Very bad spot, cars move to fast , fortunately I got out

A quick ride to the center, fantastic way to save money compared to a taxi

September 2022, 11:00 a.m. It took extreme long - 6 hours, but then a long ride to Alice Springs in a giant truck

Enough room to stop direct route south just not many people on the road

I was lost in the middle of nowhere with my bike... Very few cars but hopefully one of them stopped!

The best spot to catch a ride across the Nullabor. Key is to be there very early (5 am or so) because this is when the trucks leave. Got a ride by a guy with a caravan. Haven't had problems with the roadhouse owner

Service station with good traffic. But nobody went west or couldn't take me. After 2,5 h a truckie picked me up.

Cars go slow, enough space to pull over. Good spot to get to Port Augusta

Service station, but not much traffic in the morning. Luckily the second driver picked me up

Very bad spot. Cars pass you with 100 km/h. But there is space to stop. Only got picked up because the guy forgot something to drop off in Penola and then came back and saw me again.

Traffic light, but not too much space to stop. DON'T ACCEPT RIDES TO PENOLA! I asked if there is a service sation AT the highway but there isn't!!

Many tourists, most of them went east

Bad spot. Cars doesn't see u well and go by fast. Got picked up by someone who came from the lighthouse

Decent amout of traffic (off season)

Most traffic goes direction of Apollo Bay. Not a lot traffic out of main season

Local picked me up to bring me to Kenneth River. Told me good spots to see Koalas. But not much traffic out of the main season

It rained cats and dogs, so there was first no traffic. After the rain i catched a ride in 20 min

Not much traffic in the morning (out of main season)

Out of main season decent amout of traffic, not so many tourists

Decent traffic towards the Great Ocean Road

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)