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'''Lyon''' is one of three largest city cities of [[France]].
The ''Autoroute du Soleil'' passes through the city, so during the summer there are huge amounts of traffic.
* 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 oftenly 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.
* '''Tip''': If your final destination 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) and wait for a ride taking you to a petrol station that you are sure the driver goes to that is '''after''' St. Etienne. After Solaize there is no other good petrol station and you will be stuck with no choice but to go into 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 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 further.
* '''From near the centercentre''': 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 centercentre. 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 colorcolour), 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 T1 direction Montrochet, 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 at a junction of the Pasteur bridge, where you have a BP petrol station on your left. Not necessary to go there, just try to hitch cars coming from north. Since there's 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 the center centre (thus, most cars are leaving Lyon). [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Cours+Charlemagne&daddr=Unknown+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 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.mp]]
* '''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 at gare de Perrache (€3.20, three hour frequency). At Vernaison you cross the river (there are two bridges and an island between). Once on the other site of the river, turn left (north)and walk for a few kilometers kilometres 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]
=== Getting onto [[A46 (France)|A46]] (Lyon Bypass) ===
