# points

country: CH
comment:
  This is a big gas station called "Grauholz" with lots of traffic and people. You can cross the hitchway there. Possible to get there by S-Bahn and walk too. 

  TO Zurich/Basel: 
  very good and enough traffic. Easy


country: CH
comment:
  TO BERN/ZURICH
  better not get dropped off before Bern if you are going westards. Its quite hard and i waited long. first i waited in the roundabout but nobody stopped. Then i put myself onto the national road and finally got a lift by somebody coming from south. 

  TO FRIBOURG
  should be easier. stand next to the national road, if it doesent work, closer to Bern more northwards


country: CH
comment:
  TO CHUR
  could also work. try it out. tram/ train to Brunau

  IMPORTANT TO KNOW
  Now the E41 is a city bypass so there will be sicnificantly less traffic going south. You might want to advance further (maybe Kilchberg) 


country: CH
comment:
  TO ZURICH

  Bus 12 (pls doublecheck) to Haldenstein. You will get dropped left of the roundabout. Cross and walk towards to gas station. You can either stand with a sign or ask people at the gas station. 


country: CH
comment:
  SOUTH, NORTH or EAST to ALBULAVALLEY

  On the bridge which is accessible from town. I hitched south and east from there.


country: CH
comment:
  TO CHUR: 
  Its quite ok. There is a gas station/restaurant on the other side of the street but you better avoid it. Its much better to stand here. 

  SOUTH: 
  better use the other exit but if you get dropped here, take a chance


country: CH
comment:
  TO ZURICH

  difficult to get rides because the gas station is on the other side of the ride direction. Also most cars which stop there go south. 

  SOUTH: 
  more chancce to CHUR and even further to Italy. 

  IMPORTANT: 
  at the moment there are roadworks and therefore there will be much less frequency there


country: CH
comment:
  TO ZURICH

  This is only a parking lot but you might still get a lift. Unbelievable but true. I hitched there often and always found somebody who gave me a lift. There is no motorway gasstation nearby so therefore many cars make a quick stop for the toilet. free toilet too.... and breathtaking view. 


country: FR
comment:
  most cars going to Paris and Tulouse. Just to let you know. Lyon is an illusion....you might want to accept to go via Tulouse. Id rather recommend it anyway... little gas station, few traffic.


country: FR
comment:
  ANY DIRECTION

  New gas station. I got lifts within some minutes there. YOu will get somebody to Clermont for sure or Bordeaux. There is little traffic on the A89 generally, so be wise in choosing the lifts.


country: FR
comment:
  TO LYON

  Tram A to "Les Pistes" then continue in the direction out of town, turn right at the big crossing and follow the signs for the Motorway. A71. Stand near the roundabout. Not much space but a car can pull out. I got a lift quickly there to St. Etienne


country: BG
comment:
  About 1km down the road from the intersection, there is less local traffic and more places to pull over


country: SE
comment:
  Good spot for rides direction north and not so far from the center as the spot where E12 and E4 meet.


country: GB
comment:
  Cars can stop, going out to M5 to South and M6 to North, but in 2010 march we were standing here for 3 hours in the rain without luck.


country: NO
comment:
  Very good spot for hiking north on the E39, to FÃ¸rde, Ã…lesund and Trondheim. It's passed a big roundabout and a parking lot; there is a nice covered bus stop and place for cars to pull over to go to Hjelle Bakeri.


country: NO
comment:
  Perfect covered bus stop on the E16 to Voss and Oslo. It's quite a big walk if you took the bus from Bergen centre to Ã…sane mall, but everybody driving from Bergen and surroundings to Oslo have to pass through here. Make sure you have a big (waterproof) sign, because drivers are driving pretty fast. Waited about 20-30min for a ride to Voss in the winter.


country: NL
comment:
  take the tram 25 from the central, go till last stop (President kennedylaan) and 200 meters walk u reach ithis point, what is excellent for the way to Ãœtrecht and Eindhoven (highway A2), as there's a gas-staion here. It took both time less than 5 minutes to find soemone.


country: BY
comment:
  to Grodno(Hrodna), Vilnius(LT):
  Take Metro (2nd line(red) 'Avtozavodskaya linija') to 'Kamennaya Horka', get off and go west towards M9 (~2km). Try to hh right after on-ramp from M9 to M6


country: BY
comment:
  to Bobruisk, Gomel, Mozyr, Kyiv (UA):
  Take Metro (2nd line (red)  'Avtozavodskaya linija') to 'Mahileuskaya' station, then take a bus #512 to Sokal get off at the junction with M1. You can try hitching just after the junction or walk 1.5 km east towards junction of M4 (towards Mahileu) and M5 (towards Homel') roads.


country: CH
comment:
  Good place to get a ride in ZÃ¼rich direction. Cars can stop at parking area a few meters away from the crossing.


country: NL
comment:
  For going to Amsterdam.
  At the shell gasoline station. 
  Great personel and always willing to help you!


country: NL
comment:
  complete asses the fokes at the Shell.
  Not willing to help , when you are trying to ask people they are using the intercom to ask you to go away.
  When you dont they call the police.

  Next to the highway its a bit better to use the thumb but still not that good.


country: FR
comment:
  Cars can park there quite easily, also on the parking spot right next to it. McDo is close to this position, too, for asking people. Furthermore there is a traffic light a little bit ahead towards the river, which also marks the end of possible spots to stand with a sign or the thumb since there is no place to stop a car and the traffic is getting too fast. 


country: DE
comment:
  You could think: nice place under the bridge in direction of Freiburg, at the entrance of the highway. There's enough space for drivers to stop, and not so many cars. But for some strange reason, no one stopped in three hours.


country: HR
comment:
  the busstop opposite of the HYUNDAI automobile dealer next to the KONZUM supermarket is a good opportunity to catch a ride westward on autobahn A1 to slovenia. negative: there are plenty of cars commuting (only drive around in the zagreb area) at this spot, telling from the "ZG" on most license plates. positive: there is a lot of traffic, the place is very-very safe for cars to stop and all drivers have to go slow because of the traffic light. on my personal rating from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent) i will rate this spot a 9 to 10 even if it took me more than 30 minutes to find a driver taking me over the border to slovenia.


country: HR
comment:
  you can hitchhike from here up to mount SLJEME, to the television tower, the ski area, the restaurants and the hotels. there is always cars that bring guests to the hotels on top of the mountain or wanderers in their cars. the national park authority took me up in their jeep in march 2010 after a 10 minutes waiting time. the road is a one way lane, the way down from mount sljeme into the zagreb basin is 5 kilometers westward (a one way road as well).


country: HR
comment:
  the way to ZAGREB from mount SLJEME: from here you can easiely catch cars going down into the ZAGREB basin. the road is a one way lane.


country: SI
comment:
  an only fifty per cent safe (meaning: legal) place to stand at. you are  hithiking right on the autobahn even though cars have to slow down to 40 km/h because of the nearby toll-station. it took me 10 minutes to catch a ride to LJUBLJANA from here in march 2010. i expected the police to shop up in any minute - but everything went well. there is also the safer opportunity to stand on the westbound A1 entrance ramp 100 meters north of this spot. i have seen many cars passing by at this place as well. on my personal rating from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent) i will give this place a 9 to 10 even i consider it "average" because it is not legal to stand here. 


country: DE
comment:
  Very good to get started, because every car here goes to the service area ville west. There's a pedestrian light with which you can stop the cars going on the autobahn, and then ask!


country: LU
comment:
  Almost all the cars come from and will return to Germany, because they only want to get the cheap fuel and cigarettes here. 
  Rather difficult to find a car heading south (berchem, france...)


country: DE
comment:
  Good to go north from KÃ¶ln. You just have to calculate your rides so you don't go off on MÃ¼lheim or Dusseldorf, for example. You can take little rides between rest areas along Highway 3 so you can get out the "An der Ruhr" area!


country: BR
comment:
  An excellent hitchhiking spot, good to reach Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo, and, if you are thirst, you can go to gas station called auto-posto fernando over the Sao Paulo-headed lane and go to the tire store to get free cold water.

  Um Ã³timo ponto de carona tanto para quem vai para Belo Horizonte, quanto para quem vai para SÃ£o Paulo. e quem estiver com cede, pode ir na borracharia do posto fernanÃ£o e beber agua gelada de graÃ§a.


country: FR
comment:
  First: this area is much better now than it used to be. The city is "cleaning this area" and making it a residencial area.

  From this gaz station it is quite easy to get a ride with people going on the highway to the south. BUT most people then go to St Etienne, which is not the direction of Marseille. No problem, ask them to drop you at the first gaz station you will find on the highway.


country: FR
comment:
  To go north or south

  No to far from Vienne or the Rhone Valley. You can get a ride to get there (look at the map). 


country: LT
comment:
  Just outside of the city after the crossing with lights. There's a bus stop (not sheltered), plenty of space on the side of the road to stop, speed is not yet too high and drivers can see you far ahead.


country: PL
comment:
  Quite a lot of traffic, a gas station, some possibilities for cars to stop, could be a bit better though and easy to access by bus going to petia CH Marki / M1 Marki


country: FR
comment:
  Perfect for getting to Marseilles.  Up the hill from the round about not down even though signs in both directions say marseille.  


country: DE
comment:
  on the way to frankfurt very good. to change to the A7 towards the north, very difficult to find someone


country: ES
comment:
  god on the way to north/france. half an hour to walk from llinares del valles where you get by renfe cercancias line 2 north. costs 3â‚¬ and needs around 1 hour from bcn- sants


country: CA
comment:
  Flying J truck stop. If you're heading toward west, this is a good place to go. I've drop a friend there and he found a ride to Toronto in 5min, dinner included.


country: BE
comment:
  Even on a rainy evening at ten o clock easy to find a ride to Leuven. Big and well known service station. Good spot!


country: DK
comment:
  people are coming to copenhagen.and there is a good posibility to hold. but if there is rain you are not able to stand inside. we got a trip even we had een 3 people in the nighttime...


country: DE
comment:
  the place is ok, the cars are fast but they have enough space to stop. we waited just 10min, but i think we had good luck.


country: FR
comment:
  maybe the only possible spot to get out of town. we waited long to get to the west, not many cars. maybe good to get to the east.


country: DK
comment:
  If you want to leave Copenhagen take the train to Koge and walk to this gasstation. 
  I do so in November 2009 on my way to germany. You will find a lot of drivers but only a few are heading to the ferry. Get up early in the morning!


country: DE
comment:
  Direction:
  West to Zurich

  Sign:
  ZURICH

  Date:
  11 OCT '09

  Time:
  About 11h

  Weather:
  Cloudy with some sun, mild/cool temperature

  HOW TO GET THERE:
  Take the S-Bahn (S8) to Neugilching.  Walk along Landsberger Strasse about 400 meters to the entrance of the Autobahn.  There really isn't a place to stop on then eingang (entrance), so I just hopped the Autobahn gate and hitched directly on the road.  No police, since I got a ride in less than 10 minutes.


country: AT
comment:
  PEOPLE:
  1 Male

  DIRECTION:
  Heading west to Zurich on Autobah 13

  SIGN:
  Zurich

  DATE:
  11 OCT '09

  TIME:
  About 14h

  WEATHER:
  Cloudy, cool temperature

  DETAILS:
  Not the world's best spot to hitch, but it works to get into Switzerland.  This is right at border control between Switz and Austria.  Walk past the roundabout about 75 meters onto the on ramp and you will find some space on the side for the cars to stop.  Not a lot of space, but the cars are going slow, so it's not a big deal.  People might honk at you, but eventually you'll land a ride.  Took me less than an hour. 


country: CH
comment:
  PEOPLE:
  1 Male

  DIRECTION:
  to Zurich

  SIGN:
  Zurich

  DATE:
  11 OCT '09

  Time:
  About 17h

  WEATHER:
  Cloudy, cool.  Starting to rain.

  DETAILS:
  I got stuck here after my driver randomly dropped me off under this bridge.  The Billabong restaurant has free wifi.  Find the bus stop, check the map and go somewhere else.  Busses in Switzerland aren't often controlled, so blackriding is fairly easy.


country: CH
comment:
  PEOPLE:
  1 Male

  DIRECTION:
  to Bern

  SIGN:
  Bern

  DATE:
  12 OCT '09

  Time:
  About 9h

  WEATHER:
  Clouds/Sun, Cool

  DETAILS:
  I didn't research Zurich before hitching on a whim, so I ust chose a spot on the Autobahn I thought would have plenty of space for cars to stop.  In reality, the cars are going much to fast to hitch on the autobahn this close to a city.  The police eventually picked me up and drove me to the next Ausgang (exit).


country: CH
comment:
  PEOPLE:
  1 Male

  DIRECTION:
  to Bern

  SIGN:
  Bern

  DATE:
  12 OCT '09

  WEATHER:
  Cloudy, cool. Starting to rain.

  DETAILS:
  Police dropped me here -- I should have asked them to drop me at the petrol stop a few km behind because this took too long to land a ride.  That's what I get for not researching before I hitch!  The spot was fine, but it's mostly local traffic going to and from work.   it took me about 3 hours to land a ride, taking me to Lausanne.


country: CH
comment:
  PEOPLE:
  1 Male, 1 Female

  DIRECTION:
  to Munich

  SIGN:
  Zurich

  DATE:
  14 MAR 2010

  TIME:
  About 11h

  WEATHER:
  Sunny, cool.

  DETAILS:
  As suggested by a local driver, this is one of the entrances to the autobahn heading all directions from south Lausanne.  Though many of the Sunday drivers were families, it only took about 30 minutes to get a lift.  Playing harmonica helps too :)


country: FR
comment:
  I second Danielo's oppinion. A very good place from Calais to England. Also possible to hitch a ride to Poland as there are quite a lot of trucks going that way. I actually managed to get a ride to Frankfurt, but I had to wait 6 hours, because the traffic decreases A LOT during the early morning hours.


country: DE
comment:
  A very large service station on the A3. I got a ride - direction Karlsruhe in 30mins. If you need to cross on the other side, there's a little bridge to the east.


country: CH
comment:
  Aire servant aux deux directions de l'autoroute, donc attention!
  area serves to both directions, so be careful!


country: CH
comment:
  Bonne aire d'autoroute, pour quitter le Valais ou y entrer.
  Good service area to enter or to leave Valais.


country: US
comment:
  I've hitched from here at least a dozen times to get to Salt Lake City or Brigham City.  Never had to wait longer than 30 minutes.  To get here from the center of Logan you can either WALK or take the bus.  The nearby McDonald's is the last stop for one of their lines ... I usually stand close to the golf course to stay away from the businesses in the area.


country: US
comment:
  To get to Bear Lake, this is the perfect spot!  You should hitch ON the bridge so cars have a chance to pull into the little dirt road on the side, just before entering Logan Canyon.


country: US
comment:
  Great spot to get to Logan, Utah.  A sign isn't necessary, but it won't hurt.  Always get rides in less than 10 minutes.


country: US
comment:
  All along this highway is easy in either direction, but the rides will generally be short due to local traffic.


country: US
comment:
  This road depends on the time of year, time of day and the weather.  Best to go during the spring and summer months.  Another road that might not take you the entire way due to local traffic.


country: US
comment:
  Great for hitching into Logan.  Max wait is 1 hour, but that's usually at night :) Smile and wear nice clothes and you'll get a ride in less than 15 minutes.  Hitch just past the stop light before drivers have a chance to speed up.


country: US
comment:
  1 MALE
  About 10am
  Sunny Day

  Destination and Sign said "CHICO"

  Got a ride in less than 10 minutes to Oroville.


country: US
comment:
  Got dropped off here on the way to Chico (driver went east from here)...  got a ride in about 10 minutes, but the driver was a pervert.


country: US
comment:
  It could have been the time of day, but I thumbed for about 5 hours while walking north on the 101.  I saw so many hippie VW Buses and no one picked me up!  So I camped in the Redwoods and got a ride the next morning close to "N. Bank Road" at the bridge about 3km north of here.  Check that thumb ...


country: US
comment:
  Somehow the 101 doesn't live up to its historical hitchhiking standards.  I started hitching around 9am here and it took about 2 hours!  I guess I had no other choice but to wait :'( 


country: US
comment:
  I got dropped off here by a truck driver.  Not a bad spot for going to Coos Bay, but the time of day makes a difference.  Rush hour is generally the best time, so it took me about an hour until the traffic got more dense for someone to pick me up.


country: DE
comment:
  Between off-ramps 18 and 17, gas station. Good place to get into Berlin.
  So after coming from the East with a Polish car, this is the place to step out (if you want to go to Berlin).


country: US
comment:
  Going North - sign said "FLORENCE"

  Got a ride within 30 minutes.  Plenty of space on the bridge for a car to stop on the right shoulder.  Just dance on the railing while you wait.


country: US
comment:
  Was hitchhiking any direction - north or south.  Mostly it's rush hour traffic that won't bother with a hitchhiker, so be prepared to wait a while.  My wait was about 90 minutes.


country: DE
comment:
  Not much traffic, waited here twice. (About 20min waiting.) Got rides towards IbenbÃ¼ren and OsnabrÃ¼ck.


country: DE
comment:
  Not much traffic, but cars can easily see you and pull over (slow traffic).
  Only waited here 2min (with a sign), to hitch towards OsnabrÃ¼ck.


country: US
comment:
  I think I just got lucky here because some kid just saw me walking onto the Interstate and asked if I needed a ride.


country: DE
comment:
  Lots of traffic, sometimes even so much that it might be better to wait until there are less cars before putting up your thumb.
  Waited here about 10min before I got a Dutch car heading towards the Netherlands (used a sign: Holland).


country: DE
comment:
  Lots of traffic and cars can easily pull over.
  Recommend the use of a sign, stating in which direction you want to go.


country: US
comment:
  At 11pm I ended up asking every single driver at this gas station if they were going south, most said no.  Finally I landed a ride south ... funny because the driver drove really fast and passed all those liars that told me they weren't driving south!!


country: US
comment:
  Not a bad spot for heading south.  My sign said "BOISE."  The guy that picked me up said, "I picked you up because you're well dressed and not one of those hippies."


country: US
comment:
  GOING TO BOISE

  there is even a street sign that someone inscribed the back saying "THIS IS A BAD SPOT"   ... so I tried for 10 minutes but got a bad vibe, and I walked about 2 miles up Hwy 12


country: US
comment:
  SIGN said BOISE

  boring wait, lots of smiles from people.  Didn't get a long ride, but it was a ride out of town at least.


country: CA
comment:
  Although cars come here with quite a bit of speed, there is a lot of space to safely pull over. This spot is probably better when there is little traffic. Got a direct ride to Montreal in 20 minutes.


country: CA
comment:
  Logical spot for Quebec people heading towards Montreal. There isn't much space to pull over, so it's safer when there isn't much traffic. Still a lot of local traffic too, so the offer varies.


country: CA
comment:
  Hudson Inn - once you've reached that one, you almost always get a ride to Ottawa. It's a truck stop but there's just a lot of cars stopping there too.  


country: CA
comment:
  There are not that many places where to hitch from in Montreal, but heading towards Ottawa (40W) this might prove a good try. I got a ride in a truck going to Pointe Claire. Very good when there is a lot of traffic as people can see you in the distance. They were very surprised to see a hitcher there. It is a bus stop for bus 100, which you can board at CrÃ©mazie metro station.


country: NO
comment:
  Good place for going to Oslo (North). Every car have to pass this way before going to the motorway. We just have to wait 15 minutes before picking up. (04/2010)


country: FR
comment:
  took the bus to Vernaison and hitched directly on the autoroute, heading south to Avignon...   Cars are going too fast here.  Police got me in 15 minutes and took me to the next Piage.


country: AT
comment:
  Since petrol is cheaper in Austria then in Hungary, everyone stops here. Had one time after 5 min a ride to Romania, and another time after 10 min to Budapest.


country: SE
comment:
  Wait just before the bus stop, as the cars can stop...anyway they aren't fast because of the traffic light. I waited 20 minutes for a ride to Uppsala


country: SE
comment:
  Lot of place for the car to stop,and they see you from far enough. the roundabout after is hardly accessible,and the last one is too dangerous... anyway,you can startcloser to the center, on the same road


country: DE
comment:
  Waited 1 houer for a Lift to Hannover (A7).

  But 5(!) offers in direction Bremen (A1).

  General many peoples you could ask for a lift.


country: DE
comment:
  Very big and busy station. Perfect conditions to hitchhike south. Got a lift to Mannheim in seconds because someone asked me if i need a lift!


country: BG
comment:
  Perfect place. Direction Stara Zagora, Burgas, Varna, Romania. There is a gas station. All buses to Dimitrovgrad can leave you here, just ask the driver.


country: CH
comment:
  TO Bern

  Best spot as all streets leading to the highway come together there. Take a tram to Escher Wyss Platz (4 or 13) then change to bus 54 to DuttweilerbrÃ¼cke or Sportweg. This bus does not ride very often so you could walk. 

  You can stand at the bus stop, no problem enough space, and good visibility. 2 lanes! 

  UPDATE: 2010 heavy roadworks going on there. Stick closer to the city, its better altough you will get fewer traffic but once the roadworks start there is no place to stand along the street. 


country: BG
comment:
  Good place for HH, direction Plovdiv, Sofia, Serbia. A lot of Turkish trucks pass from here. You can reach the place by bus from Haskovo to Dimitrovgrad (0.50 euro), just ask the bus driver to leave you under the bridge


country: CZ
comment:
  Gas station, the best way to go to Praha. You have to go by tram to last stop Ustredni Hrbitov, then go by the highway about 1,5 km. Lot of cars, all are going to Praha, but always several hitchhikers waiting


country: CL
comment:
  not exactly that spot but around here is great cuz everyone is driving to the mines so lots of people pass


country: CL
comment:
  going towards antofagasta ..lots of people who work in the mines. lots of hitchhikers around here too..i was in a queue of like 4..


country: CL
comment:
  used this to get out from chillan. this place was really bad..no one can stop here and also lots of construction around. but there is a gas station not too far south from here..if u can get a lift to there or walk there it's the best. or try another exit from chillan..this one isn`t the best


country: DE
comment:
  agip-tankstelle.
  stand bisher immer direkt an der straÃŸe direkt hinter der tankstelle - gute haltemÃ¶glichkeit. wenn man zu zweit ist, macht es auch sinn, wenn einer die paar autos, die an der tanke halten abklappert. auf der straÃŸe fahren ca. 80% aller leute lang, die auf die autobahn mÃ¼ssen. die auffahrt selbst ist nicht empfehlenswert, kreisel dann schnellstraÃŸen-zubringer. wartezeit von geschÃ¤tzten 30 mal variiert zwischen 5 und 90 Minuten.


country: SE
comment:
  best opportunity to get a ride to malmÃ¶ and further. stand alongside the road. if you were not lucky to directly get a ride from the ferry just walk along the road westwards, there's a small petrol station as well but doesn't work well. usually in the morning there is much traffic to malmÃ¶ - tourists from the ferry and working people. sometimes needs some patience.


country: SE
comment:
  direction east/sollefteÃ¥. well it's basically at the sideways and there's not much traffic on this road. there's a bus that takes you nearby. did it once and took me only 10 minutes for a ride - so i guess it's allright.


country: DE
comment:
  Good place to head east or west. It should be possible to take the train to PapirmÃ¼hle from Jena and then hike to the service station.


country: DE
comment:
  Good petrol station to get onto the A9. take bus 431 from Jena and get of at "Gewerbegbiet Petersberg" to get here.


country: DE
comment:
  Good spot if you want to hitch to Eisenberg to get onto the A9. Stay at the busstation and carry a sign saying A9/Eisenberg.


country: DE
comment:
  Easy spot to get north or south. No petrol station here but a small kiosk. From Bayreuth get to Wolfsbach by bus and walk the rest (2-3km)


country: US
comment:
  Going southbound, this is your spot. Good viewing distance, good Portland folks. Making a sign may be helpful. Look for the hippie vans!


country: US
comment:
  This spot is great! I literally was picked up by the first car that came by. If you're going hiking for the day in the gorge, this is your starting spot (make a 'Multnomah Falls' sign). If you're going further (to Boise, SLC, or Spokane) definitely make a sign to get a direct ride, as hitching is frowned upon in Eastern Oregon and against the law in Idaho.


country: FR
comment:
  tried to get back to toll so I could actually get a ride going easy. DONT. If you do get stuck here, talk to people around the restaurant.


country: FR
comment:
  Strait to Paris, but only after 6am. If you're here too early, just people working nearby. Walked here from Arras train station, nothing better to do at 4am!


country: FR
comment:
  Straight to Paris, when I started getting more aggressive! Do not wait here before 6am, mostly people going to work. Walked here from Arras train station.


country: FR
comment:
  Several cars stopped for me, going all directions. Language barrier caused me to flub the first couple, but great starting place to Paris!


country: FR
comment:
  Terrible. 5 hours, freezing cold. Several people gave me the finger and other lewd gestures. I was clean and tidy and just standing there with a grin and a sign.


country: BE
comment:
  Stand on the beginning of the ramp (which is legal in Belgium). Cars have some space to pull over. Realy easy to get a ride to Gent 


country: BE
comment:
  Gas station of Wetteren. Easy to get a ride to Groot-Bijgaarden or beyond. Waited ten minutes here. 


country: RS
comment:
  there is a gas station with little cars, I hitched on highway towards south Serbia with a sign after 4hours I went to other gas station closer to town, and got a ride by asking


country: HR
comment:
  got a ride to Belgrad by asking, not to busy gas station with cars and trucks, good shelter in construction ruins


country: BR
comment:
  O melhor lugar pra se pedir carona saindo de BH para o TriÃ¢ngulo Mineiro (Uberaba, UberlÃ¢ndia) ou para SÃ£o Paulo Ã© neste ponto, no trevo onde a BR262 e BR381 se separam e os carros sÃ£o filtrados, cada um segue pro seu lado.

  COMO CHEGAR
  Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar Ã´nibus para a Morada do Trevo (Betim) na av. OlegÃ¡rio Maciel, 742 no centro de BH. NÃ£o tenho certeza do nÃºmero do Ã´nibus, mas Ã© um desses trÃªs (vocÃª deve perguntar pra ter certeza!): 3292, 3297 ou 3298. PeÃ§a para descer no ponto final.
  Este Ã´nibus sai de Betim, circula por BH e retorna a Betim. Ele leva cerca de 1hora para chegar no ponto da av. OlegÃ¡rio Maciel, e os horÃ¡rios que ele sai de Betim vocÃª pode conferir no site da empresa: http://www.viacaosantaedwiges.com.br/


  VÃDEO - pegando carona no trevo de Betim
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6wD5kNee0


country: BR
comment:
  Dos melhores lugares pra se pedir carona saindo de BH para o leste mineiro (Ipatinga, Gov. Valadares), Salvador (BA) ou VitÃ³ria (ES) Ã© neste ponto ou na PM RodoviÃ¡ria que estÃ¡ alguns quilÃ´metros pra frente depois do trevo pra Santa Luzia.

  COMO CHEGAR
  Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar os Ã´nibus:
  - 5502B (sentido CapitÃ£o Eduardo) na Rua Dos CaetÃ©s em frente ao nÃºmero 619.
  PeÃ§a para descer no Ãºltimo ponto da BR, que fica em frente a um posto de gasolina.

  (vou marcar o ponto da PM RodoviÃ¡ria aqui no mapa pro caso de vocÃª preferir pedir carona por lÃ¡)

  VÃDEO pegando carona neste ponto na saÃ­da de BH
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv40XL0M5EA


country: BR
comment:
  Dos melhores lugares pra se pedir carona saindo de BH para o leste mineiro (Ipatinga, Gov. Valadares), Salvador (BA) ou VitÃ³ria (ES) Ã© neste ponto. Aqui Ã© onde fica a PM RodoviÃ¡ria. O problema sÃ£o os Ã´nibus para chegar atÃ© aqui e o preÃ§o da passagem do Ã´nibus Ã© cerca de 1real mais cara. A outra opÃ§Ã£o Ã© pegar o Ã´nibus 5502b que te deixa alguns quilÃ´metros antes deste, que eu tambÃ©m marquei aqui no mapa.

  COMO CHEGAR
  Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar qualquer um dos seguintes Ã´nibus atrÃ¡s da rodoviÃ¡ria no centro:
  - 4810 (sentido CaetÃ©)
  - 4380b (sentido Bom Destino)
  - nÃ£o-sei-nÃºmero (sentido Ravena).
  Todos sÃ£o da cor vermelha.
  PeÃ§a para descer na PM RodoviÃ¡ria (fica na BR 262).


  TEXTO pedindo carona neste ponto na saÃ­da de BH
  http://historiasdeumleocaroneiro.blogspot.com/search/label/saindo%20de%20belo%20horizonte%20pela%20BR262


country: CH
comment:
  direction: BERn
  time: 2010.04.08
  numbers in pary: 1

  it seems that this is a gas station, but it's extremely small, and not much cars stop here.
  (r) 


country: CH
comment:
  direction: BERn
  time: 2010.04.08
  numbers in pary: 1

  it seems that this is a gas station, but it's extremely small, and not much cars stop here. I asked around 10 people, and nobody went to bern, not even the smae direction.


country: CH
comment:
  time: 2010.04.10
  direction: Genf
  numbers in party: 1
  i saw with my own eyes that there is a police station here. I think it's not a good idea to start to hichike all around.


country: NL
comment:
  time: 2010.03.13
  direction: Eindhoven
  i just started to hichike, and within 5 minutes the police arrived and wanted to give me a 150 euros fee for hichiking. Finally they just took me to the train station in Boxtel, but it was really scary. Hitchiking is forbidden in the strada, go to gas stations!


country: DE
comment:
  A lot of cars pass by, but there is no good place for them to stop and picking you up. Most of the drivers are too much into 'finding the right way' as well. so they dont notice you


country: DE
comment:
  More or less good for hitching. Theres a busstop and a gasstation. At least you are save from raining.


country: DE
comment:
  Stood here for more or less 5 (!) hours till it got dark. I stopped my jurney, went to the other side and rode back home. Just waited 10 mins there.


country: DE
comment:
  Just behind the Aral gas-station(maybe Esso, not sure any more) is a bus stop. its right at the beginng of the two lanes part, so a good place to stop for cars.


country: IT
comment:
  Waited here for 2,5 hours to get a ride in direction to Trento ... but probably it was because already in the evening !!(7pm-9:30pm)
  most of the people go to the direction of Venezia !!


country: GB
comment:
  Truck stop with plenty of trucks, cafeteria and sleeping possibilities. Got a ride to Birmingham after 1 hour.


country: FR
comment:
  I actually saw some staff from the Eurotunnel, who actually waved at me and I waved back, but he didn't do anything, so I figured I should be okay for me to stand there with my sign. There's a little parking space right near the entrance. it's right by the pet control thingy. There you can ask people


country: DE
comment:
  to Wittlich, Trier, Luxembourg. On the other side of the road to KÃ¶ln, Frankfurt, Koblenz. Good spot.


country: ES
comment:
  Good spot for the direction East. There are traffic lights in front of you and good space for cars to stop behind you.


country: BE
comment:
  jabbeke service station: it's huge with lots of traffic which is good, but i found it really hard to get a ride towards brussels, it seemed that it was all local traffic


country: ES
comment:
  I would not say this place is great! I think it might work, but it didn't for us. We were three and cars don't have time to stop. I think it might be good if you are alone with a big sign, but I would much more recomand the services in Montcada, even if it takes one hour to get there, it will be much easier once there.


country: ES
comment:
  The best spot in Girona if you want to go to Barcelona or France (PerpinyÃ ).

  It's the nearest entrance to the "autopista del Mediterrani" (the highway) from Girona.


country: BE
comment:
  dir. Antwerp, Best to use a sign, most of the time you get picked up within 15min. onramp is not hitchable


country: SE
comment:
  petrol stations, statoil is the best here. found hitch from here in 5 minutes, but only tried this place once.. i think its much better than hitching from gothenburg :)


country: SE
comment:
  pull-off, restarea and petrolstation. sounds like the perfect place to find hitch but i took over 20 minutes to get ride from here to Ã¶rebro. 


country: SE
comment:
  very small petrolstation without a store and stuff. hard to find hitch longer than some kilometers...


country: DE
comment:
  Much local traffic, but got user Soccie to the A3 in 40 minutes. Look especially for non-Bonn and non-Siegburg number plates.


country: DE
comment:
  Small petrol station with lots of local traffic, but got a lift to a good station on A3 heading north after 45 minutes


country: DE
comment:
  Going to the Netherlands, I waited 15 minutes, the third dutch number plate took me nearly to utrecht. 


country: FR
comment:
  you can get here from the city center by bus number 6 (see wiki description). A little dirty, but pretty hitchhikable petrol station


country: BE
comment:
  Very good spot for Kortrijk or Antwerpen. Under the bridge (so dry when it's raining) car's pass very slow and they have enough space to stop. Had a ride within 15 min.


country: FR
comment:
  If you want to go on the A1 towards Lille/North. 
  Perfect spot to stop, but cars a rather going fast (45km/h). Took us 45 minutes to leave. 

  Otherwise you may try the big traffic light or the onramp a few metres higher.


country: RO
comment:
  Good place for going to Mures or Sibiu. Make sure you have a sign with your destination. There is a bus stations and it is placed after a trafic light  so cars should be slow.


country: RO
comment:
  This is a bad spot, but the only place around Dumbraveni. Hope you will be lucky and not have to make this stop.


country: RO
comment:
  Good place for going to Medias, Sighisoara, Brasov. There is space for cars to stop and they slow down as they exit the bridge.


country: RO
comment:
  I prefer to pass the bridge, but you can also wait here. A bit crowded and not to much space for the cars to stop.


country: RO
comment:
  Somewhere along this portion of the road you should find a place for hitchhiking to Sibiu. Traffic should include trucks.


country: SK
comment:
  direction Prievidza. It is very far but possible to take bus(fare doggering)number 5 or 7 bus stop- smrekova(I'm not shure)


country: SK
comment:
  Good place for Czech Republic, Zilina and Bratislava. 
  It's rebuilded, so it is not so good anymore.


country: SK
comment:
  In  my opinion it's the only place to get out of Martin in direction of TR, ZH, Kremnica, Prievidza. Hitchhiking elsewhere on the bypass was nearly senseless for me.


country: BE
comment:
  This spot can be excellent if the traffic is very slow (I tested in around 6.30pm) and you're heading south.
  Got a lift to Charleroi airport area in five minutes.

  Take the metro line #5 in direction Erasme/Erasmus and get off at the Ceria/Coovi stop.


country: SK
comment:
  I tried more places for hitchhiking to Banska Bystrica or Zvolen. In my opinion this statisticaly rules.


country: DE
comment:
  if you wanna go north, go somewhere else, cars can't stop here, standing on this street makes no sense. 


country: BE
comment:
  Direction Wetteren (to the E 40). There's only a bit space to pull over, but cars are not driving too fast so easy to get out direction north. Waiting times vary from 5 to 15 minutes. 


country: BE
comment:
  Direction Geraardsbergen. Lots of space to pull over. Safe place. Only waited here for 3 minutes. Use signs! 


country: HU
comment:
  If you want to go direction Vienna or just Austria. You can ask people when the traffic light's red. I tried it several times, and it never took me more than 5 minutes.


country: DE
comment:
  Pretty easy to get a lift to Germersheim from here. When going to Karlsruhe, prepare for some village hopping.
  20 minutes walking from the town old town of Speyer.


country: SI
comment:
  a good place to leave the LJUBLJANA-area in southwestern direction (on autobahn number 1) in the direction of KOPER and TRIESTE (italy). there is plenty of traffic on this petrol station (& rest area). you can reach the station walking only a few minutes from the commercial zone a kilometer north of here. there are supermarkets as well as restaurants in the commercial zone. on my personal scale from 1 to 10 (1 poor, 10 excellent) i want to rate this place a "9 to 10".


country: SI
comment:
  a difficult place to stand at. a driver comming from LJUBLJANA took me only until here on a trip to TRIESTE (italy). i had to wait one or two hours until i could catch another car in the right direction. although it is difficult to find a driver, the spot right on the automated peage (road toll/ maut-) station is very safe. i want to rate this place a "4 to 5" on my personal scale (1 = poor, 10 = excellent).


country: IT
comment:
  a petrol station in the middle of nowhere, between LJUBLJANA and TRIESTE (italy). there are only few cars passing but the coffee inside the shop is excellent. on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) i want to rate this spot a "5 to 6".


country: IT
comment:
  a perfect place to hitchike westward in the direction of 'miramare castle', MONFALCONE as well as to VENEZIA or UDINE. there is an (often 'red') traffic light at this place and many-many cars that are passing by. as this spot lies in a commuter area (meaning most people passing drive from work home or drive to their workplaces) you should build a cardboard sign indicating your destination. i believe there are not too many persons willing to offer long distance trips from here. there is a large PAM-supermarket just 100 meters behind the railway overpass you can see from this place and another supermarket just 50 meters away. 


country: IT
comment:
  i tried to reach MESTRE meaning VENEZIA from here - but was not successful. there is many cars passing but no one took me during one hour. positive option: visit PALMANOVA instead of crying, a 400 year old fortified city with a name that can be translated as "the new palm". you can walk there from this place in 15 minutes. there is also supermarkets 2 minutes from this spot (can be seen on the satellite image). standing on the peage (maut-/toll-) station is not allowed, the empoyees will show you away immediately.


country: IT
comment:
  i reached UDINE from this spot in a very short waiting time (less than two minutes). there is a traffic light that only lets cars pass in one direction through the city's gate, if it is on 'red', take your chance!!! on my personal scale from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) i want to rate this place a 9 to 10 as it is safe as well as conveniently loated.


country: IT
comment:
  a good place to reach MESTRE (meaning VENEZIA) from UDINE (or just to relay). there is only few cars stopping at this petrol station, it took me 30 minutes to find a driver but everyone is very polite and helpfull. there is a shop as well as a little restaurant at this place. it is difficult to reach it from the normal road network as you have to walk through some gardens (north, along the autobahn), along a concrete noise-reduction-wall and over the off-ramp of the autobahn first (maybe there is an easier way too..?). on my personal scale from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) this spot deserves a "7 to 8" as it is very safe to stand at and everyone is very friendly. 


country: SE
comment:
  Got a lift after just a few minutes. There are places like this all along the E45 so do take shorter rides as well.


country: DE
comment:
  A gas station, I think it's the best place to hitchhike, because the main road in Messkirch has a high-speed of 70 km/h.
  If you want to the west you should search a driver who drives at least to Neuhausen ob Eck, from summer 2010 at lest to Tuttlingen because there aren't any Towns or villages between this section


country: BG
comment:
  be carefull not to hitch-hike the border police (like i did). they took me to the pd at the train station to verify my passport.


country: DK
comment:
  Big truck spot with toll office for foreign trucks. You can also get food and coffee with the drivers. If you're hitching to Germany, drivers will tell you that it's forbidden and won't take you, but you might find trucks to Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands. You can also take breaks and try with your thumb on the on-ramp, it's 1km away, or go to NÃ¸rre Aslev and take a train to NykÃ¸bing (from there there is a bus to Gedser) if you're not lucky.


country: DK
comment:
  Note that Gedser is a very hard place to get to. Not as many cars are driving there as to RÃ¸dby, and the ferry sails less often. If you're coming with the ferry, you can ask for rides on board, but otherwise you'll see that the area is not very much populated, so very few locals are driving to and from there. You can sleep on the floor in the ferry terminal, it's open 27h and there is a free toilet!


country: DE
comment:
  Good bus stop to go to Berlin. It takes 20min to reach on foot from the city centre, with a sign you'll get a ride in no time.


country: DE
comment:
  If you get a ride from Berlin or from the South and you want to go to Leipzig while your driver continues along the A9, you can either get off in Schkeuditz or at the airport, where you can take the train (3.60â‚¬) and be in Leipzig in 10min. You can use the same ticket for the city transport for the next 2h.


country: NO
comment:
  Waited about 30 minutes for a ride to Karlstad, which I think was ridiculously lucky. There's almost no cars going there, but unfortunately basically no alternative. Place was quite ok, there's a bus stop next to a gas station.


country: SE
comment:
  No real place for the cars to stop, but a huge ramp onto the highwas(s). Two gas stations and a McDonalds nearby, regular traffic and apparantly quite some long distance drivers. Found a ride all the way to Stockholm in about 20 minutes despite aweful weather.


country: SE
comment:
  Basically a nice starting point (easy to reach, right at the highway) but unfortunately NOT a lot of long distance travellers. Most ppl went back into town.  Took me 50 minutes to find a ride to Ã–rebro.


country: SE
comment:
  Really nice spot, because of the open-every-day mall, which attracts customers all the way from Norway. Found a ride north in minutes. You might actually be (in my case should be) picky about the hitch, so you get some safe distance.


country: NL
comment:
  First passerby took us to the gas station on A67 towards Antwerp. Not much space to pull over, so probably not the best place with heavy traffic.  


country: FR
comment:
  PÃ©age des marches
  De plus en plus de gens ne s'arrÃªtent mÃªme plus grÃ¢ce aux abonnements, prenez une grosse pancarte; direction: Grenoble/ Italie


country: FR
comment:
  Gas station Bois Claret. Not so many people here, most of them are going to Grenoble. Ask for the gas station "Voreppe" if you want to go to Lyon (North: Paris etc.) or Valence (South: Marseille etc.).


country: FR
comment:
  Gas and service station "Voreppe" (from Grenoble only) 
  A lot of people here, driving to Lyon (North) or Valence (South), just before the Motorway Separation. A perfect place!


country: FR
comment:
  Just after the roundabout, you can easily ask here for Saint Donat. In the other sense, ask for Romans or Tain to reach the A7.


country: BE
comment:
  cars get on the highway here, so speed is fairly low. good place to go to Bruges or Ghent. On sunday evening guaranteed rides to Ghent.


country: BE
comment:
  Good spot to HH towards Antwerp. Slow traffic and enough place for the cars to stop. I mostly get a lift in about 10 minutes.


country: BE
comment:
  Spot for HH direction Denderbelle, Wieze, Herdersem and Aalst.
  Good spot, enough space for cars to stop.
  Lift within 15min


country: CA
comment:
  Takes HOURS to walk here, but its the only reasonable off ramp heading east from Saint John. There is a bus that will give you a head start, though.  Perfect shoulder, and you get traffic coming from the north also with a stop sign so they can scope you out before turning.


country: US
comment:
  If your heading east from Bar Harbor towards Canada this is the place to wait.  Most people even going in this direction are going far - this is the more rural area of the state - and there is good visibility and a huge shoulder.  


country: GB
comment:
  Good place to stand with your sign, as the cars are only beginning to speed up after crossing the roundabout and there is an excellent place for cars to stop right after that.


country: FR
comment:
  I'm use to take the metro to technopole and to walk to this place. it's working well to go to the A13 ( direction Le Havre or Paris). large place for the cars.


country: LT
comment:
  If you are hitchhiking to Vilnius from Marijampole and you only get lift to Prienai. This is a good place to be dropped. You can almost speak to the drivers when the traffic slows down because of those turning left. You are likely to go only to Birzai from here as many cars go locally. That's why it's not excellent.


country: LT
comment:
  Hitchhike to Vilnius. This way is certainly better than going through Kaunas because you will get stuck there. This is still within town speed limits cars are not going to fast. And the few hundred metters before market place can be bad because it's forbidden for cars to stop there!


country: AT
comment:
  A bus station before small bridge over the street. Cars can stop before they go to Slovenia or Klagenfurt.


country: DE
comment:
  Last rest area before Leipzig and Halle, so the place to change cars if your driver goes to those cities.

  All new and shiny now (2010), so the second marker talking about closure is obsolete should be removed/updated. Ask people, took us 3min, lots of license plates from Hanover area there.


country: EE
comment:
  Whenever a ship of EckerÃ¶ Lines or Viking Lines arrives, there is a large amount of trucks passing past this point on their way from Finland to Europe. You are likely to get a ride at least to southern Lithuania from here. Especially good if you've just come by a ship yourself. The Tallink ships bring elsewhere, maybe someone else can mark where to wait for trucks that have used them. For ships' timetables, check the ship companies' websites.


country: US
comment:
  Heading to Tampa from here ... I had a sign for about an hour without luck.  About 5 minutes after I stopped using the sign, I got a lift to the I-75 onramp nearby.


country: US
comment:
  It was probably the time of day I hitched, but I didn't have much luck trying to hitch north from here...  instead I walked onto the interstate and thumbed


country: US
comment:
  Although illegal, hitching on this interstate wasn't so bad.  There is plenty of space for cars to stop and it doesn't seem like there were any cops or patrol cars passing by.  It took me about 15 minutes to land a ride going to Tampa.


country: IT
comment:
  you can hitch from this petrol station in western direction to PADOVA, and VICENZA also furtheron to MILANO on autobahn (motorway) 'A4'. there is mostly commuter traffic but people are friendly and someone will be able to take you on the next petrol station & rest area on A4 (around 15 kilometers west of MESTRE) when the newly built autobahn-bypass has joined again with the local 'A57' highway. this station here receives an 8 on my 1 to 10 scale (1 = very bad to hitch from, 10 = best place ever) as it5 is safe, many cars stop and people are friendly. again, ask drivers to take you on A4 to the next bigger petrol station, everyone understands english. 


country: IT
comment:
  a very good relay on my way from MESTRE (VENEZIA) to MILANO in summer 2010. as not everyone from the MESTRE-area (from where i had departed) travels on long distance i had a stopover here for 30 minutes. there is lots and lots of traffic at this place - trucks, busses, cars. there is a petrol station, a rest area as well as a large restaurant. people speak english very well. there are oppportunities to get taken to PADOVA, VICENZA, VERONA, BRESCIA as well as MILANO during minutes. on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 = worst ever, don't go there!, 10 = perfect spot) i want to rate this place a "9 to 10" as it is safe, clean and people are very friendly.  


country: GB
comment:
  There is a layby to hitch from, just before traffic lights, so cars must slow or stop. Never waited more than 30 mins for lift out of London or to Heston services.


country: KH
comment:
  A place where Phnom Penh suburbs finishes. Take a moto taxi from Phnom Penh, it should be not more than $2 from Canadian Bank. There is a big factory on the right. Wave a lot till someone stops. ;)


country: KH
comment:
  If you hitched a ride till the bridge, walk a little bit further to get rid of all the taxi bastards below the bridge :) Cars mostly goes to Battambang


country: KH
comment:
  Get a moto taxi ($2 good price) to highways' intersection and walk a little bit further on this road. All the cars goes to Sihanoukville. Pretty easy.


country: BE
comment:
  good place to go to Ursel! Max. 20 minutes (less than 5 minutes between 4.30pm and 8pm (lot of traffic then)


country: FR
comment:
  Take the A8 (=La provencale) if you want to go to Frejus/Nice (because if you take the D7n you will have to stop a lot of times). I did hitch Hiking from here tot frejus in more than 4 houres (so that's to much for just 100km). Take the A8!


country: DE
comment:
  Walk out of the airport in direction highway along the "Flughafenstrasse", when the two roads merge together there's a huge bus stop, perfect for hitching into Hannover or everywhere around


country: RO
comment:
  The new roundabout is perfect spot to hh towards either highway (Belgrade, Nis) or Kraljevo and west. The only problem is to reach this place: from city center, it takes 30minutes on foot, taxi costs like 2 euros and last option is public transport because it is not so frequent.


country: IT
comment:
  There is a big truck stop, with petrol staion and restaurant. You'll find a bunch of truck drivers going both ways (Chambery or Torino)


country: IT
comment:
  This is the last petrol station before the border. A lot of trucks stop there but they stay to sleep. An employee from the petrol staion threaten me to call the police if I stay here and I had to hitch over 6 hours to finally get in a truck :(


country: FR
comment:
  On the national road, after the traffic circle there is a good visibility and way enougth place for the cars to stop and it's very easy to get a lift


country: FR
comment:
  Apparently the last red light before the highway. If you're going to St Etienne, hitch on the left lane, you've got the place to do so.


country: FR
comment:
  From Italy this is the last petrol station before the split Chambery/Grenoble. It seems that more people are going to Chambery but you'll get a lift for both direction


country: PL
comment:
  good spot to get to Berlin
  just behind the border gate. cars are riding slowly here and its easy to impress somebody. Anyway, thereÂ´re some cars stopping so you can ask them.


country: PL
comment:
  Not a great idea to stop here. cars are riding quite fast and they wont see your sign. Anyway I waited here for about 20 minutes but it was more luck than the advantage of that spot


country: NO
comment:
  Petrol station. Good spot for hitching to Oslo, a lot of tourist passing. Take beautiful boat ride from Flam to Godvangen, it is so good! Than hitch to Oslo (Took us 8 hours to get there). 


country: TH
comment:
  Go out of that freakin' dusty western. All the cars go to Siem Reap or Battambang. Probably pick-up truck will pick you up there, otherwise there are only taxis :)


country: KH
comment:
  It's a bit behind the bus station. Take a mototaxi for $1 out of Siem Reap and hitch. Many cars, many westerners going on this road. You can find a shade below the big road sign, on the turn to "Sky Venture". Good luck!


country: CZ
comment:
  Long bus stop, cars go slowly. Most people end in PÅ™eÅ¡tice or Klatovy.
  You will get there by tram 4 (end station Bory).


country: CZ
comment:
  HH place to Prague. There starts 3rd lane and stop here also trucks (many of them go to the Rudna, itÂ´s not so good).
  You will get there by trolleybus 11 (end station Ustredni Hrbitov II) and walk 250 metres.


country: CZ
comment:
  Quite good place to HH to Pilsen. With sign you can go to Prague (40-60 min wait but still faster than go through Pilsen)


country: IT
comment:
  an ESSO petrol station right on autobahn (autostrada, motorway) A4 BRESCIA-MILANO- TORINO. you can reach the station through the commercial area (north of the station) in walking a circle (westward) around some of the manufacturing halls, there is a swing door that connects the station's platform with the surrounding roads (street: "via aquileia") of the quarter. ATM-tram number 31 takes you from the city center to the corner "via monfalcone/via massimo gorki" from where you can walk to the station in 5 to 7 minutes. i have not hitchhiked from there but will do so next week (on a MILANO-TORINO trip), the spot seems to be excellent because of its safe surrounding, many cars passing by also easy accesibility. there is also a restaurant and a snack shop.


country: BE
comment:
  Good place to hitch, had a ride within 10 minutes. Nearby the highway, place to pull over and pick you up.


country: GB
comment:
  Car arrives from the roundabout so usually not too fast, and there's a huge laybay for them to stop. Great for going north. I waited less than 10 minutes


country: GB
comment:
  We got a lift at the gas station. It took a bit longer than other places (maybe because it was raining) but it looks like a quite good spot.


country: AT
comment:
  big rest-station with restaurant

  for me it was excellent to get a lift to linz centre (trainstation)
  anyway a good place to change car


country: FR
comment:
  Though ppl can stop here, and most of them hit it to the Highway, I've been waiting 'round 5 hours and had to leave with the train to get to a better point. No single car stopped...plz don't do it to yourself!


country: CH
comment:
  Street leading unto highway A1. Many cars,  a bike lane to stop. Only 5-10min walk from trainstation!


country: CH
comment:
  construction works until Oct'12. In June '10 the bus stop was moved here. It's ok, but not that good anymore.


country: CH
comment:
  Take Bus 2 to Renferstrasse. Walk straight for 2 minutes. Stand just by the ramp onto the highway. I never waited more than 15min and hitchhiked there many times.


country: CH
comment:
  Gas station Deitingen. Great towards Bern, works also towards Biel. Perfect for a swim in summer! Right behind the gas station.


country: SE
comment:
  Go by bus from Nils Ericsson-terminalen/GÃ¶teborg Central to DelsjÃ¶motet and position yourself along the side of the road leading out of town with a JÃ–NKÃ–PING-sign. This is generally a faster way than E20 for eastern destinations such as Stockholm, with a stopover in JÃ¶nkÃ¶ping if needed.


country: GB
comment:
  This hitch-hiking spot lies just next to a bus stop, and just after a pedestrian crossing, so the traffic passing this point is quite slow. Good for getting onto the M3


country: US
comment:
  It is not totally easy to hitchhike from Manhattan. I took a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Allentown (20.5 USD)
  Look Allentown to  find good place to go the I78 South.

  (It was said that NEW JERSEY has a stupid law that forbids HH so the Bus-ride is great to skip this state. allentown is second stop in Pennsylvania)


country: US
comment:
  I HH here to Harrisburg (about 1-1.5 hours ride).
  It is possible for the cars to stop on the on ramp to pick you up. 

  How to get here?
  It is a bit tricky I was partly HH and walking from the Allentwon Greyhound bus terminal. Takes some time but the spot is good. Trafic is not too much but cares are not very fast since there is a redlight nearby to slow them down


country: US
comment:
  I HH to Harrisburg

  took me some 30 minutes to get picked up since traffic is not too heavy on this onramp.

  Good> cars can stop here on the broad on ramp easily


country: US
comment:
  HH to harrisburg.
  The place was not too good since it was already on a speedway (two lanes). Eventually after 40 mins and right before a big shower rain a police car picked me up. The officer was nice and took me a good piece of the way to Harrisburg.

  (In case police car comes dont run away to not provoke suspicion and just ask for a right playing as if it was the most normal thing to do. Worked here. 


country: US
comment:
  to HH to Harrisburg or the southern states using the I81 Interstate 81 this is a great spot to approach cars since it is a rest area. 
  It is a quite frequented place so lots of people. I
  was lucky and got a right after the first contact there.


country: BE
comment:
  I hh to Gent and Brugges from the very centre, by the bus station and got a lift in five minutes.. perfect!


country: CZ
comment:
  Not far away from train and bus station. Go in the direction to Vimperk. Just behind the supermarket is a crossroad and after it, there is a place where you can try your luck.


country: CZ
comment:
  There is a bus stop, where you can stand when you are heading to Prague or Pisek. It`s just behind gas station.


country: CZ
comment:
  Great place if you want to go to Strakonice or Pisek. From subway station Smichovske nadrazi take the bus nr. 129,172, 241, 243 to the second station called Mala chuchle. You need to press the button in the bus if you want to get out there. Then go aproximately 100 meters toward gas station. There is a long lane going out of it. There is a bridge so rain is not a problem. 


country: FR
comment:
  Certainly the best place in ChÃ¢lons-en-Champagne if you're going to Troyes by national road. Stand in the exit of the gas station, there is enough space for the cars to stop (even those that don't go into the gas station). I've been there twice.  Misteriously doesn't work when it's rainy, but under good weather it's very good.


country: CA
comment:
  Gas station. Good traffic for the area, the path leads almost straight to Quebec city. Little local traffic


country: CA
comment:
  Gas station. The best possible hitch place in the area to go to Quebec city. All traffic going south of there is going towards Quebec city, very little local traffic.


country: CA
comment:
  Highway on-ramp, west towards Lac-Saint-Jean, east towards Chicoutimi. Waiting can be short or very long, it's a cast of dice. Listing as good anyways because it's the only suitable hitch location in JonquiÃ¨re.


country: CA
comment:
  A-70 West towards JonquiÃ¨re, Lac-Saint-Jean. As much traffic as the area can provide, right after a stoplight. Lots of room for cars to park. You might hit local traffic, make sure you know where you go. If you want to go to the Lac-Saint-Jean area, avoid anybody whom drives less further than Saint-Bruno.


country: CA
comment:
  Gas station close to a stoplight. Average location because loads of local traffic + people whom want to pick you up have to park in the gas station.


country: CA
comment:
  Marked as bad because very little traffic, however most likely your best bet if busses 31 and 32 are not available.


country: HR
comment:
  Cars comes from Croatia with still slow speed. The trucks are coming very slowly from the side. I was here for 30min, but at really strange hour.


country: GB
comment:
  Huge layby useful for both directions. I used it to go south and I waited less than half an hour. If you have time, don't miss the fall and the impressive gorge just half mile from there.


country: GB
comment:
  In the early morning there's quite a lot of traffic from the camping (down in the town), so it loks quite good for hitch-hike, especially compared to eastern villages along the north cost


country: CH
comment:
  Towards Lausanne - We barely waited 15-20 minutes before finding a ride. Stop light and radar make cars slow! Lots of room to pull over :)


country: DE
comment:
  Aachener Land:
  I waited here for about two hours with a sign "England".
  And then I've got a lift until London. It was over the hole night. Great lift


country: LU
comment:
  For those who stay at the camping Kockelschauer and want to save some change on public transport - hitching at the nearby bus stop worked perfect for me, got a lift to the city centre within literally one minute. 


country: FR
comment:
  This is the spot to go to Givors/Lyon and to the South (A7).
  There is way enough place on the side of the road for the cars to stop.


country: DE
comment:
  Very good for Berlin, Hannover and Dresden.
  ARAL Station (ask around).

  Unfortunately not so close to local transport...


country: GB
comment:
  Pretty bad junction, traffic in most directions has nowhere to pull over.  Eventually had more luck standing by the roundabout itself (where marked) than by the slipways.


country: US
comment:
  Took about 2 or 3 hours to get a ride to Vegas ... seems like most people entering the freeway here are going that far (lots of Nevada plates)


country: US
comment:
  Lots of cars are particular times of the day .... most seems like local traffic.  Not much space to stop, but there is a stoplight that might be able to help if you wanted to ask the drivers directly.  I wouldn't recommend this spot, but I wouldn't say it's senseless.


country: US
comment:
  Great spot for drivers going north or south on the I-15.  You can ask them directly as they are pumping gas.  Also, there are tons of semi-trucks.  It seems that you can go as far as Los Angeles or Salt Lake quite easily from here.


country: MA
comment:
  If you don't want to pay so much money for taxi from the airport walk here and hitchike. it is a very busy road to Tangier and to the South also.


country: MD
comment:
  if you don't want to cross transnistria toward Odessa hitchike here and you can easily find a car. probbaly they ask some money


country: DE
comment:
  this petrol station is located half the distance between Hamburg - Berlin. So, most of the travellers have their break there.


country: BR
comment:
  Saindo de BH para o Ouro Preto (MG) ou para o Rio de Janeiro vocÃª pode pedir carona aqui. Este Ã© o trevo onde a BR040 e BR356 se encontram. JÃ¡ pedi carona aqui com uma garota, e outra vez com um garoto, e ambas as vezes levou um pouco mais de tempo que o comum (nÃ£o que tenha demorado muito..)

  COMO CHEGAR
  Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar os Ã´nibus:
  - S10 em qualquer lugar no Anel RodoviÃ¡rio
  - 2004 em pontos da av. Afonso Pena ou PraÃ§a da Liberdade
  - 3050 na rua Rio Grande do Norte nÃºmero 762 quase esquina com av. Afonso Pena, no centro.
  PeÃ§a para descer no trevo da BR040 com BR356.

  NA CARONA
  Se vocÃª estiver indo para Ouro Preto e a pessoa estiver seguindo rumo ao RJ, vocÃª pode pedir para descer no trevo do Alphavile (onde fica a Lagoa dos Ingleses), Ã© um condomÃ­nio de gente rica.

  VÃDEOS
  pedindo carona neste ponto:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6AJ74ZIHxg
  pedindo carona no trevo do Alphavile:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOJewkRA8r4

  TEXTO - pedindo carona de BH a Ponte Nova, passando por Ouro Preto
  http://www.leoautostopista.com/2009/12/tamos-em-ponte-nova.html


country: LT
comment:
  The best way is to wait near the sign Taurage because that shows you are long-way hitchhiker and not going to visit gardens or forests around the city. Easy ride to Siauliai, Kryzkalnis, even to Latvia or sometime to Kaunas, Vilnius


country: AT
comment:
  During abgefahren hitchhiking race 2010 many teams get stuck at this service station in direction slovenia, but also on the way back to germany. it is a lot of traffic but dont know why, you don't get lifts


country: SI
comment:
  maybe best spot to hitch out of celje to ljubljana or to maribor. waited 1h10min with 4 hitchhikers for a ride to maribor


country: AT
comment:
  big service station with a burger king on it. good traffic to the east and north -- praha, budapest, bratislava


country: AT
comment:
  two male hitchers without a chance to find a ride to bratislava gave up after 3 hours waiting and a unfriendly scan by the austrian police


country: AT
comment:
  there is a MC DONALDS restaurant next to the gasstation seen on the image. if you wait in front of it (or even inside) there is many drivers comming in and out. i wanted to go in winter 2010 (january) to gyoer (hungary) and it took me 20 minutes to find someone. the car was going to romania (via budapest and cluj-napoca) and the driver was offering me a ride much further than to the 110 kilometer distant place i wanted to go, gyoer. on my personal rating 1 to 10 (1 no chances, 10 best ever) this place gets a 6. it is not so easy to reach but if you find someone you can travel some 500 to 800 km only asking one right person. build a cardboardsign with your destination written on it, there is many locals eating or filling their car - they can only take you some 5 or 10 kilometers, the sign will save you many questions... 

  Direction: South and East... Bratislava and Budapest.
  Take the U3 to Enkplatz and then take the 76A bus to Haidequrstrasse... walk to the petrol station... ask there.  


country: DE
comment:
  in the city that connects with the ring highway and could take you anywhere west of Berlin. The cars have to stop for the lights.


country: FR
comment:
  good spot to go to the ski resorts of the ARAVIS or to the villages of the north shore of the lake like veyrier ;menthon talloires
  good luck


country: SE
comment:
  This is a gasstation just after a speedcamera which ensures that the cars drive slowly and there is plenty of space for them to stop.
  Waiting time: ~45 min //Denizo


country: GB
comment:
  Been here on a Sunday. Many couples and families, but the on-ramp (southwards) was a worse spot â€“ someone even gave me the finger there.


country: BY
comment:
  To Warsaw:
  From trolleybus last stop 'Ordzhonikidze' near Railway Station walk ~250m along 'Komsomolskaya' street to the stop 'Komsomolskaya'. From here take marshrutka #1 and get off when it turns left from E30 (stop 'Cafe'). Then walk 600m along the main road (E30) to the gates and ask drivers


country: PL
comment:
  to Siedlce, Brest(BY)

  1. take tram #9, #22, #24 from 'Al. Jerozolimskie' (centrum) to the 'Rondo Wiatraczna' stop, walk 200m to the bus terminus, then from here take bus #704, #720, #722, #730 (~25min) to the 'Szosa Lubelska' stop.

  2. take bus #502 (every 30m) from Central Railway Station (Dworzec Centralny) (you can also catch it at the 'Politechnika' metrostation) to the last stop 'Stara Milosna', then walk to the crossing with  'Trakt Brzeski' (E30), turn right and walk 500m to aforementioned stop 'Szosa Lubelska'

  http://www.ztm.waw.pl/rozklady.php
  http://jakdojade.pl/
   
  hitchhike from the stop on 'Szosa Brzeska' str. (maybe you need to cross the street)


country: PL
comment:
  to Lublin, Ukraine:

  1. take tram #9, #22, #24 from 'Al. Jerozolimskie' (centrum) to the 'Rondo Wiatraczna' stop, walk 200m to the bus terminus, then from here take bus #704, #720, #722, #730 (~25min) to the 'Szosa Lubelska' stop.

  2. take bus #502 (every 30m) from Central Railway Station (Dworzec Centralny) (you can also catch it at the 'Politechnika' metrostation) to the last stop 'Stara Milosna', then walk to the crossing with 'Trakt Brzeski' (E30), turn right and walk 500m to aforementioned stop 'Szosa Lubelska'

  http://www.ztm.waw.pl/rozklady.php
  http://jakdojade.pl/

  hitchhike from the stop on 'Szosa Lubelska' str. (maybe you need to cross the street) 


country: GB
comment:
  There is a round about with stop lights. On this corner you will find a McDonalds. There are some cars coming from here from the centre of London to the A12/11.
  Try it out and let me know
  -Czar


country: IE
comment:
  Last traffic lights before M50 bypass (Junction 7). You can get here by buses 25, 66, 67 from Pearse Str. 


country: TR
comment:
  Anadolu Otoyolu Giseleri (toll plaza).
  Unfortunately hitching here is illegal and you'll be asked by the staff to leave the place very quickly.


country: IT
comment:
  a petrolstation on autostrada A4 (E64), a good relay on a MILANO - TORINO trip. there is also a smaller snack bar and cafe inside. it can take a while until drivers take you to TORINO, in my case around one hour, though, the driver brought me right to the city-center of my destination. this place lies in the middle of nowhere; please do not expect too much comfort, the station is of an older type and not very clean. beware of pickpockets, there seemed to be a lot of gypsies  stopping at this place.


country: IT
comment:
  an ESSO petrolstation on the "tangenziale nord" (A55) in the AOSTA and MILANO direction. i had bad luck here, did not found a driver in three hours (!) that could take me to AOSTA. i had two or three offers to travel to MILAN though. positive: there is a lot of traffic (but also many torino area commuters). the station is very clean and safe, the staff is friendly and speaks english. if your destination should be AOSTA or CHAMONIX (meaning: FRANCE), you should choose definitely another petrolstation (TAMOIL) circa 2,5 kilometer east of here near 'hotel GIGLIO' (see my other marker). this ESSO petrolstation here is difficult to reach as most of the italian stations are not to reach from the landside. there is always high fences (or locked gates) you need to climb over. take tram number -4- from the center of TORINO to the AUCHAN supermarket (corso vercelli/ corso romania corner to corso giulio cesare), walk along 'corso vercelli' westward around the two big block of flats. walk over the railway line on "strada provinciale di cuorgne" northward until the instersection to "strada communale di villaretto", walk on this road westward (underneath the airport motorway access road) and until the bridge over autostrada A4. you can see the station from here. you need to climb down the dam and get over the fence. this was the most stupid way of reaching a hitchhiking spot ever, congratulations if you have made it (!).


country: IT
comment:
  a TAMOIL petrolstation near 'hotel GIGLIO', in my eyes the only place to reach AOSTA and FRANCE from TORINO. positive: the station is very well kept, clean and with a lot of flowers and a nice garden. the staff is friendly. drivers that stop here can ONLY travel in the direction of AOSTA on autostrada A5 (E 612). very negative: there is almost no traffic (4-5 cars every half hour). the station is partly abandoned (the shop and the bar are closed). to reach this station from the center of TORINO it takes not more than 40 minutes. take tram number -4- from the center of TORINO to the AUCHAN supermarket (corso vercelli/ corso romania corner to corso giulio cesare), walk across the supermarket and take bus number -51- indicating "CIMITIERO SETTIMO TORINESE"  get of after three or four stops at the "PITTARELLO" shoe shop (you can ask the driver for help). walk in the direction the bus leaves underneath a motorway bridge, walk left over the TAV-railway-line on "via cebrosa" in northward direction. follow the signs to "hotel GIGLIO". walk over autostrada "A4". from the bridge you can also see two other petrol stations. one on your right side (direction: MILANO), one on your left side (direction: "TANGENZIALE NORD" and the "TUNNEL de FREJUS") also the "hotel GIGLIO"on your left side. use the switchback at the bottom of the dam of the bridge and walk back towards the ESSO station. behind it you find the hotel. walk further until the TAMOIL station. again: you need to be patient at this place but there are cars that can take you northward to AOSTA as well as FRANCE.    


country: IT
comment:
  i have not hitchhiked from this spot but you should be able to reach the "TUNNEL de FREJUS" from here (meaning: FRANCE). the petrolstation in the opposite eastbound direction (MILANO and NOVARA) has moved 500 meters eastward (this satellite image shows an older picture). on how to reach this station from TORINO please see my comment for a TAMOIL station 300 meters northwest of here. there is a lot of traffic (going westbound) at this spot.


country: IT
comment:
  i have not hitchhiked from here but it should be possible to reach MILANO or NOVARA from here. this petrolstation has recently moved 500 meters eastward to here (the satellite image shown is older than that). to reach this station from the TORINO city center please read my comment for another station 500 meter northwest of here. it should not take more than 40 minutes to reach this place from the city.


country: IT
comment:
  an AUTOGRILL restaurant as well as a large petrolstation on A5 (E25) near IVREA in the direction of AOSTA and FRANCE. a perfect place to hitchhike! clean, safe, friendly, on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) a direct "10", EXCELLENT! you can reach AOSTA, the 'TUNNEL du MONTBLANC' as well as GENEVA from here.


country: IT
comment:
  on 'via parigi' (eng.: "paris road") there are a few traffic lights (wait until the light changes to red) from where you can reach COURMAYEUR, the autostrada A5 (E25) exchange 5 kilometers west of AOSTA or the 'TUNEL du MONTBLANC' behind courmayour. there is a lot of commuter traffic in the area so you should build a cardboard sign with you destination on it. 


country: FR
comment:
  it took me 5 minutes to catch an opportunity to go to GENEVA from here, waiting directly in front of the mouth of the tunnel. cars go very slow here as they are only let in the tunnel in a 150 meter distance to each other. there is cameras and the organisation that is observing the flow of traffic as well as the safety might not be too positive about you stopping cars here - but in the end - autostop works out very-very well at this place. there is a restaurant and a snack bar in the large administrational and police + customs building less than 30 steps from here. it is of course also possible to hitch to AOSTA, TORINO or GENOVA (on autostrada "A5"/"E25") from here in the opposite direction.


country: LT
datetime: 2010-08-11 23:28:16.000000
comment:
  There is a bus stop, but just too much/fast traffic. Better to jump into a bus that goes to the "Maxima BIG".


country: DK
comment:
  Good place to start from Odense, just stand on the upper side of ramp. Cars go pretty slowly, a lot of place them to stop.


country: LT
datetime: 2010-08-18 02:45:21.000000
comment:
  Hyvä liftipaikka kumpaankin suuntaan. Bussipysäkeille mahtuu pysähtymään hyvin. Liikennettä paljon, joskin se on aika nopeaa. Pääset paikkaan Vilnasta busseilla [28](http://www.marsrutai.info/vilnius/?a=p.frameset&schedule_id=5530&t=xhtml&l=en) ja [29](http://www.marsrutai.info/vilnius/?a=p.frameset&schedule_id=5533&t=xhtml&l=en)


country: DE
comment:
  Kinda good place, got a car in 2 minutes, but driver said that previous hitchhiker he took were waiting there for 2 hours.


country: PL
datetime: 2010-08-18 03:27:05.000000
comment:
  To north / LT. Just after the village there is enough space for even a truck to stop. Almost everybody are going to LT.


country: RU
datetime: 2010-10-16 11:32:04.000000
comment:
  Just behind the border are thre petrol stations and a restaurant, at it's end you can hitch all passing traffic. 


country: BE
datetime: 2010-10-17 16:35:24.000000
comment:
  just after the railway bridge you can find very easy a ride to Brugge.
  Also possible but more difficult is a ride to Antwerpen.


country: GB
datetime: 2010-11-10 10:02:46.000000
comment:
  to the north and west - but you can already try your luck on the whole huntigton road, but here cars can stop a bit better


country: GB
datetime: 2010-11-10 10:10:32.000000
comment:
  there is a bay where cars going to crewe or chester or even to holyhead and ireland can easily stop.


country: GB
comment:
  Tried to go to Glasgow from there.. waited one hour then I moved somewhere else where I had more lucky. Not sure is a really bad place, but it was not the best as there's a lot of local traffic and the lane going to the M8 is just in the middle of two others line going on the city bypass, so no easy for them to stop to pick you up


country: GB
comment:
  Not sure is a very good point, but I was dropped off there and I got a lift to Glasgow in 5 minutes... maybe I was just lucky, as it doesn't look very easy for people to stop (unless you ask at the traffic light)


country: DK
comment:
  Ferry to Rostock, Ger, You are able to walk past the paygate and ask people that already have paid. Ferry every 2 hours, 1:45 swimming time.


country: NL
comment:
  unfriendly staff at the gas station - not allowing to talk to drivers and hitchhike only at the exit. very little traffic also in this gas station(wonder why...). avoid if possible


country: ME
comment:
  Perfect for going around the bay. Try to get to Kamenari at least, there is a ferry which is free for pedestrians.


country: FR
comment:
  This toll is a good place to hitch. Better to have a sign telling if you're going to Bordeaux or Toulouse.


country: FR
comment:
  This is the pÃ©age for the highway to the North, Bordeaux, Limoges, Paris... Most of the people going far north will see you there and stop thanks to the toll ;)


country: ES
comment:
  Tons of local traffic, but there are plenty of commuters, mostly mountain-types, outdoorsy people, communists and hippies :D   got a ride within 30 minutes, headed for Perpignon (so towards Figueres) -  our sign said "France" in Catalan - we were 1 guy and 1 girl.


country: ES
comment:
  Tried hitching farther down in Barcelona, but eventually we walked up here and found a ride pretty quickly.  Our sign said "VIC" however, as we were not going to France yet.  This is the end of Avenue  Meridiana, where it turns into the freeway, so there are a lot of cars going long distances.  We were 1 guy and 1 girl.


country: ES
comment:
  Contrary to green thumb on the left, I think this place isn't so good.  Lots of local traffic, fast drivers, and no good place to stop without making the driver do a few tricks.  I would try elsewhere.  We were 1 guy and 1 girl, heading NORTH.


country: IT
comment:
  traffic there goes onto motorway tangenziale ovest either westwards or southwards. the traffic lights stop cars.


country: FI
comment:
  To Tampere (north).
  I waited about 15 minutes, but the place is maybe not the best, because there isn't a very good stopping area.
  However with a sign it worked out.


country: FI
comment:
  A gasstation, from where I went north. Possibly you could also go south from here.
  I was standing with a sign and two guys came directly to talk to me and offered me a ride in about 10 minutes.


country: CZ
comment:
  Direction to Dresden. Enough cars, terrific landscape, but not enough space to stop the driver if cars parking is full.  


country: ES
comment:
  To: GijÃ³n
  Stand in the side of the lane.
  There is enough place for cars to stop, but sadly, not enough cars are taking this lane.


country: ES
comment:
  To: West/Coast

  Stand by on the side of  the lane.

  It's a huge roundabout with medium traffic. Picked a lift in about 25 minutes.


country: ES
comment:
  To: West/Coast road

  Almost no traffic in this lane, and the people don't go very far (motorway used like a ring road).


country: BR
comment:
  To go from Juiz de Fora hitchhiking to Belo Horizonte you may go to the GetÃºlio Vargas avenue (on the downtown) in front of Mister Shopping and there take one of the following buses:
  - Paula Lima;
  - ChapÃ©u Duvas;
  - BR040; or
  - Dias Tavares

  and ask to get out in the Graal gas station (this place marked on the map) or after (this seems better) in the Police station..

  there' some drives who pass by there everyday and they always takes the hitchhikers in this way.. i just can't say anything more coz it can give them problems :P


country: BR
comment:
  From TrÃªs Rios to Juiz de Fora or Belo Horizonte you can hitchhike here..
  there's a police and a gas station here and it were really easy to get a ride here (but the driver said the police here are boring)


country: BR
comment:
  From Rio de Janeiro (the capital) you should take a bus to PetrÃ³polis and just from here try to hitch a ride.. coz as everybody can imagine, do it on the border of the capital is not a good idea. it sounds like impossible and.. dangerous.

  the people from PetrÃ³polis told me they use to see people hitchhiking here sometimes.. and the road is really good and as it's up in a mountain, they pass by here slowly..
  and there's a police station near.
  i got a ride easily.


country: BR
comment:
  To hitchhike from SP to BH you can come to here (use google maps to help you getting to MairiporÃ£ by buses or subways).. i came with a friend and we spent some minutes here.. then we got a ride to Pouso Alegre

  just be aware about the rain in this area.. when it starts to rain in SÃ£o Paulo it hardly stops..

  VIDEO - HITCHHIKING FROM MAIRIPORÃƒ (SP) TO BELO HORIZONTE (MG)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAKrplt1hIg


country: FR
comment:
  If you wanna leave Paris, better stay in town. Do never take the train to airport Charles de Gaulle, everybody goes to Paris and the airport is way to big to find an easy way out!


country: FR
comment:
  Heading for Lille? On this petrolstation there is only wokring traffic and taxi's heading for Paris. Do not leave here, first, go back to Paris


country: FR
comment:
  you have to pass behind a store called Boulanger, cross walk through the grass and you're on the only road to the highway


country: FR
comment:
  Gas station

  Try to avoid this gas station if possible if going to Germany, it was hard to find someone here. All trucks are going to Strasbourg.


country: PL
comment:
  Bus stop

  Really good place to catch cars in the direction of A4, there's place for the cars to stop. We caught a car after 15 minutes with a sign "A4"


country: PL
comment:
  The only place to go west, but a little bit dangerous. No really place for the cars to stop. Try to catch cars coming from Wroclaw standing on their left on the gas station, there's some space to stop. We got a ride to Berlin within 15 minutes.


country: DE
comment:
  Good place to hike to the Netherlands, but you have to find the right car. Just speak with the drivers on the station, many Polish people going to Venlo or to Eindhoven.


country: FR
comment:
  Some space for the cars to stop on the sidewalk, but hard to catch someone to St. Quentin. Would be maybe easier to go to the motorway.


country: FR
comment:
  Nice place to go south or north, many place for the cars to stop. Just stay behind the toll station with a sign and wait :)


country: FR
comment:
  This station may be good to go to Lyon, but not in summer. Every car was full with families going on vacation, waited for 2 hours.


country: FR
comment:
  Stand under the tree with a sign and you will catch a car to the south very fast. There are some bushes, so stand nearly on the street to be visible for the cars coming from the junction.


country: IS
comment:
  Most people who drive past you here are going at least to Borgarnes, and this is a nice place for them to stop and pick you up. Bus 15 stops in MosfellsbÃ¦r, from there you'll need to walk a little bit to get to this point.


country: IS
comment:
  There aren't really any good spots here, but Bus number 1 from Reykjavik stops very near by (When you reach HafnarfjÃ¶rÃ°ur, just ask the driver to let you know when you're close to Reykjanesbraut) and you'll kind of have to walk along the road with your finger out. The road shoulder is not bad though, so cars can stop if they see you in time. Not good, but it works.


country: LT
comment:
  We were trying to stop the car going to Vilnius, bus after waiting for an hour, we decided to walk 7 km to the better place to hitchhike.


country: PL
comment:
  A petrol station. We stopped here a car which took us to Germany. The are not many cars so you have to wait longer than usually.


country: LV
comment:
  Ride to Riga, Kuldiga, Ventspils.You can ask somebody to drop you off under the bridge witch is better place to go to Riga some 5 km from here. Spot is reachable by walking some 10/15 min. from center. 


country: LV
comment:
  Ride to Riga, Tukums, Jelgava. Best early in the working day mornings you will easly get ride to Riga used it for years. Sunday is a bad day normaly. Harder to get here from Talsi ask somebody to drop you off on the bridge (tilts in latvian) they will get your point if you will show them your Riga sign.   


country: GB
comment:
  There's a traffic light for the traffic going down to the M8 direction Ednburgh... walking on the side of the road showing a sign when the light is read should work. I waited 15 minutes to get a lift to Edinburgh but I was proposed almost immediately a lift to Stirling.


country: GB
comment:
  HH in Arran seems to be very easy. We often had the first passing car stopping to pick us up. Both locals and tourists are pretty nice and traffic is not that poor in summer.


country: GB
comment:
  If you're getting off of the ferry, try to be as quick as possible and start hh as soon as you can, as after the traffic getting off of the ferry it would be pretty hard to see a car going north. If you're lucky, though, you might get a lift directly from Arran or make friend with somebody on the ferry (we were picked up by a family we had seen on the ferry and we had offered to take a picture of them with their camera)


country: GB
comment:
  I hh around both to go to the castle and to go south (on the main road) and it wasn't as easy as I expected but anyway got the lifts I needed in less than 30 minutes each.


country: GB
comment:
  If you're getting off of the ferry, try to be as quick as possible and start hh as soon as you can, as after the traffic getting off of the ferry it would be pretty hard to see a car going north. If you're lucky, though, you might get a lift directly from Mull or make friend with somebody on the ferry


country: GB
comment:
  Pretty easy to HH all around the island, especially on single track roads, were cars are going slow and people tend to be more friendly and trustful if you look lost in the middle of nowhere :D
  We've got a couple of people who drove us 10-15km further than their planned destination :)


country: GB
comment:
  I hitchhiked twice (two different trips) from this area going south and I've always been picked up pretty quickly. Lots of traffic going south and lots of spots for stopping. 


country: GB
comment:
  I was left here by a previous lift and I managed to get a lift straight to Edinburgh by.. a touristic bus! A few cars before it just ran fast away, but it looks like a decent spot with a lot of traffic and shouldn't be that hard to get a lift from there


country: GB
comment:
  Two people, one guy, one girl, waited for more than four hours in a great spot with no luck on the A47 towards Norwich. Many people giving us the finger, shouting abuse, and so on. Absolutely terrible experience.


country: SE
comment:
  There is enough space for the cars to stop by the side of the road. They are also going slower from the round-about. You can either go to E4 or north towards Jokkmokk. Many gas stations in the surroundings. Got a ride to Finland in 15 min. but we were lucky.


country: IE
comment:
  There is a toll booth. The road splits in two - direction Limerick and direction Cork. Stand just behind ticket booth. Waited less than one minute


country: IT
comment:
  there at the tollgate you can catch all traffic westwards. need go through a maize field and climb over a rail fence.


country: CH
comment:
  Swiss people seem to have a problem with people that try to hitchhike...very problematic. We waited 5 hours...


country: DE
comment:
  People are driving very fast. We get a ride after 1 hour to the next petrol station on the highway. Than it was very easy.


country: PL
comment:
  Direction: Szczecin. 
  Only 1 lane per direction, good visibility, wide roadsode.
  Take bus to Tarnowo Podgorne and get out before the bridge.


country: PL
comment:
  To Warsaw. High speed, but good visibility and wide roadside. Also there is nice lake and place for camp :)


country: PL
comment:
  A perfect place to hitch to Elblag/Warsaw. Take out at "Rafineria" bus stop and stay after the lights.


country: DE
comment:
  Most of the cars are going to Hannover or Hamburg. Leipzig/Stuttgart direction is difficult but doable. French cars preferable.


country: DE
comment:
  Unless you want to go to Greifswald or Usedom/Uznam it is impossible to get a hitch on a huge ramp with no hard shoulder.


country: FR
comment:
  It seems to be the best place to hitch out Foix westwards Saint Girons. There is way enough place for the cars to stop after the bridge and they can see you from far away. Moreover, it's beautifull ;)


country: NL
comment:
  to the north, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Apeldoorn, Groningen, Amsterdam - seems to be good to very good place


country: GR
comment:
  Shell Gas Station just before the Highway.
  Stayed there four hours without getting a ride. Half of the cars isn't getting to the highway. It's hard for cars which going to highway to see and stop for you.
  Better don't try to Hitch-Hike there


country: FR
comment:
  Station d'essence, peuplÃ©e, trÃ¨s bien pour aller loin. J'ai trouvÃ© jusqu'aprÃ¨s Lyon en direction de Marseille/St Ã‰tienne.


country: FR
comment:
  PÃ©age. Le directeur n'est pas trÃ¨s tolÃ©rant, mais le parking est trÃ¨s prÃ¨s, et il n'y a que quelques files de voitures. direction Le Mans : 5 minutes d'attentes.

  Toll : The Carpark is near the toll, then people can easy see you and stop.


country: FR
comment:
  Direction Rennes ou Vannes.

  Les gens roulent vite. Mais beaucoup de place pour s'arrÃªter et trÃ¨s bonne visibilitÃ©.


country: FR
comment:
  En direction de Rennes.
  Les gens roulent vite, mais peuvent s'arrÃªter facilement. Pas mal de trafic.


country: FR
comment:
  En direction de Nantes.

  TrÃ¨s peu de trafic, mais de la place pour s'arrÃªter. J'ai attendu une demi heure, mais certainement eu de la chance (Ã  peine 10 ou 11 voitures)


country: FR
comment:
  Direction Le Mans, Paris

  TrÃ¨s peu de trafic, surtout des camions qui ne peuvent pas s'arrÃªter.
  Les quelques voitures s'arrÃªtent facilement. Montrer un panneau "PÃ©age" pour atteindre le pÃ©age 20 km plus loin.

  Low trafic. Show a sign with "pÃ©age" to reach the toll in 20 km.


country: FR
comment:
  at the roundabout, many cars going to the highway, but really hard to find a lift to the north. waited 5 times, 1 to 3 hours each time....


country: SE
comment:
  no place to stop for cars, there is a bus stop on Varlavagen before the roundabout, but it didnt work out either...


country: SE
comment:
  no traffic at all, no one is driving this road, was trying to get to Ã¸stersund but  had to turn back and go around to get there...


country: US
comment:
  You really, really, really don't want to get dropped here. However, if you do, and you're low on water, head to the fire station; they're nice.


country: BR
comment:
  I hitchhiked here with a friend... well, we just took a bus from the Juiz de Fora downtown to Salvaterra.

  OUR EXPERIENCE:
  it was afternoon and we were two guys. maybe that were the problem. we spent something like 2hours hitching rides there, and we walked many meters ahead and had to keep distant one from the other to make it more easy to get a ride (coz they wouldn't think we were together).
  so, two cars stoped and they were both going to Rio.. we gone with the second one with 2 places.

  so, i think it maybe get a little dificult (but not too much) but when someone stops to you, you have a big chance to get a ride directly to Rio.

  VIDEO - hitchhiking from Juiz de Fora to Rio de Janeiro:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTlUTQBbr9k


country: BE
comment:
  This place is great, it's the main highway acces point of the city, with highways going to all 4 directions. Stand just after the crossroad (on the bridge), there's a small emergency parking zone there. But please, please put a sign up! Because everybody is going to a different direction, drivers need to know where you want to go.


country: BE
comment:
  Not much space to pull over, at last we found a ride to Kruibeke (direction of Gent) after 20 minutes


country: BR
comment:
  Ã‰ difÃ­cil sair de BH pra BrasÃ­lia de carona. Alguns amigos meus jÃ¡ fizeram e tambÃ©m foi um pouco difÃ­cil pra eles.
  Mas deixo entÃ£o dicas:
  Em relaÃ§Ã£o a pontos pra pedir carona neste sentido, nÃ£o sei dizer bem, porque sÃ³ fui uma vez. Eu desci no primeiro posto de gasolina (local marcado no mapa) depois do CEASA, passava muitos carros e ninguÃ©m parava! Era de tarde, levei um tempo maior pra alguÃ©m parar.

  COMO CHEGAR ATÃ‰ AQUI:
  tem alguns Ã´nibus na rua Oiapoque (em frente ao Shopping Oiapoque, no centro da cidade), vocÃª deverÃ¡ pedir para descer depois do CEASA (o "Complexo Industrial" aÃ­ no mapa):
  4872, 6260 e alguns outros (pergunte lÃ¡ pelo ponto sobre Ã´nibus que vÃ£o pelo menos atÃ© o CEASA) e boa viagem! SÃ³ nÃ£o se esqueÃ§a de voltar aqui e marcar o ponto onde pediu carona e acrescentar mais informaÃ§Ãµes pra gente :)


  VÃDEO - pedindo carona de BH pra BrasÃ­lia saindo pela br040:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GLVOZvRzbE


country: BR
comment:
  O melhor lugar pra se pedir carona saindo de BH para o TriÃ¢ngulo Mineiro (Uberaba, UberlÃ¢ndia) ou para SÃ£o Paulo Ã© neste ponto, no trevo onde a BR262 e BR381 se separam e os carros sÃ£o filtrados, cada um segue pro seu lado.

  COMO CHEGAR
  Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar Ã´nibus para a Morada do Trevo (Betim) na av. OlegÃ¡rio Maciel, 742 no centro de BH. NÃ£o tenho certeza do nÃºmero do Ã´nibus, mas Ã© um desses trÃªs (vocÃª deve perguntar pra ter certeza!): 3292, 3297 ou 3298. PeÃ§a para descer no ponto final.
  Este Ã´nibus sai de Betim, circula por BH e retorna a Betim. Ele leva cerca de 1hora para chegar no ponto da av. OlegÃ¡rio Maciel, e os horÃ¡rios que ele sai de Betim vocÃª pode conferir no site da empresa: http://www.viacaosantaedwiges.com.br/


  VÃDEO - pegando carona no trevo de Betim
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6wD5kNee0


country: FR
comment:
  I waited one hours before somebody stopped me

  there was around two cars per minute (wednesday in july)


country: FR
comment:
  I waited 3 hours for get a ride till Poities (direction Paris).
  It's a nice place, with a long stopping part and with lots of cars but nobody stopped.

  About 15 cars per minute.


country: FR
comment:
  PÃ©age (paying toll) in the way of Tours, Bordeaux, Nantes

  It's too wide, and to difficult to stop. Plenty of trucks that are hiding you from other cars.

  I waited 1 hour

  Around 60 cars per minute


country: DE
comment:
  in to the south (A5)
  Good Place in front of a traffic light. The cars have to wait long enough to get in. You can stand on a peace of grass.


country: IS
comment:
  A lot of flies next to the lake. Hiking is great on the ring road (the 1), but otherwise it's much harder on the more desolate places to find a good ride. Stay on the ring road, or be prepared for some walking :)


country: NL
comment:
  when you want to avoid the ring of utrecht but still want to go to the north of holland, you can stand at the busstop/gasstation and hitch north to Amersfoort.


country: CY
comment:
  Best place to get a ride to Larnaca, Lemessos or Nicosia. Waited 10 minutes at early Sunday moorning.


country: NL
comment:
  Almere, Lelystad and north of Holland. There is a gas station in both sides of the road. A good solution for those, who go north and want to avoid Amsterdam


country: HU
comment:
  Go to the M6 exit of the roundabout. There is enough space for the cars to stop, since the traffic is low and the lane is rather wide.


country: HU
comment:
  Almost everyone who heading to south takes this route. There is a big distance for the drivers to see you and enough place to stop.


country: FR
comment:
  Though this place seems promising for hitching the A1 north to Belgium, having 3 petrol stations and a parking full of tourists... it is not! Everything is going to Paris, both in the morning and the evening. Hitch from Paris itself when yoiu want to go north


country: BE
comment:
  Good spot direction of Aalst. We even found a ride for four people in only ten minutes. After the crossroads there is some space to pull over. 


country: BE
comment:
  Direction of Ninove (and Geraardsbergen). Stand just after the traffic lights. Lots of space to pull over. Waited five minutes here for a ride to Ninove.


country: BE
comment:
  It was hard to find a ride for Dendermonde because it was getting really dark. I suppose there is a lot of traffic going to Gent as well. Just stand on the bridge and hold a board. 


country: BE
comment:
  Bad choice if you want to go to Dendermonde. There isn't much traffic and it's really hard to pull over. If you wanna hitchhike direction of Dendermone or Gent take the bridge 200 meter south of here. 


country: BE
comment:
  Great space for hitchhiking direction of Geraardsbergen. Lots of space to pull over and people are not driving that fast. Ask for the crossroads at 'McDonalds' if you wanna go there. 


country: BE
comment:
  Direction of Ninove (and even Aalst). Just stand after the crossing of both N-roads. Found a ride to Aalst in three minutes. 


country: BE
comment:
  Real hard to get away from this place. Try to avoid getting dropped here if you're coming from Gent and want to go to Geraardsbergen. The crossroad just north is called 'Brambroek'. Avoid it


country: BE
comment:
  Good spot if you want to go north, direction of Wetteren (and Gent). There is a bus stop so people can pull over safely. 


country: BE
comment:
  This was a lucky shot I guess, but we started our hitchhiking trip to Brittyany from here on succesfully. 


country: BE
comment:
  There is a bus stop here where you can try to hitchhike to Antwerpen. You can find the bus stop in front of a store which is called 'Fun'.


country: BE
comment:
  Once I wanted to go to Vorselaar for the 'Na fir bolg' festival. Two most friendly women took me along and dropped me at the festival. Lots of space to pull over here


country: BE
comment:
  One of the last gas stations in Belgium if you wanna go to France. We got a ride all the way up to Mont st Michel in Normandy. 


country: FR
comment:
  Although there wasn't much people passing by I'd consider this as a good place to hitchhike to the south. Just walk here if you are getting dropped in Avranches.


country: FR
comment:
  I didn't like this place at all. We tryed to get to Brittany but it wouldn't work out. The cops even stopped to warn us that we couldn't stay on the highway (called 'les quatre voi') while we weren't on it already. I preferred to walk south where there is a better place to hitchhike


country: FR
comment:
  Direction of St-Malo. There is more people driving along the coastal way then by the highway so we decided to go to St-Malo


country: FR
comment:
  This looked the perfect spot to HH direction of Dinard. There is a bridge were people can pull over. But we had to wait for over half an hour 'till we found a car who was driving our direction. Hope you do better! 


country: SE
comment:
  It might be a little tight for some drivers to stop.. BUt it's an alright place to hitch.. though many are going to trelleborg and not to denmark. Use a sign with DK written on it or something


country: DE
comment:
  Eisenach A4 direction east: Erfurt, Jena, Leipzig

  Kasseler StraÃŸe, good spot
  get there with bus 5 from the railwaystation in direction of karlskuppe


country: FR
comment:
  Perfect spot if you want to HH direction of St-Brieuc. Not far from the trainstation and the centre of Lamballe. Lots of space to pull over, people are not driving too fast here.


country: FR
comment:
  Too much locals and people going to the city center. Try to find a good place more to the north if you want to go to Lannion


country: FR
comment:
  Good spot for HH direction of Trebeurden, although there isn't much space to pull over. Try to find a local who wants to drive you there


country: FI
comment:
  This is probably the best spot to take a lift out of Oulu. There is a bus stop just after traffic lights. The bus stop was in summer 2010 without bus connection so no public transport will rush you there. It's good to take also short lifts and to get to the cross of E75 and E8 in the south where is really great spot to catch a long-distance car towards Helsinky.  


country: CH
comment:
  a place with beautiful view. back to motorway A2, going either southwards or westwards. a restaurant nearby and drivers at the terrace may notice.


country: SK
comment:
  direction: budapest
  last public bus stop. take bus nr.91 from novi most. get off at the white sign on the left which says 'cunovo'. from here you can walk to the service station at the border.


country: TR
comment:
  Easy to get a ride, although there were not too many cars passing (this is a secondary road, but the shortest distance north).


country: TR
comment:
  No shade, no really decent place for cars to pull over. But when life gives you lemons, say fuck the lemons and hitch there anyway. Waited 45 mins for a lift.


country: TR
comment:
  Main roads to Ankara, Aksaray and Kayseri meet at this spot. Plenty of shade and places for cars to pull over. 3 different hitchhikers going to the 3 different cities got picked up here within 10 mins of each other.


country: GB
comment:
  Both the gas station and the bus stop just out of it seems to be very good. At the end I got a lift (to Aberdeen) thumbing at th bus stop, but when I went in the gas station to ask some driver some asked me where I was going before I could ask them.. other cars had stopped before I got the lift, but they were going just halfway and adviced me to keep try there as further north there are no good spots (no space to stop) so try to avoid half-way lifts.


country: PT
comment:
  I had to wait over more than three hours to find a ride to Coimbra. I shouldn't know why it wouldn't work out, but probably everybody goes direction of Fatima. Bad experience and I wouldn't recommend it to anybody


country: AT
comment:
  15 minutes and we've been on way to villach. Also there it's very easy to get here (look on the article of vienna on hitchwiki)


country: SE
comment:
  We tried lots of ways to get out from this city... was really not simple! We went outside the highway, in the near fuel stations and so on. Finally we didnÂ´t taken the bus but we stayed more then 7hours before find a generous foreigner who accepted to bring us in the first fuel station of the highway. If a car wants to stop u in this city... please say "NO". 


country: SE
comment:
  We had difficulties about going out from BorÃ¥s. Our direction was Gothenborg. There is also a bus but we decide about donÂ´t take it.


country: FR
comment:
  Towards Caen.

  Stand by just after the roundabout.

  Sufficient space to stop, always got very quick lift, especially at working hours.

  A sign is not necessary, many people only go to CondÃ©/s Noireau or Thurry Harcourt, two rather easy-to-cross by foot cities on your road.


country: FR
comment:
  Towards Flers

  Stand by in the security lane. 20 meters after the roundabout.

  Good visibility and a lot of space to stop.


country: AR
comment:
  peaje santa fe - rosario
  buen lugar para hacer dedo, se llega desde santo tome caminando por camino al costado de la ruta


country: DE
comment:
  The parking spaces on both sides of the Autobahn are great for short rides towards Stuttgart or MÃ¼nchen.


country: IT
comment:
  Waited in this position for many hours with no success, further south there are more places to autostop.


country: GB
comment:
  Waited about 1.5 hours here and got a ride in August 2010.  Wait JUST before the bus stop, and if someone stops they can pull right in.


country: FR
comment:
  Good place to HH direction of Lannion. There wasn't much traffic on a saterdaymorning, but still we found a ride very quick. 


country: FR
comment:
  Good place to HH direction of Guingamp or St-Brieuc. Lots of slow-driving traffic, lots of space to pull over,... I liked it


country: FR
comment:
  There is a bus station right here. We found a ride to Rennes in less than two minutes. I coundn't even finish my slice of bread... ;-)


country: FR
comment:
  Even after we were standing more than one hour on this roundabout we couldn't find a ride to Chartres or Les Mans


country: FR
comment:
  After we couldn't find a ride direction of Paris we returned to Rennes and tried direcion of Caen. That worked out very well. 


country: FR
comment:
  We could find a ride to LiffrÃ©, which is direction of Caen. There wasn't much people, but at least one of them stopped.


country: FR
comment:
  We tried to hitchhike at this peage going north. It was already 9 o clock in the evening and our sign 'Amiens' wasn't working out. Desperately we tried a combination of 'Le Havre', 'Amiens' and even 'Belgium' (our final destination of the day). And it worked! We had a ride up to Lille, but we had to wait over one hour for it.


country: FR
comment:
  Last gas station before Lille. Very good to go direction of Kortrijk or Ghent, Belgium. Never waited more then 15 minutes!

  Edit: even at 1.30 p.m. we found a save ride to Ghent! 


country: DE
comment:
  A good spot to get out of KÃ¼hlungsborn towards the highway. A sign with "A20" might be helpful. Maybe a stopover in KrÃ¶plin is needed.


country: FR
comment:
  On a very hot day in july we had to wait for over one hour to find a ride to Noyal-sur-Vilaine (direction of Paris) 


country: TR
comment:
  Parking on the motorway O4 Anadolu Otoyolu. There is no petrol station, but many drivers stop here to grab some food from small restaurant. You can get to nearby district Ferhatpasa by buses 19, 19C and 19Y from Kadikoy (close to ferry terminal on Asian side). 


country: GB
comment:
  At the petrol station: got a lift to Newcastle in half an hour. Lots of people going just locally, but being patient you can probably get a lift south.


country: GB
comment:
  There are many laybys in the Loch Lomond area. Probably the best one is one mile out of the village of Balloch, where local trains from Glasgow terminate. There is a lot of traffic, the layby is wide and it also doubles as a bus stop - buses from Glasgow Bus Station to the Isle of Skye, Campbeltown and Oban stop here.


country: BE
comment:
  Not much space to pull over, but people are driving really slowly. I had a ride in 5 minutes to Antwerpen


country: BE
comment:
  Really bad place to HH. Got dropped here HH from Ghent to Antwerp. Finally got a ride to the A12 in Willebroek. No space to pull over, but a lot of traffic. I don't recommend this place at all!


country: BE
comment:
  Watch out getting dropped here! Very difficult to find a ride direction of Antwerp. On a rainy saterday evening there wasn't much traffic, but there is a lot of space to pull over.


country: BE
comment:
  I'd really recommend the gas station of Kruibeke. I always got a ride to Ghent or beyond from here very quick. 


country: BE
comment:
  Very good place to HH direction of Ghent. It is almost the last place before the Kennedytunnel! Even better is to stand on the highway itself. There is a lot of space to pull over (walk 100 meter south and turn around the corner, you'll see)


country: CH
comment:
  the SHELL & AUTOGRILL petrolstation on A9/E62 close to lausanne, a very good place to reach either fribourg/bern/basel or zurich (via A12/E27) or montreux, martigny and the mont blanc (via the A9 autoroute). you can reach this relais from the main train station of lausanne in 15 minutes: take the suburban train (S21) to "bossieres" (three stops), walk up the roads to the autoroute, climb over the fence and, there you are. there is, as mentioned, a small shop inside the petrolstation and an AUTOGRILL self service restaurant. from the terrace of the selfservice (when the view is clear) you can see the ice and snow capped top of 'mont blanc' mountain. on my personal rating (1 = poor, 10 = superb) i will give this spot a "9 to 10", it only takes minutes to find a car taking you somewhere, the station is very clean and safe, there is plenty-plenty of traffic, the view is spectacular. a foot bridge links the (southern eastbound) station with the (northern westbound) station where cars are heading in the geneva direction.


country: CH
comment:
  a good place to reach lausanne, montreux and other cities on the lake's eastern 'riviera' coast. a traffic light with long red phases slows traffic down here. there are plenty-plenty of cars driving in the direction of the autoroute (highway, autobahn) A1/E62. on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = superb) i want to give this spot a "6 to 7", safe for drivers to stop, close to the inner city, many cars driving by. 


country: CH
comment:
  the villeneuve MC DONALDS restaurant: i have not hitchhiked from here but believe it can be a good relais on the way from (and to) the 'mont blanc' meaning martigny/aigle on autoroute (A 9/E62) and the cities of lausanne and geneve (via A9 and later A1) or fribourg/bern (via A9 and later A12). there is a commercial zone ("riviera") with a huge COOP supermarket as well nearby. 


country: SK
comment:
  There is a bus station.. u can go there by bus,which is going to Brodno from rail station. Good place for Cadca.. but also Poland and maybe Ostrava


country: SK
comment:
  i ussually stop here fotr zilina.. but also possible bratislava... for zilina u can try way accross the banska bystrica


country: DE
comment:
  This is a perfect place for any direction, because there is a tunnel underneath the freeway. So you can switch from one side to the either. It's easy to find cars going north (Bayreuth, Leipzig, Berlin), west (WÃ¼rzburg, Frankfurt) or south (MÃ¼nchen). You won't have trouble finding someone going in either of these directions...


country: DE
comment:
  At this gas station you can try to find someone going South on the A9 towards MÃ¼nchen. But it can take some time...


country: US
comment:
  Going north, we were told this is much better than the other Grant's Pass onramp, but the shoulder on the onramp is pretty narrow and we waited two hours without anybody stopping.  Probably better to ask people at the adjacent gas stations.


country: US
comment:
  Right before the highway turns back into freeway, so you can stand directly on the road and catch through-traffic.  Huge lay-by/shoulder to pull over into.  Waited an hour here, but when we did get a ride it took us all the way to Arcata.


country: US
comment:
  Evidently a popular spot (signs strewn around, other hitchers joined us while we waited) but traffic was almost entirely local, to McKinleyville etc.  Eventually took a ride to Trinidad.


country: US
comment:
  Got stuck here after dark.  Plenty of people at the Shell station offered rides, but all going southbound, we needed northbound.  In the morning got a ride from the onramp to the north side of Eugene.


country: US
comment:
  It's legal to stand by the freeway in Oregon, so you can catch the cars merging off Beltline Road here; there's a big shoulder for them to pull into and they aren't going too fast yet.  The through traffic on I-5 is going too fast to stop.


country: US
comment:
  Might be decent southbound, but very little northbound traffic here.  After about an hour finally got a ride 15 miles to beyond the end of the freeway, the best one can hope for from here.


country: US
comment:
  Seems to be the best option for getting out of SF up the 101 northbound; there's a traffic light to slow cars down and a little-used bus lay-by for them to pull over into, and anybody driving here is at least going over the bridge.  Several cars going into Marin county stopped, though it took over an hour to get one that was going as far as Petaluma.


country: US
comment:
  Useful non-freeway stretch of US101 just south of Petaluma.  Not perfect, but beats a suburban onramp if you're trying for a long northbound ride.


country: PT
comment:
  This is pretty much the only spot to get to Lisbon. We waited here for three hours and no one stopped. Try hitching here on Friday afternoon or Sunday evening when people are going to/from Lisbon. Or try shorter distance (Grandola or Setubal).


country: CL
comment:
  not a whole lot of traffic, but I got a lift to the Argentine border from there after about half an hour


country: CL
comment:
  Border station Dorotea between Argentina and Chile - straightforward treatment and a good occasion to hitch a ride into Argentina, at least to Rio Turbio where you can hitch on.


country: CL
comment:
  A good spot to get to the coast. If you're looking for adventure, go south. If you're looking to get to the coast within reasonable time, go north. Got a ride north after waiting around half an hour.


country: AR
comment:
  Guer Aike could be your spot if you need to go north from Rio Gallegos or if you came from the west (El Calafate, Rio Turbio). I'd recommend you wait at the police station; those guys actually tried to help me. I, stubbornly, walked through a huge construction site (Dec 09) and got lost in a maze of intersections, before I stumbled upon the right road by sheer luck and finally managed to thumb a ride on the roadside after an ordeal of several hours. Again, stay at the police post, you might also be able to talk to queing drivers.


country: IT
comment:
  Direction Slovenia. Look for cars with Slovenian license plates on the short-term parking and ask. I got away with the first car, but sometimes it can be quiet.


country: AR
comment:
  very slow going on a rainy sunday morning in Dec09 - got a ride up north after 3-4 hrs, but that's mainly because there wasn't much traffic on the road and even less using this petrol station (except people from Puerto San Julian going back there)


country: AT
comment:
  "autobahnraststÃ¤tte ansfelden"
  good place (petrolstation) to hitch to germany in direction of passau/regensburg/nÃ¼rnberg (A3). take the bus nr. 2 from the trainstation in linz and get out at the stop "Ansfelden GIGA KIKA". From there 2 min walk to the petrolstation


country: AT
comment:
  "RaststÃ¤tte WÃ¶rthersee" good for hh to Graz or south to italy. Very, very (!) bad to hitch north in direction of Spittal(Drau)/Villach/Salzburg


country: SE
comment:
  maybe one of the best places I ever tryed out. slow traffic, directly coming from the petrol station and enough place for carstop...

  2 minutes until a direct ride to stockholm.


country: SE
comment:
  nice place for going north to motorway.
  petrol station + slow traffic going out direction jÃ¶nkoping.


country: SE
comment:
  2 minutes to get a ride to lammhult on my way to stockholm :-D

  nice place, if its raining, go to cafe drinking a bear :-D


country: CH
comment:
  CORRRECTION to my previous post: the suburban train  stop from which you can reach this place easiest is called 'bossiÃ¨re/lutry', the suburban trains that take you there are number '2' and '4' (NOT number '21' which is not stopping there).


country: CA
comment:
  Very easy spot to get hikes to the airport. There is a nice hard shoulder that you can stand on. Drivers waiting at traffic lights can spot you easily. Experienced waiting time ca. 15 min. 


country: DE
comment:
  Some free parking spots along the road make it possible for cars to pull in. This is not ideal, but it works somehow. Experienced waiting time ca. 20 min.


country: HR
comment:
  [11.08.2010] stood here at night (10pm-0) and there were only a few cars (mostly tourist cars - full!), no one was going to the Highway A1, direction Zagrab, next day 1pm also no chance to get a ride. even after the junction, (there are 2 benches) with a sign made no difference. the other patrol station is the same, finally i got a ride were both streets come together.


country: HR
comment:
  [10.08.2010] we were told to leave the patrol station, otherwise he would call the police...
  see other patrol station mark/spot


country: HR
comment:
  [10.08.2010] after no chance at the patrol stations we got a ride here. we had a sign A1 / ZG it took quite a while - ca 40 min.
  Better go east/south - should be easier!
  But still so many full tourist cars...


country: HU
comment:
  [08.08.2010] most people drove still to the balaton, instead of give us a ride southwest to Zagreb. full tourist cars mostly!


country: RO
comment:
  Alot of traffic heading South towards Hateg. Got picked up within 5 mins. Roads are wide and theres a bus stop for cars for cars to pull over.


country: RO
comment:
  Right after intersection, good spot for cars to pull over. A lot of traffic heading West to Caransebes, good for short rides. waited 5-10 mins


country: RO
comment:
  Cars going slow off intersection. Plenty of traffic heading Southwest to Resita. waited less then 5 mins to be picked up


country: SK
comment:
  Direction Dolny Kubin, Trstena, Poland. I could get a lift anywhere closer to the town so Ihad to walk along the road a bit to find a decent spot. 


country: RO
comment:
  Its in front of a Pharmacy and Bus stop. Lots of room for cars to pull over. Got a ride towards Sibiu within 10 mins.


country: FR
comment:
  I walked from the port to Avenue Gambetta which leads onto the Avenue des Canadiens (turn right after leaving port). Its a 2km walk and you simply walk along the coast passing over one bridge. Walk up Gambetta until you get to a petrol station. I had a sign Rouen/ Paris, and got a lift within 20 minutes.


country: DE
comment:
  i you want to go Berlin don't stay at this spot, it's better to walk troughout the field to reach the next petrolstation located 5km on the bottom 


country: ES
comment:
  Both roads can take you to Andorra but N320 is a scenic mountain road and N20 is a tunnel that ends on the other side (west) of Andorra. 

  Ask to be dropped of earlier than this. Since cars are to busy to pick you up at this place.


country: EC
comment:
  There is a Toll-Station, where you easily can get a lift in direction north. To get there take a bus from "Terminal Carcelen" But be quick, can be that the guards kick you out. AcÃ¡ hay una peaje. Pero apurate, los chapas normalemente no quieren ayudarte ;)


country: EC
comment:
  Place to get off o get a lift in direccion Quito/North. Drivers have to lower their velocity. 
  Un buen lugar para bajar o encontrar una oportunidad a Quito/norte.


country: EC
comment:
  To avoid Cayambe. Drivers get slower, but will not stop necessarily. I had a friend in company and we found a lift in 15min.
  Para evitar un paro en Cayambe. Conductores bajan la velocidad, pero no van a parar seguramente. En dos encontramos un lift en 15min.


country: EC
comment:
  There is the main road. Normally it just serves you to get out of Otavalo.
  Aqui esta la carretera. Normalemente solo te sirve para salir de Otavalo.


country: EC
comment:
  Toll station - una peaje. Found a lift easily. - I am not sure about the position, but you need 15min/$0,25 by bus.


country: EC
comment:
  At the end of Cajabamba a friend and I tried to stop cars and found a lift in 15min. A bit further there are some gas station. Aqui un amigo y yo encontramos alguien quien nos llevÃ³ en 15min. Un poquito por delante hay gasolineras.


country: PT
comment:
  This is the National road north to Aljezur, Sines and Lisbon. Walk out of down to the McDonalds (turn left up the hill at the round about) or just past it (N120).

  N 37Â° 06.849 W 008Â° 40.888
  29S E 528299 N 4107582

  Very bendy roads and low speeds. Many of the lifts are local and town to town but you can be lucky or unlucky. I got one direct lift from Aljezur to Sines with 20 minutes. 


country: FR
comment:
  Left off here by a driver who picked me up north of Paris and who promised he would get me to the road to Lyon (A6). This spot was very difficult. Just yards from the motorway and a spot to stop in front of PLAYMOBIL-FunPark entrance for drivers, I was still here for six hours. No shops around for water. When I felt my worse and my head was down, I got a lift for Lyon. Tough spot but you can get here from Paris by getting to Antony station on Paris RER line B (2km walk)


country: PT
comment:
  FÃ¡brica da Portucel is a paper factory that has trucks going to all around Portugal, Spain, France, Germany etc.  You can hitch a ride to the parking lot from Setubal. If you are not afraid of waiting for hours it's possible to get a long-distance ride. I was there scouting but didn't try hitching yet.


country: LV
comment:
  There is a good place to hitchike to Riga because cars go from Daugavpils and Rezekne.There ir evry good traffic especially in Sunday.


country: PT
comment:
  Drivers going here are probably headed to Lisbon city or to Caparica beaches. At this place cars are going slow. Cars will stop for you only, and having a cardboard with your destination can make it easier.


country: DE
comment:
  one of the best locations to get to A9 (Berlin/MÃ¼nchen) an A3 (WÃ¼rzburg/Regensburg). Take Tram 8 to to final station Erlenstegen. Only waited 20min.


country: DE
comment:
  A9 to BERLIN!!!not to MÃ¼nchen!
  better if you have someone, who can bring you there by car. otherwise you need to take the train to NÃ¼rnberg-Fischbach(every 20min. from N.Mainstation) and take a walk there (20min. side of the road). stand (with sign) right afer bridge. --> in the curve is plenty of room to park! 4/5 when you need to walk there, otherwise 5/5 


country: DE
comment:
  Ramp. Waited 2 hours before getting a lift to a tankstelle. But thats because I think people werent inclined to bring a sopping wet hitcher (it was raining a lot) accompanied by his shitty muddy rucksack! Im going to say its good because theres tons of traffic and place to pull over.


country: IT
comment:
  Waited for 3 hours in total (2 seperate hitches). TONS of space to pull over (autogrill plus big unused bus stop), but after a few insults shouted at me and 120 minutes waiting, I got a lift to Novi Ligure. Traffic here goes 2 ways, not a good spot but seemingly the only one in Alessandria.


country: SE
comment:
  Hitched here together with my girlfriend in summer 2010, waited no more than half an hour - pleasant waiting, good enough traffic,  we stopped 3 cars in a very short time (2 of them were going not too far away, so we rejected).


country: SE
comment:
  Hitched from here in summer 2010, in daylight, it took around 25 min. to get a car quite far north - good place, although not much traffic. 


country: SE
comment:
  Hitched from here in summer 2010, waited no more than 15 min. in daylight, got a long ride up north.


country: SE
comment:
  Hitched here in summer 2010, waited around 5 min in daylight, with a sign GVE, got a straight ride to GÃ¤llivare.


country: LV
comment:
  Hitched from here in summer 2010 in daylight, took around one hour to get a straight ride to Vilnius (we used a LT sign to fish out Lithuanian cars).


country: PL
comment:
  Bus stop with a bay and street lights after. Good spot but not too many people stop here. 30-60 min of waiting.


country: BA
comment:
  From the city centre, take tram three in the direction Ilidza. After about 15 minutes, get off at the stop right after a small group of petrol stations located to your left and right. There is a bus stop here where you can stop a car, and as it is just after a stoplight cars will not be going very fast. Because of the large amount of suburban traffic, using a sign is recommended.


country: CA
comment:
  US Border control. If you try hitchhiking from Canada the best thing to do is walking across the border from White Rock and start hitchhiking behind the border control.

  Nobody likes to bring foreigners across the border.


country: FR
comment:
  pour atteindre directement le peage (dir lyon/annecy) il est possible de passer par la piste cyclable "l'avenue verte" et il y a un trou dans le grillage au niveau du peage


country: DE
comment:
  A big gas station. It easy to find car which goes direction to Hamburg. I was waiting here just 2min.


country: DE
comment:
  Perfect place direction to Ulm, Munchen even north. Many cars and truck drivers stops in this big petrol station.


country: CH
comment:
  A big petrol station. You should stand here with sign. Easy to catch car to Germany. Waiting just 15 min.


country: FR
comment:
  Direction to Cannes. Very much cars on holliday, but many cars are luxury, so the drivers are not so friendly to hitch-hikers;)


country: PT
comment:
  Get to the last traffic lights before the highway (next to Jumbo supermarket) and be ready to get in when the cars are stopped. It is fairly easy to hitch both towards North (Lisbon) and South (Algarve).


country: ES
comment:
  There's a small gas station in El Ejido where you only get local traffic. Don't expect to get straight to Malaga from here. Almeria is doable though.


country: ES
comment:
  A lot of traffic but cars cannot stop here. Walk further down the road if you're going to Granada/Malaga direction.


country: ES
comment:
  This is the best spot in Almeria; traffic lights, long straight road, plenty of place to stop and even street lights for some night time hitching. However, be ready for a long hitch since you're in Southern Spain.


country: ES
comment:
  The gas station here looks like a perfect spot, especially to Granada but we waited for 3 hours in vain. 99,9% local traffic. Don't waste your time here. Instead take the Southern route from the city.


country: ES
comment:
  In Spanish standards this is a really good spot if you're planning to go to Almeria or Granada.

  Take bus number 44D towards Alcantarilla to get here (bus stop 'Hotel la Paz') and walk the rest of the way. Right after the bridge over the A-7 you have the petrol station and camping site.

  Yes there are "perfect" spots in the city of Murcia but, hey, you're in Southern Spain. Better take the bus.


country: ES
comment:
  Whoever put the other marker here must be either a really good looking girl or just damn lucky. It's a great spot but hopeless in Spain.


country: ES
comment:
  Unfortunately this "Peaje" is your only chance to get to the highway. Avoid this place. It took us hours to get a ride to Alicante. There are some good tomatoes and grapes around, however. :)


country: DE
comment:
  There is a gas station, Mcdonald, and some other buildings. You can stop the cars in the end of exit (do not afraid stop cars in oposite side), or ask the people in gas station or Mcdonalds restaurant. 


country: DE
comment:
  There is a little chance to go out of this city. The is enough place to stop the car, but not many cars go there. Direction to Oldenburg.


country: DE
comment:
  Ask the persons directly at the traffic light to get off in direction of Stuttgart/Karlsruhe. They may give you a lift until the gas station at "roadhouse" Denkendorf. Good luck and smile :)


country: LV
comment:
  There are many cars who goes to Ogre,Jekabpils,Daugavpils and Russia so it's very easy to hitchhike someone.This place is in bus stop. 


country: ES
comment:
  Took me about two hours to get a ride to Madrid, but that was on a lazy Saturday afternoon. Normally, I expect it to be quicker.


country: CZ
comment:
  Great place if you go in the direction to NovÃ© MÄ›sto pod Smrkem, or ÅšwieradÃ³w-ZdrÃ³j in Poland. I've never waited longer then an hour.


country: DE
comment:
  There is a gasstation easy to reach and people are going either west, east or north. There are also traffic lights and space to stand. So either ask or just thumb. To get there take the metro towards Langwasser-Mitte and from there the bus 58. Get out at harnischschlag. 


country: DE
comment:
  There is a traffic light and a lot of traffic towards the motorway. So you can easily ask. Perfect to get on the A29 in direction of north or south (First roadhouse is Huntetal) and as well you will find people going to Bremen.


country: US
comment:
  This is an okay spot heading north to olympia & seattle. You can take an express c-tran bus from downtown portland here; take it to the end - "salmon creek park & ride".


country: CA
comment:
  Not such a bad spot if you're going east - I even got a ride after dark. Easy access to public transit, good viewing distance, room to pull over, an adjacent empty lot to sleep in if your luck is not so good.


country: CA
comment:
  I waited here all morning, and as the morning progressed, more and more hitchhikers joined me to waste away the day. But if you get stuck in Hope heading east, you gotta do what you gotta do.


country: CA
comment:
  Lots of cool folks around here, including many hippie fruit pickers. North or south, this is a good spot.


country: CA
comment:
  We got stuck at this horrible intersection, trying to head north. No rides all day, and hardly any shade either. Kamloops is also crack city, careful if you have to camp here.


country: CA
comment:
  Slow hitching here, but heading north to Prince George, it may be your best option. There's a stoplight, room to pull over, and a gas station with bathrooms and water.


country: CA
comment:
  North to Prince George, this isn't such a terrible spot. Beautiful scenery, no nearby drinking water, though.


country: CA
comment:
  Northbound, this is probably the best spot in a bad town. (Prince George has a problem with serial killers killing hitchhikers, so most people will think you're crazy.) Across the street is the last gas station in town, so lots of people going north with stop. Odd, crazy locals, nice gas station workers.


country: CA
comment:
  Intersection with lights and far enough space to be seen and for cars to stop. Reasonable level of traffic, definitely ok to Trois-RiviÃ¨res


country: CA
comment:
  To North-East (Drummondville). Enough space ang good visibility. But not so high traffic and seemingly very local


country: CA
comment:
  On the on-ramp towards North-East (Drummondville). Cars are just starting to speed up. Just enough space to stop.


country: CA
comment:
  "route du Roy" (138) towards QuÃ©bec city. Take bus no2 to Sanctuaire (end station) and walk 5-10 minutes. Spot ok, but very low long distance traffic, mostly hopping from village to village


country: BE
comment:
  Good spot if you want to go direction of Eeklo (N9). We only waited 10 minutes here with three people.


country: BE
comment:
  Good place going to the E40 (of Ledeberg). Stand on the busplace or just beyond. Just wave your thumb of make a sign 'E40'


country: BE
comment:
  Very good spot if you don't want to wait for the bus (for example when you come from Boombalfestival on a sunday). Just stand on the bus stop or beyond and wave your 'Gent'sign. Waited never longer then 5 minutes. 


country: DE
comment:
  there is a petrol station and it is near a huge parking garage (if you arrived with the plane, people from your plane will notice you and pick you up)


country: RO
comment:
  a perfect place to hitch a ride. it has a large resting place.if your willing to go to brasov/bucuresti this is the place to  get a ride. :D


country: ES
comment:
  Perfect place to go to Santander or Bilbao. There's enough space for stopping cars and the traffic is very fluid. Between 15 to 60 min.


country: ES
comment:
  Could be better but there's good space for cars. Good if you come from Tapia de Casariego. The traffic is fluid in summer mostly. Just walk show your thumb.


country: ES
comment:
  Better than it looks like. Is perfect when there are some traffic jam because you can ask for the people who stop before enter the roundabout. Direction A CoruÃ±a.


country: PT
comment:
  Simply great. Enough space to stop cars and go to Faro down-town but you can try to go somewhere else (east or west). Less than 15 min. 


country: PT
comment:
  Is a little bit dangerous but in summer there's a lot of traffic. There are some place for car stopping but you have to walk until reach one.


country: PT
comment:
  Is a good place. Is a kind of alternative route to the north so the traffic is low but people often to be willing to lift hitch-hikers.


country: PT
comment:
  Bad place in summer because there's nowhere scape of sun! But cars have space where to stop and traffic is fluid.


country: PT
comment:
  It looks a good place but people simply don't stop. I tried twice waiting for 3 hours more and less. Cars goes very fast and used to be full (children, grandmother...). Maybe is better in low seasons.


country: FR
comment:
  It looks like good but traffic is not enough fluid. We were two guys going to Strasbourg. We stayed there for 5hs and then decided to come back to the centre of Nancy.


country: FR
comment:
  I walked more down the entrance, where is actually enough of space for car to stop. I wrote A10 I think and something like the first car stopped me. I was going towards Spain. I was alone and it worked perfect for me! Official you are not allowed to stand there, but it's safer than elsewhere.


country: FR
comment:
  Thought it might be a good place to hitchhike to Metz but it isn't. Ended up hiking to another spot more north.


country: FR
comment:
  It's a little bit of a walk out here but the cars go slow enough to get a good look and they're able to stop. It took about an hour with decent traffic.


country: FR
comment:
  If you're headed to Luxembourg this is a decent spot right in front of the on ramp. Cars don't have a ton of space to stop though. I got a ride in about 10 min. but it was raining so I can't give a real estimate.


country: LU
comment:
  Waited about an hour for a ride towards Trier. Not a lot of space for the cars to stop but very visible. About an hour hike from the hostel.


country: GB
comment:
  another place to get onto the m1 north - there's a traffic light there. 2 guys got away in about 15 minutes, after dark.


country: CH
comment:
  I hitchhiked this way to get over the Saint Bernard to Italy. It was quite hard and it gets quite cold on top at night. Most of people are locals and Italians who doesn't want to stop.


country: CH
comment:
  good place to get out of Martigny. We wanted to go to Sion and the moment we got our sign out, someone stopped.


country: CH
comment:
  Best place to get to the barrier, La Grande Dixence. 15min and we got a tourist who also took us back down again.


country: CH
comment:
  Somebody left us out there - horrible place! Gas station is abandoned, the few cars that still use this old redundant autoroute are mainly driven by locals.


country: DE
comment:
  The other place mentioned (300m NE) is useless, roads were heavily changed. Try it here at the Shell gas station to get a hitch to the A5. If people go north and you want to go south, nevertheless grap the ride and get out at the next gas station on the autobahn (Renchtal). There you can go over a bridge to the opposite station and get a ride there. at least thats what we did.


country: IE
comment:
  This spot is legal to stand at, unlike the other spot further up, which is under motorway regulations. You need a sign, since there will be north and southbound traffic. An excellent spot.


country: CA
comment:
  Got a ride in about 2 minutes to St-Georges de Beauce.. not for the faint of heart though, and presumably illegal. I won't be standing there again in a hurry!


country: CA
comment:
  By the bus stop.. got a ride to the autoroute intersection (73) super-quick. Plenty of traffic and good visibility/space :)


country: CA
comment:
  Direction QuÃ©bec- waited less than a minute for a ride. Not great visibility but traffic is turning and moving slowly.


country: CH
comment:
  a roundabout in neuchÃ¢tel- serriÃ¨res, i have not hitchhiked from here but it should easiely be possible to reach 'les chaux-de-fonds' (on national highway number 20) from here. cars go slow (although there is no real spot for them to stop, except the nearby busstop), there is a lot of traffic, you should build a cardboard sign anyway.


country: CH
comment:
  a roundabout in 'saint-blaise-lac' (near neuchÃ¢tel) from where you can reach bern as well as biel (bienne). there is a lot of traffic heading eastward towards the on-ramp of autobahn number 5 as well as the regional highway (la 'route de soleure' in the direction of biel/bienne). cars go slow but there is no safe place for them to stop. build a cardboard sign indicating your final destination. to reach this place exit the s-bahn 5 (bern-neuchÃ¢tel) at the station 'st.- blaise-lac' and walk three minutes. there is also a nearby shopping center, the 'MARIN-centre' as well as a MANOR department store (5-7 minutes walking on 'avenue des pÃ¢quiers').


country: CH
comment:
  the on-ramp ('fribourg nord') on the swiss national highway number 12. you can reach the capital BERN from here. there is plenty of cars passing by at this place - although i would not consider this spot beeing safe, you have to stand in the middle of the road - there is no hard shoulder (or other place) for cars to stop safely. on 'route de mourat' there is a  COOP supermarket nearby (5 minutes).


country: GB
comment:
  Direction: North. I can't agree with those 2 greens. Heavy traffic, 2 lanes, cars driving fast, no hard shoulder... We had problems getting out of there, eventually ended up quite lucky with two young guys picking us up. Maybe it's better to go further and hitchhike there.


country: FR
comment:
  For going North, this services is excellent.
  I got a lift to Paris before I'd even got to where I was going to start using my sign. 
  I was asked if I was hitch hiking, and then offered a lift all the way to Paris.
  Top Spot


country: BR
comment:
  Dos melhores lugares pra se pedir carona saindo de BH para o leste mineiro (Ipatinga, Gov. Valadares), Salvador (BA) ou VitÃ³ria (ES) Ã© neste ponto. Aqui Ã© onde fica a PM RodoviÃ¡ria. O problema sÃ£o os Ã´nibus para chegar atÃ© aqui e o preÃ§o da passagem do Ã´nibus Ã© cerca de 1real mais cara. A outra opÃ§Ã£o Ã© pegar o Ã´nibus 5502b que te deixa alguns quilÃ´metros antes deste, que eu tambÃ©m marquei aqui no mapa.

  COMO CHEGAR
  Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar qualquer um dos seguintes Ã´nibus na av. do Contorno atrÃ¡s da rodoviÃ¡ria no centro:
  - 4810 (sentido CaetÃ©)
  - 4380b (sentido Bom Destino)
  - nÃ£o-sei-nÃºmero (sentido Ravena).
  Todos sÃ£o da cor vermelha.
  PeÃ§a para descer na PM RodoviÃ¡ria (fica na BR 262).


  TEXTO pedindo carona neste ponto na saÃ­da de BH
  http://historiasdeumleocaroneiro.blogspot.com/search/label/saindo%20de%20belo%20horizonte%20pela%20BR262


country: HR
comment:
  Easy rides to Dugopolje toll booth (cestarina), from where you can continue towards Zagreb or Dubrovnik. With a sign "Dugopolje" you get a ride in 15 minutes, because many of the cars are going to Sinj and other nearby towns.


country: HR
comment:
  The toll booth to the highway can be a bit tricky to hitch. Most of the cars are going towards Dubrovnik so you can always take one of those to the next gas station (some 30km away), cross the street and get a ride towards Zagreb.


country: FR
comment:
  gas station so very well!! :)
  u can reach the both side so direction north paris or south toulouse
  take bus 4 from orlean to saran, to the terminus
  there after the round, still go forward, 2nd round, walk forward direction gidy (little road) u will arrive just behind the gas-station
  nusti
  cancrita


country: SE
comment:
  There s a busstation there, you should stand there with a linkÃ¶pingsign if you go west. I waited for 2 hours approx, but it was late at night.


country: TR
comment:
  At the intersection of  the Greece-Istanbul and Cannakale-Erdine roads. Traffic lights. High visibility. Plenty of space for cars and trucks to pull over. I got a lift to Xanthi, Greece in 5 minutes.


country: TR
comment:
  Traffic moves quickly but visibility is good. Plenty of space to pull over. A lot of local traffic but some long-distance traffic. I got a lift within an hour.


country: BE
comment:
  HHiked from there to Lille. Had to wait about 20 minutes for a ride on a Thursday around noon. I got there by hhiking from the spot 2 kms north at the red light. a lot more cars pass by there, but the gas station is a lot nicer place than up there under the bridge;
  by the way, the spot is correct, the site is no more under construction as in the satellite image ;)


country: US
comment:
  we got 86ed out of the entire county f nampa idaho just for sittin in a field but there are good mushies and rly cheap


country: FR
comment:
  We were 3 people, and got a ride to Avignon after 5 seconds. Other hitchhikers were there when we arrived. From the central station (Gare St Charles) walk 3 minutes northwest along the main road (follow the road signs for the A7 north). The spot is on the entry road to the autoroute. There is lots of space for you to stand, and for drivers to stop. Although it's in the city centre, it is a wonderful place.


country: GB
comment:
  Good spot from Liverpool to Wales. Take a train or bus to Hooton, and walk 15-20 minutes. Do not waste your time at the petrol station or the church - walk PAST those places - this junction is more visible and has more space for drivers to stop. After 5-10 minutes, I got a ride to Anglesey.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Liverpool


country: GB
comment:
  Excellent spot next to Braddan Bridge, in front of Kirk Braddan. Get rides west towards Peel, or around the TT course.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
comment:
  An OK spot for Ramsey, but there is relatively little traffic - the spot 15 minutes further backwards along the TT course is better.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
comment:
  Anywhere along this road seems good for Laxey, but I haven't tested it.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
comment:
  Don't bother waiting for cars to leave the ferry! There is no space to stand here, security staff may tell you to leave, and the same cars will drive past all of the other better spots anyway when they leave Douglas...
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
comment:
  Choose your spot, make sure you're visible, and you will get a ride to Ramsey very quickly.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/St._John's_(Isle_of_Man)


country: CZ
comment:
  Good spot if you want to travel to Prague. There is an old bus stop between the petrol station and the on-ramp via Prague, where you can stand. Many people drive this way every day to work to Prague. My experience about 10 minutes.


country: GB
comment:
  This is a good spot for getting a direct ride to Peel, but there are few cars - instead, they usually use the A3 (via Castletown and St. John's). However this mountain road is more beautiful :). A sign saying SOUTH BARRULE works well.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Port_Erin


country: GB
comment:
  Get a ride from the other passengers on your plane! This works very well for all destinations, but there are very few cars. If you don't succeed, you can walk towards Ballasalla (if going north) or Castletown (if going south) and try on the main road.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Castletown


country: GB
comment:
  Good spot to Douglas, 5 minutes walk from the airport, at the bus stop. Safer than waiting on the dual-carriageway section of the main road.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Ballasalla


country: GB
comment:
  Good spot for Douglas. Drivers are already fast here, so make sure you can be seen.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Ramsey


country: GB
comment:
  Anywhere along this road is good for Laxey, but it's also good for some of the smaller places (Maughold, Dhoon) and the beautiful road between is very easy to hitch almost anywhere on it - so if you have an offer for a shorter ride, just take it.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Ramsey


country: GB
comment:
  This is the start/finish line of the TT. It is not a great spot to hitch from, except if you have a sign saying you are going around the TT course. Good luck!
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
comment:
  A lot of walking needed from central Douglas, but this place is good for Ramsey, or for Sulby. DO NOT WALK PAST THIS JUNCTION TOWARDS RAMSEY - the road ahead is fast, narrow and dangerous to walk on.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
comment:
  If coming from the Isle of Man, arrange a ride on the ferry! Many cars going in many directions.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Heysham


country: GB
comment:
  Looks like a good spot for south Anglesey, but I waited 30 minutes without a ride. I walked further down the road.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch


country: GB
comment:
  Got a quick ride to south Anglesey, but it's an annoying spot to reach.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch


country: GB
comment:
  Got a ride direct to Chester after 10 minutes. Cars are travelling fast, but the driver who left me here said he often sees hitchhikers at this spot.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bangor_(Wales)


country: GB
comment:
  Bus stop from which you can hitch a ride to Edinburgh or Glasgow.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Newcastle_Upon_Tyne


country: RS
comment:
  There is a pay toll somewhere here (cannot place it exactly on the map). It is about 5 minute ride from the last Avia gas station (which really sucks for hitching since most of the cars are from Belgrade).

  At the paytoll there are local "hitchhikers" who just ask from the cars who stop for their ticket. Do the same. No need for thumbing (or even a sign). The police did not seem to mind people doing this. Took me about 45 minutes to figure this out. Then I got a ride easily.

  Directions: Nis/Vranje, Skopje, Thessaloniki...


country: SI
comment:
  tried to hitchhike to Zagreb from here. It's a good place for cars to stop and there is plenty of traffic, but hardly any Croatian cars at all. Took 4 hours to  get a ride.


country: DE
comment:
  Bad spot for direction to Leipzig, should be a good spot for Berlin.
  There is no Burger King or McD, so there are not many cars.
  Stood there for 2 hours for Leipzig.


country: FR
comment:
  Direction : Arcachon

  80% of cars go to Arcachon (some of them Bordeaux). It is one of the 2 exit from this town.

  From Arcachon it's  easy to get a ride to Bordeaux, while if you go by Biscarrosse-Ville, less cars go directly to Bordeaux.

  20min walking from the beach. follow Arcachon signs. Hitching place on a parking in front of a hotel


country: FR
comment:
  Direction: Bordeaux, north

  Not very easy to pull out, but there is a parking entrance allowing cars to stop behind.

  Seems not very good place but I actually never waited more than 20min for a ride to Bordeaux.

  It is situated just in front of the supermarket "LIDL" 


country: FR
comment:
  Direction Bordeaux

  At this roundabout, most of the traffic are cars going to Bordeaux, specially in the morning (workers) or end of afternoon (beachers)


country: FR
comment:
  Direction: Dune du Pyla = Good

  Direction: Arcachon or Bordeaux = not good

  Cars won't easily stop here, and most of them only go to Arcachon.
  I suggest to walk 10 minutes to the next junction, and hitch towards Arcachon or Bordeaux on the N250


country: CH
comment:
  Direction Lausanne or Geneva

  There's IKEA here, so you might find easily someone for the rest of the way to Lausanne or Geneva, if your driver stops you here. 


country: CH
comment:
  Easy to access by metro M2 (Fourmi or Vennes)

  Directions Bern, Fribourg, Vevey, Montreux...
  No place to stop easily, but people who are nice will find a way to pick you up without danger. Make sure you are waiting at the place where the 2 lanes become 3 lanes, and not directly at the motorway entrance.

  Direction Neuchatel, Geneva, A1
  better spot but make sure you are waiting on the north side of the highway, just before the traffic lights at the entrance. There's a parking lot there also.


country: FR
comment:
  Direction BesanÃ§on, Mulhouse, Basel, Germany (Freiburg)

  Good place at this PÃ©age, if someone can get you there at least. If the driver don't go through the PÃ©age onto the highway, you can access the PÃ©age by a short walk on a path situated on the south side. Then there is a fence, but it is jumpable near the PÃ©age as some people already got here this way


country: FR
comment:
  Direction : Dijon or Paris or Lyon

  Here is the last station (called "Dole-Lavangeot") before the junction into the 3 directions. So if your driver don't go the right way for you, just take care that he stops you here.


country: CZ
comment:
  Direction Nurnberg, Stuttgart, France

  Very good place. A lot of drivers stop here to buy cheaper petrol before Germany, and also a lot of trucks for bigger distances


country: CZ
comment:
  Direction Brno, Prague

  Try not to be droped here, if possible. If you start from Breclav, then the better opportunity though to Brno. Probably more waiting time for a direct lift to Prague.


country: CH
comment:
  a very good place to travel to SOLOTHURN and maybe even further to BASEL or ZUERICH. you can easily reach this spot with bus number 2 (get off at 'renferstrasse' or the ROLEX-works). there is a COOP-supermarket nearby too (walking distance: 5 minutes). it took me 15 minutes to get a ride to soluthurn (while the driver was continuing to 'zug' and could have taken me there as well).


country: CH
comment:
  a possible place to reach BASEL, BIEL/BIENNE or ZUERICH. the traffic comming from the center of solothurn is slow and drivers have to stop at a traffic light. there is no pedestrian way but enough (safe) space to walk over the on- and off-ramp to this spot. i was never hitchhiking from there but believe it must be a safe & quick place to catch a ride. it should not take you longer than 7 to 10 minutes walking from the old town to reach this spot.


country: AT
comment:
  in august 2009 mael and simon we spent two days doing so derided by motorists result we took the train :(


country: AT
comment:
  service station. ask around for rides :). good spot to go to Vienna
  (7.6 Euro) Take bus 470 from Graz to Arnwiesen Abzw stop. Walk back about 200 meters and station is on right.


country: DE
comment:
  Great for Mayen, Trier, Luxemburg (A48).
  A lot of traffic to Mayen, but not place for standing and cars can hardly stop. Very good place to ask at the traffic lights though.


country: PL
comment:
  Just behind a roundabout there is a wide shoulder when cars can stop in direction of Szczecin. No waiting when I arrived here - much, much worse down S3 towards north.


country: AZ
comment:
  90% of cars are Taxi's or people wanting money. Roads are very twisty and mountainous, not great for trucks. Expect to hear taxi's shouting "Yeravan? Yeravan?" everywhere. Even when walking across the Iran Border!
  Can sometimes be long waits (30-60 mins) due to little traffic.


country: SE
comment:
  Seems to be the place to go to MalmÃ¶ Airport (Sturup) or eastward towards Ystad. Picked up within 10 mins.


country: GR
comment:
  There is a truck stop here, about 15 km east of Lagynas. Maybe the best option to go towards Istanbul with Turkish truck drivers. (untested)


country: FR
comment:
  tried to hitchhike from there to bruxelles for 5 minutes and then stopped, because the cars go by pretty fast and don#t really have a place to stop, maybe it works but it is not perfect at all. the place over the bridge by the red light seems better to me, even so potentially less cars pass by.


country: FR
comment:
  This is potentially a good spot, depends on the time and destination though.
  To Paris:
  didn#t try but i think it works, even though you might have to wait a while. Better in the morning/evening i guess.

  To Bruxelles:
  go in the morning when people leave to work at bruxelles. in the evening maybe as well, but less people go in the morning.
  Don't go any other time. stood there for 50 minutes between 4 and 5 pm and nobody stopped. Nearly only people from around there making short rides pass by.


country: AU
comment:
  For hitching east toward Kalgoorlie, Adelaide, Sydney.  There is a paved rest stop by the bus stop where cars can pull off easily, quite a good spot.  Take bus 320 from Midland station, to the stop Great Eastern Hwy Before Park Rd A.


country: AU
comment:
  Hitching North to Menzies, or South/East to Norseman, Esperance, Adelaide, Sydney.  Stand at the parking for the shops and wait for cars turning onto the Bypass road behind you.  You can walk here from town, easy.


country: AU
comment:
  Hitching West towards Perth: this spot is walkable from town, and this street becomes the highway you follow to Perth.  Between Lionel St and Throssel St there is parking by the side of the road where cars can pull over, you can get a lift at least to the edge of town.


country: AU
comment:
  Hitching west towards Perth: A little further past the lights at Gatacre St, there are driveways and parking lots of businesses where cars can pull in, and you can stand safely by the road, very visible from the lights.  All cars out of town will pass this point.


country: AU
comment:
  Hitching west towards Perth or into Kalgoorlie: The very edge of town, before the last traffic lights there is a wide shoulder to the road where cars can stop easily.


country: AU
comment:
  Hitching south/east: The streets are wide and the traffic along the Bypass a little slower here, you can just stand on the side of the road.  Most cars heading south from town will pass this point.


country: AU
comment:
  Hitching south/east: There is a big BP Truck Stop here, on the Kambalda turnoff from the roundabout.  You can ask drivers, or try your luck by the road, where cars can pull into the stop if they want to.


country: DE
comment:
  Autohof MÃ¼nchberg Nord

  Its hard to hitch-hike because it's not direct at the motorway so the cars must leave it. 
  I stood 4h to hitchhike in direction to Chemnitz


country: HU
comment:
  this place is not too crowded...but there are some good restaurtant and lots of trucks...i think u speak the drivers.
  Balaton Croatia and Budapest


country: GB
comment:
  A little walk up from the main roundabout you will find a hardsholder which lasts about 30 meters cars can be travelling fast but good for heading north


country: GB
comment:
  Very bad spot the hard sholder is poor and offers little space also the traffic is usally fast,Me and my friend were stuck here for a whole day and had to sleep in the forest next to the road


country: HU
comment:
  here's good to hitch hike for a small distance. i mean only to hÃ©vÃ­z or zalaegerszeg or keszthely. 


country: PL
comment:
  Bus Station just across the street from Petrol Station. Excellent stop, easy to find, just follows signs Rzeszow from the city centre and they will lead you there. Takes cca 30minutes from the centre. Last part is a bit up the hill, but I manaed with heavy backpack. Got  a ride in 5minutes. Great to hitch in direction of Rzeszow or Krakow.


country: PL
comment:
  Easy to find just follow signs Rzeszow from city centre. It is a bus station just across the street from petrol station. Takes cca 30minutes, last part is up the hill. Got a ride in 5 minutes, great in direction of Rzeszov or Krakow.


country: CH
comment:
  Perfect for going to Germany. Going south should also work because it's one Rest Stop for both directions!

  Take S-Bahn S7 to Kemptthal (~25mins from main station) and walk another 3mins up the road.
  Where the road forks, go right.
  300m further a small road leads uphill just to the gas station.

  Once there, ask the people if they can take you! Like that you have the best chances and don't have to mess with a sign!


country: RS
comment:
  I waited 1 hour with a sigh Zagreb without any success, then I changed it to Novi Sad and a car took me after 30 minutes. A lot of local traffic, quite difficult to stop for the cars that drive on the left lane (bus stop on the right lane).


country: HU
comment:
  The serbian police will give 30min to get a hike, after this time they advise you to got to the petrolstation 2 km away. You're allowed to walk on the motorway.
  (Border in direction to Beograd)


country: GB
comment:
  Looks like a good place to hitch the Channel, but I was caught by the Eurotunnel security after 20 minutes of waiting (about 10 cars passed). They were quite friendly, but told me the Eurotunnel compagny has an anti-hitchhiker policy, and also that they are patrolling by car all the time, and I would be sent away even if I found a car from somewhere else. I didn't try to prove they were wrong and found a car in the ferry three hours later.


country: IT
comment:
  get a car to Agrigento from here in 10min. good place, people have time to see you and place to stop. all jam from airport goes throuht this place.


country: GB
comment:
  After the staff of the petrol station told me it was a private property and I had to go because I was annoying their clients, I stood for one hour near the bus stop, hoping a truck would stop, but it didn't work.


country: GB
comment:
  10 minutes to find a lift by directly asking to people making the queue to buy the ticket to cross by car. As it is a travel centre, you'll be unnoticed with your backpack. Your driver won't have to change the number of passengers in the car, as you ask them for a lift before they buy it. It looks like you can even ask the office worker to confirm it is the same price for the car, no matter how many people are in it.


country: DE
comment:
  bad place for getting to A5 over the Ring; at least mid-week before noon and it's not very good to stop 'cause it's the left lane in front of the traffic light


country: DE
comment:
  Although it seems perfect for the direction north to Hamburg, it's not recommendable to get to A2 in the direction of Berlin. If you're coming from A5 rather choose A4 and A9 to get to Berlin.


country: HR
comment:
  Direction: South, Croatia
  There's a toll-station, where Auto-Stopping is actually forbidden, but the guy there was quite tolerant.
  Traffic was very low in the evening, but since almost all the cars have to stop it's not impossible.


country: HR
comment:
  Direction: D7, Dakovo, Croatia
  Didn't get away from there in more than an hour; traffic seemed to be mostly local


country: SK
comment:
  Direction: Vienna
  Cars can easily pull over on the bus-lane and see you from very far, but traffic is maybe a little too fast.


country: RS
comment:
  For going towards Gucha. There is a bus stop there, you will see people waiting. Accross the street and 20m up the hill starts the park dedicated to the victims of WWII


country: BA
comment:
  Direction: East
  We liked this spot for the nice space to pull over, but it took some time to get away (~1.5 h) 


country: RS
comment:
  Direction: North-East, Pancevo, Timisoara
  The bus-stop is a good place for cars to pull over and offers a roof when it rains ;) And besides all the traffic in your direction comes by here..


country: RO
comment:
  Direction: South or East; Luboj, Craiova
  This is the spot of the local people. Don't rely on their wisdom. Just sell yourself as a tourist by holding a sign and you have a higher chance of getting a free and longer ride.  


country: RO
comment:
  Direction: South; Caransebes, Craiova
  This is as good as every Romanian country road. If you're patient enough you'll probably even get a ride for free.


country: RO
comment:
  Direction: Alexandria
  a good place, especially because of the shop and its rich supply of drinks, sweets and ice cream :)


country: BG
comment:
  Direction: city centre
  ..always better than taking the taxi. There wasn't very much traffic, though.


country: BG
comment:
  Direction: Varna
  The drivers see you from very far and there's more than enough space to pull over. It took less than 10 min to get away (tried just once).


country: BG
comment:
  Direction: South, Burgas
  Tried it once with six people. For two of us it was very good, the rest had to wait for over an hour. Retrospectively I would say: take the gas station a few meters north from here.


country: BG
comment:
  Direction: M. Tarnovo, Turkey
  The people are nice and maybe every fourth car stops, but when I was there in the middle of the day, there was max. one car passing by in 10-15 minutes.


country: TR
comment:
  Direction: Istanbul
  It won't get much better than this.
  Waiting time: just enough to write the sign.


country: US
comment:
  Right in front of a campground.  Through traffic is going fairly fast but there is plenty of room for them to see you and stop.  After about an hour got a ride to Crescent City.


country: SE
comment:
  All traffic towards Stockholm passes here. Excellent bus stop just after roundabout. Cars accelerating quite fast, so high visibility is the key. 


country: SE
comment:
  Havent tried yet, but looks like an excellent bus stop southwards. Please tell us if anyone tried it.


country: DE
comment:
  This place can range from being a good spot to being a really bad spot, depending on which direction you want to go. Direction South, like France and Cologne is usually no Problem, once I waited only 5 min. to get a ride to Paris. Then again going direction north (I was going to Poland), it took me like an hour to get somebody to take me to a service station on the A2, only 60 km far.
  Good luck!


country: CH
comment:
   This spot is useless since there are cones and a huge 'hitchhiking forbidden' sign in four languages is hanging here.


country: BE
comment:
  Good spot to HH direction of Botrange (highest place in Belgium!) or beyond. Even on a late evening in late september we had a ride very quick!


country: DE
comment:
  "Biegener Hellen" north. to Berlin,or Michendorf. 
  Leave the train in "Pilgram" and go through the village to the south.  


country: DE
comment:
  "Biegener Hellen" south. to Poland - ok. I'll give you 10 euro if you find somebody, from here to Frankfurt.  


country: DE
comment:
  probably a very good place to arnhem. I wanted to A3. I waited over an hour. the police have checked my backpack.


country: CA
comment:
  From Metro Longueuil (yellow line), the best is to take bus 81. The bus will cross the highway, go further and come back, so just ask the driver. The walk is about 10 minutes. It's also possible to take bus 83, same thing, just a bit longer of a walk.
  Never waited longer than 30 min.


country: GB
comment:
  This is a petrol station in the city centre and is very easily accessible from anywhere in the city- basically opposite Cabot Circus.

  It is potentially a good spot if you are lucky not to get kicked out by the petrol station staff (that's what happened to us). Nevertheless, you can wait at the exit, where cars have slowed down to join the traffic, but being able to talk to the driver is infinitely better. 


country: NL
comment:
  2 years in a row we had here in less then 5 minutes a lift in the direction of germany. Just by asking the cardrivers who stopped at the trafficlights


country: GB
comment:
  Maybe it was luck, but I got an almost instant ride to Derby from a guy that stopped to pick me up at the bus stop.


country: DK
comment:
  good place if you are going to horsens or vejle. but only go if the car is taking you all the way because there are no good spots between.


country: GB
comment:
  I put my thumb out at the bus stop going west on Derby Rd. and got a nearly instant pickup from a guy. Don't know if it was just luck, but I was shocked.	


country: SE
comment:
  Physically perfect for cars to stop, but no one going E4 northbound. Maybe useful for getting to the shopping centre just across the roundabout, where you can eat for under SEK 20 in IKEA. 


country: SE
comment:
  Despite the high speed traffic it was easy to get a lift to RÃ¤ttvik on the Market Sunday 3 Okt 2010


country: SE
comment:
  Nice bus stop southbound, traffic is fast but due to the bend you can be seen from many hundred meters. 


country: SE
comment:
  Nice bay to stop for cars coming from the shoping centre, but most of them will be going home in Mora. 


country: FR
comment:
  Hitchhiking on peage tolls is illegal in France, but there's a hole in the Fence and a parking for the cars to stop. Found a car in 10 minutes direction Perpignan.


country: GB
comment:
  A good place to hitch out of Bournemouth towards the north-east/east. You can get there by bus (don't know which one, though), and cars are going past quite slowly as they are just coming out of the roundabout. They are just about to enter a dual carriageway, though. Use a sign!


country: GB
comment:
  It depends a bit where you go, but I'd say this place is very good (for South Wales) to good (the South/East). Ask around.


country: GB
comment:
  The original Spaghetti junction - never tried it myself, but I can image it'd be average to bad, although in walking distance from Birmingham city center and also safely reachable on foot. Cars have space to pull over, go past quite quckly in two lanes, though. Also there's quite a lot of police going past.


country: GB
comment:
  A bit of hard shoulder on a stretch of road that is otherwise not blessed with a lot lay-bies. You miss traffic coming out of the village, though.


country: GB
comment:
  The best spot on the A5 headed out of Betws-y-Coed towards England - just after the maze of junctions. It's not very visible, though, and not perfect for cars to pull in.


country: GB
comment:
  An apparently good place to hitch on through Snowdonia, marred by the fact that most passing motorists are English tourists who notoriously don't pick up hitchhikers - took me about 1.5 hrs to get away from.


country: GB
comment:
  Very local traffic intermingled with a lot of tourists makes for a bad hitching spot, although there is plenty of space to pull over.


country: GB
comment:
  Probably the best place you can reach by foot for hitching out of Caernarfon if you want to go via Snowdonia (very scenic) - still quite a bit of local traffic though, and I ended up pointlessly trudging on for a couple more miles.


country: IE
comment:
  Ask around for lifts towards Dublin or Waterford at the two petrol stations that are here. Most traffic will at least head to the roundabout where the motorway to Dublin starts.


country: IE
comment:
  Amazing spot for catching lifts to Dublin - cars are slow as they are just coming out of the roundabout, and there is a huge hard shoulder to pull over into. It's now a motorway, so you might possibly be doing something illegal, though.


country: ES
comment:
  Quite a good spot to catch a lift to MÃ¡laga - when talking to people at the gas station. It took us one car from there, going all the way. However, we might have had some luck since the gas station guy wasn't exactly very co-operative, so beware! Worth trying, in any case! (September 2010)


country: ES
comment:
  Quite a good spot to catch a lift to MÃ¡laga - when talking to people at the gas station. It took us one car from there, going all the way. However, we might have had some luck since the gas station guy wasn't exactly very co-operative, so beware! Worth trying, in any case! 


country: ES
comment:
  For hitching South towards Alicante. Waited for approx. one hour and got a lift to Sueca (a town on the way), rather try to stick to the highway, tough!


country: ES
comment:
  For hitching south towards Alicante. Tried approx. one hour at the gast station and got a lift to Sueca (a small town on the way), try to stick to the highway, though! (September 2010)


country: PT
comment:
  Gas station, plus passing cars can easily pull out. Just walk here from Tavira. Found someone to LoulÃ© quickly.


country: PT
comment:
  Parking lot for visitors of the island. Every time the ferry arrives, it's easy go find somebody to take you back into the city of Tavira.


country: GI
comment:
  Europa point. Tourists come here with cars, park, look around and drive back. Easy targets. Had a lift all the way to Tarifa from here.


country: ES
comment:
  A plain street, but cars have to go slow and see you from far. They can easily pull out. Lots of international traffic (for Spain). Got a lift to Gibraltar after 15 Minutes.


country: ES
comment:
  Gas station to the south and east. Not the perfect spot, only cars from one lane can stop here, but worked in the end.


country: ES
comment:
  Gas station. Bad place for Malaga, good place for Cordoba, since the ways separate shortly before. Closes down over night.


country: DE
comment:
  It is not that easy to get there, but it is worth it. Ask at the traffic light and you will definitely get a ride to the next gas station at "Denkendorf". 


country: FR
comment:
  A lot of people who drive to roanne from St Etienne let you here. The highway entrance is far. It's difficult to come back on the highway. I hate this place.


country: FR
comment:
  The best place in Vienne to hitch-hiking, a lot of people are driving to Valence. The most of them can bring you on the Nationale 7 and the Highway entrance.


country: FR
comment:
  Not a bad place to go to south. Walk a little after the trainstation and you can go to the highway easily.


country: DE
comment:
  You have to walk quite a while to get here, but the cars have the option to stop and all the traffic to the north goes by


country: GB
comment:
  This is an awesome spot. Only waited two hours with a sign that read "Dover". My first hitching experience as an American was wonderful :)


country: BE
comment:
  There is a very small space where people can pull over and park. Excellent spot if you want to go north, direction of Wetteren or Gent


country: BE
comment:
  Very good spot HH to Gent. There is loads of space to pull over and people have to slow down or even stop for the traffic lights


country: BE
comment:
  This place is even better than the one 100 meter north. Just stand before the white markings on the road and wave your sign. Succes garanteed!


country: GB
comment:
  Good spot for getting a ride south. If you've come from Manchester but your ride only goes to somewhere in Cheshire, then ask them to leave you here.


country: GB
comment:
  Motorway services. Good for getting a ride in any direction (there is a northbound and southbound side, and a bridge connecting them).


country: DE
comment:
  The exit of this roundabout is a good place for rides towards Trier and Luxembourg, but there is very little traffic. You will get a ride - but it may not take you a long distance. You should probably get in anyway.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Hahn_Airport


country: DE
comment:
  Wait at this roundabout for a ride in the direction of Frankfurt.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Hahn_Airport


country: DE
comment:
  The airport itself is not a fantastic place to get a ride - walk 15 or 20 minutes out along the main road (heading south) and try at the B50 junction.
  Alternately, when you are on your plane, ask other passengers for a ride...
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Hahn_Airport


country: SE
comment:
  This spot worked well in 2006, but I have the feeling I was lucky. Difficult to reach.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Uppsala


country: SE
comment:
  Have waited for a few hours here without success in 2006. However I think I was unlucky - it looks like a good spot for going south.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/J%C3%B6nk%C3%B6ping


country: AT
comment:
  two male hitchers without a chance to find a ride to bratislava gave up after 3 hours waiting and a unfriendly scan by the austrian police

  anonymous wrote:
  It's the rest stop of dead here. We took a taxi after 6 hours. There's a lot of traffic, but the cars are either full or the drivers are ignorant.
  DO NOT GO HERE!
  1/5 Points

  Bernardo wrote:
  Be it direction Budapest or Bratislava, it seems like it highly depends on the time you're there and you have to be a bit lucky. I had no problem getting to Budapest but when I tried to get to Bratislava I gave up after 3 h and hitched back to Vienna to take a bus (6 euros).
  3/5 Points


country: CZ
comment:
  Probably the best place for H-H south towards Autria (Linz) form Ceske Budejovice (Budweis).
  There is also a place to stop 200m before at the crossroad but it is quite dangerous place where drivers have to drive carefully and watch for other cars - not for hitchhikers. I think it's better to go from the crossroad to this place I taged.


country: CH
comment:
  take suburban train S1 (indicating 'rheinfelden', 'laufenburg' or 'frick') or S23 (indicating 'olten') from basel main train station to the stop 'PRATTELN', walk 10 minutes to  "autobahn raststaette pratteln" which forms a bridge over the swiss national highway 2/3. an excellent place to reach eastward cities such as zurich or bern, on the westward side germany (freiburg, frankfurt) as well as france. there are plenty-plenty of cars passing by 24 hours a day, there is an AUTOGRILL restaurant as well as shops inside the bridge over the highway.


country: SI
comment:
  Fairly good spot for a ride towards Ljubljana - I waited 1 hour, but I have a feeling there are also good spots closer to the centre.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Maribor


country: SI
comment:
  Very beautiful but very quiet border crossing. If a car comes, it will probably stop for you. But waiting for that car will take a long time.


country: AT
comment:
  Good for getting a ride east - I waited 15 minutes, and got a ride to the mountains near Maribor.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Klagenfurt


country: IT
comment:
  I was going in the direction of Koper. I got a ride from here to the other side of Trieste, but I have the feeling that I got lucky.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Trieste


country: IT
comment:
  If you are going towards Koper, there is no hitchhikeable place on the Via Flavia for a long time! Keep walking and follow the blue signs!
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Trieste


country: SI
comment:
  Busy junction, but not so safe for cars to stop. After 1 hour, a car stopped and took me to Ljubljana.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Koper


country: IL
comment:
  In theory a good spot for Tel Aviv, but it wasn't our day. As ever, a cheap taxi will offer you a lifeline.


country: IL
comment:
  Like many kibbutzes, there is a bus stop here where you can hitchhike. The cars slow down here, so it's easy to get a ride to Mitzpe Ramon, and further to Eilat.


country: IL
comment:
  You don't need to walk this far, but it helps if you get bored waiting at the roundabout for a ride north. Good chance of a ride to Tel Aviv or similar place north.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Mitzpe_Ramon


country: IL
comment:
  I was going to the Negev. Looks like a good spot, but I did not get a ride after over 1 hour waiting (unusual in Israel). I started walking down the road - after 10-15 minutes walk, you are outside of town on the desert road, and anywhere there is a good spot.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Be'er_Sheva


country: IL
comment:
  Got a good ride nearly to Haifa, but there are maybe better spots closer to the centre.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Tel_Aviv


country: MY
comment:
  Just one road on this island, and everyone will try to be a taxi, offering a ride for an unfairly high price.


country: DE
comment:
  As in many remote areas like this, you will look like an innocent long-distance walker. Very easy to stop a car, especially in winter.


country: CH
comment:
  We were travelling from Konstanz to Italy, and got left here. There isn't much space for cars to stop, but one did somehow.


country: CH
comment:
  If going south, past ZÃ¼rich and out the other side, be careful - this is the last petrol station on this motorway before ZÃ¼rich! It is very difficult to get a ride further south, and ZÃ¼rich itself can be difficult to hitch from. I got a ride towards Bern after 1 hour.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Winterthur


country: CH
comment:
  I was going east to Vevey, and got dropped off at the nearby motorway junction. No chance of going by hitchhike to Vevey from here, so instead I asked for (and got after 2 minutes) a quick ride from here to Lausanne centre.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Lausanne


country: CH
comment:
  There is a bus stop here, on a busy on-ramp going south. But it's too public... I was clean and presentable, but no-one seemed to want to be seen to be stopping for me.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Geneva


country: FR
comment:
  Not much place to stand, and fairly quiet, but you'll get a ride in the direction of Beaufort.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Albertville


country: FR
comment:
  Bad junction for a ride to Lyon. No obvious place to stand, so we stood on the on-ramp. We got a ride after 1 hour, but we were lucky.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Chambery


country: FR
comment:
  We shared this place with a beggar, who was stopping cars to ask for money. We were going to the Cevennes. We tried for 20 minutes, then walked to the roundabout to the north instead.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Montpellier


country: FR
comment:
  Got a ride up the small mountain road towards Mandagout. However, if this is the road you want, you may not get a ride here - many people were telling us to keep walking.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Le_Vigan


country: FR
comment:
  Got a ride from here to L'Isle-Sur-La-Sorgue quite easily, but we were lucky.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Avignon


country: FR
comment:
  Looks good for Nice, but we waited for over 40 minutes with no success. We then started walking along the road out of town, and got a ride very quickly.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Castellane


country: FR
comment:
  Start walking along this road. You look more needy - it seems to work.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Castellane


country: FR
comment:
  Good for a ride to the Sentier Martel start/finish point (a well-known walking rout along the Gorges du Verdon).


country: FR
comment:
  This is the start/finish point of a famous walking route - so during the afternoon and evening, there will probably be a good chance of long-distance rides.


country: FR
comment:
  VERY quiet road! Very difficult to get a ride going east. After 90 minutes we gave up, and started hitching in both directions, asking for any ride to anywhere.


country: NL
comment:
  Trying for a ride to Cologne. No luck for 2 hours (we were a group of 3). Police found us, shouted at us and made us walk, totally without reason. Now that I'm able to look at the map, I can see there were much better spots for Germany than this. Maybe this is a good place for Liege?
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Maastricht


country: DE
comment:
  Sliproad to the motorway. Average waiting time maybe 2 hours. Once we (3 people) waited here for 7-8 hours, then gave up. Little space for cars to stop - much better spots elsewhere.
  http://www.hitchwiki.org/KÃ¶ln


country: DE
comment:
  Fast food area. Got a ride towards Frankfurt within one minute, but there was a thunderstorm so I had empathy on my side.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/K%C3%B6ln


country: DE
comment:
  A quiet autobahn service station, but you will get a ride south eventually.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bickenbach


country: CZ
comment:
  Anywhere along this street (from Zvonarka to Ostravska) looks good for Ostrava/Olomouc, but I have never had any success after many hours of trying, and I know several other people have tried here and failed too.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Brno


country: AT
comment:
  Waited over 30 minutes, but got a ride as a group of 4! This place seems good for any direction east - you can even camp next door (campsite on the other side of the road) and start here in the early morning.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Salzburg


country: AT
comment:
  Autobahn service station going east and west. It took over 1 hour to get a ride east - but the view is beautiful.


country: DE
comment:
  Waited for 7 hours through the night as a group of 2 people. Got many ride offers to everywhere in Germany... but none towards Vienna, which is what we wanted.


country: CZ
comment:
  A petrol station. Good place to hitchhike towards FrÃ½dek-MÃ­stek. Get there by taking trams 1, 6 to Kolonie Jeremenko; or by buses 39,50 to MoravskÃ¡


country: BG
comment:
  Good for hitching to Kosovo. High visibility and plenty of room for cars and trucks to pull over. Take bus 10 (direction 9. Maj) to the final stop and walk to the edge of the village. Don't bother walking to the cross with E75 as this is not an interchange.


country: GB
comment:
  To get to Clacket Lane Service Station from London get a train to Bromley (you can use an Oyster card: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14836.aspx), then bus 246 (timetable here: http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/246Sum.htm)

  Ask the driver to tell you when you get to Pilgrims Lane, then walk down Pilgrims Lane and Pilgrims Way to Clacket Lane Services. You can see where you're going on a map here: http://www.motorwayservices.info/clacket_lane_services_m25/googlemap Where it says "Clacket Wood" is the service station. There is also a street view of this area on google maps.

  Clacket Lane is an excellent place to hitch to Brighton (Westbound) or Dover (Eastbound) and also fairly good for most other directions as it's a busy station. Best thing is to stand outside the main doors into the station and ask everyone that comes out if they are going your way ("excuse me, are you by any chance going to Bighton?")

  To get from one side to the other walk down the country lane to the back of the station until you get to the bridge and cross to the other side (couple of km)


country: BE
comment:
  Take bus 45 or another bus going to the university or walk to this spot. Do make a sign, because people can go quite a lot of different directions from this point. I got a ride to Maaseik in less then 1 minute! 


country: BE
comment:
  This road is good for hitchhiking (in both directions) but can be a bit dangerous, because cars go fast there. On my opinion, the best thing is to stand 100 m after traffic lights: cars can see you when they are waiting and are not going that fast yet. 


country: FR
comment:
  Not the best spot because there is not so many place for cars to stop, and it's in a blind corner. anyway, I catched a ride to paris in less than 10 minutes. The good thing is that it's so close to the city center! 


country: AT
comment:
  Well, sucks balls for standing there with a sign, but when I mustered the courage to actually ask people in the petrol station after 2,5 hrs, I was gone towards Rosenheim (D) in no time.


country: DE
comment:
  Don't. Place yourself where this marker is! ;-) (watch out for cars coming around the corner using parts of the emergency lane, though)


country: DE
comment:
  this place is dead after dark - don't get stuck here too late! if you arrive early enough, this should be a nice place to get to central hamburg.


country: DE
comment:
  Amazing spot to get north towards Hamburg. Even though it was dark, I was gone in less than five minutes. Advice: Don't get stuck in Stillhorn (last service station before Hamburg) after dark. It's dead.


country: BE
comment:
  There's no reason (ever) to voluntarily get stuck here. Well, maybe if you live in the metropolis of Fernelmont and want to get out, which would be quite understandable.


country: GB
comment:
  Quite alright for England... if you're, just for example, headed towards Maidstone/Dover/Europe from the USX, this is the place to start from.


country: CH
comment:
  A possible spot for hitching towards Zurich and Berne - not a whole lot of space to pull over, though.


country: IE
comment:
  You can get onto the Motorway here - it will take you some time, but that's kinda normal for getting onto an Irish Motorway. Also, you can easily sleep under the bridge, if it's warm enough.


country: IE
comment:
  Weirdly enough, this is the fastest way to get out of Ireland from Kilkenny (via the Rosslare ferry).


country: IE
comment:
  This is a pretty decent place to get out of New Ross (why would anybody want to leave New Ross, though?)


country: DE
comment:
  We got a ride (direction Oldenburg) here  very quickly (5 minutes or so), but since it's a bit dangerous place to stop for drivers, and most drivers don't go directly to Bremen, be prepared to be dropped of at a bad point (we got stuck at a rastplatz for 2 hours)


country: DE
comment:
  Very bad if you want to go towards Bremen, probably quite good if you want to go up North. If you want to go to Bremen, instead walk towards the Eisinghausener Strasse (south, see map), walk along it with your thumb up, and catch a ride to the autobahn on ramp on the west of Lehr.


country: IE
comment:
  Bit of a hard spot to hitch down to Kenmare; there is no space to pull over. But then again, there's not a huge lot of cars, so people can just stop in the middle of the road, and they will. Should be a decent spot to hitch towards Cork on the N22, too.


country: IE
comment:
  Senseless spot to try hitching from - sharp bends without any lay-bys or hard shoulder. Follow the road for about a mile and you'll get to a construction side (as of Sep 10) and perfect hard shoulder after that.


country: IE
comment:
  You'll be gone in no time in any direction. Heading to Galway, the quicker way might be to head north towards Maam Cross and then take the main road.


country: IE
comment:
  great place for heading to Galway - everybody's going there, and there's quite a bit of traffic. Going south into Connemara is a bit harder, because there's less traffic, but it's still very doable.


country: IE
comment:
  Don't get dropped off at the Leenane Hotel. People will think you're staying there, and that doesn't go along with the whole hitching thing :-)


country: IE
comment:
  Hitch right after the bridge - ample space for cars to pull over, and a pub to seek shelter if it doesn't stop raining.


country: DE
comment:
  bus-line 13 from (s)Wilhelmsburg
  wait about 30min. to get a lift to Bremen. Was couple of offers to go to Hannover.
  time:20:00, not that much traffic:)
  date:friday,oct.2010


country: TR
comment:
  Perfect, on the highway with lot of safe space to stop. Make sure you make sign with Antep, Antakya or Adiyman, you can catch long rides here.


country: GB
comment:
  Not a perfect place at all, but the first acceptable one after Pwheli. Cars come quite fast around a bend that's sharper than on the map. Still this spot turned out to be a gift of the heavens for me.


country: GB
comment:
  Not a good spot at all (but the first hitcheable after Pwllheli), as cars come around the bend (that is sharper than it looks on the map) quite fast. Still turned out to be a gift of the heavens for me :-)


country: IE
comment:
  Great place, even though cars are going past really fast - there'll be enough time and space for them to see you, make up their mind and stop.


country: IE
comment:
  Somewhere around here, there's a petrol station with pull-over space which will be your ticket to freedom. It's a fair walk from a lot of probable spaces where you might be dropped off, though.


country: GB
comment:
  Easy spot to get to Buncrana, although all the people turning towards Moville are a tad annoying. O yes, you could get to Moville just as easily.


country: IE
comment:
  There's a little lay-by just beyond the bridge, but people don't seem to feel very confortable about stopping there for you.


country: GB
comment:
  There's a petrol station along the Strand Road where a lot of friendly people are going to a lot of different places - at least to the roundabout where all the roads split up.


country: GB
comment:
  This should be a decent spot - along the main road that's leaving Coleraine towards Derry, a hard shoulder, enough traffic but not too much - still I had to wait more than an hour, which is toally exceptional for Northern Ireland. You'd probably be better off following the road a bit further down until you're really out of town (although cars will be faster there).


country: GB
comment:
  Using a sign going south it is bad. Waited an hour, and 90 mins respectively here, too many cars travelling in several different directions


country: DE
comment:
  Much better entrance onto the Autobahn compared to direction from Koln, as cars have plenty of space to pull over and time to see you


country: DE
comment:
  Waited 3 hours for a lift to Leipzig. However, saw two other hitching groups here who got a lift fast, but met another couple who had to stay here overnight and waited over 12 hours to get towards Prague 


country: GB
comment:
  You should really be able to find a lift on your ferry, but even if you fail, this spot is perfectly suitable for getting out of the Larne harbour.


country: GB
comment:
  Even though you're now in the English part of Scotland if it comes to hitchhiking, this spot will help you to be gone quite soon.


country: GB
comment:
  This should theoretically be a good place (the first one out of Largs), and so I'll just consider my 1.5 hr wait bad luck... 


country: GB
comment:
  Good spots are more than a rarity if you want to get out of Gourock to the south, so this long straight stretch without any lay-bys is probably your least bad bet.


country: GB
comment:
  Do NOT get stuck here; ferry traffic is low enough, and you don't want to wait an hour extra. Anywhere sees more action than this spot.


country: GB
comment:
  As soon as you get off the main road headed towards the Mull of Kintyre, everyone will offer to take you. If you go later than August though, that's not gonna help you very much.


country: GB
comment:
  Probably your best bet to get back north from Campbelltown. Please report any suspicious police activity in the area back to me, please :-)


country: GB
comment:
  Not a good spot - cars come around a corner (even though slowed down by the roundabout), and there's no lay-bys... but the friendly folks of Kintyre will oblige.


country: GB
comment:
  If you feel like talking to lots of scared tourists, asking around the parking lot of Eilean Donan Castle might be worth the effort.


country: GB
comment:
  Not a good place for going south - even though there isn't a lot of traffic, it's a main road and people are afraid to stop on the road itself, which they'd have to do as there is no opportunity to pull over.


country: GB
comment:
  Even though there's mostly tourists going across the Bealach na Ba, this spot is remote enough to get you going quickly.


country: GB
comment:
  If this is a petrol station (I'm not a 100 % sure), it's a great spot to get going south, and in a pinch north, too.


country: GB
comment:
  Stood at this spot on end... and when I finally decided to walk out of Poolewe to find a better spot, the first car stopped in a totally impossible place :D


country: GB
comment:
  I got away quickly towards the north-west even though I didn't even go to the main road because of the rain... and you'll get closer to a magical place called Scoraig if you hitch down the tiny road towards the north-east!


country: GB
comment:
  You'll have to use a sign or handsigns here, cause the only decent spot to stand if headed north is just before the junction.


country: GB
comment:
  There's a small, small petrol station here at the further edge of nowhere, but if you persist, people are going to amazing places - we found a ride to the south of Edinburgh.


country: GB
comment:
  This parking, mainly used by climbers, is a fabulous spot for both directions - it's usually well-frequented, even in September.


country: GB
comment:
  Probably the best spot after the town of Broadford... me and two friends, one of them a tiny chinese girl, waited aaages, though.


country: DE
comment:
  Gas station at the road that leads southwards to the A5 motorway. Best place to get from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe, Basel or Stuttgart. Lots of cars filling gas before entering the motorway, it's also possible to stand at the street with a sign as cars have good possibilities to stop.


country: FR
comment:
  Direction Chalon Sur Saone

  Not really good place as there is so little traffic. However, I was waiting there a tuesday at 1pm (it is really countryside)

  By chance, the 6th car in one hour were dutch who took me to Chalon


country: GB
comment:
  The Green Welly Stop is an amazing place to find rides in every direction - it works a bit like a service station.


country: FR
comment:
  Really good place direction North (Paris/Dijon) or south (Lyon).

  I was drop there so I don't know how to go from Chalon


country: GB
comment:
  There's space to pull over next to the hotel, but the fact that there is a hotel there doesn't seem to be very helpful. They'll give you hot water and slightly cheaper stuff, though, if you ask nicely.


country: GB
comment:
  This roundabout is a bit chaotic, but you'll get somebody to pull in where the marker is. If you are several people, take strategical positions, so cars coming from the south and the east can see you a bit earlier.


country: FR
comment:
  Direction Lyon

  Excellent place. Hitch from Macon to the south (Zone Industrielle). This is the PÃ©age of the autoroute A6


country: GB
comment:
  Not a lot of space to pull over, and people will not really feel addressed even if you have an Edinburgh sign and they go there.


country: GB
comment:
  Better spot to stand - some people might be afraid to pull over on the on ramp, and it's slightly illegal, but you'll address everybody who goes onto the motorway.


country: FR
comment:
  Direction Lyon or St-Etienne/Clermont

  Try not to be there, as there is no place for cars to stop, but if you have to, then it can be a good spot. I had a ride to Clermont, was it luck?


country: GB
comment:
  Took us a long, long time to get to Edinburgh from here, but a lot of people seem to be going to Manchester. Another upside is that you can cross the motorway from here. Also, you can easily camp just behind the bushed on the west side.


country: GB
comment:
  People were very distrustful, but ok, it was after dark and we were two guys. Generally, you should be okay because there's quite a lot of people to ask.


country: BE
comment:
  indeed it is a good spot - if you're headed to england, you could start looking for cars with uk plates, but you'd be better off going to jabbeke near bruges.


country: DE
comment:
  Use this spot for heading towards Luxembourg. Stood there for more than an hour, went to the supermarket, stood there again and got a lift from the first car...


country: DE
comment:
  petrol station off the motorway, just before the landstuhler kreuz. hardly anybody going towards trier (north), but I got a lot of ride offers towards saarbrÃ¼cken or mannheim.


country: DE
comment:
  this spot is indeed quite bad - quite a lot of traffic and no space to pull over. you might want to hh towards erfurt first (more space to pull over in that direction) and change directions at the first service station.


country: DE
comment:
  If I'm not mistaken, this is the main service area between Erfurt and the A5. You can change directions here, and get towards Berlin/Saxonia/Poland or Frankfurt/GÃ¶ttingen


country: FR
comment:
  Good for Grenoble.  Waited here for about 20-30 min at a bus stop.  Not too many cars, but they seem willing to help if they are going that way.


country: AT
comment:
  Good spot for getting to the main highway south of linz - going either to salzburg or to wien - and you can change directions at the service station there.


country: RU
comment:
  take trolleybus #1 or route bus(marshrutka) also #1 to Cheremushki then walk couple hundred meters from crossroads to empty field direction. easyest to get but not the best way to leave the town

  siberian_explorer


country: RU
comment:
  use trolleybus #1,2 to get to Telecenter with highttower then cross railroads and turn right and then h-hike or walk follow widest paved road throughout industrial zone to bypass road. almost all cars here are transit.

  siberian_explorer


country: KZ
comment:
  ask locals how to get to AltynOrda market or use bus #303 from train station Almaty#1 (prepare to loooong ride throungh all markets of the city). at last when you will get to AltynOrda walk along road app. 500 meters till gas stations.

  siberian_explorer


country: KZ
comment:
  here you could take a bus to KaraBalta or Sosnovka's turn because h-hiking here almost senceless. 50 soms~1USD(2010) will save many hours of waiting

  siberian_explorer


country: KG
comment:
  nice spot to start your way to the south of Kyrgyzstan.
  waiting time less than 1 hour
  p.s. never refuse to h-hike to ecological checkpoint after Sosnovka

  siberian_explorer


country: KG
comment:
  here is ecological checkpoint and also 10 km/h speed limit and finally stopline! :) direct lifts to Osh or Djalalabad, also try to ask policemans to get a lift to you, lol

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country: KZ
comment:
  ask a bus to Busstation ("avtovokzal" in russian). then walk a bit along road with 4 lanes. since empty field starts start your thumbing
  waiting time less than 1 hour

  siberian_explorer


country: KZ
comment:
  excellent way to ask policemans to get a lift for you throughout Taraz or to Chimkent :) works great in both directions

  siberian_explorer


country: KZ
comment:
  ask for a bus to Zhybek-Zhol car market, for example, #35 or #111 from "Ogonek" near hotel Shymkent, from bus stop walk a bit along road


country: UZ
comment:
  it's easy to get here from metro.  lots of taxi cars passing by this place on their way to border. talk with taxi drivers and you will get taxi ride for free right till border control.
  waiting time tended to zero

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country: UZ
comment:
  here is roadpolice checkpoint located. ask policemans to get a ride for you (usually bus) or try your own
  p.s. you can reach this place by taxistop. uzbek taxists able to transport you for free after short explanation about your h-hiking soul. :)
  waiting time less than 30 mins

  siberian_explorer


country: TJ
comment:
  take bus#28 from Corvon market till last busstop. here is check point from cars entering the city and speed limit, you can h-hike right after checkpoint

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country: TJ
comment:
  Hard to get here but it's pretty good position right after the tool. Reach bus station \"Rechnoy vokzal\" then walk across the river till the tall.
  waiting time from minutes to hours

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country: NL
comment:
  Very good spot: The drivers can see you from far, lots of place to stop (even a truck stoped there for me once), several gas stations not far a way, although I also managed to get in LiÃ¨ge directly. Going north is also a very good spot. 


country: FR
comment:
  a BURGER KING restaurant as well as an older ARAL petrol station make it easy to 'autostop' from here north on the german A5 (direction karlsruhe as well as frankfurt and hannover/hamburg). you reach this raststaette (called 'weil am rhein') where plenty of drivers pass through easy and within 30 minutes from the center of basel. take the 'DB regional express' (one stop)from 'badischer bahnhof' (kleinbasel). walk over the tracks, there is a large road bridge, follow the road and the signs to the 'burger king' restaurant. while the trainride takes only two minutes, walking takes you more than a half. the place is very safe + easy to find.


country: FR
comment:
  laziest way to leave Barnaul. ask public transport to busstop \"Neftebaza\"(around 20+ routes, from train station  bus #4, marshrutkas #120, 134, 205, 209 etc), from busstop \"Neftebaza\" walk couple blocks till the gas station on the right side. traffic is heavy and road is narrow.
  40 kmph speed limit. here is enough space to stop. most cars are local. try a least to the next position
  waiting time less than 1 hour

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country: FR
comment:
  Take bus #118 from the busstop \"Spartak square\". Ride 'till the last stop. There's a gas station as a landmark.

  Waitingtime minimal.


country: FR
comment:
  from metro \"Karl Marks square\" take a bus #25, 103, 816 or marshrutka #42, 1003, 1303 till busstop \"Pishekombinat\". try h-hiking right after busstop. many local cars.
  waiting time around 1 hour.

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country: KZ
comment:
  take a bus #41 from ring between two bridges on the left riverside. on the last stop called "Myasokombinat" (landmark is a park filled by military technic stuff) cross the road and wait for the bus #13. ask for "Kolonka" busstop. bus will turns left but you should follow wide 4 lane road. pass by crowd of locals trying to get lift for money and start thumbing. many taxists here, but h-hiking still doable
  waiting time around couple hours depends on luck

  siberian_explorer


country: KZ
comment:
  from roundabout where Medical college located and road splits on Ushtobe and Almaty directions take marsrutka #13. from the last stop on the route walk forward a bit, cross small crossroads and start h-hiking

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country: KZ
comment:
  from metro \"rechnoy vokzal\" use minibus #221 or 222 to busstop \"vokzal\" in Berdsk, then walk couple km till crossroads with roadlights. also there is speed limit 40 kmph. position is right after crossroads

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country: KZ
comment:
  from metro \"Zaeltcovskaya\" take bus #1073, 1027, 1042 to busstop \"Lesnaya\", go back to T-liked crossroads and walk 500m along road to the police checkpoint in eastern direction. Landmark is a gasstation on the right side and lots of cafe.

  siberian_explorer


country: AF
comment:
  Here is Tajikistan-China cargo Terminal located. Talk with truck drivers. Direct lifts to Dushanbe, Khujand, Pejikent, Murgab.

  siberian_explorer


country: TJ
comment:
  Here is a parking for trucks. Talk with truck drivers. Direct lifts to Dushanbe, Ayni, Khujand.

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country: CZ
comment:
  A small gasstation, some people go from here in the direction of Plzen. It took me about half an hour to get a ride. Take the subway zo Zlicin.


country: GB
comment:
  Exellent for Inverness and north. Most of the local trafic to airport and Dyce industrial area has turned. A sign is helpfull as well. Stagecoach buses will take here for Â£1.70 bit pricy but worth it


country: KZ
comment:
  position is right after T-liked crossroads while cars are very slow. Sometimes position is crowded by locals, so walk a bit forward. Taraz, Shymkent, Karaganda direction.

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country: KZ
comment:
  position is right after check point, take your chanse while cars are slow. many taxists asking for money.
  Almaty direction.

  siberian_explorer


country: KZ
comment:
  here is an a checkpoin with stopline. there is two option to reach Biskek from here:
  1. to h-hike
  2. to take a route minibus to Bishkek(20KGSoms=0,5USD in 2010).


country: FR
comment:
  Pour aller vers Villeneuve/Lot. Evidemment il faut arriver jusque lÃ . Of course uneasy to reach this point.


country: AZ
comment:
  here is position to h-hike to Novosibirsk or Kemerovo directions.
  how to get: There is widely known \"Lagerny Sad' (Ãâ€ºÃÂ°ÃÂ³ÃÂµÃ‘â‚¬ÃÂ½Ã‘â€¹ÃÂ¹ Ã‘ï¿½ÃÂ°ÃÂ´) on the right riverside where lots of local pulic transportation got last stop. Look this russian letters on route of transport. From \"Lagerny Sad\" walk along brige across the Tom river, then turn left and walk a bit more. hitching position is right after gasstation

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country: KZ
comment:
  from Ogonek busstop take minibus to Shubarsu(Ð¨ÑƒÐ±Ð°Ñ€ÑÑƒ) app. 0,7USD. ask driver to stop after turning off the main road. h-hike after crossroads.

  siberian_explorer


country: TJ
comment:
  Look for a transport to Zarafshon district (there is direct trolleybus from President House). Walk approximately 2 km from Zarafshon roundabout to another smaller roundabout. 

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country: RO
comment:
  a good place to go south, to bulgaria.
  you can tike the tram ang go down in the last station. be careful- not to get on a taxi (some of it doesnt look like a taxi). also- you should say to the driver that you dont have money before you get into the car


country: RO
comment:
  drivers will stop you on their way to the border. some of them are just interested in the duty free.


country: RS
comment:
  somewhere over here there is "zmay" (i might not wrote in the right way, but it sounds like that) petrol station. you can get to it by taking buses number 612 or 611 from the city (you might neet the tram or another bus to get to it, the city is huge). from the patrol stations is not so easy to hitchhike, but you shuld just try to get to the pay toll on the highway and from there it is much more simple.


country: RS
comment:
  somewhere over here there is apetrol station. you can get near it with those buses: 43,95,96, 101,104,105,106. you should go out of the bus in the first station after the bridge (the bridge that cross the river) than you should go up to the highway and after  about 500-800 meter you will get to the patrol station. its a good spot to get to pancevo, and from there to the east-north


country: RS
comment:
  you should stand after the junction in vrsac direction. a sign will help, almost all the poeple will get to the city, a good place for those who want to go to the romanian border


country: RO
comment:
  this city was a bitt dificult for us, poeple  from the patrol station told us that the road to Brezoi is closed or something like that- you should check it before you plan to continue east. in the end of the city there is a nice patrol station for those who try to get to bucharest, or somewhere south. to bucharest try to get through - Targu- Valcea-Pitesti-Bucharest.


country: KG
comment:
  from the Alamedin Bazaar take bus to Kant then walk outside of town and start hitching.

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country: HU
comment:
  time: 2010-10-16 (saturday) morning around 9.

  Direction: to Miskolc

  praticipants in hitchiking: 1 girl + 1 guy

  Note: we just planned to start hitchiking, when a guy already stood and gave us a ride all the way to Miskolc. Pretty easy, getting a ride in 1 minute:-) THere's a green grass here where we stood. Nice ppoint, easy to access by public transport.


country: HU
comment:
  Time: 2010-10-16 (saturday) around 11:00, morning

  Direction: North, to EdelÃ©ny, SzendrÅ‘, BÃ³dvaszilas etc.

  Participants: 1girl+1boy

  Note: excellent. It was 5 minutes for us to get a ride for the next 30 kilometres. There's a bus stop for the buses going out of town (that's where we stood) the traffic is good as the place is close to a big 0-24 Tesco, many people come here from the surrounding villages, or even from more far places. This point is easy to access with the local public transport of miskolc The localbuses stops about 1 kilometer before. However the local buses have the "entrance only the first door" system, so u need a ticket (i suggest buying it from a ticket office, as purchaseing on the bus cost much more)


country: HU
comment:
  Time: 2010-10-16 (saturday) around 13:00

  Direction: North, to SzendrÅ‘, BÃ³dvaszilas etc.

  Participants: 1girl+1boy

  Note: although the traffic was quite good (surprisigly many cars came) no one stopped for us. We look decent folks, ususally someone take us within few minutes. But here, we waited for like 40 minutes till a guy stopped and took us to the next village.


country: HU
comment:
  Time: 2010-10-16 (saturday) around 14:00

  Direction: North, to BÃ³dvaszilas etc.

  Participants: 1girl+1boy

  Note: although the traffic was quite good (surprisigly many cars came) no one stopped for us. We look decent folks, ususally someone take us within few minutes. But here, we waited for like 40 minutes and then we gave up and hitchiked a train (the trainstop is 200 meters from here)


country: IT
comment:
  On this road, with a sign saying "TRENI CANCELLATI" (="TRAINS CANCELLED"), we got cars stopping in sympathy for us. No-one was going east towards Arenzano/Genova, though.


country: IT
comment:
  Should be OK for getting a ride west. But we used it for getting a ride EAST - city-hitching into Genova centre - and it worked very well.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Genova


country: IT
comment:
  We got a ride to Tortona here, however we were very lucky. There must be better spots on this road - but this road looks like a good one for the autostrada.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Genova


country: IT
comment:
  Petrol station here, where we got a ride after asking to Salice Terme.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Tortona


country: IT
comment:
  Roundabout with lots of opportunity to stop vehicles in either direction. We got a ride to Varzi in 10-20 minutes.


country: IT
comment:
  Take your choice of route - someone will stop very soon for you. And their car, like many cars here, will be probably very old and tiny.


country: IT
comment:
  Dead road. One car every 20-30 minutes, even in the middle of the day. But that car will stop for you.


country: IT
comment:
  Cars move fast on the main road, but you may be able to flag one down. Alternately, a car from the campsite may help you out.


country: IT
comment:
  Good for getting a medium-distance ride east or west, before the drivers enter the autostrada. Carabinieri were everywhere, but for once they didn't mind.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Desenzano


country: IT
comment:
  Hitch on both sides of the road, for a chance to get a medium-distance ride on the autostrada. This spot is good, although carabinieri are using it as a checkpoint.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Desenzano
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Sirmione


country: IT
comment:
  Many tourists, many happy faces, many cars going many faraway places, and many rides for you. Ask at the car park, or start walking down the road.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Sirmione


country: FR
comment:
  all traffic for that direction, traffic lights, very good spot to be seen and stop, legal to stand cause no motorway yet, small service station after few hundret meters: All the possibilities, much traffic, good driver reactions - perfect.


country: DE
comment:
  Not a perfect place, but it works. 

  Direction: South (NÃ¼rnberg/MÃ¼nchen/...) South/West (WÃ¼rzburg/Frankfurt)

  Wait a little bit ahead of the traffic lights. Behind it there is a little street to pick you up.

  You can go there by bus (Line 5). Direction: Gereuth, Bus Station: MohnstraÃŸe.


country: ES
comment:
  I've been stuck on this gas station twice. 99% of the traffic is local. Try to get dropped to AlmuÃ±ecar instead of SalobreÃ±a.


country: ES
comment:
  AlmuÃ±ecar town with its roundabouts and numerous traffic lights seems like a perfect place for hitching, but it's still in Spain. Don't waste your time in the centre but instead walk a kilometer or so forward to the last traffic lights out of the city (towards Malaga).


country: ES
comment:
  Hitching in the roundabout is absolutely waste of time. Hint: there's a national road going through the town if you don't mind short rides.


country: SE
comment:
  Cars are moving quick here but they can see you from a ways off. This is a separated lane so they can pull of safely. Also there is a small hotel just behind. I caught a ride in 20 min.


country: SE
comment:
  Caught a ride over to Norway from here in about 30-40 min. There is space here for cars to pull over safely. I could not find a better place closer to the city to hitch from.


country: FR
comment:
  Direction : Limoges/Bordeaux

  Not the better spot if there is no gas at the petrol station (I was there during strikes). However, this gas station is the last before leaving Clermont, so it can be possible to ask here.


country: FR
comment:
  Direction : Bordeaux (A89)/Limoges (D941) (be careful, Bordeaux and Limoges are 2 different directions)

  Here is a good spot, especially on friday, and week-ends.

  Stay with a sign.

  For Bordeaux, it could be smart to have a sign "Brive/Bordeaux": if the driver goes only to Brive, he can drop you at a big gas station before Brive called "Aire de la CorrÃ¨ze" and you won't experience much difficulty there.

  Don't stay at the traffic lights 100m before as they are almost never on the red, and there is no place to stop. 


country: FR
comment:
  Direction Limoges:

  Don't get dropped in this little Aire as the cars are going too fast to think about you. You will wait long.
  Prefer to be droped at the village before (Aubusson)


country: FR
comment:
  Direction Limoges

  Amazingly here in this little village (La Pouge), in front of the "Mairie", I didn't wait long on a friday afternoon.

  Most cars are slowing down as limit is 50km/h and they have time and space to stop


country: FR
comment:
  Direction A6

  Stay with a sign Courtenay or A6.

  Not much traffic on week days, but the only way to reach A6 easily from Montargis

  Walk 20 minutes from Montargis center on the road to Courtenay, stay just after the round-about


country: FR
comment:
  Dir south toward Lyon...

  That is definitly not a good spot :
  Cars go too fast, it's polluted, very noisy, it is dangerous, you are not seen cause people are more focus on accelerating on this ramp to the highway...

  I was droped here. After one hour, a kind man offered me a ride to the PÃ©age and told me that it was really not a good spot to reach the A6...


country: DE
comment:
  gut um nach mÃ¼nchen-city via A8 zu kommen. einfach daumen raushalten. altenativ menschen an der tankstelle anquatschen.

  good to get to munich-city via A8. just spread yout thumb or ask people at the petrolstation.


country: FR
comment:
  Aire de Loisy, rather small, lots of Belgian/Dutch tourists in High Season, LU/D too but less. 

  Oh and Google StreetView captchured a hitchhiker there!:)


country: AT
comment:
  traditional" hitchhiker-place for destination in the south and south-east using the highway A2. 
  early Nov 2010 we stand there for 50mins for going to "Eisenstadt" or "Sopron (HUN)" with well written destination-boards. maybe a place on TriesterstraÃŸe nearer to the Highway is better, cause the driver are coming out of a dangerous curve and dont have enough time to think bout taking people with them. (near the highway on Triesterstr. is a MacDonalds and a huge fuel-station, maybe it's better from there, but i don't know how to get there with public transport)


country: AT
comment:
  Nov 2010: were brought here from vienna and hitchhiked again. We stood just for 5 mins for getting to Sopron. One stood at the crossing, where cars are coming from the village (better one) and the other person 200m before the crossing on the "green" street on this map (but they are coming too fast and its dangerous for them to stop)


country: HU
comment:
  i am not sure, if the place is correct. by walking there the sidewalk ended and we had to go up some stairs and then we were at a parkingspot of a hotel, which was connected to "Lackner Kristof"-Street. It was already dark and not the best time, but we found someone on the parkingspace who took us to Eisenstadt. Our target was Vienna. If you are going to vienna dont take a car just for half the way: take one to vienna. for us it would have been better if would have done it this way


country: NO
comment:
  Just off the road here is the free (for walk-on passangers) Ferry across the water to Rissa. There is a bus stop here where drivers can safely pull off. It is good for catching drivers just off the ferry.  We (group of 3) got a ride in 30 min South to the motorway.


country: BG
comment:
  Here, you may catch 70-80% of all locals driving out of the city towards Bulgarian border, but in most cases these are local rides to places on the way.


country: BG
comment:
  ideal hitchhiking position in the village of Prosek, actually a parking area for trucks and joint place for all the roads going from Nis towards Bulgaria and Turkey. Visibility is excellent, place forces drivers to slow down as there's incoming long curve and lower ranked road entering the canyon, and also there are many trucks stopping by until they set off towards Bulgaria/Turkey.


country: BG
comment:
  This is the most far place that you can reach on foot from the city that still isn't motorway. You can try hitchhiking here towards Belgrade, but vehicles are 98% domestic. The greatest value of this place is being relatively good spot for taking a ride to Hotel NAIS / toll ramps on the motorway, what is ideal hitch spot for Belgrade/north, but also Skopje/Macedonia/south. You may spot other hitchhikers here as well, such are students or other locals. 95% of cars passing here are definitely going towards Hotel NAIS/toll ramps.


country: BG
comment:
  Toll ramps on the motorway. Excellent spot for getting a ride to Belgrade/north. To that direction, you can also hitchhike at the petrol station 200 meters backwards next to Hotel NAIS, where, especially in summer months, you'll find dozens of transit vehicles having a short break, so you can even negotiate with drivers and get a quick seat. 
  This toll ramps are also an average to good place for hitchhiking towards south/Macedonia. 


country: BG
comment:
  hitching point to places in eastern Serbia and further to Bulgaria (Vidin), Danube and Romania.

  Visibility is average for cars getting off from motorway, but good for locals coming from Nis, as they have to slow down in the curve while joining the road. Average number of trucks here, but many cars willing to pick you up all the way to Zajechar (7km away from border point with Bulgaria, close to Vidin/Belogradchik).

  Generally, vehicles have to slow down here. Downside is lack of any roadside store/restaurant/parking, these are available some 1500 meters further in the village Malcha (you're standing at the edge of a village).


country: BG
comment:
  At this point, transit traffic consisted of long way going trucks and individual vehicles is joined by locals from Bela Palanka. There's small petrol/gas station mostly used by locals, and parking area used by trucks but not so frequently. 
  This spot is okay for getting a ride towards Pirot, Dimitrovgrad and Bulgarian border or further. Visibility is average, but there is occasional police patrol standing nearby, so most frequent drivers slow down here. 

  Here you can hitchhike if you get a ride from Nis till Bela Palanka, and want to go further east. You can walk to this point from the center of the Bela Palanka town in some 15 minutes. You're probably going to be the only hitchhiker here.


country: BG
comment:
  This spot is good for getting a ride towards Bulgarian border if you happen to be in the city of Pirot. 

  You are standing just after a junction where ~65% of locals join the highway, and all transit traffic have to pass towards east. There's a tunnel some 200 meters backwards, so drivers usually slow down as they get out of it and pass the junction. The road here is a bit wider in a way of helping shoulder track, so it's relatively safe for you to stand here and drivers to stop to pick you up. 

  There's a small household just meters away with generous locals, where you can refill your bottle with water or so.

  Sometimes there are few locals hitchhiking here as well towards Dimitrovgrad and a border with Bulgaria.

  You can reach this spot walking some 10 minutes from the center of Pirot.


country: BG
comment:
  Petrol station in this town. Right after the station, there's a curve that leads uphill, straight out of town towards Knjazevac, Zajechar and further. 
  All drivers and trucks that are going through eastern Serbia using this main road have to pass via this point. 
  As it is still town and there's an uphill curve, traffic here is slow and visibility is very good. 
  This is the most logical point to hitchhike in Svrljig into direction north (not to Nis). 


country: DE
comment:
  Good spot to catch traffic to the south, but its not a good idea to stop here for finding someone to drive to the netherlands :D


country: PT
comment:
  To head south from Porto (e.g. towards Lisbon)
  This gas station is right before the beginning of highway A1, to Lisbon. Just ask people if they're heading south and you're good to go!


country: CA
comment:
  Difficult to go out to Montreal, because everybody got to L'Ã®le aux Soeurs and dont go to Sherbrooke


country: LV
comment:
  I have started to hitchhike from here(at night, 18:00 7Nov). Place has light from lamps, after a petrol station. Close to Riga's centr.


country: LV
comment:
  This place has no lamps, so it's difficult to hitchike there at night. Cars from wast are goimg rather fast. So generally, it not perfect place but if take into consideration that all places around 100km are worse, my mark for it is "good".


country: LV
comment:
  I was hitchhiking at night and I waited for 2 hours:( But for my view this places looks good: lighted, after railway crossing (so cars are slow).


country: NZ
comment:
  This is a motorway on ramp - best place for leaving the city canter. I've used a few times, 5-15 mins max wait time.


country: NO
comment:
  I got a ride here after about 15mins - it was perfect as they took me all the way to Oslo. It should be just before a petrol station.


country: DE
comment:
  Stood here 6.40h in the morning - no chance to get a ride direction Praha. just 2 cars not further then the border. later i also asked the trucks, also not easy. after 2.50h!!! i got damn truck to Praha.


country: DE
comment:
  To get a ride further an the A3, its perfect. 
  But its just impossible to get a ride to the A9, north


country: NO
comment:
  This seemed the best spot to get out of Stordal. There is a round with enough space for cars to pull over.


country: FR
comment:
  This is the last petrol station before the motorway splits. Most of the cars are going straight to Lyon. You'll find a few cars to the East, or to the South (Valence). There is not a lot of cars stopping here. Try to avoid it.


country: DE
comment:
  Either stay here where people turn right from the EschholzstraÃŸe, or you go to the middle of the bridge, there is a traffic light to turn left.
  Possibilities to come to highway A5 in direction north and south 


country: FR
comment:
  Going to "Les Contamines" or "Saint Gervais", this is a good spot. Just after the roundabout, cars go slowly and they can stop easily to pick you up.


country: FR
comment:
  Leaving "Les Contamines" back down to the Valley? This is a good spot, all cars will be going your way (so no need for a sign).


country: FR
comment:
  I found it very excellent point for hitchhiking on highway A64, though there is a sign not to walk, but who cares if stand 10 metes behind it. Lod of space to stand and low traffic at four o'clock.


country: CZ
comment:
  this must be the ideal spot in whole Prague to HH direction of Plzen and Nurnberg! Just take the metro to terminus Ziclin and jump on the bus 308 or 380 direction of Rudna. jump off at Rudna horelice. You are now very close to the gas station were I found a ride to Plzen in nearly 3 minutes! See also the hitchwiki page of prague...


country: AR
comment:
  Great occacion to approach the people waiting for the boat. Many of them are people crossing the border and all the way to Ushaia. So if you want to go all the way its better not to be stuck in the chilean wateland, but that is also interesting experience.


country: AR
comment:
  Waiting for the the ferry to to you over is a good time to   ask the drivers. Usaually most of them are going across the border and many all the way to Ushaia. So getting a driver that will take you there is simpler then being stranded out in the chilean wasteland, which is also fun if you want to get to know guanacos, sheep and oil workers


country: CH
comment:
  Great spot for hitching towards Zurich and St. Gallen. Probably harder towards Lausanne. Sign absolutely necessary!


country: FR
comment:
  very good spot to go onto the motorway here because of traffic lights and friendly people. just have a sign!


country: FR
comment:
  Just a random service station somewhere in france that's pretty dead after dark... staff are nice, though.


country: GB
comment:
  This is actually westbound ;-) - anyway, it's a good spot to get towards Brighton, Portsmouth, Gatwick, Heathrow, possibly Bristol, but NOT Birmingham or anywhere north of London.


country: GB
comment:
  This is a bit of a special spot - it can be very rewarding if you're going north (don't bother if you're going south, service stations are a much better bet) - but it's super hard work to find the right spot to ask around (for example short term parking spots, although there are a lot of taxi drivers and people going to london), and there is so much going on... plus airport security might not really like you so much.


country: GB
comment:
  Actually a very good service station - they'll try to kick you out, though. Tell them that according to Scottish law, there is no trespassing as such and they can't kick you out unless you really do damage or something.


country: GB
comment:
  If everything else fails, you can hitch from the traffic lights just before the roundabout. you'll need a sign, though, and a lot of patience. found a lift to glasgow in the end.


country: GB
comment:
  Small lay-by here for going south towards Perth/Edinburgh. Good because traffic going from/towards Aberdeen is sorted out and cars are going a bit slower, bad because it's kinda in a bend, and because it's a pretty small lay-by. You'll be okay with a sign.


country: GB
comment:
  Great spot for going south, north and even to Edinburgh (at least if there's rugby). Plus, there's cool freaky geese licking liquid from the ground in the petrol station^^


country: GB
comment:
  Good spot for going to Liverpool or Manchester (except when there's a football crowd), but you'll be hard pressed finding anything going further south.


country: GB
comment:
  All right to go to Birmingham, somewhat harder to go towards London, but as in this country everything revolves around that city, you'll get there all right. I was standing in the entrance area to the restaurant bit and they tried to kick me out... just before I got lucky, finally.


country: GB
comment:
  Traditionally the No 1 spot of choice for crossing the channel. Also check out the lorry park. Interesting fact: The staff are super nice and will let you sleep in the very comfy massage chairs.


country: BE
comment:
  Traffic all through the night - I arrived at around 4.45am and got away around 6am with a guy going to the Alsace. most cars in between only went into brussels, though.


country: FR
comment:
  Well, you can probably hitch from here, but I refuse to believe that any of those (rare) cars go anywhere where you'd want to be going. I ended up here by mistake bc I fell asleep, and what I did to go to Strasbourg was run across the motorway, hitch back to Nancy and Metz and then to S. from there... detour of around 350km... NEVER GO HERE!


country: FR
comment:
  a lot of spanish lorries, and you'll get towards luxemburg in no time if you want to go there. very much harder to go paris or even strasbourg from here.


country: FR
comment:
  Loads and loads of cars headed to Paris, but it took me close to three hours finding sb going towards SaarbrÃ¼cken/Strasbourg willing to take me... at least I got rich in the time I waited ;-)


country: FR
comment:
  Good spot for going further down into the Alsace, over to Germany or even down to Switzerland if you're lucky.


country: SE
comment:
  People going North or south on the motor way can access this gas station. The first car I asked took me all the way to Gothenburg.


country: DE
comment:
  Truckers headed for all parts of Europe(Germany, Italy, Spain, ect.) stop here. First guy I asked took me all the way to HH.


country: ES
comment:
  If you are anywhere within the Valencia Cercanias area, including Gandia or even Castelleon (even going north!), please take the train to Les Valls and use this spot. From the station, walk a few hundred metres over the bridge and down the dirt road, pick an orange, before climbing over the fence. Hold out a sign for France, Barcelona, or for south, Murcia, Alicante, wherever... This place works day and night, and guarantees you a much faster ride on the AP-7 instead of waiting hours elsewhere for a ride on the N-340!


country: FR
comment:
  Petrol station "Les sablons", very good spot to get further on the A41 direction ChambÃ©ry, Annecy, Geneva, etc


country: DE
datetime: 2010-11-27 16:01:16.000000
comment:
  There are 2 gas stations on the street towards A 96 (many also go from A 96 to A8 direction Stuttgart)... got a ride in 5 min.


country: DE
datetime: 2010-11-27 16:04:19.000000
comment:
  Best place to hitch out of Pforzheim direction Calw. just in front of the bridge there is enough space for cars to stop. Works extremely well in the afternoon.


country: DE
datetime: 2010-11-27 18:34:32.000000
comment:
  I (female) was standing there for two hours in a cold snowy winterafternoon and gave up, after my feet got nearly frozen. a really bad place if you wanna got onto A8. wihtin two hours only one guy wanted to pick me up, but unfortunately he was getting in the city, he also told me, that the A8 isnt used much on this entrance.


country: US
datetime: 2010-11-28 01:18:38.000000
comment:
  Take Lakeside bus to 60th Ave E. and continue walking on Superior St.  You can start hitching from there, as all traffic leads to the highway 61.  Crossing Lester River Bridge and getting to 4-lane highway.  There is 1 last street lamp where traffic from London Rd and Superior St connect AFTER the railroad crossing.  THIS IS A PERFECT STOP TO WAIT!!


country: US
datetime: 2010-11-28 01:22:40.000000
comment:
  Heading South(towards Duluth) walk past cemetery to  petrol station.  Collect cardboard for sign, not needed, and wait just past stop lights.  Great spot for cars to see you and plenty ov room for them to stop.


country: US
datetime: 2010-11-28 01:29:33.000000
comment:
  Going north or south, nearly every car stops in Hinckley going between Duluth and the Cities.  Just get to the proper on-ramp with a sign.


country: TR
datetime: 2010-11-28 01:41:36.000000
comment:
  Really good place to hitchhike to South. Just try to find a good place to stop the car. Mostly I try to stop small car, not the trucks... to be faster and it works.
  I've never tried going north from here. So I don't know about that.


country: TR
datetime: 2010-11-28 01:50:38.000000
comment:
  Possible to hitchhike to all directions, just find the road signs of your destination.
  My experience on this spot was always good. But it may be tricky. heavy traffic with many local cars, but locals cars can take you further, use that chance.


country: TR
datetime: 2010-11-28 01:56:04.000000
comment:
  My worst experience in Turkey, I waited here 4 hours. Also some of my friend waited longer.
  It seems like a perfect place. Many cars using this road. I would avoid this place next time. Maybe my dark hair and beard cause this...:)


country: TR
datetime: 2010-11-28 02:02:26.000000
comment:
  Many trucks using the ferry, they can go anywhere. Ask them or make a sign. We waited a few seconds after midnight and got a long ride.


country: BG
datetime: 2010-11-28 23:55:46.000000
comment:
  taken the bus #5, till the city mall. not much place to stop, but enough traffic. nice place for sofia.


country: HU
datetime: 2010-11-29 00:04:25.000000
comment:
  entrance of the motorway. actually possible to hitch on the motorway, enough place to stop, slower traffic.


country: GE
datetime: 2010-11-29 00:10:08.000000
comment:
  started from ushguli at 10 am, walked down 35-40kms and 6pm we finally fit into the 4th car. pretty low traffic, but it's possible and fun!


country: TR
datetime: 2010-11-29 00:12:46.000000
comment:
  from the edirne bus station to bulgaria. low traffic, people easily stop. or you can walk the 3-4kms till the motorway.


country: US
datetime: 2010-11-29 11:07:42.000000
comment:
  Southbound: You'll probably get thrown out of this gas station, and you'll probably have to walk. Unfortunately, the 101 is curbed and high-speed with no pull-over spaces for miles. Don't end up here.


country: FR
datetime: 2010-11-29 15:09:27.000000
comment:
  I waited one hour with a sign "Besançon" to go to the next gas-station just before Besançon in direction south/Lyon or west/Paris.


country: DE
datetime: 2010-11-29 18:47:32.000000
comment:
  Going into Magdeburg. Drivers going past can drop you here. There is a tram line running and a gas station a few hundred meters down the street where you can try to get a lift to the center.


country: DE
datetime: 2010-11-29 18:49:36.000000
comment:
  For getting into Magdeburg if your driver goes along the A14 past the city. It is a high speed national road (Bundestraße), but there are traffic lights and with the right timing you can ask drivers to pick you up. 


country: MA
datetime: 2010-11-29 21:19:37.000000
comment:
  Many locals use this spot. A lot of traffic and basically a sure thing, but it took a while for someone to pass by who picked up that foreigner. Maybe you want to check out the other highway ramps of the city.


country: DE
datetime: 2010-11-29 23:09:12.000000
comment:
  A lot of people here were heading off to Augsburg not to Munich or Salzburg. When I asked an old man who was alone watching a map there I found a ride to Munich - unfortunately he just drove me to Allianz-Arena, which was not the perfect place to go on hitchhiking.


country: DE
datetime: 2010-11-29 23:19:11.000000
comment:
  I only waited 5 seconds for a lift dierctly to Vienna. There are wonderful traffic lights and with a nice board with your destination in your hand and a smile on your face its not difficult to get a good lift.


country: GB
datetime: 2010-12-01 19:34:53.000000
comment:
  It is easy to get rides locally on Berneray if you are staying at the Youth Hostel, especially during Berneray Week. To get rides off Berneray, hitch from the causeway.


country: GB
datetime: 2010-12-01 22:06:54.000000
comment:
  There is a bus shelter here with a wide pull-off big enough to hold a truck. Traffic from the Claonaig Road will be travelling slowly. You should be able to hitch a ride to Oban from here.


country: GB
datetime: 2010-12-01 22:13:27.000000
comment:
  You should be able to hitchhike from the village centre in Claonaig to anywhere on the Kintyre Penninsula, giving a bit of effort and maybe a change at the Redhouse junction.


country: FI
datetime: 2010-12-03 00:30:14.000000
comment:
  get here with a bus from center of Tampere and walked about 20min from end bus stop.
  got a car to Haamenlina.


country: ES
datetime: 2010-12-03 12:24:17.000000
comment:
  In november 2010, I hitchhiked from just after the bridge between the roundabout and the light signalisation. There was something like the perfect spot with low speed car and room to park (unused track), but it seemed temporary.


country: MA
datetime: 2010-12-03 12:32:02.000000
comment:
  dec 2010, that a long walk from the center about 1h30 from the bus station. You can find roundabout before, but I slep in the building near by. You can find a bus to go there as well, but a bus ticket to Tetouan is 13.5 Dhs so ... worth it ?


country: TR
datetime: 2010-12-05 17:56:20.000000
comment:
  There are not so many cars, but it's the only way to go to Artvin or Georgia. very friendly local people.


country: CL
datetime: 2010-12-05 18:13:51.000000
comment:
  tentei a noite inteira e eu tive que dormir num posto de gasolina. mas na manha seguinte, rapidamente peguei carona em um caminhão. estava acompanhado de um amigo.


country: BO
datetime: 2010-12-05 18:20:55.000000
comment:
  I went with another friend to Samaipata and the "ruta del che". just heading to the toll, and wait a while. I hitched a ride on a truck after 30 min.


country: GB
datetime: 2010-12-05 19:57:00.000000
comment:
  If you're turning towards Birmingham/M6, this is a good place to stop before the big road junction.

  Just ask from lorries/people stopping for gas/food.


country: AU
datetime: 2010-12-07 02:33:27.000000
comment:
  For hitching out of town towards the beach/jetty at Pelican Point.  Corner of David Brand Dr and Babbage Island Rd.


country: AU
datetime: 2010-12-07 03:33:25.000000
comment:
  Hitching South towards Geraldton, Perth.  At the intersection there is extra space for cars going south to pull over.  
  There may be rogue cattle around, there was an unexpected bull standing under the palm trees across the street staring at [[User:Dear_sarah|Dear Sarah]], but nothing bad happened. 


country: LT
datetime: 2010-12-07 13:05:41.000000
comment:
  This cross road is very good if you want to go to Poland or further via Poland. There are two ways:
  TIP: Route 131 is better, than 132, because is prohibited for big trucks to use route 132.
  Way nr. 1 (it splits later into few options)
  1. All big trucks is going via route 131,  later joining A5 after Kalvarija, crossing the boarder Lithuania-Poland, at Budzisko, near Suwalki. At this place there is route nr. 8, which goes to Piotrkow Trybunalski via Augustow, Bialystok, Zambrow, Warszawa. From Piotrkow Trybunalski, there is two choices again -
  Choice nr. 1 Take A2 from Lodz which is near Piotrkow Trybunalski, to go direction of Berlin via Poznan (cross the border at Frankfurt [Oder]).
  Choice nr. 2 Carry on going on route 8 from Piotrkow Trybunalski to Wroclaw, there you can take A4, which later at Krzyzowa splits, again into two directions -
  Direction 1 - cross the boarder at Gorlitz and go to Dresden
  Direction 2 - cross the boarder Olszyna and go to Berlin
  Either way you want to go Dresden or Berlin, from there is easy to reach countries like Belgium, Italy, Spain, France and others.

  Nr. 2 way from the cross near Alytus: (This road is used by small trucks and small cars, usually they go only to next village/town)
  Go to route 132 via Seirijai, Lazdijai. (After Lazdijai route 132 becomes route 135). Cross the border, near Ogrodniki and carry on going direction to Augustow via small village Macharce - route 16.
  This route 16 will take you to Augustow, where you can join the route 8. So, from this point you can catch the big trucks, which was going via Santaika, Simnas, Krosna, Kalvarija and crossed the boarder Lithuania-Poland at Budzisko, near Suwalki.


country: DE
datetime: 2010-12-08 10:15:10.000000
comment:
  Direction Singen/Stuttgart or Freiburg.... there is some space where cars can stop. Even if they often are very fast you'll never have to wait more than half an hour!


country: CZ
datetime: 2010-12-08 21:55:15.000000
comment:
  Its good spot i thing. You waiting near shopping center exit, so if some stop for you, you dont will stop other transport and you can enter on board safely. One time 20 minutes enought (26.12), but in summer I spend 3 hours there.


country: BE
datetime: 2010-12-09 18:40:26.000000
comment:
  There's high traffic, and a bus lane which didn't get traffic while I was there, but had no luck getting a ride into the Netherlands


country: ES
datetime: 2010-12-10 11:34:54.000000
comment:
  Take the yellow bus 115A from Valencia to Puzol for 1,55€

  Walk 30 minutes in a very secured path along the motorway, 
  Than you arrive to a Gas station, I was taken after 10 minutes further than Catellon. 

  Note: theres oranges fields everywhere and one guy seeling it very cheap


country: AU
datetime: 2010-12-11 06:33:05.000000
comment:
  for hitch-hiking south to uluru and adelaide

  nearly no local traffic, every car going south have to pass this spot, plenty of place to stop for the cars, cars are slow


country: AU
datetime: 2010-12-11 07:11:36.000000
comment:
  gas station north of geraldton, access with public transport,  check: http://hitchwiki.org/en/Geraldton


country: DE
datetime: 2010-12-11 16:57:00.000000
comment:
  There is also a gas station there where you can ask the drivers directly, but there are lots of cars to Wangen and A96, should be no problem...


country: CH
datetime: 2010-12-12 18:46:04.000000
comment:
  a perfect relais between ZURICH (or WINTERTHUR) and ST. GALLEN, KONSTANZ (germany) or SCHAFFHAUSEN. you will find a BP petrol station, a restaurant and a small COOP supermarket. you reach this spot conveniently with suburban train (s-bahn) number 7 from zurich or winterthur. get off at 'kempthal station' and wander up the hill (4 minutes) behind the factory buildings. there is many cars stopping at this raststaette. on my personal rating from 1 (poor) to 10 (a very good place) 'rastanlage kempthal' will get a '10'.


country: CH
datetime: 2010-12-12 19:00:00.000000
comment:
  'rastanlage DEITINGEN sued' is a good relais northward to BASEL, ZURICH, other cities in germany or western france. there is plenty of (intrenational) traffic stopping at this place. from 'solothurn main train station' you reach 'deitingen suburban train station' within two stops. wander up lutherbach-, schachen- and hofurhenstrasse (7 minutes) and there you are..! 


country: IT
datetime: 2010-12-13 15:32:17.000000
comment:
  Exit of Bergamo Airport. I asked people for 30 minutes waiting around inside and outside the airport for a lift to Verona, Italy or to Germany. I got a 2 hour ride to Verona from a man who was renting a car from the airport to drive there.   


country: NL
datetime: 2010-12-13 18:09:32.000000
comment:
  At the on ramp after the traffic lights. Not much room before the motorway sign, but there is space after it for a car to stop.

  Not a very safe position, but effective, if you have to start from this area


country: FR
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:32:37.000000
comment:
  Good place to leave Poitiers and reach the A10 tollgate. Look for the place where drivers can stop easily.
  Direction : A10 tollgate, Tours, Paris.


country: FR
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:34:16.000000
comment:
  Tollgate to the A10 highway. A few minutes waiting to the norths.
  Not a really good place to the south.


country: FR
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:36:03.000000
comment:
  Direction : Nantes, Cholet.
  You can wait 10 minutes as you can wait 1h.
  Lot of traffic and bus stop.


country: FR
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:44:12.000000
comment:
  I waited 5 hours here but it was on holiday. Just ask people if they can bring you to the gaz station on the A2 (10 minutes).


country: FR
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:48:29.000000
comment:
  Difficult spot to hitchhike.
  Lot of traffic but lot of different direction.
  I usually get a lift from here to Poitiers, and it's not a good place.


country: FR
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:57:09.000000
comment:
  Good place to go the South : Niort, La rochelle, Poitiers...
  Average to go to Brittany.
  Difficult to reach.


country: FR
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:58:51.000000
comment:
  Car go very fast and it's very dangerous to stop.
  Before going into a car ask driver if he can stop you at Lanester.


country: RU
datetime: 2010-12-14 11:48:55.000000
comment:
  Coming from Moscow, the furthest Marshrutka (70 RUB) will take you here (1h ride) before it goes off the road eastwards towards Voronovo and back. Get out here and hitch some 20m further. Enough space & visibility, good for rides towards Chekov or M3 (Obninsk)


country: DE
datetime: 2010-12-14 11:59:56.000000
comment:
  The Aral gas station directly at B3 direction South (Gießen, A5). If you're heading for the A4 (East) and feel short on time and traffic is low, consider taking the detour in the wrong direction on A5 to the rest station Wetterau, where you can reach the other side via a tunnel after the end of the parking area.


country: IS
datetime: 2010-12-14 23:13:22.000000
comment:
  Hitchiked here at night, after 3 p.m. ( getting dark early in the winter), 3-4 hours until someone stopped.Not many cars, maybe 3-4 cars per hour


country: HU
datetime: 2010-12-15 13:25:01.000000
comment:
  To north towards Slovakia, Krakow.

  You can take a train from Budapest to Vác, really cheapy. Then you need to walk a bit.

  Lots of space to stop/HH. Might be potentially illegal place (motorway), tho, but police didn\\'t care.


country: AT
datetime: 2010-12-15 22:56:29.000000
comment:
  from the airport maybe possible to get a ride to vienna. but i tried to go to hungary and it seemed impossible without a sign.


country: BG
datetime: 2010-12-15 23:01:23.000000
comment:
  bus #4 and #13 are coming close to here. good spot for varna. i\\'m hitching to sofia sometimes from here, as i live close, and it\\'s working as well.


country: BG
datetime: 2010-12-15 23:03:59.000000
comment:
  can be confusing as there are two ways from here to sofia. better take the one in the direction of troyan as there are much more and not only local traffic on it.


country: AM
datetime: 2010-12-15 23:13:06.000000
comment:
  lovely armenian customs asked cars to take us. although the two border posts are quite far, count 30 mins walking on the no man\\'s land.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 13:56:04.000000
comment:
  In front of the road/rail bridge many trucks (and some cars) are queuing to cross it, so it\\'s easy to get a ride to Ruma, Sabac, pay-toll ramp close to Ruma, Bosnia (but also for Belgrade sometimes) by just asking drivers.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:07:12.000000
comment:
  Crossroad where road splits in 2 directions: towards Zrenjanin/Belgrade and Becej/Novi Sad, obviously you will have to choose the proper one.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:16:25.000000
comment:
  The only road towards Novi Sad, but for some reason not so many people will stop. Just go along the road until you reach the end of the city and see fields, rather than buildings :)


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:19:48.000000
comment:
  The road forks, take the one towards Vrsac, many cars are going short rides to the villages on the way, take any or wait for a direct one to Vrsac.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:28:56.000000
comment:
  At the beginning of the bridge \\"Pancevacki most\\", where all the cars are entering, it\\'s usually crowded and you can just ask the drivers or have a sign. The perfect spot to get a ride to Pancevo, but also good for rides to Zrenjanin.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:39:21.000000
comment:
  In front of the bridge there is enough space for cars to stop and traffic is quite frequent. The best spot towards Ruma, Novi Sad or the highway.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:44:36.000000
comment:
  Good spot for hh towards both Valjevo and Lazarevac/Belgrade. There is a supermarket across the street. It\\'s also useful to get a ride to the spot where the road splits, few kilometers from here.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:56:07.000000
comment:
  At the beginning of \\"Bruski put\\", next to the construction site of hypermarket \\"Rodic\\". The only spot for hh towards Brus, Blace, Kopaonik, \\"Devils town\\" etc. The most probably you will get some short rides, I don\\'t recommend taking one if it\\'s not to the lake \\"Celije\\" or further.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:59:36.000000
comment:
  After the lake \\"Celije\\", the road forks, one direction goes towards Brus and Kopaonik, and the other one towards Blace and \\"Devil\\'s town\\", just choose the proper one.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 15:06:07.000000
comment:
  It\\'s easiest to hh at the crossroad, good for going towards Trstenik/Krusevac to the east, Kraljevo/Cacak to the west. Vrnjacka Banja is 3km away, it\\'s easy to get a ride as well.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 15:11:19.000000
comment:
  On the pay-toll ramp at the exit from highway, ask people or just stay there with a sign. It\\'s easy to get a ride towards Zajecar, Bor etc.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 15:13:38.000000
comment:
  All the cars passing this road are going to Bor, just stay next to the road with a sign or thumb up.


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 15:28:41.000000
comment:
  Pay-toll ramp, just ask the people who are taking the tickets to enter the highway. Good for both directions: Nis and other places on the south or Belgrade and the north


country: RS
datetime: 2010-12-16 18:06:09.000000
comment:
  At the beginning of the \\"Beogradski put\\", across the street is \\"HEMOFARM\\", the biggest company in Vrsac. Just stay beside the road with the sign and thumb up


country: CN
datetime: 2010-12-17 08:04:17.000000
comment:
  Take the 301 bus to the airport from Nanning city centre. You\\'ll need to walk about 1.5 km back along the Expy and then turn left. You should have no trouble getting a long distance ride from here, sometimes all the way to the border


country: IL
datetime: 2010-12-18 08:00:13.000000
comment:
  This is well known hitch spot by hitchhikers and drivers, i have hitch back to tel aviv for 5 times here , the peak of hitching is 5-8 clock,you will hitch with more than 10 local folks .
  And you can get ride to tel aviv ,ashdod or even Haifa here if you are patient enough!


country: DK
datetime: 2010-12-18 22:49:03.000000
comment:
  Although almost all of the cars are going from Nyborg to Svendborg and vice versa, practically none of them stops on Route 163


country: RO
datetime: 2010-12-21 00:29:14.000000
comment:
  There are generally very few people in there.
  This is the starting place for going to Prejmer(The UNESCO site), Targu Secuiesc, Onesti, Sfantu Gheorghe.

  The place is close to the local bus station.(100m)


country: RO
datetime: 2010-12-21 00:33:34.000000
comment:
  This is probably the most crowded hitchhiking spot of Brasov.
  Just after the fastfood restaurant, there\\'s a gas station and people stay along it.
  This is the starting point for going to Ploiesti, Bucharest and even Bulgaria if you are lucky.


country: RO
datetime: 2010-12-21 00:53:11.000000
comment:
  This is a quite crowded place, near the city bus station. There are a lot of people going to Bran, Codlea or Sibiu


country: RO
datetime: 2010-12-21 01:10:44.000000
comment:
  In front of the Sinaia train station, there\\'s a quite large parking area where people can stop pick you up.
  It is more effective if you want to go to Bucharest than if you want to go to Brasov.


country: RO
datetime: 2010-12-21 01:25:14.000000
comment:
  After you left the main road, you might want to hitchhike again to the fortified church in Prejmer (one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites).
  Wait on the left, just after the small bridge.
  Defintely have a paper saying \\'\\'Prejmer\\'\\' as people won\\'t pick you up because they don\\'t imagine that you only want them to drive you 3km from there.


country: BG
datetime: 2010-12-21 14:15:28.000000
comment:
  no need to walk more out from the town. enough traffic and space to stop here. for borovets or plovdiv.


country: FI
datetime: 2010-12-21 20:39:55.000000
comment:
  Towards Helsinki - the best spot, cars coming from 3 directions, they stop at the traffic lights and have enough time to think about picking you up.


country: HU
datetime: 2010-12-24 12:20:33.000000
comment:
  gas station and mcdonalds right before the highway towards eastern hungary, romania, ukraine. a lot of cars pass by on the street,  it\\'s also possible to ask for a lift at the station


country: RO
datetime: 2010-12-24 12:23:24.000000
comment:
  the only spot towards mangalia as there is only on street in this direction ;) not very much traffic at all


country: HU
datetime: 2010-12-26 21:51:45.000000
comment:
  exit for the north side of the lake from the motorway if you\\'re coming from budapest. not much space to stop, but not fast cars.


country: HU
datetime: 2010-12-26 21:54:17.000000
comment:
  entrance for the motorway from this part of the lake. enough cars to be lucky and get a ride to budapest.


country: HU
datetime: 2010-12-26 21:59:12.000000
comment:
  border point on the krakow-budapest route. border posts are still there, cars need to slow down, pretty okay place.


country: GR
datetime: 2010-12-26 22:11:08.000000
comment:
  parking lot after the border. although greek drivers are not hitchhiker friendly, easy to get a ride to thessaloniki.


country: MA
datetime: 2011-01-02 14:09:16.000000
comment:
  after walking by the cemetery there\\'s a small centre. head for the petrol stations and after the cross you can hitch. direction is ourzazate.


country: RU
datetime: 2011-01-03 15:16:47.000000
comment:
  I stood here for a pretty long time, when I finally stoped a car. It\\'s about 1km from a Mego shopping centre. I think it will be better to stop from Kstovo.


country: RU
datetime: 2011-01-03 15:29:02.000000
comment:
  Here is a cafe called \\'Roza vetrov\\'. Hitch from here, but only to east direction of Russia (Novosibirsk).


country: DK
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:14:24.000000
comment:
  Slip road from Road 505 to highway B45 going north. Very few cars, but without alternative in the area. Worked out in the end, since cars see you from far and go slow.


country: SE
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:21:59.000000
comment:
  Gas station. While most cars go back to Gothenburg, this is still the best spot to talk to cars going south.


country: SE
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:23:54.000000
comment:
  Rest area directly attached to the motorway. Perfect spot going south, found a car to Malmö after 10 minutes.


country: SE
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:29:55.000000
comment:
  Going south, this is the last gas station before Helsingborg, but actually a crappy place. Too far from the motorway, shop closing at 6PM already, few traffic.


country: SE
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:37:39.000000
comment:
  This is were the cars approach the ferries to Germany and Poland. They go slow and can easily stop. Ferries cost per car, not per person.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-01-07 02:42:31.000000
comment:
  Very good place. Lots of cars going directly to Gdansk or Olsztyn. There's a place to stop and cars are not driving very fast. There's also McDonald's near the road.

  It's easy to go there. Just go to the last station of underground called Mlociny. Then took 114 towards Mlociny-UKSW. Get off on the dzierzoniowska bus stop (you need to press 'stop' button) and then go back to the big road.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-07 17:37:45.000000
comment:
  Nowhere suitable for cars to stop anywhere around here. High traffic, but no stopping lanes. Very difficult to hitch east from Toulon


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-07 17:41:47.000000
comment:
  There is space for cars to pull over at the start of the turning lane to head east (Nice, Italy). Most cars aren\\'t travelling too fast either. Spot has potential, just depends on the moods of the drivers


country: BG
datetime: 2011-01-09 03:05:07.000000
comment:
  exit/entrance of sofia-greece and melnik-petrich roads. if you are going south walk a bit uphill by the road, there\\'ll be a petrol station over the hill.


country: IT
datetime: 2011-01-09 20:21:28.000000
comment:
  It's a petrol station with restaurant, decent place to start frpom Rome. You can take the train that goes to Orte and stop at Settebagni. It leaves from many stations in Rome and costs only €0.90.


country: IT
datetime: 2011-01-10 05:04:08.000000
comment:
  Autogrill on the A1, lots of traffic going south to Rome and beyond.  Other side should be good for getting north past Firenze.  See Firenze page for details on how to get here.  Got a ride, a home cooked meal, and a free pair a jeans!


country: SI
datetime: 2011-01-10 05:20:17.000000
comment:
  Petrol station.  Lots of trucks and cars going all the way to Ljubljana or even further into Italy.  There are lots of trucks going the other direction too.


country: AM
datetime: 2011-01-10 09:57:32.000000
comment:
  in yerevan took a bus from the train station to visit khor virap monastery. than hitched more to the south. 


country: TR
datetime: 2011-01-10 13:33:17.000000
comment:
  if you happen to hitchhike via Posof/Vale border point towards Georgia, most dolmush/private cars will either end up in Posof as final destination, or will go to Georgia. However, if you end up with the one going to Posof, get out of the vehicle on the crossroad just bellow Posof town, and 20-30 meters up the road to the border is your best spot to wait for the car going to the border point (that\\'s this marker). Walking anywhere further gets you uphill and there\\'s no point of doing that as there are no other roads joining this one up to the border post. 
  Not too many vehicles at all, but that\\'s what happens with this border crossing, not the hitching point.


country: ME
datetime: 2011-01-10 14:13:12.000000
comment:
  this is a marker for a ferry between Lepetane and Kamenari. The ferry charges cars but it\\'s free for passengers. You can load on the ferry while it\\'s waiting for the cars to load (usually 15minutes). Ferry ride is very short, few minutes. Ferry works both ways between this places. It is extremely easy once you are on the ferry, to ask any driver who\\'s in a car to give you a ride either towards the border with Croatia or backwards to Kotor/Budva. Recently, a new road up to Zabljak/Durmitor rises from Risan, and you can ask drivers around and find those too. Very good spot (the ferry board).


country: ME
datetime: 2011-01-10 14:17:54.000000
comment:
  nice spot just at the exit of Sutomore, under Haj Nehaj fortress. The road here goes two ways, up the coast or north to Podgorica via the tunnel. Visibility is a bit less than excellent, but cars slow down as they approach crossroad near tunnel tolls.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-01-10 14:28:30.000000
comment:
  There are traffic lights here, so if you stand at the marker, 90% of the cars that are going further your way (not turning left or right) will see you while they wait on the red light. The street that you\\'re hitching is still not a motorway, so you can\\'t get fined by police, but the traffic is intense here so watch out. This is a very good place to get a ride to east (through Slavonia to Serbia), or north (Varazdin).


country: BG
datetime: 2011-01-10 14:37:10.000000
comment:
  this is just after you pass all tolls at the border. 
  on the right side there are couple of quirky restaurants usually serving truck drivers who happen to loose way much time on this border point in a queue. 
  There are also couple of shanty kiosks selling road vignettes and snacks.
  Visibility is excellent, but I think this general \\'messy\\' feeling of a place where you hitch somehow discourages drivers to pick you up.
  Also, hundred meters up the road there\\'s a curve to the right, so you don\\'t have much choice about the location except this one.
  Anyhow, all possible traffic passes here, so hitchhing is possible, but not perfect (for a border point).


country: DE
datetime: 2011-01-12 11:50:02.000000
comment:
  Good place to get to the motorway A81. We got a lift directly to Würzburg after 5 mins.

  Gute stelle um auf die Autobahn A81 zu kommen. Wir wurden nach ca 5 Minuten direkt nach Würzburg mitgenommen.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-12 12:55:06.000000
comment:
  To Nîmes. Stand at bottom of ramp going on to autoroute. Show a sign to cars coming in both directions along Boulevard Geroges Clémenceau. Very easy. Cars driving slowly and must stop at traffic lights. Less than 5 minute walk from historic centre of Arles. 


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:12:28.000000
comment:
  Péage in south-west Nîmes. Take Bus I (that\\'s the capital letter i) to Rue Claude Nicolas Ledoux. Walk 5 minutes onto Rue de l\\'Hostellerie where the corner is closest to the péage. You can see it through some trees. There is a fence, but it is broken and you can easily climb over. Cross to the other side of the péage and hold out your sign/thumb. Easy to Montpellier or Béziers from here, but also possible to Toulouse, Perpignan, and possibly Marseille. Waiting time depends how far you are going, but there is a lot of traffic moving slowly so just smile!


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:21:15.000000
comment:
  To Uzès. Not a long walk from the city centre along Rue Vincent Faita. Cars going slow at round-about. Short wait and scenic route to the scenic village of Uzès. There wasn\\'t much traffic when we waited here on Sunday afternoon, but we still got a ride in less than 5 minutes.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:23:24.000000
comment:
  Easy to get ride going to Pont-du-Gard, Remoullins or Avignon. Plenty of space to pull in a little bit away from the round-about.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:28:57.000000
comment:
  To Nîmes. Almost every car is going there. Not much time or space to pull over though, but it works (even in the dark!)


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:32:58.000000
comment:
  To Arles. There is space for cars to stop 20m from the round-about. We got lucky and a man came out of his house and offered to drive us anywhere! If Thierry is at home when you\\'re waiting, he might do the same for you!


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:43:34.000000
comment:
  I waited on the ramp with a sign for Pau and got a ride within 10 minutes. If Pau is not your destination there is a péage just before it so you can easily continue westward. Easy to reach along Avenue Jules Julien from nearest Metro station (Saint-Agne). A lot of traffic but cars are going in many different directions.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-12 14:00:20.000000
comment:
  Péage here. All traffic must pass through here, so if you\\'re driver isn\\'t going much further, it\\'s a good place to change. Easy to get to Toulouse, Tarbes, Pau, possibly Bayonne and Spain. Also, there\\'s shelter from the rain.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-01-13 23:59:13.000000
comment:
  Direction: from Sisak to Zagreb

  You could get transport directly to Zagreb, workers, students, delivery cars passing by.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-01-14 00:01:56.000000
comment:
  Direction: from Velika Gorica to Sisak

  You could get transport directly to Sisak, workers, students, delivery cars passing by.

  This is motorway going out of Velika Gorica, it is much better to use this motorway than the new highway (which is not completely finished yet)


country: BE
datetime: 2011-01-15 21:43:15.000000
comment:
  Direction Bruxelles ,Liege and Charleroi
  Go (with a sign) in the middle off the bridge where the people coming from namur turn left to enter the Highway E411 direction brussel


country: MX
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:23:14.000000
comment:
  This was my first hitch spot in Mexico.  I think I walked for maybe five minutes before I was picked up to get back to San Cristóbal.  Little buses (colectivos) came by constantly too, but putting my thumb down when they went by saved me 10 pesos in the end.


country: US
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:37:42.000000
comment:
  My friend dropped me off to hitch south here, and later I used it again.  Its not great, but not bad either.  I think both times I waited about an hour, but the woods on the off ramp looked good for camping tucked away.


country: US
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:40:59.000000
comment:
  When heading east to Idaho I highly recommend walking down US-20 with your thumb out.  It takes a while for some one to get you, but when they do they are highly likely to be going all the way across to Boise.  I\\'ve done this going Bend to Boise and reverse with great success.


country: US
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:43:52.000000
comment:
  I highly recommend walking down US-20 west with your thumb out.  It takes a while of walking, but when someone gets you they\\'ll almost definitely go all the way across to Bend.  I\\'ve done it going both ways with great success, you just have to not mind waiting.


country: US
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:46:01.000000
comment:
  I ended up doing this hitch a number of times, and every time I was picked up within 5 to 15 minutes.


country: US
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:48:47.000000
comment:
  I sat on the guardrail here and caught a ride going up to almost to Port Townsend within about 20 minutes.


country: US
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:52:54.000000
comment:
  Horrible, horrible, horrible spot.  A trucker out of Tucson dropped me off here thinking he was helping me out with a great spot.  I was stuck here three nights before my friends drove out from San Antonio to pick me up.  Understandable though, you\\'re three miles away from Juarez.


country: US
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:57:39.000000
comment:
  Was stuck here two days and eventually got a Greyhound ticket to Rock Springs, WY just to get out of Utah.  I wish I\\'d seen this site then to know about that spot north of this one.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-16 10:06:34.000000
comment:
  Well traveled road, beautiful walk, and was picked up quickly.  Though I don\\'t speak French and the guy who picked me up spoke no English he was still really friendly.  Short ride though.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-16 10:09:19.000000
comment:
  The exit is perfectly situated for hitching.  Both cars and trucks leave through this one exit and there\\'s even a stone there to lean against so you can rest but still be standing.  Didn\\'t wait long and got to Soisson.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-16 10:12:00.000000
comment:
  I was still walking up the ramp when two cute French girls slammed on the brakes and drove me to Lille.  Could be a fluke, but it was great for me.


country: US
datetime: 2011-01-16 10:17:41.000000
comment:
  This experience was back in Oct. 2009 and I\\'ve heard the cops are being pricks to hitchers there now, but when I was there, I slept in the woods and in the morning around 6am under heavy fog I didn\\'t even drop my bag and the first truck passing me slammed on the breaks and drove me to Santa Rosa.


country: SK
datetime: 2011-01-16 13:49:37.000000
comment:
  Now there is a highway around the town so it is a little more difficult to hitchhike on this petrol station Slovnaft. Not at all impossible however.


country: SE
datetime: 2011-01-16 15:18:15.000000
comment:
  rest area with gasstation and foodplaces close to nyköping, called nyköpings bro. Its easy to hitch in both directions. south and north. Good place to be dropped on if you want to find a new ride, not the best starting place from nyköping beacaus its like 1 hours walk to this spot.


country: DK
datetime: 2011-01-17 13:24:53.000000
comment:
  vier stunden im regen gewartet und auszer bloeden gesten und dem gelegentlichen huper nichts erreicht.


country: BR
datetime: 2011-01-17 18:34:39.000000
comment:
  HOW TO GET HERE:
  take a bus from Central do Brasil (Rio de Janeiro) to Vila Canaã (border of Duque de Caxias), and ask to get off it in the toll.
  there\\'s a Federal Police next to that toll (the cars go too fast there, anyway i got a ride in less than 20minutes. maybe it\\'ll be easier to you if you take a bus to Petrópolis and start hitchhiking from there. but the bus is like 10reais more expensive -not too much, but you can drink like 3 bottles of beer with the difference hahah-)

  VIDEO HITCHHIKING FROM HERE:
  http://youtu.be/vKI0E3Kse1w


country: DK
datetime: 2011-01-18 18:42:33.000000
comment:
  Wow, the second car passing by stopped for me. First reluctant to hitch there, but I waited no more than 1 minute.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-01-20 20:06:47.000000
comment:
  Getting to this gas station, right on the motorway, was not easy. I had to walk about half an hour besides the rail in mid day heat on the right side. But after reaching the fuel station, getting a hitch was no problem, as there are lots of international travellers passing through. 


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-20 23:08:14.000000
comment:
  Porte de la Chappelle. Under the train bridge. Cars have some space to stop, and on the left you're on the good side to get on the A1 but you're not really visible...


country: ES
datetime: 2011-01-24 15:42:30.000000
comment:
  Port Tanger Med

  Ferries to Spain (Algeciras) several times a day. When you get to the terminal, ask for a boarding card from one of the booths and fill it. Then waltz to the X-ray and someone probably asks for your ticket. Explain that you are a hitchhiker and that the trucks are allowed to have one passenger apart from the driver. Be prepared for lengthy conversation though. Smile.

  Once you are done with the formalities a minibus will take you to down to the port. Moroccan drivers are your best choice. Just convince them that you don\\'t have drugs with you (Arabic sign \\"I have no drugs\\" makes them smile). Explain that all they have to do is to take you into the ferry and in Spain you will walk out of the ferry by yourself.

  It might take a while but eventually you will get a ride to the ferry. Then you just go and have a nice meal with the driver.

  Just before reaching Algeciras you should try to hitch a ride out of the port (otherwise be prepared for a long walk).


country: MA
datetime: 2011-01-24 16:02:06.000000
comment:
  A toll booth that takes you to the highway A4. There is not too much traffic but if you just keep walking towards the highway on-ramp someone stops for sure because there are no local \\"hitchhikers\\" and a foreigner here sticks out like a sore thumb.


country: MA
datetime: 2011-01-24 16:05:38.000000
comment:
  After a big flyover bridge there is a bus stop where you can hitch to highway A4 (also local \\"hitchhikers\\" here).


country: BE
datetime: 2011-01-24 16:12:43.000000
comment:
  Great place to hitch to the highway. Nearest gas station on E17 (North-East) is about 10 minutes away.


country: DK
datetime: 2011-01-25 22:39:40.000000
comment:
  Entry ramp to E45 and E20 for Arhus and Odense respectively. Good spot for catching traffic heading either north or into Fyn.


country: NO
datetime: 2011-01-27 11:26:39.000000
comment:
  this map might be old, because there is a slip-road to the E6 highway that goes north. so go there and a car will stop in no time.


country: NO
datetime: 2011-01-27 11:33:38.000000
comment:
  not the best spot, but we didn\\'t have other option. there is enough room just for one car. so other cars have to stop and wait while you are getting in the car.


country: NO
datetime: 2011-01-27 11:44:25.000000
comment:
  missing a few side roads on this map. anyway, we found a spot a few hundred meters north from otta on a side of road E6


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-01-27 11:50:47.000000
comment:
  a good spot to start your jurney to germany (dresden, berlin,...) and other countries. it\\'s a small bus stop right in front of a crossroad so cars don\\'t go that fast.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-28 17:19:59.000000
comment:
  There is a toll gate (péage). Warning: the road which goes from the toll gate to motorway is only for direction Tours! Don\\'t spend two hours waiting for a lift on wrong direction like me :-). There is a parallel road which is next to the toll gate (but does\\'t go through it) for direction Poitiers.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-28 17:36:08.000000
comment:
  There is some traffic going from Bordeaux direction to Toulouse using motorway A26. Stay before the roundabout (sign is a must). I got a lift from a lovely lady to next toll gate from where it was very easy to get a lift to Toulouse.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-01-28 18:04:30.000000
comment:
  Direction Valencia; Stand behind the roundabout and use only your thumb without any sign. You might get to Valencia on several hitches.


country: US
datetime: 2011-01-30 06:45:22.000000
comment:
  Ive only hitched this spot once it was a good spot, a good length and good turn off room but there is a flying J\\'s right next by too. we sat on the on-ramp and starting to get dark we sat down to eat and a ford truck stopped. time was less than 15min


country: DE
datetime: 2011-01-31 15:30:46.000000
comment:
  Very good roundabout to go either towards Kassel or Göttingen. Best way to reach the A7 from Witzenhausen.


country: GB
datetime: 2011-02-01 23:55:07.000000
comment:
  Very busy roundabout.  Not so easy for cars to stop, but I managed a ride onto the Channel Tunnel Shuttle in less than half an hour.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-02-02 19:52:48.000000
comment:
  Interesting spot for getting onto the highway towards Paris.
  Not much traffic, but people can easily stop.
   


country: US
datetime: 2011-02-03 09:39:33.000000
comment:
  This spot is rather simple to hitch from. I wasn't even facing the traffic when 2 cars stopped at the same time.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-02-04 21:06:17.000000
comment:
  You can take Bus P from Görlitz mainstration to the Real Supermarket. Price is 1,20€ (26.08.2013).


country: UA
datetime: 2011-02-05 18:00:27.000000
comment:
  Right after police post. There's speed limit so you have a chance to be seen and picked up.
  You may get a bit more traffic after bridge coming from M-12


country: NO
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:00:46.000000
comment:
  nice roundabout with enough space for a car to stop (even a truck did) though there is a gas station mutch closer to town wich would have worked just fine as well.


country: NO
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:06:41.000000
comment:
  took quite some time to get a ride to Mandal, but its a nice spot with a busstop for cars to pull over


country: NO
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:08:54.000000
comment:
  best spot ever! didn\\'t even have time to get my sign out. the lane of the roundabout is big enough for cars to stop


country: NO
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:14:55.000000
comment:
  i tried to take the old scenic route to sandnes, but it was impossible.... only very few cars but nice norwegians who life only a few kilometers away and noone going on a long trip on this way.


country: NO
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:20:01.000000
comment:
  got a ride very fast all the way to sandnes although there where not a lot of cars on the road. nice long streched road and a lot of place to stop (not traffic so it doesnt matter where you stop)


country: NO
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:22:30.000000
comment:
  big empty parking lot in front of a little store. still took me a while to get a ride to the nearby odda... anxious locals


country: NO
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:27:29.000000
comment:
  there is nothing but a camping ground a road and a ferryterminal and really not much traffic. 3rd car stopped but i still waited over half an hour


country: SK
datetime: 2011-02-06 12:16:12.000000
comment:
  Good spot just under the bridge. Enough place for car to stop. Always takes max up to 20 miutes in direction of Zvolen or Bratislava. Easy to find just get to the nearby tesco store.


country: SK
datetime: 2011-02-06 12:20:03.000000
comment:
  Great spot in direction of north to Žilina or Ružomberok, then further to Poland or Czech Republic. Takes up to 25miutes to walk here from main square


country: SK
datetime: 2011-02-06 12:26:02.000000
comment:
  Best spot to hitchhike towards Banská Bystrica. Most of the cars are driving from Bratislava further to central Slovakia. Always takes max 15minutes to get a ride. This spot is about 30minutes of walking from center. It is possible to take a bus to nearby shopping center MAX but still you have to walk cca 10minutes.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-02-06 20:32:11.000000
comment:
  This place is deserted in the winter,so  i decided to walk to the tollgate, which is about 3km from there. There it was easy to catch a ride. NOTE: It is illegal to hitch at the tollgate and to walk along the highway. The police picked me up after i walked like 2km along the highway and after some "talking" in my poorest french they dropped me at the tollgates. 
   


country: US
datetime: 2011-02-07 21:34:18.000000
comment:
  Hitching out of inner-city Detroit can be kind of rough, but this spot gets lots of medium-distance traffic from students and workers at the university. Safe during the day, but I'm not sure I'd walk around by myself with a pack here after dark.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-02-08 14:19:09.000000
comment:
  Good in direction Haaksbergen, 20m behind the traffic lights you'll find a small bay to stop cars easily.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-02-09 20:26:06.000000
comment:
  I think the best place to hitchhike towards Hradec Králové, Pardubice or Wroclaw in Poland.
  There usuall isn´t too many cars, but I´v never been there more than half an hour.
  From Cerny most, the last station of B-line metro(yellow) take bus to station Na Kovárně(221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398, it is about 1é minutes and propably you are going to have to pay few crounds, but not much). Hundred metres behind the stop turn left and go to the fields(Tlustého street), around the cemetery and than cross the bridge to the petrol station.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-02-09 22:26:43.000000
comment:
  This bus stop is not much good, but I do not know about better one in this direction. There is problem with the bypass highway which is not done further tehn few kilometres and complicates the hike on east.
  From the city center take the tram to the station Prokocim Szpital a and than continue by foot for about kilometer along the highway.


country: LT
datetime: 2011-02-11 19:19:16.000000
comment:
  To:Kaunas, West Europe, Vilnius.
  It's easy to get to the hitch-hiking place from the city by bus nr.16 and leaving in the last stop (Prekybos Baze).After crossing the road and walking for 2 minutes you'll see another bus stop which is the place to hitch-hike from.

  If you are going to Vilnius it's better to have a cardboard.If you don't you can go with car heading to Kaunas and ask to let you out by the turn to Vilnius.I didn't tried it, but I'd rather try with cardboard since I don't know what the next spot will be like.


country: SI
datetime: 2011-02-12 09:36:39.000000
comment:
  Theoretically a good spot in the direction of Novo Mestro and Croatia, but most cars didn't seem to be going that way. Had a 75 min wait as a solo hitcher at friday lunchtime


country: FR
datetime: 2011-02-13 12:20:43.000000
comment:
  Very good spot direction to Loudeac, just after roundabout, highway but cars still go slow and lots of space to stop


country: GR
datetime: 2011-02-13 12:52:05.000000
comment:
  The spot between greece and turkey. It's a good place but you have to know it's not a possible to cross this border by walk. After being dropped by an imam on the border, I walked to the turkish office, let them make their stuff with my papers. Then I had to hitchhike at the border. The simpliest thing to do is to look for a truck. Many trucks there, but you'll have to wait for about one hour before crossing the river. At the end, I ended finding a car that was crossing greece to italy in less than 5 minutes at the greek office. 


country: IM
datetime: 2011-02-14 00:51:55.000000
comment:
  There's a reasonable chance of getting a lift from Alexander Drive to the south and west of the island. Although there is a service station here, I think it's better just to stand on the road. Even if your ride only takes you one or two km, it's out of Douglas centre which is always going to be a good start, so get in.
  http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: ES
datetime: 2011-02-14 09:49:00.000000
comment:
  Petrol station, Galp. It can be access from the highway Madrid to Zaragoza. It has few traffic, but Its best I found out of the city and that could be reach by public transport+on foot.

  To get here, take a cercanías (metropolitan train) from Atocha, in direction to Alcalá de Henares/Guadalajara. Jump off at Alcalá de Henares, from then take the bus 9 (frecuency:30minutes) and ask the driver to tell you to jump off before passing over the higway. From there, 10 minutes walking.

  Otherwise, go on foot from Alcalá de Henares train station, is 30 minutes on foot.

  The petrol station is in a industrial State, so better use it on weekdays, there will be more activity. Ask the drivers to drop you on the next petrol station, even if they dont go a lot further.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-02-14 21:14:11.000000
comment:
  Spot on the sidewalk where people can stop. Not the best spot, but works pretty good. A lot of traffic going past, a good place to start north, south or east


country: IE
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:37:17.000000
comment:
  To get to Blessington or Baltinglass, Naas, etc, hitch-hike from here through Laragh to Hollywood (R756), also known as Wicklow Gap.

  You could try to go through R759 to Blessington (Sally Gap), not such a safe road though!


country: IE
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:41:16.000000
comment:
  To get back to Laragh, and Wicklow Town, try hitch-hiking at this petrol station, be patient, but at least the owners don't seem to mind.

  It's a bad area if you're going to Blessington, Baltinglass or Naas, and walking on the N81 is a really bad idea.


country: IE
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:46:10.000000
comment:
  Just after the school in Ballymore Eustace, walk up for a short while, there's a footpath, safe place to hitch-hike, ride/lifts shouldn't be too hard to get here.


country: IE
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:47:48.000000
comment:
  Walk up the road just to where the cattle market is, this spot is good for visibility and there is a lot of space for cars to park.


country: IE
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:51:03.000000
comment:
  There's a small footpath near a housing estate on the outskirts of Blessington town, it seems like an average spot, not great.


country: IE
datetime: 2011-02-17 02:03:21.000000
comment:
  The driveway of some house, visibility is average, likelihood of being picked up quite low. This road is fairly unsafe, cars break the speed limit and large trucks go by.


country: IE
datetime: 2011-02-17 02:07:31.000000
comment:
  Not a bad spot for getting into Bray, or into areas of Dublin. A few feet away from the bus stop, close to the road.


country: IE
datetime: 2011-02-17 02:12:29.000000
comment:
  Stand just a few feet away from the bus stop, close to the road. You can get to Greystones, Bray, and hitch-hike from there.


country: IE
datetime: 2011-02-17 02:27:53.000000
comment:
  For Wicklow, Greystones, Bray, etc.

  Just up the road from Statoil, go onto the green or side of the road and make sure you're visible. This is an average spot.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-02-19 14:50:44.000000
comment:
  All the cars coming from Lübeck in direction to Hamburg will come by here and there is a good place for the cars to stop...


country: AT
datetime: 2011-02-21 12:46:04.000000
comment:
  big gas station, should be good in both directions; personally found direct lift to Munich in a record time. easily accessible by buses: 1) from the center to the Outlet center close to the airport 2) from there to Walserberg (end stop) 3) walk down a few meters and you'll see the gas station.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-02-21 13:37:51.000000
comment:
  A simple roundabout / slip road to the highway. Not much traffic, but cars go slow and see you. Walking from Sevilla trying every reasonable spot, this was the place that finally got us a lift towards the West.


country: SE
datetime: 2011-02-21 14:29:30.000000
comment:
  Here is a busstation and alot of people that are going south are passing here to the E4 road. it is not hard to get a hitch here because of cars doesn't drive that fast and it alot of space for the car to stop.  


country: SE
datetime: 2011-02-21 14:34:32.000000
comment:
  Here is a Statiol Gasstation and place to eat. Alot of trucks are staying here and ordinary cars, going both direction to E4 North and opposite direction against Gothenburg and Helsingborg.  


country: DE
datetime: 2011-02-21 16:25:28.000000
comment:
  Cars come slowly around the corner. Quickly got a lift towards the A4 to Dresden every of the four times I tried.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-02-21 17:51:48.000000
comment:
  Hitchhiking spot just behind the bridge (for cars to stop), if you want to get to Hörstel, get out at this ramp and hitch the last 3km. Pretty easy to get cars, though they drive a bit fast sometimes.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-02-22 14:22:45.000000
comment:
  Very good sport to catch rides on the A44 westwards to Dortmund, Essen, Düsseldorf. We didn't wait more than 5min.


country: BE
datetime: 2011-02-26 11:01:14.000000
comment:
  This is the Jabbeke petrol station on the E40 towards Brussels. It is a pretty good place to ask for rides, especially early in the morning when there are still many trucks that arrived from the UK the previous evening. There is also a fair amount of commuter traffic towards Brussels and Antwerp. 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-02-28 10:11:08.000000
comment:
  To Bad Dürkheim or Neustadt (Weinstraße) this seems to be an agreable spot. Place yourself on empty parking lots. Better accept only longer rides to neustadt or bad dürkheim because there is a bypass road and if you get stuck in one of the villages it gets hard (but most of them have a trainstation)


country: NL
datetime: 2011-02-28 23:38:35.000000
comment:
  Perfect to get a ride up north, towards the Burger King at A4, and from there to Amsterdam. Used it 4 times, 20 minutes waiting time max.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-01 13:13:12.000000
comment:
  There's am Autohof just off the Autobahn with an Aral gas station and a McDonalds. Tried to get a ride south on A39 but it was rather pointless. If your going south try to get a ride at Helmstedt Nord, it's the gas station prior to that if your comming from east.
  If you cant get a ride at the Autohof just walk towards the Autobahn and position yourself a the roundabout, got a ride within 10min.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-03 11:39:17.000000
comment:
  there is an ESSO petrol-station along A659 (eastward direction). you can reach A5 (via A659) within minutes. drivers at this place can take you to weinheim as well as heidelberg (south) or darmstadt (north) on A5. you can also ask just to get taken to another relais (petrol station) on A5. this station here is rather small. it is difficult to reach it from nearby 'rhein-neckar-zentrum'. take tram number 5 from the city center of mannheim to RHEIN-NECKAR-ZENTRUM (a shopping mall), walk on 'heidelberger straße' east, cross the autobahn over the bridge, and walk (illegal!) along it west towards the station again. it is possible, only 300 meters. on my personal rating from "1" to "10" ("1" very bad, "10" perfect) i will rate this spot a "7".


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-03 11:42:48.000000
comment:
  a place to reach mannheim safely. there is a traffic light and many cars going through. it should not take longer than five minutes. reach this spot with tram number "5" direction "mannheim main station". get off near "RHEIN-NECKAR-ZENTRUM".


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-03 11:48:42.000000
comment:
  an average place to stop cars. the better place: head in the direction of the large MANN MOBILIA XXXL furniture shop 300 meters (less than a minute walking). there is a taffic light where cars stop safely. build a sign with A5 on in as well as your destination such as 'heidelberg' or 'frankfurt' or 'freiburg' or 'basel'. on my personal rating this spot here on the intersection gets only a "6". too many cars pass by as there is no safe spot to stop for them. 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-03 11:53:32.000000
comment:
  a perfectly safe place to catch drivers going north or south on autobahn A5. just find the MANN MOBILIA XXXL market, there is a restaurant inside in case you are hungry, they also sell coca-cola or water. it should not take longer than 10 minutes to find a driver that can take you to heidelberg/frankfurt or freiburg/basel. there is also a tram that brings you there in four minutes from the main station on karlsruhe.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-03 12:03:07.000000
comment:
  take the suburban train (s-bahn) from the city-center of freiburg to "schallstadt"-station (three or four stops). walk on "lindenstraße" westward out of town and change later on L187. it takes 30 minutes to reach the petrol station. there are plenty of cars stopping. you can find drivers that take you to karlsruhe, heidelberg, frankfurt, kassel or even hannover (A5/A7). do not forget to build a sign. "a 9 to 10" on my personal rating. a perfect spot. there is a restaurant as well. 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-03 12:10:41.000000
comment:
  a place to reach DARMSTADT on B38. it takes only five minutes waiting time when i was standing there, close to "reinheim" DB station. the driver took me in 15 minutes to the city-center of darmstadt. you can also take the suburban train (DB RB-regional bahn) to darmstadt. the place is very safe. there is a traffic light so cars need to stop.


country: CH
datetime: 2011-03-03 12:19:22.000000
comment:
  a good place to reach BASEL. take the SBB suburban train (s-bahn) to KILLWANGEN-SPREITENBACH, walk underneath the autobahn-bridge that crosses the river, along the autobahn on "schiffenenweg" westward. build a cardboard sign, it should not take longer than 10 minute to find a driver. over the bridge you can also reach the A1/A3 eastbound side. the station is safe and clean.


country: BA
datetime: 2011-03-05 19:13:14.000000
comment:
  from main bus/train station walk few hundred meters north, than when you see ruined building on the left, try across the street, on bus stop.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-06 21:08:25.000000
comment:
  One can get to IKEA from Erlang by first taking tram 2 and then bus 80. Bus 80, however, comes once an hour or every 2 hours (depending on day/time ...) so make sure to get the right one!

  Otherwise, it was easy to find people to get us on A71. However, I have to warn you that A71 has only *1* gas station and it might take a while to find someone to go that far! 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-06 21:15:59.000000
comment:
  Even though close to A3 and has 2 gas stations on each side of the road, many people just go to nearby villages! Had no luck getting on A3... No public transport around. So one is pretty much screwed :)


country: US
datetime: 2011-03-07 03:34:21.000000
comment:
  Paul Bunyan Drive merges right into US 2 heading East, i haven't tried hitching here, but i think more traffic hits that entrance than at the over pass.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-03-07 13:30:31.000000
comment:
  March 2011. For going to Toulouse.
  I was droped off here and re-hitched to Toulouse. I pulled out my lunch and before I could take a bite a student had stopped and picked me up. Safe area to stop. Easiest hitch ever thanks to students going to Toulouse


country: IL
datetime: 2011-03-07 21:41:51.000000
comment:
  I was here but no cars stopped so I went up to the La Gardia 
  There are no place to stop and the bushes grow very big so the cars won't see you 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-08 20:58:47.000000
comment:
  Bushaltestelle, richtung Pöttmes mit Bahnhof Aichach ziemlich in der Nähe; hab maximal ne viertelstunde gewartet und bin immer relativ gut weggekommen


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-09 23:41:37.000000
comment:
  to NL/Groningen with good chances to beat the slow train! 

  Just walk towards this spot coming from Leer train station, the road has slow traffic all the way and you may find a ride even before you get to this spot. 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-09 23:52:51.000000
comment:
  Traffic isle, good spot for NL/Groningen (and probably Germany, opposite ramp). Not a lot of traffic, but people see you from far and have to slow down to make the turn. 


country: FR
datetime: 2011-03-10 12:13:21.000000
comment:
  Total petrol station. Not very crowded but one in four driver is going to the highway. Ask for a ride to "La Crèche", this is the entrance of the highway. Average waiting time of 15 minutes. The staff is nice to hitchhikers, don't forget to say hi when you arrive. :)


country: BE
datetime: 2011-03-10 12:34:05.000000
comment:
  To go South (Mons, Lille, Paris). Most of the people who go to the Carrefour grocery store leave the place by going on the ring. Ask for a ride to the petrol station Ruisbroek which is 1.5 km further South. I left three times from there and had a ride in less than 5 minutes each time. It obviously works better when the stores are open...


country: SE
datetime: 2011-03-13 03:06:26.000000
comment:
  Bus stop east of The Tocksfors shopping centre.  Plenty of space for cars to stop.  I waited half an hour in the rain and got a lift to Stockholm.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-13 14:08:44.000000
comment:
  Tried to ge a ride in front of the mall to Munich because i missed the busstop "Dölzig, B 181/Südstr.". Bad attempt, people were really mocking about me. At least after 30min of waiting a guy felt pity about me and dropped me off at the next roadhouse.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-03-13 14:38:26.000000
comment:
  quite bad place, specially in dark. although the roundabout is promising, very small place to stop. hitching to germany from here. luckily got a car out to utsi. 


country: ES
datetime: 2011-03-14 18:20:25.000000
comment:
  good spot to go north to Mérida. Extremadura. or Portugal. 
  big roundabout where cars can stop. (depends on the traffic)


country: FR
datetime: 2011-03-15 00:38:18.000000
comment:
  Spot to go to Le Mans/Paris...
  It seems like it's not a perfect spot. Not too much space to stop. When i tried this one, there was too much traffic, and it was quite hard ! I finally found a car afterall, but would not try it again.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-03-15 11:45:47.000000
comment:
  A good spot for Istanbul which can be reached with one bus only from the center. Take a bus or a dolmuş to "Yaşamkent" which is the last neighborhood before the highway. Ask the driver and get off as soon as he leaves the main road. From there walk up to the highway. There is no paytol, you can just stand on the road side.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-03-15 11:50:14.000000
comment:
  This is a way to leave to Istanbul if you don't want to bother taking buses to get outside of Ankara. Take the metro to "Ivedi" or "Akkopru" stations, from there you'll be on Istanbul road and although there can be a lot of traffic there, you should be picked up fairly quickly.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-03-15 11:59:24.000000
comment:
  This is the best spot for the East I've found so far. It is the way to the Black Sea region as well as to Iran and most of the Eastern areas.
  Take a Dolmuş from Ulus going to "Mamak". Be careful, the only dolmuş reaching as far as this are located at the bus station next to the Julian column, that is 300m N-E of the main square with the Ataturk statue. The dolmuş will take you all the way to the highway (as for "otoban")


country: TR
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:12:22.000000
comment:
  To Sirnak or even Van if you have time. The road from Sirnak to Siirt is not paved and trucks are extremely slow on it (20kmh) cars are rare on that portion. Besides, there are military checkpoints quite often. The road to Hakari is paved but has too many checkpoints.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:15:28.000000
comment:
  The way to Iraq.
  walk over the river and reach out of the town. Many cars are actually taxis taking people to the border. Trucks will be for free though.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:19:43.000000
comment:
  To anywhere except Iran.
  There are many dolmuş and buses driving quite far out of the city on the main road. From there you'll find many trucks driving at least up to Tatvan. 
  There is a military checkpoint about 40km from there, make sure you travel legally.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:28:47.000000
comment:
  To Ankara and the East.
  The pay toll makes it easy to speak with the drivers specialy at busy times like 10am. Carrying a sign can also help a lot.
  Take a bus to "Baltalimani Hastanesi" and get off at the second stop after passing under the bridge (this is the second bridge, not the first). From there turn left just after the hospital, then left at the roundabout a bit further. You will pass under the highway and there will be an entrance to it just after.


country: JO
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:37:10.000000
comment:
  Make sure your car is not a taxi before climbing. The word for "free ride" is "balash".
  I wanted a Turkish truck taking me straight to the border because I had a transit but had to wait about 30 hours because they all leave at 7pm, not one after the other.


country: JO
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:39:55.000000
comment:
  To the border or to Irbid.
  Most cars will stop for money so aim wealthy looking ones. "Ana balash" means "I'm hitchhiking".


country: FR
datetime: 2011-03-16 12:03:45.000000
comment:
  Le meilleur endroit pour quitter Calais en direction de Dunkerque. Mais la population locale n'est pas très adepte de l'autostop donc c'est globalement assez difficile de faire du stop a Calais!


country: ES
datetime: 2011-03-16 12:10:36.000000
comment:
  Cepsa petrol station, near Irun. On the hill above, there's a big truck parking with trucks going both directions, a restaurant and store.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-16 13:00:34.000000
comment:
  On-ramp in direction of Belgium. You can either thumb the vehicles down coming from Aachen centre that turn right here (mostly cars) or the cars coming straight from the opposite industrial area (cars and trucks).


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-16 13:06:14.000000
comment:
  Gelmeroda
  It's very easy to reach with the bus for just 1,90. There's a nice gas station and there are traffic lights, next to them a nice spot for the cars to stop.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-16 15:40:26.000000
comment:
  Gast station. Next gas station from Darmstadt.
  Get here by bus:
  Take the 5515 to Gräfenhausen-Am Rotböll. Turn around to face the Autobahn, go to the circle junction and turn right to the forest. When the road splits go left.

  Direction: A5 North (Frankfurt, Kassel, Hannover, Berlin)


country: RO
datetime: 2011-03-17 16:59:17.000000
comment:
  OMV petrol station - clean toilets, good hitchhiking spot if you don't want to stay among Romanian hitchhikers.
  If you stay here, you're less likely to be asked for money.
  A sign with your destination is a good idea.


country: NZ
datetime: 2011-03-18 08:39:51.000000
comment:
  to hitch south to motueka, nelson, westcoast.
  although the speedlimit is already 100 it's maybe a better spot then in town, cause car can see you from quite far and there's a lot of place to pull over. just follow the road south from takaka and after 5 minutes walk you're there.
  happy hitching 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-18 15:36:25.000000
comment:
  At end of town, there's a restaurant with sufficient space along the street to stop cars direction Hörstel.


country: SK
datetime: 2011-03-19 17:37:58.000000
comment:
  A good spot right across the street from Tesco supermarket. Stand between the bus stop and pedestrian crossing, there´s enough space for cars to pull over


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-21 16:56:31.000000
comment:
  Good point to hitch away  and ti get on A71. Attention: there is only only one Gasstation on A71, and the parking places are rarely visited.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-21 17:25:15.000000
comment:
  There is a roundabout with a parkind area. You can walk from "Trossingen Bahnhof" to there in 10 minutes. 


country: FR
datetime: 2011-03-21 20:03:23.000000
comment:
  yes here i was standing without sign with my bare thumb jumping dancing and it took about 30 minutes direction toulon marseille etc 
  not bad for a spot to get onto the motorway i think


country: IT
datetime: 2011-03-21 20:07:10.000000
comment:
  was standing there with a sign rome written on it and trento on the backside and playing guitar to attract eyes of drivers i was taken but i waited a long time like 1 or 2 hours maybe  even more so i mark it under 3 hours waiting time


country: IT
datetime: 2011-03-21 20:09:58.000000
comment:
  plyed guitar and after 25 minutes a young italian couple took me down south to an "autogrill"station near bologna


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-24 21:01:22.000000
comment:
  Directly at the gas station next to a McDonalds.
  Stand here with a sign to get to the peage direction Metz


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-25 00:30:17.000000
comment:
  Best place I could find to go eastwards on A38. On working days you can ask people at red light. I waited with a sign for 15 min on Saturday afternoon.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-03-25 23:15:36.000000
comment:
  Most used spot to go to Rennes, can be good or not depending on the time, but I think this is where you have the most chances to get a ride to Rennes. Just go after the big roundabout, by the city leaving sign, where cars have room to stop.


country: US
datetime: 2011-03-26 09:50:00.000000
comment:
  Lots of people heading to and from the airport.. A lot of people pass you by but enough pick you up.. We had rides to and from here 4 or 5 times during our stay


country: GB
datetime: 2011-03-27 15:18:42.000000
comment:
  Steve and Ben pass by the gas station every week day between 3-5pm and they pick up every hitchhiker they find in their way.

  They don't go straight to Dover but they can drop you in a lorry park where it's easy to get a ride.


country: GB
datetime: 2011-03-27 15:24:15.000000
comment:
  I ask directly to the lorry drivers and between 15-20min I was already going to Dover.

  Apparently every 45min there's a new round of lorries coming in waiting for the next ferry, so pretty good spot.


country: GB
datetime: 2011-03-27 15:29:30.000000
comment:
  Quite quiet during week days which reduces your chances of getting a ride.

  Eventually somebody accepts taking you across but generally people is a bit suspicious you might smugle drugs or be illegal.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-03-27 15:34:12.000000
comment:
  I took the bus 15 from the city center to the shopping center near by this spot - 1.4€

  From there I placed myself in the roundabout right before the motorway exit to Toulouse.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-03-30 02:31:31.000000
comment:
  Good spot to get to Slavkov (Austerlitz) or Uherske Hradiste. Take bus 75 from main train station to bus stop "Cernovicky", walk back to the crossroad with a shop, walk uphill on Hviezdoslavova street (10min) and cross the crossroad. 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-30 18:22:34.000000
comment:
  At a parking lot exit. We waited a long time here but this is because most of the driver are going north (Koln, downtown) while we where heading south (Saarebruk). Several person stopped and we had to refuse their offer because of that. Drivers seems to react very well to us and showed friendly. For this I would say the stop is good.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-30 18:31:25.000000
comment:
  Good place for going in the direction of Kaiserslautern through A63. For Francfort through A63 best is to go to the other highway entrance on the other side of the town.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-30 18:59:53.000000
comment:
  This place is not so good. The signpost that mark the beginning of the highway is very close to the curve so you have to hitch after it which is illegal. Someone did however stopped and took us to Saarebrucken.


country: BE
datetime: 2011-03-30 19:21:27.000000
comment:
  Not so big traffic and no one is going to Brussels. It is better to ask for a ride to some of the other junctions down the highway. 


country: BE
datetime: 2011-03-30 19:30:15.000000
comment:
  There is a traffic light where you can have eye contact. Sign is essential! Good place to go North. 
  NB! Don't stay too long because there is a chance that NATO officers will kick you out. 


country: FR
datetime: 2011-03-30 19:35:47.000000
comment:
  For Paris. we waited a lot near the exit and then moved close to the gas station office entrance. After this we got a ride easily because the driver would saw us more longer and had better chance to feels our "good vibes". This is according to our previous ride, the last gas station before Reims, but the toll is close and might be a better option.


country: BG
datetime: 2011-03-30 19:35:52.000000
comment:
  There is a big place for cars to pull over and the cars are driving slow because of the poor condition of the road. Easy to get a ride in direction North or East. 


country: NZ
datetime: 2011-04-01 06:16:16.000000
comment:
  good spot to hitch north to picton, cars are still slow and heaps of space for the cars to pull over. probably not that good when a lot of people are tryin to hitch from a bit south in the city, cause they maybe get picked up first. 
  directions: just cross the bridge and you'll see the spot, it's obvious 


country: TR
datetime: 2011-04-01 13:03:25.000000
comment:
  If you want to hitchhike to west (Balıkesier, Çanakkale, Izmir...) here is a good spot. take any bus to Uludag University and leave the bus before you get in the campus. if you miss the bus stop, you can ask someone where is "the balıkesir road"


country: UY
datetime: 2011-04-01 19:46:53.000000
comment:
  You can get here from Montevideo with a bus and if you walk a little bit more to the east, there is a busstop where the cars can easily stop and pick you up.


country: BR
datetime: 2011-04-01 20:04:23.000000
comment:
  Getting here from Salvador first you need to take the ferry to Itaparica and then take a bus to Valenca. From the ferry i heard it is also possible to hitch. Probably asking people where they are going etc.


country: BR
datetime: 2011-04-01 20:07:16.000000
comment:
  Waiting for a long time and nobody gave us a ride. But there is a cheap local bus that goes and can take you to the BR-101


country: BR
datetime: 2011-04-01 20:43:11.000000
comment:
  There is a busstop here that is also on the BR-101, but almost nobody stops... But basically there is space for cars and trucks to stop


country: AM
datetime: 2011-04-02 19:14:32.000000
comment:
  Hitching on this spot at the turn-off for Sisian is good for getting rides to Yerevan or Goris/Nagorno Karabagh.


country: IR
datetime: 2011-04-02 19:24:33.000000
comment:
  Gas station/resting area on the Tehran-Tabriz highway. From Zanjan, walk south past a bridge and follow the signs to Tabriz at the highway intersection - it's 200 m further away by walking next to the road.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-04 10:09:24.000000
comment:
  gasstation (aral). the best spot i know for getting out of cologne in western direction (a4 to aachen / netherlands), and to the highway service station frechen. also, many cars go to a61 northern or souhtern direction from here. asking people while they refuel worked best for me. 
  public transport is ideal: U1 to Mohnstraße or Bahnweg.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-04 10:22:25.000000
comment:
  i tried to get a lift to denmark from here in the evening (9pm). stood on the big concrete square ca. 150 meters away from the terminal and just showed my thumb. after some cars that ignored me, someone stopped and took me onto the ferry for free and further to copenhagen.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-06 19:54:09.000000
comment:
  This spot is perfect if you are going west towards Hamburg. I asked 4 people and got a direct ride to Hamburg. Waiting time under 5 min!!!


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:00:32.000000
comment:
  Cannot say anything good about this spot. It is very depressing to see over 600 cars an hour passing by and nobody takes you. The spot itself isn't that bad to hitchhike but the drivers that are driving to the highway are mostly driving on the left side and since this is a 3 lane road it is hard for them to pull over on to the right hand side. Maybe you'll have more luck! Waited almost 2 hours and then drove to Rasthof Stolper Heide, northwest of Berlin. Got a ride in 3 min there :-)


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:08:01.000000
comment:
  I love it when hitchhiking goes fast. And this is a spot where it does go fast. First person I asked drove me northbound an the A9.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:21:21.000000
comment:
  Nice spot, lots of truck-drivers, and easy to get there from the city. Got a truck-ride within 10 min.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:25:20.000000
comment:
  Hitched twice from this spot. First time i didn't even had to ask people, a truck driver came towards me and asked where I was going to. Second time I started thumbing because of an other hitchhiker that was standing at the petrol station asking people. He gave me a sign when he got a ride and I was gone in no time after him, asking at the fuelstation.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:29:06.000000
comment:
  Hitchhiked twice from this spot. Experience: good to average. A lot of people are staying in the area or are going to Bremen. Good for the west average for the south. First time 20 min waiting time (west), second time little over an hour (south). 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:31:44.000000
comment:
  A lot of traffic going through here. You can stay at the petrol station asking people. Good for Berlin, in my case it took about 20 min to get the ride to Berlin.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:31:53.000000
comment:
  In direction to the south. 

  Plus, look at the north spot indicated in hitchwiki, the technic how to go south from Brest works if you want to go to Brest and your car is stopping at Kemper.


country: FI
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:39:06.000000
comment:
  It is known that Finland isn't the best country for hitchhiking but in our case we had to wait about 20 min to get a ride all the way to Kuopio. Nice spot with room for drivers to pull over. And there is a nice little park to have a rest or chillout. 


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:43:29.000000
comment:
  Much traffic going east. Good spot, drivers can pull over. Waiting time about 30 min. They take you and they take you a long time ;-) Canada rocks!


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:45:49.000000
comment:
  Not very nice to hitchhike but it is just a matter of time to get a lift here. In my case it took over an hour but the guy who took me drove me over 200 km northbound.


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:48:13.000000
comment:
  Just get yourself a rest, sit down and wait with a sign. Somebody will take you, nice landscape. Just dream and go by the flow!


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:52:19.000000
comment:
  It was getting dark and I was about to head into the forest to pitch my tent after 1 hour of waiting, but then... an old hippie stopped for me and took me all the way to Clearwater. He let me stay in his house for a night, I got something to eat, a warm coffee in the morning, two hands full of weed and a 20 dollar bill!!! My best hitchhiking experience so far.


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:55:19.000000
comment:
  Nice spot to hang around and wait for a lift (you have to have sign here). Waiting time on a Sunday is awful (about 2,5 hours) but this is balanced out by the breathtaking landscape.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-06 23:46:18.000000
comment:
  Spot for the A43, to Grenoble-Chambery...
  This might sounds like a weird idea to hitch there, under the bridge where there is only an emergency line for the cars to stop. But it worked very well for me !


country: SE
datetime: 2011-04-07 18:42:39.000000
comment:
  West: It's not a bad place since both the cars coming from the city and from the E10 can see you and stop, but most of them are still local traffic, so I would rather suggest to walk a couple of km down the E10


country: SE
datetime: 2011-04-07 18:45:21.000000
comment:
  West: this is the best Place in Kiruna to go toward Abisko-Narvik. From here you have good change to take a long ride since there is no more local traffic. Cars are not going superslow, but the road is straight and they can see you and stop


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-07 18:45:32.000000
comment:
  A spot to go South to Marseille. There are not so many cars but a lot of them are willing to take hitch hikers, it's actually possible to get a direct ride directly to Marseille from here.


country: SE
datetime: 2011-04-07 19:06:36.000000
comment:
  Cars go very slow, everyone is smiling at you, so also waiting you have a good time, and eventually an Iraqui guy took me and brought me to the highway despite he was supposed to go in the city!


country: ES
datetime: 2011-04-07 20:34:36.000000
comment:
  Direction Murcia from the small town Baza. Petrol station nearby, but not a lot of traffic. Took me 2-3hours just to go to the next entrance^^


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-08 12:23:18.000000
comment:
  To go in direction: Vannes / Auray / Quimper. 
  Very nice spot! People don't drive too speed and there is a place to park! 
  From Nantes, take tram 1 (1euro50!), stop at Schoekher (when you get out of the tram, take straight) and pass throught the commercial park to rejoin the atantis roundabout. 


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-08 17:04:38.000000
comment:
  All over Atlantic Canada, Irving/Circle-K Big Stop truck stops are great places to hitch, as they are frequented by drivers going a long way.  Amenities typically include public showers, free wifi, and a covered area outside the door where you can stand with a sign while staying out of the rain.  Staff never bothered me even if I had not bought anything.

  At this particular Irving I waited over an hour but then got a ride all the way to Charlottetown, PEI (my destination).


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-08 20:54:26.000000
comment:
  Good Spot. There is a mall, restaurants, gas stations and hotels on this part of Confederation Drive. Good for heading South/West. Get on the Highway itself too if you like to catch all traffic heading Southwest that is passing Corner Brook.


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-08 20:58:42.000000
comment:
  Not great but likely the best spot out of Clarenville heading Northwest. This is the main road in and out, nearest fast food and coffee.


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-08 21:03:11.000000
comment:
  Goobies Gas Station.
  This for some reason is a tradition for many Newfoundlanders to stop and eat at the Big Irving Gas Station here - notable by it's Moose Statue in the parking lot. While not shown on the hitchwiki map, this is a junction. Highway 210 heads off toward the south coast of Newfoundland here.


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-08 21:32:29.000000
comment:
  Whitbourne Junctions. There are a couple gas stations here. The highway to the left next to Mill pond goes south to the Argentia Ferry to Nova Scotia. So if headed to Southern shore this is a good spot to request. Most Newfoundlanders know this spot.


country: AT
datetime: 2011-04-10 09:26:59.000000
comment:
  this is a non stop gas station and a big parking for trucks. the best direction is Germany because the gas station is on this side but have connection on both ways. i waited 3 hours for a car to Wien. a lots of cars stops and ask me for shorter distance. i found a truck who took me all the way to Romania.
  i went there from hohenems trains station walking. it is a little road not showing on the map going in the gas station.


country: RO
datetime: 2011-04-10 09:59:14.000000
comment:
  strait on the beginning of the highway you can get there with public transportation. usually are stopped cars there and is enough space for 2-3 trucks. it is quite safe, you don't have problems with the police. it is a place for people who commute by hitchhike. if you go to pitesti just rise your thumb. if you go further, make a sign and show especially to trucks they take up to 3 people in the cabin and they go very far. most of the trucks drivers expect money but some of them take people because they get bored.
  i use this place often and always got luck. less than 15 minutes.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-10 12:40:41.000000
comment:
  The last red light before the highway. If you're heading far away, better make a "Lançon" sign : there is the toll and even better, a big petrol station AFTER the cross A7/A8. You can get easily a ride to a further direction there. 


country: LT
datetime: 2011-04-12 12:45:37.000000
comment:
  Good place to hitchhike in Kaunas. One of the most beautiful road in Lithuania. Good place to stand after the city sign 


country: ES
datetime: 2011-04-12 23:56:59.000000
comment:
  A gas station from where one can find a lift outside of the city. I've found it thanks to information which Stefan added to the Barcelona's wiki page...


country: AU
datetime: 2011-04-13 10:19:10.000000
comment:
  If you are heading to Perth, not the best spot. South Western Highway is not the best one to take. I would advice to go 10km west on the freeway.

  I was droped there not knowing the place. I waited 2h!


country: AU
datetime: 2011-04-13 10:30:25.000000
comment:
  Direction : South to Augusta
  From Margaret River, walk to the last roundabout. If you want to go to Augusta, wait for someone getting there. It could be more difficult if they drop you on the way in Witchcliffe or Karridale. I sometimes refuse 1 or 2 before one pick me up for the whole way.


country: GB
datetime: 2011-04-14 05:56:23.000000
comment:
  The texaco petrol station wasn't too bad, the trick is to walk around and ask people for a ride, most people who stop here will usually be heading East or West on the A38


country: GB
datetime: 2011-04-14 06:09:19.000000
comment:
  Got a ride onto the Eurotunnel Shuttle train, once onboard I could walk around inside the train and talk to the drivers of other cars to find one going more towards my destination.  Only got one offer but one is enough.


country: FO
datetime: 2011-04-15 16:52:16.000000
comment:
  I hitched most of the Faroe Islands in 2005. Contender for the easiest hitching in the world! Often the first car would pull over, often just one ride would get you there as distances are short. Almost everyone speaks English.


country: SI
datetime: 2011-04-16 00:39:48.000000
comment:
  highway to Austria (north) or Ljubljana (south), Sign probably helps, cars are still slow after roundabout, there's some room to stop, it's safe.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-17 11:43:28.000000
comment:
  If you need to get onto the E35 this is a very easy spot to get a ride. It's easy for cars to see you and to stop.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-17 14:38:45.000000
comment:
  You can access this petrol station from the round-about "Parc des Expositions"(a bus can drop you there). The only petrol station on the highway accessible with the city public transport


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-17 14:44:15.000000
comment:
  There is an access to the A11 here, but the cars have no room to stop and the traffic is actually not intense. I waited here over an hour before to decide to change  spot.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-17 15:09:27.000000
comment:
  It seems to be the spot towards Nimes. It's quite uncomfortable since there is no place for the cars to stop and this is a speed up zone. Some nice people are willing to stop to get you though.


country: NL
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:27:20.000000
comment:
  Not a good spot to hitchhike along A1 towards Germany. Most of the drivers were driving only for a quite short distance. We've finally got a lift in the direction of Deventer after about 2,5h


country: PL
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:31:31.000000
comment:
  Good place to leave Warsaw and head West. There is only one lane in each direction, the traffic is slow and it's quite easy to catch a ride. Use the sign to avoid local short lifts.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:40:32.000000
comment:
  Try to avoid being dropped here. We were told by the police that pedestrians are not allowed to hang around here. Fortunately they allowed us to hitchhike further. The traffic is very fast and nobody is really likely to stop here except some truckers who rest here. 


country: PL
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:45:54.000000
comment:
  Huge petrol station, loads of truckers stop going in both directions stop here. Just ask around and you can even get a direct lift to Russia ;) You can also try the side of the road, as I did, in order to catch some smaller cars. Took less than a minute to grab a ride to Germany!


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:56:27.000000
comment:
  A bay mentioned in the article about Bad Oeynhausen. Perfect place to get a lift eastwards. Took us 5 mins to hitchhike a truck going straight to Poland.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-04-18 13:14:46.000000
comment:
  I thought it was a bad place, but within five minutes I got Mercedes SLK to Leipzig. You can also get here a car to another southern cities.


country: RO
datetime: 2011-04-18 14:42:34.000000
comment:
  Official HH spot for locals in direction South. Very popular. On a roundabout, just next a petrol station. Not far from train station. Quite easy to get there. Can get quite busy with local hitch hikers.


country: RO
datetime: 2011-04-18 14:43:45.000000
comment:
  It just few meters away from traffic lights, next to the some small side road. There is another spot few meters before this one at the roundabout, but we didn't like it (too many locals are hanging out there). Direction to Cluj-Napoca


country: RO
datetime: 2011-04-18 14:48:16.000000
comment:
  Take a bus no. 8 from city center going to Baia Sprie and go outside the city. There is one main road to the border.


country: NL
datetime: 2011-04-19 14:21:37.000000
comment:
  Direction: Breda, Rotterdam, Antwerp (Belgium), Gent (Belgium).
  After the traffic light, there's a small area where cars can stop, and a pertrol station as well. The traffic is both going to the A58 (direction breda), and to a toll-road in the direction of belgium (trough the 'westerschelde tunnel). 
  To find a car in the direction of Gent took us 20 minutes.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-04-19 18:52:39.000000
comment:
  Gasstation on the road to the highway (E-75) to Belgrade. Quite some traffic towards Zrenjanin, took a while (30 min) to get a direct ride to Belgrade.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-04-19 18:54:50.000000
comment:
  Gasstation with a lot of local traffic. I was lucky in finding a ride soon to be brought to the next one, 4 km further towards Nis.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-20 23:31:35.000000
comment:
  Direction Toulouse; get there by bus no. 2 or 11 (stop: Pompidou), or walk 2km from the main train station


country: RU
datetime: 2011-04-21 11:42:11.000000
comment:
  There are a lot of trucks on the opposite side from petrol station Rosneft. Very easy to take a lift to Finnland.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-22 18:19:06.000000
comment:
  Going to Nancy through N57. Good spot with a little pull out. Waited 15min to get an offer for Nancy center! It's one hour walk from epinal center


country: ES
datetime: 2011-04-22 21:17:17.000000
comment:
  this is THE MOST TERRIBLE spot for hitchhiking ever! Stayed there for 6+ hours and noone stopped!!
  never go there!!!


country: FR
datetime: 2011-04-24 13:03:20.000000
comment:
  Good spot as it have parking spot and is just before a traffic light. However may not be the best for going to Paris as this direction might be used by driver who will stick to national road 4. I waited 3h with a "Paris" sign, long wait but it was worth it as I had a direct ride to Paris. People can offer you to go intermediate destination (like Toul). Before accepting this, be sure that you're driver will drop you on a good spot as the RN4 is often a double track, high speed road.


country: CL
datetime: 2011-04-24 13:51:21.000000
comment:
  Going to Calama, Spot at the crossroad a bit outside of town. Short wait regarding the few amont of car passing by. We had a ride for Calama and were heading to antofogasta


country: CL
datetime: 2011-04-24 13:55:41.000000
comment:
  Going to Antofogasta from San pedro de atacama, we were droped at the crossroad (23 with 25) here by our driver. Bad spot on the highway. Car are driving too fast. We walked out a little further up to this place where there is an access ramp. Someone heading for the airport picked us up and drop us to a great spot out of town


country: CL
datetime: 2011-04-24 14:01:38.000000
comment:
  There is a Copec gas station here. We stayed here with a sign saying "El sur" and after one hour someone driving to Rancagua (70km south of Santiago) dropped us on another copec station on the highway number 5.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-04-24 14:22:25.000000
comment:
  Towards Łódź, Warszawa, Gdańsk
  There is a petrol station here, but it's pretty small and usually filled with local cars only - there is a special lane for cars turning right, so it's impossible to hike by the road as well.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-04-25 09:16:54.000000
comment:
  Very good spot right after a toll station, where cars go slow and have plenty of place for cars to stop. To get here take the metro (M3) to İkitelli Sanayi Station and walk from here (maybe 20 minutes)


country: US
datetime: 2011-04-27 11:34:44.000000
comment:
  Decent spot for hitchhiking south on interestate - 15.  I didn't use a sign because it's fairly obvious I'd like to go somewhere south, and it seems that most people are either going to Stateline or California.  I did wait about an hour or two because there was heavy traffic which makes for grumpy drivers.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-04-28 13:38:14.000000
comment:
  Tried here direction direction Olsztyn, but it was quite senseless, although almost all traffic is passing the city here. Lots of cars, not a single one stopped in one hour and we went walking towards end of city.


country: CA
datetime: 2011-04-28 16:46:04.000000
comment:
  Pretty good spot. Near a chicken restaurant called Scores, gas station nearby as well. We (1 guy, 1 girl) stood on the on ramp with sign "Quebec". Took 20 min.


country: FI
datetime: 2011-04-28 17:36:32.000000
comment:
  Really no place to pull over, but found it to be better then the spot listed further west along Kainuuntie street at the bus stop.


country: IT
datetime: 2011-04-30 11:31:11.000000
comment:
  from metro line B station - Ponte Mammolo take 508 to last station in Giardini di Corcolle. From there you have 1,5 km walking (unfortunately little on highway) to either gas station on the right, or toll on the left. I went to gas station, which is of course on highway, and waited for 10 min.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-04-30 13:23:11.000000
comment:
  Great spot to Prague near city centre. You can use trolleybuses 11,13,15,16,17 and get off at stop Gambrinus. Then walk little bit back.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-04-30 13:31:50.000000
comment:
  Good place in direction to Germany. Long bus stop, cars go slowly after trafic lights. You can even catch car to France, but most of times I went only to some gas station on highway. Use trolleybuses 12,15,17 with end station Nová Hospoda.


country: CH
datetime: 2011-05-02 13:24:39.000000
comment:
  Zurich
  Stay before the motorway panel (policemen told me that else I would have to pay)
  The configuration is alright, it can be just people behaviours that could change your waiting time


country: CH
datetime: 2011-05-02 13:34:43.000000
comment:
  Bregenz, Austria

  Good configuration, Access enough safe, hitchhiking spot after the motorway sign panel, so if the police passes by, they will just tell you that you have to go before it. (happened to me in Bern)


country: GE
datetime: 2011-05-02 13:48:54.000000
comment:
  From here you are visible to drivers from a distance and there's plenty of space to pull over safely.


country: AT
datetime: 2011-05-02 13:57:35.000000
comment:
  Munchen (D), Innsbruck (A)

  Can say it´s not easy to reach,
  but once you get there, use a good panel, show confidence, people may doubt about your spot, even if there is place after the spot to enable cars to stop..


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-05 19:11:34.000000
comment:
  A ramp near ikea. It's in a walking distance from S-Bahn Eching, you can take a bus here as well.
  Almost all of the cars are local (i.e. Freising). Might take long time to get a good ride.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-05 19:18:42.000000
comment:
  Good spot for going direction Ingolstadt. There is a gas station, so you can talk to people. But it was the road that worked for us. Got a ride to Munich in no time.


country: IT
datetime: 2011-05-06 10:23:27.000000
comment:
  To go South: this is the first gas station on the highway connecting Rome to the A1 highway going south. It's still inside the city, so very easy to reach, but it's already on the highway. There is a fence on the back but if you look trough some bushes where a little building is, the fence is broken and easy to climb. Go to Anagnina station either by metro or by bus (it's one of the biggest terminal in Rome)  take the bus 046and stop at "carnevale lettere", the gas station is only 400 m away. Walk back for a few meters  cross the road and turn right on via cavaglieri, and then the first left, and at the end of the street there is the gas station. there are also other buses going around the area (500, 504...) just use the route planner of public transport to see what's the best for you
  http://www.atac.roma.it/index.asp?lingua=ENG


country: IT
datetime: 2011-05-06 10:38:32.000000
comment:
  To gpo south: This is a parking lot where a lot of people leave their cars to share a ride with friends, or to meet before leaving. You can start from here asking to the people


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-06 14:49:57.000000
comment:
  This  gas station is suggested in the wiki page, but it's better you don't go there :) It's hidden from the main road, so only locals moving inside Berlin go there, a lot of taxi driver, and it's also an expensive gas station. I needed 3 hours to find a ride south


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-06 22:29:04.000000
comment:
  Had a long wait (4 hours) to get a lift here recently with my gf. Everywhere else we had lifts within 20 mins. so led to believe this spot isn't ideal.


country: GB
datetime: 2011-05-06 22:32:40.000000
comment:
  Had 3 lift offers over the course of an hour until the ideal lift across the channel came along. Great spot to wait on the exit road of the service station, cars go slowly and have room to stop and you don't have to exert yourself by approaching people in the service station itself.


country: SE
datetime: 2011-05-07 11:22:07.000000
comment:
  Really good spot for getting south. I had to get of before the highway split (my driver was going to Oslo) so I walked 500 meter and then waited 10+ minutes before I was picked up.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-11 16:12:12.000000
comment:
  Excellent spot for heading out of calais (I was going to Paris, 20 min wait.). Cars come though in batches. There will be loads of cars over the course of 10 mins, then nothing til the next ferry gets in, at which point another load will come past (we had 20 min wait between loads on a sunday, maybe more frequent in the week?) You can get here by either getting dropped off by a car exiting the ferry or walking along the fence between the port and avenue du commendant until it stops and you can walk down the port exit road a little bit.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-05-13 01:40:38.000000
comment:
  First pay station when heading out of Belgrade on the E-75.
  Very much traffic to Novi Sad.
  Many Austrian, German and Czech cars passing by on their way home. We (2 guys) got a direct lift to Vienna after ~2 hours and couple of lifts offered to Novi Sad before.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-05-13 02:00:02.000000
comment:
  Walk to the peak of the hill the road goes up to and you'll find a white-stoned emergency holding area which is big enough for trucks as well. Drivers can spot you early and are slowed down by going uphill before.
  Direction: Belgrade / Nis


country: HU
datetime: 2011-05-14 22:06:22.000000
comment:
  this place there is an auchan.Next to the auchan, and petrol station, next to the ring road.i use this place very often when i go Budapest or Balaton.I guess you need a board.
  the traffic is good, and there are enough space.
  (Székesfehérvár from Bus station 12,12A buses)


country: US
datetime: 2011-05-15 02:19:48.000000
comment:
  We (2 females) were walking back to the ferry but had to pee and didn't know if we had enough time, so I stuck my thumb out while we were walking.  About 5 cars passed and one stopped in the middle of the road and took us 2.5 km to the ferry (and more importantly, the bathroom).  Cars drive slowly on Martha's Vineyard and there isn't much crime, so I don't think the people are as skeptical.


country: BG
datetime: 2011-05-15 12:43:12.000000
comment:
  When you're going from the Sliven city, you should take bus no 6 and ask bus driver to stop near Shell gas station.Then you'll have to walk up to road no 6 that leads to Sofia Direction.


country: AT
datetime: 2011-05-15 14:57:14.000000
comment:
  A huge petrol station at the border [[Germany]] /Austria. A lot of traffic is going South to Trieste, [[Slovenia]]. Definitely not a good spot to Vienna or Budapest.


country: BE
datetime: 2011-05-15 19:18:48.000000
comment:
  Namur, Paris
  Hitchhiking there is illegal but it is definitely safer and better than the roundabout between rue de Suse and rue du Plan Incliné. Using a sign is recommanded.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-16 00:29:09.000000
comment:
  South side of the main train station. Ask around at the gas station, or also stand there on the grass with a sign to get people leaving from the station parking lot.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-16 00:52:55.000000
comment:
  This seems to be an obsolete marker as they have changed all the roads at the airport. Maybe an admin can delete it?


country: NL
datetime: 2011-05-16 09:40:40.000000
comment:
  Truck stop "Truck Inn" Asten. 

  Good place for a ride with a truck into Germany or Poland. Big truck stop area. Shell petrol station, where you can ask the drivers. Or wave at the truckers behind the petrol station. 


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-16 15:00:11.000000
comment:
  Terrible spot for going towars Paris... 1 car passed me in about 15-20 minutes. Ended up walking along the highway to get out of there.


country: MR
datetime: 2011-05-16 15:05:26.000000
comment:
  There's a police check point around here, as of March 2011, the folks here are very friendly and will do all the hitching for you. The latter will take some time, though.


country: MA
datetime: 2011-05-16 15:15:41.000000
comment:
  Right before the peage is a great spot for going towards Casablanca. How are you going to get there, though if you're not as lucky as me?


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-16 18:02:30.000000
comment:
  service station. to the north: great, even to holland, germany, uk and further. going east towards geneva: very hard to senseless. I ended up taking a german car to near basel and entering switzerland on this way.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-05-16 18:11:30.000000
comment:
  Even though I was told not to hitchhike at the petrol station by the attendant after somebody had complained, I managed to get a ride straight to lyon.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-18 02:34:29.000000
comment:
  Direction of brittany (laval,Rennes), just take tramway direction university and get off end of line.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-18 10:41:30.000000
comment:
  Melle-Ost on-ramp, roundabout with sufficient space on the exit towards the highway, great for getting rides to the service station 3km ahead or further (Bad Oeynhausen). Traffic drives slow.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-05-19 18:56:37.000000
comment:
  As described on the wiki page for Pristina; quite an okay spot for hitching south towards Skopje or the turn-off 15 km further towards Prizren


country: AL
datetime: 2011-05-19 18:59:07.000000
comment:
  Gasstation before Kukes; no good. Local traffic and lots of traffic on the highway turning into Kukes

  Find a ride into Kukes and walk towards the road leaving town. There I had a ride to Tirana in 15 min (and lots of offers for (shared) taxis.


country: AL
datetime: 2011-05-19 19:05:19.000000
comment:
  There is a bus going this direction (forgot the name), then walk a bit further to a place where cars can stop.


country: MK
datetime: 2011-05-19 19:08:13.000000
comment:
  Gasstation and a wide street where people can stop. 2km out of town. Hitch directly to Skopje or if people go to Struga get out on the crossroads.


country: NO
datetime: 2011-05-20 12:57:39.000000
comment:
  Larger bus stop. All traffic from Hønefoss towards Oslo passes here. Locals meet here to ride with buddies. Less long-distance/trucker traffic than on the highway below.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-05-20 14:11:38.000000
comment:
  Only one girl named Sashka is willing to stop. But she dose not like to drive a car. Thats the main problem. She is a great company, bay her a drink, you want regret it. One tip more. Dont ask her to go to some museum. Sasha prefers ice cream!!  


country: PL
datetime: 2011-05-20 17:09:48.000000
comment:
  A good spot towards Warsaw. There is a petrol station here and enough place to stop before it.
  To get here, you can take the bus number 22 or 3 from the main Train Station or 9 from the centre (near the City Hall). Get off the bust 3 and 22 at the last stop and walk west downhill, until you reach the road to Warsaw. 
  From the bus 9 you need to get off at the first bus stop on Dybowskiego called Uniwersytet-Centrum Konferencyjne and walk for about 10 minutes along the road to Warsaw.
  To see bus schedules and routes, visit:
  http://www.zkm.olsztyn.eu/korzystanie-z-transportu-miejskiego/rozklad-jazdy
  and choose the requested bus number.


country: CO
datetime: 2011-05-20 18:30:41.000000
comment:
  Peaje al norte de Medellin, para llegar hay que tomar el Metro de Medellin y bajarse en la ultima estacion llamada NIQUIA. luego tomar un bus hasta el peaje, lo hice en el 2008 con buenos resultados, no me llevaron a mi destino final que era Cartagena pero avance bastante y me dejaron en otro sitio bueno para hacer dedo.

  Toll north of Medellin, to get there take the Metro de Medellin and get off at the last station called Niquuia, then take a bus to the toll, I did it in 2008 with good results, did not reach my final destination was Cartagena but forward enough and I left another good place to hitchhike.


country: CO
datetime: 2011-05-20 18:35:35.000000
comment:
  Buen sitio para hacer dedo, muchos camiones y en el cruce hay tiendas de comida barata. Rumbo a Cartagena

  Good place to hitchhike, many trucks and the crossing of cheap food shops. Sailing to Cartagena


country: CO
datetime: 2011-05-20 18:38:11.000000
comment:
  Yarumal, pequeño pueblo en las alturas de Medellin 2300 msnm, buen sitio para descansar, muchos estacionamientos de camiones.

  Yarumal, a small village on the heights of 2300 meters Medellin, good place to rest, many truck parking.


country: CO
datetime: 2011-05-20 18:52:22.000000
comment:
  Caucasia, hacer dedo frente a la estacion de policia, al frente hay un hotel y restaurantes.

  Caucasia, hitchhiking front the police station, in front of a hotel and restaurants


country: CO
datetime: 2011-05-20 19:01:55.000000
comment:
  Salida norte a Cartagena, no tuve suerte y tomé un bus a Cartagena :(

  North exit towards Cartagena, no luck and took a bus to Cartagena :(


country: CO
datetime: 2011-05-20 19:07:24.000000
comment:
  Salida de Cartagena, muy cerca al terminal de buses, pasan muchos camiones, furgonetas y buses rumbo a Barranquilla y Santa Marta.

  Out of Cartagena, close to the bus terminal, passing many trucks, vans and buses bound for Barranquilla and Santa Marta.


country: CO
datetime: 2011-05-20 19:19:39.000000
comment:
  Muchos estacionamientos de camiones, carretera principal hacia Santa Marta

  Many truck parking, main road to Santa Marta


country: CO
datetime: 2011-05-20 19:36:14.000000
comment:
  Centro comercial Exito-Panorama, al frente hay estacionamiento de camiones y un hotel muy economico, aqui tambie se puede tomar el bus hacia el peaje Ponedera al sur de Barranquilla.

  Exito-Panorama supermarket, parking is in front of trucks and a very economic hotel, here you can also take the bus to the toll south of Barranquilla Ponedera


country: RU
datetime: 2011-05-20 23:56:30.000000
comment:
  Only one girl named Sashka is willing to stop. But she dose not like to drive a car. Thats the main problem. She is a good company, bay her a drink, you want regret it. One tip more. Dont ask her to go to a museum, Sasha prefers ice cream!! Do not talk about unexisting animals when she is trying to sleep!!


country: TR
datetime: 2011-05-21 00:57:55.000000
comment:
  You can take bus 83O for 1,50 TL from Taksim Square to the big bus station Bayrampaşa Otogar on the European side, which is just along the motorway to Edirne / Bulgaria. Take the bus to the last stop, get off and walk back to the entrance. From there, you'll be hitching directly along the motorway. A sign works well here, and there is plenty of space for drivers to pull over since a lot of buses and minibuses stop for passengers just outside). While exiting, you'll notice a petrol station to your right that is a possible alternative starting point where you can ask drivers for lifts (or just use the toilet). (from http://hitchwiki.org/en/Istanbul)


country: BY
datetime: 2011-05-22 16:22:28.000000
comment:
  Slow speed before bend in the road, but your waiting can be long.Better to walk several kilometers(4km) to the next fork


country: MD
datetime: 2011-05-22 16:29:38.000000
comment:
  To Odessa, Bender, Tiraspol, Causeni. You can get here using a bus Nr.122, trolley Nr.22, 18 . Bus stop PORTILE ORASULUI. A lot of cars, but almoust no trucks, because for them tranzit through Chisinau is not existing anymore.


country: MD
datetime: 2011-05-22 16:44:47.000000
comment:
  To Soroca, Orhei. You can get here using a bus Nr.37; 47; 48 from the city center & minibus Nr.130  . Bus stop Cricova. 


country: MD
datetime: 2011-05-22 16:46:23.000000
comment:
  To Balti, Edinet, Briceni, Cenauti. You can get here using a bus Nr.37; 47; 48 from the city center & minibus Nr.130  . Bus stop Cricova. 


country: TR
datetime: 2011-05-23 01:13:17.000000
comment:
  That was a poor stop, as i tried to hitchhike in the highway and there were only few cars going from the highway. It was also dark and raining. I waited around 2 hours and finally got a lift directly to Istanbul! 


country: TR
datetime: 2011-05-23 01:16:36.000000
comment:
  Thats a great spot. I always use it to get out of Istanbul and 4 times it was perfect. The traffic is huge so just stick on to highway. After 2-3 cars, thats it, you are out of Istanbul! Stopping a car usually takes less then 5 minutes! 


country: TR
datetime: 2011-05-23 01:18:09.000000
comment:
  Used it twice to get out of Istanbul and it worked perfect. Again, the same rule, just stick on to highway, after 2-3 cars you will be out of Istanbul. And stopping a car usually takes less then 5 min.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-05-23 01:19:58.000000
comment:
  Its hard to go throug bosphourus by hitchhiking. I tried it several times and it took me about 6 cars and 1 hour to go just 15 km to my home! Better to walk or bike. Or just take the public transport. 


country: MK
datetime: 2011-05-24 15:16:08.000000
comment:
  Spot where cars turn onto the bigger road leaving the city. 

  Hitched from here to the toll-booths at the start of the highway going south (didn't use a sign to maximise changes of getting out of town quickly).


country: TR
datetime: 2011-05-24 15:23:47.000000
comment:
  Spot just after some traffic lights with traffic turning onto the coastal highway (D400). Hitch beside the road or at the gasstations.

  Get here by minibus 15.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-05-26 10:17:15.000000
comment:
  The best spot to find a ride to Istanbul. Road connection slows down the every ride. Take the number 2 bus from the bus station from the city center. Leave the bus at the Maxi Market, you have your spot


country: TR
datetime: 2011-05-26 10:20:24.000000
comment:
  Even tough to road connection, you just suffer if you are going through to south. I've waited 4 hours. so few cars going through


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-26 11:12:31.000000
comment:
  Fairly good starting point to hitch towards the highways. There is a traffic light with a small street right after where cars can stop for a moment. Use a sign saying A3.


country: FI
datetime: 2011-05-26 12:08:39.000000
comment:
  It is easy to get this spot by walking from center of the city. There is some space after bus-stop, but unfortunately cars go really fast. After all, if you don't want to get bus further, this is average spot to hitch-hiking.


country: FI
datetime: 2011-05-26 12:49:15.000000
comment:
  Towards Varkhaus, Mikkeli, Lahti or Helsinki. Actually this spot is nothing special, I was waiting aprox. 2 hours. Traffic is not dense, try to get to road 23 and you will be more succesful. 


country: NL
datetime: 2011-05-26 13:14:30.000000
comment:
  During the daytime this petrol station seems to be a good spot to get a lift further into Netherlands or in the direction of Germany. However, during the nighttime it's closed and hardly any cars stop here.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-26 13:21:22.000000
comment:
  Petrol station mentioned in the "Channel Tunnel" article. Try your luck here if you didn't find a ride inside the train. Not too many cars stop here but anyway, it took me around 20 mins to get a ride to Belgium.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-27 00:24:13.000000
comment:
  Had to wait 15 minutes to get a lift to Grünberg. the cars are allowed to drive 50km/h and have enough space to stop for you. good luck!


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-27 03:11:17.000000
comment:
  Bi-directional service station. Okay for going to the UK, great for going far into Europe as a lot of people fresh in from the ferries/tunnel call here.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-28 13:01:30.000000
comment:
  really really really bad if you get here late. restaurant closes at 9 pm...no gas station. better chose the Autohof some 60 km before.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-28 14:02:17.000000
comment:
  Marienborn service area. Very easy to find a lift to Poland as many truckers stop there. Moreover, this spot used to be one of the major border crossings between West and East Germany since 1945 till 1990. The whole infrastructure has been preserved, so if you are interested in history, you might consider spending some more time here for sightseeing.


country: GB
datetime: 2011-05-29 11:14:55.000000
comment:
  Just after the roundabout is the best place to hitch as traffic is still slow. Most of the traffic is heading towards London.


country: HU
datetime: 2011-05-29 14:56:12.000000
comment:
  Towards north, Slovakia and Poland. Get here (Szöd-Szödliget station) by train from Budapest-Nyugati station. Hitch on the motorway, not on the on-ramp.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-30 00:05:41.000000
comment:
  Direction: Berlin
  Not a very good place, not many cars going to Berlin - for best effects stand just by the lane, lots of cars move just through B98


country: EE
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:12:18.000000
comment:
  Halinga and Pärnu-Jaagupi are not exactly the best spots in the world to hitchhike southbound to Pärnu. It took us some 2 hours to get a ride.


country: SK
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:14:42.000000
comment:
  Direction to the west of Slovakia (Poprad, Levoca, Liptovsky Mikulas and so..).

  Area of Gas station, you can ask the drivers.

  Area of 


country: EE
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:19:54.000000
comment:
  It proved impossible to hitchhike here. After some two hours of waiting, a car took us a little bit farther to the south-east, where is was way easier to get a lift.


country: SK
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:20:37.000000
comment:
  The best place in direction to Presov/Kosice I've found there. Its before the turn, cars are slow cause they go up the hill and there is a place for them to stop.


country: AM
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:25:48.000000
comment:
  An excellent spot to hitchhike in the direction of Georgia (Tbilisi). Got a ride to the border in 2 minutes.


country: SK
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:37:36.000000
comment:
  The best place in direction to Presov. Near the bus stop Moňok (Monok) of line 33 (public transport system).  

  The last meters of the speed maximum limit in the town. Concentration of all cars going out freom Kosice through this place.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-30 11:05:37.000000
comment:
  Nice spot because there's a traffic light and cars get a good look at you before pulling directly onto the highway going west. I had to wait almost 15 seconds for a ride.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-30 13:33:43.000000
comment:
  Direction Toward the toll "La Gravelle" or towards the gas station "Aire de Mondevert" ; which are both good spots to get to Paris/Le Mans


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-30 22:42:01.000000
comment:
  Entrence to the motorway A31, where you can hitch in three different directions - Luxembourg, Paris or Nancy. Always make a sign here.


country: BE
datetime: 2011-05-31 17:14:48.000000
comment:
  Bus stop to direction Antwerpen. Waited around 5 minutes in the late afternoon. Cars drive very slow, and it's very easy for them to stop.
  Reaching this spot is very easy too. Take tram #3 to direction Esplanade, and at the tram stop, and exit from the small corridor between the stairs and the fence on the right.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-31 19:44:00.000000
comment:
  Direction Strasbourg, Saarbrücken, Frankfurt. You can get around by bus 8 or U from the city centre. 


country: FR
datetime: 2011-05-31 19:54:48.000000
comment:
  Direction East towards Strasbourg, Saarbrücken, Frankfurt. It's in a walking distance from the city centre. Make a sign saying Strasbourg or A4 Est - Péage if you want to go by motorway as there's a lot of local traffic to St. Avold area and most go there by national road N3.


country: LV
datetime: 2011-06-01 15:48:17.000000
comment:
  It took me 3 hours to get a ride by a drunk over a stretch of just 5 km. People are shy and don’t like hitchhikers a lot. Eventually you’ll find something but prepare for waiting! If you’ll find a nice ride all the way to the border your life will be a lot easier!


country: IT
datetime: 2011-06-02 11:45:41.000000
comment:
  Very good to go north from Treviso. The SR348 goes up to Feltre in Belluno's province. there's enough sspace at a roundabout. you can get here with a 25 minute's walk from the centre of Treviso


country: BE
datetime: 2011-06-02 15:44:37.000000
comment:
  Go under the bridge and there is a ramp to go on the E40 to Gent/Antwerp/Brussels. But use a sign saying Gent, that is the closest and everybody is going there. There is enough place for cars to stap and you will find a ride easy!


country: CH
datetime: 2011-06-04 10:05:00.000000
comment:
  we waited for an an hour and half, destination just freiburg, no chance, went on over the bridge to the next spot, see what i write there


country: CH
datetime: 2011-06-04 10:07:20.000000
comment:
  same here waited for another 1 and a half hours, next to the police station, no one, even nobody who would bring us to the next reststopp, as we wrote germany instead of freiburg. 


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-06-05 10:52:17.000000
comment:
  Very straight, wide road. A lot of local traffic, so write a board with some nearby town like Svitavy or Litomysl. Been standing here for 15min.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-06-05 11:01:09.000000
comment:
  Bad place. Just local traffic entering the highway.
  Cars are slowing here, so you can ask for a drive to next gas station.


country: MK
datetime: 2011-06-05 21:33:42.000000
comment:
  i was asked for money only to arrive till kyustendil and the driver got pretty nervous but anmyway pretty low traffic.


country: CA
datetime: 2011-06-06 02:16:17.000000
comment:
  South to Saint-Georges.

  Not ideal as southbound traffic takes the left-hand lane, whilst the hitcher must take a right. i got a ride fairly quickly, but only as far as the other side of Pont de Québec, which wasn't ideal for getting back on the 73.


country: CA
datetime: 2011-06-06 02:17:53.000000
comment:
  Taking the 73 south to Beauceville.. good spot, plenty of space, and slow traffic heading to Pont P. Laporte. Waited 5 minutes


country: CA
datetime: 2011-06-06 02:20:26.000000
comment:
  Hard to explain why but took a very long time to get a lift south towards Maine. Waited 3 hours on a rainy morning and got to Saint-Come.. 


country: BE
datetime: 2011-06-06 13:37:20.000000
comment:
  The best place to hitch to Brussels, tried it twice and both times got a ride in less than 10 minutes. There is plenty of space for cars to stop, the visibility is good and they are not going too fast after the traffic lights.


country: NL
datetime: 2011-06-06 14:06:36.000000
comment:
  Maybe not the ideal spot to go to Amsterdam in terms of local vs. intercity traffic, but there is a lot of space for cars to stop and they are not going very fast and the visibility is perfect, so we managed to get a ride in 20 minutes, so this place is quite a decent choice.


country: GB
datetime: 2011-06-06 14:22:32.000000
comment:
  The gas station is perhaps not the best place to hitch in Maidstone services, the people don't seem very comfortable with you approaching them and there is a lot of local traffic or people going in the opposite direction, so I only ended up receiving a few rude replies here, better try at the exit or the parking lots.


country: GB
datetime: 2011-06-06 14:25:23.000000
comment:
  I tried this spot to get a ride over the Channel Tunnel, because people are coming out of the parking lot very slowly and it is easy to stop for them to chat with me, but unfortunately most of them ride full cars or are locals or travelling in a different direction, so I only managed to get a ride after 2 hours.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-06-06 16:30:52.000000
comment:
  Last gasstation in town with ample place to hitch on the highway.

  Take bus 105, 106 or 137 from Kizilay (Ankara centrum) to get here in Golbasi.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-06-06 16:35:31.000000
comment:
  Traffic to Malatya from here was slim, took met 1,5h to get a ride. Most drivers turned south or indicated they were turning north further on.


country: TR
datetime: 2011-06-06 16:37:29.000000
comment:
  Surprisingly little traffic leaving town. Was here from 09:00 until 10:45 when I caught a ride.

  Probably better to take a dolmus further out of town to hitch at the University (marked 'Campus')


country: TR
datetime: 2011-06-06 16:40:44.000000
comment:
  While having lunch and enjoying the view already 5 cars offered to take me to Ardahan. After lunch it took 5 minutes.


country: LV
datetime: 2011-06-07 15:30:22.000000
comment:
  A bus stop. Direction Talsi, Ventspils. The cars approach fairly fast but it's usually no problem getting a ride in 15 minutes since the driver can see you hitchhiking from afar.


country: AU
datetime: 2011-06-09 01:43:25.000000
comment:
  Great Place for going North. I live 1km away, at least 5 times CS Guest were picked up here in under 15minutes. 2had direct rides to Cairns. There is a bus fm TSV City (http://www.hpbs.com.au/route-33) Ask the bus driver for "Woodlands Caravan Park at the Mt Low turn off"
  There are traffic lights. Cars stop here, and then they pull up for you. 


country: AU
datetime: 2011-06-09 01:46:07.000000
comment:
  Best spot for going South. Took me 30minutes but ride went for 3hours. I was droped off here, possibly a better spot but here it goes from 60 to 80km/h and safe pullover area.


country: AU
datetime: 2011-06-09 01:48:00.000000
comment:
  Big Petrol station, Can get cars filling up prior to long trip. 
  One lane of cars going south and north about 60km/h


country: PL
datetime: 2011-06-10 00:43:53.000000
comment:
  A bus stop / turning lane.

  06/2011 road construction of this road ended just before this spot, so it was very nice. Future plans of the construction might change this place a lot - ask locals first.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-06-10 00:49:59.000000
comment:
  Towards Germany and to East. Enough traffic coming from Legnica. There's a small bar and a small gas station. Not the best place for it's so small.


country: MK
datetime: 2011-06-11 18:22:41.000000
comment:
  Just came from Skopje with bus to Kumanovo for 10 dinars till these paytolls and took 10mins to get a ride to Nis. Nice place for cars to stop on a side


country: RO
datetime: 2011-06-12 20:06:13.000000
comment:
  This spot is good if you wanna get a direct ride to Turkey or Bulgaria. 

  Virtually all turkish truckdrivers who's going home to Turkey passes through this point. As if that wasn't enough the intersection couldn't be a better place to get a ride. Partly because there are a lot of holes on the road which forces the drivers to slow down a great bit and partly because they have to stop before turning right onto the CB-road.

  However it should be added that this is one of those few places that actually requires signs (personally I rarely use them). If you're going to Bulgaria a simple BL will do and if you're going to Turkey a TR-sign always makes the Turkish drivers smile (even when they cant pick you up).

  Bear in mind that most trucks leave somewhere between 9 to 12 in the morning so you might wanna be here early. If you do happen to, like me, arrive late and getting stuck for the night you should know that camping in this area is hard (though not completely impossible). One advice is to talk to, Ali, the owner of the turkish restaurant and truck parking. He's a nice person who'll be happy to arrange a safe, if possibly a bit uncomfortable, place to spend the night. In the morning he might try to arrange a ride with the turkish drivers.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-06-12 22:05:23.000000
comment:
  Good spot for going north. To get into the station from Lille you are probably best to hitch from the highway entrance back beside Grand Palais. But can be reached from metro stop Mons Sarts (requires a fence jump through some bushes). 


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-06-13 18:20:23.000000
comment:
  i don't know exactly where along this street but it's not necessary to walk further outside the city..just find bus stop long enough (the traffic is not that busy) and thumb up! cars are going slower in this area!


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-06-13 19:04:59.000000
comment:
  it's possible to go further down as well so you can catch cars going from Olomouc as well. good spot direction Zábřeh..(if you were droped off at the petrol station from direction Hradec Králové - cross the bridge and turn left) ..good luck:)


country: TR
datetime: 2011-06-13 21:32:45.000000
comment:
  there is a petroturk here, and in the lokonta there is a guy that speaks excellent self taught english and gave us çay and lentil soup. a very friendly place, and lots of cars passing, going toward Izmir and çanakkale.


country: CH
datetime: 2011-06-14 16:55:47.000000
comment:
  A good chance for a long lift, german and swiss tourists passing, but also local traffic, go on the ramp where you'll find a large hard shoulder to stand and stop on.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-06-15 00:59:53.000000
comment:
  In my way from Skopje to Belgrade, this was really not a nice place to hitchhike. Someone dropped me out here just because he went out to Nis. I was two hours for a ride to Belgrade. I did not expected that in a paytoll in a highway.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-06-15 01:08:04.000000
comment:
  Just after the petrol station I stays for 3 hours till someone picked me, but just to the border. And I was going to Timisoara


country: RO
datetime: 2011-06-15 01:18:20.000000
comment:
  Somewhere arround here there is a petrolstation. Just close to it I got a ride with a bus (not paying) till Sandra. 40km far.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-06-15 01:38:44.000000
comment:
  There are some construction works going on at the moment, I have waited for 45 mins and then I think I was extremely lucky and a guy got me to Michendorf.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-06-15 13:13:19.000000
comment:
  This is a good place to hike in western directions. You are clearly visible and there is a lot of place for a driver to stop.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-06-15 13:36:36.000000
comment:
  Even if hiking from McDonalds can cause some problems, then the petrol station 200m farther is a very good place to hike towards Poland.  


country: PL
datetime: 2011-06-15 13:48:32.000000
comment:
  This is a very popular spot to hike out of Warsaw - lots of local traffic, but it's also not very hard to get a ride to Krakow or Katowice. Hike straightly from the bus stop - lots of people are travelling from that point so you have to be prepared that sometimes there is a crowd of hitchhikers here. This is also the place where a bus to Janki stops - there is actually a better spot for hiking. Keep in mind that drivers taking you to Radom usually expect some money from you, so make this clear before getting in.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-06-15 13:57:50.000000
comment:
  A good place to go to Gdansk, Warsaw or Olsztyn. There is enough place to hike in all of these directions.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-06-15 16:58:06.000000
comment:
  hitchhike here in direction to Nis and further. Visibility is okay, and there's some abandoned parking lot next to a road. Traffic here consists of all international vehicles crossing over Serbia coming from Bulgaria/Turkey, and locals from nearby towns (except Bela Palanka and Babusnica locals but these are minor number and they usually don't go further than to Nis). You will most likely be the only hitchhiker here.


country: US
datetime: 2011-06-15 20:33:17.000000
comment:
  Next to a police station, they didn't bother me, but I wouldn't recommend it.  Also, no one is going to Indiana, they are all just getting around the city, so it is pretty pointless if you are trying to go long distances.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-06-15 22:32:36.000000
comment:
  In principle it's legal, and in principle there's loads of traffic and a lot of place for cars to stop. In practice bored cops will send you away.
  But if you're fast...


country: AT
datetime: 2011-06-16 17:54:24.000000
comment:
  There is a service area called "Roosenbergen". It is even not mentionned in a map, so never try to get a lift to the north from there. Waited nearly 3 hours.


country: US
datetime: 2011-06-17 01:56:51.000000
comment:
  Going I-74E, I stood in the middle by the left turn lane because the cars stop there for the red light.  Be prepared to wait a while.


country: AT
datetime: 2011-06-17 10:48:25.000000
comment:
  Many cars stop because this is the last petrol satation in the Euro Zone. You can choose which car do you prefer. We chose a BMW. :)


country: HU
datetime: 2011-06-17 10:52:14.000000
comment:
  The way to go Budapest. The driver took a low frequented petrol station (500 m norther). So we walked down here. Cars who don't want to pay fee, use this road.


country: DK
datetime: 2011-06-17 13:24:17.000000
comment:
  Bus station ont the street. Cars can stop at the bike lane. 
  Shelter from private garage, people won't see you anymore though 


country: IT
datetime: 2011-06-17 13:35:31.000000
comment:
  Me & Girl got to Aulla by train so as to avoid hitching out of La Spezia. We hoped the entrance to the motorway will be a reasonable  place to hitch into the higway (as the nearest Area di servico (tank station) direction north is just 22 km away from the entrance & every car entering the  motorway might  drive us into it. Wrong! The spot has no side so that cars could pullover without blocking whole traffic & risking being rear bumped an accident. moreover right @ the place there is an office of "carabinieri" and "polizia stradale".
  When we add to it  italian attitude to hitchhikers it gives us awful place to hitch. We tried 4 hours in the  evening -spent a night there- and 2 more hours in the morning of the following day. 


country: NL
datetime: 2011-06-17 13:49:16.000000
comment:
  Petrol station Lokkant. Very good to Venlo, good to Maastricht/Heerlen. Also OK probably towards Gogh / Weeze Airport.


country: US
datetime: 2011-06-17 17:05:18.000000
comment:
  I-74E, I think I had just a bit of bad luck.  Some cars were stopping for me, but not going my direction.  There are two gas stations nearby though, so those are potentially good.  There is a welcome center about 5 miles E on I-74 so ask them to take you there.


country: US
datetime: 2011-06-17 17:06:50.000000
comment:
  This is a welcome center for the state of Indiana.  The first guy I asked took me 216 miles to my final destination.


country: RO
datetime: 2011-06-18 16:59:18.000000
comment:
  Somewhere over here there is a Petrol Station and a nice place to HH. There's enough space for people to stop. you can arrive there with bus nr.11. I got a rde to Cluj-Napoca in 10mins, though he went to Cluj through Arad, and not through Deva as I expected


country: HU
datetime: 2011-06-19 09:46:27.000000
comment:
  This is a large gas station with many trucks and cars. You can also come here by foot. From Balatonlelle go to the bridge which crosses the M7, jump over the fence and you'll see a dirt road next to the wall (so it's both safe and legal to walk here).


country: HR
datetime: 2011-06-19 09:56:58.000000
comment:
  Very good place to Plitvice lakes. Cars are going slowly You can get here by useing small cycling road near .  


country: DE
datetime: 2011-06-19 18:21:13.000000
comment:
  Gas station; direction north
  It's possible to get to A49/Kassel from here, but there's also a lot of local traffic (I guess especially mid-week). It might take a while if you're unlucky.


country: HU
datetime: 2011-06-20 22:39:34.000000
comment:
  Next to a bus station, just before the "no bicycles" sign. Used a sign to Kanizsa and got a ride withing 10 minutes. A lot of cars go this way and there's no need to walk all the way to the highway. Around 30 min walk from the train station.


country: HU
datetime: 2011-06-20 22:42:07.000000
comment:
  Solt is a small village at the crossroads of major roads, with very heavy traffic. We got a ride from here all the way to Békéscsaba very quickly. I recommend you avoid Budapest and instead go here.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-06-21 15:59:04.000000
comment:
  On E70/M1, just after exit to Mitrovica. Good for rides west to Croatian border. Underpass nice for shelter from sun or rain, plenty of room for drivers to stop.


country: NL
datetime: 2011-06-25 13:48:31.000000
comment:
  Managed to get a ride towards 's-Hertogenbosch (my destination) and there was someone offering a ride towards Venlo (which I didn't take).


country: NL
datetime: 2011-06-25 13:54:54.000000
comment:
  Managed to get here by hitchhiking.
  From here I managed to get a ride towards Den Haag, had to refuse quite a few (5) short distance offers.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-06-25 14:44:51.000000
comment:
  z míkovic či vések do světa (praha 3hod; brno 1hod; u.brod 25min; trenčín 2hod;...) velmi frekventovaná silnice, na obou stranách perfektní fleky na stop.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-06-25 15:10:44.000000
comment:
  directions: Uherské Hradiště, Trenčín, Ukraina !!!, ...
  from brno take a train ("Sp" to Slakov u Brna - it is the first station, so you cann drive black); than go right on the road cca 300m (under the bridge);


country: AT
datetime: 2011-06-25 15:48:05.000000
comment:
  direction: heinburg, bratislava,... (klasic stop - keine autobahn, NO HIGHWAY); 
  aus wien kann man mit s-bahn nach flughafen fahren, dort gibt es mindestens zwei billamarket mit interesante koerber :) - karton (alkoolfix muss man haben). viele autos hier sind aus bratislava.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-06-25 21:17:49.000000
comment:
  direction: M.Boleslav
  take a bus (sory i dont remember the nuber...it was going from metro Černý Most) and go cca 1km here. on the leftside is a petrol station (We were a group of six people...4 were on the petrol station and 2 here)


country: HU
datetime: 2011-06-26 23:21:25.000000
comment:
  Well, I would suggest walking on the other side of the junction and standing next to the road on the grass there. There is a spot where the cars can stop for you. I was standing there with a friend, and the second car which passed picked us up.
  Direction: Pécs


country: HU
datetime: 2011-06-26 23:29:48.000000
comment:
  Direction: Esztergom
  Take the bus 260 until the last station (Bóbita utca), get off there and hitch-hike in front of the gravel parking spot.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-06-27 02:22:34.000000
comment:
  Stand before the bus station. There are many locals going to Sinj, so you can ask them to drop you off at the toll of the highway entrnace if you want to hhike to Zagreb.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-06-27 02:31:16.000000
comment:
  There is a bus station where you can stand even at night! All the locals hitchhike from there. At 4.00 in the morning the first car to pass took us.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-06-27 02:41:55.000000
comment:
  After the junction there is a bus stop. Try to htichhike from there to the border (Český Těšín), if your destination is Poland.


country: HU
datetime: 2011-06-27 02:48:29.000000
comment:
  On top of the small hill there is a bus station. Try to hitchhike in front of that, so the cars can easily stop. Good place to get a ride to Budapest.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-06-28 01:51:40.000000
comment:
  A good spot to get to Weimar, if you get up early enough to catch the commuters. There are some parking lots at the sidewalk. The lady who took me, told me that there are often hitchhikers. 


country: AT
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:12:59.000000
comment:
  Decent place to get in and out of the Virgental. In summer season, loaded with tourists, although locals can be friendlier.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:34:46.000000
comment:
  Excellent spot to reach the Baix Empordà and the Central Costa Brava from the train. It's pretty easy to find a ride (by spanish standards), and, as there is a huge net of minor roads, don't worry if the driver is not sharing your destination. If he or she says he knows a roundabout from which you can keep on hitching, trust him!


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:37:42.000000
comment:
  Absolutely pointless. It's not a bad place, I've got a couple of rides from it, but, if you walk five minutes to the spot in the C-66, you get a much better one. The only exception is talking to a local who was riding in the same train than you and, if he has his car parked in the station, or has someone to pick him up, convincing him to give you a lift. But trust me, go to the junction with the c-66 and hitch there.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:39:45.000000
comment:
  Good place to reach Torroella de Montgrí, l'Estartit, Pals... if coming from Flaçà or Girona and your driver is not sharing your destination. It's a pretty small road, so waiting times can be long.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:42:01.000000
comment:
  Good spot if your destination is the Alt Empordà (Figueres, Roses...) or Torroella de Montgrí and you come from the south (La Bisbal, Palafrugell, Palamós...).


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:43:34.000000
comment:
  Interesting to go to the Alt Empordà (Roses, Figueres...), Torroella de Montgrí, Flaçà, Girona... Don't Bother, however, to hitchhike here if your destination is the south. Cross la Bisbal on foot and hitch in the other end of the town.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-29 14:27:47.000000
comment:
  I started at this gas station to go to Lisbon in Portugal.
  It's easy to get here with Metro 6, station Alto de Extremadura.
  There are a lot of people, but mainly they stay in Madrid. 
  Try to get a ride on the A-5 to Km 48, there is a gas station with a restaurant and the probabilities to get somebody going to Portugal are better.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-29 14:33:19.000000
comment:
  Gas station with restaurant where a lot of trucks to Portugal stop.
  I've got here hitch-hiking, so I can't tell you how to get here with public transport!


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-30 15:27:58.000000
comment:
  The wiki will tell you to hitchhike the ferry to Tanger from here, by asking the truck drivers - only problem - there are almost none. Better go to Algeciras directly there are hundreds of them. If you still want to stay here, you can sleep at the fair house or at the nice beach of Tarifa during the night.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-30 18:21:30.000000
comment:
  Small parking bay for max. three trucks. Most of the time at least one truck stays here, waiting for the starting signal. Good spot for starting the search for a ferry lift to Morocco.


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-30 18:31:20.000000
comment:
  Roundabout 200 meters before the sliproad to N-443. If you are heading to Sevilla you should use "Jerez" on your sign as well. Normally a perfect spot, but it´s in Spain...a billboard will protect you from the sun. 


country: ES
datetime: 2011-06-30 18:50:07.000000
comment:
  Roundabout to several directions, a lot of truck traffic coming from the industrial area in direction sevilla, only very few traffic to Cadiz. If you go to Cadiz never let you drop out here, you probably have to turn back to Sevilla!   


country: AT
datetime: 2011-07-01 22:42:44.000000
comment:
  My first try for a lift to Bratislava. It failed. There are traffic lights, so cars stop automatically. But unfortunately mostly local people. 
  BUT I've got a recommandation: At Erdberg, there is an international bus terminal, there are busses from Eurolines or StudentAgency, so you can get there a ticket e.g. for Bratislava for 7€. So, doesn't matter if hitchhiking doesn't work.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-07-04 11:33:04.000000
comment:
  Direction south: There is a bus stop here, with space for cars to stop, and a petrol station 20m further. Traffic light before it, so cars aren't moving too fast.


country: LV
datetime: 2011-07-04 13:09:58.000000
comment:
  This is a good spot to get a ride to Riga or to Lithuania.
  It is possible to hitch trucks, which go to Europe.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-07-04 19:22:10.000000
comment:
  Spot for hh towards village Rtanj and the mountain with same name, just stand by the road after motel "Rtanj"


country: MK
datetime: 2011-07-04 21:53:45.000000
comment:
  main road goes by the town. walk to this junction, 10 mins from the centre. okay for both directions.


country: AT
datetime: 2011-07-05 11:14:53.000000
comment:
  To hitchhike north to the A9 highway you can ask people for a ride at two places: at this shopping centre; or, around 1km before here on Wiener StraBe (road) is a petrol station. To get here, catch the bus 52 from the Hauptbanhof (Central Station). You can get a ride to the first petrol station on the A9 out of Graz, which is around 10 minutes drive if you cannot get a lift further. Good luck! s xo


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-05 18:04:20.000000
comment:
  Actually I didn't catch a ride from here, but that was because I was going into the wrong direction (I wanted to go east/ A2). If you want to get to the A3 to the north, that might be a good place to ask for rides.


country: AT
datetime: 2011-07-06 10:37:34.000000
comment:
  There is a gas station here. Most of the people are driving only small distances in Austria, but you can try your luck while going to the (for example) Budapest.


country: NL
datetime: 2011-07-06 16:52:36.000000
comment:
  On-ramp 25 Enschede-Zuid in direction Gronau/Munster on the N35. Not that great, but still the best spot out of Enschede onto the B54 I think.


country: TH
datetime: 2011-07-07 07:43:07.000000
comment:
  Towards Chiang Mai.

  You can hitchhike earlier in Pai too, but just after the crossroad is good since you get traffic from both roads.


country: HU
datetime: 2011-07-07 19:00:54.000000
comment:
  Not very high traffic but there are many cars with Slovene license plates that probably go to Slovenia. If nothing else, you should get a short lift across the border. We got a lift all the ay to Ljubljana. It might also be a good idea to go to the next village where the road 86 is bringing trucks from Slovakia going to Slovenia.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-08 17:24:50.000000
comment:
  Petrol station Köschinger Forst.
  take bus 30 towards Hepberg/Lenting, get off at Römerstr, from there you have to walk about 10-15 min. Bus 30 doenst allways serve till Hepberg, Römerstrasse( check on http://www.invg.de/fahrplan/2012/30_2012.pdf) otherwise get off final station in Lenting. from there its  ten more additional walking minuts


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-07-10 11:41:09.000000
comment:
  We waited about 20 minutes and we stopped a man who took us to even a better place. Good place to head north (Hrádek n N.) or west (Děčín).


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-07-10 11:45:52.000000
comment:
  This is a really great place to hitchhike! Either you want to get to Germany or to the Western Bohemia!


country: RS
datetime: 2011-07-10 14:59:16.000000
comment:
  To go east (Cacak, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Nis) this is the best spot. It's very close from Uzice city center, just pass by main bus station and follow the signs. Go up to the main road and hh at the shoulder, there is enough space for cars to pull over.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:04:08.000000
comment:
  Just stand next to the road and hh in preferred direction: north to Tara mountain, west to Bosnia, east to Uzice. There is monument of the train there, easy to recognize.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:10:59.000000
comment:
  It's crucial to get to the huge junction just out of Pozega. From there you can easily get a ride south (Arilje, Ivanjica), east (Cacak) and west (Uzice).


country: RS
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:20:29.000000
comment:
  To go to Arilje, Pozega or just to get to the junction before Pozega (and then easily go further west or east), there is a bridge on your right but continue straight. There is a bus stop with enough space for cars to pull over. It's a bit far from center of Ivanjica, 2-3 km or something. Taxi is very cheap, though. There are lots of local rides, use a sign.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:29:39.000000
comment:
  To go to Sjenica, from center of Ivanjica take "Javorska" street and follow it until you get to the beginning of the forest (and the mountain). Just go up the street and pick the place you want.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:33:32.000000
comment:
  As Sjenica is very small, just anybody how to get out of the town in the direction of Nova Varos. There is a small junction where you can hh towards Nova Varos or to Ivanjica.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:44:21.000000
comment:
  To go from Bajina Basta to Uzice, it's a bit tricky because the town has merged with villages along the road. Take street "Dusana Visnjica" from the center and follow it. After some time, start hh, try to get any ride, just to get to the open road with no houses around.


country: SI
datetime: 2011-07-11 12:06:14.000000
comment:
  This is a small bus station with enough room for cars to stop. Mostly locals go here and they are not very friendly. After 2 hours got picked up by a couple from Maribor.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-07-12 18:48:03.000000
comment:
  Spot to Paris. Take the bus 30 from dijon center and stop at vaux bruns and you will be at this spot ! 

  It is perfect, due to some road planning, the old spot just at he entry of the motorway is now less attractive. Cars still can stop but hitchin' on the road from dijon just before the crossroad is a better option. ClosE to the traffic light, it's perfect ! waiting minutes before a lift to paris : 3 min !


country: FR
datetime: 2011-07-12 18:55:21.000000
comment:
  This is the A38/A6 toll station. not too much traffic here, but still a good place. From there you can reach the service station "les lochères" (km 255) if going to Paris. If you go to Dijon, beware, there is no more service station !


country: FR
datetime: 2011-07-12 19:06:29.000000
comment:
  Toll booth: personnaly I went there from Auxerre (which is quite easy if you're patient and not afraid to walk) by following the road signs "Paris" and "A6".
  Sometimes I had to wait for the traffic to thin up a bit before I could keep going, also I walked in quite a bit of vegetation (especially Urticae) which isn't that big a problem if you wear shoes and long pants. 

  Walking on the (right) side of the road might not be comfortable for everybody since once you're out of the town, cars and trucks drive quite fast, however it's not dangerous in the least from my experience if you stay out of the road. If you don't want to walk all the way there, you could probably ask drivers at Auxerre driving North if they can drop you at the toll, but that's not something I tried.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-07-13 22:32:49.000000
comment:
  Pour rejoindre l'autoroute direction Toulouse, avec un panneau "A 20". Pas de péage à Limoges, car l'autoroute est gratuite.


country: AU
datetime: 2011-07-14 11:49:26.000000
comment:
  good spot to hitch into the nationalpark. there is a "share a ride" station. everyone who wants to go in the nationalpark has to use this road.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-14 18:32:16.000000
comment:
  If somebody tells you to go from Memmingen direction Lindau this way - don't believe them. It's a rather bad spot. I waited around 1-1,5 hours to get to the next rest area, which is on the wrong side of the highway and wasn't very cool either.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-14 19:01:22.000000
comment:
  Good place to get on A95 direction Garmisch-Partenkirchen. You can get here with U3. There is also a bus 56 from Pasing, or the same one from Blutenburg, right next to the end of A8. 

  Keep in mind, there is only rest area before Garmisch, near Höhenrain.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-14 19:15:32.000000
comment:
  Lots of cars going to the North. Almost everybody going south aren't going far, and they are relatively few.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-15 02:34:10.000000
comment:
  I hichhiked here to go to Szczecin (Stettin); quite remote place, but if you find a lift to this place it's not so bad: there is a traffic light, so cars slow down a bit more. As you see from the arrows, you catch all the cars coming from the city and from both directions of the Berliner ring.
  The remoteness of the place, then, stimulates car drivers to stop, because they'll think there's something wrong if a person walks on that road.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-15 02:36:15.000000
comment:
  I hitch-hiked here to go to Szczecin (Stettin). In general, I don't recommend to use the thumb on the Berliner Allee; to much traffic, few places to stop, nervous people, and you're still inside the town. Exactly in the spot I put there is a petrol station; it's on the other side of the street and people going to Poland usually wait to be there to refuel because it's cheaper, but anyway it's better than the thumb. So, few cars directed to Szczecin, but some of them anyway going out from Berlin in direction North (ask for Bernau too); once you're on the Autobahn (in petrol stations!) or also in the countryside it's easier to find somebody.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-15 02:40:35.000000
comment:
  I tried to hitchhike from here to Szczecin (Stettin), but it didn't work. There is a petrol station, but few cars stop here to refuel and it is on the other side of the street. I suggest you to walk a bit and go to the cross between B2 and Berliner Ring, it's much better.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-07-15 03:06:22.000000
comment:
  On this street on the peninsula it's quite easy to find a ride in both directions, at least in summer, when there are lot of tourists. There were many other people hitchhiking, I recommend you!


country: PL
datetime: 2011-07-15 20:18:35.000000
comment:
  Anywhere on this Kryńska street is good to go to Krynki. Be careful though, there are a bunch of fascists in this area.


country: NO
datetime: 2011-07-15 20:59:46.000000
comment:
  A perfect hitchhiking spot for south of Norway and Stavanger. You can take bus number 32 (or 31) from Nasjonaltheatret to stop "Maritime". You'll see a petrol station and you can easily stay at its exit.


country: NO
datetime: 2011-07-15 21:16:16.000000
comment:
  If you need get out of city the good one and not far away spot is at next side of the street at place where is Slottetsmuseet - you can easily ask every body. Just 10 minutes from centre.


country: RS
datetime: 2011-07-18 12:01:41.000000
comment:
  this is a long street that becomes a road to Zajecar as it leads of the town. You can recognize the place as some military ground are on your right, and some industry buildings are across the street.

  Visibility is very good and you could stand anywhere you want, as nearly all vehicles that go to Zajecar direction pass here. 

  Note that you will have to walk a little bit from the center to get here, and if you arrive in Knjazevac from Nis/Svrljig, you better ask the driver not to leave you at the entrance of the town, as then you could walk straight but quite a bit, it took me good 45 minutes in that case.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-07-18 14:09:46.000000
comment:
  Go to Nemours with a train from Paris Gare de Lyon (1 hour approximately). Then 30min walking (http://tinyurl.com/2bs24sf). There youare on the paying section of the highway, so there are no suburbian people or so.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:03:23.000000
comment:
  Bus stop just outside Otocac, in the direction of Plitvice.

  Many truck drivers toward Bhiac (Bosnia) pass by here. They can take you untill Preboij, about 7 km from the entrance to the Plitvice NP.

  We got picked up right when we were leaving our previous ride.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:13:44.000000
comment:
  Pula, direction A9 (Rijeka, Slovenia) or D66 (Labin, Opatija)

  Bus stop near big supermarkets in front of intersection toward motorway A9 and coastal road D66.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:19:28.000000
comment:
  Labin, along D66, toward Opatija, Brestova (for Cres ferry) and Rijeka)

  Spot is ok, although traffic can be light even in summer. There is much room for cars to stop, even trucks could easily park here. Little bit of shadow, too and a hypermarket across the street for snacks or water.

  Got a ride to Brestova after 15-20 min.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:24:23.000000
comment:
  Plitvice Lakes NP (secondary entrance, Hotel Bellevue), toward Gospic, Zadar, Split, Bosnia.

  Bus stop outside the secondary entrance of the park. Lots of traffic, but many packed tourist cars.
  Waiting time can be long, but you might be lucky and catch a ride all the way to Zadar.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:28:36.000000
comment:
  On the ferry from Brestova, towards Cres town.

  When on the ferry, make a sign for Cres (town) and go stand at the front. People on the boat will see you and you'll most probably have a ride before the cars even start driving off.

  Longer distance (to Losinj island) should be possible, much traffic is headed there.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:31:04.000000
comment:
  Cres town, INA petrol station, toward Merag (ferry to Krk).

  A direct ride will be very hard, but you can talk to people at the petrol station. They might be willing to take you to the main road toward Porozina.

  The intersection toward the Kovacine autocamp is a better place for further travel.

  Direction Losinj might yield better results.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:35:26.000000
comment:
  Outside Cres town, Kovacine intersection, toward Porozina (for Istria ferry) and Merag (for Krk ferry).

  The main road on the island, go experience going north: nearly all traffic goes to one of the ferry ports.
  Best is to have sign with 'Krk' and a pic of a ferry or 'Istra'.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:40:01.000000
comment:
  Malinska, toward mainland (Rijeka).

  Cars go too fast, can't see past the turn and can't stop.

  Don't let anyone drop you off here if they're headed into Malinska. 
  Happened to us after a ride from the ferry from Cres. Had to walk quite far to find a place where cars could stop (about 15-20 min north).
  There is also a petrol station at the main entrance to Malinska. Ask your ride to drop you off there.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:46:37.000000
comment:
  Weeze Airport (NRN), past exit of P2, toward Cologne, Netherlands.

  Plenty of cars passing by, many packed with families returning from holiday. Also drivers who have just dropped someone off.
  Enough space for stopping.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:50:16.000000
comment:
  Weeze, A57 (both Cologne and Netherlands).

  Bus stop kind of asphalt strip next to the road (though no actual stop here!). Try to get dropped off here from Weeze airport if your initial ride is headed the opposite direction on the highway.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-19 10:57:32.000000
comment:
  thought this might be a good spot...many students, and as it was a Friday I thought perhaps some of them would be leaving home...but forget it! this place is dead, as is the whole areal (when it comes to car traffic ofc). also, don't try to stand on the main road b/c it is huge! 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:00:01.000000
comment:
  at the beginning I thought this might be a good spot, as it leads rights out of the city centre, but mostly b/c I used to take carsharing offers which usually start at the west entrance of the Hbf yet I couldn't see where cars should stop along the street, b/c it is quite well frequented, so I didn't try; if you're heading to Trier, perhaps consider leaving from Wiesbaden instead


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:05:01.000000
comment:
  Senseless! Relatively little traffic and no place for cars to stop. Instead, take the bus in the direction of Wiesbaden Hbf and get off at the very next bus stop (Freibad; see other post)!


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:10:20.000000
comment:
  Finally a perfect spot! :) LOTS of traffic and all leading out of the city onto the A66! It's a 2-lane road, but you got a bus stop right behind you for cars to pull over. B/c of traffic lights it's easy to jump into any car. In my case, a guy on the 2nd lane stopped and I had enough time to get in.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:18:40.000000
comment:
  Very little traffic, but chances are the drivers will either drive to Frankfurt or Trier... better chances than at the airport b/c single drivers. After standing at the airport for 1 1/2 hrs, got a ride here after 5 min...


country: GB
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:41:28.000000
comment:
  Bus stop with a beautiful view over the ocean. Lots of traffic. 2-lane road, but going uphill so cars can stop and pull over easily. Recommended.


country: BE
datetime: 2011-07-19 15:03:10.000000
comment:
  Nice spot for hitching in the direction of Liège. Much room to pull over.
  Catched a ride in less than 5 min


country: BE
datetime: 2011-07-19 15:05:30.000000
comment:
  Althought a bit far from the Tongeren town-centre, it's the best place to catch a ride to Antwerp/Brussels.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-07-19 16:37:19.000000
comment:
  The spot to Bialystok. 
  In front of the petrol station, there is a lot of space for the cars to stop and they can see you from far away and you're just out of the city, so you avoid most of the local traffic (and it's not far from the center)


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-07-21 11:28:48.000000
comment:
  Average spot to catch a lift to Germany or Plzen. 
  It's before the biggining of the highway...
  Take yellow line of the tube to Zlicin. and then walk 3min. 


country: FR
datetime: 2011-07-21 18:33:16.000000
comment:
  Take the RER J from gare st-lazare. Stop at the mantes-la-jolie station. From the station, you'll have a 30 min walk (and will have to cross a field) to arrive to the toll station ! 


country: ES
datetime: 2011-07-22 08:55:49.000000
comment:
  The exit of the parking of the T4 terminal. Cars have to slow down there to put their tickets and generally there's a line of cars waiting. From this place there's direct access to the highway M12. 
  Nevertheless I had to wait quite some time before someone picked me up.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-22 12:40:58.000000
comment:
  Petrol station. Got a lift northwards within 10 minutes (after waiting for 30 minutes on the spot with the traffic lights.)


country: PL
datetime: 2011-07-24 12:00:12.000000
comment:
  Got there by mistake, but there was no better place. Traffic is really low, because it's only an entrance to the express road above, but you shouldn't hitchkike above for safety reasons. Fortunatelly the very first car picked me up. I think the place is so bad, that some drivers can be compassionate and give you a lift. There is a bus stop, where they can park.


country: SK
datetime: 2011-07-24 12:42:21.000000
comment:
  Gas station with high traffic. Many cars don't go for long distances, but I got a lift to Presov in 30 minutes


country: SK
datetime: 2011-07-24 12:46:34.000000
comment:
  Gas station in direction of Hungary. Spot looks nice, there are many cars, but little of them go to Hungary, it's mostly local traffic.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-07-24 19:07:14.000000
comment:
  The actual bus stop to hitch to the East. The bus 304 can drop you there "Prokocim CPN" bus stop. This is jus before the highway.


country: HU
datetime: 2011-07-24 21:17:45.000000
comment:
  Gas station. Traffic wasn't high, but it was Sunday. Direction: highway entrance towards Budapest or Miskolc/Debrecen.


country: HU
datetime: 2011-07-24 21:19:47.000000
comment:
  Long runway before highway entrance. All cars drive slowly, because of crossroads, and there is plenty of space to stop


country: DE
datetime: 2011-07-24 22:29:16.000000
comment:
  After waiting around 1 hour in every other corner in this area, we came here. There is a 1.5 meter wide grass patch between the 2 lanes. Cars going on A8 will take the 2 inner lanes (lanes towards the middle) and have plenty of time to see your sign. Also there is plenty of time to get on board.
  I don't know about legal issues.
  Don't forget to smile :D


country: HU
datetime: 2011-07-24 22:44:28.000000
comment:
  Place right after roundabout. There is not to much space to stop, but the traffic is quite low. Use it only if you really need. Usually highway will be better option.


country: AT
datetime: 2011-07-24 22:46:23.000000
comment:
  Depending on your travelling direction > most of the traffic goes down South. To Vienna only a few cars.

  This place is just in front of the place you can buy Austrian and Slovenian Vignette.

  We held out the sign torward the cars coming from the highway. Behind you there is a lane where they could stop if they wanted. It's illegal of course to stop there. Advantage is that more cars see your sign. Use it alternatively with the parking lot further down.

  There are also Turkish trucks in the parking. They will take you glad: beware! they are not allowed to travel during the weekends.


country: HU
datetime: 2011-07-25 00:47:50.000000
comment:
  Not much traffic there, but I got there by chance. There is also a gas station near, but even less cars goes there. Still got a ride to Balaton in 20 minutes


country: SK
datetime: 2011-07-25 01:03:26.000000
comment:
  Got there by chance. The biggest problem is that entrance is already highway, so you need to hitchhike earlier, and there is a turn, so hard place to stop.


country: SK
datetime: 2011-07-25 01:08:15.000000
comment:
  Hard spot to stop, but you are sure that most cars go in your direction - Tesin or Poland. PL plate did very nice job there.


country: SK
datetime: 2011-07-25 01:09:56.000000
comment:
  It seems to be not that bad, because there is a bus stop, where drivers could stop, but many of them probably don't know it. Spent there half an hour and changed the spot.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-07-25 01:19:11.000000
comment:
  You can do everything there. Huge gas station where you can ask truck drivers, really popular place amongst them, or you can stand by the road, you are seen very well, and there is plenty of space to stop.


