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* '''By expressway bypass S6 (E28), from petrol station'''
* '''Option 2 '''By national road 1 (E75) or motorway A1, from bus stop close to old town''' Tram nr. 2/4/6/7 (destinantion : Łostowice-Świętokrzyska) from city center. Get off on Wilanowska stop (~10 min. journey from old town). Walk 100 m. north from tram stop and cross big street (Armii Krajowej). At the exit of avenue is usunused bus [https://www.google.pl/maps/dir/54.3367893,18.5993125/54.3386933,18.5999079/@54.3380548,18.5999623,17z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e2]
* '''By national road 1 (E75)'''
Another option is to use the local train called [http://www.skm.pkp.pl/dali.php?aa=mapa_trasy SKM], or regular train and get to '''Option 3 ''Pszczółki''''' or some other village between Gdańsk and Tczew. When you get off the train just walk out of the village in the direction of the road, it's visible from the station. Since first part of the motorway A1 was built there is less traffic on By national road 1.(E75)
Take a bus going to ''Sobieszewo'' or ''Rafineria''=== Southeast and east towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]] {{National Road Number Poland|S7}}, there are 2-3 of them passing the city center [[Olsztyn]] {{National Road Number Poland|S7}} {{National Road Number Poland|16}}, [[Kaunas]] (e.g. #186, #112[[Lithuania]]). Get out at '''''Rafineria''''', it's 15 minutes from city center. There's only one lane and a big bus stop. [[Kaliningrad]] ([[Russia]]) {{National Road Number Poland|S7}} {{National Road Number Poland|S22}} ===
* '''By expressway bypass S6 (E28) > national road 6, from petrol station'''
Get to '''''Osowa Shopping Centre''''' (see direction Toruń, Łódź by S6 for details). Once you're there go north along the bypass (follow the path on the grass field), go under the junction bridge and you will see Lotos petrol station where you can ask for a ride. It's also possible to hitch on the slip road next to the station.
* '''Option 1 '''By national road 6 (E28), from bus stop behind the end of expressway bypass S6'''This spot is located in [[Gdynia]]. Take any local train called [http://www.skm.pkp.pl/dali.php?aa=mapa_trasy SKM] going north and get off at '''''Gdynia Chylonia'''''. Go south to the main road, turn right (westE28). Just behind roundabout (where S6 city bypass ends) is short lay-by. You can try hitching there> national road 6, but some 200m further is bus stop with plenty of space to stop and just behind crossroad with traffic lights. Make a sign as there is a lot of local traffic.from petrol station
* '''By national road 6 Get to Osowa Shopping Centre (E28see direction Toruń, Łódź by S6 for details), from bus stop in Wejherowo. Once you'''This spot is located in [[Wejherowo]]. Take any local train called [http://www.skm.pkp.pl/dali.php?aa=mapa_trasy SKM] going re there go north and get off at '''''Wejherowo''''' along the bypass (all SKM lines going north run at least to this stopfollow the path on the grass field), go under the ticket should cost around 3-4PLN or less with student card junction bridge and the ride should take about 30 minutes. Once you arrive, walk down the log hall way of the will see Lotos petrol station exit up the stairs and where you should be standing next can ask for a ride. It's also possible to hitch on the beginning of the national slip road 6 going in the direction of Koszalin, Szczecin (if you are in a small town, turn around and go back next to the other side of the station). Once there, walk 30 meters back to the bus stop loads of space to pull over.
''"If you go to Berlin it's better to write Polish city on the sign e.g. Szczecin (only 80km from Berlin) because even if Poles are going to Germany they may think you are German and may be shy to speak German (a Berlin sign took me much longer compared to a Szczecin sign for different trips)."'' - Anonymous
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→North and west towards Baltic coast and Koszalin, Szczecin, Berlin (Germany)
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== Hitchhiking out ==
=== South and southwest towards [[Toruń]], [[Łódź]] and [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Poznań]] ===
'''Option 1 '''By expressway bypass S6 (E28), from petrol station From the centre of Gdańsk take any local train called [http://www.skm.pkp.pl/dali.php?aa=mapa_trasy SKM] going north and get off at ''Gdańsk Żabianka''. Than take free bus [http://komunikacja.trojmiasto.pl/osowa.php#ch1 807] going to '''''Osowa Shopping Centre''''' which is located next to S6 (E28) Tricity Bypass. From the shopping centre go north along the bypass (follow the path on the grass field), get on the junction bridge and walk to the other side of the bypass. You will see petrol stations on both sides of the S3S6, north from the junction. Go around Castorama shop to get Lotus petrol station / Mcdonalds Or take SKM train and get off at Gdańsk Oliwa staton. Than go to "your" the tram/bus stop located 5 minutes from station:(https://www. See satellite image of the spot in Hitchwiki google.pl/maps/place/Pętla+tramwajowa+Oliwa/@54.4099182,18.5670324,16.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x46fd753328412381:0x4b1f507901e623a4!8m2!3d54.4098998!4d18.5666002). Take bus 171/169 (timetables : https://ztm.trojmiasto.pl) and get off on Osowa-Obwodnica stop.200 m. from it, there's junction and both petrol station are visible.''
From main railway station in Gdańsk go south along ''Podwale Grodzkie'' and ''Wały Jagielońskie'' streets, cross roundabout and continue walking south along ''Okopowa'' street, cross rail tracks by the bridge and you can hitch on the first bus stop behind it. Here' the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Podwale+Grodzkie&daddr=54.342344,18.643015&geocode=FTpmPQMdj4EcAQ%3B&hl=en&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=18&vps=2&jsv=165c&sll=54.342537,18.643257&sspn=0.00146,0.003449&num=10 route]
Another option is to use the local train called [http://www.skm.pkp.pl/dali.php?aa=== Southeast mapa_trasy SKM], or regular train and east towards [[Warszawa]] get to Pszczółki or some other village between Gdańsk and [[Olsztyn]], [[Kaunas]] ([[Lithuania]]) ===[[File:Gdansk eastTczew.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiking spot (south-)east When you get off the train just walk out of Gdansk. Bus stop at ''Rafineria'the village in the direction of the road, it's visible from the station.]]* '''By Since first part of the motorway A1 was built there is less traffic on national road 7 (E77), from bus stop'''1.
Take bus 112, 166, 186 or 212 to the stop called ''Miałki Szlak'' on ''Elbląska''"[[User:Uhmm|Uhmm]] hitched there a few times and he has seen hitchers there and even picked up one French guy going to [[Lithuania]] onceroad, which is an excellent hitching spot. On this The bus stop usually local people await their busesafter that (''Węzeł Elbląska'') seems like a more obvious choice at first, when they see you hitching they may do as it's located directly before the samemotorway turnoff, they will of course stand 15m in front of you, but they probably wonhowever there is a traffic light right before ''Miałki Szlak''t smile, so eyepeople can check you out while waiting for the light to turn green -contact with very helpful as cars and a little bit of smile and you go along the fantastic fairly fast on this busy road no. 7."''Miałki Szlak'' might be an "on demand" stop so you need to press the "stop" button inside the bus.
=== North and west towards Baltic coast and [[Koszalin]], [[Szczecin]], [[Berlin]] ([[Germany]]) ===
'''Option 2 '''By national road 6 (E28) From bus stop behind the end of expressway bypass S6. Go south to the main road, turn right (west). Just behind roundabout (where S6 city bypass ends) is short lay-by. You can try hitching there, but some 200m further is bus stop with plenty of space to stop and just behind crossroad with traffic lights. Make a sign as there is a lot of local traffic. '''Option 3 '''By national road 6 (E28), from bus stop in Wejherowo This spot is located in Wejherowo. Take any local train called [http://www.skm.pkp.pl/dali.php?aa=mapa_trasy SKM] going north and get off at Wejherowo (all SKM lines going north run at least to this stop), the ticket should cost around 3-4PLN or less with student card and the ride should take about 1 hour. Once you arrive, walk down the log hall way of the station exit up the stairs and you should be standing next to the beginning of the national road 6 going in the direction of Koszalin, Szczecin (if you are in a small town, turn around and go back to the other side of the station). Once there, walk 30 meters back to the bus stop loads of space to pull over. '''Option 4 '''By national road 6 (E28), from bus stop in Rumia Janowo This spot is closer to Gdańsk than bus stop in Wejherowo mentioned above. Take a ride with an SKM train and leave at Rumia Janowo. The bus stop is right next to the platform, at the left side. There are also traffic lights right before the bus stop - making a good hitchhiking sign is recommended, as the drivers have some time to spot it while waiting. == Public Transport == There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English). == Sleeping Places ===
An excellent place to camp is the Oliwa forest which is along the road to Sopot. It is an enormous forested park, safe for putting up a tent. You can get there taking tram #12 from Gdańsk center.
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