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[http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliwice Gliwice] ''info in polish only'' is a city situated in central-southern Poland almost in the middle of [http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostrada_A4_%28Polska%29#Przebieg_A4 A4 motorway]course.  
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'''Gliwice''' is a city in southern [[Poland]] inhabited by more than 180 thousand people. It's one of the cities of Katowice Urban Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Gliwice there are eight cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in this area: [[Katowice]],[[Sosnowiec]], [[Zabrze]], [[Bytom]], [[Ruda Śląska]], [[Tychy]], [[Dąbrowa Górnicza]], [[Chorzów]]. All of them are connected by a joint public transport system.
  
The A4 is the main transit route from Germany to Ukraine.
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== Hitchhiking out ==
  
It's pretty easy to get either ''in''  or ''out'' of the town. Therfore you may drop into for a beer or tea or decide to stay for a night (cheaper) instead of staying in Katowice.
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=== West towards [[Wrocław]], [[Berlin]], [[Dresden]] ([[Germany]]) ===
  
[[Image:Gliwice schemat drog.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Road system of Gliwice -> Click to Enlarge]]
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From the city center e.g. from bus stop ''Plac Piastów'' (close to Gliwice railway station) take either bus 59 direction ''Żernica Pętla''[http://rozklady.kzkgop.pl/index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=59&nr_przyst=10&id_trasy=1674 (timetable)], 194 direction ''Leszczyny Czereśniowa'' [http://rozklady.kzkgop.pl/index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=194&nr_przyst=6&id_trasy=2655 (timetable)] or 710 direction ''Szczygłowice Kopalnia'' [http://rozklady.kzkgop.pl/index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=710&nr_przyst=12&id_trasy=1496 (timetable)]. Get off at the fifth bus stop called '''''Trynek Oczyszczalnia'''''. The stop is situated just at the entrance to the motorway A4 (Junction ''BOJKÓW''). It's a junction with a national road 78, and it's about 4 km away from the city centre. It's a pretty good hitch-hiking spot at the entrance to the motorway as there is a parking lot allowing the drivers to stop easily. You may hitch here at nighttime too as there are street lights. It's open area so it's a bit chilly & windy during winter. The only shelter against rain is the bus stop. The only disadvantage of this place is that the directions to West ([[Wrocław]]) and East ([[Kraków]]) go together at this point and separate some 100 m further after the parking lot & motorway sign. It's impossible to hitch after the parking lot (unless you will continue to walk along the entrance road and get down to the motorway, which is illegal), as the separated roads are 1 car narrow and driver can't stop without blocking all the traffic.
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New service stations are being built on both sides of the A4 motorway 300 m away from the exit (they will be legally reachable on foot by a bicycle path).
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[[File:Gliwice schemat drog.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Road system of Gliwice -> Click to Enlarge]]
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=== East towards [[Katowice]], [[Kraków]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Lviv]] ([[Ukraine]]) ===
  
==Map of Gliwice==
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See direction Wrocław as it is the same entrance to the motorway A4.
Before reading the below's tips, you need to have a look at the [http://www.hitchwiki.org/Image:Gliwice_schemat_drog.jpg road scheme of Gliwice ].
 
If you need more exact info, have a look at [http://www.um.gliwice.pl/index.php?id=14/1 city map]
 
to see an exact, clickable and scalable map of the town.  
 
  
==Getting out of the town==
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=== Southeast towards [[Mikołów]], [[Tychy]] ===
From '''Gliwice''', in [[Poland]], one may easily hitch the following directions.
 
  
===West===
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* '''From bus stop'''
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You may take the bus 32 direction ''Zabrze Goethego'' or 41 direction ''Mikołów'', get off at the 5th stop on a straight way to Mikołów/Tychy and start hitching there.
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* '''From traffic lights'''
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Walk some 5 min to ''Mikołowska'' street (2 bus stop) and start asking drivers of cars stopped by the traffic lights. This option is the fastest but Polish is useful (or just make a sign).
  
''By A4 motorway to:''
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=== South towards [[Rybnik]], [[Ostrava]] ([[Czech Republic]]) ===
Direction [[Opole]], [[Wrocław]], [[Legnica]], [[Berlin]], [[Görlitz]]
 
* You may easily get to the A4 motorway entrance No. 307 from the city center by the following buses:
 
**[http://www.kzkgop.com.pl/rozklady/frame.php?kat=059_20070201&nr=10&kier=1 Time table] 59 kierunek Direction Żernica Pętla,
 
**[http://www.kzkgop.com.pl/rozklady/frame.php?kat=194_20070201&nr=6&kier=1 Time table] 194 kierunek: Leszczyny Czereśniowa
 
**[http://www.kzkgop.com.pl/rozklady/frame.php?kat=710_20060701&nr=11&kier=1 Time table] 710 kierunek: Szczygłowice Kopalnia
 
  
All the timetables are given for the stops situated near the Gliwice main Railway station unless it's stated different.
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* '''From the side of the road'''
You may check ALL timetables of the buses in Silesia area sorted either by stops or by line or number ("Przystanek" in Polish) at this [http://www.kzkgop.com.pl/rozklady/ website]
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Get to Junction ''BOJKÓW'' (see direction Wrocław). When you get off at the described bus stop you just need to cross the bridge over the motorway A4 and start hitching there.
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* '''From petrol station'''
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Similar to option 1. You may get off one stop earlier and ask drivers at the by-the-road petrol station after Billa supermarket. There are sometimes people waving their hands by the road - still an option if you don't speak polish enough to ask drivers. Mean await time to Rybnik is 17,2 min (working day in a day light).
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* '''From traffic lights'''
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Ask drivers stopped at the traffic light near a Cathedral 5 min walk from town hall as all the transit traffic is stopped there (permanent traffic jams during rush hours). Make a sign if you don't speak Polish.
  
You need to get off at the bus stop called '''Trynek Ogródki Działkowe'''. It's the 5th bus stop from the railway station. The stop is situated just at the entrance to the motorway.
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=== Southwest towards [[Kędzierzyn Koźle]], [[Prudnik]], [[Głuchołazy]], [[Czech Republic]] ===
  
It is a 4 km long walk from the centre.
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* '''Option 1'''
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From bus stop ''Plac Piastów'' in city centre take a bus 624 direction ''Wilcze Gardło Pętla''[http://rozklady.kzkgop.pl/index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=624&nr_przyst=1&id_trasy=2363 (timetable)]and get off at the stop called '''''Ostropa Silvia'''''. The road to Kędzierzyń Koźle goes straight on.  
  
It's a pretty good hitch-hiking spot at the entrance to the highway as there is a parking lot allowing the drivers to stop easily.<br /> You may hitch here at night time too as the area is full of lamps. It's open area so it's a bit chilly & windy during winter. The only shelter against rain is the bus stop.  
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* '''Option 2'''
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In front of Gliwice railway statioan take a tram 1 [http://rozklady.kzkgop.pl/index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=T1&nr_przyst=31&id_trasy=2506 (timetable)] or 4 [http://rozklady.kzkgop.pl/index.php?co=rozklady&submenu=tabliczka&nr_linii=T4&nr_przyst=24&id_trasy=2255 (timetable)] and go till the last stop called '''''Wójtowa Wieś Pętla'''''.
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The road that goes straight is the one to Kędzierzyn Koźle. Although there is no shoulder the road is wide enough to let the driver stop without causing the traffic stoppage.
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The traffic here is almost the one to Kędzierzyn Koźle (plates OK), but still contains some cars from a nearby villages (plates SG, SGL).
  
The only disadvantage of this place is that the directions to West ([[Wrocław]]) and East ([[Kraków]]) goes  together at this point and separate some 100 m further after the park lot & highway sign.
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=== Northwest towards [[Poznań]] ===
  
It's impossible to hitch after the  parking lot  (unless you will continue to walk along the entrance road and get down  to the motorway, which ''is'' illegal) as the separated roads are 1 car narrow and driver can't stop without blocking all the traffic.  
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The best and fastest option is getting first to [[Wrocław]].
  
New service stations are being built on both sides of the A4 motorway 300 m away from the exit (they will be legally reachable on foot by a bicycle path)
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== Hitching In ==
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The Junction ''BOJKÓW'' (307th km of motorway A4) is the best to get off at, as it’s the shortest way to walk (in case you arrive too late to catch a bus) to the town center.
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If you arrive from East direction ignore the Junction ''SOŚNICA'' (with a sign Gliwice Centrum & 44 Tychy) and get off at the next one (''BOJKÓW''). There is a lot of place to put a tent for a night without any problems. Just move away from the road to avoid the noise.
  
From my observation (a working day) 75 % of the traffic is direction East (ie. [[Katowice]], [[Kraków]]).
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== Staying overnight ==
Therefore if you head for [[Wrocław]] its better to walk along the entrance road down to the motorway to catch the transit  traffic (Average awaiting time 22.6 minutes (working day, day light).
 
  
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* There is an inexpensive [http://www.zsti.gliwice.pl/ptsm/index.html Youth hostel] (Hosteling International) in the town centre 8 min. walk from railway station.
  
===East===
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* Alternatively there are some active members of [http://www.hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club] or [http://www.couchsurfing.com Couch Surfing] who are willing to share a place to stay and an advise with you.
''By A4 motorway to'':
 
*Direction [[Katowice]], [[Kraków]], [[Tarnów]], [[Rzeszów]], [[Przemyśl]], [[Lviv]]
 
all the same as with getting to West direction, as it is the same entrance.
 
  
''By National Road No.44 to:''
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* You can also try to stay in students dormitories. You just need to find someone who will let you into the dorm. If a student wants to host someone he is obliged to pay some 6 or 8 PLN (EUR 1.50 - 2), but you may have a chance to sneak in for free.
*[[Mikołów]], [[Tychy]]
 
  
There are 2 options:
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* The cheapest hotel in town is situated just next to the dorms. The double used to cost 80 PLN. I'll try to confirm the price soon.
*You may take the bus No. [http://www.kzkgop.com.pl/rozklady/frame.php?kat=032_20070201&nr=17&kier=1 32] or [http://www.kzkgop.com.pl/rozklady/frame.php?kat=041_20050411&nr=1&kier=1 41] (directly to Mikołów)] and get off at the 5th stop on a straight way to Mikołów/Tychy.
 
  
As Long As I live in here I never used this option I always asked for a lift at the traffic lights, therefore I'm not able to give you any mean await time
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* Forget the railway station. Although it's not closed during night time you will not find a place to lay down quietly. It will only protect you against a wind but not against cold, as its almost as cold there as outside. It's the last option to consider and in winter only.
  
*Walk some 5 min to Mikołowska street (2 bus stop)and start asking drivers of cars stopped by the traffic lights. This option is the fastest but Polish is necessary.
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* There is a squat in Gliwice but don't treat it as a sure place to stay for a night.
  
The Car matriculation system is:
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== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
  
SMI - Mikołów
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{{nomadwiki}}
  
ST  - Tychy
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===South===
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{{IsIn|Silesian (Voivodeship)}}
By National Road No.78 to [[Rybnik]] and the [[Czech Republic]] direction [[Ostrava]].
 
  
There are three options to hitch this direction.
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[[Category:Poland]]
 
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[[Category:Route Berlin - Kraków]]
For the tips how to get to the proper place look for the tips from the [http://www.hitchwiki.org/Gliwice#West] Mororway A4 Section.
 
 
 
* When you get off at the described bus stop you just need to cross the bridge over the motorway A4 and start hitching there.
 
* You may also get off one stop earlier and ask drivers at the by-the-road tankstation after Billa supermarket. There are sometimes poeple waving their hands by the road - still an option if you don't speak polish enough to ask drivers. Mean await time to Rybnik is 17,2 min (Working day in a day light)
 
* Expert option (for those who speak polish): Ask drivers stopped at the trafic light near a Cathedral 5 min walk from town hall as all the transit traffic is stopped there (permanent trafic jams during rush hours)
 
 
 
===North===
 
* By National Road No. 901 to [[Olesno]] (junction with NR No. 11 to [[Poznań]])
 
* By National Road No. 78 to [[Tanowskie Góry]] (juntion with NR No. 11 to [[Poznań]])
 
 
 
 
 
==Getting into the town==
 
The Entrance/Exit (307) is the best to get off at, as it’s the shortest way to walk
 
(in case you arrive too late to catch a bus) to the town center.
 
If you arrive from East direction ignore the main Entrance/Exit (with a sign Gliwice CENTRUM & 44 Tychy) and get off at the next one (no. 307).
 
  
There is a lot of place to put a tent for a night without any problems. Just move away from the road to avoid the noise.
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[[pl:Gliwice]]
 
 
==Staying overnight==
 
*There is an inexpensive [http://www.zsti.gliwice.pl/ptsm/index.html Yousth hostel] (Hosteling International) in the town centre 8 min. walk from railway station.
 
 
 
*alternatively there is some 16 active members of [http://www.hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club] who are willing to share a place to stay and an advise with you.
 
 
 
[[Category:Poland]]
 

Latest revision as of 08:40, 23 October 2020

<map lat='50.24488588151929' lng='19.032922983169556' zoom='9' view='0' float='right' /> Gliwice is a city in southern Poland inhabited by more than 180 thousand people. It's one of the cities of Katowice Urban Area - the largest conurbation in Poland populated by about 2.7 million people. Conurbation consists of 19 cities. Beside Gliwice there are eight cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in this area: Katowice,Sosnowiec, Zabrze, Bytom, Ruda Śląska, Tychy, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Chorzów. All of them are connected by a joint public transport system.

Hitchhiking out

West towards Wrocław, Berlin, Dresden (Germany)

From the city center e.g. from bus stop Plac Piastów (close to Gliwice railway station) take either bus 59 direction Żernica Pętla(timetable), 194 direction Leszczyny Czereśniowa (timetable) or 710 direction Szczygłowice Kopalnia (timetable). Get off at the fifth bus stop called Trynek Oczyszczalnia. The stop is situated just at the entrance to the motorway A4 (Junction BOJKÓW). It's a junction with a national road 78, and it's about 4 km away from the city centre. It's a pretty good hitch-hiking spot at the entrance to the motorway as there is a parking lot allowing the drivers to stop easily. You may hitch here at nighttime too as there are street lights. It's open area so it's a bit chilly & windy during winter. The only shelter against rain is the bus stop. The only disadvantage of this place is that the directions to West (Wrocław) and East (Kraków) go together at this point and separate some 100 m further after the parking lot & motorway sign. It's impossible to hitch after the parking lot (unless you will continue to walk along the entrance road and get down to the motorway, which is illegal), as the separated roads are 1 car narrow and driver can't stop without blocking all the traffic. New service stations are being built on both sides of the A4 motorway 300 m away from the exit (they will be legally reachable on foot by a bicycle path).

Road system of Gliwice -> Click to Enlarge

East towards Katowice, Kraków, Rzeszów, Lviv (Ukraine)

See direction Wrocław as it is the same entrance to the motorway A4.

Southeast towards Mikołów, Tychy

  • From bus stop

You may take the bus 32 direction Zabrze Goethego or 41 direction Mikołów, get off at the 5th stop on a straight way to Mikołów/Tychy and start hitching there.

  • From traffic lights

Walk some 5 min to Mikołowska street (2 bus stop) and start asking drivers of cars stopped by the traffic lights. This option is the fastest but Polish is useful (or just make a sign).

South towards Rybnik, Ostrava (Czech Republic)

  • From the side of the road

Get to Junction BOJKÓW (see direction Wrocław). When you get off at the described bus stop you just need to cross the bridge over the motorway A4 and start hitching there.

  • From petrol station

Similar to option 1. You may get off one stop earlier and ask drivers at the by-the-road petrol station after Billa supermarket. There are sometimes people waving their hands by the road - still an option if you don't speak polish enough to ask drivers. Mean await time to Rybnik is 17,2 min (working day in a day light).

  • From traffic lights

Ask drivers stopped at the traffic light near a Cathedral 5 min walk from town hall as all the transit traffic is stopped there (permanent traffic jams during rush hours). Make a sign if you don't speak Polish.

Southwest towards Kędzierzyn Koźle, Prudnik, Głuchołazy, Czech Republic

  • Option 1

From bus stop Plac Piastów in city centre take a bus 624 direction Wilcze Gardło Pętla(timetable)and get off at the stop called Ostropa Silvia. The road to Kędzierzyń Koźle goes straight on.

  • Option 2

In front of Gliwice railway statioan take a tram 1 (timetable) or 4 (timetable) and go till the last stop called Wójtowa Wieś Pętla. The road that goes straight is the one to Kędzierzyn Koźle. Although there is no shoulder the road is wide enough to let the driver stop without causing the traffic stoppage. The traffic here is almost the one to Kędzierzyn Koźle (plates OK), but still contains some cars from a nearby villages (plates SG, SGL).

Northwest towards Poznań

The best and fastest option is getting first to Wrocław.

Hitching In

The Junction BOJKÓW (307th km of motorway A4) is the best to get off at, as it’s the shortest way to walk (in case you arrive too late to catch a bus) to the town center. If you arrive from East direction ignore the Junction SOŚNICA (with a sign Gliwice Centrum & 44 Tychy) and get off at the next one (BOJKÓW). There is a lot of place to put a tent for a night without any problems. Just move away from the road to avoid the noise.

Staying overnight

  • There is an inexpensive Youth hostel (Hosteling International) in the town centre 8 min. walk from railway station.
  • Alternatively there are some active members of Hospitality Club or Couch Surfing who are willing to share a place to stay and an advise with you.
  • You can also try to stay in students dormitories. You just need to find someone who will let you into the dorm. If a student wants to host someone he is obliged to pay some 6 or 8 PLN (EUR 1.50 - 2), but you may have a chance to sneak in for free.
  • The cheapest hotel in town is situated just next to the dorms. The double used to cost 80 PLN. I'll try to confirm the price soon.
  • Forget the railway station. Although it's not closed during night time you will not find a place to lay down quietly. It will only protect you against a wind but not against cold, as its almost as cold there as outside. It's the last option to consider and in winter only.
  • There is a squat in Gliwice but don't treat it as a sure place to stay for a night.

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