== Hitchhiking out ==
=== West towards [[Berlin]], [[Dresden]] ([[Germany|D]]) {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===
Take the bus to ""Auchan"" shopping center from main bus station ([http://www.auchan.pl/auchan-wroclaw/rozklad-jazdy/autobus-auchan]). It costs 1,50 Zloty. Get off at the last stop and you will see a petrol station from there. Just go directly towards it without crossing any streets (only these belonging to Auchan's car park). On the petrol station you can ask people for a ride or try to hitch on a sliproad next to the station.
You can also take Tesco bus from the crossroad of ''Hallera'' and ''Powstańców Sląskich'' or ''Wroclaw EPI'' station (close to main bus station) to shopping center ''==== "Bielany'' ([http://www.bielany.parkhandlowy.pl/~/media/poland/bielany/documents/bielany%20-%20nowy%20rja%20int.ashx timetable]; ). It costs 3 Zloty. Get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to ''Czekoladowa'' street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then cross the street, go under the bridge (motorway), turn right and go along the Wroclawskie" A4 motorway across the field, you'll get to the exit with Orlen petrol station and you will be in the same place as in on the Auchan bus option.spot ====
Those buses also go Use [https://jakdojade.pl/wroclaw/trasa/ website] to find bus connection to that area: (they cost 3 Zloty):"Aleja Bielany".
All time tables: [http://wwwThen use google maps to walk to Orlen petrol station located on the exit from the motorway.marcopolo.pl/kobierzyce.html timetables]; (''Rozklad jazdy'' - time table, ''Dni robocze'' - weekdays, ''Soboty'' - Saturdays, ''Niedziele'' - Sundays)
862 - Main Train Station (Dworzec PKP) -> Wroclaw Krzyki -> Bielany MAKROMore detailed description of buses:
872 133 - Wroclaw Krzyki -> get off at either "AUCHAN" or "C.H. Aleja Bielany" (last stop). From "AUCHAN" it is 400m walk, from "C.H. Aleja Bielany MAKRO" it is 1000m walk.
852 612, 862, 872, 892 - Wroclaw Krzyki -> get off at "Bielany Wr. - Centrum HandloweMAKRO". From there it is 400m walk.
892 852, 882, 892A - Wroclaw Krzyki get off at "Bielany Wr. -> Bielany MAKROCentrum Handlowe" From there it is 900m walk.
Or take tram Spot / {{E|40}} on [httphttps://www.wroclawgoogle.pl/rozkladycom/przystankimaps/17_16_1@51.html 17] to '''''Klecina''''' (20min from main station)0506086,16. Get out at the final stop9699511, walk back some meters and turn right to ''Skrajna'' street. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ''Jeździecka'' street. After 200m you will reach a main street that goes directly to the motorway A4. There is a big BP petrol station3a, the last one before the motorway75y, where you can ask people220. It's about 30 minutes walking4h,93. ''"Hitchhikewoman Jack stood there over one hour on a Monday at 06.3039t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1gCskLDE7JebYgwTBoKUBA!2e0!7i13312! Everybody went towards Krakow. If this is happening you, ask drivers to drop you off near the motorway, and walk to Orlen gas station (See above)."''[[File:a4Wroclaw.jpg|thumb|325px|On the left there's Tesco market and the petrol station for rides to the east, on the right would be Auchan market and you can see the petrol station for rides towards Germany]8i6656 Google Street View]
=== East towards [[Katowice]], [[Kraków]] {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} ===
==== "Bielany Wroclawskie" A4 motorway exit with Orlen petrol station on the spot ====
Take the bus to ""Auchan"" shopping center from main bus station ([http://www.auchan.pl/auchan-wroclaw/rozklad-jazdy/autobus-auchan]). It costs 1,50 Zloty. Get off at the last stop, go over the bridge on the highway. You will see red petrol station ""Orlen"" alongside motorway.You can hitchiking there.
You can also take Tesco bus from the crossroad of ''Hallera'' and ''Powstańców Sląskich'' or ''Wroclaw EPI'' station (close to main bus station) to shopping center ''Bielany'' (Use [httphttps://www.bielany.parkhandlowyjakdojade.pl/~wroclaw/mediatrasa/poland/bielany/documents/bielany%20-%20nowy%20rja%20int.ashx timetablewebsite]; ). It costs 3 Zloty. Get off at the last stop, go right along the Tesco (way back) to Czekoladowa street, then turn left (along the Tesco), then turn right find bus connection to cross the street and go straight along the motorway across the field (don't go under the bridge) and one small exit from the motorway, you'll get to the petrol station where you can ask people for a ride or try to hitch on a sliproad next to the station (the same situation as going towards [[Germany]], you're just on the other side of the motorway). The sliproad is very easy to hitch from with a lot of traffic moving slowly round a bend, where they can see you and stop easily. [[User:Theinefficienthitchhiker|Theinefficienthitchhiker]] would recommend this spot"Aleja Bielany".
Those buses also go Then use google maps to that area: (they cost 3 Zloty):walk to Orlen petrol station located on the exit from the motorway. It is the same situation as going west towards Germany, you are just on the other side of the motorway.
All time tablesMore detailed description of buses: [http://www.marcopolo.pl/kobierzyce.html timetables]; (''Rozklad jazdy'' - time table, ''Dni robocze'' - weekdays, ''Soboty'' - Saturdays, ''Niedziele'' - Sundays)
862 133 - Main Train Station get off at either "AUCHAN" or "C.H. Aleja Bielany" (Dworzec PKPlast stop) -> Wroclaw Krzyki -> Bielany MAKRO. From there it is 700m walk.
612, 862, 872 , 892 - Wroclaw Krzyki get off at "Bielany Wr. -> Bielany MAKRO". From there it is 400m walk.
852 , 882, 892A - Wroclaw Krzyki -> get off at "Bielany Wr. - Centrum Handlowe" From there it is 700m walk.
892 Spot / {{E|40}} on [https://maps.google.com/?ll=51.049159%2C16.969864&spn=0.001706%2C0.005284&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.049159%2C16.969864&panoid=4easbB- Wroclaw Krzyki -> Bielany MAKROIzhrba4XMQ7y8nA&cbp=12%2C346.17%2C%2C0%2C15.36 Google Street View]
Or take tram [httpNote ://www.wroclaw.pl/rozklady/przystanki/17_16_1.html 17] to '''''Klecina''''If you' re going past Katowice region (20min from main stationfor example to Kraków). Get out at the final stop, walk back some meters and turn right to ''Skrajna'' street. After 150m turn left and after 50m right again into ''Jeździecka'' street. After 200m you will reach a main street that goes directly to the motorway but your driver is turning off A4. There is a big BP petrol stationthere, then get off at MOP Rachowice at the last one before the motorway, where you can ask people. Itoutskirts of Gliwice - it's about 30 minutes walking. Somebody hitching a great spot to east / {{E|40}} find a ride further on [https://maps.google.com/?ll=51.049159%2C16.969864&spn=0.001706%2C0.005284&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.049159%2C16.969864&panoid=4easbB-Izhrba4XMQ7y8nA&cbp=12%2C346.17%2C%2C0%2C15Otherwise you might get stuck in some very bad spot with only local traffic.36 Google Street View]
=== Northeast towards [[Łódź]], [[Warsaw|Warszawa]] {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}} ===
Take bus 604 to the end of route. From there you have to only cross the tracks on the left and you will be on very long straight road with very wide shoulder of road. Another option to go there is taking the bus D, and go to the end of route and from there you have to cross a few building and go to the road (more or less 800m). You will be in the same place from first option but on the second side of road.
''==== Option 1: Opposite "It's very good place, a lot of times I caught a ride from there directly to Warsaw. If you go to Warsaw use the sign <<Warszawa>>.Wroclaw Psie Pole"'' - Anonymoustrain station ====
It's possible Use [https://jakdojade.pl/wroclaw/trasa/ website] to take find the bus 128, getting off at the stop '''''connection with Wroclaw Psie Pole''''', and walk in the direction of the train stationTrain Station. Start hitching in front of the train station, before the bus stop (the train station is on the opposite side of the road).You can also take to the train from main station "Wrocław Główny" to station "Psie Pole". It's better option than There is bus cause this will take stop so you 20 minutescan hitchhike there just before the bus stop.
''We tried to get a lift here for nearly two hours with not even a single car to stop. We went a bit further then, to the first option, and within less than 10 minutes we got a ride all the way to Warsaw.'' -Eshcar, September 2014==== Option 2: "Wroclaw Lotnisko" A8 motorway exit ====
=== North towards [[Poznań]], [[Bydgoszcz]] {{National Road Number Poland|5}} {{E|261}} ===Hitchhiking spot: lay-by for buses [http://goo.gl/8UvcD #308] & [http://goo.gl/lzUfW #908] Name In the west of the bus station: "''Sułowska (Rondo)''" . So once city you manage to take one of the buses can find a roundabout in Graniczna street where it will bring you directly to meets with Plaska street, just before the hitching spotS8.It There is situated 50 meters right on slip-off from a shopping centre nearby. You can stand in the exit of the roundaboutwith a Warszawa sign. Both buses departure from Dworzec Nadodrze station.There is just enough place for the cars to stop, and they are going very slow, so they can see you could see [http://geasily.co/maps/yu5c6 exact location shown on the googlemaps]
If you don't menage to catch buses #308 or #908 take tram 1, 7 or 15 direction '''''Marino''''' and get off at the last stop. Then go to the other side of the main road and walk 2km in direction of Poznan. You can also take the bus 129 - direction ''Ośrodek Rehabilitacji'' and get off at the ==== Option 3: "''Żmigrodzka (Obwodnica)''Wroclaw Polnoc" station and then walk 1,5km.A8 motorway exit ====
The merged traffic from Use the city center and the transit one spot North towards Poznan, Bydgosz from the A4 motorway is brought here by the newly constructed Wroclaw Ringroad(A8)& passes you by :-). Cars go slowly while leaving the roundabout so driver can see you easily & has enough time to pull overthis website.It is also a place of a frequent traffic jam occurance
As one image is worth 1000 words- have a look @ === North towards [http://goo.gl/eRtwK my photo of the place[Poznań]], [[Bydgoszcz]]{{National Road Number Poland|5}} {{E|261}} ======= "Wroclaw Polnoc" A8 motorway exit ====
=== Northwest towards [[Zielona GóraFile:Wroclav-Poznan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[User:Rafkoo|Rafkoo]], [[Szczecinhitching out towards Poznan]] {{National Road Number Poland|94}} {{National Road Number Poland|Hitchhiking spot: bus stop of bus 908. Bus departure from Dworzec Nadodrze station. It cost 3}} {{E|65}}===.40 Zl. Name of the bus station: "''Lekarska''". And this is your spot. You can't walk further. Having a sign is strongly recommended.
Take tram 10 or 20 Use [https://jakdojade.pl/wroclaw/trasa/ website] to find connection to Leśnica from the city centre and get of on the last stop (the ride takes about 30 minutes). Then walk west, after the traffic lights there is a bus stop, from which you can hitchhike.=== South towards [[Kłodzko]], [[Prague]] ([[Czech Republic|CZ]]) {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}} ===
===Northwest towards [[Zielona Góra]], [[Szczecin]] {{National Road Number Poland|94}} {{National Road Number Poland|3}} {{E|65}}= Option 1 ==== Take the bus to the village Magnice. This is the place that ring road and old road cross and all the traffic in direction of south has to pass there. This place is even better as it is the bus station straight after the traffic lights, so cars go slower. The bus costs 4,50 Zloty.
All time tables: [http://wwwTake tram 10 or 20 to Leśnica from the city centre and get of on the last stop (the ride takes about 30 minutes).marcopoloThen walk west about 3 km where road 94 joins.pl/kobierzyceOr take bus 938 948 to Żar.html timetables=== South towards [[Prague]]; (''Rozklad jazdy'' - time table, ''Dni robocze'' - weekdays, ''Soboty'' - Saturdays, ''Niedziele'' - Sundays[[Czech Republic|CZ]]) ===
==== Option 1: "Bielany Wroclawskie" A4 motorway exit with Orlen petrol station on the spot {{Apl|4}} {{E|40}} -> {{National Road Number Poland|5}} {{E|65}} ====It is exactly the same spot as going "West towards Berlin, Dresden" so follow instructions above. You could use [http:need to enter A4 motorway in direction West and exit it on "Kostomloty" exit towards Lubawka (PL //wroclawCZ) border crossing {{National Road Number Poland|5}} (it is about ~30km after entering it).jakdojade.pl/?locale=en website] All cars that go west fit you, you just need to ask driver to find connection with Magnicedrop you off at that exit so that you can go {{National Road Number Poland|5}} .
These buses go ==== Option 2 (via [[Kłodzko]]): Magnice village {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}} ====Take the bus to the village Magnice. There is direct bus number 862 from main train station (Dworzec PKP (Sucha)) and it costs 4,50 zloty but it goes not so often (once per hour) so it is better to check timetable in advance [https://www.marcopolo.pl/transport-miejski-kobierzyce timetables]. Hitchhike on the bus stop that you get off at. This spot is straight after the roundabout, so cars go slowly. All the traffic from A8 motorway towards Kudowa-Zdroj (PL / CZ) border crossing goes through this point.
862 - Main Train Station (Dworzec PKP) -> Wroclaw Krzyki -> Use [https://jakdojade.pl/wroclaw/trasa/ website] to find bus connection with Magnice .
872 862 - Wroclaw Krzyki -> Magnice direct bus from main train station
Another option is train to Kobierzyce. It takes you to the same route but a little longer way:bit further. From "Kobierzyce" train station it is 900m walk to {{National Road Number Poland|8}}.
852 - Wroclaw Krzyki -> Magnice ==== Option 3 (via [[Kłodzko]]): "Wroclawska" street in Bielany Wroclawskie {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}} ====
892 Go to Bielany Wroclawskie (follow instruction for going east or west from this website). Start hitchhiking on Wroclawska street for example at "Bielany Wr. - MAKRO" bus station.For this option taking train from Wroclaw Krzyki -> Magnicemain station to "Bielany Wroclawskie" could be convenient.
==== Option Warning for option 2 and 3 ====Take the Auchan bus from inside In case of getting a lift which will be crossing going by any other place than Kudowa Zdroj, '''do not'Dworzec PKS'' take it (only if you can drive directly to Prague or Hradec Kralove). All other roads (the main bus stationas Miedzylesie - Mladkovske sedlo) to '''''Bielany''''' shopping centre are pretty dead and get off at the last stop. It costs 1,50 Zloty. Walk along the main road which goes above the motorway till you might find it very difficult to get to the bus stop just after the traffic lights, where you can hitcha lift in there.
==Hitching in == Option 3 ====Take Tesco bus from the crossroad of ''Hallera'' and ''Powstańców Sląskich'' or ''Wroclaw EPI'' station (close to main bus station) to shopping center ''Bielany'' ([http://www.bielany.parkhandlowy.pl/~/media/poland/bielany/documents/bielany%20-%20nowy%20rja%20int.ashx timetable]; ). It cost 3 Zloty. When you get there you must go behind the shopping center and get to the bridge which is above the road you're at. The best road to Prague is the one through Kudowa Zdroj and Hradec Kralove becouse all of the trucks are going this way (E67).
==== Warning ====There are a few different highways that circle around Wroclaw. If your driver isn't travelling directly to Wroclaw, it is unlikely that they will take you to the centre because it is a rather large diversion for them.
In case of getting a lift which will be crossing going by any other place than Kudowa Zdroj, If you'''do not''' take it (only if re coming either from Kraków or from Germany along the A4 motorway ask your driver to drop you off at Bielany Orlen petrol station. From there you can drive directly take a bus 612 to Prague or Hradec Kralove)Wrocław main railway station. The last bus leaves at 22. All other roads (as Miedzylesie - Mladkovske sedlo) are pretty dead 14 Monday till Sunday and you might find it very difficult the bus stop is located on Wrocławska Street south of the motorway, next to get a lift in thereHotel Bielany.
== Public Transport ==If you're going along the A8, ask the driver to let you out at the airport. From there you can take the airport bus directly to the city centre.
There is a good [http://jakdojade.pl/Welcome.jsp?locale=en website] showing you how to get from one point to another by public transport in major Polish cities (in Polish and English).= Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
== Free Internet Access ==One of the tourist information centers on the ''Rynek'' - one that is also a coffee shop - has two computers with free internet access for tourists. Only internet/email - no VOIP, etc. - and only 20 minutes per person. It's on the inside of the square, facing south, right next to the church and behind a statue.{{nomadwiki}}
There is also a [http://www.wroclaw.pl/171250.dhtml list of free public wifi spots] in city centre with map included:
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