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'''Strasbourg''' is one of a major city in [[France]] situated next to the bigger cities of [[FranceGerman]]border. It is the siege official seat of the European Parliament, and pretty ''bourgeois''.

In theory it seems doable to hitchhike directly from the centercentre, as there is the entrance to several highwaysmotorways. However, the people of the city are not very hitchhikehitchhiker-friendly, so it is better to directly go to a petrol station on the highwaymotorway.

It should be noted that there is barely any traffic around and out of the city on Sunday mornings. This may be the case with other parts of France.  ==Getting around==

Public transport is very cheap for a western European city. A 24 hour pass is only 3,50 costs EUR4.30, for 4,80 EUR 6.40 you get a 24 hour pass for 3 persons(August 2015). See [https://www.cts-strasbourg.eu/en/online-store/fares/tickets/ fares].

==Hitching Hitchhiking out===== Going east ([[Germany]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===The German town of [[Kehl]] (just over the border to the East) is a good place to pick up traffic to the A5 (all directions), especially from the petrol station at the entrance to the B28 ([http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=7333]).

===Going east (Germany A5)===You Alternatively, you can take the regional train going to [[Kehl]] which is already in [[Germany]] (around 6 minutes for 2-about EUR 3 euro)or the tram (line D, 20 minutes, 1. In Kehl you've got a big road going directly to the motorway A5 - and everyone who's coming from [[France]] is using this road80€). You also find a petrol station!

AlsoBy train, for 2 euro more, to go from Stasbourg to you can continue after [[Kehl, ]] till Appenweier. From there you can use walk or hitchhike to the bus petrol station "Rasthof [[Renchtal]]" (line #21 ; one bus every 30 min2,5 km check the route on maps.google.com or see [[Renchtal]] for details ). It's can be a bit longer but quite cheaper (1,good alternative to Kehl because in 30 euro instead of 3minutes more,50 for train) and it stops in several places from "Ancienne Douanne" to the east side of the city (useful if you are in 're on the eastern part of the city)German motorway network.

By train=== Going North ([[Metz]], for 2 euro more, you can continue after Kehl till Appenweier. From there you can walk or hitchhike to the petrol station "Rasthof Renchtal" [[Saarbrücken]]) {{Afr|4}} and South (2[[Mulhouse]],5 km check the route on maps.google.com [[Switzerland]]). It can be a good alternative to Kehl because in 30 minutes more, you're on the German motorway network.{{Afr|35}} ===

===Going North ([[Metz]], [[Saarbrucken]], etc) '''Option 1''' Shell and South ([[Mulhouse]], [[Switzerland]], etc)===# Take the tram (red line) to Illkirch Lixenbuhl and then the bus (line 2) to Ostwald Eglise. From the bus stop, with your back to the church, turn right and walk down the road towards the big house around some green fields at the junction.You then turn right and you keep walking up this road parallel to the the Nachtweid forest.Total fuel stations on A35 highway

Take the tram (red line A small road runs along its edge ) to Parc Malraux and then the bus 13 direction Lingolsheim gare and leads get out at Ostwald Eglise. From the bus stop walk up to the first petrol station on entrance of the A35 motorway. This church ("Église" is French for traffic going "church") nearby. Facing the entrance just walk down Rue de l'Église parallel left to the church. Keep on walking until you reach Rue D'Illkirch which leads to the bridge over the motorway (see [https://goo.gl/maps/Me0pt directions]). If you want to go south, don'SOUTH''' towards Mulhouse t cross the bridge: There is a steep path down to the petrol station. If you want to go north cross the bridge and Switzerlandaccess the other petrol station.

Across from this Heading south you might want to avoid the steep path which leads to the petrol station. Facing the entrance of the church you can also walk to the left, down Rue de Lorraine. At the end of Rue de Lorraine turn right and follow the street until you reach the A35 motorway (see [https://goo.gl/maps/xcuvr directions]). There is a direct entrance to the second petrol service station for the traffic going south towards Mulhouse and Switzerland.  '''NORTHOption 2'''  Toward Mulhouse via the D1083. Take the bus 62 (at the end of the A tram line Graffenstaden) and stop at . There you can walk up north for 3/5 minutes, on the D1083, toward a Total gas station! Eventually the road joins the N83, and the A35. === Going North ([[Metz]], Saarbrucken[[Saarbrücken]], etc[[Paris]]) ===Take a regional train direction ''Brumath/Mommenheim'' and make sure it stops at ''Stephansfeld''. From there you can walk within 15 min to the petrol station ''Air de Service Brumath'' on the A4 and start hitchhiking straight at the petrol station.The trainticket from Strasbourg to Stephansfeld costs EUR 3.90 (2016). You can access this may have to jump a fence to enter the actual petrol station, but it is not too tall and in June 2016 there was a convenient hole in it.  Alternatively, just walk (10 minutes from the centre) to Place de Haguenau, and walk to the entrance of the A4 (there is a muddy cycle path beside that leads right next to it if you don't like contending with the cars). There is a lot of space for people to stop and it is the best way to head north from the centre. Mind you, do NOT hitchhike at the Place de Haguenau as there is absolutely no shoulder to pull over. === Going west === '''Option 1'''  Join the A4 by the Going north route see above. Good solution for Paris. '''Optioon 2''' Join the N4 take the "bus interurbain" [http://www.cts-strasbourg.fr/Portals/0/PDF/horaires/interurbains/hiver/205.pdf #205],[http://www.cts-strasbourg.fr/Portals/0/PDF/horaires/interurbains/hiver/206.pdf #206 or #207] from "Ancienne synagogue-Les Halles" or "Gare Centrale" to Ittenheim (eur 1.80). From Ittenheim's bus stop, walk till the entry of the bridgevillage (3 minutes), and you're on the best spot of the N4 to leave Strasbourg. This road has the advantage to be free of fees so many cool people use it. I recommend it to go to Metz and Nancy cause you don't loose a lot of time compared to motorways and you have many more chances to get a lift. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}