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== Hitching out Public Transport==Around Athens people Tickets cost 1,40€ (full price) or 0,70€ (students) and are generally suspicious about hitchhikersvalid for 90min after first validation. It can As an act of solidarity, half used tickets are left on the validating machines, escalators, etc. If you find one, take a long it. The time before someone stopsof first validation are the last 4 digits printed.

=== North to [[Thessaloniki]], [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] (E75) ==='''Option 1.'''Take If the metro from the center north to Nea Ionia station. ('''Suggestion''': When catch 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 without a few dozen metersticket, 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) firstgive them your passport, but continue straight until you get to the bridge going over highway E-75 (A1). Dondon't go up pay the bridge, but rather take the road that stays below the bridge and runs to the right sidefine. This is signposted ''Lamia''Till now, 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 nobody saw their fines redirected 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 Thessalonikitheir countries.

'''Option 2.'''Take the green "metro" The below hitch-hiking spots have no control to the final station Kifisia. Find the bus 509 (not exactly at the station, it is on a nearby parallel street. Ask around.) in the direction ΚΥΝΟΥΡΙΑΣ 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 to the highway yet) and walk on this road. 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 hitchunless specified differently.

E.g. a Lidl supermarket==North to Halkida, where you can buy supplies for yourself for the road. Or something like a car repair shop like 500&nbsp;m later. Ask people if the are going your directionLamia, and if they can take you for 3 kilometers to the toll station. They are friendly and somebody will take you.[[Thessaloniki]] (E75)==

'''Note'''From metro Kifisia, [https: it seems that bus 508 does not operate anymore//maps.google.com/maps?saddr=38.073600, but if you happen to see one23.808195&daddr=38.072389, it is 23.811949&t=h&dirflg=w cross the better optionpark]. You'll find a busy bus stop, get on! Take it to Neo Terma and you are much closer to direction north, take the toll stationbus [http://www.oasa.gr/xpmap. (like 2 kilometers)php?id=p509&lang=en 509]

When you are Get off the bus when it makes a U-turn, at the toll"NEO TERMA", and [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=38.1549,23.857&daddr=38.155, hitch with or without a sign23. Everybody is going in 8559&t=h&dirflg=w walk 300m] to the parallel of the same directionhigh-way. It'''Very important!''' Refuse rides who would take you to s quite busy with drivers avoiding the toll station before Halkida3km away. That You can either walk to that toll station is abandoned and cars are only slowing down a bit. Much worse spot. Stay here and , or wait for somebody a short ride, who will take 's gonna drop you 18km away at "Sirios" complex. To help you furthermake your decision, drivers are in better mood after eating than after paying tolls.

Anywhere you hitch fromSirios includes a restaurant, try to get a lift going gas station and Jumbo store. If Sirios restaurant is empty at least to that time of the town/village called Oinofyta. 10km before that there is day, you can also catch a huge gas station called Autogrill ride at the point where you can get long lifts if you drivers who avoided the tolls are luckygetting back into the high way. In Greece it is also no problem Half of the rides go to hitch on Halkida, and the actual highway as long as other half go further North. Decline rides that don't go in your direction, they will only put you are far enough from the city suburbsin a worst spot.

For a place to sleep before [[Thessaloniki]], there is a great [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?zoom=15&lat=40.33&lon=22.58 24 hour rest area/gas station ] called Olympus plaza([olympusplaza.gr)Olympus plaza]. It is 10km east of Katerini in Korinos and has free wifi, and showers and comfortable couches . Workers will allow you can to sleep on. Workers were really nice when Sma asked if she could sleep there, they said "of course!"the comfortable couches and might give food away.

=== Southwest West to the Peloponnesos, [[Patra]]s and the or [[PeloponnesosTripoli]] (E94) ======= Option 1 ====* Bus A16 from Aigaleo Metro Station (end of blue line) * Bus B16 from Metaxourgio Metro Station (Red Line)* Bus 865 200m from Eleonas Metro Station (blue line)

Get off at ====Option 1 : Megara SEA====From metro Neratziotissa, take the suburban train to Kiato, and get down in Megara. The ticket costs 3€.The controller always gets on the train in Nea Peramos, in the 1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. There you will see the connection with National Road 8 5th (N8last)wagon.You can either

- go down in Nea Peramos and try to find a [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=38.013363,23.414524&daddr=== Option 2 ===='''Harrys Truck-Stop'''37.9964,23.364 short ride to Megara].

In - 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 he reaches you. There are many trucks from western and northern Europe which means that hitchers will have very good chances of getting If he catches you without a lift to ticket, you wont pay any fine, but just the port-city of Patras and possibly even beyond into Europe3€ ticket.

The truck stop is at From the 17th km train platform of National Road Athens-Korinthos (Athinon-Korinthou)Megara, you can see the restaurant / petrol station. Ιt seems Cross the field, and find this is where Halivas Cement Company is[https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=37.992,23.362&daddr=37.995,23.It's 364&t=k underground pass] There are not many cars stopping there, but you can get a huge area and bus drivers and people know itlong ride. The intersection to Patra or Tripoli is just 40km away, be sure to ask for the correct direction before accepting the ride.

==== Option 3 2 : National Road 8====Take Suburban Train Piraeus-Kiato from Piraeus or Athens aka Larissis Train Station-be careful when you ask because there is Larissa city far from Athens. The train station is next to the red line metro station with the same name.

* from Ag.Marina Metro Station (end of blue line) buses [http:There are almost no controllers on that train//www.oasa.gr/xpmap.php?id=pa16&lang=en A16] and [http://www.oasa.gr/xpmap. I have taken it 5-6 times last two months php?id=p876&lang=en 876].* from Pireas Metro Station (April-May 2010end of green line) usually on Fridays , buses [http://www.oasa.gr/xpmap.php?id=p845&lang=en 845] and Sundays and have seen no controllers[http://www.oasa. My girlfriend neither in different occasionsgr/xpmap. Regular ticket is EUR 6php?id=p871&lang=en 871].

Get off at last stop "KIATO"1st Aerodromiou Stop or Levkes Stop. Walk straight from the right side of the railway line to the motorway There you will see. There turn right. After 20m there is a left turn to Egio, Patras.You can easily hitchhike therethe connection with National Road 8 (N8).

==== Option 4 ====In the suburb of Aspropyrgos, in west Athens, there is a truck-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 to the port-city of Patras and possibly even beyond into Europe.Eleusina Toll StationThe 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.

=== Southeast towards Sounio =Option 4 : Eleusina Toll Station====

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 [https: Asklipio Voulas//maps.google.com/maps?saddr=ΠΛ.ΕΛΕΥΣΙΝΑΣ[email protected],23.542327&daddr=38.042,23.495 walk 5. A little ahead there is a good spot 5km] to start hitch-hiking fromEleusina Toll Station.

== Sleeping South to Sounio==From the northbound hitchhiking point, go up the stairs, across the bridge to the other side of the motorway, take the stairs down, and then walk a few meters south. You'll find a small wooded area surrounded by a fence. The gate of this is open, 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 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 fast.

== Public Transport ==Blackriding is possible .Controllers lately don't wear Take the the dark blue uniform nor name tagbus [http://www.In the metro sometimes the hide behind the turns of the connecting corridorsoasa.Good news is they are as rare as elephants in Athensgr/xpmap.It's very possible php?id=pe22&lang=en E22] from Elliniko to run into them between Saronida, go down at the last stop, walk along the coast to get out of Saronida, and the first 2from there you can hitch-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 validationhike to Sounio.