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To reach the gas station on the ring road/''rocade'':
Take the Tramway A, to “Gravières”. Follow the street Rue des Gravières/Rue François Villon which is on the right hand side just before the tram arrives at the stop from the city centre. At a big crossroad, go left down the big crossing road named ''Avenue de Paris''. There is a small road parallel of this street in the industrial estate, take it (rue Jean Raymond Guyon). It ends to a roundabout but here is a small old pedestrian road. Take it. Cross the bridge that crosses the motorway. From it, you can see two Gas Total gas station on different sides of the ring road. The fences are broken so you can walk easily to the furthest one away for the North (Paris, etc.)
A big outward road leads from the city center over bridges over the Dordogne, over the ring motorway and later becomes the motorway A 89 (E 70) to the east. Shortly after it crosses the ring there is a good spot: There is a junction, where all the eastbound traffic from the ring joins. One may ask waiting drivers at the traffic lights or stand beside the road after that, because it is not a motorway yet. Drivers can see you there and go slow because normally everyone has to stop at the traffic lights, and there is a broad hard shoulder, where one can safely stop and continue. A few hundred meters further there is also a small dedicated fuel station on that road.
NOTE #1 That fuel station was closed when I was there A big outward road leads from the city center over bridges over the Dordogne, over the ring motorway and later becomes the motorway A 89 (August 2016E 70)to the east. Shortly after it crosses the ring there is a good spot: There is a junction, where all the eastbound traffic from the ring joins. One may ask waiting drivers at the traffic lights or stand beside the road after that, but I guess because it will be open after two weeksis not a motorway yet. Drivers can see you there and go slow because normally everyone has to stop at the traffic lights, and there is a broad hard shoulder and bus stops, where one can safely stop and continue.A few hundred meters further there is also a small dedicated fStation Carrefour Lormont Fuel station on that road
*The official advice is: ''Quai de la grave'' & ''Rue des Allamandiers'' (bus #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #28, #91, #92)
*[[User:Fye|Fye]] finds '''Option 1''' Total gas station on the official advice to be bad, cause there's absolutely no space for cars to stop, just 3 driving lanes in that spot.ring road
*[[User:Carl|Carl]] has had more success Take the tram A to Gravières stop. Follow the street Rue des Gravières/Rue François Villon which is on the right hand side just before the tram arrives at the roundabout where Quai Paludatestop from the city centre. At a big crossroad, Quai Brienne and Rue Carle Vernet meetgo left down the big crossing road named Avenue de Paris. Carry There is a clear sign indicating your direction small road parallel of this street in the industrial estate, take it (''Biarritz'' or ''Toulouse'' work best, depending on your directionrue Jean Raymond Guyon), and stand in . It ends to a roundabout but here is a small old pedestrian road. Take it. Cross the [[lay-by]] on bridge that crosses the roundabout at the entrance to Rue Carle Vernetmotorway. From it, so you catch can see two Total gas station on different sides of the traffic from road. For the preceding two junctions heading for south one can use the Rocade. The roundabout is easy to reach first service station seen from tram C stop Carle Vernetthe pedestrian bridge.
* This roundabout is also a region where sex workers tend to linger. [[User:Amylin|Amylin]] advises that even if you don't look like one and do carry a clearly-written sign, stupid horny drivers might try and pick you up persistently. Sometimes, they appear like “normal” drivers at first, but when you get to talking with them, you realize they only want one thing from you, and whether you want it or not. If you hitch here as a single girl, it's not too recommended.
* The safest bet for getting out of Bordeaux (mainly in direction Tolouse) is probably to go hitch-hiking closer to the entrance of the highway. Take the bus #15 towards "Villenave d'Ornon" and exit at "Pont de la Maye" (you can ask the bus driver to tell you when it is). Then, walk in the same direction that the bus went, on the road. Cross the bridge above the road. Just after the bridge there is a little grassy hill on the right. Walk down the hill. You'll arrive on a roundabout with a road going directly to A62 ([[Toulouse]]). There is some space on the roundabout so the cars can stop and pick you up relatively easily. In [[User:Scar|Scar]]'s opinion, the easiest way to get out of the city in direction Tolouse. If you want to go towards Biarritz here, wait at the traffic light at the beginning of the bridge at the entrance to the motorway Rocade.Option 2'''
* I really don't know why everyone hitches from the centre, when you can actually get Closer to the motorway easily with entrance of the tramhighway. Take number B, direction Pessac Centre the bus #15 towards "Villenave d'Ornon" and get off exit at Saige. Then walk back on that small parallel road Rue "Pont de la Ramée and follow Maye" (you can ask the bus driver to tell you when it to the rightis). Then straight ahead, at walk in the corner where same direction that the street turns again walk bus went, on up the hill till you hit road. Cross the protection wall of bridge above the motorwayroad. follow Just after the wall to the left - it's bridge there is a bit of a walk, but at little grassy hill on the end there will be an access pointright. Cross Walk down the first hill. You'll arrive on ramp, cross the field and voila: the next on ramp (direction Biarritz) has a small spot for parking there. Waited 5 minutes and cars are comparably slow roundabout with a road going directly to A62 (50 kmh, even though I think they don't care about the traffic sign there.) // [[User:Pablo.gelato|Pablo.gelatoToulouse]] strongly disagrees and thinks this ). There is a dangerous spot because ON some space on the roundabout so the motorway with two lanes and cars at 80-100km/h. The spot for parking is not small but very very very small can stop and it is dangerous if cars would try to stop there unless no other car is in sightpick you up relatively easily. NOT recommended!
* You can take the Tram B towards Pessac Centre and get off at Montaigne-Montesquieu. Then you can walk through the university to this spot: [https://www.google.pt/maps/place/Ecole+d'Architecture/@44.7919076,-0.6069205,17.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0xd55277ca268f08f:0x4587fa5100d62492!2sCours+de+la+Lib%C3%A9ration,+Gradignan,+Francia!3b1!8m2!3d44.7911157!4d-0.6053846!3m4!1s0xd54d8a1e50ab175:0x406a7ebaf423b00d!8m2!3d44.7927729!4d-0.6052592?hl=es see map]. The cars there will most probably take the A63 that goes south. There is a bus stop (Ecole d'architecture) where you can stand with a sign and the cars will have space to stop and don't go very fast. [[User:Mejd||Mejd]] totally agrees with this advice. It's the best way to go to Biarritz and swim in the ocean. (It took me 3 minutes to get a ride! I've choosen a bus stop Ecole de Management, which is just before Ecole d'architecture.)
*There is a big service station with a lot of traffic on A63 in the suburb of Cestas, 8 km from the highway circle that surrounds Bordeaux. There is a railway going from Bordeaux train station to a suburb Gazinet, from there it's about 45 minutes walk to ''Option 3''' You can take the resting area. It's possible that some local busses go directly to Cestastram B towards Pessac Centre and get off at Montaigne-Montesquieu stop. When Then you can walk to through the area, go Ecole D'architecture university to the one that is on the wrong side of the highway (driving direction north). There is a tunnel connecting two sides of the resting area and it appears to be much easier to reach the wrong side. (The bus is this spot: [httphttps://transgirondewww.girondegoogle.frpt/maps/ftpplace/FR_documentEcole+d'Architecture/SIV@44.7919076,-0.6069205,17.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0xd55277ca268f08f:0x4587fa5100d62492!2sCours+de+la+Lib%20602C3%20ETEA9ration,+Gradignan,+Francia!3b1!8m2!3d44.7911157!4d-0.6053846!3m4!1s0xd54d8a1e50ab175:0x406a7ebaf423b00d!8m2!3d44.7927729!4d-0.pdf 6026052592?hl=es see map] from tram Pessac-Unitec. Go until Cestas GendarmerieThe cars there will most probably take the A63 that goes south. Walk ahead to Avenue Baron Haussmann, then right, then right along Route de Fourc, at There is a bus stop (Ecole d'architecture) where you can stand with a sign and the roundabout cars will have space to the left stop and follow signs to Plan ddon'eau t go very fast. You can choose a bus stop Ecole de Pinoche. Successfully used september 2018.)Management, which is just before university
* [http://www.infotbc.com/ Bordeaux' Public Transport website]
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'''Bordeaux''' is a city in the south west of [[France]]. It's the capital city of the [[Aquitaine]] region.
== Hitchhiking out ==
Bordeaux is encircled by a ring road (''rocade'' in french), a fast dual-carriageway bypass, with no places to stop and pick up hitchhikers, and peages are far and not easy to reach by walking or public transport. This makes leaving Bordeaux very tricky, although not impossible. It is best to hitchhike on the approach roads to the ring road in the direction you wish to travel. It is advised to avoid going into the town centre.
=== North towards [[Tours]], [[Paris]] ===
Take the tram A to Gravières stop. Follow the street Rue des Gravières/Rue François Villon which is on the right hand side just before the tram arrives at the stop from the city centre. At a big crossroad, go left down the big crossing road named Avenue de Paris. There is a small road parallel of this street in the industrial estate, take it (rue Jean Raymond Guyon). It ends to a roundabout but here is a small old pedestrian road. Take it. Cross the bridge that crosses the motorway. From it, you can see two Total gas station on different sides of the road. The fences are broken so you can walk easily to the furthest one away for the North (Paris, etc.) Ask for going to the next BP gas station, just before “Saint André de Cubzac” if nobody takes the A10. At the next petrol station, there is a restaurant, so a lot more people.
For the south one can use the first service station seen from the pedestrian bridge.
=== East towards Perigeux, [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Lyon]] ===
To get there on public transit, take the purple line A (both lines to Dravemont or La Gardette bassens work) from the city center to the stop ''Buttinière''. The line follows a big avenue (Avenue Carnot) for roughly 3km. At 'Buttinière you get out and walk along that same Avenue Carnot for another 1-1.5km passing on your left first the 'Polyclinique de Bordeaux', then a gigantic Carrefour supermarket and stop lights. After the stoplights as mentioned above there is a restaurant, a fuel station and a few ramps where you might try hitchhiking. (User:Freek waited 15min at this spot on 6 August, 2015.)
=== South towards [[Bayonne]], [[Toulouse]], [[Barcelona]] ([[Spain]]) ===
== Public transport ==
In the tramway, there are very few controls, but there is no way to avoid the control when it happens. Therefore, it's wise to travel with a valid ticket to punch in case of need.
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