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Take a train to Officer Station (on the Pakenham line), exit the station and walk south down Officer South Road, turn right at the roundabout and walk (or hitch) west down Rix Road about 1km, then turn left and walk south to the end of Stephens Road North. You should find yourself facing the Princes Freeway with a large wall leading away from you to the right. Follow this wall on the freeway side for about 500m and you will come to the Officer BP Service Station (Officer) on the freeway. It is very easy to get a ride east from here by ask drivers filling up with petrol or in the carpark. The walk from Officer station to the Petrol Station BP service station takes about 30 minutes. 

Take a train to the end of the Pakenham line to Pakenham Station, exit the station (theres only one platform) and go north straight up Henry St. Henry St turns left, follow it, then turn right at the first right into King St. Follow that north to the Princes Highway. Cross the highway and follow it to the right for around 100m where there is a dirt area where cars can pull over.*''(Last Verified: January 2014)''

Between Bairnsdale and Eden, there is a long stretch with no bigger towns in between. Be prepared for longer waiting and A possibly need to sleep outside. Not the fastest way in order better (but as of yet unverified) alternative to get Option 2 may be to Sydneywalk south-east down Bald Hill Road from Pakenham Station, but definitely doable, and loads of interesting spots turn right at the coast along first roundabout and head south down Koo Wee Rup Road to the roadPrinces Freeway On Ramp. For a more direct connection There should be ample room for cars to Sydney, stop on the Hume Highway is better recommended rather than side of the coast roadon the on ramp.

==== Other Options ====It is possible to start hitching closer to the city at on ramps along the Monash Freeway although it might take a few shorter rides to get to the first service station at Officer. Some options are:*One hitchhiker has successfully got rides at the last traffic lights on Batman Avenue before the start of the Monash Freeway, right near the Rod Laver Arena. *''The Warrigal Road on ramp (Last Verified: January 2014walk to it from Holmesglen Station)''sees a lot of traffic and there is a small space for cars to stop on the on ramp.*Take the 901 bus to the Stud Road on ramp. One hitchhiker swears by this spot. There is a lot of east bound traffic here, the traffic doest go too fast, there is heaps of visibility, and there is lots of room for cars to pull over. Its easy to get a ride to the BP service station at Officer about 25km from there.

A Between Bairnsdale and Eden, there is a long stretch with no bigger towns in between. Be prepared for longer waiting and possibly better (but as of yet unverified) alternative need to sleep outside. Not the fastest way in order to Option 2 may be get to walk south-east down Bald Hill Road from Pakenham StationSydney, turn right but definitely doable, and loads of interesting spots at the first roundabout and head south down Koo Wee Rup Road to coast along the Princes Freeway On Ramproad. There should be ample room for cars For a more direct connection to stop on Sydney, the side of Hume Highway is better recommended rather than the coast road on the on ramp.