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If you decide to give up and pay: Booking far in advance, you can get a Megabus all the way to DC for as little as $1.50. Without advance booking, the cheapest legal way across New Jersey is probably a Chinatown bus to Philadelphia for around $12 (see gotobus.com for current Chinatown bus info; the walkup cash fare is usually the same as online).
== Subway ==
You're likely to need a subway ride at the start of any attempt to hitchhike out of NYC (and probably to get around while there as well). Many subway riders have unlimited-ride Metrocards, and since a card is only required to enter the subway system (not to exit), it's possible to get people with unlimited-ride cards who are leaving the system to swipe you in for free (as there is no additional cost to them). At busier stations, just stand outside the turnstiles and politely ask exiting riders if they'll swipe you in. See [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/01/free_swipe.php this article] for a discussion of the "free swipes" phenomenon.
[[nomad:New York City|Nomadwiki]] has some info on other trains.
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