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'''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is situated within a ring road called ''le périphérique'', or ''le périph''. The actual city is actually small but is surrounded by endless suburbs, some of them being linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost, and some other being labelled as outside zones and thus more expensive to reach.
Note that there '''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is an "outer situated within a ring road" to the Paris suburb areacalled ''le périphérique'', motorway A86 (or ''super-périphériquele périph'') and another wider ring called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed . The actual city is relatively small, but still used to connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itselfsurrounded by endless suburbs, you might want to clarify some of which ring they are going linked to take the urban public transportation system at no extra cost (i.e. a standard one-trip city ticket), while some others being labelled as it may affect the place where you'd want outside zones and thus more expensive to be droppedreach.
Note that there is an "outer ring road" to the Paris suburb area, motorway A86 (or ''super-périphérique'') and another wider ring even further called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed but still used to connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itself, you might want to clarify which ring they are going to take as it may affect the place where you'd want to be dropped. You may also find them useful if you need to bypass Paris, especially the Francilienne, as it has more gas stations and less complex interchanges. Good to know if you're starting to stink up in the City of Lights: the Municipality provides [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 in == During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the ring road. This is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to drop you (which is often the case). Within the ring area, you are definitely linked to the whole regular fare subway system. If you are coming from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which 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 dropped is the first exit South on the A6 called "Rungis". From there, you can reach the Metropolitan subway system by tram with one ticket, then use another one to your final destination. You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.
During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the ring road. This is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to drop you (which is often the case). Within the ring area, you are definitely linked to the whole regular fare subway system.
If you are coming from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which 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 dropped is the first exit South on the A6 called "Rungis". From there, you can reach the Metropolitan subway system with one ticket, then use one to your final destination. You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.
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== Hitching out ==
 
There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve''), East ([[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and ''[[péage|barrières de péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses''). It's all about how much you are willing to pay in public transportation, and how daring you are.
=== North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===
These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the bottom involving Arras :)
==== Option 1: Porte de la Chapelle ====
This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there , take a the metro line 12 to ''Porte 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 motorway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking in 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 overcrowdedand, and at the same time , quite a few cars going up the North north stop here for to refill; nonetheless, at such places , much is depended depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers , this place won't make it to the TOP10 top 10 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 motorway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique''Peripherique).
''Update 6 May 2012'' It seems that reconstruction of the tunnel A good option to leave faster is due to end soon, and all show at the accesses seem now open, which means this spot may work again. However roundabout a sign for the number of lanes is still restricted and some closures may happen during the next few weeksairport Charles de Gaulle.''Update 20 May 2012'' There is still reconstruction going on, but it was still possible to use the a petrol stations by the metro. Also there was little difficulty for station (Aire La Courneuve - see Option 2) before the cars to reach airport where the A1. driver could let you out; don'''This motorway entrance in t miss it! The station is not currently open due so big and many drivers just go to tunnel reconstruction'''... Reopening is scheduled in summer 2012. There's an entrance still in operation, for the cars coming from the Peripherique (ring motorway)airport but at least you can ask people, so the traffic coming from inside Paris is diverted through Porte d'Aubervilliers (the next Ring entrance east). You can get there taking the "PC" bus from whereas it could be hard and long at Porte de la Chapelle east or from Porte de la Vilette west. There's a roundabout with traffic lights and cars going to A1 take the outer ring entrance ("Périphérique extérieur"). Frequent traffic jams (which may also be helpful), and this access might be closed too on evenings, nights and weekends.
==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====
[[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']]
'''Update 29 October 2012:''' After almost a year This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2.75as of being out of service, this 2018). The petrol station Aire de Service de La Courneuve is up and running again!about 2 km along the A1, north of Paris.
This option costs one local ticket Take bus 150 from Porte de la Villette or zones 1-3 ticket bus 250 from Fort D'Aubervilliers (EUR 2.45both are on metro line 7)to the stop Parc Des Sports. The petrol station [http://mapsThis bus stop is next to the A1 highway.google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=5837971829389385952Just walk to the right from the bus stop,48without ever passing under the overpass.934623,2Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex.393732%3B3201522175225020794There is a wall preventing access to the motorway,48.920638but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill,2.410383&saddr=Aire+de+Service+de+La+Courneuve+%4048the wall ends.934790You can then follow a steep,+2.393710&daddr=&mra=mr&sll=48.918269,2.403388&sspn=0.013649,0thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station.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''] There is about 2 km a fence right along the A1motorway, north of Parisbut near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.
First, get closer by public transport. Some options are:You may need to climb the fance
* Bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' (metro line 7)From the petrol station, get off most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at ''Parc des Sports'' (next least to the motorway)* Bus 250 from ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' toll station (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-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 Aubervillierspéage''] (RER B), and walk 2 km heading north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''. You can catch this train from ''Gare du Nord''. This option requires is a '''120-3 zones ticket''', without this ticket you will have to jump over minute drive down the turnstiles to get out of motorway (some kilometers after the station of your destination (or talk your way out or closely follow someone else with a valid ticketairport)and everyone has to stop here.
Read this carefully because if you don't, it can be hard to find it and the local people definitely won't know where this is or how to get there by foot! Once at the ''Parc des Sports'' bus stop, the highway (A1) is right in front of you if you look in the direction the bus was driving. (There's another road behind it that resembles a highway, but this is just an onramp.) This is the highway that you want to follow eastward. Basically you just walk to the right from the bus stop in the driving direction, without ever passing under the road. Follow along the road and walk east parallel to the motorway, through the parking lots of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to the motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred metres east and up a slight grassy hill, the wall ends. You can then follow a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station. There is a fence right along the motorway, but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.==== Option 3: Charles de Gaulle ====
From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the Charles de Gaulle airport or local communities. You should ask can be an option for a lift at least to the [[toll station]] (''péage'') heading north. This is a 20hitching North-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometres after the airport) and everyone has to stop here. It is East, although waiting times might vary a great place to get long-distance rideslot.
==== Charles de Gaulle ====It is easy to jump the metro at terminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Maybe the same is true for terminals 1 and 3 but I can'Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option t vouch for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lotit.
==== Aire de Vémars Est====From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to the main road. You should see signs for A1 Paris Lille. Keep following these signs until the road splits for A1 Lille. One road goes to the left, under a bridge and there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the right. Stand to the right of the right turn. Cars can stop on a dashed out area to your left or drive a little past you on the right. A couple of cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to get a lift to the next service station which had lots of people driving north to Lille, Belgium and Holland.
<ol><li>From 'Nation' bus station (also a metro stop) take bus *351 to 'Roissypole' located at Charles de Gaulle Airport. It's the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the bus.</li><li>From here, a bus stop for local towns, you can catch the bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at. The ticket costs €1,90.</li><li>From the Vémars bus stop walk straight on 'Rue Pierre Curie' (D17) 400m until it merges with 'Rue de la Mairie.' Walk an additional 350m until merged with 'Rue des Vignolles' (D16).</li><li>On your left the A1 will be clearly visible, as will the '==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Ouest' petrol station. From here is another 1.25km to any given entrance.</li></ol>Est====
Another useful recommendation is this website, where you can virtually create any route you want From Nation bus station (also a metro stop) take bus 351 to take out of the cityRoissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. Coupled with Google Maps, itIt's an excellent tool:the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the bus.You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways
http:/From the coach station there Gare Routière you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the ticket office/wwwinformation desk for which parking number the bus will be at.ratpThe ticket costs €2.fr/itineraires/en/ratp[BEWARE this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays /recherche-avanceeso 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 a ride to another petrol station on the main highway, which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille]
*Note: UpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023The 351 parking lot for the bus 95.01 is F1,and the bus service does not run on weekendsSaturdays also, but according to the above link can help find an alternate route.[[File:Vemars.jpg]]time table and confirmed by the driver
==== Senlis Péage ====You can always try to go with the bus number 702 to Vémars centre from the airport (20 stops, 39 minutes). This will also work on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The parking lot for the bus 702 is B2.
This option costs EUR 9 From the Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on Rue Pierre Curie (25% discount under 26D17) + a local ticket to Gare du Nord. The peage is 50 km North of Paris, near the town of Senlisuntil it merges with Rue De la Mairie. Walk an additional 350 m until this merges with Rue Des Vignolles (D16)
Senlis has no train stationOn your left, but you still buy the ticket from a train A1 will be clearly visible as will the Aire de Vémars Ouest petrol station. From Paris Nordhere, go to Chantilly and switch to a bus to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticketit is another 1. Once there, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "péage" (motorway payment station - people have to stop 25km to take a ticket). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hourany given entrance.
=== A4 East= Option 5: Porte de Bagnolet (A3) ====Google maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.8649082,2.4086197, towards [[Metz]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 ticket for the station Porte de Bagnolet. This is pretty close to where the A3 starts, which leads to the A1, so a lot of traffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, but it worked. There is a bus stop, [[Strasbourg]]where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, [[Luxembourg]]furthermore, [[Germany]]there is a small gas stop, etc ===where you can 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 direction you want to go to.
==== Going directly to the ''barrière de péage'' ====
''This one is ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the most expensiveA1, longest but takes you the furthest to there is a great pickup spotfantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [https://goo. Might be a good choice when you don't speak frenchgl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], with people heading pretty much everywhere. You can get rides to the UK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Maybe not so good at night Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, E) and lots of opportunities.''
Take RER A4 to the last stop (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''). The train journey length is around 40 minutes (EUR 6 something). Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on Sundays=== East towards [[Metz]], the ticket costs around EUR 2) which leaves from the bus stop next to the RER train station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'' ([http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/6759.17.html timetable 2010 here[Strasbourg]]). 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 need to jump any of the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy to get rides to [[MetzLuxembourg]] or even straight to , [[Germany]]. You might meet people (gendarmes or motorway 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 the péage.{{Afr|4}} ===
Attention, the bus 59 runs every hour==== Option 1. It is usually timed to start 5 min after the arrival of the RER so hurry yourself up from From within the train. Follow the signs "gare routière" (bus station). If bus 59 doesn't start before 30 min, consider using bus 34 (see bellow).city limits: Quai de Bercy ====
If Cheap, as you decide to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (EUR 1.60, [http://www.will only need a 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 ticket and péage. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562,2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll=48.850992,2.833614&sspn=0.012962,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route]pretty fast too.
The ''barrière de péage'' 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]You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking.
==== Via petrol 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.
''Quite long trip and a bit expensive==== Option 2. Takes you to a great petrol station. better if you speak french and good dayMotorway junction slip-and-night.''road ====
The first petrol station This one is close to RER A 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 ''Bussy Stdescribed below or at the péage.Georges''Not good at night.
''You can also try 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 catch the A4. It is a bus to Bussy St George nr30 minute walk.4 or nrThere is a red light before the slip road (on-ramp).44 from Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the metro station ''Gutenberg''ramp for brave drivers.''
From this station walk South for about 1 km along a bigger road which will lead Ask if your driver can take you at least to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from there but the needed petrol station will be just a bit more than 2 km from there. You can walk on the grass field next to the motorway. The petrol station Aire De Ferrières which is called ''La Ferrière''. Another option to reach this petrol station is to walk through the industrial zone of ''Bussy'' area, to the South of the railway, then reach the bridge over within the free motorway and follow further by walking on the grass until the actual petrol station (note that as of February 2011, there was a nice-sized fence to hop after crossing the bridgenetwork. nothing too difficult, but Gare de Péage de Coutevroult toll gate is a big pack makes it harder!). 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)bit further.
Here's a [http://maps.google.fr/maps?q=48.828509,2.744594&ll=48.836023,2.723494&spn=0.034406,0.071583&num=1&tOption 3: Motorway service station Aire De Ferrières ===m&z=14 map] for you.
==== Onramp Take RER A to the motorway ====''This one is close station Bussy-Saint-Georges. You can also get to Paris, faster 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 cheaper after this turn left rest stop is next to get to, but still in the megapolisyou. Starting Right side from there, is Decathlon Logistics France if you're likely to end up either on the petrol station described above or at the Péage described ab-above. Not good at night.''get lost
Take the RER Line A (Red) in direction of ''Boissy St Legere'ATTENTION' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (EUR 2The 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.70 (2010An alternative is to take bus 46  at Busy-Saint-11). Leave the Georges station in the direction of Gare de Val d'Europe,or same bus at Gare de Val d'Rue JoinvilleEurope 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 follow walk back in the sign to direction the A4bus came from if you took it from Bussy-Saint-Georges and vice-versa. It is a 30 min walk. There is a red light before Continue walking on the onramp. Lots of traffic, possibility [[D10]] road to stop cross the motorway and turn right on the ramp for brave driversroad leading directly to the service station.
Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station which is within the free motorway network. Toll gate is a bit further. === Getting South or Southwest (A6{{Afr|6}}, {{Afr|10}}, A10 or A11) {{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.
Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and Note : I think that the driver will leave you at least at place in front of the "péage de Saint Arnoult"hotel is pretty bad. If you are heading directly South, have a sign Very hard for Lyon and make sure the cars to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'stop there. It's better to stand before, roughly 35 km furtherat the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are you miss all the cars not enough coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you)and to stop.
When I was here in Sept 2011 many hitcher came Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to Orléans or Chartres (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and later went 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 get a train be left at Aire De Lisses rest stop, roughly 35 km further, a local train little bit after Evry (drivers to an outlying town because they had no luckEvry are not enough for you).
Whenever a diplomat travels between Paris and the Orly airport, he==== Option 2: Porte d'll go through here. Which means that there will be police presence. The police doesn't care about you, but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hour.Italie ====
For more personal opinions and experiences check 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 [[Talk:Paris|talk page]]exit to the traffic lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.
==== Porte d'Italie =South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} ===
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 there at the traffic lights there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.==== Option 1: Motorway services Aire De Lisses ====
=== A6 South This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to [[Lyon]]have ride without ticket also), [[Marseille]]a zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. Aire de Lisses is the first service area on the A6, [[Barcelona]]situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, [[Italy]] ===being located after all the motorway branch-offs.
==== Aire 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 Lisses ====Villabé the second after Corbeil-Essonnes.
This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible Otherwise, you can take the RER D to have ride without ticket also)Évry-Courcouronnes centre, a zone 1-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15from there Bus 415 in direction of Villabé. '''Aire de Lisses''' is Get off at stop Ikea the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Parisgas station will be a five minute walk away. It can save There is a fence you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being after all have to climb to get to the branch-offsstation.
Get Note: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful standard central Paris fare to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. As of 2010-02, the ID of into the train you need was "ZIPE" or "ZOPO" (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). If it's too confusing (it's very confusing), get whatever train that goes to "Corbeil Essonne" metro network and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station '''Villabé''', the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's then just ride out 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=en&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 problem with a petrol station is that leaving trucks can block the leaving cars, so cars won't have chance to stop at all. [[User==== Option 2:Artti|Artti]] stood there three hours without a sign until he walked to the ramp next to the petrol station. There is more traffic and therefore more chance to get ride. Also cars have lot of space to stop.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.
You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon) and walk 45min to the service area ( http://tinyurl.com/2bs24sf ). 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.
=== A10 South -West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] and A11 South-{{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of , [[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]]. The first [[péage]] in that direction is St-ArnoultThen, 40 km Southwest of Paris. After this péage before the splitting of A10 and the A11. Before the péagesplit up, there is one the service station, of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forgesand a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you choose, ask the driver to take you at least until the Briis-sousLimours-Forges 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.
==== Massy Palaiseau Option 1: Pont de Sevres ====
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Take This option costs the RER B price of an underground ticket. It takes you to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there, follow the motoway signs for beginning of the N118 road which connects to the A10. There are two options: take a bus from the massive transport lot beside ''Massy-Palaiseau'' station or walk down a motorway ramp nearbyA11 in about 25 km.
'''Motorway ramp option''': Go down Take the ''Avenue Carnot'' along subway 9 to Pont De Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the ''Massy-Palaiseau'' railwaybridge, where you can see the signs towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc. The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the ''autoroute''red lights. After a while there you will see a long stretch You can try with the cars coming from the direction of a road the metro station, and also with lots of space for the cars. Keep going which came along the river and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach a motorway exit underneath a bridge. Make sure are turning left to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Briis-sous-Forges service station 5 km down the roadbridge.
'''Bus Option''': 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'' 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 km north from the village. To reach it you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers'', a small local road. Once you are there, make sure your driver takes the right road as the A11 starts not far away. It's not easy to find the road to the petrol station. no one in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that route you're looking for. They don't even know that there's a petrol station in the area. write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours.[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,Option 2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau =48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the petrol station map]
[http://mapsThis option costs Eur 4.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.73944790,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according to some hitchhikers). Really good according to othersa ticket for zones 1-4. Took two guys ten minutes This option is useful to get a ride out of the ring roads and a third guy about get directly on the A10 after all the same amount of time to a different placebranch-offs. Lots of trucks and cars passing by!
=== A11 SouthTake RER B to Massey-Palaiseau station. Walk down Avenue Carnot along the Massy-West to [[Le Mans]]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, [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Bretagne|Brittany]] ===[[File:Zoeyou will reach the motorway entrance underneath a bridge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during Make sure to get a ride to the [[project 888|888]] event]]This is an option which takes you directly on first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the A11 after it has split from Limours-Janvry service station 5 km down the A10road.
# Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'Edit July 2022' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and start hitching from this does not work! There is pretty much zero car traffic, at least when I was there. You might want to go to the service station If you''Chartresre starting in Massy-GasvillePalaiseau you'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From the train station, take one of many re better off thumbing at [httphttps://www.filibusgoo.frgl/pagesmaps/55 busesbbD5WGkiKeFqSFzBA this roundabout] 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 crosses 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'I didn'. Now comes 1 hour of walk: go back to the big roundabout t wait too long here and turn right (east) to follow the N10 until you come to got 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 through the trees on your right and follow the street ride straight to the service stationLe Mans.
== 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 ...?) and trams (lines from T1 to T4). If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (EUR 12.70 instead of 1.70 each Option 3: Motorway service station Limours- January 2012). You can travel to the end of RER lines for about EUR 15. 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 (EUR 6.40 for one day inside Paris, zones 1 & 2) - it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation. If you stay for a week or more - consider getting a "Passe Navigo découverte", which is a chargeable card with picture (EUR 5 to make). You can then buy a weekly ticket for EUR 17.20. Note that this replaces the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010.Janvry ====
You can blackride easily, just check for uniformed controllers before you pass the gates. The easiest way to get in first service station on RER or Metro the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is to find situated 2kms northeast of the entrance where village Briis-sous-Forges. To get there are doors for people with big luggage. This way you can easily pass with them, several people at a time, no problem. Alternatively you can jump the turnstile if you are fast enough and hold the door thing open after someone has passed. It is quite easy need to ask people take RER B to go in with them through the baggage gate but also you can just follow without askingMassy-Palaiseau. If you do get caught just give your ID and no address. They will ask if you have a French address and you say noFrom there take bus 91. You don't have 03 to sign anything they give youBriis-sous-Forges. They should give you a piece of paper with a fine written It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on itSaturdays, but since and there is are no address donbuses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the small local road Route D't worryInvilliers.
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Checks are said never 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 is pretty easy to jump over the barriers, or pass through following other people passing to the ticket-zone. Only on major stations one 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 checks.
=== RER system = Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ====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. There are 2 big ones, Chatelet and Gare du Nord. If there is control at one of them, try the other. At Gare du Nord it seems the luggage entrance is a little more hidden than at Chatelet so even if there are controllers you can probably pass quickly if there are lots of people around. On some RER stations that are also train stations controllers wait in the tunnels when you go down to change between platforms.
You often can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on the exit, so if you are on the cheap, you need your to pay only the basic metro ticket (some EUR 1.33) to get out of into the stationsunderground network in Paris. Once in Dourdan, as price varies according to cross the railroad track and turn left and then go straight on the D836 until you reach the distancepéage after 4-5 kilometers. Make sure not You should be able to lose it hitch a car as it can be tricky to get out otherwisethere 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.
=== Buses West towards Rouen, Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} ===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 = Inside Paris ====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 EUR 40 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''Quai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass. A lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the 15th and line 351 - 7th arrondissements go to ''Place de la Nation''Normandy for the weekend. You're supposed As a result, this spot is very effective on these days (20 to validate 3 tickets 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RERexpect to wait one and half hours); checks are said rare to occur.
=== Vélib’ bicycle rental system ===The grey bicycles a lot Porte d'Auteuil, at the last traffic light to the entrance of people are riding the A13, or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on can be rent easily. Just look for a rental station within the Peripheriqueshoulder to the motorway just after the light, you can register there with a credit card that is good for EUR 150 credit. A daily rental pass costs EUR 1.70, a week is EUR 8 (January 2012). With these passes you where cars haven't picked up much speed yet and can rent a bicycle for 30 minutes for free as often as see you wantwell. Make sure Ask drivers to return it within those 30 Minutes or take you will have (at least) to pay additional fees. Check the English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lib%27 Wikipedia Vélib' article] for more information. Great and cheap way to get aroundMorainvilliers petrol station in Poissy.
== Sleeping in Paris == In the suburbs ====[[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.]][[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget 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 guests.''Option 1''' Autoroute A13 Gare de Péage de Buchelay toll
It Take Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station. The fare is also possible to sleep in the ''Champs de Mars'' in front of the Eiffel Tower - police generally lets €8 but you sleep until 9 or 10 in the morningmay not be controlled. There are many trees that offer you a protection Get off in case of a rain. You can also put up a tent (at nightnot Mantes Station) in . There's a discrete spot although keep in mind that police officers will wake you up around 30 minute walk to the sunrisetoll gate. 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 ([[project 888|888]]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Tower.search Innovaparc bus stop place is next to there
There are also good places to sleep in the tunnels of Montsouris, which are part of old railway network. It is a hidden place and maybe the most well-known unofficial entrance to the famous Paris Catacombs. You must climb over a wall near the intersection of Avenue Jean Moulin and Rue de Coulmiers ([http://is.gd/hC1Px Google maps]). '''Option 2''' South Area Morainvilliers rest area
It is possible to sleep in the catacombs as well. To reach them go down the stairs Take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and turn right. In the middle of the long tunnel there is a hole get off at the rightPoissy. Be advised that you should not enter the Catacombs alone or without a person who has a lot of experience climbing around the Paris underground. It is an extremely complicated system of tunnels, perhaps the second largest in the world. In many rooms of the Catacombs you can find a luxury of places Take bus 20 to sleep, but you can just as easily get lost in areas where nobody has been or will go for months. The few people who live in the catacombes might become aggressive when you meet thembus stop Auberg. Sometimes the ground is full of waterThere's one bus every hour on weekdays, around 20cm high. Print a [http://www.google.com/search?q=plan+catacombes map of the catacombesfewer than that on Saturdays and it doesn't run on Sundays.]
== Free Showers Airports ==[http://www.paris.fr/pratique/Portal.lut?document_id=8972&document_type_id=5&page_id=5458&portlet_id=11757 Here] you can find a map of places where you can have free showers in Paris. It seems that the closing times mon-wed are 17.30 instead of 18.00 as it writes on the website. Also you should get there 30 min before the closing time or you will not be allowed inside. So get there before 17.00. They are great! :)
== Internet ==Go to Apple Store behind Opera Garnier or to Apple Store under Louvre Museum in the Carrousel '''[[Charles de Louvre.Gaulle airport]]''' / '''[[Orly airport]]''' / '''[[Beauvais]]''' airport
[http://bibliotheque.equipement.paris.fr/ Libraries] offer free internet. If you have your own laptop it's practically unlimited otherwise it's free just 15 minutes using library's computers.== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
On the Avenue des Champs-Élysées there are two fast-food restaurants called Quick, they have free WiFi and also electric sockets and the personnel is not going to bother you because of their use. And there is one Apple store or maybe just a PC store with computers free to use and they also have Internet, but you can't use Facebook and the personal will not allow you to charge your phone there.{{nomadwiki}}
== Useful links ==
* [http[File://www.ratp888_signs.fr/ Public transportation jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]* [http://www] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.voyages-sncf.com/ Trains and regional transports], ticket agency] 
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