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=== North towards [[Dijon]], [[Paris]] {{afr|6}} {{E|15}} ===
* You can stop at the traffic lights on the bridge Kitchener-Marchand near Perrache. It can be better to write "Péage" (toll) or [[Villefranche]] (and then, stop at the toll or before.)
* Found a [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Rue+du+Professeur+Dep%C3%A9ret&daddr=dijon&hl=fr&geocode=Fb0sugId0K9IAA%3BFe0n0gIdFPdMACl1lv3vjJ3yRzHQWBSzNM4JBA&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=13&sll=45.772073,4.790897&sspn=0.05879,0.154324&ie=UTF8&ll=45.771557,4.790294&spn=0,0.002411&z=19&layer=c&cbll=45.771695,4.790451&panoid=WUVigLDlgfvZbSU7ADGAzA&cbp=12,353.24,,2,1.55 hitchhiker on Streetview!] (please someone make a screenshot before it disappears :) - Entry to A6 at Avenue Victor Hugo, looks like metro Valmy is closest, and between that station and the motorway entrance (about 1,5 km) there might be some more options.
* Where Tunnel de la Duchere / Rue de Bourgogne intersect. There is a great little pull-over place just after the round-about. Closest metro is Gare de Vaise. By the way, it's also good to head south (Valence, Orange, Marseille) as it can takes you to A7 as well.
=== South towards [[Orange]], [[Nîmes]], [[Marseille]], [[Saint-Étienne]] {{afr|6}} {{E|15}} ===
* '''Tip''': If your final destination is in the direction of Saint-Etienne but not the city itself (i.e. Clermont Ferrand, Bordeaux, etc) then better stay at the first petrol station after Lyon (Aire de Solaize) and wait for a ride taking you to a petrol station that you are sure the driver goes to that is '''after''' St. Etienne. After Solaize there is no other good petrol station and you will be stuck with no choice but to go into the city of St. Etienne or back to Lyon. Sma tried the other petrol stations and lost a whole day doing that and ending up back in Lyon in the end. The other stations after Solaize are either too small or not really on the highway so the people that go there are just going to St. Etienne and not further.
:''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)'' --[[User:Daniel|Daniel]] 20:21, 13 January 2007 (CET)
=== Getting onto A42 - Direction Bourg-en-Bresse, [[Geneva|Genève]], [[Germany]] ===
Montluel Rest Area [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=1972572113067456031,45.845405,5.070403&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=45.842912,5.07122&daddr=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=45.845363,5.062466&sspn=0.026786,0.080338&ie=UTF8&z=14&om=1] <br>
Medium sized rest area on the highway with petrol station and restaurant. Lots of traffic going towards Geneva. <br>
 
Getting there <br>
Public transit directions are below but probably better to hitch hike there from a Peage asking for rides towards Geneva.<br>
Bus 171 will take you to the village of Montluel. It runs around every hour (time table from the [http://tcl.fr/index.asp?page=horaires&etape=3&Date=2010|03|27&Line=171|Pont%20Guilloti%E8re%20-%20Cr%E9pieux%20Les%20Brosses%20(Montluel)|16|tcl171|Pont%20Guillotiere%20RD%20vers%20Crepieux%20Les%20Brosses|Crepieux%20Les%20Brosses%20vers%20Pont%20Guillotiere%20RD|1|Bus&DateFinBases=2010|5|1&DateMajBases=????|??|??&StopArea=1467|tcl5046|H%F4tel%20de%20Ville%20-%20Louis%20Pradel|Lyon%201er&submit=Valider&Direction=1 tcl.fr]. 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. 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. Walking takes 10-20min.<br>
Bad Route to Germany? <br>
I found very little traffic going towards Germany / Bourg-en-Bresse from this location, and almost none going all the way to Germany. Little truck traffic and mostly trucks stopping for long rests. For the amount of time it takes to get to this rest stop it is probably better to head first to Dijon and from there continue towards Germany. -flasher702
=== East towards [[Chambéry]], [[Grenoble]], [[Geneva]] {{afr|43}} {{E|70}} A43 ===
==== Motorway Service Station on A43 (services Aire de Service de Saint-Priest)====
Take tram T2 from where it starts at metro/train station Perrache to the last stop at St. Priest - Bel Air. Continue to walk in the direction of the tram 100m to the roundabout. Turn left along Rue Pierre Mendes France for 500m until you reach the roundabout at Rue du Grisard. Turn right along Rue du Grisard (which becomes Rue Jules Verne) for 1km and then turn right into Chemin de Mauguette. You will already see the motorway and petrol station in the distance. Continue walking along Chemin de Mauguette for about 400m until you get to a gated vehicle entrance to the petrol station on your left. Although the gate may be locked, there is a gap between it and the main fence and it, allowing people to pass through easily. This is a good place to ask for a lift to Chambery or Geneve.
You can choose to ride a train until Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, very good option, a little walk to the toll (20 to 25mins) and you're on. The best place, but beware of the workers on the toll, they will maybe try to chase you away. Ignore them and go further into the next toll platform.
You can also hitchhike closer to Lyon. There is an [[on-ramp]] in Lyon where you can hitch straight onto the motorway to A43/E70. Take the metro Line D to Mermoz-Pinel. You will find a bus lane on the avenue Jean Mermoz, where the highway starts. It is easy to get a lift there with a sign. Don't forget to ask the person who takes you if they go are going to the highway, because they can could also go via take the national road.
=== Northeast toward [[Bourg en Bresse]], [[Dijon]], [[Geneva]] {{afr|42}} {{E|611}} A42 ===
Bus 171 from "Hotel ==== Motorway services Aire de Dagneux [http://maps.google.de ville" next to river in Lyon (dep at hours 03/33maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=1972572113067456031,45.845405,5.070403&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=45.842912,5.07122&daddr=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=45.845363, weekend only 33)5.062466&sspn=0.026786, brings you close to a 0.080338&ie=UTF8&z=14&om=1] ====Medium sized rest area on the highway with petrol-station on the motorwayand restaurant. Lots of traffic going towards Geneva; also, vehicles with Dutch and Germans number plates going via Dijon. It departs near Halfway before the opera on Quai Jean moulin road splits in direction Geneva and takes Dijon (after about 45 mins (2 euros one way30km). It goes through some small French villages there is a parking area and along after the way lots of big supermarkets in case you need foodsplit, another petrol station at Ceignes.<br>
Leave Take bus 171 from "Hotel de ville" next to the bus river in Lyon ([http://www.tcl.fr/en/Getting-Around/Getting-around/171 timetable]) and get off at Montluel train station which is (penultimate stop). Head east about 1km along Ave. des Platanes and Blvd. Robert Schuman. Turn right at the intersection onto Rue des Chartinières. Head south about 1km crossing under the railway tracks and the bridge over the motorway. Take the first turn left after the bridge and follow the road close to the second lastmotorway. You will see There is a small space to enter the train petrol station when you pass, so don't paniconly for pedestrians, behind the little house at the end of the parking lot. Trains are faster The bus trip takes about 45 mins (2 euros one way) with another 20 mins walking. It goes through some small French villages and have to be taken from along the main station way lots of big supermarkets in Lyoncase you need food.
Get off Bad Route to Germany? <br>I found very little traffic going towards Germany / Bourg-en-Bresse from this location, and turn right, cross under almost none going all the railway tracks. Then you will enter the industrial area in Montluel. Find Rue des Chartinières way to cross the motorwayGermany. Once you crossed the bridge, turn left Little truck traffic and follow mostly trucks stopping for long rests. For the road close amount of time it takes to the motorway. There get to this rest stop it is a small space probably better to head first to enter the petrol station, only for pedestrians, behind the little house at the end of the parking lotDijon and from there continue towards Germany. -flasher702
Cars go all directions in France from here, including with Dutch and Germans number plates 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.
=== West towards [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Bordeaux]] A89 {{afr|89}} ===
* '''Warning''': Since 2013, the [[A89 (France)|A89]] runs directly from Lyon to Bordeaux via Clermont-Ferrand. Most hitchhiker websites still advise you to head south towards St. Etienne over the A47 first, but this new route is much more efficient.
Walk straight 500m to a bridge. Under this bridge, pass the N7 that goes straight to Clermont-Ferrand. You just have to stand up on the side, it's safe and people have a very large place to stop.
Indicate that you would like to go to the "péage" (Highway toll gate). Almost 50% of the people passing through the péage are going straigth straight to Clermont-Ferrand. So have a good ride!
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