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* [[User:Garthelgard|Garthelgard]] has htchhiked hitchhiked from this spot more than twenty times and has never waited more than 30 minutes.
* In August 2012 somebody added: "The best place to go anywhere is the hard shoulder near ''metrostation « Porte d'Arras »'' follow Highway-signs. Within 20 minutes more cars heading towards several directions stopped."
;Alternative 1:
Go to ''metro station « Valenciennes »''. Walking to the north, after about 100 meters you can go eastwards and follow the "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''". The A1 crosses this "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''". And there is an entrance to the A1.
(The Hostel/Auberge de jeunesse "Stephane Hessel" is on crossing of "''Avenue Denis Cordonnier''" and "''Boulevard Paul Painlevé''". Address: ''235, Boulevard Paul Painlevé'')
;Alternative 2
At the end of ''Boulevard des Cités Unies'' (at the side of the railways). 300 meters eastwards from ''metrostation « Lille Grand Palais »'', you find an entrance to the A1 direction Paris.
=== Going north? Take the A22/E17 towards [[Antwerpen|Antwerp]], [[Gent]], [[Netherlands]] ===
The ''metrostation « Porte d'Arras »''-alternative described above at "Going south?" seems to be good: see for description and testimonials above at "Going south?", but consider to held up a sign '''BelgiqueBELGIQUE/BelgieBELGIE''' - or '''GandGAND/GentGENT'''-sign.
You can avoid getting stuck in Lille by getting out at the last petrol station on the A1 on ''« Aire de Phalempin »'' is quite a big station, good for hitching, and it's 15 km due south from the centre. However, in direction of Brussels it might be a bit difficult there. Most people go towards Ghent and Antwerp there.