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Sirios includes a restaurant, a gas station and Jumbo store. If Sirios restaurant is empty at that time of the day, 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.
From metro Neratziotissa, take Take the suburban train to direction Kiato, and get down in Megara. The ticket costs 3 euro.The controller always gets on the train in Nea Peramos, in the 1st or 5th (last) wagon. You can either :
From the train platform of Megara, you can see the restaurant / petrol station. Cross the field, and find this [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/37.9922,23.3613/37.9954,23.3647/@37.9941846,23.3608798,633m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0 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.
[[Nomad: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]]==[[trash: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 == {{nomadwiki}}
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== Hitching out ==
=== North to [[Volos]], [[Thessaloniki]] {{E|75}} ===
Take the metro line 1, till the last station "Kifissia". From there, [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.0738,23.8083;38.0728,23.8123 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 the bus after 30 min, at bus stop "Neo Terma", at the end of Agios Stefanos, when it makes a U-turn and continues back to the city. [http://osm.org/directions?engine=graphhopper_foot&route=38.1550,23.8573;38.1549,23.8558 Walk 300m] to the parallel of the high-way. It's quite busy with drivers avoiding the toll station 3km away. You can either walk 3 km to that toll station, Afidnai Toll Station or wait for a short ride, who's gonna drop you 18km away there. Also 4 km after toll station is Kapandriti Motorway Rest Area with BP fuel station You can also catch a ride at "Sirios" complexthe point where drivers who avoided the tolls are getting back into the high way. To help you make Half of the rides go to Halkida, and the other half go further North. Decline rides that don't go in your decisiondirection, drivers are they will only put you in better mood after eating than after paying tollsa 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 [httphttps://www.oasagoogle.grcom/xpmapmaps/dir/38.070,23.php?id=p861&lang=en 717/38.12,23.417/ 861] till the last stop. There's only 35km left to Thiva.
=== West to the [[Peloponnesos]], [[Patra]] or [[Tripoli]] {{E|94}} ===
==== Option 1: Megara SEA ====
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://www.googleopenstreetmap.comorg/mapsdirections?saddrroute=3837.0141,23992%2C23.4145&daddr=37361%3B37.9964,23995%2C23.364&t=k short ride to Megara365 underground pass].
b) stay 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 they reach you. If they catch you without a ticket, you wont pay any fine, but just the 3 euro ticket].
==== Option 2: National Road 8 ====
* 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].
Get off at 1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. There you will see the connection with National Road 8 (N8).
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.
