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'''Lyon''' is a large city in southeast [[France]].
The ''autoroute Autoroute du soleilSoleil'' passes through the city, so during the summer there are huge amounts of traffic. Some hitchhikers have found Lyon easy to leave, because the motorway is so close to the city and there are plenty of spots where cars can stop. However, the city has also gained a reputation as a hitchhiking hell due to the tunnel system in '''and''' out of the city. If you are only passing through Lyin, it is best to get a ride that will take you south of Lyon.
Some hitchhikers have found Lyon easy to leave, because the motorway is so close to the city and there are plenty of spots where cars can stop. However, the city has also gained a reputation as a hitchhiking hell due to the tunnel system in '''and''' out of the city. If you are only passing through Lyon, it is best to get a ride that will take you south of Lyon.
== Hitching out ==
* Just in front of the 'Prison St-Joseph' on 'Quai Perrache' you can stand on the white-striped space between the continuing street and the lane that joins the motorway.
:Very dangerous in my opinion. Heavy traffic, almost no place to stop. I was driving past there once, there was a hitch-hiker and I, of all people, didn't have sharp enough reflexes to pick him up --[[User:Sitarane.mp|Sitarane.mp]]
* '''Directly from a gas petrol station (need to ride a train)''': A gas petrol station on A7, south of Lyon, on the level of a town called Vernaison, is a perfect place. To get there, you should take a train heading to Vernaison at gare de Perrache (3€). At Vernaison you cross the river (there are two bridges and an island betwenbetween). Once on the other site of the river, turn left (north)and walk for a few kilometers Walk on the no-man's land between the motorway and some firm's fenced property; don't try to use the way behind the property. The distance from Vernaison train station to the gas petrol station is not the shortest one, but once you are there, you ar are really inside the motorway network, so it's worth the effort.
=== Getting onto [[A46 (France)|A46]] (Lyon Bypass) ===
If you missed it there's a bus #39 from metro ''Venissieux'', but goes only until ''Solaize'', 5 km closer to the center on road D307/N7, leading to the motorway. The station is about 1 km south from the interchange. The service-stations are sealed off from the normal road but at least for the northbound spot, you can easily climb over the fence. Finding a hitch here is very easy. If you know how to get here, it is definitely worth the hustle.
Marché de Gros is situated in the very south of the Saone peninsula. Coming from "Rue Casimir Périer" You reach a street alongside A7 with lots of cars going to the the motorway. Vasy there, a lot of stop-and-go. I stood for 2h near the train station "Lyon-Perrache" and then 5min 5 min there.
A petrol station on the A6 North near Limonest is potentially good. (see above)
:''It's only information I found on the net, i I didn't verify it since i I was dropped off at the station by someone heading '''to''' the city, but got a ride in about 1/2 hour (In Nov 2006)'' --[[User:Daniel|Daniel]] 20:21, 13 January 2007 (CET)
=== Getting onto A42 - Direction Bourg-en-Bresse, [[Genève]], [[Germany]] ===
There is an [[on-ramp]] in Lyon where you can hitch straight onto the motorway to Geneva (A43/ E70). There is a roundabout and a bike-lane where cars can stop for you. Take the metro Line D to Mermoz and walk to Rue Lionel Terray. You'll find a sign for [[Geneva]] here (see also a [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=Bron+&sll=45.688914,4.886169&sspn=0.505556,0.883026&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bron,+Rh%C3%B4ne,+Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes,+Frankrijk&ll=45.730844,4.887159&spn=0,359.997253&z=19&layer=c&cbll=45.730349,4.887796&panoid=18XTMoZRWgo7hU2KAFWmew&cbp=12,78.29,,0,12.14 Streetview]).
Tell them to drop you off at the gas petrol station in St. Priest (Station service in french)and get a ride from there.
=== Northeast toward [[Bourg en Bresse]], [[Dijon]], [[Geneva]] {{E|611}} A42 ===
Leave the bus at Montluel train station which is the second last. You will see the train station when you pass, so don't panic. Trains are faster and have to be taken from the main station in Lyon.
Get off and turn right, cross under the railway tracks. Then you will enter the industrial area in Montluel. Find Rue des Chartinières to cross the motorway. Once you crossed the bridge, turn left and follow the road close to the motorway. There is a small space to enter the petrol-station, only for pedestrians, behind the little house at the end of the parking lot.
Cars go all directions in France from here, including with Dutch and Germans numberplates number plates going via Dijon. Halfway before the road splits in direction Geneva and Dijon (after about 30km) there is a parking and after the split another petrol-station at Ceignes.
== Public transport ==
You can blackride black-ride the metro, just go in quickly after someone. Not sure about bus or tram.Alternatively look for used tickets left around by people. The tickets can be used up to an hour after they were validated. Tickets also work for all public transport in the city.
== Sleeping ==
The parks on ''Fourvière Hill'' in ''Vieux Lyon'' are peaceful at night and if you are too, no one will bother you for [[camping]] out there. It's nearby, but it feels so far outside of the city that you can get a relaxing night of sleep without worrying about police or thieves. It is however quite difficult to find a flat place there.
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