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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 périph'') and whilst the . The actual city is relatively small, it but is surrounded by endless suburbs. There , some of which are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost (''Aire La Courneuve''i.e. a standard one-trip city ticket), East ([[petrol station]]s while some others being labelled as outside zones and ''[[barrières de péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses'') thus more expensive to reach.

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=== Northeast towards Good to know if you're starting to stink up in the City of Lights: the Municipality provides [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]https://www.paris.fr/pages/les-bains-douches-municipaux-138 free shower facilities ] in 17 locations around Paris. Note they are BYOT (bring your own toiletry)==Hitching in ==

==== Aire La Courneuve ====Probably During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the best way ring road. This is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to [[Belgium]] drop you (which is by hitching at often the petrol station [http://mapscase).google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=5837971829389385952,48.934623,2.393732%3B3201522175225020794Within the ring area,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&ll=48.933157,2.396951&spn=0.006823,0.020084&t=k&z=16&om=1is ''Aire de Service de La Courneuve'']. BUT: if you take a closer look at are definitely linked to the petrol station on google maps you will see that there is a wall surrounding this petrol station; nonetheless, one can get there if follows these tips:whole regular fare subway system.

First, get closer by public transport. Some options If you are:* Bus 150 coming from ''Porte de la Villette'' the Northeast and your ride is heading South (metro line 7which is a normal truck route), chances are that your driver will not drop you on the ring road where it is complicated to stop. A frequent place to get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (next to dropped is the highway)* Bus 250 from ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (first exit South on the quickest way?)* [http://mapsA6 called "Rungis".google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+VerlaineFrom there,+93120+La+Courneuveyou can reach the Metropolitan subway system by tram with one ticket,+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''] (RER B), and walk 2 km north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''then use another one to your final destination. You can catch this train from ''Gare du Nord''.* [http://maps.google.also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val 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 7Marne) and make your way to ''rue Paul Verlaine'' by taking the TvM bus, which is also a tram "T1" and getting off at ''Six Routes''normal Paris ticket.

Lastly, one can take a line 13 to There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Carrefour PleyelAire La Courneuve'' ), East ([[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and then walk along ''Boulevard Anatole France[[péage|barrières de péage]]'' ) and also South (see [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Carrefour+Pleyel+station,+France&daddr=charles+''Aire 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]Lisses'') up until the beginning of the highway. There is a hitchhiking spot there which might be not the greatest one in the world but at least it can lead It's all about how much you are willing to the next petrol station on the highway (make surepay in public transportation, though, the driver won't drop and how daring you off at the exit 4 of the highway)are.

==== Charles de Gaulle =North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot.

==== Porte de la Chapelle ====That's where the [[A1 autoroute (France)|A1]] starts - local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there take a metro 12 to ''Porte de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there These are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the highway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking classified by cost in the same street where the metro ispublic transportation from Paris' centre. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They aren't overcrowded, and at the same time quite a few cars going up the North stop here for refill; nonetheless, at such places much is depended on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers this place won't make to the TOP10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore rather recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the highway (avoiding bonus pro-tip at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique''bottom involving Arras :).

=== A4 East, towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc = Option 1: Porte de la Chapelle ====

==== Going directly This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the A1 starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there, take the metro line 12 to the ''barrière Porte de péage'' ====Take RER A4 la Chapelle, then walk to the last roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy'')or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the motorway starts. The train journey length Another good option is to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is around 45 minutes. Take There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the bus number 59 (doesncity. They aren't operate on Sundaysovercrowded and, at the ticket costs around 2 Euro) which leaves from the bus same time, quite a few cars going up north stop next here to the RER train station refill; nonetheless, at ''Eurodisney''such places, much depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers,this place won'' Marne-La-Vallee''t make it to the top 10 best hitchhiking places in France. It takes ten minutes is therefore recommended to arrive hitchhike at the “Truffaut” gardening centre which is beside the péage. From thereroundabout, walk up through where a quiet lane right by the police station's parking area - traffic lights gives you will a good opportunity to get to onto the green area right outside motorway (avoiding at the péage - and you won't need to jump any of same time all the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy to get rides to [[Metz]] or even straight to [[Germany]]traffic that heads for Boulevard Peripherique).

If you decide A good option to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 to bus stop "Place de l'Europe", than walk back leave faster is to show at the roundabout, turn right (west) and go a sign for about 2kmthe airport Charles de Gaulle. You will There is a petrol station (Aire La Courneuve - see Option 2) before the motorway A4 and péage from airport where the bridge. Heredriver could let you out; don's t miss it! The station is not so big and many drivers just go to the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rue+airport but at least you can ask people, whereas it could be hard and long at Porte de+Magny&daddr=D406+to:48.85372,2.83885&hl=pl&geocode=FUhn6QId7gQrAA%3BFeNn6QId9lErAA%3B&mra=mi&mrcr=1&mrsp=2&sz=16&dirflg=w&sll=48.851713,2.839322&sspn=0.006806,0.013819&ie=UTF8&z=16 route]la Chapelle.

The ''barrière de péage'' is located [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=&saddr=48.853082,Option 2.838163&daddr=&mrsp=0&sz: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve =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].

[[Image:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[888]] event]]The first petrol station is close to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''. From this station walk South for about 1 km along a bigger road which will lead you to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from there but the needed petrol station will be just a bit more than This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2 km from there. You can walk on the grass field next to the highway75as of 2018). The petrol station is called ''Aire de Service de La Ferrière''. Another option to reach this petrol station Courneuve is to walk through about 2 km along the industrial zone of ''Bussy'' areaA1, to the South north of the railway, then reach the bridge over the highway and follow further by walking on the grass until the actual petrol station. Most of the walk will be on the road which means you will save some time while at the same time such a walk won't be so annoying if you happen to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't wanna go through the fields). You can follow [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=gare,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&daddr=chemin+de+la+rue+pavee,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&sll=48.831899,2.723193&sspn=0.01291,0.040169&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=48.831814,2.726369&spn=0.01291,0.040169&t=h&om=0 this route] on Google MapsParis.

====Various other options ====* If you go to Take bus 150 from Porte de la Villette or bus 250 from Fort D''Bussy-St-Georges'' you can also try Aubervilliers (both are on metro line 7) to catch a the stop Parc Des Sports. This bus nr.4 or nr.44 from stop is next to the metro station ''Gutenberg''A1 highway. When at ''Bussy-St-Georges'', Just walk sraight to the bridge (don't take the first bridge left after right from the bus stop because than you will have , without ever passing under the overpass. Then walk east parallel to jump over the fence and motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to walk through the field (motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and hitchhiking with wet feet isn't that goodup a slight grassy hill, the wall ends. You can then follow a steep, obviously))thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station. The péage There is not far from therea fence right along the motorway, although but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it might be a bit further than the closest highway ramp.

* Take the RER Line A (Red) in direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (~2€). Leave the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign You may need to climb the A4. It is a 30 min walk. If some driver stops for you, ask if he/she can take you at least to the next petrol station (there is no toll road (péage) to get there, so it is likely that you will get a ride there).fance

=== A6 South From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at least to the toll station (''péage'') heading north. This is a 20-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometers after the airport) and everyone has to [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] ===stop here.

'''Aire de Lisses''': this petrol station is situated about 35kms South of Paris, however it's near to an RER station (15 minutes by walk) so you can easily get there. In order to get out of the several rings of highways surrounding Paris it could be really useful to start hitching from this place, especially since you get directly on the A6, after all the branch-offs. To get there you have to take the RER D toward Melun or Malesherbes (!via Corbeil!). After Corbeil-Essonnes the second station is Villabé. The station is not marked on googlemaps but don't worry, it's there: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rue+d%27Ambreville,+91100+Villab%C3%A9,+Franciaorsz%C3%A1g&daddr=48.592221,2.443964&hl=hu&geocode=&mraOption 3: Charles de Gaulle =dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&dirflg=w&sll=48.592959,2.44184&sspn=0.005947,0.013604&ie=UTF8&ll=48.592959,2.452869&spn=0.023786,0.054417&z=14 ''the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses'']

A hitchhiking spot at ''Porte d'Orleans'' (at the "périferique") seems quite a good place to get a ride (metro ''Porte d'Orleans''). There's a petrol station, and a good spot (just besides the "Novotel" building) at the traffic junction to the "périferique extérieur". Don't go with those cars which head Charles de Gaulle airport can be an option for suburbs only hitching North- next [[tollway]] or East, although waiting times might vary a petrol station is about 50 km awaylot.

=== A10 South It is easy to [[Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] ===[[Image:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|left|A small collection of jump the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]This motorway follows the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, metro at terminal 2 and splits afterwards near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. Therethere wasn's no petrol station between ''Porte d'Orleans'' and the A6xA10 junction except [http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according to some hitchhikers)anyone guarding it. An easy option is to stand at ''Porte d'Orleans'' (Maybe the same as is true for the A6 options) with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]]. There is a ''[[barrière de péage]]'' in ''Saint Arnoult'', before the split between A10 terminals 1 and A11, so you 3 but I can accept a ride going to Orléans or to [[Chartres]], 't vouch for example. Make sure, though, the driver will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult". French hitchhiker [[User:Pietshah|Pietshah]] did this route tons of times and had very little troublesit.

Getting onto the A10 highway is not an easy task, From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and will involve a train ride and some walking. The first petrol station is situated near head straight to the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''main road. To get there you need to take either RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau'' or RER C to ''Dourdan'' (ticket costs around 7€)You should see signs for A1 Paris Lille. From there take Keep following these signs until the bus 91road splits for A1 Lille.03 One road goes to ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdaysthe left, under a bridge and there are no buses on Sundayssome traffic lights. The petrol station is situated a couple other goes to the right. Stand to the right of kms North from the villageright turn. To reach it you will need Cars can stop on a dashed out area to find ''Route d'Invilliers'', your left or drive a small local road parallel to the highway. Once little past you are there, make sure your driver takes on the right road as the A11 starts not far away. Another solution is A couple of cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to start hitching at ''Dourdan''. Go to ''rue d'Etampes'' and start thumbing at get a roundabout there. In ''Les-granges-du-roi'' take the D838 that will lead you lift to the A10 motorway ramp. Note, though, that it is a bit far next service station which had lots of people driving north to walk - around 10 km -Lille, Belgium and the traffic is weak. Hitch there before the ''barrière de péage'' with a sign "Orleans"Holland.

Behind the train station ''Gare Massy'' there is a roundabout and a parking place. Go down the road towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Make sure to get a ride at least to the first ''barrière ==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire de péage'' (30+ km). When already there, you might as well pull up the sign "SPAIN" - you might even get a truck straight to Portugal. Vémars Est====

You can From Nation bus station (also a metro stop) take the RER to ''Massy Palaiseau''. Then take the bus nr.399, get off next 351 to the supermarket "Cora" (as of 2008)Roissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. From there you will be able to see It's the highway A10 to Bordeaux last stop and payment isn't required to enter the South in generalbus. You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways

Another, a bit more expensive but possibly faster option is From the coach station there Gare Routière you can catch the 95.01 bus to take a train directly to [[Orleans]] from ''Paris-Austerlitz'' stationVémars. Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at. The ticket will cost you about 18 €costs €2. North of the town center an expressway passes - it joins the A10 and has a [BEWARE this bus does '''barrière de péagenot'' just before the junction. You'll need a sign saying "[[Tours]]" (if you go in direction of Toursrun on Saturdays, otherwise write "[[Bordeaux]]" or "[[Vierzon]]Sundays and public holidays /[[Toulouse]]" so if that is the case, then get off at Quebec because the A1 highway going to Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a higher chance of finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you need a ride to take another petrol station on the A20 towards Toulouse).main highway, which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille]

=== A11 South-West to [[Le Mans]]UpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023The parking lot for the bus 95.01 is F1, [[Nantes]]and the bus does run on Saturdays also, [[Rennes]] according to the time table and all parts of [[Brittany]] ===This highway splits from confirmed by the A10 near ''Dourdan''. There are several possibilities go get on this motorway: driver

# The petrol station at ''Briis-sous-Forges''. Look at You can always try to go with the A10 section's options.# Take a train bus number 702 to ''Rambouillet'' Vémars centre from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' the airport (about 7€20 stops, 39 minutes) and start hitching . This will also work on the N10 SouthSaturdays, until the A11 motorway ramp.# Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (12€) Sundays and start hitching from therepublic holidays.# Another good spot (and cheaper to get to) is ''Portes d'Orleans'' (see info above - section A6) where you can hitch with a sign "Chartres" or "A10"/"A11". If you get a ride to ''Péage de Saint Arnoult'' (from someone going to Orleans - A10 - The parking lot for example), accept it, since it the bus 702 is before the highway splitB2.

== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro, RER (fast trains serving From the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops), buses and trams. If you want to make a few voyages, 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 in Paris for several days and will use transport often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on Rue Pierre Curie (5,6 € for one day inside ParisD17) - until it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation; if you stay for a week or more - get a "Carte Orange" for 16merges with Rue De la Mairie.3 € a week Walk an additional 350 m until this merges with Rue Des Vignolles (you'll also need a photo for this oneD16). All prices as of fall 2008.

=== Metro system ===Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trainsOn your left, and ticket controllers seem to employ 1 of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel or the A1 will be clearly visible as will the Aire de Vémars Ouest petrol station exit and checking all the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed . From here, it is easy to see them from a distance unless they decide to hide around the corner); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching the gates and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them directly themselves, or radio-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person another 1.25km to show a valid ticketany given entrance.

Checks are said never to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings==== Option 5: Porte de Bagnolet (A3) ====Google maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.8649082,2.4086197, weekends and the beginning of 17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e87e1c7d877:0x17c4d9a47ae58890!2sPorte+de+la+Chapelle!8m2!3d48.897279!4d2.359192!3m4!1s0x47e66d8329157e27:0x2a4ba9074d60ae9a!8m2!3d48.8645542!4d2.4095799]Get a new month. Except ticket for the major stations, it station Porte de Bagnolet. This is pretty easy close to jump over where the barriersA3 starts, or pass through following other people passing which leads to the ticket-zoneA1, so a lot of traffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, but it worked. Only on major stations one There is a bus stop, where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is required to have a validated ticket when exiting. As in some other countriessmall gas stop, one where you can be relax about approach drivers directly which cue up there from time to time. Position yourself at the traffic lights before the bus stop to show your sign indicating the ticket booth staff since they have nothing direction you want to go to do with ticket checks.

=== Buses = Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Like in most cities of FranceHeading north on the A1, there is a fantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [https://goo.gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], you with people heading pretty much everywhere. You can walk onto get rides to the bus without showing or validating a ticketUK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Checks are said to be rare Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, E) and occur mainly late at nightlots of opportunities.

=== Fines and punishments East towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} ===French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it is said it might 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 directly in cash or by credit card. Alternatively you can plead poverty, and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to the address and the name written on ID.

=== Going to ''Charles = Option 1. From within the city limits: Quai de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airportBercy ====Bus line 350 goes to ''Gare de l'Est'', and line 351 - to ''Place de la Nation''. You're supposed to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks are said rare to occur.

== Sleeping in Paris ==[[Hospitality_exchange#Hospitality_exchange_networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. HoweverCheap, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is as you will only need a popular destination for many backpackers, metro ticket and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guestspretty fast too.

It is also possible to sleep in the ''Champs de Mars'' in front of the Eiffel Tower - police generally lets you sleep until 9 or 10 in the morning. There are many trees that offer you a protection in case of a rain. You can also put up a tent (at night) in a discrete spot although keep in mind that police officers will wake you up around the sunrise. You can also sleep under try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the bridge train for at the Seine river on the other side of the Eiffel Tower. During the first European Hitchhikers Week ([[888]]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Towerleast 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=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 == Eat == 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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