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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.   == Hitching out ==

=== North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===

These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the bottom involving Arras :)

==== Option 1: Porte de la Chapelle ====

This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there , take a 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 overcrowdedand, and at the same time , quite a few cars going up the North north stop here for to refill; nonetheless, at such places , much is depended depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers , this place won't make it to the TOP10 top 10 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''Peripherique).

'''THIS MOTORWAY ENTRANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY OPEN DUE TO TUNNEL RECONSTRUCTION'''... Reopening A good option to leave faster is scheduled in summer 2012to show at the roundabout a sign for the airport Charles de Gaulle. There's an entrance still in operation, for the cars coming from the Peripherique is a petrol station (ring highwayAire La Courneuve - see Option 2), so the traffic coming from inside Paris is diverted through Porte d'Aubervilliers (before the next Ring entrance east). You can get there taking airport where the "PC" bus from Porte de la Chapelle east or from Porte de la Vilette west. Theredriver could let you out; don's a roundabout with traffic lights t miss it! The station is not so big and cars going many drivers just go to A1 take the outer ring entrance ("Périphérique extérieur"). Frequent traffic jams (which may also be helpful)airport but at least you can ask people, and this access might whereas it could be closed too on evenings, nights hard and weekendslong at Porte de la Chapelle.

==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====

First, get closer by public transportThis option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2. Some options are:* Bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' (metro line 775as of 2018), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (next to the motorway)* Bus 250 from ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (the quickest way?)* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+Verlaine,+93120+La+Courneuve,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-The petrol station Aire de Service 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)is about 2 km along the A1, and walk 2 km north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''. You can catch this train from ''Gare du Nord''. This option requires a '''1-3 zones ticket''', without this ticket you will have to jump over the turnstyles to get out of the station of your destination (or talk your way out or closely follow someone else with a valid ticket)Paris.

Read this carefully because if you donTake bus 150 from Porte de la Villette or bus 250 from Fort D't, it can be hard Aubervilliers (both are on metro line 7) to find it and the local people definately won't know where this is or how to get there by foot! Once at the ''stop Parc des Des Sports'' . This 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 next to the eastA1 highway. Basically you just Just walk to the right from the bus stop in the driving direction, without ever passing under the roadoverpass. Follow the road and Then walk east parallel to the motorwaythrough the parking lot of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to the motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred metres 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.

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 You may need to climb the petrol station (after Exit 4!).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. It is a great place to get long-distance rides.

==== Option 3: Charles de Gaulle ====''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot.

This option costs 4 euros, which It is easy to jump the cost of a ticket metro at terminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Maybe the same is true for zones terminals 1-5. The peage is 35 km North of Paris, near the town of Survilliersand 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, take RER D (Chatelet-les-halles or Gare du Nord), direction Orry la Ville - CoyeLille. Get off Keep following these signs until the train at Survilliers-Fosses (35 KM North of Paris)road splits for A1 Lille. Walk down Rue de la Gare towards Survilliers town centreOne road goes to the left, then turn under a bridge and there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the right at La Grande Rue; you will find the motorway. Once there, you can hitchhike from Stand to the motorway exit towards right of the gas station 2KM from here (Paris direction)right turn. When you arrive, Cars can stop on a dashed out area to your left or drive a little past you take on the local road right. A couple of cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to cross over get a lift to the opposite next service station which had lots of people driving north to head NorthLille, Belgium and Holland.

==== Senlis Péage Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====

This option costs 9 euros From Nation bus station (25% discount under 26also a metro stop) + a local ticket take bus 351 to Gare du NordRoissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. The peage is 50 km North of Paris, near It's the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the town of Senlisbus. You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways

Senlis has no train From the coach station, but there Gare Routière you still buy can catch the ticket from a train station95. From Paris Nord, go to Chantilly and switch to a 01 bus to Senlis Vémars. Ask inside at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticketoffice/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at. The ticket costs €2. Once there[BEWARE this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays / so if that is the case, you need then get off at Quebec because the A1 highway going to walk Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a little higher chance of finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you'll find a "péage" (motorway payment ride to another petrol station - people have on the main highway, which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to stop Antwerp to take a ticket). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour.Lille]

=== A4 EastUpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023The parking lot for the bus 95.01 is F1, towards [[Metz]]and the bus does run on Saturdays also, [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc ===according to the time table and confirmed by the driver

==== Going directly You can always try to go with the ''barrière de péage'' ====bus number 702 to Vémars centre from the airport (20 stops, 39 minutes). This will also work on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The parking lot for the bus 702 is B2.

''This one is From the most expensive, longest but takes you the furthest to a great pickup spot. Might be a good choice when you don't speak french. Maybe not so good at nightVémars 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)

Take RER A4 to the last stop (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''). The train journey length is around 40 minutes (EUR 6 something). Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on SundaysOn your left, the ticket costs around 2 Euro) which leaves from A1 will be clearly visible as will the bus stop next to the RER train Aire de Vémars Ouest petrol station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'' ([http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/6759.11.html timetable 2008 From here]). It takes ten minutes to arrive at the “Truffaut” gardening centre which is beside the péage (stop Coutevroult - Truffaut). 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]]another 1. You might meet people (gendarmes or motorway staff) in that "voie de service" - even if they try 25km to talk you out of it, remember ''it is allowed'' to hitchhike ''in the car park'' by the peageany given entrance.

Attention==== 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 bus 59 runs every hourstation Porte de Bagnolet. It This is usually timed pretty close to where the A3 starts, which leads to start 5 min after the arrival 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 RER so hurry yourself traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is a small gas stop, where you can approach drivers directly which cue up there from the traintime to time. Follow Position yourself at the signs "gare routière" (bus station). If bus 59 doesn't start traffic lights before 30 min, consider using the bus 34 (see bellow)stop to show your sign indicating the direction you want to go to.

The ''barrière ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the A1, there is a fantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de péage'' is located Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [httphttps://mapsgoo.google.esgl/maps?f=d&saddr=48/2suUznoe5C42], with people heading pretty much everywhere.854077 You can get rides to the UK (Chunnel),2Lille, Belgium, Netherlands.83959&daddr=&hl=es&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=48.853788 Many difference license plates (GB, F,2.839912&sspn=0.003586B,0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258NL,2.830095&spn=0.014346D,0.038624&t=h&z=15 here]E) and lots of opportunities.

==== Via petrol station =East towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} ===

''Quite long trip and a bit expensive==== Option 1. Takes you to a great gas station. better if you speak french and good day-and-night.''From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ====

The first petrol station is close to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''Cheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.

''You can also try to catch a bus to Bussy St George nr.4 or nr.44 hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the metro station ''Gutenberg''train for at least half an hour and then walking.''

From this station walk South for about 1 km along a bigger road which will lead you Take the metro line 14 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 Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the grass field next Boulevard down to the motorwaybridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. The petrol station Standing on Quai de Bercy it is called ''La Ferrière''. Another option advisable to reach this petrol station is have a sign indicating you want to walk through get onto the industrial zone of ''Bussy'' areaA4. When cars stop, ask if they are going all the way 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 toll station (note that as of February 2011péage), there was a nice-sized fence to hop after crossing many drivers turn off the bridge. nothing too difficult, A4 before that 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 there are not really any convenient places to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't wanna go through continue hitch-hiking from before 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 Mapstoll station.

==== Onramp to the motorway Option 2. Motorway junction slip-road ====''This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you're likely to end up either on the gas station described above or at the Péage described ab-above. Not good at night.''

Take the RER Line A (Red) This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (EUR 2megapolis.70 (2010-11). Leave the station in direction of Starting from there, you''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign re likely to end up either at the A4. It is a 30 min walk. There is a red light before petrol station described below or at the onramppéage. Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave driversNot good at night.

Ask if your driver can take you at least Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of Boissy St Legere until the station Nogent Sur Marne. Leave the station in direction of Rue Joinville and follow the sign to the next petrol station which A4. It is within the free motorway networka 30 minute walk. Toll gate There is a bit furtherred light before the slip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers.

Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station Aire De Ferrières which is within the free motorway network. 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. The best place is besides the "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, traffic here is heavy and fast moving. If you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic.  Note : I think that the place in front of the hotel is pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's better to stand before, at the red lights. I stood near the gas station at 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 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 Arnoultor before that at Limours-Janvry service station. Beware, just after the "péage", the motorway separates between A10 and A11. If you are heading directly Southonto the A6, have a sign for (you may try Lyon or Fontainebleau) and make sure to be left at ''Aire de De Lisses''rest stop, roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you).

Whenever Similarly Porte d'Italie which is not far from Porte d'Orleans is a diplomat travels between Paris and good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the exit to the Orly airporttraffic lights, he'll go through here. Which means that there will be police presence. The police doesn't care about is an overhead bypass which can keep you, but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hourdry in the rain.

For more personal opinions and experiences check the === South towards [[Talk:Paris|talk pageLyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]].{{Afr|6}} ===

==== Porte d'Italie Option 1: Motorway services Aire De Lisses ====

Similarly ''Porte d'Italie'' which is not far from ''Porte d'Orleans'' is This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to have ride without ticket also), a good place to hitch fromzone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. Additionally if you walk down Aire de Lisses is the exit there at first service area on the traffic lights there is an overhead bypass which A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can keep save you dry in time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being located after all the rainmotorway branch-offs.'''

'''!! The A6b road connecting Porte d'italie and A6 is closed until autumn 2011 Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for tunnel reconstructionRER D towards Melun. All Tthe ID of the traffic is diverted through Porte d'Orleans train you need was ZIP or other roadsZOP (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.

=== A6 South Otherwise, you can take the RER D to [[Lyon]]Évry-Courcouronnes centre, [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] ===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 fence you have to climb to get to the station.

This option costs 5,85 euros, a zone 1-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15. '''==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Lisses''' is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being after all the branch-offs.Nemours ====

Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful 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 get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards MelunAUTOGRILL Aire de Nemours A6 service area / Shell fuel station. As of 2010-02, the ID of the train Then you need was "ZIPE" or "ZOPO" (All trains 're already on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations servedpaying section (no local traffic). If it's too confusing , far out from Paris (it's very confusing80km), and can get whatever train that goes a ride to "Corbeil Essonne" andChâlon, from there, whatever train that goes to MelunMâcon or Lyon in a few minutes. 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'']

==== Aire de Nemours =South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]], [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===

You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''A6''' (transilien R see above) from Gare de Lyon) Paris, and walk 45min to the service area ( http://tinyurl.comsplit from it near Antony/2bs24sf )Rungis. Then you're already on , before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the service station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a paying section (no local traffic)[[péage]] near St-Arnoult, far out from 40 km Southwest of Paris (80km). 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, and you can get find a ride driver who takes you on the A10 or the A11 depending on which way you want to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutesgo.

=== A10 South to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] = Option 1: Pont de Sevres ====

This motorway follows the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and splits afterwards near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]File:ParisOut. The first [[péagejpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge]] in that direction is St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris, before the splitting of A10 and A11. There are no service station directly on the motorway before the péage.

This option costs 2Take the subway 9 to Pont De Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the bridge,95 euroswhere you can see the signs towards Nantes, a 1-4 zones ticketBordeaux, etc. This option The hitchhiking spot is useful to get out just before the bridge, at the red lights. You can try with the cars coming from the direction of the rings metro station, and also with the cars which came along the river and are turning left to get directly on the A10 after all to the branch-offsbridge.

Take the RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there, follow the motoway signs for the A10. There are two options==== Option 2: take a bus from the massive transport lot beside ''Motorway junction Massy-Palaiseau'' station or walk down a motorway ramp nearby. ====

'''Motorway ramp This option''': Go down the ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy-Palaiseau'' railwaycosts Eur 4.90, towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space ticket for carszones 1-4. Keep going This option is useful to get out of the ring roads and 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 directly on the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to A10 after all the Briisbranch-sous-Forges service station 5 km down the roadoffs.

'''Bus Option''': The first petrol station is situated near the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take either Take RER B to ''Massey-Palaiseau station. Walk down Avenue Carnot along the Massy-Palaiseau'' From there take railway towards the bus 91.03 to ''Briis-sous-Forgesautoroute''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and After a while there are no buses on Sundays. The petrol station is situated you will see a long stretch of a couple road with lots of kms North from the villagespace for cars. To reach it Keep going and you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers'', reach a small local roadroundabout. Once If you are therekeep following this road, make sure your driver takes you will reach the right road as the A11 starts not far away motorway entrance underneath a bridge. It's not easy Make sure to find the road get a ride to the gas station. no one in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that route youfirst ''re looking for. They donbarrière de péage't even know that there's a gas station in the area. write the instructions and study (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to 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=48service station 5 km down the road.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]

'''Edit July 2022''' this does not work! There is pretty much zero car traffic, at least when I was there. If you're starting in Massy-Palaiseau you're better off thumbing at [httphttps://goo.gl/maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48bbD5WGkiKeFqSFzBA this roundabout].739447,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&I didn't=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according wait too long here and got a ride straight to some hitchhikers)Le Mans.

=== A11 South= Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Bretagne|Brittany]] Janvry ====[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[project 888|888]] event]]This motorway splits from the A10 near ''Dourdan''. There are several possibilities go get on this motorway:

# The petrol first service station at ''on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the village Briis-sous-Forges''. Look at the A10 section's options.# Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and start hitching from To get there. You might want you need to go take RER B to the service station ''ChartresMassy-Gasville'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!)Palaiseau. From the train station, there 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 ''N91.Conté'' 03 to Briis-sous- some minutes before you arrive thereForges. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, memorize the route: the bus croses the motorwayonce an hour on Saturdays, and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right and continues to a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''Nthere are no buses on Sundays.Conté''. Now comes 1 hour of Then walk: go back to northeast along 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 local road Route D''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 stationInvilliers.

== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 Briis-sous-Forges 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 .petrol station [http://maps.google.com/maps?) and trams (lines from T1 to T4)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. If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (1264455,50 euros instead of 1,70 each - July 2011)2. You can travel to the end of RER lines for about 15 euros16575&sspn=0. 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 5115917,0.90 for one day inside Paris) - it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48. If you stay for a week or more - consider geting a "passe Navigo découverte"626839, which is a chargeable card with picture (5 euros to make)2. You can then buy a weekly ticket for EUR 17135124&spn=0.20. Note that this replaces the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 map]

Checks are said never to occur 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 to jump over the barriers, or pass through following other people passing to the ticket==== Option 4: Péage de Saint-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.Arnoult ====

=== You can take the RER system ===Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on trainsthe exit, and since so if you are on the RER shares cheap, you need to pay only the basic metro infrastructureticket (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 might reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be able to hitch a subject to 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 checks autoroute, go left and in similar order mentioned above. It is possible to travel for freea short while, even though you stand a higher chance of being bustedwill reach the péage. It seems that checks can occur Look at any timethe map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, so the best time to travel for free is a rush hour when controls there are impossible due to congestion. The highest risk lots of being checked seems to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stationscars going through.

You often need your ticket to get out of the stations=== West towards Rouen, as price varies according to the distance. Make sure not to lose it as it can be tricky to get out otherwise.Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} ===

=== Buses = Inside Paris ====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 Quai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass. A lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the 15th and punishments ===French transport police won't make any exceptions 7th arrondissements go to Normandy for foreignersthe weekend. Although it As a result, this spot is said it might be possible very effective on these days (20 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 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (expect to the address wait one and the name written on IDhalf hours).

=== Going to Porte d''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport ===Bus line 350 goes Auteuil, at the last traffic light to ''Gare de l'Est''the entrance of the A13, and line 351 - or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the shoulder to the motorway just after the light, where cars haven''Place de la Nation''t picked up much speed yet and can see you well. You're supposed Ask drivers to validate 3 tickets take you (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RERat least); checks are said rare to occurMorainvilliers petrol station in Poissy.

== Sleeping in Paris ==In the suburbs ==== '''Option 1''' Autoroute A13 Gare de Péage de Buchelay toll[[File:888_signsTake Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station. The fare is €8 but you may not be controlled.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped Get off in front of (not Mantes Station). There's a 30 minute walk to the Eiffel Towertoll gate.]]You can search Innovaparc bus stop place is next to there '''Option 2''' South Area Morainvilliers rest area [[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget in 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 ==

It is also possible to sleep in the ''Champs '[[Charles de MarsGaulle airport]]''' / '''[[Orly airport]]''' / ''' 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 ([[project 888|888Beauvais]]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Tower.''' airport