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''Note 1'' [[nomad: this part of the freeway until Qom is forbidden to trucks, which take the old road. Still, this spot is the best for long distances rides. Catch a lift at least until Qom and ask to be dropped before the paytoll at the entrance of Qom (if your driver leaves the freeway). From there it will be easy to catch a ride further South (Esfahan, Shiraz), including with trucks.Tehran]] [[trash:Tehran]]
''Note 2'' : many drivers heading to Esfahan will leave the freeway at Qom and use the old road for the rest of the trip because it is cheaper!
→South towards Qom-Esfahan
Take the BRT line 1 to '''Tehran Pars''' (Bus Rapid Transport, the faster buses with own bus lane in the city) this is the last stop and will bring you quite far in the east of tehran. After getting off the bus go straight until a big road goes right onto the highway. Get on the side of the highway and start hitching.
=== West towards [[Qazvin]] ===
Take the metro to '''Gholshahr''' (last station of Green Line). Take the Southern exit, turn right and walk about 15 minutes until you reach the highway to Qazvin. Jump over the small wall and walk another 15 minutes along the freeway until you reach the Police checkpoint.
''Note'' : at this point you are well out of Tehran, in Karaj. It takes around 2 hours to reach this spot from downtown Tehran, but it costs only a metro ticket (300 tomans in May 2012, 0.20$) and the spot is great, because many trucks stop here a few minutes to show their documents to the Police, including a bunch of Turkish drivers who may give you a lift directly to the border.
=== South towards [[Qom]]-[[Esfahan]] ===
--- New subway station much closer to below described highway toll station. It's name is '''Aftab Town (شهر آفتاب)''' - "shah-r aftaab" in farsi. Try it out and write here how you walked from the subway to toll station! --- Take the metro to '''Haram-e-MotahharMotahar (حرم مطهر)''' (Red Line). Walk West around across Imam Khomeini tomb, under the highway bridge and South along the Freewayto the roadside parking just after the toll station. After 15 minutes, youOverall it'll see s more than 2km of walking but definitely worth it. You can choose your ride from all the pay-tollcars with people taking a break. ''Note 1''Redjo27 (Apr 2015): Maybe I was just stupid, but you should walk EAST around this part of the tomb (don't enter)freeway until Qom is forbidden for trucks, since which take the western way is blockedold road. At the northernmost pointStill, there this spot is a street going under the highwaybest for long distances rides. Just follow that street Catch a lift at least until you get Qom and ask to be dropped before the toll stationat the entrance of Qom (if your driver leaves the freeway). You cannot miss From there itwill be easy to catch a ride further South (Esfahan, Shiraz), including with trucks. ''Note 2'': many drivers heading to Esfahan will leave the freeway at Qom and use the old road for the rest of the trip because it is cheaper! == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki ==
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