Took us quite a while even in slow traffic and loads of cars.best thing is to go directly at petrol station's and ask

Great for burgas. Not good for Istanbul, nobody going south at all. Met 2 other hitchhikers and we waited for 4 hours. A Turkish truck driver was sleeping when we got there and after 4 hours he woke up and gave all 3 of us a ride to the border. We tried to hitch during those 4 hours and no luck. Without him we were pretty sure we would have had to sleep at the gas station. It is 24 hour though so not a terrible place to get stuck

Very average I would say. I’m trying to get to Istanbul and I can’t exactly recommend this way but also I’m not sure how good the old roads and town hopping is anymore. Hopefully some hitchhikers take the town hopping route and we can judge in 2025/2026. Got dropped off at the gas station before the road split towards istanbul

Just wanted to get to the highway. Took a little long but once I wrote a sign saying 5 km I got picked up right away. I would recommend a sign

Very weird man obviously waited for people (women) here to ask them if he could take them somewhere. I got on anyway, he seemed nice at first. After 10 min on the highway he said he would only take me further if had sex with him, Dropped me off at a random spot on the highway after i told him thats not gonna happen. After talking to a few people it became obvious that happens at that spot from time to time, so take care.

Very nice couple took me right to the center of plovdiv from the gas station. The spot was alright, if you stand at the exit people have time to read the sign and still stop for you

I mean it’s fine, it’s a border so it’s always good. I was there after dark and it took me a long time to get a ride. A bus stopped and I paid for it to take me to Sofia because I don’t have camping gear and was freezing my ass off. If you get there in the day it should be fine

Great spot for Plovdiv. Take bus 5 and then walk for 30 mins and it’s super easy, got picked up right away

Not a lot of traffic south but I am giving 4 stars cause it was shady and had a spot to sit. I got lucky after 25 mins and a taxi already going to the border took me without having to pay. 1 male with a sign that said Kulata

Super good spot for south. Got a ride to blagoevgrad in 10 seconds

Kind of accidentally got dropped off at the gas station here, absolutely terrible no traffic going anywhere except in to town and even then it is nobody. I gave up trying to get a ride to a different town and just asked everybody to drive me 10 mins to the highway entrance. Eventually got a ride

Pretty good, space to stop, use a sign tho traffic is a little far from you. To go south at least get a ride to dragichevo and the roundabout near there. I got a ride all the way to dupcina (would not recommend dupcina, hard to leave)

Good spot I got a ride to dupcina quickly

Ĉi tiu loko estas absolute mirinda. Mi alvenis ĉi tien ĉirkaŭ la oka vespere. Jam estis mallume. Tie estas lampfosto, kiu ne funkcias. Eĉ sen ia lumo, aŭtoj pasas tiel malrapide, ke ili havas sufiĉe da tempo por vidi vin. Mi metis min super la finon de la triangulo, meze de la vojo, fronte al tiu, kiun mi volis, kaj metis malgrandan lanternon por igi min iom pli videbla, krom uzi la reflektajn ŝtofojn, kiujn mi ricevis en "tramprennen" por mi kaj Daniela Loti. Tri ciganaj fratoj prenis min duonvoje kaj lasis min ĉe la fervoja stacio en Ĉerven Brjag por atingi la lastan trajnon, supozeble je la 11a vespere. Sed tio estis la 3:30a matene. Mi iris al la benzinstacio malantaŭe, faris multajn amikojn, kaj ili prenis min dormi ĉe la monumento de la Soveta Virino. Perfekta loko por pasigi nokton.

Preskaŭ ĉe la elirejo de la urbo estas rapidbremso kun zebrokruco. Ĝi ŝajnas perfekta, sed plej multaj homoj venantaj el ĉi tiu urbo estas plejparte timemaj, embarasitaj aŭ ksenofobiaj. Malgranda kamiono bonŝance prenis min rekte al Sofio. Mi provis 10-kilometran ŝildon, sed ĝi estis senefika.

The two of us tried to hitchhike from here towards Istanbul. First, we tried asking people at the gas station, then we hitchhiked directly on the highway – a weak point. Few drivers head towards the Turkish border, and those who do, for the most part, don't want to take on additional passengers. Perhaps if you're trying to get to Istanbul, it's a better idea to try and find a driver who goes directly there in Sofia. We finally managed to catch a Bulgarian driver around 7:00 PM. He said hitchhiking to Istanbul was very difficult, so he took us to the bus stop in Haskovo. From there, with a heavy heart, we bought tickets for the bus to Istanbul (it was called "metro" – the ride takes about five hours due to breaks and a stop at the border). We had to go for it because we were pressed for time, and the driver insisted quite strongly that it was the best idea. To sum up, maybe we were just unlucky or maybe hitchhiking towards Istanbul is actually very difficult - Turkish drivers do not want to pick up travelers - we don't know exactly why.

We tried to hitchhike to Istanbul (2 men). Overall, the location is average/poor – few drivers were going to Istanbul, most were heading towards Burgas, and the Turks heading to Istanbul were reluctant to pick up additional passengers. First, we tried hitchhiking at a gas station, then we tried to hitchhike directly on the highway. This seemed like a better method. Ultimately, we managed to hitchhike to a gas station on the A1, just before the junction for the Istanbul and Burgas roads.

We tried to hitchhike to Istanbul. Overall, the location seemed quite good, but we had significant difficulties – few drivers were heading to Istanbul; most were heading towards Burgas, and the Turks heading to Istanbul were reluctant to pick up additional passengers. Eventually, we managed to hitchhike to a gas station outside Plovdiv.

Overall the spot is bad, the only thing that works is talking to people who stopped here. Most people pasing or stoppimg are turks in german cars and they will not take you.

No one wanted to give me a ride at the truck stop, so I got frustrated and was going to walk across the border to Romania. But as I was walking past a gas station, I saw a car and asked if he can take me across the border. It turned out that he was going to Bucharest.

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.

The best place for going to Bulgaria along a route which is not too frequented. I stayed at the barrier and simply asked drivers with Bulgarian numbers (not big letters BG, which is Belgrade) while they were paying their tickets. Toll workers don't pay attention, but be respectful of course. This way got direct drives to Sofia even in the evening!