# points

country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take a bus from Bologna to somewhere here(comes over the bridge and stops close behind the runabout) and then u can walk (back) to the petrol station. To go north cross the highway at the brigdebuilding!!! (i took the tracks-mud!!!)
went north, dont speak italy, took about 20 min...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Nijmegen. There will be lots of people going from the airport to the city and back, and they will be using this ramp. The last flights come in around midnight, so after 0.30 it'll get really quiet here.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Southbound; lots of traffic towards Nijmegen coming from Wageningen. Easy to get rides to Nijmegen here, ask if you can be dropped off at petrol station a few kilometres down the road if you need to get further afield.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Traffic is thin, but almost all of it goes to Nijmegen or further, and there is ample place to stop.
Expect around 15-30 minutes on average for Nijmegen. At Hoofdstraat there is a busstop (83), which provides an alternative way of getting into the city.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
North(east)bound; not anywhere near as heavily used as the southbound ramp, although there is very little local traffic using this ramp, so most rides will be at least to Apeldoorn or Zevenaar, but likely further. Westbound traffic usually uses the Wageningen ramp on the A12.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Allertal West; Extremely well used raststÃ¤tte on the A7, due to its location on the stretch of autobahn where all the traffic to Hamburg/Bremen and Hannover/Rhein-Ruhr converge. To the north the A27 and A7 merge, to the south the A352/A2 and A7. Probably the best spot north of Hannover, stood here for 90 seconds trying to get out...


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
A2 motorway toll booths. You can hitch from here in both directions towards Berlin or Warsaw. There is a bus 108 from Ogrody in Poznan to Dopiewiec (village nearby)


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stand at traffic lights and approach stopped cars. Great for Belfast and other places north of Dublin.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ramp 28; south: Horrible ramp with very little place to safely stop, but so much traffic that the statistics start working in your favour. Stood here for 40 minutes in direction OsnabrÃ¼ck. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction north towards Pila, Koszalin, Baltic Coast. There's a merge lane with bus stop. Trams 9 and 11 come very close to this place. Traffic jam happens quite often there so cars don't speed up.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction northeast towards Gdansk, Bydgoszcz, Torun. It's a bus stop so there's a place to pull over. You can get here from Rondo Srodka by bus 73. Very popular spot.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station on national road 92. You can hitch towards Warsaw from here. There are two trams coming very close to this place: no 6 and 8.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A4 & A9
very good for direction east, but couldnt get a ride to direction south on A9 from here after 1.5 hours, maybe it was only bad luck but i could see only a very few cars going that way if any. had to walk through the forest to the other restplace east from here on A9, if you like challenge and have time maybe you can do the same though wouldnt really recommend.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A9 southbound
good for direction NÃ¼rnberg&MÃ¼nchen, restplace on the other side is accessible via tunnel from the hotel bit north from here


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
many directions (east-south)
bus stop after traffic lights, enough space to stop and cars are not so fast. take bus 44 from centre to here or walk here from trainstation. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
big restplace
many hungarian and international trucks and cars, if you are lucky you may get a long distance hitch  (got one from here to Budapest, 600 kms, made things easy:))


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A4
bus stop before traffic lights so enough space for cars to stop and they are not driving that fast. accesible with s-bahn from centre (Platanenstrasse) +5 minutes walk


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A7 and A4 N&E-bound
small petrolstation and rest place, not the best place in my consideration though a guy who was hitching here too said he has been here before and its OK


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
A58 eastboud, A16, etc
very easy to get here from centre of Breda, 15 minutes with bus, get off at last stop in Ulvenhout, enough space for cars to stop in front of fire department


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A4 eastbound
From KÃ¶ln you can get here with regionalbahn25, change in overath for bus 310, go two stops and walk 15 minutes (check map before), may take some time to get here but imho better then trying to hitch out from KÃ¶ln, big rest place, many cars


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty good spot for hitching towards the highway/service station there and/or towards Oldenzaal or Hengelo. Mostly a lot of traffic.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
A58 to Eindhoven
havent hitched from here but checked it out, looked promising though its not easy to get here from centre of Breda. not too many cars but who goes this way goes to direction of Eindhoven.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
N746 by Schaepmanmonument. Excellent for Almelo, always need to carry sign to get beyond Almelo though. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a good place for hitchhiking, but doable towards Bad Bentheim. In case you need to go further, make sign "Bad Bentheim" en continue from that ramp later on. Public transportation between Oldenzaal and Bad Bentheim is shite, so by appearing to be local your chances increase enormously. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
For [b]Tubbergen. N349/N746[/b]. I hitch here twice a week on average, usually well after dark, and have always been away within 20 minutes. Take bus 23 to Canisiuscollege, and make sure you have a sign. 


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
towards Moscow, Russia (day-time):
take Metro (2nd line 'Avtozavodskaya linija') to 'Mahileuskaya', then take a bus #512 to 'Sokal' get off at the turn from M1 to 'Sokal'. Spot is right after this crossroad. 


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take Metro (2nd line 'Avtozavodskaya linija') to 'Kamennaya Horka', get off walk 50m (direction west) and hitch right from the bus stop.


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Brest, Poland:
take Metro to the 'Istytut Kul'tury' station (1st(blue) line), then take the bus #32, #41, #103, #117, #120 to 'Druzhba' station, then  take the bus #28, #90, #132 to 'Pavarot na Malinauku' station, get out and walk 200m SW


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Borisov, Moscow(RU) (for night-time hh):
take Metro (1st line(blue)) to 'Uruchcha' station, then get the bus #15, #99, #263 to '9-yj kilometr' station, get out and walk 0.5km NE along the road. The spot is right after junction


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a round about with stop lights. On this corner you will find a McDonalds. There are some cars coming from here from the centre of London to the A12/11.
Try it out and let me know
-Czar


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to get a ride in ZÃ¼rich direction. Cars can stop at parking area a few meters away from the crossing.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
took free shuttle from SFSU to Dali City BART, then samtrans bus for a couple bucks and got dropped off right here. got a ride in 10 minutes. great way of leaving SF.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Warsaw: 
take bus #103 from centrum (direction 'Choroszcz', http://www.komunikacja.bialystok.pl/rozk_start.asp 
get out at the station 'Porosly' and hitchhike right from the bus-stop
or take bus #4 from centrum (direction 'Klepacka'), get out at the station 'Makro' and walk 1km to the bus-stop 'Porosly' right after junction with E67


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot. only spent about 30 minutes here before i got a ride. got harassed by some coppers, but they didn't come back to check if i was still there.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
decent spot, lots of room for cars to pull over, took me about 20 minutes to get a ride, and right but an intersection so cars can see you in advance.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to the south, A3. not best place for cars to stop but it is a very busy ramp and so somebody will stop, place yourself exactly where the marker is


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
not an excellent place but it's fine if you wanna leave Strasbourg in direction of Germany (u can take a quick and cheap train from STBG to Appenweier, then walk about 25min. to the gas station)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very efficient for a short trip from Stbg to Nancy or Metz. A cheap bus goes there in about 30min from the city center (Les Halles)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
lots of traffic heading to wasserbillig, luxembourg from here to fill there cars, enough place to stop but you will most proably get a short lift only to wasserbillig (10km)


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
A good petrol station in direction of Villach, Salzburg, Germnay. Many cars stop here, all of them head at least to Austria. If you try to get after Villach, accept only rides that take the ring around the city!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Memmingen-Ost on-ramp, Direction of Munchen. situated at the edge of town. To get there walk from the center on the MÃ¼nchner Str. for 1 kilometer till you reach the on-ramp. Then turn right where the traffic turns for direction of MÃ¼nchen, and hitchhike there while standing on the grass on the side. There is not a great place for the cars to stop, but they can always stop on the grass or stop for a second on the road if there is not much traffic. It's best to hold a M for Munich or AU for Augsburg sign. 


country: IS
name: Anonymous
comment:
Large road with a large bus stop (it's covered, so you can use it as a shelter when it's raining). Lots of people driving downtown, useful for outbound hitches as well.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
very good place to go any direction: Gent/Brussels, Roeselare/Kortrijk or Veurne/Oostende!! Use a sign, then you know when a car stops, he go's to the direction you want


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Mogilev:
Take Metro (2nd line (red)  'Avtozavodskaya linija') to 'Mahileuskaya' station, then take a bus #512 to Sokal get off at the junction with M1. You can try hitching just after the junction or walk 1.5 km east towards junction of M4 (towards Mahileu) and M5 (towards Homel') roads.


country: UY
name: Anonymous
comment:
Because there is a toll station cars don't go too fast and there is enough place to stop. You can come here very easy by bus from Montevideo.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
not really good point for hitch-hiking but got a ride which brought us to the other end of the periferique


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
easy hitch hiking to Avranches, space for stopping...this is the direct straight road to Avranches, but some drivers even from here might bring you on the slower coastal road with more panoramic views just to let you see it :) and they didn't plan to before!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ramp to the A28 direction Amersfoort, with traffic lights. This is the main exit road from the big Uithof university area, and is a perfect spot for mainly afternoon weekday traffic. Avg waiting time during the week: 20 minutes. And over 1,5 hours on sunday. Don't do that. 
 
Getting there: Take bus 11 to the final stop: WKZ (Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis), walk along the in the direction of the A28 (you'll see it), and along the hospital towards the traffic lights. 


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Bobruisk, Gomel, Mozyr, Kyiv (UA):
Take Metro (2nd line (red)  'Avtozavodskaya linija') to 'Mahileuskaya' station, then take a bus #512 to Sokal get off at the junction with M1. You can try hitching just after the junction or walk 1.5 km east towards junction of M4 (towards Mahileu) and M5 (towards Homel') roads.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Floripa hitching south take a Bus to Palhoca and go to the last station, it is close to the BR101 and there is also a gasstation!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This road leads to the motorway to Prague. Just find an empty parking or a bus station to wave your thumb.
Don't go further than NÃ¶thnitzer StraÃŸe, the road starts to get fast there.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
the best point to go to Saint-Petersburg, this place is a post of traffic police and it is full of lights


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From town center go through street OlomouckÃ¡ and stay before some factory. Good for hitchhiking on 2pm, when all people from factory are going home. There is a lot of car, but not a really good spot to stay. You must stay at roadside.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From town center go through street DolnÃ­ to the highway approach ProstÄ›jov - stÅ™ed (or ask people how to go to Kralice), on the crossroad before higway turn left, go up the railway and down the highway. On the roundabout go straight and on first crossroad turn left. Good hitchplace mostly in working days because there going a lot of cars from industrial zone.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited here for about 30 mins and got a ride all the way to Split. Cars were going a bit fast, but there was a bus stop where they could stop easily.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pay-toll ramp is great place to get a ride for places along E-70 highway (Banjaluka, Zagreb and whole Croatia, Ljubljana etc.)


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Little traffic (at least during April)... Expect to wait for quite a long time when heading east to Iznik here.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From citycenter take tram 7,8,9 or 17. Get out on station 17. listopadu and continue in ORIGINAL tram direction throught street OpavskÃ¡ cca. 1 km till you reach bus station. Almost all cars are going to Opava.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From city center go in direction to hospital (through OlomouckÃ¡ street). Stay before mad-house and find your favorite place to hitchhiking. A lot of cars are going in direction to Olomouc, but not all are going directly to the city, so you will transcend during the ride


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From city center go to TESCO and before the store walk along highway cca. 300m in direction to Ostrava. After big crossroad you find the petrol-station with not a lot of traffic, but all cars are going to Ostrava. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
gas station Kreuz Hegau at A 81 north.
good to north: Stutgart, Frankfurt. 
not so good to west: Freiburg, France.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
From there you can reach the highway to the north. Many cars and very safe, and on the highway there are many gas stations and bus stops.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to go south to Colmar, Mulhouse, lots of cars but not so great for the cars to stop, especially when parking places are occupied.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
No place to stop, If you find a brave/crazy driver it can work, but I advise rather the petrol stations. Direct verbal contact works the best!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
V. good spot. How to get? Bus nr 21 stop on "rue des vergers" or bus nr 89 stop "les aulnes". 21 nd 89 go from "gare de Vaise" metro D.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfekt to Freiburg or Munik. West-East.
Nort-South is not perfekt but good.
double tramp Bus stations. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
gas station at A 81.
good to south: Swizerland or Itally.
not so good to east: Lake of Konstanz, Lindau, Munik, Austria


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perpignan Nord... Excellent pour Montpellier/Toulouse.
Prendre le bus N20 de Perpignan jusqu'au Carrefour 10 mns de marche ou train jusque Rivesaltes : 30 mns de marche.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Premier pÃ©age en Espagne. T Bon mais attention aux tÃ©lÃ©pÃ©ages (sans arrÃªts pour les camions) et surtout aux employÃ©s espagnols du pÃ©age qui vont vous pourchasser !...


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Kaunas

The ring road and city street join here. A lot of local cars going to nearby villages.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Layby in easy walking distance from central Manchester. Good for hitching south. Traffic fast but a good place for it to stop.


country: BA
name: Anonymous
comment:
little traffic but when you get one - you can easily get to Gradac/ Klek or somewhere else on Croatian seaside.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Lithuania, Poland

It's easy to reach this place by public transport. Bus No.23 from central station.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Lithuania (Kaunas, Vilnius), Poland

Bauska is a small city so it's easy to reach this end on foot. 


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Riga, Estonia

The road splits and it's usual to get dropped here. Left junction goes to Riga and right one to Birzai(Lithuanian town)


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction Senj/Split.
traffic is quite busy but there is no really place for a car to stop.

we got our ride when the traffic was so busy that cars were standing still anyway :)


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
there's a gas station. traffic is quite busy but it takes time to get a car.

Good for direction to Trieste and I assume that to Venezia as well.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Only full tourist cars that crosses the island goes here. and that's only once every 40 min when the ferry comes. it took for us whole day to accidentally get a hitch to Hvar. 
If you will stuck there on Sunday - it's dead end - even NO buses works then and ferry comes even more rear.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Towards Perth. Take a bus from the centre of Edinburgh towards Queens Ferry road, get out at the juction with Maybury road and walk along the raod while you find a decent spot to hitch. If you have time before hitchhiking, I suggest a walk along  the River Almond.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction south on A5 (Mannheim/Karlsruhe/Basel) you can get to the Rasthof by foot. Get U6 to Heerstrasse (final stop) and cross Heerstrasse there. You must walk along the U-Bahn traks to the open field and continue the small road. Pass under the bridge and then up the hill. after a couple of meters you need to climb up on the right (i made that in April09, it was muddy, looked as if they are going to plant bushes there but there is a way to get through for sure). Like that you will get to the carpark. As its before Frankfurt you might aim for a lift to the next Rasthof, since that one is bigger and most people dont go that far. But i found a lift very easily like that. (Weekday morning at 10am) might also work for going north, but A5 leads into A7 and A4 afterwards, all the people i asked headed south!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very difficult to get to Berlin city from here. Most cars were going to Poland here so possibly a good place for this destination.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very difficult to get into city of Berlin from here. Most cars were going to Poland so if that's your route it could be a good place.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
got a ride to vevey&montreux.zebra slows down traffic&a huge parkin lot across the street.good luck!
gj.smyrna


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BOURGES ORLEANS OR TOULOUSE BY A20
This is the entrance of the A20 there isn't national roads to go to the north easily, so this is a goof one.
Traffic : Low, 1 car every 2 minutes
Speed : low, 30km'h
Waiting : the first car...a lucky day :)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good place. A petrol station where many cars fuel before entering the highway. perfectly to reach with S-Bahn. The first driver I asked took me with him (to Hannover / A2) =)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I can not recommend this place. Cars are passing with quite high speed and there's not much space for standing.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
AVOID this place! Other information regarding this petrol station are obsolete. Because of the new highway A113(finished in 2008) very close hardly any car goes here. I was waiting at this petrol station for a LONG time, never seen such uncrowded place. So beware. Any village gas station has higher frequency!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
for going north (nancy) or direction paris it might be allright, but never try to get to straÃŸbourg. we waited more than one hour before we decided to try it via metz (which was the better choice)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
for going north, starting in frankfurt, as it's hard to get out of the city itself.
the spot is a small parking, but you will easily find somebody to take you further north from here. you get there by taking the s-bahn S6 til "Friedrichsdorf" and get off at the terminus. then you walk to the parking and hitch a hike :)


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Peaje de San Luis, un lugar muy bueno para hacer dedo en la ruta Mendoza-Buenos aires (o viceversa!). Hay muchisimo trafico de camiones. Incluso hay un gran parador donde los camioneros duermen por la noche.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
It doesn't look like a great place as there's not much room to pull in but I've hitched twice from here and never waited more than a few mins. Good for getting to Brighton as it's just before the motorway (M23). Get the bus to Redhill and get off when you see the flyover. For more details see my blog: http://alongwayfromeden.blogspot.com/2008/01/i-missed-it-by-two-minutes.html


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Slip road going onto motorway from Birch services. Go East on M62 from here or West from other side. To get here take bus 167 from Manchester Centre, get off by The White Heart pub and walk down Whittle Lane to get to service station - 10 mins.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Possibility to hitch towards Riesenbeck. Spot is just behind a corner, maybe better stand directly at the crossing. Not much space to stop cars, but possible.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Actually good spot to stand on, but take care: Hard shoulder on the left side! Traffic is okay but not too much in direction Germany. Mostly locals.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hard shoulder to stand on, a bit narrow but possible  to stop cars just behind the traffic lights. For direction Saerbeck, IbbenbÃ¼ren. Much traffic here. Be careful with trucks, though.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty bad spot to hitch onto the A31 or B54, fast traffic and no spots for cars to stop.Do not get out here!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Most traffic towards Steinfurt/MÃ¼nster goes up the B54 here, but not much space to stop cars,many trucks, best option is to hitch on the traffic island


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: A4 Wroclaw, Germany (north and south), France.

Excellent spot with petrol station, small parking place for trucks and bus stop.

To get there take a bus nr.238,248,258,268,278 from Bronowice Nowe or Motel Krak and get off at the bus stop named Pasternik Cmentarz (you have to give a signal to the driver to stop here!!!)

It's also good place to go to the turnpike A4(E40)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot when coming from MÃ¼nster and traffic only goes towards Greven. First crossing when entering the city, just behind the traffic lights, enough space on hard shoulder to stop cars. Sign might be useful. Much traffic here


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
If traveling to Wolfville or further North, where the highways from Halifax and Dartmouth converge make a perfect place to stand.  There is a very clearly marked sign just beyond which marks where pedestrians may not pass. So long as you are before this sign, you won't have a problem with police.  I have never waited more than 10 minutes at this location during the day.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
The friendly nature of Atlantic Canadians (as opposed to Western Canadians or Torontonians for example) is clear when you hitchhike in Nova Scotia.  I have never waited more than 20 minutes for a drive, so long as you are on a common, well traveled route during the day.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a petrol station and a good point for hitchhiking east to Yozgart, if you stuck into Ankara, take a bus for appr. 3 euro to Kirikalle and ask the bus driver to drop you here infront of the city.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take bus 44D from Murcia (instructions on Wiki). Going to the west should be fine, heading east better get on Santomera service station.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take bus 36 to Santomera (instructions on wiki). You can get lifts in either direction, heading north/east is very easy.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
From this service station you can get lifts in any direction, although it took me like 2 hours to meet somebody going to Edinburgh.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Although their is space for the cars to stop, we waited quite a while. Lots of cars going south on the A92. If you want to go north, take the gas station  on the other lane.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Would be good for heading towards Munich. However I was going to stuttgart, So I walked about 1km and crossed the autobahn (on a bridge) where I had more success.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
this is a great spot for going to leipzig or to nurmberg. Took the bus to within 200 meters of it. This spot also had a great place for the cars to stop and pick you up 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
this stoip is great if you want to go to Regensburg and further south. However I wanted to get to nuremburg. I waited 3.5 hours. Though this was in febuary, so it should be better in the summer.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great place, expecially as it is just on the road leading to the autobahn, and there is a great place for cars to stop. Though it is a 1km walk from the nearest s bahn stop.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nice wide grassy verge at this intersection, with a roadhouse across the way. Friendly locals, got a lift from the first car passing by!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
An early start and a bit of walking from LochCarron, we waited here and got a lift after a few cars.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent!
the first/last peage on A1 Lille-Paris. When exiting Lille wait to get directly to here - you will get a ride till next peage in maximum 5-10 minutes. If heading to Lille, wait for direct trip instead of accepting gas station as there are barely no traffic in gas stations


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent rest-area and petrolstation with a bridge connecting both sides. Great for hitching onto the A3, into both directions. Siegburg main trainstation with connections to Bonn (20 minutes) is half an hour walk.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
it s perfect place to go bursa, istanbul, izmir, kÃ¼tahya, canakkale...eskisehir students get used to HH from there...also easy to arrive...u can take tram from city center if your bag is heavy...just stand near the bus station...


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stood here hours, first wit a sign: Madrid, after 2 hours just with thumb: and some cars stoped (yes, the old rule!) u need to speak spanish, otherwise very difficult!!!
thought u can speak to drivers at the tollstation, but they stop just for a few seconds...


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot for hh in direction of Hungary (Miskolc, Budapest). Try to hh with a sign from the bus stop, it shouldn't take too long. look at hitchwiki article of arrival details.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION CLERMONT - MONTPELLIER
"AIRE DU LARZAC" - GASTATION
A good place to find a driver, ask direclty is always better...
Waiting : 30min/1h
Speed : low
Traffic : 5 cars by minute go in the gastation


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION TOULOUSE - NIMES - MONTPELLIER
It's working night and day a toll on the highway, so get profit of that opportunity !
Waiting : 20/30minutes
Speed : 35 km/h
Traffic : high


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
great chance in all directions! On a fuelstation at Highway A3 from south- to noth- germany (munich to cologne). I used it twice (workdays at 6.oo AM and 9.oo PM) and wait under 5 min.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BLOIS -TOURS
A very good roundabount and a large place for stop cars !
Great for your adventure
Waiting : 5/10 minutes
Speed : 35 km/h
Traffic : 5 cars / 1 minute


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION ORLEANS - TOURS 
Hey don't stop there cars go to fast !
If you're here try to stop the cars for the intersection...
Waiting : 1h/40min
Speed : 90 km/h
Traffic : 5 cars by minute


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION ORLEANS - FOLOW THE LOIRE RIVER
see some beutifuls landscapes of this place called "val des chÃ¢teaux", your just at the door of the "Sologne", a very interesting place 
Waiting : 30sec / 10 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION CLERMONT - MONTPELLIER
This is the toll of the viaduc, drivers paid about 6 euros to cross the bridge... However This is stricly forbidden to hitchike on the viaduc and also at this toll for security reason. They are obligated to eject you from the toll for a bad roundabout where there is no body...
So try to don't stop there, the gastation 10 km in the south is better "aire du larzac"


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
small but busy gas station. Good staring point from Amstelveen. Good to go direction south, Utrecht. Bus station "Dorpstraat" is about 400m east of it and lines 166, 186, 187, 215, 216, and 622 go there.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION PARIS - TOURS
A toll is always a good place, and ths one is in the north near from the industries, so maybe good to go really far with a truck.
Waiting : 15/ 25 min
Traffic : 15 cars and truck by minute
Speed : low (toll)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
relatively good for going west f.e. arad, or cluj. startet her at least 3 times, average waiting: 25min


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
arrived here once about 1oclock at night, stood here for 5hours in the winter, not many cars/trucks came trough. hard route at night i guess


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BLOIS-TOURS
Keep walking to the east, there is a little sidewalk, people can stop anywhere...
Waiting : 5/10 minutes
Speed : 40 km/h
Traffic : 25 cars by minutes 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BLOIS-TOURS
Anyway the sidewalk is too big and the speed too fast. However it works better when the traffic is low and if you have a sign to "st jean de la ruelle", keep walking...
DIRECTION PARIS Take the bus to go to the toll is the best solution


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Fauske in the direction of Narvik. Again, for a guy and a girl - 5 mins, but my two male friends spent dozen of hours trying to hh from Fauske.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Theres not much Traffic but its the best place to hike to west (A3) and north (A93). Ask to get to Rasthof Jura (Neumarkt). You can reach the spot from the IKEA Bus stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A big truckstop and gas station. Just ask the drivers to get every direction you like. Go there from train stop Burgweinting via Junkerstr. and Burgweintingerstr. (500m). To Burgweinting there is at least one train per hour from Hauptbahnhof. 


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitchable when heading west of E20. Make sure to be on the northernmost on-ramp of the two joining each other.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take train from Belorusskaya to Kubinka. Exellent position behind traffic police station and wide roadside.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for hitchhiking towards Salzbergen, Neuenkirchen, Rheine. You could use the side road for hitchhiking, but cars can also stop along the road easily.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Crossroads with traffic lights, space one the sidewalk to stop (bicycle track). On sunday noon I waited approx. 15 min for a hike to Karlsruhe.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
People are cocky here on the way to Antalya, just before the tunnel. They even don't see you standing beside the road. Expect to wait hour(s).


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
On the morning of a workday, this was a good spot to head southwards to Sundsvall or Uppsala. 

Waiting time: 15-? min.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
execellent position if you need a short lift to remagen (bonn) or andernach (koblenz) on the other side of the road


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for going south: between the traffic lights and the emergency side road. Good because it has loads and loads of traffic. Downside is little place to stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
it is not easy to get a lift from here. the drivers will see you late because of the curve and the bridge in front of you, also there is not to many traffic. it might require luck to get away


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
very populated place, most tourists starts hiking to the brocken (highest mountain in the harz) from here, also wintersport tourist will most probably have a parking here. in the afternoon many of them are leaving to the north (Bad Harzburg, Braunschweig) it will be no problem t o get a lift. near this parking you can also find small restaurants and clean toilets.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect spot to hitch out of town direction M18. From train station, trolleybus #1 or #8, get out at the first roundabout (you see a big supermarket on the other side of the street)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
not much traffic is leaving from here. you will have great look over the mosel valley. on a sunny day more cars may stop here, but you will definetly have problems to leave from here when it is rainy, foggy or dark!


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
So far, I've only used it once. It took me 10-15 minutes before a truck pulled over. Recommended if heading south (Vejle, Germany or Copenhagen). A sign towards Vejle was helpful.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Last roundabout before the highway, good for both ways North (Braga, ValenÃ§a, Spain) or South (Porto, Coimbra, Lisbon) 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ferryhitching is a great way to reach the nearest petrol station. Walk around and ask everyone during the journey to/from Denmark. See scandlines.de for info about departures.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
The guards wont allow you to hitch onto the ferry to Germany (and save the 7 â‚¬ for passage on foot)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Really good spot for heading southwards towards Frankfurt and Mannheim. A lot of students in cars pass by during daytime. Waiting time: 5-? min.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station southwards. A great place to head south to Hannover, GÃ¶ttingen, Kassel. Or maybe east towards Berlin.
Waiting time: 5-? min.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to go to Tg.Mures, Cluj, Oradea  this is the best spot you can find. It's great to use a poster but not necessary especialy if you travel just around this area. Have a good journey!
FBY


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nice heavy trafficed spot. Ask drivers for a ride when they are waiting for a green light. 
Waiting time: 1-30 min. during rush hour.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station with a lot of drivers heading west. I was there late evening on a wednesday and did'nt have any luck.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station with a lot of trafic going through. If going west to Saarbrucken, Metz, Paris then first hitch a west ride to the next service area (Pfalz). Waiting time: 30 min.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Service area with a lot of trafic going through in both directions. Perfect when hitching to Saarbrucken, Metz, Paris and in the other dir. Mannheim, Frankfurt AM. Waiting time: 5-45 min.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good if you want to go south to RÃ¶dby. Take a train to Ny Ellebjerg st. and head southwest to the junction. There you can stand just after a busstop.
Waiting time: 30-60 minutes.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good if you want to ride with truckers southward. Take a train to Ny Ellebjerg st. and head southwest to the junction. Be there at about 5 in the morning. Waiting time: unknown


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Front of the Kakasdi fatemplom(Kakasd wooden church) is there a busstop, where I got most quickest pickup of my life. The first car stoped. 3 second!!!


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Have a spots of trucks that will go to Chile or Brazil. In the Street Ridrigez PeÃ±a have a Petrol station that have a lot brazilians drivers.


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Peaje apenas pasando CaÃ±uelas, sobre RN3. Excelente para viajar haciar el sur. Para llegar desde BsAs. tomar el 88 en Plaza Once que va a San Miguel del Monte y pedir bajar en el peaje de CaÃ±uelas.


country: JP
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited in Tosu interchange, and looked for a right car for cc. 1 hour. Finally a family looked me, and invited me to their car. 


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Here is a good place in the curve. Here can stop the car which goes to Keszthely or HÃ©vÃ­z. Because the curve is dangerous the cars must go slowly. Here is relatively heavy traffic. I'm hitchhiked 2 times, and the pickup everytime was cc.5 minutes.


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Control de cargas policial en GÃ¼er Aike. TODOS los camiones que van en ambas direcciones deben parar, es excelente! Pedirle a la policÃ­a que te consiga viaje.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction CHUR, SARGANS according to a friend, but i have never tried it myself and cannot tell you the exact point where to stand. You should ride there before and check, But this street leads to the highway (via Manessestrasse) 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
For hitching EASTBOUND (Winterthur, St. Gallen/Austria) I have never tried myself yet, but will do so soon. I know you can sort of walk onto the lead of the highway but theres no space for the cars to stop. all traffic that comes from the east, needs to get through town, following E41. But they usually use the tunnel. So maybe you only try this point in case the other one at Bucheggstrasse does not work. Catch a tram to Milchbuck (7, 9, 10, 14) and then follow the road to "oerlikon", you will see the signs for the cars pointing out Highway and Wintertur/St.gallen


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
For hitching EASTBOUND (St. GALLEN, AUSTRIA) I hitched on sunday noon, lots of traffic still though. result will most likely be better on other days and hours
cars who connect to the highway come out of the tunnel and use the next tunnel right away. stand almost on the street with a BIG sign. How to get there: Tram or bus to BUCHEGGPLATZ and walk 2 mins, across the road and to the left. just follow the sings for the cars. the street name is Bucheggstrasse, stand at height of crossing with Guggachstrasse 
I got a lift after about 30 mins, considering the time and day it was not too bad. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
for direction paris rouen lille
u can take a bus to the "centre commercial" and walk 1 km to the service station :)
nusti


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From railroad station take tram 8 or 10 and go to the station "OsovÃ¡" (from other places you can take other trams, which came to this station). There change for bus number 401 or 402 and go to the station "PopÅ¯vky - Vintrovna". Don't worry that you'r out of the city. When you get off from the bus, go cca. 500m in the bus direction and you will see the petrol station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Kleiner Rastplatz: Am Entenfang 
Toiletten, Polizei, Telefonzelle

Autobahnpolizei stÃ¶rt sich nicht an Trampern

GegenÃ¼ber Rastplatz Stockweg, weniger benutzt

ca. 45min FuÃŸweg von S-Bahn GroÃŸenbaum, lohnt sich aber fast immer. (Oder Fahrrad am Waldrand anketten)


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
folks come and go to surrounding villages from the airport. buses to faro and other places around, depends on your further way.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rastplatz Ohligser Heide

Seit Jahren mein Startrastplatz Richtung Frankfurt

Nie lÃ¤nger als 20Min gewartet(m)


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
This place you can use if you want to go north (Madrid, AndÃºjar). Its not a good place to stand, so you better search a bit for another one, and only use this if you dont find anything else. Posted the 13th January 2009


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
wait here a while and you are bound to get a ride sometime and it is next to a wal-mart so you can get food and drink and supplies becarefull the cops here are a bit touchy


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Here you can find a couple of gas stations that people use before going to: Pamplona, Bilbao, San SebastiÃ¡n or even France.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Peage in the east of city. Fantastic. Also big restaurant/service station not too far away. Check out hitchwiki entry.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a big service station for many vehicles going North-West to Paris and South-East to Lyon. It is not good for traffic goin East to Metz, etc. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Although technically 'illegal' in Utah, HHing from Cache Valley to Salt Lake City is super easy.  Just make sure you keep walking so you don't break the law!  I've had mormon families pick me up, couples, and the sad lonely old man.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the best spot to Paris!

This is the last gas station before the toll. With restaurant and a large gas station.

I usually ask for there from Bordeaux when drivers don't use the A10. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
heading east (Dresden): spot is close to final station of line 15, but just few cars actually go for Dresden (have a sign, average of 45 mins so far)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heres a parking lot where many cars stop and the street right after the traffic lights has a service lane where people can stop after they go to the highway!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To reach this gas station:

Take the Tramway A, to "GraviÃ¨res".  Follow the street Rue des GraviÃ¨res, Rue FranÃ§ois Villon. At the crossroads, tkae Avenue de Paris. There is a small road parallel at this street, take it (rue Jean Raymond Guyon). It ends to a roundabout but here is a small old pedestrian road. Take it. Cross the bridge that crosses the highway. From it, you can see the Gas station. The fences are broken so you can walk easily to it.

Ask for going to the next gas station, just before "Saint AndrÃ© de Cubzac" if nobody takes the A10. At the next petrol station, there is a restaurant, so a lot more people.

I've never waited to long. 


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Jurmala, Liepaja, Ventspils. It is still possible to hhike here, but the speed of cars is very big. You can get here by foot somehow


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Quite ok, for asking people which leave the hotel or the gas station herre towards girona or Barcelona!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Many trucks pass here towards Barca and Girona, but especially in the morning, because they are resting here during the night. In the evening you should rather go to the gas station next to the hotel, a bit towards the north!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Fuel station Kloosters. Direction Venlo/Heerlen/Maastricht. In the evening 6pm not much traffic. Owner doesnt want you to stand in front of the shop.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Es muy facil moverse a dedo por la isla durante el verano. Si bien es cierto que llegar a las playas mÃ¡s alejadas requiere buenos paseos, recorrer la carretera que cruza la isla, de MaÃ³ a Ciutadella, es harto sencillo. Todas las veces que he necesitado transporte no he esperado mÃ¡s de 7 u 8 minutos. Tanto menorquines como espaÃ±oles que viajan en furgo estan muy dispuestos a llevarte.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Rennes - Paris A81
I've just pass but be careful this is not a roundabount, I think it's not possible to get a ride here... Tell me !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION SPAIN / A9 
Malte is right. One day I pick up two hitchhikers here, they had just plan to leave from that bad spot, I bring them to the toll of St Jean de Vedas, a better place.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas Station A81
Direction Rennes - Paris
Solution : ask for the toll 2 km after !
Traffic : all cars go to the toll - trucks too...


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Laval Le Mans Paris
This is a very very good toll fine and large in the same time, quiet bit easy to get a ride here
Waiting : 5 / 10 minutes on the parking
Traffic : 20 cars / min
Speed : 30/40 km/h


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction La mans Laval Paris by night
Traffic : 1 cars / 15 minutes (night)
Waiting : no way, continu to walk (night)
Speed : Taffic lane 10/20 km/h


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for hitchhiking towards Adana. Hitch along the street or ask people at the petrol station. Enough space to stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Paris Laval Le Mans 
Waiting : 1 hour (in the night)
Traffic : 1 car / 2 min (night)
Spedd : 40/50 km/h too fast ... 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : ORLEANS - PARIS by NATIONNAL
There is a little street who go down near from the bridge, it's strange but she work very well when you are in the middle of the street 
Waiting : 1-30min
Traffic : 5 cars /  1 min


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
At the airport. Simply ask the people who rent a car. Its outside the exit. Most people go to the south, but north is also possible. I was lucky enough to find somebody within about 50 mins


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
The exact place is Monumento al Campesino. Any direction of the island is possible. There is a gas station also. Very windy place, put on warm clothes and simply ask the people at the gas station (mostly locals) or stand next to the road. I got a lift to Arecife within 30 mins


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Catch Bus 03 from Puerto Carmen to Arecife. It only costs 1,5 Euros. Get off at the bus stop (you will realiye it immediately as there is a street that is leading right next to the highway and going on the highway there. I got a lift to the city within 5 mins and a lift to the north of the island (!!) within 20 mins. That was at around 11am


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
excellent, but you need to find somebody to drive you to the bridge called "pont de normandie". The best way to go to Caen


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
I like the roads there. In winter there were almost no cars, nonetheless, the first or the second passing by stopped without me having even risen a hand (I was slowly walking to the South). /Sigurdas


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Didn't wait too long, despite winter darkness. No tourists in winter, just locals going to the villages a bit further up. Rides to Nordkapp are not because of closed roads further to the north. /Sigurdas


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
In winter I waited there for couple of hours before I got a ride, in a typical winter darkness. I would guess in summer time it is easier, with tourists roaming around. /Sigurdas


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
I've hitched north from here many times. Not a bad spot, not great. Better to start from Bridgewater if you can get there conveniently.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
I've hitched east from here or nearby several times over the years.A local bus to Cambridge Road near Warrane and a short walk to get here. It's not great but has shoulder and all the Hobart-East traffic on it.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dormi en esta peuqeÃ±a estacion de servicio pq tome esta alternativa para no entrar en la ciudad. Por la maÃ±ana camine 10 km hasta la siguiente estacion de servicio


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Bordeaux:
There is a rounabout, and a toll to get the highway. 
Never waited more than 10 min.

To Toulouse:
90% of cars go to Bordeaux. The best thing to do is to reach the main toll, in the south of Bordeaux. It's a big toll, and most of drivers go to Agen-Toulouse.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Service station south of Hermsdorf on the A9 (northbound). Senseless if you want to go westward (Erfurt, A4), bad if you want to go to Berlin.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Here is the last gas station before the highway A57, northern direction. par example Duesseldorf or Essen


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
ItÂ´s quit a good area to get away...sundern and all points of the sauerland. the people are not as ,,narrow-mindedÂ´Â´ as you probably appraise...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
itÂ´s quit a good area to get away! the people are not as ,,narrow-mindedÂ´Â´ as you probably appraise....good luck!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot just behind the traffic lights, near the McDonalds restaurant. Big hard shoulder with enough space to stop cars. Good for hitching towards Muenster en Telgte.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ok just find the Peage toll road gate

i had a small sign saying paris i got to paris from here. afte 20 mins best ride i got in spain.

so find the peage good luck


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
well we started here at this gas station wich is across from some statue that is supposed to represent the sun and the pyrnee, on a round about

after some  ramblings with ppl in spanish with not much proper communication, long story short we spent all day walking to some big thing called the Plaza some big shopping complex, they are still building the roads up there just walk in the direction mardid along side the highway there is plenty of feild and safe ways to walk its about 1300 hundred mtr walk, we got a ride with a post courrier who drove average 170 al the way so it was pretty efficient; good luck ps the staff at the repsol where quite nice so smile


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take the 39 or 40 bus from Newcastle city centre to Dumpling Hall Estate, and get off at the roundabout. Walk down the sliproad to the main road. The sliproad is very long so cars already on the A69 will be able to stop.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good one for direction Martin, if going there, it's definitelly better to get dropped here, than Kralovany - here is plenty of space, and quite a lot of cars passing in direction MT.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas Station Eichelborn: perfect spot for either going to Dresden (east) or Frankfurt (west), never waited longer than 30 mins


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The spot is easy tro reach by tram - however just few people seem to go far, so having a sign saying 'Gera' (east) or 'Erfurt' (west) does the job (there are gas stations on the way both direction)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas Station 'Wetterau' - perfect for direction east (on A4), e.g. fridays you'll have a lift to poland within 10 mins 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The McDonalds/Statoil may be good for asking rides, but waiting in the very large pull-out lane before the entrance with a sign did me no good.  All the traffic was speeding by, or the ones who did stop are NOT going to Stockholm.  It might be better to go to Lund and start again if your in it for the long-haul.  ill try again and post another one.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place it you want to go to 'Brugge' or 'Sluis'.
Most chance of getting a ride is when the traffic lights are turned red because there isn't much place to pull over.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ok this is not the best advice. though hopefully you can derriive some infomation from it; from the city take tram 4 MÃ¶lndal direction
I took it to MÃ¶lndal sjukhus
because thats where i was staying at the time; anyways when u get out the highway will be across the road with some fences inbetween; u should just keep walking in the direction of the tram; pasrt the station after you should be able to get to the side of the higway further along should be on and off ramp with a round about, i stood here for 20 mins untill some nice swedish mum in a volvo took me further along, to another intersection and from their i got a ride to  MalmÃ¶ port and hitch hiked to Hamburg that same day: sorry i cant be more exact but when you do get some one to stop  for you in sweden just plead with them to take you to best place they know for you otherwise sweden is a bit difficult: goodluck folk


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot if you want to go out of Bruges. Just put up a sign that says '4km' and ask if they go to 'Oostkamp', and if they could drop you off near the highway (E40). Even by night it's great!


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is most of the time my startingpoint if I go for long distances. You can go anywhere here (starting with direction 'Gent', 'Torhout' or some place near the sea). People see you from a distance and have some space to pull over.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus bay directly next to the train station, good to hitch towards Bad Bentheim, enough space for cars to stop. Sign might be useful, traffic also could be also going only some meters.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
A petrol station on the motorway south to Bratislava. Take the free Avion shopping centre bus from behind Tescos. There are two big shopping centres near to each other and both have free buses leaving regularly behind Tescos. DO NOT get on the Olympia bus. Take the Avion bus. When you arrive at the shopping centre you will see the OMV petrol station nearby on the same side of the motorway.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To get to Lahinch or Corofin stand just after the roundabout. Lots of people hitch here and its a well known spot.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
i tried hitching north out of athens directly on the E75. didnt work. eventually a guy on a moped picked me up and took me a few km farther where i got on a coach. i got off during a rest and didnt pay.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
A good spot towards Graz, Murska Sobota and Hungary direction. It would be better to hh in the traffic circle a few km north, but unfortunatly it's not. Best to hold a sign here.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
a bus station towards Ljubljana, quite ok to hh if you hold a sign, average waiting time around 1 hour.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
When taking a ferry to France you have 23 hours to talk to everyone on board and get a lift all the way to your final destination.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
A small petrol station on the road before the M5 starts. The M5 goes south towards Szeged and Serbia. Take Metro 3 to Ecseri Ãºt stop. Walk down Ecseri Ãºt street for about 800m until you see the busy road. On your right is the petrol station hidden behind a wall. You can reach it by crossing the road and walking behind the buildings on the other side untill theres a green area which can be crossed easily. Bus 281 will save you the 800m walk but is only once every hour from Nepliget stop on the metro (one stop before).


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
This service area is on the Ring around Ljubljana. To get there take bus number 1 or 1B in direction Mestni Log from the center. Go off one station before, last, called Koprska. Continue straight on the street Cesta v mestni log, after 2 minutes you will cross a bridge over a small river. Continue straight and cross the highway over the bridge, and on the other side go down the hill into the highway itself, turn right and walk for 5 minutes till you get to the resting area. 


country: EE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Tartu. Bus-stop with stopping space on main road going to Tartu. Walkable distance from the centre of town.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the last gas station when heading out of town. Shuold be good for hitchiking, but we have passed it and only went by the road (62 direction - Prague)showing that we are hitchiking. A young man who works in Prague gave a lift for me and my friend. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Sensless towards Netherlands. Better cross the road  and go one station further towards Osnabruck. There will be right traffic going on to get to Holland.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
waited 2,5 hours with a zagreb sign, better try hitchhiking without sign here. highway to zagreb is only low frequented but better chance to get to novi sad


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
It is sensless spot to hitch towards Netherlands. If it ever happens to you, follow A1 north to the first gas station after Osnabruck and change dirsction there.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
one side service station but for both directions, low traffic, for a highway service station not optimal


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Along the Eilersweg there's enough space to stop cars, thanks to the bicycle lane. Good for rides  towards Ochtrup, Gronau or Salzbergen


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent spot for hitching towards Neuenkirchen, Ochtrup, Gronau. Just walk along the Neuenkirchener Strasse until you reach the JET gas station, then some meters further you'll see the traffic lights. Just behind, there's a bus bay with enough space.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Towards Berlin. I am not saying that this place has good hitchability, but comparing to all other places I have seen in Poznan, it seems the least sensless.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Junction of the motorway A2 with expressway. High speed of the cars and no emergency lanes to pull over. Hitchhiking here may be dangerous.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
you have to walk a little next to the road if coming from the roundabout.
then you will get to a piece that you have plenty room for cars to stop. here you can go direction luik or E40


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
waited a few hours with zero percent luck.. suggest you catch a bus to a bigger town. six euros to brescia


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
locals advised we would have hard time hitching from this town, but after 1/2 hour we got lift to much better place about 20kms up road, en route to Lyon.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
spent 3 hours trying to hitch thru tunnel to france, with no luck. give up and spend 7euro on the bus, much better luck on otherside. (did see petrol station under construction on autostrade, maybee in future this may help)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Some space behind the traffic light for hitching a ride towards the A33 (OsnabrÃ¼ck) or Borgholzhausen.Spot is okay and enough traffic passing by.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot for hitching towards Halle (Westfalen) and OsnabrÃ¼ck / A33. Much traffic is driving slowly here, going out of town. Enough space for cars to stop along the hard shoulder. Easy to reach from Brackwede Station, some meters down the road.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect ramp for hitchhiking from Bielefeld down to Dortmund,  Ruhr Area, Cologne. Just behind the ramp there's an exit of some factory, so enough space for you to stop cars. These are driving slowly and can see you early enough. Perfect!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for traffic towards the A2 and Bielefeld. Don't wait up on the bridge, no place for cars to stop. Down there it is a bit easier for cars to stop, some might be quite fast but chances are higher.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just hitchhike along the street here, enough space to stop cars. Traffic goes north towards Detmold.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just before the entrance to the ring road (direct to the highway), stand between the 2 traffic lights and smile!


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
You should take a  metro to Bornova station, Ege University Clinic. A lot of students hitch hicke to Marmaris, good spot for Istanbul and Ankara as well. Take not more then 5 to 10 min to take a lift.


country: IR
name: Anonymous
comment:
A good position in the direction to Tehran. You can take a taxi to the bus terminal and from there you can walk to the high way. You can stay there with a sign. Look for trucks with TEH on it. They are coming from Europe and are oftenly good lifts.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to go to Nienburg or Verden it`s good to start from this place. ItÂ´s easy to hitchhike from this place.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hop the Metro to Kastrup, exit to the right walk 500m, turn right, pass SAS building, turn right once more at intersection then you will see the entrance.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
there is a massive petrol station here, with a mcdonalds also, where it was very easy to get a lift south, to innsbruk, austria (& prob. also easy to go east to austria (wien, linz) also.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
we got dropped at a petrol station here and tried to hitch to innsbruck for a few hours, with no luck. If you plan to go south from here you are much better to get a ride up to the next station, about 15kms, which gets all the traffic from germany going south.. from there it was easy.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
we waited over 4 hours watching alot of local traffic pass us, eventually a polish courier delivering farm tractor parts picked us up and dropped us in linz, austria.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
That's another good spot for asking people at traffic light while waiting for green and gettin on highway A41. Even good possibilities for pulling over and getting in, if you're alone directly while waiting ;-) Just like 15 meters farther north another traffic light with the people coming from Carrefour!!! Next ags station is about a 10 km.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Go here and ask a truck driver to get you across. The Bulgarian customs officers won't let you cross the bridge on foot, even if, from the Romanian side people are crossing on foot of by bicycle.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Right here you can ask the people for taking you to the peage/gas station just like 5 - 10 km farther the A48, better than waiting with a sign.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot for hitching towards SchÃ¼ttdorf or the A31: Enough space to stop cars (if grass it not too high), traffic lights in front of you.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
good to hitchhike to the south (Munich) or north (Berlin) via A9 or to the west (Magdeburg, Hannover, Braunschweig) or east (Dresden) via A14. Just ask people at the Aral-gas station or at McDonald's. There is a train station of the S10 which goes from Halle to Leipzig and back every half an hour (exit Schkeuditz West)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the best spot to hitch  rides to Paris. You may want to aim for the direct ride to Paris and have a "Paris" sign but you can also play it safe and have an "Aire de Phallampin" sign which is the first gas station on the A1 going to Paris. [User:Garthelgard|Garthelgard]] has hitchhiked from this spot more than twenty times and has never waited more than 30 minutes.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a pretty good spot on Loffelstrasse to get to the A8. I got a ride here in about 30 minutes (1 male). It's normally a bus stop and it's really easy for people to stop. There are a lot of cars that pass through here. I'm not sure how to get here by public transport because I got a ride here from the Neckartor spot.  


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty good spot to go on the A8. Took me (1 male) about 45 minutes to get a ride from here towards Munich. You can get here by taking the Ubahn to stop Neckartor and then walking for about 2 minutes. There's a nice parking lot in the curve there. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lay-by is about 300 m after the roundabout -  use the 800 Park+Ride bus to get close and walk for 20 mins. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take tram 5 to Ostring. Car's can't see you from far away, but there's enough place to stop. The bridge protects you from rain.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction ZÃ¼rich, Basel, Biel. Take tram 5 to Ostring. There's enough space for cars to stop, but they can't see you from far away. The bridge protects you from rain.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
better do not try to hitchhike here to direction Bilbao/San Sebastian...drivers telling you the return into the city center...maybe in the morning at 6-8am when people are on business trips, otherwise: no


country: CL
name: Anonymous
comment:
The micros to Puerto Montt can take you here for 300 CLP. Just tell the driver to drop you at the entrance to Ruta 5.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good spot with low traffic though. Good for Northwest, or to get the the (hard to reach on foot) gas station a bit downstream.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Depending on which way you need to go either horrible or fantastic. South is perfect, west is not --> Try the gasstation 27 km away. Just after the cross with the A5.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitched from here 2 times up North. Key is to walk a bit onto the entry. Car or truck will pick you up within 15 min. =)!


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
take the trams going south from the trainstation, go to the end of it. you have to cross after the railways, either down the underground or on the bridge. good to hitchhike to the south, to Wroclaw or further and also for the entrance of the highway, either west (berlin) or east (warszawa). there is a gas station there (the second after it was kind of blocked when i was there, there was some construction on the road)


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
small gas station, you can get there by some bus that goes to Globus (thats the name of the stop). in direction to the west from Ãšsti, to Karlovy Vary for example


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot for hitchhiking towards Dreierwalde. Traffic lights in front of you, enough space to stop. Hard to get here from Rheine city, quite far out and dangerous to walk along the street. But if somebody only goes to the highway or Altenrheine, get out here, spot is directly at "Hotel Borchert". Ask people for this hotel if you want to go here.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To 's Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch), Eindhoven. A58 Access Lane 11. Hard shoulder on sliproad. Cars driving by fast, but always a lot of traffic.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Towards Lahti or Porvoo/Kotka/Kouvola

In the beginning of the extra long bus stop. Because the place is not behind the motorway sign, it is legal stopping and also Finnish cars will stop. Because the road splits quickly to two main directions, having a sign is important.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a bus stop here, right after an intersection, so the drivers that wait at red can see you clearly, and they don'tt speed since they start driving after the green light kicks in. Cars heading for Warsaw and Radom have to pass through this point. The volume of traffic is high during weekends. Approx time of waiting: 5 sec to 1h.
Btw. I've added nearly the same marker as anonymous, but in the wrong spot.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To MÃ¼nster (Rheine). B54 Access lane/K73. Very little traffic. Stood here for 1h before walking to a nearby train station. 


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
-> Galway city. Good place to stand if you are going into Galway city, rather than on the dual carriageway, if you get a lift as far as Oranmore.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited here for about 1.5 houres, trying to reach Omaha beach. We came from Caen.
Lots of tourists from GB and NL, but they don't like hitch hikers!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
(Arnhem, Utrecht) A28 access lane 18 Zwolle Zuid. Dangerous: no shoulder available, cars driving by too fast. In peak hours, the carpool spot nearby may be useful.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hoogeveen, (Zwolle, Deventer) Haarweg carpool, Little piece of hard schoulder just after the carpool lot entrance.  Managed to get a car in 2 min from this spot (Maybe a lucky one:P).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amersfoort, (Utrecht, Amsterdam), Almelo (Enschede, Germany)Deventerweg, fuel station (BP). Bus 56 & 81 stop 'Zweedsestraat'


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
get to this place by hitchhiking out of freiburg beginning at "basler landstrasse", let them drop you off right here. have a sign and wait next to the parking. perfect spot to go south and north.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
just ask people on the traffic light if they drive out of town, if you don't wanna waste time taking a bus outside of town!worked pretty good at this spot here, so would be interesting if you give it a try


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
kiertoliittymÃ¤n jÃ¤lkeinen bussipysÃ¤kki. hyvÃ¤ paikka liftata etelÃ¤Ã¤n (jyvÃ¤skylÃ¤, helsinki) paljon tilaa pysÃ¤htyÃ¤ myÃ¶s rekoille.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
there is a small gas-station and a bus-stop, so you can either ask people or hold out your thumb...try to get to the next bigger gasstation on the way to Geneve and there shouldn't be anymore difficulties


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
not the best spot, but still, there are people heading to LÃ¼beck and Hamburg, most of them try to avoid city-traffic, for me it was twice a good alternative to the IKEA spot further down!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
hard to reach, took us like 15 minutes by foot from the bus-station.we hitched on a sunday, so not that many people came by heading north!but i'm sure it works better on weekdays!can't recommend it, better to take another spot for direction Paris


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
A bit crowded place, but efficient to go to Sfantu Gheoghe, Miercurea Ciuc or Moldavia through Bacau (East)


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just some meters behind the roundabout there's enough space to stop cars direction Reyhanli and Syria.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty good place, not so many people hitchiking. Stay here if you want to go to the North (Sighisoara, Targu Mures, Cluj - Napoca)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Your entry onto the A44. This gasstation is used more for going north. If you want to go south, go stand on the other side of the A44. On that side there isn't such a nice place for cars to stop, but you've just eliminated half of the traffic going up towards A'dam.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gasstation

Probably the best place in Ulm to get on the A8 towards Stuttgart, bad if you need to get to MÃ¼nchen though. 

Forget it if you need to get to the A7, try to get to the gasstation in Neu Ulm instead.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
From citycenter go to the Florisdorf district. There take tram to the end of street BrÃ¼nner Strasse. Don't try to hitchhike in the city - everywhere are symbols to disable stop. Go on the end of the city and find the spot - you can stay everywhere


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
RaststÃ¤tte Aurach SÃ¼d

(experience on a Friday night)

EAST: 
the perfect place to hitchhike to Romania or the Czech Republic (about 2/3 going that way)

SOUTH:
Munich is also good (about 1/4 of all cars going that way)

NORTH:
not a good place (2 cars in 3 hours)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Busstop of Line 1 (towards Eningen)

Good place to stop towards the "SchwÃ¤bische Alb", Riedlingen, Sigmaringen. 
You should never have to stand longer than 30 minutes.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a good one, but it's the beginnning of the high-way. Be careful of the people who stopped.
Good to go to the est (Strasbourg, Germany, ...)


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
got a ride immediately to reach Szigliget after having got off at the nearby train station (not many buses connecting the station to the village).
Direction: Szigliget 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
take the RER to "La Courneuve Aubervilliers". apx. 2km walk from there. to get to the gastation you have to climb over a 2m-fence/wall (where the mark is). the fence is on a little hill. not so hard like everybody says, actually pretty easy.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
not so good in direction heerlen/aachen because everybody whos going there drives on the left side of the road and cannot stop. but i think there is no alternative-spot, so try it.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
excellent spot in direction nantes. a lot of cars, but not much space for the cars to hold. excellent anyway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction rennes. enough space for cars,  a lot of cars. surprisingly nobody stopped for 30min. i think most cars are going in an other direction. i would suggest to try another spot.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
famous hitchhikingspot in direction south. often crowded. easy to reach by metro. make a sign with "peage" or "orleans". 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
its a peage/toll station. not much cars, but enough to get a ride fast. it worked good in direction tours.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
. hithhiking spot in direction nantes. enough space, but not much traffic in direction nantes because part of the highway is for free so drivers will take the highway-entrance in tours


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
good spot, but if you want to take the highway to angers/nantes, i would suggest to take another spot


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
average in direction angers/le mans/tours. enough space for the cars to stop, not much traffic. if you just go to angers i would suggest to take the national road next to the spot. 


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Outside Moran's petrol station. Great spot as cars are still going slowly. For Tralee and everywhere else beyond.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
best spot in direction rennes. in case of rain you can stand directly under the bridge. BUT: the police might say that the spot is already on the highway, so be careful.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Limerick and Dublin. After the roundabout after Adare Manor. Good space for a car to stop and pull in. If you need to be let out at Adare on your way from Kerry to Limerick, this is the best spot.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stand at the brow of the hill on the way out of the village, where a road turns off to the left, or at the bottom of the hill by the car park. Any further out and they cars will be going far too fast. Almost everyone here will be driving to Galway.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just beyond the bridge, there is a wide lay-by and car park. Lots of stopping room. Many people stop here for a break, so you may even be offered a lift.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
N4 (M4 -> N6 and N4) to Galway, Sligo, Westport, Ballina, Longford, Athlone, Mullingar. Stand a few metres in front of the bus stop. Any 25, 66 or 67 from Pearse Street (opposite the police station).


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stand a little further than the end of the bridge, where there's a hard shoulder. To Ennis, Limerick and all points north.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stand just beyond the entrance to the Westwood Hotel. Walk here from town, or get the 4W bus, and ask to be dropped off on the Thomas Hynes Rd. From there, walk N. to the Westwood Hotel. For Clifden, Oughterard, north and west Connemara, and the scenic route to Co. Mayo.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is just beyond the traffic lights at Galway Crystal and Bodkin's Bar. Bus 4E (Mon - Sat) and bus 9 (every day) will bring you here. Ask the driver to stop at Galway Crystal (on the 9) or at the gate of Merlin Park Hospital (on the 4E). For all points East (towards Dublin) and South (towards Limerick and Cork).


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To KALMAR. Pretty good, just stand at the bus station but with a sign, otherwise people will not know where you are going! )Street leads to the north of the island and highway) You could also stand closer to the highway, near Traffpunkt Oland, but there is no space to stand after the roundabout


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Oland. It only took me 5 to 10 mins and i was using this spot several times. Use a sign. You can walk there to the bus stop Ango or catch a bus. Its within walking distance from the city and quite much traffic, no trucks though.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Stockholm. I got a ride directly to Stockholm there, but had to wait for an hour. Theres no really good spot as all traffic is coming from Oland on number 137 and turning right there. No busstops or anything, just plain motorway. Ask somebody to bring you to IKEA or RASTA )or use a bus),  which is on the other side of the highway, then walk across it, dont worry theres a bridge and you can walk. I then put myself between the 2 roads, one lane heading south and one turning right heading north. Not the safest place, but theres no other before on 137. use a very big sign


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a gas station where you can ask, but most people stay locally.  Cars go too fast to stop on the roundabout.  Guaka and Erga tried getting 7 km east for two hours, without success.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas Station on both sides of the autobahn.

Take city bus no 10 towards Schalding rechts der Donau from the city center. Get off underneath the autobahn bridge (can't miss it) and walk up to the gas station via the service road underneath the highway bridge. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
That is the best spot to hitch south, towards Bystrzyca and border crossing in Boboszow. Further you can go easily to Brno.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching South is really good from here. If you stand with sign, you can easily get to Czech Republic. Just mind that you have to be visible - walk a bit down the road where are no trees hiding you ;)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION CLERMONT-FERRAND - MONTPELLIER
"AIRE DU CAYLAR" TOTAL GAS STATION
two way direction, so a lot of possibilities there...
Waiting : 10-30 min
Traffic : 3 cars 1 truck / 1 min
Speed : very low


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BORDEAUX - SPAIN - TOULOUSE - NANTES BY A10/A11 If you're two, try to ask direclty at the traffic lane, but the better solution is too ask to the gas station before.
Sign : There was a big matelas there with the direction OrlÃ©ans and Lyon, nice !
Speed : Too fast
Traffic : 10 cars / 1 min
Waiting : nobody take us (it was the night)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION CLERMONT-FERRAND - PARIS BY A75
Very nice roundabout, I remember when he was work in progess it was the best place to leave Montpellier, now it will be average because not a lot of people take the highway...


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BLOIS - CHAMBORD - TOURS BY THE "SOLOGNE" REGION
Nice place to wait your futur driver with the beautiful  Loire river
Wait : 10-30 min
Traffic : 2 Cars / 1 min
Speed : 30 km/h


country: MA
name: Anonymous
comment:
WELCOME TO MOROCCO !
DIRECTION TETOUAN 
I think that's the less bad place of the frontier. Just stop hitchhike when there is taxi 
Sign : "Tetouan / no taxi, shukran (Thanks)"
Waiting : 30-50 min
Speed : 40-50 Km/h
Traffic : 15 cars / min - High


country: GI
name: Anonymous
comment:
SPAIN / MOROCCO FRONTIER
HARD CROSSING DUE TO THE CROWD
DIRECTION TETOUAN / ALGECIRAS
Sign : Ask direcly to drivers, a lot are dissatisfied about the frontier system and because there is too much people screaming, crying, waiting hours for visas... It's a very hard point to hitchhike. 
Position : For the south, maybe walk a little after the taxi parking and put your sign... it will be more quiet


country: MA
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION CHEFCHAOUEN N 13
Nice place, just stop hitchhike when it's a taxi... We have to keep hitchhiking free brothers !
Sign : "Chefchaouen"
Waiting : 20-35 min
Traffic : 4 cars and 2 taxi / 1 min


country: MR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION NOUADIBOU - MOROCCO
Position : find the police stop at the end of the city, become friend or bring something and next ask for a ride, they will find for you
Waiting : 5 min
Speed : Police stop every car
Traffic : 4 Cars / 1min


country: MR
name: Anonymous
comment:
FRONTIERE AND NO MAN'S LAND BETWEEN MAURITANIA AND MOROCCO
You will wait a long time with your driver to pass this frontiere, so this is the place to change your plan
Sign : ask for everywhere, I found a ride for more than 2000 km
Waiting : 2/3 hours for all the process and the crossing of the no man's land
Speed : very low


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BORDEAUX - PARIS - SPAIN BY A10
Maybe nice... don't know exactly. I just pass through it.
Position : in the turn because cars go more slowly. If it doesn't works, try at the roundabout just before
Sign : for the south "SAINTE MAURE" or "POITIERS" to catch the gas station just before this town (20km away) or the toll (15km away)
for the north : "PARIS"
Waiting : never try there
Speed : in the turn  40-50 Km/h
Taffic : 15-20 Cars / min
Place : some in the turn


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good for getting on the German A5. 
A bus stop makes it easy for drivers to stop. There is a pedestrian light with a button, to you can make cars stop for you ;)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
LITTLE TOLL
DIRECTION PARIS - BORDEAUX - SPAIN BY A10
Sign : for the south "SAINTE MAURE" or "POITIERS" to catch the gas station just before this town (20km away) or the toll (15km away)
for the north : "PARIS"
I'm sure this one will be nice, someone can try it please ?


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
GAS STATION ON THE A10 DIRECTION PARIS / BORDEAUX SPAIN
Sign : For the north  ask for "PARIS" 
For the south : "POITIERS"
Waiting : 10-40 minutes
Director : No problem


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
GAS STATION ON THE N20 SOUTH DIRECTION A10
Sign : Try to catch the biger toll of europe St Arnoult-en-yvelines 40 km away. 
Waiting : 15-45 min
Traffic : medium (a lot of car don't go very far)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BORDEAUX NANTES SPAIN BY A10 OR BRITAIN BY A11 - TOLL OF ST ARNOULT en YVELINES
This is the bigger toll of europe, there's a lot of car's  stop and there's no problem with the toll director
Waiting : 2-20 min
Speed : very low
Traffic : high


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From m."AndÄ›l" you take trams 4 or 7 to the stop "KotlÃ¡Å™ka". After that stop there is a traffic light and a gas station "OMV". You hitch-hike after the traffic light. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BORDEAUX NANTES TOULOUSE SPAIN BY A10
"AIRE DE LIMOURS-JANVRY" HUGE GAS STATION
Sign : Ask for Tours...
Waiting : 10-40 min
Traffic : very high


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
It is good gas station to go south or towards St Etienne. You can get here from Lyon by hitchhiking. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big service station 15 kilometers before the 'afsluitdijk', the main road to Leeuwarden/ Groningen and further to Bremen & Hamburg.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Some people said that it's working better. I will try it for the next trip. Try it before or edit it now :)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
First petrol-station just outside of Amsterdam-north. If you're hitching from Amsterdam further north, you can get new rides from here. If you're starting in Amsterdam, you can get any ride to that goes over the A8 and get off here.


country: UA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great hitchhiking spot towards Uman' & Odesa. Get there by metro station Lybidska & trolley bus #2, last stop.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
South direction, heavy traffic, fumes and dust everywhere, wide roadside and enough place to stop, 50km/h speed limit, but I was waiting here almost 2 hours. When suddenly rain started, young women from Slovakia stopped at last. I was there only once, but everytime I tryed to keep away this place.  


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION MILLAU - CLERMONT-FERRAND - PARIS
This is the best place  that I found... But be careful put on your sign place near from montpellier like LODEVE for catch the Gas Station "Aire du Caylar"
Tram Station : Line 1 "Mosson" see here : [http://www.montpellier-agglo.com/tam/page.php?id_rubrique=34]
Waiting : 15/30 min
Speed : 40 km/h
Traffic : less than 10 cars by minute


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION BORDEAUX - PARIS - SPAIN BY A10
Maybe nice... don't know exactly. I just pass through it.
Position : end of the roundabout
Sign : for the south "SAINTE MAURE" or "POITIERS" to catch the gas station just before this town (20km away) or the toll (15km away)
for the north : "PARIS"
Waiting : never try there
Speed : 30 Km/h
Taffic : 15-20 Cars / min
Place : some
Try and teel us !


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Average place at bus station-enough place to stop for drivers in direction Hulin-Prerov or Hulin-Otrokovice. Heavy traffic, but many gesticulating and strange local drivers. Better to use sign or to go near gas station. Waiting for a lift can be longer than 1 hour.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pleasant place after main crossing near bus stop, train station and supermarket. Direction to south - Uherske Hradiste, Breclav, Austria... Heavy traffic, and enough place to stop for drivers. Waiting was never longer than hour. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I have tried many times to go on the N109, but people are really affraid about stangers and it isn't personnal, One time, I've walked for 6 kilometers on that nationnal road. Don't try to get a ride from her, too much traffic !  


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars don't stop ! too much traffic ! An empty bus pick me up to Millau. It was my frist long distance to hitchhike.
Waiting : 1 hour
Speed : 50 km/h
Taffic : too much !


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
PARIS - BORDEAUX A10 / VENDOME BY N10
Be careful this is near from a industrial zone so a lot of car don't go very far !
Traffic : 15 cars / 1 min
Waiting : 15-30 min
Speed : 30 Km/h
Bus station : find your stop there : [http://www.filbleu.fr/telecharge/plan_semaine.pdf]


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
TOLL FOR THE DIRECTION : MARSEILLE / SPAIN BY A9. This is a good place in Montpellier to go to Spain or to go to Marseille, others place are really difficult, 
Tram Station : Line 2, "St-Jean-le-Sec"
Waiting : 20-60 min
Speed : Peage, very low
Traffic : High
[http://www.montpellier-agglo.com/tam/page.php?id_rubrique=34]


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
GAS STATION DIRECTION CHATEAUROUX... DON'T GO THERE IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE SOUTH, GO BY A10 BY BORDEAUX ! 
Bus Station : "Grand Sud" line 11
see your stop there : [http://www.filbleu.fr/telecharge/plan_semaine.pdf]
Traffic : high
Speed : low
Waiting : 10 min / 1 Hour


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
good spot for Quimper and Brest you can find a ride directly

never done it to Lorient but it's look good too 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
if you want to go izmir-istanbul-ankara u can t find better place .) all students hitchhiking station... it s near suleyman demirel university, u can go there with bus...


country: SY
name: Anonymous
comment:
Spot for hitchhiking east towards Al-Raqqah, Lake Assad, Deir ez-Zur. To catch rides within seconds, best is to walk some 100m up the road away from the locals who take the minibusses.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction West.
Very little pace to pull over, but at least during rush hours, this works pretty well.
A sign saying 'A2 - WEST' is good.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a ride to Bern within 2 mins there. from the trains Station Dudingen, you can walk towards the highway (15mins). Right after the roundabout, theres a pedestrian crossing which i used for hithhiking. theres no space afterwards but cars are slow, so its not dangerous. Direction of Bern is the first turn right and Lausanne is the second left. Anything could work there. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
take the bus to the stade ligne 11 300m after you will see a first traffic light it's where ppl go in and out the ring road you can start hh here or there is also a petrol station after 


country: SY
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent spot for hitching into every direction of the country, especially towars Turkey and Lake Assad in the east. Easy to reach from the train station. Just hitchhike somewhere along the street.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a large Parking lot (German: Parkplatz) and Circle trafficn (German: Kreisverkehr). You can hitch to Innsbruck in the west or to Kufstein in the east direction. Good luck!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Parking place before house, one of few places, where can car on this road stops. To Maastricht you will stay 15 minutes.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From citycenter take train to station "DobÅ™any zastÃ¡vka", then continue walking along track and before highway on crossroads turn left and get the petrol station. Not long wait to Germany


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From citycenter take tram 12,13,14,20 or 54, walk trought housing estate and you will see petrol station. You will stay before petrol station - this part of road is NOT highway.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Go from town center in direction to Olomouc (into local area called "VyÅ¡ehrad"), on the crossroads go straight and up the horizon stay at bus station. To Olomouc you will wait max. 30 minutes


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From citycenter take tram 5 or 8, on station "DunajskÃ¡" change to bus 69, go to the village "Bosonohy", on station "HoÅ¡tickÃ¡" get off and go main street cca. 1 km in trace direction since the truck park. After that turn left and you'r on the petrol station.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From town center go through street "BrnÄ›nskÃ¡" (or in direction to cemetery ("MÄ›stskÃ½ hÅ™bitov")). You will stay before petrol station "Avanti" - cars can stop there. To Brno you will wait max. 30 minutes.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To go to Blois - Tours by little roads and see beautiful landscape ! Just opposite of the "Epicerie" there is a large place for the cars. If you have the time, you can come see me or have a place to sleep for the night.
Traffic : 5 Cars / 1min
Speed : 30 km/h :)
Waiting : 30 sec / 15 min


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Spot at the traffic lights. Cars can pull over, but sometimes you have to jump quick. Have a good sign with you.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
A71 Direction Paris - Tours (by A85) - Gas station - no crossing
Traffic : high
Speed : low
Waiting : 10 min / 1 hour (be lucky !)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
A71 Direction Clermont Ferrand - Montpellier (by A75) - Gas station - no crossing
Traffic : high
Speed : low
Waiting : 10 min / 1 hour (be lucky !)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Blois - Tours
Cool little road at the door of "the Sologne" come to my home have a stop !
Traffic : 2 cars / min
Speed : 30 km/h
Waiting : 10 min / 40 min


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place near bus stop. You can hitch in direction to Brno, Prostejov, Olomouc and Ostrava (better to use sign). There is heavy traffic, a lot of place to stop for car drivers and shelter at bus stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Bourges (can work) - Paris (difficult)
Not a Gas Station, be careful about it. You can stay there a long time

Traffic : low
Speed : low - gas station
Waiting : maybe 1 hour


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Blois - OrlÃ©ans, if there is some cars just after, continue to walk !
Traffic : 10 cars / 1 min
Speed : 50 km/h
Waiting : 5 min / 15 min then walk


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
No place for stop the car but the traffic isn't huge so it's possible
Traffic : 4 cars / 1 min
Speed : 45 km/h
Waiting : 20 min / 45 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Blois - Tours, maybe Poitier
Expensive Gas Station, never been there...
Traffic : low
Speed : low
Waiting : ?


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Blois - OrlÃ©ans - traffic lane - Ask to drivers directly...
Sign : Amboise
Traffic : 10 cars / min
Speed : low - traffic lane
Waiting : 2 min / 15 min 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
No place for car... Continue to walk, pass the bridge and ask to people at the traffic lane
Traffic : 10 cars / 1 min
Speed : too fast for a no catch them : no place for stop
Waiting : don't wait there


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction - Blois
There is a parking for car stop.
Traffic : 10 cars / 1 min
Speed : Traffic lane / low
Waiting : 10 min / 30 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Too many cars, no area for stop...
Traffic : 20 cars / min
Speed : 50 km/h
Wainting : didn't find car


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Blois, Better to get faster : cross the Loire river.
Traffic : 8 cars / 1 min
Speed : 40 km/h
Waiting : 10 min / 30 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Amboise - Blois also. i Advice to take the bridge. see the other place just near from this one
Traffic : 8 cars / 1 min
Speed : 40 km/h
Waiting : 5 min / 15 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Tours Centre
It will be difficult to stop some cars to go more far away. they will stop you in the town, you're too close from Tours.
Traffic : 8 cars / 1 min
Speed : 40 km/h
Waiting : never been there


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Poitier - Bordeaux, bus station very close from here line 11 direction "Chambray II stop Ferranderie
Traffic : 2 cars / 1 min
Speed : 50 km/h
Waiting : Not find any car


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Blois - OrlÃ©ans, Be careful, there is not so many car ...
Traffic : 1 Car / 1min
Speed : 40 km/h
Waiting : 10min / 40 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction blois OrlÃ©ans
Speed : 20 km/h
Traffic : 10 cars / 1 min
Waiting : less than 1 min / 15 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Blois, alone work better on that point, if it don't work you will have to walk about 20 min so put you in the best conditions, smile, good wear and a big sign
Speed : 40 km/h
Traffic : 15 cars / 1 min
Waiting : 10 min / 1 hour


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Vendome Direction, there is some place for stop and give you a ride, hope so !
Traffic : 15 cars / 1 min 
Waiting : never been there


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To go to Blois - tours, there is a lot of space, don't care about the police station near from... Just come to my home have a stop !
Traffic : 9 cars / 1 min
Speed : 50 km/h
Waiting : 5 min / 30 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To go on the A10 for Paris / Beaugency - Orleans by little roads. For Paris put on your sign : A10
Speed : 60 km/h
Traffic : 8 cars / 1 min
Waiting : 10 min / 30 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not to bad place to go to Romoratin and take the peage for the A71, directly to the south !
There is a large place for truck but they still to don't stop for insurance.
Be careful a lot of cars will just stop and don't give you a ride...
Waiting : 10min / 40 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
BLOIS PEAGE TO GO TO PARIS OR BORDEAUX
No problem with the service
Traffic : 5 cars / 1 min
Waiting : 10 min / 1 hour


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Traffic-lights, many cars go to the A1-North highway from here. I asked drivers if they go to the highway and if they can drop me off the petrol-station 200 meters further. Shouldn't be that hard if you speak some French.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the highway but you can still try. Just need some luck ;)
Directions:
 - East (Plovdiv)
 - West (Sofia)


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the best spot to get in any of directions of Sevilla, MÃ¡laga or Murcia. If going to further then Murcia, wait for a ride at least to Santomera, petrol station just after Murcia, if going to MÃ¡laga or Sevilla also posible to stop by the service area just after Loja. As others say, you're in Spain, be patient!!!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To go to Tours and see on your left this beautiful last wild river who's named "The Loire", just appreciated the ride !
Waiting : 1min / 25min


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Once I got stuck here for 3 hours. Mostly Romanian cars...and they don't stop. You can still try though as this is the road to Romanian Black Sea coast.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can reach this place by walking or by most of the buses that pass through Nessebar. You can hitch here or walk about 1km to the main road.
Direction: South to Burgas; North to Varna


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
There'a gas station here and well enough space to pull over. You can reach this place with bus No.12 (get off when you see METRO shopping center - just after the big junction).
Direction: Sofia, Plovdiv, North Bulgaria


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a chance you get dropped at this junction. It's the highway so you need to be very lucky to get picked up.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
The beginning of Shipka mountain pass towards South Bulgaria. Lots of traffic here but not very suitable for pulling over (especially for trucks).


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Two major trans-country roads join here and there's good traffic towards the Black Sea (Burgas, Nesebar, Sunny Beach) and to major towns in South Bulgaria (Sliven, Stara Zagora).


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lots of traffic towards the Black Sea and Sliven to the East. You can also head South towards Plovdiv or Turkey.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a bad spot - along this whole town in fact. Lots of traffic towards South Bulgaria or north to Veliko Turnovo and Ruse. I've been hitching here many times and never got stuck for more than 30mins


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
You should generally avoid getting dropped near Sevlievo because it's a straight road and cars are speeding. But there's a more suitable place a few km before the town - a road restaurant where you have better chance to hitch.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
This gasstation is very large and busy and you can very easily find rides to Rotterdam, The Hague and Leiden. Even late at night it is easy here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This tankstation is OK. It is not very large but the traffic is allright and you can easily get a ride into the Ruhr-area


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This gasstation is OK to fix a ride to Koln (still a gas station before Koln) or deeper into the Ruhr-area


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This gasstation is not that large and that busy, but essential if you want to get any further to the Netherlands. There are also rides to the North of Germany


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the first gas station after the Gotthard tunnel.
Everbody here does great distances (Basel for example) and many people rest here.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a good gas station to get a ride into Switzerland. People here go all the way to Basel and at least through the Gotthard tunnel.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Average place at the end of small city for hitchhiking to Prostejov and onwards. Truck drivers can stop here, but usually they doesnt do it. Many drivers ends in some near villages. I advise to use "Prostejov" sign but hitchhiking time can be longer than hour there.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the best way to get a ride out of Milan on to the highway. Just make a carton with 'Autostrade' and you are able to get a ride on to the next gas station.
It is difficult for cars to stop, because of the high speed allowed and many lanes. But if the traffic signal is red you have some chance.
You can get on to the platform between the road and the special lane for better visibility.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very favourite place for hitchhiking to Brno or Prostejov direction by many hitchhikers. Parking place near pub suitable during severe weather and tiny hostel. You can ask drivers at parking too. Easy to stop for trucks, dense traffic. Waiting for a lift was never longer than half an hour.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DonÂ´t get stuck in Valenciennes. No places for cars to stop. (except for a almost abandoned gastation and a narrow roundabout'


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place for hitchhiking to Brno, there is 50 km/h speed limit, due to wide roadside truck drivers can stop,  cars going very slowly and driver can see you from far. Waiting for lift was never longer than half an hour.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Aix/Marseille or Montpellier:
Near the commercial center (Carrefour), Ã  the toll. Most of the people take this toll to drive on the highway. Don't go to the other toll!
I waited less than 10mn.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
"oprit"Near Traffic lights. Main entrance to A15.
Best place for Randstad (Utrecht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague) and good place for the south (Den Bosch, Breda, Eindhoven) as well as for the north (amersfoort, zwolle). Sign = usefull!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Langon, Agen, Toulouse.

This is the national road. The highway is hard to get from Bordeaux. Take the bus 20 from the "place de la victoire" at the center. This bus goes to 3 different places, depending on the hour. Stop at "PyrÃ©nÃ©es" and walk for 20mn. If you are lucky, you can get the bus who goes to "Cadaujac le Bouscaut", the terminus is the place to hitch(but this one is rare., only 3 a day).


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going west from Toronto.
There's a nice straigth place to stop on the ramp to 400 highway.
To get there: get bus to brampton, hitch to Orangeville and from there to this point.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Bayonne, Spain, Arcachon.
From the center of Bordeaux, take the tramway Line B, stop at "Peixotto", then Take Bus 42 to "Ecole d'architecture". You can hitch at the bus station. The entrance is near. Most of the drivers go to the basque coast, or to Arcachon.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
No cars want to stop in this damned city.. And only people on motorbikes respond to hitchhikers, and when they do they crash into cars.  Or, it happened once to us.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From city go in direction to the main railway station, after that follow the main street (he is turning left) and on the crossroads go right. There is long free place right for hitchhiking (15 minutes to ZlÃ­n or UherskÃ© HradiÅ¡tÄ›)


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take tram number 8. to station KrÃ¡snÃ©ho, from the station go to the overbridge. To Olomouc you will stay over head 30 minutes.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
From town center go through street DolnÃ­ to the highway approach ProstÄ›jov - stÅ™ed (or ask people how to go to Kralice), on the crossroad before highway turn right and stay 5 meters from crossroad. To Brno you will stay max. 30 minutes 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
on A7, A5, and A4. at the intersection by burger king is good for any direction.  people stop for food and gas, and will pick you up.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
A busstop on the main road from the center towards the highway. For direction East, Linz, Vienna and Graz


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Go trought citystreet OlomouckÃ¡ in direction to shopping centre TESCO (you can ask people, everybody know where is this), on the roundabout turn right go 10 metres and stay between ped crossing and busstation. To Olomouc you will stay at last 10 minutes.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Any car you stop will take you to Edremit, AyvalÄ±k or AltÄ±noluk. Very nice spot if you're heading this way ...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a restplace, an extremely good hitching spot. If someone offers you a ride to the nearest gas station, think twice, because this is almost too good a spot to lose!


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
My Home Town :) if you're on this direction, here is a good spot to reach Ä°zmir, BalÄ±kesir or AyvalÄ±k.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This road is the main direction through Konya and Cappadocia. There are good spots on the road, but i prefer gas station exits.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
A good place to go west direction from Ankara. The cities you can find a ride are : EskiÅŸehir, Bursa or Ä°zmir. There are newly built Gas Stations in here, and enough space for cars and trucks to stop.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent place to HH through YÃ¼zyÄ±l, AyrancÄ±, Ã‡ankaya or Dikmen. I've HHed here for 3 years, everyday ...


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
north towards Thionville and Luxembourg. I hitched with a sign right before the ramp, on the bridge.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
walk out from the terminals to the exit of the garages. i bet every car goes to oslo. tried once, but waited less than 2 mins.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The last possible (and probably also the best) spot to hitch from NykÃ¶ping to Stockholm. This is a new bus stop, and nicely located just after the roundabout, so pretty ideal. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Be sure to be ready for when the ferry arrives: a big rush of cars comes by, but then nothing for the coming half hour until the next ferry arrives. Good place to stop a car;


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Paris/Dijon. Walk from Perrache Station to Pont Kitchener. Traffic stops shortly at the traffic lights. Make eye contact with drivers. Finding a ride can take a while but is worth waiting for. Show sign "Limonest" which is only 5 km outside Lyon. Ask driver to put you off at the gas station near Parc Dardilly, which is a real good spot for finding a further ride. 


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not so much traffic, but a good place to stop, and friendly people. This island is a very good place to sleep if you have a tent: free camping.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good spot for hitching northbounds near McDonalds.
Traffic has to slow down, heaps of cars,...what else do u want?


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bad hitching around here...very big road, very fast cars - very hot ;)
I recommend taking the costal road...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION: NORTH, Rostock

I was standing there for no more than 20 minutes, got a ride straight to Rostock. I had a label saying 'Rostock'. Maybe it was just luck, but the 104 road goes exactly this direction. You can stand behind the crossroads or ask people at the Oil! petrol station 150 m west. 150 m east there is truck park also.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
take the T bana to Norsborg and get out at Hallunda (for last stop). 
walk down 'Tre Kallors vag'. 
and you find a good spot with a gas station. a lot of cars are going south all the way to denmark.

good luck   


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol-station. Just a bit further than the official hitchhiking spot at the Amstel Station. Not many cars, but you can talk with the drivers.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
ts a bad place to HH,but if u really want to get out of the town by HH, u can select this conjuction spot of most roads. The road is wide, but many space on right to stop and take you for cars. No trucks are going through here. I recommend to take a bus and go further as possible as you can. Maybe to  Eskihisar Ferry, about 50 kms.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heading South, into Bohemia. I didn't actually hitch here, but the spot looked very good, with a good chance to thumb cars just before they head onto the main road.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the main road that goes through east of Turkey, especially Ankara. When you HH before or after the Paybox, u can be a very kind guest of a truck driver.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
its a bad place to HH,but if u really want to get out of the town by HH, u can select this conjuction spot of most roads. The road is wide, but many space on right to stop and take you for cars. No trucks are going through here. I recommend to take a bus and go further as possible as you can.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the best place to HH through south from Istanbul. Most of the cars and trucks are taking the ferry from Eskihisar and there is only one road passing through here so very likely to get on in half an our ...


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
REDBRIDGE ROUNDABOUT A12 towards Chelmsford, Colchester and Ipswich.  Big parking space, with lots of traffic going by.  Might take a few rides to get out of London from here, but a great starting point and it's easily accessible by tube (Redbridge station).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to hitch towards Freiburg for people who don't want to wait for the bus or hitchhikers who have been dropped out at gas station "schauinsland". You can let them drop you out at moosweiher to take the tram no. 1 towards inner city.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Fairly good spot for hitching out of Colchester down the A12 to London.  Lots of cars going quite slowly and usually a lot of space.  Average waiting time has been 20-45 mins so far.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's worked a few times, but there are far better spots to get out of London on the A12.  Try Redbridge roundabout further down.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
In these days there are enough car's in road 13 to hitchhike. Busstop is good point to continue journey towards Mikkeli. 

There is a Shell-gas station / restaurant near crossroad.


country: LU
name: Anonymous
comment:
A pretty long walk out of town (~4 km, can *partly* use Bus 7) Used several times. It is possible to get a direct ride to Brussels.

About 10km from this place there is a big petrol station, 'Aire de Capellen', you might want to get a sign to get there!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
quite little space to park but stays a good spot (-> Domfront). bus 3 can bring you from center near this point (halt Â« Grands Champs Â» )


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Newmarket - terrible place to hitch, I was waiting for about an hour until I got a ride, at rush hour.. Barely any traffic seemed to go towards Newmarket, and a lot of drivers/people seemed angry.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction King's Lynn - the road is very narrow, and there isn't any room for pedestrians to walk alongside it.  I hitched from the grass path, next to the river.  Great countryside, but the grass path was 2 metres above the road.  Avoid getting dropped off at Littleport if you can!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There aren't really any good spots for hitching out of Hunstanton, but I think anywhere after this roundabout, in direction King's Lynn, would get a ride within 30 mins.. The nearest lay-by is in Heacham, although there is a dirt road turn-off at the bottom of this hill.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best hitching spot I know.. Hitch normally to King's Lynn, though I've been taken as far as Thetford (and 2 people giving me long rides, one to East London and one to Essex, told me they'd just been from Heacham (4 miles north of Dersingham), though they picked me up in places further along).  Make sure if you're going further than King's Lynn to have a sign for the Hardwick roundabout, as it isn't reachable by public transport.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Ely - this is the best place to hitch out of Newmarket by far.  It gets traffic from the A14 as well as the Newmarket area.  There is a care home and then a lay-by right after it, where cars can safely pull over.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Newmarket - this road feels kind of endless, I think there is a lay-by about a mile further up but this is where I hitched, and took my lunch break.  Wonderful countryside, but not such a great hitching spot.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Travelling in the King's Lynn direction, rides are usually the really easy when you're going through Ely.. It's normally good to get dropped off at the roundabout before this one, for then you can hitch whilst walking to this roundabout, and I've never not gotten a ride whilst walking in Ely..


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
take bus nr 5 (get off at kemal ataturkstraat) or 77 (get off at P+R Veemarkt) 
and stand on on-ramp. 
I never have to wait long.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for hitchhiking north towards Berlin. Opinions differ about this ramp, but usually it's possible. Try to wait on the traffic islands.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
To north and south from Mikkeli: walk a few kilometers north to Visulahti. Hitch-hike from the crossroad of the Visulahti camping area, there are bus stops at both sides of the road.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot, hitchhiking possible in both directions. Most traffic goes southwards! Easy to stop for cars along the hard shoulder.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just behind the roundabout, cars are slow, good spot for hitchhiking towards IbbenbÃ¼ren, Uffeln, Steinbeck, Dickenberg, PÃ¼sselbÃ¼ren.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a big bus stop where cars can stop. But sometimes the cars are a bit fast there.  IN the evening you can try to get a lift at the traffic lights at the crossways WÃ¼rmtalstraÃŸe/FÃ¼rstenrieder StraÃŸe


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
if you just arrived by plane and need to get away form there, its most worth a try. its the last exit beofre the bridge towards Sweden. Also locals leave thir cars in the parkings there during their holidays, so not only rental cars.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Plenty of place to pull over and everyone is going at least somewhat to the south.  Can get here with public transport.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Go to the bus stop "Karolinen" Bus 1, 4, 6 go there or just walk from the centre. The next right turn is for Stockholm. I tried and only waited a couple of minutes unil somebody gave me a lift to the next gas station along the highway. Spot is easily accesible and visibility is good


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Somewhere (not entirely sure where exactly) on this road there is a gas station where losts of cars from BOTH directions stop. Also trucks, but most traffic going to Oslo when i was there (morning at 10am). You can ask the ppl at the gas station and as well stand next to the road, as visibility is ok (on top of a hill and speed is not that high (70). I waited about 30min until somebody picked me up and by coincidence he drove all the way to Stockholm. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dir. East

Falkensteig is the first possibility to hitch a ride along the B31 coming from Freiburg. There is enough space for cars to stop, they have to go slow (there is a traffic light somewhere) and there is plenty of traffic.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dir: Feldberg

Coming from Freiburg, you can either choose to take the official B317, or this "secret" road passing "Bruderhalde". There is not that much traffic, but it's much easier for cars to stop and somebody will eventually pick you up. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
I agree with the other post. You can get access to this place from the road that drives paralel to the motorway, the fence is broken at the point where my marker is spotted. There are buses stoping on the road, you should be able to catch one from swanley towards here. Becareful, there is a MacDonalds.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Calais to Belgium, Paris or England. This place is a parking and petrol station only for truckers. Around 30 trucks sleep here everyday before or after taking the ferry. On June 2008 this place was being reformed, despite of that It was still open and busy. Might be helpful to be droped here when you get a lift to Calais only, or when the driver doesnt want to take you to the docks. I asked around 10 lorries here before I moved to the roundabout, because I was going to Paris, and most of them were heading either to England or Belgium.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Calais to Paris, to Lille or to Belgium. Cars coming from the city or Lorries coming from the parking-petrol station near by. My cat and me we found it very busy at 7.00 in the morning on a Friday. It took us around 30 minutes with light rain falling. We were standing at the acces of the motorway, down the roundabout. The night before a tracker droped us here, and we slept at the fields. Its hard for cars to stop without disturbing the trafic, and even harder for trackers.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Paris to the A1 (motorway to Calais or Belgium). My friend was asking the cars at the petrol station and I was standing with the cardboard saying "Lille" and "A1". There are two petrol stations in 30 meters, but not a lot of people seem to go to the motorway from them. Despite of all a car took us after 30 minutes. To get here you can catch a metro, line 1, to Port de la Chapelle (1,50 euro).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
good place to live aix, very clause is a gas station(salon) so u can ask for
place for the cars to stop
:)
nusti


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
We came from Leeuwrden and got off at the exit. there is a bus bay and line. in case U have a badluck tthere is a bus station ribgt behind :) getting a lift to Den Helder on saturdays afternoonn took us 7 min.
while hitching I observed that there was quite a lot traffic from the oposite direction (N99 entering the A7 motorway direction Amsterdam and the entrance way looked decent for hitchers


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Getting a lift from the point took us 3 min. Perfect place wit a bus line allowing driver to stop. 100 m further there are trafic lights for those who don't feel like standing and hitching. 
There is little tankstation right after the roundabout which can be a shelter when it rains.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good place for direction Macroom, Killarney. Take the bus from the University College to the last station. Ask the driver for the way to the national road. He has to go there anyway and might take you a little further than the last station.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a petrol station here with lots of trucks. Ask the drivers, forget about the swedish ppl in the cars, they dont usually bother picking/up somebody. I got a lift to Orebro from there


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
it took me just 5 minuts to get a ride noth. ThereÂ´s a bus stop good to stop and with good visibility


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Its amazing, but its possible to get a lift there. I stood there too late in the morning, maybe try at 8am in the morning, as many ppl drive to work. It took me only about 20min to get a lift to the motorway. Theres enough space, and cars are not that fast yet if you stand close to the roundabout


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
im not exactly sure about the location, but somewhere here there is a Mc Donalds and a gas staion where many ppl stop. Try to find a local who can give you a lift there in case you got strandet at Innre Ringen like i did. From the gas station I got a lift to my destination (in the middle of nowhere on the countrysite in sweden) by just asking ppl. Pls only ask ppl at the gas station, otherwise in sweden you dont have much chance for a lift. 


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cath a train from the main station (its kind of hard to find, ask a local) to the S-Bahnstop Sydhavn. Its still zone 1 in Copenhagen, so 20DKK for bus and train from the city boundaries. There at Sydhavn, get out and walk under the bridge, just continue the long street. There is also a bus stopp, but i dont know if you can also catch it with the zone 1 ticket. Walking is about 20mins or more, depending on how much you carry. There is NO shade. and NO shade where you wait for a lift. Be careful, getting a lift to Malmo is most likely. Depending on that persons destination in MalmÃ¶ it will be very hard to get away from there too. I tried to h-h further north and had a sign Stockholm. Altough many swedish cars drive past, they wont stop. Be prepared and write down the liftershalte of Malmo too. The thing is that getting to Malmo SvÃ¥gertorp is easy, but getting to the driveway of the northern direction (in Malmoe) again is almost impossible unless drives you to the other side of the road. You cannot walk there. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop, good to hitch towards Oldenzaal. Cars go slowly and see you early enough. Enough space to stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Traffic island to stand on for hitchhiking.Cars have to stop along the street, but that might be possible. Most traffic goes towards Nordhorn, but if cars go up the highway they mostly go to the NL. Many Dutch cars here. Spot is doable, but expect some waiting time. Forget it on Sundays!


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
A bit far from  centrum, but if you end up to here, there is a good bus-stop where you can hitchhike from. And lights for cars. Directions: JyvÃ¤skylÃ¤ and Lahti.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
To JyvÃ¤skylÃ¤ and Tampere. There is a bus-stop right after Shell gas-station. Very good point. "Ruutana-crossroads".


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Kuopio, Mikkeli and Lahti. First you should take ride to the ABC in Vaajakoski. You can use sign "ABC" (people will understand). From ABC it's very easy to continue both (Lahti/Kuopio) directions.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Near university of applied sciences (TAMK). To Lahti and JyvÃ¤skylÃ¤. There is a good bus-stop where you can hitchhike ("Kissanmaa"). You can walk here from city center. You can take a car going to wrong city, but remember to jump out before motorways. Using sign isn't necessary. Wating times: 5-40min.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Tampere. This is one option if you are closer to this spot than centrum. Beginning of the rantavÃ¤ylÃ¤ is better anyway.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
To HÃ¤meenlinna and Tampere. You can travel to this spot by bus. You should try from beginning of the HÃ¤meenlinnanvÃ¤ylÃ¤ (and end of Mannerheimintie) before this spot.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Lahti and Porvoo. This place was under construction/repair in may 2008. Place was only average before.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good for direction Prenzlau, Szeczin.
Take a tram to Indira-Gandhi-Str. Then walk or take a bus along the Berliner Allee and find a decent place where cars can pull over.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very great place. You can easily get very long lifts in any direction.
From Bruchsal train station, take bus no. 125 to "Rasthof Ost" for north or "Rasthof West" for south.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
this is a big road out of florina in direction edessa and thessaloniki. you can definetly use this for hitchhiking this direction


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
not many people are crossing the border to montenegro so you must be patient. nevertheless this is the only good way to find a lift to montenegro


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
to croatia, rijeka this is an option but not many traffic crossing here.

from trieste center take bus 38 and exit in basovizza


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you are willing to go to Poland (Wroclaw) through Hradec Kralove and couldn't find a ride on another place. You can give a shot here.
It's an highway and not good place to stop. But for us it took seconds to find a ride. (maybe luck)


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Towards Wien / Vienna. Since there is a motorway nowadays from Bratislava to Wien, much traffic will go over the motorway. That route is longer though. On this spot traffic is speeding up fast, and there is a two lane road, which is really senseless. Occupy one whole lane and stretch your thumb. This is the way to stop a car here, make yourself seen. Block one lane, so that drivers at least have to go to the left lane of this otherwise quiet road. Take the lift to the border, just after it it should be easy to get a ride to Wien. Or walk to the border first, as you prefer.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitchhiking spot some 50m behind the traffic light. Take the tram to Sieker and hitch some rides/walk along the Detmolder Strasse until this traffic lights. Here the approach road to the highway begins. Excellent spot.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Probably your best chance is asking the Danes, shopping at the hypermarket before crossing the border. To get there, take the bus towards Niebuell and get off after the bus underpasses the highway.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for going north west towards Viborg and Thisted.  Visible to cars on the roundabout, with space to pull into the parking space.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Arnhem, Doesburg, (Rotterdam). N348 (Bronsbergen). Bus 80 stop â€œDe Brinkâ€, 50 m W Harenbergweg, 300 m S Emmerikseweg, 200 m E N348. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Apeldoorn. N384 (Weg naar Voorst) x Kanonsdijk. Bus 89/504/515 stop â€œIJsselbrugâ€. Or 750 m SW/S Stationsplein/Kanonsdijk (IJsselburg), 25 m N Weg naar Voorst. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Arnhem, Doesburg, (Rotterdam). Kanonsdijk x N348 (Weg naar Voorst). Bus 89/504/515 stop â€œIJsselbrugâ€. Or 750 m SW/S Stationsplein/Kanonsdijk (IJsselburg).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lochem, Ruurlo, (Hengelo), (Enschede). N346 (Rijksstraatweg) x Rhiederinklaan. Bus 54 stop "Rhiederinklaan". Bus stop.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
its unbeleivable, but i somehow managed to get a lift from the end of the road A i Lofoten north, i had to change a couple of times, so what. 


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot for heading north to Aalborg/Fredrikshavn on the E45.  There's enough time for the cars to see you and enough space for them to stop.  Get the 25 bus to tilst vestervej and then walk along the viborvej for 5 mins.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
all thraffic coming from the ferry, so make sure you get to know the ferry schedule before you start. Walk up to the small supermarket and stand there by the road. I had to wait about 40mins


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tried to get from here towards Carmarthenshire following the Brecon Road. 

It took us quite long, so it might be better to try the southern route.

Anyway, caught a lift to Brecon in 15mins


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
quite good place to HHike towards Germany. I tried all spots around and this one is best. Easy to get here with public transport.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
From here you can get a lift to the motorway M4. Takes about 20minutes to walk to this spot from Kidwelly.
Found a lift in about 20min.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the Cardiff West Services. Still under construction in May 2008, so pretty bad spot. Found a lift in about 90minutes


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a lot of traffic here going to the airport. There are some spots down this road where cars can stop easily. You can get a ride here to the highway, instead of walking down the whole way.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy to get there from the south/east of Biel. Just follow the main road "BrÃ¼ggstrasse/Portstrasse). The spot is a roundabout, cars see you from far away and can stop there. A lot of local traffic, not too many cars.. But still quite good to go to Bern or at least to the service station "Grauholz" shortly before Bern.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a truck stop with cafe (employees allowed me to sleep at table while raining) and also a rest area. Long highway on-ramps east and west directions, easy for truckers to pull over. Medium amount of vehicle traffic at ramps, can also approach cars at gas station/ truck stop.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not the best spot for cars to stop, but good enough to get a ride quickly. It is a good spot for Belgrade and Budapest. A split in the highway will come after 20km so make sure you get a lift into the right direction from here.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Beware, if you are passing Vsetin in N/S direction, get dropped on the bypass - no the best place, but deffinitely better, than the centre (I used old CSSR map and there was no by-pass on it :()


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
I-25 north and south traffic enters highway off this road. Medium amount of traffic with a Giant gas station nearby. Heading south, find a safe spot to stand close to this location. Thumbing north (CO), walk along S. St Francis Dr, under the overpass, and hold sign or thumb before cars veer to the right to enter highway.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
At the end of the village of Birgte this is the best spot for hitching towards Saerbeck, Emsdetten, Greven and MÃ¼nster. The road is only leading towards Saerbeck, and you'll have enough space here for stopping cars.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cross the town center walking towards the Jura (mountain-chain). There you find a main road with a lot of traffic. Turn right and follow this street, you can already try to stop cars here. There are bus stops (#1, #2) where cars have space to stop. After about 2km the highway A5 going to ZÃ¼rich and Basel starts.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Here you find a gas station and traffic lights. Just before the lights is some space to stand on and stopping cars. Another option is to ask people at the pump.Might be easy to get rides towards Bielefeld and Versmold, but difficult to get rides toward the highway, very small ramp, fast traffic, much trucks.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
From outside the trainstation, walk right, at the roundabout right to the underpass, then keep straight on until you reach the main road "Bernstrasse". Turn left. On the right side you see a gas station, right before the highway to Bern begins.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
where the "middle ring road" is coming out of the tunnel there is enough place to stop for cars and they don't go too fast. good place, although watch out for ants!


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
take bus #20 to Wyler. Walk 200m, then cross the big crossroads. There is a bus stop with enough space.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Terrible place for direction Jablonica. Just lorries full of concrete from Rohoznik to Trnava passed along . Waited 2 hours. (Thanks god to that old man accross the street than invited me to try his wine ;)


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Trying to get lift from this road is senseless - it has a high slope and everyone is driving fast. Take bus to Makov, where you'll have more luck


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Looks like a good place - enough space, and drivers see you, but I waited longer than 2 hours. If you want to go direction Male Karpaty, it's better to take bus to Pezinok.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Resting place - direction Prague. Not many cars passing, but many going to prague, if you ask the drivers, you get away in cca. half an hour. (i was lucky that driver originally going berlin -chemnitz took me there).


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
A fine place to start from to Kutna Hora. Just take bus to Uhrineves, and somebody will take you for sure.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Salamanca-Valladolid.
Its not a good spot, but I only did it once and it took me 20 minutes (Maybe I was very lucky). Its the acces to the motorway in the direction of Valladolid. I came here by foot.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot is good for every direction: most of the cars go to highway and THEN there's the division of the directions. When you stay here if police says something walk 20m in north direction. There's a board "consorzio agricolo" and enough space for the cars to stop.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
I have used this point spoted by Lnx. I got a lift here in 10 minutes, but I didnt find it very save. To arrive to this point, I took the underground to henton central, then I walked to the place (15 minutes). In the bus stop Tilling Road, 2 minutes far from the spot, the buses number 112, 142, 182, 232, 266, 611. You can catch a bus rather than the underground. This place is hard to find if you dont have a London city map with you.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
the last service station before the tauern tunnel. you can find a lift in both directions salzburg (north) and villach and slovenia (south)


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Salamanca-Valladolid.
Its a petrol station where you can talk to the drivers, if theres no a lot of them tanking, you can in the meantime show your board to the traffic.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Salamanca-Valladolid. this petrol station has a bit more traffic than the other one closer to the city. Show your plack to the cars if theres no body tanking to ask. Good luck, spain is hard for hh. I have done this twice in September 2008, one hour waiting in average.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
For direction OUT from King's Lynn, this is the ultimate place.  Its normally very easy to get a ride within about 15 minutes when alone, although my one time trying with my brother failed miserably.  Have a sign for Cambridge, or Ely, or even London.  It is situated just on the beginning of the A10, there is a very nice lay-by for anyone to pull into.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
it is only a small petrol station but just 5km west of the border to austria. its the last chance to get the vignette here before austria (people need a vignette to travel on austrian highways) and so it makes it very good spot to find a lift in direction east (Linz, Wien) a bit harder is it to find someone to the south (Villach, Italy, Slovenia) but it is also a doable thing here


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
on a friday morning (even on a day when holidays in bavaria were started) it took me over 2 hours to get away with my "salzburg" sign and also only to munich city. there is only low traffic on this station


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Antwerpen, Brussels, (Gent).
Stand before the blue "start of motorway" sign, the car can stop on the hard shoulder.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best stop to hitch rides get yourself a free ride across the Channel! Just strike up a conversation to the drivers parked by the travel center, make sure you have a good talk before you start mentioning you want to hitch a ride with them. 
Some drivers might be suspicious of you and think you may want to cross the Channel with fake documents...
You might have to convince your drivers to change his ticket since once you will convince him to take you in his printed ticket will have a certain number of passengers already registered. I found a ride in ten minutes and then convinced my friendly drivers to change their ticket from 2 to 4 passengers. The boat was full and the next one was scheduled 30 minutes later. My drivers agreed on changing their ticket and taking the next boat.
Have fun!


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take a bus number 2, and you find a petrol station or you can hitchhike on the road too. Good if going towards KaposvÃ¡r.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
many cars are going the b9 in direction remagen, andernach, koblenz. place yourself somewhere, whre a car is able to stop and it will only take some minutes to get away.  dont await very long lifts


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
nach mÃ¼nchen rein geht super, auf der auffahrt aber vor dem autobahnschild stehen! --- good place to munich, stand on driveway but in front of highway-sign!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
deutsch: penzberg richtung iffeldorf/ seeshaupt/ autobahn --- english: penzberg direction iffeldorf/ seeshaupt/ highway


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a busstop just after the street turned into a "highway". First thereÂ´s a parking spot and right after that the busstop. Easy to thumb a ride towards Inverness and generally north of Scotland!Take bus  27 to get there. 17 and 21 get you close to it!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
needed over 1.5 hours to get a ride in direction dortmund. most people are heading direct to the north to duisburg or something. must be better weekdays but dont know. to the south or the north this is doable but it is difficult to the northeast...


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gosh.. 
I think every single polish
hitcher knows those tank stations.
U may catch a ride to Ukrainian border on this side of A4 or to Amsterdam or Paris on the oposite.
Getting a lift to KrakÃ³w its so called
&quot;Hitchhikers'sunday walk&quot;


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Many times leaving Prague sunday early afternoon I hoped to be home (Gliwice in PL) before midnight. 95% succeded
I dislike standing at Cerny Most among other hitchers thefore I walk to the first gas station. There  I ask to the Hradec K. and get off at the place I indicate  here. It's a marvelous one.
ALL  the traffic from the highway stops here. 
A perfect spot either to ask or show your destination board to the driver. :)
I Never waited more than 15 min in here and mostly got a direct ride to Wroclaw.
Let us pray to the hitcher's God so that the motorway construction is to be neverending. once  the motorwayis finished the place will be lost. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
this service station seems to be highly frequented by other hitchhikers. there is a huge sation on the side which leeds to the west and you will be able to find a lift in direction dortmund within a few minutes to the west, this is almost excellent). a bit more difficult is to find someone who changes to motorway to the a7 to the north. and even more difficult to find someone heading to the south from here. there is a small service area on the other side on the motorway which enables you to find a lift in direction east (berlin) too


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
seems to be excellent to get a lift to hamburg but it is a bit more difficult to get a lift farer than hamburg on the a7 but at least a good point in both directions


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited 20 minutes here to go to Dusseldorf, but the guy took me to another place.. can't judge based on one time !


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
I use this place always when I departure in the direction of Utrecht (and Germany). Done it already 10 times. The place has additional lane that is closed where cars can stop easily so it's a good spot!


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
there are 2 fuel stations in the direction of Germany. its perfect spot, u can walk from Kolbaskowo (10 minutes) to which you can come by bus from Szczecin. greetings, rozwal


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just after the big Gariunai open-air market. Used many times, usually pretty good place to get a ride


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
One of the few places where you can hold up a sign with a distant destination (Land's End) tha will get you rides.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to go to kiel this seems to be a possible spot from hamburg. many cars are entering the a7 to the north from here


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
So-so-ish, there are traffic lights here which helps. It's probably the best place to get to Brugge and Gent (and further)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To me, this place was dangerous heading towards Paris: the proper lane is not the right one ! I did not stay there


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
So far, the best spot I know to depart Lille towards Paris. Not a good one to my standards, but it worked well.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Aire de la Courneuve: Hard to reach but the best way towards Picardy/Lille. Often many hitchikers there.  Hole in the cloture nearby.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hudson Inn - once you've reached that one, you almost always get a ride to Ottawa. It's a truck stop but there's just a lot of cars stopping there too.  


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Last Stop going East before the bridges. Most of the people coming from Montreal go to Quebec city, therefore you best ask to be dropped here if you are heading East South of the St-Lawrence River.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Service station, very common stop for trucker, might be the best place to stop if you have to change rides because you/your driver is going to route 132/185. 


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heading East, a bit further, but during business hours it might be more easy than the one on Marie-Victorin. It's in an industrial park.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good to try, but sometimes you just can't get it there ! If you are out of the business hours, that's still the best one you can have.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you are coming from Quebec, take the Ferry to Levis and walk or hitch a ride to this place where you can easily catch people making longer distances. It's very hard to leave Quebec city by the bridges to the 20 otherwise.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Might be long (and if low traffic, might be worth walking to the highway, but illegal. It's best to give it a try here first. Usually not too long.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heading West, usually you can get a ride to RiviÃ¨re du Loup. There is quita a lot of traffic, so hitchiking right after the street light might be a good idea. Same opposite, heading East


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Le Restaurant du Pecheur: a regular stop, a very large parking entrance. Even if placed on the top of the hill, you can easily be seen if you are in the middle of the parking's length. Many long distancers stop there for lunch. Never waited more than 20 minutes there.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heading West, you will probably get a ride to  Le Bic from there. Just hitch in front of the supermarket, there is a street light and a place where cars can safetly stop.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Towards Bathurst, good ramp. Ask to be dropped there if you arrive from Quebec with driver that continues in GaspÃ©sie.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
This ramp is mainly cars going to the nextexit when going West, and mainly construction trucks when going East. 1 hour then I left. 


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
A little walk from town but more than worth it if you are heading West. Lots of place for the cars to stop and a street light so they see you really well.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station on the motorway "Wetterau". There is a tunnel so you can easyly cross the motorway.
Excellent stop if you're going north either to Dortmund or Kassel. 
Comming from Dortmund I stop here, switch sides and go up north and east to chemnitz very often. Faster than directly trying to get east.
Very very many cars go north from here!!!!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Mild traffic, construction (May, 2008) makes pulling over difficult but doable. Waited 15 minutes with light traffic on a Saturday morning, heading north to Utrecht.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you've been in Arbanasi you can hitch back to Veliko Turnovo (or Gorna Oriahovitsa) from this junction. Lots of traffic but drivers are speeding at this area. 


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
The road to Arbanasi and Veliko Turnovo (a major road junction) - it's a short ride (7km) and there's a lot of traffic. Usually should get picked up within 15-20min


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
gas station at the motorway that you can easily reach by bus from lÃ¼denscheid center. Use the bus to Kalve where you can get on the stations on either way over the supply ramps. Usualy you'll find somebody, but the stations are not too crowded.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Road to Arbanasi(heritage village) and Gorna Oriahovitsa(major railway hub). There is big traffic in this direction - should get picked up in 15-20mins.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
gateway to South Bulgaria. There is a gas staion here and enough room for cars to pull over. You have to walk to here from the town(25-30min).


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Road to Arbanasi(heritage village) and Gorna Oriahovitsa(major railway hub). This is Tsarevets square and there is big traffic in this direction - should get picked up in 15-20mins.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
gateway to South Bulgaria. Excellent spot with well enough room for cars to pull over. You can walk to here from center (15min) or take bus N:4,5,13,30 or 70 and get off under the bridge.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Much depends. Lots of traffic going West, not so much South, a lot North. Waiting time anywhere between 10 minutes and 2 hours.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Downtown: Take McNabb bus number 5 to the end of the line.  Walk east till just after the lanes merge into one and stand there.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hola. Nice spot to get a lift to UK. The petrol station is located in the right side of the high way only (direction to Calais). Try to get a lift at least to the M25 (highway around London), other wise if they dont go as far as the first petrol station in England, you will have to ask a lift in Dover (is not nice, too much traffic). You can also change the vehicule in the ferry. If you try this, my advice is that you do it inmediatly after parking inside, or even better in the queue waiting for the ferry after the tickets control. Good luck my friends. April 2008.further questions to danielodv(at)gmail.com


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
It is a petrol station in the Highway M1. Its a very good place to start if you want to go far, and you dont have time to wait for a lift from the city center. To get here you can take the buses 13A, 48, 152, 153, 158 from the center of Leicester. The ticket is around 2 or 3 pounds. If you say you want to go as close as possible to the M1 bridge, the bus driver will tell you where to jump off along Hinckley road. You take then Baines Lane until you are in the petrol station, you can use this place both to go north or south (there is a bridge before the petrol station and in the restourant as well). IÂ´ve use it on April 2008. There are no gates, easy acces. I was droped here when coming from London, I went back to the bus stop in Hinckley road, and somebody picked me up in 5 minutes to the city center. for further questions danielodv(at)gmail.com


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitched out from here heading South (Syd/Melb) and just stood right on the hwy. Plenty of space to pull over, pretty safe spot. Got a ride in 10mins.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
On ramp here onto the Princes Hwy. Anywhere along this HWY is fine, plenty of space to pull over. I went from Syd to Melb this way once and its absolutely beautiful scenery but slightly longer waits, less traffic, and cars are only going 30-60k down the road, sometimes less. Beautiful though! 


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best spot to hitch out of if you're going north towards Sunshine Coast. A bit of the traffic might be going to the airport, but most will be going at least an hour. 


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Seriously couldn't find a better hitching spot that this in australia. Anyone would get a lift in less than 5 mins. Anywhere on this road is good, but especially on the bit near the BP petrol station. Traffic will be going either North (towards brisbane) or West (to Lismore)


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get a ride really easy here, heading south towards Sydney. Pretty quiet little mainroad, (not major highway) but plenty of traffic. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to go to the south on the a7. from braunschweig take the bus to rÃ¼ningen and exit at station raabestraÃŸe. then cross the bridge and walk about 300m over the fields to the station. not many traffic at this station but almost better as if you would wait on the highway entry


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a bad spot (for going north) if you cant get out further towards the airport. Most ppl wont be going far, but should get you out of town a bit. Inner City Bypass just turns into a main road, which will then take you to the onramp onto the Bruce Highway (north) and the airport.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is where the Pacific Highway starts going South, it's inner city, but just past the on ramp, cars are going pretty slow and its a good spot. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to the north or to the northwest, this seems to be a good position. find someone to change to the A3 if you want to go to Frankfurt or GieÃŸen. Or find someone to follow the A7 in direction Fulda, Kassel.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited less than 5 minutes at this spot, when hitchhiking to Radviliskis, Lithuania.  I got a ride directly to Siauliai!  (Which about 20 km away from Radviliskis).  Just make a big LT sign, and you're set!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-05-18 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Gas station "Irxleben", good to get lifts Southeast to Halle/Saale, Leipzig or East to Berlin or Magdeburg


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-05-18 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Service station "Helmstedt Süd",next station in 5km!(old border East Germany), good to get lifts to Mageburg, Berlin or Poland!


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
it's really good place to start hichhiking out of Slupsk , direction to Poznan , you can take bus no 5 from the center , leave on the last stop , and then hike about 1/1,5 km best regards , good luck 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction- M1 (south or north)

Leaving leicester, walking down Narborough Rd away from city centre,just past Tesco petrol station.  We stood out in bus lane so were fairl visable, cars should be able to stop easily because of bus lane.  We waited here for 3 minutesand got a lift straight to London.  This is your last chance for cars to stop before road narrows.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Traffic lights and bus stop. Easy to get rides to the city center. Your spot if you got off at the service station for going towards Muenster


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great place to hh towards Koper, Nova Gorica, Postojna, Italy, Rijeka (Croatia). Hitchike next to the highway sign. it is a very common spot, to get there take bus number 6 from the center to the last station, Dolgi Most


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot towards Maribor (MB), Celje (CE) and Graz (Austria). Stand next to the highway sign, it's a very popular spot. Arrive there by taking bus 6 to station "Smelt" (Direction Crnuce), from there continue straight and you will see the highway on your right.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take the bus to Betis and walk to the roundabout. ask for the direction of the autopista. you can go via the highway or the parallel road, which also works, since lots of people want to avoid the highway toll. but it's slow of course.
so maybe use a sign "Cadiz".


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
A service station and several shops just behind the border. All cars/trucks go this way, so hitch a ride here towards Plovdiv/Bulgaria!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
here is a bus-stop and a petrol station. this spot is excellent to get to braunschweig or to the a2. never waited longer than 10 minutes.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Towards Kuopio, Varkaus; Either hh'ing here or asking the drivers at the gas station on the other side of the highway.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great place for direction Solothurn, Basel, Zurich.
Take bus no. 11 to the last station. You can use a short distance ticket for 2,- CHF.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tried to hitchhike with Viking Line car passengers, offering them to pay the difference to take us with them in their car, which is still cheaper than the cheapest ticket. It was the darker time of the year and the people where unfriendly and suspicious. Furthermore, there were only a few cars (morning departure). 


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
E63/9/23 east- and southwards; you can first try here and if it doesn't work out, walk further down the road.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction West (Wells), around that corner (or further) a car can pull aside or you can try hitching a ride from the Gas Station


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for hitching out of Weingarten towards direction Ulm. Make sure you have a sign. Cars can stop along the road.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great place, for east (A6), north or south (A5). Take the tram no. 1, 2, S4 or S5 to Weinweg. It's a double-ramp, on the south side there is more traffic and more place to pull over.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Cromer following the coast, slow traffic, obvious destination and place for a car to pull aside.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
After the roundabout direction east, it would be possible as most of the traffic is low, though a better spot exists a mile further down the road.


country: EE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Tallinn. I preffer not to walk through all Parnu and hhike on the city boarder. Its better to start here.:) A lot of locals, but if will write down your destination, you will not wait too long for the direct lift.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Riga, Ventspils, Kuldiga. Not very good  hhiking position, because speed of cars is quite high, but you are visible from a distance and there is a place to stop a car for drivers.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Riga, Kuldiga, Ventspils. A lot of local cars here (mostly going shopping), but enough place for drivers to stop. and you have a nice chanse to get a car to Grobina (town 10 km from Liepaja), where is a good place for hhiking. Write down your destination aim and if you will not get a lift after 20 min - change position.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This Autohof is a bad place to get away: mostly regional cars. But maybe you're lucky asking the truckers.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not so many cars, but they are basically all going to the good direction. Just ask to be dropped on next gas station. (doshli pumpa)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station Breisgau

Excellent place to hitch north from Freiburg. Get here by taking bus no. 33 or 35 to Tiengen Bus stop Im MaierbrÃ¼hl. Major traffic here, you won't have to wait long to find the right car. It's even worth taking the bus from freiburg which takes one hour alltogether. It's good to print out the way from the bus stop to the gas station though, or you'll end up with very dirty shoes.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
It seems a really good spot because it is a big station, but when we arrived there nobody stopped us


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
place yourself just before the traffic light on the side of the driver between the two leans. have your board direction utrecht ready and smile at the drivers when they stop during a red phaseâ€¦ i never had towait long then 10 minutes to get either to the next petrol station (2km further up the road) or to the next big station just before utrechtâ€¦ look up â€œtraffic light hitchhiking on hitchwikiâ€ when you are not familiar with hitchhiking in towns. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Warshawa. There is a bus stop. And there is a streetlights on the crossroad. Trafic to Warshawa is 24 hours a day. Easy hhiking:)


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Warshawa, to South and West Europe. Now, when there is no control custom anymore, a lot of people are using existing parking slots for resting. You can use a tacktic of direct asking here and probably will succcess.:) 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Biakystok, Lomza, Suwalki, LT, LV, EST, RU. At laest 50% of whole Polish tranzit cargo trafic from West to East goes throgh this place. You have very high chance to get a car directly out from Poland (for 500-800 km)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Warszawa. Popular hh place in Wroclaw. There is a sign FORBIDEN TO STOP, but nobody takes care.:) Just hhike after a sign and car will appears. You can get here using bus Nr.128 till station PSIE POLE - STACIJA PKP


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Klaipeda, Palanga, Liepaja (LV). There is more then enough place for driver to stop, but the problem is a very high speed of cars. Only solution   is to be very very active, so drivers could notice you. I  was waiting here for the lift in the night only 15 min.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Wyszkow, Lomza, Bialystok, to LT, LV, EST, RU. You can get here using a bus Nr.718 (very good description on hitchwiki). Bus stop STRUGA. A lot of cars, but almoust no trucks, because for them tranzit through Warsawa is not existing anymore. Thats why it is better to take car till Wyszkow, where you could stop a long-distance car or truck. 


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Better then the best HH place in Klaipeda!:) Even that it is forbiden to stop a car here (due to the   rules), everybody does it. My average time of waiting for the direct lift to Vilnius or Kaunas here not more then 6 min, I think.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dir. East

Just a couple of meter before the tunnel there is enough space to stop infront of Sport Kiefer. 10-20 minutes to get a ride. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Very good place to get a hike to the UK, can get rides from people who go by Ferry (Oostende, Duinkerke, Calais) or by Tunnel (Calais) but as Frateric said, you have to convince people you are not an illegal immigrant or in possession of drugs. So have your passport ready, be shaved, speak good English/French/Dutch and put on your best clothes


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-06 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Frankley Service Station.

You can get there by taking Bus #22 getting off at final destination. Then you have to walk the road further on, to the motorway. There is a bridge so you have access to both southern and northern directions.

EDIT:
From this spot I already hitched to Scotland, Cornwall and Wales. You can even get to the Northeast from here by following the M6 to Manchester and then turning eastwards.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop, good spot to hitch into the city. Best is to stand in front of the bus stop where cars can stop. Traffic is a bit faster here, so make yourself visible enough.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Emergency rest stop before the traffic light. Very good if you are going towards Metelen. If going north, just cross the street and try it along the hard shoulder. This spot was recommended to me by the German border police ;) It's also easy to get rides here towards Enschede.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A great place, but a lot of local traffic. You should at least get a lift to the service area 'Lichtendorf' easily.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
great spot for hitching west (Chemnitz, Leipzig Erfurt, Jena)... just show a sign saying C,L, EF, J, etc...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-25 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Walk from Hörstel City to Rheine-Kanalhafen (Bus only 2x per day), there you can try to get up on the A30 direction Amsterdam.Never try it on a sunday,wasteful! within a week lot of people to Rheine or further, nice to get a lift to the ramp Rheine-Nord which is ways better!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A crossing with a bay, maybe good for hitching towards Oldenzaal (NL). It's just 300m south of the train station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Somewhere around here must be a petrol station where you can ask for cars leaving Stuttgart. I have no experiences if that works well.

To get here you can take the S-Bahn to SchwabstraÃŸe and walk up the RotebÃ¼hlstraÃŸe or take the bus.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big bus bay where cars can stop, and traffic lights directly in front of you, so drivers can see you very good. Good for rides onto the A35, many people from the University and Industrial park drive along here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2008-03-06 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Ugly environment and car drivers who don't like to stop for hitchikers. I've been told that whole Mühlacker is inhabited with people like that.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-02 00:00:00.000000
comment:
A nice long lay-by on the A34 Southbound - traffic can see you from a long distance and stop safely. 1/2-mile walk from the slip road.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you're heading to west and was dropped off here it's pretty good place to hh. Just  stand on the side of the road. Alternative: you can try your luck at the petrols station before this spot.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
When the boss of the gas station is trying to chase you away (happens sometimes), you can try to stand here with a sign. 

The drak street is probably not owned by the gas station and the boss should have no right to make you go away.


country: MA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Emty road but first car will take you. No difficulties geting a lift to Laayoune or Dakhla. you have real possibilities to catch someone going  to Noukchott or further.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Most likely you'll get a ride to Karasjok, but it's also a possibility to hitch some tourists going to Nordkapp. Not busy place at all.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not really the best place for cars to stop if you're hh there, but it's possible to hitch a ride to Aberdeen from here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
At this place infront of Mc Shit people drop of their friends for the trainstation. ask them to give you a ride onto the highway


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not major border crossing. Not much traffic and local traffic mostly gooing to Sejny or area arround.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty good place to hitch a ride to LT (Kaunas, Vilnius ect.) In the night it's more complicated couse you don't have light here. So you have to come closer the city, but there's no place for trucks to stop.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars go fast, but they have enough place to stop and see you from far away. Locals wouldn't like to pick you up. It always takes a while to get out of here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ask people standing in Line for the traffic light to turn left. You'll find somebody to bring you to the highway-gasstations. 


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
This area is touristic. So despite low traffic you have real possibility to get a lift to Vilnius or Kaunas. Should't be hard to get a lift at least to Varena.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's good place if you're heading direction of Daugai, Vilnius, ect. . Couse most of the cars are going there. To get to Druskininkai you need hh from the cross road ahead.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
You have a bus stop somewhere here and a light. so it's possible to get a lift to Nida or even Kalliningrad anytime here.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bad but possible place to get a lift to Rusne. But keep in mind that that area is flooded in spring:)


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not really good place to hh direction of Kryzkalnis, Kaunas or Vilnius from here. Most of the traffic is passing you at the high speed.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not very comfortable place for hh, couse it's at the begining of the big hill. Cars can't stop easily. But still you have pretty good chances to get a lift to Jurbarkas, Silute, ect.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Somewhere arround here you have a bus stop and you're seen from long distance. It's a good hh spot if you're headint to direction of Jurbarkas, Silute, ect.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Most of the traffic here is coming from Russia. Getting a lift from here to Taurage, Kryzkalnis shouldn't be a problem.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Try avoid hh this place if you're heading to Ukmerge or Utena.It's lack of traffic and mostly locals are passing here.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Looks like it should be OK place hh from here to Moletai, but in most of the cases there's no traffic.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty good place for hh direction of Ukmerge, Utena ect. if you're droped off by driver who goes to Jonava.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty good HH place, but's it's a bit complicated to reach it. Look for public transport that goes to Zemieji paneriai.You can hh here or go after viaduc. It doesn't takes long to get a lift at least to Kaunas from here.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It used to be a good hh place, but now you have NO STOP sign, plus it's begining of a big hill, a lot of traffic nobody even could stop if they wanted. Don't stand here, walk up the hill with your thumb stucked out, somebody will pick you up, till the end  of the hill.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Strange but here you have pretty much traffic and cars stops easily. Though this place is not very common. Here you can hitch a ride to Kernave, but mostly to Northern Vilnius.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not the best place for hh, couse it's not clear which way you want to go( dir. Trakai, or Druskininkai), but it doesn't take too long to get a lift at least till the place where the road splits.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty much traffic going from Druskininkai to Vilnius mostly. It won't take you long to catch a lift here.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Youc an stand here or continue walking.You won't have any hh problems here. Almost every car will take you to Varena. It's very common to hh here.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH place to hh to Vilnius mostly. Stand just after roundabout. Perfect place to hh any time. Cars go slowly, much traffic and most of it is going to Vilnius


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Looks like dead end but even here you have pretty good chances to hitch a ride to Marcinkonys or even to Druskininkai. The main problem here is lack of traffic.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty good place to get a lift to Vilnius mostly. Cars stops before railway, you there's light. You can hh all the time there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitchhikers hell. I was dropped of here at night, no traffic at all, pitch dark, had to walk 30 minutes to the tram-station in rieselfeld. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dir.: South

Enough space for cars to stop and official road to Fribourg, but most people actually take the shortcut wich leaves some hundred meters earlier


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dir.: North

Little room for cars to stop, not too much traffic, but propably best place in Fribourg anyways


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dir: South (Basel) only!!!

Gasstation Schauinsland

OK traffic

You can get here from Freiburg by taking Bus No. 36 towards Hochdorf, exit Bus station HÃ¶gestraÃŸe. Makes sense if you're trying to make a long distance. Otherwise you might just stay at KronenbrÃ¼cke, all together it will take the same amount of time.

Coming from the north it works the same, if you want to get to freiburg let them drop you out here, try to find someone who is going directly to freiburg or take bus no. 36.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station WÃ¼relos

Dir: ZÃ¼rich

We found a ride to the city pretty fast here.

Possibility to cross the street to opposite direction.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station WÃ¼relos

I guess a great place towards Basel, if you're hitching with someone who is heading towards Bern it is propably better to get of here than in Gunzgen

Possibility to cross the street to opposite direction.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station Pratteln

Excellent place, a lot of cars towards germany. Possibility to cross the street to opposite direction.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station Gunzgen

Most cars towards Bern, some towards Basel. WÃ¼renlos might be the better choice towards Basel, but anyways, it's well possible here to get a ride


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very high speed of cars and no place to stop without making a dangerous situation on the road. Avoid to hhike here. But if you was unlucky and was droped off here, just go a bit futher and try to hhike on the hill. You must be very lucky to stop somebody there.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2008-02-29 00:00:00.000000
comment:
To Wroclaw. a lot of cars, mostly locals, but also a direct ones. Speed is quite fast, but you are visible from a distance and in the night there is a street lights working!:)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Warschawa. Enough place to stop for a car, street light is working in the night and a good nonstop trafic to the capital of Poland. :)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2008-02-29 00:00:00.000000
comment:
To E67. Not the best place for hhiking, but cars stop here. After 500m there is a gas station, but it very dead place - local cars and sometimes trucks which are having 12 hours pauza exectly when you are asking for a lift... So it better to hhike here - you will save a time


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's pretty good place to hh direction of Kaunas, Vilnius, ect. I suggest asking at the petrol station, couse it's always busy with cars going to Vilnius or Kaunas mostly. Alternative is hh on the ramp going out of the petrol station. Or, thirddly you can stand on the side of Motorway.It won't take you long to get out of here.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2008-02-29 00:00:00.000000
comment:
To Piotrek Trybunalski, to Katowice, to Wroclaw. Not the best place to hhike (and I think it is even forbiden to walk or stay here), but I got a lift in 20 min here. A lot of trucks witch go  from north of Poland to south use this road (50) to avoid entering Warschawa.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH place to hh direction of Palanga, LV if you're coming from the east(Kaunas, Vilnius). It's not the best place couse you miss much traffic from Klaipeda, but it's possible to hitch a ride here.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's good place to hh to Klaipeda, there is a real possibility to catch a car going to Kaunas or Vilnius.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's not the best place if you want to hh of Klaipeda couse you miss a lot of traffic but it's one of the options if you don't want to walk till the next round about(Jaku).You can also try asking at the petrol station.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's the best HH place in Klaipeda to hh direction of Kaunas, Vilnius,ect. But there are no lights, so keep that in mind choosing to hh in the dark time.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Getting a lift to Kaunas should be easy here, further - also possible Bus stop, enough place for a car to stop.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Depending where you want to go you can have a lift to Juodkrante, Nida or even Kalliningrad. And that's very easy. You ask the car drivers on the ferry. Third driver you'll ask definatelly will take you.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH place to hh direction of Vilkija. It's a bus stop here and enough place for a car to stop but most traffic doesn't go long distances.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect and pretty popular HH place in Kaunas. Most of the traffic goes to Vilnius and you get a lift EASY. It's possible to get a ride to BY as well.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH spot to hh direction of Jonava, Ukmerge, Utena, Daugavpils. You can even get a lift to Moscow here, couse it's one o the way to go there.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH place to hh direction of Vilkija, Jurbarkas, Silute or even Klaipeda. It's pretty nice route along the river. Anyway it's pretty good place but quite much local traffic going to Kulautuva or Vilkija.You can get here by local, city transport: 48,49 bus and microbus going to Raudondvaris


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
That's better place to hh direction of Kacergine, Sakiai, ect. You have intersection so the cars slow down.You can get here by any microbus that goes to Ringaudai.Get off as soon as the microbus leaves the main road and turns to Ringaudai


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH place to hh direction of Vilkija, Jurbarkas, Silute or evn Klaipeda. You can get here with 7 and 11 Trolleybuses and any microbus that goes direction of Raudondvaris. Acctually Raudondvaris is better place to hh and you can get there by public transport


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's possiblle to hh here if you want to get direction of Kacergine, Sakiai, ect., but most of the traffic is going to Ringaudai village, so it's better to stand after Ringaudai. You can get here by bus nr. 18 and any microbus that goes to Ringaudai


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-08-18 03:27:05.000000
comment:
To north / LT. Just after the village there is enough space for even a truck to stop. Almost everybody are going to LT.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's pretty complicated to reach this spot, but it's the best place if you're going to PL.You have to reach Garliava (a suburb of Kaunas). If you're coming from Direction of Vilnius, Klaipeda or  Panevezys, just get of close to big supermarket next to the Highway in the north of Kaunas. It's called MEGA. There you take a bus  nr. 6 that goes to Garliava. You have to get off at the end of Garliava and walk a bit in direction of Mariampole till E67. At this place you have a lot of place for a car to stop and a petrol station where you can always ask the drivers. I asure you that's this place is the best. I've tried it any time in day and night.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-02-22 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Excellent spot for going South on A34 - hatched markings for a car to stop safely; 50mph limit; a lot of traffic from A420 and Oxford (including Seacourt Park and Ride)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The perfect place to go to Hamburg and Kiel. For Berlin itÂ´s the best way to go from here via Hamburg as well and change at the circle Horner Kreisel.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
For Berlin itÂ´s much better to start from Fackenburger Allee/LohmÃ¼hle and go via Hamburg!
In St. Hubertus wait up to 2 hours.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
there was much traffic on the road on tuesday evening but really nobody was willing to give me a lift


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can reach this roundabout form the St. Erth train or bus stations by a short walk. We got a lift to Plymouth in 20min time.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
this pertrol station and restaurant is like all the bigger stations on the a7 really good to get away


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Service Station Brockenlande, much traffic towards Kiel, a bit less up to Denmark. But possible to get rides up to the border.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a ride here directly towards Germany within seconds. No idea how the traffic is on other days, but on a Friday morning it was quite busy.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
not many traffic, must be a bit lucky. you can also ask the drivers at the petrol station and macdonalds on the other side of the road.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Service station just before the gates of Hamburg, but a bit a dead spot. Waited quite long there and only got ride offers for Hamburg City. Hard to get a ride somewhere north of HH.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Service station close to a Burger King. It is not directly on the expressway (germ. Autobahn A9) but very close to it. Advantage: You can take a bus from the city centre or take a walk to the service station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you have to change your driver because you want to hitchhike the A8 to Munich - (and your driver wants to Stuttgart-city or s.l.t.)this is a good place to change 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Traffic is to fast to stop. most cars will not go to the highway but go straight ahead. i hh here twice. Once i get a lift after 40min. next time i waited over 100min and finally gave up!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to hitchhike from Nuremberg to Munich or elsewhere south and you donÂ´t know nobody with a car -  this is my hotspot. Just take the S-Bahn Nr. 3 to Feucht and then you can walk to this servicestation - directly on the motorway (germ. Autobahn)Just follow the Schwarzenbrucker StraÃŸe and turn left (uphill) after the first bridge but befor the next railroad bridge. 

For me there is just one disatvantage if you are in a hurry - from the S-Bahn station Feucht to the servicestation youÂ´ll need around 45 min. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you wanna go North/South or you have to change your driver "KÃ¶schinger Forst" is an excellent place. It is situated about 10 km south from the motorway exit "Ingolstadt Nord"


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big bus bay with lots of space to stop for cars. They can see you easily and have to slow down to 70 km/h some meters before. Good for direction Dreierwalde, Hoerstel or Hopsten.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going towards Germany. Walk straight onto the emergency lane of the highway, about 30 meters from the on ramp. Probably forbidden (do not know) but good since the highway starts here and cars are not too fast ;)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
A40 Eastbound truck stop.
This is a fantastic place to get a lift to the South, as most M40-Southbound traffic from Oxford goes past this truck stop.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is old small chapell, you can hitch hike right next to it. Direction is GolÄÅ¯v JenÃ­kov, ÄŒÃ¡slav, KolÃ­n, Praha ...


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Highway towards Amsterdam, cars can easily stop. Take the bus to halte Zuiderval, about 100m to walk.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good if wanting to go to Marburg. It's not a practicle place for cars to pull over, but many just stop directly on the road since there is not too much traffic. waiting time: 15 - 30 min. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect for going toward Hamburg, Dresden, or Berlin. If you are in Giessen, which is hard to get out of, try taking a bus to Reiskirchen, get out first stop, and track back the direction you came from until you get to the Autobahn ramp. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Few traffic going up here, you might wait some time until cars going up on the highway. But nevertheless a nice countryside. Unprotected spot, can be very breezy.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2008-01-15 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Here many cars get into the highway to Lyon-Paris. There is enough space for them to park with safety. Somebody may took you to the petrol station just before the peage, and once you are there, you will travel fast.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2008-01-15 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Córdoba-Granada. Get the bus number 6 from the center in direction to Barrio Guadalquivir and step out of the bus at the stop Carretera de Granada. Continue by foot for 100m. (Be aware that you are in the poorest suburb of Córdoba, show self-confidence). Then walk over the highway. There you can already show your cardboard. Continue straight for 300 m until the fuel station to your right. There you can start asking people. This national road involves a huge risk of getting stack in the middle at any of the crowded villages. Make sure that you get a direct ride to Granada, otherwise a very long one, or wait for the next. This road is mostly use by people of Baena, Alcalá, or other villages in the way to Granada. Good luck! January 2008


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-05-02 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Service station Münsterland, much traffic on the way towards Dortmund (Ruhrarea), Cologne, Hamburg etc. Also chance to get on the A43 to Recklinghausen and Gelsenkirchen.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Enough space for cars to stop for you directly next to the road along the beach. Hitching easily towards Alghero.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A small petrol station in the western ring of the A10. Not so much traffic but at least no Problem if you get to the west or to the south. I waited 17 min for a lift to Hannover.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Metz, To Brussels. You can stay before or after traficlights. Write down your destination place. Better to hhike in the mornings here.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Epinal, to Nancy. A  lot of local cars, so write down your destination place. Waiting time : around 30 min.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Mullhouse, to Kolmar, to Strasbourg.  There is a parking lot imedeatly after a boarder - some cars stop there. Boarderguards are not very openminded - they say thats it is forbiden to hhike on the highway (even if it is a begining), but you can do it on a parking place..:) So write down on a big hhiker's plate your Destination goal and    wait on a parking slot, people will notice that you are hhiker and will stop after a while.:) Be polite with boarderguards!:) 


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Munich, to Salzburg. After a "Shell" gasstation there is a place for active hhiking on a highway. I usualy didn't wait here longer then 15 minutes and truck arrived:)


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Brno, to Praha. There are a lot of cars going to Praha early in the morning and they often stops at this gasstation, so you can ask them. But be carefull, because owner of the gas station is not very hhikers-friendly.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Freyung, to Czeh republic (Praha). Just say before traficlight with writen destination place on your hhiker's plate. A lot of local cars, but people are friendly and will take you very fast from this point.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Dobele, to Tukums. Somewhere here there is a bus stop, so try to hhike htere. Write down your destination. You you don't have a lift in half an hour - change position. In 1,5 km there is a crossroad - try there:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Sigulda, Valmiera, Valka, Tartu. Not the best idea to hhike on the highway. Police will not arrive ;)just because you stay there, but due to the high speed its very dificult for cars to stop. Be visible and its better to have aplate with your distination goal.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Saulkrasti, To Parnu, to Tallinn. There is a bus stop and cafe nearby, but you need to wait a bit for a lift. Be patient


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The point is great for hitching towards Oxford/Birmingham (M40) or M25 - also, there is a hatched-marking section, where a car can stop to pick you up even when the traffic is heavy.
Always stand with a sign stating your destination, as a lot of traffic goes round M25.

Also, there is an OxfordTube bus stop nearby, so you can always take the bus if you are really stuck.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Vecpiebalga. You can ask people on a parking place near cafe, but they usualy have no place in the cars (family holidays). So just wait after parking and your car will appears.:)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
I used this place twice going south. I had a sign for Rotterdam and got picked up within 5min. both of the times, but you could try further, especially during rush-hour. Alternatively you could ask the driver to drop you at the gasstation a few km down the highway, this'll save you the walk at least:)


country: EE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Parnu, Tallinn. Standart spot for hhiking. Write down destination place on your hhiking plate and you will get a direct car:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Sigulda, Riga. A lot of cars, high speed, but you are visible from the distance and there is a place to stop.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can try to hhike before the boarder, but drivers afraid to stop, because there are a lot of signes that do not alowd to stop and a lot of police and boarderguards who are not very friendly to hhikers. its forbiden to cross boarder by foot at this checkpoint. Don't know how it is now when Poland and Czeh are in Schengen..


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Warszawa, to Lublin. A lot of cars, high speed, but there is enough place for breaking. Be visible!:)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia. A lot of trucks in this direction - theris a place to stop for them. In the night is also good to hhike here because of a street lights. :)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Zakopane, to Slovaki and to Czeh republik. After a trafic light there is a bus stop, so cars can stop. Do not write long distance cities on your plate - you will stuck here for hours. Just hitchhike, be active and you will get a car less then 20 min. :)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Zilina, to Bratislava. A nice place where cars go with low speed and drivers have time to dicide. Waiting time: about 20 min in summer and 20 min in winter.:)


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Brno. In the begining of 2007 road E462 was closed (or not finished), so all trafic to Brno went this way. How it is now - chek it:)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Krakow. Stay on the top of the hill (in the night - under the street light) - so you will be visible from a distance and will not stay longer than 10 min, especialy if you put down on the plate your destination goal.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Warszawa, to Radom.  Thre is a bus stop and a lot of place for stop the car. Speed of  cars is high, so be visible and write down your destination place:)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-06-19 00:00:00.000000
comment:
to Warsczawa. It is an old road from Germany to Warszawa. A lot of cars but mostly locals. Due to the big road reconstrucions on it - it become very unpopular for long distance drivers... Write down a destination place on your plate. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Warsczawa. There is a trafic light before junction, so speed of the car is not too high, but people very rearly stops here. And of course you need a plate with destination place.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Slawa. A lot of privat houses around and no place to stop for drivers. Try to change position if you didn't get a ride in 15 min


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Warsczawa. There is a bus stop. but usualy full of people, so write down on a plate your destination point. If you are not lucky here try to change your position - in 3 km after a river there is one spot - not the best one..


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Wroclaw. A low speed, good traffic, direct cars. there is not so much space to stop for a driver, but its possible to do it.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Hradec Kralove, to Wroclaw. A lot of local cars -  you can stuck here for hour. But where is better place to this direction - I don't know. :(


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Advantages: picks up a lot of southbound traffic (including freight) from North Chesterfield and South Sheffield.
Disadvantages: gets very muddy in wet weather; drivers will only stop at a red light or when there is no heavy traffic.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Wschowa, to Poznan.   Traffic is good enough for hhiking especialy in the mornings. Mostly local cars, but in summer time a lot of direct ones.


country: EE
name: Anonymous
comment:
For going to Rakvere, Narva, St. Petersburg (Russia).
Bus #54 takes you there from Bus Station. Or from centre trams #2 and #4 take you ~750m before the point.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
much traffic! slow cars. no problem to get away to france, luxembourg or germany. there is a turkish restaurant with a parking in direction north and a small snack stand with place for cars to stop on the other direction of the road. i wated about 5 min.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
i waited very long with a sign to freiburg. nobody will take you but there is almost traffic. with asking directly it was no real problem. but also at least 20min. i guess nobody wants to take you over the border


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Valmiera, Riga. In the night its better to stay her, but during the day you can also try to change position, if you are waiting for a lift for 30 min.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Daugavpils. As I remember, I've never wait here longer then half hour. Usualy it was direct cars to Daugavpils


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Riga. In the mornings there are a lot of cars going direction to Riga. Write down on a Plate and you will not stay here more then 20 min.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Riga. Not the best position, but I've  never stayed longer then 20 min here. If you are standing more, so change your position - in about 2 km theris a big junction - try there. 


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Balvi, Gulbene. The road is not overloaded with trafic, but when some cars appears they usually take you. Be patient.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Rezekne,to Russia. A lot of cars, but not a lot of place to stop. If nobody stops in 20 min, change position. In 4-5 km ther is a railway crossroad - try there..:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Tallinn. A lot of cars all day long (and night also), most of them are direct cars to Estonia or Finland


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Riga. If you want to go to Riga and your car is going to Estonia (for exmple), you can jump out here and easely hitchhike a new direct one.:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To ringroad, to E67, To Tallinn, to Lithuania. A lot of local cars goes from here till the ring road. There you can choose your direction. Somtimes this spot is more usefull then Jugla's spot.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-12-18 00:00:00.000000
comment:
To Daugavpils, Rezekne, Russia. 2 years ago it was a very good place for hhiking, but now, due to reconstructions, it could change a bit


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Locals told me that most people going to Paris pass by there. I waited 30 min and a car stopped to take me there. Okay place for the cars to stop.


country: MR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-09-05 00:00:00.000000
comment:
ask the drivers for Dakhla or Nouakshoot, they will help you mostly, but dont pay more then 200 dirams to Dakhla or 60 dirams to Nouakshoot.
Dont drive with the people from Marocco group, they are really criminals, they want more for the way back as for the way to Nouakshoot.look for european plates.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
my personally best hitch hicking point of the world to Hamburg.
you can ask the people their for a lift to hamburg at the petrol station.


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-09-12 00:00:00.000000
comment:
you walk out of the city, then you find a petrol station, you can speak with the drivers their, but they want normaly money, dont pay more then 100 diram to Fes. Otherwise take a plate like me, with FES on it, I dont need more then 20 min.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-09-15 00:00:00.000000
comment:
This point is a good point to make hitch hicking to Barcelona, or to Nimes, Montpellier, because a lot of people are going here on the Highway to the cost, but you need a plate with your aim.


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-09-17 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Just walk next to the street with a plage with your destination on it, there will be a lot of people who wants to pick you up!
a little advise from me: use the plage also before on your way to this point next to the street, maybe you dont need so much time then.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Valmiera, Tartu (EST). Somewhere here you can try to hhike mo saftly. There are some hills, so try to hhike on the top of a hill. Speed is 70 km/h for the cars.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Valmiera, Tartu (EST). Ther is a bus stop, so hhike here. You are visible from a distance and there is a place for stop a car


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Riga. Usually I'm hhiking here, when I'm returning from Estonia. But mayby its not the best point to start to hhike from Valmiera. Time of waiting is not more then 25 min.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Tartu. If you want to avoid to enter the city, you can try to hhike on a ring road. Direct cars to Tartu or Valka usually choose this way, but they are not a majority of traffic. The time that you will spend hhiking on a ring road is more or less like a time that you will walk through the city.


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-09-09 00:00:00.000000
comment:
there must be a petrol station next to the highway, you can walk next to these highway, and I standed next to these petrol station with a plate, to Marakesh. 


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Riga, Talsi, Tukums. It looks like a perfect place for hhiking, but people from Ventspils are not very hitchhikers-friendly.  You must be very activ to bring an attention to your person:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Valmiera, Tartu (EST). Its quite dangerous to stop a car here, but a lot of drivers do it. If you are against dangerous hhiking - walk 3km to a next spot.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Liepaja. You can wait for the car here or can have a walk a bit - doesn't metter. You will not stay longer here then 20 min:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Zalenieki, Tervete.  You can start to hhike here. Many local cars, so write down your destination goal.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Kaunas, Germany. Even that cars are going too fast here - you are visible from distance, so drivers slow down a bit and see that there is enough space to stop their car and take you


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Germany, to Berlin.  If I remember well, in Boczow there is a huge parking place for trucks, which are going to whole Europe. Try to ask for a lift there. If you need just to go to Berlin, stay on the road and hhike all cars in this direction. Car will appears very fast..:)


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Kaunas, Poland, West Europe. You can stay infront of gas station - there is place to stop for a car. The problem is - many local cars which go to Panevezys. But If your car is going there, its better to jump here and to take ring road.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Distanation - Bialostok (PL), Awgustow (PL), Kaunas (LT), Riga (LV), Tallin (EST), S.Petersburg (RU). A lot of truck drivers choose this way to avoid Warsaw. And here its a enough place to stop a car for driver, also because speed is very low after a turn.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Jelgava. You will not stay longer then 15 min here - a lot of cars mostly to Jelgava, but sometimes also to Dobele


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Riga. You can stay at the bus stop, but be ready a bit for a lift - the speed of car is quite big to stop.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Saldus, Skrunda, Liepaja. Direct way
to the western seaside of Latvia. Good
trafic, direct and fast cars. (Forgot to login for this spot)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Riga to Saldus, Skrunda, Liepaja.
Till this point u can get by minibus
(from Riga's centre) which goes to PINKI
or SKULTE. Write down LIEPAJA and u
won't stay longer than half an hour. (forget to login for the previous spot)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Ventspils, Talsi, Tukums, Kuldiga. If the previous pint is heavyly ocupied by hhikers - try to hhike here. Sometimes its even faster to get a ride from here


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Ventspils, Talsi, Tukums, Kuldiga. Wait for direct car here. Its beeter to mis some short-distance cars and then get one car till the goal of your trip


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Tukums, Talsi, Kuldiga, Ventspils. A lot of cars going this directions and very often direct ones.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Kuldiga, Talsi, Ventspils. Not very good place to hhike, but its possible here. next better hhiking spot in 6 km.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Riga. A lot of cars, a lot of local cars also. It looks like ther is no place to stop, but drivers do it:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Riga. A lot of trafic here. Stay on the bus stop and you will defenatly get a lift directly to Riga.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Kandava, Tukums, Riga. In the end of Sabile, befor the sign. enough place to stop a car. Do not go futher, there is only hills and quite dangerous road.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Kuldiga. In the end of Sabile, you will find a place where its possible to stop a car for driver. Just hhike there.:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Sabile, Talsi, Tukums, Riga. Just wait here for the car you need. Do not walk for a better position, because you will walk around 10-12 km


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Saldus, Sabile, Tukums, Jurmala, Riga.  Its better to write down a destination of your trip, because many cars is turning for Saldus after a bridge (in 500 m). If you not going there, better walk a bit to another hhiking place.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Sabile, Kandava, Tukums, Riga. Not the best spot to hhike, but there is nothing better in 10 km radius.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Sabile, Tukums, Jurmala and Riga. Even  if the speed of cars seems to be very high - you are visible here from a distance and drivers stop their car.:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Saldus and Riga. There is a bus stop (usualy empty), but speed of cars is very offen too high to stop immediatly. So be ready to run a bit after the car stops. :)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Liepaja. It looks like a bad hhiking place, but cars stop here.(from personal experience). Just stay near the sign "Aizpute is over"


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Aizpute, Liepaja. Direct cars, slow speed, place to stop - what else do you need for succesfull hhiking?!


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
A perfect place to hhike to Liepaja from. :) its like from the books about best practice hhiking. :)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
A lot of cars direction to Kaunas, Poland, West and south Europe. NOt more than 15 min waiting for a lift usualy


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars to Aizpute and Kuldiga. Hitchhike on the bus stop. Speed of  cars if low after a turn, so more time to react on you for the driver.:)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Pavilosta, Jurkalne  and Ventspils. The road is not overloaded with cars, but here you can have a better chanse to get a lift, than in Grobina.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars to Saldus, Riga, Aizpute, Kuldiga. There is a bus stop nearby and a place for drivers to stop. You can get here from Liepaja by taking a bus Nr. 912 from the centre of the city (near hotel "Liva").


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Riga. If you didn't manadge to find a lift on gas station - here you can stay and cover also a traffic both from Liepaja and Saldus in direction Riga


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To hhike before the boarder of Skrunda - speed is not so high and you are visible from a long distance


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
in the daytime its better to stay here, but in the night better to hhike before a bridge (because of streetlights)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Many local cars witch goes to Saldus (6 km), but if you will write down "Liepaja" on your board - direct car defenetly stops.. but when? :)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ther is a bus stop and a place to stop a car, but speed is very fast. You must be very active to stop a car here :)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
dirction : ti Riga. It looks like nobody will stops here - but usualy you don't stand here more than 10-15 min. If in this time nobody stops - just walk around 2 km and you will see a railway crossroad - try there.:)


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Good p1ace to stop a car directly to Poland or Germany. All trafic from Tallinn, Riga and Klaipeda goes here


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To avoid going in to Riga - you can try to hhike from here in direction to Tallinn or Russia. A lot of tranzit trucks is going by this way.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Quite bad hhing place. Its a gas station near by, but there only local cars are stopping (normaly). If you are here - try to change a position, using those car even for couple km. But better to avoid this place


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to hhike after you eat something in the cafe nearby.:) Speed of cars is slow, a lot of place to stop a car and also a parking place near cafe where you can find a lift directly to Liepaja


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a bus stop and a lot of local cars. You can try to start here to hhike to Germany, but you will save a time if you just use a bus to get out of the city.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-12-12 00:00:00.000000
comment:
It looks like a good spot for hhing, but on Sundays and afternoons (from 12:00 till 14:00) it is dead end.   A lot of trucks just cross boarder and make pauza in a cafe 6 km away from this point


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction - Germany. Very fast speed and almost no chanse to get a car. If you are here - change position. You can walk or you can take a bus 01 or 02 for some bus stops.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction - Germany and West - South Europe. There is a round crossroad and all cars from Warsaw and Poznan meets here to continue there ride to the west. Speed is low, and no locals almost.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction - Germany. If you are lucky and visible enough - here you can try to hhike. A lot of local cars which could bring you further a bit to a better position.(for example to Pniewy - 25 km)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The Autohof here is the worst place ever to get out of. Located off the Autobahn, lots of local traffic or traffic just going into Stuttgart


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's almoust dead point for hhing - no chance for a truck to stop, only small car can do this. And you also cannot leave this point by foot, because for 10-12 kilometers its very narrow and fast speed road with no place for drivers to stop, even if they wanted to do it. Try to avoid to stop here and if the car goes to Scczuczin, try to get out somewhere before it in a better spot.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good place to get a truck directly to Germany (Berlin) or Poznan. There is a truck parcking here and gas station. It better to stay with a sign  after gas station. You can get here by train from Warsaw or by hhing :)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Very big service station, lots of cars, all heading for London. Also a bridge over the road, so you can switch lanes here (as I did, I arrived from the South with a lift which took me around London and took a lift back into the Northern part of London)


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
A not so busy petrol station, but here is already some traffic heading for UK and France. I got a ride here without much trouble, Flemish are good eggs :)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
This petrol station is not very large, but all traffic here is going south and a lot of them head for Belgium, so you will easily get a hike to Antwerp.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Very good petrol station (Total) to get out of Delft on to the A13 (especially direction Rotterdam during rush hour). You can get there by walking from the traffic lights from the Voorhofdreef/Kruithuisweg, but be sure to walk past the road (max 100m), because at next to the station there is water and a big barrier.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
A busy road, so good for hitchhiking, but most of the traffic will go to Rotterdam and not further so the traffic that is able to give you a hike to for example Dordrecht is sparse.
Also last time I was kicked away by the petrol station owner for asking the tanking people (even though I always smile, wish people a good journey and are dressed pretty neat) but a sign at the parking lot behind the station also worked out OK :)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: East

Many cars only come for fueling to this gas station and then go back to Salzwedel. It should be easy to find somebody to bring you there but I don't know how many of them can bring you to the other side of the city to go on hitchhiking.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-01 00:00:00.000000
comment:
This is a bus stop on Zakopiańska, which leads onto road 7/E77, south.

To get here, take tram 8 or 19 (I think) to Borek Fałęcki, the final stop, which is about a one km north of this point.

This seems like a good spot, but I did have to wait for quite a while.

You could also try walking south to the other spot which is right on 7/E77.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-01 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Direction: West. 

This gas station is mostly frequented by people coming from Salzwedel going to... Salzwedel. But there are also some going the direction of Uelzen and maybe after one hour or longer there will be somebody taking you there. 

I recommend asking people while fueling and standing next to the road the rest of the time.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Road 8 towards CzÄ™stochowa and Katowice.

There are certainly a good spots here as well, but I did not try it.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-01 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Road 7 towards Kielce and Kraków.

There is a free bus going to Janki Center, the big mall just north of here. It leaves from Aleje Jerozolimskie in the city center (see bus point there).


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is one spot for going south on E6/E20. Perhaps a bit too close to the center -- many cars are probably not leaving the city. Though a friend got a ride straight to MalmÃ¶. There are indeed red lights, so you can get contact with people.

You can get here by taking a tram to stop called Stampen, and walking Gullbergsvassgatan.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-29 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Stigs Center -- big service station where international truck drivers stop and rest. Going north and south on E6. Should be possible to talk somebody into taking you.

It has a long history, but it doesn't look like this anymore: http://www.stigscenter.se/img/historia/tappen62.jpg  .

Get here by taking bus 47 from Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen towards Tuve.

Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen (on Hisingen Island, just across the bridge (Götaälvbron) from the central train station) is reached by tram 5, 6 or 10.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nearly no traffic, you need to have luck to hitch here. Well space for cars to stop, but not for trucks. Better try the ramp or go back. Empty area!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Service station. Some trucks filling up here, further nearly nothing except German tourists buying Coffee. Forget it! Also don't even think to try out the ramp!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot is somewhat better, more traffic going eastwards to Rheine or IbbenbÃ¼ren. Hitched this direction 2 times, both waiting time around 5 minutes


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
End of town, stupid corner behind you so make yourself visible. Much traffic towards Bentheim, but a bit difficult for cars to stop.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-10-01 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Big service area and gas stations. East side of the road is towards Lleida and Zaragoza, west side towards Valencia.

To get here, you can take a train from Barcelona (Sants station, or so) towards Matorell.

Get off at Castellbisbal. Go behind the small station, walk over the short bridge (or was it just a raised road), and then immediately turn right and follow the dirt track back in the direction you came with the train. You will come to the service area.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Gent, tram 82 on Chaussee de Gand. Dense traffic but a wide area on the bridge for a car to stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just behind the traffic light you can stand for hitching towards Oldenzaal or Gildehaus. Not much traffic, but cars can stop along the road. Average spot.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Brussels: Possibility to hitch before or on the On-Ramp. (Note that from October 2007 Onwards the direction East On-Ramp is closed for construction purposes until further notice)


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can hitch a ride East - West with a sign along the E40, you can also simply walk all the way down to the E40 and hitch from the On-Ramp.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Somewhere her is supposed to be a Garage. Got from here a lift to Manchester in 45 minutes of waiting. A sign is useful.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Bourges, from the motorway. Note that a driver can regain the motorway before the toll making it more easy for them to drop you off at the Bourges Exit


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a lift from here to Stirling in 20 minutes. Cars have to drive slowly here so its okay for stopping.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Nordkapp, you just need to wait in this general area... one tourist might take you at some point.
(PS: The E69 doesn't have a shoulder to walk further North after the Airfield).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Even if hitching work in direction North, it takes way too long with only short ride, and the Highway access in Gien isn't the best place to catch a ride further North. It's better to try reaching the highway from Bourges through another road.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the place to reach to go in direction of Esbjerg, Kolding Junction is quite a trap so you have to be careful to not get stuck.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is no use to go anywhere else than there to get out of Mageroya leaving Honningsvag, (catching traffic out of Nordkapp and Honningsvag). Make sure to catch a ride out of the Island or  possibly until the E6 Junction. Waiting can be long! (Remember, Mageroya Tunnel is toll/person).


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
One of the Best Services to catch a ride, high frequentation with possibilities to go every direction: http://en.hitchwiki.org/?title=Point-du-Jour_Services


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
This junction has the worst reputation to be dropped off it is better to do the Sault Ste.Marie - Thunder Bay ride in one shot... many people get stucks for days here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Bochum central station, take the U35 towards Rensingstrasse. Get out there and walk up to the ramp.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
from burgos take a bus at the bus-station to quintanapalla and then walk on the little road that goes back to the gas-station  :)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can access the Channel Tunnel entrance from Ashford road (A20) slip-road, and hitch from there before the viaduc trying to catch the traffic from the highway as cars can safely pull over around or after the viaduc, the toll booths are still 800 yards away and there is no cctv to be used as deterrents.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Decent Rasthof to continue further to the west (Belgium - Aachen - NL), You can even access it from Cologne by taking a train to Konigsdorf and walk from the station to the Services (Augustinus Str and Marienhofer Weg)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
no car can stop here...its a bypass road and there is almost no space for you to place yourself. also the cars are coming with over 100km/h and the road is curved...so they cannot see you. better go to fÃ¼rstenwalde west and try your luck there! 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best spot to hitch towards Eindhoven, or Hasselt/Liege. Much space to stop on the bridge. A tramstop is only 200 meter away.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
for caen or further
possible to take a bus #31 to la bouille and then walk(take care u'll have to climb a little), make stop on national road to reach the spot...  nusti


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
for normandie (rouen)
take rer(train) to poissy,then bus #20 to stop "auberge" 3m further turn right to cross over the highway and reach the station :)  nusti


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
I didn't get a lift here, but the passing Buddhist monks who live at the temple just through the trees told me they like to pick people up here when they can! Maybe even try your luck in the car park?


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-06-15 00:00:00.000000
comment:
In theory these bus stops near the M1 make fantastic spots, long straight roads with heavy traffic slowing for roundabouts... But I had no luck in over two hours. 


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
you can reach this gas station from florence center by taking bus for the aeroporto. from here, you can take any ride that is entering the autostrada, and if they are not going your direction they can leave you at the first service area on the autostrada, from which it is probably more convenient to hitch.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good for going to Bern/German-speaking Switzerland or Yverdon/Neuchatel. Crosswalk makes traffic slow down and plenty of space to slow down. Bus stop Blecherette.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Street going on to the highway, forget it! no space to stop, cars see you badly. better try to walk up the bridge and stand directly along the Westerval, if you got lost here.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good if you're coming from the University! Go with the bus line 1 to Jupiterstraat, walk 10m to the traffic circle, walk left and there you see an emergency rest stop.Nearly everyone is going to the A35!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-11-02 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Granada-Córdoba or a way to get to another petrol station in the highway. It is a petrol station. From here they mostly take the Highway to Madrid, even for sort distances. If you go east (Murcia, Valencia, Barcelona)or west you can get a ride here to any of the other three fuel stations that are located before the cross with the A-92 (which is the highway going to Murcia). In my opinion the bigest is the second one (GALP). However if you want to reach Córdoba, I encourage you to wait until somebody brings you directly there, otherwise the most probable is that you get stack in any village in between (it already hapened 2/3 to me). Be patient, you are in Spain. Good luck. November 2007


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-10-02 00:00:00.000000
comment:
This spot is nice to reach Cordoba. Remember anyway that you are in Spain and it may take long. It is a bit dangerous to reach it by foot, but once you are there, there is enough space for the cars to stop. November 2007


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a traffic light and bus stop, with plenty of traffic going south and towards Stockholm. A sign helps.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
First on ramp after tunnel. Not a lot of traffic, but easy to place yourself and plenty of room to stop. Easy to get to Vestby gas stations.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Popular gas station for cars and trucks going to Sweden. Ask around and in a few minutes you'll be on your way.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got dropped off here. A lot of traffic, but nobody going north toward Helsingborg or Gotenborg. Avoid it if possible in favor of service station a few kms north on E6.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: M5 south (Bristol). Here you get both trafic from the gas station and the road. Plenty of space to stop. A gold spot.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
For A1 East (Hamburg). Just outside the McDonalds. The road is quite fast but there is a huge space on the side to stop and people see you from some distance.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
An average place to hitchhike in direction of Geneva. There is a bus stop before the on ramp (Bourdonette, also a metro stop!) and in the morning it is quite easy to get picked up.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Service station on German side.You can get lifts up north to Karlsruhe or further. Much trucks from South stop here to sleep overnight to go further north.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very nice spot general direction south. It's a bit more difficult for straight direction west if you want to enter the Netherlands from the far north to Groningen.
Reasons: IKEA is just behind the spot and hence there are many people from all over the place to buy some furniture. This can also cause problems, when they are totally loaded.
How to get there:
Take either tram line no. 4 or 5 to station 'Huckelriede' then switch over into bus line no. 53 until the end (IKEA) or station 'Carl-Zeiss-Str.'
(one earlier). Be aware that you leave the city boarders, when using Bus 53. You'll need an area-extension if you don't want to dodge the fare.
Good ride and quick hitch,
polarfox (www.BeWelcome.org)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tecklenburger Land Ost: Motorway fillingstation / restaurant. Access on foot via DunkbachstraÃŸe, 49545 Tecklenburg. Direction OsnabrÃ¼ck


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tecklenburger Land West: Motorway fillingstation / restaurant. Access on foot via GrafenstraÃŸe, 49545 Tecklenburg. Direction Dortmund


country: CR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heading downtown until a redlight. To your right is a TEXACO gas station. There cars running to the south of the carribean coast.

Red Light District - watch out!


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
After the bridge is a bus stop - the only place you can hichhike. Take bus 13 to the Train station after the bridge get out , next stop on this bus is Train station (or you can walk from downtown is near 15-20m)


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
West towards- Sofia . Take trolleybus n2 to the City Mall (E772) after that you must walk about 10m forward to the next way who joint to this.(Look on the map)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a Aral-Petrol Station. Ask the drivers. The second one I asked gave me a lift to Kiel. Found the spot on hitchbase.com


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
much traffic at friday afternoon, it tooks me only 5mintes waiting time here to get a lift to Frankfurt


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
Crossroads with road from center of Novi Sad to highway - there are lights, so hitchhike just behind them. Road to Beograd, Nis, Bulgaria, Macedonia...


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Fleet Services (Direction London and
North): This is your last spot before
the M25, it is the best spot to be
before the M25


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited fairly long and finally got a ride to the next peage on the A42. But there I waited an hour or so. Only local cars. So I tramped back to town and took the A6.

One should definetely take the A6 when heading north.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is some gas station and supermarket, this would be the only good spot to hitch in whatever direction it is more safe to do it before the roundabout


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot is a last resort to go direction Poole - Southampton, you have to stand behind the fence and hope that the traffic get so dense that the cars can not speed


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a bus stop so a car can pull aside and take you down to Weymouth, enjoy the landscape in the meantime


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
For direction Ozz, Nijmegen, Arnhem: From the big market in the city center, walk down the Hinthamerstraat (where the big cathedral is) to its end. You'll be standing in front of a bridge. Go right into the Zuid Willemsvaart street and follow it till the crossing, and go straight forward along the Van Veldekekade. After 500 meter you'll be under a bridge. Walk the path up there and you'll find a big biking path. Just stand on that and pull out your thumb. You can also try to go over the bridge and go down the street directly direction Nijmegen.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very great place, when you want to go onto the motorway in any direction. Almost any car leaving the city will pass by.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Cornwall: You have to stand on the Grass as there is no shoulder but the road is wide enough for a car to stop to take you; although it is actually not useful to walk that far from Plymouth to catch the same ride


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is possibility for a car to stop but this spot would be only good for reaching Dorchester; the traffic is dense and Yeovil is not the place to be


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Dartmoor National Park: It is best to stay in this very spot as the road becomes a country one lane road


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
It is best to not go too near the motorway roundabout as the road becomes more narrowed with the impossibility for a car to stop, a ride to Exeter should be easily caught


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction South: Best roundabout out of Newquay with a space for a car to pull aside; make sure to know where you reach though as the road won't be that good everywhere for hitching


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The spot to leave Penzance to Land's End: There is a shoulder that seems just perfectly built for a car to stop and pick a hitcher; the cars are going slowly enough because of the roundabout and it your destination is usually quite obvious when you reached that spot


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The road is narrow but you can catch a ride with the people just coming back from visiting Land's End (or even ask at the venue's parking even) many cars also takes the scenic road on the south


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Land's End: There won't be possibility to stop a car for a couple of miles if you start from along the A30


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction South: Just at the entrance of the Shell Gas Station, you can stand there and catch the traffic coming from the station on the right. If the hitching is unsuccessful you can always catch the train or the bus from the very same spot


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Low traffic but a good spot to hitch north and south if you happen to have been hiking on Hambledon Hill


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction South (Penzance): Safe spot, good visibility and possibility for cars to stop safely, you can stand in the grass verge


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Blandford and Poole: there is a local Gas Station just after the bridge to Sturminster with a pretty good visibility


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a little snack bar along the road with possibility to talk to people or the space for a potential car to pull aside (there is also a bus stop between that spot and the roundabout but the visibility is low)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This roundabout seems excellent for all possible direction; was a good spot for a car to stop in direction south


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Honiton (Exeter Airport): Not the best spot as there is no shoulder but the road is large enough for a car willing to stop


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction south to the M5: there is no Shoulder for a car to stop and a dense traffic, so the place is a bit harsh but manageable in the right condition


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Parking area Bentheimer Wald with restaurant, police, many trucks. May be good to get Polish trucks. Not many private cars stopping here. Perfect spot when police is closing the border for controls ;-)


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lots of people who go to Zilina, but many people stay in that area. ItÂ´s good to have a sign with your destination and a big smile on the face. But itÂ´s possible.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction South: No shoulder and dense traffic at this roundabout, the only solution is to try with the cars that are stopped at the red light (Exeter Services is not a good option)


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take the bus to Eurostop. Best place is to go to the corner at the Max Restaurant with a sign. We got a lift in about 5 minutes to Goteborg. Don't try it at the petrol station, most people there are heading south.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Traffic island to stand on if you want to hitch at this ramp towards Rheine, OsnabrÃ¼ck, A31. Cars can stop some meters behind you, but might be dangerous with quite a lot of traffic. Nevertheless a good spot, waiting time around 10 minutes


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nice spot for going north towards Bremen, Hamburg. Enough space at hard shoulder for cars to stop, with traffic lights in front of you. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very dangerous for cars to stop, but a lot of traffic in Direction DÃ¼sseldorf (A57) or Wuppertal (A1).

You can take a tram to Nussbaumer Str.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
For A28 North. Not possible to access on foot. Get any car going north from Le Mans and get dropped at that roundabout.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect for hikes to Germany. I used it multiple times and often had a ride directly to (or further than) Berlin

Climb down the ramp of the Vliegveldstraat (which is the same road as the busy road 'Deurningerstraat' in Enschede where you can easily find a hike to this ramp). Climbing down the ramp is very easy but most convenient if you are not alone so your partner is able to give you the luggage over the fence.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very big tankstation, if you need a hike further to the big cities in the west of the Netherlands this on of the best tankstations to switch for a better ride.
This is also a good tankstation to switch rides to Zwolle (North) and Arnhem (South)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
some oil stations here, but I asked for maybe an hour because many cars stay in cologne or drive only to bonn and there is no oil station up to bonn. But it's possible to go on the A3 to Frankfurt from here.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take bus #5 until it enters the highway here at the junction (going south on the E79). Ask the driver to get out here, walk down the ramp on the E80. There you'll find some shops, cars that stop, cops, and enough space to pull out your thumb! A sign is senseless :) Good to hitch towards Plovdiv.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited only a few minutes, there was much traffic. Only problem: There is a fence around the station, so maybe you have to climb. But thatâ€™s no big deal.
To come here take the train â€œRB 25â€ from the cologne main station in the direction â€œMarienheideâ€ or â€œOverathâ€ for 3,20 â‚¬. Leave at â€œStÃ¼mpenâ€ and turn right and go up to the â€œKiefernwegâ€ and turn right. Follow the street that is later called â€œDammelsfurther Wegâ€ up to the â€œPestalozziwegâ€ for maybe 500 meters and turn right. Now you pass the Autobahn and turn right again in the â€œPlantageâ€. Follow this way a few hundred meters through the forest and you will see a service station on the right side. Maybe you have to climb a fence. Now you are on the a station without oil station but much traffic. Easy to get a ride here. Totally it takes approximately 40 minutes from the cologne main station. In my experience this is the best possibility to leave cologne.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
This place is actually the best option when heading for Krakow from Kielce. But almost everyone going from Warsaw to Krakow skips Kielce, so it might take you some time to get a lift. Consider getting to the ring road if in a hurry.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can go to "FÃ¼rholzen" by bus and than walk out of the town to the north in direction "Hetzenhausen". After you left the town you will soon see the oil station on the left side. Perfect Place!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take a train to Oberhausen-Sterkrade and then the bus #979 to "Heinrich-Heine-Str." in Bottrop. From there you'll see the highway, just walk towards it. Good spot to hitch away fast towards Hamburg, MÃ¼nster,Hannover, Berlin


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ramp towards Rheine and the Netherlands. Quite good hard shoulder, cars from both directions, gas station and Burger King on the other side of the roundabout. So mostly a lot of traffic. You can get here with bus S50 and R63, just get out at "BrÃ¼gge/Disco".


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ramp "Lotte", not much traffic and also not the best place for cars to stop. Most will only to towards Laggenbeck or IbbenbÃ¼ren. Prepare yourself for a long waiting time :)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Hitchhike from les herbiers to cholet, nantes, angers, it's the best spot i know. i've never waited more than 10 min (with a sign)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
RaststÃ¤tte ..Auerswalder Blick.. is a perfect spot asking for rides westbound (A4/A72). Hitching east (Dresden, Berlin) is an easy thing as well 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
on ramp of the A3 to frankfurt. cars can stop easily here. average waiting (male) time: 1hour or less. if you get a ride just to rasthof siegburg, take it.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
this marks the train station of inzesdorfer personenbahnhof. from here it's very easy to get a lift towards east and south.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
i waited about 2,5 hours at this peage station in order to get in direction east...most drivers heading to lyon or paris...also there is not much traffic 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
going to clais, france. if you haven't managed to get a lift before, this is most probably the place to be... next to petrol station and just before the traffic light where many people have to stop. i stood here twice (~30min/~5min) with an a4 sign stating 'Ferry?'. after having eye contact with somebody waiting at the traffic light you have to be quick to jump in or the driver of a car might also turn left into the small road... on the ferry you can ask people in order to change your lift. i never managed to do this, so i am very happy to get some tips about that...


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take bus A1 Advedore or bus 10 to Flintholm st.,get out at Folehaven/Vigerslevvej.
There you'll find a gas station and a perfect spot for hitching out south- or westwards.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Koge hitching spot, last ramp before E47/E20 fork. Not much traffic but good spot for cars to stop.Try to get trucks to Rodby or Odense!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-08-20 00:00:00.000000
comment:
gas station and restaurant here, no problem to get away, but not to much traffic, try with direct asking!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take Bus Nr. 2 until the last station and then walk on the street next to the highway for 1,5 km to the Gas Station.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
i stood here at the traffic circle a couple of times. i waited once about 30 min and once about 45 for going east direction belgium (A16/E40). the first really good petrol stations is jabekke in belgium, but there should be one just 10 min away from this spot where many trucks buy a vignette for BeNeLux.. going south from here should be even easier.


country: CR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Buses to Alajuella passing this Peage station. Ask the bus driver if he could drop you off on the peage. If not go off at the Airport try your luck there.


country: CR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction:  Guapiles, Puerto Limon, Caribean Coast.

From the Terminal Caribe go up, the next right and after 120 meter you getto the spot.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
A2 in the direction of Eindhoven, Maastricht. Take bus 195 from Utrecht Central Station, exit at stop "Overwaard". Walk back in the direction from which the bus came. You have to go through some bushes/ trees and cross the road to reach this spot.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
For heading East (Neustadt, Donaueschingen)

Get to the south east of the city where the Leo-Wohleb-StraÃŸe and SchwarzwaldstraÃŸe meet each other (B31). Somewhere there is a strip of grass right in front of a side road. As this is a busy road leading out of the town waiting time is not very long.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good when heading to Antwerp. When your destination is after Antwerp get off at patrol station at the border.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
A little warning: Stay away from smaller roads in this general area. Locals just don't stop. I tried several times and always waited or walked for several hours.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy to find a ride into the direction of Rotterdam. Just ask people on the parking lot of the MC Donalds.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot in the direction of the German border. Be ware that the petrol station is not open before seven in the morning.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
good spot in the direction of Groningen. There is a round-about where cars slow down. You can stand just before the busstop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the main hitchhiking spot from Delfzijl to Groningen. Difficult to stop, but there are not that much cars passing what makes it easier to stop. Watch out for golf GTI-drivers!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
It is quite difficult to stop but most passing cars go straight to Blijham. For Blijham it is a good spot.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for the direction Ten Post, Appingedam, Delfzijl. There is a busstop where cars can stop easy.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-01 00:00:00.000000
comment:
This is a good spot when heading in the direction of Haarlem, Amsterdam, Amstelveen. Stand on the end of the buslane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is an average spot in the direction of Germany, or Winschoten. It is quite difficult to stop for drivers, but still they do it often within half an hour. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the main petrolstation before the border of Germany. Here it is easy to get a far ride into Germany. Main direction is: Oldenburg, Bremen, Hannover.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Few cars stop here, but they all go into Germany. In that way it is easy to get a lift. Main direction is, Leer, Oldenburg, Bremen, Hannover.


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Peaje  Gral Lagos o Arroyo Seco. Colectivo: Tirsa Y la M azul te traen desde Rosario o San Nicolas.~$4(2007)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a petrol station with a lot of passengers. Be ware that most of them have a local destination. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
stopping a car is no problem here to get to the direction polish border or berlin. most but probable you will only get short lifts on the b1.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great place for going north or south. From the town center, take the tram no. 6 direction Messe/Ost to Kronsberg. Turn left into WÃ¼lferoder StraÃŸe. When the road turns slightly right, follow the small road straight on. 30 minutes walking.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very less traffic, we waited around 3 hours for 10 cars. But we got a direct lift to Kautokeino ;-) at least faster than the bus.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
had good weather, so 2,5 hours waiting were not so bad. Not much cars here - and nothing to do either.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction North. Somewhere here, at a gas station. Good place to wait and enough cars. Not so difficult.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction North. Parking lot, so perfect for cars to stop. The view is great. You can see a mountain which is called "the sleeping soldier" - it looks like a face with a helmet. Unfortunately we had plenty of time looking at him in the rain. But traffic was ok, so bad look, i guess.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction South. Not that easy, cars have to turn to the left, there is a parking lot / bus stop. But quite much traffic. Didn't took long. Plus a great view into the Fjords


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
No real space to stop cars, busy traffic light but hard to stop cars there. Better get to OS-Nahne, most traffic into the city.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Car dealer with place for hitchhiker's to stop cars. Take bus 21 from center to get here. (get out at OS-Nahne). Good for both directions along A30.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-06-30 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Near the last stop of tram #22, which you can get from downtown Sofia and be on your way to the northern seaside or Romania in no time. Lots of traffic, lots of space to pull over. Beware in the hot summer days though,  shadow may be scarce.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-08-30 00:00:00.000000
comment:
One possibility to find a lift to the A14 (direction Leipzig) is this traffic light. You may also try to ask people at the ESSO petrol station at the crossing.

Unfortunately the most cars are going to Bernburg only and  the petrol station Plötzetal is behind that.

To go here I took Bus 57 to Flughafen.


country: NZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want a spot walkingdistance from city centre to go north. Took 5 minutes before a car gave me a lift, across the bridge.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Many cars take a quick stop at the gasstation/McDonalds. I have never had any problems getting a longride south. North should work too.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
GlumslÃ¶v
Motorwaystop, good both for heading north or south. If trying to go south to Denmark, this might be the place to  change car before you end up inside the big cities of MalmÃ¶ or Lund.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect spot for heading north (Both GÃ¶teborg (E6) and Stockholm (E4). Make a sign from McDonald's or Statoil just next to the spot. Only take rides past Helsingborg (Where E4-E6 splits)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Theres a bus stop-good for cars to stop. When heading north you can also take people driving south to drop you at the next service station (Rasthof Kassel,less than 5 minutes,has a bridge to get to the other side to head north again). Anyway it is a good idea to have a "rasthof KS" sign,so you might have a chance to catch a local lift you to the service station!


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Wide on-ramp for cars or trucks to pull over. Gas station and food nearby. In the summer, many hitchhike from this area so you may see a hitchhiker's sign that was left behind. 
You can also catch a bus from San Francisco to this area before starting to hitchhike.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
3 big truck stops here and food services. Wide on-ramp for truckers to pull over. Can get a long ride east or west from here. Also a big tree with low branches next to northbound ramp if you need to sleep.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitchhike from truck stop exit, where truckers leave property. Cops do NOT want hitchhikers standing at on-ramps. Too dangerous there. You may have to wait 1-2 hours for a ride, but it will be long. I have hitchhiked both east and west from here. Beware of gay drivers looking for favors. Many of them use this spot to find sex.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2008-08-06 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Big truck stops here with many travel services. Good place to ask for ride going east or west on I-40. Entrance ramps also good for getting ride.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-08-05 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Love's Truck Stop here. Employees were friendly even with my big backpack. Highway entrance ramps both wide (east and west) and easy to hitchhike.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-08-05 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Easy to get rides going east or west here. Large on-ramps for big trucks to pull over, or any vehicle. Truck stop and many other services nearby. You should wait less than 1/2 hour for long ride offer.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-08-06 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Easy for cars to stop. Gas station and tourist shop nearby, so many long-distance drivers stop here.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-08-06 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Flying J truck stop close by. Traffic picks up speed fast at this on-ramp, so stand at a safe place near the start, with plenty of room for drivers to pull over.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stand on this road between two big truck stops to get a ride on I-10 east or west. (Entrance ramps along highway no good). All trucks going back to highway must pass by you. Hold a sign with your direction (I-10 West to California, for example). My average distance of rides from this place: 200 miles.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-08-04 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Have hitchhiked to Flagstaff from this location 3 times. Ride offers are at least 60 miles usually. Hold a destination sign or use your thumb. Very possible to get 1 straight ride to Flagstaff, or even Sedona.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Love's truck stop near exit. Best place to hitchhike south from Phoenix area-- to Tucson or further on I-20 East. Large on-ramp. Hitchhiked here two times. I recommend to wait for a ride at least to I-8 junction (many truck stops) or Tucson.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very poor chances to find somebody who is going farther than Leizig on the A14. My advice if you start from Dresden: Try to find somebody on the MeiÃŸner LandstraÃŸe or maybe HansastraÃŸe with a big sign.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Paved bay next to the road, good to stop cars. Nearly everyone is going towards Enschede. Cars can see you easily.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
if you are heading to the see some coast or to places near Gorica or Postojna, eaven Rijeka. For the coast write down KP (koper), Gorica is GO, Postojna is PO. to get to the place take bus nu. 6 (dolgi most) and go down at last stop. then just go over the lighttrafic and you are there. at the end of the week you wont be alone.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
hitching place if you are heading to Kranj or Skofja Loka. For Kranj write down KR, for Skofja Loka SK. Place is well marked (painted, pic of thumb). To get to the place take a local bus no. 1 (go down in ViÅ¾marje), 8  or 16. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a bus stop and a gas station just after a an intersection, so the cars are driving quite slowly. I've never stood here for more than 5 minutes.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Motorway exit is excellent for hitching into the north of Luxembourg. The entrance to the south is good towards Wittlich, Bitburg, Trier. The entrance to the north is good towards Liege, Aachen and Maastricht.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
I dont know how to reach this spot by public transport (was dropped off there), but it is a great place to get to Zwolle using the A50. Lot of traffic, passing very closely, driving slowly. Stood there only a couple of minutes!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ramp 'HÃ¶rstel' towards OsnabrÃ¼ck. Walk along the BahnhofstraÃŸe, go left at the protestant church and follow the street until its end(1,5 km). At the end walk right and you'll see the highway.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
roundabout at the on-ramp. looks a great place, but waiting a long time is possible. Mostly when heading south!


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This place is called "Delta", it is also a trainstation. It is a good place to go south, close to university buildings, where a lot of people hitchhike. Also, in the curve you see on the map, there is a large texaco gasstation. Good spot!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take bus R51 or 16 to "Am Max-Klemens-Kanal". Get out and try standing before the railway crossing, there's lots of space. All cars going to Sprakel or Greven


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-26 00:00:00.000000
comment:
The petrol station between the toll counter and the city Nis. When I was there, the place was crowded with cars full of Turkish people form the Netherlands and Germany, but their cars where all completely filled up.
After 4 hours of waiting, we decided to take the train.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
The Cyclers area.
It's identified with the monument on the entrance with cyclists. Major stop for trucks that go to Italy or Spain.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going to Italy or Spain (via Irun)
A lot of cars and trucks go by. For cars ask to go to Pau, if you go to Italy.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
get here by bus. station name is \"bon voyage\", from there its 5 minutes walk.

waiting time here: 1 hour


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going to Portugal or France (via Irun).
Place where doyens of truck drivers stop to sleep. You can even get a place to sleep in the truck maybe...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
very good place,for going to ulm and further A8 and A7.
directly at the Bus Station "Blutenburg". seldom used Bus station where cars can stop


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to go to Burgas,take bus number 2 and get off after the huge bridge.Here is enough space for cars to stop along the hard shoulder.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-30 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Take Metro from Taksim, get out at last stop (4.Levent) and walk along the street direction north for 15min. (along a miliary area). Then try to cross the big street when you see the ramp to direction Edirne! There is enough space for cars to stop!


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good for direction Oostende, Dunkerque, Calais.
Put Oostende on a sign, so you can get a ride at least to the next service area in Jabbeke.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good when heading to London. Cars can pull over at the bus stop.
All the traffic from the ferries passes.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you are stuck in Calais on the way to UK, don't use the Eurotunnel. Most of the drivers won't see you. Also the Eurotunnel-staff is unfriendly and sent us away.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
HÄ±tchÄ±ng thÄ±s way from  the BulgarÄ±an Black Sea Coast(namely Burgas) can be dÄ±ffÄ±cult... Not many cars on the road... But thÄ±s Ä±s a good spot... just after the roundabout  and past the turnoff towards EdÄ±rne... Good luck!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Good place to find a lift to the Netherlands (trucks!) or to Osnabrück.
Bad for other directions southwards or northwards. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Quite a good place to find a lift on the countryside highway to Vechta. You can ask the cars stopping at the traffic light or just stand next to the road with a sign or your thumb.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Only one way for cars to get off the island! Great spot, both ourselves and another guy got a lift in under 15 minutes!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Catch a train from Paris (sorry, can't
remember the station) to Massy
Palaiseau, walk out onto the road
running past the front of the station
building (Ave. Carnot), turn right and walk down to a
small roundabout then on a bit until you're practically under the Freeway flyover. Worked well for us, quite a few people stopped but we had to wait a couple of hours for a good lift.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
There are bus stops where you can hitchhike just after the crossroad. Yo can go to Katowice, Wroclaw or to Lodz. Great place!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a petrol station around here ! a god place to head south... Take the bus from Glasgow city center (buchanan station) to uddingston and ask the driver to be dropped the closest as possible to the M74, the petrol station !!


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
A gas station on the highway, accessible by using public transport and some walking. A good map of the city may be handy, you'll have to walk through a farm, but the times when I was there I got a within 15 minutes 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good for heading North or South on the A1. Not that much traffic through this services but it's the safest spot. Average wait about an hour


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
This gas station is an excellent start when you're hitching from Delft. It is accessible from 'de Rotterdamse weg' walking from the parking lot in the direction of the highway through the park. There is a small wooden bridge across the ditch, just behind the Burger King as seen from the highway.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
there is a bus stop. very good spot to start hitchhiking from weimar, usally 15 to 30 minutes, theres also an gas station on the other side of the road to ask people directly. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
good for munich, berlin, erfurt
take the bus 131 oder 131 and leave at the stop hollÃ¤ndische mÃ¼hle before the nova eventis center, good traffic


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is where I end up trying to get out of malmo. not a too good spot, but okay. Usually imigrants pick me up. Accessible by bus number 7, you can walk here from svagertorp station. 


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-12 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Good to find a way to Bratislava, especially if you're not afraid of going with big trucks. The problem is rather to find a way out of Bratislava.
You can put your tent behind the trees or sleep in a little house nearby at night.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot is perfect for hitching into sweden. There is a gas station a bit behind, but standing out by the road with a sign is the most worthwhile. Most of the traffic here goes directly onto the bridge towards malmÃ¶.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The only possibility is to try at the petrol station or get the car that moves towards the tiny on-ramp... it failed


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
No best, high traffic from every direction and you can't stand further than the light even if there is plenty of place for a car to pull, because the highway is starting


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is plenty of space for a car to pull over and they go in your direction, a pretty good spot to get out of Koszalin


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Lyon, Not the best spot of the area for sure, but I stood on top of the little hill with a sign and pointed out that there is place (which the driver can't see beforehand) for a car to pull over to pick you up, at the entrance of the highway by the roundabout and got a ride direct


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Only one part of the traffic so it is slow, but hitching the entrance of the highway of the roundabout was impossible. It worked and I did my way out of Lausanne


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best point to reach if you can't make it direct out of Switzerland into France, Just need to ask the trucks or foreign cars


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bad hitchhiking spot near Meerane, although if you find yourself stuck in the area it seems to be the best place to hitchhike from. However you really should consider taking a train to Zwickau or Chemnitz, and trying from one of those places instead. As you can see on the satellite image there is very little traffic on this road, but like anywhere you will get rides if you look desperate enough. I got a car to stop by doing an 'emergency' signal on the side of the road and holding out a sign with just a black arrow on it. To get here, walk from Meerane. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Meerane


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Terrible hitchhiking spot at Meerane. Meerane is way too quiet, and there is no long distance traffic here whatsoever. If you get stuck here, your best bet is to take a train to Zwickau or Chemnitz, or try your luck on the A4/B93 junction. As I was on the way to Poland and my driver did a 50km detour to here (all the way from the A9) because he was sure that dropping me off at Meerane's McDonalds was a good idea. He shouldn't have bothered. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Meerane


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Fairly large petrol station at the outskirts of Zgorzelec. Easy to get rides east towards Wroclaw and beyond. Got a ride within minutes. Busy even in the middle of the night. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Zgorzelec


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-08 21:55:15.000000
comment:
Its good spot i thing. You waiting near shopping center exit, so if some stop for you, you dont will stop other transport and you can enter on board safely. One time 20 minutes enought (26.12), but in summer I spend 3 hours there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Large motorway service station near Alsfeld, great for getting long-distance journeys in any direction. Average waiting time 30 minutes. Alsfeld is near the NE border of the RMV travelzone, so if you have a ticket giving you unlimited travel within this zone then here is a good place to start for journeys North or East out of Hessen. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Alsfeld


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Medium-sized motorway service station 'Teufelstal'. The south side of the services is excellent for getting rides North, South and East. I haven't tried the other direction yet, but it's probably good too. If you've been travelling east along the A4, this is a great place to get dropped off. Average waiting time 20-30 minutes. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/A4_(Germany)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Sliproad to the motorway. Average waiting time 30-60 minutes. Not a very bad spot, but there are better ones nearby. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/KÃ¶ln


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-01 00:00:00.000000
comment:
You take the train to the station Hasselbrook, from this position you walk to the Sievekingsallee and turn left. The you will find a circle. Its the best Position, for making hitch hicking to Berlin and Lübeck. But you must stand their with a sign, where you displayed your aim.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Large motorway services. Should be good, although I ended up waiting a few hours early on a Monday morning. If you're travelling south from DÃ¼sseldorf, consider starting from here (take a train to Hilden, then take bus 741 or walk through the suburbia). For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/DÃ¼sseldorf


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Route to Germany (Kleve). Not great, not bad. Other hitchhikers spotted here. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Nijmegen


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station. Cars travelling south (Nijmegen) and east (Germany, Enschede). Not so busy, and can be hard to get a ride. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Arnhem


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Busy petrol station, rides to the Netherlands available. Got a ride within seconds. Useful as a drop-off point when travelling from MÃ¼nster. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Steinfurt


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Walking along this road with a sign saying 'NL' got results within 5 minutes. I may have just got lucky, though. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/MÃ¼nster


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop. Well-known hitchhiking spot, good for all directions out of Frankfurt. Get here with StraÃŸenbahn line 16 or 17, or U-Bahn line U4. Stop is 'Festhalle/Messe' (50m away on the other side of the roundabout). You often find other hitchhikers here, especially in the morning. Waiting time 30-60 minutes. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Frankfurt_am_Main


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Said to be a good spot, but from several hours of trying here I still haven't managed to get a lift. A much better spot is the bus stop on Theodor-Heuss-Allee. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Frankfurt_am_Main


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
LONG walk from Plzen centre. Full of prostitutes - almost all the traffic seems to be there for the girls, and not for long distance travelling. Forget it. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Plzen


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
This petrol station is good for hitchhiking east towards Brno and Bratislava. From metro station Opatov (red C line) take bus 324, 363 or 385 to stop K Sukovu. You'll know you're there because 150m away to your right is the service station. Keep walking along the bus route, go over the bridge and walk onto the service station. Large, with many facilities and many opportunities to ask drivers. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Prague


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction South, cars have to slow down to deal with the curve, there is a kerb to pull aside as well


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Still in sprawled urban area, but cars can pull over by the different shops entrance (on top of the Hill), direction South


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Along the road, on top of the hill it is the remaining point before the speed limit top-up, direction South


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a Petro-Canada Gas Station at the exit of Dorval Terminal where many cars stops before leaving Montreal


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best spot to reach to not be stuck in Trois-Rivieres, possibility to try to catch the highway traffic as well. Do not stop anywhere before Portneuf County beyond this point


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
(South) Few Gas Station to ask in the village itself, otherwise you have to make sure that you get a ride directly to St-Augustin, Quebec or the highway on-ramp


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
This high-speed road is too narrowed for traffic to even think of stopping, it is better to stay near Ste-Catherine or near the Highway


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
NOTE: This whole on-ramp is currently on Redesign toward MTL - Relay point along the highway, 24h Services located at this exit (crossroad with Route 138) and possibility to hitch the on-ramp to Quebec


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction West (Portneuf County) or possibly South (Levis - Charny area across the bridges) just a the beginning of the highway, a sign would be require, there is also Gas Stations to ask


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Leuven, different possibilities wherever  a car can stop, preferably after the train viaduc


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Last Motorway Services before the highway splits, lots of traffic and easy to find a new lift in direction south


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best relay (Motorway services) to reach before the interchange. Be careful when asking the driver they will often say the contrary of where you asks


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to Leave in direction of London, after the roundabout there is a bus stop for a car to pull over


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best possibility to hitch a ride through the Tunnel to France, only negative aspect traffic are either going north or south


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching in the Port property is prohibited, the police will politely warn you, nearly no traffic stops anymore at the Travel Centre either so it is nearly impossible to talk to anybody


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Only solution to France is to hitch in the roundabout, trying to catch a lorry by standing on the Fence, they can stop a bit further, although the traffic is dense and the waiting can be long. Feasable but possibly long


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Motorway services, last one before Brussels Urban area (Shell) is a good spot to either ask for a ride that goes directly into Brussels or maybe even further


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to either hitch to Tienen or to the jonction with the N25 (at the Carrefour) that will lead to the E40. You might have to walk a bit to find a good spot where a car can pull over as this area is a side road parking


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
One of the best spot in Brussels to hitch Westward in direction of Leuven (Vlaams-Brabant) and Limburg and join the E40, just hitch at the light (entrance of the park) with a sign before the entrance of the tunnel. There is a parking area just after the light where a car can pull over, mainly EU or business traffic. So more calm on Sunday.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going from Cottbus to Berlin / Dresden. Its close to one of the two accesses to the autobahn in Cottbus. cars come directly from the city.
Take tram nr 4 exit at \"Saarbrücker-straße\" and walk west along the the main road. you might see some autobahn signs as well. Anyway you have to walk like ten minutes until you see this bus stop in the beginning of the wood. Well there are busses going as well but i dont know which nr. But its ok  as well. Good Luck!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-06 00:00:00.000000
comment:
You need a sign showing the direction you want to go or you can talk directly to the drivers at the traffic light.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-07-07 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Turnoff for Lomnice/Trebon: cars are driving fast but you can be seen from far. Maybe someone will feel pity for you.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-07-07 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Not a good gas station to find a lift to Hamburg. Many cars staying in the city.
Try the gas stations about 1 km to the north or pose yourself next to the street directly in front of the motorway.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Use this spot for all directions except Manchester. The place is not great, but persevere and you'll get a ride. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Sheffield


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Go to Sheffield Parkway for all routes except Manchester. This spot is not brilliant, but persevere and you'll get a ride. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Sheffield


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
normaly there should be a trafic circle. but anyway in this area i made the expierience that it's easy to hitchhike from busstations...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's easy to go on the A4 from here. You can reach this point by walking very easy. Driver can stop it is not the best place to stop, but it's also not to dangerus.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take any tram heading to Nova Ulice. Get off the tram either at the stop Fakultni nemocnice (hospital) or Pionyrska. Thumbs up on the main road heading to Prague, Bratislava or Vienna through Brno. Shouldn't take so long. Prefer cars that take you behind  Brno in your direction.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-10-12 00:00:00.000000
comment:
There's a light so you can ask people, or you can wave a sign if that's your style because here's plenty of traffic just coming down the ramp.


country: IL
name: Anonymous
comment:
HaShalom junction (next to the haShalom rail station) is a good place to hitch hike if you're north-bound. At the rail station, walk east until you arrive to the Ayalon highway northbound traffic lights. The road is accessible and very wide - Favorable spots are a factory front with a lot of parking space, and a small hitch hiking station further down the lane, even though you are more likely to be seen next to the factory. Most cars either travel to the Kfar Saba-Raanana area via hwy #4, or all the way to Haifa via hwy #2. Remember that in Israel, the sign is extending the index finger and pointing towards the road (sideways, basically) instead of the traditional thumb.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Car ferries leave from the port and go to Odde... This is an excellent spot if you are heading to Copenhagen... You'll most probably get a lift all the way there...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
good place to go to the north (hamburg, rostock, baltic sea), last possibility to stop before the motorway


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-10-01 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Never get dropped off in Faches-Thumesnil, but if you do get trapped there, the best place to get back to Lille and start over from is across the road from the road leading to the airport.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a park lot  allowing drivers to stop easily.
never more than 30 min to get a lift WrocÅ‚aw or KrakÃ³w


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-01-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
-> Galway

rally bad point, no space for car to stop, heavy traffic. didn't manage to get a lift, even at the gas station nearer to the center than the point on the map.

Might be better to reach in other ways the entrance of \"highway\".


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-01-27 00:00:00.000000
comment:
you can easily get a lift on short distance practically everywhere along the road. tested in Doolin, Cliffs of Moher, Liscannor.

If you can't get immediately a ride, walk a bit towards your direction and show the thumb when a car approaches along the road, usually they have no problems to stop in any point!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2005-12-27 00:00:00.000000
comment:
> A4 Metz Strasbourg Luxembourg Germany

good point if you are along A4 and your driver goes in Reims, let him/her stop here.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2005-12-27 00:00:00.000000
comment:
> A4 Reims, Metz, Strasbourg, Germany and Luxembourg

reach this gas station from Bussy Saint Georges RER A train station, then walk through the industrial area of Bussy, then cross onto the bridge, then follow for some  hundred meters in the grass along the A4.

25-30 minutes wait.

Best point for getting out of Paris - 45 min by RER

The Péage is not far from here.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2005-12-27 00:00:00.000000
comment:
>A4 Metz Strasbourg >A4 Paris Reims

Bi-directional gas station - cars to both directions thanks to the linking bridge.
Good if you are staying along A4.

Definitely to avoid if trying to hitch to Luxembourg or Nancy. Most car will go straight. Better to arrange a hitching place in north south direction along A31


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
> A4 Vicenza Verona Brescia Milano and further on

cross on the other side (the autogrill is over the highway) and you have directions:

> Padova, Venezia, Udine, Trieste 

never hh from there but brought friends there and they left successfully!

if coming from Padova take bus 11 to TaggÃ¬ - or to Limena, try to get off nearby the highway then walk along it till the gas station


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-05-31 00:00:00.000000
comment:
> A9

either bad luck or bad point, I got stuck there with a friend, following directions we found on a website. Definitely change hitching place!


country: EE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-10-16 00:00:00.000000
comment:
> Parnu, Latvia, Riga

trucks and car heading south to Latvia will pass here. Two lanes and space available to stop. Take bus 10 or 18 from town.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-10-14 00:00:00.000000
comment:
> Sigulda, Valmiera, Cesis, Valga

plenty of cars, many hitchhikers, not good to hh to Estonia though


country: LV
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-10-16 00:00:00.000000
comment:
> Riga

right in the middle of nowhere, we got a ride in a couple of minutes! just stay at the bus stop there


country: EE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-10-16 00:00:00.000000
comment:
> Latvia, Riga

all the cars going to Latvia and souther will pass from here. This is the last big town before the border, so better to take a lift to the border or furter. Many long distance trucks.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best place to Mlada Boleslav or Liberec direction. On foot 10min from metro station \"Cerny Most\" (yellow)


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Busy service station, lots of traffic. Got a lift from the first truck driver we approached, all the way to the coast


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
The cars are lined up for the ferry to Sweden. Start with the first one and then work yourself backwards and ask for Stockholm (or any city on the way). If no one wants you, there is a new ferry in 20 min!


country: CL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Panamericana road across Atacama desert is the best hitch hiking place for me. Not too many cars, but truck drivers pick you easily and drive veeery long distances :)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-05-17 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Access lane 32. Perfect to get a lift direction Amsterdam. Horrible to get one direction germany almost no car is going that way.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
the best spot to start hh'ing to riga or panevezys (might take a while sometimes, but usually its really fast)


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Moscow to St.Petersburg.
Take bus 851 from Rechoy Vokzal metro station, leave it on Cherkizovo stop. The spot is behind the ramp, 5 min wa from the bus stop.
It has never taken me more that 15 min to lift.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
RaststÃ¤tte Goldene Bremm. Perfect for going to Metz, Paris, Strasbourg or even Spain on the one hand or to Nuernberg, Dresden, Leipzig or even Poland on the other hand. Can be easily reached from the bus station Neue Bremm.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take a train from Manchester, Bolton to Blackrod. You can see how to walk to here from the train station (10-15 minutes). Easy to catch a ride straight to Glasgow or Edinburgh


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rasthof Boerde - good for getting out of Magdeburg, but it is quite a waste of time to get there (take a bus to the nearest village and walk walk walk - id rather try the gas station in the town (also marked)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heidesheim petrol station, take the train to Heidesheim from Mainz (â‚¬3.40) and walk 1km to the Autobahn. Good for direction Koblenz and Ludwigshafen (A61)


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-07-22 00:00:00.000000
comment:
althoug it's a motorway, you can try here. i also did it and worked: we were five splitted two groups and got lift within an hour.
direction: Burgas, Istambul.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-08-30 00:00:00.000000
comment:
there's a small petrol station right after the traffic lights. pretty good place with heavy traffic.
direction: Serbia.


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Grodno(Hrodna), Vilnius(LT):
Take Metro (2nd line(red) 'Avtozavodskaya linija') to 'Kamennaya Horka', get off and go west towards M9 (~2km). Try to hh right after on-ramp from M9 to M6


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
A goog hitching place for getting to Dresden, Berlin (much more better than that one, added by weslez). I was waiting max. 20 min.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
We hitched out from here, across the street from the macdonalds there was a really god place to stand, we got a ride in 5 mins. 
Doingtheworldforfree.com


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Brno. This place its not so easy to find. Take metro \"C\" till \"Chodov\" and walk 1km. You will wait typically 1-1,5h and you will meet other HHikers, so come early in the morning!:)


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Moscow to Voronezh, Rostov, Black Sea. Better to stand on the left side of the ramp, as it has larger shoulder.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Teplice, Dresden, Berlin. It's a bit difficult since there is a lane to enter the highway and just there can the cars stop - but the cars entering highway goes slowly.
I was waiting typically 1h.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best solution to get out from Paris. Take a D train from ChatelÃªt to VillabÃ©, or a C train to Juvisy, then another train to VillabÃ©. Check well, not all D trains go this route. No trains after 21 h


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good Gas Station, but not easy to get there from center with city transportation. More info on hitchwiki.org


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Strangely, amways got stuck here, trying to get something direction Paris. Other directions seemed better.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-02-24 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Take the train or bus no 10 to StLaurent SNCF. Use a sign \"Cannes\" and get off at the gas station just before Cannes.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was here on a Sunday and had to wait for 2 hours. Probably faster on a weekday.

To get there from Wuppertal, take the bus no. 618 or 624 to Lahmburger Str.
Then follow \"Gennebrecker Str.\" to north (5 minutes walking).


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amazing if going North from barcelona. It takes about half an hour to get there from barcelona, because of the walk, but once i got there i got a lift VERY quickly and the lift went well into france. INSTRUCTIONS: take cercania (train)
no.2 to Montcada i Reixac (less then 2 euro from BCN-Seints). there
leave the train station to the left side of the driving direction of
the train. this is direction pedestrian zone /city center. go along
the small street til you enter the pedestrian zone (200 m from the
railway station, where you arrived). Turn to the right and walk for
about 400m (you cross the bridge and the river). then on the right
side there is a college. go til you stand under the motorway (200m).
under the motorway is a parking area. on the right side you see a
small road. follow it for 150m til' there comes an undercross for the
rails. on the left side you see the warning: \"dont cross. only for
authorized personal\". just do it and enter this zone. there is a small
way which you follow for 300m. then you arrive the petrol station. THIS WAS SO DAMN COOL. FOUND IT ON A RANDOM SITE. want to share the love


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
gas station M.East - a lot of transit traffic, North, South, East! The way description:
Take the S-Bahn to the station \"Vaterstetten\", walk down the Bahnhofstreet, turn left and out of the city until you reach a traffic-circle where you have to turn left and after 1,5 km you reach the highway bridge where a path leads you to the rest stop. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-14 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Dir: South. This place is called Stokmarknes, not Hadsel! Good place to go South, Coffee and Bathroom in the hospital


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-10 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Dir North. Fauske is the last Trainstation on this railroad (exept Bodø which is west) and containers from the trains are shifted to trucks here. you might find a ride later in the day. 


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a bus stop and following a gas station. But: take a sign as ALL cars to the motorway are going this direction!


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-14 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Dir: south. Cars have to take the ferry
here. Ask truck drivers (also small
trucks)! This way you won't have to pay
for the ferry, trucks only have to pay
for the vehicle. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-14 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Somewhere here i was standing at a bus station early in the morning, did not have to wait long, even though there were few cars.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-13 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Dir. East/South. All East going cars pass here. Not a lot of room to stop and you get a bit dirty but there are many cars and one will stop


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-10 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Dir: North. At least in the winter there is not a lot of room for cars to stop, but they do anyway. There is a gas station on 855. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-10 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Dir: North. I waited on the opposite side of the campground. Cars go pretty fast but people in the North are nice and stop. You might try it a bit further in the city. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-10 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Dir: North. This is maybe still the best place, even though I waited forever without success. I guess in the summer your chances are higher, due to tourists. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-09 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Dir: North. There are three Gas-stations in Fauske, at this cross road there are two. It didn't help me. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-09 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Dir: North (E6). Here is a bus stop where cars can stop. You could also choose to take road 17, which is a lot slower but supposed to be very pretty


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station on the way to Manchester. If it doesn't work, then anywhere along the A57 Manchester Road is worth trying. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Sheffield


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop direction Rheine. Good to lift out of this village to Rheine or the A30 ramp.Bus only 2x a day to Rheine!


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not to much southgoing traffic around 10 in the morning, i gave up after half an hour and walked further south

edit: i passed this place on a friday afternoon around 4pm and it was full of southgoing traffic! i guess it very much depends on the time, Many people work in Trondheim but live outside the city, or, on a friday, are on the way to a weekend-trip. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Alkmaar, Haarlem, Den Haag, Rotterdam.	A10 access lane S109	. Sneltram 51 stop â€œRAIâ€ / Train station â€œRAIâ€, 100 m. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Find rides to Manchester from this road. Hitch from this point, or keep walking along Manchester Road until you find a more suitable place. For more info, see http://www.hitchwiki.org/Sheffield


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To hitch down towards Plitvici and the coast. We had lots of hitching competition from Croatian students here so it took a while.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Near Metro stop Porte d'Auteuil. Hitch straight here to go towards Normandie (don't go into tunnel). There is a 'no pedestrians' sign to stand under :)


country: NZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
getting out of Wellington on Route SH1. take the train from Wellington station to Paraparaumu which costs about $6.50, 55 minutes.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Near Pendeltagstation SÃ¶dertÃ¤lje Hamn. The best place for getting south from Stockholm. Se www.hitchbase.com for detailed description.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
gas station \"seeberg ost\", direction of Prenzlau, Hamburg, Rostock, Greifswald, baltic sea. For those who like to ask people excellent as well as for those waiting at the exit. good place to stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-05-02 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Parking area \"Königsforst\", not much traffic,got a lift to Frankfurt/Main there.Better try to get to the next gas station :-)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-05-18 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Tankstation \"Plötzetal\", good if you want to go east to Halle/Saale, Leipzig or south towards Jena/Gera or Hof (Bayern)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
coming from the highway, heading inside magdeburg. Maybe you will be pickd up by an older man owning a plane at the nearby magdeburg airport. offers flight for free, happened once to me. bus stop, slow speed, excellent spot!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Leipzig, Halle, Magdeburg, Hanover, even GÃ¶ttingen

small gas station, but last resting place before leipzig. To be closed within a year from today. Not too much traffic but asking people helps you out


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-05-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Tankstation Auetal, Good to get lifts to Bielefeld, Hamm, Dortmund.Also the last tankstation if you want to go on the A30 to Osnabrück or the Netherlands.Watch out for yellow numberplates!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-27 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Gas station \"Vundelaar\", fantastic to get lifts to Zwolle (North),Arnhem(South) or Amersfoort/ Amsterdam (West)!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Gas station \"De Paal\" between Apeldoorn and Deventer. Good to get lifts to Hengelo, Enschede or Germany! 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-03-26 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Parking Area \"Emstal\".I'm always getting here when I travel from Hörstel. Good to get lifts to the Netherlands!Sometimes a lot of British people stopping here.Last parking before the Kreuz Schüttdorf A30/A31! So you have the chance to get north/west and south!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Probably a good spot still to hitch in all direction (North - West) from London but it is more harsh to continue towards the South-East from there.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Duane place for trucks.Lots of trucks going up to Germany!You can get there after border check on Switzerland side (50m N) to a trap that leads you down under the highway. There jump fast over the street and you see the trucks!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-28 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Tankstation \"Lucasgat\", not much traffic because 20km before already is a tankstation.But some people going to Apeldoorn/Deventer! But take a look on the sign at the end of the parking area ;) Waited round 40min there.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big parking area with much traffic,bridge to go over to the other side.Got a lift to Milano in 10min


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-03-26 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Last exit before the Netherlands!A lot of Dutch people riding up here going west,also a number of people going to the next Dutch Citys Oldenzaal and Enschede


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-05-18 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Good to get lifts to Bad Oeynhausen, Hannover, maybe further A2 -> Berlin! Try to get a Polish truck! This is the first tankstation on the A30 when you're coming from the Netherlands!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to hitch west towards the A31 or Netherlands. Cars have enough space to stop, there's a lot of traffic. And if you want, you can push the traffic light button so cars going towards the highway HAVE TO stop :-)


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is what I would call the offical hh spot of Gent to go to Brussels, Kortrijk, Lille or further in that directions. Im posting this in November 2007


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not much space to stop cars, no hard shoulder. Cars coming from 3 directions, so it's hard to ask. Maybe try it on the space under the bridge or at the nearby gas station. Not recommended to stand directly at the ramp.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
going to hannover or erfurt it's a great place. from giessen there is a bus (number 140) going directly to the gaz station


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ask the truckers if you want to go south (Oslo) or west (Ã…lesund). No trucks will go North/East towards Oppdal. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: south. If you spent the night in the Moholt student village or for some other reason are in this area, you might as well try to start from this highway entrance if you're going south. I have not tried it yet, but next time I will defenitely start from here before walking around for hours trying to find a better place (which you probably won't) 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-29 00:00:00.000000
comment:
It is very difficult to impossible to catch a ride along the E6 in Trondheim. The road has two lanes, cars go very fast and bus stops are separated from the road, so it's not easy to stop. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you're going south, this is the point where you should decide which way you want to take: The E6 through Oppdal is nicer and easier to follow, the route 3 through Elverum is boring, but faster and trucks take this way. In Rennebu there are several Gas stations and good places to try hitching. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is usally my first stop on the way from Wroclaw to Germany. Next to a petrol station. Not unusual to get a direct lift from here to Berlin or Dresden.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
The one and only place to go from Wroclaw westbound. Most of the time I get a lift to Legnica from here...
You get to this place by free bus from Wroclaw Central Bus Station (Dworzec Centralny PKS) to Centrum Bielany (big shopping mall)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
i spent half my life hitching here towards Dietlingen. I hitched rides at all daytimes. But it's rather for small distances or if you travel slow. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-29 00:00:00.000000
comment:
This is a highly frequented gas station towards Oslo. If you hitched a ride which is not going directly to Oslo you might tell him to let you out at the Kløfta gas station. I got a ride after one minute at 10 p.m. in the dark. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-29 00:00:00.000000
comment:
It is cold in the winter and cars go fast - but in the summer and on weekends there might be many tourists and the traffic slower. 


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching is crucial if you want to get to remote beaches. Greeks will sometimes take you, more often other tourists.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-29 00:00:00.000000
comment:
If you're going south, this is the point
where you should decide which way you
want to take: The E6 through Oppdal is
nicer and easier to follow, the route 3
through Elverum is boring, but faster
and trucks take this way. In Rennebu
there are several Gas stations and good
places to try hitching. 


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you go south you should walk across the border first - nobody wants to take somebody over the border. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-04-01 00:00:00.000000
comment:
It's hard to get out of Oslo - but after a couple of miles walking i found this place and somebody stopped and took me to a gas station further out from where everything went fine. I was going north. 


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-29 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Getting out of trondheim sucks - but here somebody picked me up after a while and took me further south from whereon everything went fine. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2007-03-21 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Gas Station \"Aachener Land\". To get a ride out of Aachen following the A44 southwest, we got of at Merzbrück (5a) and walked to this station. 2,5km


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tryed to get on the A8 here today and as there is no good place to stop I wouldn't reccoment to try it. Besides no good place to stop there are two major things to consider - first a plus; manny cars go by; second - there are plenty directions where they could go, most likely not yours -.-


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Wittlich, Koblenz, Kaiserslautern, SaarbrÃ¼cken.
Ask for \"Verteilerkreis\", everybody knows where that is.
A bus stops there.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
S. Maastricht Maastricht-Aachen Airport / A2 access lane 50 Maastricht Aachen Airport. 1200 m N Vliegveldweg (parallel A2), 300 m W. Hard shoulder on sliproad. Ws. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
â€™s-
Hertogenbosch, Tilburg, (Antwerpen). A2 access lane 31. Bus 401/402 stop â€œDe Hurkâ€, 100 m NE. Hard shoulder on sliproad


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
(Eindhoven). Maastricht-Aachen Airport / A2 access lane 50 Maastricht Aachen Airport. 1200 m N Vliegveldweg (parallel A2). Hard shoulder on sliproad. Es.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very big service area. Great place when heading to Berlin or Dortmund.
To get there from Hannover, take the U4 to Garbsen, then transfer to Bus no. 126 to the last station (WaldschÃ¤nke).
This takes approx. 30 Minutes from central station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place when heading to Bremen (A1) or Hannover (A2).
To get there from Schwerte train station, take bus no. R50 to \"Lichtendorf Poetschke\". From there you can already see the service area.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Small Toll Booth with enough space for cars to stop. Highway straight to Venice/Padova and further on..


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Raalte, Almelo, (Deventer), (Enschede). Ceintuurbaan (N35) x Oldeneelallee. Bus 166/167 stop â€œDe Marslandenâ€. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Alkmaar. N302 (Markerwaarddijk) x Oostvaardersdijk (Houtribsluis). Bus F stop â€œBataviapleinâ€, 150 m W Bataviaplein, 600 m N Oostvaardersdijk. Or bus 150 stop â€œHoutribsluisâ€.	Bus stop near sluice.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Raalte, Almelo, (Deventer), (Enschede). Ceintuurbaan (N35) x Kuyperhuislaan. Bus 166/167 stop â€œKuyperhuislaanâ€	. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heerenveen, Hoogeveen, (Leeuwarden), (Groningen), (Emmen)	. A28 access lane 19	. Bus 1 stop â€œBurg Roelenwegâ€, 50 m NW Burg Roelenweg. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heerenveen, Hoogeveen, (Leeuwarden), (Groningen), (Emmen), Ommen, (Hardenberg). A28 access lane 20. Bus 29/70 stop â€œMeppelerstraatwegâ€, 400 m N Ceintuurbaan (N35). Or bus 3 stop â€œCaspar Fagelstraatâ€, 50 m NE Meppelerstraatweg, 300 m N Ceintuurbaan (N35). Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Utrecht. N331 (Blaloweg) x N331 (Voorsterweg). 1500 m W. Or bus 1/140/141 stop â€œScania/Voorsterwegâ€	. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Utrecht. A28 access lane 19. Bus 95s/294s stop â€œKaterdijkâ€, 150 NW Katerdijk, cross	. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam. A12 access lane 6. Bus 71/77/121 stop â€œViaduct Afrikawegâ€. Or station Zoetermeer Driemanspolder, 100 m W Boerhaavelaan ][, climb bridge, 50 m N Afrikalaan.	Bus stopBus lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Tiel, Gorinchem, (Nijmegen), (Rotterdam). A2 access lane 17. Bus 266/268 stop â€œHoge wegâ€, 150 m N Steenweg, 750 m E N322. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gouda, Utrecht, Capelle a/d IJssel, (Arnhem). A12 access lane 7. Station Zoetermeer Oost, 700 m E Zuidweg, 400 m E Zilverstraat, 100 m N Oostweg. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great for Mayen, Trier, Luxemburg (A48).
Very much traffic and the crossing forces cars to slow down.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
â€™s-Hertogenbosch, (Eindhoven), (Tilburg), (Oss).	 A2 access lane 17	. Bus 266/268 stop â€œHoge wegâ€, 150 m N Steenweg, 400 m E N322. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hoorn, (Leeuwarden), Amsterdam, Haarlem, (Den Haag), Utrecht.	 A7 x Heijermansstraat	. Bus 60/65/67 stop â€œZaans Medisch Centrumâ€, 100 m N Van Looibroekweg, 150 m NE Koningin Julianaweg. Hard shoulder at the beginning of the motorway.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Amersfoort, (Amsterdam), (Rotterdam). Mansholtlaan x Droevendaalsesteeg	. Bus 86s stop â€œDroevendaalsesteegâ€	. Bus lane. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Breda, Eindhoven, (Antwerpen). Fuel station on A27 between access lane 28 and access lane 29 â€œDe Kroonâ€ (7 km)	. Bus 65 stop â€œDrenthehavenâ€ (Nieuwegein), 200 m S Hollandhaven, 1500 m SE Weg van de Binnenvaart / Waterliniedok. 45 mins. Fuel station on the motorway. Ws. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Arnhem, Nijmegen, Germany. Fuel station on A12 between junction Knooppunt Lunetten and access lane 19 â€œDe Slagmaatâ€ (5 km)	. Bus 41/43 stop â€œOud Amelisweerdâ€, 150 m E Koningslaan, 300 m SE/S Achterdijk, 200 m E Parallelweg (parallel A12, Ss). 20 mins. Fuel station on the motorway. Ss.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Zwolle, Deventer, Lelystad, (Breda), (â€˜s-Hertogenbosch)	. Waterlinieweg x start A28. Bus 11 stop â€œRijnsweerd Noordâ€, 200 m W Pythagoraslaan, 300 m S Waterlinieweg	. Hard shoulder at beginning of the motorway.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Arnhem. Traffic square Hoograven x A12 access lane 18	. Bus 6 stop â€œIjsselsteinlaanâ€, 150 m NE Bazuinhof, Nijeveldsingel cross, 350 m S langs geluidwal, deur door (â€œforbiddenâ€), 200 m S/200 m E Traffic square Hoograven	. Hard shoulder on connection to A12.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rotterdam, Belgium, Eindhoven, Germany, Zwolle. Harbour â€™t Horntje (ferry)	Bus 28/29 stop â€œVeerhaven â€™t Horntjeâ€, 100 m.	 Ferry to Den Helder.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Amsterdam, Vlaardingen. Stadhouderweg x Daltonlaan. Bus 33/44/49/129/174/â€¦ stop â€œBlijdorpâ€ or â€œDiergaarde Blijdorpâ€, 300 m N Van Aerssenlaan, 500 m W Stadhoudersweg	. Fuel station


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrolstation just before Dresden on A4 (position on map not accurate). 
Very poor for Prague (expect hours to wait, especially in evening), very good for Poland, good for Berlin.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Harlingen, Den Helder. N7 (Stadhoudersweg-Zuid) x Westhemstraat. Bus 42/44 stop â€œTingaâ€, 50 m S Lemmerweg, 250 m W door park, 500 m N/NW/N Molenkrite, N7 cross. Lane Ws crossing.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Amsterdam. Traffic square under A20 x A13 (junction Knooppunt Kleinpolderplein)	. Bus 129 stop â€œAbtswegâ€, 150 m S/SW Abtsweg. Hard shoulder on sliproad. Traffic square.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Breda. Traffic square under A20 x A13 (junction Knooppunt Kleinpolderplein)	. Bus 129 stop â€œAbtswegâ€, 150 m S/SW Abtsweg, traffic square cross	. Hard shoulder on sliproad. Traffic square.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Amsterdam, Vlaardingen. A20 access lane 14. Tram 5 stop â€œAbraham Kuyperlaanâ€ 300 m N Schieweg, 100 m N Gordelbrug/Schieplein. Or 300 m N Spoorsingel, 300 m NE Wallenburgerweg, 800 m NW Schieweg, 200 m N Gordelbrug/Schieplein. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
to go to Dover for free, you can ask people to join them in their car it cost the same for them. You just have to go to the office with them so that your name will be on the ticket.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Breda. A20 access lane 14. Tram 5 stop â€œAbraham Kuyperlaanâ€ 300 m N Schieweg, 100 m N Gordelbrug/Schieplein. Or 300 m N Spoorsingel, 300 m NE Wallenburgerweg, 800 m NW Schieweg, 100 m N Gordelbrug/Schieplein	. Bus stop on access lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Amsterdam, Den Haag. N445 (Willem de Zwijgerlaan) x IJsselmeerlaan. Bus 39/48/56/â€¦ stop â€œSumatrastraatâ€, 100 m NE N445 (Willem de Zwijgerlaan). Fuel station.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good toll where everybody coming from the Alps and going to the south (Marseille, toulouse...) will stop. Even going to the north (Paris...)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Emmen, Coevorden, (Meppen). A37 access lane 1. Bus 27 stop â€œKrakeelâ€, 200 m S Krakeel, 250 m S N852 (Mr Cramerweg) ][. Hard shoulder on sliproad


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Leeuwarden, Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Ommen	. A28 access lane 26	. Bus 101 stop â€œSalkhofâ€, 100 m S Bethesdastraat, 400 m E Zuidwoldigerweg. Or 250 m SE Stationsstraat, 1300 m SW/S Van Limburg Stirumstraat, 500 m W Schutstraat. Hard shoulder on sliproad


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amsterdam, Alkmaar, Den Haag, Harlingen	Provinciale weg x Blauwe berg. 250 m W Stationsplein, 500 m NW Keem, 250 m SW Provincialeweg. Deceleration lane


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amsterdam, Alkmaar, Den Haag, Harlingen.	Kleine Wijzerd x Provinciale weg. 250 m W Stationsplein, 500 m NW Keem, 1250 m SW/NW Provincialeweg, 50 m S Kleine Wijzerd	. Fuel station. Carpool. Mc Donaldâ€™s.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heerenveen, Zwolle, Utrecht. N32 (Overijsselseweg).	125 m E Stationsweg, 1000 m S Schrans/Verlengde Schrans, 10 m S N32 (Overijsselseweg)	. Former official hitchhikers spot


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Harlingen, (Amsterdam). N383 Europaplein. Bus 1/70/71/97 stop â€œEuropapleinâ€, 200 m W Harlingerstraatweg/Europaplein	. Fuel station, Ws traffic square.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Rotterdam.	A4 access lane 6a	. Train station Leiden-Lammerschans, 350 m SE Melchior Treublaan, 50 m SE Kanaalbrug, 600 m SE Heinekenpad, 250 m S Willen van der Madeweg. Hard shoulder on sliproad


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Gouda, (Zwolle), (Arnhem), (â€™s-Hertogenbosch)	. Start N11. Train station Leiden-Lammerschans, 350 m SE Melchior Treublaan, 50 m SE Kanaalbrug, 600 m SE Heinekenpad, 200 m S Willen van der Madeweg. Hard shoulder on sliproad (leftside).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Coevorden, (Emmen).	N349 (Van Rechteren Limburgsingel). Bus 80 stop â€œHuize Aleksandraâ€, 20 m S Vriezenveenseweg, 75 m E Horstlaan, 300 m NE Schelfhorstweg, cross field, cross N349, 350 m S Lankampweg. P-lane.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
An excellent spot for going South and West. Get her by taking the regional train into direction Dessau, and get off at Michendorf for a walk of half an hour.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
From here, easy to get to the Peage, and then either go to Lyon or Valence. 
Going to Valence is good if you want to go south.
(2006)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Almere, Lelystad, (Amsterdam), (â€™s-Hertogenbosch), (Breda). A27 access lane 33. Train station â€œHilversum Sportparkâ€, 750 m SE. Hard shoulder on sliproad


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Huizen, Almere, (Lelystad), (Amsterdam). N525 (Larenseweg) x Orionlaan. Bus 108 stop â€œOrionlaanâ€. Or 1300 m NE Larenseweg	. Bus stop


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amsterdam, Haarlem, Hoofddorp. N201 (Vreelandseweg) x Gomarushof. Bus 1 stop â€œComeniushofâ€, 250 m NW/SW/NW Kloosterlaan, 300 m NE/NW/NE/NW Gomarushof, pass wall, cross. Fuel station


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Assen, Groningen	. A28 access lane 27	. 250 m N Pesserstraat, 600 m NW Toldijk, 400 m W N374 (Middenveldweg)	. Hard shoulder on sliproad


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Enschede, (Gronau).	Enschedesestraat	150 m E Stationsplein, 250 m SE Prins Bernhardplein, 250 m NE Wolter van Catestraat, 500 m SE Enschedestraat. Cycling lane, Wide road.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hengelo. Hengelosestraat x Boddenkampsingel	. 200 m W Stationsplein, 250 m N De Ruyterlaan, 500 m NW Hengelosestraat	. Cycling lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
(Almelo), (Deventer), (Gronau), (MÃ¼nster)	. Zuiderval x Varviksingel. Bus 1/73/74 stop â€œTC Tubantiaâ€, 400 m S Varviksingel. Fuel station.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Haaksbergen, (Doetinchem). N18 (Haaksbergerstraat) x Dr. Van der Zandestraat. Bus 20 stop â€œDr. Van derZandestraatâ€, 20 m. Bus stop. Fuel station.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Raalte, (Zwolle).	Wierdensestraat x Aalderinksingel. Bus 91 stop â€œEgbert ten Catelaanâ€. Or 100 m S Parallelweg, 500 m W Wierdensestraat	. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Almelo, Deventer, (Apeldoorn). A1 access lane 30. Hitchhike from the spot close to the center. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
(Leeuwarden). Friesestraatweg x Kraneweg. Bus 3 stop â€œFriesestraatweg/Jan Steenstraatâ€. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Almelo, Deventer.	A35 access lane 28	. Bus 12 stop â€œGezinastraatâ€, 200 m NW Breemarsweg, 750 m NW/N/NE Rijnstraat, 50 m N Brugginksweg, 1000 m W/NW/N Kamphorstweg/Horstweg	. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Winschoten, Veendam, Germany. Europaweg x Griffeweg. Bus 9/73/776 stop â€œSontweg/Europawegâ€. Or 1000 m E/NE Stationsweg/Zuiderpark/Trompweg, 250 m NE Griffeweg.	Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Leiden, Rotterdam, (Amsterdam). A12 access lane 11. Bus 6 stop â€œStavorenwegâ€, 50 m S Stavorenweg, 50 m E Stavorenweg, 600 m NE/N Goudse poort, bridge A12. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Schoonhoven, Gorinchem. N207 (Goudseweg). Bus 106/180/196/197 stop â€œStolwijkersluisâ€, 75 m S Goudseweg. Or 150 NW Schoonhovenseweg.	P-lane. (Fuel station).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Germany. A1 access lane 33. Bus 60/62 stop Hanzepoort, 400 m N Enschedesestraat. 	Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hengelo, Almelo, Deventer, (Utrecht).	A1 access lane 33	. Bus 60/62 stop â€œElsmorsâ€, 250 m S Enschedesestraat	. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, (Amsterdam), (Arnhem), (â€™s-Hertogenbosch)	. A12 access lane 11	. Bus 6 stop â€œStavorenwegâ€, 50 m S Stavorenweg, 50 m E Stavorenweg, 200 m NE Goudse poort. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Oldenzaal, (Germany)	. N732 (Oldenzaalsestraat) x Kotkampweg. Bus 60/62 stop â€œKotkampwegâ€. Or 500 m E Parallelweg, 1200 m N/NE Oldenzaalsestraat	. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tilburg, Breda, Dordrecht, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Bergen op Zoom, (Middelburg).	 Fuel station on A58 between access lane 7 and access lane 8 â€œKriekampenâ€ (10 km). Bus 151 stop â€œBremâ€ (Best), 50 m W Brem, 100 m N Ringweg, 1500 m W Gagel (canal), 500 m SW through heathland. 60 min.	Fuel station on the motorway. Ns.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Turnhout, Antwerpen, Brussel, Gent. Fuel station on A67 between junction Knooppunt De Hogt  and access lane 32 â€œOeienboschâ€ (6 km).	Bus 150 stop â€œLochtâ€ (Veldhoven), 500 m SW Locht/Kempenbaan, 250 m W Oeienboschdijk (parallel A67), 250 m SW verge A67 Ns. 40 min.	Fuel station on the motorway. Ns.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Venlo, DÃ¼sseldorf, KÃ¶ln. Fuel station on A67 between junction Knooppunt Leenderheide and access lane 34 â€œMeelakkersâ€ (5 km).	Train station â€œGeldropâ€, 2000 m SW general direction, last part SE, S, Genoenhuis, bridge A67, 100 m W shoulder A67 Ss. 40 min. Fuel station on the motorway. Ss.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
(Leiden). N44 (Benoordenhoutseweg) x Boslaan. 300 m NE Bezuidenhoutseweg, 500 m NW Utrechtsebaan (A12) / Boslaan, 100 m E N44 (Benoordenhoutseweg)	. Bus lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Leiden. N44 (Waalsdorperplein). Leidschestraatweg x Waalsdorperweg. Bus 90 stop â€œWaalsdorperpleinâ€	. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Arnhem, (Amsterdam), (Nijmegen). A1 access lane 23. Bus 56 stop â€œZweedsestraatâ€, 300 m SE Deventerweg, cross. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Leiden. N44 (Willem Witsenplein). Benoordenhoutseweg x Laan van NOI. Bus 88/89/91 stop â€œWillem Witsenpleinâ€. Bus lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Rotterdam, (Amsterdam), (Breda). Start A12 (Boslaan). 300 m NE Bezuidenhoutseweg, 500 m NW parallel A12 (Utrechtsebaan) / Boslaan. Official hitchhikers spot.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Arnhem, 's-Herogenbosch, (Eindhoven), (Venlo)	. Fuel station on A50 between access lane 23 and junction Knooppunt Beekbergen â€œDe Brinkâ€ (6 km)	. Bus 231s stop â€œKapelmeestershoeveâ€, 100 m SW Gildenlaan, (Bus 293 stop â€œLanddrostlaanâ€), 400 m S Landdrostlaan, 1200 m SE Polderweg, 1500 m SE Elsbosweg,  200 m S verge A50 Ws. ? mins. Fuel station on the motorway. Ws.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amsterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht. Fuel station on A1 between access lane 17 and 16 â€œTolnegenâ€ (20 km). From Apeldoorn bus 102 stop â€œWittenbergâ€ (Wittenberg), bus 107 stop â€œCentrumâ€ (Stroe), 25 m N Wolweg, 1200 m W Stroeerschoolweg, 250 m N Gruttoweg ][ A1. 50 min. Fuel station on the motorway. Ns.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get there by train S8, station \"schÃ¶neweide\".
Use the entrance to the (cheaper) \"jet\" gas station. 
Good and famous place to leave Berlin southwards (dresden, praha).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amersfoort, Zwolle, Assen, Enschede. 	Fuel station on A50 between access lane 23 and junction Knooppunt Beekbergen â€œDe Sompâ€ (6 km)	. Bus 231s stop â€œKapelmeestershoeveâ€, 100 m SW Gildenlaan, (Bus 293 stop â€œLanddrostlaanâ€), 400 m S Landdrostlaan, 1200 m SE Polderweg, 1500 m SE Elsbosweg, ][, 300 m S verge A50 Es. ? mins. Fuel station on the motorway. Es.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hoofddorp, Aalsmeer, Leiden, Den Haag	N201 (Cruquiusweg) x Javalaan. Bus 140 stop â€œCruquiuswegâ€ (Heemstede). Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Alkmaar, Beverwijk, (Den Helder). N203 (Provincialeweg) x Brandweer. Bus 69 stop â€œLeliestraatâ€ (Koog aan de Zaan). 	Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Alkmaar, Den Helder, (Leeuwarden). N208 (Delftlaan) x Kleverlaan. Bus 2 stop â€œDuinoordstraatâ€, 500 m NW Heussensstraat, 50 m SW parallel N208.	Parking lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Utrecht, (Amersfoort). A200 x Camera Obscuraweg. 	Train station â€œHaarlem Spaarnwoudeâ€, 100 m S pedestrian bridge over A200, 30 m N	. Bus stop at the begin of the motorway.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Haarlem, Beverwijk	.N200 (Haarlemmerweg) x Admiraal de Ruyterweg / Molenwerf. Train station â€œSloterdijkâ€ + tram 12/bus 15 stop â€œHaarlemmerwegâ€, 50 m N/W. Official hitchhikers spot.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Rotterdam	. A10 access lane S108	. Metro 50 stop â€œAmstelveensewegâ€, 200 m N Amstelveenseweg	. Bus stop on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Alkmaar, Zaandam, (Leeuwarden). A10 access lane S101.	Train station â€œSloterdijkâ€ + bus 36 stop â€œNieuwe hemwegâ€, 150 m SE N283 (Nieuwe Hemweg) ][ A10, 100 m NE Vlothavenweg. Bus lane on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Alkmaar, Zaandam, (Leeuwarden). A10 access lane S102.	 Train station â€œSloterdijkâ€, 200 m E Hatostraat, 250 m N La Guardiaweg, 250 m E Basisweg, cross.	 Bus lane on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heerenveen, Leeuwarden, (Drachten), (Sneek).	A32 access lane 2	. Station backside exit, 250 m E Leliestraat, 400 m N/NE Ambachtsweg, 300 m E Hoogeveenseweg. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Leiden, Amsterdam. A13 access lane 8. Bus 62 stop â€œDefensieâ€, 150 m.	Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rotterdam, Gouda, Utrecht, Dordrecht	. A13 access lane 8	. Bus 62 stop â€œBankastraatâ€, 500 m NE Brasserkade, 150 m NW Zuiderweg. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Zwolle, Arnhem, Utrecht. A32 access lane 1. Bus 40 stop â€œDe Stouweâ€, 600 m S/SW Werkhorst, 50 m E Berggiersweg. Or 1400 m S/SW/S/SW Leonard Springenlaan/Reestlaan/Werkhorst, 50 m E Berggiersweg.	Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rotterdam, Gouda, Utrecht, Dordrecht.	A13 access lane 9	. Bus 64 stop â€œPoortcenterâ€. 100 m NE Oostpoortweg.	Hard shoulder just before sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Leiden, Amsterdam. A13 access lane 9. Bus 64 stop â€œPoortcenterâ€, 300 m NE Oostpoortweg ][ A13. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht. A27 access lane 15. Bus 31 stop â€œMinervum 1200â€, 750 m SW Minervum. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
West to Paris (A4) start place de Haguenau.
South to Colmar, Mulhouse (A35) start on the ramp behind \"la laiterie\" (concert hall)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
(Utrecht). A10 access lane S112. Tram 9 stop â€œBrinkstraatâ€, 150 m SE Brinkstraat. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Groningen, Apeldoorn, Enschede, Germany. Fuel station on A1 between access lane 3 and junction Knooppunt Muiderberb â€œHonswijckâ€ (12 km)	. Bus 136 stop â€œMariahoevewegâ€ (Muiden), 500 m NW Mariahoeveweg), 50 m S (Lange Muiderweg, ][ A1, 1200 m E verge A1 Ss. 40 mins. from mainstation Amsterdam. Fuel station on the motorway. Ss


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Eindhoven, Apeldoorn, Lelystad. A10 oprit S109	Sneltram 51 stop â€œRAIâ€ / Train station â€œRAIâ€, 400 m S Europaboulevard	Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, (Hilversum), Haarlem, Den Haag.	Fuel station on A2 between start A2 and junction Knooppunt Amstel (4 km). Sneltram 51 stop â€œOveramstelâ€, 200 m SW De Heusweg, 650 m N Joan Muyskensweg, 100 m W, 600 m S berm A2 Ws. 25 mins. Or tram 25 stop â€œHunzestraatâ€, 250 m E President Kennedylaan, 350 m SE (Utrechtsebrug), 600 m S verge A2 Ws, sign â€œforbidden for pedestriansâ€. 40 mins from main station Amsterdam. Fuel station on the motorway. Ws


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Eindhoven.	Utrechtsebrug, start A2. Tram 25 stop â€œHunzestraatâ€, 250 m E President Kennedylaan, 350 m SE Utrechtsebrug.	Hard shoulder begin A2 on southside bridge Utrechtsebrug. Fast traffic!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lelystad, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Germany.	S112 (Prins Bernhardplein). Train/metro/tram/bus station â€œAmstelâ€, 100 m E Prins Bernhardplein, 200 m SE. Official hitchhikers spot. 250 m SE Fuel station.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Eindhoven.	Utrechtsebrug, start A2 Tram 25 stop â€œHunzestraatâ€, 250 m E President Kennedylaan. Traffic lights. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tiel, Rotterdam,  Utrecht, Zwolle.	Fuel station at the start of the A73 â€œNeerbosschewegâ€ (5 km). Bus 1 stop â€œLagelandsewegâ€, 300 m SW Hogelandseweg, 200 m W verge A73 Ns. Fuel station at the begin of the motorway. Ns.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Breda, Den Haag. Fuel station on A28 near Hooglanderveen between access lane 9 and junction Knooppunt Hoevelaken (6 km). Bus 101 stop â€œVan Tuijlstraatâ€ Hooglanderveen, 300 m NW Van Tuijlstraat, 150 m N Holleweg, 400 m E/N/E Eindweg, 150 m N Scheidingsweg. 22 min from station Amersfoort. Fuel station on the motorway. Ws.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eindhoven. N270 (Europaweg). Train station â€Helmond â€˜t Houtâ€, 200 m NE Parallelweg, 600 m N Mierloseweg/Hortsedijk, 100 m NE parallel N270 (Europaweg). Fuel station. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
MÃ¶nchen-gladbach, DÃ¼sseldorf, KÃ¶ln, (Austria), (Czech Republic). Traffic square Keulse BarriÃ¨re x start A61	3000 m SE Kaldenkerkerweg, Or bus 3 stop â€œMarianum collegeâ€, 800 m SE Kaldenkerkerweg.	Traffic square. Hard shoulder at the start of the motorway. Fuel station. Customs.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Germany. A67 access lane 40. Bus 83 stop â€œAlbertushofâ€, 700 m NNW Nijmeegseweg.	Hard shoulder on sliproad (Fuel station on the motorway. Ss. 1000 m O).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Germany, (Poland), (Czech Republic).	Border A67. Bus 5 stop â€œJean Laudystraatâ€. 2000 m NE general direction from the bus stop.  40 mins from station Venlo. Restaurant on the motorway. Customs.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eindhoven, (Rotterdam), Antwerpen . Border A67. Bus 5 stop â€œJean Laudystraatâ€. Ss: 2250 m NE general direction (][ A67 Arenborgweg). 40 mins from station Venlo.	Restaurant on the motorway. Customs.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heerlen, (Geleen), (Maastricht). Heerlenseweg x Van Lomessenweg 250 m W Stationsstraat, 250 m N Streeperstraat, 150 m NW Ruitersstraat, 150 m SW Heerlenseweg.	Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Maastricht, Heerlen. Maastrichterweg x Burgemeester Geuljanslaan. Bus 72 stop â€œBurg. Geuljanslaanâ€, 250 m SE Burg. Geuljanslaan. Verge.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eindhoven. Hornerweg x Buitenop. Bus 73/74/75/76 stop â€œWilhelminasingelâ€, 100 m W Wilhelminasingel. Or 1000 m NW general direction. Fuel station.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Venlo. N280 (Wilhelminasingel)	100 m W Stationsplein, 750 m N/NW Godsweerdersingel, ca. 200 m E verge N280 (Wilhelminasingel).	Parking lane.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Aachen, KÃ¶ln, (DÃ¼sselsorf), (Berlin), (Poland), (Czech Republic), (Austria). Fuel station on A76 between junction Knooppunt Bocholtz and the state border â€œTienbaanâ€ (8 km). 	Bus 43/143 stop â€œWilheminalaanâ€, 200 m N Wilhelminalaan, 200 m NE Prins Hendrikstraat, 50 m NE, 600 m N Stevensweg. 50 min from train station Heerlen. Fuel station on the motorway. Ss.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Aachen. N281 x Welterlaan Bus 2 stop â€œBurg. gijzelslaanâ€, 500 m SW Welterlaan ][ N281. Hard shoulder on sliproad (little space).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Aachen. Looierstraat x Het Overloon. 50 m W Stationstraat, 200 m SW Geerstraat, 100 m W, 250 m SW Looierstraat. Traffic lights. Ask for a ride.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Aachen	N281 x Nieuw Eyckholt. 50 m W Stationstraat, 200 m SW Geerstraat, 100 m W, 450 m SW Looierstraat ][ N281	. Hard shoulder on sliproad


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Geleen, (Eindhoven), (Venlo). N281 x Parallelweg. Bus 7/32 stop â€œNationale houthandelâ€, 100 m SE In de Cramer, 150 m SE Parallelweg. Or 50 m W Stationstraat, 1300 m SW Parallelweg	. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Geleen, (Eindhoven), (Venlo). N281 x Nieuw Eyckholt 50 m W Stationstraat, 200 m SW Geerstraat, 100 m W, 350 m SW Looierstraat. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Aachen, KÃ¶ln, (DÃ¼sseldorf). N281 x A76. Hitchhike from spot 3, 4 or 5. Hard shoulder next to traffic lights.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Maastricht. Start A79 near N281 x Welterlaan 50 m W Stationstraat, 500 m SW/SE Geerstraat, 700 m SW Valkenburgerweg, 300 m SE Pijnsweg. Fuel station at the begin of the motorway. Ns.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eindhoven, Utrecht, Venlo, Nijmegen.	Fuel station on A2 between access lane 51 and 50 â€œKruisbergâ€ (6 km). 	Bus 61 stop â€œSint Josephstraatâ€, 100 m SW Maastrichterweg, climb stairs, door in wall along the motorway. Or Train station Meerssen, 700 m NW Beaufortstraat, 250 m W St Josephstraat, climb stairs, door in wall along the motorway. Fuel station on the motorway. Es.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Zwolle, Drachten, Leeuwarden, (Utrecht), (Arnhem). Emmaviaduct x Stationsweg. 250 m W Stationsweg. Official hitchhikers spot.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dokkum, Drachten, (Groningen). N355 (Groningerstraatweg) x Elzenstraat. Bus 50/51/62 stop â€œOud tolhuisâ€ (200 m W)	Fuel station (Lane)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Kampen, Emmeloord	. N331 (Voorsterweg) x N331 (Blaloweg)	1500 m W. Or bus 140/141 stop â€œâ€¦â€. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Antwerpen, Heerlen, Maastricht. Leenderweg x junction Knooppunt Leenderheide. Bus 173/176 stop â€œFlorapleinâ€, 1250 m SE Leenderweg. Traffic lights on traffic square (Ns).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
LiÃ¨ge, Luxembourg, Charleroi. Fuel station on A2 between access lane 57 and 58 â€œKnuvelkesâ€ (9 km). Bus 158 stop â€œSint Josephstraat/Rijkswegâ€, 600 m S Rijksweg. Fuel station on the motorway.Ws


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nijmegen, Arnhem.	Fuel station on A59 between access lane 14 and 15  â€œDe Luchtâ€ (14 km)	Bus 90 stop â€œDe Luchtâ€ (Geffen), 15 m NW. 30 mins from 's-Hertogenbosch station. Fuel station on the motorway. Ss.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Eindhoven	. A59 access lane 11	Bus 90/158 stop â€œGraafsebaanâ€, 100 m E Graafsebaan, cross. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nijmegen, Arnhem	. A59 access lane 11	Bus 90 stop â€œGraafsebaanâ€ , 100 m E Graafsebaan, 200 m S Berlicumseweg.	Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Breda, â€™s-Hertogenbosch, Den Haag. 24 Oktoberplein. Bus 114/128/145/387/388/â€¦ stop â€œ24 oktoberpleinâ€, 100 m. Fuel station. Acceleration lane / hard shoulder on traffic square.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amsterdam. A2 access lane 8. Bus 114/128/145/387/388/â€¦ stop â€œ24 oktoberpleinâ€, 100 m 24 oktoberplein, 800 m SW Ds. Martin Luther Kinglaan. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Arnhem, Groningen, Enschede. Fuel station on A27 between access lane 28 and access lane 29 â€œDe Knoestâ€ (7 km). Bus 65 stop â€œDrenthehavenâ€ (Nieuwegein), 200 m S Hollandhaven, 1800 m SE Weg van de Binnenvaart / Waterliniedok, bridge over the motorway. 45 mins. Fuel station on the motorway. Es.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can find the description \"how to get there\" at hitchbase.com.

Its the motorway entrance \"Schnellsen Nord\" northwards towards Kiel, Flensburg, Danmark. This place is illegal as you will have to cross the motorway-sign to have a good chance to get a lift.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best point to get a lift to the UK. For the Channel tunnel, cars are paid by car, not by passenger. So, if there is a free seat, it is basically possible to ask for a lift through the tunnel. However, it can take up to 1.5-2 hours, because it is hard to convince people that you are neither an illegal immigrant nor in possession of drugs etc. So, have your passport ready to show to everyone and be patient...


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waalwijk, Breda, Tilburg, (Dordrecht). Vlijmenseweg x Oude Vlijmenseweg. Bus 136/137 stop â€œWillem Alexander Ziekenhuisâ€, 50 m N Oude Vlijmenseweg. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waalwijk, Breda, Tilburg, (Dordrecht). Vlijmenseweg x Helftheuvelweg. Bus 136/137 stop â€œHeltfheuvelwegâ€. Bus stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Its at a traffic-light. There are three lanes for cars going left directing the motorway (A215 leading to the A7) either northwards towards Danmark or southwards towards Hamburg, Hannover, Kassel etc.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
â€™s-
Hertogenbosch, Utrecht. Boschdijk x  Barrierweg. Bus 8 stop â€œMinckelerspleinâ€, 100 m. Traffic lights. Parking lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Antwerpen, Venlo, Heerlen, Maastricht. Leenderweg. Bus 173/176 stop â€œFlorapleinâ€, 50
m SE, 300 m SE Leenderweg. Parking
lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Weert, Venlo. A2 access lane 33. Bus 171/172 stop â€œMotelâ€, 600 m S Aalsterweg ][ A2/A67, cross. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gordano service station is hitchhiking black spot in the UK.  The crash barrier graffiti is a testament to borded hitchhikers


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
(Heerlen), 
(Maastricht), (Venlo), (Venray). N275 (Ringbaan Noord). Bus 31/74 stop â€œMarconilaanâ€,  200 m NW Marconilaan, 200 m NE Ringbaan Noord. Parking lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Only usefull if traffic is dense! Maastricht. junction Knooppunt Leenderheide x A2. Bus 173/176 stop â€œFlorapleinâ€, 1250 m SE Leenderweg, (forbidden) 300 m SE Traffic square Leenderheide. Hard shoulder on traffic
square (Ss).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heerlen, Maastricht. A2 access 39. Bus  31/74 stop  â€œMarconilaanâ€, 200
m NW Marconilaan, 650 m NE Ringbaan Noord. Hard shoulder on the sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hilversum, Amersfoort. Waterlinieweg x Van Ostadelaan. Bus 12/13s stop â€œStadionâ€, 200 m W Herculeslaan/][/Rubenslaan, 200 m S Van Ostadelaan. Official hitchhikers spot.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Arnhem, Nijmegen	. N225 (Ritzema Bosweg) x Diedenweg	. Bus 50/86s/251 stop â€œDiedenwegâ€. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Almere, Amersfoort, (Breda), (â€™s-Hertogenbosch). Biltstraat x Museumlaan. Bus 50/52/53/54 stop â€œOorsprongparkâ€, 150 m SE Oorsprongpark, railwya tunnel, 250 m NE Museumlaan.	Possibility to stop on the road.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
 â€™s-Hertogenbosch, Venray, (Venlo).	N326 (Graafseweg) x Neerboscheweg. Bus 1/6/89/99 stop â€œNeerbosschewegâ€	Bus stop. Hard shoulder.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Venlo, â€˜s-Hertogenbosch	. N326 (Graafseweg) x Keizer Karelplein	300 m E Van Schaeck Mathonsingel, 50 m S Keizer Kareplein	. Official hitchhikers spot (most often in use as car parking).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Germany, (Poland), (Czech Republic).	Fuel station on A67 between access lane 40 and 41 (3 km)	. Bus 6 stop â€œSimon Stevinstraatâ€, 200 m NE Simon Stevinstraat, 300 m NE 1800. 20 mins from train station Venlo. Fuel station on the motorway. Ss.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eindhoven, (Amsterdam), (Rotterdam), Antwerpen. Fuel station on A67 between access lane 40 and 39 â€œReunenâ€ (4 km). Bus 6 stop â€œHakkestraatâ€, 800 m NW Sint Urbanusweg/Oude Venloseweg ][, 200 m W verge A67. 30 mins from train station Venlo. Fuel station on the motorway. Ns.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eindhoven. A67 access lane 40. Bus 83 stop â€œAlbertushofâ€, 500 m NNW
Nijmeegseweg. Hard shoulder on sliproad
(Fuel station on the motorway. Ns. 1000
m W).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nijmegen, Arnhem, Utrecht, Eindhoven	. N273 (Napoleonsbaan)	. Bus 77 stop â€œHotel de Molenâ€ (Baarlo), cross. Bus stop. Traffic lights.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heerlen, Aachen. A76 access lane 3. Bus 51/61 stop â€œPrins Mauritslaanâ€ (Neerbeek), 250 m NE  Prins Mauritslaan. Hard shoulder on access lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tongeren. Tongerseweg. Bus 3 stop â€œMgr. Vranckenpleinâ€, 100 m SW Heukelommerweg, 150 m NW Felix Brockenstraat, 200 m
SW Tongerseweg. Cycling lane
Border.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
West Thurrock service area. Good to get lifts to Europe! Have done it several times in 2006. Â£5 from central London to get there. Any questions: freddy_e@gmx.de


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hasselt. Viaductweg. Station backside exit, 1100 m NE Meerssenerweg, 350 m W Viaductweg (cycling lane). Fuel station.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Rotterdam,  (Breda), ('s-Hertogenbosch). A12 access lane 17	. Bus 47/64 or sneltram stop â€œKanaleneiland-Zuid, â€¦â€, 200 m S Europalaan (sign â€œforbidden for pedestriansâ€ near access lane). Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Den Haag, Leiden, Rotterdam. Traffic square Hoograven x A12 access lane 18. Bus 6 stop â€œIJsselsteinlaanâ€, 150 m NE Bazuinhof, Nijeveldsingel cross, 350 m S along wall parallel to main raod, pass door in wall (â€œforbiddenâ€). Hard shoulder on connection to A12.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
(Breda), (Arnhem), (Den Haag). Waterlinieweg x Herculeslaan. Bus 12/13s stop â€œStadionâ€, 50 m W Herculeslaan. Official hitchhikers spot.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Eindhoven. A59 access lane 47. Bus 73 stop â€œDe Bakenâ€, 400 m SW Het Wielsum, 200 m N Hambakenweg. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waalwijk, Tilburg, Breda. A59 access lane 47. Bus 73 stop â€œDe Bakenâ€, 400 m SW Het Wielsum, 400 m N Hambakenweg/Maaspoortweg,
cross. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amsterdam, Waalwijk. A2 access lane 20. Bus 62 stop â€œVierde reitâ€, 25 m SE Reitse dreef, 700 m NE Bruistensingel. Hard shoulder on
sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eindhoven, Tilburg. Vughterweg x Isabellalaan. Bus 68/69/140 stop â€œVughterwegâ€, 250 m N Vughterwerg. Hard shoulder.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Weert. A2 access lane 31. Bus 401/402 stop â€œDe Hurkâ€, 250 m SW Noord-Brabantlaan ][ A2. Hard shoulder on
sliproad. Traffic lights.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Weert, (Eindhoven),
Maastricht, Hasselt. A76 access lane 3. Bus from Geleen 51/61 stop â€œPrins
Mauritslaanâ€ (Neerbeek), 350 m NE Prins Mauritslaan,
bridge A76. Hard shoulder on
sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
's-Hertogenbosch, Tilburg. A2 access lane 31. Bus 401/402 stop â€œDe Hurkâ€, 100 m
NE. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Only usefull is traffic is scarce or very dense! Utrecht, Breda. A2 x junction
Knooppunt
Leenderheide. Bus  173/176 stop â€œFlorapleinâ€, 1250 m SE Leenderweg, (forbidden) 300 m SE Traffic square Leenderheide. Traffic lights on traffic square (Ss).  Use a sign here.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Venlo. Junction Knooppunt
Leenderheide x A67. Bus 173/176 stop â€œFlorapleinâ€, 1250 m SE Leenderweg, (forbidden) 300 m SE Traffic square Leenderheide. Hard shoulder on
connection to A67.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eindhoven. A2 access lane 39. Bus 31/74 stop â€œMarconilaanâ€, 200 m NW Marconilaan, 750 m NE Ringbaan Noord. Hard shoulder on sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Venlo, Venray, (Nijmegen). Es A2 exit 39. Bus 31/74 stop â€œMarconilaanâ€, 200 m NW Marconilaan, 750 m NE Ringbaan Noord. Traffic lights.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station \"De Lucht Oost\" on A2 motorway. Most important petrol station on this motorway, important petrol station between the west and the south of the Netherlands. Great spot to Utrecht/Amsterdam.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station \"De Lucht West\" on A2 motorway. Most important petrol station on this motorway, important petrol station between the west and the south of the Netherlands. Great spot to Eindhoven, Maastricht/Heerlen.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Arnhem. From the motorway A50 petrol station De Slenk: 750 m N on the edge of motorway and forest.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nijmegen, Eindhoven	. N556 (Eindhovenseweg) x Groot-Bollerweg. Train station â€œBlerickâ€, 1250 m NW Eindhovenseweg. Fuel station


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Den
Haag, â€™s-
Hertogenbosch,
Eindhoven,
Maastricht. Fuel station on
A12/A50 between
access lane 26 and
access lane 25 â€œDe
Schaarsâ€ (4 km). Bus 2 stop â€œMuseum 40 45â€
(Schaarsbergen), 300 m SE verge
A12/A50 Ns (fence?). 25 min.Fuel station on the
motorway. Ns.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Zutphen,
Doetinchem,
Oberhausen. N325 (IJsseloordweg). Bus 5 stop
â€œPresikhaaf/Kampenhuizenlaanâ€,
400 m SE naar Dunoweg, 250 m S
Dunoweg, N325 cross, 200 m SW
verge N325. Fuel station.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Den
Haag, Zwolle,
Enschede. Fuel station on A50
between access lane 19
and junction
Knooppunt Grijsoord
â€œDe Slenkâ€ (7 km). Bus 107 stop â€œMotel West-endâ€,
150 m NW Amsterdamse Weg, 750
m SW edge of forest besides
shoulder A50 Es. 20 min. Fuel station on the
motorway. Es.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nijmegen, â€™s-
Hertogenbosch, Venlo,
(Rotterdam). junction Knooppunt
Velperbroek. Bus 26 stop
â€œVelperbroekâ€ (Velp),
500 m S Pres Kennedylaan,
(forbidden) 200 m SW Traffic
square Velperbroek. Traffic lights on
traffic
square (Ws, under the
bridge).


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nijmegen. Airborneplein (Ss). Bus
1/5/20/31/32/33/60/â€¦ stop
â€œAirbornepleinâ€ or 1000 m SE. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Den
Haag. A12 access lane 26
near junction
Knooppunt Waterberg. Bus 91/231s stop â€œGolflinksâ€, 200
m N Apeldoornseweg (cross). Traffic lights. Next great petrol station 3 km.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Apeldoorn,
Zwolle. A50 access lane 20
near junction
Knooppunt Waterberg. Bus 91/231s stop â€œGolflinksâ€, 750
m N Apeldoornseweg. Hard shoulder on
sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nijmegen. Velperbinnensingel x
Nieuwstad. Bus 3/5/7/â€¦ stop â€œVelperpleinâ€,
200 m SE Velperbinnensingel or
700 m SE. Bus lane.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nijmegen, â€™s-
Hertogenbosch,
Rotterdam,
Venlo. Start A325. Bus 7/88 stop â€œGelredomeâ€, 200 m
SE Batavierenweg (cross). Hard shoulder at
beginning of the
motorway.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Deventer. N348 (Deventerweg) x
Capellenlaan. Bus 81 stop â€œVan der
Capellenlaanâ€. Or from station 1400 m NE
Stationsplein/Nieuwstad/Burg.
Dijckmeesterweg/Deventerweg. Bus stop.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Almelo,
Enschede,
Germany. A1 access lane 23. Bus 56 stop â€œZweedsestraatâ€, 750
m SE Deventerweg, cross. Hard shoulder on
sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Germany. A1 access lane 31. Bus 11 stop â€œKleine drieneâ€, 1000
m NO Oldenzaalsestraat. Or from station 3000
m NE general direction. Hard shoulder on
sliproad.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Utrecht, Arnhem. N35 (HenriÃ«tte Roland
Holstlaan) x
Weezebeeksingel. Bus 21/22/28/92 stop â€œFrederik van
Eedenstraatâ€


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Almelo,
Apeldoorn,
Utrecht. Westerval x Parkweg. 1750 m W Parkweg, 25 m W
Westerval. Official hitchhikers spot (not existing anymore).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Fuelstation \"Rasthof Kassel-West\"

Very good for southern direction

I have been here about 5 times and always got a lift within 20-30 minutes


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-06-02 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Fuel Station \"Hamburg-Stillhorn\"

-probably good for: direction Bremen (A1) 

-worse: Southern direction (A7); we waited there for 2 hours

-also a lot of people who drive into the city

-take the bus line 13 from S-Bahn-station Wilhelmsburg to Kirchdorf-Süd


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-08-23 00:00:00.000000
comment:
A lot of traffic heading to the A1. you can get here very good with a normal \"Wien ticket\" directly from the city center


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Utrecht and Amsterdam.
Enough place to stop, much traffic.
Oppesite of the International Criminal Court.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can get to Maynooth by train. From there you have to walk around 2 km (? as far as I can remember) to get to the motorway. Took us about 45 minutes to get a lift.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Arrogant people giving you the finger.. We finally made it onto the motorway, but it was no fun at all.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction A5 north and south.

It doesn't make sense to go here by tram from Freiburg centre, but if you're somewhere near it works pretty well. (There is a traffic light, so you can ask people who come from the Adelheid-Steinmann-StraÃŸe).
Tram stop is \"Rieselfeld\".


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Don't hh here, better enjoy the wonderful walk over the bridge and start after the roundabout in Ruse. Some say you can't walk over the bridge, but no one stopped me crossing it.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Many people go to the border town with Bulgaria from here. Some cars, not many trucks. You can get the tram here.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not much space for cars to stop. Trucks won't go to Mangalia or Vama Veche, they leave the road before to cross the border a little further inland. Cars with Bucharest(B) plates are very likely to go to Vama Veche during the summer. ;)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
*The* starting point to get to Brasov. Many cars most of the day. Get tram nr. 5 or 3xx buses to Baneasa airport.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bilzen, Hasselt. Traffic square Via Regia x Nobellaan. Bus 2 stop â€œVia Regia/Sint Annakerkâ€, 150 m NW Via Regia. Lane behind traffic square.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eindhoven, Utrecht, Heerlen, (Aachen). N2 (President Rooseveltlaan) x Terblijterweg. Station backside exit. 1000 m N/NE Meerssenerweg, 250 m SE Millerstraat ][,  100 m N President Rooseveltlaan (N2). Official hitchhikers spot.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gulpen,
(Aachen). Akersteenweg. Bus 53/54 stop â€œAkersteenweg/Oude Molenwegâ€. (300 m W Akersteenweg). Bus stop, Fuel station
(Parking lane).


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Saldus, Skrunda, Liepaja. Direct way to the western seaside of Latvia. Good trafic, direct and fast cars.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just north of Boulder, Colorado, you can very easily catch lifts to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
LiÃ¨ge. junction Knooppunt Europaplein (A2xN278) x Sint Gerardusweg. Station backside exit. 300 m S Meerssenerweg, 300 m S Heerderweg, 750 m S Sint Gerardusweg. Hard shoulder on
sliproad.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
The begining of A9 to Riga from Liepaja(after crossing a railway) A good point, but u have to write down a direction where are you going(ex.: RIGA, KULDIGA, VENTSPILS)


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Liepaja to Nica(LV), Rucava(LV), Palanga (LT) and Klaipeda(LT). A good trafic in the mornings and evenings - direct cars :) 


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Riga to Saldus, Skrunda, Liepaja. Till this point u can get by minibus (from Riga's centre) which goes to PINKI or SKULTE. Write down LIEPAJA and u won't stay longer than half an hour.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heading to France? This is a perfect place! Take the metro to Monumental and ask on these traffic lights!


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
When heading South of Lisbon or towards Spain. Take the train to Foros de Amora and then cross under the highway to get at this gas station. Here you can ask people to take you. 


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to head South of Lisbon you can start here. You will depend on people stopping for you only. As far as that goes it's a great place!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction magdeburg, may work but dangerous place for drivers to stop; under construction may get better


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction berlin. good to reach, good for drivers to stop but sometimes difficulties with the police.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
works in direction of Dresden, Frankfurt, Praque, but a bit difficult because most drivers turn fast there


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Kassel, Frankfurt, WÃ¼rzburg Everyone that stops can bring you to the next Fuel Station, 2 km south. This one is not that good, alas.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going down Ben Higgins Rd is one way to get onto 400 South out of Dahlonega. You'll need a sign saying \"400\".


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Wait in the middle of the road for the red traffic light, then ask those who want to turn left for a lift to Kaufpark or Autobahn.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Long walk from Perpignan, but one of the nicest walks you'll ever have. Getting to this side of the Peage involves jumping a creek and climbing a fence!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
South: bus stop makes a good spot for cars to pull over. Being very animated seems to speed up wait times.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Hannover and generally central Germany. Very nice place right next to the autobahn. Just make sure you stay before the blue sign (otherwise illegal) and don't stay behind the bridge pier. It's too dangerous and drivers see you too late.
How to get there:
Take the tram line no 1 to Dietrich BonhÃ¶ffer StraÃŸe. The station is south south west of the hitch point. Southwards trough the gardens until the next parallel street, then left to the station.
by polarfox (HC)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can get hitches here into direction of Spain / Barcelona. Cars stop here, ask them for a ride while they are waiting.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-07-07 00:00:00.000000
comment:
The first car that came here, stopped. You can get a lift to the roundabout further up this road, or to a restarea on the highgway to North or South (Spain). Cars here normally travel short distance.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-09-02 00:00:00.000000
comment:
Best place in town for hitching to north or south on the A61.
You can take the bus no. 013 or 023 to \"Vorster Stra


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitch-hiking hell!

Avoid getting stuck here on your way to Greece... there are mini buses constantly trying to pick you up and getting in the way... and the highway is straight through the edge of town... Tekirdag... how I loathe thee!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus 21/22/28 stop â€œFrederik van
To Utrecht, Arnhem. N35 (HenriÃ«tte
Roland
Holstlaan). Bus stop
\"Eedenstraat\", 900 m SW
HenriÃ«tte
Roland Holstlaan (N35). Or bus 92
bus stop â€œAmbachtstraatâ€


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To get to Gent you can wait where the ramp splits. Plenty of room to pull over and trafic isn't flying.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-09 18:40:26.000000
comment:
There's high traffic, and a bus lane which didn't get traffic while I was there, but had no luck getting a ride into the Netherlands


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-10 11:34:54.000000
comment:
Take the yellow bus 115A from Valencia to Puzol for 1,55€

Walk 30 minutes in a very secured path along the motorway, 
Than you arrive to a Gas station, I was taken after 10 minutes further than Catellon. 

Note: theres oranges fields everywhere and one guy seeling it very cheap


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-11 06:33:05.000000
comment:
for hitch-hiking south to uluru and adelaide

nearly no local traffic, every car going south have to pass this spot, plenty of place to stop for the cars, cars are slow


country: AU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-11 07:11:36.000000
comment:
gas station north of geraldton, access with public transport,  check: http://hitchwiki.org/en/Geraldton


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-11 16:57:00.000000
comment:
There is also a gas station there where you can ask the drivers directly, but there are lots of cars to Wangen and A96, should be no problem...


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-12 18:46:04.000000
comment:
a perfect relais between ZURICH (or WINTERTHUR) and ST. GALLEN, KONSTANZ (germany) or SCHAFFHAUSEN. you will find a BP petrol station, a restaurant and a small COOP supermarket. you reach this spot conveniently with suburban train (s-bahn) number 7 from zurich or winterthur. get off at 'kempthal station' and wander up the hill (4 minutes) behind the factory buildings. there is many cars stopping at this raststaette. on my personal rating from 1 (poor) to 10 (a very good place) 'rastanlage kempthal' will get a '10'.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-12 19:00:00.000000
comment:
'rastanlage DEITINGEN sued' is a good relais northward to BASEL, ZURICH, other cities in germany or western france. there is plenty of (intrenational) traffic stopping at this place. from 'solothurn main train station' you reach 'deitingen suburban train station' within two stops. wander up lutherbach-, schachen- and hofurhenstrasse (7 minutes) and there you are..! 


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-13 15:32:17.000000
comment:
Exit of Bergamo Airport. I asked people for 30 minutes waiting around inside and outside the airport for a lift to Verona, Italy or to Germany. I got a 2 hour ride to Verona from a man who was renting a car from the airport to drive there.   


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-13 18:09:32.000000
comment:
At the on ramp after the traffic lights. Not much room before the motorway sign, but there is space after it for a car to stop.

Not a very safe position, but effective, if you have to start from this area


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-15 13:25:01.000000
comment:
To north towards Slovakia, Krakow.

You can take a train from Budapest to Vác, really cheapy. Then you need to walk a bit.

Lots of space to stop/HH. Might be potentially illegal place (motorway), tho, but police didn\\'t care.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:32:37.000000
comment:
Good place to leave Poitiers and reach the A10 tollgate. Look for the place where drivers can stop easily.
Direction : A10 tollgate, Tours, Paris.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:34:16.000000
comment:
Tollgate to the A10 highway. A few minutes waiting to the norths.
Not a really good place to the south.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:36:03.000000
comment:
Direction : Nantes, Cholet.
You can wait 10 minutes as you can wait 1h.
Lot of traffic and bus stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:44:12.000000
comment:
I waited 5 hours here but it was on holiday. Just ask people if they can bring you to the gaz station on the A2 (10 minutes).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:48:29.000000
comment:
Difficult spot to hitchhike.
Lot of traffic but lot of different direction.
I usually get a lift from here to Poitiers, and it's not a good place.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:57:09.000000
comment:
Good place to go the South : Niort, La rochelle, Poitiers...
Average to go to Brittany.
Difficult to reach.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 10:58:51.000000
comment:
Car go very fast and it's very dangerous to stop.
Before going into a car ask driver if he can stop you at Lanester.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 11:48:55.000000
comment:
Coming from Moscow, the furthest Marshrutka (70 RUB) will take you here (1h ride) before it goes off the road eastwards towards Voronovo and back. Get out here and hitch some 20m further. Enough space & visibility, good for rides towards Chekov or M3 (Obninsk)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 11:59:56.000000
comment:
The Aral gas station directly at B3 direction South (Gießen, A5). If you're heading for the A4 (East) and feel short on time and traffic is low, consider taking the detour in the wrong direction on A5 to the rest station Wetterau, where you can reach the other side via a tunnel after the end of the parking area.


country: IS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-14 23:13:22.000000
comment:
Hitchiked here at night, after 3 p.m. ( getting dark early in the winter), 3-4 hours until someone stopped.Not many cars, maybe 3-4 cars per hour


country: AT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-15 22:56:29.000000
comment:
from the airport maybe possible to get a ride to vienna. but i tried to go to hungary and it seemed impossible without a sign.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-15 23:01:23.000000
comment:
bus #4 and #13 are coming close to here. good spot for varna. i\\'m hitching to sofia sometimes from here, as i live close, and it\\'s working as well.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-15 23:03:59.000000
comment:
can be confusing as there are two ways from here to sofia. better take the one in the direction of troyan as there are much more and not only local traffic on it.


country: AM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-15 23:13:06.000000
comment:
lovely armenian customs asked cars to take us. although the two border posts are quite far, count 30 mins walking on the no man\\'s land.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 13:56:04.000000
comment:
In front of the road/rail bridge many trucks (and some cars) are queuing to cross it, so it\\'s easy to get a ride to Ruma, Sabac, pay-toll ramp close to Ruma, Bosnia (but also for Belgrade sometimes) by just asking drivers.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:07:12.000000
comment:
Crossroad where road splits in 2 directions: towards Zrenjanin/Belgrade and Becej/Novi Sad, obviously you will have to choose the proper one.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:16:25.000000
comment:
The only road towards Novi Sad, but for some reason not so many people will stop. Just go along the road until you reach the end of the city and see fields, rather than buildings :)


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:19:48.000000
comment:
The road forks, take the one towards Vrsac, many cars are going short rides to the villages on the way, take any or wait for a direct one to Vrsac.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:28:56.000000
comment:
At the beginning of the bridge \\"Pancevacki most\\", where all the cars are entering, it\\'s usually crowded and you can just ask the drivers or have a sign. The perfect spot to get a ride to Pancevo, but also good for rides to Zrenjanin.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:39:21.000000
comment:
In front of the bridge there is enough space for cars to stop and traffic is quite frequent. The best spot towards Ruma, Novi Sad or the highway.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:44:36.000000
comment:
Good spot for hh towards both Valjevo and Lazarevac/Belgrade. There is a supermarket across the street. It\\'s also useful to get a ride to the spot where the road splits, few kilometers from here.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:56:07.000000
comment:
At the beginning of \\"Bruski put\\", next to the construction site of hypermarket \\"Rodic\\". The only spot for hh towards Brus, Blace, Kopaonik, \\"Devils town\\" etc. The most probably you will get some short rides, I don\\'t recommend taking one if it\\'s not to the lake \\"Celije\\" or further.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 14:59:36.000000
comment:
After the lake \\"Celije\\", the road forks, one direction goes towards Brus and Kopaonik, and the other one towards Blace and \\"Devil\\'s town\\", just choose the proper one.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 15:06:07.000000
comment:
It\\'s easiest to hh at the crossroad, good for going towards Trstenik/Krusevac to the east, Kraljevo/Cacak to the west. Vrnjacka Banja is 3km away, it\\'s easy to get a ride as well.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 15:11:19.000000
comment:
On the pay-toll ramp at the exit from highway, ask people or just stay there with a sign. It\\'s easy to get a ride towards Zajecar, Bor etc.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 15:13:38.000000
comment:
All the cars passing this road are going to Bor, just stay next to the road with a sign or thumb up.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 15:28:41.000000
comment:
Pay-toll ramp, just ask the people who are taking the tickets to enter the highway. Good for both directions: Nis and other places on the south or Belgrade and the north


country: RS
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-16 18:06:09.000000
comment:
At the beginning of the \\"Beogradski put\\", across the street is \\"HEMOFARM\\", the biggest company in Vrsac. Just stay beside the road with the sign and thumb up


country: CN
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-17 08:04:17.000000
comment:
Take the 301 bus to the airport from Nanning city centre. You\\'ll need to walk about 1.5 km back along the Expy and then turn left. You should have no trouble getting a long distance ride from here, sometimes all the way to the border


country: IL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-18 08:00:13.000000
comment:
This is well known hitch spot by hitchhikers and drivers, i have hitch back to tel aviv for 5 times here , the peak of hitching is 5-8 clock,you will hitch with more than 10 local folks .
And you can get ride to tel aviv ,ashdod or even Haifa here if you are patient enough!


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-18 22:49:03.000000
comment:
Although almost all of the cars are going from Nyborg to Svendborg and vice versa, practically none of them stops on Route 163


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-21 00:29:14.000000
comment:
There are generally very few people in there.
This is the starting place for going to Prejmer(The UNESCO site), Targu Secuiesc, Onesti, Sfantu Gheorghe.

The place is close to the local bus station.(100m)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-21 00:33:34.000000
comment:
This is probably the most crowded hitchhiking spot of Brasov.
Just after the fastfood restaurant, there\\'s a gas station and people stay along it.
This is the starting point for going to Ploiesti, Bucharest and even Bulgaria if you are lucky.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-21 00:53:11.000000
comment:
This is a quite crowded place, near the city bus station. There are a lot of people going to Bran, Codlea or Sibiu


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-21 01:10:44.000000
comment:
In front of the Sinaia train station, there\\'s a quite large parking area where people can stop pick you up.
It is more effective if you want to go to Bucharest than if you want to go to Brasov.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-21 01:25:14.000000
comment:
After you left the main road, you might want to hitchhike again to the fortified church in Prejmer (one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites).
Wait on the left, just after the small bridge.
Defintely have a paper saying \\'\\'Prejmer\\'\\' as people won\\'t pick you up because they don\\'t imagine that you only want them to drive you 3km from there.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-21 14:15:28.000000
comment:
no need to walk more out from the town. enough traffic and space to stop here. for borovets or plovdiv.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-21 20:39:55.000000
comment:
Towards Helsinki - the best spot, cars coming from 3 directions, they stop at the traffic lights and have enough time to think about picking you up.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-24 12:20:33.000000
comment:
gas station and mcdonalds right before the highway towards eastern hungary, romania, ukraine. a lot of cars pass by on the street,  it\\'s also possible to ask for a lift at the station


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-24 12:23:24.000000
comment:
the only spot towards mangalia as there is only on street in this direction ;) not very much traffic at all


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-26 21:51:45.000000
comment:
exit for the north side of the lake from the motorway if you\\'re coming from budapest. not much space to stop, but not fast cars.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-26 21:54:17.000000
comment:
entrance for the motorway from this part of the lake. enough cars to be lucky and get a ride to budapest.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-26 21:59:12.000000
comment:
border point on the krakow-budapest route. border posts are still there, cars need to slow down, pretty okay place.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-12-26 22:11:08.000000
comment:
parking lot after the border. although greek drivers are not hitchhiker friendly, easy to get a ride to thessaloniki.


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-02 14:09:16.000000
comment:
after walking by the cemetery there\\'s a small centre. head for the petrol stations and after the cross you can hitch. direction is ourzazate.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-03 15:16:47.000000
comment:
I stood here for a pretty long time, when I finally stoped a car. It\\'s about 1km from a Mego shopping centre. I think it will be better to stop from Kstovo.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-03 15:29:02.000000
comment:
Here is a cafe called \\'Roza vetrov\\'. Hitch from here, but only to east direction of Russia (Novosibirsk).


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:14:24.000000
comment:
Slip road from Road 505 to highway B45 going north. Very few cars, but without alternative in the area. Worked out in the end, since cars see you from far and go slow.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:21:59.000000
comment:
Gas station. While most cars go back to Gothenburg, this is still the best spot to talk to cars going south.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:23:54.000000
comment:
Rest area directly attached to the motorway. Perfect spot going south, found a car to Malmö after 10 minutes.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:29:55.000000
comment:
Going south, this is the last gas station before Helsingborg, but actually a crappy place. Too far from the motorway, shop closing at 6PM already, few traffic.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-06 03:37:39.000000
comment:
This is were the cars approach the ferries to Germany and Poland. They go slow and can easily stop. Ferries cost per car, not per person.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-07 17:37:45.000000
comment:
Nowhere suitable for cars to stop anywhere around here. High traffic, but no stopping lanes. Very difficult to hitch east from Toulon


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-07 17:41:47.000000
comment:
There is space for cars to pull over at the start of the turning lane to head east (Nice, Italy). Most cars aren\\'t travelling too fast either. Spot has potential, just depends on the moods of the drivers


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-09 03:05:07.000000
comment:
exit/entrance of sofia-greece and melnik-petrich roads. if you are going south walk a bit uphill by the road, there\\'ll be a petrol station over the hill.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-10 05:04:08.000000
comment:
Autogrill on the A1, lots of traffic going south to Rome and beyond.  Other side should be good for getting north past Firenze.  See Firenze page for details on how to get here.  Got a ride, a home cooked meal, and a free pair a jeans!


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-10 05:20:17.000000
comment:
Petrol station.  Lots of trucks and cars going all the way to Ljubljana or even further into Italy.  There are lots of trucks going the other direction too.


country: AM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-10 09:57:32.000000
comment:
in yerevan took a bus from the train station to visit khor virap monastery. than hitched more to the south. 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-10 13:33:17.000000
comment:
if you happen to hitchhike via Posof/Vale border point towards Georgia, most dolmush/private cars will either end up in Posof as final destination, or will go to Georgia. However, if you end up with the one going to Posof, get out of the vehicle on the crossroad just bellow Posof town, and 20-30 meters up the road to the border is your best spot to wait for the car going to the border point (that\\'s this marker). Walking anywhere further gets you uphill and there\\'s no point of doing that as there are no other roads joining this one up to the border post. 
Not too many vehicles at all, but that\\'s what happens with this border crossing, not the hitching point.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-10 14:13:12.000000
comment:
this is a marker for a ferry between Lepetane and Kamenari. The ferry charges cars but it\\'s free for passengers. You can load on the ferry while it\\'s waiting for the cars to load (usually 15minutes). Ferry ride is very short, few minutes. Ferry works both ways between this places. It is extremely easy once you are on the ferry, to ask any driver who\\'s in a car to give you a ride either towards the border with Croatia or backwards to Kotor/Budva. Recently, a new road up to Zabljak/Durmitor rises from Risan, and you can ask drivers around and find those too. Very good spot (the ferry board).


country: ME
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-10 14:17:54.000000
comment:
nice spot just at the exit of Sutomore, under Haj Nehaj fortress. The road here goes two ways, up the coast or north to Podgorica via the tunnel. Visibility is a bit less than excellent, but cars slow down as they approach crossroad near tunnel tolls.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-10 14:28:30.000000
comment:
There are traffic lights here, so if you stand at the marker, 90% of the cars that are going further your way (not turning left or right) will see you while they wait on the red light. The street that you\\'re hitching is still not a motorway, so you can\\'t get fined by police, but the traffic is intense here so watch out. This is a very good place to get a ride to east (through Slavonia to Serbia), or north (Varazdin).


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-10 14:37:10.000000
comment:
this is just after you pass all tolls at the border. 
on the right side there are couple of quirky restaurants usually serving truck drivers who happen to loose way much time on this border point in a queue. 
There are also couple of shanty kiosks selling road vignettes and snacks.
Visibility is excellent, but I think this general \\'messy\\' feeling of a place where you hitch somehow discourages drivers to pick you up.
Also, hundred meters up the road there\\'s a curve to the right, so you don\\'t have much choice about the location except this one.
Anyhow, all possible traffic passes here, so hitchhing is possible, but not perfect (for a border point).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-12 12:55:06.000000
comment:
To Nîmes. Stand at bottom of ramp going on to autoroute. Show a sign to cars coming in both directions along Boulevard Geroges Clémenceau. Very easy. Cars driving slowly and must stop at traffic lights. Less than 5 minute walk from historic centre of Arles. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:12:28.000000
comment:
Péage in south-west Nîmes. Take Bus I (that\\'s the capital letter i) to Rue Claude Nicolas Ledoux. Walk 5 minutes onto Rue de l\\'Hostellerie where the corner is closest to the péage. You can see it through some trees. There is a fence, but it is broken and you can easily climb over. Cross to the other side of the péage and hold out your sign/thumb. Easy to Montpellier or Béziers from here, but also possible to Toulouse, Perpignan, and possibly Marseille. Waiting time depends how far you are going, but there is a lot of traffic moving slowly so just smile!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:21:15.000000
comment:
To Uzès. Not a long walk from the city centre along Rue Vincent Faita. Cars going slow at round-about. Short wait and scenic route to the scenic village of Uzès. There wasn\\'t much traffic when we waited here on Sunday afternoon, but we still got a ride in less than 5 minutes.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:23:24.000000
comment:
Easy to get ride going to Pont-du-Gard, Remoullins or Avignon. Plenty of space to pull in a little bit away from the round-about.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:28:57.000000
comment:
To Nîmes. Almost every car is going there. Not much time or space to pull over though, but it works (even in the dark!)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:32:58.000000
comment:
To Arles. There is space for cars to stop 20m from the round-about. We got lucky and a man came out of his house and offered to drive us anywhere! If Thierry is at home when you\\'re waiting, he might do the same for you!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-12 13:43:34.000000
comment:
I waited on the ramp with a sign for Pau and got a ride within 10 minutes. If Pau is not your destination there is a péage just before it so you can easily continue westward. Easy to reach along Avenue Jules Julien from nearest Metro station (Saint-Agne). A lot of traffic but cars are going in many different directions.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-12 14:00:20.000000
comment:
Péage here. All traffic must pass through here, so if you\\'re driver isn\\'t going much further, it\\'s a good place to change. Easy to get to Toulouse, Tarbes, Pau, possibly Bayonne and Spain. Also, there\\'s shelter from the rain.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-13 23:59:13.000000
comment:
Direction: from Sisak to Zagreb

You could get transport directly to Zagreb, workers, students, delivery cars passing by.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-14 00:01:56.000000
comment:
Direction: from Velika Gorica to Sisak

You could get transport directly to Sisak, workers, students, delivery cars passing by.

This is motorway going out of Velika Gorica, it is much better to use this motorway than the new highway (which is not completely finished yet)


country: MX
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:23:14.000000
comment:
This was my first hitch spot in Mexico.  I think I walked for maybe five minutes before I was picked up to get back to San Cristóbal.  Little buses (colectivos) came by constantly too, but putting my thumb down when they went by saved me 10 pesos in the end.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:37:42.000000
comment:
My friend dropped me off to hitch south here, and later I used it again.  Its not great, but not bad either.  I think both times I waited about an hour, but the woods on the off ramp looked good for camping tucked away.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:40:59.000000
comment:
When heading east to Idaho I highly recommend walking down US-20 with your thumb out.  It takes a while for some one to get you, but when they do they are highly likely to be going all the way across to Boise.  I\\'ve done this going Bend to Boise and reverse with great success.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:43:52.000000
comment:
I highly recommend walking down US-20 west with your thumb out.  It takes a while of walking, but when someone gets you they\\'ll almost definitely go all the way across to Bend.  I\\'ve done it going both ways with great success, you just have to not mind waiting.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:46:01.000000
comment:
I ended up doing this hitch a number of times, and every time I was picked up within 5 to 15 minutes.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:48:47.000000
comment:
I sat on the guardrail here and caught a ride going up to almost to Port Townsend within about 20 minutes.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:52:54.000000
comment:
Horrible, horrible, horrible spot.  A trucker out of Tucson dropped me off here thinking he was helping me out with a great spot.  I was stuck here three nights before my friends drove out from San Antonio to pick me up.  Understandable though, you\\'re three miles away from Juarez.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 09:57:39.000000
comment:
Was stuck here two days and eventually got a Greyhound ticket to Rock Springs, WY just to get out of Utah.  I wish I\\'d seen this site then to know about that spot north of this one.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 10:06:34.000000
comment:
Well traveled road, beautiful walk, and was picked up quickly.  Though I don\\'t speak French and the guy who picked me up spoke no English he was still really friendly.  Short ride though.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 10:09:19.000000
comment:
The exit is perfectly situated for hitching.  Both cars and trucks leave through this one exit and there\\'s even a stone there to lean against so you can rest but still be standing.  Didn\\'t wait long and got to Soisson.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 10:12:00.000000
comment:
I was still walking up the ramp when two cute French girls slammed on the brakes and drove me to Lille.  Could be a fluke, but it was great for me.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 10:17:41.000000
comment:
This experience was back in Oct. 2009 and I\\'ve heard the cops are being pricks to hitchers there now, but when I was there, I slept in the woods and in the morning around 6am under heavy fog I didn\\'t even drop my bag and the first truck passing me slammed on the breaks and drove me to Santa Rosa.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-16 15:18:15.000000
comment:
rest area with gasstation and foodplaces close to nyköping, called nyköpings bro. Its easy to hitch in both directions. south and north. Good place to be dropped on if you want to find a new ride, not the best starting place from nyköping beacaus its like 1 hours walk to this spot.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-17 13:24:53.000000
comment:
vier stunden im regen gewartet und auszer bloeden gesten und dem gelegentlichen huper nichts erreicht.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-17 18:34:39.000000
comment:
HOW TO GET HERE:
take a bus from Central do Brasil (Rio de Janeiro) to Vila Canaã (border of Duque de Caxias), and ask to get off it in the toll.
there\\'s a Federal Police next to that toll (the cars go too fast there, anyway i got a ride in less than 20minutes. maybe it\\'ll be easier to you if you take a bus to Petrópolis and start hitchhiking from there. but the bus is like 10reais more expensive -not too much, but you can drink like 3 bottles of beer with the difference hahah-)

VIDEO HITCHHIKING FROM HERE:
http://youtu.be/vKI0E3Kse1w


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-24 15:42:30.000000
comment:
Port Tanger Med

Ferries to Spain (Algeciras) several times a day. When you get to the terminal, ask for a boarding card from one of the booths and fill it. Then waltz to the X-ray and someone probably asks for your ticket. Explain that you are a hitchhiker and that the trucks are allowed to have one passenger apart from the driver. Be prepared for lengthy conversation though. Smile.

Once you are done with the formalities a minibus will take you to down to the port. Moroccan drivers are your best choice. Just convince them that you don\\'t have drugs with you (Arabic sign \\"I have no drugs\\" makes them smile). Explain that all they have to do is to take you into the ferry and in Spain you will walk out of the ferry by yourself.

It might take a while but eventually you will get a ride to the ferry. Then you just go and have a nice meal with the driver.

Just before reaching Algeciras you should try to hitch a ride out of the port (otherwise be prepared for a long walk).


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-24 16:02:06.000000
comment:
A toll booth that takes you to the highway A4. There is not too much traffic but if you just keep walking towards the highway on-ramp someone stops for sure because there are no local \\"hitchhikers\\" and a foreigner here sticks out like a sore thumb.


country: MA
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-24 16:05:38.000000
comment:
After a big flyover bridge there is a bus stop where you can hitch to highway A4 (also local \\"hitchhikers\\" here).


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-24 16:12:43.000000
comment:
Great place to hitch to the highway. Nearest gas station on E17 (North-East) is about 10 minutes away.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-27 11:26:39.000000
comment:
this map might be old, because there is a slip-road to the E6 highway that goes north. so go there and a car will stop in no time.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-27 11:33:38.000000
comment:
not the best spot, but we didn\\'t have other option. there is enough room just for one car. so other cars have to stop and wait while you are getting in the car.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-27 11:44:25.000000
comment:
missing a few side roads on this map. anyway, we found a spot a few hundred meters north from otta on a side of road E6


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-27 11:50:47.000000
comment:
a good spot to start your jurney to germany (dresden, berlin,...) and other countries. it\\'s a small bus stop right in front of a crossroad so cars don\\'t go that fast.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-28 17:19:59.000000
comment:
There is a toll gate (péage). Warning: the road which goes from the toll gate to motorway is only for direction Tours! Don\\'t spend two hours waiting for a lift on wrong direction like me :-). There is a parallel road which is next to the toll gate (but does\\'t go through it) for direction Poitiers.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-28 17:36:08.000000
comment:
There is some traffic going from Bordeaux direction to Toulouse using motorway A26. Stay before the roundabout (sign is a must). I got a lift from a lovely lady to next toll gate from where it was very easy to get a lift to Toulouse.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-28 18:04:30.000000
comment:
Direction Valencia; Stand behind the roundabout and use only your thumb without any sign. You might get to Valencia on several hitches.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-01-30 06:45:22.000000
comment:
Ive only hitched this spot once it was a good spot, a good length and good turn off room but there is a flying J\\'s right next by too. we sat on the on-ramp and starting to get dark we sat down to eat and a ford truck stopped. time was less than 15min


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-01 23:55:07.000000
comment:
Very busy roundabout.  Not so easy for cars to stop, but I managed a ride onto the Channel Tunnel Shuttle in less than half an hour.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-25 00:30:17.000000
comment:
Best place I could find to go eastwards on A38. On working days you can ask people at red light. I waited with a sign for 15 min on Saturday afternoon.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:00:46.000000
comment:
nice roundabout with enough space for a car to stop (even a truck did) though there is a gas station mutch closer to town wich would have worked just fine as well.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:06:41.000000
comment:
took quite some time to get a ride to Mandal, but its a nice spot with a busstop for cars to pull over


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:08:54.000000
comment:
best spot ever! didn\\'t even have time to get my sign out. the lane of the roundabout is big enough for cars to stop


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:14:55.000000
comment:
i tried to take the old scenic route to sandnes, but it was impossible.... only very few cars but nice norwegians who life only a few kilometers away and noone going on a long trip on this way.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:20:01.000000
comment:
got a ride very fast all the way to sandnes although there where not a lot of cars on the road. nice long streched road and a lot of place to stop (not traffic so it doesnt matter where you stop)


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:22:30.000000
comment:
big empty parking lot in front of a little store. still took me a while to get a ride to the nearby odda... anxious locals


country: NO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 01:27:29.000000
comment:
there is nothing but a camping ground a road and a ferryterminal and really not much traffic. 3rd car stopped but i still waited over half an hour


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 12:16:12.000000
comment:
Good spot just under the bridge. Enough place for car to stop. Always takes max up to 20 miutes in direction of Zvolen or Bratislava. Easy to find just get to the nearby tesco store.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 12:20:03.000000
comment:
Great spot in direction of north to Žilina or Ružomberok, then further to Poland or Czech Republic. Takes up to 25miutes to walk here from main square


country: SK
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-06 12:26:02.000000
comment:
Best spot to hitchhike towards Banská Bystrica. Most of the cars are driving from Bratislava further to central Slovakia. Always takes max 15minutes to get a ride. This spot is about 30minutes of walking from center. It is possible to take a bus to nearby shopping center MAX but still you have to walk cca 10minutes.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-08 14:19:09.000000
comment:
Good in direction Haaksbergen, 20m behind the traffic lights you'll find a small bay to stop cars easily.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-09 20:26:06.000000
comment:
I think the best place to hitchhike towards Hradec Králové, Pardubice or Wroclaw in Poland.
There usuall isn´t too many cars, but I´v never been there more than half an hour.
From Cerny most, the last station of B-line metro(yellow) take bus to station Na Kovárně(221, 303, 304, 344, 353, 398, it is about 1é minutes and propably you are going to have to pay few crounds, but not much). Hundred metres behind the stop turn left and go to the fields(Tlustého street), around the cemetery and than cross the bridge to the petrol station.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-09 22:26:43.000000
comment:
This bus stop is not much good, but I do not know about better one in this direction. There is problem with the bypass highway which is not done further tehn few kilometres and complicates the hike on east.
From the city center take the tram to the station Prokocim Szpital a and than continue by foot for about kilometer along the highway.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-11 19:19:16.000000
comment:
To:Kaunas, West Europe, Vilnius.
It's easy to get to the hitch-hiking place from the city by bus nr.16 and leaving in the last stop (Prekybos Baze).After crossing the road and walking for 2 minutes you'll see another bus stop which is the place to hitch-hike from.

If you are going to Vilnius it's better to have a cardboard.If you don't you can go with car heading to Kaunas and ask to let you out by the turn to Vilnius.I didn't tried it, but I'd rather try with cardboard since I don't know what the next spot will be like.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-12 09:36:39.000000
comment:
Theoretically a good spot in the direction of Novo Mestro and Croatia, but most cars didn't seem to be going that way. Had a 75 min wait as a solo hitcher at friday lunchtime


country: IM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-14 00:51:55.000000
comment:
There's a reasonable chance of getting a lift from Alexander Drive to the south and west of the island. Although there is a service station here, I think it's better just to stand on the road. Even if your ride only takes you one or two km, it's out of Douglas centre which is always going to be a good start, so get in.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-14 09:49:00.000000
comment:
Petrol station, Galp. It can be access from the highway Madrid to Zaragoza. It has few traffic, but Its best I found out of the city and that could be reach by public transport+on foot.

To get here, take a cercanías (metropolitan train) from Atocha, in direction to Alcalá de Henares/Guadalajara. Jump off at Alcalá de Henares, from then take the bus 9 (frecuency:30minutes) and ask the driver to tell you to jump off before passing over the higway. From there, 10 minutes walking.

Otherwise, go on foot from Alcalá de Henares train station, is 30 minutes on foot.

The petrol station is in a industrial State, so better use it on weekdays, there will be more activity. Ask the drivers to drop you on the next petrol station, even if they dont go a lot further.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:37:17.000000
comment:
To get to Blessington or Baltinglass, Naas, etc, hitch-hike from here through Laragh to Hollywood (R756), also known as Wicklow Gap.

You could try to go through R759 to Blessington (Sally Gap), not such a safe road though!


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:41:16.000000
comment:
To get back to Laragh, and Wicklow Town, try hitch-hiking at this petrol station, be patient, but at least the owners don't seem to mind.

It's a bad area if you're going to Blessington, Baltinglass or Naas, and walking on the N81 is a really bad idea.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:46:10.000000
comment:
Just after the school in Ballymore Eustace, walk up for a short while, there's a footpath, safe place to hitch-hike, ride/lifts shouldn't be too hard to get here.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:47:48.000000
comment:
Walk up the road just to where the cattle market is, this spot is good for visibility and there is a lot of space for cars to park.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-17 01:51:03.000000
comment:
There's a small footpath near a housing estate on the outskirts of Blessington town, it seems like an average spot, not great.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-17 02:03:21.000000
comment:
The driveway of some house, visibility is average, likelihood of being picked up quite low. This road is fairly unsafe, cars break the speed limit and large trucks go by.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-17 02:07:31.000000
comment:
Not a bad spot for getting into Bray, or into areas of Dublin. A few feet away from the bus stop, close to the road.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-17 02:12:29.000000
comment:
Stand just a few feet away from the bus stop, close to the road. You can get to Greystones, Bray, and hitch-hike from there.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-17 02:27:53.000000
comment:
For Wicklow, Greystones, Bray, etc.

Just up the road from Statoil, go onto the green or side of the road and make sure you're visible. This is an average spot.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-21 13:37:51.000000
comment:
A simple roundabout / slip road to the highway. Not much traffic, but cars go slow and see you. Walking from Sevilla trying every reasonable spot, this was the place that finally got us a lift towards the West.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-21 14:29:30.000000
comment:
Here is a busstation and alot of people that are going south are passing here to the E4 road. it is not hard to get a hitch here because of cars doesn't drive that fast and it alot of space for the car to stop.  


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-21 14:34:32.000000
comment:
Here is a Statiol Gasstation and place to eat. Alot of trucks are staying here and ordinary cars, going both direction to E4 North and opposite direction against Gothenburg and Helsingborg.  


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-21 16:25:28.000000
comment:
Cars come slowly around the corner. Quickly got a lift towards the A4 to Dresden every of the four times I tried.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-21 17:51:48.000000
comment:
Hitchhiking spot just behind the bridge (for cars to stop), if you want to get to Hörstel, get out at this ramp and hitch the last 3km. Pretty easy to get cars, though they drive a bit fast sometimes.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-22 14:22:45.000000
comment:
Very good sport to catch rides on the A44 westwards to Dortmund, Essen, Düsseldorf. We didn't wait more than 5min.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-26 11:01:14.000000
comment:
This is the Jabbeke petrol station on the E40 towards Brussels. It is a pretty good place to ask for rides, especially early in the morning when there are still many trucks that arrived from the UK the previous evening. There is also a fair amount of commuter traffic towards Brussels and Antwerp. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-24 21:01:22.000000
comment:
Directly at the gas station next to a McDonalds.
Stand here with a sign to get to the peage direction Metz


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-28 10:11:08.000000
comment:
To Bad Dürkheim or Neustadt (Weinstraße) this seems to be an agreable spot. Place yourself on empty parking lots. Better accept only longer rides to neustadt or bad dürkheim because there is a bypass road and if you get stuck in one of the villages it gets hard (but most of them have a trainstation)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-02-28 23:38:35.000000
comment:
Perfect to get a ride up north, towards the Burger King at A4, and from there to Amsterdam. Used it 4 times, 20 minutes waiting time max.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-03 11:39:17.000000
comment:
there is an ESSO petrol-station along A659 (eastward direction). you can reach A5 (via A659) within minutes. drivers at this place can take you to weinheim as well as heidelberg (south) or darmstadt (north) on A5. you can also ask just to get taken to another relais (petrol station) on A5. this station here is rather small. it is difficult to reach it from nearby 'rhein-neckar-zentrum'. take tram number 5 from the city center of mannheim to RHEIN-NECKAR-ZENTRUM (a shopping mall), walk on 'heidelberger straße' east, cross the autobahn over the bridge, and walk (illegal!) along it west towards the station again. it is possible, only 300 meters. on my personal rating from "1" to "10" ("1" very bad, "10" perfect) i will rate this spot a "7".


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-03 11:42:48.000000
comment:
a place to reach mannheim safely. there is a traffic light and many cars going through. it should not take longer than five minutes. reach this spot with tram number "5" direction "mannheim main station". get off near "RHEIN-NECKAR-ZENTRUM".


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-03 11:48:42.000000
comment:
an average place to stop cars. the better place: head in the direction of the large MANN MOBILIA XXXL furniture shop 300 meters (less than a minute walking). there is a taffic light where cars stop safely. build a sign with A5 on in as well as your destination such as 'heidelberg' or 'frankfurt' or 'freiburg' or 'basel'. on my personal rating this spot here on the intersection gets only a "6". too many cars pass by as there is no safe spot to stop for them. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-03 11:53:32.000000
comment:
a perfectly safe place to catch drivers going north or south on autobahn A5. just find the MANN MOBILIA XXXL market, there is a restaurant inside in case you are hungry, they also sell coca-cola or water. it should not take longer than 10 minutes to find a driver that can take you to heidelberg/frankfurt or freiburg/basel. there is also a tram that brings you there in four minutes from the main station on karlsruhe.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-03 12:03:07.000000
comment:
take the suburban train (s-bahn) from the city-center of freiburg to "schallstadt"-station (three or four stops). walk on "lindenstraße" westward out of town and change later on L187. it takes 30 minutes to reach the petrol station. there are plenty of cars stopping. you can find drivers that take you to karlsruhe, heidelberg, frankfurt, kassel or even hannover (A5/A7). do not forget to build a sign. "a 9 to 10" on my personal rating. a perfect spot. there is a restaurant as well. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-03 12:10:41.000000
comment:
a place to reach DARMSTADT on B38. it takes only five minutes waiting time when i was standing there, close to "reinheim" DB station. the driver took me in 15 minutes to the city-center of darmstadt. you can also take the suburban train (DB RB-regional bahn) to darmstadt. the place is very safe. there is a traffic light so cars need to stop.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-03 12:19:22.000000
comment:
a good place to reach BASEL. take the SBB suburban train (s-bahn) to KILLWANGEN-SPREITENBACH, walk underneath the autobahn-bridge that crosses the river, along the autobahn on "schiffenenweg" westward. build a cardboard sign, it should not take longer than 10 minute to find a driver. over the bridge you can also reach the A1/A3 eastbound side. the station is safe and clean.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-06 21:08:25.000000
comment:
One can get to IKEA from Erlang by first taking tram 2 and then bus 80. Bus 80, however, comes once an hour or every 2 hours (depending on day/time ...) so make sure to get the right one!

Otherwise, it was easy to find people to get us on A71. However, I have to warn you that A71 has only *1* gas station and it might take a while to find someone to go that far! 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-06 21:15:59.000000
comment:
Even though close to A3 and has 2 gas stations on each side of the road, many people just go to nearby villages! Had no luck getting on A3... No public transport around. So one is pretty much screwed :)


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-07 03:34:21.000000
comment:
Paul Bunyan Drive merges right into US 2 heading East, i haven't tried hitching here, but i think more traffic hits that entrance than at the over pass.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-07 13:30:31.000000
comment:
March 2011. For going to Toulouse.
I was droped off here and re-hitched to Toulouse. I pulled out my lunch and before I could take a bite a student had stopped and picked me up. Safe area to stop. Easiest hitch ever thanks to students going to Toulouse


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-08 20:58:47.000000
comment:
Bushaltestelle, richtung Pöttmes mit Bahnhof Aichach ziemlich in der Nähe; hab maximal ne viertelstunde gewartet und bin immer relativ gut weggekommen


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-09 23:41:37.000000
comment:
to NL/Groningen with good chances to beat the slow train! 

Just walk towards this spot coming from Leer train station, the road has slow traffic all the way and you may find a ride even before you get to this spot. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-09 23:52:51.000000
comment:
Traffic isle, good spot for NL/Groningen (and probably Germany, opposite ramp). Not a lot of traffic, but people see you from far and have to slow down to make the turn. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-10 12:13:21.000000
comment:
Total petrol station. Not very crowded but one in four driver is going to the highway. Ask for a ride to "La Crèche", this is the entrance of the highway. Average waiting time of 15 minutes. The staff is nice to hitchhikers, don't forget to say hi when you arrive. :)


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-10 12:34:05.000000
comment:
To go South (Mons, Lille, Paris). Most of the people who go to the Carrefour grocery store leave the place by going on the ring. Ask for a ride to the petrol station Ruisbroek which is 1.5 km further South. I left three times from there and had a ride in less than 5 minutes each time. It obviously works better when the stores are open...


country: SE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-13 03:06:26.000000
comment:
Bus stop east of The Tocksfors shopping centre.  Plenty of space for cars to stop.  I waited half an hour in the rain and got a lift to Stockholm.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-13 14:38:26.000000
comment:
quite bad place, specially in dark. although the roundabout is promising, very small place to stop. hitching to germany from here. luckily got a car out to utsi. 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 11:45:47.000000
comment:
A good spot for Istanbul which can be reached with one bus only from the center. Take a bus or a dolmuş to "Yaşamkent" which is the last neighborhood before the highway. Ask the driver and get off as soon as he leaves the main road. From there walk up to the highway. There is no paytol, you can just stand on the road side.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 11:50:14.000000
comment:
This is a way to leave to Istanbul if you don't want to bother taking buses to get outside of Ankara. Take the metro to "Ivedi" or "Akkopru" stations, from there you'll be on Istanbul road and although there can be a lot of traffic there, you should be picked up fairly quickly.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 11:59:24.000000
comment:
This is the best spot for the East I've found so far. It is the way to the Black Sea region as well as to Iran and most of the Eastern areas.
Take a Dolmuş from Ulus going to "Mamak". Be careful, the only dolmuş reaching as far as this are located at the bus station next to the Julian column, that is 300m N-E of the main square with the Ataturk statue. The dolmuş will take you all the way to the highway (as for "otoban")


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:12:22.000000
comment:
To Sirnak or even Van if you have time. The road from Sirnak to Siirt is not paved and trucks are extremely slow on it (20kmh) cars are rare on that portion. Besides, there are military checkpoints quite often. The road to Hakari is paved but has too many checkpoints.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:15:28.000000
comment:
The way to Iraq.
walk over the river and reach out of the town. Many cars are actually taxis taking people to the border. Trucks will be for free though.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:19:43.000000
comment:
To anywhere except Iran.
There are many dolmuş and buses driving quite far out of the city on the main road. From there you'll find many trucks driving at least up to Tatvan. 
There is a military checkpoint about 40km from there, make sure you travel legally.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:28:47.000000
comment:
To Ankara and the East.
The pay toll makes it easy to speak with the drivers specialy at busy times like 10am. Carrying a sign can also help a lot.
Take a bus to "Baltalimani Hastanesi" and get off at the second stop after passing under the bridge (this is the second bridge, not the first). From there turn left just after the hospital, then left at the roundabout a bit further. You will pass under the highway and there will be an entrance to it just after.


country: JO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:37:10.000000
comment:
Make sure your car is not a taxi before climbing. The word for "free ride" is "balash".
I wanted a Turkish truck taking me straight to the border because I had a transit but had to wait about 30 hours because they all leave at 7pm, not one after the other.


country: JO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-15 12:39:55.000000
comment:
To the border or to Irbid.
Most cars will stop for money so aim wealthy looking ones. "Ana balash" means "I'm hitchhiking".


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-16 15:40:26.000000
comment:
Gast station. Next gas station from Darmstadt.
Get here by bus:
Take the 5515 to Gräfenhausen-Am Rotböll. Turn around to face the Autobahn, go to the circle junction and turn right to the forest. When the road splits go left.

Direction: A5 North (Frankfurt, Kassel, Hannover, Berlin)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-17 16:59:17.000000
comment:
OMV petrol station - clean toilets, good hitchhiking spot if you don't want to stay among Romanian hitchhikers.
If you stay here, you're less likely to be asked for money.
A sign with your destination is a good idea.


country: NZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-18 08:39:51.000000
comment:
to hitch south to motueka, nelson, westcoast.
although the speedlimit is already 100 it's maybe a better spot then in town, cause car can see you from quite far and there's a lot of place to pull over. just follow the road south from takaka and after 5 minutes walk you're there.
happy hitching 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-18 15:36:25.000000
comment:
At end of town, there's a restaurant with sufficient space along the street to stop cars direction Hörstel.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-21 16:56:31.000000
comment:
Good point to hitch away  and ti get on A71. Attention: there is only only one Gasstation on A71, and the parking places are rarely visited.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-21 20:03:23.000000
comment:
yes here i was standing without sign with my bare thumb jumping dancing and it took about 30 minutes direction toulon marseille etc 
not bad for a spot to get onto the motorway i think


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-21 20:07:10.000000
comment:
was standing there with a sign rome written on it and trento on the backside and playing guitar to attract eyes of drivers i was taken but i waited a long time like 1 or 2 hours maybe  even more so i mark it under 3 hours waiting time


country: IT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-21 20:09:58.000000
comment:
plyed guitar and after 25 minutes a young italian couple took me down south to an "autogrill"station near bologna


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-25 23:15:36.000000
comment:
Most used spot to go to Rennes, can be good or not depending on the time, but I think this is where you have the most chances to get a ride to Rennes. Just go after the big roundabout, by the city leaving sign, where cars have room to stop.


country: US
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-26 09:50:00.000000
comment:
Lots of people heading to and from the airport.. A lot of people pass you by but enough pick you up.. We had rides to and from here 4 or 5 times during our stay


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-27 15:18:42.000000
comment:
Steve and Ben pass by the gas station every week day between 3-5pm and they pick up every hitchhiker they find in their way.

They don't go straight to Dover but they can drop you in a lorry park where it's easy to get a ride.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-27 15:24:15.000000
comment:
I ask directly to the lorry drivers and between 15-20min I was already going to Dover.

Apparently every 45min there's a new round of lorries coming in waiting for the next ferry, so pretty good spot.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-27 15:29:30.000000
comment:
Quite quiet during week days which reduces your chances of getting a ride.

Eventually somebody accepts taking you across but generally people is a bit suspicious you might smugle drugs or be illegal.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-27 15:34:12.000000
comment:
I took the bus 15 from the city center to the shopping center near by this spot - 1.4€

From there I placed myself in the roundabout right before the motorway exit to Toulouse.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-30 18:22:34.000000
comment:
At a parking lot exit. We waited a long time here but this is because most of the driver are going north (Koln, downtown) while we where heading south (Saarebruk). Several person stopped and we had to refuse their offer because of that. Drivers seems to react very well to us and showed friendly. For this I would say the stop is good.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-30 18:31:25.000000
comment:
Good place for going in the direction of Kaiserslautern through A63. For Francfort through A63 best is to go to the other highway entrance on the other side of the town.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-30 18:59:53.000000
comment:
This place is not so good. The signpost that mark the beginning of the highway is very close to the curve so you have to hitch after it which is illegal. Someone did however stopped and took us to Saarebrucken.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-30 19:21:27.000000
comment:
Not so big traffic and no one is going to Brussels. It is better to ask for a ride to some of the other junctions down the highway. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-30 19:30:15.000000
comment:
There is a traffic light where you can have eye contact. Sign is essential! Good place to go North. 
NB! Don't stay too long because there is a chance that NATO officers will kick you out. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-30 19:35:47.000000
comment:
For Paris. we waited a lot near the exit and then moved close to the gas station office entrance. After this we got a ride easily because the driver would saw us more longer and had better chance to feels our "good vibes". This is according to our previous ride, the last gas station before Reims, but the toll is close and might be a better option.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-03-30 19:35:52.000000
comment:
There is a big place for cars to pull over and the cars are driving slow because of the poor condition of the road. Easy to get a ride in direction North or East. 


country: NZ
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-01 06:16:16.000000
comment:
good spot to hitch north to picton, cars are still slow and heaps of space for the cars to pull over. probably not that good when a lot of people are tryin to hitch from a bit south in the city, cause they maybe get picked up first. 
directions: just cross the bridge and you'll see the spot, it's obvious 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-01 13:03:25.000000
comment:
If you want to hitchhike to west (Balıkesier, Çanakkale, Izmir...) here is a good spot. take any bus to Uludag University and leave the bus before you get in the campus. if you miss the bus stop, you can ask someone where is "the balıkesir road"


country: AM
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-02 19:14:32.000000
comment:
Hitching on this spot at the turn-off for Sisian is good for getting rides to Yerevan or Goris/Nagorno Karabagh.


country: IR
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2011-04-02 19:24:33.000000
comment:
Gas station/resting area on the Tehran-Tabriz highway. From Zanjan, walk south past a bridge and follow the signs to Tabriz at the highway intersection - it's 200 m further away by walking next to the road.


