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====Zlaté Piesky Vyšehradská petrol station==== The most 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 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 petrol 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].  Most cars (see: virtually all) 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 petrol 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.

Probably the best wayUPDATE (Dec 2016) : From the city centre take a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, which is the name of Between the last mentioned bus 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 station on the other side of the carriageway. There are some offices to your right here. Push on under the bridge and youthere'll see in the distance the petrol station you're after. When you see the beginning of the motorway with s a sign Győr, Wien, the petrol station is located on the right hand side. Go a few metres through bushes, following the tracks in the field, and you'll find a hole in the fence through would likely to the station forecourt and truck stop. Jump over get muddy when crossing it (its just one metre or something) and you are at the petrol station directly on the motorway. From there its Also I can confirm that this location is 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 good 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 but almost no one before the border, there are a lot more cars that stop there and it is really easy 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=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]] towards Budapest ([[User talk:Looking for StuBrowncoat|talkBrowncoat]]) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) ]

Personal Experience//Fabio//May 2018I tried April 2017, [[User:Antonopa|Antonopa]]: ''although most traffic is heading to Vienna it is possible to pick a ride get to Budapest in that petrol station following the advise above, maybe that days it is not too far from Bratislava and easily reached by walking. I was unluckywaited 3hrs for a lift to Budapest directly, but nobody picked me.although I was alone, only with my backpack. I made a sign and spent an entire day (since 09am to 5pm) standing offered many lifts in the exit if direction of Vienna in the petrol stationmeantime.The cars and truck There are a lot of people going really fast by the highway therefore is hard to them stop.The cars going out further too, as a lot of the petrol station have place for trucks stop but still no one did ithere.The good thing is that petrol station have toilets, a little shop for water coffee and some food, outside there are tables and benches for rest (or sleep)''

====Aupark January 2018, [[User:PlumeFabre|PlumeFabre]]: ''to join this OMV petrol station====you have to cross Panonska Cesta street, then cross a big field with a train line in the middle and finally cross the highway to be in the right direction (there is a bridge a little bit further on your left). Then, nearly everybody is going to Wien/Vienna but with patience, you can find a driver for Gyor (to lead you until gyor’s petrol station where you find a second driver to Budapest in less than 5 minutes!).''

Probably the easily reachable way to go ====Walking towards Vienna: Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV petrol 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 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]].====

A very good way January 2012, [[User: Motorway-petrol station in the northlex)y|-east of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole townlex) 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 petrol station. When taking the bus 30. Get off at '''''Pridánky'y]]: '''', cross the bridge over the highway, go under it, I took this route and walk 50m to the petrol stationonly ended up walking about 6km between two people who gave me rides. Both bus stops require you to give the driver Probably better than waiting in town for a signal it's a button in the bus (When there's only one button that is itride. 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 petrol station located there. [http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map]

The most 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 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 petrol 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]. ===Hungarian Border====

Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas station. Take bus no. 91 from the '''''SNP Bridge(Most cars SNP)''''' stop (see[http: virtually all//imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/90 schedule]) cars are either heading into Vienna or back to Bratislava bus no. 90 from the '''''Nové SND''''' stop (near Eurovea, but this locationone is right in front of the National Theater - [http://imhd. If 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 looking at heading into Budapest from here ask peoplegetting out. From '''''Čunovské jazerá''''' walk further down along the road, where to your right, if they going in across the direction of HUfield, Györ is good as wellyou can already see the highway. There is After about one kilometer, you will reach a petrol station further along on farm track leading to the M1right, across the railway tracks towards a little after bridge over the highway, where you can already spot the former border infrastructure. Depending on the first exit for Gyorseason, from which you'll be able might have to catch fight your way through a lift to Budapest in no time.corn field, though, but that's our deal, right?

UPDATE Signs will be useful here and, unlike in Vysehradska, all traffic will be headed to Hungary (Dec 2016duh!) : Between the mentioned bus stop and the petrol station there's - getting a field and you would likely ride to get muddy when crossing itBudapest will be a piece of cake. Also I You can confirm that this location is very good for Vienna but almost no one goes towards Budapest also approach people on either side of the border as they're getting the Hungarian vignette (Browncoathighway toll)- the shops are located in the old customs buildings.

* April 2019, [[Useruser:Antonopa|Antonopasuburbandrifter]] (April 2017) Although most traffic : ''The motorway border crossing certainly is heading the best spot to Vienna it is possible to get to Budapestcatch rides towards pretty much anywhere in Hungary, Romania, Serbia, it is not too far from Bratislava and easily reached by walkingetc. I waited 3hrs Worked for a lift to Budapest directly, although I was offered me countless times. During summer even many lifts Turkish people living in Germany pass through on their route through Southeastern Europe. You can approach drivers directly at the direction of Vienna in spot where most buy motorway toll stickers for Hungary (the shop is located right at the meantimeformer border infrastructure). There are What's more, you can even find a lot of people going vast truck stop area just a bit further too, as a lot of trucks stop herewhere many have their night or weekend breaks.

January 2018 - PlumeFabre : to join this OMV ====Zlaté Piesky petrol station you have to cross Panonska Cesta street, then cross a big field with a train line in the middle and finally cross the highway to be in the right direction (there is a bridge a little bit further on your left). Then, nearly everybody is going to Wien/Vienna but with patience, you can find a driver for Gyor (to lead you until gyor’s petrol station where you find a second driver to Budapest in less than 5 minutes!).====

From the city centre take a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, which 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 station 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, Wien, the petrol station is located on the right hand side. Go a few metres through bushes, following the tracks in the field, and 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 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 ([[Bratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_petrol_station|Vyšehradská]]).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=Walking towards Vienna12%3A48&mnp=2&np=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) ]

Following highway B9 parallel May 2018, [[User:Fabio|Fabio]]:''I tried to pick a ride to Budapest in that petrol station following the Danube walk towards Vienna advise above, maybe that days I was unlucky, but nobody picked me. I was alone, only with your thumb my backpack. I made a sign and spent an entire day (since 09am to 5pm) standing in the exit if the petrol station. The cars and truck are going really fast by the highway therefore is hard to them stop. The cars going outof the petrol station have place for stop but still no one did it. The traffic good thing is slow and light enough that people can stop petrol station have toilets, a little shop for water coffee and pick you up easily. (2012.01.24 I took this route some food, outside there are tables and only ended up walking about 6km between two people who gave me rides. Probably better than waiting in town benches for a ride. -lexrest (or sleep)y''

Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas station. Take bus no. 91 from the SNP Bridge(Most SNP) stop to "MiU Čunovo"[https[User://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/MiÚ+Čunovo/@48.0303402,17.1979731,16.34z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x476c7daa1f77ab95:0x643fb51304d6cf4f!8m2!3d48.0299978!4d17.1988499?hl=enMF|MF]] - it is a "request" stop, so you'll need to push a button to let the driver know you're getting out. Alternatively, take bus no. 90 from the Nové SND stop (near Eurovea, but this one is right in front of the National Theater) to "Schengenská"[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/48%C2%B001'21.4%22N+17%C2%B011'36.6%22E/@48.022606,17.1927698,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d48.022606!4d17.193503] (also in Čunovo, but a little closer to the border and also a request stop) - I tried 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 option with a "d" next to the departure time(iegirlfriend. 10:30d - most will). Once in ČunovoEnough cars, walk down the street (back towards where the bus came) until you reach a pub called "Čunovská csárda" - on your right will be a multi-directional sign with street names - walk along Schengenska street. You'll reach the end lot of the village and a crossroads - this is the Schengenska bus stopdrivers speak English, so if you took bus no. 90 this but nobody is where you'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 going to the "action park", you'll be in Hungary - take motorway and everybody has 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 car filled with a service area. Signs will be useful here and unlike in Vysehradskagroceries, all traffic will be headed to Hungary (duh!) - getting a ride to Budapest will be kids or a piece of cakewife. You can also approach people on either side of the border as they're getting the Hungarian vigniette (highway toll) - the shops are located in the old customs buildings. [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 directions.]'

June 2019Personal experience: [[user:uncle_sam01|uncle_sam01]] ''thinks this by far 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 best spot in Bratislava for Hungaryexit with a sign was futile. Use a sign, stand near the Balkans pumps and even Turkeyask the drivers. He got Other than that- a very good place to stand: free Wifi, free toilets and a direct ride 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 Bulgaria here 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 (with open 7 days a BG signweek) in around 25 minutes and at 5am. Lots of cars from everywherethe stadium if it's open.''

Bratislava has pretty cheap and fast (except rush hours) network of trams, buses and trolleybuses. In Slovakia , city public transport is referred to as abbreviation ''MHD''. The 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 of EUR 0.70 for 15 minute one trip ticket is minutes, EUR 0.70€ 90 for 30 minutes and EUR 1.20 for 60 minute ticket (90 minutes on weekend) is 0.90€. When using night lines you Students can buy tickets at half-price, '''but only''' if they're an EU citizen and have to buy night ticket which costs 1an ISIC card from an EU school.70€Drivers don't sell tickets. It's not possible to buy ticket from driver, Beware that you have to must 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 ([https://apps.apple.com/sk/app/ids-bk-cestovn%C3%A9-l%C3%ADstky/id1360894243?l=sk AppStore] and [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.casperise.urbi.online.bid Google Play]) to purchase tickets using a smartphone - beware that the tickets become valid 30 seconds after purchase. Blackriding is not advised, ticket inspectors don't wear any uniforms and the penalty is very high compared to ticket price (EUR 50 until if paid within 5 business days, EUR 70 afterwards). They always come in three, two of them are ticket inspectors and one is from securityguard. 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.