Hitchhiking in Sweden
Hitchhiking to Sweden
Recent reviews in Sweden
56.03544, 12.7108
Towards the car ferry to Helsingør. Good enough space for cars to pull over.
―noress, October 2026
65.87396, 22.37998
Random guy from Pajala picked me up. Odd guy, but was good banter
―Tuunu, October 2026
68.44107, 22.47727
To be honest, this place just suckes, or it sucked to me. I waited here for a long time, night slowly getting to me and I believe I just got lucky with the night ride. Norwegian took me and I had some sleep in his car.
―martih, October 2026
55.60869, 13.02731
stood with a göteburg sign. good spot but only got a truck driver and we misunderstood each other so i ended up in an inconvenient spot in lund
―teef, October 2026
55.71796, 13.15239
not the best spot to stand because the cars go a bit fast and think that there isn’t enough room to pull over (but there is). but i got a ride to a rest stop off of E6 north with a göteburg sign
―teef, October 2026
55.94143, 12.81804
kind of an awkward spot to go around asking people, got some classic swedish responses… but i got a ride from a lovely danish family! (im solo femme presenting)
―teef, October 2026
59.00811, 16.23878
Not much space to stand ( I stood behind the fence to feel safer ) and for a car to stop but the traffic was reasonable enough for me to try. Was going to Valla and got picked up super fast.
―Maymay, September 2026
59.1555, 16.10922
Not much people but I got picked pretty fast by someone coming from the town to go to Katrineholm.
―Maymay, September 2026
59.65541, 16.57699
Got picked within 10 minutes by a guy that took me almost all the way to Katrineholm. I think it was a good spot, space for me people to stop on the side of the road !
―Maymay, September 2026
61.71412, 17.04631
Was walking to go to the spot at the roundabout to go south and was walking with my sign saying « south » and à car stopped to pick me up behind me. Got a lift to Hökåsen.
―Maymay, September 2026
61.74251, 17.07836
Was trying to go south, asked around at the station but everyone was going north and not truck drivers since it was Sunday. A local man took me to the spot after the city ( with good reviews on this map ;)
―Maymay, September 2026
62.38079, 17.35473
Just put my thumb up with a sign saying « south » and the first car that came stopped and took me to Hudiksvall ;)
―Maymay, September 2026
62.44828, 17.33813
Not a lot of car passing by to go south and not a lot of place to stop but someone stopped and took me to a better spot to hitchhike after the city !
―Maymay, September 2026
63.81075, 20.32494
I thought of going near the bus station but it wasn’t visible with constructions and I thought that people were driving slowly so it was easier for people to see me with a sign saying « south ». A truck driver took me since it wasn’t very busy ( Sunday morning) and we went to birsta near sundsvall ! Would recommend this spot !
―Maymay, September 2026
55.722, 13.08764
Got a ride here after asking a lot of person around. I wanted to go north from here (heading to Stockholm), and met a nice couple who took me to Rydebäck ( very nice place to camp there ).
―Maymay, September 2026
55.55085, 13.03379
As I was hitching here, it was pretty late in the day and pretty late in the season as well, but still, a decent number of cars were going south. Some local traffic, some foreigners (plenty of fishermen going back south). Usually pretty stuffed cars, but after around half an hour, I found a car going to southern Denmark.
―martih, September 2026
59.08774, 17.60277
I hit the jackpot here. Within a few minutes, I got a ride directly to Malmö from nice Dutch lads. Overall, I think this is a good station to find a car for a long distance, a few foreign plates.
―martih, September 2026
59.23976, 17.8302
Did not feel that safe, but I got a ride to a better spot by a nice Turkish guy. There isn't really a place to stop safely, but there are a decent number of cars, so hopefully you will find a ride.
―martih, September 2026
62.33945, 17.34991
I did not like this place. I got stuck here for a long time. I was hitching directly on the ramp and then moved just on the roundabout, because the ramp did not feel safe. After more than an hour, an awesome Austrian girl on her adventure took me all the way to Stockholm, but I don't think you will get this lucky. Maybe you might be better off asking around the gas station, but there are cars going in all directions.
―martih, September 2026
62.62774, 17.93055
A very good spot, slow cars, everybody going to Sundsvall. A bus stop to pull over. Just make sure that you are getting to some good spot, because hitching here could be a bit tricky.
―martih, September 2026
Recent reviews mentioning Sweden
55.55618, 12.95251
If you want to go to Denmark just walk up to cars with danish lisence plates and ask them. I got a ride from the second car i asked. Gasoline is currently cheaper in sweden than in denmark so many danish cars stop here to fill up their cars before they go back to denmark.
―Anonymous, September 2026
65.83975, 24.11235
On paper, this is a really good spot. A lot of slow cars on a highway. Big space to stop safely. I stood here with a sign Pitea, but after an hour I switched to Töre, and within a few minutes I got a ride to Lulea. But be aware, you are entering SWEDEN, the second-worst place to hitchhike, just a bit better than North Korea. Good luck.
―martih, September 2026
56.28464, 13.33819
Its a good gas Station to be dropped of it has a lot of traffic and a candy shop :p. There are also some lakes perfect for camping, that are reachable by hiking trail.
As always in sweden you may have to ask around at the gas station to get a ride.
We were very lucky and managed to get a ride to Stockholm by a spanish vanlifer.
―monkehitch, September 2026
55.63147, 12.65623
Good spot to get to Sweden, but its hard to get a ride further than Malmö
―monkehitch, September 2026
67.84568, 20.35037
I believe this is a great one for Svappavaara and going south. Visibility is good, cars are not so slow, but there is a good space to pull over (bus stop). It took a pretty long time, but you are in Sweden after all. Traffic light as expected in the north.
―martih, September 2026
56.06784, 12.72228
On paper best spot. It is enteren co highway, a lot of cars, cars go over speed bumb (they are slow), good visiabilty, lots of place to stop on bus station or little behind. (I was staing on bus stop)
But...!
Swedish people dont stop at all (at leqst here)
I was standing in the rain for 3 and a half hours with sign E4 (way Stockholm) and I got 2 foriners who stoped me but going other directions (malmo, gothebourg) and one fat kid showing me a finger xd. After a long time guy from honkong who lives here stoped me and told me how hard is it to actualy hichike in sweden amd got me to some gasstation where he found me ride to gothobourg. Also the way to Jönköpink is dead so unles you get a ride from here straight up dont take a ride you will get stuck. If you want to go to stockhol Take it thru Gothebourg it is easyer (more people).
―Sova, September 2026
51.2667, 4.39566
So many trucks all fueling up. Asked around with a sign and got scooped up by a guy going up to Sweden! Jumped out before Duisburg.
―Kjmurray1230, August 2026
59.9228, 10.46385
Cars go very fast, but if they want to stop, they can. There is a SOS spot so it is good. So far, Norway seems better than Sweden for hitchhiking. 2 guys + sign Hønefoss
―matapok, August 2026
55.43396, 13.7998
Seems like a good spot. Lidl near is always good. But somehow we waited a long time before someone took us. A lot of traffic but Sweden is probably hard to hitchhike overall. Two guys with sign Malmö. In the end a woman stopped and took us directly.
―matapok, August 2026
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
65.83975, 24.11235
A better hitchhiking spot probably doesn’t exist. It’s the entrance to the road that connects north to south Sweden. Tourists, locals, workers, really anyone going to Sweden has to take this E4 road. Stick your thumb out, or make sign if you really want to be specific, because this will help you get far into Sweden, wherever it may be. It might even be better if you take this road if you are planning to go to Kiruna or/and Norway, since the road from Töre has more traffic then the ones in Finland and the Swedish road next to the Torneå river. ==> highly recommend!
―Tuunu, June 2026
55.7107, 12.56085
No emergency lane. Three lanes, a lot of cars and a big bike lane. Danes won't stop here
The spot further away at highway entry is very hectic too. Overall not a great spot if aiming for sweden.
Going to airport instead
―Anonymous, June 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