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 '''Budapest''' is the capital of [[Hungary]]. It is often abbreviated as BP, which is easier to see for car drivers on a [[signs|sign]]. 

(These directions are for leaving the city centre. See [[Budapest Ferihegy international airport]] for hitching from there.) 

2. Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Walk through the underpass and up the steps in northwest direction. Continue along the footpath till you reach the main road Budaörsi út. Cross the main road and turn left and walk west for 250m along Budaörsi út till you reach the ==== Option 1 : OMV petrol station / McDonalds.BAH-csomópont ====

This petrol Take bus 8E, 110, 112 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'', or 139, 140, 140A from ''Széll Kálmán tér'', in direction of Kelenföld vasútállomás M and get off at ''BAH-csomópont''. Alternatively, trams 17 and 61 stop here. Also, you can walk ≈4.5km west from Keleti train station is at to the very beginning of ''Budaörsi út''.<br/ >This place is relatively close to the motorway that splits after center and there is a few kms into motorways lot of traffic to the M1 and M7. Many cars stop here also because of the McD's (thumbing at It appears like this is the exit works well, as many cars go only to McD's and do not tank). Alternatively, there is also an Agip petrol station about 200m further along option in the roadlist that nobody has specifically spoken against.

'''Edit July 2015'''==== Option 2: Motorway service station M1/M7 (OMV) '''Do not go there!Kelenföld''' Motorway under construction = bad place! Much better option is to take bus 272 from Moricz zsigmond and stop at Budaörs, benzinkút.===

1. Take bus 8E from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' (Keleti train station) in the direction of Kelenföld vasútállomás M, (and change at BAH-csomópont for bus 139), or take bus 139 from 'Edit August 2015'Széll Kálmán tér'': We went there and after in the petrol stationdirection of Gazdagréti tér, there is an other one and get off at ''Nagyszeben út'' (like 1 minute walking furthernot Nagyszeben tér!), . Walk back 100m east in the direction the bus came from along Budaörsi út and you can hitchhike directly will see the OMV petrol station and McD on the road front of it. The construction is actually great because cars aren't going that fast. Got a ride to Vienna in 10 minutesright.

==== Option 2 : OMV petrol station BAH-csomópont ====. Take bus 8E, 110, 112 metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'', or 139, 140, 140A from ''Széll Kálmán tér'', as in Option 1 but get off closer to the city centre at last stop ''BAH-csomópontKelenföld vasútállomás''. Alternatively, trams 17 Walk through the underpass and 61 stop hereup the steps in northwest direction. Also, Continue along the footpath till you can reach the main road Budaörsi út. Cross the main road and turn left and walk ≈4.5km west from Keleti train for 250m along Budaörsi út till you reach the OMV petrol station/ McD. to This petrol station is at the very beginning of ''Budaörsi út''the motorway that splits after a few kms into motorways M1 and M7. Many cars stop here also because of the McD (thumbing at the exit works well, as many cars go only to McD and do not tank). Alternatively, there is also an Agip petrol station about 200m further along the road.<br/ >This place The construction work is over, and the junction is closer significantly rebuilt! Do not trust on Google Streetview, it shows the old system. Most traffic heading to the centre than in Option 1motorway AVOID the McDonalds on new lanes, you can try at the exit of the OMV station, but there is a lot or at the area of traffic the AGIP (will be rebranded to the M1 and M7MOL) petrol station.

 Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Take bus 172 or 173 and get off at stop ''Budaörs, benzinkút'', which is right at the Agip service station.<br/ >It has a lot of traffic to both motorways and can be a great place if you get a chance to talk to drivers, though the staff of the petrol station may not allow it. Note: This is a bad spot, even though it looks perfect - it's next to the motorway, but most cars come there from the small local road and are driving only in the vicinity. Went from there 4 times, waiting time from 1h to 3.5h.

 Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Then take a local train to ''Biatorbagy'' (it costs about EUR 1 (HUF 370)). From the station, turn right for 20m, and then right again at the roundabout under the railway tracks along Dózsa György út for ≈350m until you reach a main road. Turn left (northwest) and follow this national road 1 for 2km to a turning on the right. Walk north along this road for ≈750m under the motorway bridge to the service station on the north side of the motorway.<br/ >If you are ready to invest some time to get to the first petrol station after the motorway splits, you should do so because it is a perfect spot because as essentially all the cars there are going towards Vienna/Bratislava.

 Starting from inside the city (between Moszkva tér and Kelenföld) is a possibility worth trying, especially because there are some good spots that are quite popular among local hitchhikers. Pros are that you don't need to spend any money on transport; cons are that there is a lot of local traffic and so waiting times could be very long.(In real nobody will take you, go out to the edge of the city). 

 ==== Option 1: Start of M5 motorway Gyáli út ==== Take the metro tram 4 or 6 to ''Határ útBoráros tér''. Then , then take bus [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/84e.html #84E], [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/89e.html #89E] number 54 or [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/294e.html #294E] 55 to the stop ''Naszód utca (Használtcikk piac)Gyáli út''. Walk straight for 75 m and then turn left on the street ''Gyáli út''. Here After about 150 m there is a curve in the road, turn right there and walk to the motorway (it's not yet a motorway officially, so you can start hitchhike there). There is no road or pavement leading there, but it's easy to hitch (you should cross. You will see a Citroen car lot half complete ramp on your right going on the other side of the roadmotorway. A sign "Szeged" is usefulIt's basicaly a 100 meters long lane with no traffic on it, it's ideal for cars to stop, and you are also visible from a long distance. If you take bus 84EAs of January 2017, you can continue straight onto there is some construction which leaves no space for stopping except on the exit lane of the motorway to a OMV petrol station that you can hitch fromnearby.The spot still worked quite well

==== Option 3: Gyáli út ====Take tram 4 or 6 to ''Boráros tér'', then take bus number 54 or 55 to the stop ''Gyáli útRadnó utca''. Walk straight for 75 m and then turn left There is a petrol station on the other side of the noise barrier wall. You could also thumb at the bus stop on the street bus-only lane. If you want to go any further, option 3 is about 800 meters down the road. ==== Option 3: Start of M5 motorway ==== Take the metro to ''Gyáli Határ út''. After about 150 m there is a curve in the roadThen take bus [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/84e.html #84E], turn right there and walk [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/89e.html #89E] or [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/294e.html #294E] to the motorway stop ''Naszód utca (itHasználtcikk piac)'s not yet a motorway officially, so '. Here you can hitchhike there). There is no road or pavement leading there, but it's easy start to cross. You will hitch (you should see a half complete ramp on your right going Citroen car lot on the motorwayother side of the road. A sign "Szeged" is useful. It's basicaly a 100 meters long lane with no traffic on itIf you take bus 84E, it's ideal for cars you can continue straight onto the motorway to stop, and a OMV petrol station that you are also visible can hitch from a long distance.(This information is unconfirmed; maybe this is the OMV in option 2.)

 Take the metro 3 to ''Népliget''.'' Take bus [http://www.volanbusz.hu/en/timetable/lines/line/?menetrend=2204 Volánbusz 608] to ''Inárcsi elág. (M5-ös út)''. After approximately 30km, it will leave the motorway and go to Inárcs. Remember the way and get off the bus at the first stop (shortly past where the town starts) and walk back to the OMV petrol station where the bus left the motorway. Take care, because there is no sidewalk and cars/trucks can be quite fast. It is the first big petrol station on M5 after Budapest [http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/47.2750/19.3289] and there will be cars and trucks to all the southerly destinations - just ask around. You can look for foreign plates if you want to leave the country.<br/ >Transport will cost 350 HUF for a metro ticket and HUF 650 for the bus (Sep 2015)

To get out of Budapest, get to the public transportation hub ''Móricz Zsigmond körtér''. You can take Take tram 61 from near the train station ''Déli Pályaudvar'', or tram 6 from ''Blaha Lujza tér.'' , or ''Ferenc krt''. You can also take bus 7 from ''Ferenciek tere''. Once you are at , to ''Móricz Zsigmond körtér''. From here, cross the street, and walk further on for about 20 m and get on 20m. Take bus 33 or 33A. After approximately 27 minutes, you’ll see a big shopping mall called Campona on your left. Get and get off at the next stop, ''Budatétényi Sorompó''(the stop after the big shopping mall Campona on your left). From the bus stop, turn back and walk in the way direction the bus just camefrom. Cross the street at the first crossing to your right(Növény ut. There’s no street sign, so no name). That street has a railway overpass that crosses over it. Walk under the overpass and in a couple of minutes you'll arrive at a busy road. This is road #6 that goes south to Pécs. Turn left on that road and start hitching before the traffic light near the bus stop. There is enough room for cars to pull over there.

For food, bathroom, and buses, get dropped of at the Tesco in Pécs. There's a bus station there where cars can stop.  

#==== Option 1: Junction & Petrol station on M3 bevezető ==== Take trolleybus [http://www.bkvbkk.hu/trolleybusen/timetables/#74.html #74] from the centre ''Károly körút (Astoria M)'' near the Astoria metro station . Get off at ''AstoriaSárrét park''). You can go until Turn back in the direction from where the last stop, but it is better trolleybus came from and walk ≈50m along Ungvár ut. Turn right and walk 200m along Rákosszeg park to get off one stop before the lastend. From there, you should hear the noise of the M3 motorwayTurn right on Kacsóh Pongrác út. Just follow it, and walk back a bit (100m to the opposite direction of the cars)entrance slip road, or turn left on Kacsóh Pongrác út. and you'll find an entrance and also a walk 50m to the OMV petrol station. #From the metro stations ''Astoria'' ==== Option 2: M3 Junction ====  Take bus 7, 7E, 8E, 108E, or 133E from ''Blaha Lujza tér'' take bus [http://www.bkv.hu/english/busz/173evissza.html #173E] and get off at the last stop ''Újpalota, Nyírpalota út''. Walk northwest 1km along Szentmihályi út. to the big street on your left for about 10 minutes, check sliproad at the signs and get onto beginning of the motorwayM3 proper. It's not the best hitchhiking spot, but it works after a while. If you get stuck here, walk 2km along the motorway to the service station. #==== Option 3: M3 Junction Mogyoród ==== Take the metro 2 to the last stop ''Örs Vezér tér''. Cross the big square and then from From the HÉV (regional train station), take a train 8 in the direction ''Gödöllő'' and get off at the station ''Mogyoród''. Five minutes' From the station, walk left 20m on Vasút ut. Turn right and walk ≈400m along Gödöllői ut. Then turn right and walk from here is an ≈500m along Szadai út. until you reach the entrance sliproad to the M3 motorwayon the right. Alternatively, while two kilometres further on, there is also a petrol stationon the motorway.#To get to [http==== Option 4://hitchwiki.org/maps/?placeMotorway service station M3 ====6982 this spot] take the Take bus [http://www.bkv.hu/bus/5.html #5] from somewhere ''Blaha Lujza tér'' in the centre. Quite a long ride as you need to direction of Rákospalota, Kossuth utca and get off in the stop Szentmihályi at ''Juhos utca''. Walk ≈450m northeast along Régi Fóti út. Walk You will see a Lidl supermarket on the [http://mapsright.googleTurn right on the small road and walk southeast for 1km crossing over the motorway bridge.com/maps?saddr=Budapest,+Fogat+utca,+Magyarorsz%C3%A1g&daddr=Szentmih%C3%A1lyi+%C3%BAt&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=47(You can see the service station on the left from the bridge).556285,19Take the first road left after the bridge and walk ≈700m until you see the big Praktiker store.127476&sspn=0.008298,0.021136&geocode=FTiy1QIdk8MjASm_8iAXWNpBRzFKKo2vPH0kSQ%3BFYqd1QIdCOwjAQ&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=16&dirflg=w&z=16 big Turn left and walk through the car park to the end and jump over the small-ish fence and once past the road], youwill be on the petrol station. There is a McDonalds and KFC here too. ''ll see ''''Option 5:'''''' Kacsóh Pongrác út bus station''''''  Take M1 to Mexikói út metro station and cross the railways in the underpass to the bridge over itRóbert Károly körút where you will find Kacsóh Pongrác út bus station. ThatIt's a very safe place to stop and it is directly before the entrance to the motorwayM3 highway.(Waiting time as a woman 10-15 min, hichhiked many times here) 

#==== Option 1: Agip petrol station on national road 4 ==== Take metro line 3 to the end of the line where you will find a at ''Kőbánya-Kispest''. Walk to the bus stationon the other side of the #4 road. Take the airport bus, it will stop 200E and get off at terminal 1, stay on the bus until the second to last stop before the airport. You will notice that the city ends quite abruptly. Prior to this you will see a petrol station, this is the last petrol station for at least 10–15 km. From the second to last bus stop you will have to walk back to this station. There is no good place to hitch after this point for around 10–15 km as the road is motorway. Later on there are more hitching opportunities and it: 's easy to get dropped off somewhere useful. #Take a regional train from the train station 'Vecsés-nyugat'Nyugati Pályaudvar'' to . Walk back along the station ''Üllő'' (it costs about HUF 550 road ≈600m and takes 30 minutes). You can walk through you will reach the town to a big roundabout where there is a MOL Agip petrol station& McDonalds.<br/ >

=== M2 = Option 2: Üllő roundabout & MOL petrol station ==== Take a regional train from train station ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' to ''Üllő'' (550 HUF and 30 min ride). Walk ≈700m southwest on Deák Ferenc ut. till you reach the main road through the town Pesti út. Turn left (southeast) here and walk 2km along Pesti út to the large roundabout and MOL petrol station at the end of town. You can also hitch 100m past the roundabout on national road 4; although there's no shoulder, there is some space for cars to pull over and stop. 20/09/17 Tried option 1 for 3 hours and then went to option 2, waited maybe 30min. === Option 3: M3 Highway for Debrecen === Take a subway till station Mexicói út after walk 4 km ( it's pretty far and I saw a bus 25, but didn't check from where is it going ) till you cross Ozman utca( or around it) it will be a gas station OMV, the road is going among M3 highway, and here some cars are going to a gas station from Highway to this road and back to the highway, and also there is a bus stop after a gas station, where is very convenient to stop the car.  === North towards [[Slovakia]], [[Kraków]] ([[Poland]]) M2 {{European Route Number|77}} ===

Get on one of the very frequent ''Vac''-bound trains ==== Option 1: Motorway Junction Sződliget ==== Take a train from ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' (which is in the main train station) direction of Vac and and get off at the ''Sződliget''-stop which is roughly a half hour train ride(HUF 550/EUR 2and 30 min ride) . When you get off Walk south along the train walk find platform to the road (Dunai fasor). Turn left (east) and take a left. Follow it for about 200 meters until you get walk ≈400m to the entrance sliiproad over the motorway and then just stand bridge. Stand on the motorway hitchhiking instead of the onramp sliproad as there's a a lot of space to pull over and people don't really drive to too fast at that stretch of the road.  ==== Option 2: Motorway service station (Shell) ==== Take a train from ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' to "Dunakeszi Gyártelep‎" (HUF 150/300) and walk 3.5 km to the petrol station on the E77 (Hungarians call it Road Number Two). The walk is 40+ minutes but its pretty straightforward - check this [http://goo.gl/maps/bCKPV map]. From Pipa st. you can see the sign of the petrol station in the distance, and it will help you to navigate.

AlternativelyThe motorway only has two lanes and cars are going pretty slow, you can take train from Nyugati to "Dunakeszi Gyártelep‎" (HUF 150/300) and walk 3.5 km so it's not a problem to the petrol station on the E77 (Hungarians call cross it Road Number Two). The walk is 40+ minutes but Once you get there its pretty great spot to catch a long drive! You can be picky, so best wait for someone going straight-forward - check this [http://goo.gl/maps/bCKPV map] From Pipa st. to Poland because once you can see get to the sign of Slovak border, the petrol station in the distance, road is getting bad and it will help you to navigatethis is your best shot.

The motorway only has two lanes, and cars are going pretty slow, so itIf you's not a problem re heading to cross it. Once [[Poland]], you get there its great spot to catch 'd most likely be better off finding a long drive! You can be picky, so best wait for someone going straight direct lift to Poland because once you get from the Hungarian- Slovak border rather than getting short lifts through Slovakia. Trucks go until the road is getting bad Chyzne border crossing between Slovakia and this is your best shotPoland, where it's easy to get a lift to Krakow or further to Warsaw.

Budapest has an extensive public transportation system consisting of a metro, buses and trams. A single ticket is about 1.15 (a set of 10 tickets is about EUR 9.90). After you buy your ticket, you have to validate it. There are red machines on buses and trams that punch a hole in a different place on your ticket each day, which is how they determine if you validated your ticket that day (or at least not the day before...).

Inspections on buses and trams are rare except for the most popular lines (e.g. buses 7, 7E, 173 and 173E and trams 2 (very frequent), 4, 5 and 6). Rush hours are usually safe when the trams/buses are too crowded for the inspectors to walk through the vehicles. If you want to be safe, hang around the machine and if you see an inspector coming, punch your ticket immediately. You can usually also get off the carriage when you see inspectors getting on as usually at least some of them will wear uniforms.

In Be careful: the metro there are inspectors posted at the entrance to the platforms during all operational hours who will demand to see your ticket. Most of system has changed, and the time they check those who controllers are entering and don't bother often escorted with people a public area inspector who are leaving has the platform (Keleti railway station is one notable exception), so if right to stop you see no conductors at the entrance then you are fine. Either you take and demand for your chance that there will be no checking at the exit, or take the bus/tram, you can get pretty much everywhere without the metroID cards.'

If you get caught without a valid In the metro there are inspectors posted at the entrance to the platforms during all operational hours who will demand to see your ticket, . Most of the official fine on time they check those who are entering and don't bother with people who are leaving the spot platform (Keleti railway station is HUF 8one notable exception),000, which is about EUR 27so if you see no conductors at the entrance then you are fine. Do not let yourself Either you take your chance that there will be fooled with another amountno checking at the exit, it is HUF 8or take the bus/tram,000, and you can get pretty much everywhere without the received paper is valid for travelling that daymetro. But if you are cool enough Oftentimes you can get away also just walk past these inspectors at the entrance or flash them a used ticket without paying stopping. Be careful changing lines at allDeák Ferenc tér, usually there are controllers on stations of Line 2 and 3.

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On At around 20:30 or later, the trams and buses ticket inspectors that stand at the inspectors legally aren't allowed entrance to touch the metro go home, meaning youcan get on the metro for free. Avoid speaking English or German to Be aware also that if they have controls while you exit the controllers. Insteadstation, pick they announce it as you get off the most obscure language train and again every 2 minutes or so ("Please have your tickets ready for inspection as you know and keep them busy until leave the next stopstation. When the doors open") If this happens, simply exit get back on the tram next train and walk away. Never give the controllers get off a stop before or after your ID or passportchosen stop. Maybe Do not try searching for it until the next stop, then get off the tram/bus thenand run past any inspectors if they have a control -- they are notoriously aggressive and will have no problem chasing you.

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If you want to sleep outside in summer, you can do so anywhere in Buda hills. Other possibilities These places are the two big parksabandoned after dark, Margitsziget (47.528694far from people,19.047618) and Városliget (47.513566,19.085126). Margitsziget is an island in the Danube and it's a popular place to walk and escape from the busy city in the nice weather. Városliget is about the same. In both places you could find hidden places where nobody would bother you at night. Although there are sometimes used by homeless people still awake at nights, especially young ones, but they won't harm you. Homeless people are harmless. In case the weather outside is not very warm nor welcoming, the mall Duna Plaza, in the northern part of the city XIII district, metro stop Gyongyosi utza offer great opportunities to find a shelter and not being discovered by security guards. In a cold night of november ('13) [[User: Fedecicco| Fede]] I found a perfect spot to lay down on his mat and sleep, behind the high bar of a closed (but open..) pub on the 2nd floor, next to the restaurants, emergency exit stairs on the back, at the highest floors are also a good option. Toilets are closed at night and security go around to check when they close the building around 02:00. 

At Örs vezér tere, there's an IKEA with a great food court. Just take a left after you come up the stairs to avoid all the showrooms unless you enjoy playing there to raise your appetite :-)  On the top floor of the central market at Fovam ter, there are many food stalls, popular among tourists, most of whom are ignorant fuckers who order what they want but not what they need, i.e. A LOT of leftovers on the table. There are public tables where these fuckers eat and they are not frequently cleaned by workers, thus easy opportunity for table diving. Please do this, even just once or twice. I have seen big sandwiches and baked potatoes and such being left after a single bite. We should make wasting food a crime.  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}