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Hitchhiking to Bern

Recent reviews mentioning Bern

48.80887, 8.18226

we arrived to the station and instantly a guy asked us where we are going, we said to Bern and he got us an hour closer to it

rating: 5/5, wait: 0 min, ride: 111 km ↓

―kflta, July 2025

47.43904, 8.3478

Took out my sign and someone directly took me to Bern

rating: 5/5, wait: 2 min, ride: 62 km ←

―Kilox, July 2025

Waited for around 30 minutes thumbing at the exit with a Bern sign, until eventually a family saw me from a distance and waved at me to come join them.

rating: 5/5, wait: 30 min

―ouitek, July 2025

46.46297, 6.84227

Nice spot to go in the direction of Bern, Bienne, Basel, Zurich

rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 88 km ↗

―buj, July 2025

46.94471, 7.47181

this spot is very good for Zürich, Basel but not for Thun/Interlaken (different lane). check https://hitchwiki.org/en/Bern for more informations

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧

―waymarks, Wed 16 Jul 2025, 12:09

48.80887, 8.18226

There isnt really a good space for thumbing, so probably better to ask people directly. Still, with a Bern sign I was offered 2 rides going to Friburg and endes up taking the second one.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min

―ouitek, July 2025

47.39118, 8.50713

There is the only place where cars can stop and also the traffic is moving slow. I stood there with a sign and I’ve got a ride to Bern in 8 minutes.

rating: 5/5, wait: 8 min 🪧, ride: 116 km ↙

―Anonymous, Sun 13 Jul 2025, 21:22

47.45128, 8.70072

Drove with a camper to Würenlos wich is the last gas station before the split Bern/Basel.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 👍, ride: 33 km ←

―Chris9012, Mon 30 Jun 2025, 09:27

47.59153, 7.54386

I was not so lucky trying to hitch (towards Bern) at the bus stop 500m north so I got here. In early afternoon there was not so much traffic and also it seemed there is some construction work on the Highway. Eventually got a local ride a few kilometers south. It looks it's very important go hitch at times with plenty of planes arriving. Also is very important to note that the only way to cross from French to Swiss side is getting through airport building (don't trust openstreetmap navigation that sends u via fenced parking)

rating: 2/5, wait: 100 min 👍, ride: 3 km ↘

―Anonymous, Wed 09 Apr 2025, 13:20

48.23241, 7.40469

Waited quite long, tried asking people around for a lift to Basel/Bern. There are swiss cars passing by, but I was offered to go to North mostly (even to Belgium). Despite the wait, it's a good spot to get a ride in many directions. (Cars mostly from D & F, but also many I, NL, B, CH, occasionaly even S, L, UK. Probably good to have a sign.

If you are going south and get offered a ride only to Mullhouse it's probably better to reject the offer and wait for longer ride, since there are not such places like this one to wait at.

rating: 4/5, wait: 90 min 💬, ride: 178 km ↓

―jkczech, Sun 15 Jun 2025, 13:05

46.76777, 7.62452

Waited 3 min to go to Bern from here, no space to stop for cars but worked anyways

rating: 4/5, wait: 3 min, ride: 30 km ↖

―Ireallylikemate, June 2025

46.55189, 6.56955

Hitchiked from here to Bern, got a ride in 45 mins. Its a bit harder for cars to stop, if you follow up the road there is a bicycle lane that makes it easier for cars to stop, but it still isnt ideal.

rating: 3/5, wait: 45 min

―ouitek, May 2025

47.13756, 9.05109

Very active service station. Had no trouble finding a ride standing at the exit. In 10 minutes I was offered 2 rides to Zurich but I declined and the 3rd few minutes after took me past Bern. Probably possible to find rides to Lausanne and Geneva if you're lucky.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 197 km ←

―VeikkaK, Fri 02 May 2025, 16:30

46.73091, 6.38856

Good spot to go onto the highway. A bit of space to pull over and a good amount of traffic. Good to have a sign either direction Neuchâtel, Bern or Lausanne

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min

―Anonymous, March 2025

47.48874, 8.7027

Really good spot to get to Zurich or Bern

rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 22 km ↙

―Faeb, December 2024

46.54024, 6.65266

I have hitchhiked at this spot many times. It is my prefered spot when hitching out from Lausanne to any direction. When going East or towards Fribourg or Bern, I usually stay a few meters below the south highway entrance (Dir. Bern), just when the road splits in 3. When hitching West or towards Neuchâtel, I usually stay at the north entrance, as well right when the road splits in 3 again. Usually wait times are around 20-40 minute.

rating: 4/5, wait: 25 min 🪧, ride: 26 km ↘

―Vojaganto, November 2024

47.31012, 7.83112

I have been here twice, both times with a great experience. Once I got a lift all the way to southern France, but recently I got a ride to Bern.

rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min 👍, ride: 33 km ↑

―dalby, October 2024

47.4201, 8.22318

Took me a while to find this spot and after some time I got a lift in the direction of Bern, to Gunzgen Nord service station, just after Oftringen.

However, not many cars go to the highway from here, many continue straight in the roundabout, possibly going to the directions of Zurich and Basel, but I'm not so sure.

rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min 👍, ride: 40 km ←

―dalby, October 2024

46.52032, 8.63438

Good place. A lot of people going to Lucern, Zurich. I needed to Bern and found after 30 minutes

rating: 5/5, wait: 30 min 🪧, ride: 103 km ←

―vikulina, September 2024

47.39117, 8.50715

It's a nice place inside the city. I got there by walking. There is a nice hitchhiking monument. I got a direct lift to Bern quite quick

rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min 🪧, ride: 117 km ↙

―bogdanpanow, September 2024