One advice : go back to Mestia ASAP, most of the people go for tours in the morning but everyone left between 2 and 3 PM. I hitchhiked at 4 PM and there was no cars in the parking lot, but it was full when I came... Anyway. Got a lift to Mestia by a gorgeous Russian family. Spasibo Alex, Galina and Maria!

We (2 people) found a ride to Nancy after 25min. It's possible for the cars to stop at the side. People were going to Tours and Orleans also

We got a ride direct to the center of tours on a sunday morning. The space to stop is good but there is not a lot of traffic

Nous voulions aller vers Lyon en venant de Poitiers mais très peu de voiture s’arrête sur cette aire. Nous avons finalement réussi à trouver une personne qui nous a déposé dans le centre de Tours.

Nous louons vers Potiers puis Tours

Très bon spot pour Paris vu que tout le monde y va. Par contre je descendais direction Clermont-Ferrand/Lyon, quasiment personne n'allait à Tours. Mais j'ai quand même fini par trouver, pour Lyon !

Mixed feelings about this spot. It's a service area/gas station/restaurant and onramp combination but you can't cover both. Minimal traffic and most people ignored me (not even talking to me) and busses/tours/minivans won't take you. Also most people just head to the closeby scenic areas. I ended up standing little further on the onramp and a lovely truck driver took me all the way to Kunming. It's a hilly ride, pretty views and great road to hh. Be aware: (Car) Traffic further west is suuuuper light. At some points almost zero. Maybe the newer highway is better (more cars, even less trucks) if you can't find a ride all the ways. Trucks use this highway tho but can be super slow. Good luck!

It's not on this map but it's a service area/restaurant/gas station. Lot's of traffic but mostly tours (busses or minivans) which take tourists around. I did not have luck hh them. A nice family took me for a few kilometers. As usual: Asking around works the best

Good spot for going defection Paris!! We had a dog and Two big backpacks. And a older couple took us almost to Tours Ask people and write a sign. Have a big smile and be friendly!

We wanted to go to Paris and was taken to Tours in a Truck.

Waited 3 hours total, half there and the other half at the next roundabout before the highway, trying to go to Tours. Only when i got rid of my sign, 3 people stopped but were not going in my direction. The spot itself is good i guess it was just not my lucky day

Bon spot pour aller vers Le Mans / Paris / Tours Accessible en bus depuis le centre ville d’Angers (arrêt parc des expos)

Good spot to reach Poitiers, Tours, Orleans

Crowded area, most people are heading toward Nantes, less go to Angers, few to Tours. We wanted to go to Tours. We settled for Angers after waiting for 5 min. Aire fréquentée, la plupart des gens vont à Nantes, un peu vers Angers, moins vers Tours. Direction Angers pour nous en 5 min.

Lots of place for a car to pull up. Judging from my previous experience and knowledge now my short wait was just luck. Abdul, a desert camp owner from Merzouga. He was registered to take tourists. We still got pulled over and asked for registrations three times adding an hour to our drive. Managed to just get my lift before sun set and Abdul let me stay at his desert camp. Book with Morocco Tours Now!!

[Young male solo-traveller] Not a really good spot to head towards Tours but still feasible. I advise you to have a sign to show your direction as this spot goes to 2 different directions. I also advise you to be close to the toll so you can easily see and talk to the drivers.

[Young male solo-traveller] Good spot to get to Saumur/Tours Good place for cars to stop before the toll (Right lane)

[Young male solo-traveller] This is definitively not a good spot to go to Le Mans/Tours because few cars taking the highway at this intersection. However, not a lot of other options. Still feasible

Probably easy for Paris, but I wanted to go to Tours. At least the staff had left the gate of their parking unlocked so it was easy to escape by foot.

Very lucky. I wanted to go Tours and I find someone in 15seconds (first car)