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{{Infobox Location|country = Slovakia|map = <map lat='48.14'lng='17.10'Bratislavazoom='10'view=' is the capital of [[Slovakia]].0' />|pop = 419,678 (31 December 2014)|roads = {{European Route Number|65}} {{European Route Number|75}} {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} }}__TOC__

'''Bratislava''' is the capital of [[Slovakia]].   == Hitching in ==  === From [[Žilina]] === If you are coming on the motorway from the north-east but your driver is continuing to Hungary or Austria, ask him to leave you at the Slovnaft gas station in ''Zlaté Piesky'' before the airport and the city centre. Jump over the fence in the southwest part of the gas station area (there is a hole), walk across the field to the other road, follow the sign "Center" and after one or two kilometers you will reach the last stop of tram 2 and 4. Alternatively, you can ask your driver to drop you near ''Aupark shopping centre'', but they need to exit highway right after crossing ''Prístavný most''. Getting back on highway is very easy for them. This place is much more closer to centre than previous one, you can get to ''Hodžovo námestie'' in 5 minutes with public transport. === From [[Brno]] === Whatever you do, '''do NOT get dropped off at Bory Mall'''. It is a big shopping mall with (at most) local traffic and the gas stations are incredibly hard to reach, it is also incredibly far from the city centre. There is a lot of construction work going on here and most sidewalks aren't finished yet, there are no signs and it's easy to get lost. Some drivers will offer to drop you off here, thinking that there is a lot of traffic because of the nearby Volkswagen factory. This is wrong. If you're on the [[E65]], it might be a better idea to jump out somewhere close to the zoo. == Hitching around == If you are just passing by the city (e.g. going from Prague to Budapest) avoid at all costs being dropped at a gas station in the city by a driver going into Bratislava. The road splits inside the city, the motorway is in the middle and the local traffic goes on a side road. Because of a wall there is no direct access from the city streets and the gas stations are not on the motorway. If you end up being dropped inside the city somewhere, you must follow the Hitchwiki advice to reach another spot or spend the night in Bratislava.  == Hitching out ==  === North towards [http[Brno]], [[Prague]] (D2) {{European Route Number|65}} === [[File://wwwhhtobrno.jpg|right|thumb|334px|Hitchhiking in direction to Brno.'']] ==== Lamač gas station ==== In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north to Brno.imhdIt's not a great spot, but it gets the job done.zoznamIf it's been a while and you still haven't found a ride, try asking people for "Sekule" - this is the last gas station before the Czech border, so everyone stops here to get vignettes (highway stickers).sk/ba/mapy/siet/20110826 There are two options how to get there: Get off at bus stop called ''Húščavova''.png|Here The bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the highway over a bridge. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus at this station. In the worst case though, you can get off at the next stop ''Lipského'' and walk a map bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk to the next traffic light to the station. Or get off at bus stop called ''Pridánky''. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus. Once you leave the bus, the service station is very close but not visible. Follow the direction in which the bus continues for 100 meters and you will see the exit of the public transport]highway and the service station on your left.

[http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/index.php?w=392b3433292c1f252e362f34332523ef2f262e29&lang=en|Here is a link of the ticket costs]== Mokrohájska ====

== Hitchhiking out ==<map lat=Go to a bus stop called '48.131348836914204' lng=Mokrohájska'17.14141845703125' zoom=, the bus stop is on city road in Brno direction but it'11s not yet a highway. You can try hitch hiking directly ' view=behind'0the bus stop, there' float=s enough for car to stop or continue walking in the same direction the bus was going, about 300 meters further there'rights a large OMV gas station, McDonald'/>s and non-stop Tesco shopping mall. You also can try to hitchhike on traffic lights nearby.

In the north of the city there is a small service station at the motorway going north to Brno. Take bus #34 or #83 from the old town=== East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}, eg. from next to the Presidential Palace[[Banská Bystrica]], to the bus stop ''Húščavova''. The bus stop is directly after the bus turns left and crosses the highway over a bridge. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus at this station. In the worst case though, you can get off at the next stop ''Lipského'' and walk a bit more. When you leave the bus just walk back over the bridge and turn left and walk to the next traffic light to the station.{{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} (D1) ===

Another option of arriving at the service ====Zlaté Piesky gas station is bus #30 (goes from Novy Most) - the stop name is Pridánky and it's just behind the service station. You need to indicate that you want to get off the bus so pay attention to the announcements.====

=== Second Option =Zlaté Piesky bus stop====(proven more successful than previous, over time) - Go to a bus stop called Mokrohájska‎ - buses 21,22,30,34,38,83 - the bus stop is on the road to Brno but it's not yet a highway. You can try hitch hiking directly 'behind' the bus stop, there's enough place for a hitch hiker to stand and for a car to stop. '''OR''' continue walking to the same direction the bus was going, about 300 meters forward there's a large popular gas station.

=== East towards [[Žilina]] {{European Route Number|75}}Take a tram 2 or 4 east to the last stop called ''Zlaté Piesky''. Cross over the big road to your right and walk down past the Porsche dealership. Hitchhike on the highway just beyond the bus stop. Its not the greatest spot, [[Banská Bystrica]], {{European Route Number|58}} {{European Route Number|571}} ===but there isn't any other. The road splits into the E75 and the E58/E571 approximately 30 km east from here.

# From the city centre take a tram number 2 or 4 in direction of Zlate Piesky, The most traffic but it's hard to get off at the last stop. Then walk along the road around 15 minutes. When you see the beginning of the motorway with a sign Győr, Wien, on your right handside you will notice a petrol station. Go a few metres through bushes, and once you get to the fence, there : This is a hole in fence. Jump over it (its just one metre or something) and you are at the petrol big gas station directly on the motorway. From there its VERY easy to get a lift to Wien, a bit harder to Hungary. Some people also go to Italy using this way to avoid paying for viniets for Austria, which are expensive.# a motorway-petrol station in the northeast D2 highway south of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the hole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next Go by bus 93 or 95 to a shopping center). Walk 1 km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're there.# Walk towards Budapest. The border is around 15 km from '''Bratislava'''. Follow the motorway but be aware that once outside the city there are no [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and only one parking place between '''Bratislava''' and the border. The parking place is very quiet, no services and so large its difficult to talk to drivers.# get a bus ticket to Budapest for 90 SKK stop Vyšehradská (~4.50 USD) from the Student Agency on Obchodna Ulica. The place It is, if facing towards the old town, on the left hand side last stop of the street just before Postova Ulicabus 93), near Cross the McD's/KFC big road called Panonská Cesta and Slovak Pub. If you're under 26 don't forget walk to ask for the 10% discount.# OMV petrol gas station near shopping centre AUPARK. Try It's a quite walk to get a lift to the first petrol station on the motorway named Jarovcethere.(I tried this option with a girlfriend[http://goo. Enough cars, a lot of drivers speak English, but nobody gl/maps/QWXe Here is going to the motorway and everybody has a car filled with groceries, kids or a wife map]. Stefan (MFJune '16)is not sure if that walking path is correct in that map. He walked an other (longer)way: [https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1vgETn-PcvwwOun3yBK4CHTaTTa4].

# ====Walking towards Vienna==== Following highway B9 parallel to the Danube walk towards Vienna with your thumb out. The traffic is slow and light enough that people can stop and pick you up easily.  ====Einsteinova bus station==== Walk south over the UFO bridge and follow the pedestrian/cycle path to the right. You will arrive at a bus stop on Einsteinova, standing at the front of the marked off lane will give drivers a place to pull over. The road splits shortly after, but both ways lead towards Vienna, so to catch all possible rides it's best to wait before the fork. It's not ideal as three lanes of traffic are moving quickly by. If you are unsuccessful, two bus companies operating between Bratislava and Vienna pick up right at that bus stop about every 15 minutes during the day. Also, there's an on-ramp from the bridge onto Einsteinova, where cars have space to pull over,  ====Hungarian Border==== Involves slightly less walking than the Vysehradska gas station. Take bus no. 91 from the SNP Bridge(Most SNP) stop ([http://imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/90 schedule]) or bus no. 90 from the Nové SND stop (near Eurovea, but this one is right in front of the National Theater - [Userhttp:Zenit|Zenit]//imhd.sk/ba/schedule-timetable/route-line/91 schedule] ) to Čunovské jazerá - this is a "request stop", so you'll need to push a button to let the driver know you're getting out. From Čunovské jazerá walk further down along the road, where to your right, across the field, you can already see the highway. After about one kilometer, you will reach a farm track leading to the right, across the railway tracks towards a bridge over the highway, where you can already spot the former border infrastructure. Depending on the season, you might have to fight your way through a corn field, though, but that's our deal, right? Signs will be useful here and, unlike in Vysehradska, all traffic will be headed to Hungary (duh!) - getting a ride to Budapest will be a piece of cake. You can also approach people on either side of the border as they're getting the Hungarian vignette (highway toll) - the shops are located in the old customs buildings. ''My experience was that not many people stop to get the vignette here, only truck drivers and they are skeptical of hitchhikers. Surprisingly, many of them don't go to Budapest at all and I got offered a couple of weird rides, like Croatia. I found a ride to Budapest after an hour. - Rebew (28.07.2021)'' ====Aupark gas station==== Probably the easily reachable way to go Vienna: Take the bus number 50 and get off the last station which is named Aupark. There is OMV gas station, McD and big shopping mall as well. Since this location is not that far from the center of Bratislava there are some local people who go to further into Slovakia or city center. But there is a good possibility to find a ride for Vienna. In my case ıt took 5 min from OMW to find a lift and ıt was at around 18h, December 2013. For local people you can ask like that " Idete do Viedne?" You can also try to get a lift to the first gas station on the motorway named Jarovce. ====Tesco Lamac gas station==== Motorway-gas station in the north-east of the city. Take Bus 63 (crosses the whole town) and get out at Tesco Lamac (next to a shopping centre). Walk 1 km northwards and you get to a bridge that crosses the motorway. Go down the steps at the bridge and another 100m north and you're there. Or you can get there also by bus 83, 34, 22 and 20 or even 30. When taking the buses 83, 34, 22 and 20 you have to get off at the bus stop '''''Húščavova''''', walk back few meter to the bridge, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. When taking the bus 30. Get off at '''''Pridánky''''', cross the bridge over the highway, go under it, and walk 50m to the gas station. Both bus stops require you to give the driver a signal it's a button in the bus (When there's only one button that is it. When there are two buttons it's not the one that opens the door, it's the one that says STOP.) Most of the cars will be locals but there are also some trucks passing by here. If nobody is going far ask people also if they aren't going along the D2 to Jarovce and passing by the big gas station located there ([[Bratislava#Vy.C5.A1ehradsk.C3.A1_gas_station|Vyšehradská]]). [http://goo.gl/maps/ij3D Here is the map] == Public Transport == Bratislava has pretty cheap and fast (except rush hours) network of trams, buses and trolleybuses. In Slovakia, city public transport is referred to as ''MHD''. Tickets in Bratislava are sold by travel time, '''not by''' the number of rides or directions or zones (within Bratislava proper). Thus, all tickets are transfer tickets. They cost EUR 0.70 for 15-minutes, EUR 0.90 for 30 minutes and EUR 1.20 for 60 minutes.Students can buy tickets at half-price, '''but only''' if they're an EU citizen and have an ISIC card from an EU school. Drivers don't sell tickets. Beware that you must mark your ticket instantly after entering vehicle. To plan your journey you can use [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/maps.html maps of lines], [http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journey-planner.html online route planner] or [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.circlegate.tt.transit.android offline Android route planner] (1 month trial). You may use an app ([https://apps.apple.com/sk/app/ids-bk-cestovn%C3%A9-l%C3%ADstky/id1360894243?l=sk AppStore] and [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.casperise.urbi.online.bid Google Play]) to purchase tickets using a smartphone - beware that the tickets become valid 30 seconds after purchase. Blackriding is not advised, ticket inspectors don't wear any uniforms and the penalty is very high compared to ticket price (EUR 50 if paid within 5 business days, EUR 70 afterwards). They always come in three, two of them are ticket inspectors and one is security guard. However, if you're from outside the EU(within the EU, there are ways to get you to pay), say you don't want to pay and give them your passport, if they ask for it because the most that they can do is to write you a fine. They will try to intimidate you and make up all kinds of bullshit, but again, all they can do is take down your personal details.  == Sleeping == It's not possible to sleep at the railway station, you will be asked to leave, valid ticket won't help you. Better option is to sleep in sleeping bag or set up a tent in one of many forest areas, it's absolutely normal to wild camp in Slovakia, you won't have any problems. One of the best options are ''Koliba'', just use trolleybus 203, get out at final stop and walk on the top of hill. You should find nice place to sleep. You can also try ''Pečniansky les'' on the right side of Danube river. It's also possible to sleep around ''Draždiak'' lakes in Petržalka or in forests near ''Železná studienka''. If you are willing to spend more time in public transport, you can take a ride to ''Čuňovo'' and sleep close to local lake.  == Other useful info == There is no problem in finding free or unsecured Wi-Fi. City offers free hotspots at Main Square, along Danube and in many other places. There's also possibility to connect in many of McDonald's, railway station, or [http://www.kcdunaj.sk/ KC Dunaj] also has very good connection.  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}

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