Hitchhiking from Brescia
Hitchhiking to Brescia
Recent reviews mentioning Brescia
45.52998, 10.37317
waited quite a long time, maybe it was too late in the evening 6/7PM...very few people even looked at me. eventually got a bus to bresciarating: 2/5
―mutterichbindoom, April 2025
45.57771, 10.43702
easy spot at the bus stopdirection brescia, an old dude drove 10km south
rating: 4/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 7 km ↙
―mutterichbindoom, April 2025
45.679, 10.08847
The best spot to go back after a day at the lake. From here it's very easy to catch a ride to Iseo but also possible to go to Brescia. Convenient place but the side of the road may be blocked by parked cars in summer.rating: 4/5, wait: 10 min 👍, ride: 23 km ↘
―ahqpey, Mon 24 Mar 2025, 17:06
45.57924, 10.11696
If you find yourself in Franciacorta outlet this is gonna be one of the few stops to get out. From here it's easier to catch a ride to Brescia although still possibile to go to Iseo. Some people on the roundabout aren't taking the exit so no point in trying to signal them. There's a conad, a gym and a gas station nearby so it's possible to go asking around if someone's headed where you're going. Easier to get out with a sign.rating: 4/5, wait: 60 min 🪧, ride: 22 km ↑
―ahqpey, Mon 24 Mar 2025, 13:58
45.55051, 10.15024
Nice and pretty much the only stop when heading from Brescia in the direction of Iseo. Easy to get here by taking the bus №3 from Stazione FS. Lots of people headed to the Franciacorta outlet, especially on the weekends.rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 5 km ↖
―ahqpey, April 2025
43.83601, 11.1602
2 guys, catched a ride to the gas station near Bresciarating: 4/5, wait: 75 min 🪧, ride: 245 km ↑
―Anonymous, July 2024
45.51337, 10.22834
This looks to be the most obvious way to get out of Brescia and from here you can go to any direction you want.To get here you can just take a short walk from Volta metro. There will be a gas station and when you walk past it, you will come across a comfy side of the road that seems great for HH, at least in theory. In reality though, despite a decent amount of traffic, it can be extremely hard to stop anybody here (especially without a sign).
If you get frustrated after waiting for a long time, I can recommend checking out the two gas stations on either side of the roundabout for any cars that may potentially go in your desired direction.
I rate this spot 4/5 just because it is one of the very few ways to get out of Brescia.
P.S. I'm going to post other ways to HH out of the city after I've discovered them. Look for any recent updates
rating: 4/5, wait: 40 min, ride: 72 km ↙
―ahqpey, September 2023
45.63184, 9.59928
I asked my ride to leave me here on my way from Milan to Brescia since I didn't want to enter Bergamo. I was surprised to see that many cars were passing through this gas station even on a Sunday night.Eventually got picked up all the way to Brescia relatively quickly.
P.S. On this Autogrill I came upon a couple of foreign backpackers that were headed to Venezia. They were standing with a sign on the entrance to the gas station, which didn't bring them much success since I found actually asking the drivers in simple Italian way more profitable.
rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 61 km →
―ahqpey, September 2023
45.53695, 9.2996
So this is the spot №1 from the "how to get out of Milan" guide. At least that's how I got here. The instructions were mostly clear and intuitive, though some things have already changed since the article was written. As such, for some reason the metro train wasn't going all the way to Cologno Nord station. Rather it stops at Cascina Gobba and from there you have to take a bus to the desired metro station. The ride was about 20 min long and I didn't even pay for it.When I got to Cologno Nord I followed the instructions and walked for about half a mile in the northeast direction until I saw the big electricity pole. To get to it, I had to jump over a 2 meter wide trench (it's more convinient if you cross it at the car gate to your right). Then I had to make a jump over a yet another trench, this time just below the electricity pole. Though I found the doors to be closed with padlocks so I had to jump over the fence from where you can just casually walk downhill to the gas station.
Advice: watch out for the stingy bushes, wouldn't recommend going this way if you're wearing just shorts and a t-shirt (you're likely to scratch yourself badly due to the dense vegetation that stands in your way).
After I got to the station I got picked up pretty quickly. The driver gave me a lift all the way to Bergamo from where I went with another car to my destined city of Brescia.
rating: 4/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 32 km ↗
―ahqpey, September 2023
45.65634, 10.06194
Have space that cars can easily stop. But there was no shade, I was having hard time under sun. Wanted to go to Bergamo but ended up riding to Brescia. Learned that most of the people riding Brescia instead of Bergamo.rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min
―boby, August 2023
45.70366, 12.60194
I went to France (Aubagne). I arrived here in the evening. I waited about 2-3 hours. On the guardrail you can see writings from hitchikers. A Romanian truck driver with Italian number plate took me to Brescia.Franciaorszgba mentem Aubagne-ba Este sttben rkeztem, s 2-3 rt vrtam. A szalagkorlton vannak stopposoktl feliratok. Egy olasz rendszmos romn sofr vett fel.
―Anonymous, September 2014
45.53695, 9.2996
It's very easy to reach! when you turn right at the bridge continue to walk you ll find an open door (07-2014)! but keep in mind there's a new highway that connects Milan to Brescia directly without passing to Bergamo! it's faster but this spot should still working good!―Vulla, August 2014
45.66635, 9.70049
I was hitchhiking alone. My friend left me there and I waited 10 min with a pannel saying "Verona". A guy who just left his family at the airport took me to a gas station on the highway around Brescia. I started HHing at 11 a.m. and was in Trieste at 6.pm. Good spot to me―25onten, November 2013
45.47067, 10.37525
Definitely, definitely do not get dropped off here. There is a huge Autogrill just a few kilometers away towards Brescia which serves well both for Milan and Genoa. Unfortunately I mistook this coffee stop (NO petrol station here!) for that place and got stuck here for nearly 2 hours. (Although afterwards I managed to get a direct ride down to Cannes, FR :)).―Anonymous, August 2013
45.40167, 10.97114
Not as good but probably safer spot than the nearby toll gate. When I arrived, a couple just got picked up to Venezia. I got a lift to Brescia after an hour or so. Kind staff in the restaurant under the office building.―Anonymous, August 2013
45.06138, 9.64969
Heading north to Brescia/Verona: This is actually just another gas station on the highway. Heading to Bologna from here you'll def find someone. Brescia/Verona was a bit harder though. In addition I wanted to add that in case you get stuck here as I did at late night there is a golf field just behind the gas station. If you're advanturous enough (and don't have a tent on you) jump over the fence, cross the golf field and you will see some cabines where you are save from the weather. I spend a quite comfortable night there without being disturbed by someone :)―Anonymous, May 2013
45.43105, 10.70144
Getting a ride from here towards Brescia/Bergamo worked out well. Don't let yourself get scared off by the big sign which says "No Autostopp". I was standing next to it, four police cars passed me and no one cared about it :) Sign is necessary since people can take both directions! I was waiting for about 30 mins I guess until someone took me to a gas station on the highway.―Travelrebel, May 2013
45.47512, 12.21135
i took a lift until a petrol station that located next to Brescia. I was trying to go to France. This spot is fairly good for leaving Venice towards south.―Kralx15, September 2012
45.44607, 9.07486
I was dropped here (coming from Genova), and found this is NOT a good spot IF you want to go either into Milano or east towards Brescia/Verona/Venezia/etc.It is much better for destinations north or west of Milano (though there might be better service areas in other spots around the city).
To get into the city I got a ride to Rho and then another one into the city. Waiting time: about 2 hours.
―Anonymous, October 2011
45.44908, 11.84631
> A4 Vicenza Verona Brescia Milano and further oncross on the other side (the autogrill is over the highway) and you have directions:
> Padova, Venezia, Udine, Trieste
never hh from there but brought friends there and they left successfully!
if coming from Padova take bus 11 to Taggì - or to Limena, try to get off nearby the highway then walk along it till the gas station
rating: 4/5
―Anonymous