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<map lat='48.83398957668602' lng='2.34283447265625' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/>'''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is situated within a ring road called ''le périphérique'', or ''le périph''. The actual city is relatively small, but is surrounded by endless suburbs, some of which are linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost (i.e. a standard one-trip city ticket), while some others being labelled as outside zones and thus more expensive to reach.

== Hitching Out ==The city Note that there is situated within a an "outer ring road " to the Paris suburb area, motorway A86 (or ''le super-périphérique'', or ''le périph'') and whilst the actual city another wider ring even further called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed but still used to connect . If your ride is relatively smallnot going to Paris itself, you might want to clarify which ring they are going to take as it is surrounded by endless suburbsmay affect the place where you'd want to be dropped. There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve'')You may also find them useful if you need to bypass Paris, especially the Francilienne, East ([[petrol station]]s as it has more gas stations and ''[[barrières de péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses'') less complex interchanges.

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==== Aire La Courneuve ====Probably If you are coming from the best way 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 to [[Belgium]] dropped is by hitching at the petrol station [http://mapsfirst exit South on the A6 called "Rungis".google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=5837971829389385952From there,48.934623you can reach the Metropolitan subway system by tram with one ticket,2then use another one to your final destination.393732%3B3201522175225020794,48.920638,2.410383&saddr=Aire+You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de+Service+de+La+Courneuve+%4048.934790Marne) taking the TvM bus,+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 the petrol station on google maps you will see that there which is also a wall surrounding this petrol station; nonetheless, one can get there if follows these tips:normal Paris ticket.

First, get closer by public transport=== Airports ===There are 3 main airports that service Paris. Some options are:* Bus 150 from ''Porte Charles de la Villette'' Gaulle (metro line 7CDG), Orly, and Beauvais. It is possible to hitch from the airports into the city, but to get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (next from Paris to the highway)airports, Blablacar is probably the most reliable option.* Bus 250 from ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7)CDG is in the North, get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (and is the quickest closest. A one-way?)* [http:ticket to//mapsfrom the airport is 10.google30 euros.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+VerlaineTo hitch into Paris from here,+93120+La+Courneuve,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+Frankreich&sll=48go to Terminal 3 and you will find a parking lot.926137,2Follow the signs to Paris and hitch at the parking lot exit.394161&sspn=0* Orly is South of Paris.01892A one-way ticket to/from the airport is usually 12 euros,0but there is a secret way that is only 3.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=4880 (2x1.92802690 tickets)! From Paris take metro line 7 to the last stop (Villejuif-Louis Aragon) and then switch to Tram 7,2which will take you right to the airport.388539&spn=0Or do it backwards to get into Paris.018919Hitchhiking from Orly should be feasible,0.040169&z=15&om=1 ''La Courneuve Aubervilliers''] (RER B), and walk 2 km north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''. You can catch this train also from ''Gare du Nord''the parking lot.* [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve[Beauvais]] is the furthest,+8+Mai+1945&daddr=rue+paul+verlaine&sll=48and 45 minutes North from Paris.93333,2Tickets are an appalling 16.392216&sspn=0.00945980 euros each way! Luckily,0.020084&ie=UTF8&ll=48.926137lots of Blablacar rides can take you there for 6 or 7 euros,2.394161&spn=0.01892,0.040169&z=15&om=1 ''La Courneuve, 8 Mai 1945''and it is easy to hitchhike back (See the [[Beauvais]] (metro line 7page) and make your way to ''rue Paul Verlaine'' by taking a tram "T1" and getting off at ''Six Routes''.

Some options to enter:== Hitching out ==# RECOMMENDED: You can hitch from the traffic lights before the highway ramp, and ask the driver to drop you off at the petrol station. From There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Parc des SportsAire La Courneuve'' go backward and follow the line of tram on the left you will find a small entrance on the right side of the road after approximately 500m on this road.# There is a door which allows outside access but it is sometimes locked (latter was true on 01-06-08 and 28-09-08 also 29-11-08..). Walk away from the door and scale the concrete wall at the point where it becomes a fence. Walk forward and you'll see where you have to go. , East (See [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107770710063601716204.00044840696bdf8a385ef&ll=48.933654,2.393292&spn=0.001334,0.004227&t=h&z=19 approximate location of the door[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]].)# 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.péage|barrières 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 herepéage]] - ''et voila) and also South (''Aire de Lisses''). It', s all about how much you are at the petrol station.# You can walk around the wall for about 70 meters towards the leftwilling to pay in public transportation, then walk down the little hill and walk through the bushes. You have to go through two fences to enter the petrol stationhow daring you are.

20 minutes down the motorway a === North/Northeast towards [[toll roadEngland]] starts - there you will see a , [[toll stationLille]] where everyone has to stop. It is a great place to get long-distance rides. Between the ''Aire La Courneuve'' and the ''barrière de péage'' (toll station) there is a small [[rest areaBelgium]] and a fairly large petrol station with quite many cars stopping there. Ask your driver if he/she passes this service area.{{afr|1}} ===

[[File:MasaruThese are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']] Another option to get a ride towards Lille and/or Belgium There is first to take a RER B to ''Stade de France'' and then walk up to bonus pro-tip at the final traffic light where you can ask for a ride to the first petrol station on the motorway (''Aire La Courneuve''bottom involving Arras :) which is about 5 km away.

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+Option 1: Porte de+gaulle&sllla Chapelle =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]) 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).

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 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 overcrowded and, at the same time, quite a few cars going up north stop here to refill; nonetheless, at such places, much depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers, this place 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''). A good option to leave faster is to show at the roundabout a sign for the airport "Charles de Gaulle". There is a petrol station (Aire La Courneuve - see Option 2) before the airport where the driver could let you out; don't miss it! The station is not 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. ==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ==== [[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']] This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2.75as of 2018). The petrol station [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=5201 ''Aire de Service de La Courneuve''] is about 2 km along the A1, north of Paris.  Take 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, 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, but if you continue walking a few hundred meters 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. Attention: in the winter / early spring or after the rain walking down the hill to the motorway might be difficult because of mud. In February it took 2 hitchhikers almost 40 minutes to walk down and reach the fence, after numerous attempts to keep the balance and not to fall down. It might be a good idea in this case to hitch from the entrance of the highway, right at the cross before you turn to the parking lot of the apartment complex.  Attention 2: I tried this route September 2017 and although I got there following the instructions, the final fence closing of the petrol station has been fixed. I had to climb a tree to drop into the compound. I'm a clumsy person and I managed, but with a heavy backpack it might be challenging. Attention 3: I used this option in April 2019 and it worked fine, following the original advice. There is a wall but go to the VERY end, up the slight grassy hill... The path goes down, the fence is trampled down, and then you're basically on the motorway for about 10metres before you're at the services. From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at least to the [[toll station]] (''péage'') heading north. This is a 20-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometers after the airport) and everyone has to stop here. It is a great place to get long-distance rides. ==== Option 3: 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't vouch for it. 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. That service station was very busy and it was easy to get a lift as well as a good meal from peoples' leftovers in the restaurant including half a bottle of wine! ==== Porte Option 4: Motorway services Aire de la Chapelle Vémars Est====That<ol><li>From 'Nation' bus station (also a metro stop), take bus 351* to 'Roissypole' located at Charles de Gaulle Airport (Terminal 3). It's where the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the bus.You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways</li><li>From the coach station there (Gare routière), you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars, though this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at (D2 in Oct 2013). The ticket costs €2. [[BEWARE 95.01 does not work on public holidays and Sundays, so if that is the case, then get off at QUEBEC because the A1 autoroute highway (Francegoing 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]</li><li> 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 (as of 2018)|</li><li>From the Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on 'Rue Pierre Curie' (D17) until it merges with 'Rue de la Mairie.' Walk an additional 350m until this merges with 'Rue des Vignolles' (D16).</li><li>On your left, the A1will be clearly visible as will the 'Aire de Vémars Ouest' petrol station. From here, it is another 1.25km to any given entrance.</li></ol> Another useful recommendation is this website, where you can virtually create any route you want to take out of the city. Coupled with Google Maps, it's an excellent tool:http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee For 351 Bus Route refer to link belowhttp://www.ratp.fr/informer/pdf/orienter/f_plan.php?loc=bus_banlieue/300&nompdf=351&fm=pdf *Note: The 351 bus service does not run on weekends, but the above link can help find an alternate route.[[File:Vemars.jpg]] starts -  ==== Option 5: Senlis Péage ==== This option costs €9 (25% discount for under 26s) + a local drivers say they often see hitchhikers thereticket to Gare du Nord. The peage is 50km north of Paris, near the town of Senlis.  Senlis has no train station, but you still buy the ticket from a train station. To get there take From Paris Nord, go to Chantilly and switch to a metro 12 bus to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticket. Once there, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "[[péage|péage]]". The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour. ==== Option 6: Porte de Bagnolet (A3) ====Google maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.8649082,2.4086197,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e87e1c7d877:0x17c4d9a47ae58890!2sPorte+de+la +Chapelle''!8m2!3d48.897279!4d2.359192!3m4!1s0x47e66d8329157e27:0x2a4ba9074d60ae9a!8m2!3d48.8645542!4d2.4095799]Get a ticket for the station Porte de Bagnolet. This is pretty close to where the A3 starts, then walk which leads to the roundaboutA1, so a lot of traffic is heading this direction. You can try getting The place might not be ideal, but it worked for me after just 20 minutes to get a ride on to the A1, There is a bus stop, where buses often stop so the roundabout (traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is a small gas stop, where you can approach drivers directly which cue up there are from time to time. Position yourself at the traffic lightsbefore the bus stop to show your sign indicating the direction you want to go to.  ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the A1, which means that cars have there is a ''fantastic'' Esso service station just outside Arras [https://goo.gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], with people heading pretty much everywhere. You can get rides to the UK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, E) and lots of opportunities. === East towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} === ==== Option 1: Motorway service station ''Aire de Ferrières'' ==== ''Quite long trip and a bit expensive. Takes you to stopa great petrol station (good for both day and night hitching) ; better if you speak French.'' Take RER A to station ''Bussy St.Georges''. You can also get to this RER A station by taking bus 4 or you 44 from metro station ''Gutenberg''.'' Make your way west to the D35 and then walk south along it for about 1km to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from here, but the service station is just a bit more than 2 km from here. You can stand walk on the opposite side facing grass field next to the roundabout where motorway - don't choose this way in the morning or in autumn/winter as the highway startsgrass is wet. The petrol station is called ''Aire de Ferrières'' and it's a "TOTAL" company. Another good option to reach this petrol station is to start hitchhiking in walk through the industrial zone of the ''Bussy'' district, which lies south of the railway, crossing the bridge over the motorway and then continuing on by walking on the same street where grass until the metro is. There are 2 actual petrol stations in station (note that very streetas of February 2011, just 50m deeper into there was a nice-sized fence to hop after crossing the citybridge. They aren't overcrowdedNothing too difficult, and but a big backpack makes it harder!). Most of the walk will be on the road which means you will save some time while at the same time quite such a few cars going up walk won't be so annoying if you happen to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't want to go through the North stop here for refill; nonethelessfields). 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&t=m&z=14 map]. From Bussy-St. Georges there is a bus [https://www.transdev-idf.com/api/1.0/timetablefile/555898245/raw/amv-184092-fhrentree2018-l46-630x240-v2web.pdf 46] to Jossigny, Bout Pecheret, at such places much from there its only 1.3 km to walk. ==== Option 2. Motorway junction slip-road ==== ''This one is depended on your luckclose to Paris, faster and according cheaper to get to some hitchhikers this place won, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you't make re likely to end up either at the petrol station described above or at the TOP10 best hitchhiking places péage. Not good at night.'' Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (€2.75 (2016)). Leave the station in Francedirection of ''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign to the A4. It is therefore rather recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout where a quiet lane right by 30 minute walk. There is a red light before the slip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic lights gives , possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers. Ask if your driver can take you a good opportunity at least to get onto the highway (avoiding at next petrol station which is within the same time all free motorway network. Toll gate is a bit further. ==== Option 3. From within the traffic that heads for city limits: Quai de Bercy ====''Boulevard PeriphiqueCheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.'').

==== Going directly Take the metro line 14 to Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the ''barrière de péage'' ====Take RER A4 Boulevard down to the last stop (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy'')bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. The train journey length Standing on Quai de Bercy it is around 45 minutes (6€ something)advisable to have a sign indicating you want to get onto the A4. Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on SundaysWhen cars stop, ask if they are going all the ticket costs around 2 Euro) which leaves from the bus stop next way to the RER train toll 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 many drivers turn off the map - you will get A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to the green area right outside the péage continue hitch- and you won't need to jump any of hiking from before the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy to get rides to [[Metz]] or even straight to [[Germany]]toll station.

Attention, the bus 59 runs every hour. It is usually timed to start 5 min after the arrival of the RER so hurry yourself up from the train. Follow the signs "gare routière" (bus station). If bus 59 doesn't start before 30 min, consider using bus 34 (see bellow)==== Option 4.Lorraine TGV ====

If you decide to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take French railway operator SNCF has been running low-cost TGVs under the bus no. 34 (1.60 €, brand [httphttps://www.metro-poleouigo.net/hor/fiche/5134com OuiGO] since a few years.20.html timetable]) to bus stop "Bailly-Romainvilliers - Place The good news is that from the summer 2018 it runs from Gare de l'Europe" , then walk for about 2kilometers. You will soon see Est within city limits and at a reasonable time (12:55) instead of running at 6 am from the rail station at the CDG airport as it was the motorway A4 and péagecase before. Here's If you book a bit in advance you can get a ticket to Lorraine TGV (in the outskirts of [[httpMetz]] ,https://maps.googlegoo.comgl/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562/GfXv9v4LGxn) or [[Strasbourg]] main station for as low as 10 €,2although the fare you're more likely to find is around 15-20 €.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=The ride takes 1&sz=:15&dirflg=w&sll=48hour.850992,2From Lorraine-TGV station it is relatively easy to hitch east towards Saarbrücken and further into Germany.833614&sspn=0.012962In the beginning you will have a simple two-lane local road,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route]which joins the motorway A4 near Forbach close to the german border.

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=0.003586Getting South or Southwest {{Afr|6}},0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258{{Afr|10}},2.830095&spnor {{Afr|11}} =0.014346,0.038624&t=h&z=15 here].

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

==== Various other options ====* If you go to ''Bussy-St-Georges'' you can also try to catch a bus nr.4 or nr.44 from Once the metro station ''Gutenberg''. When at ''Bussy-St-Georges''most famous hitchhiking spot in France, walk sraight to the bridge (donthis spot isn'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 bad nowadays, but it isn't that good, obviously))great either. The péage good thing is not far from that drivers aren't surprised to see people there, although it might be a bit further than the closest highway rampand that you don't need to get out of Paris in faraway suburbs.

* Take the RER Line A (Red) in direction of ''Boissy St LegerePorte d'Orléans'' until is the terminal subway station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (~2€)of line 4. Leave There is an entry on the station in direction of ''Rue Joinvillepériphérique'' and follow ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the sign to "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the A4traffic lights. It Be warned, traffic here is a 30 min walkheavy and fast moving. If some driver stops for you, ask if he/she can take you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at least to the next petrol station (there or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic.Edit : I think that the place in front of the hotel is no toll road (péage) pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to get stop there. It's better to stand before, at the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, so you miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, but it is likely that 's way easier for the cars to see you will get a ride there)and to stop.

=== A6 South Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[LyonOrléans]], or [[MarseilleChartres]](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 "[[BarcelonaLyon]]" or Fontainebleau) and make sure to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'', [[Italy]] ===roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you).

'''Aire de Lisses''': this petrol station is situated about 35kms South of Whenever a diplomat travels between Parisand the Orly airport, however ithe's near to an RER station (15 minutes by walk) so you can easily get ll go through here. Which means that there. In order to get out of the several rings of highways surrounding Paris it could will be really useful to start hitching from this place, especially since you get directly on the A6, after all the branch-offs. To get there you have to take the RER D toward Melun or Malesherbes (!via Corbeil!). After Corbeil-Essonnes the second station is Villabépolice presence. The station is not marked on googlemaps but police don't worrycare about you, but it's there: [http://mapsis very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around.googleThat happens often enough.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rue+d%27Ambreville,+91100+Villab%C3%A9,+Franciaorsz%C3%A1g&daddr=48.592221,2They stick around for one hour.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 ''==== Option 2: Porte d'Orleans'' (at the "périferique") seems quite a good place to get a ride (metro ''Porte d'Orleans''). There's a petrol station, and a good spot (just besides the "Novotel" building) at the traffic junction to the "périferique extérieur". Don't go with those cars which head for suburbs only - next [[tollway]] or a petrol station is about 50 km away.Italie ====

=== 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 the Eiffel Tower.]]This motorway follows the route of the Similarly ''Porte d'A6Italie''' (see above) which is not far from Paris, 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] (is a good enough one, according place to some hitchhikers)hitch from. An easy option is to stand at ''Porte d'Orleans'' (the same as for Additionally if you walk down the A6 options) with a sign specifying that you go exit to [[Orléans]]. There is a ''[[barrière de péage]]'' in ''Saint Arnoult'', before the split between A10 and A11traffic lights, so you there is an overhead bypass which can accept a ride going to Orléans or to [[Chartres]], for example. Make sure, though, the driver will leave keep you at least at dry in the "péage de Saint Arnoult". French hitchhiker [[User:Pietshah|Pietshah]] did this route tons of times and had very little troublesrain.

You can also take Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From get on the right train as there you will be able to follow motoway signs are 2 routes for the A6 and A10.Go down the ''Avenue Carnot'' along the railway RER D towards the ''autoroute''Melun. After a while there you will see a long stretch As of a road with lots 2010-02, the ID of space for cars. Keep going and the train you will reach need was "ZIPE" or "ZOPO" (All trains on RER lines have a roundabout4 letter ID depending on stations served). If you keep following this roadit's too confusing (it's very confusing), you will reach a motorway exit underneath a bridge. It would be a good idea get whatever train that goes to use a sign with "ChartresCorbeil Essonne" as this will make sure and, from there, whatever train that goes to get a ride Melun. Get off at least to the first station '''barrière de péageVillabé''' (30+ km) at St, the second after Corbeil-Essonnes.ArnaultThe station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's there: [http://goo. When already there, you might as well pull up gl/8omQ2W''the sign "SPAIN" - you might even get a truck straight way from Villabé RER station to Portugal. Aire de Lisses'']

<Getting onto the A10 highway is not an easy taskOtherwise, 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 can take either RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau'' or the RER C to ''Dourdan'' (ticket costs around 7€). From there take the bus 91.03 D to ''Briis-sousÉvry-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on SaturdaysCourcouronnes centre, and from there are no buses on SundaysBus 415 in direction of Villabé. The petrol Get off at stop "Ikea", the gas station is situated will be a couple five minute walk away. Note that as of kms North from the village. To reach it you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers''2017, 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 fence you have to the A10 motorway ramp. Note, though, that it is a bit far climb to get to walk - around 10 km -, and the traffic is weak. Hitch there before the ''barrière de péage'' with a sign "Orleans"station.

=== A11 South-West to [[Le Mans]]Note, [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] Mar 2018: There is no barrier at Villabé and all parts of [[Brittany]] ===This highway splits from so you can pay the standard central Paris tarif to get into the A10 near ''Dourdan''metro network and then just ride out there. There are several possibilities go get on this motorway: ]

# The A problem with a petrol station at is that leaving trucks can block the leaving cars, so cars won''Briis-sous-Forges''. Look t have chance to stop at the A10 section's optionsall.# Take [[User:Artti|Artti]] stood there three hours without a train sign until he walked to ''Rambouillet'' from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' (about 7€) and start hitching on the N10 South, until the A11 motorway ramp.# Take next to the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (12€) and start hitching from therepetrol station. # Another good spot (There is more traffic and cheaper therefore more chance to get to) is ''Portes d'Orleans'' (see info above - section A6) where you can hitch with a sign "Chartres" or "A10"/"A11"ride. If you get a ride Also cars have lots of space to ''Péage de Saint Arnoult'' (from someone going to Orleans - A10 - for example), accept it, since it is before the highway splitstop.

== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro, RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops), buses and trams. If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (around 11 euros). You can travel to the end of RER lines for around 15 euros. If you stay in Paris for several days and will use transport often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (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). All prices as of fall 2008.Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Nemours ====

=== Metro system ===Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trainsYou can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, a ticket costs about 10 euros) and ticket controllers seem walk 45min to employ 1 of 2 approachesthe service area ( http: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside //goo.gl/VUYmh0 ). Then you're already on a metro tunnel or station exit and checking all the exiting travelers paying section (since they are uniformed it is easy to see them no local traffic), far out from Paris (80km), and can get a distance unless they decide ride to hide around the corner); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching the gates and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them directly themselvesChâlon, Mâcon or radio-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show Lyon in a valid ticketfew minutes.

Checks are said never === South-West to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings[[Orléans|Orleans]], weekends and the beginning of a new month. Except for the major stations[[Bordeaux]], it is pretty easy [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to jump over the barriers[[Le Mans]], 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[[Nantes]], one can be relax about the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checks.[[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===

=== RER system ===Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets on trainsThe 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 since the RER shares A11 split up, there is the metro infrastructureservice station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you might be a subject choose, ask the driver to take you at least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the checks in similar order mentioned abovepéage of St-Arnoult. It is possible to travel for freeFrom these places, even though you stand can find a higher chance of being busted. It seems that checks can occur at any time, so driver who takes you on the A10 or 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 A11 depending on transfer stations from RER which way you want to metro stationsgo.

=== Buses = Option 1: Pont de Sevres ====Like [[File:ParisOut.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge in most cities March 2015]]This option costs the price of France, an underground ticket. It takes you can walk onto to the beginning of the bus without showing or validating a ticket. Checks are said N118 road which connects to be rare, and occur mainly late at nightthe A10-A11 in about 25 km.

=== Fines and punishments ===French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it is said it might be possible Take the subway 9 to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostilePont de Sevres, its end station. Most commonly they will ask for a 40 euro fine which You start walking towards the bridge, where you can be paid directly in cash or by credit cardsee the signs towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc. Alternatively you The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the red lights. You can plead povertytry with the cars coming from the direction of the metro station, and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to also with the cars which came along the address river and are turning left to get to the name written on IDbridge.

=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport = Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====Bus line 350 goes to ''Gare de l'Est''This option costs EUR 4.90, and line 351 a ticket for zones 1- to ''Place de la Nation''4. You're supposed to validate 3 tickets (which This option is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks are said rare useful to occurget out of the ring roads and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs.

== Sleeping in Paris ==[[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying lowTake RER B to ''Massey-Palaiseau''. Walk down ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy-budget in ParisPalaiseau'' railway towards the ''autoroute''. However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is After a while there you will see a long stretch of a popular destination road with lots of space for many backpackerscars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, and many hospitality exchange networksyou will reach the motorway entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' members are usually overloaded with requests (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to have gueststhe Limours-Janvry service station 5 km down the road.

It ==== Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ====The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is also possible 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 sleep in ''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'Champs de MarsInvilliers'' in front of . (It's not easy to find the Eiffel Tower - police generally lets you sleep until 9 or 10 in road to the morningpetrol station. There are many trees no one in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that offer route you a protection in case of a rain're looking for. You can also put up a tent (at night) in They don't even know that there's a discrete spot although keep petrol station in mind that police officers will wake you up around the sunrisearea. You can also sleep under write the bridge at instructions and study the Seine river on the other side map!! I was lost in this village for couple of the Eiffel Towerhours).[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. During 084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the first European Hitchhikers Week ([[888]petrol station map]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Tower.

<[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). Really good according to others. Took two guys ten minutes to get a ride and a third guy about the same amount of time to a different place. Lots of trucks and cars passing by! ==== 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. == Eat == Option 5: Chartres: a spot to go directly on the A11, after it has split from the A10 ====[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[project 888|888]] event]] Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 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 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''. 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 through the trees on your right and follow the street to the service station. === 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 ====- Mantes-La-Jolie toll: take Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station. The fare is €8 but you may not be controlled. Get off in Mantes-La-Jolie (not Mantes Station). There's a 30 minute walk to the toll gate: check the map. - Poissy rest area (a.k.a. aire de Morainvilliers): take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and get off at Poissy. Take bus 20 to bus stop "Auberge". There's one bus every hour on weekdays, fewer than that on Saturdays and it doesn't run on Sundays. See the timetable [http://www.transdev-idf.com/horaire-ligne-20-poissy_aval_2_rives_de_seine_015 here]. [[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.]] == Resources =={{nomadwiki}}

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