Hitchhiking from Birmingham
Hitchhiking to Birmingham
Recent reviews mentioning Birmingham
52.4301, -2.01874
It's an alright spot with space. Most cars do go to Bham though so you'll have to be lucky to find one that takes you north. Only got a short ride from there but it was enough to take me further away from Birmingham.rating: 3/5, wait: 30 min, ride: 31 km ↑
―Elv, April 2025
34.0736, -86.86551
Very good spot for getting picked up. Had just hopped out some freak's car (see red dot near Cullman, Al) and had a sob story. Asked around for a lift, was offered money and got a lift from a friendly trucker to Birminghamrating: 5/5, wait: 45 min 💬, ride: 78 km ↓
―Anonymous, August 2024
52.30765, -1.12312
Great spot ! Quite a lot of car are exiting the station, with low speed. Better having a sign to know if you to go Leceister or Birminghamrating: 4/5, wait: 20 min 🪧, ride: 194 km ↑
―Anonymous, April 2024
52.0567, -0.7004
Great spot as the trafic light let you time to eye contact the drivers. Perfect to go North/Birmingham. Car can stop along the road.rating: 4/5, wait: 2 min 🪧, ride: 50 km ↖
―Anonymous, April 2024
52.36309, -1.94693
This whole area is shit.incl Birmingham―Anonymous, May 2019
55.00814, -3.08755
Heading to Birmingham, busy place, lots of lorries.―Anonymous, August 2016
52.92322, -1.51186
Direction Burton-on-Trent / Lichfield / Birmingham. A lot of cars and trucks, mostly going fast but thanks to high traffic they often slow down. Very visible spot.―Anonymous, August 2016
52.82359, -1.3076
After we made a boards withh M1 - SOUTHH somebody finally stopped, but we separated with hme friend and she HH at theh roundabout whhile i waited hhere with th amazingly cute bunnies!!! :-D the funniest thing that we started in birmingham and wanted to reach Luton... (oh jeah our previous driver doesnt know whhere is London probably...)―Hatizsakkal, July 2016
36.16945, -86.7669
Going South, we got a ride to Birmingham after 1h i guess on a tuesday around 6pm, a couple with big backpacks. Good visibility and space to pull over, police didn't bother us :)―Anonymous, August 2014
51.51837, -0.18612
I wanted to reach Birmingham and I waited here 1 hour, but if you are patient, it's a good place and people can drop you further on the motorway !―Anonymous, June 2014
51.54358, -0.38047
[NORTHBOUND ENTRANCE LAYBY ON A40][A40 -> M40 NORTH]
This is a good strategic location, all the traffic from the A312 joins the A40 northbound here and there is a layby on the sliproad so traffic can stop. It took a matter of seconds to find a hitch going to Birmingham from here.
There is a Texaco petrol station on this side of the roundabout and a McDonald's. The attendant in Texaco was happy for me to hitch from the petrol station itself.
Several buses connect the roundabout with Hounslow (120) and Heathrow Airport/Harrow (140,) It is also a 0.6 mile walk to Northolt Tube station which is on the Central Line.
―Anonymous, June 2013
52.70602, -1.77267
[A38 EASTBOUND]It took a matter of seconds holding up a "DERBY :)" sign in order to get me a hitch there on a recent sunny weekday afternoon. This spot is a safe 1.9 mile walk from Lichfield Trent Valley Station, well connected to Birmingham and the West Coast Main Line. One thing to be wary of is that the layby is not long after the brow of a hill and traffic is moving quickly so it's advisable to stand closer to the exit of the layby so as to allow traffic the time to stop.
―Anonymous, June 2013
51.6037, -2.62094
Severn View Services, M48 towards Bristol (M4) / Birmingham (M5).Lots of traffic for Bristol, less traffic for Birmingham and almost none towards London.
―Anonymous, February 2013
52.82359, -1.3076
Got stuck here for almost 6 hours (from 6pm, heading South to Birmingham) and no luck so night at the services was "fun." Traveling North might be a completely different story though.―Anonymous, September 2012
33.99636, -86.0911
Great spot for hitching south to Birmingham, got a ride straight there in about 10 minutes.―Anonymous, August 2012
53.41831, -2.63668
If you're turning towards Birmingham/M6, this is a good place to stop before the big road junction.Just ask from lorries/people stopping for gas/food.
―Anonymous, December 2010
51.48776, -0.39449
superb hitching point (service area) for bristol, birmingham etc.rating: 4/5
―Anonymous
51.55255, -0.45039
The point is great for hitching towards Oxford/Birmingham (M40) or M25 - also, there is a hatched-marking section, where a car can stop to pick you up even when the traffic is heavy.Always stand with a sign stating your destination, as a lot of traffic goes round M25.
Also, there is an OxfordTube bus stop nearby, so you can always take the bus if you are really stuck.
rating: 5/5
―Anonymous
51.53916, -2.56663
All the trafic goes to M5 (towards Birmingham), there's a service way so they can stop for you. I hitched here in dark at 2009 December and I was picked up in 30 mins to B'ham.rating: 5/5
―Anonymous
55.65001, -3.89332
Truck stop with plenty of trucks, cafeteria and sleeping possibilities. Got a ride to Birmingham after 1 hour.rating: 5/5
―Anonymous