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{{Infobox Polish Location
|country = Poland
|expressways = S8, S2, S79
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'''Warsaw''' (Polish: ''Warszawa'') is the capital and largest city of [[Poland]].
== Hitching out Out ==
=== West towards [[Łódź]], [[Poznań]], [[Berlin]], ([[Germany]]) {{National Road Number Poland|A2}} {{National Road Number Poland|S2}} {{National Road Number Poland|92}} ===
'''Option #1: S8 onramp (busstop) Warszawa-Powązkowska'''
Take bus 103, 122, 180, 186 or 409 and get off at '''Gen. Maczka''' (Note: bus stops only on request here!). Hitch right from the bus stop where bus 186 in final direction ''Szczęśliwice'' stops. Holding a sign A2 makes the difference to get the ride out. The S8 starts here and eventually changes into the A2 to [[Łódź]]. [http://goo.gl/maps/kizfT Streetview here].
Next bigger rest stop on the A2 highway is in Biskupice - MOP Brwinów Południe. '''Option #12: A2 highway service station MOP Brwinów Południe/ Mcdonalds'''
(Opposite side of higway are some lakes. Search maps for Wake Family Brwinów)
Ride a train to railway station ''Brwinów''. When you walk down the stairs of the platform turn right and walk direction north. The road is first called Rynek, later Biskupica, and the road number is 720. Keep following it until you pass the A2 with a tunnel, then take the first road left and follow it until the service station. The distance to walk is about 3.5 km. Google maps [https://www.google.lv/maps/place/Lotos/@52.1555185,20.6843505,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x0b81cddde3d7575f link here]
Alternative way: bus 743 from Cmentarz Wolski till Wolica Plochocina end stop and than walk to Biskupice 5 km (look a bus stop list some buses goes to other final stop)
'''Option #23: S8 onramp Warszawa Zachód'''
This option involves the least walking and is quite close to the city centre and the western districts. To get there you have two different possibilities:
You can take the trains from platform #3 at ''Warszawa Śródmieście'' which is next to the Central Station
'''Option #4: S2 bus stop on the entry to bypass from southern part of the city'''
Take the bus from metro station Wilanowska to the stop '''Żołny''' (lines 319, 709, 715, 727, 739). Then go back a bit to the direction you arrived under the overpass and turn left. There is a place where a lot of the southern inhabitants of Warsaw go to A2. There is an unused bus stop on the highway entrance. There is enough space to stop a truck. The drivers will come around the bend, but if you stay at the end of the bus stop they will go slow enough and they will have much time to see you and stop. It is a great place to catch direct car to Łódź, to Poznań or even Gdańsk you can change on the service station (MOP) Nowosady (there are Burger King and Shell gas station), if the driver comes to Łódź and you want to go west or north it is important to left before A1 and A2 junction.
'''Option #5: National road 92 slower option'''
=== South towards [[Radom]], [[Kielce]], [[Kraków]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===
Get tram 7, 9, 35 from the city centre e.g ''Aleje Jerozolimskie'', ''Warszawa Centralna'' (Main Train Station), ''Centrum'' (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska''''' and get off at the last stop. Then, take bus 707, 728, 807 ('''not''' 715) to ''Janki'', or bus N88, 706 or 807 to ''Plac Szwedzki'' (a stop near ''Janki'' and in front of an IKEA store) and walk back to the stop ''Janki''.
From the stop ''Janki'', note that the road splits. The Aleja Krakowska road going east (left) is national road 7 (will cointinue on E77) where you can hitch towards Kielce, Radom and Krakówhighway. Place next to Aleja Krakowska street 5 has nice place to hitchike. Using a large sign can be very effective.
As for 2020, there's new piece of S8 expressway, which goes around Janki. You can go to '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska''''' as mentioned before. From there take bus 721 in direction of ''Kosów'' or 728 towards ''Złotokłos''. You can go out on stop ''Sękocin Las'' (Second one, after the crossing & joining with main road. There are two stops with same name, if you get out on first, right one is ~100m further). There's some forest if you want to sleep, but not a lot of lights for after sunlight. You can also go further to stop ''Wygoda'' and try on road or gas station there.
=== Southwest towards [[Wrocław]] {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}}, [[Łódź]] {{National Road Number Poland|72}}, [[Katowice]] {{National Road Number Poland|1}} {{E|75}} ===
'''Option 1''' Get tram 7, or 9 , 35 from the city centre e.g ''Aleje Jerozolimskie'', ''Warszawa Centralna'' (Main Train Station), ''Centrum'' (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska''''' and get off at the last stop. Then, take bus 703707, 728, 807 to ''Janki'', 733 or 711. Look for a good hitching spot from the bus stop called "Paszków". The bus will use a service road pararell to the highway. As for November 2015N88, the traffic is redirected onto the service road just after "Paszków" bus stop due 706 or 807 to construction works, making it ''Plac Szwedzki'' (a perfect spot.If you donstop near ''Janki''t find any good spot before the town and in front of Nadarzyn, get off at "Poniatowskiego" (703) or "Warszawska" (711an IKEA store) and walk ~500m back to the main highwaystop ''Janki''. The spot shouldn From the stop ''t be too bad. If youJanki're on 733 you're luckier - it continues past Nadarzyn, get off at "Rusiec" or "Urzut"note that the road splits. The whole journey takes about 1h from the city centreMszczonowska road going right will cointinue on S8 highway. Place next to Mszczonowska street 9 has nice place to hitchike. There should be Using a gas station about 25kms past Nadarzyn, so if you're driver is not going in the desired direction, you large sign can get of there and find someone to take you where you're going. For updated public transport information, check jakdojade.pl [http://jakdojadebe very effective.pl/]
'''Option 2''' - AMIC Energy gas station / MOP Urzut rest stop
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There is a AMIC Energy gas station / MOP Urzut rest stop about 5 km after Nadarzyn town. Get by bus 733 to the bus stop Urzut and walk 1 km forward
=== North and northwest towards [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Olsztyn]] {{National Road Number Poland|51}} and [[Toruń]], [[Bydgoszcz]] {{National Road Number Poland|10}} ===
'''Update 26th July 2018: Highway S8 in and around Warsaw is now complete and open for trafficOption #1'''- Go to the metro station Dworzec Wileński and from there take bus 738 bus till stop Cmentarz and walk back and a bit forward on road 8 / 629 towards Bialystok after some disctance this road joins a S8 highway.
First bigger rest stop on S8 highway is MOP Małopole
'''Option #2''' - Go to the metro station Dworzec Wileński and from there take bus 738. Get off at the bus stop Wolności or bus stop [https://goo.gl/maps Roundbout S8 /oWUbRM317Pp Wiejska]. Walk north from bus stop Wolności (or south from bus stop Wiejska) towards the junction of Piłsudskiego and the S8. At the start of the national road 629 on-ramp for the S8 is a bus stop where cars can pull into.
'''Option #3''' - Also you can get out from bus 738 at bus stop Cmentarz and walk back and a bit forward on road 8 A2 highway service station BEFORE Warsaw - MOP Brwinów Południe / 629 towards Bialystok after some disctance this road joins a S8 highway. Mcdonalds
=== Southeast towards [[Lublin]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine]]) {{National Road Number Poland|17}} {{E|372}} ===
From Central Railway Station ('''''Dworzec Centralny'''') get on tram 9, 24 direction ''Gocławek'' and get off at '''''Plac Szembeka''''' stop, from there, go trough the street, and bus stop in this same direction (east) is on the second side of the street. Get bus 704, 720, 722, 730 and get off at the '''''Szosa Lubelska'''''. Hitch right from the bus stop at ''Szosa Lubelska'' street.
Or from Central Railway Station (''Dworzec Centralny') or from metro station ''Politechnika'', take bus 502 to the last station, ''Stara Miłosna''. From here walk to the intersection ''Szosa Brzeska'', then turn right and walk 500 m to the aforementioned stop ''Szosa Lubelska''. ''Wał Miedzyszynski - Bronowska Street'' intersection is also quite a good spot.
''Wał Miedzyszynski - Bronowska Street'' intersection is also quite a good spot.
=== East towards [[Siedlce]], [[Brest (Belarus)|Brest]] ([[Belarus]]) {{National Road Number Poland|2}} {{E|30}} ===
Internet cafe for free: at the Univerisity of Warsaw main campus (adress: Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28) there is situated free of charge internet cafe for students, but none will check your ID. Internet cafe is located in old library building vis a vis main entrance on the 2nd floor. It is open from 08:15 to 20:45. Please be polite:)
== Sleeping Wild Camping ==
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There are several large '''squats''' in Warsaw. You will find the Skłot Przychodnia on Skorupki 6. There's another one called Serena.