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== Hitching Out ==The city '''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is situated within a ring road (called ''le périphérique'', or ''le périph'') and whilst the . The actual city is relatively small, it but is surrounded by endless suburbs. There , some of which are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North linked to the urban public transportation system at no extra cost (''Aire La Courneuve''i.e. a standard one-trip city ticket), East ([[petrol station]]s while some others being labelled as outside zones and ''[[barrières de péage]]'') and also South (''Aire de Lisses'') thus more expensive to reach.

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=== Northeast towards Good to know if you're starting to stink up in the City of Lights: the Municipality provides [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]https://www.paris.fr/pages/les-bains-douches-municipaux-138 free shower facilities ] in 17 locations around Paris. Note they are BYOT (bring your own toiletry)==Hitching in ==

==== Senlis Peage====Go directly During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the peage, 50KM north of Paris, near the town of Senlisring road. Senlis has no train station but you can still buy a train ticket This is useful if your ride is not willing to Senlis from Paris Nord train station! The train goes get out of it to Chantilly and after that drop you do the rest with a bus, the train ticket (which is valid for this bus and often the bus station ("gare routière"case) is right outside . Within the train station of Chantilly. Once therering area, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "péage" (highway payment station - people have to stop are definitely linked to take a ticket). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hourwhole regular fare subway system.

# RECOMMENDED: You can hitch a lift onto the motorway (Autoroute A1) and ask the driver to drop you off at the petrol station. You will need a sign saying "A1 EST". You can do so by walking There are plenty of excellent spots for hitchhiking North under the motorway (if you haven't gone under already in the bus) and cross over to the other side of the road and find a point at the beginning of the slip road going South onto the A1 (this way you will enter the A1 going West, but immediately your driver should get off at the next exit, cross over and come back onto the A1 heading East). Otherwise, you can walk South back to ''Six RoutesAire La Courneuve''), turn right and follow the tramlines East (on your left hand side) and find a suitable place to hitch (there are some traffic lights). Your driver will go over the A1 and then take the turning round to the slip road going East. From the point you join the A1 East via the circular slip road, it is only about a 1km until the [[petrol station, so make sure you advise your driver!!# There is a door in the wall surrounding the hitchhiking|petrol station which allows outside access but it is sometimes locked (latter was true on 01-06-08 stations]] and 28-09-08 also 29-11-08..). Walk away from the door and scale the concrete wall at the point where it becomes a fence. Walk forward and you'll see where you have to go. (See '[[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107770710063601716204.00044840696bdf8a385ef&ll=48.933654,2.393292&spn=0.001334,0.004227&t=h&z=19 approximate location of the doorpéage|barrières de péage]].'')# If the door is locked you have to climb the wall that is approximately 1,90 m tall, and go through a broken fence [http://maps.google.also South (''Aire de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=paris+la+courneuve&sll=50.785102,5.710144&sspn=1.165162,2.570801&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=48.933836,2.394&spn=0.001182,0.002511&z=19&iwloc=addr here] - Lisses''et voila). It'', s all about how much you are at the petrol station.# You can walk around the wall for about 70 meters towards the leftwilling to pay in public transportation, then walk down the little hill and walk through the bushes. You have to go through two fences to enter the petrol stationhow daring you are.

From the petrol station, you're best bet is probably to get a lift to the === North/Northeast towards [[toll stationEngland]] (PÉAGE ("pay-arge")), heading north. This is a 20 minutes drive down the motorway a [[toll roadLille]] and everyone has to stop here. It is a great place to get long-distance rides. [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===

Between the These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris''Aire La Courneuve'' and centre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the ''barrière de péage'' (toll stationbottom involving Arras :) there is a small [[rest area]] and a fairly large petrol station with quite many cars stopping there. Ask your driver if he/she passes this service area.

[[File==== Option 1:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']] Another option to get a ride towards Lille and/or Belgium is first to take a RER B to ''Stade Porte de France'' and then walk up to the final traffic light where you can ask for a ride to the first petrol station on the motorway (''Aire La Courneuve'') which is about 5 km away.la Chapelle ====

Lastly, This option costs one can take a line 13 to ''Carrefour Pleyel'' and then walk along ''Boulevard Anatole France'' (see [http://maps.googlelocal ticket.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Carrefour+Pleyel+station,+France&daddr=charles+Porte de+gaulle&sll=48la Chapelle is where the A1 starts.927631,2Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there.383518&sspn=0.027124To get there,0.080338&ie=UTF8&ll=48.923881take the metro line 12 to Porte de la Chapelle,2then walk to the roundabout.358456&spn=0.013563You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights,0.040169&t=h&z=15&om=1 Google Maps]which means that cars have to stop) up until or you can stand on the opposite side facing the beginning of roundabout where the highwaymotorway starts. There Another good option is a to start hitchhiking spot there which might be not in the same street where the greatest one metro is. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the world but city. They aren't overcrowded and, at least it can lead you the same time, quite a few cars going up north stop here to the next petrol station refill; nonetheless, at such places, much depends on the highway (make sureyour luck, thoughand according to some hitchhikers, the driver this place won't drop make it to the top 10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout, where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you off a good opportunity to get onto the motorway (avoiding at the exit 4 of same time all the highwaytraffic that heads for Boulevard Peripherique).

==== Charles de Gaulle ====''A good option to leave faster is to show at the roundabout a sign for the airport Charles de Gaulle. There is a petrol station (Aire La Courneuve - see Option 2) before the airport where the driver could let you out; don'' t miss it! The station is not so big and many drivers just go to the airport but at least you can ask people, whereas it could be an option for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lothard and long at Porte de la Chapelle.

==== Porte de la Chapelle Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====That's where the [[A1 autoroute (France)|A1]] starts - local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there take a metro 12 to ''Porte de la Chapelle'', then walk to the roundabout. You can try getting a ride on the roundabout (there are traffic lights, which means that cars have to stop) or you can stand on the opposite side facing the roundabout where the highway starts. Another good option is to start hitchhiking in the same street where the metro is. There are 2 petrol stations in that very street, just 50m deeper into the city. They aren't overcrowded, and at the same time quite a few cars going up the North stop here for refill; nonetheless, at such places much is depended on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers this place won't make to the TOP10 best hitchhiking places in France. It is therefore rather recommended to hitchhike at the roundabout where a quiet lane right by the traffic lights gives you a good opportunity to get onto the highway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique'').

=== A4 East, towards [[MetzFile:Masaru.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Masaru at ''Aire La Courneuve'']], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]], etc ===

==== Going directly to the ''barrière de péage'' ====Take RER A4 to the last stop This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''eur 2.75as of 2018). The train journey length is around 45 minutes (6€ something). Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on Sundays, the ticket costs around 2 Euro) which leaves from the bus stop next to the RER train petrol station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-Aire de Service de La-Vallee'' ([http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/6759.11.html timetable 2008 here]). It takes ten minutes to arrive at the “Truffaut” gardening centre which Courneuve is beside about 2 km along the péage (stop Coutevroult - Truffaut). From thereA1, walk back a bit and go through what seems to be a police station's parking area and is called "voie de service" on the map - you will get to the green area right outside the péage - and you won't need to jump any north of the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy to get rides to [[Metz]] or even straight to [[Germany]]. You might meet people (gendarmes or highway staff) in that "voie de service" - even if they try to talk you out of it, remember ''it is allowed'' to hitchhike ''in the car park'' by the peageParis.

AttentionTake bus 150 from Porte de la Villette or bus 250 from Fort D'Aubervilliers (both are on metro line 7) to the stop Parc Des Sports. This bus stop is next to the A1 highway. Just walk to the right from the bus stop, without ever passing under the bus 59 runs every houroverpass. It is usually timed Then walk east parallel to start 5 min after the arrival motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex. There is a wall preventing access to the RER so hurry yourself motorway, but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up from a slight grassy hill, the trainwall ends. Follow You can then follow a steep, thorny path full of nettles down towards the signs "gare routière" (bus motorway and back west towards the petrol station). If bus 59 doesn't start before 30 minThere is a fence right along the motorway, consider using bus 34 (see bellow)but near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.

If you decide You may need to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (1.60 €, [http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/5134.20.html timetable]) to bus stop "Bailly-Romainvilliers - Place de l'Europe" , then walk for about 2kilometers. You will soon see the motorway A4 and péage. Here's climb the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bailly+romainvilliers+place+de+l%27europe&daddr=48.853562,2.839065&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&dirflg=w&sll=48.850992,2.833614&sspn=0.012962,0.027637&ie=UTF8&z=15 route].fance

The From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at least to the toll station (''barrière de péage'' ) heading north. This is located [http://maps.google.es/maps?f=d&saddr=48.854077,2.83959&daddr=&hl=es&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=48.853788,2.839912&sspn=0.003586,0.009656&ie=UTF8&ll=48.850258,2.830095&spn=0.014346,0.038624&t=h&z=15 a 20-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometers after the airport) and everyone has to stop here].

==== Via petrol station Option 3: Charles de Gaulle ====

[[File:Zoe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during the [[888]] event]]The first petrol station is close to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''. From this station walk South for about 1 km along a bigger road which will lead you to a roundabout. You Charles de Gaulle airport can try hitchhiking from there but the needed petrol station will be just a bit more than 2 km from there. You can walk on the grass field next to the highway. The petrol station is called ''La Ferrière''. Another an option to reach this petrol station is to walk through the industrial zone of ''Bussy'' areafor hitching North-East, to the South of the railway, then reach the bridge over the highway and follow further by walking on the grass until the actual petrol station. Most of the walk will be on the road which means you will save some time while at the same time such although waiting times might vary a walk won't be so annoying if you happen to hitchhike in winter (then you apparently don't wanna go through the fields). You can follow [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=gare,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&daddr=chemin+de+la+rue+pavee,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&sll=48.831899,2.723193&sspn=0.01291,0.040169&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=48.831814,2.726369&spn=0.01291,0.040169&t=h&om=0 this route] on Google Mapslot.

==== Various other options ====* If you go It is easy to ''Bussy-St-Georges'' you can also try to catch a bus nr.4 or nr.44 from jump the metro station ''Gutenberg''. When at ''Bussy-St-Georges'', walk sraight to the bridge (donterminal 2 and there wasn't take anyone guarding it. Maybe the first bridge left after the bus stop because than you will have to jump over the fence same is true for terminals 1 and to walk through the field (and hitchhiking with wet feet isn3 but I can't that good, obviously)). The péage is not far from there, although vouch for it might be a bit further than the closest highway ramp.

* Take From terminal 2 walk out of terminal and head straight to the RER Line A (Red) in direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' main road. You should see signs for A1 Paris Lille. Keep following these signs until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (~2€)road splits for A1 Lille. Leave One road goes to the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' left, under a bridge and follow there are some traffic lights. The other goes to the sign right. Stand to the A4right of the right turn. It is Cars can stop on a dashed out area to your left or drive a 30 min walklittle past you on the right. If some driver stops for you, ask if he/she can take you at least A couple of cars stopped straightaway and I was easily able to get a lift to the next petrol service station (there is no toll road (péage) which had lots of people driving north to get thereLille, so it is likely that you will get a ride there)Belgium and Holland.

=== A6 South to [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] = Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Est====

'''Aire de Lisses''': this petrol station is situated about 35kms South of Paris, however it's near to an RER From Nation bus station (15 minutes by walkalso a metro stop) so you can easily get theretake bus 351 to Roissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. In order to get out of It's the several rings of highways surrounding Paris it could be really useful to start hitching from this place, especially since you get directly on the A6, after all the branch-offs. To get there you have last stop and payment isn't required to take enter the RER D toward Melun or Malesherbes (!via Corbeil!)bus. After Corbeil-Essonnes the second station is Villabé. The station is not marked You can BLACK RIDE on googlemaps but don't worry, it's there: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Rue+d%27Ambreville,+91100+Villab%C3%A9,+Franciaorsz%C3%A1g&daddr=48.592221,2.443964&hl=hu&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&dirflg=w&sll=48.592959,2.44184&sspn=0.005947,0.013604&ie=UTF8&ll=48.592959,2.452869&spn=0.023786,0.054417&z=14 ''the way from Villabé RER station to Aire de Lisses''] this bus both ways

A hitchhiking spot From the coach station there Gare Routière you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars. Ask inside at ''Porte d'Orleans'' (the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at the "périferique") seems quite a good place to get a ride (metro . The ticket costs €2. [BEWARE this bus does ''Porte d'Orleansnot''). There's a petrol stationrun on Saturdays, Sundays and a good spot (just besides public holidays / so if that is the "Novotel" building) case, then get off at Quebec because the traffic junction A1 highway going to the "périferique extérieur". Don't go with those Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a higher chance of finding Dutch cars which head for suburbs only - next [[tollway]] or stopping and giving you a ride to another petrol station on the main highway, which is about 50 km away.super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille]

=== A10 South to [[Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] ===UpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023[[File:888_signsThe parking lot for the bus 95.jpg|thumb|240px|left|A small collection of 01 is F1,and the "Paris" signs for bus does run on Saturdays also,according to the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered time table and camped in front of confirmed by the Eiffel Tower.]]driver

You can SHOULD take always try to go with the RER B bus number 702 to ''Massy-Palaiseau''Vémars centre from the airport (20 stops, 39 minutes). From there you This will be able to follow motoway signs also work on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The parking lot for the A10bus 702 is B2. There are two options: take a bus from the massive lot beside station or walk down a motorway ramp nearby! I would strongly advise the ramp option!

Motorway ramp optionGo down On your left, the ''Avenue Carnot'' along the ''Massy-Palaiseau'' railway towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you A1 will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach a motorway exit underneath a bridge. It would be a good idea to use a sign with "Chartres" clearly visible as this will make sure to get a ride at least to the first ''barrière Aire de péage'' (30+ km) at StVémars Ouest petrol station.ArnaultFrom here, it is another 1. When already there, you might as well pull up the sign "SPAIN" - you might even get a truck straight 25km to Portugalany given entrance.

Another solution ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the A1, there is to start hitching at ''Dourdan''a fantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [https://goo.gl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], with people heading pretty much everywhere. You take can get rides to the trin, RER C to ''Dourdan'' UK (ticket costs around 7€Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Go to ''rue d'Etampes'' and start thumbing at a roundabout there. In ''Les-granges-du-roi'' take the D838 that will lead you to the A10 motorway ramp. Note Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, thoughNL, that it is a bit far to walk - around 10 km -D, E) and the traffic is weak. Hitch there before the ''barrière de péage'' with a sign "Orleans"lots of opportunities.

This motorway follows the route of the '''A6''' (see above) You can also try to hitch directly from within Paris, rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and splits afterwards near [[Antony]]/[[Rungis]]. There's no petrol station between ''Porte d'Orleans'' and the A6xA10 junction except [http://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.739447,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according to some hitchhikers)then walking.

Another easy option is Take the metro line 14 to stand at ''Porte d'Orleans''Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, within Paris city boundaries, (take the same as for Boulevard down to the A6 options) bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to have a sign specifying that indicating you go want to [[Orléans]]get onto the A4. There is a ''[[barrière de péage]]'' in ''Saint Arnoult''When cars stop, before ask if they are going all the split between A10 and A11, so you can accept a ride going way to Orléans or to [[Chartres]], for example. Make sure, thoughthe toll station (péage), many drivers turn off the driver will leave you at least at A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to continue hitch-hiking from before the "péage de Saint Arnoult". French hitchhiker [[User:Pietshah|Pietshah]] did this route tons of times and had very little troublestoll station.

Similarly ''Porte d'Italie'' which Update:- currently line 14 is not far from ''Porte d'Orleans'' working- standing anywhere on the street following the direction of the arena (south east) is not really recommended, instead walk to the bridge Pont Charles de Gaulle: use a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down sign „A4“ and wait on the exit there at Quai de la Rapée just nearby the traffic lights bridge, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in also space for cars to stop -> get a lift to the rain.last petrol station before the toll station-> A lot of cars from Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France are stopping here (some going to or coming back from Disneyland ;))

== Paris public transport ==Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 to 14), RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops, lines from letter A to E), buses (lines from number 20 to Option 2...?) and trams (lines from T1 to T4). If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (around 11 euros). You can travel to the end of RER lines for around 15 euros. If you stay in Paris for several days and will use transport often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (5,6 € for one day inside Paris) Motorway junction slip- it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation; if you stay for a week or more - get a "Carte Orange" for 16.3 € a week (you'll also need a photo for this one). All prices as of fall 2008.road ====

=== Metro system ===Ticket checks never occur on actual metro trainsThis one is close to Paris, faster and ticket controllers seem cheaper to employ 1 of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming a line inside a metro tunnel or station exit and checking all get to, but still in the exiting travelers (since they are uniformed it is easy to see them megapolis. Starting from a distance unless they decide there, you're likely to hide around end up either at the corner); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching petrol station described below or at the gates and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them directly themselves, or radio-report to uniformed controllers who then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticketpéage. Not good at night.

Checks are said never to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings, weekends and Take the RER Line A (Red) in the beginning direction of a new monthBoissy St Legere until the station Nogent Sur Marne. Except for Leave the major stations, it is pretty easy to jump over station in direction of Rue Joinville and follow the barriers, or pass through following other people passing sign to the ticket-zoneA4. Only on major stations one It is required to have a validated ticket when exiting30 minute walk. As in some other countriesThere is a red light before the slip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic, one can be relax about possibility to stop on the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checksramp for brave drivers.

=== RER system ===Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets on trains, and since the RER shares the metro infrastructure, Ask if your driver can take you might be a subject at least to the checks in similar order mentioned above. It next petrol station Aire De Ferrières which is possible to travel for within the free, even though you stand a higher chance of being bustedmotorway network. It seems that checks can occur at any time, so the best time to travel for free Gare de Péage de Coutevroult toll gate is a rush hour when controls are impossible due to congestion. The highest risk of being checked seems to occur on transfer stations from RER to metro stationsbit further.

=== Buses = Option 3: Motorway service station Aire De Ferrières ====Like in most cities of France, you can walk onto the bus without showing or validating a ticket. Checks are said to be rare, and occur mainly late at night.

=== Fines and punishments ===French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it is said it might be possible Take RER A to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostilestation Bussy-Saint-Georges. Most commonly they will ask for a 40 euro fine which You can be paid directly in cash also get to this RER A station by taking bus 4 or by credit card44 from metro station Gutenberg. Alternatively Walk 2 km Avenue Marie Curie till Rue Pavée turn down until street crosses A4 highway and after this turn left rest stop is next to you can plead poverty, and . Right side from there is Decathlon Logistics France if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to the address and the name written on ID.get lost

=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/'ATTENTION'Roissy'' airport ===Bus line 350 goes The bridge leads into the forest and getting onto the motorway might be a bit difficult, the reason being that you have to squeeze yourself to be able to pass through the narrow space between the bridge and the fence.Moreover,you have to descend onto the motorway through an overgrown grass.An alternative is to take bus 46  at Busy-Saint-Georges station in the direction of Gare de Val d''Europe,or same bus at Gare de lVal d'EstEurope in the direction of Torcy(this is important because the bus is infrequent and might be useful to catch it at the other side if wait time is long).From Bussy-Saint-Georges you'll ride 4 stops and from Gare de Val d'Europe, 5 stops, alight at Bout Pêcheret and line 351 walk back in the direction the bus came from if you took it from Bussy-Saint- to ''Place de la Nation''Georges and vice-versa. You're supposed Continue walking on the [[D10]] road to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks are said rare cross the motorway and turn right on the road leading directly to occurthe service station.

== Sleeping in Paris ==[[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networksGetting South or Southwest {{Afr|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. However6}}, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackers{{Afr|10}}, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guests.or {{Afr|11}} ===

It is also possible These spots are close enough to sleep in the ''Champs de Mars'' in front of the Eiffel Tower - police generally lets you sleep until 9 or 10 in the morning. There are many trees that offer you a protection in case of a rain. You can also put up a tent (at night) in a discrete spot although keep city to be getting traffic in mind that police officers will wake you up around the sunrise. You can also sleep under the bridge at the Seine river on the other side of the Eiffel Tower. During the first European Hitchhikers Week ([[888]]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Towerall southern directions.

<==== Option 1: Porte d'Orléans ==== Once the most famous hitchhiking spot in France, this spot isn't bad nowadays, but it isn't great either. The good thing is that drivers aren't surprised to see people there, and that you don't need to get out of Paris in faraway suburbs.  Porte d'Orléans is the terminal subway station of line 4. There is an entry on the ''périphérique'' ring road where lots of people are later heading South. The best place is besides the "Novotel" building or (better) opposite it at the traffic lights. Be warned, traffic here is heavy and fast moving. If you have much baggage or more than one person I would not fancy your chances here. Waiting at the petrol station or even the adjacent war memorial will not give you the best traffic. Note : I think that the place in front of the hotel is pretty bad. Very hard for the cars to stop there. It's better to stand before, at the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, you miss all the cars not coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you and to stop. Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to Orléans or Chartres (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and that the driver will leave you at least at the péage de Saint Arnoult or before that at Limours-Janvry service station. Beware, just after the "péage", the motorway separates between A10 and A11. If you are heading directly South onto the A6, have a sign (you may try Lyon or Fontainebleau) and make sure to be left at Aire De Lisses rest stop, roughly 35 km further, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are not enough for you). ==== Option 2: Porte d'Italie ==== Similarly Porte d'Italie which is not far from Porte d'Orleans is a good place to hitch from. Additionally if you walk down the exit to the traffic lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain. === South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} === ==== Option 1: Motorway services Aire De Lisses ==== This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to have ride without ticket also), a zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. Aire de Lisses is the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being located after all the motorway branch-offs. Get the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. Tthe ID of the train you need was ZIP or ZOP (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). If it's too confusing get whatever train that goes to Corbeil Essonne and from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station Gare de Villabé the second after Corbeil-Essonnes.  Otherwise, you can take the RER D to Évry-Courcouronnes centre, and from there Bus 415 in direction of Villabé. Get off at stop Ikea the gas station will be a five minute walk away. There is a fence you have to climb to get to the station.  Note: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the standard central Paris fare to get into the metro network and then just ride out there. ==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire de Nemours ==== You can take a train to Nemours Saint Pierre (transilien R from Gare de Lyon, a ticket costs about 10 euros) and walk 45min to the AUTOGRILL Aire de Nemours A6 service area / Shell fuel station. Then you're already on a paying section (no local traffic), far out from Paris (80km), and can get a ride to Châlon, Mâcon or Lyon in a few minutes.  === South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] {{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]], [[Bretagne|Brittany]] {{afr|11}} === The A10 and A11 motorways follow the route of the '''A6''' (see above) from Paris, and split from it near Antony/Rungis. Then, before the A10 and the A11 split up, there is the service station of Limours-Janvry near Briis-sous-Forges and a [[péage]] near St-Arnoult, 40 km Southwest of Paris. Whichever spot you choose, ask the driver to take you at least until the Limours-Janvry service station or the péage of St-Arnoult. From these places, you can find a driver who takes you on the A10 or the A11 depending on which way you want to go. ==== Option 1: Pont de Sevres ==== [[File:ParisOut.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the bridge]] This option costs the price of an underground ticket. It takes you to the beginning of the N118 road which connects to the A10-A11 in about 25 km. Take the subway 9 to Pont De Sevres, its end station. You start walking towards the bridge, where you can see the signs towards Nantes, Bordeaux, etc. The hitchhiking spot is just before the bridge, at the red lights. You can try with the cars coming from the direction of the metro station, and also with the cars which came along the river and are turning left to get to the bridge. ==== Option 2: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ==== This option costs Eur 4.90, a ticket for zones 1-4. This option is useful to get out of the ring roads and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs. Take RER B to Massey-Palaiseau station. Walk down Avenue Carnot along the Massy-Palaiseau railway towards the ''autoroute''. After a while there you will see a long stretch of a road with lots of space for cars. Keep going and you will reach a roundabout. If you keep following this road, you will reach the motorway entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Limours-Janvry service station 5 km down the road. '''Edit July 2022''' this does not work!There is pretty much zero car traffic, at least when I was there. If you're starting in Massy-Palaiseau you're better off thumbing at [https://goo.gl/maps/bbD5WGkiKeFqSFzBA this roundabout]. I didn't wait too long here and got a ride straight to Le Mans. ==== Option 3: Motorway service station Limours-Janvry ==== The first service station on the motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it is situated 2kms northeast of the village Briis-sous-Forges. To get there you need to take RER B to Massy-Palaiseau. From there take bus 91.03 to Briis-sous-Forges. It runs about 3 times an hour on weekdays, once an hour on Saturdays, and there are no buses on Sundays. Then walk northeast along the small local road Route D'Invilliers. Briis-sous-Forges to the petrol station [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl= Eat en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48.64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&t=h&z=14 map]  ==== Option 4: Péage de Saint-Arnoult ==== You can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on the exit, so if you are on the cheap, you need to pay only the basic metro ticket (some EUR 1.33) to get into the underground network in Paris. Once in Dourdan, cross the railroad track and turn left and then go straight on the D836 until you reach the péage after 4->5 kilometers. You should be able to hitch a car as there are many passing by and the French take easily on small routes if they see you walking. Get off just after the road crosses the autoroute, go left and in a short while, you will reach the péage. Look at the map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then anywhere else, there are lots of cars going through. === West towards Rouen, Le Havre, Caen {{Afr|13}} === ==== Inside Paris ==== Quai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass. A lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the 15th and 7th arrondissements go to Normandy for the weekend. As a result, this spot is very effective on these days (20 to 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (expect to wait one and half hours). Porte d'Auteuil, at the last traffic light to the entrance of the A13, or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the shoulder to the motorway just after the light, where cars haven't picked up much speed yet and can see you well. Ask drivers to take you (at least) to Morainvilliers petrol station in Poissy. ==== In the suburbs ==== '''Option 1''' Autoroute A13 Gare de Péage de Buchelay toll Take Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station. The fare is €8 but you may not be controlled. Get off in (not Mantes Station). There's a 30 minute walk to the toll gate. You can search Innovaparc bus stop place is next to there '''Option 2''' South Area Morainvilliers rest area Take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and get off at Poissy. Take bus 20 to bus stop Auberg. There's one bus every hour on weekdays, fewer than that on Saturdays and it doesn't run on Sundays.  == Airports == '''[[Charles de Gaulle airport]]''' / '''[[Orly airport]]''' / '''[[Beauvais]]''' airport == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}  [[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]]

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