# points

country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-04 10:09:24.000000
comment:
gasstation (aral). the best spot i know for getting out of cologne in western direction (a4 to aachen / netherlands), and to the highway service station frechen. also, many cars go to a61 northern or souhtern direction from here. asking people while they refuel worked best for me. 
public transport is ideal: U1 to Mohnstraße or Bahnweg.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-04 10:22:25.000000
comment:
i tried to get a lift to denmark from here in the evening (9pm). stood on the big concrete square ca. 150 meters away from the terminal and just showed my thumb. after some cars that ignored me, someone stopped and took me onto the ferry for free and further to copenhagen.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 19:54:09.000000
comment:
This spot is perfect if you are going west towards Hamburg. I asked 4 people and got a direct ride to Hamburg. Waiting time under 5 min!!!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:00:32.000000
comment:
Cannot say anything good about this spot. It is very depressing to see over 600 cars an hour passing by and nobody takes you. The spot itself isn't that bad to hitchhike but the drivers that are driving to the highway are mostly driving on the left side and since this is a 3 lane road it is hard for them to pull over on to the right hand side. Maybe you'll have more luck! Waited almost 2 hours and then drove to Rasthof Stolper Heide, northwest of Berlin. Got a ride in 3 min there :-)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:08:01.000000
comment:
I love it when hitchhiking goes fast. And this is a spot where it does go fast. First person I asked drove me northbound an the A9.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:21:21.000000
comment:
Nice spot, lots of truck-drivers, and easy to get there from the city. Got a truck-ride within 10 min.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:25:20.000000
comment:
Hitched twice from this spot. First time i didn't even had to ask people, a truck driver came towards me and asked where I was going to. Second time I started thumbing because of an other hitchhiker that was standing at the petrol station asking people. He gave me a sign when he got a ride and I was gone in no time after him, asking at the fuelstation.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:29:06.000000
comment:
Hitchhiked twice from this spot. Experience: good to average. A lot of people are staying in the area or are going to Bremen. Good for the west average for the south. First time 20 min waiting time (west), second time little over an hour (south). 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:31:44.000000
comment:
A lot of traffic going through here. You can stay at the petrol station asking people. Good for Berlin, in my case it took about 20 min to get the ride to Berlin.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:39:06.000000
comment:
It is known that Finland isn't the best country for hitchhiking but in our case we had to wait about 20 min to get a ride all the way to Kuopio. Nice spot with room for drivers to pull over. And there is a nice little park to have a rest or chillout. 


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:43:29.000000
comment:
Much traffic going east. Good spot, drivers can pull over. Waiting time about 30 min. They take you and they take you a long time ;-) Canada rocks!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:45:49.000000
comment:
Not very nice to hitchhike but it is just a matter of time to get a lift here. In my case it took over an hour but the guy who took me drove me over 200 km northbound.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:48:13.000000
comment:
Just get yourself a rest, sit down and wait with a sign. Somebody will take you, nice landscape. Just dream and go by the flow!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:52:19.000000
comment:
It was getting dark and I was about to head into the forest to pitch my tent after 1 hour of waiting, but then... an old hippie stopped for me and took me all the way to Clearwater. He let me stay in his house for a night, I got something to eat, a warm coffee in the morning, two hands full of weed and a 20 dollar bill!!! My best hitchhiking experience so far.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:55:19.000000
comment:
Nice spot to hang around and wait for a lift (you have to have sign here). Waiting time on a Sunday is awful (about 2,5 hours) but this is balanced out by the breathtaking landscape.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 23:46:18.000000
comment:
Spot for the A43, to Grenoble-Chambery...
This might sounds like a weird idea to hitch there, under the bridge where there is only an emergency line for the cars to stop. But it worked very well for me !


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-07 18:42:39.000000
comment:
West: It's not a bad place since both the cars coming from the city and from the E10 can see you and stop, but most of them are still local traffic, so I would rather suggest to walk a couple of km down the E10


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-07 18:45:21.000000
comment:
West: this is the best Place in Kiruna to go toward Abisko-Narvik. From here you have good change to take a long ride since there is no more local traffic. Cars are not going superslow, but the road is straight and they can see you and stop


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-07 18:45:32.000000
comment:
A spot to go South to Marseille. There are not so many cars but a lot of them are willing to take hitch hikers, it's actually possible to get a direct ride directly to Marseille from here.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-07 19:06:36.000000
comment:
Cars go very slow, everyone is smiling at you, so also waiting you have a good time, and eventually an Iraqui guy took me and brought me to the highway despite he was supposed to go in the city!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-07 20:34:36.000000
comment:
Direction Murcia from the small town Baza. Petrol station nearby, but not a lot of traffic. Took me 2-3hours just to go to the next entrance^^


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-08 20:54:26.000000
comment:
Good Spot. There is a mall, restaurants, gas stations and hotels on this part of Confederation Drive. Good for heading South/West. Get on the Highway itself too if you like to catch all traffic heading Southwest that is passing Corner Brook.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-08 20:58:42.000000
comment:
Not great but likely the best spot out of Clarenville heading Northwest. This is the main road in and out, nearest fast food and coffee.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-08 21:03:11.000000
comment:
Goobies Gas Station.
This for some reason is a tradition for many Newfoundlanders to stop and eat at the Big Irving Gas Station here - notable by it's Moose Statue in the parking lot. While not shown on the hitchwiki map, this is a junction. Highway 210 heads off toward the south coast of Newfoundland here.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-08 21:32:29.000000
comment:
Whitbourne Junctions. There are a couple gas stations here. The highway to the left next to Mill pond goes south to the Argentia Ferry to Nova Scotia. So if headed to Southern shore this is a good spot to request. Most Newfoundlanders know this spot.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-10 09:26:59.000000
comment:
this is a non stop gas station and a big parking for trucks. the best direction is Germany because the gas station is on this side but have connection on both ways. i waited 3 hours for a car to Wien. a lots of cars stops and ask me for shorter distance. i found a truck who took me all the way to Romania.
i went there from hohenems trains station walking. it is a little road not showing on the map going in the gas station.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-10 09:59:14.000000
comment:
strait on the beginning of the highway you can get there with public transportation. usually are stopped cars there and is enough space for 2-3 trucks. it is quite safe, you don't have problems with the police. it is a place for people who commute by hitchhike. if you go to pitesti just rise your thumb. if you go further, make a sign and show especially to trucks they take up to 3 people in the cabin and they go very far. most of the trucks drivers expect money but some of them take people because they get bored.
i use this place often and always got luck. less than 15 minutes.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-12 12:45:37.000000
comment:
Good place to hitchhike in Kaunas. One of the most beautiful road in Lithuania. Good place to stand after the city sign 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-12 23:56:59.000000
comment:
A gas station from where one can find a lift outside of the city. I've found it thanks to information which Stefan added to the Barcelona's wiki page...


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-13 10:19:10.000000
comment:
If you are heading to Perth, not the best spot. South Western Highway is not the best one to take. I would advice to go 10km west on the freeway.

I was droped there not knowing the place. I waited 2h!


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-13 10:30:25.000000
comment:
Direction : South to Augusta
From Margaret River, walk to the last roundabout. If you want to go to Augusta, wait for someone getting there. It could be more difficult if they drop you on the way in Witchcliffe or Karridale. I sometimes refuse 1 or 2 before one pick me up for the whole way.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-14 06:09:19.000000
comment:
Got a ride onto the Eurotunnel Shuttle train, once onboard I could walk around inside the train and talk to the drivers of other cars to find one going more towards my destination.  Only got one offer but one is enough.


country: FO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-15 16:52:16.000000
comment:
I hitched most of the Faroe Islands in 2005. Contender for the easiest hitching in the world! Often the first car would pull over, often just one ride would get you there as distances are short. Almost everyone speaks English.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-17 11:43:28.000000
comment:
If you need to get onto the E35 this is a very easy spot to get a ride. It's easy for cars to see you and to stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-17 14:38:45.000000
comment:
You can access this petrol station from the round-about "Parc des Expositions"(a bus can drop you there). The only petrol station on the highway accessible with the city public transport


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-17 14:44:15.000000
comment:
There is an access to the A11 here, but the cars have no room to stop and the traffic is actually not intense. I waited here over an hour before to decide to change  spot.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-17 15:09:27.000000
comment:
It seems to be the spot towards Nimes. It's quite uncomfortable since there is no place for the cars to stop and this is a speed up zone. Some nice people are willing to stop to get you though.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:27:20.000000
comment:
Not a good spot to hitchhike along A1 towards Germany. Most of the drivers were driving only for a quite short distance. We've finally got a lift in the direction of Deventer after about 2,5h


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:31:31.000000
comment:
Good place to leave Warsaw and head West. There is only one lane in each direction, the traffic is slow and it's quite easy to catch a ride. Use the sign to avoid local short lifts.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:40:32.000000
comment:
Try to avoid being dropped here. We were told by the police that pedestrians are not allowed to hang around here. Fortunately they allowed us to hitchhike further. The traffic is very fast and nobody is really likely to stop here except some truckers who rest here. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:45:54.000000
comment:
Huge petrol station, loads of truckers stop going in both directions stop here. Just ask around and you can even get a direct lift to Russia ;) You can also try the side of the road, as I did, in order to catch some smaller cars. Took less than a minute to grab a ride to Germany!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-17 18:56:27.000000
comment:
A bay mentioned in the article about Bad Oeynhausen. Perfect place to get a lift eastwards. Took us 5 mins to hitchhike a truck going straight to Poland.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-18 13:14:46.000000
comment:
I thought it was a bad place, but within five minutes I got Mercedes SLK to Leipzig. You can also get here a car to another southern cities.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-19 14:21:37.000000
comment:
Direction: Breda, Rotterdam, Antwerp (Belgium), Gent (Belgium).
After the traffic light, there's a small area where cars can stop, and a pertrol station as well. The traffic is both going to the A58 (direction breda), and to a toll-road in the direction of belgium (trough the 'westerschelde tunnel). 
To find a car in the direction of Gent took us 20 minutes.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-19 18:52:39.000000
comment:
Gasstation on the road to the highway (E-75) to Belgrade. Quite some traffic towards Zrenjanin, took a while (30 min) to get a direct ride to Belgrade.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-19 18:54:50.000000
comment:
Gasstation with a lot of local traffic. I was lucky in finding a ride soon to be brought to the next one, 4 km further towards Nis.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-20 23:31:35.000000
comment:
Direction Toulouse; get there by bus no. 2 or 11 (stop: Pompidou), or walk 2km from the main train station


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-21 11:42:11.000000
comment:
There are a lot of trucks on the opposite side from petrol station Rosneft. Very easy to take a lift to Finnland.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-22 18:19:06.000000
comment:
Going to Nancy through N57. Good spot with a little pull out. Waited 15min to get an offer for Nancy center! It's one hour walk from epinal center


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-24 13:03:20.000000
comment:
Good spot as it have parking spot and is just before a traffic light. However may not be the best for going to Paris as this direction might be used by driver who will stick to national road 4. I waited 3h with a "Paris" sign, long wait but it was worth it as I had a direct ride to Paris. People can offer you to go intermediate destination (like Toul). Before accepting this, be sure that you're driver will drop you on a good spot as the RN4 is often a double track, high speed road.


country: CL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-24 13:51:21.000000
comment:
Going to Calama, Spot at the crossroad a bit outside of town. Short wait regarding the few amont of car passing by. We had a ride for Calama and were heading to antofogasta


country: CL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-24 13:55:41.000000
comment:
Going to Antofogasta from San pedro de atacama, we were droped at the crossroad (23 with 25) here by our driver. Bad spot on the highway. Car are driving too fast. We walked out a little further up to this place where there is an access ramp. Someone heading for the airport picked us up and drop us to a great spot out of town


country: CL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-24 14:01:38.000000
comment:
There is a Copec gas station here. We stayed here with a sign saying "El sur" and after one hour someone driving to Rancagua (70km south of Santiago) dropped us on another copec station on the highway number 5.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-24 14:22:25.000000
comment:
Towards Łódź, Warszawa, Gdańsk
There is a petrol station here, but it's pretty small and usually filled with local cars only - there is a special lane for cars turning right, so it's impossible to hike by the road as well.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-27 11:34:44.000000
comment:
Decent spot for hitchhiking south on interestate - 15.  I didn't use a sign because it's fairly obvious I'd like to go somewhere south, and it seems that most people are either going to Stateline or California.  I did wait about an hour or two because there was heavy traffic which makes for grumpy drivers.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-28 13:38:14.000000
comment:
Tried here direction direction Olsztyn, but it was quite senseless, although almost all traffic is passing the city here. Lots of cars, not a single one stopped in one hour and we went walking towards end of city.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-28 16:46:04.000000
comment:
Pretty good spot. Near a chicken restaurant called Scores, gas station nearby as well. We (1 guy, 1 girl) stood on the on ramp with sign "Quebec". Took 20 min.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-30 11:31:11.000000
comment:
from metro line B station - Ponte Mammolo take 508 to last station in Giardini di Corcolle. From there you have 1,5 km walking (unfortunately little on highway) to either gas station on the right, or toll on the left. I went to gas station, which is of course on highway, and waited for 10 min.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-30 13:23:11.000000
comment:
Great spot to Prague near city centre. You can use trolleybuses 11,13,15,16,17 and get off at stop Gambrinus. Then walk little bit back.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-30 13:31:50.000000
comment:
Good place in direction to Germany. Long bus stop, cars go slowly after trafic lights. You can even catch car to France, but most of times I went only to some gas station on highway. Use trolleybuses 12,15,17 with end station Nová Hospoda.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-02 13:24:39.000000
comment:
Zurich
Stay before the motorway panel (policemen told me that else I would have to pay)
The configuration is alright, it can be just people behaviours that could change your waiting time


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-02 13:34:43.000000
comment:
Bregenz, Austria

Good configuration, Access enough safe, hitchhiking spot after the motorway sign panel, so if the police passes by, they will just tell you that you have to go before it. (happened to me in Bern)


country: GE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-02 13:48:54.000000
comment:
From here you are visible to drivers from a distance and there's plenty of space to pull over safely.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-02 13:57:35.000000
comment:
Munchen (D), Innsbruck (A)

Can say it´s not easy to reach,
but once you get there, use a good panel, show confidence, people may doubt about your spot, even if there is place after the spot to enable cars to stop..


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-05 19:11:34.000000
comment:
A ramp near ikea. It's in a walking distance from S-Bahn Eching, you can take a bus here as well.
Almost all of the cars are local (i.e. Freising). Might take long time to get a good ride.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-05 19:18:42.000000
comment:
Good spot for going direction Ingolstadt. There is a gas station, so you can talk to people. But it was the road that worked for us. Got a ride to Munich in no time.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-06 10:23:27.000000
comment:
To go South: this is the first gas station on the highway connecting Rome to the A1 highway going south. It's still inside the city, so very easy to reach, but it's already on the highway. There is a fence on the back but if you look trough some bushes where a little building is, the fence is broken and easy to climb. Go to Anagnina station either by metro or by bus (it's one of the biggest terminal in Rome)  take the bus 046and stop at "carnevale lettere", the gas station is only 400 m away. Walk back for a few meters  cross the road and turn right on via cavaglieri, and then the first left, and at the end of the street there is the gas station. there are also other buses going around the area (500, 504...) just use the route planner of public transport to see what's the best for you
http://www.atac.roma.it/index.asp?lingua=ENG


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-06 10:38:32.000000
comment:
To gpo south: This is a parking lot where a lot of people leave their cars to share a ride with friends, or to meet before leaving. You can start from here asking to the people


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-06 14:49:57.000000
comment:
This  gas station is suggested in the wiki page, but it's better you don't go there :) It's hidden from the main road, so only locals moving inside Berlin go there, a lot of taxi driver, and it's also an expensive gas station. I needed 3 hours to find a ride south


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-06 22:29:04.000000
comment:
Had a long wait (4 hours) to get a lift here recently with my gf. Everywhere else we had lifts within 20 mins. so led to believe this spot isn't ideal.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-06 22:32:40.000000
comment:
Had 3 lift offers over the course of an hour until the ideal lift across the channel came along. Great spot to wait on the exit road of the service station, cars go slowly and have room to stop and you don't have to exert yourself by approaching people in the service station itself.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-07 11:22:07.000000
comment:
Really good spot for getting south. I had to get of before the highway split (my driver was going to Oslo) so I walked 500 meter and then waited 10+ minutes before I was picked up.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-11 16:12:12.000000
comment:
Excellent spot for heading out of calais (I was going to Paris, 20 min wait.). Cars come though in batches. There will be loads of cars over the course of 10 mins, then nothing til the next ferry gets in, at which point another load will come past (we had 20 min wait between loads on a sunday, maybe more frequent in the week?) You can get here by either getting dropped off by a car exiting the ferry or walking along the fence between the port and avenue du commendant until it stops and you can walk down the port exit road a little bit.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-13 01:40:38.000000
comment:
First pay station when heading out of Belgrade on the E-75.
Very much traffic to Novi Sad.
Many Austrian, German and Czech cars passing by on their way home. We (2 guys) got a direct lift to Vienna after ~2 hours and couple of lifts offered to Novi Sad before.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-13 02:00:02.000000
comment:
Walk to the peak of the hill the road goes up to and you'll find a white-stoned emergency holding area which is big enough for trucks as well. Drivers can spot you early and are slowed down by going uphill before.
Direction: Belgrade / Nis


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-14 22:06:22.000000
comment:
this place there is an auchan.Next to the auchan, and petrol station, next to the ring road.i use this place very often when i go Budapest or Balaton.I guess you need a board.
the traffic is good, and there are enough space.
(Székesfehérvár from Bus station 12,12A buses)


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-15 02:19:48.000000
comment:
We (2 females) were walking back to the ferry but had to pee and didn't know if we had enough time, so I stuck my thumb out while we were walking.  About 5 cars passed and one stopped in the middle of the road and took us 2.5 km to the ferry (and more importantly, the bathroom).  Cars drive slowly on Martha's Vineyard and there isn't much crime, so I don't think the people are as skeptical.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-15 12:43:12.000000
comment:
When you're going from the Sliven city, you should take bus no 6 and ask bus driver to stop near Shell gas station.Then you'll have to walk up to road no 6 that leads to Sofia Direction.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-15 14:57:14.000000
comment:
A huge petrol station at the border [[Germany]] /Austria. A lot of traffic is going South to Trieste, [[Slovenia]]. Definitely not a good spot to Vienna or Budapest.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-16 15:00:11.000000
comment:
Terrible spot for going towars Paris... 1 car passed me in about 15-20 minutes. Ended up walking along the highway to get out of there.


country: MR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-16 15:05:26.000000
comment:
There's a police check point around here, as of March 2011, the folks here are very friendly and will do all the hitching for you. The latter will take some time, though.


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-16 15:15:41.000000
comment:
Right before the peage is a great spot for going towards Casablanca. How are you going to get there, though if you're not as lucky as me?


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-16 18:02:30.000000
comment:
service station. to the north: great, even to holland, germany, uk and further. going east towards geneva: very hard to senseless. I ended up taking a german car to near basel and entering switzerland on this way.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-16 18:11:30.000000
comment:
Even though I was told not to hitchhike at the petrol station by the attendant after somebody had complained, I managed to get a ride straight to lyon.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-18 02:34:29.000000
comment:
Direction of brittany (laval,Rennes), just take tramway direction university and get off end of line.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-18 10:41:30.000000
comment:
Melle-Ost on-ramp, roundabout with sufficient space on the exit towards the highway, great for getting rides to the service station 3km ahead or further (Bad Oeynhausen). Traffic drives slow.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-19 18:56:37.000000
comment:
As described on the wiki page for Pristina; quite an okay spot for hitching south towards Skopje or the turn-off 15 km further towards Prizren


country: AL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-19 18:59:07.000000
comment:
Gasstation before Kukes; no good. Local traffic and lots of traffic on the highway turning into Kukes

Find a ride into Kukes and walk towards the road leaving town. There I had a ride to Tirana in 15 min (and lots of offers for (shared) taxis.


country: AL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-19 19:05:19.000000
comment:
There is a bus going this direction (forgot the name), then walk a bit further to a place where cars can stop.


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-19 19:08:13.000000
comment:
Gasstation and a wide street where people can stop. 2km out of town. Hitch directly to Skopje or if people go to Struga get out on the crossroads.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 12:57:39.000000
comment:
Larger bus stop. All traffic from Hønefoss towards Oslo passes here. Locals meet here to ride with buddies. Less long-distance/trucker traffic than on the highway below.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 14:11:38.000000
comment:
Only one girl named Sashka is willing to stop. But she dose not like to drive a car. Thats the main problem. She is a great company, bay her a drink, you want regret it. One tip more. Dont ask her to go to some museum. Sasha prefers ice cream!!  


country: CO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 18:30:41.000000
comment:
Peaje al norte de Medellin, para llegar hay que tomar el Metro de Medellin y bajarse en la ultima estacion llamada NIQUIA. luego tomar un bus hasta el peaje, lo hice en el 2008 con buenos resultados, no me llevaron a mi destino final que era Cartagena pero avance bastante y me dejaron en otro sitio bueno para hacer dedo.

Toll north of Medellin, to get there take the Metro de Medellin and get off at the last station called Niquuia, then take a bus to the toll, I did it in 2008 with good results, did not reach my final destination was Cartagena but forward enough and I left another good place to hitchhike.


country: CO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 18:35:35.000000
comment:
Buen sitio para hacer dedo, muchos camiones y en el cruce hay tiendas de comida barata. Rumbo a Cartagena

Good place to hitchhike, many trucks and the crossing of cheap food shops. Sailing to Cartagena


country: CO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 18:38:11.000000
comment:
Yarumal, pequeño pueblo en las alturas de Medellin 2300 msnm, buen sitio para descansar, muchos estacionamientos de camiones.

Yarumal, a small village on the heights of 2300 meters Medellin, good place to rest, many truck parking.


country: CO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 18:52:22.000000
comment:
Caucasia, hacer dedo frente a la estacion de policia, al frente hay un hotel y restaurantes.

Caucasia, hitchhiking front the police station, in front of a hotel and restaurants


country: CO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 19:01:55.000000
comment:
Salida norte a Cartagena, no tuve suerte y tomé un bus a Cartagena :(

North exit towards Cartagena, no luck and took a bus to Cartagena :(


country: CO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 19:07:24.000000
comment:
Salida de Cartagena, muy cerca al terminal de buses, pasan muchos camiones, furgonetas y buses rumbo a Barranquilla y Santa Marta.

Out of Cartagena, close to the bus terminal, passing many trucks, vans and buses bound for Barranquilla and Santa Marta.


country: CO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 19:19:39.000000
comment:
Muchos estacionamientos de camiones, carretera principal hacia Santa Marta

Many truck parking, main road to Santa Marta


country: CO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 19:36:14.000000
comment:
Centro comercial Exito-Panorama, al frente hay estacionamiento de camiones y un hotel muy economico, aqui tambie se puede tomar el bus hacia el peaje Ponedera al sur de Barranquilla.

Exito-Panorama supermarket, parking is in front of trucks and a very economic hotel, here you can also take the bus to the toll south of Barranquilla Ponedera


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-20 23:56:30.000000
comment:
Only one girl named Sashka is willing to stop. But she dose not like to drive a car. Thats the main problem. She is a good company, bay her a drink, you want regret it. One tip more. Dont ask her to go to a museum, Sasha prefers ice cream!! Do not talk about unexisting animals when she is trying to sleep!!


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-21 00:57:55.000000
comment:
You can take bus 83O for 1,50 TL from Taksim Square to the big bus station Bayrampaşa Otogar on the European side, which is just along the motorway to Edirne / Bulgaria. Take the bus to the last stop, get off and walk back to the entrance. From there, you'll be hitching directly along the motorway. A sign works well here, and there is plenty of space for drivers to pull over since a lot of buses and minibuses stop for passengers just outside). While exiting, you'll notice a petrol station to your right that is a possible alternative starting point where you can ask drivers for lifts (or just use the toilet). (from http://hitchwiki.org/en/Istanbul)


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-22 16:22:28.000000
comment:
Slow speed before bend in the road, but your waiting can be long.Better to walk several kilometers(4km) to the next fork


country: MD
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-22 16:29:38.000000
comment:
To Odessa, Bender, Tiraspol, Causeni. You can get here using a bus Nr.122, trolley Nr.22, 18 . Bus stop PORTILE ORASULUI. A lot of cars, but almoust no trucks, because for them tranzit through Chisinau is not existing anymore.


country: MD
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-22 16:44:47.000000
comment:
To Soroca, Orhei. You can get here using a bus Nr.37; 47; 48 from the city center & minibus Nr.130  . Bus stop Cricova. 


country: MD
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-22 16:46:23.000000
comment:
To Balti, Edinet, Briceni, Cenauti. You can get here using a bus Nr.37; 47; 48 from the city center & minibus Nr.130  . Bus stop Cricova. 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-23 01:13:17.000000
comment:
That was a poor stop, as i tried to hitchhike in the highway and there were only few cars going from the highway. It was also dark and raining. I waited around 2 hours and finally got a lift directly to Istanbul! 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-23 01:16:36.000000
comment:
Thats a great spot. I always use it to get out of Istanbul and 4 times it was perfect. The traffic is huge so just stick on to highway. After 2-3 cars, thats it, you are out of Istanbul! Stopping a car usually takes less then 5 minutes! 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-23 01:18:09.000000
comment:
Used it twice to get out of Istanbul and it worked perfect. Again, the same rule, just stick on to highway, after 2-3 cars you will be out of Istanbul. And stopping a car usually takes less then 5 min.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-23 01:19:58.000000
comment:
Its hard to go throug bosphourus by hitchhiking. I tried it several times and it took me about 6 cars and 1 hour to go just 15 km to my home! Better to walk or bike. Or just take the public transport. 


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-24 15:16:08.000000
comment:
Spot where cars turn onto the bigger road leaving the city. 

Hitched from here to the toll-booths at the start of the highway going south (didn't use a sign to maximise changes of getting out of town quickly).


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-24 15:23:47.000000
comment:
Spot just after some traffic lights with traffic turning onto the coastal highway (D400). Hitch beside the road or at the gasstations.

Get here by minibus 15.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-26 10:17:15.000000
comment:
The best spot to find a ride to Istanbul. Road connection slows down the every ride. Take the number 2 bus from the bus station from the city center. Leave the bus at the Maxi Market, you have your spot


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-26 10:20:24.000000
comment:
Even tough to road connection, you just suffer if you are going through to south. I've waited 4 hours. so few cars going through


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-26 11:12:31.000000
comment:
Fairly good starting point to hitch towards the highways. There is a traffic light with a small street right after where cars can stop for a moment. Use a sign saying A3.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-26 12:49:15.000000
comment:
Towards Varkhaus, Mikkeli, Lahti or Helsinki. Actually this spot is nothing special, I was waiting aprox. 2 hours. Traffic is not dense, try to get to road 23 and you will be more succesful. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-26 13:14:30.000000
comment:
During the daytime this petrol station seems to be a good spot to get a lift further into Netherlands or in the direction of Germany. However, during the nighttime it's closed and hardly any cars stop here.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-26 13:21:22.000000
comment:
Petrol station mentioned in the "Channel Tunnel" article. Try your luck here if you didn't find a ride inside the train. Not too many cars stop here but anyway, it took me around 20 mins to get a ride to Belgium.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-27 00:24:13.000000
comment:
Had to wait 15 minutes to get a lift to Grünberg. the cars are allowed to drive 50km/h and have enough space to stop for you. good luck!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-27 03:11:17.000000
comment:
Bi-directional service station. Okay for going to the UK, great for going far into Europe as a lot of people fresh in from the ferries/tunnel call here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-28 14:02:17.000000
comment:
Marienborn service area. Very easy to find a lift to Poland as many truckers stop there. Moreover, this spot used to be one of the major border crossings between West and East Germany since 1945 till 1990. The whole infrastructure has been preserved, so if you are interested in history, you might consider spending some more time here for sightseeing.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-29 14:56:12.000000
comment:
Towards north, Slovakia and Poland. Get here (Szöd-Szödliget station) by train from Budapest-Nyugati station. Hitch on the motorway, not on the on-ramp.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 00:05:41.000000
comment:
Direction: Berlin
Not a very good place, not many cars going to Berlin - for best effects stand just by the lane, lots of cars move just through B98


country: EE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:12:18.000000
comment:
Halinga and Pärnu-Jaagupi are not exactly the best spots in the world to hitchhike southbound to Pärnu. It took us some 2 hours to get a ride.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:14:42.000000
comment:
Direction to the west of Slovakia (Poprad, Levoca, Liptovsky Mikulas and so..).

Area of Gas station, you can ask the drivers.

Area of 


country: EE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:19:54.000000
comment:
It proved impossible to hitchhike here. After some two hours of waiting, a car took us a little bit farther to the south-east, where is was way easier to get a lift.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:20:37.000000
comment:
The best place in direction to Presov/Kosice I've found there. Its before the turn, cars are slow cause they go up the hill and there is a place for them to stop.


country: AM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:25:48.000000
comment:
An excellent spot to hitchhike in the direction of Georgia (Tbilisi). Got a ride to the border in 2 minutes.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 01:37:36.000000
comment:
The best place in direction to Presov. Near the bus stop Moňok (Monok) of line 33 (public transport system).  

The last meters of the speed maximum limit in the town. Concentration of all cars going out freom Kosice through this place.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 11:05:37.000000
comment:
Nice spot because there's a traffic light and cars get a good look at you before pulling directly onto the highway going west. I had to wait almost 15 seconds for a ride.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 13:33:43.000000
comment:
Direction Toward the toll "La Gravelle" or towards the gas station "Aire de Mondevert" ; which are both good spots to get to Paris/Le Mans


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-30 22:42:01.000000
comment:
Entrence to the motorway A31, where you can hitch in three different directions - Luxembourg, Paris or Nancy. Always make a sign here.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-31 17:14:48.000000
comment:
Bus stop to direction Antwerpen. Waited around 5 minutes in the late afternoon. Cars drive very slow, and it's very easy for them to stop.
Reaching this spot is very easy too. Take tram #3 to direction Esplanade, and at the tram stop, and exit from the small corridor between the stairs and the fence on the right.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-31 19:44:00.000000
comment:
Direction Strasbourg, Saarbrücken, Frankfurt. You can get around by bus 8 or U from the city centre. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-31 19:54:48.000000
comment:
Direction East towards Strasbourg, Saarbrücken, Frankfurt. It's in a walking distance from the city centre. Make a sign saying Strasbourg or A4 Est - Péage if you want to go by motorway as there's a lot of local traffic to St. Avold area and most go there by national road N3.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-01 15:48:17.000000
comment:
It took me 3 hours to get a ride by a drunk over a stretch of just 5 km. People are shy and don’t like hitchhikers a lot. Eventually you’ll find something but prepare for waiting! If you’ll find a nice ride all the way to the border your life will be a lot easier!


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-02 11:45:41.000000
comment:
Very good to go north from Treviso. The SR348 goes up to Feltre in Belluno's province. there's enough sspace at a roundabout. you can get here with a 25 minute's walk from the centre of Treviso


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-04 10:05:00.000000
comment:
we waited for an an hour and half, destination just freiburg, no chance, went on over the bridge to the next spot, see what i write there


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-04 10:07:20.000000
comment:
same here waited for another 1 and a half hours, next to the police station, no one, even nobody who would bring us to the next reststopp, as we wrote germany instead of freiburg. 


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-05 10:52:17.000000
comment:
Very straight, wide road. A lot of local traffic, so write a board with some nearby town like Svitavy or Litomysl. Been standing here for 15min.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-05 11:01:09.000000
comment:
Bad place. Just local traffic entering the highway.
Cars are slowing here, so you can ask for a drive to next gas station.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 02:16:17.000000
comment:
South to Saint-Georges.

Not ideal as southbound traffic takes the left-hand lane, whilst the hitcher must take a right. i got a ride fairly quickly, but only as far as the other side of Pont de Québec, which wasn't ideal for getting back on the 73.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 02:17:53.000000
comment:
Taking the 73 south to Beauceville.. good spot, plenty of space, and slow traffic heading to Pont P. Laporte. Waited 5 minutes


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 02:20:26.000000
comment:
Hard to explain why but took a very long time to get a lift south towards Maine. Waited 3 hours on a rainy morning and got to Saint-Come.. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 13:37:20.000000
comment:
The best place to hitch to Brussels, tried it twice and both times got a ride in less than 10 minutes. There is plenty of space for cars to stop, the visibility is good and they are not going too fast after the traffic lights.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 14:06:36.000000
comment:
Maybe not the ideal spot to go to Amsterdam in terms of local vs. intercity traffic, but there is a lot of space for cars to stop and they are not going very fast and the visibility is perfect, so we managed to get a ride in 20 minutes, so this place is quite a decent choice.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 14:22:32.000000
comment:
The gas station is perhaps not the best place to hitch in Maidstone services, the people don't seem very comfortable with you approaching them and there is a lot of local traffic or people going in the opposite direction, so I only ended up receiving a few rude replies here, better try at the exit or the parking lots.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 14:25:23.000000
comment:
I tried this spot to get a ride over the Channel Tunnel, because people are coming out of the parking lot very slowly and it is easy to stop for them to chat with me, but unfortunately most of them ride full cars or are locals or travelling in a different direction, so I only managed to get a ride after 2 hours.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 16:30:52.000000
comment:
Last gasstation in town with ample place to hitch on the highway.

Take bus 105, 106 or 137 from Kizilay (Ankara centrum) to get here in Golbasi.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 16:35:31.000000
comment:
Traffic to Malatya from here was slim, took met 1,5h to get a ride. Most drivers turned south or indicated they were turning north further on.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 16:37:29.000000
comment:
Surprisingly little traffic leaving town. Was here from 09:00 until 10:45 when I caught a ride.

Probably better to take a dolmus further out of town to hitch at the University (marked 'Campus')


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-06 16:40:44.000000
comment:
While having lunch and enjoying the view already 5 cars offered to take me to Ardahan. After lunch it took 5 minutes.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-09 01:43:25.000000
comment:
Great Place for going North. I live 1km away, at least 5 times CS Guest were picked up here in under 15minutes. 2had direct rides to Cairns. There is a bus fm TSV City (http://www.hpbs.com.au/route-33) Ask the bus driver for "Woodlands Caravan Park at the Mt Low turn off"
There are traffic lights. Cars stop here, and then they pull up for you. 


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-09 01:46:07.000000
comment:
Best spot for going South. Took me 30minutes but ride went for 3hours. I was droped off here, possibly a better spot but here it goes from 60 to 80km/h and safe pullover area.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-09 01:48:00.000000
comment:
Big Petrol station, Can get cars filling up prior to long trip. 
One lane of cars going south and north about 60km/h


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-10 00:43:53.000000
comment:
A bus stop / turning lane.

06/2011 road construction of this road ended just before this spot, so it was very nice. Future plans of the construction might change this place a lot - ask locals first.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-10 00:49:59.000000
comment:
Towards Germany and to East. Enough traffic coming from Legnica. There's a small bar and a small gas station. Not the best place for it's so small.


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-11 18:22:41.000000
comment:
Just came from Skopje with bus to Kumanovo for 10 dinars till these paytolls and took 10mins to get a ride to Nis. Nice place for cars to stop on a side


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-12 20:06:13.000000
comment:
This spot is good if you wanna get a direct ride to Turkey or Bulgaria. 

Virtually all turkish truckdrivers who's going home to Turkey passes through this point. As if that wasn't enough the intersection couldn't be a better place to get a ride. Partly because there are a lot of holes on the road which forces the drivers to slow down a great bit and partly because they have to stop before turning right onto the CB-road.

However it should be added that this is one of those few places that actually requires signs (personally I rarely use them). If you're going to Bulgaria a simple BL will do and if you're going to Turkey a TR-sign always makes the Turkish drivers smile (even when they cant pick you up).

Bear in mind that most trucks leave somewhere between 9 to 12 in the morning so you might wanna be here early. If you do happen to, like me, arrive late and getting stuck for the night you should know that camping in this area is hard (though not completely impossible). One advice is to talk to, Ali, the owner of the turkish restaurant and truck parking. He's a nice person who'll be happy to arrange a safe, if possibly a bit uncomfortable, place to spend the night. In the morning he might try to arrange a ride with the turkish drivers.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-12 22:05:23.000000
comment:
Good spot for going north. To get into the station from Lille you are probably best to hitch from the highway entrance back beside Grand Palais. But can be reached from metro stop Mons Sarts (requires a fence jump through some bushes). 


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-13 18:20:23.000000
comment:
i don't know exactly where along this street but it's not necessary to walk further outside the city..just find bus stop long enough (the traffic is not that busy) and thumb up! cars are going slower in this area!


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-13 19:04:59.000000
comment:
it's possible to go further down as well so you can catch cars going from Olomouc as well. good spot direction Zábřeh..(if you were droped off at the petrol station from direction Hradec Králové - cross the bridge and turn left) ..good luck:)


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-13 21:32:45.000000
comment:
there is a petroturk here, and in the lokonta there is a guy that speaks excellent self taught english and gave us çay and lentil soup. a very friendly place, and lots of cars passing, going toward Izmir and çanakkale.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-14 16:55:47.000000
comment:
A good chance for a long lift, german and swiss tourists passing, but also local traffic, go on the ramp where you'll find a large hard shoulder to stand and stop on.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 00:59:53.000000
comment:
In my way from Skopje to Belgrade, this was really not a nice place to hitchhike. Someone dropped me out here just because he went out to Nis. I was two hours for a ride to Belgrade. I did not expected that in a paytoll in a highway.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 01:08:04.000000
comment:
Just after the petrol station I stays for 3 hours till someone picked me, but just to the border. And I was going to Timisoara


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 01:18:20.000000
comment:
Somewhere arround here there is a petrolstation. Just close to it I got a ride with a bus (not paying) till Sandra. 40km far.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 13:13:19.000000
comment:
This is a good place to hike in western directions. You are clearly visible and there is a lot of place for a driver to stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 13:36:36.000000
comment:
Even if hiking from McDonalds can cause some problems, then the petrol station 200m farther is a very good place to hike towards Poland.  


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 13:48:32.000000
comment:
This is a very popular spot to hike out of Warsaw - lots of local traffic, but it's also not very hard to get a ride to Krakow or Katowice. Hike straightly from the bus stop - lots of people are travelling from that point so you have to be prepared that sometimes there is a crowd of hitchhikers here. This is also the place where a bus to Janki stops - there is actually a better spot for hiking. Keep in mind that drivers taking you to Radom usually expect some money from you, so make this clear before getting in.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 13:57:50.000000
comment:
A good place to go to Gdansk, Warsaw or Olsztyn. There is enough place to hike in all of these directions.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 16:58:06.000000
comment:
hitchhike here in direction to Nis and further. Visibility is okay, and there's some abandoned parking lot next to a road. Traffic here consists of all international vehicles crossing over Serbia coming from Bulgaria/Turkey, and locals from nearby towns (except Bela Palanka and Babusnica locals but these are minor number and they usually don't go further than to Nis). You will most likely be the only hitchhiker here.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 20:33:17.000000
comment:
Next to a police station, they didn't bother me, but I wouldn't recommend it.  Also, no one is going to Indiana, they are all just getting around the city, so it is pretty pointless if you are trying to go long distances.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 22:32:36.000000
comment:
In principle it's legal, and in principle there's loads of traffic and a lot of place for cars to stop. In practice bored cops will send you away.
But if you're fast...


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-16 17:54:24.000000
comment:
There is a service area called "Roosenbergen". It is even not mentionned in a map, so never try to get a lift to the north from there. Waited nearly 3 hours.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-17 01:56:51.000000
comment:
Going I-74E, I stood in the middle by the left turn lane because the cars stop there for the red light.  Be prepared to wait a while.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-17 10:48:25.000000
comment:
Many cars stop because this is the last petrol satation in the Euro Zone. You can choose which car do you prefer. We chose a BMW. :)


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-17 10:52:14.000000
comment:
The way to go Budapest. The driver took a low frequented petrol station (500 m norther). So we walked down here. Cars who don't want to pay fee, use this road.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-17 13:35:31.000000
comment:
Me & Girl got to Aulla by train so as to avoid hitching out of La Spezia. We hoped the entrance to the motorway will be a reasonable  place to hitch into the higway (as the nearest Area di servico (tank station) direction north is just 22 km away from the entrance & every car entering the  motorway might  drive us into it. Wrong! The spot has no side so that cars could pullover without blocking whole traffic & risking being rear bumped an accident. moreover right @ the place there is an office of "carabinieri" and "polizia stradale".
When we add to it  italian attitude to hitchhikers it gives us awful place to hitch. We tried 4 hours in the  evening -spent a night there- and 2 more hours in the morning of the following day. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-17 17:05:18.000000
comment:
I-74E, I think I had just a bit of bad luck.  Some cars were stopping for me, but not going my direction.  There are two gas stations nearby though, so those are potentially good.  There is a welcome center about 5 miles E on I-74 so ask them to take you there.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-17 17:06:50.000000
comment:
This is a welcome center for the state of Indiana.  The first guy I asked took me 216 miles to my final destination.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-18 16:59:18.000000
comment:
Somewhere over here there is a Petrol Station and a nice place to HH. There's enough space for people to stop. you can arrive there with bus nr.11. I got a rde to Cluj-Napoca in 10mins, though he went to Cluj through Arad, and not through Deva as I expected


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-19 09:56:58.000000
comment:
Very good place to Plitvice lakes. Cars are going slowly You can get here by useing small cycling road near .  


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-20 22:39:34.000000
comment:
Next to a bus station, just before the "no bicycles" sign. Used a sign to Kanizsa and got a ride withing 10 minutes. A lot of cars go this way and there's no need to walk all the way to the highway. Around 30 min walk from the train station.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-20 22:42:07.000000
comment:
Solt is a small village at the crossroads of major roads, with very heavy traffic. We got a ride from here all the way to Békéscsaba very quickly. I recommend you avoid Budapest and instead go here.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-21 15:59:04.000000
comment:
On E70/M1, just after exit to Mitrovica. Good for rides west to Croatian border. Underpass nice for shelter from sun or rain, plenty of room for drivers to stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-25 13:48:31.000000
comment:
Managed to get a ride towards 's-Hertogenbosch (my destination) and there was someone offering a ride towards Venlo (which I didn't take).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-25 13:54:54.000000
comment:
Managed to get here by hitchhiking.
From here I managed to get a ride towards Den Haag, had to refuse quite a few (5) short distance offers.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-25 14:44:51.000000
comment:
z míkovic či vések do světa (praha 3hod; brno 1hod; u.brod 25min; trenčín 2hod;...) velmi frekventovaná silnice, na obou stranách perfektní fleky na stop.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-25 15:10:44.000000
comment:
directions: Uherské Hradiště, Trenčín, Ukraina !!!, ...
from brno take a train ("Sp" to Slakov u Brna - it is the first station, so you cann drive black); than go right on the road cca 300m (under the bridge);


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-25 15:48:05.000000
comment:
direction: heinburg, bratislava,... (klasic stop - keine autobahn, NO HIGHWAY); 
aus wien kann man mit s-bahn nach flughafen fahren, dort gibt es mindestens zwei billamarket mit interesante koerber :) - karton (alkoolfix muss man haben). viele autos hier sind aus bratislava.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-25 21:17:49.000000
comment:
direction: M.Boleslav
take a bus (sory i dont remember the nuber...it was going from metro Černý Most) and go cca 1km here. on the leftside is a petrol station (We were a group of six people...4 were on the petrol station and 2 here)


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-26 23:21:25.000000
comment:
Well, I would suggest walking on the other side of the junction and standing next to the road on the grass there. There is a spot where the cars can stop for you. I was standing there with a friend, and the second car which passed picked us up.
Direction: Pécs


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-26 23:29:48.000000
comment:
Direction: Esztergom
Take the bus 260 until the last station (Bóbita utca), get off there and hitch-hike in front of the gravel parking spot.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-27 02:22:34.000000
comment:
Stand before the bus station. There are many locals going to Sinj, so you can ask them to drop you off at the toll of the highway entrnace if you want to hhike to Zagreb.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-27 02:31:16.000000
comment:
There is a bus station where you can stand even at night! All the locals hitchhike from there. At 4.00 in the morning the first car to pass took us.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-27 02:41:55.000000
comment:
After the junction there is a bus stop. Try to htichhike from there to the border (Český Těšín), if your destination is Poland.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-27 02:48:29.000000
comment:
On top of the small hill there is a bus station. Try to hitchhike in front of that, so the cars can easily stop. Good place to get a ride to Budapest.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-28 01:51:40.000000
comment:
A good spot to get to Weimar, if you get up early enough to catch the commuters. There are some parking lots at the sidewalk. The lady who took me, told me that there are often hitchhikers. 


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:12:59.000000
comment:
Decent place to get in and out of the Virgental. In summer season, loaded with tourists, although locals can be friendlier.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:34:46.000000
comment:
Excellent spot to reach the Baix Empordà and the Central Costa Brava from the train. It's pretty easy to find a ride (by spanish standards), and, as there is a huge net of minor roads, don't worry if the driver is not sharing your destination. If he or she says he knows a roundabout from which you can keep on hitching, trust him!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:37:42.000000
comment:
Absolutely pointless. It's not a bad place, I've got a couple of rides from it, but, if you walk five minutes to the spot in the C-66, you get a much better one. The only exception is talking to a local who was riding in the same train than you and, if he has his car parked in the station, or has someone to pick him up, convincing him to give you a lift. But trust me, go to the junction with the c-66 and hitch there.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:39:45.000000
comment:
Good place to reach Torroella de Montgrí, l'Estartit, Pals... if coming from Flaçà or Girona and your driver is not sharing your destination. It's a pretty small road, so waiting times can be long.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:42:01.000000
comment:
Good spot if your destination is the Alt Empordà (Figueres, Roses...) or Torroella de Montgrí and you come from the south (La Bisbal, Palafrugell, Palamós...).


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-28 14:43:34.000000
comment:
Interesting to go to the Alt Empordà (Roses, Figueres...), Torroella de Montgrí, Flaçà, Girona... Don't Bother, however, to hitchhike here if your destination is the south. Cross la Bisbal on foot and hitch in the other end of the town.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-29 14:27:47.000000
comment:
I started at this gas station to go to Lisbon in Portugal.
It's easy to get here with Metro 6, station Alto de Extremadura.
There are a lot of people, but mainly they stay in Madrid. 
Try to get a ride on the A-5 to Km 48, there is a gas station with a restaurant and the probabilities to get somebody going to Portugal are better.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-29 14:33:19.000000
comment:
Gas station with restaurant where a lot of trucks to Portugal stop.
I've got here hitch-hiking, so I can't tell you how to get here with public transport!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-30 15:27:58.000000
comment:
The wiki will tell you to hitchhike the ferry to Tanger from here, by asking the truck drivers - only problem - there are almost none. Better go to Algeciras directly there are hundreds of them. If you still want to stay here, you can sleep at the fair house or at the nice beach of Tarifa during the night.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-30 18:21:30.000000
comment:
Small parking bay for max. three trucks. Most of the time at least one truck stays here, waiting for the starting signal. Good spot for starting the search for a ferry lift to Morocco.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-30 18:31:20.000000
comment:
Roundabout 200 meters before the sliproad to N-443. If you are heading to Sevilla you should use "Jerez" on your sign as well. Normally a perfect spot, but it´s in Spain...a billboard will protect you from the sun. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-30 18:50:07.000000
comment:
Roundabout to several directions, a lot of truck traffic coming from the industrial area in direction sevilla, only very few traffic to Cadiz. If you go to Cadiz never let you drop out here, you probably have to turn back to Sevilla!   


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-04 11:33:04.000000
comment:
Direction south: There is a bus stop here, with space for cars to stop, and a petrol station 20m further. Traffic light before it, so cars aren't moving too fast.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-04 13:09:58.000000
comment:
This is a good spot to get a ride to Riga or to Lithuania.
It is possible to hitch trucks, which go to Europe.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-04 19:22:10.000000
comment:
Spot for hh towards village Rtanj and the mountain with same name, just stand by the road after motel "Rtanj"


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-04 21:53:45.000000
comment:
main road goes by the town. walk to this junction, 10 mins from the centre. okay for both directions.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-05 11:14:53.000000
comment:
To hitchhike north to the A9 highway you can ask people for a ride at two places: at this shopping centre; or, around 1km before here on Wiener StraBe (road) is a petrol station. To get here, catch the bus 52 from the Hauptbanhof (Central Station). You can get a ride to the first petrol station on the A9 out of Graz, which is around 10 minutes drive if you cannot get a lift further. Good luck! s xo


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-05 18:04:20.000000
comment:
Actually I didn't catch a ride from here, but that was because I was going into the wrong direction (I wanted to go east/ A2). If you want to get to the A3 to the north, that might be a good place to ask for rides.


country: TH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-07 07:43:07.000000
comment:
Towards Chiang Mai.

You can hitchhike earlier in Pai too, but just after the crossroad is good since you get traffic from both roads.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-07 19:00:54.000000
comment:
Not very high traffic but there are many cars with Slovene license plates that probably go to Slovenia. If nothing else, you should get a short lift across the border. We got a lift all the ay to Ljubljana. It might also be a good idea to go to the next village where the road 86 is bringing trucks from Slovakia going to Slovenia.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-10 11:41:09.000000
comment:
We waited about 20 minutes and we stopped a man who took us to even a better place. Good place to head north (Hrádek n N.) or west (Děčín).


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-10 11:45:52.000000
comment:
This is a really great place to hitchhike! Either you want to get to Germany or to the Western Bohemia!


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-10 14:59:16.000000
comment:
To go east (Cacak, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Nis) this is the best spot. It's very close from Uzice city center, just pass by main bus station and follow the signs. Go up to the main road and hh at the shoulder, there is enough space for cars to pull over.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:04:08.000000
comment:
Just stand next to the road and hh in preferred direction: north to Tara mountain, west to Bosnia, east to Uzice. There is monument of the train there, easy to recognize.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:10:59.000000
comment:
It's crucial to get to the huge junction just out of Pozega. From there you can easily get a ride south (Arilje, Ivanjica), east (Cacak) and west (Uzice).


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:20:29.000000
comment:
To go to Arilje, Pozega or just to get to the junction before Pozega (and then easily go further west or east), there is a bridge on your right but continue straight. There is a bus stop with enough space for cars to pull over. It's a bit far from center of Ivanjica, 2-3 km or something. Taxi is very cheap, though. There are lots of local rides, use a sign.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:29:39.000000
comment:
To go to Sjenica, from center of Ivanjica take "Javorska" street and follow it until you get to the beginning of the forest (and the mountain). Just go up the street and pick the place you want.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:33:32.000000
comment:
As Sjenica is very small, just anybody how to get out of the town in the direction of Nova Varos. There is a small junction where you can hh towards Nova Varos or to Ivanjica.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-10 15:44:21.000000
comment:
To go from Bajina Basta to Uzice, it's a bit tricky because the town has merged with villages along the road. Take street "Dusana Visnjica" from the center and follow it. After some time, start hh, try to get any ride, just to get to the open road with no houses around.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-11 12:06:14.000000
comment:
This is a small bus station with enough room for cars to stop. Mostly locals go here and they are not very friendly. After 2 hours got picked up by a couple from Maribor.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-13 22:32:49.000000
comment:
Pour rejoindre l'autoroute direction Toulouse, avec un panneau "A 20". Pas de péage à Limoges, car l'autoroute est gratuite.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-14 11:49:26.000000
comment:
good spot to hitch into the nationalpark. there is a "share a ride" station. everyone who wants to go in the nationalpark has to use this road.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-14 18:32:16.000000
comment:
If somebody tells you to go from Memmingen direction Lindau this way - don't believe them. It's a rather bad spot. I waited around 1-1,5 hours to get to the next rest area, which is on the wrong side of the highway and wasn't very cool either.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-14 19:01:22.000000
comment:
Good place to get on A95 direction Garmisch-Partenkirchen. You can get here with U3. There is also a bus 56 from Pasing, or the same one from Blutenburg, right next to the end of A8. 

Keep in mind, there is only rest area before Garmisch, near Höhenrain.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-14 19:15:32.000000
comment:
Lots of cars going to the North. Almost everybody going south aren't going far, and they are relatively few.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-15 02:34:10.000000
comment:
I hichhiked here to go to Szczecin (Stettin); quite remote place, but if you find a lift to this place it's not so bad: there is a traffic light, so cars slow down a bit more. As you see from the arrows, you catch all the cars coming from the city and from both directions of the Berliner ring.
The remoteness of the place, then, stimulates car drivers to stop, because they'll think there's something wrong if a person walks on that road.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-15 02:36:15.000000
comment:
I hitch-hiked here to go to Szczecin (Stettin). In general, I don't recommend to use the thumb on the Berliner Allee; to much traffic, few places to stop, nervous people, and you're still inside the town. Exactly in the spot I put there is a petrol station; it's on the other side of the street and people going to Poland usually wait to be there to refuel because it's cheaper, but anyway it's better than the thumb. So, few cars directed to Szczecin, but some of them anyway going out from Berlin in direction North (ask for Bernau too); once you're on the Autobahn (in petrol stations!) or also in the countryside it's easier to find somebody.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-15 02:40:35.000000
comment:
I tried to hitchhike from here to Szczecin (Stettin), but it didn't work. There is a petrol station, but few cars stop here to refuel and it is on the other side of the street. I suggest you to walk a bit and go to the cross between B2 and Berliner Ring, it's much better.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-15 03:06:22.000000
comment:
On this street on the peninsula it's quite easy to find a ride in both directions, at least in summer, when there are lot of tourists. There were many other people hitchhiking, I recommend you!


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-15 20:18:35.000000
comment:
Anywhere on this Kryńska street is good to go to Krynki. Be careful though, there are a bunch of fascists in this area.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-15 20:59:46.000000
comment:
A perfect hitchhiking spot for south of Norway and Stavanger. You can take bus number 32 (or 31) from Nasjonaltheatret to stop "Maritime". You'll see a petrol station and you can easily stay at its exit.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-15 21:16:16.000000
comment:
If you need get out of city the good one and not far away spot is at next side of the street at place where is Slottetsmuseet - you can easily ask every body. Just 10 minutes from centre.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 12:01:41.000000
comment:
this is a long street that becomes a road to Zajecar as it leads of the town. You can recognize the place as some military ground are on your right, and some industry buildings are across the street.

Visibility is very good and you could stand anywhere you want, as nearly all vehicles that go to Zajecar direction pass here. 

Note that you will have to walk a little bit from the center to get here, and if you arrive in Knjazevac from Nis/Svrljig, you better ask the driver not to leave you at the entrance of the town, as then you could walk straight but quite a bit, it took me good 45 minutes in that case.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 14:09:46.000000
comment:
Go to Nemours with a train from Paris Gare de Lyon (1 hour approximately). Then 30min walking (http://tinyurl.com/2bs24sf). There youare on the paying section of the highway, so there are no suburbian people or so.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:03:23.000000
comment:
Bus stop just outside Otocac, in the direction of Plitvice.

Many truck drivers toward Bhiac (Bosnia) pass by here. They can take you untill Preboij, about 7 km from the entrance to the Plitvice NP.

We got picked up right when we were leaving our previous ride.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:13:44.000000
comment:
Pula, direction A9 (Rijeka, Slovenia) or D66 (Labin, Opatija)

Bus stop near big supermarkets in front of intersection toward motorway A9 and coastal road D66.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:19:28.000000
comment:
Labin, along D66, toward Opatija, Brestova (for Cres ferry) and Rijeka)

Spot is ok, although traffic can be light even in summer. There is much room for cars to stop, even trucks could easily park here. Little bit of shadow, too and a hypermarket across the street for snacks or water.

Got a ride to Brestova after 15-20 min.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:24:23.000000
comment:
Plitvice Lakes NP (secondary entrance, Hotel Bellevue), toward Gospic, Zadar, Split, Bosnia.

Bus stop outside the secondary entrance of the park. Lots of traffic, but many packed tourist cars.
Waiting time can be long, but you might be lucky and catch a ride all the way to Zadar.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:28:36.000000
comment:
On the ferry from Brestova, towards Cres town.

When on the ferry, make a sign for Cres (town) and go stand at the front. People on the boat will see you and you'll most probably have a ride before the cars even start driving off.

Longer distance (to Losinj island) should be possible, much traffic is headed there.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:31:04.000000
comment:
Cres town, INA petrol station, toward Merag (ferry to Krk).

A direct ride will be very hard, but you can talk to people at the petrol station. They might be willing to take you to the main road toward Porozina.

The intersection toward the Kovacine autocamp is a better place for further travel.

Direction Losinj might yield better results.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:35:26.000000
comment:
Outside Cres town, Kovacine intersection, toward Porozina (for Istria ferry) and Merag (for Krk ferry).

The main road on the island, go experience going north: nearly all traffic goes to one of the ferry ports.
Best is to have sign with 'Krk' and a pic of a ferry or 'Istra'.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:40:01.000000
comment:
Malinska, toward mainland (Rijeka).

Cars go too fast, can't see past the turn and can't stop.

Don't let anyone drop you off here if they're headed into Malinska. 
Happened to us after a ride from the ferry from Cres. Had to walk quite far to find a place where cars could stop (about 15-20 min north).
There is also a petrol station at the main entrance to Malinska. Ask your ride to drop you off there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:46:37.000000
comment:
Weeze Airport (NRN), past exit of P2, toward Cologne, Netherlands.

Plenty of cars passing by, many packed with families returning from holiday. Also drivers who have just dropped someone off.
Enough space for stopping.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-18 23:50:16.000000
comment:
Weeze, A57 (both Cologne and Netherlands).

Bus stop kind of asphalt strip next to the road (though no actual stop here!). Try to get dropped off here from Weeze airport if your initial ride is headed the opposite direction on the highway.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-19 10:57:32.000000
comment:
thought this might be a good spot...many students, and as it was a Friday I thought perhaps some of them would be leaving home...but forget it! this place is dead, as is the whole areal (when it comes to car traffic ofc). also, don't try to stand on the main road b/c it is huge! 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:00:01.000000
comment:
at the beginning I thought this might be a good spot, as it leads rights out of the city centre, but mostly b/c I used to take carsharing offers which usually start at the west entrance of the Hbf yet I couldn't see where cars should stop along the street, b/c it is quite well frequented, so I didn't try; if you're heading to Trier, perhaps consider leaving from Wiesbaden instead


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:05:01.000000
comment:
Senseless! Relatively little traffic and no place for cars to stop. Instead, take the bus in the direction of Wiesbaden Hbf and get off at the very next bus stop (Freibad; see other post)!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:10:20.000000
comment:
Finally a perfect spot! :) LOTS of traffic and all leading out of the city onto the A66! It's a 2-lane road, but you got a bus stop right behind you for cars to pull over. B/c of traffic lights it's easy to jump into any car. In my case, a guy on the 2nd lane stopped and I had enough time to get in.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:18:40.000000
comment:
Very little traffic, but chances are the drivers will either drive to Frankfurt or Trier... better chances than at the airport b/c single drivers. After standing at the airport for 1 1/2 hrs, got a ride here after 5 min...


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-19 11:41:28.000000
comment:
Bus stop with a beautiful view over the ocean. Lots of traffic. 2-lane road, but going uphill so cars can stop and pull over easily. Recommended.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-19 15:03:10.000000
comment:
Nice spot for hitching in the direction of Liège. Much room to pull over.
Catched a ride in less than 5 min


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-19 15:05:30.000000
comment:
Althought a bit far from the Tongeren town-centre, it's the best place to catch a ride to Antwerp/Brussels.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-19 16:37:19.000000
comment:
The spot to Bialystok. 
In front of the petrol station, there is a lot of space for the cars to stop and they can see you from far away and you're just out of the city, so you avoid most of the local traffic (and it's not far from the center)


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-21 11:28:48.000000
comment:
Average spot to catch a lift to Germany or Plzen. 
It's before the biggining of the highway...
Take yellow line of the tube to Zlicin. and then walk 3min. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-22 08:55:49.000000
comment:
The exit of the parking of the T4 terminal. Cars have to slow down there to put their tickets and generally there's a line of cars waiting. From this place there's direct access to the highway M12. 
Nevertheless I had to wait quite some time before someone picked me up.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-24 12:00:12.000000
comment:
Got there by mistake, but there was no better place. Traffic is really low, because it's only an entrance to the express road above, but you shouldn't hitchkike above for safety reasons. Fortunatelly the very first car picked me up. I think the place is so bad, that some drivers can be compassionate and give you a lift. There is a bus stop, where they can park.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-24 12:42:21.000000
comment:
Gas station with high traffic. Many cars don't go for long distances, but I got a lift to Presov in 30 minutes


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-24 12:46:34.000000
comment:
Gas station in direction of Hungary. Spot looks nice, there are many cars, but little of them go to Hungary, it's mostly local traffic.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-24 19:07:14.000000
comment:
The actual bus stop to hitch to the East. The bus 304 can drop you there "Prokocim CPN" bus stop. This is jus before the highway.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-24 21:17:45.000000
comment:
Gas station. Traffic wasn't high, but it was Sunday. Direction: highway entrance towards Budapest or Miskolc/Debrecen.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-24 21:19:47.000000
comment:
Long runway before highway entrance. All cars drive slowly, because of crossroads, and there is plenty of space to stop


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-24 22:29:16.000000
comment:
After waiting around 1 hour in every other corner in this area, we came here. There is a 1.5 meter wide grass patch between the 2 lanes. Cars going on A8 will take the 2 inner lanes (lanes towards the middle) and have plenty of time to see your sign. Also there is plenty of time to get on board.
I don't know about legal issues.
Don't forget to smile :D


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-24 22:44:28.000000
comment:
Place right after roundabout. There is not to much space to stop, but the traffic is quite low. Use it only if you really need. Usually highway will be better option.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-24 22:46:23.000000
comment:
Depending on your travelling direction > most of the traffic goes down South. To Vienna only a few cars.

This place is just in front of the place you can buy Austrian and Slovenian Vignette.

We held out the sign torward the cars coming from the highway. Behind you there is a lane where they could stop if they wanted. It's illegal of course to stop there. Advantage is that more cars see your sign. Use it alternatively with the parking lot further down.

There are also Turkish trucks in the parking. They will take you glad: beware! they are not allowed to travel during the weekends.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-25 00:47:50.000000
comment:
Not much traffic there, but I got there by chance. There is also a gas station near, but even less cars goes there. Still got a ride to Balaton in 20 minutes


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-25 01:03:26.000000
comment:
Got there by chance. The biggest problem is that entrance is already highway, so you need to hitchhike earlier, and there is a turn, so hard place to stop.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-25 01:08:15.000000
comment:
Hard spot to stop, but you are sure that most cars go in your direction - Tesin or Poland. PL plate did very nice job there.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-25 01:09:56.000000
comment:
It seems to be not that bad, because there is a bus stop, where drivers could stop, but many of them probably don't know it. Spent there half an hour and changed the spot.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-25 01:19:11.000000
comment:
You can do everything there. Huge gas station where you can ask truck drivers, really popular place amongst them, or you can stand by the road, you are seen very well, and there is plenty of space to stop.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-25 14:43:30.000000
comment:
Seemed like a good idea but traffic was insanely low. Got quite easy on this road because there some industrial park, but to get to Denizli, we had to be patient.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-25 14:59:33.000000
comment:
Good place to catch cars going to [[Istanbul]] or [[Edirne]]
Many tourists coming by car from Izmir during summer. You can try and ask on the ferry as well.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-25 20:54:59.000000
comment:
Quite good spot on the way to Rabka, Zakopane etc. There is a bus stop there; enough space to stop. It's much better to hitchhike from here then from inside of the city. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 02:05:05.000000
comment:
Very good spot on the direct road to Bielsko-Biała, Cieszyn and Czech Republic. It's easy to get a one lift directly Cieszyn. 


country: TH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 09:40:49.000000
comment:
Road to Mae Chan and Mae Sai(border). After the traffic lights there is enough place at the roadside. Easy to walk from the centre. 


country: TH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 09:50:30.000000
comment:
To South, after the bus station is a good spot. Till the bus station you can take a Songthaew or hitchhike from the center.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 15:23:49.000000
comment:
Direction - west (Poznan, Szczecin, Germany). Take bus 71 and hop out after you pass through the forest.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 15:47:11.000000
comment:
Exit no. 30 from Berliner Ring. Didn't take long to find a ride to Hamburg. Probably a good place to ask your driver to drop you, if they're going in a different direction.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 16:01:51.000000
comment:
You can get here by U-Bahn 12 from the center of Köln, then just walk across the field.
I was trying to get to Hanover, and during one hour of waiting I've stopped about 7 cars before one finally took me to Leverkusen, from where it was easier.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 16:32:52.000000
comment:
The whole island, especially during the tourist season, is simply a paradise for HH. I spent three days there, HH'ing all over the island, and I can't remember waiting for more than ten minutes (except for one dead spot). Usually the traffic is pretty small, but the smaller it is, the easier is to get a ride.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 16:37:36.000000
comment:
It's a string of villages high up on the mountain. Try to avoid getting stuck there. The first car to pass by will probably take you, but there's about one car per hour! Also, it helps a lot to speak at least a little Greek here!


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 16:45:59.000000
comment:
Direction: Ioannina.
Because of some Albanian immigrants near the entrance of the highway, no cars wanted to stop. Also we ourselves felt threatened by them. Gave up after 2 hours.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 16:51:06.000000
comment:
Direction: Ioannina.
We've waited only about 10 minutes here before a car stopped and the driver told us that nobody will go to Ioannina this way - because there's a new, faster road that starts south from the port. Otherwise it might be a good spot for other directions.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 17:00:16.000000
comment:
During the season, tourists are driving back and forth to Porto Katsiki (and other beaches) all day, and most of the time are very excited to take a hitch hiker!


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 17:13:33.000000
comment:
Direction: Athens. The only cars that were stopping were taxis. Also be wary of the immigrants in this area. Gave up after three hours.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 17:18:30.000000
comment:
Direction: Nafpaktos, Itea, Delfi. There are traffic lights and a little bit of place for cars to stop.


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-26 21:15:39.000000
comment:
1 km from the foot border crossing is a filling station. It's a very good spot for hitchhiking towards Lviv.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-27 20:55:27.000000
comment:
no good turnoffs from onramp... Would not recommend... I down this highway for about 3 hours, none of the onramps are safe to pull off, none of them after baseline have much traffic, and the road is moving too fast and too busy (even on weekdays) to use... Im considering trying to 7 or heading towards montreal and then down to kingston.. Ottawa/tornto drivers suck for hh..


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-28 13:23:28.000000
comment:
Nice little spot, much better than the border up the road - heavy traffic and a good spot for people to stop (though not possible for trucks)


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-29 17:26:03.000000
comment:
Get the bus from Pecs main station to "Remenypuszta". Than walk (or hitchike) to south about 1 km. Here it is, the highway ramp where you can easily get a ride to Budapest.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-29 19:17:16.000000
comment:
In the direction of Kharkiv, Crimea, Black Sea. Cars are slowing down here, traffic is huge, and it's easy to get a ride in 5 minutes.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-29 19:25:59.000000
comment:
There is gas station and crossing there, a very convenient spot. You need to walk 300m from Moskovskaya Slavyanka (Московская славянка) which is described in Wiki on St. Petersburg.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-29 19:36:47.000000
comment:
High traffic and, in spite of it, almost no chance to get a ride. The only hope is truckers' parking.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-30 20:14:22.000000
comment:
Big "arab" gas station. A lot of moroccans and algerian stop there before going to/from Tanger. 
Most of the cars are full on the way back and can't help. Not a good idea to hitchhike there.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-30 22:02:49.000000
comment:
Nice bus stop, a good place to catch someone going to Lublin. Very big traffic, so you won't wait long.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-30 22:11:26.000000
comment:
Bus stop in direction of Sochaczew. Many trucks, but too little space for them to stop. Long waiting time (more than 1 hour).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-31 14:26:14.000000
comment:
McDonald's restaurant and petrol station. Quite a few Polish cars if you wanna head to Poland or East in general.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-31 14:37:18.000000
comment:
Road leading to the motorway (typical Polish overland road with lots of space to come to a halt). Got a ride here within minutes to Wroclaw.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-02 10:41:05.000000
comment:
If you're in Nagykanizsa and want to go to Slovenia or Croatia then this is the best spot. Average waiting time for a couple is 10 minutes. All the cars go to local villages, so you should try and reach Letenye, and from there hitch a ride to Croatia or Slovenia.
There's also a petrol station near Becsehely where trucks stop, you can try to get a ride there.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-02 17:59:54.000000
comment:
ask the austrians in yssi brod or go to that place. there are a couple of chinese street shops where people stop or drive slowly.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-06 14:09:10.000000
comment:
A fairly busy road north of Bijelo Polje. Easy place to hitch from. This is the main road from montenegro to serbia, easy to get a longer ride. The border is no problem to cross. Though as of summer 2011, the border is closed at certain times of the day due to construction.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-06 14:13:52.000000
comment:
Depending on where your driver is from the Albanian border guards may cause problems. Traffic toward Albania is fairly heavy during summer, in the other direction is less so. 
I hitch hiked to albania for a day trip.
ended up having to walk 5km from the border to near Vladimir before getting a ride.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-06 14:18:56.000000
comment:
A very long wait on the way south out of bar. Traffic was very heavy was offered 3 separate rides to ulcinj for 5-10euros. 
Waited two hours until I got a ride. However locals were help in advising me.
In the opposite direction i got a ride from a trucker in 10minutes, who offered to take me to Bijelo Polje


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-06 14:21:41.000000
comment:
Dead End road. Hitching toward ulcinj during summer is advisable to start very early, 6-7am any later and traffic is awful and rides and unlikely. 

In the even a minibus runs very often to ulcinj for 1 euro. Rooms can be very cheap found a bed for 4 euros per night.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-06 14:29:20.000000
comment:
The only motorway in montenegro. due to sidewalk it is difficult for cars to pullover. Hitched outside a military base (guards didnt pay attention). Best idea is to walk 2km further north until it is a single lane road and easier for cars to pullover. and there are fewer locals driving short distances.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-06 14:32:29.000000
comment:
Got a ride from a trucker here in 10minutes. He drove me directly to the main train station in Belgrade.
The road is single lane in each direction and it is very easy for cars to pullover.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-06 17:07:37.000000
comment:
Traffic is light after Dubrovnik. Got a ride immediately from a Bulgarian couple, who were staying in Kotor, Montenegro. I would say that was down to luck. Although the road is quite good for hitching.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-08 19:43:37.000000
comment:
Direction West (Utrecht, Amsterdam) and North (Apeldoorn, Zwolle): Total gas station

You can talk to people here for getting a ride. Many of them take the A12, but some also go north on the A50.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-09 14:06:15.000000
comment:
To Muravita. This part is full of "forbidden to stop", it means there are many hitchikers there, mostly locals. if you don't have plastic bag it is easy to get a ride.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-09 15:46:46.000000
comment:
2011.08.10
It seems so be the best option to hitch on th road number 5 (to Poznan...) at the moment. At the moment cars have a lot of space to stop on the speeding up lane. There is work further on the road and cars/trucks wont have much space to stop and they will not see you from far way.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-11 12:59:49.000000
comment:
Roundabout at the end of Tarnowo Podgorne. Cars have to slow down and there is enough place for them to stop. Go to Ochrody by tram, take bus 91 to Smochowice and then bus 01 to Tarnowo Podgorne. Should take you about an hour to get here. 


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-11 13:12:39.000000
comment:
The access ramp to the motorway is quite long, so you can hitchhike here, but do so behind the safety rail and make sure you are seen. Otherwise I found a ride to Estonia really quickly, about 10 minutes. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-12 11:16:45.000000
comment:
A real good station for going west in direction of Chemnitz or Leipzig but also other destiations like magdeburg, hanover, köln, stuttgart, nürnberg, ...
but for the begin its always better to ask only for the direction because its easyer to tramp from rest stop to rest stop


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-12 11:21:16.000000
comment:
You should only ask the people before they go to pay the fuel and than its realy easy to get a lift in the direction of berlin! we wait only 5 minutes for 2 places and a lot of bagguage


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-12 21:51:48.000000
comment:
somewhere here on the motorway is a shell petrol station. it seems useful, but the guard (june 2011) there was a very annoying person who threatened us and kicked us off - despite heavy rain "you can't hitchhike on shell property!" was his remark. if you can avoid it, do so. 


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-12 23:29:25.000000
comment:
direction: kraljevo, cacak. the place itself is okay, only nobody stopped for hours. wish you better luck.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-14 14:36:47.000000
comment:
pretty good place to get a ride southwards. a lot of people come from the ferry. you can ask them directly, when they fill up their gas.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-14 22:53:04.000000
comment:
There's enough room for the cars to stop here, but they're driving pretty fast and aren't really paying attention to hitchers. Wouldn't recommend it


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-15 12:22:55.000000
comment:
its a little bit hard because the majority of the cars wich is crossing the bridge are locals and they are making trafic with tigare....all your hopes is staying in the trucks


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-15 13:19:41.000000
comment:
If you wanna go to Nis, this is a great spot...don t write directly Nis on you paper...I ve wrotte Zajecar...it was more easily


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-15 13:29:20.000000
comment:
To Kosovo (Merdare)...little bit harder because there re not a lot of traffic....anyway go near the road streight and sometimes when you re lisening a car coming show it the thumbs!


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-15 15:41:44.000000
comment:
Best place to hitchhike from Izmir Institute of Technology to Izmir, Centrum. Since drivers feel more safe-you are hitchhiking around campus- you have good luck there. It's currently most popular point,though. You can catch cars both from Karaburun and Cesme directions.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-15 17:21:11.000000
comment:
Motorcar road on-ramp in the direction of Ulm and to the motorway to München. If you really want to hitchhike from here, this is possibly the only good spot to do so.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-15 17:22:57.000000
comment:
Check the other spot at Berkheimer Straße if you want to go in the direction of Ulm - this spot is senseless because it is impossible for cars to stop here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-15 17:25:15.000000
comment:
You can reach this service station easily by public transport from Esslingen. It's possibly a good hitchhiking spot when they finished rebuilding it.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-17 09:09:21.000000
comment:
Right spot for Geyikbayiri. Geyikbayiri is one of the best place that has magnificent climbing routes.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-17 11:50:45.000000
comment:
The spot to hh towards Zajecar, it's the road going from roundabout easy to recognise because of the stone in the center of it. It's next to the "Novi Gradski Centar" part of the city


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-17 11:59:36.000000
comment:
The spot to hh to Negotin. The road towards Negotin locals also call "Autoput" (highway in Serbian), even though it is not.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-17 12:10:42.000000
comment:
From center of Negotin follow "Hajduk Veljkova" street, cross the railway track and the spot is just after it. The spot to hh towards Rajacke Pimnice (http://www.discoverserbia.org/en/wine-road/rajacke-pivnice)


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-17 12:24:15.000000
comment:
To go to Valjevo and south from Koceljeva, walk from the center to the road bypassing Koceljeva to the most eastern exit from the town. There is a gas station on the opposite side of the road.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-17 12:36:21.000000
comment:
To go out from Guča, there are two roads: the one over Lučani and other over Čačak. Walk out from the town to roundabout with the monument of the trumpet player and choose one of these two roads. I recommend the first one. After getting to motorway number 5, take east for Čačak, Kraljevo... or west towards Užice and Bosnia.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-18 18:47:34.000000
comment:
direction: germany, freiburg. hitched before the entrance to the motorway. enough space to stopp, protected from sun and rain (:


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-18 20:37:42.000000
comment:
I'm not sure if this was the place but there is a petrol station on this road and  stood after it and got a lift to Ghent in like 5 mins :) 


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-21 18:49:27.000000
comment:
Gas station on the edge of town. Everyone going here will be driving longer distance north. Fail that the train and bus station is a 10minute walk away, with trains to Montenegro and Belgrade.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-21 18:53:30.000000
comment:
A very busy junction. Gas station and supermarkets, make it a decent place to wait. Easy to get a ride direct to budva or further.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-21 19:23:45.000000
comment:
stuck here after the people I was riding with took the ferry to pag. Waited for ages lots of cars heading north very few south. A bus picked me up but wanted about 15 euros to go to Zadar, i refused and waited for a bit until a van driver picked me up.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-21 19:40:34.000000
comment:
waited there about 30 minutes on a sunday afternoon with not much traffic in directio of Dortmund. Probably a lot better during the week. Not far from the S-Bahn station Köln-Longerich (10 min walk). Cars a slow because of the traffic light and enough space on the side of the road for cars to stop. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-21 20:04:24.000000
comment:
From here you can hitch a ride only in direktion noth (Dortmund). Stod there on a sunday with not much traffic and waited 30 min. During the week there sould be a lot more cars coming by because of the big shopping centre. Good spot to get to the next pertrol station (Remscheid) on the Autobahn.


country: IS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-22 01:28:41.000000
comment:
Esjuskáli is a parking lot where most people park their cars while climbing mount Esja. Bus 57 from Mosfellsbær also stops here (www.bus.is). You can either ask at the parking lot in case you need a ride to Reykjavík, or stay by the road if you are going north. This is  a nice place out of town for people going north. Although you can continue even further on bus 57 (costs more money though).


country: IS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-22 01:33:30.000000
comment:
If you ask the driver of bus 57 (www.bus.is) to let you off after the tunnel (there is no stop there officially) you can stand on road nr 1 and avoid traffic going to Akranes, if you are going north. From here on most people will be going at least to Borgarnes. When you exit the tunnel, there are toll booths where most people stop to pay the tunnel fee, so that is also a good place for asking for rides. 


country: IS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-22 01:43:34.000000
comment:
Just out of town, opposite the food shop, there is a good place for the cars to stop. Everyone will be going at least to Egilsstaðir. I hitchhiked here just after the arrival of the weekly boat from Denmark/Faroe Islands so there was lots of traffic. 


country: IS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-22 01:47:53.000000
comment:
Although this map says this road is nr 848, some other maps claim it to be road nr 1 (the main road if you are going to Akureyri). There are many points of interest and small settlements around lake Mývatn so many people might be driving short distances here. However it is not difficult to get a ride at least to Akureyri.


country: IS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-22 01:52:09.000000
comment:
Good place to stand. The road is a bit wider after the junction so cars can stop. Also gas station is nearby in case you need to buy something or get shelter. I stood there with a sign saying Reykjavík for two hours between 17.30 and 19.30 in summer. Noone stopped. Stood there without a sign the next morning. Got a ride to Rvk within 30 minutes. HI Hostel is 10 minutes down the road past the Bónus store in case you need to crash somewhere. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-23 17:23:53.000000
comment:
For going to Nederland or Emden, Leer it is good place, cars are not so fast and there is place to stop.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-23 20:06:02.000000
comment:
This is a big gas station with many trucks. If you get here in the early morning hours many trucks do start from here. Mostly going to Slovenia (becouse there is very cheap gas) but also towards Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Srbia, Poland, Croatia a more.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-23 22:53:54.000000
comment:
Direction Montréal. Il you get a ride out of Quebec past the bridges, there is still sufficient traffic at this exit to get a good ride. It would seldom be directly going to Montreal, unless it's a truck, though. There is a Tim Hortons nearby for caffeine and toilets, and a truckstop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-23 23:07:03.000000
comment:
If you're trying to rich the north (Valence, Lyon) it's a really bad place (I waited for 1,5 hours before giving up)
But if you're trying to rich the south (Nîmes, Montpellier) it seems to be a quite good spot.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-23 23:13:48.000000
comment:
I wanted to rich Canada and it seemed to be quite good place to go out of the town. I just had to take the subway 1 until the end and walk 5 minutes. I waited there on hour.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-23 23:21:40.000000
comment:
Good spot if you want to go in Toronto or in the direction of Detroit.
I waited 10 minutes. And if it's raining there is a bridge under which you can take shelter.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-23 23:32:42.000000
comment:
Good spot towards Trois-Rivières and Montréal using A-40. If you don't get a ride, you can take a local bus from there and hitch from one of the gas station spots on Charest, where people are more used to seeing hitchhikers.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-24 00:41:01.000000
comment:
It should be a nice spot to get a ride to France. Although the high flow of cars, I took 4 hours to get a ride there.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-24 00:44:44.000000
comment:
In this place there's a gas station and a traffic light. It's a good place to get a ride to the south by A7.

http://hitchwiki.org/en/Milano


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-25 11:23:31.000000
comment:
great place to hitchwik to the Zlin. Cars don't ride very fast and they have a place for stop behind you. Just stay 5 or 10 meters behind the circle.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-25 20:02:40.000000
comment:
This is a good spot for hitching from Vaduz south towards Switzerland. You can walk here from Vaduz Post bus stop. It is a nice walk and takes about 20 minutes.

Cars can enter the motorway from either Liechtenstein or Switzerland directions. Walk a short distance along the entrance of the motorway so you can catch cars coming from either side.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-25 20:13:03.000000
comment:
This spot can be used for South, East or Northern directions.

Catch the no. 13 bus from the main train station to Kronhalde. Walk down the street from the bus stop and stand just before Weidachstrasse. There is an entrance to the motorway just down the road and cars can travel South, East through Austria or North to Germany.

Cars can pull over easily at Weidachstrasse or drive up the curb where you stand.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-26 10:43:00.000000
comment:
The gas station at the A4 in the direction of Katowice. You can easily find a car that brings you to Katowice or even further.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-27 09:07:50.000000
comment:
This spot is located on the on ramp to the motorway. Position yourself further back from the roundabout so that motorists can see you. There is a shoulder for them to pull over.

It's suitable for hitchhiking south along the A13.

You can also try standing on the on ramp for the entrance/exit from the rest spot if you want to travel North, or just ask people in the carpark.

In total between these two spots it took us 3 hours to get a lift almost to Bellinzona.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-27 09:23:30.000000
comment:
You can get a lift south to Lugano from here, however it's not the best place for cars to pull over.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-29 16:31:27.000000
comment:
Here you can go to Istanbul to north, Izmir to west (in Denizli, you can go to even southern west like Mugla, Fethiye) and Antalya to south. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-29 20:11:50.000000
comment:
Quite big parking, the last one before the border. A lot of trucks stop here, but you can try to stop cars going from both sides: from the parking and from the road.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-30 12:30:53.000000
comment:
Could not get a ride in half an hour, finally took a bus (10 TL, tickets for the next bus may be sold out). Almost no trucks, cars are expensive, not peasants' cars.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-31 22:23:37.000000
comment:
Vorov: one of the towns which should be avoided on SPb-Moscow route. Better get a ride further down the road.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-31 22:35:56.000000
comment:
Vorov: near the railroad crossing is THE best spot on the SPb-Moscow route. Even Recommended to get out here and try to get a ride straight to Moscow esp if your ride is taking you to Vyshnyj Volochek - it's a 15km long town ahead!


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-03 19:46:45.000000
comment:
This place is very good, lot of space to stop, it is still in the city and the cars go still slow and there is a big tree where you can hide in its shadow. BUT I was wondering about to give it SENSELESS because almost noone ride this way. But this way is most beautiful way to Kotor. If you hava a  lot of time I will recommend you.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-03 19:52:54.000000
comment:
This road is the only one to Mojkovac. There is not many cars. Two boys have been waiting for a 1  hour. Lot's of tourists with full cars because of the bridge Tara.


country: BA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-03 19:59:26.000000
comment:
There is a lot of cars, but no place to stop. The driver has to stop on the road and this is inappropriate because a lot of curves. But the local people don't mind to stop at places like this, so it's ok. Two boys have been waiting for a 20 minuts.


country: BA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-03 20:08:19.000000
comment:
It's quite good place, it's still in the city and there is a lot of space to stop. But noone goes thru the border to Montenegro. You have to be patient.
Maybe it's better to take a bus we didn't succeed and we left from Bosna and Hercegovina by our foot.


country: BA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-03 20:14:27.000000
comment:
Two boys have been waiting for alomost 4 hours. Lot's of tourists cars (full cars with children). We have been here at the end of Juli and we wanted to go to Počitelj.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-04 15:20:06.000000
comment:
Just after the roundabout there is a bus stop. Stand there with you sign, smile, and you will get a ride in no time. From the center of Krumlov there is a combination of cement paths and trails through the woods to get to this spot. Use this spot to hitch northbound, or to Ceske Budejovice where you have a better chance of getting a ride to further south to Linz. I got a ride in less than one minute.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-04 22:29:50.000000
comment:
This point has several benefits over the other one located at "Chaussée de Ghlin".
- Drivers see you from far away
- Enough room for them to pull up securely
- Cars going in direction of Brussels or Paris.
- Easy and secure to reach by foot or the free buss from the center of the city
- People leaving from companies, shops, supermarket, cinema and restaurants
Ask for a ride to the petrol station of Saint-Ghislain (direction Paris, Lille) or Le Roeulx (Brussels, Namur, Liège).


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-04 22:40:25.000000
comment:
Take tram 4 in direction of Stalle, leave at  Egide Van Ophem, just cross the street and there's a petrol station. Ask for a ride to the petrol station of "Ruisbroek" on the ring in direction of Waterloo. From there, you'll be able to hitch in direction of South. Depending on the moment of the day, this can prove to be an extremely convenient place from which to leave Brussels.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-05 11:46:48.000000
comment:
I walk out from the city centre and this was the frist place I found that Cars could pull over. Not the best place but it worked. I don't think there would be anough room for trucks to pull over! Waiting time: 30mins


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-05 15:33:59.000000
comment:
To go towards Lebane and Medvedja, there is no need to go further than from this forking, just take the road with the proper sign. There is enough space for cars to pull over. The problem is that there are villages next to each other ~10km in that direction, so there are lots of locals, so I reccommend to have a sign.  


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-05 15:45:02.000000
comment:
From Medvedja to go to Lebane and Leskovac, just go east towards end of the town, the place for hh is opposite of the church on the hill. Enough place for cars, only problem is that there are not so much traffic.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-05 15:50:38.000000
comment:
To go from Leskovac to the south, I used this place. It's 3-4km from the city center and not so much traffic going to the highway. Basically, you just have to reach the highway (some 10km away), but most of the people wont go there. Maybe it would be better to take the road to Vlasotince and get off at the intersection with the highway


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-05 15:57:23.000000
comment:
Logically, on ramp to the highway should be a good spot to hh from Vladicin Han, but I didn't have luck to get a ride and after almost 2 hours took a bus to Vranje.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-05 16:00:35.000000
comment:
To go towards Surdulica and Vlasina lake, start hh as soon as you get out of Vladicin Han. There is no spot with lots of space for cars to stop, but just try to find any. No need to walk further out of the town as there are villages next to each other along the road for ~10km.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-05 16:36:42.000000
comment:
If you wanna go to Vlasina lake and east from Surdulica, there is a nice shade in front of military barrack. From town center just follow the signs. There are lots of local rides, try to get any just to get out as far as possible. There are villages along the road for at least next 5km.


country: UG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-07 21:39:49.000000
comment:
Most the vehicle are going to the Jinja Town or even Kampala. A lift to nile(stage) will be found in a minute.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-10 14:44:23.000000
comment:
To Helsinki. Side of the road after the ABC-petrolstation. It's wide enough for cars to stop at and anyone that's stopped at petrolstation will come through here. I waited for 10 minutes.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-10 15:32:55.000000
comment:
A bus stop, both the cars from the ABC petrolstation and from Lahti go through here. And the cars can you see you at the lights...


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-11 14:45:07.000000
comment:
In the end of the gas station there is some space for the cars to pull over. But most of them don't...


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-11 14:52:22.000000
comment:
Bus stop of bus number 8. 
Not so easy for parks to pull over but some do. Perfect if you wanna go north to Austria or Bled


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-11 20:23:14.000000
comment:
If you are heading to Germany, good place. Got a ride all the way to center Germany after about 30 minutes. You can also try hitching on the roundabout to get on the N44, there were lots of trucks when I hitched in the morning.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-11 20:35:22.000000
comment:
Waited 3 minutes for a ride that took me and another unknown hitchhiker to Clermont Ferrand. However, this was just after the Aurillac Festival, so this might have been in my favor...


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-12 20:54:49.000000
comment:
Crimea seems to be hard to hh. location not so bad, spent 4hours until dark - streetlamps in best location aren't working either.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-12 23:09:25.000000
comment:
Road towards the A1 (east), for the direction of Amersfoort, Enschede and Osnabrück (Germany). There are traffic lights and there's plenty of space for the cars to stop.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-13 07:56:37.000000
comment:
Excelent spot to go to Aleksinac via "old" not-motorway road as most of the people avoid to pay the highway toll. Get by bus to the last stop in "Ratko Jovic" area of Nish and then walk few hundred meters before you see the sign for the road forking to Aleksinac.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-13 08:04:14.000000
comment:
To hh from Sokobanja towards Aleksinac and the highway, take "Alekse Markisica" street from the center and follow it for about 15 minutes until you get to the outskirts of the town. As Sokobanja is tourist resort, you may find a ride as far as to Belgrade, Novi Sad or somewhere else in Serbia.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-14 16:26:39.000000
comment:
not far from the bridge over the railroad also at the beginning of Lenin street, right after Transport police checkpoint


country: KG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-14 16:30:28.000000
comment:
take bus 355 to Tokmok from Old bus station near Alamedin market, look for the roundabout and hitch right after it


country: KG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-14 16:34:42.000000
comment:
you can walk for a couple hours through the town or pay ~20 soms (2011) to taxist and ask for "Zheleznodorozhny most" (railroad bridge over the road)


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-14 16:44:22.000000
comment:
here is Zhansaya district bus stop located, ask a locals about transportation. beware lots of drivers asking for money even if you clearly explained that you are got no money


country: IR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-14 16:55:34.000000
comment:
Checkpoint officials helped me flag down a truck with two cheerful guys who took me to the Armenian border.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-15 19:59:40.000000
comment:
I waited on the grass in-front of the lamp post on the Cottage Hotel side of the road.  I waited here 40 minutes, going in the direction Abbeville.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-15 20:16:31.000000
comment:
I was dropped off here and told I could get another ride in the direction of Rouen if I stood here.  I thought it made sense considering I was standing by a sign that pointed "ROUEN" down the road I was standing on.  Turned out that it was senseless and I had to walk across town to get to the spot where people actually pass through to go in the direction Rouen.  My advice, DO NOT STOP IN ABBEVILLE.  I was at this spot in particular for 2 hours, and it took me 8 hours in total to get out of town!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-15 20:36:03.000000
comment:
This is the best spot in Abbeville to catch a ride.  Here you will find a trucker's stop restaurant called L'Auberge Fleurie Restaurant. Behind the restaurant you will find a lot of truckers stopping for a nap or to eat. Ask around for the direction you are traveling in.  BONUS - you can eat a ton of food here for cheap!


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-16 20:23:34.000000
comment:
A lovely green spot with a nice view and ample space for cars to pull over. It's on some sort of private slip road. 


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-18 07:10:36.000000
comment:
2 good places just past railroad tracks. Can't remember where exactly it is but taxi driver was going home to октябрськ and many cars where coming from the simferopol-moscow road.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-19 12:39:52.000000
comment:
Me and a friend got a ride from here to Lyon in 5 minutes by asking people standing at the red light. August 2011 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-19 23:02:21.000000
comment:
Eurostop - Seem like a resonable place to get a long ride in most directions. Lots of trucks standing here and also normal cars coming and going. Personally I wasn't lucky as most trucks had just arrived for a long rest. Due to bad weather and a deadline I decided to take the bus to Gothenburg instead.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-21 01:02:49.000000
comment:
Direction : Marseille, Aix-en-Provence.
The spot is before the entrance to the highway A50.
There is enough space for cars to stop. To go there, walk from the city centre for 45min/ 1h. There is also a bus station just near this place.
The spot is after a traffic lights so when the light is red, people in car have time to see you. Use a sign to help.
I got a ride to Aix-en-Provence in 15 minutes.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-21 01:45:13.000000
comment:
Direction : Angers in the north or La Rochelle/Niort/ La Roche s/ Yon in the south.

The spot is a toll. I got a ride to Angers in 15 min even if the traffic was quite slow (in the beginning of the afternoon in week).
If it does not work for Angers, you can try on the national road just next to the toll.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-22 22:21:31.000000
comment:
Nice for travelling south, but pointless if going to the North (Alt Empordà, France...). In this case, go to the other end of the town.


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-24 06:16:00.000000
comment:
take a bus to Tuberculosis dispensary (Туберкулезный диспансер) then walk a bit from busstop Post GAI to the bridge above the road. U can h-hike on the road and ask drivers directly on the gasstation or road cafe.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-24 06:23:49.000000
comment:
near metro "Ploshad Marksa" (K.Marks square) from busstop "Magazin Kristall" take bus 103, 1003, 1303 to "Razvilka" busstop. Walk a bit and then h-hike right after crossroads


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-24 06:31:28.000000
comment:
use marshrutka 10 from citycenter or roundabout in southern part of city(see page in Hitchwiki) to Benzokolonka busstop(Gasstation)


country: LA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-24 11:59:32.000000
comment:
Towards Luangprabang. Loads of cars and plenty of space to stop, but locals just don't undestand the concept. Tried for 1-2h and took a bus (2011).


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-25 10:25:42.000000
comment:
looks like this is not bad position to start hitching to north direction, but in fact it's crowded by taxists and locals, I stood 1 hour and got nothing. but it's easy to get from Altyn-Orda bazaar (western enter of city) on 303 bus to busstop Promkombinat.


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-25 10:37:17.000000
comment:
I came here from previous bad position by foot so can't explain public transportation. I stood less than 5 seconds.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-26 18:06:07.000000
comment:
It is a lay-by for buses #308 timetable &#809 timetable. It is situated 50 meters right on slip-off from the roundabout.
The bus stop is called "Żmigrodzka (Obwodnica)"
The merged traffic from the city center and the transit one from the A4 motorway is brought here by the newly constructed Wroclaw Ringroad(A8)& passes U by  :-). Cars go slowly while leaving the roundabout so driver can see you easily & has enough time to pull over. It is also a place of a frequent traffic jam occurance
As 1 image is worth 1000 words- have a look @ my photo of the place
So once U manage to take one of the buses It will bring U directly to the hitching spot.
Both timetables show departure times from Wrocław Nadodrze bus station. Here is its exact location shown on the googlemaps
U may still come to Marino bus stop and walk up to the round about Here is the bus #129 itinerary visualized on the map (scroll down the page) together with the line timetable to make it easy to find the closest place to get into the bus.

We got a lift from there to Poznań in 60 seconds :-) 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-26 18:26:11.000000
comment:
Tankstaton. lots of people stop due to McDonald. I never waited more than 20 min to get a lift to Wrocław or Kraków. the tankstation are Another Side Crosable so it is perfect place to get to  regardles the direction you hitch to. There is a & free shower & exit to the near-by forest to put up the tent (from the krakow direction) & to a small town (from the "to Wrocław" direction) 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-27 23:01:46.000000
comment:
It's an ok spot for cars to pull over. Not too much traffic I think. I was lucky and got a ride to Le Mans very quickly. Probably good in the morning bc of commuters. If you have no luck at least you can buy food nearby.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-27 23:50:02.000000
comment:
You can show your sign to cars from both directions. There is a hard shoulder so that cars can stop. Nevertheless, out of many cars only few stop.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-28 00:12:37.000000
comment:
Going south is difficult as cars are few and rush by. Still, there are hard shoulders on both sides. However, it's a great place to go on a mushroom foray around September ;)


country: JP
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-28 00:21:03.000000
comment:
Wait in front of the toll stations. Cars slow down and can stop on the hard shoulders. Have a sign in Japanese letters with you to make sure people understand what you are doing and what you want from them.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-28 09:33:16.000000
comment:
From here you can go to Targu Mures, Brasov or Cluj, Oradea.

This point is in front of OMV gas station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-19 18:21:13.000000
comment:
Gas station; direction north
It's possible to get to A49/Kassel from here, but there's also a lot of local traffic (I guess especially mid-week). It might take a while if you're unlucky.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-28 23:32:14.000000
comment:
This place is not so good. There are cars and they have place to stop, but they won't. Nevertheless there is a petrol station next to it where you can ask. 
By the way we got there robbed from a man with a knife, so watch out!


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-28 23:40:52.000000
comment:
There is a petrol station at both sides. So you can get here either to Lisbon or the south of Portugal or to east to Spain


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-28 23:45:51.000000
comment:
Here is a big petrol station. It is bad to go to Salamanca but for all other directions, i.e. Portugal, Sevilla or Madrid it is quite good.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-28 23:52:23.000000
comment:
For getting to Madrid you can just stand here on the Highway. There is enough space to park and since there is a ramp the traffic is not so fast.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-29 09:00:34.000000
comment:
It's a gas station with a goody's restaurant. it's easy to find someone who goes in towns but for longer htiches it is harder.. Next to it is a small village where you've got an internetcafe.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-29 09:41:03.000000
comment:
It's next to the bus station. Just take the metro to 4. levent. It's easy to find. You'll probably stay in Istanbul after you first hitch, bus this stop is nice to get on the highway.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-29 09:54:19.000000
comment:
hh spot to Macedonia/Serbia and Edessa. You should stay after the bridge. There are traffic lights and a lot of space to stop.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-29 09:59:19.000000
comment:
Cars are kinda fast here , but it's still possible to get a hitch to the border or even further. (a lot of foreign cars pass there)


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-29 10:02:40.000000
comment:
There is enough space at the parking right after the border to stop. Cars are slowly and they still have an open window, so it's easy to talk to them. The biggest problem are the cars from greece going to the casino which is next to the border. You have to be patient.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-30 19:03:18.000000
comment:
A Total Petrol station right behind the Hotel de la Region, just a few meters in front of the enrance toward the highway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-30 19:06:16.000000
comment:
Right after a huge crossroad; you gonna find a lift in direction Montpellier here easily. Has som space to stop, had to wait 2mins.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-02 20:40:13.000000
comment:
right after the border. petrol station, service area, just the traffic is low. or it was just a sunday...


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-02 21:21:09.000000
comment:
Gas station with both cars for direction Apeldoorn (if you need that: GOOD spot) and Amsterdam (average spot). Get bus 76 to Bunschoten and get off at the bus stop before the gas station (something with "Zeldertse...") and then walk to the station.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 02:44:45.000000
comment:
Good place for going to nearer destinations like Trento or Rovereto or if you just want to stay on the State Roads. Drivers have enough place to stop on the far right lane (it ends). Me and a friend got picked up by a camper after 10 minutes.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 03:14:20.000000
comment:
If you're looking to get over the mountain towards Schio and Vicenza this might be a quicker route then trying to hitch to Verona and then around (or maybe if you want to visit the 52 Gallerie at the top). Just as you go up the hill the street is narrow but the lane closest to the river opens into another for cars to park and makes a good place for drivers to stop. Hitched it twice and had good results (a sign is useful)-

Ps: great scenic route! :)


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 03:25:05.000000
comment:
Decent spot to get to Trento because it gets traffic from many directions. Me and a friend waited on the sidewalk for about 25 minutes. Have a sign!


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 03:33:12.000000
comment:
Big area for the bus to stop. Makes a good location since the only way people are going is at least towards Lagoa da Conceicao.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 03:35:27.000000
comment:
Great place to hitchhike to the Northern part of the island since it's on the main state road and offers plenty of space for drivers to stop.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 03:38:58.000000
comment:
Good place to go to many directions since it is both the exit of a pretty cheap gas station and a very large supermarket


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 03:42:35.000000
comment:
From here you can hitchhike downtown or to the South of the island (like the airport) since there are many cars coming from the university area or South Bay neighborhoods.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 03:48:39.000000
comment:
Small gas station just before the entrance of the BR 101 (consider standing before the gas station perhaps). All cars going from Florianopolis to any town North must pass here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-28 22:37:41.000000
comment:
it is good to go to the next gas station on the highway. there is a traffic light and you have better chances by the afternoon when the people are done with working


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 19:45:57.000000
comment:
Service area, directions Munich, Nürnberg, Regensburg, Stuttgart, Zürich etc. I once tried to get away in the Stuttgart/Augsburg direction, which didn't work very fast. Getting to Munich city or Nürnberg would have been really easy.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 20:32:32.000000
comment:
Rastplatz Hohenlohe Nord

Hitchhiking on Sunday, August 28th was very hard (had to stay overnight) cause cars were full with traveling families and trucks are not allowed to operate on Sundays (except for freezers). However, this place is in the nice area and with plenty of space for camping at the back of the station. I recommend to talk with truck drivers - a lot of them are going to France and willing to take travelers.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 21:46:25.000000
comment:
Not a good spot, far from motorway, few cars and many of them local. I ended up there because driver thought that it is the  BAB Frankenhole Nord station which in reality is some 20 km further and this place is not on the map (at least not on mine) so it is possible to take this for other one. I was there on Saturday and it took me some 4h to get from there to west. A lot of place for camping though, that could be useful if you end up in this spot :)


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 22:33:42.000000
comment:
Northbound, I-29. Not much traffic, but this is nonetheless a good northbound hitching spot, as the ramp is wide, the university is nearby, and there is a truck stop, gas station, and fast food shop to attract long-distance traffic.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-07 21:34:18.000000
comment:
Hitching out of inner-city Detroit can be kind of rough, but this spot gets lots of medium-distance traffic from students and workers at the university. Safe during the day, but I'm not sure I'd walk around by myself with a pack here after dark.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-04 23:00:33.000000
comment:
Destination: Toronto. Not the best shoulder for hitching, but most traffic on this road should be getting on the highway, so there's no need to walk all the way to the onramp. Traffic stops at the nearby traffic light, so drivers have plenty of time to see you.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-05 21:05:05.000000
comment:
Bus stop, direction A81(north)/Unterjesingen.
I tried it once and in (my) theory this was the perfect spot, but it took me 3 h to get to the near service area "Schönbuch" at the motorway. A local told me that many people rather take the other routes via B464 to Böblingen and B27 to Stuttgart.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-06 11:13:53.000000
comment:
not much traffic at that on-ramp, had a lot luck only waited 30min to get a lift to Gießen (a5). if u come frome the north it might be better to get off one gasstation earlier, called "Hasselberg"


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-06 11:27:19.000000
comment:
motorway service area "Utrichtshausen" with Gasstation and Restaurant. Easy to go direction north. There are already some drivers going to Hamburg.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-06 11:40:43.000000
comment:
easier to find lift to zagreb here than 300m up at the big cross-way. drivers from the north get of here from the 4 to go zagreb. after 8 hours waiting at the cross-way we stood here for 1,5h and finally got a lift to zagreb. u should use the busstation!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-07 09:59:53.000000
comment:
AGIP petrol station. Good for westbound traffic on the A 2.
Friendly staff, very easy to reach with the tram (station "Albert Vater Str.) and they play nice music whilst you wait here. Good for asking people as well as for pulling people out with a sign on the kerbside.
Waited less than 30 mins even after 20.30h


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-07 21:11:28.000000
comment:
It was our first hiking trip and our driver brought us here, because we wanted to go south or west and he changed north at "Hermsdorfer Kreuz". Found somebody to Ingolstadt (A9) but we should have jumped out more in the north at Raststätte "Osterfeld", where you can change to the southbound side. But many cars came here. Idea: If you're stuck here try to get a lift from a local along the "Rodaer Straße" and walk onto the Rasthof in the south of the Hermsdorfer Kreuz (or a lift to Mörsdorf if you need another direction).


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-07 21:32:11.000000
comment:
This toll station has not been active for a few years now (it was built and never used). If you happen to be here it's a spot, although drivers will slow down only a little.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-07 21:34:57.000000
comment:
Good place to hitch-hike from if you're making your way South. It offers space and some cars tend to go slower since it's a the top of the elevation.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-07 21:40:10.000000
comment:
If you're up here for the view, the paragliding or just stopped to rest, this is a good place to get a ride to almost anywhere. Many people stop to see the Lagoa from the vantage point, shop, etc. If you're up here, it's the most obvious place.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-07 21:42:53.000000
comment:
Any place along this stretch of road is good for hitch-hiking but I have always seen many people on this part going back to the other side of the island (I have picked up many myself).


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-07 21:48:38.000000
comment:
If you have arrived to the city by bus, make a sign and wait around here. You'll get all the traffic of people coming out of the city bus station and the rather large parking lot going to pretty much anywhere on the island.


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 11:54:46.000000
comment:
this border crossing is for cars only (very bad for UA->PL). you WILL get stuck here for many hours inside a car, can't swap/abandon rides as number of passengers gets registered once inside the waiting area.


country: EE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 12:05:14.000000
comment:
Narva border crossing: heavy but manageable local pedestrian traffic. Crossing by car is senseless in  May 2011, they messed up electronic queuing and wait times are ~5-10days now thus only local traffic on both sides of border.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 16:36:25.000000
comment:
This medium-size service area is not a bad spot at all: quite a few cars stop here plus a good amount of trucks.

It took me about 2 hours to get a ride north (to near Perpinyà), but I have to say I was still pretty much a "novice" with this kind of hitch-hiking...


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 17:20:40.000000
comment:
This is a useful service area to be dropped to if you're hitching north from Catalonia along the motorway.

I waited for 1h 10 mins for a ride: a truck that took me to near Nîmes.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 19:09:28.000000
comment:
this is a bridge.
and a litle bit dangerous place, becouse there is just a little space.
i suppose u need to use a board., and be carefully.
Budapest, Szeged


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 22:21:25.000000
comment:
If you're travelling towards south-eastern France or Italy, the "Aire d'Ambrussum" is a very convenient service area: about 10 km away, near Nîmes, there's the turn for the A54 to Arles (and on to Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Nice, etc.).

The area is huge, with dozens of trucks and hundreds of cars, so it's a good place to catch a long ride.

It took me 1,5 hours to get a ride (which took me all the way to Savona, Italy) as I tried most of the time to get a car, and most of them where packed with holidaymakers (it was August 1st).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 22:23:56.000000
comment:
a very good place if you want to go to berlin. a bad place if you want to go to dresden. only the truckdrivers will take you. so if its not a problem for you start here. good luck!


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 22:28:11.000000
comment:
I had to wait for about 2.5 hours, but I have to say it was my very first hitch in a toll station, and I wasn't very "pushy"... ;)

This place if good for both directions in the motorway (west towards Ventimiglia or Nice, and east towards Genova).


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 22:37:14.000000
comment:
I was dropped here on the way into Genova, but I easily crossed to the other side by carefully walking one carriage to the next right by the toll bridge.

The area where I've place the mark is huge and there's plenty of space for any car or even truck to slow down and stop.

It's very convenient for anyone going west to Savona/Ventimiglia/France or north towards Milano.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 22:38:32.000000
comment:
the best place to start! you will not stay longer then 10 minutes. many people take a breake here who will drive to berlin or dresden.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-10 22:50:06.000000
comment:
its ok if you want to go to berlin. very bad position for hitchhiking to dresden - scarcely anybody will stop here. maybe you have to be a darling of fortune? good luck!


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-11 00:36:28.000000
comment:
I was dropped here (coming from Genova), and found this is NOT a good spot IF you want to go either into Milano or east towards Brescia/Verona/Venezia/etc.

It is much better for destinations north or west of Milano (though there might be better service areas in other spots around the city).

To get into the city I got a ride to Rho and then another one into the city. Waiting time: about 2 hours.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-11 00:43:45.000000
comment:
This is the 2nd spot described at the "East towards Verona" section of the "Milano" hitchwiki page (http://hitchwiki.org/en/Milan). The directions to get here are the following:

"An alternative and easier option is to take the metro (green line) to Cologno Nord. It doesn't really matter which exit you leave the station by, as long as you are walking north. Follow the road for about 5 or 10 minutes until you get to the beginning of the bridge over the motorway. Rather than actually crossing the bridge, you turn right, off the road, and walk along the raised grassy area beside the motorway. After 4 or 5 minutes you will have reached a gas station."

I followed them and got there with no problems whatsoever. Even though it's a small place and not too many cars or trucks stop there, I got a lift in about 30 minutes!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-12 12:16:48.000000
comment:
A lot of traffic, a lot of space, restaurant and shops.... People  who live in France and work in Freiburg do cross the boarder here. People from France come to get tabacco because its cheaper in Germany. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-13 13:05:24.000000
comment:
Don't let yourself be left here or you will have to go all the way to the roundabout;) And it's a loooong walk. Major trafic avoid the town centre and use the ring road.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-13 15:55:43.000000
comment:
Spot with a lot of legal space to stand for A15-highway in direction Utrecht (Amsterdam), Den Bosch, Nijmegen.


country: MX
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-16 02:46:57.000000
comment:
That’s a good spot if you want to hitch from Mexico to the south of the republic (directions: Cuernavaca, Tepoztlan, Oaxtepec, Chilpancingo, Acapulco). There’s a toll where you can ask for a raid but if it’s not possible, you go walking 200 meters from the toll to a bar next to the road, in your right hand. In that place you’re going to find a  painted white shadow (my own shadow with the thumb up) on the asphalt, this is an art project I’ve been working in Mexico City, painting different  shadows in all the right places to get out from the city. If you want to know more info about this, you can contact with me: aniol.macau@gmail.com THANKS! and good trip!


country: MX
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-16 03:54:16.000000
comment:
Here is the place where I started a nomadic art project related with hitchhiking in Mexico. I painted in white on the asphalt my own shadow projected on the road with my thumb up.  I did this action in all the right places in Mexico City to get out from the city.
I painted the first shadow in that place, near the art college of Mexico City, ENAP. It's an abandoned petrol station. I think it's not a really good spot for hitchhiking, but I just wanted to explain the project here.
If you want to know more info about this, you can contact with me: aniol.macau@gmail.com THANKS! and good trip!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-16 13:20:12.000000
comment:
Took 20 minutes to get a lift into Nantes, waited just before bus stop where cars have to slow down. It was rush hour which helped.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-03 09:39:33.000000
comment:
This spot is rather simple to hitch from. I wasn't even facing the traffic when 2 cars stopped at the same time.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-17 08:33:22.000000
comment:
If you're going South on the Stuart Highway from Darwin, you might find yourself here. There is a tree which will provide some shade. Prepare to laugh (or more likely cry) when you see the hitch hiking graffiti that awaits you at the telephone cable mast.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-17 08:43:45.000000
comment:
This is the port Augusta "Train station". Catch road trains to Darwin and Perth, or the other way to Sydney, Adelaide, etc. If going North or West, don't settle for anything less than a ride all the way to where you are going. Good luck. This spot is excellent, compared with elsewhere in Australia.


country: CN
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-17 08:58:49.000000
comment:
Stand here with a sign for "Россия". It will work. Prepare to spend 12 hours getting over the border, but you'll get there eventually. Have fun!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-21 17:25:15.000000
comment:
There is a roundabout with a parkind area. You can walk from "Trossingen Bahnhof" to there in 10 minutes. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-17 13:42:09.000000
comment:
One of the better of the bad spots to get to Madrid. Traffic lights slow down cars, plenty of room to stop.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-17 13:37:48.000000
comment:
Nearest gas station from Ronda. Ask for the gasolinera in Venta Abogado. The guy working there first send his away b/c of his boss, but then asked for rides for us.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-17 22:51:34.000000
comment:
Good place to try to get a ride. There are traffic lights ans lots of car.
If you just came across the city, there is a tramway station 200m away.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-18 08:35:58.000000
comment:
A la sortie du camping de Simuni, il y a des arrêts de bus de chaque côté, très bien pour faire du stop. Il y a beaucoup de passage. Par contre peu d'ombre, attention au soleil !


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-18 12:49:35.000000
comment:
We waited more than one hour to get to Aschaffenburg, but no one gave us a lift. Fortunately, the station is nearby.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-18 13:17:34.000000
comment:
It's a Aral gas station. Good place to get to the A70 towards Schweinfurt or to the reverse direction of the A70, to the A9.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-01 13:13:12.000000
comment:
There's am Autohof just off the Autobahn with an Aral gas station and a McDonalds. Tried to get a ride south on A39 but it was rather pointless. If your going south try to get a ride at Helmstedt Nord, it's the gas station prior to that if your comming from east.
If you cant get a ride at the Autohof just walk towards the Autobahn and position yourself a the roundabout, got a ride within 10min.


country: LU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-20 14:40:27.000000
comment:
This was spot to get to brussels. i waited for about ten minutes to get a ride. you can get to this gas station by taking the bus. i think it was the bus number 8


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-20 14:54:52.000000
comment:
Big service station in direction to amsterdam. might take you a while to get there. i think i walked a half hour from trainstation delft zuid to get here, but it was worth it


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-20 15:01:39.000000
comment:
i´ve been waiting here for more than a half hour to get a lift to the highway but i couldn´t find anybody. after a while a guy from the gas station came over and asked me to leave:/ i think the distance to the highway (7km) makes it difficult to get a ride there. but maybe i was just unlucky


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-20 18:33:31.000000
comment:
There are two gas stations after the border. Most traffic is going to Edirne and cars are usually full of people or goods. 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-20 18:35:47.000000
comment:
Direction: Istanbul

Not very convenient for the drivers to stop, but we got a ride with an empty bus to the bus station in Edirne after all


country: SG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-23 06:15:40.000000
comment:
Very good spot, from Singapore to Malaysia. Go walking through the check point, pass the various border guards telling them you will be picked up a little bit further by a friend (they would not let you pass if you say you're hitchhiking), walk till the middle of the bridge after a little house, here it is! See further informations on Singapore page in Hitchwiki.org


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-23 09:50:46.000000
comment:
The spot to hh towards west from Kladovo. To get to the border on Djerdap hydro power station, you can also take a bus (it costs 1.5eur). The border can't be crossed on foot, so it's easy to get a ride while queuing for passport check.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-23 10:00:45.000000
comment:
To go to Sokobanja, take Kneza Milosa street and walk until you get to the open road going east, it will take just ten minutes from city center. There is a restaurant "Leskovac" on opposite side of the road


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-23 10:07:04.000000
comment:
To get to Knjazevac and Boljevac from Sokobanja, just follow the signs from town itself towards east. Note that virtually nobody is using this road to get to Knjazevac (only to few villages on the road), so might end up waiting for hours!


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-23 10:16:30.000000
comment:
Pay-toll station close to Pozarevac is the very good place to get a ride either south (Nis etc.) or north (Belgrade etc.) as there are lots of traffic coming from Djerdap region.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-23 10:21:37.000000
comment:
If you are going towards Veliko Gradiste and Djerdap, don't go into the city of Pozarevac itself, it's better to get off at this fork and hh at the beginning of the bypass road.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-24 16:54:33.000000
comment:
Petrol station with restaurant, tabak and rest area (large parking lot). Took me a little while on a cold rainy day to go to Salzburg. But if you're going to Italy the place is great! Most truckers are going there through Innsbruck and many people going south stop to eat, get smokes, etc. Try asking around the trucks. The hitchhiker I met there found a ride to Innsburck in 15 minutes.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-24 17:17:10.000000
comment:
Big petrol station with restaurants, hotels and a huge truck resting place. I waited at the exit roundabout for a ride to Wien.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-24 17:22:08.000000
comment:
I was going South and was dropped off near here by my last ride. Took me a long time to get someone to stop but at least there is a lot of traffic and a long straight strecth of road.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-26 01:21:22.000000
comment:
Nice place to go to Celje or Maribor. Cars are going slowly because of traffic lights and have to stay on the bus stop. It's easily to get there by buses 2, 7 and 12 from city centre. Bus stop is named Żito.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-26 15:46:55.000000
comment:
Good place to hitch for the ferry in Gedser and Germany. Everyone who is going to Germany via Gedser passes by here so you can get a good flow of cars.


country: MD
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-27 13:59:46.000000
comment:
Towards Tiraspol. You can ask drivers in the waiting line for Tranistrian passport control (that is what I did and got a ride in no time). After the border itself (50m) there is a place for the to stop as well so you can stay with the sign. But better to ask on the border.


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-27 14:01:40.000000
comment:
There is a place for cars to stop although it is usually taken by a Marshrutka going to the border with Transnistria. Cars do not stop eagerly.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-03 11:30:35.000000
comment:
Good place to hitch-hike to Slovenia. There is bus stop there and Mc Donald on the opposite site of the street. A lot of cars is going this way but they are mostly going to nearby valleys, but to Slovenia also. This place has one important disadvantage! Way to Slovenia is going through mountains and sometimes is impassable because of snow or rocks on the road. You can reach this place by bus from train station as well as walk there.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-15 19:18:48.000000
comment:
Namur, Paris
Hitchhiking there is illegal but it is definitely safer and better than the roundabout between rue de Suse and rue du Plan Incliné. Using a sign is recommanded.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-03 16:12:05.000000
comment:
Namur, Paris. Hitchhiking there is illegal but it is definitely safer and better than the roundabout between rue de Suse and rue du Plan Incliné. Using a sign is recommanded. Reach this point through rue Charles Morren.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-02 10:46:21.000000
comment:
This is a good spot for going to the east of south. Ask for a ride to the next fuelstation to really start the journey there. There is more than enough room for cars to stop and they are moving slow because of the traffic light.
To get here take bus 101 or 102, they stop underneath the highway. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-02 11:13:11.000000
comment:
Just a parking lot, but quiet busy. Unfortunately most people are going to Hanover and Berlin. If you want to go to the north ask for a ride to the first ramp on the A1. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-04 21:51:24.000000
comment:
Easy for cars to see you, hard and dangerous for them to stop. Further north is not much better either, since cars going to B1/A44/A1 will switch to left lane early. Asking people at the airport/catching people coming from Airport parking may work better (but check arrival times, no flights at some hours!)


country: CN
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-05 17:57:50.000000
comment:
Welcome to China! This will be the location of your first ride having entered from Laos. You should be able to get a ride to Mengla quite quickly. There is a decent amount of traffic here. Enjoy!


country: LA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-05 17:59:48.000000
comment:
I had no problem hitching from here towards Luang Namtha. There is much road work going on along this route. You may well get a ride with some workers. Remember, do not sleep outside. It is illegal!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-06 12:49:30.000000
comment:
Good hitchhiking spot, a lot of trucks and cars going in direction to the Czech republic and further to the east


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-06 13:25:26.000000
comment:
Petrol station with cars going mostly east-west direction. Quite easy to get a lift to Heilbronn or Mannheim.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-06 13:37:02.000000
comment:
Gas station with a lot of traffic going to the Koblenz, Köln, Aachen and Netherlands. There is also possible to camp.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-06 13:47:45.000000
comment:
Petrol station located on the highway exit and maybe because of this obfuscated position together with bad visibility, not a lot of cars are going trough. 


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-07 13:20:16.000000
comment:
3 people waited 30 minutes for a ride North from here.  From behind McDonalds at Naples central station take bus "Caserta" to Via Largo Rotunda.  Walk back the direction the bus came two blocks and walk West to arrive at the petrol station.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-07 18:44:27.000000
comment:
You may find yourself being left in Hesseng if you have just crossed in from Russia. This spot is good for getting rides further along the E6.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-08 11:24:34.000000
comment:
Good place to get a ride to Ankara. The D300 is the best road to Ankara. The D765 goes towards Nevsehir airport and also leads to Ankara. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-08 16:47:19.000000
comment:
There is a service area where you can also meet truck drivers to get further to Schweinfurt and tehn to the A7 towards Fulda. I did it several times, very successful.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-02 10:54:26.000000
comment:
At the end of Avenida Luisa Todi, this seems the indicated spot to hitch a ride into the Arrábida Natural Park or towards Sesimbra. It might be better to stand a bit further down the road though as there's still a lot of local traffic going through here.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-08 22:39:58.000000
comment:
Just before the Jumbo gas station. This is the exit road towards the South and a lot of Southwards bound traffic comes by here. There's plenty of time and space for cars to stop to pick you up.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-08 22:47:28.000000
comment:
On the IC1 Southwards just after the merger of the roads. Most cars pass rather quick so it's not very easy for them to stop. You do however get all the traffic heading Southwards that comes from different directions and merges onto the IC1 here and if you got a previous ride from someone who goes in a different direction they probably won't mind letting you off around here.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-08 22:51:03.000000
comment:
Probably the best spot to get a long distance ride out of Albufeira in any direction. Most long distance traffic passes through here before taking either the highway or the secondary road towards either Lisbon, Lagos or Spain. There's a bus connecting it to Albufeira city and train station (different directions).


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-09 16:54:42.000000
comment:
nice spot easy enough to hitch from in the summer to Glasgow as there are a lot of people leaving the car park in the village for the city


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-09 23:22:10.000000
comment:
You should just stand before the Roundabout with a "PAYERNE" sign. from there you can go to Bern, Lausanne, Genf, Vevey or even France.

I usually wait there max. 10 minutes. (female)


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-09 23:27:21.000000
comment:
With my "PAYERNE" sign I stood here for 5 minutes. Take the metro 2 until Croisettes and there it is.
Don't forget your sign!


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-12 22:54:31.000000
comment:
Hitched from bus stop in front of Hesburger.  Good spot to get a ride to any place along road #8(Rauma, Pori, Vaasa).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-13 22:54:06.000000
comment:
Under the bridge, it's a good spot to leave Strasbourg to go west, speak to people while they are waiting at the traffic light. Write or ask for "A4 and Haguenau" and stop then on the highway at "Aire de brumath", it's right before the exit for Haguenau. Good spot to Metz/luxembourg/Reims/Paris, I use twice a month. The spot is 5min away by foot from the railway station.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-13 23:03:20.000000
comment:
Good place to go to Strasbourg. I usually try from there, asking for "courcelles-chaussy", then Saint-avold and I stop just before St avold (longeville les saint avold), there is a busy gas station there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-15 15:00:35.000000
comment:
a good place on B185 between 
dessau and 'gartenreich wörlitz' which also connects you with leipzig (on A9,  southern direction) and berlin (A9, northern direction). there is a traffic light at this spot, cars have to stop every two minutes. a petrol station is nearby in case you are hungry/thirsty. you can reach the city center of dessau in less than 5 minutes from here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-15 15:36:35.000000
comment:
one of berlins good places to leave the city. from the center of berlin, you reach the relais (rastanlage) with the s-bahn indicating 'potsdam' or 'wannsee', get off at nikolassee station. the walk takes less than two minutes. there is a traffic light as well as a petrol station and restaurant. many drivers go south on A 115 which can alternatively take you to 'rastanlage michendorf' (10 minutes) on 'berliner ring' where the situation for hitchhikers is even better. from michendorf it should not take longer than 10 minutes to find a driver to hannover, dessau (A8), leipzig (A8) or even munich (A8).


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-16 18:01:16.000000
comment:
В Балтийск. Доехать на автобусе или троллейбусе до поворота на посёлок Космодемьянского и вернуться к трассе на Балтийск.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-21 12:06:28.000000
comment:
Worst place ever! We waited for 2 hours and more than 300 cars passed us, most of them with 3 empty seats, and no one stopped. In the end we took the bus. Avoid this place if you can.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-21 17:50:11.000000
comment:
Spot is on a road leading to the A1 entrance and at traffic lights so cars must stop, however we had no luck there with a sign saying A1. It's way better to walk a few minutes further to the actual A1 entrance


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-05 12:53:14.000000
comment:
Service station on the A1. Great spot to get dropped off for hitching further North towards Lille or Belgium, especially while the 

Lots of cars passing through, and we got a ride onwards all the way to Liege honestly within seconds of arriving here.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-21 18:16:29.000000
comment:
Small restaurant and parking on the E42. Not too busy, but there was still a fair number of cars coming through. Quite easy to get a ride onwards towards Liege and Aachen, bit harder to find someone going to Maastricht/NL


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-21 18:27:34.000000
comment:
Small restaurant and parking on the E42. Not too busy, but there was still a car coming through around every five minutes. Quite easy to get a ride onwards towards Liege and Aachen, bit harder to find someone going to Maastricht/NL


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-21 11:57:12.000000
comment:
Great spot to find trucks going to the biggest cities in Baltic countries. Got picked up by a truck driver to Riga just after a ferry from Kiel arrived.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-21 22:20:32.000000
comment:
Great spot to get to CPH or south. Cars are comming both from the transport center and from some cities in west. Max 15 minutes to get a ride and always for a long distance.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-21 22:24:32.000000
comment:
Easy to get a ride to Aarhus or Aalborg because of the transport center and mcdonald's. You can also go and ask in the transport center for a ride in case if nobody stops or the weather is crap.


country: ZM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-22 01:06:06.000000
comment:
Very good spot to catch trucks or cars headed north to the DRC or Tanzania and beyond. Please see country description for details.


country: ZM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-22 01:22:50.000000
comment:
Head north on the Great North Road to the copperbelt region, and DRC beyond, or head up to Lake Tanganyika, or also on to Tanzania.


country: ZM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-22 01:26:03.000000
comment:
Hitch the ferry that goes north to Tanzania and Burundi and beyond, or catch a ride headed south. See the country description for more information.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-23 02:58:29.000000
comment:
I got dropped off here, even after asking the driver to leave me at a resthof on the autobahn. Ick. This spot is NOT GOOD. There's no space for cars to stop, it's loud and chaotic, etc. Don't bother.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-23 03:04:43.000000
comment:
I'm not exactly sure what I should put here... I got a ride in about 5 minutes with a sign that said, 'A5 Nord.'  There's a stoplight that backs up traffic for 1/3km, so you have a chance to look at nearly every driver in the eye to make sure they've seen you.  I got a lift very fast, but it could have been luck.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-23 03:08:26.000000
comment:
Cars are going too fast here, and they divide between north, south, heaven and hell.  No place to stop unless there are now parked cars (and they are always there).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-24 09:04:02.000000
comment:
Most people going into the Lozère are using this road. There is some place around there for the cars to stop, and good visibility. That's usually where I did it (15 min. waiting max.)


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-24 12:37:40.000000
comment:
Had a sign that said Kobenhavn... stood for about 1.5 hours.  Changed the sign to say 25km.  got a ride in 5 minutes.  just make sure the driver is taking you to a good spot ... sometimes they'd try to drop me off on the motorve!!!


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-24 12:45:43.000000
comment:
If you end up here, it's probably better to take the bus to the round-about.  I got a life from a lady that "always picks up hitchhikers," on her way to work every day.  She'll take you to Nyborg, and you can get into the McDonald's near the bridge to check wifi and update hitchwiki (like I'm doing now!)


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-25 04:51:03.000000
comment:
Hitchhiking north out of Sacramento is a challenge, but for four dollars, one can catch a bus on J street up to this intersection in Yuba City. Stand at the corner of Hwy 20 and Hwy 99, where much of the 99's northbound traffic will have to stop or slow down at the traffic light. Plenty of room for cars or trucks to pull over. Signs may help.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-25 04:57:06.000000
comment:
Avoid hitching west out of Sacramento by taking a Yolo Transit bus to Davis, and walking here, across the street from the In & Out Burger. For maximum visibility, stand on the triangular traffic island. Cars have plenty of room to stop. If you'd like a ride all the way to the East Bay, an "East Bay", "Oakland", or "BART" sign can help.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-25 05:00:59.000000
comment:
This is probably the best northbound spot for Ashland. The onramp is steeply sloped and difficult for trucks, but there's plenty of room for cars to pull over and steady traffic of friendly people.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-25 05:06:40.000000
comment:
This has not been the easiest spot in my past experience, but the South Weed exit is popular with both truckers and long distance drivers, so you will get a ride eventually, and probably this ride will be long distance. Camping is possible in the National Forest land across the railroad tracks, and the Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture is a 30 minute walk from this onramp. Note that none of the food-marts at this exit take food stamps, so if you're food stamp dependent, you'll have to walk to the Ray's near downtown.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-25 05:09:58.000000
comment:
Redding can be frustrating, and rides from Cypress Avenue can take awhile, but you'll get a ride eventually. This exit features several gas stations, fast food outlets, and lots of room to pull over, and long distance rides from this spot are likely.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-25 05:18:33.000000
comment:
A truckstop in Olympia? This spot is probably high in the ranking for easiest spot in the States. I had a problem here with a ramp turd ( a sketchy looking man who hung out around the exit for no reason and scared away potential rides). Oh well, if this happens to you, wait em out and they'll go wander off to bum cigarettes.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-27 19:31:57.000000
comment:
Unfortunately, I don't know how to get easely there (I was walking a bit lost and someone dropped me there). It's a commercial area.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-27 19:38:33.000000
comment:
From the train station, you walk down 5 minutes. There is a gas station just before the entrance of the highway that leads west to Liège and Brussels or east to Germany.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-27 20:05:54.000000
comment:
On the road after the jet. Fine place for north-sea rides and the BMW/Audi types of businessmen - Have sign, they will stop even if the place doesn't invite it.
Traffic worth it after 11:00.
North: HRO, HH, Dänemark etc. 


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-09 20:21:28.000000
comment:
It's a petrol station with restaurant, decent place to start frpom Rome. You can take the train that goes to Orte and stop at Settebagni. It leaves from many stations in Rome and costs only €0.90.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-28 23:43:35.000000
comment:
Good place to start from Ancona since it's close to the airport and is the entrance for North or South of the A14.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-29 10:22:30.000000
comment:
It took about 1 hour to get a lift ... I didn't have a sign, but I figured it was obvious which direction I was traveling.  You can get cardboard at the petrol stop across the motorway .... but when I was there it was wet from some rain the night before, which is why I didn't have a sign.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-29 10:26:17.000000
comment:
I was there in midday without a sign, so I suspect I didn't hitch appropriately ... and at this time of day, there weren't many cars.  McDonald's has free wifi, so I checked bus schedules and took a bus to Boras.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-01 18:07:19.000000
comment:
To go to Santa Cruz, simply wait at the roundabout just before the entrance to the autopista/motorway. Use a sign. Alternatively ask people at petrol station opposite. Lots of traffic. 5-10mins


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-02 00:12:18.000000
comment:
Korinous, Plaza-complex and sizeable gas-station. Doesn't get much better on Greek freeways. First proper one on road to Athens besides the toll-stations. If needed hit the road with sign


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-02 19:09:29.000000
comment:
Towards Emmerich/Oberhausen. Not that many cars stopping here, and it seems most are only short rides but you might find the occasional long ride.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-04 00:18:43.000000
comment:
After trying for a while to ask in the supermarket parking and not having much luck, I've tried here.. not a perfect spot as car do go fast but traffic was not heavy and they could see me from far and stop.. I easily got a lift south to Sagres


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-04 00:21:46.000000
comment:
The whole road is quite ok... cars don't go very fast and now and then there were good spots.. I was just walking towards Cabe sao Vicente and trying to hitch while walking.. at the end I didn't have to walk much... and I got a lift to see the sunset + a lift back with the same people (young tourists) till Lagos. 


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-04 00:25:04.000000
comment:
If you need to go back to Lagos you can just walk, not too far.,. but if you came here for the sunset there are quite enough people going back to the town after the sunset and you can give it a try.. I got a lift very easily.


country: NZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-04 22:43:21.000000
comment:
For going south. Easy to get a single ride all the way to Christchurch. Expect bus loads of tourists going to look at whales to pass and point at you like you are the first sighting on their whale watching tour.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 18:56:43.000000
comment:
Ramp n° 13 direction Antwerp, waiting time 10 minutes on a thursday sunny afternoon. Had a sign and was picked up by a couple. Offered me food and cigarettes. Dropped me off at Justice Palace. From there you can walk or use public transport to the centre of Antwerp.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 19:19:40.000000
comment:
One of the first spots where you'll see directions to get out of Brussels and to go towards other cities. We were two persons (1m1f) and waited 15minutes with a sign for Gent. Had a direct ride. Get out of Brussels before or after rush hour. HH in rush hour doubles your time.This particular spot is not so good in terms of decision time for the driver. short eye contact, small parking, fast traffic. still we found a convenient ride.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 19:41:07.000000
comment:
I was HH from Antwerp to Brussels in a car heading to Mons/Bergen. I asked the driver to let me at this place because 1) from here you can walk to atomium/metro in 15minutes and 2) the driver can easily return on the motorway. Also, in Belgium the 'Atomium' is very known so people might be persuaded by asking to drop you there.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 22:49:19.000000
comment:
Walked the Camino to the end of the world and tired? Try hitching from here. Got a ride to Santiago in 2 minutes!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 22:52:44.000000
comment:
For direction Pontevedra/Vigo/Portugal. Use a sign. Stand at entry to motorway just down from the roundabout. 30-60min wait.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 22:56:13.000000
comment:
For Lugo/Ribadeo. Plenty of place to stand at side of the road, traffic slow. Use sign and hope you're lucky. I was. Got a lift after 15minutes as night-time aproached. Expect to converse with driver about how nobody stops for hitchhikers.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 23:00:19.000000
comment:
Find a spot along this road. I walked, but it's far from the centre, so maybe a bus is better. Used a sign for Ribadeo and got a lift in 30min. Might be better from after motorway. Possibility for Santiago/A Coruña from Motorway entry.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 23:27:32.000000
comment:
At the moment (Oct. 2011) this seems like the best way to Frnace from Donostia. There is a building site, so one lane is partially closed, allowing space for cars to stop. All you need is to get to the péage across border at Hendaye and then you have long-distance options.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 23:33:58.000000
comment:
Dropped off here under bridge by car en route from Bordeaux to Nantes. There were lots of cars at rush hour, going quite slowly. 30mins


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 23:38:47.000000
comment:
Ignore the no pedestrian sign at roundabout. There is plenty of space to stop, but some cars going too fast. Direction: Caen


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 23:42:36.000000
comment:
There isn't a lot of space to stop on the motorway entrance, but we were lucky and got a ride to Toulouse in 10mins on a Thursday morning.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-05 23:47:40.000000
comment:
Plenty of place to stop, most cars going towards motorway. Easy to get a ride and then continue from motorway petrol stations to your destination. It beats waiting for and paying the guaguas!


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-06 05:11:26.000000
comment:
There is a Statoil gas station here. Not so many traffic, but it was Saturday morning. We couldn't get a lift from here to Stockholm. But it is worth to try it, I guess it won't be so difficult to find a ride both ways :) 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-06 05:34:52.000000
comment:
Very good place to find a long-distance ride to Germany. I was staying here for half and hour and I found a directly to Hanover. I saw a lot of German cars resting on the parking behind the gas station. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-07 16:08:06.000000
comment:
There is an Aral gasstation connecting directly with the A2 to go east. So maybe there are cars going to Berlin etc. Take the local train to Jadekamp stop and walk the rest of the way.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-01 20:04:23.000000
comment:
Getting here from Salvador first you need to take the ferry to Itaparica and then take a bus to Valenca. From the ferry i heard it is also possible to hitch. Probably asking people where they are going etc.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-01 20:07:16.000000
comment:
Waiting for a long time and nobody gave us a ride. But there is a cheap local bus that goes and can take you to the BR-101


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-01 20:43:11.000000
comment:
There is a busstop here that is also on the BR-101, but almost nobody stops... But basically there is space for cars and trucks to stop


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-07 16:37:11.000000
comment:
You can trying hitching a ride to Brazilian cities from here. Me and a friend waited quite a while, but in the end asked one truck driver and he took us all the way to Porto Alegre.


country: UY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-01 19:46:53.000000
comment:
You can get here from Montevideo with a bus and if you walk a little bit more to the east, there is a busstop where the cars can easily stop and pick you up.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-07 18:41:12.000000
comment:
Towards Bielsko-Biała. Just after the roundabout, so cars go slow and can easily stop to pick you up.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-07 19:16:17.000000
comment:
I used this spot to go east towards Pisa, Florence, etc.  Get here by taking the 17 bus and getting off at EUROPA 11/AUTOSTRADA.  There's a gas station, but since it was after 7pm and only the 24 hr self service was open I just stood on the ramp going up with a sign for E80 Est...someone stopped after 30 minutes only going to Repallo, but they brought me to the first service station.  Probably it would be easier in day time, but since I am only one girl no one was scared of me.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-08 21:20:41.000000
comment:
Enough cars are passing here and at a slow enough speed to stop them. The walk from the roundabout up to this exact point is not the safest, but necessary to get a ride in the right direction.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-14 14:04:25.000000
comment:
Get here with a bus from Daugavpils bus station and use thse sigh LT or even PL. I always get ride in less than 2 minutes (depends on traffic)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-14 14:13:11.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop, which you can reach with a bus N102. It's a perfect spot to get a ride to LT, LV and Russia. Any car can easily stop.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-14 19:46:41.000000
comment:
S8 towards road nr. 2. In the future this will be one of the good places to get a ride, once the A2 is completely finished. Right now the S8 merges with the normal road nr. 2. On-ramp with a bus stop, so more than enough place for cars to stop, and they'll also be going slow just after the traffic lights. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-14 19:50:17.000000
comment:
Road nr. 2 towards Sochaczew/Stryków/Poznań. More than enough traffic, but might be hard to get a long ride from here. Enough place for cars to stop.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-14 23:25:19.000000
comment:
Quite good place, much better then 2 crossroads west (at M1 road). Unfortunately transit goes around the city, so almost no trucks passing here :( Gypsy camp nearby ;)


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-14 23:57:15.000000
comment:
There are traffic lights here - place is very bad for direction East (A3) (90% of the cars going there are on the 2nd or 3rd lane on the lights, so they cannot stop) 1st lane goes on the bridge (directions North/South on A4;D3 roads) - for that direction it's a good spot


country: NZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-16 01:13:05.000000
comment:
Top of Pine Hill before speed change to 100km. Short area for cars to pull over after coming around corner. Got picked up in a minute.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-05 20:24:36.000000
comment:
waited once for 3hr and got a lift to Lyon. Waited another time for 4hr and managed to get a lift to the Villabé station on the A6 South. Recomend getting the RER to Villabé then walking to the station (about 2km). You'll need to cross over the motorway and head back north to get to the station.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-17 18:49:22.000000
comment:
This is the last petrol station before the Budapest ring M0. If your driver goes into Budapest but you want to continue, this is the place to get out. 
Lot of bulgarian and romanian cars. 

If you want to go towards north-east (M3) its not that important to get out, since people taking that road go through the city, 'cuz the ring takes more time.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-17 19:37:51.000000
comment:
Is a good place to go to the region of Algarve. There are a lot of cars and trucks that come from diferents directions. Just wait with a signal (preference Algarve).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-19 18:38:31.000000
comment:
prendre le bus 15 de bellecour direction irigny. Arret kellerman. Continuer sur 100m dans le sens du bus. Entree d'autoroute sur la gauche a cote du feu rouge.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-20 00:56:43.000000
comment:
Took the metro to Porte de Montreuil, went to the ring and hitched for Reims, after 1 hr a driver took me to the highway begining. Had a huge bag and it was rainy, but a good place for drivers to notice you and stop.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-20 17:12:54.000000
comment:
Excellent place to go in the direction of Pécs. It is an abandoned bus station with lots of place to stop, and lots of  possibility for long term eye-contact with cars, on a road with heavy traffic. It is a couple of hundred meters south from Savoya Park along road number 6 near an OMV station. I suggest using public transport to Savoya Park, then walk here.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-20 17:35:44.000000
comment:
direction Budapest. Great place to stop cars. Heavy traffic. Drivers have time pondering to take you, because there's a traffic lamp. Good possibility for parking.  Also there's a Lukoil petrol station which is the cheapest around, so there's many clients. You can try your luck there too.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-22 19:21:04.000000
comment:
in three minutes i hitch a car to Czech border. if you wait a little bit you can find a car to Prague.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-23 22:47:43.000000
comment:
I took the train until modane and then i walk 20-30 minutes until this traffic light. It is situated just after a roundabout and every car who go on the highway pass her. People see you from far, you can talk to people, they can stop easily. Just 10 minutes to get a car to Lyon.  


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-24 00:15:11.000000
comment:
pretty near to the station you get the national road till french border, you should be lucky but it s not hard


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-24 00:56:00.000000
comment:
Gasstation

Heading North on A7 you can catch a lift to "Rasthaus und Hotel Seligweiler" besides the A8 or directly towards Heidenheim on A7, where you pass the gasstation Lonetal.

I just waited 5 minutes on a Friday afternoon.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-24 14:06:21.000000
comment:
Very good hitchhiking spot. The second person I asked took me to Metz (about 300 km).
However hard to access by public transport (long walk if you have a heavy pack from Bussy-Saint-Georges RER station).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-24 14:15:18.000000
comment:
the description is for the gas station besides the motorway that has average ratings:
I got a hike to Germany (A6) after 20 minutes of waiting. The driver could have taken me until Mannheim. However since it is christmas time this might not be so in other seasons.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-24 17:36:20.000000
comment:
Very sweet spot to get to Stuttgart on the B27. Traffic lights, so many cars are able to recognize you and plenty of space to stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-24 23:26:02.000000
comment:
It's possible to wait here. Cars have some time to see you as they come from the roundabout over a small hill. Traffic is going east or west on the highway, so a sign would be useful.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-25 08:36:50.000000
comment:
N337 towards Zwolle. There's not that much place for cars to stop, but traffic is slow because of the roundabout and you're really well visable. Perfect spot to get out of Deventer northwards. If your destination is beyond Zwolle, consider refusing short rides because the main road through Zwolle is quite hard to hitchhike from.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-25 09:19:36.000000
comment:
A32 exit 4, towards Steenwijk/Leeuwarden. Not that many cars because the exit is located in the middle of nowhere, but the spot itself is great with slow traffic and a wide hard shoulder. There's a gas station just 3km down the motorway, so every ride away from this exit will be helpful.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-25 13:29:48.000000
comment:
There is a short road with no great places to stop. It leads onto the autoroute in both directions, so a sign is recommended.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-26 15:05:09.000000
comment:
It's possible to stand here as cars slow down coming off the roundabout. There's not much space to stop though, and certainly not for a truck.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-26 15:09:30.000000
comment:
Great spot here behind the tollbooth which works well at night because people can see you while they're stopped at the toll barrier. Or in front of the toll would work during the day. Plenty of parking including space for trucks.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-28 20:13:11.000000
comment:
Brought here people willing to go south on A13 to Monselice/Rovigo/Bologna and over, they found a ride and didn't call me back to say they were stuck!! So I guess, a good spot! More detailed information will come soon.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-11 20:51:56.000000
comment:
One guy, just after sunset, sign read Szolnok... got a lift from a cool russian dude straight to Szolnok after about 15 minutes of waiting.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-30 00:32:19.000000
comment:
Fuel station Bühleck towards east: quite some traffic, good place to get the next lift. Also easy to walk on from the town as there is a road and no fences.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-30 00:46:39.000000
comment:
As of December 2011 this is the only highway fuel station along the A38. The A38 is generally not as crowded as the A4 but this also means a lot less accidents and traffic jams. As there are so few fuel stations chances are good you won't be waiting here for long. Recommended.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-02 02:10:23.000000
comment:
a good place to find drivers on A9 north as well as southbound, direction leipzig and berlin as well as nuremberg and munich. there is a traffic light and enough cars and trucks passing by. a nearby petrol station (aral) at 'schwabenweg' is not to recommend, only local traffic stops there. from this place you can also reach weissenfels by car within five minutes. at gewerbegebiet kaethe-kollwitz-strasse (ten minutes west, walking) there is a mcdonalds restaurant. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-02 02:19:27.000000
comment:
an aral petrol station with enough traffic to reach leipzig with a waiting time less than five minutes. take tram 1 to 'auessere horndorfer strasse', cross the street = there you are. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-02 02:31:46.000000
comment:
'rastanlage auerswalder blick' is a good option to travel west- or estward on A4, direction 'hermsdorfer kreuz' (west, you can change from that relais/rastanlage to all directions) or east, towards dresden and the german-polish border. rastanlage auerswalder blick you can reach by bus from the city center of chemnitz and a short walk of 20 minutes. a tunnel 500 meters west of the relais (or a bridge another 500 meters further) lets you change the sides of the autobahn.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-02 02:43:24.000000
comment:
rasthof/relais 'hermsdorfer kreuz' is maybe one of the best german places to start or intermediate your journey. there is plenty of traffic 24 hours/7 days a week. a restaurant as well as a snack bar make this place very convenient. from here nonstop hitchhikes even to denmark or poland should be possible. a footunnel (300 meters north of the petrol station) connects the eastern part of the rastanlage with the western portion. waiting times for a trip to berlin are around 15 minutes.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-02 17:06:46.000000
comment:
Was able to get a ride after 1 hr.  Good place right after the traffic lights, as cars are going slow.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-02 22:02:29.000000
comment:
For 45 minutes I tried to hitchhike from here, without any board, in a rainy morning but nobody stopped though there was plenty or room for cars to stop.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-02 22:07:01.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop here, near the entrance to the petrol station.
I hitchhiked from here with a board heading to Graz / Gradec. The waiting time was about 20 minutes.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-02 22:11:52.000000
comment:
There is a bus station here where cars can stop.
I hitchhiked from here to Wien without any board, just thumb up. The waiting time was about 10 minutes.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-02 22:15:54.000000
comment:
Here there is a gas station with restaurant from which is possible to cross from one side of the highway to the opposite side.
I hitchhiked from here, asking drivers stopped to refuel, heading to Graz / Gradec. The waiting time was about 15 minutes.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-03 09:49:07.000000
comment:
I've seen people here since my childhood, never used it - will go check it out tomorrow on my way to Latvia/Moscow.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-04 12:11:34.000000
comment:
Here is standing a toll plaza (péage). So just behind this station is a parking place for both direction. Its perfect to get a lift because every car must be slowly :). When i have standing there most people drives in the direction of Lyon but also many people goes to Clermont Fd. I think a shield is very usefull.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-04 12:43:05.000000
comment:
Nice place to continue towards cologne or probably Frankfurt. Some people will go via A45 and A4, others will take the B49 and A3 afterwards. Both possibilities are fine.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-08-23 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Highway fuel station named "Montabaur", there is traffic going from here to the A3 and A61 towards north. It's location is a tiny bit more complicated because it is combined with a highway exit. The traffic going here seems fine, though.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-05 02:39:53.000000
comment:
there is not much traffic but if you are lucky you can find a car to Prague. however if you have another choice "don't come here"


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-05 02:44:10.000000
comment:
middle of the highway. don't get off the car here. it is impossible to hitch a car which goes 130/h. after one hour, i took the benesow way and found a petrol station to come back to Prague.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-06 00:30:50.000000
comment:
Direction Drachten and Groningen (N31/A7). This is one of the main roads leading out of Leeuwarden towards these cities. Go stand where the bus lane starts as cars have a good chance to stop there for you. The bus stop further down the road is less than ideal since cars for Groningen are in the middle lane and can't easily turn over to the right anymore. To get to this spot you can walk or take a bus (14/28/94/95) to Drachten and get out at that bus stop (Drachtsterweg).


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-04 13:29:05.000000
comment:
Besides getting into Oradea, this is a prime spot for hitching to Cluj or Targu Mures or further, if you're lucky.  Contrary to the hitching spots in the middle of Oradea, there are virtually NO other hitchhikers here.  Have a sign, and look like a vagabond and you'll get a driver that won't ask you to pay.  To get here, find bus 16 from Parc 1 Decembre all the way to the last stop ... sometimes it stops at the Metro Cash and Carry,but sometimes it stops about 1km before... just walk and you'll be fine.  Have a sign and stand after the large direction signs, where the cars have to merge from 2 to 1 lane, which provides ample space for cars to stop.  http://goo.gl/xZ0b4


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-07 17:01:09.000000
comment:
To leave Autun to the south. after the traffic circle on D681 at the petrol station, a lot of place for the car to stop. Good traffic. Worked well in summer, 20 minutes wait in the early morning to be taken by a cool guy


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-08 23:20:24.000000
comment:
Good spot for getting to Galati, however, make sure to ask the driver for the cost (the Maxi Taxi is 4,50 lei, so you should pay less than this!)


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-08 22:36:55.000000
comment:
I live in ljubljana and i am a devoted hitchiker. Trust me, this is the best spot to hitchike north west. Bus 8, 1, or 25, get off at Šentvid, walk 200 m forward and right, walk into the tunell.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-09 16:20:56.000000
comment:
North towards higher denmark. Not a good place. Got here by accident. Low traffic, about 1 car/truck per minute going onto the highway. None stopped, all looking "wtf is he doing". 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-09 18:12:06.000000
comment:
Direction Hamburg.

Exit of a Petrolstation and Burger King at the main road which passes into the motorway to hamburg. There is a trafficlight too, so drivers on the road see you as well. 
With a "HH-sign" i waited 3 minutes and got a very nice lift. 

Good luck!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-16 13:00:34.000000
comment:
On-ramp in direction of Belgium. You can either thumb the vehicles down coming from Aachen centre that turn right here (mostly cars) or the cars coming straight from the opposite industrial area (cars and trucks).


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-09 20:13:36.000000
comment:
Highway fuel station labeled "Thieu" in my map, however the real name is something different. It's on the E19/E42 towards Lille and Paris.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-10 11:07:11.000000
comment:
This is 2 minutes away from the traffic lights at "Porte de la Chapelle". Since there's construction work right now (December 2011) the roundabout here is a mess. Just carefully walk past the first bridge and stand under the second one. I was picked up here in literally 2 minutes.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-10 16:45:31.000000
comment:
Fuel station "Havrincourt" towards Belgium. Take care: the fuel station on the other side is called "Graincourt".


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-10 16:57:50.000000
comment:
Cars going towards the A1 can stop here to pick you up. Probably a good spot to got to fuel station "Vemars" and change lanes there if neccessary.


country: AM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-10 22:12:31.000000
comment:
Place is near a small gas station, right after an intersection, and before a left turn on the main road to Ashtarak, Talin and Gyumri. Great place to hitchhike! Waiting time < 10 min.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-11 17:31:26.000000
comment:
Petrol station Bolder, A1 towards Almelo/Hengelo/Oldenzaal. Perfect for rides towards Hengelo, but if you need to get to Enschede from here don't hope for a direct ride.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-13 00:12:43.000000
comment:
 VERY IMPORTANT key place for samsun and easter of it in black sea region through istanbul. there is a turnpike spot for go to ankara or samsun way. i hitchhiked there 2 times. one was in august for samsun. i wait more or less 2 hours. other time i used there for go to ankara and i wait 30 minutes in january.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-14 14:39:09.000000
comment:
Service station "Aachener Land Süd" (formerly known as "Propsteier Wald") on the A4 in direction of Cologne. See Aachen hitchwiki for informations how to get here.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-13 13:15:56.000000
comment:
take a minibus to lociki, get off when you see a lonely traffic light (bus stop is called "svetafor"). should get both city and transit traffic. can be a bit windy.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-13 13:19:39.000000
comment:
i think this is the last reasonable hh spot comming from russia. later on - only small intersections and woods woods woods.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-13 13:28:21.000000
comment:
metro Polezhaevskaya, walk/hitch a ride west until it turns into novo-ryzhskaya, later there's a bridge and tunnel before which you want to get a car at least to MKAD


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-15 21:43:15.000000
comment:
Direction Bruxelles ,Liege and Charleroi
Go (with a sign) in the middle off the bridge where the people coming from namur turn left to enter the Highway E411 direction brussel


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 15:08:12.000000
comment:
N334 towards Steenwijk. Great spot at a bus stop just after the roundabout. The route to Steenwijk goes through a pretty scenic area, worth checking out!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 17:17:00.000000
comment:
A395 towards Vienenburg. You might be lucky holding a sign here, but in general not the best stop to get out of Wolfenbüttel. It's the closest from the train station however.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 20:14:50.000000
comment:
direction: Budapest, M7 motorway.
right after the traffic light. not much space to stop, but later on cars getting faster. if traffic is heavy, try waving while they wait for the green light.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 21:25:04.000000
comment:
A32 towards Heerenveen, Leeuwarden. Really slow traffic because of the newly constructed roundabout. Hard shoulder gives cars a good possibility to stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 21:27:34.000000
comment:
A32 towards Meppel, Zwolle. Weird on-ramp but because of that a perfect spot to hitchhike with plenty of space for cars to stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 21:32:35.000000
comment:
A32 towards Meppel, Zwolle. Hard shoulder with space for cars to stop. There's a service station down the highway, between this and the next exit.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 21:34:49.000000
comment:
A32 towards Heerenveen, Leeuwarden. Officially it's illegal to get here because the road isn't accessible for pedestrians. The spot is good however with a nice hard shoulder. Might be a lot of local traffic though.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 21:39:59.000000
comment:
A28 towards Meppel. Fast traffic, but the existance of a wide hard shoulder might still make it possible to hitch out of here.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 21:54:26.000000
comment:
Good spot just opposite the train station of Mörel. Mostly local traffic, but might get you a bit further at least.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 22:03:10.000000
comment:
Towards Ljubljana. Good chance to get at least to the toll booth at the end of the A1 which is perfect for longer rides.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-16 19:05:21.000000
comment:
THIS is the aral gas station. I used this place several time to get out of Freiburg. You can easily reach it by taking tram #1 and hop off at Brauerei Ganther.
Both directions (south to Switzerland and north to Karlsruhe and Frankfurt) are possible there! Just talk to the people when they fill up their car. Good luck! 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-16 19:22:50.000000
comment:
I was heading towards the east along the A94 waiting at the highway entrance. It took me hours from this place to get away, very few cars passing by, a lot less were stopping. Mostly local people just going a couple of kilometres. As soon as I was on the A94 things worked fantastic. So patiences necessary here!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-16 19:32:34.000000
comment:
There's a bus stop at the verge where people easily can stop. Years ago when I live in Rotenburg I always used this spot for local hitch-hiking. But also to get to a highway in direction to Hamburg e.g. it's a good spot, easy to get away.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-17 21:33:54.000000
comment:
Fuel Station "Bocholtz" on the A4/A76 on the border between NL and D. Direction to Bruxelles, Maastricht and rest of NL.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-17 21:41:18.000000
comment:
Nice place to start hitchhiking anywhere if you arrived at Eindhoven airport. Traffic is going from the airport and the industrial area. Cars can stop on the hardly used bicycle lane.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-18 11:13:58.000000
comment:
I was waiting somewhere near to road cars are so fast to stop I waited like 1 hour :/ btw I was tryingto go to Nish


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-18 11:17:15.000000
comment:
I waited at there like for hours  I was trying to go to Nish and also sofia.after 2 hours one car stopted and asked we can take you to Nish we are going to sofia =) It was a good surpris but doesnt matter the reality I wait there for 2 hours :D


country: AR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-19 06:03:24.000000
comment:
Place to go to the south. In the middle of crossroad is some building (tourist office or something like this).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-08 12:23:18.000000
comment:
To go in direction: Vannes / Auray / Quimper. 
Very nice spot! People don't drive too speed and there is a place to park! 
From Nantes, take tram 1 (1euro50!), stop at Schoekher (when you get out of the tram, take straight) and pass throught the commercial park to rejoin the atantis roundabout. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-20 13:31:17.000000
comment:
Gas station called Neubucher Stadt, on the way to Lubeck. The gas station looks all right, there are a few trucks, but no one travels further than Lubeck. We spent there around 15 hours and in total, there were maybe 50 cars that stopped, almost all of them locals. Ended up begging for a lift to Lubeck and then hitchhiking on the ramp in Lubeck to continue to Hamburg. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-20 13:50:18.000000
comment:
I had one guy stop right away to take me into Berlin but then I made a sign for CB and got a ride with an older couple going right there


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-21 13:39:00.000000
comment:
Sign is very helpful here since new construction in Quebec city (winter 2011) created many new interchanges in the West of Quebec. There is a Tim Hortons there now and a Gas station. Bus shelter to give you cover if it is raining and drivers have TWO places to safely pull over for you. This road also directly feeds into the A20.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-23 20:25:40.000000
comment:
A35 exit Almelo-Zuid, towards Hengelo, Enschede, Deventer. The traffic is a bit fast because the traffic lights are at a distance, but there's so much space for them to stop on the shoulder that you'll have no problems here. In rush hour you can consider asking at the carpool place just south of the spot.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-23 20:31:30.000000
comment:
N35 towards Wierden, Almelo. There's a tiny bay here just after the big crossing to the west. Traffic is slow, but not that likely to take you because it's mostly local.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-23 20:34:59.000000
comment:
A1/A35 exit 29 Borne-West, towards Almelo, Deventer, Amsterdam. Very quiet on-ramp, but the spot itself is perfect to stop cars.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-18 15:13:26.000000
comment:
Highway service station "Groote Bleek" on the A2/E25 towards Eindhoven. The service station on the other side of the highway is called "'t Haasje"


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-25 12:17:44.000000
comment:
Highway service station "'t Haasje" on the A2/E25 towards Maastricht and Aachen (D). The service station on the other side of the highway is called "Groote Bleek"


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-25 12:21:19.000000
comment:
Highway service station "Meiberg" on the A2/E25 towards Eindhoven. The parking lot on the other side of the highway is called "Roevenpeel".


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-25 12:22:09.000000
comment:
Parking lot "Roevenpeel" on the A2/E25 towards Maastricht and Aachen (D). There is no fuel station here, just a restaurant. The service station on the other side of the highway is called "Meiberg".


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-25 12:23:02.000000
comment:
Highway service station "Ellerbrug" on the A2/E25 towards Maastricht and Aachen (D). There is no service station on the opposite side of the highway.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-25 12:27:22.000000
comment:
Highway service station "Swentibold" on the A2/E25 towards Eindhoven, Roermond and Venlo. There is no service station at the opposite side of the highway.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-25 12:30:49.000000
comment:
Highway fuel station "Bosserhof" near the intersection of A2/E25 towards Eindhoven and A73 towards Roermond and Venlo. There is no fuel station on the opposite side of the highway.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-26 13:09:54.000000
comment:
Good spot to get to northen Part of Germany (Lubeck, Kiel) and Danmark (or to Poland). There is medium-sized gas station with parking for trucks. Ask truck drivers for lift. Rather small chances to catch civil car. 
There are buses going from Szczecin to the stop near this station. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-27 10:17:32.000000
comment:
Highway service station "Berfa" on the A5 towards Gießen. There is only a small parking lot on the opposite side of the highway.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-27 10:24:24.000000
comment:
Cars coming from Ilmenau going to the A71 can see you from the traffic lights and have a small space to stop for you.


country: NZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-27 20:00:09.000000
comment:
Despite being a meeting place of two highways Woodville has very little traffic. But what few cars there are will stop. Also, Woodville can be worth a short stop on its own due to the many antique/curio/secondhand stores here.


country: NZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-11-16 11:45:19.000000
comment:
once you get to here you should find it very to get a ride south. many people are stopping here before driving long distances.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-28 10:52:20.000000
comment:
I've had fantastic success right outside this military base as there are often soldiers going on leave and heading either North or South along the National. There is a prison right next to it but people seem to disregard it, interestingly enough. 


country: AM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-28 16:15:06.000000
comment:
Walk up north from the town of Meghri. Then start hitchhiking from there, it's a good spot! Not much traffic, a lot of space to stop. Plus it's only one road so everyone coming from Iran going to Kapan or even Yerevan will cross this point. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-28 22:12:44.000000
comment:
Petrol station BP along the N337, Zwolle. Try to avoid being dropped here, most of the traffic is local and not heading for the highway west of here. I got lucky and found a ride again within 15min, but you might be in for a long wait, especially outside rush hour. If you're sick of waiting there's always the option to walk 1,5km to the train station.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-28 22:38:26.000000
comment:
Service station Dekkersland, A28. Be aware of the junction ahead where the A28 and A32 seperate. You don't want to end up in the wrong direction!


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-29 01:04:22.000000
comment:
I used to wait at this red light, after taking a bus out of Riga till Bauska bus terminal. At this spot, I would try to find Polish trucks stopping at the red light, directly run towards them and ask them with signs to take me. They usually respond, and I just get the time to climb on the truck before the light gets green.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-29 13:36:14.000000
comment:
Not a good spot but works. There are plenty of buses and minibuses stopping so you have to move out and in maybe. Cars go qutie fast because the traffic lights are as far as 100 metres before and the road is big. 


country: HN
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-29 14:42:21.000000
comment:
Back in 2006 I was living in this village for a year and always used to take a ride to Tegucigalpa which takes about an hour to go. No longer than 10min. waiting maximum, no matter if alone or with someone else. Never had any problems with the driver yet an open eye should always be kept.

Cuando vivia en 2006 en este pueblo siempre me fui en autostop a Tegucigalpa que esta una hora para ir. Nunca me quedaron mas que 10 minutos para esperar ahi. No tenia ningunos problemas con los conductores, aun asi siempre hay que poner un poco atencion.


country: AM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-29 16:29:26.000000
comment:
Very good spot for hitchhiking. Just walk out of Ashtarak and start hitching. I had a ride after 2 minutes from some guys that were going in the opposite direction and brought me a long way! 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-30 14:22:50.000000
comment:
For heading north (towards Bristol).
There is a small bus stop, slow moving traffic due to traffic lights and good visibility.
Picked up in 20minutes.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-30 22:01:48.000000
comment:
About two dozen trucks stop over in the industrial area for the weekend break. If you're leaving early on monday finding a ride might be possible.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-31 02:16:39.000000
comment:
After the bridge there is a good spot for hitchhiking, where the cars can safely stop. It is the main road to Prague. There is always busy traffic. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-31 20:44:36.000000
comment:
824 towards Warszawa. Parking place just after the roundabout. Use this to get on the National Road 17.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-31 20:46:34.000000
comment:
824 towards Kazimierz Dolny. Good spot, traffic is still quite slow and more than enough space to stop here. Maybe showing you need a short ride will help, because it's local traffic only on this minor road.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-29 22:08:44.000000
comment:
The key point to go Eskisehir is 'Yasamkent' area, this area is exit of Ankara , you can reach to there by bus  from Ankara Kızılay Square.Wait near the BP Gas Station 


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-03 19:12:55.000000
comment:
Petrol station Zelenec, towards Trencin/Zilina. Possible to get a ride straight into Poland if you're lucky!


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-06 10:51:09.000000
comment:
By the supermarket there is a little spot where taxis also stop, but it's a bit better than at the border because all local traffic turns left or right before the supermarket.


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-06 10:59:19.000000
comment:
Good stop on either side of the road, I use it a lot going to Kosovo. I think there is a bus that goes there but you can always just walk.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-06 12:11:06.000000
comment:
Autobahn service station "Rhynern Nord" on the A2 towards Ruhrpott, Cologne, NL and Belgium.

Has a fuel station, restaurant and hotel. There is a service station at the opposite side of the autobahn.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-06 12:16:49.000000
comment:
Autobahn service station "Lehrter See" on the A2 towards Magdeburg and Berlin.

There is no fuel station here, just a restaurant. There is a bridge to cross to the other side of the autobahn.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-06 12:27:10.000000
comment:
Rasthof (Autohof) "Magdeburg" off the autobahn A2.

You can get here by getting a lift out of Magdeburg on the B1 until Irxleben and walk the rest.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-06 14:08:49.000000
comment:
Good spot to hitch cars from south direction towards Magdeburg on the B1 as they have to stop. Cars on the B1 are too fast to stop.

You can walk from/to the service station "Börde"on the A2 from here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-06 14:10:21.000000
comment:
Traffic light on the B1 towards Magdeburg. You can talk to drivers here. No place to stop if the traffic light is green.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-07 19:23:52.000000
comment:
Autobahn Service station "Medenbach Ost" on the A3 towards Cologne.

There is a petrol station and a restaurant. Getting to the opposite side is a 20 minute walk.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-07 19:34:52.000000
comment:
Autobahn service station "Heiligenroth" on the A3 towards Frankfurt. There is a petrol station, a restaurant and a motel.

The service station at the other side is called "Montabaur" and can be reached by walking back about 20 minutes in the direction you came from.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-07 19:47:26.000000
comment:
Autobahn service station "Fernthal West" on the A3 towards Frankfurt. There is a petrol station and a restaurant.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-08 21:52:06.000000
comment:
We tried our luck along this road that becomes the national. We tried the two gas stations and the roundabouts further on the street. 1 of 3 parties got a ride to Lisboa, the others took a bus in the end. Better trie the higway entrance.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-09 11:13:34.000000
comment:
Got a ride here within some minutes to the gas station. You can walk from the train station Noisy-Le Grand, some 1.5 km. There's a supermarket next to it.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-10 01:45:37.000000
comment:
From here you can go either in the direction of Prishtina or Gjakova and it's easy to get a ride from the side of the road.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-10 01:49:44.000000
comment:
Good for cars going to Peja or Prishtina. There were two more people (locals) also hitch-hiking from there.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-10 16:55:52.000000
comment:
From the city center take a tram 4 to the "Autobusové nádraží podchod" station, then continue in the same direction, cross the road and in 500 metres you will see "Lukoil" petrolstation. Good hitch place in the direction to Ostrava, Opava or Poland.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-10 17:06:51.000000
comment:
Big petrol station, cars going in the Olomouc, Brno, Praha/Wien direction. A lot of parking places, but due newness of the whole highway and petrol station still not really full of cars.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-10 17:22:19.000000
comment:
From the city center, walk trough the Rybnicka street. You can stay in the front of BP petrol station. A lot of local traffic, but some of the cars are going to the A4 (Katowice, Kraków or Opole, Wrocław) or southwards to the Rybnik, Bohumín, Ostrava and farther to the Czech republic)


country: CL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-11 03:41:02.000000
comment:
Es lugar para ir al parque "Torres del Paine".
It is place to go to park "Torres del Paine".
Место для отправления в парк "Torres del Paine".


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-12 12:00:11.000000
comment:
If you wait under the bridge here, there is enough space for cars to stop, just make sure you are visible from far away. Most traffic will be going towards Sofia, but there is a big chance you will be picked up by someone who is going to Dolni Dabnik. If you are heading towards Sofia, ask them to drop you off BEFORE D. Dabnik, where there is a traffic junction.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-12 12:01:55.000000
comment:
If you take some bus out of Pleven, you can ask to be dropped off here and hitch here towards Sofia, where traffic from both roads merges.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-14 00:58:37.000000
comment:
Good spot towards Oslo. Found a direct ride with a truck for less than 15 minutes. Be aware that the gas station closes at 12:00 AM, so don't get stuck there during the winter time :) 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-14 01:02:13.000000
comment:
Very close to the border there is a rest stop for trucks. From there you could find a good ride. Never tried personally, though. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-15 18:50:04.000000
comment:
Got dropped off here.  I wouldn't suggest staying at all.  There's a nearby McDonald's with free Wifi if need be.  Walk or hitch (the road south of McDo) to the next on ramp, 3,2 miles northish.  That other on ramp feeds the freeway with more traffic and there is more space on the on ramp for cars and trucks to stop


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-15 18:52:23.000000
comment:
Nice spot, lots of room and a lot of traffic heading north on I-5.  Most traffic is going to Bakersfield, though, so if you're going farther up the 5 freeway, you should make a "Sacramento" sign.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-15 21:28:52.000000
comment:
Great place for traveling towards the north of France (Macon, Dijon, Paris) or the East, Germany, etc.

What you need to do is get your ass on the Kitchener-Marchand bridge. (métro Perrache, +5-10 minutes walk towards the saone) Make eye contact with drivers stopping at the traffic lights, and ask for a ride to VILLEFRANCHE. You really need a sign indicating this destination too. You must ask the driver to drop you at the péage of VILLEFRANCHE (entry of the motorway) where it's EASY to find another car heading towards your real destination. (paris, etc).

I always go there when i want to get out of Lyon, and never had to wait more than 15 minutes. There's heaps of traffic in the morning.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-07 19:18:05.000000
comment:
Great place for both going west to Kopenhavn as well as north towards Helsingborg.
Dont forget to talk to truckdrivers who can take you long distances!


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-17 16:12:26.000000
comment:
Get out at Chernihivskaya metro station and walk to the main road. If you walk past the marshrutka busstop you can start hitchhiking there. Good place to stop for cars. 


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-17 16:15:08.000000
comment:
When you go from Kiev to Chernihiv or Belarus make sure you don't get to Brovari but take the highway around this place. 


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-17 16:20:17.000000
comment:
Great spot! No cars at all and maybe one truck every 5 or 10 minutes (in winter) - but they stop for you. 
When you're going to Belarus make sure you get off before the road that leads to Chernihiv. Most trucks go straight to Belarus


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-18 11:42:53.000000
comment:
I got dropped of here on my way to the A2. Maybe in better conditions not so bad, but with slippery and icy conditions no car wanted to stop. If you get stuck here like me, ask drivers waiting at the road coming from the western road if you can get a ride to the next roundabout (where 50 and 2 split).


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-18 11:47:20.000000
comment:
Not the best spot, but traffic is slow so you won't be spending too much time here I think. Cars have a shoulder to stop on.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-18 12:06:33.000000
comment:
Am Fichtenplan Nord, A10. It seems that most cars here are locals going into Berlin after refilling fuel. The best from here is to get a short ride to the next station Michendorf, where there's a lot more long distance traffic, both to Magdeburg/Hannover as well as Leipzig.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-18 22:44:25.000000
comment:
Local road from Dendermonde to Hamme or Waasmunster. Did this several times. Average waiting time, no less than 15 min.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-25 20:05:01.000000
comment:
There is little space on this onramp, but small cars could potentially stop here. Tried for 30min with no luck. You can always walk 2km to the service station in south from here.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-25 21:41:01.000000
comment:
Petrol station along the N337. Possibility to ask some cars, but also a good place to thumb passing cars.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-25 21:43:15.000000
comment:
Roundabout on the N337 towards Zwolle. There's limited space for cars to stop, but somehow they do anyway! Very low speeds probably help here.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-25 21:48:09.000000
comment:
On-ramp Meppel-Zuid, A32 towards Steenwijk/Leeuwarden. Probably not that frequented as the other on-ramps in Meppel, but not bad at all. Wide hard shoulder and low speeds. Because of the bushes and 90 degree turn you have to make yourself a bit more visable probably, to attract attention.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-02-26 17:16:08.000000
comment:
This i a local road, but is is good to get to Wavre if you want to get to the E411 without hitch-hiking through the ring of brussels


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-01 11:40:19.000000
comment:
Good spot out of Lüneburg to Hamburg. Traffic okay. 

Guter Punkt Richtung Norden. Verkehr ist okay, breiter Seitenstreifen zum Anhalten.


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-03 16:24:17.000000
comment:
The spot is just after the road splits - one way to Hrodna, the other to Vilnius.  When going to Vilnius this is a pretty good spot, enough place to stop and not too much traffic - most of the trucks go to LT


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-03 16:28:03.000000
comment:
Right after, on, or next to the gas station is a GREAT spot when going to Lithuania. It's only 10 more km to the border so every car is going there. The first car stopped. 


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-03 16:30:13.000000
comment:
When coming from the border, walk at least past the long line of trucks before starting thumbing. A lot more place for cars and trucks to stop, and straight to Vilnius. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-05 02:08:49.000000
comment:
I was here by a mistake from the guy who gave me a lift. But it just took about 30 minutes to find a new lift in the direction of Leipzig.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-30 20:01:45.000000
comment:
Resting place Muldental. Here is a patrol station and a fast food restaurant. It is the last big stop before Leipzig. From here you find people who want to go to north/south on the A9 or keep heading west.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-05 13:59:16.000000
comment:
On-ramp 26, A12 towards Oberhausen. Can be used for direction Germany, or to get into the city. The spot itself is good, but because there are no exits between here and the next junction not many cars will stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-05 14:43:44.000000
comment:
Gas Station near the Highway. we didn´t had any luck here, though, because most of them were only locals.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-05 14:14:31.000000
comment:
In front of highway gate Padova Est. Get here by bus 18 and drop off on the bridge over the highway. Reach the spot by foot through the Ikea park place.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-05 17:13:32.000000
comment:
to Mendig, A48, A61 or North to the Villages. Much traffic on sunday's, during Holidays or on sunny days. Long lifts possible.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-07 02:11:31.000000
comment:
Not good. You'll wait for a long time, get a lot of abuse and the like. I ended up walking to the next junction, several miles to the East.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-07 10:41:28.000000
comment:
A very good place to start out if you go towards the ferry harbour to Aarhus and Ebeltoft (Jutland). Check out the timetable of the ferries on beforehand as there is a risk of getting stuck at the Sjaellands Odde peninsula. Average every 1-2 hour departures. 


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-07 10:54:26.000000
comment:
This is a great spot in the inner city close to noerrebro where you at least will get a ride to a ramp to a highway heading your way. I have used it 5-10 times amongst which half has taken me further down the E20.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-08 11:11:13.000000
comment:
spot to the north, not so many cars, but as good as others spot in north of the city... if we can say " good". make a sign " aire d'autoroute" (highway gas station). really hard to find a car for more thant 30 km


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
at the roundabout, many cars going to the highway, but really hard to find a lift to the north. waited 5 times, 1 to 3 hours each time....


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-10 20:21:32.000000
comment:
Direction Castres. From Toulouse take the metro A to the last stop Balma-Gramont and then the bus line 20 to the stop "Logis vieux" and walk to the roundabout. But il seems that you can stop directly from Balma-Gramont.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-10 20:25:43.000000
comment:
Un conducteur qui m'a pris un peu plus loin aurait lui-même stoppé à cet endroit sans trop attendre, une douzaine de fois au moins. L'accès est direct depuis le métro (terminus Balma-Gramont de la ligne A).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-11 23:00:20.000000
comment:
Ce spot est meilleur que celui quai du Docteur Gailleton. Il faut venir aux heures d'affluence (entre 16h et 19h).La voie d'insertion réduit fortement le traffic à une seule voie ce qui crée un fort ralentissement.  Vous n'avez plus qu'a attendre devant le cul a cul des voitures. . 

I wait here for 20 min at 17 pm . All the cars from the quai du Docteur Gailleton have to decelerate because there is one single road to access to the on ramp. 
Come from 16 pm until19 pm to take advantage of the jam traffic. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-12 16:06:22.000000
comment:
I waited about 30 minutes on a Sunday afternoon (just before sunset) with a sign that said Victorville.  Getting a lift farther could be difficult because most traffic is "local," leaving Ontatio Mills from a day of shopping.  To get lifts from here, you'll have to be relatively clean looking.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-12 16:54:53.000000
comment:
Great for getting "down the hill."  You don't even need a sign; just stick out your thumb and wait ... however waiting time could be up to 1 hour.  Don't look like a bum here.  A sign that says "LA" might help.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-12 17:01:11.000000
comment:
Great spot for getting a ride.to Palmdale and beyond, however it usually takes more than one lift.  Also, remember it's still the LA area, so it might take some time to stop a car.  Be patient!


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-12 17:05:01.000000
comment:
Easy to go east to Yucca, Joshua Tree and 29 Palms.  No sign needed.  Wait times vary from 3 minutes to 30 minutes.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-06 16:52:36.000000
comment:
On-ramp 25 Enschede-Zuid in direction Gronau/Munster on the N35. Not that great, but still the best spot out of Enschede onto the B54 I think.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 14:42:31.000000
comment:
Very good spot when going to the Northwest coast of Caen (Douvres, St-Aubin-Sur-Mer,...). There's a bus station where cars can easily stop. But


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 14:48:08.000000
comment:
A beautiful roundabout where to hitch when you wanna go to Caen ! As many others regions, this area is full of perfect spot like this.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 14:52:35.000000
comment:
If you thought about hitchiking at this exit in direction of Brittany, this spot is senseless. Cars go 90km/h here !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 15:07:46.000000
comment:
Can't remember which exit was the best in direction of Normandy... This one or the other. One of them was a little bit longer, almost no cars where passing by. Thing to do is looking at the exit when arriving close to Dinan. If this one seems empty, don't be shy to ask your driver to leave you at the next exit.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 15:15:33.000000
comment:
Good spot in direction of Brest. On the other side of the motorway, you can also hitchike to Roazhon/Rennes, even if the big roundabout from Lannion/Lannuon should probably be better.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 15:23:25.000000
comment:
To go to the East, one of the options. This one is maybe not the fastest one if you want to leave rapidly, but thanks to the D58 motorway, some cars are going to far away destinations such as Paris.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-12 23:25:39.000000
comment:
In direction of Roazhon/Rennes, the last big exit before leaving Montroulez (Morlaix). One of the two quite good options when going east.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 15:29:44.000000
comment:
In direction to the West (Brest, Landerne,...) good place too. You can hitchhike from the piece of lawn between the two main entries. place to stop for cars on the right !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 15:31:51.000000
comment:
If someone wants to let you in this place when going to the east, try to ask to go to the next one. It's a 5 min detour maximum and much more confortable for you !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 15:37:26.000000
comment:
If you are going East, this is the spot you have to be. There's a 'coivoturage/gwenveturan' station just before. Lots of space to stop at this motorway entry ! 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 15:39:41.000000
comment:
When going South (Kemper for example), it's a good option when coming from the coast. Maybe better to go by Brest indeed


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 15:41:48.000000
comment:
An average spot to go to Kemper/South. Not to many traffic but a bridge where to hitchhike from when it's raining. It probably depend of the day and the hour, more than others spots.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-06 20:31:53.000000
comment:
In direction to the south. 

Plus, look at the north spot indicated in hitchwiki, the technic how to go south from Brest works if you want to go to Brest and your car is stopping at Kemper.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:06:03.000000
comment:
Probably a good option to go to Kemper. Not to far from the city-center. It is possible to walk to this roundabout ! The most easily accessible from the city center: the commercial port. Just below the train station. You can walk on the road going along the walls to a large roundabout where start the road of vieux-saint-marc it's kind of the beginning of the motorway. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:08:28.000000
comment:
The solution to catch the more cars leaving the city: the roundabout of Kergleuz southeast extremity of Brest, at the entrance of Relecq-Kerhuon. The only way to get there is to be dropped off by a car. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:15:25.000000
comment:
Good place to go to the Leon Coast (Plougerne, Lanniliz, Kerlouan...). If you find it difficult for cars to stop, you can walk a little bit to go under the bridge. Enough place to stop but cars are going faster. Last option is to go at the beginning of the roundabout, at the end of the N265...

Otherwise, this is also not a bad option when going East or South. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:24:26.000000
comment:
If you want to reach villages up in Ar Vro Leon, hitchhike from here with the name of your village and one before. There is a perfect place to stop just on the this point !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:27:31.000000
comment:
The roundabout just before is better, much more place to stop. Still it's a good option too, but less safe !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:28:50.000000
comment:
Thanks to recent renovations, it is now very easy to stop just after this roundabout up north ! Anyway the next one is better, because there is more traffic.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:30:40.000000
comment:
instead of paying for the bus, you can hitchhike to Brest from here. Enough space to stop at the entry !

If you do prefer buses, there is one bus station on the last roundabout (the little one).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:33:06.000000
comment:
If you want to reach villages up in Ar Vro Leon, hitchhike from here with the name of your village and one before. It's a good spot with enough space to stop


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:34:32.000000
comment:
When going to Brest, try to reach the next one, safer option to stop. Anyway it's still a good option.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:35:20.000000
comment:
The place to stop when going to Brest. Indeed, others spots are still good, even from the center of Lanniliz !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:38:36.000000
comment:
If you want to reach any villages or little cities from Brest, hitchhike from here. Go at the end of gare routière exit, there is enough space to stop, and many cars taking people from the train, or leaving someone, that are going back to there hometown !!! 

Good option to reach the roundabout of Penn Ar C'hleuz too if you don't want to pay for the bus and spend 30 minutes in it !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-08-12 23:16:34.000000
comment:
Be careful ! No entry if you're on your way to Brest ! Otherwise if you want to reach pempoull (paimpol) or st-brieg it's a good spot.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:46:23.000000
comment:
THE solution if you were left at the pempoull (paimpol) exit. You will have to walk for 10 minutes before reaching this empty spot. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:51:33.000000
comment:
The best spot to Brest. When getting out of Gwiseni/guisseny, walk to the exit of the village in direction of Brest. Once you're at the crossroads of An diriou, hitchhike from there. Many place to stop. Anyway, do not hesitate to hitchhike while walking, many times I find a car before reaching this spot.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:55:50.000000
comment:
If you want to go to Lesneven, Ar Folgoad, Ploudeniel, start hitchin from here and try to reach the parking of the "Troc-Chic".


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 16:57:46.000000
comment:
Just at the exit of Gwiseni, the parking of the Troc-Chic is a perfect place to hitch. Cars from both sides of the villages pass by !

Remember there are empty hours, so start when it's the rush hours !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:00:26.000000
comment:
this roundabout should be a good place if you want to go to Kerlouan or the leon capital Kastell Paol/ St-Pol de Leon.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:02:39.000000
comment:
A spot to reach both directions. On the left, you can go to Ar C'hurnig, in direction of the village, you can sometimes find a car to Brest or Lesneven while walking to better spots.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:05:51.000000
comment:
If goinf to Gwiseni, you should probably rather hitchhike from the center of Kerlouan than hitch after Skol an Aod (an ancien school now transformed into appartements, it's the big white building after the supermarket).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:08:45.000000
comment:
The good spot to ar Gorre-Leon (le Haut Leon). Cars going to Kastell Paol (St-Pol de Leon) if you're lucky ! Hitchhike from the exit of the village, after the football area. enough space to stop.

You can already hitchike while walking to this spot.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:10:39.000000
comment:
Good roundabout to go to Gwiseni. Enough space to stop on the right. If you go to Brest, good one too, just go on the other side of the roundabout, direction Brest. Usualy enough cars.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:12:48.000000
comment:
Not really safe spot to reach both  Gwiseni-Kerlouan. You should rather stay in Ar Folgoad/Le Folgoet spot. Cars are going fast !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:15:38.000000
comment:
A good roundabout to go to Lanniliz, Kerlouan, Gwiseni,... People coming from Landerne and the RN12 usually go by this roundabout to go back home. Plus this is the exit of the supermarket everybody goes to in this region...


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:17:15.000000
comment:
The spot of Ar Folgoad to go to Landerne. Place to stop easily. Don't hesitate to write Ploudaniel on your whiteboard if you want too


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:19:25.000000
comment:
Not to many place to stop when going south, but people always stop within 10 minutes ! A good option when going to the north coast too ! Don't hesitate to manage to reach this spot when someone take you from the North to Lesneven or Ar Folgoad


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-14 17:23:13.000000
comment:
When going South, this spot is the one you have to reach when getting out of Lesneven. There is a red light just here. Don't hesitate to hitchhike while reaching this spot !


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-15 15:09:18.000000
comment:
Spot is on a busstop near a gas station, see the Helsinki topic on how to get there. It is one of the best spots in Helsinki to get to Tampere 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-15 15:46:09.000000
comment:
Right where the road from Ullånger reaches the main road. A lot of cars going straight to Uppsala or Stockholm from here.  


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 00:45:05.000000
comment:
All trucks coming from the port and heading south will be heading onto the motorway from this way. However, there isn't so much space for them to pull over.

There is more than enough space to pull over for private cars however (I stood here for 10mins before getting a ride!). The traffic light also makes it ideal as there is plenty of time for drivers to catch sight of you here.

There is also a petrol station on the opposite corner, should you feel more inclined to ask.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 17:05:17.000000
comment:
once we were dropped to this bad spot after our driver did not understand we wanted to reach the st-arnoult toll ! If this happen to you, there is a petrol station close to this point but not too many cars passing by. Best thing to do is to hitch from this point, enough space to stop. A man from the centre commercial security is often there, but don't care about you. Ask the drivers to drop you in a service station on the N118. There's one about 10km from here.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 17:09:24.000000
comment:
Service station on the N118 - If you want to reach a service station on this road, don't try this one. Only few cars (maybe one each 5 min-10min) stop here. Try the next service station instead


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 17:11:18.000000
comment:
this service station is not too bad if you want to reach the st-arnoult toll. A trick to know if your driver at pont de sevres said he would put you to the toll and did not !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 17:22:18.000000
comment:
Last chance to find a car to Paris-center. Normally you should not have to hitch there. Maybe a spot to try if you want to find a car to the east... But I think the toll is a better option !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 17:42:27.000000
comment:
This place is not so bad when trying to go to Paris. We had to wait about 30 minutes, cars can stop on parking places on the right... But it's maybe because it was at empty hours


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 17:44:22.000000
comment:
This spot is not a very good one, but cars can stop. Too many local cars... If your lucky, you can surely reach another spot up north


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 17:48:06.000000
comment:
Direction Paris : If someone can drop you there, cars are going quite fast but there is enough space to stop. Not the safest and easiest spot in Tours, but it worked !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 17:52:07.000000
comment:
Direction South : Excellent service station, name "aire du poitou-charentes". Crowded place, lots of cars ! If someone can drop you from Poitiers, surely the best spot


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-16 17:54:12.000000
comment:
Direction North : Very Good spot to go up north (Paris). direction Paris : 5-15min to wait.

If you're going to Brittany/Breizh; then It can be longer. I had to wait for around 1h30 !


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-17 14:30:18.000000
comment:
the spot is good (cars go slow and there's place to stop) but i didn't manage to get a ride for the highway after nearly 2 hours. It works probably much better if you're staying on Aurelia (SS1) especially if going south.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-18 11:33:06.000000
comment:
OK spot for using a sign.  If the driver is smart they will pull into the parking lot.  Took me about 15 minutes to get to Gouda.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-18 11:36:02.000000
comment:
On many maps you will see that this park and this petrol station are connected by land.  This is not true, there is water separating them, and it is not worth trying to cross.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-18 11:47:11.000000
comment:
Shell Gas Station right here, stood in front with sign for Utrecht, maybe got a ride within 30 minutes.  Lots of traffic.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-19 20:30:44.000000
comment:
Stood here 1.5 days. Its called "Highway of Tears" because some 15 girls have been gone missing in the last few years while Hitchhiking. Finaly got taken by an American who had no idea. Worst spot in Canada to HH!


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-20 09:45:45.000000
comment:
There's no need to take a taxi. Take the Bus n°9 from the Gare Routiere. Get off the Bus before he goes to the Airport and get your thumb out on the N1


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-20 09:50:46.000000
comment:
You can get here with the Bus N°22. There's a big Supermarket. Get off there. After the Roundabout people pass slowly so it's easy to hitchhike. There's even a gas station.


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-20 09:54:11.000000
comment:
Take the Bus N°16 to the Airport and get off here before he goes straight. Nice Spot to get to the South.


country: LU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-20 10:00:33.000000
comment:
I've waited there 3 hours to get a ride to Germany. But if you are heading to Belgium/France/Netherlands/ or Luxembourg City i's probably a nice spot. There's a lot of traffic anyway


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-20 10:04:24.000000
comment:
Good spot if you just want to go on the other side of the Rhein, but very hard to get in the direction of Cologne.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-10-09 12:39:24.000000
comment:
From this place you can easily hitchhike to Skadarsko Jezero and south seaside of Montenegro (Sutomore, Bar, Ulcinj, Petrovac).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-21 12:49:18.000000
comment:
Very good place for going to Paris/ Le Mans. This is a toll ("Péage"). There is a parking just after the toll. Cars can see you very well and pass close to you.
I have been picked up in 10 min for Paris, with a sign in the middle, of the day.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-21 22:13:22.000000
comment:
There is a half-complete ramp going on the road. It's basicaly a 200 meters long lane with no traffic on it, it's ideal for cars to stop, and you are also visible from a long distance. I think that road is not the highway yet, it will only change into the highway later, because police cars passed us by without any trouble (and hitchhiking is illegal on highways). I got picked up there in 20 minutes both times I tried that spot.


country: SY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:14:25.000000
comment:
Here is the spot I used to hitchhike for one year when comin back from the university Al Qalamoon to Damascus. Never waited more than 10min. Moreover, we were 3 that time. If you want to hitchhike in Syria, good think to know is that you just have to raise your hand whenever and wherever you want. Someone will always take you after only few seconds/minutes waiting. Enjoy, salaam


country: SY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:15:42.000000
comment:
Here is the spot I used to hitchhike for one year when I wanted to go up North. Never waited more than 10min. Moreover, we were 3 that time. If you want to hitchhike in Syria, good think to know is that you just have to raise your hand whenever and wherever you want. Someone will always take you after only few seconds/minutes waiting. You don't need any boards like in Europa. Enjoy, salaam


country: SY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:20:14.000000
comment:
When going to Aleppo, I was stucked in a petrol station just before Homs. Someone dropped me and my sister who just arrived in syria here. I think some services did not want us to hitchhike this time. Anyway, after trying the two sides (hide officers were telling us cars to aleppo were on the other side, true story !!), we finally found a car to Hama. Don't care about it, I'm pretty sure it was expectionnal. It never happened after. Plus, i'm pretty sure this service station was sort of good option!


country: SY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:21:51.000000
comment:
When going to Lattaquia, someone dropped me here. Excellent spot to hitch, like every little point on the side of motorways in Syria !


country: SY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:23:07.000000
comment:
This border is hitchhikeable ! If you want to go to lebanon, it's a faster option than the homs one !


country: SY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:29:40.000000
comment:
If I remember well, there's a town service dropping you close to the motorway. I'll try to find which one it is exactly !


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:33:03.000000
comment:
A good spot to cross the border to go to Turkey ! you can walk on this one. A service can drop you here too, I saw someone getting out from it.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-13 12:52:05.000000
comment:
The spot between greece and turkey. It's a good place but you have to know it's not a possible to cross this border by walk. After being dropped by an imam on the border, I walked to the turkish office, let them make their stuff with my papers. Then I had to hitchhike at the border. The simpliest thing to do is to look for a truck. Many trucks there, but you'll have to wait for about one hour before crossing the river. At the end, I ended finding a car that was crossing greece to italy in less than 5 minutes at the greek office. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:46:40.000000
comment:
I hitchhiked from this place to go up north. After 10 minutes walking to reach the penn ar c'hleuz roundabout, i finally got a ride. Not the best place


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:49:14.000000
comment:
I you want to go to Vannes/Gwened, there is enough space to stop by. Good place to hitchhike, just after the exit, where the N166 start. Plus, cars going to Lorient/An oriant can drop you there and go back on the motorway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:50:27.000000
comment:
I you want to go to Gwened/Vannes, there is enough space to stop by. Good place to hitchhike, just after the exit, where the N166 start. Plus, cars going to An oriant/Lorient can drop you there and go back on the motorway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 01:54:01.000000
comment:
When getting out of the village, you can stay on the center, there are parking where cars can stop. Be careful and try to hitch at the rush hours


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 17:38:23.000000
comment:
There is space for cars to stop and more traffic than in the gas station. I got a ride in a minute to Lyon.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-22 23:25:09.000000
comment:
Resting Area with gas station "Rohrbrunn". Quite some traffic. Good possibilities to find a ride to Frankfurt. Also some drivers going west, maybe north as well.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-07-31 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Service area and gas station "Irschenberg". Its off the Motorway and only one for both directions (east/south and westt/north).


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-26 15:01:01.000000
comment:
To avoid standing in vain few hours in exit of Maribor (near Baumax), better solution is to start from here for all  southern directions (Ljubljana, Zagreb, etc.)  


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-27 23:32:38.000000
comment:
Cars go rather slow on this curvy mountain road through Krowiarki Pass, you will possibly see 1-2 cars/min (6 PM). We (4 person) were walking by and trying to catch a lift to Zawoja-Policzne. First 2 of us got a lift after 15min, and another 2 - 90sec after them :). Most of cars go to Zawoja (lesser amount of cars go to Zubrzyca - another direction), I don't think you would catch a lift from here further than to Maków Podhalański/Sucha Beskidzka (or Jabłonka - another direction).


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-29 22:48:02.000000
comment:
In the absence of any other recommendations I tried this autogrill. Its pretty quiet but I managed to get a lift within 45 mins.You can catch a bus to Modungo from the port or elsewhere in the city. Get off the bus just after it passes under the autostrada and turns right follow the road ahead and under a road bridge and the motorway. You have to climb up the bank and walk along the autostrada for 300m as the access road to the autogrill is fenced off with a couple of dogs roaming around.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-30 02:03:03.000000
comment:
Not such a great spot to get out of Melbourne. I picked this place because it had a decent onramp and was close to the metro. Don't accept ride offers to Werribee (as I did), as most exits don't have a corresponding onramp and you will either be walking a ways or hitching on the motorway.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-30 02:05:21.000000
comment:
Northward, we had an easy time hitching here. The 401 bus gets you to about a kilometer of here, ask the driver for directions.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-30 11:13:50.000000
comment:
There is space for cars to stop. Hitchhiked there once with a sign to Issoire and got a lift in few minutes. In 9 kilometers there's a gas station where you can be dropped off.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-30 11:28:35.000000
comment:
Great spot with lots of space for cars to stop. Got a ride in seconds to Spain. 4 kilometers from the center of  Saint Fleur


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-01 23:47:57.000000
comment:
There's good space on both sides and this is also where the Pristina-Gjilan bus stops. Good to either of the cities or even visiting Novo Brdo.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-03 21:36:14.000000
comment:
Eichelborn Nord. Big gas station where many drivers take a break. Perfect spot to get into direction Bad Hersfeld (Frankfurt).


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-04 15:14:55.000000
comment:
Good place to hitchhike to Zagreb. Use big sign ''ZG''.
I came here from Novi Sad by bus. It cost 3 euros, just tell driver to stop at toll station (naplatna rampa). You can also hitchhike to this place from Novi Sad.
When you get here, walk on flyover (bridge) and look on right side you will see where wire fence is starting there is space to pass. Go down the hill and there stand next to highway fence. I don't know if this is legal but it works. If you are afraid of police better go on toll station 100m from here. 


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-04 15:22:42.000000
comment:
Place to hitchhike to next town Čoka, and further. It's famous place all locals are hitchhiking here, their are so use to it that you don't even need to use your thumb.
Sometimes it's to crowded, than go more away and hitchhike after bridge.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-12 18:55:21.000000
comment:
This is the A38/A6 toll station. not too much traffic here, but still a good place. From there you can reach the service station "les lochères" (km 255) if going to Paris. If you go to Dijon, beware, there is no more service station !


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-06 12:47:53.000000
comment:
The main road towards Kirkines is more difficult than other places in Russia to hitch on. There is little civilian traffic and you will likely get picked up by military personnel at some point. There are also military checkpoints along the way, if you are a foreigner you will be asked for your documents and registration at these points so have them close to hand. Expect to be taken into their hut for some questions also. Have fun! :-D


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-07 21:40:58.000000
comment:
Direction Slovenia, LJ. This is the very old street to Vienna. The place has an enormous potential: big space next to the street, perfect visibility and cars which are just accelerating to get out of Opicina. I got here walking from the centre of Trieste but it's crazy, really steep. you get the tram from trieste to opicina and the walk here. I got picked up in half hour and was brought directly in the centre of Ljubljana. On the way back I walked all the way from Sezana to here, then tram till trieste.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 13:36:46.000000
comment:
I´ve never hiked from this place, but since i´m originally from schwandorf and have some hitchhiking experience i would propose this location. here is a new gas station right in front of the highway. since i think the best way to hichhike is to talk to people directly this should be the best place. good luck 


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 20:34:22.000000
comment:
The border crossing is for cars only but if you are unlucky enough to talk to the border officer (actually, he is not a border officer but who cares, he is the first guy to stop you there), he will ask for a bribe (10 EUR) and force you into the first car to pass.

Please hitchhike before the border!


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 20:40:42.000000
comment:
Works if going to the west.
First hitchhiked to Svit mistakenly, then got back and hitchhiked to Brezno from the same spot.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 21:01:19.000000
comment:
Walk north out of Maribor for a hour or less and you will see a circle, great place to hitchhike. Took me 5 minutes to the east.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 21:03:39.000000
comment:
Tried to hitchhike but got arrested by the police instead. Although I was subject to a fine of 150 EUR (it is prohibited to walk by the highways in Slovenia), they were nice enough to take me to the Hungarian border.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 21:10:09.000000
comment:
Take a bus from Novi Beograd heading to Dobanovci, get out when the bus exits the highway. It is forbidden to stay there but nobody really cares. Got a direct ride to Zagreb in 15 minutes.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 21:26:34.000000
comment:
Few people would stop. Walked all the way down from the border to Brgat until some German guys took us.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 21:30:13.000000
comment:
Took us a while to get a lift to Herceg Novi (it was a taxi and the driver was nice enough to offer us a free ride).


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 21:52:46.000000
comment:
Got a ride to Preševo in 20 minutes at a petrol station. Cars are passing both from the left and from the right side of where is possible to hitchhike, so both of us hitchhiked on each side.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 22:05:04.000000
comment:
Tried to hitchhike north-bound to Niš or at least Leskovac, there were loads of cars and trucks having a rest but nobody wanted to take us.


country: AM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-08 23:37:08.000000
comment:
This is a bit of a no brainer really as its the only north-south road. You will not have to wait very long.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-09 13:50:42.000000
comment:
excellent spot (i'm living close by). stand before the advertising collum and the yield sign but behind the lights if you want to travel north.enough room to stop. no sign but big smile needed.best time on fridays is from 9.30am till13.30 pm.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-09 14:03:02.000000
comment:
excellent for going north, there is some gravel at the side, where cars can stop. to most rides go to schweinfurt, change ride at the next gasstation (Riedener Wald) ca. 20km north from this point. best position is at the first black/white mark.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-09 14:52:02.000000
comment:
fairly okay when you we're just dropped off from the autobahn and want to go north. be aware of the hausfrauenverkehr (after 19 pm you are stuck)


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-12 09:06:16.000000
comment:
If heading westward, do yourself a favor and turn down the ride offer to Penong. The same traffic will be passing through Ceduna, where there is a grocery, relatively inexpensive (for rural Australia, anyway) bottle shop, and a nice beach. Penong has none of these things, and both the petrol station and general store are very expensive. (The flies are horrible and there's hardly any shade, either.) If you are stuck here, camping spots aren't hard to find, and the pub is a friendly place to relax after a day of hitchhiking failure.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-12 09:12:45.000000
comment:
right after border. petrol station and lots of other smaller or bigger business. cars are driving slow, sometimes stopping for motorway stickers, also you can wave for the trucks.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-12 09:15:58.000000
comment:
Heading out to cross the Nullarbor, this BP station is strategically the best spot to look for a lift. Unfortunately, the roadhouse owner is one of the biggest pricks one can meet in Australia and will promptly kick you off the property (and then yell at you for an additional 5 minutes). It's best to avoid the property itself and stand adjacent to it, or you may get the cops called on you. Should the owner decide to bother you anyhow, there's no use reasoning with him, so just tell him to lick a camel's ass. Anyone planning to cross the Nullarbor should also note that the Ceduna IGA is the last reasonably priced grocery store that you will find for a long, long time, so stock up.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-12 09:20:57.000000
comment:
Going south, this is your best spot. Public transpot will get you within a kilometer of here, though with Canberra's odd layout, it can be a bit confusing. (Having a map will help.)


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
new junction. direction dupnitsa and greece: better (more space) up on the motorway than down in the roundabout. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-12 11:54:34.000000
comment:
Nice spot for going North or South on I-5, or West on Highway 12.

This place is real finicky! Make sure you LOOK and ACT your BEST!  There's tons of competition; including meth mouths asking for spare change (spangers) for "beer," old school dead heads vying for gas money and other hitchhikers going all directions.

At the Flying J, you can ask people directly for a lift.  I think having a sign is a good idea, so you can walk to the trucker's area to fly it.   Mind the Flying J managers.  They are nice, but don't want too many leeches on their property, so avoid the area if meth mouths and spangers are hovering in the area.  The police don't mind you if you look legit.

McDonald's nearby has free wifi.  There's an AMPM/Arco down the road that takes food stamps/ebt.  The Denny's is open 24 hours, so if you buy a coffee they won't mind you hanging around in there (but the wifi isn't free at Denny's!).


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-12 12:17:02.000000
comment:
Nice place to ask for rides going either direction and any distance.  I've hitched into L.A., to Palm Springs and to Phoenix from here.  There are two east bound onramps, so asking is probably more efficient than thumbing it.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 10:05:54.000000
comment:
There is a petrol station. There you can talk to the drivers and get a car to Ogre (it is name of the town), Jekabpils, Daugavpils.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 10:14:15.000000
comment:
There is a petrol station. There you can find a lift to Jekabpils, Daugavpils, Rezekne.
In this petrol station is a lot of cars.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 10:39:42.000000
comment:
I tried to hitchhike from petrol station to Aizkraukle, Jekabpils, but it was unsuccessful. I waited 2 hours, and then I go on the road. There is no place to stop a car, but in the middle of the road is a safety island before traffic lights. So, I stood in the middle of road and wait for red light on traffic lights. And then I knocking on car windows and after few minutes get a ride. This is not a good way to hitchhike. But if there is no other chances, you can try to. But you must be very fast, becouse when the green light will light up, then cars go further. If jou get a ride, you must take the car with all the bags very quickly, while the light is red light.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 12:27:23.000000
comment:
The spot when going to the Gorre-Leon coast (Rosko/Roscoff - St-Pol de Leon /Kastell Paol).
PLus, there is enough space to stop and a service station just after !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 12:32:24.000000
comment:
Lots of space to stop. An intermediate spot if you want to reach Brest. Not the best solution, but good place to go to Landerne !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 12:41:26.000000
comment:
If you want to reach Paris, stopping there is a bad option. More likely, because of the new road planning, cars go on the "rocade" before this spot. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 12:44:47.000000
comment:
As told before, magic place if you go up north, far east,...

Don't forget to push the light button ! If not, cars going on the "rocade" won't have the red light ! 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 12:50:43.000000
comment:
When coming from the West, the last service station before the 'rocade'. I used to stop here (about 6 or 7 times) and always had to wait about one hour. I now prefer to reach others spots on the rocade exit ! If you're driver don't want to leave you elsewhere, it's still an acceptable option. Ask the drivers directly, it will be faster !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 12:57:20.000000
comment:
It seems senseless. Once I hitched there, had a car easily but was dropped there by accident. Don't try here, cars are goin soooo fast !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 00:38:18.000000
comment:
Spot to go to Le Mans/Paris...
It seems like it's not a perfect spot. Not too much space to stop. When i tried this one, there was too much traffic, and it was quite hard ! I finally found a car afterall, but would not try it again.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:11:41.000000
comment:
To Naoned/Nantes, bad option. We were dropped here by accident, saw this spot was senseless and got back at the last exit. Don't try this one.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:12:32.000000
comment:
To Gwened/Vannes. If you're a local going to the city, this work well, otherwise, don't hink about this spot for more faraway distances !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:13:31.000000
comment:
Once a driver though this was a good spot for Naoned/Nantes and left us there, bad option, there is NO entry for it !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:15:39.000000
comment:
To Naoned/Nantes. Lots of traffic, enough space even if it's not excellent. Wainting time 15 min to find a car going to Naoned, it's maybe the best one in Gwened/Vannes.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:22:44.000000
comment:
If people are going easter than An Oriant/Lorient. You can ask them to leave you there, they can easily take bac the N165 from there (they have to cross the bridge, take the n465 in direction of the N165).
From there, you can find cars to the center of Lorient easily !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:24:28.000000
comment:
If you want to leave An Oriant/Lorient, don"t hesitate to hitch from here. It worked for me in less than 5 minutes !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:26:09.000000
comment:
As the other ones, you can hitch from here to reach better roundabouts, I never waited more than 10 minutes on the roundabout of Kemper !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:29:19.000000
comment:
Plenty of space to stop if you want to go to Krozon ! good thing is cars going down south can drop you here, and take back the motorway !
Take care, during the Penn ar Bed Festival (festival du bout du monde), there could be competitors !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:42:29.000000
comment:
I hitched there once, waited 10 minutes to go to Roazhon/Rennes but i was lucky. Not too much traffic...


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:49:35.000000
comment:
I was dropped here once. It's a gas station with no cars. I waited 15 minutes but it's the second and only car who passed by who took me to Roazhon/Rennes. Don't try it, unless it's the holidays and the road is fully crowed !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 13:51:51.000000
comment:
I think the "aire de service" of Yffiniac is just here. Don't go here, I tried it once, and had to wait about 25 minutes to find a car going to Brest. cars are too rare here.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 14:07:43.000000
comment:
If going to the Kreiz-Briezh or Kemper, it's a good spot, and when cominf for touristical region in Brittany, you will find this road to Kemper amazing ! Enjoy.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-13 14:11:03.000000
comment:
To go to Ar roc'h Morvan/La roche maurice, not too many cars, it's mabye better to join Landerne first !


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-14 21:48:17.000000
comment:
Spot to Berlin from Greifswald with a sign. Small place for cars to stop, you get almost all the traffic from Greifswald.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-15 14:06:25.000000
comment:
20 minutes for a ride to Rotterdam. Traffic lights, medium to low speed traffic. The ramp to the highway has shoulder for drivers to stop.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-15 21:21:12.000000
comment:
towards Glasgow, stand about 200 metres out of town from the Tesco, not a great place but better than walking out towards industrial estate


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-15 21:24:26.000000
comment:
big layby on northbound A82, possibility to take train from \\glasgow Queen Street to Balloch and walk a mile or so to this spot, hitch to Tarbert Loch Fyne, Oban, Fort William


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 13:02:59.000000
comment:
Not very legal but everyone leaving has to pass you, so there's tons of traffic. There's a small spot where the car can stop to let you in before returning to the A1.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 17:06:22.000000
comment:
When going to Brest, there is a bus stop 50m after the roundabout ! good to know, and probably safer than the roundabout !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 17:08:08.000000
comment:
close to the casino, a good roundabout in both direction ! it's maybe more difficult to stop in the direction of kastell paol /St-Pol


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 17:10:57.000000
comment:
to reach the N12 and Montroulez-Morlaix, this spot is the best one in Kastell-Paol/St-Pol. You can hitchhike from the city center to go here. simply ask the roundabout of the D58 !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 17:16:36.000000
comment:
If you want to reach Ireland by boat, here is the ferry to cork ! Rosko/Roscoff is an easy city to reach by thumb, but people pay the ferry by person and not by cars. If you're in Brittany, it's still the best option and you can buy tickets for less than 70euros in summer.

If coming from outside of Brittany, it's probably better to cross the channel in calais (people pay by car) and then hitch in england and wales, even if it's a little bit more difficult there. In wales, you still have to pay the ferry but it's cheaper !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 17:18:14.000000
comment:
Thanks to the ferry, you can find many different directions from this roundabout ! A good place to stop when ferries come (but there are no ferries everyday, be careful).


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 17:29:56.000000
comment:
The place to stop when you come back from Morocco. 

Me and a friend waited for a car going to France from here at the end of the summer. Lots of cars, lots of full cars full of Moroccan families but after 6 hours, we got our car to Baiona (Bayonne) !

Pretty sure you can get it faster, especially if you're alone hitchin' !

If it doesn't work at all, there is a bus going to San Sebastian for 50 euros, leaving around 5 p.m everyday if i remember well.  (i'm not sure of the hour, but sure of the price, which is the 2010 price) 


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 17:39:54.000000
comment:
We hitched from here with a friend to join the motorway. It worked in less than 15 min for us ! you should try, and don't forget that european standard in terms of hitchhiking spots are not the same in Morrocco. You can hitch from everywhere !


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 17:42:35.000000
comment:
We hitchhiked from here to join Marrakech. After only 2 minutes, two germans took us to the capital ! 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 17:51:42.000000
comment:
Never tried there, but i'm not sure cars can stop when coming from st-malo... Cars on the N176 are already going at 60km/hmin, maybe more !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 18:01:30.000000
comment:
To Breizh/Brittany/Bretagne, I found a car to Roazhon/Rennes in 5 minutes. Many cars, during easter holidays. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-16 18:14:46.000000
comment:
This service station is the last one if going to Dijon. When getting south, it's an excellent one, plenty of cars. 

For the A38 and dijon, we had to wait about 40 minutes, but It could had been faster if asking the drivers !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-12 18:48:03.000000
comment:
Spot to Paris. Take the bus 30 from dijon center and stop at vaux bruns and you will be at this spot ! 

It is perfect, due to some road planning, the old spot just at he entry of the motorway is now less attractive. Cars still can stop but hitchin' on the road from dijon just before the crossroad is a better option. ClosE to the traffic light, it's perfect ! waiting minutes before a lift to paris : 3 min !


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-17 01:22:35.000000
comment:
Cops bugging us and a long wait. Got a ride down the road a km or so to a petro station and had better luck there.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-17 12:40:13.000000
comment:
When your heading is to Kardzhali. Locals are very friendly. This is the last stop of bus #4, which passes through the center. There is a bus station at the entrance of the town on the road Plovdiv-Asenovgrad. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a petrol station in the city centre and is very easily accessible from anywhere in the city- basically opposite Cabot Circus.

It is potentially a good spot if you are lucky not to get kicked out by the petrol station staff (that's what happened to us). Nevertheless, you can wait at the exit, where cars have slowed down to join the traffic, but being able to talk to the driver is infinitely better. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-17 20:31:24.000000
comment:
These are the pedestrian traffic lights situated just by the parking. When you notice a car/truck approaching, press the button. They stop at the traffic lights and you can talk to them. Still, talking to people on the parking might be a bit better if you can.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-01-14 17:34:49.000000
comment:
3 of us waited for 2:30 hours to get a ride to Wien. Though, it a not so bad spot if you are alone. Most of the cars go to Brno, a few to Slovakia and a bit more to Austria. The problem is that at dawn is getting really cold there, so you better get a ride fast. Wait at the petrol station or ask the people at the parking place in front of the restaurant. And if you are at that place, please great out friend Freaky(you will recognize him) :) 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-18 03:27:53.000000
comment:
On the side of the road, opposite bus stop and very close to access A27. Lots of traffic, busy local road. Drivers can stop quickly on the side of the road, though there's no hard shoulder - for trucks etc. this spot is no good.


country: EE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-18 13:03:20.000000
comment:
There isn't much space, but you will get dropped here easily when people are heading to roads 4 or 9 when you're going to different direction  them.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-19 10:13:31.000000
comment:
Towards NL: very busy spot but little room for cars to stop and they're still heading in all directions, wouldn't recommend standing here. We did get a ride to the north of the city.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-20 15:21:41.000000
comment:
Really a bad place for starting trip into the warsaw direction. You can stay here before Autobahn sing (for cars which turn right). But its a small narrow site, high speed...


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars speed up quite a bit after the turn, but with a sign and a good smile, it's possible to get a lift to the east.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-04 17:38:17.000000
comment:
The only spot for going both to west and east from this town.
It doesn't make sense to go further in direction of the highway, no good spots after.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-22 02:41:10.000000
comment:
Best place for hitchhike on island Krk and further Lošinj and Cres. Tried to hitchhike from there on Krk at least 20-30 times, and mostly needed only 10 to 20 minutes to get a ride, sometimes even less.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-24 15:51:22.000000
comment:
I took bus three to the Alpenstrasse and waited in front of the junction. Cars drive just slow enough to notice you. One car took me to the next petrol station.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-18 19:47:25.000000
comment:
Very good place - can get there from Valmiera by foot or by taking city bus. If using bus - 40 santims is the cost of ticket.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-25 21:27:35.000000
comment:
If going to Riga this is supprisingly a good spot in a bus stop "Kocenu kapi". Usually doesnt take long time. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-26 11:00:54.000000
comment:
Seems to be a suitable possibility to find something to Lausanne / Geneva etc. But not sure about the legal status of this spot - yeah, it's a ramp but maybe also belongs to highway...
I've waited (single male) only 20mins, but someone recognized me (from hostel) and that's why decided to stop. so, I I've rated this spot as "average"


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-26 11:15:48.000000
comment:
I was dropped here while traveling from Geneva to Fribourg. So I don't know how to reach here from the center of Lausanne. The place is not very comfortable for drivers - there's only single lane and if someone stops, following cars must stop too. However, it's a quite slow-speed place and it's not too difficult to catch something.
I was standing just "Under the bridge" ; )


country: GE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-26 13:38:16.000000
comment:
ერთერთი ყველაზე მოსახერხებელი ადგილი თბილისიდან გასასვლელად ჩრდილოეთის ან დასავლეთის მიმართულებით. აქ გამოვლილი ტრანსპორტის 95%  სწორედ ამ მიმართულებებით მიდის ქალაქგარეთ. სტანდარტული გზა ქალაქიდან - დიდუბის მეტროდან ზაჰესის ავტობუსი (121) ან აგრარული უნივერსიტეტის ავტობუსი. რომპეტროლის გაჩერება.
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one of the most easy place to go to north or west. 95% of passing vehicles goes definitely to those directions.
most common way from town: from metro Didube, the bus to Zahesi (#121) or the bus to agrarian university. bus stop at Rompetrol gas station.ერთერთი ყველაზე მოსახერხებელი ადგილი თბილისიდან გასასვლელად ჩრდილოეთის ან დასავლეთის მიმართულებით. აქ გამოვლილი ტრანსპორტის 95%  სწორედ ამ მიმართულებებით მიდის ქალაქგარეთ. სტანდარტული გზა ქალაქიდან - დიდუბის მეტროდან ზაჰესის ავტობუსი (121) ან აგრარული უნივერსიტეტის ავტობუსი. რომპეტროლის გაჩერება.
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one of the most easy place to go to north or west. 95% of passing vehicles goes definitely to those directions.
most common way from town: from metro Didube, the bus to Zahesi (#121) or the bus to agrarian university. bus stop at Rompetrol gas station.


country: GE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-27 11:41:49.000000
comment:
(KA) მარტივი გზა ბაზალეთის ტბიდან და ახლომახლო ადგილებიდან თბილისამდე, ან მთავარ გზამდე (ს 3) ჩასასვლელად.
(EN) simple way from bazaleti lake etc. to go to Tbilisi or to the main road (ს 3).


country: GE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-27 11:44:59.000000
comment:
(KA) ჩვეულებრივ, აქ ჩავლილი მანქანების უმეტესობა თბილისისკენ მიდის.
(EN) usually, most cars passing go to Tbilisi.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-28 21:06:05.000000
comment:
Lots of cars going to North, but possible to find also lifts to south. Good for trucks, too. Walkable from the airport.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-28 23:07:17.000000
comment:
5 cars in 30 minutes, which went the direction to Teruel. But the 5th car stopped for us and took us 300 kilometers to Zaragoza.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-28 23:24:31.000000
comment:
high traffic, but to fast and a bad place to stop. the cars ignored us until we gave up. the train station is so close..


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-28 23:33:13.000000
comment:
its a small curve, but the cars can stop there. unfortunately in 1 hour no one wanted to drive to our direction. not so many cars to pamplona.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 09:12:47.000000
comment:
Entrance to the A4. Very good to go South to Strasbourg, but very few cars to Metz/Verdun/Reims/Paris (north) because all the local people go on the A4 further north when they drive to Metz/Verdun/Reims/Paris


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 09:23:43.000000
comment:
Last service station before Reims. Cars are going either to Paris (west) or to St Quentin/Lille/Calais. You can ask people at the restaurant, parking, etc..


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 09:27:39.000000
comment:
Last service station before the cars drive either south (Troyes/dijon/Lyon) or east (Verdun/Metz/Strasbourg). Very good to talk to the drivers.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 09:38:49.000000
comment:
First service station after Calais. To go South. I got stuck there a Saturday evening and had to spend the night in my tent. Not many cars stopping at this service station and they were quite full. The staff is very very nice though. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 09:49:48.000000
comment:
If you get stuck in DOver at night, you can sleep there. It's a pub called the Castel, they have some cheap rooms with a shower for backpackers (15pounds).


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 10:06:27.000000
comment:
A lot of space for cars to stop. Good to go further eastwards on the A303 an to try to get on the M3


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 10:07:24.000000
comment:
A lot of space for cars to stop. Good to go further eastwards on the A303 an to try to get on the M3. Lot of traffic (but maybe a lot of local traffic, must depend of the day and time you're there).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 11:40:18.000000
comment:
pour aller au nord vers Lorient, Brest, ou au sud vers Vannes, Nantes. bande d'arrêt sur le côté pour que les automobilistes s'arrêtent. 
spot parfait en fin de journée quand tout le monde rentre de la plage.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-14 18:20:25.000000
comment:
good spot to go north to Mérida. Extremadura. or Portugal. 
big roundabout where cars can stop. (depends on the traffic)


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-12 19:59:37.000000
comment:
A way to Lausanne/Bern/Montreux etc. Currently here's Agip's gas station. The only possibility here is to stop the car which entered on the station.
Not a good spot, I think.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 16:39:28.000000
comment:
Good spot to hitchhike to the A5 (north). You definitely need a sign! Hitchhike just before the entrance to the Lidl.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 18:56:50.000000
comment:
Best spot in Hamburg for heading to Berlin. Just stand in front of the busstop in direction to the roundabout. Doesn't take longer than 10 minutes waiting, even in the rain. Sometimes you even get company by other hitchhikers heading to Berlin.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-30 19:07:23.000000
comment:
People get here to get cheaper gasoline than at the Autobahn A24. So possible to get a lift to Berlin or Hamburg. Nice chat with the service staff.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-01 01:44:21.000000
comment:
This place is good for lifts to Valle Gran Rey or Santiago, and can be quicker than the bus.

The whole island is a hitching paradise, just make sure to bring a light for hitching at night. 


country: CV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-01 02:06:08.000000
comment:
At the top of the Cova there is a water refilling station where pickups and trucks come to collect water. Get your lift here!


country: MR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-01 03:35:56.000000
comment:
ONLY for jumping the train to Choum. Make sure you bring some goggles and wear something around your mouth, for the intense dust...

It was a free-for-all last time I was there in '06.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-01 22:07:18.000000
comment:
A lot of cars passing and good space for stopping, but most of them seemed to be heading towards Liege.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-02 10:18:04.000000
comment:
On Ramp Brandenburg, good for Berlin, average to good to the West (Hannover) ... I'll give it an average, because there is no public transport close by.


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-02 19:49:40.000000
comment:
I was hitchhiking here in the direction of Bitola, after the road makes a left turn after a bridge and a gas station. This is a bit out of town (at the sign marking the end of Resen), so most cars are going fast and are seemingly reluctant to stop. Might be a better idea to stand a bit closer to town where cars go slowly. Got a ride to Gevgelia (I was going to Thessaloniki) in a bit more than an hour.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-03 20:01:32.000000
comment:
Heading East along the A14 towards cambridge- there is  space for a vehicle to stop and its straight after the roundabout so the traffic isn't too fast. 
BUT traffic can be VERY heavy on this road, so it may be difficult to get a lift at rush hour.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-03 20:09:54.000000
comment:
Good spot to hitch to corfe castle/swanage. Slow traffic, wide road, bus shelter in case of a downpour, near shops and places to get food.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-03 21:42:08.000000
comment:
I think it's a good place to go to Fribourg, Lausanne etc. There is enough place for drivers to stop, traffic light, relatively slow motion...


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-04 01:08:04.000000
comment:
Traffic is slow and frequent off the roundabout, space for cars to pull up briefly at the pub carpark. Easy enough to get lifts as far as brockworth at least.


country: CL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-04 01:18:54.000000
comment:
It took me 3 days hitching to get out of this villag!. Further up the carreterra austral there is a ferry connection; check the timing of the last ferry because no-one will leave that way after 30 mins or so before the last ferry departs (which was 3pm several years ago).Traffic is incredibly thin, but that one car that does appear may very well take you. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-04 01:27:25.000000
comment:
Awkward spot. There's a well placed layby, but the traffic is coming very fast down the hill heading west and the layby is bumpy as hell. Probably have to be patient when the roads are busy.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-04 01:43:57.000000
comment:
Bus stop. Its a fast road but you are visible from a long way. It's a short walk from the city bus system. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-04 01:49:21.000000
comment:
Small layby opposite Cirencester College. Its a bit of a walk from the town centre, but excellent spot for a lift to Stroud or beyond.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-07 13:18:34.000000
comment:
There is a gas station here right by a big supermarked, the gas station is right next to E18 (major road to Oslo, Kristiansand) and it's right next to Torp Airport. So there is a lot of traffic going thru here.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-07 19:02:11.000000
comment:
Towards Stryków. Bus stop, cars going slowly after the turn. Much less local trafic than on previous street (some cars going to Lodz via Okólna street). 


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 09:19:38.000000
comment:
Good spot if you want to go to Targu Jiu or Horezu. There is a bus station after the traffic light on the crossroad


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 09:25:47.000000
comment:
This street drive you to the end of the city: continue until you pass the park on the left, you will reach the roundabout and you can start to hitchhike from there. 


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 09:33:04.000000
comment:
Usually we waited 15/30 minutes to get a ride, and in Romania is a lot! Try to hitchhike a little bit far from the center (there are a lot of "local hitchhekers") in the main street that go to the north. If you come from Targu Jiu/Craiova (the south part of Romania) Petrosani is a obligatory step: anyway, if you can, try to skip this city :)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 09:39:23.000000
comment:
There is a petrol station on the right side of the road, after the roundabout. You can hitchhike from there: the street to Valcea is beautiful! There isn't a lot of traffic because is a little town: we waited around 15/20 min.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 09:44:29.000000
comment:
If you're going to Valcea (so the south) there is a lot of cars that drive in that direction. You won't have a problem to find a car, just try to go straight to Valcea without stopping in the villages in the middle of the way


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 09:47:56.000000
comment:
Little town close to Ranca, Novaci isn't crowded; anyway, you can easily get a ride to Targu Jiu (the main city of this area) from the main street. Just wait 5 minutes after this crossroad (it's also a bus station...so you can get the "microbuz" if there isn't traffic)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 09:50:33.000000
comment:
Transalpina is a beautiful way the pass close to the mountain. But if you want to go by hitchhike, it's easy just in the weekend during the winter (because Ranca is a sky resort, and a lot of Romanians go there to sky and to spend their holidays). During the autumn/spring there isn't traffic here, so you could wait for a long time.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 10:12:42.000000
comment:
You can start to hitchhike after the bridge (on the rifht side there is a bus station...go a little bit further): good spot if you want to go to Motru/Baia Herculane/Drobeta-Turnu Severin


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 10:25:31.000000
comment:
After the border, you can easily get a truck straight to Istanbul. Just wait, or ask the drivers (you won't wait more than 10 minutes)


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-08 10:33:14.000000
comment:
The truck driver left us here (on the highway): it's not really good spot because they haven't place to stop (only in the emergency lane) and they drive really fast.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-05-29 11:14:55.000000
comment:
Just after the roundabout is the best place to hitch as traffic is still slow. Most of the traffic is heading towards London.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-14 21:14:11.000000
comment:
Spot on the sidewalk where people can stop. Not the best spot, but works pretty good. A lot of traffic going past, a good place to start north, south or east


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just behind the Aral gas-station(maybe Esso, not sure any more) is a bus stop. its right at the beginng of the two lanes part, so a good place to stop for cars.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-11 09:53:46.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop where you can stand with a sign "Wa-wa" (meaning Warsaw) or just with thumbs up. All trafic going from A4, Czech Republic towards Łódź and Warsaw is going through


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-11 16:40:21.000000
comment:
We (2 boys) got a lift to Skomielna Biała (direction - Krakow) after 10 mins. Our friends (2 girls) waited 30 mins and got a lift to Nowy Targ. There's a bus stop and cars go rather slow as it's still in the city.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-11 16:48:51.000000
comment:
We (2 boys) were walking to this place called Łysa Polana downhill from parking at Polana Palenica (1,5 km), trying to get a lift to Zakopane. We got to Łysa Polana and waited by the bus stop for 3 minutes, then we got a lift to Zakopane. Our friends, 3 girls, walking about 100m before us, got a lift to Bukowina Tatrzańska about 500m Łysa Polana. If you're lucky you may also catch a ride further than to Zakopane as there are many tourists coming from far away. They usually use parking at Polana Palenica and all of them go through Łysa Polana, too. The problem is that people who go further than to Zakopane are mainly families so their cars are rather packed.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-11 18:15:03.000000
comment:
->Domažlice->Cham or Nürnberg/Regensburg, take trolley-buses 12, 15, 17 with terminus Nová Hospoda. continue small road till you'll bigger road, on the ramp you can easily hitchhike.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-11 20:45:53.000000
comment:
Good spot for travelers going south, there is a bus stop just after traffic lights so cars gain relatively low speed there. Lidl and another supermarket nearby.


country: IL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-12 11:18:04.000000
comment:
Getting a ride to TLV area.
OR getting a schedueld ride with
http://www.bgu.co.il/tremp.aspx
you need to get someone to translate for you but they have a lot of rides offered going to Beersheba (south of the country) area.
Good luck!
p.s 
this spot is better with a sign.


country: IL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-12 11:22:50.000000
comment:
To Jerusalem! a good spot there is a LOT of traffic so it is better to come with a sign.
but there are also "Superbus" busses and "Sheirut" group cabs coming from telaviv that dont cost much and will get you very fast to jerusalem too :)
good luck.
P.S !
make sure you get with the right kind of people - cus there are all sorts of wierdos on the highway.


country: IL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-12 11:42:19.000000
comment:
Got stuck here twice fro five hours had to catch a cab in the end ... better to get back up to Ein Karem and get a ride from there its just a 10 min walk.
Good luck.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-12 19:39:53.000000
comment:
2 girls got a ride to Zakopane from a couple leaving a parking after 5 mins of walking. 500m to the east, on the bus stop, boy&girl got a ride after 20mins and right after them, 200m to the east, on the next bus stop, the same car took 2 more hitchikers to Zakopane.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-13 00:15:05.000000
comment:
Hitchers are very visible and its easy for cars to stop. If you're going to Cheltenham or Gloucester, its best not to take a lift to where the route splits- its a fast, dangerous junction. Its better to wait till you can get a lift to your destination. That said, if you're destination is Cheltenham and you're offered a lift to Painswick it's possibly worth taking it. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-13 00:19:26.000000
comment:
A layby. It's a fast road so best to stand well ahead of the layby to give drivers time to see you and pull in.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-14 20:26:22.000000
comment:
Trolley-bus stop, good for Prague. Not the shortest waiting times but it saves half an hour of searching spot on the edge of the city.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 17:22:08.000000
comment:
One can only access the highway by taking the stairs at the viaduct which runs over the Dietrichsweg. You have to enter the highway, and stand behind the rail. We got a ride to Leer from here - but my opinion: It's too dangerous, besides, you don't want to get problems with the police.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 17:28:15.000000
comment:
There's enough room for cars to stop here. The police would'n let us stand closer to the highwat, so you'll have to stand by the Neuschanzer Strasse.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 17:34:52.000000
comment:
A roundabout with good connections south, west and north. All the ramps have side-strips, we had no problems getting away going both south and north.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 17:42:09.000000
comment:
Great spot to get east, directions Hoogezand / Germany. From the circular way around Groningen people will be directed on the highway via the Europaweg.


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 20:55:04.000000
comment:
Just behind the toll booth. Check for the license plates on the cars to see where they are probably going.
Booth employees were very friendly.


country: AL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 21:03:31.000000
comment:
Decent spot for cars going into Albania, they come out of the border crossing slowly. Ignore the obnoxious taxi drivers.


country: AL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 21:05:23.000000
comment:
Better than waiting on the border since this is the main road an gets also the cars coming from the Albanian side of the lake.


country: AL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 21:10:19.000000
comment:
If you have a chance, take this very scenic road over the mountains to Tirana. The spot is not great but the route is worth the trip.


country: AL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 21:13:57.000000
comment:
lots of outgoing traffic (and many vans). I spoke to the truck drivers in difficult English, but they got me on a truck that was passing by.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 21:29:45.000000
comment:
There is a traffic light and an extra lane for those who are turning right. I waited there and got a ride almost to the border.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-15 21:33:43.000000
comment:
Got a good ride North while chatting to a couple crossing the border. You can also just wait right after it.


country: CN
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-16 04:15:29.000000
comment:
The traffic to Tianshui or Lanzhou is always at a small entrance named Jiangcheng 姜城 of G30 Highway.  


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-16 12:50:09.000000
comment:
petrol station on the B16 towards Regensburg, Kehlheim..tried it once. didnt work well. many local costumers.
anyway, the spot is situated quite well. if youre  lucky youu can catch a ride to the A9 as well. reachable by bus 44 and 11 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-08 17:24:50.000000
comment:
Petrol station Köschinger Forst.
take bus 30 towards Hepberg/Lenting, get off at Römerstr, from there you have to walk about 10-15 min. Bus 30 doenst allways serve till Hepberg, Römerstrasse( check on http://www.invg.de/fahrplan/2012/30_2012.pdf) otherwise get off final station in Lenting. from there its  ten more additional walking minuts


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-16 13:32:31.000000
comment:
Somewhere here (about 5km before Kranji in direction Villach) there is a gas station, not so big, but it was quite busy when i was there, in 10 minutes got a lift to Munich, whoch was my final destination, so i was lucky, but i hope you will also be!


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-16 13:38:53.000000
comment:
Quite big gas station (in both directions). i was going to germany, unfortunately most of the cars are from Koper (KP) or Ljubljana (Lj), but after 30 min i found somebody going to Kranji (KR) - you just should try to go after ljubljana.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-17 18:04:35.000000
comment:
This Petrol Station is great for hitch-hiking from Berlin to Hamburg. There are many cars going to HH. I hitch-hike there on May 2012.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-17 18:15:22.000000
comment:
I spent here amost 2 hours, but i couldn't hitch any car to Berlin or Magdeburg. waiting here is senseless


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-18 19:52:41.000000
comment:
There are traffic lights. You can ask for Bitche. Place for cars to stop. If you continue along this road there'll be a big roundabout (to Strasbourg (A4) or Germany)


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-19 14:52:21.000000
comment:
good spot for izmir or menemen. it is the only way out.. there is a huge tree at the corner, stop under it, get shaded and hitchhike.someone will stop soon.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-17 22:14:13.000000
comment:
A bus stop. Really good place to catch cars in direction to Częstochowa. Spot is next to crossroad, so cars aren't driving too fast. It’s easy to catch something to Ozimek, after which there is long and wide roadside in direction to Częstochowa.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-20 20:14:21.000000
comment:
Very difficult to get a ride here. It took us 2 1/2 hours on a Friday afternoon. There is some room for drivers to stop, but most are not willing. We had a sign that said "A10" and we were heading to Tours.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-20 23:26:32.000000
comment:
To go to LJ this is a very good spot as there is a bus station here where cars can easily stop. Every time I hitchhike towards East (LJ, CE, MB) I do it from this place and so far the average waiting time is about 5-7 minutes, and based on my experience this qualifies as a very good rating.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-20 23:35:36.000000
comment:
I hitchhiked heading Tolmin from here and I got a ride in about 10 minutes. There is a crosslight here and there is little space for the cars to stop, but if you are lucky they will ;)


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-20 23:53:34.000000
comment:
I hitchhiked from this place heading East and heading South and in both cases I got a ride in less than 5 minutes. Very good spot.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 00:01:18.000000
comment:
I hitchhiked from Slap Ob Idrijci heading Idrija and the waiting time was about 30 minutes. There is a bus stop here as well.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 00:03:25.000000
comment:
Average rest area with just a WC. From my point of view a very good spot to get from Leipzig to any westbound destination. For near and easy things like Kassel or Göttingen or more advantageous aims like Southern Netherlands or Northern France this could be a gould start. The A 38 is from my experience a good connection to the west: very few congestions but still enough traffic to get away.

How to get there:
Take a train from Leipzig Central Station to Liebertwolkwitz Station (takes 15mins) and then just walk there (takes 20-30 mins) via "Großpösnaer Straße". Important note: This section of the Autobahn is fenced like many others. To finally acces the Rastplatz you either need to climb the fence (quite manageable) or bring tools.
As soon as I reached the area, I had a lift within 15 mins in sunday calm traffic. 


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 00:05:31.000000
comment:
From this spot I hitchhiked towards Tomin. There weren't many cars passing and the waiting time was about 30 minutes.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 00:10:31.000000
comment:
I hitchhiked heading North from this spot. At the end of the bridge there is a small parking spot where drivers can easily stop.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 00:32:01.000000
comment:
I tried to hitchhike from this petrol station towards sLOVEnia / Austria but most of the drivers that stopped here were going no longer than 10 km. This is because after they built the new highway (part of A4) a bit north from Venezia Mestre, near Martellago, just to avoid traffic congestions, now all the drivers going long range between Milan / Bologna and sLOVEnia / Austria avoid this city ring; result: this is now a dead spot. Plus, the employees at this gas station revealed very unfriendly to me while I walked around the fuel pumps to ask the drivers for rides, emphasizing that I should go away from the fuel pumps, closer to the station's exit, and stop asking the drivers threatening me that otherwise they would call the police. I tried here for about 2h without any result (with exception of the swear words from the employees - I understood them because I speak Italian and Venice is my hometown) and then I decided to go back to the town and take the train.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 11:14:57.000000
comment:
1hr to get a ride to Dover. Good spot as there's a bunch of parking places and it's just after the lights, so cars are going slower and can stop in the parking slots for you.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 11:54:21.000000
comment:
Shell service station along J F Kennedylaan. Some space at the exit of the station to hitch cars along the road as well as cars filling up gas. Lots of local traffic on inner lane, though possible for cars to stop going direction Nijmegen, Tilburg or Amsterdam.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 11:59:15.000000
comment:
A lot of traffic into France (Metz), barely traffic for Luxemburg. A lot of space for cars to stop, though.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 13:26:37.000000
comment:
Easy to find a lift to the north like cologne or bonn, much harder to find someone going to the east or frankfurt.
its an average at all.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 13:27:50.000000
comment:
Great place to hitch on the A20, accessable by tram 2 or 5 stop 'Südblick'.  Bring a sign for A20 East or West.  


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-21 15:35:35.000000
comment:
There's a part of the road when crosing the border with a 10km/h speed limit. I got a ride in a couple of minutes, barely put my Munich sign up and a car sopped. There is also a place for them to park so a perfect place for hitchhiking (it's before the small petrol station - there's more traffic, as only some of the cars go to the station).


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-22 17:15:56.000000
comment:
We stayed at the petrol station going to Motor and coming back to Dubrovnik from this location. The men in the station got a laugh out of watching us and even let us spend the night in the station when we couldn't find a ride because it was to late. We had great luck the next morning though! 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-22 19:03:54.000000
comment:
Gas station full of locals. We stranded here and found a helpful driver as one of those million to one chances. Certainly not a recommended place, for any direction.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-22 22:19:46.000000
comment:
Nice place, just before the Highway. Drivers comes slowly because a radar, and they can park all along the street.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-25 10:57:26.000000
comment:
There is a Shell Station on this road B75, very good to reach A7 South. You just get out of the subway at Berliner Tor and walk down the street.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-31 15:30:46.000000
comment:
Very good roundabout to go either towards Kassel or Göttingen. Best way to reach the A7 from Witzenhausen.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-25 13:21:28.000000
comment:
Parking space with a toilet. If you are coming from Frankfurt (Oder) or Poland and want to go West, but your driver goes to Berlin via the Schönefelderkreuz you should get off here. It is not so busy but sooner or later you will find somebody going further West.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-07 18:57:13.000000
comment:
the service station Homburg is a quite good alternative for Goldene Bremm Süd in Saarbrücken, because there are more cars who take you till frankfurt or nürnberg (even Prag) but at least till Kaiserslautern and Mannheim. the waiting time really varies regularly. 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-30 23:11:35.000000
comment:
To nearby sites :Ayvalık, Bergama (Pergamon)

and far, Çanakkale(Troya), Edirne (Greece  and Bulgaria border), Kırklareli (Bulgaria border)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-31 11:22:13.000000
comment:
don't end up here. my truck driver needed a break and dropped me of there. If u end up here, ask everybody if they can take you towards Bruchsal, the next gas-station. Not much traffic


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-01 00:35:37.000000
comment:
It's entrance no 55 to motorway. Good visibility, cars are driving quite slow. Unfortunately, we had been waiting there for about 1,5h and found nothing! Many drivers were hostile. 
We found a guy on a nearest petrol station and he gave us a lift to the another, better petrol station on the motorway, near Meco (between Guadalajara and Madrit). 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-01 12:48:57.000000
comment:
Hitchhikingspot in direction Alsfeld/highway. You can take a train from Marburg to Kirchhain to get here.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-01 13:23:19.000000
comment:
Police checkpoint, every car has to stop or at least slow down. Good place to ask for a lift onto the highway because all the lorrys from the port are passing here. From the ferry arrival it is 30min of walking, although you probably get a lift while walking.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-01 13:27:04.000000
comment:
After walking through all the Michendorf from the Raststatte and showing a sign POTSDAM a driver took us to Potsdam while we were passing the zebra crossing here.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-01 14:08:18.000000
comment:
There is lots of trucks because of the duty terminal here. There is also two gas stations - Shell (northern) and BP (southern). There's also Carrefour by the BP. Almost all trucks are heading west. Don't come here in the afternoon or evening - you will find drivers laying down to sleep (especially on the BP). There's not much normal cars passing by, but I think you could catch a ride towards Zielona Góra - there's a bus stop and the cars do not go too fast because of the railway crossing (without barrier though) and trucks marauding between duty terminal and gas stations.  


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-01 19:30:41.000000
comment:
The cars slow down on the traffic lights, but do not have time to stop. And mosst of the cars going north do not go on the A111, but after 500m they turn right to Hermsdorfer Damm.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-01 20:34:11.000000
comment:
It's a good place to go to Constanta. You can go there by metro, the station "Anghel Saligny". There is an oil station "Mol Pallady". A car took us from there in 3 minutes.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-01 20:40:09.000000
comment:
On Šijanska cesta street, when you come from the bus station and follow the "Koper" highway signs. You'll find on your left a big shopping center. In front of the blue store at the end, there is a bus stop where cars can easily stop. Last possible place before the highway.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-02 15:44:37.000000
comment:
Go under the bridge and there is a ramp to go on the E40 to Gent/Antwerp/Brussels. But use a sign saying Gent, that is the closest and everybody is going there. There is enough place for cars to stap and you will find a ride easy!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-02 22:10:03.000000
comment:
The traffic light is here. Many cars are going to A1. But to me it's not that easy to get a car. I ask to get to petrol station... and waited there 1hour. But I think it one ot the best way to get of from Paris to A1


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-02 22:12:22.000000
comment:
Good place to start but it's not that easy to get here. Many cars are stop here to get petrol. You definitely get a car here. I wish you luck! 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-04 22:24:05.000000
comment:
Take bus 9 going south to Croix Blanche or Centre Cial Amiens Sud. Walk down to the big roundabout, then take the exit toward the autoroute to get to the second roundabout. There is plenty of space here for even a big truck to stop. Elizlenz got a ride to Paris from here in February 2012 in less than 5 minutes. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-04 23:23:49.000000
comment:
A pretty good place to go to Nice or Aix en Provence, my first time a truck stopped before i raized my thumb


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 06:37:42.000000
comment:
good sized truck stop. Its a TA i think.
hitchin out is difficult. the ramp is dead and the shoulder on 70 isnt much better. 40 is a little easier but may drop you in a worse spot. great stop though. very nice lounge upstairs.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 06:43:57.000000
comment:
70 is a toll road through here. good amount of traffic. no truck stops. little town of BK's and gas stations.
ramp most likely wont work. i waited 1.4 hrs. mostly local traffic. 40 is the alternate to hook back up with 70. enjoy lawrence, its a beautiful town in summer. its an easy walk to 40 from here.
gettin out on 40 is just as bad though.
great town, bad spot.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 06:50:20.000000
comment:
decent spot. friendly people. took a while. was going up to 80. got one ride all the way. lots of people go to 80 on this road.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 06:56:42.000000
comment:
i got dropped right on the road because my ride was going up 380 and i was following 80.
TONS of traffic on 80 here. got picked up within 10 minutes. although that could be cause i was on the side of a 5 lane road. lots of travelers though. good 400 mile ride.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 06:58:43.000000
comment:
got dropped at some rest area. one without services. was going through columbus. had to ask people not thumb the ramp. very little traffic but thats cause i was on some beat rest stop.
got out though.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 07:05:05.000000
comment:
high traffic but mostly local. large truck stops on both sides. better luck with truckers, cars are all locals.
ramp wasnt working so i hopped on the road. got picked up 5 minutes after that during morning rush hour. this is the last stop before it turns to concrete barriers for a while


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 07:08:27.000000
comment:
lots of traffic but mostly locals. waited 2 hours on ramp then said screw it and hopped on the road. got picked up 10 minutes after that.
lost of services here though.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 07:18:28.000000
comment:
RTD bus is super cheap if need be. gettin out of denver is a hassle unless by bus. its 5 dollars though so no big deal.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 12:39:36.000000
comment:
Most cars going to HAnnover or Hildesheim. If you want to go south, you can also take a car to hannover and get out at Hildesheimer Börde on the A7 where it is possible tzo change the side of the motorway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-07-21 18:33:16.000000
comment:
Take the RER J from gare st-lazare. Stop at the mantes-la-jolie station. From the station, you'll have a 30 min walk (and will have to cross a field) to arrive to the toll station ! 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 14:38:19.000000
comment:
Beuzeville peage, from here, took 10 min to find a car to cherbourg. Might works to go to Brittany too !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-05 14:54:30.000000
comment:
Direction St-Lo, enough space to stop easily / maybe better to hitch to carentan, then go to St-Lo...


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-06 01:28:08.000000
comment:
Flew a sign ("EAST") here for about an hour until a cop told me I couldn't, but he did give me a ride to the next rest area.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-06 04:38:29.000000
comment:
Last on ramp out of Albury, so less local traffic. Plenty of place on the side of the ramp to pull over, easy ride out


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-06 14:32:53.000000
comment:
Spot by a gas station just after a roundabout, so trafic is slow and place to stop. Direction North to Lipova or Arad using the (new) motorway A1 instead of the local DN69 road.
Somehow far from the city center and most likely not accessible by public transport. Better if you get dropped of there


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-06 23:34:17.000000
comment:
A relatively good place, if you try to get to Rendsburg.
If you want to get to A7 better try the spot right over the cross, at the traffic lights in front of IKEA.


country: MK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-07 23:19:55.000000
comment:
in case that you already crossed the border and you were droped off by a car immediatley behind it, u just can go straight ahead along the street and just stop the cars by thumb. Traffic is not that heavy (I think it depends on the day time) but  the 3rd or the 4th car at latest will give you lift. I just walked 5-10 minuts, then I got a lift to the city center of Skopje.  


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-08 03:29:36.000000
comment:
Convenient place in all respects.
Мore locals.
I tried here twice. Once to Ghent and once to Lille - both are not problem.


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-09 22:56:36.000000
comment:
This is the Hitchhiking point for the M06, either northwest towards Uzghorod or northeast towards Lviv.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-10 11:54:28.000000
comment:
This is the service entrance for Eurotunnel staff and is full of guards and armed police. It's not worth even trying.


country: BA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-10 18:33:58.000000
comment:
A small bus station. At it's exit there's a place for cars to stop, there you can stand and thumb. You are cleary seen from a distance as well. The lane isn't very wide tho but still the drivers stop. Got a ride at 18:00 o clock in 30 mins halfway to Sarajevo, but many drivers go as far as Mostar.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-10 18:55:54.000000
comment:
Direction - Riga (also to get to Talsi, Kandava, Tukums).
If you don't feel like going all the way where the city ends, try your luck here. After the gas station  the road has plenty of space for cars to stop, but the traffic isn't so big since the majority of cars usually take the opposite road (Kurzemes iela/A10). If you don't happen to get a ride, try to go over the railway to Kurzemes iela/A10 (just beware of the trains), but note that it's hard to find a place where a car can stop on that road.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-10 19:05:29.000000
comment:
Towards Kuldīga, may be possible to get a ride to Liepāja as well.
This side of the road has lots of space for many kilometres for cars to stop. Waiting time depends, I have hitched a ride in both 10 minutes and 1 hour.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-07 15:30:22.000000
comment:
A bus stop. Direction Talsi, Ventspils. The cars approach fairly fast but it's usually no problem getting a ride in 15 minutes since the driver can see you hitchhiking from afar.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-10 19:18:17.000000
comment:
Would not recommend getting stuck here since the cars literally fly past you at high speed. But it's always possible to get a ride, you just have to patient. Have hitchhiked here both in daylight and dark, waited either 20 mins or 4h. Your choice, really.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-10 20:19:09.000000
comment:
Direction Odense. Just go outside of the town and after a few hundred metres you'll see a small place for a car to stop. Mosly local traffic with some people going to Odense or even as far as Copenhagen. Recommend using a sign with your destination on it.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-06 04:34:51.000000
comment:
Large rest station with food outlets and coffee shops. Good place to get dropped off and find another ride, especially heading north to Sydney.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-11 13:22:14.000000
comment:
Its a Repsol petrol station on the high way A1, direction Burgos. You would be using this spot when you want to go north central spain or fance via Irun/Bayonne.

You get to this spot by bus, from the bus station Plaza de Castilla, take bus number 171 (its relatively frecuent). This is the first stop of the bus line. Jump off in the stop immediatly after passing the beer factory Heineken, the bus driver or other passengers will help you to find out where to jump off. It takes about 30 minutes.

Since i descover this way of leaving Madrid northwards, i never try anyother way. Average waiting time:20-30 minutes. Many drivers wont go far, but it should be possible to get a ride for at least the next 100km.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-12 10:20:19.000000
comment:
Repsol petrol station. Good spot to go north (there's one at the other side of the highhigh, 500m before). There plenty of traffic, specially in the morning. Many stop here either to tank or drink a coffe.

Its not a big deal to get a ride to Madrid, or at least half the way, although it might take 20 minutes-1 hour.

Its a hard job to get here. Normally a friend drives me to this spot. I cheked, and there's a possibility to get here by bus+30 minutes walking. Take bus line E from the city (Plaza Colón for instance) direction Barriada del Ángel. Ask to be droped at the prison. From there start walking south in direction of the highway. Crass the highway at the bridge and walk 1 more km west, arrive to the station.

Be aware, tempartures can be insane in summer, take precautions and avoid to walk on plain sun during the hot hours.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-12 20:55:25.000000
comment:
a perfect spot to Stavanger. Honestly I don't find on the map where it is exactly, but somewhere here. If you come form Kristiansand, take the bus 40 from the Centrum and get off the stop called Mjåvann, and stay in the busstop. It't just perfect. Good traffic, place for cars to stop etc. I waited 2 minutes and got a direct ride to Stavanger. Be avare that the bus 40 runs once in an hour or weekends even less times. Check for the bus schedule: http://agder.websrv02.reiseinfo.no/AgderIISSTaticTables/Tables/ruter/td/40.htm


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-12 21:15:50.000000
comment:
If you come from Bergen, buy a bus ticket (at this moment 27 kroner for 1,5 hour) and get off somewhere here and stay in the busstop. Perfect to Gol and Oslo. Lot of traffic. There's a small covered shelter for bus-waiting, good in case of rain, and trees on the side against too much sun (luckily I had this one in 2012 may:)  The view is so beautyful that I was almost sad that I got a ride and had to leave. I waited 15 minutes to get a ride. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-12 21:41:54.000000
comment:
I arrived by ferry to Eidfjord and when I get off the ferry this was the first normal spot i found where cars have place to stop. Bit tricky though: first you have to climb up the small hill then climb down to this point, because it's not possible to walk on the sides of the road. For up the hill there is road, for down not. No difficulties though, don't worry.
If u get stucked here there is an empty tee-pee on the hill, quite cool, just left there seemingly belong to no one.
But the traffic is good, so it's very unlikely to happen. I got a ride in 5 minutes directly to Gol (in the direction to Oslo)


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-12 23:21:18.000000
comment:
It's a bus stop before Raumo and is a good place to continue on E8. You are seen at a long distance and there is a hill infront of you so people see you from behind other cars also


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-12 23:32:07.000000
comment:
Awesome visibility for going north (Vaasa), a very big place for cars to stop. Some kind of gas station and shop very close.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-14 03:28:39.000000
comment:
Very good spot to hitchhike north (to Braga, to Galizia [Vigo, Santiago]...). Take the train to São Frutuoso and walk 800m to the gas station in the A3. You'll have to look for the good place to climb over the fence. Make sure no one sees you!


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-15 08:08:36.000000
comment:
Going south to Graz. It took us about an hour to get there form Wien - first by train to Wiener Neustadt, then by foot) A good walk for a good spot.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-15 08:53:21.000000
comment:
From a city center, take the bus going to Olympia (it's free), from the shopping center continue trought the road going near and after the village Vsisko go under the bridge and start to hitchhike. Good opinion if you are going to south (Přerov, Zlín, ...)


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-15 12:29:44.000000
comment:
A bad spot. Virtually no space for a car to stop, not alone for a truck (there are lots of trucks going from the harbour there). But the scenery is tremendous)


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-15 12:50:36.000000
comment:
A good spot for going to Firenze but there are few cars there. The road is quite empty but the scenery is worth trying. The road goes winding through the Apennines.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-15 12:56:02.000000
comment:
A good place for camping. Actually there's a sign 'No camping' there but the locals don't care. We stayed there for three nights and nobody disturbed us and we saw no policemen there.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-15 13:02:33.000000
comment:
A terrible spot if you want to go to Pisa. If my memory sets me right, there's a sign 'No autostop' there. It' much easier to go to Pisa by train - the ticket is quite cheap. If you still want to hitch-hike, try it on Friday or Saturday when people go from Firenze to Pisa to have a rest at the seaside.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-15 13:54:24.000000
comment:
This petrol station perfect for hitch a car for "Autobahn 21" If you cannot find anybody to your destination you can ask people to take you until next petrol station where is in Karlslunde. Me and my grilfriend were lucky because we hitch a car in 3 min to Rodby from right here. Good luck :)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-16 00:47:01.000000
comment:
Close to hostel castelul Dracula towards Tihuta pass. Direction Vatra Dornei and Suceava is enough space for stopping and a sheltered pic-nic table. Being up a slope, trafic is slow. Unfortunately seems also to be quite little trafic with a good share of tourists with full cars.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-16 01:57:09.000000
comment:
Direction Voss. Wikitravel recommends to take the train to Arna and wait before the tunnel. It is not possible to wait before the tunnel or on the viaduct before that, so the only option is to wait before the roundabout. You catch also traffic going on road 580 so it is a good idea to carry a sign. 


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-16 05:43:39.000000
comment:
a good spot, much space for a car to stop, in case of rain you can hide under the bridge (it's actually what we did))).


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-16 05:52:47.000000
comment:
Cars go fairly slow but there are few of them here (the usual effect of a near-by border). Quite a good opportunity to stop a truck to St.Petersburg.


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-16 05:57:38.000000
comment:
Vey few people stop, although cars go very slow after the post. I think it's better to walk some kilometers ahead or to accept a short ride to the nearest town of Nevel.


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-16 22:47:46.000000
comment:
There is a very beautiful 15th century church in Synkavichy. It's built in the so called Belarusian gothic style.


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-16 22:51:09.000000
comment:
Not enough place for a car to pull off but still quite a good place beacuse the traffic is not very fast here.


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-16 23:09:02.000000
comment:
Cars go quite fast but still it's better to hitch-hike here than just behind the encircling highway because drivers often ask for money there. You can get here by buses 113 and 113a (the bus stop 'Pavarot na Malinauku' - 'Turn to Malinauka')


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-16 23:19:56.000000
comment:
Drivers often drop you here. Go ahead a kilometre or so and then hitch-hike. The best variant is to get to the circle junction which is some 5 km farther.


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-17 13:04:18.000000
comment:
Too many locals come to hitch-hike here and all of them pay so the drivers here are used to getting money. Not a very good spot.


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-17 13:08:34.000000
comment:
M-8 Cars go quite fast but I've never waited too long here. Cars turning from M-1 go slow and it's usually them that pick up people. However, it depends)))


country: BY
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-17 13:11:04.000000
comment:
Too many trucks going too fast to pull over and too few cars. A usual situation before the border. One can wait here for hours(((


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 08:49:08.000000
comment:
Direction South, to Falticeni, Roman or Iasi. Easy to reach by local bus. Situated 200m before Metro store.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 11:57:58.000000
comment:
From here you can go to every direction. There is a gas station where to ask to the people You can reach it by bus from the station stopping at Esselunga.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 12:06:20.000000
comment:
this 2 gas stations on the highway are connected with a tunnel that you easily access climbing the fence on the back. Check google maps satellite to understand. So if you get a lift here even in the wrong direction you can easily change


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 13:57:11.000000
comment:
If going south from the cap ferret, two options : Here is a traffic light. It might be a good option. If not, 700m after, you can walk to a service station. Good luck


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 13:58:33.000000
comment:
To Bordeaux-Lac station, north... There is enough space to stop just after the roundabout. I waited for a car going to the station but I think you can find a car from the cap ferret going up north !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 14:08:18.000000
comment:
To the south : Spain-Espana / Basque Country - Euskadi.

local cars but it works. We waited something like 30 min on a weekday. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 14:14:46.000000
comment:
Achères-La-Forêt service station. Waiting time to the Alps : 5 min. It's five kilometers after the toll station. If the douane is on the toll, you better reach this service station rather than be expelled from the toll by the cops. If not, stay on the Fleury toll !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 14:18:04.000000
comment:
Direction La Côte St André, there is a traffic light right here and enough space to stop thanks to the impassse. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 14:20:37.000000
comment:
To the West : Hitchhiked with a sign saying Aire de St-Romain to then reach bordeaux. Worked in less than 10-15 minutes. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 14:22:20.000000
comment:
To the West : sign Clermont, it worked in 10 minutes on a weekday morning. A car took me to the toll station of St-Etienne. Not too much traffic, but you can easily manage to find a car to the toll station


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-20 14:29:42.000000
comment:
Toll station before clermont. On a weekday, plenty of cars, some going down south, up north and others going to the west. A very good option


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-03-12 10:29:40.000000
comment:
Direction Toulouse/Spain/Marseille. Very good spot, car can stop and traffic is quiet high but slow cause of the tollgate.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-22 19:48:13.000000
comment:
This is the best hitchhiking spot for heading west from the Chernyshevskoye-Kybartai border crossing‎.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-22 21:42:59.000000
comment:
Rest stop for trucks and cars. There are a few routes one can take between Oslo and Bergen. Some drivers take road 50, others road 7, so I waited here in the direction of Bergen. Had to wait for a long time though - more than one hour.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-22 21:46:28.000000
comment:
There are a few good spots along the road if you are going north. I was there on a day when there was a biking competition so traffic was very limited.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-24 20:59:03.000000
comment:
Since there is nowhere for a car to safely stop in the southern end of Bartoszyce, when going south it is good to walk out to this roundabout where cars are going slowly and there is a place to stop. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-25 06:00:47.000000
comment:
Waited about 45 minutes here for a ride north up US1/I-95.  Not an ideal place to pull over, and only a fraction of the traffic actually getting on US1 near here, but I don't know of a better way northeast out of central Boston.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-25 06:07:35.000000
comment:
Lots of traffic getting on I-295 here, going reasonably slowly because of the traffic light, but not a great spot to pull over.  Waited an hour for a ride north to Augusta.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-25 06:16:33.000000
comment:
Right across from a truck stop.  Not very high traffic, but nonetheless got a ride north to Bangor within about 5 minutes.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-04-07 10:35:46.000000
comment:
Go out from the terminal, turn right and walk until you can. i think you should use a board, the drivers always checked my destination, so they are open making a lift.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-26 12:21:38.000000
comment:
There is a great hitch spot right on a bus stop to go northbound to Budweis or southbound to Linz, Austria. Personally, I´ve hitchhiked there for three times and got a lift in less than 10 minutes each time!


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-26 12:35:12.000000
comment:
This spot is located on the way to Mohelnice, Hradec Kralove, Prague. Many drivers use this way more often than going through more frequented motorway D1.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-26 12:46:26.000000
comment:
I have dropped off on that exit and then continued towards to Domazlice and Regensburg. I think it is a good stoplatz cause it´s set in front of the village so drivers dont go very fast so they can take a look at you.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-26 12:51:25.000000
comment:
There is a small gas station and many german drivers go there to buy much cheaper czech cigarettes and other goods so if you go in the direction of Germany, you can thump up them or ask right on that gast station.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-30 02:31:31.000000
comment:
Good spot to get to Slavkov (Austerlitz) or Uherske Hradiste. Take bus 75 from main train station to bus stop "Cernovicky", walk back to the crossroad with a shop, walk uphill on Hviezdoslavova street (10min) and cross the crossroad. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-28 14:11:00.000000
comment:
Next to the intersection there's a market called Biedronka - you can see truckers stopping on the shoulder to go some shopping there and eventually ask them for picking up :) it worked for me ! I had to leave him in Września which is close to Poznań - but for that I would go with him even to France !


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-30 20:23:55.000000
comment:
Petrol station. Not a lot of place to stop and beyond the cars are passing really quick. From city center just follow Příborská street


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-30 20:26:25.000000
comment:
Not a lot of traffic, but still some cars going in Olomouc direction. You can stay here with the OL (for Olomouc) plate


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-30 20:29:29.000000
comment:
Petrol station. Unfortunately, the panel with petrol prices makes hitchhikers staying beyond it invisible, maybe it is better to stay on the entrance to the petrol station.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-30 20:33:08.000000
comment:
Petrol station with a quite lot of trucks going mostly longer distances (either to Brno and beyond or in Hradec Králové directions). Good hitchhiking spot if somebody is not going in your direction and you want to continue with hitchhiking, but useless if you are already in the city. There are better spots in the city.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-30 20:35:37.000000
comment:
Small petrol station, possible place to hitchhike in Ostrava or Hradec Králové direction. Not a lot of traffic


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-06-30 20:46:38.000000
comment:
Big petrol station, but still not a lot of cars. Cars are going in Ostrava or Poland direction (you can get random car going in Poland direction to move to the next petrol station closer to the borders).


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-01 13:15:43.000000
comment:
Here is the place to stand for a car going to Oradea (Romania). In warm times of the year, there is enough room for a car to pull over (but not a truck). In winter, snow may be heaped up on the side of the road, and then there is nowhere for a car to pull over.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-01 16:31:15.000000
comment:
A spot on the way to Vizille, etc. Not so good because there isn't so many people (most people from Grenoble uses the free "highway"), and drivers don't stop so much... At least you can ask when they wait for the traffic light to change !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-01 16:36:04.000000
comment:
Good spot towards either La Mure or Oisans. People slow down at the roundabout (but still go fast !) and there's a huge place to stop. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-01 16:47:23.000000
comment:
To go toward Oisans (La Bérarde, Les 2 Alpes, La Grave, Briançon...). Not a very safe spot because there's no much place to stop, and you must stay behind the safety barrier. Maybe is it better to hitchike on the other round-about, at the North of Bourg d'Oisans ? At least, here you get all the trafic from Grenoble and Bourg d'Oisans.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-01 21:05:06.000000
comment:
Bus stop after traffic light at the crossing of streets Heilige-Grab and Nieskyer, perfect for direction of Dresden and highway A4 in general


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-01 21:19:24.000000
comment:
Bus stop called "Fiedler str." (I am not sure which bus is running to here, but it's also walkable from town center), very good for getting on the highway A4 but also for going north along B96


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-08 17:04:38.000000
comment:
All over Atlantic Canada, Irving/Circle-K Big Stop truck stops are great places to hitch, as they are frequented by drivers going a long way.  Amenities typically include public showers, free wifi, and a covered area outside the door where you can stand with a sign while staying out of the rain.  Staff never bothered me even if I had not bought anything.

At this particular Irving I waited over an hour but then got a ride all the way to Charlottetown, PEI (my destination).


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 18:16:30.000000
comment:
After the traffic light is a decent spot to hitch eastwards, though there is still quite a bit of local traffic.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 18:53:40.000000
comment:
This Irving Big Stop is a good place to catch long-distance traffic to or from Cape Breton, and is especially useful if you're coming from the ferry from PEI.  With a sign that said "Newfoundland", I got a ride all the way to North Sydney in less than half an hour.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 19:00:18.000000
comment:
Pretty easy to get a ride back from Cape Spear to St John's by hitching at the parking lot exit, though I don't imagine anybody is going much further.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 19:24:47.000000
comment:
There does not seem to be any getting around the (currently $40.70) per passenger fare for the ferry to Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland.  There is sometimes a ferry direct to Argentia (much closer to St John's than Port Aux Basques) but it is much more expensive.

I found the North Sydney ferry terminal and ferry itself to be surprisingly difficult places to hitch for an onward ride to St John's but they are still probably your best shot.  People may be reluctant to commit to taking you for the whole 9+ hour drive to St John's, so you might be better off aiming for some closer point like Deer Lake.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 21:03:07.000000
comment:
A rather long walk from Bangor, but you definitely want to be East of the end of I-395 to catch traffic going towards the coast.  Got a ride to Ellsworth in about half an hour.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 22:54:09.000000
comment:
It is near to the final station of tram 2. Also there are buses, aim for Makkosháza bus stop. Its a good spot to Csongrád, but don't be surprised if people only go to Sandorfalva


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 22:54:43.000000
comment:
A fair bit of traffic heading onto the Route 1 freeway near here.  I got a ride from this spot to beyond St George within about 20 minutes.  The driver who picked me up claimed that it was legal and better to hitch on the freeway itself north of here, so that might be worth a try too.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 23:02:35.000000
comment:
Border of the town, you have a chance to stop any car which leaves, there is a well here(cold drinking water)


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 23:07:04.000000
comment:
Junction should be good, but I don't like it, traffic from Doc and Balastya is really low, traffic between Szeged and Csongrád is too fast


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 23:10:18.000000
comment:
Good spot, takes me usually 5-10 mins to find a lift in whatever direction, just go 5-10 meters in your desired direction from the roundabout 


country: JP
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 23:18:33.000000
comment:
Kōhoku PA (港北) on Tōmei Expressway (東名), otw to Fuji/Gotemba, Hakone, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, western Japan.

Reachable from Tōkaichiba (十日市場) station on the JR Yokohama line. 

full description: http://hitchwiki.org/en/Tokyo#T.C5.8Dmei_Expressway_.28.E6.9D.B1.E5.90.8D.29


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-02 23:20:57.000000
comment:
Might be good to walk out of the town until here, if you are heading in the direction of Szeged, since the major part of the traffic is coming from other cities, not from Csongrád


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-04 16:04:10.000000
comment:
We tried to hitchhike to Granada on the carretera, and although the spot is not too bad in theory (either at the trafficlights 50m before the roundabout or at the roundabout), we waited 2 hours without finding a ride further than the closest villages. 
In the end we took a bus. 

Maybe try the petrol station 500m down the carretera, although we didn't want to walk that close on the street. And when we finally took the bus, there was not a single at the station. Anyway, maybe it was just bad luck.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-12-16 00:31:33.000000
comment:
There is bus stop, but a lot of cars are going not only to Vilnius/Kaunas/Alytus, but also to the "Ratnycia" - part of Druskininkai.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-06 01:58:49.000000
comment:
This on-ramp seems like a good spot, but it's near senseless to try, I wound up here for one and a half days before someone showed up. On plus though, this place has been used since the seventies, and the lamp pole there has an incredible amount of hitcher tags dating from the 70's to the present day


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-07 18:16:18.000000
comment:
The on-ramp leading to the I-25 East is a pretty good spot to catch a ride, a lot of truckers stop at the taco bell parking lot here, and I managed to get a ride to Albuquerque in less than an hour.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-08 21:26:25.000000
comment:
good spot for going towards Zwolle.  you can take a bus from emmen centre (bus 21 to assen) to the oude rijksweg and walk back for about 10 min. or alternatively you can walk over he emmerweg(start next to zoo parking lot) and hitch with the cars that are passing, usualy takes half an hour+ to get a ride to this spot. and otherwise you walked al the way.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-19 17:37:58.000000
comment:
A good spot right across the street from Tesco supermarket. Stand between the bus stop and pedestrian crossing, there´s enough space for cars to pull over


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-09 17:18:17.000000
comment:
Big Gas Station on the autobahn A1 leading to Bremen from around Dusseldorf. Enough place to stop a car just before the entrance to the autobahn. Can reach by walking from RoxelerStr where bus No1 passes (stop: Ackerman) or from Dingbangerweg bus No 10 (very rare one).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-09 17:29:15.000000
comment:
The road-side is not so wide, but it's a two line road and when not so much cars, possible to stop for the direction Muenster. It worked great in the evening!


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-09 17:51:22.000000
comment:
There is an okay place to hitch south (towards Kotka). Its a bus stop so there is place to stop for cars.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-09 20:24:56.000000
comment:
It's close to a truckstop, but i guess that means being there very early in the morning. Busstop. Got no ride after 20 min, so moved on.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-09 20:32:20.000000
comment:
Direction: South
Place: On the small strip between the roads. 
Got a ride in 10 min.
Best place to stand if you want to go south from this entrance of motorway.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-09 20:33:54.000000
comment:
Direction: Highway
Got no ride after 30 min, while quite some traffic.
One person stopped, but went in another direction.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-09 20:53:50.000000
comment:
Direction: South, Luxembourg, St Vith, Malmedy
Place: In the grass, right at the entrance of the highway.


country: LU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-09 21:02:17.000000
comment:
Direction: Towards the city Luxembourg.
Place: Right after the exit of the roundabout.
There are 2 Petrol station nearby, where you can also easily ask anybody.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-09 21:08:38.000000
comment:
Direction: Anywhere South or North.
Most awesome place to get a ride ever!
Relax, eat something and ask people outside at the parking. Increase chances by picking the right direction first.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-10 07:17:12.000000
comment:
A good spot to go out from Grenoble by the Uriage road (you can reach this spot by bus/tram/train and 5-10 minutes walking). There is quite a lot of cars going towards Uriage, Vaulnaveys and VIzille, they still don't go fast, and it's safe.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-10 12:15:04.000000
comment:
Hitched to London in front of the Park n Ride. Had a sign with "M40" on it, but should've written "London" Got 2-3 offers for short trips, but held out for a ride to London.  Total wait: 30 min. Great thing is if you don't get your ride to London, can always catch the bus at Park n Ride.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-10 22:33:00.000000
comment:
From Raahe to Vihanti and Pulkkila direction. Bus stop right next to gas station. Using sign will help.

Most of the rides will go only small distances.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 00:33:10.000000
comment:
Direction North and West: It's in front of the entrance of a big parking of the train station, so there is plenty of space to stop. In 10 minutes 2 cars stopped


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 00:37:49.000000
comment:
It's the perfect place to hitchhike to Camargue (Saint marie de la mer, Aigue mort). You can also use the center of the roundabout as your base camp, and leave the luggage there, there is a small "forest" behind the statue. And if you are blocked you can easily camp in there. But mind the mosquitos :)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-05-20 00:34:10.000000
comment:
From centre, take the bus 4, 5 or 115 and get off at stop Mastbosstraat or Burg. Sutoriustraat. Then walk up to Graaf Engelbertlaan and walk towards the highway. Slow driving cars and traffic lights, they can see you from far.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 12:23:12.000000
comment:
Big services, car park - posibilty to ask drivers or you can hitch with a sign on big busy roundabout nearby. There is enough place. Got a lift to East Kilbride in 25 minutes, to Callender in 10 minutes. But most of them drive to Glasgow.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 12:31:39.000000
comment:
brilliant bus stop just next to the crossroad so drivers cant rive that fast. You can get rides to Edinburgh or Fort William easily.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 12:38:42.000000
comment:
Great bus stop just behind a roundabout. Brilliant for hitchhiking. Many locals and tourist going northbound to Skye or Fort William. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 12:41:17.000000
comment:
Direction Murcia, Valencia, Madrid: there is a gas station right before the crossing of the 2 highway. We were hitchhiking to Novelda, a small village on direction Madrid, and it looked like most of the cars were going in direction Valencia. We eventually got a ride after about 1 hour and a half. The gas station is not really busy, but spain probably doesn't have better to offer


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 12:41:31.000000
comment:
There is a petrol station opposite of the Ben nevis destillery. Good spot to HH in case it rains. Rides to malaigh and inverness


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 12:42:59.000000
comment:
There is a gas station on the opposite side of the entrance of the highway. There are still little cars enetring and then doing U turn, but you better walk 500 meters down the road to look for the gas station on the other side (don't be confused with the one right in front of it, that one is closed)


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 13:03:51.000000
comment:
In the Spring of 2012, me and my friend (two males) got a lift all the way to Galway. Waited 30 minutes or so (it took us about 40 minutes to get to Galway). Awesome scenery And it's easy to camp in case you get there too late!


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 13:08:52.000000
comment:
Many cars, many commuters. And if, for some strange reason, you don't get picked up, there is an amazing hostel just up the hill from the main junction - the Old Monastery Hostel!


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 13:14:05.000000
comment:
We got picked up three times here, good spot, slow traffic with plenty of room to stop! Good place if you wanted to walk to here from Letterfrack.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 13:16:29.000000
comment:
A lot of people commute between Oughterard and Cliffden so you got a good chance. The car park was perfect for us.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 13:21:39.000000
comment:
Hard to get a lift anywhere between here and Kinvara. Road is narrow and not much space to stop and people didn't seem to be going further than few hundred meters. We had to walk pretty much all the way to Kinvara.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 13:28:49.000000
comment:
There's a nice slip road with plenty of space to stop (if you're going westbound) We had the unfortunate weather and had to wait just over an hour but got all the way to Doolin.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 15:59:22.000000
comment:
Direction Dreux/Paris. Small hard shoulder in a valley near the crossroads. Cars are generally way too fast to stop


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:00:50.000000
comment:
A place between the big crossroads and the entrance to motorway, on the left side of the road with a bus lane (advised by local police).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:23:56.000000
comment:
Roundabout. Cars going to motorway direction Chamonix do not have to pay but the normal road goes through Sallanches. There is also cars entering the motorway from Sallanches.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:25:36.000000
comment:
Place to pull over at the crossroads with a small unused road. You get all the tunnel traffic here. To get here go through the village up the hill.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:30:42.000000
comment:
Parking lot near the bridge. Most traffic goes through the tunnel so here you get only tourists going to the pass. An alternative is to climb the Napoleon route to the pass from the nortern side of the bridge (1,5-2 h).


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:33:02.000000
comment:
Petrol station direction North. You will be seen from a large distance and there is a plenty of space to stop.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:43:15.000000
comment:
Motorway direction Chur. It is wise to wait for someone going a longer distance since this is a big crossroads.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:45:55.000000
comment:
A good place beyond the crossroads but you should wait for someone who goes further (St. Gallen or similar). BTW, this road is not really convenient if you want to get to the border.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:46:54.000000
comment:
Entrance to the tunnel. Very bad place, no place to stop but down in Wattwil you get only traffic going from the town.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:48:17.000000
comment:
Parking lot beyond the crossroads direction St. Gallen. There is probably nobody going to St. Gallen, all the people use the motorway.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:49:22.000000
comment:
Beyond crossroads there is a lot of space to stop and people come mostly from the North. Not a good road to St. Gallen.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 16:50:42.000000
comment:
Once the roadworks will be finished, it will be a good place. Nevertheless, this is not a good route to St. Gallen and further.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 17:04:09.000000
comment:
This is the best place to get to Grafenau. Nevertheless, it's mostly German cars going to Grafenau or Freyung. Once the new road around the village will be opened, there will be no good spot to go to Grafenau from the motorway exit.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 17:08:02.000000
comment:
Probably the best place of Grafenau, direction Freyung. There is almost nobody going to the Czech Republic though.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 17:10:51.000000
comment:
Small parking lot near the crossroads, direction CZ. Cars are going very fast and it can be very hard for them to stop.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 17:12:52.000000
comment:
Bus stop near the exit. Cars are going fast and it can be hard for them to stop. It is maybe the best spot near Písek though.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 17:17:28.000000
comment:
Great place. When someone drops you on the exit to Příbram, go then to Dubenec and hitchhike there on the hard shoulder.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 17:26:35.000000
comment:
On the way from České Budějovice, there is not much space to stop around and cars are really fast. It is easy to get here by bus though.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 17:28:52.000000
comment:
It is a good place on the way to Písek. It might be better to have a sign "Písek" already in Strakonice.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 20:11:11.000000
comment:
You can stop here the cars going from London on M25. Generally a bad roundabout to hitchhike but there is nothing better around.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 20:12:54.000000
comment:
The traffic lights on the roundabout may be the only chance to get a lift on M25 from Staines or around. Cars have no space to pull over so you need to be quick.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 20:14:28.000000
comment:
Small parking lot with no asphalt is the only chance to stop people going from Slough, you might be lucky to get someone going past London on M25. Cars are generally quite fast here to stop.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-11 23:46:03.000000
comment:
Stand here with a sign "T.C.H." to go west. Make sure that your driver drops you ON the Trans-Canada Highway (there's a gas station just after Pitts Memorial Hwy joins TCH)


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot can be very good to get a ride of a truck-driver. I just tried it once but after 5mins. a french boarder-guard came to chat with me about the topic of hitchhiking and he showed much solidarity, no hassle whatsoever with him. Only a view minutes later, a truck-driver pulled over and took me with him. Best spot is near the payment-machines, there's a pedestrian-cross and truck-drivers will frequent this spot with and without their vehicle.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-13 00:05:51.000000
comment:
its an ok spot, there is a truck stop close to this onroad, more then enough place to stop, and if it rains you can stand underneath the bridge 


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-13 01:55:14.000000
comment:
Hard to find, and it's almost senseless to hitchhike there, if you would like to go further than the next small towns. I waited several hours, but only got a lift to the next town, where it's even harder to hitchhike. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-13 16:25:35.000000
comment:
Best place to get a lift out of Felletin. Ask to be dropped at carrefour de la Seiglière if your drivers stops in Aubusson. But you can also try to get lifts while walking before getting to this point.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-14 16:01:46.000000
comment:
Not recommended!!! the worst place every even though it's a big petrol station etc. We stayed there about 5 hours trying to get to Lyon, it's better to take another road-pararel. Most of people in order to avoid paying peage they don't take this way to get to Lyon. Really waste of time!!! 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-14 15:50:59.000000
comment:
you get here by bus, get off at Instytut Energetyki bus stop. we asked here just a few people and we got to A2, towards Berlin.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-14 16:14:52.000000
comment:
bad place, we wanted to go towards Chemnitz, Nurnberg but we just wasted time and had to find another place- a petrol station to the south


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-15 19:00:48.000000
comment:
Crossroad of M52 and Cherepanovo-Suzun road got police checkpoint so cars limited by 40 km/h. It's good to get lifts directly to Barnaul or Novosibirsk


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-15 19:16:51.000000
comment:
Good hitchhiking spot, only had to wait for ten minutes. Stood at the end with a sign, good to go further East (I had a sign saying 'Kassel')


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-15 20:17:39.000000
comment:
From here you can go to Leipalingis/ Lazdijai. Also there are some cars going to Poland, so you can try this spot for going out from Lithuania.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-15 20:31:03.000000
comment:
here is new police checkpoint located. speed limited by 40. from metro Zaeltcovskaya take bus 1153, 1053 or 353 to "Sadovyi poselok" then move on to police checkpoint


country: BA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-16 23:23:16.000000
comment:
After a lights, in the bus stop. The two croses are becoming one to go to Mostar. In 30 miinutes i got a lift.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-17 00:59:10.000000
comment:
Hitchgathering 2012 will take place in this location.

It's a small village, so it will be hard to hitch for such a crowd of people. However, there are cars passing by and it's possible to hitch - just take all the rides, even very short ones, since short rides always bring you pass some crossroads and closed to big roads.

Many of the people living around here speak Russian.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-17 01:01:25.000000
comment:
Towards the countryside villages like Luokesa and hitchgathering 2012. I'ts very quiet road - might be good idea to walk towards the road 172.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-17 01:21:34.000000
comment:
When I hhiked there in JULY 2012 there was a gut (narrowing) set up due to road works. There were also zebra crossing with traffic lights. 
If you hit the button the light switched to red in about 2 minutes, all the cars stop so you can walk by and ask if they'll take you. It took us about 5mins to get a ride to Katowice and 10mins to get a ride to Bielsko-Biała at 10.20 PM! :)

There is also a gas station a few meters to the north, but it only works when you wanna go south. When we came to the gas station at about 10 PM there were very few cars and all of them were local.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-17 01:26:37.000000
comment:
Ask cars while they are waiting for the green light. It took us (2 boys) around 15mins to catch a ride to Tychy, 30km to the north.


country: GE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-17 08:39:12.000000
comment:
direction: Tsalka, Ninotsminda. take bus #34 (from Vagzali, train station) till the end (Tskneti). most of the people use not this, but the Marneuli road. however there's enough traffic to leave the city and it seems easier to get to the spot.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-19 18:01:53.000000
comment:
I have asked people in the parking lot but they're cars were packed mostly but then i stood in this spot and it worked well.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-20 06:57:01.000000
comment:
great spot to start journey to Tyva after coming back from Kemero region to "Razdolnaya" station by local train


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-20 07:04:16.000000
comment:
Here located remains of destroed Customs check point. It's a place for pit stop for locals before going to Ak-Dovurak throught mountains. Traffic about 1 car in 10-30 minutes.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-20 07:17:26.000000
comment:
Here is a spot where locals trying to get lift. Ask drivers to pick you up to the roundabout where you can get truck.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-20 19:18:42.000000
comment:
Medium gas station, many cars and trucks to AP-7 France. My waiting time: 10 minutes for a polish truck to La Jonquera


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-20 20:12:51.000000
comment:
There is a busstop (Flogsta Centrum) at the highway, vis a vis Ica väst. From the central station the busses 5 and 22 are going regulary there. Its the best place in Uppsala to hichhike to the west: to Enköping (Road 55) and than conect to E18 and Göteborg. Or if you want to go south and you want to avoid Stkhlm. From there you can also go on road 72 to the north if you want to avoid E4. Its also nice to put up the tent over night: ether north of the bus station in a small forest in Berthaga (5min walk) or south of the busstation next the lower buildings of the Flogsta student dorm (behind the playground is a nice hidden place between willows;)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-21 11:02:38.000000
comment:
I was trying to HH there to Kilmarnock and Larkhall, unsuccefully cause most of the drivers were going only to Livingston. I was better of to move somwhere else :]


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-21 16:26:14.000000
comment:
If you were lucky enough to get transit car but you need to go to Krasnoyarsk this place is not the best way to get to the city. better to try police checkpoint couple km before this place


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-21 16:27:25.000000
comment:
If you were lucky enough to get transit car but you need to go to Krasnoyarsk this place is not the best way to get to the city. better to try police checkpoint couple km before this spot


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-21 17:39:54.000000
comment:
Stood right next to the traffic light with a sign for Aarhus. Took 40 minutes to get a ride half way to Odense. Lots of cars...perhaps too many. 


country: UA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-21 17:53:48.000000
comment:
Decent spot with a parking area for cars to pull into. Got a ride to the Polish border from here within 10 minutes. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-06-15 01:38:44.000000
comment:
There are some construction works going on at the moment, I have waited for 45 mins and then I think I was extremely lucky and a guy got me to Michendorf.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-22 11:27:11.000000
comment:
If you are lucky, one of the truck drivers will get you to Michendorf (where the chances are much higher) and maybe even further. You have to just go from car to car and ask for your possibilities. 


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-22 18:42:05.000000
comment:
A petrol station near Tatabánya on a direction to Budapest (from Györ and Wien).
Quite distant from city, so cars stopping here are going far.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 08:59:09.000000
comment:
There is enough pace for the cars to stop on the ramp on the way to Göteborg. I waited there for something like half an hour on Saturday morning.


country: GE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 17:31:40.000000
comment:
direction: Kakheti, Azerbaijan. metro station Samgori. take the north exit, otherway you need to cross te railway tracks. taxis, marshrutkas, people are waiting here. if nothing picks you up, take the bus #37, what goes on the motorway and leave it when it exits for the airport.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 22:03:55.000000
comment:
Great place to go to Nowy Sącz. It's right after roundabout, extra lane to stop, extra traffic lights that make cars go slower. If lucky, you can even ask driver, if he has right window open :)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 22:11:09.000000
comment:
Not good spot, lots of local traffic. Anyway, you can get there by bus no. 24 from the center. If you head Slovakia, better cross the border in Muszynka.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 22:14:41.000000
comment:
Despite it doesn't look bad, it is, at least if you want to go to Presov. Many cars from Bardejov, but even those from Presov don't stop.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 22:17:57.000000
comment:
Don't work well towards Presov. If comming from Poland, you should go through Muszynka and avoid this road. Only positive is gas station nearby.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 22:27:32.000000
comment:
Just ask for the lift. Some cars heading Hungary stop there to buy vignette, so you can get a long ride.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 22:37:21.000000
comment:
Good spot towards Debrecen or Miskolc. Get of there if your driver goes another way than you need. Hitchhiked there twice, once it took an hour, once a little shorter, but both times it was Sunday.

I met Polish-speaking serviceman there, who was so kind to ask people for taking me, while refueling.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 22:47:15.000000
comment:
I was a little bit affraid of this spot, as it's almost the center of the city, but it worked great. I wanted to get to Berettyoujfalu first, but I got lift to Oradea directly.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 22:53:22.000000
comment:
It depends on direction I guess. Plenty of space to stop behind roundabout, nearby gas station, but trying to get to Cluj I spent there some time, until one guy gave me a lift to another end of the city. Better reach proper exit from the city and you should get a ride quickly.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-28 08:46:24.000000
comment:
Good spot with shadow from highway flyover. Get off in time or you will have to cross this messed up highway entrance.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 23:19:19.000000
comment:
Good spot towards Timisoara. Get of there if your driver goes to Arad. I got ride in few minutes there.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 23:25:51.000000
comment:
For some reason it wasn't good spot. After some time I went to Sannicolau Mare for 10 lei with private, commercial bus. I should follow my friend recommendation and go towards Arad, then Szeged, as truck drivers do.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 23:29:55.000000
comment:
Definitelly walk few hundred meters to the next spot. I spent there half an hour thinking it's as good as the next one. Once I moved further, I got ride in a while and the car came from Tesco direction.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-23 23:36:26.000000
comment:
You can get only short ride here. It's waste of time, as bus to Vac is really cheap. From Dunakeszi it costs 370HUF. Can't be much more from bus station next to Ujpest-Varoskapu subway station.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 01:15:42.000000
comment:
Busstop on the west side of the A12 (Riga > Siauliai), going to Siauliai. There is also a busstop on the other side toward Riga

The opposite road leads to the famous Hill of Crosses (2 km).

Got picked up for a ride to Siauliai (10 km) after couple of minutes without a sign (but in mild rain).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 11:28:09.000000
comment:
parking spot with toilet "goldene aue": going west this place seemed to be totally deserted. very few cars passed. to go away from here we had to convince a local driver that we are lost if he wouldn't give us a ride. he took us to the next parkplatz which was similar. 200 m west is a bridge over the autobahn and a hiking trail to the small village thürungen, the village berga, train station "berga-kelbra" and lake kelbra. from the train station you can go to kassel in 2 hours, halle in 50 min, nordhausen in 15 min. (the last direct connection to kassel starts at 18:08 pm and costs 26,40€).
but the landscape is absolutely beautiful! surrounded with hills you see the kyffhaeuser mountain. a sign informs about the interesting historic sights near here. i can imagine starting a hiking tour here. there's the beautiful lake kelbra very near on the other side of the autobahn. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 12:47:06.000000
comment:
parking spot with toilet "goldene aue": going west this place seemed to be totally deserted. very few cars passed. to go away from here we had to convince a local driver that we are lost if he wouldn't give us a ride. he took us to the next parkplatz which was similar. 200 m west is a bridge over the autobahn and a hiking trail to the village berga, train station "berga-kelbra" (3 km), lake kelbra (3,5 km) and the kyhaeuser forest (5 km). from the train station you can go to kassel in 2 hours, halle in 50 min, nordhausen in 15 min. (the last direct connection to kassel starts at 6:08 pm and costs 26,40€, the absolut last train is at 8:08 pm).
but the landscape is absolutely beautiful! surrounded with hills you see the kyffhaeuser mountain. a sign informs about the interesting historic sights near here. i can imagine starting a hiking tour here. there's the beautiful lake kelbra very near on the other side of the autobahn. 


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 19:29:58.000000
comment:
To Děčín, Ústí nad Labem. Very nice landscape (Elbe/Labe valley). Behind the bus stop, sometimes there are cars parked but there is always some space left. Not much traffic since the new motoway A17/8 has been finished near Petrovice, but very nice locals. Anyway, expect up to 2-3h waiting time - it can be shorter, of course. Drivers will always go to Děčín (easy hitchable city). To Ústí nad Labem only if you're lucky. If you lose patience, you can take the bus to Děčín (1-1,5€) that comes maybe every 1h (during the day). The timetable can be found at http://www.hrensko.cz/index.php?nid=6523&lid=CS&oid=1021977


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 19:56:21.000000
comment:
If the place before is too crowded by locals, walk down the road and you will probably have a space just for you. In Sibiu, I encountered a lot of drivers expecting money. Just say "nu amban(i)" (I don't have money). Some drivers will go on, but don't bother. Others will take you anyway.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 20:22:54.000000
comment:
To Razgrad, Shumen, Varna. There is a bus stop a little bit ahead of the gas station, behind it there is plenty space to stop cars if you don't feel like waiting at the gas station (and want to have more cars). Can be too muddy when it is wet. Going on to Razgrad can be a bad idea, you can get stuck there, Shumen is better for Varna - but decide youself:)


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 22:23:18.000000
comment:
To Shumen, Ruse. Go with bus #409 to the airport and leave the parking lot of the airport again. You could get checked by police, but don't worry, they're usually very friendly. Go straight under the motorway bridge and turn left to get onto the motorway (the motorway sign will be just in front of you). My favorite spot is when you walk the motorway back a little bit over the two bridges, just in front of the first one. The drivers will see you waay ahead so even fast cars will have enough time to stop (just put your thumb out early enough).


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 22:38:40.000000
comment:
To Razgrad, Ruse. There is some small traffic police house which is usually empty. A lot of space, a lot of cars. Perfect! Unfortunately, it's difficult to reach from Shumen. Hhiked here every time I got a ride from Varna to Shumen and wanted to go on to Ruse or Romania.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 22:44:12.000000
comment:
There is some space near the exit sign of the city. Difficult to reach, but working quite well. Even there are no lights, it worked for me once in the dark too.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 22:55:40.000000
comment:
To Bucharest. Even there is not much space, you can stop cars at the crossroad before the truck parking spot easily by thumbing. Especially if you're more than one and truck drivers don't want to take you. If drivers look undecided you can show them with your hands that you want to get over the bridge only, but you can find a longer ride, e.g. to Bucharest. Trucks will usually drive around Bucharest and leave you at Jilava, so cars might be a better option anyway.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 23:07:42.000000
comment:
To Pitesti and further North West (e.g. Sibiu, Deva, Arad). From metro stop Pacii walk a little bit further West. After the bus station there is the OMV petrol station. You can ask people, but also hitch directly next to the gas station (behind the entry lane). There is not much space to stop, but Romanian drivers will often stop anyway.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 23:23:31.000000
comment:
To Brno, Praha. Gas station and parking with many cars and trucks. Ask truck drivers or cars at the gas station. I was lucky and found a direct ride to Dresden at the gas station after a rainy night in my tent a little bit up behind the restaurant (next to the street leading to the bridge). Police saw me, but didn't seem to bother that I camp there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-24 23:35:00.000000
comment:
To Görlitz or Poland. Quite small parking, but you can get there by local bus (bus stop Bretnig, ticket: VVO zone Radeberg) and some nice walking. Once there, ask anybody to bring you to the next big gas station ().


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-25 16:40:19.000000
comment:
Its the way to Medias and Sigisoara. There is an acceleration lane for the cars, so they can also stop, cause its not that much traffic. A family picked me up after a few minutes. Luck!


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-26 04:36:30.000000
comment:
A lot of friendly people around this area, and free camping at the state beach if you walk in and act like you were already there.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-26 04:45:24.000000
comment:
Across the bridge here going northbound got me a ride within 30 minutes, though this seems like it could be variable as most of the traffic was summer tourists.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-26 13:22:56.000000
comment:
The couple who took us from Caserta left us at this gas station and we first try to ask the people around but it's not working we have tried for 2 hours after that we just wrote a cardboard and went just nex to the Shell towards the exit and we got a ride in 5 mins ;)


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-26 13:39:44.000000
comment:
We were trying to go to Genoa. We did thumbs up and wait for someone heading to that way, we found an architect heading to Milano and took us 100 km futher.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-26 13:47:18.000000
comment:
From Genoa to Cogoleto and you should walk west from Cogoleto don't take way for pedestrians, which is going just paralel to sea. Just walk from the national road at the end of cogoleto (there is bride on the right). BTW, that road we walked was the most beatiful part of our travel awesome view. The place we hitchhike was amazing we found a ride in 2 mins when we were walking towards the exit road :)


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-26 13:54:56.000000
comment:
We arrived there 5 pm in the summer, try to hitchhike with a cardbord written France, but not worked and one Romanian truck driver ask us where are going and we got a ride to Barcelona.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-26 14:58:24.000000
comment:
Stand here for heading east to Stockholm. Room for cars to pull over, but traffic was light.  One car every minute or two.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-26 15:59:36.000000
comment:
Some trucks are coming to the highway from the industrial area, good opportunity to have a ride, just be stubborn ;)


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 09:12:18.000000
comment:
Not a good spot for long distance but  if you want to go Burgos or nearby Burgos you should use this one not the one closer to the city.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 09:14:46.000000
comment:
Teribble to hitchhike from here no car is using this gas station and the truck are going Portugal and not so friendly with hitchhikers. We tried to hitchhike to Léon from here but 30 mins only 4 vehicles. Meaningless to hicthhike from hereç


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 09:19:02.000000
comment:
We have tried to go to Léon from here under the bridge there enough shade for the summer cars are fast but we were so stubborn (go high on the elevated thing nearby the road, I mean attract people's attetion) and we got a ride right into Léon in 20 mins.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 09:50:26.000000
comment:
High traffic in this place and gas station but don't try there just go back to Leon for just near the entrance road, we hitchhike a guy going to "Mansilla de las Mulas" according to him everybody on the road goes there. If you are going to Burgos or via Burgos this road is awesome for you, short distance fast cars and people stop :) just take this road till Santiago highway. We were two and got a ride in 15 mins


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 09:56:01.000000
comment:
Not so high volume of traffic but around 10 cars/min, we were heading to Burgos and we got a ride just after 10 mins The place is just after the water canal, which is passing under the road and there was a gypsy house just 50 m behind us. Just be annoying to the drivers don't forget you are in Spain, which means being annoying is counted for friendly. P S I don't mean be aggressive just smile and walk confident and don't about the law. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 10:00:20.000000
comment:
Our driver was a women who took us from nowhere and she drop us here, we were heading to Burgos, she was headingto Sahagun. I just ask one truck driver, who does not speak English, and he said Burgos, okay :) Not so high traffic (if you are in Sahagun just take the go to the junction of N-120 and A-231 after Sahagun).


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 10:09:56.000000
comment:
We found highway toll wait just 50 m before that place and the officers came and said it's not allowed to hitchhike there we have to go a little bit further to Burgos so we walked back nearly a kilometer under the bridge up to the hill where the slope of the road reduced. We were two and heading to San Sebastien. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 10:11:13.000000
comment:
After tried at the tolls we came here and we foun a ride in 45 mins. Morrocon guy going back to Belgium.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 10:28:51.000000
comment:
Our driver drop us before the tolls and we hitchhike just after the tolls and got a ride in 30 mins Puerto Ricon truck driver. If you are not on the road it's not so clever to use this place for hitchhiking, although there is a little service pad after the tolls (it's not in Google Maps it' new)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 11:02:31.000000
comment:
Spanish truck driver which we came from Bordeaux left us here at mid-night and he said tomorrow sunday he went to sleeping and we hitchhike a guy to the highway enterance in Poitiers (weird guy he looking us like crayz and explaining he doesn't trust people at night and stairing at them). he drop us at the enterance of the highway but for 45 mins low traffic and no body stpped, so we went inside highway to service area nearby ~4 km.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 11:07:42.000000
comment:
Never, ever again! There are only 15 vehicles entering this place for the whole 12 hours at night and early morning, but we manage to stop one old couple with caravan after a horrible night (cold, without food) they took us 5 km further to the exit of highway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 11:11:27.000000
comment:
We didn't even try to hitchhike one guy stopped and said Paris? and he was speaking English very well for a French guy :)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 11:16:08.000000
comment:
We were sitting and eating we put a sign thumbs up to near our bags, we put them near the road one moroccan said you need a ride, and he took us to the gas station 3 km back to Paris direction. It was at mid-night. 


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 11:21:40.000000
comment:
Good position to get to Rubtsovsk located next to the police post and railroad crossing, so cars move relatively slowly. Almost all traffic is local, not farther than 30 km, but cars to Rubtsovsk are there too.

Хорошая позиция, чтобы добраться до Рубцовска, расположенная сразу после поста ДПС и ЖД переезда, так что машины там двигаются небыстро. Почти весь трафик локальный, не дальше 30 км, но машины до Рубцовска тоже попадаются.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-09-05 13:06:01.000000
comment:
The place is big but the people are cold not like south people, they are not even looking at you when you are hitchhiking, but do not quit just try may be you will get a ride quicker then us. People inside station bought us coffee and croissant but most of the people from here going to Brussels. We were heading to Antwerpen.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 11:41:47.000000
comment:
A transit point between Barnaul and Rubtsovsk. Landmarks are gas station, cafes, and straight side road to Aleysk.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 11:48:02.000000
comment:
I was HH here to Bratislava with a friend. 4-5 cars per minute. Good place because cars have to go slow. We got a ride in 20min.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 11:48:49.000000
comment:
We just waited for 20 mins and got a ride, an apple, and a banana to Amsterdam. Lots of traffic but no luck on trucks because of the insurance issue.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 13:50:43.000000
comment:
My ride was going to Szolnok and they drop me before the junction and I was walking, eating and smoking, then I realize that I need to HH because it was sundown. I just waited for 15 min and got a ride to a village nearby Romanian border.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 13:53:33.000000
comment:
There is enough space to stop a big truck and all the vehicles are slowing  in the junction. I have waited for 15 min (Don't use a sign just thumb is enough).


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-27 13:56:49.000000
comment:
There was a line of trucks at night till here. My ride has to turn back and stay all night (truck thing). I have waited and 2 times police came and checked my ID and ask questions. Then, I HH for 30 min to find someone going to Oredea. 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-28 18:06:52.000000
comment:
Very good spot to get a lift to any direction in Sweden, Norway or Denmark. We just arrived with ferry from Riga and tried to stop the cars, which were driving down from the ferry, right at the terminal. Got a lift to Kongsberg (Oslo) in Norway in 2 min. It is worth to try before you go to find a gas station to hitchhike on the way out of the city. 


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-29 15:05:02.000000
comment:
A good place where you can stand with a sign. It is good to catch ride to Slovakias most cities. If you don't have any luck you can walk 300m to get to the gas station that is much better.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-30 19:49:54.000000
comment:
The on-ramp here is a pretty decent spot if a bit under-trafficked, drivers can see you from quite a distance away and most drivers seem to be heading relatively far.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Guter Spot Richtung Norden oder ins Ruhrgebiet. Hinter der Tankstelle kann man sich super auf den Spurteiler stellen - da fahren die Leute langsam und man kann garnicht übersehen werden, Platz zum anhalten gibts reichlich. Da viele Fahrer bei Olpe Richtung Köln abbiegen ist jedoch ein Schild angebracht.


country: MD
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-31 11:14:49.000000
comment:
A lot of place for the cars stoping. Use a sign, and avoid a mini buses. Here is many officials and unofficials minibuses who always stoping to take You to Your destination,and asking for a money.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-31 15:38:37.000000
comment:
place right after police checkpoint accessible by 701 bus from bus station. get ticket to Emelyanovo


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-31 16:41:48.000000
comment:
spot right after railcrossing generates long traffic jams in both directions (1km or more). ask drivers while they are waiting and walking around


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 10:25:07.000000
comment:
A good spot if you want to go to Ajaccio or Propriano, in the curb cars can see you and there is enough place for them to stop. Lot of cars pass there.
You can also try to go into the mountains from here.


country: IS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 11:46:45.000000
comment:
One car every 10 minutes on the route 68 in either direction, but one car every 5 minutes that takes the route 59. We were 3 people hitching north, and it took about 90 minutes to get a ride.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 13:00:07.000000
comment:
awesome hitchhiking spot (with an official LIFTPLAATS sign). Directions: Berlin, Hamburg, Eindhoven.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 13:55:34.000000
comment:
Direction: Ljubljana, Maribor and also Hungary. Take the tram from Trieste to Villa Opicina, than walk through Strada per Vienna. You will see a big place to hitchhike. Stood here just 20 minutes or less. Have a good luck!


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 14:10:52.000000
comment:
It's a petrol station with medium traffic. There are also some trucks going to Slovenia, or sometimes Italy. Direction Siófok. Maribor, Ljubljana. With more luck you can catch somebody who goes to road 71 (Balatonalmádi, Alsóörs, Balatonfüred).


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 14:17:50.000000
comment:
Excellent place to hitchhike to Győr or Wien (on the motorway m1) OR on the motorway M7 direction lake Balaton, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia. Drivers come out from the petrol station, McDonalds and also from the motorway. So 3 possible ride-source! :) Better have a sign with your direction.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 14:21:19.000000
comment:
Not the best HH spot you will ever experience, but you can catch a ride to Budapest or to M7 in 30 minutes. Use a big BP sign!


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 14:24:14.000000
comment:
Direction WIEN. I stood here many times and always got a ride. Once I had to stay here 2 hours, but it absolutely worth it! :]


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 14:26:37.000000
comment:
Very dangerous place to hitchhike, but if you are very determined and have a big BP sign, you can get to Budapest this way sometimes easy!


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 14:29:22.000000
comment:
A very convenient HH spot to go direction Vámosszabadi, Bratislava, Prague. I often hitchhike here and always get a ride.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 14:35:05.000000
comment:
You can catch cars from both sides, but people dont have much time to check your "appearance" so be kind and always have a table. Direction: Győr, Budapest and also Bratislava.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 20:38:56.000000
comment:
Direction: Győr, Wien. A nice Mini Cooper with a dutch driver took me to Győr. Safe HH spot, but not so many cars. Try NOT to stand very near to the motorway, maybe the police will  "disturb" you. Better have a table.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 20:45:09.000000
comment:
Hitchhiked here several times. Not the safest HH spot, but I always get a ride here. It is next to the billboard. Direction: Győr. Komárom


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 20:49:39.000000
comment:
Waited 30 minutes for a ride to LINZ. Cars and trucks also go to Wien. You have to stay somewhere near to the roundabout. Better have a sign/table.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 20:51:57.000000
comment:
I wanted to go to Budapest and finally I managed to get a ride. Direction: St. Pölten, Wien, Budapest.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 20:56:34.000000
comment:
This is a very big truck resting place, where I stayed for a whole night, than I started to hitchhike early in the morning. I got a ride in 10 minutes (for approximately 560 km). The best place to hitchhike through the A3.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-01 21:01:54.000000
comment:
I got a ride to Amsterdam in 3 minutes. I just put my sign out and a woman with a sportcar stopped next to me. Awesome hitchhiking spot! :]


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-02 03:02:37.000000
comment:
Slightly east of this mark is a good way to get to the I-5 via the 38, plus the local bakery sells a bag of day old donuts for $3.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-07-31 00:29:14.000000
comment:
This is a pretty good spot to get as far as Ventura, plus the 1 along the coast has pretty wide shoulders all the way up to Oxnard.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-02 09:26:02.000000
comment:
A bus stop. You can get here with #87 and it's second last stop. There are traffic lights just before.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-02 09:57:24.000000
comment:
This is the place to hitch towards Molėtai. Bus stop is called "Geležinio Vilko st." and you can get there with busses 112 (all days) and 87 (weekdays only).

http://www.marsrutai.lt/vilnius/#Stops/Geležinio%20Vilko%20st.,1_8084


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-02 11:09:02.000000
comment:
Good place if you come from Emporda and you want to change from nacional to the motorway. Not much traffic, but you can find french people and get a lift to, at least,montpellier.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-02 11:26:01.000000
comment:
Go out from the richest city in Norway is not easy! So get ready to wait! It seems a bad place, but its better for you to wait in the entrance of the highway than keep trying in other places were people is just moving arround the city. 20´!


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-02 13:52:19.000000
comment:
I wanted to go to Bibione, so finally an older couple took me from here. Before them, 3 cars also stopped, but they were going wrong direction. Have luck!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-02 16:10:12.000000
comment:
If you are stucked in Ecija, the place is good for hitchhiking (limited speed, gas station, straight road), but this is Spain. I was lucky =)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-03 00:09:06.000000
comment:
Bus stop on the ring towards the Drachtsterweg for Groningen / Drachten. Cars coming from the center pass here to exit the city. good spot because cars can stop easily at the bus stop and continue effortlessly on the Aldlansdyk. 


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-03 10:39:31.000000
comment:
I wanted to go to Bibione, so if you also want to go there, then this is THE LAST gas station before the Latisana exit. Stay here and wait for a ride to Latisana or Bibione (better have a sign). I had to get out the car at the Latisana exit, but directly on the motorway, so it was a big walk to go off the motorway (and dangerous, too), but then a guy at the roundabout gave me a ride. Have luck!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-03 10:46:26.000000
comment:
It was a little bit unlucky HH spot for me, because it took me 3 hours to get a ride to München! :) Finally, a blonde woman with a 4 years old kid stopped to me and took me to the city center. But after all, I guess it was just a rare thing.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-03 10:51:46.000000
comment:
When I got out of the car, suddenly a young soldier stopped right to me, but was going to Innsbruck, so I did not go with him. After that, one crazy guy took me near München in 5 minutes. So, quiet a good spot! Direction: Siegsdorf, Rosenheim, München.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-03 10:58:58.000000
comment:
If you are heading to Bratislava, then mind that this is THE LAST gas station before BRNO. Nice spot, anyway.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-03 11:02:38.000000
comment:
If you have enough luck, you can catch a ride directly to Prague. I managed to do this after 2 hours, but I guess this happens rarely.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-03 15:24:58.000000
comment:
spot to hitchhike towards northwest (Stockerau, Horn, Hollabrunn) on the A22. Redlight is handy so cars have to stop. Good accessibility by underground station Nußdorfer Straße. Average waiting time to get a lift to Stockerau is 20 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-03 17:06:45.000000
comment:
I stood here rather than at the Péage as I climbed over a large wall to get in (from Imp. des Horticulteurs) and didn't know how the staff would react. At the side here only the first 2 lanes of traffic will see you, but I got a lift quite quickly (and was even offered a place to stay the night).
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J'ai monté un mur plus sud qu'ici de  Imp. des Horticulteurs, donc je voulais pas attendre pres de les personnels.
C'est possible pour les voitures a stopper ici, mais pas tout le monde.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2012-08-03 17:27:55.000000
comment:
Quit spot, but everyone here is getting on the A20. There is also a small rest-stop where you can ask people for a lift.
Not a good place for trucks to stop though.
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C'est un peu tranquille ici, mais tout le monde qui passe vont prendre le A20.
Il y a aussi un ptit parking si vous voulais demander les gens.


