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__TOC__   '''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[Slovakia]]. The city has one [[Bratislava Airport | airport]]. 

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.

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. 

==== Lamač petrol gas station ==== 

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.* Get 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 ==== 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 gas station, McDonald's and non-stop Tesco shopping mall. You also can try to hitchhike on traffic lights nearby.

====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 petrol Vyšehradská gas station====

Probably the best wayThe most traffic but it's hard to get there: From the city centre take a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, which This is the name of the last stop. From there, you will have to walk along the road around 15 minutes in the following directions: getting off the tram, you'll see a footbridge, which you need to cross over and continue up the road in the direction the tram was heading. You'll be walking along a grass verge so be careful along the road. Have some faith, keep moving and you'll pass a lake on your right hand side. Continue on and you'll see a bridge up ahead with a petrol big gas station on the other side D2 highway south of the carriagewaycity. There are some offices Go by bus 93 or 95 to your right here. Push on under the bridge and you'll see in bus stop Vyšehradská (It is the distance the petrol station you're after. When you see the beginning last stop of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wienbus 93), Cross the petrol station is located on the right hand side. Go a few metres through bushes, following the tracks in the field, big road called Panonská Cesta and you'll find a hole in the fence through walk to the gas 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 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. If you want to go to Budapest, you can also ask someone who is going to Vienna to take you to the next petrol station on the same highway. It's the last one before the border, there are a lot more cars that stop there and it is really easy quite walk 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=13.12there.2012+ZAJTRA%2C+%C5%A1tvrtok&cas=12%3A48&mnp=2&np=5&ptyp=0&rch=1#spojenie1 This is how you can get here] [http://goo.gl/maps/hHTw3 QWXe Here is the a map]. Here Stefan (June '16) is not sure if that walking path is the 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 Stu]] ([[User talk:Looking for Stu|talk]]) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) PcvwwOun3yBK4CHTaTTa4].

Personal Experience//Fabio//May 2018I tried to pick a ride 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 that petrol station following the advise abovedirection of HU, maybe that days I was unlucky, but nobody picked meGyör is good as well.I was aloneThere is a gas station further along on the M1, only with my backpack. I made a sign and spent an entire day (since 09am to 5pm) standing in little after the first exit if the petrol station.The cars and truck are going really fast by the highway therefore is hard for Gyor, from which you'll be able to catch a lift to them stop.The cars going out of the petrol station have place for stop but still Budapest in no one did ittime.The good thing is that petrol station have toiletsWith patience, you can find a little shop driver for water coffee and some food, outside there are tables and benches for rest (or sleep)Gyor to lead you until Gyor’s gas station where you find a second driver to Budapest in less than 5 minutes!

====Aupark petrol stationWalking towards Vienna====

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.

====Tesco Lamac petrol Einsteinova bus station====

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,

====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)''

UPDATE (Dec 2016) : Between the mentioned bus stop and the petrol ====Aupark gas station there's a field and you would likely to get muddy when crossing it. Also I can confirm that this location is very good for Vienna but almost no one goes towards Budapest (Browncoat)====

* [[UserProbably the easily reachable way to go Vienna:Antonopa|Antonopa]] (April 2017) Although most traffic Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is heading to Vienna it named Aupark. There is possible to get to BudapestOMV gas station, it McD and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not too that far from the center of Bratislava and easily reached by walkingthere are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. I waited 3hrs 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 to Budapest directlyand ıt was at around 18h, although I was offered many lifts in the direction of Vienna in the meantimeDecember 2013. There are a lot of For local people going further too, as you can ask like that " Idete do Viedne?" You can also try to get a lot of trucks stop herelift to the first gas station on the motorway named Jarovce.

January 2018 Motorway- PlumeFabre : 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 1 km northwards and you get to join this OMV petrol station 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 cross Panonska Cesta streetget off at the bus stop '''''Húščavova''''', then cross a big field with a train line in walk back few meter to the middle bridge, go under it, and finally 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 be give the driver a signal it's a button in the right direction bus (When there 's only one button that is a bridge a little bit further on your leftit. 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. Then, nearly everybody If nobody is going far ask people also if they aren't going along the D2 to Wien/Vienna but with patience, you can find a driver for Gyor Jarovce and passing by the big gas station located there (to lead you until gyor’s petrol station where you find a second driver to Budapest in less than 5 minutes![[Bratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_gas_station|Vyšehradská]]).[http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map]

====Walking towards Vienna==Public Transport ==

Following highway B9 parallel Bratislava has 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 Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb outnumber 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. The traffic is slow 90 for 30 minutes and light enough that people EUR 1.20 for 60 minutes. Students can stop buy tickets at half-price, '''but only''' if they're an EU citizen and pick have an ISIC card from an EU school. Drivers don't sell tickets. Beware that you up easilymust 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). You may use an app (2012[https://apps.01apple.24 I took this route com/sk/app/ids-bk-cestovn%C3%A9-l%C3%ADstky/id1360894243?l=sk AppStore] and only ended up walking about 6km between two people who gave me rides[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.casperise.urbi.online. Probably better than waiting in town for bid Google Play]) to purchase tickets using a ridesmartphone - beware that the tickets become valid 30 seconds after purchase. -lex)y

====Hungarian Border==Sleeping ==

Involves slightly less walking than It's not possible to sleep at the Vysehradska gas railway station. Take bus no. 91 from the SNP Bridge(Most SNP) stop , you will be asked to "MiU Čunovo"[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/MiÚ+Čunovo/@48.0303402leave,17valid ticket won't help you.1979731,16.34z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x476c7daa1f77ab95:0x643fb51304d6cf4f!8m2!3d48.0299978!4d17.1988499?hl=en] - it Better option is to sleep in sleeping bag or set up a "request" stoptent in one of many forest areas, so youit'll need s absolutely normal to push a button to let the driver know wild camp in Slovakia, youwon're getting outt have any problems. Alternatively, take bus no. 90 from the Nové SND stop (near Eurovea, but this one is right in front One of the National Theater) to "Schengenská"[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/48%C2%B001best options are ''Koliba'21.4%22N+17%C2%B011'36.6%22E/@48.022606,17.1927698just use trolleybus 203,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d48get out at final stop and walk on the top of hill.022606!4d17You should find nice place to sleep.193503] (You can also in Čunovo, but a little closer to try ''Pečniansky les'' on the border and right side of Danube river. It's also a request stop) - this is a less frequent bus route (once an hour, more frequent during rush hour) - possible to sleep around ''Draždiak''lakes in Petržalka or in forests near 'however'Železná studienka'', the bus will go Schengenska only if there is a "d" next . If you are willing to the departure spend more time(ie. 10:30d - most will). Once in Čunovopublic transport, walk down the street (back towards where the bus came) until you reach can take a pub called "Čunovská csárda" - on your right will be a multi-directional sign with street names - walk along Schengenska street. Youride to ''ll reach the end of the village and a crossroads - this is the Schengenska bus stop, so if you took bus no. 90 this is where youČuňovo'd get off. There will be a large wooden sign saying "ACTION PARK - Paintball - Off road" - follow this sign (ie. go straight ahead). As soon you pass the "action park", you'll be in Hungary - take a right on the Hungarian side onto a dirt road through the field - this will lead to you to a small crossing and right behind it (behind 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 sleep close to Hungary (duh!) - getting a ride to Budapest will be a piece of cake. [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/48.028717,17.1980773/48.0139888,17.1807876/@48.014496,17.1766486,14.33z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d17.1967488!2d48.0269525!3s0x476c7daa9258a2fb:0xf71afb22cc0ba4a9!1m0!3e2 Google Maps directionslocal lake.]

== Public Transport Other useful info ==

Bratislava has pretty cheap and fast (except rush hours) network of tramsThere is no problem in finding free or unsecured Wi-Fi. City offers free hotspots at Main Square, buses along Danube and trolleybusesin many other places. In Slovakia public transport is referred as abbreviation There''MHD''. The cost s also possibility to connect in many 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€. ItMcDonald'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]railway station, or [http://imhdwww.zoznamkcdunaj.sk/ba/journey-planner.html online route plannerKC Dunaj] 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 also has 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 finegood connection.