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'''Reims''' is a beautiful city in [[Champagne-Ardenne]], [[France]] which took one anonymous hitchhiker over 8 hours to hitchhike out of. He tried all the roads imaginable and seemingly worthwhile until once lunch-time had already vanished into the past, he realised another approach was needed:
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'''Reims''' is a city in [[Champagne-Ardenne]], [[France]], to the east of [[Paris]].
  
==Hitching Out==
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== Hitchhiking out ==
===Towards all directions===
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=== Towards all directions ===
Get a bus to a place just outside the city named ''Tinqueux''.
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The three-, later two-lane road passing right in front of the train station (Gare SNCF) called ''Boulevard Louis Roederer'' leads directly onto A4 in both directions: Paris in the east, Metz/Strasbourg/Germany in the west. Heading down towards the motorway there is a traffic light switching very frequently, where ''Rue Bir Hakeim'' comes in from the lefthand side. Almost every car leaving Reims comes along here, so there is a very high density of cars passing by and stopping at the red light. You cannot directly ask people, but with a sign and a charming smile, there is a good chance of getting picked up
At least one bus heads towards ''Tinqueux'' which will run along the ''Avenue de Paris''.  At a roundabout the bus will take it's own French route - but if you're walking then at this (there's only one) roundabout take the road called ''Avenue de 29th Aout 1944''. A little way past what Google Earth points to as the exact spot of ''Tinqueux'', is a street called ''Rue Charles Boucton''. Once you get there you will discover what you are looking for. 
 
You will see an enormous hitchhikers heaven - thousands of cars and trucks, supermarkets - McDonalds' and petrol stations. You may be able to get to [[China]] from a place like this.
 
  
===Going East (Metz, Strasbourg, Lyon, Germany, etc.) ===
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=== Going west ([[Paris]]) ===
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The place is the highway ramp going on the {{Afr|4}} towards the west, at the exit number 22 called Tinqueux. First you will need to get to Tinqueux, a suburb of Reims. Best is to take bus no. 8 towards Thillois and get off at the stop called Millésime, the first stop after the bus passes above the highway. (For timetables and other ways to get there, you can check the website of [http://www.citura.fr/ Citura], the local public transport company.) From the stop it is about 600 m of walking. Start walking back to where the bus came from, out of the shopping zone on rue des Ormisseaux, back to the big road. You arrive to a huge roundabout. From here, turn right and follow the blue signs to A4, Paris until the next roundabout, from where the ramp goes on the highway. There is a lot of traffic and no pedestrian sideways, so be careful to cross the road and the roundabout. On the ramp, there is a nice spot to stop for the cars.
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=== Going east ([[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Lyon]], [[Germany]]) ===
 
Get a bus or a lift to the ‘voie verte’ which is near some industrial zones in the Eastern part of the city. Here, it takes about 15 minutes to walk up the ‘l’auoroute de l’est’ for the toll booth (peage). Be careful to walk on the grass behind the motorway barrier. At the toll booth, I waited 10 minutes for a lift. I kept asking drivers that were stopping where they were going with my voice and sign. Good luck/ Bonne Chance!
 
Get a bus or a lift to the ‘voie verte’ which is near some industrial zones in the Eastern part of the city. Here, it takes about 15 minutes to walk up the ‘l’auoroute de l’est’ for the toll booth (peage). Be careful to walk on the grass behind the motorway barrier. At the toll booth, I waited 10 minutes for a lift. I kept asking drivers that were stopping where they were going with my voice and sign. Good luck/ Bonne Chance!
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Buses B and S across town to Cormontreuil (1 ticket, 1.20 euros) but the drop off point was still quite a way from the peage mentioned above, bus T might bring you a bit closer but you'll still have up to half an hour to walk.
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Revision as of 20:10, 6 April 2021

<map lat="49.24369831954705" lng="4.027964472771019" zoom="11" view="0" float="right" /> Reims is a city in Champagne-Ardenne, France, to the east of Paris.

Hitchhiking out

Towards all directions

The three-, later two-lane road passing right in front of the train station (Gare SNCF) called Boulevard Louis Roederer leads directly onto A4 in both directions: Paris in the east, Metz/Strasbourg/Germany in the west. Heading down towards the motorway there is a traffic light switching very frequently, where Rue Bir Hakeim comes in from the lefthand side. Almost every car leaving Reims comes along here, so there is a very high density of cars passing by and stopping at the red light. You cannot directly ask people, but with a sign and a charming smile, there is a good chance of getting picked up

Going west (Paris)

The place is the highway ramp going on the A 4 towards the west, at the exit number 22 called Tinqueux. First you will need to get to Tinqueux, a suburb of Reims. Best is to take bus no. 8 towards Thillois and get off at the stop called Millésime, the first stop after the bus passes above the highway. (For timetables and other ways to get there, you can check the website of Citura, the local public transport company.) From the stop it is about 600 m of walking. Start walking back to where the bus came from, out of the shopping zone on rue des Ormisseaux, back to the big road. You arrive to a huge roundabout. From here, turn right and follow the blue signs to A4, Paris until the next roundabout, from where the ramp goes on the highway. There is a lot of traffic and no pedestrian sideways, so be careful to cross the road and the roundabout. On the ramp, there is a nice spot to stop for the cars.


Going east (Metz, Strasbourg, Lyon, Germany)

Get a bus or a lift to the ‘voie verte’ which is near some industrial zones in the Eastern part of the city. Here, it takes about 15 minutes to walk up the ‘l’auoroute de l’est’ for the toll booth (peage). Be careful to walk on the grass behind the motorway barrier. At the toll booth, I waited 10 minutes for a lift. I kept asking drivers that were stopping where they were going with my voice and sign. Good luck/ Bonne Chance!

Buses B and S across town to Cormontreuil (1 ticket, 1.20 euros) but the drop off point was still quite a way from the peage mentioned above, bus T might bring you a bit closer but you'll still have up to half an hour to walk.

Nomadwiki & Trashwiki

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