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| − | ''' | + | '''Los Angeles''', is the largest city of the southwestern U.S state of California. |
| − | One | + | Hitching in the LA area can be difficult, as in any major city where drivers are wary of shady individuals/drug addicts. One should make a decent attempt to look like a "non risky" person such as by smiling, or wearing bright clothing, or displaying alert or confident body language; this will lead to greater success in getting picked up. Stick to on-ramps, making sure to not proceed past the "no pedestrians" sign so as to avoid being hassled by the police. If you are a male and alone, you are likely to wait longer for a ride than you might elsewhere in California (Bay Area excluded), but with patience you'll be picked up. Another factor to consider is the area of the city you are in; a middle class area or suburb might yield more success than hitchhiking out of inner city or upper crust areas. |
| − | + | LA is a notoriously sprawling metropolis, and if you are trying to hitchhike out of the city from anywhere other than the edge, you will almost certainly need to change cars at least once. There are many on-ramps, and often you can easily walk from one to the next. It's good to ask locals about where you can find most traffic. | |
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| + | == Hitchhiking out == | ||
| − | + | === North on Highway 101 === | |
| + | You may want to take the Metrolink train north to Oxnard and try hitchhiking along Highway 101 from there. | ||
| − | + | Take bus 534 from Santa Monica to Malibu, last stop, from there stick out your thumb on a Chevron gas station, there is a friendly pocho guy working there, he has met and fed many hitchhikers. Thumb may take you to Oxnard or even further to Ventura or Santa Barbara. It worked for me twice in a span of two years. | |
| − | + | If you are in the heart of the city, or anywhere in Hollywood, West LA, etc., and want to go north on highway 1 / 101, you can take the Red Line train from Downtown Los Angeles to the Hollywood and Highland station. Get off there, and head south one major block to get to Sunset Blvd. Bus #2, which runs along Sunset, will take you all the way from Hollywood to the PCH (highway 1). Note: you don't have to take the red line to get there -- bus #2 runs along Sunset Blvd. all the way until the PCH, so just get to Sunset any way possible. At the PCH bus stop, you can transfer to bus #534 (as mentioned above), and ride that all the way to it's last stop in Malibu. You can essentially hitch hike straight out of the bus stop. [[User:Samuelsincera|Samuelsincera]] has hitch-hiked out of Malibu, from that location, more than 10 times, and finds it incredibly reliable, with minimal wait times -- and generally scores longer rides. | |
| + | === North on Interstate 1-5 === | ||
| − | + | Getting out of the LA area can be tricky. A spot with space and exposure is near the Ontario Mills Mall, where 4th Street meets I-15. From LA you can take the Red / San Bernardino Metro to the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink. From there, you'll walk SOUTH (away from the mountains) to 4th street. Make a left on 4th street (going east). Stay on the left side of the street. Two large blocks later you'll pass under the freeway. After that you'll see a stop light where traffic from Ontatio Mills turns left from 4th, onto the on-ramp. There's not enough room for a semi, but plenty of space for cars to stop. | |
| − | === | + | === South on I-5 towards [[San Diego]] and [[Tijuana]] === |
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| − | + | Depending on where in the urban sprawl you are, there are a number of spots from where it might be possible to start on your way south. Here is a list of potential spots and their reachability by public transport; if you have hitched at one of them, please add your experience. | |
| − | * | + | *'''From Hollywood:''' Within 15 minutes [[User:Guaka|guaka]] hitched a ride straight to [[San Diego]] on the Hollywood Blvd on ramp to 101 South. It was around Christmas time though, with a guy driving down to his family. |
| − | + | *'''From Norwalk:''' The on-ramp at San Antonio Drive is fairly close to the Metro station Norwalk (Green Line) and the Metrolink station Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs (line 91 or Orange County Line). [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] hitched from here in December 2017 and caught a ride to Buena Park after about 30 minutes. | |
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| − | + | *'''From Buena Park, Artesia Boulevard:''' Entrance #117 from Artesia Boulevard is close to Buena Park Metrolink station. | |
| − | + | *'''From Anaheim:''' Entrance 1E of CA-57 (West Orangewood Avenue, just before merging with I-5) and 107C of I-5 (Chapman Avenue) are close to Anaheim Metrolink station. | |
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| − | + | *'''From Tustin:''' Entrance 99 on Culver Drive is close to Tustin Metrolink station. | |
| − | + | *'''From Irvine:''' Entrance 94 on Alton Parkway is close to Irvine Transport Center. | |
| − | + | === East towards [[Phoenix]] === | |
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| − | + | It'll take a while before you get out of metropolitan area. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] was lucky to have a host all the way in Chino who picked him up at LAX and next day dropped him off another 30 miles or so east. | |
| − | == | + | == Hitching In == |
| − | + | Interstate I-5 is a good way to get rides all the way to LA from the [[Bay Area]]. If you're willing to sacrifice efficiency for scenery, consider taking the 101. [[trash:Los Angeles]] | |
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Revision as of 16:39, 14 September 2020
Los Angeles, is the largest city of the southwestern U.S state of California.
Hitching in the LA area can be difficult, as in any major city where drivers are wary of shady individuals/drug addicts. One should make a decent attempt to look like a "non risky" person such as by smiling, or wearing bright clothing, or displaying alert or confident body language; this will lead to greater success in getting picked up. Stick to on-ramps, making sure to not proceed past the "no pedestrians" sign so as to avoid being hassled by the police. If you are a male and alone, you are likely to wait longer for a ride than you might elsewhere in California (Bay Area excluded), but with patience you'll be picked up. Another factor to consider is the area of the city you are in; a middle class area or suburb might yield more success than hitchhiking out of inner city or upper crust areas.
LA is a notoriously sprawling metropolis, and if you are trying to hitchhike out of the city from anywhere other than the edge, you will almost certainly need to change cars at least once. There are many on-ramps, and often you can easily walk from one to the next. It's good to ask locals about where you can find most traffic.
Contents
Hitchhiking out
North on Highway 101
You may want to take the Metrolink train north to Oxnard and try hitchhiking along Highway 101 from there.
Take bus 534 from Santa Monica to Malibu, last stop, from there stick out your thumb on a Chevron gas station, there is a friendly pocho guy working there, he has met and fed many hitchhikers. Thumb may take you to Oxnard or even further to Ventura or Santa Barbara. It worked for me twice in a span of two years.
If you are in the heart of the city, or anywhere in Hollywood, West LA, etc., and want to go north on highway 1 / 101, you can take the Red Line train from Downtown Los Angeles to the Hollywood and Highland station. Get off there, and head south one major block to get to Sunset Blvd. Bus #2, which runs along Sunset, will take you all the way from Hollywood to the PCH (highway 1). Note: you don't have to take the red line to get there -- bus #2 runs along Sunset Blvd. all the way until the PCH, so just get to Sunset any way possible. At the PCH bus stop, you can transfer to bus #534 (as mentioned above), and ride that all the way to it's last stop in Malibu. You can essentially hitch hike straight out of the bus stop. Samuelsincera has hitch-hiked out of Malibu, from that location, more than 10 times, and finds it incredibly reliable, with minimal wait times -- and generally scores longer rides.
North on Interstate 1-5
Getting out of the LA area can be tricky. A spot with space and exposure is near the Ontario Mills Mall, where 4th Street meets I-15. From LA you can take the Red / San Bernardino Metro to the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink. From there, you'll walk SOUTH (away from the mountains) to 4th street. Make a left on 4th street (going east). Stay on the left side of the street. Two large blocks later you'll pass under the freeway. After that you'll see a stop light where traffic from Ontatio Mills turns left from 4th, onto the on-ramp. There's not enough room for a semi, but plenty of space for cars to stop.
South on I-5 towards San Diego and Tijuana
Depending on where in the urban sprawl you are, there are a number of spots from where it might be possible to start on your way south. Here is a list of potential spots and their reachability by public transport; if you have hitched at one of them, please add your experience.
- From Hollywood: Within 15 minutes guaka hitched a ride straight to San Diego on the Hollywood Blvd on ramp to 101 South. It was around Christmas time though, with a guy driving down to his family.
- From Norwalk: The on-ramp at San Antonio Drive is fairly close to the Metro station Norwalk (Green Line) and the Metrolink station Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs (line 91 or Orange County Line). Zenit hitched from here in December 2017 and caught a ride to Buena Park after about 30 minutes.
- From Buena Park, Artesia Boulevard: Entrance #117 from Artesia Boulevard is close to Buena Park Metrolink station.
- From Anaheim: Entrance 1E of CA-57 (West Orangewood Avenue, just before merging with I-5) and 107C of I-5 (Chapman Avenue) are close to Anaheim Metrolink station.
- From Tustin: Entrance 99 on Culver Drive is close to Tustin Metrolink station.
- From Irvine: Entrance 94 on Alton Parkway is close to Irvine Transport Center.
East towards Phoenix
It'll take a while before you get out of metropolitan area. guaka was lucky to have a host all the way in Chino who picked him up at LAX and next day dropped him off another 30 miles or so east.
Hitching In
Interstate I-5 is a good way to get rides all the way to LA from the Bay Area. If you're willing to sacrifice efficiency for scenery, consider taking the 101. trash:Los Angeles
