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'''Oradea''' is a city in [[Romania]], the capital of Bihor county. It is the seat one of the Bihor county, which borders main transit points to [[Hungary]].

== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out ===== East towards [[Cluj-Napoca]] ===Several ways of doing this.*If you are in Nufarul district, walk from the last tram stop to the big roundabout near Selgros hypermarket. Coming from the last tram stop (tram line 3), make a left at the roundabout. The big trucks that go around the city to Cluj-Napoca go through there.

*Get on a tram to December 1 park station (any tram line). Here ask for routier police station (politia rutiera), near the castle. If you There are around the centrum, you can walk to it. This is the best way to Cluj-Napoca. Only the big trucks have to take the ring, small cars go through the city, and will pass in front several ways of you. Almost all the hitchhikers are there - many of them. It is the usual place for hitching in that direction. Many make the living from illegal transport service for these people, especially in the morning, and when people return from work to the willages, so clarify in every case if you are not willing to pay.This is the best place because the environment is friendly, you can stay visible, streetlights are strong, there is place to stop, cars are slow and people know it is a place for hitchhikersdoing this.

*The road from there is Calea Clujului. It starts in the city and goes all the way to the outskirts, heading to === West towards [[Cluj-NapocaHungary]]. By walking all the way to the edge of town is at least 1/2h, but 1h seems more realistic. Near the Metro hypermarket there is an intersection with traffic lights. You can hitchhike there. That is the end of the ring. There you will have both the big trucks, and those who go through the city. The environment is very unfriendly, and few realize you're there.There is also a bus from the beginning of the Calea Clujului. The stop is in front of the San Paolo bank (same building with the police station). It is called Metro Bus.{{European Route Number|60}} ===

=== West towards From Oradea it is 15 km to the [[HungaryÁrtánd-Borş border crossing]] ===. Get to ''Calea Borsului'', at the end of the tram line, pass under the bridge, and walk some meters from the little road to the right. There you wait. You may get a lift to Bors, the last village in [[Romania]]which is close to the border, but many times people will take you to Hungary. If they can't take you to Budapest, get out at the border, don't go further. That is the best place to catch a ride to Budapest on those along the whole 250Kms 250 km route (even taking in account places close to Budapest). If you go further, waiting times will increase significantly. Most of those who cross the border, go to Budapest anyway. Waiting time is a few minutes or 2 hours in daylight.

At The hardest part is to get to the border you . Sometimes it can stay right behind be more than an hour to hitch those 15 km. It is worth avoid this wait by getting on a bus. They have big red ORADEA BORS inscription above the passport checkwindshield, where the cars don't start to accelerate yetand they usually stop for hitchhikers. Right where They also stop at the lanes merge. The presence end of the officers makes drivers feel securetram line. The restaurants and the insurance kiosks have a much "darker" look. It fare is not worth to walk there1 euro (4 lei).

Many will tell Alternatively (I did so in summer 2017) you they go can use public transport to get to Wien or Italy, and leave you a "'Dacia zig zag'" station ("Pasaj Dacia" on M0Google Maps [47. M0 is still far from Budapest center073915, 21.911648]) and you will probably need go by bus to take local buses and trains Bors (up "Primaria Bors intors" station). There are busses going almost every hour. Some of them to three depending on the exit Bors (you take on M0, and 'll have to walk approximately 2km to the time you get thereborder crossing), some of them even to Hungary. The one to Bors cost me 5lei.

The hardest part There are two places to hitch in this direction. One is to get to central, near the borderrailway station. Sometimes As you stay in front of the main entrance of the station, it can be more than an hour to hitch those 15 Kms. It is worth to skip this waiting by getting about one hundred meters on a busyour left. They have big red ORADEA BORS inscription above The second one is along the windshieldsame road, and they usually stop for hitchhikers. They also stop Stefan Cel Mare, but at the end of it. There is a railway bridge above the street just at the tram linesecond place. The fare is 1 Eur (4 lei)There you should stay at that mobile plastic roundabout.