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'''Niš''' is a city in southern [[Serbia]] with a population of 250.,000 inhabitants. It is located on the motorway (''[[Autoputautoput]] '') between [[Belgrade]] and [[Skopje]], as well as the highway between [[Belgrade]] and [[Sofia]].
== Hitching in and around ==
==== Bus lines around the city ==== To help you to navigate around the city and to take necessary buses to your hitchhiking spot, here is the map of the bus lines (September 2021)https://www.jgpnis.rs/linije/gradske-linije/ ==== Toll gates ====There is a [[are 3 toll station]] gates around the city: Niš South - https://goo.gl/maps/HutQubncm5K1MLJQA | Niš North - Nais, just before https://goo.gl/maps/kU4kYyKBpThLBtaQ6 | Niš, if you're coming down south East - https://goo.gl/maps/fADyXt17D34D3ZqCA | Additionally there is one more toll gate around 10 km from direction of Belgrade using the motorway. There you can get rides straight to [[Sofia]], or rides south towards [[Skopje]] and further on towards [[Greece]], without entering into the citycalled Niš Malča - https://goo.gl/maps/QoJByKXJLMCvxQFb7
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== East towards [[Sofia]] ([[Bulgaria]]) {{European Route Number|80}} ===
Take '''Option 1 (highway):''' You need to get to the toll gate called "Niš istok" which is located here https://goo.gl/maps/4WTEMmG5PphHWGjc8 ==== Bus ====To get there, take a city '''bus number 2''' from the central square to Niška Banja (a one-way city center. Bus ticket should cost around 50 RSD, which is about costs 60 dinars or 0.50€, conductors 5 euros and a ride will charge it once you take around 10-15 minutes (9-10 stops). Follow GPS on your phone and get on off the bus)just before intersection of "Knjaževačka street" and "Matejevački put". Walk 300 meters more until intersection and turn left to "Matejevački put" street ''(btw. Get off you can also come to the same intersection by taking a '''bus on number 4''' from the city center)''. Keep walking in the second-to-last stop, isame direction for 1.e5 km. If you feel like not walking so much, you can try to hitchhike until the stop toll gate right after you cross intersection of "Matejevački put" and "Somborska street" (when 6 lanes boulevard becomes 2 lane street). Most of the cars go to the villages along the road and some to the highway (same direction). You may get lucky and save your legs of 1 km walking. If not, just keep walking to the toll gate. At the toll gate make sure with the bus crosses driver that he goes direction of Bulgaria or Pirot at least. Car should go over the railroad tracks, after about bridge to join the highway. Don't make a 15 minutes journeymistake and take road to the right side before crossing the overpass. There is a roundabout You will get lost in the highway intersections and it will be difficult to come back. If you can thumb after don't find anyone going directly to the roundabout. Hereborder, you may catch 70% of all locals driving out of can accept rides going to Pirot. From there the city to your directionborder is much closer and you will have better chances.
However, You can also take a '''bus number 5''' from this point you can the city center. Get off at the last stop at "Somborska street". From the last stop walk 3.5 km further 2 km to reach an ideal the hitchhiking position spot explained above. Note this: "Somborska street" has changed name in the village of Prosek (Просек)January 2020, where this road joins the highway and all but on Google maps it still has the other traffic going towards Bulgariaold name. After 3 km down If the roadnew name ever gets updated on Google maps, don't get confused if you will notice a small junction where roads merge, and after some 400-500 m more, don't find "Somborska street" but instead you will be standing in the right spot with a couple of well-frequented Turkish restaurants around and some roadside parking area for long-distance trucks (most of them again being Turkish). Although it is possible to get a ride at the previous spot, this one in Prosek (Просек) should be your goal for international rides, as you have excellent chances to find a straight ride to [[Bulgaria]] or even further towards [[Turkey]]"Bulevar svetog Pantelejmona".
Alternative and possibly easier way ==== Taxi ====Another option is to '''take a taxi'''. Taxi in Niš is really not expensive. According to get Google maps it's 5.5 km from the city center to Prosek the hitchhiking point spot. Start costs 110 dinars and every km is to get one of those suburban buses that go 40 dinars. That's around local villages330 dinars total which is less than 3 euros. Get If you take taxi from different location which is closer to the main hitchhiking spot it can be even cheaper. You can also take a bus station just around the fortress, (explained in previous steps) and from there take a taxi to hitchhiking spot. For 2 km it would cost no more than 200 dinars or 1.6 euros. We don't really have those taxis that rip of tourists because we don't enter have many tourists so they are not used to it. There are few scammers around main terminals but find a smaller one with only one ticket selling booth (looks like a bus stop with buses constantly flowing throughstation, just by but not at the outskirts of the street, and not by fortress walls), and get city. Legal taxi in Serbia always have TX as last two letters on car plates. To order a bus taxi you have to village of Prosek (Просек)make a call. Waiting time is usually 3-4 minutes. Ticket If you don't have local sim card, ask someone to call taxi for you and to explain where taxi should not be more than 1pick you up from. Most popular taxi companies are: Prvi, City, Cool, Eko, Bros,25 EUROTDI, and these buses depart at every 60 minutes or so. Ask driver ..  '''Option 2 (local road):''' This option used to let you know where be the best one before the highway was completed in November 2019. Now mostly local traffic goes there and international traffic uses the highway, trucks especially because they are not allowed to get off use local road anymore. This route is not advisable as there are few examples of hitchhikers coming back to the city after unsuccessful day of hitchhiking at this is still spot. Take a local suburban city '''bus line and stops arennumber 1'''t well markedfrom the central square to Niška Banja. One-way ticket costs 80 RSD, which is about 0.70€. AnywayAfter about a 15 minutes journey, get off the bus on the second-to-last stop where you're getting off has , just before roundabout (before bus crosses over the railroad tracks). There is a restaurant meters away with big neon STOP sign, so roundabout and you can't miss itthumb after the roundabout. Once Here, you get offmay catch some traffic driving out of the city to your direction. After the highway was completed, most of the people use highway and this road is mostly used for local traffic to the nearby villages and maybe even city of Pirot, walk some 100 meters backwards which is on the way to the border. The road is free and there you arein good condition, right at so some people choose this road instead of paying for the position described abovehighway.
=== North towards [[Belgrade]] {{European Route Number|75}} ===
Next You need to get to the main toll gate called "Niš north" which is located here https://goo.gl/maps/22qEprCexNWg9KHp8 ==== Bus ==== Take a '''bus station therenumber 3's a suburban buses terminal and a bus stop on 'Bulevar 12. februar' street, with "Branković" bakery being right across the street from the city center. The bus stop (adding this info for easier orientation)ticket is 60 dinars or 0.5 euros. Bus ride will take around 10 minutes or less. Get on a bus to Donji Komren (number 12 or 12s), and get off at the last stop. Continue You will see a small roundabout after the bus stop. Keep walking that way and after few hundred further for 900 meters, passing by petrol station on until you reach toll gate. This info is just for your right and orientation - you have to pass under a motorway the highway overpasson your way to the toll gate. From there you can easily hitchhike to Belgrade. You may even catch some traffic going to Bulgaria or south to Macedonia. Probably not direct rides to those countries, youbut for sure some cars go to nearby cities. All traffic on this toll gate will be from the city. ==== Taxi ====Taxi in Niš is not expensive. According to Google maps it're at s 4.5 km from the city center to the intersection where motorway beginshitchhiking spot. Start costs 110 dinars and every km is 40 dinars. That's around 300 dinars in total which is around 2.5 euros. We don't really have those taxis that rip of tourists (because we don't have many tourists so they are not used to it). There are few scammers around main bus station. Legal taxi in Serbia always have TX as last two letters on car plates. This way you can hope It's very difficult to get a taxi by waving with a hand like in movies. Most of taxis are not moving unless they have a ride from almost everyone who gets on . To order a motorway from the city, but taxi you have to call them by phone. If you arendon't catching other vehicles (foreign or have local) that come sim card, ask someone to call taxi for you and to explain where taxi should pick you up from the motorway or from the south surpassing the city. Waiting time is usually 3-4 minutes. Most popular taxi companies are: Prvi, City, Cool, Eko, Bros, TDI,... ==== Few advices ====* If you are going straight to Belgrade accept only direct rides, since many cars are going there. Therefore* It's not advisable, but if in some almost to impossible situation you don't get find a direct ride to Belgrade, you wanted, ask driver may accept a ride to take "Pojate toll gate" or "Batocina toll gate". Those two are on the intersection with the road coming from western and central part of Serbia and you have higher chances to get a motorway ride than if you go to any other city on the way. People want to help hitchhikers, but please don't accept rides which will make you stuck on some small toll ramps next gate without any traffic.* You may only accept rides to hotel Nais ("naplatna rampa NišPožarevac toll gate"). All vehicles heading north need to pass because from there no matter how long they are going it's super easy to be on find a motorwayride to Belgrade. Note that Požarevac city is another 17 km further from the toll gate. ItYou don's about 7km away t want to go to the city, only to the toll gate which is located 100 meters from the highway. Traffic using this toll gate is not only from that city itself, but also from your standpointsome bigger portion of eastern part of Serbia. Once on Nais tolls* Try not to accept a ride to Smederevo because it's a dead end since most drivers will use the south toll gate "Kolari" to enter the city, getting but people going to Belgrade will never use it because they use southwest toll gate called "Vodanj". One hitchhiker stuck in "Kolari toll gate" once and had to hitchhike back to "Požarevac toll gate" to get a ride to Belgrade form there. If your driver is fairly easygoing to Smederevo, and you'll can kindly ask him if he is willing to take you to "Vodanj" toll gate. It will be sure that 7 km more for him, but will save you're hitchhiking 100% of the traffic that goes north via this motorwayfrom being stuck in a wrong toll gate.
=== South/Southwest towards [[Pristina|PrishtinaSkopje]] ([[North Macedonia]]), [[KosovoPrishtina]], ([[SkopjeKosovo]] ) {{E|75}} {{E|80}} ===
Take bus no.10 ("9. maj") from the central square (the bus stop is next ==== Macedonia ====You need to get to McDonalds). Get off at the last stop, in a suburban area South toll gate called Novo Selo (also referenced as "Naselje 9. majNiš jug"). The bus ride should cost around 50 RSD. Walk straight on in the same direction and cross a bridge over the motorway. You will come to a roundabout, and the left path leads to the motorway, heading south. You can hitch from which is located herehttps://goo. The E80 and E75 split shortly afterwards, so make sure you're going in the right direction. For [[Skopje]], Leskovac is on the way, so you can accept a ride to that vicinity.gl/maps/KEQJefmYByfgjnZC9
For KosovoTake a bus number 10 from the city center. Bus ticket costs 80 dinars which is around 0.70 euros. There will be many roundabouts on your way and after 5th one I think, you need to get off after the last roundabout which is located here https://goo.gl/maps/xaHZMjieMgQHLYuf8After passing town of Prokuplje, number of vehicles is getting somewhat lowerWalk back 10 meters. Local road going South will take you to [[Leskovac]]. You're better taking a lift from vehicles registered If you want to a foreign platesgo further, as not many Serbian registered vehicles cross into Kosovo at allbetter take the highway. Walk direction North for another 1. A considerable number 5 km (or you can try to hitchhike even there instead of trucks going into Kosovo also pass herewalking). There will be another roundabout on your way. Go left there and you will see the toll gate. Note that local road will probably not take you far, but highway could take you even to the border with Macedonia.
What is important ==== Kosovo ====If you are going to notice here is '''Kosovo''' get off at the traffic structure on last bus stop (same bus number 10 as described above) and then hitch/walk about 6 kilometers further as this particular road. Serbian vehicles are in most cases heading not further than town of Kuršumlija merges with the actual road leading to Kosovo and nearby villagesyou can get more traffic coming from the highway. These that pass Kuršumlija in most cases head Road to Kosovo is fairly easy to Prolom Banja (mineral springs health resort site) or Đavolja Varoš/Devilhitch on because it's Town, natural rock formations site that is a tourist hot-spot nowdayslocal road. Both of these are pretty much off You can use sign Prokuplje as it's the main road. These vehicles going to first city on your way or Kuršumlija which is the last town before border with Kosovo (Merdare village) and further, are very low in numbers. Don't go to Kuršumlija center. Get off the vehicle before the road goes towards the city. You will see it on GPS.
ThereforeAfter passing town of Prokuplje, have in mind that if you catch number of vehicles is getting somewhat lower. You better get a ride that heads lift from vehicles registered to some a foreign plates, as not many Serbian registered vehicles cross into Kosovo at all. A considerable number of these previously mentioned sitestrucks going into Kosovo also pass here. If you use signs for hitchhiking, you may easily get stuck on after Kuršumlija write Merdare. that's the name of the road at these last 10 or 15 kilometers before Merdare/border crossing with Kosovo checkpoint, without much traffic at all.
=== Northeast towards Zajechar, [[Vidin]], [[Romania]] ===Depending where your location What is, you need important to catch bus no.2 (also labeled as "Bubanj - Donja Vrežina"), towards Donja Vrežina neighborhood. The bus ride should cost about 50 RSD. Bus stop where you shall get off the bus notice here is the one before the last stoptraffic structure on this particular road. You will easily recognize it by suburban atmosphere Serbian vehicles are in most cases heading not further than town of Kuršumlija and lots of light industry storage facilities right across the bus stopnearby villages. Once youThose that pass Kuršumlija in most cases head to Prolom Banja (mineral springs health resort site) or Đavolja Varoš/Devil're theres Town, you can start hitchhiking, as visibility is very good at natural rock formations site that point and the road is straight for about a kilometertourist hot-spot nowadays. Have in mind that international and transit traffic, and good percent Both of locals use motorway rather than this these are pretty much off the main road. However, some general experiences are that about 50% of the locals These vehicles going into your way are passing here. For the other half of a local traffic, you would have to hitch on the motorwayborder with Kosovo (Merdare village) and further, and it's not too easy to get on the city/motorway intersection for this route by public transportare very low in numbers.
Therefore, have in mind that if you catch a ride that heads to some of these previously mentioned sites, you may easily get stuck on the road for those last 10 or 15 kilometers before Merdare/Kosovo checkpoint, without much traffic at all. === Northeast towards [[Zaječar]], [[Vidin]], [[Romania]] ===Depending where your location is, you need to catch bus number 2 (also labeled as "Bubanj - Donja Vrežina"), towards Donja Vrežina neighborhood. The bus costs 60 RSD. Get off at the last bus stop. You will easily recognize it by suburban atmosphere. Once you are there, you can start hitchhiking, as visibility is very good at that point. Have in mind that international and transit traffic, and good percent of locals use highway rather than this road. However, some general experiences are that about 50% of the locals going into your way are passing here. For the other half of a local traffic, you would have to hitch on the motorway, and it's not too easy to get on the city/motorway intersection for this route by public transport. Once you hitch a ride, don't worry if the driver doesn't go all the way . All you need, it is recommendable to get out of a ride for next 6 km to the car some 8 km away at the motorway intersection near the village of MalchaMalča where highway and local road merges together. Vehicles must pass there, and there's no other intersection road, so you can't miss the place. Once you get there, thumb. You There is a good hitchhiking spot right at the crossroads. From the intersection you will see the "toll gate Malča" located here https://goo.gl/maps/utSoEu6QkfcH92Bf9 and you can even hitchhike there if you prefer to ask drivers face to face instead of just waiting on the road. On this spot you are catching almost 100% of traffic going toward Zajechar towards Zaječar and further. Another option to get to Malča village or even further instead of hitchhiking is to take a suburban bus number 16 or 17. Bus number 16 is going to village Vrelo and you can ride that bus until the last stop and hitchhike from there. If you take a bus number 17, make sure to get off the bus before it goes to the village which is off the main road. Check on Google maps where those villages are located and visibility see what is goodthe best option for you.
=== Route to Istanbul ===
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== Sleeping ==
There is a lot of space, trees and empty little buildings in the area of Nis Fortress.
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