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{{Infobox Location|country = Slovakia|map = <map lat='48.14' lng='17.10' zoom='10' view='0' />|pop = 419,678 (31 December 2014)|roads = {{European Route Number|65}} {{European Route Number|75}} {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} }}__TOC__   '''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[Slovakia]]. The city has one [[Bratislava Airport | airport]]. 

If you are coming on the motorway from the northeast north-east but your driver is continuing to Hungary or Austria, ask him to leave you at the Slovnaft petrol gas station in Zlate ''Zlaté Piesky '' before the airport and the city centre. Jump over the fence in the southwest part of the petrol gas station area (there is a hole), walk across the field to the other road, follow the sign "Center" and after one or two kilometers you will reach the last stop of tram 2 and 4. Alternatively, you can ask your driver to drop you near ''Aupark shopping centre'', but they need to exit highway right after crossing ''Prístavný most''. Getting back on highway is very easy for them. This place is much more closer to centre than previous one, you can get to ''Hodžovo námestie'' in 5 minutes with public transport. === From [[Brno]] === Whatever you do, '''do NOT get dropped off at Bory Mall'''. It is a big shopping mall with (at most) local traffic and the gas stations are incredibly hard to reach, it is also incredibly far from the city centre. There is a lot of construction work going on here and most sidewalks aren't finished yet, there are no signs and it's easy to get lost. Some drivers will offer to drop you off here, thinking that there is a lot of traffic because of the nearby Volkswagen factory. This is wrong. If you're on the [[E65]], it might be a better idea to jump out somewhere close to the zoo.

If you are just passing by the city (e.g. going from Prague to Budapest) avoid at all costs being dropped at a petrol gas station in the city by a driver going into Bratislava. The road splits inside the city, the motorway is in the middle and the local traffic goes on a side road. Because of a wall there is no direct access from the city streets and the petrol gas stations are not on the motorway. If you end up being dropped inside the city somewhere, you must follow the Hitchwiki advice to reach another spot or spend the night in Bratislava. 

* In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north [[File:hhtobrno.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking in direction to Brno. Take a bus (check times at www.imhd.zoznam.sk) from '''Hodžovo námestie''' next to the Presidential Palace, to the bus stop '''Húščavova''' (7 stops). The bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the highway over a bridge. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus at this station. In the worst case though, you can get off at the next stop ''Lipského'' and walk a bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk to the next traffic light to the station.]]

Another option of arriving at this service ==== Lamač gas station is bus #30 which goes from '''Most SNP''' to the stop '''Pridánky''' (8 stops). You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus. Once you leave the bus, the service station is very close but not visible. Follow the direction in which the bus continues for 100 meters and you will see the exit of the highway and the service station on your left. <br>Cyclebear tried this spot in june 2014 and recommends to show the hitchhiking-sign towards cars on the highway as well, in case there is not many guests at the service station.====

* Second Option Go to a bus stop called Mokrohájska‎ - buses 21,22,30,34,38,83 - In the north of the bus stop city there is on a small service station at the road motorway going north to Brno but it. It's not yet a highwaygreat spot, but it gets the job done. You can try hitch hiking directly 'behind' the bus stop, thereIf it's enough place for been a hitch hiker to stand while and you still haven't found a ride, try asking people for a car to stop. '''OR''' continue walking to "Sekule" - this is the same direction last gas station before the bus was goingCzech border, about 300 meters forward there's a large popular gas stationso everyone stops here to get vignettes (highway stickers).

=== East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}There are two options how to get there: Get off at bus stop called ''Húščavova''. The bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the highway over a bridge. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus at this station. In the worst case though, [[Banská Bystrica]]you can get off at the next stop ''Lipského'' and walk a bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk to the next traffic light to the station. Or get off at bus stop called ''Pridánky''. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus. Once you leave the bus, {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} ===the service station is very close but not visible. Follow the direction in which the bus continues for 100 meters and you will see the exit of the highway and the service station on your left.

==== Mokrohájska ==== Go to a bus stop called ''Mokrohájska'First option :', the bus stop is on city road in Brno direction but it's not yet a highway. You can try hitch hiking directly ' behind' the bus stop, there's enough for car to stop or continue walking in the same direction the bus was going, about 300 meters further there's a large OMV gas station, McDonald's and non-stop Tesco shopping mall. You also can try to hitchhike on traffic lights nearby.  === East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Banská Bystrica]], {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} (D1) === ====Zlaté Piesky gas station==== There is a gas station directly on the D1 highway in Bratislava, near the AVION shopping centre. Take bus 61 in the direction of the airport and get off at the stop ''FortunyFatruny''. You can try either hitchhiking on the on-ramp or asking drivers at the petrol gas station 750 m from the bus stop. It's bit harder to get in to gas station, you have to walk past highway for a while. There are a lot of trucks going by this on-ramp, because this is one of the industrial parts of Bratislava.[https://maps.google.sk/maps?saddr ====Ivansk%C3%A1+cesta&daddrZlaté Piesky bus stop=Nezn%C3%A1ma+cesta&hl=sk&ie=UTF8&sll=48 Take a tram 2 or 4 east to the last stop called ''Zlaté Piesky''.173842,17Cross over the big road to your right and walk down past the Porsche dealership.190685&sspn=0Hitchhike on the highway just beyond the bus stop.008715Its not the greatest spot,0but there isn't any other.01929&geocode=FRAJ3wIdyEkGAQ%3BFWYc3wIdEE0GAQ&t=h&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&z=16 Click The road splits into the E75 and the E58/E571 approximately 30 km east from here to see the map].

#'''Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna:''' Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV petrol station, McDonalds and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the center of Bratislava there are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. But there is a good possibility to find a ride for Vienna. In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to find a lift and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people you can ask like that " Idete do Viedna?"# '''Probably the best way :''' From the city centre take a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, get off at the last stop. Then walk along the road around 15 minutes. When you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wien, on your righthand side you will notice a petrol station. Go a few metres through bushes, and once you get to the fence, there is a hole in fence. Jump over it (its just one metre or something) and you are at the petrol station directly on the motorway. From there its '''very''' easy to get a lift to Wien, a bit harder to Hungary. Some people also go to Italy using this way to avoid paying for vignets for Austria, which are expensive. You can get here also by buses 53, 56, 65 , 514. [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journey-planner.html?z1x=Hod%C5%BEovo+n%C3%A1m.&z1k=575&z2x=Kon-Rad&z2k=3670&odpr=0&datum=13.12.2012+ZAJTRA%2C+%C5%A1tvrtok&cas=12%3A48&mnpVyšehradská gas station=2&np=5&ptyp=0&rch=1#spojenie1 This is how you can get here] [http://goo.gl/maps/hHTw3 Here is the map]

Attempted the above directions this morning and they need a little further explanation. Only tram 4 goes The most traffic but it's hard to Zlate Piesky, which get there: This is a big gas station on the name D2 highway south of the last stopcity. From here you'll see a footbridge, which you need Go by bus 93 or 95 to cross over and continue up the road in bus stop Vyšehradská (It is the direction last stop of the tram was heading. You'll be walking along a grass verge so be careful along bus 93), Cross the big road. Have some faith, keep moving called Panonská Cesta and you'll pass a lake on your right hand side. Continue on and you'll see a bridge up ahead with a petrol station on the other side of the carriageway. There are some offices walk to your right here. Push on under the bridge and you'll see in the distance the petrol gas station you're after. Follow the tracks in the field and youIt'll find the hole in the fence through s a quite walk to the station forecourt and truck stopget there. No problem from there[http://goo. gl/maps/QWXe Here is the a map]. Stefan (June '16) is not sure if that walking path is correct in that map [. He walked an other (longer) way: [httphttps://hitchwikiwww.orggoogle.com/maps/d/edit?placemid=10688]]1vgETn--[[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for StuPcvwwOun3yBK4CHTaTTa4]] ([[User talk:Looking for Stu|talk]]) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) .

# Most cars cars are either heading into Vienna or back to Bratislava from this location. If you're looking at heading into Budapest from here ask people, if they going in the direction of HU, Györ is good as well. There is a gas station further along on the M1, a little after the first exit for Gyor, from which you'll be able to catch a lift to Budapest in no time. With patience, you can find a driver for Gyor to lead you until Gyor’s gas station where you find a second driver to Budapest in less than 5 minutes! ====Walking towards Vienna==== Following highway B9 parallel to the Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb out. The traffic is slow and light enough that people can stop and pick you up easily.  ====Einsteinova bus station==== Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cycle path to the right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best to wait before the fork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop about every 15 minutes during the day. Also, there'A very good s an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over,  ====Hungarian Border==== Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas station. Take bus no. 91 from the SNP Bridge(Most SNP) stop ([http://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/90 schedule]) or bus no. 90 from the Nové SND stop (near Eurovea, but this one is right in front of the National Theater - [http://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/91 schedule]) to Čunovské jazerá - this is a "request stop", so you'll need to push a button to let the driver know you're getting out. From Čunovské jazerá walk further down along the road, where to your right, across the field, you can already see the highway. After about one kilometer, you will reach a farm track leading to the right, across the railway tracks towards a bridge over the highway, where you can already spot the former border infrastructure. Depending on the season, you might have to fight your way :through a corn field, though, but that's our deal, right? Signs will be useful here and, unlike in Vysehradska, all traffic will be headed to Hungary (duh!) - getting a ride to Budapest will be a piece of cake. You can also approach people on either side of the border as they're getting the Hungarian vignette (highway toll) - the shops are located in the old customs buildings. ''My experience was that not many people stop to get the vignette here, only truck drivers and they are skeptical of hitchhikers. Surprisingly, many of them don't go to Budapest at all and I got offered a couple of weird rides, like Croatia. I found a ride to Budapest after an hour. - Rebew (28.07.2021)''  ====Aupark gas station==== Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna: Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV gas station, McD and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the center of Bratislava there are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. But there is a good possibility to find a ride for Vienna. In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to find a lift and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people you can ask like that " Idete do Viedne?" You can also try to get a lift to the first gas station on the motorway named Jarovce. ====Tesco Lamac gas station==== Motorway-petrol gas station in the northeast north-east of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping centre). Walk 1 km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're there. Or you can get there also by bus 83, 34, 22 and 20 or even 30. When taking the buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have to get off at the bus stop '''''Húščavova''''', walk back few meter to the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. When taking the bus 30. Get off at '''''Pridánky''''', cross the bridge over the highway, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. Both bus stops require you to give the driver a signal it's a button in the bus (When there's only one button that is it. When there are two buttons it's not the one that opens the door, it's the one that says STOP.) Most of the cars will be locals but there are also some trucks passing by here. If nobody is going far ask people also if they aren't going along the D2 to Jarovce and passing by the big gas station located there([[Bratislava#Vy. [http://gooC5.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map]# '''The most traffic but it's hard to get there :''' There is a big gas station on the D2 highway south of the cityA1ehradsk. It's a quite walk to get thereC3. Go by bus 93 or 95 to the bus stop '''''A1_gas_station|Vyšehradská'''''(It is the last stop of the bus 93]]), Cross the big road called Panonská Cesta and walk to the gas staion. It a bit far.[http://goo.gl/maps/QWXe ij3D Here is a the map]#walk towards Vienna. Following highway B9 parallel to the Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb out. The traffic is slow and light enough that people can stop and pick you up easily. (2012.01.24 I took this route and only ended up walking about 6km between two people who gave me rides. Probably better than waiting in town for a ride. -lex)# Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cyclepath to the right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best to wait before the fork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop about every 15 minutes during the day. Also, there's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over, [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] got a ride there within 15-20 minutes.# OMV petrol station near shopping centre AUPARK. Try to get a lift to the first petrol station on the motorway named Jarovce.(I tried this option with a girlfriend. Enough cars, a lot of drivers speak English, but nobody is going to the motorway and everybody has a car filled with groceries, kids or a wife (MF))

Bratislava has a pretty cheap and fast (except rush hours) network of trams, buses and trolleybuses. In Slovakia, city public transport is referred to as ''MHD''. Tickets in Bratislava are sold by travel time, '''not by''' the number of rides or directions or zones (within Bratislava proper). Thus, all tickets are transfer tickets. They cost EUR 0.70 for 15 minutes, EUR 0.90 for 30 minutes and EUR 1.20 for 60 minutes. Students can buy tickets at half-price, '''but only''' if they're an EU citizen and have an ISIC card from an EU school. Drivers don't sell tickets. Beware that you must mark your ticket instantly after entering vehicle. To plan your journey you can use [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/mediamaps.html maps of lines], [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journey-planner.html online route planner] or [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.circlegate.tt.transit.android offline Android route planner] (1 month trial). You may use an app ([https://apps.apple.com/mnsk/00000528app/Sietids-liniekbk-MHDcestovn%C3%A9-20120414l%C3%ADstky/id1360894243?l=sk AppStore] and [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.casperise.urbi.online.png mapbid Google Play]) of slow tramsto purchase tickets using a smartphone - beware that the tickets become valid 30 seconds after purchase. Blackriding is not advised, buses ticket inspectors don't wear any uniforms and trolleybusesthe penalty is very high compared to ticket price (EUR 50 if paid within 5 business days, EUR 70 afterwards). The trams They always come in three, two of them are ticket inspectors and trolleybuses serve only one is security guard. However, if you're from outside the eastern part of EU(within the city (East Danube sideEU, there are ways to get you to pay), say you don't want to pay and give them your passport, if they ask for it because the most that they can do is to write you a fine. They will try to intimidate you and make up all kinds of bullshit, but again, all they can do is take down your personal details. 

It is 's not possible to sleep in many places around in Bratislava. You can try to sleep at the railway station but there is a chance that the guards , you will ask you either be asked to leave or to show them a , valid ticket by which won't help you are going . Better option is to travel so just tell them that you are going sleep in sleeping bag or set up a tent in one of many forest areas, it's absolutely normal to Vienna tommorow but wild camp in Slovakia, you havenwon't bought have any problems. One of the ticket yet best options are ''Koliba'', just use trolleybus 203, get out at final stop and you will buy it tomorrowwalk on the top of hill. That You should workfind nice place to sleep. You can also try sleeping in the Sad Janka Kráľa which is located ''Pečniansky les'' on the south right side of the Danube river. It's a quite big park so that you should be able also possible to sleep there without any problemsaround ''Draždiak'' lakes in Petržalka or in forests near ''Železná studienka''. Another option is sleeping If you are willing to spend more time in the Pečianky lespublic transport, you can take a large forest a bit ride to ''Čuňovo'' and sleep close to the west of the Sad Janka Kráľalocal lake. 

There is no problem in finding free or unsecured Wi-Fi. City offers free wifi hotspots at the Julius Meinl café at MyBratislava Main Square, along Danube and at McDonaldsin many other places. (You can sit outside and use the wifi from thereThere's also possibility to connect in many of McDonald's, railway station, no need to go inside)or [http://www.kcdunaj.sk/ KC Dunaj] also has very good connection.  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}

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