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Heading south?
You go rather directly to Heading further than Paris? To the south of France (and Italy, Spain)?Then Have a '''"LYON"-sign'''. Why? To avoid Paris. As it takes quite some time It is difficult to cross Paris.And even more time Especially to leave Paris.Better choose So therefore consider a '''"LYON"-sign'''when you are still north of Paris.In this case try Try to get on the "autoroute" A26. Try Like try to someone take you to the "Peage" (= toll) right before the junction between A1/A26. Stand : stand at this "Peage"-square with a "A26/LYON"-sign).
--[[User:Roelguldemond|Roelguldemond]] ([[User talk:Roelguldemond|talk]]) 12:19, 11 December 2013 (CET)
''Comment by Roel september 2017 : I edited this page intensively. I have been deleting quite some information which seemed to be outdated or redundant. This information Roel presented in several different options. Sure there are more possibilities. But I have tried most of these possibilities myself.''
* '''Last verified''': August 2012=== 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 »". The best place From there it is about 500 meters to go anywhere a roundabout which is situated west of the hard shoulder near N227, where the D146 (a part of this D146 is called "''metrostation « Porte dRue Nicolas Appert'Arras »'' - just follow ") is crossing the signs to Highway this N227 (this is which carries the same as name "'''Option 1'Boulevard du Breucq''", and is part of the E17).(September 2017 Roel dropped Nati, see aboveshe is from Argentina, at this roundabout 11h00 in the section "Going south?")morning. Within 20 She claimed to found a hitch in 5 minutes many cars heading towards every directions stopped. To Brussels use sign B and you get there very easy.)
== Dunkerque, Calais, England, 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 Here, go back I have been deleting quite some information which seemed to the roundabout (20 meters)be outdated or redundant.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!
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=== Going south? Take the A1 towards [[Paris]], or directly to south of France join the A26 towards [[Reims]], [[Dijon]], [[Lyon]] (so also direction Spain & Italy) ===
Going to Paris?
Have a '''"PARIS"-sign'''.
The "autoroute" A1 leads to Paris.
From Lille you can choose to go the first petrol station on the A1, direction Paris.
;Option 1
Go to ''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 »'' - 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."
;Option 2
Go to ''metrostation metro station « Valenciennes »''. Walking to the north, after about 100 meters you can go eastwards and follow the "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''". The A1 crosses this "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''". And there is an entrance to the A1.
(The Hostel/Auberge de jeunesse "Stephane Hessel" is on crossing of "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''" and "''Boulevard Paul Painlevé''". Address: ''235, Boulevard Paul Painlevé'')
;Option 3
At the end of ''Boulevard des Cités Unies'' (at the side of the railways). 300 meters eastwards from "metro station « Lille Grand Palais »", you find an entrance to the A1 direction Paris.
;Option 4
Go to ''metrostation metro station « Porte de Postes »''. Here is a big roundabout. It's possible to get a ride in several directions. Westwards : direction Calais /Dunkerque (via A25). Eastwards : directions like Paris/Gand/Anvers/Amsterdam/Brussels. It's safe for cars to pull over and one can ask also at the traffic lights.
;Option 5
Go to ''metrostation metro station « Porte de Douai »''. Walk or hitch 4 km south (direction Ronchin). Or take the bus "Liane 1". After 4 km you will see a Novotel on your lefthand. There is a roundabout where there is a sign direction A1 Paris. However there is no direct access to the A1, the traffic direction Paris soon joins the A1 (after After several hundreds meter, so if you walk to the south, you will come to the next roundabout, here there is a direct access to A1. And cars can stop for you.).
=== Going north? Take the A22/E17 towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]], [[Brussels]], [[Gent]], [[Netherlands]] ===
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Otherwise, take the tram-line T to Chateau Rouge. As you get out, you can see the motorway. The spot is the motorway slip road. There's not a lot of traffic, but there is space for drivers to safely pull over and pick you up.
* '''Update april 2019'''To go to north on the A22-E17 stop at the "cerisaie centre d'affaires" tramway spot one the T blue line. Immediatly after the tramway stop there is a traffic light stopping cars witch can go on the motorway slope. There are few transborder workers so it is quite a good stop, even if there is not a lot of traffic and the red light is not very long. ATTENTION do not be dropped in the "rekkem" rest area immediatly after the belgium border, there are only trucks and you can easely be trapped here. Aim for the "marke" service station after the E17-E403 junction.
Or else, get to the petrol station on the N356 about 800m north of metro station Mons Monts Sarts. (Need to jump a small fence and a 2 meter drop! There is a place for your foot so you can slide and jump, but it is still quite a wall). From here you can find lifts going into Belgium and have the chance to talk to drivers.
The '''French/Belgium border''' is not a good spot anymore. It is now just a big parking lot where trucks stop, all sign of the previous building there have vanished, it is not possible to hitch on the highway anymore and hardly any car stop there. To get there you'll have to take the Line 2 of the metro until "C. H. Dron" (last stop, and actually already in Tourcoing, not in Lille). And walk 30 to 45 Min to it there is an access road with to fence or barrier stopping people on foot. You might be able to get a ride to the petrol station 5 km into Belgium at Kortrijk where loads of Netherland folk stop for a refill but it will be hard.
=== Going west? Take the A25 towards [[Dunkerque]], [[Calais]] ===
See above, going north:
Go to ''metro station « Porte de Postes »''. Here is a big roundabout. It's possible to get a ride in several directions. Westwards : direction Calais/Dunkerque (via A25).
== About the subway ==
== Sleep ==
Lille is expensive and is not very comfortable for the outdoor person. You probably won't have much of a problem with the police, but the drunks take being lunatics very seriously and they don't ever seem to pass out and leave you alone. As a result, you'll be met with all sorts of unwanted babbling conversation and one even tried to strangle [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]]<small><sup>[[User talk:Zac Stewart|talk]]</sup></small> with a belt. Gare Lille Flandres is especially inhospitable.
== Trashwiki & Nomadwiki ==
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