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=== North towards [[Paris]], [[Dijon]] ===
 
=== North towards [[Paris]], [[Dijon]] ===
*You can stop at the traffic lights on the bridge Kitchener-Marchand near Perrache (look at this [http://lienpluscourt.com/05a0510d map], you have to hitchhike at the point A, most cars go the way showed in blue that is go to the highway A6 to Paris.) It can be better to write "Péage" (toll) or [[Villefranche]] (and then, stop at the toll or before.)
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* You can stop at the traffic lights on the bridge Kitchener-Marchand near Perrache (look at this [http://lienpluscourt.com/05a0510d map], you have to hitchhike at the point A, most cars go the way showed in blue that is go to the highway A6 to Paris.) It can be better to write "Péage" (toll) or [[Villefranche]] (and then, stop at the toll or before.)
*You can go to the petrol station Bruyéres-Passy on the A6 North.  This is a good option because it puts you already north and out of Lyon, at a petrol station right along the highway.  To get there take the metro to the stop ''Gare de Vaise''.  From there catch the bus number 21 (Any bus with the number 21 will do, as this is the beginning of the route) and get off at the stop called ''Parc Sans Souci''.  After you get off the bus continue walking in the direction the bus leaves (as if you were chasing it after you get off!)  After about 50 meters you will hit a street called ''Rue Sans Souci'' and turn left.  Continue walking following the road about 10 minutes, then turn right onto a road called ''Chemin de la Bruyere''.  You should see the petrol station on the left after the Harley Davidson Warehouse/Store.  You'll need to jump the fence to get to it.  The petrol station is right near a big store called Metro which you can use as a landmark if you need to ask for directions.
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* You can go to the petrol station Bruyéres-Passy on the A6 North.  This is a good option because it puts you already north and out of Lyon, at a petrol station right along the highway.  To get there take the metro to the stop ''Gare de Vaise''.  From there catch the bus number 21 (Any bus with the number 21 will do, as this is the beginning of the route) and get off at the stop called ''Parc Sans Souci''.  After you get off the bus continue walking in the direction the bus leaves (as if you were chasing it after you get off!)  After about 50 meters you will hit a street called ''Rue Sans Souci'' and turn left.  Continue walking following the road about 10 minutes, then turn right onto a road called ''Chemin de la Bruyere''.  You should see the petrol station on the left after the Harley Davidson Warehouse/Store.  You'll need to jump the fence to get to it.  The petrol station is right near a big store called Metro which you can use as a landmark if you need to ask for directions.
  
 
=== South towards [[Orange]], [[Nîmes]], [[Marseille]], [[St Etienne]] ===
 
=== South towards [[Orange]], [[Nîmes]], [[Marseille]], [[St Etienne]] ===
*On ''Quai du Docteur Gailleton'' near ''Rue Franklin'' there is a bus stop which makes a great place for cars to pull over. It is very close to metro stop ''Ampère Victor Hugo''. There's plenty of traffic heading to [[Valence]] and [[Orange]], which is a good place to continue further East or West along the coast. Hitchhike on the left lane (cars on the right lane will then turn right...) a bit under the speed camera. <br />Quite fast you can get a ride to nearest [http://maps.hitchwiki.org/?lat=45.6504383704269&lng=4.838533401489258&zoom=15&trip=0&view=0 petrol station], which is situated 12km south - just try hitchhiking with sign "A7 - 12km sud".  
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* On ''Quai du Docteur Gailleton'' near ''Rue Franklin'' there is a bus stop which makes a great place for cars to pull over. It is very close to metro stop ''Ampère Victor Hugo''. There's plenty of traffic heading to [[Valence]] and [[Orange]], which is a good place to continue further East or West along the coast. Hitchhike on the left lane (cars on the right lane will then turn right...) a bit under the speed camera. <br />Quite fast you can get a ride to nearest [http://maps.hitchwiki.org/?lat=45.6504383704269&lng=4.838533401489258&zoom=15&trip=0&view=0 petrol station], which is situated 12km south - just try hitchhiking with sign "A7 - 12km sud".  
*You also might want to try from Square Julien Gras.
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* You also might want to try from Square Julien Gras.
*Just in front of the 'Prison St-Joseph' on 'Quai Perrache' you can stand on the white-striped space between the continuing street and the lane that joins the highway.
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* Just in front of the 'Prison St-Joseph' on 'Quai Perrache' you can stand on the white-striped space between the continuing street and the lane that joins the highway.
*A gas station on A7, south of Lyon, on the level of a town called Vernaison, is a perfect place. To get there, you should take a train heading to Vernaison at garre du Perrache (3euro). At Vernaison you cross the river (there are two bridges and an island betwen). Once on the other site of the river, Turn left (north)and walk for a few kilometers (I walked the no-ones land between the motorway and some firm's fenced property, but there may be a way behind the property). The distance from Vernaison train station to the gas station is not the shortest one, but once you are there, you ar really inside the motorway network, so it's worth the effort.
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* A gas station on A7, south of Lyon, on the level of a town called Vernaison, is a perfect place. To get there, you should take a train heading to Vernaison at garre du Perrache (3euro). At Vernaison you cross the river (there are two bridges and an island betwen). Once on the other site of the river, Turn left (north)and walk for a few kilometers (I walked the no-ones land between the motorway and some firm's fenced property, but there may be a way behind the property). The distance from Vernaison train station to the gas station is not the shortest one, but once you are there, you ar really inside the motorway network, so it's worth the effort.
  
 
=== Getting onto [[A46 (France)|A46]] (Lyon Bypass) ===
 
=== Getting onto [[A46 (France)|A46]] (Lyon Bypass) ===

Revision as of 21:56, 30 March 2010


Lyon is a big city in the South East of France. The autoroute du soleil passes through it, so in Summer there are huge amounts of traffic.

Hitchers should keep in mind that Lyon is known as the Hitchers Hell of France due to the tunnel system in and out of the city. I've personally been caught there more than a few times and hitching is really difficult especially during peak summer season when spots like the one mentioned in the post below have 4 or 5 hitchers in a queue trying to get out. While it is a beautiful city, if you have no real purpose for going there avoid it like the plague. I once saw a piece of road side graffiti that read "Lyon – Nothing ever leaves here, not even night!!" It is very worthwhile time-wise to get a ride that will take you south of Lyon. Thumbs out! --- Fruupp

Hitching Out

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North towards Paris, Dijon

  • You can stop at the traffic lights on the bridge Kitchener-Marchand near Perrache (look at this map, you have to hitchhike at the point A, most cars go the way showed in blue that is go to the highway A6 to Paris.) It can be better to write "Péage" (toll) or Villefranche (and then, stop at the toll or before.)
  • You can go to the petrol station Bruyéres-Passy on the A6 North. This is a good option because it puts you already north and out of Lyon, at a petrol station right along the highway. To get there take the metro to the stop Gare de Vaise. From there catch the bus number 21 (Any bus with the number 21 will do, as this is the beginning of the route) and get off at the stop called Parc Sans Souci. After you get off the bus continue walking in the direction the bus leaves (as if you were chasing it after you get off!) After about 50 meters you will hit a street called Rue Sans Souci and turn left. Continue walking following the road about 10 minutes, then turn right onto a road called Chemin de la Bruyere. You should see the petrol station on the left after the Harley Davidson Warehouse/Store. You'll need to jump the fence to get to it. The petrol station is right near a big store called Metro which you can use as a landmark if you need to ask for directions.

South towards Orange, Nîmes, Marseille, St Etienne

  • On Quai du Docteur Gailleton near Rue Franklin there is a bus stop which makes a great place for cars to pull over. It is very close to metro stop Ampère Victor Hugo. There's plenty of traffic heading to Valence and Orange, which is a good place to continue further East or West along the coast. Hitchhike on the left lane (cars on the right lane will then turn right...) a bit under the speed camera.
    Quite fast you can get a ride to nearest petrol station, which is situated 12km south - just try hitchhiking with sign "A7 - 12km sud".
  • You also might want to try from Square Julien Gras.
  • Just in front of the 'Prison St-Joseph' on 'Quai Perrache' you can stand on the white-striped space between the continuing street and the lane that joins the highway.
  • A gas station on A7, south of Lyon, on the level of a town called Vernaison, is a perfect place. To get there, you should take a train heading to Vernaison at garre du Perrache (3euro). At Vernaison you cross the river (there are two bridges and an island betwen). Once on the other site of the river, Turn left (north)and walk for a few kilometers (I walked the no-ones land between the motorway and some firm's fenced property, but there may be a way behind the property). The distance from Vernaison train station to the gas station is not the shortest one, but once you are there, you ar really inside the motorway network, so it's worth the effort.

Getting onto A46 (Lyon Bypass)

There's a big service area on the Lyon bypass (Contournement de Lyon) motorway. There are two petrol stations, one on each side of the road. This is locted to the South of the urban area. Directions are:

The place on the map

There's one bus going to Communay, the closest village, the bus #179 From "Rond point Darilly" (Métro "Parilly"), but it goes 7 times a day on workdays and 4 times the day on week-ends. there's several stops in the village. You can check out the timetable here. If you missed it there's a bus #39 from metro Venissieux, but goes only until Solaize, 5 km closer to the center on road D307/N7, leading to the motorway. The station is about 1 km south from the interchange. The service-stations are sealed off from the normal road but at least for the northbound spot, you can easily climb over the fence. Finding a hitch here is very easy. If you know how to get here, it is definitely worth the hustle.

Marché de Gros is situated in the very south of the Saone peninsula. Coming from "Rue Casimir Périer" You reach a street alongside A7 with lots of cars going to the the motorway. Vasy there, a lot of stop-and-go. I stood for 2h near the train station "Lyon-Perrache" and then 5min there.

A petrol station on the A6 North near Limonest is potentially good. (see above)


It's only information I found on the net, i didn't verify it since i was dropped off at the station by someone heading to the city, but got a ride in about 1/2 hour (In Nov 2006) --Daniel 20:21, 13 January 2007 (CET)

Getting onto A42 - Direction Bourg-en-Bresse, Genève, Germany

Bus 171 will take you to the village of Montluel. It runs around every hour (time table from the tcl.fr. Attention, the bus stop for "hotel de ville" is actually on the banks of the river Rhone. From the hotel de ville (the actual building) walk towards the river (east) to find it. The ride costs 2€.

In Montluel, go down at the train station. (The bus trip takes 50 min) Then walk direction Pérouges, turn right to direction of Niévroz. You cross under the railway and over the motorway. Looking to the left you see the petrol station you are heading for. The whole way to walk takes about 10-20min. See the place here: [1]

Direction Geneva, Grenoble, Chambery

There is an on-ramp in Lyon where you can hitch straight onto the highway to Geneva (A43/ E70). There is a roundabout and a bike-lane where cars can stop for you. Take the metro Line D to Mermoz and walk to Rue Lionel Terray. You'll find a sign for Geneva here (see also a Streetview).

Direction Geneva, Bourg en Bresse, Dijon via A42

Bus 171 from "Hotel de ville" next to river in Lyon (dep at hours 03/33, weekend only 33), brings you close to a petrol-station on the highway. It departs near the opera on Quai Jean moulin and takes about 45 mins (2 euros one way). It goes through some small French villages and along the way lots of big supermarkets in case you need food.

Leave the bus at Montluel train station which is the second last. You will see the train station when you pass, so don't panic. Trains are faster and have to be taken from the main station in Lyon.

Get off and turn right, cross under the railway tracks. Then you will enter the industrial area in Montluel. Find Rue des Chartinières to cross the motorway. Once you crossed the bridge, turn left and follow the road close to the highway. There is a small space to enter the petrol-station, only for pedestrians, behind the little house at the end of the parking lot.

Cars go all directions in France from here, including with Dutch and Germans numberplates going via Dijon. Halfway before the road splits in direction Geneva and Dijon (after about 30km) there is a parking and after the split another petrol-station at Ceignes.

Sleep

The parks on Fourvière Hill in Vieux Lyon are peaceful at night and if you are too, no one will bother you for camping out there. It's nearby, but it feels so far outside of the city that you can get a relaxing night of sleep without worrying about police or thieves. It is however quite difficult to find a flat place there. trash:Lyon