Hitchhiking from Budapest
Hitchhiking to Budapest
Recent reviews mentioning Budapest
50.09606, 19.87239
One male 40+, a sign "Wroclaw", one small and ane big backpacks, a cloudy day (about to rain, but it didn't). Saturday. On my way from Budapest to Wroclaw.
A very nice looking spot. After a petrol station, an exit 100-150 m extra lane, which gives loads of space to stop. Good visibility. Quite busy traffic. But I waited 2,5 h for a ride.
I started at 15:00.
At 15:30 a German girl stopped and said she was going to Wroclaw, but in 3 h. We exchanged the numbers. She left and I put my thumb again up.
At 15:40 a guy offered me a ride to Krzeszowice. 20 kms west and off the highway. I turned down his offer.
At 16:00 another (male) hitchhiker, going to Gliwice, joined me.
At 16:20 a car going to Kuźnia Raciborska stopped. 130 kms west but off the highway again. If it wasn't for the German girl I'd have taken the ride. But I turned it down. The other guy went with them.
At 16:45 another offer to Krzeszowice by a woman. Again I said "No" coz it was off the highway.
At 17:10 the German girl called asking if I was still waiting and at 17:30 she and her boyfriend picked me up and took me all the way to Wrocław.
It looks it's very hard to get on the highway from here. But it's not hopeless spot if you are willing to travel off the highway or wait long.
―Gural, May 2026
47.61291, 19.3276
Theres a right amount of place for someone to stop. A military guy took us to the next gas station on the Budapest's city ring. We didn't know it's so big
―Szymon, May 2026
48.33855, 19.06453
Looks like a really nice spot, right after the city. However cars go pretty fast there. A polish person took us to the city near Budapest. We were 2 guys
―Szymon, May 2026
48.01091, 17.17682
We walked here from “Čunovské jazerá” bus stop and it took us 45 min, but the view was really pretty. It turned out to be kind of empty parking with only few trucks and no gas station, so I think it’s not the best spot you can find. I think that we were lucky and after 10 minutes a guy stopped here by accident and took us to Budapest, but as I said before not that many cars are stopping here.
―maygda, May 2026
46.83984, 16.86377
I got a ride to Nagykaniza. People are not that much hh friendly. Guy from Budapest picked me up after 45-60 minutes.
Sunday 10am
―lovrec, April 2026
48.21324, 14.28329
It’s not really a spot I would recommend. Quiet little traffic and no good spot to stand or hang around. I decided for the Gasstation at the beginning of the stop. Sitting/ standing next to the entrance. Quiet frustrating to wait 4h. Was about to give up but then a lovely Hungarian Coupple took me all the way to Budapest.
If your there: don’t give up! Talk to people and make a sign. Gasstation is open 24h. To stand at the entrance or exit didn’t work for me, but try it. Started at 13:00 with nearly no cars at the Gasstation. Got picked up at 17:00 with more traffic coming.
―Paullllle, April 2026
47.90687, 11.7176
was okay. I started very early and the station was still quiet empty. I stood in front of the pertrolstation entrance with a sign saying Austria and Budapest and talked to people as well. Long time waiting what so ever
―Paullllle, April 2026
47.90687, 11.7176
Second person I asked took us all the way to Budapest. Great spot
―Inni, March 2026
45.70463, 13.84694
With a sign to lublyana went to maribor. Possibility for Budapest and Romania randomly.
―sisiamigomio, March 2026
48.13219, 17.09937
Had no luck going to Budapest. People didnt look very pleased and we gave up at some point. Very loud place due to the 8 lanes of traffic
―akism, March 2026
48.1198, 17.13463
Tried this spot to get a ride to Hungary as an alternative to the highway entry near the UFO bridge thing since that one wasn't working at all in direction Györ/Budapest (with big sign). Here was very dead however, even though cars have lots of space to stop. Probably lots of traffic moving only into the suburbs. Only use as a last resort. You can probably camp very well in the nearby forest though
―akism, March 2026
48.01091, 17.17682
Snow was falling and traffic was low, so got a bit nervy. Almost all trucks here, but I wasn’t getting much love from them. Finally saw a car pulling in to the vignette station, asked him in the parking lot for a ride to Budapest and he was happy to help me. Would recommend this approach over thumbing trucks. Not a bad spot and a fun walk to get there as well
―doktorgonzo, February 2026
48.67962, 16.98586
I was in no rush, so take my waiting time with a grain of salt. This is a good place. A lot of trucks are going through this place, most of them heading toward Budapest, but after asking for a while, I got a ride directly to Romania.
―martih, February 2026
47.94421, 19.70132
Very good sport, after roundabout and bus stop, plenty of place to stop, good traffic, got a ride quickly to Budapest
―Balaenfrance, December 2025
48.12438, 16.56039
Impossible to go to Budapest from here. Waited for 1 hr, and walked 5 km to the end of Fishamend, from where easily got to Budapest with 2 rides and 20 min total waiting time. Highly recommend doing the same and not wasting time near airport
―Anonymous, December 2025
46.92919, 18.12761
perfect little bus stop, most people are going straight to Budapest
―Huvelykujj, November 2025
48.08589, 17.09865
I was lucky and got a ride almost straight away from a truck driver directly to Budapest but I also met another hitchhiker there that had been waiting for a ride towards Vienna since the evening before.
―Anonymous, October 2025
52.08747, 4.32146
Probably the best spot in the Hague, got a ride to Utrecht fairly easily. Its an official Hitchhiking spot so there space to stop. Great start for our journey to Budapest
―Eolion, October 2025
46.75681, 23.38616
Got a ride directly to Budapest. REALLY GOOD SPOT FROM CLUJ GO THERE NOT THE NOD N THING. Plenty of space to stop and people way more willing to help! Thanks Ferenz
―cavalierrustique, October 2025
47.27526, 19.32507
A German guy stopped and drove me all the way to the Serbian border. Probably better than anywhere inside Budapest proper
―Arphile, October 2025