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* '''From parking on motorway O4'''Take ferry to ''Kadıköy'' on Asian side. Next to ferry terminal there is a bus terminal where you can take bus [http://harita.iett.gov.tr/en//?hat=19 19], [http://harita.iett.gov.tr/en/?hat=19c 19C], or [http://harita.iett.gov.tr/en/?hat=19y 19Y]. Get off at '''''Ferhatpaşa''''' (you will see road going in circle looking like a big roundabout). From there walk north east till you get to the motorway O4 Anadolu Otoyolu. There is a fence along the motorway but has many holes, so getting to the other side is not hard. Once you get to the parking you can ask around or make a big sign and show at the end of the parking to the drivers going by motorway, so they can stop on a merge lane. *'''From Gebze town'''Get on a ferry to ''Haydarpaşa'' (1,50 TL) and from there a suburban train to the last station '''''Gebze''''' (also 1,50 TL). There is only one train line. There you leave the station to the left, and after 500 meters the you´ll see the road to Ankara on the left. *'''From Şekerpınar close to Gebze'''Get on the 111, 112 or 200 and stay on the bus almost all the way to the last stop (get off approximately two or three stops before).You are now located a little bit south of the O4 (E80/O4 ) heading East towards Ankara. You will need to walk a little bit northwards in order to reach a ramp. There is a bus stop on the on-ramp. You can hitch out from there unto the O4 (E80/O4 ) going East.

If you want to avoid 30km of urban hitch hiking, from the last stop of 112 take bus 134BK (other 134 buses MAY may work as well) which leaves across the road from where 112 ends. Ride until the end and transfer onto 133Ş and ride it until the last stop. You are then in '''''Şekerpınar ''''' and can walk the 2km to the main highway: motorway O4 Anadolu Otoyolu. * Another possibility which worked good is geting on a ferry to Haydarpassa (1,50 TL) an from there a suburban train to the last station Gebze (also 1,50 TL). There is only one train line. There you leave the station to the left, and after 500 meters the you´ll see the road to Ankara on the left.

* Another bus to take from '''From Bostancı Köprüsü (Bostancı Bridge)'''From ''Taksim '' Square may be take bus 129T (''Taksim-Üst Bostancı'' line), which, like the other transcontinental bus lines, requires two tickets (3 TL). Get off at the leaf-clover interchange called in Turkish ''Bostancı Köprüsü'' (literally "Bostancı Bridge"), close to its last stop. You can recognize the interchange by big signs saying ''Bostancı'' and ''İçerenköy'' (besides the usual ''İzmit'' and ''Ankara'' signs) there. Then, after getting off the bus, walk past the interchange until you see a safe shoulder down the road a couple hundred metres away. Start hitching there ready with a [[Signs|sign]] saying at least ‘[[Gebze]]'/'[[Izmit]]’, it’ll make you more visible and look like a total hitchhiker. Drivers around here seem to have some concerns about sharing their car with a stranger and looking like a total hitchhiker seems to somewhat ease their anxiety. However, there are also many minibuses heading for ''Gebze '' on this road, so hiding your sign when they are passing by and shaking your head both sides when its headlights flash (to ask whether you’d like a ride … for a fee) may prevent some of the unwanted attention. Expect to wait at least 30 minutes until you are offered a lift. Morning hours (approx. between 6:30-8:30) are best since the road is congested at that time and vehicles move slowly, which lets the drivers to think more about taking you in. Beware of the motorcycles by the way, which sometimes illegally drive inside the shoulder and literally skim you over.