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Getting out of Lille is quite difficult, but not impossible.
You can avoid getting stuck in Lille by getting out ;Alternative 2 At the end of ''Boulevard des Cités Unies'' (at the last petrol station on side of the A1railways). "Aire de repos de Carvin" (the name might also "Aire de Phalempin") is quite a big station, good for hitching300 meters eastwards from ''metrostation « Lille Grand Palais »'', and it's 15 km due south from you find an entrance to the centre. However, in A1 direction of Brussels it might be a bit difficult there. Most people go towards Ghent and Antwerp thereParis.
Otherwise, take the tram-line T to Chateau Rouge. As you get out, you can see the motorway. The spot is the motorway slip road. There's not a lot of traffic, but there is space for drivers to safely pull over and pick you up.
Or else, get ;Alternative 3Go to the petrol station on the N356 about 800m north of ''metro station Mons Sarts« Porte de Douai »''. Walk or hitch 4 km south (Need to jump direction Ronchin). Or take the bus "Liane 1". After 4 km you will see a small fence and Novotel on your lefthand. There is a 2 meter drop! There roundabout where there is a place for your foot sign direction A1 Paris. However there is no direct access to the A1, the traffic direction Paris soon joins the A1 (After several hundreds meter, so if you can slide and jumpwalk to the south, you will come to the next roundabout, but it here there is still quite a wall)direct access to A1. From here And cars can stop for you can find lifts going into Belgium and have the chance to talk to drivers. )
The ;Alternative 4''« Aire de Phalempin »'border' in the south of Lille remain the best spot to get to this direction. There are several ways to commute to this gas station. First, you can take a regional train from ''Gare de Lille-Flandres''to ' is not a good spot anymore'Seclin'' (15-minute long ride). It is now just a big parking lot where trucks stop, all sign of the previous building there have vanished, it is not possible There are higher chances to hitch get controlled on the highway anymore and hardly any car stop theretrain. To An other way to get there you'll have is to take the Line 2 of bus L92 to Seclin Gare or the metro until bus 55 to ''Seclin Le Riez''. From there on, walk for about 15 minutes to ''"Aire de Phalempin"C''A ticket for the Ilevia network cost 1. H70 EUR, as of January 2022. Dron" (last stopIt is hard to fraud in buses, and actually already in Tourcoing, not in Lille). And walk 30 the chances to 45 Min to it there is an access road with to fence or barrier stopping people get controlled on footregional trains are high. You might be able Try at least to get find a ride to ticket on the petrol floor in any station 5 km into Belgium at Kortrijk where loads , as it is better to have an 'invalid ticket' in case of Netherland folk stop for a refill but it will be hardcontrol.
* '''Last verified''': August 2012. The best place to go anywhere is === Going Northeast? Take the hard shoulder near Porte d'Arras Metro station - just follow the signs to Highway. Within 20 minutes many cars heading A22/E17 towards every directions stopped. To Brussels use sign B and you get there very easy. (this spot is also indicated in the section describing direction south (A1/A26).[[Antwerpen|Antwerp]], [[Gent]], [[Netherlands]] ===
=== The ''metrostation « Porte d'Arras »''-alternative described above at "Going south? take A1 towards [[Paris]], or directly " seems to be good: see for description and testimonials above at "Going south join the A26 towards [[Reims]]?", [[Dijon]]but consider to held up a '''"BELGIQUE/BELGIE"-'''- , [[Lyon]] (so also direction Spain & Italy) ==='''"B"'''- or '''"GAND/GENT"'''-sign.
Heading south?
Directly to Paris:
have a "PARIS"-sign.
The A1 leads directly to Paris.
Directly to ;AlternativesYou can avoid getting stuck in Lille by getting out at the south of France (last petrol station on the A1 on ''« Aire de Phalempin »'' is quite a big station, good for hitching, and Italy, Spain):better choose a "LYON"-sign.As it takes quite some time to go into Paris.Even more time to leave Paris.In this case try to get on 's 15 km due south from the A26centre. Try someone take you to the "Peage" right before the junction between A1/A26. Stand at this "Peage" with However, in direction of Brussels it might be a ebit difficult there.g. "A26/LYON"-sign makes more sense)Most people go towards Ghent and Antwerp there.
You can choose to go Otherwise, take the first petrol station on the A1 direction Paris.Leaving Lille with a "AIRE PHALEMPIN"tram-signline T to Chateau Rouge.If As you get out, you can reach this petrol station "Aire de Phalempin" it see the motorway. The spot is the motorway slip road. There's not a good way to go south. (On Google Maps it seems you could walk to this petrol station, from the village lot of Seclintraffic, south of Lille. Seclin has a train station. In french but there is described how space for drivers to safely pull over and pick you can get their by feet on: [http://hitchwiki.org/fr/indexup.php?title=Lille&action=edit§ion=3]))
From Lille * '''Update April 2019'''To go to north on the A22-E17 stop at the "cerisaie centre d'affaires" tramway spot one the T blue line. Immediatly after the tramway stop there is a traffic light stopping cars witch can go on the motorway slope. There are several options to hitch hike direction A1few transborder workers so it is quite a good stop, even if there is not a lot of traffic and the red light is not very long. ATTENTION do not be dropped in the "rekkem" rest area immediatly after the belgium border, there are only trucks and you can easely be trapped here. Aim for the "marke" service station after the E17-E403 junction.
;Option 1Go Or else, get to ''metrostation « Porte d'Arras »''. From there walk in the direction of the motorway, cross the bridge petrol station on the left you will see an accelerating lane going onto the ring N356 about 800m north of metro station Monts Sarts. (it Need to jump a small fence and a 2 meter drop! There is the A25a place for your foot so you can slide and jump, which joins the A1 to Paris after avout 1 km. The best but it is to stand next to the traffic lights just before the ramp with still quite a signwall). People From here you can find lifts going into Belgium and have time the chance to stop on the ramp if they want talk to take you. [[User:Garthelgard|Garthelgard]] has hitchhiked from this spot more than twenty times and has never waited more than 30 minutesdrivers.
;Option 2Go to * ''metrostation « Valenciennes »'Update January 2022'. Walking to the north, after about 100 meters you can go eastwards and follow the "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''". The A1 crosses this "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''"gas station is currently closed (due to construction?). And If you want to get there is an entrance , try to the A1. (On crossing "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''" and "''Boulevard Paul Painlevéfind information if it''"s reopened. Hostel/Auberge de jeunesse "Stephane Hessel", address: ''235, Boulevard Paul Painlevé'')
;Option 3At the end of The '''French/Belgian border'Boulevard des Cités Unies'' (at is not a good spot anymore. It is now just a big parking lot where trucks stop, all sign of the previous building there have vanished, it is hard to hitch on the highway as hardly any car stops there. To get there you'll have to take the side Line 2 of the railwaysmetro until "C. H. Dron" (last stop, and actually already in Tourcoing, not in Lille). 300 meters eastwards from metro « Lille Grand Palais », you find And walk 30 to 45 Min to it there is an entrance access road with to fence or barrier stopping people on foot. You might be able to get a ride to the A1 direction Parispetrol station 5 km into Belgium at Kortrijk where loads of Netherland folk stop for a refill.
;Option 4Go to ''metrostation « Porte de Postes »''. Here is a big roundabout. It's possible to get a ride === Going east? Take the A27 towards [[Tournai ]](= Doornik in almost several directions. Eastwards : direction Calais. Westwards : direction Paris/Gand/Anvers/Amsterdam/Flemish), [[Brussels. It's safe for cars to pull over and one can ask also at the traffic lights.]] ===
--[[User''September 2017:Roelguldemond|Roelguldemond]] ([[User talk:Roelguldemond|talkroel guldemond]]) 12dropped Nati, from Argentina, at this roundabout 11h00 in the morning. She claimed to found a hitch in 5 minutes.''January 2022:19Thomi found a hitch there in less than 10 minutes at 07h30. but an other time, 11 December 2013 (CET)no one stopped in two hours of waiting at 11h00'''''
=== A22/E17 South towards [[Paris]] ===;Alternative 2Take the tram-line line T to Chateau RougeThe first gas station on this highway, ''Aire de Froyennes'', is right before Tournai. As you To get outthere, you'll see can also take a regional train from Lille, Pont de Bois, Ascq or Baisieux to Froyennes. The border crossing by train is very expensive, so the motorway directly best way to get there safe is to have an Ilevia train ticket (1.70 EUR), which is valid in front the whole territory of the European Metropolis of youLille (MEL). The spot is Once the train crosses the border, just hope that the motorway slip road controller won't show up - worse case, use your best acting skills to pretend that you'll see it signposted 'Paris'thought Froyennes was part of the metropolis. It is not ideal - especially if there is more than one of you and a very quiet village in which you 'll have baggage - because to walk around 15 minutes to reach the slip road is curvedgas station. This presents a safety issue that puts many drivers off and From there are no lorries, rather it is is largely traffic domestic most of the cars go to Brussels but you can easily find a hitch to Lillethe main Wallonian cities ([[Mons]], [[Charleroi]], [[Namur]], [[Liège]]). ''(January 2022 Thomi put his thumb up, and the second car stopped and proposed a ride to Brussels)''
When I was there there wasn't a lot of traffic, but there is an additional lane which allows drivers to safely pull in and pick you up. The problem is that not all the cars taking this route are going to be heading south - make a sign and be patient. [[User:International Bob|International Bob]] stopped a number of cars here, and got onto the A1 within an hour.
If you can find somewhere === Going Northwest? Take the A25 towards [[Dunkerque]], [[Calais]], [[London]] (see [[English channel]] crossing) ===See above, going north: Go to hitch ''metro station « Porte de Postes »''. Here is a lift big roundabout. It's possible to get a nearbye service station ride in several directions. Westwards : direction Calais/Dunkerque (on the Paris bound motorwayvia A25) this is much better. [[User:Pete For those going to Calais or Britain, the Temp|Pete last gas station is Aire de Saint Laurent, located northeast from the Temp]] and a friend failed on the above spot and got a lift town of Steenvorde. Make sure to stop there to a service staion the next day and found a lift quite easilyavoid being stranded in Dunkerque.
== Dunkerque--[[User:Roelguldemond|Roelguldemond]] ([[User talk:Roelguldemond|talk]]) 12:19, Calais, England, A25 ==11 December 2013 (CET)''Comment by Roel september 2017 : I edited this page intensively. I have been deleting quite some information which seemed to be outdated or redundant. I described several options. Sure there are more options! But I have tried lots of these possibilities myself.''
Take the subway to Saint== Transportation ==There are check-Philibert (red line). Then take the bus 61 (to this place, there is only one direction possible) to CENTRE COMMERCIAL (ENGLOS). Heretickets, go back to the roundabout (20 meters)often. There is a direction to DUNKERQUE. There is And that's not so much place easy to stop but the traffic isn't very high know where they are and cars are slowwhen... If people you are a French speaker, they are not nice = if you don't reach Dunkerque pay the bill, they will take money on your bank account directly(for me, doesnit was one year after but VERY expensive... so even if you don't matterlive in Lille but in France, thatan advice: pay sooner as possible...) I don's in the good direction anyway. Go with them and take the entrancet know what happened for strangers... Even with slow traffic, bad weatherMaybe, they won't worry you will find a lift very quicklytoo much.You can buy an 3 inter-stations ticket. It's for 0. There are two area services between Englos and Dunkerque70€, and no one between Dunkerque and Calais.Most of three stops (without the truckers departure station) but they can't really check where did you will see in service areas will go in England start your trip :) and going with them permit to through the sea for free!!Event if it's long to waiting for them, it could be nice!half less expensive.
== About The commuting network covers the subway ==There are check-tickets, oftenwhole [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9tropole_Europ%C3%A9enne_de_Lille European Metropolis of Lille] (or MEL). And It means that's not so easy to know where they are and when... If you are frenchactivate an Ilevia ticket, they are not nice = if you don't pay it is valid in the bill, they will take money on your bank account directly (whole territory of this metropolis for me, it was one year after but VERY expensive... so even if you don't live hour in Lille but in Francemetros, buses, an advicetramways and even [https: pay sooner as possible//www.ter.sncf.) I don't know what happened for strangers... Maybe, they won't worry you too much.you can buy an 3 intercom/hauts-de-france/offres/tarifs-et-abonnements/mobilite-metropole-stations ticket. It's for 0.70€, three stops (without lilloise regional trains running in the departure station) but they can't really check where did you start your trip :) and it's half less expensiveMEL].
→Going Northwest? Take the A25 towards Dunkerque, Calais, London (see English channel crossing)
'''Lille''' (Flemish: '''Rijsel''') is a city in Northern [[France]] on the border with [[Belgium]].It is the fourth largest urban area in France. ''(Since 2012 this page is being edit mainly by [[User:Roelguldemond|roel guldemond]], Roel has left mainly earlier content. Sure users are more than welcome to add their experiences. Roel made a major update february 2022.)''
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== A22/E17 North Going south? Take the A1 towards [[Antwerpen|AntwerpParis]], or directly to south of France join the A26 towards [[BrusselsReims]], [[GentDijon]], [[NetherlandsLyon]] (so also direction Spain & Italy) ===<map lat=Going to Paris?Have a '''"PARIS"-sign'''50.62420185009975The "autoroute" A1 leads to Paris. Heading further than Paris? To the south of France (and Italy, Spain)?Have a '''"LYON"-sign'' lng='2.995147705078125Why? To avoid Paris. It is difficult to cross Paris.Especially to leave Paris.So therefore consider a '''"LYON"-sign''' zoomwhen you are still north of Paris.Try to get on the "autoroute" A26. Like try to someone take you to the "Peage" (=toll) right before the junction between A1/A26: stand at this "Peage"-square with a "A26/LYON"-sign). From Lille you can choose to go the first petrol station on the A1, direction Paris.Leaving Lille with a '''"AIRE PHALEMPIN"-sign'10' view'.If you can reach this petrol station "Aire de Phalempin" it is a good way to go south. (On Google Maps it seems you could walk to this petrol station, from the village of Seclin, south of Lille. Seclin has a train station. In french is described how you can get their by feet on: [http://hitchwiki.org/fr/index.php?title=Lille&action=edit§ion=3])) See below several alternatives to get on the A1 : ;Most optimal place to hitchhike seems to be :Go to '0' floatmetrostation « Porte d'Arras »''. From there walk in the direction of the motorway, cross the bridge. On the left you will see an accelerating lane going onto the motorway (=Motorway A25, which joins the A1 to Paris after about 1 km). You can stand next to the traffic lights just before the ramp with a sign. Or stand on the ramp itself, people have time to stop on the ramp. (NOTE after about 1 km this motorway joins the A1 to Paris, but the motorway does ALSO turns direction of Gent, so if your heading North, this ''metrostation « Porte d'Arras »''-alternatieve is also a good place.) Testimonies: * [[User:Garthelgard|Garthelgard]] has hitchhiked from this spot more than twenty times and has never waited more than 30 minutes. * In August 2012 somebody added: "The best place to go anywhere is the hard shoulder near ''metrostation « Porte d'Arras »'' follow Highway-signs. Within 20 minutes more cars heading towards several directions stopped." * Lastrik tried this alternative, they tried for two and a half hours before going somewhere else ;Alternative 1Go to ''metro station « Valenciennes »''. Walking to the north, after about 100 meters you can go eastwards and follow the "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''". The A1 crosses this "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier'right'". And there is an entrance to the A1. (The Hostel/>Auberge de jeunesse "Stephane Hessel" is on crossing of "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''" and "''Boulevard Paul Painlevé''". Address: ''235, Boulevard Paul Painlevé'')
;Option 5Alternative 1Go Getting on the A27 by feet from the centre of Lille is several kilometers. A good option is go to "metro station « 4 Cantons »". From there it is about 500 meters to a roundabout which is situated west of the N227, where the D146 (a part of this D146 is called "''metrostation « Porte de Douai »Rue Nicolas Appert''. Walk or hitch 4 km south ") is crossing the this N227 (direction Ronchin). Or take which carries the bus name "Liane 1''Boulevard du Breucq''", and is part of the E17). After 4 km you will see Avoid the working hours and days: this entrance to the highway has a lot of traffic sometimes, and not so much room for a Novotel on your lefthandcar to stop safely. There is a roundabout where there It is better to do it early in the morning.Have a '''"TOURNAI"-sign direction A1 Paris'''. However there is no direct access to the A1, Why? Because many cars take the traffic direction Paris soon joins the A1 (after several hundreds meter)of [[Valenciennes]] instead.
== Sleep ==
Lille is expensive and is not very comfortable for the outdoor person. You probably won't have much of a problem with the police, but the drunks take being lunatics very seriously and they don't ever seem to pass out and leave you alone. As a result, you'll be met with all sorts of unwanted babbling conversation and one even tried to strangle [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]]<small><sup>[[User talk:Zac Stewart|talk]]</sup></small> with a belt. Gare Lille Flandres is especially inhospitable.
You can still pitch your tent outside of the main urban areas, reachable by regional train or bus (see section Transportation).
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