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[[User:OlcheMaith|Nina]] used the first spot twice, the first time waiting quite long for a ride and the second time having no luck at all 3. I headed Third option is to the second spot, reached it, but the nearest reach an other petrol station was very small, and on the big one was close but unreachable motorway by train and then foot. I walked to Take the east until IKEA where it was possible S6 (Direction Baden) and stop at Würenlos or go to cross the highway, and train station Killwangen Spreitenbach (there waited on Limmatstrasse before are both at the exit that leads same distance more or less). From there you will have to the highway. I got a ride very fast. It seems walk to me that the way traffic goes out of Zurichgas station (C8QX+F3 Würenlos, spots like this one - outside Suisse) crossing the city village and before then follow a road leading the highway, rather than on the highway inside the city - would be better station itself (maybe crossing nice fields and a similar one at Dietikon - haven't tried it, but it would make sense, little forest from Würenlos). There is a gate which opens in both direction that gives you access to this big gas station and you can access both sides of the train there is cheaper)motorway since the stations are connected. Easy rides towards to Lausanne/Geneve and even France.
→North towards Germany, east towards Austria, Germany
=== Northwest towards [[Basel]] {{European Route Number|60}}, southwest towards [[Bern]] {{European Route Number|35}}, ===
1. Take tram 4 to ''Sportweg''. Cross the tram tracks to the opposite platform and walk back about 30m in the direction the tram came to the lay-by on Pfingstweidstrasse. This is a very good hitching spot located before the motorway entrance as cars are not going too fast and drivers can see you from afar and have time to pull into the lay-by. It is also a spot easily accessible from the city center.
2. Another option is to reach a petrol station on the motorway by train and then foot. Take the S12 to ''Kilwangen-Spreitenbach''. The stop is near the service station. One can also use this petrol station to go east and south of '''Zürich''' by using the opposite side to the Bern/Basel exit.
=== South towards [[Italy]] {{European Route Number|41}}, east towards [[Austria]] ===
This spot is also an option if you are heading for the canton of Graubünden, Austria, Liechtenstein, and southern Germany, especially Munich (via Bregenz).
Since there is the bypass tunnel, you can also stay at the spot at Pfingstweidstrasse (look above) to go towards Luzern and Italy. There are not so many cars going in this direction, but it is a very kindly spot.
=== North towards [[Germany]], east towards [[Austria]], [[Germany]] ===
Option 1 from city centre
To start towards Germany from the City Centre you can also take the public transport to Limmatplatz and walk over the Kornhausbrücke. On the other side of the bridge you take the stairs down to the Wasserwerkstrasse. Just some hundred meters from there the highway starts into a tunnel to the left. You can walk near the tunnel and take position in the middle of the street on the traffic island just in front of the traffic light. Like that the cars can see you easily and you can jump in, while it is red. Unfortunately, this position is not very comfortable because you are standing in the middle of the traffic (an I am not sure, if it is legal... but normally you come away quite fast). If you don`t like that (or if it is raining) you can also stay under the Kornhausbrücke. There is not so much traffic, but it is also ok. The best thing is to write Winterthur on your board. Like that you are coming to the petrol station Kempttal just in front of Winterthur.
Option 2 BP petrol station
Take S-Bahn S7 to Kemptthal (~25 minutes from the main station), then walk up the hill in the direction from where the train came from. After a 5 min walk, you should see a grassy hill on your right hand side. Walk to the top of the grassy hill and you will find a BP petrol station, a restaurant and a small COOP supermarket.
However, if taking the tram during the day, and there is a control, you are going to be caught. They come in a giant group of ~15 and take up the entire station so you can't escape. I was caught 8/2015 and plead poverty, although while I had my wallet out giving ID, he discovered I had euros (40), so he took that, saying I owed the remaining 60 and gave me a receipt/bill/ticket.
You can also reach everything in Zürich very easy by bike. Here you can rent bikes for free (you have to give a deposit): https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/aoz/de/index/shop/veloverleih.html
== Free Food / Free Concerts ==
Every Saturday you can go to a Bar called "La Stanza" in Bleicherweg 10 from 18:00 to 19:00, they will serve free pasta as long as they have some.
This is a Homepage where a guy is collecting all the free concerts and interesting free stuff in Zürich: www.zuerifreikollekte.tk
There is also www.zuerichunbezahlbar for a broader spectrum of free events like museum entries etc.
== Trashwiki & Nomadwiki ==
[[nomad:Zurich]] [[trash:Zurich]]
Camping spot:
In the Platzpromenade, there is a big tree big enough to set the tent inside, well hiden inside.
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