We were stopping to Serbian border and not many people were going there, stop after the roundabout to filter the people not going to Serbia.

maybe a small, but good spot.

We were stopping to Belgrade and NOONE goes to Serbia, everyone is going to Romania. Otherwise good stopping spot. Good spot for spending time, spent the night in a small forest. Free WC.

This highway is literally dead as of 08/2026. There was roughly one car per minute passing on the highway, so no chance to catch someone on that empty parking lot. We decided to stand right on the highway at the entry to the parking lot, there we were very visible for every passing car and they theoretically were able to take the ramp onto the parking lot. I think an issue is that the highway is very new and also costs money, people also seemed quite unwilling to take us. After 2hours someone stopped and took is to croatia, we were literally about to abort and walk to the next rural road to get to the Udvar boarder crossing into croatia. We could easily have ended up spending the night here if it wasn’t for that nice croatian guy. Wouldn’t recommend this route. Good luck and safe travels.

Hungarians are not really willing to take you anywhere. Not a lot of people going outside Budapest. We were waiting here for 5 hours

We asked around the drivers on the pump station.

A lot of locals. We had a luck that one kind guy took us on the highway to the petrol station. The place is good, the cars are going 50 and there is a bus station with a place to stop.

Good spot, local got us. Funny guy.

asked specifically cars with foreign plates. got near Linz in Austria

only cars to budapest. do this: get to gas station as close to budapest, but before the turn to austria/slovakia and continue there. worked for me.

I was asking around and eventually got a Polish couple to take me all the way to Zagreb (their destination was Pula). A lot of full cars and not much traffic stopping.

Asked around and got a ride almost to the Croatian border. On weekends and Fridays people are not keen to go around the Balaton tho

Tried standing with a sign, but there’s not much place to stop safely, so I gave up. After I tried asking around, but be careful, on Fridays and Saturdays people are not keen to go West to Balaton - the traffic is apparently very bad. I got a bunch of locals to take me to a better gas station after asking and they were very nice.

Get a car to Slovakia

Good spot but we had no luck and waited 2h to get to jest station

Stood here for a good 6 hours trying to get a lift to Zagreb. We weren't offered a single ride (even after dropping our sign), until we finally got one all the day. The driver (a local from Budapest who apparently often drives from Budapest to Zagreb) said it's probably not a good spot for people wanting to go to Croatia.

(Two people 26F + 49M) This place has changed in recent times. The old border buildings and facilities have been demolished and new ones have been erected further up towards the border. But there is not much infrastructure there any more as cars rarely have to stop. As of July 26 this map and the satellite images are not up to date anymore and the place is a bit desolate with little shade. As of now this is not a location where you would like to get stuck for the night. There is one very suitable spot in front of the containers where people pay the toll for the highway. You can easily approach the drivers and ask for a lift. Lots of long distance traffic. Of course you can also put your thumb out but we didn't really try.

First person I asked took us to Budapest city center

Not much traffic but we got lucky

Good and fast place

asked a lot of trucks and cars. many go to germany and belgium, but didn't want to take me. hungary is easier

(Two people 26F + 49M) Some local people gave us advice to look for a trip towards Romania from here, because cars with Hungarian and Rumanian licence plates often take breaks on the parking lot. Many also come back from Austria for holiday with Austrian licensed plates and sometimes they are just taking cars to sell them in Hungary or Romania. There were plenty of people hanging out in groups but cars tend to be full. Of course you can also ask at the service station. In our case it gave up a rather short lift to an even better spot at the Austrian/Hungarian border. So if you want to go into Hungary and get a lift to Hegyeshalom take it and have yourself dropped off at the VIGNETTE station, where people pay for the highway toll.

Last big Raststätte before München!! Decent, although not the busiest. Definitely need a sign for whatever direction you need after München. I waited with an AT sign at the end of the station. Eventually got a ride from someone going all the way to Hungary.

Good spot but we were there late, luckly some hungarian family took us almost across the whóe hungary

This is not really a good spot as most people are just coming to Brno. To go to Slovakia/Austria it might be better to head for gas stations on respective roads. After around 20 minutes of asking around a guy offered to take us all the way to Szombathely (Hungary).

I don’t recomment this gas station, 90% of cars are going back to Vienna. We wanted go to Graz but end up in Hungary after 2 hours

There wasnt so much traffic when we were here (monday afternoon). We asked around trying to get to Budapest, luckily a kind gentleman from Netherlands offered to take us all the way to Barcs, south Hungary, which was nice as we were trying to get south eventually anyway.

I mean its all right. We got a ride to Bratislava after 10 minutes but I think we were very lucky, most of the traffic is austrian taxis, few cars from Slovakia but I wouldnt try getting a ride to Budapest or Hungary for that matter, almost no hungarian cars.

good spot, not that much traffic, but if you're going north/towards hungary, all you need is a ride to the toll booth and you're golden

Petrol station near transit road to Hungary, although on opposite side of the road :< . You can asked around or go on opposite side and catch on bus station

Was trying to get to Hungary. Wrote Subotica on sign and got a ride by the guy going there. Asked to drop me off at Subotica toll station. I think its better to write Subotica because from what I saw there was not a lot of people going to Hungary so its better to probably just try to get to Subotica and then try Hungary. There was a looot of traffic but most of it cleared up after Novi Sad

many people going home to hungary when the work hours end

If you want to go to Poprad people will stop all the time. If not there are some truck drivers who will probably take you to Hungary or Romania.

Tried this spot to get a ride to Hungary as an alternative to the highway entry near the UFO bridge thing since that one wasn't working at all in direction Györ/Budapest (with big sign). Here was very dead however, even though cars have lots of space to stop. Probably lots of traffic moving only into the suburbs. Only use as a last resort. You can probably camp very well in the nearby forest though

Not so frequent gas station, but last in Slovakia in a way to Austria/Hungary. We (couple) spent some time here and asking people directly and also with sign to Vienna/Graz, but we didn’t manage it to Graz that day.

only local trafic, no one was going to hungary and many dirty gypses around

thumbing didn't seem to work, barely anyone stopped to ask where we were going (2 of us), and they mostly went either to the city or Maribor direction (we were trying for Hungary straight)

I think the spot is great to go Slovakia but I was even luckier, I managed to go to Miskolc, Hungary with a Slovakia sign. The cars can see you from a distance and the bus stop is perfect for stopping.

Typical highway station and rest place. Mostly trucks taking obligatory breaks. With some patience you can easily get at least to Ljubljana, with some Celje/Maribor or even Austria or Hungary

Got a lift to Sopron after asking an Hungarian old man. Better chances to go to Hungary than in the Gas Station at Vienna East