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South-West towards Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra via the Hume Highway
=== 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====
''Single off-peak train fare from Sydney Central = $3.40''
Catch a train to Glenfield station on the Cambelltown line and from there you can either walk down the private road Roy Watts road all the way to Cambelltown road and then turn right, a option which requires you to squeeze through a hole in a fence. This private road also has "no trespassing" signs at the start of it! Otherwise just walk down Glenfield road, it takes longer but has no fences to squeeze through or high fenced private property to traverse. At the end of Glenfield road turn left on to Cambelltown road and walk up to the truckstop called 'Uncle Leo's Roadhouse'. Its about 3km walk from the train station to the roadhouse. Ask drivers at this truckstop for a ride down the Hume Fwy, and try to get a ride that will take you at least to 'Pheasants Nest' which is the next large gas station about 60 kilometres down the road.
If you get asked to leave the gas station by the Uncle Leo's Roadhouse staff, or if you prefer to just thumb it, 100m further on down Cambelltown road there is good place for cars to pull over just after the traffic lights. The road is busy here and the traffic moves fairly fast, but its easy to catch a ride.
(Still valid, confirmed by matsvm on 9-04-2017)
====Option 2 ====
''Single off-peak train fare from Sydney Central = $4.50''
Single off-peak train fare from Sydney Central = $4.50 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 Note: don't try to cut through the onramp)university from the train station directly to the intersection of Hume and Narellan - unless you are happy to climb a fence.
=== 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 stop despite 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 gas station about 20kms past the first Gosford turn off, at Ourimbah or preferably Wyong on the way to Doyalson or Morisset.  
''Last confirmed: Dec 2019 (waited 15 minutes for a ride)''
Other options for getting a lift north up the M1:
== 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. Also look parks or bushes around == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == [[Usertrash:Falcor|FalcorSydney]] has camped here a few times on their way hitching from Melbourne to Mullumbimbi. It is possible to hitch from Melbourne to [[nomad:Sydney in one day, take a train to Wahroonga station, 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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