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Get tram 7, 9, 35 from the city centre e.g <i>Aleje Jerozolimskie</i>, <i>Warszawa Centralna</i> (Main Train Station), <i>Centrum</i> (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of <b><i>Okęcie</i></b> 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 <b><i>Okęcie</i></b> look for the free bus to <b><i>Centrum Janki</i></b> ([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 bus to Janki (eg 715), which stop in the shopping center. Once you're there, notice that the road splits into two separate roads. The earlier, eastern one (closer to the bus stop at IKEA) is national road no. 7 (E77) where you can hitch towards Kielce, Radom, Kraków. Walk some 100m on this road till you arrive at the first good spot to hitchhike.Last verified: July August 2009.
=== Southwest towards [[Wrocław]] {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{European Route Number|67}}, [[Łódź]] {{National Road Number Poland|72}}, [[Katowice]] {{National Road Number Poland|1}} {{European Route Number|75}} ===