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=== 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.
== 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 ==
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=== 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).
==== 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 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 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====
=== South towards [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|75}}, [[Vienna]] {{European Route Number|58}} ===
====Zlaté Piesky petrol Vyšehradská gas station====
From the city centre take The most traffic but it's hard to get there: 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 the following directions: getting off the tram, youbus stop '''''ll see a footbridge, which you need to cross over and continue up the road in the direction the tram was heading. YouVyšehradská'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 (It is 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 It's a lift quite walk 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 , 514there. [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 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.google.orgcom/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].
May 2018Most cars (see: [[User:Fabio|Fabio]]:'virtually all) cars are either heading into Vienna or back to Bratislava from this location. If you'I tried to pick a ride to re looking at heading into Budapest in that petrol station following the advise above, maybe that days I was unlucky, but nobody picked me. I was alonefrom here ask people, only with 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 they going really fast by in the highway therefore direction of HU, Györ is hard to them stop. The cars going out of the petrol station have place for stop but still no one did itgood as well. The good thing There is that petrol a gas station have toiletsfurther along on the M1, a little shop after the first exit for water coffee and some foodGyor, outside there are tables and benches for rest (or sleep)'from which you'll be able to catch a lift to Budapest in no time.
June 2020UPDATE (Dec 2016) : [[User:uncle_sam01|Between the mentioned bus stop and the gas station there''uncle_sam01'']] ''thinks s a field and you would likely to get muddy when crossing it. Also I can confirm that this location is a bad option for Austria and probably the worst very good for Hungary. You may find some people here from other Slovak cities on their way to Austria, Vienna but not many. Virtually almost no one will be headed goes towards Hungary from here. Use either the Budapest ([[Bratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_petrol_stationUser:Browncoat|Vyšehradská optionBrowncoat]] or [[Bratislava#Hungarian_Border|the Hungarian border option]]. There's no point in losing 8 hours here, when you could easily get a ride in 20 minutes at either one of those places.)
====Aupark petrol station====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 Budapest 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 lot of trucks stop here.''
Probably the easily reachable way January 2018, [[User:PlumeFabre|PlumeFabre]]: ''to go Vienna: Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is join this OMV petrol gas stationyou have to cross Panonska Cesta street, McD then cross a big field with a train line in the middle and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from finally cross the center of Bratislava there are some local people who go highway to further into Slovakia or city center. But be in the right direction (there is a good possibility to find bridge 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 little bit further on the motorway named Jarovce.(I tried this option with a girlfriendyour left). Enough carsThen, a lot of drivers speak English, but nobody nearly everybody is going to the motorway and everybody has a car filled Wien/Vienna but with groceriespatience, kids or you can find a wife driver for Gyor (MF))July 2016: I tried this option with a grirlfriend and anouther couple as well. The other couple got to lead you until gyor’s gas station where you find a ride second driver to [[Linz]] Budapest in 15 less than 5 minutes!). It took us another 25 minutes to get a ride to a petrol station right before [[Vienna]].''
====Tesco Lamac petrol stationWalking towards Vienna====
A very good way : Motorway-petrol station in Following highway B9 parallel to the north-east of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping centre). Walk 1 km northwards The traffic is slow and you get to a bridge light enough that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're there. Or you people 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''''', cross the bridge over the highway, go under it, and walk 50m to the petrol station. Both bus stops require pick 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 STOPup easily.) 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]
Personal experienceJanuary 2012, [[User:- 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 thatlex)y|- a very good place to standlex)y]]: free Wifi, free toilets and a huge ''I took this route and cheap supermarket ("Kaufland") within 5 minutes only ended up walkingabout 6km between two people who gave me rides.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 Probably better than waiting in town for a big stadiumride. 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.'
====Vyšehradská petrol Einsteinova bus station====
The most traffic but it's hard to get there: This is a big petrol station on Walk south over the D2 highway south of UFO bridge and follow the city. Go by bus 93 or 95 pedestrian/cycle path to the right. You will arrive at a bus stop '''''Vyšehradská'''''(It is on Einsteinova, standing at the last stop front of the bus 93)marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, Cross the big road called Panonská Cesta and walk so to catch all possible rides it's best to wait before the petrol stationfork. It's a quite walk to get therenot ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. [http://gooIf 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.gl/maps/QWXe Here is a map]. Stefan (June Also, there'16) is not sure if that walking path is correct in that map. He walked s an other (longer) way: on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over, [[httpsUser://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1vgETnZenit|Zenit]] got a ride there within 15-PcvwwOun3yBK4CHTaTTa4]20 minutes.
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.====Hungarian Border====
UPDATE Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas station. Take bus no. 91 from the '''''SNP Bridge(Dec 2016Most SNP) ''''' stop ([http: Between //imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/90 schedule]) or bus no. 90 from the mentioned bus '''''Nové SND''''' stop and (near Eurovea, but this one is right in front of the petrol station thereNational Theater - [http://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/91 schedule]) to '''''Čunovské jazerá'''''s - this is a field and "request stop", so you would likely 'll need to push a button to get muddy when crossing itlet the driver know you're getting out. Also I From '''''Čunovské jazerá''''' walk further down along the road, where to your right, across the field, you can confirm that this location is very good for Vienna but almost no already see the highway. After about one goes kilometer, you will reach a farm track leading to the right, across the railway tracks towards Budapest (Browncoat)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?
* [[User:Antonopa|Antonopa]] Signs will be useful here and, unlike in Vysehradska, all traffic will be headed to Hungary (April 2017duh!) Although most traffic is heading to Vienna it is possible to get - getting a ride to Budapest, it is not too far from Bratislava and easily reached by walking. I waited 3hrs for will be a lift to Budapest directly, although I was offered many lifts in the direction piece of Vienna in the meantimecake. There are a lot You can also approach people on either side of people going further too, the border as a lot of trucks stop herethey're getting the Hungarian vignette (highway toll) - the shops are located in the old customs buildings.
April 2019, [[user:suburbandrifter]]: ''The motorway border crossing certainly is the best spot to catch rides towards pretty much anywhere in Hungary, 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 (the 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.
January 2018 - PlumeFabre June 2019: to join [[user:uncle_sam01|uncle_sam01]] ''thinks this OMV petrol station you have to cross Panonska Cesta streetby far the best spot in Bratislava for Hungary, then cross a big field with a train line in the middle Balkans and finally cross the highway even Turkey. He got a direct ride to be in the right direction Bulgaria here (there is a bridge with a little bit further on your leftBG sign). 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 around 25 minutes!)at 5am. Lots of cars from everywhere.''
====Walking towards Zlaté Piesky gas station==== 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 Viennato 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=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]] ([[User talk:Looking for Stu|talk]]) 17:38, 4 December 2012 (CET) ] May 2018, [[User:Fabio|Fabio]]:''I tried to pick a ride to Budapest in that gas station following the advise above, maybe that days I was unlucky, but nobody picked me. I was alone, only with my backpack. I made a sign and spent an entire day (since 09am to 5pm) standing in the exit if the gas station. The cars and truck are going really fast by the highway therefore is hard to them stop. The cars going out of the gas station have place for stop but still no one did it. The good thing is that gas station have toilets, a little shop for water coffee and some food, outside there are tables and benches for rest (or sleep)'' June 2020: [[User:uncle_sam01|''uncle_sam01'']] ''thinks this is a bad option for Austria and probably the worst for Hungary. You may find some people here from other Slovak cities on their way to Austria, but not many. Virtually no one will be headed towards Hungary from here. Use either the [[Bratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_gas_station|Vyšehradská option]] or [[Bratislava#Hungarian_Border|the Hungarian border option]]. There's no point in losing 8 hours here, when you could easily get a ride in 20 minutes at either one of those places.
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)y====Aupark gas station====
====Einsteinova 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.
Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cycle path to the right[[User:MF|MF]]: ''I tried this option with a girlfriend. You will arrive at Enough cars, a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front lot of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly afterspeak English, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best nobody is going 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 motorway and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop about every 15 minutes during the day. Alsoeverybody has a car filled with groceries, there's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over, [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] got kids or a ride there within 15-20 minuteswife.''
====Hungarian Border====Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas station. Take bus no. 91 from the '''''SNP Bridge(Most SNP)''''' stop ([httpJuly 2016://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/90 schedule]) or bus no. 90 from the '''''Nové SND''''' stop (near Eurovea, but I tried this one is right in front of the National Theater - [http://imhdoption with a girlfriend and another couple as well.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/91 schedule]) to '''''Čunovské jazerá''''' - this is The other couple got a "request stop", so you'll need ride to push a button to let the driver know you're getting out[[Linz]] in 15 minutes. From '''''Čunovské jazerá''''' walk further down along the road, where It took us another 25 minutes to your right, across the field, you can already see the highway. After about one kilometer, you will reach get a farm track leading ride to the a gas station right, across the railway tracks towards a bridge over the highway, where you can already spot the former border infrastructurebefore [[Vienna]]. 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.====Tesco Lamac gas station====
April 2019: [[user:suburbandrifter]]: 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''The motorway border crossing certainly is re there. Or you can get there also by bus 83, 34, 22 and 20 or even 30. When taking the best spot buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have to catch rides towards pretty much anywhere in Hungaryget off at the bus stop '''''Húščavova''''', Romaniawalk back few meter to the bridge, Serbiago under it, etcand walk 50m to the gas station. Worked for me countless times. During summer even many Turkish people living in Germany pass through on their route through Southeastern EuropeWhen taking the bus 30. You can approach drivers directly Get off at '''''Pridánky''''', cross the spot where most buy motorway toll stickers for Hungary (bridge over the shop is located right at highway, go under it, and walk 50m to the former border infrastructure)gas station. WhatBoth bus stops require you to give the driver a signal it's more, you can even find a vast truck stop area just a bit furtherbutton 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, where many have their night or weekend breaksit'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]
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.''
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