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AttentionThis route is widely perceived to be difficult. If you are lucky it can be easy if you get to a Turkish truck. Take bus #27 from the centre (e.g. Kamara) until the very end of the line. [UPDATE: The Jetoil rest area is now rebranded bus #83 no longer starts where bus #27 finishes. Instead ask your #27 bus driver where to get off for bus #83] Switch to 'bus #83 and go a few stops until you see the motorway . Get off at Filothei (Φιλοθέη) when you see a BP Oil' in green colourrest area on the other side of the motorway. Just follow the bus and go under the motorway to reach the other side. Once you are there, rally the petrol station personnel to help you . They told me Show them your Istanbul (July 2016or Kavala or whatever) sign and ask them to tell you if they notice someone going to Turkey. Be prepared to convince the paranoid drivers that they changed you are not wanted by the police and show them your passport. Getting a ride can take anything between one minute and five hours. If it just does not work at the petrol station see the options below (thumbing up on the name last yearroad etc). I met Also, there should be a toll station (peage) about [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=6374 15 km east of Lagynas], near Analipsi (where bus #83a is supposed to go). When you get to the border you might want to switch to a spanish hitchhiker who was asking me passenger car because the truck could be stuck in customs for a while. Bus #83 goes all the way to Lagkadas (Λαγκαδάς). If you stay on the Jetoilbus until it reaches this small town, by the time we both didn't know that we were already you can try hitching out in the right placedirection of Kavala, Istanbul, etc.

Another optionUpdate (July 2022): Bus #83 goes all the way to Lagkadasoptions listed above are extremely outdated and not very helpful. If you stay on the bus until it reaches this small town, you can try hitching out in the direction of Kavala, IstanbulThis route is still difficult, etcbut there are better options.

*"I1) with bus number 83 you can get to Laguna from where there've also followed s about 20 minutes walk to the intructions knot that ties local road 2 and waited several hundred meters after JetOilhighway 2. It wasn't railly easy to hitchike in a freezing weather and nobody has stoped for about 2 hours than a turkish truck driver stopped and we've driven Here you can get directly to the direction entrance of Malaka.So what I can highly recommend you is: Go to the truck station in Thessaloniki, highway for Kavala where you can also drive by 83filter out any cars not going your way. There The traffic is certainly some Turkish trucks who drives to the direction of Turkey, very slow but on the border because of the strikes or controls cars can stop and they get a good look at you might have to wait more than 7 hours. There I'd advice you to pass the bridge with s a truck from the front of the queue. If it is evening mostly the drivers would sleep in Keşan. So just try to speak to car drivers on the Turkish border. 2012 Arsengas station about 30km down before Evangelios

*''I followed the instructions and went to JetOil and got the personnel to help2) The highway entrance after BP near Megalohare kantina is still very local, but there's enough traffic so it turned out 's possible to be quite hard to get a ride going easthitch longer rides. Even though a lot of cars and trucks do Since Greeks don't stop there, the cars appeared often we opted to be going local and go for the trucks were heading towards Athens. After half an hour, I decided to move on and got a short first ride which brought us to the highway. After 5 minutes a trucker, who was on his way to Iran, stopped for me. So even though I do not recommend thumbing up on the highway, it does work some time. December 2010, Lana''3rd option

*''I tried the recommended way of asking around at the JetOil trying to get out of Thessaloniki3) 40, with no luck. It seemed all the truckers were either sleeping7214723, local22, 9740939 or going to Athens. Also, they were not that keen on taking hitchhikers anyway. After a few hours, I went to the highway spot right next to after the station (exit for Laguna is risky. The cars drive fast so be careful and there is an opening in 's a high probability the fence, highway patrol tells you just have to look for it), and got get off. However we hitched a ride halfway to Istanbul within 10 5 minutes. It surprises me how closed-minded the original post is, being that it is entirely possible, and quite easy to get with a ride on the highway. Just Kavala sign as there are a lesson that you should never take anyone's recommendation as absolute truth. I would personally recommend getting the personnel at the station lot of Turkish truck drivers going from Athens to ask around for you (they were incredibly friendly), and stay within clear sight on the highway in case they get you a ride before you doIstanbul. February 2011, Jon''

*''First None of all: it's not easy at all to hitchhike in Greece btw Thessaloniki. We spent one day and two hours the next day in that area to get a hike in the direction to Turkey. If you take these options are perfect, but they seem way more likely than the bus #83 from town be prepared that it '''doesn't''' stop on the highway. We drove to the next BP station and waited for the bus #86 since 4-5 hours of hitchhiking there yielded only 2 rides going to drive backKilkis. The whole in the fence is Since we changed strategy we only needed about an option but a bad one because the cars are driving fast hour and they have almost no space to stop. We got a hitch at the drive-up, direction Kavala. It is wide and the cars are driving slow. If you come with the bus and go under the highway you'll find it on your left hand side. 250m to walk from the JetOilhalf in total. Good Luckluck! July 2011, Timo''

*''In Thessaloniki Kamara you can take bus 83. There is no need to take bus 27 and change to 83. The ride towards the HH point takes about 20 to 30 minutes. The bus will drive on the highway. Stay on the bus until it leaves the highway and continue for about 5 minutes on the local road. Leave the bus when you see a petrol station on your right. Walk for 100 metres until the traffic light where you will find some shade from trees. It is so hot between 12 and 4. 500 metres further from the traffic light is the highway. I first tried there but all the traffic was heading for Thessaloniki. So I went back to the traffic light. The cars are local but there are several trucks going to Turkey. They take the national road to avoid the toll from the highway. Try to get the attention of the trucks. I used a cardboard written Kavala=== North-Turkey. The truck took me to the border and there I slept in the truck with the driver. At the border change West to a car. The waiting time for the truck was about 40 minutes. The waiting time for the car was 5 minutes. May 2012. Len''[[Skopje]] ([[North Macedonia]]) ===

*Option 1:Don''Spent a full day trying t bother to hitch hike to get a ride the border! There are free busses from the area where bus 27 stops city centre which belong to the casinos across the border just before going over the motorwayGevgelija. Greeks do not stop, slept You can find these buses on top of a derelict building of which there's plenty thereTsimiski street. Go They are easy to Jetoil as described above, guy with ponytail recognize (late 30ties I think) speaks English and has been helping hitchers out for 20+ years. He knows a substantial amount the name of the traffic because this petrol station apparently has very loyal customerscasino is printed on the bus, meaning he knows which people to askand it is written "free shuttle"). Hole in the fence was still there but the police use the cafe as their coffee stakeout The buses leave at 17:00 and they were there 21:00 so only useful for arriving in number all day, so hitching beyond the fence might not be advised. Might still take a substantial amount of time Skopje at the Jetoil but I got a ride all the way to Georgianight. August 2014. Wouter''

*I took bus 83 all the way Option 2:Take a Bus to the last station (A small village)Agios Athanasios. From "KTEL Macedonia Bus station" lines 81A, 89B, 89K go there there is a bus going towards Rentina. Tell the bus driver or the person working at the bus station that you want to get off next to the toll on the highway. (The man at the bus sation was super helpful) The toll is only 15 minutes from the busstation. Jump the fence and stand just afte the toll You can hitch on the highway. From the toll it took 5 minutes nearby junction to get a ride Highway A1/E75 to the Turkish border. August 2015Skopje. Liron

* I took bus like other guys, from Kamara Square, in Option 3:Actually hitch hike. Highway EO2 effectively runs down the center of Thessaloniki to LagkadasEdessas. Actually I couldnt catch It's a normal road (called "Monastiriou", "Egnagia" and others) up until the junction with the gas station in below. But I went to last point ring road (a bus stationA2/E90) at Lagkadas and used a bus which were going to Rentina. You have to buy a ticket for this bus. It was aroun 1can walk down it (going north-1,5 eurowest) while hitch hiking. And There are gas stations along it where you can explain hitch hike. Just past the situation to the man who sells this bus ticket. He will translated it to greek for ring road there is a stop light before the bus driver. Because ramp where you have to get off at tolls, near the lake. You can continue hitchiking at this pointhitch hike. I know Just beyond that there is a very big shoulder where you won't remember me, but I waited less than 2 minscan hitch hike. I get off from Rentina bus, walked 1 min to the tolls and a trucked stopped near me. By the way, I am a Turkish. MAybe he could understand it Continue following EO2 from my face :) Anyway we went together to border gate. There was a huge truck population there for some bordes process. I get off from first truck and started to walk to gate. Greek police men asked something and I answered. They were so cute to me. After passport control you will see duty free and Everest 10km (like resting area) . You cant walk from Greek gate to Turkish gate. You have to use in a car. And by now ideally) and you can ask to drivers who resting are at Agios Athanasios as in this areaoption 2 above. I could find a MAcedonian deriver who were going Take the exit to A1/E75 to Çorlu, TekirdağSkopje. And I get off at Çorlu. Samet, November 2015

* "We took bus 27 and go === South to KTEL Macedonia. And walked few minutes to Motorway. We waited 2 or 3 hours under the rain. Two Turkish truck gave up. But They said "You should wait at JetOil, Turkish trucks waiting this station." Turkish Truck Drivers are very good and truthful guys. Dont worry, go and ask them" Ahmet, May 2016[[Athens]] ===

* We (1 girlTake Buses #31, #12, 1 guy) went #8 or #78 to the BP bus station, had called KTEL. From there take bus #80 or #80A to the village called ''Malgara'' (some of these buses don't go all the way to change from Malgar). You can go out on the stop "''25 Martiou''" which is the 27 closest to the 83 tolls but on the bus along Lagkada Street, it's announced differently (in Greek ''Ikostis Pmptis Martiou'' ask the driver). The manager at There you can ask and find the Malgara Toll Station toll station was very friendly and spoke (in Greek ''diodia'') on E75 easily. You'll have to walk about 2 km to us when we first arrived; he said that many hitchhikers use this site and come here almost every day find it, but then there is a possibility to hitch get a ride and that someone always ends up giving even straight to Athens. Before you enter the motorway where the toll station is, you a liftwill have to go through some fields. At If it's night be careful, just before the BP station motorway there is a seating area small ridge that is a bit steep and a little market - the place there is open 24/7. We put our stuff water flowing down and went , you need to find your way around asking turkish truck drivers if they were headed to Istanbulit. If it's day, we would also ask normal drivers walking into from the market. The manager helped us out fields you can see a lot heresmall canteen on the motorway, he taught us how head to spot Turkish vs Greek trucksthat direction, you can bypass the ridge there very easily and even asked drivers if they were headed our way. We ended up with a ride also you don't need to jump the fence (easy to Kavala with a random Greek guy driving a mercedesjump though) because there is an entrance/exit for the canteen. We waited around for approximately 4 hours (Ryan CFrom the canteen you will see the tolls, Sep 2017)they are less than 50 m away.

"DonFor those not wanting to take a bus or want to hitch closer to the city (and aren't bother scared to walk), go to the the A1 motorway going towards Athens. It runs right beside the city centre. Starting from near the train station after walking 2 km you will arrive at the international bus station. From there it's a 6km walk along the motorway to where the E90 highway joins on to hitch hike the A1 road to Athens. This is a good spot due to the high amount of Turkish trucks coming straight from the border!!!and bypassing the city as well as any traffic coming from the north. Stand at the end of the onramp where there is a shoulder for traffic to pull over and you can get a ride to Larissa or even Athens.

There is a free bus from the city centre === West to the border! These buses belong to the casinos you can find at the border just before Gevgelija. You can find theses buses on Tsimiski street. They are easy to recognize (the name of the casino is printed on the bus, and it is written "free shuttle"). The buses leave at 17:00 and 21:00 though, so it might be quicker to hit the road directly, but more comfortable taking the bus. I didn't take it but I was picked up by a guy working at a casino who gave me the information. Another nice information: you can eat and drink for free at the casino!! Apparently you can just show up at the reception, they will give you a card and you can enjoy food and drinks for free!! I did! Anne-laure, may 2013"[[Igoumenitsa]] {{E|90}} ===

*''If you are traveling with a lot of baggageGo to the train station, which is also the driver will probably refuse to inner-city bus station. From here, take you bus 8 KTEL (which happened to me and my girlfriend, we had one big and one small backpack, two sleeping bags the KTEL are the blue and a tentwhite buses), as he needs to be informed by the hotel/casino in advanceMakedonia bus station. From there, that there will be some passengers with big bags. What you can do is call one catch the bus #80 to the end of the casinos/hotels some time before you go and ask them line, then follow motorway signs walking (approx. 2km) to inform the driver[[toll station]]. Or rather than taking bus #80, just walk across the road (roundabout) till you might have come to lie about going to spend a night at the hotel.'' an [[http://hitchwiki.org/en/User:DuriTraktorista DuriTraktoristaon-ramp]]

Take a bus #8 (or #31?) from Egnatias street in the centre to KTEL (last stop). You can also take bus #45 which goes between KTEL Makedonia and KTEL Halkidiki (you want to go to ''Makedonia''). Then switch to bus #81 which In [[Igoumenitsa]] you can find on the upper platform. Afterwards, you can do different things. You can get off at a first bus stop after you drive ride with trucks over the highway Athens-Skopje - sea to [http://g.co/maps/3qj6m here[Italy]]. Be careful, the first big crossing you going to come to is the crossing with the ring road (you are going to driver underneath it) while only the next on is the one you need (you are going to drive above it). Then you have to walk almost 2km backwards (if you walk fast it takes 20 minutes) and you can hitch on the junction to the highway to Skopje. However, if the bus goes into Agios Athanasios you can better get off and find your way from there (it seems that this bus goes differently depending whether it is #81 or #81A and depending on some external stuff; you can talk to the driver to make sure).

*''My friend and I === North-East to [[Sofia]] (two guys) stood here for 4 hours and despite many cars passing only one Macedonian guy stopped but he asked for money. Then we put up our tent in the nearby field and tried our luck the next day. After another 2 hours we got picked up by Albanian workers that took us to Polykastro. There are no petrol stations or shops nearby, so bring food and water just in case! August 2012, [[User:ChabaBulgaria|ChabaBG]]'') ===

AlternativelyTake bus 83 (any of them will get you there, even the express) from Aristotellous Square stop (on Egnatia Street). You want to get off at the Kombo Gerokomeiou exit (Google maps doesnt show the bus stops this far north, but on the opposite side of the highway is a gas station called Derveni Gas S.A.). MAKE SURE you can explain to the bus driver you want to get off [http://gooat this exit.gl/maps/aLQTM Otherwise, he might not get off the highway here] which and the next stop is reported too far to be a better place for cars to stopwalk back from. Stand on the shoulder of the ramp. But there you have There is not a lot of cars going traffic here, so it might take you up to an hour to the Westget a ride, while if you come but I think its worth it because most of the previous stop you will have cars going only towards Polykastro or as far as Bulgaria will get on the borderhighway here.Good luck!

*Update (August '22)Don'I took t take bus 81A from KTEL busstation 83! You have to Agios Athanasios. Got off when it turns from the highway. From there hitched take bus 83B to Polykastro and another ride got me get to the border. At the border asked the car in front of me right place! Taking bus 83 will make you walk for a ride, which got me to Skopje. Standing on long time until teaching the highway there, it was very quiet, but I was very lucky as an Austrian car passed and got me straight to Belgraderamp. January 2011, Lana''

=== South Also, I wasn't so lucky there. I waited a total of 4 hours before I gave up.I think it's better to [[Athens]] ===go to the Shell gas station at 40°41′01.72″N 22°56′28.28″E and ask people. Thumbing on ramps is pretty difficult in Greece.You can take bus 53 until Strophe Oraiokastrou to get to the gas station.

=== North to [[editKilkis]] First of all, it appears greek bus stops do have several names. "25 Martiou" is written on the roadsign but on the bus, it's announced differently. I messed up because of that various times so always be sure to ask the driver to signal your stop. Finding the canteen is a bit of trial and error, but still easily possible. In case you don't find the toll station, from the canteen go right (following the "Athen" roadsign) for about 1,5km to find a small (but picturesque) side stop (August 2017[[Greece]]).===

For those not wanting Basically you need to take a bus or want to hitch closer 2 buses. Very similar to the city (and aren't scared above direction to walk), go to the the A1 motorway going towards Athens. It runs right beside the city centreSofia. Starting from near the train station after walking 2kms you will arrive at the international bus station. From there But this time it's a 6km walk along the motorway to where the E90 highway joins on to the A1 road to Athens. This is a good spot due to the high amount of Turkish trucks coming straight from the border bus #27 / #27a and bypassing the city as well as any traffic coming from the northbus #84 / # 84a. Stand at the end of the onramp where there is a shoulder for traffic to pull over and you You can get a ride to Larissa or even Athenschange buses in two different places.

=== West This way is faster as you don't need to [[Igoumenitsa]] {{E|90}} ===stay on bus #27 so long. Take bus #27 or #27a and get off at Minerva stop in Oreokastrou suburb. If you walk some hundreds of meters from the bus stop where you get off, in the direction the bus was going, you will reach a crossroads and on your left you will see another bus stop. From there you can take bus #84.

Go This way is easier because you don't need to the train stationchange bus stops, which it is also the inner-city bus station. From here, take bus 8 KTEL (way mentioned in the KTEL are the blue and white buses) Northeast to Makedonia bus stationSofia section. From there, you can catch Take the bus #80 to 27 or #27a from the centre the end of the line, then follow motorway signs walking final s top ''Platia Stavroupolis'' (approxStavroupolis square). 2km) to Then at the [[toll station]]. Or rather than taking same place take bus #80, just walk across the road (roundabout) till 84 / #84a and you come to an [['re already on-ramp]] where, according to [[User:Liva|Liva]], is a a pretty good spot to stop carsyour way.

In [[Igoumenitsa]] Stay on bus #84 whilst it passes through 2 villages, Liti and Melissochiori. When it is out of Melissochiori, at one point the bus will cross the road going to Kilkis and you will see signs for Kilkis. When you are at the cross roads you can get press the stop button on the bus and it will stop just after the cross. There is a bus stop there. Then you are at a great spot for hitching a ride with trucks over to Kilkis, Gallikos or even North Macedonia (but not the sea most common way to [[Italy]]Skopje. it is a different border).

=== North-East to [[Sofia]] ([[Bulgaria|BG]]) =Sleep ==

Take Some have had luck asking the bus #27 from the centre to it's final stopgood people at Mikropolis/Micropolis Social Space, where also other buses stop(you need #85)see [http://wikimapia. Then take bus org/#85(A, B or M) and you're already on your waylat=40. Almost any stop of this bus leaves you at a good hitchhiking point, but the nineteenth stop ''21o chiliometro'' (21st kilometre) is on the way to Serres and the Bulgarian border (to Sandansky, Blagoevgrad, Sofia). If you can't explain all this to the driver just ask him to get off at Assirus6360852&lon=22. It'939539&z=17&l=0&m=s a village near the motorway&v=9&show=/13098671/Mikropolis]). When you ask the locals for the motorway use the german word "autobahn" instead of "motorway" or "highway". The road is E79 They were very friendly and it's not a motorway, especially after the border. These city bus tickets could advise on where to squat for 2 rides cost 90 cents (that you don't even have to pay) and take you quite some kilometres out of the city towards all destinationsnight.

[Update: watch out! the ''21o chiliometro'' and probably Assirus spots are not anymore the right spots to go towards Serres and Sofia. There The university campus in Thessaloniki is now just in the Egnatia highway city centre and nobody drives this way and if he does it takes several hours seems to arrive be a perfect place to Serres. Also, sleep in the point where the bus stops used to be a petrol stationyour van/tent/sleeping bag, also no more in use. ]but IT IS NOT!

OPTION 2Take bus 83 It's '''NOT SAFE THERE''' ''(any of them will get you upd.2022)''. The drug business moved there, even the express) from Aristotellous Square stop (on Egnatia Street)as unbelievable as it sounds. You want People selling drugs and fighting over things related to them, passerbys get off at the Kombo Gerokomeiou exit (Google maps doesnt show the bus stops this far north, but on the opposite side of the highway is attacked. If someone has a gas station called Derveni Gas Svan maybe it's okay.A.)But sleeping in a tent or sleeping bag is an invitation to get robbed. MAKE SURE you explain to It's the bus driver you want worst place to get off at this exitsleep, really. OtherwisePlus, he might not get off the highway here and the next stop is too far to walk back starting from. Stand on the shoulder of the ramp. There 2019 it is not a place where a lot of traffic here, so it might take you up immigrants sleep. Police has no right to an hour to get a rideenter that area because of some tragic past, but I think its worth i.e. it because most of the cars going as far as Bulgaria will get on the highway here's ideal place for drug sellers and crime. Good luck!

=== North to [[Kilkis]] ([[Greece]]) =Forest Recreational Center====Basically you need to take 2 buses. Very similar to the above direction to Sofia. But this time it is bus #27 / #27a and bus #84 / # 84a. You can change buses in two different places.

* This way Forest Recreational Center near the Zoo (''Neapoli-Sykies, 554 38'') which is faster as you don't need to stay located on bus #27 so longthe hills above the city can be a solution. Take bus #27 or #27a and get off at Minerva stop in Oreokastrou suburb. If you walk some hundreds However, depending on your choice of meters from the bus stop where you get off"height" of that forest (after highway it becomes more wild, in the direction the bus was going, you will reach before highway it more like a crossroads and on your left you will see another bus stop. From park) there you can take bus #84.* This way be pack of stray dogs which is easier because you don't need to change bus stops, it is the way mentioned in the Northeast to Sofia section. Take the bus #27 or #27a from the centre the the final s top ''Platia Stavroupolis'' (Stavroupolis square). Then at the same place take bus #84 / #84a and you're already on your waynot a good gift.

Stay on bus #84 whilst it passes through 2 villagesHomeless animals are a big problem in the big cities as Thessaloniki or Athens, Liti and Melissochiori. When it is out of Melissochiori, at one point so you better have something to protect yourself from them during the bus will cross the road going to Kilkis and night (get some long sticks near you will see signs for Kilkis). When you Normally they are at the cross roads you can press the stop button on the bus and it will stop just after the cross. There is scared of "throwing a bus stop thererock gesture" because some greeks do that against dogs. Then So, if you are at a great spot for hitching see an unfriendly dog try to pretend taking a ride to Kilkis, Gallikos or even Macedonia (but not rock from the most common way to Skopje. ground - it is a different border)should work for lonely dog.

== Sleep ==There are many hospitality network members in the city, so try your luck there. [[User:Liva|Livas]] had luck once at sleeping in the train station. She asked the people on the train station if she could sleep there even though they where closed at night, and she could!Airport====

Some have had luck asking the good people at Mikropolis/Micropolis Social Space, (see [http://wikimapiaPlace to stay for a short term.org/#lat=40.6360852&lon=22.939539&z=17&l=0&m=s&v=9&show=/13098671/Mikropolis]). They were very friendly and could advise on where to squat It is not closing for the night, so you can always overnight there.

=== Camping ===The university campus We slept at a deserted camping space by the beach in Thessaloniki Ag. Triada, which is just in the city centre really worth a visit. We even made a big fire at night and itdidn's the perfect t disturb anybody. This place to sleep in your van/tent/sleeping bagis about 30km south of Thessaloniki and you can reach it within 1, because it's 5h by bus. From the only green place in the city and because famous ottoman tower take the police are not allowed bus to enter ikea. At the university! There are few guards but don't have last stop ask for the right bus to touch Perea and Ag. Triada. The last bus will pass by the airport and enter a cupple of villages before youget to Triada. It's generally safeAsk for the old camping at the beach, though perhaps not suitable for a single femalelocals will guide you.

It== Public Transport ==Google maps doesn's not t really know how buses work, so safe anymore. The drug business moved there, as unbelievable as it sounds. People selling drugs and fighting over things related they are unable to them, passerbys get attacked.. If someone has a van maybe it's okay. But sleeping you directions from point A to B in a tent or sleeping bag is an invitation to get robbed. It's the worst place to sleep, reallycity. Try Seih SouSo, the forest on the hills above if you want to move inside the city. Or any crowded place using a public transport download special application (''in the center2022 there is an application called "Moovit").

We slept at a deserted camping space by The tickets for the beach buses in Agthe city cost 0. Triada, which is really worth a visit. We even made a big fire at night 80€ and it didn't disturb anybodysometimes 0. This place is about 30km south of Saloniki and you can reach it within 1,5h by bus90€ (0. From the famous ottoman tower take the bus to ikea40€ for students). At the last stop ask 2€ for the bus to Perea and Ag. Triada. The last bus will pass by the airport and enter a cupple of villages before you get to Triada. Ask for the old camping at the beach, locals will guide youroute.

== Public Transport ==The tickets for the buses in the city cost 0.80€ and sometimes 0.90€. Blackriding is possible. If you speak to the controller in a foreign language (showing that you're a tourist, not an illegal immigrant) they'll just leave you alone. If not, they first ask 30 euro for the tax, you say you don't have. Then they ask your id card, you say you donBlackriding''t have it with you and then they'll just give you a paper to note your name and address, where you can write any fake name. Or even simpler you can give your real passport and they are supposed to send you the bill to your countryis possible. It's 100% SURE that risky because there is no chance of recognising controllers before they will notenter the bus, however the very control is rare.

There were big movements Controllers are using civil clothes (they doesn't use a special clothes, they just unzip theirs jackets with controllers badges in the middle of the road, so they already know if you didn't validate your ticket). If you speak to the controller in this city about a foreign language (showing that you're a tourist, not an illegal immigrant) they'll just leave you alone. If not paying , they first ask 30 euro for public transportthe tax, in that case you can say you don't have one. Many people Then they ask your an ID card, you say that you don't pay have it with you and then they'll just give you a paper to note your name and address, where you can write any fake name. Or even simpler you can give your real passport and controls they are raresupposed to send you the bill to your country. Spent a whole month in this city taking buses daily and never got checkedIt's 100% SURE that they will not.

* There were big movements in this city about not paying for public transport. Many people don''On bus #85 the driver asked for tickets before leaving the station, I simply said (t pay and controls are rare. [[User: HHer-Vert|HHer-Vert]] was living in English) that I had no money and where I was goingvery city 5 years, and he let me ride the bus anywaygot controlled only 2-3 times. September 2012, Alnair''

I took one shower in one hospital 500 metres from One even safer option is the television broadcast antennastudent residence. There are three hospitals close to each other Noone here checks who enters. Ever. Even if they see you like a complete stranger with a tons of baggage and I ask you anything, just tried onetell them that you are visiting a friend or whatever. After walking around in the hospital and talking friendly to some nurses I was able you enter, go upstairs to take a shower any floor and shaveyou'll find common baths everywhere. It is located near the swimming pool at the city center. You can enter 24h. May 2012Location on map: https://goo. Lengl/maps/H8WZU   == Free food ==

There Thessaloniki is also perhaps the "national swimming pool" which is open to the public for some hours during only place in the day. Swimmers have to take a shower before entering the pool and nobody checks who enters them, so world where you might grab the chance can eat everyday for a bath there. It is located in the center of the city, near the University. Location on map: https://goofree easily.gl/maps/q9XRl (Jan 2015)

One even safer option ===Fititiki Leshi (Φοιτητική Λέσχη) upd:2022=== Next to the campus of Aristotle University, Egnatia street, after the crossroad with 3rd September street there is the student residenceuniversity canteen. Noone here checks who enters(''Address: Egnatia, Thessaloniki 546 36, Greece''). EverAsk anybody for ''fititiki leschi''. Even if they see There you like can find a complete stranger with a tons of baggage free full meal three times per day: 8.00-10.00, 12.00-15.00 and ask 18.00-20.00. These free meals are provided for the university students, but even if you anything're not one, just tell them that you are visiting a friend or whatever. After you enter, go upstairs don't have to any floor pay and youdon'll find common baths everywhere. It is located near the swimming pool at the city center. You can enter 24h. Location on map: https://goo.gl/maps/H8WZU t have to show a student ID or any document (jan 2015but due to cobtrol re-enforcement you could be asked for your ID).

== Free food ==Thessaloniki is perhaps the only place in the world where To avoid control you can eat everyday for free easily. Next need to the campus be a part of Aristotles universitya big crowd which is hard to control, Egnatia street, after therefore try to be there during the crossroad with 3rd September street there is most crowded time (normally the university canteenbeginning of opening) and you won't be controlled. Ask anybody for Another 'life-hack'fititiki leschi''/φοιτητική λέσχη. There that you can find a free full meal twice a day. 12.00-15.00 and 18.00-20.00. These free meals are provided use if you have been asked for your ID is to tell that you just started to study greek language for the university students, but even if and youdon're not onet own by now any proof of that (there are a lot of foreign students who really study greek for that reason, you and yes - they don't have to pay any proof in the beginning). It is harder during the weekends (or holidays) because there are less people and have no crowd, so if you don't have to show a student look suspicious you can be asked for an ID or any document.  Just follow the queue, take the food and eat it. There's never any checks. There's nothing to be afraid of, just try to look more or less like a student. Only disadvantage is that it is closed on weekends, summer holidays and not-working days for the university in general. Picture of the building [http://www.makthes.gr/filestore/modules/news/68918/lesxi.jpg here]. Alternative entrance: when you are there look to your right. At the end of the grass there is a stair case, you can go up directly to the dining hall (if it's opened, if it's not you can knock or wave through the door to another student, normally they will let you in). ''There is another option (easy in the morning, otherwise is more difficult):'' ===Alfa foititiki estia (Α' φοιτητική εστία):===Your aim is the same - free student food from student canteen, however now you are going to search it directly in canteen of student's dorms. There is no control at the entrance of student's dorms. The restaurant is located on the first floor, at the left side from the big marble stairs. The doors are opened at the meal time.  You can find it by following ''address: Stilponos Kiriakidi 17, Thessaloniki 546 36, Greece'' The best way is to be hosted there by any student through hosting application or ask some students living there to help you get the dinner (regularly even if you cannot get main dish they provide you orangers or apples which no one takes). If you cannot find a student helping you, you can try get some food by your own, follow this instruction:

Alternative entrance : when you - They are there look to your right. At the end of the grass there is a stair casecontroling IDs only during day time and evening time, you can go up directly to the dining hall.I don't think you really need this because so it's very is easy to enter trough get there in the morning (8 a.m - 10 a.m). In the main doormorning there are almost no people eating, so staff is really bored of checking IDs or is even absent.

This might not - Take the trey with food and go eat as all do at the table. Don't be true any moresuspicious, have heard that this year they started checking for you are a student passnow. Many students doesn't really eat there, they are taking food away which they can physically take out and leave the dorms. You can do the same.

* You're right, since September 2010 they started checking- Normally control-staff are crossing out the numbers on the paper. Each student has his own number on ID-card and he tells it in the moment of entering. But donIt't s another strategy of pretending to be scareda student: you tell random number in greek language (p.e. 103 = ekato tria, 25 - ikosi pende, 207 = diakosa epta, just ignore themetc), so they donwill cross it out. Don't insist! Myselfworry, although I have a student cardstudents rarely take morning breakfast, I refuse to show it, many students do so out of solidarity. Tidy looks always helpyou are not "eating someone's food in his place".

* Actually - In the end, if you did not get any food, you are desperate and frustrated, you can try to tell staff that you are an adventurer, they donare pretty understanding. They will give you food anyway if you came in the restaurant't check any mores closing time (10 a.m; 2. Barely anyone was showing their IDs when they started checking so they gave up30 p. Nobody cares nowm & 9 p. Go early if you want choice of foodsm). Sometimes they run out of the nicest meal or of the dessert and There are always extra food, which they give you the other one and an orange instead of the baklava or rice puddingto random people. You can easily Just ask for seconds and thirds.