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'''Onchan''' is a small town, merged into northern Douglas.
==Hitching OutHitchhiking out ==It's easy to hitch out of Douglas/Onchan, but only you should walk away from the outskirtscentre of town. Use the road signs and the locals to help you reach the correct roads out of town. The [[TT course]] runs through Douglas (A18-A2-A1) and is closed during race meetingsraces.
Hitchhiking from the ferry terminal when a ferry arrives is not so effective. The - there is no good place to stop, and the drivers that you want who come off the ferry will be travelling also drive out of Douglas /Onchan anyway, so you may as well catch them at wait on the outskirts roads out of Douglas where they are more likely to stop town for youthem.
===West towards ([[Peel]], [[St. John's (Isle of Man)|St. John's]], [[Kirk Michael]])===
From Douglas centre, follow signs for the A1 to Peel. The best spot for hitching west is at '''Braddan Bridge''', which is a left-right chicane on the [[TT course|TT race course]]. It's a bus stop next to two churches, and it's on the A1, 300m past the double-mini roundabout at Quarterbridge. Waiting time 5-10 minutes.
===Southwest towards ([[Port Erin]], [[Port St. Mary]], [[Castletown]], [[Castletown|Ballasalla]])===
From Douglas centre, follow signs for the A5 to Castletown. After the double-mini roundabout at Quarterbridge, there are not many spots to hitchhike. Keep signing as you walk along the road. After 1km you will reach the A24/Cooil roundabout. At the roundabout, the waiting time is 10-20 minutes.
The A6 Castletown Road is another good option. Wait close to the centre of town, at a good place on the 'other' side of the harbour. Waiting time unknown. ===North towards ([[Ramsey]], [[Laxey]])===
You have two options - the A18 'mountain road', or the A2 'coast road'.
*The A18 'mountain road' is faster, and most traffic goes directly to Ramsey. Closed during bad weather and during motorbike races. It is a 45-minute walk from Douglas centre. From the TT start/finish line, walk backwards along the race circuit and keep going until you find a suitable place. The best place (waiting time 5-20 minutes) is just after Johnny Watterson Avenue, really out of town (you will see the mountains directly in front of you).*The A2 'coast road' is slower, and serves Laxey and most other villages between Douglas and Ramsey.Both can be reached by going north from Douglas into From Onchancentre, walk along the A2 and finding suitable spots on the outskirts of Onchanchose a good spot. From Douglas centre this can be a 1 hour walk, so a bus will save you a lot of Waiting timeunknown.
===Towards [[Liverpool]], [[Heysham]], [[Belfast]] and [[Dublin]]===
It's not possible to hitchhike the ferries. Buy an advance ticket from [http://www.steam-packet.com the Steam Packet Company's website], and search for an onward ride while on the ferry.
==Public transport==The main '''bus''' stop is at Lord Street, which is just next to the Sea Terminal and the harbour.
Buses serve the whole island.
There are two '''train''' stations. One is near the bus stop, where a steam railway line connects Douglas with [[Castletown|Ballasalla]], [[Castletown]] and [[Port Erin]]. The other station is at the north end of the promenade, where an electric railway line connects Douglas with [[Laxey]] and [[Ramsey]].
A '''horse-drawn tram''' line connects the Sea Terminal with the electric railway station.
==Sleep==
[[User:Tmoon|tmoon]] lives in Douglas. Let him know you're coming.
[[Category:Isle of Man]]
