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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.
== Hitchhiking Hitching out ==
There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North (''Aire La Courneuve''), East ([[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] 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 (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'').
==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====
[[File:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']]
This 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, north of Paris.
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 ====
''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot.
==== Going directly to the ''barrière de péage'' Option 5: Senlis Péage ====
==== Via petrol station =East towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} ===
==== Option 1: Motorway service station ''Quite long trip and a bit expensive. Takes you to a great gas station. better if you speak french and good day-and-night.Aire de Ferrières''====
Take RER A to station ''Bussy St.Georges''. You can also try get to catch a this RER A station by taking bus to Bussy St George nr.4 or nr.44 from the 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 more than 2 km from here. 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 "TOTAL" company. Another option to reach this petrol station is to walk through the industrial zone of the ''Bussy'' district, which lies south of the railway, crossing the bridge over the motorway and then continuing on 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 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).
==== Porte d'Orléans Option 3. From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ====''Cheap, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.''
==== Option 1: Porte d'Italie Orléans ====
==== Aire de Nemours =South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} ===
=== Metro system = Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trainsThis option costs EUR 4.90, and a ticket controllers seem to employ for zones 1 of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel or station exit and checking all the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed it -4. This option is easy useful to see them from a distance unless they decide to hide around get out of the corner); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching the gates ring roads and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them get directly themselves, or radioon the A10 after all the branch-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticketoffs.
=== RER system = Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ====Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the village ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take RER B to ''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 trainsSaturdays, and since there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the RER shares small local road ''Route d'Invilliers''. (It's not easy to find the metro infrastructure, you might be a subject road to the checks petrol station. no one in similar order mentioned above. It this village knows what street he is possible to travel living in let alone that route you're looking for free, . They don't even though you stand know that there's a higher chance petrol station in the area. write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of being bustedhours).[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. It seems that checks can occur at any time135124&spn=0.028989, so the best time to travel for free is a rush hour when controls are impossible due to congestion0. The highest risk of being checked seems 084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stations.the petrol station map]
=== Buses = Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ====Like in most cities of FranceYou can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on the exit, so if you are on the cheap, you can walk onto need to pay only the bus without showing or validating a basic metro ticket(some EUR 1. Checks are said 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 reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be rareable to hitch a 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 autoroute, go left and occur mainly late in a short while, you will reach the péage. Look at nightthe map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, there are lots of cars going through.
=== Fines and punishments = Option 5: Chartres: a spot to go directly on the A11, after it has split from the A10 ====French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners[[File:Zoe. Although it is said it might be possible to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostile. Most commonly they will ask for a 40 euro fine which can be paid directly jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in cash or by credit card. Alternatively you can plead poverty, and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to the address and Paris during the name written on ID.[[project 888|888]] event]]
== Sleeping in = West towards Rouen, Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} ======= Inside Paris ====[[File:888_signs- Quai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the "Paris" signs 15th and 7th arrondissements go to Normandy for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Towerweekend.]][[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be As a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. Howeverresult, this spot is very effective on these days (20 to 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (expect to wait one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackers, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guestshalf hours).
[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]
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