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'''Toulouse''' (in Occitan: ''Tolosa'') is a city in the South West of southwestern [[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.
== Hitching Out ==<map lat='43.6186793498257' lng='1.429595947265625' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/>=== Northwards [[Bordeaux]], [[Agen]], [[Limoges]], [[Paris]] =Hitchhiking out ==
Option #4: REALLY EASY. A few kilometers after really good idea is to take the peage the autoroute splitsmetro to Balma Gramont, from there, with most traffic going on 5 min away there is a ramp entrance to Montpellier. Therefore a sign reading the "Montpellierpériphérique" , 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 "Foix" 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 essentialthat 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.
'''Option 1'''
Take metro line B in the direction ''Ramonville'' to the very last stop. Then,
*hitch from the park and ride parking lot, asking people to bring you to the péage or to the first service area, Toulouse-sud, 11 km further, or
*hitch from the roundabout: turn left at the traffic circle just out the metro station. Follow the ''autoroute/Montpellier'' or ''Carcassonne'' signs to the entrance of the motorway; it's the first exit on the right of the second roundabout, or
*get to the péage '''on foot''': the -péage is only 2km further than the roundabout.
'''Option 2: Canal du Midi near the Jardin du Grand Rond'''
This street leads directly to the highway A61. You can 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. [https://goo.gl/maps/ucu74XVUdTHMn1eX7 go to this point from Ferme Pédagogique de Cinquante (Maps)]
'''Option 3'''
There is a small [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/43.59418/1.39711 petrol station on the highway] in town, before the split towards either Andorra or Carcassonne. To get there, you can take Linéo 3 or bus 67 to Pont Rocade, walk across the highway and turn right immediately, or Linéo 2 to Castanet. There's not heaps of traffic, and much of it stays in town, but it's definitely possible to get rides in either of the major directions.
==== 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]] ====
About 20 kilometres after the péage the motorway splits, with most traffic going on to Montpellier.
The best way is to get to the rest station 5 kilometres after the péage. There you can continue searching for drivers. A sign reading ''direction Foix'' can be useful.<br />
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 {{AutorouteFR|64}} ===
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!)
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'', parallel to the motorway, and from the top of the hump you can see the toll gate in the distance. 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 the petrol station 20km down or further away.
You can also walk directly from the Metro station Basso Cambo or even better Bellefontaine to the highway entrance. From there, you can find a ride to the péage. Even cars exiting the motorway before the ''péage'' to go to Roques or Muret will be able to drop you on the ''route nationale'' very close to the péage.
=== 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 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 city. In the centre they are more strict and you need to be careful when you change the lines there.
== Wild camping ==
You can pitch a tent north of the soccer field on the Pech-David hill south of Toulouse. If you come from the south, you can ask drivers to drop you on route d'Espagne and take the cable car to Hôpital Rangueil - Louis Lareng. You will find drinkable water from the fountains of the parc on your way to the place.
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