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The ''Autoroute du Soleil'' passes through the city, so during the summer there are huge amounts of traffic. Some hitchhikers have found Lyon easy to leave, because the motorway is so close to the city and there are plenty of spots where cars can stop. However, the city has also gained a reputation as a hitchhiking hell due to the tunnel system in '''and''' out of the city. If you are only passing through Lyon, it is best to get a ride that will take you south of Lyon.

=== North towards [[Dijon]], [[Paris]] {{afr|6}} {{E|15}} ===* You can stop at the traffic lights on the bridge Kitchener-Marchand near Perrache. It can be better to write "Péage" (toll) or [[Villefranche]] (and then, stop at the toll or before.)* Found a [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Rue+du+Professeur+Dep%C3%A9ret&daddr=dijon&hl=fr&geocode=Fb0sugId0K9IAA%3BFe0n0gIdFPdMACl1lv3vjJ3yRzHQWBSzNM4JBA&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=13&sll=45.772073,4.790897&sspn=0.05879,0.154324&ie=UTF8&ll=45.771557,4.790294&spn=0,0.002411&z=19&layer=c&cbll=45.771695,4.790451&panoid=WUVigLDlgfvZbSU7ADGAzA&cbp=12,353.24,,2,1.55 hitchhiker on Streetview!] (please someone make a screenshot before it disappears :) - Entry to A6 at Avenue Victor Hugo, looks like metro Valmy is closest, and between that station and the motorway entrance (about 1,5 km) there might be some more options.* The bridge close to metro Valmy is also really good.* You can go to the petrol station Bruyéres-Passy on the A6 North. This is a good option because it puts you already north and out of Lyon, at a petrol station right along the motorway. To get there take the metro to the stop ''Gare de Vaise''. From there catch the bus number 21 (Any bus with the number 21 will do, as this is the beginning of the route) and get off at the stop called ''Parc Sans Souci''. After you get off the bus continue walking in the direction the bus leaves (as if you were chasing it after you get off!) After about 50 meters you will hit a street called ''Rue Sans Souci'' and turn left. Continue walking following the road about 10 minutes, then turn right onto a road called ''Chemin de la Bruyere''. You should see the petrol station on the left after the Harley Davidson Warehouse/Store. There is a fence but it's usually open, otherwise jump it, it's small. The petrol station is right near a big store called Metro which you can use as a landmark if you need to ask for directions.: Jamie (a girl hitching around by herself from the states) does NOT recommend this petrol station!! It took hours to find any ride at all, and I also had to deal with some unfriendly cops. I think [http://tinypic.com/r/nxwaao/7 this graffiti] near the exit speaks for itself. Jonathan (a guy hitching by himself) also does NOT recommend this petrol station. I also waited hours.* I never had problem from this station (as a girl alone...) but I often ask a ride for the next station 11km far. Careful, the name of the bus stop has changed: '''La Gabrielle''' (still bus 21). From the bus station, cross the street and go a little bit back to take the road on your right. Continue always straight and at the end, turn right (direction shop Métro). It is still after Harley Davidson shop.--[[User:Klodreamer|Klodreamer]] 01:12, 28 April 2012 (CEST)* Where Tunnel de la Duchere / Rue de Bourgogne intersect. There is a great little pull-over place just after the round-about. Closest metro is Gare de Vaise. By the way, it's also good to head south (Valence, Orange, Marseille) as it can takes you to A7 as well.

=== South towards [[Orange]]Petrol station Bruyéres-Passy on the A6 North. This is a good option because it puts you already north and out of Lyon, [[Nîmes]], [[Marseille]], [[Saint-Étienne]] {{E|15}} ===* at a petrol station right along the motorway. To get there take the metro to the stop ''Gare de Vaise'Tip'. From there catch the bus number 21 (Any bus with the number 21 will do, as this is the beginning of the route) and get off at the stop called '': If your final destination is Parc Sans Souci''. After you get off the bus continue walking in the direction of Saint-Etienne but not the city itself bus leaves (i.e. Clermont Ferrand, Bordeaux, etc) then better stay at the first petrol station as if you were chasing it after Lyon (Aire de Solaizeyou get off!) and wait for a ride taking After about 50 meters you to will hit a petrol station that you are sure the driver goes to that is street called ''Rue Sans Souci''and turn left. Continue walking following the road about 10 minutes, then turn right onto a road called 'after'Chemin de la Bruyere'' St. Etienne. After Solaize there is no other good You should see the petrol station and you will be stuck with no choice but to go into on the left after the city of StHarley Davidson Warehouse/Store. Etienne or back to Lyon. Sma tried the other petrol stations and lost There is a whole day doing that and ending up back in Lyon in the endfence but it's usually open, otherwise jump it, it's small. The other stations after Solaize are either too small or not really on the highway so the people that go there are just going petrol station is next to St. Etienne and not further.Metro store

* '''From near the centre''': On ''Quai du Docteur Gailleton'' near ''Rue Franklin Roosvelt'' there is a bus stop which makes a great place for cars to pull over. It is very close to metro stop ''Ampère Victor Hugo'', but you can walk there easily from anywhere near the centre. Getting there is very easy, follow the Rhone south on the western bank. It's a big boulevard that eventually turns into the A7 highway. When you see the blue signs (highway colour), you're there. <br />There's plenty of traffic heading to [[Valence]] and === South towards [[Orange]], which is a good place to continue further East or West along the coast. Hitchhike on the left lane (cars on the right lane will then turn right...) a bit under the speed camera. <br />Quite fast you can get a ride to nearest [http://maps.hitchwiki.org/?lat=45.6504383704269&lng=4.838533401489258&zoom=15&trip=0&view=0 petrol station], which is situated 12 km south - just try hitchhiking with sign "A7 - 12km sud".<br /> Having a sign is warmly recommended, as the traffic is very divergent from there.:''I don´t recommend this place, since it´s not easy for the cars to pull over if they are going on the very left lane and there is no place with good visibility, and those, who are going on the right lane will turn right away. I waited hours and then went to Musée des Confluences and got a ride in a few minutes. It´s a way better option'' March 2014. [[User:Nykstukas9|Nykstukas9Nîmes]]* '''From Pont Pasteur''': You have to take the 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. Usually working pretty good, great visibility and relatively far from the centre (thus, most cars are leaving Lyon). [https://www.google.com/maps/dir//45.733909,4.817714/@45.7357033,4.821611,976m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!4m4!1m0!1m1!4e1!3e2?hl=en Right here]:I tried hitchhiking there and didn't have any success after ~1,5h, thus I can't really recommend it. I suggest to go to the petrol station mentioned below. I walked there in about 2,5 hours from the city centre. --[[User:cale|caleMarseille]]* You also might want to try from Square Julien Gras.* Just in front of the 'Prison St-Joseph' on 'Quai Perrache' you can stand on the white-striped space between the continuing street and the lane that joins the motorway.:Very dangerous in my opinion. Heavy traffic, almost no place to stop. I was driving past there once, there was a hitch-hiker and I, of all people, didn't have sharp enough reflexes to pick him up --[[User:Sitarane.mp|Sitarane.mpSaint-Étienne]]* '''Directly from a petrol station (need to ride a train)''': A 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 few km. {{afr|6}} {{E|15}} ===

=== Getting onto [[A46 (France)|A46]] (Lyon Bypass) ===There's a big service area on the Lyon bypass (''Contournement de LyonOption 1''') motorway. There are two Total petrol stations, one on each side of the road. This is located to the south of the urban area. Directions are: station* ''Southbound''** Total petrol station on A7 – Marseille, [[Montpellier]]** A47 – [[Saint Etienne]]* ''Northbound''** A6 – [[Dijon]]south of Lyon, [[Paris]]** A42 – [[Geneva|Genève]][http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1on the level of a town called Vernaison,+chemin+du+tram,+communay,+france&sll=45is a perfect place.594822To get there,4you should take a train heading to Vernaison (€3.837589&sspn=0.04864720,0).101967&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=45At 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 you reach the A7 highway and walk the down ramp next to the Energies Nouvelles sign.591849,4.826775&spn=0You need to walk direction opposite to driving cars 1 km (don't try to use the way behind the propertys).012162,0.039568&t=k&om=1 The place on distance from Vernaison train station to the map]petrol station is around 3 km.

There's one bus going to ''Communay'', the closest village, the bus #179 From "Rond point Darilly" (Métro "Parilly"), but it goes 7 times a day on workdays and 4 times the day on week-ends. there's several stops in the village. You can check out the timetable [httpJuly 2021://www.rhone.fr/file/idocumentsattaches/transport/lr_ligne_179.pdf here]. If you missed it there's a bus #39 from metro ''Venissieux'', but goes only until ''Solaize'', 5 km closer to the center on road D307/N7, leading Getting to the motorway. The petrol station is about 1 km south impossible! There is way too much vegetation! Alternatively you can hitch from the interchange. The service-stations are sealed off from roundabout after the normal road but at least for the northbound spot, you can easily climb over the fence. Finding a hitch here is very easy. If you know how to get herebridges, it is definitely worth the hustleworks fine.

A 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 A6 North near Limonest is potentially gooddirection of road entering the highway - plenty of space for the cars to pull over. (see above)Since there's a traffic lights, cars are not driving fast

:''It's only information I found on the net, I didn't verify it since I was dropped off at the station by someone heading '''to''' the city, but got a ride in about 1/2 hour === Getting onto [[A46 (In Nov 2006France)'' --[[User:Daniel|DanielA46]] 20:21, 13 January 2007 (CETLyon 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 [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1,+chemin+du+tram,+communay,+france&sll=45.594822,4.837589&sspn= Getting onto A42 - Direction Bourg-en-Bresse0.048647, [[Geneva|Genève]]0.101967&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=45.591849, [[Germany]] 4.826775&spn=0.012162,0.039568&t=k&om=1 map]. Directions are:

Montluel Rest Area [http://maps.google.Aire de/maps?f=d&hl=Service de&geocode=1972572113067456031Communay Sud rest stop direction south - A7 – Marseille,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[[Montpellier]] or A47 – Saint Etienne<br/>Medium sized Aires de Service de Communay Nord rest area on the highway with petrol station and restaurant. Lots of traffic going towards stop direction north - A6 – [[Dijon]], [[Paris]] or A42 – [[Geneva. <br>|Genève]]

Getting there <br>Public transit directions are below There's one bus going to Communay, the closest village, the bus #179 From Rond point Darilly (Métro Parilly), but probably better to hitch hike there from it goes 7 times a Peage asking for rides towards Genevaday on workdays and 4 times the day on week-ends.<br>Bus 171 will take you to there's several stops in the village of Montluel. It runs around every hour (time table from You can check out the timetable [http://tclwww.rhone.fr/indexfile/idocumentsattaches/transport/lr_ligne_179.asp?page=horaires&etape=3&Date=2010|03|27&Line=171|Pont%20Guilloti%E8re%20-%20Cr%E9pieux%20Les%20Brosses%20(Montluel)|16|tcl171|Pont%20Guillotiere%20RD%20vers%20Crepieux%20Les%20Brosses|Crepieux%20Les%20Brosses%20vers%20Pont%20Guillotiere%20RD|1|Bus&DateFinBases=2010|5|1&DateMajBases=????|??|??&StopArea=1467|tcl5046|H%F4tel%20de%20Ville%20-%20Louis%20Pradel|Lyon%201er&submit=Valider&Direction=1 tcl.frpdf here]. The If you missed it there's a bus stop for "hotel de ville" is actually 39 from metro Venissieux, but goes only until Solaize, 5 km closer to the center on road D307/N7, leading to the banks of motorway. The station is about 1 km south from the river Rhoneinterchange. From The service-stations are sealed off from the hotel de ville (the actual building) walk towards the river (east) to find it. In Montluel, go down normal road but at least for the train station. (The bus trip takes 50 min) Then walk direction Pérougesnorthbound spot, turn right to direction of Niévroz. You cross under the railway and you can easily climb over the motorwayfence. Finding a hitch here is very easy. Looking If you know how to get here, it is definitely worth the left you see the petrol station you are heading for. Walking takes 10-20minhustle.<br>

Bad Route to Germany? <br>I found Marché de Gros is situated in the very little traffic going towards Germany / Bourg-en-Bresse south of the Saone peninsula. Coming from this location, and almost none Rue Casimir Périer You reach a street alongside A7 with lots of cars going all to the way to Germanythe motorway. Little truck traffic and mostly trucks stopping for long rests. For the amount Vasy there, a lot of time it takes to get to this rest stop it is probably better to head first to Dijon -and from there continue towards Germany-go. -flasher702

=== East towards [[Chambéry]], [[Grenoble]], [[Geneva]] {{afr|43}} {{E|70}} A43 ===

==== Motorway Service Station on A43 (services Aire de Service de Saint-Priest)====

Take tram T2 from where it starts at metro/train station Perrache to the last stop at St. Priest - Bel Air. Continue to walk in the direction of the tram 100m to the roundabout. Turn left along Rue Pierre Mendes France for 500m until you reach the roundabout at Rue du Grisard. Turn right along Rue du Grisard (which becomes Rue Jules Verne) for 1km and then turn right into Chemin de Mauguette. You will already see the motorway and petrol station in the distance. Continue walking along Chemin de Mauguette for about 400m until you get to a gated vehicle entrance to the petrol station on your left. Although the gate may be locked, there is a gap between it and the main fence and it , allowing people to pass through easily. This is a good place to ask for a lift to Chambery or Geneve. There aren't many people though and a lot aren't going this way, you therefore may end up waiting a lot.

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 higway starthighway starts. It is easy to get a lift there with a sign. Don't forget to ask if the person who take takes you go if they are going to the highway, because he can they could also go to take the national road.

=== Northeast toward [[Bourg en Bresse]], [[Dijon]], [[Geneva]] {{afr|42}} {{E|611}} A42 ===

Bus 171 from "Hotel ==== Motorway services Aire de ville" next to river in Lyon (dep at hours 03/33, weekend only 33), brings you close to a petrol-station on the motorway. It departs near the opera on Quai Jean moulin and takes about 45 mins (2 euros one way). It goes through some small French villages and along the way lots of big supermarkets in case you need food.Dagneux ====

Leave Medium sized rest area on the bus at Montluel train highway with petrol station which is the second lastand restaurant. You will see the train station when you passLots of traffic going towards Geneva; also, so don't panicvehicles with Dutch and Germans number plates going via Dijon. Trains are faster Halfway before the road splits in direction Geneva and Dijon (after about 30km) there is a parking area and have to be taken from after the main split, another petrol station in Lyonat Ceignes.

Get Take bus 171 from Hotel De Ville next to the river in Lyon and get off at Montluel train station (penultimate stop). Head east about 1km along Ave Des Platanes and turn Blvd Robert Schuman. Turn right, cross at the intersection onto Rue Des Chartinières. Head south about 1km crossing under the railway tracks. Then you will enter and the industrial area in Montluel. Find Rue des Chartinières to cross bridge over the motorway. Once you crossed Take the bridge, 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.

Cars go all directions in === West towards [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Bordeaux]] {{afr|89}} ==='''Warning''': the [[A89 (France )|A89]] runs directly from here, including with Dutch and Germans number plates going Lyon to Bordeaux via DijonClermont-Ferrand. Most hitchhiker websites still advise you to head south towards St. Halfway before Etienne over the road splits in direction Geneva and Dijon (after about 30km) there A47 first, but this new route is a parking and after the split another petrol station at Ceignesmuch more efficient.

If you want to go to Clermont-Ferrand, take the A89 : it's easy and fast.''Option 1'''

Then take the bus [http://www.tcl.fr/content/download/525592/4081129/version/8/file/FH+86_Hiver.pdf 86] (checked 2014) to "La Tour de Salvagny" (The metro ticket is still available for this trip).Get out of the bus at "La Tour de Salvagny" bus stop (20 minutes ride). Then take the first road on your right called "Avenue des Monts d'Or".Walk straight 500m to a bridge. Under this In front of the bridge, pass turn right and walk down to the N7 that goes straight roundabout. There is a nice place for cars to stop just after the roundabout in the direction of Clermont-Ferrand. You just have to stand up on the side, it  '''Option 2'''s safe and people have a very large place to stop.

Indicate that you would like Or go to Gare de Vaise and ride Bus 6 (not C6, just 6) to go Techlid and stop at "Les Ormeaux", 10m further there's an entrance to the back of the gas station of "péageAire de Bruyere" . You can ask people to go to A89 (Highway toll gatetowards Clermont Ferrant) or A6 (towards north). Almost 50% of The first car I asked took me all the people passing through the péage are going straigth way to Clermont-FerrandFerrant. So have a good ride!

== Public transport ==You can black-ride Indicate that you would like to go to the metro, just go in quickly after someone"péage" (Highway toll gate). On bus and tram controls Almost 50% of the people passing through the péage are quite frequent. Alternatively look for used tickets left around by people. The tickets can be used up going straight to an hour after they were validated. Tickets also work for all public transport in the cityClermont-Ferrand.So have a good ride!

== Free Internet Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==You can have free access to internet in public libraries.Near Gare Part-Dieu - central railway station - (exit on the eastside) there's a shopping mall called ''La Part-Dieu'' that offers free and unlimited wi-fi. Next to the left of this shopping center ''Bibliotheque Municipale de Lyon'' offers free internet, too.