Łódź [pronounce wudj] is a city in central Poland.
Łódź
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Country: | Poland |
Voivodeship: | Łódź (Voivodeship) |
Population: | 747 152 |
Licence plate: | EL |
Major roads: | A2 |
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Hitching Out
West towards Poznań, Berlin (Germany) A2 E 30
- From motorway junction
From city centre e.g. from Nowowiejska-Północna street near Plac Wolności (Square of Freedom) take tram 46 direction Ozorków and get off in Rosanów. The journey takes about 55 minutes (about 20km). The tram stop is located just behind roundabout where motorway junction starts. There's an emergency lane, so even trucks have enough space to pull over.
(Roadworks) Currently (January 2010) there are some roadworks just next to the hard shoulder of the on-ramp, so there's actually nearly no space for cars to stop. Best bet is to get up on the bridge a little bit and try it there.
South towards Piotrków Trybunalski, Katowice, Kraków 1 E 75
From train station Łódź Fabryczna take bus 70 direction Centrum Handlowe PTAK and get off in Szpital C.Z.M.P. (Hospital). It takes about 40 minutes to get there. You can hitch behind the crossroad on the merge lane.
North towards Toruń, Gdańsk 1 E 75
From city centre take trams 4, 11 46A direction Helenówek or 46 direction Ozorków and get off in Sikorskiego. You will see Castorama shop on your right. You can hitch behind the roundabout called Rondo Biłyka on the merge lane with a bus stop.
East towards Warszawa 14
To hitchhike into eastern direction, a good place is Strykowska road. Take tram 6 from the centre. Direction "Strykowska". Get off at the last one. Keep walking the same way as the tram, pass a bridge over railroad, pass a little gas station, and 200m after, on the other side of the road, there's a bus stop with good visibility and parking. And a little bakery if you're hungry :) .