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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

46.98775, 6.91853

Asked two cars at the gas station and got taken on the highway towards Lausanne. Good spot to get out of Neuchâtel into this direction.

rating: 5/5, wait: 2 min 💬

―Anonymous, November 2024

46.90941, 6.33174

Stood there with a "Suisse" sign. Not the best spot for cars to stop, but it was still fine to catch a ride. Most cars go direction Vallorbe/Lausanne, so if you go to Neuchâtel, it's best to accept a short ride and get dropped off at la cluse et mijoux

rating: 4/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 7 km ↘

―Anonymous, November 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

46.22051, 6.15002

Many cars passing by going towards the highway. Either you stand at the bus stop where cars can safely pull over or just a few meters further where visibility is better. Easy to get a ride towards Lausanne, I recommend taking the first ride to the service station la côte. From there, you can find many cars travelling long distances who stopped there. Most cars at this spot won't drive further than Lausanne.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧

―Anonymous, October 2024

46.50632, 6.70945

Meh, not the best spot, even though the traffic was good, maybe bad luck, but nobody was going to Geneva way. Slept there and in the morning got a ride to another spot inside of Lausanne

rating: 2/5, wait: 180 min 🪧, ride: 10 km ←

bogdanpanow, September 2024

46.63403, 7.05272

Good spot. Be careful! You have to go over 2 fences to get there and one of them is electrified! I got hurt pretty badly and my muscles were hurt for next 3 days. But got a ride to Lausanne

rating: 4/5, wait: 40 min 🪧, ride: 37 km ↙

bogdanpanow, September 2024

46.0862, 7.05463

We tried at the round about about 30 minutes and then 30 minutes here before nearly giving up! Held a sign for Lausanne and mostly got locals stopping offering to go somewhere close by.

rating: 3/5, wait: 60 min 🪧, ride: 6 km ↑

T, August 2024

46.12679, 7.06116

Swam in the lake ate some food and hit the road! Took 10 minutes with a sign that said “Lausanne”

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 62 km ↖

T, August 2024

46.22051, 6.15002

We tried to get a direct to Bern or Zurich from here, but struggled a lot. Then we wrote Lausanne on our sign and found a driver within 20 to 30 minutes

rating: 4/5, wait: 30 min

titouanlh, August 2023

46.23827, 6.14925

Quite a good spot to Lausanne. Waited in front of gas station

rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 73 km ↗

XDooM, August 2023

46.50559, 6.70884

For me it was very difficult to get to the spot from the centre of Lausanne, since there were protests and trains were not functional. Once there, however, it was easy to get a ride to Martigny

rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min

Ireneo, July 2023

46.23827, 6.14925

The first car I asked drove me to Lausanne

―Anonymous, August 2019

46.67428, 6.56898

"Bavois" station / service station near Lausanne. I think it is a nice spot to hitchhike to Lausanne or Genve. Ask in front of the service station and try to speak french.

―Anonymous, October 2015

46.99026, 7.47538

It was not easy. But it was possible. After 30 min a nice british guy working for credit suisse took me with a nice car to Lausanne!

Hendrik, October 2015

46.23827, 6.14925

Hitchhiked : on my own (girl)
Waiting time: 5min (asked driver)

It was quite a walk from the tram station (Butini), maybe 30min. On the way, there are loads of traffic lights and the road is going straight to the highway. I think there are very good possibilities to get a ride if you have a sign and try from one of the traffic lights. However, the gas station worked very well, I asked a first driver and he drove me past Lausanne. (Was going to Luzern).

Lili-on-a-hike, September 2015

46.2215, 7.34859

Don´t hitch-hike on roundabout but on Rue Traversiere near gas stations. Good spot to Lausanne, stood here for 15 minutes with a sign and got straight ride, many cars.

Dan Vertígo, July 2015

46.63403, 7.05272

Good spot to Lausanne (I rode from Bern, somebody picked me off here), waited 10 minutes and got straight ride to Lausanne, many many cars going.

―Anonymous, July 2015

46.93069, 7.37882

There is a bus stop good to hitch-hiking direction Fribourg, I got a ride in 20 minutes to Bulle, where was nice small road from city with many car going to Lausanne.

Dan Vertígo, July 2015

46.22051, 6.15002

Good place, waited about 15 minutes to get ride to Lausanne.

Witowitold, July 2015

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