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Take bus 167 from Piccadilly Gardens, Lever Street/Dale Street (Stop E) in central Travelodge Manchester, and get off at stop: Birch, M62. Train to Mills Hill - Oldham Rd - Wood S|t - Heywood Old Road/Rd OR Bus to Langley Lane (journey time approx. 25 minutes). The service is hourly (more info on times from: (http://www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm). You should be able to see the services when approaching the bus stop. When you get off the bus, walk down Whittle Lane Walk White Ln (which goes over the motorway M62), and you will be at the servicesTravelodge Manchester Birch M62 , where you can hitch a ride down the M62 to Leeds or Hull. The bus costs around £2.50. You can get cheap coach tickets from Megabus or National Express funfare Another option is to walk down the A56 (they have websitesBury New Road) where and wait at the exit ramp of the ring road merging with the M60. Alternatively you can take the tram to Prestwich to get trips from between £3-6 if you book in advance. So I would only take this hitching route if you are on a low budget or traveling last minutethere.
=== South Towards Birmingham and Bristol ===Catch 3) There is this bus stop [http://goo.gl/maps/18TYs]. It really is a bus great place to Whythenshaw get south from; I've used it six times and have never had to wait more than 1 hour 15 - but it usually takes much less. One time it only took 90 seconds to get a lift as far as Birmingham. 4) After trying unsuccesfully to Princess Parkwayget a ride from the positions mentioned above, this I walked to a bus Stop at the A560. It is located between two roundabouts, a bit before the roundabout leading on to the start M56. There is an exit for an industrial estate in front of the M56bus stop whitch a decent amount of space for drivers to slow down and drive over, where I stayed to wait for a driver. Only took me 5 minutes to get a ride all the way to Birmingham. From here The Buses 104 and 11A can get you can head all the way there. Position on Google Maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Altrincham+Rd%2FThe+Open+University+(Stop+D)/@53.3986785,-2.2665459,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x487bad6463c5b26b:0x81d1ba219aa014a1!8m2!3d53.398636!4d-2.2656613]. ===M56/M6===It's useful to know that if someone isn't actually going on to the M6, better if but carrying on to Chester or somewhere further west then it can still be good for you are heading south since you are . There is a few junctions south then big service station about 1 mile after the junction between the A556 (Chester Road) and the M6. It's called "Knutsford Services". So even if the driver drops you was on at the junction you could probably stealthily walk the distance or just ask the M602driver to take you there seeing as it's so close. here If you will see a petrol staton immediatley befor don't want to hitch out of the slip roadcity, I've always had a quick ride train to Knutsford costs around £6 and the walk from here, mainly the train station to the services is around 30 mins. ==Free showers==Many University of Manchester buildings have shower facilities for drivers filling their cars up, students and staff who commute by bike. Some buildings have access gates which require you to present a bus stop student ID - if this is the case say you forgot your wallet at home and the reception staff will ask you to sign in front (it's just a piece of you paper, for cars to pull over safelystudent no. make up any 7-digit number that begins with the no. 7). [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.4684693,-2.2421159,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1_hWGXBnG02vjY4dLD7qSfK-C8VA Here's a map of buildings with shower facilities and access restrictions)]{{hitchbase_city|966}}== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki =={{IsIn|North West (England)nomadwiki}}
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{{Infobox Location|country = England|pop = 553,230 (2019)|motorways = {{Mgb|56}}, {{Mgb|60}}, {{Mgb|6}}}}[[File:Img l 1306483.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[User:MayaCova|MayaCova]] hitching from [[Manchester]] to [[Edinburgh]].]] '''Manchester''' is a city in the [[North West (England)|North West]] of [[England]]. == Hitching Out ==
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== North towards [[Preston]], [[Scotland]], West towards [[Liverpool]] ===
Walk on ''Regent Road'' (in the west of the city) until you get to Salford. There is a big petrol station with many slip roads, which might look attractive, but the smaller petrol station (on the left side of the road) offers a more convenient spot for drivers to stop, and also allows drivers that don't enter the station to pull over.
[http://maps.google.de/?q=salford+england&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Salford,+Greater+Manchester,+Vereinigtes+K%C3%B6nigreich&ll=53.476212,-2.267762&spn=0.000891,0.003433&t=k&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.476173,-2.266997&panoid=GRSF-jBUkMYsCCS1b9gQ8A&cbp=12,125.22,,0,10.46 This is a link to the spot]
Alternatively, you could keep on walking along Regent Road until you get to the "roundabout" and get to the shoulder on M602. Getting there is a little complicated since it's not very pedestrian-friendly. Technically, you'll be on the motorway, but it's right behind a traffic light so traffic goes slow - a police car passed by without batting an eye. Make sure to have a sign, since it's not clear which direction you could be going. [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.4800991,-2.2835065,3a,45.2y,293.26h,79.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNSgYe63sMmmC2IknqXWaxQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Link to Streetview]
=== East towards [[Leeds]], [[Hull]] ===
=== South Towards Birmingham and Bristol ===
1) Catch a bus to Whythenshaw (the 101, 104 or 105 from Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre. Just ask the driver to shout for you at the Wilbraham road junction if you're unsure where to get off) and get to Princess Parkway, this is the start of the M56. From here you can head to the M6, better if you are heading south since you are a few junctions south then if you was on the M602. here you will see a petrol staton immediatley befor the slip road, I've always had a quick ride from here, mainly for drivers filling their cars up, and a bus stop in front of you for cars to pull over safely.
EDIT: Dec 2016. This seems to refer to the Texaco gas station pretty close to the sliproad to the motorway. When I approached drivers there I was sent away by a member of staff
2) You don't necessarily need to be on the M56. There are a few good spots on the A5103 (Princess Parkway) so depending on where you start from in Manchester you could head to any one of these. I walked down the Wilbraham Road heading west and turned left (south) onto the A5103. 50 m further is a Shell petrol station with fairly good flow /next to Alexandra Park/. Although some of this will be local traffic, a lot is also continuing onto the M56 and then M6. If you don't want to wait around at the garage itself, there is a good bus stop just before so you could try some road hitching here. It took 10 minutes getting a ride out to the M6.
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