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Plenty of trucks and cars fuel up at this stop, and there's even a good spot * Option 2: If you want to stand on hitchhike along the road (if there is two of coast, you, one can be asking try to start at State Route 60. Take a train to Clarkson (the servo while most northern stop of the other is thumbing on the roadJoondalup line). You'll need and change for bus 484 going to find out if your ride is heading up the coast Alkimos and hop off at Ridgewood Bvd After Hester Av (Brand Hwy)7 stops, or inland (Great Northern HwyI believe). Walk back 200 m to the main road passing by a petrol station on your left, as these are turn left and follow the main road for 1.5 km until you reach State Route 60. Turn right and after 100 m there should two very different routesfairly busy petrol stations. If you just want to get north quick I (to [[Broome]] or [[Darwin]]single male), try didn't have any problems to get rides in trucks heading up the Great Northern, as this will cut a few hundred kilometres off the trip, however if you want lift to take the scenic route up the coast (Monkey Mia, Coral pinnacles or Jurien Bay, Exmouth) make sure to get in with someone heading to Geraldton. To be explicit: [https://goo.gl/maps/VPhRgE8FZ172 map].
Getting out of PerthAlso a big hitch, be sure to take plenty of water and supplies if you will be [[camping]]. In [[winter]] it does get cold at [[hitchhiking at night|night]] in the desert. (Even though you've never seen it be cold in Australia on the train to Midland stationTV, at it does happen. Don't tell anyone.) If you're heading for the end of east coast the linequickest and comfiest option is with a truck if you can get one who isn't prohibited from giving lifts, one who maybe owns his own truck. From here take bus 320 and ask You can have good luck with this just by thumbing on the roadside, as well as talking to the driver to put you down on Great Eastern Hwy Before Park Rd A. There is at a small paved servo (service station) or truck/rest stop area before the bus stop, where cars and even (these can be quiet though). Most trucks can pull over easilyare carrying things to be delivered by Monday morning at their destination, and good visibility of so the road busiest times for some distancethem leaving [[Perth]] are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday whereas you will see much fewer on a Saturday or Sunday. Here Trucks will not go through [[Kalgoorlie]], they cut across from Coolgardie to Norseman. If you hitch a car they may ask if you're out of willing to share the city already and should get a good liftdriving, just in which case be careful aware that people going to Northam can put you driving on the Bypass left and through thousands of kilometers of empty road, not in the town itself. There is desert leads easily to that special kind of microsleep where one may crash in a decent spot to stand at the second turnoff to Northam, if they don't mind taking a slightly longer road.so take it easy!
The bus only goes once an hour from Getting out of Perth, take the train to Midlandstation, mostly at the half-hour but you may want to check in advance to avoid a long waitend of the line. You'll be getting off in Zone 3, so plan your From here take bus/train ticket accordingly320 and ask the driver to put you down on Great Eastern Hwy Before Park Rd A. Midland train station There is also a famously bad small paved rest stop area before the bus stop, where cars and even trucks can pull over easily, and good visibility of Perth, so take care the road for some distance. Here you're out of your stuff the city already and yourself, should easily get a lift at least a few km along the road to the towns of Sawyer's Valley and donBaker't be s Hill, which are good places to catch a longer ride as the road slows there at nightfor the townships. But youFurther along is Northam, which the main highway bypasses (don'll be fine in t take a lift into the town, but rather stay on the bypass which is the daytime and there are usually police around somewherehighway). Just be aware that if you look too scruffyThere is an ok spot to stand at the second turnoff to Northam, drivers may hesitiate but it is just by the highway and people tend to pick you up on account be driving by fast. A lot of thisthe traffic to (Kal)goorlie is worker dudes returning to work after a splash in the big smoke, easy rides, most traffic going long distance will be <12am.
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'''Perth''' is the capital city of Western [[Australia]]. It's a great, chilled out alternative to the bustling cities of the east coast, with a great original music scene and some beautiful beaches. The travelers, gypsies and vagabond mecca of Perth is the small port city of [[Fremantle]], located about 30km from the CBD on the coast. (''CBD'' means Central business district, the Ozzie term for city center.)
==Hitching OutHitchhiking out ==
Getting out of Perth is easy. The people in WA are generally more relaxed, friendly and trusting than folks on the east coast, which makes it a great place to hitchhike. Whether it's a short trip around the South-West forests and beaches, a full blown stint across the Nullarbor to [[Adelaide]] or an escape north to [[Broome]] or [[Darwin]] for the winter, it is usually less than half an hour's wait until your first ride out of Perth. As with any city, the trick is to get as far out of town as you can using the local public transport (Perth has a train network that will take you to within cooee of all the good hitching spots). Once you're at the spot, it's usually just a hop, skip and a jump or the straight and narrow to your next destination. Check out Perth on the [http://maps.hitchwiki.org Hitchwiki Map] for some good spots.
===To Southwest Region (Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Pemberton)===__TOC__To get down to the southwest along the coast, take the train from Perth to Mandurah (if leaving from Fremantle, catch the 99 bus to the Murdoch train station and go to Mandurah from there). Once in Mandurah, walk out of the station and cross the highway. Catch catch the 594 bus south at B4 platform (you can use the same ticket you had on the train) to the Miami Bakehouse (just ask the driver). They have really good pies, and there is a great hitching spot only about 500m south on the highway, with a big pullout onto some gravel.
*Note: They recently opened the Perth-Bunbury highway extending from the freeway, which means there is less traffic heading through Mandurah, however I have hitched it since the opening, and still only waited 20 minutes for a ride!
===South to Albany===
Take the train all the way to Armadale. From Armadale train station, walk about a kilometre up the hill to the Albany Hwy/Southwestern Hwy junction (also a good alternative to get south to Bunbury via Pinjarra/Harvey along the Southwestern Hwy if you wanted). Walk about 200m up the Albany Hwy until you get to the small pulloff before the hill. See [http://maps.hitchwiki.org map] for exact spot.
===North===This will be a big hitch, no matter where you're headed. It can take 3-4 days to get to [[Broome]] in a car. Trucks will probably be a better option. Whether your first stop is [[Geraldton ]] on the coast, or Meekatharra (I hope it isn't!) on the inland highway, it will be at least 5-6 hours, possibly more, before you arrive anywhere. Take plenty of supplies (food, water...etc) and be prepared to start out early, or not at all.
* Option 1: Take the train all the way to Midland. Then catch either the 310 or 311 bus and ask the driver to drop you at the big truck stop. These buses only leave early in the morning (around 8am), so make sure to check on the [http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au Transperth Website] for the timetables and get there early so you don't miss them!Plenty of trucks and cars fuel up at this stop, and there's even a good spot to stand on the road (if there is two of you, one can be asking at the servo while the other is thumbing on the road). You'll need to find out if your ride is heading up the coast (Brand Hwy), or inland (Great Northern Hwy), as these are two very different routes. If you just want to get north quick (to [[Broome]] or [[Darwin]]), try to get rides in trucks heading up the Great Northern, as this will cut a few hundred kilometres off the trip, however if you want to take the scenic route up the coast (Monkey Mia, Coral Bay, Exmouth) make sure to get in with someone heading to Geraldton.
Bear in mind that anywhere north of Perth is getting into desert country. Take plenty of water and know where you're going!
===East toward [[Kalgoorlie]], [[Adelaide]], [[Sydney]]===This will be an even bigger hitch, if you're heading past Kalgoorlie. Be sure to take plenty of water, and supplies if you will be [[camping]]File:03052013432. In jpg|thumb|350px|The hitching spot on Great Eastern Highway toward [[winterAdelaide]] it does get cold at [[night]] in the desert. (Even though you've never seen it be cold in Australia on the TV, it does happen. Don't tell anyone.) If you're heading for the east coast your best bet is with a truck, and you're most likely to catch such a ride by talking to the driver at a servo (service station) or truck/rest stop (these can be quiet though). If you hitch a car, they may ask if you're willing to share the driving, in which case be aware that driving on the left and through thousands of kilometers of empty road in the unchanging desert may be a little tough on those who are unfamiliar with it, so take it easy!
The bus only goes once an hour from Midland, mostly at the half-hour but you may want to check in advance to avoid a long wait. You'll be getting off in Zone 3, so plan your bus/train ticket accordingly. Midland train station is also a famously bad area of Perth, so take care of your stuff and yourself, and don't be there at night if you can help it. But you'll be fine in the daytime and there are usually police around somewhere. Just be aware also that if you look too scruffy, drivers may hesitiate to pick you up on account of this.
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