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== Hitching Out ==
=== West towards [[Katowice]], [[Wrocław]] {{Motorway Number Poland|4}} {{European Route NumberE|40}} ===
* '''From bus stop behind junction with traffic lights'''
From city centre take tram 4, 8, 13 direction ''Bronowice Małe'' and get off at '''''Balicka Wiadukt''''' (one before the last one). Turn right (north), go down the stairs from the bridge and continue walking for about 700m till you get to the roundabout. Turn left (west) and hitch at the bus stop just behind the roundabout.
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]]
=== North towards [[Warszawa]], [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{European Route NumberE|77}} ===
There are two common places: Start to 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''''', but it is quite a busy spot.
Watch out because the bus does not stop at the last stop but drives on so you want to know when to get 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 [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine|UA]]) {{National Road Number Poland|4}} {{European Route NumberE|40}} ===
Take the minibus from near the Galeria (corner of ''Pawia'' and ''Stanislawa Worcella'' streets; location changed in 2009) to the town of '''''Wieliczka''''' (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. To Ukraine you can't cross the border by foot in Korczowa, but in Medyka! In Korczowa you can wait for 3 hours because there are a lot of cars!
=== South and southwest towards [[Rabka Zdrój]], [[Ružomberok]] ([[Slovakia|SK]]) {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{European Route NumberE|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 center or bus no. 141, 145, 151, 201, 204, 214, 215, 225, 244, 265, 451, 608(night) from suburbs in direction ''Zakopiańska'' and get off at the last stop (''Borek Fałęcki''). There is a small bus station. Walk south on ''Zakopiańska'' street for a few hundred meters, then you will see a traffic lights after which is a bus stop where you can hitch. Cars drive here slowly, but you also get too much urban traffic. If you don't get a ride in 30 min, it's better to take one of the local buses (175, 235, 245, 255, 275, 285) till after the highway crossing (stop ''Opatkowice''), where you get much better traffic heading your way.