Hitchhiking from Helsingborg
Hitchhiking to Helsingborg
Recent reviews mentioning Helsingborg
55.63147, 12.65623
Good spot, but still had to wait an hour. Maybe that was because I had a sign "Göteborg" and not so many people go in that direction? I don't know. Anyway I was taken to a gas station along the highway a bit before Helsingborg, as I've read here to avoid rides to Malmö, but not so many people up there and I had to wait about 2h.rating: 5/5, wait: 60 min, ride: 45 km ↑
―Bab, July 2025
56.02979, 12.59996
We were immediately picked up by a commuter heading from Helsingborg to Copenhagen. There’s space for a car stop, but no trucks. Also a gas station nearby where you can ask around. Good starting-off point!rating: 5/5, wait: 1 min 🪧, ride: 56 km ↓
―Anonymous, July 2025
58.37262, 15.29655
Not sure how the staff act in 2025 but since there was a lot of truckers didn't need to as I found a ride south within 30 minutes, a lot of trucks go all the way to Helsingborg here, you can also try the ramp but people seemed to speed there since most traffic came from Mantorprating: 4/5
―estohiker, May 2025
56.65279, 12.9084
Somebody told us it is illegal to stop at bus stations with a car and that might be the reason why people don't do it. After a while we were still lucky and two people brought us to Helsingborg.rating: 3/5, wait: 32 min 🪧, ride: 79 km ↓
―Anonymous, September 2024
55.60868, 13.02729
waited for 2 hours, and the people stopping were all going to Lund, Helsingborg or Kristianstad, so not very far, although it was impressive how often people here stoppedrating: 3/5, ride: 66 km ↖
―adamascus, January 2024
55.6311, 12.65632
Good spot to get towards helsingborg. Lots of work related traffic heading to sweden. We got a ride after around 30 minutesrating: 4/5, wait: 30 min, ride: 43 km ↑
―Rinkonini, September 2023
55.94143, 12.81804
One of the best stops in the area, lots of cars all coming from the highway. Many of them headed towards helsingborg. After 90 minutes we got a ride towards jönköping. Good circulation of cars thoughrating: 4/5, wait: 90 min, ride: 263 km ↗
―Rinkonini, September 2023
55.6311, 12.65632
Spot is perfect for Malmö. Tried with a sign to helsingborg for about 40 minutes without success and two other hitchhikers arrived and we got a rid within 5 min. like others already commented when you want to go further it’s better to wait a little bit longer because the next spot was not that great.rating: 5/5, wait: 45 min, ride: 32 km →
―Anonymous, August 2023
57.76398, 14.18647
Got a ride to Ljungby very quickly on a Saturday morning by standing on the side of the road with a "Helsingborg" sign, there is plenty of space for cars to pull over.rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min
―katie, August 2023
55.94143, 12.81804
Arrived here in early August, on a Friday 20.00. tried for two hours then. No luck, low but reliable frequency. Mostly Swedes, and danish plus Germans. Went camping and tried in the morning. I hiked 2km away because of the highway noise, on the east side. Asking a farmer for a bed or barn crossed my mind. Crossing west is possible, there's an underpass if you go a little north.Glumslöv 9AM Saturday.
30min for offer to Snapparp. in the meantime I got 2x Stockholm and 1 offer to Helsingborg. I talked to people at the gas station, but carried a sign saying "Norr på E6". Toilets are free and accessible until midnight I was told.
rating: 4/5, wait: 30 min, ride: 77 km ↑
―TheTzuiop, August 2023
54.65963, 11.36129
I was here in August on a Friday at about 4PM. 10min for a ride to Glumslov rest stop north of Helsingborg. Austrian guy was visiting his girlfriend in Båsten.I think standing after the gas station is maybe better. I tried standing before, and it's mildly dangerous. Also, if a car goes to the gas station, you can't tell whether it's for you. Walking there and asking means you loose some cars. The cars come out over the space of 5-10min, a constant stream. After the gas station, halting is not perfectly easy but doable.
rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 214 km ↗
―TheTzuiop, August 2023
55.87624, 12.88613
Good spot to go back on the highway to Goteborg. People are slow tanks to the roundabound and the one on the right band are going on your way. Lot of space to stop.Try to have someone that go AFTER Helsingborg.
rating: 4/5, wait: 3 min, ride: 21 km ↖
―Anonymous, July 2023
55.63203, 12.65614
Excellent spot for Malmö, got offered several rides to there and also two to southern Sweden. A bit harder go get past Malmö to north but after an hour, I finally found one to near Helsingborg. Sign recommended if going past Malmö. (Solo guy, Wednesday noon)rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min
―VeikkaK, June 2023
55.56177, 12.23164
Mostly cars going to Copenhagen, wanted to go to Helsingborg but gave it up after an hour and got a lift to Malmo―Anonymous, August 2019
55.60868, 13.02729
Arrived here around 4pm on a Tuesday. Held a sign for Helsingborg and got a ride very quickly.―Anonymous, June 2017
55.94143, 12.81804
It's normal gas station on the way towards Helsingborg, Gothenburg, Stockholm. I got a lift there in the late afternoon, waited about 10 mins because of rain, then tried the first people going out from the gas station and asked them. I was lucky - they were from Luxembourg and going towards Stockholm. Spent with them 2 days and next day in the afternoon arrived in Stockholm. It's worth trying it, maybe better than to get into Helsingborg.―Saaaky, September 2016
55.60868, 13.02729
In Malmö this is still the best choice if you're heading towards north (Helsingborg, Göteborg, Stockholm if you're lucky), don't try any other places in this city. Waited about 15 mins for a ride to Helsingborg! (Aug 2016)―Saaaky, September 2016
55.55084, 13.03378
It depends where you want to go and also time you're trying it here. I was asking for a ride north, towards Helsingborg, there were just lot of German / Austrian cars going north, but filled with baggage thus unable to take me, lot of unfriendly locals, but lot of people going towards Copenhagen. So if you're heading to Denmark, this could be a quite good spot. Up to north not at all.―Saaaky, September 2016
55.60868, 13.02729
It's a great spot, but it seemed most drivers are local, so if you go far it might be preferable to write Helsingborg and get of at Glumslöv petrol station. Waited 1 hour to get a ride to Gothenburg in the afternoon.―Plettelr, September 2016
55.60868, 13.02729
Waited 20 minutes to get to Helsingborg. Very visible and a lot of traffic, easy for cars to stop. The workers in Statoil were only too happy to give me some card to make a sign―Haz606, April 2016