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=== East towards [[Lausanne]], [[Bern]], [[Zürich]] ===
Go to ''rue de Lausanne'', near ''la perle du lac''. Take the tramway 1 and stop at ''Secheron''. It's just here, there is a speed control radar in shape of cow, you can wait just after the traffic light. Cars can stop easily. It's a very good spot.
You can also ask people at the === East towards [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stationLausanne]], [[Bern]], [[Zürich]] beside. Works really well!{{European Route Number|62}} ===
* Take the tram 1 until the stop ''Secheron' my sister and I tried this spot and it worked very fast! [[User:Lyrafox|Lyrafox]] 22:38, 17 June 2010 '. (UTCticket cost 3.40 francs)''* '' In fact Carry on walking in the direction the bus was taking (the gas stationbus turns off down another street after 100m), you can stand at any point on this road, radar and but its good to walk for 5 minutes or so to catch a bit more traffic-light is still 5-10 min walking from Perle du lacjoining roads. I've waited +2 hours at this Theres a bike lane where cars could stop, or a big official building along the road where they could pull in. Its an okay spot. Sunday morning, single young manand theres street lighting so okay at night as well. You can also ask people at the [[User:Fabzgypetrol station hitchhiking|Fabzgypetrol station]] 20:35beside, 8 February 2011 (CET)''which works quite well.
Take bus 5 from main station to ''Gd-Saconnex-Place'' on ''Route de Ferney'', stand with a [[signs|sign]] just after the bus stop. There is a BP petrol station nearby, many cars going to motorway A1 for longer distance.
=== West/South towards [[Chamonix]], [[Torino]] or [[Milano]] ===
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→West towards France, Lyon or Annecy
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'''Geneva''' (French: '''Genève''', German: '''Genf''') is a city in the south west of [[Switzerland]] close to the border to with [[France]]. It is home of many famous international organisations such as UNO, WHO or WTO.
== Hitching out ==
You could also take bus 5 from the main station to the stop ''Gd-Saconnex-Place'' on ''Route de Ferney''. Stand with a [[signs|sign]] just after the bus stop. There is a BP petrol station nearby, with many long-distance cars going onto motorway A1. === Southeast towards [[Chamonix]], [[Torino]], [[Milano]] === Take bus 27 towards in the direction ''Thônex-Vallard-Douane'' and go to get off at the end of the line. Walk through last stop There is also bus number 5 which leaves from the customs airport to France and stand at the end of Thonex-Vallard (the stop by customs ) - just before stay on until the cars speed up for final stop. This line is later joined by bus 25 which gets to the motorwaysame place. A ticket costs CHF3.50 / E3. The position 50 but the distance from the city centre is very good, the customs officers are nice, speed around 3.5 km and is low, there´s space for cars easy to walk- just get to Route de Malagnou and walk east until you get to stop, all the traffic is passing through.border * You may try to cross boder also
=== West towards [[France]], [[Lyon]] or [[Annecy]] ===
The perfect spot is at the motorway border crossing. There is are toilets, money exchange, really slow traffic, and friendly environment. You can get very close to it by taking Geneve public transport buses. Lines 4(red), and D(light pink), 72(grey) stop closest to it. 42 also brings you close. Lines 4 and D leave from Bel Air (very central). You have to get out at Perly Village(note: in 2012 the stop is not called Perly-Village any more, but Ravières). Do NOT go until Perly Douane! From the Perly Village bus stop you cross the road, walk back 10 meters and turn right. (The left of the bus you just got off from.) You walk straight on the little street until you get to the bridge above the motorway. There is a short wire fence but people already bent the top of it, it is easy to hop over. After descending to the motorway, you turn right, and walk until the border. There is a concrete pavement outside the hard shoulder, you can walk safely to the spot. There is lot of traffic, straight ride to Paris possible!
The walking takes 20 min more or less. It is useful to ask for a big public transport map, in hostels for example. - the one with the streets shows you where to walk.
If you want to try it from inside the city, then:
Take the bus 23, 28, 57 or 'Y' if you are at the Airport, or the tram 14 or 16 from the train station, and stop at ''Blandonnet''. Walk about 600m to the next on-ramp in direction of South, the one leading to the highway in the direction of South from ''Route de Vernier''. The position is NOT very good because the cars speed up and visibility is not really good but there´s place for cars to stop. You can begin hitch-hiking just after the traffic light, before the bend. Take a ride at least 10km South to the Swiss-French border, where there´s a decent spot to continue. Walk through the customs and hitchhike - preferably with a sign - before the cars speed up. There´s not much space for cars to stop but they can, speed is low and all the traffic is passing through the customs.
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