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'''Option 1 ''' Total petrol station
Total petrol station on A7, south of Lyon, on the level of a town called Vernaison, is a perfect place. To get there, you should take a train heading to Vernaison (€3.20,). At Vernaison you cross the river (there are two bridges and an island between) once on the other site of the river follow road left (north) walk until u reach A7 highroad and walk down ramp next to Energies Nouvelles sign. You need to walk direction opposite to driving cars 1 km (don't try to use the way behind the propertys). The distance from Vernaison train station to the petrol station is around 3 km.
'''Option 2'''
Tram T1 direction Debourg, and get off at the stop Musée des Confluences at a junction of the Pasteur bridge, where you have a small BP petrol station. There is a bus stop on the direction of road entering the highway - plenty of space for the cars to pull over. Since there's a traffic lights, cars are not driving fast
=== Getting onto [[A46 (France)|A46]] (Lyon Bypass) ===
There's a big service area on the Lyon bypass (''Contournement de Lyon'') motorway. There are two petrol stations, one on each side of the road. This is located to the south of the urban area. Directions are: * ''Southbound''** A7 – Marseille, [[Montpellier]]** A47 – [[Saint Etienne]]* ''Northbound''** A6 – [[Dijon]], [[Paris]]** A42 – [[Geneva|Genève]][http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1,+chemin+du+tram,+communay,+france&sll=45.594822,4.837589&sspn=0.048647,0.101967&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=45.591849,4.826775&spn=0.012162,0.039568&t=k&om=1 The place on the map]. Directions are:
=== East towards [[Chambéry]], [[Grenoble]], [[Geneva]] {{afr|43}} {{E|70}} ===
You can also hitchhike closer to Lyon. There is an [[on-ramp]] in Lyon where you can hitch straight onto the motorway to A43/E70. Take the metro Line D to Mermoz-Pinel. You will find a bus lane on the avenue Jean Mermoz, where the highway starts. It is easy to get a lift there with a sign. Don't forget to ask the person who takes you if they are going to the highway, because they could also take the national road.
=== Northeast toward [[Bourg en Bresse]], [[Dijon]], [[Geneva]] {{afr|42}} {{E|611}} ===
==== Motorway services Aire de Dagneux [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=1972572113067456031,45.845405,5.070403&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=45.842912,5.07122&daddr=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=45.845363,5.062466&sspn=0.026786,0.080338&ie=UTF8&z=14&om=1] ====
Medium sized rest area on the highway with petrol station and restaurant. Lots of traffic going towards Geneva; also, vehicles with Dutch and Germans number plates going via Dijon. Halfway before the road splits in direction Geneva and Dijon (after about 30km) there is a parking area and after the split, another petrol station at Ceignes.<br>
Take bus 171 from "Hotel de ville" De Ville next to the river in Lyon ([http://www.tcl.fr/en/Getting-Around/Getting-around/171 timetable]) and get off at Montluel train station (penultimate stop). Head east about 1km along Ave. des Des Platanes and Blvd. Robert Schuman. Turn right at the intersection onto Rue des Des Chartinières. Head south about 1km crossing under the railway tracks and the bridge over the motorway. Take the first turn left after the bridge and follow the road close to the motorway. There is a small space to enter the petrol station, only for pedestrians, behind the little house at the end of the parking lot.The bus trip takes about 45 mins (2 euros one way) with another 20 mins walking. It goes through some small French villages and along the way lots of big supermarkets in case you need food.
=== West towards [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Bordeaux]] {{afr|89}} ===
'''Warning''': the [[A89 (France)|A89]] runs directly from Lyon to Bordeaux via Clermont-Ferrand. Most hitchhiker websites still advise you to head south towards St. Etienne over the A47 first, but this new route is much more efficient.
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