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* '''Option #1: On-ramp S8 onramp Warszawa-Zachód on the S8'''
* '''Option #2: On-Ramp S8 onramp (busstop) Warszawa-Powązkowska'''
If you're close to the main railway line in the city and don't mind a bit of walking if that gives you a 100% perfect spot, then you should choose this 'Option #3: A2 service station Brwinów (very good option.)'''
Now you have to walk for around 3km to reach the toll plaza. From the station, walk in northern direction to the square. Make sure to take the right road from here, you have to take the northeastern road called ''Powstańców Warszawy''. Follow that one all the way out of the city. At some point you'll be able to see the highway and toll plaza on your left. Keep walking just a bit more, then when the road bends slightly right you'll see a crossing and a dead-end street going left straight towards the highway.
When arriving from Brwinow, you'll be on the side of the highway in the direction of Warsaw. There is a bridge if you continue following the road after which the service street starts which brings you to the toll plaza
* '''Option #45: The old road/ longer traveling time since you cross many villages'''
Like in ''Option #1.2'' take Take the ''KM3'' (short for ''Kolej Mazowieckie'') train in direction of [[Łowicz]] or [[Sochaczew]], but and get out one station further at ''Ożarów Mazowiecki''.
Get tram 7, 9, 35 from the city centre e.g ''Aleje Jerozolimskie'Note:', ''Warszawa Centralna'' (Main Train Station)As of November 2015, ''Centrum'' (Warsaw Metro station) going in the direction of '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska''''' and get off at the last stopS8 express road towards Piotrków Trybunalski is under reconstruction. ThenDrivers going to Łódź, take bus 707, 728, 807 will most probably prefer the A2 highway to Poznań ('''not''' 715see above) to ''. The old hitch-hiking spot at Jankidoesn't exist anymore as the road has been closed. If you're going towards Wrocław or Katowice, or bus N88follow the directions below, 706 or 807 to ''Plac Szwedzki'' (a stop near ''Janki'' and in front just be aware that the conditions will be changing with the progress of an IKEA store) and walk back to the stop road construction.''Janki''.
From 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 stop direction of '''''P+R Aleja Krakowska'''Janki''and get off at the last stop. Then, take bus 703, note that 733 or 711. Look for a good hitching spot from the road splitsbus stop called "Paszków". The bus will use a service road going west (pararell to your right) the highway. As for November 2015, the traffic is national road 8 (E67). Further down redirected onto the service road there is just after "Paszków" bus stop due to construction works, making it a wide shoulder where perfect spot.If you can hitchdon't find any good spot before the town of Nadarzyn, but cars go quite fast hereget off at "Poniatowskiego" (703) or "Warszawska" (711) and walk ~500m to the main highway. The spot shouldn't be too bad. If you find 're on 733 you're luckier - it hard hitchhiking therecontinues past Nadarzyn, you can walk get off at "Rusiec" or "Urzut". The whole journey takes about 3 km down 1h from the road to a McDonaldscity centre. There's also should be a petrol gas stationabout 25kms past Nadarzyn, it may be effective so if you're driver is not going in the desired direction, you can get of there and find someone to hitchhike from theretake you where you're going. For updated public transport information, as many drivers stop there before longer journeyscheck jakdojade.pl [http://jakdojade.pl/]
→Northeast towards Białystok, Kaunas (Lithuania) {{National Road Number Poland|S8}} {{E|67}}
== Hitching out ==
=== West towards [[Łódź]], [[Poznań]], [[Berlin]], ([[Germany]]) {{National Road Number Poland|2A2}} {{National Road Number Poland|S2}} {{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.
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:
[[File:E77.jpg|thumb|alt=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 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 with your destination!
'''#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 [http://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 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 makes the difference to avoid inner city trafficget the ride out. The S8 starts here and eventually changes into the A2 to [[Poznań]]. [http://goo.gl/maps/kizfT Streetview here]. * '''Option #(I used this spot in July 2018 and absolutely the best spot it is for Poznan. just waited 3: The (unfinishedmin and even the driver told me how convenient spot it was.) toll plaza Pruszków on A2'''
From the Warszawa Śródmieście railway station take a "KM1" in direction of [[Grodzisk Mazowiecki]] and get out after 30 minutes at ''Brwinów'Central Station''' or one . When you walk down the stairs of the other stations on the main line (Wschodniaplatform turn right and walk direction north. The road is first called Rynek, Śródmieścielater Biskupica, Zachodnia, Ochota, etcand the road number is 720.)Keep following it until you pass the A2 with a tunnel, then take train ''KM1'' towards '''Skierniewice''' or '''Żyrardów''' (both are good)the first road left and follow it until the service station. The distance to walk is about 3.5 km. Google maps [https://www.google. Occasionally also ''KM7'' goes therelv/maps/place/Lotos/@52. Get off at station '''Brwinów''' after around 30min1555185,20.6843505,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x0b81cddde3d7575f link here]
'''Update 2014.04.21Option #4:S2 bus stop on the entry to bypass from southern part of the city''' at the moment there is a fence which can not be crossed between the service road and highway, it's not possible to get to the toll plaza
Take the bus from metro station Wilanowska to the stop '''Update 2014.04.21 #2:Żołny''' (lines 319, 709, 715, 727, 739). Then go back a bit to the direction you arrived under the overpass and turn left. There is a place where a lot of the parking at which cars would be able southern inhabitants of Warsaw go to A2. There is an unused bus stop on the highway entrance. There is blocked by concrete blocks it is not possible for cars enough space to stop there a truck. The drivers will come around the bend, but if you stay at the moment (ie until the removal end of these blocks, the toll plaza bus stop they will go slow enough and they will have much time to see you and stop. It is not usable as a great place to start hitchhikingcatch direct car to Łódź, to Poznań or even Gdańsk you can change on the service station (MOP)Nowosady (there are Burger King and Shell gas station), if the driver comes to Łódź and you want to go west or north it is important to left before A1 and A2 junction.
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.
=== Southwest towards [[Wrocław]] {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}}, [[Łódź]] {{National Road Number Poland|72}}, [[Katowice]] {{National Road Number Poland|1}} {{E|75}} ===
=== 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}} ===
[[File:Warsaw-Wroclaw.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Spot to [[Wrocław]] (in front of Festo building) ]]
A 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-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 standBest is traficlights next to McDonald).Best stops betwen Warsaw - Olsztyn :(dont agree for Płońsk) Glinojeck (on roundbound), Mława, Nidzica (on trafic lights cross),
=== Northeast towards [[Białystok]], [[Kaunas]] ([[Lithuania]]) {{National Road Number Poland|8S8}} {{E|67}} ===
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'''Update 26th July 2018: Highway S8 in and around Warsaw is now complete and open for traffic''' Go to the metro station ''Ratusz Arsenał'' Dworzec Wileński and from there take bus #738 towards ''Os. Victoria'' Get off at the bus stop Wolności or bus #718 towards ''Czarna Struga''stop [https://goo.gl/maps/oWUbRM317Pp Wiejska]. The buses also Walk north from bus stop at ''Dworzec Wileński'' at the Wolności (or south from bus stop beside Wiejska) towards the junction of Piłsudskiego and the big clock on S8. At the commercial building next to start of the Carrefour super market. The buses require a 2on-zone ticket. The ride takes about one hour, get out at ramp for the S8 is a bus stop ''Struga''. The bus #718 turns left there and you have to walk back to the main road where you cars can hitch at the bus stoppull into. The bus #738 continues straight so Also you have to pay more attention to can get out from bus 738 at the right bus stopCmentarz and walk back and a bit forward on road 8 / 629 towards Bialystok after some disctance this road joins a S8 highway. The suburbs of the city end here Also there are some small lakes and it’s a perfect nice place for hitchhikingto camp overnight The on-ramp [https: a bus stop behind traffic lights//goo.gl/maps/A8a8cEvTZez in front of the Ikea] also looks promising
=== Southeast towards [[Lublin]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine]]) {{National Road Number Poland|17}} {{E|372}} ===
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}} ===
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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:)
Now it is downstairs in the old history building of the university, and printing costs 0,10 zloty per sheet.
== Sleeping ==
'''Wild camping''' with tents next to Vysla river and not far from Central bus station/railway - go to Świętokrzyski Bridge cross it to direction Bialystok/Lithuania and after crossing 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 big tree down there. 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 Vistula riverbank there looks promising for tent camping
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There are several large '''squats''' in Warsaw. You will find the Skłot Przychodnia on Skorupki 6. There's another one called Serena.
