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=== North to [[Thessaloniki]], [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] (E75) ===
'''Option 1.'''
Take the metro from the center north to Nea Ionia station. ('''Suggestion''': When you get off from the metro, take the bus no. 724 (it starts from here, you can't miss the direction) and get off at stop "Gymnasio" that is 10th stop and just walk 50m. Way better than to walk few kilometers as described in next lines). From the exit of the metro station, turn right, go down a few dozen meters, and go under the tunnel. This is the start of Odos Elevtheriou Venizelou. Walk up this street to Odos Tatoiou and turn right. Walk straight for a few kilometers until the road rises to become a bridge over a large motorway. Note that you will cross ringroad/highway E-94 (A6) first, but continue straight until you get to the bridge going over highway E-75 (A1). Don't go up the bridge, but rather take the road that stays below the bridge and runs to the right side. This is signposted ''Lamia'', one of the first major cities north of Athens. The best time to get a lift is the early morning when local people are driving to work in more distant communities. Eventually someone will stop who can take you far enough north that you can escape the Athens metropolitan area and get long distance rides. For Macedonia, turn left about a kilometer after the enormous toll booth plaza before Thessaloniki.
'''Option 2.'''=== North to [[Volos]], [[Thessaloniki]] {{E|75}} === Take the green metro line 1, till the last station "metroKifissia" to . From there, [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.0738,23.8083;38.0728,23.8123 cross the final station Kifisiapark]. Find You'll find a busy bus stop, direction north, take the bus [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10149229 509 (not exactly ] Get off the bus after 30 min, at bus stop "Neo Terma", at the stationend of Agios Stefanos, when it is on makes a nearby parallel streetU-turn and continues back to the city. [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38. Ask around1550,23.) in the direction ΚΥΝΟΥΡΙΑΣ and get off at the stop 6η ΚΡΥΟΝΕΡΙΟΥ8573;38. Go straight and there you will see a turn right1549,23. This is taking you 8558 Walk 300m] to the national road, going parallel with of the highway (donhigh-way. It't go to the highway yet) and walk on this road. In like 4 kilometers there is a s quite busy with drivers avoiding toll station (the best spot!) on the highway. Walkable distance, but there are spots where you can stop and hitch.
E.g. a Lidl supermarket, where you You can buy supplies walk 3 km to that Afidnai Toll Station or wait for yourself for the road. Or something like a car repair shop like 500 m later. Ask people if the are going your directionshort ride, and if they can take who's gonna drop you for 3 kilometers to the there. Also 4 km after toll station. They are friendly and somebody will take you.is Kapandriti Motorway Rest Area with BP fuel station
'''Note''': it seems that bus 508 does not operate anymore, but if you happen You can also catch a ride at the point where drivers who avoided the tolls are getting back into the high way. Half of the rides go to see oneHalkida, it is and the better optionother half go further North. Decline rides that don't go in your direction, get on! Take it to Neo Terma and they will only put you are much closer to the toll stationin a worse spot. (like 2 kilometers)
When you are at the tollFor a place to sleep before [[Thessaloniki]], hitch with or without there is a sign[http://hitchwiki. Everybody is going in the same directionorg/maps/?zoom=15&lat=40. '''Very important!''' Refuse rides who would take you to the toll station before Halkida33&lon=22. That 58 24 hour rest area/gas station is abandoned ] in Korinos and cars are only slowing down a bitit's called [https://olympusplaza. Much worse spotgr Olympus plaza]. Stay here It includes a restaurant with free wifi and wait for somebody who showers. Nobody will take disturb you if you furthersleep on the couches and workers of the restaurant often give food away.
Anywhere you hitch from, try === North-West to get a lift going at least to the town/village called Oinofyta. 10km before that there is a huge gas station called Autogrill where you can get long lifts if you are lucky. In Greece it is also no problem to hitch on the actual highway as long as you are far enough from the city suburbs.Thiva ===
For a place to sleep before ThessalonikiNew spot, i cannot confirm the hitch-hikeability of this route: Take the suburban till Magoula. From there is a great 24 hour rest area, take the bus [https:/gas station called Olympus plaza(olympusplaza/www.gr)openstreetmap. It is 10km east of Katerini and has free wifi, showers and comfortable couches you can sleep onorg/relation/10574507 861] till the last stop. Workers were really nice when Sma asked if she could sleep there, they said "of course!"There's only 35km left to Thiva.
Get off at 1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. There you will see the connection with National Road 8(N8)==== Option 1: Megara SEA ====
==== Option 2 ===='''Harrys Truck-Stop'''Take the suburban train direction Kiato, and get down in Megara. The controller always gets on the train in Nea Peramos, in the 1st or 5th (last) wagon. You can either :
In A) stay in the suburb of Aspropyrgos3rd wagon, in west Athensand when you see the control approaching, there go the opposite direction. If the train is a truck-stop well known full, the control might be slow and used by truck-driversyou might arrive in Megara before they reach you. There are many trucks from western and northern Europe which means that hitchers will have very good chances of getting If they catch you without a lift to ticket, you wont pay any fine, but just the 3 euro ticket. From the port-city train platform of Patras Megara, you can see the restaurant / petrol station. Cross the field, and possibly even beyond into Europefind this [https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?route=37.992%2C23.361%3B37.995%2C23.365 underground pass]
The truck stop is at the 17th km of National Road Athens-Korinthos (Athinon-KorinthouB)go down in Nea Peramos and try to find a [https://www. Ιt seems this is where Halivas Cement Company isopenstreetmap.It's a huge area and bus drivers and people know itorg/directions?route=38.0128%2C23.4148%3B37.9954%2C23.3646 5km ride to Megara].
==== Option 3 ====Take Suburban Train Piraeus-Kiato from Piraeus or Athens aka Larissis Train Station-be careful when There are not many cars stopping there, but you ask because there is Larissa city far from Athenscan get a long ride. The train station intersection to Patra or Tripoli is next just 40km away, be sure to ask for the red line metro station with correct direction before accepting the same nameride.
Get off at last stop "KIATO"From Ag. Walk straight from the right side Marina Metro Station (end of the railway blue line to the motorway you see) buses [https://www. There turn rightopenstreetmap. After 20m there is a left turn to Egio, Patrasorg/relation/3648632 A16] or [https://www.You can easily hitchhike thereopenstreetmap.org/relation/3648599 865].
==== Option 4 ====Eleusina Toll StationGet off at 1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. There you will see the connection with National Road 8 (N8).
To go along With the coastsame buses of option 2, take tram 5 from Sintagma or Sigrou-Fix and you get off at the last stationPlatia Elefsinas and [http: Asklipio Voulas//osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.0431,23.5420;38.0420,23.4962 walk 5. A little ahead there is a good spot 3km] to start hitch-hiking fromEleusina Toll Station.
Blackriding is possible .Controllers lately don't wear the the dark blue uniform nor name tag.
In the metro sometimes the hide behind the turns of the connecting corridors.
Good news is they are as rare as elephants in Athens.
It's very possible to run into them between the last and the first 2-3 days of the month.
Look for used tickets in entry/exit points or validating machines.Tickets of 1.40e or 0.70e student
tickets are valid for 90min. after first validation.
{{IsIn|Greece}}The metro has automatic doors. Black riding is quite common. We wait that somebody opens it with their ticket and we follow them. Usually the controls are at the metro intersections (Syntagma, Omonia, Attiki, Monastiraki), where they hide behind the turns of the connecting corridors. If they catch you without a ticket, show them your passport, but don't pay the fine. Till now, nobody saw their fines redirected to their countries. In nearly all stations, that are not underground you can also easily jump/climp the fence. In some underground stop points you can also jump easily small walls (for example 0,5m in Omonia) aside of the regular check points). Watch out for securities. == Ferry from/to Athens == It is quite common to buy a ticket on the port (of Piraeus - south of Athens) for a ferry to the first stop, but getting off later. They never check you when you leave the ferry. Seldomly they check the people that are waiting downstairs for leaving the ferry. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
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→South to Sounio
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'''Athens''' is the capital of [[Greece]].
== Hitching out ==
=== Southwest West to [[Patra]]s and the or [[PeloponnesosTripoli]] (E94) {{E|94}} ======= Option 1 ====* Bus A16 from Aigaleo Metro Station (end of blue line) * Bus B16 from Metxourgio Metro Station (Red Line)* Bus 865 200m from Eleonas Metro Station (blue line)
==== Option 2:There are almost no controllers on that train. I have taken it 5-6 times last two months (April-May 2010) usually on Fridays and Sundays and have seen no controllers. My girlfriend neither in different occasions. Regular ticket is EUR 6.National Road 8 ====
From Pireas Metro Station (please be aware that Parking (Rest Area Kiato) on the way to Patras dosn't work anymoreend of green line), bus [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10014511 871].
=== Southeast towards Sounio = Option 3 : Eleusina Toll Station ====
== Sleeping = South to [[Sounio]] ===From Take the northbound hitchhiking pointbus [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6753887 122] from metro Elliniko to Saronida, go up down at the stairslast stop, across walk along the bridge coast to the other side get out of the motorway, take the stairs downSaronida, and then walk a few meters south. You'll find a small wooded area surrounded by a fence. The gate of this is open, from there you just have to look for it. Surrounded on all sides by motorway and away from any normal pedestrian avenues, this is a pretty safe place can hitch-hike to camp for the night, even pitch a tent. The large amount of trees means you won't be seen by the cars, which pass by rather fastSounio.
== Public Transport ==
