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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 relatively small , but is surrounded by endless suburbs, some of them being which are linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost(i.e. a standard one-trip city ticket), and while some other others being labelled as outside zones and thus more expensive to reach.

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. == Hitching 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. === Airports ===There are 3 main airports that service Paris. Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly, and Beauvais. It is possible to hitch from the airports into the city, but to get from Paris to the airports, Blablacar is probably the most reliable option.* CDG is in the North, and is the closest. A one-way ticket to/from the airport is 10.30 euros. To hitch into Paris from here, go to Terminal 3 and you will find a parking lot. Follow the signs to Paris and hitch at the parking lot exit.* Orly is South of Paris. A one-way ticket to/from the airport is usually 12 euros, but there is a secret way that is only 3.80 (2x1.90 tickets)! From Paris take metro line 7 to the last stop (Villejuif-Louis Aragon) and then switch to Tram 7, which will take you right to the airport. Or do it backwards to get into Paris. Hitchhiking from Orly should be feasible, also from the parking lot.* [[Beauvais]] is the furthest, and 45 minutes North from Paris. Tickets are an appalling 16.80 euros each way! Luckily, lots of Blablacar rides can take you there for 6 or 7 euros, and it is easy to hitchhike back (See the [[Beauvais]] page).

== Hitching In 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.

During rush hours=== North/Northeast towards [[England]], 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. [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===

If you These are coming classified by cost in public transportation from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which Paris' centre. There 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 bonus pro-tip at 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 Marnebottom involving Arras :) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.

== Hitchhiking out ==There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve''), East ([[petrol station]]s and ''[[barrières Option 1: Porte 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.la Chapelle ====

=== Northeast towards This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[LilleA1 (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 [[Belgium]] ===, 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'').

These are classified by cost in public transportation from ParisA 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' centret 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.

==== Porte de la Chapelle Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====

This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 autoroute (France)File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there take a metro 12 to ''Porte de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there 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 the North stop here for refill; nonetheless, at such places much is depended on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers this place won't make to the TOP10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore rather recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding |Hitchhiker Masaru at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard PeriphiqueAire La Courneuve'').THIS MOTORWAY ENTRANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY OPEN DUE TO CONSTRUCTION... 18.8.2010 -- and still is... 1-7-2011]]

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.

[[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at Take bus 150 from ''Aire La CourneuvePorte de la Villette'']]This option costs one local ticket or zones 1-3 ticket bus 250 from '''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (EUR 2.35both 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,2the wall ends.410383&saddr=Aire+de+Service+de+La+Courneuve+%4048.934790You can then follow a steep,+2thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station.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''] 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 areAttention:* Bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (next in the winter / early spring or after the rain walking down the hill to the motorway)* Bus 250 from ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (the quickest way?)* [http://maps.googlemight be difficult because of mud.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, In February it took 2.394161&sspn=0.01892,0.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=48.928026,2.388539&spn=0.018919,0.040169&z=15&om=1 ''La Courneuve Aubervilliers''] (RER B)hitchhikers almost 40 minutes to walk down and reach the fence, after numerous attempts to keep the balance and walk 2 km north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''not to fall down. You can catch It might be a good idea in this train case to hitch from ''Gare du Nord''the entrance of the highway, right at the cross before you turn to the parking lot of the apartment complex. THIS OPTION REQUIRES A 1-3 ZONES TICKET

Read Attention 2: I tried this carefully because if you don't, it can be hard to find it route September 2017 and the local people definately won't know where this is or how to get although I got there by foot! Once at following the ''Parc des Sports'' bus stopinstructions, you can see the main road if you look in the driving direction final fence closing of the bus. This is the road you want to follow to the eastpetrol station has been fixed. Basically you just walk I had to the right from the bus stop in the driving direction, without ever passing under the road. Follow the road and walk east parallel to the motorway. There is climb a wall preventing access tree to drop into the motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred metres east and up a slight hill, the wall endscompound. You can then follow I'm a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway clumsy person and back west towards the petrol station. There is a fence right along the motorwayI managed, but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over with a heavy backpack itmight be challenging.

Other ways to get to that petrol stationAttention 3:* Take a RER B to ''Stade de France'' I used this option in April 2019 and then walk up to it worked fine, following the final traffic light where you can ask for a ride to ''Aire La Courneuve''original advice.* Lastly, one can take There is a line 13 wall but go to ''Carrefour Pleyel'' and then walk along ''Boulevard Anatole France'' (see [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Carrefour+Pleyel+stationthe VERY end,+France&daddr=charles+de+gaulle&sll=48up the slight grassy hill.927631,2.383518&sspn=0.027124The path goes down,0.080338&ie=UTF8&ll=48.923881the fence is trampled down,2.358456&spn=0.013563,0.040169&t=h&z=15&om=1 Google Maps]) up until the beginning of and then you're basically on the motorway. There is a hitchhiking spot there which might be not the greatest one in the world but for about 10metres before you're at least it can lead you to the petrol station (after Exit 4!)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! ==== Service station at Survilliers Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====

This option costs 4 euros<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 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, which is Sundays and public holidays. Ask inside at the cost of a ticket office/information desk for zones 1-5which parking number the bus will be at (D2 in Oct 2013). The peage ticket costs €2. [BEWARE 95.01 does not work on public holidays and Sundays, so if that is 35 km North 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 Parisfinding Dutch cars stopping and giving you a ride to another petrol station on the main highway, near 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 town airport (20 stops, 39 minutes). This will also work on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (as of Survilliers2018)</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 A1 will 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>

From ParisAnother useful recommendation is this website, where you can virtually create any route you want to take RER D (Chatelet-les-halles or Gare du Nord), direction Orry la Ville - Coye. Get off the train at Survilliers-Fosses (35 KM North out of Paris). Walk down Rue de la Gare towards Survilliers town centre, then turn right at La Grande Rue; you will find the motorwaycity. Once thereCoupled with Google Maps, you can hitchhike from the motorway exit towards the gas station 2KM from here (Paris direction)it's an excellent tool:http://www. When you arrive, you take the local road to cross over to the opposite service station to head Northratp.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== Senlis Péage ====pdf

This option costs 9 euros (25% discount under 26) + a local ticket to Gare du Nord. *Note: The peage is 50 km North of Paris351 bus service does not run on weekends, near but the town of Senlisabove link can help find an alternate route.[[File:Vemars. jpg]]

==== Option 5: Senlis has no train station, but you still buy the ticket from a train station. From Paris Nord, go to Chantilly and switch to a 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" (motorway payment station - people have to stop to take a ticket). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour.Péage ====

=== A4 EastThis option costs €9 (25% discount for under 26s) + a local ticket to Gare du Nord. The peage is 50km north of Paris, towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc ===near the town of Senlis.

==== Going directly Senlis has no train station, but you still buy the ticket from a train station. From Paris Nord, go to Chantilly and switch to a 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'barrière de 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 one is pretty close to where the most expensiveA3 starts, longest but takes you which leads to the furthest to A1, so a great pickup spotlot of traffic is heading this direction. Might The place might not be ideal, but it worked for me after just 20 minutes to get a good choice when ride on to the A1, There is a bus stop, where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is a small gas stop, where you don't speak frenchcan approach drivers directly which cue up there from time to time. Maybe not so good Position yourself at nightthe traffic lights before the bus stop to show your sign indicating the direction you want to go to.''

Attention==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the A1, there is a ''fantastic'' Esso service station just outside Arras [https://goo.gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], the bus 59 runs every hourwith people heading pretty much everywhere. It is usually timed You can get rides to start 5 min after the arrival of the RER so hurry yourself up from the train. Follow the signs "gare routière" UK (bus stationChunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. If bus 59 doesn't start before 30 min Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, consider using bus 34 (see bellowE)and lots of opportunities.

If you decide to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (EUR 1.60=== East towards [[Metz]], [http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/5134.20.html timetable[Strasbourg]]) to bus stop "Bailly-Romainvilliers - Place de l'Europe" , then walk for about 2kilometers. You will soon see the motorway A4 and péage. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562[Luxembourg]],2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr[[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} =0&mrsp=1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll=48.850992,2.833614&sspn=0.012962,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route].

The ==== Option 1: Motorway service station ''barrière Aire de péageFerrières'' is located [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.854077,2.83959&daddr=&hl=es&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=48.853788,2.839912&sspn=0.003586,0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258,2.830095&spn=0.014346,0.038624&t=h&z=15 here].

==== Via ''Quite long trip and a bit expensive. Takes you to a great petrol station ====(good for both day and night hitching); better if you speak French.''

Take RER A to station ''Bussy St.Georges''Quite long trip . You can also get to this RER A station by taking bus 4 or 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 expensivemore than 2 km from here. Takes you You can walk on the grass field next to the motorway - don't choose this way in the morning or in autumn/winter as the grass is wet. The petrol station is called ''Aire de Ferrières'' and it's a great gas "TOTAL" company. Another option to reach this petrol station. better if you speak french is to walk through the industrial zone of the ''Bussy'' district, which lies south of the railway, crossing the bridge over the motorway and good daythen continuing on by walking on the grass until the actual petrol station (note that as of February 2011, there was a nice-and-nightsized fence to hop after crossing the bridge. Nothing too difficult, 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 such a walk won't be so annoying if you happen to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't want to go through the fields).

The first petrol station is close to RER A station Here''Bussy Sts a [http://maps.google.fr/maps?q=48.828509,2.744594&ll=48.836023,2.723494&spn=0.034406,0.Georges''071583&num=1&t=m&z=14 map].

''You can also try to catch From Bussy-St. Georges there is a bus to Bussy St George nr[https://www.transdev-idf.com/api/1.4 or nr0/timetablefile/555898245/raw/amv-184092-fhrentree2018-l46-630x240-v2web.44 pdf 46] to Jossigny, Bout Pecheret, from the metro station ''Gutenberg''there its only 1.3 km to walk.''

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 motorway. 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 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 bridge. nothing too difficult, but 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). 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,Option 2.723193&sspn=0.01291,0.040169&ie=UTF8&zMotorway junction slip-road =15&ll=48.831814,2.726369&spn=0.01291,0.040169&t=h&om=0 this route] on Google Maps.

==== Onramp to the motorway ====''This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you're likely to end up either on at the gas petrol station described above or at the Péage described ab-abovepéage. Not good at night.''

Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (EUR 2€2.70 75 (2010-112016)). Leave the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign to the A4. It is a 30 min minute walk. There is a red light before the onrampslip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers.

=== Getting South or Southwest (A6, A10 or A11) = Option 3. From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ====''Cheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.''

These spots are close enough You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the city to be getting traffic in all southern directionstrain for at least half an hour and then walking.

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==== Option 4. Lorraine TGV ====

''Porte d'Orléans'' is French railway operator SNCF has been running low-cost TGVs under the terminal subway station of line 4brand [https://www.ouigo.com OuiGO] since a few years. There The good news is an entry on that from the summer 2018 it runs from Gare de l''périphérique'' ring road where lots Est within city limits and at a reasonable time (12:55) instead of people are later heading Southrunning at 6 am from the rail station at the CDG airport as it was the case before. There's If you book a bit in advance you can get a petrol ticket to Lorraine TGV (in the outskirts of [[Metz]] ,https://goo.gl/maps/GfXv9v4LGxn) or [[Strasbourg]] main stationfor as low as 10 €, although the fare you're more likely to find is around 15-20 €. The ride takes 1:15 hour. From Lorraine-TGV station it is relatively easy to hitch east towards Saarbrücken and further into Germany. In the beginning you will have a practicable spot (just besides the "Novotel" building) at simple two-lane local road, which joins the traffic junction motorway A4 near Forbach close to the "périferique extérieur"german border.

Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] (if you are heading === Getting South or Southwest - A10 or A11){{Afr|6}}, and that the driver will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult". If you are heading directly South{{Afr|10}}, have a sign for Lyon and make sure to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'', roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you).or {{Afr|11}} ===

Whenever a diplomat travels between Paris and These spots are close enough to the Orly airport, he'll go through here. Which means that there will city to 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 hourgetting traffic in all southern directions.

For more personal opinions and experiences check the [[Talk==== Option 1:Paris|talk page]].Porte d'Orléans ====

==== Porte dOnce the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn'Italie ====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.

Similarly ''Porte d'ItalieOrléans'' which is not far from the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''Porte d'Orleanspériphérique'' 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.Edit : I think that the place in front of the hotel is a good place pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's better to hitch fromstand before, at the red lights. Additionally if you walk down I stood near the exit there gas station at the traffic lights there is an overhead bypass which can keep , you dry in miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the raincars to see you 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).

This option costs 5,85 euros, a zone 1-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15. ==== Option 2: Porte d'''Aire de Lisses''' is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being after all the branch-offs.Italie ====

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. As of 2010-02, the ID of the line you want was "ZIPE" or "ZOPO" (All RER lines have a 4 letter ID). If itSimilarly 's too confusing (it's very confusing), get whatever train that goes to "Corbeil Essonne" and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station Porte d'Italie''Villabé''', the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station which is not marked on Google Maps but donfar from 't worry, it's there: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=Porte 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 'Orleans''is a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the way from Villabé RER station exit to Aire de Lisses'']the traffic lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.

==== Option 1: Motorway services Aire de Nemours Lisses ====

You can take a train This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyonhave ride without ticket also) , a zone 1–5 ticket and walk 45min to takes roughly 75 minutes. '''Aire de Lisses''' is the first service area ( http://tinyurl.com/2bs24sf ). Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic)the A6, far out from situated about 35 km South of Paris (80km), and . It can get a ride to Châlonsave you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutesbeing located after all the motorway branch-offs.

=== A10 South Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to [[Orleans]]get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. As of 2010-02, the ID of 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" and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station '''Villabé''', [[Bordeaux]]the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's there: [[Spain]http://goo.gl/8omQ2W''the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses''] ===

This motorway follows Otherwise, you can take the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from ParisRER D to Évry-Courcouronnes centre, and splits afterwards near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. The first [[péage]] from there Bus 415 in that direction is St-Arnoultof Villabé. Get off at stop "Ikea", 40 km Southwest the gas station will be a five minute walk away. Note that as of Paris2017, before there is a fence you have to climb to get to the splitting of A10 and A11. There are no service station directly on the motorway before the péage.

This option costs 2,95 eurosA 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:Artti|Artti]] stood there three hours without a 1-4 zones ticketsign until he walked to the ramp next to the petrol station. This option There is useful more traffic and therefore more chance to get out ride. Also cars have lots of the rings and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offsspace to stop.

Take the RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there, follow the motoway signs for the A10. There are two options==== Option 2: take a bus from the massive transport lot beside ''Massy-Palaiseau'' station or walk down a motorway ramp nearby. Motorway services Aire de Nemours ====

'''Motorway ramp option''': Go down the ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy-Palaiseau'' railwayYou can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, towards a ticket costs about 10 euros) and walk 45min to the ''autoroute''service area ( http://goo. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for carsgl/VUYmh0 ). Keep going and Then you will reach 're already on a roundabout. If you keep following this roadpaying section (no local traffic), far out from Paris (80km), you will reach a motorway exit underneath a bridge. Make sure to and can get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult Châlon, Mâcon or to the Briis-sous-Forges service station 5 km down the roadLyon in a few minutes.

'''Bus Option''': The first petrol station is situated near the village called ''Briis=== South-sous-Forges''. To get there you need West 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[[Orléans|Orleans]], once an hour on Saturdays[[Bordeaux]], and there are no buses on Sundays. The petrol station is situated a couple of kms North from the village. To reach it you will need [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to find ''Route d'Invilliers''[[Le Mans]], a small local road. Once you are there[[Nantes]], 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 gas 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 gas station in the area. write the instructions [[Rennes]] and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple all parts 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=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} =UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the gas station map]

The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and split from it near [http:[Antony]]//maps[[Rungis]].google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447Then, before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the service station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult,240 km Southwest of Paris.302011&spn=0.001638Whichever spot you choose,0ask the driver to take you at least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the péage of St-Arnoult.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough oneFrom these places, according you can find a driver who takes you on the A10 or the A11 depending on which way you want to some hitchhikers)go.

=== A11 South-West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Brittany]] = Option 1: Pont de Sevres ====[[File:ZoeParisOut.jpg|thumb|right|250px300px|Hitchhiker Zoe Hitching after the bridge in Paris during the [[888]] eventMarch 2015]]This motorway splits from option costs the price of an underground ticket. It takes you to the beginning of the N118 road which connects to the A10 near ''Dourdan''-A11 in about 25 km. There are several possibilities go get on this motorway:

# The petrol station at ''Briis-sous-Forges''. Look at the A10 section's options.# Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' subway 9 to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and start hitching from therePont de Sevres, its end station. You might want to go to start walking towards the service station ''Chartres-Gasville'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From bridge, where you can see the train stationsigns towards Nantes, take one of many [http://www.filibus.fr/pages/55 buses] that stop at the ''Morard'' station. Here starts bus 12Bordeaux, take it and get off at ''Netc.Conté'' - some minutes The hitchhiking spot is just before you arrive there, memorize the route: the bus croses the motorwaybridge, and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right and continues to a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''Nthe red lights.Conté''. Now comes 1 hour of walk: go back to You can try with the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow cars coming from the N10 until you come to a small city. There you encounter direction of the next roundaboutmetro station, where you turn left. Follow and also with the street, it bends to cars which came along the right river and ends on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn are turning 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 get to the service stationbridge.

== Paris public transport == Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====Public transport in Paris consists of This option costs EUR 4.90, a metro (lines from number ticket for zones 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 -4...?) and trams (lines from T1 to T4). If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest This option is useful to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (11,60 euros instead get out of 1,60 each). You can travel to the end of RER lines for about 15 euros. If you stay in Paris for several days ring roads and will use transport often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (EUR 5.90 for one day inside Paris) - it is valid get directly on metro, RER and ground transportation. If you stay for a week or more the A10 after all the branch- consider geting a "passe Navigo découverte", which is a chargeable card with picture (5 euros 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 2010offs.

=== Metro system ===Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trains, and ticket controllers seem Take RER B to employ 1 ''Massey-Palaiseau''. Walk down ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy-Palaiseau'' railway towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a metro tunnel or station exit and checking all roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed it is easy motorway entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to see them from get a distance unless they decide ride to hide around the cornerfirst ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km); second one involves civilat St-dressed controllers watching Arnoult or to the gates and busting those jumping over Limours- they'll either stop them directly themselves, or radio-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticketJanvry service station 5 km down the road.

Checks are said never ==== Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ====The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the village ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there take bus 91.03 to occur during rush hours; peak ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times for these controls are eveningsan hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, weekends and there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the beginning of a new monthsmall local road ''Route d'Invilliers''. Except for the major stations, it is pretty (It's not easy to jump over find the barriers, or pass through following other people passing road to the ticket-zonepetrol station. Only on major stations no one in this village knows what street he is required to have living in let alone that route you're looking for. They don't even know that there's a validated ticket when exitingpetrol station in the area. As write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in some other countriesthis 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=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917, one can be relax about 0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checks.petrol station map]

[http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447,2.302011&spn= RER system 0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z==Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets on trains18 this one] (good enough one, and since the RER shares the metro infrastructure, you might be a subject according to some hitchhikers). Really good according to the checks in similar order mentioned aboveothers. It is possible Took two guys ten minutes to travel for free, even though you stand get a ride and a higher chance third guy about the same amount 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 congestiondifferent place. The highest risk Lots of being checked seems to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stations.trucks and cars passing by!

==== Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ====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 = Option 5: Chartres: a spot to go directly on the A11, after it has split from the A10 ====Like [[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in most cities of France, you can walk onto Paris during the bus without showing or validating a ticket. Checks are said to be rare, and occur mainly late at night.[[project 888|888]] event]]

=== Fines Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and punishments ===French transport police wonstart hitching from there. You might want to go to the service station ''Chartres-Gasville'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres''t make any exceptions for foreigners(bus plus one hour walk!). From the train station, take one of many [http://www. Although filibus.fr/pages/55 buses] that stop at the ''Morard'' station. Here starts bus 12, take it is said 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 might be possible turns right and continues to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostilesecond small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''N. Most commonly they will ask for 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 40 euro fine which can be paid directly in cash or by credit cardsmall city. Alternatively There you can plead povertyencounter the next roundabout, where you turn left. Follow the street, it bends to the right and if ends on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn left (north). After 500 meters comes the motorway, continue until you show a valid ID they will post a fine have crossed it. The service station is 400 meters east, so try to pass through the address trees on your right and follow the street to the name written on IDservice station.

=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport West towards Rouen, Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} ======= Inside Paris ====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.

== Sleeping in Paris == In the suburbs ====[[File- Mantes-La-Jolie toll:888_signstake Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped The fare is €8 but you may not be controlled. Get off in front of the Eiffel Tower.]][[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying lowMantes-La-budget in ParisJolie (not Mantes Station). However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is There's a popular destination for many backpackers, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests 30 minute walk to have gueststhe toll gate: check the map.

It is also possible to sleep in the ''Champs de Mars'' in front of the Eiffel Tower - police generally lets you sleep until 9 or 10 in the morningPoissy rest area (a.k. There are many trees that offer you a protection in case of a rain. You can also put up a tent (aire de Morainvilliers): take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and get off at night) in a discrete spot although keep in mind Poissy. Take bus 20 to bus stop "Auberge". There's one bus every hour on weekdays, fewer than that police officers will wake you up around the sunrise. You can also sleep under the bridge at the Seine river on the other side of the Eiffel TowerSaturdays and it doesn't run on Sundays. During See the first European Hitchhikers Week (timetable [[888]http://www.transdev-idf.com/horaire-ligne-20-poissy_aval_2_rives_de_seine_015 here]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Tower.

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[File://is.gd/hC1Px Google maps])888_signs. Be advised that you should not enter the Catacombs alone or without a person who has a lot jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of experience climbing around the "Paris underground. It is an extremely complicated system of tunnels, perhaps " signs for the second largest [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in the world. In many rooms front of the Catacombs you can find a luxury of places to sleep, but you can just as easily get lost in areas where nobody has been or will go for monthsEiffel Tower.]]

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