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'''Poznań''' is a city in western [[Poland]] with about 560 thousand inhabitants, which makes it 5th largest city in Poland. Cars registered in Poznań have registration plates PO and PZ.
=== West towards [[Berlin]] ([[Germany]]) ===
* <b>By motorway (autostrada) A2 (E30), from slip roadFrom toll booths</b>From city centre e.g from bus stop [http://www.ipoznan.pl/Transport/mpk/tabliczka.html?P=ZAME-22&L=15&K=20 Go to <i>ZamekOgrody</i>](last stop of trams 2, 7, 17, near the Castle Art Centre (Centrum Kultury Zamek18 and many buses) and take suburban bus no. 71 and go 108 to the last <i>Dopiewo/Lisówki</i>. The bus stop called in <i>Ogrody</i> is in front of Savoy Restaurant. Get out in <b><i>Os. DębinaDopiewiec</i></b>(don't mess it up as names are very similar). The ticket costs about 3 PLN and you can buy it at the bus driver. The ride takes about 40 minutes. Here's suburban bus network [http://www.zukkomorniki.com.pl/rozklad/mapa.htm map] and [http://www.zukkomorniki.com.pl/rozklad/100-01.htm timetable]. From there walk south for about 800m2km and after that just jump over the fence and you're at the spot. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=52.35761353718,16.904869717973&spn=0.006369012739,0.013819027637&t=h&z=1615&msid=112760156584939739161.000469d4e81b719e248f2 000469d4924c2bad2c929 route]. Unfortunately there is no emergency lane on the entrence to the motorway, so it might be tricky.
Go to <i>Ogrody</i> (see above) and take bus no. 61 direction <i>Krzyżowniki</i>. Get out at the ninth stop called <b><i>Ul. Wichrowa</i></b> and walk along the road for about 300 m then you will see petrol station and McD's. Ask drivers there or stay on the road with sign or thumb. Also about 100 m after this place is a bus stop so it's more convenient for drivers to stop their car.
=== East towards [[Łódź]], [[Warszawa]] ===
====By motorway A2 (E30)==== * <b>By motorway From behind roundabout <i>Rataje</i></b>Get to <b><i>Rondo Rataje</i></b> (autostradaroundabout) A2 . There are plenty of trams and buses going there. You can hitch just behind it, on a dual carriegeway (E30the one without tram tracks). There's no emergency lane or bus stop, but drivers generally stop there, and you may even expect some competition there, as it's popular spot for students hitching back from school. From the same spot you can hitch southeast towards Katowice, so make a sign. * <b>From toll booths</b>
See direction Berlin, then just go to the other side of the motorway.
====By national road 92====* <b>By motorway (autostrada) A2 (E30), from slip roadFrom petrol station on </bi>See direction Berlin, then just go to the slip road on the other side of the motorway. As mentioned above, there are no emergency lanes on the entrences. * Warszawska<b/i>By national road (droga krajowa) 92street</b>
From city center take trams 6 or 8 to <b><i>Miłostowo</i></b> and get out at the last stop. From there walk along the road about 100 m and you will see Orlen petrol station. You can either ask drivers at the station or hitch at the end of it where is a place for cars to pull over.
Optionally you can walk along the same road and after 200-300m you will see a bridge and Volkswagen factory. Hitch straight after the bridge on the bus stop (there is plenty of cars and trucks who are going by inner bypass around Poznan, so many of them are going for a longer distances, and you may avoid local traffic like it's possible at the first place mentioned).
=== Northeast towards [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Toruń]], [[Gdańsk]] ===
Take bus no. 73 direction <i>Janikowo/Ogrodnicza</i> from place called <i>Rondo Sródka</i> and get out after 11 stops (about 15-18 minutes) at bus stop called <b><i>Bogucin Bałtycka</i></b>. Hitch on this bus stop, it's on the road to Gniezno, Bydgoszcz and Gdańsk just after junction with Poznań bypass. You should notice railways nearby and crossed Poznań sign (end of the city zone).
=== North towards [[Piła]], [[Koszalin]] ===
From city centre e.g. <i>Rondo Kaponiera</i> take tram 9, 11 to <b><i>Piątkowska</i></b> and get out at the last stop. From there go north along <i>Piątkowska</i> street to the first junction, then turn west (left) and go to roundabout <i>Rondo Obornicka</i>. On roundabout turn north again (right) and enter national road no. 11 (you will see hipermarket Carrefour next to you). You can hitch after roundabout or anywhere along <i>Obornicka</i> street where is a place to pull over. There's almost always traffic jam, so cars go slowly, which helps hitchhikers.
=== Northwest towards [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]], [[Szczecin]] ===
See direction Berlin by national road (droga krajowa) 92 as it's the same spot. === South and southwest towards [[Wrocław]] and [[Zielona Góra]] === See direction Berlin by motorway A2, from <i>Głogowska</i> street, as it's the same spot.
=== South and southhwest Southeast towards [[WrocławOstrów Wielkopolski]] and , [[Zielona GóraKatowice]] ===* <b>By national road (droga krajowa) 5 (E261)</b>
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