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=== North to [[Halkida]], [[LamiaVolos]], [[Thessaloniki]] {{E|75}} ===Take the metro line 1, till the last station "Kifissia". From there, [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=38.073600,23.808195&daddr=38.072389,23.811949&t=h&dirflg=w cross the park]. You'll find a busy bus stop, direction north, take the bus [http://www.oasa.gr/xpmap.php?id=p509&lang=en 509]

Get off Take the bus when it makes a U-turnmetro line 1, at till the last station "NEO TERMAKifissia". From there, and [httpshttp://mapsosm.google.comorg/mapsdirections?saddrengine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.15490738,23.857&daddr=8083;38.1550728,23.8559&t=h&dirflg=w walk 300m8123 cross the park] to the parallel of the high-way. ItYou's quite ll find a busy with drivers avoiding bus stop, direction north, take the toll station 3km awaybus [http://www. You can either walk to that toll station, or wait for a short ride, who's gonna drop you 18km away at "Sirios" complexoasa. To help you make your decision, drivers are in better mood after eating than after paying tollsgr/xpmap.php?id=p509&lang=en 509]

Sirios includes a restaurantGet off the bus after 30 min, at bus stop "Neo Terma", a gas station and Jumbo store. If Sirios restaurant is empty at that time the end of the dayAgios Stefanos, you can also catch when it makes a ride at U-turn and continues back to the point where drivers who avoided city. [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.1550,23.8573;38.1549,23.8558 Walk 300m] to the tolls are getting back into parallel of the high -way. Half of the rides go to Halkida, and the other half go further North. Decline rides that donIt't go in your direction, they will only put you in a worse spot.s quite busy with drivers avoiding toll station

For You can walk 3 km to that Afidnai Toll Station or wait for a place to sleep before [[Thessaloniki]]short ride, who's gonna drop you there is a [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=40.33&lon=22.58 24 hour rest area/gas Also 4 km after toll station] in Korinos and it's called [https://olympusplaza.gr Olympus plaza]. It includes a restaurant is Kapandriti Motorway Rest Area with free wifi and showers. 2 editors of the hitch-wiki can confirm that nobody will disturb you if you to sleep on the couches and workers of the restaurant might give food away.BP fuel station

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 Halkida, and the other half go further North. Decline rides that don't go in your direction, they 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=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. === North-West to Thiva ===New spot, i cannot confirm the hitch-hikeability of this route:Take the suburban till Magoula. From there, take the bus [[Peloponnesoshttps://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.070,23.717/38.12,23.417/ 861]], till the last stop. There's only 35km left to Thiva. === West to [[Patra]] or [[Tripoli]] {{E|94}} ===

From metro Neratziotissa, take Take the suburban train to direction Kiato, and get down in Megara. The ticket costs EUR 3.The controller always gets on the train in Nea Peramos, in the 1st or 5th (last) wagon. You can either :

- a) stay in the 3rd wagon, and when you see the control approaching, go down the opposite direction. If the train is full, the control might be slow and you might arrive in Nea Peramos Megara before they reach you. If they catch you without a ticket, you wont pay any fine, but just the 3 euro ticket.From the train platform of Megara, you can see the restaurant / petrol station. Cross the field, and try to find a this [https://mapswww.googleopenstreetmap.comorg/mapsdirections?saddrroute=3837.013363,23992%2C23.414524&daddr=37361%3B37.9964,23995%2C23.364 short ride to Megara365 underground pass].

- stay b) go down in the 3rd wagon, Nea Peramos and when you see the control approaching, go the opposite directiontry to find a [https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?route=38.0128%2C23.4148%3B37.9954%2C23. If the train is full, the control might be slow and you might arrive in 3646 5km ride to Megara before he reaches you. If he catches you without a ticket, you wont pay any fine, but just the EUR 3 ticket].

From the train platform of Megara, you can see the restaurant / petrol station. Cross the field, and find this [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=37.992,23.362&daddr=37.995,23.364&t=k underground pass] 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.

* from Ag.Marina Metro Station (end of blue line) buses [httphttps://www.oasagoogle.grcom/xpmap.php?id=pa16&lang=en A16] and [http:maps/dir/www37.oasa997,23.gr668/xpmap38.php?id=p876&lang=en 876057,23.52/ A16 or 865].* from Pireas Metro Station (end of green line), buses bus [httphttps://www.oasagoogle.grcom/xpmap.php?id=p845&lang=en 845] and [http:maps/dir/www37.oasa949,23.gr642/xpmap38.php?id=p871&lang=en 036,23.539/ 871].

==== Option 3: Harrys Truck-Stop Eleusina Toll Station ====In With the suburb same buses of Aspropyrgosoption 2, in west Athensyou get off at Platia Elefsinas and [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.0431,23.5420;38.0420, there is a truck-stop well known and used by truck-drivers23.4962 walk 5. There are many trucks from western and northern Europe which means that hitchers will have very good chances of getting a lift 3km] to the port-city of Patras and possibly even beyond into EuropeEleusina Toll Station.

The truck stop is at the 17th km of National Road Athens-Korinthos (Athinon-Korinthou). Ιt seems this is where Halivas Cement Company is.It's a huge area and bus drivers and people know it. ''Not sure if you can say they know it. ** ''=== South to [[User:nerd-has-a-shirt|ValSounio]] I asked around ===Take the area and nobodoy could help me out. I ended up hitching from an on ramp to the highway which worked just fine as well''bus [http://www.eurotruckstopsoasa.comgr/city/harrysxpmap.php?id=p122&lang=en 122] from metro Elliniko to Saronida, go down at the last stop, walk along the coast to get out of Saronida, and from there you can hitch-truckstop-athens/hike to Sounio.

==== Option 4 : Eleusina Toll Station ==Public Transport ==With the same buses of option 2, you get off at Platia Elefsinas and [https://mapsThe metro has automatic doors.googleBlack riding is quite common.com/maps?saddr=ΠΛ.ΕΛΕΥΣΙΝΑΣ[email protected],23.542327&daddr=38.042,23.495 walk 5.5km] to Eleusina Toll StationWe wait that somebody opens it with their ticket and we follow them.

=== South to [[Sounio]] ===Take Usually the controls are at the metro intersections (Syntagma, Omonia, Attiki, Monastiraki), where they hide behind the turns of the bus [http://wwwconnecting corridors.oasaIf they catch you without a ticket, show them your passport, but don't pay the fine.gr/xpmapTill now, nobody saw their fines redirected to their countries.php?id=pe22&lang=en E22] from Elliniko to Saronida In nearly all stations, go down at that are not underground you can also easily jump/climp the last fence. In some underground stoppoints you can also jump easily small walls (for example 0, walk along 5m in Omonia) aside of the coast to get regular check points). Watch out of Saronida, and from there you can hitch-hike to Souniofor securities.

== Public Transport Ferry from/to Athens ==Tickets cost EUR 1.20 It is quite common to buy a ticket on the port (full price) or EUR 0.60 (studentsof Piraeus - south of Athens) and are valid for 70min after a ferry to the first validation. As an act of solidarity, partially used tickets are left on the validating machinesstop, escalators, etcbut getting off later. If They never check you when you find one, take itleave the ferry. The time of first validation Seldomly they check the people that are waiting downstairs for leaving the last 4 digits printedferry.