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{{Infobox Polish Location|country = Poland|state = Lesser Poland (Voivodeship)|map = <map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/>|pop = 762,500|plate = KR, KK|motorways = {{Apl|4}}|expressways = }}'''Kraków''' is a city in the south of [[Poland]], with more than 750 thousand inhabitants (2nd largest in Poland). Cars registered in Kraków have registration plates KR.

==Hitching OutHitchhiking out ==

===East West towards [[RzeszowKatowice]], [[Przemyśl]], [[UkraineWrocław]]{{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===<map lat='50.05405277962895' lng='19.955291748046875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/>Hitching in this direction is easy. Take the minibus from the main post office (corner of ''Starowislna'' and ''Westerplatte'' streets) to <b><i>Wieliczka</i></b> (the ticket costs about 2,5 PLN) and ask the driver to let you out at the end of the city (the place where already ''Wieliczka'' starts). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck. See picture.

===South and southwest towards [[Zakopane]], [[Bielsko-Biała]], [[Slovakia]]===Take tram no. 8, direction <b><i>Zakopianska</i></b>, get out at the last stop, there is a small bus station. Walk direction south on ''Zakopianska'Note:''' Don' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic light, after there t go towards Katowice if your destination is a bus stop where you can hitchhikethe Czech Republic.[[Image:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]If you go to [[Bielsko-Biała]], after going 18 km You risk getting stuck in direction [[Zakopane]] by national road noKatowice's large urban agglomeration. 7Instead, you need to change follow the road to the west, in to direction instructions below for [[Bielsko-Biała]] (national road no. 52).

'''1 From Pasternik Cmentarz bus stop'''Get to the bus stop (roundabout) "Rondo Ofiar Katynia" (for public transformation info use [https://www.jakdojade.pl www.jakdojade.pl]) and from there another 2 stops to "Pasternik Cmantarz". There is a bus stop, petrol station and plenty of space for a car to pull over.   '''2 From first petrol station on the highway'''It's about 1km further than toll booths, but the spot is better than booths. You must take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0226/0226rw01.htm 226], [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0209/0209rw01.htm 209] or [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0258/0258rw01.htm 258] and get off on stop "Winna Góra". You will be already beside the motorway and the petrol station is close by. the best is to check the amazingly helpful page [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ jakdojade.pl] because the buses are running once for two hours.  '''3 From [[Toll station|toll booths]]'''From main railway station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) take bus 208 or 292 direction ''Port Lotniczy (Airport)''. If you take bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0208/0208rw01.htm 208] get off at '''''Balice Autostrada (NŻ)''''' (you have to press the stop button otherwise the bus won't stop). Walk back for about 30m and turn left (west). Continue walking, go over the motorway by the bridge from which you will see the toll booths. Here's the [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.08418%2C19.80726&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route] It's a bout 1.5km walk. If you take the bus [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0292/0292rw01.htm 292] you have to walk a bit more (about 3km). Get off at the airport and follow this [http://www.pkt.pl/finddirections.ds?location=50.07193%2C19.80054&location=50.084%2C19.79184&routeStyle=PEDESTRIAN&tab=directions&locationType=latlng&locationType=latlng route]. There is also local train going to the airport from main railway station.[[File:Krakow to ukraine.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Hitching from Krakow to Ukraine]]  '''4 Take a train for about 40km to a good spot'''For a bit more than 10 ''złoty'' you can take a train from Krakow to the small town of '''Trzebinia'''. An even cheaper option is the minibus from the station behind the shopping mall next to the train station. Leave the train station, turn left, cross the bridge and follow ''road 79'' direction southwest. It's just another 1.5 km to get to the motorway junction and you can try hitching with a sign "Katowice" already, because a lot of traffic goes towards the motorway and you are already outside of Trzebinia. It takes about one hour to get from Krakow main station to Trzebinia. === North towards [[Warsaw|Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===   Hitchhike after the inner bypass on ''Opolska'' street - you can get there by buses number 139,132,172,105,102,207 - bus stop name is '''''Opolska estakada'''''  Bus stop '''''Belwederczyków''''' buses 257, 277, 280 from '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' and hitch directly from it, it's just outside the city, there is some place for a car to stop and You're visible from far away  A better option is to take the bus number 217,247,277 until the stop '''''Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej'''''. Here there is a lot of space for cars to pull over and many cars are going even all the way to Warsaw. All these buses are avaible from the station '''''Nowy Kleparz''''' which you reach by bus from the center or walking. It is about 2&nbsp;km north of the old town. If you go further there by bus one or two you might get off at a station where only the busses to '''''Opolska estakada''''' stop. The bus terminal where the buses 217,247,277 leave is about 100m further north from the crossroads at ''Plac Nowy Kleparz''. Watch out because the bus stops if does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you prefer want to talk directly know when to peopleget off. There is a lot of space on deceleration lane going to the petrol station and cars are going extremely slow because there is a traffic light just ahead. === East towards [[Sandomierz]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} === Newly built highway in direction of the east. Take the [http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0304/0304rw01.htm bus 304] and get off at '''Jerzmanowskiego''' (old ''Prokocim CPN''). There is a bus stop and plenty of space to stop even for a truck. You can also walk like 500m along the road and try straight from the highway entrance - there is enough space and you can be easily seen. But now (March 2016) it isn't a good place. From the northern entrance to highway there are the fence hindering drivers from seeing you and the road sign forbidding you to walk. From the southern entrance traffic is VERY poor and mostly going to Katowice, not to Rzeszów.  To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka. At '''Radymno''' hitchhike {{National Road Number Poland|77}} South to Przemyśl and from there hitchhike ''Lwowska'' / {{National Road Number Poland|28}} to the border.   For '''Sandomierz''' take tram number 10 or 21 till the last stop ''Pleszow''. From there you can start hitching along national road 79.  Another option is an unused bus stop on Tadeusza Śliwaka street, right before the road junction leading to {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} going east, the GPS coordinates are: 50°02'15.0"N 20°03'34.0"E. Use https://krakow.jakdojade.pl/ to check the buses going near that spot, preferably use a connection that will end up at bus stop '''Przewóz''' (Bus 158), as it's the nearest one to the spot. This bus stop is right behind the traffic lights, with quite some traffica lot of space for even a big truck to stop and You will be easily visible. It is not the most popular road leading out of Cracow to the east however, so waiting times may vary.   If You are going to Ukraine, bear in mind that recently finished {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{E|40}} highway leads to '''Korczowa-Krakovets''' border crossing, where You '''cannot''' cross the border on foot (it is permitted only '''Medyka-Shehyni'''). Also there are very, very few cars stopping at the gas stations and rest areas on highway east of [[Rzeszów]], so before You pass it, either enter a car going straight to Korczowa border crossing (and wait a long time in the car queue), or go straight to Przemyśl, where You can easily access Medyka-Shehyni crossing, avoid rides to towns like Łańcut or Przeworsk, as most likely You will get stuck there. === South and southwest towards [[Rabka-Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Zakopane]] {{National Road Number Poland|47}} and [[Bielsko-Biała]] {{National Road Number Poland|52}} === Take tram no. 8, 19, 22, 23, 40 (operating only on Sundays and day offs) from the centre to the last stop ''Borek Fałęcki''. There is a small bus station here. You can either walk south for a couple of kilometres until you go under the highway overpass, or take bus 175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285 and get out at the stop ''Opatkowice'' immediately after the highway overpass. You can hitch from the ''Opatkowice'' bus stop. Ask them   Alternatively if they head you start out early in the morning, you can take the above mentioned bus '''285''' much farther away from the city to Katowice a much better spot. Get off at Mogilany Ośrodek Zdrowia. This is a bus stop on the highway, hitch from here. Excellent spot! (In case nobody speaks English and you don't know where to get off, if they could drop you are in the front of the bus near the driver, you will see a red bridge from the distance, this one: [https://www.google.com/maps/@49.939466,19.894601,3a,75y,172.78h,92.74t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sG-2qOxM2yscYZqcBJ-67hg!2e0 Mogilany Wiadukt] As soon as you see the bridge in the distance, get off immediately. In case you miss it, no worries, you can get off after the bridge and walk back maybe one kilometer) '''WARNING''': the bus operates very rarely (and '''doesn't''' go on Sundays!), so you should check the timetable here:[http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0285/0285t001.htm 285 bus timetable]  If you are going towards [[Bielsko-Biała]], tell your driver immediately so that he knows to leave you at the fork in the road a few kilometres south of Krakow.  If your are heading to Slovakia, the road splits towards SK in [[Rabka-Zdrój]]. At the fork in the road itself there is a good spot to hitchhike, though there is mainly local traffic and it may require a couple of lifts to reach the Slovak border. Alternatively, if you don't want to hitchhike in Krakow or save some time, you can take a bus to this spot for 9 PLN, which is not that pricier from what would you pay for public transport in Krakow. Bus stop is called ''Skomielna Biała, skrzyżowanie''. You can use [http://www.busy-krk.pl/en/rabka-zdroj-krakow.php this site] to check timetables. You can also take a similar mini-bus to Jabłonka (which is right at the first petrol border) for about 20 PLN. == Public Transport == There is a very useful and simple to use [http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/?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 ==  The central station (Dworzec Główny) is open during the night, but guards patrol the station after constantly and wake up anyone who tries to sleep (even people waiting for trains). Better to find a host from a hospitality exchange service or camp outside the toll boothscity. You can sleep in "student academic" which is on Czarnowiejska/Reymonta street and there are sleeping students from AGH ( Academy of Science and Technology ). It's like 30 zloty ( ~8 euro ) for one night.  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}