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== Hitching out ==
 
== Hitching out ==
  
Towards [[Izmir]], [[Çanakkale]]:
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=== Towards [[Izmir]], [[Çanakkale]] ===
  
Take the Bursaray metro to Küçük Sanayi and walk around until you find a suitable place to hitch.
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==== Option 1 ====
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Take the Bursaray metro to Küçük Sanayi* and walk around until you find a suitable place to hitch (you would have to exit the south side to reach the pedestrian bridge to the gas station westwards or see below about next station).
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Alternatively, you can continue on the metro to the last stop, the University, as the stop is situated right on a well lit stretch of highway-and you'd be further along on your way than you would be getting off at an earlier station.
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I found upon arriving at this station that the metro continues and turns right blocking your path West to get to the gas station, so you end up walking to the next station Altinsehir and crossing under, adding another 20-25min walk. So you might as well go straight through to there, then walk through the industrial yard. Much closer.
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''I would not recommend the university stop. Cars are going too fast here. Try finding a highway on-ramp and thumbing. - [[User:Rebew|Rebew]] (9. Aug. 2021)''
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==== Option 2 ====
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If you are able, find a ride to Minteks Tekstil/Restaurant which is at the merging of the D200 and O-5 increasing your chances. However, there doesn't appear to be any public transport to there, no minibus that I asked would go there.
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=== Towards [[Yalova]], [[Istanbul]] ===
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The road out of town towards Istanbul doesn't have many places where a car can safely pull over so you may have to wait, by turkish standards, a fair amount of time. When you do get picked up you're likely to be given a ride to [[Gemlik]] or [[Orhangazi]] rather than directly to Istanbul.
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One good thing to do is try to get past the highway which runs west to east about 10 km north of town. A lot of  traffic comes through this road en-route to [[Istanbul]] from cities in the south and if you stand after the intersection your chances of finding a direct ride to Istanbul increases vastly.
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=== Towards [[Eskişehir]], [[Konya]], [[Antalya]] ===
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Take the metro to the last stop Kestel. From there you are directly at the main road (Ankara Yolu Cd., D200) which takes you east out of the city. A lot of people go to Inegöl from there, but you can also find people who go further.
  
 
== Hitching in ==
 
== Hitching in ==
  
It is fairly easy to hitchhike to Bursa from [[Izmir]] or [[Istanbul]].
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=== From [[Istanbul]] ===
[[Yalova]] is just north and there are ferries to there if you are feeling too lazy to hitch around [[Izmit]].  
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Alot of traffic coming to [[Bursa]] from [[Istanbul]] takes the [[Eskihisar]] car-ferry to [[Yalova]] (the ferry is easily hitchhiked just follow the instructions on the [[Eskihisar]] page) It's really easy to just ask around in the ferry for a car going directly to Bursa (atleat 50% of the cars on the ferry go there). Otherwise you could go around the bay of [[Izmit]] although it generally takes more time.
There is more information on ferries and hitchhiking from Istanbul on the [[Eskihisar]] page. The cheapest ferry seems to be from Pendik in Istanbul.
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You cannot hitchhike the Istanbul-Bursa car ferry.
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=== From [[Izmir]] ===
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The bus system and Bursaray metro system costs 2TL for a single ticket. A card can be bought for 3.50TL or you can borrow one. With a card it costs 1.25TL, and can be used for more than one person at a time.
 
The bus system and Bursaray metro system costs 2TL for a single ticket. A card can be bought for 3.50TL or you can borrow one. With a card it costs 1.25TL, and can be used for more than one person at a time.
 
Each station has a security guard with a metal detector and it seems quite difficult to [[blackride]] unless you are super sneaky.
 
Each station has a security guard with a metal detector and it seems quite difficult to [[blackride]] unless you are super sneaky.
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 4 September 2021

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Bursa is a city in Turkey. It is near the Sea of Marmara and due south of Istanbul.

It is the fourth largest city in Turkey with a population of 2.6 million people.

It is beneath Mount Uludağ, a popular ski resort.

Hitching out

Towards Izmir, Çanakkale

Option 1

Take the Bursaray metro to Küçük Sanayi* and walk around until you find a suitable place to hitch (you would have to exit the south side to reach the pedestrian bridge to the gas station westwards or see below about next station).

Alternatively, you can continue on the metro to the last stop, the University, as the stop is situated right on a well lit stretch of highway-and you'd be further along on your way than you would be getting off at an earlier station.

I found upon arriving at this station that the metro continues and turns right blocking your path West to get to the gas station, so you end up walking to the next station Altinsehir and crossing under, adding another 20-25min walk. So you might as well go straight through to there, then walk through the industrial yard. Much closer.

I would not recommend the university stop. Cars are going too fast here. Try finding a highway on-ramp and thumbing. - Rebew (9. Aug. 2021)

Option 2

If you are able, find a ride to Minteks Tekstil/Restaurant which is at the merging of the D200 and O-5 increasing your chances. However, there doesn't appear to be any public transport to there, no minibus that I asked would go there.

Towards Yalova, Istanbul

The road out of town towards Istanbul doesn't have many places where a car can safely pull over so you may have to wait, by turkish standards, a fair amount of time. When you do get picked up you're likely to be given a ride to Gemlik or Orhangazi rather than directly to Istanbul.

One good thing to do is try to get past the highway which runs west to east about 10 km north of town. A lot of traffic comes through this road en-route to Istanbul from cities in the south and if you stand after the intersection your chances of finding a direct ride to Istanbul increases vastly.

Towards Eskişehir, Konya, Antalya

Take the metro to the last stop Kestel. From there you are directly at the main road (Ankara Yolu Cd., D200) which takes you east out of the city. A lot of people go to Inegöl from there, but you can also find people who go further.

Hitching in

From Istanbul

Alot of traffic coming to Bursa from Istanbul takes the Eskihisar car-ferry to Yalova (the ferry is easily hitchhiked just follow the instructions on the Eskihisar page) It's really easy to just ask around in the ferry for a car going directly to Bursa (atleat 50% of the cars on the ferry go there). Otherwise you could go around the bay of Izmit although it generally takes more time.

From Izmir


Public Transport

The bus system and Bursaray metro system costs 2TL for a single ticket. A card can be bought for 3.50TL or you can borrow one. With a card it costs 1.25TL, and can be used for more than one person at a time. Each station has a security guard with a metal detector and it seems quite difficult to blackride unless you are super sneaky.



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