Good spot, I waited 10 minutes and got a ride to Mazatlan

Good spot, waited 10 minutes

MEX184 is a bad road to hitchhike. The highway never gets into town, traffic is low and mostly local. Highly recommend to get a ride from Mérida to at least Peto, or ideally Yaxcopil, the first bump on the road. Easier once you reach Quintana Roo.

Tried to get out of here previous day but the rain forced me to stop. Walked all the way out to be on a bad spot, not much visibility and cars speeding out of a curve. Ultimately, got a ride from someone working who dropped me to next intersection

Walking out of the town, heading to Homun to visit some cenotes. Got a ride from a guy who knew someone who got me inside his cenote for free. Lucky charm!

Get ther by public bus. Kind of tricky to get a proper spot but you can probably get a ride only by asking at the gas station. Good way way for Cancun. Got a ride with a local traveller going this way.

Rather be at the end of the gas station, but not a very good spot because of. Cars go too fast and not a lot of people stopping at the gas station. Young truck driver going home to Mérida, offered to host me with his family as we arrived late at night.

Going to Roberto Barrios waterfalls. The local who picked me up dropped me at an intersection where he said the rest could be risky, regarding robberies. Recommended to finish with a colectivo to the village. Could be bc of the caracol

Got dropped at this great spot between two speed bumps. For a bonus an overly enthusiastic drunk man gave me a fire breathing show by drinking gasoline. Was picked up super quickly by a man going to Veracruz to sell coconuts. He dropped me on the outskirts and I was able to pay 10 pesos for a bus to the center

Got the bus to El lencero and then walked to a petrol station where I was able to ask for a ride. In hindsight I probably could’ve gotten a bus directly to dos rios and walked significantly less.

Got super lucky with a ride almost directly from Puebla. Good amount of traffic, set up between two speed bumps where people had a good look at my face. Two gangster looking lads picked me up and offered weed. From where they dropped me in amazoc I was able to catch a van (route 67) to Puebla centro

Got the bus to Perote for more than I would’ve liked (100 pesos in total). Walked from the center of Perote to next to the sign which said Puebla. Eventually a guy dropped me to a village only 15 minutes down the road

To Xalapa/Veracruz -Caseta(toll booth) spot. Stand near the toilets and you might get lucky with some drivers who stop to pee.

Hitchiking Puebla to Xalapa- Caught the bus from Puebla bus terminal (CAPU) to Amozoc Toll booth (caseta). Unfortunately it was the wrong caseta and I had to hitch up the road about 5 minutes. Lots of traffic, quick pick up.

As I was waiting by the tope, an old man and his bike showed up. Told me I wasn't allowed to get a ride. Talked me weird shit in Spanishand some English that I had to leave and go towards the center get a colectivo. Stuck to me and wasn't leaving. Eventually decided he would go get his truck and pick me up himself. Still don't know if he wanted to charge me for that or not. Hopefully, I got a ride from acouple living in the jungle, going back home after groceries. Even did the little detour to drop me at the ruins' entrance.

Classic village bum exit. Difficulty here is the amount of traffic. Most people stay around/use colectivos. It is one of them who got me him, didn't ask me to pay. Woman sitting with me at the back was very cold.

No bump and poor vision. Got lucky this doctor on his way for his weekly of treatment picked me up. Sweet man and good conversation.

Picked up fairly quickly. Almost no talking, listening to music instead. Fast driver.

If you're heading to Palenque, it is worth putting yourself on the left side of the bump. Right lane seem to be more cars heading to Comitán. Got a ride from a pick-up after shooting at him "Rancho Nuevo". Nice guy positive about my trip !

Basically everyone going the same way here. But you would me the sightseeing of the libre. Up to you... Picked up by a family going back from selling in Puerto.

Picked up by two sisters going to the beach for sunset. One was a cop and was afraid for me hitchhiking around Mexico, mentioned the cyclists beheaded in Chiapas.

Walking by the road, Walter stopped. And Walter is quite a character. A life between Mexico and LA, now a successful productor of Mezcal. I couldn't leave without visiting his beautiful town of San Dionisio, hear about the different types of Agave and taste so many differents Mezcals. Was it ideal to keep hitting the road? no. Was it fun? Yes.

Middle of nowhere, only good space to pull over. A guy was selling roses. I shared my cookies, he shared his tacos. A good banter and wasn't very serious about the road. A very Mexican experience. End up having a ride from two men going home, talked about travel, Mexico, shared pictures. A good time again

Recommended by a local as having good traffic going here out of town. Seems he was right. Tony was very excited to tell me about politics and how to be safe in Mexico. Left me with his # in case of anything happened to me

Spot looked not good to stop and I was about to try to find something else, when this truck got me in. Pablo was a nice man who told me a lot of stories about the region's history, Mexico's hostory and his views on the Mexican culture. Very interesting ride and he dropped me exactly where I need to in town. Plus, I received a small tart from her sister.

Average spot, it seems like asking directly at the cars stopped at the streetlight wasn't worth it. Got a ride from someone who waited for me in the hospital parking lot, honking to attract my attention. Gloria was on her way to bring back her mom. As she picked me up, she talked to me about Mexico and called family relatives to see if they could give me my next ride.

Not so great spot on the way to Mexico but it's ok if needed. Cars going pretty fast but it's possible to catch something

Good place for hiking in direction of Mexico. Cars are going pretty fast but they have time to see you.

So at winter I drank some vodka and rode my bear to Chukotka. I stood there for some time until I saw a dog team. So I thumbed up and got picked. The driver dropped me at Alyaska. Ditch Mexico, there's a hole up north!

The last little bit of civilization here before New Mexico is a truck stop. Terrible place. One of the managers doesn't care what you do here, she and her husband house up transients. Due to the weird on-ramp you need a directional sign. Hard to get a ride east.

I was going to Mexico (Jan 2014) and was offered two rides to Chicago before I finally accepted the third. Staff was really chill.

"Cantona" tollbooth (caseta) on the Mexico City/Puebla to Xalapa highway. There's an archaeological site called Cantona 4km away. There's a gas station and restrooms, so you can talk to stopped drivers.

Tollbooth (caseta) on the paid road towards Puebla/Mexico City. You can easily walk here from the small town of Las Vigas. Cars are coming out slow out of the tollbooth, and can stop with no problem. There's no restrooms or gas station here.

Buses from Xalapa center to Banderilla can let you off right here. It's the road to Puebla and Mexico City, but the free one, so you're not likely to get a long distance ride. The spot is a good one, cars have tons of room to stop and can see you long before they get to you. Try to get one at least to Las Vigas, where you can easily get on the paid (cuota) road and hitch from a tollbooth (caseta). If you get stuck, an intercity bus from TRV company going further towards Las Vigas, Perote, and Teziutlan stops here.

Buses from Xalapa center to Banderilla stop about a 5-minute walk away. There's a traffic light right before the division between the free (libre) and paid (cuota) highways towards Puebla and Mexico City. If you're going long distance, the paid one would be better, but those going there would be in the inner, further lanes, so it can be hard to get a ride from here.

A really good place, you can get here by going the yellow metro to Mexico ut (the last station) and then taking a bus no. 25

Take a bus to the new bus station. There is a Soriana market out there. On that big road (the hwy to the East), go left, crossing Av.Patria, still walking and you will see a Pemex gas station, where there are many cars, pick ups and trucks going East (Mexico DF, Morelia, Guanajuato, etc) Tomas un bus hacia la nueva central camionera, a fuera hay un soriana, pues en esa carretera principal vas hacia la izquierda (como volviendo a Gdl), cruzars Av.Patria, y en seguida llegars a una gasolinera Pemex

Take a bus to the new bus station. There is a Soriana market out there. On that big road (the hwy to the East), go left, crossing Av.Patria, still walking and you will see a Pemex gas station, where there are many cars, pick ups and trucks going East (Mexico DF, Morelia, Guanajuato, etc) Tomas un bus hacia la nueva central camionera, a fuera hay un soriana, pues en esa carretera principal vas hacia la izquierda (como volviendo a Gdl), cruzars Av.Patria, y en seguida llegars a una gasolinera Pemex

Direction Mexico city.

Cars go by really fast, but it's the most important route in between Mexico city and Guadalajara, the two biggest cities in Mxico, so, although you might have to wait a little bit, the next ride might take you all the way.