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'''Gdańsk''' is a city centered in [[Pomeranian]], Northern [[Poland]], along the Northeast coastline. There are boats ferries that go between '''Gdansk''' Poland and small cities in [[Sweden]].__NOTOC__==Hitching out==

==Hitching =South and southwest towards [[Toruń]], [[Łódź]] and [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Poznań]]===*<b>By national road (droga krajowa) 1 (E75)</b>To get outof Gdańsk (as well as the nearby [[Gdynia]] and [[Sopot]]) in the direction of the national road 1 (E75) the best is to use the local train called [http://www.skm.pkp.pl/dali.php?aa=mapa_trasy SKM], or regular train and get to <b><i>Pszczółki</i></b> or some other village between Gdańsk and Tczew. With SKM it will cost you about 5 PLN for a normal ticket, and with a regular train 7.5 PLN. The journey from Gdańsk train station takes about half an hour. When you get off the train just walk out of the village in the direction of the road, it's visible from the station. ===Southeast and east towards [[Warszawa]] and [[Olsztyn]], [[Lithuania]]===*<b>By national road (droga krajowa) 7 (E77)</b>Take a bus going to <i>Sobieszewo</i> or <i>Rafineria</i>, there are 2-3 of them passing the city center (e.g. #186, #112). Get out at <b><i>Rafineria</i></b>, it's 15 minutes from city center. There's only one lane and a big bus stop. [[User:Uhmm|Uhmm]] hitched there a few times and he has seen hitchers there and even picked up one French guy going to [[Lithuania]] once. On this bus stop usually local people await their buses, when they see you hitching they may do the same, they will of course stand 15m in front of you, but they probably won't smile, so eye-contact with cars and a little bit of smile and you go along the fantastic road no. 7.

===Direction West towards [[E75Szczecin]], [[Berlin]] and Świnoujście (ferries to Scandanavia)===To get out of '''Gdańsk''' *<b>By national road (droga krajowa) 6 (as well as the nearby [[Gdynia]] and E28)</b>From Gdansk, [[Sopot]]) in the direction of , or [[E75Gdynia]] it's best head to use the local train (called SKM), or closest railway station and catch the regional [http://rozkladwww.skm.pkp.pl/bin/querydali.exe/enphp? regular aa=mapa_trasy SKM] train]in the direction of <b><i>Wejherowo</i></b> (all SKM lines going North run at least to this stop) to get to Pszczółki , the ticket should cost around 3-4PLN or some other village between Gdansk less with student card and Tczewthe ride should take about 30 minutes. With SKM it will cost Once you about 5 pln (EUR 1,40) for a normal ticketarrive, walk down the log hall way of the station exit up the stairs and with a regular train 7,5 pln (EUR 2). The journey from Gdansk train station takes about half an hour. When you get of should be standing next to the train just walk out beginning of the village motorway going in the direction of Berlin (if you are in the roadsmall town, it's visible from turn around and go back to the other side of the station. Once there, walk 30 meters back to the bus stop where there is a place for cars to stop and begin your journey.

===Direction Warsaw===Take a bus going If you go to Berlin it''Sobieszewo''(or ''Rafineria''), there are 2-3 of them passing s better to write Polish city on the city center (sign e.g. #186, #112Szczecin (only 80km from Berlin). Get out at ''Rafineria'', it's 15 minutes from city center. There's only one lane and a big bus stop. [[User:Uhmm|Uhmm]] hitched there a few times and he has seen hitchers there and because even picked up one French guy if Poles are going to [[Lithuania]] once. On this bus stop usually local people await their buses, when they see you hitching Germany they may do the same, they will of course stand 15m in front of think you, but they probably won't ''smile'', so eye-contact with cars are German and may be shy to speak German (a Berlin sign took me much longer compared to a little bit of smile and you go along the fantastic road no7Szczecin sign for different trips).