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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 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 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...) but I often ask To get there, you should take a ride for the next station 11km fartrain heading to Vernaison (€3. Careful20, the name of the bus stop has changed: '''La Gabrielle''' (still bus 21). From the bus station, At Vernaison you cross the street river (there are two bridges and go a little bit back to take an island between) once on the other site of the river follow road on your right. Continue always straight and at the end, turn right left (direction shop Métronorth)walk until u reach A7 highroad and walk down ramp next to Energies Nouvelles sign. It is still after Harley Davidson shop.--[[User:Klodreamer|Klodreamer]] 01:12, 28 April 2012 You need to walk direction 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.    

* '''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 [[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|Nykstukas9]]* '''From Pont Pasteur''': You have to take the tram 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]* 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 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]

:''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 (In Nov 2006)'' --=== East towards [[User:Daniel|DanielChambéry]] 20:21, 13 January 2007 (CET) === Getting onto A42 - Direction Bourg-en-Bresse, [[Geneva|GenèveGrenoble]], [[GermanyGeneva]] === 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&sspn=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 from a Peage asking for rides towards Geneva.<br>Bus 171 will take you to the village of Montluel. It runs around every hour (time table from the [http://tcl.fr/index.asp?page=horaires&etape=3&Date=2010{{afr|0343}} {{E|27&Line70}} =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.fr]. The bus stop for "hotel de ville" is actually on the banks of the river Rhone. From the hotel de ville (the actual building) walk towards the river (east) to find it. In Montluel, go down at the train station. (The bus trip takes 50 min) Then walk direction Pérouges, turn right to direction of Niévroz. You cross under the railway and over the motorway. Looking to the left you see the petrol station you are heading for. Walking takes 10-20min.<br>

Bad Route to Germany? <br>I found very little traffic going towards Germany / Bourg==== Motorway services Aire de Service de Saint-en-Bresse from this location, and almost none going all the way to Germany. Little truck traffic and mostly trucks stopping for long rests. For the amount 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. -flasher702Priest ====

=== East towards [[Chambéry]], [[Grenoble]], [[Geneva]] {{E|70}} A43 === Motorway Service Station on A43 (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.

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 03Dagneux [http:/33/maps.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=1972572113067456031,45.845405, weekend only 33)5.070403&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=45.842912, brings you close to a petrol-station on the motorway5. It departs near the opera on Quai Jean moulin and takes about 07122&daddr=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=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 food845363,5.062466&sspn=0.026786,0.080338&ie=UTF8&z=14&om=1] ====

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.<br>

Get Take bus 171 from "Hotel 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 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 France from here, including 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 and after the split another petrol station at Ceignes. === West towards [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Bordeaux]] A89 {{afr|89}} ===

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  Another way that Jojo tried in December 2018: Go to Gare de Vaise and ride Bus 6 (not C6, just have 6) to stand up on the sideTechlid and stop at "Les Ormeaux", it10m further there's safe and an entrance to the back of the gas station of "Aire de Bruyere". You can ask people have a very large place to stopgo to A89 (towards Clermont Ferrant) or A6 (towards north). The first car I asked took me all the way to Clermont Ferrant.

Indicate that you would like to go to the "péage" (Highway toll gate). Almost 50% of the people passing through the péage are going straigth straight to Clermont-Ferrand. So have a good ride!

== Public transport Trashwiki & Nomadwiki ==You can black-ride the metro, just go in quickly after someone. On bus and tram controls are quite frequent. Alternatively look for used tickets left around by people. The tickets can be used up to an hour after they were validated. Tickets also work for all public transport in the city.

== Free Internet ==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 [[nomad:Lyon'' offers free internet, too.]] [[trash:Lyon]]