Hitchhiking from Geneva
Hitchhiking to Geneva
Recent reviews mentioning Geneva
46.44628, 6.29785
It was really hot when I was there and the parking lot is in the complete sun. Difficult to get further then Geneva as most cars are Swiss and don’t go further. Eventually I found someone who took me close to Grenoble.rating: 4/5, wait: 40 min, ride: 82 km ↓
―simmens, September 2025
48.04951, 7.81057
Lots of cars going to Lörrach, Weil. I waited 40 minutes and found someone who got me to Geneva. It’s better to ask people.rating: 5/5, wait: 40 min, ride: 264 km ↙
―simmens, September 2025
46.99002, 7.47648
It is very good spot on working days to go direction to Geneva or Lausanne. However on Saturday I was waiting for 3 hours any car to this direction and it never came. 4 cars stoped for me and were ready to take me to the mountains, but I skipped it hoping to get direct ar to Geneva. Then two guys approached me and offered a ride to Mont Blanc and I couldn't resist :)rating: 4/5, wait: 180 min 💬+🪧, ride: 145 km ↓
―estasbien, Sat 06 Sep 2025, 16:20
45.97672, 5.31257
Good amount of traffic, and cars are going slow and will read your sign. Lyon definitely is easier, I was trying to go to Switzerland but with a sign to Geneva I got a ride in about 20 minutes. And super lucky they were actually going to lausanne which is where I also wanted to go.rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 145 km ↗
―MrZachyPants, August 2025
45.82049, 4.99419
Good spot, got a ride very quickly to another toll booth down the road as I was trying to get to geneva. Subtracting 2 stars cause it sucks to get to from the other side of the road. Walked 30 mins to a bridge. Had to cut through somebody's muddy farm and then bushwack through a prairie and jump a fence to make it thererating: 3/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 38 km ↗
―MrZachyPants, August 2025
46.14461, 5.28458
Nice spot to go in every direction (Geneva/Lyon or Châlons/Paris)rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 102 km ↑
―buj, August 2025
42.03238, 21.40376
Good spot and fairly busy, got a dude from Geneva that dropped me into a town in Kosovo, you can see the license plates so that helps too.rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 53 km ↖
―SunnySupertramp, July 2025
46.50637, 6.7093
Not many cars but all will be going geneva or lausanne, so high success rate.rating: 4/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 68 km ↙
―MasonKingAllen, July 2025
45.19687, 5.75319
It's hard to rate this one. It seems like a perfect spot because all traffic is joining the road to the North East (the road I wanted) and there's a gas station where you can talk to drivers. Some people stopped on the road. Everyone I spoke to was friendly. Everyone I spoke to was only going 10 minutes up the road. In the end, I took a bus to Geneva to meet a friend.Other people might have more luck!
rating: 3/5, wait: 90 min 💬+🪧
―andyt94, Sat 19 Jul 2025, 16:00
46.82614, 7.14671
There’s an emergency lane and a lot of space for cars to stop. Even it’s a non-pedestrian zone I didn’t had problems when the police passed by. It’s the best place to go south (Lausanne, Geneve, Montreux).I stood with a sign that said Geneva and in 10 min. I’ve got a ride to Lausanne.
rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 62 km ↙
―Luca, Tue 15 Jul 2025, 19:00
45.99333, 6.12819
Small péage with 2 tolls for Geneva and 1 for Chamonix Mt Blanc. Not many cars (at 18h00 on a Wednesday) but enough to have a great chance to find one. Loads going to towns on the way to Chamonix but I didn't end up finding one direct. It shoulf be possible if you wait a little longer though.rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min 👍, ride: 49 km →
―MasonKingAllen, July 2025
45.92717, 6.12408
Great spot. Hitchhike at the little turn off from the roundabout. On the side if the road is better, the island would be ideal since i saw multiple Geneva plates go the roundabout instead of the turnoff but theres no realistic way for them to stop at the roundabout. The turnoff is brilliant for stopping.rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 9 km ↑
―MasonKingAllen, July 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
46.14975, 5.96967
Direction Bellegarde and Lyon. Not too much traffic but it's a good spot to get out of Geneva as it is easily reachable by bus and go towards Collonges, where there is the main road with much more traffic.rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min
―Anonymous, March 2025
45.92732, 6.12431
No cover, great ride to genevarating: 5/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 38 km ↑
―N, January 2025
46.67372, 6.56958
Large service station towards Lausanne and Geneva. Best is to stand on the exact marked spot with a sign, just in front of the gas station. Cars leaving the parking lot will pass by and whenever there are people filling up gas you can quickly go ask them.rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min 💬+🪧
―Anonymous, November 2024
46.26805, 6.23751
Either ask around at the gas stations or stand at the side of the road, excellent visibility and space to pull over. We got to Geneva fairly quickly, probably even easier to go towards France, many french come here for fuel as it is cheaperrating: 4/5, wait: 12 min 👍, ride: 12 km ↙
―Anonymous, November 2024
46.36824, 6.32426
Good spot, cars go slow and space to pull over and especially in summer many tourists. Easy to get towards Geneva.rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min 👍, ride: 16 km ↙
―Anonymous, November 2024
45.93887, 6.11708
Literally the second we arrived we got stopped by a police car and forced to walk back to the entry of the highway, threatening us to give us a 135€ fine if they saw us again. Anyway, little tip: All Swiss cars are on the right side of the péage, because the left lanes are reserved for telepéage which usually only french cars use. So, I imagine it's rather easy to get a ride towards Geneva as they all drive through the right lane and can stop next to yourating: 3/5
―Anonymous, October 2024
46.58184, 7.07212
Very good spot to get far rides, because all the tourists from chateau de gruyère pass here. Nice place to stop for cars, but they can't see you from very far. Still, they are going slow and have reasonable time to pull over. We got lucky with a direct ride to geneva.rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧
―Anonymous, September 2024