Hitchhiking in Sweden
Hitchhiking to Sweden
Recent reviews in Sweden
56.56206, 13.7227
Quite small gas station, but still has ok amount of traffic and trucks stopping for gas. Asked around for a bit and then stood by the exit of the petrol station without a sign for about 5 minutes until I got picked up by a family going towards Södertälje.
―Anonymous, August 2026
65.85392, 23.14349
i think that things have changed since 2012 ahahahah
that spot is really good bc spaces for cars to stop and they are getting slow
fully recommend it to go finland or hamaranda
good luck it will work 100% (use a sign!!)
🤠🤠🤠
―barish, July 2026
65.73995, 22.16603
agree with the others that spot in 100% the best to leave luleå (if u can try everything to get here)
ask around or use a sign to hitchhike at the exit and it will work to get north (try with like hamaranda)
someone drop me to kalix finally :)))
good luck 😸
―barish, July 2026
65.63301, 22.03701
i try there but that was so bad
luckily a guy drop me at the next gas station
-try that it’s your only way to get north from luleå (ask for the next circle k station)
good luck ❤️
―barish, July 2026
65.61905, 22.03701
definitely not a really good spot if u try to go north like finland
recommend to find a cars that can get u to the next gas station (like just hitchhike with no sign and ask for the next gas station)
good luck luleå is a bit hard to leave
🫡
―barish, July 2026
65.41028, 21.50577
good spot for getting to luleå or further in the north
lots of ppl and also place to eat
just ask the cars, a lot of them are getting north !!
wish u the best😌
―barish, July 2026
65.23712, 21.52628
perfect spot to get out of the camping for piteå (on july full of ppl)
lots of trafic and place for cars to stop
-try with cars from the camping and the other from the road
get a sign it’s easier
got taken to piteå in 10min
good luck ☀️☀️☀️
―barish, July 2026
63.30372, 18.73647
like a perfect spot to umeå/luleå
full of traffic, cars are getting slowly and u can be easily seen (+place to stop)
get a sign !!
most of them are getting north so u get full of chances :)
wish u the best it’s will work 100%🫡
―barish, July 2026
63.21868, 18.50832
absolutely not the best spot bc not a lot of traffic or just the E4 with cars at 100km/h but it work ahahaha
place yourself at the stop and ask with a sign for the next city (ornevik) - or the E4 maybe
then u can continue north after
good luck😸
―barish, July 2026
61.07168, 16.96609
Good spot a lot of cars going north, pretty place as well
―Anonymous, July 2026
59.62936, 17.91915
Quite quick but you need to get through a lot to get there.
―Anonymous, July 2026
63.0717, 18.35635
ask ppl of the parking at 5pm and i found a direct lift to the next city (bjanva)
not the best place ever cuz not that much of traffic but it work 🫠
―barish, July 2026
62.39504, 17.32868
worst spot ever to go north (even if the spot looks nice and space to spot/stop)
i wait almost 7h without a big lift to umeå
i got a sign but all of them were just doing little distance or going south
that was really hard i recommend to get on a car directly when i gets half of the distance to umeå
good luck if u wanna try to go north 🥲
(ps: i wasn’t especially strange but idk that time it just didnt work)
―barish, July 2026
58.35338, 11.81219
We tried hitching at the gas station, on the bus stop on the way to the .2 ramp, however nobody stopped. A lot of traffic, but a really big place - can get chaotic to choose a spot to go from. (We had norway on our sign)
―spykm, July 2026
57.85778, 11.99862
The spot itself is great, good visibility, however not many people going far, I don't know if there is a better option out of Gothenburg though
―spykm, July 2026
57.74795, 11.99098
Local traffic on a weekday evening
―spykm, July 2026
57.55178, 12.05448
Agree with previous comment - tough to get past Gothenburg
―spykm, July 2026
55.82254, 12.93543
Ok spot, close to a camping place.
―spykm, July 2026
59.84518, 17.72736
really nice spot to get out of uppsala
i got taken to ‘vundsvall’ after a hour but that was worth it !!! (i got a sign)
full place on the bus stop to place yourself i fully recommend it (++ if u were at stockholm before and u want to go north)
tips : cars for stockholm are on right side and cars for the north are mostly in the center of the road, but try both it will work
good luck 😌
―barish, July 2026
55.55301, 12.95268
Got ride in no time
―Autostopeks, July 2026
Recent reviews mentioning Sweden
59.85145, 10.78147
lonnnnng spot ahahah
a lot of traffic but not that much of ppl going to sweden (like stockholm)
if ur trying to get to stockholm you’ll have to be very patient, most of the people take the train or plane to get there
hopefully a guy arrived 2h after under rain and dropped me to arjang (100km from oslo)
good luck but the spot if perfect, a lot of space for cars to stop
😺
―barish, July 2026
66.31675, 14.22588
Low traffic and mostly local so getting such long lift is just me being lucky but still good stop towards Sweden
―Autostopeks, July 2026
55.16579, 11.95877
After I started asking people I found almost instantly a ride. Some guys that came from Romania and went to work to Sweden came through there and gave me a Ride.
―Jasire, July 2026
56.99687, 14.67205
Somehow this route worked for me already like 3 times towards Jönköping and 5 times to Växjö. All the time quite smooth considering it's Sweden (5-30min waiting). And actually I stood not here, but a bit south (500m, close to where the police radar camera is.), there there was a nice place to stop also. I used the JKPG sign to go north.
―dalby, July 2026
55.94143, 12.81804
Welcome to Sweden. Hundreds of cars passing by without even blinking at you. At the highway there was an accident and a big traffic jam. Many people were therefore navigated to exit the highway through this gas station. I was standing at the exit to the regional road with a Ljungby sign. It was basically the whole highway passing me but with no interest. After an hour (probably like 200 cars) a guy from Kosovo took me to my destination Växjö. <3
―dalby, July 2026
55.56012, 12.23049
Stood with a SE sign, got lucky and got to Glumslöv rest area. But I guess it was just luck, maybe for getting to sweden it would still be safer to get dropped off at the airport instead of here with my last ride.
―dalby, July 2026
56.25022, 12.89275
i don’t get the same impression as the guy that rate the spot before
that spot work perfectly for me, i got a sign with ‘verberg’ on it and a car just drop in göteborg ahahah
idk if i was just lucky but anyway it has work
maybe just try with short destination it’s could be easier idk🙂
stay safe and smile (it helps a lot in sweden ahahah)
good luck !!
―barish, July 2026
55.71112, 12.56056
really nice spot to get to sweden by a ferry !!
i found a guy with a boat that just drop me in holsinbourg with him on his boat 😸😸
btw a lot of cars on that spot and space for cars to stop just in front of the gas station.
place yourself on the bicyle line
(if u find no one try to get to the ferry before and ask cars to enter to get the ferry for free - the guy told me to do that at first)
wish u good luck😌
―barish, July 2026
50.76952, 14.5353
stood there in rain but got a nice ride to Česká Kamenice in like 20mins.. on my way to Sweden:)
―Sayko, March 2026
55.71062, 12.56082
Okay spot, three laned road, but the inner one is also used for parking so ok opportunities. Got dropped of at the ferry to Sweden!
―Otto05, January 2026
53.69333, 10.32323
Quiete a good spot towards Denmark and Sweden, unfortunately I arrived at 5 pm at Buddikate Ost and until I gave up at 8 pm I want able to get a lift towards the ferry in Puttgarden, quiet soon after arriving at the petrol station though I met multiple truck driver who would head towards Sweden the next morning (I thought that I would be able to catch a ride that evening so I didn't paided sufficient attention to this). After sleeping in my tent I got up the next morning and was able to catch a ride after waiting for two hours
―Thaddel, October 2025
65.81874, 24.49283
Not great conditions, but trafic is low enough si people will stop. And it's not like there is any other options nearby. Got a ride to sweden in 5 min.
―Arthur, October 2025
62.39779, 17.33896
Got chased on my walk to the road by a guy who took me here on my way to Umeå, much easier to get rides here than in Sweden I think
―Bigdeidiot, October 2025
62.03313, 14.36639
Not really a great spot, but it might be just Sweden. Got picked up by a nice elderly lady. Hitched during early morning.
―martih, October 2025
59.12904, 11.26837
Lazy to ask people so i stayed there and did not wait this long to find a ride directly to where i wanted in Sweden
―cabalkin, September 2025
55.63148, 12.65623
Guy took me to a good spot in Malmö to go north. Recommended spot to go to Sweden.
―Arsenios, September 2025
59.08702, 11.2502
Lot of truck drivers. Good for goteborg, helsingborg, trelleborg, ystad or other cities in sweden. Just ask around lot of polish and ukrainian drivers.
Keep in mind that lot of drivers is waiting for the papers, it can take 10,20 minutes or 5 hour or like mine drive who took me 4 days but happy for me i was waiting around an hour
―BartoszWBzsw, August 2025
61.06213, 7.51148
Great visilibity and a lot place for cars to stop even for trucks. Great spot for oslo and sweden. Truck driver took me to the border.
Keep in mind that in this area theres very few cars so you can wait a while but theres no other option:)
Solo male, thumb
―BartoszWBzsw, August 2025
55.63148, 12.65623
A guy and a girl without a sign on a Thursday at noon. Seems to be a very good spot to go to Sweden. We wanted to go to Oslo, but we accepted the first ride that took us East of Malmö. We should have waited a bit longer to go further north though, as there must be a lot of people going everywhere in Sweden that pass through here, and Sweden is hard to hitchhike...
―JumpingRabbit, August 2025
66.31457, 14.23957
Only little traffic to Sweden in the evening, but I got lucky with a tow truck
―Anonymous, August 2025