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== Hitching out ==
 
== Hitching out ==
  
=== South towards [[Košice]], [[Miskolc]] ([[Hungary|HU]]) {{European Route Number|50}} D1 ===
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=== South towards [[Košice]], [[Miskolc]] ([[Hungary|HU]]) {{E|50}} D1 ===
  
 
The best place to hitchhike is near the train and bus station (''Železničná stanica''), about 10 minutes on foot from the city center. When walking away from the center towards the TESCO supermarket, you will see traffic lights. You can hitchhike immediately after the lights. The road to [[Košice]] has a lot of traffic and waits are rarely longer than 10 minutes. Write an H in circle or HU for [[Hungary]], or a KE sign for Košice.
 
The best place to hitchhike is near the train and bus station (''Železničná stanica''), about 10 minutes on foot from the city center. When walking away from the center towards the TESCO supermarket, you will see traffic lights. You can hitchhike immediately after the lights. The road to [[Košice]] has a lot of traffic and waits are rarely longer than 10 minutes. Write an H in circle or HU for [[Hungary]], or a KE sign for Košice.
  
=== East towards [[Humenné]], [[Ukraine]], North towards [[Bardejov]], [[Rzeszów]] ([[Poland|PL]]) {{European Route Number|371}} ===
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=== East towards [[Humenné]], [[Ukraine]], North towards [[Bardejov]], [[Rzeszów]] ([[Poland|PL]]) {{E|371}} ===
  
 
Take trolleybus #1 from the train station (''Železničná stanica''). Get down at very last stop. On the right side of the street there is a good place to hitchhike. This is quite a busy road with many trucks going to Poland or Ukraine.
 
Take trolleybus #1 from the train station (''Železničná stanica''). Get down at very last stop. On the right side of the street there is a good place to hitchhike. This is quite a busy road with many trucks going to Poland or Ukraine.
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It is possible to cross from one end of the city to the other by public transport in about 40 minutes. An adult ticket for a bus or trolleybus is 0.50€. It is best to buy a ticket, because ticket controls are strict and controllers may bring the police in to take your personal information from your ID or passport.
 
It is possible to cross from one end of the city to the other by public transport in about 40 minutes. An adult ticket for a bus or trolleybus is 0.50€. It is best to buy a ticket, because ticket controls are strict and controllers may bring the police in to take your personal information from your ID or passport.
  
 
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[[Category:Slovakia]] [[Category:D1 (Slovakia)|D1]]
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[[Category:D1 (Slovakia)|D1]]

Revision as of 14:43, 11 November 2010

Prešov
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Information
Country:
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Slovakia
Population: 91 498
Licence plate: PO
Major roads: D1
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Prešov is the third largest city in Slovakia.

Hitching out

South towards Košice, Miskolc (HU) E 50 D1

The best place to hitchhike is near the train and bus station (Železničná stanica), about 10 minutes on foot from the city center. When walking away from the center towards the TESCO supermarket, you will see traffic lights. You can hitchhike immediately after the lights. The road to Košice has a lot of traffic and waits are rarely longer than 10 minutes. Write an H in circle or HU for Hungary, or a KE sign for Košice.

East towards Humenné, Ukraine, North towards Bardejov, Rzeszów (PL) E 371

Take trolleybus #1 from the train station (Železničná stanica). Get down at very last stop. On the right side of the street there is a good place to hitchhike. This is quite a busy road with many trucks going to Poland or Ukraine.

The road splits after the village of Kapušany. Write a PL sign for Poland, BJ sign for Bardejov, SK for Svidnik or HE for Vranov nad Topľou, HE for Humenné.

Public transport

It is possible to cross from one end of the city to the other by public transport in about 40 minutes. An adult ticket for a bus or trolleybus is 0.50€. It is best to buy a ticket, because ticket controls are strict and controllers may bring the police in to take your personal information from your ID or passport.