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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 ==

==== Senlis Peage====Go directly During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the peage, 50KM north of Paris, near the town of Senlisring road. Senlis has no train station but you can still buy a train ticket This is useful if your ride is not willing to Senlis from Paris Nord train station! The train goes get out of it to Chantilly and after that drop you do the rest with a bus, the train ticket (which is valid for this bus and often the bus station ("gare routière"case) is right outside . Within the train station of Chantilly. Once therering area, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "péage" (highway payment station - people have to stop are definitely linked to take a ticket). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hourwhole regular fare subway system.

==Hitching out == Aire La Courneuve ====Probably the best way to get to [[Belgium]] is by hitching at the petrol station [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=5837971829389385952,48.934623,2.393732%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&ll=48.933157,2.396951&spn=0.006823,0.020084&t=k&z=16&om=1is ''Aire de Service de La Courneuve'']. If you take a closer look at the petrol station on google maps you will see that there is a wall surrounding this petrol station; nonetheless, you can get there if you follow these tips:

First, get closer by public transport. Some options There are:* Bus 150 from plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Porte de la VilletteAire La Courneuve'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' East (next to the highway)* Bus 250 from [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (the quickest way?)* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+Verlaine,+93120+La+Courneuve,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-[péage|barrières 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 péage]]''La Courneuve Aubervilliers''] (RER B), and walk 2 km north along also South (''Boulevard PasteurAire de Lisses''). You can catch this train from It''Gare du Nord''.* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve,+8+Mai+1945&daddr=rue+paul+verlaine&sll=48.93333s all about how much you are willing to pay in public transportation,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 your way to ''rue Paul Verlaine'' by taking a tram "T1" and getting off at ''Six Routes''how daring you are.

# RECOMMENDED: You can hitch a lift onto the motorway (Autoroute A1) and ask the driver to drop you off at the petrol station. You will need a sign saying "A1 EST". You can do so These are classified by walking North under the motorway (if you haven't gone under already cost in the bus) and cross over to the other side of the road and find a point at the beginning of the slip road going South onto the A1 (this way you will enter the A1 going West, but immediately your driver should get off at the next exit, cross over and come back onto the A1 heading East). Otherwise, you can walk South back to public transportation from Paris''Six Routes'', turn right and follow the tramlines (on your left hand side) and find a suitable place to hitch (there are some traffic lights)centre. Your driver will go over the A1 and then take the turning round to the slip road going East. From the point you join the A1 East via the circular slip road, it is only about a 1km until the petrol station, so make sure you advise your driver!!# There is a door in the wall surrounding the petrol station which allows outside access but it is sometimes locked (latter was true on 01bonus pro-06-08 and 28-09-08 also 29-11-08..). Walk away from the door and scale the concrete wall tip at the point where it becomes a fence. Walk forward and you'll see where you have to go. (See [httpbottom involving Arras ://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 the door].)# If the door is locked you have to climb the 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'', you are at the petrol station.# You can walk around the wall for about 70 meters towards the left, then walk down the little hill and walk through the bushes. You have to go through two fences to enter the petrol station.

Between This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the ''Aire La Courneuve'' and A1 starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there, take the ''barrière metro line 12 to Porte de péage'' la Chapelle, then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (toll stationthere are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) there or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the motorway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is a small [[rest area]] . 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 fairly large petrol station with quite many few cars stopping there. Ask going up north stop here to refill; nonetheless, at such places, much depends on your driver if he/she passes luck, and according to some hitchhikers, this service areaplace won't make it to the top 10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout, where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for Boulevard Peripherique).

[[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']] Another A good option to get a ride towards Lille and/or Belgium leave faster is first to take show at the roundabout a RER B to ''Stade sign for the airport Charles de France'' and then walk up to the final traffic light where you can ask for Gaulle. There is a ride to the first petrol station on the motorway (''Aire La Courneuve- see Option 2) before the airport where the driver could let you out; don'') which t miss it! The station is about 5 km awaynot so big and many drivers just go to the airport but at least you can ask people, whereas it could be hard and long at Porte de la Chapelle.

Lastly, one can take a line 13 to ''Carrefour Pleyel'' and then walk along ''Boulevard Anatole France'' (see [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Carrefour+Pleyel+station,+France&daddr=charles+de+gaulle&sll=48.927631,Option 2.383518&sspn=0.027124,0.080338&ie=UTF8&ll=48.923881,2.358456&spn: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve =0.013563,0.040169&t=h&z=15&om=1 Google Maps]) 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 you to the next petrol station on the highway (make sure, though, the driver won't drop you off at the exit 4 of the highway).

==== Charles de Gaulle ====[[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Charles de GaulleAire La Courneuve'' 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 This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (Franceeur 2.75as of 2018)|A1]] starts - local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there take a metro 12 to ''Porte The petrol station Aire de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there 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 Service de La Courneuve is to start hitchhiking in about 2 km along the same street where the metro is. 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 luckA1, 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 at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique'')north of Paris.

=== A4 EastTake 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. This bus stop is next to the A1 highway. Just walk to the right from the bus stop, towards [[Metz]]without ever passing under the overpass. Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to the motorway, [[Strasbourg]]but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill, [[Luxembourg]]the wall ends. You can then follow a steep, [[Germany]]thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station. There is a fence right along the motorway, etc ===but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.

==== Going directly to the ''barrière de péage'' ====Take RER A4 to the last stop (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''). The train journey length is around 40 minutes (6€ something). Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on Sundays, the ticket costs around 2 Euro) which leaves from the bus stop next to the RER train station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'' ([http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/6759.11.html timetable 2008 here]). It takes ten minutes to arrive at the “Truffaut” gardening centre which is beside the péage (stop Coutevroult - Truffaut). From there, walk back a bit and go through what seems to be a police station's parking area and is called "voie de service" on the map - you will get to the green area right outside the péage - and you won't You may need to jump any of the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy to get rides to [[Metz]] or even straight to [[Germany]]. You might meet people (gendarmes or highway staff) in that "voie de service" - even if they try to talk you out of it, remember ''it is allowed'' to hitchhike ''in the car park'' by climb the peage.fance

AttentionFrom the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the bus 59 runs every hourairport or local communities. It is usually timed You should ask for a lift at least to start 5 min after the arrival of the RER so hurry yourself up from the train. Follow the signs "gare routière" toll station (bus station''péage'')heading north. If bus 59 doesn't start before 30 min, consider using bus 34 This is a 20-minute drive down the motorway (see bellowsome kilometers after the airport)and everyone has to stop here.

If you decide to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (1.60 €, [http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/5134.20.html timetable]) to bus stop "Bailly-Romainvilliers - Place de l'Europe" , then walk for about 2kilometers. You will soon see the motorway A4 and péage. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+= Option 3: Charles de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562,2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sllGaulle =48.850992,2.833614&sspn=0.012962,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route].

The ''barrière Charles de péage'' is located [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.854077Gaulle airport can be an option for hitching North-East,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]although waiting times might vary a lot.

[[File:ZoeFrom terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to the main road.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in You should see signs for A1 Paris during Lille. Keep following these signs until the [[888]] event]]The first petrol station is close to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''road splits for A1 Lille. From this station walk South for about 1 km along a bigger One road which will lead you goes to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from there but the needed petrol station will be just left, under a bit more than 2 km from bridge and thereare some traffic lights. You can walk on the grass field next The other goes to the highway. The petrol station is called ''La Ferrière''right. Another option to reach this petrol station is Stand to walk through the industrial zone right of ''Bussy'' the right turn. Cars can stop on a dashed out area, to your left or drive a little past you on the South right. A couple of the railway, then reach the bridge over the highway cars stopped straightaway and follow further by walking on I was easily able to get a lift to the grass until the actual petrol next service station. Most which had lots 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 people driving north 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=gareLille,+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 MapsBelgium and Holland.

==== Various other options Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====* If you go 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 the closest highway ramp.

* Take the RER Line A (Red) in direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the From Nation bus station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (~2€also a metro stop)take bus 351 to Roissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. Leave It's the station in direction of 'last stop and payment isn'Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign t required to enter the A4bus. It is a 30 min walk. If some driver stops for you, ask if he/she You 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).BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways

=== A6 South From the coach station there Gare Routière you can catch the 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. [[Lyon]]BEWARE this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, [[Marseille]]Sundays and public holidays / so if that is the case, [[Barcelona]]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 a ride to another petrol station on the main highway, [[Italy]which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille] ===

'''Aire de Lisses''': this petrol station UpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023The parking lot for the bus 95.01 is situated about 35kms South of ParisF1, however it's near to an RER station (15 minutes by walk) so you can easily get there. In order to get out of and the several rings of highways surrounding Paris it could be really useful to start hitching from this place, especially since you get directly bus does run on the A6Saturdays also, after all the branch-offs. To get there you have according to take the RER D toward Melun or Malesherbes (!via Corbeil!). After Corbeil-Essonnes time table and confirmed by 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=&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''] driver

A hitchhiking spot at ''Porte d'Orleans'' (at You can always try to go with the "périferique") seems quite a good place bus number 702 to get a ride Vémars centre from the airport (metro ''Porte d'Orleans''20 stops, 39 minutes). There's a petrol stationThis will also work on Saturdays, Sundays and a good spot (just besides the "Novotel" building) at the traffic junction to the "périferique extérieur"public holidays. Don't go with those cars which head The parking lot for suburbs only - next [[tollway]] or a petrol station the bus 702 is about 50 km awayB2.

=== A10 South to [[Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] ===[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|left|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of From the Eiffel TowerVémars bus stop walk straight 400m on Rue Pierre Curie (D17) until it merges with Rue De la Mairie.]]Walk an additional 350 m until this merges with Rue Des Vignolles (D16)

You can SHOULD take On your left, the RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there you A1 will be able to follow motoway signs for clearly visible as will the A10Aire de Vémars Ouest petrol station. In order to get out of the several rings of highways surrounding Paris From here, it could be really useful is another 1.25km to start hitching from this place, especially since you get directly on the A10, after all the branch-offsany given entrance. There are two options: take a bus from the massive transport lot beside ''Massy-Palaiseau'' station or walk down a motorway ramp nearby! I would strongly advise the ramp option!

Bus Option==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====The first petrol station is situated near Heading north on the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take either RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau'' From there take the bus 91.03 to ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on SaturdaysA1, and there are no buses on Sundays. The petrol station is situated a couple of kms North from the villagefantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [https://goo. To reach it you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers''gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], a small local road parallel with people heading pretty much everywhere. You can get rides to the highwayUK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Once you are there Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, make sure your driver takes the right road as the A11 starts not far awayE) and lots of opportunities.

Another option is to stand at ''Porte d'Orleans'', ==== Option 1. From within Paris the city boundaries, (the same as 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 and A11, so you can accept a ride going to Orléans or to [[Chartres]], for example. Make sure, though, the driver will leave you at least at the "péage limits: Quai de Saint Arnoult". French hitchhiker [[User:Pietshah|Pietshah]] did this route tons of times and had very little troubles.Bercy ====

This motorway follows the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from ParisCheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and splits afterwards near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. There'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)pretty fast too.

Similarly ''Porte d'Italie'' which is not far from ''Porte d'Orleans'' is a good place You can also try to hitch directly from. Additionally if you walk down within Paris rather than taking the exit there train for at the traffic lights there is least half an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rainhour and then walking.

=== A11 South-West Take the metro line 14 to [[Le Mans]]Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, [[Nantes]]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, [[Rennes]] and ask if they are going all parts of [[Brittany]] ===This highway splits 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 A10 near ''Dourdan''toll station. There are several possibilities go get on this motorway:

# The petrol station at ''Briis-sous-Forges''. Look at the A10 section's options==== Option 2.# Take a train to ''Rambouillet'' from ''ParisMotorway junction slip-Montparnasse'' (about 7€) and start hitching on the N10 South, until the A11 motorway ramp.# Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (12€) and start hitching from there. You might want to go to the service station ''Chartres-Gasville'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From the train station, take one of many [http://www.filibus.fr/pages/55 buses] that stop at the ''Morard'' station. Here starts bus 12, take it and get off at ''N.Conté'' - some minutes before you arrive there, memorize the route: the bus croses the motorway, and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right and continues to a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''N.Conté''. Now comes 1 hour of walk: go back to the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow the N10 until you come to a small city. There you encounter the next roundabout, where you turn left. Follow the street, it bends to the right and ends on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn left (north). After 500 meters comes the motorway, continue until you have crossed it. The service station is 400 meters east, so try to pass throught the trees on your right and follow the street to the service station.# 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 - for example), accept it, since it is before the highway split.road ====

== This one is close to Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 to 14), RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops, lines from letter A to E), buses (lines from number 20 to ...?) faster and trams (lines from T1 cheaper to T4). If you want get to make a few voyages, but still in the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (around 11 euros)megapolis. You can travel Starting from there, you're likely to end up either at 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 petrol station described below or several days (5,6 € 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 16.3 € a week (you'll also need a photo for this one)at the péage. All prices as of fall 2008Not good at night.

=== Metro system ===Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trains, and ticket controllers seem to employ 1 Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel or Boissy St Legere until the station Nogent Sur Marne. Leave the station exit in direction of Rue Joinville and checking all follow the sign to the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed it A4. It is a 30 minute walk. There is easy to see them from a distance unless they decide to hide around red light before the cornerslip road (on-ramp); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching the gates and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them directly themselves. Lots of traffic, or radio-report possibility to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticketstop on the ramp for brave drivers.

Checks are said never Ask if your driver can take you at least to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings, weekends and the beginning of a new month. Except for the major stations, it next petrol station Aire De Ferrières which is pretty easy to jump over the barriers, or pass through following other people passing to within the ticket-zonefree motorway network. Only on major stations one Gare de Péage de Coutevroult toll gate is required to have a validated ticket when exiting. As in some other countries, one can be relax about the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checksbit further.

=== RER system = Option 3: Motorway service station Aire De Ferrières ====Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets on trains, and since the RER shares the metro infrastructure, you might be a subject to the checks in similar order mentioned above. It is possible to travel for free, even though you stand a higher chance of being busted. It seems that checks can occur at any time, so the best time to travel for free is a rush hour when controls are impossible due to congestion. The highest risk of being checked seems to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stations.

=== Buses ===Like in most cities of France, you Take RER A to station Bussy-Saint-Georges. You can walk onto the also get to this RER A station by taking bus without showing 4 or validating a ticket44 from metro station Gutenberg. Checks are said 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 be rare, and occur mainly late at nightyou.Right side from there is Decathlon Logistics France if you get lost

=== Fines '''ATTENTION''' The bridge leads into the forest and punishments ===French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it is said it getting onto the motorway might be possible a bit difficult, the reason being that you have to squeeze yourself to be able to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostilepass through the narrow space between the bridge and the fence.Moreover,you have to descend onto the motorway through an overgrown grass. Most commonly they will ask for a 40 euro fine which can be paid directly An alternative is to take bus 46  at Busy-Saint-Georges station in cash the direction of Gare de Val d'Europe,or by credit cardsame 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). Alternatively From Bussy-Saint-Georges you can plead poverty'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 show a valid ID they will post a fine took it from Bussy-Saint-Georges and vice-versa. Continue walking on the [[D10]] road to cross the address motorway and turn right on the name written on IDroad leading directly to the service station.

=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport Getting South or Southwest {{Afr|6}}, {{Afr|10}}, or {{Afr|11}} ===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 These spots are close enough to the city to be a great choice when staying low-budget getting traffic in Paris. However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackers, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guestsall southern directions.

It is also possible to sleep in the ==== Option 1: Porte d''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 the bridge 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 Tower.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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