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Note that there '''Paris''' is the capital of [[France]]. It is an "outer situated within a ring road" to the Paris suburb areacalled ''le périphérique'', motorway A86 (or ''super-périphériquele périph'') and another wider ring called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed . The actual city is relatively small, but still used to connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itselfsurrounded by endless suburbs, you might want to clarify some of which ring they are going linked to take the urban public transportation system at no extra cost (i.e. a standard one-trip city ticket), while some others being labelled as it may affect the place where you'd want outside zones and thus more expensive to be droppedreach.

Note that there is an "outer ring road" to the Paris suburb area, motorway A86 (or ''super-périphérique'') and another wider ring even further called "la Francillienne" which isn't completed but still used to connect . If your ride is not going to Paris itself, you might want to clarify which ring they are going to take as it may affect the place where you'd want to be dropped. You may also find them useful if you need to bypass Paris, especially the Francilienne, as it has more gas stations and less complex interchanges. Good to know if you're starting to stink up in the City of Lights: the Municipality provides [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 in == During rush hours, it is possible (but illegal) to be quickly dropped on the ring road. This is useful if your ride is not willing to get out of it to drop you (which is often the case). Within the ring area, you are definitely linked to the whole regular fare subway system. If you are coming from the Northeast and your ride is heading South (which is a normal truck route), chances are that your driver will not drop you on the ring road where it is complicated to stop. A frequent place to get dropped is the first exit South on the A6 called "Rungis". From there, you can reach the Metropolitan subway system by tram with one ticket, then use another one to your final destination. You can also reach other suburbs in the 94 department (Val de Marne) taking the TvM bus, which is also a normal Paris ticket.

=== North/Northeast towards [[England]], [[Lille]] and [[Belgium]] {{afr|1}} ===

These are classified by cost in public transportation from Paris' centre. There is a bonus pro-tip at the bottom involving Arras :)

==== Option 1: Porte de la Chapelle ====

This option costs one local ticket. Porte de la Chapelle is where the [[A1 (France)|A1]] starts. Local drivers say they often see hitchhikers there. To get there , take a the metro line 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 motorway 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 overcrowdedand, and at the same time , quite a few cars going up the North north stop here for to refill; nonetheless, at such places , much is depended depends on your luck, and according to some hitchhikers , this place won't make it to the TOP10 top 10 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 motorway (avoiding at the same time all the traffic that heads for ''Boulevard Periphique''Peripherique).

''Update 6 May 2012'' It seems that reconstruction of the tunnel A good option to leave faster is due to end soon, and all show at the accesses seem now open, which means this spot may work again. However roundabout a sign for the number of lanes is still restricted and some closures may happen during the next few weeksairport Charles de Gaulle.''Update 20 May 2012'' There is still reconstruction going on, but it was still possible to use the a petrol stations by the metro. Also there was little difficulty for station (Aire La Courneuve - see Option 2) before the cars to reach airport where the A1. driver could let you out; don'''This motorway entrance in t miss it! The station is not currently open due so big and many drivers just go to tunnel reconstruction'''... Reopening is scheduled in summer 2012. There's an entrance still in operation, for the cars coming from the Peripherique (ring motorway)airport but at least you can ask people, so the traffic coming from inside Paris is diverted through Porte d'Aubervilliers (the next Ring entrance east). You can get there taking the "PC" bus from whereas it could be hard and long at Porte de la Chapelle east or from Porte de la Vilette west. There's a roundabout with traffic lights and cars going to A1 take the outer ring entrance ("Périphérique extérieur"). Frequent traffic jams (which may also be helpful), and this access might be closed too on evenings, nights and weekends.

==== Option 2: Motorway services Aire La Courneuve ====

'''Update 29 October 2012:''' After almost a year This option costs one local ticket or zones 1–3 ticket (eur 2.75as of being out of service, this 2018). The petrol station Aire de Service de La Courneuve is up and running again!about 2 km along the A1, north of Paris.

This option costs one local ticket Take bus 150 from Porte de la Villette or zones 1-3 ticket bus 250 from Fort D'Aubervilliers (EUR 2.45both are on metro line 7)to the stop Parc Des Sports. The petrol station [http://mapsThis bus stop is next to the A1 highway.google.es/maps?f=d&hl=es&geocode=5837971829389385952Just walk to the right from the bus stop,48without ever passing under the overpass.934623,2Then walk east parallel to the motorway through the parking lot of an apartment complex.393732%3B3201522175225020794There is a wall preventing access to the motorway,48.920638but if you continue walking a few hundred meters east and up a slight grassy hill,2.410383&saddr=Aire+de+Service+de+La+Courneuve+%4048the wall ends.934790You can then follow a steep,+2.393710&daddr=&mra=mr&sll=48.918269,2.403388&sspn=0.013649,0thorny path full of nettles down towards the motorway and back west towards the petrol station.040169&ie=UTF8&ll=48.933157,2.396951&spn=0.006823,0.020084&t=k&z=16&om=1is ''Aire de Service de La Courneuve''] There is about 2 km a fence right along the A1motorway, north of Parisbut near the petrol station it has been trampled down and you can step over it.

* Bus 150 from ''Porte de la Villette'' (metro line 7)From the petrol station, get off most drivers are only going to the airport or local communities. You should ask for a lift at ''Parc des Sports'' (next least to the motorway)* Bus 250 from ''Fort d'Aubervilliers'' (metro line 7), get off at ''Parc des Sports'' toll station (the quickest way?)* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=La+Courneuve+Aubervilliers&daddr=Rue+Paul+Verlaine,+93120+La+Courneuve,+Seine-Saint-Denis,+Ile-de-France,+Frankreich&sll=48.926137,2.394161&sspn=0.01892,0.040169&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=48.928026,2.388539&spn=0.018919,0.040169&z=15&om=1 ''La Courneuve Aubervillierspéage''] (RER B), and walk 2 km heading north along ''Boulevard Pasteur''. You can catch this train from ''Gare du Nord''. This option requires is a '''120-3 zones ticket''', without this ticket you will have to jump over minute drive down the turnstiles to get out of motorway (some kilometers after the station of your destination (or talk your way out or closely follow someone else with a valid ticketairport)and everyone has to stop here.

From the petrol station, most drivers are only going to the Charles de Gaulle airport or local communities. You should ask can be an option for a lift at least to the [[toll station]] (''péage'') heading north. This is a 20hitching North-minute drive down the motorway (some kilometres after the airport) and everyone has to stop here. It is East, although waiting times might vary a great place to get long-distance rideslot.

==== Charles de Gaulle ====It is easy to jump the metro at terminal 2 and there wasn't anyone guarding it. Maybe the same is true for terminals 1 and 3 but I can'Charles de Gaulle'' airport can be an option t vouch for hitching North-East, although waiting times might vary a lotit.

<ol><li>From 'Nation' bus station (also a metro stop) take bus *351 to 'Roissypole' located at Charles de Gaulle Airport. It's the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the bus.</li><li>From here, a bus stop for local towns, you can catch the bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the ticket office/information desk for which parking number the bus will be at. The ticket costs €1,90.</li><li>From the Vémars bus stop walk straight on 'Rue Pierre Curie' (D17) 400m until it merges with 'Rue de la Mairie.' Walk an additional 350m until merged with 'Rue des Vignolles' (D16).</li><li>On your left the A1 will be clearly visible, as will the '==== Option 4: Motorway services Aire de Vémars Ouest' petrol station. From here is another 1.25km to any given entrance.</li></ol>Est====

Another useful recommendation is this website, where you can virtually create any route you want From Nation bus station (also a metro stop) take bus 351 to take out of the cityRoissypole located at Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 3. Coupled with Google Maps, itIt's an excellent tool:the last stop and payment isn't required to enter the bus.You can BLACK RIDE on this bus both ways

http:/From the coach station there Gare Routière you can catch the 95.01 bus to Vémars. Ask inside at the ticket office/wwwinformation desk for which parking number the bus will be at.ratpThe ticket costs €2.fr/itineraires/en/ratp[BEWARE this bus does '''not''' run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays /recherche-avanceeso if that is the case, then get off at Quebec because the A1 highway going to Lille cuts through Paris multiple times and at this petrol station there is a higher chance of finding Dutch cars stopping and giving you a ride to another petrol station on the main highway, which is super busy and easy to find rides going to anywhere from Calais to Antwerp to Lille]

*Note: UpdateAs at Saturday 1 July 2023The 351 parking lot for the bus 95.01 is F1,and the bus service does not run on weekendsSaturdays also, but according to the above link can help find an alternate route.[[File:Vemars.jpg]]time table and confirmed by the driver

This option costs EUR 9 From the Vémars bus stop walk straight 400m on Rue Pierre Curie (25% discount under 26D17) + a local ticket to Gare du Nord. The peage is 50 km North of Paris, near the town of Senlisuntil it merges with Rue De la Mairie. Walk an additional 350 m until this merges with Rue Des Vignolles (D16)

Senlis has no train stationOn your left, but you still buy the ticket from a train A1 will be clearly visible as will the Aire de Vémars Ouest petrol station. From Paris Nordhere, go to Chantilly and switch to a bus to Senlis at the "gare routière" right outside of Chantilly's train station with your ticketit is another 1. Once there, you need to walk a little and you'll find a "péage" (motorway payment station - people have to stop 25km to take a ticket). The bus driver gave me the directions. This should take around one hourany given entrance.

=== A4 East= Option 5: Porte de Bagnolet (A3) ====Google maps: [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Porte+de+Bagnolet/@48.8649082,2.4086197, towards [[Metz]17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x47e66e87e1c7d877:0x17c4d9a47ae58890!2sPorte+de+la+Chapelle!8m2!3d48.897279!4d2.359192!3m4!1s0x47e66d8329157e27:0x2a4ba9074d60ae9a!8m2!3d48.8645542!4d2.4095799]Get a ticket for the station Porte de Bagnolet. This is pretty close to where the A3 starts, which leads to the A1, so a lot of traffic is heading this direction. The place might not be ideal, but it worked. There is a bus stop, [[Strasbourg]]where buses often stop so the traffic is slowed down, [[Luxembourg]]furthermore, [[Germany]]there is a small gas stop, etc ===where you can approach drivers directly which cue up there from time to time. Position yourself at the traffic lights before the bus stop to show your sign indicating the direction you want to go to.

''This one is ==== Bonus Tip: Arras Service Station====Heading north on the most expensiveA1, longest but takes you the furthest to there is a great pickup spotfantastic AUTOGRILL Aire de Wancourt Est service station just outside Arras [https://goo. Might be a good choice when you don't speak frenchgl/maps/2suUznoe5C42], with people heading pretty much everywhere. You can get rides to the UK (Chunnel), Lille, Belgium, Netherlands. Maybe not so good at night Many difference license plates (GB, F, B, NL, D, E) and lots of opportunities.''

Take RER A4 to the last stop (''Marne-La-Vallee - Chessy''). The train journey length is around 40 minutes (EUR 6 something). Take the bus number 59 (doesn't operate on Sundays=== East towards [[Metz]], the ticket costs around EUR 2) which leaves from the bus stop next to the RER train station at ''Eurodisney'','' Marne-La-Vallee'' ([http://www.metro-pole.net/hor/fiche/6759.17.html timetable 2010 here[Strasbourg]]). It takes ten minutes to arrive at the “Truffaut” gardening centre which is beside the péage (stop Coutevroult - Truffaut). From there, 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 of the fences! From this ''barrière de péage'' it is easy to get rides to [[MetzLuxembourg]] or even straight to , [[Germany]]. You might meet people (gendarmes or motorway 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 péage.{{Afr|4}} ===

Attention, the bus 59 runs every hour==== Option 1. It is usually timed to start 5 min after the arrival of the RER so hurry yourself up from From within the train. Follow the signs "gare routière" (bus station). If bus 59 doesn't start before 30 min, consider using bus 34 (see bellow).city limits: Quai de Bercy ====

If Cheap, as you decide to hitch from this péage on Sunday you can take the bus no. 34 (EUR 1.60, [http://www.will only need a 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 ticket and péage. Here's 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]pretty fast too.

The ''barrière de péage'' is located [http://mapsYou can also try to hitch directly from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour and then walking.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 here]. ==== Via petrol station ====

''Quite long trip Take the metro line 14 to Bercy and exit towards Boulevard de Bercy, take the Boulevard down to the bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercy. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is advisable to have a bit expensive. Takes sign indicating you want to a great petrol stationget onto the A4. better When cars stop, ask if you speak french and good daythey are going all the way to the toll station (péage), many drivers turn off the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places to continue hitch-and-nighthiking from before the toll station.''

The first Update:- currently line 14 is not 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 sign „A4“ and wait on the Quai de la Rapée just nearby the bridge, there is also space for cars to stop -> get a lift to the last petrol station is close before the toll station-> A lot of cars from Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France are stopping here (some going to RER A station ''Bussy St.Georges''.or coming back from Disneyland ;))

Here's a [http://maps.google.fr/maps?q=48.828509,2.744594&ll=48.836023,== Option 2.723494&spnMotorway junction slip-road =0.034406,0.071583&num=1&t=m&z=14 map] for you.

==== Onramp to the motorway ====''This one is close to Paris, faster and cheaper to get to, but still in the megapolis. Starting from there, you're likely to end up either on at the petrol station described above below or at the Péage described ab-abovepéage. Not good at night.''

Take the RER Line A (Red) in the direction of ''Boissy St Legere'' until the station ''Nogent Sur Marne'' (EUR 2.70 (2010-11). Leave the station in direction of ''Rue Joinville'' and follow the sign to the A4. It is a 30 min minute walk. There is a red light before the onrampslip road (on-ramp). Lots of traffic, possibility to stop on the ramp for brave drivers.

Ask if your driver can take you at least to the next petrol station Aire De Ferrières which is within the free motorway network. Toll Gare de Péage de Coutevroult toll gate is a bit further.

==== From within the city limitsOption 3: Quai de Bercy Motorway service station Aire De Ferrières ====''Chaep, as you will only need a metro ticket and pretty fast too.''

Take RER A to station Bussy-Saint-Georges. You can also try get to hitch directly this RER A station by taking bus 4 or 44 from within Paris rather than taking the train for at least half an hour metro station Gutenberg. Walk 2 km Avenue Marie Curie till Rue Pavée turn down until street crosses A4 highway and then walkingafter this turn left rest stop is next to you. Right side from there is Decathlon Logistics France if you get lost

Take '''ATTENTION''' The bridge leads into the metro line 14 to Bercy forest and exit towards Boulevard de Bercygetting onto the motorway might be a bit difficult, take the Boulevard down reason being that you have to squeeze yourself to be able to pass through the narrow space between the bridge where it intersects with Quai de Bercyand the fence. Standing on Quai de Bercy it is adviseable to Moreover,you have a sign indicating you want to get descend onto the A4motorway through an overgrown grass. When cars stopAn alternative is to take bus 46  at Busy-Saint-Georges station in the direction of Gare de Val d'Europe, ask if they are going all or same bus at Gare de Val d'Europe in the direction of Torcy(this is important because the way bus is infrequent and might be useful to catch it at the toll station (péageother side if wait time is long).From Bussy-Saint-Georges you'll ride 4 stops and from Gare de Val d'Europe, many drivers 5 stops,alight at Bout Pêcheret and walk back in the direction the bus came from if you took it from Bussy-Saint-Georges and vice-versa. Continue walking on the [[D10]] road to cross the motorway and turn off right on the A4 before that but there are not really any convenient places road leading directly to continue hitch-hiking from before the toll service station.

=== Getting South or Southwest (A6{{Afr|6}}, {{Afr|10}}, A10 or A11) {{Afr|11}} ===

==== Option 1: Porte d'Orléans ====

''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.

Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to [[Orléans]] (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and Note : I think that the driver will leave you at least at place in front of the "péage de Saint Arnoult"hotel is pretty bad. If you are heading directly South, have a sign Very hard for Lyon and make sure the cars to be left at ''Aire de Lisses'stop there. It's better to stand before, roughly 35 km furtherat the red lights. I stood near the gas station at the lights, a little bit after Evry (drivers to Evry are you miss all the cars not enough coming from inside Paris, but it's way easier for the cars to see you)and to stop.

When I was here in Sept 2011 many hitcher came Make sure to specify with a sign specifying that you go to Orléans or Chartres (if you are heading Southwest - A10 or A11), and later went 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 get a train be left at Aire De Lisses rest stop, roughly 35 km further, a local train little bit after Evry (drivers to an outlying town because they had no luckEvry are not enough for you).

Whenever a diplomat travels between Paris and the Orly airport, he==== Option 2: Porte d'll go through here. Which means that there will be police presence. The police doesn't care about you, but it is very unlikely anyone will stop while they are around. That happens often enough. They stick around for one hour.Italie ====

For more personal opinions and experiences check 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 [[Talk:Paris|talk page]]exit to the traffic lights, there is an overhead bypass which can keep you dry in the rain.

==== Porte d'Italie =South towards [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Barcelona]], [[Italy]] {{Afr|6}} ===

=== A6 South This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible to [[Lyon]]have ride without ticket also), [[Marseille]]a zone 1–5 ticket and takes roughly 75 minutes. Aire de Lisses is the first service area on the A6, [[Barcelona]]situated about 35 km South of Paris. It can save you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, [[Italy]] ===being located after all the motorway branch-offs.

==== Aire 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 Lisses ====Villabé the second after Corbeil-Essonnes.

This option costs EUR 5.85 (but possible Otherwise, you can take the RER D to have ride without ticket also)Évry-Courcouronnes centre, a zone 1-5 ticket and takes roughly 1h15from there Bus 415 in direction of Villabé. '''Aire de Lisses''' is Get off at stop Ikea the first service area on the A6, situated about 35 km South of Parisgas station will be a five minute walk away. It can save There is a fence you time because you avoid all outbound traffic not really heading your direction, being after all have to climb to get to the branch-offsstation.

Get Note: There is no barrier at Villabé and so you can pay the RER D towards Melun via Corbeil. Be careful standard central Paris fare to get on the right train as there are 2 routes for RER D towards Melun. As of 2010-02, the ID of into the train you need was "ZIPE" or "ZOPO" (All trains on RER lines have a 4 letter ID depending on stations served). If it's too confusing (it's very confusing), get whatever train that goes to "Corbeil Essonne" metro network and, from there, whatever train that goes to Melun. Get off at the station '''Villabé''', the second after Corbeil-Essonnes. The station is not marked on Google Maps but don't worry, it's then just ride out 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=en&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'']

A problem with a petrol station is that leaving trucks can block the leaving cars, so cars won't have chance to stop at all. [[User==== Option 2:Artti|Artti]] stood there three hours without a sign until he walked to the ramp next to the petrol station. There is more traffic and therefore more chance to get ride. Also cars have lot of space to stop.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.

=== A10 South-West to [[Orléans|Orleans]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Spain]] and A11 {{afr|10}} & West to [[Le Mans]], [[Nantes]], [[Rennes]] and all parts of , [[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 would split up, there is a 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 Briis-sousLimours-Forges 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====

This option costs the price of an underground ticket[[File:ParisOut. It takes you on the beginning of the N118 road which connects to jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hitching after the A10-A11 in about 25 km.bridge]]

Take This option costs the subway 9 to Pont de Sevres, its end stationprice of an underground ticket. You start walking towards the bridge, where It takes you can see to 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 beginning of the metro station, and also with the cars N118 road which came along the river and are turning left to get connects to the bridgeA10-A11 in about 25 km.

This option costs EUR ==== Option 2.95, a 1-4 zones ticket. This option is useful to get out of the rings and get directly on the A10 after all the branch-offs.: Motorway junction Massy Palaiseau ====

Take the RER B to ''MassyThis option costs Eur 4.90, a ticket for zones 1-Palaiseau''4. From there, follow This option is useful to get out of the motoway signs for ring roads and get directly on the A10. There are two options: take a bus from after all the massive transport lot beside ''Massybranch-Palaiseau'' station or walk down a motorway ramp nearbyoffs.

'''Motorway ramp option''': Go Take RER B to Massey-Palaiseau station. Walk down the ''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 a the motorway exit entrance underneath a bridge. Make sure to get a ride to the first ''barrière de péage'' (30+ km) at St-Arnoult or to the Briis-sousLimours-Forges Janvry service station 5 km down the road.

'''Bus OptionEdit July 2022''': The first petrol station this does not work! There is situated near the village called ''Briis-sous-Forges''pretty much zero car traffic, at least when I was there. To get there If you need to take either RER B to ''re starting in Massy-Palaiseau'' From there take the 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. The petrol station is situated a couple of km north from the village. To reach it you will need to find ''Route d'Invilliers'', a small local road. Once you are there, make sure your driver takes the right road as the A11 starts not far away. It's not easy to find the road to the petrol station. no one in this village knows what street he is living in let alone that route you're looking for. They don't even know that there's a petrol station in the area. write the instructions and study the map!! I was lost in this village for couple of hours.better off thumbing at [httphttps://maps.googlegoo.comgl/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48/bbD5WGkiKeFqSFzBA this roundabout].64455,2.16575&sspn=0.115917,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48.626839,2.135124&spn=0.028989,0.084543&I didn't=h&z=14 Briis-sous-Forges wait too long here and got a ride straight to the petrol station map]Le Mans.

[http==== Option 3://maps.google.fr/?ie=UTF8&llMotorway service station Limours-Janvry =48.739447,2.302011&spn=0.001638,0.003455&t=h&z=18 this one] (good enough one, according to some hitchhikers). Really good according to others. Took two guys ten minutes to get a ride and a third guy about the same amount of time to a different place. Lots of trucks and cars passing by!

==== Chartres: a spot to go directly The first service station on the A11, after motorway is called Limours-Janvry and it has split from is situated 2kms northeast of the A10 ====[[File:Zoevillage 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.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hitchhiker Zoe in Paris during 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 [[project 888|888]] event]]small local road Route D'Invilliers.

Take the train from ''ParisBriis-sous-Montparnasse'' to ''Chartres'' (EUR 12) and start hitching from there. You might want to go Forges to the service petrol station ''Chartres-Gasville'' on the A11 east of ''Chartres'' (bus plus one hour walk!). From the train station, take one of many [http://wwwmaps.filibusgoogle.frcom/pages/55 buses] that stop at the ''Morard'' stationmaps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D131&daddr=Aire+de+Service+de+Limours-Janvry&geocode=FT3X5QIdxnEgAA%3BFZke5gIdK7wgAA&hl=en&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=48. Here starts bus 1264455, take it and get off at ''N2.Conté'' - some minutes before you arrive there16575&sspn=0.115917, memorize the route: the bus crosses the motorway, and comes to a big roundabout where it turns right and continues to a second small roundabout to turn right again to arrive at ''N0.Conté''338173&ie=UTF8&ll=48. Now comes 1 hour of walk: go back to the big roundabout and turn right (east) to follow the N10 until you come to a small city. There you encounter the next roundabout626839, where you turn left2. Follow the street, it bends to the right and ends on the ''Rue du Bois Paris'' where you turn left (north)135124&spn=0. After 500 meters comes the motorway028989, continue until you have crossed it. The service station is 400 meters east, so try to pass through the trees on your right and follow the street to the service station0.084543&t=h&z=14 map]

=== Metro system ===Ticket checks never occur You can take the RER C train to Dourdan. There are no controls on actual the exit, so if you are on the cheap, you need to pay only the basic metro trainsticket (some EUR 1.33) to get into the underground network in Paris. Once in Dourdan, cross the railroad track and turn left and ticket controllers seem then go straight on the D836 until you reach the péage after 4-5 kilometers. You should be able to employ 1 of 2 approaches: first one includes ticket controllers forming hitch a line inside a metro tunnel or station exit car as there are many passing by and checking all the exiting travelers (since French take easily on small routes if they are uniformed it is easy to see them from a distance unless they decide to hide around you walking. Get off just after the corner); second one involves civil-dressed controllers watching road crosses the gates autoroute, go left and busting those jumping over - they'll either stop them directly themselvesin a short while, or radio-report to uniformed controllers who you will reach the péage. Look at the map beforehand! You have much higher chances here then will ask a stopped person to show a valid ticketanywhere else, there are lots of cars going through.

Checks are said never to occur during rush hours; peak times for these controls are evenings=== West towards Rouen, weekends and the beginning of a new month. Except for the major stationsLe Havre, it is pretty easy to jump over the barriers, or pass through following other people passing to the ticket-zone. Only on major stations one is required to have a validated ticket when exiting. As in some other countries, one can be relax about the ticket booth staff since they have nothing to do with ticket checks.Caen {{Afr|13}} ===

=== RER system = Inside Paris ====Uniformed controllers will ask for validated tickets on trains, and since the RER shares the metro infrastructure, you might be a subject to the checks in similar order mentioned above. It is possible to travel for free, even though you stand a higher chance of being busted. It seems that checks can occur at any time, so the best time to travel for free 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 stations. There are 2 big ones, Chatelet and Gare du Nord. If there is control at one of them, try the other. At Gare du Nord it seems the luggage entrance is a little more hidden than at Chatelet so even if there are controllers you can probably pass quickly if there are lots of people around. On some RER stations that are also train stations controllers wait in the tunnels when you go down to change between platforms.

You often need your ticket to get out Quai André Citroën, under the ring road overpass. A lot of traffic on Fridays and Saturdays as many inhabitants of the stations, as price varies according 15th and 7th arrondissements go to Normandy for the distanceweekend. Make sure not As a result, this spot is very effective on these days (20 to lose it as it can be tricky 30 min on average) but much worse at other times (expect to get out otherwisewait one and half hours).

=== Buses ===Like in most cities Porte d'Auteuil, at the last traffic light to the entrance of Francethe A13, you can walk onto or even right under the "no pedestrians" sign on the bus without showing or validating a ticket. Checks are said shoulder to be rarethe motorway just after the light, where cars haven't picked up much speed yet and occur mainly late can see you well. Ask drivers to take you (at nightleast) to Morainvilliers petrol station in Poissy.

=== Fines and punishments = In the suburbs ====French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it is said it might be possible to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostile. Most commonly they will ask for a EUR 40 fine which can be paid directly in cash or by credit card. Alternatively you can plead poverty, and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to the address and the name written on ID.

=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/'Option 1'Roissy'' airport ===Bus line 350 goes to ''Autoroute A13 Gare de l'Est'', and line 351 - to ''Place Péage de la Nation''. You're supposed to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks are said rare to occur.Buchelay toll

=== Vélib’ bicycle rental system ===Take Transilien J suburban train from Saint-Lazare station. The grey bicycles a lot of people are riding on can fare is €8 but you may not be rent easilycontrolled. Just look for a rental station within the Peripherique, you can register there with a credit card that is good for EUR 150 credit. A daily rental pass costs EUR 1.70, a week is EUR 8 Get off in (January 2012not Mantes Station). With these passes you can rent There's a bicycle for 30 minutes for free as often as you want. Make sure to return it within those 30 Minutes or you will have minute walk to pay additional fees. Check the English [http://entoll gate.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lib%27 Wikipedia Vélib' article] for more information. Great and cheap way You can search Innovaparc bus stop place is next to get around.there

== Sleeping in Paris ==[[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.]][[Hospitality exchange#Hospitality exchange networks|Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackers, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guests.''Option 2''' South Area Morainvilliers rest area

It is also possible Take Transilien J or RER A from Paris and get off at Poissy. Take bus 20 to sleep in the ''Champs de Mars'' in front of the Eiffel Tower - police generally lets you sleep until 9 or 10 in the morningbus stop Auberg. There are many trees 's one bus every hour on weekdays, fewer than 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 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 ([[project 888|888]]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel TowerSaturdays and it doesn't run on Sundays.

It is possible to sleep in the catacombs as well. To reach them go down the stairs and turn right. In the middle of the long tunnel there is a hole at the right. Be advised that you should not enter the Catacombs alone or without a person who has a lot of experience climbing around the Paris underground. It is an extremely complicated system of tunnels, perhaps the second largest in the world. In many rooms of the Catacombs you can find a luxury of places to sleep, but you can just as easily get lost in areas where nobody has been or will go for months. The few people who live in the catacombes might become aggressive when you meet them. Sometimes the ground is full of water, around 20cm high. Print a '''[http:[Charles de Gaulle airport]]''' /'''[[Orly airport]]''' /www.google.com/search?q=plan+catacombes map of the catacombes.'''[[Beauvais]]''' airport

== Free Showers ==[http://www.paris.fr/pratique/Portal.lut?document_id=8972&document_type_id=5Nomadwiki &page_idTrashwiki =5458&portlet_id=11757 Here] you can find a map of places where you can have free showers in Paris. It seems that the closing times mon-wed are 17.30 instead of 18.00 as it writes on the website. Also you should get there 30 min before the closing time or you will not be allowed inside. So get there before 17.00. They are great! :)

On [[File:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|right|A small collection of the "Paris" signs for the Avenue des Champs-Élysées there are two fast-food restaurants called Quick, they have free WiFi and also electric sockets [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and the personnel is not going to bother you because camped in front of their use. And there is one Apple store or maybe just a PC store with computers free to use and they also have Internet, but you can't use Facebook and the personal will not allow you to charge your phone thereEiffel Tower. == Useful links ==]]