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The train to Mottingham (zone 4) depart from Charing Cross Station (downtown zone 1) through Waterloo(zone 1), London Bridge (zone 1), New Cross (zone 2) and Lewisham (zone 2) Stations on its way to Dartford and Gillingham. Mottingham Station (as well as the previous station of Lee in zone 3) does not have a check-in/check-out gate, which means that it is better not to use a Oyster Card when going to that station as you won't have the chance to 'touch out' and be charged consequently. Therefore, it is also possible to simply buy a ticket to the previous station in zone 3 (Hither Green or Lee) and bring the coast of the ticket beneath the 3 pounds. The distance between each stations is no longer than 5 minutes.
The best ride to accept from Mottingham is one that brings you directly into the South-East along the M20 and past the M20-M25 jonction, most likely to the [[Maidstone Services]]. Many drivers said that many hitch-hikers happens to stand and hitch at the jonction, but the police might be more likely to pick you up. There is also a BP Gas Station Services (Swanley Services) before the M25 jonction junction but the cars still goes in every direction from there and catching a ride might reveal more difficult. ===How to get onto the M40 Motorway (via Hillingdon)===* '''Where to''': West Midlands: [[Oxford]], [[Warwick]], [[Birmingham]] * '''Cost of public transport''': One ticket to zone 6.* '''Last verified''': December 2007 <map lat='51.55322' lng='-0.4508' zoom='17' view='0' float='right' /> *'''Directions''':M40 is different from other motorways originating from London, as it starts quite close to M25 and is a continuation of the dual-carriageway A40. A40 has a number of entrances with heavy traffic, but the one I used was in Hillingdon.As you exit the tube station and go to the end of walkway, turn left and walk until you reach big traffic light-controlled crossroads of Long Lane and Western Avenue (NOT the A40 Western Avenue). Cross the road, then turn right and continue to the roundabout, whose primary exit is the slip-road to A40. Stand just after the beginning of the hatched area - this is a suitable place for the car to stop. The area is also well-lit at night, which makes it a perfect place to hitch.It is advisable to have a sign saying "M40 (N)", "Oxford" or something similar, as a lot of traffic uses M40 just until junction 1a, to go on M25.
===How to get onto the M1 Motorway===
*'''Directions''':
It is possible to walk from Edgeware Edgware tube (northern lineNorthern Line) to London Gateway services Services on the M1. There are a few different ways to walk, but the simplest is: Turn right out of the station onto station rdStation Road. Follow the road along, it turns into Hale laneLane, keep going, then turn left onto selvage lane keep going, you will go over a bridge over the M1, then come to a big roundabout, Apex corner. Go down into the subway under the roundabout, and come out on the A1 (barnet way), just by the petrol station. Turn left just behind the petrol station onto Ellesmere ave, and keep walking until you come to a road on your left with a big sign telling you not to go down there. Walk down it and you come to london gateway services.
[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=Edgware,+Station+Rd,+Edgware,+Greater+London,+United+Kingdom&daddr=Ellesmere+ave&sll=51.618975,-0.26532&sspn=0.014895,0.039396&ie=UTF8&ll=51.618976,-0.265388&spn=0.014895,0.039396&z=15&om=1 Google map of directions]