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Take the tram 1 until the stop ''Secheron''. (ticket cost 3.40 francs)
Carry on walking in the direction the bus was taking (the bus turns off down another street after 100m), you can stand at any point on this road, but its good to walk for 5 minutes or so to catch a bit more traffic from joining roads. Theres a bike lane where cars could stop, or a big official building along the road where they could pull in. Its an okay spot, and theres street lighting so okay at night as well.You can also ask people at the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] beside, which works quite well.
=== Southeast towards [[Chamonix]], [[Torino]], [[Milano]] ===
Take bus 27 in the direction ''Thônex-Vallard-Douane'' and get off at the last stop. Walk through the customs to France and stand at the end of the customs just before the cars speed up for the motorway. The position is very good, the customs officers are nice, speed is low, there´s space for cars to stop, all the traffic is passing through.
There is also bus number 5 which leaves from the airport to Thonex-Vallard (the stop by customs) - just stay on until the final stop. This line is later joined by bus 25 which gets to the same place. A ticket costs CHF3.50 / E3.50 but the distance from the city centre is around 3.5 km and is easy to walk- just get to Route de Malagnou and walk east until you get to the border and then follow the instructions above. Better use a sign as cars can go to various destinations from here.
The walking takes 20 min more or less. It is useful to ask for a big public transport map, in hostels for example. - the one with the streets shows you where to walk.
=== UPDATE ===
Alternatively, you may skip the option of hopping over the wire fence and walking on the highway. About 15 meters to the bridge there is a little tarred street on your right called Chemin des Jules, along an agricultural field, just walk on it till the end and you will see a door on the left that opens directly to the border.
If you want to try it from inside the city, then:
Take the bus 23, 28, 57 or 'Y' if you are at the Airport, or the tram 14 or 16 from the train station, and stop at ''Blandonnet''. Walk about 600m to the next on-ramp in direction of South, the one leading to the highway in the direction of South from ''Route de Vernier''. The position is NOT very good because the cars speed up and visibility is not really good but there´s place for cars to stop. You can begin hitch-hiking just after the traffic light, before the bend. Take a ride at least 10km South to the Swiss-French border, where there´s a decent spot to continue. Walk through the customs and hitchhike - preferably with a sign - before the cars speed up. There´s not much space for cars to stop but they can, speed is low and all the traffic is passing through the customs.
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