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The fine if you are found and caught without ticket is 600 Kč ~24 € (maybe more now).
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{{hitchbase_city|443}}
[[Category:Czech Republic]]
[[Category:E49]]
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__TOC__{{Infobox Czech Location|map = <map lat="49.75" lng="13.37" zoom='11' view='0' height='350' width='420' />|country = Czech Republic|state region = Plzeňský kraj
|pop = 169.536
|plate = ?P? ????
|motorways roads = [[D5 (CZ){{Dcz|D5]]5}} {{E|49}} {{E|50}} {{E|53}}
}}
'''Plzeň''' (Pilsen) with around 170.000 inhabitants is 4th biggest city in [[Czech Republic]]. It is located about 90 km west of [[Prague]] on the way to [[Germany]]. There are good spots for hitchhiking in every direction.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== Northeast towards [[Praha]] {{Motorway Number Czech RepublicDcz|5}}{{E|50}} ===
There are lot of possible spots for Prague (use sign "Praha" or "PHA"). Starting from Option 1 you can use any bus stop on the street till Option 2. There are enough cars to Prague all day and night long. Alternatively you can also use other highway-links; roads in direction of [[Klatovy]] or [[České Budějovice]].
{{Spot
From [[D5_(CZ)|D5]] to [[D1_(CZ)|D1]] (direction [[Brno]]) you can use Prague ring road, get off at last petrol station at D5 called Rudná and hitchhike there with D1 or Brno sign.
=== West towards [[Cheb]], [[Nürnberg]], [[Regensburg]] {{Motorway Number Czech RepublicDcz|5}}{{E|50}} or [[Domažlice]], [[Cham]] {{National Road Number Czech RepublicNcz|26}} ===
{{Spot
|title = Option 1: Škoda VII. brána
Less than 1 km behind this spot is petrol station. There are more prostitutes and their customers than cars going for petrol. But you can find truck for long distance. Another 1 km behind is highway D5. Hitchhiking there is possible also. }}
{{Spot
|title = Option 3: Zátiší
|mapID = 23307
|description = Take trolley-bus 12 to the stop "Zátiší". Half of them end there, half continue to "Nová hospoda". You can hitch at the bus stop or ask people at ONO petrol station where lot of people go for cheap petrol.}}
=== Southeast towards [[České Budějovice]], [[Linz]] {{National Road Number Czech RepublicNcz|20}}{{E|49}} ===
{{Spot
|title = Option 1: K Dráze
|mapID = 18650
|description = From tram 2 terminus "Světovar" walk 1.5 km to the bus-stop "K Dráze". That's the best spot, don't walk further. Road to České Budějovice is full of villages with many good spots for further hitchhiking. }}
=== Northwest towards [[ChebKarlovy Vary]], [[Sokolov]], [[Karlovy Vary]] {{National Road Number Czech RepublicNcz|20}}{{E|49}} ===
{{Spot
|title = Option 1: Severka
|description = Take bus 30 to the terminus "Úněšovská, Globus". There find main road (roundabout is there), you can go little bit back to the city. There is fire department and nice place to hitchhike. Or you can hitch after the roundabout and get the people leaving the Globus mall, too. }}
=== South towards [[Klatovy]], [[Deggendorf]] {{National Road Number Czech RepublicNcz|27}}{{E|53}} ===
{{Spot
|title = Option 1:
|description = From tram no. 4 terminus "Bory" cross the road and there is long bus stop. This spot is still usable but waiting times are longer and longer. Most of people go to the nearby dam or to Plzeň-Litice. }}
=== North towards [[Most]], [[Chomutov]] {{National Road Number Czech RepublicNcz|27}} ===
{{Spot
|title = Option 1: Bolevec
|mapID = 20387
|description = Take tram 1, go to the terminus "Bolevec", go little bit back to main road and hitchhike at bus stop behind traffic lights. }}
== Hitchhiking in ==
=== By highway from any direction {{Motorway Number Czech RepublicDcz|5}}{{E|50}} ===
Get off at the exit "Plzeň - Černice", Olympia shopping centre is there. Be careful and go from the highway near the shopping centre, you will see bus stop. Trolley-buses no. 13 not really often go to the city centre. Walking is also possible but city is not near, watch signs "Slovany".
== Public transport ==
City transport is very good in the whole city, even at night. You can get a free map in the city information centre at Náměstí Republiky (main square).For timetables, maps, prices and more information see [http://www.pmdp.eu/ www.pmdp.eu]. Basic tariff prices are in the table bellow.{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin: auto; min-width: 10em"|+ Prices! Ticket costs type !! colspan="2" | Price !! Where to buy|-| rowspan="2" | 30 min, non-transfer (must be marked in vehicle)| 18 Kč ~0,70 || {{To EUR|CZK|18}} € and you can't change with it (for changing/long time tickets you have to own a Pilsen pass). Buy tickets at || tobaccos. Tickets from the |-| 30 Kč || {{To EUR|CZK|30}} € || driver cost |-| 30 min, transfer || 16 Kč ~1|| {{To EUR|CZK|16}} € || rowspan="4" | in vehicles with contactless card|-| 60 min,transfer || 20 Kč || {{To EUR|CZK|20 }} €|-| 180 min, transfer || 34 Kč || {{To EUR|CZK|34}} €|-| 24 hours, transfer || 60 Kč || {{To EUR|CZK|60}} €|-| no-ticket - minimal fine || 500 Kč || {{To EUR|CZK|500}} € || just don't get caught|}
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