Hitchhiking from Reading
Hitchhiking to Reading
Recent reviews mentioning Reading
47.77975, -3.34339
Not that good indeed to go to Nantes. Seemed nice but cars just won't stop. I had a sign reading Nantes. Waited for 2h. Good luckrating: 3/5
―Anonymous, February 2025
41.34211, -83.32093
Its my 2nd time within 2 weeks, but now I'm heading south, bc Indiana its big pain in the ass to hitchhike there. So now its even easier bc so many people go to Columbus. I was just sitting outside and reading with my sign (KY) and a random guy picked me uprating: 5/5, wait: 20 min 🪧, ride: 240 km ↙
―Luthero, September 2024
45.5609, 14.24451
Not much space for cars to stop. Got picked up after 5 mins with a sign reading south.rating: 4/5, wait: 5 min 🪧, ride: 68 km ↓
―LostBoi, July 2024
56.25226, 12.89926
Reading the negative comments my heart sank when I was dropped here. It's true that there isn't any place to stop, but as the slip road has two lanes people where happy to stop in the road. 6 mins and somebody stopped, only going 20k or so, rejected and 15 mins later another person stopped, even in this crap spot. Seriously, quit the negativity, smile and stop dressing like a drug trafficker, and you will get through :) (solo male)rating: 5/5, wait: 6 min 👍, ride: 35 km ↑
―Tate, July 2024
49.43224, 11.13189
Held a sign reading "CZ" and got a ride from a man who lived in Amberg. August 2023rating: 5/5, wait: 25 min, ride: 66 km →
―AloysiusDente, October 2023
47.4579, 19.11158
Really nice spot. I had a sign reading 'Serbia' and got a ride to Szeghed in 10 minutes.rating: 4/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 173 km ↘
―Anonymous, July 2023
59.83216, 10.44094
Holding a sign reading Oslo, steadt trafic, I said yes to a ride to sandvika which was a mistake, sandvika is impossible.rating: 4/5, wait: 15 min
―Spag, July 2023
44.64538, -93.29407
Headed North, got a ride to Anoka. Used a sign reading 'North'. About a 15 minute wait on a Saturday at 2pm.(female, 20s)
―Anonymous, August 2016
43.65977, -93.31898
Headed to Minneapolis, got a semi to Lakeville. 11am on a Saturday. Sign reading 'North'(female, 20s)
―Anonymous, August 2016
42.99343, 22.8445
Walking from the border (going into Bulgaria) I held up my sign reading "Sofia" every time a car passed by (2 or 3 every 5 minutes or so on a Thursday afternoon in November), and was picked up within 5 minutes.―Maxim1110, December 2015
43.31091, 22.04392
Decent spot: nobody stopped after over half an hour with a sign reading Sofia, but behind me a Turkish truck driver was done resting and took me to the Bulgarian border.―Maxim1110, December 2015
44.78052, 20.49441
Pointless to get out of Belgrade, just walk to the onramp and catch a ride to the toll station with a sign reading RAMPA.―Maxim1110, December 2015
46.05729, 3.11181
It has all the best to be a perfect hitch hicking point but reading the hitch hickers grafities it seems everyone trying his chance there waites few hours :/―Anonymous, July 2015
-54.78831, -68.22517
I got a ride after 10 minutes standing outside the city gate after the 'control' with a sign reading "Rio Grande por favor!"―Therobohobo, June 2015
58.56853, 16.07927
I arrived here on a monday on January the 5th. The sun was shining and there was no snow outside. Stood here between 8 am and noon. But do not be alarmed by that! There needn't be that much waiting!The day I was here it was a bridge day, and the cars who would make the long journey from Stockholm to, say, Malmö, probably left the day after my visit.
I asked a lot of cars, every car that pulled in to be more exact, except the ones who were going north for sure that pulled of the E4's (i.e. the highway) northern lane. Asked a handful or more of truckers also. Everyone that I asked were heading north, most of them to Norrköping, a few to Stockholm and some just in a north-direction.
At about 11 am more cars were coming in, and I turned down a ride to Jönköping that I didn't feel safe about. At noon I managed to, at the same time (magical powers), find two separate cars that were going to Jönköping. Since my ability to split myself in two hasn't been fully developed I kindly went along with one of the rides, but I must say that I felt very safe with both of the companies from the smaller conversations we had.
This is a good spot to stand at. I'd stand here again if I'm in Norrköping. A driver told me that he usually pulled over here when he was going from Stockholm to Malmö and recommended it as the best place to be standing at. Recommended by the drivers themselves in other words!
P.S.
If you are in Norrköping and want to head out here, a sign reading "Klinga" would suffice, I think. The interchange is named Trafikplats Klinga, which translates Interchange Klinga. The person who gave me a ride here grew up in Norrköping and was talking to a friend trying to figure out where this place was and then said "Oh. Aha. It's Klinga" with a tone that gave me the impression that you know what I'm talking about if I say (or have written) Klinga if you are from Norrköping.
D.S.
P.S.2.
Ask people! This is in general a much easier way to find rides in Sweden. People are usually very friendly here if you are just polite, say "Sorry to bother you, but I'm trying to find a ride to..." or something like that, with a smile.
D.S.2.
P.S.3.
The journey from Stockholm takes approx. 2 hours with car to Norrköping. That is good to have in mind if you are trying to find rides that are heading to Jönköping or longer. Jönköping is good place to be dropped at if you have a more southern destination. Accept rides to Jönköping if you can! And be dropped off at Motell Vätterleden (with a Preem petrol-station) if possible. This is before Jönköping, but there is more traffic, you stand along the highway, trucks pull in here, etc. etc. etc. In Jönköping it's quite hard to hitchhike if you are going further.
D.S.3.
―Amarant, January 2015
51.54798, -2.56747
The last spot to change directions between M5 and M4. Got a ride to Reading.―Anonymous, December 2014
51.36277, -0.69294
I agree coming off the M3 towards is a bad idea here, although there is a train station with no barriers and is hardly ever checked. good advice if stuck is heading to sunningdale and hopping the train at a late peak time. if towards reading there are no barriers at Early station, if towards london there are barriers at Clapham junction but at peak times these are almost always open.―Anonymous, December 2014
46.68319, 13.67234
Kinda got stucked there pretty bad. Spent a night there (amazingly quiet obv) and decided to go the opposite direction the other day. Lot of of fun seeing all the notes of the various HHs on the traffic sign, it´s really worth reading it.―Anonymous, July 2014
51.42535, -1.03211
Reading Services, M4 towards London.―Anonymous, February 2013
51.4227, -1.03425
Reading Services, M4 towards Bristol. Good place to find cars heading further west.―Anonymous, February 2013