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__NOTOC__'''Montpellier''' Apart from an attractive city in itself, it is situated next to a city in main motorway [[A9 (France)|A9]]/[[A15 (France)|E15]] connecting cities such as [[Perpignan]] and [[Barcelona]] to the South of , [[Aix-en-Provence]] and [[Marseille]] to the East, [[Lyon]] and [France[Paris]] to the North, and [[Toulouse]] and [[Bordeaux]]to the West.

== Hitching Out ===== All Directions East and North [[Marseille]], [[Lyon]], beach ===For a few monthsThe "all directions" tip above, there has been a new tramway line in Montpellier, line 2, and it goes directly to a or:If you like [[péagehitchhiker's safety|safe]] (toll plaza). Take tram and easy hitchhiking, it's advised to take Tram number 2 1 to Odysseum, get off at the train station, direction "Saint Jean Place de Vedas"France, then get out at the which is one stop "Saint Jean le Sec". At before the last stop look around and you will see , then walk a péage. You can hitchhike on this one if you want, but there is low traffic, so it is best bit back to the roundabout and go on the big toll where all the cars from North or South have to stopAv. This one is 500 meters more in the south but it is completely worth to walk du Mondial up to it since the chances to get a lift there, greatly increasesnorth. To get there, Walk straight and you need to walk past will see a hill on the péage left, right in front of the direction of traffichighway. It's illegal Go up (better to have good shoes on!) and quite dangerous to walk in you find at the roadtop this brilliant hitchhiking spot - Elf [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]]. You can try there, so you need to walk along itor stand with a sign on Av Pierre Mendes, but stay in just before the grass next entrance to itthe station. [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=43.60806%2C3.91311#map=18/43.60806/3. You will see the big péage from 91311 where it's easy to get a 300 or 400 km ride in any direction.is?]

==== From first large gas station Aires de Service de Montpellier ENI Fabrègues ==== First large gas station headed west on the A9 from Montpellier, 'Aires de Service de Montpellier ENI Fabrègues' To get there, take the tram line 2 until the final station 'Option OneSaint Jean de Védas Centre'(from the station Gare Saint-Roch it will take you 21 minutes according to the agency'': Another option s website). That same station is where bus line 33 begins, able to get be taken with the same ticket as the tram. The 33 does not run so very frequently (outside of peak hours and most especially on weekends and holidays), and so it is useful to ''Place de L'Europe'' (coordinate with its scheduled departures, which can be found [httphttps://www.liftershaltetam-voyages.infocom/horaires_ligne/?latrub_code=43.605691341740744&lng=3.9101028442382812&zoom=15&trip=0 location6 here](searching for 33, direction is 'FABRÈGUES - Lou Paillas'). Once on the 33, for example by taking tramline you have to options: '''Walking route 1. From there you can already see signs : via trail to Chemin des Fabriques''' Getting off at 'Les Hauts' [NB: user probably means 'Les Cousses'; according to the highwaybus agencies website there is no stop 'Les Hauts'). You can either follow those signs and the main road 'will be on 'Avenue Charles de Président Pierre Mendes FranceGaulle'' for about 15 to 20 minutes, or get a ride from where . You go down this road starts to either the crossing with Larenas road. You will see a square of shops (one sailing trailers), go along it on its right side when you face it. You will find an empty field on your destination or right that you cross (there is a little path and a hole in the little fence at his end) to reach a better location further up little park, go until 43.554730, 3.789669 where the dry (summer 2019) stream is totally crossable (even in winter since it not really wide). Pass under the brigde that is above the road, at D613 and simply follow the roundabout where path that locals use (and is on no maps) and you are going to reach the main highway A9/E15 actually connects 'Chemin des Fabriques' that leads you directly to the gas station ''Avenue Aires de Service de Président Pierre Mendes France'Montpellier ENI Fabrègues': 43.547322, 3.794899.

''Note''Walking route 2: There is not a very good spot for cars via D185 to stop, but they stop at the roundabout for traffic with enough time to ask drivers for a ride, and for them to open the door.Chemin des Fabriques'''

Getting off at 'Collège Ray Charles''Option Two''', you walk back the route that the bus took when it just got off the D613: A second option is up the street past the roundabout to Rue Turk et de Groot and then down that road to the [http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=43.58953,3.891821&spn=0.01548,0.040255 next roundabout] off ''(which will be slightly to your left when merging onto Avenue Charles de Palavas''Gaulle). However there is no good spot for cars You continue straight across the roundabout to stop at the bridge over the D613, that bridge the beginning of the D185. You continue on the D185 through the next roundabouton the other side, and nowhere then down and up a small incline. You will walk across a bridge that does not have *that* much space for pedestrians, but traffic is fairly limited on the ramp eitherroad there. [[Zac]] waited for an entire day for You walk until to your right there will be a ride gated access road, which to [[Perpignan]] without luck and shamefully retreated its left has a clear pedestrian access point. Turn left on the road that it immediately meets (Chemin des Fabriques), which shortly leads you to the train stationgate of 'Aires de Service de Montpellier ENI Fabrègues'.You may need to hop its gate, but it does not have those pesky height extensions that some do as as to impede access. Total time walking will be around 25 minutes. A map of this walking route can be found [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KflMq4gFTgkJwOBVpFmgSN6kMFhLbLOQ&usp=sharing here]

== Useful tips == Options without taking tram, from péage, or gas station ====  '''Option One''': Another option is to get to ''Place de L'Europe'' ([https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=43.60735%2C3.89391#map=18/43.60742/3.89523]), for example by taking tramline 1. From there you can already see signs to the motorway. You can find free luggage storage at either follow those signs and the "Musée Fabremain road ''Avenue de Président Pierre Mendes France'' for about 15 to 20 minutes," or get a ride from where this road starts to either your destination or to a big new museum in better location further up the center of Montpellierroad, close at the roundabout where the main motorway A9/E15 actually connects to "Place the ''Avenue de la Comedie"Président Pierre Mendes France''. Of course the luggage storage  ''Note'': There is not a very good spot for people who visit the museumcars to stop, but if there is they stop at the [[roundabout]] for traffic with enough time to ask drivers for a lot of people they wonride, and for them to open the door. '''Option Two'''t pay attention: A second option is the [https://www. Itopenstreetmap.org/search?query=43.58922%2C3.89010#map=18/43.58922/3.89010 roundabout] off ''Avenue de Palavas's a room ' (near Tramway 4 - Garcia Lorca). However there is no good spot for cars to stop at the roundabout, and nowhere on the left in the entrance, there are boxes where you can put ramp either. [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]] waited for an entire day for a bag. You need ride to put one coin inside [[Perpignan]] without luck and shamefully retreated to have the key which they give you backtrain station. '''Option Three''': Take tram to stop "Sabines" and walk down Avenue d'El Alamein. You'll find [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=43.5766%2C3.8736#map=16/43.5766/3.8736 roundabout]. == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == [[nomad:Montpellier]] [[trash:Montpellier]]

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