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'''Berlin''' is the capital of [[Germany]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] and [[Scandinavia]] {{Autobahn|24}} ===<br />
For hitchhiking to Hamburg prepare a cardboard sign with "HH" written on it, which is the license plate sign for cars from Hamburg and understood widely. "HRO" stands for Rostock by the way.<br />
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==== Option 1: Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====<br />
Take U-bahn U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to the start of the Autobahn. Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it.<br />
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This spot is nearer to Berlin than the Autobahn Raststätte Stolper Heide and includes much less time spent walking and on the train.<br />
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You can have a free breakfast or dinner before you start in the Sikh temple (gurdwara) that is a 10 minute walk from the petrol station at Kögelstraße 6.<br />
* [[User:MaxHermens|MaxHermens]] says: It's best to ask drivers if they are going on the Autobahn, and if so, if they can take you to the above mentioned Stolperheide. Then you can avoid the long walk and start hitching straight away.<br />
* [[User:t0ma5|t0ma5]] says: In July 2017 this option worked fine for me, 15 minutes wait just before the gas station with a sign reading "autobahn"<br />
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==== Option 2: Prenzlauer Promenade ====<br />
The street '''Prenzlauer Promenade''' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the 'S-Bahn station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, just walk 500 m down the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations, both on the right side for the drivers going towards the Autobahn. It may be worth walking to the second petrol station as it's cheaper and more frequented. However, it might happen that the staff at this second (Shell) station tell you to leave their property and threaten to call the police. <br />
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There is usually a lot of traffic on this road, so you could also hitch with a sign. Coming from ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'', 50 m before the first petrol station, there is a shoulder where cars can stop and people waiting at the traffic light are able to see you.<br />
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Much of the traffic here is local, but there is also significant traffic towards [[Hamburg]] and [[Rostock]].<br />
Try to get a lift to at least the first petrol station on the Autobahn ("Linumer Bruch").<br />
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==== Option 3: Raststätte Stolper Heide ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S25 towards Henningsdorf and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (EUR 2.60). Turn left from the station and walk north 300 m down Ruppiner Chaussee. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 1.2 km, crossing the bridge over the Autobahn. Then turn immediately left down a little path - you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and quickly you will see a pathway that you can follow to this Raststätte. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at some point before you reach the station. The easiest place is probably to the right of a green fenced enclosure about half way to the . The walk from the bridge is about 1.5 km.<br />
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This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that you end up starting to hitchhike directly from a petrol station in which there are a fair few people heading in direction [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]], and you can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and with a little patience, to Rostock. If you want to catch a certain boat in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to this spot from somewhere like Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in the centre of Berlin can take two hours or even longer. <br />
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Note: A (maybe not so good) nearby spot that saves you the 2 km walk: Get off one station earlier at ''Schulzendorf''. Walk ≈150 m north along Ruppiner Chaussee and take the first right (Schulzendorfer Straße). After ≈200 m, you will arrive at the Autobahn entrance sliproad. However, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrow, and there is not a good place for cars to stop safely. There is also a curve in the road, and cars are traveling quickly, so this spot might be dangerous for you and the drivers. You can take ''any'' ride. If the driver doesn't go your way, they can drop you off at the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" mentioned above, 3.5 km up the road.<br />
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==== For [[Scandinavia]] bound hitchhikers ====<br />
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''' For Denmark'''<br />
The ferries leave from '' 15 km north of Rostock'' and from [[Puttgarden]], from Berlin generally people head for the ferry at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and if you are offered the right ride you could go to the [[Puttgarden]] one instead, which is a good option especially if you are only transitting through [[Denmark]] to [[Sweden]] seeing as on the Rostock - Gedser ferry there is very little ''Sweden'' bound traffic.<br />
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'''Ferry Rostock-Gedser Update July 2017:''' The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take the ferry and we had to buy tickets. Not a good option if you want to make to DK without paying for part of journey.<br />
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To go to [[Puttgarden]] from Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride to<br />
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''' Hamburg Stillhorn - ''' If you can get a ride to this gasstation you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction in direction [[Lubeck]] however not all people who to [[Hamburg]] go past this gasstation.<br />
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''' Lubeck ''' It is possible to accept a ride either to Lubeck (or to the Neustadt gas station just north of Lubeck but that is more rare) in case you can get dropped of the onramp leading out of central Lubeck in direction Neustadt and waiting for a ride that will take you atleast to the gasstation 10 km north.<br />
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''' For direction [[Århus]]''' you can also accept a ride found towards [[Flensburg]] and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and then going to [[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. Also it is possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the ferries from [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]].<br />
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'''For Sweden bound travellers '''<br />
You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or [[Sassnitz]] ([[Rügen]]), they might be a bit harder to hitch but at least the one is [[Sassnitz]] have been reported to be possible.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ===<br />
==== Option 1: Berliner Allee ====<br />
Take tram M4 from ''Alexanderplatz'' to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.''. Then walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' to the bus lay-by. Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a [[Szczecin]] sign will surely persuade a Polish driver to stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by their Polish names.<br />
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Alternatively, walk 1 km north along Berliner Allee from ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'' to the place just before where Darßer Str. passes over ''Berliner allee''. I found this place to be much better. It's a long straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there are a couple of pockets for cars to stop. There's less local traffic and a higher concentration of relevant traffic (Poles, to be blunt), and it's much nicer to stand here. I waited around 40 minutes until a truck driver stopped.<br />
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==== Option 2: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S2 direction Bernau from Friedrichstr. and get off at "Buch". From there, catch a bus that goes to "Schwanebeck, Dorf" (ca. 10 min). Several buses will go there so check the time table there or ask the driver or someone else. Note that you will need a ticket including Zone C, as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on ramp towards eastern direction, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass the first on ramp which leads towards western direction. There, standing behind the safety fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the on ramp for the A11 straight away, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes off the A10 about a kilometre after this on ramp. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to be dropped off at Raststätte "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 begins. This Raststätte is the only one on the A11 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards Stralsund or Rügen) but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ride.<br />
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* Update: Due to reconstructions of the on ramp that finished in 2013 the situation looks different. There is hardly a spot for drivers to stop and the cars are going quite fast. Berliner Allee might be the easier option.<br />
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=== South towards [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: Raststätte Grunewald ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S7 direction Potsdam, or S1 direction Wannsee, and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] to the right. You can talk to drivers at the petrol station or on the parking lot.<br />
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There are often other hitchhikers here early, and it is polite to wait until they have left. Get here early to avoid the competition.<br />
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This spot is both faster & cheaper to get to than option 2: Michendorf. You will need 25 minutes from Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Main Station) on an AB-ticket (EUR 2.70), compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC-ticket (EUR 3.30) to Michendorf.<br />
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There is a lot of long distance traffic heading south and west, with high chances of finding a ride for at least several hundred kilometres. However, it is ''not'' a good spot to hitch East.<br />
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If you find nobody heading in your direction, you can also get a short lift until Michendorf and try your luck there, but this is usually not necessary.<br />
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==== Option 2: Raststätte Michendorf ====<br />
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<li>Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction [[Dessau]], check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information) from the centre and get off at ''Michendorf'' (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into Feldstraße and follow it till you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door.</li><br />
<li>Take bus 643 or 608 from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes the train station at Michendorf. Get off at ''Michendorf Luckenwalder Straße''. Walk 100 m south along Potsdamer Straße and then turn right into Feldstraße, following it for ≈800 m until the Raststätte.</li><br />
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There is a map on [[Crossable_rest_areas_in_Germany#Autobahn_A10|crossable rest areas in Germany]] that tells you exactly how to get from one side of Michendorf to the other.<br />
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[[File:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from Berlin to [[Munich]]]]<br />
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==== Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====<br />
A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from Messedamm. The access lane is a part of the Funkturm junction which connects the A115 and A100. The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the Messedam with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at the Messedamm. From S-bahnhof Westkreutz walk north along the Halenseestrasse, and at the big crossing cross the road onto the Messedam. After 100 meters on the Messedam there is the quiet parking at your left hand side. Walk across the parking. To reach the place to stand, climb the traffic barrier between the parking and the acceleration lane. [http://goo.gl/maps/NlquZ This] is the exact location . Hitchhiking is prohibited here as the location is behind the Autobahn sign, but the risk is worth it. From S-bahnhof Messe Nord it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to the Messedamm, follow it south and at the next crossing turn right, then you find the quiet parking after 100 meters on your left hand side.<br />
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==== Option 4: Aral petrol station Kaiserdamm ====<br />
Take U2 to ''Kaiserdamm'' (if you come from direction ''Zoo'') and go out in the driving direction. Leave the station on the left exit. After 50 m there's the petrol station. It depends on the day, sometimes it's very easy to get away there, sometimes it's harder.<br />
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==== Option 5: Trampstelle [[Potsdam]] ====<br />
There is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot in Potsdam, they made a petition and won it :)<br />
The hitchhiking spot is planned now and will be established soon. Update 2016: There is still no "Trampstelle" in Potsdam.<br />
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=== South towards [[Dresden]] and [[Cottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: B96a Altglienicke BEST SPOT FOR DRESDEN ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''Altglienicke''. When getting off, you'll see there is a road that runs parallel on your left-hand side to the S-Bahn line (if you are facing North), and a red light. To get there, leave the platform by using the footbridge and turning right at the staircase (walk over the road running parallel). On the right side, There will be a pathway that goes down to the road - it's a little windy path that will eventually take you there. You will come to the road that runs parallel to the S-Bahn track and on that road is the red light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. But do not be confused. This is the BEST PLACE to stand and get an immediate ride. Cross the road to stand at the red light on the SBahn Track side. You can ask cars every time they stop for the red light. The red light is 100 m before the right hand onramp of the Autobahn going to Cottbus or Dresden. Update : It may seem like there is no shoulder for cars to pull up but there is which most drivers know. We could not see it and got confused and took a ride in the direction of airport, wasted like 3 hours and came back to this point crossed the road and got the first ride within 5 minutes. <br />
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* This is the best place to hitch towards Dresden/Prague than Schöneweide in my opinion ( I second the opinion ) ! In Schöneweide I waited one hour and more, in Altglienicke max. 15 minutes! Some drivers also told me they say hitchhikers in Schöneweide but didn't take them because it was difficult for them to stop there. In Altglienicke it's easy. <br />
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XX - Do not follow the instructions below. Very confusing and do not work. <br />
* I'd suggest to go some hundred meters down the road. A normal lane changes into a parking lane, where cars can easily stop. Actually I saw cars from anywhere in Germany (Dresden, Hannover, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Offenburg, Leipzig) [[User:Redjo27|Redjo27]]<br />
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* I didn't find this ''parking lane'' some hundred meters down the road, but there was the offramp that goes to Dresden maybe 100 m or less. This is really unsafe. I instead went 100 m or so back towards Berlin (from the above mentioned red light) where you will find a long stretch of safe lane space for cars to stop. This is prime real estate for hitchhiking as cars are going slow enough and there is plenty of run way in and out. I have taken this twice now, and waited only 10 min one time, and about 45min the next. [[User:Filbert|Filbert]] ( This did not work at all despite all the shoulder space. Cars have no incentive or natural reason to spot and they are already speeding because they are anticipating the Red light ahead. <br />
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* Next to the road close to the S-Bahn station is a big breakdown lane, where cars can stop easily. <br />
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If you go to Prague, make sure that drivers who stop in Dresden bring you to the Raststätte "Dresdner Tor Süd". "Dresdner Tor Nord" is also possible, but then you have to walk approx. 1.5 kilometers through a field to go to the other side.<br />
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==== Option 2: A100 Autobahn junction Tempelhof ====<br />
Take U-bahn U6 or S-Bahn S41, S42, S45, S46, or S47 to Tempelhof. Turn right (south) along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m to the A100 junction. <br />
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* (Update June 2015: A busy Friday afternoon, got a lift after 15 minutes all the way to Dresden so was very happy with this spot. It is possible to walk along the row of cars in the left-turning lane during a red light, but there isn't much space between these cars and the lane of traffic coming beside it in the opposite direction, so try to get back to the small pedestrian area at the traffic light before it changes. - grae)<br />
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* (Update: At a busy traveling time, e.g. Friday afternoon, the left turn to enter the Autobahn A100 from B96 Tempelhofer Damm near S-Bahnhof Tempelhof under the S-Bahn bridge (googlemaps: 52.469536,13.385558) is highly recommended. You will stand with a Dresden or A13 sign on the pedestrian space where you can speak with some of the left-bound drivers directly. They could even stop before the Autobahn begins, but it's better to get in immediately. Wait for DD number plates, CB (Cottbus) come less often, but might also be useful. Not a thing to do in the night. One of ten DD cars would probably take you. Waiting time: one hour, but then you have a functioning ride.)<br />
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* Maybe Tempelhof used to be a good place to hitch hike in the past but now it seems impossible to catch a ride there - there is simply no space for a car to stop (or we failed to find a spot which I doubt because we searched the whole neighbourhood). If you still want to test it yourself: There are two red lights, for people coming from north and south, so they have time to see you. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in the way to Ikea, and get dropped on the petrol station before the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map also). Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this petrol station. '''Please read the discussion page'''!<br />
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* From the 96a road (not that much in use after opening the A113).<br />
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==== Option 3: B96a Schöneweide ====<br />
[[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the Raststätte in Schöneweide.]]<br />
Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''Schöneweide''. Then walk east out of the station, turn right on Michael-Brückner Straße and after 300 m, you'll find two big [[rest area|Raststättes]].<br />
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* Although it is far away, these are mostly the last possibilities for cars to get petrol. The place was once crowded with hitchhikers but is normally empty now and works fine! Locals tend to stop at the second petrol station because it's usually cheaper. Also, behind this petrol station is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, you can show a sign both to cars on the street who could stop at the Burger King entrance (but often drive too fast though) and to people leaving the second petrol station or entering Burger King.<br />
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* However the attendants at the Raststätte will ask you to look for your ride elsewhere and may even call the police. The road leading to the is a no stopping zone, so the best solution is to stand near the Burger King, where a driver can pull in. There is no better spot further up the road toward the . <br />
* 2008-08-24: I used this petrol stations quite often and never had problems. What the hell did you do? -[[User:atopia|Ben]]<br />
* I tried both the petrol station and by using a sign to stop cars from the street. First of all most people weren't traveling to Dresden and even if they were they were very hesitant to give you a ride if you ask them. For all the time I spent there, two other hitchhikers came and they also had no luck. I eventually gave up and had to pay for the bus. I'm not sure if that's a good spot.<br />
* as of August 2010 I consider this the best spot for hitching to Dresden. Living in Dresden and going to Berlin for weekend-trips quite often it worked fine for me as well as for others visiting from Berlin. The catch might be it was almost always Sunday afternoons though. So if you take that into account you should be fine getting a lift to Dresden from Schöneweide, given the number of people returning to Dresden for the start of the week. Both standing by the side of the road with a sign as well as asking people at the petrol station turned out well for me.<br />
* We hitch hiked at the petrol station by asking people. (the second, the first was rather empty). Most of the people who get fuel over there stay local or are kind of rude. Using a sign we got a hitch after 20 minutes to Dresden.<br />
* Sept 2011 - we got a ride after about 30 minutes by standing at the exit to the second petrol station. There was another hitch hiker standing at the entrance and we got picked up before him. Recommended to stay at the exit with a sign and smile.<br />
* July 2012. Monday morning and I'm standing a little after both petrol stations just outside the Burger King. Traffic from the road, both stations and sometimes coming out of the 'restaurant'. I was picked up in half an hour with a ride all the way to Dresden. A Romanian guy heading to Poland caught a ride just before me. Great place to hitch. LookingforStu<br />
* As of 2015 (last time I tried) this spot is no longer convenient for hitching, since the place that cars could once stop is now just another lane of traffic. You can still try asking at petrol stations, but this is a shame as in my experience it was the only easily accessible and convenient place for hitchhiking towards Dresden.<br />
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==== Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ====<br />
Directly in front of the junction "Siemensdamm" (at least towards south) there is a crossing of the streets "Siemensdamm" and "Nikolaus-Groß-Weg" with traffic lights. Moving away from the motorway there is a long line of parking spots, perfect to getting picked up. I've made the experience that directly at the traffic lights it's hard but a bit further it can work.<br />
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Very close is the station "U Siemensdamm".<br />
Of course it is probably a great spot towards AVUS and north as well.<br />
* Autumn 2016. Morning. Got a ride after about 15 min. I came from Falkensee (next to Spandau right outside Berlin) and was dropped off at this spot which is probably well known by local drivers.<br />
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=== East towards [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]], [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ===<br />
''If you are hitching in the direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or [[Krakow]], you might find the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin to Kraków]] useful.''<br />
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==== Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf ====<br />
# Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction Dessau, check fahrinfo-berlin.de for route information) from the centre and get off at Michendorf (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south ≈1.7 km on Potsdamer Straße until it ends (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn then). Keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the tunnel under the Autobahn A10. After the tunnel, turn right on a sandy path through the forest. Follow the track until you are at the Mcdonalds at the [[rest area]]. The petrol station is after the restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides.<br />
# Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at ''Michendorf, Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte.<br />
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==== Option 2: Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ====<br />
[[File:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.]]<br />
Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train one stop to Dahlewitz. Turn right from the station and walk southeast ≈4 km along Bahnhofstrasse/L40 until you cross over the Autobahn A10/E30 bridge. Head down to the Autobahn and walk 1 km east to the big Aral petrol station. Walking on the Autobahn is illegal, so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caught, continue walking straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 1.6 km. There will be a small road on the left heading to the Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this road until the start of the bridge over the Autobahn. Climb down to the field and walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, until you reach the Raststätte. (There is a fence to jump just before the Raststätte). See the map on the right.<br />
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There are a lot of cars and trucks. Altogether you need to walk 5 to 6 km, but the place is very good!<br />
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=== East towards [[Kostrzyn]] and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] ===<br />
If you are going to Frankfurt/Oder or somewhere else close by, you can try to hitch along the national road B5/B1 instead of taking the highway A12. <br />
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Take the S5 to Mahlsdorf and follow Hönewer Straße to the South until the big intersection with the street Alt-Mahlsdorf. After the traffic light there is [https://goo.gl/maps/45v4qR1Np822 enough place to stop]. Cars go quite fast, but often slow down due according to the changing traffic lights. There is still a lot of city traffic though (verified 2014-09-03).<br />
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Directly before the entrance to the Berlin ringway there is a bus stop suitable for hitching further. About 10 km after the highway the B1/B5 changes from a fast two lane road to a smaller national road.<br />
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=== North towards [[Fürstenberg]], [[Neustrelitz]] and [[Neubrandenburg]] ===<br />
For the East part of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania the B96 could be a good option instead of A11/A20, because there's only one petrol station on A11 and none on the eastern part of the A20.<br />
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So first you need to go Oranienburg (S1, RE from Südkreuz - Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen, RB Lichtenberg - Hohenschönhausen). From Oranienburg go by bus to Sachsenhausen Kirche and continue walking Granseer Straße for 15 minutes and you'll reach the B96. at this point the B96 still looks like a highway. but don't be confused: just a few meters before the onramp Oranienburg-Nord there's a sign saying that Autobahn ends. So cars are allowed to stop north of the ramp. between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're driver goes to Neustrelitz leave the car 2 km before at the last crossroad (connection with B198 to Wesenberg, Mirow) and use the bus stop over there to go on to NB or ask if you driver can drop you off at the North end of Neustrelitz. In every other town/village on that way the B96 goes directly via the town. so you can get off and look for the next busstop on the B96.<br />
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If you're doing this on weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no bus via Sachsenhausen, Kirche. then you can go by train to Sachsenhausen and walk 30 minutes to the spot. Check before on vbb-Homepage! <br />
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All in all it will take quite long time to get there, but if you need this direction it's easier, because it's outside the Berlin-Ringroad and you just have traffic in this direction. Waiting time between 1 and 40 minutes... average 15...20 minutes.<br />
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== Hitching In ==<br />
A word about getting into Berlin since the ring is so big and maybe you are on a ride that's only passing by.<br />
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=== The Ruhr area ===<br />
When hitch hiking towards Berlin from Belgium, avoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once you get in, it's difficult to get out. Raststättes are rare and passing traffic avoids this region. We tried on several places and had to take the train to pass this area (lost 5 hours). There are sufficient work arounds to avoid this area. See also the hitchwiki page of the [[Ruhr Area]]. <br />
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* I have experienced yesterday: Do not take a hitchhike in direction of Osnabruck/Bremen/Hamburg, be a little bit more patient and wait for a ride in direction Hannover! I have stepped off at the tankstation 10 km before Osnabruck at the A1 and have waited there for 4 hours, all cars go up north. I was coming from Essen.--[[User:Hapiel|Hapiel]] 02:25, 27 July 2012 (CEST) ''<br />
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=== Poland > Amsterdam highway 10 ===<br />
The best to hitchhike is to get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming from [[Poland]] you can jump over and easily find someone going into the city. <br />
* Alternatively, you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 20 min. Just head north from the petrol stations (you can go under the Autobahn from the southern petrol station). From Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3.30 to the centre of Berlin (the ABC ticket, which is valid for 2 hours, so you can also use metro, bus etc. when in Berlin). The last train everyday is at 22:30. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 22:00.<br />
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If you want to go '''reach Berlin most efficiently''' with public transports the best is to get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau". The exit is one exit after the "Schönefelder Kreuz" on the A10 direction Poland. I consider it as the quickest to get in Berlin from the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in the village at the S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version:<br />
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If you want to get off in Königs Wusterhausen, the best opportunity is a bit a freestyle one. Ca. 2 km after the exit for "Königs Wusterhausen" there is 150 m long bridge called Wildauer Brücke. If your driver is ready to stop there he can drop you directly after the bridge on the hard shoulder. If you pay antention you will find a small door in the noise barrier. Open the door, go down the stairs, you will find the road for Königswusterhausen. Walk 20 min and you will be at the S-Bahn station. The last S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41!<br />
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Like [https://goo.gl/maps/grprFELW7rM2 that].<br />
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Alternatively you can take the same road in the [https://goo.gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks other direction] and go to the S-Bahn station of Wildau.<br />
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|pop = 200,000 (31 Dec 2006)<br />
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|plate = HRO<br />
|motorways = [[A19 (Germany)|A19]], [[A20 (Germany)|A20]] <br />
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'''Rostock''' is a city in the north-east of [[Germany]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== South towards [[Berlin]] ===<br />
Take bus number 23 from the central station in Rostock. Go out at exit ''Brinckmansdorf''. There will be a Total station 200 meters in the direction of travel. About 400 meters further is a big intersection, with a right turn leading to the A20 south. You have several good options: <br />
* Ask drivers at the gas station if they're going your way<br />
* Go to the traffic light and turn left. There is [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=659 a space for cars to stop on the onramp]. This is one of [[user:Dr.Keith|Keith]]'s favorite spots in the world, because there is an apple tree right next to it! <br />
* Hitch [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10388 just before the gas station entrance], so cars wanting to stop just turn into it. There's a traffic light so the cars will be somewhat slow.<br />
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Advices for signs: As there are many cars not going very far, write a sign with "Güstrow" and let them drop you off at the gas station right before the exit of Güstrow. There you can easily find cars going to Berlin or even further.<br />
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Protip: If Bus 22 leaves before Bus 23, take it to ''Tessiner Straße''. You might have luck hitching from the bus stop before the 23 comes and takes you the rest of the way to ''Brinkmansdorf''.<br />
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=== West towards [[Hamburg]], East towards [[Szczecin]] ===<br />
Take tram 2 or 5 to Südblick (the last stop). Walk in the direction of the tram out of the city. There is [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10096 a good hitching spot at the bus stop] about 200 meters from the tram stop. Bring a sign that says 'A20 OST' or 'A20 WEST'.<br />
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You can also follow the directions above and try to hitch with people taking the A19 to the A20, but only accept rides from people taking the A20 because it is impossible to stop at the intersection.<br />
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=== North towards [[Scandinavia]] ===<br />
You can get to the port by taking the Shuttlebus 40 from the main station or Kröpeliner Tor to “Rostock Fähre”. This Shuttlebus will cost EUR 2.50 more than a normal ticket.<br />
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Alternatively take the train S1 (towards “Warnemünde”) to station “Lütten Klein” and change to bus 45 to “Seehafen Fähre”. It won't take much more time and you don't have to pay an additional fee.<br />
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Check timetables [http://www.scandlines.eu/tickets-and-prices/sailing-table here].<br />
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====[[Denmark]]====<br />
The ferries leave every two hours, along with Bus 40. Just follow the signs for the ferry to [[Gedser]]. It´s probably best to ask the cars queueing in front of the ticket booths, or before they buy them at the ticket offices. Drivers pay for their car regardless of the amount of passengers, and they can add passengers to their ticket at the booths. The queues are much shorter in the winter so it´s harder to speak to the drivers before they get to the booths. If you´re going to Copenhagen you can also hitch to Sweden, Trelleborg, then across across through Malmo into Copehagen. These ferries go less often and have longer queues for hitching, but the journey takes several hours. If no one picks you up, the passenger fee of EUR 7.50 is reasonable. As a pedestrian you have to catch the pedestrian-passengers-bus 30min before departure, so be there on time. On the 1hr 45min trip, you can ask other drivers if they are going in your direction. It's really easy to get a ride to [[Copenhagen]].<br />
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'''''I think this ferry is pay per passenger, not pay per car:''' '' <br />
''In 2014 I hitched a car that took this ferry, but from Gedser to Rostock. My luck there was no person at the terminal getting on the ship in Gedser, only a computer scanning the driver's ticket and asking how many people there are in the car. His company ticket had "1 person" written on it, I asked the driver to hit the button for 1 person. He did and the bar lifted up. I don't know what would have happened had he pushed the button for two people in car.''<br />
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'''Update July 2017:''' The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take the ferry and we had to buy tickets. Not a good option.<br />
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====[[Sweden]] and [[Finland]]====<br />
You can ask cars which are queueing at the ticket booths to [[Trelleborg]] if they will give you a ride. PLEASE NOTE - Apparently Stena Line have recently changed their policy so it is not possible to add passengers to the ticket after it has been booked. However, [[User:lemjok|Lemjok]] encountered no problems when he explained what he was doing to the wardens, nor did he or his driver have to pay a higher fee. It's definitely possible to add passengers to TT Lines (all this confirmed May 2013). <br />
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In 2016 hitching between Sweden and Germany doesn't seem to be possible anymore. Stena Line now definitely charge per person, and TT Lines also show a slight increase in price (3€ p.p.) when adding passengers in their online booking form. On the other hand, their website also mentions tickets including a vehicle and "up to 5 persons", so the situation is unclear and further research is needed. Anyway, it should be possible to find drivers willing to add you to their ticket for presumably less than the regular passenger fare.<br />
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If you don't find anyone to hitchhike with, the student fare with TT Line to Trelleborg is currently (27th March 2013) 16 € (but 32 € regular!), Stena charges 26 € for everyone. You need to be there 30 minutes before departure. <br />
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The ferries to [[Helsinki]] apparently charge based on the number of passengers, but maybe you can make a deal with a driver.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
The ticket sales place in the ferry port is open 24 hours and they let you sleep there.<br />
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'''Rostock''' is a city in the north-east of [[Germany]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
=== South towards [[Berlin]] ===<br />
Take bus number 23 from the central station in Rostock. Go out at exit ''Brinckmansdorf''. There will be a Total station 200 meters in the direction of travel. About 400 meters further is a big intersection, with a right turn leading to the A20 south. You have several good options: <br />
* Ask drivers at the gas station if they're going your way<br />
* Go to the traffic light and turn left. There is [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=659 a space for cars to stop on the onramp]. This is one of [[user:Dr.Keith|Keith]]'s favorite spots in the world, because there is an apple tree right next to it! <br />
* Hitch [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10388 just before the gas station entrance], so cars wanting to stop just turn into it. There's a traffic light so the cars will be somewhat slow.<br />
<br />
Advices for signs: As there are many cars not going very far, write a sign with "Güstrow" and let them drop you off at the gas station right before the exit of Güstrow. There you can easily find cars going to Berlin or even further.<br />
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Protip: If Bus 22 leaves before Bus 23, take it to ''Tessiner Straße''. You might have luck hitching from the bus stop before the 23 comes and takes you the rest of the way to ''Brinkmansdorf''.<br />
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=== West towards [[Hamburg]], East towards [[Szczecin]] ===<br />
Take tram 2 or 5 to Südblick (the last stop). Walk in the direction of the tram out of the city. There is [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=10096 a good hitching spot at the bus stop] about 200 meters from the tram stop. Bring a sign that says 'A20 OST' or 'A20 WEST'.<br />
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You can also follow the directions above and try to hitch with people taking the A19 to the A20, but only accept rides from people taking the A20 because it is impossible to stop at the intersection.<br />
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=== North towards [[Scandinavia]] ===<br />
You can get to the port by taking the Shuttlebus 40 from the main station or Kröpeliner Tor to “Rostock Fähre”. This Shuttlebus will cost EUR 2.50 more than a normal ticket.<br />
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Alternatively take the train S1 (towards “Warnemünde”) to station “Lütten Klein” and change to bus 45 to “Seehafen Fähre”. It won't take much more time and you don't have to pay an additional fee.<br />
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Check timetables [http://www.scandlines.eu/tickets-and-prices/sailing-table here].<br />
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====[[Denmark]]====<br />
The ferries leave every two hours, along with Bus 40. Just follow the signs for the ferry to [[Gedser]]. It´s probably best to ask the cars queueing in front of the ticket booths, or before they buy them at the ticket offices. Drivers pay for their car regardless of the amount of passengers, and they can add passengers to their ticket at the booths. The queues are much shorter in the winter so it´s harder to speak to the drivers before they get to the booths. If you´re going to Copenhagen you can also hitch to Sweden, Trelleborg, then across across through Malmo into Copehagen. These ferries go less often and have longer queues for hitching, but the journey takes several hours. If no one picks you up, the passenger fee of EUR 7.50 is reasonable. As a pedestrian you have to catch the pedestrian-passengers-bus 30min before departure, so be there on time. On the 1hr 45min trip, you can ask other drivers if they are going in your direction. It's really easy to get a ride to [[Copenhagen]].<br />
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'''''I think this ferry is pay per passenger, not pay per car:''' '' <br />
''In 2014 I hitched a car that took this ferry, but from Gedser to Rostock. My luck there was no person at the terminal getting on the ship in Gedser, only a computer scanning the driver's ticket and asking how many people there are in the car. His company ticket had "1 person" written on it, I asked the driver to hit the button for 1 person. He did and the bar lifted up. I don't know what would have happened had he pushed the button for two people in car.''<br />
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''''Update July 2017:'''' The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take the ferry and we had to buy tickets. Not a good option.<br />
<br />
====[[Sweden]] and [[Finland]]====<br />
You can ask cars which are queueing at the ticket booths to [[Trelleborg]] if they will give you a ride. PLEASE NOTE - Apparently Stena Line have recently changed their policy so it is not possible to add passengers to the ticket after it has been booked. However, [[User:lemjok|Lemjok]] encountered no problems when he explained what he was doing to the wardens, nor did he or his driver have to pay a higher fee. It's definitely possible to add passengers to TT Lines (all this confirmed May 2013). <br />
<br />
In 2016 hitching between Sweden and Germany doesn't seem to be possible anymore. Stena Line now definitely charge per person, and TT Lines also show a slight increase in price (3€ p.p.) when adding passengers in their online booking form. On the other hand, their website also mentions tickets including a vehicle and "up to 5 persons", so the situation is unclear and further research is needed. Anyway, it should be possible to find drivers willing to add you to their ticket for presumably less than the regular passenger fare.<br />
<br />
If you don't find anyone to hitchhike with, the student fare with TT Line to Trelleborg is currently (27th March 2013) 16 € (but 32 € regular!), Stena charges 26 € for everyone. You need to be there 30 minutes before departure. <br />
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The ferries to [[Helsinki]] apparently charge based on the number of passengers, but maybe you can make a deal with a driver.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
The ticket sales place in the ferry port is open 24 hours and they let you sleep there.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] and [[Scandinavia]] {{Autobahn|24}} ===<br />
For hitchhiking to Hamburg prepare a cardboard sign with "HH" written on it, which is the license plate sign for cars from Hamburg and understood widely. "HRO" stands for Rostock by the way.<br />
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==== Option 1: Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====<br />
Take U-bahn U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to the start of the Autobahn. Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it.<br />
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This spot is nearer to Berlin than the Autobahn Raststätte Stolper Heide and includes much less time spent walking and on the train.<br />
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You can have a free breakfast or dinner before you start in the Sikh temple (gurdwara) that is a 10 minute walk from the petrol station at Kögelstraße 6.<br />
* [[User:MaxHermens|MaxHermens]] says: It's best to ask drivers if they are going on the Autobahn, and if so, if they can take you to the above mentioned Stolperheide. Then you can avoid the long walk and start hitching straight away.<br />
* [[User:t0ma5]] says: In July 2017 this option worked fine for me, 15 minutes wait just before the gas station with a sign reading "autobahn"<br />
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==== Option 2: Prenzlauer Promenade ====<br />
The street '''Prenzlauer Promenade''' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the 'S-Bahn station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, just walk 500 m down the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations, both on the right side for the drivers going towards the Autobahn. It may be worth walking to the second petrol station as it's cheaper and more frequented. However, it might happen that the staff at this second (Shell) station tell you to leave their property and threaten to call the police. <br />
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There is usually a lot of traffic on this road, so you could also hitch with a sign. Coming from ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'', 50 m before the first petrol station, there is a shoulder where cars can stop and people waiting at the traffic light are able to see you.<br />
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Much of the traffic here is local, but there is also significant traffic towards [[Hamburg]] and [[Rostock]].<br />
Try to get a lift to at least the first petrol station on the Autobahn ("Linumer Bruch").<br />
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==== Option 3: Raststätte Stolper Heide ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S25 towards Henningsdorf and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (EUR 2.60). Turn left from the station and walk north 300 m down Ruppiner Chaussee. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 1.2 km, crossing the bridge over the Autobahn. Then turn immediately left down a little path - you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and quickly you will see a pathway that you can follow to this Raststätte. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at some point before you reach the station. The easiest place is probably to the right of a green fenced enclosure about half way to the . The walk from the bridge is about 1.5 km.<br />
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This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that you end up starting to hitchhike directly from a petrol station in which there are a fair few people heading in direction [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]], and you can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and with a little patience, to Rostock. If you want to catch a certain boat in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to this spot from somewhere like Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in the centre of Berlin can take two hours or even longer. <br />
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Note: A (maybe not so good) nearby spot that saves you the 2 km walk: Get off one station earlier at ''Schulzendorf''. Walk ≈150 m north along Ruppiner Chaussee and take the first right (Schulzendorfer Straße). After ≈200 m, you will arrive at the Autobahn entrance sliproad. However, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrow, and there is not a good place for cars to stop safely. There is also a curve in the road, and cars are traveling quickly, so this spot might be dangerous for you and the drivers. You can take ''any'' ride. If the driver doesn't go your way, they can drop you off at the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" mentioned above, 3.5 km up the road.<br />
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==== For [[Scandinavia]] bound hitchhikers ====<br />
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''' For Denmark'''<br />
The ferries leave from '' 15 km north of Rostock'' and from [[Puttgarden]], from Berlin generally people head for the ferry at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and if you are offered the right ride you could go to the [[Puttgarden]] one instead, which is a good option especially if you are only transitting through [[Denmark]] to [[Sweden]] seeing as on the Rostock - Gedser ferry there is very little ''Sweden'' bound traffic.<br />
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To go to [[Puttgarden]] from Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride to<br />
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''' Hamburg Stillhorn - ''' If you can get a ride to this gasstation you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction in direction [[Lubeck]] however not all people who to [[Hamburg]] go past this gasstation.<br />
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''' Lubeck ''' It is possible to accept a ride either to Lubeck (or to the Neustadt gas station just north of Lubeck but that is more rare) in case you can get dropped of the onramp leading out of central Lubeck in direction Neustadt and waiting for a ride that will take you atleast to the gasstation 10 km north.<br />
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''' For direction [[Århus]]''' you can also accept a ride found towards [[Flensburg]] and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and then going to [[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. Also it is possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the ferries from [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]].<br />
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'''For Sweden bound travellers '''<br />
You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or [[Sassnitz]] ([[Rügen]]), they might be a bit harder to hitch but at least the one is [[Sassnitz]] have been reported to be possible.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ===<br />
==== Option 1: Berliner Allee ====<br />
Take tram M4 from ''Alexanderplatz'' to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.''. Then walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' to the bus lay-by. Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a [[Szczecin]] sign will surely persuade a Polish driver to stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by their Polish names.<br />
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Alternatively, walk 1 km north along Berliner Allee from ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'' to the place just before where Darßer Str. passes over ''Berliner allee''. I found this place to be much better. It's a long straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there are a couple of pockets for cars to stop. There's less local traffic and a higher concentration of relevant traffic (Poles, to be blunt), and it's much nicer to stand here. I waited around 40 minutes until a truck driver stopped.<br />
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==== Option 2: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S2 direction Bernau from Friedrichstr. and get off at "Buch". From there, catch a bus that goes to "Schwanebeck, Dorf" (ca. 10 min). Several buses will go there so check the time table there or ask the driver or someone else. Note that you will need a ticket including Zone C, as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on ramp towards eastern direction, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass the first on ramp which leads towards western direction. There, standing behind the safety fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the on ramp for the A11 straight away, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes off the A10 about a kilometre after this on ramp. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to be dropped off at Raststätte "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 begins. This Raststätte is the only one on the A11 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards Stralsund or Rügen) but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ride.<br />
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* Update: Due to reconstructions of the on ramp that finished in 2013 the situation looks different. There is hardly a spot for drivers to stop and the cars are going quite fast. Berliner Allee might be the easier option.<br />
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=== South towards [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: Raststätte Grunewald ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S7 direction Potsdam, or S1 direction Wannsee, and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] to the right. You can talk to drivers at the petrol station or on the parking lot.<br />
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There are often other hitchhikers here early, and it is polite to wait until they have left. Get here early to avoid the competition.<br />
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This spot is both faster & cheaper to get to than option 2: Michendorf. You will need 25 minutes from Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Main Station) on an AB-ticket (EUR 2.70), compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC-ticket (EUR 3.30) to Michendorf.<br />
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There is a lot of long distance traffic heading south and west, with high chances of finding a ride for at least several hundred kilometres. However, it is ''not'' a good spot to hitch East.<br />
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If you find nobody heading in your direction, you can also get a short lift until Michendorf and try your luck there, but this is usually not necessary.<br />
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==== Option 2: Raststätte Michendorf ====<br />
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<li>Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction [[Dessau]], check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information) from the centre and get off at ''Michendorf'' (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into Feldstraße and follow it till you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door.</li><br />
<li>Take bus 643 or 608 from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes the train station at Michendorf. Get off at ''Michendorf Luckenwalder Straße''. Walk 100 m south along Potsdamer Straße and then turn right into Feldstraße, following it for ≈800 m until the Raststätte.</li><br />
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There is a map on [[Crossable_rest_areas_in_Germany#Autobahn_A10|crossable rest areas in Germany]] that tells you exactly how to get from one side of Michendorf to the other.<br />
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[[File:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from Berlin to [[Munich]]]]<br />
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==== Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====<br />
A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from Messedamm. The access lane is a part of the Funkturm junction which connects the A115 and A100. The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the Messedam with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at the Messedamm. From S-bahnhof Westkreutz walk north along the Halenseestrasse, and at the big crossing cross the road onto the Messedam. After 100 meters on the Messedam there is the quiet parking at your left hand side. Walk across the parking. To reach the place to stand, climb the traffic barrier between the parking and the acceleration lane. [http://goo.gl/maps/NlquZ This] is the exact location . Hitchhiking is prohibited here as the location is behind the Autobahn sign, but the risk is worth it. From S-bahnhof Messe Nord it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to the Messedamm, follow it south and at the next crossing turn right, then you find the quiet parking after 100 meters on your left hand side.<br />
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==== Option 4: Aral petrol station Kaiserdamm ====<br />
Take U2 to ''Kaiserdamm'' (if you come from direction ''Zoo'') and go out in the driving direction. Leave the station on the left exit. After 50 m there's the petrol station. It depends on the day, sometimes it's very easy to get away there, sometimes it's harder.<br />
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==== Option 5: Trampstelle [[Potsdam]] ====<br />
There is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot in Potsdam, they made a petition and won it :)<br />
The hitchhiking spot is planned now and will be established soon. Update 2016: There is still no "Trampstelle" in Potsdam.<br />
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=== South towards [[Dresden]] and [[Cottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} ===<br />
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==== Option 1: B96a Altglienicke BEST SPOT FOR DRESDEN ====<br />
Take S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''Altglienicke''. When getting off, you'll see there is a road that runs parallel on your left-hand side to the S-Bahn line (if you are facing North), and a red light. To get there, leave the platform by using the footbridge and turning right at the staircase (walk over the road running parallel). On the right side, There will be a pathway that goes down to the road - it's a little windy path that will eventually take you there. You will come to the road that runs parallel to the S-Bahn track and on that road is the red light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. But do not be confused. This is the BEST PLACE to stand and get an immediate ride. Cross the road to stand at the red light on the SBahn Track side. You can ask cars every time they stop for the red light. The red light is 100 m before the right hand onramp of the Autobahn going to Cottbus or Dresden. Update : It may seem like there is no shoulder for cars to pull up but there is which most drivers know. We could not see it and got confused and took a ride in the direction of airport, wasted like 3 hours and came back to this point crossed the road and got the first ride within 5 minutes. <br />
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* This is the best place to hitch towards Dresden/Prague than Schöneweide in my opinion ( I second the opinion ) ! In Schöneweide I waited one hour and more, in Altglienicke max. 15 minutes! Some drivers also told me they say hitchhikers in Schöneweide but didn't take them because it was difficult for them to stop there. In Altglienicke it's easy. <br />
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* I'd suggest to go some hundred meters down the road. A normal lane changes into a parking lane, where cars can easily stop. Actually I saw cars from anywhere in Germany (Dresden, Hannover, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Offenburg, Leipzig) [[User:Redjo27|Redjo27]]<br />
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* I didn't find this ''parking lane'' some hundred meters down the road, but there was the offramp that goes to Dresden maybe 100 m or less. This is really unsafe. I instead went 100 m or so back towards Berlin (from the above mentioned red light) where you will find a long stretch of safe lane space for cars to stop. This is prime real estate for hitchhiking as cars are going slow enough and there is plenty of run way in and out. I have taken this twice now, and waited only 10 min one time, and about 45min the next. [[User:Filbert|Filbert]] ( This did not work at all despite all the shoulder space. Cars have no incentive or natural reason to spot and they are already speeding because they are anticipating the Red light ahead. <br />
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* Next to the road close to the S-Bahn station is a big breakdown lane, where cars can stop easily. <br />
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If you go to Prague, make sure that drivers who stop in Dresden bring you to the Raststätte "Dresdner Tor Süd". "Dresdner Tor Nord" is also possible, but then you have to walk approx. 1.5 kilometers through a field to go to the other side.<br />
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==== Option 2: A100 Autobahn junction Tempelhof ====<br />
Take U-bahn U6 or S-Bahn S41, S42, S45, S46, or S47 to Tempelhof. Turn right (south) along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m to the A100 junction. <br />
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* (Update June 2015: A busy Friday afternoon, got a lift after 15 minutes all the way to Dresden so was very happy with this spot. It is possible to walk along the row of cars in the left-turning lane during a red light, but there isn't much space between these cars and the lane of traffic coming beside it in the opposite direction, so try to get back to the small pedestrian area at the traffic light before it changes. - grae)<br />
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* (Update: At a busy traveling time, e.g. Friday afternoon, the left turn to enter the Autobahn A100 from B96 Tempelhofer Damm near S-Bahnhof Tempelhof under the S-Bahn bridge (googlemaps: 52.469536,13.385558) is highly recommended. You will stand with a Dresden or A13 sign on the pedestrian space where you can speak with some of the left-bound drivers directly. They could even stop before the Autobahn begins, but it's better to get in immediately. Wait for DD number plates, CB (Cottbus) come less often, but might also be useful. Not a thing to do in the night. One of ten DD cars would probably take you. Waiting time: one hour, but then you have a functioning ride.)<br />
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* Maybe Tempelhof used to be a good place to hitch hike in the past but now it seems impossible to catch a ride there - there is simply no space for a car to stop (or we failed to find a spot which I doubt because we searched the whole neighbourhood). If you still want to test it yourself: There are two red lights, for people coming from north and south, so they have time to see you. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in the way to Ikea, and get dropped on the petrol station before the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map also). Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this petrol station. '''Please read the discussion page'''!<br />
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* From the 96a road (not that much in use after opening the A113).<br />
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==== Option 3: B96a Schöneweide ====<br />
[[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the Raststätte in Schöneweide.]]<br />
Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''Schöneweide''. Then walk east out of the station, turn right on Michael-Brückner Straße and after 300 m, you'll find two big [[rest area|Raststättes]].<br />
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* Although it is far away, these are mostly the last possibilities for cars to get petrol. The place was once crowded with hitchhikers but is normally empty now and works fine! Locals tend to stop at the second petrol station because it's usually cheaper. Also, behind this petrol station is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, you can show a sign both to cars on the street who could stop at the Burger King entrance (but often drive too fast though) and to people leaving the second petrol station or entering Burger King.<br />
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* However the attendants at the Raststätte will ask you to look for your ride elsewhere and may even call the police. The road leading to the is a no stopping zone, so the best solution is to stand near the Burger King, where a driver can pull in. There is no better spot further up the road toward the . <br />
* 2008-08-24: I used this petrol stations quite often and never had problems. What the hell did you do? -[[User:atopia|Ben]]<br />
* I tried both the petrol station and by using a sign to stop cars from the street. First of all most people weren't traveling to Dresden and even if they were they were very hesitant to give you a ride if you ask them. For all the time I spent there, two other hitchhikers came and they also had no luck. I eventually gave up and had to pay for the bus. I'm not sure if that's a good spot.<br />
* as of August 2010 I consider this the best spot for hitching to Dresden. Living in Dresden and going to Berlin for weekend-trips quite often it worked fine for me as well as for others visiting from Berlin. The catch might be it was almost always Sunday afternoons though. So if you take that into account you should be fine getting a lift to Dresden from Schöneweide, given the number of people returning to Dresden for the start of the week. Both standing by the side of the road with a sign as well as asking people at the petrol station turned out well for me.<br />
* We hitch hiked at the petrol station by asking people. (the second, the first was rather empty). Most of the people who get fuel over there stay local or are kind of rude. Using a sign we got a hitch after 20 minutes to Dresden.<br />
* Sept 2011 - we got a ride after about 30 minutes by standing at the exit to the second petrol station. There was another hitch hiker standing at the entrance and we got picked up before him. Recommended to stay at the exit with a sign and smile.<br />
* July 2012. Monday morning and I'm standing a little after both petrol stations just outside the Burger King. Traffic from the road, both stations and sometimes coming out of the 'restaurant'. I was picked up in half an hour with a ride all the way to Dresden. A Romanian guy heading to Poland caught a ride just before me. Great place to hitch. LookingforStu<br />
* As of 2015 (last time I tried) this spot is no longer convenient for hitching, since the place that cars could once stop is now just another lane of traffic. You can still try asking at petrol stations, but this is a shame as in my experience it was the only easily accessible and convenient place for hitchhiking towards Dresden.<br />
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==== Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ====<br />
Directly in front of the junction "Siemensdamm" (at least towards south) there is a crossing of the streets "Siemensdamm" and "Nikolaus-Groß-Weg" with traffic lights. Moving away from the motorway there is a long line of parking spots, perfect to getting picked up. I've made the experience that directly at the traffic lights it's hard but a bit further it can work.<br />
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Very close is the station "U Siemensdamm".<br />
Of course it is probably a great spot towards AVUS and north as well.<br />
* Autumn 2016. Morning. Got a ride after about 15 min. I came from Falkensee (next to Spandau right outside Berlin) and was dropped off at this spot which is probably well known by local drivers.<br />
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=== East towards [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]], [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ===<br />
''If you are hitching in the direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or [[Krakow]], you might find the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin to Kraków]] useful.''<br />
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==== Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf ====<br />
# Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction Dessau, check fahrinfo-berlin.de for route information) from the centre and get off at Michendorf (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south ≈1.7 km on Potsdamer Straße until it ends (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn then). Keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the tunnel under the Autobahn A10. After the tunnel, turn right on a sandy path through the forest. Follow the track until you are at the Mcdonalds at the [[rest area]]. The petrol station is after the restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides.<br />
# Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at ''Michendorf, Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte.<br />
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==== Option 2: Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ====<br />
[[File:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.]]<br />
Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train one stop to Dahlewitz. Turn right from the station and walk southeast ≈4 km along Bahnhofstrasse/L40 until you cross over the Autobahn A10/E30 bridge. Head down to the Autobahn and walk 1 km east to the big Aral petrol station. Walking on the Autobahn is illegal, so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caught, continue walking straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 1.6 km. There will be a small road on the left heading to the Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this road until the start of the bridge over the Autobahn. Climb down to the field and walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, until you reach the Raststätte. (There is a fence to jump just before the Raststätte). See the map on the right.<br />
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There are a lot of cars and trucks. Altogether you need to walk 5 to 6 km, but the place is very good!<br />
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=== East towards [[Kostrzyn]] and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] ===<br />
If you are going to Frankfurt/Oder or somewhere else close by, you can try to hitch along the national road B5/B1 instead of taking the highway A12. <br />
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Take the S5 to Mahlsdorf and follow Hönewer Straße to the South until the big intersection with the street Alt-Mahlsdorf. After the traffic light there is [https://goo.gl/maps/45v4qR1Np822 enough place to stop]. Cars go quite fast, but often slow down due according to the changing traffic lights. There is still a lot of city traffic though (verified 2014-09-03).<br />
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Directly before the entrance to the Berlin ringway there is a bus stop suitable for hitching further. About 10 km after the highway the B1/B5 changes from a fast two lane road to a smaller national road.<br />
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=== North towards [[Fürstenberg]], [[Neustrelitz]] and [[Neubrandenburg]] ===<br />
For the East part of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania the B96 could be a good option instead of A11/A20, because there's only one petrol station on A11 and none on the eastern part of the A20.<br />
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So first you need to go Oranienburg (S1, RE from Südkreuz - Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen, RB Lichtenberg - Hohenschönhausen). From Oranienburg go by bus to Sachsenhausen Kirche and continue walking Granseer Straße for 15 minutes and you'll reach the B96. at this point the B96 still looks like a highway. but don't be confused: just a few meters before the onramp Oranienburg-Nord there's a sign saying that Autobahn ends. So cars are allowed to stop north of the ramp. between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're driver goes to Neustrelitz leave the car 2 km before at the last crossroad (connection with B198 to Wesenberg, Mirow) and use the bus stop over there to go on to NB or ask if you driver can drop you off at the North end of Neustrelitz. In every other town/village on that way the B96 goes directly via the town. so you can get off and look for the next busstop on the B96.<br />
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If you're doing this on weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no bus via Sachsenhausen, Kirche. then you can go by train to Sachsenhausen and walk 30 minutes to the spot. Check before on vbb-Homepage! <br />
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All in all it will take quite long time to get there, but if you need this direction it's easier, because it's outside the Berlin-Ringroad and you just have traffic in this direction. Waiting time between 1 and 40 minutes... average 15...20 minutes.<br />
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== Hitching In ==<br />
A word about getting into Berlin since the ring is so big and maybe you are on a ride that's only passing by.<br />
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=== The Ruhr area ===<br />
When hitch hiking towards Berlin from Belgium, avoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once you get in, it's difficult to get out. Raststättes are rare and passing traffic avoids this region. We tried on several places and had to take the train to pass this area (lost 5 hours). There are sufficient work arounds to avoid this area. See also the hitchwiki page of the [[Ruhr Area]]. <br />
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* I have experienced yesterday: Do not take a hitchhike in direction of Osnabruck/Bremen/Hamburg, be a little bit more patient and wait for a ride in direction Hannover! I have stepped off at the tankstation 10 km before Osnabruck at the A1 and have waited there for 4 hours, all cars go up north. I was coming from Essen.--[[User:Hapiel|Hapiel]] 02:25, 27 July 2012 (CEST) ''<br />
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=== Poland > Amsterdam highway 10 ===<br />
The best to hitchhike is to get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming from [[Poland]] you can jump over and easily find someone going into the city. <br />
* Alternatively, you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 20 min. Just head north from the petrol stations (you can go under the Autobahn from the southern petrol station). From Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3.30 to the centre of Berlin (the ABC ticket, which is valid for 2 hours, so you can also use metro, bus etc. when in Berlin). The last train everyday is at 22:30. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 22:00.<br />
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If you want to go '''reach Berlin most efficiently''' with public transports the best is to get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau". The exit is one exit after the "Schönefelder Kreuz" on the A10 direction Poland. I consider it as the quickest to get in Berlin from the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in the village at the S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version:<br />
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If you want to get off in Königs Wusterhausen, the best opportunity is a bit a freestyle one. Ca. 2 km after the exit for "Königs Wusterhausen" there is 150 m long bridge called Wildauer Brücke. If your driver is ready to stop there he can drop you directly after the bridge on the hard shoulder. If you pay antention you will find a small door in the noise barrier. Open the door, go down the stairs, you will find the road for Königswusterhausen. Walk 20 min and you will be at the S-Bahn station. The last S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41!<br />
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Alternatively you can take the same road in the [https://goo.gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks other direction] and go to the S-Bahn station of Wildau.<br />
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'''Salzburg''' is a medium-sized town in the center of [[Austria]], very close to the [[Germany|German]] border. It has direct motorway connections to [[Vienna]], [[Munich]] and [[Slovenia]] ([[Villach]]). Most of the traffic between southern [[Germany]] and [[Austria]], especially Germans going for holidays, to the [[Croatia]]n coast passes Salzburg.<br />
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These tips describe hitchhiking from the city centre. For hitchhiking from the airport, see [[Salzburg airport]].<br />
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=== West towards Munich, East towards [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], South towards [[Graz]] ===<br />
==== Option 1 ====<br />
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When you want to go over the [[A1 (Austria)|A1]], no matter which direction, you should go to the ramp ''Salzburg Mitte'' at the ''Münchener Bundesstrasse'' (B155). There is a lot of traffic and enough place to be seen and for cars to stop. From the town center it's 20–30 minutes walking, but you can also take the bus #4 to ''Schmiedingerstraße''.<br />
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Going in the direction of Munich, there's plenty of space directly on the ramp to the highway, just before the beginning of the tunnel.<br />
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[[File:2005 HH in Austria.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] and a friend taking it easy while hitch-hiking to Salzburg, 2005]]<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
Another good spot is a bus-stop [https://goo.gl/maps/BPyn8FdbMCU2 MAP] near the end of Bahnhofstrasse, where the Landstrasse crosses the Salzburger-Bundesstrasse, just before the small railroad tunnel. Walk north from the main railroad-station in the city center (10-15 minutes), then follow the Bahnhofstrasse until you arrive at the Landstrasse. This spot is especially good for direction East.<br />
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==== Option 3 ====<br />
When traveling to [[Graz]], the best option might be to follow the A1 towards [[Linz]]. Swap to the A9 at the petrol-station left at the crossing 'Voralpenkreuz'. Your driver can continue its normal route from there towards any direction. The A9 towards Graz is a nice tour with many tunnels.<br />
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=== South towards [[Ljubljana]] ([[E55]]) ===<br />
Take bus #3 to the terminus then walk south along ''Alpenstraße'' to the junction with the A10. To avoid walking back, you can also get off two stops before the terminus. <br />
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There is also a field here that is suitable for stealth camping. Walk about 100m further from the bus stop on the ''Alpenstraße'', until you come to the ''Fürstenweg'' on the right side. Enter this street and immediately to your right is a really big field where it's possible to set up a tent.<br />
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=== Free/Cheap Food ===<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/p2sWDNjMnGu MAP] Inside the Hospital, pass the traffic bars and second building on your right severs a nice warm lunch + vegetarian option very often + cakes on Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holiday from 12PM to 3PM (June 2017). [https://goo.gl/maps/F8x9DxGN81M2 MAP] This place serves desserts, pizza, snacks, fruits, juices at 3PM on weekends (maybe other days as well?) the entrance door has the number 7 and can be accessed from the small bar next door called "Laterndl-Bar" (June 2017). [https://goo.gl/maps/CRAcYF8m5qL2 MAP] Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 12:30 (Closed Sundays and Public Holiday). Free breakfast and lunch by the river in the city center. Showers €0.50 (June 2017).<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/ZALdwwwFg9k MAP] Weekdays 6:30PM warm meals served at the parking lot of the Toy Museum. (June 2017).<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/neAqCo7nVwz MAP] Daily Lunch €3, quite nice food at some sort of modern church "club" also by the river. It looks more like a nice bistro than a church club. (June 2017).<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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These tips describe hitchhiking from the city centre. For hitchhiking from the airport, see [[Salzburg airport]].<br />
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=== West towards Munich, East towards [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], South towards [[Graz]] ===<br />
==== Option 1 ====<br />
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When you want to go over the [[A1 (Austria)|A1]], no matter which direction, you should go to the ramp ''Salzburg Mitte'' at the ''Münchener Bundesstrasse'' (B155). There is a lot of traffic and enough place to be seen and for cars to stop. From the town center it's 20–30 minutes walking, but you can also take the bus #4 to ''Schmiedingerstraße''.<br />
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Going in the direction of Munich, there's plenty of space directly on the ramp to the highway, just before the beginning of the tunnel.<br />
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[[File:2005 HH in Austria.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] and a friend taking it easy while hitch-hiking to Salzburg, 2005]]<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
Another good spot is a bus-stop [https://goo.gl/maps/BPyn8FdbMCU2 MAP] near the end of Bahnhofstrasse, where the Landstrasse crosses the Salzburger-Bundesstrasse, just before the small railroad tunnel. Walk north from the main railroad-station in the city center (10-15 minutes), then follow the Bahnhofstrasse until you arrive at the Landstrasse. This spot is especially good for direction East.<br />
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==== Option 3 ====<br />
When traveling to [[Graz]], the best option might be to follow the A1 towards [[Linz]]. Swap to the A9 at the petrol-station left at the crossing 'Voralpenkreuz'. Your driver can continue its normal route from there towards any direction. The A9 towards Graz is a nice tour with many tunnels.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Ljubljana]] ([[E55]]) ===<br />
Take bus #3 to the terminus then walk south along ''Alpenstraße'' to the junction with the A10. To avoid walking back, you can also get off two stops before the terminus. <br />
<br />
There is also a field here that is suitable for stealth camping. Walk about 100m further from the bus stop on the ''Alpenstraße'', until you come to the ''Fürstenweg'' on the right side. Enter this street and immediately to your right is a really big field where it's possible to set up a tent.<br />
<br />
=== Free/Cheap Food ===<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/p2sWDNjMnGu MAP] Inside the Hospital, pass the traffic bars and second building on your right severs a nice warm lunch + vegetarian option very often + cakes on Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holiday from 12PM to 3PM. [https://goo.gl/maps/F8x9DxGN81M2 MAP] This place serves desserts, pizza, snacks, fruits, juices at 3PM on weekends (maybe other days as well?) the entrance door has the number 7 and can be accessed from the small bar next door called "Laterndl-Bar". [https://goo.gl/maps/CRAcYF8m5qL2 MAP] Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 12:30 (Closed Sundays and Public Holiday). Free breakfast and lunch by the river in the city center. Showers €0.50 (June 2017).<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/ZALdwwwFg9k MAP] Weekdays 6:30PM warm meals served at the parking lot of the Toy Museum. (June 2017).<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/neAqCo7nVwz MAP] Daily Lunch €3, quite nice food at some sort of modern church "club" also by the river. It looks more like a nice bistro than a church club. (June 2017).<br />
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|country = Austria<br />
|map = <map lat='47.3333' lng='13.3333' zoom='6' view='0' country='Austria'/><br />
|language = German<br />
|capital = [[Vienna]]<br />
|pop = 8,316,487<br />
|currency = Euro (€)<br />
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'''Austria''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as of the [[Schengen Agreement]]. It is a good country for hitchhiking, with fabulous views of the surrounding Alps and small lakes. While hitchhiking by motorway you can easily “hop” from city to city - ramps are usually easy to get to and easy to hitch from. Good places are service stations, too. <br />
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Austria is surrounded by [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Switzerland]], [[Slovenia]], [[Liechtenstein]] and [[Italy]] - to any of these countries one can get easily by hitchhiking.<br />
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People in Austria speak German (in some parts locally also Slovene, Croatian and Hungarian) but if you are not a German speaker you won't be in big trouble since almost every Austrian speaks at least basic English.<br />
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In Austria most motorway service stations serve both directions of the motorway and there is one situated in the junction of the A9 and A1, serving all four directions! This is an overview of [[Crossable rest areas in Austria|features of all motorway service stations along the Austrian motorways]]<br />
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==Vehicle registration plates of Austria==<br />
XX - one or two letters which indicate the local registration office (district where the registered possessor resides). As a general rule, State capitals have one letter; other districts have two letters.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Code !!City, District and official vehicles !!Notes<br />
|-<br />
|A || Federal officials ||[[File:A 1000.png|100px]] Federal president's plate.<br />
|-<br />
|AM || [[Amstetten (Lower Austria)|Amstetten]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|B || [[Bregenz]], [[Burgenland]] official ||<br />
|-<br />
|BA || [[Bad Aussee]] sub-district ||Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with [[Liezen District|LI]].<br />
|-<br />
|BB || [[ÖBB|Bundesbahnen]] (Federal Railways) ||Obsolete, ÖBB vehicles now use <code>W&nbsp;∇&nbsp;XXX&nbsp;BB</code> plates<br />
|-<br />
|BD || Kraftfahrlinien Bundesbus (Bus Service) ||Since 2008 for ''Postbus'' coaches only, until 1997 also for ÖBB coaches<br />
|-<br />
|BG || [[Gendarmerie (Austria)|Bundesgendarmerie]] (federal police) ||Obsolete since July 2005, when ''Gendarmerie'' and police merged <!--there are no more BG-cars--><br />
|-<br />
|BH || [[Austrian Armed Forces|Bundesheer]] (Federal Army) ||<br />
|-<br />
|BL || [[Bruck an der Leitha]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|BM || [[Bruck-Mürzzuschlag]] ||Since 2013, [[Bruck an der Mur]] until 2012.<br />
|-<br />
|BN || [[Baden, Austria|Baden]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|BP || [[Bundespolizei (Austria)|Bundespolizei]] (federal police) ||Since July 2005 for all new registered police cars<br />
|-<br />
|BR || [[Braunau am Inn]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|BZ || [[Bludenz]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|DL || [[Deutschlandsberg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|DO || [[Dornbirn]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|E || [[Eisenstadt]] ||Also for the city of [[Rust|Rust, Burgenland]].<br />
|-<br />
|EF || [[Eferding (district)|Eferding]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|EU || [[Eisenstadt-Umgebung]] ||Eisenstadt surrounding area<br />
|-<br />
|FB || [[Feldbach, Austria|Feldbach]] ||Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with [[Südoststeiermark District|SO]].<br />
|-<br />
|FE || [[Feldkirchen District|Feldkirchen]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|FF || [[Fürstenfeld]] ||Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with [[Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District|HF]].<br />
|-<br />
|FK || [[Feldkirch, Vorarlberg|Feldkirch]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|FR || [[Freistadt]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|FV || Finanzverwaltung (Financial Administration) ||since 2005<br />
|-<br />
|G || [[Graz]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|GB || [[Liezen (district)|Gröbming]] sub-district ||<br />
|-<br />
|GD || [[Gmünd, Lower Austria|Gmünd]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|GF || [[Gänserndorf]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|GK || [[Consular corps]] in [[Styria]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|GM || [[Gmunden]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|GR || [[Grieskirchen (district)|Grieskirchen]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|GS || [[Güssing]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|GU || [[Graz-Umgebung]] ||Graz surrounding area.<br />
|-<br />
|HA || [[Hallein]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|HB || [[Hartberg]] ||Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with [[Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District|HF]].<br />
|-<br />
|HF || [[Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District|Hartberg-Fürstenfeld]] ||Since July 1, 2013. <br />
|-<br />
|HL || [[Hollabrunn]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|HO || [[Horn, Austria|Horn]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|I || [[Innsbruck]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|IL || [[Innsbruck-Land]] ||Innsbruck countryside area.<br />
|-<br />
|IM || [[Imst]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|JE || [[Jennersdorf]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|JO || [[St. Johann im Pongau]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|JU || [[Judenburg]] ||Suspended on July 1, 2012; replaced with [[Murtal District|MT]].<br />
|-<br />
|JW || Justizwache (Justice police) ||<br />
|-<br />
|K || [[Klagenfurt]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|KB || [[Kitzbühel]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|KI || [[Kirchdorf an der Krems]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|KF || [[Knittelfeld]] ||Suspended on July 1, 2012; replaced with [[Murtal District|MT]].<br />
|-<br />
|KK || [[Consular corps]] in [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|KL || [[Klagenfurt-Land]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|KO || [[Korneuburg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|KR || [[Krems-Land]] ||Krems countryside area.<br />
|-<br />
|KS || [[Krems an der Donau|Krems]] City ||<br />
|-<br />
|KU || [[Kufstein]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|L || [[Linz]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|LA || [[Landeck (district)|Landeck]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|LB || [[Leibnitz (district)|Leibnitz]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|LE || [[Leoben]] City ||<br />
|-<br />
|LF || [[Lilienfeld]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|LI || [[Liezen]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|LL || [[Linz-Land]] ||Linz countryside area.<br />
|-<br />
|LN || [[Leoben (district)]] ||Leoben countryside area.<br />
|-<br />
|LZ || [[Lienz]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|MA || [[Mattersburg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|MD || [[Mödling]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|ME || [[Melk]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|MI || [[Mistelbach]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|MT || [[Murtal District|Murtal]] ||Since July 1, 2012.<br />
|-<br />
|MU || [[Murau]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|MZ || [[Mürzzuschlag]] ||Suspended on July 1, 2012; replaced with [[Bruck-Mürzzuschlag|BM]].<br />
|-<br />
|N || [[Lower Austria]] official ||<br />
|-<br />
|ND || [[Neusiedl am See]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|NK || [[Neunkirchen District, Austria|Neunkirchen]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|O || [[Upper Austria]] official ||<br />
|-<br />
|OP || [[Oberpullendorf]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|OW || [[Oberwart]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|P || [[St. Pölten]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|PE || [[Perg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|PL || [[St. Pölten-Land]] ||St. Pölten countryside area.<br />
|-<br />
|PT || Post & [[Telekom Austria]] (national mail and phone company) ||Actually for postal cars only.<br />
|-<br />
|RA || [[Bad Radkersburg]] ||Suspended on July 1, 2013; replaced with [[Südoststeiermark District|SO]]<br />
|-<br />
|RE || [[Reutte]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|RI || [[Ried im Innkreis]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|RO || [[Rohrbach in Oberösterreich|Rohrbach]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|S || [[Salzburg]] City and official ||<br />
|-<br />
|SB || [[Scheibbs]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|SD || [[Schärding]], [[Diplomatic corps]] in [[Salzburg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|SE || [[Steyr-Land]] ||Steyr countryside area.<br />
|-<br />
|SK || [[Consular corps]] in [[Salzburg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|SL || [[Salzburg-Umgebung]] ||Salzburg countryside area.<br />
|-<br />
|SP || [[Spittal an der Drau]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|SO || [[Südoststeiermark District|Südoststeiermark]] ||Since July 1, 2013.<br />
|-<br />
|SR || [[Steyr]] City ||<br />
|-<br />
|ST || [[Styria]] official ||<br />
|-<br />
|SV || [[St. Veit an der Glan]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|SW || [[Schwechat]] City ||<br />
|-<br />
|SZ || [[Schwaz]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|T || [[Tyrol (state)|Tirol]] official ||<br />
|-<br />
|TA || [[Tamsweg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|TD || [[Diplomatic corps]] in [[Tyrol (state)|Tirol]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|TK || [[Consular corps]] in [[Tyrol (state)|Tirol]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|TU || [[Tulln]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|UU || [[Urfahr-Umgebung]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|V || [[Vorarlberg]] official ||<br />
|-<br />
|VB || [[Vöcklabruck]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|VD || [[Diplomatic corps]] in [[Vorarlberg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|VI || [[Villach]] City ||<br />
|-<br />
|VK || [[Völkermarkt]], [[Consular corps]] in [[Vorarlberg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|VL || [[Villach-Land]] ||Villach countryside area.<br />
|-<br />
|VO || [[Voitsberg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|W || [[Vienna]] ''('''W'''ien)'' ||<br />
|-<br />
|WB || [[Wiener Neustadt-Land]] ||Wiener Neustadt countryside area<br />
|-<br />
|WD || [[Diplomatic corps]] in [[Vienna]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|WK || [[Consular corps]] in [[Vienna]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|WE || [[Wels]] City ||<br />
|-<br />
|WL || [[Wels-Land]] ||Wels countryside area<br />
|-<br />
|WN || [[Wiener Neustadt]] City ||<br />
|-<br />
|WO || [[Wolfsberg District|Wolfsberg]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|WT || [[Waidhofen an der Thaya]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|WU || [[Wien-Umgebung]] ||Vienna surrounding area; will be suspended in 2017; replaced with BL, KO, PL, TU<br />
|-<br />
|WY || [[Waidhofen an der Ybbs]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|WZ || [[Weiz (district)|Weiz]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|ZE || [[Zell am See]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|ZT || [[Zwettl]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|ZW || Zollwache (Customs officials) ||Obsolete since 2005 when Zollwache merged with federal police<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Border crossings ==<br />
<br />
* [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]] with [[Hungary]]<br />
===From Germany===<br />
If you're coming from Germany and plan to come to / pass by Autria, There are two main points to cross the border : [[Passau]] and [[Salzburg]]<br />
* Most of the traffic going through '''Passau''' is heading '''East''' to [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]]<br />
* Most of the traffic going through '''Salzburg''' is heading '''South''' to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Balkans]]<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
!Regions<br />
!Cities<br />
|-<br />
| style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:3em;" |<br />
* [[Vienna]] <br />
* [[Burgenland]]<br />
* [[Lower Austria]]<br />
* [[Upper Austria]]<br />
* [[Styria]]<br />
* [[Salzburg]]<br />
* [[Carinthia]]<br />
* [[North Tyrol]]<br />
* [[East Tyrol]]<br />
* [[Vorarlberg]]<br />
<br />
| style=" padding-right:3em;" |<br />
* [[Vienna]] (''Wien'')<br />
* [[Eisenstadt]]<br />
* [[Sankt Pölten]]<br />
* [[Linz]]<br />
* [[Graz]]<br />
* [[Salzburg]]<br />
* [[Klagenfurt]]<br />
* [[Innsbruck]]<br />
* [[Lienz]]<br />
* [[Bregenz]]<br />
* [[Villach]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Practical links ==<br />
* [https://ausfahrtlinks.wordpress.com/ Austrian Hitchhiking Community]<br />
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[[File:MrTweek.jpg|thumb|left|270px|[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]] hitching in Austria]]<br />
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'''Salzburg''' is a medium-sized town in the center of [[Austria]], very close to the [[Germany|German]] border. It has direct motorway connections to [[Vienna]], [[Munich]] and [[Slovenia]] ([[Villach]]). Most of the traffic between southern [[Germany]] and [[Austria]], especially Germans going for holidays, to the [[Croatia]]n coast passes Salzburg.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
These tips describe hitchhiking from the city centre. For hitchhiking from the airport, see [[Salzburg airport]].<br />
<br />
=== West towards Munich, East towards [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], South towards [[Graz]] ===<br />
==== Option 1 ====<br />
<br />
When you want to go over the [[A1 (Austria)|A1]], no matter which direction, you should go to the ramp ''Salzburg Mitte'' at the ''Münchener Bundesstrasse'' (B155). There is a lot of traffic and enough place to be seen and for cars to stop. From the town center it's 20–30 minutes walking, but you can also take the bus #4 to ''Schmiedingerstraße''.<br />
<br />
Going in the direction of Munich, there's plenty of space directly on the ramp to the highway, just before the beginning of the tunnel.<br />
<br />
[[File:2005 HH in Austria.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] and a friend taking it easy while hitch-hiking to Salzburg, 2005]]<br />
<br />
==== Option 2 ====<br />
Another good spot is a bus-stop [https://goo.gl/maps/BPyn8FdbMCU2 MAP] near the end of Bahnhofstrasse, where the Landstrasse crosses the Salzburger-Bundesstrasse, just before the small railroad tunnel. Walk north from the main railroad-station in the city center (10-15 minutes), then follow the Bahnhofstrasse until you arrive at the Landstrasse. This spot is especially good for direction East.<br />
<br />
==== Option 3 ====<br />
When traveling to [[Graz]], the best option might be to follow the A1 towards [[Linz]]. Swap to the A9 at the petrol-station left at the crossing 'Voralpenkreuz'. Your driver can continue its normal route from there towards any direction. The A9 towards Graz is a nice tour with many tunnels.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Ljubljana]] ([[E55]]) ===<br />
Take bus #3 to the terminus then walk south along ''Alpenstraße'' to the junction with the A10. To avoid walking back, you can also get off two stops before the terminus. <br />
<br />
There is also a field here that is suitable for stealth camping. Walk about 100m further from the bus stop on the ''Alpenstraße'', until you come to the ''Fürstenweg'' on the right side. Enter this street and immediately to your right is a really big field where it's possible to set up a tent.<br />
<br />
=== Free/Cheap Food ===<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/CRAcYF8m5qL2 MAP] Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 12:30 (Closed Sundays and Public Holiday). Free breakfast and lunch by the river in the city center. Showers €0.50 (June 2017).<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/ZALdwwwFg9k MAP] Weekdays 6:30PM warm meals served at the parking lot of the Toy Museum. (June 2017).<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/neAqCo7nVwz MAP] Daily Lunch €3, quite nice food at some sort of modern church "club" also by the river. It looks more like a nice bistro than a church club. (June 2017).<br />
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'''Salzburg''' is a medium-sized town in the center of [[Austria]], very close to the [[Germany|German]] border. It has direct motorway connections to [[Vienna]], [[Munich]] and [[Slovenia]] ([[Villach]]). Most of the traffic between southern [[Germany]] and [[Austria]], especially Germans going for holidays, to the [[Croatia]]n coast passes Salzburg.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
These tips describe hitchhiking from the city centre. For hitchhiking from the airport, see [[Salzburg airport]].<br />
<br />
=== West towards Munich, East towards [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], South towards [[Graz]] ===<br />
==== Option 1 ====<br />
<br />
When you want to go over the [[A1 (Austria)|A1]], no matter which direction, you should go to the ramp ''Salzburg Mitte'' at the ''Münchener Bundesstrasse'' (B155). There is a lot of traffic and enough place to be seen and for cars to stop. From the town center it's 20–30 minutes walking, but you can also take the bus #4 to ''Schmiedingerstraße''.<br />
<br />
Going in the direction of Munich, there's plenty of space directly on the ramp to the highway, just before the beginning of the tunnel.<br />
<br />
[[File:2005 HH in Austria.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] and a friend taking it easy while hitch-hiking to Salzburg, 2005]]<br />
<br />
==== Option 2 ====<br />
Another good spot is a bus-stop [https://goo.gl/maps/BPyn8FdbMCU2 MAP] near the end of Bahnhofstrasse, where the Landstrasse crosses the Salzburger-Bundesstrasse, just before the small railroad tunnel. Walk north from the main railroad-station in the city center (10-15 minutes), then follow the Bahnhofstrasse until you arrive at the Landstrasse. This spot is especially good for direction East.<br />
<br />
==== Option 3 ====<br />
When traveling to [[Graz]], the best option might be to follow the A1 towards [[Linz]]. Swap to the A9 at the petrol-station left at the crossing 'Voralpenkreuz'. Your driver can continue its normal route from there towards any direction. The A9 towards Graz is a nice tour with many tunnels.<br />
<br />
=== South towards [[Ljubljana]] ([[E55]]) ===<br />
Take bus #3 to the terminus then walk south along ''Alpenstraße'' to the junction with the A10. To avoid walking back, you can also get off two stops before the terminus. <br />
<br />
There is also a field here that is suitable for stealth camping. Walk about 100m further from the bus stop on the ''Alpenstraße'', until you come to the ''Fürstenweg'' on the right side. Enter this street and immediately to your right is a really big field where it's possible to set up a tent.<br />
<br />
==== Free/Cheap Food ====<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/CRAcYF8m5qL2 MAP] Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 12:30 (Closed Sundays and Public Holiday). Free breakfast and lunch by the river in the city center. Showers €0.50 (June 2017).<br />
<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/ZALdwwwFg9k MAP] Weekdays 6:30PM warm meals served at the parking lot of the Toy Museum. (June 2017).<br />
<br />
[https://goo.gl/maps/neAqCo7nVwz MAP] Daily Lunch €3, quite nice food at some sort of modern church "club" also by the river. It looks more like a nice bistro than a church club. (June 2017).<br />
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'''Salzburg''' is a medium-sized town in the center of [[Austria]], very close to the [[Germany|German]] border. It has direct motorway connections to [[Vienna]], [[Munich]] and [[Slovenia]] ([[Villach]]). Most of the traffic between southern [[Germany]] and [[Austria]], especially Germans going for holidays, to the [[Croatia]]n coast passes Salzburg.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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These tips describe hitchhiking from the city centre. For hitchhiking from the airport, see [[Salzburg airport]].<br />
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=== West towards Munich, East towards [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], South towards [[Graz]] ===<br />
==== Option 1 ====<br />
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When you want to go over the [[A1 (Austria)|A1]], no matter which direction, you should go to the ramp ''Salzburg Mitte'' at the ''Münchener Bundesstrasse'' (B155). There is a lot of traffic and enough place to be seen and for cars to stop. From the town center it's 20–30 minutes walking, but you can also take the bus #4 to ''Schmiedingerstraße''.<br />
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Going in the direction of Munich, there's plenty of space directly on the ramp to the highway, just before the beginning of the tunnel.<br />
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[[File:2005 HH in Austria.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] and a friend taking it easy while hitch-hiking to Salzburg, 2005]]<br />
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==== Option 2 ====<br />
Another good spot is a bus-stop [https://goo.gl/maps/BPyn8FdbMCU2 MAP] near the end of Bahnhofstrasse, where the Landstrasse crosses the Salzburger-Bundesstrasse, just before the small railroad tunnel. Walk north from the main railroad-station in the city center (10-15 minutes), then follow the Bahnhofstrasse until you arrive at the Landstrasse. This spot is especially good for direction East.<br />
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==== Option 3 ====<br />
When traveling to [[Graz]], the best option might be to follow the A1 towards [[Linz]]. Swap to the A9 at the petrol-station left at the crossing 'Voralpenkreuz'. Your driver can continue its normal route from there towards any direction. The A9 towards Graz is a nice tour with many tunnels.<br />
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=== South towards [[Ljubljana]] ([[E55]]) ===<br />
Take bus #3 to the terminus then walk south along ''Alpenstraße'' to the junction with the A10. To avoid walking back, you can also get off two stops before the terminus. <br />
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There is also a field here that is suitable for stealth camping. Walk about 100m further from the bus stop on the ''Alpenstraße'', until you come to the ''Fürstenweg'' on the right side. Enter this street and immediately to your right is a really big field where it's possible to set up a tent.<br />
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'''Ljubljana''' is the capital of [[Slovenia]], one of the smallest and nicest capitals in [[Europe]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
Hitchiking out of Ljubljana is relatively easy, in all directions, Standing on the ''Autostrada'' on-ramp.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Maribor]], [[Hungary]] ===<br />
From the main street, west of the train station (Slovenska cesta, Dunajska cesta), take buses 6, 8 or 11 in direction north. Get off at the stop "Smelt", at the "World Trade Center" tower. Walk further on towards the motorway, then right after the fountain. You will see the road forking, the left lane going down to the motorway, the right lane going higher up. Stand with your sign '''in the middle''' between the two lanes. Even though it might look a bit strange, this is the most common spot and it's easy for drivers to see you and there's enough space for one car to safely stop there.<br />
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Alternatively opposite of the railway station take bus no 27 towards "Letaliska" and get out at "Jarse". Continue following "Smartinska cesta" about 400 meters and turn to right from the traffic lights. There is a bus stop right after. Most of the cars passing now are going towards the highway. You can also take bus no 2 to "Nove Jarse" from Southern part of Slovenska cesta. The last stop is the mentioned hitchhiking spot.<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kranj]], [[Bled]], [[Villach]], [[Salzburg]] ([[Austria]]), [[Munich]] ([[Germany]]) ===<br />
[[File:Hhfromljubljana.jpeg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: Kranj]]<br />
Direction north-west there is the motorway E61/A2 towards [[Kranj]] through the Karawanken Tunnel (Slovenian: ''Predor Karavanke'') or over the pass over the border to [[Villach]] (slov.: ''Beljak'') in [[Austria]] and further on on the Tauern-motorway to [[Salzburg]] and over to [[Germany]]. It is the way that is used by most of those numerous Germans that go to the [[Croatia]]n coast for holidays.<br />
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This motorway E61/A2 starts from the Ljubljana bypass. The best way to join this motorway is from the street Celovška cesta, at the bus stop Šentvid (stand in the corner before the bus stop!!). Get there by bus number 1, 25, or 8 from the city centre in direction of Vižmarje. If people who pick you up don't go as far as you like, you can get a lift as far as the first "Petrol" gas station on the highway (17km away) or the former toll station Torovo and keep hitchhiking there. There is also a petrol station at the Radovljica-exit (right before Bled) which is useful for getting into Austria.<br />
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NOTE: May 2017. Good spot, got a ride to the first gas station on the motorway in 3 minutes with a sign for Kranj (KR). From there another ride all the way to Salzburg.<br />
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=== South or west towards [[Koper]], [[Nova Gorica]], [[Rijeka]], [[Pula]], [[Italy]] ===<br />
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==== Fuel station and very big truck parking on highway ====<br />
Catch bus 9 to bus stop Pot na Rakovo jelso and go straight to direction where bus went follow Cesta dveh cesarev street (dont turn the left side where bus went after 100 metres). Asphalt road will bring you to place where you can see fuel station search tiny tail to it!<br />
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There is shower in fuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around...<br />
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==== Ramp on enter to highroad, very short and small place ====<br />
[[File:DSCI0054.JPG|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot ''Dolgi most'']]<br />
From the city center (Dunajska cesta, Slovenska cesta) take bus number 6 or 6B in direction south, till the stop Dolgi most (last stop in case of #6), which is just after big crossroads with motorway signs, before the bridge above the road. Go back to the crossroads and you will see the entry lane into the motorway. There will also be an entry to a parking of a small house, stand on the side there with your [[signs|sign]] (you will see where everybody else stands...).<br />
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If your destination is [[Venice]] or further, the easiest way is via Nova Gorica: use sign GO and ask to be dropped at the service area on the border. For [[Trieste]] it doesn't work well with TS sign - best option might be to use [[Koper|KP]] sign and then ask the driver to drop you off at Kozina exit (go right in the crossroads after toll booths). It's only 3 km from the border and on the main Rijeka-Trieste road.<br />
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If your destination is [[Rijeka]], take also rides going to [[Postojna]] or further west. Get out at Postojna exit and from there walk across the highway (use the bridge). There is a good spot to hitchhike southwards just few hundred meters after the bridge.<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Novo mesto]], [[Zagreb]] ===<br />
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==== Fuel station and very big truck parking on highway ====<br />
Catch bus 9 to bus stop Pot na Rakovo jelso and go straight to direction where bus went follow Cesta dveh cesarev street (dont turn the left side where bus went after 100 metres). Asphalt road will bring you to place where you can see fuel station search tiny tail to it!<br />
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Another way to get to the same gas station is to take bus n° 1 or 1b and stop at Tbilisijska. Keep walking straight on the direction the bus is going and soon turn left at the first street, Cesta dveh cesarev. After about 300 meter by feet you'll start to see the gas station some 50 meters away on the right side, with some gardens in between. You can either pass trough one of the gardens and climb the fence, or walk few hundred meters longer to find a convenient passage through the fence. <br />
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There is shower in fuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around...<br />
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Fuel station to Zagreb is on another side of highroad!!!<br />
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==== Same fuel station as above ====<br />
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[[File:Hhspottowardszagreb.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: Zagreb (option 2)]]<br />
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Sservice area "Barje", in direction of Zagreb. This service area is on the Ring around Ljubljana and is very well-served by a lot of long-distance drivers. To get there take bus number 1 or 1B in direction Mestni Log from the center. Go off one stop before last, called "Koprska". Continue straight (the bus takes a turn just before the stop "Koprska" - don't follow it, go straight on!) on the street Cesta v Mestni log, after 2 minutes you will cross a bridge over a small river. Continue straight and cross the motorway over the bridge, and on the left side the service area is about 500 m away. There is a golf course between you and the service area, which you can cross by climbing its fences (not too high) if the personal allows you, which hasn't always been the case. If they don't, you should take an immediate left directly after crossing the highway (you're still on the bridge at that point), descending to the guardrail. You are now between the golf course's fence and the highway, which is quite a narrow path at some points. After a few hundred metres, you'll get to the resting area. Hitchhiker [[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] discovered that bus 1 will drop you by the side of the golf course at what appeared to be the last stop before returning to town. No problem hopping the fences and crossing the course away from the busy motorway edge.<br />
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==== On-ramp of the motorway at the edge of the city ====<br />
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Not many cars go in this direction, and the ones that do usually do not enter the motorway here - this on-ramp mostly serves inter-urban traffic, so you might have to wait a lot of time. <br />
From the city centre (Slovenska cesta, bus stop "Pošta") take bus line 3 in direction of "Rudnik" (south), and get off at the final stop. In front of you there will be the motorway entrance, which will be a turn left. Cross the street and on the side of the on-ramp road, on your left, you will see a small asphalt surface where all the cars pass, and there you can stand and hitchhike easily.<br />
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Notice - If you are hitchhiking towards [[Novo mesto]], pay attention that you are hitchhiking on the high-way entrance (the turn left) and not on the old road, which is continuing straight ahead. If you are hitchhiking to Zagreb, pay attention to the "Crossing borders" section in the [[Slovenia]] page.<br />
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==== Train to Zagreb ====<br />
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If you really cannot get a lift out, the train is fairly cheap- eur 16.00 one-way to Zagreb and lasts 2.5 hours. Trains are scheduled at:<br />
#06:35 <br />
#08:15 - this train can take you as far as Belgrade.<br />
#14:45<br />
#18:35<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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It is possible to sleep in the upside part of Tivoli park which is half an hour walking from the city centre. It is not so flat terrain, but if you search well you should find nice spots, clean, safe and quiet.<br />
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It is possible to sleep in ''Metelkova mesto'' (at the intersection of the street ''Metelkova'' and ''Masarykova'') on the grass between Jalla Jalla Club and Tiffany Club.<br />
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It might be possible to sleep in the locker room of the train station, a policeman just comes in the morning saying "Wake up", but on occasion security people have entered and told that it's not possible to sleep there.<br />
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You could also sleep near the Sava River, it's a bit far from the train station, but it's unlikely that anyone will bother you. Take bus 19/19B till the north end "Tomacevo" and then take the road that goes down and turn right, you should get out of the city and pass by some farms and there you have the river where you can even swim if you have the bravery.<br />
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== Internet ==<br />
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There is free "Wifi Ljubljana" everywhere in the center that you can request a code for by using your mobile phone number. Foreign numbers work fine as well. <br />
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Most of the coffee places also provide free wifi<br />
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Additionally, At the back of the train station, right before the tracks, there is a tourist information computer which can be used for free internet surfing by clicking in the search tab, typing what your looking for, and finding it in the results (there is no URL bar provided).<br />
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You can also go to the Faculty of Arts which is on Aškerčeva 2. There are computers on the left and right on the ground floor but there are more in the basement. They don't have a password. They also have coffee machines were you can get a coffee (kava) for eur 0.25. (Nov 2010)<br />
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There is also a McD at the train station and in the city centre that as always provides Free-Wifi.<br />
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== Eating ==<br />
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There is a market from Monday to Saturday at southern bank of river (vodnikov trg). It closes between 16:00 and 17:00 and there is always a lot of fruit and vegetables after the vendors. >> better check Trashwiki !<br />
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There is "Pizza Burek" which is a speciality from there, and a local made us taste the best seller in town, located in the Prazakova Ulica near the Bavarski Dvor bus station, for eur 2.30, it not the cheapest, but it's really really good. It's quarter a pizza with mushrooms, and lot of things in it, but you should definitely try it ! ''Note: The place is called Olimpia burek, if you are asking the locals.''<br />
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== Public Bicycles ==<br />
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http://en.bicikelj.si/ - 1€/1week subscription for tourists. All you need is a Credit/Debit card and you can register online. Each first hour of use is free and you have to lock it again for at least 5 minutes before you can use it again. Some bikes stations are far off the center and not so far from the hitchhiking spots so it is a good alternative to get there instead of paying for the local bus. (May 2017)<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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'''Ljubljana''' is the capital of [[Slovenia]], one of the smallest and nicest capitals in [[Europe]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
Hitchiking out of Ljubljana is relatively easy, in all directions, Standing on the ''Autostrada'' on-ramp.<br />
<br />
=== Northeast towards [[Maribor]], [[Hungary]] ===<br />
From the main street, west of the train station (Slovenska cesta, Dunajska cesta), take buses 6, 8 or 11 in direction north. Get off at the stop "Smelt", at the "World Trade Center" tower. Walk further on towards the motorway, then right after the fountain. You will see the road forking, the left lane going down to the motorway, the right lane going higher up. Stand with your sign '''in the middle''' between the two lanes. Even though it might look a bit strange, this is the most common spot and it's easy for drivers to see you and there's enough space for one car to safely stop there.<br />
<br />
Alternatively opposite of the railway station take bus no 27 towards "Letaliska" and get out at "Jarse". Continue following "Smartinska cesta" about 400 meters and turn to right from the traffic lights. There is a bus stop right after. Most of the cars passing now are going towards the highway. You can also take bus no 2 to "Nove Jarse" from Southern part of Slovenska cesta. The last stop is the mentioned hitchhiking spot.<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kranj]], [[Bled]], [[Villach]], [[Salzburg]] ([[Austria]]), [[Munich]] ([[Germany]]) ===<br />
[[File:Hhfromljubljana.jpeg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: Kranj]]<br />
Direction north-west there is the motorway E61/A2 towards [[Kranj]] through the Karawanken Tunnel (Slovenian: ''Predor Karavanke'') or over the pass over the border to [[Villach]] (slov.: ''Beljak'') in [[Austria]] and further on on the Tauern-motorway to [[Salzburg]] and over to [[Germany]]. It is the way that is used by most of those numerous Germans that go to the [[Croatia]]n coast for holidays.<br />
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This motorway E61/A2 starts from the Ljubljana bypass. The best way to join this motorway is from the street Celovška cesta, at the bus stop Šentvid (stand in the corner before the bus stop!!). Get there by bus number 1, 25, or 8 from the city centre in direction of Vižmarje. If people who pick you up don't go as far as you like, you can get a lift as far as the first "Petrol" gas station on the highway (17km away) or the former toll station Torovo and keep hitchhiking there. There is also a petrol station at the Radovljica-exit (right before Bled) which is useful for getting into Austria.<br />
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NOTE: May 2017. Good spot, got a ride to the first gas station on the motorway in 3 minutes with a sign for Kranj (KR). From there another ride all the way to Salzburg.<br />
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=== South or west towards [[Koper]], [[Nova Gorica]], [[Rijeka]], [[Pula]], [[Italy]] ===<br />
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==== Fuel station and very big truck parking on highway ====<br />
Catch bus 9 to bus stop Pot na Rakovo jelso and go straight to direction where bus went follow Cesta dveh cesarev street (dont turn the left side where bus went after 100 metres). Asphalt road will bring you to place where you can see fuel station search tiny tail to it!<br />
<br />
There is shower in fuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around...<br />
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==== Ramp on enter to highroad, very short and small place ====<br />
[[File:DSCI0054.JPG|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot ''Dolgi most'']]<br />
From the city center (Dunajska cesta, Slovenska cesta) take bus number 6 or 6B in direction south, till the stop Dolgi most (last stop in case of #6), which is just after big crossroads with motorway signs, before the bridge above the road. Go back to the crossroads and you will see the entry lane into the motorway. There will also be an entry to a parking of a small house, stand on the side there with your [[signs|sign]] (you will see where everybody else stands...).<br />
<br />
If your destination is [[Venice]] or further, the easiest way is via Nova Gorica: use sign GO and ask to be dropped at the service area on the border. For [[Trieste]] it doesn't work well with TS sign - best option might be to use [[Koper|KP]] sign and then ask the driver to drop you off at Kozina exit (go right in the crossroads after toll booths). It's only 3 km from the border and on the main Rijeka-Trieste road.<br />
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If your destination is [[Rijeka]], take also rides going to [[Postojna]] or further west. Get out at Postojna exit and from there walk across the highway (use the bridge). There is a good spot to hitchhike southwards just few hundred meters after the bridge.<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Novo mesto]], [[Zagreb]] ===<br />
<br />
==== Fuel station and very big truck parking on highway ====<br />
Catch bus 9 to bus stop Pot na Rakovo jelso and go straight to direction where bus went follow Cesta dveh cesarev street (dont turn the left side where bus went after 100 metres). Asphalt road will bring you to place where you can see fuel station search tiny tail to it!<br />
<br />
Another way to get to the same gas station is to take bus n° 1 or 1b and stop at Tbilisijska. Keep walking straight on the direction the bus is going and soon turn left at the first street, Cesta dveh cesarev. After about 300 meter by feet you'll start to see the gas station some 50 meters away on the right side, with some gardens in between. You can either pass trough one of the gardens and climb the fence, or walk few hundred meters longer to find a convenient passage through the fence. <br />
<br />
There is shower in fuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around...<br />
<br />
Fuel station to Zagreb is on another side of highroad!!!<br />
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==== Same fuel station as above ====<br />
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[[File:Hhspottowardszagreb.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: Zagreb (option 2)]]<br />
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Sservice area "Barje", in direction of Zagreb. This service area is on the Ring around Ljubljana and is very well-served by a lot of long-distance drivers. To get there take bus number 1 or 1B in direction Mestni Log from the center. Go off one stop before last, called "Koprska". Continue straight (the bus takes a turn just before the stop "Koprska" - don't follow it, go straight on!) on the street Cesta v Mestni log, after 2 minutes you will cross a bridge over a small river. Continue straight and cross the motorway over the bridge, and on the left side the service area is about 500 m away. There is a golf course between you and the service area, which you can cross by climbing its fences (not too high) if the personal allows you, which hasn't always been the case. If they don't, you should take an immediate left directly after crossing the highway (you're still on the bridge at that point), descending to the guardrail. You are now between the golf course's fence and the highway, which is quite a narrow path at some points. After a few hundred metres, you'll get to the resting area. Hitchhiker [[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] discovered that bus 1 will drop you by the side of the golf course at what appeared to be the last stop before returning to town. No problem hopping the fences and crossing the course away from the busy motorway edge.<br />
<br />
==== On-ramp of the motorway at the edge of the city ====<br />
<br />
Not many cars go in this direction, and the ones that do usually do not enter the motorway here - this on-ramp mostly serves inter-urban traffic, so you might have to wait a lot of time. <br />
From the city centre (Slovenska cesta, bus stop "Pošta") take bus line 3 in direction of "Rudnik" (south), and get off at the final stop. In front of you there will be the motorway entrance, which will be a turn left. Cross the street and on the side of the on-ramp road, on your left, you will see a small asphalt surface where all the cars pass, and there you can stand and hitchhike easily.<br />
<br />
Notice - If you are hitchhiking towards [[Novo mesto]], pay attention that you are hitchhiking on the high-way entrance (the turn left) and not on the old road, which is continuing straight ahead. If you are hitchhiking to Zagreb, pay attention to the "Crossing borders" section in the [[Slovenia]] page.<br />
<br />
==== Train to Zagreb ====<br />
<br />
If you really cannot get a lift out, the train is fairly cheap- eur 16.00 one-way to Zagreb and lasts 2.5 hours. Trains are scheduled at:<br />
#06:35 <br />
#08:15 - this train can take you as far as Belgrade.<br />
#14:45<br />
#18:35<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
<br />
It is possible to sleep in the upside part of Tivoli park which is half an hour walking from the city centre. It is not so flat terrain, but if you search well you should find nice spots, clean, safe and quiet.<br />
<br />
It is possible to sleep in ''Metelkova mesto'' (at the intersection of the street ''Metelkova'' and ''Masarykova'') on the grass between Jalla Jalla Club and Tiffany Club.<br />
<br />
It might be possible to sleep in the locker room of the train station, a policeman just comes in the morning saying "Wake up", but on occasion security people have entered and told that it's not possible to sleep there.<br />
<br />
You could also sleep near the Sava River, it's a bit far from the train station, but it's unlikely that anyone will bother you. Take bus 19/19B till the north end "Tomacevo" and then take the road that goes down and turn right, you should get out of the city and pass by some farms and there you have the river where you can even swim if you have the bravery.<br />
<br />
== Internet ==<br />
<br />
There is free "Wifi Ljubljana" everywhere in the center that you can request a code for by using your mobile phone number. Foreign numbers work fine as well. <br />
<br />
Most of the coffee places also provide free wifi<br />
<br />
Additionally, At the back of the train station, right before the tracks, there is a tourist information computer which can be used for free internet surfing by clicking in the search tab, typing what your looking for, and finding it in the results (there is no URL bar provided).<br />
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You can also go to the Faculty of Arts which is on Aškerčeva 2. There are computers on the left and right on the ground floor but there are more in the basement. They don't have a password. They also have coffee machines were you can get a coffee (kava) for eur 0.25. (Nov 2010)<br />
<br />
There is also a McD at the train station and in the city centre that as always provides Free-Wifi.<br />
<br />
== Eating ==<br />
<br />
There is a market from Monday to Saturday at southern bank of river (vodnikov trg). It closes between 16:00 and 17:00 and there is always a lot of fruit and vegetables after the vendors. >> better check Trashwiki !<br />
<br />
There is "Pizza Burek" which is a speciality from there, and a local made us taste the best seller in town, located in the Prazakova Ulica near the Bavarski Dvor bus station, for eur 2.30, it not the cheapest, but it's really really good. It's quarter a pizza with mushrooms, and lot of things in it, but you should definitely try it ! ''Note: The place is called Olimpia burek, if you are asking the locals.''<br />
<br />
== PUBLIC BICYCLES ==<br />
{{Wikipedia-link}}<br />
http://en.bicikelj.si/ - 1€/1week subscription for tourists. All you need is a Credit/Debit card and you can register online. Each first hour of use is free and you have to lock it again for at least 5 minutes before you can use it again. Some bikes stations are far off the center and not so far from the hitchhiking spots so it is a good alternative to get there instead of paying for the local bus. (May 2017)<br />
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[[trash:Ljubljana]]<br />
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[[Category:Slovenia]]<br />
[[Category:E70]]<br />
[[Category:E61]]<br />
[[Category:E57]]<br />
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'''Ljubljana''' is the capital of [[Slovenia]], one of the smallest and nicest capitals in [[Europe]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
Hitchiking out of Ljubljana is relatively easy, in all directions, Standing on the ''Autostrada'' on-ramp.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Maribor]], [[Hungary]] ===<br />
From the main street, west of the train station (Slovenska cesta, Dunajska cesta), take buses 6, 8 or 11 in direction north. Get off at the stop "Smelt", at the "World Trade Center" tower. Walk further on towards the motorway, then right after the fountain. You will see the road forking, the left lane going down to the motorway, the right lane going higher up. Stand with your sign '''in the middle''' between the two lanes. Even though it might look a bit strange, this is the most common spot and it's easy for drivers to see you and there's enough space for one car to safely stop there.<br />
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Alternatively opposite of the railway station take bus no 27 towards "Letaliska" and get out at "Jarse". Continue following "Smartinska cesta" about 400 meters and turn to right from the traffic lights. There is a bus stop right after. Most of the cars passing now are going towards the highway. You can also take bus no 2 to "Nove Jarse" from Southern part of Slovenska cesta. The last stop is the mentioned hitchhiking spot.<br />
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=== Northwest towards [[Kranj]], [[Bled]], [[Villach]], [[Salzburg]] ([[Austria]]), [[Munich]] ([[Germany]]) ===<br />
[[File:Hhfromljubljana.jpeg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: Kranj]]<br />
Direction north-west there is the motorway E61/A2 towards [[Kranj]] through the Karawanken Tunnel (Slovenian: ''Predor Karavanke'') or over the pass over the border to [[Villach]] (slov.: ''Beljak'') in [[Austria]] and further on on the Tauern-motorway to [[Salzburg]] and over to [[Germany]]. It is the way that is used by most of those numerous Germans that go to the [[Croatia]]n coast for holidays.<br />
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This motorway E61/A2 starts from the Ljubljana bypass. The best way to join this motorway is from the street Celovška cesta, at the bus stop Šentvid (stand in the corner before the bus stop!!). Get there by bus number 1, 25, or 8 from the city centre in direction of Vižmarje. If people who pick you up don't go as far as you like, you can get a lift as far as the first "Petrol" gas station on the highway (17km away) or the former toll station Torovo and keep hitchhiking there. There is also a petrol station at the Radovljica-exit (right before Bled) which is useful for getting into Austria.<br />
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NOTE: May 2017. Good spot, got a ride to the first gas station on the motorway in 3 minutes with a sign for Kranj (KR). From there another ride all the way to Salzburg.<br />
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=== South or west towards [[Koper]], [[Nova Gorica]], [[Rijeka]], [[Pula]], [[Italy]] ===<br />
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==== Fuel station and very big truck parking on highway ====<br />
Catch bus 9 to bus stop Pot na Rakovo jelso and go straight to direction where bus went follow Cesta dveh cesarev street (dont turn the left side where bus went after 100 metres). Asphalt road will bring you to place where you can see fuel station search tiny tail to it!<br />
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There is shower in fuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around...<br />
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==== Ramp on enter to highroad, very short and small place ====<br />
[[File:DSCI0054.JPG|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot ''Dolgi most'']]<br />
From the city center (Dunajska cesta, Slovenska cesta) take bus number 6 or 6B in direction south, till the stop Dolgi most (last stop in case of #6), which is just after big crossroads with motorway signs, before the bridge above the road. Go back to the crossroads and you will see the entry lane into the motorway. There will also be an entry to a parking of a small house, stand on the side there with your [[signs|sign]] (you will see where everybody else stands...).<br />
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If your destination is [[Venice]] or further, the easiest way is via Nova Gorica: use sign GO and ask to be dropped at the service area on the border. For [[Trieste]] it doesn't work well with TS sign - best option might be to use [[Koper|KP]] sign and then ask the driver to drop you off at Kozina exit (go right in the crossroads after toll booths). It's only 3 km from the border and on the main Rijeka-Trieste road.<br />
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If your destination is [[Rijeka]], take also rides going to [[Postojna]] or further west. Get out at Postojna exit and from there walk across the highway (use the bridge). There is a good spot to hitchhike southwards just few hundred meters after the bridge.<br />
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=== Southeast towards [[Novo mesto]], [[Zagreb]] ===<br />
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==== Fuel station and very big truck parking on highway ====<br />
Catch bus 9 to bus stop Pot na Rakovo jelso and go straight to direction where bus went follow Cesta dveh cesarev street (dont turn the left side where bus went after 100 metres). Asphalt road will bring you to place where you can see fuel station search tiny tail to it!<br />
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Another way to get to the same gas station is to take bus n° 1 or 1b and stop at Tbilisijska. Keep walking straight on the direction the bus is going and soon turn left at the first street, Cesta dveh cesarev. After about 300 meter by feet you'll start to see the gas station some 50 meters away on the right side, with some gardens in between. You can either pass trough one of the gardens and climb the fence, or walk few hundred meters longer to find a convenient passage through the fence. <br />
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There is shower in fuel station price 3 eur and places for wild camping around...<br />
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Fuel station to Zagreb is on another side of highroad!!!<br />
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==== Same fuel station as above ====<br />
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[[File:Hhspottowardszagreb.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: Zagreb (option 2)]]<br />
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Sservice area "Barje", in direction of Zagreb. This service area is on the Ring around Ljubljana and is very well-served by a lot of long-distance drivers. To get there take bus number 1 or 1B in direction Mestni Log from the center. Go off one stop before last, called "Koprska". Continue straight (the bus takes a turn just before the stop "Koprska" - don't follow it, go straight on!) on the street Cesta v Mestni log, after 2 minutes you will cross a bridge over a small river. Continue straight and cross the motorway over the bridge, and on the left side the service area is about 500 m away. There is a golf course between you and the service area, which you can cross by climbing its fences (not too high) if the personal allows you, which hasn't always been the case. If they don't, you should take an immediate left directly after crossing the highway (you're still on the bridge at that point), descending to the guardrail. You are now between the golf course's fence and the highway, which is quite a narrow path at some points. After a few hundred metres, you'll get to the resting area. Hitchhiker [[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] discovered that bus 1 will drop you by the side of the golf course at what appeared to be the last stop before returning to town. No problem hopping the fences and crossing the course away from the busy motorway edge.<br />
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==== On-ramp of the motorway at the edge of the city ====<br />
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Not many cars go in this direction, and the ones that do usually do not enter the motorway here - this on-ramp mostly serves inter-urban traffic, so you might have to wait a lot of time. <br />
From the city centre (Slovenska cesta, bus stop "Pošta") take bus line 3 in direction of "Rudnik" (south), and get off at the final stop. In front of you there will be the motorway entrance, which will be a turn left. Cross the street and on the side of the on-ramp road, on your left, you will see a small asphalt surface where all the cars pass, and there you can stand and hitchhike easily.<br />
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Notice - If you are hitchhiking towards [[Novo mesto]], pay attention that you are hitchhiking on the high-way entrance (the turn left) and not on the old road, which is continuing straight ahead. If you are hitchhiking to Zagreb, pay attention to the "Crossing borders" section in the [[Slovenia]] page.<br />
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==== Train to Zagreb ====<br />
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If you really cannot get a lift out, the train is fairly cheap- eur 16.00 one-way to Zagreb and lasts 2.5 hours. Trains are scheduled at:<br />
#06:35 <br />
#08:15 - this train can take you as far as Belgrade.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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It is possible to sleep in the upside part of Tivoli park which is half an hour walking from the city centre. It is not so flat terrain, but if you search well you should find nice spots, clean, safe and quiet.<br />
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It is possible to sleep in ''Metelkova mesto'' (at the intersection of the street ''Metelkova'' and ''Masarykova'') on the grass between Jalla Jalla Club and Tiffany Club.<br />
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It might be possible to sleep in the locker room of the train station, a policeman just comes in the morning saying "Wake up", but on occasion security people have entered and told that it's not possible to sleep there.<br />
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You could also sleep near the Sava River, it's a bit far from the train station, but it's unlikely that anyone will bother you. Take bus 19/19B till the north end "Tomacevo" and then take the road that goes down and turn right, you should get out of the city and pass by some farms and there you have the river where you can even swim if you have the bravery.<br />
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== Internet ==<br />
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There is free "Wifi Ljubljana" everywhere in the center that you can request a code for by using your mobile phone number. Foreign numbers work fine as well. <br />
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Most of the coffee places also provide free wifi<br />
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Additionally, At the back of the train station, right before the tracks, there is a tourist information computer which can be used for free internet surfing by clicking in the search tab, typing what your looking for, and finding it in the results (there is no URL bar provided).<br />
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You can also go to the Faculty of Arts which is on Aškerčeva 2. There are computers on the left and right on the ground floor but there are more in the basement. They don't have a password. They also have coffee machines were you can get a coffee (kava) for eur 0.25. (Nov 2010)<br />
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There is also a McD at the train station and in the city centre that as always provides Free-Wifi.<br />
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== Eating ==<br />
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There is a market from Monday to Saturday at southern bank of river (vodnikov trg). It closes between 16:00 and 17:00 and there is always a lot of fruit and vegetables after the vendors. >> better check Trashwiki !<br />
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There is "Pizza Burek" which is a speciality from there, and a local made us taste the best seller in town, located in the Prazakova Ulica near the Bavarski Dvor bus station, for eur 2.30, it not the cheapest, but it's really really good. It's quarter a pizza with mushrooms, and lot of things in it, but you should definitely try it ! ''Note: The place is called Olimpia burek, if you are asking the locals.''<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Wikipedia-link}}<br />
http://en.bicikelj.si/ - 1€/1week subscription for city bike network of Ljubljana <br />
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'''{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}''' is a city in [[Italy]]. The city itself is a collection of islands. You will probably arrive and leave through '''Mestre'''.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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Leaving the city can be a drag so better prepare the whole day for that. You can catch a ride from [http://maps.google.it/maps?ll=45.441102,12.315366&spn=0.007242,0.01929&z=16&lci=com.google.webcams&layer=c&cbll=45.441102,12.315366&panoid=ODp2EZxJb52sSOx1mJcf4w&cbp=12,30.75,,0,0 the start of the bridge], but avoid short rides to Mestre. Hitching out of Mestre is really hard, maybe taking a short train ride to better place is the best option. If you arrive by plane at Marco Polo Airport do NOT catch the local bus (lines 5, 15, 45, 45H) inside for €8 [April 2017], walk 10 min and head outside of the airport to this point [[https://goo.gl/maps/UCjSG892DJu]] stop name "Tessera Centro". From there you catch the exact same bus for €1.50 buying the ticket from the kiosk in front of the bus stop, right from the hotel (or blackriding).<br />
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=== West towards [[Verona]], [[Bologna]] ===<br />
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Take bus 6 to the Via Petro Paleocapa in Marghera, walk to the roundabout, through the Via Cesare Begharia and through the Via de la Ponte on the right. At the very end, there's a path on the right to the AGIP petrol station. It's far from perfect but at its exit you can hitch both people from the petrol station or try to get someone over from the roundabout. Also possible to go east here if you are already in the eastern part (e.g. stayed at Camping Jolly, 500m from there).<br />
However my girlfriend and me stayed there for 7 hours waiting for a ride towards Trieste. Not a good place for hitch-hiking. If you get caught by the night, go to the nearby Camping Jolly: [[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.471839,12.211046&num=1&t=h&z=16]]<br />
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Alternatively, you can take a local train from the station in Mestre to Padova for around 2 Euro. It takes 40 minutes and will put you in the center of Padova. From there, see the [[Padova|article on Padova]]. The petrol station/truck complex is huge and busy, a great place to hitch from in either direction.<br />
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=== East towards [[Trieste]], [[Udine]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]] ===<br />
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If you are already in Marghera, see above.<br />
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Otherwise from Venice, take bus 2 to the last stop, ''Viale don Sturzo'', go to ''Via Vallon'' and go to the end of the street where you will find a small path leading to the AGIP fuel station on the motorway [[http://goo.gl/IvItP]] However we waitedfor 5 hours until someone gave us a ride towards Trieste. Not good place for hitch-hiking and poorly visited station! <br />
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We've been there and it is quite hard to find the AGIP station. However it is true that you have to go to the end of Via Vallon - but you need to know that Via Vallon is not a straight street and is not short. It turns, goes under the rails and then goes through fields (you need to walk for about 40 minutes) and finally leads to the highway. Walk about 200 metres along the highway and there is the AGIP station. <br />
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(You might want to try taking bus #14 towards the motorway.)<br />
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Update: Location of Agip station is correct. Via Vallon has indeed a lot of turns. GPS with OSM (open street map) map (free to download on their website) helped us. In June 2015 on our way from France to Asia, my girlfriend and I hitched there for three hours until we gave up (the only time it happened in weeks of HH). Few cars and almost impossible to catch the attention of drivers. Knowing Italian would have helped to do some active HH. Police came twice to the station, saw us but did not interact.<br />
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SLOVENIA/CROATIA: the most efficient way is to take a local ACTV bus to Arino (or train to Dolo+40min walk), small town between Venice and Padova. Once in Arino you can access a petrol station called Arino Est on the motorway A4 from its back entrance [[https://goo.gl/maps/YUor5uAK3UH2]] on "Via Canova, 8 - 30031 Arino VE". Check ACTV website to find the right bus[[http://actv.avmspa.it/en/]], easy to blackride as well. Be aware than the back side of the petrol station has a gate to the parking lot used by employees, you can jump it if nobody is around or you can ring the doorbell of the restaurant and someone will open it without asking anything [April 2017]. NOTE: between Venice and Slovenia, the last petrol station where you can switch drivers is Gonars, from where you should find a direct ride to Slovenia. At any other petrol station between Gonars and Slovenia You will waste your time and likely get stuck. So from a technical point of view, to Slovenia from Venezia You have two options: either get a direct ride from Arino Est (very easy in the mornings between Monday and Friday between 06:00 and 09:00 when all the trucks leave), either get two rides, first to the petrol station Gonars and from Gonars to Slovenia.<br />
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=== South to [[Greece]] ===<br />
There are [[ferries between Italy and Greece]] from Venice.<br />
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== Money-saving Tips ==<br />
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* Do all the snack-shopping in [[Mestre]] before you go on the islands.<br />
* Internet-cafés in Venice are ridiculously expensive. In [[Mestre]] within 10-minute walk from railway station you'll find places entitled "Internet Point" run by Chinese or Bangladeshi guys, where Internet is around €1.50 for 30 minutes. You'll need an ID if you want to use the Internet (by Italian law).<br />
* If you know exactly when you are going to arrive in Venice, buy tickets in advance on [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected].<br />
* You can go inside Basilica San Marco for free - large bags and rucksacks are not allowed. [[User:Lnx|Lnx]], however, managed to sneak in with a small rucksack, SLR camera bag and a tripod case.<br />
* The Snack Bar in the square by the university (Campo Santa Margherita) is not too overpriced - sitting charge is €1.50, and the portions are decent. Also, take advantage of free breadsticks (i.e. included in that €1.50)<br />
* If you want to experience a Gondola ride and don't want to spend €80/hour, you can cross the Grand Canal in a Gondola for €0.50 (yes, 50 eurocents). The ''Traghetto'' runs between the west side (market) and the east side (just north of Rialto bridge) and crosses the Canal Grande in various points.<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
Venice offers a wide range of accommodation. Most of it is highly overpriced. If you are trying to find a host on Couchsurfing, it's nearly impossible in Venice itself, so use the option "expand search within ... miles"<br />
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There is a campsite called Camping Jolly. I wouldn't go as far as to recommend it, but you can rent beds in lockable tents there for less than 15 euros a night. Everything else there is highly overpriced but there's a supermarket nearby and maybe you can ask to use the kitchen in one of the bungalows. Takes you 10-15 minutes to walk to the bus which brings you to the Piazzale Roma in 15 minutes.<br />
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Stealth Camping: <br />
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You can camp on the beach in Lido. Take the bus along Via Sandro Gallo for a few stops and walk to the beach on the adriatic side, then walk along it until you find a spot away from the resorts, then make camp. There are also some little huts you can squat for a day or two. It is accepted to make a fire in the evening, although not really in the daytime. Make sure to visit the excellent dumpsters [http://trashwiki.org/en/Venice] in Lido before you go, so you have plenty of food to eat.<br />
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Marion_and_John slept on the beach in Lido. This is a nice place to hang out. At night, security officers patrol and one of them asked us to leave around 4am (!). We spent the rest of the night close to the large building, where it seems it is allowed to sleep, but it is a much more sketchy area with drunk people and so on.<br />
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In Venice itself, you can stealth camp in construction sites or abandoned buildings (at your own risk). Pick out of the way spots and wake up early (suggested anyway as Venice is most beautiful in the dawn light, before all the tourists wake up).<br />
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From the main train station in Mestre, there is a perfectly nice stealth camping spot only 2 minutes walking. Exit the station through the underground corridor, heading AWAY from the city center (it's obvious what is the 'front' of the station and what is the 'back'.) Go out the back and once you ascend to street level, immediately look to your right and you'll see an old fence. Get behind the fence, walk along the tracks about 50m, and you'll come to a couple of open lots with trees and bushes. Plenty of relatively discreet places to lay your sleeping bag.<br />
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As I lived there 2 yrs, Mestre is not the best option for free camping specially near the railway station, like all railway stations in italy, pretty ones of the worst spot to spend the night (e.g. Milano Centrale or Roma Termini). If u go in the historical centre, at night is almost dishabited, no tourists around (very charming as well) and specially in less touristic quarters(sestiere) like "Castello" or "Cannaregio". just crash on one of the hundreds bench u see or even some green areas u may find, churches stairs might be also an option. Of course u ll be wake up by someone but its so much more safe than mestre station. Lots of backpacker and homeless also do sleep right outside of SantaLucia station.<br />
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If u go at evening time 5-6p.m till 23p.m in Campo S.Margherita (check on maps) one of the largest square, is full of universitary and young people. If u are nice and smart u can easily find some cool people host u. [[User:Fedecicco|Fedecicco]]<br />
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An option to camp in Mestre, can be the following: take bus 2 (see advices for hitching East, AGIP station) till the last station. Walk along Via Vallon towards the AGIP station. Along Via Vallon, there is a great spot to pitch a tent (out of sight, quiet, in wooded area), it's on the west side of the street about 1km south of the gas station. GPS location (WGS84): N45°31.028'x12°15.298'E. Marion_and_John slept there in June 15.<br />
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2011 update: I found the place easily and went to the inside of the trees. There were so many syringes, belts, and rubbers in there so it's a little uncomfortable. Bushes side are better but only in nights. People cross near there in daytime. [[User:Cagatay|Cagatay]] 22:57, 19 March 2012 (CET)<br />
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2012 update: Following Cagatay's instructions I didn't go to the inside of the trees or to the bushes but stayed at some bushes that come up on your left. That part is not that isolated and it is close to a parking lot but there are no syringes or anything similar. The place is really easy to find but it doesn't seem to be especially safe. Not for the faint-hearted. ;)<br />
[[User:sholky|sholky]] 11:42, 28 July 2012 (CET)<br />
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== City Maps ==<br />
It's very hard to find a decent map of Venice. Even harder to find a free one. The option which worked for [[User:Lnx|Lnx]] - in Mestre, opposite the railway station there is a Best Western hotel. Often they have a pile of maps available at the reception; if not you can *very politely* ask for one. (Please do not abuse this option).<br />
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--It is very easy to get a decent map from one the five star hotels. Just turn right after Ponte Scalzi (the bridge) and walk the opposite direction from the train station. After about 50-100 meters on the right side of the street (Rio Terra Lista di Spagna) there is a luxurious hotel lobby. Walk in and ask for a map. It is free, nicely colored and detailed (Global Blue - Venice Tax Free Shoppin Map). (If you agree, please delete the previous mumbo-jumbo as it contradicts this info completely.) --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 23:23, 28 April 2011 (CEST)<br />
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== Public Transport ==<br />
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Barca-stop (hitchhiking private boats) is possible, although it may take a little patience. Go to an empty dock, make a sign, and look friendly. Ferries, gondolas, and water taxis will probably not take you. The private boats are pretty easy to spot though, and focus on them!<br />
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Walking around the main collection of islands is possible without a problem. The places you'll need to get public transport to include [[Mestre]] (unless you enjoy walking 5km on the bridge observing a swamp on one side and an oil refinery on the other), and the islands of Lido, Murano (glass museum), Burano (lots of brightly-coloured houses) and others.<br />
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You can get bus tickets for local buses for 1,30 euro (in the bus they cost 2,50 euro) - valid 75 minutes, changing lines is allowed, return trips are not. The boats to get to other islands are ridiculously expensive (6,50 euro for 1 hour). You could risk going without a ticket on one stop, the fines are at 44 euros (July 20th 09). Little ticket controlling on the boat, but the ticket controllers often want to see a ticket before you board at "popular" stops -- Piazzale Roma, Railway Station etc. If one of the boat men want to see your ticket, get on the next one. Black-riding seems pretty easy.<br />
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There are also long-term tickets that are valid on all the local boats and buses: 12 hours = €16; 24 hours = €18 etc. You can buy a lot of tickets with discount if you pre-book them at least a week in advance online at [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected]<br />
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For those between 14 and 29 years the Rolling Venice Card [http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/movinginvenice] may be cheaper, it's valid 72 hours for the price of 22€ (18,- for the ticket and 4,- for the card, which stays valid for a year and gives you additional discounts). <br />
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A train ticket from ''VE Mestre'' to ''Venice Santa Lucia'' costs 1 euro. There at the Venice S. L. railway station you can leave your bags (left-luggage) for 4 euro per bag for 5 hours (prices checked: October 2011).<br />
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{{Infobox Italian Location<br />
|country = Italy<br />
|map = <map lat='45.466528' lng='12.3' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 269,000<br />
|plate = VE<br />
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'''{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}''' is a city in [[Italy]]. The city itself is a collection of islands. You will probably arrive and leave through '''Mestre'''.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
Leaving the city can be a drag so better prepare the whole day for that. You can catch a ride from [http://maps.google.it/maps?ll=45.441102,12.315366&spn=0.007242,0.01929&z=16&lci=com.google.webcams&layer=c&cbll=45.441102,12.315366&panoid=ODp2EZxJb52sSOx1mJcf4w&cbp=12,30.75,,0,0 the start of the bridge], but avoid short rides to Mestre. Hitching out of Mestre is really hard, maybe taking a short train ride to better place is the best option. If you arrive by plane at Marco Polo Airport do NOT catch the local bus (lines 5, 15, 45, 45H) inside for €8, walk 10 min and head outside of the airport to this point [[https://goo.gl/maps/UCjSG892DJu]] stop name "Tessera Centro". From there you catch the exact same bus for €1.50 buying the ticket from the kiosk in front of the bus stop, right from the hotel (or blackriding).<br />
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=== West towards [[Verona]], [[Bologna]] ===<br />
<br />
Take bus 6 to the Via Petro Paleocapa in Marghera, walk to the roundabout, through the Via Cesare Begharia and through the Via de la Ponte on the right. At the very end, there's a path on the right to the AGIP petrol station. It's far from perfect but at its exit you can hitch both people from the petrol station or try to get someone over from the roundabout. Also possible to go east here if you are already in the eastern part (e.g. stayed at Camping Jolly, 500m from there).<br />
However my girlfriend and me stayed there for 7 hours waiting for a ride towards Trieste. Not a good place for hitch-hiking. If you get caught by the night, go to the nearby Camping Jolly: [[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.471839,12.211046&num=1&t=h&z=16]]<br />
<br />
Alternatively, you can take a local train from the station in Mestre to Padova for around 2 Euro. It takes 40 minutes and will put you in the center of Padova. From there, see the [[Padova|article on Padova]]. The petrol station/truck complex is huge and busy, a great place to hitch from in either direction.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Trieste]], [[Udine]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]] ===<br />
<br />
If you are already in Marghera, see above.<br />
<br />
Otherwise from Venice, take bus 2 to the last stop, ''Viale don Sturzo'', go to ''Via Vallon'' and go to the end of the street where you will find a small path leading to the AGIP fuel station on the motorway [[http://goo.gl/IvItP]] However we waitedfor 5 hours until someone gave us a ride towards Trieste. Not good place for hitch-hiking and poorly visited station! <br />
<br />
We've been there and it is quite hard to find the AGIP station. However it is true that you have to go to the end of Via Vallon - but you need to know that Via Vallon is not a straight street and is not short. It turns, goes under the rails and then goes through fields (you need to walk for about 40 minutes) and finally leads to the highway. Walk about 200 metres along the highway and there is the AGIP station. <br />
<br />
(You might want to try taking bus #14 towards the motorway.)<br />
<br />
Update: Location of Agip station is correct. Via Vallon has indeed a lot of turns. GPS with OSM (open street map) map (free to download on their website) helped us. In June 2015 on our way from France to Asia, my girlfriend and I hitched there for three hours until we gave up (the only time it happened in weeks of HH). Few cars and almost impossible to catch the attention of drivers. Knowing Italian would have helped to do some active HH. Police came twice to the station, saw us but did not interact.<br />
<br />
SLOVENIA/CROATIA: the most efficient way is to take a local ACTV bus to Arino (or train to Dolo+40min walk), small town between Venice and Padova. Once in Arino you can access a petrol station called Arino Est on the motorway A4 from its back entrance [[https://goo.gl/maps/YUor5uAK3UH2]] on "Via Canova, 8 - 30031 Arino VE". Check ACTV website to find the right bus, easy to blackride [[http://actv.avmspa.it/en/]]. Be aware than the back side of the petrol station has a gate to the parking lot used by employees, you can jump it if nobody is around or you can ring the doorbell of the restaurant and someone will open it without asking anything. NOTE: between Venice and Slovenia, the last petrol station where you can switch drivers is Gonars, from where you should find a direct ride to Slovenia. At any other petrol station between Gonars and Slovenia You will waste your time and likely get stuck. So from a technical point of view, to Slovenia from Venezia You have two options: either get a direct ride from Arino Est (very easy in the mornings between Monday and Friday between 06:00 and 09:00 when all the trucks leave), either get two rides, first to the petrol station Gonars and from Gonars to Slovenia.<br />
<br />
=== South to [[Greece]] ===<br />
There are [[ferries between Italy and Greece]] from Venice.<br />
<br />
== Money-saving Tips ==<br />
{{move_to_nomadwiki}}<br />
* Do all the snack-shopping in [[Mestre]] before you go on the islands.<br />
* Internet-cafés in Venice are ridiculously expensive. In [[Mestre]] within 10-minute walk from railway station you'll find places entitled "Internet Point" run by Chinese or Bangladeshi guys, where Internet is around €1.50 for 30 minutes. You'll need an ID if you want to use the Internet (by Italian law).<br />
* If you know exactly when you are going to arrive in Venice, buy tickets in advance on [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected].<br />
* You can go inside Basilica San Marco for free - large bags and rucksacks are not allowed. [[User:Lnx|Lnx]], however, managed to sneak in with a small rucksack, SLR camera bag and a tripod case.<br />
* The Snack Bar in the square by the university (Campo Santa Margherita) is not too overpriced - sitting charge is €1.50, and the portions are decent. Also, take advantage of free breadsticks (i.e. included in that €1.50)<br />
* If you want to experience a Gondola ride and don't want to spend €80/hour, you can cross the Grand Canal in a Gondola for €0.50 (yes, 50 eurocents). The ''Traghetto'' runs between the west side (market) and the east side (just north of Rialto bridge) and crosses the Canal Grande in various points.<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
Venice offers a wide range of accommodation. Most of it is highly overpriced. If you are trying to find a host on Couchsurfing, it's nearly impossible in Venice itself, so use the option "expand search within ... miles"<br />
<br />
There is a campsite called Camping Jolly. I wouldn't go as far as to recommend it, but you can rent beds in lockable tents there for less than 15 euros a night. Everything else there is highly overpriced but there's a supermarket nearby and maybe you can ask to use the kitchen in one of the bungalows. Takes you 10-15 minutes to walk to the bus which brings you to the Piazzale Roma in 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
Stealth Camping: <br />
<br />
You can camp on the beach in Lido. Take the bus along Via Sandro Gallo for a few stops and walk to the beach on the adriatic side, then walk along it until you find a spot away from the resorts, then make camp. There are also some little huts you can squat for a day or two. It is accepted to make a fire in the evening, although not really in the daytime. Make sure to visit the excellent dumpsters [http://trashwiki.org/en/Venice] in Lido before you go, so you have plenty of food to eat.<br />
<br />
Marion_and_John slept on the beach in Lido. This is a nice place to hang out. At night, security officers patrol and one of them asked us to leave around 4am (!). We spent the rest of the night close to the large building, where it seems it is allowed to sleep, but it is a much more sketchy area with drunk people and so on.<br />
<br />
In Venice itself, you can stealth camp in construction sites or abandoned buildings (at your own risk). Pick out of the way spots and wake up early (suggested anyway as Venice is most beautiful in the dawn light, before all the tourists wake up).<br />
<br />
From the main train station in Mestre, there is a perfectly nice stealth camping spot only 2 minutes walking. Exit the station through the underground corridor, heading AWAY from the city center (it's obvious what is the 'front' of the station and what is the 'back'.) Go out the back and once you ascend to street level, immediately look to your right and you'll see an old fence. Get behind the fence, walk along the tracks about 50m, and you'll come to a couple of open lots with trees and bushes. Plenty of relatively discreet places to lay your sleeping bag.<br />
<br />
As I lived there 2 yrs, Mestre is not the best option for free camping specially near the railway station, like all railway stations in italy, pretty ones of the worst spot to spend the night (e.g. Milano Centrale or Roma Termini). If u go in the historical centre, at night is almost dishabited, no tourists around (very charming as well) and specially in less touristic quarters(sestiere) like "Castello" or "Cannaregio". just crash on one of the hundreds bench u see or even some green areas u may find, churches stairs might be also an option. Of course u ll be wake up by someone but its so much more safe than mestre station. Lots of backpacker and homeless also do sleep right outside of SantaLucia station.<br />
<br />
If u go at evening time 5-6p.m till 23p.m in Campo S.Margherita (check on maps) one of the largest square, is full of universitary and young people. If u are nice and smart u can easily find some cool people host u. [[User:Fedecicco|Fedecicco]]<br />
<br />
An option to camp in Mestre, can be the following: take bus 2 (see advices for hitching East, AGIP station) till the last station. Walk along Via Vallon towards the AGIP station. Along Via Vallon, there is a great spot to pitch a tent (out of sight, quiet, in wooded area), it's on the west side of the street about 1km south of the gas station. GPS location (WGS84): N45°31.028'x12°15.298'E. Marion_and_John slept there in June 15.<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
2011 update: I found the place easily and went to the inside of the trees. There were so many syringes, belts, and rubbers in there so it's a little uncomfortable. Bushes side are better but only in nights. People cross near there in daytime. [[User:Cagatay|Cagatay]] 22:57, 19 March 2012 (CET)<br />
----<br />
2012 update: Following Cagatay's instructions I didn't go to the inside of the trees or to the bushes but stayed at some bushes that come up on your left. That part is not that isolated and it is close to a parking lot but there are no syringes or anything similar. The place is really easy to find but it doesn't seem to be especially safe. Not for the faint-hearted. ;)<br />
[[User:sholky|sholky]] 11:42, 28 July 2012 (CET)<br />
<br />
== City Maps ==<br />
It's very hard to find a decent map of Venice. Even harder to find a free one. The option which worked for [[User:Lnx|Lnx]] - in Mestre, opposite the railway station there is a Best Western hotel. Often they have a pile of maps available at the reception; if not you can *very politely* ask for one. (Please do not abuse this option).<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
--It is very easy to get a decent map from one the five star hotels. Just turn right after Ponte Scalzi (the bridge) and walk the opposite direction from the train station. After about 50-100 meters on the right side of the street (Rio Terra Lista di Spagna) there is a luxurious hotel lobby. Walk in and ask for a map. It is free, nicely colored and detailed (Global Blue - Venice Tax Free Shoppin Map). (If you agree, please delete the previous mumbo-jumbo as it contradicts this info completely.) --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 23:23, 28 April 2011 (CEST)<br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
Barca-stop (hitchhiking private boats) is possible, although it may take a little patience. Go to an empty dock, make a sign, and look friendly. Ferries, gondolas, and water taxis will probably not take you. The private boats are pretty easy to spot though, and focus on them!<br />
<br />
Walking around the main collection of islands is possible without a problem. The places you'll need to get public transport to include [[Mestre]] (unless you enjoy walking 5km on the bridge observing a swamp on one side and an oil refinery on the other), and the islands of Lido, Murano (glass museum), Burano (lots of brightly-coloured houses) and others.<br />
<br />
You can get bus tickets for local buses for 1,30 euro (in the bus they cost 2,50 euro) - valid 75 minutes, changing lines is allowed, return trips are not. The boats to get to other islands are ridiculously expensive (6,50 euro for 1 hour). You could risk going without a ticket on one stop, the fines are at 44 euros (July 20th 09). Little ticket controlling on the boat, but the ticket controllers often want to see a ticket before you board at "popular" stops -- Piazzale Roma, Railway Station etc. If one of the boat men want to see your ticket, get on the next one. Black-riding seems pretty easy.<br />
<br />
There are also long-term tickets that are valid on all the local boats and buses: 12 hours = €16; 24 hours = €18 etc. You can buy a lot of tickets with discount if you pre-book them at least a week in advance online at [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected]<br />
<br />
For those between 14 and 29 years the Rolling Venice Card [http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/movinginvenice] may be cheaper, it's valid 72 hours for the price of 22€ (18,- for the ticket and 4,- for the card, which stays valid for a year and gives you additional discounts). <br />
<br />
A train ticket from ''VE Mestre'' to ''Venice Santa Lucia'' costs 1 euro. There at the Venice S. L. railway station you can leave your bags (left-luggage) for 4 euro per bag for 5 hours (prices checked: October 2011).<br />
<br />
{{IsIn|Italy}}<br />
{{hitchbase_city|534}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Italy]]<br />
[[fr: Venise]]<br />
[[trash:Venice]]<br />
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
{{Infobox Italian Location<br />
|country = Italy<br />
|map = <map lat='45.466528' lng='12.3' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 269,000<br />
|plate = VE<br />
|motorways = A4<br />
}}<br />
'''{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}''' is a city in [[Italy]]. The city itself is a collection of islands. You will probably arrive and leave through '''Mestre'''.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
Leaving the city can be a drag so better prepare the whole day for that. You can catch a ride from [http://maps.google.it/maps?ll=45.441102,12.315366&spn=0.007242,0.01929&z=16&lci=com.google.webcams&layer=c&cbll=45.441102,12.315366&panoid=ODp2EZxJb52sSOx1mJcf4w&cbp=12,30.75,,0,0 the start of the bridge], but avoid short rides to Mestre. Hitching out of Mestre is really hard, maybe taking a short train ride to better place is the best option.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Verona]], [[Bologna]] ===<br />
<br />
Take bus 6 to the Via Petro Paleocapa in Marghera, walk to the roundabout, through the Via Cesare Begharia and through the Via de la Ponte on the right. At the very end, there's a path on the right to the AGIP petrol station. It's far from perfect but at its exit you can hitch both people from the petrol station or try to get someone over from the roundabout. Also possible to go east here if you are already in the eastern part (e.g. stayed at Camping Jolly, 500m from there).<br />
However my girlfriend and me stayed there for 7 hours waiting for a ride towards Trieste. Not a good place for hitch-hiking. If you get caught by the night, go to the nearby Camping Jolly: [[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.471839,12.211046&num=1&t=h&z=16]]<br />
<br />
Alternatively, you can take a local train from the station in Mestre to Padova for around 2 Euro. It takes 40 minutes and will put you in the center of Padova. From there, see the [[Padova|article on Padova]]. The petrol station/truck complex is huge and busy, a great place to hitch from in either direction.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Trieste]], [[Udine]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]] ===<br />
<br />
If you are already in Marghera, see above.<br />
<br />
Otherwise from Venice, take bus 2 to the last stop, ''Viale don Sturzo'', go to ''Via Vallon'' and go to the end of the street where you will find a small path leading to the AGIP fuel station on the motorway [[http://goo.gl/IvItP]] However we waitedfor 5 hours until someone gave us a ride towards Trieste. Not good place for hitch-hiking and poorly visited station! <br />
<br />
We've been there and it is quite hard to find the AGIP station. However it is true that you have to go to the end of Via Vallon - but you need to know that Via Vallon is not a straight street and is not short. It turns, goes under the rails and then goes through fields (you need to walk for about 40 minutes) and finally leads to the highway. Walk about 200 metres along the highway and there is the AGIP station. <br />
<br />
(You might want to try taking bus #14 towards the motorway.)<br />
<br />
Update: Location of Agip station is correct. Via Vallon has indeed a lot of turns. GPS with OSM (open street map) map (free to download on their website) helped us. In June 2015 on our way from France to Asia, my girlfriend and I hitched there for three hours until we gave up (the only time it happened in weeks of HH). Few cars and almost impossible to catch the attention of drivers. Knowing Italian would have helped to do some active HH. Police came twice to the station, saw us but did not interact.<br />
<br />
SLOVENIA/CROATIA: the most efficient way is to take a local ACTV bus to Arino (or train to Dolo and walk 35min), small town between Venice and Padova. Once in Arino you can access a petrol station called Arino Est on the motorway A4 [[https://www.google.it/maps/place/Via+Canova,+8,+30031+Arino+VE/@45.4411625,12.0545475,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x477ec8c98f2f63d9:0x3641bc688fb86a36!2s30031+Arino+Metropolitan+City+of+Venice!3b1!8m2!3d45.4385988!4d12.0494135!3m4!1s0x477ec8c951906983:0x962a182f9cb38d79!8m2!3d45.4415222!4d12.0556807?hl=en<br />
]] , that will take you straight to Slovenia. Be aware than the back side of the petrol station has a gate to the parking lot used by employees, you can jump it if nobody is around or you can ring the doorbell of the restaurant and someone will open it without asking anything. NOTE: between Venezia and Slovenia, the last petrol station where You can switch drivers is Gonars, from where You must find a direct ride to Slovenia. At any other petrol station between Gonars and Slovenia You will waste your time and likely get stuck. So from a technical point of view, to Slovenia from Venezia You have two options: either get a direct ride from Arino Est (very easy in the mornings between Monday and Friday between 06:00 and 09:00 when all the trucks leave), either get two rides, first to the petrol station Gonars and from Gonars to Slovenia.<br />
<br />
=== South to [[Greece]] ===<br />
There are [[ferries between Italy and Greece]] from Venice.<br />
<br />
== Money-saving Tips ==<br />
{{move_to_nomadwiki}}<br />
* Do all the snack-shopping in [[Mestre]] before you go on the islands.<br />
* Internet-cafés in Venice are ridiculously expensive. In [[Mestre]] within 10-minute walk from railway station you'll find places entitled "Internet Point" run by Chinese or Bangladeshi guys, where Internet is around €1.50 for 30 minutes. You'll need an ID if you want to use the Internet (by Italian law).<br />
* If you know exactly when you are going to arrive in Venice, buy tickets in advance on [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected].<br />
* You can go inside Basilica San Marco for free - large bags and rucksacks are not allowed. [[User:Lnx|Lnx]], however, managed to sneak in with a small rucksack, SLR camera bag and a tripod case.<br />
* The Snack Bar in the square by the university (Campo Santa Margherita) is not too overpriced - sitting charge is €1.50, and the portions are decent. Also, take advantage of free breadsticks (i.e. included in that €1.50)<br />
* If you want to experience a Gondola ride and don't want to spend €80/hour, you can cross the Grand Canal in a Gondola for €0.50 (yes, 50 eurocents). The ''Traghetto'' runs between the west side (market) and the east side (just north of Rialto bridge) and crosses the Canal Grande in various points.<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
Venice offers a wide range of accommodation. Most of it is highly overpriced. If you are trying to find a host on Couchsurfing, it's nearly impossible in Venice itself, so use the option "expand search within ... miles"<br />
<br />
There is a campsite called Camping Jolly. I wouldn't go as far as to recommend it, but you can rent beds in lockable tents there for less than 15 euros a night. Everything else there is highly overpriced but there's a supermarket nearby and maybe you can ask to use the kitchen in one of the bungalows. Takes you 10-15 minutes to walk to the bus which brings you to the Piazzale Roma in 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
Stealth Camping: <br />
<br />
You can camp on the beach in Lido. Take the bus along Via Sandro Gallo for a few stops and walk to the beach on the adriatic side, then walk along it until you find a spot away from the resorts, then make camp. There are also some little huts you can squat for a day or two. It is accepted to make a fire in the evening, although not really in the daytime. Make sure to visit the excellent dumpsters [http://trashwiki.org/en/Venice] in Lido before you go, so you have plenty of food to eat.<br />
<br />
Marion_and_John slept on the beach in Lido. This is a nice place to hang out. At night, security officers patrol and one of them asked us to leave around 4am (!). We spent the rest of the night close to the large building, where it seems it is allowed to sleep, but it is a much more sketchy area with drunk people and so on.<br />
<br />
In Venice itself, you can stealth camp in construction sites or abandoned buildings (at your own risk). Pick out of the way spots and wake up early (suggested anyway as Venice is most beautiful in the dawn light, before all the tourists wake up).<br />
<br />
From the main train station in Mestre, there is a perfectly nice stealth camping spot only 2 minutes walking. Exit the station through the underground corridor, heading AWAY from the city center (it's obvious what is the 'front' of the station and what is the 'back'.) Go out the back and once you ascend to street level, immediately look to your right and you'll see an old fence. Get behind the fence, walk along the tracks about 50m, and you'll come to a couple of open lots with trees and bushes. Plenty of relatively discreet places to lay your sleeping bag.<br />
<br />
As I lived there 2 yrs, Mestre is not the best option for free camping specially near the railway station, like all railway stations in italy, pretty ones of the worst spot to spend the night (e.g. Milano Centrale or Roma Termini). If u go in the historical centre, at night is almost dishabited, no tourists around (very charming as well) and specially in less touristic quarters(sestiere) like "Castello" or "Cannaregio". just crash on one of the hundreds bench u see or even some green areas u may find, churches stairs might be also an option. Of course u ll be wake up by someone but its so much more safe than mestre station. Lots of backpacker and homeless also do sleep right outside of SantaLucia station.<br />
<br />
If u go at evening time 5-6p.m till 23p.m in Campo S.Margherita (check on maps) one of the largest square, is full of universitary and young people. If u are nice and smart u can easily find some cool people host u. [[User:Fedecicco|Fedecicco]]<br />
<br />
An option to camp in Mestre, can be the following: take bus 2 (see advices for hitching East, AGIP station) till the last station. Walk along Via Vallon towards the AGIP station. Along Via Vallon, there is a great spot to pitch a tent (out of sight, quiet, in wooded area), it's on the west side of the street about 1km south of the gas station. GPS location (WGS84): N45°31.028'x12°15.298'E. Marion_and_John slept there in June 15.<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
2011 update: I found the place easily and went to the inside of the trees. There were so many syringes, belts, and rubbers in there so it's a little uncomfortable. Bushes side are better but only in nights. People cross near there in daytime. [[User:Cagatay|Cagatay]] 22:57, 19 March 2012 (CET)<br />
----<br />
2012 update: Following Cagatay's instructions I didn't go to the inside of the trees or to the bushes but stayed at some bushes that come up on your left. That part is not that isolated and it is close to a parking lot but there are no syringes or anything similar. The place is really easy to find but it doesn't seem to be especially safe. Not for the faint-hearted. ;)<br />
[[User:sholky|sholky]] 11:42, 28 July 2012 (CET)<br />
<br />
== City Maps ==<br />
It's very hard to find a decent map of Venice. Even harder to find a free one. The option which worked for [[User:Lnx|Lnx]] - in Mestre, opposite the railway station there is a Best Western hotel. Often they have a pile of maps available at the reception; if not you can *very politely* ask for one. (Please do not abuse this option).<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
--It is very easy to get a decent map from one the five star hotels. Just turn right after Ponte Scalzi (the bridge) and walk the opposite direction from the train station. After about 50-100 meters on the right side of the street (Rio Terra Lista di Spagna) there is a luxurious hotel lobby. Walk in and ask for a map. It is free, nicely colored and detailed (Global Blue - Venice Tax Free Shoppin Map). (If you agree, please delete the previous mumbo-jumbo as it contradicts this info completely.) --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 23:23, 28 April 2011 (CEST)<br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
Barca-stop (hitchhiking private boats) is possible, although it may take a little patience. Go to an empty dock, make a sign, and look friendly. Ferries, gondolas, and water taxis will probably not take you. The private boats are pretty easy to spot though, and focus on them!<br />
<br />
Walking around the main collection of islands is possible without a problem. The places you'll need to get public transport to include [[Mestre]] (unless you enjoy walking 5km on the bridge observing a swamp on one side and an oil refinery on the other), and the islands of Lido, Murano (glass museum), Burano (lots of brightly-coloured houses) and others.<br />
<br />
You can get bus tickets for local buses for 1,30 euro (in the bus they cost 2,50 euro) - valid 75 minutes, changing lines is allowed, return trips are not. The boats to get to other islands are ridiculously expensive (6,50 euro for 1 hour). You could risk going without a ticket on one stop, the fines are at 44 euros (July 20th 09). Little ticket controlling on the boat, but the ticket controllers often want to see a ticket before you board at "popular" stops -- Piazzale Roma, Railway Station etc. If one of the boat men want to see your ticket, get on the next one. Black-riding seems pretty easy.<br />
<br />
There are also long-term tickets that are valid on all the local boats and buses: 12 hours = €16; 24 hours = €18 etc. You can buy a lot of tickets with discount if you pre-book them at least a week in advance online at [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected]<br />
<br />
For those between 14 and 29 years the Rolling Venice Card [http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/movinginvenice] may be cheaper, it's valid 72 hours for the price of 22€ (18,- for the ticket and 4,- for the card, which stays valid for a year and gives you additional discounts). <br />
<br />
A train ticket from ''VE Mestre'' to ''Venice Santa Lucia'' costs 1 euro. There at the Venice S. L. railway station you can leave your bags (left-luggage) for 4 euro per bag for 5 hours (prices checked: October 2011).<br />
<br />
{{IsIn|Italy}}<br />
{{hitchbase_city|534}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Italy]]<br />
[[fr: Venise]]<br />
[[trash:Venice]]<br />
[[nomad:Venice]]</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Venice&diff=87717Venice2017-04-18T20:59:58Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
<hr />
<div>__NOTOC__<br />
{{Infobox Italian Location<br />
|country = Italy<br />
|map = <map lat='45.466528' lng='12.3' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 269,000<br />
|plate = VE<br />
|motorways = A4<br />
}}<br />
'''{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}''' is a city in [[Italy]]. The city itself is a collection of islands. You will probably arrive and leave through '''Mestre'''.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
Leaving the city can be a drag so better prepare the whole day for that. You can catch a ride from [http://maps.google.it/maps?ll=45.441102,12.315366&spn=0.007242,0.01929&z=16&lci=com.google.webcams&layer=c&cbll=45.441102,12.315366&panoid=ODp2EZxJb52sSOx1mJcf4w&cbp=12,30.75,,0,0 the start of the bridge], but avoid short rides to Mestre. Hitching out of Mestre is really hard, maybe taking a short train ride to better place is the best option.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Verona]], [[Bologna]] ===<br />
<br />
Take bus 6 to the Via Petro Paleocapa in Marghera, walk to the roundabout, through the Via Cesare Begharia and through the Via de la Ponte on the right. At the very end, there's a path on the right to the AGIP petrol station. It's far from perfect but at its exit you can hitch both people from the petrol station or try to get someone over from the roundabout. Also possible to go east here if you are already in the eastern part (e.g. stayed at Camping Jolly, 500m from there).<br />
However my girlfriend and me stayed there for 7 hours waiting for a ride towards Trieste. Not a good place for hitch-hiking. If you get caught by the night, go to the nearby Camping Jolly: [[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.471839,12.211046&num=1&t=h&z=16]]<br />
<br />
Alternatively, you can take a local train from the station in Mestre to Padova for around 2 Euro. It takes 40 minutes and will put you in the center of Padova. From there, see the [[Padova|article on Padova]]. The petrol station/truck complex is huge and busy, a great place to hitch from in either direction.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Trieste]], [[Udine]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]] ===<br />
<br />
If you are already in Marghera, see above.<br />
<br />
Otherwise from Venice, take bus 2 to the last stop, ''Viale don Sturzo'', go to ''Via Vallon'' and go to the end of the street where you will find a small path leading to the AGIP fuel station on the motorway [[http://goo.gl/IvItP]] However we waitedfor 5 hours until someone gave us a ride towards Trieste. Not good place for hitch-hiking and poorly visited station! <br />
<br />
We've been there and it is quite hard to find the AGIP station. However it is true that you have to go to the end of Via Vallon - but you need to know that Via Vallon is not a straight street and is not short. It turns, goes under the rails and then goes through fields (you need to walk for about 40 minutes) and finally leads to the highway. Walk about 200 metres along the highway and there is the AGIP station. <br />
<br />
(You might want to try taking bus #14 towards the motorway.)<br />
<br />
Update: Location of Agip station is correct. Via Vallon has indeed a lot of turns. GPS with OSM (open street map) map (free to download on their website) helped us. In June 2015 on our way from France to Asia, my girlfriend and I hitched there for three hours until we gave up (the only time it happened in weeks of HH). Few cars and almost impossible to catch the attention of drivers. Knowing Italian would have helped to do some active HH. Police came twice to the station, saw us but did not interact.<br />
<br />
SLOVENIA/CROATIA: the most efficient way is to take a local ACTV bus to Arino (or train to Dolo and walk 35min), small town between Venice and Padova. Once in Arino you can access a petrol station called Arino Est on the motorway A4 (see map [[https://www.google.it/maps/place/Via+Canova,+8,+30031+Arino+VE/@45.4411625,12.0545475,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x477ec8c98f2f63d9:0x3641bc688fb86a36!2s30031+Arino+Metropolitan+City+of+Venice!3b1!8m2!3d45.4385988!4d12.0494135!3m4!1s0x477ec8c951906983:0x962a182f9cb38d79!8m2!3d45.4415222!4d12.0556807?hl=en<br />
]] ), that will take you straight to Slovenia. Be aware than the back side of the petrol station has a gate to the parking lot used by employees, you can jump it if nobody is around or you can ring the doorbell of the restaurant and someone will open it without asking anything. NOTE: between Venezia and Slovenia, the last petrol station where You can switch drivers is Gonars, from where You must find a direct ride to Slovenia. At any other petrol station between Gonars and Slovenia You will waste your time and likely get stuck. So from a technical point of view, to Slovenia from Venezia You have two options: either get a direct ride from Arino Est (very easy in the mornings between Monday and Friday between 06:00 and 09:00 when all the trucks leave), either get two rides, first to the petrol station Gonars and from Gonars to Slovenia.<br />
<br />
=== South to [[Greece]] ===<br />
There are [[ferries between Italy and Greece]] from Venice.<br />
<br />
== Money-saving Tips ==<br />
{{move_to_nomadwiki}}<br />
* Do all the snack-shopping in [[Mestre]] before you go on the islands.<br />
* Internet-cafés in Venice are ridiculously expensive. In [[Mestre]] within 10-minute walk from railway station you'll find places entitled "Internet Point" run by Chinese or Bangladeshi guys, where Internet is around €1.50 for 30 minutes. You'll need an ID if you want to use the Internet (by Italian law).<br />
* If you know exactly when you are going to arrive in Venice, buy tickets in advance on [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected].<br />
* You can go inside Basilica San Marco for free - large bags and rucksacks are not allowed. [[User:Lnx|Lnx]], however, managed to sneak in with a small rucksack, SLR camera bag and a tripod case.<br />
* The Snack Bar in the square by the university (Campo Santa Margherita) is not too overpriced - sitting charge is €1.50, and the portions are decent. Also, take advantage of free breadsticks (i.e. included in that €1.50)<br />
* If you want to experience a Gondola ride and don't want to spend €80/hour, you can cross the Grand Canal in a Gondola for €0.50 (yes, 50 eurocents). The ''Traghetto'' runs between the west side (market) and the east side (just north of Rialto bridge) and crosses the Canal Grande in various points.<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
Venice offers a wide range of accommodation. Most of it is highly overpriced. If you are trying to find a host on Couchsurfing, it's nearly impossible in Venice itself, so use the option "expand search within ... miles"<br />
<br />
There is a campsite called Camping Jolly. I wouldn't go as far as to recommend it, but you can rent beds in lockable tents there for less than 15 euros a night. Everything else there is highly overpriced but there's a supermarket nearby and maybe you can ask to use the kitchen in one of the bungalows. Takes you 10-15 minutes to walk to the bus which brings you to the Piazzale Roma in 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
Stealth Camping: <br />
<br />
You can camp on the beach in Lido. Take the bus along Via Sandro Gallo for a few stops and walk to the beach on the adriatic side, then walk along it until you find a spot away from the resorts, then make camp. There are also some little huts you can squat for a day or two. It is accepted to make a fire in the evening, although not really in the daytime. Make sure to visit the excellent dumpsters [http://trashwiki.org/en/Venice] in Lido before you go, so you have plenty of food to eat.<br />
<br />
Marion_and_John slept on the beach in Lido. This is a nice place to hang out. At night, security officers patrol and one of them asked us to leave around 4am (!). We spent the rest of the night close to the large building, where it seems it is allowed to sleep, but it is a much more sketchy area with drunk people and so on.<br />
<br />
In Venice itself, you can stealth camp in construction sites or abandoned buildings (at your own risk). Pick out of the way spots and wake up early (suggested anyway as Venice is most beautiful in the dawn light, before all the tourists wake up).<br />
<br />
From the main train station in Mestre, there is a perfectly nice stealth camping spot only 2 minutes walking. Exit the station through the underground corridor, heading AWAY from the city center (it's obvious what is the 'front' of the station and what is the 'back'.) Go out the back and once you ascend to street level, immediately look to your right and you'll see an old fence. Get behind the fence, walk along the tracks about 50m, and you'll come to a couple of open lots with trees and bushes. Plenty of relatively discreet places to lay your sleeping bag.<br />
<br />
As I lived there 2 yrs, Mestre is not the best option for free camping specially near the railway station, like all railway stations in italy, pretty ones of the worst spot to spend the night (e.g. Milano Centrale or Roma Termini). If u go in the historical centre, at night is almost dishabited, no tourists around (very charming as well) and specially in less touristic quarters(sestiere) like "Castello" or "Cannaregio". just crash on one of the hundreds bench u see or even some green areas u may find, churches stairs might be also an option. Of course u ll be wake up by someone but its so much more safe than mestre station. Lots of backpacker and homeless also do sleep right outside of SantaLucia station.<br />
<br />
If u go at evening time 5-6p.m till 23p.m in Campo S.Margherita (check on maps) one of the largest square, is full of universitary and young people. If u are nice and smart u can easily find some cool people host u. [[User:Fedecicco|Fedecicco]]<br />
<br />
An option to camp in Mestre, can be the following: take bus 2 (see advices for hitching East, AGIP station) till the last station. Walk along Via Vallon towards the AGIP station. Along Via Vallon, there is a great spot to pitch a tent (out of sight, quiet, in wooded area), it's on the west side of the street about 1km south of the gas station. GPS location (WGS84): N45°31.028'x12°15.298'E. Marion_and_John slept there in June 15.<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
2011 update: I found the place easily and went to the inside of the trees. There were so many syringes, belts, and rubbers in there so it's a little uncomfortable. Bushes side are better but only in nights. People cross near there in daytime. [[User:Cagatay|Cagatay]] 22:57, 19 March 2012 (CET)<br />
----<br />
2012 update: Following Cagatay's instructions I didn't go to the inside of the trees or to the bushes but stayed at some bushes that come up on your left. That part is not that isolated and it is close to a parking lot but there are no syringes or anything similar. The place is really easy to find but it doesn't seem to be especially safe. Not for the faint-hearted. ;)<br />
[[User:sholky|sholky]] 11:42, 28 July 2012 (CET)<br />
<br />
== City Maps ==<br />
It's very hard to find a decent map of Venice. Even harder to find a free one. The option which worked for [[User:Lnx|Lnx]] - in Mestre, opposite the railway station there is a Best Western hotel. Often they have a pile of maps available at the reception; if not you can *very politely* ask for one. (Please do not abuse this option).<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
--It is very easy to get a decent map from one the five star hotels. Just turn right after Ponte Scalzi (the bridge) and walk the opposite direction from the train station. After about 50-100 meters on the right side of the street (Rio Terra Lista di Spagna) there is a luxurious hotel lobby. Walk in and ask for a map. It is free, nicely colored and detailed (Global Blue - Venice Tax Free Shoppin Map). (If you agree, please delete the previous mumbo-jumbo as it contradicts this info completely.) --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 23:23, 28 April 2011 (CEST)<br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
Barca-stop (hitchhiking private boats) is possible, although it may take a little patience. Go to an empty dock, make a sign, and look friendly. Ferries, gondolas, and water taxis will probably not take you. The private boats are pretty easy to spot though, and focus on them!<br />
<br />
Walking around the main collection of islands is possible without a problem. The places you'll need to get public transport to include [[Mestre]] (unless you enjoy walking 5km on the bridge observing a swamp on one side and an oil refinery on the other), and the islands of Lido, Murano (glass museum), Burano (lots of brightly-coloured houses) and others.<br />
<br />
You can get bus tickets for local buses for 1,30 euro (in the bus they cost 2,50 euro) - valid 75 minutes, changing lines is allowed, return trips are not. The boats to get to other islands are ridiculously expensive (6,50 euro for 1 hour). You could risk going without a ticket on one stop, the fines are at 44 euros (July 20th 09). Little ticket controlling on the boat, but the ticket controllers often want to see a ticket before you board at "popular" stops -- Piazzale Roma, Railway Station etc. If one of the boat men want to see your ticket, get on the next one. Black-riding seems pretty easy.<br />
<br />
There are also long-term tickets that are valid on all the local boats and buses: 12 hours = €16; 24 hours = €18 etc. You can buy a lot of tickets with discount if you pre-book them at least a week in advance online at [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected]<br />
<br />
For those between 14 and 29 years the Rolling Venice Card [http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/movinginvenice] may be cheaper, it's valid 72 hours for the price of 22€ (18,- for the ticket and 4,- for the card, which stays valid for a year and gives you additional discounts). <br />
<br />
A train ticket from ''VE Mestre'' to ''Venice Santa Lucia'' costs 1 euro. There at the Venice S. L. railway station you can leave your bags (left-luggage) for 4 euro per bag for 5 hours (prices checked: October 2011).<br />
<br />
{{IsIn|Italy}}<br />
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[[Category:Italy]]<br />
[[fr: Venise]]<br />
[[trash:Venice]]<br />
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
{{Infobox Italian Location<br />
|country = Italy<br />
|map = <map lat='45.466528' lng='12.3' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/><br />
|pop = 269,000<br />
|plate = VE<br />
|motorways = A4<br />
}}<br />
'''{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}''' is a city in [[Italy]]. The city itself is a collection of islands. You will probably arrive and leave through '''Mestre'''.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
Leaving the city can be a drag so better prepare the whole day for that. You can catch a ride from [http://maps.google.it/maps?ll=45.441102,12.315366&spn=0.007242,0.01929&z=16&lci=com.google.webcams&layer=c&cbll=45.441102,12.315366&panoid=ODp2EZxJb52sSOx1mJcf4w&cbp=12,30.75,,0,0 the start of the bridge], but avoid short rides to Mestre. Hitching out of Mestre is really hard. From this spot, use a sign and you catch rides to anywhere.<br />
<br />
=== West towards [[Verona]], [[Bologna]] ===<br />
<br />
Take bus 6 to the Via Petro Paleocapa in Marghera, walk to the roundabout, through the Via Cesare Begharia and through the Via de la Ponte on the right. At the very end, there's a path on the right to the AGIP petrol station. It's far from perfect but at its exit you can hitch both people from the petrol station or try to get someone over from the roundabout. Also possible to go east here if you are already in the eastern part (e.g. stayed at Camping Jolly, 500m from there).<br />
However my girlfriend and me stayed there for 7 hours waiting for a ride towards Trieste. Not a good place for hitch-hiking. If you get caught by the night, go to the nearby Camping Jolly: [[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.471839,12.211046&num=1&t=h&z=16]]<br />
<br />
Alternatively, you can take a local train from the station in Mestre to Padova for around 2 Euro. It takes 40 minutes and will put you in the center of Padova. From there, see the [[Padova|article on Padova]]. The petrol station/truck complex is huge and busy, a great place to hitch from in either direction.<br />
<br />
=== East towards [[Trieste]], [[Udine]], [[Slovenia]] ===<br />
<br />
If you are already in Marghera, see above.<br />
<br />
Otherwise from Venice, take bus 2 to the last stop, ''Viale don Sturzo'', go to ''Via Vallon'' and go to the end of the street where you will find a small path leading to the AGIP fuel station on the motorway.<br />
<br />
Here is the right location of the Agip gas station: [[http://goo.gl/IvItP]] <br />
However, my girlfriend and me waited there for 5 hours until someone gave us a ride towards Trieste. Not good place for hitch-hiking and poorly visited station! <br />
<br />
:Warning: "We tried to get to the Agip petrol station, walked for 20 minutes and didn't found anything (the village was looong). Eventually slept in field. Are you sure you can get there easily?"<br />
<br />
Update&Answer: We've been there and it is quite hard to find the AGIP station. However it is true that you have to go to the end of Via Vallon - but you need to know that Via Vallon is not a straight street and is not short. It turns, goes under the rails and then goes through fields (you need to walk for about 40 minutes) and finally leads to the highway. Walk about 200 metres along the highway and there is the AGIP station. <br />
<br />
(You might want to try taking bus #14 towards the motorway.)<br />
<br />
Update: Location of Agip station is correct. Via Vallon has indeed a lot of turns. GPS with OSM (open street map) map (free to download on their website) helped us. In June 2015 on our way from France to Asia, my girlfriend and I hitched there for three hours until we gave up (the only time it happened in weeks of HH). Few cars and almost impossible to catch the attention of drivers. Knowing Italian would have helped to do some active HH. Police came twice to the station, saw us but did not interact.<br />
<br />
To Slovenia: the most efficient way is to take a train to the train station Dolo, located in the middle between Venezia and Padova. From the train station You walk for about 40-50 minutes to the village called Arino, and once You get there You will see the petrol station Arino Est on the motorway A4, that will take You straight to Slovenia. Tip: between Venezia and Slovenia, the last petrol station where You can switch drivers is Gonars, from where You must find a direct ride to Slovenia. At any other petrol station between Gonars and Slovenia You will waste your time and likely get stuck. So from a technical point of view, to Slovenia from Venezia You have two options: either get a direct ride from Arino Est (very easy in the mornings between Monday and Friday between 06:00 and 09:00 when all the trucks leave), either get two rides, first to the petrol station Gonars and from Gonars to Slovenia. If it is too late to make the trip and youu want to leave the day after maybe is wiser to camp and rest, You can take the train to Ceggia, which is a tiny village near San Donà Di Piave, and from the train station of Ceggia You must walk towards the petrol station Calstorta for about 1 hour. The good this about this is that along the way between this train station and the petrol station there are plenty of fields with nature so You could camp without problems and rest until morning. (Thanks Adrian(o) for the info!)<br />
<br />
=== South to [[Greece]] ===<br />
There are [[ferries between Italy and Greece]] from Venice.<br />
<br />
== Money-saving Tips ==<br />
{{move_to_nomadwiki}}<br />
* Do all the snack-shopping in [[Mestre]] before you go on the islands.<br />
* Internet-cafés in Venice are ridiculously expensive. In [[Mestre]] within 10-minute walk from railway station you'll find places entitled "Internet Point" run by Chinese or Bangladeshi guys, where Internet is around €1.50 for 30 minutes. You'll need an ID if you want to use the Internet (by Italian law).<br />
* If you know exactly when you are going to arrive in Venice, buy tickets in advance on [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected].<br />
* You can go inside Basilica San Marco for free - large bags and rucksacks are not allowed. [[User:Lnx|Lnx]], however, managed to sneak in with a small rucksack, SLR camera bag and a tripod case.<br />
* The Snack Bar in the square by the university (Campo Santa Margherita) is not too overpriced - sitting charge is €1.50, and the portions are decent. Also, take advantage of free breadsticks (i.e. included in that €1.50)<br />
* If you want to experience a Gondola ride and don't want to spend €80/hour, you can cross the Grand Canal in a Gondola for €0.50 (yes, 50 eurocents). The ''Traghetto'' runs between the west side (market) and the east side (just north of Rialto bridge) and crosses the Canal Grande in various points.<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
Venice offers a wide range of accommodation. Most of it is highly overpriced. If you are trying to find a host on Couchsurfing, it's nearly impossible in Venice itself, so use the option "expand search within ... miles"<br />
<br />
There is a campsite called Camping Jolly. I wouldn't go as far as to recommend it, but you can rent beds in lockable tents there for less than 15 euros a night. Everything else there is highly overpriced but there's a supermarket nearby and maybe you can ask to use the kitchen in one of the bungalows. Takes you 10-15 minutes to walk to the bus which brings you to the Piazzale Roma in 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
Stealth Camping: <br />
<br />
You can camp on the beach in Lido. Take the bus along Via Sandro Gallo for a few stops and walk to the beach on the adriatic side, then walk along it until you find a spot away from the resorts, then make camp. There are also some little huts you can squat for a day or two. It is accepted to make a fire in the evening, although not really in the daytime. Make sure to visit the excellent dumpsters [http://trashwiki.org/en/Venice] in Lido before you go, so you have plenty of food to eat.<br />
<br />
Marion_and_John slept on the beach in Lido. This is a nice place to hang out. At night, security officers patrol and one of them asked us to leave around 4am (!). We spent the rest of the night close to the large building, where it seems it is allowed to sleep, but it is a much more sketchy area with drunk people and so on.<br />
<br />
In Venice itself, you can stealth camp in construction sites or abandoned buildings (at your own risk). Pick out of the way spots and wake up early (suggested anyway as Venice is most beautiful in the dawn light, before all the tourists wake up).<br />
<br />
From the main train station in Mestre, there is a perfectly nice stealth camping spot only 2 minutes walking. Exit the station through the underground corridor, heading AWAY from the city center (it's obvious what is the 'front' of the station and what is the 'back'.) Go out the back and once you ascend to street level, immediately look to your right and you'll see an old fence. Get behind the fence, walk along the tracks about 50m, and you'll come to a couple of open lots with trees and bushes. Plenty of relatively discreet places to lay your sleeping bag.<br />
<br />
As I lived there 2 yrs, Mestre is not the best option for free camping specially near the railway station, like all railway stations in italy, pretty ones of the worst spot to spend the night (e.g. Milano Centrale or Roma Termini). If u go in the historical centre, at night is almost dishabited, no tourists around (very charming as well) and specially in less touristic quarters(sestiere) like "Castello" or "Cannaregio". just crash on one of the hundreds bench u see or even some green areas u may find, churches stairs might be also an option. Of course u ll be wake up by someone but its so much more safe than mestre station. Lots of backpacker and homeless also do sleep right outside of SantaLucia station.<br />
<br />
If u go at evening time 5-6p.m till 23p.m in Campo S.Margherita (check on maps) one of the largest square, is full of universitary and young people. If u are nice and smart u can easily find some cool people host u. [[User:Fedecicco|Fedecicco]]<br />
<br />
An option to camp in Mestre, can be the following: take bus 2 (see advices for hitching East, AGIP station) till the last station. Walk along Via Vallon towards the AGIP station. Along Via Vallon, there is a great spot to pitch a tent (out of sight, quiet, in wooded area), it's on the west side of the street about 1km south of the gas station. GPS location (WGS84): N45°31.028'x12°15.298'E. Marion_and_John slept there in June 15.<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
2011 update: I found the place easily and went to the inside of the trees. There were so many syringes, belts, and rubbers in there so it's a little uncomfortable. Bushes side are better but only in nights. People cross near there in daytime. [[User:Cagatay|Cagatay]] 22:57, 19 March 2012 (CET)<br />
----<br />
2012 update: Following Cagatay's instructions I didn't go to the inside of the trees or to the bushes but stayed at some bushes that come up on your left. That part is not that isolated and it is close to a parking lot but there are no syringes or anything similar. The place is really easy to find but it doesn't seem to be especially safe. Not for the faint-hearted. ;)<br />
[[User:sholky|sholky]] 11:42, 28 July 2012 (CET)<br />
<br />
== City Maps ==<br />
It's very hard to find a decent map of Venice. Even harder to find a free one. The option which worked for [[User:Lnx|Lnx]] - in Mestre, opposite the railway station there is a Best Western hotel. Often they have a pile of maps available at the reception; if not you can *very politely* ask for one. (Please do not abuse this option).<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
--It is very easy to get a decent map from one the five star hotels. Just turn right after Ponte Scalzi (the bridge) and walk the opposite direction from the train station. After about 50-100 meters on the right side of the street (Rio Terra Lista di Spagna) there is a luxurious hotel lobby. Walk in and ask for a map. It is free, nicely colored and detailed (Global Blue - Venice Tax Free Shoppin Map). (If you agree, please delete the previous mumbo-jumbo as it contradicts this info completely.) --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 23:23, 28 April 2011 (CEST)<br />
<br />
== Public Transport ==<br />
<br />
Barca-stop (hitchhiking private boats) is possible, although it may take a little patience. Go to an empty dock, make a sign, and look friendly. Ferries, gondolas, and water taxis will probably not take you. The private boats are pretty easy to spot though, and focus on them!<br />
<br />
Walking around the main collection of islands is possible without a problem. The places you'll need to get public transport to include [[Mestre]] (unless you enjoy walking 5km on the bridge observing a swamp on one side and an oil refinery on the other), and the islands of Lido, Murano (glass museum), Burano (lots of brightly-coloured houses) and others.<br />
<br />
You can get bus tickets for local buses for 1,30 euro (in the bus they cost 2,50 euro) - valid 75 minutes, changing lines is allowed, return trips are not. The boats to get to other islands are ridiculously expensive (6,50 euro for 1 hour). You could risk going without a ticket on one stop, the fines are at 44 euros (July 20th 09). Little ticket controlling on the boat, but the ticket controllers often want to see a ticket before you board at "popular" stops -- Piazzale Roma, Railway Station etc. If one of the boat men want to see your ticket, get on the next one. Black-riding seems pretty easy.<br />
<br />
There are also long-term tickets that are valid on all the local boats and buses: 12 hours = €16; 24 hours = €18 etc. You can buy a lot of tickets with discount if you pre-book them at least a week in advance online at [http://www.veniceconnected.com Venice Connected]<br />
<br />
For those between 14 and 29 years the Rolling Venice Card [http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/movinginvenice] may be cheaper, it's valid 72 hours for the price of 22€ (18,- for the ticket and 4,- for the card, which stays valid for a year and gives you additional discounts). <br />
<br />
A train ticket from ''VE Mestre'' to ''Venice Santa Lucia'' costs 1 euro. There at the Venice S. L. railway station you can leave your bags (left-luggage) for 4 euro per bag for 5 hours (prices checked: October 2011).<br />
<br />
{{IsIn|Italy}}<br />
{{hitchbase_city|534}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Italy]]<br />
[[fr: Venise]]<br />
[[trash:Venice]]<br />
[[nomad:Venice]]</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Helsinki&diff=52822Helsinki2011-06-12T09:08:39Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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<div>'''Helsinki''' is the capital of [[Finland]]. Most of the foreign hitchhikers enter the country here, either by boat from [[Tallinn]] of by plane to the international airport - which is not actually in Helsinki, but in the neighbouring community of [[Vantaa]].<br />
<br />
Helsinki is a nice place and worth staying for a couple of nights. Its a rather small city with about a million inhabitants on the metropolitan area and quite relaxed atmosphere.<br />
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<map lat='60.2' lng='24.935' zoom='11' view='3' height='350' float='right' country='Finland'/><br />
<br />
== Hitching In ==<br />
<br />
If the driver is not going directly to the Helsinki city centre, then it is a good idea to ask to be dropped off at a train stop. At train stops there are ticket machines that sell the 1-day and 3-day public transportation passes if you need it, while on buses you can only pay the price of a single journey (2.50€).<br />
<br />
Note, however, that if the driver drops you off in the neighbouring communities of Espoo or Vantaa, a journey to Helsinki by train or bus will cost 4.00€.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== North to [[Hämeenlinna]], [[Tampere]] {{E|12}} ===<br />
Take a local train to Kannelmäki and then bus 43 or 46T (from the same side of the street as the train station). With bus 46T ask to get off at Kalannintie, and with bus 43 ask to get off at the Tampere roundabout. You will easily see the motorway exit because it is signposted Tampere.<br />
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Traffic is light here and much of it is local, so don't use a sign. Try to get onto the motorway and then ask to be dropped off at a petrol station a couple of kilometres north where you can easily continue on with a sign.<br />
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You can also go to the northern end of "'''Mannerheimintie'''", where "Hämeenlinnanväylä" starts. At least the '''buses 43, 452, 63''' (leaving from the train station, from the "Elielinaukio") take you there, hop off at the bus stop "Ruskeasuon varikko", where you can start hitching! You can reach this spot by tram too: take the '''tram number 10''' to the direction Pikku-Huopalahti (goes in front of Lasipalatsi and follows Mannerheimintie). Hop off at Ruskeasuo and walk along Mannerheimintie for 5 minutes until you reach the end of it (the beginning of Hämeenlinnanväylä) and the bus stop mentioned above. Use a sign because there's a lot of traffic inside the city and you might get a direct ride to your destination.<br />
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=== Northeast to [[Lahti]], [[Jyväskylä]] (also okay for [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Kouvola]] and [[Saint Petersburg]]) {{E|75}} ===<br />
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There's a bus stop called "Valtimontie" and you can reach it with several bus lines: 68X, 70, 70T, 73, 73N, 75, 77, 730-732, 734, 740-742, 738.<br />
The motorway splits into two slightly before ringroad number III. Road number 4 goes towards north/northeast (Lahti, Jyväskylä), while road number 7 goes towards east (Kotka, Kouvola, Saint Petersburg, and so on). This place works okay with a sign, but is impossible without it. Stand just behind the traffic lights and there will be plenty of space for the cars to stop. You should also make sure the driver is really going to your way, because there's no place to leave you out between the bus stop and the junction where the motorways split...<br />
In case you can't find a satisfying ride within a reasonable time (can happen, specially on Sunday morning), hitch from here to the junction with ring road III (make a sign for one of the suburbs behind, e.g. Järvenpää). Get off once you passed the junction, and hitch on the road connecting the ring road and the motorway. Half of the traffic is driving very fast, the other half rather slow – however, here are much more long - distance - going - cars to find than in Valtimontie. Note that this is officially a motorway, so hitching is actually forbidden! However, Joeri found this spot much better than Valtimontie.<br />
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Another option using TRAM, easier to black ride than buses:<br />
Go to the crossroad of Valtimontie and Kustaa Vaasantie using tram #6 or #8 Arabiankatu stop. Walk back to the main road 800mts. Try the super long bus stop or go further up following the same street until it becomes a highway. There is a bus stop after the motorway sign, but the police usually don't care. Sign highly recommended since the road splits in 2.<br />
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=== East to [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Russia]]n border, [[Saint Petersburg]] {{E|18}} ===<br />
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The fastest way to get east is to walk to the junction of Ring Road III and the motorway from the metro station Mellunmäki. This is about a 40 minute journey on foot. [[File:Helsinkieast-map.png|thumb|right|250px|How to reach the eastbound junction on foot]] Once at the junction, it is easy to get a ride as short as the suburbs or as far as Saint Petersburg. With so many options, it is wise to turn down any ride not going all the way to your destination. [[File:Helsinkieast-signs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Signs marking the Helsinki eastbound junction]]<br />
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There is another option to at least Porvoo, though it is superseded by the route mentioned above and waiting times can be extremely long. Take the metro to the Mellunmäki station, then take buses 56K, 86 or 87 to the Kuussillantie stop. The bus driver may not know the name of the stop, but if you mention that it is the Esso station before the bridge, he can then alert you when it is time to get off. On the corner a few metres toward the bridge from the McDonald's and the Esso, you'll see cars entering the junction of Ring 3 and motorway 7. Stand right before the no pedestrian sign.<br />
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If you go further than to Porvoo, there is a rest stop halfway between Helsinki and Porvoo, so ask to drop you there. All there is is toilets and a café, so it's most efficient in the morning time. From there, find a ride at least to Kotka.<br />
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=== West to [[Turku]] {{E|18}} ===<br />
Take bus 18 from the west side of the Central Railway Station to the Niemenmäki stop. Going a little further from the bus stop and cross to the other side of the street. You'll find the entry ramp onto the motorway. I recommend standing right in front of the large side with a graphic symbolizing the motorway, as then you'll be seen by cars coming from both directions, and there's sufficient room for a car to stop. Use a sign, not everyone taking this route is going all the way to Turku.<br />
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Some of the drivers say though that it's pretty hard to stop there and have advised hitchhiking with a sign at the bus stop on '''Huopalahdentie''' right before the ramp.<br />
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=== West (direction [[Hanko]]) ===<br />
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Take the national road 51 that starts in the southwestern part of the central city area.<br />
You may take the metro to station ''Ruoholahti''. When you leave the station it's to the north (to the right hand side as compared to the direction of travel). You have to go through one block of buildings past ''Kauppakeskus'' (shopping centre) to the next big street. You should find yourself right there near a big junction where the motorway goes off onto a bridge. There are good possibilities to stand – either a bus stop right before the traffic lights or a large [[hard shoulder]] around the corner on the beginning of the motorway.<br />
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=== South, ferry towards [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] ===<br />
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It's unclear if you can find rides with people going by car. If there is an extra passenger in a truck, an extra ticket has to be paid.<br />
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But you can try to become a member of the Viking Club (only in Finnish and Swedish) and get a free "picnic cruise".<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
<br />
Even within the Helsinki city limits, there are plenty of secluded wooded areas where one can set up a tent, and these can be reached by local train. A glance at the map will show many ideal places around, for example, the intersection of Ring Road I and ''Vihdintie'' (local train M direction ''Vantaakoski'' to the stop ''Pohjois-Haaga'' then some walking). If you are discreet, then you should have no problem; even if you are discovered by police, they are more concerned about Roma camps than foreign hitchhikers.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=103&abfrage%5Bzielort%5D=-1&abfrage%5Bstartland%5D=66&abfrage%5Bzielland%5D=-1&LANG=ger Helsinki at hitchbase.com]<br />
* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kjokisal/liftaus/main.html#helsinki Hitchhiking guide to Helsinki]<br />
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<div>'''Helsinki''' is the capital of [[Finland]]. Most of the foreign hitchhikers enter the country here, either by boat from [[Tallinn]] of by plane to the international airport - which is not actually in Helsinki, but in the neighbouring community of [[Vantaa]].<br />
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Helsinki is a nice place and worth staying for a couple of nights. Its a rather small city with about a million inhabitants on the metropolitan area and quite relaxed atmosphere.<br />
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== Hitching In ==<br />
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If the driver is not going directly to the Helsinki city centre, then it is a good idea to ask to be dropped off at a train stop. At train stops there are ticket machines that sell the 1-day and 3-day public transportation passes if you need it, while on buses you can only pay the price of a single journey (2.50€).<br />
<br />
Note, however, that if the driver drops you off in the neighbouring communities of Espoo or Vantaa, a journey to Helsinki by train or bus will cost 4.00€.<br />
<br />
== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
<br />
=== North to [[Hämeenlinna]], [[Tampere]] {{E|12}} ===<br />
Take a local train to Kannelmäki and then bus 43 or 46T (from the same side of the street as the train station). With bus 46T ask to get off at Kalannintie, and with bus 43 ask to get off at the Tampere roundabout. You will easily see the motorway exit because it is signposted Tampere.<br />
<br />
Traffic is light here and much of it is local, so don't use a sign. Try to get onto the motorway and then ask to be dropped off at a petrol station a couple of kilometres north where you can easily continue on with a sign.<br />
<br />
You can also go to the northern end of "'''Mannerheimintie'''", where "Hämeenlinnanväylä" starts. At least the '''buses 43, 452, 63''' (leaving from the train station, from the "Elielinaukio") take you there, hop off at the bus stop "Ruskeasuon varikko", where you can start hitching! You can reach this spot by tram too: take the '''tram number 10''' to the direction Pikku-Huopalahti (goes in front of Lasipalatsi and follows Mannerheimintie). Hop off at Ruskeasuo and walk along Mannerheimintie for 5 minutes until you reach the end of it (the beginning of Hämeenlinnanväylä) and the bus stop mentioned above. Use a sign because there's a lot of traffic inside the city and you might get a direct ride to your destination.<br />
<br />
=== Northeast to [[Lahti]], [[Jyväskylä]] (also okay for [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Kouvola]] and [[Saint Petersburg]]) {{E|75}} ===<br />
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There's a bus stop called "Valtimontie" and you can reach it with several bus lines: 68X, 70, 70T, 73, 73N, 75, 77, 730-732, 734, 740-742, 738.<br />
The motorway splits into two slightly before ringroad number III. Road number 4 goes towards north/northeast (Lahti, Jyväskylä), while road number 7 goes towards east (Kotka, Kouvola, Saint Petersburg, and so on). This place works okay with a sign, but is impossible without it. Stand just behind the traffic lights and there will be plenty of space for the cars to stop. You should also make sure the driver is really going to your way, because there's no place to leave you out between the bus stop and the junction where the motorways split...<br />
In case you can't find a satisfying ride within a reasonable time (can happen, specially on Sunday morning), hitch from here to the junction with ring road III (make a sign for one of the suburbs behind, e.g. Järvenpää). Get off once you passed the junction, and hitch on the road connecting the ring road and the motorway. Half of the traffic is driving very fast, the other half rather slow – however, here are much more long - distance - going - cars to find than in Valtimontie. Note that this is officially a motorway, so hitching is actually forbidden! However, Joeri found this spot much better than Valtimontie.<br />
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Another option using TRAM, easier to black ride, unlike buses:<br />
Go to the crossroad of Valtimontie and Kustaa Vaasantie using tram #6 or #8 Kylasaarenkatu stop. Walk back to the main road and try the bus stopos or go further up following the same street until it becomes a highway. There is a bus stop after the motorway sign, but the police usually don't care.<br />
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=== East to [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Russia]]n border, [[Saint Petersburg]] {{E|18}} ===<br />
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The fastest way to get east is to walk to the junction of Ring Road III and the motorway from the metro station Mellunmäki. This is about a 40 minute journey on foot. [[File:Helsinkieast-map.png|thumb|right|250px|How to reach the eastbound junction on foot]] Once at the junction, it is easy to get a ride as short as the suburbs or as far as Saint Petersburg. With so many options, it is wise to turn down any ride not going all the way to your destination. [[File:Helsinkieast-signs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Signs marking the Helsinki eastbound junction]]<br />
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There is another option to at least Porvoo, though it is superseded by the route mentioned above and waiting times can be extremely long. Take the metro to the Mellunmäki station, then take buses 56K, 86 or 87 to the Kuussillantie stop. The bus driver may not know the name of the stop, but if you mention that it is the Esso station before the bridge, he can then alert you when it is time to get off. On the corner a few metres toward the bridge from the McDonald's and the Esso, you'll see cars entering the junction of Ring 3 and motorway 7. Stand right before the no pedestrian sign.<br />
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If you go further than to Porvoo, there is a rest stop halfway between Helsinki and Porvoo, so ask to drop you there. All there is is toilets and a café, so it's most efficient in the morning time. From there, find a ride at least to Kotka.<br />
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=== West to [[Turku]] {{E|18}} ===<br />
Take bus 18 from the west side of the Central Railway Station to the Niemenmäki stop. Going a little further from the bus stop and cross to the other side of the street. You'll find the entry ramp onto the motorway. I recommend standing right in front of the large side with a graphic symbolizing the motorway, as then you'll be seen by cars coming from both directions, and there's sufficient room for a car to stop. Use a sign, not everyone taking this route is going all the way to Turku.<br />
<br />
Some of the drivers say though that it's pretty hard to stop there and have advised hitchhiking with a sign at the bus stop on '''Huopalahdentie''' right before the ramp.<br />
<br />
=== West (direction [[Hanko]]) ===<br />
<br />
Take the national road 51 that starts in the southwestern part of the central city area.<br />
You may take the metro to station ''Ruoholahti''. When you leave the station it's to the north (to the right hand side as compared to the direction of travel). You have to go through one block of buildings past ''Kauppakeskus'' (shopping centre) to the next big street. You should find yourself right there near a big junction where the motorway goes off onto a bridge. There are good possibilities to stand – either a bus stop right before the traffic lights or a large [[hard shoulder]] around the corner on the beginning of the motorway.<br />
<br />
=== South, ferry towards [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] ===<br />
<br />
It's unclear if you can find rides with people going by car. If there is an extra passenger in a truck, an extra ticket has to be paid.<br />
<br />
But you can try to become a member of the Viking Club (only in Finnish and Swedish) and get a free "picnic cruise".<br />
<br />
== Sleeping ==<br />
<br />
Even within the Helsinki city limits, there are plenty of secluded wooded areas where one can set up a tent, and these can be reached by local train. A glance at the map will show many ideal places around, for example, the intersection of Ring Road I and ''Vihdintie'' (local train M direction ''Vantaakoski'' to the stop ''Pohjois-Haaga'' then some walking). If you are discreet, then you should have no problem; even if you are discovered by police, they are more concerned about Roma camps than foreign hitchhikers.<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=103&abfrage%5Bzielort%5D=-1&abfrage%5Bstartland%5D=66&abfrage%5Bzielland%5D=-1&LANG=ger Helsinki at hitchbase.com]<br />
* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kjokisal/liftaus/main.html#helsinki Hitchhiking guide to Helsinki]<br />
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'''Turku''' (Swedish ''Åbo'') is a coastal city in southwestern [[Finland]]. It has an active harbour, with both commercial and cruise ships going to and from major cities in the region. From Turku, there are motorways leading to all different directions throughout Finland, so make sure you know which motorway is going your way, and always use a [[sign]].<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== East towards [[Helsinki]] (National Road 1) {{E|18}} ===<br />
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From [[Stockholm]] it is less expensive to taking a ferry to Turku rather than [[Helsinki]], and you can always hitchhike the remainder of the way. The Viking Line cruise ships have free tourist maps of Turku at the information desks on board. Be warned that if you take a daytime cruise (which is about half the price), you will arrive in Turku at night. In the Fall, Winter, and early Spring, that means no daylight for hitch-hiking, and possibly extremely low temperatures, as well. Plus, there might not be much traffic on the icy (or slushy) roadways, since Turku is a rather small city.<br />
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The National Road 1 (European Route 18), being a major road, has a lot of exits to other motorways going to all different directions, but there are a few petrol stations/rest stops in between Turku and Helsinki, so it shouldn't be too hard to find a warm spot indoors between rides. However, since the distance between Turku and Helsinki is not very large, it should also be possible to get there in one single ride.<br />
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==== at the on-ramp ====<br />
The motorway entrance to Helsinki (and a few other places) begins just after the hospital, from the right lane. There is a spot where cars slow down to turn onto the on-ramp, but can also stop & pull over. <br />
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==== Helsinginkatu ====<br />
You can also start from the very beginning of the motorway number 1/the end of the street called "Helsinginkatu". This is just next to both Student village (Ylioppilaskylä) and the University of Turku. Coming from the direction of the harbour and the bus station on "Helsinginkatu", after the bridge take the right side of the street. After the traffic lights there's a bus stop where you can start hitching. A sign is a good idea since there's a lot of cars driving to suburbs of Turku. NOTE: don't walk further than this spot, it gets worse and worse, if Helsinki sign doesn't work try Salo (middle size city on the way yo Helsinki).<br />
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=== North towards [[Tampere]] (National Road 9) {{E|63}} ===<br />
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Buses 1 or 18 go a short distance north of the centre to a crossroads in a neighbourhood called Raunistola. The point at which the motorway to Tampere begins is signposted several hundred metres south of the crossroads, but unfortunately not at the crossroads itself. Look for a small sign reading "[HW] 9", a street sign reading "''Tampereen valtatie''", and an R-Kioski and a small Hesburger side by side. One can hitch from the north end of the parking lot outside of the Hesburger, сars will probably stop in the bus stop next to the parking lot. Use a sign due to the large amount of suburban traffic.<br />
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The common abbreviation for Tampere is TRE. So you can write this.<br />
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=== West towards [[Åland]], [[Stockholm]] ===<br />
There are several big ferries from Turku to Stockholm, also stopping on the Åland Islands. <br />
* '''Viking Line:''' You can try to ask people for the free tickets they got on the ferry. A lot of people just use this ferry to buy cheap alcohol on the open sea. If you buy a lot of things in the duty free shop, you get free rides (probably to increase customer loyalty). Ask the drunken people who exit the ferry when it arrives if they can give you one of these free tickets and check in for free!<br />
* '''Silja Line:''' ...<br />
* '''FinnLink:''' (only Naantali near Turku to Kapellskär near Stockholm)<br />
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You can also try to hitch-hike via the archipelago between Turku and Åland. You can get a map of the archipelago and the ferries at the tourist info in Turku. There are two possible ways from islands with a street connection to the Finnish mainland to the big islands of Åland via ferry for free (pay only for vehicles): <br />
# North: Osnäs − Brändö, Kumlinge − Hummelvik <br />
# South: Galtby − Sottunga − Långnäs<br />
Check [http://www.alandstrafiken.ax/eng/index.htm alandstrafiken.ax] for more infos.<br />
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=== Northeast towards [[Forssa]], [[Riihimäki]], [[Hämeenlinna]] (National Road 10) ===<br />
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A good place is about 4km from the centrum of Turku, on Hämeenlinnantie, at the crossroad of Nummi and Halinen. There is a bus stop there, and the correct bus is #4. Leave the bus at the Nummi library and walk 100m to the crossroads. <br />
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Or walk 6km on Hämeenlinnantie past the motorway ramps of Porintie. On the hill there is a bus stop, which is probably the best place to hitch-hike out of Turku.<br />
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You can also go to Lahti this way. In that case, go via Riihimäki.<br />
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== Useful things ==<br />
The library at ''Linnankatu/Kauppiaskatu'' (Slottsgatan/Köpmansgatan) has free lockers (only 30 cm wide) and free internet access for 15 minutes. To reserve an hour at the computers for you, you can ask at the desk next to the computers. <br />
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=== sleeping outside ===<br />
:To catch the morning ferry to Sweden, [[User:Scandinaïve|Scandinaïve]] slept in the bushes not far from the castle ''Turun Linna'' twice and considers it a safe place. Better stay out of sight and beware of ticks. The eastern riverside north of the big bridge (Helsinginkatu) was a calm place for [[User:Scandinaïve|Scandinaïve]]'s tent.<br />
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<div>'''Helsinki''' is the capital of [[Finland]]. Most of the foreign hitchhikers enter the country here, either by boat from [[Tallinn]] of by plane to the international airport - which is not actually in Helsinki, but in the neighbouring community of [[Vantaa]].<br />
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Helsinki is a nice place and worth staying for a couple of nights. Its a rather small city with about a million inhabitants on the metropolitan area and quite relaxed atmosphere.<br />
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== Hitching In ==<br />
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If the driver is not going directly to the Helsinki city centre, then it is a good idea to ask to be dropped off at a train stop. At train stops there are ticket machines that sell the 1-day and 3-day public transportation passes if you need it, while on buses you can only pay the price of a single journey (2.50€).<br />
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Note, however, that if the driver drops you off in the neighbouring communities of Espoo or Vantaa, a journey to Helsinki by train or bus will cost 4.00€.<br />
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== Hitchhiking out ==<br />
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=== North to [[Hämeenlinna]], [[Tampere]] {{E|12}} ===<br />
Take a local train to Kannelmäki and then bus 43 or 46T (from the same side of the street as the train station). With bus 46T ask to get off at Kalannintie, and with bus 43 ask to get off at the Tampere roundabout. You will easily see the motorway exit because it is signposted Tampere.<br />
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Traffic is light here and much of it is local, so don't use a sign. Try to get onto the motorway and then ask to be dropped off at a petrol station a couple of kilometres north where you can easily continue on with a sign.<br />
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You can also go to the northern end of "'''Mannerheimintie'''", where "Hämeenlinnanväylä" starts. At least the '''buses 43, 452, 63''' (leaving from the train station, from the "Elielinaukio") take you there, hop off at the bus stop "Ruskeasuon varikko", where you can start hitching! You can reach this spot by tram too: take the '''tram number 10''' to the direction Pikku-Huopalahti (goes in front of Lasipalatsi and follows Mannerheimintie). Hop off at Ruskeasuo and walk along Mannerheimintie for 5 minutes until you reach the end of it (the beginning of Hämeenlinnanväylä) and the bus stop mentioned above. Use a sign because there's a lot of traffic inside the city and you might get a direct ride to your destination.<br />
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=== Northeast to [[Lahti]], [[Jyväskylä]] (also okay for [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Kouvola]] and [[Saint Petersburg]]) {{E|75}} ===<br />
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There's a bus stop called "Valtimontie" and you can reach it with several bus lines: 68X, 70, 70T, 73, 73N, 75, 77, 730-732, 734, 740-742, 738.<br />
The motorway splits into two slightly before ringroad number III. Road number 4 goes towards north/northeast (Lahti, Jyväskylä), while road number 7 goes towards east (Kotka, Kouvola, Saint Petersburg, and so on). This place works okay with a sign, but is impossible without it. Stand just behind the traffic lights and there will be plenty of space for the cars to stop. You should also make sure the driver is really going to your way, because there's no place to leave you out between the bus stop and the junction where the motorways split...<br />
In case you can't find a satisfying ride within a reasonable time (can happen, specially on Sunday morning), hitch from here to the junction with ring road III (make a sign for one of the suburbs behind, e.g. Järvenpää). Get off once you passed the junction, and hitch on the road connecting the ring road and the motorway. Half of the traffic is driving very fast, the other half rather slow – however, here are much more long - distance - going - cars to find than in Valtimontie. Note that this is officially a motorway, so hitching is actually forbidden! However, Joeri found this spot much better than Valtimontie.<br />
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Another option using TRAM (easy black ride, unlike buses) <br />
Go to the crossroad of Valtimontie and Kustaa Vaasantie using tram #6 "Arabia" lat stop. Walk 800mts (10min) and try the bus stop or go to a wider place of the road after the bus stop. The place is after a motoway sign, but the police usually don't care.<br />
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=== East to [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Russia]]n border, [[Saint Petersburg]] {{E|18}} ===<br />
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The fastest way to get east is to walk to the junction of Ring Road III and the motorway from the metro station Mellunmäki. This is about a 40 minute journey on foot. [[File:Helsinkieast-map.png|thumb|right|250px|How to reach the eastbound junction on foot]] Once at the junction, it is easy to get a ride as short as the suburbs or as far as Saint Petersburg. With so many options, it is wise to turn down any ride not going all the way to your destination. [[File:Helsinkieast-signs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Signs marking the Helsinki eastbound junction]]<br />
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There is another option to at least Porvoo, though it is superseded by the route mentioned above and waiting times can be extremely long. Take the metro to the Mellunmäki station, then take buses 56K, 86 or 87 to the Kuussillantie stop. The bus driver may not know the name of the stop, but if you mention that it is the Esso station before the bridge, he can then alert you when it is time to get off. On the corner a few metres toward the bridge from the McDonald's and the Esso, you'll see cars entering the junction of Ring 3 and motorway 7. Stand right before the no pedestrian sign.<br />
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If you go further than to Porvoo, there is a rest stop halfway between Helsinki and Porvoo, so ask to drop you there. All there is is toilets and a café, so it's most efficient in the morning time. From there, find a ride at least to Kotka.<br />
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=== West to [[Turku]] {{E|18}} ===<br />
Take bus 18 from the west side of the Central Railway Station to the Niemenmäki stop. Going a little further from the bus stop and cross to the other side of the street. You'll find the entry ramp onto the motorway. I recommend standing right in front of the large side with a graphic symbolizing the motorway, as then you'll be seen by cars coming from both directions, and there's sufficient room for a car to stop. Use a sign, not everyone taking this route is going all the way to Turku.<br />
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Some of the drivers say though that it's pretty hard to stop there and have advised hitchhiking with a sign at the bus stop on '''Huopalahdentie''' right before the ramp.<br />
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=== West (direction [[Hanko]]) ===<br />
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Take the national road 51 that starts in the southwestern part of the central city area.<br />
You may take the metro to station ''Ruoholahti''. When you leave the station it's to the north (to the right hand side as compared to the direction of travel). You have to go through one block of buildings past ''Kauppakeskus'' (shopping centre) to the next big street. You should find yourself right there near a big junction where the motorway goes off onto a bridge. There are good possibilities to stand – either a bus stop right before the traffic lights or a large [[hard shoulder]] around the corner on the beginning of the motorway.<br />
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=== South, ferry towards [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] ===<br />
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It's unclear if you can find rides with people going by car. If there is an extra passenger in a truck, an extra ticket has to be paid.<br />
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But you can try to become a member of the Viking Club (only in Finnish and Swedish) and get a free "picnic cruise".<br />
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== Sleeping ==<br />
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Even within the Helsinki city limits, there are plenty of secluded wooded areas where one can set up a tent, and these can be reached by local train. A glance at the map will show many ideal places around, for example, the intersection of Ring Road I and ''Vihdintie'' (local train M direction ''Vantaakoski'' to the stop ''Pohjois-Haaga'' then some walking). If you are discreet, then you should have no problem; even if you are discovered by police, they are more concerned about Roma camps than foreign hitchhikers.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=103&abfrage%5Bzielort%5D=-1&abfrage%5Bstartland%5D=66&abfrage%5Bzielland%5D=-1&LANG=ger Helsinki at hitchbase.com]<br />
* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kjokisal/liftaus/main.html#helsinki Hitchhiking guide to Helsinki]<br />
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[[File:Slovenia_t0ma5.jpg|200px|thumb|left|t0ma5 hitchhiking from Novo Mesto to Ljubljana (SLO)]]</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:T0ma5&diff=38900User:T0ma52009-12-12T12:50:31Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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<div>Places where I hitchhiked: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia-FYROM, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.<br />
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<div>Places where I hitchhiked: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia-FYROM, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.<br />
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[[File:Slovenia_t0ma5.jpg|200px|thumb|left|t0ma5 hitchhiking from Novo Mesto to Ljubljana (SLO)]]</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=File:Slovenia_t0ma5.jpg&diff=38898File:Slovenia t0ma5.jpg2009-12-12T12:48:50Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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<div>t0ma5 hitchhiking from Novo Mesto to Ljubljana (SLO)</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:T0ma5&diff=38897User:T0ma52009-12-12T12:46:34Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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<div>Places where I hitchhiked: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia-FYROM, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.<br />
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http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/t0ma5/</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Sarajevo&diff=38896Sarajevo2009-12-12T12:44:27Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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'''Sarajevo''' is the Capital of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== North towards [[Mrkonjic-Grad]] or [[Banja Luka]], [[Croatia]] ([[Osijek]]), [[Hungary]] ===<br />
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To hitch north take tram 3 towards the southern outskirts of town [[Ilidza]]. The road north is marked with a sign towards Mostar and [[Zenica]]. Show the tram driver Zenica on a map and he'll tell you which stop to get off on. You'll see an overpass that looks like a freeway onramp. Get up on that road and then walk north about 1km past a grocery store on the right. That'll get you past much of the innercity traffic and to places with more open area for cars to stop. <br />
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Second advice: take bus 23 to last stop, "Rajlovac". It gets you on the main road out of town, too, a bit norther than tram 3. You then nearly don't have to walk.<br />
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Road and highway numbers change often and/or are not posted along the way, so once you get out of town, to get to Mrkonjic-Grad and Banja Luka, head towards Travnik, then Jajce. For Pecs, towards [[Tuzla]].<br />
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[[File:Sarajevo_t0ma5.JPG|200px|thumb|right|t0ma5 hitchhiking out of Sarajevo]]<br />
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=== Southwest towards [[Mostar]], [[Croatia]] ([[Dubrovnik]]) (E73/M-17) ===<br />
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From the city center, take tram three in the direction Ilidza. After about 15 minutes, get off at the stop right after a small group of petrol stations located to your left and right. There is a bus stop here where you can stop a car, and as it is just after a stoplight cars will not be going very fast. Because of the large amount of suburban traffic, using a sign is recommended.<br />
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=== East towards [[Serbia]] (E761) ===<br />
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To go east take the tram to Bascarsija and you will see the road which seems to go into the hills along the river<br />
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'''Sarajevo''' is the Capital of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<br />
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== Hitching out ==<br />
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=== North towards [[Mrkonjic-Grad]] or [[Banja Luka]], [[Croatia]] ([[Osijek]]), [[Hungary]] ===<br />
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To hitch north take tram 3 towards the southern outskirts of town [[Ilidza]]. The road north is marked with a sign towards Mostar and [[Zenica]]. Show the tram driver Zenica on a map and he'll tell you which stop to get off on. You'll see an overpass that looks like a freeway onramp. Get up on that road and then walk north about 1km past a grocery store on the right. That'll get you past much of the innercity traffic and to places with more open area for cars to stop. <br />
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Second advice: take bus 23 to last stop, "Rajlovac". It gets you on the main road out of town, too, a bit norther than tram 3. You then nearly don't have to walk.<br />
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Road and highway numbers change often and/or are not posted along the way, so once you get out of town, to get to Mrkonjic-Grad and Banja Luka, head towards Travnik, then Jajce. For Pecs, towards [[Tuzla]].<br />
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[[File:Sarajevo_t0ma5.JPG|200px|thumb|right|t0ma5 hitchhking out of Sarajevo]]<br />
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=== Southwest towards [[Mostar]], [[Croatia]] ([[Dubrovnik]]) (E73/M-17) ===<br />
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From the city center, take tram three in the direction Ilidza. After about 15 minutes, get off at the stop right after a small group of petrol stations located to your left and right. There is a bus stop here where you can stop a car, and as it is just after a stoplight cars will not be going very fast. Because of the large amount of suburban traffic, using a sign is recommended.<br />
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=== East towards [[Serbia]] (E761) ===<br />
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To go east take the tram to Bascarsija and you will see the road which seems to go into the hills along the river<br />
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[[Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina]]</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Zagreb&diff=38894Zagreb2009-12-12T12:41:38Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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'''Zagreb''' is the capital of [[Croatia]].<br />
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== Hitching Out ==<br />
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=== Direction Karlovac [[Rijeka]] and [[Split]], Dalmacija ===<br />
[[File:Zagreb_t0ma5.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Street that leads to Lučko pay toll]] To get Lučko ramp (pay toll) on highway you have to catch tram numbers 4, 14, 17... Then by tram you have to come to "Savski most" stop. Its bus terminal where you can go to buses number 111 and 132. These buses drive to Lučko, get off at the 4th stop (15 min ride approx.) or ask the driver to tell you where, if nobody ask for one stop you wont be able to count it because the bus wont stop there. Once you get off you will see 2 streets, a small one very close to you and a big one a bit further that looks like it leads to the highway but it doesn't, take the small street till the end and you will find the highway. If you are going to Dalmacia (Zadar, Split, etc.) don't take rides to Rijeka because is a bit out of your way. Car plates for each city: Rijeka (RI) Zadar (ZD) Split (ST). It should be very easy to get a ride from there :)<br />
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=== Direction [[Slavonski Brod]], [[Belgrade]] and [[Bosnia]] ===<br />
You have two solutions for these destinations. First is to get the bus on one of the main bus terminals in Zagreb. The name of that terminal is Kvatrić or Kvaternikov Trg (square), its near center of Zagreb. Then you have to get on bus number 216 and 276 which rides you to Ivanja Reka or the main ramp on the highway. Of course ask the bus driver to leave you in Ivanja Reka* and after that you have 20 min of walk through some fields. But dont worry, its a delightful walk haha. After you reach the ramp you can easy get rides directly to border with Serbia, Belgrade and the border with Bosnia. Second solution is to get the tram number 2, 3 and 13 to Savišće or Žitnjak. On the last stop come down and then walk for about 15 min to the highway. On the highway is a bus stop sign and there you can easy hitchhike to ramp in Ivanja Reka or you can even stop cars who are going to Belgrade and Bosnia. Ask the locals for extra tips and explanations... nuclearphyllis' local experts took us to the first toll plaza on the zagreb-belgrade highway, even though it was illegal to hitchhike from there. we weren't troubled and got a ride in under 10 minutes.<br />
*Or even better than going to Ivanja Reka is going to Dumovec (bus 276), a stop after Ivanja Reka. Gets you closer to the tolls, but you have to jump over a fence, which is really not a problem. So, get off in Dumovec, walk back a bit from the right side of the road you will see a path going towards highway, follow it till you get to the fence, jump over and from there you have about 1,5km of walking to tolls.<br />
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=== Direction [[Ljubljana]], [[Austria]], [[Novo Mesto]] ===<br />
Take tram number 5 or 17 from the center of Zagreb towards the end station Precko. Notice that the ride takes a lot of time, 45 minutes atleast. In Precko you will see on your left as you exit the tram, a street that turns right. Take this street and walk 5 min. till you get to the main street, Ljubljanska Avenija (also called Zagrebacka Avenija). Cross the this street in front of Konzum supermarket and turn left, you will see a small bus station and it's best to hitchhike from there with a SLO sign. Don't take rides that don't take you atleast till the border - There is no good places to hitchhike further down the road. From the border crossing itself it's relativly easy to get a good ride, even as far as to Austria.<br />
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=== North, direction [[Maribor]], [[Vienna]] ===<br />
From the main bus center in Crnomerec, there are buses to the main road, out of the city. For example, number 119 goes parallel to the road to Maribor (then you just cross the railways), number 122 goes on the road to Maribor. I got a really hard time getting a long ride from there, though. Prefer the old road ("stary put") to the highway, where it s forbidden to hitch on the side of the road, and where there doesnt seem to be many petrol stations...<br />
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[[Category:E71]]</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Zagreb&diff=38893Zagreb2009-12-12T12:40:34Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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'''Zagreb''' is the capital of [[Croatia]].<br />
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== Hitching Out ==<br />
<br />
=== Direction Karlovac [[Rijeka]] and [[Split]], Dalmacija ===<br />
To get Lučko ramp (pay toll) on highway you have to catch tram numbers 4, 14, 17... Then by tram you have to come to "Savski most" stop. Its bus terminal where you can go to buses number 111 and 132. These buses drive to Lučko, get off at the 4th stop (15 min ride approx.) or ask the driver to tell you where, if nobody ask for one stop you wont be able to count it because the bus wont stop there. Once you get off you will see 2 streets, a small one very close to you and a big one a bit further that looks like it leads to the highway but it doesn't, take the small street till the end and you will find the highway. If you are going to Dalmacia (Zadar, Split, etc.) don't take rides to Rijeka because is a bit out of your way. Car plates for each city: Rijeka (RI) Zadar (ZD) Split (ST). It should be very easy to get a ride from there :) [[File:Zagreb_t0ma5.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Street that leads to Lučko pay toll]]<br />
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=== Direction [[Slavonski Brod]], [[Belgrade]] and [[Bosnia]] ===<br />
You have two solutions for these destinations. First is to get the bus on one of the main bus terminals in Zagreb. The name of that terminal is Kvatrić or Kvaternikov Trg (square), its near center of Zagreb. Then you have to get on bus number 216 and 276 which rides you to Ivanja Reka or the main ramp on the highway. Of course ask the bus driver to leave you in Ivanja Reka* and after that you have 20 min of walk through some fields. But dont worry, its a delightful walk haha. After you reach the ramp you can easy get rides directly to border with Serbia, Belgrade and the border with Bosnia. Second solution is to get the tram number 2, 3 and 13 to Savišće or Žitnjak. On the last stop come down and then walk for about 15 min to the highway. On the highway is a bus stop sign and there you can easy hitchhike to ramp in Ivanja Reka or you can even stop cars who are going to Belgrade and Bosnia. Ask the locals for extra tips and explanations... nuclearphyllis' local experts took us to the first toll plaza on the zagreb-belgrade highway, even though it was illegal to hitchhike from there. we weren't troubled and got a ride in under 10 minutes.<br />
*Or even better than going to Ivanja Reka is going to Dumovec (bus 276), a stop after Ivanja Reka. Gets you closer to the tolls, but you have to jump over a fence, which is really not a problem. So, get off in Dumovec, walk back a bit from the right side of the road you will see a path going towards highway, follow it till you get to the fence, jump over and from there you have about 1,5km of walking to tolls.<br />
<br />
=== Direction [[Ljubljana]], [[Austria]], [[Novo Mesto]] ===<br />
Take tram number 5 or 17 from the center of Zagreb towards the end station Precko. Notice that the ride takes a lot of time, 45 minutes atleast. In Precko you will see on your left as you exit the tram, a street that turns right. Take this street and walk 5 min. till you get to the main street, Ljubljanska Avenija (also called Zagrebacka Avenija). Cross the this street in front of Konzum supermarket and turn left, you will see a small bus station and it's best to hitchhike from there with a SLO sign. Don't take rides that don't take you atleast till the border - There is no good places to hitchhike further down the road. From the border crossing itself it's relativly easy to get a good ride, even as far as to Austria.<br />
<br />
=== North, direction [[Maribor]], [[Vienna]] ===<br />
From the main bus center in Crnomerec, there are buses to the main road, out of the city. For example, number 119 goes parallel to the road to Maribor (then you just cross the railways), number 122 goes on the road to Maribor. I got a really hard time getting a long ride from there, though. Prefer the old road ("stary put") to the highway, where it s forbidden to hitch on the side of the road, and where there doesnt seem to be many petrol stations...<br />
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{{IsIn|Croatia}}<br />
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[[Category:Croatia]]<br />
[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E59]]<br />
[[Category:E71]]</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=File:Sarajevo_t0ma5.JPG&diff=38892File:Sarajevo t0ma5.JPG2009-12-12T12:40:09Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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<div>[[t0ma5]] hitchhiking out of Sarajevo, heading north.</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Zagreb&diff=38891Zagreb2009-12-12T12:39:31Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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'''Zagreb''' is the capital of [[Croatia]].<br />
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== Hitching Out ==<br />
<br />
=== Direction Karlovac [[Rijeka]] and [[Split]], Dalmacija ===<br />
To get Lučko ramp (pay toll) on highway you have to catch tram numbers 4, 14, 17... Then by tram you have to come to "Savski most" stop. Its bus terminal where you can go to buses number 111 and 132. These buses drive to Lučko, get off at the 4th stop (15 min ride approx.) or ask the driver to tell you where, if nobody ask for one stop you wont be able to count it because the bus wont stop there. Once you get off you will see 2 streets, a small one very close to you and a big one a bit further that looks like it leads to the highway but it doesn't, take the small street till the end and you will find the highway. If you are going to Dalmacia (Zadar, Split, etc.) don't take rides to Rijeka because is a bit out of your way. Car plates for each city: Rijeka (RI) Zadar (ZD) Split (ST). It should be very easy to get a ride from there :) [[File:Zagreb_t0ma5.jpg|200px|thumb|left|alt text]]<br />
<br />
=== Direction [[Slavonski Brod]], [[Belgrade]] and [[Bosnia]] ===<br />
You have two solutions for these destinations. First is to get the bus on one of the main bus terminals in Zagreb. The name of that terminal is Kvatrić or Kvaternikov Trg (square), its near center of Zagreb. Then you have to get on bus number 216 and 276 which rides you to Ivanja Reka or the main ramp on the highway. Of course ask the bus driver to leave you in Ivanja Reka* and after that you have 20 min of walk through some fields. But dont worry, its a delightful walk haha. After you reach the ramp you can easy get rides directly to border with Serbia, Belgrade and the border with Bosnia. Second solution is to get the tram number 2, 3 and 13 to Savišće or Žitnjak. On the last stop come down and then walk for about 15 min to the highway. On the highway is a bus stop sign and there you can easy hitchhike to ramp in Ivanja Reka or you can even stop cars who are going to Belgrade and Bosnia. Ask the locals for extra tips and explanations... nuclearphyllis' local experts took us to the first toll plaza on the zagreb-belgrade highway, even though it was illegal to hitchhike from there. we weren't troubled and got a ride in under 10 minutes.<br />
*Or even better than going to Ivanja Reka is going to Dumovec (bus 276), a stop after Ivanja Reka. Gets you closer to the tolls, but you have to jump over a fence, which is really not a problem. So, get off in Dumovec, walk back a bit from the right side of the road you will see a path going towards highway, follow it till you get to the fence, jump over and from there you have about 1,5km of walking to tolls.<br />
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=== Direction [[Ljubljana]], [[Austria]], [[Novo Mesto]] ===<br />
Take tram number 5 or 17 from the center of Zagreb towards the end station Precko. Notice that the ride takes a lot of time, 45 minutes atleast. In Precko you will see on your left as you exit the tram, a street that turns right. Take this street and walk 5 min. till you get to the main street, Ljubljanska Avenija (also called Zagrebacka Avenija). Cross the this street in front of Konzum supermarket and turn left, you will see a small bus station and it's best to hitchhike from there with a SLO sign. Don't take rides that don't take you atleast till the border - There is no good places to hitchhike further down the road. From the border crossing itself it's relativly easy to get a good ride, even as far as to Austria.<br />
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=== North, direction [[Maribor]], [[Vienna]] ===<br />
From the main bus center in Crnomerec, there are buses to the main road, out of the city. For example, number 119 goes parallel to the road to Maribor (then you just cross the railways), number 122 goes on the road to Maribor. I got a really hard time getting a long ride from there, though. Prefer the old road ("stary put") to the highway, where it s forbidden to hitch on the side of the road, and where there doesnt seem to be many petrol stations...<br />
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'''Zagreb''' is the capital of [[Croatia]].<br />
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== Hitching Out ==<br />
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=== Direction Karlovac [[Rijeka]] and [[Split]], Dalmacija ===<br />
To get Lučko ramp (pay toll) on highway you have to catch tram numbers 4, 14, 17... Then by tram you have to come to "Savski most" stop. Its bus terminal where you can go to buses number 111 and 132. These buses drive to Lučko, get off at the 4th stop (15 min ride approx.) or ask the driver to tell you where, if nobody ask for one stop you wont be able to count it because the bus wont stop there. Once you get off you will see 2 streets, a small one very close to you and a big one a bit further that looks like it leads to the highway but it doesn't, take the small street till the end and you will find the highway. If you are going to Dalmacia (Zadar, Split, etc.) don't take rides to Rijeka because is a bit out of your way. Car plates for each city: Rijeka (RI) Zadar (ZD) Split (ST). It should be very easy to get a ride from there :) [File:Zagreb_t0ma5.jpg|200px|thumb|left|alt text]]<br />
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=== Direction [[Slavonski Brod]], [[Belgrade]] and [[Bosnia]] ===<br />
You have two solutions for these destinations. First is to get the bus on one of the main bus terminals in Zagreb. The name of that terminal is Kvatrić or Kvaternikov Trg (square), its near center of Zagreb. Then you have to get on bus number 216 and 276 which rides you to Ivanja Reka or the main ramp on the highway. Of course ask the bus driver to leave you in Ivanja Reka* and after that you have 20 min of walk through some fields. But dont worry, its a delightful walk haha. After you reach the ramp you can easy get rides directly to border with Serbia, Belgrade and the border with Bosnia. Second solution is to get the tram number 2, 3 and 13 to Savišće or Žitnjak. On the last stop come down and then walk for about 15 min to the highway. On the highway is a bus stop sign and there you can easy hitchhike to ramp in Ivanja Reka or you can even stop cars who are going to Belgrade and Bosnia. Ask the locals for extra tips and explanations... nuclearphyllis' local experts took us to the first toll plaza on the zagreb-belgrade highway, even though it was illegal to hitchhike from there. we weren't troubled and got a ride in under 10 minutes.<br />
*Or even better than going to Ivanja Reka is going to Dumovec (bus 276), a stop after Ivanja Reka. Gets you closer to the tolls, but you have to jump over a fence, which is really not a problem. So, get off in Dumovec, walk back a bit from the right side of the road you will see a path going towards highway, follow it till you get to the fence, jump over and from there you have about 1,5km of walking to tolls.<br />
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=== Direction [[Ljubljana]], [[Austria]], [[Novo Mesto]] ===<br />
Take tram number 5 or 17 from the center of Zagreb towards the end station Precko. Notice that the ride takes a lot of time, 45 minutes atleast. In Precko you will see on your left as you exit the tram, a street that turns right. Take this street and walk 5 min. till you get to the main street, Ljubljanska Avenija (also called Zagrebacka Avenija). Cross the this street in front of Konzum supermarket and turn left, you will see a small bus station and it's best to hitchhike from there with a SLO sign. Don't take rides that don't take you atleast till the border - There is no good places to hitchhike further down the road. From the border crossing itself it's relativly easy to get a good ride, even as far as to Austria.<br />
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=== North, direction [[Maribor]], [[Vienna]] ===<br />
From the main bus center in Crnomerec, there are buses to the main road, out of the city. For example, number 119 goes parallel to the road to Maribor (then you just cross the railways), number 122 goes on the road to Maribor. I got a really hard time getting a long ride from there, though. Prefer the old road ("stary put") to the highway, where it s forbidden to hitch on the side of the road, and where there doesnt seem to be many petrol stations...<br />
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{{hitchbase_city|268}}<br />
{{IsIn|Croatia}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Croatia]]<br />
[[Category:E65]]<br />
[[Category:E59]]<br />
[[Category:E71]]</div>T0ma5https://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=File:Zagreb_t0ma5.jpg&diff=38889File:Zagreb t0ma5.jpg2009-12-12T12:35:58Z<p>T0ma5: </p>
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<div>Street that leads to the pay toll in Lučko</div>T0ma5