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Option 2
=== South-West towards [[Melbourne]], [[Adelaide]] and [[Canberra]] via the [[Hume Highway]] ===
 
There is a detailed route description outlining the major service stations along the way on the [[Hume Highway]] page.
==== Option 1====
Catch a train to to Macarthur Station at the end of the Campbelltown line, walk north to Narellan road and try to find a car there. If you want to increase traffic, follow Narellan Road to the intersection of Hume Hwy and try on the onramp. Note: don't try to cut through the university from the train station directly to the intersection of Hume and Narellan - unless you are happy to climb a fence.
 
(Still valid, confirmed by Haoeg on 7th Sept 2018, waited at the onramp)
=== South towards [[Melbourne]] via the coastal [[Princes Highway]] ===
Catch a train to Dapto station on the Woolongong line. It's about a 2 hour train ride and the highway is about 200m from the station. There's a shopping centre ("Dapto Mall") on the highway near the train station, if you walk about 600m south from there you'll find a bus stop with a long line of sight for drivers to see you, and room for them to pull over. Louisa and Liam waited here for 15 minutes until they got a ride to Nowra.
=== North towards [[Byron Bay]], [[Brisbane]] via the [https://hitchwiki.org/en/Pacific_Highway_(Australia) Pacific Highway] === There is a rough description outlining the major service stations along the way on the [https://hitchwiki.org/en/Pacific_Highway_(Australia) Pacific Highway] page.
==== Option 1 ====
''Single off-peak train fare from Sydney Central = $3.40''
Catch a train to Wahroonga station on the Berowra line. Exit the station, walk south to the Pacific Highway, then turn right and walk west up the Pacific Hwy (A1) for about 600m. Just across a bridge over the Pacific Motorway you will see the onramp leading to the north down to the Motorway. Hitch at the onramp where there is a small but suitable space for cars to stop. The Pacific Motorway (M1), formally the "F3 Freeway", is the main roadway going North from Sydney, catering for a lot of traffic. There isn't a lot of time for drivers to see you and most traffic follows the double lane righthand turn from the Pacific Hwy, but even so, you shouldnt wait long for a driver to stopdespite the 'no stopping' signs. If you are hitching to Gosford it should be very easy and quick to get a ride. If you want to go further north up the coast (Byron Bay etc) dont make sure you do not take a ride offer to Gosford, instead try and there is no northbound onramp at the Grafton offramp! Instead make sure that your ride can get a lift you to at least to the next big gas station about 20kms past the first Gosford turn off, at Ourimbah or preferably Wyong on the way to Doyalson or Morisset. ''Last verified: Dec 2019 (waited 15 minutes for a ride)''
Other options for getting a lift north up the M1:
''Unverified Solution'': Catch a train to Glenbrook station ($5.80) on the Blue Mountians Line, exit the station and walk north up Ross street until you get to the Great Western Highway (about 400m). Ask drivers filling up at the Caltex service station.
== Food, Sleep ==
Trashwiki Link: [[trash:Sydney]]
Update (as of Dec2019): the camp spot described below has been cleared of bug trees and is pretty exposed now, plus it has been fenced off with a high fence. Although it's still possible to camp there, it is probably easier to find a camp elsewhere. There are a few parks around to catch a bit of sleep. It is possible to wild camp with a tent [https://www.google.de/maps/place/33%C2%B043'09.0%22S+151%C2%B006'33.6%22E/@-33.719177,151.1082477,290m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-33.719177!4d151.109342 here] (-33.719177, 151.109342), near the hitch spot heading north at the onramp to the Pacific Motorway (M1) (Option 2 heading north from Sydney). Directly across the Pacific Highway from the start of the onramp is a thin nature strip of forest following the Pacific Motorway. [[User:Falcor|Falcor]] has camped here a few times on their way hitching from Melbourne to Mullumbimbi. It is possible to hitch from Melbourne to Sydney in one day, take a train to Wahroonga station, dumpster some bread at the back the [http://trashwiki.org/en/Hornsby_Shire Bakers Delight] in Wahroonga, then camp at this spot, ready to wake up bright and early to hitch north on the M1 first thing in the morning. This way it is possible to hitch Melbourne to Byron/Mullum/Nimbin or even Brisbane in 2 days.
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