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London has a motorway ring-road, the [[M25 (GB)|M25]]Your options are: 1. So if your lift isn't going directly into London, it will probably be going ''Get dropped off on this ring road. There are a few places close to or near the M25 where you can get out and onto use the London Transport network. Of course, it all depends upon what part of London public transport to get wherever you need to go and if it.'''s worth trying to hitch into London from the last services on your motorway before the M25.
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'''London''' is the capital of [[England]] and the [[United Kingdom]].
It's worth knowing that London is HUGE (third biggest city in Europe). Traveling inside London takes much longer than reaching it from outside, especially during rush hour.
== Hitchhiking in ==
London has a motorway ring-road, the [[M25 (GB)|M25]].
== Hitchhiking in ==
If you are coming from the west and your driver is heading south on the M25, ask to be dropped off at the first junction on the M25: Heathrow Terminal 5. Get off at the roundabout at the end of the motorway spur and walk to the terminal building. The Piccadilly Line Underground starts here. If they are heading north, see the description for getting to Uxbridge Underground station below.<br/ >
If you are coming from the southeast on the M20, ask to be dropped off at the A20/M20/M25 roundabout. From here you can take the B2173 road 2km to Swanley train station. Alternatively, if they are heading further north, get dropped off at the M25/A12 junction and walk ≈3km west to Harold Wood station.<br/ >
If you're coming from the north and your driver is heading towards the M4/M3 direction, try to persuade them to do a slight detour off the M25 to junction 1 of the M40 (roundabout with A40). From there, it's a ≈2km walk to Uxbridge Underground station. Otherwise, get off at the last services (Toddington) before the M25 and look for a lift going inside the ring road.<br/ >
2. '''Hitch into London from the last services on your motorway before the M25 (the driver will usually know which one this is).'''
Distances inside London are huge, so it's quite probable you'll be using public transport inside the city (if you manage to navigate inside London by hitchhiking, please tell us about it!)
Public transport prices can be high and depends on the zones between which you're traveling, day of the week and time in the day. You can try to get as close to your zone as possible (distance is not important - only zone numbers matter). E.g if you're going to Bethnal Green in zone 2, it would be better to reach zones 1 or 3 than 4 or 5. If you're not just going in and out, '''get an Oyster card''' - it's much cheaper. Use [http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|this map] or google the station to see which zone it's in.
See the transiting around the M25 section below if you just want to bypass London.
=== Northwest towards [[Oxford]], [[High Wycombe]], [[Warwick]], [[Birmingham]], [[North Wales]] {{Mgb|40}} ===
[[M40 (GB)|M40]] is different from other motorways originating from London, as it starts quite close to M25 as a continuation of the dual-carriageway A40.Take a Piccadilly or Metropolitan Line to Uxbridge station (Zone 6). Exit the station onto High Street and turn right. Walk until you reach Harefield Road - turn left there, and then right at the next big roundabout. From there follow signs to M40 - you will eventually get to junction 1 slip road, and you can hitch-hike from there.
==== Option 1: M40 Junction 1 ====
Take a Piccadilly or Metropolitan Line to ''Uxbridge'' (Zone 6). Exit the station onto High Street and turn right. Walk until you reach Harefield Road - turn left there, and then right at the next big roundabout. From there follow signs to M40 - you will eventually get to junction 1 slip road, and you can hitch-hike from there(there's also a nice spot at the traffic lights).You might need to cross parts of the road where vehicle will already be flying at motorway speeds - stay safe!!!
Confirm with the driver that he is going straight onto the M40, and does not turn onto M25 (London Orbital). Also beware that Junction 2 is not very easy to hitch-hike on (see M40 article).<br/ >
==== Option 2: A40 Junction (Hangar Lane) ====
