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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 (6€ something). 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).

Attention, the bus 59 runs every hour. It A good option to leave faster is usually timed to start 5 min after show at the arrival of the RER so hurry yourself up from roundabout a sign for the trainairport Charles de Gaulle. Follow the signs "gare routière" There is a petrol station (bus stationAire La Courneuve - see Option 2). If bus 59 doesnbefore the airport where the driver could let you out; don't start before 30 minmiss it! The station is not so big and many drivers just go to the airport but at least you can ask people, consider using bus 34 (see bellow)whereas it could be hard and long at Porte de la Chapelle.

If you decide to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (1.60 €) to bus stop "Bd des artisans", than walk back to the red light (following the motorway signs), turn right (east) and go for about 1 kilometer. You will see the motorway A4 and péage from the bridge. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Boulevard+des+Artisans&daddr=48.853664,Option 2.838957&hl=en&geocode=Fbdg6QIdXC4rAA%3B&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&dirflg=w&sll=48.851275,2.839065&sspn: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve =0.006862,0.013819&ie=UTF8&ll=48.851289,2.83355&spn=0.006862,0.013819&z=16 route].

The [[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''barrière de péageAire La Courneuve'' is located [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.854077,2.83959&daddr=&hl=es&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=48.853788,2.839912&sspn=0.003586,0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258,2.830095&spn=0.014346,0.038624&t=h&z=15 here].]

====Via This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2.75as of 2018). The petrol station ====Aire de Service de La Courneuve is about 2 km along the A1, north of Paris.

[[Image:ZoeTake bus 150 from Porte de la Villette or bus 250 from Fort D'Aubervilliers (both are on metro line 7) to the stop Parc Des Sports.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[888]] event]]The first petrol station This bus stop is close next to RER A station ''Bussy Stthe A1 highway.Georges''. From this station Just walk South for about 1 km along a bigger road which will lead you to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking the right from there but the needed petrol station will be just a bit more than 2 km from therebus stop, without ever passing under the overpass. You can Then walk on east parallel to the grass field next to motorway through the highwayparking lot of an apartment complex. The petrol station There is called ''La Ferrière''. Another option a wall preventing access to reach this petrol station is to walk through the industrial zone of ''Bussy'' areamotorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill, to the South wall ends. You can then follow a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the railway, then reach the bridge over the highway motorway and follow further by walking on back west towards the grass until the actual petrol station. Most of There is a fence right along the walk will be on motorway, but near the road which means you will save some time while at the same time such a walk won't be so annoying if petrol station it has been trampled down and 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 Mapsstep over it.

====Various other options ====* If you go You may need to ''Bussy-St-Georges'' you can also try to catch a bus nr.4 or nr.44 from the metro station ''Gutenberg''. When at ''Bussy-St-Georges'', walk sraight to the bridge (don't take the first bridge left after the bus stop because than you will have to jump over the fence and to walk through the field (and hitchhiking with wet feet isn't that good, obviously)). The péage is not far from there, although it might be a bit further than climb the closest highway ramp.fance

* Take the RER Line A (Red) in direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until From the petrol station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (~2€). Leave the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign , most drivers are only going to the A4airport or local communities. It is You should ask for a 30 min walk. If some driver stops for you, ask if he/she can take you lift at least to the next petrol toll station (there is no toll road (''péage'') to get there, so it heading north. This is likely that you will get a ride there20-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometers after the airport)and everyone has to stop here.

=== A6 South to [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] = Option 3: Charles de Gaulle ====

'''Aire Charles 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 Gaulle airport can easily get there. In order to get out of the several rings of highways surrounding Paris it could be really useful to start an option for hitching from this place, especially since you get directly on the A6, after all the branchNorth-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 worryEast, it's there: [http://maps.googlealthough waiting times might vary a lot.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rue+d%27Ambreville,+91100+Villab%C3%A9,+Franciaorsz%C3%A1g&daddr=48.592221,2.443964&hl=hu&geocode=&mra=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 It is easy to jump the "périferique") seems quite a good place to get a ride (metro at terminal 2 and there wasn''Porte d'Orleans'')t anyone guarding it. There's a petrol station, Maybe the same is true for terminals 1 and a good spot (just besides the "Novotel" building) at the traffic junction to the "périferique extérieur". Don3 but I can't go with those cars which head vouch for suburbs only - next [[tollway]] or a petrol station is about 50 km awayit.

=== A10 South From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to [[Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] ===[[Image:888_signsthe main road.jpg|thumb|240px|left|A small collection of the "Paris" You should see signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel TowerA1 Paris Lille.]]This motorway follows Keep following these signs until the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and road splits afterwards near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]for A1 Lille. There's no petrol station between ''Porte d'Orleans'' and One road goes to the A6xA10 junction except [http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447left,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0under a bridge and there are some traffic lights.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according The other goes to some hitchhikers)the right. An easy option is Stand to stand at ''Porte d'Orleans'' (the same as for right of the A6 options) with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]]right turn. There is a ''[[barrière de péage]]'' in ''Saint Arnoult'', before the split between A10 and A11, so you Cars can accept stop on a ride going dashed out area to Orléans your left or to [[Chartres]], for example. Make sure, though, the driver will leave drive a little past you at least at on the "péage de Saint Arnoult"right. French hitchhiker [[User:Pietshah|Pietshah]] did this route tons A couple of times cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to get a lift to the next service station which had very little troubleslots of people driving north to Lille, Belgium and Holland.

Getting onto the A10 highway is not an easy task, and will involve a train ride and some walking. The first petrol station is situated near the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take either RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau'' or RER C to ''Dourdan'' (ticket costs around 7€). From there take the 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. The petrol station is situated a couple of kms North from the village. To reach it you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers'', a small local road parallel to the highway. Once you are there, make sure your driver takes the right road as the A11 starts not far away. Another solution is to start hitching at ''Dourdan''. Go to ''rue d'Etampes'' and start thumbing at a roundabout there. In ''Les-granges-du-roi'' take the D838 that will lead you to the A10 motorway ramp. Note, though, that it is a bit far to walk - around 10 km -, and the traffic is weak. Hitch there before the ''barrière ==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire de péage'' with a sign "Orleans". Vémars Est====

Behind the train From Nation bus station ''Gare Massy'' there is (also a roundabout and a parking placemetro stop) take bus 351 to Roissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. Go down the road towards It's the last stop and payment isn''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 t required to enter the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km). When already there, you might as well pull up the sign "SPAIN" - you might even get a truck straight to Portugalbus. You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways

You From the coach station there Gare Routière you can also take catch the RER 95.01 bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at. The ticket costs €2. [BEWARE this bus does '''Massy Palaiseaunot''. Then take ' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays / so if that is the bus nr.399case, then get off next at Quebec because the A1 highway going to the supermarket "Cora" (as Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a higher chance of 2008). From there finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you will be able a ride to see another petrol station on the main highway A10 , which is super busy and easy to find rides going to Bordeaux and anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to the South in general. Lille]

Another, a bit more expensive but possibly faster option is to take a train directly to [[Orleans]] from ''Paris-Austerlitz'' station. UpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023The ticket will cost you about 18 €parking lot for the bus 95. North of the town center an expressway passes - it joins the A10 01 is F1,and has a ''barrière de péage'' just before the junction. You'll need a sign saying "[[Tours]]" (if you go in direction of Toursbus does run on Saturdays also, otherwise write "[[Bordeaux]]" or "[[Vierzon]]/[[Toulouse]]" if you need according to take the A20 towards Toulouse).time table and confirmed by the driver

=== A11 South-West You can always try to [[Le Mans]]go with the bus number 702 to Vémars centre from the airport (20 stops, [[Nantes]]39 minutes). This will also work on Saturdays, [[Rennes]] Sundays and all parts of [[Brittany]] ===This highway splits from public holidays. The parking lot for the A10 near ''Dourdan''bus 702 is B2. There are several possibilities go get on this motorway:

# The petrol station at ''Briis-sous-Forges''. Look at From the A10 section's options.# Take a train to ''Rambouillet'' from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on Rue Pierre Curie (about 7€D17) and start hitching on the N10 South, until the A11 motorway rampit merges with Rue De la Mairie.# Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (12€) and start hitching from there.# Another good spot (and cheaper to get to) is ''Portes d'Orleans'' (see info above - section A6) where you can hitch Walk an additional 350 m until this merges with a sign "Chartres" or "A10"/"A11". If you get a ride to ''Péage de Saint Arnoult'' Rue Des Vignolles (from someone going to Orleans - A10 - for exampleD16), accept it, since it is before the highway split.

== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metroOn your left, RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops), buses and trams. If you want to make a few voyages, A1 will be clearly visible as will the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (around 11 euros)Aire de Vémars Ouest petrol station. 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 (5From here,6 € for one day inside Paris) - it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation; if you stay for a week or more - get a "Carte Orange" for 16another 1.3 € a week (you'll also need a photo for this one). All prices as of fall 200825km to any given entrance.

=== Metro system = Option 5: Porte de Bagnolet (A3) ====Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trainsGoogle maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.8649082, and ticket controllers seem to employ 1 of 2 approaches.4086197,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e87e1c7d877: first one includes 0x17c4d9a47ae58890!2sPorte+de+la+Chapelle!8m2!3d48.897279!4d2.359192!3m4!1s0x47e66d8329157e27:0x2a4ba9074d60ae9a!8m2!3d48.8645542!4d2.4095799]Get a ticket controllers forming for the station Porte de Bagnolet. This is pretty close to where the A3 starts, which leads to the A1, so a line inside lot of traffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, but it worked. There is a metro tunnel or station exit and checking all bus stop, where buses often stop so the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed it traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is easy to see them a small gas stop, where you can approach drivers directly which cue up there from a distance unless they decide time to hide around time. Position yourself at the corner); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching traffic lights before the gates and busting those jumping over - they'll either bus stop them directly themselves, or radio-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person show your sign indicating the direction you want to go to show a valid ticket.

=== RER system = Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets Heading north on trains, and since the RER shares the metro infrastructureA1, you might be there is a subject to the checks in similar order mentioned abovefantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [https://goo. It is possible to travel for freegl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], even though you stand a higher chance of being bustedwith people heading pretty much everywhere. It seems that checks You can occur at any timeget rides to the UK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, so the best time to travel for free is a rush hour when controls are impossible due to congestionNetherlands. The highest risk Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, E) and lots of being checked seems to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stationsopportunities.

=== Buses East towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} ===Like in most cities of France, you can walk onto the bus without showing or validating a ticket. Checks are said to be rare, and occur mainly late at night.

=== Fines and punishments = Option 1. From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ====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 de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport===Bus line 350 goes to ''Gare de l'Est''Cheap, as you will only need a metro ticket 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 occurpretty fast too.

== Sleeping in Paris ==[[Hospitality_exchange#Hospitality_exchange_networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks You can be a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since also try to hitch directly from within Paris is a popular destination rather than taking the train for many backpackers, at least half an hour and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have gueststhen walking.

It is also possible Take the metro line 14 to sleep in the ''Champs Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Mars'' in front of Bercy, take the Eiffel Tower - police generally lets you sleep until 9 or 10 in Boulevard down to the morningbridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. There are many trees that offer you a protection in case of a rain. You can also put up Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to have a tent (at night) in a discrete spot although keep in mind that police officers will wake sign indicating you up around want to get onto the sunriseA4. You can also sleep under When cars stop, ask if they are going all the bridge at way to the Seine river on the other side of the Eiffel Tower. During the first European Hitchhikers Week toll station ([[888]]péage) around 50 people slept in front of , many drivers turn off the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to continue hitch-hiking from before the Eiffel Towertoll 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= Eat 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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