14/10/2018
How to hitchhike out of Isfahan?
There are 4 main directions.
-North toward Kashan, Qom, Tehran:
Try to get to Shohada square (فلکه شهدا), from there walk toward north and you will see Baboldasht (بابلدشت) bus terminal at your right in a few minutes. Find buses heading to Shahin Shahr (شاهین شهر). The bus card you need for this one is different from the ones you use inside the city, so you can buy a Shahin Shahr card or just pay cash for the ride (maybe 2000 toman). You can get off the bus as it enters the highway or first station in the city entrance (but you'll need to walk a bit). From there, you can start hitchhiking.
-South toward Shiraz:
There's a bus line 34 that goes from north to south of the city: in a straight line from Independence square (people call it Darvaze Tehran) (دروازه تهران = میدان استقلال) to Artesh square, then it turns left to Azadi square (we call it Darvaze Shiraz) (دروازه شیراز = میدان آزادی) and, finally, Soffeh bus terminal (HMQ9+5J=ترمینال صفه). You should get off in front of the terminal (one stop before the last) and walk toward south, you will see a bridge. You can start hitchhiking underneath it. Tip: don't start hitchhiking in front of the terminal, as there are many people standing there who want to get a taxi.
-East toward Varzaneh, Nain, Yazd:
Bus number 28 passes all the way from west to east of the city, on the upper street of the river. So you can get on it anywhere near the the Zayanderud river. It heads to Jeyshir (جی شیر). You get off as the bus enters Jey street (جی) and start hitchhiking.
-West towards Lorestan, Khorramabad:
You need to get near Najafabad (نجف آباد) first. For this you have 3 options:
1. Get to Mosadeq intersection (32.655025, 51.652812=چهارراه مصدق)
, get a shared taxi to Najafabad, around 3000 toman.
2. Go to Samadiye (MJ8V+QQ=صمدیه) bus terminal and get a bus or minibus to Najafabad (around 2000 toman).
3. Go to Takhti crossing (چهارراه تختی) and get a bus/minibus (I'm not sure if this is still available).
The road is straight till the entrance but then your vehicle will turn right to enter the city (the main street of city for entrance is one-way so that they can avoid traffic). You can get off there (32.631391, 51.391721=azadegan sq)
and hitchhike north to Daneshju square (32.654400, 51.393837=میدان دانشجو). And from there hitchhike to your final destination.
