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WARNING: === All Directions ===The A75 is closed until mid october 2015 at tramway line in Montpellier, line 2 (the level of Lodève flower tram), goes directly to a ''péage'' (southern bittoll plaza). Take tram line 2 from the train station, in the direction of "St. Jean de Vedas", then get out at the next-to-last stop, "St. Jean le Sec". At the stop look around and you will see a ''péage'' behind a roundabout.
=== All Directions ===The newest tramway line in Montpellier, line 2 (the flower tram), goes directly to a '''''EDIT 2017''': The "péage" doesn'' (toll plaza)t exist anymore. Take tram line 2 from the train station, Hitchhiking is still possible in the direction of "St. Jean de Vedas"roundabout, then get out at between the next-to-last tramway stopand the highway entrance, "St. Jean le Sec"with a sign. At the stop look around and you will see a ''péage'' behind a roundabout.
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== Hitchhiking out ==
==== The easy spot ====
The roundabout is a good spot for both directions. Good traffic at normal hours. In case you're going '''south''', "[[Béziers]]" is a good city to put on your sign. The next petrol station is right out of Montpellier, and there is another one before BézierBéziers.
If you're going '''north''', you can write "Nimes" on your sign. There is a petrol station before(Ambrussum).
==== The hard-core spot ====
'''Attention''': there is no parking spot after the ''péage'' so you'll have to do it at the very place the people pay. Which is sometimes tolerated by the personnel, and sometimes not.
'''''EDIT 2017''': The first "péage" doesn't exist anymore. About the big one, it depends on the direction you're going. Going East/North won't work, as people arriving to this toll stop in or around Montpellier. (The main traffic that's going further takes a different route, quicker, right in the middle of the two big tolls with no possibility to stop.) Going West/South is still possible from this spot (traffic from Montpellier and surroundings).''
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A9_autoroute This link] shows all the péages, exits and petrol stations of the A9.
=== East and North [[Marseille]], [[Lyon]], plage beach ===The "all directions" tip above, or:
If you like [[hitchhiker's safety|safe]] and easy hitchhiking, it's advised to take Tram number 1 to Odysseum, get off at Place de France, which is one stop before the last stop, then walk a bit back to the roundabout and go the Av. du Mondial up to the north. Walk straight and you will see a hill on the left, right in front of the highway. Go up (better to have good shoes on!) and you find at the top this brilliant hitchhiking spot - Elf [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]]. You can try there, or stand with a sign on Av Pierre Mendes, just before the entrance to the station.
[httphttps://mapswww.googleopenstreetmap.comorg/mapssearch?f=q&hl=en&q=Rond-Point+Evariste+Galois,+34000+Montpellier,+H%C3%A9rault,+Languedoc-Roussillon,+Francja&sllquery=43.607424,360806%2C3.914373&sspn91311#map=0.003698,0.009398&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=0,18/43.608161,3.913645&ll=43.608721,60806/3.913643&spn=0.007396,0.018797&z=16&iwloc=addr 91311 where it is?]
=== South or West towards [[Perpignan]], [[Toulouse]], [[Bordeaux]] and [[Barcelona]] ===
The "all directions" tip, above, by far seems the best bet as these two mean hitching out of a roundabout, which is never as favorable as a péage. But if in any case you need to hitch out without using the tram or péage others have used these routes:
'''Option One''': Another option is to get to ''Place de L'Europe'' ([httphttps://www.liftershalteopenstreetmap.infoorg/search?latquery=43.605691341740744&lng60735%2C3.89391#map=18/43.60742/3.9101028442382812&zoom=15&trip=0 location89523]), for example by taking tramline 1. From there you can already see signs to the motorway. You can either follow those signs and the main road ''Avenue de Président Pierre Mendes France'' for about 15 to 20 minutes, or get a ride from where this road starts to either your destination or to a better location further up the road, at the roundabout where the main motorway A9/E15 actually connects to the ''Avenue de Président Pierre Mendes France''.
''Note'': There is not a very good spot for cars to stop, but they stop at the [[roundabout]] for traffic with enough time to ask drivers for a ride, and for them to open the door.
'''Option Two''': A second option is the [httphttps://mapswww.googleopenstreetmap.frorg/search?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&llquery=43.58953,358922%2C3.891821&spn89010#map=018/43.01548,058922/3.040255 89010 roundabout] off ''Avenue de Palavas''(near Tramway 4 - Garcia Lorca). However there is no good spot for cars to stop at the roundabout, and nowhere on the ramp either. [[User:Zac Stewart|Zac]] waited for an entire day for a ride to [[Perpignan]] without luck and shamefully retreated to the train station.
'''Option Three''': Take tram to stop "Sabines" and walk down Avenue d'El Alamein. You'll find roundabout[https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=43.5766%2C3. Go straight and you'll find toll station (Péage)8736#map=16/43. You can try to stop car there5766/3. Before péage is large area where drivers can stop car and give you a lift8736 roundabout].
== Useful tips ==
