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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]]

=== North to [[Thessaloniki]], [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] (E75) ==='''Option 1.'''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]

'''Option 2.'''Take Get off the green bus after 30 min, at bus stop "metroNeo Terma" to the final station Kifisia. Find the bus 509 (not exactly , at the stationend of Agios Stefanos, when it is on makes a nearby parallel street. Ask around.) in the direction ΚΥΝΟΥΡΙΑΣ U-turn and get off at the stop 6η ΚΡΥΟΝΕΡΙΟΥ. Go straight and there you will see a turn right. This is taking you to the national road, going parallel with the highway (don't go continues back to the highway yet) and walk on this roadcity. In like 4 kilometers there is a toll station (the best spot!) on the highway. Walkable distance, but there are spots where you can stop and hitch. E[http://osm.gorg/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38. a Lidl supermarket1550, where you can buy supplies for yourself for the road23. Or something like a car repair shop like 500 meters later8573;38. Ask people if the are going your direction1549, and if they can take you for 3 kilometers to the toll station23. They are friendly and somebody will take you.''Remark'': it seems that bus 508 does not operate anymore, but if you happen 8558 Walk 300m] to see one, it is the better option, get on! Take it to Neo Terma and you are much closer to parallel of the toll stationhigh-way. (like 2 kilometers)When you are at the toll, hitch It's quite busy with or without a sign. Everybody is going in the same direction. '''Very important!''' Refuse rides who would take you to the drivers avoiding toll station before Halkida. That station is abandoned and cars are only slowing down a bit. Much worse spot. Stay here and wait for somebody who will take you further. --[[User:Balazs|Balazs]] ([[User talk:Balazs|talk]]) 12:06, 2 April 2014 (CEST)

Anywhere you hitch from, try You can walk 3 km to get a lift going at least to the town/village called Oinofyta. 10km before that there is Afidnai Toll Station or wait for a huge gas station called Autogrill where short ride, who's gonna drop you can get long lifts if you are luckythere. In Greece it Also 4 km after toll station is also no problem to hitch on the actual highway as long as you are far enough from the city suburbs.Kapandriti Motorway Rest Area with BP fuel station

For a place to sleep before Thessaloniki, there is You can also catch a great 24 hour rest area/gas station called Olympus plaza(olympusplazaride at the point where drivers who avoided the tolls are getting back into the high way.gr). It is 10km east Half of Katerini and has free wifithe rides go to Halkida, showers and comfortable couches you can sleep onthe other half go further North. Workers were really nice when Sma asked if she could sleep thereDecline rides that don't go in your direction, they said "of course!"will only put you in a worse spot.

For a place to sleep before [[Thessaloniki]], there is a [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=40.33&lon== Option 2 ===='''Harrys Truck-Stop''22.58 24 hour rest area/gas station] in Korinos and it's called [https://olympusplaza.gr Olympus plaza]. It includes a restaurant with free wifi and showers. Nobody will disturb you if you sleep on the couches and workers of the restaurant often give food away.

In === North-West to Thiva ===New spot, i cannot confirm the suburb hitch-hikeability of Aspropyrgosthis route:Take the suburban till Magoula. From there, in west Athenstake the bus [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.070, there is a truck-23.717/38.12,23.417/ 861] till the last stop well known and used by truck-drivers. There are many trucks from western and northern Europe which means that hitchers will have very good chances of getting a lift 's only 35km left to the port-city of Patras and possibly even beyond into EuropeThiva.

=== West to [[Patra]] or [[Tripoli]] {{E|94}} ======= Option 1: Megara SEA ====Take the suburban train direction Kiato, and get down in Megara. The truck stop is at controller always gets on the 17th km of National Road Athens-Korinthos train in Nea Peramos, in the 1st or 5th (Athinon-Korinthoulast)wagon. Ιt seems this is where Halivas Cement Company is.It's a huge area and bus drivers and people know it.You can either :

==== Option 3 ====Take Suburban Train Piraeus-Kiato from Piraeus or Athens aka Larissis Train Station-be careful a) stay in the 3rd wagon, and when you ask because there see the control approaching, go the opposite direction. If the train is Larissa city far from Athensfull, the control might be slow and you might arrive in Megara before they reach you. If they catch you without a ticket, you wont pay any fine, but just the 3 euro ticket. The From the train station is next to platform of Megara, you can see the red line metro restaurant / petrol station with . Cross the same namefield, and find this [https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?route=37.992%2C23.361%3B37.995%2C23.365 underground pass]

b) go down in Nea Peramos and try to find a [https:There are almost no controllers on that train//www.openstreetmap.org/directions?route=38.0128%2C23. I have taken it 5-6 times last two months (April-May 2010) usually on Fridays and Sundays and have seen no controllers4148%3B37. My girlfriend neither in different occasions9954%2C23. Regular ticket is EUR 63646 5km ride to Megara].

Get off at last stop "KIATO". Walk straight from the right side of the railway line to the motorway you see. There turn right. After 20m are not many cars stopping there is , but you can get a left turn long ride. The intersection to EgioPatra or Tripoli is just 40km away, Patras.You can easily hitchhike therebe sure to ask for the correct direction before accepting the ride.

==== Option 2: National Road 8 ====* from Ag.Marina Metro Station (please be aware that Parking 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 (Rest Area Kiato) on the way to Patras dosn't work anymoreend of green line), bus [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/37.949,23.642/38.036,23.539/ 871].

==== Option 4 ====Eleusina Toll StationGet off at 1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. There you will see the connection with National Road 8 (N8).

=== Southeast towards Sounio =Option 3 : Eleusina Toll Station ====With the same buses of option 2, you get off at Platia Elefsinas and [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.0431,23.5420;38.0420,23.4962 walk 5.3km] to Eleusina Toll Station.

To === South to [[Sounio]] ===Take the bus [http://www.oasa.gr/xpmap.php?id=p122&lang=en 122] from metro Elliniko to Saronida, go down at the last stop, walk along the coastto get out of Saronida, take tram 5 and from Sintagma or Sigrou-Fix and get off at the last station: Asklipio Voulas. A little ahead there is a good spot to start you can hitch-hiking fromhike to Sounio.

== Sleeping Public Transport ==From 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 northbound hitchhiking pointmetro intersections (Syntagma, Omonia, go up the stairsAttiki, Monastiraki), across the bridge to where they hide behind the other side turns of the motorwayconnecting corridors. If they catch you without a ticket, take show them your passport, but don't pay the stairs downfine. Till now, and then walk a few meters southnobody saw their fines redirected to their countries. You'll find a small wooded area surrounded by a  In nearly all stations, that are not underground you can also easily jump/climp the fence. The gate In some underground stop points you can also jump easily small walls (for example 0,5m in Omonia) aside of this is open, you just have to look the regular check points). Watch out for itsecurities. Surrounded on all sides by motorway and away  == Ferry from any normal pedestrian avenues, this /to Athens ==It is quite common to buy a ticket on the port (of Piraeus - south of Athens) for a pretty safe place ferry to camp for the nightfirst stop, even pitch a tentbut getting off later. The large amount of trees means They never check you when you won't be seen by leave the ferry. Seldomly they check the people that are waiting downstairs for leaving the cars, which pass by rather fastferry.