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Hitchiking out of Ljubljana is relatively easy, in all directions, Standing on the ''Autostrada'' on-ramp.
=== Northeast towards [[Maribor]], [[Hungary]] ===
From the main street, west of the train station (Slovenska cesta, Dunajska cesta), take buses 6, 8 or 11 in direction north. Get off at the stop "Smelt", at the "World Trade Center" tower. Walk further on towards the motorway, then right after the fountain. You will see the road forking, the left lane going down to the motorway, the right lane going higher up. Stand with your sign '''in the middle''' between the two lanes. Even though it might look a bit strange, this is the most common spot and it's easy for drivers to see you and there's enough space for one car to safely stop there.
Alternatively opposite of the railway station take bus no 27 towards "Letaliska" and get out at "Jarse". Continue following "Smartinska cesta" about 400 meters and turn to right from the traffic lights. There is a bus stop right after. Most of the cars passing now are going towards the highway. You can also take bus no 2 to "Nove Jarse" from Southern part of Slovenska cesta. The last stop is the mentioned hitchhiking spot.
This motorway E61/A2 starts from the Ljubljana bypass. The best way to join this motorway is from From the main street Celovška cesta, at west of the bus stop Šentvid. You can get there easily by taking bus number 1train station (Slovenska Cesta, Dunajska Cesta), 25take buses 6 (direction Črnuče), 8 (dir. Brnčičeva) or 8 from the city centre 11 in direction of Vižmarjenorth. You can hitchhike Get off at the stop"Smelt", at the "World Trade Center" tower. Walk further on towards the motorway, but make sure you have a signthen right after the fountain. If people who pick you You will see the road forking, the left lane going down to the motorway, the right lane going higher up don. Stand with your sign '''in the middle't go as far as you like'' between the two lanes, you can get or on the pavement next to the parking place entrance. Even though the first option might look a lift as far as bit strange, this is the former toll station Torovo most common spot and it's easy for drivers to see you and keep hitchhiking there. There is also a petrol station at the Radovljica-exit (right before Bled) which is useful 's enough space for getting into Austriaone car to safely stop there.
=== South or west OR Take bus no 27 towards [[Koper]], [[Nova Gorica]], [[Rijeka]], [[Pula]], [[Italy]] ==="Letaliska" and get out at "Jarse". Continue following "Smartinska cesta" about 400 meters and turn to right from the traffic lights. There is a bus stop right after. Most of the cars passing now are going towards the highway. You can also take bus no 2 to "Nove Jarse" from Southern part of Slovenska cesta. The last stop is the mentioned hitchhiking spot.
==== Fuel station and very big truck parking on highway ====
Catch bus 9 to bus stop Pot na Rakovo jelso and go straight to direction where bus went follow Cesta dveh cesarev street (dont turn the left side where bus went after 100 metres). Asphalt road will bring you to place where you can see fuel station search tiny tail to it!
There is shower in fuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around...=== Northwest towards [[Kranj]], [[Bled]], [[Villach]], [[Salzburg]] ([[Austria]]), [[Munich]] ([[Germany]]) {{E|61}}===
==== Ramp on enter to highroad, very short and small place ====[[File:DSCI0054Hhfromljubljana.JPGjpeg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot ''Dolgi most''for direction: Kranj]]From Direction north-west there is the motorway E61/A2 towards [[Kranj]] through the city center Karawanken Tunnel (Dunajska cesta, Slovenska cestaSlovenian: ''Predor Karavanke'') take bus number 6 or 6B in direction south, till the stop Dolgi most (last stop in case of #6), which is just after big crossroads with motorway signs, before over the bridge above pass over the road. Go back border to the crossroads and you will see the entry lane into the motorway. There will also be an entry to a parking of a small house, stand on the side there with your [[signs|signVillach]] (you will see where everybody else standsslov.: ''Beljak'') in Austria and further on on the Tauern-motorway to Salzburg and over to Germany..)It is the way that is used by most of those numerous Germans that go to the Croatian coast for hollidays.
If your destination is [[Venice]] or further, This motorway E61/A2 starts from the easiest Ljubljana bypass. The best way to join this motorway is via Nova Gorica: use sign GO and ask to be dropped from the street Celovška cesta, at the service area on bus stop Šentvid (stand in the corner before the bus stop!!). Get there by bus number 1 (direction Vižmarje), 25 (dir. Medvode), or 8 (dir. Gameljne) from the bordercity centre. For [[Trieste]] it doesnIf people who pick you up don't work well with TS sign - best option might be to use [[Koper|KP]] sign and then ask go as far as you like, you can get a lift as far as the first "Petrol" gas station on the driver to drop you off at Kozina exit highway (go right in 17km away) or the crossroads after former toll booths)station Torovo and keep hitchhiking there. It's only 3 km from the border and on There is also a petrol station at the main RijekaRadovljica-Trieste roadexit (right before Bled) which is useful for getting into Austria.
If your destination is [[Rijeka]], take also rides going to [[Postojna]] or further west. Get out at Postojna exit and from there walk across the highway (use the bridge). There is a good spot to hitchhike southwards just few hundred meters after the bridge.
Another way to get to the same gas station is Catch bus 9 to take bus n° 1 or 1b stop Pot Na Rakovo Jelso and stop at Tbilisijska. Keep walking go straight on the to direction the where bus is going and soon went follow Cesta Dveh Cesarev street (dont turn the left at the first street, Cesta dveh cesarevside where bus went after 100 metres). After about 300 meter by feet Asphalt road will bring you'll start to place where you can see the gas fuel station some 50 meters away on the right side, with some gardens search tiny tail to it! There is shower in betweenfuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around.. You can either pass trough one of the gardens and climb the fence, or walk few hundred meters longer to find a convenient passage through the fence.
There is shower in fuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around...==== Ramp on entry to highway ====
Fuel station to Zagreb is on another side of highroad!!![[File:DSCI0054.JPG|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot ''Dolgi most'']]
==== Same fuel station as From the city center (Dunajska cesta, Slovenska cesta) take the bus number 6 (direction Dolgi most - last stop), 1D (same) or 6B (dir. Notranje gorice), to Dolgi most which is a large parking place just before the bridge above ====the road. Go back to the crossroads and you will see the entry lane into the motorway. There will also be an entry to a parking of a small house, stand on the side there with your [[signs|sign]] (you will see where everybody else stands...).Slovenians use this way to go to the seaside so it is a good hitchhiking spot especially during summer.
[[FileIf your destination is Venice or further, the easiest way is via Nova Gorica (town on the walkable distance from Gorizia):Hhspottowardszagrebuse sign GO and ask to be dropped at the service area on the border.jpg|For Trieste it doesn't work well with TS sign - best option might be to use Koper sign and then ask the driver to drop you off at Kozina exit (go right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: Zagreb (option 2in the crossroads after toll booths)]]. It's only 3 km from the border and on the main Rijeka-Trieste road.[Sežana is a town close to Trieste as well.
Sservice area "Barje"If your destination is Rijeka, in direction of Zagreb. This service area is on the Ring around Ljubljana and is very well-served by a lot of long-distance drivers. To get there take bus number 1 also rides going to Postojna]or 1B in direction Mestni Log from the centerfurther west. Go off one stop before last, called "Koprska". Continue straight (the bus takes a turn just before the stop "Koprska" - don't follow it, go straight on!) on the street Cesta v Mestni log, after 2 minutes you will cross a bridge over a small river. Continue straight Get out at Postojna exit and cross the motorway over the bridge, and on the left side the service area is about 500 m away. There is a golf course between you and the service area, which you can cross by climbing its fences (not too high) if the personal allows you, which hasn't always been the case. If they don't, you should take an immediate left directly after crossing from there walk across the highway (you're still on use the bridge at that point), descending to the guardrail. You are now between the golf course's fence and the highway, which There is quite a narrow path at some points. After a good spot to hitchhike southwards just few hundred metres, you'll get to meters after the resting area. Hitchhiker [[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] discovered that bus 1 will drop you by the side of the golf course at what appeared to be the last stop before returning to town. No problem hopping the fences and crossing the course away from the busy motorway edgebridge.
Notice - If you are hitchhiking towards [[Novo mesto]], pay attention that you are hitchhiking on Near the high-way entrance (the turn left) crossing of streets: "Pot Na Rakovo Jelšo" and not on the old road, which is continuing straight ahead. If you are hitchhiking to Zagreb, pay attention to the "Crossing bordersBarjanska Cesta" section in the [[Slovenia]] pagethere is a fuel station with a lot of cars heading towards Koper.
==== Train to Zagreb ====
If you really cannot get a lift out=== Southeast towards [[Novo mesto]], the train is fairly cheap- eur 16.00 one-way to [[Zagreb and lasts ]] ([[Croatia]]) {{Aat|2.5 hours. Trains are scheduled at:#06:35 #08:15 - this train can take you as far as Belgrade.#14:45#18:35}} ===
It is possible to sleep in the upside part of Tivoli park which is half an hour walking from the city centre. It is not so flat terrain, but if you search well you should find nice spots, clean, safe and quiet[[File:Hhspottowardszagreb.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: Zagreb (option 2)]]
It is possible to sleep in ''Metelkova mesto'Option 1' (at the intersection of the street ''Metelkova'' and ''Masarykova'') on the grass between Jalla Jalla Club and Tiffany Club.
It might be possible to sleep Service area "Barje", in direction of Zagreb. This service area is on the locker room Ring around Ljubljana and is very well-served by a lot of long-distance drivers. To get there take bus number 1 or 1B in direction Mestni Log from the train stationcenter. Go off one stop before last, called "Koprska". Continue straight (the bus takes a policeman turn just comes in before the morning saying stop "Wake upKoprska"- don't follow it, go straight on!) on the street Cesta V Mestni Log, after 2 minutes you will cross a bridge over a small river. Continue straight and cross the motorway over the bridge, but and on occasion security people have entered the left side the service area is about 500 m away. There is a golf course between you and told the service area, which you can cross by climbing its fences (not too high) if the personal allows you, which hasn't always been the case. If they don't, you should take an immediate left directly after crossing the highway (you're still on the bridge at that itpoint), descending to the guardrail. You are now between the golf course's not possible fence and the highway, which is quite a narrow path at some points. After a few hundred metres, you'll get to sleep therethe resting area.
You could also sleep near the Sava River, it's a bit far from the train station, but it's unlikely that anyone will bother you. Take Catch bus 9 to bus 19/19B till the north end "Tomacevo" stop Pot Na Rakovo Jelso and then take go straight to direction where bus went follow Cesta Dveh Cesarev street (dont turn the left side where bus went after 100 metres). Asphalt road that goes down and turn right, you should get out of the city and pass by some farms and there will bring you have the river to place where you can even swim if you have the bravery.see fuel station search tiny tail to it!
== Internet ==Another way to get to the same gas station is to take bus lines 1 or 1bB and stop at Tbilisijska. Keep walking straight on the direction the bus is going and soon turn left at the first street, Cesta Dveh Cesarev. After about 300 meter by feet you'll start to see the gas station some 50 meters away on the right side, with some gardens in between. You can either pass trough one of the gardens and climb the fence, or walk few hundred meters longer to find a convenient passage through the fence. There is shower in fuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around...
There is free "Wifi Ljubljana" everywhere in ✓✓ FOR FUEL STATION TO ZAGREB YOU NEED TO CROSS HIGHWAY TO OPOSSITE SIDE ✓✓ ==== On-ramp of the center that you can request a code for by using your mobile phone number. Foreign numbers work fine as well. motorway at the edge of the city ====
Most Not many cars go in this direction, and the ones that do usually do not enter the motorway here - this on-ramp mostly serves inter-urban traffic, so you might have to wait a lot of time. From the city centre (Slovenska cesta, bus stop "Pošta") take bus line 3 in direction of "Rudnik" (south), and get off at the final stop. In front of you there will be the motorway entrance, which will be a turn left. Cross the street and on the side of the on-ramp road, on your left, you will see a small asphalt surface where all the coffee places also provide free wificars pass, and there you can stand and hitchhike easily.
AdditionallyNotice - If you are hitchhiking towards Novo Mesto, At pay attention that you are hitchhiking on the back of highway entrance (the train station, right before turn left) and not on the tracksold road, there is a tourist information computer which can be used for free internet surfing by clicking in the search tab, typing what your looking for, and finding it in the results (there is no URL bar provided)continuing straight ahead.
You can also go to the Faculty of Arts which is on Aškerčeva 2. There are computers on the left and right on the ground floor but there are more in the basement. They don't have a password. They also have coffee machines were you can get a coffee (kava) for eur 0.25. (Nov 2010)
There is also a McD at the train station and in the city centre that as always provides Free-Wifi.== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
== Eating =={{nomadwiki}}
There is a market from Monday to Saturday at southern bank of river (vodnikov trg). It closes between 16:00 and 17:00 and there is always a lot of fruit and vegetables after the vendors. >> better check Trashwiki !
There is "Pizza Burek" which is a speciality from there, and a local made us taste the best seller in town, located in the Prazakova Ulica near the Bavarski Dvor bus station, for eur 2.30, it not the cheapest, but it's really really good. It's quarter a pizza with mushrooms, and lot of things in it, but you should definitely try it ! ''Note: The place is called Olimpia burek, if you are asking the locals.''
== External links ==
{{Wikipedia-link}}
http://en.bicikelj.si/ - 1€/1week subscription for city bike network of Ljubljana
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'''Ljubljana''' is the capital of [[Slovenia]], one of the smallest and nicest capitals in [[Europe]].
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== Northwest Northeast towards [[KranjMaribor]], [[BledGraz]], [[Villach]], [[SalzburgVienna]] ([[Austria]]), [[MunichHungary]] ([[Germany]]) {{E|57}}===[[File:Hhfromljubljana.jpeg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: Kranj]]Direction north-west there is the motorway E61/A2 towards [[Kranj]] through the Karawanken Tunnel (Slovenian: ''Predor Karavanke'') or over the pass over the border to [[Villach]] (slov.: ''Beljak'') in [[Austria]] and further on on the Tauern-motorway to [[Salzburg]] and over to [[Germany]]. It is the way that is used by most of those numerous Germans that go to the [[Croatia]]n coast for holidays.
=== Southeast South or west towards [[Novo mestoKoper]], [[ZagrebNova Gorica]] , [[Rijeka]], [[Pula]] ([[Croatia]]), ([[Italy]]) {{E|61}}===
==== Fuel Barje fuel station and very big truck parking on highway / rest area ====Catch bus 9 to bus stop Pot na Rakovo jelso and go straight to direction where bus went follow Cesta dveh cesarev street (dont turn the left side where bus went after 100 metres). Asphalt road will bring you to place where you can see fuel station search tiny tail to it!
==== On-ramp of Fuel station on the motorway at the edge of the city road to highway ==== Not many cars go in this direction, and the ones that do usually do not enter the motorway here - this on-ramp mostly serves inter-urban traffic, so you might have to wait a lot of time. From the city centre (Slovenska cesta, bus stop "Pošta") take bus line 3 in direction of "Rudnik" (south), and get off at the final stop. In front of you there will be the motorway entrance, which will be a turn left. Cross the street and on the side of the on-ramp road, on your left, you will see a small asphalt surface where all the cars pass, and there you can stand and hitchhike easily.
== Sleeping == Barje fuel station / rest area ====
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