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|name_native = Αθήνα, Athína|state = Attiki|map = <map lat='38.04' lng='23.7475' zoom='10' view='0' />|pop = 2,805,0003.827.624 in 2011 (not including migrants)|plate motorways = YA - YH[[A1 (Greece)|motorways = 1A1]], 6[[A6 (Greece)|A6]]

== Hitchhiking Hitching out ===== North to [[Volos]], [[Thessaloniki]] {{E|75}} ===

=== North to [[Thessaloniki]], [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] (E75) ===Take the metro from line 1, till the center north to Nea Ionia last 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 "GymnasioKifissia" 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 stationthere, turn right, go down a few dozen meters, and go under the tunnel[http://osm. This is the start of Odos Elevtheriou Venizelouorg/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38. Walk up this street to Odos Tatoiou and turn right0738,23. Walk straight for a few kilometers until the road rises to become a bridge over a large motorway8083;38. Note that you will cross ringroad/highway E-94 (A6) first0728, but continue straight until you get to the bridge going over highway E-75 (A1)23. Don't go up 8123 cross the bridge, but rather take the road that stays below the bridge and runs to the right sidepark]. This is signposted ''Lamia'You'll find a busy bus stop, one of the first major cities direction north of Athens. The best time to get a lift is , take the early morning when local people are driving to work in more distant communitiesbus [http://www. Eventually someone will stop who can take you far enough north that you can escape the Athens metropolitan area and get long distance ridesoasa. For Macedonia, turn left about a kilometer after the enormous toll booth plaza before Thessalonikigr/xpmap.php?id=p509&lang=en 509]

Anywhere you hitch fromGet off the bus after 30 min, at bus stop "Neo Terma", at the end of Agios Stefanos, try to get when it makes a lift going at least U-turn and continues back to the towncity. [http:/village called Oinofyta/osm. 10km before that there is a huge gas station called Autogrill where you can get long lifts if you are luckyorg/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.1550,23.8573;38.1549,23. In Greece it is also no problem 8558 Walk 300m] to hitch on the actual highway as long as you are far enough from parallel of the city suburbshigh-way.It's quite busy with drivers avoiding toll station

For a place You can walk 3 km to sleep before Thessaloniki, there is that Afidnai Toll Station or wait for a great 24 hour rest area/gas station called Olympus plaza(olympusplaza.gr). It is 10km east of Katerini and has free wifishort ride, showers and comfortable couches who's gonna drop you can sleep on. Workers were really nice when Sma asked if she could sleep there, they said "of course!".Also 4 km after toll station is Kapandriti Motorway Rest Area with BP fuel station

=== Southwest 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 [[Patra]]s Halkida, and the [[Peloponnesos]] (E94) ======= 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)other half go further North. Decline rides that don't go in your direction, they will only put you in a worse spot.

In the suburb of Aspropyrgos, in west AthensFor a place to sleep before [[Thessaloniki]], there is a truck-stop well known [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=40.33&lon=22.58 24 hour rest area/gas station] in Korinos and used by truck-driversit's called [https://olympusplaza. There are many trucks from western gr Olympus plaza]. It includes a restaurant with free wifi and northern Europe which means that hitchers showers. Nobody will have very good chances disturb you if you sleep on the couches and workers of getting a lift to the port-city of Patras and possibly even beyond into Europerestaurant often give food away.

The truck stop is at === North-West to Thiva ===New spot, i cannot confirm the 17th km hitch-hikeability of National Road Athens-Korinthos (Athinon-Korinthou)this route:Take the suburban till Magoula. From there, take the bus [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.070,23.717/38.12,23. Ιt seems this is where Halivas Cement Company is417/ 861] till the last stop.ItThere's a huge area and bus drivers and people know itonly 35km left to Thiva.

=== West to [[Patra]] or [[Tripoli]] {{E|94}} ======= Option 3 1: Megara SEA ====<nowiki>Take Suburban Train Piraeus-the suburban train direction Kiato from Piraeus or Athens aka Larissis Train Station-be careful when you ask because there is Larissa CITY far from Athens, and get down in Megara.The controller always gets on the train stations is next to in Nea Peramos, in the red line metro station with the same name1st or 5th (last) wagon.You can either :

There are almost no controllers on that train. I have taken it 5-6 times last two months (April-May 2010a) usually on Fridays stay in the 3rd wagon, and Sundays when you see the control approaching, go the opposite direction. If the train is full, the control might be slow and have seen no controllers. My girlfriend neither you might arrive in different occasionsMegara before they reach you.Regular If they catch you without a ticket, you wont pay any fine, but just the 3 euro ticket is EUR 6. Get off at last stop "KIATO". Walk straight from From the right side train platform of the railway line to the motorway Megara, you can seethe restaurant / petrol station. There turn right. After 20m there is a left turn to EgioCross the field, Patrasand find this [https://www.You can easily hitchhike there openstreetmap.<org/nowiki>directions?route=37.992%2C23.361%3B37.995%2C23.365 underground pass]

b) go down in Nea Peramos and try to find a [https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?route==== Option 4 ====Eleusina Toll Station38.0128%2C23.4148%3B37.9954%2C23.3646 5km ride to Megara].

There are not many cars stopping there, but you can get a long ride. The intersection to Patra or Tripoli is just 40km away, be sure to ask for the correct direction before accepting the ride. ==== Option 2: National Road 8 == Sleeping ==From the northbound hitchhiking point* from Ag.Marina Metro Station (end of blue line) buses [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/37.997,23.668/38.057,23.52/ A16 or 865].* from Pireas Metro Station (end of green line), bus [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/37.949, go up the stairs23.642/38.036, across 23.539/ 871]. Get off at 1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. There you will see the bridge to connection with National Road 8 (N8). ==== Option 3 : Eleusina Toll Station ====With the other side same buses of the motorwayoption 2, you get off at Platia Elefsinas and [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.0431, take the stairs down23.5420;38.0420, and then 23.4962 walk a few meters south5. You'll find a small wooded area surrounded by a fence3km] to Eleusina Toll Station. The gate of this is open, you just have  === South to look for it[[Sounio]] ===Take the bus [http://www.oasa.gr/xpmap. Surrounded on all sides by motorway and away php?id=p122&lang=en 122] from any normal pedestrian avenuesmetro Elliniko to Saronida, this is a pretty safe place to camp for go down at the nightlast stop, even pitch a tent. The large amount walk along the coast to get out of trees means Saronida, and from there you won't be seen by the cars, which pass by rather fastcan hitch-hike to Sounio.

Blackriding The metro has automatic doors. Black riding is possible quite common.Controllers lately don't wear the the dark blue uniform nor name tagWe wait that somebody opens it with their ticket and we follow them.In Usually the controls are at the metro sometimes the 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.Good news is they In nearly all stations, that are as rare as elephants 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's very possible is quite common to run into them between buy a ticket on the last and the first 2port (of Piraeus -3 days south of Athens) for a ferry to the monthfirst stop, but getting off later.Look for used tickets in entry/exit points or validating machinesThey never check you when you leave the ferry.Tickets of 1.40e or 0.70e student tickets Seldomly they check the people that are valid waiting downstairs for 90min. after first validationleaving the ferry.