Добрый русский пограничник поймал нам доброго дядю чеченца который отвез нас через всю таможню до чеченского дворика в натахтари, где и накормил нас

Выбрались из Владика на автобусе до остановки редант-1 отошли чуть подальше и быстро поймали тачку до границы

Вроде бы неплохой кармашек, но рядом стояла сломанная тачка, а еще мы ехали втроем и еще не хотели разделяться, отказались от пары машин

Нашли точку на хитчвики, подобрал мужик на маленькой машинке, чтобы нас уместить он выкинул курьерский рюкзак

At the Russian checkpoint, you need a car to cross it. E-VISA DOESN'T WORK HERE (2026). I just asked the first car and they accepted, they were 4 nice people inside ! You need to stay with them until you cross the Kazak checkpoint so be patient. Also, the Russian soldiers were really cool, I was worried about having lost my migration card and got nothing bad.

To go here from Astrakhan, you need to get the bus 109 from the Bus Vokzal (to "Krasnyi Yar" at the right of the train station. I did not really understand where to go out so I just quit the Marshrutka in the middle of Krasnyi Yar then walked maybe 20 minutes. It was nice tho, and doing stop there was quite pleasant. Really easy to get a lift to the border. Thanks Alexei and Alexei!

Asked around to be dropped after the highway node because all the people on right line don't go direction to St Petersburg. Thanks Oural!

I think here is not a bad spot but try to get a lift to at least Tver or a gas station far from Moscow where you can catch some truck doing long distance. Maybe it's even better to take a train that goes far away from the city to start HH, incredible amount of local traffic. I did the mistake to accept a ride from a actually good guy, Vladimir, but I lost almost 2-3 hours with him because I thought he was going to Saint Petersburg and he invited me, showed me around etc. He dropped me in a empty gas station where most of people again were locals.

Not good, traffic is not important but maybe it is because it was a Saturday. Imo it's better to go directly on the highway, traffic is not that fast and there is room to stop

Never had such problems with hitchhiking. Looks like perfect spot but there was a big problem with gas so lot of queue. You can think that lot of people will be able to see you and take you further...well no : nobody on 8 hours took me even when I was talking to them. Direction Moscow : plenty of cars but nobody stopped and a lot were full. Voronej ? Nobody stopped. ROSTOV ? Nobody was going there (at least, from what they said). I met another Russian dude that was working there, Nikita, and like me he needed to go to Rostov. We tried so hard and nobody stopped, not even the Mashoutka on the highway and of course internet was not working in that zone so even getting a taxi took us 2 hours. Gas problem was impacting so much the drivers psychology it's insane!!! Anyway, it was interesting experience tho hahaha

This sound like a random place but it's the best to go to Rostov on Don easily. I asked the soldiers to find me a car that goes there and they said ok even though they just found a car going a bit further. So I used a sign and after 15 minutes I found a Gregori, Belarusian truck driver that took me all the way to Rostov-on-Don. I also sleep in the back of his truck xD Deo gratias ! There is also toilets, restaurants etc.

Ibrahim helped me find a truck driver that goes further. Please ask to be dropped at the next military checkpoint this is REALLY convenient to go in direction on Rostov-on-Don! Thanks Mourad, he also fed me !

Got a ride to Naltchik. Quite difficult to stop cars especially before the military checkpoint. I decided to go after the gas station there was very slow traffic there. Thanks Ibrahim!

Good spot to get out of the city, was taken by police officer. Thanks Tamaz.

тут нам крупно повезло: остановилась шикарная машина прямиком до москвы. два брата ездили гулять-отдыхать, высадили младшего в ростове и поехали в столицу. старший оказался большим лихачем и думаю что в наш адрес звучало немало проклятий за его выкрутасы. было весело и страшно

не пойми что происходит

не пойми что происходит

за ярославль сложно выбраться

из вологды на 43 автобусе. до ярославля добраться несложно

вообще это остановка автобусов, но ночью трафика не было, мы отмахивались от комаров и надеялись на лучшее. остановился казах-контрактник, договорились развлекать его, чтобы он не уснул. так и доехали

June 2026 : you need a car to go to the customs. Just go to the military outpost where all the cars are waiting, they checked my passport, talked and laugh with me (they love Italians) and the soldiers even took a picture all of us xD They said I need a car and I just asked if they can help me finding one so it was pretty easy. At the customs, read this well : I got down and asked if I can pass, the soldier said I need a car so I got back in the previous one. No one want to pass the customs with a foreigner (especially in Russia) so I know I had to get out at some point. However, the guards called all the passenger to get out of the car and pass by walk, perfect ! I was just asked where I plan to go, my backpack wasn't event checked. Everything very easy but I know it has been not the same for everyone. Kind of weird because today the situation is even more risky than before with drone attacks. Deo Gratias!

For 2026 update, less trucks as it used to be, but there's still quite some of them, almost all of them will be going to Russia, usually to Zilupe border so try to talk with the drivers and most likely they'll get you to Daugavpils or Rezekne ringroads or if u head further east (Ludza or Russia) you can go with them all the way

Totaly agree with previous comment. Same story. Me and my girlfriend wait just 1 minute. Many trucks go to Russia/Kazahstan

Trucker from Chechnya took me a few hours north. Said he liked trucking for the first few months but now he's seen it all and it's just boring. Used to teach and tutor math back in Russia but had to leave last year. Nice guy, he smoked Parliaments and listened to grunge.

Trucker from Chechnya took me a few hours north. Said he liked trucking for the first few months but now he's seen it all and it's just boring. Used to teach and tutor math back in Russia but had to leave last year. Nice guy, he smoked Parliaments and listened to grunge.

No cars allowed to cross the border to Russia as of 2025, if you are seeking for a ride towards there, you gotta get to the other side of it

I will give 5 Stars to this spot because I got a car directly to Vilnius 220 km in a raining day and it was 5 pm !!! Cars didn't want to stop and trucks didn't have enough room to pull over, but a lady from Russia safe me that day !!! She invited me to eat and invited me a beer too ! And took me directly to my friend place in Vilnius even when she wasn't going to Vilnius! I was extremely lucky that day ! I was even thinking about camping in that place and it was already cold ❄️ so, once again! I was just lucky as everyone sometimes!

We crossed from Georgia to Russia on a Monday morning in July 2024, then back on a Sunday afternoon. Some things for hitchhikers to note: -It can be cold and rainy even in summer, be prepared. -Line of cars were backed up on both sides all the way to the borders. It's very far from one border to another, but the traffic was so bad that it was faster to walk. For the love of all that's holy, if the traffic is backed up all the way to customs, WALK!!!! You are SO lucky, you're the only person who is not tied to waiting for a car. On the return trip we stupidly decided to stay with our ride and we spent over 9 hours in the line. Just get out and walk, please. -We'd heard you couldn't cross the border walking, but nobody stopped us on the Georgian side. You just need a car to cross customs on the Russian side, after that, say thanks to your ride, and get out and walk.. -There are two tunnels. At the first tunnel we got in a car going to Vladikavkaz, but ended up sitting in line for hours, we should have walked. -We ended up getting out and walking after a while, but were stopped within sight of the Russian checkpoint, so we got in another car at the front of the line. Probably saved an hour or two by just getting out and walking ten minutes. -If you choose to walk the tunnels, wear a facemask, the pollution inside is quite heavy, but you can cross in 15 minutes or so, so it's doable. Ideally have a flashlight too, as tunnels are quite dim, and there are a lot of broken bottles on the ground. Make sure to walk on the right of traffic against tunnel wall,NOT in the middle, as cheaters cut the line and zoom around very recklessly. -Go to the bathroom BEFORE you cross. There are portapoties on the bridge, but they have poop piled up since the time of the tsars. -Exchange any money you need before crossing. In Russia, foreign bank cards don't work, and you can only exchange money at banks for very bad rates.

I hitchhiked a bit further at the border itself. It was Tuesday noon in August 2016. There was no queue there at all, in fact, the border was quite desolate. Nobody ever demanded any kind of permission from me nor did anyone try to get money out of me. Though I must admit this permission-for-border-areas thing does exist (in Russia and Belarus for sure) but unless you encounter police, nobody will check it. Just hitchhike to Mamonovo - it's not that difficult :).

Not much traffic to russia

The very good place to go to Latvia and Russia. Used it for three times. Safety: there is a bus stop there. Traffic light helps you to stop cars. To reach this spot you need to take 1G bus from the city centre. It costs 1 euro.

Try to avoid hitchhiking from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod on a friday....traffic is insane. While seeing the huge traffic jam going up the hill I tried to get a lift to Nizhny Novgorod from there. After about 20 minutes I just decided to walk along the traffic jam searching eye contact with some driver and stuck out my thumb. That worked pretty well, however walking was the same speed :D TAKE CARE! The hard shoulder can become very dangerous in Russia!

started walking from the roundabout where we were dropped of, after 3min a car with tourists from russia took us to the lake, no real room to stop, but traffic isn't very fast yet.

It is absolutely senseless to cross this border to/from Russia. Even if it makes your way longer, you are better off crossing the border at Kyakhta/Altanbulag. There are so few foreigners crossing this border, you will be the centre of attention and interrogation by the soldiers. It is quite easy to hitch once you cross to the Russian side as many drivers ride to the nearby town of Borzya, where you can move on to Chita.

I think it bit dangerous there, its occupied part of georgia, by Russia and there are a lot criminals.

This spot is also good to go north despite other spots in the north of Umeå might be more convenients It is worth walking down to the A4 roundabout 1 km further south, Many lorry drivers coming from South will stop at this petrol station despite the fact that there is another petrol station northbound. Those were heading to Russia. the reason is that the other petrol station is considered to be rubbish!

Very useful point to combine cheap train to Debaltseve and a hitchhike further to Russia. Дуже зручна точка, коли треба поєднати дешевий поїзд до Дебальцевого та поїхати автостопом далі до Росії.

I guess trespassing this particular border is prohibited due to military conflict involving Russia. I know that people travel Batumi to Sochi by ferry. How could you enter Abkhazia in this manner?

Dagestan isn't as dangerous as media tell. But hitchhiking is not tolerated... in good manner. I mean if you find a local contact, he would follow the national tradition to serve the guest as good as possible, probably driving you along the coast, inviting home for dinner etc., for free, of course. More than just a hitchhike/couchsurf experience. You have to appreciate this muslim region is very different from Russia. Anyway, you better avoid attracting excessive police attention, escpecially with non-CIS passport. There are a few road posts and numerous patrols within the city limits. --- , -. . - , ( ), , , . , . , , , .

weird to see that this spot is marked as good :D I waited for more than 3 hours for a lift...as well as two other hitchhikers a few hundred metres in front of me. Worst point in russia so far. It doesn't make sense to walk on as well, because there won't come a better spot.