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== Hitching Out ==The city '''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is situated within a ring road (called ''le périphérique'' , or le ''le périph''') and whilst . The actual city is relatively small, it's but is surrounded by endless suburbs. There , some of which are especially good spots for going north (Aire La Courneuve) and east linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost (gas stations, peagesi.e.a standard one-trip city ticket), while some others being labelled as outside zones and thus more expensive to reach.

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=== [[A1 autoroute (France)|A1]] Northeast towards [[Lille]], [[Belgium]] ======= Aire La Courneuve ====This is most probably the best way Good to get know if you're starting to '''Belgium''' by hitching at stink up in the City of Lights: the gas station Municipality provides [httphttps://mapswww.googleparis.esfr/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=5837971829389385952,48pages/les-bains-douches-municipaux-138 free shower facilities ] in 17 locations around Paris.934623,2.393732%3B3201522175225020794,48.920638,2.410383&saddr=Aire+de+Service+de+La+Courneuve+%4048.934790,+2.393710&daddr=&mra=mr&sll=48.918269,2.403388&sspn=0.013649,0.040169&ie=UTF8&llNote they are BYOT (bring your own toiletry)=48.933157,2.396951&spn=0.006823,0.020084&t=k&zHitching in =16&om=1is Aire de Service de La Courneuve]. BUT: if you take a closer look at the gas station on google maps, you will see that there is a wall surrounding this gas station, but do not think that you cannot get on it from outside the highway, because it is:

Go either to [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+VerlaineDuring rush hours,+93120+La+Courneuve,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+Frankreich&sll=48.926137,2.394161&sspn=0.01892,0.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=48.928026,2.388539&spn=0.018919,0.040169&z=15&om=1 "La Courneuve Aubervilliers"] it is possible (RER Bbut illegal) or [http://mapsto be quickly dropped on the ring road.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve,+8+Mai+1945&daddr=rue+paul+verlaine&sll=48.93333,2.392216&sspn=0.009459,0.020084&ie=UTF8&ll=48.926137,2.394161&spn=0.01892,0.040169&z=15&om=1 "La Courneuve, 8 Mai 1945"] (metro line 7) and make This is useful if your way to rue Paul Verlaine. The RER station ride is about 2km walk away and the metro station around 3-4km. Three options not willing to enter:# There is a door which allows outside access but get out of it's sometimes locked (noted 01-06-08). Walk away from the door and scale the concrete wall at the point it becomes a fence. Walk forward and you'll see where to drop you have to go. ([http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107770710063601716204.00044840696bdf8a385ef&ll=48.933654,2.393292&spn=0.001334,0.004227&t=h&z=19 Approximate location of which is often the door]case)#If . Within the door is closed you have to climb a wall that is approximately 1,90 m tall and go through a broken fence [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=paris+la+courneuve&sll=50.785102,5.710144&sspn=1.165162,2.570801&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=48.933836,2.394&spn=0.001182,0.002511&z=19&iwloc=addr here], ''et voila''ring area, you are at the gasstation.# Or you can walk around the wall, towards the left, for about 70 meters then walk down the little hill and walk through the bushes. You have to go through two fences to enter the gas station.# You can also hitch from the traffic lights before one of the entries definitely linked to the highway and ask drivers to drop you at the petrol-stationwhole regular fare subway system.

20 minutes down If you are coming from the motorway Northeast and your ride is heading South (which is a big [[peage]] normal truck route), chances are that your driver will not drop you on the ring road where everyone has it is complicated to stop. It's a ideal A frequent place to pick up longer rides. Between get dropped is the [[Aire La Courneuve]] and first exit South on the [[peage]] A6 called "Rungis". From there is , you can reach the Metropolitan subway system by tram with one smaller rest-area as well as ticket, then use another one fairly large petrol-station with generally many cars that stop thereto your final destination. Ask your driver if they pass this petrol-stationYou can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.

Possibly better: take line 13 to Carrefour Pleyel, walk along Boulevard Anatole France [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocodeHitching out =&saddr=Carrefour+Pleyel+station,+France&daddr=charles+de+gaulle&sll=48.927631,2.383518&sspn=0.027124,0.080338&ie=UTF8&ll=48.923881,2.358456&spn=0.013563,0.040169&t=h&z=15&om=1 Google Maps]. After a while you will see the highway starting. It's not a great spot, but if anyone stops, they can at least drop you off at the gas station (just ask nicely if they are not getting off the highway at exit 4).

==== Charles There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve''), East ([[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and ''[[péage|barrières de Gaulle ====:péage]]'') and also South (''There might be a good spot at Charles Aire de Gaulle airport, though I donLisses''t know where exactly). Once I waited 5 minutesIt's all about how much you are willing to pay in public transportation, another time 4 hoursand how daring you are.''

==== Porte de la Chapelle =North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===That's where the A1 starts and the local drivers say that they often see hitchhikers, so apparently it does work:) It worked for us as well, though I think Charles de Gaulle might be a better(faster;) ) option. Anyway, to get there take the metro no12 to Porte de la Chapelle, and there walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout(there are traffic lights there so the cars have to stop) or you can stand on the oposite side, facing the roundabout, where the highway starts.

These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris''I waited 2 hours here getting nothing until somebody finally took me to Aire La Courneuve (see abovecentre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the bottom involving Arras :) where I was only 5 minutes.''

=== A4 East, towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] ===The first gas station This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is close to RER A station Bussy Stwhere the A1 starts. GeorgesLocal drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. From To get there you walk south for about 1 km (you can ask at , take the counter) along a bigger roadmetro line 12 to Porte de la Chapelle, which will lead you then walk to a the roundabout. You can try from getting a ride on the roundabout (thereare traffic lights, but the gas station is just a bit more than 2 km from there. You which means that cars have to stop) or you can walk stand on the grass field next to opposite side facing the roundabout where the highwaymotorway starts. The gas station Another good option is called "La Ferrière". An alternate route to reach the gas station is to walk through the industrial zone of Bussy, right south of the railway, then reach start hitchhiking in the bridge over same street where the highway and then follow on the grass until the gas station that metro is quite near. This avoids walking There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the grass (annoying especially in winter city. They aren't overcrowded and when raining) and instead most of , at the walk will be on a road, and you will save some same time. You can follow [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=gare,+bussy+saint+georgesquite a few cars going up north stop here to refill; nonetheless,+france&daddr=chemin+de+la+rue+paveeat such places,+bussy+saint+georgesmuch depends on your luck,+france&sll=48.831899and according to some hitchhikers,2this place won't make it to the top 10 best hitchhiking places in France.723193&sspn=0.01291It is therefore recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout,0.040169&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=48.831814,2.726369&spn=0.01291,0.040169&t=h&om=0 this route] on Google Maps - where a quiet lane right by the gas station can be seen right of traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the bridge on motorway (avoiding at the south side of same time all the maptraffic that heads for Boulevard Peripherique).

if you go A good option to Bussy-St-Georges you can also try leave faster is to catch show at the roundabout a bus from sign for the metro stationairport Charles de Gaulle. the bus There is number 4 or 44 get out at the a petrol station "Gutenberg" from there just walk on sraight to the bridge ( dont take Aire La Courneuve - see Option 2) before the first bridge left right after airport where the bus driver could let you out; don't miss it! The station because than you have is not so big and many drivers just go to jump a fence and walk in the grass ( airport but at least you can ask people, whereas it could be hard and hitch nhiking with wet feet isnt that good).i didnt take the bus but saw the stationlong at Porte de la Chapelle.

I tried this on July 27, 2008. It was VERY difficult to get from the Bussy St. Georges station to the ==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Ferriere. The grass field that they are talking about is a very long walk because the weeds are very tall and thick, maybe an hour and a half, almost impossible to get through. Its a miserable walk through lumpy muddy ground with weeds and pickers up to your chest. Also, even if you walk through the industrial zone and take the bridge across, it still about a 20 minute walk through chest high weeds, briars, and mud. If you can manage to get to the Aire de Ferriere, its a nice place and you should eventually get a ride there. La Courneuve ====

The [[péageFile:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']] is not far from there, though it might be further than the closest highway exit.

===== Second Opinion, go direct to the 'Peage' =====Take RER A4 to the last stop This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (Marne-La-Vallee - Cheesyeur 2.75as of 2018). The Peage (toll) petrol station Aire de Service de La Courneuve is [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=&saddr=48.853082about 2 km along the A1,2.838163&daddr=&mrsp=0&sz=14&mra=mi&sll=48.847717,2.845201&sspn=0.027337,0.080338&ie=UTF8&ll=48.853364,2.830825&spn=0.013667,0.040169&z=15&om=1 here]. Its around an hour and a half walking or there's buses going most north of the way, they leave from the station next to the RER. Also its not too hard to pick up rides to reduce walking distance. From the peage its easy to get rides to [[Metz]] or even straight to [[Germany]]Paris.

===== Another Option =====Take the RER Line A bus 150 from Porte de la Villette or bus 250 from Fort D'Aubervilliers (Redboth are on metro line 7) in direction Boissy St Legere until to the stop Parc Des Sports. This bus stop is next to the station Nogent Sur Marne (~ 2€)A1 highway. ThereJust walk to the right from the bus stop, leave without ever passing under the station in direction Rue "Joinville" and follow overpass. Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the sign parking lot of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to the A4motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill, the wall ends. Its about 30 minutes by foot. If someone stops ask if they You can take you at least to then follow a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the next gas petrol station. There is a fence right along the motorway, there is no toll (péage) to get there so but near the petrol station it's likely has been trampled down and you will get at least to therecan step over it.

=== A6 South, You may need to [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] ===Porte d'Orleans, at climb the ''périferique'' seems okay, Metro Porte d'Orleans. There's a gas station, and a good spot at the traffic junction to the "périferique extérieur". Don't go with cars going into the suburbs. The next tollway or gas station takes about 50 km!fance

=== A10 South From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to [[Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] ===This road follows the route of airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at least to the toll station (''péage'A6'''(see above) from Paris, then splits from it near Antony/Rungisheading north. There's no gas station between Porte d'Orleans and This is a 20-minute drive down the A6xA10 junction [http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z=18 only that one - and she's working !]. So an easy option is to stand at Porte d'Orleans motorway (some kilometers after the same than for the A6airport) with a sign specifying that you go to Orléans. There is a péage in Saint Arnoult, before the split between A10 and A11, so you can accept a ride going everyone has to Orléans or Chartres, for example. Just care that the people will leave you at a mininun at the "péage de Saint Arnoult". [[User:Pietshah|Pietshah]] did that ride tons of timesstop here.

Getting to this highway is not easy and will involve a train ride and some walking. The first gas station is situated near a village called Briis-sous-Forges. To get there you need to take either RER B to Massy-Palaiseau or RER C to Dourdan (around 7€) and from there to take the bus 91.03 to Briis-sous-Forges. It runs about ==== Option 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays and does not on Sundays. The gas station is situated a couple of kms north of the village, to reach it you need to find Route d'Invilliers, a small local road parallel to the highway. Once there, when asking your ride make sure your driver takes the right road, as the A11 splits from it near. Another solution is to start hitching at Dourdan, take rue d'Etampes, and start at the roundabout. In Les-granges-du-roi take the D838 that will lead you to an entrance on the A10. Note, that it's a bit far for walking - around 10 km and the traffic is weak. Hitch there before the Péage with a sign "Orleans". : Charles de Gaulle ====

Another, a bit more expensive but possibly fasterCharles de Gaulle airport can be an option for hitching North-East, is to take a train directly to [[Orleans]] from Paris-Austerlitz station. The ticket will cost you about 18 €. North of the center passes an expressway which joins the A10 and has a Péage just before the junction. You'll need although waiting times might vary a sign saying "[[Tours]]" (if you go direction Tours, Bordeaux or "Vierzon/Toulouse" if you need to take the A20 towards [[Toulouse]])lot.: too expensive for hitchhikers

=== A11 South-west It is easy to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Brittany]] ===This highway splits from jump the A10 near Dourdan. There are several possibilities go get on this road: # The gas station metro at Briis-sous-Forgesterminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Look at A10 section# Take a train to Rambouillet from Paris-Montparnasse (about 7€) and start hitching on Maybe the N10 south, until the A11 entrance# Take the train from Paris-Montparnasse to Chartres (12€) same is true for terminals 1 and start hitching from there3 but I can't vouch for it.

From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to the main road. You can also go should see signs for A1 Paris Lille. Keep following these signs until the road splits for A1 Lille. One road goes to Portes d'Orleans (almost the same than for A6 left, under a bridge and A10) and have there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the right. Stand to the right of the right turn. Cars can stop on a sign "Chartres" dashed out area to your left or "Rennes"drive a little past you on the right. If you A couple of cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to get a ride lift to Péage de Saint Arnoult (from someone going the next service station which had lots of people driving north to Orleans - A10 - for example) it's goodLille, since it's before the splitBelgium and Holland.

== Public Transport - Inside Paris ==Public transport in Paris consists of metro, RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops), buses and a few trams. If you're paying for tickets and you'll make a few journeys then the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (around 11 euros). You can travel to the end of RER lines for around 15 euros. If you stay several days and will use transports often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (5,6 € for one day inside Paris), valid on metro, RER and ground transportation, or if you stay for a week or more - the "Carte Orange" for 16.3 € a week (you'll also need a photo for it).Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====

=== Metro System ===Ticket checks never occur on metro trains and inspectors always seem to employ 1 of 2 approaches: They form a line inside From Nation bus station (also a metro tunnel or station exit and check all travellers, since the staff are uniformed these checks are easy stop) take bus 351 to see from a distance unless they decide to hide around a cornerRoissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. The second technique involves plainsclothes inspectors watching It's the gates last stop and busting those jumping over, theypayment isn'll either stop t required to enter the fareless directly or radio ahead to uniformed inspectors who will ask to see a valid ticketbus. You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways

Checks never occur during rush hour, peak times for controls are evenings, weekends and From the coach station there Gare Routière you can catch the beginning of a new month95. Except for the major stations its pretty easy 01 bus to jump Vémars. Ask inside at the barriers or pass through with other members of the public, only ticket office/information desk for which parking number the major stations bus will require a validated be at. The ticket to exitcosts €2. During [BEWARE this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays / so if that is the day you stand a very high chance of travelling for freecase, then get off at night or weekends you face Quebec because the A1 highway going to Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a moderate or low higher chance of meeting finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you a control. Dont worry about ride to another petrol station on the station staff serving ticketsmain highway, they have nothing which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to do with the controls and people often jump the barriers in front of them. Lille]

=== RER System ===UpdateUniformed inspectors will ask As at Saturday 1 July 2023The parking lot for validated tickets on the train bus 95.01 is F1,and you maybe subject to the checks mentioned above as well (the RER shares the metro infrastructure). It's possible bus does run on Saturdays also,according to travel free but you stand a higher chance of being busted than on the metro. It seems that checks can occur at any time so the best time to travel free is rush hour when controls are impossible. The highest risk of being checked seems to be table and confirmed by the on transfer stations from RER to metro driver

=== Buses ===Like most cities you You can walk on a always try to go with the bus without showing or validating a ticketnumber 702 to Vémars centre from the airport (20 stops, 39 minutes). Checks are rare This will also work on Saturdays, Sundays and occur mainly at nightpublic holidays. The parking lot for the bus 702 is B2.

=== Fines and Punishments ===French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it could be possible to talk them out of fining a dumb tourist they are mainly hostile. Most commonly they will ask for a 40 euro fine which can be paid in cash or by credit card. Alternatively you can plead poverty and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to From the address and name Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on the IDRue Pierre Curie (D17) until it merges with Rue De la Mairie.Walk an additional 350 m until this merges with Rue Des Vignolles (D16)

=== to Charles On your left, the A1 will be clearly visible as will the Aire de Gaulle/Roissy airport===Bus line 350 goes to Gare de l'Est and line 351 to Place de la NationVémars Ouest petrol station. From here, it is another 1. You're supposed 25km to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than what you would pay by RER), but there are not that many checksany given entrance.

== Sleep ==Option 5: Porte de Bagnolet (A3) ====Google maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.8649082,2.4086197,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e87e1c7d877:0x17c4d9a47ae58890!2sPorte+de+la+Chapelle!8m2!3d48.897279!4d2.359192!3m4!1s0x47e66d8329157e27:0x2a4ba9074d60ae9a!8m2!3d48.8645542!4d2.4095799]It Get a ticket for the station Porte de Bagnolet. This is possible pretty close to sleep in where the Champs de Mars in front A3 starts, which leads to the A1, so a lot of the Eiffel Towertraffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, police generally leave you sleeping until 9-10 in the morningbut it worked. There are many trees that offer you cover for possible rain. You can also put up is a tent at night in bus stop, where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is a discrete spot but police officers will wake small gas stop, where you can approach drivers directly which cue up around sunrisethere from time to time. You could also sleep under the bridge Position yourself at the Seine river on traffic lights before the other side of bus stop to show your sign indicating the Eiffel Tower. During the first European Hitchhikers Week ([[888]]), around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Towerdirection you want to go to.

<==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the A1, there is a fantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [https://goo.gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], with people heading pretty much everywhere. You can get rides to the UK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, E) and lots of opportunities. === East towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} === ==== Option 1. From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ==== Cheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too. You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking.  Take the metro line 14 to Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the Boulevard down to the bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to have a sign indicating you want to get onto the A4. When cars stop, ask if they are going all the way to the toll station (péage), many drivers turn off the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to continue hitch-hiking from before the toll station. ==== Option 2. Motorway junction slip-road ==== This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you're likely to end up either at the petrol station described below or at the péage. Not good at night. Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of Boissy St Legere until the station Nogent Sur Marne. Leave the station in direction of Rue Joinville and follow the sign to the A4. It is a 30 minute walk. There is a red light before the slip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers. Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station Aire De Ferrières which is within the free motorway network. Gare de Péage de Coutevroult toll gate is a bit further. ==== Option 3: Motorway service station Aire De Ferrières ==== Take RER A to station Bussy-Saint-Georges. You can also get to this RER A station by taking bus 4 or 44 from metro station Gutenberg. Walk 2 km Avenue Marie Curie till Rue Pavée turn down until street crosses A4 highway and after this turn left rest stop is next to you. Right side from there is Decathlon Logistics France if you get lost '''ATTENTION''' The bridge leads into the forest and getting onto the motorway might be a bit difficult, the reason being that you have to squeeze yourself to be able to pass through the narrow space between the bridge and the fence.Moreover,you have to descend onto the motorway through an overgrown grass.An alternative is to take bus 46  at Busy-Saint-Georges station in the direction of Gare de Val d'Europe,or same bus at Gare de Val d'Europe in the direction of Torcy(this is important because the bus is infrequent and might be useful to catch it at the other side if wait time is long).From Bussy-Saint-Georges you'll ride 4 stops and from Gare de Val d'Europe, 5 stops,alight at Bout Pêcheret and walk back in the direction the bus came from if you took it from Bussy-Saint-Georges and vice-versa. Continue walking on the [[D10]] road to cross the motorway and turn right on the road leading directly to the service station. === Getting South or Southwest {{Afr|6}}, {{Afr|10}}, or {{Afr|11}} === These spots are close enough to the city to be getting traffic in all southern directions. ==== Option 1: Porte d'Orléans ==== Once the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn't bad nowadays, but it isn't great either. The good thing is that drivers aren't surprised to see people there, and that you don't need to get out of Paris in faraway suburbs.  Porte d'Orléans is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, traffic here is heavy and fast moving. If you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic. Note : I think that the place in front of the hotel is pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's better to stand before, at the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, you miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you and to stop. Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to Orléans or Chartres (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the péage de Saint Arnoult or before that at Limours-Janvry service station. Beware, just after the "péage", the motorway separates between A10 and A11. If you are heading directly South onto the A6, have a sign (you may try Lyon or Fontainebleau) and make sure to be left at Aire De Lisses rest stop, roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you). ==== Option 2: Porte d'Italie ==== Similarly Porte d'Italie which is not far from Porte d'Orleans is a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the exit to the traffic lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain. === South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} === ==== Option 1: Motorway services Aire De Lisses ==== This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to have ride without ticket also), a zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. Aire de Lisses is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being located after all the motorway branch-offs. Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. Tthe ID of the train you need was ZIP or ZOP (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). If it's too confusing get whatever train that goes to Corbeil Essonne and from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station Gare de Villabé the second after Corbeil-Essonnes.  Otherwise, you can take the RER D to Évry-Courcouronnes centre, and from there Bus 415 in direction of Villabé. Get off at stop Ikea the gas station will be a five minute walk away. There is a fence you have to climb to get to the station.  Note: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the standard central Paris fare to get into the metro network and then just ride out there. ==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Nemours ==== You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, a ticket costs about 10 euros) and walk 45min to the AUTOGRILL Aire de Nemours A6 service area / Shell fuel station. Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic), far out from Paris (80km), and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutes.  === South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]], [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} === The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and split from it near Antony/Rungis. Then, before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the service station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you choose, ask the driver to take you at least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the péage of St-Arnoult. From these places, you can find a driver who takes you on the A10 or the A11 depending on which way you want to go. ==== Option 1: Pont de Sevres ==== [[File:ParisOut.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge]] This option costs the price of an underground ticket. It takes you to the beginning of the N118 road which connects to the A10-A11 in about 25 km. Take the subway 9 to Pont De Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the bridge, where you can see the signs towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc. The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the red lights. You can try with the cars coming from the direction of the metro station, and also with the cars which came along the river and are turning left to get to the bridge. ==== Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ==== This option costs Eur 4.90, a ticket for zones 1-4. This option is useful to get out of the ring roads and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs. Take RER B to Massey-Palaiseau station. Walk down Avenue Carnot along the Massy-Palaiseau railway towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach the motorway entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Limours-Janvry service station 5 km down the road. '''Edit July 2022''' this does not work!There is pretty much zero car traffic, at least when I was there. If you're starting in Massy-Palaiseau you're better off thumbing at [https://goo.gl/maps/bbD5WGkiKeFqSFzBA this roundabout]. I didn't wait too long here and got a ride straight to Le Mans. ==== Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ==== The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the village Briis-sous-Forges. To get there you need to take RER B to Massy-Palaiseau. From there take bus 91.03 to Briis-sous-Forges. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the small local road Route D'Invilliers. Briis-sous-Forges to the petrol station [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr= Eat D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 map]  ==== Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ==== You can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on the exit, so if you are on the cheap, you need to pay only the basic metro ticket (some EUR 1.33) to get into the underground network in Paris. Once in Dourdan, cross the railroad track and turn left and then go straight on the D836 until you reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be able to hitch a car as there are many passing by and the French take easily on small routes if they see you walking. Get off just after the road crosses the autoroute, go left and in a short while, you will reach the péage. Look at the map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, there are lots of cars going through. === West towards Rouen, Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} === ==== Inside Paris ==== Quai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass. A lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the 15th and 7th arrondissements go to Normandy for the weekend. As a result, this spot is very effective on these days (20 to 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (expect to wait one and half hours). Porte d'Auteuil, at the last traffic light to the entrance of the A13, or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the shoulder to the motorway just after the light, where cars haven't picked up much speed yet and can see you well. Ask drivers to take you (at least) to Morainvilliers petrol station in Poissy. ==== In the suburbs ==== '''Option 1''' Autoroute A13 Gare de Péage de Buchelay toll Take Transilien J suburban train from Saint->Lazare station. The fare is €8 but you may not be controlled. Get off in (not Mantes Station). There's a 30 minute walk to the toll gate. You can search Innovaparc bus stop place is next to there '''Option 2''' South Area Morainvilliers rest area Take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and get off at Poissy. Take bus 20 to bus stop Auberg. There's one bus every hour on weekdays, fewer than that on Saturdays and it doesn't run on Sundays.  == Airports == '''[[Charles de Gaulle airport]]''' / '''[[Orly airport]]''' / '''[[Beauvais]]''' airport == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}  [[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]

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