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There are two options how Go to get there:* Get off at a bus stop called ''HúščavovaMokrohájska''. The , the bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the on city road in Brno direction but it's not yet a 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 try hitch hiking directly 'behind'Lipského'' and walk a bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk stop, there's enough for car to stop or continue walking in the next traffic light to same direction the station.* Get off at bus stop called ''Pridánkywas going, about 300 meters further there's a large OMV gas station, McDonald's and non-stop Tesco shopping mall. You need also can try 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 hitchhike on your lefttraffic lights nearby.
==== Mokrohájska ====
Go to a bus stop called ''Mokrohájska'', 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 petrol station, McDonald's and non-stop Tesco shopping mall. You also can try to hitchhike on traffic lights nearby.
Probably the best way: From the city centre take a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, which is the name of the last stopMost cars cars are either heading into Vienna or back to Bratislava from this location. From there, you will have to walk along the road around 15 minutes in the following directions: getting off the tram, If you'll see a footbridgere looking at heading into Budapest from here ask people, which you need to cross over and continue up the road if they going in the direction the tram was heading. You'll be walking along a grass verge so be careful along the road. Have some faithof HU, keep moving and you'll pass a lake on your right hand sideGyör is good as well. Continue on and you'll see There is a bridge up ahead with a petrol gas station further along on the other side of the carriageway. There are some offices to your right here. Push on under the bridge and you'll see in the distance the petrol station you're after. When you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, WienM1, the petrol station is located on the right hand side. Go a few metres through bushes, following little after the tracks in the fieldfirst exit for Gyor, and from which you'll find a hole in the fence through to the station forecourt and truck stop. 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 be able to get catch 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 expensiveBudapest in no time. If you want to go to BudapestWith patience, you can also ask someone who is going to Vienna find a driver for Gyor to take lead you to the next petrol until Gyor’s gas station on the same highway. It's the last one before the border, there are where you find a lot more cars that stop there and it is really easy second driver to find someone who goes to Hungary.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&mnp=2&np=Budapest in less than 5&ptyp=0&rch=1#spojenie1 This is how you can get here] [http://goo.gl/maps/hHTw3 Here is the map]. Here is the map [[http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10688]]--[[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] ([[User talk:Looking for Stu|talk]]) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) ]minutes!
Probably Following highway B9 parallel to the easily reachable way to go Danube walk towards Vienna: Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Auparkwith your thumb out. There The traffic is OMV petrol station, McD slow and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not light enough 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 can stop and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people pick you can ask like that " Idete do Viedne?" You can also 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))July 2016: I tried this option with a grirlfriend and anouther couple as well. The other couple got a ride to [[Linz]] in 15 minutes. It took us another 25 minutes to get a ride to a petrol station right before [[Vienna]]up easily.
A very good way : Motorway-petrol station in the 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 south over the UFO 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 follow the buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have pedestrian/cycle path to get off the right. You will arrive at the a bus stop '''''Húščavova'''''on Einsteinova, walk back few meter to standing at the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to front of the petrol station. When taking the bus 30. Get marked off at '''''Pridánky''''', cross the bridge lane will give drivers a place to pull over the highway. The road splits shortly after, go under itbut both ways lead towards Vienna, and walk 50m to the petrol station. Both bus stops require you so to give the driver a signal catch all possible rides it's a button in best to wait before the bus (When therefork. It's only one button that is itnot ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. When there If you are unsuccessful, two buttons it's not the one bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that opens bus stop about every 15 minutes during the doorday. Also, itthere's an on-ramp from the one that says STOP.) Most of the bridge onto Einsteinova, where 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 have space to Jarovce and passing by the big petrol station located there. [http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map]pull over,
Personal experience- A very bad place for a ride to Vienna. We waited there for 2.5 hours before we got a ride. Truck drivers do NOT stop and standing at the exit with a sign was futile. Use a sign, stand near the pumps and ask the drivers.Other than that- a very good place to stand: free Wifi, free toilets and a huge and cheap supermarket ("Kaufland") within 5 minutes walking.If you get stuck and have to spend the night there go to the mentioned supermarket, keep on walking down that road and turn left right after the supermarket ends. Keep on walking that road until you get to a big stadium. To your right there will be an old football field where you can pitch a tent (camping on public ground is legal in Slovakia). There are clean toilets at the supermarket (open 7 days a week) and at the stadium if it's open.====Hungarian Border====
====Vyšehradská petrol 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?
The most Signs will be useful here and, unlike in Vysehradska, all traffic but it's hard to get there: This is a big petrol station on the D2 highway south of the city. Go by bus 93 or 95 will be headed to the bus stop '''''Vyšehradská'''''Hungary (It is the last stop of the bus 93duh!), Cross the big road called Panonská Cesta and walk to the petrol station. It's - getting a quite walk ride to get there. [http://goo.gl/maps/QWXe Here is Budapest will be a map]piece of cake. Stefan (June You can also approach people on either side of the border as they'16) is not sure if that walking path is correct in that map. He walked an other re getting the Hungarian vignette (longerhighway toll) way: [https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1vgETn-PcvwwOun3yBK4CHTaTTa4]the shops are located in the old customs buildings.
Most cars (see: virtually all) cars are either heading into Vienna or back ''My experience was that not many people stop to Bratislava from this location. If you're looking at heading into Budapest from get the vignette here ask people, if only truck drivers and they going in the direction are skeptical of HU, Györ is good as wellhitchhikers. There is a petrol station further along on the M1Surprisingly, many of them don't go to Budapest at all and I got offered a little after the first exit for Gyorcouple of weird rides, from which you'll be able to catch like Croatia. I found a lift ride to Budapest in no timeafter an hour.- Rebew (28.07.2021)''
Following highway B9 parallel Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna: Take the Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb outbus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. The traffic There is slow OMV gas station, McD and light enough big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the center of Bratislava there are some local people can stop and pick you up easilywho go to further into Slovakia or city center. (2012.01But there is a good possibility to find a ride for Vienna.24 I In my case ıt took this route 5 min from OMW to find a lift and only ended up walking about 6km between two ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people who gave me rides. Probably better than waiting in town for you can ask like that " Idete do Viedne?" You can also try to get a ridelift to the first gas station on the motorway named Jarovce. -lex)y
Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas stationBratislava has pretty cheap and fast (except rush hours) network of trams, buses and trolleybuses. Take bus noIn Slovakia, city public transport is referred to as ''MHD''. 91 from Tickets in Bratislava are sold by travel time, '''not by''' the SNP Bridgenumber of rides or directions or zones (Most SNPwithin Bratislava proper) stop to "MiU Čunovo". 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 [httpshttp://wwwimhd.googlezoznam.cosk/ba/maps.ukhtml maps of lines], [http:/maps/placeimhd.zoznam.sk/MiÚ+Čunovoba/@48journey-planner.0303402,17html online route planner] or [https://play.1979731,16google.34zcom/datastore/apps/details?id=!4m5!3m4!1s0x476c7daa1f77ab95:0x643fb51304d6cf4f!8m2!3d48com.0299978!4d17circlegate.1988499?hl=en] - it is a "request" stop, so you'll need to push a button to let the driver know you're getting outtt. Alternatively, take bus notransit. 90 from the Nové SND stop android offline Android route planner] (near Eurovea, but this one is right in front of the National Theater1 month trial) to "Schengenská". You may use an app ([https://wwwapps.googleapple.co.ukcom/mapssk/placeapp/48ids-bk-cestovn%C2C3%B001'21.4%22N+17%C2A9-l%B011'36.6C3%22EADstky/@48.022606,17.1927698,18z/dataid1360894243?l=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d48.022606!4d17.193503sk AppStore] (also in Čunovo, but a little closer to the border and also a request stop) - this is a less frequent bus route (once an hour, more frequent during rush hour) - '''however''', the bus will go Schengenska only if there is a "d" next to the departure time(ie. 10[https:30d - most will)//play. Once in Čunovo, walk down the street in the opposite direction of the bus ride until you reach a pub with a green "Zlaty Bazant" sign on your left - keep walking in the same direction (iegoogle. straight ahead) along Schengenska street for approx. 600 meters(if you feel like you're getting lost just ask locals to direct you to Schengenska)com/store/apps/details?id=com. You'll reach the end of the village and a crossroads - this is the Schengenska bus stop, so if you took bus nocasperise. 90 this is where you'd get offurbi. There will be a large wooden sign saying "ACTION PARK - Paintball - Off road" - follow this sign (ieonline. go straight aheadbid Google Play]). As soon you pass the "action park" on your left, you'll be in Hungary - take to purchase tickets using a right on the Hungarian side onto a dirt road through the field smartphone - this will lead to you to a small crossing and right behind it (behind beware that the rail) will be the large highway crossing with a service area. 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 caketickets become valid 30 seconds after purchase.
== Public Transport ==Blackriding is not advised, ticket inspectors don't wear any uniforms and the penalty is very high compared to ticket price (EUR 50 if paid within 5 business days, EUR 70 afterwards). They always come in three, two of them are ticket inspectors and one is security guard. However, if you're from outside the EU(within the EU, 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.
Bratislava has pretty cheap and fast (except rush hours) network of trams, buses and trolleybuses. In Slovakia public transport is referred as abbreviation ''MHD''. The cost of 15 minute one trip ticket is 0.70€ and 60 minute ticket (90 minutes on weekend) is 0.90€. When using night lines you have to buy night ticket which costs 1.70€. It's not possible to buy ticket from driver, you have to mark your ticket instantly after entering vehicle. To plan your journey you can use [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/maps.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). Blackriding is not advised, ticket inspectors don't wear any uniforms and penalty is very high compared to ticket price (EUR 50 until 5 business days, EUR 70 afterwards). They always come in three, two of them are ticket inspectors and one is from security. However, if you're from outside the EU(within the EU, 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.
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__TOC__ '''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[Slovakia]]. The city has one [[Bratislava Airport | airport]].
== Hitching in ==
=== From [[Žilina]] ===
If you are coming on the motorway from the north-east but your driver is continuing to Hungary or Austria, ask him to leave you at the Slovnaft petrol gas station in ''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.
== Hitching around ==
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.
== Hitching out ==
=== North towards [[Brno]], [[Prague]] (D2) {{European Route Number|65}} ===
[[File:hhtobrno.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking in direction to Brno.'']]
==== Lamač petrol gas station ==== In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north to Brno. It's not a great spot, but it gets the job done. If it's been a while and you still haven't found a ride, try asking people for "Sekule" - this is the last gas station before the Czech border, so everyone stops here to get vignettes (highway stickers). 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, 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, 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 ====
=== East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Banská Bystrica]], {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} (D1) ===
====Zlaté Piesky petrol gas station====
There is a petrol 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 ''Fatruny''. 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 petrol 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.
====Zlaté Piesky bus stop====
Take a tram 2 or 4 east to the last stop called ''Zlaté Piesky''. Cross over the big road to your right and walk down past the Porsche dealership. Hitchhike on the highway just beyond the bus stop. Its not the greatest spot, but there isn't any other. The road splits into the E75 and the E58/E571 approximately 30 km east from here.
=== South towards [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Vienna]] {{European Route Number|58}} ===
====Zlaté Piesky petrol Vyšehradská gas station==== The most traffic but it's hard to get there: This is a big gas station on the D2 highway south of the city. Go by bus 93 or 95 to the bus stop Vyšehradská (It is the last stop of the bus 93), Cross the big road called Panonská Cesta and walk to the gas station. It's a quite walk to get there. [http://goo.gl/maps/QWXe Here is a map]. Stefan (June '16) is not sure if that walking path is correct in that map. He walked an other (longer) way: [https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1vgETn-PcvwwOun3yBK4CHTaTTa4].
====Aupark petrol stationWalking towards Vienna====
====Tesco Lamac petrol Einsteinova bus station====
====Walking towards ViennaAupark gas station====
====Einsteinova bus Tesco Lamac gas station====
Motorway-gas station in the north-east of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping centre). Walk south over 1 km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the UFO bridge and follow 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 pedestrian/cycle path buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have to get off at the right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova'''''Húščavova''''', walk back few meter to the bridge, go under it, standing at and walk 50m to the front of gas station. When taking the marked bus 30. Get off lane will give drivers a place to pull at '''''Pridánky''''', cross the bridge over. The road splits shortly afterthe highway, but both ways lead towards Viennago under it, so and walk 50m to the gas station. Both bus stops require you to catch all possible rides give the driver a signal it's best to wait before a button in the fork. Itbus (When there's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly byonly one button that is it. If you When there are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at buttons it's not the one that bus stop about every 15 minutes during opens the day. Alsodoor, thereit's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where one that says STOP.) Most of the cars have space 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 pull over, Jarovce and passing by the big gas station located there ([[User:ZenitBratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_gas_station|ZenitVyšehradská]] got a ride there within 15-20 minutes). [http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map]
====Hungarian Border==Public Transport ==
== Sleeping ==
It's not possible to sleep at the railway station, you will be asked to leave, valid ticket won't help you. Better option is to sleep in sleeping bag or set up a tent in one of many forest areas, it's absolutely normal to wild camp in Slovakia, you won't have any problems. One of the best options are ''Koliba'', just use trolleybus 203, get out at final stop and walk on the top of hill. You should find nice place to sleep. You can also try ''Pečniansky les'' on the right side of Danube river. It's also possible to sleep around ''Draždiak'' lakes in Petržalka or in forests near ''Železná studienka''. If you are willing to spend more time in public transport, you can take a ride to ''Čuňovo'' and sleep close to local lake.
== Other useful info ==
There is no problem in finding free or unsecured Wi-Fi. City offers free hotspots at Main Square, along Danube and in many other places. There's also possibility to connect in many of McDonald's, railway station, or [http://www.kcdunaj.sk/ KC Dunaj] also has very good connection.
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