This is the exact spot I used to get out of Istanbul towards Bulgaria, there isn’t much room to stop, but drivers merge onto the highway slowly, and theres a steady flow of cars

last ride said their cousin will go to instambul overnight, so technically not a hitch

Great spot to get picked up by trucks, they’re coming slowly out of a toll area so you shouldn’t have to wait too long

Got dropped off here by a local saying I could walk to Greece, which was not true, so I had to wait for a guy to drive me to the other side. I was very lucky to be picked up by a very sweet German guy travelling all the way to Gernany, although I had a intention to go to Bulgaria, so we spent two days together in Greece and Samothrace, after which he dropped me off at a road going to Bulgaria.

Got a ride immediately to Erdine from the first guy I asked.

Cars go fast but have time to stop (and come back of 100m if needed)

To go to ESKISEHIR: ok spot. To go to BURSA : perfect spot. Very few people were going to Eskisehir but I was blessed to have meet Yasin that was going there. Also it was 7PM on a sunday so I guess the station might be a bit busier other days

Good spot to go to Bursa. There are the cars that comes from the ferry wave by wave but none of them stopped. I was taken by one of the truck from the truck agency just after the toll station. He was going to Bursa but I was going to Eskisehir so I asked him to drop me in a gas station.

It was a Sunday so most probably that's why it took so long : every car was full ! And I did not get too much attention. I don't understand how the others "talked to truck driver" because truck drivers just go to the toll station and pass. It's not a parking or something. However a lot of cars are parked but again full most of the time. I accepted to get a ride in the other side of the ferry, was a good decision. Thanks Seyfullah!

Good spot to go East. I was offered a ride easily to Ankara but I refused because my goal was Eskisehir/Bursa. Had a lift to Gebze after 40mn to take the boat BUT most of the drivers don't go to the ferry ⛴️ so they will just let you in a random place in Gebze and you might have to walk 1 hour to go there.

Deo gratias! I just used the thumb randomly and the car stopped to bring me to Istanbul! Tesekurler Ozlem and Veysel ! Ended up having dinner with them in a restaurant;)

Spot works pretty okay and we got a few offers in the direction of Istanbul during the night. Guard even gave us fresh Baklava, water and other stuff. I personally advise to wait longer but therefore get rides that go very far;)

You can ask around on the parking lot but don’t use a sign or be to obvious otherwise you will get send behind the last gate (also not the worst if it happens bc there are not just passengers but also trucks driving) we got many offers in the direction but decided to wait and meet up again with our direct ride to Istanbul (truck driver) 2 Pers, night was setting in

Two Persons, got many offers in the direction of Istanbul but we declined and waited for our old direct ride (truck driver) Don’t use a sign or be to obvious otherwise you will get send behind the last gate (not that bad really if that happens)

Spot can be good to go to the Anatolian side but make sure that the people REALLY understand where you want to go. The bus and the regional train is possible to ride without a ticket to the east of Istanbul (train until Gebze)

Perfect Spot. There are always Trucks in every direction at every time and they are happy to get company. I would deny rides that are not going far enough bc there are many options. I think I was not even lucky;)

Первая же машина ехала в Стамбул, заехал быстрее, чем ожидал, скорее всео потому что заканчивался байрам

Долго ждал может потому что праздник, сразу после заправки был добрый человек, он угостил меня холодным чаем и дал воды

Подобрали сын с мамой для них я был первым автостопщиком. Ехали они именно в бурдур.

I got pickep up super fast by some guys in a van, they were going to Greece to so it was super convenient, they invite me to dinner and even paid a hotel for me in the destination. I got so lucky

Did not work for us. There is space and plenty traffic but no one stopped which is the first time it happens to us over 3 weeks in Turkey. After one hour, we walked 10 minutes to the next petrol station. There someone immediately offered you drive us out of Serik on the way to Konya.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

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.