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|country = Hungary<br />
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|pop = 1,744,665<br />
|motorways = {{E|60}}, {{E|71}},{{E|75}},{{E|77}}<br />
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'''Budapest''' is the capital of [[Hungary]]. It is often abbreviated as BP, which is easier for car drivers to see on a [[signs|sign]].<br />
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== Hitching in ==<br />
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If your driver is only going around Budapest on the ring road, and not entering the city, the best exit points are '''Dabas-Soroksár''' (close to M5, south-east) from which you can take a bus to Népliget, and '''Dunakeszi-Újpest''' (close to M2, north) from which you can take bus 104.<br />
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Dabas-Soroksár is the exit from the M5 to the local road number 5. If you get from the highway onto the 5, walk or ask the driver to bring you 2km in direction of the city center (towards the M51). After you pass the M51 there will be a MOL petrol station. Behind the petrol station is the bus number 66. This one will go inside the city and will bring you to the next metro station, too.<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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(These directions are for leaving the city centre. See [[Budapest Ferihegy international airport]] for hitching from there.)<br />
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'''Take care! Due to increasing popularity of car-sharing services and the risks of the refugee crisis drivers are less wiling to pick-up hitchhikers. If you are not a european face your chances are minimal."<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Bratislava]], [[Vienna]] M1 {{E|60}} & Southwest towards [[Zagreb]] M7 {{E|71}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1 : OMV petrol station BAH-csomópont ====<br />
Take bus 8E, 110, 112 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'', or 139, 140, 140A from ''Széll Kálmán tér'', in direction of Kelenföld vasútállomás M and get off at ''BAH-csomópont''. Alternatively, trams 17 and 61 stop here. Also, you can walk ≈4.5km west from Keleti train station to the beginning of ''Budaörsi út''.<br/ ><br />
This place is relatively close to the center and there is a lot of traffic to the M1 and M7. It appears like this is the only option in the list that nobody has specifically spoken against. <br />
*''Great place to hitchhike. It took us half an hour to get a ride all the way to Prague.' -- September, 2017 [[User:Kossabossa|Kossabossa]]<br />
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==== Option 2: Motorway service station M1/M7 (OMV) '''Kelenföld''' ====<br />
1. Take bus 8E from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' (Keleti train station) in the direction of Kelenföld vasútállomás M, (and change at BAH-csomópont for bus 139), or take bus 139 from ''Széll Kálmán tér'' in the direction of Gazdagréti tér, and get off at ''Nagyszeben út'' (not Nagyszeben tér!). Walk back 100m east in the direction the bus came from along Budaörsi út and you will see the OMV petrol station and McD on the right.<br />
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2. Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Walk through the underpass and up the steps in northwest direction. Continue along the footpath till you reach the main road Budaörsi út. Cross the main road and turn left and walk west for 250m along Budaörsi út till you reach the OMV petrol station / McD.<br />
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This petrol station is at the very beginning of the motorway that splits after a few kms into motorways M1 and M7. Many cars stop here also because of the McD (thumbing at the exit works well, as many cars go only to McD and do not tank). Alternatively, there is also an Agip petrol station about 200m further along the road.<br />
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However, people using this spot say: <br />
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(The construction work is over, and the junction is significantly rebuilt! Do not trust on Google Streetview, it shows the old system. Most traffic heading to the motorway AVOID the McDonalds on new lanes, you can try at the exit of the OMV station, or at the area of the AGIP (will be rebranded to MOL) petrol station.)<br />
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*''Do not go there! Motorway under construction = bad place! Much better option is to take bus 272 from Moricz zsigmond and stop at Budaörs, benzinkút. [See Option 3]'' -- July 2015<br />
*''We went there and after the petrol station, there is another one (like 1 minute walking further), and you can hitchhike directly on the road front of it. The construction is actually great because cars aren't going that fast. Got a ride to Vienna in 10 minutes.'' -- August 2015<br />
*''Definitely don't go here, it's a really bad spot. Cars coming around the corner, driving fast and they have no time to see you. Got picked up after 3 hours luckily because the guy knew there were a lot of hitchhikers on this spot.'' -- July 2016<br />
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==== Option 3: Motorway service station M1/M7 (Agip) '''Budaörs''' ====<br />
Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Take bus 172 or 173 and get off at stop ''Budaörs, benzinkút'', which is right at the Agip service station.<br/ ><br />
It has a lot of traffic to both motorways and can be a great place if you get a chance to talk to drivers, though the staff of the petrol station may not allow it. One person using this spot cautions: ''"This is a bad spot, even though it looks perfect -- it's next to the motorway, but most cars come there from the small local road and are driving only in the vicinity. Went from there 4 times, waiting time from 1h to 3.5h."''<br />
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==== Option 4: Motorway service station M1 '''Biatorbagy''' ==== <br />
Take metro 4 from ''Keleti pályaudvar'' to the last stop ''Kelenföld vasútállomás''. Then take a local train to ''Biatorbagy'' (it costs about EUR 1 (HUF 370)). From the station, turn right for 20m, and then right again at the roundabout under the railway tracks along Dózsa György út for ≈350m until you reach a main road. Turn left (northwest) and follow this national road 1 for 2km to a turning on the right. Walk north along this road for ≈750m under the motorway bridge to the service station on the north side of the motorway.<br/ ><br />
If you are ready to invest some time to get to the first petrol station after the motorway splits, you should do so because it is a perfect spot as essentially all the cars there are going towards Vienna/Bratislava.<br />
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However, one person says: <br />
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*''I tried this option and it is not working. There is not local train nor bus going to "Biatorbagy".'' -- January 2017<br />
**As of July 2017, both S10/G10 (direction Győr) and S12 (direction Oroszlány or Komárom in the late evening) go from Budapest-Déli via Kelenföld to Biatorbágy - check https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en for timetable and price (still HUF 370) -- [[User:Ans|Ans]] ([[User talk:Ans|talk]])<br />
This option works super good in June 2019<br />
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==== Option 5: Various spots near the city centre ====<br />
Starting from inside the city (between Moszkva tér and Kelenföld) is a possibility worth trying, especially because there are some good spots that are quite popular among local hitchhikers. Pros are that you don't need to spend any money on transport; cons are that there is a lot of local traffic and so waiting times could be very long. (In real nobody will take you, go out to the edge of the city).<br />
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=== South towards [[Szeged]], [[Serbia]], [[Arad]] ([[Romania]]) (M5) {{E|75}} ===<br />
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These spots are ordered by their proximity to the city center. <br />
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==== Option 1: Gyáli út ====<br />
Take tram 4 or 6 to ''Boráros tér'', then take bus number 54 or 55 to the stop ''Gyáli út''. Walk straight for 75 m and then turn left on the street ''Gyáli út''. After about 150 m there is a curve in the road, turn right there and walk to the motorway (it's not yet a motorway officially, so you can hitchhike there). There is no road or pavement leading there, but it's easy to cross. You will see a half complete ramp on your right going on the motorway. It's basicaly a 100 meters long lane with no traffic on it, it's ideal for cars to stop, and you are also visible from a long distance. As of January 2017, there is some construction which leaves no space for stopping except on the exit lane of the petrol station nearby. The spot still worked quite well, but [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] would recommend options 2 or 3 instead.<br />
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==== Option 2: Petrol Station OMV on Nagykőrösi út ====<br />
Take tram 4 or 6 to ''Boráros tér'', then take bus 54 or 55 to the stop ''Radnó utca''. There is a petrol station on the other side of the noise barrier wall. You could also thumb at the bus stop on the bus-only lane. If you want to go any further, option 3 is about 800 meters down the road.<br />
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Edit from other hitchhikers: Petrol station seemed to be a good spot. However we (2 guys) waited almost 2 hours. It's a good idea to bring a Hungarian flag.<br />
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==== Option 3: Start of M5 motorway ====<br />
Take the metro to ''Határ út''. Then take bus [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/84e.html #84E], [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/89e.html #89E] or [http://www.bkv.hu/busz/294e.html #294E] to the stop ''Naszód utca (Használtcikk piac)''. Here you can start to hitch (you should see a Citroen car lot on the other side of the road. A sign "Szeged" is useful. If you take bus 84E, you can continue straight onto the motorway to a OMV petrol station that you can hitch from. (This information is unconfirmed; maybe this is the OMV in option 2.)<br />
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==== Option 4: Motorway service station M5 Inárcs ====<br />
Take the metro 3 to ''Népliget''. Take bus [http://www.volanbusz.hu/en/timetable/lines/line/?menetrend=2204 Volánbusz 608] to ''Inárcsi elág (M5-ös út)''. After approximately 30km, it will leave the motorway and go to Inárcs. Remember the way and get off the bus at the first stop (shortly past where the town starts) and walk back to the OMV petrol station where the bus left the motorway. Take care, because there is no sidewalk and cars/trucks can be quite fast. It is the first big petrol station on M5 after Budapest [http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/47.2750/19.3289] and there will be cars and trucks to all the southerly destinations - just ask around. You can look for foreign plates if you want to leave the country.<br/ ><br />
Transport will cost 350 HUF for a metro ticket and HUF 650 for the bus (Sep 2015)<br />
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=== South towards [[Érd]], [[Pécs]] (6, M6) {{European Route Number|73}} ===<br />
Take tram 61 from near train station ''Déli Pályaudvar'', or tram 6 from ''Blaha Lujza tér.'', or bus 7 from ''Ferenciek tere'', to ''Móricz Zsigmond körtér''. From here, cross the street and walk on for about 20m. Take bus 33 or 33A and get off at ''Budatétényi Sorompó'' (the stop after the big shopping mall Campona on your left). From the bus stop, turn back and walk in the direction the bus just came from. Cross the street at the first crossing to your right (Növény ut.). That street has a railway overpass that crosses over it. Walk under the overpass and in a couple of minutes you'll arrive at a busy road. This is road #6 that goes south to Pécs. Turn left on that road and start hitching before the traffic light near the bus stop. There is enough room for cars to pull over there.<br />
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If you take bus 33, you can go until the last stop (''Nagytétény, Chinoin''). Walk forward (east) for 200 m and then turn left to the ramp which leads you to a roundabout. There is an entry to the M6 here where you can thumb.<br />
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For food, bathroom, and buses, get dropped of at the Tesco in Pécs. There's a bus station there where cars can stop.<br />
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=== East towards [[Miskolc]], [[Košice]] ([[Slovakia]]), [[Ukraine]] (M3) {{European Route Number|71}} ===<br />
==== Option 1: Junction & Petrol station on M3 bevezető ====<br />
Take trolleybus [http://www.bkk.hu/en/timetables/#74 74] from ''Károly körút (Astoria M)'' near Astoria metro station. Get off at ''Sárrét park''. Turn back in the direction from where the trolleybus came from and walk ≈50m along Ungvár ut. Turn right and walk 200m along Rákosszeg park to the end. Turn right on Kacsóh Pongrác út. and walk 100m to the entrance slip road, or turn left on Kacsóh Pongrác út. and walk 50m to the OMV petrol station.<br />
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==== Option 2: M3 Junction ==== <br />
Take bus 7, 7E, 8E, 108E, or 133E from ''Blaha Lujza tér'' and get off at the last stop ''Újpalota, Nyírpalota út''. Walk northwest 1km along Szentmihályi út. to the sliproad at the beginning of the M3 proper. It's not the best hitchhiking spot, but it works after a while. If you get stuck here, walk 2km along the motorway to the service station.<br />
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==== Option 3: M3 Junction Mogyoród ====<br />
Take metro 2 to the last stop ''Örs Vezér tér''. From the HÉV (regional train station), take train 8 in the direction 'Gödöllő' and get off at ''Mogyoród''. From the station, walk left 20m on Vasút ut. Turn right and walk ≈400m along Gödöllői ut. Then turn right and walk ≈500m along Szadai út. until you reach the entrance sliproad to the M3 motorway on the right. Alternatively, two kilometres further on, there is also a petrol station on the motorway.<br />
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==== Option 4: Motorway service station M3 ====<br />
Take bus 5 from ''Blaha Lujza tér'' in the direction of Rákospalota, Kossuth utca and get off at ''Juhos utca''. Walk ≈450m northeast along Régi Fóti út. You will see a Lidl supermarket on the right. Turn right on the small road and walk southeast for 1km crossing over the motorway bridge. (You can see the service station on the left from the bridge). Take the first road left after the bridge and walk ≈700m until you see the big Praktiker store. Turn left and walk through the car park to the end and jump over the small-ish fence and once past the road, you will be on the petrol station. There is a McDonalds and KFC here too.<br />
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''''''Option 5:'''''' Kacsóh Pongrác út bus station'''''' <br />
Take M1 to Mexikói út metro station and cross the railways in the underpass to the Róbert Károly körút where you will find Kacsóh Pongrác út bus station. It's a very safe place to stop and it is directly before the entrance to the M3 highway. (Waiting time as a woman 10-15 min, hichhiked many times here)<br />
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=== East towards [[Szolnok]], [[Debrecen]], [[Oradea]] ([[Romania]]) {{European Route Number|60}}, (4) ===<br />
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==== Option 1: Agip petrol station on national road 4 ====<br />
Take metro 3 to the end of the line at ''Kőbánya-Kispest''. Walk to the bus station on the other side of the #4 road. Take the airport bus 200E and get off at the second to last stop before the airport: ''Vecsés-nyugat''. Walk back along the road ≈600m and you will reach the Agip petrol station & McDonalds.<br/ ><br />
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==== Option 2: Üllő roundabout & MOL petrol station ====<br />
Take a regional train from train station ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' to ''Üllő'' (550 HUF and 30 min ride). Walk ≈700m southwest on Deák Ferenc ut. till you reach the main road through the town Pesti út. Turn left (southeast) here and walk 2km along Pesti út to the large roundabout and MOL petrol station at the end of town. You can also hitch 100m past the roundabout on national road 4; although there's no shoulder, there is some space for cars to pull over and stop. 20/09/17 Tried option 1 for 3 hours and then went to option 2, waited maybe 30min.<br />
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=== Option 3: M3 Highway for Debrecen ===<br />
Take a subway till station Mexicói út after walk 4 km ( it's pretty far and I saw a bus 25, but didn't check from where is it going ) till you cross Ozman utca( or around it) it will be a gas station OMV, the road is going among M3 highway, and here some cars are going to a gas station from Highway to this road and back to the highway, and also there is a bus stop after a gas station, where is very convenient to stop the car. I spent 10 mins and caught a straight car to Debrecen. <br />
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*July,2018 I used the google map to go to this OMV station, got off at metro station Mxicoi Ut and took the bus 25,price 350Huf, you cannot blackride because the driver only open the front door, got off after 8 stops, walked 300m aross the bridge. There is little traffic comes to the petrol station, so I stood on the petrol station roadside, and it took me 5 minutes to get a lift.<br />
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=== North towards [[Slovakia]], [[Kraków]] ([[Poland]]) M2 {{European Route Number|77}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: Motorway Junction Sződliget ====<br />
Take a train from ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' in the direction of Vac and and get off at ''Sződliget'' (HUF 550/EUR 2 and 30 min ride). Walk south along the platform to the road (Dunai fasor). Turn left (east) and walk ≈400m to the entrance sliiproad over the motorway bridge. Stand on the motorway hitchhiking instead of the sliproad as there's a lot of space to pull over and people don't really drive too fast at that stretch of the road. <br />
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==== Option 2: Motorway service station (Shell) ====<br />
Take a train from ''Nyugati Pályaudvar'' to "Dunakeszi Gyártelep" (HUF 150/300) and walk 3.5 km to the petrol station on the E77 (Hungarians call it Road Number Two). The walk is 40+ minutes but its pretty straightforward - check this [http://goo.gl/maps/bCKPV map]. From Pipa st. you can see the sign of the petrol station in the distance, and it will help you to navigate.<br />
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The motorway only has two lanes and cars are going pretty slow, so it's not a problem to cross it. Once you get there its great spot to catch a long drive! You can be picky, so best wait for someone going straight to Poland because once you get to the Slovak border, the road is getting bad and this is your best shot. <br />
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If you're heading to [[Poland]], you'd most likely be better off finding a direct lift to Poland from the Hungarian- Slovak border rather than getting short lifts through Slovakia. Trucks go until the Chyzne border crossing between Slovakia and Poland, where it's easy to get a lift to Krakow or further to Warsaw.<br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
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Budapest has an extensive public transportation system consisting of a metro, buses and trams. A single ticket is about 1.15 (a set of 10 tickets is about EUR 9.90). After you buy your ticket, you have to validate it. There are red machines on buses and trams that punch a hole in a different place on your ticket each day, which is how they determine if you validated your ticket that day (or at least not the day before...). <br />
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Inspections on buses and trams are rare except for the most popular lines (e.g. buses 7, 7E, 173 and 173E and trams 2 (very frequent), 4 and 6). Rush hours are usually safe when the trams/buses are too crowded for the inspectors to walk through the vehicles. If you want to be safe, hang around the machine and if you see an inspector coming, punch your ticket immediately. You can usually also get off the carriage when you see inspectors getting on as usually at least some of them will wear uniforms. <br />
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'''Be careful: the system has changed, and the controllers are often escorted with a public area inspector who has the right to stop you and demand for your ID cards.''' Its better to buy a day ticket for such EUR 3.<br />
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In the metro there are inspectors posted at the entrance to the platforms during all operational hours who will demand to see your ticket. Most of the time they check those who are entering and don't bother with people who are leaving the platform (Keleti railway station is one notable exception), so if you see no conductors at the entrance then you are fine. Either you take your chance that there will be no checking at the exit, or take the bus/tram, you can get pretty much everywhere without the metro. Oftentimes you can also just walk past these inspectors at the entrance or flash them a used ticket without stopping. Be careful changing lines at Deák Ferenc tér, usually there are controllers on stations of Line 2 and 3. <br />
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If you get caught without a valid ticket, the official fine on the spot is HUF 8,000, which is about EUR 27. Do not let yourself be fooled with another amount, it is HUF 8,000, and the received paper is valid for travelling that day. But if you are cool enough you can get away without paying at all. On the trams and buses the inspectors legally aren't allowed to touch you. Avoid speaking English or German to the controllers. Instead, pick the most obscure language you know and keep them busy until the next stop. When the doors open, simply exit the tram and walk away. Never give the controllers your ID or passport. Maybe try searching for it or your ticket until the next stop, then get off the tram/bus then. Some of the controllers will try to take you to a cash machine if you say you have no money. Same system applies - simply walk away from the controller. I've also heard of people stalling the controller for so long that the controller gets bored and walks away.<br />
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At around 20:30 or later, the ticket inspectors that stand at the entrance to the metro go home, meaning you can get on the metro for free. Be aware also that if they have controls while you exit the station, they announce it as you get off the train and again every 2 minutes or so ("Please have your tickets ready for inspection as you leave the station.") If this happens, simply get back on the next train and get off a stop before or after your chosen stop. Do not try and run past any inspectors if they have a control -- they are notoriously aggressive and will have no problem chasing you.<br />
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On the green line there are security guards stationed on the platforms, but don't worry, they won't check your tickets. They're just a security precaution. The same thing applies on tram 4 or 6 at night (they run 24 hours). They will stand at some entrances to the tram and check peoples' tickets as they enter the tram (They'll be wearing either a yellow vest or a green armband.) Choose a different entrance and you'll be fine, because the controllers stand at one door and don't move through the tram.<br />
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For finding connections between two points in the city, there's a very good route planner available also in English: [http://www.bkk.hu/en/timetables/ http://www.bkk.hu/en ]<br />
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There is a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373981/ very good Hungarian movie] about the controllers on Budapest's public transportation. Finding English subtitles is easy, too.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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If you want to sleep outside in summer, you can do so anywhere in Buda hills. ''(Double check the place at daytime: these places are abandoned after dark, far from people, and sometimes used by homeless people. Its much better and safer to find some other alternative).''<br />
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Other possibilities are the two big parks, Margitsziget (47.528694,19.047618) and Városliget (47.513566,19.085126). Margitsziget is an island in the Danube and it's a popular place to walk and escape from the busy city in the nice weather. Városliget is about the same. In both places you could find hidden places where nobody would bother you at night. Although there are sometimes people still awake at nights, especially young ones, but they won't harm you. Homeless people are harmless.<br />
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''(Margitsziget: strong police control, they will not leave you to sleep there. At the Városliget there are construction works with plenty of security guards, also not an ideal place).''<br />
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In case the weather outside is not very warm nor welcoming, the mall Duna Plaza, in the northern part of the city XIII district, metro stop Gyongyosi utza offer great opportunities to find a shelter and not being discovered by security guards. In a cold night of november ('13) [[User: Fedecicco| Fede]] found a perfect spot to lay down on his mat and sleep, behind the high bar of a closed (but open..) pub on the 2nd floor, next to the restaurants, emergency exit stairs on the back, at the highest floors are also a good option. Toilets are closed at night and security go around to check when they close the building around 02:00.<br />
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== Food ==<br />
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At Allee shopping centre (metro stop Újbuda Központ, green line. Tram 4 and 6 too) on the top floor there is a large food court where it's possible to table dive. Also at Kőbánya Kispest (last stop on the M3 blue line) there is a large shopping centre beside the train station. There's a large food court on the top floor also where you can table dive. <br />
Also in the Corvin Plaza there's a food court on the top floor to table dive.<br />
Try the market at Újbuda Központ (Vásárlócsarnok) and you can maybe get some free vegetables from the sellers there.<br />
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At Örs vezér tere, there's an IKEA with a great food court. Just take a left after you come up the stairs to avoid all the showrooms unless you enjoy playing there to raise your appetite :-) <br />
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On the top floor of the central market at Fovam ter, there are many food stalls, popular among tourists, most of whom are ignorant fuckers who order what they want but not what they need, i.e. A LOT of leftovers on the table. There are public tables where these fuckers eat and they are not frequently cleaned by workers, thus easy opportunity for table diving. Please do this, even just once or twice. I have seen big sandwiches and baked potatoes and such being left after a single bite. We should make wasting food a crime.<br />
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[[ru:Будапешт]]</div>Frösilihttps://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Karlsruhe&diff=97073Karlsruhe2019-11-09T10:09:14Z<p>Frösili: /* Direction South, West, East {{Autobahn|5}} {{Autobahn|8}} {{Autobahn|65}} {{E|35}} {{E|52}} */</p>
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{{Infobox German Location<br />
|country = Germany<br />
|state = Baden-Württemberg<br />
|map = <map lat='49' lng='8.41' zoom='12' view='3'/><br />
|plate = KA<br />
|pop = 286.000<br />
|motorways = {{Autobahn|5}} {{Autobahn|8}} {{Autobahn|65}}<br />
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'''Karlsruhe''' is a city in [[Germany]] in the federal state (“Bundesland”) Baden-Württemberg, located close to the French border and connected by the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] and [[A8 (Germany)|A8]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== Direction North, South, East {{Autobahn|5}} {{Autobahn|8}} {{E|35}} {{E|52}} ===<br />
==== Option 1 ====<br />
The [[A5 (Germany)|A5]] is passing Karlsruhe and connects it to [[Frankfurt am Main]], [[Basel]], [[Stuttgart]] and other cities.<br />
The best ramp for the directions North and East is Karlsruhe-Durlach. Take the tram '''1''', '''2''', '''S4''' or '''S5''' to ''Weinweg''. There is a petrol station close by where you can ask people, or you can stand nearby the exit of the petrol station - around 10 meters away from it. There is a safe place where the people can turn off behind you. You can also stand directly on the ramp, waving a sign or a thumb. The hard shoulder serves enough space for anyone to stop, but the cars go a little fast.<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
Near [[Bruchsal]], there is a very huge service area at the [[A5 (Germany)|A5]]. It's about 40 minutes by tram and bus and the fare is 3 EUR. See [[Bruchsal]] for details.<br />
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==== Option 3 ====<br />
There is a service station in [[Baden-Baden]], 30 km south of Karlsruhe. Be aware that this station is only situated on the southbound side. From Karlsruhe this is about a 45 minute journey with public transport or a 1.5 journey if you have to walk from the station in Baden-Baden. See [[Baden-Baden]] for details.<br />
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''Cholopacker: despicted the fact that takes time to get to Option 3, I think is the best option if going South to Freiburg, Switzerland or Lyon (but not throught Switzerland), once here I found a ride quite fast to the last gas station before Freiburg and then to France.''<br />
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=== Direction South, West, East {{Autobahn|5}} {{Autobahn|8}} {{Autobahn|65}} {{E|35}} {{E|52}} ===<br />
The Bus Station ''Beiertheim West'' makes a good hitchhiking spot in direction south ([[A5 (Germany)|A5]], [[Basel]]) but there are also many cars going in direction [[Stuttgart]] or [[Landau]].<br />
It is served by the bus no. 062 from ''Hauptbahnhof'' or ''Entenfang'', but you can also take tram no. 2 to ''Welfenstraße'' or just walk 10 minutes from the main train station along ''Ebertstraße''.<br />
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Update August 2016: I tried to go to Strasbourg but had the impression that nobody goes there by this way. That's why I went by tram S5 from Europaplatz to Wörth Bahnhof and took the train to Lauterbourg, so passing the border by train. The secondary road in Lauterbourg leads to the A35 and it was quite easy from there to get a lift. Even if not every car goes directly to Strabourg they will take you some kms and you are going to be in Strasbourg quite quick (or at least in my case it worked well).<br />
Update November 2019: still works well by train to Lauterbourg and then hitchhiking south to Strasbourg via Highway A35. There was'nt even a ticket checker in the train to Lauterbourg (when you enter, check if there's someone else with an uniform besides the traindriver or in the backcabin. anyway the train goes only 20min from Wörth to L.bourg)<br />
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[[File:Karlsruhe-Schloss-meph666-2005-Apr-22.jpg|thumb|right|365px|Castle of Karlsruhe]]<br />
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== Hitching in ==<br />
If your driver is not going to Karlsruhe, but only passing it on the A5/A8, there is no really good place to get dropped. All the motorway exits are big junctions where it's not possible to enter the motorway again directly. <br />
The most practical place are probably the exits ''Zentrum'' and ''Durlach''. You driver will loose about 5 minutes, but you will get dropped right next to a tram station that is served 24/7 (10 minutes journey to the city center).<br />
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|country = of the Faroe Islands<br />
|in = Denmark<br />
|map = <map lat='61.9' lng='-7' zoom='8' view='4' height='500'/><br />
|language = Faroese, Danish<br />
|capital = [[Tórshavn]]<br />
|pop = 51'000<br />
|currency = Faroese króna (DKK)<br />
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The '''Faroe Islands''' are situated in [[Northern Europe]], roughly equidistant between [[Iceland]], [[Scotland]], and [[Norway]].<br />
They're officially part of [[Denmark]] and consist of 18 islands, 17 of which are inhabited. The major islands are Streymoy, Eysturoy, Borðoy, Vágar, Suðuroy and Sandoy. Each island is different and has its own "feel" to it.<br />
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== Get in ==<br />
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There's ferries from Denmark and from Iceland to Tórshavn; they don't seem to be hitcheable, but buying a ticket to the Faeroes and then just going all way might work (except that then you miss the islands, of course). There is boats calling in at [[Scrabster]], Scotland, on most week-ends, and there's stories of hitchhikers getting a ride.<br />
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== General Tips ==<br />
The '''Faroe Islands''' are a great place to hitch-hike. The flow of traffic changes during the day and the week, the must busy time is Saturdays around noon and Sunday afternoons. Since many people on the Faroe Islands work as sailors and fishermen thus working one month-shifts, you'll probably come across many single males driving around in mid-day on working days. <br />
Tourism has increased in the last years. (Highseason is from May to Sept.) More travellers rent a car to discover the islands and many of them love to pick you up. So chances to find a ride at any daytime are generally quite high - even in remote but scenic villages. (In 2019 I "hitchhiked" with 2 czech tourists in their car for 4 days and ended up as their driver.)<br />
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For those times when there aren't any cars, the scenery is so amazing that it's nice to walk. If you decide to walk along the road without hitching for a few hours, be prepared for drivers to stop and offer to give you a ride. Note that it's not recommended to walk through the tunnels, it's even illegal to go by foot through the underwater tunnels. <br />
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Nearly everyone speaks English, but you will likely encounter drivers on in the more isolated places who speak only Faroese and Danish. If you speak another Scandinavian language, their Danish is really easy to understand. You really need to leave your worries about safety behind in the Faroes. No one has any ulterior/sinister motive for picking you up − they are just genuinely nice and helpful people. Crime in the Faroes is limited to kids breaking windows, with maybe two or three exceptions in the last 5 years or so.<br />
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[[File:Suduroy.JPG|300px|thumb|left|Faroese road on a hot summer day.]]<br />
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== Transportation in the Faroes ==<br />
There are cars, buses, and ferries. Buses go to lots of places, their price depends on factor such as going through the underwater tunnels or not etc. Check out timetables at www.ssl.fo . They can come in handy, especially in remote places that may have 2 buses coming and going per day, but maybe not even a single car (see info on Trøllanes below under the Kalsoy section). '''All red buses in the capital Tórshavn are free of charge'''. In many other places, you might find out after a long wait at a bus stop that you have to call the bus company several hours before, if you want to take the bus!<br />
You can't hitch on the ferries of course − you pay. It's not expensive.<br />
There are also many tunnels connecting towns and islands. Except for the newest ones, they are generally one lane and without lights. They are very scary and dangerous to walk through − avoid at all costs!!<br />
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[[File:DSC 1152.JPG|250px|thumb|right|[[User:Gutuater|Gutuater]] was given tea, biscuits, an endless chat and a ride after a totally random encounter with the father of the Faroese modern language Jóhan Hendrik Poulsen in Kirkjubøur in June 2009]].<br />
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== Islands ==<br />
=== Streymoy ===<br />
'''Streymoy''' is the most populated island in the Faroes. The capital, Tórshavn, is in the southeast of the island, and one of two cities (as far as I know) where you can get (free) public internet access − just go to the library or the only mall on Faroes called "SMS" in the north of Tórshavn.<br />
I can't remember street names, but because of how small all the towns are, it only takes a little common sense to figure out which road you need to wait by for cars. There is a roundabout outside of Kollafjørður (which still is in the municipality of Tórshavn, the way west leads to Vágar, and the way east leads to Eysturoy and beyond. You're very likely to end up here at some point since there is also a harbour in Kollafjørður, so many company cars go here.<br />
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If hitching out from Torshavn, a good place is on the 52 near the intersection with 10 (the road to Hoyvík). Prefer this road to hitch rather than the old road 50 in the north-east of Tórshavn, which is more scenic but very rarely used. Most drivers leaving the city use road 10 towards Hoyvik, as it is the starting point for most of Streymoy and for, well, most other islands, such as Vágar, Eysturoy, and Borðoy (the island where Klaksvík is). Shortly after turning from 10 onto 52 there is a side road that goes to the right, a perfect spot for cars to pull over, so stand about halfway between highway 10 and that little spot, as it gives drivers enough time to see you and pull over after passing you.<br />
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Hitching on Streymoy is generally very easy. Saksun, in the north of the island, is beautiful and probably the hardest place to get to/out of on the island. I waited for about 2 hours and several cars, all of them French and Dutch tourists. But doing the thumb and walking through the gorgeous valley called Saksunardalur is a great option to kill time.<br />
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=== Eysturoy ===<br />
'''Eysturoy''' is also very easy to hitch-hike. The area of easter Eysturoy with villages like Runavík, Leirvík, Gøtu and Fuglafjørður lies on/very close to the main road between Tórshavn and Klaksvík. Hitch-hiking anywhere on this road should not render waiting times more than 15 minutes unless you try to get a ride during the night. <br />
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Going to the beautiful towns of Eiði, Gjógv, Funningur is recommended, please be aware though that Eiði and Gjógv are connected by a smaller mountain road, and that Gjógv especially is a very small village, getting away from there might take a while. If you look for nice views, a hot tip is to first go to Gjógv from the east, then up to Eiði. The view from Mt. Slættaratindur over Streymoys eastern shore is quite amazing.<br />
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=== Borðoy ===<br />
I was really just in Klaksvik, the 2nd biggest city in the Faroes. There are 5,000 people, and you can use the internet for free at the library. If you walk to the harbor from the library there are ample places to leave your rucksack if you want to explore the town.<br />
When done in Klaksvík and heading back to Torshavn (or, to get back to Eysturoy or Streymoy) I had good luck standing outside Bonus (supermarket) on the main road. It's right before the undersea tunnel and there is space for the cars to pull over.<br />
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=== Kalsoy ===<br />
'''Kalsoy''' is a lonely, emotional island, long and thin with three tunnels linking the only four towns. The only way to get there is the ferry from Klaksvik. <br />
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I hitched twice on Kalsoy. Upon arrival, I walked for a few hours and the second vehicle picked me up and took me to the northernmost city Trøllanes. I slept there, and missed the only bus that went out that morning. Advice: take the bus, or you will end up walking through a 2km-long tunnel. There are lots of tunnels in the Faroes and there generally aren't any lights. Long story short, it was VERY hard for me to get to the ferry, because there is hardly any traffic at all on Kalsoy. Finally I got a ride − a trucker who was heading for the ferry himself. Neither of these men spoke English, so be prepared to practice your Danish if you hitch Kalsoy.<br />
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Edit Sept.2019: Due to the popular monument of the beautiful seal-woman in the village Mikladalur, Kalsoy is visited quite often by more and more tourists by car. Some of them even spend the night on Kalsoy. So you might have a good chance to face some traffic and find a car. Check the ferry-schedule, so you know, when cars go to/from the harbour.<br />
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=== Kunoy ===<br />
'''Kunoy''' is equally difficult to hitch-hike (as Kalsoy), but again, it's just a question of there being barely a trickle of traffic.<br />
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=== Viðoy ===<br />
I only went to Viðareiði, and it was really easy to get there from outside Klaksvik. It's a "big" town, of around 300+ people. Getting out of Viðareiði could be a challenge, but I got lucky and met a Norwegian couple on vacation.<br />
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=== Vágar ===<br />
'''Vágar''' is incredibly easy to hitch to and within; there's a lot of traffic. But if it's a nice day have someone let you off before the Streymoy-Vágoy tunnel and walk 5 minutes to the Leynar beach − it's spectacular!<br />
Vágar is where the Faroes' only airport is. <br />
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[[File:HHForoya.JPG|270px|thumb|right|[[User:Gutuater|Gutuater]] hitched a ride with two local girls in Suðuroy.]]<br />
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=== Suðuroy ===<br />
'''Suðuroy''' (literally "South Island") is fairly big and different from the other islands (they even speak a different dialect). The traffic is poor, as the transportation of cars to and from the island limited. But people are friendly and like on other islands, chances to be picked up are high in spite of the few cars. The road network is not so good, so you can't really drive around the island.<br />
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Hitchwiki user [[user:Gutuater|Gutuater]] was there during the holiday called ''Jónsøka'' and the interior of the island seemed to be uninhabited; but he found two 17-years-old schoolgirls that had nothing to do and drove him around. The beach town of Fámjin with the lake up the hill is a spectacular destination (it was very hot and he wanted to take a swim in the lake, but the water was ice cold!!). <br />
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|map = <map lat="50.775160245564" lng="6.082352042177" zoom="10" view="3" float="right" /><br />
|country = Germany<br />
|pop = 258,770 (31 Dec 2006)<br />
|state = North Rhine-Westphalia<br />
|plate = AC<br />
|motorways = [[A4 (Germany)|A4]], [[A44 (Germany)|A44]], [[A544 (Germany)|A544]]<br />
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'''Aachen''' is a city in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], close to the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]].<br />
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Cars number plates starting with letters '''AC''' are registered in this locality. License plates with '''DN''' indicate that a car is from the neighbour locality of Düren in the east. The central terminal for local and regional buses is called ''Aachen Bushof''.<br />
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Local inhabitants tell that during recent months there were some car robberies (summer 2014), when one person stops the car and suddenly other people appear and take the car from the person. It was said to be some immigrants from Belgium. So car drivers are very circumspect and it is harder to get a lift there.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== East to Cologne {{Autobahn|4}}, north to Düsseldorf {{Autobahn|44}} ===<br />
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The ''Europaplatz'' roundabout is a popular hitchhiker spot to start to any destination within Germany. It is located in the east of Aachen directly near the on-ramp and can be reached quickly. There is an Esso petrol station where you can ask and that also offers a spot where cars can see you easily and stop. If you don't feel lucky at the Esso there is also an ARAL petrol station at the same roundabout. Cars could also stop for you at the hard shoulder right after the roundabout, but the spot is already on the autobahn so police might ask you to leave.<br />
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Getting there is a 15 minute walk from ''Aachen Bushof''. Go east for the ''Peterstraße'' which later becomes the ''Jülicher Straße''. At the ''Blücherplatz'' square you will see a church to your right. Bear right following the B1 federal road and you will come to the Esso petrol station.<br />
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=== West towards [[Maastricht]] ===<br />
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It is possible to get to Maastricht via the autobahn A4 (A76 in Netherlands) or the federal road B1 (N281 in Netherlands). To take the autobahn, walk from the ''Ponttor'' while in Aachen for about two kilometers up the ''Roermonderstrasse'' or take the buses 27, 37, 47 or 77 from the central bus station ''Aachen Bushof'' to ''Jupp-Müller-Straße'' (2,40 Euro in January 2012). There are two petrol stations and the bus stop for thumbing where you can find a Dutch driver. If he's not passing by Maastricht you can get out at the A76 exit #2 ''Geelen'' and continue from there.<br />
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People going from Aachen to Maastricht might prefer to use the federal road via Vaals, the first town after the Netherlands border, instead of the autobahn. To get there, go to the B1 ''Vaalserstrasse'' or take a bus to ''Vaals''. When in Vaals, walk to the roundabout on ''Maastricherlaan'' road, go for 20 meters more and you will see a bus stop where cars going to Maastricht can stop.<br />
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=== West towards [[Netherlands]] {{Autobahn|4}} {{E|314}}, [[Belgium]] {{Autobahn|44}} {{E|40}}, East towards [[Cologne|Köln]] {{Autobahn|4}} via service station ''Aachener Land'' ===<br />
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The autobahn [[petrol station hitchhiking|service station]] ''Aachener Land'' is located 10 km east of Aachen on the A4. The north side is good for heading towards Netherlands or Belgium, while the south side offers good opportunities to hitch towards almost any region in [[Germany]] via [[Cologne|Köln]].<br />
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You can either hitchhike there or take the bus. Hitchhike from ''Europaplatz'' roundabout as explained in going east. To go further east towards Germany, stay on this side; cross the autobahn to continue towards Belgium or Netherlands.<br />
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Bus line 52 from ''Aachen Bushof'' in direction of ''Eschweiler Bushof'' will take you to the station ''Röhe Wasserwerk'' in about 25 minutes. (3,20 Euro in January 2012). To continue in direction of [[Cologne|Köln]] just walk back 500 meters, to go to the Netherlands or Belgium cross the bridge over the autobahn and turn left at the first street.<br />
[[File:AachenerLand2013.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Approaching Aachener Land from town Eschweiler]]<br />
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=== West towards [[Liège]] (B), south towards [[Luxembourg]] {{Autobahn|44}} {{E|40}}===<br />
To go to in the direction of Belgium, especially if you want to go to [[Liège]] or [[Luxembourg]], go to the service station ''Lichtenbusch'' on the German-Belgium border at the A44. There's not too much traffic, and most of it seems to go via [[Liege]] and [[Namur]] to France.<br />
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==== Option 1 ====<br />
Take bus 11, 36, 55 or SB63 from the centre to ''Kohlhof''. Walk westwards on the little street parallel to the motorway and you will find the service area on the right. There's a pedestrian bridge connecting both sides.<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
To get to the service station or the exit you can also hitchhike from the bus station ''Aachen Siegel''. It can be reached by bus lines #11, #21, #36, #46, #53 and #SB63 or by a 45 minute walk from the city centre to the south. Cars can easily see you and stop.<br />
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==== Option 3 ====<br />
One may also thumb at the on-ramp at the Autobahn exit ''Aachen Brand'' on the A44. To get there take bus lines 25, 45, 55 or 68 from the main bus station ''Aachen Bushof'' until ''Königsberger Straße'' (2,55 Euro as of May 2013). Walk 500 m along the road and either thumb down the cars coming from Aachen centre turning right or the cars going straight onto the highway from the industrial area. Beware that there is local traffic that will leave the Autobahn on the next exit.<br />
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=== South towards [[Eifel]] region ===<br />
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To get into the region south of Aachen hitchhike from the bus station ''Aachen Siegel''. It can be reached by bus lines #11, #21, #36, #46, #53 and #SB63 or by a 45 minute walk from the city centre to the south. The spot is perfect if you want to hitchhike south to the Eifel in the direction of Roetgen, Monschau, Simmerath or further. Cars can easily see you and stop.<br />
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== Hitchhiking In ==<br />
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If you are with people that are going directly to Aachen being dropped of at the central bus terminal ''Aachen Bushof'' is a good idea. Most buses come through there, but this is not the main train station. Otherwise, if your driver is only passing by the city your best option to get off depends on the direction.<br />
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=== A4 from/to west (Netherlands) ===<br />
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Ask your driver to drop you off at the exit #3 ''Aachen Zentrum''. From there you can take various buses to the central bus terminal ''Aachen Bushof''. If you're coming from the Netherlands, your driver can turn around when going straight after the exit. Otherwise, going towards the Netherlands he should turn right and then left to be able to drop you off and make a U-turn.<br />
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Don't drop yourself at the Dutch petrol station (Shell) near borderpoint Vetschau. It was very difficult to find a ride just to Aachen and I stucked there for 3 hours in Feb 2018. There is also NO train-station in the next village Bochholtz (like in some maps), but at least some bus-services to Aachen.<br />
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=== A4 from/to east (Cologne) ===<br />
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When your driver is passing by on the A4 it is a good idea to get out at the autobahn service station ''Aachener Land'' and take the bus 52 to the center (see [[Aachen#Hitchhiking Out|Hitchhiking Out]]). Buses to Aachen go weekdays every half hour between 5:00 and 20:30 and hourly until 23:30. Saturday service is from 5:30 until 23:30 and sunday service is between 8:30 and 23:30.<br />
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=== A44 from/to south (Belgium) ===<br />
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On the A44 from/to Belgium, get dropped off at the exit #3 ''Aachen Brand''. You can use the frequent bus service at any time from there to the center (2,40 Euro as of January 2012) or try to hitchhike. Your driver can get back on the highway easily.<br />
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== Public transportation ==<br />
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Check [http://www.aseag.de/ the website of the local bus operator ASEAG] for bus informations. There is no english page but you can just input your request on the top right. Input the start city (e.g. ''Aachen'') and station (e.g. ''Bushof'', the main bus terminal) and the same for the destination in the second row. The results are understandable without knowing German.<br />
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People with monthly tickets and job tickets can take you along for free in buses and regional RE trains on weekdays from 19:00 until 3:00 and on the whole weekend within the area of their validity. Feel free to ask around.<br />
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== Other useful info ==<br />
There are quite a few [[police]] controls around Aachen, so make sure you are not bringing any drugs from the Netherlands to Germany as you might get controlled.<br />
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Hitchhiker [[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] writes: ''"I don't like drugs and I was never checked on the border. Once in my life I had some marihuana with me, our host so kindly asked for it that I took the risk, although I did not know what kind of risk I was actually running."'' [[User:Kriechstrom|Kriechstrom]] thinks otherwise: ''"There are police controls for sure for buses, cars and even bicycles. Bus lines from the NL are being controlled, especially the line 50 from Maastricht if you get out at the main train station. Cars are more likely to be controlled if they have registration plates from other cities than Aachen."''<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Dutch Location<br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|map = <map lat='51.43046754788' lng='5.46947479248' zoom='11' view='3' float='right' /><br />
|pop = 210,876<br />
|state = Noord Brabant<br />
|motorways = [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]], [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]], [[A58 (Netherlands)|A58]], [[A67 (Netherlands)|A67]]<br />
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'''Eindhoven''' is a city in [[Noord Brabant]], [[Netherlands]].<br />
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A reconstruction of the A2 and A58, which forms a bit more than 50% of the ring road around the city, was started in 2007 and will continue for some years, perhaps 2011. Two previously great access lanes for hitchhiking are not suitable anymore due to that, being the ones at A2 access lane 33 ("Waalre"/"Valkenswaard"). <br />
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In a few years the fly overs on junction Leenderheide will be realised and the current traffic lights on the junction will not exist anymore. A few more hitchhiking spots will then disappear, but they are not really essential (Floraplein should work!).<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== All Directions ===<br />
Same as for going South, try it at the busstop at roundabout "Floraplein",here all cars go to the junction Leenderheide from where they can go in any direction.<br />
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=== South towards [[Maastricht]], [[Aachen]], south-west towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]], east to [[Venlo]] ===<br />
There is a petrol station and a roundabout named "Floraplein" one kilometer north of the motorway-junction A2 x A67 (junction "Knooppunt Leenderheide"). There is a bus stop where people can easily stop just by this petrol station. This is a well known spot for hitchhiking, which was very popular in the times when Dutch students still had to pay for public transport. You can get here by taking the bus from the Central Train Station. You have two choices - bus 173 to Floraplein or bus 7 to Korianderstrasse.<br />
An alternative for "Floraplein" is walking 2 km in south west direction. There are two entrances (towards Antwerpen, and Venlo) to the A67/A2 next to the "Van der Valk Hotel Eindhoven", at the Aalsterweg. Due to traffic lights, people clearly see you, and can stop easily.<br />
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Another option for heading east/Venlo is taking the train to Geldrop (just about 5min, single-way ticket is 2,30€) and walk about 2km from Geldrop train-station to an Esso petrol station directly on the motorway A67 (only eastwards) south of Geldrop: Leave the train-station towards southwest, cross the whole park and hold left (towards south) until you cross a bigger car-road (Gijezenrooiseweg), still heading south (Laan van Tolkien), pass the supermarket on the left and go straight on through the park in the borough with streets called after Lord of the Rings-characters. You'll find "Dwalin"-path on the right, it becomes "Fili"-street. At the end of "Fili" turn right in "Durin"-street, follow until the end of the road, turn left in "Genoenhuis"-road and next oportunity turn right. Follow the road for 200 meters. You'll find yourself on a bridge over the A67, on the right you can see the petrol station very close. Take the steep path on the right at the end of the bridge between the highway-ramp and a fence. After a very few meters is a truck-park and the petrol station, where you can ask people for a ride.<br />
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=== North towards [[Den Bosch]], [[Amsterdam]], west towards [[Tilburg]], [[Breda]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Take bus 401/402 from Eindhoven Central Station. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway, should take about 10 minutes. There are traffic lights to stand beside nearby.<br />
<br />
When I hitched to A'dam I stood in the Noord Brabantlaan at the ramp on the A2 towards north. (bus 401/402, bus-stop "Hurksestraat") There's plenty space to stop for the cars, but it's better to thumb as to use a sign! If you want to go towards north on the A2 and cannot find a long-distance-ride, try to catch a ride to the Texaco petrol station on the A2, which is before the towns of Broxtel and Liempde (just about 8km north of Eindhoven).<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Maastricht]], east towards [[Venlo]], southwest towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Several modern buses per hour to Veldhoven. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway. Use a sign on the onramp. Or ask at the traffic lights on the side of McD's (situation Feburary 2009). Do not confuse with A2 access lane 32 "Veldhoven-Zuid", this one is quite unsuitable in both directions.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Nijmegen]] ===<br />
There is a Shell petrol station on the ''J.F. Kennedylaan''. Go there to find a lift to the [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]]. Hitchhiking on the road itself is not allowed because of the status of the road, although you might get away. The road has an emergency lane with traffic limited to 70 km/h. You may as well stand on the merging lane of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
This gas station is really small, but it still could be possible to find a ride here. Myself, I did not like the place too much so I walked direction A50 to Nijmegen. If you decide to leave the gas station, you can walk for about 30+ minutes. At a certain point just before the actual ramp is a very tiny triangelish place of tarmac where a car can stop. However, this is far from an ideal spot. The flow of traffic is very dense. Go stand about 10-15 meters in front of the little spot so the car can stop on the tarmac. If you don't find a ride at the gasstation, this is an option to consider. This place might work better out of rush hour so there is more space and time between each car.Be carefull!--[[User:Robbel|Robbel]] ([[User talk:Robbel|talk]]) 13:39, 15 November 2013 (CET)<br />
<br />
The employees at this petrol station might send you away, or tell you that standing on the emergency lane is too dangerous. Another option is to stand at the acceslane from "Tempellaan", there's an emergency lane here where cars can easily stop.<br />
<br />
=== From the [[airport]] ===<br />
When you arrive at the airport, just follow the signs to the motorway, you'll reach it in 15 Minutes. The airport traffic merges here with the traffic from the city, so it's easy to get a ride, but you will need a sign. According to Fverhart due to the motorway works this A2 access lane 30 "Eindhoven Airport" is not suitable any more to the north, to the south unknown. Alternative, walk further on the Anthony Fokkerweg until a small side-road and hitchhike there, or walk further to the second road crossing after the motorway. There is a bus stop, use sign. Or in stead walk towards the south-east for three kilometres to A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven". Or try to find a ride on the parking area of the airport.<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Dutch Location<br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|map = <map lat='51.43046754788' lng='5.46947479248' zoom='11' view='3' float='right' /><br />
|pop = 210,876<br />
|state = Noord Brabant<br />
|motorways = [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]], [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]], [[A58 (Netherlands)|A58]], [[A67 (Netherlands)|A67]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Eindhoven''' is a city in [[Noord Brabant]], [[Netherlands]].<br />
<br />
A reconstruction of the A2 and A58, which forms a bit more than 50% of the ring road around the city, was started in 2007 and will continue for some years, perhaps 2011. Two previously great access lanes for hitchhiking are not suitable anymore due to that, being the ones at A2 access lane 33 ("Waalre"/"Valkenswaard"). <br />
<br />
In a few years the fly overs on junction Leenderheide will be realised and the current traffic lights on the junction will not exist anymore. A few more hitchhiking spots will then disappear, but they are not really essential (Floraplein should work!).<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== All Directions ===<br />
Same as for going South, try it at the busstop at roundabout "Floraplein",here all cars go to the junction Leenderheide from where they can go in any direction.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Maastricht]], [[Aachen]], south-west towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]], east to [[Venlo]] ===<br />
There is a petrol station and a roundabout named "Floraplein" one kilometer north of the motorway-junction A2 x A67 (junction "Knooppunt Leenderheide"). There is a bus stop where people can easily stop just by this petrol station. This is a well known spot for hitchhiking, which was very popular in the times when Dutch students still had to pay for public transport. You can get here by taking the bus from the Central Train Station. You have two choices - bus 173 to Floraplein or bus 7 to Korianderstrasse.<br />
An alternative for "Floraplein" is walking 2 km in south west direction. There are two entrances (towards Antwerpen, and Venlo) to the A67/A2 next to the "Van der Valk Hotel Eindhoven", at the Aalsterweg. Due to traffic lights, people clearly see you, and can stop easily.<br />
<br />
Another option for heading east/Venlo is taking the train to Geldrop (just about 5min, single-way ticket is 2,30€) and walk about 2km from Geldrop train-station to an Esso petrol station directly on the motorway A67 (only eastwards) south of Geldrop: Leave the train-station towards southwest, cross the whole park and hold left (towards south) until you cross a bigger car-road (Gijezenrooiseweg), still heading south (Laan van Tolkien), pass the supermarket on the left and go straight on through the park in the borough with streets called after Lord of the Rings-characters. You'll find "Dwalin"-path on the right, it becomes "Fili"-street. At the end of "Fili" turn right in "Durin"-street, follow until the end of the road, turn left in "Genoenhuis"-road and next oportunity turn right. Follow the road for 200 meters. You'll find yourself on a bridge over the A67, on the right you can see the petrol station very close. Take the steep path on the right at the end of the bridge between the highway-ramp and a fence. After a very few meters is a truck-park and the petrol station, where you can ask people for a ride.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Den Bosch]], [[Amsterdam]], west towards [[Tilburg]], [[Breda]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Take bus 401/402 from Eindhoven Central Station. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway, should take about 10 minutes. There are traffic lights to stand beside nearby.<br />
<br />
When I hitched to A'dam I stood in the Noord Brabantlaan at the ramp on the A2 towards north. (bus 401/402, bus-stop "Hurksestraat") There's plenty space to stop for the cars, but it's better to thumb as to use a sign! If you want to go towards north on the A2, try to catch a ride to the Texaco petrol station on the A2, which is before the towns of Broxtel and Liempde (just about 8km north of Eindhoven). There you can ask people to give you a lift.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Maastricht]], east towards [[Venlo]], southwest towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Several modern buses per hour to Veldhoven. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway. Use a sign on the onramp. Or ask at the traffic lights on the side of McD's (situation Feburary 2009). Do not confuse with A2 access lane 32 "Veldhoven-Zuid", this one is quite unsuitable in both directions.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Nijmegen]] ===<br />
There is a Shell petrol station on the ''J.F. Kennedylaan''. Go there to find a lift to the [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]]. Hitchhiking on the road itself is not allowed because of the status of the road, although you might get away. The road has an emergency lane with traffic limited to 70 km/h. You may as well stand on the merging lane of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
This gas station is really small, but it still could be possible to find a ride here. Myself, I did not like the place too much so I walked direction A50 to Nijmegen. If you decide to leave the gas station, you can walk for about 30+ minutes. At a certain point just before the actual ramp is a very tiny triangelish place of tarmac where a car can stop. However, this is far from an ideal spot. The flow of traffic is very dense. Go stand about 10-15 meters in front of the little spot so the car can stop on the tarmac. If you don't find a ride at the gasstation, this is an option to consider. This place might work better out of rush hour so there is more space and time between each car.Be carefull!--[[User:Robbel|Robbel]] ([[User talk:Robbel|talk]]) 13:39, 15 November 2013 (CET)<br />
<br />
The employees at this petrol station might send you away, or tell you that standing on the emergency lane is too dangerous. Another option is to stand at the acceslane from "Tempellaan", there's an emergency lane here where cars can easily stop.<br />
<br />
=== From the [[airport]] ===<br />
When you arrive at the airport, just follow the signs to the motorway, you'll reach it in 15 Minutes. The airport traffic merges here with the traffic from the city, so it's easy to get a ride, but you will need a sign. According to Fverhart due to the motorway works this A2 access lane 30 "Eindhoven Airport" is not suitable any more to the north, to the south unknown. Alternative, walk further on the Anthony Fokkerweg until a small side-road and hitchhike there, or walk further to the second road crossing after the motorway. There is a bus stop, use sign. Or in stead walk towards the south-east for three kilometres to A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven". Or try to find a ride on the parking area of the airport.<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Dutch Location<br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|map = <map lat='51.43046754788' lng='5.46947479248' zoom='11' view='3' float='right' /><br />
|pop = 210,876<br />
|state = Noord Brabant<br />
|motorways = [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]], [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]], [[A58 (Netherlands)|A58]], [[A67 (Netherlands)|A67]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Eindhoven''' is a city in [[Noord Brabant]], [[Netherlands]].<br />
<br />
A reconstruction of the A2 and A58, which forms a bit more than 50% of the ring road around the city, was started in 2007 and will continue for some years, perhaps 2011. Two previously great access lanes for hitchhiking are not suitable anymore due to that, being the ones at A2 access lane 33 ("Waalre"/"Valkenswaard"). <br />
<br />
In a few years the fly overs on junction Leenderheide will be realised and the current traffic lights on the junction will not exist anymore. A few more hitchhiking spots will then disappear, but they are not really essential (Floraplein should work!).<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== All Directions ===<br />
Same as for going South, try it at the busstop at roundabout "Floraplein",here all cars go to the junction Leenderheide from where they can go in any direction.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Maastricht]], [[Aachen]], south-west towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]], east to [[Venlo]] ===<br />
There is a petrol station and a roundabout named "Floraplein" one kilometer north of the motorway-junction A2 x A67 (junction "Knooppunt Leenderheide"). There is a bus stop where people can easily stop just by this petrol station. This is a well known spot for hitchhiking, which was very popular in the times when Dutch students still had to pay for public transport. You can get here by taking the bus from the Central Train Station. You have two choices - bus 173 to Floraplein or bus 7 to Korianderstrasse.<br />
An alternative for "Floraplein" is walking 2 km in south west direction. There are two entrances (towards Antwerpen, and Venlo) to the A67/A2 next to the "Van der Valk Hotel Eindhoven", at the Aalsterweg. Due to traffic lights, people clearly see you, and can stop easily.<br />
<br />
Another option for heading east/Venlo is taking the train to Geldrop (just about 5min, single-way ticket is 2,30€) and walk about 2km from Geldrop train-station to an Esso petrol station directly on the motorway A67 (only eastwards) south of Geldrop: Leave the train-station towards southwest, cross the whole park and hold left (towards south) until you cross a bigger car-road (Gijezenrooiseweg), still heading south (Laan van Tolkien), pass the supermarket on the left and go straight on through the park in the borough with streets called after Lord of the Rings-characters. You'll find "Dwalin"-path on the right, it becomes "Fili"-street. At the end of "Fili" turn right in "Durin"-street, follow until the end of the road, turn left in "Genoenhuis"-road and next oportunity turn right. Follow the road for 200 meters. You'll find yourself on a bridge over the A67, on the right you can see the petrol station very close. Take the steep path on the right at the end of the bridge between the highway-ramp and a fence. After a very few meters is a truck-park and the petrol station, where you can ask people for a ride.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Den Bosch]], [[Amsterdam]], west towards [[Tilburg]], [[Breda]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Take bus 401/402 from Eindhoven Central Station. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway, should take about 10 minutes. There are traffic lights to stand beside nearby.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Maastricht]], east towards [[Venlo]], southwest towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Several modern buses per hour to Veldhoven. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway. Use a sign on the onramp. Or ask at the traffic lights on the side of McD's (situation Feburary 2009). Do not confuse with A2 access lane 32 "Veldhoven-Zuid", this one is quite unsuitable in both directions.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Nijmegen]] ===<br />
There is a Shell petrol station on the ''J.F. Kennedylaan''. Go there to find a lift to the [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]]. Hitchhiking on the road itself is not allowed because of the status of the road, although you might get away. The road has an emergency lane with traffic limited to 70 km/h. You may as well stand on the merging lane of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
This gas station is really small, but it still could be possible to find a ride here. Myself, I did not like the place too much so I walked direction A50 to Nijmegen. If you decide to leave the gas station, you can walk for about 30+ minutes. At a certain point just before the actual ramp is a very tiny triangelish place of tarmac where a car can stop. However, this is far from an ideal spot. The flow of traffic is very dense. Go stand about 10-15 meters in front of the little spot so the car can stop on the tarmac. If you don't find a ride at the gasstation, this is an option to consider. This place might work better out of rush hour so there is more space and time between each car.Be carefull!--[[User:Robbel|Robbel]] ([[User talk:Robbel|talk]]) 13:39, 15 November 2013 (CET)<br />
<br />
The employees at this petrol station might send you away, or tell you that standing on the emergency lane is too dangerous. Another option is to stand at the acceslane from "Tempellaan", there's an emergency lane here where cars can easily stop.<br />
<br />
=== From the [[airport]] ===<br />
When you arrive at the airport, just follow the signs to the motorway, you'll reach it in 15 Minutes. The airport traffic merges here with the traffic from the city, so it's easy to get a ride, but you will need a sign. According to Fverhart due to the motorway works this A2 access lane 30 "Eindhoven Airport" is not suitable any more to the north, to the south unknown. Alternative, walk further on the Anthony Fokkerweg until a small side-road and hitchhike there, or walk further to the second road crossing after the motorway. There is a bus stop, use sign. Or in stead walk towards the south-east for three kilometres to A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven". Or try to find a ride on the parking area of the airport.<br />
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[[Category:E25]]<br />
[[Category:E34]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Dutch Location<br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|map = <map lat='51.43046754788' lng='5.46947479248' zoom='11' view='3' float='right' /><br />
|pop = 210,876<br />
|state = Noord Brabant<br />
|motorways = [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]], [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]], [[A58 (Netherlands)|A58]], [[A67 (Netherlands)|A67]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Eindhoven''' is a city in [[Noord Brabant]], [[Netherlands]].<br />
<br />
A reconstruction of the A2 and A58, which forms a bit more than 50% of the ring road around the city, was started in 2007 and will continue for some years, perhaps 2011. Two previously great access lanes for hitchhiking are not suitable anymore due to that, being the ones at A2 access lane 33 ("Waalre"/"Valkenswaard"). <br />
<br />
In a few years the fly overs on junction Leenderheide will be realised and the current traffic lights on the junction will not exist anymore. A few more hitchhiking spots will then disappear, but they are not really essential (Floraplein should work!).<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== All Directions ===<br />
Same as for going South, try it at the busstop at roundabout "Floraplein",here all cars go to the junction Leenderheide from where they can go in any direction.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Maastricht]], [[Aachen]], south-west towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]], east to [[Venlo]] ===<br />
There is a petrol station and a roundabout named "Floraplein" one kilometer north of the motorway-junction A2 x A67 (junction "Knooppunt Leenderheide"). There is a bus stop where people can easily stop just by this petrol station. This is a well known spot for hitchhiking, which was very popular in the times when Dutch students still had to pay for public transport. You can get here by taking the bus from the Central Train Station. You have two choices - bus 173 to Floraplein or bus 7 to Korianderstrasse.<br />
An alternative for "Floraplein" is walking 2 km in south west direction. There are two entrances (towards Antwerpen, and Venlo) to the A67/A2 next to the "Van der Valk Hotel Eindhoven", at the Aalsterweg. Due to traffic lights, people clearly see you, and can stop easily.<br />
<br />
Another option for heading east/Venlo is taking the train to Geldrop (just about 5min, single-way ticket is 2,30€) and walk about 2km from Geldrop train-station to an Esso petrol station directly on the motorway A67 (only eastwards) south of Geldrop: Leave the train-station towards southwest, cross the whole park and hold left (towards south) until you cross a bigger car-road (Gijezenrooiseweg), still heading south (Laan van Tolkien), pass the supermarket on the left and go straight on through the park in the borough with streets called after Lord of the Rings-characters. You'll find "Dwalin"-path on the right, it becomes "Fili"-street. At the end of "Fili" turn right in "Durin"-street, follow until the end of the road, turn left in "Genoenhuis"-road and next oportunity turn right. Follow the road for 200 meters. You'll find yourself on a bridge over the A67, on the right you can see the petrol station very close. Take the steep path on the right at the end of the bridge between the highway-ramp and a fence. After a very few meters is a truck-park and the petrol station.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Den Bosch]], [[Amsterdam]], west towards [[Tilburg]], [[Breda]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Take bus 401/402 from Eindhoven Central Station. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway, should take about 10 minutes. There are traffic lights to stand beside nearby.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Maastricht]], east towards [[Venlo]], southwest towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Several modern buses per hour to Veldhoven. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway. Use a sign on the onramp. Or ask at the traffic lights on the side of McD's (situation Feburary 2009). Do not confuse with A2 access lane 32 "Veldhoven-Zuid", this one is quite unsuitable in both directions.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Nijmegen]] ===<br />
There is a Shell petrol station on the ''J.F. Kennedylaan''. Go there to find a lift to the [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]]. Hitchhiking on the road itself is not allowed because of the status of the road, although you might get away. The road has an emergency lane with traffic limited to 70 km/h. You may as well stand on the merging lane of the petrol station.<br />
<br />
This gas station is really small, but it still could be possible to find a ride here. Myself, I did not like the place too much so I walked direction A50 to Nijmegen. If you decide to leave the gas station, you can walk for about 30+ minutes. At a certain point just before the actual ramp is a very tiny triangelish place of tarmac where a car can stop. However, this is far from an ideal spot. The flow of traffic is very dense. Go stand about 10-15 meters in front of the little spot so the car can stop on the tarmac. If you don't find a ride at the gasstation, this is an option to consider. This place might work better out of rush hour so there is more space and time between each car.Be carefull!--[[User:Robbel|Robbel]] ([[User talk:Robbel|talk]]) 13:39, 15 November 2013 (CET)<br />
<br />
The employees at this petrol station might send you away, or tell you that standing on the emergency lane is too dangerous. Another option is to stand at the acceslane from "Tempellaan", there's an emergency lane here where cars can easily stop.<br />
<br />
=== From the [[airport]] ===<br />
When you arrive at the airport, just follow the signs to the motorway, you'll reach it in 15 Minutes. The airport traffic merges here with the traffic from the city, so it's easy to get a ride, but you will need a sign. According to Fverhart due to the motorway works this A2 access lane 30 "Eindhoven Airport" is not suitable any more to the north, to the south unknown. Alternative, walk further on the Anthony Fokkerweg until a small side-road and hitchhike there, or walk further to the second road crossing after the motorway. There is a bus stop, use sign. Or in stead walk towards the south-east for three kilometres to A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven". Or try to find a ride on the parking area of the airport.<br />
<br />
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{{IsIn|Noord Brabant}}<br />
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[[Category:Noord Brabant]]<br />
[[Category:E25]]<br />
[[Category:E34]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Dutch Location<br />
|country = Netherlands<br />
|map = <map lat='51.43046754788' lng='5.46947479248' zoom='11' view='3' float='right' /><br />
|pop = 210,876<br />
|state = Noord Brabant<br />
|motorways = [[A2 (Netherlands)|A2]], [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]], [[A58 (Netherlands)|A58]], [[A67 (Netherlands)|A67]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Eindhoven''' is a city in [[Noord Brabant]], [[Netherlands]].<br />
<br />
A reconstruction of the A2 and A58, which forms a bit more than 50% of the ring road around the city, was started in 2007 and will continue for some years, perhaps 2011. Two previously great access lanes for hitchhiking are not suitable anymore due to that, being the ones at A2 access lane 33 ("Waalre"/"Valkenswaard"). <br />
<br />
In a few years the fly overs on junction Leenderheide will be realised and the current traffic lights on the junction will not exist anymore. A few more hitchhiking spots will then disappear, but they are not really essential (Floraplein should work!).<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== All Directions ===<br />
Same as for going South, try it at the busstop at roundabout "Floraplein",here all cars go to the junction Leenderheide from where they can go in any direction.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Maastricht]], [[Aachen]], south-west towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]], east to [[Venlo]] ===<br />
There is a petrol station and a roundabout named "Floraplein" one kilometer north of the motorway-junction A2 x A67 (junction "Knooppunt Leenderheide"). There is a bus stop where people can easily stop just by this petrol station. This is a well known spot for hitchhiking, which was very popular in the times when Dutch students still had to pay for public transport. You can get here by taking the bus from the Central Train Station. You have two choices - bus 173 to Floraplein or bus 7 to Korianderstrasse.<br />
An alternative for "Floraplein" is walking 2 km in south west direction. There are two entrances (towards Antwerpen, and Venlo) to the A67/A2 next to the "Van der Valk Hotel Eindhoven", at the Aalsterweg. Due to traffic lights, people clearly see you, and can stop easily.<br />
Another option for heading east/Venlo is taking the train to Geldrop (just about 5min, single-way ticket is 2,30€) and walk about 2km from Geldrop train-station to an Esso petrol station directly on the motorway A67 (only eastwards) south of Geldrop: Leave the train-station towards southwest, cross the whole park and hold left (towards south) until you cross a bigger car-road (Gijezenrooiseweg), still heading south (Laan van Tolkien), pass the supermarket on the left and go straight on through the park in the borough with streets called after Lord of the Rings-characters. You'll find "Dwalin"-path on the right, it becomes "Fili"-street. At the end of "Fili" turn right in "Durin"-street, follow until the end of the road, turn left in "Genoenhuis"-road and next oportunity turn right. Follow the road for 200 meters. You'll find yourself on a bridge over the A67, on the right you can see the petrol station very close. Take the steep path on the right at the end of the bridge between the highway-ramp and a fence. After a very few meters is a truck-park and the petrol station.<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Den Bosch]], [[Amsterdam]], west towards [[Tilburg]], [[Breda]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Take bus 401/402 from Eindhoven Central Station. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway, should take about 10 minutes. There are traffic lights to stand beside nearby.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Maastricht]], east towards [[Venlo]], southwest towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]] ===<br />
A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven" (A2 x Noord-Brabantlaan). Several modern buses per hour to Veldhoven. Get out at the bus stop just before the motorway. Use a sign on the onramp. Or ask at the traffic lights on the side of McD's (situation Feburary 2009). Do not confuse with A2 access lane 32 "Veldhoven-Zuid", this one is quite unsuitable in both directions.<br />
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=== North towards [[Nijmegen]] ===<br />
There is a Shell petrol station on the ''J.F. Kennedylaan''. Go there to find a lift to the [[A50 (Netherlands)|A50]]. Hitchhiking on the road itself is not allowed because of the status of the road, although you might get away. The road has an emergency lane with traffic limited to 70 km/h. You may as well stand on the merging lane of the petrol station.<br />
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This gas station is really small, but it still could be possible to find a ride here. Myself, I did not like the place too much so I walked direction A50 to Nijmegen. If you decide to leave the gas station, you can walk for about 30+ minutes. At a certain point just before the actual ramp is a very tiny triangelish place of tarmac where a car can stop. However, this is far from an ideal spot. The flow of traffic is very dense. Go stand about 10-15 meters in front of the little spot so the car can stop on the tarmac. If you don't find a ride at the gasstation, this is an option to consider. This place might work better out of rush hour so there is more space and time between each car.Be carefull!--[[User:Robbel|Robbel]] ([[User talk:Robbel|talk]]) 13:39, 15 November 2013 (CET)<br />
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The employees at this petrol station might send you away, or tell you that standing on the emergency lane is too dangerous. Another option is to stand at the acceslane from "Tempellaan", there's an emergency lane here where cars can easily stop.<br />
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=== From the [[airport]] ===<br />
When you arrive at the airport, just follow the signs to the motorway, you'll reach it in 15 Minutes. The airport traffic merges here with the traffic from the city, so it's easy to get a ride, but you will need a sign. According to Fverhart due to the motorway works this A2 access lane 30 "Eindhoven Airport" is not suitable any more to the north, to the south unknown. Alternative, walk further on the Anthony Fokkerweg until a small side-road and hitchhike there, or walk further to the second road crossing after the motorway. There is a bus stop, use sign. Or in stead walk towards the south-east for three kilometres to A2 access lane 31 "Veldhoven". Or try to find a ride on the parking area of the airport.<br />
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'''Dover''' is a busy port in East Kent, in the South of [[England]]. For hitchhikers this is likely the best possibility to cross the [[English channel]], though you're even better off if you can get a ride to France before you get to Dover. Because it is the closest port to continental Europe on mainland Britain with just 21 miles from the [[France|French]] port of [[Calais]], Dover is the busiest cross-Channel port in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], with 18 million passengers every year and thousands of lorries (trucks) each day. Regular ferry services operate from Dover to Calais (''P&O'') and [[Dunkerque]] (''DFDS Seaways''). For timetables, check the external links at the end of this article.<br />
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==Crossing the [[English channel]] (to France)==<br />
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====General Information====<br />
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* Drivers pay per vehicle, so bringing an additional passenger will not change the costs. If they already have their ticket, they will need to amend it (for free) and add another passenger. A foot passenger ticket will cost you about €40. <br />
* The border police do not like hitchhikers. It's completely legal to hitchhike, but makes them suspicious. Whether you catch a ride for the tunnel or the ferry, '''ask the driver politely not to mention that you're hitchhiking'''. Explain the situation so that the driver realizes you aren't doing anything wrong. <br />
* If you want to take the tunnel/ferry, It's best to find a lift before Dover, at [[Maidstone Services]] on the M20 or [[Medway Services]] on the M2. Don't go to the [[Maidstone Services|Ashford Truckstop]]; hitchhiking seems to be very hard there and hitchhikers aren't allowed near the drivers, many of whom can't take anyone anyway. (This is correct as of Feb 2018; if things have changed, let us know!)<br />
* '''It's very difficult to find drivers for the tunnel, who're able to pick you up''', because they had to book the ticket and give all their ID-details for the booking before and it's impossible to add another passenger spontaniously, a lot of drivers told me (Feb 2018; If this is just a non-sense-legend, please tell us and change it here!)<br />
* The ferry, as opposed to the tunnel, has the advantage of having 1.5 hours to find a ride to your next destination. '''Do your best to find the next ride on the ferry''' - even if it's for a short distance (though many people will be going far!) since hitchhiking out of [[Calais]] isn't fun. Many drivers don't speak a lot of English, but try all your languages (or a map) and something might work. Polish, Romanian, Russian and German are particularly useful. You can also ask people when they're queuing up to leave upon arrival, but it might be risky to wait so long. <br />
* If you're changing rides, it's a good idea to bring your backpack to the ferry instead of leaving it in the vehicle. But keep in mind that you're not allowed to leave it unattended and if you do, they will panic and look for you. If you don't want to be hauling it around, maybe ask someone who isn't moving around much to keep an eye on it, or pick it up from the car upon arrival (requires more logistics with the old and new drivers). <br />
* Ferries from Dover go to both Dunkerque and Calais. If you are trying to hitch down to Paris or further south then make sure your ride is going to Calais as you will find it difficult to find a lift otherwise. However, if you are hitching to Belgium, Germany etc. then you should get the ferry to Dunkerque. <br />
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==== In Dover ====<br />
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If you have reached Dover without a ride across the Channel, go to the BP petrol station (51°07'06.1"N 1°18'25.0"E) and catch a ride from the bus stop just outside it. Your sign should say ''FRANCE'' (or ''FRANCE (ferry)''), not ''FERRY'', otherwise people will be offering you rides to the ferry port. This road is swarming with drivers on their way to the ferry. <br />
Stay here and '''don't go to the ferry port!''' There's no point since you won't be allowed on the premises of the port (confirmed 2017).<br />
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==== On the ferry====<br />
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* If you can find a Commercial Driver, who takes you on the ferry, you probably receive a free-dinner-ticket ( + 2 free drinks) for the Commercial Drivers Restaurant (top floor), when you entered the ferry with the truck/lorry, because they thought you're driver, too. When you're on the ferry without a Commercial Driver at least you can get a free drink (hot chocolate, tea, coffee, soft drink), however if you wish to buy food it will cost you.<br />
* Commercial drivers also have better rates for currency exchange, so if you're hitching a truck, maybe the driver will agree to change your money for you.<br />
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==== If you are super stuck ====<br />
*check the [[English channel]] page for more options on how to hitchhike across the channel.<br />
* If hitchhiking doesn't work, carpooling can come in really handy. There are People on Blablacar going every evening to Calais. I paid 5 GBP for the ride. Much better than:<br />
* A two way ticket (return) for the same day costs GBP 18 (as opposed to GBP 30 for a one-way ticket). But be careful, when you go to buy the ticket go without backpacks because they won't sell you the ticket, because they'll say you won't come back. Act like you are going for the ride with the ferry <!-- (Me and my two friends did this: we asked if there were any things to do on the ferry like video games, or a casino, a place where to eat or drink something etc.)--> Also when you go on the bus, if the person who sold you the ticket is there, try to give your backpacks to someone else until you are on the bus, from there you won't have any problems no more. <br />
* If all fails you might have to stay for the night. The cheapest place to do so (as far as I'm aware) is the First and Last Pub. Although named a Pub, there are bunks inside for customers to stay for £15 per night(breakfast usually provided). But its reception is located at Russell street, in the The Castle Inn/Dover Backpackers. <br />
* If the ferry terminal is closed, go to the train station instead, it is not too far from the ferry terminal and even if it's locked, you can ask the staff to open it for you. There are also several pubs in the city centre that are open up till 2:00, if you want a drink.<br />
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== Other directions ==<br />
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=== North towards [[Canterbury]] along the A2 ===<br />
From Dover there's the A2 that runs north to [[Canterbury]] and on to the M2, the A20 that follows the coast south to [[Folkestone]], and the A256 that heads north towards [[Ramsgate]], [[Broadstairs]] and [[Margate]].<br />
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For leaving Dover, you probably have a better chance of a lift if you follow the Main road out of town. After about 20 minutes when you start to walk up a hill, there is a good place for vehicles to pull in.<br />
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=== North and North East towards [[Folkestone]] and [[London]] along the M20 ===<br />
One option is to walk out of the terminal building, through the car park, and follow the road signs pointing cars towards the M20. Unfortunately there isn't really a safe place to pull over until the first bus stop, about 500m away. By this stage traffic is often going quite quickly, and some of it is now local traffic, but it is mostly port traffic, and you should be able to convince someone to stop. A sign would be useful (such as 'M20').<br />
* I waited over an hour here, and walked further to find a better spot, but only found the next bus stop, another 500m or so further down the road. Conditions were no better, but I got a ride in about 5 minutes -Nomad Kat<br />
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=== West towards [[Brighton]] ===<br />
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Here you can try to get a lift onto the M20 and follow the motorways up and over. Another option is to get onto the coastal road (A259) all the way to Brighton. From my experience I would seriously advise skipping the romantic idea of the coastal road and keep yourself on the motorway. After Folkstone it's largely local traffic, a long walk out of the town and you sit there wishing you had of kept to the bright lights of the motor way!! However of course it led to a rich experience!<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.poferries.com/tourist/content/pages/template/routes_dover_-_calais_timetable_timetable_DOCA.htm P&O ferries timetable Calais–Dover]<br />
* [http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/ferry-routes/ferry-to-france/Timetable/ DFDS Seaways ferries timetable Dunkerque–Dover]<br />
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'''Dover''' is a busy port in East Kent, in the South of [[England]]. For hitchhikers this is likely the best possibility to cross the [[English channel]], though you're even better off if you can get a ride to France before you get to Dover. Because it is the closest port to continental Europe on mainland Britain with just 21 miles from the [[France|French]] port of [[Calais]], Dover is the busiest cross-Channel port in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], with 18 million passengers every year and thousands of lorries (trucks) each day. Regular ferry services operate from Dover to Calais (''P&O'') and [[Dunkerque]] (''DFDS Seaways''). For timetables, check the external links at the end of this article.<br />
<br />
==Crossing the [[English channel]] (to France)==<br />
<br />
====General Information====<br />
<br />
* Drivers.pay per vehicle, so bringing an additional passenger will not change the costs. If they already have their ticket, they will need to amend it (for free) and add another passenger. A foot passenger ticket will cost you about €40. <br />
* The border police do not like hitchhikers. It's completely legal to hitchhike, but makes them suspicious. Whether you catch a ride for the tunnel or the ferry, '''ask the driver politely not to mention that you're hitchhiking'''. Explain the situation so that the driver realizes you aren't doing anything wrong. <br />
* If you want to take the tunnel/ferry, It's best to find a lift before Dover, at [[Maidstone Services]] on the M20 or [[Medway Services]] on the M2. Don't go to the [[Maidstone Services|Ashford Truckstop]]; hitchhiking seems to be very hard there and hitchhikers aren't allowed near the drivers, many of whom can't take anyone anyway. (This is correct as of Feb 2018; if things have changed, let us know!)<br />
* It's very difficult to find drivers for the tunnel, who're able to pick you up, because they had to book the ticket and give all their ID-details for the booking before and it's impossible to add another passenger spontaniously, a lot of drivers told me (Feb 2018; If this is just a non-sense-legend, please tell us and change it here!)<br />
* The ferry, as opposed to the tunnel, has the advantage of having 1.5 hours to find a ride to your next destination. '''Do your best to find the next ride on the ferry''' - even if it's for a short distance (though many people will be going far!) since hitchhiking out of [[Calais]] isn't fun. Many drivers don't speak a lot of English, but try all your languages (or a map) and something might work. Polish, Romanian, Russian and German are particularly useful. You can also ask people when they're queuing up to leave upon arrival, but it might be risky to wait so long. <br />
* If you're changing rides, it's a good idea to bring your backpack to the ferry instead of leaving it in the vehicle. But keep in mind that you're not allowed to leave it unattended and if you do, they will panic and look for you. If you don't want to be hauling it around, maybe ask someone who isn't moving around much to keep an eye on it, or pick it up from the car upon arrival (requires more logistics with the old and new drivers). <br />
* Ferries from Dover go to both Dunkerque and Calais. If you are trying to hitch down to Paris or further south then make sure your ride is going to Calais as you will find it difficult to find a lift otherwise. However, if you are hitching to Belgium, Germany etc. then you should get the ferry to Dunkerque. <br />
<br />
==== In Dover ====<br />
<br />
If you have reached Dover without a ride across the Channel, go to the BP petrol station (51°07'06.1"N 1°18'25.0"E) and catch a ride from the bus stop just outside it. Your sign should say ''FRANCE'' (or ''FRANCE (ferry)''), not ''FERRY'', otherwise people will be offering you rides to the ferry port. This road is swarming with drivers on their way to the ferry. <br />
Stay here and '''don't go to the ferry port!''' There's no point since you won't be allowed on the premises of the port (confirmed 2017).<br />
<br />
==== On the ferry====<br />
<br />
* If you can find a Commercial Driver, who takes you on the ferry, you probably receive a free-dinner-ticket ( + 2 free drinks) for the Commercial Drivers Restaurant (top floor), when you entered the ferry with the truck/lorry, because they thought you're driver, too. When you're on the ferry without a Commercial Driver at least you can get a free drink (hot chocolate, tea, coffee, soft drink), however if you wish to buy food it will cost you.<br />
* Commercial drivers also have better rates for currency exchange, so if you're hitching a truck, maybe the driver will agree to change your money for you.<br />
<br />
==== If you are super stuck ====<br />
*check the [[English channel]] page for more options on how to hitchhike across the channel.<br />
* If hitchhiking doesn't work, carpooling can come in really handy. There are People on Blablacar going every evening to Calais. I paid 5 GBP for the ride. Much better than:<br />
* A two way ticket (return) for the same day costs GBP 18 (as opposed to GBP 30 for a one-way ticket). But be careful, when you go to buy the ticket go without backpacks because they won't sell you the ticket, because they'll say you won't come back. Act like you are going for the ride with the ferry <!-- (Me and my two friends did this: we asked if there were any things to do on the ferry like video games, or a casino, a place where to eat or drink something etc.)--> Also when you go on the bus, if the person who sold you the ticket is there, try to give your backpacks to someone else until you are on the bus, from there you won't have any problems no more. <br />
* If all fails you might have to stay for the night. The cheapest place to do so (as far as I'm aware) is the First and Last Pub. Although named a Pub, there are bunks inside for customers to stay for £15 per night(breakfast usually provided). But its reception is located at Russell street, in the The Castle Inn/Dover Backpackers. <br />
* If the ferry terminal is closed, go to the train station instead, it is not too far from the ferry terminal and even if it's locked, you can ask the staff to open it for you. There are also several pubs in the city centre that are open up till 2:00, if you want a drink.<br />
<br />
== Other directions ==<br />
<br />
=== North towards [[Canterbury]] along the A2 ===<br />
From Dover there's the A2 that runs north to [[Canterbury]] and on to the M2, the A20 that follows the coast south to [[Folkestone]], and the A256 that heads north towards [[Ramsgate]], [[Broadstairs]] and [[Margate]].<br />
<br />
For leaving Dover, you probably have a better chance of a lift if you follow the Main road out of town. After about 20 minutes when you start to walk up a hill, there is a good place for vehicles to pull in.<br />
<br />
=== North and North East towards [[Folkestone]] and [[London]] along the M20 ===<br />
One option is to walk out of the terminal building, through the car park, and follow the road signs pointing cars towards the M20. Unfortunately there isn't really a safe place to pull over until the first bus stop, about 500m away. By this stage traffic is often going quite quickly, and some of it is now local traffic, but it is mostly port traffic, and you should be able to convince someone to stop. A sign would be useful (such as 'M20').<br />
* I waited over an hour here, and walked further to find a better spot, but only found the next bus stop, another 500m or so further down the road. Conditions were no better, but I got a ride in about 5 minutes -Nomad Kat<br />
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=== West towards [[Brighton]] ===<br />
<br />
Here you can try to get a lift onto the M20 and follow the motorways up and over. Another option is to get onto the coastal road (A259) all the way to Brighton. From my experience I would seriously advise skipping the romantic idea of the coastal road and keep yourself on the motorway. After Folkstone it's largely local traffic, a long walk out of the town and you sit there wishing you had of kept to the bright lights of the motor way!! However of course it led to a rich experience!<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.poferries.com/tourist/content/pages/template/routes_dover_-_calais_timetable_timetable_DOCA.htm P&O ferries timetable Calais–Dover]<br />
* [http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/ferry-routes/ferry-to-france/Timetable/ DFDS Seaways ferries timetable Dunkerque–Dover]<br />
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