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Recent reviews mentioning Le Mans

47.50045, -0.49044

Always a good spot for going North to Paris/Le Mans

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 324 km ↗

―GermaineBreton, Fri 10 Jan 2025, 13:00

I waited there 5min on thursday and friday evening (6pm), I had a sign for the toll station (Péage St Arnoult) and got a lift for Limours-Janvry gas station. From there you can get everywhere West easily (Bordeaux, Le Mans, Rennes, Nantes etc). Everyone leaving Paris for west is going through this road.

rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min 🪧, ride: 16 km ↙

―Basile, July 2024

48.0893, -1.09762

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It's the first petrol station after Rennes and it's hard to get to, but it's worth it!

Taken in a few minutes towards Le Mans by a young couple, the toll booth a few km further on looks to be a good spot too ;)

rating: 5/5, wait: 3 min, ride: 120 km →

―Melaine, April 2024

47.37611, 0.65089

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This is not a good place to head west, if you're heading towards Rennes, you'd better stop on the right of the town in the direction of Le Mans, if you're heading towards Angers, you can ask at the traffic lights if they can drop you off at the Jardins de Villandry service area 15km further on.
Taken in 30 min, then drive to Nantes

rating: 2/5, wait: 30 min, ride: 16 km ↙

―Melaine, April 2024

47.40757, 0.72135

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Meilleur spot pour aller vers PARIS/LE MANS/RENNES
Accessible en bus, c'est le meilleur spot que j'ai trouvé pour aller vers Paris ou le grand Ouest.
Au feu, demandez aux voitures si elles peuvent vous déposer à l'aire de Parcay pour aller à paris ou vers le Mans pour aller à l'ouest
Fait des dizaines de fois pour rentrer en Bretagne et je suis pris en 10 min a chaque fois
Info : Je suis un jeune homme de 23 ans.

rating: 4/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 98 km ↖

―Melaine, April 2024

48.71845, 2.26639

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Best place to leave Paris heading west (NANTES,RENNES,ANGERS,LE MANS...)
At the roundabout, ask someone to take you to the Limours-Janvry service area (8min)
Alternative solution: we took an uber to the station (€12), from there it's extremely easy to get anywhere in 5 minutes.

Info: I'm a young man of 23.

rating: 3/5, wait: 60 min, ride: 16 km ↙

―Melaine, April 2024

48.05032, 0.17387

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Ok spot to go to PARIS or RENNES
This spot is quite special because people who take the toll can go east or west, there is a carpool area next to it to ask directly if you are in trouble.
If you're going to Paris, it's best to persuade someone who opens their window at the toll to drop you off at the Aire de La Sarthe-Sargé Le Mans (10min motorway).
Info: I'm a young man of 23.

rating: 3/5, wait: 12 min, ride: 228 km ↗

―Melaine, April 2024

48.10193, -1.60782

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The least worst place to get to PARIS/LE MANS
Getting to Paris from Rennes is a real challenge because there's no good place to hitchhike. I put up a "PEAGE LA GRAVELLE" sign and someone picked me up after 1 hour.
Position yourself on the roundabout before the exit to the ring road, there's plenty of room to stop.
Not very accessible by public transport, but still better than other roundabouts.
Info: I'm a young man of 23.

rating: 2/5, wait: 60 min, ride: 168 km →

―Melaine, April 2024

47.50045, -0.49044

Super spot j'ai attendu 15 min avant un direct Tours et pareil pour le mans !

rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min

―Baroudeuse, January 2024

48.10699, -1.72402

Also a good spot to go direction laval/Le Mans/Paris, easy to access. I wait at the light. People from south Bretagne must drive threw here to go to Paris. I've never waited more than 20min for a ride to the A81.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min

―Gueug, June 2023

48.71846, 2.2668

Waited a little while but a guy got me to straight past Le Mans. Better than the one close to the station.

rating: 4/5, wait: 30 min, ride: 259 km ↙

―Félix, May 2023

47.50045, -0.49044

Very good for Paris and Le Mans, a bit less for Tours but working after 1h

―Anonymous, June 2017

48.0493, 0.17123

Coming from Lorient, going to Paris. I was droped off there by another driver. I waited directly close to the road toll (peage) behind the safety barrier. If you wanna go to Paris, I think it's better if you can convince someone to take you to the gas station at the Aire de La Sarthe-Sargé Le Mans which is a bit more far still at Le Mans but directly on the A11 to go to Paris.

―Lois, February 2017

48.10193, -1.60782

Coming from Lorient, going to Paris. The previous driver droped me off in this spot and I was afraid to stay stuck there because the cars and trucks are going quite fast on this roundabout and the space is not so good for the drivers to stop safely if there is many cars behind. But finally someone stopped after 10min to bring me to Le Mans.

―Lois, February 2017

47.91877, -2.36179

On my way to Paris. I found in 5min different people who were going to Rennes, but I decided to wait a bit more because the entrance of Rennes is not a good spot to continue to Paris. And 5 min after someone proposed to drop me on the other side of Rennes before the highway heading to Le Mans and then Paris. So excellent spot where you can stay dry in case of bad weather :)

―Lois, February 2017

47.41851, -1.01813

Gas station on this service area, there were lots of people on a sunday evening. The first guy I asked brought me to Le Mans.

―Anonymous, October 2015

47.50116, -0.48971

Good spot. i started hitchiking at 8 am. Even if many people go to Le Mans / Paris, i got a car in ten minutes, direction Niort. Be patient, have a smile, it's easier then

―Flexi, May 2015

48.09177, -1.62668

Take the subway to La Poterie, then go straight, pass the bridge and stand at the traffic circle to Le Mans.

―Anonymous, February 2015

48.44207, 2.13434

Pour atteindre les direction des 2 autoroutes qui vous dirigeront vers l'Ouest A11 vers Le Mans ou vers le sud A10 direction Orlans, il y a juste aprs le rond point un peu de place pour tendre le pouce.
Lieux de circulation massive avec possibilit de sarrter sans dranger la voie.
Si vous prfrez le porte porte, il y a un grand centre commercial avec une grosse station essence proximit. (page les plus proche: 20km pour le sud et 30 pour l'ouest)

―Anonymous, October 2014

48.24061, 1.08356

10 minutes for a ride to the gas station of Le Mans. People stop here but if you can get a ride directly to Le Mans, you should skip this station.

―Chrisi, June 2014