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===== Directions =====
Take the 32 bus south east to Trattfelderstraße. Just behind the stop is a bridge/overpass, with a ramp leading up. Carefully walk in the grass up to a traffic circle, where you'll see signs for any direction you want to go. There is a small shoulder right before the exit towards Slovenia, you can stand at the front of this area with your sign and get all the traffic heading towards Slovenia from this area.
<i>(<b>Note:</b> "If you ever get stuck here at night, know that if you cross to the other side and turn right, along this path you'll come across a metal staircase where I made home for the night on the lowest level (though it doesn't give full protection from wind/rain, also can get quite cold, so having a sleeping mat is preferred), and also bought food from the petrol station about a 2 min walk away. "</i>[[User:Chillion|Chillion]])
===== Personal experiences =====
or follow an alternative path that bypasses multi-lane, busy traffic circle:
2) Take a train to Graz Webling ([https://wegfinder.at/ wegfinder] Android app worked great to find a connection), follow railroad south and turn left (east) onto Schwarzer Weg. Follow Schwarzer Weg for another ~500m , taking the left when the road forks, passing a neighbourhood, until you get to multiple overpasses. You need to '''jump over the left (north) fence''' between the first and second overpass and climb onto a hill. It may be a bit of a challenge but it's doable (note: the closer to the concrete overpass the more stable the fence is). There Once you get to the top, you are!'ll have a big long shoulder to hitch a ride.*[[User:Chillion|Chillion]]: (2018) this spot is absolutely perfect, better than the other methods. I walked to this location from Trattfelderstraße, which took 30mins. Though the hill between overpasses 1 and 2 is a little challenging, the fence ate easy an easy climb. Make sure you don't rush it and climb safely. Waited 30mins (9am, weekday), with "MB" sign on the shoulder til I got a lift to a rest station half way between 14km before Maribor and Zagreb. From. There there I hitched on another motorway shoulder with a "ZG" sign, as the rest station was dead, and got a straight ride to Zagreb about an hour later.
Follow maps below and [https://www.google.pl/maps/place/Graz,+Austria/@47.0315018,15.4122756,159m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x476e3587173065bb:0xfe8e8ad1d2dfdd9b!8m2!3d47.070714!4d15.439504?hl=en Google Maps satellite images of a region] to better understand instructions.
:"We've tried this spot and it worked perfectly. We've waited less than 15 minutes with "[[Maribor]]" sign and catched a ride to an Austro-Slovenian border. Note, however, that we had a perfect combo: M+F, mid 20s, 3:30 PM on weekday (afternoon rush hours). I'd also suggest an alternative path (path no. 2) to get to an emergency lane, as it seems safer than crossing busy roundabout." - [[User:raczek|raczek]] and Ewa, September 2017
:"When I read about and then go to this spot and saw it, I thought "hm realy nice place", but after ~40 minutes (I stand with gf, and we had a sign "Maribor"), with no one cars stopped, the police came and said "what are u doing on the highway, go away from here!" So keep in mind it, and if it will happend, go back like you go into this spot, cause it is dangerous and hard to go in another way." - [[User:artendem|artendem]] and Iren, August 2019
„Be carefully, a lot of police are going on this way. They catched us and want to give fine 35€. They know about this place. But of course it is perfect spot for going to Slovenia.” - August 2019
==== Spot 2: Roundabout behind Murpark shopping centre ====
== Public Transport ==
Graz provides a tramway system, it is aligned star shaped around the center excange point ''Jakomini Platz''. The tram and bus diagram can be found right [http://www.holding-graz.at/linien/linienuebersicht.html here].
The Tickets are bought directly in the Tram/Bus. A 1-hour ticket is € 12,9050, a 1-day ticket is € 45,20 50 and the three day Tourist ticket comes to € 912,90. The most central three tram stations in the old town are free for anyone.
Controllers sometimes patrol the tramways, but during the day you can usually hop on a bus without showing a ticket. in In the night, however, the driver usually asks to see a ticketfrom 8pm on. Fines are very expensive. They control mostly on sundays and in the evening.
