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There's a train from ''Gara de Nord'' to [[Giurgiu]] (leaving at 20:00 and 12:00, August 2010), for the equivalent of about 7 euro.
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=== Northeast towards Urziceni, [[Buzau]], [[Braila]], [[Galaţi]] {{E|85}} ===
Take the metro to Piaţa Obor, then from there take tram #21 north to the last stop. The tram will turn off the main road into its terminus station, but after getting out of the tram continue walking straight on the main road. You will come to a bridge after a large market called ''Europa''. Hitchhiking here is possible, but you will have to compete with other people who are standing alongside the road to flag down minibuses. A better option is to continue walking north for about three kilometers until after the Bucharest ring road, where all cars going northeast are isolated.
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'''Bucharest''' (Romanian: '''Bucureşti''') is the capital of [[Romania]].
== Hitching in and around ==
Bucharest has a ring road completely surrounding the city, which means that hitchhikers can accept a lift to Bucharest and then go further without having to enter the city center and then hitch out again. However, hitching from the ring road in some places can be very difficult, Especially in the north near Otopeni and motorway 1 where they are constructing a new road and it is a very bad area full of prostitutes, stray dogs, gypsies and really no good places for cars to stop. In such cases it is better to just hitch into town and avoid the ring road. Then take a metro or a bus to the side of Bucharest you need to exit from.
Southbound travelers headed for [[Bulgaria]] or [[Istanbul]] might want to stop at a truck rest stop [http://maps.google.com/?q=bucuresti&ie=UTF8&ll=44.435718,25.964658&spn=0.002896,0.006191&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr close to where the E70 takes a right turn], where one can possibly find a lift straight there. Even if there are few drivers stopped in the parking lot that you can ask directly, you can thumb trucks driving by, preferably with a sign reading BG or TR. Traffic moves very slowly here so drivers have plenty of time to see you.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== West towards [[Transylvania]], [[Serbia]] {{E|81}} ===
Get the metro to ''Pacii'' (note the metro is a bit crazy - if you're not careful the trains change lines without warning and you can end up at ''Gare Du Nord'' again!).
From ''Pacii'' you have to find the main road going west, and go to the first bus stop. Get the first bus that says ''Carrefour'' and go all the way to ''Carrefour'' shopping centre, this is the start of the motorway. Carrefour also provides free shuttle minibuses leaving from ''Pacii'' and even from further inside the city. There's a part where the fence is broken (it's not broken anymore, if you get to the mall, you have to walk back a little bit, and or a) walk by the side of the entrance of a tunnel (kind of dangerous) or b) get out before the carrefour and walk (and hitch) a kilometer or two) and you can access the motorway here - it's actually a very good spot to hitch, since traffic coming from the big shopping centre stops here. Another easy option to get to the same hitchhiking spot is to go to the metro "Preciziei" and from there walk about 2.1 km or take bus 25 or 35 and then walk 1.2 km.
The Transylvanian road runs through [[Sibiu]] and [[Cluj-Napoca]]. This is the standard route for central and western Transylvania, the other route through Brasov is a "scenic" journey that takes longer.
=== South towards [[Giurgiu]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] {{E|85}} ===
[[File:Romania-erga on the way out of bucharest.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Erga hitchhiking to Bucharest]]
Take the M2 metro in direction of ''Berceni''. Get off at ''Eroi Revolutiei'' and look for the ''City Mall'', walk towards it and you will see that the road forks. Take the right fork, the road will be called ''Giurgiului''. Just after the city mall, there's a tram ticket office. Get a ticket (1.3 Lei as of October 2009), and walk a bit more on the road to get to the tram stop. It's right in the middle of the road. Take tram #7 or #25 to the last stop. Then walk down the road for 5 minutes and you will reach a service station on the right hand. You can ask people here or stop cars passing on the main road.
==== Personal experiences ====Northeast towards Urziceni, [[User:Guaka|guakaBuzau]] thought it was a good option to get out of the city in the evening, but Giurgiu's train station is not even close to the city, or the border[[Braila]], so a bad option for the night. If you consider this option to save some time it's probably much better to take the train directly to [[RuseGalaţi]].{{E|85}} ===
=== East towards [[Constanţa]], [[Vama Veche]] {{Aro|2}} ===
Take the red metro line to Anghel Saligny, the last stop in direction east. If you leave the station, you are right at the beginning of the motorway A2 in direction Constanţa.
===North towards [[Ploiesti]], [[Brasov]] = Public transport ==* The Take bus/tram ticket inspectors are not working after 7 pm so a ticket check after this hour is highly unlikely* The buses are running between 5 am and 11 pm* 1 Ticket is 1nr.5 Lei 783 towards Otopeni Airport (0e.g.30 EURfrom Piata Unirii, Piata Romana or Piata Victoriei)* Controllers in Romania are very sneaky. They don't and get on off at bus stops but instead they go on the stop called 'Aleea Privighetorilor'. You can hitchhike right at traffic lightsthe busstop. So Note that way no one can get out of the bus this road is an old road towards Ploiesti and they can catch people easier. They usually go in near some kilometers to the front so if you want east there is a chance of escaping then sit right next (new) highway, but many people still use it to the front door and dash out really quickly when the door is open for them go to get onPloiesti or further north. Otherwise, if you get caught try saying you have no money Plus this road goes through some villages and that you therefore cars are traveling by autostop (romanian word for hitchhiking) around the world with no money. Having a hitchhiking sign not driving very fast and backpack would help your story :) This worked once for Luke and Sma. Controllers just gave back our passports and left us alone whereas a few minutes earlier they were threatening have plenty of opportunities to call the policestop.* Buses have a special program for night also. They start their route from "Piata Unirii" between 23 pm and 6 am. The buses start the routes at sharp hours. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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