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* [http://www.hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?LANG=eng&abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=444 Hitchbase] has some information about hitchhiking out of London
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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.
== Public Transport ==
''See the specific article for [[nomad:Transport for London|Transport for London]] on nomadwiki.''
Here are a few important points:
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!)
If you're not just going in and out, '''get an Oyster card''' - it's much cheaper and you can use it for any public transport (even river buses!). The information [http://https://tfl.gov.uk/ TFL] provides is very extensive; [http://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/fares/single-fare-finder?intcmp=1660 Here] is where you can find the fare between any two places.
'''Traveling cheap:''' 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. 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.
A bus (or tram) will always be cheaper than other transport (they have a fixed price of £1.5, and your second ride within an hour is free).
'''Planning journeys:''' Use the Citymapper app - it usually works better than Google Maps and also shows prices.
'''Negative balance''': If you don't have enough money on your Oyster for the next ride, you can still take the Tube/train - as long as you have ''some'' amount of money, you'll be able to pass, but will end up with a negative balance. If you're leaving London, this probably doesn't matter, so you don't have to bother charging for your last ride. Keep in mind that the train system is separate from the Tube/Overground/DLR, so if you're taking the Tube and then the train, you need to have a positive balance upon leaving the Tube.
'''Megabus''' have cheap services to several cities around the UK - in some cases it might be cheaper to use these than to get to/from the hitchhiking spot outside the city (unless you're willing to walk for several hours).
== Hitchhiking in ==
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 Then try to navigate inside London by hitchhiking, please tell us about it!) Public transport prices can be high and depends on the zones between which find a ride that bring you're traveling, day of the week and time in the day. You can try to get as close enough to your zone as possible (distance is not important - only zone numbers matter)destination. 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-Check "public transport" for navigating the system efficiently and-tube-services-map.pdf|this map] or google the station to see which zone it's incheaply.
See the transiting around the M25 section below if you just want to bypass London.
== Hitchhiking out ==
Hitchhiking out of London is pretty tricky, but not impossible - the big problem is getting onto a motorway is a bit of a challenge, once you're on the motorway, stick to the petrol stations, hitching entrance ramp to entrance ramp is quite difficult, especially in the big cities.
You can see where you're going on a map [http://www.motorwayservices.info/clacket_lane_services_m25/googlemap here]. Where it says "Clacket Wood" is the service station. There is also a street view of this area on google maps.
Clacket Lane is an excellent place to hitch to Brighton (Westbound) or Dover (Eastbound) and also fairly good for most other directions as it's a busy station. Best thing is to stand outside the main doors into the station and ask everyone that comes out if they are going your way ("excuse me, are you by any chance going to BightonBrighton?") == Public Transport ==''See the specific article for [[nomad:Transport for London|Transport for London]] on nomadwiki.'' There is a [http://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey journey planner] to find your route to all the hitching spots. [http://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/fares/single-fare-finder?intcmp=1660 Here] is where you can find the fare between any two stations / bus stops / etc.
== Sleep ==
There are still some remnants of squatting communities in North London, North East London, and South London. If you want to meet some people, go to the practical squatting nights taking place every week (alternating): http://www.squatter.org.uk/for-new-squatters/practical-squatting-nights/
For more info on social centers in London, check out [http://www.socialcentresnetwork.org.uk/ Autonomous London]. Generally though, it has become harder to track squats down or just pop up, as there are fewer, and more and more evictions, which means less space. This should in no way discourage you, however!
== Eat ==
