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

WARNING=== East and North [[Marseille]], [[Lyon]], beach ===The "all directions" tip above, or: The A75 If you like [[hitchhiker's safety|safe]] and easy hitchhiking, it's advised to take Tram number 1 to Odysseum, get off at Place de France, which is closed until mid october 2015 at one stop before the last stop, then walk a bit back to the roundabout and go the Av. du Mondial up to the north. Walk straight and you will see a hill on the level left, right in front of Lodève the highway. Go up (southern bitbetter to have good shoes on!)and you find at the top this brilliant hitchhiking spot - Elf [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]].You can try there, or stand with a sign on Av Pierre Mendes, just before the entrance to the station. [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=43.60806%2C3.91311#map=18/43.60806/3.91311 where it is?]

=== All Directions ===The newest tramway line in MontpellierSouth or West towards [[Perpignan]], line 2 (the flower tram)[[Toulouse]], goes directly to a ''péage'' (toll plaza). Take tram line 2 from the train station, in the direction of "St. Jean de Vedas", then get out at the next-to-last stop, "St. Jean le Sec". At the stop look around [[Bordeaux]] and you will see a ''péage'' behind a roundabout. ==== The easy spot ====The roundabout is a good spot for both directions. Good traffic at normal hours. In case you're going '''south''', "[[BéziersBarcelona]]" is a good city to put on your sign. The next petrol station is right out of Montpellier, and there is another one before Bézier. If you're going '''north''', you can write "Nimes" on your sign. There is a petrol station before.===

==== The hard-core spot From first large gas station Aires de Service de Montpellier ENI Fabrègues ====If the above spot is too low on traffic (or too easy) for your taste, you can continue walking past the small ''péage'' to the multi-lane one where all the cars from North or South have to stop. To reach it, you must walk for 10 minutes beyond the first ''péage''. It is illegal and quite dangerous to walk on the ''autoroute'', so you need to walk far to the side, staying on the grass if possible. You will see the big ''péage'' from where you can find a 300 or 400 km ride in any direction.

'''Attention''': there is no parking spot after First large gas station headed west on the A9 from Montpellier, 'Aires de Service de Montpellier ENI Fabrègues'péage'' so you'll have to do it at the very place the people pay. Which is sometimes tolerated by the personnel, and sometimes not.

To get there, take the tram line 2 until the final station 'Saint Jean de Védas Centre' (from the station Gare Saint-Roch it will take you 21 minutes according to the agency's website). That same station is where bus line 33 begins, able to 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 coordinate with its scheduled departures, which can be found [httphttps://enwww.wikipediatam-voyages.orgcom/wikihoraires_ligne/A9_autoroute This link?rub_code=6 here] shows all the péages(searching for 33, exits and petrol stations of the A9direction is 'FABRÈGUES - Lou Paillas').

=== East and North [[Marseille]], [[Lyon]], plage ===If you like [[hitchhiker's safety|safe]] and easy hitchhiking, it's advised to take Tram number 1 to Odysseum, get off at Place de France, which is one stop before Once on the last stop33, then walk a bit back to the roundabout and go the Av. du Mondial up to the north. Walk straight and you will see a hill on the left, right in front of the highway. Go up (better to have good shoes on!) and you find at the top this brilliant hitchhiking spot - Elf [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]]. You can try there, or stand with a sign on Av Pierre Mendes, just before the entrance to the station. [httpoptions://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Rond-Point+Evariste+Galois,+34000+Montpellier,+H%C3%A9rault,+Languedoc-Roussillon,+Francja&sll=43.607424,3.914373&sspn=0.003698,0.009398&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=0,43.608161,3.913645&ll=43.608721,3.913643&spn=0.007396,0.018797&z=16&iwloc=addr where it is?]

=== South or West towards [[Perpignan]], [[Toulouse]], [[Bordeaux]] and [[Barcelona]] ===<map lat='43.60702755812576' lng='3.9308738708496094' zoom='15' view='0Walking route 1: via trail to Chemin des Fabriques' float='right' />The "all directions" tip, above, by far seems the best bet as these two mean hitching out of a roundabout, which is never as favorable as a péage. But if in any case you need to hitch out without using the tram or péage others have used these routes:

Getting off at 'Les Hauts'[NB: user probably means 'Option OneLes Cousses'; according to the bus agencies website there is no stop 'Les Hauts': Another option is to get to ). You will be on ''Place Avenue Charles de LGaulle'Europe'' ([http://www.liftershalteYou go down this road to the crossing with Larenas road.info/?lat=43.605691341740744&lng=3.9101028442382812&zoom=15&trip=0 location]You will see a square of shops (one sailing trailers), for example by taking tramline 1. From there go along it on its right side when you can already see signs to the motorwayface it. You can either follow those signs will find an empty field on your right that you cross (there is a little path and a hole in the main road ''Avenue de Président Pierre Mendes France'' for about 15 little fence at his end) to 20 minutesreach a little park, or get a ride from go until 43.554730, 3.789669 where this road starts to either your destination or to a better location further up 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 motorway 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://mapsnext roundabout (which will be slightly to your left when merging onto Avenue Charles de Gaulle).googleYou continue straight across the roundabout to the bridge over the D613, that bridge the beginning of the D185.fr/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=43You continue on the D185 through the next roundabout on the other side, and then down and up a small incline.58953You will walk across a bridge that does not have *that* much space for pedestrians,3but traffic is fairly limited on the road there.891821&spn=0You walk until to your right there will be a gated access road, which to its left has a clear pedestrian access point.01548Turn left on the road that it immediately meets (Chemin des Fabriques),0.040255 roundabout] off which shortly leads you to the gate of ''Avenue Aires de Service de Palavas'Montpellier ENI Fabrègues'. However there is no good spot for cars You may need to stop at the roundabouthop its gate, and nowhere on the ramp eitherbut 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 [[Userhttps:Zac Stewart|Zac]] waited for an entire day for a ride to [[Perpignan]//drive.google.com/open?id=1KflMq4gFTgkJwOBVpFmgSN6kMFhLbLOQ&usp=sharing here] without luck and shamefully retreated to the train station.

'''Option Three''': Take ==== Options without taking tram to stop "Sabines" and walk down Avenue d'El Alamein. You'll find roundabout. Go straight and you'll find toll , from péage, or gas station (Péage). You can try to stop car there. Before péage is large area where drivers can stop car and give you a lift.====

Update 07'''Option One''': Another option is to get to ''Place de L'Europe'' ([https:/2015 only /www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=43.60735%2C3.89391#map=18/43.60742/3.89523]), for small luggage example by taking tramline 1. From there you can already see signs to the motorway. You can either follow those signs and the main 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 guad is watchingbetter location further up the road, at the roundabout where the main motorway A9/E15 actually connects to the ''Avenue de Président Pierre Mendes France''.

It's 'Note'': There is not a nice painting museum very good spot for cars to stop, but they stop at the [[roundabout]] for people who like art. Use an ISIC card (or say you have one) traffic with enough time to ask drivers for a ride, and for free entrancethem to open the door.

You can get free veggies and fruits '''Option Two''': A second option is the [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=43.58922%2C3.89010#map=18/43.58922/3.89010 roundabout] off ''Avenue de Palavas'' (near Tramway 4 - Garcia Lorca). However there is no good spot for cars to stop at the end of roundabout, and nowhere on the market on Figuerollesramp either. They close by 11/12[[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]] waited for an entire day for a ride to [[Perpignan]] without luck and shamefully retreated to the train station.

June 2017'''Option Three''': Every Thursday, at least during the summer, in the big gazebo in the parc Esplanade, there is a huge unofficial (ieTake tram to stop "Sabines" and walk down Avenue d'El Alamein. spontaneous, traditional, certainly doesnYou't cost money) party with musicians and traditional French dancingll find [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=43.5766%2C3.8736#map=16/43.5766/3. It's lots of fun, go make some friends8736 roundabout].