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'''Warsaw''' (Polish: ''Warszawa'') is the capital and largest city of [[Poland]]. While hitching out, in or just passing through during rush hour can take a bit longer, because there are traffic jams everywhere.
''''Due to ongoing constructions for the 2nd metro line all over the city many tram lines have changed their routes. [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en Check] if the lines mentioned below really exist and go where they are supposed to go to.''''
=== West towards [[Poznań]], [[Berlin]], '''Option #1: S8 onramp ([[Germany]]busstop) {{National Road Number Poland|92}} {{E|30}} ===Warszawa-Powązkowska'''
There are several options to hitch out of Warsaw in western directionTake bus 103, 122, 180, 186 or 409 and get off at '''Gen. Maczka''' (Note: bus stops only on request here!). Hitch right from the option you choose depends on your location bus stop where bus 186 in final direction ''Szczęśliwice'' stops. Holding a sign A2 makes the difference to get the city ride out. The S8 starts here and your personal preferenceseventually changes into the A2 to [[Łódź]]. [http://goo.gl/maps/kizfT Streetview here].
'''Option #1: S8 onramp Warszawa Zachód''' Next bigger rest stop on the A2 highway is in Biskupice - MOP Brwinów Południe.
This option involves '''Option #2: A2 highway service station MOP Brwinów Południe / Mcdonalds''' (Opposite side of higway are some lakes. Search maps for Wake Family Brwinów) Ride a train to railway station ''Brwinów''. When you walk down the stairs of the least walking platform turn right and walk direction north. The road is first called Rynek, later Biskupica, and the road number is quite close to 720. Keep following it until you pass the A2 with a tunnel, then take the city centre first road left and follow it until the western districtsservice station. The distance to walk is about 3.5 km.Google maps [https://www.google.lv/maps/place/Lotos/@52. To get there you have two different possibilities1555185,20.6843505,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x0b81cddde3d7575f link here]
[[FileAlternative way:E77.jpg|thumb|alt=E77 road bus 743 from Cmentarz Wolski ''[[E77]]''.]]till Wolica Plochocina end stop and than walk to Biskupice 5 km (look a bus stop list some buses goes to other final stop)
'''#2:''' Especially during rush hour, there is a faster way to get to the on-ramp at the A2: Take This option involves the ''KM3'' train in direction of [[Łowicz]] or [[Sochaczew]] (sometimes only going to [[Błonie]]) least walking and get of at the station ''Gołąbki''. From the pedestrian crossing over the tracks you can already spot the highway's noise barrier to the north-west. Follow the road on the northern side of the train station is quite close to the north, turn right at the next crossing city centre and the road should lead you through an under-bridge under the highway after a couple of minuteswestern districts. After, To get there you cross the road and arrive at the on-ramp described under ''#1''. The whole walk is around 1,5km. You can take the trains from platform #3 at ''Warszawa Śródmieście'' which is next to the Central Station, but '''not''' the same! It is more East of the Central Station and South to the Palace of Culture and Science. Have a look at the timetables and have two different stations from where to take the trains on [httppossibilities://www.mazowieckie.com.pl/site.php5/Show/132.html the website], since they run often just one or two times in an hour.Tickets cost probably a few zlotys, make sure you buy one before entering the train (alternatively you can buy one in the train in the first car).
This option B. Especially during rush hour, there is best when a faster way to get to the on-ramp at the A2: Take the ''KM3'' train in direction of [[Łowicz]] or [[Sochaczew]] (sometimes only going to [[Błonie]]) and get of at the station ''Gołąbki''. From the pedestrian crossing over the tracks you have can already spot the highway's noise barrier to get from the north-west. Follow the road on the northern districts side of the city train station to the north, turn right at the next crossing and the road should lead you through an under-bridge under the highway after a good spotcouple of minutes. There's no walking involvedAfter, you'll be able to get out of cross the bus road and start hitching right away!arrive at the on-ramp described under ''#1''. The whole walk is around 1,5km.
Take bus 103, 122, 180, 186 or 409 and get off You can take the trains from platform #3 at '''Gen. MaczkaWarszawa Śródmieście''' (Note: bus stops only on request here!). Hitch right from the bus stop where bus 186 in direction ''Szczęśliwice'' stops. Holding a sign A2 makes the difference which is next to get the ride out. The S8 starts here and eventually changes into the A2 to [[Poznań]]. [http://goo.gl/maps/kizfT Streetview here].Central Station
From Warszawa Śródmieście railway Take the bus from metro station take a "KM1" in direction of [[Grodzisk Mazowiecki]] and get out after 30 minutes at Wilanowska to the stop '''Żołny'Brwinów''(lines 319, 709, 715, 727, 739). When Then go back a bit to the direction you walk down arrived under the stairs overpass and turn left. There is a place where a lot of the platform turn right and walk direction northsouthern inhabitants of Warsaw go to A2. The road There is first called Rynek, later Biskupica, and an unused bus stop on the road number highway entrance. There is 720enough space to stop a truck. Keep following it until The drivers will come around the bend, but if you pass stay at the end of the A2 with bus stop they will go slow enough and they will have much time to see you and stop. It is a tunnelgreat place to catch direct car to Łódź, then take to Poznań or even Gdańsk you can change on the first road left service station (MOP) Nowosady (there are Burger King and follow it until Shell gas station), if the service station. The distance driver comes to Łódź and you want to walk go west or north it is about 3.5 km. Google maps [https://www.google.lv/maps/place/Lotos/@52.1555185,20important to left before A1 and A2 junction.6843505,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x0b81cddde3d7575f link here] '''Option #45: The old National road / longer traveling time since you cross many villages92 slower option'''
From the stop ''Janki'', note that the road splits. The road going east (left) is national road 7 (E77) where you can hitch towards Kielce, Radom and Kraków. Using a large sign can be very effective.
[[File:WarsawA good place to hitch from near the bus stop ''Dzierżoniowska'' (you need to press STOP for that busstop). To get here, either take bus 114 from metro ''Młociny'' in the direction ''Młociny-WroclawUKSW'', or take bus 181 from the metro station ''Plac Wilson'' in the direction ''Cmentarz Północny''. Once you get off the bus at ''Dzierżoniowska'', you can see the main road going north and there are several places to stand.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Spot Best is trafic lights next to McDonald. === Northeast towards [[Białystok]], [[WrocławKaunas]] (in front of Festo building) [[Lithuania]]) {{National Road Number Poland|S8}} {{E|67}} === Highway S8 in and around Warsaw is now complete and open for traffic
A good place to hitch from near the bus stop ''Dzierżoniowska'Option 1'(you need to press STOP for that busstop). To get here, either take bus 114 from metro ''Młociny'' in the direction ''Młociny-UKSW'', or take bus 181 from the metro station ''Plac Wilson'' in the direction ''Cmentarz Północny''. Once you get off the bus at ''Dzierżoniowska'', you can see the main road going north and there are several places to stand Best is traficlights next to McDonald).Best stops betwen Warsaw - Olsztyn :(dont agree for Płońsk) Glinojeck (on roundbound), Mława, Nidzica (on trafic lights cross),
=== Northeast Go to the metro station Dworzec Wileński and from there take bus 738 bus till stop Cmentarz and walk back and a bit forward on road 8 / 629 towards [[Białystok]], [[Kaunas]] ([[Lithuania]]) {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}} ===Bialystok after some disctance this road joins a S8 highway.
[[File:Warsaw-lt.jpg|thumb|alt=Warsaw out ''[[W]]''.]]First bigger rest stop on S8 highway is MOP Małopole
Go to the metro station Ratusz Arsenał Also there are some small lakes and from there take bus 738 towards Os. Victoria or bus 718 towards Czarna Struga. The buses also stop at Dworzec Wileński at the bus stop beside the big clock on the commercial building next to the Carrefour super market. You can also take both buses from Dw. Wilenska (next nice place to the shopping center) on the other side of the river. The ride takes about one hour.camp overnight
Best option bus 738 can take you further out of the city, once bus turns out of highroad get off at the stop Ceglana and walk back a couple of hundred meters and turn left Stara street . You will get on E67 highroad (see picture). Also there is a small but rather busy petrol station. [[User:ronaldsnb|Ron]] has used this place instead of thumbing a few times and never waited more than 30 minutes.
Or from Central Railway Station (''Dworzec Centralny') or from metro station ''Politechnika''You can swim in Lake Czerniakowskie, take bus 502 to the last stationDziekanowskie Lake, ''Stara Miłosna''. From here walk to the intersection ''Szosa Brzeska'', then turn right and walk 500 m to the aforementioned stop ''Szosa Lubelska''.Zegrzyńskie Lake
=== East towards [[Siedlce]], [[Brest (Belarus)|Brest]] ([[Belarus]]) {{National Road Number Poland|2}} {{E|30}} ===
Get to the station ''Szosa Lubelska'' (see above). Try to hitch right from the bus stop at Szosa Brzeska.== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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== Money-saving Tips ==
* Internet cafe for free: at the Univerisity of Warsaw main campus (adress: Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28) there is situated free of charge internet cafe for students, but none will check your ID. Internet cafe is located in old library building vis a vis main entrance on the 2nd floor. Printing up to 10 pages is for free. It is open from 08:15 to 20:45. Please be polite:)
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'''Warsaw''' (Polish: ''Warszawa'') is the capital and largest city of [[Poland]].
You can cross city very fast by using public transport. Check public transport lines at bus and tram stations.
== Hitching out Out == === West towards [[Łódź]], [[Poznań]], [[Berlin]], ([[Germany]]) {{National Road Number Poland|A2}} {{National Road Number Poland|S2}} {{National Road Number Poland|92}} ===
'''Option #13:S8 onramp Warszawa Zachód'''Take the tram 8, 10, 26 direction ''Os. Górczewska'' and get off at ''Ciepłownia Wola''. There you can get in the bus 713 and get off at '''''Mory''''' (The first stop on public transport zone 2 (''strefa II'')). Walk back around 200m in the direction your bus came from, until the on-ramp of the A2. Or go up by the ramp to highway E77 , little bit further there wil be separate zone where cars can stop. Highroad patrol won’t disturb you because here the bahn A2 doesn’t start yet. Better hold big sign A2!
A. Take the tram 8, 10, 26 direction ''Os. Górczewska'Option #' and get off at ''Ciepłownia Wola''. There you can get in the bus 713 and get off at '''''Mory''''' (The first stop on public transport zone 2: S8 onramp (busstop) Warszawa-Powązkowska''strefa II'' )). Walk back around 200m in the direction your bus came from, until the on-ramp of the A2 snd hitchike there
'''Option #34: A2 service station Brwinów (very good option)S2 bus stop on the entry to bypass from southern part of the city'''
If you wish to take the old main road DK92 (not advisable if you want to travel fast...) you can use a place which takes a bit more time to reach:
When you get out at the station in ''Ożarów Mazowiecki'' (make sure you keep an eye out for the correct station, Ożarów Mazowiecki only has one sign at the end of the station) just leave the station to the right (facing away from Warsaw) and follow Marii Konopnickiej Street until you reach a bigger street, Poznańska (about 500m). Another few hundred meters to the East you will find a bus stop with plenty of space to stop (it's across the street from the church). It's just one lane, cars are going quite slow and you avoid a great deal of local traffic out of Warsaw. Even though this is the old main road to the West and some drivers (especially trucks) take it to avoid the highway fees, it will probably take longer than using the highway.
=== South towards [[Radom]], [[Kielce]], [[Kraków]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}} ===
Get tram 7, 9, 35 from the city centre e.g ''Aleje Jerozolimskie'', ''Warszawa Centralna'' (Main Train Station), ''Centrum'' (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska''''' and get off at the last stop. Then, take bus 707, 728, 807 ('''not''' 715) to ''Janki'', or bus N88, 706 or 807 to ''Plac Szwedzki'' (a stop near ''Janki'' and in front of an IKEA store) and walk back to the stop ''Janki''. From the stop ''Janki'', note that the road splits. The Aleja Krakowska road going left will cointinue on E77 highway. Place next to Aleja Krakowska street 5 has nice place to hitchike. Using a large sign can be very effective. As for 2020, there's new piece of S8 expressway, which goes around Janki. You can go to '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska''''' as mentioned before. From there take bus 721 in direction of ''Kosów'' or 728 towards ''Złotokłos''. You can go out on stop ''Sękocin Las'' (Second one, after the crossing & joining with main road. There are two stops with same name, if you get out on first, right one is ~100m further). There's some forest if you want to sleep, but not a lot of lights for after sunlight. You can also go further to stop ''Wygoda'' and try on road or gas station there.
=== Southwest towards [[Wrocław]] {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}}, [[Łódź]] {{National Road Number Poland|72}}, [[Katowice]] {{National Road Number Poland|1}} {{E|75}} ===
'''Note:Option 1''' ''As of November 2015, the S8 express road towards Piotrków Trybunalski is under reconstruction. Drivers going to Łódź, will most probably prefer the A2 highway to Poznań (see above). The old hitch-hiking spot at Janki doesn't exist anymore as the road has been closed. If you're going towards Wrocław or Katowice, follow the directions below, just be aware that the conditions will be changing with the progress of road construction.''
Get tram 7, or 9 , 35 from the city centre e.g ''Aleje Jerozolimskie'', ''Warszawa Centralna'' (Main Train Station), ''Centrum'' (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska''''' and get off at the last stop. Then, take bus 703707, 728, 807 to ''Janki'', 733 or 711. Look for a good hitching spot from the bus stop called "Paszków". The bus will use a service road pararell to the highway. As for November 2015N88, the traffic is redirected onto the service road just after "Paszków" bus stop due 706 or 807 to construction works, making it ''Plac Szwedzki'' (a perfect spot.If you donstop near ''Janki''t find any good spot before the town and in front of Nadarzyn, get off at "Poniatowskiego" (703) or "Warszawska" (711an IKEA store) and walk ~500m back to the main stop ''Janki''. From the stop ''Janki'', note that the road splits. The Mszczonowska road going right will cointinue on S8 highway. The spot shouldn't Place next to Mszczonowska street 9 has nice place to hitchike. Using a large sign can be too badvery effective. If you '''Option 2''re on 733 you're luckier - it continues past Nadarzyn, get off at "Rusiec" or "AMIC Energy gas station / MOP Urzut". The whole journey takes about 1h from the city centre. rest stop ''' There should be is a AMIC Energy gas station / MOP Urzut rest stop about 25kms past 5 km after Nadarzyn, so if you're driver is not going in town. Get by bus 733 to the desired direction, you can get of there bus stop Urzut and find someone to take you where you're going. For updated public transport information, check jakdojade.pl [http://jakdojade.pl/]walk 1 km forward
=== North and northwest towards [[Gdańsk]] {{National Road Number Poland|7}} {{E|77}}, [[Olsztyn]] {{National Road Number Poland|51}} and [[Toruń]], [[Bydgoszcz]] {{National Road Number Poland|10}} ===
'''Option 2''' Roundbout S8 / national road 629 on ramp Bus 738 jump out once 412 from Dworzec Wileński till Wolności (3 stops). There is also a Shell fuel station (Piłsudskiego 2) with space next to it. A bit back is Geodezyjna bus turns left out stop where you may try to hitchike. Better have sign Bialystok. '''Option 3''' - A2 highway service station BEFORE Warsaw - MOP Brwinów Południe / Mcdonalds (Opposite side of higway are some lakes. Search maps for Wake Family Brwinów) Ride a train to railway station Brwinów. When you walk down the stairs of highroad the platform turn right and you walk back to direction north. The road is first called Rynek, later Biskupica, and the main road where number is 720. Keep following it until you can hitch at come the bus stopA2 highway and before it turn left. The suburbs of the city distance to walk is about 3 km Alternative way: bus 743 from Cmentarz Wolski till Wolica Plochocina end here stop and it’s a perfect place for hitchhiking: than walk to Biskupice 5 km (look a bus stop behind traffic lights. Also you can go 20 minutes forward and there is better spots. list some buses goes to other final stop)
=== Southeast towards [[Lublin]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine]]) {{National Road Number Poland|17}} {{E|372}} ===
From Central Railway Station ('''''Dworzec Centralny'''') get on tram 9, 24 direction ''Gocławek'' and get off at '''''Plac Szembeka''''' stop, from there, go trough the street, and bus stop in this same direction (east) is on the second side of the street. Get bus 704, 720, 722, 730 and get off at the '''''Szosa Lubelska'''''. Hitch right from the bus stop at ''Szosa Lubelska'' street. Or from Central Railway Station Dworzec Centralny or from metro station ''Politechnika'', take bus 502 to the last station, ''Stara Miłosna''. From here walk to the intersection ''Szosa Brzeska'', then turn right and walk 500 m to the aforementioned stop ''Szosa Lubelska''. ''Wał Miedzyszynski - Bronowska Street'' intersection is also quite a good spot. === East towards Siedlce, [[Brest (Belarus)|Brest]] ([[Belarus]]) {{National Road Number Poland|2}} {{E|30}} === Get to the station Szosa Lubelska (see above). Try to hitch right from the bus stop at Szosa Brzeska. == Money-saving Tips == Internet cafe for free: at the Univerisity of Warsaw main campus (adress: Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28) there is situated free of charge internet cafe for students, but none will check your ID. Internet cafe is located in old library building vis a vis main entrance on the 2nd floor. It is open from 08:15 to 20:45. Please be polite:) == Wild Camping == Vysla river ''Wild camping'' with tents not far from Central bus station/railway - go to Świętokrzyski Bridge cross it and turn left on the first road Wybrzeże Szczecińskie. Walk one minute and you will spot downhill to side of river with the flat land and small hill with big tree camp on opposite side of the tree. Thats nice place noone see you from the road above. Also its on the other side of bus station Most Świętokrzyski 03 (buses 102, 162, N14, N64 stops here). Also a riverbank there looks promising for tent camping [[File:W-camping.jpg]] There are several large '''squats''' in Warsaw. You will find the Skłot Przychodnia on Skorupki 6. There's another one called Serena.
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