Hitchhiking from Claye-Souilly
Hitchhiking to Claye-Souilly
Recent reviews mentioning Claye-Souilly
48.81513, 2.36079
I was really lucky and got picked up by a guy who hitchhiked a bunch in his life and he brought me to a better place.Wouldn’t really recommend unless you can’t get out of Paris
―Anonymous
46.96374, 4.83794
prise en 2minutes pour paris―lulutin
49.07105, 2.55169
Single male, no French, big laugh but started to disappear after 5 hours. I arrived this place at 14.00. FIRST DAY, I waited 4 hours until I decided to set my tent. I tried everything, sign with "Lyon, Sud de Paris, Paris", thumb, askimg around and nothing. Plenty of cars, actually ton of them but no one was taking me. As you get closer to Paris you see that "Parisian" nonwelcoming attitude. I set my tent at the north western end of the Aire, next to where truck restpoints were. Nobody bothered me. Asked Mcdonals for cardboards and they gave me some. Chill place as I think they are kind of used to hitchhikers. And second day, I started early and tried to catch early birds. After 1 hour with sign of Lyon I got back to Paris. First I wanted to avoid Paris and hoping to find a long distance ride who was also gonna skip the city. But as the suffering progressed, I understood that I dont have the luxury to make a wish. After 2 hours, two hitchhiker girls came next to me. we chatted a little bit, I told them I was waiting here for 8 hours now and told them they have more chance then me, they found a ride 5 minutes later. They asked people. After few more hours bees started to attack me so I changed my position. this cursed land doesnt wanted me in their premises. When I came back I saw a couple who was doing the thumbs up in my old spot. Talked with them! They were cool and I stood a little front of them for an hour. I didnt wanted to spent another day in this gas station so I gave up to hitch to the closest bus stop and move to Paris. Right before I leave the gas station, this crazy french chick Illen stopped in front of me with a handbrake! She asked me where, and I said anywhere! She took me to a train station in Paris, Pierrefitte Stains. Then I took the D train to south from there. It is lovely how universe giving you small surprises in these frustrating moments :D So total 9 hours of waiting time. A lot of cars, but they are not picking. A hard spot for a single male woth no french. Good luck out there stalker!―whiterabbit
48.99979, 2.52271
Well intentioned driver misunderstood my request for a service station on A1 and took me here instead. All Taxis/livery drivers or rental car returns, one took pity on me and got me to the airport so I could find a way back to A1.―Streamrider
48.94918, 2.47625
Beware of drovers heading to the airport who want to help, wait for a ride going further north to catch a good service station for long distance.―Streamrider
48.92148, 2.34598
Was a bit slow at 08:00am. Delivery driver was going a short distance but thought he could get me to a better spot - traffic had other plans.―Streamrider
48.82904, 2.7068
a lot of cars but not much which stop―Saul
48.82881, 2.74231
Taken by Jérémy. A lot of local people that doesn't go that far.―cavalierrustique
49.00803, 2.52863
Place for a cars to pull over and a turning onto the motorway, but no one did.―StanBoi
49.00909, 2.53731
This spot is really not good. Most of cars here are taxis, We were very lucky to get such good lift―piotras
50.33272, 2.91975
I agree that it's a really weird spot and it was mostly locals but there's space to stand at the side of the turnaround (if a bit windy, also no shelter, so not a spot for bad weather) and cars can stop too. With a sign to Paris we (2ppl) found a ride to Aulnay within half an hour and from there taking the train into Paris proper was pretty easy (and cheap.)―thebeekeeper
48.82881, 2.74231
Long to reach, just like all the good spots to get out of Paris.I also had three offers for a ride to Meaux, which can be interesting since cars have to cross the toll to get there.
―RoadTripeur
49.07818, 3.39818
I got taken there from Reims. Very little traffic, I thought I was gonna be there for long, but someone stopped and took me to a banlieu of Paris after about 15min―blub
48.93388, 2.39271
Worst spot I've ever been to. Place is hard as fuck to get there, I almost fell multiple times cause the ground was all muddy. There was no traffic at all and people don't go north to far, the closest I found was Charles de Gaulle with a sign marked "A1"! I'll never go there again.―GermaineBreton
48.84787, 2.36581
Standing there (2 people) with a sign over an hour, and many who stopped went only a very short distance until one was willing to take us to the Aire des Ferrières.―Anonymous
48.82893, 2.74175
A bit long to get here but simple (just RER to Bussy St George and just walk, better than going to Vémars).A kind worker took us (we were 2) to the station near the end.
We found an old couple who took us to Reims, good people.
Good place to go east, I also want to try if by I can go to Brussel easier from Paris by starting here compared to Vémars maybe.
―GermaineBreton
48.82868, 2.74263
Waited around an hour with a sign that said Germany, changed it to Reims and got a ride in 45 minutes. It was raining which made the wait unpleasant and long.―JayAimless
48.82881, 2.74231
To get here from Paris take RER Bussy-Saint-Georges and then walk All. des Bois de Bussy to get on the south side of the highway, then just jump the fence and walk couple hundred meters along the highway to the Aire.We were 2 guys waiting near the exit from the Aire with a sign for Reims and a guy eating lunch approached us saying he could take us to exit 21 for Dormans but when he realised there were not many people passing by this peage he offered he could take us to Reims or to Epernay train station. We chose the latter and got a sightseeing tour of the city and region, then took a train to Reims.
―Kivvish
48.85464, 2.83924
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48.97053, 2.46677
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