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=== North west, ferry ===
Of the possibilities to cross the straits, the 24-hr(meaning it works all day, not that it takes 24h to cross!) Eceabat–Çanakkale ferry line, with 20-min intervals during busy morning to midnight hours, is likely to be the most convenient choice to get to the city from European mainland. It costs 2 TL for foot passengers, and 20 TL for cars (flat fare, i.e. not dependent on how many people are occupating the car). It is easy to hItchhike this ferry.
The crossing takes around 30 minutes. After leaving You can choose to hitchhike already on the ferryor directly after getting off, or you can turn right and walk through the village of Eceabat and start thumbing after you've left the village behind and are on a bigger road again. It will take you around 10 minutes to walk through Eceabat.
The ferry to Kilitbahir (5 minutes west of Eceabat) takes 10 minutes and goes more regularly. It also takes cars and is better to hitchhike as it is faster and more frequent.
=== South (towards [[Ezine]], [[Izmir]]) ===
Once you are near the southern access road coming from the city centre, attracting a southbound ride is no problem at all. In [[Kepez]], a southern suburb of Çanakkale, there is a big-box type store named ''Migros'' near the highway. Opposite is a junction with traffic lights and a large shoulder. You can get a fairly quick lift there. However, there is also a minibus stop there, so they may cause a bit of nuisance with their horns and flashing headlights to ask whether you'd like a ride (for a fee, of course).
This spot is quite far from the city center, so you can take the bus Ç1, Ç2 or Ç3 from city center heading to the university.
This route also passes through the junction of the road leading to ruins of legendary [[Troy]] (signposted ''Truva'', ''Troya'', or ''Troia''; shown as "Tevfikiye" on the map to right), about 30 km south of Çanakkale. If you are heading there, just get off at the junction and walk or hitch the remaining 2 km to the site.
