We waited (2 girls) at 19:20, using only our thumbs, for a maximum of 5 minutes, and a truck driver picked us up and drove us to Bucharest:)

Catastrophic, though some might get lucky. Had a sign out for Bucharest, most drivers however were local. Cars going by at 100 kmph. Had to leave eventually because the sun was getting too hot.

I found a car for Bucharest immediately. A large gas station with a decent volume of cars.

The third car I asked brought me all the way to Pitesti. Frequent gas station in direction Bucharest.

Found a guy going in the direction of Bucharest within a few minutes, the traffic is not bad, a decent truck park, and volume of people.

I was going around asking for Bucharest or Sibiu, found a truck leaving later, asked around a bit more, but it didn't work, so I took the truck.

After a year, I returned to this gas station. The story was similar, but it wasn't that late at night, and I managed to find a couple near Sibiu. Also, I met a pair of hitchhikers here, so it's likely a frequent spot. Overall, I believe this is a good spot for Sibiu and Bucharest.

The second person we asked at the Mol gas station gave us a ride to Bucharest :) Two boys in their mid-twenties.

Good spot for Bucharest but people are not willing to stop for you. Got a ride from a turkish rider but he was going to Bucharest so left me in a highway exit, he thought it will be a good spot for Ruse… it was not

We were two hitchhikers with a Bucharest sign, we took bus 11 to go to the border. Be careful there are not many 11 buses in Ruce ! We took the one leaving at 13:00 from Pantheon. After 10-15mn, a couple stopped and took us all the way to Bucharest. The cars were very slow and we saw many Romanian cars so it must be a very good stop. There is a place for cars to stop right after the point

Mostly locals stop, but seems to be quite common for locals to hitch in this area. Got a ride after 20min to the next town on my way to Bucharest. Guy with sign saying Bucuresti

4 hours running around and talking to passing by trucks, stopping trucks and cars. a lot of ppl go to europe, but no luck with any of them. had to accept a ride to bucharest. maybe i was super unlucky.

5th car I asked took me to bucharest, gave me hotdog, coffee, and money. thank you, Romania!

Had really bad luck! Had a sign with Bucharest first hour no luck. Then tried with 5km sign and in the end someone helped me! He brought me to Bucharest to a metro station what a here

I got lucky enough to have one of the rare moments when you leave one car and directly enter the next. I literally just held up my sign saying "RO" (for Romania), and the first person took me to Bucharest.

Spot seems perfect for Bucharest, but we got bad luck and waited for around 60 minutes

Pretty good place, can get there very easily with tram from Bucharest City Center, and all of the traffic is south, few shops nearby and can easily get back to town if need be.

As of now I think this is the best spot for east/northeast in Bucharest. It was recommended to me by a friend who hitchhikes very often from Bucharest to Tulcea and vice versa. This catches all traffic heading in this direction, and while there is technically no lane for cars to stop, the right lane is basically unused and so is a fairly practical stopping place. With single SLOBOZIA i got lucky and landed a direct ride to Tulcea, my final destination.

This was my solution to my screw up, and it kinda worked, but it was not great. Although the spot is great, especially if you need to reach Bucharest, getting to the east of the capital was no fun, but this place was not a bad start.

I just switched cars here. Quite a lot of tourists are going to the black sea. This is not a large gas station, but you can find a car easily. Just be aware to check if they are going in your direction, or you might end up like me. Getting around Bucharest isn't easy if you want to reach the coast.