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From [[user:Volland|Volland]]'s experience, the best place to hitch from Tel Aviv to the North is from right next to the Azrieli shopping mall (HaShalom train station). You'll need to cross the big bridge from Azrieli east (towards Givataim, on HaShalom/Givat HaTahmoshet street), past the train station, and right there turn left to the small ramp leading to Ayalon North. This is probably the only place in Tel Aviv where a car can brake going to Ayalon north, and many of them do. See exact location [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=32.073056,34.793985&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=32.072934,34.794254&sspn=0.002477,0.003449&ie=UTF8&z=18 here].
Notice that if you're going far north, it's best not to take a ride if doesn't take you at least as far as Netanya - otherwise you'll end up in another bad hitching spot in the Tel Aviv area, such as Hertzlya.
To Haifa a direct ride Another good spot to hitch from Tel Aviv to the North is best, as sometime drivers get off from right next to the highway where there is no good hitchiking spotAzrieli shopping mall (HaShalom train station). HoweverYou'll need to cross the big bridge from Azrieli east (towards Givataim, ask on HaShalom/Givat HaTahmoshet street), past the driver train station, and he may know a petrol station on right there turn left to the main road where he can drop you offsmall ramp leading to Ayalon North. To See exact location [[Afula]] and [[Tiberias]http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=32.073056,34.793985&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=32.072934,34.794254&sspn=0.002477,0.003449&ie=UTF8&z=18 here] .Notice that if you will need 're going far north, that most of the traffic here is local, so it's best not to get take a ride which turns right in Ceaseria Junction to Road 65 if doesn't take you at least as far as Netanya - If the driver continues till Haifa then otherwise you will not be able to get off 'll end up in another bad hitching spot in that junctionthe Tel Aviv area.
=== To [[Beer Sheva]], the Negev, [[Eilat]], [[Egypt]] and [[Aqaba]] ([[Jordan]]) ===
In To Haifa a direct ride is best, as sometime drivers get off the highway where there is no good hitchiking spot. However, ask the driver and he may know a petrol station on the main road where he can drop you off. To [[user:Volland|vollandAfula]]'s experience, hitching south from Tel Aviv (or even to and [[JerusalemTiberias]] area), is quite simple, as opposed you will need to get a ride which turns right in Ceaseria Junction to Road 65 - If the below text. There seems to driver continues till Haifa then you will not be a single good spot for this: from the Central ("Merkaz"/"Savidor"/"Tzafon") train station, AKA Arlozorov Bus Terminal, there is a small ramp leading able to Ayalon Highway South-bound. On get off in that ramp there is a little used bus stop, and a place for cars to brake. They often do, even if it seems improbable at first. See exact location [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=Exits+Ayalon+Darom-%E2%80%AB%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9F+%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D%E2%80%AC%E2%80%8E&geocode=FV6J6QEdZvcSAg&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=32.082236,34.797376&sspn=0.001239,0.001725&ie=UTF8&ll=32.082315,34.797419&spn=0.001239,0.001725&z=19 here]junction.
Another possible spot would be from HaShalom interchange=== To [[Beer Sheva]], the Negev, near Azrieli mall[[Eilat]], on the ramp leading to Ayalon South [[Egypt]] and [[Aqaba]] (the opposite direction from the one described in "Hitching North" section above). But [[user:Volland|vollandJordan]] has no experience with that spot.) ==A
If However, if 14.5NIS (3 Euro) is only a tiny small part of your daily budget and you're not addicted to hitchhiking there is not really a good reason to go hitchhike - as the bus from Tel Aviv to [[Beer Sheva]] is pretty cheap, and from there you can continue south by thumb easily. Other Two options for the adventurousfrom Tel Aviv:
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=== To [[Haifa]] and the North ===
Hitchiking to [[Haifa]] and the North is not that bad at all. There are two good places to start, both accessible by buses leaving from the central bus station, or from the Arlozerov Terminal (Namir street), .
To the Cinema City complex take bus number 501/601/90 (8.7 NIS). This is on the main road, 5 min out of Tel Aviv, and located half a kilometer north of the Gilot junction, where traffic from Jerusalem joins in with Tel Aviv traffic towards the north. Here there is a bus stop, but traffic on the main road is moving too fast to easily stop a car. Try instead hitchhiking a lift with one of the cars leaving the petrol station or shopping mall. Many drivers are only going to the first city on the main road, [[Herzaliya]], but you can eventually get a lift that will take you beyond.
You can also take a bus to the intersection where the main road turns off towards Yakum, 20 min out of Tel Aviv, after Herzalyia.. To get to this Yakum junction take bus 601 (13.5NIS). From here you can hitchhike from near the bus stop, which is a bit off the main road and so you'll be waiting for cars coming from Yakum or the petrol station here.
One possible spot for this is from the Central ("Merkaz"/"Savidor"/"Tzafon") train station, AKA Arlozorov Bus Terminal, there is a small ramp leading to Ayalon Highway South-bound. Most of the traffic is local, and traffic goes from here in 3 main direction: Ayalon South, Road 4 (Ashdod, South) and Road 1 to [[Jerusalem]] direction. On that ramp there is a little used bus stop, and a place for cars to brake. They often do, even if it seems improbable at first. See exact location [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=Exits+Ayalon+Darom----- %E2%80%AB%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9F+%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D%E2%80%AC%E2%80%8E&geocode=FV6J6QEdZvcSAg&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=32.082236,34.797376&sspn=0.001239,0.001725&ie=UTF8&ll=32.082315,34.797419&spn=0.001239,0.001725&z=19 here].
# The La Guardia on ramp south. Basically, anyone going South will take you to a better spot. It's not very safe though.
# [[User:Guaka|guaka]] has had okay results with taking a local bus (Kavim 168 and some others) to the Tsomet Aluf Zede junction in Ramat Gan.
# The La Guardia on-ramp is not very [[safety|safe]], not a lot of space for traffic to stop, but it's walkable from the center and of course, people ''do'' stop. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] used it twice and it didn't take longer than 10 minutes.
#I've had great experience hitching from the little Trempiyada close to the Azrieli Towers. go to the "Ayalon South" and you will be standing on a Trempiyade where not everyone The above mentioned Arlozerov bus stop might work, although traffic is going to Jerusalem, but I never waited longer than 20 minutesheading in many different directions.
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If someone offers you a ride to [[Ben Gurion]] airport you can take it. At Terminal 3, make sure to have a sign in English with Jerusalem and hitch at the taxi stand (where people are getting in and out of normal cars as well). Terminal 1 is better since you can simply take Route 40, just make sure to walk to the [[trempiyada]].
