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=== A22/E17 North Going south? Take the A1 towards [[Antwerpen|AntwerpParis]], or directly to south of France join the A26 towards [[BrusselsReims]], [[GentDijon]], [[NetherlandsLyon]] (so also direction Spain & Italy) ===<map lat=Going to Paris?Have a '''"PARIS"-sign'''50.62420185009975The "autoroute" A1 leads to Paris. Heading further than Paris? To the south of France (and Italy, Spain)?Have a '''"LYON"-sign'' lng='2.995147705078125Why? To avoid Paris. It is difficult to cross Paris.Especially to leave Paris.So therefore consider a '''"LYON"-sign''' zoomwhen you are still north of Paris.Try to get on the "autoroute" A26. Like try to someone take you to the "Peage" (=toll) right before the junction between A1/A26: stand at this "Peage"-square with a "A26/LYON"-sign). From Lille you can choose to go the first petrol station on the A1, direction Paris.Leaving Lille with a '10' view'"AIRE PHALEMPIN"-sign'''.If you can reach this petrol station "Aire de Phalempin" it is a good way to go south. (On Google Maps it seems you could walk to this petrol station, from the village of Seclin, south of Lille. Seclin has a train station. In french is described how you can get their by feet on: [http://hitchwiki.org/fr/index.php?title=Lille&action=edit&section=3]))  From Lille there are several options to hitch hike direction A1.  ;Option 1Go to '0' float=metrostation « Porte d'Arras »''. From there walk in the direction of the motorway, cross the bridge. On the left you will see an accelerating lane going onto the ring (it is the A25, which joins the A1 to Paris after about 1 km). You can stand next to the traffic lights just before the ramp with a sign. Or stand on the ramp itself, people have time to stop on the ramp.  [[User:Garthelgard|Garthelgard]] has hitchhiked from this spot more than twenty times and has never waited more than 30 minutes. * In August 2012 to this wiki somebody added : "The best place to go anywhere is the hard shoulder near ''metrostation « Porte d'Arras »'right'/>- just follow the signs to Highway. Within 20 minutes many cars heading towards every directions stopped. To Brussels use sign B and you get there very easy." 

You ;Option 2Go to ''metro station « Valenciennes »''. Walking to the north, after about 100 meters you can avoid getting stuck in Lille by getting out at go eastwards and follow the last petrol station on "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''". The A1 crosses this "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''". And there is an entrance to the A1. (The Hostel/Auberge de jeunesse "Aire de repos de CarvinStephane Hessel" is quite a big station, good for hitching, on crossing of "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''" and it"''Boulevard Paul Painlevé''s 15km due south from the centre". HoweverAddress: ''235, in direction of Brussels it might be a bit difficult there. Most people go towards Ghent and Antwerp there.Boulevard Paul Painlevé'')

Or else, get to ;Option 3At the gas staion on end of ''Boulevard des Cités Unies'' (at the N356 about 800m north side of the railways). 300 meters eastwards from "metro station Mons Sarts. (Need to jump a small fence and get through some bushes to get into here). From here « Lille Grand Palais »", you can find lifts going into Belgium and have an entrance to the chance to talk to driversA1 direction Paris.

* ;Option 4Go to '''Last verifiedmetro station « Porte de Postes »''': August 2012. The best place to go anywhere Here is the hard shoulder near Porte da big roundabout. It'Arras Metro station - just follow the signs s possible to Highwayget a ride in several directions. Westwards : direction Calais/Dunkerque (via A25). Within 20 minutes many cars heading towards every Eastwards : directions stoppedlike Paris/Gand/Anvers/Amsterdam/Brussels. To Brussels use sign B It's safe for cars to pull over and you get there very easy. (this spot is one can ask also indicated in at the section describing direction south (A1/A26)traffic lights.

;Second optionGo to metrostation « Valenciennes ». Walking to === Going north? Take the northA22/E17 towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]], [[Gent]], after about 100 meters you can go eastwards and follow the "Boulevard de Verdun". The A1 crosses this "Boulevard de Verdun". And there is an entrance to the A1. [[Netherlands]] ===In 2014 there are big building activities of new flats<map lat='50. And the boulevard itself will be changed enormously. So best advice seems to be, just follow the signs "Paris"62420185009975' lng='2.995147705078125' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/>

;Third optionGo to metrostation « Porte d'Arras ». From there walk You can avoid getting stuck in Lille by getting out at the direction of last petrol station on the motorway, cross the bridge A1 on the left you will see an accelerating lane going onto the ring (it "Aire de Phalempin" is the A25quite a big station, good for hitching, which joins and it's 15 km due south from the A1 to Paris after avout 1 kmcentre. The best is to stand next to the traffic lights just before the ramp with However, in direction of Brussels it might be a signbit difficult there. People have time to stop on the ramp if they want to take you. [[User:Garthelgard|Garthelgard]] has hitchhiked from this spot more than twenty times Most people go towards Ghent and has never waited more than 30 minutesAntwerp there.

;Fourth optionGo Otherwise, take the tram-line T to metrostation « Porte de Postes »Chateau Rouge. Here As you get out, you can see the motorway. The spot is a big roundaboutthe motorway slip road. ItThere's possible to get not a ride in almost any direction. It's safe lot of traffic, but there is space for cars drivers to safely pull over and one can ask also at the traffic lightspick you up.

;Fourth optionGo Or else, get to metrostation « Porte de Douai »the petrol station on the N356 about 800m north of metro station Monts Sarts. Walk or hitch 4 km south (direction Ronchin). Or take the bus "Liane 1". After 4 km you will see Need to jump a small fence and a Novotel on your lefthand. 2 meter drop! There is a roundabout where there place for your foot so you can slide and jump, but it is still quite a sign direction A1 Pariswall). However there is no direct access From here you can find lifts going into Belgium and have the chance to talk to the A1, the traffic direction Paris soon joins the A1 near the village Seclindrivers.

=== A22The '''French/E17 South towards [[Paris]] ===Take Belgium border''' is not a good spot anymore. It is now just a big parking lot where trucks stop, all sign of the tram-line line T previous building there have vanished, it is not possible to Chateau Rougehitch on the highway anymore and hardly any car stop there. As you To get out, there you'll see have to take the motorway directly in front Line 2 of youthe metro until "C. The spot is the motorway slip road - you'll see it signposted 'Paris'H. It is Dron" (last stop, and actually already in Tourcoing, not ideal - especially if in Lille). And walk 30 to 45 Min to it there is more than one of you and you have baggage - because the slip an access road is curvedwith to fence or barrier stopping people on foot. This presents You might be able to get a safety issue that puts many drivers off and there are no lorries, rather ride to the petrol station 5 km into Belgium at Kortrijk where loads of Netherland folk stop for a refill but it is is largely traffic domestic to Lillewill be hard.

When I was === Going east? Take the A27 towards [[Tournai ]](= Doornik in Flemish), [[Brussels]] ===Getting on the A27 by feet from the centre of Lille is several kilometers. A good option is go to "metro station « 4 Cantons »". From there there wasn't it is about 500 meters to a lot roundabout which is situated west of trafficthe N227, but there where the D146 (a part of this D146 is called "''Rue Nicolas Appert''") is an additional lane crossing the this N227 (which allows drivers to safely pull in carries the name "''Boulevard du Breucq''", and pick you upis part of the E17). The problem (September 2017 Roel dropped Nati, she is that not all from Argentina, at this roundabout 11h00 in the cars taking this route are going morning. She claimed to be heading south - make found a sign and be patient. [[User:International Bob|International Bob]] stopped a number of cars here, and got onto the A1 within an hourhitch in 5 minutes.)

If you can find somewhere to hitch a lift to a nearbye service station (on === Going west? Take the Paris bound motorway) this is much better. A25 towards [[Dunkerque]], [[User:Pete the Temp|Pete the TempCalais]] and a friend failed on the ===See above spot and got , going north: Go to ''metro station « Porte de Postes »''. Here is a lift big roundabout. It's possible to get a service staion the next day and found a lift quite easilyride in several directions. Westwards : direction Calais/Dunkerque (via A25).

Take the subway to Saint-Philibert -[[User:Roelguldemond|Roelguldemond]] (red line[[User talk:Roelguldemond|talk]]). Then take the bus 61 (to this place12:19, there is only one direction possible) to CENTRE COMMERCIAL 11 December 2013 (ENGLOSCET)''Comment by Roel september 2017 : I edited this page intensively. Here, go back I have been deleting quite some information which seemed to the roundabout (20 meters)be outdated or redundant. There is a direction to DUNKERQUEI described several options. There is not so much place to stop but the traffic isn't very high and cars Sure there are slowmore options! But I have tried most of these possibilities myself. If people don't reach Dunkerque directly, doesn't matter, that's in the good direction anyway. Go with them and take the entrance... Even with slow traffic, bad weather, you will find a lift very quickly. There are two area services between Englos and Dunkerque, and no one between Dunkerque and Calais.Most of the truckers you will see in service areas will go in England and going with them permit to through the sea for free!!Event if it's long to waiting for them, it could be nice!