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=== Eastwards towards [[Ankara]] ===
For going east there are different options:
* Get on the 111, 112 or 200 and stay on the bus almost all the way to the last stop (get off approximately two or three stops before).
You are now located a little bit south of the E80/O4 heading East towards Ankara. You will need to walk a little bit northwards in order to reach a ramp.
There is a bus stop on the on-ramp. You can hitch out from there unto the E80/O4 going East.
Most people who will take you might just drive for another 10km or so. There are lots of [[petrol station]]s on the way in this giant suburban maze but chances are only local people stop there.You will have to go for about nearly 20 or 30 km until you will actually be out of the Istanbul metropolis.
If you want to avoid 30km of urban hitch hiking, from the last stop of 112 take bus 134BK (other 134 buses MAY work as well) which leaves across the road from where 112 ends. Ride until the end and transfer onto 133Ş and ride it until the last stop. You are then in Şekerpınar and can walk the 2km to the main highway: Anadolu Otoyolu.
* Another possibility which worked good is geting on a ferry to Haydarpassa (1,50 TL) an from there a suburban train to the last station Gebze (also 1,50 TL). There is only one train line. There you leave the station to the left, and after 500 meters the you´ll see the road to Ankara on the left.
* Another bus to take from Taksim Square may be 129T (''Taksim-Kozyatağı'' line), which, unlike the other transcontinental bus lines, requires single ticket. Get off at the last stop (''Bostancı Köprüsü''), which is a leaf-clover interchange, and then walk past the interchange until you see a safe shoulder down the road a couple hundred metres away. Start hitching there ready with a [[Signs|sign]] saying at least ‘[[Gebze]]'/'[[Izmit]]’, it’ll make you more visible and look like a total hitchhiker. Drivers around here seem to have some concerns about sharing their car with a stranger and looking like a total hitchhiker seems to somewhat ease their anxiety. However, there are also many minibuses heading for Gebze on this road, so hiding your sign when they are passing by and shaking your head both sides when its headlights flash (to ask whether you’d like a ride … for a fee) may prevent some of the unwanted attention. Expect to wait at least 30 minutes until you are offered a lift. Morning hours (approx. between 6:30-8:30) are best since the road is congested at that time and vehicles move slowly, which lets the drivers to think more about taking you in. Beware of the motorcycles by the way, which sometimes illegally drive inside the shoulder and literally skim you over.
There is a petrol station exactly 9km before [[Izmit]] where you can be dropped off. This is a great place to catch direct rides to almost any part of the country.
[[Category:Route to Istanbul]]
[[Category:E80]]
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