Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster,_Pennsylvania is a city in Country. Lancaster Guide

a little about

Okay, here is some info i am not a great organizer sorry but if you are going to enter on the 30 make sure you are not on 30 where there's walls. This is called a "no pedestrian zone." Although the cops will probably just help you get through there. Also Lancaster is a great connector the PA TURNPIKE, it is the only town I know of with route 30 and PA turnpike in it a bit of a distance a part, both also go to Philadelphia. Both good hitching spots. I'll talk about them here down in the bottom. Both can get you to philadelphia.

hitching out east(to Philadelphia rt 30 or i276 turnpike(for other towns)

You can hitch east directly to philadelphia on rt30, but be warned it is a long trip. Definetly use a sign, because people will underestimate how far you are going, there's also very good traffic here. A very important thing to do, if you are going East try to get to at least the East side of town. If you are on the West side that's easily a 10 mile walk. From the center(not downtown lancaster) But the center of lancaster on Rt. 30 is probably 3-5 miles to the eastern edge. Wait till you get to where the trees start to appear on route 30, by a nice big property of grass. Hitch there east, this way most the people on the rd are going to be going on rt 30 for a small amount of time. Use a sign again.

hitchingout west

If you want to ride the Old Lincoln Hwy through some great towns AND directly to gettysburg but maybe you arent in philadelphia Lancaster is probably the best spot to get on at as it has both the PA turnpike and Rt. 30. See if you can't use a sign to get picked up at the PA turnpike and taken to route 30 by someone who's going to Lancaster. Where they take you should be an on ramp for rt. 30. Again use a sign, and you can at least get a ride to York easily. In case you don't read the York page. In my opinion don't get taken "into" York. As many people there have bad ideas about it try to hitch from the East side before you enter to get a ride to Gettysburg(or as far as you're going).

Remember

No pedestrians on Rt 30 to the West side of town, GO ON THE OFF RAMP IF YOU ARE TAKEN TO LANCASTER THIS WAY DONT GET DROPPED OFF ON RT30 here.

Much better to get a ride to the East side of town MUCH shadier more Easterly traffic.

Use a sign

Prepare for a wait

You might be able to get a 1 shot to Philadelphia this way to 30th street station,(i did.) so if you're looking for that maybe wait out on the 5 milers.

extra

You can catch a greyhound at the walmart to 30th street station, but idk how much.

Pros

i276 & rt. 30 in 1 town. Amazing. Cops are friendly and bored and I bet they will give you hitches across town if they see you. 2 Townships. The girls are kind of pretty.

Cons

Alot of traffic not going east If you cant get to the east side rides are slow or you might have to walk across lancaster to get there, A LONG WALK. No trees until you get east a little out of the city, HOT.