This is a good spot to hitchike to Esperence, Perth or Albany in one go. There is not a lot of traffic, but many cars stopped for me. Position yourself near the gas station and the RV park so it’s easy to approach people.

Lots of Traffic, going to Perth.

Not much traffic towards Port Augusta.

Lots of traffic at this gasstation, but most are going towards Yorke Peninsula.

Guy was already stopped here and gave me a ride

Nice guy took me right to e destination

five ride offers and 50$...

Hard spot indeed. There don't seem to be any good stopovers before Westbury, either.

Wonderful spot for going north

Shoulder is wide, but the speed limit is 100km/h and there isn't heaps of traffic.

hitching out east from Lakes' Entrance seems to kinda suck from any spot... but ppl are nice, you'll get a ride.

Fine spot for hitching south from Bega

I waited in front of the smaller servo with a sign saying 'Vic', the guy working there kept me well provided with food and drinks as I was waiting. The wait was long, but the ride much longer :)

You can catch a ride south here if you don't feel like walking across town for ages

okay spot for heading south

This is a very good spot for going long distances south or north. The bypass is already being built, enjoy while it lasts...

Update as of March 2026 The guy is still here and he'll probably be for a while as I believe he's the manager. I got here in early afternoon - he wasn't here at first. I stood next to the entrance and started chatting with the drivers, as I do most of the time. He arrived after a couple of hours and straight told me to leave his property. I didn't even have time to speak to him before he assumed I was refusing. He went to his car to drop what he had in his hands, and came back aggressively towards me. I had already put my backpack on, but he grabbed my other bag and started to push me. Even when I was on the road, he yelled at me to go further. I was honestly really shocked by what happened. It started to get late in the afternoon, and I couldn't get to talk with the truckies anymore, so I hitched back to Broome. That's the craziest thing that happened during my whole trip around WA and I was feeling really bad after it. Don't stop here, this guy is mad and the biggest asshole I've ever seen - you won't be able to talk with him. That's ridiculous but you've got to go on the side of the road.

It's honestly a pretty dodgy spot. No shade, no water, no traffic, and it can get really hot. The parking bay down the road is desert and useless if you want to stay on the highway. BUT I had the best luck and finally got a lift all the way to Broome.

Not much traffic. I wouldn't recommend accepting any lift that wouldn't drive you at least to Port Hedland (ie. someone taking the turn to Newman).

If going east, I think this is much better than the other intersection. Although no shade or water, but if you come early you should be fine.

Most drivers wouldn't look at me, or would just smile and go, the truck driver that gave me a ride told me that hitchhiking is not that common - he only took me because he was used to hitchhiking from Australia

Heading out to cross the Nullarbor, this BP station is strategically the best spot to look for a lift. Unfortunately, the roadhouse owner is one of the biggest pricks one can meet in Australia and will promptly kick you off the property (and then yell at you for an additional 5 minutes). It's best to avoid the property itself and stand adjacent to it, or you may get the cops called on you. Should the owner decide to bother you anyhow, there's no use reasoning with him, so just tell him to lick a camel's ass. Anyone planning to cross the Nullarbor should also note that the Ceduna IGA is the last reasonably priced grocery store that you will find for a long, long time, so stock up.

If heading westward, do yourself a favor and turn down the ride offer to Penong. The same traffic will be passing through Ceduna, where there is a grocery, relatively inexpensive (for rural Australia, anyway) bottle shop, and a nice beach. Penong has none of these things, and both the petrol station and general store are very expensive. (The flies are horrible and there's hardly any shade, either.) If you are stuck here, camping spots aren't hard to find, and the pub is a friendly place to relax after a day of hitchhiking failure.

This is the port Augusta "Train station". Catch road trains to Darwin and Perth, or the other way to Sydney, Adelaide, etc. If going North or West, don't settle for anything less than a ride all the way to where you are going. Good luck. This spot is excellent, compared with elsewhere in Australia.

Seriously couldn't find a better hitching spot that this in australia. Anyone would get a lift in less than 5 mins. Anywhere on this road is good, but especially on the bit near the BP petrol station. Traffic will be going either North (towards brisbane) or West (to Lismore)