Hitchhiking in Greece
Hitchhiking to Greece
Recent reviews in Greece
40.73293, 24.72925
All of the cars are going to the right direction
―Merleperle15, September 2026
40.73293, 24.72925
All of the cars are going to the right direction
―Merleperle15, September 2026
40.73293, 24.72925
All of the cars are going to the right direction
―Merleperle15, September 2026
40.73293, 24.72925
All of the cars are going to the right direction
―Merleperle15, September 2026
40.33233, 23.91791
First car took us to our sleeping spot even tho they went somewhere else. Nice people on this island.
After the season
2 males
―SamuRai, September 2026
40.32879, 23.98039
Locals are very friendly and will drive you to the next towns or ferry. Mind it was after the season. Might be different when it's full of tourists.
2 males
―SamuRai, September 2026
40.39361, 23.89145
Good spot to to seen stop and with shade. Campsite is nearby if its late
2 males
―SamuRai, September 2026
41.37233, 23.36054
Not the best spot.
Right on the street with not much shade but we got lucky quickly and got a ride to the sea. We didnt have a destination in mind but he would have also made a detour to drive us to Thessaloniki.
2 males
―SamuRai, September 2026
41.37233, 23.36054
Not the best spot.
Right on the street with not much shade but we got lucky quickly and got a ride to the sea. We didnt have a destination in mind but he would have also made a detour to drive us to Thessaloniki.
2 males
―SamuRai, September 2026
40.50072, 21.26251
Good spot, but we were probably lucky. Stood with sign grewena in both alphabets
―Matwit, September 2026
40.96182, 24.47662
Staff is nice. It is a bit difficult to find a good spot that every car can see you
―Merleperle15, September 2026
41.07213, 23.55736
Got a Truck ride after waiting. Cars cannot stop that good but it is a traffic light
―Merleperle15, September 2026
38.03042, 23.73006
Easy! Was not many cars at 14 pm but we got a ride very quick.
―Roma, September 2026
40.3889, 21.79063
No cars
―Oskarek, September 2026
39.91053, 20.36547
Everyone’s going to Greeceeee. Took 30 mins but got scooped up by the nicest Italian in an old convertible Mercedes and spent 2 days driving down the west coast.
―Kjmurray1230, August 2026
38.32447, 21.87149
Perfect spot for getting to Athens - can ask at petrol station or just have a sign
―Kjmurray1230, August 2026
38.3061, 21.80761
Shortest hitch of my life. Was walking the 4kms to the petrol station down the road and the first car that went past on the service road scooped me up and saved me 40mins of walking
―Kjmurray1230, August 2026
41.00705, 24.66084
We gave up after one evening and one morning of hitchhiking. Seems like a good spot but cars don’t stop. I guess it’s just Greece combined with bad luck. We took the bus from Chrysoupoli to Xanthi (4€ and every 2 hours)
―Marinus791, August 2026
40.94731, 24.44093
Probably a good spot to go east but Hitchhiking in Greece is a nightmare. Cars go by slightly fast but could be worse. Got picked up by a nice guy who brought us to another spot 30 km away. Few people at gas station but mostly (nice) locals.
―Marinus791, August 2026
40.70805, 23.18693
Took a series of rides to get from here to the Turkish border, worked well. However, I strongly recommend against taking the bus to Analipsi as others have said; I would recommend to take the 83 bus from Thessaloniki, and then there is a stop that is right next to the highway. From there, I would say just climb up onto the highway and stick your thumb out, then get a ride to this gas station/rest stop. The second bus (91A) to Analipsi does not run very often and will require you to go much further north than the highway, when you can just stop and get out right next to the highway instead.
―BodyofWater, July 2026
Recent reviews mentioning Greece
39.74217, 20.01919
Ferry is often free for pedestrians, but basically no traffic going south/greece in late september
―Tonajan, September 2026
39.77242, 20.00428
Bad for direction south/Greece, took a bus (100lek) to Butrint
―Tonajan, September 2026
42.65089, 23.21785
Almost everyone here goes to Greece or is a local. 8 people catch here cars in like 10 minutes.
―Biel, September 2026
42.65089, 23.21785
Okay spot for cars to stop after the gas station
Lots of traffic to Pernik after work but also Macedonia/Greece highways
Some shade available
FYI Tickets for public transport are 80cent per ride and capped at 2 € per day for any amount of rides.
2 males
―SamuRai, September 2026
41.99711, 23.09194
Great Spot, a lot of traffic in direction of greece. Recommend by the locals. We were there as a couple and got a ride to Kulata (Border). And we Had a sign with Sandanski
―Anonymous, August 2026
41.00705, 24.66084
We gave up after one evening and one morning of hitchhiking. Seems like a good spot but cars don’t stop. I guess it’s just Greece combined with bad luck. We took the bus from Chrysoupoli to Xanthi (4€ and every 2 hours)
―Marinus791, August 2026
40.94731, 24.44093
Probably a good spot to go east but Hitchhiking in Greece is a nightmare. Cars go by slightly fast but could be worse. Got picked up by a nice guy who brought us to another spot 30 km away. Few people at gas station but mostly (nice) locals.
―Marinus791, August 2026
41.99529, 21.52897
I stood pretty close to the ramp with a sign that had VELES written in the latin alphabet on it. A man stopped and was even able to bring me further than Veles, since I was trying to get to the greece border.
―KaeptnBub, July 2026
41.58192, 21.92656
A german couple took me to the greece border in their camper van. I talked to them on the parking slot and asked for a ride. Thanks Nadine & Jan!
―KaeptnBub, July 2026
39.73853, 21.55412
I was lucky to have a car to Albania here, there is no much cars but you can speak to people and I think it's better in Greece because they're afraid of hitchhiking.
The two girl form the gas station are so nice, they offered me a bottle of water :)
―Lilian, July 2026
40.70715, 22.95464
Asking around definitely is the way to go in Greece. Had option for Serres and Kavala as well!
―Capybaralover, July 2026
42.23465, 21.70337
Border area has lots of spots, but as I remember, truck and bus/car traffic is separated. I waited near barracks-shops, but some people paid more attention to me than I needed ("wana buy something"). Car drove to Scopie and took me to the highway junction near Petrovec (my target was Greece).
―MateuszPL, June 2026
41.94075, 21.62778
One Macedonian took me here from the Serbian border, but I strongly not recommend this place if you are going to Greece. Cars are simply too fast here. Walk out to Petrovec.
―MateuszPL, June 2026
41.88374, 21.68888
I recommend this place. Truck driver takes me to his house and then we switch to his son's car until Greece border (thanks Oliver!). Spot has a lot of place, a shop, some benches, and grass. In my case, I take a bus from the Sub-Scopie town Petrovce to the village Katlanovo, then I walk 10-15 min in the direction of this gas station, but I have to find a hole in the net between Higthway and the local road.
―MateuszPL, June 2026
41.65547, 26.49284
Got dropped off here by a local saying I could walk to Greece, which was not true, so I had to wait for a guy to drive me to the other side. I was very lucky to be picked up by a very sweet German guy travelling all the way to Gernany, although I had a intention to go to Bulgaria, so we spent two days together in Greece and Samothrace, after which he dropped me off at a road going to Bulgaria.
―matjex, June 2026
40.616, 20.99401
propably got really lucky but an albanian guy took me all the way to veroia, maybe should've waited for a ride straight to where i needed to go (or geeting out at the border) because once i was in greece there were almost no cars and not a single good hitchhiking spot to the south on the way
―suruh, June 2026
39.94192, 20.26685
Spot was not really good. Few cars. Cars go as fast as if they were on the German Autobahn. I had a big sign. Nobody stoped. Maybe I was a bit unlucky. After three hours I decided to take the bus for three Euro to the Greece border (in the village) the people are very friendly and know when the bus arrives + there is icecream;)
―zare, June 2026
38.48143, 22.59094
Solid spot as there are lots of tourists going back to Athens from their daytrips to Delphi. I ended up finding a ride with an Albanian living in Greece who was going to Athens to visit his mother in the hospital in Athens.
―Kartenhouse, May 2026
38.38822, 22.37322
I waited a good 45 minutes here until finally I found a ride to the intersection to Delphi after Itea with an American father and son who live in Greece.
―Kartenhouse, May 2026
40.95016, 27.47367
I got pickep up super fast by some guys in a van, they were going to Greece to so it was super convenient, they invite me to dinner and even paid a hotel for me in the destination. I got so lucky
―DenjiY, May 2026