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Note that there '''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is an "outer situated within a ring road" to the Paris suburb areacalled ''le périphérique'', motorway A86 (or ''super-périphériquele périph'') and another wider ring called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed . The actual city is relatively small, but still used to connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itselfsurrounded by endless suburbs, you might want to clarify some of which ring they are going linked to take the urban public transportation system at no extra cost (i.e. a standard one-trip city ticket), while some others being labelled as it may affect the place where you'd want outside zones and thus more expensive to be droppedreach.

Good to know if you're starting to stink up in the City of Lights: the Municipality provides [https://www.paris.fr/pages/les-bains-douches-municipaux-138 free shower facilities ] in 17 locations around Paris. Note they are BYOT (bring your own toiletry)== Hitching In in ==

During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the ring road. This is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to drop you (which is often the case). Within the ring area, you are definitely linked to the whole regular fare subway system.

If you are coming from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which is a normal truck route), chances are that your driver will not drop you on the ring road where it is complicated to stop. A frequent place to get dropped is the first exit South on the A6 called "Rungis". From there, you can reach the Metropolitan subway system by tram with one ticket, then use another one to your final destination. You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.   == Hitching out ==

=== North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===

These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the bottom involving Arras :)

==== Option 1: Porte de la Chapelle ====

This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there , take a the metro line 12 to ''Porte de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the motorway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They aren't overcrowdedand, and at the same time , quite a few cars going up the North north stop here for to refill; nonetheless, at such places , much is depended depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers , this place won't make it to the TOP10 top 10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore rather recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout , where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique''Peripherique).

'''THIS MOTORWAY ENTRANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY OPEN DUE TO TUNNEL RECONSTRUCTION'''... Reopening A good option to leave faster is scheduled in summer 2012to show at the roundabout a sign for the airport Charles de Gaulle. There's an entrance still in operation, for the cars coming from the Peripherique is a petrol station (ring highwayAire La Courneuve - see Option 2), so the traffic coming from inside Paris is diverted through Porte d'Aubervilliers (before the next Ring entrance east). You can get there taking airport where the "PC" bus from Porte de la Chapelle east or from Porte de la Vilette west. Theredriver could let you out; don's a roundabout with traffic lights t miss it! The station is not so big and cars going many drivers just go to A1 take the outer ring entrance ("Périphérique extérieur"). Frequent traffic jams (which may also be helpful)airport but at least you can ask people, and this access might whereas it could be closed too on evenings, nights hard and weekendslong at Porte de la Chapelle.

==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====

FirstThis option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2.75as of 2018). The petrol station Aire de Service de La Courneuve is about 2 km along the A1, get closer by public transportnorth of Paris. Some options are:* Bus Take bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' (next to the motorway)* Bus or bus 250 from ''Fort dD'Aubervilliers'' (both are on metro line 7), get off at ''to the stop Parc des Des Sports'' (. This bus stop is next to the quickest way?)* [http://mapsA1 highway.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+VerlaineJust walk to the right from the bus stop,+93120+La+Courneuve,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+Frankreich&sll=48without ever passing under the overpass.926137,2Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex.394161&sspn=0.01892There is a wall preventing access to the motorway,0.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=48.928026but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill,2the wall ends.388539&spn=0.018919You can then follow a steep,0thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station.040169&z=15&om=1 ''La Courneuve Aubervilliers''] (RER B)There is a fence right along the motorway, but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and walk 2 km north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''. You you can catch this train from ''Gare du Nord''step over it. THIS OPTION REQUIRES A 1-3 ZONES TICKET

Read this carefully because if you don't, it can be hard to find it and the local people definately won't know where this is or how to get there by foot! Once at the ''Parc des Sports'' bus stop, you can see the main road if you look in the driving direction of the bus. This is the road you want to follow to the east. Basically you just walk to the right from the bus stop in the driving direction, without ever passing under the road. Follow the road and walk east parallel You may need to climb the motorway. There is a wall preventing access to the motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred metres east and up a slight hill, the wall ends. You can then follow a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station. There is a fence right along the motorway, but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.fance

Other ways to get to that From the petrol station:* Take a RER B to ''Stade de France'' and then walk up , most drivers are only going to the final traffic light where you can airport or local communities. You should ask for a ride lift at least to the toll station (''Aire La Courneuve''.* Lastly, one can take a line 13 to 'péage'Carrefour Pleyel'' and then walk along ''Boulevard Anatole France'' (see [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Carrefour+Pleyel+station,+France&daddr=charles+de+gaulle&sll=48.927631,2.383518&sspn=0.027124,0.080338&ie=UTF8&ll=48.923881,2.358456&spn=0.013563,0.040169&t=h&z=15&om=1 Google Maps]) up until the beginning of the motorwayheading north. There This is a hitchhiking spot there which might be not 20-minute drive down the greatest one in the world but at least it can lead you to the petrol station motorway (some kilometers after Exit 4!the airport)and everyone has to stop here.

==== Charles de Gaulle ====''Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lot.

==== Service station It is easy to jump the metro at Survilliers ====terminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Maybe the same is true for terminals 1 and 3 but I can't vouch for it.

This option costs 4 eurosFrom terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to the main road. You should see signs for A1 Paris Lille. Keep following these signs until the road splits for A1 Lille. One road goes to the left, which is under a bridge and there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the right. Stand to the cost right of the right turn. Cars can stop on a ticket for zones 1-5dashed out area to your left or drive a little past you on the right. The peage is 35 km North A couple of Paris, near cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to get a lift to the town next service station which had lots of Survillierspeople driving north to Lille, Belgium and Holland.

From Paris, take RER D (Chatelet-les-halles or Gare du Nord), direction Orry la Ville - Coye. Get off the train at Survilliers-Fosses (35 KM North of Paris). Walk down Rue ==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire de la Gare towards Survilliers town centre, then turn right at La Grande Rue; you will find the motorway. Once there, you can hitchhike from the motorway exit towards the gas station 2KM from here (Paris direction). When you arrive, you take the local road to cross over to the opposite service station to head North.Vémars Est====

This option costs 9 euros (25% discount under 26) + a local From the coach station there Gare Routière you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the ticket to Gare du Nordoffice/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at. The peage ticket costs €2. [BEWARE this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays / so if that is 50 km North of Paristhe case, near then get off at Quebec because the town A1 highway going to Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a higher chance of Senlis. finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you a ride to another petrol station on the main highway, which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille]

Senlis has no train station, but you still buy UpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023The parking lot for the ticket from a train stationbus 95. From Paris Nord01 is F1, go to Chantilly and switch to a the bus does run on Saturdays also,according to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticket. Once there, you need to walk a little time table and you'll find a "péage" (motorway payment station - people have to stop to take a ticket). The bus confirmed by the driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hour.

=== A4 EastYou can always try to go with the bus number 702 to Vémars centre from the airport (20 stops, towards [[Metz]]39 minutes). This will also work on Saturdays, [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc ===Sundays and public holidays. The parking lot for the bus 702 is B2.

==== Going directly to From the ''barrière de péage'' ====Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on Rue Pierre Curie (D17) until it merges with Rue De la Mairie. Walk an additional 350 m until this merges with Rue Des Vignolles (D16)

''This one is On your left, the most expensive, longest but takes you A1 will be clearly visible as will the furthest to a great pickup spotAire de Vémars Ouest petrol station. Might be a good choice when you don't speak frenchFrom here, it is another 1. Maybe not so good at night25km to any given entrance.''

Take RER A4 to the last stop ==== Option 5: Porte de Bagnolet (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''A3). The train journey length is around 40 minutes (EUR 6 something). Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on Sundays, the ticket costs around 2 Euro) which leaves from the bus stop next to the RER train station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'' (====Google maps: [httphttps://www.metro-polegoogle.netco.uk/hormaps/ficheplace/6759Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.118649082,2.html timetable 2008 here4086197,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e87e1c7d877:0x17c4d9a47ae58890!2sPorte+de+la+Chapelle!8m2!3d48.897279!4d2.359192!3m4!1s0x47e66d8329157e27:0x2a4ba9074d60ae9a!8m2!3d48.8645542!4d2.4095799])Get a ticket for the station Porte de Bagnolet. It takes ten minutes This is pretty close to arrive at where the “Truffaut” gardening centre A3 starts, which is beside leads to the péage (stop Coutevroult - Truffaut). From thereA1, walk back so a bit and go through what seems to lot of traffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, but it worked. There is a police station's parking area and bus stop, where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, furthermore, there is called "voie de service" on the map - a small gas stop, where you will get can approach drivers directly which cue up there from time to time. Position yourself at the green area right outside traffic lights before the péage - and you won't need bus stop to jump any of show your sign indicating the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy direction you want to get rides go to [[Metz]] or even straight to [[Germany]]. You might meet people (gendarmes or motorway staff) in that "voie de service" - even if they try to talk you out of it, remember ''it is allowed'' to hitchhike ''in the car park'' by the peage.

If you decide to hitch from this péage ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (EUR 1.60A1, there is a fantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [httphttps://www.metro-polegoo.netgl/hormaps/fiche/5134.20.html timetable2suUznoe5C42]) to bus stop "Bailly-Romainvilliers - Place de l'Europe" , then walk for about 2kilometerswith people heading pretty much everywhere. You will soon see can get rides to the motorway A4 and péageUK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Here's the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562 Many difference license plates (GB, F, B,2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll=48.850992NL,2.833614&sspn=0.012962D,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route]E) and lots of opportunities.

The ''barrière de péage'' is located [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.854077,2.83959&daddr=&hl=es&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=48.853788East towards [[Metz]],2.839912&sspn=0.003586[[Strasbourg]],0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258[[Luxembourg]],2.830095&spn[[Germany]] {{Afr|4}} =0.014346,0.038624&t=h&z=15 here].

==== Via petrol station Option 1. From within the city limits: Quai de Bercy ====

''Quite long trip and a bit expensive. Takes Cheap, as you to will only need a great gas station. better if you speak french and good day-metro ticket and-nightpretty fast too.''

The first petrol station is close You can also try to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking.

''You can also try Take the metro line 14 to Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the Boulevard down to the bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to catch have a bus sign indicating you want to Bussy St George nrget onto the A4.4 or nr.44 When cars stop, ask if they are going all the way to the toll station (péage), many drivers turn off the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to continue hitch-hiking from before the metro toll station ''Gutenberg''.''

From this station walk South for about 1 km along a bigger road which will lead you to a roundabout. You can try hitchhiking from there but Update:- currently line 14 is not working- standing anywhere on the needed petrol station will be just a bit more than 2 km from there. You can walk on street following the grass field next to direction of the motorway. The petrol station arena (south east) is called ''La Ferrière''. Another option to reach this petrol station is to not really recommended, instead walk through the industrial zone of ''Bussy'' area, to the South of the railway, then reach the bridge over the motorway Pont Charles de Gaulle: use a sign „A4“ and follow further by walking wait on the grass until Quai de la Rapée just nearby the actual petrol station (note that as of February 2011bridge, there was is also space for cars to stop -> get a nice-sized fence lift to hop after crossing the bridge. nothing too difficultlast petrol station before the toll station-> A lot of cars from Germany, Belgium, but a big pack makes it harder!). Most of the walk will be on the road which means you will save Luxembourg and France are stopping here (some time while at the same time such a walk won't be so annoying if you happen going to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't wanna go through the fieldsor coming back from Disneyland ;)). You can follow [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=gare,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&daddr=chemin+de+la+rue+pavee,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&sll=48.831899,2.723193&sspn=0.01291,0.040169&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=48.831814,2.726369&spn=0.01291,0.040169&t=h&om=0 this route] on Google Maps.

Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station which is within the free motorway network. Toll gate is a bit further==== Option 2.Motorway junction slip-road ====

This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you're likely to end up either at the petrol station described below or at the péage. Not good at night. Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of Boissy St Legere until the station Nogent Sur Marne. Leave the station in direction of Rue Joinville and follow the sign to the A4. It is a 30 minute walk. There is a red light before the slip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers. Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station Aire De Ferrières which is within the free motorway network. Gare de Péage de Coutevroult toll gate is a bit further. ==== Option 3: Motorway service station Aire De Ferrières ==== Take RER A to station Bussy-Saint-Georges. You can also get to this RER A station by taking bus 4 or 44 from metro station Gutenberg. Walk 2 km Avenue Marie Curie till Rue Pavée turn down until street crosses A4 highway and after this turn left rest stop is next to you. Right side from there is Decathlon Logistics France if you get lost '''ATTENTION''' The bridge leads into the forest and getting onto the motorway might be a bit difficult, the reason being that you have to squeeze yourself to be able to pass through the narrow space between the bridge and the fence.Moreover,you have to descend onto the motorway through an overgrown grass.An alternative is to take bus 46  at Busy-Saint-Georges station in the direction of Gare de Val d'Europe,or same bus at Gare de Val d'Europe in the direction of Torcy(this is important because the bus is infrequent and might be useful to catch it at the other side if wait time is long).From Bussy-Saint-Georges you'll ride 4 stops and from Gare de Val d'Europe, 5 stops,alight at Bout Pêcheret and walk back in the direction the bus came from if you took it from Bussy-Saint-Georges and vice-versa. Continue walking on the [[D10]] road to cross the motorway and turn right on the road leading directly to the service station. === Getting South or Southwest (A6{{Afr|6}}, {{Afr|10}}, A10 or A11) {{Afr|11}} ===

==== Option 1: Porte d'Orléans ====

''Porte d'Orléans'' is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, traffic here is heavy and fast moving. If you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic.  Note : I think that the place in front of the hotel is pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's better to stand before, at the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, you miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you and to stop. Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to Orléans or Chartres (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the péage de Saint Arnoult or before that at Limours-Janvry service station. Beware, just after the "péage", the motorway separates between A10 and A11. If you are heading directly South onto the A6, have a sign (you may try Lyon or Fontainebleau) and make sure to be left at Aire De Lisses rest stop, roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you). ==== Option 2: Porte d'Italie ==== Similarly Porte d'Italie which is not far from Porte d'Orleans is a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the exit to the traffic lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain. === South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} ===

Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the "péage de Saint Arnoult". If you are heading directly South, have a sign for Lyon and make sure to be left at ''==== Option 1: Motorway services Aire de De Lisses'', roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you).====

When I was here in Sept 2011 many hitcher came and later went This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to get have ride without ticket also), a train a local train to an outlying town zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. Aire de Lisses is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because they had no luckyou avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being located after all the motorway branch-offs.

Whenever a diplomat travels between Paris and Get the Orly airport, he'll go through hereRER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Which means that Be careful to get on the right train as there will be police presenceare 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. Tthe ID of the train you need was ZIP or ZOP (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). The police doesnIf it't care about yous too confusing get whatever train that goes to Corbeil Essonne and from there, but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are aroundwhatever train that goes to Melun. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hourGet off at the station Gare de Villabé the second after Corbeil-Essonnes.

For more personal opinions Otherwise, you can take the RER D to Évry-Courcouronnes centre, and experiences check from there Bus 415 in direction of Villabé. Get off at stop Ikea the gas station will be a five minute walk away. There is a fence you have to climb to get to the [[Talk:Paris|talk page]]station.

'''!! The A6b road connecting Porte d'italie You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, a ticket costs about 10 euros) and walk 45min to the AUTOGRILL Aire de Nemours A6 is closed until autumn 2011 for tunnel reconstructionservice area / Shell fuel station. All the Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic is diverted through Porte d'Orleans ), far out from Paris (80km), and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or other roadsLyon in a few minutes.''''''

==== Aire de Lisses =South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]], [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} ===

This option costs 5,85 euros, a zone 1-5 ticket The A10 and takes roughly 1h15. A11 motorways follow the route of the '''Aire de LissesA6''' (see above) from Paris, and split from it near Antony/Rungis. Then, before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the first service area on the A6station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, situated about 35 40 km South Southwest of Paris. It can save Whichever spot you time because choose, ask the driver to take you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your directionat least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the péage of St-Arnoult. From these places, being after all you can find a driver who takes you on the A10 or the branch-offsA11 depending on which way you want to go.

Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. As of 2010-02, the ID of the train you need was "ZIPE" or "ZOPO" (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). If it's too confusing (it's very confusing), get whatever train that goes to "Corbeil Essonne" and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station '''Villabé''', the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's there: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rue+d%27Ambreville,+91100+Villab%C3%A9,+Franciaorsz%C3%A1g&daddr=48.592221,2.443964&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=Option 1&sz=16&dirflg=w&sll=48.592959,2.44184&sspn: Pont de Sevres =0.005947,0.013604&ie=UTF8&ll=48.592959,2.452869&spn=0.023786,0.054417&z=14 ''the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses'']

It's a very good spot[[File:ParisOut.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge]]

Take the subway 9 to Pont De Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the bridge, where you can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon) and walk 45min to see the service area ( http://tinyurlsigns towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc.com/2bs24sf )The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the red lights. Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic), far out You can try with the cars coming from Paris (80km)the direction of the metro station, and can also with the cars which came along the river and are turning left to get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutesthe bridge.

=== A10 South to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] = Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====

This motorway follows the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Parisoption costs Eur 4.90, and splits afterwards near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]a ticket for zones 1-4. The first [[péage]] in that direction This option is St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest useful to get out of Paris, before the splitting of A10 ring roads and A11. There are no service station get directly on the motorway before A10 after all the péagebranch-offs.

==== Take RER B to Massey-Palaiseau station. Walk down Avenue Carnot along the Massy -Palaiseau ====railway towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach the motorway entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Limours-Janvry service station 5 km down the road.

This option costs 2'''Edit July 2022''' this does not work! There is pretty much zero car traffic,95 euros, a 1at least when I was there. If you're starting in Massy-4 zones ticketPalaiseau you're better off thumbing at [https://goo.gl/maps/bbD5WGkiKeFqSFzBA this roundabout]. This option is useful I didn't wait too long here and got a ride straight to get out of the rings and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offsLe Mans.

Take the RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau''. From there, follow the motoway signs for the A10. There are two options==== Option 3: take a bus from the massive transport lot beside ''MassyMotorway service station Limours-Palaiseau'' station or walk down a motorway ramp nearby. Janvry ====

'''Motorway ramp option''': Go down The first service station on the ''Avenue Carnot'' along motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the ''Massyvillage Briis-sous-Palaiseau'' railway, towards the ''autoroute''Forges. After a while To get there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach a motorway exit underneath a bridge. Make sure need to get a ride take RER B to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at StMassy-Arnoult or Palaiseau. From there take bus 91.03 to the Briis-sous-Forges service station 5 km down . It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the small local roadRoute D'Invilliers.

'''Bus Option''': The first petrol station is situated near the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''. To get there you need to take either RER B to ''Massy-Palaiseau'' From there take the bus 91.03 to ''Briis-sous-Forges''. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. The petrol station is situated a couple of kms North from the village. To reach it you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers'', a small local road. Once you are there, make sure your driver takes the right road as the A11 starts not far away. It's not easy to find the road to the gas station. no one in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that route you're looking for. They don't even know that there's a gas station in the area. write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours.[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges to the gas station map]

=== A11 South= Option 4: Péage de Saint-West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of [[Bretagne|Brittany]] Arnoult ====[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[project 888|888]] event]]This motorway splits from the A10 near ''Dourdan''. There are several possibilities go get on this motorway:

# The petrol station at ''Briis-sous-Forges''. Look at the A10 section's options.# Take You can take the RER C train from ''Paris-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and start hitching from thereDourdan. You might want to go to There are no controls on the service station ''Chartres-Gasville'' exit, so if you are on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From the train stationcheap, take one of many [http://www.filibus.fr/pages/55 buses] that stop at you need to pay only the ''Morard'' stationbasic metro ticket (some EUR 1. Here starts bus 12, take it and 33) to get off at ''Ninto the underground network in Paris.Conté'' - some minutes before you arrive thereOnce in Dourdan, memorize cross the route: the bus croses the motorway, railroad track and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right turn left and continues to a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''N.Conté''. Now comes 1 hour of walk: then go back to the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow straight on the N10 D836 until you come reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be able to hitch a car as there are many passing by and the French take easily on small cityroutes if they see you walking. There you encounter Get off just after the road crosses the next roundaboutautoroute, where you turn go left. Follow the streetand in a short while, it bends to you will reach the right and ends on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn left (north)péage. After 500 meters comes Look at the motorway, continue until you map beforehand! You have crossed it. The service station is 400 meters eastmuch higher chances here then anywhere else, so try to pass there are lots of cars going through the trees on your right and follow the street to the service station.

== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 to 14)West towards Rouen, RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stopsLe Havre, lines from letter A to E), buses (lines from number 20 to ...?) and trams (lines from T1 to T4). If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (12,50 euros instead of 1,70 each - July 2011). You can travel to the end of RER lines for about 15 euros. If you stay in Paris for several days and will use transport often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (EUR 5.90 for one day inside Paris) - it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation. If you stay for a week or more - consider geting a "passe Navigo découverte", which is a chargeable card with picture (5 euros to make). You can then buy a weekly ticket for EUR 17.20. Note that this replaces the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010.Caen {{Afr|13}} ===

=== Metro system = Inside Paris ====Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trains, and ticket controllers seem to employ 1 of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel or station exit and checking all the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed it is easy to see them from a distance unless they decide to hide around the corner); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching the gates and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them directly themselves, or radio-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticket.

Checks are said never to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are eveningsQuai André Citroën, weekends under the ring road overpass. A lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the beginning of a new month. Except 15th and 7th arrondissements go to Normandy for the major stationsweekend. As a result, it this spot is pretty easy very effective on these days (20 to jump over the barriers, or pass through following 30 min on average) but much worse at other people passing times (expect to the ticket-zone. Only on major stations wait one is required to have a validated ticket when exiting. As in some other countries, one can be relax about the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checksand half hours).

=== RER system ===Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets on trainsPorte d'Auteuil, and since at the last traffic light to the RER shares entrance of the metro infrastructureA13, you might be a subject or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the shoulder to the checks in similar order mentioned abovemotorway just after the light, where cars haven't picked up much speed yet and can see you well. It is possible Ask drivers to travel for free, even though take you stand a higher chance of being busted. It seems that checks can occur (at any time, so the best time least) to travel for free is a rush hour when controls are impossible due to congestion. The highest risk of being checked seems to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stationsMorainvilliers petrol station in Poissy.

You often need your ticket to get out of ==== In the stations, as price varies according to the distance. Make sure not to lose it as it can be tricky to get out otherwise.suburbs ====

=== Fines and punishments ===French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreignersTake Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station. Although it The fare is said it might €8 but you may not be possible to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostilecontrolled. Most commonly they will ask for a 40 euro fine which can be paid directly Get off in cash or by credit card (not Mantes Station). Alternatively you can plead poverty, and if you show a valid ID they will post There's a fine 30 minute walk to the address and the name written on IDtoll gate.You can search Innovaparc bus stop place is next to there

=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle'Option 2'/''Roissy'' airport ===Bus line 350 goes to ''Gare de l'Est'', and line 351 - to ''Place de la Nation''. You're supposed to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks are said rare to occur.South Area Morainvilliers rest area

Take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and get off at Poissy. Take bus 20 to bus stop Auberg. There's one bus every hour on weekdays, fewer than that on Saturdays and it doesn't run on Sundays.  == Sleeping in Paris Airports == '''[[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the Charles de Gaulle airport]]''' / '''[[Project 888Orly airport]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]''' / '''[[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchangeBeauvais]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackers, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guests.'' airport

* [http[File://www.ratp888_signs.fr/ Public transportation jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]* [http://www] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.voyages-sncf.com/ Trains and regional transports], ticket agency]