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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.

__TOC__== 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.

During rush hours=== Airports ===There are 3 main airports that service Paris. Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly, it and Beauvais. It is possible (to hitch from the airports into the city, but illegal) to be quickly dropped on get from Paris to the airports, Blablacar is probably the ring roadmost reliable option. This * CDG is in the North, and is useful if your ride the closest. A one-way ticket to/from the airport is not willing 10.30 euros. To hitch into Paris from here, go to Terminal 3 and you will find a parking lot. Follow the signs to get out Paris and hitch at the parking lot exit.* Orly is South of it 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 drop you 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 often the case)furthest, and 45 minutes North from Paris. Tickets are an appalling 16. Within the ring area80 euros each way! Luckily, lots of Blablacar rides can take you are definitely linked there for 6 or 7 euros, and it is easy to hitchhike back (See the whole regular fare subway system[[Beauvais]] page).

== Hitchhiking Hitching out ==There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve''), East ([[petrol stationhitchhiking|petrol stations]]s and ''[[péage|barrières de péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses''). It's all about how much you are willing to pay in public transportation, and how daring you are.

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

These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the bottom involving Arras :)

==== Option 1: Porte de la Chapelle ====

This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 autoroute (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there , take a the metro line 12 to ''Porte de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the motorway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They aren't overcrowdedand, and at the same time , quite a few cars going up the North north stop here for to refill; nonetheless, at such places , much is depended depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers , this place won't make it to the TOP10 top 10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore rather recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout , where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard PeriphiquePeripherique'').

'''THIS MOTORWAY ENTRANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY OPEN DUE TO CONSTRUCTION'''... Reopening A good option to leave faster is scheduled in summer 2012to show at the roundabout a sign for the airport "Charles de Gaulle". There's an entrance still in operation, for the cars coming from the Peripherique is a petrol station (ring highwayAire La Courneuve - see Option 2), so before the traffic coming from inside Paris is diverted through Porte d'Aubervilliers (airport where the next Ring entrance east). You can get there taking the "PC" bus from Porte de la Chapelle east or from Porte de la Vilette west. Theredriver could let you out; don's a roundabout with traffic lights t miss it! The station is not so big and cars going many drivers just go to A1 take the outer ring entrance ("Périphérique intérieur"). Frequent traffic jamsairport but at least you can ask people, and this access might whereas it could be closed too on evenings, nights hard and weekendslong at Porte de la Chapelle.

==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====

FirstThis 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, get closer by public transportnorth of Paris. Some options are:* Bus Take bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (next to the motorway)* Bus or bus 250 from '''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (both are on metro line 7), get off at 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 quickest way?)* [http://mapsoverpass.googleThen walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+VerlaineThere is a wall preventing access to the motorway,+93120+La+Courneuvebut if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+Frankreich&sll=48the wall ends.926137You can then follow a steep,2thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station.394161&sspn=0.01892There is a fence right along the motorway,0but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=48 Attention: in the winter / early spring or after the rain walking down the hill to the motorway might be difficult because of mud.928026, In February it took 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.'' You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking.

These spots Take the metro line 14 to Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the Boulevard down to the bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to have a sign indicating you want to get onto the A4. When cars stop, ask if they are close enough going all the way to the city toll station (péage), many drivers turn off the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to be getting traffic in all southern directionscontinue hitch-hiking from before the toll station.

==== Porte d'Orléans Option 4. Lorraine TGV ====

Once French railway operator SNCF has been running low-cost TGVs under the most famous hitchhiking spot brand [https://www.ouigo.com OuiGO] since a few years. The good news is that from the summer 2018 it runs from Gare de l'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 case before. If you book a bit in advance you can get a ticket to Lorraine TGV (in Francethe outskirts of [[Metz]] , this spot isn't bad nowadayshttps://goo.gl/maps/GfXv9v4LGxn) or [[Strasbourg]] main station for as low as 10 €, but it isnalthough the fare you't great eitherre more likely to find is around 15-20 €. The good thing ride takes 1:15 hour. From Lorraine-TGV station it is that drivers aren't surprised relatively easy to see people there, hitch east towards Saarbrücken and that further into Germany. In the beginning you don't need will have a simple two-lane local road, which joins the motorway A4 near Forbach close to get out of Paris in faraway suburbsthe german border.

''Porte d'Orléans'' is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading === Getting South. There's a petrol stationor Southwest {{Afr|6}}, and a practicable spot (just besides the "Novotel" building) at the traffic junction to the "périferique extérieur". {{Afr|10}}, or {{Afr|11}} ===

Make sure These spots are close enough to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult". If you are heading directly South, have a sign for Lyon and make sure city to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'', roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you)getting traffic in all southern directions.

Whenever a diplomat travels between Paris and the Orly airport, he==== Option 1: Porte d'll go through here. Which means that there will be police presence. The police doesn't care about you, but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hour.Orléans ====

For more personal opinions 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 experiences check the [[Talk:that you don't need to get out of Paris|talk page]]in faraway suburbs.

==== ''Porte d'Italie ====Orléans'' is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, traffic here is heavy and fast moving. If you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic.Edit : I think that the place in front of the hotel is pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's better to stand before, at the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, you miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you and to stop.

Similarly ''Porte d'Italie'' which is not far from ''Porte d'Orleans'' is Make sure to specify with a good place sign specifying that you go to hitch from. Additionally [[Orléans]] or [[Chartres]] (if you walk down are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the exit there "péage de Saint Arnoult" or before that at "Limours-Janvry" service station. Beware, just after the traffic lights there is an overhead bypass which can keep "péage", the motorway separates between A10 and A11. If you dry in are heading directly South onto the rain.A6, have a sign (you may try "[[Lyon]]" or Fontainebleau) and make sure to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'!! The A6b road connecting Porte d'italie and A6 is closed until autumn 2011 , roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for tunnel reconstructionyou). All the traffic is diverted through Porte d'Orleans or other roads.'''

=== A6 South to [[Lyon]]Whenever a diplomat travels between Paris and the Orly airport, [[Marseille]]he'll go through here. Which means that there will be police presence. The police don't care about you, [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] ===but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hour.

==== Aire de Lisses Option 2: Porte d'Italie ====

This option costs 5,85 euros, a zone 1-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15. Similarly ''Porte d'Italie''which is not far from ''Aire de LissesPorte d'Orleans'' is a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the first service area on exit to the A6traffic lights, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It there is an overhead bypass which can save keep you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being after all dry in the branch-offsrain.

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 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''', the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's there: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rue+d%27Ambreville,+91100+Villab%C3%A9,+Franciaorsz%C3%A1g&daddr=48.592221South towards [[Lyon]],2.443964&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&dirflg=w&sll=48.592959[[Marseille]],2.44184&sspn=0.005947[[Barcelona]],0.013604&ie[[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} =UTF8&ll=48.592959,2.452869&spn=0.023786,0.054417&z=14 ''the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses'']

==== This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to have ride without ticket also), a zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. '''Aire de Nemours ====Lisses''' is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being located after all the motorway branch-offs.

You can take 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 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 Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R "Corbeil Essonne" and, from Gare de Lyon) and walk 45min there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station '''Villabé''', the service area ( second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's there: [http://tinyurlgoo.comgl/2bs24sf ). Then you8omQ2W''re already on a paying section (no local traffic), far out the way from Paris (80km), and can get a ride Villabé RER station to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutes.Aire de Lisses'']

=== A10 South Otherwise, you can take the RER D to [[Orleans]]Évry-Courcouronnes centre, [[Bordeaux]]and from there Bus 415 in direction of Villabé. Get off at stop "Ikea", [[Spain]] ===the gas station will be a five minute walk away. Note that as of 2017, there is a fence you have to climb to get to the station.

This motorway follows the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and splits afterwards near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. The first [[péage]] in that direction is St-ArnoultNote, 40 km Southwest of Paris, before the splitting of A10 and A11. Mar 2018: There are is no service station directly on barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the motorway before standard central Paris tarif to get into the péagemetro network and then just ride out there.]

This option costs ==== Option 2,95 euros, a 1-4 zones ticket. This option is useful to get out of the rings and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs.: Motorway services Aire de Nemours ====

Take the RER B You can take a train to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From thereNemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, follow a ticket costs about 10 euros) and walk 45min to the motoway signs for the A10service area ( http://goo.gl/VUYmh0 ). There are two options: take Then you're already on a bus paying section (no local traffic), far out from the massive transport lot beside ''Massy-Palaiseau'' station Paris (80km), and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or walk down Lyon in a motorway ramp nearbyfew minutes.

'''Motorway ramp option''': Go down the ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy=== South-Palaiseau'' railwayWest to [[Orléans|Orleans]], towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road[[Bordeaux]], you will reach a motorway exit underneath a bridge. Make sure [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Briis-sous-Forges service station 5 km down the road. [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===

The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''Bus OptionA6''': The first petrol (see above) from Paris, and split from it near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. Then, before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the service station is situated of Limours-Janvry near the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. To get there Whichever spot you need choose, ask the driver to take either RER B to ''Massyyou at least until the Limours-Palaiseau'' From there take Janvry service station or the bus 91.03 to ''Briispéage of St-sous-Forges''Arnoult. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdaysFrom these places, once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. The petrol station is situated a couple of kms North from the village. To reach it you will need to can find ''Route d'Invilliers'', a small local road. Once you are there, make sure your driver who takes you on the right road as A10 or the A11 starts not far away. It's not easy depending on which way you want 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 forgo. They don't even know that there's a gas station in the area. write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours.[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the gas station map]

[http==== Option 1://maps.google.fr/?iePont de Sevres ==UTF8&ll=48.739447,2.302011&spn=0[[File:ParisOut.001638,0jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge in March 2015]]This option costs the price of an underground ticket.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according It takes you to the beginning of the N118 road which connects to some hitchhikers)the A10-A11 in about 25 km.

=== A11 South-West Take the subway 9 to [[Le Mans]]Pont de Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the bridge, [[where you can see the signs towards Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Brittany]] ===[[File:ZoeBordeaux, etc. The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the red lights.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during You can try with the [[888]] event]]This motorway splits cars coming from the A10 near ''Dourdan''. There direction of the metro station, and also with the cars which came along the river and are several possibilities go turning left to get on this motorway: to the bridge.

# The petrol station at ''Briis-sous-Forges''. Look at the A10 section's options.==== Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====# Take the train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (This option costs 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 ''N4.Conté'' - some minutes before you arrive there, memorize the route: the bus croses the motorway90, 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 ticket for zones 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-4. There you encounter the next roundabout, where you turn left. Follow the street, it bends This option is useful to get out of the right ring roads and ends get directly on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn left (north). After 500 meters comes A10 after all 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 stationbranch-offs.

== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 to 14), Take RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops, lines from letter A to E), buses (lines from number 20 B to ''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 a road with lots of space for cars.?) Keep going and trams (lines from T1 to T4)you will reach a roundabout. If you want to make a few voyageskeep following this road, you will reach the cheapest option is motorway entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to buy get a carnet of 10 single tickets (12,50 euros instead of 1,70 each - July 2011). You can travel ride to the end of RER lines for about 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 first ''barrière de péage'' (EUR 5.90 for one day inside Paris30+ km) at St- it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation. If you stay for a week Arnoult or more to the Limours- consider geting a "passe Navigo découverte", which is a chargeable card with picture (Janvry service station 5 euros to make). You can then buy a weekly ticket for EUR 17.20. Note that this replaces km down the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010road.

=== Metro system = Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ====Ticket checks never occur The first service station on actual metro trains, the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and ticket controllers seem it is situated 2kms northeast of the village ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take RER B to employ 1 of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel or station exit ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there take bus 91.03 to ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and checking all there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the exiting travelers small local road ''Route d'Invilliers''. (since they are uniformed it is It's not easy to see them from a distance unless they decide find the road to hide around the corner); second petrol station. no one involves civil-dressed controllers watching in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that route you're looking for. They don't even know that there's a petrol station in the area. write the gates instructions and busting those jumping over study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours).[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours- they'Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll either stop them directly themselves=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989, or radio0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-report sous-Forges to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticket. the petrol station map]

Checks are said never to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings[http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447,2.302011&spn=0.001638, weekends and the beginning of a new month0. Except for the major stations003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, it is pretty easy according to jump over the barriers, or pass through following other people passing some hitchhikers). Really good according to the ticket-zoneothers. Only on major stations one is required Took two guys ten minutes to have get a ride and a validated ticket when exiting. As in some other countries, one can be relax third guy about the ticket booth staff since they have nothing same amount of time to do with ticket checksa different place.Lots of trucks and cars passing by!

=== RER system = Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ====Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets You can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on trainsthe exit, and since so if you are on the RER shares cheap, you need to pay only the basic metro infrastructureticket (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 might reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be able to hitch a subject to 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 checks autoroute, go left and in similar order mentioned above. It is possible to travel for freea short while, even though you stand a higher chance of being bustedwill reach the péage. It seems that checks can occur Look at any timethe map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, so the best time to travel for free is a rush hour when controls there are impossible due to congestion. The highest risk lots of being checked seems to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stationscars going through.

You often need your ticket ==== Option 5: Chartres: a spot to get out of go directly on the stationsA11, as price varies according to after it has split from the distance. Make sure not to lose it as it can be tricky to get out otherwiseA10 ====[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[project 888|888]] event]]

=== Buses ===Like in most cities 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 France''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 can 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 onto : go back to the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow the bus without showing or validating N10 until you come to a ticketsmall city. Checks are said There you encounter the next roundabout, where you turn left. Follow the street, it bends to be rarethe 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 occur mainly late at nightfollow the street to the service station.

=== Fines and punishments West towards Rouen, Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} ======= Inside Paris ====French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners- Quai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass. Although it is said it might be possible A lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the 15th and 7th arrondissements go to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostileNormandy for the weekend. Most commonly they will ask for As a 40 euro fine which can be paid directly in cash or by credit card. Alternatively you can plead povertyresult, and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine this spot is very effective on these days (20 to 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (expect to the address wait one and the name written on IDhalf hours).

=== Going to - Porte d''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport ===Bus line 350 goes Auteuil, at the last traffic light to ''Gare de l'Est''the entrance of the A13, and line 351 - or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the shoulder to the motorway just after the light, where cars haven''Place de la Nation''t picked up much speed yet and can see you well. You're supposed Ask drivers to validate 3 tickets take you (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RERat least); checks are said rare to occurMorainvilliers petrol station in Poissy.

== 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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