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[[Tales]]: Another possibility is to take the train towards Doljevac from the main railway station. Get out at Doljevac station (10 -15 minutes ride, ticket price 64 RSD, about 30 RSD if you manage to bribe the conductor), and take a 10 minutes walk to the motorway toll station (accros the fields).
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'''Niš''' is a city in southern [[Serbia]] with a population of 250.,000 inhabitants. It is located on the motorway (''[[Autoputautoput]] '') between [[Belgrade]] and [[Skopje]], as well as the highway between [[Belgrade]] and [[Sofia]].
== Hitching in and around ==
However, from this point you can walk 3.5 km further to reach an ideal hitchhiking position in the village of Prosek (Просек), where this road joins the highway and all the other traffic going towards Bulgaria. After 3 km down the road, you will notice a small junction where roads merge, and after some 400-500 m more, you will be standing in the right spot with a couple of well-frequented Turkish restaurants around and some roadside parking area for long-distance trucks (most of them again being Turkish). Although it is possible to get a ride at the previous spot, this one in Prosek (Просек) should be your goal for international rides, as you have excellent chances to find a straight ride to [[Bulgaria]] or even further towards [[Turkey]].
Alternative and possibly easier way to get to Prosek hitchhiking point is to get one of those suburban buses that go around local villages. Get to the main bus station just around the fortress, don't enter main terminals but find a smaller one with only one ticket selling booth (looks like a bus stop with buses constantly flowing through, just by the street, and not by fortress walls), and get on a bus to village of Prosek (Просек). Ticket should not be more than 1,25 EURO.25€, and these buses depart at every 60 minutes or so. Ask driver to let you know where to get off as this is still a local suburban bus line and stops aren't well marked. Anyway, bus stop where you're getting off has a restaurant meters away with big neon STOP sign, so you can't miss it. Once you get off, walk some 100 meters backwards and there you are, right at the position described above.
=== North towards [[Belgrade]] {{European Route Number|75}} ===
There are several possibilities.
Take bus no.10 ("9. maj") from the central square (the bus stop is next to McDonalds). Get off at the last stop, in a suburban area called Novo Selo (also referenced as "Naselje 9. maj"). The bus ride should cost around 50 RSD. Walk straight on in the same direction and cross a bridge over the motorway. You will come to a roundabout, and the left path leads to the motorway, heading south. You can hitch from here. The E80 and E75 split shortly afterwards, so make sure you're going in the right direction. For [[Skopje]], Leskovac is on the way, so you can accept a ride to that vicinity.
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