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To Option #2 : a smaller peage but maybe easier to reach (I had to get to there because there were policemen and higway employees at the large péage where all main one), from the traffic in this direction must stopsubway station La Vache, take the metro line Bbus 69 toward Bruguières, get off at the then stop "La vache" then get the bus 60 or 69 and get off at "Laparrou". Near Pont rouge, you'll need to this bus stop there is the small dead-end street "Impasse des Horticulteurs"walk a few hundred meters, at cross the end of which bridge and you can see the 'll be at Saint Jory's peage behind the tall metal fence and there is a rail gate on the right hand side. Just beside the gate, you will see I got a net fence has been tramped down. Go through it and climb ride to the top of the mound and jump over another net fence, you then can walk down the slope and along the edge lane to the peage directlyAgen waiting just a few minutes.
Second opinion Option #3: you can walk to the entrance of the "périphérique" (ring road) at Pont Jumeaux as well (10mns walk from metro Canal du Midi), there are 2 traffic lights there. Easy to go there (plus standing at the péage might be forbidden), nice spot, but took me like 1 hour to get a ride, both times. Option #4: REALLY EASY. A really good idea is to take the metro to Balma Gramont, from there, 5 min away there is a ramp entrance to the "périphérique", a lots of cars go in that direction, cars can easily see you and stop, you can find people going torwards Bordeaux(A62) Montauban/Paris(A20) or Albi (A68). I've hitchhiked several times there any day any time of year and sometimes I've not been alone, there are often other hitchhikers going out Notrh from Toulouse there (especially during the summer). The big advantage is that you'll get there really easily, compared to the time it takes you to go to the péages, and if the person that stops isn't going in your direction they can always leave you at a péage. So if you're heading anywhere North of Toulouse you can think of starting at Balma.
First, take metro line B in the direction ''Ramonville'' to the very last stop. Then you can get to the péage :
* '''on foot''', is about 30 minutes walking (3km). Turn left at the traffic circle just out the metro station. Follow the ''autoroute/Montpellier'' signs until the entrance of the motorway (you should find cardboard there) the péage is only 2km further.
* '''by busOption 1''', get directly Take metro line B in the 79 ([http://wwwdirection ''Ramonville'' to the very last stop.tisseo.fr/sites/default/files/Tisseo_ete79web.pdf PDF with Then,*hitch from the route park and ride parking lot, asking people to bring you to the péage or to the timetables of first service area, Toulouse-sud, 25 km further, or*hitch from the bus 79]) Get off roundabout: turn left at the bus stop traffic circle just out the metro station. Follow the ''autoroute/Montpellier'' or ''CommerceCarcassonne''. At signs to the traffic circle in front entrance of you, turn the motorway; it's the first exit on the right and cross a fast road (not of the motorway though) then second roundabout, or*get to the péage '''on a bridge above a canal. There foot''': the -péage is a gate at only 2km further than the end of roundabout. '''Option 2: Canal du Midi near the bridge you might have Jardin du Grand Rond''' This street leads directly to climb but so far, it was openthe highway A61. You can see wait next to the small bridge over the canal, there's a bus-stop so cars can easily stop. From here you can get to the rest station 5 km after the big péage, from where you can continue towards the Mediterranean. This is the fastest way for cars getting from the centre on the higyway, so there's always a lot of traffic. [httphttps://goo.gl/maps/ucu74XVUdTHMn1eX7 go to this point from Ferme Pédagogique de Cinquante (Maps)] '''Option 3''' There is a small [https://www.hitchwikiopenstreetmap.org/?lat#map=19/43.54602858169725&lng=59418/1.501157283782959&zoom=17&trip=0&view=0 map39711 petrol station on the highway]in town, before the split towards either Andorra or Carcassonne. [[User:phlyming|Phlyming]] found To get there, you can take Linéo 3 or bus 67 to Pont Rocade, walk across the gate too high highway and turn right immediately, or Linéo 2 to climb over for normal people Castanet. There's not heaps of traffic, and much of it was easier to directly walk along the edge lane onto the interchange bridge stays in the northtown, follow the direction but it's definitely possible to A61 and get to péagerides in either of the major directions.
A few kilometers About 20 kilometres after the péage the motorway splits, with most traffic going on to Montpellier and no .The best way is to get to drop the rest station 5 kilometres after the péage. There youcan continue searching for drivers. Therefore a A sign reading ''direction Foix'' is essentialcan be useful.<br />
There is a toll gate near the small town of Roques, on the highway A64 direction Tarbes/Pau/Bayonne
Catch the red Metro to Baso Cambo (last stop) then bus line 50 from Baso Cambo to Roques Acacias (last stop) (buses every 30min at the most, careful not all line 50 buses go to Acacias!)
From the stop, carry on in the direction the bus came from, through a small lot, following the sound of the motorway (you can hear it). After a while you have to climb over a small grassy hump, and you arrive on a route nationale, paralel to the motorway, and from the top of the hump you can see the toll gate in the distance. Walk along the nationale to your right, you'll arrive at a roundabout, go left, over the bridge that crosses the motorway, you're now on the right side, follow the motorway to the toll gate. If no cops are around and you feel lucky you can hitch from the inter-lane spaces (effective but illegal...) or otherwhise go to the small service-area just behind (no petrol pumps but people do stop occasionaly, and you can always wave a thumb at passing cars).
== Public transport ==There is a toll gate near the small town of Roques, on the highway A64 direction Tarbes/Pau/Bayonne. Take the red Metro to Baso Cambo (last stop) then bus line 50 from Baso Cambo to Roques Acacias (last stop) (buses every 30min at the most, careful not all line 50 buses go to Acacias!) Even though From the stop, walk in the direction the bus came from, through a small lot, following the sound of the motorway (you can hear it). After a while you have to climb over a small grassy knoll, and you arrive on a ''route nationale''s hard , parallel to get the motorway, and from the top of the hump you can see the toll gate in the metro without ticketdistance. Walk along the ''route nationale'' to your right until you arrive at a roundabout. Go left, over the bridge that crosses the motorway, you're now on the right side, follow the motorway to the toll gate. If no cops are around and you feel lucky you can hitch from the inter-lane spaces (effective but illegal...) or otherwise go to the small service-area just behind (no petrol pumps but people do stop occasionally, and you can always wave a thumb at passing cars). Other Option:Take bus 58 from Basso-Cambo to "Centre de détention" (there are not many so check the schedules, but some terminates only at "Seysse maison d'arrêt" or "Seysse Gay", it also works but the walk will be longer). From there walk 10min to the entrance of the motorway https://goo.gl/maps/b9bkxUH2xqB2 . All the traffic that wants to avoid the toll (péage) will enter here as the motorway becomes free and there is a good place to stop for the cars. You can easily find a lift to know the petrol station 20km down or further away. === Towards [[Auch]], N124 ===There is a spot at the [[roundabout]] just in front on the Purpan Hospital (a bunch of public transport stop there). == Metro ==If you are on a low budget: The security at the entry of the metro stations is watching for people who enter, that they validate their tickets . Even if they are valid during 1 hour after there you can ask them friendly if they let you enter without ticket as you don't have much money. Worked with me 3 of 4 times, basically outside the very centre of the first punchcity. That means trash bins In the centre they are full of valid tickets ;)more strict and you need to be careful when you change the lines there. == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == * [http[nomad:Toulouse]] [[trash://www.tisseo.fr/se-deplacer/horaires| TimetablesToulouse]]
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→The Péage towards the East/South-East (Carcassonne, Narbonne, Perpignan, Montpellier) A61
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'''Toulouse''' is a city in the South West of southwest [[France]].
Several motorways meet at Toulouse so it's a great place to change routes if your driver is no longer going the same way as you. Toulouse's bypass is complicated, so try to change vehicles at a [[péage]] when entering the motorway. If you change at the exit péage before entering the Toulouse bypass a lot of passing traffic won't be going the same way as you.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== North towards [[Bordeaux]], [[Agen]], [[Limoges]], [[Paris]] {{E|9}} {{E|72}} A62 ===
Option #1: to get directly to the toll (''péage'') starting the highway A62. From the metro station "La Vache" (Metro line 2), take the bus 29/60/69/105, get off at "Lapin", walk ahead (on Avenue de Front) for about 75 meters and take the first left (Chemin du Lapin) until you reach a pedestrian bridge. From there you can jump across a small barrier, get in something that looks like a small abandoned field and walk along ahead for about 100 meters. You'll see a one-way northbound motorway connection road to what will become the péage after about 500 meters. You want to walk along that portion, staying as much as possible on the right side of the safety barrier (not very dangerous actually, but if the police see you, they won't stop to annoy you). In my opinion (Hertinek, aka Uncle_Franek), this is the ultimate option to hitch north out of Toulouse. I've lived in the area almost all my life, and have experienced many different spots. Today I always use this one. Two busstops after "Lapin" you can leave the bus at stop "Lapparou" as well, walk ahead 50 meters, turn left Impasse des Horticulteurs at the end of which you will find a red wall and fence which you need to climb over, which is probably possible as the fence is damaged - this way you are only a few meters from the péage, which then saves you from walking along the motorway for half a kilometer.
=== Northeast, towards [[Albi]] A68 ===
Take metro line B to stop Borderouge, then change bus 40 or 73 or walk to stop Atlanta. Just walk along the Route d'Albi to the road sign post before the road splits to ramp onto A62 and hitch with a sign. The passing traffic goes to Albi via D888 or A68.
=== The [[Péage]] towards the East/South-East (Carcassonne, Narbonne, Perpignan, Montpellier) A61===
==== Towards [[Carcassonne]], [[Montpellier]], [[Barcelona]] ([[Spain]]) ====
Most of the cars are going this way, you should get a ride in a few minutes. The Raimonville metro station (line B) is very close to one of the roundabouts that lead to the highway (A61). Otherwise, the first toll of the highway is 30 minutes walking from there and offers higher chances.
==== Towards [[Foix]], [[Andorra]] ====
If the driver is not going all the way to Foix or Andorra, he might be able to drop you off at the péage ''Pamiers'', from which one can easily continue on.
==== Towards [[Tarbes]], [[Pau]], [[Bayonne]] on highway A64 ====
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