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'''Option 1''' From the on-ramp near ''Soboli'' and the ''Grobnik'' airport and racetrack (''Automotodrom''), or the tollbooth which is next to it. There are two ways to get there:
→Direction Zagreb, Zadar and Split
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== Direction [[Trieste]] and [[Italy]] ===
Crodux petrol station / Mcdonalds / parking You have to take bus #2 and travel to the stop Diračje near motorway junction 5 on the west side of the city. Then go straight along the main road. On the left you'll recognize a sing for Pula, Trieste, Ljubljana. You can hitchhike there by the signs (ignore ''no autostop'' signs, it's very hard to have problems with police) on the beginning of the motorway or you can walk along the shoulder of the motorway towards the OMV go to Crodux petrol station for around 1 km where you can ask people. direction Italy, walk to Andrije Mohorovičića street cross it by tunnel and walk a gravel road on opposite side of highway and than cross it back by petrol stations bridge) It is a good road to Italy, Ljubljana and also to Austria.
Note: it is a dangerous spot, I do not recommend walking along the motorway.
If you want to go to Dalmatia ([[Zadar]], [[Split]] etc.), you can try it directly from Rijeka, but it is easier to first get to Zagreb (to the Lučko ramp) and continue to Dalmatia from there.
'''Option 1''' Crodux petrol station / Mcdonalds / parking You have to take bus #2 and travel to the stop Diračje near motorway junction 5 on the west side of the city. Then go straight along the main road. On the left you'll recognize a sing for Pula, Trieste, Ljubljana. You can hitchhike there by the signs (ignore ''no autostop'' signs, it's very hard to have problems with police) on the beginning of the motorway or you can go to Crodux petrol station 1 km BACKWAY direction Italy, walk to Andrije Mohorovičića street cross it by tunnel and walk a gravel road on opposite side of highway) '''Option 2''' From the on-ramp near ''Soboli'' and the ''Grobnik'' airport and racetrack (''Automotodrom''), or the tollbooth which is next to it. There are two ways to get there: '''Option 2/A''' Going there with a local bus. This is a bit tricky, it is difficult to see which bus goes where. Your purpose is to get as close to the "Main statue" as possible. This is a huge monument next to the highway, 2 km before the on-ramp and the tollbooth. Go to the Delta bus terminal, which is in the centre of Rijeka, 500m away from the theatre ''HNK Ivana pl. Zajca''. Take bus #12, #14 or #16. It is a good idea to check timetables before (see below at the section about public transport). Ask the driver to leave you near the main statue or the tollbooth. With bus #16, he can leave you directly at the statue. With bus #12, it is not sure - ask the driver to bring you as close to to the statue and the highway as possible. [[User:Onmyown]] says it takes 3 km from the stop of bus #12 to the hitching spot. With bus #14, get off in Cavle, and change to bus #15, which also passes by the statue. You can also get off in Cavle and change to bus #15 with buses #12 and #16. Bus #15 takes quite a long time to get from Cavle to the main statue - first it makes some detours to go into some beautiful Croatian villages.
[[File:Main_statue_rijeka.jpg|thumb|200px|The main statue close to the option 1 hitching spot]]
From the statue, you have to walk 2 km along the local road, but you can already start hitchhiking here, sometimes locals help and pick you up. At the on-ramp, you can choose to hitchhike directly, or walk 200m forward on the highway to get to the toll gate. On the ramp waiting time will be max. 20 min. but in general you wait there for a few minutes.
'''Option 12/B''' Go to the main bus station in Rijeka and catch a bus going to Zagreb. Just tell the driver to drop you off at the tollbooth (about 20km from Rijeka). Offer him about 15 or 20 Kuna.
'''Option 23''' Go to new road near a port. There you can stay after lights, which are on the crossroad of Brajdica street and Šetalište Andrije Kačića Miošića. There is a lane from where cars have to go out, so there is good place to catch a car.
=== Direction [[Pula]] and [[Istria]] in general ===
Public transport in Rijeka is organised with Autotrolej, and is based on bus services. Single ticket for 90 minutes of riding is around 10 kunas. Blackriding is possible, just enter the bus on back doors. It is usual that ticket is shown to the driver, so sometimes he could call you to show him ticket or validate it. In this case, you will have to buy a ticket, or you can pretend you dont understand him and sometimes he will leave you alone. Controls are not frequent, but happends. In this case, most probably they will force you to buy a ticket, and you will avoid penalty. Lot of people are using blackriding because Rijeka has one of the most expensive public transport in middle Europe, altough has one of the smallest bus network in same region. For timeable of buses and other informations go [http://www.autotrolej.hr/default.asp?ru=90&sid=&jezik=1 here].
==Sleeping==
It's good idea to sleep on beach. Spoken with locals, they said it's illegal to sleep in beach but nonone cares. Good place outside the city is near Pajol Bar Pecine coordinates: 45.312300, 14.473445 I asked bar staff, they said people sleeping here no problems at all (leave early at morning)
==Eating, drinking==
For drinking, very good option is [http://www.klubmladihrijeka.hr/ Klub Mladih], near Serbian embassy. You can get some very cheap drinks there and fast free internet. Keep in mind that you need to be member there (membership is free) so take your document to make your membership card. If you want just cheap coffee, check caffe bar Pin in the centre.
== Trashwiki & Nomadwiki ==
[[trash:Rijeka]] [[nomad:Rijeka]]
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