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''Need help for good spot - '''parking/rest area on A2/E30 highroad''' [https://www.google.lv/maps/place/Lotos/@52.1555185,20.6843505,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x0b81cddde3d7575f google maps link] can someone find and add information how to get there''
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''Need help for good spot - '''parking/rest area on A2/E30 highroad''' [https://www.google.lv/maps/place/Lotos/@52.1555185,20.6843505,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x0b81cddde3d7575f google maps link] can someone find and add information how to get there. Seems like bus 720 goes to Biskupice town...''
  
  

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Warsaw
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Information
Country:
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Poland
Voivodeship:
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Masovian (Voivodeship)
Population: 1 709 781
Licence plate: WA, WB, WD, WE, WF, WH, WI,

WJ, WK, WN, WT, WU, WW, WX, WY

Major roads: A 2S8, S2, S79
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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.

You can cross city very fast by using public transport. Check public transport lines at bus and tram stations.

'Due to ongoing constructions for the 2nd metro line all over the city many tram lines have changed their routes. Check if the lines mentioned below really exist and go where they are supposed to go to.'

Hitching out

West towards Poznań, Berlin, (Germany) 2 E 30

There are several options to hitch out of Warsaw in western direction, and the option you choose depends on your location in the city and your personal preferences.


Need help for good spot - parking/rest area on A2/E30 highroad google maps link can someone find and add information how to get there. Seems like bus 720 goes to Biskupice town...


Option #1: E77 highroad

This option involves the least walking and is quite close to the city centre and the western districts. To get there you have two different possibilities:

E77 road E77.

#1: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 new A2. 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.


#2: Especially during rush hour, there is a faster way to get to the on-ramp at the A2: Take the KM3 (short for Kolej Mazowieckie) 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 can already spot the highway's noise barrier to the north-west. Follow the road on the northern side of the 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 couple of minutes. After, 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 different stations from where to take the trains on 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).

Option #2: On-Ramp Warszawa-Powązkowska

This option is best when you have to get from the northern districts of the city to a good spot. There's no walking involved, you'll be able to get out of the bus and start hitching right away!

Take bus 103, 122, 180, 186 or 409 and get off at Gen. Maczka (Note: bus stops only on request here!). Hitch right from the bus stop where bus 186 in direction Szczęśliwice stops. Holding a sign with A2 might help to avoid inner city traffic. The S8 starts here and eventually changes into the A2 to Poznań. Streetview here.

Option #3: The old road / longer traveling time since you cross many villages

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:

Like in Option #1.2 take the KM3 (short for Kolej Mazowieckie) train in direction of Łowicz or Sochaczew, but get out one station further at Ożarów Mazowiecki.

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 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 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.

Southwest towards Wrocław 8 E 67, Łódź 72, Katowice 1 E 75

Note: 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 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 703, 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 2015, the traffic is redirected onto the service road just after "Paszków" bus stop due to construction works, making it a perfect spot. If you don't find any good spot before the town of Nadarzyn, get off at "Poniatowskiego" (703) or "Warszawska" (711) and walk ~500m to the main highway. The spot shouldn't be too bad. If you're on 733 you're luckier - it continues past Nadarzyn, get off at "Rusiec" or "Urzut". The whole journey takes about 1h from the city centre. There should be a gas station about 25kms past Nadarzyn, so if you're driver is not going in the desired direction, you can get of there and find someone to take you where you're going. For updated public transport information, check jakdojade.pl [1]

North and northwest towards Gdańsk 7 E 77, Olsztyn 51 and Toruń, Bydgoszcz 10

Spot to Wrocław (in front of Festo building)

A good place to hitch from near the bus stop Dzierżoniowska. 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.

Northeast towards Białystok, Kaunas (Lithuania) 8 E 67

Warsaw out W.

Go to the metro station Ratusz Arsenał 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 to the shopping center) on the other side of the river. The ride takes about one hour.

Bus 738 jump out once bus turns left out of highroad and you walk back to the main road where you can hitch at the bus stop. The suburbs of the city end here and it’s a perfect place for hitchhiking: a bus stop behind traffic lights. Also you can go 20 minutes forward and there is better spots.

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. Ron has used this place instead of thumbing a few times and never waited more than 30 minutes.

Southeast towards Lublin, Lviv (Ukraine) 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.

East towards Siedlce, Brest (Belarus) 2 E 30

Get to the station Szosa Lubelska (see above). Try to hitch right from the bus stop at Szosa Brzeska.
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Money-saving Tips

  • You can blackride public transport without ticket
  • 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:)