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* A [http://transit.metrokc.gov bus, BRT], [http://www.soundtransit.org express bus, light rail or train] out to a suburb (Bus 594 will take you to Lakewood, which is decent when going south. Federal Way is another opportunity. Going north? Everett is good as well) and try to hitchhike from there. [[User:AdventureSauce| AdventureSauce]] got a ride from Federal Way in November 2011 in less than 30 minutes. Great ramp. Good traffic. 5.50$ to get out there on a bus and the light rail. This is the most common way out, since hitchhiking out of big cities is not popular. However, trying to hitchhike out of a low-income or high-crime suburb or city (such as Tacoma or White Center) may be even harder than hitchhiking out of Seattle city-proper.  There are exceptional on-ramps to I-5 in the University District, from within Seattle. [[User:amylin| amylin]] got a ride from Seattle to [[Portland (Oregon)|Portland]] from the on-ramp to I-5 South at NE 45th St & 5th Ave. There is a busy intersection at this point, in which vehicles stop and make turns onto the on-ramp, from 3 directions. The space for cars to pullover is not the best, depending on the amount of parked cars. The onramp going North at this same location is also recommended, and many hikers use it to get to [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] (There is also a Vancouver, Washington. To minimize confusion all road signs for Vancouver, British Columbia are labeled "Vancouver, B.C."). The only drawback to this location is that there are frequently homeless people, who beg for food or money, nearby, and drivers may be reluctant to pick up hitchhikers in the presence of so many "unpresentable" people. [[User:TBF| TBF]] also got a direct ride to Portland from this spot in Dec 2016 On Mercer Street and Fairview, holding a big sign with lots of decorations. The homeless people cars are coming from the neighborhood were enforcing a 30-minute rotation where one person could stand on the ramp begging for money at a time, three different directions and switch people every half hour. When I first stood near the intersection where there's a pullout on the left side, a guy approached me and told me that I would have to wait my turn to join the rotoare stoplights. They were all very friendly and warned that the junkies hang out at the next ramp 're either going south or north. The next guy in cars coming from the roto didn't mind me hitchhiking while he begged for money further down opposite direction of the ramp, and I freeway can pull over on a very small parking area. We got a ride to Portland in about half an hour. It might be better to stand on the right side of the road (for drivers--left side for hitchhikers) because then you're more visible to cars coming from any direction10 minutes with a sign.

[[UserNorthto Vancouver:Mattyou can take bus 510 or 512 from the downtown (4th &camy| MattPike, 4th &camy]] tried another optionUnion, 6& Olive way, University district) for 3. * On Mercer Street and Fairview, cars are coming from three different directions and there are stoplights75$ all the way to Everett. They're either going south or northTakes about one hour. The cars coming from From Everett main station you need to walk for about 15-20min until the opposite direction of the freeway can pull over on a very small parking area-ramp to I-5 (on Everett Ave). We got Pretty good spot, there's a ride shoulder for cars to Portland stop, enough traffic coming in about 10 minutes with a sign.

* for hitching NORTH to Vancouver: If you can take bus 510 or 512 from the downtown (4th & Pike, 4th & Union, 6& Olive way, University district) for 3.75$ all the way to Everett. Takes about one hour. From Everett main station you need to walk for about 15-20min until the 're heading South on-ramp to I-5 (on Everett Ave). Pretty good spot, there's [[Oregon]] is a shoulder for cars state where it is legal to stop, enough traffic coming inwalk on the highway.