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__NOTOC__{{Infobox Location|country = France|map = <map lat='45.7578' lng='4.8351' zoom='10' view='3' />|state = |pop = |plate = |motorways = |BW = }}'''Lyon''' is a large city in southeast one of three largest cities of [[France]].

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.If you have time, though, do consider stopping there for a bit - it's a beautiful city!

=== 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 Petrol station BruyéresBruyères-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 next to Metro 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=== South towards [[Orange]], [[Nîmes]], [[Marseille]], and I also had to deal with some unfriendly cops. I think [http://tinypic.com/r/nxwaao/7 this graffiti[Saint-Étienne]] near the exit speaks for itself. Jonathan (a guy hitching by himself) also does NOT recommend this {{afr|6}} {{E|15}} ===   '''Option 1''' Total petrol station. I also waited hours.* I never had problem from this Total petrol station (as on A7, south of Lyon, on the level of a town called Vernaison, is a girl aloneperfect 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) but I oftenly ask a ride for the next station 11km far. Careful, once on the name other site of the bus stop has changed: '''La Gabrielle''' river follow road left (still bus 21north). From walk until you reach the bus station, cross A7 highway and walk the street and go a little bit back down ramp next to take the road on your rightEnergies Nouvelles sign. Continue always straight and at Welcome to "Chemistry Valley", one of the end, turn right (most polluted areas in France! You need to walk direction shop Métro). It is still after Harley Davidson shop.--[[User:Klodreamer|Klodreamer]] 01:12, 28 April 2012 opposite to driving cars 1 km (CESTdon't try to use the way behind the propertys)* Where Tunnel de la Duchere / Rue de Bourgogne intersect. There is a great little pull-over place just after The distance from Vernaison train station to the round-about. Closest metro petrol station 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 wellaround 3 km.

=== South towards [[Orange]], [[Nîmes]], [[Marseille]], [[Saint-Étienne]] {{E|15}} ===* '''TipJuly 2023:''': If your final destination Walking alongside the highway is in the direction of Saint-Etienne but not the city itself (i.e. Clermont Ferrand, Bordeaux, etc) then better stay at the first petrol station after Lyon (Aire de Solaize) quite awkward and wait for a ride taking you to a petrol station that better hope no cop car sees you are sure , but the driver goes to that is '''after''' St. Etienne. After Solaize there is no other good petrol station and works. Otherwise you will be stuck with no choice but to go into can simply hitch from the city of St. Etienne or back to Lyon. Sma tried the other petrol stations and lost a whole day doing that and ending up back in Lyon in the end. The other stations roundabout after Solaize are either too small or not really on the highway so the people that go there are just going to St. Etienne and not furtherbridge, it works fine.

* '''From near the centerOption 2''': 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 center. 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 color), you're there. <br />There's plenty of traffic heading to [[Valence]] and [[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.* '''From Pont Pasteur''': You have to take the tram Tram T1 direction MontrochetDebourg, and get off at the last stop (surprisingly it's called Montrochet). You have to follow the rails towards south, after 800m you'll arrive Musée des Confluences at a junction of the Pasteur bridge, where you have a small BP petrol station on your left. Not necessary to go there, just try to hitch cars coming from north. Since there's There is a traffic light cars are not driving fast, and they also have place to pull over. Usually working pretty good, great visibility and relatively far from bus stop on the center (thus, most cars are leaving Lyon). [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Cours+Charlemagne&daddr=Unknown+direction of road&hl=en&sll=45.735092,4.821131&sspn=0.008282,0.021136&geocode=FSryuQId5YdJAA%3BFRXYuQIdMoNJAA&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=16&z=16 Right here]* You also might want to try from Square Julien Gras.* Just in front of entering the 'Prison Sthighway -Joseph' on 'Quai Perrache' you can stand on the white-striped plenty of space between for the continuing street and the lane that joins the motorway.:Very dangerous in my opinion. Heavy traffic, almost no place cars to stoppull over. I was driving past Since 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.mp]]* '''Directly from s a petrol station (need to ride a train)''': A petrol station on A7traffic lights, 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 at gare de Perrache (€3.20, three hour frequency). At Vernaison you cross the river (there cars are two bridges and an island between). Once on the other site of the river, turn left (north)and walk for a few kilometers Walk on the no-man's land between the motorway and some firm's fenced property; don't try to use the way behind the property. The distance from Vernaison train station to the petrol station is not the shortest one, but once you are there, you are really inside the motorway network, so it's worth the effort. [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=209328237440358599248.0004aef5513d637811a59 Description]driving fast

There's one bus going to ''Communay'', the closest village, a big service area on the bus #179 From "Rond point Darilly" Lyon bypass (Métro "Parilly"Contournement de Lyon)motorway. There are two petrol stations, but it goes 7 times a day one on workdays and 4 times each side of the day on week-endsroad. there's several stops in This is located to the village. You can check out south of the timetable urban area [http://wwwmaps.rhonegoogle.frcom/file/idocumentsattaches/transport/lr_ligne_179maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1,+chemin+du+tram,+communay,+france&sll=45.594822,4.pdf here]837589&sspn=0. If you missed it there's a bus #39 from metro ''Venissieux''048647, but goes only until ''Solaize'', 5 km closer to the center on road D307/N7, leading to the motorway0. The station is about 1 km south from the interchange101967&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=45. The service-stations are sealed off from the normal road but at least for the northbound spot591849, you can easily climb over the fence4. Finding a hitch here is very easy826775&spn=0. If you know how to get here012162, it is definitely worth the hustle0.039568&t=k&om=1 map].Directions are:

Marché Aire de Gros is situated in the very Service de Communay Sud rest stop direction south of the Saone peninsula. Coming from "Rue Casimir Périer" You reach a street alongside - A7 with lots of cars going to the the motorway. Vasy there– Marseille, a lot of [[Montpellier]] or A47 – Saint Etienne<br/>Aires de Service de Communay Nord rest stopdirection north -and-go. I stood for 2h near the train station "Lyon-Perrache" and then 5 min there. A6 – [[Dijon]], [[Paris]] or A42 – [[Geneva|Genève]]

A petrol 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 [http://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 to the motorway. The station on is about 1 km south from the interchange. The service-stations are sealed off from the normal road but at least for the northbound spot, you can easily climb over the A6 North near Limonest fence. Finding a hitch here is potentially goodvery easy. If you know how to get here, it is definitely worth the hustle. (see above)

:''It's only information I found on Marché de Gros is situated in the net, I didn't verify it since I was dropped off at very south of the station by someone heading '''Saone peninsula. Coming from Rue Casimir Périer You reach a street alongside A7 with lots of cars going to''' the citythe motorway. Vasy there, but got a ride in about 1/2 hour (In Nov 2006)'' lot of stop-and-[[User:Daniel|Daniel]] 20:21, 13 January 2007 (CET)go.

=== Getting onto A42 - Direction Bourg-en-BresseEast towards [[Chambéry]], [[Geneva|GenèveGrenoble]], [[GermanyGeneva]] {{afr|43}} {{E|70}} ===

Montluel Rest Area [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&sspnMotorway services Aire de Service de Saint-Priest =0.026786,0.080338&ie=UTF8&z=14&om=1] <br>Medium sized rest area on the highway with gas station and restaurant. Lots of traffic going towards Geneva. <br>

Getting there <br>Public transit directions are below but probably better to hitch hike there Take tram T2 from a Peage asking for rides towards Geneva.<br>Bus 171 will take you where it starts at metro/train station Perrache to the village of Montluellast stop at St. It runs around every hour (time table from the [http://tcl.fr/index.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%20Priest -%20Louis%20Pradel|Lyon%201er&submit=Valider&Direction=1 tclBel Air.fr]. The bus stop for "hotel de ville" is actually on Continue to walk in the banks direction of the river Rhonetram 100m to the roundabout. From Turn left along Rue Pierre Mendes France for 500m until you reach the hotel de ville (the actual building) walk towards the river (east) to find it. In Montluel, go down roundabout at the train stationRue du Grisard. Turn right along Rue du Grisard (The bus trip takes 50 minwhich becomes Rue Jules Verne) Then walk direction Pérouges, for 1km and then turn right to direction of Niévrozinto Chemin de Mauguette. You cross under will already see the railway motorway and over petrol station in the motorwaydistance. Looking Continue walking along Chemin de Mauguette for about 400m until you get to a gated vehicle entrance to the petrol station on your left you see . Although the gate may be locked, there is a gap between it and the petrol station you are heading main fence, allowing people to pass through easily. This is a good place to ask fora lift to Chambery or Geneve. Walking takes 10-20minThere aren't many people though and a lot aren't going this way, you therefore may end up waiting a lot.<br>

Bad Route You can choose to Germany? <br>I found very little traffic going towards Germany / Bourgride a train until Saint-enQuentin-Bresse from this locationFallavier, very good option, a little walk to the toll (20 to 25mins) and almost none going all you're on. The best place, but beware of the workers on the way toll, they will maybe try to Germanychase you away. Little truck traffic Ignore them and mostly trucks stopping for long restsgo further into the next toll platform. For  You can also hitchhike closer to Lyon. There is an [[on-ramp]] in Lyon where you can hitch straight onto the amount of time it takes motorway to get A43/E70. Take the metro Line D to this rest stop it Mermoz-Pinel. You will find a bus lane on the avenue Jean Mermoz, where the highway starts. It is probably better easy to head first 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 and from there continue towards Germany. -flasher702]], [[Geneva]] {{afr|42}} {{E|611}} ===

=== East towards [[Chambéry]], [[Grenoble]], [[Geneva]] {{E|70}} = Motorway services Aire de Dagneux ====

There is an [[Medium sized rest area on-ramp]] in Lyon where you can hitch straight onto the motorway to Geneva (A43/ E70). There is a roundabout highway with petrol station and a bike-lane where cars can stop for yourestaurant. Take the metro Line D to Mermoz and walk to Rue Lionel Terray. You'll find a sign for [[Lots of traffic going towards Geneva]] here (see ; also a [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=Bron+&sll=45.688914,4.886169&sspn=0.505556,0.883026&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bron,+Rh%C3%B4ne,+Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes,+Frankrijk&ll=45.730844,4.887159&spn=0,359.997253&z=19&layer=c&cbll=45.730349,4.887796&panoid=18XTMoZRWgo7hU2KAFWmew&cbp=12,78vehicles with Dutch and Germans number plates going via Dijon.29,,0,12.14 Streetview]).Tell them to drop you off at Halfway before the petrol station road splits in St. Priest direction Geneva and Dijon (Station service in frenchafter about 30km) there is a parking area and get a ride from thereafter the split, another petrol station at Ceignes.

You can choose Take bus 171 from Hotel De Ville next to ride the river in Lyon and get off at Montluel train station (penultimate stop). Head east about 1km along Ave Des Platanes and Blvd Robert Schuman. Turn right at the intersection onto Rue 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 train until Saint-Quentin-Fallaviersmall space to enter the petrol station, very good optiononly for pedestrians, a behind the little walk to house at the end of the toll parking lot.The bus trip takes about 45 mins (2 euros one way) with another 20 to 25mins) mins walking. It goes through some small French villages and along the way lots of big supermarkets in case you're onneed food. The best place === West towards [[Clermont-Ferrand]], but beware of [[Bordeaux]] {{afr|89}} ==='''Warning''': the workers on the toll, they will maybe try [[A89 (France)|A89]] runs directly from Lyon to chase Bordeaux via Clermont-Ferrand. Most hitchhiker websites still advise you awayto head south towards St. Ignore them and go further into Etienne over the next toll platformA47 first, but this new route is much more efficient.  '''Option 1'''

=== Northeast toward First take the metro D ("Gare de Vaise" direction) and get out at "Gorge de Loup" station.Then take the bus [[Bourg en Bresse]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. In front of the bridge, [[Dijon]], [[Geneva]] {{E|611}} A42 ===turn right and walk down to the roundabout. There is a nice place for cars to stop just after the roundabout in the direction of Clermont-Ferrand.

Leave the bus at Montluel train station which is the second last. You will see the train station when you pass, so don't panic. Trains are faster and have to be taken from the main station in Lyon.''Option 2'''

Get off Or go to Gare de Vaise and turn rightride Bus 6 (not C6, cross under the railway tracks. Then you will enter the industrial area in Montluel. Find Rue des Chartinières just 6) to cross the motorway. Once you crossed the bridgeTechlid and stop at "Les Ormeaux", turn left and follow the road close 10m further there's an entrance to the motorway. There is a small space to enter back of the petrol gas station, only for pedestrians, behind the little house at the end of "Aire de Bruyere". You can ask people to go to A89 (towards Clermont Ferrant) or A6 (towards north). The first car I asked took me all the parking lotway to Clermont Ferrant.

Cars Indicate that you would like to go all directions in France from here, including with Dutch and Germans number plates going via Dijon. Halfway before to the road splits in direction Geneva and Dijon "péage" (after about 30kmHighway toll gate) there is a parking and after . Almost 50% of the people passing through the split another petrol station at Ceignespéage are going straight to Clermont-Ferrand.So have a good ride!

==Nomadwiki & Trashwiki = West towards [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Bordeaux]] A89 ===* '''Warning''': Since 2013, 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.