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__NOTOC__<map lat='"49.12039958048527' 129688444873" lng='"6.173887252807617' 1868852376935" zoom='1311' view='3' float=right/>'''Metz''' is a city in the northeast of [[France]], capital of the [[Lorraine (Region)|Lorraine]] région region and préfecture of the département of Moselle (57). Metz is not really easy to hitch out of. There are no real good spots close to the city. It is better to get dropped out of town as soon as possible in order to be able to hitch a better ride afterwards.

==Hitchhiking Out = Going North, [[Luxembourg]], [[Holland]], [[Belgium]], [[Germany]]) ===Take bus number 6 that goes from the city centre (République) to 'La MAXE'. The ticket costs around 1 Euro. ATTENTION! It runs only once an hour. Look at the [http://www.tcrm-metz.fr/UserFiles/File/lignes/l6.pdf schedule]. Get off at the stop beside the massive IKEA shopping centre and walk down the road until you see a roundabout and an ESSO service station nearby. Walk down the ramp until you reach both of the exits. One [[hitchhiker]] got a lift within 10 minutes while standing between the ESSO petrol station exit and a [[motorway]] exit. There is a lot of international traffic in this region.

=== Going South (West towards [[NancyParis]](A4) ===There's a bus that takes you all the a way to a highway gas station. However, [[Dijon]]it runs only once an hour on weekdays, [[Lyon]]and only if you telephone-call them on weekends and holidays. The call-for-bus scheme involves registration and you have to call one day before, [[Spain]], etcso you're probably better off riding the L3 bus to Woippy (a busy line) and walking-hitchhiking the D4 north-west if it's Sunday. Get off when it crosses the highway and the gas station will be staring straight at you. All the way on foot from Metz took 3 hours.) ===

It is possible On normal days, take bus 106. Get off at Champ Banal (ask the driver to get a ride toward Nancy/Dijon/Lyon by standing on announce the Avenue Joffrestop for you). From there, under walk the bridgesame way the bus left, at towards the west of town. It merges with highway almost up to the A31 300m further. I used a Nancy sign very intersection and right before it take to get out of town and got dropped off in the right onto a service area 30km southward, from where you can easily hitch a long distance ride with a truck-driver. I think under dirt road on the bridge is the best place in Metz to hitch out side of and Nancy is the best sign to holda field. It is easy to be stuck in Metz Walk this dirt road alongside A4 and the faster you get out, the better'll see a service station around 500 meters ahead.

=== Going East ([[Saarbrücken]], [[Kaiserslautern]], [[Mainz]], [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]https://lemet.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/P106.pdf Bus 106 PDF timetables and map](figure out which station is near you with this) ===

From Whatever you do, don't get dropped off where the main train station A4 (la Gareeast/west) or Place de la République take meets the bus number 8 or U to Technopole A31 (both stop next to lake Symphonie - ask the driver). From there walk to Grigy (part of heading south towards Metz). Once in Grigy, keep on walking along D955 outwards the city center (follow the signs to Strasbourg). The road goes slightly uphill on top of which there's a roundabout right before the short bridge over the hwy. to Nancy, then another roundabout.

=== North towards [[Luxembourg]], [[Brussels]], [[Trier]] ===Take bus number 111 to ''La Maxe''. The ticket costs 1.50 EUR. Get off at the stop '''''Goujenotte''''' beside the massive IKEA shopping centre and walk down the road until you see a roundabout and an ESSO service station nearby. Walk down the ramp until you reach both of the exits. One hitchhiker got a lift within 10 minutes while standing between the ESSO petrol station exit and a motorway exit. There is a lot of international traffic in this region. === South towards [[Nancy]], [[Dijon]], [[Lyon]] === Take the bus number 111 direction '''''La Maxe''''' from for example Boulevard Poincaré (right by the river, about a 10-minute walk from Place de République) and go to the last stop (the ticket is 1,50 EUR). From there walk west, walk over the motorway and walk further on the same street around 2 km until you see a petrol station. When you see the petrol station, it is better to walk about 500 metres further and walk into the station along the motorway (there's a little path that will bring you on the motorway). From this petrol station, it is easy to get rides directly to Lyon or even further. === East towards [[Saarbrücken]], [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]] or [[Strasbourg]] === '''Option 1''' From Gare SNCF (the main train station) or Place De La République take the bus number 8 or U to Technopole (both stop next to lake Symphonie - ask the driver). From there walk to Grigy (part of Metz). Once in Grigy, keep on walking along D955 outwards the city center (follow the signs to Strasbourg). The road goes slightly uphill on top of which there's a roundabout right before the short bridge over the motorway to Nancy, then another roundabout. Stand just right after the second roundabout and hopefully you'll soon score your ride to Strasbourg (one hitchhiker tried thrice three times there and never had to wait for more than 20 mins). If you go to Germany make a sign for Strassbourg and then get off at the [[péage|peage]] which is about 30 km away. You can also make a sign saying A4 Est Peage '''Option 2'''  This spot next to the bridge of Rue Du Général Delestraint over A4 [https://goo.gl/maps/wNDAwkvffQQwk1pH6 map] If you use a sign saying A4, make sure the driver is not going north towards Paris (learned the hard way). Try to get a ride to one of the rest stops on the A4. Aire De Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold Sud rest stop is the biggest on the way (with free wi-fi and showers) from there, you will find many truckers going towards Saarbrücken. === North, West or South ([[Luxembourg]], [[Paris]] or [[Nancy]]) === It is possible to get a ride towards these three different directions by standing on the Avenue Joffre, under the bridge, in the western part of town, very close to the city centre. It merges with the A31 300m further. Always use a sign here.Hitchhiker experience [Jass] - this place is useless...there's very little time to stop and the road is already fast. Just take the bus - after 3 hours waiting, it's worth the bus fare, even if one never takes public transport.Hitchhiker experience [linux2400] - I agree with Jass, also waited several hours there. Then I walked east for about 100m to the roundabout in front of Chambre de commerce et de l'industrie and got taken pretty rapidly, so this is the spot I would recommend if you want to start from downtown. There's red lights and places to stop and all the cars end up on the motorway all the same. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}