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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 highway 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 Lyin, it is best to get a ride that will take you south of Lyon.
=== North towards [[Dijon]], [[Paris]] {{European Route Number|15}} ===
* You can stop at the traffic lights on the bridge Kitchener-Marchand near Perrache (look at this [http://lienpluscourt.com/05a0510d map], you have to hitchhike at the point A, most cars go the way showed in blue that is go to the highway motorway A6 to Paris.) 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 A7 at Avenue Victor Hugo, looks like metro Valmy is closest, and between that station and the highway 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 highwaymotorway. 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. You'll need to jump the fence to get to it. 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.
=== South towards [[Orange]], [[Nîmes]], [[Marseille]], [[Saint-Étienne]] {{European Route Number|15}} ===
* 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''. 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 12km south - just try hitchhiking with sign "A7 - 12km sud".
* 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 highwaymotorway.
* A gas 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 at gare de Perrache (3euro). At Vernaison you cross the river (there are two bridges and an island betwen). Once on the other site of the river, Turn left (north)and walk for a few kilometers (I walked the no-ones land between the motorway and some firm's fenced property, but there may be a way behind the property). The distance from Vernaison train station to the gas station is not the shortest one, but once you are there, you ar really inside the motorway network, so it's worth the effort.
=== East towards [[Chambery]], [[Grenoble]], [[Geneva]] {{European Route Number|70}} ===
There is an [[on-ramp]] in Lyon where you can hitch straight onto the highway motorway to Geneva (A43/ E70). There is a roundabout and a bike-lane where cars can stop for you. Take the metro Line D to Mermoz and walk to Rue Lionel Terray. You'll find a sign for [[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=12,78.29,,0,12.14 Streetview]).
Tell them to drop you off at the gas station in St. Priest (Station service in french)and get a ride from there.
=== Northeast toward [[Bourg en Bresse]], [[Dijon]], [[Geneva]] {{European Route Number|611}} A42 ===
Bus 171 from "Hotel de ville" next to river in Lyon (dep at hours 03/33, weekend only 33), brings you close to a petrol-station on the highwaymotorway. 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.
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.
Get off and turn right, cross under the railway tracks. Then you will enter the industrial area in Montluel. Find Rue des Chartinières to cross the motorway. Once you crossed the bridge, turn left and follow the road close to the highwaymotorway. There is a small space to enter the petrol-station, only for pedestrians, behind the little house at the end of the parking lot.
Cars go all directions in France from here, including with Dutch and Germans numberplates going via Dijon. Halfway before the road splits in direction Geneva and Dijon (after about 30km) there is a parking and after the split another petrol-station at Ceignes.
