THIS IS THE RIGHT SHIPKA PARKING SPOT I missed click the parking spot We were a couple hitchhiking from the Buzludzha Monument. We were just eating when the first car passed by, so I quickly waved — and they actually stopped and took us all the way to Stara Zagora. There’s a big parking area where people can easily stop if they want, and most cars are heading towards Shipka or Kazanlak.

We were a couple hitchhiking from Sozopol to Burgas. It wasn’t really an ideal spot — it was a junction in a merge lane, but if drivers want to stop, they can. After about 10 miutes, we got a ride all the way to Burgas train station.

We were a couple hitchhiking to Sozopol. We stood by the road where there was a huge pull-off area. It was just after a traffic light — a perfect spot, because if drivers want to stop, they can do it easily. After about 10 minutes, a truck stopped and took us all the way to the turnoff for Sozopol.

We were a couple heading to the Buzludzha Monument. We decided it didn’t make sense to hitchhike from the bottom, so we started hiking up, thinking we’d make it on our own. Halfway up, three cars passed us and the last one stopped. They took us all the way to the top. We walked around, explored the area, and then they gave us a ride back down to Shipka pass as well.

We were a couple hitchhiking from the Buzludzha Monument. We were just eating when the first car passed by, so I quickly waved — and they actually stopped and took us all the way to Stara Zagora. There’s a big parking area where people can easily stop if they want, and most cars are heading towards Shipka or Kazanlak.

We were a couple hitchhiking to the Buzludzha Monument, and we got a ride from the end of the village to Shipka Pass in about 10 minutes. A passing car picked us up. There was a pull-off near the end of the village where cars slow down, so it’s easy for them to stop. There’s basically no other way to go than towards Gabrovo or Shipka Pass.

We were a couple hitchhiking to the Buzludzha Monument. We were standing near a truck parking spot, which wasn’t ideal, cars were passing at high speed and there was only a muddy pull-off where people could stop. After about 15 minutes, a guy stopped and drove us to Shipka.

We were a couple, 20 years old, and we neeed to get to Pazardzhik. After about 30 minutes of hitchhiking near a bus stop, we got a ride to a McDonald's very close to Pazardzhik.

Pretty bad place for cars to stop, and not a lot of traffic. A lot of people going to Pietrich though, but I still got a ride pretty quickly to the border

Great place, a lot of traffic coming through and a place to stop

I stood at the exit of the service station and got a ride after 15 minutes, not a lot of cars coming through but also on a sunday

Got a ride to a service station on the highway pretty quickly

Got a ride out of the city towards the highway

I just asked everyguy with Turkish driving plates and I got drive directly to Turkey. My driver went to Antalya but i jump off at the border.

I was going to Sofia after crossing the border and after waiting 4 hours got no ride. I was trying to hitchhike in the part for trucks, but border police took me back to the border and forced to hitchhike on the part for passenger cars which were mostly full and going straight to Germany with whole families on board. You should definitely get a ride on the Turkish side, where it’s rather easy

was standing with a sign “Belgrade” and after 15 minutes got a ride to Kalotina (Serbian border) Route 80 restaurant & motel looks so cool btw

This place was perfect to go to Serbia. Someone took me to Niš. My last destination was Belgrade, but from Niš to Belgrade was easy as well

late at night we got a ride to the ring road so we can get a bus there

You're probably not going to get a ride all the way to where you want to go but there is a nice traffic light with a countdown so you just go in the middle of the road asking everyone and they'll bring you somewhere. I took 3 rides to get to the border to Serbia, crossed on foot and got to Pirot then bus to Nis cause you're not going anywhere if you get stuck in Pirot.

reading the previous comments you can understand that it is very difficult to find transportation here. I was lucky and after an hour a kind gentleman from Turkey picked me up directly to Sofia. If it wasn't him I would probably have been standing in this place for hours.

Lots of space to pull over, definitely possible to get a ride directly to Bulgaria as many cars have Bulgarian plates. With my BG sign I got taken to Giurgiu, the driver offered to take me to the bridge toll booth but I got off at the Kaufland because I needed food instead.

Unbelievably bad, not traffic towards Bulgaria but if you have to it’s doable, don’t try to go farther than KP. Stand all the way on the highway that way there is a chance for the highway people to stop. Eventually a guy stopped on the curve for me. Only saw like 20 cars over 45 mins

Do not recommend, cars are going fast and not wanting to stop to go towards Bulgaria, that being said there isn’t a better spot so I agree with the other commenter saying eventually you will be picked up. Use a sign that says KP

Easy to get to kumanov and closer to the Bulgaria border

Good spot by the poll station to get a ride to Sofia/Bulgaria. There were a few policemen doing controls but they weren’t interested in us and didn’t stop us. You can even reach this spot by foot (that’s what we did) from Dimitrovgrad by hitchhiking to a spot on the local road nearby and then there’s a path to the toll station. (check out the map) There was a fence around the station but it had big holes you could claim through and toll station employees and police didn’t mind.

Good spot, found a ride to Bulgaria in seconds (he was going all the way to Burgas).

Good spot because a lot of traffic was at the start (5pm) but then dropped very fast (6pm). Was standing with a sign bulgaria/k.palanka. Maybe a bit far saying signs but there is no other place kinda to go there on that road. Also maybe i was not that lucky because i was trying kinda late in the evening. But eventually very nice truck driver who was paying a toll(stramge because all others had the autamic one) took me all the way to sofia.

A lot of space, not a lot of traffic, but seems easy. Got taken by a guy that used to hitchhike in the socialist times of Bulgaria. He got me to Kjustendil to a petrol station and immediately found me a ride to Sofia.

Kind of the only decent spot towards Bulgaria, police spend a lot of time here just as locals for coffee. I've been trying for 3h until night with the little traffic from the petrol station (police was there) and 4h straight on the highway the next morning with a sign BG - СРФИЯ. Most cars were completely full, I left with a big beer box under my legs and my backpack on my knees, that was the only room available in the car, but I made it to Sofia.

Still possible to walk bridge from Romania to Bulgaria as of december '23, but I hitched a lift to Ruse here.

only 4 cars stopped none went to the bulgaria direction

Realy good Spot to get a Ride outside of the City to califat (Border of bulgaria). 2 other locals Guys also tryed to hitchhike but 2 young Guys took us. They drove like crazy and IT was realy funny.

A lot of space for hitchhiking just after the toll booth. Lot of trucks go to Bulgaria, I got the ride to Niš after 5-6 mins

there is often a long cue of trucks waiting for the toll (since bulgaria is not a schengen country) and you can walk along the cue with your sign and find a pretty long ride

This is the spot you can use to get out of Turkey to Bulgaria. My experience in October 2021 was rewarding. I came to the border gate and the officials said "you can't walk" (it's been like that for years) and when I stood up few hundreds metres before, soldiers from Jandarma told me to get backwards and try asking at/inside restaurants. This doesn't work if you, like me, look Middle Eastern so the truck drivers will ignore you thinking you're irregular. So I took a dolmuş back to the pinned gas station and waited 2 hours (could be much less) until a Turkish man took me with him to casino in Svilengrad, offered me the entrance and a private hotel bedroom.

This is the best spot for HH direction Bulgaria !!! It's not another spot better than this in my own opinion! But I hitchhiked on Sunday, very lonely gas station!!! No cars !!! No trucks !! The best way to HH is to have a sing with ***Pirot*** or ***Dimitrovdgra*** HH to the border can be difficult!!! Because people is afraid about immigrants!! So, better if you look White person hahahaha I am from Colombia and I look very árabe sometimes, but still I am lucky. The best advice is to HH from the entrance of the gas station, because also you can catch the cars who is passing on the highway, because if you stay inside the gas station! * without traffic* you can be there for hours !!! To arrive to this gas station you can take the bus Number 4 Ang get out 2 bus stops before the end. And then walk in the highway for 15 minutes and that is ! You will see, use Google maps ! Or just walk from the center if you are too backpacker. Remember that HH IS ABOUT LUCK!!!!

Mostly all Cars an Trucks Go to romania, If they leave hungary. The Cars to serbia we're "full", company Cars, or they dont Take "Strangers", or Just ignore you. Even Cars/Trucks to Turkey, bulgaria Go via romania, maybe because the Police controll all bulgarian/turkish Cars and Truck very hard

Tramprennen 2023 - This spot is strategically if you are going towards Bulgaria. It has shade as it is a bridge and if you are more than one person, one can hitchike on the normal road and another can have access to the highway (easily)

Got spot how to set to the borders between Bulgaria And Turkey. Also good way to get to Istanbul.

Lots of long distance traffic from southern Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey. Possible to get rides beyond Hungary. Place to stop and a petrol station to ask around for confidence.