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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 ====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).

* 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.

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 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 This is a tram number 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, which is big gas station on the name D2 highway south of the last stopcity. From there, you will have Go by bus 93 or 95 to walk along the road around 15 minutes in bus stop '''''Vyšehradská'''''(It is the following directions: getting off last stop of the trambus 93), you'll see a footbridge, which you need to cross over and continue up Cross the big road in called Panonská Cesta and walk to the direction the tram was headinggas station. YouIt'll be walking along s a grass verge so be careful along the roadquite walk to get there. [http://goo. Have some faith, keep moving and you'll pass gl/maps/QWXe Here is a lake on your right hand sidemap]. Continue on and youStefan (June 'll see a bridge up ahead with a petrol station on the 16) is not sure if that walking path is correct in that map. He walked an other side of the carriageway(longer) way: [https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1vgETn-PcvwwOun3yBK4CHTaTTa4]. There  Most cars (see: virtually all) cars are some offices either heading into Vienna or back to your right hereBratislava from this location. Push on under the bridge and If you'll see re looking at heading into Budapest from here ask people, if they going in the distance the petrol station you're afterdirection of HU, Györ is good as well. When you see the beginning of the motorway with There is a sign Győr, Wien, the petrol gas station is located further along on the right hand side. Go M1, a few metres through bushes, following little after the tracks in the fieldfirst exit for Gyor, and from which you'll find be able to catch a hole lift to Budapest in the fence through to the station forecourt and truck stopno time. Jump over it  UPDATE (its just one metre or somethingDec 2016) : Between the mentioned bus stop and you are at the petrol gas station directly on the motorwaythere's a field and you would likely to get muddy when crossing it. From there its Also I can confirm that this location is very easy good for Vienna but almost no one goes towards Budapest ([[User:Browncoat|Browncoat]]) April 2017, [[User:Antonopa|Antonopa]]: ''although most traffic is heading to Vienna it is possible to get to Budapest, it is not too far from Bratislava and easily reached by walking. I waited 3hrs for a lift to WienBudapest directly, although I was offered many lifts in the direction of Vienna in the meantime. There are a lot of people going further too, as a bit harder to Hungarylot of trucks stop here. Some people also go '' January 2018, [[User:PlumeFabre|PlumeFabre]]: ''to Italy using join this way OMV gas station you have to avoid paying for vignets for Austriacross Panonska Cesta street, which are expensivethen 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). If you want Then, nearly everybody is going to go to BudapestWien/Vienna but with patience, you can also ask someone who is going 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 take 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.  January 2012, [[User:-lex)y|-lex)y]]: ''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.'' ====Einsteinova bus station==== Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cycle path to the next petrol station right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front of the same highwaymarked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. ItThe road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's the last one best to wait before the borderfork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful, there are a lot more cars two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop there and it is really easy to find someone who goes to Hungaryabout every 15 minutes during the day.You can get here also by buses 53Also, 56there's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, 65 where cars have space to pull over, 514. [http[User://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journeyZenit|Zenit]] got a ride there within 15-planner20 minutes.html?z1x ===Hod%C5%BEovo+n%C3%A1m.&z1k=575&z2xHungarian Border=Kon-Rad&z2k=3670&odpr=0&datum=13 Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas station.12Take bus no.2012+ZAJTRA%2C+%C5%A1tvrtok&cas=12%3A48&mnp=2&np=5&ptyp=0&rch=1#spojenie1 This is how you can get here] 91 from the '''''SNP Bridge(Most SNP)''''' stop ([http://gooimhd.glsk/ba/schedule-timetable/mapsroute-line/hHTw3 Here is the map90 schedule]) or bus no. Here 90 from the '''''Nové SND''''' stop (near Eurovea, but this one is right in front of the map [National Theater - [http://hitchwikiimhd.orgsk/ba/mapsschedule-timetable/route-line/?place=10688]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!) -[[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] 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. April 2019, [[User talkuser:Looking for Stu|talksuburbandrifter]]) 17:38''The motorway border crossing certainly is the best spot to catch rides towards pretty much anywhere in Hungary, 4 December 2012 Romania, Serbia, etc. Worked for me countless times. During summer even many Turkish people living in Germany pass through on their route through Southeastern Europe. You can approach drivers directly at the spot where most buy motorway toll stickers for Hungary (CETthe shop is located right at the former border infrastructure) ]. What's more, you can even find a vast truck stop area just a bit further, where many have their night or weekend breaks.

Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna: Take the bus number 50 and get off the last ====Zlaté Piesky gas 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]].====

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 gas 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 gas station you're after. When you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wien, the gas 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 gas 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 gas station on the same highway ([[Bratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_gas_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=Tesco Lamac petrol station3670&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]] ([[User talk:Looking for Stu|talk]]) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) ]

A very good way May 2018, [[User:Fabio|Fabio]]: Motorway-petrol station in the north-east of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next ''I tried to pick a shopping centre). Walk 1 km northwards and you get ride to a bridge Budapest in that crosses gas station following 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 83advise above, 34maybe that days I was unlucky, 22 and 20 or even 30but nobody picked me. When taking the buses 83I was alone, 34, 22 only with my backpack. I made a sign and 20 you have spent an entire day (since 09am to get off at 5pm) standing in the bus stop '''''Húščavova''''', walk back few meter to exit if the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to the petrol gas station. When taking the bus 30. Get off at '''''Pridánky''''', cross the bridge over The cars and truck are going really fast by the highway, go under it, and walk 50m therefore is hard to them stop. The cars going out of the petrol gas station. Both bus stops require you to give the driver a signal it's a button in the bus (When there's only have place for stop but still no one button that is did it. When there are two buttons it's not the one The good thing is that opens the doorgas station have toilets, a little shop for water coffee and some food, it's the one that says STOP.) Most of the cars will be locals but outside there are also some trucks passing by here. If nobody is going far ask people also if they arentables and benches for rest (or sleep)''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]

Personal experience- A very June 2020: [[User:uncle_sam01|''uncle_sam01'']] ''thinks this is a bad place option for a ride to Vienna. We waited there Austria and probably the worst for 2Hungary.5 hours before we got a rideYou may find some people here from other Slovak cities on their way to Austria, but not many. Truck drivers do NOT stop and standing at the exit with a sign was futileVirtually no one will be headed towards Hungary from here. Use a sign, stand near either the pumps and ask the drivers[[Bratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.Other than that- a very good place to stand: free Wifi, free toilets and a huge and cheap supermarket ("Kaufland") within 5 minutes walkingC3.If you get stuck and have to spend A1_gas_station|Vyšehradská option]] or [[Bratislava#Hungarian_Border|the night there go to the mentioned supermarketHungarian border option]]. There's no point in losing 8 hours here, keep on walking down that road and turn left right after the supermarket ends. Keep on walking that road until when you could easily 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 ride in Slovakia). There are clean toilets 20 minutes at the supermarket (open 7 days a week) and at the stadium if it's openeither one of those places.

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

The most traffic but it's hard Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna: Take the bus number 50 and get there: This off the last station which is named Aupark. There is a OMV gas station, McD and big petrol station on the D2 highway south of the cityshopping mall as well. Go by bus 93 or 95 to the bus stop '''''Vyšehradská'''''(It Since this location is not that far from the last stop center of the bus 93), Cross the big road called Panonská Cesta and walk Bratislava there are some local people who go to the petrol stationfurther into Slovakia or city center. It's But there is a quite walk good possibility to get therefind a ride for Vienna. [http://goo.gl/maps/QWXe Here is In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to find a map]lift and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. Stefan (June '16) is not sure if For local people you can ask like that walking path is correct in that map. He walked an other (longer) way: [https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit" Idete do Viedne?mid=1vgETn-PcvwwOun3yBK4CHTaTTa4]" You can also try to get a lift to the first gas station on the motorway named Jarovce.

Most cars (see[[User:MF|MF]]: virtually all) cars are either heading into Vienna or back to Bratislava from ''I tried this locationoption with a girlfriend. If you're looking at heading into Budapest from here ask peopleEnough cars, if they going in the direction a lot of HUdrivers speak English, Györ but nobody is good as well. There is a petrol station further along on going to the M1, motorway and everybody has a little after the first exit for Gyorcar filled with groceries, from which you'll be able to catch kids or a lift to Budapest in no timewife.''

====Walking towards July 2016: ''I tried this option with a girlfriend and another 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 gas station right before [[Vienna====]].''

====Einsteinova 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 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.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_gas_station|Vyšehradská]]). [http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map]

Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cycle path Personal experience: ''A very bad place for a ride to the rightVienna. We waited there for 2. You will arrive at 5 hours before we got a bus ride. Truck drivers do NOT stop on Einsteinova, and standing at the front of exit with a sign was futile. Use a sign, stand near the pumps and ask the marked off lane will give drivers . Other than that- a very good place to pull overstand: free Wifi, free toilets and a huge and cheap supermarket ("Kaufland") within 5 minutes walking. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so If you get stuck and have to catch all possible rides it's best spend the night there go to wait before the fork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessfulmentioned supermarket, two bus companies operating between Bratislava keep on walking down that road and Vienna pick up turn left right at after the supermarket ends. Keep on walking that bus stop about every 15 minutes during the dayroad until you get to a big stadium. Also, To your right there's will be an old football field where you can pitch a tent (camping on-ramp from public ground is legal in Slovakia). There are clean toilets at the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over, [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] got supermarket (open 7 days a ride there within 15-20 minutesweek) and at the 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.