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'''Lviv''' (Ukrainian: Львів, Polish: ''Lwów'', Russian: ''L'vov'' Львов, German: Lemberg) is a city in Western [[Ukraine]], about 70 km away from the [[Poland|Polish]] border.

If heading towards [[Poland]], choose carefully which of the several border crossings you want to take. Waiting times tend to be long at all crossings. The [[Medyka-Shehyni border crossing]] is the only one open to pedestrians.

You can also take a minibus from behind the Opera. There are a few lines going to AC-2 and some even further. If they turn left at the roundabout next to the big bus station stay, because then you don't have to walk. Best is to take a bus going to ''Мурованое'', then you can stay until the very beginning of the road M09 (you can recognize it easily, because there is a bridge). It is also possible to take the busses 31, 51, 53 and some others to Rynok Galickij Perekrestok ("рынок галицкий перекресток") to arrive at the same spot.

=== Northeast toward West towards [[RivneRzeszów]], [[Kyiv|KievKraków]], [[Germany]] {{E|40}} M06 ===

Take marshrutka (minibus) #8If you want to hitch towards Rzeszów and anywhere far away, #14you have at least two options. <br>Both the [[Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing]] and the [[Medyka-Shehyni border crossing]] are frequented by people driving long distances towards Kraków, #36A [[Wrocław]] or #39 from near the Shevchenko monument in the city centerGermany. The majority is local traffic though. Go till Taking the last stop ''Halytske perehrestyaMedyka-Shehyni border crossing'' is probably the faster option, as you can cross on foot (' 'not''(Галицьке перехрестяpossible in Krakovets)''' (except for #14 , which goes a bit further, so ask will save you the driver time needed to stop at ''Halytske perehrestya''). All find a ride across the buses stop border, wait in the middle of kinda market square. Look around, there must be a bus stop queue with them and a gas station hundred meters leftward and a bridge. Go under the bridge and walk 100m ahead. [http://maps.hitchwiki.org/?lat=49.877200532&lng=24.0642106533&zoom=16&trip=0&view=0 The hitchhiking spot] is in front undergo inspections of the gas stationcar. [[File:Lviv-Kiev_HH_spotCrossing on foot should be much faster.JPG|350px|thumb|right|Lviv towards Kiev hitchhiking spot]]

=== West towards ShegyniTo get to the ''Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing'', [[Przemyśl]] take bus #125 from the central train station to the last stop in Ryasny ruske (PL''Рясне-Руське'') M11 ===, walk a bit further until you're directly behind the road crossing where cars and even trucks have a lot of space to stop. <br>Here the ring road traffic passes by as well. In case you get a ride until or over the border you can patiently stay there to find a long ride.

From To get to the ''Medyka-Shehyni border crossing'' from the central train station, you have two options. <br>First lazy one is to take the minibus, which costs 15 UAH (Nov 2009) and might be on the road for some 2 hours. For more, check the information belowsee under [[#Public Transport|Public Transport]]. Second option is to walk down the road from the train station, at the crossing walk to the right, pass the small local train station, follow the road for another 500m (along a gas station), and walk right again at the next crossing. There you'll find a bus stop which is easy and fine to hitchhike rides out of town, which otherwise would be some 2 or 3 km of walking at least. Let you bring to the "Metro" shopping center thing, there you'll find a huge roundabout which roads going all directions, including ShegyniShehyni. There's also a very nice hitchhiking spot 100m further off the roundabout, with a restaurant next to it and satisfying light installations for night hitchhikers.

This direction leads to the === Northeast toward [[Shegyni-Medyka border crossingRivne]]., [[Kyiv]] {{E|40}} M06 ===

Take marshrutka (minibus) #8, #14, #36A or #39 from near the Shevchenko monument in the city center. Go till the last stop ''Halytske perehrestya'' '''(Галицьке перехрестя)''' (except for #14 which goes a bit further, so ask the driver to stop at ''Halytske perehrestya''). All the buses stop in the middle of kinda market square. Look around, there must be a bus stop and a gas station hundred meters leftward and a bridge. Go under the bridge and walk 100m ahead. [http://maps.hitchwiki.org/?lat=49.877200532&lng=24.0642106533&zoom=16&trip=0&view= East towards [[Ternopil0 The hitchhiking spot]], is in front of the gas station. [[VinnitsaFile:Lviv-Kiev_HH_spot.JPG|350px|thumb|right|Lviv towards Kyiv hitchhiking spot]] (H-02) ===

Take marshrutka (mini bus) #36=== East towards [[Ternopil]], #68 or #75 to ''Vynnyky'' '''[[Vinnytsia]] (ВинникиH-02)'''. You can hitch within the city limits or walk east along the main road for about 1 km and start hitching after the bypass.===

=== South towards [[Mukacheve]]Take marshrutka (mini bus) #24 on Local railway station, [[Uzhgorod]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Transylvania]] it goes to Mytna square (Площа Митна). Then take mini bus #105 to ''Vynnyky'' '''(ROВинники) {{E|50}} M9 ==='''. This mini bus goes just to the circle road. You can walk east along the main road for about 0.5 km and start hitching after the big billboard which stand over the road. There is free place for cars to stop, nd visibility is also very good.

Take marshrutka (minibus) #18 from the train station to the ''=== South towards [[Mukachevo]], [[Uzhgorod'' '''(Ужгород)''' bus station. Right after the turn towards the bus station you can stand on the side of the road]], [[Ivano-Frankivsk]], or walk a few hundred meters down to a bridge and hitch from there. If already on the Lviv ring road[[Slovakia]], there is a petrol station located right where the M06 (E50) branches off to the south[[Hungary]], and you can ask drivers there. If you can get a lift as far as [[StryiTransylvania]] (Стрий) or [[MukacheveRomania]] (Мукачеве), it is easy to get further rides south or southwest. ''Mukacheve'' is where to turn for those going towards the border with the northwestern part of Romania.{{E|50}} M9 ===

=== Mini Take a bus from the city centre to Polish border ===the shopping mall ''King's Cross–Leopolis''. (As of May 2014, this is bus number 10 and its starting point is the railway station) The mall is located just a few hundred metres north of the Lviv ring road. Walk south, cross the ring road, and hitch from alongside the first petrol station on your right; you can also ask drivers at the petrol station if you see a truck or car with a Czech or Slovak number plate. Only accept lifts that will take you as far as [[Striy]] (Стрий); writing [[Стрий]] might get you a lift quickly.

Not exactly hitchingThe town of Mukachevo is where to turn if you are going towards the northwestern part of Romania. Also this direction is OK if you are going to [[Ivano-Frankivsk]]. In that case just reach Stryi and then hitchhike through [[Dolyna]] (Долина) and [[Kalush]] (Калуш) to Ivano-Frankivsk. === Southeast towards [[Zvenyhorod]], [[Stare Selo]], but you [[Ivano-Frankivsk]] (H-09) === Take trolley №11 from ploshcha Petrushevycha to Kiltseva (Ring road). Start to hitchhike behind the Ring road. (marshrutka (minibus) №160 does not go) But because of bad quality of this road there are not many cars with far destination point. A lot of people going to Ivano-Frankivsk (Івано-Франківськ) by car use E50/M9 reaching Mykolayiv (Миколаїв) or Stryi (Стрий) and then turning directly to Ivano-Frankivsk. For more details see Southern direction. == Minibus to Polish border == You can get a marshrutka (minibus) from the train station going Western Bus Station to the closest Polish border point, the [[ShegyniMedyka-Medyka Shehyni border crossing]], which is not far from [[Przemyśl]] in Poland and along the E40/M11 roadit is allowed to cross on foot. It This minibus costs 15 around 80 UAH (Nov 2009no credit card, year 2020). Look or ask for one that says to ''Lviv - Shegyni'' '''(Львів-Шегині)'''. It is allowed  == Accommodation and Sleep ==There are some good places to pitch a tent in Lviv.  If you look for a calm and safe place you may choose Vynnyky forest. To reach it take bus №50 from the Puppet Theatre (Lyalkovyi Teatr) and go by it to vul. George Washington. Then go out and move a little bit back to vul. Pasichna. Turn right (to the south) and go around 500 metres along the street looking to the left for an entrance to cross the border on footforest. There might be Then just find a long queue, as cigarette smuggling place you like. The forest is a big problem popular place for picnics at weekends and holidays, but further from the main trails it's not so they have typical to do random checksmeet people and especially police.   If you prefer a place close to the city center, there are few big parks in Lviv where it's possible to pitch a tent, like Vysokyi Zamok, Shevchenkivskyi Hay (not Polish the museum but its "wild" part known in Lviv as Kaiserwald) or Ukrainian let the border guards know and they Pohulyanka. Sure this options provide some risks but if you'll find a relatively hidden place there's not much probability someone will move bother you to the front of the queue. == External links ==* http://www.eway.in.ua/en/cities/lviv Public transport in Lviv]