# points

country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Kinda good place, got a car in 2 minutes, but driver said that previous hitchhiker he took were waiting there for 2 hours.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tried to go to Glasgow from there.. waited one hour then I moved somewhere else where I had more lucky. Not sure is a really bad place, but it was not the best as there's a lot of local traffic and the lane going to the M8 is just in the middle of two others line going on the city bypass, so no easy for them to stop to pick you up


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not sure is a very good point, but I was dropped off there and I got a lift to Glasgow in 5 minutes... maybe I was just lucky, as it doesn't look very easy for people to stop (unless you ask at the traffic light)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
unfriendly staff at the gas station - not allowing to talk to drivers and hitchhike only at the exit. very little traffic also in this gas station(wonder why...). avoid if possible


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ferry to Rostock, Ger, You are able to walk past the paygate and ask people that already have paid. Ferry every 2 hours, 1:45 swimming time.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect for going around the bay. Try to get to Kamenari at least, there is a ferry which is free for pedestrians.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This toll is a good place to hitch. Better to have a sign telling if you're going to Bordeaux or Toulouse.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tons of local traffic, but there are plenty of commuters, mostly mountain-types, outdoorsy people, communists and hippies :D   got a ride within 30 minutes, headed for Perpignon (so towards Figueres) -  our sign said "France" in Catalan - we were 1 guy and 1 girl.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the pÃ©age for the highway to the North, Bordeaux, Limoges, Paris... Most of the people going far north will see you there and stop thanks to the toll ;)


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tried hitching farther down in Barcelona, but eventually we walked up here and found a ride pretty quickly.  Our sign said "VIC" however, as we were not going to France yet.  This is the end of Avenue  Meridiana, where it turns into the freeway, so there are a lot of cars going long distances.  We were 1 guy and 1 girl.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Contrary to green thumb on the left, I think this place isn't so good.  Lots of local traffic, fast drivers, and no good place to stop without making the driver do a few tricks.  I would try elsewhere.  We were 1 guy and 1 girl, heading NORTH.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
traffic there goes onto motorway tangenziale ovest either westwards or southwards. the traffic lights stop cars.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Tampere (north).
I waited about 15 minutes, but the place is maybe not the best, because there isn't a very good stopping area.
However with a sign it worked out.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
A gasstation, from where I went north. Possibly you could also go south from here.
I was standing with a sign and two guys came directly to talk to me and offered me a ride in about 10 minutes.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
To: GijÃ³n
Stand in the side of the lane.
There is enough place for cars to stop, but sadly, not enough cars are taking this lane.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction to Dresden. Enough cars, terrific landscape, but not enough space to stop the driver if cars parking is full.  


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
To: West/Coast

Stand by on the side of  the lane.

It's a huge roundabout with medium traffic. Picked a lift in about 25 minutes.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
To: West/Coast road

Almost no traffic in this lane, and the people don't go very far (motorway used like a ring road).


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To go from Juiz de Fora hitchhiking to Belo Horizonte you may go to the GetÃºlio Vargas avenue (on the downtown) in front of Mister Shopping and there take one of the following buses:
- Paula Lima;
- ChapÃ©u Duvas;
- BR040; or
- Dias Tavares

and ask to get out in the Graal gas station (this place marked on the map) or after (this seems better) in the Police station..

there' some drives who pass by there everyday and they always takes the hitchhikers in this way.. i just can't say anything more coz it can give them problems :P


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
From TrÃªs Rios to Juiz de Fora or Belo Horizonte you can hitchhike here..
there's a police and a gas station here and it were really easy to get a ride here (but the driver said the police here are boring)


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I hitchhiked here with a friend... well, we just took a bus from the Juiz de Fora downtown to Salvaterra.

OUR EXPERIENCE:
it was afternoon and we were two guys. maybe that were the problem. we spent something like 2hours hitching rides there, and we walked many meters ahead and had to keep distant one from the other to make it more easy to get a ride (coz they wouldn't think we were together).
so, two cars stoped and they were both going to Rio.. we gone with the second one with 2 places.

so, i think it maybe get a little dificult (but not too much) but when someone stops to you, you have a big chance to get a ride directly to Rio.

VIDEO - hitchhiking from Juiz de Fora to Rio de Janeiro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTlUTQBbr9k


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Rio de Janeiro (the capital) you should take a bus to PetrÃ³polis and just from here try to hitch a ride.. coz as everybody can imagine, do it on the border of the capital is not a good idea. it sounds like impossible and.. dangerous.

the people from PetrÃ³polis told me they use to see people hitchhiking here sometimes.. and the road is really good and as it's up in a mountain, they pass by here slowly..
and there's a police station near.
i got a ride easily.


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To hitchhike from SP to BH you can come to here (use google maps to help you getting to MairiporÃ£ by buses or subways).. i came with a friend and we spent some minutes here.. then we got a ride to Pouso Alegre

just be aware about the rain in this area.. when it starts to rain in SÃ£o Paulo it hardly stops..

VIDEO - HITCHHIKING FROM MAIRIPORÃƒ (SP) TO BELO HORIZONTE (MG)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAKrplt1hIg


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you wanna leave Paris, better stay in town. Do never take the train to airport Charles de Gaulle, everybody goes to Paris and the airport is way to big to find an easy way out!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
you have to pass behind a store called Boulanger, cross walk through the grass and you're on the only road to the highway


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station

Try to avoid this gas station if possible if going to Germany, it was hard to find someone here. All trucks are going to Strasbourg.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heading for Lille? On this petrolstation there is only wokring traffic and taxi's heading for Paris. Do not leave here, first, go back to Paris


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
The only place to go west, but a little bit dangerous. No really place for the cars to stop. Try to catch cars coming from Wroclaw standing on their left on the gas station, there's some space to stop. We got a ride to Berlin within 15 minutes.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop

Really good place to catch cars in the direction of A4, there's place for the cars to stop. We caught a car after 15 minutes with a sign "A4"


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to hike to the Netherlands, but you have to find the right car. Just speak with the drivers on the station, many Polish people going to Venlo or to Eindhoven.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Some space for the cars to stop on the sidewalk, but hard to catch someone to St. Quentin. Would be maybe easier to go to the motorway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nice place to go south or north, many place for the cars to stop. Just stay behind the toll station with a sign and wait :)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stand under the tree with a sign and you will catch a car to the south very fast. There are some bushes, so stand nearly on the street to be visible for the cars coming from the junction.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This station may be good to go to Lyon, but not in summer. Every car was full with families going on vacation, waited for 2 hours.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
We were trying to stop the car going to Vilnius, bus after waiting for an hour, we decided to walk 7 km to the better place to hitchhike.


country: IS
name: Anonymous
comment:
There aren't really any good spots here, but Bus number 1 from Reykjavik stops very near by (When you reach HafnarfjÃ¶rÃ°ur, just ask the driver to let you know when you're close to Reykjanesbraut) and you'll kind of have to walk along the road with your finger out. The road shoulder is not bad though, so cars can stop if they see you in time. Not good, but it works.


country: IS
name: Anonymous
comment:
Most people who drive past you here are going at least to Borgarnes, and this is a nice place for them to stop and pick you up. Bus 15 stops in MosfellsbÃ¦r, from there you'll need to walk a little bit to get to this point.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
A petrol station. We stopped here a car which took us to Germany. The are not many cars so you have to wait longer than usually.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a traffic light for the traffic going down to the M8 direction Ednburgh... walking on the side of the road showing a sign when the light is read should work. I waited 15 minutes to get a lift to Edinburgh but I was proposed almost immediately a lift to Stirling.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ride to Riga, Tukums, Jelgava. Best early in the working day mornings you will easly get ride to Riga used it for years. Sunday is a bad day normaly. Harder to get here from Talsi ask somebody to drop you off on the bridge (tilts in latvian) they will get your point if you will show them your Riga sign.   


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ride to Riga, Kuldiga, Ventspils.You can ask somebody to drop you off under the bridge witch is better place to go to Riga some 5 km from here. Spot is reachable by walking some 10/15 min. from center. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH in Arran seems to be very easy. We often had the first passing car stopping to pick us up. Both locals and tourists are pretty nice and traffic is not that poor in summer.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you're getting off of the ferry, try to be as quick as possible and start hh as soon as you can, as after the traffic getting off of the ferry it would be pretty hard to see a car going north. If you're lucky, though, you might get a lift directly from Arran or make friend with somebody on the ferry (we were picked up by a family we had seen on the ferry and we had offered to take a picture of them with their camera)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
I hh around both to go to the castle and to go south (on the main road) and it wasn't as easy as I expected but anyway got the lifts I needed in less than 30 minutes each.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you're getting off of the ferry, try to be as quick as possible and start hh as soon as you can, as after the traffic getting off of the ferry it would be pretty hard to see a car going north. If you're lucky, though, you might get a lift directly from Mull or make friend with somebody on the ferry


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty easy to HH all around the island, especially on single track roads, were cars are going slow and people tend to be more friendly and trustful if you look lost in the middle of nowhere :D
We've got a couple of people who drove us 10-15km further than their planned destination :)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was left here by a previous lift and I managed to get a lift straight to Edinburgh by.. a touristic bus! A few cars before it just ran fast away, but it looks like a decent spot with a lot of traffic and shouldn't be that hard to get a lift from there


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
I hitchhiked twice (two different trips) from this area going south and I've always been picked up pretty quickly. Lots of traffic going south and lots of spots for stopping. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Two people, one guy, one girl, waited for more than four hours in a great spot with no luck on the A47 towards Norwich. Many people giving us the finger, shouting abuse, and so on. Absolutely terrible experience.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is enough space for the cars to stop by the side of the road. They are also going slower from the round-about. You can either go to E4 or north towards Jokkmokk. Many gas stations in the surroundings. Got a ride to Finland in 15 min. but we were lucky.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a toll booth. The road splits in two - direction Limerick and direction Cork. Stand just behind ticket booth. Waited less than one minute


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Swiss people seem to have a problem with people that try to hitchhike...very problematic. We waited 5 hours...


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
there at the tollgate you can catch all traffic westwards. need go through a maize field and climb over a rail fence.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
People are driving very fast. We get a ride after 1 hour to the next petrol station on the highway. Than it was very easy.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Szczecin. 
Only 1 lane per direction, good visibility, wide roadsode.
Take bus to Tarnowo Podgorne and get out before the bridge.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Warsaw. High speed, but good visibility and wide roadside. Also there is nice lake and place for camp :)


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to the north, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Apeldoorn, Groningen, Amsterdam - seems to be good to very good place


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
It seems to be the best place to hitch out Foix westwards Saint Girons. There is way enough place for the cars to stop after the bridge and they can see you from far away. Moreover, it's beautifull ;)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Most of the cars are going to Hannover or Hamburg. Leipzig/Stuttgart direction is difficult but doable. French cars preferable.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Unless you want to go to Greifswald or Usedom/Uznam it is impossible to get a hitch on a huge ramp with no hard shoulder.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
A perfect place to hitch to Elblag/Warsaw. Take out at "Rafineria" bus stop and stay after the lights.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Shell Gas Station just before the Highway.
Stayed there four hours without getting a ride. Half of the cars isn't getting to the highway. It's hard for cars which going to highway to see and stop for you.
Better don't try to Hitch-Hike there


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Station d'essence, peuplÃ©e, trÃ¨s bien pour aller loin. J'ai trouvÃ© jusqu'aprÃ¨s Lyon en direction de Marseille/St Ã‰tienne.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Rennes ou Vannes.

Les gens roulent vite. Mais beaucoup de place pour s'arrÃªter et trÃ¨s bonne visibilitÃ©.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
PÃ©age. Le directeur n'est pas trÃ¨s tolÃ©rant, mais le parking est trÃ¨s prÃ¨s, et il n'y a que quelques files de voitures. direction Le Mans : 5 minutes d'attentes.

Toll : The Carpark is near the toll, then people can easy see you and stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
En direction de Rennes.
Les gens roulent vite, mais peuvent s'arrÃªter facilement. Pas mal de trafic.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
En direction de Nantes.

TrÃ¨s peu de trafic, mais de la place pour s'arrÃªter. J'ai attendu une demi heure, mais certainement eu de la chance (Ã  peine 10 ou 11 voitures)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Le Mans, Paris

TrÃ¨s peu de trafic, surtout des camions qui ne peuvent pas s'arrÃªter.
Les quelques voitures s'arrÃªtent facilement. Montrer un panneau "PÃ©age" pour atteindre le pÃ©age 20 km plus loin.

Low trafic. Show a sign with "pÃ©age" to reach the toll in 20 km.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
no place to stop for cars, there is a bus stop on Varlavagen before the roundabout, but it didnt work out either...


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
no traffic at all, no one is driving this road, was trying to get to Ã¸stersund but  had to turn back and go around to get there...


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
You really, really, really don't want to get dropped here. However, if you do, and you're low on water, head to the fire station; they're nice.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This place is great, it's the main highway acces point of the city, with highways going to all 4 directions. Stand just after the crossroad (on the bridge), there's a small emergency parking zone there. But please, please put a sign up! Because everybody is going to a different direction, drivers need to know where you want to go.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not much space to pull over, at last we found a ride to Kruibeke (direction of Gent) after 20 minutes


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ã‰ difÃ­cil sair de BH pra BrasÃ­lia de carona. Alguns amigos meus jÃ¡ fizeram e tambÃ©m foi um pouco difÃ­cil pra eles.
Mas deixo entÃ£o dicas:
Em relaÃ§Ã£o a pontos pra pedir carona neste sentido, nÃ£o sei dizer bem, porque sÃ³ fui uma vez. Eu desci no primeiro posto de gasolina (local marcado no mapa) depois do CEASA, passava muitos carros e ninguÃ©m parava! Era de tarde, levei um tempo maior pra alguÃ©m parar.

COMO CHEGAR ATÃ‰ AQUI:
tem alguns Ã´nibus na rua Oiapoque (em frente ao Shopping Oiapoque, no centro da cidade), vocÃª deverÃ¡ pedir para descer depois do CEASA (o "Complexo Industrial" aÃ­ no mapa):
4872, 6260 e alguns outros (pergunte lÃ¡ pelo ponto sobre Ã´nibus que vÃ£o pelo menos atÃ© o CEASA) e boa viagem! SÃ³ nÃ£o se esqueÃ§a de voltar aqui e marcar o ponto onde pediu carona e acrescentar mais informaÃ§Ãµes pra gente :)


VÃDEO - pedindo carona de BH pra BrasÃ­lia saindo pela br040:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GLVOZvRzbE


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
O melhor lugar pra se pedir carona saindo de BH para o TriÃ¢ngulo Mineiro (Uberaba, UberlÃ¢ndia) ou para SÃ£o Paulo Ã© neste ponto, no trevo onde a BR262 e BR381 se separam e os carros sÃ£o filtrados, cada um segue pro seu lado.

COMO CHEGAR
Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar Ã´nibus para a Morada do Trevo (Betim) na av. OlegÃ¡rio Maciel, 742 no centro de BH. NÃ£o tenho certeza do nÃºmero do Ã´nibus, mas Ã© um desses trÃªs (vocÃª deve perguntar pra ter certeza!): 3292, 3297 ou 3298. PeÃ§a para descer no ponto final.
Este Ã´nibus sai de Betim, circula por BH e retorna a Betim. Ele leva cerca de 1hora para chegar no ponto da av. OlegÃ¡rio Maciel, e os horÃ¡rios que ele sai de Betim vocÃª pode conferir no site da empresa: http://www.viacaosantaedwiges.com.br/


VÃDEO - pegando carona no trevo de Betim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6wD5kNee0


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited 3 hours for get a ride till Poities (direction Paris).
It's a nice place, with a long stopping part and with lots of cars but nobody stopped.

About 15 cars per minute.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited one hours before somebody stopped me

there was around two cars per minute (wednesday in july)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
PÃ©age (paying toll) in the way of Tours, Bordeaux, Nantes

It's too wide, and to difficult to stop. Plenty of trucks that are hiding you from other cars.

I waited 1 hour

Around 60 cars per minute


country: IS
name: Anonymous
comment:
A lot of flies next to the lake. Hiking is great on the ring road (the 1), but otherwise it's much harder on the more desolate places to find a good ride. Stay on the ring road, or be prepared for some walking :)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
in to the south (A5)
Good Place in front of a traffic light. The cars have to wait long enough to get in. You can stand on a peace of grass.


country: CY
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best place to get a ride to Larnaca, Lemessos or Nicosia. Waited 10 minutes at early Sunday moorning.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Almere, Lelystad and north of Holland. There is a gas station in both sides of the road. A good solution for those, who go north and want to avoid Amsterdam


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
when you want to avoid the ring of utrecht but still want to go to the north of holland, you can stand at the busstop/gasstation and hitch north to Amersfoort.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot direction of Aalst. We even found a ride for four people in only ten minutes. After the crossroads there is some space to pull over. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Though this place seems promising for hitching the A1 north to Belgium, having 3 petrol stations and a parking full of tourists... it is not! Everything is going to Paris, both in the morning and the evening. Hitch from Paris itself when yoiu want to go north


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction of Ninove (and Geraardsbergen). Stand just after the traffic lights. Lots of space to pull over. Waited five minutes here for a ride to Ninove.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bad choice if you want to go to Dendermonde. There isn't much traffic and it's really hard to pull over. If you wanna hitchhike direction of Dendermone or Gent take the bridge 200 meter south of here. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
It was hard to find a ride for Dendermonde because it was getting really dark. I suppose there is a lot of traffic going to Gent as well. Just stand on the bridge and hold a board. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction of Ninove (and even Aalst). Just stand after the crossing of both N-roads. Found a ride to Aalst in three minutes. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great space for hitchhiking direction of Geraardsbergen. Lots of space to pull over and people are not driving that fast. Ask for the crossroads at 'McDonalds' if you wanna go there. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Real hard to get away from this place. Try to avoid getting dropped here if you're coming from Gent and want to go to Geraardsbergen. The crossroad just north is called 'Brambroek'. Avoid it


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This was a lucky shot I guess, but we started our hitchhiking trip to Brittyany from here on succesfully. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot if you want to go north, direction of Wetteren (and Gent). There is a bus stop so people can pull over safely. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Once I wanted to go to Vorselaar for the 'Na fir bolg' festival. Two most friendly women took me along and dropped me at the festival. Lots of space to pull over here


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a bus stop here where you can try to hitchhike to Antwerpen. You can find the bus stop in front of a store which is called 'Fun'.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Although there wasn't much people passing by I'd consider this as a good place to hitchhike to the south. Just walk here if you are getting dropped in Avranches.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
One of the last gas stations in Belgium if you wanna go to France. We got a ride all the way up to Mont st Michel in Normandy. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I didn't like this place at all. We tryed to get to Brittany but it wouldn't work out. The cops even stopped to warn us that we couldn't stay on the highway (called 'les quatre voi') while we weren't on it already. I preferred to walk south where there is a better place to hitchhike


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction of St-Malo. There is more people driving along the coastal way then by the highway so we decided to go to St-Malo


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This looked the perfect spot to HH direction of Dinard. There is a bridge were people can pull over. But we had to wait for over half an hour 'till we found a car who was driving our direction. Hope you do better! 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
It might be a little tight for some drivers to stop.. BUt it's an alright place to hitch.. though many are going to trelleborg and not to denmark. Use a sign with DK written on it or something


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Eisenach A4 direction east: Erfurt, Jena, Leipzig

Kasseler StraÃŸe, good spot
get there with bus 5 from the railwaystation in direction of karlskuppe


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect spot if you want to HH direction of St-Brieuc. Not far from the trainstation and the centre of Lamballe. Lots of space to pull over, people are not driving too fast here.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Too much locals and people going to the city center. Try to find a good place more to the north if you want to go to Lannion


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for HH direction of Trebeurden, although there isn't much space to pull over. Try to find a local who wants to drive you there


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is probably the best spot to take a lift out of Oulu. There is a bus stop just after traffic lights. The bus stop was in summer 2010 without bus connection so no public transport will rush you there. It's good to take also short lifts and to get to the cross of E75 and E8 in the south where is really great spot to catch a long-distance car towards Helsinky.  


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy to get a ride, although there were not too many cars passing (this is a secondary road, but the shortest distance north).


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction: budapest
last public bus stop. take bus nr.91 from novi most. get off at the white sign on the left which says 'cunovo'. from here you can walk to the service station at the border.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
a place with beautiful view. back to motorway A2, going either southwards or westwards. a restaurant nearby and drivers at the terrace may notice.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
No shade, no really decent place for cars to pull over. But when life gives you lemons, say fuck the lemons and hitch there anyway. Waited 45 mins for a lift.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Main roads to Ankara, Aksaray and Kayseri meet at this spot. Plenty of shade and places for cars to pull over. 3 different hitchhikers going to the 3 different cities got picked up here within 10 mins of each other.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
I had to wait over more than three hours to find a ride to Coimbra. I shouldn't know why it wouldn't work out, but probably everybody goes direction of Fatima. Bad experience and I wouldn't recommend it to anybody


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Both the gas station and the bus stop just out of it seems to be very good. At the end I got a lift (to Aberdeen) thumbing at th bus stop, but when I went in the gas station to ask some driver some asked me where I was going before I could ask them.. other cars had stopped before I got the lift, but they were going just halfway and adviced me to keep try there as further north there are no good spots (no space to stop) so try to avoid half-way lifts.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
15 minutes and we've been on way to villach. Also there it's very easy to get here (look on the article of vienna on hitchwiki)


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
We had difficulties about going out from BorÃ¥s. Our direction was Gothenborg. There is also a bus but we decide about donÂ´t take it.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
We tried lots of ways to get out from this city... was really not simple! We went outside the highway, in the near fuel stations and so on. Finally we didnÂ´t taken the bus but we stayed more then 7hours before find a generous foreigner who accepted to bring us in the first fuel station of the highway. If a car wants to stop u in this city... please say "NO". 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Towards Flers

Stand by in the security lane. 20 meters after the roundabout.

Good visibility and a lot of space to stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Towards Caen.

Stand by just after the roundabout.

Sufficient space to stop, always got very quick lift, especially at working hours.

A sign is not necessary, many people only go to CondÃ©/s Noireau or Thurry Harcourt, two rather easy-to-cross by foot cities on your road.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The parking spaces on both sides of the Autobahn are great for short rides towards Stuttgart or MÃ¼nchen.


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
peaje santa fe - rosario
buen lugar para hacer dedo, se llega desde santo tome caminando por camino al costado de la ruta


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to HH direction of Guingamp or St-Brieuc. Lots of slow-driving traffic, lots of space to pull over,... I liked it


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to HH direction of Lannion. There wasn't much traffic on a saterdaymorning, but still we found a ride very quick. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited about 1.5 hours here and got a ride in August 2010.  Wait JUST before the bus stop, and if someone stops they can pull right in.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited in this position for many hours with no success, further south there are more places to autostop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
After we couldn't find a ride direction of Paris we returned to Rennes and tried direcion of Caen. That worked out very well. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Even after we were standing more than one hour on this roundabout we couldn't find a ride to Chartres or Les Mans


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a bus station right here. We found a ride to Rennes in less than two minutes. I coundn't even finish my slice of bread... ;-)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
We could find a ride to LiffrÃ©, which is direction of Caen. There wasn't much people, but at least one of them stopped.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A good spot to get out of KÃ¼hlungsborn towards the highway. A sign with "A20" might be helpful. Maybe a stopover in KrÃ¶plin is needed.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
We tried to hitchhike at this peage going north. It was already 9 o clock in the evening and our sign 'Amiens' wasn't working out. Desperately we tried a combination of 'Le Havre', 'Amiens' and even 'Belgium' (our final destination of the day). And it worked! We had a ride up to Lille, but we had to wait over one hour for it.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
On a very hot day in july we had to wait for over one hour to find a ride to Noyal-sur-Vilaine (direction of Paris) 


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Parking on the motorway O4 Anadolu Otoyolu. There is no petrol station, but many drivers stop here to grab some food from small restaurant. You can get to nearby district Ferhatpasa by buses 19, 19C and 19Y from Kadikoy (close to ferry terminal on Asian side). 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
At the petrol station: got a lift to Newcastle in half an hour. Lots of people going just locally, but being patient you can probably get a lift south.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There are many laybys in the Loch Lomond area. Probably the best one is one mile out of the village of Balloch, where local trains from Glasgow terminate. There is a lot of traffic, the layby is wide and it also doubles as a bus stop - buses from Glasgow Bus Station to the Isle of Skye, Campbeltown and Oban stop here.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Really bad place to HH. Got dropped here HH from Ghent to Antwerp. Finally got a ride to the A12 in Willebroek. No space to pull over, but a lot of traffic. I don't recommend this place at all!


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Watch out getting dropped here! Very difficult to find a ride direction of Antwerp. On a rainy saterday evening there wasn't much traffic, but there is a lot of space to pull over.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not much space to pull over, but people are driving really slowly. I had a ride in 5 minutes to Antwerpen


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I'd really recommend the gas station of Kruibeke. I always got a ride to Ghent or beyond from here very quick. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good place to HH direction of Ghent. It is almost the last place before the Kennedytunnel! Even better is to stand on the highway itself. There is a lot of space to pull over (walk 100 meter south and turn around the corner, you'll see)


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
the SHELL & AUTOGRILL petrolstation on A9/E62 close to lausanne, a very good place to reach either fribourg/bern/basel or zurich (via A12/E27) or montreux, martigny and the mont blanc (via the A9 autoroute). you can reach this relais from the main train station of lausanne in 15 minutes: take the suburban train (S21) to "bossieres" (three stops), walk up the roads to the autoroute, climb over the fence and, there you are. there is, as mentioned, a small shop inside the petrolstation and an AUTOGRILL self service restaurant. from the terrace of the selfservice (when the view is clear) you can see the ice and snow capped top of 'mont blanc' mountain. on my personal rating (1 = poor, 10 = superb) i will give this spot a "9 to 10", it only takes minutes to find a car taking you somewhere, the station is very clean and safe, there is plenty-plenty of traffic, the view is spectacular. a foot bridge links the (southern eastbound) station with the (northern westbound) station where cars are heading in the geneva direction.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good place to reach lausanne, montreux and other cities on the lake's eastern 'riviera' coast. a traffic light with long red phases slows traffic down here. there are plenty-plenty of cars driving in the direction of the autoroute (highway, autobahn) A1/E62. on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = superb) i want to give this spot a "6 to 7", safe for drivers to stop, close to the inner city, many cars driving by. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
the villeneuve MC DONALDS restaurant: i have not hitchhiked from here but believe it can be a good relais on the way from (and to) the 'mont blanc' meaning martigny/aigle on autoroute (A 9/E62) and the cities of lausanne and geneve (via A9 and later A1) or fribourg/bern (via A9 and later A12). there is a commercial zone ("riviera") with a huge COOP supermarket as well nearby. 


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a bus station.. u can go there by bus,which is going to Brodno from rail station. Good place for Cadca.. but also Poland and maybe Ostrava


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a perfect place for any direction, because there is a tunnel underneath the freeway. So you can switch from one side to the either. It's easy to find cars going north (Bayreuth, Leipzig, Berlin), west (WÃ¼rzburg, Frankfurt) or south (MÃ¼nchen). You won't have trouble finding someone going in either of these directions...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
At this gas station you can try to find someone going South on the A9 towards MÃ¼nchen. But it can take some time...


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
i ussually stop here fotr zilina.. but also possible bratislava... for zilina u can try way accross the banska bystrica


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going north, we were told this is much better than the other Grant's Pass onramp, but the shoulder on the onramp is pretty narrow and we waited two hours without anybody stopping.  Probably better to ask people at the adjacent gas stations.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Right before the highway turns back into freeway, so you can stand directly on the road and catch through-traffic.  Huge lay-by/shoulder to pull over into.  Waited an hour here, but when we did get a ride it took us all the way to Arcata.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Evidently a popular spot (signs strewn around, other hitchers joined us while we waited) but traffic was almost entirely local, to McKinleyville etc.  Eventually took a ride to Trinidad.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got stuck here after dark.  Plenty of people at the Shell station offered rides, but all going southbound, we needed northbound.  In the morning got a ride from the onramp to the north side of Eugene.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's legal to stand by the freeway in Oregon, so you can catch the cars merging off Beltline Road here; there's a big shoulder for them to pull into and they aren't going too fast yet.  The through traffic on I-5 is going too fast to stop.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Might be decent southbound, but very little northbound traffic here.  After about an hour finally got a ride 15 miles to beyond the end of the freeway, the best one can hope for from here.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Seems to be the best option for getting out of SF up the 101 northbound; there's a traffic light to slow cars down and a little-used bus lay-by for them to pull over into, and anybody driving here is at least going over the bridge.  Several cars going into Marin county stopped, though it took over an hour to get one that was going as far as Petaluma.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Useful non-freeway stretch of US101 just south of Petaluma.  Not perfect, but beats a suburban onramp if you're trying for a long northbound ride.


country: CL
name: Anonymous
comment:
not a whole lot of traffic, but I got a lift to the Argentine border from there after about half an hour


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is pretty much the only spot to get to Lisbon. We waited here for three hours and no one stopped. Try hitching here on Friday afternoon or Sunday evening when people are going to/from Lisbon. Or try shorter distance (Grandola or Setubal).


country: CL
name: Anonymous
comment:
A good spot to get to the coast. If you're looking for adventure, go south. If you're looking to get to the coast within reasonable time, go north. Got a ride north after waiting around half an hour.


country: CL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Border station Dorotea between Argentina and Chile - straightforward treatment and a good occasion to hitch a ride into Argentina, at least to Rio Turbio where you can hitch on.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Slovenia. Look for cars with Slovenian license plates on the short-term parking and ask. I got away with the first car, but sometimes it can be quiet.


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Guer Aike could be your spot if you need to go north from Rio Gallegos or if you came from the west (El Calafate, Rio Turbio). I'd recommend you wait at the police station; those guys actually tried to help me. I, stubbornly, walked through a huge construction site (Dec 09) and got lost in a maze of intersections, before I stumbled upon the right road by sheer luck and finally managed to thumb a ride on the roadside after an ordeal of several hours. Again, stay at the police post, you might also be able to talk to queing drivers.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
"autobahnraststÃ¤tte ansfelden"
good place (petrolstation) to hitch to germany in direction of passau/regensburg/nÃ¼rnberg (A3). take the bus nr. 2 from the trainstation in linz and get out at the stop "Ansfelden GIGA KIKA". From there 2 min walk to the petrolstation


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
very slow going on a rainy sunday morning in Dec09 - got a ride up north after 3-4 hrs, but that's mainly because there wasn't much traffic on the road and even less using this petrol station (except people from Puerto San Julian going back there)


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
maybe one of the best places I ever tryed out. slow traffic, directly coming from the petrol station and enough place for carstop...

2 minutes until a direct ride to stockholm.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
"RaststÃ¤tte WÃ¶rthersee" good for hh to Graz or south to italy. Very, very (!) bad to hitch north in direction of Spittal(Drau)/Villach/Salzburg


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
nice place for going north to motorway.
petrol station + slow traffic going out direction jÃ¶nkoping.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
2 minutes to get a ride to lammhult on my way to stockholm :-D

nice place, if its raining, go to cafe drinking a bear :-D


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Some free parking spots along the road make it possible for cars to pull in. This is not ideal, but it works somehow. Experienced waiting time ca. 20 min.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
CORRRECTION to my previous post: the suburban train  stop from which you can reach this place easiest is called 'bossiÃ¨re/lutry', the suburban trains that take you there are number '2' and '4' (NOT number '21' which is not stopping there).


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
[10.08.2010] we were told to leave the patrol station, otherwise he would call the police...
see other patrol station mark/spot


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
[11.08.2010] stood here at night (10pm-0) and there were only a few cars (mostly tourist cars - full!), no one was going to the Highway A1, direction Zagrab, next day 1pm also no chance to get a ride. even after the junction, (there are 2 benches) with a sign made no difference. the other patrol station is the same, finally i got a ride were both streets come together.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very easy spot to get hikes to the airport. There is a nice hard shoulder that you can stand on. Drivers waiting at traffic lights can spot you easily. Experienced waiting time ca. 15 min. 


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Right after intersection, good spot for cars to pull over. A lot of traffic heading West to Caransebes, good for short rides. waited 5-10 mins


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Alot of traffic heading South towards Hateg. Got picked up within 5 mins. Roads are wide and theres a bus stop for cars for cars to pull over.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
[08.08.2010] most people drove still to the balaton, instead of give us a ride southwest to Zagreb. full tourist cars mostly!


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
[10.08.2010] after no chance at the patrol stations we got a ride here. we had a sign A1 / ZG it took quite a while - ca 40 min.
Better go east/south - should be easier!
But still so many full tourist cars...


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Dolny Kubin, Trstena, Poland. I could get a lift anywhere closer to the town so Ihad to walk along the road a bit to find a decent spot. 


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars going slow off intersection. Plenty of traffic heading Southwest to Resita. waited less then 5 mins to be picked up


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Its in front of a Pharmacy and Bus stop. Lots of room for cars to pull over. Got a ride towards Sibiu within 10 mins.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I walked from the port to Avenue Gambetta which leads onto the Avenue des Canadiens (turn right after leaving port). Its a 2km walk and you simply walk along the coast passing over one bridge. Walk up Gambetta until you get to a petrol station. I had a sign Rouen/ Paris, and got a lift within 20 minutes.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
i you want to go Berlin don't stay at this spot, it's better to walk troughout the field to reach the next petrolstation located 5km on the bottom 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Both roads can take you to Andorra but N320 is a scenic mountain road and N20 is a tunnel that ends on the other side (west) of Andorra. 

Ask to be dropped of earlier than this. Since cars are to busy to pick you up at this place.


country: EC
name: Anonymous
comment:
Place to get off o get a lift in direccion Quito/North. Drivers have to lower their velocity. 
Un buen lugar para bajar o encontrar una oportunidad a Quito/norte.


country: EC
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a Toll-Station, where you easily can get a lift in direction north. To get there take a bus from "Terminal Carcelen" But be quick, can be that the guards kick you out. AcÃ¡ hay una peaje. Pero apurate, los chapas normalemente no quieren ayudarte ;)


country: EC
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is the main road. Normally it just serves you to get out of Otavalo.
Aqui esta la carretera. Normalemente solo te sirve para salir de Otavalo.


country: EC
name: Anonymous
comment:
To avoid Cayambe. Drivers get slower, but will not stop necessarily. I had a friend in company and we found a lift in 15min.
Para evitar un paro en Cayambe. Conductores bajan la velocidad, pero no van a parar seguramente. En dos encontramos un lift en 15min.


country: EC
name: Anonymous
comment:
Toll station - una peaje. Found a lift easily. - I am not sure about the position, but you need 15min/$0,25 by bus.


country: EC
name: Anonymous
comment:
At the end of Cajabamba a friend and I tried to stop cars and found a lift in 15min. A bit further there are some gas station. Aqui un amigo y yo encontramos alguien quien nos llevÃ³ en 15min. Un poquito por delante hay gasolineras.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Left off here by a driver who picked me up north of Paris and who promised he would get me to the road to Lyon (A6). This spot was very difficult. Just yards from the motorway and a spot to stop in front of PLAYMOBIL-FunPark entrance for drivers, I was still here for six hours. No shops around for water. When I felt my worse and my head was down, I got a lift for Lyon. Tough spot but you can get here from Paris by getting to Antony station on Paris RER line B (2km walk)


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the National road north to Aljezur, Sines and Lisbon. Walk out of down to the McDonalds (turn left up the hill at the round about) or just past it (N120).

N 37Â° 06.849 W 008Â° 40.888
29S E 528299 N 4107582

Very bendy roads and low speeds. Many of the lifts are local and town to town but you can be lucky or unlucky. I got one direct lift from Aljezur to Sines with 20 minutes. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a small gas station in El Ejido where you only get local traffic. Don't expect to get straight to Malaga from here. Almeria is doable though.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
FÃ¡brica da Portucel is a paper factory that has trucks going to all around Portugal, Spain, France, Germany etc.  You can hitch a ride to the parking lot from Setubal. If you are not afraid of waiting for hours it's possible to get a long-distance ride. I was there scouting but didn't try hitching yet.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Drivers going here are probably headed to Lisbon city or to Caparica beaches. At this place cars are going slow. Cars will stop for you only, and having a cardboard with your destination can make it easier.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a good place to hitchike to Riga because cars go from Daugavpils and Rezekne.There ir evry good traffic especially in Sunday.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
one of the best locations to get to A9 (Berlin/MÃ¼nchen) an A3 (WÃ¼rzburg/Regensburg). Take Tram 8 to to final station Erlenstegen. Only waited 20min.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A9 to BERLIN!!!not to MÃ¼nchen!
better if you have someone, who can bring you there by car. otherwise you need to take the train to NÃ¼rnberg-Fischbach(every 20min. from N.Mainstation) and take a walk there (20min. side of the road). stand (with sign) right afer bridge. --> in the curve is plenty of room to park! 4/5 when you need to walk there, otherwise 5/5 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ramp. Waited 2 hours before getting a lift to a tankstelle. But thats because I think people werent inclined to bring a sopping wet hitcher (it was raining a lot) accompanied by his shitty muddy rucksack! Im going to say its good because theres tons of traffic and place to pull over.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited for 3 hours in total (2 seperate hitches). TONS of space to pull over (autogrill plus big unused bus stop), but after a few insults shouted at me and 120 minutes waiting, I got a lift to Novi Ligure. Traffic here goes 2 ways, not a good spot but seemingly the only one in Alessandria.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitched from here in summer 2010, in daylight, it took around 25 min. to get a car quite far north - good place, although not much traffic. 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitched here together with my girlfriend in summer 2010, waited no more than half an hour - pleasant waiting, good enough traffic,  we stopped 3 cars in a very short time (2 of them were going not too far away, so we rejected).


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitched here in summer 2010, waited around 5 min in daylight, with a sign GVE, got a straight ride to GÃ¤llivare.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitched from here in summer 2010, waited no more than 15 min. in daylight, got a long ride up north.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitched from here in summer 2010 in daylight, took around one hour to get a straight ride to Vilnius (we used a LT sign to fish out Lithuanian cars).


country: BA
name: Anonymous
comment:
From the city centre, take tram three in the direction Ilidza. After about 15 minutes, get off at the stop right after a small group of petrol stations located to your left and right. There is a bus stop here where you can stop a car, and as it is just after a stoplight cars will not be going very fast. Because of the large amount of suburban traffic, using a sign is recommended.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect place direction to Ulm, Munchen even north. Many cars and truck drivers stops in this big petrol station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A big gas station. It easy to find car which goes direction to Hamburg. I was waiting here just 2min.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
pour atteindre directement le peage (dir lyon/annecy) il est possible de passer par la piste cyclable "l'avenue verte" et il y a un trou dans le grillage au niveau du peage


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
US Border control. If you try hitchhiking from Canada the best thing to do is walking across the border from White Rock and start hitchhiking behind the border control.

Nobody likes to bring foreigners across the border.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction to Cannes. Very much cars on holliday, but many cars are luxury, so the drivers are not so friendly to hitch-hikers;)


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
A big petrol station. You should stand here with sign. Easy to catch car to Germany. Waiting just 15 min.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get to the last traffic lights before the highway (next to Jumbo supermarket) and be ready to get in when the cars are stopped. It is fairly easy to hitch both towards North (Lisbon) and South (Algarve).


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
A lot of traffic but cars cannot stop here. Walk further down the road if you're going to Granada/Malaga direction.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
The gas station here looks like a perfect spot, especially to Granada but we waited for 3 hours in vain. 99,9% local traffic. Don't waste your time here. Instead take the Southern route from the city.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the best spot in Almeria; traffic lights, long straight road, plenty of place to stop and even street lights for some night time hitching. However, be ready for a long hitch since you're in Southern Spain.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Whoever put the other marker here must be either a really good looking girl or just damn lucky. It's a great spot but hopeless in Spain.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
In Spanish standards this is a really good spot if you're planning to go to Almeria or Granada.

Take bus number 44D towards Alcantarilla to get here (bus stop 'Hotel la Paz') and walk the rest of the way. Right after the bridge over the A-7 you have the petrol station and camping site.

Yes there are "perfect" spots in the city of Murcia but, hey, you're in Southern Spain. Better take the bus.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a gas station, Mcdonald, and some other buildings. You can stop the cars in the end of exit (do not afraid stop cars in oposite side), or ask the people in gas station or Mcdonalds restaurant. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Unfortunately this "Peaje" is your only chance to get to the highway. Avoid this place. It took us hours to get a ride to Alicante. There are some good tomatoes and grapes around, however. :)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a little chance to go out of this city. The is enough place to stop the car, but not many cars go there. Direction to Oldenburg.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ask the persons directly at the traffic light to get off in direction of Stuttgart/Karlsruhe. They may give you a lift until the gas station at "roadhouse" Denkendorf. Good luck and smile :)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a gasstation easy to reach and people are going either west, east or north. There are also traffic lights and space to stand. So either ask or just thumb. To get there take the metro towards Langwasser-Mitte and from there the bus 58. Get out at harnischschlag. 


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great place if you go in the direction to NovÃ© MÄ›sto pod Smrkem, or ÅšwieradÃ³w-ZdrÃ³j in Poland. I've never waited longer then an hour.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Took me about two hours to get a ride to Madrid, but that was on a lazy Saturday afternoon. Normally, I expect it to be quicker.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
There are many cars who goes to Ogre,Jekabpils,Daugavpils and Russia so it's very easy to hitchhike someone.This place is in bus stop. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is an okay spot heading north to olympia & seattle. You can take an express c-tran bus from downtown portland here; take it to the end - "salmon creek park & ride".


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a traffic light and a lot of traffic towards the motorway. So you can easily ask. Perfect to get on the A29 in direction of north or south (First roadhouse is Huntetal) and as well you will find people going to Bremen.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not such a bad spot if you're going east - I even got a ride after dark. Easy access to public transit, good viewing distance, room to pull over, an adjacent empty lot to sleep in if your luck is not so good.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited here all morning, and as the morning progressed, more and more hitchhikers joined me to waste away the day. But if you get stuck in Hope heading east, you gotta do what you gotta do.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lots of cool folks around here, including many hippie fruit pickers. North or south, this is a good spot.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Slow hitching here, but heading north to Prince George, it may be your best option. There's a stoplight, room to pull over, and a gas station with bathrooms and water.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
We got stuck at this horrible intersection, trying to head north. No rides all day, and hardly any shade either. Kamloops is also crack city, careful if you have to camp here.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
North to Prince George, this isn't such a terrible spot. Beautiful scenery, no nearby drinking water, though.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Northbound, this is probably the best spot in a bad town. (Prince George has a problem with serial killers killing hitchhikers, so most people will think you're crazy.) Across the street is the last gas station in town, so lots of people going north with stop. Odd, crazy locals, nice gas station workers.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Intersection with lights and far enough space to be seen and for cars to stop. Reasonable level of traffic, definitely ok to Trois-RiviÃ¨res


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
To North-East (Drummondville). Enough space ang good visibility. But not so high traffic and seemingly very local


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
On the on-ramp towards North-East (Drummondville). Cars are just starting to speed up. Just enough space to stop.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
"route du Roy" (138) towards QuÃ©bec city. Take bus no2 to Sanctuaire (end station) and walk 5-10 minutes. Spot ok, but very low long distance traffic, mostly hopping from village to village


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot if you want to go direction of Eeklo (N9). We only waited 10 minutes here with three people.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place going to the E40 (of Ledeberg). Stand on the busplace or just beyond. Just wave your thumb of make a sign 'E40'


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good spot if you don't want to wait for the bus (for example when you come from Boombalfestival on a sunday). Just stand on the bus stop or beyond and wave your 'Gent'sign. Waited never longer then 5 minutes. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
there is a petrol station and it is near a huge parking garage (if you arrived with the plane, people from your plane will notice you and pick you up)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
a perfect place to hitch a ride. it has a large resting place.if your willing to go to brasov/bucuresti this is the place to  get a ride. :D


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect place to go to Santander or Bilbao. There's enough space for stopping cars and the traffic is very fluid. Between 15 to 60 min.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bad place in summer because there's nowhere scape of sun! But cars have space where to stop and traffic is fluid.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Is a good place. Is a kind of alternative route to the north so the traffic is low but people often to be willing to lift hitch-hikers.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Simply great. Enough space to stop cars and go to Faro down-town but you can try to go somewhere else (east or west). Less than 15 min. 


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Is a little bit dangerous but in summer there's a lot of traffic. There are some place for car stopping but you have to walk until reach one.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Better than it looks like. Is perfect when there are some traffic jam because you can ask for the people who stop before enter the roundabout. Direction A CoruÃ±a.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Could be better but there's good space for cars. Good if you come from Tapia de Casariego. The traffic is fluid in summer mostly. Just walk show your thumb.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
It looks like good but traffic is not enough fluid. We were two guys going to Strasbourg. We stayed there for 5hs and then decided to come back to the centre of Nancy.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It looks a good place but people simply don't stop. I tried twice waiting for 3 hours more and less. Cars goes very fast and used to be full (children, grandmother...). Maybe is better in low seasons.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I walked more down the entrance, where is actually enough of space for car to stop. I wrote A10 I think and something like the first car stopped me. I was going towards Spain. I was alone and it worked perfect for me! Official you are not allowed to stand there, but it's safer than elsewhere.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's a little bit of a walk out here but the cars go slow enough to get a good look and they're able to stop. It took about an hour with decent traffic.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Thought it might be a good place to hitchhike to Metz but it isn't. Ended up hiking to another spot more north.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
another place to get onto the m1 north - there's a traffic light there. 2 guys got away in about 15 minutes, after dark.


country: LU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited about an hour for a ride towards Trier. Not a lot of space for the cars to stop but very visible. About an hour hike from the hostel.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you're headed to Luxembourg this is a decent spot right in front of the on ramp. Cars don't have a ton of space to stop though. I got a ride in about 10 min. but it was raining so I can't give a real estimate.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Somebody left us out there - horrible place! Gas station is abandoned, the few cars that still use this old redundant autoroute are mainly driven by locals.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
I hitchhiked this way to get over the Saint Bernard to Italy. It was quite hard and it gets quite cold on top at night. Most of people are locals and Italians who doesn't want to stop.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
good place to get out of Martigny. We wanted to go to Sion and the moment we got our sign out, someone stopped.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best place to get to the barrier, La Grande Dixence. 15min and we got a tourist who also took us back down again.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot is legal to stand at, unlike the other spot further up, which is under motorway regulations. You need a sign, since there will be north and southbound traffic. An excellent spot.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The other place mentioned (300m NE) is useless, roads were heavily changed. Try it here at the Shell gas station to get a hitch to the A5. If people go north and you want to go south, nevertheless grap the ride and get out at the next gas station on the autobahn (Renchtal). There you can go over a bridge to the opposite station and get a ride there. at least thats what we did.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a ride in about 2 minutes to St-Georges de Beauce.. not for the faint of heart though, and presumably illegal. I won't be standing there again in a hurry!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
By the bus stop.. got a ride to the autoroute intersection (73) super-quick. Plenty of traffic and good visibility/space :)


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
a roundabout in neuchÃ¢tel- serriÃ¨res, i have not hitchhiked from here but it should easiely be possible to reach 'les chaux-de-fonds' (on national highway number 20) from here. cars go slow (although there is no real spot for them to stop, except the nearby busstop), there is a lot of traffic, you should build a cardboard sign anyway.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction QuÃ©bec- waited less than a minute for a ride. Not great visibility but traffic is turning and moving slowly.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: North. I can't agree with those 2 greens. Heavy traffic, 2 lanes, cars driving fast, no hard shoulder... We had problems getting out of there, eventually ended up quite lucky with two young guys picking us up. Maybe it's better to go further and hitchhike there.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
the on-ramp ('fribourg nord') on the swiss national highway number 12. you can reach the capital BERN from here. there is plenty of cars passing by at this place - although i would not consider this spot beeing safe, you have to stand in the middle of the road - there is no hard shoulder (or other place) for cars to stop safely. on 'route de mourat' there is a  COOP supermarket nearby (5 minutes).


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
a roundabout in 'saint-blaise-lac' (near neuchÃ¢tel) from where you can reach bern as well as biel (bienne). there is a lot of traffic heading eastward towards the on-ramp of autobahn number 5 as well as the regional highway (la 'route de soleure' in the direction of biel/bienne). cars go slow but there is no safe place for them to stop. build a cardboard sign indicating your final destination. to reach this place exit the s-bahn 5 (bern-neuchÃ¢tel) at the station 'st.- blaise-lac' and walk three minutes. there is also a nearby shopping center, the 'MARIN-centre' as well as a MANOR department store (5-7 minutes walking on 'avenue des pÃ¢quiers').


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
For going North, this services is excellent.
I got a lift to Paris before I'd even got to where I was going to start using my sign. 
I was asked if I was hitch hiking, and then offered a lift all the way to Paris.
Top Spot


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy rides to Dugopolje toll booth (cestarina), from where you can continue towards Zagreb or Dubrovnik. With a sign "Dugopolje" you get a ride in 15 minutes, because many of the cars are going to Sinj and other nearby towns.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
The toll booth to the highway can be a bit tricky to hitch. Most of the cars are going towards Dubrovnik so you can always take one of those to the next gas station (some 30km away), cross the street and get a ride towards Zagreb.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
gas station so very well!! :)
u can reach the both side so direction north paris or south toulouse
take bus 4 from orlean to saran, to the terminus
there after the round, still go forward, 2nd round, walk forward direction gidy (little road) u will arrive just behind the gas-station
nusti
cancrita


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There s a busstation there, you should stand there with a linkÃ¶pingsign if you go west. I waited for 2 hours approx, but it was late at night.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
At the intersection of  the Greece-Istanbul and Cannakale-Erdine roads. Traffic lights. High visibility. Plenty of space for cars and trucks to pull over. I got a lift to Xanthi, Greece in 5 minutes.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Traffic moves quickly but visibility is good. Plenty of space to pull over. A lot of local traffic but some long-distance traffic. I got a lift within an hour.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
HHiked from there to Lille. Had to wait about 20 minutes for a ride on a Thursday around noon. I got there by hhiking from the spot 2 kms north at the red light. a lot more cars pass by there, but the gas station is a lot nicer place than up there under the bridge;
by the way, the spot is correct, the site is no more under construction as in the satellite image ;)


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
we got 86ed out of the entire county f nampa idaho just for sittin in a field but there are good mushies and rly cheap


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent spot next to Braddan Bridge, in front of Kirk Braddan. Get rides west towards Peel, or around the TT course.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
We were 3 people, and got a ride to Avignon after 5 seconds. Other hitchhikers were there when we arrived. From the central station (Gare St Charles) walk 3 minutes northwest along the main road (follow the road signs for the A7 north). The spot is on the entry road to the autoroute. There is lots of space for you to stand, and for drivers to stop. Although it's in the city centre, it is a wonderful place.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot from Liverpool to Wales. Take a train or bus to Hooton, and walk 15-20 minutes. Do not waste your time at the petrol station or the church - walk PAST those places - this junction is more visible and has more space for drivers to stop. After 5-10 minutes, I got a ride to Anglesey.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Liverpool


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Anywhere along this road seems good for Laxey, but I haven't tested it.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
An OK spot for Ramsey, but there is relatively little traffic - the spot 15 minutes further backwards along the TT course is better.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
A lot of walking needed from central Douglas, but this place is good for Ramsey, or for Sulby. DO NOT WALK PAST THIS JUNCTION TOWARDS RAMSEY - the road ahead is fast, narrow and dangerous to walk on.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Don't bother waiting for cars to leave the ferry! There is no space to stand here, security staff may tell you to leave, and the same cars will drive past all of the other better spots anyway when they leave Douglas...
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Choose your spot, make sure you're visible, and you will get a ride to Ramsey very quickly.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/St._John's_(Isle_of_Man)


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot if you want to travel to Prague. There is an old bus stop between the petrol station and the on-ramp via Prague, where you can stand. Many people drive this way every day to work to Prague. My experience about 10 minutes.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a good spot for getting a direct ride to Peel, but there are few cars - instead, they usually use the A3 (via Castletown and St. John's). However this mountain road is more beautiful :). A sign saying SOUTH BARRULE works well.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Port_Erin


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for Douglas. Drivers are already fast here, so make sure you can be seen.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Ramsey


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Anywhere along this road is good for Laxey, but it's also good for some of the smaller places (Maughold, Dhoon) and the beautiful road between is very easy to hitch almost anywhere on it - so if you have an offer for a shorter ride, just take it.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Ramsey


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to Douglas, 5 minutes walk from the airport, at the bus stop. Safer than waiting on the dual-carriageway section of the main road.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Ballasalla


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get a ride from the other passengers on your plane! This works very well for all destinations, but there are very few cars. If you don't succeed, you can walk towards Ballasalla (if going north) or Castletown (if going south) and try on the main road.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Castletown


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Looks like a good spot for south Anglesey, but I waited 30 minutes without a ride. I walked further down the road.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
If coming from the Isle of Man, arrange a ride on the ferry! Many cars going in many directions.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Heysham


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the start/finish line of the TT. It is not a great spot to hitch from, except if you have a sign saying you are going around the TT course. Good luck!
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Douglas


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a quick ride to south Anglesey, but it's an annoying spot to reach.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a ride direct to Chester after 10 minutes. Cars are travelling fast, but the driver who left me here said he often sees hitchhikers at this spot.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bangor_(Wales)


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a pay toll somewhere here (cannot place it exactly on the map). It is about 5 minute ride from the last Avia gas station (which really sucks for hitching since most of the cars are from Belgrade).

At the paytoll there are local "hitchhikers" who just ask from the cars who stop for their ticket. Do the same. No need for thumbing (or even a sign). The police did not seem to mind people doing this. Took me about 45 minutes to figure this out. Then I got a ride easily.

Directions: Nis/Vranje, Skopje, Thessaloniki...


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop from which you can hitch a ride to Edinburgh or Glasgow.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Newcastle_Upon_Tyne


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
tried to hitchhike to Zagreb from here. It's a good place for cars to stop and there is plenty of traffic, but hardly any Croatian cars at all. Took 4 hours to  get a ride.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bad spot for direction to Leipzig, should be a good spot for Berlin.
There is no Burger King or McD, so there are not many cars.
Stood there for 2 hours for Leipzig.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Arcachon

80% of cars go to Arcachon (some of them Bordeaux). It is one of the 2 exit from this town.

From Arcachon it's  easy to get a ride to Bordeaux, while if you go by Biscarrosse-Ville, less cars go directly to Bordeaux.

20min walking from the beach. follow Arcachon signs. Hitching place on a parking in front of a hotel


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Dune du Pyla = Good

Direction: Arcachon or Bordeaux = not good

Cars won't easily stop here, and most of them only go to Arcachon.
I suggest to walk 10 minutes to the next junction, and hitch towards Arcachon or Bordeaux on the N250


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Bordeaux

At this roundabout, most of the traffic are cars going to Bordeaux, specially in the morning (workers) or end of afternoon (beachers)


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Lausanne or Geneva

There's IKEA here, so you might find easily someone for the rest of the way to Lausanne or Geneva, if your driver stops you here. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction BesanÃ§on, Mulhouse, Basel, Germany (Freiburg)

Good place at this PÃ©age, if someone can get you there at least. If the driver don't go through the PÃ©age onto the highway, you can access the PÃ©age by a short walk on a path situated on the south side. Then there is a fence, but it is jumpable near the PÃ©age as some people already got here this way


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Dijon or Paris or Lyon

Here is the last station (called "Dole-Lavangeot") before the junction into the 3 directions. So if your driver don't go the right way for you, just take care that he stops you here.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Nurnberg, Stuttgart, France

Very good place. A lot of drivers stop here to buy cheaper petrol before Germany, and also a lot of trucks for bigger distances


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Brno, Prague

Try not to be droped here, if possible. If you start from Breclav, then the better opportunity though to Brno. Probably more waiting time for a direct lift to Prague.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
a very good place to travel to SOLOTHURN and maybe even further to BASEL or ZUERICH. you can easily reach this spot with bus number 2 (get off at 'renferstrasse' or the ROLEX-works). there is a COOP-supermarket nearby too (walking distance: 5 minutes). it took me 15 minutes to get a ride to soluthurn (while the driver was continuing to 'zug' and could have taken me there as well).


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
a possible place to reach BASEL, BIEL/BIENNE or ZUERICH. the traffic comming from the center of solothurn is slow and drivers have to stop at a traffic light. there is no pedestrian way but enough (safe) space to walk over the on- and off-ramp to this spot. i was never hitchhiking from there but believe it must be a safe & quick place to catch a ride. it should not take you longer than 7 to 10 minutes walking from the old town to reach this spot.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
service station. ask around for rides :). good spot to go to Vienna
(7.6 Euro) Take bus 470 from Graz to Arnwiesen Abzw stop. Walk back about 200 meters and station is on right.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
in august 2009 mael and simon we spent two days doing so derided by motorists result we took the train :(


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just behind a roundabout there is a wide shoulder when cars can stop in direction of Szczecin. No waiting when I arrived here - much, much worse down S3 towards north.


country: AZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
90% of cars are Taxi's or people wanting money. Roads are very twisty and mountainous, not great for trucks. Expect to hear taxi's shouting "Yeravan? Yeravan?" everywhere. Even when walking across the Iran Border!
Can sometimes be long waits (30-60 mins) due to little traffic.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Seems to be the place to go to MalmÃ¶ Airport (Sturup) or eastward towards Ystad. Picked up within 10 mins.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a truck stop here, about 15 km east of Lagynas. Maybe the best option to go towards Istanbul with Turkish truck drivers. (untested)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
tried to hitchhike from there to bruxelles for 5 minutes and then stopped, because the cars go by pretty fast and don#t really have a place to stop, maybe it works but it is not perfect at all. the place over the bridge by the red light seems better to me, even so potentially less cars pass by.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is potentially a good spot, depends on the time and destination though.
To Paris:
didn#t try but i think it works, even though you might have to wait a while. Better in the morning/evening i guess.

To Bruxelles:
go in the morning when people leave to work at bruxelles. in the evening maybe as well, but less people go in the morning.
Don't go any other time. stood there for 50 minutes between 4 and 5 pm and nobody stopped. Nearly only people from around there making short rides pass by.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
For hitching east toward Kalgoorlie, Adelaide, Sydney.  There is a paved rest stop by the bus stop where cars can pull off easily, quite a good spot.  Take bus 320 from Midland station, to the stop Great Eastern Hwy Before Park Rd A.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching North to Menzies, or South/East to Norseman, Esperance, Adelaide, Sydney.  Stand at the parking for the shops and wait for cars turning onto the Bypass road behind you.  You can walk here from town, easy.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching West towards Perth: this spot is walkable from town, and this street becomes the highway you follow to Perth.  Between Lionel St and Throssel St there is parking by the side of the road where cars can pull over, you can get a lift at least to the edge of town.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching west towards Perth or into Kalgoorlie: The very edge of town, before the last traffic lights there is a wide shoulder to the road where cars can stop easily.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching west towards Perth: A little further past the lights at Gatacre St, there are driveways and parking lots of businesses where cars can pull in, and you can stand safely by the road, very visible from the lights.  All cars out of town will pass this point.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching south/east: The streets are wide and the traffic along the Bypass a little slower here, you can just stand on the side of the road.  Most cars heading south from town will pass this point.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching south/east: There is a big BP Truck Stop here, on the Kambalda turnoff from the roundabout.  You can ask drivers, or try your luck by the road, where cars can pull into the stop if they want to.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Autohof MÃ¼nchberg Nord

Its hard to hitch-hike because it's not direct at the motorway so the cars must leave it. 
I stood 4h to hitchhike in direction to Chemnitz


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
this place is not too crowded...but there are some good restaurtant and lots of trucks...i think u speak the drivers.
Balaton Croatia and Budapest


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
here's good to hitch hike for a small distance. i mean only to hÃ©vÃ­z or zalaegerszeg or keszthely. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very bad spot the hard sholder is poor and offers little space also the traffic is usally fast,Me and my friend were stuck here for a whole day and had to sleep in the forest next to the road


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
A little walk up from the main roundabout you will find a hardsholder which lasts about 30 meters cars can be travelling fast but good for heading north


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect for going to Germany. Going south should also work because it's one Rest Stop for both directions!

Take S-Bahn S7 to Kemptthal (~25mins from main station) and walk another 3mins up the road.
Where the road forks, go right.
300m further a small road leads uphill just to the gas station.

Once there, ask the people if they can take you! Like that you have the best chances and don't have to mess with a sign!


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus Station just across the street from Petrol Station. Excellent stop, easy to find, just follows signs Rzeszow from the city centre and they will lead you there. Takes cca 30minutes from the centre. Last part is a bit up the hill, but I manaed with heavy backpack. Got  a ride in 5minutes. Great to hitch in direction of Rzeszow or Krakow.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited 1 hour with a sigh Zagreb without any success, then I changed it to Novi Sad and a car took me after 30 minutes. A lot of local traffic, quite difficult to stop for the cars that drive on the left lane (bus stop on the right lane).


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy to find just follow signs Rzeszow from city centre. It is a bus station just across the street from petrol station. Takes cca 30minutes, last part is up the hill. Got a ride in 5 minutes, great in direction of Rzeszov or Krakow.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
two male hitchers without a chance to find a ride to bratislava gave up after 3 hours waiting and a unfriendly scan by the austrian police

anonymous wrote:
It's the rest stop of dead here. We took a taxi after 6 hours. There's a lot of traffic, but the cars are either full or the drivers are ignorant.
DO NOT GO HERE!
1/5 Points

Bernardo wrote:
Be it direction Budapest or Bratislava, it seems like it highly depends on the time you're there and you have to be a bit lucky. I had no problem getting to Budapest but when I tried to get to Bratislava I gave up after 3 h and hitched back to Vienna to take a bus (6 euros).
3/5 Points


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Looks like a good place to hitch the Channel, but I was caught by the Eurotunnel security after 20 minutes of waiting (about 10 cars passed). They were quite friendly, but told me the Eurotunnel compagny has an anti-hitchhiker policy, and also that they are patrolling by car all the time, and I would be sent away even if I found a car from somewhere else. I didn't try to prove they were wrong and found a car in the ferry three hours later.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
The serbian police will give 30min to get a hike, after this time they advise you to got to the petrolstation 2 km away. You're allowed to walk on the motorway.
(Border in direction to Beograd)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
bad place for getting to A5 over the Ring; at least mid-week before noon and it's not very good to stop 'cause it's the left lane in front of the traffic light


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
After the staff of the petrol station told me it was a private property and I had to go because I was annoying their clients, I stood for one hour near the bus stop, hoping a truck would stop, but it didn't work.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
10 minutes to find a lift by directly asking to people making the queue to buy the ticket to cross by car. As it is a travel centre, you'll be unnoticed with your backpack. Your driver won't have to change the number of passengers in the car, as you ask them for a lift before they buy it. It looks like you can even ask the office worker to confirm it is the same price for the car, no matter how many people are in it.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
get a car to Agrigento from here in 10min. good place, people have time to see you and place to stop. all jam from airport goes throuht this place.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: D7, Dakovo, Croatia
Didn't get away from there in more than an hour; traffic seemed to be mostly local


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: South, Croatia
There's a toll-station, where Auto-Stopping is actually forbidden, but the guy there was quite tolerant.
Traffic was very low in the evening, but since almost all the cars have to stop it's not impossible.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Although it seems perfect for the direction north to Hamburg, it's not recommendable to get to A2 in the direction of Berlin. If you're coming from A5 rather choose A4 and A9 to get to Berlin.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Probably the best place for H-H south towards Autria (Linz) form Ceske Budejovice (Budweis).
There is also a place to stop 200m before at the crossroad but it is quite dangerous place where drivers have to drive carefully and watch for other cars - not for hitchhikers. I think it's better to go from the crossroad to this place I taged.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Vienna
Cars can easily pull over on the bus-lane and see you from very far, but traffic is maybe a little too fast.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
For going towards Gucha. There is a bus stop there, you will see people waiting. Accross the street and 20m up the hill starts the park dedicated to the victims of WWII


country: BA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: East
We liked this spot for the nice space to pull over, but it took some time to get away (~1.5 h) 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
"Biegener Hellen" north. to Berlin,or Michendorf. 
Leave the train in "Pilgram" and go through the village to the south.  


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: North-East, Pancevo, Timisoara
The bus-stop is a good place for cars to pull over and offers a roof when it rains ;) And besides all the traffic in your direction comes by here..


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: South or East; Luboj, Craiova
This is the spot of the local people. Don't rely on their wisdom. Just sell yourself as a tourist by holding a sign and you have a higher chance of getting a free and longer ride.  


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Alexandria
a good place, especially because of the shop and its rich supply of drinks, sweets and ice cream :)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: South; Caransebes, Craiova
This is as good as every Romanian country road. If you're patient enough you'll probably even get a ride for free.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Varna
The drivers see you from very far and there's more than enough space to pull over. It took less than 10 min to get away (tried just once).


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: city centre
..always better than taking the taxi. There wasn't very much traffic, though.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: South, Burgas
Tried it once with six people. For two of us it was very good, the rest had to wait for over an hour. Retrospectively I would say: take the gas station a few meters north from here.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: M. Tarnovo, Turkey
The people are nice and maybe every fourth car stops, but when I was there in the middle of the day, there was max. one car passing by in 10-15 minutes.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction: Istanbul
It won't get much better than this.
Waiting time: just enough to write the sign.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
All traffic towards Stockholm passes here. Excellent bus stop just after roundabout. Cars accelerating quite fast, so high visibility is the key. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Right in front of a campground.  Through traffic is going fairly fast but there is plenty of room for them to see you and stop.  After about an hour got a ride to Crescent City.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Havent tried yet, but looks like an excellent bus stop southwards. Please tell us if anyone tried it.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
probably a very good place to arnhem. I wanted to A3. I waited over an hour. the police have checked my backpack.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This place can range from being a good spot to being a really bad spot, depending on which direction you want to go. Direction South, like France and Cologne is usually no Problem, once I waited only 5 min. to get a ride to Paris. Then again going direction north (I was going to Poland), it took me like an hour to get somebody to take me to a service station on the A2, only 60 km far.
Good luck!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Metro Longueuil (yellow line), the best is to take bus 81. The bus will cross the highway, go further and come back, so just ask the driver. The walk is about 10 minutes. It's also possible to take bus 83, same thing, just a bit longer of a walk.
Never waited longer than 30 min.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
2 years in a row we had here in less then 5 minutes a lift in the direction of germany. Just by asking the cardrivers who stopped at the trafficlights


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Maybe it was luck, but I got an almost instant ride to Derby from a guy that stopped to pick me up at the bus stop.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
good place if you are going to horsens or vejle. but only go if the car is taking you all the way because there are no good spots between.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
I put my thumb out at the bus stop going west on Derby Rd. and got a nearly instant pickup from a guy. Don't know if it was just luck, but I was shocked.	


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Despite the high speed traffic it was easy to get a lift to RÃ¤ttvik on the Market Sunday 3 Okt 2010


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nice bus stop southbound, traffic is fast but due to the bend you can be seen from many hundred meters. 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Physically perfect for cars to stop, but no one going E4 northbound. Maybe useful for getting to the shopping centre just across the roundabout, where you can eat for under SEK 20 in IKEA. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitchhiking on peage tolls is illegal in France, but there's a hole in the Fence and a parking for the cars to stop. Found a car in 10 minutes direction Perpignan.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nice bay to stop for cars coming from the shoping centre, but most of them will be going home in Mora. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
It depends a bit where you go, but I'd say this place is very good (for South Wales) to good (the South/East). Ask around.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
A good place to hitch out of Bournemouth towards the north-east/east. You can get there by bus (don't know which one, though), and cars are going past quite slowly as they are just coming out of the roundabout. They are just about to enter a dual carriageway, though. Use a sign!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The original Spaghetti junction - never tried it myself, but I can image it'd be average to bad, although in walking distance from Birmingham city center and also safely reachable on foot. Cars have space to pull over, go past quite quckly in two lanes, though. Also there's quite a lot of police going past.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
An apparently good place to hitch on through Snowdonia, marred by the fact that most passing motorists are English tourists who notoriously don't pick up hitchhikers - took me about 1.5 hrs to get away from.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best spot on the A5 headed out of Betws-y-Coed towards England - just after the maze of junctions. It's not very visible, though, and not perfect for cars to pull in.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
A bit of hard shoulder on a stretch of road that is otherwise not blessed with a lot lay-bies. You miss traffic coming out of the village, though.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very local traffic intermingled with a lot of tourists makes for a bad hitching spot, although there is plenty of space to pull over.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amazing spot for catching lifts to Dublin - cars are slow as they are just coming out of the roundabout, and there is a huge hard shoulder to pull over into. It's now a motorway, so you might possibly be doing something illegal, though.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Probably the best place you can reach by foot for hitching out of Caernarfon if you want to go via Snowdonia (very scenic) - still quite a bit of local traffic though, and I ended up pointlessly trudging on for a couple more miles.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Ask around for lifts towards Dublin or Waterford at the two petrol stations that are here. Most traffic will at least head to the roundabout where the motorway to Dublin starts.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Quite a good spot to catch a lift to MÃ¡laga - when talking to people at the gas station. It took us one car from there, going all the way. However, we might have had some luck since the gas station guy wasn't exactly very co-operative, so beware! Worth trying, in any case! 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Quite a good spot to catch a lift to MÃ¡laga - when talking to people at the gas station. It took us one car from there, going all the way. However, we might have had some luck since the gas station guy wasn't exactly very co-operative, so beware! Worth trying, in any case! (September 2010)


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
For hitching South towards Alicante. Waited for approx. one hour and got a lift to Sueca (a town on the way), rather try to stick to the highway, tough!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
For hitching south towards Alicante. Tried approx. one hour at the gast station and got a lift to Sueca (a small town on the way), try to stick to the highway, though! (September 2010)


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station, plus passing cars can easily pull out. Just walk here from Tavira. Found someone to LoulÃ© quickly.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
A plain street, but cars have to go slow and see you from far. They can easily pull out. Lots of international traffic (for Spain). Got a lift to Gibraltar after 15 Minutes.


country: GI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Europa point. Tourists come here with cars, park, look around and drive back. Easy targets. Had a lift all the way to Tarifa from here.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Parking lot for visitors of the island. Every time the ferry arrives, it's easy go find somebody to take you back into the city of Tavira.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station to the south and east. Not the perfect spot, only cars from one lane can stop here, but worked in the end.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station. Bad place for Malaga, good place for Cordoba, since the ways separate shortly before. Closes down over night.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
It is not that easy to get there, but it is worth it. Ask at the traffic light and you will definitely get a ride to the next gas station at "Denkendorf". 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
A lot of people who drive to roanne from St Etienne let you here. The highway entrance is far. It's difficult to come back on the highway. I hate this place.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best place in Vienne to hitch-hiking, a lot of people are driving to Valence. The most of them can bring you on the Nationale 7 and the Highway entrance.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is an awesome spot. Only waited two hours with a sign that read "Dover". My first hitching experience as an American was wonderful :)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
You have to walk quite a while to get here, but the cars have the option to stop and all the traffic to the north goes by


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a bad place to go to south. Walk a little after the trainstation and you can go to the highway easily.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This place is even better than the one 100 meter north. Just stand before the white markings on the road and wave your sign. Succes garanteed!


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good spot HH to Gent. There is loads of space to pull over and people have to slow down or even stop for the traffic lights


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a very small space where people can pull over and park. Excellent spot if you want to go north, direction of Wetteren or Gent


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Motorway services. Good for getting a ride in any direction (there is a northbound and southbound side, and a bridge connecting them).


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for getting a ride south. If you've come from Manchester but your ride only goes to somewhere in Cheshire, then ask them to leave you here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Wait at this roundabout for a ride in the direction of Frankfurt.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Hahn_Airport


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The exit of this roundabout is a good place for rides towards Trier and Luxembourg, but there is very little traffic. You will get a ride - but it may not take you a long distance. You should probably get in anyway.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Hahn_Airport


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot worked well in 2006, but I have the feeling I was lucky. Difficult to reach.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Uppsala


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The airport itself is not a fantastic place to get a ride - walk 15 or 20 minutes out along the main road (heading south) and try at the B50 junction.
Alternately, when you are on your plane, ask other passengers for a ride...
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Hahn_Airport


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Have waited for a few hours here without success in 2006. However I think I was unlucky - it looks like a good spot for going south.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/J%C3%B6nk%C3%B6ping


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
take suburban train S1 (indicating 'rheinfelden', 'laufenburg' or 'frick') or S23 (indicating 'olten') from basel main train station to the stop 'PRATTELN', walk 10 minutes to  "autobahn raststaette pratteln" which forms a bridge over the swiss national highway 2/3. an excellent place to reach eastward cities such as zurich or bern, on the westward side germany (freiburg, frankfurt) as well as france. there are plenty-plenty of cars passing by 24 hours a day, there is an AUTOGRILL restaurant as well as shops inside the bridge over the highway.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was going in the direction of Koper. I got a ride from here to the other side of Trieste, but I have the feeling that I got lucky.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Trieste


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good for getting a ride east - I waited 15 minutes, and got a ride to the mountains near Maribor.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Klagenfurt


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very beautiful but very quiet border crossing. If a car comes, it will probably stop for you. But waiting for that car will take a long time.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Fairly good spot for a ride towards Ljubljana - I waited 1 hour, but I have a feeling there are also good spots closer to the centre.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Maribor


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Busy junction, but not so safe for cars to stop. After 1 hour, a car stopped and took me to Ljubljana.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Koper


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you are going towards Koper, there is no hitchhikeable place on the Via Flavia for a long time! Keep walking and follow the blue signs!
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Trieste


country: IL
name: Anonymous
comment:
In theory a good spot for Tel Aviv, but it wasn't our day. As ever, a cheap taxi will offer you a lifeline.


country: IL
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was going to the Negev. Looks like a good spot, but I did not get a ride after over 1 hour waiting (unusual in Israel). I started walking down the road - after 10-15 minutes walk, you are outside of town on the desert road, and anywhere there is a good spot.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Be'er_Sheva


country: IL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Like many kibbutzes, there is a bus stop here where you can hitchhike. The cars slow down here, so it's easy to get a ride to Mitzpe Ramon, and further to Eilat.


country: IL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a good ride nearly to Haifa, but there are maybe better spots closer to the centre.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Tel_Aviv


country: IL
name: Anonymous
comment:
You don't need to walk this far, but it helps if you get bored waiting at the roundabout for a ride north. Good chance of a ride to Tel Aviv or similar place north.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Mitzpe_Ramon


country: MY
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just one road on this island, and everyone will try to be a taxi, offering a ride for an unfairly high price.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
As in many remote areas like this, you will look like an innocent long-distance walker. Very easy to stop a car, especially in winter.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
We were travelling from Konstanz to Italy, and got left here. There isn't much space for cars to stop, but one did somehow.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
If going south, past ZÃ¼rich and out the other side, be careful - this is the last petrol station on this motorway before ZÃ¼rich! It is very difficult to get a ride further south, and ZÃ¼rich itself can be difficult to hitch from. I got a ride towards Bern after 1 hour.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Winterthur


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was going east to Vevey, and got dropped off at the nearby motorway junction. No chance of going by hitchhike to Vevey from here, so instead I asked for (and got after 2 minutes) a quick ride from here to Lausanne centre.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Lausanne


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
We shared this place with a beggar, who was stopping cars to ask for money. We were going to the Cevennes. We tried for 20 minutes, then walked to the roundabout to the north instead.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Montpellier


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bad junction for a ride to Lyon. No obvious place to stand, so we stood on the on-ramp. We got a ride after 1 hour, but we were lucky.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Chambery


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not much place to stand, and fairly quiet, but you'll get a ride in the direction of Beaufort.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Albertville


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a bus stop here, on a busy on-ramp going south. But it's too public... I was clean and presentable, but no-one seemed to want to be seen to be stopping for me.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Geneva


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a ride from here to L'Isle-Sur-La-Sorgue quite easily, but we were lucky.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Avignon


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a ride up the small mountain road towards Mandagout. However, if this is the road you want, you may not get a ride here - many people were telling us to keep walking.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Le_Vigan


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good for a ride to the Sentier Martel start/finish point (a well-known walking rout along the Gorges du Verdon).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Start walking along this road. You look more needy - it seems to work.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Castellane


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Looks good for Nice, but we waited for over 40 minutes with no success. We then started walking along the road out of town, and got a ride very quickly.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Castellane


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
VERY quiet road! Very difficult to get a ride going east. After 90 minutes we gave up, and started hitching in both directions, asking for any ride to anywhere.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the start/finish point of a famous walking route - so during the afternoon and evening, there will probably be a good chance of long-distance rides.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Trying for a ride to Cologne. No luck for 2 hours (we were a group of 3). Police found us, shouted at us and made us walk, totally without reason. Now that I'm able to look at the map, I can see there were much better spots for Germany than this. Maybe this is a good place for Liege?
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Maastricht


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Fast food area. Got a ride towards Frankfurt within one minute, but there was a thunderstorm so I had empathy on my side.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/K%C3%B6ln


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Autobahn service station going east and west. It took over 1 hour to get a ride east - but the view is beautiful.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Anywhere along this street (from Zvonarka to Ostravska) looks good for Ostrava/Olomouc, but I have never had any success after many hours of trying, and I know several other people have tried here and failed too.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Brno


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited over 30 minutes, but got a ride as a group of 4! This place seems good for any direction east - you can even camp next door (campsite on the other side of the road) and start here in the early morning.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Salzburg


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A quiet autobahn service station, but you will get a ride south eventually.
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Bickenbach


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good for hitching to Kosovo. High visibility and plenty of room for cars and trucks to pull over. Take bus 10 (direction 9. Maj) to the final stop and walk to the edge of the village. Don't bother walking to the cross with E75 as this is not an interchange.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
To get to Clacket Lane Service Station from London get a train to Bromley (you can use an Oyster card: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14836.aspx), then bus 246 (timetable here: http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/246Sum.htm)

Ask the driver to tell you when you get to Pilgrims Lane, then walk down Pilgrims Lane and Pilgrims Way to Clacket Lane Services. You can see where you're going on a map here: http://www.motorwayservices.info/clacket_lane_services_m25/googlemap Where it says "Clacket Wood" is the service station. There is also a street view of this area on google maps.

Clacket Lane is an excellent place to hitch to Brighton (Westbound) or Dover (Eastbound) and also fairly good for most other directions as it's a busy station. Best thing is to stand outside the main doors into the station and ask everyone that comes out if they are going your way ("excuse me, are you by any chance going to Bighton?")

To get from one side to the other walk down the country lane to the back of the station until you get to the bridge and cross to the other side (couple of km)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited for 7 hours through the night as a group of 2 people. Got many ride offers to everywhere in Germany... but none towards Vienna, which is what we wanted.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
A petrol station. Good place to hitchhike towards FrÃ½dek-MÃ­stek. Get there by taking trams 1, 6 to Kolonie Jeremenko; or by buses 39,50 to MoravskÃ¡


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take bus 45 or another bus going to the university or walk to this spot. Do make a sign, because people can go quite a lot of different directions from this point. I got a ride to Maaseik in less then 1 minute! 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This road is good for hitchhiking (in both directions) but can be a bit dangerous, because cars go fast there. On my opinion, the best thing is to stand 100 m after traffic lights: cars can see you when they are waiting and are not going that fast yet. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not the best spot because there is not so many place for cars to stop, and it's in a blind corner. anyway, I catched a ride to paris in less than 10 minutes. The good thing is that it's so close to the city center! 


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Well, sucks balls for standing there with a sign, but when I mustered the courage to actually ask people in the petrol station after 2,5 hrs, I was gone towards Rosenheim (D) in no time.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Don't. Place yourself where this marker is! ;-) (watch out for cars coming around the corner using parts of the emergency lane, though)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
this place is dead after dark - don't get stuck here too late! if you arrive early enough, this should be a nice place to get to central hamburg.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's no reason (ever) to voluntarily get stuck here. Well, maybe if you live in the metropolis of Fernelmont and want to get out, which would be quite understandable.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Amazing spot to get north towards Hamburg. Even though it was dark, I was gone in less than five minutes. Advice: Don't get stuck in Stillhorn (last service station before Hamburg) after dark. It's dead.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Quite alright for England... if you're, just for example, headed towards Maidstone/Dover/Europe from the USX, this is the place to start from.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
A possible spot for hitching towards Zurich and Berne - not a whole lot of space to pull over, though.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot for hitching towards Zurich and St. Gallen. Probably harder towards Lausanne. Sign absolutely necessary!


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can get onto the Motorway here - it will take you some time, but that's kinda normal for getting onto an Irish Motorway. Also, you can easily sleep under the bridge, if it's warm enough.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a pretty decent place to get out of New Ross (why would anybody want to leave New Ross, though?)


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Weirdly enough, this is the fastest way to get out of Ireland from Kilkenny (via the Rosslare ferry).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very bad if you want to go towards Bremen, probably quite good if you want to go up North. If you want to go to Bremen, instead walk towards the Eisinghausener Strasse (south, see map), walk along it with your thumb up, and catch a ride to the autobahn on ramp on the west of Lehr.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
We got a ride (direction Oldenburg) here  very quickly (5 minutes or so), but since it's a bit dangerous place to stop for drivers, and most drivers don't go directly to Bremen, be prepared to be dropped of at a bad point (we got stuck at a rastplatz for 2 hours)


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
great place for heading to Galway - everybody's going there, and there's quite a bit of traffic. Going south into Connemara is a bit harder, because there's less traffic, but it's still very doable.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
You'll be gone in no time in any direction. Heading to Galway, the quicker way might be to head north towards Maam Cross and then take the main road.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Senseless spot to try hitching from - sharp bends without any lay-bys or hard shoulder. Follow the road for about a mile and you'll get to a construction side (as of Sep 10) and perfect hard shoulder after that.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Don't get dropped off at the Leenane Hotel. People will think you're staying there, and that doesn't go along with the whole hitching thing :-)


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bit of a hard spot to hitch down to Kenmare; there is no space to pull over. But then again, there's not a huge lot of cars, so people can just stop in the middle of the road, and they will. Should be a decent spot to hitch towards Cork on the N22, too.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a good spot at all (but the first hitcheable after Pwllheli), as cars come around the bend (that is sharper than it looks on the map) quite fast. Still turned out to be a gift of the heavens for me :-)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
bus-line 13 from (s)Wilhelmsburg
wait about 30min. to get a lift to Bremen. Was couple of offers to go to Hannover.
time:20:00, not that much traffic:)
date:friday,oct.2010


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect, on the highway with lot of safe space to stop. Make sure you make sign with Antep, Antakya or Adiyman, you can catch long rides here.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitch right after the bridge - ample space for cars to pull over, and a pub to seek shelter if it doesn't stop raining.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a perfect place at all, but the first acceptable one after Pwheli. Cars come quite fast around a bend that's sharper than on the map. Still this spot turned out to be a gift of the heavens for me.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great place, even though cars are going past really fast - there'll be enough time and space for them to see you, make up their mind and stop.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Somewhere around here, there's a petrol station with pull-over space which will be your ticket to freedom. It's a fair walk from a lot of probable spaces where you might be dropped off, though.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy spot to get to Buncrana, although all the people turning towards Moville are a tad annoying. O yes, you could get to Moville just as easily.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a little lay-by just beyond the bridge, but people don't seem to feel very confortable about stopping there for you.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a petrol station along the Strand Road where a lot of friendly people are going to a lot of different places - at least to the roundabout where all the roads split up.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This should be a decent spot - along the main road that's leaving Coleraine towards Derry, a hard shoulder, enough traffic but not too much - still I had to wait more than an hour, which is toally exceptional for Northern Ireland. You'd probably be better off following the road a bit further down until you're really out of town (although cars will be faster there).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Much better entrance onto the Autobahn compared to direction from Koln, as cars have plenty of space to pull over and time to see you


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Using a sign going south it is bad. Waited an hour, and 90 mins respectively here, too many cars travelling in several different directions


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited 3 hours for a lift to Leipzig. However, saw two other hitching groups here who got a lift fast, but met another couple who had to stay here overnight and waited over 12 hours to get towards Prague 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This should theoretically be a good place (the first one out of Largs), and so I'll just consider my 1.5 hr wait bad luck... 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Even though you're now in the English part of Scotland if it comes to hitchhiking, this spot will help you to be gone quite soon.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
You should really be able to find a lift on your ferry, but even if you fail, this spot is perfectly suitable for getting out of the Larne harbour.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spots are more than a rarity if you want to get out of Gourock to the south, so this long straight stretch without any lay-bys is probably your least bad bet.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Do NOT get stuck here; ferry traffic is low enough, and you don't want to wait an hour extra. Anywhere sees more action than this spot.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a good spot - cars come around a corner (even though slowed down by the roundabout), and there's no lay-bys... but the friendly folks of Kintyre will oblige.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
As soon as you get off the main road headed towards the Mull of Kintyre, everyone will offer to take you. If you go later than August though, that's not gonna help you very much.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Probably your best bet to get back north from Campbelltown. Please report any suspicious police activity in the area back to me, please :-)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you feel like talking to lots of scared tourists, asking around the parking lot of Eilean Donan Castle might be worth the effort.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stood at this spot on end... and when I finally decided to walk out of Poolewe to find a better spot, the first car stopped in a totally impossible place :D


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a good place for going south - even though there isn't a lot of traffic, it's a main road and people are afraid to stop on the road itself, which they'd have to do as there is no opportunity to pull over.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Even though there's mostly tourists going across the Bealach na Ba, this spot is remote enough to get you going quickly.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
If this is a petrol station (I'm not a 100 % sure), it's a great spot to get going south, and in a pinch north, too.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a small, small petrol station here at the further edge of nowhere, but if you persist, people are going to amazing places - we found a ride to the south of Edinburgh.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
I got away quickly towards the north-west even though I didn't even go to the main road because of the rain... and you'll get closer to a magical place called Scoraig if you hitch down the tiny road towards the north-east!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This parking, mainly used by climbers, is a fabulous spot for both directions - it's usually well-frequented, even in September.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Probably the best spot after the town of Broadford... me and two friends, one of them a tiny chinese girl, waited aaages, though.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
You'll have to use a sign or handsigns here, cause the only decent spot to stand if headed north is just before the junction.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Chalon Sur Saone

Not really good place as there is so little traffic. However, I was waiting there a tuesday at 1pm (it is really countryside)

By chance, the 6th car in one hour were dutch who took me to Chalon


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station at the road that leads southwards to the A5 motorway. Best place to get from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe, Basel or Stuttgart. Lots of cars filling gas before entering the motorway, it's also possible to stand at the street with a sign as cars have good possibilities to stop.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The Green Welly Stop is an amazing place to find rides in every direction - it works a bit like a service station.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Really good place direction North (Paris/Dijon) or south (Lyon).

I was drop there so I don't know how to go from Chalon


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's space to pull over next to the hotel, but the fact that there is a hotel there doesn't seem to be very helpful. They'll give you hot water and slightly cheaper stuff, though, if you ask nicely.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Lyon

Excellent place. Hitch from Macon to the south (Zone Industrielle). This is the PÃ©age of the autoroute A6


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This roundabout is a bit chaotic, but you'll get somebody to pull in where the marker is. If you are several people, take strategical positions, so cars coming from the south and the east can see you a bit earlier.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a lot of space to pull over, and people will not really feel addressed even if you have an Edinburgh sign and they go there.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Better spot to stand - some people might be afraid to pull over on the on ramp, and it's slightly illegal, but you'll address everybody who goes onto the motorway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Lyon or St-Etienne/Clermont

Try not to be there, as there is no place for cars to stop, but if you have to, then it can be a good spot. I had a ride to Clermont, was it luck?


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
People were very distrustful, but ok, it was after dark and we were two guys. Generally, you should be okay because there's quite a lot of people to ask.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
indeed it is a good spot - if you're headed to england, you could start looking for cars with uk plates, but you'd be better off going to jabbeke near bruges.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Took us a long, long time to get to Edinburgh from here, but a lot of people seem to be going to Manchester. Another upside is that you can cross the motorway from here. Also, you can easily camp just behind the bushed on the west side.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
this spot is indeed quite bad - quite a lot of traffic and no space to pull over. you might want to hh towards erfurt first (more space to pull over in that direction) and change directions at the first service station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Use this spot for heading towards Luxembourg. Stood there for more than an hour, went to the supermarket, stood there again and got a lift from the first car...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
petrol station off the motorway, just before the landstuhler kreuz. hardly anybody going towards trier (north), but I got a lot of ride offers towards saarbrÃ¼cken or mannheim.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good for Grenoble.  Waited here for about 20-30 min at a bus stop.  Not too many cars, but they seem willing to help if they are going that way.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
If I'm not mistaken, this is the main service area between Erfurt and the A5. You can change directions here, and get towards Berlin/Saxonia/Poland or Frankfurt/GÃ¶ttingen


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
here you could take a bus to KaraBalta or Sosnovka's turn because h-hiking here almost senceless. 50 soms~1USD(2010) will save many hours of waiting

siberian_explorer


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for getting to the main highway south of linz - going either to salzburg or to wien - and you can change directions at the service station there.


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
ask locals how to get to AltynOrda market or use bus #303 from train station Almaty#1 (prepare to loooong ride throungh all markets of the city). at last when you will get to AltynOrda walk along road app. 500 meters till gas stations.

siberian_explorer


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
ask a bus to Busstation ("avtovokzal" in russian). then walk a bit along road with 4 lanes. since empty field starts start your thumbing
waiting time less than 1 hour

siberian_explorer


country: KG
name: Anonymous
comment:
nice spot to start your way to the south of Kyrgyzstan.
waiting time less than 1 hour
p.s. never refuse to h-hike to ecological checkpoint after Sosnovka

siberian_explorer


country: KG
name: Anonymous
comment:
here is ecological checkpoint and also 10 km/h speed limit and finally stopline! :) direct lifts to Osh or Djalalabad, also try to ask policemans to get a lift to you, lol

siberian_explorer


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
excellent way to ask policemans to get a lift for you throughout Taraz or to Chimkent :) works great in both directions

siberian_explorer


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
ask for a bus to Zhybek-Zhol car market, for example, #35 or #111 from "Ogonek" near hotel Shymkent, from bus stop walk a bit along road


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
a BURGER KING restaurant as well as an older ARAL petrol station make it easy to 'autostop' from here north on the german A5 (direction karlsruhe as well as frankfurt and hannover/hamburg). you reach this raststaette (called 'weil am rhein') where plenty of drivers pass through easy and within 30 minutes from the center of basel. take the 'DB regional express' (one stop)from 'badischer bahnhof' (kleinbasel). walk over the tracks, there is a large road bridge, follow the road and the signs to the 'burger king' restaurant. while the trainride takes only two minutes, walking takes you more than a half. the place is very safe + easy to find.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good spot: The drivers can see you from far, lots of place to stop (even a truck stoped there for me once), several gas stations not far a way, although I also managed to get in LiÃ¨ge directly. Going north is also a very good spot. 


country: UZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
it's easy to get here from metro.  lots of taxi cars passing by this place on their way to border. talk with taxi drivers and you will get taxi ride for free right till border control.
waiting time tended to zero

siberian_explorer


country: UZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
here is roadpolice checkpoint located. ask policemans to get a ride for you (usually bus) or try your own
p.s. you can reach this place by taxistop. uzbek taxists able to transport you for free after short explanation about your h-hiking soul. :)
waiting time less than 30 mins

siberian_explorer


country: TJ
name: Anonymous
comment:
take bus#28 from Corvon market till last busstop. here is check point from cars entering the city and speed limit, you can h-hike right after checkpoint

siberian_explorer


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
from roundabout where Medical college located and road splits on Ushtobe and Almaty directions take marsrutka #13. from the last stop on the route walk forward a bit, cross small crossroads and start h-hiking

siberian_explorer


country: AF
name: Anonymous
comment:
Here is Tajikistan-China cargo Terminal located. Talk with truck drivers. Direct lifts to Dushanbe, Khujand, Pejikent, Murgab.

siberian_explorer


country: TJ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Here is a parking for trucks. Talk with truck drivers. Direct lifts to Dushanbe, Ayni, Khujand.

siberian_explorer


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
take a bus #41 from ring between two bridges on the left riverside. on the last stop called "Myasokombinat" (landmark is a park filled by military technic stuff) cross the road and wait for the bus #13. ask for "Kolonka" busstop. bus will turns left but you should follow wide 4 lane road. pass by crowd of locals trying to get lift for money and start thumbing. many taxists here, but h-hiking still doable
waiting time around couple hours depends on luck

siberian_explorer


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
position is right after T-liked crossroads while cars are very slow. Sometimes position is crowded by locals, so walk a bit forward. Taraz, Shymkent, Karaganda direction.

siberian_explorer


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
position is right after check point, take your chanse while cars are slow. many taxists asking for money.
Almaty direction.

siberian_explorer


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
here is an a checkpoin with stopline. there is two option to reach Biskek from here:
1. to h-hike
2. to take a route minibus to Bishkek(20KGSoms=0,5USD in 2010).


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
A small gasstation, some people go from here in the direction of Plzen. It took me about half an hour to get a ride. Take the subway zo Zlicin.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pour aller vers Villeneuve/Lot. Evidemment il faut arriver jusque lÃ . Of course uneasy to reach this point.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Exellent for Inverness and north. Most of the local trafic to airport and Dyce industrial area has turned. A sign is helpfull as well. Stagecoach buses will take here for Â£1.70 bit pricy but worth it


country: TJ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Look for a transport to Zarafshon district (there is direct trolleybus from President House). Walk approximately 2 km from Zarafshon roundabout to another smaller roundabout. 

siberian_explorer


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good place to go south, to bulgaria.
you can tike the tram ang go down in the last station. be careful- not to get on a taxi (some of it doesnt look like a taxi). also- you should say to the driver that you dont have money before you get into the car


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
from Ogonek busstop take minibus to Shubarsu(Ð¨ÑƒÐ±Ð°Ñ€ÑÑƒ) app. 0,7USD. ask driver to stop after turning off the main road. h-hike after crossroads.

siberian_explorer


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
you should stand after the junction in vrsac direction. a sign will help, almost all the poeple will get to the city, a good place for those who want to go to the romanian border


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
somewhere over here there is apetrol station. you can get near it with those buses: 43,95,96, 101,104,105,106. you should go out of the bus in the first station after the bridge (the bridge that cross the river) than you should go up to the highway and after  about 500-800 meter you will get to the patrol station. its a good spot to get to pancevo, and from there to the east-north


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
somewhere over here there is "zmay" (i might not wrote in the right way, but it sounds like that) petrol station. you can get to it by taking buses number 612 or 611 from the city (you might neet the tram or another bus to get to it, the city is huge). from the patrol stations is not so easy to hitchhike, but you shuld just try to get to the pay toll on the highway and from there it is much more simple.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
drivers will stop you on their way to the border. some of them are just interested in the duty free.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-11-10 10:02:46.000000
comment:
to the north and west - but you can already try your luck on the whole huntigton road, but here cars can stop a bit better


country: GB
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-11-10 10:10:32.000000
comment:
there is a bay where cars going to crewe or chester or even to holyhead and ireland can easily stop.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-10-17 16:35:24.000000
comment:
just after the railway bridge you can find very easy a ride to Brugge.
Also possible but more difficult is a ride to Antwerpen.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-10-16 11:32:04.000000
comment:
Just behind the border are thre petrol stations and a restaurant, at it's end you can hitch all passing traffic. 


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2010-08-11 23:28:16.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop, but just too much/fast traffic. Better to jump into a bus that goes to the "Maxima BIG".


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Siedlce, Brest(BY)

1. take tram #9, #22, #24 from 'Al. Jerozolimskie' (centrum) to the 'Rondo Wiatraczna' stop, walk 200m to the bus terminus, then from here take bus #704, #720, #722, #730 (~25min) to the 'Szosa Lubelska' stop.

2. take bus #502 (every 30m) from Central Railway Station (Dworzec Centralny) (you can also catch it at the 'Politechnika' metrostation) to the last stop 'Stara Milosna', then walk to the crossing with  'Trakt Brzeski' (E30), turn right and walk 500m to aforementioned stop 'Szosa Lubelska'

http://www.ztm.waw.pl/rozklady.php
http://jakdojade.pl/
 
hitchhike from the stop on 'Szosa Brzeska' str. (maybe you need to cross the street)


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Lublin, Ukraine:

1. take tram #9, #22, #24 from 'Al. Jerozolimskie' (centrum) to the 'Rondo Wiatraczna' stop, walk 200m to the bus terminus, then from here take bus #704, #720, #722, #730 (~25min) to the 'Szosa Lubelska' stop.

2. take bus #502 (every 30m) from Central Railway Station (Dworzec Centralny) (you can also catch it at the 'Politechnika' metrostation) to the last stop 'Stara Milosna', then walk to the crossing with 'Trakt Brzeski' (E30), turn right and walk 500m to aforementioned stop 'Szosa Lubelska'

http://www.ztm.waw.pl/rozklady.php
http://jakdojade.pl/

hitchhike from the stop on 'Szosa Lubelska' str. (maybe you need to cross the street) 


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Warsaw:
From trolleybus last stop 'Ordzhonikidze' near Railway Station walk ~250m along 'Komsomolskaya' street to the stop 'Komsomolskaya'. From here take marshrutka #1 and get off when it turns left from E30 (stop 'Cafe'). Then walk 600m along the main road (E30) to the gates and ask drivers


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
good spot to go to the ski resorts of the ARAVIS or to the villages of the north shore of the lake like veyrier ;menthon talloires
good luck


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a gasstation just after a speedcamera which ensures that the cars drive slowly and there is plenty of space for them to stop.
Waiting time: ~45 min //Denizo


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Been here on a Sunday. Many couples and families, but the on-ramp (southwards) was a worse spot â€“ someone even gave me the finger there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
in the city that connects with the ring highway and could take you anywhere west of Berlin. The cars have to stop for the lights.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
big service station with a burger king on it. good traffic to the east and north -- praha, budapest, bratislava


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
two male hitchers without a chance to find a ride to bratislava gave up after 3 hours waiting and a unfriendly scan by the austrian police


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
During abgefahren hitchhiking race 2010 many teams get stuck at this service station in direction slovenia, but also on the way back to germany. it is a lot of traffic but dont know why, you don't get lifts


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
maybe best spot to hitch out of celje to ljubljana or to maribor. waited 1h10min with 4 hitchhikers for a ride to maribor


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
this petrol station is located half the distance between Hamburg - Berlin. So, most of the travellers have their break there.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best way is to wait near the sign Taurage because that shows you are long-way hitchhiker and not going to visit gardens or forests around the city. Easy ride to Siauliai, Kryzkalnis, even to Latvia or sometime to Kaunas, Vilnius


country: MD
name: Anonymous
comment:
if you don't want to cross transnistria toward Odessa hitchike here and you can easily find a car. probbaly they ask some money


country: MA
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you don't want to pay so much money for taxi from the airport walk here and hitchike. it is a very busy road to Tangier and to the South also.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot for drivers going north or south on the I-15.  You can ask them directly as they are pumping gas.  Also, there are tons of semi-trucks.  It seems that you can go as far as Los Angeles or Salt Lake quite easily from here.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lots of cars are particular times of the day .... most seems like local traffic.  Not much space to stop, but there is a stoplight that might be able to help if you wanted to ask the drivers directly.  I wouldn't recommend this spot, but I wouldn't say it's senseless.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty bad junction, traffic in most directions has nowhere to pull over.  Eventually had more luck standing by the roundabout itself (where marked) than by the slipways.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Took about 2 or 3 hours to get a ride to Vegas ... seems like most people entering the freeway here are going that far (lots of Nevada plates)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good for Berlin, Hannover and Dresden.
ARAL Station (ask around).

Unfortunately not so close to local transport...


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Huge layby useful for both directions. I used it to go south and I waited less than half an hour. If you have time, don't miss the fall and the impressive gorge just half mile from there.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
In the early morning there's quite a lot of traffic from the camping (down in the town), so it loks quite good for hitch-hike, especially compared to eastern villages along the north cost


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Towards Lausanne - We barely waited 15-20 minutes before finding a ride. Stop light and radar make cars slow! Lots of room to pull over :)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Aachener Land:
I waited here for about two hours with a sign "England".
And then I've got a lift until London. It was over the hole night. Great lift


country: LU
name: Anonymous
comment:
For those who stay at the camping Kockelschauer and want to save some change on public transport - hitching at the nearby bus stop worked perfect for me, got a lift to the city centre within literally one minute. 


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Marked as bad because very little traffic, however most likely your best bet if busses 31 and 32 are not available.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars comes from Croatia with still slow speed. The trucks are coming very slowly from the side. I was here for 30min, but at really strange hour.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station close to a stoplight. Average location because loads of local traffic + people whom want to pick you up have to park in the gas station.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
A-70 West towards JonquiÃ¨re, Lac-Saint-Jean. As much traffic as the area can provide, right after a stoplight. Lots of room for cars to park. You might hit local traffic, make sure you know where you go. If you want to go to the Lac-Saint-Jean area, avoid anybody whom drives less further than Saint-Bruno.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Highway on-ramp, west towards Lac-Saint-Jean, east towards Chicoutimi. Waiting can be short or very long, it's a cast of dice. Listing as good anyways because it's the only suitable hitch location in JonquiÃ¨re.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station. Good traffic for the area, the path leads almost straight to Quebec city. Little local traffic


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station. The best possible hitch place in the area to go to Quebec city. All traffic going south of there is going towards Quebec city, very little local traffic.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Certainly the best place in ChÃ¢lons-en-Champagne if you're going to Troyes by national road. Stand in the exit of the gas station, there is enough space for the cars to stop (even those that don't go into the gas station). I've been there twice.  Misteriously doesn't work when it's rainy, but under good weather it's very good.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a bus stop, where you can stand when you are heading to Prague or Pisek. It`s just behind gas station.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great place if you want to go to Strakonice or Pisek. From subway station Smichovske nadrazi take the bus nr. 129,172, 241, 243 to the second station called Mala chuchle. You need to press the button in the bus if you want to get out there. Then go aproximately 100 meters toward gas station. There is a long lane going out of it. There is a bridge so rain is not a problem. 


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not far away from train and bus station. Go in the direction to Vimperk. Just behind the supermarket is a crossroad and after it, there is a place where you can try your luck.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I hh to Gent and Brugges from the very centre, by the bus station and got a lift in five minutes.. perfect!


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
to HH to Harrisburg or the southern states using the I81 Interstate 81 this is a great spot to approach cars since it is a rest area. 
It is a quite frequented place so lots of people. I
was lucky and got a right after the first contact there.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
I HH to Harrisburg

took me some 30 minutes to get picked up since traffic is not too heavy on this onramp.

Good> cars can stop here on the broad on ramp easily


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH to harrisburg.
The place was not too good since it was already on a speedway (two lanes). Eventually after 40 mins and right before a big shower rain a police car picked me up. The officer was nice and took me a good piece of the way to Harrisburg.

(In case police car comes dont run away to not provoke suspicion and just ask for a right playing as if it was the most normal thing to do. Worked here. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
I HH here to Harrisburg (about 1-1.5 hours ride).
It is possible for the cars to stop on the on ramp to pick you up. 

How to get here?
It is a bit tricky I was partly HH and walking from the Allentwon Greyhound bus terminal. Takes some time but the spot is good. Trafic is not too much but cares are not very fast since there is a redlight nearby to slow them down


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
It is not totally easy to hitchhike from Manhattan. I took a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Allentown (20.5 USD)
Look Allentown to  find good place to go the I78 South.

(It was said that NEW JERSEY has a stupid law that forbids HH so the Bus-ride is great to skip this state. allentown is second stop in Pennsylvania)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
This hitch-hiking spot lies just next to a bus stop, and just after a pedestrian crossing, so the traffic passing this point is quite slow. Good for getting onto the M3


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take Bus 2 to Renferstrasse. Walk straight for 2 minutes. Stand just by the ramp onto the highway. I never waited more than 15min and hitchhiked there many times.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station Deitingen. Great towards Bern, works also towards Biel. Perfect for a swim in summer! Right behind the gas station.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Go by bus from Nils Ericsson-terminalen/GÃ¶teborg Central to DelsjÃ¶motet and position yourself along the side of the road leading out of town with a JÃ–NKÃ–PING-sign. This is generally a faster way than E20 for eastern destinations such as Stockholm, with a stopover in JÃ¶nkÃ¶ping if needed.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Street leading unto highway A1. Many cars,  a bike lane to stop. Only 5-10min walk from trainstation!


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
construction works until Oct'12. In June '10 the bus stop was moved here. It's ok, but not that good anymore.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
big rest-station with restaurant

for me it was excellent to get a lift to linz centre (trainstation)
anyway a good place to change car


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Though ppl can stop here, and most of them hit it to the Highway, I've been waiting 'round 5 hours and had to leave with the train to get to a better point. No single car stopped...plz don't do it to yourself!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
We got a lift at the gas station. It took a bit longer than other places (maybe because it was raining) but it looks like a quite good spot.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to hitch, had a ride within 10 minutes. Nearby the highway, place to pull over and pick you up.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Car arrives from the roundabout so usually not too fast, and there's a huge laybay for them to stop. Great for going north. I waited less than 10 minutes


country: KH
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's a bit behind the bus station. Take a mototaxi for $1 out of Siem Reap and hitch. Many cars, many westerners going on this road. You can find a shade below the big road sign, on the turn to "Sky Venture". Good luck!


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Long bus stop, cars go slowly. Most people end in PÅ™eÅ¡tice or Klatovy.
You will get there by tram 4 (end station Bory).


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH place to Prague. There starts 3rd lane and stop here also trucks (many of them go to the Rudna, itÂ´s not so good).
You will get there by trolleybus 11 (end station Ustredni Hrbitov II) and walk 250 metres.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Quite good place to HH to Pilsen. With sign you can go to Prague (40-60 min wait but still faster than go through Pilsen)


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
an ESSO petrol station right on autobahn (autostrada, motorway) A4 BRESCIA-MILANO- TORINO. you can reach the station through the commercial area (north of the station) in walking a circle (westward) around some of the manufacturing halls, there is a swing door that connects the station's platform with the surrounding roads (street: "via aquileia") of the quarter. ATM-tram number 31 takes you from the city center to the corner "via monfalcone/via massimo gorki" from where you can walk to the station in 5 to 7 minutes. i have not hitchhiked from there but will do so next week (on a MILANO-TORINO trip), the spot seems to be excellent because of its safe surrounding, many cars passing by also easy accesibility. there is also a restaurant and a snack shop.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a great idea to stop here. cars are riding quite fast and they wont see your sign. Anyway I waited here for about 20 minutes but it was more luck than the advantage of that spot


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station. Good spot for hitching to Oslo, a lot of tourist passing. Take beautiful boat ride from Flam to Godvangen, it is so good! Than hitch to Oslo (Took us 8 hours to get there). 


country: TH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Go out of that freakin' dusty western. All the cars go to Siem Reap or Battambang. Probably pick-up truck will pick you up there, otherwise there are only taxis :)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Apparently the last red light before the highway. If you're going to St Etienne, hitch on the left lane, you've got the place to do so.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the spot to go to Givors/Lyon and to the South (A7).
There is way enough place on the side of the road for the cars to stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Italy this is the last petrol station before the split Chambery/Grenoble. It seems that more people are going to Chambery but you'll get a lift for both direction


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
good spot to get to Berlin
just behind the border gate. cars are riding slowly here and its easy to impress somebody. Anyway, thereÂ´re some cars stopping so you can ask them.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
The new roundabout is perfect spot to hh towards either highway (Belgrade, Nis) or Kraljevo and west. The only problem is to reach this place: from city center, it takes 30minutes on foot, taxi costs like 2 euros and last option is public transport because it is not so frequent.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a big truck stop, with petrol staion and restaurant. You'll find a bunch of truck drivers going both ways (Chambery or Torino)


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the last petrol station before the border. A lot of trucks stop there but they stay to sleep. An employee from the petrol staion threaten me to call the police if I stay here and I had to hitch over 6 hours to finally get in a truck :(


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
On the national road, after the traffic circle there is a good visibility and way enougth place for the cars to stop and it's very easy to get a lift


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Walk out of the airport in direction highway along the "Flughafenstrasse", when the two roads merge together there's a huge bus stop, perfect for hitching into Hannover or everywhere around


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
good place to go to Ursel! Max. 20 minutes (less than 5 minutes between 4.30pm and 8pm (lot of traffic then)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take the A8 (=La provencale) if you want to go to Frejus/Nice (because if you take the D7n you will have to stop a lot of times). I did hitch Hiking from here tot frejus in more than 4 houres (so that's to much for just 100km). Take the A8!


country: KH
name: Anonymous
comment:
A place where Phnom Penh suburbs finishes. Take a moto taxi from Phnom Penh, it should be not more than $2 from Canadian Bank. There is a big factory on the right. Wave a lot till someone stops. ;)


country: KH
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you hitched a ride till the bridge, walk a little bit further to get rid of all the taxi bastards below the bridge :) Cars mostly goes to Battambang


country: KH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get a moto taxi ($2 good price) to highways' intersection and walk a little bit further on this road. All the cars goes to Sihanoukville. Pretty easy.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a layby to hitch from, just before traffic lights, so cars must slow or stop. Never waited more than 30 mins for lift out of London or to Heston services.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
a very good relay on my way from MESTRE (VENEZIA) to MILANO in summer 2010. as not everyone from the MESTRE-area (from where i had departed) travels on long distance i had a stopover here for 30 minutes. there is lots and lots of traffic at this place - trucks, busses, cars. there is a petrol station, a rest area as well as a large restaurant. people speak english very well. there are oppportunities to get taken to PADOVA, VICENZA, VERONA, BRESCIA as well as MILANO during minutes. on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 = worst ever, don't go there!, 10 = perfect spot) i want to rate this place a "9 to 10" as it is safe, clean and people are very friendly.  


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heading to Tampa from here ... I had a sign for about an hour without luck.  About 5 minutes after I stopped using the sign, I got a lift to the I-75 onramp nearby.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
It was probably the time of day I hitched, but I didn't have much luck trying to hitch north from here...  instead I walked onto the interstate and thumbed


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Although illegal, hitching on this interstate wasn't so bad.  There is plenty of space for cars to stop and it doesn't seem like there were any cops or patrol cars passing by.  It took me about 15 minutes to land a ride going to Tampa.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
you can hitch from this petrol station in western direction to PADOVA, and VICENZA also furtheron to MILANO on autobahn (motorway) 'A4'. there is mostly commuter traffic but people are friendly and someone will be able to take you on the next petrol station & rest area on A4 (around 15 kilometers west of MESTRE) when the newly built autobahn-bypass has joined again with the local 'A57' highway. this station here receives an 8 on my 1 to 10 scale (1 = very bad to hitch from, 10 = best place ever) as it5 is safe, many cars stop and people are friendly. again, ask drivers to take you on A4 to the next bigger petrol station, everyone understands english. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Last rest area before Leipzig and Halle, so the place to change cars if your driver goes to those cities.

All new and shiny now (2010), so the second marker talking about closure is obsolete should be removed/updated. Ask people, took us 3min, lots of license plates from Hanover area there.


country: EE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Whenever a ship of EckerÃ¶ Lines or Viking Lines arrives, there is a large amount of trucks passing past this point on their way from Finland to Europe. You are likely to get a ride at least to southern Lithuania from here. Especially good if you've just come by a ship yourself. The Tallink ships bring elsewhere, maybe someone else can mark where to wait for trucks that have used them. For ships' timetables, check the ship companies' websites.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
A bus station before small bridge over the street. Cars can stop before they go to Slovenia or Klagenfurt.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitchhike to Vilnius. This way is certainly better than going through Kaunas because you will get stuck there. This is still within town speed limits cars are not going to fast. And the few hundred metters before market place can be bad because it's forbidden for cars to stop there!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Takes HOURS to walk here, but its the only reasonable off ramp heading east from Saint John. There is a bus that will give you a head start, though.  Perfect shoulder, and you get traffic coming from the north also with a stop sign so they can scope you out before turning.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
If your heading east from Bar Harbor towards Canada this is the place to wait.  Most people even going in this direction are going far - this is the more rural area of the state - and there is good visibility and a huge shoulder.  


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to stand with your sign, as the cars are only beginning to speed up after crossing the roundabout and there is an excellent place for cars to stop right after that.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I'm use to take the metro to technopole and to walk to this place. it's working well to go to the A13 ( direction Le Havre or Paris). large place for the cars.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you are hitchhiking to Vilnius from Marijampole and you only get lift to Prienai. This is a good place to be dropped. You can almost speak to the drivers when the traffic slows down because of those turning left. You are likely to go only to Birzai from here as many cars go locally. That's why it's not excellent.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
cars get on the highway here, so speed is fairly low. good place to go to Bruges or Ghent. On sunday evening guaranteed rides to Ghent.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to HH towards Antwerp. Slow traffic and enough place for the cars to stop. I mostly get a lift in about 10 minutes.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Spot for HH direction Denderbelle, Wieze, Herdersem and Aalst.
Good spot, enough space for cars to stop.
Lift within 15min


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
First passerby took us to the gas station on A67 towards Antwerp. Not much space to pull over, so probably not the best place with heavy traffic.  


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
PÃ©age des marches
De plus en plus de gens ne s'arrÃªtent mÃªme plus grÃ¢ce aux abonnements, prenez une grosse pancarte; direction: Grenoble/ Italie


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station Bois Claret. Not so many people here, most of them are going to Grenoble. Ask for the gas station "Voreppe" if you want to go to Lyon (North: Paris etc.) or Valence (South: Marseille etc.).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas and service station "Voreppe" (from Grenoble only) 
A lot of people here, driving to Lyon (North) or Valence (South), just before the Motorway Separation. A perfect place!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just after the roundabout, you can easily ask here for Saint Donat. In the other sense, ask for Romans or Tain to reach the A7.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited about 30 minutes for a ride to Karlstad, which I think was ridiculously lucky. There's almost no cars going there, but unfortunately basically no alternative. Place was quite ok, there's a bus stop next to a gas station.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
No real place for the cars to stop, but a huge ramp onto the highwas(s). Two gas stations and a McDonalds nearby, regular traffic and apparantly quite some long distance drivers. Found a ride all the way to Stockholm in about 20 minutes despite aweful weather.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Basically a nice starting point (easy to reach, right at the highway) but unfortunately NOT a lot of long distance travellers. Most ppl went back into town.  Took me 50 minutes to find a ride to Ã–rebro.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Really nice spot, because of the open-every-day mall, which attracts customers all the way from Norway. Found a ride north in minutes. You might actually be (in my case should be) picky about the hitch, so you get some safe distance.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Note that Gedser is a very hard place to get to. Not as many cars are driving there as to RÃ¸dby, and the ferry sails less often. If you're coming with the ferry, you can ask for rides on board, but otherwise you'll see that the area is not very much populated, so very few locals are driving to and from there. You can sleep on the floor in the ferry terminal, it's open 27h and there is a free toilet!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good bus stop to go to Berlin. It takes 20min to reach on foot from the city centre, with a sign you'll get a ride in no time.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you get a ride from Berlin or from the South and you want to go to Leipzig while your driver continues along the A9, you can either get off in Schkeuditz or at the airport, where you can take the train (3.60â‚¬) and be in Leipzig in 10min. You can use the same ticket for the city transport for the next 2h.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
be carefull not to hitch-hike the border police (like i did). they took me to the pd at the train station to verify my passport.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big truck spot with toll office for foreign trucks. You can also get food and coffee with the drivers. If you're hitching to Germany, drivers will tell you that it's forbidden and won't take you, but you might find trucks to Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands. You can also take breaks and try with your thumb on the on-ramp, it's 1km away, or go to NÃ¸rre Aslev and take a train to NykÃ¸bing (from there there is a bus to Gedser) if you're not lucky.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A gas station, I think it's the best place to hitchhike, because the main road in Messkirch has a high-speed of 70 km/h.
If you want to the west you should search a driver who drives at least to Neuhausen ob Eck, from summer 2010 at lest to Tuttlingen because there aren't any Towns or villages between this section


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got a lift after just a few minutes. There are places like this all along the E45 so do take shorter rides as well.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good place to reach MESTRE (meaning VENEZIA) from UDINE (or just to relay). there is only few cars stopping at this petrol station, it took me 30 minutes to find a driver but everyone is very polite and helpfull. there is a shop as well as a little restaurant at this place. it is difficult to reach it from the normal road network as you have to walk through some gardens (north, along the autobahn), along a concrete noise-reduction-wall and over the off-ramp of the autobahn first (maybe there is an easier way too..?). on my personal scale from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) this spot deserves a "7 to 8" as it is very safe to stand at and everyone is very friendly. 


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
i reached UDINE from this spot in a very short waiting time (less than two minutes). there is a traffic light that only lets cars pass in one direction through the city's gate, if it is on 'red', take your chance!!! on my personal scale from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) i want to rate this place a 9 to 10 as it is safe as well as conveniently loated.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
i tried to reach MESTRE meaning VENEZIA from here - but was not successful. there is many cars passing but no one took me during one hour. positive option: visit PALMANOVA instead of crying, a 400 year old fortified city with a name that can be translated as "the new palm". you can walk there from this place in 15 minutes. there is also supermarkets 2 minutes from this spot (can be seen on the satellite image). standing on the peage (maut-/toll-) station is not allowed, the empoyees will show you away immediately.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
a petrol station in the middle of nowhere, between LJUBLJANA and TRIESTE (italy). there are only few cars passing but the coffee inside the shop is excellent. on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) i want to rate this spot a "5 to 6".


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
a perfect place to hitchike westward in the direction of 'miramare castle', MONFALCONE as well as to VENEZIA or UDINE. there is an (often 'red') traffic light at this place and many-many cars that are passing by. as this spot lies in a commuter area (meaning most people passing drive from work home or drive to their workplaces) you should build a cardboard sign indicating your destination. i believe there are not too many persons willing to offer long distance trips from here. there is a large PAM-supermarket just 100 meters behind the railway overpass you can see from this place and another supermarket just 50 meters away. 


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
a difficult place to stand at. a driver comming from LJUBLJANA took me only until here on a trip to TRIESTE (italy). i had to wait one or two hours until i could catch another car in the right direction. although it is difficult to find a driver, the spot right on the automated peage (road toll/ maut-) station is very safe. i want to rate this place a "4 to 5" on my personal scale (1 = poor, 10 = excellent).


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good place to leave the LJUBLJANA-area in southwestern direction (on autobahn number 1) in the direction of KOPER and TRIESTE (italy). there is plenty of traffic on this petrol station (& rest area). you can reach the station walking only a few minutes from the commercial zone a kilometer north of here. there are supermarkets as well as restaurants in the commercial zone. on my personal scale from 1 to 10 (1 poor, 10 excellent) i want to rate this place a "9 to 10".


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty easy to get a lift to Germersheim from here. When going to Karlsruhe, prepare for some village hopping.
20 minutes walking from the town old town of Speyer.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Geraardsbergen. Lots of space to pull over. Safe place. Only waited here for 3 minutes. Use signs! 


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to go direction Vienna or just Austria. You can ask people when the traffic light's red. I tried it several times, and it never took me more than 5 minutes.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Wetteren (to the E 40). There's only a bit space to pull over, but cars are not driving too fast so easy to get out direction north. Waiting times vary from 5 to 15 minutes. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
if you wanna go north, go somewhere else, cars can't stop here, standing on this street makes no sense. 


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
I tried more places for hitchhiking to Banska Bystrica or Zvolen. In my opinion this statisticaly rules.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot can be excellent if the traffic is very slow (I tested in around 6.30pm) and you're heading south.
Got a lift to Charleroi airport area in five minutes.

Take the metro line #5 in direction Erasme/Erasmus and get off at the Ceria/Coovi stop.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
In  my opinion it's the only place to get out of Martin in direction of TR, ZH, Kremnica, Prievidza. Hitchhiking elsewhere on the bypass was nearly senseless for me.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction Prievidza. It is very far but possible to take bus(fare doggering)number 5 or 7 bus stop- smrekova(I'm not shure)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Somewhere along this portion of the road you should find a place for hitchhiking to Sibiu. Traffic should include trucks.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place for going to Medias, Sighisoara, Brasov. There is space for cars to stop and they slow down as they exit the bridge.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
I prefer to pass the bridge, but you can also wait here. A bit crowded and not to much space for the cars to stop.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place for going to Mures or Sibiu. Make sure you have a sign with your destination. There is a bus stations and it is placed after a trafic light  so cars should be slow.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a bad spot, but the only place around Dumbraveni. Hope you will be lucky and not have to make this stop.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good spot for Kortrijk or Antwerpen. Under the bridge (so dry when it's raining) car's pass very slow and they have enough space to stop. Had a ride within 15 min.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to go on the A1 towards Lille/North. 
Perfect spot to stop, but cars a rather going fast (45km/h). Took us 45 minutes to leave. 

Otherwise you may try the big traffic light or the onramp a few metres higher.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
you can get here from the city center by bus number 6 (see wiki description). A little dirty, but pretty hitchhikable petrol station


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Small petrol station with lots of local traffic, but got a lift to a good station on A3 heading north after 45 minutes


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going to the Netherlands, I waited 15 minutes, the third dutch number plate took me nearly to utrecht. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Much local traffic, but got user Soccie to the A3 in 40 minutes. Look especially for non-Bonn and non-Siegburg number plates.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
very small petrolstation without a store and stuff. hard to find hitch longer than some kilometers...


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
pull-off, restarea and petrolstation. sounds like the perfect place to find hitch but i took over 20 minutes to get ride from here to Ã¶rebro. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best spot in Girona if you want to go to Barcelona or France (PerpinyÃ ).

It's the nearest entrance to the "autopista del Mediterrani" (the highway) from Girona.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
dir. Antwerp, Best to use a sign, most of the time you get picked up within 15min. onramp is not hitchable


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
petrol stations, statoil is the best here. found hitch from here in 5 minutes, but only tried this place once.. i think its much better than hitching from gothenburg :)


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
jabbeke service station: it's huge with lots of traffic which is good, but i found it really hard to get a ride towards brussels, it seemed that it was all local traffic


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
I would not say this place is great! I think it might work, but it didn't for us. We were three and cars don't have time to stop. I think it might be good if you are alone with a big sign, but I would much more recomand the services in Montcada, even if it takes one hour to get there, it will be much easier once there.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for the direction East. There are traffic lights in front of you and good space for cars to stop behind you.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Wittlich, Trier, Luxembourg. On the other side of the road to KÃ¶ln, Frankfurt, Koblenz. Good spot.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Truck stop with plenty of trucks, cafeteria and sleeping possibilities. Got a ride to Birmingham after 1 hour.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I actually saw some staff from the Eurotunnel, who actually waved at me and I waved back, but he didn't do anything, so I figured I should be okay for me to stand there with my sign. There's a little parking space right near the entrance. it's right by the pet control thingy. There you can ask people


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited here for 2,5 hours to get a ride in direction to Trento ... but probably it was because already in the evening !!(7pm-9:30pm)
most of the people go to the direction of Venezia !!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
More or less good for hitching. Theres a busstop and a gasstation. At least you are save from raining.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stood here for more or less 5 (!) hours till it got dark. I stopped my jurney, went to the other side and rode back home. Just waited 10 mins there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A lot of cars pass by, but there is no good place for them to stop and picking you up. Most of the drivers are too much into 'finding the right way' as well. so they dont notice you


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
time: 2010.04.10
direction: Genf
numbers in party: 1
i saw with my own eyes that there is a police station here. I think it's not a good idea to start to hichike all around.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
time: 2010.03.13
direction: Eindhoven
i just started to hichike, and within 5 minutes the police arrived and wanted to give me a 150 euros fee for hichiking. Finally they just took me to the train station in Boxtel, but it was really scary. Hitchiking is forbidden in the strada, go to gas stations!


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction: BERn
time: 2010.04.08
numbers in pary: 1

it seems that this is a gas station, but it's extremely small, and not much cars stop here. I asked around 10 people, and nobody went to bern, not even the smae direction.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction: BERn
time: 2010.04.08
numbers in pary: 1

it seems that this is a gas station, but it's extremely small, and not much cars stop here.
(r) 


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dos melhores lugares pra se pedir carona saindo de BH para o leste mineiro (Ipatinga, Gov. Valadares), Salvador (BA) ou VitÃ³ria (ES) Ã© neste ponto. Aqui Ã© onde fica a PM RodoviÃ¡ria. O problema sÃ£o os Ã´nibus para chegar atÃ© aqui e o preÃ§o da passagem do Ã´nibus Ã© cerca de 1real mais cara. A outra opÃ§Ã£o Ã© pegar o Ã´nibus 5502b que te deixa alguns quilÃ´metros antes deste, que eu tambÃ©m marquei aqui no mapa.

COMO CHEGAR
Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar qualquer um dos seguintes Ã´nibus atrÃ¡s da rodoviÃ¡ria no centro:
- 4810 (sentido CaetÃ©)
- 4380b (sentido Bom Destino)
- nÃ£o-sei-nÃºmero (sentido Ravena).
Todos sÃ£o da cor vermelha.
PeÃ§a para descer na PM RodoviÃ¡ria (fica na BR 262).


TEXTO pedindo carona neste ponto na saÃ­da de BH
http://historiasdeumleocaroneiro.blogspot.com/search/label/saindo%20de%20belo%20horizonte%20pela%20BR262


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Dos melhores lugares pra se pedir carona saindo de BH para o leste mineiro (Ipatinga, Gov. Valadares), Salvador (BA) ou VitÃ³ria (ES) Ã© neste ponto ou na PM RodoviÃ¡ria que estÃ¡ alguns quilÃ´metros pra frente depois do trevo pra Santa Luzia.

COMO CHEGAR
Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar os Ã´nibus:
- 5502B (sentido CapitÃ£o Eduardo) na Rua Dos CaetÃ©s em frente ao nÃºmero 619.
PeÃ§a para descer no Ãºltimo ponto da BR, que fica em frente a um posto de gasolina.

(vou marcar o ponto da PM RodoviÃ¡ria aqui no mapa pro caso de vocÃª preferir pedir carona por lÃ¡)

VÃDEO pegando carona neste ponto na saÃ­da de BH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv40XL0M5EA


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Saindo de BH para o Ouro Preto (MG) ou para o Rio de Janeiro vocÃª pode pedir carona aqui. Este Ã© o trevo onde a BR040 e BR356 se encontram. JÃ¡ pedi carona aqui com uma garota, e outra vez com um garoto, e ambas as vezes levou um pouco mais de tempo que o comum (nÃ£o que tenha demorado muito..)

COMO CHEGAR
Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar os Ã´nibus:
- S10 em qualquer lugar no Anel RodoviÃ¡rio
- 2004 em pontos da av. Afonso Pena ou PraÃ§a da Liberdade
- 3050 na rua Rio Grande do Norte nÃºmero 762 quase esquina com av. Afonso Pena, no centro.
PeÃ§a para descer no trevo da BR040 com BR356.

NA CARONA
Se vocÃª estiver indo para Ouro Preto e a pessoa estiver seguindo rumo ao RJ, vocÃª pode pedir para descer no trevo do Alphavile (onde fica a Lagoa dos Ingleses), Ã© um condomÃ­nio de gente rica.

VÃDEOS
pedindo carona neste ponto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6AJ74ZIHxg
pedindo carona no trevo do Alphavile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOJewkRA8r4

TEXTO - pedindo carona de BH a Ponte Nova, passando por Ouro Preto
http://www.leoautostopista.com/2009/12/tamos-em-ponte-nova.html


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
O melhor lugar pra se pedir carona saindo de BH para o TriÃ¢ngulo Mineiro (Uberaba, UberlÃ¢ndia) ou para SÃ£o Paulo Ã© neste ponto, no trevo onde a BR262 e BR381 se separam e os carros sÃ£o filtrados, cada um segue pro seu lado.

COMO CHEGAR
Pra chegar aqui, vocÃª pode pegar Ã´nibus para a Morada do Trevo (Betim) na av. OlegÃ¡rio Maciel, 742 no centro de BH. NÃ£o tenho certeza do nÃºmero do Ã´nibus, mas Ã© um desses trÃªs (vocÃª deve perguntar pra ter certeza!): 3292, 3297 ou 3298. PeÃ§a para descer no ponto final.
Este Ã´nibus sai de Betim, circula por BH e retorna a Betim. Ele leva cerca de 1hora para chegar no ponto da av. OlegÃ¡rio Maciel, e os horÃ¡rios que ele sai de Betim vocÃª pode conferir no site da empresa: http://www.viacaosantaedwiges.com.br/


VÃDEO - pegando carona no trevo de Betim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6wD5kNee0


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
got a ride to Belgrad by asking, not to busy gas station with cars and trucks, good shelter in construction ruins


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station of Wetteren. Easy to get a ride to Groot-Bijgaarden or beyond. Waited ten minutes here. 


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
there is a gas station with little cars, I hitched on highway towards south Serbia with a sign after 4hours I went to other gas station closer to town, and got a ride by asking


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stand on the beginning of the ramp (which is legal in Belgium). Cars have some space to pull over. Realy easy to get a ride to Gent 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Terrible. 5 hours, freezing cold. Several people gave me the finger and other lewd gestures. I was clean and tidy and just standing there with a grin and a sign.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Several cars stopped for me, going all directions. Language barrier caused me to flub the first couple, but great starting place to Paris!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Strait to Paris, but only after 6am. If you're here too early, just people working nearby. Walked here from Arras train station, nothing better to do at 4am!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Straight to Paris, when I started getting more aggressive! Do not wait here before 6am, mostly people going to work. Walked here from Arras train station.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
tried to get back to toll so I could actually get a ride going easy. DONT. If you do get stuck here, talk to people around the restaurant.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot is great! I literally was picked up by the first car that came by. If you're going hiking for the day in the gorge, this is your starting spot (make a 'Multnomah Falls' sign). If you're going further (to Boise, SLC, or Spokane) definitely make a sign to get a direct ride, as hitching is frowned upon in Eastern Oregon and against the law in Idaho.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy spot to get north or south. No petrol station here but a small kiosk. From Bayreuth get to Wolfsbach by bus and walk the rest (2-3km)


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going southbound, this is your spot. Good viewing distance, good Portland folks. Making a sign may be helpful. Look for the hippie vans!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to head east or west. It should be possible to take the train to PapirmÃ¼hle from Jena and then hike to the service station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good petrol station to get onto the A9. take bus 431 from Jena and get of at "Gewerbegbiet Petersberg" to get here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot if you want to hitch to Eisenberg to get onto the A9. Stay at the busstation and carry a sign saying A9/Eisenberg.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction east/sollefteÃ¥. well it's basically at the sideways and there's not much traffic on this road. there's a bus that takes you nearby. did it once and took me only 10 minutes for a ride - so i guess it's allright.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
best opportunity to get a ride to malmÃ¶ and further. stand alongside the road. if you were not lucky to directly get a ride from the ferry just walk along the road westwards, there's a small petrol station as well but doesn't work well. usually in the morning there is much traffic to malmÃ¶ - tourists from the ferry and working people. sometimes needs some patience.


country: CL
name: Anonymous
comment:
used this to get out from chillan. this place was really bad..no one can stop here and also lots of construction around. but there is a gas station not too far south from here..if u can get a lift to there or walk there it's the best. or try another exit from chillan..this one isn`t the best


country: CL
name: Anonymous
comment:
not exactly that spot but around here is great cuz everyone is driving to the mines so lots of people pass


country: CL
name: Anonymous
comment:
going towards antofagasta ..lots of people who work in the mines. lots of hitchhikers around here too..i was in a queue of like 4..


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station, the best way to go to Praha. You have to go by tram to last stop Ustredni Hrbitov, then go by the highway about 1,5 km. Lot of cars, all are going to Praha, but always several hitchhikers waiting


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited 1 houer for a Lift to Hannover (A7).

But 5(!) offers in direction Bremen (A1).

General many peoples you could ask for a lift.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very big and busy station. Perfect conditions to hitchhike south. Got a lift to Mannheim in seconds because someone asked me if i need a lift!


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place for HH, direction Plovdiv, Sofia, Serbia. A lot of Turkish trucks pass from here. You can reach the place by bus from Haskovo to Dimitrovgrad (0.50 euro), just ask the bus driver to leave you under the bridge


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect place. Direction Stara Zagora, Burgas, Varna, Romania. There is a gas station. All buses to Dimitrovgrad can leave you here, just ask the driver.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Wait just before the bus stop, as the cars can stop...anyway they aren't fast because of the traffic light. I waited 20 minutes for a ride to Uppsala


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lot of place for the car to stop,and they see you from far enough. the roundabout after is hardly accessible,and the last one is too dangerous... anyway,you can startcloser to the center, on the same road


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
took the bus to Vernaison and hitched directly on the autoroute, heading south to Avignon...   Cars are going too fast here.  Police got me in 15 minutes and took me to the next Piage.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Since petrol is cheaper in Austria then in Hungary, everyone stops here. Had one time after 5 min a ride to Romania, and another time after 10 min to Budapest.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place for going to Oslo (North). Every car have to pass this way before going to the motorway. We just have to wait 15 minutes before picking up. (04/2010)


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
There are not that many places where to hitch from in Montreal, but heading towards Ottawa (40W) this might prove a good try. I got a ride in a truck going to Pointe Claire. Very good when there is a lot of traffic as people can see you in the distance. They were very surprised to see a hitcher there. It is a bus stop for bus 100, which you can board at CrÃ©mazie metro station.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
SIGN said BOISE

boring wait, lots of smiles from people.  Didn't get a long ride, but it was a ride out of town at least.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Although cars come here with quite a bit of speed, there is a lot of space to safely pull over. This spot is probably better when there is little traffic. Got a direct ride to Montreal in 20 minutes.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Logical spot for Quebec people heading towards Montreal. There isn't much space to pull over, so it's safer when there isn't much traffic. Still a lot of local traffic too, so the offer varies.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a bad spot for heading south.  My sign said "BOISE."  The guy that picked me up said, "I picked you up because you're well dressed and not one of those hippies."


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
GOING TO BOISE

there is even a street sign that someone inscribed the back saying "THIS IS A BAD SPOT"   ... so I tried for 10 minutes but got a bad vibe, and I walked about 2 miles up Hwy 12


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
At 11pm I ended up asking every single driver at this gas station if they were going south, most said no.  Finally I landed a ride south ... funny because the driver drove really fast and passed all those liars that told me they weren't driving south!!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lots of traffic and cars can easily pull over.
Recommend the use of a sign, stating in which direction you want to go.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not much traffic, but cars can easily see you and pull over (slow traffic).
Only waited here 2min (with a sign), to hitch towards OsnabrÃ¼ck.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
I think I just got lucky here because some kid just saw me walking onto the Interstate and asked if I needed a ride.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Was hitchhiking any direction - north or south.  Mostly it's rush hour traffic that won't bother with a hitchhiker, so be prepared to wait a while.  My wait was about 90 minutes.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lots of traffic, sometimes even so much that it might be better to wait until there are less cars before putting up your thumb.
Waited here about 10min before I got a Dutch car heading towards the Netherlands (used a sign: Holland).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not much traffic, waited here twice. (About 20min waiting.) Got rides towards IbenbÃ¼ren and OsnabrÃ¼ck.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going North - sign said "FLORENCE"

Got a ride within 30 minutes.  Plenty of space on the bridge for a car to stop on the right shoulder.  Just dance on the railing while you wait.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Between off-ramps 18 and 17, gas station. Good place to get into Berlin.
So after coming from the East with a Polish car, this is the place to step out (if you want to go to Berlin).


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
I got dropped off here by a truck driver.  Not a bad spot for going to Coos Bay, but the time of day makes a difference.  Rush hour is generally the best time, so it took me about an hour until the traffic got more dense for someone to pick me up.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Somehow the 101 doesn't live up to its historical hitchhiking standards.  I started hitching around 9am here and it took about 2 hours!  I guess I had no other choice but to wait :'( 


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
It could have been the time of day, but I thumbed for about 5 hours while walking north on the 101.  I saw so many hippie VW Buses and no one picked me up!  So I camped in the Redwoods and got a ride the next morning close to "N. Bank Road" at the bridge about 3km north of here.  Check that thumb ...


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
1 MALE
About 10am
Sunny Day

Destination and Sign said "CHICO"

Got a ride in less than 10 minutes to Oroville.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Got dropped off here on the way to Chico (driver went east from here)...  got a ride in about 10 minutes, but the driver was a pervert.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
This road depends on the time of year, time of day and the weather.  Best to go during the spring and summer months.  Another road that might not take you the entire way due to local traffic.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great for hitching into Logan.  Max wait is 1 hour, but that's usually at night :) Smile and wear nice clothes and you'll get a ride in less than 15 minutes.  Hitch just past the stop light before drivers have a chance to speed up.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot to get to Logan, Utah.  A sign isn't necessary, but it won't hurt.  Always get rides in less than 10 minutes.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
All along this highway is easy in either direction, but the rides will generally be short due to local traffic.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
To get to Bear Lake, this is the perfect spot!  You should hitch ON the bridge so cars have a chance to pull into the little dirt road on the side, just before entering Logan Canyon.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bonne aire d'autoroute, pour quitter le Valais ou y entrer.
Good service area to enter or to leave Valais.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
I've hitched from here at least a dozen times to get to Salt Lake City or Brigham City.  Never had to wait longer than 30 minutes.  To get here from the center of Logan you can either WALK or take the bus.  The nearby McDonald's is the last stop for one of their lines ... I usually stand close to the golf course to stay away from the businesses in the area.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A very large service station on the A3. I got a ride - direction Karlsruhe in 30mins. If you need to cross on the other side, there's a little bridge to the east.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Aire servant aux deux directions de l'autoroute, donc attention!
area serves to both directions, so be careful!


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
PEOPLE:
1 Male, 1 Female

DIRECTION:
to Munich

SIGN:
Zurich

DATE:
14 MAR 2010

TIME:
About 11h

WEATHER:
Sunny, cool.

DETAILS:
As suggested by a local driver, this is one of the entrances to the autobahn heading all directions from south Lausanne.  Though many of the Sunday drivers were families, it only took about 30 minutes to get a lift.  Playing harmonica helps too :)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I second Danielo's oppinion. A very good place from Calais to England. Also possible to hitch a ride to Poland as there are quite a lot of trucks going that way. I actually managed to get a ride to Frankfurt, but I had to wait 6 hours, because the traffic decreases A LOT during the early morning hours.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
PEOPLE:
1 Male

DIRECTION:
to Bern

SIGN:
Bern

DATE:
12 OCT '09

WEATHER:
Cloudy, cool. Starting to rain.

DETAILS:
Police dropped me here -- I should have asked them to drop me at the petrol stop a few km behind because this took too long to land a ride.  That's what I get for not researching before I hitch!  The spot was fine, but it's mostly local traffic going to and from work.   it took me about 3 hours to land a ride, taking me to Lausanne.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
PEOPLE:
1 Male

DIRECTION:
to Bern

SIGN:
Bern

DATE:
12 OCT '09

Time:
About 9h

WEATHER:
Clouds/Sun, Cool

DETAILS:
I didn't research Zurich before hitching on a whim, so I ust chose a spot on the Autobahn I thought would have plenty of space for cars to stop.  In reality, the cars are going much to fast to hitch on the autobahn this close to a city.  The police eventually picked me up and drove me to the next Ausgang (exit).


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
PEOPLE:
1 Male

DIRECTION:
to Zurich

SIGN:
Zurich

DATE:
11 OCT '09

Time:
About 17h

WEATHER:
Cloudy, cool.  Starting to rain.

DETAILS:
I got stuck here after my driver randomly dropped me off under this bridge.  The Billabong restaurant has free wifi.  Find the bus stop, check the map and go somewhere else.  Busses in Switzerland aren't often controlled, so blackriding is fairly easy.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction:
West to Zurich

Sign:
ZURICH

Date:
11 OCT '09

Time:
About 11h

Weather:
Cloudy with some sun, mild/cool temperature

HOW TO GET THERE:
Take the S-Bahn (S8) to Neugilching.  Walk along Landsberger Strasse about 400 meters to the entrance of the Autobahn.  There really isn't a place to stop on then eingang (entrance), so I just hopped the Autobahn gate and hitched directly on the road.  No police, since I got a ride in less than 10 minutes.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
PEOPLE:
1 Male

DIRECTION:
Heading west to Zurich on Autobah 13

SIGN:
Zurich

DATE:
11 OCT '09

TIME:
About 14h

WEATHER:
Cloudy, cool temperature

DETAILS:
Not the world's best spot to hitch, but it works to get into Switzerland.  This is right at border control between Switz and Austria.  Walk past the roundabout about 75 meters onto the on ramp and you will find some space on the side for the cars to stop.  Not a lot of space, but the cars are going slow, so it's not a big deal.  People might honk at you, but eventually you'll land a ride.  Took me less than an hour. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
maybe the only possible spot to get out of town. we waited long to get to the west, not many cars. maybe good to get to the east.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to leave Copenhagen take the train to Koge and walk to this gasstation. 
I do so in November 2009 on my way to germany. You will find a lot of drivers but only a few are heading to the ferry. Get up early in the morning!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
the place is ok, the cars are fast but they have enough space to stop. we waited just 10min, but i think we had good luck.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Even on a rainy evening at ten o clock easy to find a ride to Leuven. Big and well known service station. Good spot!


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
people are coming to copenhagen.and there is a good posibility to hold. but if there is rain you are not able to stand inside. we got a trip even we had een 3 people in the nighttime...


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
god on the way to north/france. half an hour to walk from llinares del valles where you get by renfe cercancias line 2 north. costs 3â‚¬ and needs around 1 hour from bcn- sants


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Flying J truck stop. If you're heading toward west, this is a good place to go. I've drop a friend there and he found a ride to Toronto in 5min, dinner included.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
on the way to frankfurt very good. to change to the A7 towards the north, very difficult to find someone


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect for getting to Marseilles.  Up the hill from the round about not down even though signs in both directions say marseille.  


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just outside of the city after the crossing with lights. There's a bus stop (not sheltered), plenty of space on the side of the road to stop, speed is not yet too high and drivers can see you far ahead.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Quite a lot of traffic, a gas station, some possibilities for cars to stop, could be a bit better though and easy to access by bus going to petia CH Marki / M1 Marki


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
First: this area is much better now than it used to be. The city is "cleaning this area" and making it a residencial area.

From this gaz station it is quite easy to get a ride with people going on the highway to the south. BUT most people then go to St Etienne, which is not the direction of Marseille. No problem, ask them to drop you at the first gaz station you will find on the highway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To go north or south

No to far from Vienne or the Rhone Valley. You can get a ride to get there (look at the map). 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good to go north from KÃ¶ln. You just have to calculate your rides so you don't go off on MÃ¼lheim or Dusseldorf, for example. You can take little rides between rest areas along Highway 3 so you can get out the "An der Ruhr" area!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good to get started, because every car here goes to the service area ville west. There's a pedestrian light with which you can stop the cars going on the autobahn, and then ask!


country: LU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Almost all the cars come from and will return to Germany, because they only want to get the cheap fuel and cigarettes here. 
Rather difficult to find a car heading south (berchem, france...)


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
the way to ZAGREB from mount SLJEME: from here you can easiely catch cars going down into the ZAGREB basin. the road is a one way lane.


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
an only fifty per cent safe (meaning: legal) place to stand at. you are  hithiking right on the autobahn even though cars have to slow down to 40 km/h because of the nearby toll-station. it took me 10 minutes to catch a ride to LJUBLJANA from here in march 2010. i expected the police to shop up in any minute - but everything went well. there is also the safer opportunity to stand on the westbound A1 entrance ramp 100 meters north of this spot. i have seen many cars passing by at this place as well. on my personal rating from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent) i will give this place a 9 to 10 even i consider it "average" because it is not legal to stand here. 


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
you can hitchhike from here up to mount SLJEME, to the television tower, the ski area, the restaurants and the hotels. there is always cars that bring guests to the hotels on top of the mountain or wanderers in their cars. the national park authority took me up in their jeep in march 2010 after a 10 minutes waiting time. the road is a one way lane, the way down from mount sljeme into the zagreb basin is 5 kilometers westward (a one way road as well).


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
the busstop opposite of the HYUNDAI automobile dealer next to the KONZUM supermarket is a good opportunity to catch a ride westward on autobahn A1 to slovenia. negative: there are plenty of cars commuting (only drive around in the zagreb area) at this spot, telling from the "ZG" on most license plates. positive: there is a lot of traffic, the place is very-very safe for cars to stop and all drivers have to go slow because of the traffic light. on my personal rating from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent) i will rate this spot a 9 to 10 even if it took me more than 30 minutes to find a driver taking me over the border to slovenia.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars can park there quite easily, also on the parking spot right next to it. McDo is close to this position, too, for asking people. Furthermore there is a traffic light a little bit ahead towards the river, which also marks the end of possible spots to stand with a sign or the thumb since there is no place to stop a car and the traffic is getting too fast. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
You could think: nice place under the bridge in direction of Freiburg, at the entrance of the highway. There's enough space for drivers to stop, and not so many cars. But for some strange reason, no one stopped in three hours.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
For going to Amsterdam.
At the shell gasoline station. 
Great personel and always willing to help you!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
complete asses the fokes at the Shell.
Not willing to help , when you are trying to ask people they are using the intercom to ask you to go away.
When you dont they call the police.

Next to the highway its a bit better to use the thumb but still not that good.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
take the tram 25 from the central, go till last stop (President kennedylaan) and 200 meters walk u reach ithis point, what is excellent for the way to Ãœtrecht and Eindhoven (highway A2), as there's a gas-staion here. It took both time less than 5 minutes to find soemone.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect covered bus stop on the E16 to Voss and Oslo. It's quite a big walk if you took the bus from Bergen centre to Ã…sane mall, but everybody driving from Bergen and surroundings to Oslo have to pass through here. Make sure you have a big (waterproof) sign, because drivers are driving pretty fast. Waited about 20-30min for a ride to Voss in the winter.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars can stop, going out to M5 to South and M6 to North, but in 2010 march we were standing here for 3 hours in the rain without luck.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good spot for hiking north on the E39, to FÃ¸rde, Ã…lesund and Trondheim. It's passed a big roundabout and a parking lot; there is a nice covered bus stop and place for cars to pull over to go to Hjelle Bakeri.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
most cars going to Paris and Tulouse. Just to let you know. Lyon is an illusion....you might want to accept to go via Tulouse. Id rather recommend it anyway... little gas station, few traffic.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
About 1km down the road from the intersection, there is less local traffic and more places to pull over


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
ANY DIRECTION

New gas station. I got lifts within some minutes there. YOu will get somebody to Clermont for sure or Bordeaux. There is little traffic on the A89 generally, so be wise in choosing the lifts.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
TO LYON

Tram A to "Les Pistes" then continue in the direction out of town, turn right at the big crossing and follow the signs for the Motorway. A71. Stand near the roundabout. Not much space but a car can pull out. I got a lift quickly there to St. Etienne


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
TO ZURICH

This is only a parking lot but you might still get a lift. Unbelievable but true. I hitched there often and always found somebody who gave me a lift. There is no motorway gasstation nearby so therefore many cars make a quick stop for the toilet. free toilet too.... and breathtaking view. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
SOUTH, NORTH or EAST to ALBULAVALLEY

On the bridge which is accessible from town. I hitched south and east from there.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
TO CHUR: 
Its quite ok. There is a gas station/restaurant on the other side of the street but you better avoid it. Its much better to stand here. 

SOUTH: 
better use the other exit but if you get dropped here, take a chance


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
TO ZURICH

difficult to get rides because the gas station is on the other side of the ride direction. Also most cars which stop there go south. 

SOUTH: 
more chancce to CHUR and even further to Italy. 

IMPORTANT: 
at the moment there are roadworks and therefore there will be much less frequency there


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
TO Bern

Best spot as all streets leading to the highway come together there. Take a tram to Escher Wyss Platz (4 or 13) then change to bus 54 to DuttweilerbrÃ¼cke or Sportweg. This bus does not ride very often so you could walk. 

You can stand at the bus stop, no problem enough space, and good visibility. 2 lanes! 

UPDATE: 2010 heavy roadworks going on there. Stick closer to the city, its better altough you will get fewer traffic but once the roadworks start there is no place to stand along the street. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
TO ZURICH

Bus 12 (pls doublecheck) to Haldenstein. You will get dropped left of the roundabout. Cross and walk towards to gas station. You can either stand with a sign or ask people at the gas station. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
TO BERN/ZURICH
better not get dropped off before Bern if you are going westards. Its quite hard and i waited long. first i waited in the roundabout but nobody stopped. Then i put myself onto the national road and finally got a lift by somebody coming from south. 

TO FRIBOURG
should be easier. stand next to the national road, if it doesent work, closer to Bern more northwards


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
TO CHUR
could also work. try it out. tram/ train to Brunau

IMPORTANT TO KNOW
Now the E41 is a city bypass so there will be sicnificantly less traffic going south. You might want to advance further (maybe Kilchberg) 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
I wouldnt say its a great spot as i waited about an hour there once to get to Zurich. Especially now with the bad roadworks. Sign is absolutely necessary. But the good thing is that there is  much space for cars to stop, cars go slowly too and can see you well. Bus 11 to the Park & Ride. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a big gas station called "Grauholz" with lots of traffic and people. You can cross the hitchway there. Possible to get there by S-Bahn and walk too. 

TO Zurich/Basel: 
very good and enough traffic. Easy


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Lausanne to Bern/Fribourg. Trolleybus to Chalet A Gobet. Or even get off earlier than there. National 1 to Bern. Lots of space for cars to stop, but they go fast. Better if you walk back. But as this is a national road only, its easily accessible. Since public transport form Lausannto to the countrysite are poor, many hitchhikers and many cars will stop. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
TO Fribourg/Lausanne: 
difficult to hitch. Most cars go to Bern only in that direction or Murten. Be patient and keep asking. Some go only to Flamatt/DÃ¼dingen just before Fribourg. You should still accept as from there you will easily get a lift further westbound. If you find somebody to Fribourg or even further from here, you are really lucky! I hitched here many times and it has always been difficult to cross the city. 

There is a possibility to get to this gas station by food ant S-Bahn. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
From Lyon to Geneva. Gas Station Valleiry: Last spot to get dropped off before the huge intersections (Annemasse, Chambery/Milan) if your driver does not go to Geneva. I cought the wrong day but think it should be ok to find a lift from there. try the earlier gas station if possible. 

Avoid week-ends because everybody is going to the french alps only which you dont want to! 

However: 
This spot might be really good for going south.

Not sure if you can get there by foot, you must find out, if yes, theres the possibility to catch the train to St-Julien and from there cross Geneva by public transport. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Biscarrosse (others see below)
If the driver don't go directly to Biscarrosse, wait for another. There will be plenty. Because between this roundabout (Dune du Pyla) and Biscarrosse, people just drive 120km/h and won't stop or even see you in those 30km of nowhereland.

Direction : Arcachon
Prefer to hitch on the D259 towards east, because it's the easiest way to reach Arcachon for drivers, even if it's seems the same distance on the map with the D218 (going through villages)

Direction : Bordeaux
Hitch D259 towards east


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Arcachon

80% of cars go to Arcachon (some of them Bordeaux). It is one of the 2 exit from this town.

20min walking from the beach. follow Arcachon signs. Hitching place on a parking in front of a hotel


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lyon to Geneva:
How to get to the gas station onto the highway. 

Take bus 171 from "Hotel de ville" next to river in Lyon (dep at hours 03/33, weekend only 33). Bus takes about 45 mins and costs 2 euros one way. nice journey btw. Along the way lots of big supermarkets in case you need food. Leave the bus at Montluel train station which is the second last. You will see the train station when you pass, so dont panic. Trains are faster and have to be taken from the main station in Lyon. 
Get off and turn right, cross under the railway tracks. Then you will enter the industrial area in Montluel. i got lost there but try to find Rue des ChartiniÃ¨res to cross the motorway. You will have to turn left earlier to get to Rue ChartiniÃ¨res. Once you have crossed the bridge turn left and follow the road close to the highway. There is a small space to enter the gas stations, only for pedestrians, behind the little house at the end of the parking lot. 

I hitched on a saturday  morning. traffic is ok but people go all directions in france from there. You just need to be patient and also accept to get to the next gas station (Ceignes). that one is much bigger and offers more options


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
At the entry of the tunnel there is a bus lane.
It is'nt often used so you can wait here for a lift.
Cars driving slow, so very great spot!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Bordeaux (or Biscarrosse)

Exit of Arcachon, very large place for cars to stop, to see you, and they go slow. 

You will easily get a lift, especially after 3pm when people leave the city


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
An acceptable place to continue if dropped off at this junction. Not a place for lonely girls at night, though.(this is where I meant  to write it, sorry for the mistake)


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Should you need to go towards Miercurea Nirajului, this is the spot to try. One might have to wait a bit, but not necessarily.


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you have been droopped off here and need to get going again.
But it's not the place to go for a lonely girl.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching along the eastcoast was really easy. Never waited longer than 15min. Even with two big backpacks. Met funny people and had a lot of fun.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
pull-off, rest area with a petrolstation and a small foodplace. was dropped here and found a new ride faster than 5minutes.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
theres a spot for cars to stop but i took over 3 hours to get ride from here.. and theres many cars going on this road..


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Last gas station before Lille. Very good to go direction of Kortrijk or Ghent, Belgium. Never waited more then 15 minutes! 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take tram 1 and jump off at La Courneuve, 6 routes. Walk for 500 meters and go round the fence (on your right). You have to walk downhill through some bushes to get at the station. Or just try the door, it is open often, but you have to pull very hard! 

Waiting time direction Lille/Belgium: 10 minutes


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
i was not hitching from here but someone let me out at this place on a vienna - gyoer trip in january 2010. the petrol station seems to be busy and cars that stop (fuel/rest) here definitely travel furtheron to BUDAPEST or in the direction of romania/bulgaria.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
a very good spot to stand, we (2) waited for 4 minutes to get a ride to budapest in february 2010. there is a lot of traffic comming from the federal highway 85 from SOPRON that is entering the autobahn here(travelling in eastward direction). on my personal rating from "1" to "10" (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) i give a "9 to 10" to this place.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
friendly safe haven esp in bad weather (it gets cold here), 'Wits End'at Riverside Motel,Hadashville, MB  on transcanada hwy


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
maybe the best place for getting south. Petrolstation(statoil) and a truckstop. very easy to find a car fast and if you have patience its quite easy to find ride very long for example gothenburg or malmÃ¶.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
two petrolstations, statoil and OKQ8. Alot of cars, many of them heading north for example Stockholm. Hitched from here twice with no problems. Close walk from central NorrkÃ¶ping and the centralstation is always positive.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
rest area, pull-off with a Mcdonalds, petrolstation(statoil) and a truckstop. Non walkable from norrkÃ¶ping, but really good if you get droped here. Cars are heading in both directions, south and north. Very easy to get ride from here :)


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Perfect place for HH to Sofia. It's near to semaphore and Gas station. There is a old railway (don't work right now) and cars drive slow because of this.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
You may get a ride here to Maku, but take care that the people make it for free.
Generally, drivers arriving from Turkey know the hitchhiking and would help you, but after, all the iranians don't really know about it and may ask you money.


country: AM
name: Anonymous
comment:
Road to Dogubayazit

And a wonderfull scennery!

Ask in the city if someone can bring you there, people are friendly and should help you, so you won't walk too much in this big city.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Ardahan, Kars

One advice, don't get stuck here late, roads are old and 100km are done in at least 2 hours in those mountains.
Besides, even in summer, those mountains may be very cold and it may snow. (it happened to me, but I was lucky to be picked up really fast and that the guy was heading to Kars)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was dropped here by a friendly guy who thought it would be nice. I was stupid to rely this time : There is no place for cars to stop, it is dangerous, few cars are really going to the next toll station or to south, and... and gave up after 2h and took a bus back to Paris...


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Georgia, Rize

Walk 30min from the city center (or take a Dolmus)

The satellte is old, but in real, there is a ramp with enough place to stop and pick you up.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : France, Paris

Last station before the border. Gas is cheaper in Belgium so people stop here to fill their tanks before entering France.

Good point if your driver goes not so far further and you have still a long way...


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Try to avoid this roundabout, no place to stop for cars.
However, I could have a ride to gent after 20min from a nice and crazy old guy... But I would try to hitch on another point later...


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Breda, Belgium

Last station before Breda, if your driver stops in Breda, and you go to south, make the transfer here. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : North

Hitch here, with a sign "A1" meaning you want to go to the motorway that goes to north, Lille, Belgium. You can also write your destination.
Someone would at least propose to take you to the next petrol station "Courneuve" : good spot

Take metro to "Porte de la Chapelle". There is a traffic light on this big roundabout, cross carrefully the road and stay on the left side of the entrance of this motorway, there is a place for cars to stop safely.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : only Annecy/Grenoble, Geneva, Lyon

DO NOT hitch here if you go to Chamonix! You have to go to the next Highway exit at the east of the city...


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Directions : Chamonix, Geneva/Annecy

Good place if you go to Italy through the Mont-Blanc Tunnel in Chamonix


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you go to MÃ¢con or Clermont-Ferrand, from Moulin, this a a good hitching place, just after the roundabout.

Trucks and people from the north leave the N7 to change on the N79 just at this roundabout.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Italy

It is the easiest point to go to Italy : All the cars passing by here go through the Mont-Blanc Tunnel

Wait just after the roundabout (not further, it may be dangerous).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Both Directions Bordeaux or Clermont-Ferrand/Lyon

This is a big toll station (PÃ©age). All the cars going from/to Bordeaux/Clermont pass through here.

Waiting time : 15min to 45 min


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
All directions : Limoges, Bordeaux, Brive, Toulouse, Clermont-Ferrand

You can hitch in this petrol station called "Aire de la CorÃ¨ze", it is a popular place to stop and rest for the drivers.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Directions : Lyon/St-Etienne, Moulins, Paris

Take Tram A and stop at "Les Pistes", walk 5 minutes on "Boulevard Edgar Quinet", following "A71" signs. Hitch just after the big roundabout.


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a petrol station situated, where you can find rides to Chile as well as to the north of Argentina and Bolivia.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
That's your way to Poznan. But don't take a ride to Inowroclaw or other smaller cities, because you'll stuck there.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus station is good place for a car to stop. And the speed here is 70km/h. So there's no problems to get a ride here towards Kaunas or Vilnius.


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a petrol station which cars have to pass, which are going out of the city. You can find a ride to the South and to the North as well.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
We stayed here 8hours waiting for a car to Frankfurt am Oder. It's better to get to the center of Berlin and then somehow by bus or metro go to other side of Berlin in this highway.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to hitchhike both ways: Valencia & Alicante.
Average 1h of waiting. Police is also interested about your activity.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
best place to hitchhike towards Castellon. About 1min of waiting. And train from Valencia just 3euros.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop lay-by - no covered shelter. Between traffic lights and pelican crossing. Next to supermarket. Traffic heading from Exeter city center west (A30 - Okehampton, Launceston, Bodmin) and (probably) south (A38 - Plymouth; A380 - Newton Abbot, Totnes). All good for Cornwall.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lay-by bus stop before traffic lights with covered shelter. Nearly all traffic heading out of Cambridge city center heading south passes here. Local shops and petrol station just to the north, supermarket just to the south.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
an ideal place to HH towards Oslo.If things don't seem to well then try the turist info point&fast food place across the highway.Take rides at least to Voss on E16.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Esso Gas Station.Very good for Oslo direction.If you are heading opposite direction from Oslo do not get off here and try to stay in a gas station in FlÃ¥.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Shell Gas Station.That won't take you long to get a ride towards Oslo from this spot.You may eighter go for a straight shot or try to get yourself till Hemsedalen.Short waiting time even in the winter.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bolton West service station. I have never used these services to hitch from, but I have stopped there several times as a driver. I would speculate that it's a bad spot for hitching. The service area is very run down and last time I went it was due for major refurbishment. I'm not saying don't use it, but maybe it's best to avoid if you can find another way.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Roundabout just by the entrance to M1 junction 11. This is not a great spot by any means - I only used it by necessity. However, I guess if you're starting your journey in Luton this might be a decent spot. Alternatively try Flamstead services just off the motorway at junction 9. A trucker told me he thought that would be a better bet.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
London Gateway services. Whether or not this is a good space depends on where you're coming from. If you have just started your trip out of London going north then avoid this spot if possible. It's so close to London that people are unlikely to stop here - their journey has only just begun so why stop. Staples Corner is probably a better bet. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
any place on this road is good to hitchhike out of the 'gdansk gdynia sopot / tricity-area' in western direction. there is a lot of cars only commuting (meaning: driving around locally) so ask before how far someone can take you. on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) i want to give this place a '7'.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
from this traffic light you have a good chance to get a ride to SLUPSK as well as KOSZALIN. the light often signals 'red' for highway number 6 so all cars have to stop. there is heavy traffic on this road but if you build a cardboard-sign many drivers get in contact with you visually (they make sings with their hands). there is also a supermarket only 200 meters north of here if you feel hungry. on my personal scale from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) i want to rate this spot an '8'.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
there is a traffic light at this spot where all the cars on federal highway number 6 have to stop. it is an excellent spot to reach KOSZALIN (koeslin) but also SZCZECIN (stettin). there is almost no space to stand near the road but since all drivers have to slow down and stop i can recommend it as 'safe'. on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 poor/ 10 excellent) i can rate this spot a '10'. you should wait (and choose) until some driver can take you to your day's final destination and should not accept 'a lift to somewhere' from this very good place...


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
this is a very good spot to hitchhike in the direction of SZCZECIN (stettin) and BERLIN (germany). in summer 2009 there was an ongoing road construction work at this place so cars had to drive slow. also: if there are trains passing on the track crossing the road all cars have to stop. if you feel hungry - there is a MAKRO hypermarket next to this spot (not shown on this map). on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 = poor, 10 = excellent) this place i want to rate with a 9.  


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
in august 2009 i tried to reach berlin from this spot. there is many cars driving by (also cars with a german license plate), there is also a good (meaning: safe) chance to stop but after more than an hour no car was stopping. a while later someone took me to the nearby autobahn-interchange. on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 very poor to 10 excellent) i can rate this spot a '5'. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
i was hitching from here to SZEZECIN (stettin). the spot is safe for cars to stop on a hard (asphalt) shoulder - even though many drivers tend to speed at this place (meaning: to drive faster than 100 km/h). on my personal rating from 1 to 10 (1 poor/ 10 excellent) this spot gets a '7': it is safe and drivers can see you although the average speed of cars is too fast. the traffic light only 200 meters west is not better, it is too often on 'green' for cars on the federal highway - and cars have no safe place to stop there.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to go to BERLIN you can almost stand -on- the entrance ramp to the autobahn. there is only few cars driving around but who passes this point mostly is on a longdistance trip in the direction of germany. from here you can also see a petrol-station (on the field, near the autobahn) only 300 meters east. i tried to hitch from there but the station is almost dead - there were 10 cars passing by in half an hour. if no one takes you from the entrance ramp marked here (or the nearby petrol-station) you should walk another 3 km west along the autobahn to another two petrol stations where ther is definitly more cars that tend to fill-up.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
there is a MC DONALDS restaurant next to the gasstation seen on the image. if you wait in front of it (or even inside) there is many drivers comming in and out. i wanted to go in winter 2010 (january) to gyoer (hungary) and it took me 20 minutes to find someone. the car was going to romania (via budapest and cluj-napoca) and the driver was offering me a ride much further than to the 110 kilometer distant place i wanted to go, gyoer. on my personal rating 1 to 10 (1 no chances, 10 best ever) this place gets a 6. it is not so easy to reach but if you find someone you can travel some 500 to 800 km only asking one right person. build a cardboardsign with your destination written on it, there is many locals eating or filling their car - they can only take you some 5 or 10 kilometers, the sign will save you many questions... 

Direction: South and East... Bratislava and Budapest.
Take the U3 to Enkplatz and then take the 76A bus to Haidequrstrasse... walk to the petrol station... ask there.  


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hermsdorf Service Station East

direction berlin is ok all day, direction A4 westbound may take a while - esp. after 22:00 it's often better to go on until Osterfeld (25km) and change sides there (bridge provided) - especially if your lifter would stay on the A9 anyway.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
it#s a service station, great if you want to get to berlin quickly. and there's a free toilet. many trucks stopping by, just ask at the station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
you can see which cars are going towards berlin and dresden, but staying here is quite dangerous, there's a police station nearby so you can get caught, and even if drivers want to help you, not many will stop since their speed is over 100km/h. if you end up here; you can always hope for a rescue from someone who feels sorry for you and is quick enough to stop before A13.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's a good place to reach Krakow. Many cars from Warsaw use this way I think. Cars are not so fast and there is a place to stop. 5-10 minutes waiting.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent! Mieux que le tÃ©lÃ©phÃ©rique pour redescendre sur Chalais. 
Temps d'attente moyen: 4 minutes.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
In winter, direction Realp and Furkapass, better is to stop in Hospental or to walk from Andermatt to this city until you find a good spot.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
In winter, when the pass is closed, ask the people waiting for the train with their car! Tey will take you to the other side, direction Uri/Luzern or GraubÃ¼nden!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Average spot to hitchhike from but still doable. Stand before the sign demarking the start of the highway and bring a sign. I usually get a ride within half an hour. 
I believe it might be due to the fact there is a asylumseeker 'camp' near it and people are a bit xenophobic.... :-/


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
For the direction of Den Haag/The Hague this is a good spot. Stand on the island inbetween the road comming and going towards katwijk. There is quite a bit of traffic passing by and the drivers are on your side. Bring a sign!


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent place to get out if you do not want to go into Amsterdam but rather towards the east. Try to get a ride at least to the A1, which is the main road that ends up going to the east. Once you are on the A'dam Ring, it can be hard to find such a ride. Also a good spot to go into A'dam ofcourse.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to take off towards Amsterdam, stand on the behind the bikepath, near the pedestrian crossing. Behind it is a good space for cars to stop (soft shoulder). Bring a sign, because a thumb will often keep you waiting for 15+ minutes.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not much space for people to stop, but I waited about 5 minutes there on a Sunday morning with an "Ottawa" sign and got a ride past Kingston.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH spot. No lights, but enough space for truck for comfort stop. If you are going to Moscow, but your driver goes to V. Novgorod - it's your choice.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place for hitchhiking. In middle of holiday you can catch many cars to Croatia. I catch car to middle Croatia after 2 minutes! A few meters from this position is a big shoping centre and petrol station.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Starting position from Moscow to Saint-Petersburg. In 200 meters uphill - cafe, parking spot for trucks.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Another start point from Moscow to Saint-Petersburg. You need a bus #581 from Rechnoy Vokzal metro station. Ask locals for "Monument"[m-o-n-u-'m-e-n-t] stop


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Yeah, i know, real estate is killing the local flavour. Bag pipes and german moustachios. Dirt cheap bus through the quite untrampable south to Lisboa though. Not exactly here but somewhere centre-ish.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction North
Not so much cars passing by here. At least, try not to be dropped here just before the night!


country: UY
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to hitch hike to Porto Alegre, Pelotas or Rio Grande, the check point on the brazilian side. Is the best place. After people get checked you can easyly ask for a ride. But you need to walk like 2 km out of town!


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : North to Nederland (Breda, Amsterdam, Utrecht)
Good spot with place for cars to stop, and cars going slowly


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Really luxury place for HH in the direction of Freistadt and the Czech Republic. 
It's located about 1 km after the contemporary (2009) end of the highway A7 towards the border with the Czech Rep.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good and safety spot for HH towards Pribram and Prague.
We were waiting there in 3 people for 5 minutes!


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's probably the best place for HH towards the Czech Republic in Freistadt. It's better than out of the town.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
When you want to go from Gorizia to Ljubljana than this is place for you. 
But the traffic is really low.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Really nice place for HH in the direction to Gorizia and Slovenia. 
But you will be lucky if you will meet a car there!


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's on the left side of the road but it is really nice and speed spot to stop somebody towards Prague.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very common HH spot towards Karlovy Vary and Cheb. It can be also used for the direction of Plzen and Germany.
It's better to use the sign! - There are many possibilities where to go.

You will get there by the tram 22 to the terminus "Bila Hora".


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nice place in the mountains for HH to Klagenfurt, Austria. 
There's a turn where drivers need to slow down so they can easily stop there at a crossroad with a path located in this turn.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It seems as a good and safety place for HH to the Czech Republic but not many cars are getting the highway A7 there. 
I had to change my HH place after two hours.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's really danger place for HH. You can HH there in the direction of the Czech Republic but the only one suitable HH spot there is located at the left side of the end of a ramp. Drivers won't probably want to stop there. 
But I had luck and somebody stopped. 


country: GE
name: Anonymous
comment:
DO NOT get off in the center of Khashuri because its a disaster to get out of it. if this happens stop Taxi and tell him to give you a ride till RIKOTI way. Taxi may cost some $7-8.


country: GE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gori Highway is the best place to hitchhike if you're going to the western Georgia especially. A lot of trucks and cars are passing this highway so you'll catch the ride easily. You can even catch the Turkish trucks going directly to Turkey so pick that up.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Quite a good place for HH in direction of Ceske Budejovice and Prague at the border with Austria. Drivers can really safety stop there at a small parking place in front of an exchange office. 
You can wait longer during the summer because of full cars  with families getting back from summer holidays.
You can also meet some strange people and prostitutes there - many nightclubs are located at the border. 


country: GE
name: Anonymous
comment:
KAZBEGI (STEPANTSMINDA)

Kazbegi is in the North of Gudauri Ski Resort. If you need hostel to stay, choose the hostel called 'LOMI' which is in the center of Kazbegi. It costs 15 GEL ($10) per night. If you need to come back to Tbilisi try to hicthhike or take a minibus from the same Kazbegi center. Minibus to Tbilisi costs 8 GEL ($6). If you need any help, ask for it to the friendly Police Officers in the Police Station.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a quite good place for HH at the ramp in direction to Salzburg. There's a small place to stop the car safety.
We were waiting there for 3 hours but it was really early in the morning (5-8 AM).


country: GE
name: Anonymous
comment:
GUDAURI

You can reach Gudauri from Mtskheta Highway by Hitchhiking. or you can take a Minibus from Tbilisi. (Gudauri is the most popular ski resort in Georgia.)


country: GE
name: Anonymous
comment:
if you want to Hitchhike from Tbilisi to west, to the black sea coast, first you should get out from Tbilisi by bus. You can take #84 bus from Tsereteli Avenue or #64 from Chavchavadze Avenue which goes out from Tbilisi and drops you on the main highway from which majority of cars go to the west of Georgia. You should get off bus on David Agmashenebeli Kheivani (Valley), the best one is to get off at Lukoil Gas Station and take a walk about 150 metres and start to hitchhike. You can say Hello in Georgian 'Gamarjoba' to the driver and ask for the ride. 'I have no money' in Georgian is 'Puli ar mak' so you can use this phrase as well in hitching in Georgia. Drivers are super-friendly so you won't have any probs.


country: GE
name: Anonymous
comment:
if you want to catch the ride for Kazbegi (Stepantsminda) which is in the Northern Georgia, the Mtskheta Highway is the best way to Hitchhike. Hold the Kazbegi sign with a little smile and you'll get the ride, though it may take some time. be patient and you'll get the ride.


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a peaje station, where you can stop cars are talk to the drivers and there is a petrol station very close by.


country: LU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big petrol station with plenty of traffic to B and NL. You get here by taking the train to Capellen (4th stop from Luxembourg station), a short walk and an easy climb over a fence.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Vers Sion et le Vaud.
Les gens vont vite, mais ont de la place pour s'arrÃªter.
Towards Sion and Vaud. Cars go fast but can stop easily.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to hh, the road is not so wide so everybody can see you. Cars don't go fast here because of the lights and there's ehough place for car to stop.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a wide road shoulder just after a turn, so people can stop relatively safely towards south.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take the bus 16 from train station (Stotis), the ride will take around 20 minuts. Leave the bus at PosÅ«kis bus stop (it's just 50 meters before the bridge under the road, pay attention because it's optional stop). Walk 100 meters and hitch-hike after the junction. There is less local traffic here. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
I hitchhiked towards Murcia. It took 10 minutes or less. I guess it is possible towards Valencia also.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
If your driver don't go in the direction you want in France, you can wait between french and swiss border. For France, there are 3 directions from there : Lyon, Annecy, Chamonix
So make the good choice, and stand with a sign.
Pay attention to stay in a saf place, where cars can stop without danger (it is still highway even if drivers go slow)


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy to access by metro M2 (Fourmi)
Directions Bern, Fribourg, Vevey, Montreux...
No place to stop easily, but people who are nice will find a way to pick you up without danger. Make sure you are waiting at the place where the 2 lanes become 3 lanes, and not directly at the motorway entrance.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction North or South
This is the way to Bulle. On the Roundabout, you can stand without danger, people would stop. But the one who took me made me a sign to go at the gas station because he didn't want to stop on the roundabout. Any case good place to hh to Lausanne or Bern


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
IdÃ©al pour aller vers Avignon! Ã‰ventuellement demander Ã  Ãªtre dÃ©posÃ© lÃ .
Ideal towards Avignon!
If possible ask to be dropped there.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pas de place pour s'arrÃªter, pas de visibilitÃ©, trafic rapide! 
PrivilÃ©gier les villages environnants, quitte Ã  refuser une ou deux fois si la direction ne convient pas.
No visibility, no place to stop, cars go fast!
Give priority to the surrounding villages, even if you have to refuse a drive if the direction's not approprite.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Kintyre is a good place to hitchhike - you may offered to be picked up even when you are not hitchhiking! The only downside is that there are few cars.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The Isle of Arran is a great place to hitchhike, as it has a friendly population. The only downside that it has few cars, except in holiday season.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
This truckstop sucks. I was here asking for rides for over five hours with no luck. It didn't help that there were half a dozen tweekers bumming around who scared the drivers and tried to make off with my backpack. I'm sure it's possibile to hitch from here, but I'm not going to try again.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitched from Ravensthorpe to Albany in one go this summer. Got a ride in under 15 minutes. Seems like a pretty quiet town, but I'd say there would be OK traffic between Albany and Esperance most of the time.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a busstop on 'dresdener straÃŸe' (L 3237) you can reach with you own "hitchhiker's busline" no (???) from the city center of kassel. cars on this road are driving here sometimes too fast, there is a lot of traffic and every third- or fourth car will continue its journey on autobahn "A 7" (north in the direction of 'gÃ¶ttingen'/'hannover' or south to 'frankfurt'). the busstop makes it very safe (for drivers) and legal (for you) to stand on. on my personal rating from "1" (very-very poor) to "10" (excellent) i will rate this spot a "7 to 8".


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
'tank und rastanlage hildesheimer bÃ¶rde' ; an excellent spot to reach 'hannover' as well as 'hamburg' on autobahn "A 7". it took me 10 (in words: 'ten') minutes comming from 'kassel' to change to a driver that took me until 'hamburg' from here. you can also north/south change the sides of "A 7", there is a tunnel 300 meters east of the rest-area. the rastanlage has a lot of traffic comming through even later in the evening.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a lot of traffic comming through on "A 7" at 'tank und rastanlange gÃ¶ttingen'. you can also north/south change the sides of "A 7" via a bridge. safe even at night with enough traffic even later in the evening. you should not be waiting for longer than 10 minutes on any side ('gÃ¶ttingen east' or '- west') of this 'rastanlage'.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
the so called 'traffic light of bergen' on B 96 (ask drivers to let you out 'ger.: ... bei der ampel von bergen'). a good to very good spot to reach 'stralsund' (south) or 'sassnitz'/'stubbenkammer chalk cliffs'/'kap arkona' (north). the light is often -on red- creating (sometimes large) traffic jams, too bad for drivers, perfect for us hitchhikers. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good spot to reach the island of 'rÃ¼gen'; there is a traffic light where all cars (comming from stralsund- city center) that want to reach the newly built 'rÃ¼genbrÃ¼cke' (the bridge) have to stop. stand in the middle of the road where there is a paved (elevated) slip. it should not take longer than 20 to 30 minutes to get to 'bergen' (the islands capital) from here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
an average spot (there is no better one) to travel back from 'sassnitz' to 'bergen' or 'stralsund' on federal highway "B 96". during the last years the intersection has been converted to a small round-about where cars need to slow down = a safe spot for drivers to stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good spot to reach almost all beaches (please build a sign with a name) on 'ostsee' (eng.: 'baltic sea') east of rostock such as 'darss weststrand', 'prerow' or 'zingst penisula'. also good to find drivers that take you to 'stralsund' or even further to the island of 'rÃ¼gen'. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
the intersection to reach the beaches of 'darss penisula', 'fischland' as well as 'zingst penisula'. it is very unsafe to stand on federal highway "B 105" as the cars go very fast, sometimes faster than 100 km/h. walk some 100 meters north on bÃ¤derstraÃŸe (landstraÃŸe) "L 21" to hitch you way out to the dunes!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a possible relais on the way to sweden or denmark (copenhagen or roskilde); the 'tank und rastanlage neustÃ¤dter bucht', there is only few cars stopping BUT those who stop will NOT be locals/commuters (it is more expensive to fuel your car at a gasstation on the autobahn than in a town). you can also change sides on "A 1" north/south by walking through the tunnel 200 meters south of the rest area, just follow the asphalted road along the autobahn. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
you can reach 'lÃ¼beck travemÃ¼nde' (and it's 'skandinavienkai' with the helsinki, trelleborg or poland ferry) from here. cars are driving slow and there is a safe space (a road exiting the federal highway) for them to stop. you should not wait longer than 20 minutes. build a sign saying 'helsinki' and drivers will give you a smile...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
almost each and everybody leaving 'lÃ¼beck' in the direction of 'hamburg' or denmark ('roskilde' or 'copenhagen') has to pass 'the lohmÃ¼hle' kreisel to reach the autobahn "A 1". rated (only) 'good' because it is difficult for drivers to stop, there is no slip road or shoulder to (safely) stop at. you do not need to take the bus to get there; a 10 minutes walk from the DB lÃ¼beck main station will bring you there. there is supermarkets and a mc. donald's restaurant further east (meaning righthand on this map) on 'bei der lohmÃ¼hle' road.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
'hamburg - horner kreisel'; an excellent spot to reach 'berlin', 'lÃ¼beck', 'rostock' or to find someone driving in the direction of denmark ('copenhagen' or 'roskilde'). there is a busstop where you can stand, the round-about is a safe (for drivers) and legal (for you) spot to stand at. it should not take more than 20 minutes to find a driver. there is a marker place right on the on-ramp of the autobahn, people tend not to stop at this exact spot anymore as they are already speeding up. don't stand on the autobahn itself after the blue 'autobahn' (bridge/road) sign or a blue square sign showing only a car, it is illegal. find out how to get to 'horner kreisel' via the hamburg public transportation sytem website: www.hvv.de .


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
take a close look where the marker is exactly positioned. there is other markers at the gasstation as well as closer to the on-ramp of the autobahn but i found to stand at the traffic light the best opportunity. if you are standing in front of the gasstation you have the problem that cars tend to speed up to 100 km/h even before they have reached the autobahn - at this speed people normally do not stop anymore for a hitchhiker. i have seen people standing there for hours - while i was waiting for five (5) minutes at the same day/time (to catch a berlin - hamburg driver). at the traffic light drivers have the time to decide to take you (- or not). the spot is excellent to reach the northern berlin surroundings, 'schwerin' or 'hamburg'. on my personal rating from "1" (very-very poor) to "10" (excellent) i rate this spot a "9 to 10". 


country: BR
name: Anonymous
comment:
An excellent hitchhiking spot, good to reach Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo, and, if you are thirst, you can go to gas station called auto-posto fernando over the Sao Paulo-headed lane and go to the tire store to get free cold water.

Um Ã³timo ponto de carona tanto para quem vai para Belo Horizonte, quanto para quem vai para SÃ£o Paulo. e quem estiver com cede, pode ir na borracharia do posto fernanÃ£o e beber agua gelada de graÃ§a.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
all the information given in the other markers are correct. 'rastanlage hamburg stillhorn' is easy to reach via s-bahn (the suburban train, get off at 'wilhelmsburg' station), then take the metrobus to 'kirchdorf sued', one of hamburg's communal highrise districts. negative about this spot: there is a lot of commuter traffic. most people that fuel their cars would do it in hamburg but not on the autobahn as it is more expensive there. maybe you can also ask at the restaurant which is 100 meters south of the petrol station. you can reach 'bremen' (on A 1), 'hannover' but also 'goettingen' or 'kassel' (on A 7) from here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
one wrong information: it is not autobahn "A8" but autobahn "A9" that leads from 'berlin' to 'leipzig'. 'rastanlage michendorf' is on the ring south-west of berlin. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
'rastanlage hannover-garbsen' is an  excellent interchange between the autobahn linking germany from east to west "A2" and the north - south autobahn "A 7". i was hitchhiking from this spot to berlin in october 2009. you can change easy from one side of the autobahn to the other via a tunnel.  there is plenty of drivers that can take you. this place is so good, WAI for a car that can take you the whole way through to berlin, poland, hamburg or wherever - don't just take the first one...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
'autobahn rasthof borde sued' (shown on the map but not on the satellite image as it is newly built) is an average place to hitch from. when i tried to reach 'leipzig' via autobahn "A 2" as well as autobahn "A 14" i failed. instead i went to berlin to 'tank und rastanlage michendorf' on 'berliner autobahnring', changed the sides (there is a tunnel) and went from there to back to 'leipzig' on autobahn "A 8". i only want to give 'boerde sued' an average rating. also, there is not too many drivers stopping at this place. i was there in october 2009 on a monday afternoon. to reach berlin it is a good spot, i saw many cars with a 'B' on the license plate. on my personal rating from "1" (very-very poor) to "10" (excellent) i give this place a "4 to 5".


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
michendorf, michendorf, if the world would be as easy to understand as 'michendorf rastanlage' everyone would love to live here! hannover, magdeburg, dortmund, leipzig, munich are to reach from this spot. you should definitely (!) wait for a driver that can take you all the way to your destination and NOT only until the next rest area (which might not be as good as 'michendorf'). if you need to reach the other side of the rastanlage (if you are only transiting berlin) you need to walk in the direction of michedorf village center (aks inside the station; they have local maps), walk underneath the 'berliner autobahnring' (200 meters east of the area) and follow the concrete way through the forest on the other side. this maneuver can take up to 30 minutes even though it looks shorter on this map. there is an ALDI as well as REWE market (open until 10 P.M.) in the center of the village of 'michendorf' (detour changing the sides of rest areas + shopping = 10 minutes).
again: my 'michendorf recommendation' is to wait until someone can take you to your day's final destination, don't just take the first car as this spot is excellent! on my personal ranking "1" (very-very poor) to "10" (excellent) i will rate this spot a "9 to 10". 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good place to reach 'bitterfeld' from 'halle'. i tried to reach 'dresden' but only received offers to 'leipzig'. there is many cars passing this spot (safe conditions for cars to stop) but most of the traffic is commuting. at the gas station (or the mc. donald's restaurant) on the opposite side of the road it is not easier to find someone. mostly locals eat their cheeseburgers(or fill their cars) there. on my personal ranking "1" (very-very poor) to "10" (excellent) i will rate this spot a "5 to 6". 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good spot to get to 'dresden' on autobahn 'A 14'. it took me only three minutes to find a driver. it should also be possible to reach other places in eastern saxony, western poland or prague (praha, prag). on my personal ranking "1" (very-very poor) to "10" (excellent) i will rate this spot a "6 to 7". 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a perfect (!) spot to leave 'leipzig' to 'dresden' or other places in eastern saxony. the 'paunsdorf center' (the roofed area you see below the marker) is a large shopping mall with excellent public transportation opportunities (tram, bus, even late at night) to the leipzig city center. it took me 30 seconds (!!!) to find a driver taking me on autobahn 'A 14' in the direction of 'dresden'. it is not legal (!) or safe (no shoulder) to stand between here and the 'A 14' on the federal highway 'B 6'. on my personal ranking "1" (very-very poor) to "10" (excellent) i will rate this spot a "9". 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to get to praha (prague, prag) on autobahn 'A 17' this is a good spot. you can stand underneath (or in front of-) the tall blue 'PIRNA - PRAHA' sign on 'B 170'. there is a curbside where the road bends onto the autobahn's on ramp, it is safe (legal) to stand there also safe for drivers to stop on the mentioned (cobbled) sliproad. you will know what i mean if you see it. to get there you can take the ??? bus from the city center which stops only a few hundred meters away or walk for around 30 minutes from the dresden DB main station via 'fritz-lÃ¶ffler straÃŸe', 'bergstraÃŸe', 'innsbrucker straÃŸe' and  'possendorfer straÃŸe' (do not follow 'innsbrucker straÃŸe' all its way but shortcut through 'kaitz' village). there is a noise protection wall between 'possendorfer straÃŸe' and 'B 170' but don't worry, there are doors to open in the wall. don't miss the view on elbsandsteingebirge from the B 170 bridge over the autobahn. on my personal ranking "1" (very-very poor) to "10" (excellent) i will rate this spot a "7 to 8". 


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
the 'praha D1 mc. donalds restaurant'; this is one of the most perfect spots for hitchhiking i have ever seen. i is safe, quick, even though not so easy to reach from praha with the public transportation system. at this place you can choose from many drivers to take you with. i was only going to 'brno' but 'bratislava' or 'vienna' (nonstop) should be possible too. stand on the parking lot or ask at the restaurant's door. a place definitly worth taking a long-long detour from the center of the city.  


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
i tried out this spot in december 2009 (a monday morning). i wanted to travel from here to 'brno' (moravia) on autobahn number '1'. i could not find anyone, i had to leave the spot after a waiting time of over two hours. there were several friendly drivers that told me the same over and over again: "i am only driving to my office around the corner, you should try the mc. donalds further down on autobahn number 1". this is what i did. i can only rate this spot 'average' although it is safe and people were friendly. to reach the mc. donalds i was walking six kilometers via the footbridge (seen on this image right of the station), 'turkova street', 'chilska street', 'formanka street' to the town of 'ujezd'. from there you can see the mc. donalds 'M'. from this other spot (what drivers recommended to me) it took five minutes to find a driver to 'brno'. there is also a bus going there. use the metrostation CHODOV (line C) to get to OPATOV (one stop), ask how to get to the town 'ujezd', walk the last 500 meters.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
i hitchhiked from here to 'vienna' (via 'mikulov' close to the czech-austrian border) on the federal highway 'D52'. this road leads directly into the highway. although it was december 25th (2009) and there were almost no cars on the road in the morning it only took me 1 (in words: one) minute to find a driver. there is a gasstation 50 meters down the road as well as a second gasstation some 200 meters down the road (direction south). there is supermarkets & mc. donalds in the area, you will not starve. depending on the amount of cars you can choose here from hitchhiking from the traffic light (what i did back then on dec. 25th, there were absolutely no cars on this morning at the pumps of any of the two stations) or the stations themselves. it is obvious that drivers taking this road want to go south. also, you could use this spot to leave 'brno' first and try out better spots further south. there is around 5 to 8 gasstations between 'brno' and 'mikulov' on highway 'D52'. 


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
i have never hitchhiked from this place but it seems to be very good to me. the marker shows a gasstation next to the divided four lane federal highway that leads into the autobahn to bratislava (and furtheron to vienna or budapest). when i took a closer look at this spot there were many cars at the pumps so it should not be a problem to find drivers. the gasstation is surrounded by supermarkets so you will not starve in case you have not brought anything to eat. there is an ALDI market some hundred meters in the direcion of brno. to walk from brno to here it takes around 30 minutes. there is a paved way along the river a few hundred meters west of the gasstation. it should also be possible to use this spot to get on the brno - praha autobahn.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
at this spot there is a gasstation at which you can ask drivers going northbound ('brno' directed) or southbound ('vienna' directed). the federal highway here has an asphalted shoulder which makes it easy (meaning: safe) to stand on and for drivers easy to stop. if there is cars stopping at the gasstation you can jump back and forth between the pumps and the road (10 to 20 meters). although i have rated this spot 'good' it took me on december 25th 2009 (first day of christmas) almost two hours to find someone going to vienna (positive: after the long waiting time the tour was nonstop then to the center of vienna). on my personal rating from '1' (very- very poor) to '10'  (excellent) this spot receives an '8 to 9' as it is safe and easy to find.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
we were trying to reach mount etna from here in april 2004. the autobus takes you from the center of 'catania' to 'nicolosi' (the town where this marker is placed). from this spot you can hitchhike to the end of the road at the visitors center about 3 km close to the top of mount etna. we (3 persons) were waiting only a few minutes until someone took us. people are friendly as it is clear that you are a wanderer (meaning to have an interest in the geology). from 'nicolosi' it should also be possible to hitchhike back to 'catania'. on my personal rating from 1 (a very-very poor spot) to 10 (an excellent spot) this place receives  an '7 to 8'. 


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
This roundabout is HUGE, so try to avoid it. Cars are driving really fast, and it's quite senseless to try your hitching luck here.
Go to the next entrance instead, it's only 1.5 km away.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Really nice place, use this instead of the big roundabout. There's a McDonalds nearby, so lots of traffic here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Wildeshausen Sud; Good place for getting rides towards Hamburg, Me and my girlfriend got out of here at midnight within 10 minutes towards Copenhagen.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nice place for hitching toward Copenhagen. There's a junction with traffic from Middelfart, and a huge resting area for private cars nearby the spot.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Last service station before the Austrian border (where you can get lifts as well). 

Lifts to Austria are easy to get, Slovakia seemed to be a bit less common.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nicht schlecht nach Herrenberg, aber schwierig nach der Autobahn (besser erst nach Rottenburg fahren).
Not bad to Herrenberg, but quite difficult to reach the highway (better go first to Rottenburg).


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
meilleur endroit pour quitter Montreux. PossibilitÃ© de prendre un train ou un bus pour atteindre ce point.
Avec un panneau "Lausanne", trÃ¨s facile de dÃ©coller d'ici.
Best spot to leave Montreux. Possibly take a bus or train to get there.
With a sign "Lausanne", very easy to take off.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Meilleur endroit pour quitter Montreux. PossibilitÃ© de prendre un train ou un bus pour atteindre ce point. Avec un panneau (Martigny, Sion...), facile de dÃ©coller en direction du Valais.
Best spot to leave Montreux. Possibly take a bus a train to get there. With a sign, pretty easy to get to Valais/Wallis.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Sur le parking, demandez Ã  aller vers Lausanne, GenÃ¨ve ou Berne (utilisez les plaques d'immatriculation). Vous Ã©viterez ainsi l'agglomÃ©ration de Lausanne si vous allez plus loin.
In the parking area, ask to get to Lausanne, Geneva or Bern (use the cars' licence plates), so you can avoid Lausanne's center if you're going further.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Vers Caen/Paris, excellent! Toutes les voitures arrivant de Saint-LÃ´ passent par lÃ . Si vous allez vers Paris, faites votre possible pour ne pas vous arrÃªter Ã  Caen (trÃ¨s difficile de quitter cette ville).
Towards Caen/Paris. If you go towards Paris, try to not stop in Caen, it's difficult to get out of there.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Vers Martigny/Lausanne. Suffisamment de place pour s'arrÃªter.
Towards martigny/Lausanne. Enough place for cars to stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
La direction indique A13/Paris. Cependant, en pleine journÃ©e et en pÃ©riode de fÃªte, aucune voiture ne s'est arrÃªtÃ©e pendant 2 heures.
Conseil: rejoindre l'aire de repos de Giberville par la N175.
A sign indicates A13/Paris. However, in good conditions, no car stopped in 2 hours. Advice: reach the Giberville service area by N175.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Il paraÃ®t qu'il est meilleur que la porte d'Auteuil pour la Normandie. A essayer.
I Heard it's a better spot than Porte d'Auteuil for Normandie. To try.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Vers Coutances. Tous les automobilistes qui quittent l'autroute ou arrivente de Villedieu passent par lÃ .
Good spot to Coutances, because all car-drivers coming from the highway or from Villedieu go through there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Medenbach. Not the best raststÃ¤tte, but the last decent place before the motorways branch out into the Rhein-Main area where you can get out if your driver is going somewhere else than you. Rides from here are usually long, but expect 60-120 minute waiting time.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Konigsforst-Ost; Little traffic and many local cars. Hitched out of here three times so far, and only gotten a ride once, into KÃ¶ln. The other two times I gave up after three hours and went back to my girlfriendÂ´s place.
Konigsforst-West is marginally better. When using this raststÃ¤tte to go south, better try to get a ride to Siegburg and try from there to get further. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A57 Alpen, direction Nijmegen/Kleve. Much local traffic, try sign "Kleve" to get out relatively quick. From ramp 3 "Weeze" on there is much traffic for Nijmegen and further.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pour aller vers Lisieux. Pas terrible, si possible rejoindre un des rond-points suivants.
Towards Lisieux. Average, if possible reach one of the following roundabouts.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Vers Pont-L'evÃªque/Deauville. Pas trop de place, mais du trafic.
Towards Deauville. Little place, but enough traffic.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not much traffic, but all the local traffic around KÃ¶ln is pretty much sorted here. Good for direction Krefeld/Nijmegen


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
get a train (S50) to "Wien Wolf in der Au" then cross the Bridge and ask people at the gas station (OMV). Really easy to get a ride here :) 


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Vers Tadoussac. Beaucoup de trafic mais peu de place pour s'arrÃªter.
Towards Tadoussac. Much traffi but little place to stop.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Demander sur le traversier ou aux autos qui l'attendent.
Ask on the shuffle itself or to the drivers waiting .


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
If your driver is going another way, try to get dropped in the Big Stop around here, and go ask the truckers and car-drivers!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Southwards and northwards. Stop at the Big Stop and ask the people for being picked up.
It should work pretty well.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Deer Lake/Corner Brook: try to begin to hitch there (and not in Norris Point for example).
Little traffic but it works.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Southwards. be carefull, there's nothing around! If someone's going to Stephenville from Corner Brooke, ask for being dropped there if possible.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
The best spot to hitch from or to Newfoundland is in the boat itself. Ask the people, it's worth it!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Northwards. be carefull, there's nothing around! If someone's going to Stephenville from PaB, ask for being dropped there if possible.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pour aller vers Ottawa/Toronto. Pas terrible mais seul spot Ã  ma connaissance.
Towards Ottawa/Toronto. Average but only spot I know.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Prendre le mÃ©tro jusqu'Ã  Sherbrooke/Longueil, puis marcher (5 min) jusque lÃ . Bon spot pour QuÃ©bec/Maritimes.
Take the metro to Sherbrooke/Longueil, then walk to this point (5 min). Good spot to QuÃ©bec city/Maritimes.


country: IS
name: Anonymous
comment:
Sometimes very little traffic, like a bit everywhere in this part of the island. If you're going to EgilstaÃ°ir, remember that you can't take the shorter mountain road (not on this map) unless you hitch a 4x4. In the summer, many drivers with rental cars don't know that. Knowing it will save you lots of time. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Horrible place. It looks like the place where you'd want to hitch from though. Avoid it like the plague. Here there are only trucks who don't even look at you. You might want to go back to the Toll where there is a huge rest area. Truckers have to stop there to fill in some forms, so remember that they're not chilling out. I eventually went back to the town (Padborg) and hitched the other way towards Flensburg, where I got a ride fairly soon. Beware, people are passing the border to go shopping, so only short rides available.


country: FO
name: Anonymous
comment:
This island is great for hitching. Not much traffic, but very friendly people. Somehow everybody will ask you if you're Russian, as apparently only Russians hitch here (?). It's not unlikely that you'll find young people who have nothing to do and will just bring you to your destination, even if they're not going there.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
ideal place to hh towards adelaide. but..there's not traffic coz it's bloody long way.takes about 2-3days to drive to adelaide. it took me about 5hrs to hitch a ride there. don't get off earlier than border village.
and yeah..there's wonderfull petrol station nearby. free coffe,tea, internet. easy to camp over night..good luck here


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Despite other ratings, I stood here on the ramp past the Statoil gas station. That's the place to be, as cars coming from the ferry won't pick you up (either they're faster than you or they're full of beer). Standing here though, you'll be nicely visible to those coming from town and going over the bridge. I got a ride in 1 minute, a short one though, but sufficient to reach a good spot on the road to Copenhagen.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
good enough place to hh towards esperance if u lazy to walk a bit out of town.took me 20mins. to hitch a ride to esperance


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I tried hitching here for three hours with no luck whatsoever. When it started to rain, I got on a bus.


country: RS
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a great hitching spot for rides to Novi Sad, Budapest, or Vienna. I had made two signs, one for Vienna, one for Budapest, planning to get to Vienna with two rides, but there was so much traffic headed straight to Austria that my 'Buda' sign was unnecessary. After you get off the 706 bus, walk up onto the highway, and there's a huge shoulder, big enough for a truck to pull over.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Traffic lights and more than enough place for cars to stop on entrance lane to the North. Not too many cars come by but more than enough :)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
PÃ©age idÃ©al pour aller vers Avignon, Paris, Valence, Lyon ou bien Montpellier, Perpignan, Bayonne, Barcelone.

An awesome toll that can lead you toward Avignon, Valence, Lyon, Paris, or Montpellier, Perpignan, Barecelone, Bayonne.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bon endroit pour aller vers Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Marseille ou bien encore l'Italie !

Good spot to Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Marseille or Italia! 


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
We were told by law enforcement that hitchhiking is illegal throughout the whole of Michigan and forced to leave this spot. While this statement is questionable, you'd be better off walking, to the nearest great lake and then swimming to Canada. o_O Good luck, you'll need it.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best spot to go towards Seyne or Barcelonnette.

Meilleur endroit pour aller vers Seyne ou Barcelonnette


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Si quelqu'un vous a dÃ©posÃ© Ã  Venelles ou si votre conducteur va en direction de Peyrolles/Saint-Paul-lÃ¨s-Durance... Marchez donc jusqu'ici ! C'est un trÃ¨s bon endroit pour rejoindre Pertuis ou le pÃ©age de Meyrargues (qui est Ã  quelques kilomÃ¨tres avant Pertuis et est l'endroit parfait pour aller dans les Alpes).

If someone drops you off at Venelles or if you driver goes to Peyrolles/Saint-Paul-lÃ¨s-Durance, you should definitely walk to this spot. This is a very good place if you're aiming to reach Pertuis or the Meyrargues toll (which is located a few miles before Pertuis and is the perfect "gate" to hitchhike in the alps).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Devant le ChÃ¢teau, bon endroit pour aller vers Sisteron et Grenoble (plus besoin de prendre l'autoroute).
In front of the castle, good spot to Sisteron and grenoble (no need to go to the highway anymore).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Si on vous a dÃ©posÃ© Ã  Venelles ou que votre conducteur part vers Peyrolles/Jouques etc..., marchez donc jusqu'ici. De lÃ  vous pourrez rejoindre trÃ¨s facilement Pertuis ou bien le pÃ©age de Meyrargues (qui est juste avant Pertuis et qui est l'endroit parfait pour aller dans les Alpes).

If someone drops you off at Venelles, or if your driver goes to Peyrolles/Jouque. You should definitely walk until here. This spot is perfect if you're aiming to reach Pertuis or the Meyrargues toll (which is located a few miles before Pertuis and is the best "gate" to hitchhike to the Alps).


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Un trÃ¨s bon endroit pour quitter Digne. Eventuellement demander Ã  quelqu'un qui habite pas trÃ¨s loin de vous dÃ©poser lÃ .
Good spot to leave Digne. You can ask to be dropped there.


country: KZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
My girlfriend and I were spent here more than an hour and finaly got a local bus (Atyrau-Astrakhan'). No one stopped here. Most of the cars are local. Traffic is medium.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
All the trafic goes to M5 (towards Birmingham), there's a service way so they can stop for you. I hitched here in dark at 2009 December and I was picked up in 30 mins to B'ham.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
By European standards, terrible. Three hours for a short ride. Next time I'm in town, I'm searching far and wide for a better spot.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
don t try to go Salacgriva from this road... it looks like shortcut but after some km road going to worst... you can see some car who choice this road but they re going their home...


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
not bad HH point... cars are very fast but maybe you can catch somebody who living shopping center to your way .P also enough place for cars... you can come here with airport bus from city center...


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
not bad HH point... cars are very fast but maybe you can catch somebody who living shopping center to your way .P also enough place for cars... waited 30min... you can come here with airport bus from city center...


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION SOUTH SYDNEY GOLD COST

Waiting : 5/10 minutes
Traffic : low
Car Place : large
Speed : 40 km/h


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
firstly get on bus from city center(i don't remember number now) and get of when bus turn to Ausros Gatve(tight road), it s easy to decide... after little bit walk through on Joniskis, Riga(LV) road and pass the cemetery because almost half of the car on that way going to cemetery...


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
i think there is no more better point for easy to go out from Hamburg but i give good point because of waiting... everybody smiling or shaking their hand(ok this kind act is better than any where) .P you can come here by train(Hesselbrook) or by U2 subway(Rauhes Haus)... so i waited 30-45 min. in summer time and just one car bring me to center of Berlin .)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Meilleur endroit pour aller vers Aix et Marseille depuis le coin!
Best spot to hitch southward, to Aix and Marseille!
pas mal pour le nord.
Not bad to go northward.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bon endroit pour rejoindre l'autoroute depuis Digne. Pour aller vers Digne, privilÃ©gier l'autre rond-point.
Good spot to reach the highway from Digne.
Toward Digne, try the other roundabout.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Endroit pas trop mal pour aller vers Digne. Si possible, privilÃ©gier Malijai.
Not that bad to go to Digne, but better stop in Malijai if possible.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bon endroit pour aller vers le sud, surtout pour des petites distances.
Good stop to go southward, especially for little distances.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pas terrible. PossibilitÃ© de passer par Oraison/Les MÃ©es.
Average. Possibly go by oraison and Les MÃ©es.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Meilleur endroit pour aller vers Les MÃ©es et Digne. Pour ChÃ¢teau-Arnoux et Sisteron, bonne alternative.
Best place to hitch to Digne. Good alternative spot to Sisteron.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Une alternative Ã  la rive gauche pour aller vers Oraison, une bonne place pour aller vers Valensole. (attention, peu de trafic!)
Alternative spot to Oraison, good spot to Valensole (caution, little traffic!)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
le pÃ©age de Meyrargues, pour aller vers le 04 et le 05.
The Meyrargues toll, to the north and the Alps.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Un bon endroit pour quitter Manosque, surtout vers le sud.
A good spot to leave Manosque, especially to the south.


country: IS
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the best place for hitchhiking if you're leaving the ReykjavÃ­k area to the north. Cars are slowed down here right after the roundabout and they have space to stop on the shoulder to pick you up.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
this way to go CAPPADOCIA, KONYA, ADANA... you can come here by bus from city center... 20 min. footstand is enough .) maybe just one car can reached to you your destination...


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
you can arrive to ANTALYA with one car... not so much waiting more less 20 min... if you wanna stand in here you need to take a bus from city center to Dutlu Cad... but you need to little bit walk...


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION NORTH - QLD / BYRON BAY / GOLD COST / NEWCASTLE - Catch a ride really easily from that place

Place for car : gigantic
Speed : 20 km/h
Traffic : average/high
Waiting : 5/10 minutes

I dont saw if there was some lights thee for the night, i think so...


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Antwerpen - Nederland
Take tram 3 to "De Wand" and hitch on the north part of the roundabout (before direction "ring")


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going south? Stand here!  There's a good place for cars to pull off the road.  They're usually going pretty slow. Most of the traffic during the winter is heading to the ski resorts on Mount Hood.  During the summer people will be driving farther.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Cars have a high speed and depending on time of day they may not be many. I waited for 20 min.
Get here by train or bus to MalmÃ¶ Syd SvÃ¥ngertorp station and walk the last 300 m.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station, but people going only to local destinations. Little traffic. People confused. I nearly died there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's a gas station with quite a bit of traffic. Reach it with bus 152, stop "Eil Heumarer" from Steinstr. S-Bahn


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a short but sufficent extra lane here to pull out - made for hitchhiking! Great in direction West - Aachen


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
good to HH to Prague, Pilsen, Germany. YouÂ´ll be seen from far distance. Get there with tram 5 or 8 to the endstation


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Right outside the Cop shop! Direction: Luzern. With a sign, this is a great place to stand and has a nice bay for cars to pull into.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
good place to go in direction to Caen.
cars drive slow here (50 km/h) and there is place to stop. It's a truck driver parking with small bar.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good traffic going right, but still most of cars goes straight, so it would be better to have a written plate with destination (i.e. OS for Osnabruke)


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
this roundabout is very convenient, but you will miss some cars (comparing to the another spot I added for Imst),which go to motorway. But this is a perfect place for hitchking in darkness, many lights


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
this is a spot for hitchhiking from Imst to Feldkirch and Innsbruck directions. There isnÂ´t much free place here, but it works. a lot of cars. But donÂ´t try this spot in darkness, it could be dangerous.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
*Update* - The service station here burned down recently, but still plenty of traffic- including trucks- stops here. Free showers in the caravan park add an extra perk for the hot and sweaty traveler! :)


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Busselton to Bunbury- Easy from this roundabout! There's a spot with room for people to pull over and they're all going pretty slow, so there's time to make smiley faces and wave!


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
An ok spot, but a long, expensive bus ride from the bay and a long walk from the bus stop. Next time I'll try hitching in town.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Laytonville is probably one of the most bad-ass little hippie towns in Northern California. Wait by the gas station or ask around at the food co-op across the street for a ride north or south.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you want to potentially be stuck on the side of the road in 45 degree heat, try hitching from Kununurra. There are no truck stops here, so you can rule trucks out as an option. (and that's usually the best option) After two and a half days of nothing vaguely resembling a ride, we gave up and bought a flight to Darwin. (cheaper then the Greyhound by the way). If you get stuck here, good luck!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going south, we got a ride in less than an hour. Keep in mind, though, that this road is seldomly used with very little traffic. There are no real settlements between Hopewell and the coast, so if you do get a ride past Hopewell, you're probably getting a ride for a reasonably long distance.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
even though it looks like the middle of nowhere, this is actually a pretty good spot to get north, as trucks slow right down at the intersection and can stop easily. We got a ride offer to Darwin with a truckie from here at night with only a torch to shine on our thumbs to show we were hitching!! If you get a ride offer that takes you past Kununurra - TAKE IT!!!!


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
There are two truck stops here. Walk around asking enough, and you can easily find a ride to Reno, Oakland, or elsewhere. A bus from Salt Lake goes by, but I don't know which one.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
To my opinion, the best way to get there - operating year round, cheap, frequent: take the ttc bus 165D from Wilson subway to its last stop, Hwy 400 Car Pool Lot. Buses run Mon-Sat from 5.43am - 24 to 30 mins interval, last bus at 9.51pm. If You will not get a ride north, the last bus 165D back to Toronto runs at 10.54pm. Sunday: they run from 8.50am till 8.10pm - every 32-40 minutes. You can use a free transfer from the subway, and You are supposed to pay extra $0.35 since You travel past the city border. This last stop is only a FEW METERS from the ramp! THe ramp is in a good place because it is out of the city, yet there is enough traffic on it. This seems to be the best spot to hitch north/transcanada from Toronto. 


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
There don't seem to be many good hitching spots south out of Olympia, but this place is ok. Wide shoulder and close to downtown.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not such a great spot, but I've never found hitching north outta Portland to be all that easy. Cars have room to stop and if traffic is backed up, you can ask around at stopped cars. We waited one and a half hours.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place to leave Strasbourg. Take the tram (line A) from the center to "Hautepierre". From the tram stop, walk to the supermarket "Auchan", the spot is just behind the car park.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
North to Olympia / Seattle. This is a suprisingly good hitching spot. Many cars stop to fill up with gas here, and since they can se you at the onramp while filling up, they have ample time to decide to pick you up when getting back on the highway. Big shoulder, too.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the only spot I could find for hitchhiking north out of Dubrovnik. Make sure you stay behind the barrier and make yourself as visible as possible, because the pull in spot is not long and the drivers can't see it from far away.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The junction is very large. Depending on where you want to go, it may or may not be easy to get a lift from the service station. If you want the A1 North, it will be difficult. The traffic around the junction and on the exit roads is moving too fast to safely hitch. Maybe try these if there's a traffic jam


country: MN
name: Anonymous
comment:
it's quite good spot close to UB but it might difficult to reach it, hh or walk towards it through the city.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To go to Berlin this place is awfull because from here nobody go to the A2 perhaps it could be good to go to Wroclaw


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
take a bus to shelehov from irkutsk. get off from a bus where it leaves the main road and turns to a town.walk a bit. really good place to hh towards ulan ude


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
HH on this road is almost sensless: on my way to Dzitkovichi I got few short rides and I spent a long time waiting on the road. Nevertheless, the people who picked me up made it worth (and we nad no languages in common). Hitching here you will experience the countryside, its stillness and the carachter who populate it. Bring enough food and water!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Nov '09
Took 3 hours to get out of this spot with loads of cars.
much better hitching from junc 3/5. service station probably best.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
to get out of Klaipeda and HH towards Kaunas or Vilnius, catch bus n.15 and get off at the last stop, then walk a bit to choose a good spot.(2009)


country: BY
name: Anonymous
comment:
I am not really sure this is the exact place, anyway, trolleybus n.5 and marshrutka n. 20 & 29, drive you all the way to a place very close to the highway to Minsk/Gomel, just ask the driver or somebody else. To get a ride was really easy from here, in the morning. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
I had the stupid idea of reach Slovakia from this road. I managed to reach Slovakia, but it took ages. It was sunny, at least!


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
a good place, with a very small, sweet gas station, small traffic but i was pickt up after Å¥ minutes


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
not so much traffic, but when somebody pickt you up they go only on the cost road, and on this road its very easy to find a good place.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
most people stopping here are heading towards magdeburg or berlin (just a few get off in braunschweig). so it should be easy to get a lift in this direction, although not too much cars are stopping here. if you want to go to Leipzig you need to get out before magdeburg (Rasthof BÃ¶rde).


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Katowice, Wroclaw, CZ. Very good place for hhiking. Cars going from the bridge, you are visible from big distance. Use reflectors and signs and you will success. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Lodz, Czestochowa, Piotrkow Tribunalski. We hitch-hikked behind the bus station (the publish transports from katowice go here very often) and traffic lights on the main road (czech republic - czestochowa). And in the end. We stayed here 5 hours and nothing. I think that problem was in big road and Polish workers Â´ve build factory near the road, but I think now is it OK:)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
waited here for 1 hour, because most people are going to schleswig. probably it's better to stand on the other side between motorway and schleswig. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Allertal is the last station before crossing A2. so if you want to go directing Berlin or Magdeburg/Leipzig you should get out here. most people are travelling to the south so it's not thaaat easy. but if you ask for Braunschweig you can get off at the next petrol station on the A2 in front of Braunschweig (Zweidorfer Holz). I've waited 10 minutes ;)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
nice big petrol station including restaurant and burger king (called Aalbek). many people are stopping here, so it should be easy to find someone going in your direction (in my case: hamburg-hannover). short advice: there's another petrol station before entering hamburg but there's far LESS traffic stopping so you should choose this one. ;)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Holmmoor is a good place to get a lift, but there are far less cars stopping than in Aalbek a few kilometres to the north. hamburg or bremen should be no problem, but hannover or berlin is quite tricky. nevertheless, if you got time and a little piece of patience, you wont wait longer than 1 hour.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
This petrol station is not that good, although it works for short rides. If you go to Sevilla from here, you will find petrol stations on the way where you could be droped. If you go to MÃ¡laga from here, the first petrol station is within more than 100 km, after Antequera (this is because is a new highway


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
many people who are going to the motorway are driving by this point. you got 2 petrol station but it's better to stand at the street in front of the bridge. there's a little space at the 'moin moin' where cars can stop easily. it's not perfect, but i waited only 30 minutes.


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
When Im with other person, one is standing here while the other asks at the BP petrol station a bit further (read the comments I wrote there). Good luck!
To get here on foot it takes about 30 minutes from the center (a bit more with backpacks). You can take the bus number 6 and get as close as possible to this point (you can show the driver on a map). A gozar


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I agree, most likely the best place in Gothenburg for south-going traffic. DonÂ´t turn down any short hitches to Kungsbacka, since thereÂ´s an excellent resting place/gas station on the way.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
All along Nagykorosi, there are bus stops where drivers headed onto the highway towards Serbia can pull over to give you a ride. It seems like a good place to hitch, but I spent an entire afternoon here going nowhere, and ended up on the night train.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
This spot is convenient for obvious reasons, as it's close to downtown and does not require a bus ride. There's also a shoulder. Since traffic is going several different directions, it's a good idea to hold a sign. I waited less than an hour here for a ride to Portland, which is pretty decent by American standards.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is the last rest stop on this highway before the ferries from Rostock, and it also contains a ticket booth where one can purchase ferry tickets. So you'd think that it would be a good place to scout out a ride on the ferries to Denmark, but no, not so much. I waited several hours. Perhaps I need to brush up on my German, or maybe it was just a bad day.


country: BA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching from Livno to Split is easy. Just get to the road towards Split, walk past the Hypermarkets to the sign signifying that you're leaving Livno, and there's a nice spot for cars to pull over. It seems like many folks from Split come here to do some cheaper shopping, so a ride shouldn't take long at all.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
best spot to get out of town - although, you could probably get a ride from closer to town if you tried. Make sure to start early (like 5 or 6am!) if you want to get long distances! You will most likely get a ride out to the roadhouse 30km from here- take it, and then ask the truckies out there!


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Don't listen to Wolfe Creek!! :) There's a truckstop/roadhouse here which is your next best bet to get north (Kununurra-Darwin) or south (Port Hedland - Perth) Truckies rule! We got a ride 1000km in one go!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is an Aral petrol station and a burger king. To catch both stay at the road in height of the burger king at the bus stop. Lots of cars stop before going on the a61 in both directions. Traffic gets more and more cause of the Airport Frankfurt-Hahn


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Truck stop- ideal for getting north. We caught the 310 bus from Midland which dropped us off right here, then got a lift 20 min later all the way to Broome!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
sign "proxima gasolinera" rulezzz, estimated time of waiting - couple hours, but still... :) sib_explorer


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
one of another "proxima gasolinera" on the way from Madrid, be ready to wait for couple hours. sib_explorer


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
speed limit 50, cars goes really slow and parking is alowed, estimates time of waiting - couple hours, but still doable   sib_explorer


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
not perfect spot (as everywhere in Spain ;) but still possible, with sign "proxima gasolinera" you will definitely leave this place in couple hours... sib_explorer


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
ask driver to leave you on Bosgouet service area. excellent spot to go to Paris or Rouen... sib_explorer


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best choice if you go towards Nagykanizsa.
Immediate pick up isn't rare. Never waited more than 5 minutes. Go for it!


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
I found a car to Feldkirch here. It took me 5 min. But there is not so much place here for cars to stop


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
A wonderful place to find cars to Switzerland or to Feldkirch(Innsbruck) directions. A lot of free space.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good hitchhiking place to get to Zottegem or Geraardsbergen. Cars have to pull over in the street on the right of the road (heading in the direction of Zottegem). +-10 minutes. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A lot of local car to Dresden center and NO cars to Berlin.waited for 4 hours and finaly whent to Dresden and then there from center get a lift to Berlin


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Whoever added the "good" spot here must have been lucky or is completely out of his/her mind!  This place was the worst I've ever seen! To begin, it's in a smelly polluted part of the city ... and there are tons of hookers, dirty truck drivers, and used condoms everywhere.  The drivers taking this on-ramp are mostly locals.  I think it's better to head south to the service station via bus if you're taking the A7!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just to add some more detail here - This spot is at the start of the M4, so I've used it for Bristol etc. The best way to get there is to get to Chiswick Park tube station, either by tube or bus. When you get off the tube, walk straight out of the exit, over the bridge towards Chiswick High Road. Then turn right, and walk along the high road about 15 minutes. When you get to the big roundabout, you'll see a petrol station at the opposite side of the of the roundabout. Just after that petrol station is a kind of slip road heading towards Junction 2 of the M4. There is a layby cars can stop in.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A lot of cars from Arlon (Belgium) travel every day to Luxembourg city :)) Just go to the highway out of town or to the old road connecting the two cities :)


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
towards Gothenburg.I walked here from the central station Lund,in fifteenminutes.Compared to the roundabout down the road,this place's just great.if using sign then mark "E6 N".Few mintues wait and voila,you are on the momve again;)


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Long and big highway entry ramps where cars can safely pull over. Good to catch rides in both directions (Ã…rhus or Kolding)


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to catch a ride to Billund Airport. There's a parking space where cars can pull over safely even tough they're quite fast at this point


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I had some difficulties to reach the gasstation because the old pedestrian way lays in the middle of an industry zone that is renovated at the moment. (octobre 2009)  


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Although its probally not allowed to hitchhike at entries of the highway in Spain I tried it and it worked out really quick. I  came here by foot


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Also a very bad place to hitchhike and try to get out of the city. No space for drivers to pull over and cars are driving way too fast! 


country: ME
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction to Albania. Great HH point. You can get there by bus pendling form the town to Great beach. Just tell him to stop by tankstation and then walk a bit to the north-east


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good exit point for the city of Ghent. Possibilities to get connected to the R4, E40 (Brussels or Oostend)and E17 (Antwerp or Lille). Stand just behind the traffic lights.  There's plenty of space to stop and pick up some hitchhikers.  


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is one of the worst places to try hitchhiking to the A1 (Paris, Orleans, Poitiers). Tried it for over 2.5 hours. Horrible


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction - Turkey. This is a junction of the road Sofia-Turkey and a street heading out of Plovdiv. Lot of space to stop. thereÂ´s also some bistro. waiting time about 15 minutes


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
this is a good place to take the A2 to Hannover or Dortmund. There is a gas station and restaurant. 


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take Metro (line D; costs: 1,50 â‚¬) in direction to D.Joao II. At the final station (D Joao II) go out and wolk on the street a bit untill you come to the round about. There take the street "R.Soares dos Reis", which you follow untill you alreadz can see the place where a tunel enable you to cross the motorway. Walk to the indicated place (there is a walking path there - which is slightly hidden, so look and).

PLACE good to go to south (LISBON, or AVEIRA). 

The other side (untested) might be good to go north.


country: CL
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you are traveling South outside of Santiago on Rout 5 (Pan American Highway) this is a perfect place as this is the entrance of the city. And it is very easy to get there - you just have to take mentro to Vespucio Norte, cross the big road and take the bus 305 (or better ask also at the bus driver if he is going there), take off before the huge intersection (aprox 7 minutes of the ride) and walk some 5 minutes to the spot. There is also a troll station, so the cars go slowly. It is really easy!


country: UA
name: Anonymous
comment:
To North/Kiev. Plenty of space for a cars to stop right after unfinished old bridge.

There is also a cafeteria/gas station nearby.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Little service station here, where it's great to get a ride to Perth. Standing on the corner across the road seems very effective.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction - North - Golden Sands, Balchik, Kavarna, Kamen Bryag, Romania. Busstop near - â„–â„–8,9,109,409


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
take bus no.60 direction stobrec.the road (magistrala) leads you out of town direction Dubrovnik.best is to find a spot where cars are slow or in front of the traffic light.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
    * Take Metro C till Chodov

    * leaving the metro entry turn right into road Roztylska until you reach the roundabout

    * the 2nd exit of the roundabout is yours, then again turn the first right into road Kloknetova

    * walk straight through the path in the bush, cross the street, enter the gas station and hitch a ride =) 


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you're lazy walking long ways till you reach the hitchspot, you should try option three:

    * Take Metro C till Chodov
    * leaving the metro entry turn right into road Roztylska until you reach the roundabout
    * the 2nd exit of the roundabout is yours, then again turn the first right into road Kloknetova
    * walk straight through the path in the bush, cross the street, enter the gas station and hitch a ride =) 

The gas-station is a smaller one right on the motorway, but even if you won't find a long-distance ride in the first 10 minutes you can ask drivers to bring you to the next gas-stations which is 10 minutes away by car.at this bigger gas station lots of people stop to refill and are going direction Brno, Vienna and Ceske Budejovice Budweis.

On the Viva con Agua Hitchhike Race in 2009 one team chose that spot and it worked our pretty good! 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bettyhill. Easy to see traffic coming off the hill, both ways, plenty of place to stop. Friendly locals.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pass of Glencoe, A82; main route from Fort William and the West Coast to the rest of Scotland, lots of traffic, and plenty of space to stop. (parking places) Get rides in the weekends as far as Edinburgh or Glasgow from climbers. Average waiting time; <10 minutes.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rhiconich. Most locals will stop and pick you up, at least towards the next village. There just is a 30 minute wait in between cars sometimes...


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tongue, by the youth hostel; Little space to stop, but friendly locals that'll stop anyway. Depending on the traffic, it could take anywhere from 10 to 90 minutes.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Callander, A84 Westbound, just past village centre. Traffic isn't going fast yet and has enough place to stop, average waiting time 10-30 minutes.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Meerssen. Very little place to stop on a extremely short ramp with traffic going all directions, including the airport and Meerssen-West. Only to be considered after dark when there is little traffic.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Sit on the south side of the building to catch the longway-drivers. We waited for about 30 minutes in the pleasant sunlight (and there are free bathrooms!) until a very pleasant driver approached us and took us all the way to Gent.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big Gas Station (including a not very frequented restaurante) with many Trucks. Unfortunately its not setteled next to the Highway- you find lots of locals refuelling and the other cars mainly go north (direction Regensburg). It was never easy for me finding somebody going to Munich or Passau. If somebody wants to drop you here, maybe ask him/her to drop you at one of the parking areas beside the highway a few kilometers before or ahead this station.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Sometimes it can be a bit slow getting out of Walpole. (Heaps of grey nomads who won't pick you up) You can walk around and ask people parked at this tourist info centre, though. Sometimes helps.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
South Western Hwy Turnoff - Great spot for getting down south (Bridgetown, Pemberton, Denmark, Albany).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
South (to Prague) Although the traffic on the B170 is fast, there's a traffic light here where the cars turn onto the entry ramp, and a good place to stand.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This place is perfect to go to Freiburg, Konstanz, Singen, maybe ZÃ¼rich.
not good for going northwards.

You can ask at the parking place, or stand on the broad on-ramp to or from the Autobahn (forbidden).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
good for Singen, Freiburg, Stuttgart and everything north.

good place, because there are many cars and it's easy for them to stop.
only bad thing is how to get here ;)

If you want to go far north, be sure to have a sign with "S" for Stuttgart on it.

last time i waited 2 minutes *lucky*


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This service station is most of the time nearly empty, this is why you can expect waiting times between 30 and 90 minutes.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a busstop on the mainroad to the direction of the on-ramp of the motorway. but many cars go straight to Bernkastel-Kues. So it is a good idea to write a sign. Or maybe walk to the highway on ramp.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
At his suggestion, my previous driver dropped me off here.  My destination was Lyon, but I had to signs:  Lyon and Geneva.  Got a ride in about 10 minutes - the wait was probably longer than it should have been, but the drivers had seen me digging in the dumpster for chocolate!  They threw away 60 or 70 euros worth of amazing food in the dumpster, so I would suggest geting some 'expired' chocolate to give your driver... just wash the outside wrapper :)


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
a la sortie du rond point du Blokry, sur le boulevard de Lauzelle. Il y a un espace pour s'arrÃªter. Pour aller en direction d'Ottignies


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
To JyvÃ¤skylÃ¤.

Take a buss from center and drop out at the stop of citymarket/prisma right after going over JyvÃ¤skylÃ¤-road. Then walk upperhill over the onramps. You can ask from driver or other passangers. After a road fence there is just enough space for cars to stop. It's not super good place, but gives me always a ride in half an hour.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Although a popular stop on the Montreal-Toronto way, the spot is straight on the highway and cars woosh by in insane speeds. However, long acceleration strech and wide shoulders, and one of the bussiest roads for trucks in North America! For hitchhiking to Toronto, position yourself by the highway itself with the intersection entrance on your left, so you're seen from both roads. Take caution though! Got a ride, from a truck, within 15 minutes, all the way to Toronto. Used a sign. Thanks Ross!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
To hitchhike to Toronto, get the train at Veldome/Lucien-L'Allier (where the Metro meets the train, you can use any other station on that line) and head to Dorion. Once there get to the 20 highway that passes south of the rail through the town, to the last set of traffic light. Wide shoulders, slow and freaquent traffic, only problen is that big vehicles are forbiden from stopping. Took me 30 minutes with a sign, as from 11:30 am.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
To hitchhike westward from Canmore. Get down to the point where the intersection connects to the Trans-Canada (road no. 1), there you'll find a short strech where cars can pull off. Your best bet is in the morning, when all the people who are going to work in the west (maiely Banff) leave Canmore through this exit. Might only get you as far as Banff, but at least you'll be past the entrance, and riding with someone who works inside will rid you from paying entrance fee.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get to the last set of traffic lights on the no 1 road (The Trans-Canada road) going west from Calgary, just facing the Canada Olympic Park. Walk another 200 meters to the point where it splits, and stand between the road going straight (road no. 1) and the road going right. You're trying to catch a ride on road no. 1. A little spooky, but took me 15 minutes only with a big sign.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to go west from Medicine Hat. Right past the coffee stops, and after traffic lights, uphill, with wide shoulders. Took me 15 minutes with a sign.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
For hitchhiking out of Winnipeg westward. Cars go by fast, but there is a traffic light there, so if they don't stop they at least slow down, and wide shoulders. Took me one hour with a sign


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Terrible. Waited 2 and a half hours in the rain, no one stopped. There are acouple of road stops and restaurants, but they sit right on the highway, which is a straight strech, so most vhicles woosh by like wind. I never got a ride standing next to the road, it was when I gave up and retreated to one of the coffee stops that a trucker spotted my sign, which I wouldn't count on. Conclusion: always carry your sign visible, you'd never know!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
For hitchhiking westward on the Trans Canada, it's as good as it gets in Thunder Bay... Not brilliant, but the only place on the way out of town where you get enough shoulders for cars to conviniently pull over. It's only a 10 meters strech, so pay attention: it is after the traffic light, right in front of the Canadian Tire. As a bonus, the Canadian Tire gardening shed is out in the open, they just clear it before it closes on 22:00, then you can stay there for the night... Especially handy for the rainy weather of Thunder Bay - they don't call it Thunder Bay for nothing!


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
An excellent point to get dropped off if you can't make it all the way to Thunder Bay or Sault St Marie. There are two possible points: 1) An A&W shop at the eastern end, good for private cars, or 2) a donnut shop at the western end of town, which is a very popular truckers' stop. You can stand next to the exit to the high way, or just approach and ask, it's that easy.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To get to Calenzana, and save yourself 8 km walk on a sometimes dangerous road. Just position yourself at the southern exit from the roundabout towards Calenzana. Beware though, it's a risk, there is not a lot of traffic at all.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for hitchhiking to Bastia. go past the bridge, take left at the fork, pass the first building to reach a parking lot entrance. Wide shoulders next to a small road, right after a bridge, so people drive slowly and have no difficulties to stop. 30 minutes waiting, with thumb in the air.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
For hitchhiking outside of L'lil-Rousse eastward, tp Bastia or Ponte-Leccia. Stand infront of the entrance to the camping. Cars go by relatively fast, and it's difficult to stop - but we scored a ride in 10 minutes. Just goes to show that if you're a girl, or having a girl with you, then spots rankings aren't that relevant for you, you'll do fine with a big smile ;)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you can get a lift to here, it's a good point to leave Grenoble towards Valence or Lyon (or as a last stop before getting into Grenoble). It's a toll, just position yourself next to the barriers with a big sign - make sure it's ok with the inspectors.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Seems to be a good alternative to the roundabout at L'Arc de Triumph - slow traffic, traffic lights, wide shoulders - but it's horrible. We broke down eventually and took a bus to a better spot outside town (Aix-en-Provance). It's just not very freaquently used, compared to L'Arc (which also sucks as a hitchhiking point, for other reasons). However, when we were there (6.2009) there were road construction that made it difficult, maybe it's better now. Check at your own risk.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Seems like a good spot to hitchhike north to Avignon, Lyon or Paris - wide shoulders, cars taking the intersection slowely... But we waited for 2 hours and eventually gave up and changed our spot to the northern exit from Aix.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
For hitchhiking both towards Caen and Paris. Good point if you can't get to the highway outside town. Stand on the point where the intersection merges with the highway. Wide shoulders = easy to pull over. Drivers come from the intersection and the roundabout, so not driving to fast. Started 9:30, held a big sign, got a lot of sympathy until picked up 50 minutes later, a straight ride to Caen.


country: ME
name: Anonymous
comment:
The whole coast line of Montenegro is a nice place for hitch-hiking. Not a problem at all...Even if nobody stops for a long time, there are buses passing by and you can try to negotiate for the price :)


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
For heading west on the Trans-Canada. Stand 15 meters before the entrance to the motel. Wide shoulders, and people drive slowly through the town and towards the curve. Has very bad reputation, yet I got a ride there in 15 minutes, all the way to Sault St Marie. Started hitchhiking 15:00, with a big sign.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Try to not get stuck here. The shoulders are wide, but it's right on the highway, and cars are wooshing by 100km/h. There is a small cafe and restaurant + a garage, but the only people who stop there are locals, who usually won't bother to pick you up. I waited 4 hours (!) there, until a nice granny working there took pitty on me and took me 20 miles up the road to Blind river... So 20 miles / 4 hours, do the math.


country: SC
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitch-hiking is a popular way of transportation on Mahe Island. Locals do it if they don't want to walk from school or work back to home. Try it :)


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Southward traffic. Two hours to get a ride, hardly any space for cars to stop. Avoid it if you can. Try the other spot in Sarpsborg.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Continous traffic, slowly driving cars. It's easy to get a ride even to Malmo! The place is hard to approach as it surrounded with a fence.


country: KR
name: Anonymous
comment:
In South Korea usually nobody's hitch-hiking and it's not common at all! Still people can pick you up out of curiosity and also because they are really very helpful. You can try, but don't be surprised if nobody stops.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A very good spot for hitching to South. Got a ride in 10 mins. ThereÂ´s a big drive in for the cars to pull into.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for Southward traffic with plenty of place for the cars to stop. Getting a ride took long though.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tried to get a ride to Ramsdonskeveer for three hours. (2 in the afternoon 1 in the morning) I ended up walking.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place near gas station towards Nove Mesto na Morave and Zdar nad Sazavou. Traffic density could be better but waiting wasn't longer than half an hour.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place near pub, motel, parking place and bus stop towards Sumperk, Mohelnice, Olomouc, Svitavy, but better to use sign. A lot of friendly drivers, especially during summer holidays. But in this time there is a lot of moving pedestrians and bikers on the roadside.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Average-good place near D1 highway, useful for hitchhiking to Brno or Prague. High traffic density at working days. Better to use sign like 'D1-Brno' or 'D1-Praha(Prague)'. Gas station and supermarket on the south.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I tried hitching from here at about 10:00am on a Friday morning.  I got offered three rides to MalmÃ¶ within about 15 minutes (I rejected the first two because I was trying to get to KÃ¸benhavn, and didn't think MalmÃ¶ would help much at first).


country: SI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Probably best to walk towards this spot. You know you're there if you are standing on a bus stop and you can see a yellow sign that says 'Ljubljana-left', 'Olmo-straight', 'some street-right'. If you want to get to Trieste it's better to have a sign because most of the cars are going towards Ljubljana. You can also ask for a ride to the first or second petrol station on the highway and ask drivers who stop there to give you a lift (it worked for us once, when it was really late). This spot is well lit so it's doable to hitch hike from there after dark. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas-station from Shell. the best place for direction Wil, ZÃ¼rich, Rapperswil. no more than 10 minute.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
perfeckt hitchhikerplace to going in the monutains. direction Wattwil, Lichtensteig, Rapperswil, Wildhaus. only this side the street are good place. normal are 2 minute


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get off in Aquilinia, walk towards the second stop, hitch there. Good to have a sign. Average waiting time 45 minutes.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you arrived here, from Istanbul, it is probably because you followed what it was told on the wiki page (Train to Gebze, 1,5TL). This is not a really good place to hh. It seems like a motorway, but it's not. Nothing is lost : I would advice to take a minibus to the O4 Motorway, about 4km away. There you will probably have more chances, as evryone going east takes this road.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Sliproad roundabout with wide pulloff. Waited here about 20 minutes before getting a ride south. Helps to have a sign.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Slip road onto M6- also a good place to get rides south. Even though it's north of Carlisle, there's still a lot of traffic. And a wide shoulder for people to pull off.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a good wide bit of gravel here for people to pull off into heading north. Didn't have a problem hitching out of Margs.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The only wide pull-off to get down the A429 (cotswolds). Folk not as friendly as in Scotland, but you should be able to get a ride here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rest area just behind the exit from the motorway (also indicated on the sign on the motorway).

There's a big parking area, a hotel, a restaurant and a petrol station.
On the other side of the road there is a bus stop (at the side where cars drive towards the motorway).

Much local traffic, many drivers stop for the night instead of going further.

Getting a lift into the direction of Stuttgart works.
But into direction of Munich there's almost nobody.

Hitching to the city of Ulm should work, judging by the many number plates with UL or NU.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching in/out of Yosemite: Camp 4 is where you want to be. Popular hitching spot, and sometimes crowded. Be prepared to wait in line! Can get anywhere from here- out of the park, or up to Tuolumne Meadows.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Best place for going north towards Padova. Take the bus to stop Bentivoglio Z. i. Barche and then walk on Via Sammarina for 500 m, then turn right.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not bad actually! I was on my way to the the reggae festival and had a sign that said "REGGAE", and got picked up before I'd even found a hitching spot. People around here seem pretty cool. (with the exception of the meth-heads!)


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rubbish. Absolutely pointless trying to hitch out of this one-horse town. After 5 hours, we took the bus instead.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Wasn't too hard hitching out of Bandon - especially considering it was 7am and foggy as hell. If you get a ride, try to make sure it gets you past Port Orford though.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas stations in Oregon are usually no good, as they all have pump-attendants, who can be very grumpy and call the police on you. Don't bother. I'd recommend catching a bus out of Brookings, as it's a long walk to any hitching spots.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
A lovely little gas station with a nice coffee shop next door where the eccentric pump attendant (who lives in a house across the road with a massive WORLD PEACE sign on the roof) blows giant bubbles and keeps you entertained while you wait for your ride :) Quite a nice interlude on the highway of hitchhiking hardship!


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good hitching along this road. Heading to the coast, we got picked up in about 30 seconds. Shortest wait ever! Is it luck?


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big parking area on the edge of town. Had a loooong walk to get out of the city though. Plenty of offers here, but all short distances. On the 101, though, my advice is take what you can get!! After a couple of hours, we settled on one that took us 2 miles :P


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Onramp heading south. Waited here just in front of the "No Hitchhiking" sign and got a ride within about 20 minutes.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tried asking people for rides at this big gas station, but they threatened to call the police on us. Still managed to sneakily get a ride though ;) 


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Anyone will give you a ride on Salt Spring. We got one within about 5 minutes, and they ended up taking us swimming at a beautiful beach on the way to Ganges! That's just the kind of place it is :)


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
More scenic than the main highway, but less traffic. Took us quite a bit longer than it should have. At least the berries on the side of the road were in season!


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Try this burger joint/caravan park for people heading south. Worked for me, but you might want to head a bit further out of town.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching anywhere in this area is easy. I always pick people up hitching in this spot in the middle of town in Byron Bay. You can seriously get anywhere you want around here. Even tiny obscure places.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to get to Hobart. The road widens enough for someone to pull over. Also hitched to the airport from here. Didn't take very long at all.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
...just don't try to get a ride on the wrong side of the road... :S took me 4 hours... stoopid Australian!


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Truck stop here to plead for rides if you get stuck in Karratha. I hope you don't. Still, we managed to get 6 of us and a band's-worth of music gear to Broome over the course of an afternoon!


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big truck stop where you can ask people for a ride. In the late afternoon, we managed to get 3 of us a ride with some truckies for the 10-hour slog to Broome.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy spot for getting to Pemberton. OK spot for hitching north (to Perth). A bit slower for getting south toward Albany depending on the day.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Getting out of Oban wasn't a problem. Can't remember excactly where the spot was, but anywhere just out of town should be easy.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a good spot for getting south. Good wide pull-off. Lots of traffic. Catch the train from Perth to Mandurah to make life easier. There are some better spots further down as well.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great spot with wide pull-out. Hitched to Albany from here many times. Only about a k's walk from Armadale train station.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Plenty of decent spots along this road out of Fort William. I didn't wait long at all. Rides in the highlands were generally short distances, but also short waits in between. Friendly folk up here.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Random country bus stop: The first decent pull-off after the garage. Took me about 40 min to hike, but there was another hitchhiker down the road, so had no choice really. Crap spot, but still got a ride. If you find yourself here, maybe try the P stop a few yards down the road.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Yep, the garage is the last decent spot for miles. I found out the hard way and walked about 4 miles down the narrow road before finding another wide bit where someone could pick me up. There's a city bus that stops here, so it's not hard to get to from Edinburgh.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not the best place. Cars have to stop on the hard shoulder after the motorway sign which is probably illegal. It worked anyway.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a pull-off on the highway here. Great spot to get South or East. Make sure your sign says which one though - mine said Edinburgh Please, and I got a ride within 15 minutes. Seen lots of hitchers at this spot and they always get picked up. Stand a bit before the spot where the road widens and people should have heaps of time to pull over.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Penrith Road.

Worked quite well. There's enough space to pull over. There is also a fuelling station nearby, on the other side of the road.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot at the crossin for hitching towards Kazan, best is to walk up the hill to here from Kugesi. Traffic is pretty fast.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
All directions.
Only way out of the city, so every car leaving Marmaris should pass here.
You can go by foot, following the signs for "Mugla"


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Directions : Izmir/Istanbul or Mugla/South
Entrance of the motorway (follow the green signs with "Izmir"
20min by foot from the city center.
Big parking before the entrance of the motorway, easy to stop here.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
made a mistake standing here for Jonkoping, cars are led over highway E20 and then directly to road 40. So senseless to stand here.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction Norrkoping. Nice big busstop.
Some minutes walking up north there at the next big crossroads there is a little gasstation, might be an option too.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rasthof Breisgau
(just northern direction)
It takes some time to reach this place, when you come from the city-centre, but its a great place to hitch-hike. Take busses 33 or 35 to "Im MaierbrÃ¼hl" and then follow "MengenerstraÃŸe" in the direction of Mengen (1,5 km). 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
At a bustop. Stood here to go to the beach. Good spot when the Amsterdam people go to the seaside on a sunny day. But a good spot for direction ZW, W, N anyway. You can take a hh break at the westerpark as well.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Many cars passing for going S or E. But it's at the big amusement parc Liseberg; there is constantly taxi's stopping here, and then cars can't stop. 
Anyone a good spot for going south or east?


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
gasstation. Last  time leaving Copenhagen i wrote Koge on the cardboard, but asked to get off here. Saved me waiting time in Cph. Not always much traffic, depends on time of the day/year.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Big service point with gasstaion, hamburgerplaces hotel etc, but not a good spot to stand at the exit. Gasstion is not so big, and was not so busy when i was there. Walk to the highway and try the ramp instead.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
all cars coming from Oldenburg i.H. going to Fehmarn pass by here. But there's few space for cars to stop. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The Aral gasstation just before the bridge to Fehmarn. I think it's a good one. Many people go to Fehmarn for holidays or shopping and not to the ferry. If you got a ride from someone like that, ask to get off at the aral gasstation. There hh for a ride to the ferry. Not so much traffic at this gasstation, but for these few kilometres to the ferry, people dare to take a hher.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stood her for direction Fehmarn/Copenhagen.
Cars for many directions passing here. But a safe spot, cars can stop here at this busstop. Took me a while but it worked. Maybe a good spot on sunny days when people go for a day off to Fehmarn.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
especially on workdays in the morning at lot of workers heading to berlin, so this is a good place to hitch. no problem to berlin, much more harder to warsaw or frankfurt/oder


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
nobody can or will stop here, especially when the traffic light is switched of, difficult to hitch away from here because not enough space to stop for cars


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
For direction Charleroi, Mons, Paris.
there is a petrol station, you can stand in front where cars can stop. Cars are slowing down here because of a trafficlight. Not so sure if it is a good spot but i was picked up right away. You can take bus direction Belgrade or Flawinne I think, but step out before it goes off the big road, several 100  meters before the gasstation.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Road to Lublin and Krasnik. Very good place, its just after the crossing and there is a little place to stop because of graveyard (but its not scary or something :)). There are a lot of cars to Lublin (plate - LU, LUB), Krasnik (LKR) and sensless 'local' cars (TSU). Catching something to Lublin taking me usually less than 20 minutes (but sometimes is a car to Krasnik).


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good point for Boat hitching. It is a crossing point between East Mediteranean and Turkey/Cyprus/Middle Orient
Follow the signs : "Marina/Î»Î·Î¼Î±Î½Î¹" and you can ask for a ride to the sailor. You can wait some days depending on the period of the year


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Road to KrakÃ³w, Sandomierz and Kielce. There is a little parking just after crossing two big streets and lights. Traffic is quite big, but cars don't want to stop so much (especially cars to near KraÅ›nik with plate 'LKR'). To catch a car to KrakÃ³w taking me usually 40-60 min but I have to go sometimes with stop in KraÅ›nik.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Both directions (Chania or Rethymno)
Definitely not a good spot :
1/greek people are suspicious and don't stop often
2/ this road is the more dangerous of all greece, and it's even more dangerous to make the cars stoping here
Try to avoid people that would let you at this spot (if they go to Kalyves, refuse gently).


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
We had to wait a little bit but, suddenly someone who was getting gas at the gas station approached us an took us with him. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Sandomierz, Lublin.
It's a bar called 'Meksyk' and there is a tram station with the same name. You have to take a tram nr 15 or 22. 
Place is very good, there is a parking so cars have place to stop, and they are not going so fast because of the curve and quite traffic (a lot of cars!). To catch something to Lublin with a card taking me usually less than 30 min. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Because it seemed too difficult to get a ride at the habour, we went here. In generell roundabouts are very effectiv, but not so here! 


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
This small but enough long area seems to me like a better choice than the gas station behind it. And it proved itself many times.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
On the ferry you can ask people in the cars, got at once a ride to rodby. Many people (swedens) go to germany to buy as much beer as there is any space in their cars!


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
To this place you can go with bus 58 from Sofia. You must get down in first station in Vladaia and then you go to Pernisko shose street.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you are in Tchernomorets this place is verry bad for hh to sout coast, but this is the only one that is near.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
The former toll house is an ideal place for hitchhiking to the direction of Vienna because cars are not going too fast here. Unfortunately you have to walk for about 3/4 an hour to this place from the nearest bus/tramstop.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
It used to be a very good place, nowadays it's little bit worse, but lot of cars are driving that road, also lot of space for a car to stop and it's before the highway to the north of Slovakia (there also use to be lot of hitchhikers).


country: MY
name: Anonymous
comment:
Kuala Lumpur is very easy city to hitchhike in, there is not so many spots where people can pull over but you can use the bus stops in the city. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
I use this for M6 Southbound, there's a petrol station and a Macdonald. At the exit from the petrol station people from the road and the petrol station can see you. There's a bus stop to pull in at just after as well. Also there's a pedestrian crossing where traffic stops so they can get a good look at you and (hopefully) see that you look nice!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
The spot i use for M5 Northbound, the other spot at the start of the M32 (see map) is only good for M4 eastbound. Not the best spot in the world but there's a little road to pull in on just after the roundabout.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was hitch hiking from a place nearby here to go to Talsi, passing by Jurmala. From the central bus station next to the big market, I caught bus 43, to Skulta. I am not sure where it drop me off, but from there I walked a while and got a ride. Inform the bus-driver you want to get off at the last stop, otherwise he drives you back to the center!


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Used this place a few times for heading North or South on the A1. Generally long waits but quiet and safe


country: EE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Tartu. Take tram n.4 from the city center almost to the end, go down and walk, in the direction of the airport (straight-straight-straight) )...


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Worst hitchhiking spot in Russia? 2 hitchhikers waited here 7 hours on a Tuesday morning in July 2009.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
if you go to hamburg you can get a lift from there, it takes about 30 min to get a ride. theres a metro station just few meters from the spot U Scharnweberstr


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitchhiking spot just behind a DPS police post. Best chances are if you hitch a ride some 200-300m behind the police officers


country: UA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Here is a buss-stop and right after that it's plenty of space for cars to stop. Slow traffic. Take a local buss to here from the center.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
I think good spot to hitchhike to Vienna. At least I did it. Take tram 2 and go to stop ModÅ™ice, TyrÅ¡ova. There is gas station or little futher also place for cars to stop.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
service station, heavy traffic but perfect spot for cars to stop at the entrance to the motorway. 1 minute waiting time to go to direction gent/brugge, i even had the choice between to cars


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
lot of traffic, but not to many drivers stop. maybe better in the late afternoon. there is an interchange after several kilometers, so you have the oportunities to go east, west, or north. many drivers are heading to france!


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Vilar Formoso!!!
We walked from the train station to the frontier. Just between the roundabout and the frontier there are  bars, parking... good place to ask people !


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There are just Trucks but they are really happy about kompany! The most of them are going to ankara.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direkt vor der GaststÃ¤tte "Zur GÃ¼nen Wiese" an der Einfahrt zur Papierfabrik in Richtung Bad Schandau, Pirna


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
A iranian truck dropped me here at is was quite easy to get a lift. There is enough space for cars or even for trucks to stop!


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is the last shop before the boarder. So just ask the truck drivers or try it at the traffic light!


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
iÂ´m not sure if itÂ´s the exact position, but somewhere around here (but on the motorway)is the last service station on the motorway before france. many trucks heading to the uk via eurotunnel do their last stop here before entering the train. use a sign or ask drivers (truckers should be better, most cars are full), try to be early,itÂ´s less traffic in the evening and itÂ´s not nice to stand there when itÂ´s dark. but when itÂ´s not to late, you should manage it to get a quick ride to the uk, probaly through the tunnel. trucks donÂ´t have to pay for a second driver, but be sure having your passport with you and donÂ´t carry any illegal shit!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Same as the other two. Bon Voyage bus stop. But zoom in on satelite view and look at this marker. If you are heading West just walk a ways next to the on-ramp (past the overpass) and youÂ´ll see a great spot where there is a perfect shoulder for cars to pull off for you.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
If your ride is heading to Montpellier or Nimes and you are going further just grab a sign and have them drop you at this massive toll station. Stand in between some slow moving lanes and someone will take pity on you in a matter of minutes.


country: LT
name: Anonymous
datetime: 2006-10-14 00:00:00.000000
comment:
(while there were still border checks) just walk after the border and wait no more than 5 minutes, a car will stop (good space aside to stop)
Good for > Bauska, Riga, Tallinn (E67)

(maybe also on the opposite direction to Panevezys and Vilnius but haven't tried myself)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To everywhere: Rouen, Caen, Paris.
Probably not the best position, but many cars go out of the city from this road, there is a traffic light before and a parking place aside, so if they see you when waiting at the traffic light then they can easily stop at the parking. Lot of people work in Le Havre harbour, so they can bring you to Pont de Normandie direction Caen.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
good spot to get out of the center, to the gas station behind "Pragsattel" (north onto A81 from there)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction Munich; gas station isn't there any more, but still the best place to stand at for this direction


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not as many cars as on the road to Pontorson but many people take this one to reach Avranches and the highway to Caen. You can start trying already from the cross where this road starts, but a good place is this one, car can easily stop here.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction south / Pyrgos / Kalamata
Take the bus number 6, ask the driver or someone to stop you at "Tofalos Stadium"
Good place, many cars, place to stop.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Sparti
You can wait a long time here, but it is the better place to go to Sparti, because everyone going there must pass at this spot.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
This is a short walk from Nordstrand station, which is one stop from Central on the train (25kr). There's a traffic light and a driveway to pull over in. I waited less than a minute here.


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Patra / Athens
Before the traffic lights, a small rocky parallel road is the place to hitchhike.
Unless it's difficult to stop there, greek people do it (they don't fear breaking the rules on the road). 


country: GR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction West / Patra
Good place to be for the people to stop. Unfortunately, people don't trust hhikers and usually make small distances : I waited 3 hours and made 15 km.
Take water with you, and hat, waiting under the sun is hard.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
A very good petrol station directly before the highway leaves Varna southwards. A Busstop is just next to it e.g. Tollibus 88.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus station next to a crossing so drivers from two directions have enough time seeing you holding your sign for a city in the south (BerettyÃ³Ãºjfalu is the next one) or Romania. Reachable by bus. The modern busses have screens that show the bus running on a map. Easy to orientate and to figure out the right direction 


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Roszana:

Cars drive a little bit too fast, but there is enough space to stop them at this bus station (which is enough big).
Take the tramway to the American steel manufactury.


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
it took us only about 15 min. to get a ride. This spot is definetlz a fast way to get out of Istanbul.


country: RU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get here with minibus #1122 from the central train station. Get out at stop Puteprovod, good for hitching towards Omsk, Tyomen


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just past the bus stops. Got a lift here after about 2 minutes at 10.30pm in the rain, im sure it was just luck but its not a bad spot. traffic moves slowly.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
5 mninutes walk from the trainstation, infront of Plas Derwen. Didnt have to wait long for a lift to Newport.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Both times I've hitched through Montana I've had excellent rides!  Cowboys always pick me up and tell me interesting tips about raising horses and buffalo!


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was scared out of my mind by crazy people on meth on the highway outside of Eureka!  Two different nuts ran up to me to yell in my face!  It was frightening.


country: MW
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitching is a little different in Malawi.  You are expected to pay a little bit towards gas, but other then that, hitching is a very culturally exceptable way to get around.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Morro Bay is a beautiful spot but I had a terrible time trying to hitch there.  Drivers where extremely rude, flipping me off, yelling at me and taking pictures of me as they drove by!


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Desde aquÃ­ se pude viajar a Catamarca se llega en colectivo de la linea 12 (BÂº Autonomia). Justo antes hay una lomada por lo que los vehÃ­culos circulan despacio.


country: AR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Desde aquÃ­ se puede llegar hasta Termas de Rio Hondo o Tucuman Por Ruta 9. No hay linea urbana para llegar hasta este lugar


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
From my experience, all of Oregon and Northern Cali is very good for hitching.  About the middle of Cali gets sketchy however.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
At red light on rue du Belliard, Towards Leuven / Liege / Aachen ( E40 ). At the end of the road the cars take the tunnel. Make sure the car you take goes at least till Leuven. If they do and you go further, ask them to put you off at the petrol station on the motorway right after the split to Leuven. They can join back Leuven through small road from the petrol station.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitch Hiking Spot at the red light under the bridge, right before the turning onto the motorway ramp in direction of Paris / Mons / Charleroi - Take tram 4 to Stalle terminus, then walk to Motorway. You can ask any car to take you to the next petrol station, which is 2km further south


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you can get to this place then all traffic passing will be at least getting on the highway going south.  Waited 2 hours for a ride to the nearby toll booths and only 10 minutes from there onward. The only real perk to this place is the nearby auto-grill with water and bathrooms (just south) and the surrounding fields offering a place to crash for the night if you don't find a ride.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hitchhiking in Italy can be a pain, but Milano is perhaps the worst.  There are toll booths here where every single car heading southwest must slow to a crawl or stop entirely.  I know it's a hike, but sack up because Italians are not sympathetic to hitching. Take the metro to the most southern stop and then follow roads until there are no more roads. Walk through fields if you have to. Stand in the small safe area between two toll lanes with a sign (for Genova or where ever)and 100% of traffic will not only see you, but already be slowing down. I got to the toll from the note I've added just north of here. Once at the tolls I caught a ride in about 10 minutes.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
looks like a good spot, cuz all the traffic which leaves the island has to pass this (perfect)spot. but somehow in almost 2 hours just a lady stopt. 


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
For heading west there is a gas station here that is open 24 hours. Zoom in and check out the satellite view. Directly north of the station there is the entrance to the highway that catches traffic coming through the station as well as from the main road.  Just stand at this point with a sign for Varazze or Savona and get off at any big service station along the way.  If you are downtown, to get to the gas station get on bus no 1 and just say to the driver "Autostrade Genova Ovest" or hand him a note. I had poor luck after 6pm (which is why the 24 hours station was handy) but caught a ride quickly in the morning.  Don't make a sign for too far west or the locals will think you're crazy.  Baby steps.  Good luck!


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
very dangerous, had to run away, it's an old parking lot with many gay men masturbating and doing other things, don't go there!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very calm road, but this is probably the best place to go to fredericton from Fundy National Park. Camping next to it!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty well place to get up north. People stop more easely because they know that you are a backpacker. It's also the last gaz station for several 100 of km. Count in a few hours anyway.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Pretty hard, get out of the village, so you avoid locals. A lot of people only go to the mines (a few km from Dawson) very early in the morning. 


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
The gas station at Mt Robson Provincial parc can potentially be a good spot for getting far distances (to the west). Always a lot of people that stay there several days, so be patient!


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
every 15-60 minutes someone to the north (depending on the season). By far most of the people have to be in Kitwanga just at the other side of the bridge. to mention: hitchhiking next to a traffic sign "hitchhiking: is it worth the risk"


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
dont try it here.... all of the traffic is passing by a nother street (bundesstraÃŸe) and if not, you can wait for quite a long time until someone stops. in this case this nice person just drives up to the next village.....so if you r stuck in here pray or take the train


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
A layby on the A9 direction Glasgow. Great spot, 15 min walk from the traffic circle. Better to hitchhike here then in the petrol station.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
if you want to get to wil, wattwill or just out of "toggenburg" there is your spot. allways a lot of cars are passing by which will take you for sure at least to the next train station. if not.....there is a bus station 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
nice spot if you want to go to kreuzlingen or konstanz. all the traffic which is passing by goes this direction. there is a big parking lot from some kind of supermarket so the car even has a nice plaxce to stop


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
ppl told me that this is then spot to hh if you want to get out of konstanz. i never tried it but all of my hh-friends told that this is a goog spot.....you ve a gas station to ask ppl


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rasthof Osterfeld 

Very good spot for hitchhiking to Berlin. Needed about 20 minutes to get a ride at 6.30 in the morning. 
The station has an Axxe restaurant which is open non-stop and has a nice covered playground slide in which one can spend the night relatively comfortable. 


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
perfect spot if you guys want to got to zÃ¼rich....works as well if you want to go to barcelona or any place else(i know what i am talking about).just chill at the roundabout and dont get caught by swiss cops....its illegal to hitchhike there, cuz its an highway access point, but dont worry about that i never waited much longer than 5 min!! there. good luck.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station and Rasthof on the side of a viaduct, which caters to cars traveling both north towards Salzburg and south towards Villach, Lienz and Slovenia. 
In the summer used by tourist coming back from the Adriatic, mostly families. Found it kind of difficult to get a ride south to Slovenia, as most of the people where going north. A viable option for Salzburg and Germany. 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
This busstop is good for directions Norrkoping, Jonkoping or Kalmar. Forgot the name of the busstop.. but most busses going out of the town will pass here. Vastervik is a bit of a holidaytown, so you might have more chance in summer on days that people go back home. Between this spot and the town are a lot of cheap supermarkets along the road where a lot of traffic out of the town goes, so i wouldnt try a busstop closer to the town.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
All cars coming from the HH ferry pass by here. Every 20 minutes. So you could try hh here for direction Goteborg or Jonkoping. There is place for cars to stop. The scandlines cars coming from the other side of the roundabout dont have such a place to stop. 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for direction Jonkoping. They drive quite fast here though. Take bus to 'Gamla Linkoping', and walk under the roundabout. You could also try the gasstation if you prefer that.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to go to Helsingborg is this busstation 'Slotspavillonen. Reachable by busses 336, 360, 339, 703 or 91N.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot for direction Stockholm. Two lanes though. There are many possibilities nearby; all roads here have good possibilies for cars to stop. You could even try two roundabouts further, but there they drive litle faster.


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Jarna is a small town, so not that much traffic, but the spot is good. Ytterjarna (on the other side of the highway) has a big anthroposofic centre, a bit of a hippie place; maybe a chance to be brought here or to get a ride. At the other side of the highway is a gasstation, 5 minutes walk.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction: Lviv, standing just outside the town a bit of traffic heads towards Ukraine maybe 30mins wait


country: MD
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction: Odessa, If you find your bus ride from Tiraspol leaves you at the border (which is comman if your western) you can get a ride anyware along the road


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
we got there with the microbus number 18 from the central station in Sofia. it's not a good place for hitchhiking - the main road pass through a small city. We didn't wait for a long time - just about 15minutes, but i think we had a great luck. We took this road to reach Vratsa and then Vidin. I don't advise - the main traffic to Romania pass through hiway to Bucuresti.


country: LV
name: Anonymous
comment:
On way to Ogre, Aizkraukle, Daugavpils, Russian border. It's a busstop. After the bus stop is a parking place, but sometimes it is full - then better to hh before busstop and after traffic lights.
The cars have to slow down before either because of traffic lights or because of tram rails which cross the street before. Tram 7 or 9 can take you here from city centre. You can go further by bus, but many people think that starting this place and ending just in next town Salaspils is a place for prostitutes. So, don't forget your sign!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to go to north its the last petrol station before the A8 crosses the A81, but its not much traffic here, so prefere the resting place near Rottweil, about 50 kilometeres before that station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to go to A81 its good, many people are drivingthat way, but not too much people so they are able to stop there. Directly behind the sign for autobahn there is a small possibility to stop, (you can see on satellit), but this point is difficult to reach.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
met two guys who wanted to go to the south to freiburg, they were standing there for more then two houres


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
for going to A8 to Pforzheim and Stuttgart its difficult to find somebody there and it is not many traffic here, waiting time between half an hour and four houres.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Large lay by in both directions as soon as the A361 starts after motorway. Easy pick up towards N.Devon and next to Tiverton Parkway station.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
It can be excellent place but I advise to use sign like A2-SOUTH, A2-SUD. We have done it with my girlfriend and 2 young Italian women stopped :) Some Czech drivers going to south during summer can stop, but they often have only 1 seat free. Try to get over Wien at any rate, hitchhiking there can be a problem!


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place near bus station, direction Svitavy, Hradec Kralove, Pardubice, Sumperk or Jesenik. Dense traffic and 50km/h speed limit - waiting was never longer than 1 hour. Some pubs and shops in village around.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not so good place direction east to Prerov, Kromeriz, Zlin. Some old gas station about 600 meters south-west. Many drivers riding old cars ends in near small villages so better to use sign. Waiting can be longer than hour.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Place near rounabout junction (west) and gas station (east), direction East, dense traffic but many strange drivers which often ends in any small villages in the woods, better to use sign - Boskovice, Nove Mesto na Morave, Zdar nad Sazavou. Waiting there can be often longer than hour.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very good place, direction to Svitavy, Hradec Kralove or Pardubice and Sumperk and Jesenik too. Wide road and enough place to stop for drivers. Sometimes there can be parking cars near this place. Small pub across the road on the north.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Next good place for hitchhiking direction to Svitavy, Pardubice, Hradec Kralove or Sumperk and Jesenik near gas station (shop,pub). You can ask drivers at gas station too.


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
tehre is a park&ride and a bus stop as well. many cars passing by, no one stopped for nearly 3 hours. even when there was a short thunderstorm no one stopped


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION KILRUSH
Don't walk too much cause tha car are going too fast next and can't stop anywhere, so stay near from the city
Speed : 40km/h
Traffic : 5 cars/min
Sign : Kilrush


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
DIRECTION ENNIS
quiet cool spot near from the supermarket
Speed : 40 km/h
Traffic : low
Sign : Ennis


country: RO
name: Anonymous
comment:
There is a market with a lot of moldavian people and they going instantly back to moldova. Just try it here.


country: UA
name: Anonymous
comment:
You have to wait here fo a lift to moldova because you cant walk through the boarder. But in my case the police helped me with that!


country: UA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Its easy to get here a lift to ukraine. A lot of turkish trucks are passing by here. If you wanna go to chisinau just ask some of the drivers. Maybe it will cost 1-2 euros.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
GO OUT FROM DUBLIN BY M4
Here is a really interesant place to hitch, the first car was my driver, why ? cause there is like one car every 5 minutes, and she's know that she's alone.
Speed : 0km/h
Traffic : really few
Sign : Asking for next gas station


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
tried to hh to eskilstuna/stockholm from here. no chance! it was winter, extremely cold and nobody wanted to stop or to take us from the petrol station. they looked very suspicious and unpleasant towards us. got only 40 km far from G. finally went back and took the train on the 2nd day :-( 


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Great hitching point towards Zalaegerszeg. 
Located in Palin suburb of Nagykanizsa on the road E74 just before a right curve, after                    a long straight. 10m  
after the bus stop under the tall trees. Can be reached in 25 min walking or by taking any bus that goes through Palin. Usually wait 10-20 minutes. 


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
To go to Morzine, Abondance, Chatel ...

On google, Satellite and Map view show differents road. That's because the photo view is too old


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The gas station going south towards Frankfurt. It has a motel as well, so there are always a good amount of people passing by. We stood by the entry to the highway, waited about 20-30 minutes and got a direct ride to the airport. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Trying to get out of the airport, we were going south on A3. There's always a lot of traffic but nobody seems to care to pick you up, not a single one even stopped to ask us whether this direction could be helpful. Tho a lot of cars were clearly going our direction (at least according to their license plates). Never even bother standing here, it was awful. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
I hitched a ride to Salamanca from here on my way to Porto, after getting a coach from Madrid to Avila to avoid getting stuck in the big city...30 minutes wait, shade from the tree :)


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lots of traffic, safe place to pull over...but I waited over 2 hours for a ride...try holding  a sign for Braga, then go on from there maybe...


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a great volume of traffic coming through here, but I managed to get a lift after 30 minutes. The traffic is slow moving as it joins the road to Madrid, there's a safe spot to pull over and it's also in the shade. A good spot...


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Me and my buddy hitched from this spot twice, once to Oslo and once to Stockholm...didn't wait longer than 30mins...lots of traffic and a bus stop to pull into. 


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited no longer than 30 mins, lots of traffic and a safe place to stop. I stood just on the ramp that was heading towards Bilbao/Santander/South of Spain. Its only a 15 - 20 minute walk from the bay area


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
a gas station, you can ask people to give you a ride to the pay tolls in LuÄko, thats the start of the highway going toward Split. from there its easy, just stay in front of the pay tolls or right behind them.


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
We were waiting there for 4 hours. Its better if you try it from the boarder if you wanna go to belgrade!


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
A great spot if you are going to vienna. If you are planning to go to hungary its better if you hitchhike to vienna first and from there to hungary. Its also not easy to get to this station, a long walk.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Much better as the petrol station because you can catch the traffic from the shopping centre as well!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
some strange guys let me there with my friend on the road to Prague, at midnight, in the forest... bad plan. If it happens to you, cross the bridge and walk 30minutes to WÃ¶rth, There is a metro station to Karlshrue


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
i walked 20 minutes from downtown to that spot. It was midnight and there are many clubs and prostitutes. I wrote Nantes and tried 30 minutes it didn't work, i tried with A10 and it worked. so strange place but cool to go on the highway


country: HU
name: Anonymous
comment:
At the end of Furedi utca there is a Petrol Station, near of a big supermarket. Budapest (ask the cars)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction: Cannes, Marseille
bus till "bon voyage", follow the signs, ask at the gas station or use a sign


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
direction: Lyon, Montpellier
place yourself at this big roundabout at the arc de triomphe with a sign. there is space for cars to stop


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was waiting here 6 hours :( that's bad place! better if you hitchhike "more up" (where is motorway starts)


country: UA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Ternopil' Ð¢ÐµÑ€Ð½Ð¾Ð¿Ñ–Ð»ÑŒ. You can get here by mini bus called marshrutka Ð¼Ð°Ñ€ÑˆÑ€ÑƒÑ‚ÐºÐ° 36, 68, 75 to Vynnyky Ð’Ð¸Ð½Ð½Ð¸ÐºÐ¸. From here you can also walk behind the bypass M-06 (E40). It could be better place.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Right before the ramp to the motorway. You will have to stand behind the small fence and there is no specially safe place for cars to stop, but the place is still ok.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A service station right next to the Motorway. A lot of cars taking the motorway from here. And there is even a place for them to stop.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Poznan. There's emergency lane and it's not far from the traffic lights so cars don't go fast. You can get nearby by bus 1 or 15 direction Lelewela Petla and get off at Bydgoska-Lelewela.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Merge lane after junction with traffic lights for the direction of Bydgoszcz, Warsaw. You can get nearby by bus no. 1 or 15 direction Lelewela Petla and get off at Bydgoska-Lelewela.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop on merge lane in the direction of Katowice, Krakow. You can get here by bus no. 70 from railway station Lodz Fabryczna.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Tried for over 3 hours to get out of Coos Bay. Was getting pretty sketchy and started to get hassled by hobos. Got picked up by pure luck after dark and taken to Bandon. If you can, avoid stopping in this town too late in the day.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Getting out of Arcata shouldn't take you long. Was only about 15 minutes on this corner before an old hippie picked me up... only got to Eureka though. Might want to have a sign.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Rasthof BÃ¶rde SÃ¼d.

Good for Berlin, but for Berlin there's also a good spot in Magdeburg.

It might be worth to take the bus out here and walk to the service station if you want to go on the A14.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Tuam, Sligo, Letterkenny, Derry. There is some place to pull over near petrol station. You can get nearby by bus no. 8.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Letterkenny, Derry. It's about 20 min. walk from Donegal Town. Emergency lane to pull over.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Spot for Galway or Limerick, in walking distance from the airport terminal. If somebody offers you a lift just to the N18 dual carriegeway go for it. You can easily hitch on the junction's sliproads.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not so great spot, on a roundabout but people will stop for you. Waited 15-20 minuets here heading NORTH. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Waited a couple of minuets here SOUTH bound, complicated junction and very busy with only a few safe places to move around, ask to be dropped off in the right part. 


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Will get a ride from here, had a few offers but not going far. It just might take a while, expect 20 minuets are more. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
cars will drive very short. so pointless if you want toi go out of the city go behind the roundabout a walk of +- 10 min


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Asking around at this truck station is your best bet instead of the ramps. Trucks tend to be heading South especially in the evening but there are literally a hundred rigs there later in the day, and although most are laid up you will probably be able to get a night journey. There is a Cafe (expensive) where you can chat to drivers or just walk around with a sign, which works for me. Had one of the best rides ever in the UK from here.


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Zagreb
After the toll or after the border... I waited 4h during big weekend departure for summer hollydays! Zagreb is just 13km after, but people don't want to take you (funny that numerous people on hollydays told me that they have no time to pick me up!).
If you come from Ljubljana, my advice would be that you accept to be picked up only if the driver goes to Zagreb, not just the border.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
J20a, people will not stop for you despite very substantial on ramp. In fact, you'll get abuse and stuff chucked at you. People from Warrington are lovely.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
To get to the point you need to take one of the buses going to the station FordoÅ„ska- Wiadukt (65, 81, 33N). Then cross the bridge over Vistula river (Most FordoÅ„ski, approximatelly 800m long)and walk 500m more close to StrzyÅ¼awa. There is a bus station and a perfect spot for hitchhikers going from Bydgoszcz to ToruÅ„ and Warsaw. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get to GÃ³rczyn (last stop of trams 5, 8, 14 and many buses). Then take a bus 103 to Szreniawa (aproximatelly 15-20 min from GÃ³rczyn). After getting off you can easily catch a car in the direction of Leszno, WrocÅ‚aw.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Ljubljana / Slovenia
If you manage to go there (there is a train from Trieste going up there), it's a good place. Waited 1/2 hour.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Get to BÅ‚onie (a last stop of many buses e.x. 52,52, 59, 62, 69, 92, N32). From there walk along the road (SzubiÅ„ska), pass the gas staition (it's pointless to catch here- only local cars), go by bridge over the rail tracks and go straight for 100m. There is a perfect spot for those people going to Szubin, Å»nin or further to PoznaÅ„, WrocÅ‚aw.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Paris - Center of France - Brive - Cahors
Everybody coming from Toulouse and going to these directions can stop here. It's a Toll point (Peage). So if someone is nt going far, he can let you there. Take a sign with your direction.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Venezia - Brescia
Don't loose your time to go there from the center of Milano. It's dangerous, drivers go fast, and you will wait hours.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Every person that goes to Bordeaux from Sanguinet or Biscarosse pass through there. Ask the driver to let you at the roundabout (rond-point) at the exit of sanguinet.


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
beginning of express way to Maldegem - Knokke
Fuel station on the corner, place to stop for cars at side of the road


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
To go onto the M32: After the roundabout there is a long hard shoulder immediately after the motorway sign, with enough space for cars to stop for you.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Paris, Toulouse, Lyon
When you arrive from south / spain /west of bordeaux, and if the driver don't go further, ask him to stop you in this gas station. It's after the exit 16 of the periherical motorway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Directions : any, except arcachon.
It's one of the 2 exit of Biscarrosse-Plage, so many people pass through here.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you walk 10km from Coimbra heading to Porto, just make a big sign and stand clear for the cars, there is a turn after you for cars to stop. Traffic is rather fast ;p


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going north over the Forth Road bridge

not the nicest spot to wait, but decent traffic and enough space for people to stop.

Going to Edinburgh - walk up the road and get the local bus for Â£1.80 - need exact change


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just take the train from Sao Bento (Porto) till Silvalde Vouga, and reach this point, but don't expect something special.;) N109 is a bit narrow road but has some luck on HHiking to Coimbra or Lisbon.


country: PT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just take the train from Sao Bento (Porto) till Silvalde Vouga, and reach this point, but don't expect something special.;) N109 is a bit narrow road but has some luck on HHiking to Coimbra or Lisbon.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Depends where you're trying to get to

Avoid if you're trying to get North of Manchester! - go back to Sandbach and then up.
Ok for getting lifts into Manchester, sometimes liverpool or toward Leeds.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
It is the way to Rila Monastery. There is enough room for cars to pull over and Gas station 10 meters ahead. But often drivers are going to the near villages. It is good to catch something directly to Rila MonÐ°stÐµry.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
A safe bet for getting to Edinburgh.  
Not the heaviest traffic, but many are headed to Edinburgh. 
Good layby for stopping.  Walking up the road a little you'll find other decent stopping points.  Also near services if the weather gets too much


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Knutsford services.  Good for getting south, esp. to birmongham. 

 Walkable distance from knutsford train station


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
From E79 you need to walk to here (150m).
There is a bus station and is good place to hitch towards Bansko or Gotse Delchev.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Clermont-Ferrand
No so much people stop at this gas station... Try to reach at least the next toll (pÃ©age).


country: ES
name: Anonymous
comment:
first car stopped after few hours! Very hot weather and no shadows around made it especially exhausting wait.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
apparently this is a common place to get from the 101 to the 5, but i got stranded here for 5 HOURS in the heat! there were plenty of cars but none would pull over. it wasn't until my friend put on her bikini top to get a tan that suddenly two middle-aged men pulled over (for obvious reasons). terrible spot. there has got to be a better way to get to the 5.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good spot to go Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and so on. There's a bus stop, so one can pull over easily. I had several quick lifts there.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
It is the best place from all the way from Dospat and the next 1-2 kilometers. But the traffic is poor.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Do not get out here. I had to be recued by two extreamly kind local girls that brought me to the train station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Directions : Magdeburg, Hannover, Leipzig
Good place for hitchhiking, with a sign on the side of the road. The gas station before is not so good, few cars go on this one.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not frequented gas station. Easy to reach by metro and walking 10 minutes, but I then waited here so much and asked so many people...


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Directions TorÃºn or LÃ³dz
You can hitchhike directly in front of the train station, on the place of the Bus stops. People are friendly and stop quite often


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I think this bus stop was is the best place to hitch for the 14 autobahn south to the A24, although it took 5 hours so there may be better... 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a good place to get to the motorway.
Better try to get to Regensburg by the road, and start from there.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Directions : both
No place for the cars to stop on the B20 (and they go really fast). Very few cars come from Falkenberg if you wait at the Stop sign. However, I was lucky, after 1 hour, to be taken by one.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Use motorway exit for cars going towards Portlaoise. There is a petrol station nearby if you have any problems.


country: CZ
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's a very good place to hitchhike. Although officially there is no border between the Czech Republic and Poland cars still have to stop. It's a great time to ask for a ride. Many of the drivers go to Prague 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Aachen/Germany
No place for cars to stop, and drivers are making short trips like 10km. People here usually don't go far.


country: CH
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not too much space, but just after customs, so speed is very low. Easy to at least get to the Mt. Blanc tunnel - Walterheck


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I waited only 10 minutes for a ride. It's a nice place to hitchhike when you want to get to Berlin. Most of the drivers go there


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Directions : Lorient or Quimper/Brest
Good place to hitchhike, cars usually go on the motorway, and can stop easily. 


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Aachen, Maastricht, Cologne
Stay some 20-30 meters after the traffic lights, so that the drivers can see you better.
I was told that it was a good spot. I waited 2 hours, but maybe it was not my lucky day.

It's the entrance of the motorway so that you have all the cars from Liege passing there.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a bus stop just after the roundabout, where local people usually catch rides to Åosice (Losice) but you can try something longer, perhaps.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
An on-ramp, uphill, cars go slowly and see you from a distance. Some place for them to stop but it's illegal to stand there. Direction Lyon, through highway.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction : Lorient or Nantes
There is no place for the cars to stop. However, some adventurous kind persons may stop. I would advise starting or being droped on another spot if you can.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
You can try to get from here to Besancon etc. Close to a trucks parking place.  Don't forget to sign on the "hitchhikers' lamp" nearby.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
I think this is a better place than the petrol station. Cars driving uphill, can stop on the verge. But it's still not a great one.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Also a good place. You can get there with bus "D" to the last stop. A big verge there and drivers see you from a long distance. Good for long journeys.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction East or South to Dublin or Limerick, Cork. This street is part of inner city bypass and there's quite often traffic jam. Perfect spot, just make a sign. 


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
There's a little petrol station before the roundabout. People driving to the highway through the bridge will see you. Just make sure it's ok with the staff. Not a great place but you can try to get a ride at least to the service area "Paganella" 3 km north.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just before the toll gates but after the "no autostop" sign. If you like risking a fine you can try. I didn't try it. Watch out: the highway office is very near.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
People can stop, but drive fast yet, there are different lines but mainly people are going to A6 the south.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
good point to to further out of the town, going to Reims and Metz its the right region, cars can stop and see you early because of the traffic jam, and you are entertained by the funny french drivers who don't care of any rules ;-)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
asked the first driver who took my right up to my destination in germany :-) people can bring you here, because its just before the peage!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
good point to get on the highway, many people are there, but some of them only stay in the region, so you have to ask a lot :-)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
good point to go to the north on the highway, not many cars, but friendly people, good possibility to stop and just after the traffic light, so people can see you very early


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
you really need a paper with your destination here, to go to east its a good point, because drivers can stop here (it's a little bit place there), look at your time, when there is the typical traffic jam people can better stop and need someone to talk, without traffic jam I needed an hour!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction East.
Tramp-station is directly next to the tram-station Wiesenau of line 1. The place for the cars to stop is the old, unused and closed entrance of the military barracks. tram-ticket from hanover center costs 2,10â‚¬.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station on dual carriegeway direction Lodz, Warszawa. You can get here by free Tesco bus 203 from main bus station.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction North.
200-250 Cars per Hour pass by. Only ~15% of them will enter the highway. Go there by bus (line 692 -> Mellendorf. Stop: Autobahn). That busstop is where the cars can stop for you. Busticket: 2,70â‚¬ from Hanover center. That place to start is in nature, so it's nice :) If noone picks you up, you will find a place to sleep at a construction site (there are many) in the village Weiherfeld.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Worst place I've been in in Bulgaria when it comes to hitchhiking. Somehow nobody would take me, although the precious 100 kms or so had been very smooth.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Despite ample of space for drivers to pull over, hitching in the centre of this big city proved to be a bad idea.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
In the Rhodopi mountains, hitching is likely to get you anywhere quicker than public transport. Speaking a word or two of Bulgarian would help, but I managed to have a pleasant time without much knowledge of the language as well.


country: MK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Use this spot to hitch south along the lake. Getting out in one of the town on the way might mean you have to walk to the town's edge (never very far) to hitch on.


country: MK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Enough space to pull over + people can see you coming. Traffic allright. Your place to go south along the highway.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station in the direction KrakÃ³w, RzeszÃ³w. You can either walk here from the centre of Katowice or take any bus to 3 Stawy Shopping centre, which is nearby (i.e. 110, 672, 674, 910).


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station in the direction WrocÅ‚aw, Germany. You can either walk here from the centre of Katowice, or take bus 110, 672, 674, 910 from railway station and get off at Os. Paderewskiego Graniczna. Optionally you can get by any bus going to 3 Stawy Shopping Centre and walk by pedestrian bridge over motorway.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Awesome! Food van permanently parked here, lots of people stopping in for a rest; easy lifts just by asking the drivers when they get out of thier cars.


country: MK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent place to hitch to Tetovo, Ohrid etc.
Get there by bus, can't remember the number unfortunately.


country: BG
name: Anonymous
comment:
Try to hitch east somewhere around here. If all else fails, one of the guys with horse and carriage might treat you to a ride.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
nowhere for cars to pull over on the length of highway heading out of batemans bay, so try to avoid this area completely. locals recommend hitching at the traffic lights near the cemetery, as cars can pull over there, but its inconvenient for drivers. Theres also a petrol station you can try asking at, but it has traffic from both directions and a lot of people claim to be heading north.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station just outside Milton, Good line of site for drivers and an area for them to pull over, not much traffic in the afternoon, though.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
horrible spot, the cars can see you but there's nowhere they can really pull over. Locals advise hitching at the lights so people can pull into the road at the cemetery, but its inconvenient. there's a petrol station just up the road, but it has traffic from both directions. Dont bother walking south, the speed limit goes up and theres nowhere at all for cars to stop. Try walking a bit furth back into town and there may be somewhere better. 


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
a truck stop type area, good line of site for cars to see you, easy for them to pull over, and all of the traffic is heading south. Louisa and Liam got a ride in 10 mins using speed hitching.


country: AU
name: Anonymous
comment:
lots of traffic with a long line of site, nice spot for cars to pull over, mostly local traffic though so its easiest to get a ride to a town like Nowra.


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
A could place, but not what I wanted (as I was going north). I waited a minute or so and then the first guy stopped and wanted to give me a ride (.. but to Stockholm). 5 minutes after the same happened. So - if you want to go to Sweden or even Stockholm, this is an excellent spot


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
A good spot (Statoil petrol Station), where trucks and cars are driving south and/or north. I just the first guy I met and got a hike to Hamar (50 km North)


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
I went into KlÃ¸fta (after standing at the on-ramp for a while) and a truck came by (from a industrial zone). Nice trip!


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Heading South from center over bridge past the roundabout to bus stop. Room for them to stop, all E4 traffic going south goes past here.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
not possible to go to the direction of Poland, nobody drives there and the only person who goes there is an impolite person typical for that region.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
to go to Rostock it is good, cars can see you quite early and can stop very well. the paople here are not very open, but you have to be lucky.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
you can go to this point by tram Pankow heinersdorf, some meters away is also a petrol station, at this point is also a good possibility to stop for the cars who dont stop at the station. need perhaps a paper with the destination.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
for going to LÃ¼beck, Hamburg, Rostock cars can see you early, there is some space to stop and they can take you up to the petrol station near Rostock.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
the only possibility to get into the south directly, cars see you late, but can stop very good, you have to write your destination (North or south)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
peage, many trucks go this way to clermont-Ferrant, Millau and Montpellier, very good possibility for a nighttrip because of the long way.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
was standing there for six hours, normally a good place, because there is are third way in the circulation which isn't used, but people were really unpolite. 


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Poznan. There's a bus stop behind junction with traffic lights on national road 5 (E261). You can get here by trams 1, 7, 15 to Marino (last stop).


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Toll booths on motorway A4 (E40) direction Katowice, Wroclaw, Germany. You can get nearby by bus 208, 292 or local train to Port Lotniczy (Airport).


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
OMV Gas station (first after german border; many germans return to garmisch, but good to hike to innsbruck too)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Hopefully I have marked this spot right! To get to Brighton: Get the 109 bus from Brixton and get off when the bus starts going a different way from the 'Brighton' signs. This spot is on the M23, next to a row of shops with space for parking outside (great for people to pull into!) It's opposite a big pub too.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station on expressway direction north towards Lodz, Warszawa, Gdansk. You can get here by bus 805 from bus station in Katowice to Szpital Wojewodzki (hospital). Get off at the last stop. From Sosnowiec take bus 26 or 299.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station on the bypass, direction Torun, Lodz, Poznan. You can get close to this spot by free bus 807 from Gdansk Zabianka, or bus 7 from Gdynia Karwiny going to Osowa Shopping Centre.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop on national road 6, just behind the end of S6 bypass. You can get here by SKM local train to Gdynia Chylonia.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Merge lane and bus stop on national road 6 direction Koszalin, Szczecin, Berlin. You can get here by SKM local train to Wejherowo station which is just 50m from the spot.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Petrol station on the bypass, direction Szczecin, Berlin. You can get here by free bus 807 from Gdansk Zabianka, or bus 7 from Gdynia Karwiny going to Osowa Shopping Centre.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction east towards Lodz, Warszawa (motorway A2) or southeast towards Katowice (national road 11), so make a sign. You can get there by any tram going to Rondo Rataje. This dual carriegeway is a main road connecting Poznan with A2 from the east. Popular spot.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
It's allright to go direction North (A9 direction Hof, Berlin), but people might have to stop at the entrance of the motorway... nevermind, lots of people did so and I got lifts after 30 min max!


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
If you wanna go South the A9 to Nuremberg, Munich, it works well! There is a trafficlight, and you stand on the other side of the road, so if you have a sign "N" the people see you and have time to think about taking you. I never waited longer than 15 minutes.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
to Torun, Lodz (A1): Bus stop. It takes 15 min walk from Railway Station.
Just after 2nd traffic lights after big crossroads (Okopowa x Podwale przedmiejskie)


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent moyen de sortir de MontrÃ©al vers l'est.  Prendre l'autobus pour Repentigny (dÃ©part mÃ©tro Radisson) et dÃ©barquer a la gare d'Ã©change.  Une lÃ©gÃ¨re marche sur la rue de la Fayette et vous Ãªtes sur une entrÃ©e d'autoroute trÃ¨s passante ou il y a mÃªme une lumiere de circulation.  80% des gens passant a cette endroit empruntent l'autoroute.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Junction with traffic lights in the direction Walcz, Szczecin. You can get nearby by bus no. 2 from city centre. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I used this spot as filter from Berin drivers... here stops only people who goes to south (Dresden, Czech) or east (Poland). If you are going south you can ask drivers at Berlin ring going to Poland drop you here. Just filter.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Most comfortable gasstation ever :-) Especialy good spot at morning. If none is at gas station you can try bus stop 30 meters away, where drivers can easily stop.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I DonÂ´t know where exactly, but walking this street it taked us about ten minutes to stop a car to OsnabrÃ¼ck (in three people). Maybe just good luck.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Junction with traffic lights in the direction Koszalin, Kolobrzeg. You can get nearby by bus no. 2 from city centre. 


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
According to maps in the city there is a gas station on the way to the highway. In fact it was already closed.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I was dropped off at Kilmeaden as it attaches to the Cork Road. But i think the map is wrong here.Anyway, Going to Cork, I waited 5 minutes at the bus stop in the village before the Centra Shop.Its a busy road which i do believe the village is on the main Cork-Waterford Road


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going to tramore, once you get to the bus stop opposite Superquinn, load of cars travelling for the short journey.Otherwise you could get the bus for â‚¬3


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
going to Kilcrohane, u take the road to Durrus I waited 10 minutes for a local to pick me up but sometimes you might have to wait longer as its a quiet road down the Sheep's Head


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
The bus station 'Beiertheim West' makes a good hitchihking spot for direction south, but shoud also work for East (Stuttgart) or West (Landau). Reachable by bus no. 062, but also by tram no. 2 to 'WelfenstraÃŸe' or by walking from the main station into 'EbertstraÃŸe' (10 Minutes'.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Bus stop in the direction Gorzow Wielkopolski, Zielona Gora, Wroclaw and Poznan. You can get here by buses 79, 73(Z) from Basen Gorniczy where you can get by trams 7 and 8 from the centre of Szczecin.


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Swinoujscie and Koszalin, GdaÅ„sk. Slip road on the motorway A6 junction with small lay-by. 


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Gas station and restpoint. great place for hitchhiking to Magdeburg, Berlin and further. we spent about five minutes asking for lift.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going to Waterford, once you passed the ring road roundabout, anywhere past Springhill Hotel is good but a little further on nearer to the Rugby Club is perfect for cars to pull in.Only waited 10 minutes when I stopped at the rugby club


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Going to Kilkenny,waited 40 minutes as its not a busy road.Once you get past Lidl roundabout, you're laughing but there isnt a high volume of traffic going that direction.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Walk past MacDonalds and the big supermarket in the North of Newry. You will then see a grey patch alongside the road to stand.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
For Limerick and the South West. There is alot of local traffic so it could be wise to put "Mountrath" on your sign as this town nearby has many service stations.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
I love this spot. Excellent for both directions, easy to get a lift to Geneva if going north and to Torino or Milan if going south.
Cars are passing REALLY slow, and all the traffic is coming through this tunnel.


country: FI
name: Anonymous
comment:
Kyltin kanssa, mutta saattaa ottaa ainaa (testattu juhannusliikenteessÃ¤, noin 2,5 tunnin odotuksella)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
A very nice quiet place. The road towards Porlock is not that easy to hitchhike, but you'll arive. Passing London is the hardest part.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
BrianÃ§on. Si vous allez vers Grenoble, ce spot est plus que correct. 
En sortant de la ville,suivre les panneaux indiquant Grenoble par la D1091, 100 mÃ¨tres aprÃ¨s le virage du McDonald, lever le pouce sur le trottoir, les voitures ne vont pas vite et ont beaucoup de place pour s'arrÃªter dans sur le bas-cÃ´tÃ© en face d'un magasin.

Heading to Grenoble : Follow the 'Grenoble' sign and 100 meters after the McDonald's turn, there's a big side for the cars to stop.


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
not this much traffic, hard to find someone going to the next service station after trento, to trento no problem


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
autostop already forbidden here, better write a sign (because highway divides), hide from carabinieri, or ask at the peage. not cool place when it is hot and sunny


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
most of the traffic from the northern lake garda to the motorway is crossing this point, maybe more useful at the weekends where more tourists go over here


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Not a great place. 45 min wait (maybe i was unlucky)for lift to Ennis. if you are going to Limerick you shouldnt have to wait so long


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent spot, my average waiting time has been about 5 minutes. You can walk here from the city centre (20-30 mins) 


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
I have marked 3 points on this road where i had absolutely no luck getting a lift during a 2 hour period. This one is just at the entrance to Lidl. 0 cars stopped


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Walk past the travel lodge, over the bridge. theres a Maxol garage (i think) on the left. Got a lift to dublin after about 5 minutes.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
My third position on this road was just before the entrance to a B&B (cant remember the name). Yet again zero cars stopped.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Such a frustrating road. There is a lot of traffic entering the industrial estate here so i kept getting my hopes up seeing people pulling in to stop only for them to drive through the gates!


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Another good spot on the way to Lahinch/Cliffs of Moher, theres also a gas station here so good space for cars to stop. Average wait 10-15 mins.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Just infront of the Garda Station this is a decent spot i use regularly going to Ennis/Limerick. Average waiting time is about 15 minutes.


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
In front of the parking lot beside gas station. If your heading towards Ennistymon stay here, the road ahead is fast, twisty and with nowhere for cars to stop.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
this LOOKS as if itis on the A1 where motorway regulations apply- dangerous & illegal to hitch from here!
Approx 2000m NW along A1 might be legal


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Stood there right before the entrance to the A7; took me 5 minutes to get a lift to a service station


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Spain: excellent, many trucks heading southwards
Toulouse, Bordeaux: senseless. I resigned and walked to the train station of Narbonne


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Excellent spot. An algerian man passes by at around 7:30am on his way home from work and he gives all the hitchhikers a lift. So get up early ;-)


country: HR
name: Anonymous
comment:
This bus stop is the best place along this road. It still took an hour to get a lift, but at least there is plenty of traffic, and a good place for them to stop.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Don't stand there as a girl - you're very likely to be taken as a prostitute. Very easy to get to the Belgium border though, but rather try the other side of the rails...


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
A2 motorway junction in both directions east (Warsaw) and west (Berlin). You can get here by bus no. 71 from bus stop Zamek. No emergency lanes and mostly local trafic.


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place for Czech Republic, Zilina and Bratislava. 
It's rebuilded, so it is not so good anymore.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Easy to hitch, however there is nearly no traffic, it is more valuable to use a parallel Regional Road with more traffic.


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Toward Quebec: There isn't much space for a car to pull over and it isn't the most convenient spot but with patience you can catch a long distance ride


country: CA
name: Anonymous
comment:
Northward: Local traffic but there is possibility one of the few car will stop. If you are heading to St-Basile, stay by the ramp so that industrial truck can coming slowly from the highway can stop for you


country: DJ
name: Anonymous
comment:
Toward Djibouti or Arta: (Carrefour d'Arta) Be patient as traffic is very scarce but you definitely can manage a ride (PS toward Djibouti, do not stop in Balbala)


country: SK
name: Anonymous
comment:
In direction of Poprad Presov DolnÃ½ KubÃ­n, Namestovo, TvrdoÅ¡Ã­n, LiptovskÃ½ MikulÃ¡Å¡ and RuÅ¾omberok


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Really hard to leave there. Got dropped and couldn't keep on. Try to avoid the N, because you can't reach the Highway easily (tried but couldn't get in). I (a girl) got hit on by a 'little person', who asked for sex for a ride, after I got in. Be careful.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Truck stop close to here, just walk along and you'll find it. I got lucky I guess, but check it out if you're stuck.


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
Walk there from the border to hitch further north. You are sure to catch all traffic and not be causing/getting any problems with the authority


country: US
name: Anonymous
comment:
North on I-89: Difficult for a car to pull aside and dense traffic along Williston Rd but feasible if a car pull in the gas station court


country: EE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Take a trolley or a buss from city center and start from here if you are going to Paldiski-direction.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
South to Tubbergen; 

Just past the roundabout. No hard shoulder, but slow traffic. Took me 35 minutes to get a ride here.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
South towards Tubbergen;
No hard shoulders, and lots of traffic pulling up fast. It might work outside of rush hour, but don't put your money on it.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Lots of hotels around here, we tried asking around on the parking lots, pretty good to go to Calais or Lille, maybe some plaace else, lots of foreign cars and such...


country: EE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Mustvee, JÃµhvi and Narva
wide road, good visibilty, 50-70km/h speeds. Road is ready since 2007, it's not under construction.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
We didn't have time to put up a stop sign, we were standing on the entry of the station and someone pulled over for us. Pretty fast go.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Last stop on the highway to change to the A77, to Clermont, Nevers, Moulins, most people are going to Lyon but truckers will take you. Seems easy to go to Lyon from there.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very hard to get to Paris, people there are going everywhere... When we were trying Paris, many were going to Brussels, and the other way around the next time. It takes a while to get out!


country: LT
name: Anonymous
comment:
main way but not so much traffic and people are senseless... if you are lucky like me(i found car to Hamburg) you can stand an hour...


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
i really agree with cincinatik .) easy to arrive and easy to find car... you able to ask to drive where you wanna go...


country: EE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Tallinn and MÃ¤o crossroad in central Estonia
Low speeds, wide road (bus stop), close to city center


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
good spot for getting onto a11 from m11, delivery drivers with sat navs often take this route rather than junction to south, wide road slow traffic after r'bout


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
there is a petrol station opposite side of your HH point after circle cross road... pretty good place to LT, LV...


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
there is no more good point to LT, LV, EST, RU from Biavystok... easy to arrive here from city center with bus...


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
you really don't wanna stuck in here... a lot of car but not picker... i waited 2 hours on summer time, imagine it... if you can find some don't stop until next village, because there is night clubs per 200m...


country: PL
name: Anonymous
comment:
when you arrive here you almost finished of way to Warsaw .) which place do you want to arrive ask to driver...


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
PÃ©age de Fleury (connu aussi sous le nom de Fontainebleau). En 10 min vous trouvez pour Lyon (30 min en pÃ©riode de vacances). Si vous allez Ã  Lyon ne vous arrÃªtez pas avant, ne montez pas dans les voitures ne passant pas le pÃ©age de Villefranche, vous risquez de perdre pas mal de temps pour retrouver une autre voiture.

Paystation "Fleury" or "Fontainebleau". Very good place to Lyon (10 min, 30 since the holydays)


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
En franÃ§ais pour les franÃ§ais ^^
RER D direction Melun, arrÃªt Villabe (attention il n'y en a pas beaucoup qui y passent, un par heure environ. La ligne est compliquÃ©e). Un quart d'heure de marche depuis la gare, tendre le pouce Ã§a marche une fois sur deux.
De la station demandez au moins le pÃ©age de Fontainebleau.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
PÃ©age de Villefranche.
Direct pour Paris (10 min d'attente, une demi-heure en pÃ©riode de vacances). Il est dÃ©conseiller de monter dans une voiture qui n'y va pas directement : perdre 5 min ici vaut mieux que perdre une heure dans le dÃ©sert sÃ©parant Lyon et Paris.
Direction Lyon, on attend pas plus de 2 min avec un beau panneau et un beau sourire.

Ask direct for Paris (about 10 min waiting if you smile and move), don't stop before if you don't want to wait a long time in the French desert. For Lyon, you will wait 2 min.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
this place is awsome! there is a trafficlight directly before the motorway. and its easy to reach with line 18


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Direction Grenoble ou Italie, demandez aux gens de vous amener au moins au "pÃ©age des Marches", et de lÃ  Grenoble (Panneau conseillÃ©)

To Grenoble or Italie. If the car doesn't go in Grenoble or Italie, ask the driver to let you in "pÃ©ages des Marches" few kilometers ago.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
Meilleur dÃ©part vers Annecy ou Lyon. Mettez-vous sur le terre-plein central au niveau du feu (ils tournent Ã  gauche aprÃ¨s le carrefour), remontez la file de voiture au feu rouge. Si il fait beau (fenÃªtres ouvertes), n'hÃ©sitez pas Ã  demander directement au gens. Demander au moins le pÃ©age, entre 10 min et 1h d'attente.

Best start to Lyon or Annecy. Ask to the people in the left. Ask for the pay station.


country: FR
name: Anonymous
comment:
DÃ©part vers Grenoble et ChambÃ©ry. Des feux partout, on dÃ©colle trÃ¨s vite au moins jusqu'au pÃ©age de St Quentin Fallavier. Mais il n'y a pas beaucoup de place pour les gens pour s'arrÃªter (des places de parking toujours prises), c'est pas trÃ¨s confortable. Les feux sont coordonnÃ©s, il faut repÃ©rer ceux qui retiennent le plus de voiture, gÃ©nÃ©ralement ils prennent quand ils sont arrÃªtÃ©s.

A lot of lights, choose the one which stop a lot of cars. To Grenoble or Chambery, it works very good. Ask for the pay station "St Quentin Fallavier"


country: BE
name: Anonymous
comment:
just outside the city center of veurne across the Q8 gasoline station, there's place to stop for cars, plenty of cars coming from the seaside (koksijde and De Panne) goin direction Brussels.   not a good place if you wish to go direction france.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A trafficlight just before the ramp on the way to the ferry at Puttgarden. Good place to ask for rides.


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Another Short Cut locals use to get from Hinterzarten towwards BÃ¤rental. Highly frequented during winter season, this road is empty in summer. 


country: SE
name: Anonymous
comment:
A busstop to Malmo. Waited here 2 hours to go to GÃ¶tenborg(and eventually anywhere better than this place). I tried different signes and no signs, it didn't helped. Take with you some Swedish Kronas so you could take the bus.


country: DK
name: Anonymous
comment:
From the ferry to Denmark, it's a very bad place. Every half an hour everyone rushes off the ferry. The Danish and Swedish people don't have place because the car is full of alcohol. Than there's no one for half an hour.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
For direction Deventer/Hengelo. Very little eastbound traffic makes use of this ramp, use ramp by Zutphensestraat instead.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Southbound direction Arnhem/Eindhoven. Not a great ramp, but most of the traffic using this ramp heads south.


country: NL
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good ramp for direction east, catches most of the Apeldoorn traffic. Negative side is that it's a long way out of town.


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
Good place for hitch-hiking onto M40 - 1.5 miles away from Uxbridge station. Make sure the driver is going straight through on M40, and not on M25


country: NO
name: Anonymous
comment:
I stood here for about 30 min and got a ride with a guy who was going to Sandvika, He was nice enough to drive to Asker and dropped me off at a gas station by E18. The second person I asked there gave me a ride to my final destination in TÃ¸nsberg:)


country: GB
name: Anonymous
comment:
An ok place to get rides after getting off the boat, however it is a long walk, and traffic is already fast, better trying earlier on the A75 or at Cairnryan


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
good station to go further south and to go the A70 (west: Bamberg, WÃ¼rzburg)
And u can go back from here, coz there is this bridge restaurant, maybe if u missed the A4 ;)


country: IE
name: Anonymous
comment:
After Maxol Station on Limerick Road, wait near bus stop as Its easy for cars to pull in there. Only had to wait 10 minutes


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
To Berlin or Nuremberg, with a sign is better. You have to find the Porches Museum to hitch-Hick in this place


country: TR
name: Anonymous
comment:
it s another perfect place to go ankara and east of turkey... opposite of anadolu uni. and possible to see another student hitchhiker .)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Friday evening, about 6/7oclock... not so may cars - it took quite a while, longer than i expected, but in the end alright


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
Thats the station ive been so often. accessible from nÃ¼rnberg. cars at almost every time... 
waited here 1min to 1hour (3 oclock at night!). average: 10min


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
wanted to go south(A73->A9), took quite a while (30-45min), but better then the huge junction about 300m south i would say


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
aks the people directly when the need to press the button/pay. could be illegal, but after 10min i got a ride


country: AT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very small petrol station, but also a toll station where the cars need to stop and open the window, but it took ages...


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Very small petrol station, wrong side for cars on the way to the highway...
better go to the toll station 300m away!!!


country: IT
name: Anonymous
comment:
Wanted to hitchhike from here further north to austria, but all cars just go to Verona or at the junction in front of Verona west or east... (didnt speak italy)


country: DE
name: Anonymous
comment:
West towards Nordhorn/Oldenzaal; just passed the K&K supermarket. Most cars passing here will be going at least towards the Bad Bentheim ramp on the motorway A30.


