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From <map lat='50.24488588151929' lng='19.032922983169556' zoom='9' view='0' float='right' />'''Gliwice''', is a city in southern [[Poland]], inhabited by more than 180 thousand people. It's one may easily hitch of the following directionscities of Katowice Urban Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Gliwice there are eight cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in this area:[[Katowice]],[[Sosnowiec]], [[Zabrze]], [[Bytom]], [[Ruda Śląska]], [[Tychy]], [[Dąbrowa Górnicza]], [[Chorzów]]. All of them are connected by a joint public transport system.

1From the city center e.g. from bus stop ''Plac Piastów'' (close to Gliwice railway station) take either bus 59 direction ''Żernica Pętla''[http://rozklady.kzkgop. Opolepl/index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=59&nr_przyst=10&id_trasy=1674 (timetable)], 194 direction ''Leszczyny Czereśniowa'' [http:/Wrocław/Legnicarozklady.kzkgop.pl/Germany index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=194&nr_przyst=6&id_trasy=2655 (timetable)] or 710 direction''Szczygłowice Kopalnia'' [http: Berlin //rozklady.kzkgop.pl/index.php?co=rozklady& Gorlitzsubmenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=710&nr_przyst=12&id_trasy=1496 (timetable)]. Get off at the fifth bus stop called '''''Trynek Oczyszczalnia'''''. The stop is situated just at the entrance to the motorway A4 (Junction ''BOJKÓW''). It's a junction with a national road 78, and it's about 4 km away from the city centre. It's a pretty good hitch-hiking spot at the entrance to the motorway as there is a parking lot allowing the drivers to stop easily. You may easily hitch here at nighttime too as there are street lights. It's open area so it's a bit chilly & windy during winter. The only shelter against rain is the bus stop. The only disadvantage of this place is that the directions to West ([[Wrocław]]) and East ([[Kraków]]) go together at this point and separate some 100 m further after the parking lot & motorway sign. It's impossible to hitch after the parking lot (unless you will continue to walk along the entrance road and get down to the motorway, which is illegal), as the separated roads are 1 car narrow and driver can't stop without blocking all the traffic. New service stations are being built on both sides of the A4 motorway 300 m away from the city center exit (they will be legally reachable on foot by following bussesa bicycle path).[[File:Gliwice schemat drog.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Road system of Gliwice -> Click to Enlarge]]=== East towards [[Katowice]], [[Kraków]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine]]) ===

<a href=http://www.kzkgop.com.pl/rozklady/frame.php?kat=059_20070201&nr=10&kierSoutheast towards [[Mikołów]], [[Tychy]] =1>Time table</a><li>194 Kierunek: Leszczyny Czereśniowa http://www.kzkgop.com.pl/rozklady/frame.php?kat=194_20070201&nr=6&kier=1<li>710 Kierunek: Szczygłowice Kopalnia http://www.kzkgop.com.pl/rozklady/frame.php?kat=710_20060701&nr=11&kier=1</ul><P>You need to get off at the bus stop called <b>Trynek Ogródki Działkowe.</b> It’s the 5th bus stop from the railway station.(the stop is situated just at the entrance to the motorway). <br>A 4 km long walk if U decide to walk.<P>It's a pretty good hitch-hiking spot at the entrance to the highway as there is a park lot allowing the drivers to stop easily.<br> You may hitch here at night time too as the area is full of lamps.</P>The only disadvantage of this place is that the directions to West (Wrocław ) and East (Kraków) goes together at this point and separate some 100 m further after the park lot & highway sign. Its impossible to hitch after the park lot (unless you will continue to walk along the entrance road & get down to the motorway attention-illegal ) as the separated roads are 1 car narrow and driver cant stop without blocking all the traffic.

From my observation the (working day)75 % of the traffic is direction EAST (ie. Katowice=== South towards [[Rybnik]], Kraków). Therfore if you head for Wrocałw its better to walk along the entrance road down to the motorway to catch the transit traffic [[Ostrava]] (Mean await time 22, 6 minutes [working day, day light[Czech Republic]] unless You look to gloomy ;->).===

This Entrance/Exit is * '''From the side of the road'''Get to Junction ''BOJKÓW'' (see direction Wrocław). When you get off at the described bus stop you just need to cross the bridge over the best motorway A4 and start hitching there. * '''From petrol station'''Similar to option 1. You may get off one stop earlier and ask drivers at, as it’s the shortest way by-the-road petrol station after Billa supermarket. There are sometimes people waving their hands by the road - still an option if you don't speak polish enough to walk ask drivers. Mean await time to Rybnik is 17,2 min (working day in case U arrive too late to catch a bussday light)to .* '''From traffic lights'''Ask drivers stopped at the traffic light near a Cathedral 5 min walk from town centerhall as all the transit traffic is stopped there (permanent traffic jams during rush hours). Make a sign if you don't speak Polish.

* '''EastOption 2'''In front of Gliwice railway statioan take a tram 1 [http://rozklady.kzkgop.pl/index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=T1&nr_przyst=31&id_trasy=2506 (timetable)] or 4 [http://rozklady.kzkgop.pl/index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=T4&nr_przyst=24&id_trasy=2255 (timetable)] and go till the last stop called '''''Wójtowa Wieś Pętla'''''.The road that goes straight is the one to Kędzierzyn Koźle. Although there is no shoulder the road is wide enough to let the driver stop without causing the traffic stoppage.The traffic here is almost the one to Kędzierzyn Koźle (plates OK), but still contains some cars from a nearby villages (plates SG, SGL).

2The best and fastest option is getting first to [[Wrocław]]. Katowice/Kraków/Tarnów/Rzeszów/Przemyśl/Ukraine direction Lviv

== Hitching In ==The Junction ''By National Road NoBOJKÓW'' (307th km of motorway A4) is the best to get off at, as it’s the shortest way to walk (in case you arrive too late to catch a bus) to the town center.If you arrive from East direction ignore the Junction ''SOŚNICA'' (with a sign Gliwice Centrum & 44 to:Tychy) and get off at the next one (''BOJKÓW''). There is a lot of place to put a tent for a night without any problems. Just move away from the road to avoid the noise.

'''South* There is an inexpensive [http:'''//www.zsti.gliwice.pl/ptsm/index.html Youth hostel] (Hosteling International) in the town centre 8 min. walk from railway station.

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''By National Road No* The cheapest hotel in town is situated just next to the dorms. 901 The double used to:'cost 80 PLN. I'll try to confirm the price soon.

5* Forget the railway station. Olesno (juntion with NR noAlthough it's not closed during night time you will not find a place to lay down quietly.11 It will only protect you against a wind but not against cold, as its almost as cold there as outside. It's the last option to Poznań)consider and in winter only.

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