# points

country: IS
nickname: Ayazo
datetime: 2024-07-31 18:09:29.533622
signal: thumb
comment:
Good spot. A lot of traffic. Even though the cars are going relatively fast, they can see you and will stop. There is even space for pulling over.


country: IS
nickname: Ayazo
datetime: 2024-07-31 18:12:05.912628
signal: thumb
comment:
Good spot for heading north. The cars are going fast but they see you from a far away and there is plenty space to pull over. You can even ask people around on the parking lot but it’s not that busy.


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-01 03:46:15.321938
signal: sign
comment:
Got there around 6/7, one hour-ish to sunset with a sign. Ample pull off space and placed right next to two large stuck stops. Traffic was really slow here, mostly trucks driving past. Got a ride with a trucker within 10 minutes of flying a sign going to Chicago. I'm a young female, which may have affected things, but 10/10 for this spot.


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-01 03:53:16.865255
signal: sign
comment:
Caught a ride as I was writing the sign. Guy pulled over going straight to West Palm. There's enough room for cars to pull over, but they are coming in fast, so higher vis-signs are better than thumbs in my opinion.


country: LV
nickname: AsqueN
datetime: 2024-08-01 06:45:23.821040
signal: sign
comment:
Small bus stop for cars to stop. semi's won't stop there. Got super lucky and got picked up by two girls that were going to concert in Warsaw 


country: GR
datetime: 2024-08-01 11:32:04.946994
comment:
Lots of people going to Nafpaktos. From there you can hitch a ride to the motorway ramp behind the town. From there lots of people going to Itea/Lamia


country: DK
datetime: 2024-08-01 12:47:20.766382
signal: sign
comment:
Right after the junction, there is small island between cycling path and street. Also nice long turning lane, where can car easily stop.


country: DK
nickname: Eli2go
datetime: 2024-08-01 12:49:42.158269
signal: sign
comment:
Waited near the ramp just behind the junction, there is sufficient space for cars to stop and pick you up


country: DK
nickname: Eli2go
datetime: 2024-08-01 12:52:22.183122
signal: sign
comment:
- on the bus stop, there is a lot of people going to the highway on their way from Billund Airport, i went south to Flensburg 


country: DE
nickname: FaMage
datetime: 2024-08-01 13:06:24.245767
signal: sign
comment:
My first try finding a spot to the A27 (-> Hannover) and I got a bit lucky, I guess. At both of the petrolstations weren't many cars and most of them locals or heading in the direction of Osterholz-Scharmbeck/Bremerhaven. I
So I made a sign and stood short behind the traffic lights because most of the cars beginning to speed up 


country: DE
nickname: FaMage
datetime: 2024-08-01 15:17:01.964072
comment:
Not recomanable spot. I was on the way to Hannover. Better get out on the parking place before. The controller of the workers gave me a ride, so until the new petrolstation is builded get out before!


country: ME
nickname: Sarker
datetime: 2024-08-01 16:41:54.616588
signal: thumb
comment:
Waited here for 40 minutes, wanted to go to Zabljak. Some climber stopped and took me 13km up the road. 


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:09:43.011113
signal: thumb
comment:
At the bus stop, much space to pull over, the cars go slowly after the roundabout, got a ride to Gøteborg/Sweden. 


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:16:32.191251
signal: sign
comment:
Not much space to pull over, but pretty alright, got a short ride approx. 20 km. Much traffic going south. 


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:18:45.983246
signal: thumb
comment:
At the bus stop, much space to pull over, the car was going to Enebak, I had to go only 9 km to Siggerud area.


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:21:37.541711
signal: thumb
comment:
At the bus stop on the highway, but the cars are allowed to stop there. After spending around 4,5 hours on the ramp and the gas station nearby (fuck!) I easily got a 20 km ride to Ås.
The traffic at the highway is intensive, and the chance to be picked up is also high :) 


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:25:01.074841
signal: sign
comment:
I spent almost 4,5 hours between this gas station and the ramp. Surprisingly I didn't get luck. There were even cars going to Copenhagen, but totally full, there is much local traffic there too. Then I came to the bus stop on the motorway and got a ride after 20 mins. 


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:30:47.982023
signal: sign
comment:
Not much space to pull over, but alright. There is much traffic there due to the shopping mall and the gas station. Less traffic on late evenings and holidays. Got a short ride on my way south (not the 1st time at this spot).


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:35:02.243350
signal: thumb
comment:
Much space to pull over, the cars going not too fast, got a short ride 5 km to the next gas station.
If you got a ride to Uddevalla/Torp/shopping mall, choose this ramp. There is one more ramp 900 meters to north, but that ramp is not convenient on evenings because of much much less traffic. 
But this spot is perfect if you're heading north.


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:39:28.746341
signal: sign
comment:
This spot is perfect if you go north despite I spent around 3 hours there (because of Sunday evening). There is a small gas station, and electrical charges there, a place for camping too. I was hitch hiking right after the roundabout during the darkness ang got a ride. The car was going to Ski, I got off in Sarpsborg.


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:45:24.716121
signal: sign
comment:
A perfect place BUT not much traffic even I got a short ride with the local kids to Kungalv.
At this spot there is a good place for camping if you got stuck on the night.


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:47:58.788043
signal: sign
comment:
At the bus stop, much space to pull over, got just a very short ride 5km to a "better" spot, but it was worth enough.


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:49:55.976343
signal: sign
comment:
Technically a good spot, but I spent much time and didn't get luck that evening. Then I got a ride to Gøteborg, to a much worse spot and had to take a 45 minutes walk and find a kind of good spot (which was a lucky one!).


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:54:46.586895
signal: thumb
comment:
got a 45 mins walk and found this spot looking at my MapsMe map. During 20 minutes 2 cars stopped - the 1st one was going to Linkoping, the next one to Angelholm, my direction south.
The spot is alright, possible to stay there, enough space to pull over, but some cars are going fast, but still alright in my opinion. 


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 19:57:05.398284
signal: ask-sign
comment:
I spent a night there, a good camping place right in front of the gas station. Many trucks take rest there, you should talk to truck drivers. It was not much traffic on early morning, but after a couple of hours I got a ride to Copenhagen. 


country: DK
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:01:46.580626
signal: sign
comment:
This gas station was perfect during the heavy rain. 40 mins only with a sign "Hamburg" and got a ride. The car was going far in Denmark but I got off at the gas station in Karlslunde.


country: ME
nickname: Sarker
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:01:54.063706
signal: sign
comment:
Got a ride to here from niksic, waited for 15 minutes if not less and catched a car to Zabljak. 
I'd say that it's better to go a bit up the road because cars go pretty fast around and don't have time to stop after they see you. 


country: DK
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:03:47.865153
signal: sign
comment:
Maybe on of the gold places when heading south. Got a ride to Hamburg. 
At this gas station you can get a ride anywhere in Europe hehe :)


country: DK
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:05:51.548925
signal: sign
comment:
Technically a perfect spot, a ramp and much space to pull over even I spent the 3 (!wtf!) hours! Why? 


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:10:24.622795
signal: sign
comment:
Totally agree with Chris about that bus stops near highways are better than gas station in Sweden.
This gas station worked well for me, got a ride north to Halmstad. I was hitchhiking at the entrance of the gas station.


country: SE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:12:01.860875
signal: sign
comment:
The spot right after the roundabout, not much space to pull over, but still alright. Much traffic north to Gøteborg.


country: DE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:16:24.618596
signal: sign
comment:
0 minutes wait! A car was going somewhere on my way to Berlin. They saw my sign and asked me if I would join them :)
Anyway, the gas station on the autobahn is always perfect.


country: DE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:23:28.755286
signal: ask-sign
comment:
I spen like 30-40 minutes there at around 11pm, and it was wet outside. Only 3-4 cars stopped at the gas station. I saw a Polish truck with curtains drawn, parked there. Then suddenly a driver appeared there. I talked to him in my poorly Polish and it worked, he was going to Wroclaw, and it was on my way to Cottbus! Such a luck!


country: DE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:28:18.713500
signal: sign
comment:
But stop, much space to pull over, the cars go 30 km/h. Got a ride to Drebkau. 
A perfect spot to hitch from Cottbus to Dresden.


country: DE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:32:59.437367
signal: sign
comment:
Totally agree with Ireneo!
Got a ride there after 40 mins wait. Rather bad place for cars to stop BUT POSSIBLE. I was going towards Nurnberg, got a ride to Chemnitz.


country: DE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:38:30.599477
signal: sign
comment:
I don't know WHY I spent 4 hrs there!? Then I came to the gas station itself and got an extremely fast ride almost to Frankfur am Main. 
That day I learned the same thing again - always stay at the entrance of the gas station (in Germany!) and talk to people, sile and ask where they go :) 


country: DE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:42:57.395726
signal: sign
comment:
Easily got a ride to Kaiserslautern. I used "Kaiserslautern" sign. But a woman who stopped was going to Nancy/France. She didn't have GPS working that day, so she asked me to help her and she was going the same way.
Many cars stop at this rastplatz. 


country: DE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:51:01.829556
signal: sign
comment:
Much traffic going north (Sweden, Denmark, Norway). I was going back to Norway, asked a Norwegian driver, but his car was full. Then after 10 minutes a girl with a small dog came to me and asked me "Hi, What is your story?". Hehe then she asked me if I had a driving licence and if I drank alcohol that day. So she was going to Gøteborg and then to Stockholm. She asked me if I would like to join her and help her driving to Copenhagen. So I became her driver that day and did it to Copenhagen. 

At that gas station you should even use "Oslo" sign :))) it is what I exactly did - I had 3 signs, i.e. Bremen, Hamburg, Oslo.


country: DK
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-01 20:54:05.785280
signal: ask-sign
comment:
I was camping there. Many cars are heading to Copenhagen. Much traffic to Sweden and Norway too, but many of the cars are full. After 3 hours got a ride to Kastrup. It was maybe not my lucky day that day.


country: CZ
nickname: AsqueN
datetime: 2024-08-02 10:53:33.154973
signal: sign
comment:
Made a sign to Wien, ended up being picked up by second car towards Salzburg. surprisingly quick, very good spot. 


country: HU
nickname: Viki99
datetime: 2024-08-02 11:58:24.620630
signal: ask
comment:
Good place, but further from the city (bus stops close from it) and you have to walk though roundabouts. I asked truck drivers around and got a ride to Romania soon :)


country: HU
nickname: Possiblehistory
datetime: 2024-08-02 17:32:27.420481
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Amazing spot for diverse travels. We had a place to be - hence the longer time - but we got offered rides to nearby cities, as well as cities like Kyiv and eventually all the way to Moldova


country: DE
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-02 20:19:05.474390
signal: sign
comment:
I appeared at this spot accidentally because my previous driver accidentally made a mistake and took other way to Leverkusen than he planned before. Anyway, this spot was not convenient in my case because I was trying to get back to A1. Anyway, I didn't have any other option when I got there. After approx. 1 hour a kind soul helped me, drove some extra kilometers and took me to the gas station at Burscheid on A1. 
I think there is much local traffic there, going to Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Leverkusen. 


country: KG
datetime: 2024-08-02 22:33:34.246410
comment:
There are Chinese truckers going to the truck stop near Osh. Very easy to get a free or paid hitchhike here.


country: RS
nickname: Viki99
datetime: 2024-08-03 05:58:29.235147
signal: ask
comment:
Good spot to ask people around. Mostly Germans/Austrians on vacation + Serbs (advantage if you speak German/any Slavic language). Gas station stuff is also fine. Got a ride to Belgorad quite quickly.


country: SE
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-03 09:35:39.231624
signal: sign
comment:
Don't know how the previous person did it, but this is a highway entrance, no clue where cars could possibly stop... Stuck in Kungälv for 2.5h now, no good spots to go north. Might try going back to Göteborg and trying from there


country: SE
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-03 09:59:59.470545
signal: ask
comment:
Got a ride here after standing next to the highway for an hour. Just look for Norwegian licenseplates at the gasstation and McDonalds. I even asked everyone inside McDonalds because I saw 2 emtpy norwegian cars outside and was desperate ahaha. Happy to get out of Kungälv


country: NL
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-03 10:06:43.652657
comment:
Great spot, both in the direction of Apeldoorn aswell as Arnhem, but I'm sure you can you can easily go other ways to. Some busstops so place to pick up, and a lot of traffic lights so cars are relatively slow


country: DK
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-03 10:19:27.688205
signal: sign
comment:
Nice spot on the ramp, place for cars to stop, and you can kind of signal to both direction. Got a ride from a friendly Danish person who went 30 minutes out of his way to drop me at København airport


country: SE
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-03 10:28:00.721716
signal: sign
comment:
Not a great spot, drivers are a bid fast and place to stop is not optimal. All directions have to pass you though so that's great. 
Was forced to hitch here after my last ride took a wrong turn and kicked me out instead of taking me to Göteborg 


country: DE
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-03 10:31:59.478797
signal: sign
comment:
Terrible spot. Ended up hiking 45 min. to the rastplatz North from where I got a ride to Bremen in 5 minutes


country: HR
nickname: Sofiayoann2024
datetime: 2024-08-03 13:29:32.830572
signal: thumb
comment:
Drivers can pick you up easily in front of the gas station. You can also ask drivers directly at the gas station if you prefer. You get there from Crikvenika by walking up the access road and then along the road for a few hundreds meters, the cars arent going too fast and there is enough space by the side so its not dangerous to get there. There's no shadow though so it can get very hot in summer. 


country: AT
nickname: AsqueN
datetime: 2024-08-03 15:06:28.410177
signal: sign
comment:
waited for 30min with just sign at the exit, got approsched by a very nice man and his campervan, took me all the way to slovenia 


country: DE
nickname: Yolik
datetime: 2024-08-03 19:04:27.942415
signal: ask-sign
comment:
A lot of people but nobody to take us. After 2h finally a road to Salzburg. But you could be lucky. A lot of trip to München or Innsbruck. A lot of families, no place in cars.


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-03 19:58:59.483220
signal: sign
comment:
Decent spot if you're going to dunsmuir. Waited 3 hours and that was the furthest anyone who stopped was going (in that time only 5 pulled over). Not a lot of traffic at this spot anyways, so if you are trying to get further south I'd recommend taking a ride to Dunsmuir and getting on the Amtrak to Sac instead. Of the on ramps in Shasta this one is the best.


country: RS
nickname: Viki99
datetime: 2024-08-04 08:22:30.616460
signal: sign
comment:
Easy to get to if you arrive to the city center (there's a bus stop close by). Not a lot of traffic - locals + trucks. Got a ride almost to Dimitrovgrad quite quickly.


country: RS
nickname: Viki99
datetime: 2024-08-04 08:24:33.000745
signal: sign
comment:
REALLY BAD SPOT! Waited here for like 2 hours with sign but nobody stopped. At the end I got a ride to borderfrom weird family that just wanted to earn some money... Be careful.


country: BG
nickname: Viki99
datetime: 2024-08-04 08:31:34.292771
comment:
Hard spot. Hard to get to (you must either walk along the highway all the way from the border or walk through the small village (Mahala Garata) before it and jump though the fence to the highway. There's a parking lot with few tracks or people taking a break. Also ruins where you can sleep. Police was quite chill with me being there, but nobody wanted to stop for me. I waited like 4 hours then one trucker took me. 
If you're lucky you can stop someone, if not, place becames a bit of a trap (no bus/train close from it).


country: SI
nickname: AsqueN
datetime: 2024-08-04 12:47:03.182405
signal: sign
comment:
waited on sunday morning about 15min with sign to rijeka and a german stopped and Offered ride. they were going further in croatia so I asked if they can drop me near krk island


country: FR
nickname: Olaf
datetime: 2024-08-04 15:31:40.772469
comment:
The parking is big. I waited under the small shadow of a panel, it was around 1pm. A big truck took me.


country: FR
nickname: Olaf
datetime: 2024-08-04 15:34:26.057341
comment:
It was at the entrance of a privet property but I was in the shadow and near a fountain. Not a lot of car but the first took me. It was guys from Netherlands in holiday.


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-04 22:04:36.541249
signal: sign
comment:
Went to this on ramp late, hitching south, but still bright out. There is a TA and airport right next to it but not as much traffic as you'd expect. Plenty of room to pull over and time to see you, but I was at that spot for almost 2 hours and didn't have anyone stop. Tried again the next morning for an hour but experienced even less traffic. You'll have better luck flying directly at the TA's. The cops won't mess with you here though, had multiple drive past without saying anything, and one even ask where I was headed (presumable to give me a ride).


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-04 22:12:20.387023
signal: sign
comment:
Sat right at the truck parking lot exit, held out my sign when I saw trucks driving out. First one that stopped said they were headed in the opposite direction, but another truck stopped a little while later and gave me a ride out. Much faster here than the on ramp and more responses. 


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-04 22:18:05.254736
signal: sign
comment:
There is plenty of time for people to see you and stop, and there is a lot of room for cars and trucks to pull off. I leaned against one of the highway sign poles and waited. Wasn't that long of a wait. 


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-04 22:22:03.007790
signal: sign
comment:
Very sunny spot, no shade whatsoever. Next to a truck stop so plenty of room on the on ramps to pull over. Traffic was very scarce so I thought it'd be a whole, but the first trucker to pull in picked me up. Probably felt bad about the heat. In a pinch probable wouldn't be a bad place to highway walk (if you don't get any rides) Doesn't seem like there was a police presence nearby at all.


country: FR
nickname: LongliveSocialism
datetime: 2024-08-05 06:07:18.151944
signal: ask
comment:
In the evening (19:30) we could not find a new ride, so we pitched our tent on the field behind the gas station. In the morning, there was more traffic and we found a ride to Besançon quite fast by walking up to people and asking.


country: CZ
nickname: lukaschrobocek
datetime: 2024-08-05 07:19:19.346737
signal: sign
comment:
We tried all exit gas stations on way to Vienna, but without success. Then we tried this spot, and after 15minutes max. we got ride.
It is bus station at exit from near mall and small gas station. Cars goes slowly here, and can see you nicely.


country: AT
nickname: lukaschrobocek
datetime: 2024-08-05 07:29:09.691537
comment:
Many locals are not willing to give you a ride. But after 45 minutes of waiting, a girl from Slovenia pulled up and gave us a ride directly to the Kekec camp in Maribor. She told us that it was actually a good place to go because a lot of people come home to Slovenia from work. It's worth a try.


country: AT
nickname: lukaschrobocek
datetime: 2024-08-05 07:37:52.438604
signal: sign
comment:
Waited here with a sign Czechia, and after half an hour a young couple returning from vacation gave us a ride directly to Brno.


country: SI
nickname: lukaschrobocek
datetime: 2024-08-05 07:45:40.304118
signal: sign
comment:
Supercool spot to hitchhike. We were just writing sign to Croatia, when a group of young people offered us a ride.


country: AT
nickname: Yolik
datetime: 2024-08-05 07:46:27.511453
signal: sign
comment:
Got a lift to Sofia in 1 hour with a Maribor sign. Asking around isn't effective because a lot of driver go to other direction


country: CZ
nickname: lukaschrobocek
datetime: 2024-08-05 07:52:01.389961
signal: sign
comment:
A good place for us. We took a ride to Brno. The cars drive slowly and have plenty of space to stop. Recommended by other hitchhiker.


country: HR
nickname: lukaschrobocek
datetime: 2024-08-05 07:59:17.568890
signal: sign
comment:
Got a ride to Rijeka with a sign, the guy was heading to Pula. We arrived here at 5pm(July). Not a bad spot.


country: HR
nickname: lukaschrobocek
datetime: 2024-08-05 08:02:40.537863
signal: sign
comment:
Really good spot, big petrol station with McDonalds - a lot of people here. Alse you can get pretty easily here from rijeka with a bus and a little of walking. We got a ride to Pula.


country: HR
nickname: AsqueN
datetime: 2024-08-05 08:05:44.711395
signal: sign
comment:
good traffick and slow speed and has busstop for cars to stop. stranded there with sign to Italy or Austria as there are many german and austrian cars. Unfortunately nobody seemed to be interested and locals flipped me off. Changed sign to Rijeka and took me around 50min to be picked up


country: HR
nickname: lukaschrobocek
datetime: 2024-08-05 08:19:34.985394
signal: sign
comment:
Lots of local cars.  Almost the longest wait on the way home. Finally, a guy who had given us a ride from Karlovac to Rijeka earlier hitchhiked us :D We had been lucky.


country: NZ
nickname: Bursztyn
datetime: 2024-08-05 09:07:51.994245
signal: thumb
comment:
Don't bother with this spot.
No space for cars to stop, plus cars can't see you, because of the turn.


country: NZ
nickname: Bursztyn
datetime: 2024-08-05 09:10:58.543797
signal: thumb
comment:
Slow driving cars after roundabout. There is a place to stop for cars behind entrance to some sport center.


country: ME
nickname: Paul
datetime: 2024-08-05 09:17:54.302977
comment:
Cars were quite hesitant to take me across the border (lots of diaspora people headed for kosovo with full cars). Locals were very kind and let me camp by the mosque in Dacici. Finally got a ride after crossing the first border checkpoint on foot the next morning. Beautiful nature though. 


country: SE
nickname: RaftjePaftje
datetime: 2024-08-05 09:43:54.071429
signal: thumb
comment:
Very good spot, lot of passage going to Malmö. Go under the bridge there is a spot for cars to stop.


country: HR
datetime: 2024-08-05 11:06:49.073895
comment:
Stood near the bins behind the church. A man from Trsteno eventually took us (two guys) to Dubrovnik after 25 minutes. Good stopping spot cos everyone going south passes on this road!


country: NZ
nickname: Bursztyn
datetime: 2024-08-05 11:10:35.764355
signal: thumb
comment:
Enough place for cars to stop, slow traffic. If there is no good place closer to roundabout, that's your spot.


country: NZ
nickname: Bursztyn
datetime: 2024-08-05 11:16:43.029001
signal: thumb
comment:
I stood at the split between the exit and the motorway on the concrete section, trying to head north. There is a fairly wide shoulder for cars to pull over. Cars were going fast. Although the police saw me, they didn’t do anything, even though it's still a motorway with "no pedestrian" signs. I can't really recommend, but the place "works".


country: NZ
nickname: Bursztyn
datetime: 2024-08-05 11:28:30.108692
signal: thumb
comment:
On the motorway, there is a wide shoulder, though cars go fast. 
At the motorway entrance, there isn't much traffic. 
I went to the next entrance, a roundabout, where cars go much slower. However, the shoulder is narrower, plus traffic to Napier turns east earlier.


country: NZ
nickname: Bursztyn
datetime: 2024-08-05 11:30:37.741157
signal: thumb
comment:
A roundabout, where cars go quite slow. However, the shoulder is a bit narrow. On a good note traffic to Napier turns east earlier.


country: AT
nickname: Tramper123
datetime: 2024-08-05 13:05:12.074198
signal: sign
comment:
Waited there for some hours. Nobody stopped to pick me up. Had a sign saying A1 --> Linz, Wien. Spot should theoretically be alright as there is enough place for cars to stop. I ended up taking the train to Vienna.


country: DE
nickname: FaMage
datetime: 2024-08-05 13:22:23.415041
signal: sign
comment:
It might me still a good spot but during the week there is not much traffic which is going far away. I gave up after 2h finding a lift towards Dresden (maybe better from Zwickau at the A4?), just saw a few heading to Hof/Bavaria or Leipzig


country: SE
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-05 13:41:44.111120
comment:
August, Southbound
Been trying for 2 hours, asking at the mall, McDonalds, Max, and tbumbing with a sign at the roundabout aswell as the busstop. No luck. Took a detour to the other first exit up north, called hogstop but ended up coming back 


country: SE
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-05 13:43:12.169684
signal: ask
comment:
August, Southbound 
Came here because I was stuck at the Torp mall, but this place isn't better. Ended up going back to the mall


country: SE
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-05 19:08:07.511925
signal: sign
comment:
August, Southbound 
Bus dropped me off, quite some traffic from all directions. Cars are relatively slow. Similar to Danish ramps with a perfect busstop 


country: SE
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-05 19:11:55.845442
signal: sign
comment:
August Southbound 
Waited directly on the ramp which ment all the cars had to pass me which was ideal.
Not the safest spot because it's on the ramp and not too much space to stop, but the afternoon traffic (5.30PM) made the cars slow which was great.


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-06 00:59:05.791408
signal: sign
comment:
I flew right in front of the truck exit and didn't get a ride after over 4 hours. Most truckers here are either going west, or can't pick up hitch hikers because of their insurance/company policy. Got cash kick downs, but no ride offers. Another hitcher was flying at the i80 east on-ramp and was there as long as I was with no luck. In the future I'd just forgo this spot entirely.


country: FR
nickname: ParticuleFine
datetime: 2024-08-06 08:06:39.724618
signal: thumb
comment:
We got a quick ride to Théven. Probably good to go to Dossen too. There is a small area where cars can stop on the right after the roundabout.


country: FR
nickname: ParticuleFine
datetime: 2024-08-06 08:09:27.826044
signal: sign
comment:
Very good place to hitchhike to the North, South and West with a sign. Cars are slow and most go to the big roundabout. 


country: FR
nickname: ParticuleFine
datetime: 2024-08-06 08:11:47.639307
signal: thumb
comment:
Very good spot as cars are slow and can stop on the side. We waited 50m far from the traffic lights and after 2mn someone stopped on the side to take us to St Pol de Léon. Probably good to go to Morlaix as well.


country: BA
nickname: me2d
datetime: 2024-08-06 09:40:29.631820
comment:
Wanted to montenegro, everybody is going to dubrovnik, get a ride to Neum by some young couple. Not a best not a worst spot


country: BA
nickname: me2d
datetime: 2024-08-06 09:41:56.152469
comment:
First we have waited at the gas station, than we have moved infront of the jadran hotel. Lot of space for car to stop, good speed of cars, got a ride to dubrovnik in a decent time


country: SE
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-06 10:20:52.645186
signal: ask
comment:
August, Southbound, 10AM
First car offered me a ride to Malmö, second car took me to Copenhagen.
There is a really nice camping spot 30 minutes from here. Walk across the bridge, and hop the fence at the gasstation on the other side of the highway. There is a little trail that you can follow for +-20 minutes, which brings you to a little forest near some houses, right next to lake Råsjö. Awesome


country: LV
nickname: Francis
datetime: 2024-08-06 10:37:15.165203
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Didn’t work with a sign, had to talk to people. Quite a lot of people tho, technically it’s a good spot (Male, young, 60L backpack)


country: PL
nickname: FilipG
datetime: 2024-08-06 11:21:02.775615
signal: ask-sign
comment:
In my opnion good spot.. a loooot of cars going around! I recommend a big sign and someone will pick you up!


country: RU
nickname: ColombianCouple
datetime: 2024-08-06 11:23:15.571025
comment:
We crossed from Georgia to Russia on a Monday morning in July 2024, then back on a Sunday afternoon. Some things for hitchhikers to note:
-It can be cold and rainy even in summer, be prepared.
-Line of cars were backed up on both sides all the way to the borders. It's very far from one border to another, but the traffic was so bad that it was faster to walk. For the love of all that's holy, if the traffic is backed up all the way to customs, WALK!!!! You are SO lucky, you're the only person who is not tied to waiting for a car. On the return trip we stupidly decided to stay with our ride and we spent over 9 hours in the line. Just get out and walk, please.
-We'd heard you couldn't cross the border walking, but nobody stopped us on the Georgian side. You just need a car to cross customs on the Russian side, after that, say thanks to your ride, and get out and walk.. 
-There are two tunnels. At the first tunnel we got in a car going to Vladikavkaz, but ended up sitting in line for hours, we should have walked.
-We ended up getting out and walking after a while, but were stopped within sight of the Russian checkpoint, so we got in another car at the front of the line. Probably saved an hour or two by just getting out and walking ten minutes.
-If you choose to walk the tunnels, wear a facemask, the pollution inside is quite heavy, but you can cross in 15 minutes or so, so it's doable. Ideally have a flashlight too, as tunnels are quite dim, and there are a lot of broken bottles on the ground. Make sure to walk on the right of traffic against tunnel wall,NOT in the middle, as cheaters cut the line and zoom around very recklessly.
-Go to the bathroom BEFORE you cross. There are portapoties on the bridge, but they have poop piled up since the time of the tsars.
-Exchange any money you need before crossing. In Russia, foreign bank cards don't work, and you can only exchange money at banks for very bad rates.


country: SE
nickname: Henry
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:02:59.578059
signal: sign
comment:
Nice ramp on the E22 road. Enough place for cars to stay. I got a short lift towards Bergkvara on my way to Stockholm


country: SE
nickname: Henry
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:06:05.843399
signal: sign
comment:
Nice spot where cars are moving slowly due to the camera on the road and enough space for them to safely stop


country: PL
nickname: Henry
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:11:49.765291
signal: sign
comment:
I confirm it as a good place to hitchhike toward Gdansk! If you stay on the bus stop it's enough place for cars to stop, but not enough place for drivers to see you after the traffic light, since there is a lot of traffic in general. 


country: PL
nickname: Henry
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:13:26.889630
signal: sign
comment:
A good place to get a lift towards Gdansk. A lot of relevant traffic as well as a Subway at this station. 


country: PL
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:13:40.814061
signal: sign
comment:
Nice spot to get a ride to LT. A few trucks, but mostly you will see a cars. It's not hard to see a lituanian car plates, but they mostly ignore you. Consider to stand here between 14.00 and 18.00, when people comes back form work or form shopping  


country: PL
nickname: Henry
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:15:56.010358
signal: sign
comment:
I was trying to catch a car at 15:00 and I spent 5 hours trying to get a ride towards Warsaw. Drivers generally ignore you and are not willing to stop. 


country: LT
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:20:30.521017
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot to get a ride to panieviez. Huge traffic, no trucks. I got a ride while I was waiting for a bus , so if you don't get anything here, go farer to bus stop outside the city


country: CZ
nickname: Henry
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:22:01.486622
signal: sign
comment:
Good traffic towards the E67(D11) highway and enough space for cars to stop. Got my short lift to the gas station on the highway


country: PL
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:26:34.170933
signal: sign
comment:
Excelent spot to Białystok/Suwałki direction, big bus stop, huge traffic trucks and cars, you are very visiable here.


country: CZ
nickname: Henry
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:27:00.949734
signal: sign
comment:
I spent a night at this gas station and initially tried to hitchhike towards Wroclaw. However, I decided to aim for Hradec Kralove, the nearest large city on the way to Poland. This change of plan worked out well. The next morning, I secured a ride within 60 minutes.

Most of the traffic consists of locals heading to nearby small towns, making it challenging to hitch longer distances from here. On the bright side, there is a nice McDonald's with a free toilet, a beautiful lake nearby where you can pitch a tent, and an underground passage to the other side of the highway.


country: LT
datetime: 2024-08-06 12:31:45.879693
signal: sign
comment:
If your driver goes to the city, if it's possible, ask him to drop you off here, big gas station and restaurant, you are visiable and there is a spot to pick you up. The only porblem is, al lot of people with are not going to give you a ride, will stop here. So my advice, make some hand signals to make sure, they stop here for you


country: RO
nickname: Luca
datetime: 2024-08-06 13:13:05.867084
signal: ask
comment:
Great spot to Moldova. Many locals from all backgrounds travel together here in busses. Russians, Romanians, Moldovans and Ukrainiansm Don't bother using a sign, it's expected to talk to people who park there for several reasons. They are very willing to help you find a ride. Use Google translate if you don't speak the language. You will need a passport to enter Moldova and be prepared to wait at the border, but it is truly worth it. A friend and I waited for 90 minutes, most buses were full but we got great help. At the end a Moldovan tour bus took us with them through northern Moldova all the way to Chisinau, for free without any problems.


country: HR
nickname: AsqueN
datetime: 2024-08-06 13:57:30.859639
signal: ask-sign
comment:
spent 1hour in the monday evening and nobody seemed to care. slept in the forest across the highway and tuesday morning from 6am till 12:30 stood with big sign Italy/Austria/Ljubljana (Slo) and there were tourists, but all their cars were full. mostly locals and they don't cross border's .  I was hopping for a better place. decided to walk back to city and take a bus to Italy . 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-06 13:57:33.909729
comment:
No shade.
Took over an hour for someone to stop. Tried with and without sign. Got a ride to the first service station near stefansfeld.
Better probably to take the train (decide to pay or not) and walk the 15min to the service station. 


country: DE
nickname: 1251015814
datetime: 2024-08-06 14:12:44.273626
signal: ask
comment:
I found a man who can drive me all the way too Italy! Beautifull soul who picked up a motorcycle there! Before I found him I talked to 15 people. Was a beatifull spot also to sleep near by in a tent I think you could find a lil place somewhere! 


country: CZ
nickname: Joelbourak
datetime: 2024-08-06 15:58:51.601776
signal: sign
comment:
We were hitchhiking 2 boys 1 girl to budapest and we were really lucky because we actually stopped someone


country: RO
nickname: esteban55
datetime: 2024-08-06 18:28:04.072300
signal: thumb
comment:
i went to two other spots before this one, had a hard time finding a car to Serbia, but here i only waited a couple a minutes. plenty of space for cars to stop.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-06 18:42:13.035469
signal: thumb
comment:
good spot with easy way to stop for the cars. ukrainian commercial van driver took me all the way to marsaille


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-06 19:22:37.080363
signal: sign
comment:
Cops came shortly after I started hitching. Said it was illegal to solicit a ride at any on/off ramp, and kicked me out. Maybe if you get a ride quick enough it doesn't matter, but the police are not kind to hitch hikers. The actually spot was pretty good, high traffic area and enough room to pull off. With the police presence though, I wouldn't recommend this spot.


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-06 21:56:33.927872
signal: sign
comment:
It isn't the best spot for pulling over, but flying right under the No pedestrian sign, there is a parking lot people can pull into. Decent amount of traffic, though id say most people passing by are not headed east. Guy that picked me up wasn't headed east but said he stopped because he has daughters and would want someone to pull over for them. 


country: DK
nickname: Jelle
datetime: 2024-08-07 07:24:35.612821
signal: sign
comment:
August, Southbound, 9 AM
Probably technically illegal, but some place too stop on the emergency lane. Tried for Germany and Flensburg but have up after 10 minutes because it felt pointless, switched to Kolding S and got a ride to Haderslev


country: AT
datetime: 2024-08-07 11:04:01.865306
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot to get to Salzburg. After about 10min with a sign (Salz'B), I was picked up in a fancy car owned by a mine manager, a real character with some wild stories. Crossing the road to this spot is fun, there is an abandon pedestrian tunnel you can go through if you're brave!


country: NO
nickname: wonderen
datetime: 2024-08-07 12:33:10.735168
signal: ask
comment:
If you want to do the bakkanosi hike you can take the bus to here and ask people at the rest area if they want to take you to the start (only 10 min drive), first people we asked took us


country: MA
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-07 13:24:47.051700
comment:
There is a way better spot „total“ about 1km towards Fes. We had no luck there because there were almost only motorbikes stopping, so we decided to relocate to Total with a taxi for 20drh.


country: PL
nickname: ujezd
datetime: 2024-08-07 13:37:42.139013
signal: sign
comment:
Had a sign for Wroclaw/Katowice, but most traffic here is local. I got the bus to the Orlen station in Balice, hopped the fence, and found a ride after 5 minutes of asking around.


country: PL
nickname: ujezd
datetime: 2024-08-07 13:40:29.598055
signal: ask
comment:
The bus ride here was long but worth it, found a ride to Wroclaw after 5 minutes of asking around. There is a corner in the fence that has supports that makes it easy to jump.


country: ME
nickname: Sarker
datetime: 2024-08-07 15:32:15.870710
signal: sign
comment:
Waited for ~hour and a half in three different spots. Got picked up by a mini van, the driver was really bad, i got sick quite fast, but got to the center of Niksić. 


country: BG
nickname: Mimismemes
datetime: 2024-08-07 15:54:48.084465
signal: sign
comment:
Waited 2h30. The traffic was quite slow and the cars really don't look willing to get people right before the border. Managed to get a ride to Craiova though.


country: GE
nickname: Jergens
datetime: 2024-08-07 17:04:53.724960
comment:
Good spot with ample space to stop and relatively slow traffic. Also used by local hitchhikers, and I quickly found a ride together with somebody who came walking to the spot.


country: TR
nickname: Jergens
datetime: 2024-08-07 17:13:02.067099
comment:
Like several of these crossings with traffic lights along the coast, there is enough opportunity to stand on the road despite the absence of a shoulder since most traffic will be slow and leave the right lane at the junction (going east in this case)


country: PL
nickname: J
datetime: 2024-08-07 17:21:54.359092
comment:
Sketchy place just at the start of the highway at the roundabout, with cars having to stop on the road. Got a ride very quick, but definitely not advisable when there’s lots of traffic.


country: SK
nickname: J
datetime: 2024-08-07 17:25:54.165633
comment:
Lots of space to pull over at the bus stop. Good spot to catch the traffic going towards the highway in various directions.


country: NL
datetime: 2024-08-07 17:38:06.479648
comment:
Good spot going south. Easy to catch a ride to Nijmegen and possibly to the A73 going further south or the A50 towards Eindhoven. Easily reachable from Wageningen or other neighboring towns by taking the bus to the stop “Patrimoniumweg” and walking down along the Kerkweg. The ramp is accessible shortly after exiting the tunnel.


country: TR
nickname: J
datetime: 2024-08-07 17:41:51.151909
comment:
Not too much traffic going east in the Gaziantep direction, but people will be very much inclined to give you a ride.


country: MA
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-07 18:20:00.955869
signal: ask
comment:
Bad spot to go to fes. Waited 2 hours and went back to get a bus. Everybody told us fes is to far. Maybe it will be better for you to try the highway route. Also no shadow.


country: MA
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-07 18:22:58.088363
comment:
Im the one who wrote the previous comment. Edit: we had no luck at total, actually I think this spot might be better to fes because some people take the highway from there. I give 5 stars to neutralize my previous rating, but you will need a sign there because not many cars stop at the station


country: TR
nickname: Jergens
datetime: 2024-08-07 18:30:13.744677
comment:
Not great. Cars come in fast and occasional chaos on the crossing leaves many drivers to focus on the traffic, leaving little room to manoeuvre and stop (southbound). Although not a great stretch of road, hitchhiking-while-walking on the road southwards turned out to be more efficient.


country: PL
nickname: ujezd
datetime: 2024-08-08 07:13:37.520729
signal: sign
comment:
After being dropped off here from Krakow, I found a ride the same day after about half an hour wait. Surprisingly busy, but nobody bothered me. Many messages left by previous hitchhikers on the barrier.


country: HU
nickname: KSLKN
datetime: 2024-08-08 09:40:04.637514
signal: sign
comment:
Hitchhiked towards Serbian border on Saturday. Pretty heavy traffic, but most of the cars were full. Finally, got a lift to the border by a driver who works nearby.


country: RS
nickname: KSLKN
datetime: 2024-08-08 09:51:16.667087
signal: sign
comment:
Walked to the spot from the small border pass. There is a sign before the junction and a little space for cars to stop. It was Saturday and I was heading to Novi Sad, but after more than an hour and half I got a lift to Subotica and took a bus to NS there. 
Although spot itself is convenient, I wouldn't recommend going there all the way from the border.


country: IE
nickname: Tatan
datetime: 2024-08-08 10:48:59.284430
signal: thumb
comment:
Went to carrauntoohill hike with my girlfriend, irish people from the zone seems to dislike hitchhikers, we got help from a french couple, the spot is fine, a lot of traffic and many parts where cars can stop.


country: IE
nickname: Tatan
datetime: 2024-08-08 10:51:54.787454
signal: thumb
comment:
Good spot, people go slow so they can see you better, we got a lift to the start of carrauntoohill trail by an irish granny.


country: SE
nickname: Alex
datetime: 2024-08-08 11:08:30.286901
signal: thumb
comment:
Not super easy for cars to stop since it’s a big intersection but possible further down a little bit. Going south


country: IT
nickname: AsqueN
datetime: 2024-08-08 12:24:17.236716
signal: sign
comment:
okey traffick and they are slow turnig out of roundabout. Had a sign to Lienz, got dropped off at Sillian


country: AT
nickname: AsqueN
datetime: 2024-08-08 12:44:00.346969
signal: sign
comment:
Cars see you. Has a place to safely stop and shadow from the building. also market across the road. easly got ride to Lienz


country: AT
nickname: Ati
datetime: 2024-08-08 12:45:06.424156
signal: ask
comment:
It's difficult to come here with public transportation. I walked from car to car asking the drivers if they would take me.


country: HU
nickname: Ati
datetime: 2024-08-08 12:49:39.011424
signal: sign
comment:
Unfortunately trucks don't stop at this Gas station. It doesn't work to come here from the city but public transportation because it takes to long.


country: ME
nickname: Sarker
datetime: 2024-08-08 13:36:41.129770
signal: sign
comment:
Waited here from ~22-23:30 got picked up by a guy of Yemen origin that lives in bar, there was 2 more russian guys, a minute later we picked up two more guys from the same group. 


country: TR
datetime: 2024-08-08 14:04:39.638415
signal: sign
comment:
I live in Kırkareli. When I go to Istanbul from Kırklareli, I use this point to hitchhike. Hitchhike after oil station is good because slow cars can get you easily.


country: FR
nickname: PyoN
datetime: 2024-08-08 17:02:00.302603
signal: ask
comment:
Good calm, station but not too many people towards Paris or with full cars. Ended up getting a lift from a truck driver to the toll gate 10km from there. 

2 girls


country: FR
nickname: PyoN
datetime: 2024-08-08 17:09:48.701859
signal: sign
comment:
Loooots of traffic. Cars have to slow down because of the toll gate. Be carefull to not stand in front of the gates, a lady told us two girls died there last time. They see you well but it can be hard for the drives to see your sign since the road is so wide. People interact when they see you. Some stop a lot of local traffic, we were heading for Paris.  Got a ride with a really nice truck driver all the way to Metz. 


country: ES
nickname: Vikulina
datetime: 2024-08-08 20:50:32.706924
signal: sign
comment:
I stayed on entry road for gas station first and than on this spot - exit of gas station. On entry cars going too fast. En exit so little traffic. I was woman alone and stayed 40 minutes


country: NO
nickname: wonderen
datetime: 2024-08-09 12:54:20.768213
signal: sign
comment:
We got a ride to Utøya, with a sign for Oslo. Guy was going all the way to Sweden so could’ve got a longer one. Good place to go to Oslo since this is one of the main roads people take.


country: RS
nickname: KSLKN
datetime: 2024-08-09 15:43:18.576844
signal: sign
comment:
A lot of cars pass there, convenient for you to stay, although no shade, as well as for cars to stop


country: RS
nickname: KSLKN
datetime: 2024-08-09 15:48:58.272216
signal: sign
comment:
Was lucky to be picked up almost immediately by a driver going to Hajdukovo. Nevertheless a lot of cars pass this road on a free way to Subotica/border 


country: RS
nickname: KSLKN
datetime: 2024-08-09 15:56:17.728901
signal: sign
comment:
There is a parking near shop, convenient for drivers to stop. Although road doesn't really lead anywhere but border, had to wait for 1,5 hour. Anyway the spot is great if you are going from NS/Subotica by free road to small border.


country: HU
nickname: KSLKN
datetime: 2024-08-09 15:58:23.310633
signal: sign
comment:
A lot of cars going there in-depth to Hungary. I got lucky and was immediately picked up by police to Szeged's train station.


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 22:00:13.928435
signal: sign
comment:
Absolutely ass spot - cops coming along all the time, including KSU campus cops, very little shade, and the lights aren't red for very long


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 22:02:47.942427
signal: ask
comment:
Very lucky to get a ride at this spot, but defo a good location. A trucker called Ali pulled up to check his tyres and let me in when I asked him. Very nice guy too. Decent shade, and was dropped off by a veteran hitcher there, very good spot


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 22:04:29.191758
signal: sign
comment:
Not a great spot, made to move along from the welcome centre by security, and only got picked up due to traffic. Really nice Ukrainian guy let me hop in and took me all the way to Nashville though


country: ES
nickname: Geci
datetime: 2024-08-09 22:06:00.493545
signal: sign
comment:
Stood right at the roundabout in direction of Barcelona. A car stopped amd took me to Gavà station and gave me a train ticket to Barcelona. Lovely people around. Recommended spot


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 22:15:05.654043
signal: sign
comment:
Decent spot with a fair amount of traffic. Picked up by a friendly old school trucker called Hank who took us all the way to Athens, Al! One guy one girl


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 22:42:58.557882
signal: sign
comment:
Picked up by an older couple who put me in the back of their pickup, great fun but not a great spot!


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 22:46:17.655308
signal: sign
comment:
Not a good place to get picked up. Absolute freak on way to parole meeting picked me up, worst hitch of my life. Won't go into detail but very sexual and I feared for my life. Luckily he had a shitty old car and it was a really hot day (July) so he pulled up to the Cullman County rest area to cool the engine in the shade and I jumped the fuck out.


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 23:08:10.429706
signal: ask
comment:
Very good spot for getting picked up. Had just hopped out some freak's car (see red dot near Cullman, Al) and had a sob story. Asked around for a lift, was offered money and got a lift from a friendly trucker to Birmingham


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 23:14:12.515320
signal: thumb
comment:
Not a bad spot but the pigs made me drop my sign. Eventually picked up by a young Catholic priest on his way to a holiday in Florida, really nice guy and no funny business. 


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 23:17:59.882155
comment:
Was insanely lucky, didn't even have to wait. Had been dropped off by the Catholic priest (see near Breaux Bridge) and was walking along the highway to the next intersection. A truck on the ramp honks at me and pulls up for me to hop in. Big Texan called Brandon - really cool and generous 


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 23:24:34.743860
signal: thumb
comment:
Not a great spot, but finally got a great ride with a black guy with no windows (he wore goggles). I'm white and the music switched from Young Dolph to Drake - hopefully a coincidence!


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 23:27:43.572315
signal: sign
comment:
Waited all day and nothing - met another really great hitched though. Truckers were being arseholes too 


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 23:31:33.515981
signal: sign
comment:
Not a bad spot at all - got across the whole of Arkansas in one trip and was dropped in Rockwall, Tx


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 23:36:02.810923
signal: sign
comment:
Bad spot - Rockwall is the richest county in Texas and it shows. Loads of spotless dodge rams moving too fast to slow down. Traffic is really bad which makes things a bit easier, but better to wait on the interstate than the ramp as the frontage roads very fast and mainly local traffic 


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-09 23:42:15.508029
signal: thumb
comment:
Not a great spot. Waiting for a long time but eventually picked up. Main bonus is traffic building up 


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-10 05:15:53.167789
signal: sign
comment:
I arrived shortly after 8 am, waited right next to the truck exit and was told by security that he couldn't say anything if I was flying behind the gate (on the sidewalk). Held a sign out and got a trucker offer me a ride in under an hour and a half headed to Omaha.


country: US
nickname: Sara11us
datetime: 2024-08-10 05:21:20.816208
signal: sign
comment:
The on ramp here was pretty dead, most of the traffic is going north and then either headed east or west along the 80. Eventually walked on the interstate and flew a sign there. More traffic will see you, but speed limit in this area was 70-75, so I wouldn't expect many people to stop here. The couple that picked me up said they drove past at first and then decided to come back around and pick me up. Got a straight ride to Denver though. Can't remember how long it took as I was walking along the interstate awhile before actually flying. Maybe 20-30-ish minutes actively flying?


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-10 08:13:02.070297
signal: thumb
comment:
No real place to stop but limited traffic in the evening so it didn't matter. Ride to orkanger, driver spoke english


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-10 08:26:19.332901
signal: thumb
comment:
Big bustop with plenty of space to stop. Traffic is fairly fast, moderate flow that evening and visibility is OK, within 10 mins a car stopped going to kristiansund, but none to trondheim. Eventually another one to kristiansund stopped and took me over the bridge to the better spot at the rest area. For kristiansund this is great, for trondheim maybe the rest area is better, you can walk over the bridge.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-10 08:28:06.109873
signal: thumb
comment:
Quick weight at the entrance for the rest area. It is so wide plenty of space to stop. Some traffic, 25min weight to get ride to next ferry. Toilets nearby, traffic slowed. Visibility good


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-10 08:29:56.184774
signal: thumb
comment:
Managed to miss the traffic exiting the ferry (free for foot passengers), but I quickly got picked up by some other legend for a short distance, just by wandering along the empty road with thumb


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-10 08:31:28.849328
signal: thumb
comment:
Sprinted off the ferry before the cars, thumb out in the space to the right. After a few rejections a G stopped and I'm on my way north!


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-10 08:36:39.309116
signal: thumb
comment:
Loads of parking placed and buttons along this road, in one I got a ride north to the junction fast with some kind tourists. English speaking.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-10 08:38:21.144306
signal: thumb
comment:
I think there was some driveway to pull over just beyond the junction. Traffic slowed by hill. Literally 1 min before some Chad picked me up and took me to molde


country: US
datetime: 2024-08-10 09:54:19.118392
signal: thumb
comment:
Not a bad spot at all, although not much shade. Was picked up by a really kind man who took me all the way to McAllen


country: FR
nickname: BaptisteHoussay
datetime: 2024-08-10 11:35:07.706790
signal: thumb
comment:
Very good sport, people will go in the direction of Clermont / Lyon. There is a roundabout for people to stop


country: FR
nickname: BaptisteHoussay
datetime: 2024-08-10 11:39:19.992283
signal: thumb
comment:
If you want to go towards the Tours / Bourges / Lyon. Be near the gas station and ask for people to stop you at the Aire de Corzé. There you will need to walk to the toll (péage), i will put a review there


country: FR
nickname: BaptisteHoussay
datetime: 2024-08-10 11:41:27.415722
signal: thumb
comment:
Many people at this toll, I put myself on the right lane which is more secure. people can stop on the right after the toll to pick you up.


country: SE
nickname: Wegez
datetime: 2024-08-10 13:57:07.387122
signal: sign
comment:
Great place for us, got a rid in 10 mins all the way south to Gävle. We might have gotten lucky but the place is really good with plenty of cars driving slowly. We had a sign saying "south"


country: MA
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-10 16:47:15.183673
signal: sign
comment:
10mins and a kind guy took us to tanger med. he even made a detour for us. I think we were lucky though, because the cars are already quite fast.


country: MA
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-10 17:36:29.828273
signal: ask-sign
comment:
++
the cars go slow
there are many
good interaction with the drivers 

—
many cars go only inside chaoen

After 10mins a kind driver took us 10km outside the city to a better spot.


country: DK
nickname: jack
datetime: 2024-08-10 18:12:54.341318
signal: ask
comment:
Ask two campers to take me to Sweden. Second camper took me and drove til after malmö. 
On a Saturday afternoon. 


country: SE
nickname: jack
datetime: 2024-08-10 18:14:53.558651
signal: sign
comment:
Spot okay. Not too many cars driving north. Was lucky and a camper stopped. With enough time it's a good spot going north I guess. 


country: FR
nickname: Gab
datetime: 2024-08-10 18:23:00.260215
signal: thumb
comment:
Evening around 6pm/7pm pretty regular trafic, didnt go very far but afterwards had no problem finding Tiger cars to Italy 


country: IT
nickname: Gab
datetime: 2024-08-10 18:35:40.333838
signal: sign
comment:
In front of the restaurant inn, wide parking next to thé road, perferct spot, Early morning, construction workers on the way to work stoppes me at the first big Town because i was on the pickup deck. Felt lucky 


country: IT
nickname: Gab
datetime: 2024-08-10 18:41:38.020513
signal: sign
comment:
(Midday, 29.7.2024) Waited through thousands of cars, with a sign for venezia and bergamo, finally got lucky with tourists that dropped me in Venice, not thé perfect spot


country: SE
nickname: jack
datetime: 2024-08-11 11:31:49.036167
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Was dropped at the petrol station. First Campervan I asked said yes. They took me almost to Gothenburg. 


country: PL
nickname: Ryan93138
datetime: 2024-08-11 11:54:49.096084
signal: sign
comment:
Declined some rides that only went 40 to 60 Kilometers and a ride to Białystok, after one hour got a ride straight to Vilnius (Lithuania) which is was hoping on. 10/10


country: ES
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-11 13:33:14.381282
signal: sign
comment:
Supbar Spot that we were taken from to another very subpar spot. There is a traffic light were people stop and you can kind of contact them with a sign. They can go right after the traffic spot but its not very convenient for them. 


country: ES
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-11 15:01:35.364159
signal: ask
comment:
Almost got a ride to Marseille there after a few minutes. Some cars going to Netherlands too. After an hour I got one to malaga. 
Cars are coming regulary, you can speak to them at the gas station. I think its a good spot to be dropped of


country: AT
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-11 15:11:00.964123
signal: ask
comment:
This is a great spot to go towards the balkans. It can be reached from Salzburg via Bus easily and you can sleep nearby. I think there is a fence but it has holes.
All cars stopping there are going to the balkans especially during holiday season. Many full but I used this spot 2 times and it was always great!


country: DE
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-11 15:14:54.262598
comment:
Great spot to go onto the Autobahn to reach other service stations. Hitch with a sign at the bus stop, cars can easily stop there. How to reach this spot: bus number 16.


country: FR
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-11 15:20:44.087171
signal: ask
comment:
Perfect spot! Good food for a service station, we got dropped here at night, slept outside the service station in a tent in a small forest nearby and catched a ride to the netherlands next day after maybe 30mins of asking around. Easy to paris but also good for international traffic!


country: ES
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-11 15:57:14.992378
signal: ask
comment:
THIS SPOT IS AMAZING! So many cars and many going to Madrid. You need two people to ask all the drivers. Spots like these make hitchhiking easy in spain


country: FR
nickname: Vikulina
datetime: 2024-08-11 17:05:05.142414
signal: sign
comment:
We are two people woman and man, stay here around 30 first, than never stop and we go down to highway. After 10 minutes there police came, check documents and took us back for gas station. We stayed on this circle again for +-40 minutes and bro go to ask people on station. After 1,5 hours waiting we found ride for Sens


country: HR
datetime: 2024-08-11 18:43:07.643616
comment:
Much better to walk towards the Split airport on the big crossing a little bit north to the airport, we waited 40minutes without anything


country: HR
datetime: 2024-08-11 18:45:09.737272
comment:
Two hitchhikers (boys) and we waited less than 5 minutes before getting picked up by a caravan. Lots of space to be seen and for cars to stop, highly recomend


country: AL
nickname: birdwatcher
datetime: 2024-08-11 18:53:59.261559
signal: thumb
comment:
stuck my thumb up on the road just outside the bus station. got a ride straight to Elbasan in 10mins


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-12 07:52:30.397189
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot near the traffic light to go to Bordeaux. Most people don't go very far, but still take the branch to the fast lane. It can take you a long way.
BTW Route taken on a vacation weekend.


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-08-12 07:58:15.021050
signal: ask
comment:
Lively parking around noon in summer, I just asked people for a ride and found one pretty quickly. Was taken about halfway to Frankfurt. 


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-08-12 08:05:48.427349
signal: ask
comment:
Feels like I got lucky with finding a ride so soon, stopped here on a Friday in summer around 14:00. There is a closed restaurant and no bathroom, however this is not advertised, so people will still stop here. Asked the first group who was there and got a ride almost to Frankfurt


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-08-12 08:14:03.805375
signal: ask
comment:
Lots of families around 16:00 on a summer Friday, but quickly found a nice couple traversing Germany who took me around Frankfurt about halfway to Würzburg. 


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-08-12 08:18:46.881695
signal: ask
comment:
Giant service station and parking lot, unfortunately only paid bathrooms. Asked the people who took me there to refill my water bottle (super nice!) and literally got in the car parking right next to them. Lots of people to ask and ideal for going down the A3. I was there around 18:00 on a Friday in summer.


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-08-12 08:26:44.224279
signal: ask
comment:
Despite being quite a big service station with a big parking it was hard finding people going to Nuremberg - lots of other friendly travellers though who seemed genuinely bummed to go a different way (even got some van coffee.) 
I think I did pick a fairly good day and time with a Friday in summer between 18:30 and 19:30 but still. Bavaria just doesn't seem as hitchhiking-friendly to me (as a first-time hitcher.) Found two nice older ladies to take me eventually. 


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-08-12 08:31:56.619911
signal: ask
comment:
I arrived around 20:30 on a Friday in summer, very glad for the free bathroom (not super clean but not too bad) and free drinking water. Had a bit of a hard time finding a ride into Nuremberg despite lots of traffic since most people were going to Munich. Found someone to take me to an U-Bahn station nearby (Herrnhütte.) 


country: BG
nickname: Tim
datetime: 2024-08-12 09:34:45.020586
comment:
great place to hh to Serbia, much place for cars to stop, waited 15min (solo male backpacker, sign "Beograd")


country: ES
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-12 09:36:48.503749
signal: ask
comment:
Not a bad spot to catch a ride towards france or the north in general. We were dropped here at night and slept in a field nearby - its easy to sleep in many places in the nearby industrial area. 
For the spot itself, there are not that many cars but still enough going to the north. I recommend. Asking around will as almost always be your best bet.


country: RS
nickname: Tim
datetime: 2024-08-12 09:36:57.131458
comment:
Not a really good place, low trafic but not many options here. Waited 30min and a truck took me further (solo male backpacker, sign "Beograd")


country: RS
nickname: Tim
datetime: 2024-08-12 09:40:07.257431
comment:
Waited an hour, low traffic but it works in the end. Had a sign "Beograd" but a truck offered me to go to Sarajevo soooo new plans (solo male backpacker, sign "Beograd")


country: BA
nickname: Tim
datetime: 2024-08-12 09:42:04.401682
comment:
Not many places to hh, it's ok at this traffic light since it's often red. Waited 40min (solo male backpacker, sign "Croatia")


country: BA
nickname: Tim
datetime: 2024-08-12 09:48:08.433883
comment:
Good spot at the bus stop. Waited 15min and got a ride accross the border and further to a good spot (solo male backpacker, sign "Croatia")


country: HR
nickname: Tim
datetime: 2024-08-12 09:49:38.104639
comment:
Great spot to go to Split, police came but only to check my ID. Waited 30min and got a direct ride to Split (solo male backpacker, sign "Split")


country: HR
nickname: Tim
datetime: 2024-08-12 09:52:26.630935
comment:
Quite a long wait but had a direct ride to Zagreb :) Just before the sign that says "no hh", place for cars to stop and not too fast (waited 1h30 with a sign "Zagreb", solo male backpacker)


country: SI
nickname: Tim
datetime: 2024-08-12 09:54:19.122282
comment:
great spot to hh to Bled at the bus stop, a taxi took me for free to Bled after 20min waiting (solo male backpacker, sign "Bled")


country: FR
nickname: Vikulina
datetime: 2024-08-12 10:44:41.210966
signal: sign
comment:
Woman and man we stayed 2 hours from 9 till 11 to Troyes. It was little traffic and mostly local traffic I guess. Not good if u go far distance 


country: FR
nickname: Vikulina
datetime: 2024-08-12 10:53:20.624652
signal: sign
comment:
Stayed here 2 hours just to reach 30 km:( local small traffic. Had a universal sign “20 km”. Helping so much)


country: DE
nickname: Jafet
datetime: 2024-08-12 11:09:52.202083
signal: ask
comment:
Got a ride from the first people we approached all the way to Emmen (NL). We were hitchhiking with 2 Dutch guys and asked Dutch people, which probably helped. 


country: DE
nickname: Jafet
datetime: 2024-08-12 11:13:03.773775
signal: sign
comment:
Trying to hitchhike to Frankfurt we stood next to the road with sign and thumb. Got a ride after 45 minutes to a petrol station close to nürnberg to continue our journey.


country: IT
datetime: 2024-08-12 12:14:03.752440
signal: thumb
comment:
if u are going to koper or piran dont catch a stop here, we waited more than an hour and no one took us


country: SI
datetime: 2024-08-12 12:16:08.153890
signal: ask-sign
comment:
we asked people for a ride and nobody wanted to take us, after a while some creep took us, it was horrible


country: BE
datetime: 2024-08-12 12:34:40.052388
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot with plenty of traffic where you can easily catch a ride as far as the Netherlands or France. This is a point where traffic can go any direction tho, so a sign is definitely recommended.
I got offered a ride to Paris in minutes (thumb) and one to the Netherlands not much later (sign).


country: HR
datetime: 2024-08-12 14:26:41.938692
comment:
On our way back north through the coast road, lot’s of traffic but very few people stop. Got picked up by a local for 10minutes


country: NL
datetime: 2024-08-12 14:28:05.653766
signal: thumb
comment:
Staff prefers that hitchhikers go out back to signal for safety reasons. There was not a lot of traffic but I got a ride within minutes


country: HR
datetime: 2024-08-12 14:29:12.239023
comment:
Two males, waited for 40minutes before being picked up by a camping car, clearence is good and cars can easily stop. On our way to the north


country: HR
datetime: 2024-08-12 14:31:19.005849
comment:
a camping car brought us to this small place where cars go really fast and are mostly full. Stayed for 3 hours and ended up taking a bus to Riejak


country: FR
nickname: Pipou
datetime: 2024-08-12 15:05:21.243964
signal: thumb
comment:
Got a lift to Nantes in 5minutes, carefull still the gas station is quite small there are not that many cars.


country: ES
datetime: 2024-08-12 15:56:35.295883
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We needed to go to Malgrat so we placed ourselves in the ramp for that direction: a lot of sun but quick success


country: ES
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-12 16:45:26.268479
signal: ask-sign
comment:
This spot has everything: many cars, lots of international traffic, a restaurant.
BUT NOONE STOPS! We thought we would wait 15mins here but took us over 3 hours to get a 3 hour ride. Everybody is full and many people were unfriendly, even the ones from france.

Maybe your luck will be better because objectively this spot seems good.


country: AL
nickname: sajmonkaspar
datetime: 2024-08-12 18:57:33.834287
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Nice ride all the way to Fier. Many people went in our direction but they usually didnt go far enough. Longer waiting but its worth it. The service at the gas station is nice. 


country: CZ
nickname: Michael
datetime: 2024-08-12 21:13:14.600971
signal: sign
comment:
We were stopping after dark with a sign to Bratislava/Györ and driver picked me up. Stood behind the roundabout. It must be very efficient during day!


country: SI
datetime: 2024-08-12 21:43:29.414448
signal: sign
comment:
we tried to catch a stop at 10 am and there weren't many people, we had to wait for an hour untill domenie took us (but not to Ljubljana, he took us to Logatec)


country: BE
datetime: 2024-08-13 07:51:42.703342
comment:
Hot sun
Police stopped and told us it's illegal here
Good place for people to stop, though. But in the 40min, no one did. 


country: BE
datetime: 2024-08-13 07:53:54.157296
comment:
After having tried the other point near the botanical garden unsuccessfully, we picked this spot.
Enough space to stop easily.
Around 5pm, there is shade.
We made a big Brussels sign and got a ride to leuven quickly. 


country: LU
datetime: 2024-08-13 07:56:28.919775
signal: sign
comment:
Easy to stop
Good space
Cars going slowly
Towards Belgium...
Get a ride towards st vith or verviers. Both have spots near highway driver can easily stop at. You continue from there.

Also should be good to go north to netherlands 


country: FR
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-13 09:24:57.525870
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We were dropped here at night (22:00) and managed to still catch a ride into the netherlands. Good spot there is a sitting area in front of the gas station were you can confidently sit with a sign and ask the drivers as they park right in front of you. I think we got lucky because the drivers felt sorry for us.


country: AU
nickname: Falcor
datetime: 2024-08-13 09:56:14.000623
signal: thumb
comment:
11am Got ride to Wyon servo on the freeway. Don't take a ride unless they go at least to Wyon servo. 
Note: Directly across the road from this spot is a good patch of bush to urban camp where no one will find you!


country: AU
nickname: Falcor
datetime: 2024-08-13 10:04:21.432688
signal: thumb
comment:
10am I tried asking at the servo for about 45mins but everyone was going south. But I got a lift in a couple of mins at the on ramp


country: AU
nickname: Falcor
datetime: 2024-08-13 10:08:59.808466
signal: ask
comment:
You can ask people at the servo but the staff sometimes tell you to leave. I got a ride by asking people in the car park


country: AU
nickname: Falcor
datetime: 2024-08-13 10:18:36.467420
signal: ask
comment:
It seems that a lot of people camp here in their cars, vans and campervans, so if you're there in the morning you can ask around. Otherwise it's a normal rest stop area


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-13 11:49:23.928848
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Lots of families with kids. As always make sure to place yourself in the lane where people go in the same direction as you


country: AL
nickname: sajmonkaspar
datetime: 2024-08-13 13:47:28.536818
signal: thumb
comment:
Excellent spot. Very quick. The shop mall is technically a ghost town but there is still traffic on the roundabout right at the corner. There is also a shadow under the bridge.


country: FR
nickname: Vikulina
datetime: 2024-08-13 13:56:48.900096
signal: sign
comment:
Tryed man and woman 6 hours in gas station and around 1 hour right in highway to Germany, but nobody took us. Maybe it’s long distance, but we didn’t find a ride:(


country: FI
nickname: Hitchhike2024
datetime: 2024-08-13 14:12:31.196872
signal: sign
comment:
Two girls, got a ride really fast to the Vaajakoski ABC with a sign "ABC". Good spot because of the traffic lights.


country: FI
nickname: Hitchhike2024
datetime: 2024-08-13 14:15:47.384886
signal: sign
comment:
Waited in the doorway because of the rain and asked around. Relaxed people, lot of going to different directions. Got a ride to Kerava.


country: FI
nickname: Hitchhike2024
datetime: 2024-08-13 14:19:31.308148
signal: sign
comment:
Cars going on pretty high speed. Tried to get a ride to Espoo, managed to get to Tuusula where there was much better spot. 


country: AL
nickname: sajmonkaspar
datetime: 2024-08-13 19:26:54.980446
signal: ask
comment:
Verry nice service at the gaz station, they led us to charge our phones. Guys took us to the bigger station at the highway. The road is less busy because of the new highway.


country: FR
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-13 19:32:31.659874
signal: thumb
comment:
Sorry, the last positive review was meant for another spot, I mixed it up. This spot is quite bad, it took us 2 hours to go 30min towards reims (from where we reached reims quickly. All cars only go to paris or beglium/netherlands but those were all full. I recommend you leave one stop early to find another station.


country: HU
nickname: Michael
datetime: 2024-08-14 08:03:12.905909
signal: sign
comment:
This place is not really good for you if you don't like a long wait, yet it was perfect place to stay overnight nearby the fence. The other morning we catched a car to Budapest.


country: HU
nickname: Michael
datetime: 2024-08-14 08:06:52.519335
signal: sign
comment:
Really bad place to hitchhike. There is a lot of homeless people around this place, which means they annoy the drivers and they just leave the place as soon as possible. If you are heading towards Szeged/Serbia/Romania, make it yourself easier and take the train to Inárcs-Kukacs and walk to the gas station over there. It takes 40 minutes from the railway station but it is the best option for you.


country: DE
nickname: SleakStick
datetime: 2024-08-14 09:08:52.152342
comment:
Don't wait here, it might seem good since cars can stop but everyone is going to lörrach and nowhere else, walk north towards the gas station after the customs for trucks and you will have a better chance of getting far into germany


country: HR
datetime: 2024-08-14 09:36:30.640305
signal: thumb
comment:
We were catching ride to Trieste, mostly locals stopped and offered ride to other cities in Croatia, but finally 2 Italians took us directly to Trieste


country: LU
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-08-14 10:14:58.680940
signal: thumb
comment:
++
Many cars
Excellent for Sleeping: we asked the workers and they allowed us to sleep in a upstairs area were it was warm and private. I even took some pillows from a sofa there.

—
Almost no cars going to Germany. Here is how to we got to Germany: walk along the highway for 5 minutes (direction luxembourg) and exit the highway onto the first bridge that comes up. From there walk left and you will reach a train station that will take you to luxembourg for free. From there use your Deutschlandticket for the train to Koblenz.


country: NL
nickname: yarim
datetime: 2024-08-14 10:21:01.150667
signal: sign
comment:
this is my go-to hitchhiking spot in the Hague, lots of cars leaving the Hague heading south towards Rotterdam and Belgium


country: FR
nickname: GabEnStop
datetime: 2024-08-14 11:32:00.850076
signal: sign
comment:
Perfect spot, i confirm, we (two guys) were picked up litterally five seconds after crossing the road and holding the sign for GAP definitely recommend for south direction 


country: GE
datetime: 2024-08-14 12:19:55.929183
comment:
Saw that most reviews around this road are a bit dated (>10 years). But also in 2024, hitchhiking eastward out of Ushguli towards Tsageri/Kutaisi remains an adventure. On the short distance, ongoing road constructions make it relatively easy to get short rides from construction crews in all sorts of vehicles. But where these end, traffic is very sparse and walking some of the way might be worth it, especially since the surroundings are just spectacular.


country: GE
nickname: J
datetime: 2024-08-14 13:27:27.901638
comment:
Great spot for heading towards Armenia or any of the villages up the road. Not much traffic, but very broad road and easy for cars to stop, which many will do eagerly (as well as passersby being very curious about your plans).


country: HR
nickname: GHJN
datetime: 2024-08-14 14:06:06.209735
signal: sign
comment:
Wur nahmen Zug und einen Bus [cheap] (50 cent) <raper lul xd>! dann 20 minuten mit schild warten [lächeln]😄😁😃😀! einsteigen und mitfahren small (pp) talk! sehr gut bis "karlobag".


country: AL
nickname: tn80
datetime: 2024-08-14 16:58:52.891420
signal: sign
comment:
Slow moving traffic and good space for drivers to stop. Very nice Albanian man picked us up (me + one friend) and insisted on buying us a meal on the way to tirana. also insisted on paying for our bus to the center of tirana. Albanians are the best


country: BE
datetime: 2024-08-14 18:36:22.935322
signal: sign
comment:
Sign. Cars go slowly. 2 easy spots to stop (bus stop and a pull in part).

Lots of friendly people passed by and chatted.
Sign 


country: BG
nickname: Revolutionarysocialistfrommelb
datetime: 2024-08-14 18:41:35.717274
signal: thumb
comment:
No issue getting a ride from Isperih West in summer, albeit only a short distance. Lots of tourists and foreign drivers. Dead roads in the afternoon os go early morning. Not a spot just walking along highway


country: FR
nickname: T
datetime: 2024-08-14 20:43:13.424025
signal: sign
comment:
I walked up the road and it has blockades and nowhere to pull over until this spot has a bus pull off and I waited a few minutes and got picked up towards Martigny. Sign said suisse.


country: FR
nickname: T
datetime: 2024-08-14 20:47:24.326648
signal: sign
comment:
Easy to pull over. Lots of cars entering highway heading towards chamonix. I had sign saying “Suisse”


country: CH
nickname: Stef
datetime: 2024-08-14 21:40:06.018895
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot to hike to Kandersteg (Scout Centre). Always (over 5 times) pick-up within a few minutes. Only downside is there is not a lot of space for drivers to stop.


country: BG
nickname: KIRO
datetime: 2024-08-15 07:06:18.728871
signal: thumb
comment:
Very sunny, but the spot is not bad, cars go slowly tho usually most of them cannot stop due to traffic, two cars offered me a ride 


country: LV
nickname: Ryan93138
datetime: 2024-08-15 09:40:34.969221
signal: thumb
comment:
Objectively a shitty Spot, almost no space for cars to stop - somehow still catched a ride to Tallinn in 5 Minutes. I think its good when theres not so much traffic. 


country: RO
nickname: Michael
datetime: 2024-08-15 10:03:24.260633
signal: thumb
comment:
We were at different spots around the city, but this was the best one. After spending 3 hours around the city trying to get to Bacău or further to Iași we got a ride just after 30 minutes after dark to Roman.


country: RO
nickname: Michael
datetime: 2024-08-15 10:15:00.857898
comment:
Don't try here, there is a parking where the cars can stop, but theres a lot of traffic going around Brasov. Instead take a bus to Triaj terminal, where you can find a better place.


country: RO
datetime: 2024-08-15 11:07:50.367903
signal: ask
comment:
We were asking for a ride to Hungary but everybody was full or went to Timisoara. We spend the night there and finaly a very kind geman couple took us. 
Not ideal spot. All in all we waited almost 10 hours 


country: GB
nickname: Arty
datetime: 2024-08-15 11:30:09.986740
signal: sign
comment:
Got dropped off about an hours walk from here so walked over and got a ride within 5 minutes towards bristol


country: GB
nickname: Arty
datetime: 2024-08-15 11:34:12.564200
signal: sign
comment:
Waited at the entrance/exit of the petrol station for about an hour and a half with a sign till I got a lift to Chippenham. Lots of smiles and hellos from people as I waited :)


country: NL
nickname: Stef
datetime: 2024-08-15 13:36:16.994643
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Tried to get a ride to Aachen, waited about 2 hours and gave up. Instead took a train.
A lot of people travelling to Belgium.
For some reason today (15/08/24) isn't a day for hitchhiking. Had to wait a (very) long time for my other rides as well.


country: CZ
nickname: VsakJsme2
datetime: 2024-08-15 14:26:21.682348
signal: ask
comment:
The spot is more a rest point for truckers, so there aren’t that many cars that are able to pick you up. In the end, we had to ask some people. 


country: HU
nickname: VsakJsme2
datetime: 2024-08-15 14:34:02.995349
signal: sign
comment:
Really good spot for the direction to Budapest. It didn’t took long until a friendly Hungarian man took us in the heart of Budapest. You can also sleep under the trees without being seen by the people


country: HU
nickname: VsakJsme2
datetime: 2024-08-15 14:42:12.521418
signal: sign
comment:
At first we tried to stop at a nearby bus station for about 1,5 hours. However the cars are quite fast. We then moved to this gas station, where two guys picked us up and brought us to Szeged


country: HR
datetime: 2024-08-15 15:45:42.254892
signal: sign
comment:
very bad place, not much traffick, we waited more than 2 hours and some guy took us to a gas station on the highway, you should head there because it is the only way to get to north (we were heading to Budapest) (group of 6 girls)


country: HR
datetime: 2024-08-15 15:49:58.324321
signal: ask-sign
comment:
quite good spot to catch a hitchhike to Hungary/Budapest, we were very lucky and some polish people gave us a ride straight to Budapest (we are also polish), but our friends that we left there hadn't so much luck and they were waiting there for someone to take them for 2hrs and they didnt even cross the border with that hitchhike so it depends


country: ES
datetime: 2024-08-15 16:14:21.858719
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Good Spot to go to the south but I waiting 3hours and no one take me. First Time hitchhiking in Spain. I don't know if it's somthing cultural here, because WE are the 15th of August or because I have non Luck...


country: ES
nickname: Soroeism
datetime: 2024-08-15 16:33:11.645474
signal: sign
comment:
Not much shade, seems to be a bad spot to go longer distances as this is the route into the city, but still managed to get a ride out of Algeciras with sign and thumb. Cars slow down after roundabout which is good for visibility.


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-15 18:41:48.447212
signal: thumb
comment:
Dead zone. Was on this spot and whole road for a ~3 hours and no one picked me up. So I went to Smithfield only with my legs. (I'm so tired bc of my backpack ;()


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-15 19:14:38.987569
signal: thumb
comment:
People are really kind there. I asked for water in local store and they gave to me for free!! And got a ride really quickly (or I'm just lucky)


country: HU
nickname: Juhfej
datetime: 2024-08-15 19:46:47.216044
signal: sign
comment:
A guy took us near lake Balaton with his huge RAM truck. A HH couple was already sitting in the car, but i would say this spot is better than the other.


country: SI
nickname: Juhfej
datetime: 2024-08-15 19:48:45.242920
comment:
There is a shadow under the bridge for sunny days. An old french couple took 2 male hikers to Trieste


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-15 19:50:59.029042
signal: sign
comment:
People are really kind and welcome there! Got second ride in this area and it took less than a 10 minutes!


country: CH
nickname: T
datetime: 2024-08-15 21:29:26.194627
signal: sign
comment:
We tried at the round about about 30 minutes and then 30 minutes here before nearly giving up! Held a sign for Lausanne and mostly got locals stopping offering to go somewhere close by.


country: CH
nickname: T
datetime: 2024-08-15 21:33:16.904505
signal: sign
comment:
Got a few people offering to take me short distance waited it out with a sign to Geneva and got a ride all the way.


country: CH
nickname: Ukrainianmaniac
datetime: 2024-08-15 23:16:12.882490
signal: thumb
comment:
Not sure is it legal to stand there (that's why 4/5).
But spot nice and spot works.
I've catched a ride there twice. 
Waiting less than 30 minutes in both cases.
Nearby small area with trees perfect for prehitchhiking sex:)


country: DE
nickname: Ukrainianmaniac
datetime: 2024-08-15 23:37:38.005783
signal: thumb
comment:
You standing on the grass.
Cars have no place to stop, but traffic not that intensive, so it's possible to stop there.
Spot works, but definitely not for beginners (that's why 4/5)


country: DE
nickname: Ukrainianmaniac
datetime: 2024-08-15 23:51:06.005475
signal: thumb
comment:
Technically good spot, because you stay in pedestrian zone, at bus stop. Drivers have a comfort place to stop. But drivers think it's not necessary to take you, bus will grab you, that's what they think. But drivers who really want to take you – definitely will. I didn't catch nobody, so I took a BOSS.


country: DE
nickname: Ukrainianmaniac
datetime: 2024-08-16 00:02:27.917254
signal: thumb
comment:
You stand on the BOSS stop, end of the village, drivers have no place to stop, but due to low traffic it's possible to stop. A lot of drivers will think it's not necessary to take you, because bus will grab you.


country: DE
nickname: Marsian
datetime: 2024-08-16 05:53:14.183070
signal: ask
comment:
 I asked people if they are going direction Denmark. A lot of cars going that way. Had luck and found someone who took me all the way to Copenhagen. Recommend to switch here if you want to go further North. 


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-16 09:35:05.403586
signal: sign
comment:
Towards Luxembourg. Went on a sunny day, did not have to wait long for someone to pick me up. A lot of people go to the gas station in Luxemburg, because gas is cheaper there. Definitely a good spot! With sign 


country: ME
nickname: sajmonkaspar
datetime: 2024-08-16 12:17:59.234754
signal: thumb
comment:
mostly tourists in cars = they dont stop, some nice lady took us to Pivsko jezero,she also bought something to drink. it is a good spot


country: DK
nickname: Marsian
datetime: 2024-08-16 13:55:07.392944
signal: sign
comment:
Most cars going to Copenhagen. Tried it first with a sign E6 North. Gave up after like an hour and changed sign to Airport. From there easier to go further I would say. 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-16 15:54:37.257478
signal: thumb
comment:
To Bordeaux.
A lot of place to stop for cars. 
Best spot by far to skip Lyon. Got taken to a highway entrance instantly.
Sign is a good idea. I did not have one. 
Good luck 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-16 17:11:53.398058
signal: sign
comment:
Towards Bordeaux. 
With sign. Waited just before the maut/tax station. 
Waited here at 18:00, got a lucky ride. A local told me it’s a good spot towards Bordeaux, probably even less waiting during midday. 
Good luck :) 


country: AT
nickname: JajaTheFarmer
datetime: 2024-08-16 17:44:12.455747
signal: ask
comment:
There is no pump its just restpoint for trucks could be good at morning i was here at 10am and gave it up after hour because of low traffic amd went 4km on previous pump


country: AT
nickname: JajaTheFarmer
datetime: 2024-08-16 17:47:33.456149
signal: sign
comment:
One guy and it took just five minutes to Padova but lot of cars was full or have just one free place could be harder for more than one person to get a car


country: AT
nickname: JajaTheFarmer
datetime: 2024-08-16 17:52:31.043008
comment:
Amazing place to Graz big traffic. I asked 3 cars and some guy just saw me with sign and ask if I want to go with him and take me to Villach


country: EE
nickname: bigtree
datetime: 2024-08-16 19:33:08.542362
signal: sign
comment:
Very good stop. All cars heading to Tallin are going through here and they have plenty space to stop. Got a ride by a truck driver all the way to Tallinn.


country: LV
nickname: bigtree
datetime: 2024-08-16 19:37:08.292226
signal: sign
comment:
Traffic is crazy. Cars dont have much space to stop there but if they decide to they can handle it. It was worth walking this far. I took a bus from Riga to Ādaži. An Estonian truck driver gave me a ride.


country: DE
nickname: bboom
datetime: 2024-08-16 22:54:16.849015
signal: thumb
comment:
Right before the highway. There was a police check for cars getting out of the roundabout. Stood right behind, and cars were stopping all the time. Best spot in Singen 


country: CZ
nickname: Lenalka
datetime: 2024-08-17 05:19:00.890905
signal: sign
comment:
Allrighty place, however, a lot of trucks and traffic jam of trucks on the highway. Cars from the gas station were leaving slowly.


country: FR
nickname: Pipou
datetime: 2024-08-17 06:42:13.716873
signal: thumb
comment:
Got a lift to Lorient as soon as we raised the thumb while walking towards the bigger roundabout. We were probably lucky, Brittany hitchhiking luck. 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-17 06:46:42.654052
signal: sign
comment:
Good direction to leave towards Nantes. Good traffic. The spot is a bit messy for the cars to stop. Still probably one of the best option to leave from Lorient. 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-17 06:56:19.407405
signal: thumb
comment:
Not ideal we just got a lift to the highway junction 4km ahead to got towards Angers/Paris (and this second location was indeed great)


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-17 07:02:24.487621
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We were late at night (less cars than in the day). Amazing spot on the lane at the red light you are able to discuss with drivers. CAUTION: The spot is very dangerous with cars going the other way racing near you, try to be very visible (yellow-jacket, lights, ...). We were heading to Lyon and stopped in Aires des Portes d'Angers.


country: DE
nickname: Philippe
datetime: 2024-08-17 09:52:00.288573
signal: sign
comment:
Wonderfuk spot, I just waited at the intersection after the mcdonalds (asked them for cardbkard and a marker and they gave them to me) and just had a sign to leipzig, worked like a charm


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-17 10:06:20.323144
signal: sign
comment:
Towards Bordeaux. 
In August, with sign. 
Not a good spot I think. A lot of families that don’t take strangers, best to try clermont-ferrand. 
Good luck :)


country: IT
nickname: Beaver
datetime: 2024-08-17 10:37:38.071632
signal: thumb
comment:
Found a ride for three people to the next autostrada ramp (direction cefalu). Didn't took long to find a ride, but we had to walk a bit out of Capo d'Orlando to get there. There is enough space to stop and some shade to wait during the midday heat


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-17 10:54:46.934787
comment:
I wasn looking for a place to hitchhike, but a guy on a truck just stop by and ask me if I'm hitchhiking


country: CZ
nickname: ThiccBoy
datetime: 2024-08-17 11:21:54.864413
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Got very lucky and the first couple we asked was going to Bratislava where we needed to go. Otherwise it's best to ask instead of only waiting. The cars don't have much opportunity to stop for you.


country: ES
nickname: Soroeism
datetime: 2024-08-17 13:16:17.439297
signal: sign
comment:
Very quick spot. The on ramp feeds from the petrol station with cars waiting at the roundabout so it was very quick to find a ride.


country: AL
nickname: falke
datetime: 2024-08-17 13:20:36.740040
signal: thumb
comment:
Technically a good spot, but still difficult to get to the border. After 30 minutes a taxi took me to the border for 500 lek.


country: GR
nickname: falke
datetime: 2024-08-17 13:23:37.376904
signal: thumb
comment:
After crossing the border I was immediately approached by a group of young people who took me to Ioannina


country: BA
nickname: sajmonkaspar
datetime: 2024-08-17 14:28:19.465445
signal: sign
comment:
a chinese couple took us all the way to Sarajevo. we were really lucky. the road is busy and only one heading to Sarajevo from there.


country: SI
nickname: stofik
datetime: 2024-08-17 16:34:06.094770
signal: sign
comment:
Pretty bad spot because cars going to Maribor dont have a lot of space to stop and have to turn thru another lane to stop or stop in their lane. Still had great luck when a monk took me to maribor. Next time would look for another spot 


country: SI
nickname: stofik
datetime: 2024-08-17 16:37:50.266593
signal: thumb
comment:
Decent, summer holiday and weekend so a lot of people leaving from croatia and slovenia to austria, germany. but i wouldnt recommend. 


country: AT
nickname: stofik
datetime: 2024-08-17 16:42:14.780106
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot, the road from maribor was all jammed up, so cars were leaving thru here. Weekend and a summer holiday so a lot of germans and austrians leaving home. Caught a pair from my city so going straight home!! (sign for vienna bcs dont want to get stuck in graz) 


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-17 18:54:19.718092
signal: ask
comment:
Not many people there, but mostly they wants to help even if they are going in opposite (or they just a fakers) I was headed west, not far, but still useful


country: FR
nickname: ujezd
datetime: 2024-08-17 19:15:14.075330
signal: sign
comment:
Super spot, accessible from train station on bus line B for 2€. Good visibility and easy place for cars to stop. Only about 25 cars went by before someone stopped and took me straight to Brantome.


country: ES
nickname: Soroeism
datetime: 2024-08-18 08:03:47.140456
signal: sign
comment:
Be prepared to wait. Not too many cars taking the Almeria on ramp. Very hot in the sun with no shade. But still managed a ride after 3-4hours. 


country: ES
nickname: Soroeism
datetime: 2024-08-18 08:06:40.489083
signal: sign
comment:
Not a great spot. Only benefit is a shady spot for a rest in between cars. Didn’t have a choice as I took whatever I could get from my last stop, but this one really tests your patience. Mostly local traffic so I only got a short ride.


country: ES
nickname: Soroeism
datetime: 2024-08-18 08:09:19.440917
signal: sign
comment:
Very good. Fast and lots of traffic exiting Malaga. Wish I could have stayed and waited for a further ride. 


country: HU
nickname: HakunaMatata
datetime: 2024-08-18 08:46:06.278361
signal: thumb
comment:
Orlen gas station on the right for cardboard and on the other side a good spot in front of a sign “Letenye”, there is a spot to stop for cars behind. Choose right time, we had no luck in the evening but in the morning, took us maybe 15mins. PS: 2 girls


country: ES
datetime: 2024-08-18 13:14:17.080025
signal: sign
comment:
There's a space next to the road where people can stop safely and it's on a straight road so the cars have  plenty of time to spot you and think about it.

I got to France easily. Not so Manny people passing by than in the main highway of Girona but a great possiblity to get to Perpignan.


country: FR
nickname: Aidan
datetime: 2024-08-18 13:20:48.923766
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot for Geneva, you have to climb over the barrier on the bridge but it is worth it! I used a sign because cars are also heading towards Chambéry


country: CZ
nickname: Michaela
datetime: 2024-08-18 13:29:04.682278
signal: sign
comment:
There is bus stop where cars can stop and many cars going from here to Hradec Králové or Pardubice, it is good spot.


country: PL
nickname: Michaela
datetime: 2024-08-18 13:36:09.037166
signal: sign
comment:
Many cars, there is place to stop and also bus stop nearby, where they can stop as well, not so much cars, but we waited only 10 minutes to Kudowa Zdroj 


country: RS
nickname: hedonistyczne
datetime: 2024-08-18 13:42:59.977655
signal: sign
comment:
This spot was recommended to us by a local busdriver. We stood here for about half an hour, moved to a different spot for a while, then came back here. The ride took us almost immediately to Belgrade.


country: FR
nickname: meow
datetime: 2024-08-18 15:35:23.972784
signal: thumb
comment:
Très facile de sortir de Palais à tout moment de la journée, par contre il y a de moins en moins de stoppeurs à cause de la nouvelle ligne de bus. Mais les stopeurs existerons toujours ! En dehors de Palais il peut être plus difficile la nuit, sinon en journée il y a toujours quelqu'un :) Les gens de Belle Île sont très sympa, ils ont souvent moyen de te déposer à ta destination exact.


country: FR
nickname: Marta
datetime: 2024-08-18 19:21:19.247431
signal: sign
comment:
Sign to ‘sud de la france’. Not many people willing to stop, Parisians generally unfriendly, but after 45 mins or so a Spanish man pulled up telling us he was going to Avignon in the morning. Offered us a place to stay the night and drove us all the way at 6am. 


country: FR
nickname: Marta
datetime: 2024-08-18 19:25:43.082506
comment:
Initially wanted to go further to Toulouse/Spain but no luck so took a lift to Nimes in the end instead. Definitely shorter lifts more likely going between south of france  towns one by one than going all the way across. 


country: FR
nickname: Marta
datetime: 2024-08-18 19:29:11.842540
comment:
Took a while, would recommend standing further up the road (away from the toll) so drivers can actually see you as lots of people signalling as if they didn’t have time to stop. Got a lift to Montpellier eventually 


country: CA
nickname: robotdog
datetime: 2024-08-18 22:06:43.057384
signal: sign
comment:
Would be a more suitable spot if it were not closed for construction. Ended up walking toward the highway where I was picked up after about 45 mins. High speed, too many lanes, poor visibility. No other suitable spots or bus routes nearby. Make sure it's open before you go!


country: CA
nickname: robotdog
datetime: 2024-08-18 22:11:42.175982
signal: thumb
comment:
Great spot if you're going a short distance, to a smaller town slightly southwest or southeast. Had 5 cars stop all going not too far. Not ideal to go to Calgary/Red Deer. Most traffic to Calgary goes from Edmonton and does not stop here as it is too close by.


country: CA
nickname: robotdog
datetime: 2024-08-18 22:14:25.304853
signal: thumb
comment:
Next-best spot out of Leduc as it has lots of traffic. Side of the highway has decent visibility and room to pull over. Only 2 lanes wide here, so easier for drivers to switch over. Not ideal because it is on a highway!


country: CA
nickname: robotdog
datetime: 2024-08-18 22:17:12.129700
signal: thumb
comment:
Got a ride super quick. All the highway through-traffic goes through here, with some cars coming from the off-ramp from Gasoline Alley. Excellent visibility, room to pull over.
*On a highway though, so be careful.*


country: CA
nickname: robotdog
datetime: 2024-08-18 22:22:01.721962
signal: thumb
comment:
Take the 108 bus to the soccer field nearby, walk to the back of the soccer field and hop the fence/gate. Highway shoulder was closed for construction when I went, so getting a ride was difficult. Decent room to pull over otherwise. Lots of on-ramps leading here, so drivers aren't quite at highway speeds yet. Went EBD to Sicamous with a truck driver.


country: CA
nickname: robotdog
datetime: 2024-08-18 22:28:14.985496
signal: thumb
comment:
Hitching south out of Sicamous is hard. I was very fortunate as a solo female traveler to have someone pick me up. This spot has decent through-traffic, slow speed and room to pull over. Only trouble is nobody in Sicamous wants to pick you up :-) Wait time was a while. Stay here for easy access to food/plugs/water at the restaurants up the road if you can't get a ride.


country: CA
nickname: robotdog
datetime: 2024-08-18 22:32:05.504784
signal: sign
comment:
Decent spot outside a commercial area. Visibility good, enough room to pull over, and low speed as it's right after a traffic light. Took a long long time because we were 2 women traveling and Vernon is a bit of a pain to hitch out of :-) Ride did not take us far, but was enough to keeo the morale up.


country: CA
nickname: robotdog
datetime: 2024-08-18 22:47:58.667369
signal: thumb
comment:
Awesome spot for going east. Great visibility. Right after a traffic light, lots of room to pull over. Lots of through-traffic. Highly recommend.


country: CA
nickname: robotdog
datetime: 2024-08-18 22:51:04.532386
signal: thumb
comment:
Awesome spot for going north out of Hope. Decent visibility, room to pull over and only traffic here is headed that direction. Not a long walk from town/campsites if you can't get a ride. Had 2 people stop in 20 mins, 2nd one took me all the way to North Bend.


country: FR
nickname: SmartPaul
datetime: 2024-08-19 09:43:09.922957
signal: thumb
comment:
super facile, il y a un peu de place avant le rond-point (j'ai même pas eu le temps d'aller de l'autre côté sur la route vers Mont de Marsan) - on m'a gentiment déposé sur la route vers Auch (ce que je voulais)


country: FR
nickname: SmartPaul
datetime: 2024-08-19 09:47:42.546828
signal: sign
comment:
très mauvais endroit (je voulais aller vers Albi par l'autoroute) - j'ai finalement abandonné à raison car on m'a pris très facilement sur la nationale (route d'Albi) jusqu'à une entrée d'autoroute plus lointaine


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-19 10:04:41.366282
signal: sign
comment:
Cars can stop in cross walk. Many waived. Waited 100min. Signs for calais UK.
Got a ride to Bailleul, hoping to continue from there.

10am Monday 


country: HR
nickname: Levente
datetime: 2024-08-19 11:43:53.584902
signal: sign
comment:
Not really a good spot, but this is probably the only place which works if you want to go to north and you were in the city before. We waited 3 hours, only 3 car stopped, but the first two went to wrong direction 


country: PL
datetime: 2024-08-19 15:09:42.416162
signal: ask
comment:
Petrol station Orlen in this place was very bad choice for us, going to Germany.
All of the cars where local (GWE) , noone going further..


country: SE
nickname: jack
datetime: 2024-08-19 18:02:18.300179
signal: sign
comment:
Great Spot, but didn't work for me. Stood there an hour from 5 to 6 pm on a Monday in August. Many cars passing by, busstop great for cars to pull into. Had a sign E6 South. 
Male, alone 


country: FR
nickname: MerlinG
datetime: 2024-08-19 21:59:41.284205
signal: thumb
comment:
Waited with a friend very just before the péage / highway entrance. Many people were going to Tarbes, Toulouse or even Biarritz but none to Bordeaux because the A65 is way too expansive. 2 other hitchikers duo struggled even longer than us.


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-08-20 07:13:17.346313
signal: thumb
comment:
They made me sleep on a couch at the park café next to the railway pedestrian bridge and then i continued hitchhiking to Gyumri. I also met 2 chinese bikepackers camping at the shop after the intersection to Haghpat in the east of Alaverdi.
 These 2 gas stations have public wifi. Super kind russian guy took me to Vanadzor and had me refusing his money offer :)


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-08-20 07:18:10.314157
signal: ask
comment:
An empty, stunningly beautiful border. I crossed it in August 2022 on the way from Iran to Tbilisi and i really miss it. After a bit of walking, the guys in a shop took us to the first village.


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-08-20 07:25:57.653121
signal: thumb
comment:
It took me 5 cars to get to Alaverdi and only a bit of extra waiting here so i could proof again how this country is hitchhikers-friendly. On the other side, arriving here as a guy alone from Marneuli was time-consuming so i suggest to find a direct ride from Tbilisi. 


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-08-20 07:32:32.647184
signal: thumb
comment:
A touristic church for busking is here uphill in Haghpat, while a covered camping spot can be provided on the left of the shop on the main road.


country: CA
datetime: 2024-08-20 08:51:16.654284
signal: sign
comment:
I got trafic of people coming from the town and the camping street and I was in front of the post office, so at the end the delivery guy from Post office gave me a ride to Sooke. After from Sooke there is public bus to Victoria ;) 


country: GB
nickname: jojo
datetime: 2024-08-20 12:43:31.730136
comment:
Most of the traffic is on the further lanes and accelerating quickly, but hitching the traffic coming from nearby shops worked well eventually


country: GB
nickname: jojo
datetime: 2024-08-20 12:46:15.765792
comment:
There's not enough place to stop legally but plenty enough on the road marking in the center, we got lucky and only waited a quarter hour


country: CH
datetime: 2024-08-20 12:47:42.931855
signal: sign
comment:
My friend and me got picked up immediately when we went to Basel. Cars have the possibility to stop either in parking lot on the left or the bus stop at the right. 


country: GB
nickname: jojo
datetime: 2024-08-20 12:51:50.750809
comment:
There's a bus stop and people are driving slowly through the town, much better spot than further on the road where people are just driving too quickly.
And you can also take the bus to bath.


country: GB
nickname: jojo
datetime: 2024-08-20 12:54:01.016616
signal: sign
comment:
Taking the train to Taffs Well and walking a few minutes gives access to this roundabout, which is not perfect but people were not driving fast and there were construction works which created good spots to stop. 


country: CH
datetime: 2024-08-20 12:56:26.919346
signal: sign
comment:
Very central in the city, still many cars passing by going to the highway. There is long a bus stop (but no buses that stop there) so perfect for cars to turn over. 


country: IT
datetime: 2024-08-20 13:00:18.517200
comment:
All the cars that go direction west come by here. Easy for them to stop at the bus stop and also they can see you well in advance. There is a bus from Meran center that gets close to here. 


country: IT
datetime: 2024-08-20 13:03:14.933594
signal: sign
comment:
Went to Switzerland (Luzern). Good visible spot and cars can pull over easily. A café close by provided me with cardboard.


country: CH
datetime: 2024-08-20 13:09:56.420898
signal: sign
comment:
Perfect if you want to go east (Chur, Graubünden,...). A ridiculous friendly man brought me here from Luzern center (my sign said A14 / Zug). It's right where the highway transforms into a normal road and there is also a bus stop and cars can see you well. I was dropped in Landquart (I wanted to cross the east border to Italy; my sign said "Chur").


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-20 14:21:17.678341
signal: sign
comment:
Took a long time but finnaly got lucky had a sign with avignion and valance. We were to male persons each with a sign


country: FR
nickname: Aneta
datetime: 2024-08-20 17:40:23.032594
signal: sign
comment:
We wanted to go to Lyon and after 75 min we cought a car going to Beaune. There’s a lot of traffic and good place for cars to stop (parking) but many cars didn’t stop or went to the opposite direction on the highway.


country: FR
nickname: Aneta
datetime: 2024-08-20 17:44:34.892297
signal: sign
comment:
A lot of traffic here but almost no place for cars to stop. Uncomfortable for us to be here but we were lucky.


country: PL
nickname: arson
datetime: 2024-08-20 17:50:16.616747
signal: sign
comment:
sign for katowice helped, less traffic than expected for 19:00 with a mcdonalds. no luck asking so stood by the exit, where you are visible to all cars from reasonably far :)


country: FR
nickname: Aneta
datetime: 2024-08-20 17:51:20.568365
signal: sign
comment:
Many car there are locals going to the centre of Mullhouse. Trying to hitchhike on the lights first and then here (dropped pin). We waited sooo long.


country: DE
nickname: arson
datetime: 2024-08-20 17:54:18.009364
signal: thumb
comment:
started at the intersection with the main road, but further into curve of the on-ramp cars slow down a bit more and can see you from reasonably far. reasonable traffic on a sunday morning. i'd say i got very lucky on this one, but finding a ride to the next petrol station should be doable!


country: DE
nickname: arson
datetime: 2024-08-20 17:58:14.441252
signal: ask
comment:
asking around the mcdonalds in the early afternoon proved to be better than at the petrol station, got a ride past berlin and a place to sleep!
worth noting i only went there bcs the petrol station immediately before was closed; this probably increased traffic significantly.


country: PL
nickname: arson
datetime: 2024-08-20 18:01:26.448082
comment:
traffic jam towards gdansk in the late afternoon on a sunday, immediately got a ride. cars can see you quite well and bus stop makes it easy to stop


country: PL
nickname: arson
datetime: 2024-08-20 18:08:09.267279
signal: sign
comment:
tried in the evening when it was dark without success and gave up after 1h30 of trying, got a ride into warsaw within 15min of getting there the next morning (weekday at 6am). had a sign for Elbląg and was told by the lorry driver that was very good (extra points for the diacritic on the a)


country: BA
nickname: Goran88
datetime: 2024-08-20 18:20:55.974193
signal: thumb
comment:
The best place to hitchike from Mostar to Medjugorje. The good thing is that is in shadow so we are protected from the hot Herzegovian sun.


country: BA
nickname: Goran88
datetime: 2024-08-20 18:28:13.232530
signal: thumb
comment:
Bad place for hitchiking. I was once waiting for 5 hours. I recomend you to to walk farther and find a better place.


country: FR
nickname: Francis
datetime: 2024-08-20 20:16:40.953407
comment:
Not good to go to the A19 - Montargis but seems to be ok if you want to go to Paris or above, you might want to go directly to the car and ask nicely


country: FR
nickname: Aneta
datetime: 2024-08-20 22:57:32.290370
signal: sign
comment:
We were hitchhiking here in the evening and there were no so much traffic. But we were lucky and got a direct ride to Lyon. Cars have enough place to slow down and stop here.


country: ES
nickname: Fauna
datetime: 2024-08-21 08:38:52.421073
signal: ask
comment:
There is an old beautiful road to get there form the station you dont need to jump any fances just ask locals ;-) the easier spot around Barcelona


country: DK
datetime: 2024-08-21 10:45:05.979178
signal: sign
comment:
Should on paper be a good spot with the official sign and space to for cars to stop but waited 2.5h on a Sunday morning. Sign said "Jutland/Hamburg". Ended up going to the Q8 gas station a little down the road. Got a ride there to Karlslunde fairly quickly.


country: NO
nickname: Ryan93138
datetime: 2024-08-21 10:47:08.047665
signal: thumb
comment:
Not the best Spot, as not much traffic. If possible try to hitch a direct ride Honnigsvåg - Nordkapp in both directions


country: DK
datetime: 2024-08-21 10:49:50.430169
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Quickly got a ride to tank station outside Flensburg just South of Danish border.
Friendly French people in a van took me.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-21 10:52:24.900264
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Got a ride with a Norwegian truckdriver to a tank station outside Cloppenburg just on the Eastern side of the autobahn.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-21 10:56:49.062031
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Got a ride with a couple guys going to Stuttgart for work. They dropped me off at a highway service station outside Frankfurt.
Sign said "Köln/Paris". I was going to South of France.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-21 11:00:47.561373
signal: sign
comment:
Large gas station. Felt a bit dead so I got a ride to a gas satation South of Frankfurt. He offerered to drive me to Karlsruhe, but I chose the gas station mentioned above.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-21 11:03:03.303923
signal: ask-sign
comment:
A bit quiet gas station. A guy who was going to Freidburg picked me up. He ended up driving me all the way into Strasbourg.
Sign said "Strasbourg".


country: BE
nickname: JayAimless
datetime: 2024-08-21 11:39:32.049212
signal: sign
comment:
Quickly got a ride to Luxemburg from here with a LUX sign. There is a spot for cars to pull over safely.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-21 12:24:46.686801
comment:
Realy good Spot in all directions since there are Cars going every from Chemnitz. Cars can See u very good and can Stop in Bayern for the Bus.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-21 13:43:49.808472
signal: sign
comment:
Really good spot for cars to see you and to stop safely but only a few of them actually go to the A10.

It took me more than two hours but I got a ride to Blois


country: DE
nickname: JayAimless
datetime: 2024-08-21 14:58:06.150076
signal: thumb
comment:
I was getting dizzy watching cars pass until I was picked up. I started with a sign for Frankfurt but switched to thumb and got a ride to Kaiserslautern.


country: FR
nickname: Aneta
datetime: 2024-08-21 15:35:53.007364
signal: sign
comment:
A lot of traffic, enough place to stop. We had a sign Valence and cought a car going to Saint-Fons, but the driver was very kind and went with us to the petrol station on the highway near Solaize, where was no problem to continue south.


country: FR
nickname: Aneta
datetime: 2024-08-21 15:39:01.415024
signal: sign
comment:
After 10 min of waiting a truck driver came to us and offer us a ride to Marseille. We were going to Avignon, so we agreed and went on a petrol station near Avignon with him. Really good place, cars here usually go for a long distance.


country: SI
datetime: 2024-08-22 06:49:53.851008
signal: thumb
comment:
We wanted to hitchhike from Breginj to Rovic. It was harder than expected because there is very little cars passing and slowenians were not very into taking us. In the end a german family took us down to the river and we walked along it ro the bigger street for one hour. Quite a nice walk though


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:06:00.511927
signal: sign
comment:
Stood with a sign saying "South/A35" at the entrance to the high way. Cars are stopping for red light and you can stand and smile here.
A guy offered to drive me to Obernai but I predered the high way station Ostwald Ouest because I was going further south to Toulouse.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:07:53.712313
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Nice gas station. 24h open Shell so you can sleep on a bench and charge your phone if needed.
I got a ride to Colmar at 2200 in the evening.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:14:37.695914
comment:
WE waited by the light, make sure to activate it so it turns red for the cars. 15 min wait and a car took us to Strasbourg/kehl


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:16:25.217442
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Not a very good spot if you want to go far. Most people just going local. Was lucky to catch a ride to Mulhouse. 


country: DE
nickname: Pierrot
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:17:06.209560
comment:
Talked to the people there directly. Most people going towards Stuttgart with A6 but someone accepted to make a small détour (10 minutes) to take us to Karlsruhe ! 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:18:41.542079
signal: sign
comment:
Hard spot. Cars stopping for red to go on the high way. Got a ride out to the high way gas station aire de la Porte d'Alsace. Sign said "Belfort".


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:21:57.817002
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Good service station for finding a ride going long. A lot of cars from Germany and France. Got a ride with a family to a high way gas station south of Beaune (Dijon).
Sign said "A36/6. Dijon/Lyon"


country: DE
nickname: Pierrot
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:24:29.124855
comment:
Definitely would avoid this station. Took us 2 hours to find a ride, not even in the right direction. Honestly juste get the first car that will take you Somewhere else. But good spot for gotting to Cologne 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:27:26.797243
signal: ask-sign
comment:
HUGE high way service station. Hard to 'cover' all the cars you want to ask for a ride. A lot of going back and forth. The truck station is further way which is a bit bad so you can't easily go ask there.
Sign said "Lyon/Clermont-Ferrand". Got a ride from a going going into Lyon. He let me out a little North of Lyon where I could go over the high way to Relais Bruyères Paisy and catch a ride to Clermont-Ferrant.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:32:53.448804
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Good spot for going West on A89. I got picked up by some guys going to Roanne but I chose to get out at the toll booth (Péage de Saint-Romain-de-Popey - A89) because I was going to Clermont-Ferrant. I chose this because I thought more cars were heading towards CF than other places on the way to Roanne. Worked well. :)


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:35:36.490453
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot for going West. Two other hitchhikers and I was all picked up by the same guy. 
Sign said "Clermont-Ferrant". I stood at the parking after the toll. Maybe better to stand directly at the toll on the platform between the lanes. Seems scary but it's okay. Cars slow down and see you big smile more clearly. :)


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 09:40:15.237859
signal: sign
comment:
Sign said "A89, ouest. Brive-La-Gaillard / Bordeaux".
Was going to Brive. 
Started out by standing at the parking lot after (north of) the toll. After 45 minutes it didn't work and it was getting late, I when to the platforms between the toll booths. Right on the platforms between the lanes. Seems sketchy but it's okay. Got a ride there after additional 30 minutes going all the way to Brive.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-08-22 16:27:01.062765
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot, do not recommend at sunny days, because there is no place to hide from the heat, but it is really great for long distances travells. We stopped just one car and he went straight up to Lyon.


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-22 18:11:50.105191
signal: sign
comment:
Nice spot without so many warnings at the ramp as usual. I think people could give me a long ride, but I was surprised how fast it was and took a really short one to Amherst.


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-22 19:39:01.043721
signal: sign
comment:
Just do not stand under the "emergency stops only" sighn, but on the road. People will stop on red and they will have more time to see you. That how I actually got a ride from there. 


country: CZ
nickname: Bindorra
datetime: 2024-08-22 20:12:29.187684
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot to stop for a car right before entry to highway direction Vienna. No other direction passes thru there so great chances if you go there.


country: NL
nickname: sofieoasis
datetime: 2024-08-23 08:10:18.811641
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Friday morning, sign with Berlin and A1. Not a lot but enough cars, we were picked up by a nice person and dropped of a bit further on the A28


country: NL
nickname: sofieoasis
datetime: 2024-08-23 08:12:29.604583
comment:
We got droppen of here direction A1 to berlin, there isn't really a place to stand so we ended up walking to another spot.


country: FR
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-23 09:45:36.916956
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Good spot in the Italy direction. Lote of traffic. There is a good sleeping spot if you go all the way back to the metal gate a climb a steep hill to the right, there are some old benches and a place to pitch your tent. There are free showers and they might even let you sleep inside. Someone asked about our sign and took us to the last gas station before Italy. Good place


country: FR
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-23 09:47:36.730036
signal: sign
comment:
Cars going fairly slow. Have enough space to stop at the bus stop. Girl took us to the peage. Good stop 


country: FR
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-23 09:51:46.065341
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot, cars go slow, lots of space to stop. Good for both directions. North towards Lyon and south towards Marseille/Nice. The guy who picked us up took us to his house and gave us food. 


country: PL
nickname: t0terverlierer
datetime: 2024-08-23 10:52:04.920343
signal: sign
comment:
got a nice ride to białystok 
the spot is amazing it's a side lane/bus stop directly at the on-ramp 


country: NL
nickname: Nienke
datetime: 2024-08-23 11:06:53.423391
signal: ask-sign
comment:
The guy at the tank station asked us not to stand at the front which is not ideal. Also not a lot of cars because the tank station is in the Netherlands and the gas prices are higher. And people where very blunt and rude here. Would not recommend


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-23 13:05:59.428938
signal: thumb
comment:
15-20 minutes, which is not bad, but position not really good for a hitchhike. If you will go on ramp u will see the "no pedestrian blah blah blah" sign and others. So best strategy is to stay little before it and stay on corner. There is traffic light and long way before you. So drivers have a planty of time to see you. 


country: GB
nickname: roadlifehacks
datetime: 2024-08-23 13:43:19.926509
signal: thumb
comment:
Place for cars to stop and you get all the traffic from town and the ferry. Lidl with toilet nearby.


country: PL
nickname: t0terverlierer
datetime: 2024-08-23 14:46:48.669304
signal: sign
comment:
had several offers towards augustow (which i declined), after 90mins someone took me to suwałki 
not many foreign license plates, so maybe not the best sport to ask for a ride all the way to lithuania (?)
very easy to reach by bus, very spacious 


country: FR
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-23 17:19:20.060986
signal: sign
comment:
Pretty okay spot, A lot of rich people who wont stop. A lot of cars going to Nice. We were heading to Italy and got a ride to the border town Menton. Cars go slow enough. Okay space to stop on both sides.


country: FR
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-23 17:22:40.146477
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Heading for Italy. Everyone had full cars od didnt want to take us. Good place to sleep though. But we had no luck and took a bus to the peage in Antibes where we got luckier. I would try this spot again. I think we just had bad luck.


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-23 19:54:55.529435
signal: thumb
comment:
Good time, but I think I'm a lucky bitch today. 65 mph its way too fast to see and understand what kind of person you are. But maybe people just really kind there idk


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-23 22:47:36.128892
signal: thumb
comment:
I was trying to stay up higher, but is way too many cars there. So I decided go down for a bit and it 2as successful. Less traffic, more visibility, good ride


country: CL
nickname: Oldpowel
datetime: 2024-08-24 01:40:58.100984
signal: thumb
comment:
Going south: Wait directly next to the motorway. There is a lot of space to stop, busses pick up people here although its not an official stop. Trucks will stop as well. Good for long distance. 
Well reachable from santiago main station for ~3$.


country: RO
nickname: hedonistyczne
datetime: 2024-08-24 06:35:16.711695
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We waited for at least half an hour to find a ride, but we got some help from the locals - 3/4 people helped us to get a ride :) We found a ride  to the small town near the bulgarian border.


country: AT
nickname: Bindorra
datetime: 2024-08-24 07:59:51.401072
signal: thumb
comment:
We stood with a sign ‘Graz’ but only roughly 70% of drivers noticed us and gave their gestures. There is a lot of cars driving directly to the highway direction Vienna and Graz. After roughly an hour or so we changed for a thumb only and a kind girl stopped for us.


country: AT
nickname: Bindorra
datetime: 2024-08-24 08:03:18.016996
signal: ask-sign
comment:
During summer, there is many cars full of people driving towards Slovenia and further south, a couple to Graz and during our time there was only three cars with Italian registration plates. There is not an huge traffic really. After waiting with a sign Italy, waving for long, we were successful asking a man having a rest at the benches.


country: BA
nickname: Sofiayoann2024
datetime: 2024-08-24 12:58:48.588693
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot to get to mostar. We got a ride right away. Cars are driving slow and theres enough space for them so stop. 


country: BA
nickname: Sofiayoann2024
datetime: 2024-08-24 13:07:16.833568
signal: thumb
comment:
We hitchhiked to a hiking trail in Sutjeska Park from here. Not ideal spot, very few cars, cars going were fast and they have only a short amount of time to register you because of the curve. After over an hour a truck driver finally picked us up. 


country: BA
nickname: Sofiayoann2024
datetime: 2024-08-24 13:09:43.757355
signal: thumb
comment:
We hitchhiked to Trebinje from here. Only few cars drive here and they  are quite fast; enough space for the cars to stop. 


country: DK
nickname: shen
datetime: 2024-08-24 13:26:02.203626
signal: thumb
comment:
Not a ton of traffic on a saturday, good place to stand and space on the ramp for stopping, no luck hovewer. With and without a sign


country: CH
nickname: Stef
datetime: 2024-08-24 14:47:30.777139
signal: sign
comment:
Although everyone is going in the right direction it took a while to catch a ride. Maybe because it was a sunny Saturday with a lot of tourists.


country: CH
nickname: Stef
datetime: 2024-08-24 14:57:47.225851
signal: sign
comment:
Although I got a ride within ten minutes it's not the best spot to be. There is little to no space for a vehicle to stop. Google Maps / Streetview is showing old images. Zebra crossing is gone, road is smaller now. Also no option for cars to stop on the bridge as well.

I had someone waving at me from the gas station. So I guess I was lucky this time.


country: LT
nickname: t0terverlierer
datetime: 2024-08-24 19:18:00.431910
signal: thumb
comment:
cars are going too fast, literally no one stopped 
be advised --- getting away from this spot by foot is kinda tricky, because google maps is outdated and the forest in both sides is fenced off (it took me about 3hrs to walk to Babtai, got lost once & met 1 scary farm dog)


country: SK
nickname: Juhfej
datetime: 2024-08-24 20:37:47.006882
signal: thumb
comment:
Excellent spot. Waited here several times, there is enough traffic, but many cars go just a few villages further.


country: FR
nickname: Olaf
datetime: 2024-08-24 21:37:57.867903
signal: thumb
comment:
Just after a roundabout so people go slow. There is enough room to stop, but...
A dog will bark on you everytime and it seems that all the people who pass there go to the hospital near by. I also tried after the hospital but ther was nobody so I took a train (it was tuesday around 10am in august).


country: FR
nickname: Olaf
datetime: 2024-08-24 21:43:11.371768
comment:
To Fougères, in august 2024.
There is lot of space to stop and a tree to put your bag in the shadow.


country: FR
nickname: Olaf
datetime: 2024-08-24 21:46:23.982257
comment:
When I was left here I was sceptical as the cars go fast there but I waited only 2 minutes. 
I was taken by a very interesting lady whotold me a lot of stories about the city during WW2 and made a detour to drop me in the historical center. 
V, if ever you read my message, thank you very much again !


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-25 01:37:35.001468
signal: sign
comment:
Yes. I got a ride to Napoleon from here. But I was there and nearby for almost 10 fckn hours. I was staying in 5 different spots. And nothing. The best to get out from there: ask people directly at a gas station, make a sign and seat nearby a gas station so people will see you and stay on exit of gas station and McDonald, witch helped me. But if you can avoid - do that. That's not worth it. But Woodburn is a really good place and strong community. Was walking on a street and looking for a place to put a tent and a ranod guy approach on a car and offer to sleep on his backyard. And then his neighbor said I can sleep in his new camper. Good place but awful hitchhike


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-08-25 01:40:23.370684
signal: sign
comment:
Wasn't even hitchhiking but walking on a road (I have a cardboard sign on a front side of my backpack so people will see where I coking every time) and a random guy picked me up not far, but it works. But maybe I'm again a lucky bitch today


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-08-25 08:25:04.806278
signal: thumb
comment:
Direction Vanadzor. We started after sunset and had a kind man driving us to Spitak in a comfortable Lexus. He called his colleagues till he found one who could drive us to Vanadzor.
Also 3 more hippie friends of us found a ride to Spitak first and Vanadzor then.
Gyumri will miss us, 25 free souls camping in the central park busking and dancing in the streets day and night :) see u in 5


country: ES
nickname: Matej
datetime: 2024-08-25 10:40:40.535899
signal: ask-sign
comment:
You need to be lucky, because a lot of driver are just locals and go to get the gas. Best strategy is to combine hitching at the entrance and when a good car with place stops there, go and ask. Good luck! 


country: ES
nickname: Matej
datetime: 2024-08-25 10:42:55.705563
signal: thumb
comment:
Good for direction to Madrid. You can just wait at the entrance of highway or try to ask people at the gas station.


country: FR
nickname: Vagabund
datetime: 2024-08-25 10:43:07.320130
signal: sign
comment:
Toward mostly Machecoul / sometimes Nantes

Not the spot with the most cars but there is a lot of place and the cars can see you easly


country: ES
nickname: Matej
datetime: 2024-08-25 10:49:43.682849
signal: sign
comment:
I thing it's better than the spot near the roundabout, because there is enough space to stop for the car. You just need to be pationed and use the sign. Good luck! 


country: RO
nickname: tomasfogl
datetime: 2024-08-25 11:12:39.043802
signal: sign
comment:
good spot, but be careful, there are cars sometimes going very fast and theres not that much space to stand, was there around midnight and took as 10 mins to got the ride to better place outside Sibiu


country: RO
nickname: tomasfogl
datetime: 2024-08-25 11:14:39.524427
signal: sign
comment:
Perfect spot, was there at night and it litterally took us 5 cars to get a ride all the way through Brasov to near Focsani 


country: RO
nickname: tomasfogl
datetime: 2024-08-25 11:18:04.452795
signal: sign
comment:
not that good spot but after some time we got a ride with very nice guy all the way to moldova border, if you go to moldova sign is good option


country: FR
nickname: Aneta
datetime: 2024-08-25 11:19:09.147551
signal: sign
comment:
Very good spot. Many cars, place to stop, cars are slowing down before the tolls. We caught a ride to Narbonne almost immediately.


country: RO
nickname: tomasfogl
datetime: 2024-08-25 11:19:42.121291
signal: ask
comment:
Recommend to take a car before border, we tryied to cross by walking and the guys werent so happy with that, but they helped us and we hitchhiked a bus that was waiting for control and they took us all the way to Chisineu


country: RO
nickname: tomasfogl
datetime: 2024-08-25 11:25:58.759925
comment:
were very lucky here, not good spot and it was getting dark but nice guy took us to Focsani (he was going to the bucharest airport


country: SI
nickname: PE
datetime: 2024-08-25 21:53:32.335733
signal: sign
comment:
2 people, ~21:00, was dark already, but standing near the crossing so cars can stop at the bus station was good.


country: IT
nickname: PE
datetime: 2024-08-25 22:02:57.514598
signal: sign
comment:
Cars did not stop for us, tried on 2 different days. We looked like casual backpackers, 2 people m and f. Signs written with Verona and Trieste.
We took a flixbus to Trieste in the rnd (it was cheaper than blablacar).


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-26 06:28:57.652384
signal: sign
comment:
Got a lift to Karlsruhe on A5 in 5 minutes. Bus stop is good to stop. Cars are slow because of traffic lights


country: CH
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-26 06:42:35.526182
signal: sign
comment:
With a sign A2 north. 3 people stopped. Then a slovenian guy took us all the way across Switzerland to Friedburg. There is a space to stop. Cars go slowly because of the traffic light. Better fir going north then south. Although one guy offered to take us to italy.


country: DE
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-26 06:46:14.326769
signal: sign
comment:
On a sunday evening with not a lot of traffic. Got a ride quickly. Stood on the end of the station with a sign. And a guy in a brand new Mercedes took us past Karlsruhe to a gas station. Good for going north.


country: GB
datetime: 2024-08-26 10:01:06.989574
signal: thumb
comment:
I walked off the ferry and was offered a couple of short rides, but stupidly turned them down. Don't. There is very little traffic and for some reason a weirdly high rejection rate. I walked all the way here from the ferry thumbing as I went before I got picked up. Wtf uist?


country: GB
nickname: Mongoose
datetime: 2024-08-26 10:03:10.984767
signal: thumb
comment:
This road is deserted, nobody comes here, bit for some reason a crammed car of tourists happily picked me up and took me to the main road. What gigachad's. Don't count on it though.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-26 10:09:41.005203
signal: thumb
comment:
At the entrance to the sideroad there is a small but doable place to pull over going south to lakslev. Good visibility, slow traffic, but not much of it. Expectations where low because of how little traffic and the bad experiances pinned further down, but aftera few smug Norwegian rejections a kind tourist stopped and I got to lakslev!


country: NO
nickname: Plumpkin
datetime: 2024-08-26 10:15:27.891890
signal: thumb
comment:
I was able to thumb pretty much anywhere on the nordkapp road. Even with nowhere to stop. Got picked up in 2 mins and taken south for a couple of hours! Note the hiker cabin on the other side of the lake on the OSM maps was very firmly locked as of August 2024.


country: LV
nickname: t0terverlierer
datetime: 2024-08-26 10:23:32.985621
signal: sign
comment:
*excellent* spot. easy to reach by bus. the speed limit is 80km/h, so cars aren't too fast. 
there's enough space for them to stop (on an exit ramp to an abandoned gas station).
also, easy and safe to stand next to the motorway, and cars can see you from a distance. 
got a ride all the way to tallinn literally within 15mins.  


country: NO
nickname: Koff
datetime: 2024-08-26 10:24:35.844437
signal: thumb
comment:
I tried some busstops in alta for an hour but nobody would stop and they all seemed to think it was hilarious. Eventually got the bus here (saga stop). Found a driveway with some space and thumbed. Traffic was slow good visibility, legend tourists eventually stopped and took me to nordkapp, but after an hour. it kinda felt harder than it had any right to be.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-26 10:37:34.876501
signal: thumb
comment:
If you stay in the car until nordkapp, as of 2024 they WILL charge you 17 NOK  (€1.50) per person in the car, on top of the car fee. If you need to avoid that, ask to get out here, at the nordkapp 500m sign, (it is invisivle from the ticket boots, but has not much space, so warn your driver in advance) and then walk off the road a few hundred metres to nordkapp (the terrain is fine/flat and you can see some cute reindeer). I made a beeline offtrail for just east of the children of the world sculpture) and nobody cared. The visitors centre is nice, but the entry Tickets are insane. 


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-26 10:40:10.869700
signal: thumb
comment:
If you stay in the car until nordkapp, as of 2024 they WILL charge you 17 NOK  (€1.50) per person in the car, on top of the car fee. If you need to avoid that, ask to get out at the nordkapp 500m sign (i have pinned this on the map too), and then walk off the road a few hundred metres to nordkapp (the terrain is fine/flat and you can see some cute reindeer). I made a beeline off trail for just east of the children of the world sculpture) and nobody cared or charged me. The visitors centre is nice, but the entry Tickets are insane. For hitxhilong out, I just walked along the road at 10pm in the evening and was picked up eventually and got to a place to camp.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-26 10:44:15.803186
signal: thumb
comment:
2nd card stopped and took me north for over an hour, the driver spoke minimal english but it was enough!


country: MA
datetime: 2024-08-26 11:21:33.891760
comment:
We have just finished our cartboard to Casablanca and instantly Marrocan man said that he can give us a lift to Casa


country: LV
nickname: saunagshitch
datetime: 2024-08-26 11:25:55.644650
signal: thumb
comment:
before the nightfall (around 20h in the summer, meaning actually no real night), some cars in two hours, most of the cars going the other direction, it is mostly a road for tourist, because it is on the coast. probably tourist from central Europa come this way north and go south in central of Latvia, still possible to hitchhike and have more luck on daytime


country: AT
nickname: saunagshitch
datetime: 2024-08-26 11:31:30.604322
signal: thumb
comment:
two cars stopped in one hour, both going to St Pölten, i refused the first and took the second, I had both luck and unluck on the next Autohof before St Pölten (in the end a ride from there to Germany), maybe it was a bad time of the day, cardrivers blinded by the sun and me standing in a shadow


country: EE
nickname: saunagshitch
datetime: 2024-08-26 11:43:07.678514
comment:
we (three persons, mixed gender) wanted to go the the islands (the port rohuküla); the first car stopped and offered to the other port (virtsu), forth car stopping went to our destination


country: PT
nickname: Hendrik
datetime: 2024-08-26 11:58:10.834846
signal: sign
comment:
It was my first time hitchhiking and I got a ride extremely fast. Maybe you want to stay more east because sometimes I thought someone stops but they were just using the indicator to go to the gas station.


country: DE
nickname: timo
datetime: 2024-08-26 16:27:05.299724
signal: sign
comment:
Cars driving a little fast here, but if they are interest they will slow down. Maybe it would be a better idea to get to the ramp to A36 where cars driving slow. But its still working here.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-26 19:28:49.078663
signal: sign
comment:
German couple who are going to Norway picked me up around the gas station entry. good place to go Denmark


country: DK
datetime: 2024-08-26 19:32:34.383310
signal: sign
comment:
Very cute place with nice stopover space. Got picked up by a very very cool Danish all the way to Copenhagen!


country: SE
datetime: 2024-08-26 19:43:58.568142
signal: sign
comment:
many traffic going north, met a helpful person who's going to Göteborg dropped me off the highway further since he knew I was planning to go Oslo


country: SE
datetime: 2024-08-26 19:50:32.986575
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot for evening ride since the traffic is not that heavy at that time. A bit stopover place. the spot is the resemble of highway and torp city road. definitely the best place if you are desperate at night


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-26 19:59:21.743768
signal: sign
comment:
the spot looks very ideal but I waited for so long. everyone stopped and told me it is dangerous to hitchhiking but not driving me. Someone just bought me train ticket at the end and drove me to the train station. Maybe I wrote Bergen on my sign whish is too far from there, so no one wanted to pick me up:(


country: FR
nickname: Aneta
datetime: 2024-08-26 22:46:26.820138
signal: sign
comment:
There’s only a little place for cars to stop and cars are also going pretty fast, but ve were lucky and one couole took us to Perpignan Sud.


country: ES
nickname: Aneta
datetime: 2024-08-26 23:24:49.006048
signal: thumb
comment:
After 15 minutes we took a ride to Llanca. Not very much place for cars to stop, but they are slow because of the roundabout.


country: RO
nickname: OKUBOBRAKURBOBER
datetime: 2024-08-27 07:29:07.526431
signal: thumb
comment:
My friend and I stopped to hitch a ride here late in the evening. 22:30~ . We waited for about an hour. A young man stopped and drove us 9 km towards Dezh. Having found ourselves in the village at night, we continued in the morning.


country: FR
nickname: particulefine
datetime: 2024-08-27 08:27:13.326743
signal: sign
comment:
Perfect spot to go to Neuvic or Bort-les-Orgues
Standed here for 5 mins with a written sign "Neuvic". There is a small space for cars to park, cars are slow enough to see your sign. Perfect !


country: FR
nickname: particulefine
datetime: 2024-08-27 08:29:33.851415
signal: sign
comment:
After 2 minutes, a car stopped and took me to Neuvic. Very easy for cars to stop, there is a bus stop as well. Cars are quite slow too. Perfect! I has a sign with "Neuvic" written on it


country: AL
nickname: Travel01
datetime: 2024-08-27 12:24:11.420260
signal: sign
comment:
Good Spot some parking place before they slow down so they definitely have a little time to stop waited 15 min got a nice ride directly to the boarder my sign was for Korca or Bilisht he was driving over Zëmblak to Korca there would be a good spot  at the full station to stay just one street  leading to go to the boarder. Hope that helps. 


country: AL
nickname: Travel01
datetime: 2024-08-27 12:26:36.874352
signal: sign
comment:
I didn't tried it because I got a good ride but that's a good spot to go to the boarder Greece  in case 


country: GR
nickname: Travel01
datetime: 2024-08-27 12:31:28.952151
signal: ask
comment:
A lot of chars from here. Just ask people they have time had a sign and  a smile and it was really easy also the police is really helpful and nice 


country: DE
nickname: sofieoasis
datetime: 2024-08-27 13:39:17.848606
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We had a lot of trouble getting out of berlin on a tuesday morning finally took the bus and train to this spot, there were very little people, but after asking around we got lucky!


country: TR
nickname: lp
datetime: 2024-08-27 14:59:16.477957
signal: thumb
comment:
never had to wait more than 3 cars, even when we were 3 people we found a ride easily. Just near the bus stop


country: CL
nickname: Oldpowel
datetime: 2024-08-27 17:38:26.309643
signal: thumb
comment:
No luck for us here, but should be a good spot. Plenty cars, plenty of room to stop. We took a bus south after almost 1h.


country: FI
nickname: t0terverlierer
datetime: 2024-08-27 19:35:08.146161
signal: thumb
comment:
Probably a great spot if you want to go to helsinki (two cars stopped within one hour and offered to take me there, and many slowed down to read my sign that said "Jyväskylä" and shook their heads). 
no one stopped for jyväskylä, but the bus stop in the other direction is convenient for getting to stop'n go grill (see there for further comments). 


country: FI
nickname: t0terverlierer
datetime: 2024-08-27 19:41:09.806298
signal: sign
comment:
Small rest stop on route 4. Not the most convenient to reach by foot (take a bus to "Mäkeläntie"[don't trust the timetables on google maps!!], then walk for about 45mins on the street until you reach a bridge, then there's a path in the forest and a door in the fence right in front of stop'n go grill). 
i waited there for about 90mins, but the sun was already going down so not a lot of traffic. in the end, got a lift all the way to jyväskylä. 


country: FI
nickname: t0terverlierer
datetime: 2024-08-27 19:46:40.930208
signal: sign
comment:
Got a lift til Lahti in 60mins, and several offers to get taken to the highway. 
I stood just _before_ the traffic lights, which was recommend to me by a local passing by. (maybe that's good because drivers don't accelerate yet, don't have to stop at the bus station (where indeed many busses stop), and still have enough time to pull over into the empty space next to the street (which at this point is still within in city limits so no need to worry about "stopping on the highway") idk.)


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-27 21:11:56.139419
signal: sign
comment:
Technically OK, but 3 hours wait (from 1:30pm till 15.30 pm) on Saturday is a shit! Finally got a ride to Kvål, which is not a perfect spot at all. As soon as I got to my favorite spot LUNDAMO, I got a long ride after 10 minutes wait. 
Klet, sorry never ever! Please read my review about Lundamo and start your trip from there! 


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-27 21:17:17.208060
signal: sign
comment:
Traffic going to Hamar, Rena, Oslo. IN case you got stuck on night or rainy weather, wait in McDonalds, which is 24/7 open. The staff there is nice, be nice to them too :) I spent a rainy cold night there till 6am and got a ride to Oslo in 45 minutes. Before it cars to Hamar and Rena stopped.


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-27 21:23:22.876877
signal: thumb
comment:
I got stuck there on a cold and rainy night. A car going to Hamar stopped, but it was not on my way. After an hour came a police car, we had a nice chat and they recommended me to wait and get warm in McDonalds, which is 24/7 open. The police was worried about me staying next to a 80-90km/h lane, which is next to the roundabout. Technically this spot is good, but the combination of darkness (there are lights there) and a Norwegian rain was not perfect in their opinion. But McDonalds was a good choice.


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-27 21:26:20.833554
signal: sign
comment:
This spot is not convenient at all (going south). Walk 15 minutes to a bus stop and try to get a ride there. Or walk 40 minutes to Ler, which is a good spot.


country: NO
nickname: denwer
datetime: 2024-08-27 21:29:00.115296
signal: sign
comment:
Technically not a bad spot, but it is more convenient to walk to Ler and get a ride there. After 25 minutes a got a ride, the car was going to the national park, but I decided to get off at Lundamo, which was more convenient for me.


country: ES
datetime: 2024-08-28 00:45:23.624830
signal: sign
comment:
space for cars to stop
sign for Alicante
ride near to the city. from there, either keep hitching or take a local bus into town


country: US
nickname: Raureif
datetime: 2024-08-28 02:42:11.675844
signal: thumb
comment:
Decent spot to get onto US 101, as there's a largish gravel shoulder before the on-ramp where people can stop. First car which stopped (5 mins waiting) didn't go in my direction, second one (15 mins) took me all the way to the Port Angeles area. If you're not finding a ride, there's a bus station nearby, as well as places to buy drink and food.


country: US
nickname: Raureif
datetime: 2024-08-28 02:46:21.820143
signal: thumb
comment:
Seemingly a good spot with heavy traffic, but no luck for me on a Thursday morning. Got a car stopping within 5 minutes, only to get told off for trying to hitchhike. Almost an hour later someone stopped but went West towards Seattle, while I wanted to go East. Gave up at that point.


country: IT
nickname: Mazzacake
datetime: 2024-08-28 08:06:23.337982
signal: ask-sign
comment:
2ppl, one standing with a sing, the other asking drivers at the gas station.
Full holiday season, should be better on working days.
Most cars going to milan.


country: IT
nickname: Mazzacake
datetime: 2024-08-28 08:16:09.870209
signal: ask
comment:
2ppl, tried to stand with a sign at the exit of the gas station but 🚓 kicked us off the spot. Asked around but as it was full holiday season most cars were packed and it took a while.


country: PL
nickname: avemonikah
datetime: 2024-08-28 09:36:14.727778
signal: sign
comment:
We wanted to get straight to Gdańsk but the wait got very long so we changed the sign to Gniezno and waited maybe even less than 10 minutes


country: PL
nickname: avemonikah
datetime: 2024-08-28 09:54:05.271530
signal: sign
comment:
There's a bus stop so it's easy for cars to pull over. We tried to hitch a hike to Bydgoszcz with a sign but managed only to get to Żnin and hitched another hike from there


country: DE
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-28 09:55:16.425231
signal: sign
comment:
The traffic here is pretty low, and most of it is going north towards Berlin or south towards Munich. Not much people going east. I think we got lucky. But we got a ride to the next service station after Nürenburg. We had a sign A6 - east. 


country: DE
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-28 09:58:07.363146
signal: sign
comment:
Not much traffic. All of it to the east. Not many people going to Czechia because fuel is more expensive in Germany so they stop after the border. But we got a ride with a czech guy in a van, who took us all the way to Pilsen witch was our final destination. 


country: DE
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-28 10:02:01.466448
signal: sign
comment:
This spot worked for us. but stopping there is a little dangerous. Then some lady stopped and took us to the service station on the highway.


country: DE
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-28 10:04:28.938734
signal: sign
comment:
Stood after the roundabout. Not the most traffic but enough that you can get a ride quickly. There is space to stop. The cars are goig slowly. Had a sign A6-east and got a ride all the way to Nürenburg. 


country: FR
nickname: stepanfoj
datetime: 2024-08-28 10:07:54.743061
signal: sign
comment:
Lot of traffic. Good space to stop. worked good for us. Got a ride near Cannes, to a service station. 


country: DM
datetime: 2024-08-28 18:32:26.525571
signal: thumb
comment:
People are super friendly in Dominica. Good country for hitchhicking. I was hicking alot in the mountains and used hitchhiking to get into and between towns. Usually got picked up by pickup-trucks and sad in the truck bed. So, you gotta be okay with that but I never felt unsafe or scared. Never waited very long. 30 minutes, tops.


country: SE
nickname: Solo
datetime: 2024-08-28 21:37:07.312921
signal: thumb
comment:
Bus stop with ok visibility/speed and place to pull over. Ride to Falkenberg. English speaking driver.


country: SE
nickname: Solo
datetime: 2024-08-28 21:39:37.376280
signal: thumb
comment:
Has space to pull over, good visibility, and low speed. For unknown 2 cars stopped but going not towards Gothenburg. Took the 2nd one to the on-ramp and hitchhiked from there.


country: SE
nickname: Solo
datetime: 2024-08-28 21:42:16.803081
signal: thumb
comment:
Little space to pull over except a crappy bit of grass, but it worked! Hitching direct from the on ramp, ride in 15 mins north to Gothenburg. Boom. What was that about Sweden being crap for hitchhiking?


country: LT
nickname: Diusha24
datetime: 2024-08-29 01:36:37.115990
comment:
Cars don't go fast, no crazy traffic on a weekday late morning, but one of the best spots in Trakai to go in Marijampolė/Suwalki direction. There's enough place for cars to stop in.


country: PL
nickname: Diusha24
datetime: 2024-08-29 01:41:01.655168
comment:
A bus stop is there, quite a lot of cars turn from the town to the E67 and E30 highway in direction of Lodz. Drivers are friendly.


country: PL
nickname: Diusha24
datetime: 2024-08-29 01:47:05.034785
comment:
Very few cars on this MOP, only occasional truck drivers. Were picked up by a car while thumbing on the entrance to this MOP, basically standing by the highway...


country: DE
nickname: Diusha24
datetime: 2024-08-29 01:50:29.401250
comment:
Rather slow traffic, cars usually go back to Berlin, not the best for Polish border. Eventually had to walk around and ask drivers on the gas station for a lift to the border.


country: PL
nickname: Diusha24
datetime: 2024-08-29 01:52:28.970339
comment:
Been thumbing at the exit, not a lot of cars stop. Not the best spot, but could work for Poznan/Warsaw direction. Also a bonus point for having a Zabka shop


country: NL
nickname: Diusha24
datetime: 2024-08-29 02:01:55.702227
comment:
Amazing spot, a lot of space for cars to stop, you are very visible. Usually guys go in direction of Warsaw


country: AU
nickname: Falcor
datetime: 2024-08-29 07:45:24.148844
signal: ask
comment:
Combination of asking people filling up with fuel and standing on the road thumbing it. No shade standing on the road though


country: PT
nickname: Str3gh3tt4
datetime: 2024-08-29 09:10:29.240009
signal: sign
comment:
Two girl in late August, we got picked up immediately with a sign (Lagos/ south). We got many rides for short distances but we made it


country: XK
nickname: Scialatiello
datetime: 2024-08-29 09:13:33.244801
signal: thumb
comment:
Very easy to hitchhike towards Pejë. Of you go on a hike in this area you can easily count on somebody to bring you back.

In this spot there is a very friendly Kosovan man who camps on the river. He has a lot of signs like hotel and café. That is kind of a joke, but he will actually offer you coffee and even a place to sleep if needed I think. He will also show you all of his funny constructions he made there.

BE AWARE: he says he has been drinking the water in the river for 15 years and never had a problem: "the fish drink, so I drink" is his motto. DON'T TRUST HIM. The three of us all got sick from that water, and it must be that since we haven't eaten the same stuff for the rest (made the stupid choice of also filling our bottles there)


country: LA
nickname: UnSimpleVagabond
datetime: 2024-08-29 10:21:46.294506
signal: sign
comment:
If you're planning to go to Vang Vieng, hitchhiking on the highway might be your best bet. While there may be fewer drivers than on the other route, you could get lucky and catch a direct ride to Vang Vieng. I only waited two minutes before getting picked up. The signs in Lao are really helpful.


country: NO
nickname: Solo
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:07:30.564125
signal: thumb
comment:
2nd car which stopped was going straight to trolltunga. Big bus too, ok spend and visibility. There where people and buses at the bus stop, didn’t cause me problems but would have preferred without an audience.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:09:11.183562
signal: thumb
comment:
Walking along the road to trolltunga with thumb. First car stopped! Lift to the car park! After hike thumbed my way back down, despite little space to stop etc. 


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:12:28.618155
signal: thumb
comment:
Walking along road thumbing as I went, picked up in half an hour, lots of tourists. Due to tunnels ahead maybe stop hiking when you find a nice spot, you can’t walk through the tunnels and as there are no settlements ahead walking brings no benefit.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:15:48.301891
signal: thumb
comment:
The spot is good with space to park, slow traffic and visibility. In the evening despite the daylight nobody wanted to stop for some reason, eventually got a ride north.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:17:59.767304
signal: thumb
comment:
In the evening again. From the bus top, lots of laughing morons, no rides. A lot of people where just going to the gas stations just to the north, if you want to avoid them walk a little furth to the next bustop 


country: NO
nickname: Wanglequangle
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:25:23.287117
signal: thumb
comment:
A good busstop with plenty of space, slowish traffic and strong visibility. All the traffic here is going far, unlike further in busstops which are 90% local. I kinda hate this place though, I got stranded here overnight and it was raining, a lot of cars would drive past and smile and laugh at me in the rain. Don’t smile and wave at me when your driving past in your nice empty SUV while I’m freezing my tits off in the thunderstorm you giant knob. Could have been random through, hopefully it works better for you.


country: NZ
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:45:12.740394
signal: thumb
comment:
Tiny ass dirt road in the middle of the wop wops. Literally nobody here (like one car per day) but got picked up eventually. If you want to get to the doc trails and huts, this is the road, the one to the south over the river goes only to private property, even if it has more cars.


country: GR
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:47:48.567766
comment:
It's actually a good spot to hitch from (toll station), but I was threatened they're gonna call the police. Had to walk around half an hour next to the motorway Volos way to hitch from a petrol station.


country: GR
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:56:09.925977
comment:
Although theres a big road, this one is more commonly used to get to Litochoro, all traffic goes Litochoro way.


country: AL
datetime: 2024-08-29 11:59:12.459995
comment:
Wandering along the road, didn’t even have thumb out when some random Gigachad offers me a lift on the back of his motorbike, not only all the way down the dirt road, also to the village. Not many cars here so don’t bank on hitchhiking, but this is Albania, anything is possible :)


country: PL
datetime: 2024-08-29 12:18:09.909016
signal: ask
comment:
really un friendly bad drivers. mostly ignore you. some of them are friendly but not kind.
waited 3 hrs. and finally ONE car stopped. it was our direction. but while asking few second other old man cars come n complain about his stupid life n suddenly our main car has left. 
this is so rediculas experience in my 20yrs travelling. 
many ppl r grumpy n keep ignore you.

pretty sad area.

*did aaking around. thumps up. etc.

3 drivers give us middle fingures while passing. terrible country.


country: SI
nickname: NazVali
datetime: 2024-08-29 13:10:26.901404
signal: thumb
comment:
Drinking water and bathrooms (90 min wait). It seems most people go back to Koper in the next exit. But we were losing hope, a slovenian olimpic sailor took us to Piran.


country: PT
nickname: Str3gh3tt4
datetime: 2024-08-29 13:25:17.857007
signal: sign
comment:
Two girl with a sign for Faro, got picked up in 5 minutes. There’s a gas station you can reach on foot where cars can stop. Lots of cars going in the right direction in late August!!


country: CL
nickname: Bursztyn
datetime: 2024-08-29 15:28:42.460333
signal: thumb
comment:
It's a spot described on hitchwiki. There is a place for cars to stop. Cars don't go super fast yet. Lot of cars turn left couple of km further to the beach. Though all traffic North goes through here. Road works still here. 
Very good spot.


country: FR
nickname: pm13
datetime: 2024-08-29 16:30:13.446472
comment:
Good to go up north, wanted to go direction Tours. Easy to reach from the city centre, possible to enter this gas station right after crossing the walking bridge over the highway


country: FR
nickname: pm13
datetime: 2024-08-29 16:48:31.913348
comment:
I don't like this spot, doesn't really work if there's high traffic, cars are going fast and can't safely stop which was the case both times I've tried there. Maybe better at bus stop but not sure. I'd rather go to the highway entrance at Av. du Haut Lévêque, already after the Rocade.


country: FR
nickname: pm13
datetime: 2024-08-29 16:59:01.335392
comment:
This place worked for me both times I tried to exit Bordeaux. Not that much space to stop, but there's isn't much traffic and since it's after the roundabout cars are not that fast, and they can see you from afar and stop for you. Most likely all cars entering here will at least pass by the gas station just ahead to get further rides to Spain, so you can accept a ride at least until there


country: FR
nickname: pm13
datetime: 2024-08-29 17:07:52.637819
comment:
Stood 2 minutes at the roundabout and got a direct ride to Bordeaux. Note that a train ticket from San Sebastian to Hendaya costs less than 3€, and then you can walk here. It's better to hitchhike already from France


country: ES
nickname: pm13
datetime: 2024-08-29 17:19:13.151253
comment:
Good place to go to Valladolid, it works reasonably well, especially considering it's Spain we're talking about here, which is normally slow af


country: DE
nickname: pm13
datetime: 2024-08-29 17:40:01.577789
comment:
Please note, if you need a break from hh you can walk out the gas station and go to lake Tinninger for a swim or shower (40 min). Easy to camp around as well at night.
First car that stopped for me was going to Innsbruck, second car dropped me in Munich on it's way to Switzerland. 


country: DE
nickname: pm13
datetime: 2024-08-29 17:44:37.934127
comment:
Please note, if you need a break from hh you can walk out the gas station and go to lake Tinninger for a swim or shower. Easy to camp around as well at night.
Good to go to Salzburg, ended up in this gas station sometimes coming from Munich, normally fast to get the next ride to Salzburg


country: DE
nickname: pm13
datetime: 2024-08-29 17:52:30.456324
comment:
This location is kinda crazy but it works. Got a ride to the gas station before the exit to Rosenheim. There's also another gas station before Holzkirchen, in case your ride doesn't go all the way to Rosenheim. From both gas stations it's easy to continue to Salzburg


country: DE
nickname: pm13
datetime: 2024-08-29 17:58:03.016542
comment:
Doesn't really work anymore like before since now the bus stop doesn't have space for cars to safely stop. It won't work if there's a lot of traffic even considering the traffic light. So if there's heavy traffic don't lose your time and try the other spot further ahead


country: RS
nickname: Timsah
datetime: 2024-08-29 20:36:58.869672
signal: sign
comment:
It is probably the best spot to hitchhike over long distances. We got a lift to Bulgarian border after 80 minutes with a sign "Istanbul", if we waited longer and/or started earlier, it is probable that we get a lift all the way to Istanbul


country: DE
datetime: 2024-08-29 20:59:22.977355
signal: ask-sign
comment:
It was 15:30 on a weekday and there were very little cars. I asked everybody at the gas station for Hamburg and found a ride halfway there after 30min, but many cars also go to other directs


country: BG
nickname: Timsah
datetime: 2024-08-29 21:17:17.193269
signal: sign
comment:
As told above, it is a quite messy spot, but it is also the only possible. We got a ride all the way to the Turkish border fast. 


country: TR
nickname: Timsah
datetime: 2024-08-29 21:19:52.017151
signal: sign
comment:
We wanted to get a lift to Istanbul, what proved as impossible, at least we got to Edirne - which was on the other hand very fast.


country: TR
nickname: Timsah
datetime: 2024-08-29 21:32:46.323197
comment:
Very good spot when hitchhiking to Istanbul, on this spot you can get lifts from both cars going on highway and those avoiding going there.


country: RS
nickname: Timsah
datetime: 2024-08-29 21:37:27.708466
comment:
Do not go here in the evening! It may be pretty good spot if you come early in the morning and hitch a ride with a truck driver. Although not so long as Horgos queues, you should go to the truck queue and ask drivers and then just wait for your chosen driver behind the border. 


country: GB
nickname: Fryd0g
datetime: 2024-08-29 22:38:56.487613
signal: sign
comment:
not the best spot, the road widens out a fair bit and theres enough space for cars to pull over, good interaction with drivers, got a to bristol


country: ME
nickname: Scialatiello
datetime: 2024-08-29 22:51:16.349836
signal: sign
comment:
This is the hitchhiking spot locals told us to go to (in direction Novi Pazar). Two old men were also hitchhiking there.

We (two foreign-looking men) found no ride (and nobody stopped).


country: DE
nickname: Siggi
datetime: 2024-08-30 07:14:07.594600
signal: sign
comment:
Ha a good lift out of the City to the better hitchhiking spot. With a sign towards "Hannover/Bremen" it went okay. No opportunity to talk to the drivers so keep up the smile.


country: IT
nickname: Momo
datetime: 2024-08-30 07:38:49.503389
signal: sign
comment:
I went to that place with the Bus because I thought it might be the best Spot for hitchhiking to Bolzano. This might not be false but directly at the Spot is a big sign wich says "no autostop" . One police car was also driving next to me, but they didnt do anything. I still tried to get a ride there but the cars were a little bit to fast and had no really good Option to stop. Furthermore there was absolutly no shadow and it was extremly hot so I had to quit hitchhiking after 20-30 minutes..


country: FR
nickname: Victor
datetime: 2024-08-30 08:13:34.267410
signal: sign
comment:
Car can stop right after you before the exit. This spot is ok only if you want to go east. I had a sign for Caen and someone took me halfway there


country: FR
nickname: Victor
datetime: 2024-08-30 08:18:32.458889
signal: sign
comment:
Not a great spot. I was left there by the first car who took me from Rennes. Difficult to stop for the car even though there was at least some cars passing by. 10:30 am in middle of August.


country: FR
nickname: Victor
datetime: 2024-08-30 08:24:33.695715
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Good spot even though it is not a gas station. There is a little snack house so when I was left her around noon, there was a lot of cars. I asked the first guy i encountered 
and he offered me a ride to Caen.


country: FR
nickname: Victor
datetime: 2024-08-30 08:36:52.791857
signal: sign
comment:
Not that many cars after 19:00, I had to wait an hour before a lovely Belgian couple took me at my final destination even though they were not from Brussels


country: FR
nickname: Basile
datetime: 2024-08-30 13:39:14.231328
signal: thumb
comment:
Perfect spot to reach Grenoble, Annecy or Chambery, we (two 23 boyz) waited less than 2 minutes there just with the thumb. We got a ride for L'Isle-D'abeau gas station. Two friends of us got the same ride 10 minutes after us with a sign A43.


country: FR
nickname: Basile
datetime: 2024-08-30 13:44:07.979010
signal: sign
comment:
Find a ride in 10minutes for Vif, but that roundabout is a bit dangerous, people are going fast and there is few place to stop

Just few meters after the roundabout towars the A480, there is a much better spot


country: FR
nickname: Basile
datetime: 2024-08-30 13:46:53.723957
signal: sign
comment:

There is there, plenty of space for people to stop, you'll easily find a ride for Vif and then step by step reach south of France if it's your goal


country: FR
nickname: Basile
datetime: 2024-08-30 13:50:36.686365
signal: thumb
comment:
This is a bus stop, there is plenty of space for people to stop.
Try to avoïd the highway there, it's expansive and not worth it terms of time.
If you want to reach South, you'll do it quite easily step by step from there


country: FR
nickname: Basile
datetime: 2024-08-30 13:56:57.103185
signal: sign
comment:
Waited 15min there for a ride to Ussel

There is not so much people going through that road (maybe there isn't lots of people in Creuse in general)

I heard for that region it was better to have a sign


country: FR
nickname: Basile
datetime: 2024-08-30 14:01:20.885727
signal: thumb
comment:
perfect spot to in Aurillac direction, I found a ride in 10minutes for Ydes

Plenty of space of people to stop

The thumb works quite well, signs are useless there 


country: FR
nickname: Basile
datetime: 2024-08-30 14:03:57.438543
signal: thumb
comment:
Perfect spot to go to Auriilac, there is lots of space on the roundabout for people to stop, I found a ride in less than 5minutes

No need for sign, people are stopping just with thumn


country: FR
nickname: Basile
datetime: 2024-08-30 14:05:52.342755
signal: ask
comment:
I might be lucky on that one
I found a ride in 1 minute for Lyon from the gas station, directly speaking to people

It was just after the festival, it's probably way easier


country: FR
nickname: GermaineBreton
datetime: 2024-08-30 15:59:02.966222
signal: sign
comment:
Quelqu'un avant nous (2) a chopé une voiture en un quart d'heure et une autre personne s'est installée juste après nous. C'est le spot pour Paris.


country: PL
datetime: 2024-08-30 19:27:26.694739
signal: ask-sign
comment:
It took us 10 minutes to get a ride to Kraków for two guys. We were dropped off here, the location seems tricky to get to on foot. Asking people on the station directly seems to be the necessary approach.


country: PL
datetime: 2024-08-30 19:56:19.496576
signal: sign
comment:
Tried a route to Oświęcim that isn't going through the highway. A huge amount of traffic, but most of them were locals. There is a wide roadside for cars to pull over and a store nearby. 

We (two guys) waited here for over 1.5h until we got a ride that took us 1/3 of the way through, where we managed to get a direct ride pretty quickly.

Doesn't seem like too good of a spot though. 


country: MA
datetime: 2024-08-30 21:19:49.906627
comment:
Good spot for hitchiking to Agadir. Almost every car is going somewhere in direction to Agadir so you can take a small lift or be lucky and find car to Agadir


country: MA
datetime: 2024-08-30 21:24:10.528066
comment:
Good spot to Agadir. I really recommend to stay in tangzhout it is beatiful city 30 minutes before Agadir. Bus for approxi 10 MAD to Agadir from tanghzhout 


country: HU
nickname: KSLKN
datetime: 2024-08-30 22:20:24.976642
signal: sign
comment:
It took me 50 minutes on foot to get there from Mosonmagyarovar train station. However, it totally worth it, because every car, passing the spot, goes towards Slovakian border/straight to Bratislava. I was lifted to the border.


country: SK
nickname: KSLKN
datetime: 2024-08-30 22:24:15.350779
signal: sign
comment:
I was immediately picked up by a driver going to Bratislava. Although, the border control post doesn't work anymore, cars have to slow down and drivers can easily decide whether to stop or not.


country: NO
nickname: jachymak
datetime: 2024-08-31 07:19:56.246180
signal: thumb
comment:
If you don’t want to stay right after the roundabout, this is a great alternative. Direction Lofoten.


country: DE
nickname: Matej
datetime: 2024-08-31 08:24:53.255760
signal: sign
comment:
Really good spot, my second time here both of the times it took under 10 minutes now i got ride directly to Berlin in 5. Can only recommend it but use a sign cause you can go to Berlin and Lübeck from here


country: PL
nickname: hubert
datetime: 2024-08-31 13:34:04.272499
signal: thumb
comment:
road with almost no place to stop except pathwalk, but its a main road to slovakia, hungary and romania. Romanian truck stopped and took me straight to Oradea.


country: DE
nickname: JP
datetime: 2024-08-31 19:38:34.747996
signal: sign
comment:
Wanted to go to Dresden, one guy took me the the East Cross. Very Lucky, but good Spot to get to the Highway. 


country: DE
nickname: JP
datetime: 2024-08-31 19:43:30.874834
signal: sign
comment:
Great Spot for a hitchhike to Dresden. Waited just 5 Minutes for a perfekt Ride. I had a sign with me. 


country: HR
nickname: hedonistyczne
datetime: 2024-09-01 06:02:07.342519
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Even though it was getting dark already, we got a ride to the town near the Bosnian border in 20 minutes.


country: DK
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-01 10:50:04.245588
signal: sign
comment:
You can stay towards the intersection to get the driver to see the sign before taking the turn. I wouldn't recommand this spot without a sign because car drive fast here.


country: DK
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-01 10:52:54.800380
signal: sign
comment:
Got unlucky and waited a long time before someone brought me to Aalborg 
Very good spot though, lot of cars
Best place is at the exit of the gas station in my opinion (just before they turn).


country: DK
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-01 10:55:27.580583
signal: ask
comment:
Asked all cars stoping to bring me North but still was very difficult because not a lot of cars stop here


country: DK
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-01 14:25:38.934537
signal: sign
comment:
Waiting ~45 minutes, traffic light makes the car see your sign ahead of time. And there is place for car to park.
I feel like this spot is better than the one further west because of the small place for car to park


country: FR
nickname: Scialatiello
datetime: 2024-09-01 14:52:31.489658
signal: thumb
comment:
The shuttle bus picked me up for free from this spot (I was thumbing and I explained that I only autostop, no money). Even if you do not get lucky in this way, cars seem friendly and a few had already stopped but didn't go to Paris


country: SK
nickname: MichalZN
datetime: 2024-09-01 21:39:42.153632
signal: sign
comment:
I had sign with direction Budapest ( wanted to go to Romania ) After 5 minutes stopped the romanian car and took me almost 600km to Romania. 


country: DE
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-02 13:11:00.160265
signal: sign
comment:
A ok spot but it took me 2 hours to get a ride to Bremen so maybe it's better to write the number of the road and be dropped at a bigger gas station on the way


country: DE
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-02 13:17:05.034732
signal: ask
comment:
Pretty low traffic I would recommand asking  people that stop for gas to increases chances. You can also ask people stopping at Mac Donald's 


country: FR
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-02 13:21:16.320035
signal: thumb
comment:
Pretty Bad spot but still the best in the surroundings. Strategy is to be dropped further North i'd say 


country: UA
nickname: Rebew
datetime: 2024-09-02 14:23:19.495398
signal: thumb
comment:
There's either a gravel parking spot or a bus stop without any signage whatsoever. Both should work just fine.


country: UA
nickname: Rebew
datetime: 2024-09-02 14:29:44.891445
signal: thumb
comment:
A big shoulder, if you stand in the shadow of the trees, you won't be sunburned and the drivers will have a longer time to see you and decide.


country: DE
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-02 14:44:35.171649
signal: ask
comment:
Asking around is the way since there are not so many cars passing by here. Managed to get a ride directly to Amsterdam after 10 minutes of asking ppl stopping at gas station 


country: FR
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-02 14:50:34.767442
signal: thumb
comment:
Not ideal because no place for car to park but I managed to get a ride at 23:00 so i'd say it's possible 


country: DE
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-02 14:54:16.739367
signal: sign
comment:
You need a sign for car to see you since they drive relatively fast.
They were lot of parking spot free but it might not always be the case


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-03 10:22:46.132396
signal: thumb
comment:
Overwhelming city, lots of attentions, people willing to interact and help. 2 different aged groups of men wanted to give me money within one hour, a man in the cultural center next to "No problem hotel" drove me to Soran park when i asked for camping spot. English speaking girl at the café over there gave me cheese at 10pm. Chinari monastery was not allowed me to climb from the village bus stop. 
Hitchhiking in from Chambarak was fun and easy (last man gifted a Holy Bible), hitchhiking out was complicated. Road west to Ijevan was closed, so you need to pass Tavush and Aygehovit! No one picked me up and i walked uphill across all Tavush village. There a group of picnicking men gave me bread and natural vegetables after sunset, asked me if i wanted free hotel. Finally,  once i woke up at the upper bus stop and waited for minibus to Ijevan 9:30am 1000amd, eng-speak lady gave me fruits.


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-03 10:26:42.235857
signal: thumb
comment:
Got an unexpected ride to Yerevan after 5 minutes so I didn't go explore the south of Sevan lake by Vardenis and Martuni


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-03 10:37:33.592222
signal: sign
comment:
Wonderful mountain road from Ttujur to Berd. A truck carrying pillars took me to his workplace then 2 men to Berd, offering to show me the fortress and ending up gifting a Holy Bible.


country: LV
nickname: Xavier
datetime: 2024-09-03 11:08:56.444030
signal: thumb
comment:
Direction Ventspils.
Very few cars in the middle of the day, and mostly going to Talsi. Even the few going to Ventspils are going quite fast and so are unlikely to stop. I think it’s doable because their is place for cars to stop.


country: NO
nickname: jachymak
datetime: 2024-09-03 13:42:35.089282
comment:
There were not many cars in September, people going back mainly in the late afternoon. Maybe there are better chances on the main road.


country: NO
nickname: jachymak
datetime: 2024-09-03 13:47:35.640179
signal: sign
comment:
Cars going fast and they can see you only for a few seconds. At least there is enough space. Not a great place, wish you luck!


country: DE
nickname: BillFrancis
datetime: 2024-09-03 20:54:27.966146
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We got a direct ride to Budapest after around 20 minutes. There were many peoples at the gas refill or at the parking. Great spot to continue in direction of Passau, Linz, Wien and Budapest I would say.


country: DE
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-09-04 11:23:30.939537
signal: ask
comment:
2 of us came here in the morning after camping at Worthsee lake. Coming from the side road and jumping across the fence was tricky, the best spot was at the main gate.

The spot is just a toilet and Parking so not much traffic, but we managed to get a ride all the way to Switzerland after 30 min of asking around.


country: CH
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-09-04 11:37:25.455453
comment:
Immediately as we got out of a car, another one pulled over asking if we need a ride. :)) The shortest waiting time ever. :))

But generally it should be a good gas station to go north to Zurich and further. On the map is says you can even cross from one side to another, but I can't confirm that.


country: CH
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-09-04 11:41:55.429269
signal: thumb
comment:
Very big gas station, people are not very willing to stop. We (2 people) stood here when trying to get to Zurich and we got a ride from the general manager of the Intermarche in the direction of Zurich. 

One year ago we were trying to get north to Munich which was very hard and after 3 hours of waiting we only got a ride to a gas station close to Vaduz.


country: FR
nickname: Vagabund
datetime: 2024-09-04 12:20:28.812030
signal: sign
comment:
ok rest area toward Paris 

I tried 2 times there. I waited 1 hours for both before finding a car toward Paris. Good 


country: NL
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-04 13:51:07.979737
signal: sign
comment:
Waited 30 minutes with a Belgium sign, then I switched to a Den Haag sign and someone took me within 5 minutes. Very good spot overall 


country: BA
nickname: Pepa
datetime: 2024-09-04 13:58:33.157837
signal: sign
comment:
I do not agree. Not a good spot. Cars going fast at the roundabout, not easy for them to stop. Would not go here again.


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-09-04 16:11:22.212724
signal: sign
comment:
Its my 2nd time within 2 weeks, but now I'm heading south, bc Indiana its big pain in the ass to hitchhike there. So now its even easier bc so many people go to Columbus. I was just sitting outside and reading with my sign (KY) and a random guy picked me up


country: FR
nickname: Xavier
datetime: 2024-09-04 18:34:57.258199
comment:
Even if it’s not perfect it’s probably the best option to get to Bourgoin-Jalieu from Vienne. A lot of people will go a few km a way but take the rides and hitchhike from the roundabout next to the Intermarché


country: CL
nickname: Bursztyn
datetime: 2024-09-04 19:38:06.725865
signal: thumb
comment:
When I was there the were some road works, so there was only one line and slow traffic.
But it's not bad spot - there is a place to stop for cars and you are visible.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-04 21:21:15.227436
signal: sign
comment:
I did not get a ride here in 1h, further at the "Nantes" sortie of the roundabout it worked  well and quick, wasn't that scary as it looks like on the map


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-04 21:25:45.449446
signal: sign
comment:
You can easily get there with the metro to Henri Freville, Alma shopping centre is just on the way, so I got there some cardboard to make a sign. The spot itself looks a bit scary, but there is some space beside the live making it safe imo


country: HR
nickname: L
datetime: 2024-09-05 09:54:33.847688
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot, it is possible to stand on the outer line on the highway, also gas station in reach. It is really sunny, no shadow at all - be aware of sunprotection. You dont have to be aware of cops and secriuty, they didn’t care at all. Also the lane on this side is mostly for truck drivers and less for small cars. We got a ride from a truck driver, who stopped on that lane and took us directly to Zadar. Some of the truck drivers, and ours too, are not taking the highway but the smaller roads - just be aware it takes more time and you will leave the highway then. 


country: HR
nickname: L
datetime: 2024-09-05 10:01:47.462316
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Good spot, it is the magistrale on the coast. Some people stop there to park an swim, but we got a ride directly to split. If you don‘t get a ride, there‘s enough shadow, you can swim, there is dixies, and you have a nice place to put tent or hammok nearby.


country: HR
nickname: L
datetime: 2024-09-05 10:06:34.454845
signal: thumb
comment:
A good place to stand, shadow in the afternoon, nice view, enough space for cars to stop. But didn‘t get a ride. We tried with and without signs, but seems like most people are staying in the area. Maybe not a good spot for afternoon as well (expect the shadow).


country: HR
nickname: L
datetime: 2024-09-05 10:12:09.697944
signal: sign
comment:
There is a bus station where you can stand. Good spot to travel into Zadar, because the street goes directly into city center. Waited about 10-15 min. Only good spot to go into city, not possible for anything else. 


country: HR
nickname: L
datetime: 2024-09-05 10:16:55.302262
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We tried to hitchhike to next small village Socusan. Had a sign, three people and in the late afternoon. Had no luck. Cops didn‘t care at all. In the end we took a bus, and then got a ride by people that passed by before (so in the end we had luck).


country: HR
nickname: L
datetime: 2024-09-05 10:19:18.866462
signal: thumb
comment:
We were super lucky, tried to hitchhike while walking and got a ride direclty to port to take the ferry. Good spot probably to get into Zadar.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-05 11:06:17.317207
signal: thumb
comment:
Easy to stop 🛑. Stop sign. Right after a big speed bump.
Stood before stop sign. Cars can stop just next to it.
Thumbed, Sep 5 in the rain. 


country: ES
datetime: 2024-09-05 13:46:56.045791
signal: ask
comment:
Was really hard to find a ride to south, most of the trucks there were just going a few kilometers away, and cars were going to Barcelona or the airport 


country: DE
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-05 22:21:29.483653
signal: ask
comment:
Very good spot to get dropped to Hamburg if you ask ppl around (Hamburg plates start with HH). 
I personally was too optimistic and asked people if they were going more North of Hamburg (Like Kiel or Flensburg) but after a hour someone said he could drop me to a gas station North of Hamburg and I settled for it.
Also I saw 2 others Hitchhikers in this gestation and not even in the same group, it's like seeing a shooting star


country: AT
datetime: 2024-09-06 06:14:09.722900
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Very easy spot. Asked around parked cars and found a couple who took me all the way to Salzburg almost immediately.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-09-06 08:46:57.137288
signal: sign
comment:
There is a no stopping sign there. I gave up after 40min and then when somewhere else. I’m a solo female hitchhiker 


country: DK
datetime: 2024-09-06 09:38:55.597971
signal: sign
comment:
I've used this spot 10's of times and I almost always get a ride after 20 minutes! Tons of cars and there's space for them to stop


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-06 09:47:11.329186
signal: thumb
comment:
I camped in the small forest by walking uphill from the train station, crossed the road from station underpass and got a ride by an empty bus

The Sevanavank monastery in the peninsula is very touristic and gave me good money by busking down at the restaurants


country: ES
nickname: Wazka
datetime: 2024-09-06 10:29:37.182772
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Very good spot! Friendly drivers, a lot have full cars, but around half are going directly to France :) If you're travelling alone it will be faster and could even possible late in the evening.


country: ES
nickname: Wazka
datetime: 2024-09-06 10:36:24.202181
signal: ask-sign
comment:
In general a decent spot. Took two hours starting 14:00 on a Thursday (two people), but for Spain this is very good in my opinion haha 


country: RO
nickname: OKUBOBRAKURBOBER
datetime: 2024-09-06 11:37:33.709959
signal: sign
comment:
I tried to catch a car to the west, standing with a sign. I was picked up by a kind Romanian who was going to Arad.


country: PL
datetime: 2024-09-06 13:45:57.122253
signal: sign
comment:
Best hitchhiking spot I’ve seen in my life so far. Cars coming in from 3 directions, traffic lights & good space to stop. Got a ride from Warsaw to Radom in literally 4 minutes


country: RO
nickname: hubert
datetime: 2024-09-07 19:44:52.728263
signal: sign
comment:
straight way to Sibiu or even further, right after roundabout cars are going slow and a lot of space for cars to stop.


country: BE
nickname: Minaus
datetime: 2024-09-08 01:31:04.308060
signal: thumb
comment:
Spot is okay but no place for car to park. Took 20 minutes to get picked up to be dropped at a gas station a few km south. 


country: HR
nickname: Pepa
datetime: 2024-09-08 07:51:46.014180
signal: thumb
comment:
The third car stoped, couple of young poles took us to Orebić. Not a bad place - low traffic, car can stop on the crossroad. Good experience. But probably depends a lot on your luck


country: CZ
nickname: PepaZ
datetime: 2024-09-08 07:55:16.963420
signal: thumb
comment:
As Nechutnas wrote, good spot to get anywhere north, no sign needed-save it for some intersection. Good luck!


country: CZ
nickname: PepaZ
datetime: 2024-09-08 08:00:12.189307
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot to go North. Bus stop after lights so cars drive slowly. We used a sign Rumburk, got a lift in 3 minutes, friendly driver took us even a little further to Germany (we headed to Berlin). Probably could work even in the south direction on the opposite bus stop (to Prague or Mlada Boleslav). Heads up, hitchhikers!


country: DE
nickname: PepaZ
datetime: 2024-09-08 08:05:15.235740
signal: sign
comment:
Got a great lift eith a hippie lady all the way to Berlin downtown. Good spot. Heads up, hitchhiking is not dead!!


country: JP
nickname: PolyglotAbroad
datetime: 2024-09-08 08:20:43.675894
signal: sign
comment:
So I was going down do Kyushu, idk how the other people got to this station, maybe they got dropped off there, but I had to pass a trail full of spiders and webs and then jump a fence to enter 💀 the fence is rather easy to jump but you need a stick to clear all the spiders, kinda felt like some Indiana Jones type of shit, so be prepared. Unless you’re doing it on 8th of September 2024 then I cleared all the creatures on that trail. 
Speaking of the spot itself, I was holding a Fukuoka sign, Caucasian male slightly tanned wearing an Osaka cap and probably 3 spider families on my backpack. First car stopped (approx 10 seconds of hitchhiking) going all the way to Nagasaki, so a win is a win.
You can actually watch me getting to the SA on my yt channel Polyglot Abroad if you want to see what getting there is like.


country: IT
datetime: 2024-09-08 10:37:38.090977
signal: sign
comment:
Nice spot just before the tunnel as road going right is closed so makes a good spot for cars to stop. Found a ride with a sign to Limone pretty quick.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-09-08 11:21:15.911025
comment:
Official hitchhiking spot, we tried going to DK/Flensburg and it didnt work out in an hour. We changed route and went to Neumunster and changed side of the highway at one of the exits


country: DE
datetime: 2024-09-08 12:05:37.851673
comment:
Officisl hitchhiking spot. We tried going to Denmark/Flensborg with a sign that said Flensburg/Rendsburg and did not find a ride  in one hour, so we changed route and went to Neumunster and changed side on the A7 at one of the exits


country: DE
datetime: 2024-09-08 12:07:28.705291
comment:
Not super safe, basically no space for drivers to stop but we found a ride nontheless in 5 min that took us to Rendsburg. Would not recommend going here but you can make it work in case


country: DE
nickname: Gerdi
datetime: 2024-09-08 12:08:43.251959
comment:
Great spot. It only has a toilet and a parking spot but there is a steady flow of cars. Would probably not go there in the evening/night.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-09-08 12:10:05.649104
comment:
Great spot! Only a parking spot and a free toilet but a steady flow of cars. Would not go there in the evening/night as it might be quiet


country: DE
datetime: 2024-09-08 12:12:41.392231
comment:
Would not recommend. We thought the bordershopping parking lot would be a good spot for finding cars to copenhagen but there is mainly local cars and they are full. After 40 min we took a ride to a nearby gasstation


country: CZ
nickname: JakubM
datetime: 2024-09-08 12:39:25.143459
signal: thumb
comment:
There is a nice place where the cars can stop, I was standing under the tree just before turn to the left. I was waiting for a while, but a lot of cars are going into this direction, so was not difficult.


country: PL
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:06:01.070634
signal: thumb
comment:
Nice place, I always start my journeys from here. It's usually short rides there, but it always will take you forward outside of Gdańsk to Pruszcz Gdański/Starogard/Tczew


country: PL
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:08:35.591347
signal: thumb
comment:
There's not much space to stop there. Some local traffic, which means only short rides, but still a good place to go somewhere from Pruszcz Gdański 


country: PL
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:17:08.735045
signal: thumb
comment:
It's not allowed to hitchhike here, but I got dropped here and had no other option. Although on highway it's good to catch long rides. Caught directly to Częstochowa and even got a place to sleep there


country: PL
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:21:04.740203
signal: thumb
comment:
Tried to go direction of Czech republic. No result after 1.5 hours. People are going to Częstochowa directly. After this time I switch side and go to direction of Germany and managed to leave from there


country: PL
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:26:32.503565
signal: thumb
comment:
I guess it's ok. Some waiting, but mostly local traffic, although I think it's possible to get long ride here. A lot of traffic and place to stop. Cars are going pretty slow


country: PL
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:28:49.964826
signal: thumb
comment:
Got dropped on this bus station. Cars there are going really fast! Nobody was stopping and mostly local traffic. But I was very very lucky and caught a direct lift to Nuremberg!


country: DE
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:31:43.924615
signal: thumb
comment:
Quite good. People are smily. Caught a ride all the way to nearby of Stuttgard. Cars are going slow when leaving gas station and there's good traffic


country: DE
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:35:24.180073
signal: ask
comment:
It's very empty place. I tried to go in the direction of Switzerland or Munchen, but everyone was going completely other direction. There's practically no traffic and you have to ask drivers directly to take you from there. After 1.5 hours a nice couple take me to the next gas station where there were more traffic.


country: DE
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:38:58.338922
signal: sign
comment:
It's a very crowded place. I stood there with sign to Zurich and a nice german guy gave me a ride to Konstanz


country: CH
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:41:49.924995
signal: sign
comment:
It's a nice place inside the city. I got there by walking. There is a nice hitchhiking monument. I got a direct lift to Bern quite quick


country: CH
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:43:40.379209
signal: sign
comment:
It seems like a very bad spot, But surprisingly, I got a ride futher closer to Geneva in less than 10 minutes


country: CH
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:50:12.481512
signal: sign
comment:
It's a very shady place to hitchhike there. To get there you need to walk a lot, climb over the fence and run through very active road. It's not allowed to hitchhike there, but there are no other good options, but possible to go futher to Bulle/Geneva


country: CH
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:53:24.363386
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot. Be careful! You have to go over 2 fences to get there and one of them is electrified! I got hurt pretty badly and my muscles were hurt for next 3 days. But got a ride to Lausanne


country: CH
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:57:09.387091
signal: sign
comment:
Meh, not the best spot, even though the traffic was good, maybe bad luck, but nobody was going to Geneva way. Slept there and in the morning got a ride to another spot inside of Lausanne


country: CH
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 16:59:30.309061
signal: sign
comment:
It seemed like a very bad spot, but I managed to catch a direct ride to Geneve in the morning in less than 15 minutes. Cars can see you good from here


country: CH
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 17:03:12.053012
signal: thumb
comment:
Meh, not working. Neither asking around, people weren't stopping even though the traffic is slow and people who stopped weren't going to Lyon direction. After waiting for almost 3 hours police came to me, brought me to station, checked my documents and then released but forbade me to hitchhike there. Older guy was very rude, but younger one shown me where I can go to get a ticket. 


country: FR
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 17:07:10.781472
signal: sign
comment:
Pathetic place. Nobody's going in direction of Paris. Good place for going to Clermont-Ferrand. I stayed there for almost 4 hours, after I almost lost all hope a guy stopped to give me a ride to the next gas station where I caught a ride to Paris


country: BE
nickname: bogdanpanow
datetime: 2024-09-08 17:29:45.344487
signal: sign
comment:
Wasn't really hitchhiking. It was night and I was sitting with my backpack on the station, when a car stopped and asked if I want to go to Breda and I agreed


country: IN
nickname: Jergens
datetime: 2024-09-08 17:48:59.102422
comment:
Anywhere along this stretch of road seems like a great starting point for heading into Suru valley. In this case a ride to Lankarche within a minute.


country: CZ
nickname: avitousek
datetime: 2024-09-08 17:52:53.034671
signal: sign
comment:
Right after I put down my bag and showed a sign "BERLIN" a car stoped by and took me directly to Berlin. A lot of car pass here at low speed with a lot of space to stop. I stood at the Rokoska bus stop. 


country: ME
nickname: PepaZ
datetime: 2024-09-08 20:26:09.403514
signal: sign
comment:
Boy and girl hitchhiking around 7pm, got a lift after 35 minutes to Bar. We used a sign saying “south”. Heads up, travelers. HH is not dead🤙


country: HR
nickname: PepaZ
datetime: 2024-09-08 20:30:47.928525
signal: sign
comment:
Girl and boy, we tried for 2 hours going south, then moved more to the south to the exit from the town, where we were immediately picked up. We used sign “south”.


country: DK
nickname: janacek
datetime: 2024-09-09 03:00:41.014286
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We paid around 7 euros to get on the ferry as a passenger and then asked around whether anyone was going to Hamburg (people go from their cars to the area with food and stores on the ferry)


country: PL
nickname: HK
datetime: 2024-09-09 20:56:06.649745
signal: thumb
comment:
HONEST spot. Took bus 64 from Brwinów. Walked 15 mins from bus stop and entered through back gate easy. Guy going to NL pulled over within 10 mins. 


country: PL
nickname: HK
datetime: 2024-09-09 20:59:42.055976
comment:
Trying for ride to Warsaw. Driver was not going far so they dropped me further down road at on ramp to S12. 


country: PL
nickname: HK
datetime: 2024-09-09 21:02:33.402531
comment:
Not that much space for drivers to pull over but a steady flow of cars. Very clear at least where you are wanting to get to. 


country: DE
nickname: HK
datetime: 2024-09-09 21:08:30.268688
signal: sign
comment:
Cars going to either Dresden or Poland. Pays to make a sign for which direction you want. Steady traffic. May have to be patient but you will get a ride :) 


country: PL
nickname: HK
datetime: 2024-09-09 21:10:58.327563
comment:
Great spot for Warsaw. Got picked up super quick. Previous driver lived in Wrocław but was so kind and dropped me at this station. 


country: BG
nickname: Balaenfrance
datetime: 2024-09-10 03:27:02.821239
comment:
Good spot, but people are not likely to stop. I walked to the nearest village, but it was not better and no public transport. It would have been better to stay here and be patient. 


country: BG
nickname: Balaenfrance
datetime: 2024-09-10 03:30:02.399104
comment:
Cars are driving fast on the road. The petrol station is busy, people are helpful, mostly going to the north or east, but not west


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-10 04:56:26.839009
comment:
Plenty of Truck and Car Traffic. There is another station across the road. The station is marked as 24/7 however the interior closes around 10. At the end of the Parkingspace there is a small hill where one could camp. Otherwise there are benches outside of the station as well but they are very small, uncomfortable and cannot be moved. Staff also doesn't speak any English and doesn't like to communicate via translator so don't expect any help here. 


country: AU
nickname: Falc
datetime: 2024-09-10 06:05:03.080588
signal: ask
comment:
Beware!! Got kicked off the property by one of the staff at Roebuck Roadhouse! He was very rude and wouldn't have a conversation with me. He threatened to physically drag me off the property when I told him I wasn't bothering his customers, I was just talking to them. Such an asshole. Maybe you get lucky and he isn't working, but it might be better to stay at the exit of the servo, or on the road


country: HU
nickname: Tommy
datetime: 2024-09-10 08:42:47.915305
signal: sign
comment:
Update 2024. Got a truck in approximately 30 minutes in the morning. Straight to Budapest.take a sign.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-10 10:53:32.746863
signal: ask
comment:
Small parking spot. Arrived there with another lift and instantly found people heading towards Paris. Even if you don’t find a ride there’s a nice toilet, plenty of traffic and fields nearby if you need to camp


country: FR
nickname: Tom
datetime: 2024-09-10 14:39:02.143244
signal: thumb
comment:
Good spot, ours friends got a ride in 15’ to Montpellier, we got a ride 15’ after, the guy was going to Toulon


country: AT
datetime: 2024-09-11 09:25:35.402006
signal: sign
comment:
Nice spot with a lot of space for a car to stop. At some point a police car stopped by and asked if I want to go with them to Vienna


country: AT
datetime: 2024-09-11 09:34:16.016746
comment:
A Croatian guy picked me up, offered me a spare room where I could sleep and the next morning he drove me to a big gas station.


country: PE
nickname: crazyrik
datetime: 2024-09-11 14:28:57.702717
signal: thumb
comment:
ok place, most people drive to Arequipa but if zpu get a truck it will quite possibly go to the Bolivian border


country: MY
nickname: UnSimpleVagabond
datetime: 2024-09-11 16:48:42.934621
signal: sign
comment:
Great place to hitchhike if you want to get to Penang or Kl. I would recommend you to use signs to get to Penang, or Ipoh then Kl.


country: DE
nickname: Fleggaard
datetime: 2024-09-12 10:46:10.342330
signal: sign
comment:
Great place to hitch toward Denmark. It is where tons of Danes go to shop groceries at cheaper German prices! Tons of Danes from all over.


country: LT
nickname: Kubu320
datetime: 2024-09-12 10:55:03.982450
signal: sign
comment:
Great, spot. Tried to go to Riga with no success, changed the direction to Panevezys and got a ride in 5 minutes.


country: IS
nickname: Pierre
datetime: 2024-09-12 12:26:34.871395
signal: thumb
comment:
Beyond this point the road to thorsmork is impossible without a super jeep, and traffic became very minimal. The handful of superjeeps which did pass all seemed to hate hitchhikers and just laughed. The big all terrain bus service eventually stopped but demanded 60 USD for 3 miles. Maybe I just got a bad day, but this wasn’t ideal and I walked the whole way. (5hrs) It was beautiful, but there are serious rivers to cross and the dust made breathing awful. The rest of Iceland was amazing for hitchiking, so the fact that the superjeeps where so hostile was bluntly weird. Other hitchikers reported not getting a ride, and superjeep hostility, apparently they mostly belong to one company who think we are scum.

Hopefully things will be better for you, but don’t bank on getting picked up, don’t set off unless you can hike the whole way in and out or have $60 for a bus.


country: FR
nickname: Zoelio
datetime: 2024-09-12 13:54:39.802741
signal: sign
comment:
Waited with a sign for Bayonne for a bit and found a ride for an exit 10km before it, there is little space for cars to stop but it is definitely doable


country: ME
nickname: L
datetime: 2024-09-12 13:59:40.953608
signal: sign
comment:
Pretty nice spot. Can be chaotic because a lot of people stop there to buy stuff. We were standing at the bus stop with sign and thumb. We got a direct ride to budva after less than 10 miniutes.


country: LT
nickname: Kubu320
datetime: 2024-09-12 14:35:39.754915
signal: sign
comment:
Tried hitchhiking to riga with no results. Decided to switch closer to town. Came back here and got a ride to Riga in 2 minutes


country: LV
nickname: Kubu320
datetime: 2024-09-12 17:34:43.964016
signal: sign
comment:
Thought I'll get a fast ride to Riga. Waited for 2 hours and no one stopped (maybe I wasn't visible enough because it was getting dark, but I've tried diffrent locations). Decided to take a bus.


country: MY
nickname: UnSimpleVagabond
datetime: 2024-09-13 03:44:58.565183
signal: sign
comment:
I only waited 5 minutes by standing near the toll station where the cars slow down. It took me just 5 minutes to find a ride to Melaka.

If hitchhiking there feels too risky, you could try walking along the bike path on the left to reach the gas station behind the toll.


country: HR
nickname: Gaialove
datetime: 2024-09-13 08:54:37.025024
signal: sign
comment:
Cara on the road, are going really fast, poor visibility, and a bit dangerous. But there are some cars once in a while from an industrial area, and I caught a ride with a guy towards Slovenia. I got pretty lucky though. Good luck hitchhiking friends!


country: SI
nickname: Gaialove
datetime: 2024-09-13 08:59:35.002356
signal: sign
comment:
There is a lot of traffic coming through, and a lot of cars from Germany. Great opportunity to catch a long ride. I had one of my best hitchhiking experiences from here, with someone travelling to Netherlands. The border guards also don't seem to care. With patience you will get a ride. There are also toilets. Peace and love enjoy the ride!


country: GR
nickname: Nana
datetime: 2024-09-13 16:39:30.632670
signal: sign
comment:
I and my friend (both F21) have been waiting around half hour on Monastiriou street until one guy told us to go there. It's way easier to get someone here.


country: BG
nickname: Vagabund
datetime: 2024-09-13 18:26:19.347516
signal: sign
comment:
5 minutes
Sign : Plovdiv
A man gave me a ride on a gaz station on the A1.
From there 5 others minutes to find a car to Plovdiv


country: BG
nickname: Vagabund
datetime: 2024-09-13 18:29:19.665717
signal: sign
comment:
Many cars.
Some places
Better with a sign. I had a "Haskovo" sign. But not many cars goes directly there. I waited 15 min to find to a town on the way (with a better spot)


country: RS
nickname: Vagabund
datetime: 2024-09-13 18:33:26.493335
signal: sign
comment:


On my way to Nis
Sign : A1->Nis
Waited 1hour and a truck gave me a ride to a gaz station after Beograd.
If you are looking to go to Beograd it should be easy


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-14 14:09:27.496235
signal: ask
comment:
We were on the way north to Oulu. The first person we asked offered to take us 300km most of the way there to Kempele.


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-14 14:16:58.233885
signal: sign
comment:
On the way north, waited with an Oulu sign. Got a short-ish ride to ABC Kirvaskangas relatively quickly. Not a perfect spot for cars to stop, but good enough. Walkable from the city center.


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-14 14:35:37.309718
signal: sign
comment:
Waited with a Jyväskylä sign. A taxi driver took us to a different bus stop a little further out from where we soon got a ride to Jyväskylä. 


country: ID
nickname: JulianayJulianColombianCouple
datetime: 2024-09-15 03:00:28.630767
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Direction Bali. Small town, lots and lots of private vehicles. Not much place to stop, but we spoke to a car that was pulling out and through googletranslate got to Dlingo


country: AU
nickname: Falc
datetime: 2024-09-15 03:46:33.509901
signal: thumb
comment:
I got stuck in Port Hedland for 4.5 hours without a lift, camped next to the road, and waited another 1.5 hours in the morning, and finally got a lift with a girl driving to Monkey Mia!
Port Hedland is an industrial town and there are a lot of mine vehicles driving only a short distance here, also a lot of road trains going to and from the port. None of these vehicles stopped in the 6 hours I was there... don't even bother signalling to the road trains.
My advice would be to avoid Port Hedland, and if you do end up there, try and find small lifts to get to the edge of town and then start at or before sunrise to catch the early travellers who are driving long distances.


country: AU
nickname: Falc
datetime: 2024-09-15 03:57:36.279745
signal: ask
comment:
Got a ride to Exmouth quite easily by asking around here. The Roadhouse staff were friendly and even offered to hotspot their phone so I could use the internet. There's a free rest stop with shady trees just across the river if you wanna camp here


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-15 10:00:23.730008
signal: sign
comment:
Got a lift from a local railway worker. He travels from Welly to Palm every day, so there's a chance he'll pick you up in the afternoon. Other than that, this is a pretty rough place for cars to stop. there is a place to stop as they accelerate just before the ramp onto a motorway. 


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-15 10:02:27.723548
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot for going up north to Taupo, cars going slow, plenty of space to pull up, dairy and toilets nerarby 


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-15 10:06:48.446283
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot for going north to Taupo/Tongariro. In front of the BP station, plenty of space for cars to pull up, great visibility. 10/10


country: NL
nickname: AOD
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:05:04.655679
signal: thumb
comment:
Was there at sunrise on a weekday. In around 25 minutes, I was offered two different rides. One in the direction of Rotterdam, and another towards a petrol station on the highway just outside of Leiden. At this hour it was all short-distance work traffic.


country: NL
nickname: AOD
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:06:57.016656
signal: thumb
comment:
I was here in the early morning. Offered a ride to Schiphol by a gentleman going to work at Schiphol. 


country: NL
nickname: AOD
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:08:34.642952
signal: thumb
comment:
Got stuck here. This petrol station primarily services taxis and local airport traffic. I also tried by the traffic lights just outside, but without any luck. Decided to take a train out after my lack of success. 


country: NL
nickname: AOD
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:11:47.782164
signal: sign
comment:
Immediately picked up by some older gentlemen who used to be hitchhikers. They said this was a bad spot, so drove me to a better spot (a highway ramp by zevenaar).

It is no exaggeration to say I was picked up immediately, so for me it could not have been a better location. But according to them, two locals, it was not ideal. 


country: NL
nickname: AOD
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:14:11.086541
signal: sign
comment:
Waited around 30-45 minutes with a sign which read 'Italy'. Created a lot of laughs, and eventually picked up a ride offering to take me to a raststätte along my preferred highway.  

Stood at the beginning of the onramp. There is also a traffic light onto it, which increases the amount of time people can see you. Also enough space for a car to stop. 


country: ID
nickname: JulianayJulianColombianCouple
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:20:05.901480
comment:
Very few cars, maybe 1 every 5 minutes. But indonesians are very kind, so eventually someone stopped


country: DE
nickname: AOD
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:22:42.891298
signal: sign
comment:
I met an absolute gentlemen offering to take me to north-west Italy across a two-day journey. While I was heading in a different direction, I did manage to head down to Karlsruhe with him. Great spot! Thanks J.!


country: DE
nickname: AOD
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:25:26.879355
signal: sign
comment:
Originally I tried to hitch from the petrol station just down the road from this bus stop. However, early hours in the morning, it was absolutely empty (although the first guy offered to give me a ride, but going down the wrong direction). Tried to take the bus to the on-ramp of the autobahn, but while waiting for the bus I managed to hitch a ride. Got incredibly lucky, went all the way down to near Milan!


country: IT
nickname: AOD
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:29:51.639579
signal: sign
comment:
After about 5-10 minutes, I noticed a sign behind me. I can't read Italian, but I assumed it said somehting about being fined for parking in the bus lane. So I left, deciding to try the parking lot of the grocery store. 

When walking to the parking lot, this gentleman and his girlfriend offered me a ride to the train station to get into Milan (my final destination). I found it difficult to refuse Italians, so I condede! They bought me some snacks in the store, which was incredibly generous! Additionally, another gentlemen who I had jokingly hailed on a bicycle told me he was heading to Milan in a few hours and that I would be welcome to hitch with him then. So two offers in 10 minutes! 


country: BE
datetime: 2024-09-15 12:37:50.859798
signal: sign
comment:
Brussels > Lille
A guy took me to tournai
Not very busy but ok. Plenty of trucks but not so many cars.


country: ID
nickname: JulianayJulianColombianCouple
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:19:22.980496
comment:
We walked a bit through the town looking for a good spot and some shade, as we walked we tried to flag down cars direction Bali, and were lucky to get a ride to Semanu.
This road is mostly private cars, not many trucks (which is good, because the trucks are too slow)


country: DE
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:19:41.814111
signal: ask
comment:
We wanted to east (to Poland), but most people only go to Berlin, so in the end, we also went to Berlin.


country: DE
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:23:20.916700
signal: sign
comment:
We were sitting in front of the restaurant with a sign, until a guy approached us who took us to the A10.


country: ID
nickname: JulianayJulianColombianCouple
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:23:47.006876
comment:
The town is long, we had to walk a ways to get out of it. Narrow streets, but if someone wants to stop they will. People are confused, though, they've never seen hitchhikers and can't figure out what we're doing, they wave and smile at us bewilderedly, despite our sign saying "Numpang", which is like indonesian for "free ride". But sooner or later someone always stops.
There are lots of cool hidden jems to explore around Semanu if you have time and budget. Our ride took us to Kalisuci cave where we went tubing: 200,000 IDR for foreigners, super cool experience, we were the only ones there. It's 30 minutes walk from town. 


country: ID
nickname: JulianayJulianColombianCouple
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:28:13.694773
comment:
Our ride dropped us off at the bus station despite us trying to explain that we were hit hitchhhiking, and then they kept driving in the direction we wanted to go, jajaja. So we had to walk across town for 30 minutes. Narrow streets, but if someone wants to stop they will. People are confused, though, they've never seen hitchhikers and can't figure out what we're doing, they wave and smile at us bewilderedly, despite our sign saying "Numpang", which is like indonesian for "free ride". But sooner or later someone always stops.
Direction Bali


country: PL
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:33:41.828866
signal: sign
comment:
A lot of traffic, but also a lot of people selling fake tech products to the drivers, which makes it a bit harder to talk to the drivers. In the end a guy approached us when we were sitting in front of the entrance with our sign.


country: PL
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:39:44.412917
signal: sign
comment:
Cars were going really fast. We had a sign saying Bialystok/LI. After an hour, a guy picked us up only to bring us to the next gas station on the highway.


country: ID
nickname: JulianayJulianColombianCouple
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:39:59.815774
comment:
Our ride was very kind and insisted we wait for the bus to Pacitan, that he would wait with us and flag the bus down, that it would be by any moment, and that nobody would pick us up.
They have very good intentions but avoid this kind of help at all costs. We waited, losing daylight, with lots of completely unintelligible googletranslate, until finally we were able to understand from him that maybe the bus would come in 45 minutes, and if not, then in 1.5 hours. By now it was dark and we had already wasted 30 minutes with this very kind man who talked and talked even though we couldn't understand anything, not even with googletranslate.
He kept insisting to wait, that nobody would pick us up, but as soon as I tried to flag down a car, one stopped and took us all the way to Pacitan. 
Here they have lots of space to stop, it's a wide road, in front of the mosque. 


country: PL
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:42:34.626530
signal: sign
comment:
We were sitting in front of the entrance of the gas station with a sign saying LI. Very soon, two girls picked us up.


country: LT
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:49:35.960424
signal: sign
comment:
The safest place to stay is on the ramp to the highway, but it is still not nice. There is only limited space to stop, and because the curve the cars don't see you very early. Also, there are not many cars, which makes it a bit safer, but we also had to wait for a long time.


country: LT
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:52:27.592466
signal: sign
comment:
Because of the construction in the city center, there are not many cars going a long distance. But at least people were nice and we were quickly picked up.


country: LV
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:58:06.862313
comment:
On the whole street, the curb is very high and there are a lot of fast cars. There are no options where cars can stop. We took the bus to Kauguri and continued from there.


country: LV
datetime: 2024-09-15 15:59:40.719491
signal: thumb
comment:
People in their cars look very confused, like they don't know what you want from them. Mostly local people.


country: LV
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:04:57.525113
comment:
We hadn't even gotten out of the previous car yet, when a guy at the gas station offered us to take us further.


country: EE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:13:26.533532
signal: sign
comment:
There were not so many cars at the gas station, so after a while we went to the street and hitchhiked from there.


country: EE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:16:36.005800
signal: sign
comment:
You can stand directly on the road after the traffic light. Because of a construction, cars were forced to stay on the left side of the road, which was a bit unfortunate, but if that is gone, it will probably be better.


country: FI
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:20:38.533706
signal: sign
comment:
Most cars seem to go to Helsinki, so if you want to go west, it's not perfect. But people were very friendly and smiled at us at least :-) And if you want to go to Helsinki, this spot is probably really nice.


country: FI
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:23:01.072496
signal: sign
comment:
We were very lucky at this spot. There was only one car at the gas station, and they brought us directly to Turku.


country: FI
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:25:09.051641
signal: sign
comment:
Because of the speed bumps, cars have to go very slowly, and there is only one direction to go on the big street.


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:31:27.944475
signal: sign
comment:
In the night before we stayed in the forest near the train tracks, but somehow it smelled a lot like rotten camembert cheese, so avoid staying there overnight. But the gas station was good, we were picked up quickly.


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:36:24.641569
signal: ask
comment:
Most people go somewhere nearby or into the city center. Because of the construction the streets are a bit confusing, but after some time at the gas station we found two guys that picked us up.


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:40:04.351909
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We stood both at the gas station and the street going to the highway with a sign saying "SOUTH". But it seems like this district is a bit hard to get away from. All people we talked to stayed somewhere nearby. Nobody took us with them and in the end, and we took the train to Hallunda to walk to the service area at the highway.


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:47:15.454433
signal: ask
comment:
Even though the gas station is right next to the highway, not many people actually went on it. We talked to a lot of people, but it took quite some time until we found someone to take us with him.


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:49:23.015103
signal: sign
comment:
Perfect spot to go south. You can probably find someone who takes you very far, so maybe don't take the first person who only goes 30 kilometers to Nyköping (because it is very hard to get away from there).


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:52:17.026213
signal: sign
comment:
At the beginning, we tried our luck at the gas station, but there were not many people so we moved to the street. But there are also no cars stopping there, even at the bus stop 100 meters west. In the end, we hiked to the Nyköpingsbro gas station on the highway.


country: SE
nickname: PolishGirl
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:52:38.582186
signal: thumb
comment:
Most of the people had full cars or were with children. Good to take a lift in the afternoon, neither in the morning or in the evening.


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:53:56.980522
signal: ask
comment:
Talk to the people stopping and going to the restaurant.
There is a shower which is not too expensive, if you need one.


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-15 16:55:45.497481
signal: ask
comment:
We talked to people at the electric vehicle charging station, and directly found a nice couple who took us very far south.


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-15 17:00:55.899977
signal: sign
comment:
Somebody told us it is illegal to stop at bus stations with a car and that might be the reason why people don't do it. After a while we were still lucky and two people brought us to Helsingborg.


country: FR
nickname: Zac
datetime: 2024-09-15 17:02:54.956329
signal: thumb
comment:
Attente inexistante, je me suis mis entre 2 voies de péages, j'ai tendu le pouce et hop je suis monté dans la premiere voiture.


country: FR
nickname: Zac
datetime: 2024-09-15 17:05:55.393233
signal: thumb
comment:
Je me suis mis sur le separateur entre les 2 voies, pour être bien visible. Pas de panneau, ça a marché juste au doigt, pour monter jusqu'à Valence.


country: FR
nickname: Zac
datetime: 2024-09-15 17:07:58.159263
signal: thumb
comment:
Spot parfait pour aller au nord. Même pas eu le temps de m'installer, on m'a embarquer juste avec le pouce, direction Lyon.


country: DK
datetime: 2024-09-15 17:10:24.503040
signal: sign
comment:
We usually didn't go to highway ramps, but this one was safe and people could stop easily on the emergency lane.


country: DK
datetime: 2024-09-15 17:14:20.831201
signal: sign
comment:
We got a lift directly to the ferry in Gedser, because the driver of a car approached us right after we went inside the store (because of the rain).


country: FR
nickname: grimple
datetime: 2024-09-16 11:01:29.957132
signal: sign
comment:
To Tournai: There is an extra lane circumventing the roundabout, but you can stand after the highway sign on the right to still catch everyone. Police didn´t care on a Sunday evening.


country: HU
nickname: umpalumpa1312
datetime: 2024-09-16 13:12:10.599999
signal: ask
comment:
Small station, majority of cars drive to Ukraine, but I was trying to get to Romania, so probably it's easier if you are going to UA. The trucks stop only when they have to take a long 12h break to sleep.


country: PL
nickname: umpalumpa1312
datetime: 2024-09-16 13:19:48.797522
signal: ask
comment:
A big station where all trucks stop when they're going to Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and further. Once even the driver asked me first where I'm traveling when I arrived at the station, so it's really very easy. The best time is on Sunday evening because often the road to Slovakia is closed till 10pm and a lot of trucks are waiting for it to be open. There's a nice restaurant and you can exchange currency.


country: PL
nickname: umpalumpa1312
datetime: 2024-09-16 13:21:18.831975
comment:
The comment from 2013 it's probably about the bigger station on the other side of the road, 5 minutes walking.


country: PL
nickname: umpalumpa1312
datetime: 2024-09-16 13:24:33.789548
signal: thumb
comment:
Majority of the cars are from Rzeszów and don't going outside of the city so you have to watch the license plates.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-16 14:16:46.793856
signal: thumb
comment:
We waited by the exit of the garage building. There is even a automatic sign the input you destination for the driver.

The driver was able to see us and stop safely.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-16 14:25:15.736632
signal: thumb
comment:
We waited on a bus stop near a sign for hitchhiking. 
The sign have multiple destinations on it. It's a bit small but an attentive driver might see it.


country: DE
nickname: Tarbooz
datetime: 2024-09-16 15:00:52.905007
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Was waiting for about 1h, without sign though. Nobody stopped - probably the cars were way too fast. My direction was Mannheim.. Asking at the traffic lights might help. 


country: CA
nickname: FK3
datetime: 2024-09-16 18:39:58.565212
signal: sign
comment:
Waited on the slip road by pizza hut. After 30 mins got a ride from a lovely dude who then offered to give weed and booze supply runs for summer camp. Let me drink beer in passenger seat and offered his dab pen from the trunk!


country: CA
nickname: FK3
datetime: 2024-09-16 18:45:39.360251
signal: sign
comment:
Ramp on to trading post. Cars not going to fast. Not too much traffic but got a ride in 30 mins. After dropping me off he invited me to his house in Montreal and said he'd lend me one of his cars!


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-16 20:45:16.052303
signal: sign
comment:
Super spot. 4 colourful wanderers, we camped in Areni floodgate and came here at 11am brought by a friend's car to find a direct ride to Iran. After 5 minutes playing music and singing by smiley food vendors, two armenian trucks stopped for us and drove all the way to Agarak, which border i really missed since 2 years ago.
We had signs to Meghri but they were really useless, as everyone would understand we're going as much south as possible. I'm in Samuel Hostel in Agarak, Iran will see me again in winter, going back to Georgia tomorrow!


country: HR
datetime: 2024-09-16 22:08:16.213159
signal: ask
comment:
First we stopped to Split (almost 4 hours) with a thumb and a sing in a hand (change every 30 Minutes the variants). Than we want to go anywhere from this place, and go and ask every car to get out of there. In 45 minutes come one lady and say that she can go to the Zadar. We took this car.
We were a couple (girl und boy) with backpacks 


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-16 22:31:36.210616
signal: thumb
comment:
Come here by metro to Shengavit or Garegin and jump on the bus 6, 51, 55 or 55w - check more direct options from the city center to Karach market on app A2B Yerevan transport. 100amd each ride.
I accepted the second offer to Artashat as it was getting dark and the guy dropped me at his market on the main road. Another guy took me to one more market+ cheap bbq restaurant (they call them bistro) where the owner spared a grilled potato lavaş with me. Stand at the crossroad where the cars accelerate into the M2 to Meghri. 


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-17 01:17:48.931935
comment:
Very good spot for getting out of Dunedin to Queenstown. Take a local bus to Caversham shops. From there walk south along South St, just before you get to the motorway lights cross the road and walk on the right hand side of Caversham Place (a small dead end street with residental houses on one side). Just before the end of the street walk accross the grass to the right to get to the motorway and walk a little way up the motorway about 20m to where there is an extra lane. The extra lane 30 metres further is for cars to turn into Burnett st a little further up but it is hardly ever used


country: FR
nickname: ljistzukurz
datetime: 2024-09-17 06:48:31.005111
signal: ask-sign
comment:
was dropped pff at the exit nearby coming from saint-gaudens made my way to this spot via the roubdabout and the slope. I followed google maps for it. Waited like 15 minutes


country: AU
nickname: Falc
datetime: 2024-09-17 07:47:36.470091
signal: thumb
comment:
It took longer than expected to leave Exmouth on a Sunday arvo. I waited 1 hour in town and someone took me to the edge of town where I waited another 80 mins until I got a ride. No shade here


country: AT
nickname: Akika
datetime: 2024-09-17 15:47:49.134502
signal: sign
comment:
It was heavily raining and I was waiting at the rock with a Münich sign. It only took about 25-30 minutes before a guy from Kosovo offered me a ride to Germany and relatively close to Münich aswell!


country: ES
datetime: 2024-09-17 20:18:03.266832
signal: thumb
comment:
Industrial place with few traffic but I did manage to get a car for a next station tho. 
Practical as you can easily get there with Cercanias 


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-18 08:40:29.379440
signal: sign
comment:
Waited with "Kemijärvi" sign in the morning. Most people seemed to just drive short distances. Cars go pretty slow though and we quickly got a ride to Ruka near Kuusamo.


country: PL
nickname: skazaninastopy
datetime: 2024-09-18 11:19:38.344814
comment:
We got a ride almost instantly, they where going to Legnica. Good spot on the expressway. @skazani.na.stopy


country: PL
nickname: skazaninastopy
datetime: 2024-09-18 11:22:04.633952
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot, school nearby drivers are going slowly but not a lot of them. You can try to get on the expressway here. @skazani.na.stopy


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-18 13:44:07.168458
comment:
People can stop at the bus stop, they are not going so fast, because of the roundabout.
We've been taken here straight to Paris. It's the way from Compiegne to A1. 


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-09-18 13:46:27.616968
comment:
Good place to stop but better to use signs because it's not a major road and people can go everywhere. Better ask them where they go. 


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-09-18 13:49:07.869891
comment:
People are going quite fast, but there is a small place to stop (especially for parisian drivers). If you go to A1, you need to catch the flow going on the left. 
We decided to change spot after 30min.


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-09-18 13:53:16.414143
comment:
After a bit without sign, we decided to show "Orléans" and got picked up in 5min. There is some place to stop, and people can see you when waiting at the traffic light. Huge glow of cars going to A1 / N20 to the south. 


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-09-18 13:56:54.880994
comment:
Got picked up really fast straight to Angouleme. People from Limoges take this way to go to the Route nationale towards Angouleme. 


country: FR
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 13:59:35.507467
comment:
We were really lucky and got a ride straight to Biarritz (with a Tesla). Maybe not a good spot to go the south, especially on a sunday as everything is close. Probably better if you go to the north, lot of place to stop. 


country: FR
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:01:24.376425
comment:
We were racing with 2 friends, both of us tried this spot and got a ride very quickly. There is a place to stop for cars, and a lot of cars are taking this road to the south. 


country: FR
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:03:45.439411
comment:
After trying before at the bus stop, we decided to come here as we were going to Spain, to also get the flow from the north. We got a ride really quickly to the border with Spain. There is a nice place for cars to stop. 


country: ES
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:07:48.498162
comment:
Nice place for cars to stop. We were racing with 2 others friends and both of us got a ride quite quickly to San Sebastian. 


country: PT
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:12:40.243865
comment:
Huge place to stop (with a no-way street) and people are going really slow at the exit of the roundabout. We got a ride to the petrol station on the A10 towards Lisbon. 


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:16:31.891253
signal: sign
comment:
Plenty of space for cars to stop. Grocery store and Alko nearby. Got a short ride to Kuusamo very quickly.


country: PT
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:17:07.384305
comment:
Nice spot but portuguese don't stop so much. We refused a ride to a city nearby, to have one going on the highway (we were going to Spain). 


country: PT
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:21:05.575920
comment:
If you go to Spain, you have to look for cars with Spanish registration, and ask them if they can drive you straight to Spain. We got a lift to Salamanca. 


country: ES
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:26:44.000365
comment:
Awful place if you are going to Vitoria / Bilbao. Nobody is taking this road, people are just turning to Villafria.


country: ES
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:27:42.694009
comment:
Not working if you are looking to go to Vitora / Bilbao. It seems better if you wanna reach Santander (?)


country: ES
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:30:13.838059
comment:
Quite hard for cars to stop. But huge flow. 
It was a rainy day in the afternoon, maybe not the perfect time to hitchhike. We finally took a bus to Bilbao. 


country: ES
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:32:05.415930
comment:
We were sleeping in the camping and got a ride from here in 5min (even if the driver told us it's a very bad place to stop), cars can stop at the entrance of the campin's parking. 


country: FR
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:36:22.067329
comment:
We got a ride to Capbreton's highway entrance. (after we refused one to the same place). 
We tried all roads on the roundabout, and this spot seems the best for cars to stop. 


country: FR
nickname: Elise
datetime: 2024-09-18 14:43:38.806740
comment:
Nice place for cars to stop, and directly going on the highway to the north. We got a ride to the next petrol station.


country: PL
nickname: skazaninastopy
datetime: 2024-09-18 20:35:33.319189
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot on the expressway. Mcdonalds, petrol station, showers and lots of truckers.
You can go around to ask people or stand on the way out of the McDonalds.
@skazani.na.stopy


country: PL
nickname: skazaninastopy
datetime: 2024-09-18 20:39:25.922928
signal: sign
comment:
You can easily catch sth to Lubawka or somewhere to Czech Republik. Just wait next to road, there are two place where drivers can stop.
@skazani.na.stopy


country: CZ
nickname: skazaninastopy
datetime: 2024-09-18 20:45:40.947578
signal: sign
comment:
Wait next to the shop, you have great parking there for drivers to stop. You can get basically to every place in the country from here. 
@skazani.na.stopy


country: CZ
nickname: skazaninastopy
datetime: 2024-09-19 10:04:14.462811
signal: sign
comment:
2 guys. Great spot. Town nearby with one shop. Lots and lots of cars just wait next to petrol station.
@skazani.na.stopy


country: DK
nickname: Nvtvlia
datetime: 2024-09-19 12:25:47.712390
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Poszczęściło nam się, akurat trafiliśmy na ludzi którzy mieszkali w tym mieście, więc przewieźli nas 150 km


country: JP
nickname: Broula
datetime: 2024-09-19 12:52:41.268257
signal: sign
comment:
Couldn't find a ride to the highway, I waited at that Lawson for 6 hours but most cars would go to the bypass and not the EA1 Shin Tomei highway. So I would recommend using the bus from Shizuoka station to the Service Area as recommended on that pin about 20km west.


country: HR
datetime: 2024-09-19 14:22:56.795671
comment:
We are waiting for a little bit more than 1 hour. We hitched with a thumb and then with a sing in a hand. 


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-19 14:40:09.326860
signal: sign
comment:
Waited with "Kajaani" sign. The cars go quite fast but the drivers can see you from far away and they can pull over at the bus stop.


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-19 14:43:37.126869
signal: sign
comment:
Waited quite a while with a "Kajaani" sign. Cars can stop at the bus stop. Except they mostly don't. Got a ride to the middle of nowhere 70km away though.


country: EE
datetime: 2024-09-19 14:45:39.173612
signal: thumb
comment:
Got off the ramp and stood there with thumb. Nobody could see me, so stand more visible further back, but there was a pullover place. As the last cars left, somebody called me over and took me halfway across the island! Driver spoke very good English.


country: EE
datetime: 2024-09-19 14:49:45.290864
signal: sign
comment:
There is a turnoff here with a long space to pullover. Good visibility. The traffic was fairly low but OK. A lot of people where turning at the next junction and many people where going so fast they didn't slow down, so it was a longer wait than the rest of the island, but got picked up after 45 mins. The driver was very kind, he spoke a very tiny amount of English and was happy to use Google translate to estonian.


country: EE
datetime: 2024-09-19 14:52:10.607792
signal: thumb
comment:
Very little traffic, but the first car stopped. English speaking tourist going to the main road. A fun ride! Just walking along road with thumb. Lots of cool ruined bunkers in the area.


country: EE
nickname: Wingnut
datetime: 2024-09-19 14:54:12.537635
signal: thumb
comment:
Wandering along road with thumb. First car stopped (not much traffic though). Driver spoke basic English, enough to have simple conversation, and was a cool dude. Got to next junction.


country: EE
nickname: Wingnut
datetime: 2024-09-19 14:56:08.203256
signal: thumb
comment:
Walking along road with thumb. Very little traffic, but first car stopped! Took me to lighthouse. Kind driver, almost zero english but Google translate worked. Cool wooden church nearby. 


country: EE
nickname: Wingnut
datetime: 2024-09-19 14:58:26.162572
signal: thumb
comment:
Trying to get to lighthouse. Thought this would be the shortcut road, but it's actually a crappy gravel road with no cats. Walked the entire thing, not 1 car passed :( Pretty woodland hike though! If you want to get to the lighthouse, try and get out at the next road east, it has more traffic.


country: EE
nickname: Wingnut
datetime: 2024-09-19 15:01:29.563947
signal: thumb
comment:
Walking along road with thumb. Long straight, 3rd car stopped, quite low traffic so they stopped on road. Was a tiny bit difficult explaining where I wanted to go for some reason, but in the end they where very kind. Microscopic English but Google translate convo happened.


country: CZ
nickname: MARIOSUAREZ
datetime: 2024-09-19 15:32:56.622873
signal: sign
comment:
Not bad spot, but we got extremely lucky. Got picked up but a Flixbus and took us all the way to Budapest. Cheers to that amazing driver. Just epic.


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-09-19 21:39:36.799788
signal: sign
comment:
Just was sitting outside and read a book. And I have a sign on my backpack, so everyone can see where I'm going. So I think I was looks polite and that's why someone gave me a ride to Georgetown!


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-09-19 21:42:47.506762
signal: thumb
comment:
Probably it was a nice spot, 12 years ago. Now there is a no stopping sign. Was there for about 2 hours and nothing but cops. I made a spot bit righter the route, there is a good on ramp so its just 15 minutes walk and worth it.


country: US
nickname: Luthero
datetime: 2024-09-19 21:44:48.000795
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot but bushes might make it harder. But otherwise people see you for about 20-30 seconds because of speed limit and ramp. And there is a nose spot to cars to stop there also. 


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 00:32:33.345599
comment:
You can hitch to Whitianga pretty much anywhere in Taurus. Just go along the road and you’ll get ride in no time


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 00:35:14.216654
comment:
You can get here with local bus (80) from Tauranga. There is place for cars to pull up right in front of the I-site. It’s not ideal though since there are cars parking and a bus stop. Recommend hitching to coromandel from Waihi (you can take bus 85 there) or Bethlehem 


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 00:36:41.172800
comment:
If it’s raining you can take a local bus to Tauranga for 5 dollars. One goes at 7:20 (102) and the other at 17:05 (105)


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 00:41:21.946735
signal: sign
comment:
If you are going north from ChCh to Kaikoura/Picton but your ride is going to Hammer Springs get out here to continue hitching north. Great spot, with heaps of place to pull up, toilets and shops nearby.


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 00:43:05.481085
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot for going south to Dunedin. Got picked up by students in no time (you’ll get bonus points for writing “Dunners” on your sign instead of Dunedin)


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 00:47:17.514168
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot for hitching to Christchurch. You can get local bus 1 from Dunedin here. There’s plenty of space for cars to stop. You are guaranteed getting a direct ride to ChCh


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 00:52:46.603494
comment:
Very good spot for hitching both ways, right beside the park, plenty of space for cars to pull-up. Toilets nearby.


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 00:56:59.008167
signal: sign
comment:
Bad spot, I got dropped at Rae’s Junction. If you are going north there a great spot right in front of the Rae’s Junction hotel if heading south then well the only spot is a slow vehicles bay around 650m from the junction itself. I got a ride to Dunedin though. 


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:05:06.665802
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot for hitching to Wanaka/Cromwell. Easily accessible by a local bus, there is a small bay right after the turn to arrowtown.


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:07:00.473372
signal: sign
comment:
Best spot for getting out of Wanaka. You can get a ride from fellow backpackers to get here or worst case scenario walk 2/3km. 


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:08:57.338804
signal: sign
comment:
Got dropped here when going north. There is a small bay right before the turn to Hawea. Heaps of cars will be turning there so don’t get discouraged. Not ideal spot


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:11:11.185642
signal: sign
comment:
Not much traffic on west coast in low season. There is a place to pull up in short distance from the something stag restaurant. Good spot for going north


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:13:37.637545
comment:
If you get dropped at the lake Parangi campsite and you are hitching north your best bet is to walk a couple hundred meters to the ¿abandoned? motel. Right in front of it there is a spacious bay for cars to pull-up. There isn’t a lot of traffic so keep it in mind and don’t get caught by the night!


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:16:31.414672
signal: sign
comment:
There’s a spot right beside the blue sign if you are heading north. I was hitching late ~4pm and had to stay a night in backpackers, next day waited in rain 1,5 hours and got a ride to Greymouth. Low season can be really tough here


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:21:40.090350
comment:
During low season is hard, nearly no cars and most of them packed. Fortunately I didn’t share the same fate as the infamous left stranded hitchhiker.


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:25:03.206035
signal: sign
comment:
Long wait, not many cars going north from Westport to Karamea. On the most of the road north from the town there is place to pull up


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:27:22.887467
signal: sign
comment:
Got dropped here by a local while hitching north. There is a small shed that can provide cover from rain and a place to pull up for cars going north.


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:30:40.834107
signal: thumb
comment:
Since I didn’t get any rides in Marahui to Motueka I just kept on walking down this road. At the marked spot there is a place for cars to pull up, got my ride there. 


country: NZ
nickname: Carlitos
datetime: 2024-09-20 01:37:18.149149
comment:
Great spot for going to Rotorua, you can get there with local bus 38. It goes at 12:15 from the Taupō Visitor centre


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-20 12:50:19.239378
signal: thumb
comment:
Arriving here from central Armenia is easy and fun - check the spot in Areni. Leaving to anywhere up north can take long time! I did it 2 years ago from Iran and got stuck in Lehvaz village of Meghri, where a farmer gave me a couch and a truck took me to Kapan in the morning. I did it again during a long exploration of the country this week and got a ride to Meghri after 2 hours, waited 2 hours in the evening, camped and waited 6 hours in the morning. I also walked up to Lehvaz, it is a better spot than Meghri.
It was already my 60th day in Armenia, been to all directions except of remote villages in Syunik and northwest. So i can say Agarak is hard to leave, unless you speak Farsi or Russian so you can approach drivers easily.
Kapan is easy to leave. I waited 5 minutes. Good luck


country: AM
datetime: 2024-09-20 12:58:31.084480
signal: ask
comment:
As of today, they say that hitchhikers can only go to Meghri and Agarak. They can't go to Tsav and come back. If you like to speak with locals or fellow travelers then you can find a ride from Agarak to Tsav or Nrnadzor. I did not and i trust situation will change.


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-20 13:08:22.615154
signal: thumb
comment:
Very good spot if you are arriving from south (Ararat province) and you wanna skip the traffic of Yerevan on your way west - Echmiadzin, Armavir, Gyumri. You'll also skip the airport area and the need of taking buses to reach western suburbs. Mind that these western cities are industrialized, so people drive for money more than elsewhere.
I got offers to Masis until a guy took me to Hayanist. 


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-20 13:23:20.710940
signal: thumb
comment:
Best spot from Meghri to north. If a local wants to take you here (Lehvaz village intersection) from Meghri, then accept! There are people leaving the village, there's space for trucks to stop. A covered bus stop against sun or rain. Also dusty blackberries in september. A spanish cyclist going south stopped for conversation and got a local white Lada stopping for me after 2 hours i was waiting :D Elders took me have lunch at their roulotte by a very twisty part of the road, then i hitchhiked with one of them to Kadjaran


country: SE
nickname: Polskagurom1
datetime: 2024-09-20 14:40:41.014026
signal: thumb
comment:
Great place, much place to pull over and great visibility. It is in the city so cars go slow but nearly everybody stays on the highway.


country: BA
datetime: 2024-09-20 15:13:08.332104
signal: sign
comment:
Went to Mostar from here. Even tho it might not look optimal on the map, I did find the spot rather nice. The cars didn’t go to fast, enough space to pull over, and the stretch between the road bends is long enough for the drivers to see you.


country: BA
datetime: 2024-09-20 15:18:32.817739
signal: sign
comment:
Stood here in order to be visible for north cars going out of jajce and the cars coming from the north. There is a small spot for the cars to pullover. However, many cars coming from north are going fast


country: SI
datetime: 2024-09-20 15:25:01.107418
signal: sign
comment:
Not the fastest hitchhiking time in my case, but the spot does live up to the criteria of a good spot. Cars not going too fast, a little spot to pullover, and even (depending on the time of the day) opportunity to stand in the shadow of the road sign when the sun is burning 


country: DE
nickname: jojo87
datetime: 2024-09-20 19:00:45.347922
signal: ask
comment:
We were asking people at the station. After 25 minutes the lady from the station who was very friendly told us that her boss wanted us to go away


country: ES
nickname: silverninja
datetime: 2024-09-21 05:22:51.521583
signal: thumb
comment:
It’s difficult to get there (had to jump a fence). Nevertheless, there is a bit of space at the big abandoned building where cars can stop. Many of them continue further North.


country: ES
nickname: silverninja
datetime: 2024-09-21 05:26:07.200299
signal: sign
comment:
I was there on a Friday, there weren’t so many tourists. I had to ask around a lot and nobody wanted to take me. After that I took a sign saying “France” and stood at the entrance of the gas station, which eventually got me a hitch to Perpignan.


country: EE
nickname: Wingnut
datetime: 2024-09-21 12:45:46.347705
signal: thumb
comment:
Ride in 5 mins to meteor crater. Driver spoke no English but was very kind and willing to use Google translate. Good space to pull over, good visibility, traffic slow from roundabout.


country: CN
datetime: 2024-09-21 14:33:14.077633
signal: sign
comment:
I tried walking to the toll gate first to stop cars right in front of it but the police politely told me to go here because cars are not allowed to stop at the toll gate... I waited here for two hours before I gave up, 100 taxis stopped, and only two other cars that weren't on the way to my direction but offered to drive me as private taxis for a huge amount of money. The problem is that there is a big crossing here, and you're standing right next to the lane that turns right, everybody on the way to the highway is already on the left lines. Generally i was quite unlucky both times i tried hitchhiking out of lanzhou from different spots 


country: CN
datetime: 2024-09-21 14:39:20.710453
signal: sign
comment:
I walked to the toll gate first, but the police politely told me to go here because cars are not allowed to stop at the toll gate. The problem here is that there is a big crossing right before the highway starts and you're standing right next to the right lane, everybody going on the highway is already on the left lines... around 100 taxis stopped and only two private cars that weren't going into my direction but offered to drive me for a huge amount of money. Generally I was quite unlucky both times I tried hitchhiking out of lanzhou from different spots


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-21 16:05:30.111313
signal: thumb
comment:
C'était un dimanche soir donc plus galère qu'à un autre moment
It was on a sunday evening so more difficult than at an other moment


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-21 16:08:17.795396
signal: sign
comment:
I had a sign and I could manage to go to Remiremont in one lift after 30 minutes
J'avais un panneau et j'ai pu aller à Remiremont en 1 voiture au bout de 30 minutes


country: SE
datetime: 2024-09-21 18:14:48.232354
signal: thumb
comment:
I literally got picked up the minute I stuck out my thumb. Ride all the way to Sundsvall! Got so lucky, but also a good spot I guess. Bus stop at the E4, enough place to stop for the car and they still drive quite slowly after the roundabout.


country: SE
nickname: Dutchie
datetime: 2024-09-21 19:20:54.852700
signal: thumb
comment:
Not the best spot, but at least cars drive slow and are able to stop. My ride was on his way to Kvissleby but was a big help by bringing me a little further on the E4 to Myre Diner. I had to wait for over an hour there (but would probably be faster if you had the guts to approach many people and ask for a ride) but then got a ride all the way to Gothenburg. 


country: SE
nickname: Mel28
datetime: 2024-09-21 19:29:29.436176
comment:
Waited pretty long with no shade -sunny day- but got a ride all the way to Göteborg! I was going to Stockholm and could have gone to Gävle with my ride, but changed my plans to going to Göteborg when I found out he could drive me all the way there :)
Many people heading South. If you have the guts to ask for a ride and don't mind being turned down, you'll probably get a ride sooner. Also a truck rest area so long ride garanteed if you want to go with a truck. 


country: US
nickname: anonymous
datetime: 2024-09-22 06:22:33.781256
signal: sign
comment:
if you stand in the triangle by the northbound on-ramp drivers don't have much room to stop, the overpass shoulder might be a better option. got an early morning ride to eugene after waiting 3 hrs


country: AM
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-09-22 06:34:08.630382
signal: thumb
comment:
Kadjaran is a small town that everyone crosses on the way from Kapan to Meghri, Iran and opposite. If you are going north, find a car going to Kapan and take the bus number 5 to the eastern end of the city, where the road intersection goes left to Yerevan. I had a young guy offering me coffee, taking me to the next village, waiting with me for the Kadjaran-Kapan bus and then finding a friend of his to drive me there.


country: CH
datetime: 2024-09-22 08:17:18.508788
signal: sign
comment:
Possible to catch cars from here, but there is way more traffic further down the road at the other two marked spots. I think it's worth it walking there.


country: CH
datetime: 2024-09-22 08:18:32.520110
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot at the exit of the stations where cars are slow and you can show them a sign safely. Many Swiss German and German cars here, possible to catch really long rides


country: CH
datetime: 2024-09-22 08:23:05.076477
signal: sign
comment:
Very good spot to get far rides, because all the tourists from chateau de gruyère pass here. Nice place to stop for cars, but they can't see you from very far. Still, they are going slow and have reasonable time to pull over. We got lucky with a direct ride to geneva.


country: FR
nickname: Zac
datetime: 2024-09-22 10:32:31.617431
signal: thumb
comment:
2 gars, on a attendu 15 min avec le pouce, car le panneau mcovoit ne marchait pas, direction grenoble


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-22 11:27:32.046159
signal: sign
comment:
The cars go quite fast but they can see you from far away and there is plenty of room to pull over at the bus stop. We waited with a "Joensuu" sign and were later told that most of the people driving south here are going there. Comes down to peoples attitude towards hitchhikers.


country: SK
datetime: 2024-09-22 12:42:20.675910
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We waited here for almost 4 hours without any ride. We have asked many drivers about drive to Žilina, but unsuccessful 


country: DE
nickname: fyn
datetime: 2024-09-22 16:20:05.073032
signal: ask
comment:
Not that easy to get there, you need to take train and bus (~1h from Hamburg center) 
You have lots of chance to find cars going to Scandinavia, look at the number plate. 


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-23 03:43:14.772343
signal: sign
comment:
Room for cars to pull over is a little tight. However, there is a lot of traffic and we got a ride fairly quickly.


country: FI
nickname: Tiki
datetime: 2024-09-23 11:37:08.292694
signal: thumb
comment:
Nice view from the road. I got dropped off at the ABC nearby so I had to walk a bit. Used both thumb and a sign saying "Hki" (short for Helsinki)


country: DE
nickname: Tommy
datetime: 2024-09-23 11:45:41.105526
signal: sign
comment:
THE ROAD TO HAMBURG IS CLOSED (sept 2024) take m21 bus for 3 stops and wait at the entrance next to parking lot. Got ride in 1 min to Rostock


country: IT
datetime: 2024-09-23 21:25:35.756575
signal: thumb
comment:
Firstly, I was hitchhiking behind the toll station, and one of the workers even smiled at me and gave me a wave. In only 10 minutes, a few cars stopped for me, but they were all going towards Venice. Then another worker came and made me leave (he seemed upset). I later returned and hitchhiked about 20 meters before the toll station and in 30 minutes, a lot of cars stopped, but again, they were all going to Venice. Then the upset worker returned and made me leave again, so I took a train instead.

This spot can work if you're going to Venice, as a lot of cars stopped, but the workers do make it a bit unreliable.



country: MK
nickname: Zmetegennazis
datetime: 2024-09-23 23:21:26.057922
signal: ask-sign
comment:
This place is gold, lots of cars of all different nationalities going almost every direction north, passed on a couple of short rides to eventually find one taking me all the way into romanie!


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-24 08:59:48.390073
signal: sign
comment:
A wise man once said these words about hitchhiking which have been ringing in my head ever since: "It is not popular in Finland."

Anyways, it's technically a nice spot with loads of space for cars to pull over, many of which turn west onto the highway. Maybe you'll have more luck than we did.


country: FI
nickname: Uri
datetime: 2024-09-24 09:03:47.591839
signal: sign
comment:
Waited with "Kouvola" sign. About a fifth of the cars seemed to take the highway to the west (Kouvola/Mikkeli direction).
Cars can stop at the bus stop and possibly by the ramp onto the highway. Got a ride to Porvoo (through Kouvola) eventually.


country: KZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-09-24 14:14:16.477816
signal: thumb
comment:
Direction east. Anywhere on this road works really but after the town, all the cars go far away. Not too many cars but one will stop really fast.


country: KZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-09-24 14:18:42.974612
signal: thumb
comment:
Bus stop somewhere here. Perfect spot for heading north. Ask to be dropped off before the town if coming from the south as rides going further will take this road around it.


country: GR
nickname: Honopir
datetime: 2024-09-24 18:04:36.355679
signal: sign
comment:
Nice spot where cars can stop at the gas station. We wanted to go to Florina and a nice Greek lady took us to Agios Panteleimonas (amazing lake), 35min from Edessa. 


country: RO
nickname: umpalumpa1312
datetime: 2024-09-24 18:27:59.777498
signal: ask
comment:
Trying to get to Cluj. Small station, all the cars were local, no trucks. Better to walk a little bit to the other spots.


country: AR
nickname: crazyrik
datetime: 2024-09-25 01:37:50.542571
signal: sign
comment:
I wasn't allowed to ask in the gas station for rides, but stood with a sign saying "Carretera dirección Cordoba / Jujuy" to go to the real highway on the opposite site of the road and sure enough a pickup truck stopped after some 15min


country: AR
nickname: crazyrik
datetime: 2024-09-25 01:40:52.174757
signal: sign
comment:
I got so insanely lucky here. 1212km in one truck. Stood with a sign waiting, many cars going in the right direction, the truck stopped to let somebody out and I asked him where he went and well 24 hours later I was in Mendoza


country: KZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-09-25 08:38:54.111651
signal: thumb
comment:
Perfect spot for Uzb border, slow speeds. You can cross the railroad tracks easily here to reach the road or the town.


country: FR
nickname: jannotravel
datetime: 2024-09-25 09:48:42.566294
signal: sign
comment:
Very good spot. The cars slow down because of the round about and the upcoming toll.
Most cars are going to the direction of Lyon, but eventually i got one to montpellier


country: FR
nickname: jannotravel
datetime: 2024-09-25 09:52:40.342468
signal: sign
comment:
Good Spot, the cars are not that fast and it’s perfect if you want a ride on the A7 in both directions👍🏼


country: FR
nickname: jannotravel
datetime: 2024-09-25 09:55:26.580948
signal: sign
comment:
worked for me, but just because I was lucky and someone who drives blablacar dropped somebody off right next to me. I think there is a better chance when you walk down the road further more.


country: ES
nickname: Zoelio
datetime: 2024-09-26 10:14:32.153451
signal: thumb
comment:
We got a ride very quickly but I think it was mostly lack, there is space to stop and the entrance to the highway, but not many cars go by


country: NL
datetime: 2024-09-26 10:28:21.454803
signal: sign
comment:
they were waving but didint want to take us, then the guy showed up and took us to gas station (shell) and it went really great up there


country: NL
datetime: 2024-09-26 10:35:25.687943
signal: ask-sign
comment:
we just came here and asked max 3 cars and we catch one that was going to Brussels where we wanted to go


country: FR
nickname: dmr0
datetime: 2024-09-26 18:04:54.563985
signal: sign
comment:
While there is (decent) room for cars to stop, terrible spot to go towards Bordeaux or Bayonne. While it clearly allowed to go toward these cities, no one was actually using this exit to go there so there was very little traffic for us to get a lift. Little did we know that we would probably have been luckier on the previous exit closer to Tonnay (33). Don't get dropped that far and prefer highway entrances closer to Tonnay/Rochefort ;)


country: UZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-09-26 19:19:02.403558
signal: thumb
comment:
Don't take any of the taxis after the border but just walk until there's no people and start hh. Not too many cars but some trucks. Road is horrible but they're building a new one currently. Took me 9 hours to reach Kungrad by truck. Should be a bit faster in a car. Bring some snacks and water.

Border was easy on foot. They usually let you skip the lines if they see you're a foreigner. Took me an hour all in all.


country: ES
nickname: Zoelio
datetime: 2024-09-27 11:34:52.867128
signal: ask
comment:
We were two going to Barcelona and had to ask around the gas station for not even 10 minutes before getting a ride straight to the city, worth the effort of getting a bus our of Zaragoza to here.


country: ES
nickname: Zoelio
datetime: 2024-09-27 11:40:17.710314
signal: sign
comment:
People have some space to stop here, further they don't, but it's not really a good spot, we waited more than two hours with a sign, to get a ride to Zaragoza. I don't think there is a much better spot for Zaragoza from Pamplona though.


country: DK
nickname: bliv
datetime: 2024-09-27 14:53:10.362156
signal: thumb
comment:
Official hitchhiking stop, quite good. We waited around 25 minutes under the rain and get picked up to the next gas station before the highway split where then you can have your chance 


country: DK
datetime: 2024-09-27 15:09:21.114999
signal: thumb
comment:
If you stand at the corner at the traffic lights all the cars are going on the way to Odense 
You can also ask people when they are stopped 


country: UZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-09-27 19:37:03.489515
signal: thumb
comment:
Just stand anywhere after the town and you'll find a ride out in no time. There's some shared taxis going up and down Moynaq so you can reach here with those or with a normal taxi.


country: UZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-09-27 19:39:27.185606
signal: thumb
comment:
It seems like a bad spot but it's surprisingly not. Has a lot of cars and they all seem to go to the highway. I found one to Nukus after 15 mins.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-09-28 08:45:44.490619
signal: sign
comment:
Très rapide, la voiture allait jusqu'à Genève mais on s'est arrêté avant pour aller en direction de chamonix


country: PL
nickname: pawelwojciechowski
datetime: 2024-09-28 09:46:49.713137
comment:
I was going to the spot next to gas station and have my sign on my backpack. Car stopped me before i reached my orginal spot.


country: PL
nickname: pawelwojciechowski
datetime: 2024-09-28 09:53:29.512599
signal: sign
comment:
I was going next to the road with my sign on my backpack and some driver pull over to pick me. I was going to the gas station. 


country: DE
datetime: 2024-09-28 12:33:23.542679
signal: sign
comment:
We were trying to join the highway to go to Hamburg 
You can ask people to drive you to the next gas station and hitchike at the entrance of the highway


country: US
nickname: LostFrench
datetime: 2024-09-28 17:32:39.743843
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot. Lots of people, across from a red light which forces people to slow. Place to stop. Directly heading to I-70.


country: US
nickname: LostFrench
datetime: 2024-09-28 17:35:36.048870
signal: sign
comment:
Pretty much the only option in Fillsmore but it's good. Visible, place to stop, people going far after gas break.


country: US
nickname: LostFrench
datetime: 2024-09-28 17:39:14.917407
signal: sign
comment:
Lots of people just going to the next town. I took one of these but it may be worth waiting longer to go further than Fredonia


country: US
nickname: LostFrench
datetime: 2024-09-28 17:45:26.874510
signal: sign
comment:
Most people go to nearby location, I was trying for the grand canyon. Moved here after trying the intersection with Pratt street during an hour (I wanted to avoid all the people just going to the dollar store)


country: HU
datetime: 2024-09-28 17:54:09.273978
signal: ask
comment:
Gas station with traffic. Mode of it goes to Romania but you have to be lucky and keep asking. I asked to the Serbian border and they ended taking me to Sofia (BG). You won’t have a better spot anyways 


country: US
nickname: LostFrench
datetime: 2024-09-28 17:57:13.250063
signal: sign
comment:
Going to Vegas.
Spot is honestly pretty bad.
People go fast, it's hard to stop anywhere and there's too much distraction for people to really pay attention. 
I got extremely very lucky.
Best strategy is I think to got talk to truckers at the stations


country: HU
datetime: 2024-09-28 18:01:41.656684
signal: ask
comment:
Big amount of cars to Romania. You can very easily aim Szeged in one  
I tried at the gas station onAustrian  side and then restaurant on Hungarian side.
Side note: slept near the gas station and got woken up at 4am by Austrian military


country: ID
nickname: UnSimpleVagabond
datetime: 2024-09-28 23:37:02.750583
signal: sign
comment:
Solo guy caucasian. Hitchhiked there for less than 10 minutes with a sign « Cikampek ». Great spot to get out of Jakarta heading to the east, good luck ✌🏻


country: FR
nickname: dmr0
datetime: 2024-09-29 05:08:04.851278
signal: sign
comment:
We wanted a lift towards Bayonne, and someone pulled over rather quickly to Saint-Georges-de-Maremne. 
The Avenue de la Resistance seems like a nice place to go towards the Basque Country from Dax!


country: FR
nickname: dmr0
datetime: 2024-09-29 05:11:38.991669
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot to go towards Bayonne, no tolls, with lots of space for cars to stop. Not much waiting either as the road was far from empty.


country: FR
nickname: Zoelio
datetime: 2024-09-29 14:29:44.982086
signal: ask
comment:
We (1 male 1 female) asked around for just short of an hour before getting a ride to Nimes, there are a lot of families and full cars but also plenty of people going north and some going to Italy.


country: UZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-09-29 18:04:57.849189
signal: thumb
comment:
Seemed like a good spot to head to Bukhara but it's just small village after village and nobody driving far distances. Take the route through Urgench!


country: UZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-09-29 18:06:43.998719
comment:
Literally got out of my previous car and the car behind us told me to hop in. Other than that, the spot itself seemed great too, plenty of cars and room.


country: AU
nickname: Falc
datetime: 2024-09-29 21:16:46.826371
signal: ask
comment:
I might have got lucky, but a guy pulled up to check his load and asked me where I was going. Got a ride to Meckering 


country: IT
nickname: Ponorka
datetime: 2024-09-30 20:35:30.166986
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Came form Slovinia and wanted to get further to the Italy. 

Waited for at least 6 hours, after that we went back to Koper and tried our luck there.

But after the gas station closes, it is possible to dumpster dive.


country: BE
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-10-01 09:08:38.923694
comment:
Lot of people stops but it is mostly local to go to Tournai. There are place to stop and traffic ok for a tuesday morning. On the way to Mons 


country: FR
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-10-01 10:17:50.618728
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot actually!
You can go just before the peage, there are 2 lanes to Montpeillier/Toulouse and two to Barcelona/Girona.
Your allowed to stand right before peage but not after. Cars go slow.
I was picked up to Montpellier after 20min on a tuesday morning.



country: FR
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-10-01 10:19:40.690604
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Asked around at the gas station with a sign in hand. After 45min, a kind couple from the netherlands took me to lyon :) many cars also go to Marseile and Aix en Provence


country: UZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-01 14:44:26.905530
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot in the shade. Used a Samarqand sign and found a free ride (although they thought I had lost all my money or something)


country: FR
nickname: TajineMachine
datetime: 2024-10-01 15:03:22.197619
signal: ask-sign
comment:
I was coming from Montpellier to Lyon and had the choice to be dropped here or at the big peage a few km towards Lyon. My destination was Germany.
After 15min a german couple took me in their camper van! Maybe I was lucky but from what I see there are enough cars, toilets, possibilities for food so I would prefer this over the peage anytime again! You can ask german cars (or swiss etc) depending on your needs.


country: EE
nickname: Onlyexperiences
datetime: 2024-10-02 07:23:13.467324
signal: thumb
comment:
I arrived here from Tartu by HH and I need to wait one hour for the next car ! Maybe because I don't look European hahahaha 


country: EE
nickname: Onlyexperiences
datetime: 2024-10-02 07:26:50.601630
signal: thumb
comment:
I got the first car here to Riga ! He took me only 25 km ! But still I think here is the best stop for HH to Riga ! Just take a bus from the city center to arrive here for 1.75 euros I don't remember the number ! But you can see in Google maps 


country: LV
nickname: Onlyexperiences
datetime: 2024-10-02 07:31:43.230456
signal: thumb
comment:
Good stop to HH south ⬇️ ! I didn't ask at the gas station! I saw many trucks from Poland there ! I don't like to ask at the gas station at least I am extremely rush hahaha but I think here is the best spot ! Just take a local bus to arrive from the bus terminal for 1.75 euros  


country: LV
nickname: Onlyexperiences
datetime: 2024-10-02 07:37:20.619755
signal: thumb
comment:
I got almost stuck here!!! big trucks "never" will stop !!! They don't have room for that ! Small cars only ! It was raining and a lady took me only 8 km 😅 hahaha  at least the other one had a little more room for cars to stop ! 


country: LV
nickname: Onlyexperiences
datetime: 2024-10-02 07:42:44.312637
signal: thumb
comment:
I will give 5 Stars to this spot because I got a car directly to Vilnius 220 km in a raining day and it was 5 pm !!! Cars didn't want to stop and trucks didn't have enough room to pull over, but a lady from Russia safe me that day !!! She invited me to eat and invited me a beer too ! And took me directly to my friend place in Vilnius even when she wasn't going to Vilnius! I was extremely lucky that day ! I was even thinking about camping in that place and it was already cold ❄️ so, once again! I was just lucky as everyone sometimes!


country: BE
nickname: grimple
datetime: 2024-10-02 09:40:44.500844
signal: sign
comment:
idk why this is marked as a good spot, visibility is good but hard for cars to stop w/o blocking traffic. I stood on the sidewalk before the entrance to the parking


country: NO
nickname: Artur
datetime: 2024-10-02 14:17:42.380246
comment:
Terrible, terrible spot. No place to hitchhike and there is a lot of city traffic.
Get X39 bus to Ålgård as soon as possible.


country: NO
nickname: Artur
datetime: 2024-10-02 14:21:33.830935
signal: sign
comment:
In direction of Stavanger there is no place to stand after the roundabout, so we had to wait at the exit of gas station. 


country: NO
nickname: Artur
datetime: 2024-10-02 14:23:35.702966
signal: sign
comment:
Place itself is good, but we were unlucky this time and had to wait for 3h.
Low to moderate traffic.


country: SK
datetime: 2024-10-03 08:22:47.448502
signal: thumb
comment:
Just walking along the quiet road with thumb. 3rd car stopped, spoke good English and took me to Dalmeny.


country: SK
datetime: 2024-10-03 08:24:00.472429
comment:
3rd car stopped. Zero english but very kind and had fun Google translate conversation. Walked along road with thumb, took me to the train station.


country: GR
nickname: Mary
datetime: 2024-10-03 10:20:42.372730
signal: sign
comment:
We stood in front of the exit of the fairies. We had to wait half an hour because there was nobody going. When a fairy arrived we waited maybe 5 Trucks until someone took us to Patras 


country: IT
datetime: 2024-10-03 15:09:00.622564
signal: sign
comment:
Great spot if you're going north to Trento, we (two guys) had multiple people signaling and one person offering to take us. A bit difficult for cars to stop so Trucks will generally not slow down. With a sign to Verona we got a ride in about an hour.


country: IT
datetime: 2024-10-03 15:33:31.326229
signal: sign
comment:
Great Spot to go into Verona City after getting dropped of from the highway. In my opinion a sign helps a lot since there are so many possible destinations.


country: AT
datetime: 2024-10-03 15:36:29.424388
signal: sign
comment:
Seems difficult to find a driver going south to Italy. Mostly local traffic. We eventually gave up and took a bus to the first Brenner-Highway reststop


country: AT
datetime: 2024-10-03 15:40:57.291345
signal: sign
comment:
This seems like a great spot to go south, although probably mostly short distance trips. Not a lot of traffic, but one of the first cars took us. Since we had unsuccessful been trying to get out of Innsbruck from different locations for the last ~2½ hours we were desperate and took the first car, even if it was only for a short trip. 


country: AT
datetime: 2024-10-03 15:44:54.070751
signal: ask-sign
comment:
It seems like a difficult stop with not a lot of traffic. Only a gas station without a restaurant. Nevertheless we got a 100+ kilometers trip within ~30 min. Do with that information what you want :)


country: FR
nickname: Sotos
datetime: 2024-10-04 06:35:51.690828
signal: sign
comment:
3 cars stopped in 5 mins! A lot of people also go to Vif, but its easy to find a ride directly to Grenoble


country: AT
nickname: Eurohobo
datetime: 2024-10-04 10:08:38.029993
signal: sign
comment:
Stood there for hours in the rain till my sign disintegrated. I then just used thumb and got a ride after half an hour. I tried to go to vienna. Maybe better in good weather.


country: AT
nickname: Eurohobo
datetime: 2024-10-04 10:10:54.091245
signal: thumb
comment:
Not a good spot, tried to go to Klagenfurt, just locals and tourists with full cars. Maybe better in the winter with more tourists.


country: UZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-04 14:47:41.363803
signal: thumb
comment:
Perfect spot for the Tajik border. Just say "Granitsa" and make sure it's for free like always in this region.


country: TJ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-04 14:50:28.548390
signal: thumb
comment:
Surprisingly a lot of traffic but mostly going to the villages along the way or asking ~20$ to take you to the lake. I waited for a free ride and eventually got one a bit further. A lot of trucks pass here too that mostly take you for free.


country: TJ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-04 14:52:15.229483
signal: thumb
comment:
First truck that drove past took me to the lake for free. Be prepared to wait for a while though, I might've gotten lucky.


country: CA
datetime: 2024-10-04 19:54:46.297504
signal: thumb
comment:
When ever I'm going west from Keremeos, I usually post up across from the Canco. The last time I was there I didn't even make it out that far before someone stopped and picked me up. They gave me a ride all the way out to Tsawwassen.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 20:01:27.467952
signal: thumb
comment:
I posted up on the ramp, at the end of the Jersey barrier. I didn't have to wait very long. There is a big truck stop near by for provisions, and the SFX bus stops just up the road, so this is a good spot for heading east out of the lower mainland.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 20:08:13.179003
signal: thumb
comment:
If you're going down 3A towards Keremeos, Then this'll be your best bet. Don't try to walk it. There are way too many blind corners, and hardly any good pullouts along this highway.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 20:12:08.184932
signal: thumb
comment:
Right after the light is the best spot heading south. The traffic is moving slow and there is a huge amount of room for folks to pull off.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 20:21:47.199958
signal: thumb
comment:
The mood in Osoyoos felt pretty hostile. This place is definitely not what it used to be. I ended up taking the bus to Penticton

They've installed a curb along this section of the road, so there isn't a great place for folks to pull off until the next intersection.

If you're going north from here you might be better off taking the bus. BC Transit runs from here to Penticton a few times a day during week days.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 20:26:37.980004
signal: thumb
comment:
There's a bus that come's out here from Vernon. I posted up just past this little truck stop. Traffic is still moving pretty slow, I've had good luck here over the years.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 20:33:24.882466
signal: thumb
comment:
I posted up a little farther down the ramp but close enough. It's a good ramp. If you're planning to get caught in Lake Louise, bring provisions though. Stores here will rip you off.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 20:40:01.615491
signal: thumb
comment:
I didn't know what to expect here. It's a pretty fast spot. But, there's room to pull off and people seem to stop.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 20:52:27.796632
signal: thumb
comment:
I was trying to get to Kelowna, so I posted up before the Y. There's a huge shoulder, and traffic is moving pretty slow.

We took Hwy 33, We had a great conversation.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 21:01:20.261647
signal: thumb
comment:
This spot is pretty good, but it does put you on the wrong side of the Jersey barrier. That said there is plenty of room for cars to pull off.


country: CA
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 21:08:27.549968
signal: thumb
comment:
There's a huge pullout over here. Grand Forks can be hit or miss, but this spot is probably your best bet for heading east. unfortunately I only got a ride to Christina lake the last time I went through here.

There is a lot of traffic going back and forth between here and the Teck Metals plant in Trail.


country: US
nickname: RDATH
datetime: 2024-10-04 21:17:04.797553
signal: thumb
comment:
This spot is a little close to the police station, but no one gave me any trouble. The shoulder is wide so people can pull off. traffic is still moving pretty slow.


country: DE
nickname: Gaialove
datetime: 2024-10-04 23:48:35.022686
signal: sign
comment:
Not so many cars driving onto the Autobahn from here, but I got a ride to a rastplattz and then onwards to Frankfurt.


country: DE
nickname: Gaialove
datetime: 2024-10-04 23:53:08.998939
signal: ask-sign
comment:
I asked around for an hour trying to go towards Dortmund, I got an offer to Munich and to Leipzig, and ended up driving with a truck for two hours to Magdeburg. Definitely a good spot to get out of Berlin. Good luck hitchhiking family!


country: DK
nickname: Gaialove
datetime: 2024-10-04 23:57:19.441666
signal: ask-sign
comment:
You pay per car and not per person, although technically they have to register how many people are in the car. Some people are willing to take you across the ferry. I waited before the ticket booth and no one stopped, and then 10 minutes before the ferry left I walked past the ticket booth to where the cars are parked waiting for the ferry and got a ride. No one from the ferry bothered me. Happy hitchhiking 


country: PT
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 07:50:32.508139
signal: thumb
comment:
Great spot to get out of Tondela to Viseu. I got dropped off in Vila Chã de Sá and walked to the rest area that is on the highway.


country: PT
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 07:57:04.479669
signal: thumb
comment:
I knew it was a bad spot but still my best chance to to Spain and France. I was lucky enough to speak russian a bit and so after a while of asking around a nice Ukrainian truck driver gave me a lift to Palencia in Spain. Overall there is low and local traffic.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-06 08:06:58.875692
signal: thumb
comment:
Good spot, but you should probably write a sign as cars go in many directions and there is also a lot of local traffic. You can also try to hitch to the péage and continue from there


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-06 08:11:06.797272
comment:
Literally the second we arrived we got stopped by a police car and forced to walk back to the entry of the highway, threatening us to give us a 135€ fine if they saw us again. Anyway, little tip: All Swiss cars are on the right side of the péage, because the left lanes are reserved for telepéage which usually only french cars use. So, I imagine it's rather easy to get a ride towards Geneva as they all drive through the right lane and can stop next to you


country: ES
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 08:11:16.604729
signal: ask
comment:
I started earlier in the morning, but didn't get a ride until 10am. I was lucky to meet a couple with a van that took me really far, all the way to France. I was asking people in front of the gas station.

Be aware that the store closes at night and opens at 7 or 8 in the morning.

The spot is really bad for wild camping, in the fields nearby there are tons of rabbits.


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-06 08:14:02.995002
signal: thumb
comment:
Scarce traffic on a Saturday morning, but we got picked up by literally the first car we saw. Good spot to go to Annecy or the highway entry at Allonzier, there is a little gravel "parking" just there where cars can easily stop and good visibility


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-06 08:17:42.995595
comment:
Good spot after a roundabout and space to stop at the bus stop. If you're on your way to/from Annecy and want to visit the lovely bridge here, get out of your previous car and you shouldn't have much trouble finding another one


country: FR
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 08:18:23.496655
signal: thumb
comment:
Quite a good place. I got picked up rather quickly by a french couple with a van that took me towards Tarbes. I was thumbing at the exit.


country: FR
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 08:33:14.814979
signal: thumb
comment:
Great spot! Goes both directions, I was thumbing on the exit for Toulouse. Lots of traffic in the afternoon.


country: FR
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 08:42:41.666294
signal: thumb
comment:
Great spot, lots of traffic, many rides to Toulouse. After some 20 minutes I found a guy going to Italy that took me to Valance. Thumbing at the exit.


country: FR
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 09:12:10.201002
signal: ask
comment:
Awesome spot with a lot of traffic. I camped with a tent nearby, met another hitchhiker with whom we chatted throughout the night. The next day I asked the first Czech car which took me directly to Prague. Quite lucky!


country: CH
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 11:02:44.586489
signal: thumb
comment:
Took me a while to find this spot and after some time I got a lift in the direction of Bern, to Gunzgen Nord service station, just after Oftringen.

However, not many cars go to the highway from here, many continue straight in the roundabout, possibly going to the directions of Zurich and Basel, but I'm not so sure.


country: CH
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 11:12:37.023469
signal: thumb
comment:
I have been here twice, both times with a great experience. Once I got a lift all the way to southern France, but recently I got a ride to Bern.


country: FR
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 11:16:32.083543
signal: ask
comment:
After 20 minutes of asking drivers at the petrol station, a guy drove me to the nearest Aire that goes west, even though it was not his direction. Not many drivers are going in the westward direction I think, so this spot can be tricky, especially without a sign.


country: FR
nickname: dalby
datetime: 2024-10-06 11:33:29.290051
signal: thumb
comment:
Very strange place indeed when trying to go south. Took me around 4 frustrating hours in 40°C to get away from here. I tried asking at the gas station, asking the truck drivers and thumbing at the exit. The last one mentioned worked in the end.

I think the reason why this is such a strange place, apart from the fact that the gas station serves both directions, is that this highway is not the most used one when going south. Notice that when you put into the GPS a route let's say from Strasbourg to Lyon, it prefers the highway A6, that runs parallel on the west to this one. However, at the exit from A36 close to Dole it is signed that this highway leads to Lyon. Which I believe makes all the drivers that don't use GPS take this highway. Which was in the end my experience. I encountered lots of older local drivers unwilling to take hitchhikers, or families that were fully packed. 


country: NL
nickname: Chris9012
datetime: 2024-10-06 13:10:55.870579
signal: thumb
comment:
Got rides going to Nijmegen here twice. Also was offered rides going into Arnhem. At bus stop "Golflinks". 


country: CO
nickname: D4ni3l4
datetime: 2024-10-06 13:19:59.830439
signal: thumb
comment:
Ahi empecé mi camino hasta Armenia, con dos amigas demoramos aproximadamente 12 horas en llegar hasta nuestro destino final.


country: CO
nickname: D4ni3l4
datetime: 2024-10-06 13:26:48.214961
signal: thumb
comment:
Es una zona donde los camioneros y autos paran para comer e ir al baño, ideal para hacer stop frente a los parqueaderos de los restaurantes, asi tienen donde parar.
Cuando he ido la ruta no era muy movimentada, pero era la única que me llevaba a donde quería llegar, Armenia.


country: DE
nickname: Gaialove
datetime: 2024-10-06 14:22:45.456159
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Great place to hitchike, I had no luck in Munich so I took the train and walked out here. I was asking around but eventually caught a ride standing with my sign at the exit. happy hitchhiking! 


country: DE
nickname: JayAimless
datetime: 2024-10-06 15:27:14.058059
signal: sign
comment:
I got picked up after 20 minutes using a sign saying Stuttgart on a Sunday at noon. There were a lot of Semi-trucks parked along the road but plenty of space to pull over.


country: CH
datetime: 2024-10-06 16:51:09.378120
signal: sign
comment:
Many cars passing by going towards the highway. Either you stand at the bus stop where cars can safely pull over or just a few meters further where visibility is better. Easy to get a ride towards Lausanne, I recommend taking the first ride to the service station la côte. From there, you can find many cars travelling long distances who stopped there. Most cars at this spot won't drive further than Lausanne.


country: PE
nickname: simmelx
datetime: 2024-10-07 04:53:11.165345
signal: ask
comment:
We (3 People) waited for ages and went down the road. At that spot was a police controlpoint - they helped us by convincing a truck driver.


country: UZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-07 14:49:28.021167
signal: thumb
comment:
A lot of cars, almost all go to Tashkent. Just gotta find the one that agrees to take you for free. Didn't take me too long though. A lot of taxi drivers at the border trying to take you but just ignore them and walk here.


country: FR
nickname: Malaw
datetime: 2024-10-08 09:23:23.465390
signal: thumb
comment:
Very good to go in the Mediterranean sea and easy to go by subway and then by foot. 
There is not to much space for cars to stop but they can just after the roundabout. 


country: FR
nickname: Malaw
datetime: 2024-10-08 09:26:13.027987
signal: thumb
comment:
Amazing spot for us ! We asked for Montpellier and the driver took us to Marseille ! We were very lucky here. 
There is space to stop easily and the drivers can't miss you 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-08 09:33:35.024576
signal: thumb
comment:
Rainy tuesday midmorning, 1st car stopped und took me to the gas station on the highway (even though it was out of the way for him). Cars are slow after roundabout, and there is a space for them to stop.


country: FR
nickname: Broula
datetime: 2024-10-08 10:46:13.485409
signal: sign
comment:
Do NOT stop there hoping for a ride to Lyon, the highway splits at the same level so traffic goes elsewhere. If stranded there, a sign saying "Vénissieux" or "Villeurbane" would help. Someone took me to a bus stop there and I could reach Lyon eventually but it was a mistake to stop there, almost no traffic.
If you are coming from Chambéry and your driver doesn't go inside Lyon, stopping at "Relais l'Isle d'Abeau Nord" 20km before is best.


country: IT
nickname: Broula
datetime: 2024-10-08 10:52:03.834635
signal: ask
comment:
Just like Melaine said, take the bus from Turin to Rivoli or Alpignano, then walk to the highway. Follow the gravel track "Via Valle" on 400 meters and then you will find a low fence easy to step over, enter the service station and ask people for a ride. I was lucky, the first driver I asked said yes so it was my fastest hitchhike ever. Do not stick your thumb up or wait with a sign, police will fine you.


country: FR
nickname: Broula
datetime: 2024-10-08 11:02:22.054495
signal: sign
comment:
Right after the Total gas station. I had a Lyon sign and stood under that pine tree that has a big rock under it so I would be seen from traffic coming from both the industrial area and the motorway service station. People refuel here to go towards Lyon. Easy peasy, maybe a bit lucky but it's always about luck.


country: DE
nickname: Alpazel
datetime: 2024-10-08 12:40:32.032769
comment:
not very frequented, lots of local traffic, but somewhat possible to hitch cars going from traffic lights. In direction west you can ask people to give you a lift to station in Wattenheim.


country: DE
nickname: Alpazel
datetime: 2024-10-08 12:47:54.615028
comment:
The gas station itself is very bad, very little traffic. You will loose your time there. But its possible to hitchhike behind the station directly on the road. Its an old border crossing, there is a lot of place to stop and speed is limited so cars go slow. I got a lift from there to Reims quite easily.


country: IT
datetime: 2024-10-08 17:14:11.725996
signal: ask
comment:
Don’t try to get here by foot, I walked via the motorway and it was super dangerous. The first people I asked went to Freiburg Germany,  the Gotthardt tunnel closed at night, so if you are late you might have to wait for the morning.


country: BO
nickname: simmelx
datetime: 2024-10-08 18:02:00.831204
signal: ask
comment:
Like another review mentioned, at this spot are the vegetable trucks. Just be kind and ask. We got a hitch at 8pm to samaipata (2 people)


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 22:53:52.714688
signal: thumb
comment:
Not the best spot with mostly local traffic as there was no event at the convention center nearby. There was also a lot of construction at the time (mid July 2024), however that worked in my favor as it slowed the cars down. Mostly local traffic around 7 pm though. I ended up finding someone to take me to the airport where the chances were potentially higher. 


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 22:59:06.933758
signal: thumb
comment:
Good spot, even if not super busy. I got lucky and found someone to take me in the direction of Kassel fairly quickly. It was around 7:30 pm on a Monday in mid July. 


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 23:03:25.369494
signal: ask
comment:
On a Monday in mid July around 8 pm there were hardly any cars and no one was going in the direction of Kassel. After 45 minutes of waiting I ended up accepting a ride to Frankfurt since I had gone the route from there before and it seemed more reliable. Bonus points for the cute kitten at the gas station though. 


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 23:10:13.551334
signal: ask
comment:
Despite waiting for more than an hour I'd still consider this a great spot given that I was there at 11 pm on a Monday. Despite there being mostly local traffic at the time, I did find someone going all the way to the Rhein Ruhr area very close to my destination eventually. I was also allowed to use the (very clean) restroom for free and staff was very friendly. 


country: NL
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 23:18:45.083561
signal: ask
comment:
Almost didn't find this place but there is actually an easy footpath from Oude Venloseweg. Pretty busy gas station but lots of people either unwilling to take someone with them or with full cars (it was in the middle of summer tbf). At around 12:30 after 20 minutes of asking around I found a ride in the direction of Antwerp. 


country: BE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 23:23:54.955266
signal: ask
comment:
Huge parking lot with lots of traffic. Somehow still took quite a while to find someone to take me further to the coast. I was there in the height of summer, so lots of vacation traffic with their cars full. 


country: BE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 23:29:40.474449
signal: ask
comment:
Busy gas station with lots of traffic from the UK. Found someone to take me on the ferry and straight to London from here. This was in mid August around 4 pm. 


country: GB
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 23:37:39.846053
signal: ask
comment:
A relatively good starting spot since it's easy to reach with the overground from London proper. However not too many cars stop at the gas station and they are not stopping for a thumb. I did find a ride that was able to take me at least a bit further on the highway in the direction of Dover for higher chances to find someone to take me further. 
This was around 10 am in mid August. 


country: GB
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 23:40:00.518646
signal: ask
comment:
Lots of trucks and some local traffic. Found someone to take me to Dover after 30 minutes of asking around in mid August around 11 am. 


country: GB
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-10-08 23:45:25.161545
signal: ask
comment:
After looking for a good spot in Dover for a while I arrived here and the first car I asked was willing to take me on the ferry (despite being sceptical if that would work) and straight to my destination in Germany. Lots of international cars there in general. 


country: ES
nickname: pixelatedcrab
datetime: 2024-10-09 17:04:03.787919
signal: sign
comment:
slept in a bush here then had no luck getting a ride south, ended up getting blablacar from Barcelona

decent amount of traffic though so maybe better luck later in the day, I gave up by 11 


country: ES
nickname: pixelatedcrab
datetime: 2024-10-09 17:07:41.505373
comment:
Large port area, highly reccomend for finding a truck out of Valencia. Subway goes to Sagunto then it's an hours walk to the port (also a bus that goes some of the way I believe)


country: ES
nickname: pixelatedcrab
datetime: 2024-10-09 17:20:51.810830
signal: thumb
comment:
small petrol station outside Marbella. not the best spot for long distance, more local traffic. I'd recomend staying on the autopista if possible, but I slept here unbothered and found a ride to Malaga after a couple of hours in the morning.


country: FR
nickname: pixelatedcrab
datetime: 2024-10-09 17:34:45.111250
signal: sign
comment:
Somebody's helpfully cut a hole in the fence here. (June 2024)

Great spot, big service station with a lot of cars. I got a ride to Barcelona with fun guy who was driving from Germany


country: KZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-10 18:39:36.371276
signal: thumb
comment:
Some taxi drivers under the bridge so I walked just a bit further towards Shymkent and got a ride in no time.


country: GR
datetime: 2024-10-11 08:41:57.099742
signal: sign
comment:
Solo m, short waiting time after crossing both borders (bg & gr) by foot. Waited longer beforehand between the border. 


country: NL
nickname: Standard
datetime: 2024-10-11 15:42:41.925425
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Had to wait for over an hour, then decided to ask around, and managed to hitch a ride to Zeist. It wasn't a bad spot per se, bigger gasstations are just more preferable, also the bathroom here was shit. (Aparently this was once rated the dirtiest gasstation of the Netherlands).


country: SK
nickname: KSLKN
datetime: 2024-10-11 17:52:00.444856
comment:
There is a petrol station, stood in the end of it with a thumb and a sign. Caught a car in a few minutes straight to Štúrovo.


country: KZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-12 02:52:57.447734
signal: thumb
comment:
The road leading east was under construction (October 2024) so everyone was heading north to the big road instead.


country: KG
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-12 02:55:52.730069
signal: thumb
comment:
This border crossing seems quiet so there wasn't too many cars. Better to take any car since the further you get, more cars there will be.


country: CO
nickname: D4ni3l4
datetime: 2024-10-12 09:58:12.181000
signal: thumb
comment:
A pesar de que es un lugar con espacio para que los autos entren, nadie para, los autos van un poco rápido, y ni miran a los costados.


country: GR
datetime: 2024-10-12 10:53:56.049924
signal: thumb
comment:
Didnt have a sign & spot isbt too easy to reach (takes 2 hours) from thessaloniki center. Still, worked. Lots of slow traffic


country: KG
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-12 13:52:36.854359
signal: thumb
comment:
High speeds but gets the job done. A lot of rides to Bishkek. Didn't quite make it there with this ride as their engine broke climbing up the mountain :D


country: MA
nickname: HUNmeszabi
datetime: 2024-10-12 17:47:33.939784
signal: thumb
comment:
Nobody picked me up, the people who stopped wanted money, nobody spoke english or franch so i took a bus.


country: MC
nickname: pawelwojciechowski
datetime: 2024-10-12 20:32:14.739922
signal: sign
comment:
Good place to go to Nice
There is a gas station next to the roundabout so everybody goes really slowly. I hitched a car in 3 minutes 


country: FR
nickname: pawelwojciechowski
datetime: 2024-10-12 20:34:27.713582
signal: sign
comment:
Straight to the Cannes. I was with a sign "Cannes". There is a lot of place for cars to pull over. Cars dont go fast here and thats good


country: FR
nickname: pawelwojciechowski
datetime: 2024-10-12 20:36:34.564691
signal: ask
comment:
I asked a ukrainian truck driver. He was the third guy i asked, so maybe I was lucky. But still this place is good to go west. 


country: IT
nickname: pawelwojciechowski
datetime: 2024-10-12 20:38:32.878770
comment:
I asked the first guy and he was going to Torino, where I wanted. Maybe I was just lucky,  but still its a good place to go west. 


country: FR
nickname: Jaume
datetime: 2024-10-12 20:55:42.982173
signal: thumb
comment:
We were two guys. There was some traffic but many people passed on us. In the end a girl picked us up and took us to a music festival called ARGG. She even invited us for some beer.


country: FR
nickname: Jaume
datetime: 2024-10-12 21:00:45.240453
signal: thumb
comment:
We left the lake and wanted to go to a super market to get some dinner and onto a good hitchiking spot. As we reached the intersection with the main road we saw a campervan (motorhome, rv, whatever you call them), did the thumb signal, they said "Sorry we're only going to the supermarket", but so were we, so they took us and avoided us a 2km walk. 10/10, waited like 10 seconds.


country: FR
nickname: m
datetime: 2024-10-13 07:37:14.640840
signal: thumb
comment:
great spot! took an hour to get the ride i wanted, but at least five stopped before this. easy, shaded, lots of traffic, though not the easiest place to stop. 


country: FR
nickname: m
datetime: 2024-10-13 07:39:54.376852
signal: thumb
comment:
fast traffic, lotta lanes, not the best to stop but they can pull into the rest stop. not too many cars pulling through there though. 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-13 08:52:56.815892
signal: thumb
comment:
Not the best spot, there's a lot of traffic, but most cars don't want to pick you up here, still not impossible, once you are through the border control, you can go out and ask drivers waiting to board the eurotunnel


country: FR
nickname: Anonyme
datetime: 2024-10-14 09:58:11.703127
comment:
On peut attendre 5 minutes comme une demie heure. Mais entre le rond point et la station total c'est pas mal, il y a des endroits pour s'arrêter..


country: GR
datetime: 2024-10-14 10:07:39.480437
signal: sign
comment:
One day of hitchhiking and two cars stopped - two tourists that couldnt take me. Have never had a worse hitchhiking experience :/


country: CH
datetime: 2024-10-14 18:41:38.674432
signal: sign
comment:
A car to Zürich stopped very soon. There was a little place to stop for a car but not the best place for that.


country: BG
datetime: 2024-10-15 05:51:46.897588
comment:
I think this mark is meant to be one round about firther down the road, because thats where all the traffic from Schumen towards Ruse leaves. Here its mostly local cars.


country: BG
datetime: 2024-10-15 05:53:56.669976
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot towards Schumen, especially in the morning there is a lot of traffic there. Just stood here with a sign and my thumb out.


country: AT
datetime: 2024-10-15 05:55:55.729380
comment:
Waited only like 10 Minutes with a sign to Villach and found someone, who took me to Ljubljana. I think asking around here works good as well, because there are a lot of cars. Easy to reach from Salzburg by foot and Bus.


country: HR
datetime: 2024-10-15 05:58:19.879447
comment:
Really nice spot. Traffic is not too fast because of the traffic light and it is easy to reach by Bus from the City. Had a big sign saying Slavonski Brod and it went really fast in the morning.


country: HR
datetime: 2024-10-15 06:00:25.607489
comment:
Not really busy gas station, but there is frequent traffic. Took me some time but after a while, a truck driver took me to the serbian border. There is an old building beside the spot, which looks suitable to sleep, if you come here at night.


country: RS
datetime: 2024-10-15 06:25:53.899667
comment:
Had to walk across the border and got a strange look from the officer but it all went fine. After the border, I stood where all the lanes connect into one with a big sign and it took maybe 5 Minutes, till someone picked me up and took me all the way to Belgrad.


country: RS
datetime: 2024-10-15 08:51:56.435985
comment:
Waited there around five minutes to get a ride near Niš, you hve to walk all over the highway to get to the right side, but its doable. 


country: RS
datetime: 2024-10-15 08:56:06.882096
comment:
It was really slow on a saturday, but I think I just had bad luck. At first I tried to get to Sofia directly, after an hour I switched to Niš and hitched directly from the sidelane of the highway, which worked fine. There are a lot of trucks and enough cars, so I think in general its a good spot during work days, on the weekend there was mostly local traffic and trucks on a break though. Has a restaurant too. 


country: IT
nickname: Eha
datetime: 2024-10-15 16:55:39.660721
signal: ask
comment:
From the bus stop its around 30-40min walk. The fence is unclimbable but I was lucky and the door was open! Would suggest to try, even when door is closed, someone might come by and you can ask to be let in. Once inside, its easy to get a lift towards North. Best way out of Bari.


country: FR
nickname: Paquito
datetime: 2024-10-17 08:02:39.492352
signal: thumb
comment:
Decent spot for those poor souls stranded in the countryside headed in the direction of Rodez/Albi/Toulouse, would be however rather awkward for going in the opposite direction. In our experience, the first car passing stopped for us, taking us forward to Rieupeyroux, the next village, a perfect getting out point for those unfortunate enough to be abandoned here.


country: FR
nickname: Paquito
datetime: 2024-10-17 08:09:45.166123
signal: thumb
comment:
Undoubtedly the best spot in Rieupeyroux for those headed east. It's easy to get to on foot, the traffic is thinned enough to avoid any cars that aren't going your direction, and there is adequate space for a car to pull in, with it being right on a side road access for a small shop.
You could easily get a ride to Rodez, as we did, or if headed south, anything stopping at Baraqueville is perfect. As per usual with this rural area, don't accept anything that won't at LEAST stop at Baraqueville, as spots are scarce hereafter, the junction onto the N88 at Baraqueville is the perfect solution for Rodez, Albi, or Toulouse.


country: DE
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-10-17 12:14:13.942935
comment:
One of the worst experience. Some traffic but only lier who said they take the first exit but still doing a break of 10 mn. Wanted to go to Poland. I had to beg 


country: KZ
datetime: 2024-10-17 12:59:17.955938
signal: sign
comment:
Outside the gas station. Thumb out directly on road using sign as well. Good spot for east towards kegen, kaindy lake and Kyrgyzstan. A bit messy with slip roads etc by the side of a fast 2 lane road, but it worked as people pulled over in the slip road. Drivers where a shared taxi, spoke zero English but basic Russian worked. They wanted 4000t (7.50 EURO) to legend. I could have rejected but as it was getting dark and in a hurry I paid. Driver was honest and fun and waited with the foreign idiot.


country: KZ
datetime: 2024-10-17 14:37:01.350321
signal: thumb
comment:
Walking along, thumbed and first car stopped. not too many cars so they stopped in the road. Zero english but eager to help the foreign moron. Took me 2km to the exit for kaindy lake and semy. Really kind people. I did not mention payment and they didn't seem to expect it.


country: KZ
datetime: 2024-10-17 14:38:54.255413
signal: thumb
comment:
Walked along road thumbing, first car stopped. It looked like a marshutka, so I said skolka (how much) and they happily said its free! Spoke bssic English and had a micro conversation
 Took me to semy/kaindy. Total legends.


country: KZ
datetime: 2024-10-17 14:41:35.224295
signal: thumb
comment:
Walking along road thumbing, 3rd car stopped. No English so used broken Russian. Payment not mentioned or requested. Drivers were fun and took me to seti.  Yay!


country: KZ
datetime: 2024-10-17 14:49:48.854474
signal: thumb
comment:
Just by the seti entrance arch. With thumb, in rain, getting dark. After a few rejections a driver stopped. It 
I was in a hurry so happy to pay, and I had been told the rate was 5000 (10 Euro) so offered him that. He accepted but said it was small. At the end of the ride  a kazakh hitchhiker paid him 2000 ( they gave him 5000 and he gave 3000 Change. Either him saying my payment was small was sarcasm, or it's the usual ripoff for tourists. Still dngaf. Zero English and it was rainy af.


country: UY
datetime: 2024-10-17 18:18:02.657835
comment:
It's a spot I used when going to Montevideo. It's on the turn to some houses. Although it doesn't have a lot of space for cars to stop it's after the turn which a lot of people take. When I tried just after roundabout but it didn't work so good even with a planty of space to stop. 


country: ME
nickname: Sarker
datetime: 2024-10-18 00:02:38.910128
signal: sign
comment:
Waited for around 30 minutes at midnight after this some guy came and said that I'll never get a ride here at this time. Ten minutes after it a truck stops, i miss it but the truck that was immediately after the 1st one signaled that 1st stoped for me. In the end got a nice hike with decent talks, got dropped out in 5 minutes from my house. And considering that was at 12 and hitchhiking was my only option to get home for 5 more hours, that one hell of a lucky one. 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-18 12:36:49.616879
signal: sign
comment:
J'ai attendu 2h sans que personne ne me prenne avec un panneau la Rochelle, j'ai peut-être juste pas eu de chance cette fois là :/ pourtant il y a une belle zone d'arrêt et les voitures ne peuvent aller qu'au nord ou au sud 


country: ES
nickname: Ellen
datetime: 2024-10-18 13:14:18.707619
comment:
The path is now blocked by a locked gate, but it’s low and easy to chuck backpack and climb over. There appears to be somebody squatting on the property on the other side. You’ll have to climb another fence to get out to get to the petrol station. It’s chain link with one line of barbed wire, but decrepit and can climb. Sign on petrol station side says private property. 


country: BO
nickname: simmelx
datetime: 2024-10-18 15:47:06.099178
signal: ask
comment:
There's a toll station, always good bc all the trucks need to slow down
(2 people) not a lot of traffic
Went in the morning like 9am


country: GR
nickname: KJMurray
datetime: 2024-10-18 21:46:26.034500
signal: sign
comment:
Waited with a Patras sign and got scooped up and taken to Nafpaktos. Heaps of room but no shade in summer (if you stand in an obviously spot). Decent spot if you get made to walk across the boarder. Most cars don’t take you and will drop you off in Kakavije even if they’re going through to Greece


country: BO
nickname: simmelx
datetime: 2024-10-18 23:41:58.711981
signal: thumb
comment:
After the curve in front of the gas station. Not the best spot because they just about to speed up but it worked. A private car took us to Montero. (2 people)


country: PE
nickname: simmelx
datetime: 2024-10-18 23:52:46.970495
signal: thumb
comment:
Went with @crazyrik. (4 people)
I'd say we were really lucky to get a truck here, but pretty sure if you wait long enough a big truck is gonna take you pretty far.


country: SE
nickname: Slocrowth
datetime: 2024-10-19 08:22:23.490579
signal: sign
comment:
Highly recommending this spot. Everyone goes towards Stockholm from this roundabout and there’s easily time and room to stop your car. It’s 9 o’clock so there’s lots of work traffic.


country: BO
nickname: simmelx
datetime: 2024-10-20 02:39:48.548541
signal: ask
comment:
Quickly got the 2nd truck. We needed to get through the blockades and got with this truck throughone by a desvío (2 people)


country: TR
nickname: economy
datetime: 2024-10-20 12:10:48.521294
signal: thumb
comment:
Doblonun içinde iki tane arkadaşım gökdeniz gibi kro durdu kapı kapanmıyordu ve büyük ihtimalle uyuşturucu satmaya gidiyorlardı ama bizi aralarına aldılar süperler sizi çok seviyorum o iki kro :) <3


country: HR
nickname: brothersi123
datetime: 2024-10-20 17:31:24.052002
signal: ask-sign
comment:
If you look out for the number plates, you'll get a ride to your preferred location relatively quick. 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-20 20:42:06.235592
signal: sign
comment:
Cars going to Caen, Rennes, Nantes but quite fast because either they come out from a short underpass or they speed out of a roundabout. There is some space for them to stop, but since the ones coming out of the underpass would have to cross the other cars I find it a bit risky for them. I got taken by a hitchhiker after 30 minutes wait and hilding a sign to Rennes, because he said it's an unconvenient spot and he was going to Nantes.
26, female.  


country: BE
datetime: 2024-10-20 20:44:52.696760
signal: sign
comment:
I stood on the curve in front of the STIB building, waited 10 minutes with a sign on a Tuesday morning


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-20 20:50:12.170776
signal: sign
comment:
I stood at the roundabout on the other side of the highway, waited 30 minutes with a sign to Amiens, a woman took me to the next gas station (Phalempin). Would suggest trying without sign. 
26, female


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-20 20:53:33.205750
signal: sign
comment:
Wednesday evening, with a sign to Dieppe, cars drive relatively slow and can stop easily.
26, female.


country: NL
nickname: sieautostopuje
datetime: 2024-10-21 09:44:23.624022
signal: sign
comment:
It took 20 minutes to get a lift to Den Haag with sign. 2 people. 
Driver told us that this place is illegal to hitchhike, but we don't know. This place is on the bus stop.


country: NL
nickname: sieautostopuje
datetime: 2024-10-21 09:50:10.987216
signal: ask
comment:
You have to be lucky. Not a lot of traffic. We asked first women and we got a lift to Kapellen (Belgium).
2 people.


country: PL
nickname: sieautostopuje
datetime: 2024-10-21 10:04:25.714104
signal: sign
comment:
It used to be a great spot to hitchhike to Szczecin, German border and many others directions. Now, there is a ringway and this place is useless for long distance. 2 people had been waiting for 3 hours to get a lift to the gas station on the highway near Nowogard.


country: KG
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-21 12:21:39.984012
signal: thumb
comment:
Don't take this eastern route to Kazakhstan, go north through Tyup instead. Getting the first ride here isn't an issue but later on it gets veeeery quiet.


country: KG
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-21 12:25:02.611471
signal: thumb
comment:
Veeeery few cars and the ones that show up, only drive to the few houses/farms on this road rather than to the bigger road up north. Take the route through Tyup instead^^


country: KG
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-21 12:26:05.554097
signal: thumb
comment:
Very few cars but I got lucky with the first one. Took me to the border. Don't be surprised if you have to wait a long time though.


country: KZ
nickname: VeikkaK
datetime: 2024-10-21 12:27:48.352911
signal: thumb
comment:
Very quiet, especially in the later hours as border closes at 17 (Kazakh time). 2md car picked me up and took me to the next village.


country: FR
nickname: bivouac
datetime: 2024-10-22 11:29:25.657762
signal: sign
comment:
Not the best stop since cars can't really stop without stopping the traffic behind them, but it worked out for me to go to Nantes! 


country: DE
nickname: Alpazel
datetime: 2024-10-22 12:20:46.349569
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Tuesday morning, the place was a bit more sleepy than usual rasthof, even though it serves both directions. I hitchhiked direction Nurnberg and many people said they go only to Heilbron and Stuttgart, but there is no petrol station on A6 on that way. If you go to Nurnberg, you need to get at least to Hohenlohe. Waited about 1 hour to get a car to Nurnberg. Overall not great, not terrible.


country: ID
datetime: 2024-10-22 12:37:21.938151
signal: sign
comment:
We walked from city center to here. It was only 1,5km from our hotel. This is the best spot as it is the exit to every road going towards Ruteng. 

It took us 15 minutes to hop on the back of a truck and we went straight from Labuan Bajo to Ruteng.

Be aware that many cars and mini vans will stop to offer you a shared taxi service. That is how it works for locals, they “hitchhike” and pay what the driver ask. So just have your google translator ready with the explanation. 

The road was good, very curvy and a bit slow. Indonesian people are awesome!!


country: ES
nickname: pawelwojciechowski
datetime: 2024-10-22 15:55:40.873969
signal: sign
comment:
Cars go pretty fast here and gas station was closed. Anyway I manage to secure a ride straight to Barcelona. With my sign "BCN" 


country: SE
nickname: Slocrowth
datetime: 2024-10-22 16:07:23.974880
signal: sign
comment:
There’s a gas station where you can get car rides with luck. On ramp to motorway there isn’t any places for cars to stop so this better place. For truck rides you have to go other side of motorway.


country: SE
nickname: Slocrowth
datetime: 2024-10-22 16:10:24.667144
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot. There’s a bus stop where cars can slow down. I recommend having big sign so cars can see you early enough. Speed limit is 100km/h so many may drive past you before noticing you.


country: IT
nickname: Eha
datetime: 2024-10-23 08:17:57.276408
signal: sign
comment:
The spot itself is good, Italy is just hard to hitchhike. After two hours of waiting I started to give up & a guy pulled over and offered to take me to the train station and buy me a train ticket (to Milano). I said no but eventually gave up and he bought me a train ticket


country: DE
nickname: rocky
datetime: 2024-10-23 10:44:35.836828
signal: ask
comment:
doesn't look too promising, not much traffic, mostly local. i eventually changed to a spot at the west end of leipzig (doelzig suedstrasse)


country: SE
nickname: Slocrowth
datetime: 2024-10-23 12:00:49.164094
signal: sign
comment:
Didn’t get ride. It should be good spot to hitchhike, but no luck after 3 hours.
Police ended up coming and warning that you’re not allowed to be next highway… Sure, but honestly that area wasn’t marked as a highway so it should have been fine.


country: AT
nickname: graphu
datetime: 2024-10-23 12:41:31.478109
signal: sign
comment:
Took a long time, but eventually someone picked us up. We are going to Salzburg, but we’re fine with going to Linz first. 


country: AT
nickname: graphu
datetime: 2024-10-23 15:27:23.094165
signal: sign
comment:
Lovely trucker picked us up. At this spot there are three different lanes that cars will come through prioritize the lane with truckers and cars coming off the highway. 


country: ES
nickname: Steff
datetime: 2024-10-23 18:13:10.387733
signal: sign
comment:
Tryed to get in the direction of Màlaga and it seemed impossible so I gave up and now I search a new Spot


country: AT
nickname: jkczech
datetime: 2024-10-24 08:52:06.328125
signal: thumb
comment:
Waited for long... Many cars are just for Vienna.. but in general I think it's a good spot.. (no sign)


country: LV
nickname: AsqueN
datetime: 2024-10-24 09:56:05.609080
signal: thumb
comment:
Car took us to varakļani in less than 5min. theres a lot of traffic and cars go slow from roundabout. has a bus stop to stop cars.


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-10-24 12:00:34.401011
comment:
It was really difficult for us to go to Bilbao even if the weather was really good ! 
But car can’t stop…
I recommended an other place… but I don’t know.. 


country: MA
datetime: 2024-10-24 15:35:52.932249
signal: thumb
comment:
Lots of nice local interaction, however finally got a lift with Italian tourists driving to Zagora. Not many cars on the road. A sign in Arabic helps with translations. 


country: SE
nickname: Slocrowth
datetime: 2024-10-24 17:14:01.975426
signal: sign
comment:
There’s lots of traffic, but I had so hard time getting ride towards South. I was losing my hope, but finally truck driver stopped and took me to Halmstand.
You could try to ask ride from the gas station, but I hate disturbing drivers’ breaks so I just waited with my sign.


country: FR
nickname: skam
datetime: 2024-10-24 18:12:55.564025
signal: thumb
comment:
Great spot to go to Aire de Lançon de Provence. I then found quickly a car that took me to Montpellier.


country: SK
nickname: filiponatrip
datetime: 2024-10-25 11:27:10.032844
signal: sign
comment:
It seems like the only spot in Liptovský Mikuláš where you can comfortably hitch a ride to the highway. Most of the traffic is local, but you can flag down out-of-town cars leaving McDonald's or the nearby gas station. I wrote a sign for Žilina, which turned out to be a mistake. Tip: Use a sign for Ružomberok—it's a major hub with roads branching west and south across the country.


country: SK
nickname: filiponatrip
datetime: 2024-10-25 11:37:31.761586
signal: sign
comment:
Super easy spot heading west! Cars slow down as they approach the town, and it seems like many are just passing through, heading either west or south. I managed to get a ride all the way to the Czech Republic (hey, Leon 👋). A lot of cars, though!


country: FR
nickname: skam
datetime: 2024-10-25 11:43:21.121626
signal: ask
comment:
A definely good spot, but you have to go talk to people ! Several Belgian, Deutsch and German people.


country: PL
nickname: filiponatrip
datetime: 2024-10-25 12:01:32.802101
signal: sign
comment:
Shit place! All the traffic is local, heading to the villages around. Do yourself a favour and try to hitch from the border area. I only managed to get a ride to Bielsko-Biała right when I started giving up, even though I was trying to get to (relatively close) Kraków.


country: PL
nickname: filiponatrip
datetime: 2024-10-25 12:13:52.635162
signal: sign
comment:
Walked all the way out of Bielsko-Biała, hoping that some people heading to Kraków wouldn't take the long way around through the main highway. I hitched a short ride pretty quickly. Most of the plates were local, though. I wrote the sign 'Do Krakowa' and got a lift to Kęty within 5 minutes (thanks, Martin 👋).


country: PL
nickname: filiponatrip
datetime: 2024-10-25 12:26:53.428435
signal: sign
comment:
Pretty much the same as what people mentioned at the spot in the centre of Kęty. The road leading out of town towards Kraków seems like a good place to hitch, with plenty of space to stop and a decent traffic flow. Reality check: I waited around 40 minutes to finally hitch a truck (by showing the begging hands) going a bit closer to Kraków. Seems strange! The truck driver 'Don Mateusz' was awesome, even though he couldn't speak English.


country: PL
nickname: filiponatrip
datetime: 2024-10-25 12:39:27.913760
signal: sign
comment:
It's quite a busy gas station, so I got a ride pretty quickly (without asking, just hitching at the exit). A truck driver passing Kraków took me to the Kraków ring road and dropped me off on the highway. I took a short walk to the nearby Lidl for a bus.


country: AT
nickname: jkczech
datetime: 2024-10-25 14:18:26.201649
signal: sign
comment:
Not too many cars were coming through the rest station (Thursday midday), but generally I think it's a good spot that is probably better in the weekends. There is a Landzeit where often people stop for a meal or coffee. My sign was: SLO, Ljubljana.. after an hour i switched it to Graz, Maribor.. and was Lucky to get a ride all the way to Ljubljana:)


country: SI
nickname: jkczech
datetime: 2024-10-26 08:27:22.362184
signal: sign
comment:
Very good spot going out of the city.. direction to Bled. Two of us waited.. from the same spot are also going Arriva buses right to Bled, in case you can't stop anyone


country: NL
nickname: Chris9012
datetime: 2024-10-26 09:48:53.044448
signal: thumb
comment:
Parking with an info-sign, just after the roundabout. Waited 4 minutes for a ride to Borculo. 
10 minutes from the train station.


country: FR
nickname: LeBoutiqueur
datetime: 2024-10-26 11:13:08.969305
signal: thumb
comment:
J’avais une pancarte pour le Faouet mais finalement j’ai juste mis le pouce. Il était 14h environ. Pas mal de personnes âgées.


country: SI
nickname: jkczech
datetime: 2024-10-26 11:31:45.817679
signal: thumb
comment:
Very nice spot..
 I think better than the one below. Many local cars but all going to the Bohinj valley


country: CZ
nickname: fireveined
datetime: 2024-10-27 09:39:52.461931
signal: sign
comment:
Polish bus driver took me to Wrocław, not a bad spot (i guess best one if you want to get to poland)


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-10-27 12:14:52.253719
comment:
It’s not a good spot to go to Bilbao.. we waited around 2-3 hours, there are no place for car to stop et take us 😅
Go luck to find a better spot..


country: FR
datetime: 2024-10-27 12:37:55.090666
signal: sign
comment:
Voyage : Paris-Toulouse.
J'ai voyagé seule, un samedi de départ de vacances et j'ai attendu une demi-heure.


country: PL
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-10-27 14:47:42.998284
signal: sign
comment:
I was on the way to the roundebound and a car stopped to pick me up direction warzawa. On sunday morning 10 am. Some traffic and some space and lighttraffic to stop 


country: PL
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-10-27 14:49:41.273760
signal: sign
comment:
Try with the sign warszawa and it didn't work. With the sign Elblag, I had to wait 15 mn. It was on Wednesday afternoon 


country: PL
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-10-27 14:55:20.223255
comment:
Put Ostrow on my sign, found a family to bring me there. Lot of traffics but people mostly ignored me 


country: LT
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-10-27 15:02:15.599398
comment:
Lots of roadwork in end 2024. It will soon change everything with a big highway without any stop I think. There are a lot of gas station around in the Lituanian part 


country: LT
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-10-27 15:04:35.726138
comment:
Lot of traffics but cars go fast and they didn't care. Had to wait more than 1 hour with my sign vilnius on a sunday early afternoon 


country: HR
nickname: Namaya
datetime: 2024-10-27 17:00:22.664446
signal: sign
comment:
Nice spot just near the stop and the tram. I waited 30 minutes and a truck drivers sign me to come to his car. Not very safe bc you have to run to the car quickly before the stop comes green. He drive me directly to Rijeka. (Solo woman travelling)


country: HR
nickname: Namaya
datetime: 2024-10-27 17:03:43.072393
signal: sign
comment:
I waited 3 hours (mid October) and nobody took me. Even if I asked people (just to go to Zabok), they all said no. So I had to across the highway and finish by walking. (Solo woman travellerl


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-10-27 21:57:03.802004
signal: sign
comment:
Maybe not the best spot, but quite a lot of cars are going to A7, we have been taken up to the southern exit of Vienne


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-10-27 22:01:34.726538
comment:
A lot of cars were going to the highway, but nobody seems to be willing to stop. We were really lucky and a grandma stopping to prepare her cigarettes agreed to take us, even if she didn't stop for us. 


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-10-27 22:03:52.073687
comment:
Really good spot. Some people were going to Montpellier / Nîmes but we were going to Aix en Provence, so we had to say no. Then a guy going to Marseille took us to Aire de Lançon en P. 
Btw, police went to us to tell us that it would be better to hitchhike on the parking, but we came back when they left as it was clearly the best place to hitchhike. 


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-10-27 22:05:36.541171
signal: sign
comment:
So many cars are stopping here, we got a ride to Aix en P. in 5min, after saying no toa guy going to Marseille. 


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-10-27 22:07:56.292161
comment:
Going to Lyon, we got a ride to Valence. We tried on a sunday afternoon, under a small rain, and there was not a lot of cars going this way, but we got someone after 30min (firstly under the tree, then better located on the street). 


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-10-27 22:09:12.544077
comment:
We didn't use this spot... But !
We were trying to enter the highway to Lyon from here. So many cars told us that they were going to Marseille. If you are reaching Marseille, I think it's a perfect spot. After 30min trying with a sign Lyon - Avignon, we decided to move to another spot. 


country: FR
nickname: Nico
datetime: 2024-10-27 22:11:00.424285
comment:
On a sunday afternoon, most of the cars were totally full of people and luggage, but we quickly got a ride straight to Lyon - Perrache. 


country: CZ
datetime: 2024-10-28 08:01:58.149771
comment:
Like other said, there are lot of car, we stand in little island in the end of the gas station, we take ride direction to Třebíč. Very good spot 👍


country: NL
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-10-28 15:42:13.474112
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We were there on a busy afternoon to find a ride south. The people were kind and after 15 min we got a car to the Belgian border.


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-10-28 15:47:17.761553
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We got dropped here due to miscommunication. Not a great spot but after a while we found someone who took us to lille. Try to avoid this spot. You can make it to the highway if you really want tho.


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-10-28 15:49:21.005652
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We got dropped here on the way to Paris. Not a great spot as the sun was setting. It's difficult for people to stop but eventually someone did bring us to the nearest gas station. Shout-out to these punks


country: AT
nickname: Abuelo
datetime: 2024-10-29 03:51:09.206669
signal: thumb
comment:
Perfect spot for hitchhiking. Many people going slow after the toll station and very likely they go a good distance


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-10-29 07:42:14.023394
comment:
It’s a good spot (stop bus), lot of cars go in torrelavega, on the sign we write Leon and torrelavega, one man took us to torrelavega. Maybe it’s better if you write palencia 🤷‍♂️


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-10-29 07:45:10.103361
comment:
Not a lot of place for the car but it’s possible before the autoroute. To go in the south you have 2 options, autoroute or national. We waited 10 min to go in the south ! 


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-10-29 07:49:44.362131
comment:
It was the end of the day, we was tired and one guy took us in a Porsche to palencia. It’s not really a good spot and we were lucky. 


country: SK
nickname: Clement
datetime: 2024-10-29 08:47:19.300843
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Many people from Slovakia going back home after hiking in the Tatra Mountains but not so much traffic


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-10-29 15:19:19.519972
comment:
It’s good spot, some places for car. There are a traffic light and lot of car can see you. 
Nice to escape this city to go in the south. :)


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-10-29 17:54:50.332652
signal: ask
comment:
We got crazy lucky here. We arrived after dark, there was none on this aire besides Jeroen. Jeroen brought us to a larger petrol station shoutout to him. The aire is accessible from the surrounding roads.


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-10-29 17:58:27.573827
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We arrived here well after dark. Although it's difficult to hitch in de dark, we found a car after 50 minutes just before we were planning to give up for the night. She brought us all the way to Paris. Great gal she's gonna be a famous singer with that voice soon.


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-10-29 18:04:03.531862
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We spent the night at this gas station camping at the end of the trucker field. Quite a nice place to camp, noone bothered us. Next morning we started hitching at the petrol station at 8 am. The people here were super friendly. It's a great station to get on the other side of Paris without entering the city. We did this quite well as we found two nice people who took us al the way to Alicante.


country: ES
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-10-29 18:07:32.748883
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We tried to get to cartagena from here. Not that much trafic and most people stay in the neighbourhood. After 30 min a guy took us to a better roundabout a little closer to cartagena


country: ES
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-10-29 18:10:20.777158
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Quite a good spot to get to cartagena. Drivers can stop on this roundabout at the exit to this fenced off area. Loads of traffic and after a 20 min the first Spanish person to ever take me brought us to cartagena. Shoutout to him for repairing my trust in the spanish


country: ES
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-10-29 18:14:34.202122
signal: sign
comment:
Bad spot. Although there is a lot of trafic everyone stayed in Cartagena. Several people came up to us to tell that hitchhiking is not common in Spain and advised to take the bus. After 3 hours we gave in and this nice lady brought us to the train station. I think it's possible to find a ride to Murcia but we were too hungover to be persistent.


country: FR
nickname: bivouac
datetime: 2024-10-30 12:30:12.317137
signal: sign
comment:
Started at the city exit and waited  for 40mn, I decided to backtrack and waited at this spot that was an old gast station next to Lidl. Cars can stop easily there! 1/3 of the ride to Bayonne


country: FR
nickname: bivouac
datetime: 2024-10-30 14:00:21.102092
signal: sign
comment:
Waited at the sign at the crossing next to main road and got honked at by a car at the stop sign behind me :) 2/3 of the ride to Bayonne


country: FR
nickname: bivouac
datetime: 2024-10-30 14:04:08.508526
signal: sign
comment:
Cars go fast here but they can see you from afar. Good place for them to spot too :) Got picked up by a retired man who was heading to Mont De Marsan. 3/3 of the ride to Bayonne


country: FR
nickname: bivouac
datetime: 2024-10-30 14:10:54.110123
signal: sign
comment:
Apparently not the best spot to go to Bordeaux. In the morning sun was behind us and we think most people were going to Biarritz. After a while a cool girl with a pink fur steering wheel cover stopped and took us a little further. We ended up getting lucky at that next spot! 


country: SI
nickname: jkczech
datetime: 2024-10-31 15:29:44.426395
signal: thumb
comment:
Good spot just not too many cars but if so, they are quite fast, but all are heading towards Austria.. also possible to ask around at the pump 


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-10-31 15:32:42.599563
comment:
It’s little bit dangerous to go in this spot, you have to cross a way to turn around the roundabout, but it’s a national road (legal). 
But your are sure about one things : people are going to Portugal and car can stop (even if it’s dangerous). 
Donc benef 🌸


country: AT
nickname: jkczech
datetime: 2024-10-31 17:32:03.928534
signal: ask
comment:
Do not recommend, but if no other option, then this one works. Hitchhiked at dark and got a ride to Graz by a truck driver.


country: PT
nickname: xJK
datetime: 2024-10-31 20:36:08.774187
comment:
Good spot - many cars with place to stop, but I feel like it is really hard to catch hike with locals


country: AT
nickname: jkczech
datetime: 2024-10-31 20:40:04.583680
signal: thumb
comment:
Hitchhiking at night, the best spot with lights. Also good to ask around. At day I'm sure it would go much faster to Vienna 


country: HR
nickname: Vojaganto
datetime: 2024-11-01 12:34:08.741408
signal: sign
comment:
Plenty of space to stop. Cars see you from quite far. Sometimes people stop here to look at the view and take pictures, you can ask them directly then. Got a ride to Zadar after about 45min. The only negative point was that there was not much trafic (October 2024).


country: CH
nickname: Vojaganto
datetime: 2024-11-01 12:40:43.342161
signal: sign
comment:
I have hitchhiked at this spot many times. It is my prefered spot when hitching out from Lausanne to any direction. When going East or towards Fribourg or Bern, I usually stay a few meters below the south highway entrance (Dir. Bern), just when the road splits in 3. When hitching West or towards Neuchâtel, I usually stay at the north entrance, as well right when the road splits in 3 again. Usually wait times are around 20-40 minute.


country: PT
nickname: xJK
datetime: 2024-11-01 12:46:09.153528
comment:
Not perfect spot, because of high speed of cars. Generally okay spot with good visibility and place to stop


country: GE
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-11-01 17:31:03.975462
signal: ask
comment:
Shortcut to Kasritskali, dirt road unknown to Google Maps, suggested by people in the last shop of Kvemo Kedi (next to Caravan Camping, see Google Maps). It's wiser to start walking and find a car on the way.
I waited here one hour and hitchhiked to both this (1car/10minutes) and the main road going southeast (1 car/5minutes). Seems like everyone stops nearby as 3 cars tried to help me. Finally, a turkish speaking lady said i should be very lucky to find someone driving all 8km, so i gave up and went back to the Kvemo Kedi - Tbilisi bus stop, where i laughed with the girl in the shop and took it at 2:30pm after one more hour without rides. Minibus departs also 8:30pm and it can make you catch the coincidence from Dedoplis to Kasritskali at 3:30pm. The driver stopped a truck for me at the roundabout down in the plan - see my other pins 📍


country: GE
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-11-01 17:44:39.835610
signal: ask
comment:
Silent roundabout with dogs sunbathing on the streets, careless of the few cars almost running over them.
Almost all cars turn left (north-east) to Zemo Kedi, only one in half a hour went straight to Kasritskali. I got ignored by the minibus to Sabatlo, the farthest village at 3:30pm, but I'm sure you can catch it earlier in Dedoplis Tskaro.
I continued to Kvemo Kedi by 2 different rides by couples of english speaking youth, i camped at the Caravan Camping (see Google maps), astonishing views.
I came again here at 3pm this time by minibus, the driver literally shouted to a truck and stopped him for me. We arrived to Kasritskali after a hour of dirt agricultural roads and even crossed the Shiraki abandoned airport!


country: GE
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-11-01 17:52:00.740027
signal: thumb
comment:
I agree this is a strategic spot if someone takes you from Stepantsminda, a truck going to Yerevan took me after Ananuri where i continued east towards Sighnaghi 


country: AL
datetime: 2024-11-02 09:01:12.800455
signal: sign
comment:
3 cars stopped in only 3 min to go to Korçe. Because we are two women we decided not to go with the first car with two men. Than 2 cars stopped at the same time. There is enough space for them to stopp too


country: ME
nickname: Goose
datetime: 2024-11-02 15:27:33.769121
signal: thumb
comment:
Worked well. It was right after a traffic lights which meant people were sometimes to concentrate on the road to notice and stop also it was a bit difficult for them to stop because of the other cars close behind them after the traffic lights. But within 15 I had a good ride to Budva.


country: IS
nickname: Ayazo
datetime: 2024-11-02 17:24:44.941631
signal: thumb
comment:
Not the best spot in the world but the there is quite a lot of cars and they go slowly because of the roundabout. We had to wait for an hour but we got a ride all the way to Reykjavík, our friends got a ride in a few minutes, depends ;)


country: TR
nickname: waj
datetime: 2024-11-02 22:25:14.054267
comment:
Perfect spot for Oludeniz, got picked up after a few minutes by a motorbike at 8AM. Don't be afraid of the lack of a helmet since locals don't use them either


country: PT
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-03 07:28:44.014071
comment:
Car can stop, not a lot of car but after the roundabout the cars are slow ! 
I think it’s the best spot to go in the west 🌸


country: HU
datetime: 2024-11-03 10:42:07.018987
signal: ask-sign
comment:
not great, not so much traffic. trying to get to southwest austria, only saw a couple non-hungarian plates. sunday morning, early november. 


country: HU
datetime: 2024-11-03 10:55:35.366405
signal: ask-sign
comment:
not the best, not too much traffic. sunday morning, early november. saw only a couple non hungarian plates, got lucky and asked around for a while.  


country: PT
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-03 12:09:47.499969
comment:
There is a place for car to stop, we just started to write the signe one guy stop the car and toke us (lucky maybe). 🌸


country: HU
datetime: 2024-11-03 12:45:55.232451
signal: ask-sign
comment:
lots and lots of traffic, though took longer than expected. walked around the gas station and asked around, but wasn’t great, so stood by the exit with a sign. took a bit of time, but eventually found a ride straight to graz. 


country: FR
nickname: jurichezzbmx
datetime: 2024-11-03 16:51:45.981335
signal: thumb
comment:
Actually it's a very nice option. Many people going near, but i find rides straight to Toulouse within 20min


country: FR
nickname: jurichezzbmx
datetime: 2024-11-03 16:54:42.602605
signal: thumb
comment:
Works well to head direction Albi. There are street lights so hitchhikable at night. I used it twice and got offered a ride to reach the toll on the A68


country: FR
nickname: jurichezzbmx
datetime: 2024-11-03 16:55:41.171292
signal: sign
comment:
Can easily find a ride to Albi. I would recommend using a sign. I reach this toll by taking the metro to balma and hitchhiking from Balma to near this toll


country: FR
nickname: jurichezzbmx
datetime: 2024-11-03 16:57:36.160429
signal: sign
comment:
Once i was walking to a better spot but i decided to ask people at the traffic light and the 1st lady i asked drove me to Valentin's toll. Another time i struggled and had to walk 1hr to get ou of besançon


country: FR
nickname: jurichezzbmx
datetime: 2024-11-03 16:58:56.549859
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot, but many cars going to the east. With a sign LYON Paris, i found a ride to the next petrole station (dole audelange). 


country: FR
nickname: jurichezzbmx
datetime: 2024-11-03 17:00:24.143674
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Not many people stopping there but enough if you ask straights to drivers. I used it twice and one time i got a ride to Toulouse !!! 


country: FR
nickname: jurichezzbmx
datetime: 2024-11-03 17:01:26.865313
signal: thumb
comment:
Not much place to stop but i used it two times (including one time at night) and i found ries to Albi quite easily


country: FR
nickname: jurichezzbmx
datetime: 2024-11-03 17:04:47.977878
signal: ask
comment:
Good spot if you head to Clermont or Dijon. I asked a driver to drop me there, i was arriving from Clermont Ferrad


country: FR
nickname: jurichezzbmx
datetime: 2024-11-03 17:07:15.234079
signal: thumb
comment:
Good spot when you arrive from the highway to Besançon ! It seems to be a nice spot to leave Besançon but it seems hard to reach


country: DE
nickname: raspberrysoda
datetime: 2024-11-03 17:09:04.492811
signal: sign
comment:
Waited 1.5 hrs on a chilly November Sunday. Got an offer to Hannover but needed to get to Berlin, a guy then got me to the rastplatz on Kockern and got a ride from there to Berlin


country: DE
nickname: raspberrysoda
datetime: 2024-11-03 17:13:50.684336
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Don't be here after 12:00 noon. Everyone in the afternoon goes to Coburg itself or to Sonnefeld if you're lucky - waited here and asked around for 2.5 hours and had to ask someone on the street to crash at their couch. Arrived the day after, got a ride almost to the town over north bc I was so desperate to get out. Huge nope


country: FR
datetime: 2024-11-03 19:49:30.626434
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Busy Service Station, wait where people pull out from parking with a sign. Toilets, showers and food available in the big service station.


country: TR
nickname: Aris
datetime: 2024-11-04 15:00:51.302836
comment:
Initially I was sceptical because it's on the highway but it's a very good spot with indeed a lot of parking spot. I would suggest if you are going to Izmir, try to take a direct ride, because in my case the driver left me directly on the highway near Germencik and it was very uncomfortable. 


country: PT
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-04 20:14:50.045882
comment:
The spot is nice, lot of place for the car to stop. Buuut it was in Sunday, no a lot of car do this way ! 
You have to be lucky, after several cars 2 peoples took us to Aveiro. 🌸


country: KG
nickname: Travelike
datetime: 2024-11-05 03:48:52.419793
signal: thumb
comment:
There is no road shown on OpenStreetMap but there is an intersection where 2 main roads merge together. Got a ride to Kazarman (don't be fooled by Google Maps, there is actually a road) and it was a very scenic route of untouched nature. Also, they didn't demand any money


country: LT
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-05 10:15:40.172056
comment:
There are some bus to go there. I asked cars in the gas station. Find a ride to Ukmerge on the way to riga.


country: LT
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-05 10:19:28.445902
comment:
Early afternoon, small traffic but ask a ride to the next gas station. Don't ask for long ride. It seems to be local 


country: LT
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-05 10:22:24.970904
comment:
Ask driver on the gas station. Not so many cars. Find a ride to Pasvalys (I was asking to go there) on the way to riga. 


country: LV
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-05 10:32:31.085297
comment:
Cars go fast but they can see you from far away. There are some place to stop. Find a nice girl who pick me up 


country: LV
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-05 10:35:45.213332
comment:
Easier to stay on the main road that asked in gas station. There are place for a car to stop. Find a ride to Tallin without sign 


country: CZ
nickname: luke
datetime: 2024-11-05 14:53:26.677088
signal: sign
comment:
Best spot for going up north, extremely easy to get a ride for Prague. I use it many times a year and never wait for much more than five minutes. Take sign!


country: CZ
nickname: luke
datetime: 2024-11-05 14:55:30.038083
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Very good for getting towards Western Europe. Once got me to north Italy, once to Netherlands and once to Innsbruck. It is good to ask drivers, but you can just stand at the exit with a sign


country: FR
nickname: sieautostopuje
datetime: 2024-11-05 18:54:01.834847
signal: sign
comment:
Great place.
Tuesday evening. 2 people. With sign "vers espagne" got a lift to Narbonne after 5 minutes.


country: AU
nickname: alex
datetime: 2024-11-05 23:34:17.144497
signal: thumb
comment:
Darwin - Cairns, through Doomadgee and Burketown 800km of dirt road, 50km underwater (flooded)
Week long adventure, from town to town. Great fun, no long waits


country: NO
nickname: alex
datetime: 2024-11-05 23:38:46.608810
signal: thumb
comment:
Svalbard, Spitsbergen is easy. Save money and hitch from the airport. Hitch to the suburb and to Adventdalen. Ask how to avoid low risk of polar bear attack! Car rental is possible on 80km of road!


country: ID
nickname: alex
datetime: 2024-11-05 23:42:59.496948
signal: thumb
comment:
Flag down a logging truck to get into the nearest town from Taman Nasional Kutai NP. No problem hitching. No money.


country: GB
nickname: alex
datetime: 2024-11-05 23:55:20.658127
signal: thumb
comment:
Stranded Saturday am to Monday am. 4 cars passed on Sunday! No one moves on Sunday. Monday am I got a free ride on the postbus, 80km, AVOID WEST COAST AT WEEKENDS!


country: FR
datetime: 2024-11-06 09:10:22.963196
signal: thumb
comment:
Easy spot to go towards cassis or la Ciotat, good visibility from the roundabout and a place to stop. From cassis to la Ciotat, I recommend the road along the cliffs, it is spectacular. Either search a new car in cassis, which should not be too difficult or ask your driver to take the little detour. Our driver agreed and showed us a bit around, probably just a lucky experience.


country: FR
nickname: sieautostopuje
datetime: 2024-11-06 09:16:51.338128
signal: sign
comment:
We were sleeping in a tent on this parking place. At the morning we we eating breakfast with sign "vers Espagne" and women offered us a ride to Empuriabrava.
I think you have to be lucky. Not much traffic, mostly trucks. For 2 people or more can be hard.


country: GB
nickname: waj
datetime: 2024-11-06 13:49:05.074473
comment:
Cars aren't allowed to stop here, but it's the only spot in Perth to catch all traffic heading north. 
We got lucky and got a ride within 30 minutes. Risky spot for drivers to stop but if they want to help they will


country: GB
nickname: waj
datetime: 2024-11-06 13:51:59.066259
comment:
Decent room to stop, catches slow traffic coming from the city as well as faster bypass drivers. Got a ride to Inverness in 10 minutes


country: GB
nickname: waj
datetime: 2024-11-06 13:55:28.889635
comment:
More room to stop at the bus stop east but got a lift from the Hermitage driveway after 40 minutes back and forth


country: GB
nickname: waj
datetime: 2024-11-06 13:59:54.714543
comment:
Perfect spot to head any direction as it's the crossroads of the Highlands. 
Drivers can see you from a good distance and go around the roundabout very slowly. Lift to Glasgow within 5 minutes. 


country: GB
nickname: waj
datetime: 2024-11-06 14:04:41.610044
comment:
Great spot to head South. Low speed limit and drivers can pull over at the intersection. Lift south within 10 minutes


country: KG
nickname: Travelike
datetime: 2024-11-06 15:49:17.388705
signal: thumb
comment:
There is a roofed bus stop giving you shadow. Low traffic in the morning but every second car stop for you. I was asked for money at the end of the ride. I paid 500 som, because it was a 7 hour ride on a bumpy unpaved road across the mountains. 


country: AT
nickname: mp
datetime: 2024-11-07 11:15:21.311767
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-07T12:15
comment:
not so bad, kind of a game of chance with the traffic lights. waited here with a sign that said salzburg / linz and finally a guy picked me up and drive me just to the closest gas station on the a9 where i then caught a ride with a truck to wels. not the worst, not the best. was thinking of trying the gas station about a kilometer closer to graz, could be better there to ask around. 


country: AT
nickname: mp
datetime: 2024-11-07 11:16:38.011087
signal: ask-sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-07T12:16
comment:
not so bad, not the most traffic. lots of trucks though, lots heading towards slovenia. got a ride quickly to wels. 


country: ES
datetime: 2024-11-07 11:45:18.933698
comment:
A couple. Serez standing there for Two hours until one Brazilian couple picked us up, loads of cars but mostly people pretend like you don’t exist even though there is a lot of room to stop 


country: BE
nickname: arson
datetime: 2024-11-07 15:50:28.789711
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-07T16:30
comment:
good, safe, visible spot by the bus stop, cars aren't very fast there. deinitely use a sign if you'd like to go past antwerpen, otherwise thumb should be just fine :)


country: PL
nickname: crimsondreams
datetime: 2024-11-08 07:48:52.141081
comment:
Bus stop. You can get there easy with public transport. Second best spot from Kielce to Staszów/Rzeszów (the best is in Niestachów skrzyżowanie crossroad)


country: PL
nickname: crimsondreams
datetime: 2024-11-08 07:51:48.312927
comment:
Most of the traffic from Kielce to Rzeszów goes here, guided by Google maps. The best spot for me to get to Raków, or further to Staszów, Rzeszów. Possible to get there with 11 (exactly) and 14 (500 m walk from last stop) public bus. I use it regularly.


country: FR
nickname: Paquito
datetime: 2024-11-08 09:14:23.091637
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-06T10:00
comment:
We stood at the exit of the roundabout, right onto the entry of the peage. Got a ride in just under 10 minutes to l’aire de Lançon with a sign saying “A7 SUD”
Important to specify north or south cause trafic goes both ways. To get here, ride the bus C2 to the stop Buld’air, then it’s only a short walk. An added bonus is that the bus stop is at an ikea, meaning cardboard for signs is incredibly easy to source!


country: FR
nickname: Paquito
datetime: 2024-11-08 09:18:12.809499
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-06T13:00
comment:
We were stood with a sign for “A8 Nice” which was a dodgy move given the circumstances. Everybody was stopped for lunch, and we absolutely needed somebody who was passing Aix-En-Provence because there’s nowhere to stop before there and you don’t want to be caught in the city, the majority of the trafic is headed on the A7 to Marseille so for there you’d have no troubles at all! Eventually we were approached by this lovely hippy family who gave us a ride up the motorway to another service station on the A8.


country: FR
nickname: Paquito
datetime: 2024-11-08 09:22:01.414465
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-06T15:00
comment:
Zero traffic, an absolutely dead service station, with very grumpy security to boot, who clearly have zero knowledge about Frances hitching laws. We thought we’d be sleeping here until an absolutely lovely doctor in a sports car offered to take us to Antibes, an absolute no brainer of a yes! To boot, he even dropped us at an excellent spot to leave Antibes which is definitely a win! The sign here simply read “Nice”


country: FR
nickname: Paquito
datetime: 2024-11-08 09:25:56.985880
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-06T15:30
comment:
According the man who dropped us off, an Antibes local, this is the best spot for getting out. The stream of cars is constant, and we barely had to wait five minutes with our “Nice” sign for a man in a van to pull up and offer a ride, he even gave us a free Nice tram pass, before dropping us off at the tram stop, and telling us exactly what stop to get off at for the old town (T2 to Port Lympia)


country: ES
nickname: sieautostopuje
datetime: 2024-11-08 13:58:19.099521
signal: thumb
comment:
There is a bus stop, lot of traffic even on late hours. We were two and got a lift straight to Barcelona after 5-6 minutes using a thumb.


country: CH
datetime: 2024-11-08 16:11:22.862654
signal: sign
comment:
Had no luck and after 45min decided to walk 20min to the next marked spot on hitchmap at the gas station. Worked very well there after asking a few cars


country: CH
datetime: 2024-11-08 16:16:36.667783
signal: thumb
comment:
Mostly cars with swiss license plates, so it can be good to accept a short ride to the next intersection before going towards France. We got lucky and picked up by a french driver. As said in the other comment, many cars and not so much space to pull over, but easily doable 


country: FR
datetime: 2024-11-08 16:18:41.727953
signal: thumb
comment:
Good spot, cars go slow and space to pull over and especially in summer many tourists. Easy to get towards Geneva.


country: CH
datetime: 2024-11-08 16:20:34.427764
signal: thumb
comment:
Either ask around at the gas stations or stand at the side of the road, excellent visibility and space to pull over. We got to Geneva fairly quickly, probably even easier to go towards France, many french come here for fuel as it is cheaper


country: FR
nickname: atstp
datetime: 2024-11-08 18:28:16.653946
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-10-19T12:00
comment:
Je suis une femme, voyageant seule, jour pluvieux, départ de vacances, beaucoup de voitures sont passées sans me prendre.


country: GE
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-11-08 19:28:48.719742
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-10-28T12:00
comment:
There's a new highway here, they say it opened 2 months ago (?). İt is not the shortest way from Telavi to Lagodekhi but vehicles driving long distances somehow prefer to take it. Come here on your way to Lagodekhi or opposite way, to Tbilisi, Telavi, Tianeti. Don't wait in Tsnori, that's a big waste of time (i did for 1h30') unless you wanna meet some friendly locals who will see less and less tourists due to Azerbaijani one-way-only border crossing and this new highway.

A priest picked me up while i was walking by the roundabout and took me straight to Lagodekhi protected area welcome center/ 5lari campsite.


country: GE
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-11-08 19:36:48.965857
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-10-23T08:30
comment:
My advice is to wait in front of the shop on your way to Sighnaghi. Some people might come from the villages nearby and go back. Drivers were not reactive at the roundabout in the morning. Once i changed the spot, a guy creating a retreat center picked me up to the next village and paid a taxi for me to Sighnaghi.


country: PT
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-08 19:45:36.020423
comment:
We just arrived in a spot, start to write on the sing « Nazaré ». And one guy stoped his car, took us and go to Nazaré…. (Lucky maybe!)
You have to know : there is a ferry boat to crosse the river (free !), ask the locals ! 🌸


country: GE
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-11-08 19:57:42.758522
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-10-31T17:55
comment:
Starting spot to Dedoplis Tskaro and Vashlovani reserve. Come here by green bus 3 from Tsnori center. I got quick rides until i reached Kvemo Kedi last village. Beware it's the hottest municipality in summer. 


country: BO
nickname: simmelx
datetime: 2024-11-09 22:46:28.956224
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-09T08:46
comment:
We went to this toll station with a collectivo (no.18) and then a truck took us some minutes later (2 people)


country: BO
nickname: simmelx
datetime: 2024-11-09 22:48:10.951571
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-11-09T13:48
comment:
Perfect spot at this intersection. There is a speedbump so they need to slow down. A private car took us to uyuni. (2 people)


country: CH
datetime: 2024-11-10 19:14:21.175046
signal: sign
comment:
Direction St-Cergue and France. Good visibility and enough space to stop. Difficult to get here from Nyon Center, but if you get dropped off the highway it's easy


country: FR
datetime: 2024-11-10 19:21:59.740263
signal: sign
comment:
Stood there with a "Suisse" sign. Not the best spot for cars to stop, but it was still fine to catch a ride. Most cars go direction Vallorbe/Lausanne, so if you go to Neuchâtel, it's best to accept a short ride and get dropped off at la cluse et mijoux


country: FR
datetime: 2024-11-10 19:24:19.258442
signal: thumb
comment:
Incredible view of the castle from the spot, very scenic. Number 1 most beautiful hitchhiking spot I've been to. 15min hike up to the castle, it's a beautiful view from the top. Not too many cars towards Neuchâtel, but we got quickly taken into Switzerland 


country: CH
datetime: 2024-11-10 19:26:00.201967
signal: ask
comment:
Asked two cars at the gas station and got taken on the highway towards Lausanne. Good spot to get out of Neuchâtel into this direction.


country: CH
datetime: 2024-11-10 19:28:52.455710
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Large service station towards Lausanne and Geneva. Best is to stand on the exact marked spot with a sign, just in front of the gas station. Cars leaving the parking lot will pass by and whenever there are people filling up gas you can quickly go ask them.


country: FI
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-11 12:22:28.111280
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-11T08:45
comment:
There are a lot of traffics. With the traffic light you can show your sign for one side at the other. Find a ride to turku on the morning 


country: AR
nickname: crazyrik
datetime: 2024-11-11 14:41:36.529709
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-01T11:00
comment:
really, really good spot to get over the Andes to Chile and directly to Santiago. My original plan was to go South but I had no luck finding a car going there so I ended up taking an offer to go west.
The employees at the fuel station are nice but the won't allow you to ask the drivers directly.


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-11-12 00:24:28.302299
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-07T12:30
comment:
Good starting spot to get to Aachen and beyond to Belgium or NL, easy to reach with public transport too. I wasn't even there at a good time (Mid-November on a weekday, very foggy weather) and still found a ride to Aachen pretty quickly by asking around.


country: DE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-11-12 00:30:26.095683
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-07T15:15
comment:
Took me two hours to find someone to go in the direction of Liège. To be fair, it was a bad time, Mid-November on a weekday when it was super foggy, but most people were just going to Aachen or North to the Netherlands or Antwerp. So if you wanna go there, it's a good spot, I guess. However the person who took me was super nice and even made a small detour for me. 


country: BE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-11-12 00:36:38.813052
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-07T16:45
comment:
"Borrowed" some paper from McDonalds to make a sign to Paris and found a ride after adding some in-between stops (Mons, Charleroi) by standing at the zebra path near the roundabout. Lots of cars (mostly locals, but the quantity helps) going slowly to get into the busy roundabout. My ride didn't take me too far but every bit helps, right? 
The McDonalds also has free toilets which is always a plus.


country: BE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-11-12 00:42:24.913730
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-07T17:15
comment:
Onramp spot with a bit of space for cars to stop. Pretty good traffic, but semi-local. Found a ride to Namur after 20 minutes with a sign to Mons/Charleroi/Paris. 


country: BE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-11-12 00:48:56.555619
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-07T19:40
comment:
Even though I found a ride quickly, I wouldn't recommend this spot. Maybe it was the timing but it was pretty empty with only locals there. Someone took me to the next bigger rest stop though, which I was very grateful for since the parking didn't feel super safe especially as it was getting dark.


country: FR
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-11-12 01:00:13.807441
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-07T20:15
comment:
Free toilets (thank you, France) and a busy gas station with lots of traffic to Lille and Paris. Look out for cars with the numbers 75 for Paris proper or 91/92/93/94/95 for the suburbs. Found a ride to St-Denis in less than half an hour. Generally really helpful and friendly folks there.


country: FR
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-11-12 01:07:49.955932
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-11T15:15
comment:
The door was not open, but you can follow the wall/fence until it ends, climb down a small hill towards the autoroute and then jump the (second, smaller) fence. Sounds more complicated than it ended up being, the fence is even a little bent down and there's trees to help. Lots of local cars but I still found people going through Lille to Mons within 15 minutes. Would definitely recommend this spot to get out of Paris to the North. 


country: BE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-11-12 01:18:14.391788
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-11T19:00
comment:
More people going to the Netherlands than Liège but I still found a ride there in under 30 minutes. Even got approached back! Bonus points for the cute dog I got to have on my lap (not reflected in the rating.) 


country: BE
nickname: thebeekeeper
datetime: 2024-11-12 01:21:36.809960
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-11T20:30
comment:
Immediately found a ride to Neuss, Germany even though it was fairly late already and there weren't a whole lot of cars around. Just look out for German license plates. My ride even fed me and offered to buy me a coffee! 


country: ES
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-11-12 20:55:22.976244
comment:
We tried to get a car to France here, although there was a lot of traffic nobody took us and we continued closer to the highway.


country: ES
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-11-12 20:57:46.271643
comment:
After earlier tries we tried to get a car to France from here. Eventually we got a ride to france after the sun set.


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-11-12 21:28:52.694466
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We got here late at night, spent the night in a tent at the end of the trucker station (not really a recommendation in november as it was fucking cold) next morning we arrived back at the station at 8:30. Then we waited for quite a while. Although there were a lot of cars most went to Bordeaux and we were looking for a ride to paris. Eventually we got a ride to the other side of Bordeaux with a nice French lady. Kuddos to her for taking to big Dutch guys in her car alone.


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-11-12 21:35:29.508144
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We had a great time at this tank station. They had really nice fresh baguettes and the owner of the station came to talk with us while smoking a cigarette. Honestly a boutique petrol station. They also had a nice chair and table to sit whilst hitchhiking. After 25 min we got picked up by an elderly french couple in their campervan.


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-11-12 21:39:24.629439
signal: ask-sign
comment:
We got here on the way from Bordeaux to paris. Honestly its better to take the other highway. After 45 min a French man took us in the direction of pontiers


country: MK
nickname: Birdy
datetime: 2024-11-13 05:40:19.716072
ride_datetime: 2024-11-11T07:40
comment:
Gas station staff approached the customers and was very friendly. I stood parallel to the street. Could have even gone to Sofia, but just wanted to go to the other side of the border. Were not many cars but not 5 minutes waited.


country: NL
datetime: 2024-11-13 08:36:45.890540
signal: ask-sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-12T16:00
comment:
Good place for going south (apeldoorn/arnhem). This traffic light on the ramp is gone. During rush hour the cars drive way too fast to stop here. Try to ask people at the trafficlight on the bridge


country: GE
nickname: GiovanniTonucci
datetime: 2024-11-13 09:34:05.067380
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-10-29T13:34
comment:
It is possible to reach the Vashlovani protected areas near the border if you ask or catch some tourists' cars, they receive authorization at the Reserve's head office here in Dedoplis Tskaro - you can also ask for a ride and cook a meal there. So if you plan to go into the natural reserve you should register, while Kasritskali, El Dar, Kvemo Kedi, Sabatlo do not require registration.
Actually, i only hitchhiked locals to Kvemo Kedi and Kasritskali, where a lady hosting travellers took me home.


country: BO
nickname: simmelx
datetime: 2024-11-13 10:19:48.243066
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-12T15:19
comment:
We were not able to catch a ride here. Because of the political situation and a lack of petrol there was very few traffic. We were waiting over 4 hours and gave it up. 4 other locals tried to get a ride here too at the same time, so if you go hitchhiking, this might be the spot - direction Chile


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-11-13 11:30:07.126810
signal: ask-sign
comment:
Good spot, we got out of here very quickly with Laurent, a nice French guy on his pension. He brought us further to Orleans for 150 km.


country: FR
nickname: Artflix
datetime: 2024-11-13 11:55:33.005117
signal: ask-sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-13T09:56
comment:
Okay so we we arrived at Gare du Lyon at in the evening, got some kebab and continued our journey north. We knew about this station from the hitch south. From gare the lion we took the train to fosses and than a connecting bus to survilliers. The public transport trip took about an hour and costs 7,50 pp. We think it's worth the effort, considering the fact that we had a tent to camp at the station. From survilliers it's about 30 minutes walking through the industrial areas, which was quite scetch in the dark with all the cars racing by. Once we got to the petrol station we found a hole in the fence to enter the station, which was unnessecairy since there was also just a walkway a bit further. There are some nice grassy bushes to camp a bit away from the people on the station. In the morning we started hitching at 9 and after an hour we got a ride from this cool Canadian band all the way to Utrecht. Shout-out to Cola™️ for putting us on the guest list, you guys are great.


country: NL
nickname: Carlo
datetime: 2024-11-14 05:05:55.894354
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-12T16:00
comment:
Its an good Place to get on the Highway to Amsterdam. The people on the Right lane have to stop every Minute because of the Traffic lights and then you can ask them


country: FI
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-14 06:38:46.660759
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-14T08:10
comment:
Space for car to stop and some traffics, you need to go up a small hill to arrive there but really good stop for Jyvaskyla


country: JP
nickname: Manero
datetime: 2024-11-14 08:25:16.232342
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-11-13T13:00
comment:
7 eleven parking lot before entrance to urban highway. Fukuoka direction, got a ride for Koga SA from there directly. 40min walk from the station, bus or monorail also possible


country: NO
datetime: 2024-11-14 13:31:10.081072
ride_datetime: 2024-11-14T14:28
comment:
Good Spot. Easy to get a ride to the ferry or with a bit of Luck all the Way up to Haugesund or Bergen. Both times i hitchhiked from there i got a ride within 30-40 min. If you‘re coming from Stavanger it makes sense to take the Bus to out there. 


country: NO
datetime: 2024-11-14 13:33:13.841457
comment:
Good spot to ask people in the queue to the ferry or on the ferry if they can give you a ride. Gotta be comfortable w/approaching ppl tho.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-11-14 13:45:45.047121
comment:
Got picked up within 5 mins after being dropped off. Didn‘t even have time to finish my sandwich. Right before a tunnel. Traffic comes on quite fast but they can see you well in advance. Spot is right after the City/Industry-Area of Heiane on the way south, so a bit less traffic but i’m guessing more likely ppl going longer distances.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-11-14 14:43:35.682465
comment:
Managed to get a ride quite quickly to the spot at Trengereid. I think this might be a better spot than the one close by. It‘s a 5 Minute walk from Arna Trainstation. Took the train from Bergen to Arna - as mentioned in the other spot. 


country: NO
datetime: 2024-11-14 14:46:04.194192
comment:
Good spot. Got a ride all the way to voss pretty quick. Before i got a ride to Voss, two more Cars stopped offering to take me the other direction at the crossroads. 


country: NO
datetime: 2024-11-14 14:49:07.503185
comment:
Shitty spot if you‘re trying to get to Bergen. Apparently it makes more sense to try on the other side of Voss before the Tunnel as almost nobody driving down that road goes to Bergen. Gave up after 1,5 hours and ended up taking the Train bc i had to be in Bergen at a certain time.


country: NO
datetime: 2024-11-14 14:53:13.017486
comment:
Even though this is pretty much out in nowhere i got a ride pretty quick with some tourists. Since Lysebotn/Kjerag is quite a popular touristy spot during summerseason, i think it might be quite ok to get a ride then, probably not so easy during off-season. For me it was mid-September so quite late in the season. I just stood at the intersection - it‘s quide qide and you can easily stand to the side w/out any danger and still be seen well when cars take the exit.


country: HR
nickname: TanzoeNay
datetime: 2024-11-15 16:01:20.436578
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2023-06-20T08:00
comment:
Safe spot, but very little traffic. Hitchhiked north here after I finished hiking the Via Adriaca in Prevlaka. If you're in the area, there really isn't much choice, this is the spot.
Only five cars in an hour early in the morning, but the fifth took me to Dubrovnik.
A guard from the border post came up to check on me, but he just wanted to see my ID, no hassle.


country: HR
nickname: TanzoeNay
datetime: 2024-11-15 16:18:07.365392
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2023-06-26T11:00
comment:
Safe spot, lots of traffic, but mostly local. Also, cars are pulling into the bus stop all the time to unload or do whatever, blocking it for you. After 90 minutes a friendly local gave me a ride to after the bridge, and dropped me at the much better spot there. You would be much better off starting there. 


country: HR
nickname: TanzoeNay
datetime: 2024-11-15 16:29:31.841499
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2023-06-26T11:30
comment:
If you're going north towards Split, this is a good spot. Safe and lots of traffic. Got a short ride from here in 30 minutes to another good spot along D8.


country: JP
nickname: jole
datetime: 2024-11-16 01:02:17.758399
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-11-16T09:30
comment:
Around 9:30 am. I think around 5 cars passed along the road, and about the fifth one coming from 7-11 stopped and gave me a ride. I was seconds away from writing the first stroke of 北 on my empty sign. Other places in Oki awa hundreds and hundreds of cars passed without stopping.


country: CZ
nickname: jkoupy
datetime: 2024-11-16 13:13:47.117456
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-16T13:50
comment:
There's officially forbidden to stop but I tried it anyways since it is a very convenient spot direction Brno. I had a sign saying Brno. Very good spot, all traffic goes there 💪🏼


country: AT
nickname: jkoupy
datetime: 2024-11-16 13:19:08.131304
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-16T13:10
comment:
A local from Vienna drove me here saying it will be a good spot to go to Czechia since many people from CZ work here. And indeed it was true. I wouldn't choose the place myself, that's why 4/5 but it was great in the end.


country: AT
nickname: jkoupy
datetime: 2024-11-16 13:22:56.211692
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-16T12:55
comment:
Got a lift to Wolkersdorf with a sign "Brno" however during that hour, only about 10 Czech cars passed me. Also I didn't get too many interactions with the drivers.. but it's a nice spot to get from Vienna since the bus to the shopping mall is free - also this place is recommended by Hitchwiki👍🏼


country: DE
nickname: Brahms
datetime: 2024-11-17 10:20:57.354822
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-17T07:40
comment:
A lot of cars even in the morning (7:00). 
I got a ride to Stuttgart after waiting less than an hour with a sign saying  ULM. 


country: NZ
nickname: thefallingleaf
datetime: 2024-11-17 12:15:20.895326
comment:
I was stuck here for 3 days. This is a stupid country. No rides whatsoever yet there was plenty of traffic. I am going back to France and never coming back. I do not regret destroying your street signs, I only regret not trying to destroy more. Do not mention New Zealand to me or I will fly into a rage. 


country: GB
nickname: johan92
datetime: 2024-11-17 15:39:45.310340
signal: ask-sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-11T09:30
comment:
It took a while to find someone, but at the end I asked someone who was filling his tank, going to Exeter.


country: GB
nickname: johan92
datetime: 2024-11-17 15:42:34.731160
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-16T09:30
comment:
Spot leaving the city, but nobody was stopping. (I wanted to go east) At the end I walked to the train station and took the train.
There was a nice spot directly after the roundabout for people to pull over, no idea why no one did.


country: NO
nickname: turboleben
datetime: 2024-11-17 17:51:47.863368
signal: sign
comment:
Good spot to hitchhike at a Busstop (Kvåle). Got a Ride to Bergen super quick. The downside is that the spot is not super accessible. A friend drove me to the Busstop from Voss and then I started hitching from there. I guess it is an Option to walk from Voss via Peter Bondes Veg and then following the little paved road right next to E16 (probs 30-40 min walk). There is another Busstop closer to Voss (Seim) that is less far to walk but I have not tried hitching a ride from there. 

**for Reference: i‘m a woman, mid-twenties, white. Got a ride on a sunday around noon. **



country: NO
nickname: turboleben
datetime: 2024-11-17 17:55:19.138705
comment:
Got a ride all the way to Voss. Good spot. No Hut there to take cover  in case of Rain but there is an underpass.

***for Reference: I‘m a woman, mid-twenties, white. I usually use a sign. Got a ride on a Saturday afternoon.


country: DE
nickname: Brahms
datetime: 2024-11-17 18:08:31.546323
signal: sign
comment:
I waited 40 minutes in front of the gas station, but was unsuccessful. Some drivers responded me saying they couldn’t drive me. 


country: PT
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-18 07:16:42.508674
comment:
Little bit dangerous for us. But that works, we wanted to go to Spain but the man put us in Tavira (on the way)🌸


country: PT
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-18 07:22:19.212245
comment:
Good spot, the car before dropped off here to go on the way to Spain. Lot of place for the car to stop, not fasty 🌸 


country: PT
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-18 11:00:50.105992
comment:
It’s really good spot, before the highway ! Car can stop🌸But I think you can’t go by foot, only by car. (One guy took us in tavira near the police and dropp off us here only 2km)


country: ME
nickname: Vojaganto
datetime: 2024-11-18 12:35:13.360426
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-11-18T10:30
comment:
Was walking along the road while hitchhiking. While not great, cars are going pretty slowly and there's quite a few spots where they can stop (usually every 5 to 10 meters). Got a ride to Shkodër after only 5 minutes.
1 hitchhiker, male, November 2024.


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-18 20:38:21.316682
comment:
Really hard, welcome to Spain ! 
No it’s a good spot I think but nobody want to see you and consider you. 
It’s 3 ways, before the gas station, the car can stop in pétrole station. 🌸



country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-18 20:42:59.089876
comment:
It’s really hard to hitchikke here, it’s on the entrance of the highway. But ! It’s not popular to hitchhike, one guy stop the car to say : it’s impossible to hitchikke here, you have to take a train. 
But after him one guy took us to Sevilla.. 🌸


country: DE
nickname: Brahms
datetime: 2024-11-19 03:25:45.246795
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-17T13:45
comment:
A lot of cars to the west. A car stopped for me right after I started to wait (?) with a sign saying Karlsruhe. I did not wait for a minute. I was lucky. 
They drove me to Karlsruhe. 
There is a good space for a car to stop for you. 


country: DE
datetime: 2024-11-19 10:59:02.628095
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-15T09:00
comment:
been here many times, great spot to go eastwards. never waited more than 30min usually i got rides to leipzig or berlin in less than 10min


country: NL
nickname: Turbolente
datetime: 2024-11-19 14:00:11.928775
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-10-26T17:00
comment:
We were two girls. The driver was super nice, we wanted to get to Rotterdam because there was no train working that day, he brought us to a metro station in his town.


country: NL
nickname: Turbolente
datetime: 2024-11-19 14:06:38.641937
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-11-01T15:00
comment:
At the beginning I was not standing in the gas station but on the main road (formore than 1hour, without any car stopping).


country: FR
nickname: Ladjz
datetime: 2024-11-19 15:05:38.196009
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-17T12:00
comment:
It's quite easy to get to the spot, but the there is not a lot of cars going on the express road. Furthermore, they can't really stop to get you in, because it's an accelerating track, but it might be safer than the Armor's roundabout. 

I guess I've got lucky to find one car going that far that day ! 


country: IT
nickname: Eha
datetime: 2024-11-20 09:55:09.666306
comment:
Best place to hitch towards West (Torino, France etc). Got a ride to next bigger Autogrill. Easy access as well - metro, bit of walking and through the turnstile for pedestrians.


country: IT
nickname: Eha
datetime: 2024-11-20 09:58:48.940072
comment:
Got dropped off by a truck here and someone picked me up right away! Plenty of room for cars to stop!


country: US
datetime: 2024-11-21 06:15:05.280143
comment:
The spot was good, but there is a traffic light 400 meters before, and cars drive pretty fast there. 


country: AL
nickname: Moucherotte
datetime: 2024-11-21 06:23:43.432653
comment:
It was kind of easy to hitchhike there, and also very useful to cross the border between Albania and Macedonia ! 


country: FR
nickname: Zac
datetime: 2024-11-22 09:41:21.363869
comment:
aussitôt arrivé, aussitôt embarqué pour le sud (aire de solaize)
station velov pas loin bien pratique 


country: FR
nickname: Zac
datetime: 2024-11-22 10:45:10.935304
comment:
super spot, facile à atteindre depuis Lyon, il suffit alors de démarcher les voitures pour trouver la bonne 


country: FR
nickname: Zac
datetime: 2024-11-22 12:14:05.164477
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-22T12:30
comment:
le temps de bouger un peu sur l'aire, un gars m'a approcher pour me proposer d'aller à Marseille, c'etait parfait 


country: JP
nickname: 4denosin3
datetime: 2024-11-22 13:46:05.297117
signal: thumb
comment:
visible spot for passing traffic, not ideal for stopping however. luckily kind trucker stopped along same road and picked up me+1 holding kumamoto sign+thumb; ended up going with him all the way to oita tho!


country: JP
nickname: 4denosin3
datetime: 2024-11-22 13:49:20.281610
comment:
lovely SA for drivers before leaving kyushu, good visibility and opps to chat with drivers before they leave the SA. multiple drivers stopped but held out for direct ride which came!


country: PT
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-22 16:31:33.483031
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-22T16:15
comment:
We (Girl & Boy) started asking around 14:45 and got a ride in 1 1/2h ! There were two other hitchhikers with us and they also got picked up relatively quickly. One with a sign and one asking the cars directly. I recommend doing both or atleast talking to them, that way they see how you are and you can google translate. Great spot 😁🌱


country: ES
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-22 16:44:23.327054
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-10-27T14:15
comment:
We got a ride further down the road to another gas station and then after 30min there got a ride directly to Velancia. 😁🌱


country: ES
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-22 16:52:16.858110
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-04T14:30
comment:
A nice guy picked us up, he even got us some food. There was no metro because of the catastrophic flooding in Valnecia and he was volunteering there. 
Betera in general is a good spot to hitchhike 😁🌱


country: ES
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-22 17:00:14.382513
signal: ask
comment:
We (Girl & Boy) arrived rather late at the gas station. Because of the bad Flooding i think it had an impact to go further. We asked around and at 21 (10pm) we got picked up to Elche/Elx.
I think its a decent spot and works best if you ask around. 😁🌱


country: ES
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-22 17:04:25.573384
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-05T02:15
comment:
We (Girl & Boy) waited at the roundabout at midnight and at 2 a guy and his son picked us up to bring us to a better location - a gas station that's connected to the road to Murcia. 
I'd say its a nice spot. 🌱


country: ES
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-22 17:07:09.007029
comment:
Maybe it would work on weekends but on Tuesday it was horrible!
We even got recommended different sports - we tried around but no luck. Not even asking at a gas station :/ 🌱


country: SE
datetime: 2024-11-22 18:48:03.496959
comment:
Quite many cars and easy to get in contact with people. However, most were avoidant and / or said that they are heading south (not sure how true this is though). We were there around lunchtime and walked around between the petrol station, the e-car charging place and the big parking in front of MAX. Probably a good spot, but it seems generally hard to brake the Swedish ice. But - we were lucky in the end!


country: SE
datetime: 2024-11-22 18:56:20.417406
comment:
Never get off here! It's too far from E4, most people just go to Uppsala center. Also weird with the need to choose/walk around the four different petrol stations which are not well connected for pedestrians. We gave up and walked the 4km to the gas station closer to E4.


country: SE
datetime: 2024-11-22 19:08:33.936072
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-22T09:30
comment:
This time there was a construction site along the road where the indicated spot is, so we moved ca. 100m towards Sveaplan and stood in between the traffic lights. A lot of traffic, and well visible spot, but people need to decide fast. We were in the middle of morning traffic but had to wait quite long to get lucky.


country: FR
nickname: Wattmoon
datetime: 2024-11-22 20:32:41.348244
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-22T09:40
comment:
Very good spot. Not that easy to reach, I had to walk across the nearby corn field. With a "Montpellier" sign I found a truck driver who took me to Narbonne toll station 


country: RO
nickname: pixelatedcrab
datetime: 2024-11-22 21:39:50.745372
signal: sign
comment:
good spot traffic-wise, unfortunately I got picked up by a sex pest here. may the hitching gods give you better luck if you get a ride here!


country: RO
nickname: pixelatedcrab
datetime: 2024-11-22 21:42:00.485554
signal: sign
comment:
Still possible to walk bridge from Romania to Bulgaria as of december '23, but I hitched a lift to Ruse here.


country: FR
nickname: pixelatedcrab
datetime: 2024-11-22 21:48:16.813785
signal: sign
comment:
pro tip: if you get picked up by a creep here who asks if you like dick, you can pretend you thought he asked if you like Digne! (yes I did like Digne. there's a good stealth camping spot up the hill on the other side of the road too.) Assuming your driver doesn't suck, this is a good spot for cars to stop.


country: FR
nickname: pixelatedcrab
datetime: 2024-11-22 21:52:50.141052
signal: sign
comment:
had no luck here june '24, ended up getting a train to Montpellier. I started by the ramp to the highway then moved further back by traffic lights on reccomendation from passer by.


country: MA
nickname: pixelatedcrab
datetime: 2024-11-22 21:56:09.044202
signal: sign
comment:
Not much shade here on a sunny day but got a quick ride from some nice guys to the next town over early morning.


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-23 09:32:58.007693
comment:
Good place to stay, you have to take a bus and walk to arrive here. 
But every people go in Algeciras ! They go slowly and lot of place to stop the car. 
Good spot 🌸


country: ES
nickname: Timeo
datetime: 2024-11-23 09:36:27.390117
comment:
Impossible to hitchikke here to go in south. Nobody want to take us. 
One hold guy said us, in Spain it’s not in the culture, you have to ask in pétrole station and speak with people because nears the road it’s… really hard. 
Finally we took a train to go to Jerez…🌸


country: FR
nickname: Wattmoon
datetime: 2024-11-23 09:39:05.282645
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-20T09:00
comment:
Dangerous spot to stay and dangerous to access.  The cars have no space to stop, I had a sign "Toulouse" , was not taken and no one stopped. 


country: FR
nickname: Wattmoon
datetime: 2024-11-23 09:53:39.105083
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-20T10:20
comment:
Very good spot. I always leave Montpellier from there. You can go to the west (Béziers, Narbonne, Toulouse, Perpignan...)  or the east and north (Nîmes, Marseilles, Lyon ...)This time I had a sign "Toulouse" and got a ride directly to Frouzins (south west of Toulouse). A guy solo with just one place.  This day I hitchiked with a French girl going from Marseilles to Toulouse. We had to separate since the guy had just one place. If you read this message, I hope you got a lift and could manage to reach Toulouse on time ;) 


country: SE
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-23 21:10:47.249908
signal: thumb
comment:
Really low traffics. The 8th car picked me up and i had to wait 1h. And I did big sign and waved my hand


country: SE
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-23 21:13:51.440760
signal: thumb
comment:
Not a great spot in the dark, I moved to the roundebound so people can see me and cars go fast. The roundebound is better. I think I was quite lucky 


country: DK
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-23 21:15:08.123602
comment:
When I Walked, I tried to hitchhiked but nobody cared. If you can take the bus to go next to the highway take it 


country: DK
nickname: Emilien
datetime: 2024-11-23 21:17:37.032473
signal: thumb
comment:
Not so much traffic on evening. Try tl find a long ride straight. I stopped 10 km south and I was in the middle of nowhere


country: IT
nickname: Eha
datetime: 2024-11-24 20:04:28.847147
comment:
Best place in the area to get to France - and from there everything is wayyyyyy easier. Service/petrol station just before the tunnel (PS. don't try to hitch a hike from the toll before the tunnel, because it is illegal and you might be moved, instead ask around the petrol station). 
To access it just follow the road via Susa, on the roundabout take the southern exit (road that is parallel to Via Susa) and just follow the road, it will go under the highway and then turn into the highway, from there just walk on the highway for around 200m and you can see already signs of the service station.


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-25 09:02:03.455355
comment:
This spot is recomended on HitchWiki for rides south from Sundsvall. I´d say it is really bad spot. I got here only because my driver from Bräcke had his destination here. So I took a chance. Friday evening. Nobody going south stops here. No point for drivers heading south to turn to this gas station as it is located in opposite direction. So I thumbed with a sing next to the road where a crossroad is. Very dangerous spot! Speed limit 80km/h, almost no space for pulling over. Good visibility at least. However I got a ride to Gävle in just 5min :D crazy  girl took me. But never again. 


country: FR
nickname: Zac
datetime: 2024-11-25 15:46:39.292359
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-11-25T16:46
comment:
pas ouf pour aller au nord, 
on peut accéder à ce péage à pied en franchissant un petit talus 
un camion semi remorque m'a finalement pris pour orange


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-26 08:17:43.694897
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-08-30T18:30
comment:
Friday evening, summer. This spot is recomended on hitchwiki as a good option for rides south. I´d say it a really bad spot. There is a self-service gas station and a restaurant. It is located in direction towards north- no point for driver heading south to stop here. I got there only because my driver had his destination here. So I took a chance. Instead of asking people I thumbed next to the road at a crossroad. Very dangerous spot! Speed limit 80km/h, barely no space to pulling over, difficult for drivers to read your sign. Good visibility at least. However I got a ride in just 5min. Crazy girl took me to Gävle. Never again!


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-26 08:35:52.422306
ride_datetime: 2024-08-31T09:30
comment:
Got here late in the night. A lady denied me a ride but offered 20euros instead :D I denied them went to sleep in nearby forest. Morning I was asking around for about an hour. Quite many locals. Than moved to thumb on the on ramp. After 10min i got a ride to STHLM.


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-26 08:50:48.296178
ride_datetime: 2024-08-31T12:00
comment:
Saturday around noon. Easy to reach by underground. If you prefer to ask people you can do that at gas station. But it seem mostly Stockholmers stop there. I thumbed at  on ramp with a sign simply saying SOUTH for about 30min. Good visibility, high traffic, low speed, quite little space to pull over (but who wants to take you can always manage). I took a ride with very nice fellow hitchhiker to Norrköping. Which I do not recomend if Norrköping is not your destination- not a good town to transfer I think. 


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-26 09:01:34.483991
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-08-31T16:00
comment:
Same driver that dropped me off here took me to another place in Mjölby after about 5 minut appart :D. Quite low traffic, but nice and safe spot. You can try asking at a nearby gas station/McDonald. Probabily a good spot for HH out of Norrköping, but ( in my opinion) I recomend to avoid Norrköping if you only passing through. 


country: RS
nickname: Alpazel
datetime: 2024-11-26 12:19:58.452830
comment:
Monday evening i waited like 3 hours for a ride to Belgrade. Therr was in general low traffic on the highway. Otherwise seems like a good place.


country: ES
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-26 14:25:40.060903
signal: sign
ride_datetime: 2024-11-26T14:10
comment:
We (Boy/Girl) waited with a sign and two guys picked us up, took us to Leon and even recommended where to sleep and what stop is the best to hitchhike further. 🌱


country: ES
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-26 14:28:10.168642
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-26T15:10
comment:
The first person we asked took us with her! Really lucky and she was nice too!

The spot seems good, but we were lucky.
(Boy & Girl) 🌱


country: HR
nickname: kyliann
datetime: 2024-11-26 15:32:46.044174
comment:
Right in front of the school, there’s a bus stop. Only waited 5 minutes. Took us to Kamenari, Montenegro.


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-26 20:58:49.060560
comment:
For me it works better at on ramps. Got a ride in about 30min. It was already dark, low traffic, saturday evening. If you like you can ask at nearby rest area. This one is big. Manny option for drivers where to eat and too many directions to go, locals comming for fastfood dinner.


country: ES
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-26 21:03:03.965701
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-26T20:00
comment:
We (Boy/Girl) we didn't ask around the Restaurant just at the gas station and the fifth person was willing to take us to Bilbao !! Really good spot even for going to france or so - yes people have full cars but you just have to wait and be patient and maybe a sign isn't smart at this station :) 🌱


country: ES
nickname: Felimelideli
datetime: 2024-11-26 21:06:51.326545
signal: ask
ride_datetime: 2024-11-26T18:00
comment:
We (Boy & Girl) asked around and some people go to Bilbao and other Places but we figured the next bigger gas station is smarter :) 
We just asked a woman to take us there and she kindly did 🌱


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-26 21:27:12.177387
comment:
Sunday early morning. Super low traffic. I spent about 2 hour asking drivers at a gas station/McDonald. Only locals comming for breakfast or people heading north. Even several truck drivers were heading only north. So I moved to this on ramp spot with a sign saying SOUTH. There is a bus station, lot of space, very nice spot. After about 45 minutes (still ultimately low traffic) I almost gave up. Saying to myself: 5 more cars and off I go. Fifth car, a truck, pulled over. Adam took me all the way to Malmö. With a break at warehouse where he let me help unloading his truck with a forklift :D.  We had a great conversation. My best HH ride so far.


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-26 21:49:01.001834
comment:
August, sunday afternoon. Very busy spot. If you are looking for a ride to Copenhagen, than it should be super easy to get one. Sooo many DK cars. Gas station´s staff says that Danish people are comming there to buy cheap cigarets.  This place is too confusing for me. Several restaurant, gas station, too many possible directions. I appreciate well designed toilets at Shell gas station where you can take a quite good ,,shower" in the sink :P.  I was heading south so I moved to on ramp.


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-26 21:55:49.185678
comment:
August, sunday afternoon. High traffic,  good visibility, plenty of space to pull over. Unsuccessfully tried a sign saying Germany. Than switched to Treleborg and got a ride in 15min. Easy peasy.


country: SE
nickname: BanautaVanuaLat
datetime: 2024-11-26 22:30:49.952298
comment:
August, sunday late evening. This is a spot where you can ask drivers waiting for a ferry to Germany. Maybe already have your ticket ready? I tryed for a while, but drivers seemed to be quite anoyed. So I decided to walk to pedestrian ferry teminal. Half way there I saw a CZ car  at a gas station so I asked the man if I can go with him to Prague. He said YES! I bought a single passanger ticket on-line and was ready to go.
   About ferry tickets. TT-line is in general cheaper than Stenaline. As a driver it is possible to by ,,flexi, add-on" ticket, than it is possible to add extra passanger free of extra fee, but still that new passanger must be paid for. Good option might be to buy a pedestrian ticket forehand and than HH at this spot or give it a chance once on board. 
        I was takeing the TT-line ferry maybe 10 times as a driver. There is a ticket control at port gate (not necessary operated by human). And I have never experienced ticket control  once on board. So there is a chance to slip in on board and travel for free if you are lucky.


country: KE
datetime: 2024-11-27 09:36:46.543001
comment:
Got a ride towards Nairobi here very easily, he dropped us off at the edge of the city and we took a matatu for the last part


country: BA
nickname: Moucherotte
datetime: 2024-11-27 13:51:07.492059
comment:
I think I was lucky to get a ride, because the spot wasn’t really good and I checked on the map, there is better spots in Mostar. But, for sure, this is the main road to go to the south (Croatia) or to the north (Sarajevo). 


country: ME
nickname: kyliann
datetime: 2024-11-27 21:48:26.564682
ride_datetime: 2024-11-27T22:48
comment:
On the roundabout, next to the highway entrance. I found a car going to Niš, Serbia! I stopped in Berane. Good spot, some people may ask for money for the toll.


country: BA
nickname: kyliann
datetime: 2024-11-27 21:50:09.682336
comment:
2 cars going to Travnik stopped. Unfortunately I was trying to go to Mostar. Not a very good spot, people can’t stop


country: BA
nickname: Dognut
datetime: 2024-11-27 22:44:36.651533
signal: thumb
ride_datetime: 2024-11-17T15:00
comment:
The spot is five star. Plenty of space to pull over, good visibility. Tons of slow traffic. The people? Hmmmmm... 

With such a good spot and tons of traffic, all of which was going towards sarajevo, I may have had high expectations, but it turned into a 2.5 hour wait, which considering just how many cars where passing and how good the spot was, felt a little excessive.

 The thing which was properly demoralising though, was the fact that almost nobody smiled or waved or acknowledged me like in normal countries. Everyone seemed to hate their lives and treated the lone hitchiker shivering in the snow with total apathy. I got lots of frowns and cold hard stares. I agree with the other comment at the gazprom spot (free wifi btw) Nobody here seems to give a damn about hitchikers.

All was well as eventually I did get picked up by the biggest gigachad on the planet (they spoke perfect english too) and had an awsome ride straight to sarajevo, but still I found the way people looked at me here unlike anywhere else in the world, and pretty unexpected. If you want to hitchike to sarajevo, make sure you be ok with waiting, and getting ignored/frowned at a lot. Hopefully it'll be better for you though :)



