Very very big toll ! My precedent ride dropped me just after the tollgate, where the trucks rest. I tried asking them but they were not allowed to take hitchhikers :( and people speed up after the toll so they were not really seeing me. So I crossed the toll to go just before (be careful doing this so that the cars don't crush you haha), and people were seeing me better. But even if there were a lot of cars I still waited 30 min on this side of the toll, then a nice guy from another toll entry called me and took me further haha

Not so many cars because it is a little rest area and peage, but there's a lot of place for cars to see you and stop, it's safe.

Most cars going to Lyon center, but still found one to take me north. I was going to Strasbourg, my ride was short but still helped me to go closer :) Also it's a nice spot with place for cars to stop and a good visibility.

I was on the side in the grass, between the parking and the road, there is place for cars to stop and it's safe. Lots of cars but I waited 1 hour until a nice person stopped, maybe because it was early and people were going to work and were late ? My ride took me to the huge peage before Lyon (St Quentin-Fallavier), where it was a bit dangerous because I had to go inside the peage. So maybe try to go further than Lyon to avoid this ! Also this spot leads to 2 different directions, Lyon and Valence, so it's better with a sign I guess.

Big area where people stop to eat and take gaz. I was trying to go to Strasbourg, but lot of people were going south, and the one going around Mulhouse/Strasbourg were already full of people&package. I tried both sides of the area, on the left asking trucks conductors but they weren't allowed to take hitchhiker's ; and I also went on the right side near the gas station and shop, to ask directly people. I waited 2 hours and eventually found a nice couple that took me to Toul, near Nancy. Not really my way but I took the train from Toul to Strasbourg!

Mix of amazing luck and a very solid spot, time for drivers to see you and nobody is just going home 5 minutes away, in 15 minutes 3 drivers stopped, two were going to Bellegarde, which we turned down, third was going straight to Paris and took us along

Not great, we got there at 8, a lot of people going through, but most to Annecy, and almost all not willing to take you. Cars can't really stop if you cross the french border because it's straight into highway, so you look quite suspicious trying to get into their car just before the border. We (2 people) were trying to go in the direction of Bourg-En-Bresse/Dijon, but luck was so bad we just put "A40" on our sign. Eventually got so desperate we accepted a ride to annemasse in the wrong direction, just to change scenery... On the plus size you can go into the change office, it's warm, there's a few standing chairs, some vending machines and charging ports.

Bon spot pour Paris, ne pas hésiter à demander aux personnes dans la station

Bon spot pour aller vers Le Mans / Paris / Tours Accessible en bus depuis le centre ville d’Angers (arrêt parc des expos)

I went to Caen from here. There is a space to stop cars

I arrived in the evening at 23:00. Because foot passengers are not allowed on the ferry during the night, I asked drivers in the parking lot if they can take me with them onto the ferry. The good things is that you pay per car and not per passengers in the car, so I didnt have to pay for the ferry at all.

Good spot to go to Limoges

Really good spot to reach Spain, Bayonne

Good spot to reach Pays Basque (Bayone) Spain or Dax

Good spot to reach the south east or another spot in the south of Bordeaux

Only good spot before Poitiers but it can be difficult

Good spot to reach Poitiers, Tours, Orleans

Not very practical to go there but not the worst. Takes a bit of time to find a car to Clermont, lots of people to Paris. But there's a lot of traffic.

it was long ago, I don't remember much how long I waited, but that was an okay amount of time.

I stopped there today, i guess you can try a but everywhere 'cause it's not fast and busy but here looks line the best place, visibility, space to stop and even a little parking to turn back. Ok it's before the turn left to eymoutiers but no care, after this spot there is no much space and the cars starts to accelerate

banger, i find this one reliable to go far into france direction reims. heading northwest, don't bother taking rides shorter than aire du haut-koenigsbourg. there's plenty of ppl going long distances, especially luxembourg/belgium. also loads of german cars.

traffic is not crazy, but this is still my pick of choice to get to england from france. i've had varying luck ranging from rides in 2h to, this time, getting there at 18:30 and only getting a lift at 10:00, with only 4h spent sleeping. i strongly recommend asking around, maybe with a sign. not huge amounts of traffic but very solid proportion of UK cars (seasonally dependent). i've found that many english cars can be downright mean and are often full, but don't get discouraged! there are also some nice ones worth waiting for. easy enough to give up and go to calais if you're in a rush. indoor bits close at 22:00 but i believe the one opposite stays open. someone called the cops and staff lady vouched for me so they apologised and left me alone

Not ideal stopping space, there is on the other side to go to Andorra, but to get into France less so, but it wasnt busy so I got a lift fairly quickly

I just landed in Geneva Airport and tried to get BlaBlaBus to Grenoble, but it got canceled :/ So I just found this spot on Google maps and decided to give it a try. There's enough space for cars to pull over, but not for trucks. And the road turns directly to the highway. A lot of French drivers, who work in Geneva and live in France go this way. Took some time but got a great company on the way and it was easier once in France.

Spoke to people getting out of Decathlon to get back to Fort-de-France. An employee getting off shift took us

Stood right behind bridge to head north-bound. Plan was originally to hitchhike to Fort-de-France, but driver suggested to take ferry. Cost 7€ but was money very well spent. Arriving in the capital by boat was lovely, recommendation :)

[Young male solo-traveller] It's not ideal because hitchhiking is prohibited at toll booths in France (the police won't give you a fine tho), but I was fortunate and got picked up after 5min. Cars can stop at the rest area to pick you up, and you can also ask drivers there.

back on track after successfull battle of trying to get out of Frankfurt airport. great guy took us south near france border (shoutout Alfred from NY)

traffic mostly going to switzerland via basel, however i can't think of another option for france. can be a bit of a wait to get someone who goes at least to belfort and can drop you on the porte d'alsace. it's worth the wait. male, early 30s, alone

Direction Lautrec, village classé ''plus beaux villages de France'' Grolhet-Gaillac-Montauban Sûrement pas le plus rapide pour prendre l'autoroute direction Limoges Samedi 9h, pas tant de circulation

Great place towards Pontarlier. Preferably wait for a ride to France and not Le Locle, from then on its not difficult. Enough space to pull over, this spot seems much better than everything I've seen while walking from the train station.

Easy ride in the night with a swiss guy, I stop at Shauinsland for the night to go in France.

Suffisamment de place pour que les voitures s'arrêtent. Nous voulions aller à Amiens mais les gens ne faisaient que des courts trajets. Un monsieur nous a emmené jusqu'à l'Aire de Coeur des Hauts-de-France Est au bout de presque 2h.

Good visible spot, cars can stop next to the road. Entrance to highways towards Germany and France. Lots of local trafic & French and German cars. But no luck with sign Freiburg. Finaly got a lift to Weil border gasstation.

good spot to go towards France, male a sign to Savona or Imperia so that people can easier lift you, there's a gas station where you can ask people

Found a car in the direction of Mons, France pretty fast by asking around. A lovely person too that gave me control of the aux.

May favourite starting spot to get out of the area to the Netherlands/Belgium/France. So far has worked out for me fairly quickly every single time. This review is super late, but I was there in May in the afternoon and found folks going my direction in half an hour by asking around. It only took half an hour because they wanted to finish their meal (which, totally fair.) I think the finding itself only took about 10 minutes.

Tour de France so a lot of cars

Tour de France so a lot of cars

Tour de France weekend so it was easy