Metz]] or even straight to [[Germany]]Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. You might meet people Many difference license plates (gendarmes or motorway staffGB, F, B, NL, D, E) in that "voie de service" - even if they try to talk you out and lots of it, remember ''it is allowed'' to hitchhike ''in the car park'' by the peageopportunities.

Attention=== East towards [[Metz]], 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[[Strasbourg]], consider using bus 34 (see bellow).[[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} ===

If you decide to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (EUR ==== Option 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 From within the motorway A4 and péage. Here's the [httpcity limits://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+Quai de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562,2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrspBercy =1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll=48.850992,2.833614&sspn=0.012962,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route].

The ''barrière de péage'' is located [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.854077Cheap,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]as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.

''Quite long trip 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 bit expensive. Takes sign indicating you want to a great gas stationget onto the A4. better When cars stop, ask if you speak french and good daythey 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-and-nighthiking from before the toll station.''

The first petrol station is close to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''==== Option 2.Motorway junction slip-road ====

''You can also try This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to catch a bus get to Bussy St George nr, but still in the megapolis.4 or nr.44 Starting from there, you're likely to end up either at the metro petrol station ''Gutenberg''described below or at the péage. Not good at night.''

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 Take the needed petrol station will be just a bit more than 2 km from there. You can walk on RER Line A (Red) in the grass field next to direction of Boissy St Legere until the motorway. The petrol station is called ''La Ferrière''Nogent Sur Marne. Another option to reach this petrol Leave the station is to walk through the industrial zone in direction of ''Bussy'' area, to the South of the railway, then reach the bridge over the motorway Rue Joinville 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 sign to hop after crossing the bridgeA4. nothing too difficult, but It is a big pack makes it harder!)30 minute walk. Most of the walk will be on There is a red light before the slip 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 fieldson-ramp). You can follow [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=gareLots of traffic,+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] possibility to stop on Google Mapsthe ramp for brave drivers.

==== Onramp Ask if your driver can take you at least to the motorway ====''This one next petrol station Aire De Ferrières which is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in within the megapolisfree motorway network. Starting from there, you're likely to end up either on the gas station described above or at the Gare de Péage described ab-above. Not good at nightde Coutevroult toll gate is a bit further.''

Take the RER Line A (Red) in direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the ==== Option 3: Motorway service 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 walk. There is a red light before the onramp. Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers.Aire De Ferrières ====

Ask if your driver Take RER A to station Bussy-Saint-Georges. You can take you at least also get to the next petrol this RER A station by taking bus 4 or 44 from metro station which 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 within the free motorway networknext to you. Toll gate Right side from there is a bit further.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. ThereThe 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. Note : I think that the place in front of the hotel is pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's a petrol better to stand before, at the red lights. I stood near the gas stationat the lights, you miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you and to stop. Make sure to specify with a practicable spot 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 péage de Saint Arnoult or before that at Limours-Janvry service station. Beware, just besides after the "Novotelpéage" building, 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). ==== Option 2: 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 junction lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain. === South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} === ==== 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. 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 "périferique extérieur"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.

Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that Otherwise, you go can take the RER D to [[Orléans]] (if you are heading Southwest Évry- A10 or A11)Courcouronnes centre, and that from there Bus 415 in direction of Villabé. Get off at stop Ikea the driver gas station will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult"be a five minute walk away. If There is a fence 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 climb to get to Evry are not enough for you)the station.

Whenever a diplomat travels between Note: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the standard central Paris fare to get into the metro network and the Orly airport, he'll go through here. Which means that then just ride out 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 hour.

For more personal opinions and experiences check the [[Talk==== Option 2:Paris|talk page]].Motorway services Aire de Nemours ====

==== Porte dYou 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 / Shell fuel station. Then you'Italie ====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.

'''!! The A6b road connecting Porte d'italie and A6 is closed until autumn 2011 for tunnel reconstruction. All the traffic is diverted through Porte d'=== South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans or other roads.'''''']], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]], [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===

=== The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''A6 South to ''' (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 [[Lyonpéage]]near St-Arnoult, [[Marseille]]40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you choose, [[Barcelona]]ask the driver to take you at least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the péage of St-Arnoult. From these places, [[Italy]] ===you can find a driver who takes you on the A10 or the A11 depending on which way you want to go.

==== Aire Option 1: Pont de Lisses Sevres ====

This option costs 5,85 euros, a zone 1-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15[[File:ParisOut. '''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 jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after all the branch-offs.bridge]]

Get This option costs the RER D towards Melun via Corbeilprice of an underground ticket. Be careful It takes you to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. As beginning 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 N118 road which connects to "Corbeil Essonne" and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station '''Villabé''', the second after CorbeilA10-EssonnesA11 in about 25 km. 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 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 spotis 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.

==== Aire de Nemours Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====

You can take This option costs Eur 4.90, a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon) and walk 45min ticket for zones 1-4. This option is useful to get out of the service area ( http://tinyurl.com/2bs24sf ). Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic), far out from Paris (80km), ring roads and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutesdirectly on the A10 after all the branch-offs.

=== A10 South Take RER B to [[Orleans]]Massey-Palaiseau station. Walk down Avenue Carnot along the Massy-Palaiseau railway towards the ''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, [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] ===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.

This motorway follows the route of the '''A6Edit July 2022''' (see above) from Paristhis does not work! There is pretty much zero car traffic, and splits afterwards near at least when I was there. If you're starting in Massy-Palaiseau you're better off thumbing at [[Antony]]https://goo.gl/maps/[[Rungis]bbD5WGkiKeFqSFzBA this roundabout]. The first [[péage]] in that direction is St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris, before the splitting of A10 I didn't wait too long here and A11. There are no service station directly on the motorway before the péagegot a ride straight to Le Mans.

==== Massy Palaiseau Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ====

This option costs 2,95 euros, a 1The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-4 zones ticket. This option Janvry and it is useful to get out situated 2kms northeast of the rings 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 get directly there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the A10 after all the branch-offssmall local road Route D'Invilliers.

Take Briis-sous-Forges to the RER B to ''Massypetrol station [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Palaiseau''Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0. From there338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839, follow the motoway signs for the A102.135124&spn=0. There are two options: take a bus from the massive transport lot beside ''Massy-Palaiseau'' station or walk down a motorway ramp nearby028989,0. 084543&t=h&z=14 map]

'''Bus Option''': 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 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+Option 4: Péage de+LimoursSaint-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspnArnoult =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://mapsYou can take the RER C train to Dourdan.googleThere 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.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=4833) to get into the underground network in Paris.739447Once in Dourdan,2cross the railroad track and turn left and then go straight on the D836 until you reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers.302011&spn=0You 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.001638Get off just after the road crosses the autoroute, go left and in a short while,0you will reach the péage.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough oneLook at the map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, according to some hitchhikers)there are lots of cars going through.

=== A11 South-West to [[towards Rouen, Le Mans]]Havre, [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Brittany]] Caen {{Afr|13}} ===[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[888]] event]]This motorway splits from the A10 near ''Dourdan''. 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 ''==== Inside Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 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] 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.====

== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 to 14)Quai André Citroën, RER (fast trains serving under the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops, lines from letter ring road overpass. A to E), buses (lines from number 20 to ...?) lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the 15th and trams (lines from T1 7th arrondissements go to T4)Normandy for the weekend. If you want to make As a few voyagesresult, the cheapest option this spot is very effective on these days (20 to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (12,50 euros instead of 1,70 each - July 2011). You can travel expect to 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 (EUR 5.90 for wait one day inside Paris) - it is valid on metro, RER 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 makehalf hours). You can then buy a weekly ticket for EUR 17.20. Note that this replaces the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010.

=== Metro system ===Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trainsPorte d'Auteuil, and ticket controllers seem at the last traffic light to employ 1 the entrance of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel the A13, or station exit and checking all even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed it is easy shoulder to see them from a distance unless they decide to hide around the corner); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching motorway just after the gates light, where cars haven't picked up much speed yet and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them directly themselves, or radio-report can see you well. Ask drivers to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person take you (at least) to show a valid ticketMorainvilliers petrol station in Poissy.

Checks are said never to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings, weekends and ==== In the beginning of a new month. Except for the major stations, it is pretty easy to jump over the barriers, or pass through following other people passing to the ticket-zone. Only on major stations one is required to have a validated ticket when exiting. As in some other countries, one can be relax about the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checks.suburbs ====

You often need your ticket to get out of the stations, as price varies according Take Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station. The fare is €8 but you may not be controlled. Get off in (not Mantes Station). There's a 30 minute walk to the distancetoll gate. Make sure not to lose it as it You can be tricky search Innovaparc bus stop place is next to get out otherwise.there

=== Fines Take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and punishments ===French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreignersget off at Poissy. Although it is said it might be possible Take bus 20 to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostilebus stop Auberg. 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 povertyThere's one bus every hour on weekdays, fewer than that on Saturdays and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to the address and the name written it doesn't run on IDSundays.

==Airports = Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport ===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 Paris =='''[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the Charles de Gaulle airport]]''' / '''[[Project 888Orly airport]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]''' / '''[[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchangeBeauvais]] 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.'' airport

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