Hitchhiking in Turkey

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Hitchhiking to Turkey

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Recent reviews in Turkey

38.46156, 27.34587

Сразу подобрала пожилая пара

―Baristina, May 2026

38.88445, 27.76105

Достаточно быстро нашел машину. По спрашивал буквально 3 машины. Очень добрые люди

―Baristina, May 2026

40.77372, 29.52008

Место супер, не многие говорят на английском. Очень легко поймать машину.

―Baristina, May 2026

41.61871, 32.32261

Trying to hitchhike on sunday from 9-11am with no one doing any long distance rides. only offered trips to the local university or the otogar (regional bus station).

―Anonymous, April 2026

36.21663, 29.67912

No car stopped, 2 dolmuş didn't stop, 3rd dolmuş did stop.

―Laurensdc, April 2026

36.23289, 29.67019

Not a lot of people passing, we got a ride to the D400 not straight to Kaş, dolmuş from there.

―Laurensdc, April 2026

41.71145, 26.37449

Easy. 5 minutes but be aware of dogs. The owner of gas stadion had 4 big agressive dogs.

―ZapuszczonyBrodacz, April 2026

41.66063, 26.63075

I tried hitchiking yesterday in other recommended spots but no chance. I just walked here 6 am and no one care about me. I mean Police don't care that you are going there. I found a car to Istambul in 2 minutes. [easy to catch much further because my driver went to Adana]. The trucks drive 5km/h here

―ZapuszczonyBrodacz, April 2026

41.66116, 26.63513

I tried hitchiking yesterday in other recommended spots but no chance. I just walked here 6 am and no one care about me. I mean Police don't care that you are going there. I found a car to Istambul in 2 minutes. [easy to catch much further because my driver went to Adana]. The trucks drive 5km/h here.

―ZapuszczonyBrodacz, April 2026

41.63499, 26.61191

It's very hard. Mostly local traffic.

―ZapuszczonyBrodacz, April 2026

36.40382, 30.47252

Foreigners with cars :)

―Laurensdc, April 2026

38.61583, 34.7189

Two of us got picked up by the first car at the traffic light that we asked. Took us to Derinkuyu

―Anonymous, April 2026

41.19232, 28.08856

you just stay at the highway, police don’t care xd got a huge truck just stoping on the side after 10 minutes of waiting and the place is absolutely beautiful, seems nice for camping

―Zywiol, April 2026

40.98638, 28.77302

easy way to get out of Istanbul

―Zywiol, April 2026

40.99789, 27.5104

Its a very good Place to come to the Highway

―Jesse, April 2026

40.9828, 27.49134

Its Not the best Spot, the Cars go here very fast.

―Jesse, April 2026

40.87551, 26.63337

The best Place then you want to go to Greece

―Jesse, April 2026

37.93327, 27.36207

Nobody picked me up but then a minibus came

―Laurens, April 2026

41.04612, 40.57941

Good spot, there is a restaurant and some truck drivers. I asked around while drinking tea and one offered to take me right away

―GermanyToIndia, March 2026

36.32912, 29.22743

The Lycian Way took me here and it's a parking lot. As I crossed the last bridge I saw a car about to drive off, so I asked them if they could take me to Kumluova and they agreed

―GloriaF, March 2026

Recent reviews mentioning Turkey

42.21888, 22.4635

I just asked everyguy with Turkish driving plates and I got drive directly to Turkey. My driver went to Antalya but i jump off at the border.

―ZapuszczonyBrodacz, April 2026

43.90772, 25.98647

Not even 2 minutes and a truck driver picked me up. Brought me all the way to Turkey. Roads are shit and it takes forever.

―GermanyToIndia, March 2026

41.72213, 26.33219

reading the previous comments you can understand that it is very difficult to find transportation here. I was lucky and after an hour a kind gentleman from Turkey picked me up directly to Sofia. If it wasn't him I would probably have been standing in this place for hours.

―lovrec, February 2026

42.74564, 23.2293

good place, easily accessible by public transport. A truck driver from Turkey picked me up after 30 minutes to the border, after the border a couple from the Czech Republic.

―lovrec, February 2026

40.28879, -76.98636

Turkey Hill Gas Station. Not lots of people stopping by, mostly locals. End up having a short to go further on I-81 to Middlesex to a truck stop. Driver was a Pastor, tried to convince me to read the book of Jon and gave me his phone unmber a tthe end in any case

―Osparagus, January 2026

47.27526, 19.32507

We waited at the entrance of the petrol station for two hours with a sign that said: Szeged Románia felé. One car stopped, but we had too much luggage (two people, two backpacks, two instruments) and then two turkish truckers took us to the border of Turkey in two days.

―furzkroete, October 2025

41.40204, 43.47597

Direction: Turkey. Easy to get a ride, but lots of short ones.

―k9f100, September 2025

37.13838, 42.57538

Let me cross on foot Kurdistan to Turkey. Iraqi/Kurdistan officers stopped a random car for me to get in to go over bridge (walking forbidden), told them taxi is too expensive.

―mjexplorer, September 2025

50.20801, 14.43526

We asked around the parking lot and like 6th car driver was from Turkey driving truck with fish to Rotterdam so we waited with him until his pauze ended and then enjoyed great ride, singing and eat some turkish meals with him while driving to Neatherlans.

―Kromcz, August 2025

42.99278, 22.84717

Definitely not a great spot, during summer a lot of packed cars from Germany driving to Turkey, almost no locals (Serbians, Bulgarians). On the other hand, we found a car going directly to Sofia.

―Honza, August 2025

41.75932, 26.21271

Hitchhiked without a sign. Had memorized the city names of "Generalovo" and "Kapitan Andreevo". Driver asked me where I was going to. Said the two names and he asked to get in. I said I was going to Turkey and he drove me to the parking spot next to the border. Not a lot of cars, but slow traffic and a big area for parking.

―Muhammed, July 2025

39.84846, 32.81059

Horrible spot. You have to stay next to a bus stop and only traffic from a certain part if town goes there because the main road, which is only a few feet away but highway with nowhere to stand and fast cars is going through a short tunnel kind of. Stood there for 4 hours without result and made me use buses for 3 weeks afterwards because I thought Turkey doesnt work. Was wrong if course and later it was so easy but it traumatized me. Get a dolmus to go further south or try before the tunnel that splits the road.

―FlexiG, July 2025

47.87013, 17.2165

Good spot! Find a ride to Budapest in 20 min. We were just standing with a sign and a nice guy from turkey stoped.

―Jaxii13, July 2025

-33.04314, -58.61987

The direction Buenos Aires! 14 We were two Backpacker from Germany and Turkey (male) waited here almost 2 and half hour . After we failed we decided to split and we went under the bridge which Cars slow down and they come over bridge so after moving under the bridge finding ride was better as a solo!

―Route14, June 2025

40.62354, 21.06051

I second that it is very difficult to get greek people to stop for you. we ended up asking people at customs and finally getting a ride to thessaloniki (by an albanian). not sure what my advice is, it will be difficult, also seems pretty impossible to hitchhike from the highways as there is literally almost no traffic the whole way. might actually be best to stand directly on the highway. from thessaloniki to turkey we ended getting a bus

―Leomagdich, June 2025

42.19232, 25.19094

Most traffic is going to Burgas. Got stuck here all sunday afternoon + monday morning. Cars are full, I asked to truck drivers but all declined until one drive me tl little before Svilengrad. For Turkey better to wait longer to get a direct ride from Sofia/Plovdiv.

―RoadTripeur, April 2025

42.21418, 24.73464

Got a ride to the last petrol station before the split Burgas-Turkey.

―RoadTripeur, April 2025

49.50692, 18.96117

good spot, many truckers are making stops here, even at night i was hitchhiking in winter and got a ride with a trucker from Turkey

―Anonymous, January 2025

40.70644, 23.19204

About 100 minutes by bus from the city but worth it! You can walk to the rest stop and through the toll station (Not recommended) or Jump the fence Right After the station (recommended). I used a sign with the greek and turkish spelling of Turkey.

―joni161, May 2024

38.04244, 32.92602

Cars coming fast, not much place to stop, but this whole region in Turkey is very good for hitchhiking and we were picked up immediately anyway while we were walking.

―JulianayJulian, May 2024


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