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Hitchhiking from Florence

Hitchhiking to Florence

Recent reviews mentioning Florence

45.44176, 12.05122

2 guys, catched a ride to Florence in about an hour

rating: 4/5, wait: 60 min 🪧, ride: 246 km ↓

―Anonymous, July 2024

44.36893, 8.61069

Not the best spot to go to Milano. A lot of cars go to Florence direction.

rating: 3/5, wait: 150 min, ride: 121 km ↑

―salaterka, October 2023

43.69466, 10.43498

Really difficult spot. I wanted to go to Florence but its not so easy from here.

rating: 2/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 3 km ←

―HUNmeszabi, February 2023

43.3159, 11.30491

I hitched from here towards Florence on a Sunday, and there was not a lot of traffic. I waited 2.5hrs for ride! But Im sure it is easier on weekdays.

―Falcor, July 2016

43.68293, 10.44847

First person we asked took us to the Autogrill near Pontedera from where we caught a ride to Florence straight away.

―Zenit, May 2016

It's a petrol station inside the highway, it calls "Cantagallo". You can reach it from the city: take the bus 89 from "piazza malpighi" and stop in "S Biagio Micca". There is a little road under the bridge, follow it. It takes around 30 minutes to arrive inside from the city. You can go in both directions: to North it's good to go to Padova, Piacenza or enter in Bolonia; to south it's good to go to Florence.

―Anonymous, February 2015

44.66136, 10.85642

Awesome spot to go south. Many cars go to Florence and Rome.

―Anonymous, February 2014

42.00895, 12.51736

just before the entrance to the highway. easily accesible from settebagni station and there's a 70 km/h speedlimit and space to pull over! we got a ride to florence in 15 minutes

―Anonymous, August 2013

43.80105, 11.20318

from Florence city center, try to catch a bus direction Prato! it stops 20m from the petrol station, must be way cheaper than the bus to the airport (6€!!!)

―Fra.mae, May 2013

43.8269, 10.55607

Took by 2 franziskan monks at the sunset, the toll is quiet good both going to viareggio/pisa than prato/florence (my direction)

―Anonymous, October 2012

44.50245, 11.30746

Don't fully agree to what above me said. This only applies when you don't have a lot of luggage as the traffic light is only red for about 25 seconds (which isn't a lot).

Then for Florence cars can't pull over to the right very well as they gotta go straight in general.

I still got away after about 90 minutes, but it was quite dangerous.

―Anonymous, September 2012

44.50245, 11.30746

Good place to go towards north (Milano) or south (Florence) on the A1. IMPORTANT: If you press the button of the pedestrian-crossing light right at the intersection, ALL cars for your direction will IMMEDIATELY stop in front of you. That will help you a lot.

To get to the place you can probably get a bus to the intersection of Emilia Ponente / Viale Sandro Pertini.

―Anonymous, June 2012

43.69627, 10.38697

good spot to hh for the "S.G.C. Fi-Pi-Li" towards Florence

―Anonymous, March 2012

44.39289, 9.00828

I used this spot to go east towards Pisa, Florence, etc. Get here by taking the 17 bus and getting off at EUROPA 11/AUTOSTRADA. There's a gas station, but since it was after 7pm and only the 24 hr self service was open I just stood on the ramp going up with a sign for E80 Est...someone stopped after 30 minutes only going to Repallo, but they brought me to the first service station. Probably it would be easier in day time, but since I am only one girl no one was scared of me.

―Anonymous, December 2011

42.92903, 10.54437

The cars came out from the ferry and a guy took us to Florence.

―Sipmester, June 2011

44.00314, -124.1015

Florence is largely a retirement town. Very difficult to catch a ride here. Took us three hours to get out. Some decent spots along the 101 in town though.

―Anonymous, June 2011

43.42048, -124.22348

Going North on the 101, sign said FLORENCE.

Don't thumb here, cross the bridge instead.

rating: 1/5

―Anonymous

43.43926, -124.21964

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.

rating: 4/5

―Anonymous

43.80105, 11.20318

you can reach this gas station from florence center by taking bus for the aeroporto. from here, you can take any ride that is entering the autostrada, and if they are not going your direction they can leave you at the first service area on the autostrada, from which it is probably more convenient to hitch.

rating: 3/5

―Anonymous