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Get tram 7, 9, 35 from the city centre e.g ''Aleje Jerozolimskie'', ''Warszawa Centralna'' (Main Train Station), ''Centrum'' (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of '''''Okęcie''''' and get off at the last stop. Once you get there, there is a bus stop some 50 meters away from the tram terminus further down the road. It is one of the usual hitchhiking spots in Warsaw and many drivers often drive slowly to check if there are hitchhikers waiting. It also has the merit of being located some 50 meters from lights, which give the drivers some time to see you. This location has the downside of being a popular hitching spot for workers returning home for the weekend, usually to Kielce or Radom. It should be noted that for the most part, these people are not "hitchhikers", but simply individuals wishing to get a ride home, often in exchange for a small fare. As a result, rules commonly accepted amongst hitchhikers (such as waiting in line) may not be respected at this spot. To distinguish yourself from them, place your backpack in front of you and make a sign to look like a professional hitchhiker.
* '''Option 2'''
From the final stop of trams 7, 9, 35 '''''Okęcie''''' look for the free bus to '''''Centrum Janki''''' ([http://www.ikea.com/ms/pl_PL/img/store_images/autobusy/janki.htm timetable]), a large shopping centre some 20 kilometers from the city center. If you can't find the free bus, take any a bus bus to Janki (eg 715)Numbers 707,728,807 go up to Janki while Bus N88, Bus 706 and 807 start from Okecie and go to the IKEA Bus Station which is also the shopping center stop in right after the Janki bus stop. In case of confusion at Okiecie while boarding the Bus, make sure you ask the Bus Driver whether the Bus is going to the shopping IKEA Bus Stand or not.The Bus Station at the IKEA Shopping centeris called "SZWEDZKI" which is right after Janki bus stop. Most Polish don't understand English so speak simple plain language. ** Though most people will at Okecie tell you that all buses goto Janki, don't make the mistake of taking Bus 715 , since it turns left just before 3 stops of Janki into the Polish country side right after the Bus Stop called SPORTOWA. Be aware and if you take this bus, make sure you get down at Sportowa and take another bus for "SZWEDZKI". Once you're thereat Janki Bus Station, right after that bus stop notice that the road splits into two separate roads. The earlier, eastern one (closer to which turns towards the left after the bus stop at IKEA) Janki Bus Station is national road no. 7 (E77) where you can hitch towards Kielce, Radom, Kraków. Walk After getting down at "SZWEDZKI" bus stop / IKEA , get out back on this highway walk some 100m on this road till you arrive at the first bus stop which is a good spot to hitchhike.Last verified: june 2011 (by Magda and Ron) Verified and Corrected Instructions put on 22nd August, 2011 by (Vidhi Chhariya from India)
* '''Option 3'''
From the final stop of trams 7, 9, 35 '''''Okęcie''''' take a bus 707, 721, 728 to the '''''Sękocin Łas''''' stop (23 min). Hitchhike right from this bus-stop.