# points

country: BE
datetime: 2012-10-14 23:32:16.000000
comment:
Near the bus stop, so enough space for cars to stop. Just hold a sign saying E40 and you should be fine getting out of Brugge


country: FR
datetime: 2012-10-15 21:14:41.000000
comment:
September 2012, Aiton 24. Very little traffic. I waited two hours to got a ride direction Chambery/Grenoble. At least, there is clean toilet just near the spot.


country: DK
datetime: 2012-10-16 10:19:03.000000
comment:
ok spot for going towards Randers
but if you are going towards Randers, make sure to get a ride all the way.


country: NZ
datetime: 2012-10-17 12:09:39.000000
comment:
Traffic lights and plenty of traffic. Some room to stop but not perfect. A lot of traffic is going South. It may be helpful sign saying "Bombay gas station"


country: HU
datetime: 2012-10-18 09:59:25.000000
comment:
When I would go to Dunaújváros I always use this point. I think it is a good pont to go to the south too (Pécs) because the freeway M6 (E73) and the highway number 6 are close to each other. The roundabout slows down the traffic.


country: HU
datetime: 2012-10-18 10:13:31.000000
comment:
In my experience it is a good spot. I got a ride from here to Budapest on the highway number 6. The traffic is heavy.


country: HR
datetime: 2012-10-18 14:21:09.000000
comment:
I walked about 1km extra from the Prečko metro station, expecting there to be less commuters. I don't think it helped much, so the bus stop that is closer might be better. It's also not right after a streetlight, so you have less slow cars.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-10-18 22:15:25.000000
comment:
Towards 's-Hertogenbosch. 

Getting a lift beyond 's-Hertogenbosch likely will take much more time. So just take a lift to 's-Hertogenbosch, there are better places over there (A59 exit 47 and A2 exit 20 especially).


country: FR
datetime: 2012-10-19 12:47:59.000000
comment:
A small gas station in Seclin in the direction of highway A1 towards Paris. The traffic is very high in the morning and slow because of the near roundabout. Waited there for 20 minutes.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-10-19 12:51:01.000000
comment:
A small emergency parking by the road leading to the highway in the direction of Antwerp. Enough place for a driver to stop. Waited no more than 15 minutes and got a direct ride.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-10-19 12:56:06.000000
comment:
A small parking for park+ride system, where people are leaving their cars and sharing a ride with others going the same direction. Even though it was already too late for that, we found a ride after 5 minutes to take us to the nearest gas station on the highway in the direction of the Netherlands.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-05-20 17:09:48.000000
comment:
A good spot towards Warsaw. There is a petrol station here and enough place to stop before it.
To get here, you can take the bus number 22 or 3 from the main Train Station or 9 from the centre (near the City Hall). Get off the bust 3 and 22 at the last stop and walk west downhill, until you reach the road to Warsaw. 
From the bus 9 you need to get off at the first bus stop on Dybowskiego called Uniwersytet-Centrum Konferencyjne and walk for about 10 minutes along the road to Warsaw.
To see bus schedules and routes, visit:
http://www.zkm.olsztyn.eu/korzystanie-z-transportu-miejskiego/rozklad-jazdy
and choose the requested bus number.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-10-19 14:07:25.000000
comment:
second guy i asked took me close to rostock... but there is not a lot going on at night lucky me then!^^


country: DE
datetime: 2012-10-19 14:46:49.000000
comment:
it is kinda hard to get somethiong northbound! but south bound no 
problem!
i tried northbound twice once it took me and a friend 1,5 hours and the second time  the second guy i asked took me till leipzig!


country: SE
datetime: 2012-10-19 15:02:00.000000
comment:
not great! i was standing here for 5 hours but in the night.
at night there is noone going south everyone stays in gothenburg!


country: NL
datetime: 2012-10-19 20:53:11.000000
comment:
If several of the parking places along this road are not used, you can get a lift with a sign, cars drive slow for traffic light.

Nice for directions Breda, Eindhoven and Turnhout.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-10-19 21:00:44.000000
comment:
The end of the exit is very good to get a lift to the center of Utrecht. Talk with the drivers, there is a lot of space to walk here.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-10-20 21:27:27.000000
comment:
Parking place with a small imbis/restaurant and toilets but no gas-station. Very good to start a trip, if you have someone who brings you to the field road behind that place.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-10-21 15:53:20.000000
comment:
Gas station on south side of N280 (de facto a highway), toward Germany, but also connected toward Roermond.

Tried here for ages, also on the sliproad toward Roermond, but no luck for 4 hours.
First time I had to give up hitchhiking after a good start from Düsseldorf.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-10-07 23:08:11.000000
comment:
Rasthof Cloerbruch Nord A52 toward Viersen and Roermond (NL), petrol station plus restaurant, average sized carpark.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-10-21 15:58:49.000000
comment:
Bus stop on Rheinkniebrücke toward Viersen and Roermond/Venlo (NL) and A52 highway.

Lots of place to stop, didn't see any buses while we were waiting for a ride. Drivers can see you quite well.

We ended up in Roermond on a spot where we couldn't get a ride. Therefore, going north toward Arnhem might be a better bet.


country: AT
datetime: 2012-10-21 16:11:36.000000
comment:
Rasthof Aistersheim, A8 toward Passau, Austria.

Good spot because all traffic goes to Passau and further. In rest areas before Knoten Wels (Wels Intersection) very many people go to Salzburg. We found a ride all the way to Würzburg!


country: NL
datetime: 2012-07-22 02:13:43.000000
comment:
Gas station on A325 direction Nijmegen, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Venlo, Antwerp.

Quite good starting point from Arnhem, many people continuing toward Den Bosch and Eindhoven.


country: PL
datetime: 2012-10-21 22:43:51.000000
comment:
Gas station. You can ask drivers and should easily get a lift to the beginning of the highway. 

If you are going in direction of Warsaw, consider walking from the highway to the gas station about 1km East from the on-ramp, because most of the traffic goes to Germany. 


country: PL
datetime: 2012-10-21 22:48:21.000000
comment:
If you are going towards Germany the on-ramp here is okay. Enough traffic going not too fast and a shoulder to stop. 


country: IT
datetime: 2012-10-22 15:44:28.000000
comment:
petrol station(esso) just before the A1 . The first person I asked took me to bologna, so maybe I was lucky but I still think that a lot of people stop there before going south. to go there you must take a bus or tram to Piazza Corvetto.


country: IT
datetime: 2012-10-22 15:56:41.000000
comment:
Terrible place to be dropped off, i waited a few hours and nearly created 2 accidents so to sum up its better to walk down to the MWtoll and risk the fine... 


country: LT
datetime: 2012-10-23 13:50:34.000000
comment:
It is bus stop "Kražių žiedas" from which a free bus to "MAXIMA Bazė" runs. It's main destination is near A1, perfect for travelling to Kaunas, Klaipėda, Poland. It's the first stop on it's route. 

Average run time: 40 min.

Almost always bus leaves 10 minutes later by schedule.

Schedule: 
Monday - Friday
08:30, 09:02, 10:02, 11:02, 12:02, 13:02, 14:02, 14:32, 15:02, 16:02, 16:32, 17:02, 17:28, 17:57, 18:32, 19:32.

Weekends
06:58, 07:28, 08:28, 08:58, 09:28, 09:58, 10:28, 10:58, 11:58, 12:28, 12:58, 13:28, 14:28, 14:58, 15:28, 
15:58, 16:28, 16:58, 17:28, 17:58, 18:28, 18:58


country: LT
datetime: 2012-10-23 14:45:51.000000
comment:
Lot of hitch-hikers go here. I'm not local, can't say about public transport near here, but I saw a bus 15 going near here.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-10-23 15:05:14.000000
comment:
I think this was the exact spot - right after the second long term car park, about ten minutes walk from the terminal. I was hhiking with a sign for Switzerland. Very few cars, but some stopped within 5 minutes and wanted to take me to Memmingen or Munich. In 20 minutes I got a ride to Zurich (the driver wanted €20 though). Another man was hhiking in front of me, trying to get to Ulm and had stayed there for more than an hour. Maybe I was just lucky. The sign with the Swiss flag definitely helped.


country: BG
datetime: 2012-10-23 15:07:59.000000
comment:
This spot might look a bit dodgy but it is a very good one. Virtually all traffic is going to Sofia and it slows down entering the village.


country: BG
datetime: 2012-10-23 15:09:43.000000
comment:
Not a bad spot for getting out of Pleven, easily reached by public transportation. You will probably first get a ride to Dolni Dubnik or around there from where most traffic will be going to Sofia.


country: LT
datetime: 2012-10-23 16:07:34.000000
comment:
Every is going to Klaipėda, but as there is bus stop, and people think you should go by bus to city, it is'nt very good HH spot.


country: RO
datetime: 2012-10-24 00:07:39.000000
comment:
A bit outside the city center, just at the exit of a supermarket (Kaufland). Not the official local HH spot, which is at the intersection of Bogdan Voda and Unirii, but plenty of space for cars or trucks to stop. Road 18 to Baia Mure and more generally to the south


country: RO
datetime: 2012-10-24 00:51:59.000000
comment:
Just outside the city where meet the local traffic, the through one and the trucks. Direction south (Cluj-Napoca). Probably easier to get a long distance lift from there than from the center.
Even a shelter (kiosk/stall) and some space for vehicles to stop. To get there take a trolleybus no 51 to Real/Prakktiker (running every 10-15 minutes) or one of the free bus for Real costumers (every 20/30 minutes). Go to the last station where the Real and Praktiker supermarkets are. Walk to the roundabout at the exit of town, some 500 meters away from the bus stop.
Some trafic from early in the morning till late in the evening. No street light.


country: RO
datetime: 2011-04-18 14:42:34.000000
comment:
Official HH spot for locals in direction South. Very popular. On a roundabout, just next a petrol station. Not far from train station. Quite easy to get there. Can get quite busy with local hitch hikers.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-10-25 17:07:22.000000
comment:
Service station Plötzetal Ost on the A14 direction Magdeburg.

Not that many cars fill up their petrol here, maybe because it's still quite close from PL/CZ?


country: HR
datetime: 2012-10-26 05:04:50.000000
comment:
gas station for asking and a pull off area if you like to stand on the street instead. 3 persons found ride in 20 minutes...


country: HR
datetime: 2012-10-26 17:51:55.000000
comment:
direction to the north. it's a bus stop opposite to Lodpudska Ulica. got picked up in literally one minute.


country: CH
datetime: 2012-10-26 19:08:24.000000
comment:
The Gas station before Chiasso is on construction so this is the best option going inside Italy to Milano


country: RO
datetime: 2012-10-27 16:12:04.000000
comment:
This is a good hitchhiking spot although there is no gas station; it's not a fixed spot, there is maybe a 1 km range along the village; personally I prefer to go closer to the railway (there are some places to eat though, cheap). There is a barrier crossroad with railways and a couple of times per day there are long queues of cars waiting, you can just walk around and ask people or waive a sign and see if anyone winks at you. There is a lot of traffic in this location all day long (I got a ride at 10:30 pm really fast but be very careful when it's late... of course this is general rule). Even if the barriers are not down cars still have enough space to stop for you and are going slow enough. You can find destinations Slobozia, Buzau, Galati, Braila or towards Constanta/Bucharest of the other side of the road.
If you are in a car that goes Bucharest-Constanta or the other way, you could try to ask the driver to make a small detour (3-4 km) and leave you right there so you don't have to walk. If the driver just leaves you on at the highway exit it's not impossible to walk but you have to be careful because there is no pedestrian way, you have to walk on the side of the road. It may take 25-30 minutes to get here from the highway exit.


country: RO
datetime: 2012-10-27 16:17:43.000000
comment:
I hitchhiked once from here to Slobozia because I was too lazy to walk to Drajna village. It's possible but it's much better from the village.


country: RO
datetime: 2012-10-27 16:23:59.000000
comment:
Another good hitchhiking spot. There is a gas station here, you can ask people around but it's usually much faster to stay with your sign on the road (DN21) after the gas station exit. Best place to hitchhike to Braila/Galati.


country: RO
datetime: 2012-10-27 16:51:48.000000
comment:
This is a good place to hitchhike through Braila. If you try to go to Galati but you find a car that only goes to Braila you can ask the driver if he can take you to the exit towards Galati. If he can't, it's better to ask him to leave you here than in some area of the city.
The maps are not updated unfortunately (not even google), there is a big commercial center on the right side, since 2008 (you can buy stuff for your trip if you need anything, or you can stop for a movie and a coffee).
To hitchhike through Braila you can stay with your sign just after the roundabout, there is a small bus station right there and cars coming slowly from the roundabout have time and space to stop. Sometimes nice people from Braila will stop and take you to the exit towards Galati, or you can find a direct ride :)
There is also public transportation from here to Braila city center and sometimes to Galati.


country: RO
datetime: 2012-10-27 16:56:20.000000
comment:
This a spot where you can hitchhike towards Slobozia, etc., you can get here even with public transportation that goes to the commercial center on the other side of the road. I have not personally tried it so I can't vouch for it and rate it very good, but it has all the reasons to be good.


country: CA
datetime: 2012-10-26 18:23:21.000000
comment:
Even with a good parking for cars to stop, no one for 3 hours ! Then a guy going toward Toronto, and then one going West (my savior !)


country: CA
datetime: 2012-10-26 18:25:14.000000
comment:
i waited on thje ramp going West for 1h without any car to stop. Traffic is pretty low. Then i walked directly to the highway (witch is forbidden) and found a West ride in 15 minutes !


country: CA
datetime: 2012-10-27 18:27:46.000000
comment:
Seemed to be a good spot, with a lot of traffic, but no one picked me up for 3 hours to go West, so i moved.


country: AT
datetime: 2012-10-27 19:15:45.000000
comment:
Rest stop with toilets and parking and not much else. Don't get stuck here! I did as my lift was going to Linz and I wanted to go to Graz, and I had to walk along the autobahn too far to find a place to get a lift (I got it from nearby Wels)


country: AT
datetime: 2012-10-27 19:22:45.000000
comment:
The last place to stand before the autobahn if hitching South towards Graz, not perfect as cars aren't going too slow and it's a bit distracting on the roundabout, but it works. You can walk from town easily.


country: SI
datetime: 2012-10-27 19:34:06.000000
comment:
About here there is a petrol station, not shown properly on the map. Summer 2012 it was just South of road works which conveniently slowed traffic down. Standing between the station entry ramp and the road (not a motorway at this point) you could get a lift South quite easily. Without the road works it should still be a decent place for going South. I got a lift here from Maribor from a friend.


country: HR
datetime: 2012-10-27 19:38:08.000000
comment:
Gas station going South towards Zagreb - you'd end up here if trying to get past Zagreb and your lift to that point was going a different direction. 

Out of the holiday period, it appears to be very quiet (I was there on a Monday afternoon, late Sept 2012). Not a good place to be at all. You're best off looking for a ride to the road toll gates on the side of the city you want to be on, and then trying to get longer distances from them.


country: RS
datetime: 2012-10-27 19:44:48.000000
comment:
Starting point on the Croatia-Serbia border if heading into Serbia from Croatia. Many many trucks stop here, there are shops that service them and other drivers. A very good spot to get a lift especially with trucks.


country: BE
datetime: 2012-10-28 22:46:25.000000
comment:
Petrol station Aire de Noidre Est. 

Great for Maastricht (ask any Dutch driver). What about Brussels and Antwerp? 


country: GB
datetime: 2012-10-29 00:22:08.000000
comment:
Slip road onto the A1 - good area for cars to safely pull over, and a lot of people driving long distances south. My longest wait here has been 45 minutes, but they took me all the way to Manchester, so be patient and you'll do fine. You can get the 21 bus here, get off at the Eighton Lodge stop then walk around the roundabout and along the grassy verge to get onto the slip road. I've gotten lifts with and without, but a sign really seems to help here, and have hitched with success from this spot as a pair and by myself with no problems.


country: CA
datetime: 2012-10-29 23:23:25.000000
comment:
Perfect place to hitchhike, good visibility, easy for cars to park, got a direct ride for Sudbury in 30-40 minutes.


country: CZ
datetime: 2011-09-19 21:26:54.000000
comment:
To get there: metro station "Opatov", from there bus 363 to "K Sukovu" stop. Perfect spot to hitchhike.


country: CA
datetime: 2012-10-31 04:44:31.000000
comment:
There is a big side road for cars to stop here ! I walked here from the wallmart (long lake RD - 80) and got picked up !


country: CA
datetime: 2012-10-31 04:52:18.000000
comment:
Waited for hours at the gas station/restaurant, i think it was bad luck, but i finally got a ride to espanola


country: CA
datetime: 2012-10-31 04:54:47.000000
comment:
I guess i was lucky, waited 30 minutes for a direct ride to Sault Ste Marie, a trucker just stopped in the side road.


country: MA
datetime: 2012-11-02 22:50:11.000000
comment:
it's pretty cool spot to get hh !! lot's of cars, u can just use u'r hand and they can lift u !!! Direction To 'Tiflet' & Sometimes To ''khemisset.


country: US
datetime: 2012-11-03 02:01:23.000000
comment:
I was advided against hhiking near the Pentagon, but after waiting 10 minutes I got a ride 30 min. in the direction of Richmond. 


country: US
datetime: 2012-11-03 02:50:44.000000
comment:
I waited 20 minutes and I got picked up by 2 sexy dentists chic in an SUV. Lucky? Yes. But I seriously recommend the place!


country: IT
datetime: 2012-11-03 21:24:22.000000
comment:
not the perfect place, but there is space for a car to stop. The ones coming from Nuoro were driving pretty fast and cannot see you from far away, so they might not stop.


country: IT
datetime: 2012-11-03 21:26:24.000000
comment:
Traffic was not very heavy around noon on a working day, but it is a good spot where drivers can see you from far away. After waiting for 30 minutes, two cars stopped to pick us up to Olbia at the same time.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-11-03 22:33:01.000000
comment:
Service station De Middelaar, A1 towards Amersfoort / Amsterdam.
Doesn't seem like such a good spot with another service station just a few km before this one, but actually it attracts quite a few cars!


country: HU
datetime: 2012-11-04 22:03:09.000000
comment:
There is an Agip petrol station with medium traffic, I wouldn't say that that's the best spot ever, but I couldn't find better towards south. Mainly not local traffic stops there, you can get a lift to Szeged or to Serbia.


country: CA
datetime: 2012-11-05 07:32:00.000000
comment:
Direct ride for Thunder Bay on a thursday morning. The guy was actually going to Vancouver ... lucky shot !


country: RO
datetime: 2012-11-05 12:55:00.000000
comment:
There is the place to be, you will see much more hitchwikis like yourself.
In Romania is commune to give money to the driver, becouse the petrol is so expenive, but u can pay a little bit less then the bus or train.
Just stay there with the city u want to go to.
You can put a long distance city or a closer one.
Waiting depends on traffic somtimes 10min sometimes 25min.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-11-05 13:43:15.000000
comment:
In the direction of Tübingen. Good visibility as cars are passing slow and there's a stretch where no cars are allowed to park (bus stop, etc). Plenty of room for cars to pull over quickly.


country: RO
datetime: 2012-11-05 19:02:08.000000
comment:
if u are going to Bacau or Piatra Neamt is a very good place, eaven if the drivers do not have a good place to stop


country: US
datetime: 2012-11-06 05:48:27.000000
comment:
Eastbound. Three bus rides, one of them free, will get you here from Portland. (Ask the drivers where to transfer.) A good place for trips to Bend or Mount Hood area camping spots. Right around the corner are a grocery, liquor store, and library - everything a traveler needs.


country: FR
datetime: 2012-11-07 02:34:23.000000
comment:
You continue on the way and stay just under the second bridge, There is 20 m after you a place where the car can stop easily and it's good place when it's raining !!!

5 min waiting with direction of "Tournai"
15 min waiting with direction of "Amiens / Paris"


country: FR
datetime: 2012-11-08 16:06:32.000000
comment:
just before the round about, long large place for cars to stop, cars don't drive to fast, good spot for Landerneau (south)


country: IS
datetime: 2012-11-08 19:03:53.000000
comment:
A bit far out of town, but if someone can bring you there, it is the perfect spot to get out of Neskjaupstaður.


country: US
datetime: 2012-11-08 19:29:48.000000
comment:
Lots of traffic both north and south. Gas station and food nearby. Young people and foreigners use this exit.


country: US
datetime: 2012-10-17 05:44:37.000000
comment:
Try and get out of Park City area. This is a really wealthy area and it took 3+ hours to get my first ride out of here.


country: FR
datetime: 2012-11-10 15:41:46.000000
comment:
Here is the beginning to the toll road towards Toulouse. Great place with plenty of space for any vehicle to stop. I waited for only five minutes for a ride.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-11-10 15:45:04.000000
comment:
Rest place full of cars going north towards Munich and south towards Innsbruck. Stand at the exit of the rest stop, here the cars driving on the road also see you.


country: TR
datetime: 2012-11-10 18:11:30.000000
comment:
Good spot to get in direction Aydin. 

I waited about 20-30 minutes until I got picked up. Cars can pull over quite easily, because there is a big space at the right side. There is lots of traffic from 3 directions, but for some of the cars it might be hard to see you as they are just turning there. 

Also Cesme might be possible, but they tend stay on the left side of the road which might make it a little harder for them to pull over on the right side.


country: PL
datetime: 2012-11-11 17:43:25.000000
comment:
Petrol station here would be decent during the day, but you might struggle at night.  Managed to get a lift to Gliwice while walking in its general direction.


country: VN
datetime: 2012-11-12 04:32:41.000000
comment:
There's a sign gate to give good definition to the end of town here. Wait just before it if heading toward Cao Bang. If going to ha Giang, there's another gate.


country: FR
datetime: 2012-11-13 18:20:18.000000
comment:
first toll out of paris on the A1; great to get to Lille or anywhere north; stand on the toll before the machines with a sign and jump in! cars can also stop after the toll. 


country: RU
datetime: 2012-11-13 19:18:38.000000
comment:
This place is good to hichhiking. I did not wait more than 10 minutes and first car stopped in this spot. 


country: RU
datetime: 2012-11-13 19:23:53.000000
comment:
I wait more than 30 Minutes. One of truck driver take me up to Taganrog! But here is not very good for hitchhiking. The cars are so fast to stop. But if you have chance, you can meet the traffic jam like me. It's better to stop a car. 


country: RU
datetime: 2012-11-13 19:27:28.000000
comment:
Here is so bad for hitchhiking. This road is uninhabited for going to Matveev road. I wait for 30 minutes to catch a car. But for going to Taganrog. Here is very useful. :)  


country: UA
datetime: 2012-11-13 19:33:57.000000
comment:
Here is not crowded border with Ukraine and Russian Federation. If you have time, the best border to cross Ukraine. But you need to wait a long when hitchhiking. 


country: AU
datetime: 2012-10-09 23:11:43.000000
comment:
A pretty good spot to be in the desert. There is enough space for cars to stop. You get traffic both from west (Uluru) and north (Alice Springs) There are also a fuel station here, but I recommend you to stay be the road.


country: AU
datetime: 2012-10-09 23:18:23.000000
comment:
This is a good spot, not far away from city centre. Only a couple of hours of walking or you can take a bus. There is a bit too much local traffic, but anyway maybe they can bring you to Bridge Murray or something!


country: AU
datetime: 2012-11-13 20:31:38.000000
comment:
This is a really good spot to hike from Bowen. The Highway takes a 90 degrees turn and the cars have to slow down. Not too much space to stop, but still very good spot! I got a ride to Townsville after 30 mins!


country: AU
datetime: 2012-10-09 22:27:30.000000
comment:
Nearest hitching spot at the Hwy from Hervey Bay. The cars/trucks have OK space to stop, I got a ride to Rockhampton after 40 mins by road train!


country: AU
datetime: 2012-10-09 22:32:52.000000
comment:
A really good spot to hitch north from Rockhampton. Walking distance (about 5 km) from city centre. Good space for cars/trucks to stop! I got a ride to Mackay!


country: PT
datetime: 2012-11-14 00:36:25.000000
comment:
Logical place heading north but speed is quite high and some trucks stop there for shopping, reducing shoulder space sometimes to a minimum. A19 nov'12 had almost no traffic at all.


country: PT
datetime: 2012-11-14 00:46:10.000000
comment:
Quite some local road traffic, just a long walk through neighbouring towns to the end of residential areas.


country: PT
datetime: 2012-11-14 00:56:12.000000
comment:
Used this spot to get out of Lisbon for scenery/coastal road hh. A bit of a hike though from train station (1.5e to Sintra from Lisbon).


country: RU
datetime: 2012-11-15 20:09:31.000000
comment:
this plca is easyest way to leave border check point. here is always some cars from Gornyak passes by


country: RO
datetime: 2012-11-16 09:05:39.000000
comment:
Direction Bucuresti - Ploiesti , Brasov
The best spot ever for hitchhiking to Ploiesti or Brasov . Friday is the best day for hitchhiking . On Sunday is not so good . You can get there by bus . You can take the bus 335, 131 from Aviatorilor Subway and you'll go down at station Fantana Miorita. From there you'll walk 5 minutes and you'll see the gas station . If you want to say ' Thank you ' leavea a message here -- https://www.facebook.com/Dream2Travel.Ro


country: SE
datetime: 2012-11-16 13:53:28.000000
comment:
Near the road, just after the border. I didn't try that place in winter (there is some skiing facilities), but in summer it's almost senseless - I waited three hours near the road, finally, I ended in my tent few hundred meters from the road (which was really cold option even in the summer).


country: SE
datetime: 2012-06-24 16:28:28.000000
comment:
A little shopping mall and 2-3 little petrol stations in the centre of Kalix, but if you're going to Finland, better option is just to stand near the road (wide roadside).


country: PL
datetime: 2012-11-16 14:05:02.000000
comment:
When your driver goes west, and you want to go north, you can leave the car here. There's nothing, just forest, but the roadside is wide and visibility is good.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-11-17 01:28:36.000000
comment:
An unused busstop on Haarlemmerweg. Good visibility, enough place, huge traffic. A good alternative to the vanished official spot. 


country: RS
datetime: 2012-11-17 01:59:32.000000
comment:
Right now, here are works on the road. You can see on the map that here road is getting narrow so cars slows down and its great place fo hitchiking.
Directions to Subotica, Budapest, Vienna.
I suggest you to make big sign.


country: PL
datetime: 2012-11-17 22:06:49.000000
comment:
There's no place for (legal) hitch over here, but I tried there few times and it takes about 30 sec to get something - it's worth it!


country: PL
datetime: 2012-11-17 22:27:15.000000
comment:
Pretty good place to htich in the direction of Brzeg or Wroclaw (high traffic, and good place for stop)


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-11-18 19:27:16.000000
comment:
Petrol station Lukoil, big one with quite a lot of traffic going in direction to Brno and then Prague or Vienna or Bratislava


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-11-18 19:31:37.000000
comment:
Smaller petrol station OMV, still quite a lot of traffic. Cars going in direction to Brno and later to Prague or Vienna or Bratislava.


country: PE
datetime: 2012-11-20 05:43:52.000000
comment:
Direction at Cusco.
It is good place close to a bridge in the end of village.

Direccion a Cusco.
Un buen lugar al final de pueblo cerca de un puente.


country: PE
datetime: 2012-11-20 06:09:07.000000
comment:
Direction at Cusco.
Take a microbus #4 up to "Mirador". Just go up to the last stop. At the entrance to "Mirador" it is the place for HH.

Dirección a Cusco.
Toma un micro #4 hasta "Mirador". Salga en la ultima parada. Es un lugar bueno para hacer dedo.


country: PE
datetime: 2012-11-20 06:18:32.000000
comment:
Direction at Cusco.
Take a colectivo up to "San Jeronimo". You have to get out at "Bulevar". And next go a little up to the hill by the road.

Direccion a Cusco.
Toma un colectivo a "Sn Jeronimo". Salgas en "Bulevar" y tienes que caminar un poco arriba por la carretera.


country: PE
datetime: 2012-11-20 06:27:41.000000
comment:
Direction at Cusco.
Take a bus #4 up to last stop.

Direccion a Cusco.
Toma un micro #4 hasta la ultima parada.


country: PE
datetime: 2012-11-20 06:34:59.000000
comment:
Direction at Cusco.
Take a bus "Huayucachi" (1 sol). You have to get out at the last stop. And next go up a little by the road (100m).

Direccion a Cusco.
Toma un micro "Huayucachi" (1 sol) hasta la ultima parada y tienes que caminar un poco arriba por la carretera (100m). Alla hay un letrero grande "Claro".


country: PE
datetime: 2012-11-20 06:43:39.000000
comment:
Direction at Huancayo.
It is a parking area at the end of town.

Direccion a Huancayo.
Es un lugar para estacionar en el fin de pueblo.


country: PE
datetime: 2012-11-20 06:55:14.000000
comment:
Take a "colectivo" at km 11.
There is a police station.

Toma un colectivo hasta km 11. Es un estacion de policia.


country: PE
datetime: 2012-11-20 07:13:51.000000
comment:
Salida al norte.
Toma un micro "Nueva California "A" hasta la ultima parada. Alli esta "Sunat", donde revisan los camiones. Cuando los camioneros salen es un momento bueno para preguntar a ellos directamente.


country: SI
datetime: 2012-11-20 17:08:10.000000
comment:
This petrol station is great to change drivers if You want to head towards Kranj. I hitchhiked from here to Kranj at the end of September - I got a ride in about 15 minutes.


country: US
datetime: 2012-05-04 05:31:44.000000
comment:
Take the 5 bus to its northernmost stop and walk out by the shell station. Good for going to the Grand Canyon, Snowbowl, and the junction.


country: US
datetime: 2012-11-21 10:08:58.000000
comment:
Take the 684 bus straight to Gila Bend (on the I-8) or Ajo and hitch to San Diego, LA, Yuma, or Tucson from there... only $5, and the bus takes you far from Phoenix sprawl.


country: US
datetime: 2012-11-21 10:13:51.000000
comment:
Outside the Grand Canyon National Airport. Great spot to get back to Flagstaff or Phoenix. If you're heading to Phoenix, you may want to fly a sign. I've hitched a dozen times from this spot, and never had to wait more than 40 minutes to get a ride.


country: PL
datetime: 2012-11-21 22:09:39.000000
comment:
MOP Żarska Wieś, A4 direction Wrocław. A bridge just south of the service station gives you a possibility to change to the other side (direction Germany).


country: PL
datetime: 2012-11-21 22:11:08.000000
comment:
MOP Żarska Wieś, A4 direction Dresden. A bridge just south of the service station gives you a possibility to change to the other side. Since it's the last petrol station before the German border there are quite some cars stopping here.


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-11-22 22:49:27.000000
comment:
Located on bus station, so there is enough space for stopping a car. Close to traffic lights so cars don't go fast. There is a huge possibility  that cars in right row  will turn on to Trebon and on the left row a lot of cars go to Tabor, which is more difficult to stop.


country: IR
datetime: 2012-11-23 14:46:36.000000
comment:
square, is a bit far from the city but really perfect to go both east towards tehran and nirth towards alamut. I could hitch also go and back from the centre!


country: IR
datetime: 2012-11-23 14:49:08.000000
comment:
Is a bit annoyin only that its quite far from the city and u have to walk a some km before to get rid of taxis etc, once u get over the ring road, find a lift become very easy


country: IR
datetime: 2012-11-23 15:34:56.000000
comment:
Good both to go east takht soleyman and later zanjan or continue south to tekab and hamedan. lots of trucks!


country: ES
datetime: 2012-11-24 18:26:07.000000
comment:
The best spot to get car to Guadix or Granada. It is far from the center, but at least you will not wait too long for the car. You need to stand just before the entrance to the motorway, as here is roundabout, and a lot of cars is going throw it.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-11-25 11:55:24.000000
comment:
N766 (Raalterweg) towards Raalte, Ommen. Hitch just behind the traffic lights, cars have lots of space to stop.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-11-25 11:58:27.000000
comment:
N344 (Emmastraat) towards Apeldoorn. Roundabout 'Emmaplein'. From here it's easy to get a ride at least to the next village, Twello. Get dropped off there on one of the many roundabouts to hitch further.


country: CA
datetime: 2012-11-25 22:10:15.000000
comment:
Coming from Regina and going to Saskatoon, i took a bus (2.50$) to get to the Walmart and then walked directly on the Highway. Immediately picked up, the guy dropped me in Lumsden.


country: CA
datetime: 2012-11-25 22:12:15.000000
comment:
Coming from Regina and going to Saskatoon, i've been dropped here. Waited 20 minutes for a direct ride to Saskatoon on a friday around 5pm.


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-11-25 22:38:25.000000
comment:
Great spot for hitchhiking in direction of Plzen. There is a bus stop and enough place to stop even for trucks. Cars are not going fast.
Problem: most of cars are going only to nearby locations like Milevsko


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-11-25 22:45:19.000000
comment:
Probably the main spot for the direction of Plzen in Milevsko. However, nobody gave us a ride even to Lety. Drivers from Milevsko are not interested, and others go too fast.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-11-25 23:44:48.000000
comment:
exit 27 Hengelo-Zuid, A35 towards Enschede / Münster. Not the best spot in this direction because there's not that much traffic. Also cars don't seem likely to stop, even though there's a hard shoulder.


country: US
datetime: 2012-11-26 03:15:24.000000
comment:
Southbound. This seemed like an ideal spot; lots of traffic, wide ramp, stoplight. My experience here was pretty terrible. I had a few offers of rides two to three miles down the road and nothing else for nearly five hours. I finally left when a cop threatened me, even though I was standing in a legal spot. If heading to the bay, I'd suggest taking the bus over to I-5.


country: US
datetime: 2012-11-26 03:16:59.000000
comment:
Southbound. Low traffic, no ride offer over the course of an hour. Also, there's several resident spangers at this intersection, so cars may be reluctant to stop. Good luck.


country: US
datetime: 2012-11-26 03:18:36.000000
comment:
Southbound. Not the worst spot ever. Cars and trucks stop through here on their way to/from Chico or for gas & fast food.


country: US
datetime: 2011-09-13 22:51:59.000000
comment:
Westbound. A pretty crap spot, overall. I waited all day & had no ride offers. Spokane is damn difficult to get out of.


country: UY
datetime: 2012-11-28 16:38:32.000000
comment:
Peaje pro Interbalneario:  From Montevideo catch bus number 700 which brings you directly to this place (the last stop!). It is perfect to go to Punta del Este or Cabo Polonio, Punta del Diablo ect. If you wanna go to Punta del Diablo or Cabo Polonio ect. and they can't carry you the whole way I recommend you to make sure they go for Route 9 (San Carlos, Rocha ect..) There is a lot more traffic and chances a quite high somebody will pick you up. In general the weekend works way better, but if you are not in a hurry other days should work to. Mornings and evenings work better than midday/afternoon. And like everywhere: chances are better for women... Route 10 is probably nicer and could work in summer, but we didn't try. 


country: UY
datetime: 2012-11-28 16:54:52.000000
comment:
We were so lucky to find somebody after 5 minutes who brought us to the Route 9 (Castillos) where more cars are passing. But you can also try Route 10 which is probably nicer.... (but less traffic at least in november, maybe it is better during holiday time in december and january..) 


country: UY
datetime: 2012-11-28 16:58:26.000000
comment:
We had our difficulties, but it was probably a really bad time (a tuesday around 14 o'clock..) because all way before before worked out perfectly. We finally took a bus after one hour as we had to catch the ferry in Montevideo. But if you are not in a hurry I am quite your you will find somebody in the end...


country: CA
datetime: 2012-11-30 21:36:03.000000
comment:
Dropped by my host in Saskatoon, going to Edmonton took me 15 minutes  to have a ride for Lloydminster on wednesday around 1pm


country: CA
datetime: 2012-11-30 21:42:44.000000
comment:
Dropped here coming from Saskatoon took me almost 2h to have a ride to Edmonton but it was almost dark (on wednesday)


country: BA
datetime: 2012-12-04 23:41:59.000000
comment:
usualy i get stuck here, its relatively easy to get a ride but there was always somebody and drivers prefer to take local people rather than strangers...
if youre a girl be careful.


country: BA
datetime: 2012-12-04 23:44:22.000000
comment:
usual place for hitchiking in all 3 dirrections for local people expecially young students, its relatively easy to get a ride.. if youre a girl be careful.


country: BA
datetime: 2012-12-04 23:46:21.000000
comment:
gas station is usual place for local people to hitchike, sometimes there will be around 10 people there waiting, but dont get discouraged, its good place... if youre a girl be careful.


country: BA
datetime: 2012-12-04 23:48:38.000000
comment:
not very easy place to get a ride. for dirrection zvornik/beograd try in front of lumber factory on the outskirt of town, before forest. if youre a girl be careful.


country: CA
datetime: 2012-12-04 23:57:06.000000
comment:
Picked up a Czech who had waited 3 hrs near the gas-station junction. It's a good-sized journey from here to Dease Lake;.


country: CA
datetime: 2012-12-05 00:01:01.000000
comment:
Japanese hitch-hiker stood here for several hours going from the junction to Golden. Not relatively safe to slow-down/pull-over for hitch-hikers.


country: BA
datetime: 2011-03-05 19:13:14.000000
comment:
from main bus/train station walk few hundred meters north, than when you see ruined building on the left, try across the street, on bus stop.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-09-12 14:52:50.000000
comment:
main problem here is border police that doesnt allow hitching near border. rather walk some distance from it. relatively easy in both dirrections.


country: MX
datetime: 2012-12-06 19:04:28.000000
comment:
Freight train towards Orizaba / Vera Cruz. If you have the time it's definitely worth the wait! Stand just to the east of this point next to the tracks and look for the "Ferrosur" locomotive heading away (east) from the yard - there are normally 2 a day, early and late. Chances are there will be other people there waiting for the train, feel free to talk to them. The ride takes about 8 hours and get's a bit cold at night (December).. no problems with police or rail employees - quite the opposite! Also, if you have to wait over night you can camp right next to the tracks and not have to worry about banditos or policia!


country: MX
datetime: 2012-12-06 20:03:16.000000
comment:
Freight train towards Puebla. There's a little hut here next to the tracks where people wait for the trains heading towards Puebla. They or the rail employees will be able to tell you which train is heading that way and when.


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-12-07 12:17:40.000000
comment:
Hitchhiking direction to Plzen.
Good spot, directly at the border where a lot of cars stop to change money etc.
Just ask around. There is also a bridge, so you could change side.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-02 13:23:12.000000
comment:
you can reach this spot with tram 17 to Amalienburgerstraße, like 20 min from main station.
Good stopping opportunity, but not best light. But there is also a direct bus going further which stops directly before the A8 (Halt Blutenburg)


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-07 12:29:40.000000
comment:
Direction: South
Just a parking, not best frequented. I don't remember how long I waited, but it was long (>1.5h), but then I got a fast lift to the bavarian border (Frankental)


country: NL
datetime: 2012-12-07 21:01:15.000000
comment:
Roundabout at the intersection of the N314 and N319. Good for rides east towards Vorden, as well as west to Zutphen/Eefde/Deventer, north to Lochem and south towards Doetinchem/Arnhem.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-12-07 21:14:28.000000
comment:
Crossing N344/N790. N790 direction Voorst/Zutphen. Cars are able to stop on the small road running parallel to the N344.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-12-07 21:59:39.000000
comment:
on-ramp 30 Hengelo on the A1, direction Oldenzaal/Germany. Even though the spot is really good, with a hard shoulder, waiting times can be really long in this direction because traffic is mostly local and think they can't help you... Still advisable spot though, because the last service station in NL is 6km from here.


country: HR
datetime: 2012-12-09 14:46:23.000000
comment:
i hitchiked once in front of abandoned hotel and managed to take a ride to sućuraj relatively easy. its a little bit far away from town (app. 3 km) but most of cars go further...


country: HR
datetime: 2012-12-09 14:49:58.000000
comment:
walk outside of town in dirrection for split until you see parking lot on the right. bit far away but theres no good place for cars to stop before, and this can be problem in sumer with heavy traffic.


country: HR
datetime: 2012-12-09 14:52:18.000000
comment:
best place for ploče/dubrovnik dirrection - just after traffic light. if theres somebody already theres another good place few hundred meters away...


country: HR
datetime: 2012-12-09 14:55:45.000000
comment:
be careful with this place in summer - theres no shade at all around, just stones, it can be nasty in hot days...


country: HR
datetime: 2012-12-09 15:02:44.000000
comment:
i guess best option for ploče/dubrovnik dirrection. theres a bus stop where cars can stop, but mostly those that come from center of city. in this place you miss most of cars that pass the city. still is relatively good place. ask first because most of them go not far away. split is hard for hitchiking in general for heavy traffic, exspecially in summer.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-10-07 21:03:35.000000
comment:
if you go to rijeka, be careful with this place (posedarje) not to choose "magistrala" (road that goes along the coast); theres no much traffic there so you can get stuck! highway is much better option, just ask to be left in place called žuta lokva.


country: RS
datetime: 2012-12-09 19:49:13.000000
comment:
best option for dirrection loznica/zvornik/sarajevo. you can try just after traffic light or after a gas station which is 100m further...
this town is not very good for hitchiking, usualy i wait 2-3 hours...


country: GB
datetime: 2012-12-11 13:27:15.000000
comment:
This is one from the spots from which you can go very fast, direction Wales. There is a place to stop, good visibility for drivers, and if you got a sign, you will be out of there in half an hour, which is not bad at all for this region :) 


country: BE
datetime: 2012-12-12 19:36:13.000000
comment:
We (one guy, one girl) got a ride after 30 minutes to the first parking spot on the A3 motorway, towards Leuven. (Our destination was Lille). A fairly average city spot, but good because it's walking distance from Liège centre.


country: HU
datetime: 2012-12-13 22:33:31.000000
comment:
There is a snack bar with exchange office, that is selling also the Vignette "highway tax". Traffic was quite low (December) but the first car that wew asked (and only present) gave us a ride to Budapest. There is little traffic but basically everybody is going at least to Budapest. You can reach this hitchhiking point from Bratislava, taking a bus from the Faculty of Economics to Rajka (tickets on the bus 1,50€ full, 0,75€ students). Stop at the first of the 2 stops in Rajka (one stop before the last) and walk straight in front on the direction of the bus. At the end of the road on the right you see a bridge. Cross it and then go to the right through the field to reach the border. In total it`s about 20 min walking


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-12-14 15:08:53.000000
comment:
They said that here is a good place to hitchhike, and we came with my other 2 friends and tried to go to Brno at least, and it worked! After 1 and a half hour, some french guy picked up and bring us to Brno.


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-12-14 15:11:05.000000
comment:
We've waited for 4 hours! There are a lot of cars, of course, but no one is going to the other places. Only to their home! Some trucks stopped but they said that they will stop until morning. And the people on there were so rude. Do not try


country: RU
datetime: 2012-12-14 17:22:27.000000
comment:
It's once point for hiking from Perm to west of Russia (Izhevsk, Moscow) that i'd try. You can take busses number 8, 20 from center of city and gotta bus stop "stadion Avangard" - "стадион авангард" on russian. 


country: RU
datetime: 2012-12-14 18:29:52.000000
comment:
point for hiking to east from Perm. You may take bus number 19 from city center for the end of route and after cross under railroad bridge for this point


country: RU
datetime: 2012-12-14 18:44:16.000000
comment:
Good point for a hiking to northern part of Leningrad oblast, south of Karelia and to central and northern parts of Finland cross Vyartsilya border point. For a coming to this point you can take free bus to "Mega"-shopping mall from "prospect prosveshcheniya" subway station


country: NO
datetime: 2012-12-14 19:17:42.000000
comment:
Just before the tunnel there is place for the cars to stop. We got a 50 km ride on direction E6 quite easily. All the people coming from the airport are passing through here. I guess you could hitchhike easily also to reach the city centerif you are staying on this side of the city. 


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-12-14 20:19:26.000000
comment:
Direction Brno:
We hitchhiked from here trying to reach Bratislava. It a small gas station but with plenty of cars. Unfortunately mostly locals, and 90% is not speaking english. A lot of people looked also rude not even listening to what we were trying to say, or scared and just running away. Eventually we got a ride with a truck driver to Brno. It's not a good spot, but the best if you are planning to go south after dark


country: FR
datetime: 2012-12-16 16:03:50.000000
comment:
A gas station on the south of Montauban. Got a lift to Toulouse from the first person asked. Not a big traffic though.


country: ES
datetime: 2012-12-16 16:17:15.000000
comment:
We tried to hitch-hike here and further north, on the entrance to the highway. No result, after about 3 hours. Got back to the city and took the bus.


country: ES
datetime: 2012-12-16 16:22:47.000000
comment:
A good place to wait to go to Sevilla from Caceres. We waited by the road before the roundabout, because drivers can choose two roads. There is enough place to stop. One hour walk from the city center, Caceres is pretty small.


country: ES
datetime: 2012-12-16 16:25:34.000000
comment:
We waited here to go to Sevilla from Merida, there is a bus stop just after the roundabout. The big roundabout near the entrance to the highway is impossible to stand, the near gas station is also pointless. 


country: ES
datetime: 2012-12-16 16:28:37.000000
comment:
A gas station for both ways - Madrid and Granada/Malaga. Most cars were going to Malaga though. Quite a good place to hitch.


country: ES
datetime: 2012-12-16 16:33:25.000000
comment:
Waited by the road on the industrial district. An hour of walking from the center of Logrono. Got a ride to Pamplona after about 15 mins.


country: FR
datetime: 2012-12-16 16:37:04.000000
comment:
We chose this road to go north to Bordeaux instead of the entrance to the higway and got a direct lift after 5 minutes. About one hour walk from the centre of the city.


country: FR
datetime: 2012-12-16 16:42:22.000000
comment:
A bus stop by the road to Chateauroux. Good place, we walked there about 30 minutes from the highway to Paris.


country: GB
datetime: 2012-12-16 17:44:24.000000
comment:
Good place to go direction London. Hard shoulder just behind roundabout give a drivers plenty space to stop. 


country: AT
datetime: 2012-12-16 18:08:29.000000
comment:
I'm using this spot for direction Kufstein. Small hard shoulder give drivers enough place to stop. Even if they are not going so far, they will stop for you and take you to the Innsbruck north, which is very good spot.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-16 20:25:29.000000
comment:
Von der Haltestelle "Connewitz Kreuz" entweder Straßenbahnlinie 9 nehmen oder zu Fuß zweihundert Meter südlich Richtung B2 laufen. Die südlichen Fahrer haben eine eigene Spur, die unter der Brücke durchführt. VOR der Brücke kann man gut stehen, die Straße ist recht breit. Unter der Brücke wird der Erfolg sich in Grenzen halten. Die B2 führt zur A38, welche zur A9 führt. Schreibt auf ein Schild A9 und geht sicher, dass ihr mindestens bis Osterfeld auf die A9 kommt.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-16 20:41:51.000000
comment:
good to hitchhike towards south on A9. Many cars stop at IKEA to do a short break while there journey. Of course - many people with full cars or families.on the other handside - thousands of cars!!! I had luck - 10minutes walking over the parking place. Look at the label for the area at the cars.


country: GB
datetime: 2012-12-16 22:50:57.000000
comment:
Good spot to go northbound.
Someone took me from there to Manchester. 
I had extraordinary luck there, got picked up literally the moment I walked out of the station. 


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-17 22:01:17.000000
comment:
shell gas station.
take the train to Senne and then walk or take a bus to bus-stop 'airport' (Flugplatz)


country: CN
datetime: 2012-12-18 07:58:16.000000
comment:
Destination: Chuzhou, Nanjing, Beijing

Toll gates. Loads of cars going towards the north. Staff doesn't mind hitchers at all. 

In order to get here from the lakeside (Eastern bank):

1. Take the bus no 12 going towards 三塘竹苑.

2. After around 30-40 minutes ride get off at 香积寺路口. (bus stops are quite well signposted)

For a while you will be going along the huge elevated road. Your bus stop is the first one after the bus turns right, leaving the elevated road behind.

3. Go back to the street running along the elevated road. Turn right. After a very short walk you'll arrive at the stop 上塘路香积寺路口. Take the bus no K191. 

The bus stop is located in front of the quite big shopping centre, tons of people around. 

4. The bus will follow the elevated road for a longer time before taking the turn left. After a while it will rejoin the express way. 

After around 40-50 minutes ride (depending on the traffic conditions) the bus will take turn the right, leaving the small highway junction. You should be able to see the toll gates already from here.

Get off at the first stop after the junction - 郎家滨.

Go back to the junction. Turn right, walking along the highway (it's perfectly fine for the pedestrians to stroll around, just exercise enough caution for the speeding cars)

After around 15 minutes walk you should arrive at the toll gates. Stand just in front of one the booths.

It took me less than an hour to get a long-distance ride which took me far beyond Nanjing.


country: CN
datetime: 2012-12-18 08:15:23.000000
comment:
Toll gate. Destination: Taiyuan, Pingyao, Xi'an.

From Datong railway station:

1. Take the double-decker bus no 15. Get off at the final stop.

You'll end up in a not particularly pleasant slum area. However, delicious street food is abundant here and the locals are exceptionally friendly and curious. Don't be worried to stroll around!

Upon getting off the bus, proceed towards the street market. You should see the big factory in front of you, far in the distant background.

Take a bit narrow, yet clearly visible street to the left.

Follow that narrow non-paved street till you arrive at a bit lager, tarmacked thoroughfare.

Use this image for reference:
http://www.image-share.com/upload/1936/82.jpg

Turn right and keep on going along the street before you arrive at the express way junction. Turn right, walk for a few minutes before you eventually arrive at the toll gates.

Hitching to Taiyuan was a breeze. Around 15 mins waiting before I was given a lift by an incredibly friendly driver. 

Tip: look for the stretches of the Great Wall on your way to Taiyuan, they are clearly visible to the left side, far in the hills!


country: CN
datetime: 2012-12-18 08:22:12.000000
comment:
Toll gate. Destination: Xi'an, Taiyuan.

No advice for the buses here. From the walled old town it's around an hour walk. You might also want to take a cab to get here if you are short of time (and have someone to share the costs with).

Tell the driver to take you to 高速公路. 收费站 (Gāosù gōnglù. Shōufèi zhàn) - 'express way, toll gates'. 

I personally preferred to get there by foot, quite interesting walk through some modern developments in Pingyao, so radically different from the postcard look alike old town.

One member of the staff was not particularly happy to see me standing directly in front of the booths. However it did not matter, as I got my lift within a few minutes.


country: CN
datetime: 2012-12-18 08:25:30.000000
comment:
A small truckers' town of HuaShiXia.

Direction: Tarlag, Baima.

Plenty of space on the roadside available. Just like anywhere in the Tibetan areas in Qinghai - extremely easy to catch a ride. Just make it clear at the beginning that you 'haven't got money, is it ok?'


country: CN
datetime: 2012-12-18 08:29:57.000000
comment:
Darlag (Tarlag). Destination: Baima, Beiyu, Aba.

No big deal. Walk out of this small town so that the van drivers will not bother you. You can hitch literally everywhere. It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to get a ride towards Baima. Loads of cars going to Aba. If going to Aba, make sure that the Aba County is not currently closed for foreigners due to the recent self-immolations performed by Tibetans. 


country: CN
datetime: 2012-12-18 15:37:11.000000
comment:
Direction: Emeishan. Might also work for the direct lifts to Chengdu. However, it will be way easier to catch a ride taking you to the express way junction where you can hitch on the toll gates (or the ramp).

Stand just after the big road crossing. There is a large bit of wide roadside, as well as the bus stop.

It's very easy to get there by simply walking from the main bus station. (where the buses from Emei and Chengdu stop)

Used this spot once, after missing by last bus back to Emei. Took me less than an hour (well after the dusk, take this factor into account) to catch a ride to Emei.


country: CN
datetime: 2012-12-18 15:57:26.000000
comment:
Toll gates. Just after the big express way junction. Direction: Dujiangyuan, Wenchuan, Songpan, Jiuzhaigou National Park.

From Chengdu North Railway Station:

1. Take the D-type train to Xipu. In November 2012 the cost of the single journey ticket was 5RMB. The ride takes approx. 15 mins.

2. Leaving the Xipu train station behind, follow the street (full of yummy street food!) to the first crossing. Turn right onto 下街 street.

3. Turn left on the first crossing. 
You should be on Puxing street now. Follow that street for around 15-20mins.

4. You will eventually arrive at the crossing with Xixing avenue. Turn right.
Walk all the way till the express way junction. Go past it. Just beware of the speeding cars! The cops shouldn't bother you at all.

5. Finally you will arrive at the toll gates which catch the traffic coming from the Northern stretches of G4201 express way.

There are literally loads of cars stopping here. A lot of friendly and smiling drivers!

Extremely easy to hitch a ride to Dujiangyuan, should take no more than 5-10 minutes.

A bit harder for further destinations, yet still it took me only around 20 mins to catch a ride to Maoxian.

However, hitching here, you miss a lot of traffic coming from the inner areas of Chengdu. That's why you might consider another toll gate, located a bit further to the North-West. 

(see the white spot I added.)


country: BR
datetime: 2012-12-18 16:50:27.000000
comment:
Para sair de Raul Soares pedindo carona, você pode vir até esse ponto. Para chegar aqui, você precisa informar a quem estiver te levando que você deseja ir até o quebra-molas da Fazenda Santana. Se você não tiver ninguém que possa te trazer até aqui, a opção que te resta é ir caminhando pela cidade indo rumo ao Parque de Exposição, daí você vai pedindo carona por todo o caminho, talvez vc consiga antes de chegar lá. Se você chegar lá e ainda assim estiver difícil, você pode caminhas uns quilômetros mais até o Bar da Reta (lá também tem um quebra-molas), mas é meio longe principalmente se sua mochila estiver pesada.

Eu sou de Raul Soares e confesso que até mesmo sendo bem conhecido na minha cidade (porque tenho família grande lá), algumas vezes que tentei sair de lá pedindo carona eu levei muito tempo. A cidade é muito quente basicamente o ano todo, então é meio torturante. Saia pra pedir carona beeem cedinho, por volta das 6h ou 7h da manhã. As pessoas aqui costumam começar o dia bem cedo, inclusive quem vai pra outras cidades a trabalho.

Se você tiver naqueles dias apressados, que você precisa chegar rapidamente ao seu destino, eu te aconcelho a pegar um ônibus de Raul Soares até Rio Casca (hoje em dia - dezembro/2012 - o valor da passagem tá por volta dos 8 reais). Rio Casca está na BR 262, que liga Vitória (ES) à Belo Horizonte (MG), então o fluxo de carro aí é bem maior. (vou marcar onde você deve pedir carona na saída de Rio Casca também, pro caso de você preferir ir por lá).


country: BR
datetime: 2012-12-18 17:29:07.000000
comment:
To get off Rio Casca you should come to this junction where the cars going to Belo Horizonte goes straight and the cars going to Ponte Nova/Ouro Preto turn the left and you get less people telling you "I'm not going to your direction, sorry"


country: BR
datetime: 2012-12-18 18:00:16.000000
comment:
people heading to Belo Horizonte use to hitchhike here. there's a place to the cars to stop for you after a bump. i'm seen in the map that there's another junction just some kilometers after this spot (Av. Alberto Lima) maybe that's a better place to hitchhike as a lot people not leaving the city must be filtered here. 

In the spot i pointed, i guess i generally wait around 40minutes for someone to stop.


country: IL
datetime: 2012-12-19 19:29:48.000000
comment:
bus stop can be used for hitchhiking in both direction, cars are fast but notice you on a long distance 


country: EE
datetime: 2012-12-19 19:35:37.000000
comment:
if you wanna get into lahemaa nationalpark get off at viitna junction and stand next to the road that goes north


country: PL
datetime: 2012-12-19 19:54:55.000000
comment:
although its slighty dangerous and cars are fast this appeared to be a good spot for heading towards gdansk


country: RO
datetime: 2012-05-24 23:24:53.000000
comment:
good spot for heading down to brasov, but also quite busy among romanian hitchhikers so be prepared for some competition (;


country: PL
datetime: 2012-12-19 20:16:26.000000
comment:
i prefered standing right at the entrance to the gas station, its a bit safer because cars see you in advance


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-19 20:21:13.000000
comment:
never ever get off at neermoor, no space, high speed traffic - the only change that you can have is a gas station close by which is used by mainly locals


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-19 20:22:15.000000
comment:
try to avoid this ramp, theres hardly no chance to get a lift (if you get off there you should rather walk to aschendorf and take the train...)


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-19 20:28:10.000000
comment:
just after the cross road theres some space at the road side, good for getting onto the a42, travelling east or west


country: GB
datetime: 2012-12-20 12:34:40.000000
comment:
Good spot to go northbound. Just got dropped of there and waited about 10 min.

Also possibility to cross Motorway!


country: PL
datetime: 2012-12-20 15:49:56.000000
comment:
Right to Warszawa, it's a nice spot. They can't really park but there is a double tracks to entrance on the highway. So if there is not so many people, they can park and a track and others overtake. Because the lights crossroad, people stop and drive slowly. The only problem is there is a lot of local people, but it's typical of getting of a city. 1 driver stop each 10 mn to offer me Wroclaw or small villages around, the 5th was perfect for the next gazstation. Good luck !


country: US
datetime: 2012-12-22 02:03:43.000000
comment:
Good place to hitch. heavy traffic. Easy to access. most of the cars will go to west. You can ride on I-80 from this place.

You should be careful to police.


country: MS
datetime: 2012-12-22 17:36:35.000000
comment:
Easy island to hitch around. One main road in the North. Drivers generally very friendly and chatty. Can be difficult getting lifts on Sundays as many drivers won't give lifts to hitchers for religious reasons.


country: BR
datetime: 2012-12-25 15:15:46.000000
comment:
Curitiba is known among hitchhikers as a hard city to hitchhike. But for me and a friend (a girl) in a SUNDAY, next to Christmass holyday (dec 23th) and almost raining, on the way going to Florianópolis, it was incradible easy. Didn't take 5minutes to truck stop for us.

HOW TO GET IN THIS SPOT:
- Take a bus to the Boqueirão bus station
- Take a bus to Central bus station of São José dos Pinhais
- Take the bus to Jardim Carmen (maybe the bus going to São Marcos also can take you somewhere next to here)
- Ask to get off in front of the Cupim 2 gas station


SOMEONE WHO HITCHHIKED HERE?
- Yep, I tried to share some information about this trip. Also made a video, check it out here: http://historiasdeumleocaroneiro.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/o-dia-impossivel-de-se-pegar-e-umas.html

hope it helps. good luck!


country: PL
datetime: 2012-12-25 21:44:57.000000
comment:
Dobre miejsce (długie, szutrowe pobocze) do łapania stopa w kierunku Poznania. Przy dużym natężeniu ruchu, czekałem tam ok. 15 minut. Dojazd z centrum miasta: tramwajem nr 7 (kierunek MARINO) na przystanek 'BRONIEWSKIEGO' -> autobus z przystanku 'BRONIEWSKIEGO' nr 305 do pętli ('PRACZE WIDAWSKIE'); następnie kierujemy się w ulicę Księgarską i po ok. 500 m dochodzimy do DK nr 5, skręcamy w lewo, przechodzimy przez most i jesteśmy na miejscu.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-26 01:31:51.000000
comment:
Hier kannst du die Leute persönlich fragen. Ansonsten ist die gesamte Str. sehr gut geeignet! Zu erreichen mit der Line 2 nach und bis Sieker oder der 3 nach und bis Stieghorst.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-26 01:35:15.000000
comment:
Schwierig. Wenn du in den Süden fahren möchtest Stell dich nahe der Auffahrt der A2 an der Detmolder Str.(Stieghorst/Sieker)  hin und fahr erst nach Hannover und dann auf die A7 Richtung Kassel etc. 


country: FR
datetime: 2012-12-26 16:28:33.000000
comment:
Good spot to follow the D988 until the A10 highway, but people often sometimes turn right or left before to reach it so it has do be done in several times.


country: PT
datetime: 2012-12-27 01:33:44.000000
comment:
good spot to go to Faro (centre), cars aren't going to fast and there's more than enough space for cars stop. I used this spot several times, average time 15 min, or even less in summer. 


country: SI
datetime: 2012-12-27 02:25:47.000000
comment:
Just ask around and it will be really easy to get a ride to Bled. It's a park. Got a ride with he first people I ask to, less than 5 min.


country: ES
datetime: 2012-12-29 16:55:27.000000
comment:
The best spot in this region to start a mid-long trip in many different directions: Portugal, north of Spain, Seville or Madrid. If you are in the city, you can do all the way to the spot walking. It won't be more than 5 km. But if you aren't on the mood, you can take the bus. Buses 7 and 8 lead  to "Avenida de pitagoras". Then go to the west and ask for the path "Calle del Palo" (it isn't on this map, but it exist). At the end of this way you can find two big petrol stations where you can ask for any direction.


country: GB
datetime: 2012-12-30 23:21:12.000000
comment:
After you exit the Stena terminal, head straight to here. Somebody will probably take you to Stranraer soon enough. Never waited more than 15 minutes here


country: GB
datetime: 2012-10-09 21:12:18.000000
comment:
If you want to get out of the city centre then this is an average spot. The problem is that much of the traffic isn't going far. You might wait 2 hours and get a ride to Bothwell services, which aren't great either. Usage of a sign is highly recommended.


country: FI
datetime: 2012-12-31 11:46:19.000000
comment:
At the ABC Tupos, you have a place to stay 24/7. There are many trucks which wanted to take us immediately but they couldn't because we were 2 people. If you are only one, there isn't any problem. We then wanted to ask people who were just about to go to their car if they could take us with them and the first people already said yes.


country: AU
datetime: 2013-01-02 10:51:44.000000
comment:
There is a bus station that makes an excellent hitchhiking spot in direction Adelaide. To get here, take a V/Line train in direction Ballarat and get off at Rockbank.


country: FR
datetime: 2011-02-06 20:32:11.000000
comment:
This place is deserted in the winter,so  i decided to walk to the tollgate, which is about 3km from there. There it was easy to catch a ride. NOTE: It is illegal to hitch at the tollgate and to walk along the highway. The police picked me up after i walked like 2km along the highway and after some "talking" in my poorest french they dropped me at the tollgates. 
 


country: US
datetime: 2013-01-05 22:33:13.000000
comment:
Lordsburg is the ideal Hitchhiking spot because it has the railroad(which is mainly freight trains), I10(one of the main highways in the united states) and 3 large truck stops. Most of the truckers will be happy to give you a ride.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-01-05 22:41:00.000000
comment:
We hitchhiked to Poland from here and asked drivers directly on the petrol station. 

Its easy to get a lift.
Waiting Time: 5 min


country: PL
datetime: 2013-01-05 22:52:38.000000
comment:
The cars passing here are quiet fast (about 100 km/h)

But after half an hour we catched a ride to Bautzen (Germany).


country: HU
datetime: 2013-01-06 00:48:42.000000
comment:
after an unlucky day where i walked like 7 hours from near zalaegerszag a man with his truck left me here to hitchike direction budapest in this roundabout  i waited like 20 minutes and i was picked up by a  married couple ... this roundabout it's quiet big and there's enough space to stop without problems


country: HU
datetime: 2013-01-06 00:54:16.000000
comment:
very good place to hitchike... the cars have to stop  for around 2 minutes because  trains have to pass from here


country: HU
datetime: 2013-01-06 01:07:44.000000
comment:
direction zalaegerszag ...there's a big bus-stop where the cars have time to stop ..waiting time like 15 minutes


country: IT
datetime: 2013-01-08 10:49:30.000000
comment:
I got 9 rides from Poggibonsi to Montecatini, passing through Certaldo, Castelfiorentino and Fucecchio (SS 429, SP10 and SS 436) and it took 4 and a half hours. Nice people and very very nice countryside. Make a sign with those four bigger towns and people will let you get in, but sometimes thumbing is better than showing the sign because people may think you need them to take goodness knows where..


country: NL
datetime: 2013-01-08 18:17:28.000000
comment:
on-ramp 26 Moerdijk, A17/A59 towards Roosendaal. Spot itself is ok, but lacks normal traffic. By far most of the traffic are trucks that won't pick you up.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-01-08 18:37:08.000000
comment:
N262 in Roosendaal towards Essen / Antwerpen. No place for cars to stop here, traffic a bit fast too. Better to walk around 1km more to the on-ramp on the south edge of the city.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-01-09 20:44:31.000000
comment:
Great spot of you are arriving on the A3 and are looking at going South towards Munich. If you go further to the main interchange there is no where to pull over for your driver. Here is it wasy to turn around and get back on the highway. I was staying in the town just 15km north (Lauf) for the night, you can easly hitch the 15km from here and get to Lauf Bahnhof (Links der Pegnitz) and then walk the 1km to the A9 onramp, there is a station there where you can get a lift on the A9


country: CA
datetime: 2011-09-19 22:19:19.000000
comment:
Right before the bridge on both sides of the road there is plenty of room for cars to pull over. Going east, you are in full view of the intersection up the road, making for swift waiting times.


country: CA
datetime: 2012-09-23 18:48:51.000000
comment:
The off-ramps for either direction are probably your best bet when trying to hitchhike through Medicine Hat. I have seen a few folks waiting here but I sure wouldn't 


country: CA
datetime: 2013-01-10 01:31:26.000000
comment:
Whatever you do, try not to get dropped off here, as it is real easy to get stuck. Going west, walking to the edge of town is best because there is a long pullout where cars can stop. I ended up waiting a number of here, due to what I figure is a large amount of local traffic on this road. My ride took me to a gas station a little ways down the road that was a much better place to hitchhike from.  


country: US
datetime: 2013-01-10 02:24:22.000000
comment:
Great, safe place to sleep. On the north end of the field is an out door sink and an outhouse. Big bushes for privacy and hippies everywhere.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-01-10 10:25:27.000000
comment:
Are you going either south or north? Then this is a safe choice. Waiting time is usually around 10 minutes, and you can always be a picky hitchhiker and even get a ride to Copenhagen from here. 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-01-10 18:28:51.000000
comment:
Can hitch north to Amiens or south to Paris. About and hour and a half walk from the airport(get a map from the information desk). There's not a huge amount of space for cars to stop, but it works. Try and stand on the tarmac island right where cars can turn around and go the oppsiste direction.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-01-10 23:59:16.000000
comment:
This might seem like a good place because of all the crossings, but it's also the spot where prostitutes (aka "china") wait for their customers. After many dirty looks I walked 500 meters up the road and was picked up quickly and the driver told me about the prostitution thing.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-01-11 00:09:01.000000
comment:
Waited here for cars that were slowing down due to construction on the road. Drivers gave me many suspicious looks and it wasn't very easy to get a ride.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-01-12 21:01:45.000000
comment:
Never ever EVER ask for rides here. There are 3 lines here, the cars and the trucks passes REALLY fast and there's NOTHING for the next kilometers. I've been hitchhiking with a friend here (we're 2 boys) and we started to walk towards the road trying to find a best spot but THERE ISN'T ANY! We walked (stopping and putting our thumbs up along many spots on the road) for like 3h30min until suddenly a man had to stop the car to change the wheel and we offered him help and asked for his help/ride.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-01-12 21:42:29.000000
comment:
Daqui você pode pegar carona tanto pro oeste do Rio Grande do Sul, quanto para o sul do estado. Se você vai pro Uruguay sem uma cidade específica como destino, você pode fazer uma placa simplesmente com o nome "URUGUAY", porque daí vc pode conseguir uma carona (assim como eu consegui) que te leve até a fronteira no oeste do país.

COMO CHEGAR AQUI?
- Pegar o ônibus que vai pra Guaíba (custou r$7,50 em jan/2013, mas talvez existissem opções mais baratas, não pesquisei muito)
- Pedir pra descer no ponto de ônibus logo depois do pedágio e do Posto da Polícia Rodoviária (marcado no mapa). 
- Vá pra saído do posto de gasolina que está aí do lado do posto policial. Se estiver ruim, você pode voltar até o pedágio e tentar carona lá. No posto policial  eles vieram dizer pra gente que não se pode pedir carona.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-01-12 21:56:34.000000
comment:
Tem o posto de gasolina Mazzoco II aqui. Quando chegamos, parecia um excelente ponto pra pedir carona, mas trem um cruzamento aqui perto que faz o trânsito virar a maior zona que você já viu na sua vida. Eu e um amigo mofamos aqui por algumas horas, até que um pessoal que trabalha por perto resolveu pegar a gente e nos deixar no posto rodoviário uns 4km à frente. Aí no posto conseguimos carona em no máximo 30minutos!!


country: UY
datetime: 2013-01-12 22:14:58.000000
comment:
I don't know exactly where it is to point in the map, but I was here hitchhiking with a friend and everybody was telling us to go to the "virgenzita" (little Madonna) which is on top of a hill guess it's around 8km from downtown. People said it's comun to see people hitchhiking there. When we were walking and hitchhiking in the same time going to this place, someone stopped and took us to the aduana (customhouse) which I guess all the trucks getting to Uruguay have to stop to check their documentation. There we spent 20minutes untill a truck stopped and we asked the brazilian driver to take us. He took us to Minas de Corrales.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-01-12 22:20:38.000000
comment:
I hitchhiked in a police station and a restaurant here with a friend (we're 2 guys). Thought it would be hard because it was almost 8pm (on the summer, so we still had sun shining), but soon a truck driver and a car driver which stopped at the restaurant offered us a ride to south. We guess the truck driver was going straight to Montevideo, but we choose the car driver which took us to Carmelo, next to Colonia del Sacramiento.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-01-12 22:24:03.000000
comment:
You can hitchhike along this street. Local people said it's comun here. Then you can get a ride to Ruta 14, where's a better place to hitchhike to the city you want.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-01-12 22:27:36.000000
comment:
From here you can hitchhike to Buenos Aires. But NEVER ever accept to go to Zarate if you're going to Buenos Aires. It's fucking hard to hitchhike from the Zarate junction to Campana (which is on the way to Buenos Aires), it's better to stay a little more here and keep trying to find someone who can take you a longer way.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-01-12 22:33:32.000000
comment:
Instead of paying for the boat to Buenos Aires (which was pretty expensive for us) as we had time, we choose to hitchhike to Buenos Aires. I hitchhiked here with a friend (we're 2 guys) around 6am and soon someone stopped.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-01-13 06:35:20.000000
comment:
I stayed at the hostel just down the highway, and a local recommended this spot to me. This spot is suited for going west because its past the squilax turnoff, and there is a nice pullout on the road here. If you are heading east, go on the opposite side of the turnoff, as a lot of local traffic flows through there. 


country: MX
datetime: 2013-01-14 06:55:29.000000
comment:
Took a half dozen hitches to make it from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido, but no troubles otherwise.  Extremely curvy roads in the mountains, drivers may dump you out before checkpoints.


country: BG
datetime: 2013-01-14 08:05:54.000000
comment:
November 2012. Tried to catch a car to Sofia, after the previous driver took us from Thessaloniki. Lost 1.5 hours and then stopped the bus coming to Sofia :) ticket was not expensive. Less than 10 euros


country: NO
datetime: 2013-01-15 16:14:45.000000
comment:
(in winter) There's not much traffic here going to Tromso, but the ferry arrives every 2 or 3 hours with new cars that are most likely to head there. Waited 6 hours till a car coming from the ferry took me directly to Tromso. You can stand at the petrol station, many cars pull over to ask them directly and its right next to the road to hold a sign, cars drive at normal speed, when you see the ferry coming you can go to the dock and stand right there as cars come out off the boat. There are dumpsters next to the petrol station with lots of food, and if not, ask at the petrol station as they hold some food there before disposal.


country: AD
datetime: 2013-01-15 16:17:59.000000
comment:
I ended here a four-day hiking route throught the Pyrynees and I had no dificulty finding a trip to Andorra la Vella. My guess is that I was excepcionally lucky, because in summer the number of tourists decreases dramatically, but you can always find day hikers.


country: NO
datetime: 2012-09-03 21:00:15.000000
comment:
Good if you plan to go to Narvik, many cars going there but not further, waited a day and a half for a further ride and then decided to go to the border with Sweden for a faster way to get south. Dumpsters by Rema next to the Shell petrol station up the roundabout are packed with food, If you need a place to spend the night there is the church doorstep with a little roof, no one can see you except when they pass right next to it (very unlikely because its up in a small hill) plus it has a great view 


country: SE
datetime: 2013-01-15 16:30:53.000000
comment:
(Winter) There is a hotel and some ski related places for tourists where you can stop or get a ride to, from Narvik Norwegians come to shop here so there are chances for a ride up to here and then to stand in the road at the exit from the tourist complex to get a ride. Waited for about an hour and got a ride to Kiruna.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-01-15 16:42:59.000000
comment:
(Winter) Direction South-West. Some people will drop you here stating this is the E10, but in fact this is the old E10, so you might want to walk a bit to the real one to get the rides, but anyways this Statoil petrol station is very busy and it took us about an hour or two to get a ride till Töre (where E10 and E4 meet in the coast)


country: SE
datetime: 2013-01-15 16:52:53.000000
comment:
(Winter - Direction E4 South) The Shell petrol station is open 24 hours and has Wifi for free, also some computers with maps to check, very useful. The place itself might be good as 1,5km up the road is the E4, but we got a ride to another place in the city to get a ride easily. 


country: SE
datetime: 2013-01-15 16:56:01.000000
comment:
(Winter Direction E4 South) great spot, lots of cars converging into the E4 in the desired direction, it took us about 15 minutes to get a ride.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-01-15 17:04:54.000000
comment:
(Winter / Daytime / Direction E4 South) Not a great spot, there is a restaurant and a petrol station, not many cars stop there and most cars by the road passed us by, you can stand right before the bridge, by the petrol station entrance and hope someone will see you and get in the station. took us around 4 hours to get a ride to Skelefteå.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-01-15 17:11:14.000000
comment:
(Winter / Daytime / Direction E4 South) Busy petrol station so you might get rides there, also next to the roundabout there is a bus stop where cars might stop, it took us many hours before someone at the petrol station decided to take us to another spot to keep on looking for a ride.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-01-15 17:14:58.000000
comment:
(Winter / Night / Direction E4 South) Very good spot as its right next to the E4 and there are 3 petrol stations one after the other, including some restaurants and special pumps for trucks. You can choose where to ask, it took us about half an hour to get a ride to Sundsvall.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-01-15 17:29:07.000000
comment:
(Winter / Daytime / Direction E4 South) There is a Shell petrol station with somewhat good traffic, behind the petrol station there are some industrial spots with parking places where trucks take breaks, good place to ask for a ride, if not the petrol station should be good enough, but standing in the road next to the train station is a great idea as there cars can see your sign and park at the train station or petrol station, also there is a traffic light that forces them to stop from time to time. It took us about an hour and a half of standing by the road to get a ride to Hudiskvall. 


country: SE
datetime: 2013-01-15 17:41:14.000000
comment:
(Winter / Daytime / Direction E4 South) Somewhat busy petrol station, also there is a chance to stand somewhere by the road but got a ride to Stockholm before trying that.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-01-15 22:52:42.000000
comment:
At this place not so many cars passes by but it is just a place for cars to stop. They are not so fast and they can see you from far away. There is a gas station after more 10 min walking if you need something or if you want to ask people for a ride.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-01-15 23:04:31.000000
comment:
This is a gas station where you could stay close to the entrance. There is a big place for cars to park. Sometimes they passes a little too fast but there are many cars passing by. The owner of the gas station told me that 2 people tried to hitchhike there. A girl asked for people and she got a ride but the guy didn't make it.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-01-15 23:30:29.000000
comment:
It's in the middle of nowhere but people can see you from a certain distance. They don't pass too fast and there is plenty of space to park. There is nothing around this area just farms and the closest in is miles north. I counted 3 cars per minute passing here on a Saturday


country: GB
datetime: 2013-01-15 23:40:25.000000
comment:
Gas station with a restaurant and place to sleep (I think). Good place for hitchhiking: slow cars, good traffic and place to park, eat something. The problem is that the british people doesn't seem to be friendly with hitchhikers when asking them for a ride.


country: NO
datetime: 2014-11-24 22:28:07.000000
comment:
Southward. Fairly long slip lane, though the traffic is busy and the speed is pretty high. Got a ride to Moss in maybe 20 mins by a guy who picked me up because according to him I was in a bad spot so he wanted to save me.


country: CL
datetime: 2013-01-16 17:33:08.000000
comment:
good spot, just out of town, take any micro to AGRO. I waited for about two hours to get a ride to Calama.


country: CL
datetime: 2013-01-16 17:37:52.000000
comment:
A good spot for going south. there is a posada, truck rest stop, good camping spots if you have to stay the night. In about 90 minutes I refused two rides to Chanaral and Caldera and finally got a ride all the way to Santiago in a truck.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-01-16 20:44:58.000000
comment:
Great place for hitchhiking to Poland or Frýdek-MÍstek/Olomouc/Brno/Prague/Bratislava/Wien. Near the place (about 500m) is a traffic roundabout and one its way connects to the highway (to Poland or to Brno). How to get there from the Ostrava city center: Catch the tram n. 12 and get out of it at its last stop Hlučínská. Cross the street (if u r looking in the direction of the trams ride, its on the left side. In front of u is a bridge - dont go to the bridge! Go left:)), u´ll pass a car shop at the corner and go on walking down about 1-2 minutes. U´ll reach a bus stop also called Hlučínská (Its for the bus n. 24) and its the best spot to start hitchiking to Poland, Frýdek-Místek or Brno. In my way to Brno and F-M I usually wait about 15 minutes :)


country: US
datetime: 2013-01-16 23:48:54.000000
comment:
Dude picked me up as it was getting dark, heading south toward Petoskey.  had a funny conversation, then Dude lets me crash at his house.


country: BE
datetime: 2013-01-20 17:31:43.000000
comment:
It's a nice place to leave Charleroi in the direction of Mons or Brussels (but it's very far from Charleroi).
I have made hitchhiking two times there and each time, after 1 ou 2 minutes, there was a driver has stopped for me.

C'est un bon spot pour quitter Charleroi en direction de Mons ou Bruxelles (même si l'endroit est assez loin de Charleroi).
J'ai fait du stop à cet endroit 2 fois, et à chaque fois, un conducteur s'est arrêté après une ou deux minutes.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-01-20 17:50:37.000000
comment:
It's not difficult to to stop cars to go in the direction of Lyon there. But it's not legal to be there because the police consider it's on the highway. There's a place where the cars can to stop quickly and secure.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-01-20 17:57:51.000000
comment:
Just wait a few minutes there to go to Pont-Saint-Esprit.

J'ai juste attendu là quelques minutes en allant vers Pont-Saint-Esprit.


country: JP
datetime: 2013-01-23 13:52:07.000000
comment:
I waited for 40min at 9h in the morning on a Sunday. Then got ride to Fukuoka (I was heading Osaka).
I asked the driver to stop in a car park on the highway. Although is prohibitted is the best place to get a ride. I rode to Osaka from Nagasaki with 4 different cars, wating an average of 20 min from car to car. Hitchhiking in Japan is great!!


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-01-25 02:21:36.000000
comment:
A spot at the highway, cars are fast, but it took me less than 10 min to get a ride to Nuremberg, Germany 


country: RO
datetime: 2013-01-26 16:15:43.000000
comment:
Direction Ploiesti - Bucuresti .The best spot ever for hitchhiking to Bucuresti .Every time is te same. You can hitchhike very easy. Waiting time (3-8 minutes).You can get there by bus . You can take the bus 30 for Hipodrom, is the last station .You'll see the gas station - Petrom.You can hitchhike in the gas station but i recommend you to stay on the road near the gas station. If you want to say ' Thank you ' leavea a message here -- https://www.facebook.com/Dream2Travel.Ro


country: TZ
datetime: 2013-01-26 18:29:46.000000
comment:
thats a good spot to Hike to the North, or Dar Es Salaam, behind the Roundabout is normally a police controle, so the cars have to stop for Police Check and after this you can easy ask them if they give you a lift. Truck drivers normally want some Schillings but its more comfotable then the bus. 


country: TZ
datetime: 2013-01-26 18:35:20.000000
comment:
This Spot is good to Hike to the southwest off Tansania. The Road is good and on the Day there are a "lot" off Cars, also in the night (7pm) when there is no busservice its easy to get i ride to the Town Iringa. 
i waited in the night 30 minutes thats okay for tansania  


country: MK
datetime: 2013-01-26 18:41:35.000000
comment:
Petrol Station, You have to take the bus, see it in the descrition. 
you have to stand direct on the Highway, cause there are not so many cars going down for petrol. 
sundays are hard ;) 


country: RS
datetime: 2013-01-26 18:46:49.000000
comment:
Very Good Place to Hike To the South of Serbia, also mazedonia and greece.
a local shoed me the place ist quite good


country: DE
datetime: 2013-01-26 19:00:30.000000
comment:
Reached this gas station at 2 a clok in the night, so we slept a round in the petrolstation, really nice service there. in the morning 6am we ask fucking everybody for a lift to the north. but all truckers went into munich and other cars also for work. at 8am this changed and somebody tooks us to nürnberg but in the morning in the week this spot was shit! probably its diffrent on the day.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-01-27 22:18:05.000000
comment:
A spot to hitch towards Heilbronn, Stuttgart.
I hitched just next to the autobahn sign. There is not much space to pull over, but I got a ride within 5 minutes, who actually drove to Heidelberg, but decided to help me and brought me directly to Stuttgart.


country: RS
datetime: 2013-01-29 10:24:41.000000
comment:
Petrol Station, on the way to the hungarian border, on weekdays not a big traffic. stand direct on the highway with a sign is the best to get a lift. 


country: HU
datetime: 2013-01-29 10:29:06.000000
comment:
Behind the border, where cars have to buy vignetts for hungaria and austria, lot of traffic and you can "easy" get a direct lift to austria germany. 


country: MK
datetime: 2013-01-29 10:41:32.000000
comment:
good place to get a lift down to greece, there is a petrol station near the highway, but stand direct with a sign on the highway thats better, i got a direct lift to greece border. there is enough space for trucks to stop for you on the safety line. love mazedonia. 


country: GB
datetime: 2013-01-29 10:58:45.000000
comment:
Plenty of space for cars to pull over, but cars drive quite fast here. Better go back to Trumpington car park. Got a ride to London in about 20 minutes, though.


country: BY
datetime: 2013-01-31 12:37:58.000000
comment:
There is enough place for cars to stop near the bus stop.Not that many cars go towards Ukraine but still it's possible to get a ride.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-01-31 12:44:59.000000
comment:
Walk something like 500 m down the road from the railway. There is a bus stop near a petrol station. Not that much traffic but still it's possible to get a ride towards Lviv.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-01-31 12:47:34.000000
comment:
There is some place for cars to stop near a petrol station. May be a good option for going towards Ivano-Frankivsk.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-01-31 12:58:16.000000
comment:
Enough place to stop but little cars going towards Sniatyn or Chernivtsi. You'd better avoid this road.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-01-31 13:01:01.000000
comment:
There is some place for cars to stop near the petrol station. Good idea to get a ride towards Luts'k.


country: AU
datetime: 2013-02-01 12:54:08.000000
comment:
Great spot for heading down the coast. There is a bus shelter with plenty of room to pull over and slow traffic speed. Also a McDonalds across the road which is a bonus


country: DE
datetime: 2013-02-01 13:12:39.000000
comment:
border crossing. few private cars but heaps of trucks. got a lift on a tour bus full of Russians in the end


country: CA
datetime: 2013-02-02 03:05:07.000000
comment:
STAY ON THE RAMPE IN WINTER, the shoulder is really small all the way no one (or almost) will stop on the HW


country: CA
datetime: 2013-02-02 03:13:17.000000
comment:
Got a ride after Hiking in the Johnston Canyon, cars are not really regular but could pick you up pretty easily !
Got a ride to Lake Louisse with a local driver around 6pm on friday, in winter.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-02-02 03:15:11.000000
comment:
Got a direct ride to Banff on friday around 5pm, shoulder is not really wide but people could pick you up !


country: CA
datetime: 2013-02-02 03:22:55.000000
comment:
Got picked up twice in the same day at this spot in winter around 2pm and 7pm on friday. Really good, wide enough to pull over and cars are still driving slowly ! Dropped off in Banff, but could have been to Calgary with the same driver !


country: FR
datetime: 2013-02-02 11:43:36.000000
comment:
Good spot for direction "Louhans - Chalon/s Saône".
Put you front of the garage "Mercedes", and make a sign. 
It depends if there's many cars or not. 
But you can find someone...


country: FR
datetime: 2013-02-02 11:47:01.000000
comment:
Very Good Spot to the direction "Bourg En Bresse - Lyon". 
If it's early in the morning, or the end of the afternoon, when peoples get in or out from their job, you will find easily someone who'll pick you up at the next village on the road. But, don't panic! You won't wait more than 5 mn, each time you will stop at a village on the road, and can be at Bourg en Bress in 1 hour. 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-02-02 12:08:48.000000
comment:
Good Spot to get manies cars, who are coming from Marseille, Nice, or Sisteron, and to get the highway, direction Chambéry or Lyon. 
Be Careful. You will find more cars for Grenoble, than to Lyon.
If you wanna go to Lyon, the best place is still Grenoble "Porte de France".


country: FR
datetime: 2013-02-02 12:11:41.000000
comment:
Direction "Sisteron - Nice - Marseille  etc..."
This is the best spot, because you will find all the cars who're coming from Grenoble by Highway and National road. 
You won't wait more than 30 mn, if you're not Lucky this day lool. 
Basically, 10 mn. 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-02-02 12:17:58.000000
comment:
I could not believe that it will be so easy to get taken from this spot, but it's works and really faster. 
Direction Valence - Lyon, or the Péage, Fuel Station "Voreppe".


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-02 14:50:05.000000
comment:
Would be good during week time for M8 East (that is Stirling and Edinburgh). Better locations are at the end of Sauchiehall, where St. George's Road joins M8, and the end of Garscube road.


country: BG
datetime: 2013-02-02 14:53:04.000000
comment:
Picked up almost immediately on 1st January. Many cars were willing to stop, but were full, it took us only 5 mins. Better than further down the road, because there's more space for cars to stop.


country: BG
datetime: 2013-02-02 14:55:32.000000
comment:
There's a factory for yeast that sends buses every morning to Varna, Silistra and Tutrakan. The bus drivers are usually willing to pick up hitchhikers. Be warned that buses leave at 5:30-6:00 am.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-02-03 15:39:30.000000
comment:
In 2006 i hitchhike from here towards Burgos. I stood with a cardboard saying Burgos, while i went in the petrol station to talk to the people tanking. It took me about 1 hour to get a good ride. 

Some friendly workers would take me too, but the didnt go far. If would try this spot again, i would ask them to take me o the petrol station near Cigales, already in the highway to Burgos. This other petrol station is better, and often people traveling far stop there.

Find that petrol station spotted in this wikimap.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-02-03 15:45:34.000000
comment:
This is a petrol station, no far form Valladolid. Its a good spot for hitchhiking towards Burgos, France, Cataluña. A couple of times i got rides to France from this place.

However other days i had to wait for more than 1 hour to get something.

The problem is that i havent find yet a good way to get here by public transport. Normally i ask a friend to take me to this place so i can start hitchhiking.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-02-03 19:04:35.000000
comment:
Place to hitch-hike to Montevideo direction. On the top of a hill close 3 trees.
Not so good place, probably it is better to stay close to gasstation before.


country: US
datetime: 2013-02-05 12:19:41.000000
comment:
there is a parking lot next to the road for cars to pull into.  should be enough yosemite-bound traffic to get rides.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-02-05 14:44:29.000000
comment:
I hitchhiked from this spot to Vámospércs and then further to Valea Lui Mihai. There is also a bus stop just before Létai útca.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-02-06 13:32:28.000000
comment:
There is bus stop. Good place for stopping cars, because they go slowly after traffic lights and drivers can see you. Few meters from there is availability of gas station. Unfortunately we spend there 1,5 hour.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-02-06 13:33:09.000000
comment:
it's easy to get from this spot to the A4 entry in Krapkowice. there is not much space for cars to stop but i've never had any problems to get a ride from this spot.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-02-06 14:12:23.000000
comment:
Big bus (nr.12, 24, 52, 52 L, 54) and tram (nr.3, 4, 9, 7, R2, R8) stops (different places of stops, some of them you have just cross through the traffic lights to get this spot) if you go from the city direction to Hungary.  Enough space to stop cars. We waited only 5 minutes.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-02-06 15:33:30.000000
comment:
There is bus stop, but cars drive fast, better option is to take bus nr.12 and go to Šebastovce. From there is it going easily, most of cars drive direction to Hungary 


country: SK
datetime: 2013-02-06 15:40:53.000000
comment:
You can start hitchhike there or walk bit out from village. You can come here from the city by bus nr. 12
Almost all cars drive to direction to Hungary. It´s very easy there.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-02-06 16:03:08.000000
comment:
Very good spot, but you have to walk there from the city (500-1000m), what can be problem, so be careful. Enough space for stopping cars, around are buildings of factory


country: SK
datetime: 2013-02-06 16:07:25.000000
comment:
You can try hitchhike there on bus stop.(Just walk from centrum city there, its easily) Cars are driving slowly and can see you. From this spot drivers can take you out from the city.


country: LV
datetime: 2013-02-07 08:37:54.000000
comment:
THE place to start if you like to ask in fuel station. Bus1 till you see the lake. The 2nd drive was the good one.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-02-08 11:56:05.000000
comment:
dir: sevastopol.
the cross for the ai petri road was a great place for hitching to sevastopol. you can get here with the marshrutka #30, #35.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-02-08 11:58:50.000000
comment:
dir: yalta, bakhchisaray. not the best spot as there's not really a parking lane, but cars in ukraine can stop anywhere for you (:


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-08 19:04:50.000000
comment:
Average spot to the south, stand just before the highway sign, there's plenty of space for passing cars to stop.
Traffic is fairly low here, but all heading south. Using a sign is probably not necessary here.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-08 19:12:32.000000
comment:
Just before the on-ramp back onto the highway, the traffic flows from both sides of the petrol station merge. Traffic wil diverge near Amersfoort, but going south (Utrecht) or west (Amsterdam/Rotterdam) is doable.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-02-09 15:04:48.000000
comment:
Want to go to Aalborg, Skive, Randers or possibly Holstebro from Viborg? This is the best roundabout. There is a section where cars can pullover on the roads to Aalborg and Randers. For Skive and Holstebro you have to walk 5 minutes down the road, for a place where the cars can pullover. 
Waiting time with or without a sign, varies from 5 to 20 minutes. 
No lights during night time.  


country: DK
datetime: 2013-02-09 15:09:51.000000
comment:
Want to hitchhike to Holstebro or any place in between Viborg and Holstebro? Then this small bus stop right across from the McDonald's is definitely your best choice. 
People get a good chance to look at you, when stopping for the trafficlights, and they have good space to pull over. 
Average waiting time less than 10 minutes on a normal day. 


country: DK
datetime: 2013-02-09 15:12:16.000000
comment:
Stand right about here if you want a ride to Viborg, or anywhere in between. There is a good restarea for cars right behind this stop, so cars have a good place to pull over. 
Average waiting time: 10-20 minutes. Gets worse during night time. 


country: DK
datetime: 2013-02-09 15:19:31.000000
comment:
If you get dropped off in Frederikshavn on your way to Skagen, just begin to walk along road 40, "Skippergade" turns into "Nytorv" -> "Gammel Torv" -> "Skagensvej". 
Chances are, if you walk with a sign and your thumb out, that a tourist or local will pick you up on their way to Skagen. 
Average waiting time: <10 minutes.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-02-09 15:28:03.000000
comment:
Great place to hitchhike in both directions. (Jutland/Fyn <> Copenhagen). 
Average waiting time: 10-20 minutes.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-10 14:45:43.000000
comment:
On-ramp 14 M25 direction north, nice spot with lots of traffic and place for cars to stop. Sign might be good because of the upcoming junction with the M4 and M40.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-10 14:47:04.000000
comment:
On-ramp 5, M4 direction Reading, Bristol. Didn't seem so bad, but traffic is fast and simply doesn't stop.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-10 14:55:09.000000
comment:
Severn View Services, M48 towards Bristol (M4) / Birmingham (M5).

Lots of traffic for Bristol, less traffic for Birmingham and almost none towards London. 


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-10 14:56:47.000000
comment:
A 470 towards Merthyr, Brecon. Fast traffic and a semi-illegal place where you have to stand, but you'll probably find somebody going north :)


country: DE
datetime: 2012-11-28 12:41:24.000000
comment:
Good place: it has a gas station, food/restaurant, a big parking lot and is most importantly decently busy.
Great place towards Dresden obviously, but also direction Prague/Praha (CZ) and Wroclaw (PL) !!


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-10 21:08:59.000000
comment:
A4069 towards Llandovery. A bit fast traffic, but the nice shoulder here gives them an opportunity to stop.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-10 21:14:03.000000
comment:
Don't be dropped here on your way to Builth Wells along the A470. Traffic is going too fast to stop, altough some might :)


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-10 21:18:18.000000
comment:
On-ramp 2 Chepstow, M48 towards Bristol. Nice hard shoulder, but quite fast traffic. If you can't catch a ride you can always walk over the bridge on the footpath to the Severn View services.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-10 21:30:14.000000
comment:
If I'd known the alternatives closer to London I would've taken those, but got a ride from here to Maidstone services pretty quickly anyway. Not the best spot, but doable.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-10 21:44:46.000000
comment:
On-ramp 30, A28 towards Assen / Groningen. Not as much traffic as I expected, but the spot itself is fine.


country: NL
comment:
On-ramp 32 Assen-Zuid, A28 towards Groningen. Pretty quiet here, but a good spot with a nice hard shoulder.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-02-10 22:15:04.000000
comment:
kierunek Wschowa, Głogów, Żagań (DK 12); długie szutrowe pobocze tuż przy lotnisku szybowcowym; dojazd z centrum autobusem nr 3, wysiadka na przystanku STRZYŻEWICE


country: LT
datetime: 2013-02-11 12:17:42.000000
comment:
Free bus towards A1. It takes you to one of the biggest markets of Lithuania "Gariūnai", and there are just about 1km to A1 from last stop.

Bus runs every hour
II, IV – 06:00-12:30
III, V – 07:00- 12:30
VI, VII – 06:00-14:30


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-12 11:05:35.000000
comment:
Traffic Lights heading south. Zierekzee, Steenbergen.
There's a fuel station visible maybe 150 metres away. (texaco). Place in the middle of road for cars to pull over if they wish to as well.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-12 16:55:10.000000
comment:
Stood just after the junction under a distance sign; got a lift up the String Road (B880) within 5mins - second car which came by :)
Helps to have a sign here.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-02-12 20:15:35.000000
comment:
Muito bom local para pegar carona sentido Piracicaba, São Pedro, Águas de São Pedro, Rio das Pedras, Mombuca...Nessa carona o caminhoneiro estava indo para o MS evitando pedágios, talvez possa ser uma estratégia para ir p/ lá. 

Very nice spot to hitchhike to Piracicaba, São Pedro, Águas de São Pedro, Rio das Pedras, Mombuca...In this trip the truck driver was going to MS to avoid some tollbooths, might as well be a good place to hitch towards MS.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-02-12 20:39:05.000000
comment:
Os carros passam muito rápido, vários caminhoneiros disseram que entrariam em Piracicaba. E faz sentido, olhando no mapa agora é evidente a razão: há várias entradas para a cidade ainda depois desse ponto. Ainda assim consegui uma carona em 10 minutos, não foi exatamente para a cidade de destino, mas para a rodoviária de Piracicaba e de lá peguei um busão para o destino. Se eu andasse 10 km, provavelmente, estaria em um ponto melhor para pegar caronas para o destino que eu queria: Capivari.

The cars are very fast, several truckers said they would turn right and get in Piracicaba. And it makes sense, looking at the map now it is clear why: there are several entrances to the city after the point I was hikking. Still... I got a ride in 10 minutes, it was not exactly to my destination, but to Piracicaba's bus station and from there I caught a bus to my destination. If I walked 10 km, I probably would be in a better spot to catch rides to the destination I wanted: Capivari. But I was tired and the sun was hot...I just wanted to get out of the road.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-02-12 21:02:04.000000
comment:
Pequena estrada que leva até o parque aquático Thermas Water Park. Não tem acostamento, mas não é perigosa: há pouco trânsito e a maioria dos motoristas dirigem devagar. Na metade do trajeto (sem placa, andando de costas para os carros, só esticando o dedão) consegui uma carona: um morador de uma das chácaras da região. Ele nem ia até o Thermas, mas me levou até lá...

Small road that leads to the waterpark Thermas Water Park. It has no shoulder, but it is not dangerous: there is little traffic and most drivers go slowly. Halfway through the trip (no sign, walking back to the cars, only using the thumb) I got a ride: a resident of one of the farms in the region. He wasn't going to the park but took me there nevertheless...


country: BR
datetime: 2013-02-12 21:12:00.000000
comment:
Excelente ponto para pegar caronas para Piracicaba, Americana, Sta B., etc. Fica próximo da rotatória que dá acesso à região do Thermas, portanto, a velocidade de alguns carros reduz. Além disso, vai melhorar, há um posto em construção: teremos dois pontos de barganha e um safe house se anoitecer e não rolar nenhum carona.

Excellent point to catch rides to Piracicaba, American, Sta B., etc.. Is close to the round about which gives access to the Thermas region, therefore it reduces the speed of some cars. Furthermore, it will improve, there is a gas station under construction: we have two points of bargaining and a safe house if it gets dark and we had no game.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-02-13 20:36:06.000000
comment:
10.02.13
I stayed for 2 hours on this place with a sigh "Brno" without resultю I recomend place in 300 m further


country: FR
datetime: 2011-08-12 13:33:25.000000
comment:
Not a good place to hitch for cars & trucks going to ferry! They seem to be afraid. One driver even stopped and apologized, would take me but was afraid of problems... Much better chance is going to one of the parking areas and ask there, there at least you can explain it's ok and legal!


country: PL
datetime: 2013-02-15 15:20:21.000000
comment:
It used to be a perfect place for hitchhiking in direction to Wrocław. In 2012 a new ring road of Pabianice was opened, so the main transit goes around the city, but still it`s a good place to catch some cars. You can reach this place by train n 41 from Łódź. There is a bus stop and big roadside.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-02-15 15:36:58.000000
comment:
It`s a perfect place to find a car in direction to Warsaw or to Stryków (where is a junction of A1 and A2). I hitchhiked there several times and it have never been longer than 10 minutes (even after dark and with male companions). Since they opened A2 to Warsaw transport to capital city is extremly fast, faster than train. There is bus stop and big dirty shoulder - hitchhiking oldschool :)


country: CN
datetime: 2013-02-16 14:32:39.000000
comment:
This is Kumming East Toll Gate.All the vehicle go to Dali at least that direction.How to get the,From the Train Station.K10--Xibu keyun zhan--walk to Majie(400m)---C11--changbo cun weihui

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That is best place.last time we tried a place on the east side of the point.takes one hour to get a little bit ride.


country: CN
datetime: 2013-02-16 14:41:18.000000
comment:
From Dali to Lijiang--Best option is get on the G214 High way,Cuz the yellow road on the right side is old road.,Last time took us 2hours than we got a ride to the G214,Then everything went smoothly.


country: CN
datetime: 2013-02-16 14:49:09.000000
comment:
Lijiang to Shangeri-La or Tiger Leap Groge(虎跳峡)---No5 bus,Stopping at changshui leng dong chang.长水冷冻厂--Get on the S308--Only wey to those place..It takes us 3mins get a vehicle---So great----


country: CN
datetime: 2013-02-16 15:03:29.000000
comment:
Qiaotou--Shangeri-La.Taking 214 are always very good choose,But if it is hot season.When u finished ur hiking u can go another way to Shangeri-la From Daju.（The last Part of the hiking route）Hit the road see if there is anyone wanna give u a ride from that direction.if no,u can bcak to Woodlys guest house.Remember there is always risk of this road if it in rainning season the road may blocked by debris flow。But u can c the one senery called 白水台（The White Water Terraces)30yuan ,I dont think u need pay when u driving by,unless u wanna stop and get in.


country: CN
datetime: 2013-02-16 15:13:01.000000
comment:
From Shangeri-la to De qin(德钦）
Best place .Why donot take the crossing with 214,.cuz our experience is stay away from the 214,few cars went Dexin from 214.cuz most of  velihcle stay one night in Shangeri-la then go this awesome Spot ---up to the season.We went there a low season--Ages----But the bus sataion is near the spot.last bus leaving from Shangeri-la at 12am..If u cannot make a catr stop for u ,u can either back to the bus sation or stop the bus when u see it on that spot.BTW.No toilet around that area.


country: CN
datetime: 2013-02-16 15:21:00.000000
comment:
Hitchiking to Tibet.This is random spot i put.cuz u will love G214 it takes u to whereever u wanna.most of people will spent a night at Feilai Temple（飞来寺）.Go down find ur best place do ur hitchhiking to Tibet..
Awesome.man.u gotta the fu-cking visa .C what u can do..
If u entered Tiebt the Security Stops always good place to get a ride.ALWAYS.Tks to the Chinese Gov .Tibet .Security station is ur best frd In Tibet.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-02-17 00:52:36.000000
comment:
Direction to northern Poland. I`ve never hitchhiked in this place but once I saw there 70-year old traveler (!) and he disappeared after 3-4 minutes. Maybe there is not so much place to stop for a driver but cars are going really slow. You can reach this place by tram n46 from Łódź


country: PL
datetime: 2013-02-17 01:05:36.000000
comment:
Very good place in direction to Poznań, Berlin. Behind the toll gates, a lot of place for drivers to stop.You can try near traffic circle and if it doesnt work you can walk 1km here.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-02-17 23:00:36.000000
comment:
Shell petrol station. Not overcrowded by cars, but still fair traffic. Trucks and cars going in directions to Germany


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-17 23:18:37.000000
comment:
Direction to Den Bosch, Utrecht and Amsterdam. Due to the army base quite a lot of traffic in the afternoon.

Hard shoulder


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-17 23:24:11.000000
comment:
There is closed road used for constructing, which should be used as a place to stop. A lot of traffic, chance to get a lift to Utrecht.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-17 23:36:33.000000
comment:
Hard shoulder. Traffic towards Amsterdam. Got a lift in the early night to Amsterdam after cca. 20 minutes.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-17 23:44:04.000000
comment:
Got there on Friday evening. A lot of cars, but all of them waiting for people, who came from south in the shared car and afterwards split in their own here. It seems senseless in the evening, maybe in the morning it can be a good spot.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-17 23:45:53.000000
comment:
Petrol station named OK. On Friday evening almost empty, if there were some cars, mostly just local traffic. Even the highway seems to be almost empty, especially in the direction to the south.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-17 23:49:11.000000
comment:
No hard shoulder. Mostly local traffic, at least on Friday in the afternoon. Still chance to get a lift to the next petrol station OK.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-02-18 15:19:48.000000
comment:
Here is Gas station, where truck drivers are staying while night time. 
200m further it's a good spot aswell.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-02-18 15:30:23.000000
comment:
Best place direction Olsztyn.
take bus nr 21 or 37 to Bajeczna and then walk 450m further. This spot is just after the crossing, where the all truck join the road from bypass.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-02-18 15:52:48.000000
comment:
take bus nr 13 to "Zatoka Miła"
Lots of place to hitch direction Torun, Poznan even Gdasnk. Cars are driving quite quickly. The worst thing are brokers, who are staying in this place every sunday morning and waiting for a people going to the car exchange. Sometimes You can wait for a ride 20sec and from the other hand more than 2h.


country: BE
datetime: 2013-02-18 22:14:27.000000
comment:
Best place if your stuck during night time. Next to traffic lights an there is actually a light shining directly at you and your sign!
Got a ride on the highway (Leuven gas station)


country: DE
datetime: 2013-02-18 22:27:54.000000
comment:
Average spot to hitch southbound. Either ask drivers or stand next to the traffic light a little further


country: FR
datetime: 2013-02-19 21:20:40.000000
comment:
I got a ride to Italy from this road in 10 minutes. I was with sign ITALY and got to Alessandria (driver went to Turin, I was going to Milan). I think any place on Av. de Sospel will work. I saw many cars with italian plates. Bus from Nice or Monaco costs just 1 euro.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-02-19 22:38:24.000000
comment:
To the East (Cologne) onto the A4 or North-East onto the A44. Short local rides can usually drop you on the service station Aachener Land on the A4. 

Two lanes merging into one, but no real margin. Still, enough space to stop. 


country: CA
datetime: 2013-02-19 22:54:06.000000
comment:
Take the train to Île Perrot OR take bus 211 from Lionel-Groulx subway station and walk from the terminus over the bridge to here. The highway becomes a boulevard for a short disance, there is heavy traffic but a lot of space to pull over, so it's very safe. Get a ride past Vaudreuil at least to be completely out of the metropolitain area.


country: PT
datetime: 2013-02-22 14:27:20.000000
comment:
no cars at all. very bad place to go to spain, take the national road. there is not toll, they drive very fast.


country: PT
datetime: 2013-02-22 18:30:26.000000
comment:
used this spot twice and got a ride to the gas station south within 20 minutes both times. its not illegal so the police won't make problems, unlike the parking lot nearby.


country: BG
datetime: 2013-02-22 23:38:31.000000
comment:
Very good place in Sofia direction!
A few times in August and at the beginning of September.
U need to pass the Spartacus monument and remember to set up after the place where paths converge into one road, but remember - very important is to stand before a small hill (at the top of it there is small bus bay, but it was not working well) !!!

I can honestly that this place is one of the best I have ever hitchike.
And during this months "it was tested" by many teams like 2 Turks-guys, 2 gals and 1 guy from Poland, and "Iberian team".


country: BG
datetime: 2013-02-22 23:43:26.000000
comment:
In Thessaloniki direction.

From my female-friends experience it is pretty good place to catch someone.


country: BG
datetime: 2013-02-22 23:45:47.000000
comment:
Great place in Sofia direction.

3 times and no more than 15 minutes... one time seriously no more than 1 minute!


country: BG
datetime: 2013-02-22 23:56:51.000000
comment:
Very dangerous place...
There is a very big traffic, even when there is almost no cars in the south direction, generally for most of the drivers their goal is Sofia.

Finally and luckily we have catch something, but I really, really do not recommend this place!


country: DE
datetime: 2012-04-08 10:18:20.000000
comment:
At a road with a lot of traffic. Cars can see you quite late, but it is still okay. The good thing is that it is directly at a bus stop and a traffic light. So the cars can pick you up easily.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-02-23 17:40:02.000000
comment:
Acceptable spot for coming to on the highway in both directions. The cars see you late but have a good possibility to pick you up.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-25 13:27:04.000000
comment:
There's a few meters of emergency lane here. Cars are not officially allowed to stop, but there's some space. Seemed for us the best option for a ride to Amsterdam in this area. Waiting time was about 5-10 minutes. 


country: JP
datetime: 2013-02-26 13:25:55.000000
comment:
Service area very close to the train station (Kaida). You can just walk around to the gate and walk straight in. Useful for escaping from Sendai (980 yen), and presumably a good way out of Fukushima too.


country: JP
datetime: 2012-11-26 15:52:43.000000
comment:
Morioka IC. Traffic moves much too fast. If you must try, from the side coming towards Morioka is probably better because there's actually some room on the on-ramp where someone could possibly stop, but I would not count on it.


country: JP
datetime: 2013-02-26 13:36:35.000000
comment:
安達太良SA
It looks smaller on this map than it actually is (it's a big, main SA that covers both sides of the expressway). It's a three kilometer walk from Motomiya Station, so good access to/from Koriyama. Nice view of Mt. Bandai too.


country: JP
datetime: 2012-11-05 03:46:49.000000
comment:
Hasuda SA. Easy access from the Utsunomiya line. Need to jump the fence, but it's low and there are some convenient bushes to hide you.


country: GR
datetime: 2013-02-26 22:59:53.000000
comment:
I was hitch-hiking from here on the 26.02.2013 (tuesday) south to Koroni, waiting at the closed fuel station for a ride...after 45mins a car stopped at around 14:15 with a guy who was going all the way to Koroni as he he has some camping spot there...he is going everyday to Kalamata (in the morning and back to Koroni in the afternoon) as he is working in Kalamata for Coca Cola.


country: GR
datetime: 2013-02-27 07:51:08.000000
comment:
I was dropped of at the entrance of this village (the last one before the road crosses the mountains to Kalamata) on the 15.02.2013 (friday) around 16:00 and after walking towards the end of the village with a sign (in greek) in my hands someone picked me up ...a dentist from Sparti going once a week to Kalamata. I don't recommend to enter the mountain area as a hitch-hiker as people might not take you being afraid of having no phone connection in emergency case. But I definately recommend you this trip on that road as it is the most beautiful mountain crossing on Peloponnese :-)


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-27 12:18:52.000000
comment:
This is my preferred spot for leaving York to go South. Standing 30 metres or so in front of one of the bus stops here works, and 


country: GB
datetime: 2013-02-27 12:22:56.000000
comment:
I stand either outside of the petrol station (the one with the Daleks on it), or just near the bus stop slightly further along the road when heading East. Usually get a lift within ten minutes.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-02-27 13:04:42.000000
comment:
I arrived at this petrol station, sat down to eat some lunch and make a sign, and a guy walked up to me whilst I was looking at my map and gave me a lift directly to the front doors of the ferry port in Algeciras, without me even having to actively do anything. Easiest hitchhiking experience ever!


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-27 21:33:53.000000
comment:
On-ramp 3 Meppel-Noord. Try to avoid this one when going south. There's not much traffic and cars are a bit fast too.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-27 21:58:08.000000
comment:
On-ramp 8a Amersfoort-Vathorst. A28 direction Utrecht (/Amsterdam). Hard shoulder just behind a roundabout.


country: MX
datetime: 2013-02-27 22:16:57.000000
comment:
Direction Coba, we got a lift very fast and the next time we've seen some people to Valladolid, 2 cars stopped to Coba within 15 minutes.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-02-27 22:17:21.000000
comment:
On-ramp 12 Reeuwijk, A12 direction Rotterdam/Den Haag. During rush hour it might be even better than petrol station Bodegraven (exit before this one). Nice hard shoulder just behind roundabout. Sign recommended.


country: MX
datetime: 2013-02-27 22:19:53.000000
comment:
There's a bus stop next to the gas station. ery good, the cars stopped to Valladolid without us doing anything, we just sat around.

On the other side of the roundabout we got lift to tulum in less than 1/2 hour


country: MX
datetime: 2013-02-27 22:23:41.000000
comment:
There's agas station right after the toll stop direction Villahermosa.

High frequency of cars, many opportunities (but not for two people) In the evening we didn't get a lift but next morning very fast to Villahermosa


country: MX
datetime: 2013-02-27 22:26:48.000000
comment:
Gas station. We got many opportunities to Oaxaca City but we had to wait a long time to Tuxtepec. Most people just go around next corner.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-02-28 09:46:20.000000
comment:
Reenabulliga, Studio MeetingPoint.
Eine Anlaufstelle von Pictic meetingPoints
http://www.pictic.net/meetingpoints/
hier wird einem weitergeholfen. Kleine Snacks oder Tee und Kuchen gegen Donation.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-03-01 00:22:40.000000
comment:
/!\\ Super bad spot to the south !!

Yes it's the perfect highway, but still only people who go to Reims/Paris stop here (so perfect for it).

Difficult to explain why...


country: ES
datetime: 2013-03-01 23:04:53.000000
comment:
Direction South(Motril). You can hitch direcly on the ramp, although it might be better to hitch next to the patrol station with a sign since people have more space to stop. If you want to go to Málaga DO NOT hitch here, take the highway in direction west.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-03-02 01:49:34.000000
comment:
to go to Perito Moreno. Get out of the centre and there are speed bumps so people drive slowly. Coming back from Perito Moreno is also easy.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-03-02 12:07:52.000000
comment:
This spot seems better than the previous one for me. Lot of space to park, and not only local people pass here. There is not so many cars, but the goal is only to get out to south. Jump, do hello by your hand, keep the biggest smile and hold a sign SUD SVP ("south, please"). Good luck. Worked for me in 2 hours (man alone).


country: DE
datetime: 2011-02-19 14:50:44.000000
comment:
All the cars coming from Lübeck in direction to Hamburg will come by here and there is a good place for the cars to stop...


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-05 10:39:39.000000
comment:
Drivers coming from Stockelsdorf can be stopped here quite good as there is an entry to the gas station were people can park. People drive in both directions: Hamburg and Travemünde. However, I'd rather suggest to go directly to the exits on the other side of the street...


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-05 10:59:40.000000
comment:
Very good spot. All the cars coming from the gas station and from Münchberg come by here. There is some space to stop for the cars in the entrance to the motorway...


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-05 11:03:01.000000
comment:
Good station to go north! Either stand at the entry to the motorway and show your thumb or ask the people at the gas station...


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-05 11:07:15.000000
comment:
Try not to get dropped here. You will be picked up eventually but there is not much traffic...I was picked up after 30 minutes...


country: AU
datetime: 2013-03-06 16:01:07.000000
comment:
Good spot for hitching after getting off the ferry, as every car leaving the ferry leaves through this gate plus there's plenty of space for cars to stop


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-09 00:10:48.000000
comment:
This is a very good spot to head west as there is plenty of space for cars and trucks to stop and they go pretty slowly after the roundabout. I was here for about 40 minutes and 3 drivers stopped, one about every 15 minutes.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-09 00:14:15.000000
comment:
Good spot to head north; space for the cars to stop and they drive slowly enough to allow a good body language communication between the hitchhiker and the driver. I hitchhiked from here more than once heading Naumburg.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-08-06 15:50:47.000000
comment:
Service station Oudbroeken, A12 direction Germany. Less German cars than you'd expect, but not that hard to catch a ride to the Ruhrgebiet.


country: PT
datetime: 2013-03-10 23:24:45.000000
comment:
Its is a very popular place to hitch hike if you want to go towards north in direction of Gerês, the national park.


country: PT
datetime: 2013-03-11 12:08:11.000000
comment:
This is my home town :) If you want to get to Braga, this is the perfect spot. 20 mins should be enough.


country: GB
datetime: 2012-08-06 15:29:59.000000
comment:
Best spot for hitching north from inverness. Cars are going slow and you shouldn't be waiting any longer than 20 mins to half an hour. HOWEVER until June 2013 roadworkers have coned off this layby meaning you have to cross the bridge to find a decent spot


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 00:38:22.000000
comment:
No problems with inside-lane traffic turning off as you may find at earlier laybys on the A9 heading south. Never waited longer than half an hour here - even though it's quite a slog up the hill!


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 00:46:36.000000
comment:
A bit better than straight off the bridge - make sure you stand on the red-painted part of the road rather than the pavement so that cars can see you more easily, though it can get a bit wearying with the constant flow of traffic. Only had to wait here for a very long time once, every other time (20+) it's been fine. Get a lift at least as far as Kinross services!


country: GB
datetime: 2013-01-18 04:38:36.000000
comment:
Better place for heading north than the first layby on the A9 past perth if only as it's easier to get to!


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 00:50:46.000000
comment:
heading SOUTH from here with a sign (for edinburgh or fife) is a better idea than trying to hitch from Broxden roundabout at the start of the M90. But if you don't have a sign you may have to refuse lifts from people headed for Glasgow/stirling


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 00:52:57.000000
comment:
If you're unlucky enough to be dropped here it's your only chance of heading north unless you want to walk 3 miles along the motorway, which is nor particularly fun! better to ask the driver to take you as far as the Broxden roundabout - it's only 5 minutes out of their way, and an hour walk for you. But i was stuck here once and got a lift within the hour so it's not the end of the world.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 00:58:56.000000
comment:
heading east or towards london. tricky spot, fast cars coming off the junction, but there isn't anywhere else for quite a way. (you're better bussing it a way out of portsmouth...)


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:00:56.000000
comment:
best bet for hitching west from brighton. Don't bother with the layby further along the A27, you might get a lift but generally traffic's too fast. Just off the roundabout there's room for another car to pass one that stops for you.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:20:07.000000
comment:
hitched here as a pair of guys twice, heading to edinburgh both times - waited 20 mins in the day, more linke 45-50 in the dark (6-7pm) but you catch all the traffic out of stirling as well as the service station.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:24:41.000000
comment:
Best spot to hitch out of inverness heading southwest. Not very much room for cars to pull in, but traffic is still going slowly at the exit to the golf club.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:25:49.000000
comment:
If you get a ride to the roundabout from inverness it's best to walk up the hill to this parking, you shouldn't have to wait too long.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:27:19.000000
comment:
Only hitch here if it's dark! Otherwise head up the hill to the layby. If you're here in the dark, it may take a while but as long as it's not past 9 you should get a lift eventually


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:29:43.000000
comment:
Heading south from tain, it's better to walk this far. Long, spaceous layby and cars have plenty of time to see you!


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:35:50.000000
comment:
If you're looking for a good spot to hitch out of Balmaha... well, there isn't really one. Stay here or keep walking... all the way to Drymen. there aren't any laybys.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:40:36.000000
comment:
Not a very easy place to get a lift at all. Two of us waited 2 hours, gave up and tried the side road... eventually opted for a taxi to Wetherby Services, which is the only time i've ever got a taxi while hitching!


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:41:45.000000
comment:
New, very busy services. Constant flow of traffic! hitched here twice, once on my own, once with a friend (me + him = 2 guys), haven't had to wait too long.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 01:45:16.000000
comment:
Got stuck here for hours at 5pm in the winter (in the dark) heading south. Seemed to be a lot of local traffic, but too close to london for many long-distance travellers to be stopping. Might be better in the light, but ultimately fairly quiet and unpromising.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 17:58:55.000000
comment:
Just after the garage, just before the bus stop...
Good place to get a lift to Glasgow or Stirling (and beyond) - you can hitch to traffic on the main road and traffic coming out of the petrol station too, and there's space for cars to stop in the bus stop/lane


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 18:00:28.000000
comment:
Not that much time for cars to see you coming off the roundabout, but i've hitched from here to glasgow before and it worked ok, and there's a parking spot for vehicles to stop in.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 18:03:08.000000
comment:
If you don't want to stand on a sliproad this is probably the best place to get a lift from anywhere near here, heading south.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-12 18:05:46.000000
comment:
A bit quiet for heading north, but if you're south of newcastle and need to get across the city, there aren't many decent places. Hitched here twice, both in the dark, took a while but got a life after an hour or so


country: DK
datetime: 2013-03-12 19:36:05.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop after the roundabout, which is a cool place for someone to pick you up. Took like 15 mins in rush hour.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-03-12 20:22:37.000000
comment:
after a police control station. cars slow down. some were maybe a bit reluctant to pull up when the police can see them.


country: CL
datetime: 2013-03-12 20:31:40.000000
comment:
good place, a few steps away from chilean border control (eat all your veggies, fruit, honey, meat, cheese, beans etc beforehand, they are very strict and confiscate everything they find). There is a really overpriced shop and restaurant with good toilets. Not so much traffic towards Torres del Paine, mostly buses.


country: TR
datetime: 2013-03-13 21:33:33.000000
comment:
Çarşıya giderken kullanılabilecek en uygun otostop yeri. Öğrenci yurtları olduğundan çok çabuk dururlar.


country: TR
datetime: 2013-03-13 21:37:30.000000
comment:
Tekirdağ çıkışına kadar yürüyerek otostop çekmek zorunda kalırsınız. Çanakkale yolu için zorunda kalmadıkça kullanmayın.


country: TR
datetime: 2013-03-13 21:43:27.000000
comment:
Yarım saat içinde yoldasınız. Keşan tarafı için kullanın. İstanbul için Malkara'nın diğer ucu daha uygun.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-03-14 09:58:14.000000
comment:
Going towards Jutland. My only experience with it has been bad, and I ended up waiting for over an hour. Proberly due to heavy rain. 


country: CH
datetime: 2013-03-15 10:39:55.000000
comment:
A lot of cars going east so just wait by the pedestrian crossing, where hard shouldder starts. Cars are going slow enough to nitice you and stop on the hard shoulder.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-03-15 10:43:03.000000
comment:
A lot of cars and plenty of space to stop if you wait by the pedestrian crossing, where hard shoulder starts. Direction east.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-03-15 10:49:36.000000
comment:
Wait at the junction of the minor road (Chemin de l'Ecluse); this is the last bit of pavement before moutain roads begin. Plenty of cars and a lot of locals hitch hike to and fro the mountains. My wainting time was about 2 minutes!


country: CH
datetime: 2013-03-15 10:53:43.000000
comment:
There is a little car park and all the cars that pass there go to Leysin. Got a ride as soon as I got out of a previous one!


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-15 21:51:10.000000
comment:
This place is no good for hitchhiking; there is a crosslight here but no space at all for the cars to stop because of the guardrail. I got a ride from here on a winter day with blowing snow in about 20 minutes, but I would not choose this spot again; instead, to go south the best is to walk on the other side of the bridge for about 1 km until the guardrail ends and there there will be plenty of space for the cars to stop.


country: RO
datetime: 2013-03-17 11:41:37.000000
comment:
Good spot towards Oradea (Cluj maybe also)There is space for the cars stop 50 m. before the roundabout. I waited 15 min. Bus 35 takes you there but stop in the  village 500 m. on the right and you have to wlak back to the main road.


country: RO
datetime: 2013-03-17 11:45:55.000000
comment:
I waited 30 minutes. A car took me to the border (Nadlac) and there I catch a truck to Budapest. Tram L1b let you near: www.ctparad.ro


country: HU
datetime: 2013-03-17 11:52:08.000000
comment:
The trucks and cars go slowly after the border controls, most of the trucks are going to Budapest, Vienna and Italy. It is good also to ask the drivers at the petrol station.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-03-17 20:16:48.000000
comment:
En générale les gens ici sont fatigués après leur voyage, la voiture est au complet avec toute la famille, etc, donc c'est pas top.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-17 23:30:38.000000
comment:
Very good spot to head north. After the bridge, there is plenty of space for the cars to stop and the speed is quite low because there is also a crosslight.


country: UG
datetime: 2013-03-18 10:10:38.000000
comment:
next to roundabout,bus stop and a petrol station....best spot to Kampala/west uganda/DRC. I got a ride  to kla in 15min


country: NL
datetime: 2013-03-18 12:04:47.000000
comment:
Petrol station BP towards Nijmegen, Eindhoven and Rotterdam (A325, A15, A50). 
Handy to catch a ride to the A325 where you can stop again at Shell service station Kempke.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-03-19 00:08:30.000000
comment:
perfect place. car's stop every 10 minutes. if u want to go further to sweden don't take a ride to malmö, there are just bad places. wait for someone driving further. we did the mistake and drove back from malmö to this point after waiting 2 hours in malmö:)


country: SE
datetime: 2013-03-19 00:22:49.000000
comment:
there's a quite big gas station where u can ask the people. if u want to go north it should probably work. we wanted to go south..


country: SE
datetime: 2013-03-19 00:26:57.000000
comment:
we just stand there looking after the 3 cars driving there in 30minutes. but then the best guy stopped over. they have time to think because they see you while driving to the gas station and then afterwards. there's enough space to stop!


country: PL
datetime: 2013-03-19 13:28:28.000000
comment:
W kierunku A4, dobre pobocze, najlepsze pory łapania to 7 rano i 15 ze względu na ludzi dojeżdżających do pracy.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-19 21:56:57.000000
comment:
Onto the M5, as there is a lot of through traffic. used around 10 times.

Just outside Britannia cafe, as vehicles can pull in.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-19 22:04:02.000000
comment:
Well worth the walk to the first pull in, normally get a lift within 10 minutes (used about 30 times).


country: BE
datetime: 2012-07-17 15:26:15.000000
comment:
place with restaurant, mini supermarket, parking place mostly for trucks, bridge to cross the autobahn


country: FR
datetime: 2013-03-21 14:31:05.000000
comment:
Enough space to stop, if you wanna join a village in this area, definitly a good spot. If reaching neither roazhon, france or brest, you better hitch out of her...


country: FR
datetime: 2013-03-21 14:32:56.000000
comment:
From here, you can easily hitch to Landivizio but remember it's a small village with little traffic. 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-03-21 14:41:08.000000
comment:
In direction of towns up north and Paris. Ok let's be honest, you're in the center of france, which means not many traffic. We (my gf and I) tried hitchhiking in this region for a weekend during the winter season. There were few cars on a sunday afternoon, few of them only going enough far away from this town. Indeed, be patient, it can only works. You've got enough space, people can see you well, there are lights if you have to hitch in the dark. Remember this road is a free motorway, so you may ask for the toll station 40-50km up north which is a better option to find a car going to Paris. No service station between...


country: FR
datetime: 2013-03-21 14:43:58.000000
comment:
Just arriving in town, we directly found a car to the Morvan moutains from here in only 5 minutes. Anyway, if you don't find cars near the train station (train station is always a good spot if you want to hitchhike from the city centers), you gotta walk around 30min until the exit of the town.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-03-21 14:55:29.000000
comment:
Here is the ski station of the Morvan mountains. It's a 900m summit. When there is enough snow (20-30cm), a local association opens the station which belonged to the club alpin français some decades ago. 

There are about 40km of cross-country ski trails. If you want to go there by thumb for a weekend from nevers or Paris, it's possible. A car left us 4 km from the ski station on the D500 (at the hameau "les fosses" after Arleuf). 

When arriving at the cottage of the station, tell the person in charge of the rental skiing cottage that you want to hitchhike to go back down in the valley after your ski session. He will try to find you a car, asking the people. 

Such a good spirit in this station and good people too. 

The man found us a car going to our gite in the valley at the end of the first day. The second day, he found us a car to Nevers ! 

Otherwise, if there is no snow, this place is completely empty, you're here in one of the most inhabited place in France !!!! Good luck :)


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-21 15:12:10.000000
comment:
a lot of cars going north or south, but  very rare to park. maybe better to take "Landau Süd" and stand there. There is a gas station in "Weißenburger Str." that could be a better spot.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-03-22 04:17:06.000000
comment:
This is the actual place of the Güer Aike police post. There are separate lanes for trucks and for cars. The policemen were super helpful. I talked to the truckers, they talked to the cars (very modestly and with style). In one hour they secured me a lift to Buenos Aires. These guys should get the Hitchhiker Friendliness Award when someone starts giving it.


country: IL
datetime: 2013-03-22 18:52:37.000000
comment:
Golani Junction Has four "Trempyadas" (See an article about an official israeli hitchhiking spot) in every direction. North goes up to the "high galil" and the Golan hights, west goes to Haifa, south to Affula and Tel aviv and East to The gallile sea. It's a great spot to find a ride.


country: IL
datetime: 2013-03-22 19:01:13.000000
comment:
On the side of the road there is a "belly" where cars can stop towards road 90 (The road from Golan hights until Eilat).


country: IL
datetime: 2013-03-23 09:54:55.000000
comment:
"Trempyada" (a hitchikers bus stop) on both ways going north to the "high galil" and "the golan hights" and south to The gallile sea.
בצומת ראש פינה יש יופי של טרמפיאדה ואפשר לעצור טרמפים לכיוון דרום וצפון.


country: IL
datetime: 2013-03-23 16:44:09.000000
comment:
A big open shopping center where you can get a ride to Tel-aviv easy. Just stand on the ramp that goes south.
מרכז שפיים וגעש הוא מרכז קניות פתוח מפורסם באזור מישור החוף ואפשר לתפוס ממנו טרמפ בקלות לכיוון תל אביב עד נתניה.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-03-23 22:47:17.000000
comment:
Direction  Manthelan. Il est possible pour les voitures de se garer facilement. Cet endroit permet de pouvoir être pris en stop par les personnes venant de la D943 qui constinuent la majorité du flux pour aller en direction de Manthelan. Le cheminement pieton depuis le centre de Loches n'est pas adapté. 


country: AR
datetime: 2013-03-24 01:08:45.000000
comment:
RP1 to the east of here is actually closed (march 2013) and traffic goes around here, through the suburb to the south.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-03-24 01:13:18.000000
comment:
to get to Punta Ninfas and see the elephant seals. Three cars passed in two hours. One of them was going only half way to an estancia. On a weekend some locals seem to drive there to have a bbq. It might be a better idea to share a rental car with other people. The gravel road is bad, but doable in a normal car, unless it has been raining very heavily.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-03-24 01:56:08.000000
comment:
Was going to the direction of Germany, had to wait for 3 hours in the scorching sun (beginning of August) but luckily I could fill up my water bottle at some nearby farms.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-03-24 18:13:34.000000
comment:
When lazy to walk to the gas station. Lots of space for cars to stop, bus number 2 stops at the side street. Have sign Granada and you get quickly a ride.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-03-24 18:24:19.000000
comment:
Lots of space, roundabout and cars occasionally stop at the red light, but I think it's terrible place to wait.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-24 19:51:09.000000
comment:
really bad place! only local traffic, except some shopping-tourism going back to france. nearly hopeless to go in directing of e.g. karlsruhe (march 12)


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-24 20:09:07.000000
comment:
only for direction leipzig/berlin:
really bad place! mostly local traffic just to lobeda - locals going to leipzig seem to use b7 avoiding the hermsdorfer kreuz - try there!


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-24 20:17:13.000000
comment:
horrible place! the autohof is really small!
when i was there i found nobody within 3 hours going in direction to berlin or at least staying loing enough on the a9 till the next gas station. nearly everbody going in direction to nürnberg.
if you are there speak to the people directly - it's the only chance!


country: AR
datetime: 2013-03-24 22:00:40.000000
comment:
This is next to a sea lion colony (you have to pay to see them), 14 km from P Madryn. You can walk to here along the beach (very nice walk on a nice day), and you can easily hitch a ride back.


country: US
datetime: 2013-03-25 09:03:16.000000
comment:
This place and the one above are pretty bad. Not much room for cars to see you, not much room for them to pull over. We waited about 1.5 hours then got super lucky with someone who took us all the way to Santa Cruz, but it seems like a bad place to be stuck. Not much traffic going north.


country: US
datetime: 2013-03-25 09:08:06.000000
comment:
This seems like the best place near this exit to get out of oxnard. That being said, oxnard isn't a very good place to be.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-25 21:28:01.000000
comment:
This is where I wait if I'm heading south. There's a parking bay alongside the road and it's fairly easy to meet people heading toward the M1 from here. You can either walk from town - it's about 5 miles from the centre - or get a Coastliner bus to Askham Bryan College, which is about £1.20.


country: BE
datetime: 2013-03-26 16:03:10.000000
comment:
At this spot cars can quite easily stop and are usually empty because they just dropped somebody off at the airport.
You can score rides towards Brussels and Antwerpen here.


country: MX
datetime: 2013-03-27 09:22:28.000000
comment:
This spot is mas o menos.  There are a lot of guys across the street waiting for jobs (for semi trucks), and something there re other local hitchhikers waiting here at the same time.  It's slightly sketchy.  A sign that says "Guaymas" or something funny in Spanish should do you well.  Around the corner is a little place that sells rotisserie chicken for 40 pesos (make sure you get all the fixins too! tortillas, beans, salsita, etc.)


country: MX
datetime: 2013-03-27 09:25:45.000000
comment:
Great place for north or south!  There is a bus line that takes you here (I forgot the number, just ask Hermosillo locals for the bus that goes to Durango University).


country: NO
datetime: 2013-03-27 20:44:26.000000
comment:
The best spot in Elverum for catching a ride to Trondheim. You have a roundabout to slow the cars down, lot of space to stop at the petrol station and even the petrol station it self! :-)


country: NO
datetime: 2013-03-27 20:57:56.000000
comment:
Direction: north

I hitchhiked from here and it was pretty ok. There was a lot of space to pull out. But that's probably going to change soon as they are building new road there.


country: NO
datetime: 2013-03-28 00:37:58.000000
comment:
Direction: north

If you end up in this middle of nowhere just like me, then here is enough place to pull off for the drivers. Though otherwise it is a terrible spot.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-28 13:06:40.000000
comment:
Asking people inside/outside the gas station if they are going to Berlin worked out great for me. Many use it as a pit stop before going on the Autobahn to Berlin. Be discrete and friendly so the Total staff won't give you problems.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-03-28 13:51:17.000000
comment:
There is a huuuge shoulder (it's also a bus stop), so drivers can see you very well and they have a lot of space to stop the car.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-03-28 14:32:07.000000
comment:
Bus stop (line #22 from city centre, e.g. Fügnerova). I think that is the best spot towards Jablonec, Poland and east direction, generally. It's better to stand couple meters before bus stop - it will be easier for stop the car, in my opinion.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-28 15:10:29.000000
comment:
Good spot to travel to Uelzen (especially if you missed the train, which leaves every hour at half past), if you're lucky, you can also get a ride to Hamburg


country: SK
datetime: 2013-03-28 16:13:43.000000
comment:
To direction Prievidza or Rajec. You can get here by bus number 22or 20. It's final station. The hitch-hiking spot is 100 meters before or 250 metres after the bus station


country: SK
datetime: 2013-03-28 16:43:21.000000
comment:
Good spot whe you want to go in direction to olomouc or ostrava and driver goes just to Bytca. Doesn't mather if they takes highway or the speed way. Both cross this traficlight :-)


country: BA
datetime: 2013-03-28 17:06:13.000000
comment:
There is some kind of shoulder. You can hitchhiking even in night (there are couple of street lights). Direction: Mostar.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-03-28 17:17:42.000000
comment:
Resting point.
En route north. Not extremely many cars or trucks, but enough. You can speak with the drivers. In my case all were friendly.
Most of them went to Dresden or further to Poland. But I found someone going to Berlin


country: NL
datetime: 2013-03-29 22:20:41.000000
comment:
Good place to go to Terneuzen and beyond (Belgium). Just stand at the very right, there is a bus stop.


country: NL
datetime: 2012-12-14 14:42:14.000000
comment:
gas station on the way to the higway A4. good for De Haag, Rotterdam, anything south. 
there is a bus lane for cars to stop, too. 


country: NL
datetime: 2013-03-29 23:14:41.000000
comment:
small gas station shortly before the A20

good for heading south (Rotterdam and north Gauda, Utrecht)


country: NL
datetime: 2013-03-29 23:20:31.000000
comment:
gas station and resting point on A16 direction Rotterdam, Delft, De Haag 
Accessible from outside the highway, too. 


country: US
datetime: 2013-03-30 18:55:03.000000
comment:
Right by the onramp on to the I-5. Ok traffic going north. Probably none of it very far. I think we just got lucky. Hitching out of cities is hard.


country: US
datetime: 2013-03-30 19:14:02.000000
comment:
There's a nice pullout, with traffic going on having to stop at a light. Decent by those standards, but we got a lot of nasty looks. I'm not sure how many people around here are in to picking up hitchhikers.


country: MA
datetime: 2013-03-31 18:49:24.000000
comment:
great spot. took a little while to hitch there, but there is plenty of space to stop and it is easy to get a ride to meknes, rabat, maybe even casa.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-01 13:06:30.000000
comment:
(I was going to La Manga) A policeman stopped and told me 1) It is forbidden to do hitchhiking; 2) There's a police station very near, so there are lots of policemen driving by (true); 3) He suggested me to go a little bit further, in order to avoid being seen by them ;)


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-01 13:09:41.000000
comment:
It took me 70 minutes to get a ride to La Manga, but two cars had stopped before offering me to drive me to a nearer village.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-01 13:11:58.000000
comment:
I was going to Águilas, but after 30' a man offered me to take me to Mazarrón (half way), which I accepted.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-01 13:17:36.000000
comment:
I was going to Murcia, but after 30' I accepted an offer to take me to Alhama (half way). I had refused two other offers before.


country: JP
datetime: 2013-04-01 16:56:43.000000
comment:
If you get dropped off North of here along 338, you are probably screwed. The roads are extremely narrow, have almost no traffic, and konbinis are rare. Hitch at your own peril.


country: JP
datetime: 2013-04-01 17:01:46.000000
comment:
Lots of traffic headed to/from Ishinomaki, but be wary, many smaller villages no longer exist because of the tsunami so staying along the coast will net every limited traffic.


country: JP
datetime: 2013-04-01 17:04:50.000000
comment:
As of September 2012, this town is almost non-existant. The ferry does not run to the island, and the museum was severely damaged. Do not hitch here expecting to find any sort of tourism. Getting dropped here without provisions could be seriously dangerous.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-04-01 22:33:25.000000
comment:
a toll station used to be here; as it was no more there; we were left in a isolated service area 500m ahead; were really lucky to find another lift


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-02 01:23:34.000000
comment:
Absolutely terrible! After having a mini meal before continuing our journey a crazy french guy appeared and started shouting, waving his arms madly and impeding us to get to the parking lot, which was literally 15 metres past the toll gates (peage). We tried to sneak around to the parking lot behind the fences, but his hitch-hiker-hobo radar was very sensitive, so he appeared out of nowhere again. After being insulted numerous times in french and threatened with Gandarmerie, we gave up and walked 6 km north to the nearest petrol station. Don't go there.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-02 01:55:28.000000
comment:
Looks promising. But it isn't. There's enough space to pull over, cars aren't going very fast, but people don't seem to be very willing to pick up hitch-hikers. We managed to get out of there only because we went to the petrol distributors and asked directly (and luckily we got a ride straight to London). 

There's an entry on the back of one of the sign just as the curve starts. Someone hadn't been picked up for a long time and apparently got really angry and upset, so he wrote his opinion about drivers using strong language and brave descriptions.


country: RS
datetime: 2013-04-03 13:16:56.000000
comment:
An easily reachable tankstation. 
I forgot the number of the bus which brought us here from the Boegrad (617???) center on a saturday morning in May 2012. 
The tankstation loooked rather empty but we were pretty lucky to get a direct lift to Zagreb in 5 minutes after having asked the first private car. The bus driver seemed to have been accustomed to be asked to pull over into the tankstation area. 


country: NO
datetime: 2013-04-03 17:20:39.000000
comment:
Direction: Everywhere

There's a petrol station where you can ask people to give you a ride, but not any good place to hitch from near the road.


country: NO
datetime: 2013-04-03 17:31:20.000000
comment:
Direction: south

There's a bus station lane right next to the "highway", where cars can stop without problem, but they are driving really fast here and so are not much likely to stop though they see you miles before ...


country: NO
datetime: 2013-04-03 18:13:54.000000
comment:
Direction: south & north

There's a petrol and bus station ... lot of space for cars to stop and they are driving slowly here.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-03 18:33:16.000000
comment:
gas station. not recomenable, very few traffic and few cars that take the highway. the roundabout is a bad place as well since theres almost no space for cars to stop.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-04-03 23:35:17.000000
comment:
Not a lot of traffic and workers will probably sent you away if you try to hitch behind the toll station. After the roundabout is okay though. Might be good to have a sign to indicate your direction.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-04-04 00:43:46.000000
comment:
Hard shoulder N280 - A73 toward Venlo and Nijmegen. Not much room for cars to stop. A spot to be used in emergencies.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-04-04 14:52:49.000000
comment:
have been in his tankstation 3 times already. Always getting a lift direction slowenia/austria after  some 1 hour.

and on the oposite  side of the motroway was the same while heading to CHR/SRB border point on the motorway


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-13 18:15:18.000000
comment:
This is quite a big "Autohof" (including a McDonald's) with traffic in both directions. Although generally it's not recommendable to get off at an Autohof due to local and/or low traffic, this one seems ok to get to A30/East.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-04-04 19:09:59.000000
comment:
Small petrol station direction South, Nijmegen. There wasn't much traffic on Easter-Saturday, but eventually we got a ride to the next bigger station on A325.


country: US
datetime: 2013-04-05 06:36:34.000000
comment:
There is some kind of pull-in rest stop around here that is just bathrooms and maybe vending machines. Found a ride very quickly


country: GB
datetime: 2013-04-05 11:05:19.000000
comment:
Slip road to Motorway heading to M6; no place for drivers to pull over.
Slow traffic can see you.  Best stand on the roundabout so cars can stop at the entrance to the slip road.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-04-05 11:07:57.000000
comment:
Going southbound.
Traffic is slow but single lane only.  No place for cars to stop.
Better for local routes e.g. Preston


country: GB
datetime: 2013-04-05 11:11:00.000000
comment:
Entrance to slip road from roundabout.  Best for M6 South or M65 East.
Place for cars to stop on the hard shoulder.
A sign is required.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-19 00:09:48.000000
comment:
Just up from the bus stops, with the car park behind you.  The road is wide and vehicles can stop.  Good for lifts North to the valleys along the A470.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-19 00:06:31.000000
comment:
Wide road and very fast traffic.  There are no places for cars to stop.  Only seasoned people will give lifts.  Not recommended during rush hours.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-03-19 00:08:13.000000
comment:
To travel north along the A470.  I was instructed to stand on the entrance to the slip road.  Easy for drivers to see you but traffic is fast and my not stop.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-04-05 11:23:13.000000
comment:
The best place in Pontypridd to go South.  The roundabout is tight but wide.  Stand on it so people see you.  Do not stand on the slip road, you will be moved and traffic is travelling too fast.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-04-05 22:39:12.000000
comment:
Najlepsza miejscówka do łapania na trasie na Bydgoszcz. Szerokie pobocze, przed nami rondo zatem samochody zwalniają oraz wylot z obwodnicy miasta.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-04-05 22:46:08.000000
comment:
Najlepsze miejsce do łapania w kierunku Gniezna. Jest tu stacja benzynowa, więc można również próbować łapać pytając. Przed nami rondo, więc samochody nie jadą jeszcze wolno.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-04-05 22:49:10.000000
comment:
Miejscówka na łapanie w kierunku Poznania. Zaraz za rondem, które zamyka obwodnicę miasta, więc łapiemy mieszkańców jaki i cały tranzyt. Niestety pobocze nie jest najlepsze.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-05 23:39:10.000000
comment:
I got here with the S1 from Frankfurt till Weiskirschen, and a long walk. I got a ride in less than 5' but it was local.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-07 21:49:13.000000
comment:
Sunday, 2 girls with cartoon "Murcia". During 15 minutes of standing there there've gone only 3 cars! Fortunately the 3rd gave us a lift to Vera.


country: GR
datetime: 2013-04-06 00:06:31.000000
comment:
This place is famous for being the only traffic light on the highway between Athens and Thessaloniki. I got a ride in 1 minute. Thursday 09:00.


country: GR
datetime: 2013-04-06 00:19:46.000000
comment:
Wednesday, 19:00 Few cars at this time of the day. Most of them stopped for me, but they were going to Halkida. I declined until i got a ride to Lamia.


country: GR
datetime: 2013-04-06 00:24:12.000000
comment:
Most cars are locals and dont stop. Finally i got bored, started to walk, and somebody took pity and brought me to the next (good) gas station called Sirios.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-04-06 03:14:54.000000
comment:
the best spot to Levice, there is a petrol station nearby but it is dead, so I tried this bus station, I didnt have to wait more than 10 min


country: SK
datetime: 2013-04-06 03:21:07.000000
comment:
there is a bus station, enough place to stop and cars are slow after the junction. Good place to Sahy or HU, but keep in mind that there is quite low traffic all the time


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-06 11:44:18.000000
comment:
Not the best of places to hitch-hike. I was standing and thumbing at the side of the road (and not a gas station). It was already dark, and the cars were going very fast. Finally got a ride to Strasbourg.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-04-08 15:32:31.000000
comment:
Good spot for Katowice and Kraków. Cars goes quite fast but there's a lot of space to stop. If you are going to Kraków, you should have a sign (you can use "KRK". It works very good). If you are going to Katowice, sign is not necessary. 
You can get to this place by free bus to Auchan hipermarket. 


country: PL
datetime: 2013-04-08 15:42:17.000000
comment:
Best place to Opole, Wrocław. You can go to this place by bus in direction "Łojki" ("22" but I'm not sure) from the center. There is a lot of space. It's better to have a sign. To Opole about 10-15 min. If you want to get a ride to Wrocław it takes about 25min. Don't accept a ride to Lubliniec. 


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-08 15:57:21.000000
comment:
my experience is that one part of our group (four at once) had a ride in 5 minutes. the other two stoot there for four hours. but it is a nice place to be


country: PT
datetime: 2013-04-08 16:13:29.000000
comment:
Here once in the two years the boom festival takes place. if you are here just after the festival you can hitchhicke like crazy. big chance you will end up with a bus full of amazing crazy people. festival takes place during full moon of august


country: SK
datetime: 2013-04-08 16:15:10.000000
comment:
Great place to get a ride to Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania and other. Last time I get a ride to Istanbul. There are about 80 trucks from all Europe. 
The best way to get a ride is holding a sign (for example "RO") close to the old border tools (now they have a shengen), next to the big building, where the drivers can buy vignettes. They often stop there, and you can talk with them. It's works very good, even at night.  


country: CH
datetime: 2013-04-08 17:00:22.000000
comment:
That's where I usually start hitchhiking when I want to go towards Bern or Lausanne. Big double-roundabout with lots of traffic. There's not really a suitable place for cars to stop but I've been using this spot regularly since two years with success. Waiting time between 1min-40min


country: AT
datetime: 2013-04-08 17:05:18.000000
comment:
Great place right at the Swiss-Austrian border. Cars drive slowly and there's lot's of space for them to stop. One time I was there at midnight and got a ride till Landsberg am Lech (about 150km)


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-08 17:09:03.000000
comment:
Good spot to hitchhike to the south. You should wait next to "Merkur" before the gas station so that the cars can stop safely at the gas station.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-09 01:29:47.000000
comment:
Got dropped off here by a local who said it would be a good place to hitchhike from. Stood here for a while trying to get onto the E40 heading to Cologne, and it wasn't a great spot. Not much traffic, and though a few people offered us lifts, most of them were only going very small distances. Eventually got a lift quite a bit of the way to Cologne though, but it took patience.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-04-09 11:25:38.000000
comment:
1 - 45 minutes to Velky Krtis
saturdays more
sundays 1 hr

if shorter distance then take only Senohrad, is good to have a paper with signs VK


country: FR
datetime: 2011-03-16 12:03:45.000000
comment:
Le meilleur endroit pour quitter Calais en direction de Dunkerque. Mais la population locale n'est pas très adepte de l'autostop donc c'est globalement assez difficile de faire du stop a Calais!


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-09 18:26:51.000000
comment:
Man kann an der Aral-Tankstelle Leute ansprechen, morgens sehr viel Verkehr. Aber wenige fahren auf die Autobahn.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-04-09 22:10:42.000000
comment:
Small on-ramp, perfect for hitchhiking out of Montevideo in direction of ruta 1 or 5. Possible to hitchhike traffic on the highway as well.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-04-09 23:45:51.000000
comment:
Cosy spot for hitchhiking out of Colonia towards Libertad, Montevideo. Traffic low, space to stop cars.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-04-09 23:47:10.000000
comment:
Use the entrance to the parking place as a hitchhiking spot to hitch the traffic coming from Colonia or Rosario going towards Montevideo. 


country: UY
datetime: 2013-04-09 23:49:03.000000
comment:
On-ramp for traffic from the village, traffic on the highway drives fast. Not a spot to recommend, but possible.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-04-09 23:54:51.000000
comment:
Bus stop behind roundabout, exit of service station. Not the best spot, but traffic is slow. Later there's less possibilities to stop cars savely.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-04-10 00:01:32.000000
comment:
Behind roundabout there's space to hitchhike out of town. It's the last spot where traffic drives slowly until Sarandi Grande. There's also a police station, though they should be pretty relaxed. Quite some local traffic, be careful and try to get a ride at least till Sarandi Grande.

No shadow, be aware.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-04-10 00:09:27.000000
comment:
Bus stop along Ruta Interbalnearia towards Ciudad de la Costa, Montevideo. Plenty of space, cars see you early enough, though going slightly uphill.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-04-10 17:11:09.000000
comment:
There is a truck parking on the both sides of the road. A lot of drivers - very probably you can hitch something.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-11 09:19:45.000000
comment:
Good Spot to get on the A6 in direction of Heilbronn. I guess it ist even good to go to München.

There are traffic lights which slow down the cars and a busstop behind the crossing. 


country: RO
datetime: 2013-04-11 13:15:46.000000
comment:
Exactly after PETROM petrol station you will find cars in less then 5 min, to:Sibiu, Deva, Timisoara, Arad, or even to Budapest.
From DJ112A came trucks.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-11 13:23:46.000000
comment:
Is just a few meter away from the exit of METRO station CANILLEJAS. There you need to cross the road and stay exactly on the borde rthat separates the road from the highway (some zebra).
I was had a car in 15 min to Zaragoza.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-04-11 13:40:08.000000
comment:
We were walking from the centre of Galway to go out of the city and to go on the road to Doolin. We finally stopped here (there is a bus stop) and nearly the first car took us. The problem can be, here there is lots of directions.. 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-12 17:14:38.000000
comment:
Me and my friend were hitchhiking from this spot to A2 towards Han and Cologne. We were taken to the north to a gasstation on the Autobahn. Took us 15min to catch a nice girl.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-04-14 01:25:01.000000
comment:
Great spot for those heading to Portsmouth, there's a small sideway spot just after the intersection. Spent there a minute.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-04-14 15:05:36.000000
comment:
Gas station on A50, good if you wan to go to Kampen, Zwolle or further to the north. 
Accessible from the village Heerde if you cross the small ditch south of the bridge over the highway


country: IS
datetime: 2013-04-14 22:49:47.000000
comment:
Great spot to hitch hike out of the cliff. Cars drive slowly, drivers can see you from distance and there is a FREE camping spot with water and toilet. So if you get stuck there, you can spend a night there without any problem.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-04-16 16:22:41.000000
comment:
I use this spot to get to Trenčín in Slovakia. I use it as the first stop on my way from Brno, if cannot catch the car further. I took cars to Uherský Brod from there,as there are lot of them. From Uh.Brod I continue to Slovakia easily. I prefer it more than hitch hike on the road nr 50, cars are too fast there. 
There is a crossroad with signals nearby, so some drivers can see you longer, cars are not fast and there is a safe place to stop.


You can walk there from Uherský Brod (15-min) or ask the driver to leave you in Kunovice even if he goes to Uherský brod.

It is possible you can catch a car to Brno as well. I have never needed. If you did, please add next spot nearby for another direction not to mix hitchabilities.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-04-16 16:31:13.000000
comment:
The spot is situated at the end of the city, The main direction is for crossing the borders with Slovakia, to Trenčín (use sign TN).

I hitch hike after the crssroad there. I do not give big chance to fast cars coming straight out of town, but to cars coming from side, who can see you. The road is big there and when there is no big traffic it is safe for them to stop.

Opposite direction there is the gas station, maybe a good spot direction Uherské Hradiště and Brno.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-04-16 21:28:29.000000
comment:
This spot is directly in the village Drietoma, good for crossing borders to Czech - Brno, Prague (too).

I used to get there by bus from Trenčín main station. The bus stop is right there and is called Drietoma, mlyn.

There is a speed limit in the village, cars are slow. A majority of cars are heading to Czech Rep., maybe not for long distances, but Uherský Brod will do for sure. 


country: SK
datetime: 2012-07-15 21:12:31.000000
comment:
Lots of people who go to Zilina, but many people stay in that area. It´s good to have a sign with your destination and a big smile on the face. But it´s possible.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-04-16 22:22:57.000000
comment:
The spot is a gas station on the highway D1 on direction north to Žilina. Maybe the last big gas station before Žilina. Use it si useful also to switch the car if it is not going to Žilina directly. 

You can walk there from Trenčín. It is quite far but a far the best place to get to Žilina from Trenčín. 

You have to walk a little bit, count with 40 minutes atleast,. From center or stations you have to go through the train bridge (pavement included) to the opposite bank of river Váh (Trenčín has nowadays only two bridges in the center nearby each other, you cannot miss them) After the bridge go to the right and follow the pavement (it is like a dam) see Hrádzová street on the map. You will walk with a nice view on the city castle. As you get to the city part Zamarovce get to the village on the Zamarovská street. Or follow the pavement further to the end where you can have a drink in Kačabar, if the way made you thirsty. On the curvature of Zamarovská street you have to continue uphill until you get up to highway directly to the gas station from backside.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-04-16 22:42:10.000000
comment:
Do not await a lot there. There is a lot of local traffic. But it is the way out of city to several directions.

I like this place for several reasons.
You can get there fast by a cheap Tesco bus going from all over the city ( main station as well). You can use facilities in shopping. Good for evening hitchhiking too. Cars are slow there. There is a close-distance bus station behind the Tesco nearby the railroad and a railway station as well. The train do not go very often. I used to hitchhike until the last bus going to my destination, usually they go only to nearby villages ior back to city. Do not count on the bus if you are not sure.

I traveled successfuly a lot to Bánovce nad Bebravou from this place. In Bánovce yuo can find a place on the road to continue to Prievidza.
 I have not tried directions Brno or Bratislava yet. For Brno direction I would try Drietoma as a destination, but rather take the bus to Drietoma directly. When you wish to go to Bratislava, there should be a clever driver to take you to the spot on the highway crosroads.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-04-16 22:44:58.000000
comment:
If someone will take you only to Starý Hrozenkov, be happy as well.  It is easy to hitchhike there to Brno direction. There is one more place in the center of the village. 


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-04-16 22:46:41.000000
comment:
If someone will take you only to Starý Hrozenkov, be happy as well.  It is easy to hitchhike there to Brno direction. This spot is close the bus station. Maybe not the best view on you, but cars are slow and is safe for them to stop there. 

There is one more place in the beginning of the village near the gas station. 


country: RO
datetime: 2013-04-17 15:10:16.000000
comment:
Most of romanians associate Vama Veche with drugs, and alchool. so if you want to leave from vama veche you have a very few chances to stop a car. So take a bus to firs smal city and hitchhike there.

Sources: i hitchhiked to vama veche for 5 or 6 times.


country: RO
datetime: 2013-04-17 15:20:24.000000
comment:
usualy there are a lots of people hitchhikeing, so go along the road 1 km, and wait there foar a car, youll have bigger chances to stop a car 


country: FR
datetime: 2012-10-20 19:29:22.000000
comment:
   The entrance to the A11, just before the Peage. You can stand ahead of the barrier, in the entrance, or you could also be by the barrier where the cars have to grab the ticket.
   I stood in the road before the barrier, with my thumb up. I waited half an hour, but there where only 30 cars and trucks going my way, so I liked the spot.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-18 13:52:39.000000
comment:
Good spot to hitch a ride in direction to Bretagne. I was left there by a local guy from Laval, because locals to some 10km in the national road and then get in the Auto Route in Brittany, which are free, against to Auto Routes in Pays-de-la-Loire which you have to pay. Waited less than 5 minutes to be picked up.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-18 14:26:25.000000
comment:
No space at all! if the trafic is not full, people go fast and the spot become dangerous. But it's easy to find someone going to St Etienne.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-18 14:29:21.000000
comment:
Waited hours and hours to go to the North from there. Very difficult. However the spot is good: enough space, trafic slow.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-18 14:48:41.000000
comment:
Best place ever to go to Rennes. Not a lot of space but you'll be happy to have waited less than 5 minutes :)


country: RU
datetime: 2013-04-18 18:10:12.000000
comment:
Рязанская южная окружная дорога, М5. В сторону Пензы, Самары, Челябинска.
После пересечения с михайловкой.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-04-18 18:18:59.000000
comment:
Блокпост за съездом с трассы М5 на Коломну. 
Мешает знак "Остановка запрещена" сразу после позиции ментов


country: RU
datetime: 2013-04-18 18:23:15.000000
comment:
М5 на Рязань, Пензу.
Позиция сразу за забором.
Сюда удобно приезжать Голутвинской электричкой до ст. Хорошево или 113 км.
Здесь уже почти не встречаются подмосковные машины, и велика вероятность встретить прямую до Рязани и дальше.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-16 00:52:55.000000
comment:
This seems to be an obsolete marker as they have changed all the roads at the airport. Maybe an admin can delete it?


country: DE
datetime: 2013-01-21 13:26:05.000000
comment:
Not exactly sure what was intended to be marked here as I haven't used this spot myself. Looks like it is one of the exits from the parking garage. Directions of travel from this point could be limited. Please update this description with your experience.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-18 23:52:23.000000
comment:
Lorries get of the boat from the UK and get diesel and their papers in order at the truc stop. We got a ride within 30sec after completing our sign. Useful place for directions Amsterdam/Antwerp/Brussels


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-19 00:10:20.000000
comment:
Took us a while to get away here, needed to get to Fécamp (had a sign with fécamp), got picked up after more than an hour, we were here around 8/9am, hoped to catch some worktraffic.


country: AU
datetime: 2013-04-19 02:25:05.000000
comment:
Not the best place to hitchhike but probably your best bet if you want to get out of town. It is directly on the highway. There is some place for car to pull out but nothing awesome. Don't try to walk further to find a better place, nothing better ahead. 


country: AU
datetime: 2013-04-19 02:28:56.000000
comment:
NOT A GOOD SPOT. This road may be scenic. But almost nobody get you to the next city. People go there to do track. It's a gravel road, with one car every 10 minutes. Don't adventure yourself unless you have enough food and material for may days walk. You could be stock there for a while. And not a really secure location...


country: CA
datetime: 2013-04-19 02:37:36.000000
comment:
Hitchhiked there many times to get to Ottawa/Gatineau. A lot of people do the run between Abitibi an Gatineau so you should be able to find a lift pretty easily. Enough place for car to stop. And they have to slow down anyway to take the turn. So good sport overall


country: KH
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:12:59.000000
comment:
HH back to Siem Reap. 
Traffic very poor, mostly taxi, but it's possible. After 10 min I stopped a car.


country: MY
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:15:46.000000
comment:
HH from Bon Ton Resort. Very easy and fast. Working even after sunset.
The whole Langkawi Island is very easy and nice place for HH.


country: MY
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:18:11.000000
comment:
Going out of Tanah Rata town; on the left hand side, under high rocks. Very good spot for HH to Kuala Lumpur. I was waiting less than 3 min for direct lift.


country: MY
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:23:04.000000
comment:
There is a big toll gate south of the city which is an excellent hitchhiking place, but not too easy to reach.

You can easily find a direct lift to Singapore.


country: MY
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:25:10.000000
comment:
You have to walk few minutes away the town. You can easily get a free lift to the junction roads 64 and 98 (going to KL, Melaka, Singapore)


country: MY
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:26:32.000000
comment:
~200m after the mosque. It's good place for HH, with good visibility. Very easy to catch a direct lift to KL. Or step by step to Melaka and other destinations.


country: MY
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:34:44.000000
comment:
Not the best spot for HH. Mostly local traffic. Most drivers stops b'cos of the shopping mall, those who want to help are offering lift to the bus station. It took me >half an hour to stop a car which took me to the toll gates.


country: MY
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:35:36.000000
comment:
Mostly local traffic or drivers offering giving a lift to the bus station. Hard but not impossible to HH.


country: MY
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:37:35.000000
comment:
Very good spot. Few meters after the junction. Good visibility. You can easily find a lift to Singapore or to Kuala Lumpur,


country: TR
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:44:45.000000
comment:
Just walk few hundret meters off the town to find a spot with good visibility. HH works very good, and the way is very picturesque.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-04-19 18:51:53.000000
comment:
All the spot are very good, I just show this spot even if you're under the rain, here there is a bridge, it saved me.


country: LT
datetime: 2013-04-20 17:42:26.000000
comment:
Reach this place with the number 105 minibus which goes from in front of the Main train station it costs 2L 
And stand here because this is where the ring joins the E67 so they're slightly slowing down and it's better than the petrol station since You'll have the whole highway going next to You :D 


country: BE
datetime: 2013-04-20 23:02:31.000000
comment:
Stood there on the highway entree, got a ride within 10sec, towards Gent. Maybe helped that we where there during work-traffic hours (6/7pm)


country: TR
datetime: 2013-04-21 11:55:40.000000
comment:
This is a good spot for hitchiking from Samsun to go to western part of Turkey. To go here, take a tram and stop at university durak, and then walk a bit.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-04-21 15:12:38.000000
comment:
Been there on a July afternoon, waited for three hours for a car going toward the west. Very few people stop by this rest area!


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-09 14:29:33.000000
comment:
If you got stuck here, wave a lot, show the drivers, you only need little distance or maybe make a Sarrebourg sign. Then you can get out of here before dying ;)


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-21 17:25:38.000000
comment:
Gare de Péage de Phalsbourg - got a direct ride to Nancy and on my way back to Karlsruhe. Seems to be a good place. To Nancy, stay at the end of the little parking zone, that many people can see you. To Strasbourg just before the toll station works nice.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-04-21 18:18:27.000000
comment:
There's a bus stop somewhere on this road so if You get dropped off here You'll have the whole fucking highway going next to You with like 20km/h because of the construction :D 


country: CZ
datetime: 2012-07-29 00:16:47.000000
comment:
Mostly local traffic here so You'll be better on the next petrol station which is excellent compared to this one :D 


country: PL
datetime: 2012-11-11 17:43:36.000000
comment:
Somewhere there's a Petrol station area here on this road so if your driver goes into Gliwice or you are on the A4 instead of the A1 this is a good spot for going to the South :) 


country: FI
datetime: 2013-04-21 18:40:33.000000
comment:
Big traffic and lots of cars around here 
The Best spot to the South I've got picked up untill Lahti :D 


country: FI
datetime: 2013-04-21 18:44:58.000000
comment:
Good spot for the South get out here or walk back to here if your driver goes to some other directions and there's a lot of space for the cars here to stop :) 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-21 23:04:04.000000
comment:
Perfect to go to the west (Chartres, Le Mans, Angers, Nantes...) but I get there luckily I dont know how we could join this oil station from outside the highway.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-21 23:09:01.000000
comment:
Not so good for two reasons:
- a few trafic
- a lot of people who stopped where going in neighbors cities.
- not a lot of space for people stop

Maybe it was because I had no panel. The good point is it's easy to get there!


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-22 16:16:09.000000
comment:
This is the direct entrance to the A1 motorway heading north toward Lille and Belgium, and if you are going to try your luck at CDG airport, I guess this is the best spot to start. Not many cars pass by here, but those that do generally show some pity and will pick you up (most people passing by here seemed to work at the airport). Although only one car passed every ten minutes or so, the third one stopped and gave us a ride to the first petrol station (which is only ten kilometers away).


country: SI
datetime: 2013-04-23 00:09:48.000000
comment:
I was hitch-hiking from here to Bled. Cars are going relatively slowly and the road is straight. There is also a small place for cars to stop.


country: SI
datetime: 2013-04-23 00:22:48.000000
comment:
The spot is about 100 m from the petrol station. There is place for the cars to stop. The road is straight, but the cars are going quite fast. There is no many cars passing by. If somebody pick you up, it's more than possible that they will take you at least to Klagenfurt in Austria.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-04-23 00:27:06.000000
comment:
If your driver isn't going directly to Ljubljana, it's probably good decision to get off here. Many cars are going to LJ. They are going very slow, also there is a parking lot to stop.


country: SK
datetime: 2012-08-08 04:02:23.000000
comment:
The spot is quite long bus stop. The road is straight, speed limit is 50 km/h and it's safe for cars to stop there.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-04-23 16:26:49.000000
comment:
Near longueil metro station, just before a ramp to highway, cars can easily stop. Cars are coming from Longueil, and from boulevard La Fayette. 


country: IT
datetime: 2013-04-23 20:27:31.000000
comment:
This struck me as the most obvious spot to catch a lift away from the airport after walking out of the arrivals terminal. I did catch a lift after some 20 minutes, but those were spent anxiously expecting the cops to pull up and dump some shit on me. Just before the highway sign and just after a bend. There must be a better spot somewhere around.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-04-23 20:32:56.000000
comment:
pretty crap spot, no space to pull over. might be better after the no autostop sign, but might not. big layby to the right right after bend, not useful. 


country: CH
datetime: 2013-04-23 20:40:12.000000
comment:
illegal spot & little space to stop. but nice traffic density and friendly people. caught a lift straight to strasbourg.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-04-23 20:47:42.000000
comment:
bad onramp, much traffic, little space to stop... the coop gas station is a good spot to go bern, however. going north is very hard.


country: PG
datetime: 2013-04-23 21:05:11.000000
comment:
asking around the gas station you'll find a lift down rigo highway in no time. provided nobody forces you onto a PMV :-)


country: AU
datetime: 2013-04-23 21:07:20.000000
comment:
not a bad spot. but it's the outback. if stuck as I got, crash on the friendly graveyard around the corner.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-23 21:40:21.000000
comment:
got frustrated with the service station nearby & walked up. nice layby, chased away by the cops, caught a lift at the entrance where there is 0 space to stop...


country: HR
datetime: 2013-04-24 20:20:56.000000
comment:
Hitch-hiked twice here so far, once to Rijeka and once to Zagreb. Got here by bus #4 from the main bus station (getting out of bus at first stop of Crno village and walking back to the main road). Had signs. To Rijeka, it took me ~20 mins to get a car that took me to the beginning of highway and then 10 mins from there. To Zagreb, one of the first cars stopped (~5 mins) and took me all the way.

It's a bus stop after traffic lights. A bit downhill and no shade, but cars go past pretty slowly (mostly) and there is enough place for them to stop.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-04-24 20:46:17.000000
comment:
Good place for Rijeka, as both roads (highway and the coastal road) go here. Sign is crucial. Next to a (former) fruit kiosk as of April 2013.


country: SI
datetime: 2013-04-25 00:17:55.000000
comment:
Good hiking spot to Ljubljana. Car are going slowly plus there is bus station to stop. Try to attract attention of the drivers and that's it.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-04-25 16:33:43.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop on the top of the hill, before the intersection towards the highway that goes to Ljubljana and Trieste.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-25 22:24:07.000000
comment:
You can get here by walking. It takes about 40 min since the bus or the train station (they are very close). Just go to the south of the city, all the way is going up so can be a little hard, but not to much. There is a good petrol station direction to Madrid, but some cars go to Extremadura or Lisboa also.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-25 22:32:47.000000
comment:
All along this highway there are good petrol stations and on the road you can read how many kilometers they are. So it's very easy to jump since one to other and go fordward bit a bit.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-25 22:49:53.000000
comment:
I got here by hitc-hicking so i can't tell you how to get there from the city. The most of the cars are from the city but it's posible to get a ride to madrid or to france. I didn't have anyone of them, just a short lift to the next petrol station.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-26 14:49:37.000000
comment:
Malgré sa situation géographique idéale, comme il y a très peu de place pour s'arrèter et que les voitures arrivent par "vagues" a cause du feu tricolore en amont, ce lieu n'ets pas si bon que ça!


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-26 14:59:46.000000
comment:
Station double directions! Bonne place pour faire du stop, aussi bien pour aller vers le sud (toulouse) que vers le nord (brive)! Beaucoup de passage!


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-26 15:03:26.000000
comment:
Faire du stop au niveau des différent feux tricolore de la N10 au niveau du Perray en Yvelines! Beaucoup de passage!


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-26 15:10:18.000000
comment:
Bon point de stop pour aller en direction de la voie rapide qui va a Frankfurt! Attendre juste après le stade!


country: RO
datetime: 2011-04-18 14:48:16.000000
comment:
Take a bus no. 8 from city center going to Baia Sprie and go outside the city. There is one main road to the border.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-04-26 22:31:42.000000
comment:
To go to St Anne des Monts (and Tadoussac).
2 minutes walking from bus 800 stop 'La Cimenterie'. 
Traffic is not very important, but cars arrive slowly in this on-ramp, and they can stop easily.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-04-13 02:59:13.000000
comment:
No space to pull over. There is a traffic light so it is still worth a go. About 3km back towards Leinefelde right in front of the supermarket is a traffic light, too. Plenty of space to pull over there. 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-27 01:52:07.000000
comment:
Good spot for going towards Jena and from there onto the A4. Cars are going slow and plenty of space to pull over. Not that much traffic.


country: RS
datetime: 2013-04-27 13:04:51.000000
comment:
Fairly low density of cars passing as it takes ages for cars to get through the border. Shouldn't take too long to hitch from though. Almost all German/Swiss registered cars a probably in fact people from Kosovo who work in Germany/Switzerland and should speak German.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-04-27 17:57:29.000000
comment:
HH spot with a good visibility and cars don't go fast. Stay before the enter to Highway, first of Highway sign.
 From here You can go towards to Pescara, Rome and L'aquila. 


country: IT
datetime: 2013-04-27 18:19:26.000000
comment:
This is the best place to hitchhike from Pisa in direction of Firenze (but it works also to Rome, and Milan, north and south). It's a gas station on the highway. You can reach it with a public bus that you take in front of the Train Station in Pisa. You have to stop in Via Marcello Malpighi (Ospedaletto), and from there walk through the field. I put another point on the bus station. The 4th car picked us up, and all of them were very friendly, that is not very common in Italy. You might need to change several cars in the highway, because lots of people go to villages nearby.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-04-27 18:20:35.000000
comment:
This is the bus stop where you'll have to stop to walk to the Esso Gas Station on the highway. See the next point to the right


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-28 21:02:26.000000
comment:
We hitchhiked from here west to the airport Frankfurt Hahn. It was 10pm and so dark, and no cars slowed down or even looked interested for a good 45 minutes, thankfully we got picked up by the actual airport bus and given a lift all the way there, however i think we just got lucky, wouldnt recommend this spot for getting to frankfurt hahn.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-04-28 21:05:06.000000
comment:
We hitched here from a small petrol station, as it was just before the turn off to the autobahn, you can catch all traffic going west or East, and we got picked up after 20 minutes heading to Zurich, very good spot for the area!


country: NO
datetime: 2013-04-28 22:54:21.000000
comment:
Nice place to hitch-hike out of Skien, north towards Oslo. Gasstation, close to public transport, (Skien stasjon), and by the main road going north.


country: NO
datetime: 2013-04-28 22:57:35.000000
comment:
Gasstation and fastfood. Here you will catch the main traffic between Oslo and Kristiansand, and also to Porsgrunn/Skien. 


country: NO
datetime: 2013-04-28 23:01:34.000000
comment:
Gasstation by E18, the main road between Oslo and Kristiansand. This is a very good spot if you are going south!


country: NL
datetime: 2013-04-29 17:23:11.000000
comment:
this is an ok spot to go towards bremen or hamburg, i got a ride to the onroad of the A1 at cloppenburg from here. was about half an hour wait.
there is an bus stop from emmen called koriander. from emmen bus 43 and walk back towards the shell gasstation.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-29 17:28:18.000000
comment:
good spot to go towards bremen and hamburg, i got a ride in 1 min to a gasstation on the highway from there i got to hamburg in 2 min.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-29 17:47:59.000000
comment:
i got droped of at Autohof Altenwerder Bärbel Uliczka, crossed the train traks and walked under the bridges to this dangerous spot, but you can stand in between the two roads and ask people at the trafic light, just got a ride to the other side of the tunnel, and it is better to take the bus to the other side of the tunnel. A7 towards kiel/flensburg 


country: DK
datetime: 2013-04-29 18:13:00.000000
comment:
good spot towards odense/copenhagen, small parking spot in the dirt, the trafic was good. was waiting for about 10 min.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-04-29 21:17:40.000000
comment:
last gasstation before cph, if you want to go on to malmö/helsingborg i would recomend getting out here, verry easy to find a ride by asking of just standing with a sign sverige.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-04-29 21:31:35.000000
comment:
i found this to be the only spot to get out of helsingborg, twice within half an hour, not far rides but better than being stuck in hsb


country: FR
datetime: 2013-04-29 22:43:27.000000
comment:
I got there as I could not hitch hike in the Peage as 1.there was a fence at the begining and between the lines and 2. there is a police station a couple of meters after the peage,facing it. To reach this point, I went to this highway service station on the left side of the peage as you see it from here,went while in it all straight sideways so that nobody sees me(forbidden) and then crossed  the street that leads to the small peage,reaching the point. The place is exactly behind the police small van. Some people stop there for a break and some trucks as well.You can magnificently try with a sign,there is much traffic and the cars are driving not so fast.Got a lift to Girona.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-04-29 23:02:28.000000
comment:
Very good spot to hitch hike. Direction Alicante/Valencia. Ask the people at the petrol station or at the restaurant. Took a lift to Alicante after 10 min.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-04-30 11:56:25.000000
comment:
This is the travig cors in Dießen.
Do you like to find a car, fastly?
Than you have to stand clos to the travig lit. 
And if the lide gets red, you have to go to the cars with are stopt now. and ask for an lift. :D


country: CA
datetime: 2013-05-01 17:10:18.000000
comment:
Got a ride here reasonably fast going East. This spot is in full view of oncoming traffic from both the highway and the exit. 


country: CA
datetime: 2013-05-01 17:18:15.000000
comment:
Perfect place for hitching to Fairmont Hot Springs and further to Calgary. Has a huge pullout, plenty of opportunity for wild camping and space for cars to slow down. Heck one guy pulled over from the opposite lane of traffic to see if I wanted to go to Vancouver! 


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-02 11:17:54.000000
comment:
We started there our hitchhiking to Warsaw. It is a pretty good place after opening Obwodnica Poludniowa, cause before there is a long straight road and after petrol station are traffic lights (stop for every 15 secs in 60 secs). We wait there for 20 minutes.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-02 13:37:43.000000
comment:
Good place to get lift to Kielce, Kraków, Katowice. There is a pedestrain crossing (without lights, but good visibility) and a small sandy shoulder, good to stop. Take a card with direction you are going to. We found a lift just before darkness, very lucky :)


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-02 17:30:41.000000
comment:
A hitchhiking spot in the southern direction. Probably the best that you can find in a conurbation like this one, but that does not mean excellent - be prepared to wait for at least an hour.


country: RS
datetime: 2013-05-02 20:53:51.000000
comment:
This is a huge intersection with 4 lanes in each direction. On the right lane are only trucks, so one of them picked me. He had started from Turkey and was going to Wien.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-05-02 23:30:57.000000
comment:
A reasonable spot for hitch-hiking towards London. There is plenty of space for cars to stop, safe piece of sidewalk for a hitch-hiker and lots of traffic going directly to London this way. 

See google street view here: http://bit.ly/16vbP5Y

I had to wait for around 90 minutes on late Sunday afternoon.


country: RS
datetime: 2013-05-03 13:55:02.000000
comment:
There's a little car park here from which you can hitch to Skopje. It takes maybe 10 minutes to get here from the center. The first car took me. The road to Skopje is pretty much direct, and you wind through breathtaking Sharr mountaions.


country: RS
datetime: 2013-05-03 13:57:05.000000
comment:
Easy to hitch to the border or the spectacular village of Brod from here. Be careful of minivan taxis, they only charge one euro from the bus station, but tried to charge me 20 euro to Dragash even though it was full of other people who paid one euro at each stop!


country: RS
datetime: 2013-05-03 13:58:12.000000
comment:
You can wait by the rundown shack here at the bottom of the hill. Was picked up almost straight away by a lovely Albanian family who spoke excellent english.


country: RS
datetime: 2013-05-03 13:59:44.000000
comment:
Took a while as it was May day and all the cars were full of families going back from whence they came. You cannot fail to hitch out of Brod though, but would it be so bad if you did? Brod is amazing!


country: RS
datetime: 2013-05-03 14:00:41.000000
comment:
Very easy to hitch to Brod, just walk through Dragash until you get to the outskirts, then lash out the thumb. The first car should stop.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-03 16:25:24.000000
comment:
A small gas station (close to the citadelle and the tunnel) where I got a lift directly to Lausanne after 3 minuts (saturday, 11am). Maybe I was a bit lucky, but despite of the few cars refueling there, most of them are heading at least to Pontarlier. The whole route until the motorway in Switzerland, it is pretty good to hitchhike. Crowded of cars going in both direction (Besancon - Lausanne) where you always find several round abouts. (BUT MAYBE NOT SO GOOD ON SUNDAYS). You should always get a lift at least to the round about close Valdahon. 


country: BE
datetime: 2013-05-03 17:37:01.000000
comment:
A lot of traffic here, and almost all of it is going straight to Brussels. There is more than enough place for cars to stop, although waiting times can vary. Overall a very nice spot and I never had to wait for longer than 15 minutes here.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-04 08:42:54.000000
comment:
it took 7-8 mins to find a car to Bamberg. Cars have to wait for the lights and almost all cars are passing through Bamberg.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-04 20:46:54.000000
comment:
Southbound there is enough space for cars to pull over safely on the paved road. Just past the the traffic the road is very wide for 100 meters. I was dropped off here and got a ride down hwy 1 to big sur in 8 minutes. There is a bus stop at the intersection Rio rd and Cabrillo hwy so I assume you can get a bus there from Monterey. 


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-04 20:56:09.000000
comment:
Southbound. Just after the village there is a spot for cars to pull over. You can also try at the village, but there you might miss out on a few cars departing. I was offered 4 rides in 45 min. Got a ride to Santa Barbara and two beers :) Hwy 1 hitchhiking is great!


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-04 21:02:00.000000
comment:
It was easy to get out off San Francisco Southbound hitchhiking on this spot! Downtown to Dali station with BART and from Dali with the bus to Pacifica. See the description on the point just hundred meters North off this one.  To not be bothered stand here, there is a lot of space for cars to pull over. Ride to S. Cruz in less than 10 min.  


country: NL
datetime: 2013-05-04 21:10:38.000000
comment:
When you ask drivers filling up their car, or entering the shop for a ride it can be easy. I found us a ride in 2 minutes beyond Groningen on a Thursday morning. 


country: CO
datetime: 2013-05-05 06:33:58.000000
comment:
Salida al sur de Cali. En la vía pasando la Universidad Autonoma, buen punto. También hay una estación de gasolina en la que paran muchos carros.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-05-05 12:15:28.000000
comment:
To get there you can, for example, hitchhike here: http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=1682 - since there are quite many drivers going to Vác - and ask them to stop on Shell station. Most of the cars on the station are going to Vác or other nearby places in Hungary, but from time to time there are coming drivers from different countries and truck drivers. Personally, I was waiting a little bit less than half an hour directly to Cracow, but it is important to add, that it was a long May weekend in Poland. Still, it's the only one gas station on the motorway for many, many kilometres.


country: AT
datetime: 2011-07-06 10:37:34.000000
comment:
There is a gas station here. Most of the people are driving only small distances in Austria, but you can try your luck while going to the (for example) Budapest.


country: PL
datetime: 2011-09-12 12:03:16.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop 'Ważewskiego' here, where you have enough of place to try hitchhiking. If without a luck, you can always go to the gas station nearby and ask the drivers. Directions: Chyżne, Banská Bystrica, Budapest.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-05 18:19:13.000000
comment:
Terrible spot if  you  are  trying  to  catch the 84  to  Portland/ Seattle. I  tried  every 84  west  on ramp  in this god  forsaken  city  to  no  avail. 75% of all  cars  in  this  town  are  taking  the 15,  not  the 84.  Of the vehicles  that are,  they are  primarily  pickup  trucks  packed to the brim  with farming  gear  or  Mormon  families. I  have been stuck  in this city  for 2  days and since  my  dogs feet are bleeding I  will  likely be here  several  more. if  you are  heading  up  the 15 I  suspect  hitching will be better here,  but there is no point trying to catch the 84  here ( from my experience) 


country: JP
datetime: 2013-05-06 01:19:17.000000
comment:
I can't find the exact place on this map, but it's around here. It's a rest station with an omiyage shop and restaurant.


country: JP
datetime: 2013-05-06 01:30:55.000000
comment:
Big SA near Onomichi and Fukuyama with access from Bingo-Akasaka station (3km walk). Is open to the outside, so no sneaking-in required. Has an excellent spot just outside a dog run where you can hitch from.


country: JP
datetime: 2013-05-06 01:39:02.000000
comment:
The only thing this PA has is a toilet. Certainly, it doesn't have very many cars. Same goes for the next PA too.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-05-06 02:43:57.000000
comment:
toll gate (casello) Verona Sud --- easily reachable thru bus n. 61 from train station: drop at the first stop in via Torricelli. enter viale delle Nazioni, pass by a car dealer, make your way to the toll gate thru a quite big road and a parking lot --- cars go any direction from there, there's room to pull over, stand with sign! :-)


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-06 13:26:45.000000
comment:
Spot on the other side of the road (direction: Katowice/Wrocław), can't put it right. It is a good place as this spot is located after traffic lights and on the bus stop - enough place to stop a car, good visibility. We catch there car to Łódź.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-06 18:58:21.000000
comment:
It is an excellent spot. You can stand there easily next to the road and cars can stop at several small entrances to pick you up. So, you can always switch between several spots in a distance of 200m behind the gas station. I was picked up after 25 minuts and got a lift to Berlin Alexanderplatz. So, not too much, but enough cars going ahead to Berlin, the rest is just local traffic or sourrounds the capital via A10. If you are not successful, just ask the people refueling their cars at the gas station. But I think, that you mostly get your lift after at least 20 minuts, since the people in that area are not really used to seeing hitchhikers on that way. 


country: NL
datetime: 2013-05-06 22:22:21.000000
comment:
A small petrol station. Nearby is a parking place full of trucks. 
Not very big traffic in the petrol station, but still a decent place where to catch a ride to Brussels or Netherlands.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-05-06 23:25:13.000000
comment:
Direction London - got a ride within 10 minutes (had a sign, but maybe was just lucky). The guy said he stopped because the roundabout slows the speed down enough. 
Should be also able to go the other direction of M25. The cars passing by were enough (end of the weekend, May, 7pm)


country: GB
datetime: 2013-05-06 23:44:27.000000
comment:
You're not allowed to hitch on motorways (M), but I was let out on the merging section here. Got picked up by a truck driver who didn't want me to get into trouble with police. So not recommended at all.


country: GR
datetime: 2013-05-07 00:36:48.000000
comment:
Hitchiking is the main means of transportation for most visitors, since bus service is very limited. Tourists with cars and locals know it and usually are glad to give you a ride. This part of the island near the camping sites, and especially this road junction is always busy, you won't have to wait long. Anyway, always have water with you when travelling since temperatures can be really hot. 


country: GR
datetime: 2013-05-07 01:00:42.000000
comment:
There is a summer camping that belongs to the University there (only for students enrolled at AUTh though, and only July to August) so if you are within walkind distance form here (for example Poseidi village), this is the spot to wait! you should be able to find students willing to take you to another  village in Halkidiki or to Thessaloniki. Oh, and the beaches here are great!


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-07 12:29:09.000000
comment:
Saturday in May, got a hike in 5 min to Schwabisch Gmund, without asking - was crossing the road wondering where to go. Was a local bringing me there specially, didn't have to go there.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-07 12:34:13.000000
comment:
Dropped of at the haubtstrasse, got in 2 minutes a car of locals to Lautern - where I had to go. Saturdayeve in may.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-05-07 21:11:37.000000
comment:
ok spot was waiting for about 20 min to get a ride to copenhagen, i got droped of here by a truck that was going down to trelleborg, and it seemed the last option to stay on the road to copenhagen.


country: JP
datetime: 2013-05-08 16:44:55.000000
comment:
Service area close to Kishibe station on the Kyoto line. There's a gate on the station side that you can open and walk in, and a bridge connects both sides of the service area. Plenty of traffic. Perfect to escape from Osaka.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-05-08 17:42:31.000000
comment:
Good place to go in direction Komarno ! There is a small gas station after the traffic lights, cars go slowly plenty of space to stop, quite heavy traffic. I think it's faster if you thumb drivers or use a sign (Komarno cars have KN plates) than to ask at gas station. Several cars stopped but I refused first few because I didn't understand exactly where they were going (language barrier), then I just hopped on a car that took me to a gas station somewhere in the middle of the way from where I got another ride to Komarno. I think you shouldn't be afraid of doing the trip in fragments, this road is quite busy.
Bus station Slovnaftská is just 2 minutes away, buses 70, 87, 510: http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/journey-planner.html


country: SK
datetime: 2013-05-08 17:52:42.000000
comment:
Good place towards Bratislava, got a direct ride in 15 minutes; there is also a some kind of repair shop next to the gas station and a guy there waved to me and told me there is a car that comes from BA in an hour to bring some spare parts and then goes back so I could go with that one. It wasn't necessary because I got a ride much quicker by standing with a sign (BA) but the people there seem to be hitchhiking friendly and helpful.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-05-08 18:05:31.000000
comment:
Great place to hitchhike, last gas station before Germany, lots of trucks, quite easy to get longer distance rides. Basically all cars will go to Dresden minimum, also towards Leipzig, Berlin, etc. ask drivers around.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-08 19:06:51.000000
comment:
Cars queue before the terminal for the ferry, you can ask people that are waiting around. Unfortunately I can't pinpoint the exact location but the area is pretty small, just explore it a little bit, start from the building where tickets are being sold (Scandlines) and figure out the route cars have to take to get on the ferry. In April 2013 it was still possible to use the ferry for free because payment is the same regardless of number of passengers in the car. Explain this to the drivers and you'll have no problem finding a ride. On the ferry ask people to get a ride further, you can find one to Copenhagen or even further.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-05-08 20:02:59.000000
comment:
I think it's much better to stay here, right after the crossroad, there is a traffic light and cars will go slow and have enough space to stop on the emergency lane. In just 3 min I got a ride to Aalborg.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-05-08 20:19:30.000000
comment:
Please correct me if I'm wrong but I think this is the last gas station before Aalborg, if your ride is only going till the city and you need to go further you should stop here! I was trying to go to Hirtshals and the guy who picked me up missed this gas station; he was only going to Aalborg and didn't find any other station on the highway, he ended up driving me even outside of the city towards north but still left me in a very bad place in the middle of no-where because there was no gas station in sight and he needed to get back to the city. Actually I think there is no other gas station on the motorway till Hirtshals.
This is a big station with place for shopping, restaurant and everything so you should be able to find a ride quite easily.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-05-08 20:31:10.000000
comment:
I was dropped here by a guy who missed the gas station before Aalborg (check the info on the spot I added there!) and waited for hours before someone picked me up.


country: BE
datetime: 2011-07-27 10:28:58.000000
comment:
Gas station Hellegat noord, good place if you need to go to brussel or leuven, traffic ok on weeksday


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-08 22:51:52.000000
comment:
Petrol station Gevrey Chambertin, good to find a lift direction north to pass dijon or to go more down southward direction lyon


country: IL
datetime: 2013-05-09 14:00:15.000000
comment:
it is close to the border but there is no traffic. i car took me 2 km, then i took a regular bus to the border for 5 NIS. it's walking distance, depends on the weather and your condition.


country: JO
datetime: 2013-05-09 14:16:03.000000
comment:
it depends on the time you can hittchike to Amman or Irbid. or just take a regular bus. walk away from the taxi drivers at the border.


country: EG
datetime: 2013-05-09 15:17:45.000000
comment:
to Farafra. there was no traffic at all but i was lucky and got a truck with 30km/h. at the end he asked me money but i rejected it.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-05-09 16:06:25.000000
comment:
Direction: almost everywhere

There are several bus stops just behind the roundabout so the cars are slow and have a lot of space to stop ...


country: SE
datetime: 2013-05-09 16:12:42.000000
comment:
Statoil petrol station and a rest place (also for trucks) nearby ... Norwegians are stopping here :-)


country: IE
datetime: 2013-05-10 00:21:38.000000
comment:
Towards Galway or Loughrea,, there is a stretch where a car can pull up behind you or into the parking area if they want to give you a lift. We waited 30-45 min but maybe that was just bad luck.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-05-10 00:28:14.000000
comment:
Great for getting into Galway, just follow this road until the sidewalk ends. Loads of cars, plenty of room for them to pull over, we got picked up in less than 5 min :)


country: CH
datetime: 2013-05-10 00:44:10.000000
comment:
Quite good spot, space to pull over, a lot of traffic in daytime, I waited 20min to get ride to next parking right before Nyon...


country: IT
datetime: 2013-05-10 01:00:47.000000
comment:
Petrol station short before soon after highway starts, very good for asking drivers, I waited there in the morning 5 minutes and got lift to Milano.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-10 02:10:11.000000
comment:
Gas & service station "Aurach".
To get there take bus 287 from Erlangen Hbf (train station) direction "Westfriedhof" until last but one stop ("Sankt Michael"). Walk 10 meters south (direction of bus) and then turn right (west). Walk straight for 10 minutes and your on the gas station.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-05-10 15:12:09.000000
comment:
Some people wait for the ferry in here. In the back you can also find computers with internet access and free coffee machine, refer to http://hitchwiki.org/en/Hirtshals for details.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-11 18:20:07.000000
comment:
Take the train to S Westend.

-Stand at the traffic lights. Lights are set so usually 5-6 cars stop at the red light, go through and then the next 5-6 cars have to stop. Plenty of time for them to decide if they want to give you a ride or not. Only thing here is that you have to pick one side so you miss a few cars.

OR

(Going South only)
-Stand behind the intersection right before the start of the highway. There's a spot where people can pull up. Thing here is that people are accelerating right where you stand (not so good).

I recommend the first option. Deffinitely recommend a sign here cos highway goes to many different directions shortly after.

Good spot imo, I found a ride all the way to Münster within 25mins. Good luck & enjoy :)


country: ZA
datetime: 2013-05-12 18:37:58.000000
comment:
very slow going- gauteng number plates will not stop, KZN generally want a very generous taxi-fare- as you get closer to the Drakensberg it gets easier


country: UY
datetime: 2013-05-13 00:08:20.000000
comment:
Northern roundabout from San Carlos, at the Ruta 9. There's some space behind the roundabout in direction Rocha to stop cars.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-05-13 00:13:05.000000
comment:
Crossing of Ruta 10 with Ruta 15. To Rocha, La Paloma (15) and Cabo Polonio (10). There's plenty of space on all sides to stop cars in several directions. Even a busstop with shadow.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-05-13 00:15:00.000000
comment:
Best spot to hitchhike towards Montevideo is not down at the roundabout, but a few hundred meters up the hill behind the traffic lights. If one wants to be totally safe, walk towards the end of city, there's also some sort of bus stop.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 16:14:36.000000
comment:
З Полтави на Харків. Легкодоступна точка на перехресті основних трас, поруч є громадський транспорт і МакДональдс. Але часом багато тюленів, і часто потужний потік машин радше проїде повз аніж зупиниться.
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From Poltava to Kharkiv. Easily accessible cross-road location, public transportation and McDonald's are also there. But sometimes plenty of local hitchhikers and the occasionally heavy traffic tends to speed up rather than stop.


country: TR
datetime: 2013-05-13 16:25:21.000000
comment:
Dolmuş from Kumluca to Mavikent stops here. You can continue from here to Karaöz, as locals prefer to use the mountain road, not the coastal one.
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Burası Kumluca'dan Mavikent'e dolmuş durağı. Buradan Karaöz'e devam edebileceksiniz, tepe yolu boyunca daha çok arabalar gidiyorlar, sahil yolu değil.


country: TR
datetime: 2013-05-13 16:33:50.000000
comment:
It could be tough to wait for a car here. Ask locals for help, basic Turkish knowledge is essential.
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Arabayı beklemek için burada zor olabilir. Yöre halkını sorunuz, onlar yardımcı olacaklar, arabası bulacaklar.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-13 16:49:16.000000
comment:
Very good spot for those willing to go to Gdańsk, Gdynia or Sopot. There is a bus bay near road sign, 100 m away from 'bliska' petrol station. I caught a hike here after 5 mins walk.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 17:05:41.000000
comment:
It's actually a city limit but hitchhiking is poor here. A lot of traffic goes to Levada (highrise estate downhill), also transit but it's hard to distinguish between. Many trucks stop near this road cafe. Hitchhiking possible but expect long waiting time. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR GIRLS, the particular place is infamous for whore business.
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Фактично це межа міста, але автостоп поганий. Багато машин їде на Леваду (жилмасив нижче під горою), є й достатньо транзитних, але важко розрізнити. Багато фур зупиняється коло "шашличної". Виїхати на Харків можна, але запасіться терпінням. НЕ РЕКОМЕНДУЮ ДІВЧАТАМ, оскільки тут широко відоме робоче місце повій.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 17:11:28.000000
comment:
Handy place to escape towards Kyiv, it's only 5 min walk from Avtovokzal and city bus. However expect a lot (!) of locals especially during warm season. Few cars stop.
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Зручне місце для виїзду на Київ, якихось 5хв ходу від зуп. громадського транспорту (Автовокзал). Але дуже (!) багато тюленів впродовж дачного сезону. Мало машин, що зупиняються.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 17:17:19.000000
comment:
Better location for Kyiv, but requires a walk along the highway (not forbidden, but neither it is pleasant). Cars except for the left lane drive at moderate speed (60-80km/h), you might be lucky.
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Дещо краща точка для виїзду на Київ, але треба йти по узбіччю вздовж шосе, що приємною прогулянкою не назвеш. Машини, окрім лівого ряду їдуть з помірною швидкістю (60-80), можливо вам пощастить.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 17:21:44.000000
comment:
Krasongradsky povorot (Krasnohrad turn), a good spot for hitchhiking in all 3 directions - Krasnohrad, Kharkiv, Poltava, even at night. Lonely gas station.
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Красноградський поворот - непогане місце для автостопу в усіх трьох напрямках (Красноград, Харків, Полтава), навіть уночі. Одинока АЗС серед поля.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 17:26:15.000000
comment:
Nothing special about this village (Stepne). But the road is paved and local traffic is fine, morning to evening. Possible to get a ride or a bus to Poltava.
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Нічого цікавого у селі Степному нема, але дорога асфальтована і з ранку до вечора їздить багато місцевих машин. Можна спіймати машину чи автобус на Полтаву.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-05-13 17:42:16.000000
comment:
Dagestan isn't as dangerous as media tell. But hitchhiking is not tolerated... in good manner. I mean if you find a local contact, he would follow the national tradition to serve the guest as good as possible, probably driving you along the coast, inviting home for dinner etc., for free, of course. More than just a hitchhike/couchsurf experience. You have to appreciate this muslim region is very different from Russia. Anyway, you better avoid attracting excessive police attention, escpecially with non-CIS passport. There are a few road posts and numerous patrols within the city limits.
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Дагестан не настолько плох, как нам сообщают масс-медиа. Но автостопить там не принято. Лучше познакомиться с кем-нибудь из местных, примут в лучших традициях восточного гостеприимства (не для красного словца), пригласят на ужин, возможно прокатят вдоль берега, забесплатно. Если уважать исламские традиции региона и подружиться с людьми, то это хороший регион для путешествий. Но всё же, я бы избегал излишнего общения с полицией, на трассе есть несколько стационарных постов, и много патрулей в городской черте.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 17:54:59.000000
comment:
Main location to go towards Kotelva (few people go directly to Sumy though). Don't walk further since the road is narrow and there is a swamp. Traffic is ok for such a secondary road, however a bit complicated with a major railway crossing on the exit from Poltava (no cars when closed, and then 15-20 cars in a row).
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Основна позиція на Котельву (на Суми навряд чи хтось напряму їхатиме). Не треба йти далі по трасі, бо дорога вузька, а обабіч болото. Трафік більш-менш для реґіональної траси, але ускладнюється жвавим залізничним переїздом на виїзді з Полтави (машин зовсім нема, а потім їдуть 15-20 підряд).


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:00:58.000000
comment:
Noticeable road junction. Useful for both Poltava and Kotelva. Some traffic turns to Krotenky, however some heavy trucks go straight into the forest, to the sandpit.
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Важливе перехрестя. Зручно як на Полтаву, так і на Котельву. Деякі машини повертають на Кротенки, але частина самоскидів їдуть прямо до лісу до піщаного кар"єру.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:03:51.000000
comment:
I had to escape Kozlivschyna, however the traffic speed is somewhat high and visibility is a bit obstructed.
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Доводилося виїжджати з Козлівщини, але машини їдуть досить швидко, видимість трохи обмежена.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:07:22.000000
comment:
It was absolutely useless to walk here from the Kotelva bus station. All transport (horses including :) is local, driving to the next farmhouse. No transit road observed.
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Дарма я перся сюди пішки від автостанції. Увесь транспорт (навіть гужовий :) їде до найближчої хати. Скажемо так, транзитної дороги немає.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:10:18.000000
comment:
Popular location among locals. Not a great site, but at least you are guaranteed to catch something towards Kotelva.
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Популярна точка серед місцевих. Я не в захваті, але принаймні звідси можна виїхати у напрямку Котельви.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:19:14.000000
comment:
To my surprise, fine transit traffic from Kremenchuk to Reshetylivka. Even at late evening hours. No facilities at all, 2-lane road across the vast field.
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На мій подив, досить жвавий транзитний трафік з Кременчука (я їхав на Решетилівку-Полтаву). Навіть пізно увечері. Однак цивілізації обмаль: двополосна дорога у чистому полі.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:22:39.000000
comment:
Major highway and a roadside restaurant. Fine spot, but some cars drive too fast (over 150 km/h).
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Придорожній ресторан на жвавій трасі. Нормальний автостоп, однак деякі водії женуть під 150 і вище.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:26:51.000000
comment:
Major road exits the town at this point, no need to go downhill towards the bridge. I've been lucky with a truck driver directly to Poltava.
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Основний виїзд із міста тут, нема сенсу спускатися далі до моста. Мені пощастило, далекобійник підкинув прямісінько до Полтави.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:32:54.000000
comment:
Major highway (and major road works now in 2013), bus stop, curve, many local people and local traffic. Average or less then average spot, but if you got there, you have little choice. Approx. 50/50 chances you pick up a local bus or a car within 20-30 minutes.
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Жваве шосе (і до того ще активний ремонт дороги у 2013р.), автобусна зупинка, поворот дороги, багато людей та місцевого транспорту. Шанси приблизно 50/50 що поїдете або маршруткою або машиною впродовж 20-30 хв.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:36:42.000000
comment:
High speed, obstructed visibility and narrow dangerous part of the road (not yet improved). Better walk uphill towards Ivashky, there are gas station and cafe.
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Висока швидкість, обмежена видимість та вузька аварійна дорога (поки її ще не розширили). Краще йдіть у сторону Івашок, там біля АЗС чи кафе.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:39:23.000000
comment:
Broad highway crossing a village (speed limit 60 km/h), occasionally heavy traffic. It is possible to reach Poltava, but I don't recommend this location.
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Широке шосе йде через село (обмеження 60 км/год), часом інтенсивний трафік. Можна виїхати на Полтаву, але я цю точку не рекомендую.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:43:36.000000
comment:
Exit towards Kharkiv, unfortunately not so easy from Poltava. You can stay near the gas station, there is no other place, and the speed is pretty high. If you'd like to go uphill, nobody will stop at all!
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Виїзд на Харків, нажаль у Полтаві із цим нелегко доводиться. Можна стояти біля АЗС, а більше й ніде, а швидкість досить висока. Під горку вам взагалі ніхто не зупиниться!


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:51:16.000000
comment:
Do not ever go this sensless way. Route is complicated and includes 3 railway crossings.
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Не треба взагалі сюди їхати. Дорога плутає і перетинає три залізничні переїзди.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:54:06.000000
comment:
Quite possible to hitchhike towards Poltava (bus stop is nearby), however the speed is high and visibility is somewhat limited.
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Можна ловити попутки на Полтаву (автобусна зупинка), але швидкість висока і видимість дещо обмежена.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 18:57:48.000000
comment:
Important road junction: most of the traffic is transit Poltava to Kharkiv, also occasionally somebody goes from Karlivka to Chutove. Visibility good in both directions. Speed is high, however.
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Стратегічне перехрестя: майже увесь транспорт транзитний + інколи виїжджають із Карлівки на Чутове. Гарна видимість в обидва боки, швидкість, звичайно ж, висока.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 19:00:36.000000
comment:
High-speed location. Don't expect much, still it's possible to get towards Poltava.
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Швидкісна позиція. Не покладайте великих надій, але виїхати в сторону Полтави можна.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 19:02:29.000000
comment:
Hi-speed highway with separated lanes. Few cars would stop here.
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Швидкісне шосе з розділеними смугами. Мало хто тут зупиниться.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 19:06:41.000000
comment:
Very tough location, requires quite a walk from the nearest bus stop (behind the railway crossing), and there is nowhere to improve. I found myself very unlucky to get towards Opishne from here. Most traffic seems to be local, as the city limit is still far away.
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Дуже незручна позиція. Треба шелепати пішки від кінцевої тролейбуса Ін.Зв"язку (за переїздом), і далі нема жодних перспектив. Мені непощастило виїхати на Опішне звідси. Мабуть багато місцевого транспорту, бо поле Полтавської битви все ще у межах міста.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 19:08:56.000000
comment:
Scarce traffic, be prepared to walk a distance. There is a bus Poltava to Ochkanivka.
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Дуже мало транспорту, приготуйтесь шелепати пішки. Ходе автобус Полтава-Очканівка.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 19:12:15.000000
comment:
Fine road junction. Truck from Poltava turn right towards Sumy at this point. Plenty of local traffic in all directions. Still I wouldn't be walking here from Opishne.
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Непогане перехрестя. Тут фури з Полтави повертають на Суми. Багато місцевого транспорту в різні сторони. Але йти з Опішного не бачу сенсу.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-05-13 20:54:44.000000
comment:
If you have reached these picturesque places, keep in mind the new road between Nizhegorodskaya and Mezmay, which goes over the mountain top, not following a defunct railway. Still it is a rough gravel road. Walk is not impossible, but why not try a mindblowing ride? (Russians do it fast, remember?). Local traffic pretty low, still I managed this road.
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Коль уж вы добрались до этих живописных мест, имейте в виду новую дорогу между Нижегородской и Мезмаем, которая идёт через верхушку хребта, а не вдоль разрушенной узкоколейки. Можно и пешее путешествие предпринять, но почему бы не вкусить ощущений быстрой езды по жутковатому гравийному горному серпантину? Машины местные, и их конечно же мало, однако мне удалось прокатиться.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 21:04:32.000000
comment:
This is a new hi-speed highway, so there is virtually no opportunity to stop. Keep the old road via Krasnohrad.
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На новому швидкісному шосе навряд чи знайдеться можливість зупинитися. Тримайтеся старої дороги через Красноград.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-05-13 20:47:25.000000
comment:
Tollbooth with good chances of HH toward Zagreb(west), Osijek,Belgrade(east).Few times per month I HH for Zagreb and waiting time is maximum 30min. to 1 hour


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 21:10:14.000000
comment:
Stay here, no need to go further as there is long climb uphill. The road is narrow and inconvenient, however the traffic was good for me, went to Slavyansk.
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Лишайтеся тут, оскільки далі у напрямку на Слав"янськ іде затяжний підйом. Дорога вузька і незручна, але трафік нормальний.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-13 21:28:15.000000
comment:
Do not enter the city of Krasny Luch even if driver insists. This road crossing is your best option. Stay not far away from traffic police post.
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Не заїжджайте до Красного Луча, навіть якщо водій вмовляє. На цьому перехресті біля поста ДПС файна позиція, і трафік є.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-13 21:28:19.000000
comment:
Was picked up here in about 30 minutes and got a ride all the way south to Springfield, MO.  Good area, four lane road most all the way, but people aren't moving too quickly yet.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-13 21:30:37.000000
comment:
I tried 3 different exits and all angles around I-430 on the west side of Little Rock.  Rather affluent area, took me six hours to get a ride, but finally did get out of the city.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-13 21:33:48.000000
comment:
I rode US-65 through all of northern Arkansas, and overall the hitching wasn't bad, but there were many spots without good/any shoulders, so I did a lot of walking.  Usually the rides came without too much delay, but I did get stuck in Marshall, AR for about 3 hours.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-05-13 22:26:30.000000
comment:
Tollbooth Čavle.To get here you will need to take a bus from Rijeka in direction Čavle or Mavrinci(ticket is 11 KN).Tell the bus driver to leave you as near as possible to tollbooths and then you have to walk about 20 min maximum.Place is great if you re going toward Zagreb


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-14 00:00:19.000000
comment:
Forget about it, people.  In my opinion, the access roads present a major problem for the viability of hitching.  People are already driving too fast, and there are no good shoulders.  I had to walk south on I-35 for a good ways, before I was able to hitch a ride out of the city.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-14 00:06:51.000000
comment:
Once getting outside Little Rock, I was able to hitch all the way to Dallas in one day.  I received maybe 8 or 10 rides the whole time between 10 minutes and 3 hours in length, and my average wait time was only 15 minutes or so.  Very hitch friendly stretch of interstate, IMO.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-14 00:10:23.000000
comment:
Worth noting, Mt. Pleasant, TX has a local ordinance banning hitchhiking, although it is not illegal in the state.  I was hassled by the cops there, but they ended up giving me a ride to the edge of town.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-14 00:13:58.000000
comment:
I had an easy time hitching along I-10 through LA, but was hassled by the cops on more than one occasion.  They all thought it was illegal, but there is a loophole in their law which allows standing on the shoulder for solicitation, just not in the actual roadway.  Know your rights, and they can't do anything.  The rides came quick, I made it nearly to New Orleans in one day.


country: US
datetime: 2012-10-01 22:57:46.000000
comment:
I had a tough time hitching in Florida.  No shoulders, or not wide enough, and people are too rich and materialistic there, they won't even hardly look at the "bum" on the side of the road.  I eventually got a few short rides over to Crestview where I then got a good long ride, but at the very least, the panhandle sucks.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-14 04:30:31.000000
comment:
Most folks from here are going long distances.  After bad luck in Pensecola, I got a ride here going all the way through the panhandle.  Lots of traffic and good wide shoulders, good for hitching.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-14 04:32:36.000000
comment:
Lots of panhandlers and old grizzly dudes around here, so the folks don't take too kindly to roadside peoples.  Also got hassled by the cops, but it started raining, all the other dudes went into hiding and I got a ride shortly thereafter.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-14 12:34:39.000000
comment:
Just need to get out of the city a little, and maybe not even...

Like everyplace I've been around Finisterre, very easy to get picked up because of the great vibe of the people here!


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-14 12:38:05.000000
comment:
All around the Touristic Road is good, just find a place where thay can stop.
Like everyplace I've been around Finisterre, very easy to get picked up because of the great vibe of the paople here!


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-14 12:39:02.000000
comment:
Easy spot to go towards Brest, okei place to stop.

Like everyplace I've been around Finisterre, very easy to get picked up because of the great vibe of the people here!


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-14 12:39:49.000000
comment:
Just outside of the parking lot there; there is a good place for cars to stop.

Like everyplace I've been around Finisterre, very easy to get picked up because of the great vibe of the people here!


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-14 12:44:14.000000
comment:
If you are left here like I was; or you slept nearby; don't hesitate. It not the best spot, but there is good place to stop and this is Bretagne... they stop! 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-14 12:55:19.000000
comment:
Good place; plenty of place to stop with the gas station just behind.

Like any place in Finisterre, easy to get picked up by locals.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-14 12:56:15.000000
comment:
Good place; plenty of place to stop.

Like any place in Finisterre, easy to get picked up by locals.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-14 13:03:24.000000
comment:
It the exit of the city if you want to go north, but is an awefull place since there is no place to stop. Even with not much traffic, it's like a road with no place to stop and a sidewalk.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-05-14 14:43:15.000000
comment:
This is alright for hitching towards Inverness, by the gas station although people are going in many directions from here! heard it should be even better after the ferry arrives.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-05-15 14:09:01.000000
comment:
There Is a tramway Stop Here and a Bus stop afterwards where cars can stop. I use it to travel North to Vienna regularly. I never had to wait for more than an hour, depending on the daytime.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-15 15:03:55.000000
comment:
Super Spot um auf die A4 zu kommen. Auf beiden Seiten sind hier Ampeln und direkt auf der rechten Seite ist eine kleine Einbuchtung, also auch ideal zum schnellen Einsteigen. 


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-15 16:05:53.000000
comment:
MOP Krasnik Dolny. Easy to get a ride to Wroclaw. If you go further, you have to wait longer, but can find a ride even to Krakow directly.


country: HR
datetime: 2011-08-27 16:08:55.000000
comment:
Resort Vrata Jadrana.Good place if you are going towards west(Pula,Umag,Rovinj)or Slovenia and further.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-05-15 19:31:44.000000
comment:
Toolbooth Nova Gradiška.
Lots of traffic and works great in east-west directions.1 hour walk from town and 10 with car.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-05-15 19:45:53.000000
comment:
Border crossing Slavonski Brod-Bosanski Brod.
O.K. place for HH.Watch out for those thugs in uniforms.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-05-15 21:19:43.000000
comment:
there is a bus station, so cars and trucks heading to Levice and Bratisla have enough space to stop, I managed to get a lift after 20min directly to Bratislava. 


country: VE
datetime: 2013-05-16 07:18:05.000000
comment:
great spot to get a ride to caracas. there's a better gas station 1km further - hitch or walk there.


country: NO
datetime: 2013-05-16 15:35:57.000000
comment:
Direction: both Oslo and Stavanger

There is a roundabout which slows down the cars and bus stops on both sides of it where there is enough space to pull off and they can also help you in case of rain.


country: NO
datetime: 2013-05-16 15:49:09.000000
comment:
Direction: both south & north

Here's a roundabout which slows down the cars and bus stops on both sides of it with lot of space to pull off and very useful in case of rain - which is pretty common here.


country: NO
datetime: 2013-05-16 15:55:27.000000
comment:
Direction: south

To get south out of Stavanger is pretty hard but you can try also this bus station - it worked for me ... though there is lot of locals going to the city, it's on the E 39, so there are also people going through Stavanger more south ...


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-17 13:48:12.000000
comment:
Very bad spot. No space for the cars to stop. we gave up after 2 hrs and took train northwards to a service station


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-17 23:55:00.000000
comment:
Going north to Karlsruhe: There is a bus stop where people easily can stop for you. We were waiting for some 40 minutes before someone stopped - and took all 4 of us!


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-17 23:59:29.000000
comment:
Bus stop right after the big intersection. I was hitchhiking several times from here just to the next village Schallstadt which is maybe 7 kilometres to go. Never waited any longer than 15 minutes so definitely faster than going to the central station waiting for the next train.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-05-19 03:07:59.000000
comment:
Great place when you are going to Aarhus airport/Grena or anywhere in the north-east part of Jutland. We were hitchhiking at the bus stop Grenåvej /Ravnsøvej and got the car in 15 mins. Just remember that you are standing at the bus stop and if you stop a car and talk with the person, the bus driver behind you will be nervous as waiting for free space :)


country: DK
datetime: 2013-05-19 03:11:14.000000
comment:
Great place when you are going from airport to Aarhus. Its a big crossroad with a parking place on the side, so car can easily see you and stop there. We have waited max 5mins. But remember you must walk there from the airport, which is aprpox. 5km.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-05-19 03:13:58.000000
comment:
Bad place for hitchhiking, or maybe only bad day. We have waited there at least 20mins and no one stopped us. there are only taxis and if you will see the normal car, its full or its not going to Aarhus. We had to walk all of this way to the big crossroad on highway-during 45mins of walk to this point, no one have stopped us.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-05-19 11:03:14.000000
comment:
Good spot for direction to Utrech,Arnheim or even to Germany.
I used this spot for a several times and it is working well. The huge building and bridge gives good shelter for rain and sun. And it is the middle of the city!


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-19 12:06:39.000000
comment:
"there is always somebody who pick you up" It is works for me after 7hours! waiting with sign Suwalki. There are lot of traffic and place to stop but rarely 
anybody like to do it.
Do not be trapped there !!!

 So do not be trapped there!


country: SE
datetime: 2013-05-19 19:21:27.000000
comment:
There's a long bus lane for cars to stop. Didn't try the spot on the other side of the traffic light. Waited 50 min., but it was a Sunday at 4.30-5.30, so not that many heading towards Denmark.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-05-19 19:24:19.000000
comment:
It's a good spot for a ride towards Žilina, though the way is a slower one. There's enough space for cars to stop. You can get there from the bus station by bus no. 2 or 24 to stop Opatovska - Ihrisko Padivec. Even the night bus goes there (but the visibility is nill). You'll continue down the Opatovska street, then turn right to Odbojarov, until you'll be on a turning point, where from you can see a path across the railroad. Hitchhiked there once, got a car after cca 10 min.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-05-19 20:13:52.000000
comment:
On-ramp to the highway. Illegal place for cars to stop, but still possible. Could take you between 30 min and 1 and a half hour depending on traffic and luck. Most cars going towards Brande.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-05-20 01:30:06.000000
comment:
This is not a good place in terms of security, but you can here walking in about 30mins from the city center and cars can see you from a good distance. It took me 15-20mins to get a hitch.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-05-20 01:36:17.000000
comment:
Although it took me about 4h to get a hitch to Almería, this is not a bad place to get a lift. A few km away the motorway splits into two: one goes to Almería, and the other to Murcia: most trucks were going to the latter. Some cars/trucks did also stop here on their way to Granada.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-05-20 02:13:17.000000
comment:
Zagreb direction.

"Strange place".
1st. we get there with my friend breaking the law... We passed the border without control! :D

When u reach the bridge, U need just to jump over the small, but deep river, than climb on the road and wait... someone for sure will appear and take U (and I don't think about police).


country: HR
datetime: 2013-05-20 02:22:43.000000
comment:
My first experience was horrible. With my mate we were standing there over 5 hours, or maybe even longer. But all after all we have found track driver who took us to Brno in Czech Rep.

In 2012 I left this place with the third car... U need just to ask.

Remember to go at least to Nagykanizsa, it will be much easier to reach the motorway from the city.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-20 12:23:48.000000
comment:
Good spot if you want to go to the north (e.g.Berlin). Wait in front of the gas station and stop people taking the B172 to Dresden. Entering the highway is difficult as there is no space to park.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-20 12:40:40.000000
comment:
Good spot when going to the north. Might also come handy if you're looking for a better entry to Berlin (e.g. your driver goes to the west but you prefer the east). Enough cars stop and asking people or waiting with a sign near the exit works.

This place has no gas station.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-20 12:47:49.000000
comment:
This highway entry has enough space on the right for cars to stop easily (without disturbing others). Getting a lift towards Nantes is easy.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-20 12:50:41.000000
comment:
While it is not a bad spot per se there are very few cars passing here and you'll have a hard time getting away.

However while stuck here enjoy the comments other frustrated hitchhikers left on the back of the street sign ...


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-20 12:53:58.000000
comment:
It is difficult to 'catch' drivers entering from both sides as the entry is bad for stopping.

However in the evening you can go a bit away from the entrance and stand under a light-post.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-03-16 13:06:14.000000
comment:
Gelmeroda
It's very easy to reach with the bus for just 1,90. There's a nice gas station and there are traffic lights, next to them a nice spot for the cars to stop.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-05-20 23:14:42.000000
comment:
On this side of the road, just before the highway, there is a cobblestone area where cars can pull over. It's not the most perfect spot, but walking from the ferry, i found it the best. Took me forty minutes.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-05-20 23:16:43.000000
comment:
Stood here for three hours on a fine day. Very few cars came along, and there are no obvious places for them to stop.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-21 03:58:11.000000
comment:
Asking drivers for a ride on petrol station. After 30 minutes I managed to get a ride, but the staff threatened me to call the police, because it was "dangerous"


country: HU
datetime: 2013-05-22 14:28:46.000000
comment:
Good spot for the direction to Pécs and Szigetvár. Moderate amount of cars passing. Not dangerous place. You have place for waiting next to the road and also for the cars to stop. 
After 25 minutes a family picked me up and take until Pécs. 


country: CL
datetime: 2013-05-23 04:24:20.000000
comment:
Toma el metro linea 2 hasta Vespucio Norte, luego bus B18 que te deja justo en la entrada a la autopista. Desde alla ya sigues hacia Los Andes y Argentina. Suerte!


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-23 21:00:19.000000
comment:
Good place to get a ride in the direction of A8, Street lights and space for cars stop. Cars are not going to fast.
From the town center (bus station) get a bus or go by foot to the train staition, from there follow Sachsenkamer Straße in direction of Burger King, pass the roundabout and start HH.

I've waited about 15 minutes and got a lift till the gas station in A8 direction: Austria


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-24 07:42:56.000000
comment:
Horrible!  Avoid!  Highway patrol has a station nearby and will likely hassle you, plus there is a prison up the road.  


country: DK
datetime: 2013-05-24 09:20:06.000000
comment:
You can hitch cars going to the ferry to Gothenburg. You can hitch cars for free as people pay only per car. (2013)


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-24 10:57:25.000000
comment:
We counted 30 cars passing us at 9am before a nice couple stopped to drive us to Le Mans.  

Love, 
The East Cackalacky Ascetic Marching Death Band.

-----------------

Nosotros esperamas para diez minutos (30 coches habia pasado) hasta un coche recogido a Le Mans.  Facilisimo!

Con amor,
The East Cackalacky Ascetic Marching Death Band


country: IT
datetime: 2013-05-24 11:43:53.000000
comment:
Heading north to Brescia/Verona: This is actually just another gas station on the highway. Heading to Bologna from here you'll def find someone. Brescia/Verona was a bit harder though. In addition I wanted to add that in case you get stuck here as I did at late night there is a golf field just behind the gas station. If you're advanturous enough (and don't have a tent on you) jump over the fence, cross the golf field and you will see some cabines where you are save from the weather. I spend a quite comfortable night there without being disturbed by someone :)


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-24 12:36:45.000000
comment:
I was heading towards Ingolstadt from here which was quite a bit difficult. I first tried to stand at the road where is very little space for drivers to pull over but still it works. There is also a gas station at the opposite side so try both. To Augsburg would have been easier. It took me more than one hour in the bitter cold German March time until someone gave me a ride to Ingolstadt.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-24 12:41:58.000000
comment:
If you ever go from Eichstatt to Pollenfeld in your life this is your spot! Make your way to get there and use the last bus stop before the narrow road goes uphill. Splendid experience :)


country: IE
datetime: 2013-05-24 15:42:33.000000
comment:
Hitchhiking to reach the Mourne mountains (Nerthern Ireland).
Wait 5 min.
Lots of traffic and place to stop


country: IE
datetime: 2013-05-24 15:48:39.000000
comment:
Hitchhiking in the Mourne Mountains (Northern Ireland).
Wait 5 min.
Lots of traffic but the place to stop is not big so be quick and be careful.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-05-24 15:50:03.000000
comment:
Hitchhiking to the Mourne mountain (Northern Ireland).
Lots of place and traffic, so it is a very good place


country: GB
datetime: 2013-05-24 15:56:40.000000
comment:
Hitchhiking to Newry.
Lots of car but mostly family car full so they have no place.
Lots of place to stop.
Wait 20min


country: BE
comment:
People taking this exit coming from the north, are usually riding to Martelange on the A4, where you can easily get a ride to Arlon or Luxembourg.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-26 19:43:44.000000
comment:
bigger petrol station. although we were standing on the road where is lot of space to stop, but some cars already go pretty fast...we met other hher there and we got all picked up in about 10 mins all the way to Kiev:)


country: RO
datetime: 2013-05-26 19:48:19.000000
comment:
direction Brailla - the longer way - we were hoping to get further ride there but eventually got a ride just to Brailla. there's shorter way along the water where is more traffic to Brailla as we were told but haven't tried this way...you will have to compete with lot of locals here, we stood little further and eventually it worked out:)


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-26 20:03:58.000000
comment:
We took the bus 304 and got of at Wieliczka CPN. From there you can walk to the spot within 5mins. The cars are not fast and there is a lot of traffic. But unfortunately there is not so much space to stop. We were standing here for about 4 hours, before somebody took us like 5kms further to a better spot. 


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-26 20:11:43.000000
comment:
Direction: Rzeszow 

We took the bus 304 and got of at Wieliczka CPN. From there you can walk to the spot within 5mins. The cars are not fast and there is a lot of traffic. But unfortunately there is not so much space to stop. We were standing here for about 4 hours, before somebody took us like 5kms further to a better spot. 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-26 21:17:53.000000
comment:
There is a service station where cars can pull in or pull in for fueling up (ask people). Long straight raod so cars can see you from distance.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-05-27 05:24:47.000000
comment:
service area cuatro bocas. to buenos aires or to misiones. its a big area with petrol station. 20min waiting


country: SE
datetime: 2013-05-27 15:00:08.000000
comment:
Viking terminal, for ferries arriving from Finland. Very good chances of finding a ride to anywhere in sweden, even norway and denmark.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-05-27 15:31:58.000000
comment:
Good spot to hitch to Amsterdam. This is my usual spot after school. I hitchhike from here quite often and I usually wait less than 10 minutes.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-27 19:23:08.000000
comment:
the spot directly behind the cash station is pretty good. you can go in both directions form there and its easy for cars to stop and everybody will see you. only thing is, that there is not really a lot of traffic.


country: LT
datetime: 2013-05-28 03:04:55.000000
comment:
Stood here a short while during a sunday morning, looked like pure local cars passing and no one stopped. 


country: LT
datetime: 2013-05-28 03:13:09.000000
comment:
Outside the last Lithuanien shop. Cars are passing slowly through the old custom buildings and even a sleepy sunday got a ride fast. Tips: Get rid of your last lithuanian coins on some hh snacks in the shop.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-05-28 11:57:55.000000
comment:
Hithhiking to clif of Moher,
With a board written " South", my friend and me wait 10min.
Good traffic and place for the car


country: IE
datetime: 2013-05-28 12:01:37.000000
comment:
Good spot to hitchhike close to the golf club.
Good traffic and place to stop the car.
We wait 1min to go to Cliff of Moher.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-05-28 12:04:41.000000
comment:
With a good sign, no tourist stop to pick us up for 1 hour.
Whereas there is place, a good traffic and the car drive quite slow.
We didn't understand why a good spot like that didn't work.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-05-28 12:06:05.000000
comment:
Good spot with lots of cars.
We wait 5min to find a car with a board written "North" in order to join the Connemara.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-05-29 18:08:25.000000
comment:
Got dropped off here on my way from Jujuy to Salta. Plenty of green space and tall grass to camp, big petrol station to wash and re-supply and lots of traffic to continue to Salta.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-05-29 18:11:19.000000
comment:
Takes almost two hours to walk out of the city, but then there´s a wide road with plenty of space for cars to stop, and enough traffic, although it took almost an hour to get a ride.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-05-29 18:36:37.000000
comment:
less traffic here, but still some going to Cafayate, expect an hour or longer. Plenty of green space to camp.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-05-20 21:33:35.000000
comment:
I waited on this spot for about 1 hr, no luck, then kept walking in the direction for another hour and eventually got picked up.


country: AR
datetime: 2013-05-29 18:44:30.000000
comment:
More traffic goes towards Santa Maria, so if you want to go to Amaicha del Valle, it´s harder. I walked in the direction for about 1 hr, then got a lift.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-05-29 19:35:14.000000
comment:
best spot for hitchhiking in direction south, east or west! only if you're hitching to somewhere in Germany, you maybe better go to the rest area in Weil am Rhein!


country: BR
datetime: 2013-05-30 05:57:56.000000
comment:
Ótimo ponto para pegar carona, principalmente para São Paulo e Curitiba. 
Quem estiver em Maringá é só ir na praça Raposo Tavares e pegar a circular, da empresa Garcia, em direção Maringá-Mandaguari. O percurso dura em torno de uns 50 m. Entre a cidade de Marialva e Mandaguari, há um pedágio, após passar o pedágio tem um ponto, só descer e esperar debaico de uma arvore por carona!


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-30 11:18:33.000000
comment:
I heard, that all the traffic from PL and the baltic countries to Romania, Bulgaria and even directly to Turkey goes through there. Never used it though.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-30 14:10:18.000000
comment:
Pretty good place, under a bridge, perfect When It's raining, Almost 2 cars EACH 5 minutes (saturday morning). I Waited less then 30min with my pannel, I was well  dress.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-30 14:23:55.000000
comment:
Go to Poitiers. Not 	
authorized in France on this kind of road. But no police to tell something if you stay calm. Pretty good place, secure, people go to Orléans, Poitiers or Tours. Shop, coffee, WC and shower (2€) ... I waited less then 15min with my pannel, I was well  dress.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-05-30 14:27:07.000000
comment:
Go to Niort. Pretty good place, secure, small area to parc cars. Very secure. I waited less then 10 min with my pannel (I was well dress)


country: BR
datetime: 2013-05-30 20:14:46.000000
comment:
Existe um posto de gasolina (da Petrobras) em torno de 3,4 km após este ponto (o posto não apareceu neste mapa, de uma olhada no Google Maps, só procurar por Faculdade Alfacastelo, que já aparece este cruzamento), ótimo para se conseguir carona para quem está indo em direção à Ourinhos e ao norte do Paraná (Londrina/Maringá), consegui uma carona em torno de 5 minutos. Há um ponto de circular dentro do posto (não sei qual circular deve se pegar para chegar ao posto, devido ter me perdido).
http://relatosdeummochileiro.blogspot.com.br/


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-30 20:34:04.000000
comment:
Lake Ozette Rd. Fairly easy to hike out here and get a ride back to civilization. Traffic is light and you have a much better chance on the weekend. Hike past a couple of driveways rather then stand at the ranger station.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-30 20:43:17.000000
comment:
Easy hitch. Traffic is moving but visibility is good. In my opinion its pretty easy to hitch the 101 in Washington west of Port Angeles.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-30 20:46:43.000000
comment:
Bad spot. Waited awhile and accidentally (stopped to close the trunk) got a ride from a couple to the longhouse about 5 miles east much better place to hitch.


country: US
datetime: 2013-05-30 21:06:58.000000
comment:
Longhouse Market and Deli Gas Station, great place to hitch, didn't wait long and got a ride to oak harbor, beers, bowls and a place to sleep!!!


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-31 17:22:07.000000
comment:
Took bus #304 to  Prokocim CPN and walked a bit. For Tarnow it's kind of hard, because a lot of people take the motorway instead. Try to get some short rides.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-31 17:28:27.000000
comment:
Take a bus to Галицьке перехрестя (Halitzke Perekhrestya) and walk out of the city. Behind the Ukrnafta gas station is a nice spot. Can take some time anyway.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-31 17:33:51.000000
comment:
Coming from Lviv, directly after the street going into Busk, there is a nice spot for continuing to Rivne.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-31 17:38:03.000000
comment:
Coming from Lviv, after the road from Radiviliv, it's possible to stop cars, even the driver told us, it's not allowed to stop there and better to look for a gas station to hitchhike behind.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-31 17:42:24.000000
comment:
To Kyiv, there are two gas stations after the big cross behind the zoo (get there via mashrutka #34, last station "Zoopark"). There is also a bus stop next to the first gas station, but drivers maybe won't see that there is space to stop. Better go to the second gas station (busier) and ask drivers there or hitchhike directly on the road in front of the second gas station.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-31 17:47:15.000000
comment:
To Kharkiv: Take metro to Boryspilska and walk out of the city. After the huge roundabout there is a bus stop. Many locals hitchhike here. Try to be different, stand a little bit behind them (close to the motorway sign), show your backpacks and make the thumb gesture.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-05-31 17:51:07.000000
comment:
From Kiev to Kharkiv you can take marshrutka #317a from Kharkivska district to Borispil. Stay on it until the last stop. Now you can walk about 2 kilometers and you will be at the cross P03 and M03. Behind it there is a gas station, you can hitchhike behind.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-05-31 18:23:45.000000
comment:
You arent allowed to cross the border by foot (only possible in Medyka). No trucks here. If you are stranded here, try to stop a car passing the queue of waiting vans and cars - they usually do not have to declare anything and will be much faster over the border. Careful, some of them are speeding quite high.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 00:11:08.000000
comment:
Not really a good spot. Only decent for traffic coming from the east. There is some space to stop just before the roundabout. Enough traffic on a workday morning, otherwise little.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 00:38:08.000000
comment:
Quite busy rest area (going south) with petrol station, shop and restaurant. (Also parking and shop on the other side, northwards.) You can eiher walk around the parking talking to people directly or stand/sit here at the exit with a sign. There is nice space to stop and cars are slow. 

If your driver only goes to Luzern, but you are in a hurry to continue along the A2 or A8, this might be the spot to change at. 

Also, there are many nice spots for a tent in the forest below.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 00:48:58.000000
comment:
Good spot just outside of Brienz for going to Interlaken. Good visibility and lots of space to stop, plus you look more "in need" than when hitching from the city where there are buses, boats and trains.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 01:05:22.000000
comment:
Around here is probably the best spot for getting out of Spiez - either up on the A8 or towards Wimmis (less traffic). 


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 01:20:24.000000
comment:
Okay spot (best in Wimmis) for going further into the Simmental up to Zweisimmen. You can stand in the middle of the roundabout to catch all the traffic, or before it. However there is not a lot of traffic and drivers might not like the space there is to stop.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 01:42:40.000000
comment:
Nice spot for going south and up to the pass Col du Pillon (1546m). After a roundabout, with a bench and place to stop. However, we are talking about a small mountain road with not so much traffic.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 01:54:53.000000
comment:
Mountain pass Col du Pillon (1546m) with cable lift up to a nearby peak at ~ 3000m.

This place is very exposed and pretty isolated with coldness and lots of wind most of the time, so the little cars passing by are likely to pick you up if you smile nicely.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 02:08:52.000000
comment:
Recycling area next to the road (on the northern side). Cars can easily stop here and they see you from far away. Best spot in / around Les Diablerets.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 02:19:21.000000
comment:
This is better than the spots further to the east along the 11 in Le Sepey, but it's still a bad spot. (For going towards Aigle that is, cars going east will find it impossible to stop here.) Cars can't stop legally and the is really not a lot of space to stop at all. It is better to use the spot up north at the parking even if you miss most of the traffic.


country: CH
datetime: 2013-06-01 02:36:47.000000
comment:
Good spot for going to France / Chamonix / Mont Blanc. It's a very nice scenic one hour hike up to here from the city center passing by the castle ruin and lots of vineyards.

There is a restaurant and parking.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-01 02:52:28.000000
comment:
This bus stop is a good place for going west. (The barrier pins seen on google street view are not there anymore.)


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-01 03:19:08.000000
comment:
First péage (for the whole motorway) when going west. It might be a good idea to try to hitchhike here if you're stuck in the (south)east laying valley / villages and want to go far - just write "Péage de Cluses". 

This péage is just as good as any péage: Lots of traffic and low speed. 

If you don't want to stand directly at the péage you have the option of standing right in front of the parking area that comes just after, here cars are still slow and you can catch more of the traffic.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-01 03:29:07.000000
comment:
Giant péage. Going south the rest area is too far away from the péage (cars going very fast), so the best option is to stand right in it.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-01 15:02:13.000000
comment:
Not so many cars going south and to Spain here, but you can stand on the grass in the middle so you catch cars from both directions. There is place to stop at the roadside.


country: DE
datetime: 2011-05-16 00:29:09.000000
comment:
South side of the main train station. Ask around at the gas station, or also stand there on the grass with a sign to get people leaving from the station parking lot.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-02 11:59:32.000000
comment:
Big service station with a restaurant. Number of cars depends on time of day of course, but it’s always easiest to wait at the gas station and ask.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-02 13:51:02.000000
comment:
Waited there for 10 minutes, there's a parking spot where cars can stop.
The whole of Ariege is good for hitchhiking


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-02 16:42:02.000000
comment:
Ok - to hitchhike, no margin though, but still possible to stop - good told twice by police to not hitchhike there in about 20 minutes...


country: RO
datetime: 2012-11-05 20:01:33.000000
comment:
don't forgate some people expect in Romania that you will give some money for transport,you can avoid that from begining you can say : NU AM BANI ,that will create not a ugly situation with the driver. olso you can incrise your chances wih a smile on your bord or a slogan ,example : "don't be egoist" or "share your polution with me"


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-02 23:47:48.000000
comment:
There is a gas station and a mc donalds and some other stuff in here (-> "Autohof), but when i got dropped here i waited quite long. The Gas Station at the highway a bit north is definetely a better place ! 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-05 23:40:53.000000
comment:
Good for direction of Kassel, but if you are from Marburg i guess there is almost no public transport...


country: MA
datetime: 2013-06-02 23:56:51.000000
comment:
Tryed to get to the paradise valley..... ended up renting a car the other day.... :D  Two cars were passing by in one hour.... one of them wanted lots, lots of money, the other one had people sitting on the roof already.. 


country: MA
datetime: 2013-06-02 23:59:23.000000
comment:
Got here with a cab from the city...(just ask the drivers) and hitchhiked to immsouane ! Worked quite good 


country: SI
datetime: 2013-06-03 01:33:12.000000
comment:
Gas station, not a lot of traffic. Most of the cars stay in Ljubljana.. we left unsuccessful after an hour. 


country: DK
datetime: 2013-06-03 14:49:40.000000
comment:
We waited about 1hour to get a ride to the ferry in Rodby to Puttgarden. Make a sign that says boat, ferry or an image of a ferry and stand near the little inlet for cars just around the bend near the bus station.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-04 09:35:19.000000
comment:
I think its a good spot for going west. You can even camp a little bit outside of the service area (in the case it`s getting dark).


country: US
datetime: 2013-06-06 06:47:43.000000
comment:
Official hitchhiking spot out of Nevada City for the North American Hitchhike Gathering, August 27-29 2013 http://www.digihitch.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=13368338


country: NL
datetime: 2011-05-16 09:40:40.000000
comment:
Truck stop "Truck Inn" Asten. 

Good place for a ride with a truck into Germany or Poland. Big truck stop area. Shell petrol station, where you can ask the drivers. Or wave at the truckers behind the petrol station. 


country: DE
datetime: 2011-11-28 16:55:38.000000
comment:
Highway ramp close to the junction. easy to get seen, easy to stop for the cars. Its perfect to get a lift to the west and north (Mannheim, Frankfurt)


country: NL
datetime: 2013-06-07 23:12:15.000000
comment:
On-ramp Emmen zuid, towards Germany. Not that much traffic, but spot itself is perfect, wide hard shoulder.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-07 23:15:23.000000
comment:
Big truckstop on the B213 direction A1/Bremen. There's a shoulder just behind the petrol station for cars turning off to the hotel, but perfect also to stop a car :) Should be possible to find somebody going onto the A1.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-07 23:18:11.000000
comment:
on-ramp Ahrensburg, direction Lübeck. Just get a short ride to the petrol station 5km down the road.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-07 23:45:12.000000
comment:
Burg a. F. direction Puttgarden. A bit of a hassle to get there, crossing the busy road, but fairly good spot.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-08 00:01:08.000000
comment:
Astorp south, E4. Even though there's a petrol station here, most of the traffic is local. Maybe the north exit is better, where the E4 joins with the 21.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-08 00:03:01.000000
comment:
Örkelljunga, E4 to Stockholm. There's a big petrol station here, so standing at the on-ramp you can catch a ride quite far to for example Jönköping.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-08 00:09:30.000000
comment:
Petrol station Östgötaporten on the exit of Ödeshög/road 50. Good chances for a ride further in direction Stockholm.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-08 00:12:22.000000
comment:
Small petrol station between Linköping and Norrköping. In the morning you might have good chances, because for a lot of truckers this is the max. distance they can drive when coming from the boat out of Denmark/Germany.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-06-08 00:45:18.000000
comment:
Not the best point but you can hitch-hike North, or at least to a petrol station at the Highway (A3 or maybe A7 or AP7)


country: ES
datetime: 2013-06-08 01:51:51.000000
comment:
Here you can find a Highway heading South but it ends few Km further, if you want to hitch-hike South, go to another roundabout South-West from this point


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-08 12:24:33.000000
comment:
The way back to the ring road, lot of local people who offer you to back inside Toulouse, but wait a bit with a sign and you will find a lift right to Bordeaux! Lot of people work around and sometimes they live far (Montauban), it's not a dead spot at all. Space for the car to stop on the emergency lane but cars drive a bit fast sometimes. Not the best spot, but still good in my opinion.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-06-08 21:38:30.000000
comment:
It's a small petrol station, the cars here go north towards Girona, Sabadell, Vic etc.
Unfortunately only few cars stop here so i had to wait for a while until a spanish girl, accompanied by two other hitchhikers took me to the toll booths (only a few kilometres further).
Additionally, the staff asked me to not ask people for a lift, i was only allowed to stand at the exit with my sign. But nevertheless they were really nice and told me that there is another petrol station 10-20 min of walking away where it would be better to try. Didn't go there though.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-06-08 21:43:42.000000
comment:
Was standing on the highway (after the toll booths). Wasn't such a good idea, the highway control picked me up after an hour. They took me to the next petrol station, so i didn't get in trouble, but if the police spots you here -that's likely to happen- you will.
Also i think you can only access that spot by car.


country: DE
datetime: 2012-12-08 18:16:02.000000
comment:
Gast station. Next gas station from Frankfurt.
Get here by bus:
Take the 751 (Airport Terminal 1) to Gräfenhausen-Postplatz. Go to Hauptstarsse, turn right, then left on Trifftweg, go in the direction on Steinrodsee, 4th right, then left, and you will see the Gas Station.

Direction: A5 South Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Freiburg, Switzerland)


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-10 11:40:44.000000
comment:
I was standing here with a "Paris"-sign for around 20 minutes and everybody ignored me. I decided to only hold up my thumb to get a lift closer to the autoroute, which was successful after 10 more minutes.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-06-10 12:34:28.000000
comment:
Dublin direction.
Wait 15 min
Good traffic but it is quite dangerous because the cars drive fast and there is not too much place.


country: FI
datetime: 2013-06-10 18:03:48.000000
comment:
The Palokka ABC. A good spot for hitching north. Oulu, Rovaniemi etc. Stand on the bus stop before the highway ramp or ask people for a ride.


country: TR
datetime: 2013-06-10 20:03:04.000000
comment:
In the center of Rize either you try to get a ride on the local road to get out of the city to the east or, as we did, you can get onto the bridge at the intersection with the ramp and stay inbetween the ramp and the highway to maximize the chances. The drivers have a small place to stop on the side of the highway.


country: TR
datetime: 2013-06-10 20:06:19.000000
comment:
Good place to hitchhike suggested by our CS hosts, there's space for the cars to stop. We waited 2 minutes with just a few cars passing.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-12 18:18:21.000000
comment:
Super Ort für Fahrten nach Zwickau und Richtung A72.
Direkt nach der Tankstelle, gegenüber vom Lidl Supermarkt.
Durch abgesenkten Parkstreifen super Möglichkeit zum anhalten.
Hab nur 2 Minuten gewartet :)


country: IR
datetime: 2013-06-13 12:57:24.000000
comment:
we hitchhiked from this point by personal car. here you can only find truck about 2 or 3 in each hour. this road is very quite and it's not look like safe. don't hitchhike here.


country: IR
datetime: 2013-06-13 13:00:15.000000
comment:
you can do hitch here to bistoon or to kermanshah from Another side of the road. lot's of cars go directly to Hamadan. 


country: GB
datetime: 2013-06-14 10:13:40.000000
comment:
[A38 EASTBOUND]

It took a matter of seconds holding up a "DERBY :)" sign in order to get me a hitch there on a recent sunny weekday afternoon. This spot is a safe 1.9 mile walk from Lichfield Trent Valley Station, well connected to Birmingham and the West Coast Main Line. One thing to be wary of is that the layby is not long after the brow of a hill and traffic is moving quickly so it's advisable to stand closer to the exit of the layby so as to allow traffic the time to stop. 


country: GB
datetime: 2013-06-14 10:17:33.000000
comment:
[M1 SOUTH]

I spent much time surveying the area around the services and there are not that many safe places to stop; The best place to hitch from seemed to be holding a sign out by the entrance to the services building and striking up conversations with people passing in and out. After about half an hour I found a hitch to Northampton Services, well on the way to London.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-06-14 10:32:55.000000
comment:
[M1 SOUTHBOUND]

Having surveyed the area I decided that the best place to hitch from was outside the main services building itself. 

Being relatively close to London you may be able to choose which part of London/direction along the M25 you wish to get to. 

It took about 35 minutes before I was offered a hitch to Brent Cross, a very useful strategic location at the interchange of the M1/A406 North Circular Road.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-06-14 10:54:24.000000
comment:
[THIS IS A SHELL GARAGE]
[A316 SW -> M3]

The garage attendant did not mind me waiting here with sign for M3 / A303. I had no clear defined plan other than to go South West. Within 30 minutes I was offered a hitch all the way to Cornwall but only went as far as Bruton, Somerset. Good spot as a large proportion of traffic will be heading down the M3 and it is the last petrol station before the motorway begins although it is worth bearing in mind that much of that traffic will be headed round the M25. 

A short walk to the East along the A316 you will find Apex Corner. The local 285 bus will take you from there to Heathrow or Kingston and there is also a large Sainsburys supermarket there.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-06-14 11:17:34.000000
comment:
[NORTHBOUND ENTRANCE LAYBY ON A40]
[A40 -> M40 NORTH]

This is a good strategic location, all the traffic from the A312 joins the A40 northbound here and there is a layby on the sliproad so traffic can stop. It took a matter of seconds to find a hitch going to Birmingham from here. 

There is a Texaco petrol station on this side of the roundabout and a McDonald's. The attendant in Texaco was happy for me to hitch from the petrol station itself.

Several buses connect the roundabout with Hounslow (120) and Heathrow Airport/Harrow (140,) It is also a 0.6 mile walk to Northolt Tube station which is on the Central Line.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-14 11:30:03.000000
comment:
Last gas station before the highway. We were standing at the Werrepark bus stop. Lots of trucks but not really a place for them to stop.


country: FR
datetime: 2012-11-21 12:44:53.000000
comment:
Petrol station located west of Angers, it is in the direction Angers ==> Nantes (towards the west and the Atlantic). Accessible with public transport from the city centre (cross the motorway on the nearby bridge).


country: TR
datetime: 2013-06-15 10:50:19.000000
comment:
Great point if you go to Antalya or Alanya. Very easily you can catch the car which goes directly to Antalya. I do not recommend you take a truck because on the way to Antalya there are a lot of mountains and with truck it will take more more time. Good luck!


country: US
datetime: 2013-06-16 10:44:09.000000
comment:
Walked from the HW 101 with our thumb on the road, no luck for 1 hour and then picked up. Not the best place because the road is pretty narrow all the way but do-able ! Dropped 50 or 60 miles further.
(2 guys with big bagpacks)


country: US
datetime: 2013-06-16 10:47:55.000000
comment:
Going East to Willis, we got picked up within 1 hour i guess. 2 guys with big bagpacks. Good spot with a wide shoulder in front of an hotel.


country: US
datetime: 2013-06-16 10:53:43.000000
comment:
Friday, from 8am, Going East, hitchhiked in front of this convenience store (nice people) and got picked up around 11am but directly to Portland ! The guy picked us up in his company truck on his way home.
2 guys with big bagpacks, but nice smiles xD


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-16 12:59:44.000000
comment:
Stavsjö petrol station. Pretty crowded with cars. For direction south you can also stand on the on-ramp where there's a small road going right.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-06-16 13:01:13.000000
comment:
Good, fast hitch-hiking but road is under construction for a significant stretch of the road (end of May 2013) slowing down truck drivers


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-16 13:24:19.000000
comment:
On-ramp at Ljungby North, E4 southbound. Cars are pretty fast here and not so much traffic neither. Better to stick to the petrol stations!


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-16 13:27:11.000000
comment:
Made the mistake to get dropped off here going south. No cars at all. If you go off here then at least go with the driver to Traryd at road 120. From there is a road to another on-ramp where the southbound traffic goes.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-16 13:52:15.000000
comment:
On-ramp near Bardowick. Useless to get around Lüneburg towards Uelzen. Spot is bad and you'd need multiple rides to get around. Better to walk.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-16 13:53:58.000000
comment:
Bus stop Scharnhorststrasse, direction Uelzen. According to our driver this is the spot all the locals use, right next to the university :)


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-16 13:28:50.000000
comment:
Bykowce, final stop of city bus 4 (Sanoczek - Bykowce). Here you can find the schemes (routes) and schedules: 
http://www.spgk.com.pl/cat-3,sub-9,subsub-34.html?cat=3&submenu=9&subsub=25 

We (two boys) waited 50min here to get ride to BIRCZA. Not too good, but still the best spot I tried from SANOK towards PRZEMYŚL. The road is not too busy. It was late afternoon and our driver was coming back home from work in Sanok


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-16 14:20:15.000000
comment:
Bus stop. It took us (2 boys) 25min to hitch a ride towards PRZEMYŚL. It was summer, late afternoon. It's in the middle of a village, so cars go slow.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-16 14:25:01.000000
comment:
Traffic lights, zebra crossing, bus stop makes it a good spot towards JAROSLAW and RZESZOW. We (2 boys) waited 35min to get a ride to RZESZOW in summer morning. But there was much more traffic in the late afternoon day before, though.

Of course, it's better to hitch on the northern end of the ringroad if you want to go towards RZESZOW, but we slept about 300m from this spot and decided to try here. It's also closer from the city center than the northern end.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-06-16 14:36:42.000000
comment:
Good spot to hitch to Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. (don't stand on the bridge -- I waited over 30 min up there and the traffic light didn't have a good timing to talk to drivers) av. wait - 10-15 min during afternoon


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-16 14:37:15.000000
comment:
City bus no. 22 will get you here (to TRZCIANA) from RZESZOW. It stops by GALERIA RZESZOWSKA (Pilsudskiego/Cieplinskiego crossroads, there's a hitchpoint there too but it's senseless). Get off the bus right after it leaves the main road, walk under it (there's an underground passage) and go about 100m east past the church. You will find a bus stop there. Cars go quite slow and it's a good spot despite being located on the top of the hill.

2 boys waited 12min here with a sign 'KRAKOW' and got a direct ride to their destinaton. It was 12.26, friday 14.06.2013.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-16 14:40:56.000000
comment:
Bus stop nearby GALERIA RZESZOW shopping centre. We mistook that place for NOWY SWIAT shopping centre (2km westwards) and spent 45min hitching with a sign 'KRAKOW' with no result. Then we took bus no. 22 to the village of TRZCIANA and succeed there.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-06-16 20:59:19.000000
comment:
On our map it said there's a petrol station here, but in reality it's only a parking with an abandoned hotel. Don't get off here!


country: IT
datetime: 2013-06-16 21:24:18.000000
comment:
One girl, one guy we wanted to go south, on the A1, we found a ride after asking around for 10-15mins. People were cool and the police, who's always  around doesn't care.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-06-16 21:28:39.000000
comment:
Around here there's a very good petrol station for going south. One girl one guy we got a ride after 10mins.


country: RS
datetime: 2013-06-16 23:49:16.000000
comment:
Toll booth just before Novi Sad. Perfect for a ride towards Belgrade. If police hassles you and pretends you're not allowed to stand there, just say you didn't know that and move 100m forwards or backwards, whatever they tell you...


country: IT
datetime: 2013-06-17 00:12:33.000000
comment:
you can catch cars going in any direction from here. make a sign! there is a small gas station. so you can also ask people. definitely the best, fastest way to get out of venice.


country: SI
datetime: 2013-06-17 09:55:15.000000
comment:
This is a good spot to hitchhike towards Maribor.
It's right before the entrance on the highway. The spot is after you pass Vransko. It's actually a small road that goes to the right, from the main road, to a house.
The spot is very good because the cars can see you from the distance and they have enough room to park and pick you up.


country: SI
datetime: 2013-06-17 10:08:22.000000
comment:
This good spot is in Vransko's gas-station.
A good spot to hitchhike to Ljubljana, as an alternative to the highway.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-06-17 16:43:41.000000
comment:
Right after the roundabout on Via Rossi is some space for cars to stop. It's pretty much the last possibility before going to the highway. You can walk there from the centre of Bordighera in about 15-20 minutes. 


country: IT
datetime: 2013-06-17 21:09:47.000000
comment:
You can reach this point.
Four directions : Napoli, Roma, Cosenza and Bari.
Lot of local traffic.
Average of 20 cars per hour.
The employee was quit nice.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-06-17 21:19:54.000000
comment:
Gaz station and Autogrill.
We were a couple here on a Monday.
Less car traffic at the station, more at the autogrill.
Employees at the gaz station were nice, giving us advices for the driver we should ask.
We found a car going on the A1 (Roma).


country: IT
datetime: 2013-06-17 21:29:09.000000
comment:
Little tollgate.
We tried here to get out of the highway to go to Népi.
The guy told us "I have no problem with you, I can ask the driver but be carefull with the police."
We find easily.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-06-17 23:12:57.000000
comment:
Here're cross of the roads: to the right to Yekaterinburg, Perm via Kungur, and straight to Perm via Barda. It's if you're going from South


country: RU
datetime: 2013-06-17 23:48:05.000000
comment:
directions: West - Perm, Moscow, civilization; South - Chelyabinsk, Middle Asia, East - Yekaterinburg, Siberia


country: RU
datetime: 2013-06-17 23:54:15.000000
comment:
My usual spot for a hiking from Moscow to the east. Take suburban train to "14 km" station (direction Elektrogorsk) from Novogireevo or Kurskiy vokzal train stations in Moscow. When you're in "14 km", just back to the highway M-7


country: RU
datetime: 2013-06-18 00:21:26.000000
comment:
The best point for hiking to Saint-Petersburg from Moscow, IMHO, take free bus from Rechnoy vokzal metro station to "Kapitoliy" shopping mall, go under the Moscow ring road, it's from the right side of "Kapitoliy" and you'll on the bus stop Butakovo (Бутаково on Russian). Or another way: take suburban train (16,5 roubles) from Petrovsko-Razumovskaya station in Moscow to Khimki and just go to the left side from the station. Try to hike, but only with sigh with place where you would like to go.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-06-19 00:17:42.000000
comment:
Got a ride to Amsterdam after 30 seconds by just sticking my thumb out.
I was standing just behind a traffic light where a lot of cars stop and have enough time to see you and can relatively safely pull over on a parking lane.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-19 09:27:12.000000
comment:
At this resting-point theres a toilet and the forest are Close-by (Camping possible). 
You might ask around cause theres sometimes a few trucks around.
The traffic is altough to speedy for this spot to be a good hitching-spot, try 1000m South along the road at the roundabout.
To get here, take city-bus 7 towards Hedvigsborg and leave at Storängen, walk South.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-19 09:30:35.000000
comment:
This roundabout is a good place to get rides west to Varberg Nord from where you can get transportation South to Malmö/Copenhagen.
I got a rides after 1 hour at a Friday early morning.
The cars have to slow down and there are some space for them to stop.
To get here, take city bus#7 to Storängen and walk South along the road for about 1-2km.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-06-19 11:25:41.000000
comment:
Station right at the Autostrada in eastern direction. I came here by a lift from Bordighera but it is also reachable by foot cause via the SS1 just right beside it. I had to wait for about three hours till i got a ride to Milano. Should work better if you want to stay at the coast or going to the centre of Genova.  


country: CH
datetime: 2013-05-28 08:00:50.000000
comment:
This is clearly one of the worst hitchhiking spots I've ever come across - the motorway entrance looks like a race lane, so that cars get a high speed and can't stop for a lift... moreover, there's no space actually. Don't even try this place and instead you need to walk all the city to get to the next junction on Salomon-Hirzel-Strasse - there you easily can find a lift towards Germany :)


country: PT
datetime: 2013-06-19 16:39:33.000000
comment:
After you arrive to velas by boat this is the place to start hitchhiking. It's an huge hill and a lot of people passing by. If you can make it to top by foot you can hitchhike on the national road that goes around the island.Just choose the direction. people are awesome. Once I managed to do it with 13 friends, tents and surfboards to Faja de Santo Cristo with several rides of course.  


country: PT
datetime: 2013-06-19 20:58:34.000000
comment:
I tried during 1 hour on the round-about down this one, and as soon as I arrived at this one I got a lift direct to Lisboa.


country: LT
datetime: 2013-06-19 23:22:32.000000
comment:
If you don't want to walk the distance from the mall "Banginis to "Jakų žiedas" bus stop where there's ussually a lot of hitchhikers and not much space to stop cars you can choose to take a bus from the bus station direction "Gargždai" (about 1,5 - 2 lt) and ask the driver to drop you at the "Dauparai" turn from the highway, then  you just take your thumb out and wait not more than 15 min on the wide sideway. (maybe windy in the winter, then "jakų žiedas stop" is better cause it has the walls to protect the sound from the highway)


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-20 22:29:19.000000
comment:
Stood just at the exit from the truck-stop with a sign and managed to get a ride in about 5 minutes. A lot of cars stopping here going South. Got a ride to Helsingborg.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-06-20 22:31:33.000000
comment:
At the small bus-stop in front of Mcdonalds i waited for about 20minutes Before i got a ride about 5km to "Varberg Nord" from where it´s quite easy to get a ride South or North.


country: NO
datetime: 2013-06-20 22:45:53.000000
comment:
Direction: out of town

There's a bus stop here right on the main road from town. We heard it's pretty used by hitchhikers. It worked for us pretty well :-)


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-22 00:05:02.000000
comment:
Very good place for Narbonne/Perpignan direction. But not good one for Toulouse. Because there a second doll at this town. I waited 30 min.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-22 00:08:51.000000
comment:
First finger first car stopped. FIRST TIME OF MY LIFE ! After this experience is certainly a very good place. Driver picked me for the doll. A driver who made lot of hitchinking when he was without driving licence during a period. I gone for Narbonne direction A61.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-06-22 00:51:49.000000
comment:
This is too easy! I hitch to Killarney almost every day just to buy some groceries, normaly it takes 3 minuts, but never stand there longer than 15 minuts, everybody goes to Killarney, 'cause it is still 5km. You stand at the bus stop, and the drivers can already see you from far away. The buses only pass 4 times daily, and walking to Killarney is not necessary although there is a path next to the road that leads you directly in there. 


country: IE
datetime: 2013-06-22 00:58:50.000000
comment:
There is a cutout, where cars can stop well and where you are still seen by the drivers from a distance. Direction Fossa, Killorglin or Dingle. I always hitch there to the Killarney Youth Hostel, just 5 km further (before Fossa). It takes me a bit longer than hitching into Killarney, however it works well. About 10-15min waiting time. 


country: RS
datetime: 2013-06-22 12:22:02.000000
comment:
Direction Zlatibor/Mokra Gora/Bosnia. Just opposite the bus station, before the tunnel. The other marker is located in the wrong place.


country: BA
datetime: 2011-08-22 17:41:28.000000
comment:
Direction Mokra Gora/Uzice. At the exit sign of Visegrad, there's a wide hard shoulder here. Traffic not so dense but you should be able to get a ride.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-23 01:07:33.000000
comment:
Definitely a great spot towards Koln over the B51! 

You can stand at the so called "late merge" or "zipper lane" / "Reißverschluss" on the right. 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-23 01:10:31.000000
comment:
Easy spot to get away southeast along the Mosel river. Hitchhiking is easy in this region, as often in rural areas. 


country: BE
datetime: 2013-06-23 12:35:43.000000
comment:
Good spot to go on the E314 or E40 (please indicate on your board!). You can walk to this place by the Koning Boudewijnlaan (and you can hitchhike while walking all the way). There is place to stop and it's just after some traffic lights so all cars can see you. Good luck!


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-23 15:25:08.000000
comment:
Towards Angers/Paris

near the traffic light.

Very good spot, you can stand with a sign or better walk along the lane looking at drivers waiting for the light to go green.

safer than on the lane


country: NO
datetime: 2013-06-23 18:25:12.000000
comment:
Here you will find a Mcdonalds, a a petrol station, and a shopping mall.  there's a lot of amount of traffic moving through this location, for various reasons and directions.  There is no nice place to stand on the side of the road for the E6, north or south.  The best thing you can do is ask people who are filling their gas tanks.  Its a common re-filling station of cars on long journeys.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-24 00:12:14.000000
comment:
Trafic light, to go north on the free motorway with a sign (at least on the station "Beaune-les-Mines"), when you come from the east. A lot of inapropriate traffic. It's better to reach Beaune-les-Mines by bus.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-24 11:47:19.000000
comment:
People are limited to 70km/h here, so a bit fast, but there is room to park and a lot of trafic. From the other spot near massy (under the bridge), keep walking on the lane (a bit dangerous), then another lane appears on your right, cross it when you see a gap in circulation (be carefull) and hitchike here with a sign (here, A10 and A11 traffic are mixed…). Much more cars on this lane.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-24 17:27:22.000000
comment:
Spend here 10 minuted to get a ride to Duisburg (25km north of Düsseldorf). After a night in Duisburg, i contunied to Amsterdam. You can wait at a side of a road, and show your sign at red light. At a side of a road there is quite a lot of grass, but generally it's ok. 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-24 17:57:19.000000
comment:
Before the traffic lights at the right side of the road. I used this spot to get to speedroad 59 to go north, to Amsterdam. It's logical to show your sign only when there is a red light, otherwise there is no place for car to stop. McDonald's with free toilette and wi-fi 150 meters away. 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-24 18:02:35.000000
comment:
Here is just enough space for car to stop, but i had no much luck here. You can try to use this spot to get to speedroad 59 to go north, to Amsterdam, for example. Unfortunately, car drivers don't have enough time to thihk about you, so i changed my position to one, before traffic lights and found a ride in 30 minutes. Probably it's also illegal for car drivers to stop here.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-25 09:07:10.000000
comment:
I asked around at the Aral-gas station (Took a bus from central Dresden to here, See wiki-page for Dresden).
Got a ride to central Prague after 30minutes at about 6 pm.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-06-25 15:13:42.000000
comment:
Less traffic than on Routa 10, but still easy - people here give want to give you a lift - in the car or at the back of the lorry :)


country: UY
datetime: 2013-06-25 15:25:45.000000
comment:
Although it´s on the map as one of the main roads, not many people go here. You´re better off going to Chuy and taking the road towards Treinta Tres.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-25 16:17:18.000000
comment:
There is one gas station for both directions. Therefore is hard to find something going in you direction.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-25 21:30:42.000000
comment:
Got dropped of here by friendly climbers that took me from Bastia and went on south. I was on my way to Calvi. Asked a woman, that had stopped there, she took me - zero waiting time. She took me to L'Île-Rousse.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-25 21:36:41.000000
comment:
on my way to calvi, got dropped off in the middle of L'Île-Rousse, tried to hitch from the middle of the town, no good place to stop - had to walk up the hill took me 25 min to get here - got picked up instantly by friendly Italian couple, had a good sign: »Calvi S.V.P.«


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-25 21:44:13.000000
comment:
On my way from Calvi to Bastia, got dropped of at the roundabout, walked downhill, put down my pack for a min after the speed bump just before a lowered curb for a car to stop and take me to the other end of the city. Very helpful! Hitchability only average cause only few people are probably willing to stop just on the entrance of a property (not much space for stopping)


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-25 22:59:53.000000
comment:
Bus stop, quite good spot to go Zgorzelec direction A4, but lots of cars going to Złotoryja, so you need to have a sign.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-25 23:03:11.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop, very good spot to go Wrocław direction. Been there few times never wait longer than 15min


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-25 23:08:08.000000
comment:
Not the best place to go A4 to Germany , but cars stopping there. Cought even truck once. Time vary, really depending on luck from 10min to 2h. U can also ask on near by gas station.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-06-26 03:00:31.000000
comment:
In direction of Warszawa. Next to a gaz station. Take a bus (503 I believe) from the middle center and walk 5min; I have waited 15min maybe.


country: TJ
datetime: 2013-02-25 22:33:00.000000
comment:
Follow the road towards China for about 2km from town. Walk past an empty customs terminal to the new one. There will be alot of Chinese trucks in the morning, they stay there for an indefinite time for 'processing'. Some of them will sleep in Murgab, some go to Khorog, some go all the way to Dushanbe. They all leave around a similar time.


country: KG
datetime: 2013-06-26 07:37:00.000000
comment:
To Murgab: From Sary Tash town, walk down the towards Tajikistan, the road splits at a police stop. Wait there for cars going left towards the snowy mountains. Alot of trucks from China to Tajikistan no longer go through here and hitchhiking (for free) is incredibly difficult. Even for paid transport to Murgab, waiting times are long. 


country: NL
datetime: 2013-06-26 10:15:47.000000
comment:
To Nijmegen, it is just after the traffic lights and before Highway sign. Use noneflective sign that drivers can read it.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-06-26 10:17:53.000000
comment:
To Venlo, it is just after the traffic lights and before Highway sing. Prepare non reflective sign that drivers can easily read


country: BE
datetime: 2013-06-26 12:49:53.000000
comment:
Bon spot. On allait à Jodoigne mais en faisant étape à Grez-Doiceau. On était 3 et on a attendu environ 10-15 minutes. Il y a de la place pour qu'une voiture s'arrête et comme c'est à la sortie d'un rond-point, les voitures roulent lentement. 


country: BE
datetime: 2013-06-26 12:56:36.000000
comment:
Nous cherchions à rentrer à Louvain-La-Neuve. On était 3 et il faisait noir. Il y a un feu de signalisation. On a attendu moins de 10 minutes. Quand le feu était rouge, on remontait la file de voiture avec notre panneau "LLN". Très vite, une dame nous a pris.


country: BE
datetime: 2013-06-26 12:58:52.000000
comment:
Nous avons fait du stop à partir de cet endroit-là parce que l'on n'avait pas trop le choix (vers Grez-Doiceau). Ce n'était pas trop mal, on a attendu environ 15 minutes. Seul souci: s'il fait noir, il n'y a pas de lumière et vous êtes donc peu visibles. Les voitures ne roulent pas très lentement bien qu'elles démarrent souvent après le feu. Il y a cependant de la place pour qu'une voiture s'arrête.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-26 13:22:36.000000
comment:
this seemed to be a reasonable spot to stand (I came walking up the hill a few hundred meters). There are some curves before, so cars aren't too fast but there's enough time for them to see you and room for them to stop. Also the spot was shady, which is always better than sunny :) Got picked up by a nice fella from southfrance who took me 10 min but I'm sure you can get a ride though to Bastia if you have a sign.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-06-26 17:32:02.000000
comment:
I came walking out of the city, this seemed to be the first good spot and worked greatly: got picked up after two minutes of standing by a local mother with her little daughter (super-rare combination). That took me to the next city L'Île-Rousse. Cars aren't too fast yet, there's a zebra crosswalk here and enough space for ppl to stop with the big entrance. I had seen a bushwalker hitching there a few days before.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-06-27 10:28:13.000000
comment:
I managed to hitch a ride towards London from the Shell garage one weekday morning. I had to wait about 20 minutes which was less time than I expected. It might have been a fluke, but I would certainly give this place a go.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-06-27 10:34:18.000000
comment:
Layby on the Dover-bound side of the road.Europe bound lorries tend to stop here. I managed to get to Belgium from here.


country: GE
datetime: 2013-06-27 15:03:46.000000
comment:
There is a good spot after the right turn on M27 just outside town. It took no longer than 1 minute to get a ride towards Novy Afon.


country: GE
datetime: 2013-06-27 15:07:19.000000
comment:
Long straight section of road after the train station. Not perfect for cars to stop but there is no traffic so it's no problem.  I hh'd towards Sukhum. It took no more than 5 minutes for me.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-06-27 19:04:54.000000
comment:
Heading to SAVONA. After waiting 1,5h at the Reststop of the A4 before this turnoff I got bored and I wanted to try this toll station, somebody had told me about. I walked behind the guardrail along the highway - don't do this, dangerous! I had to cross a bridge that had a low traffic 3 lane highway beneath me. I couldn't walk on the inside, no emercency lane/shoulder. So I held onto the fence from the outside and walked on a 30cm wide path. In the middle of the bridge on of the flagstones was loose and tilted, a few crumbs fell down, no cars underneath - yet very scary. I made it safely to the toll station and had a sign SAVONA - a bit too small. After 10 min a car stopped but since they didn't go south and couldn't take me to the next southbound gas station I let them go. After a total of 25 min the police showed up and was super friendly with trying to speak english :) They said it was too dangerous for me to stand there so they took me to a bus stop to go to the city and take the train to Savona.
So as a car had stopped, if you can get there and have a sign probably not too bad. Just don't walk along the highway.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-06-27 21:15:57.000000
comment:
После поворота, маленькая скорость, имеется небольшой «карман» для остановки, затем переходящий в поворот на заправку и поэтому незанятый.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-06-27 21:47:36.000000
comment:
Имеет смысл стопить прям на лепестке, под указателем. Поскольку поворот, низкая скорость, имеется отрезок без ограждений, где просто выехать на обочину. Правда, ловится поток только из Томска.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-27 23:04:55.000000
comment:
The simplest option to go directly to Leipzig.
Stand with a sign a few meters before the bus stop.
The spot is excellent (cars go relatively slowly and have lots of space to stop) but few are going directly to Leipzig.
Be patient, we (boy+girl) waited 40 mins. 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-27 23:18:02.000000
comment:
To Chemnitz or south on highway A72.
Stand in the "closed from traffic" area marked here facing the drivers that are preparing to turn onto this road. They have enough space to stop.
Thumbing is enough (most cars go in one direction) but alternatively you can use a sign with a letter "C".


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-06-29 11:47:43.000000
comment:
There is a bus stationwhere you can wait - in Kaplice is pretty big traffic all day - you can catch here a car to prague in a few minuts.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-06-29 19:56:42.000000
comment:
From here (is a small bus station) you can take a car to Mayaky-Palanca (Ukrainian/Moldavian border), if you want to go to Chisinau, avoiding Tiraspol. I had a car in 4 min


country: UA
datetime: 2013-06-29 19:59:39.000000
comment:
After visiting Transnistria, you can get to Odessa from here. Exactly after the border. In 5 min we had a car (2 pers)


country: MD
datetime: 2013-06-29 20:05:32.000000
comment:
After the police post control, before the club,  a little bit after the sign with Tiraspol name, you have shadow. 15 min.


country: US
datetime: 2013-06-29 21:17:25.000000
comment:
Going to Sumas to cross the border, picked up in 10 minutes and dropped there, crossing the border walking.
Guy alone with a big backpack on a tuesday, around 1pm.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-06-29 21:20:25.000000
comment:
Going East, Walked from the border, picked up on my way to the HWAY (walked with my thumb on) and dropped  to the next town, Chilliwack.
Guy alone with a big backpack.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-06-29 21:22:33.000000
comment:
Going East, waitied 30 min here, nothing, then decided to walk on the HWY, where i got more luck.
There is some good trafiic and enough space to pull over but ...
Guy alone with a big backpack.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-06-29 21:36:05.000000
comment:
Dropped on the ramp coming West (from Chilliwack) and going East, i started to walk to find a wide shoulder, showing my sign. Surprinsingly a van stopped on the way, it was barely wide enough and pretty sketchy but it did the job !
I guess from Hope u have some good lucks to go far, i got a direct ride to Banff !
Guy alone with a big backpack.


country: ME
datetime: 2013-06-30 01:40:40.000000
comment:
There is traffic light and right lane for driver to stop. After 15 minutes we got a hike all the way to Sarajevo. We are lucky.


country: ME
datetime: 2013-06-30 01:42:37.000000
comment:
we want to go to Kotor, but waited for half an hour and still not successful, there is another guy rushing for work in Kotor so we share a taxi (1.5 euro each x 3) to go to Kotor


country: ME
datetime: 2013-06-30 01:45:19.000000
comment:
it is the only spot (maybe more if we are near Budva town) for Kotor because further on the hill side and narrow road give no space for driver to go aside or stop for you.


country: ME
datetime: 2013-06-30 01:51:31.000000
comment:
After the round about the cars are slowed down but speed up again, kind of a way to buy time and get attention. We got a car going all the way to Budva, but at that time we wanted to go north.


country: AL
datetime: 2013-06-30 02:04:21.000000
comment:
It is not easy to hike here as the mini-bus going north is near-by, luckily we were picked up by a small trawlers going 5km further.


country: GR
datetime: 2013-06-30 02:17:06.000000
comment:
local drivers are less willing to pick up. We were just picked up by a north-american going to south of Chios. Car-hirer is likely to pick up too.


country: TR
datetime: 2013-06-30 02:41:22.000000
comment:
not easy as many buses going along the way and drivers expected us taking them. We were pick up after half hour to Kusadasi


country: TR
datetime: 2013-06-30 02:42:27.000000
comment:
we want to go to Cesme, there were also infrequent buses, so we are picked up by a car going to Izmir


country: AL
datetime: 2013-06-30 02:48:54.000000
comment:
we tried hitch hiking instead of taking the ferry leaving the region. We were picked up but not going very far


country: AL
datetime: 2013-06-30 02:53:27.000000
comment:
car is really really infrequent, we waited for 1 hour for two hikes back to the highway to Tarane. We are just too lucky for the second hike to go a long way zig-zag among mountains


country: AT
datetime: 2013-06-30 14:37:14.000000
comment:
exit Seiersberg, A9 towards Wien/Slovenia/Klagenfurt. Walk down a bit from the crossing, there's a really nice wide shoulder there.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-06-30 14:44:47.000000
comment:
On-ramp near Spittal, close to the motorway junction. Mainly good for direction Lienz or Salzburg. A few meters down from the crossing there's a shoulder where cars can stop. Speed is a bit high though.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-30 14:57:23.000000
comment:
On-ramp at Raunheim, A3. Seems like a good spot towards Koln, but it's only local traffic here and spot is 'half-legal'. Police sent us away after 30min.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-06-30 14:59:11.000000
comment:
On-ramp 46 Niedernhausen, A3 towards Koln. Slow traffic and place for cars to stop at the side of the road.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-06-30 15:02:05.000000
comment:
[A158 West from Skegness]

The traffic is moving quickly here but the lane to turn into the trading estate/caravan shop/bus depot is long and this spot is visible to the traffic for a long distance. I got a hitch to Newark on Trent from here after a 35 min wait 


country: FI
datetime: 2011-05-26 12:08:39.000000
comment:
It is easy to get this spot by walking from center of the city. There is some space after bus-stop, but unfortunately cars go really fast. After all, if you don't want to get bus further, this is average spot to hitch-hiking.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-06-30 15:06:57.000000
comment:
on-ramp Staphorst, direction Meppel/Hoogeveen. Very friendly people here, never waited long. Mostly one of the first cars stops :)


country: GB
datetime: 2013-06-30 15:09:01.000000
comment:
[A52 heading North East from Boston]

Visible spot with a half hour wait to Skegness holding a sign. Where the A52 leaves the A16 closer towards Boston traffic signs instruct to take the A16 for Skegness but this route is more direct.


country: FI
datetime: 2013-06-30 15:18:51.000000
comment:
Towards Kuopio and Varkaus. There is good spot to hitch-hike after traffic lights. It is easy to get drive farther from the city. Really near by the spot is shopping center, and that's why there is lots of cars going by. 


country: FI
datetime: 2013-06-30 15:27:25.000000
comment:
Towards Varkaus (Mikkeli/Helsinki and Jyväskylä/Tampere). Bus stop near by junction. Because of crossing cars are going slow, and that is why this is really good spot to hitch-hike.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-06-30 21:22:08.000000
comment:
Törökbálintra, Budakeszire az M1-es és az M7-es autópálya bekötő szakaszhoz állati gyorsan ellehet jutni innen.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-06-30 23:03:49.000000
comment:
UPDATE JULY 2013 ! 

Estimated VERY good spot towards Eindhoven, (Utrecht), Heerlen and Venlo, (Nijmegen). 

BEST SPOT! 

Crossing N2 with Professor Cobbenhagenstraat/Voltastraat. 

At this crossing there is an exit lane for the road works traffic. Here drivers can stop very easily. The whole flow of north-south traffic passes by. 

The spot exists since around 30 June 2013 (and can disappear in half a year). 


country: LV
datetime: 2013-06-30 23:13:54.000000
comment:
On liela iela, after the roundabout, in front of the Saules Veikals : good spot to go to Lithuania and getting on the A13


country: GB
datetime: 2011-04-14 05:56:23.000000
comment:
The texaco petrol station wasn't too bad, the trick is to walk around and ask people for a ride, most people who stop here will usually be heading East or West on the A38


country: HU
comment:
Go to the M6 exit of the roundabout. There is enough space for the cars to stop, since the traffic is low and the lane is rather wide.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-01 19:39:12.000000
comment:
Going East, easy to find a direct ride to Canmore or Calgary walking on the HWY, but in summer time only. With the snow the shoulder is really narrow, stay on the ramp is probably better.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-01 19:40:42.000000
comment:
Going East, took a local bus and walked a bit to get there. Been picked up pretty quiclky for a short ride.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-07-02 12:58:05.000000
comment:
The spot is not bad to go from Brixham to Dartmouth. But it is hard to get there, a long walk, so I would try some other place.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-07-02 13:42:50.000000
comment:
Not a bad spot regarding visibility and place to stop, but not so many cars going by.... I was trying to go to Kingsbridge by the coast.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-07-02 13:46:57.000000
comment:
Not a good spot on cloudy days, since there are not many cars passing by. I was trying to get to Land's End and after half an hour change opinion...


country: GB
datetime: 2013-07-02 13:47:43.000000
comment:
In front of the side road, good place for cars to see you and stop. 3 cars stopped, before I could get one going to Penzance.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-07-02 13:50:17.000000
comment:
Good place to go to Lizard, where it is easy to be seen. Just walk a little down the road so the cars can get on the side by the grass.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-03 01:45:45.000000
comment:
You can see a image of a guy in the nicest spot to hitchhike. http://goo.gl/maps/aiH0T . To reach here, you should take the bus FLORESTA or JARDIM ESPERANÇA. It's just past the tunnel. Use as a reference that colored buildings just up the hill.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-03 01:53:13.000000
comment:
http://goo.gl/maps/sDsK4 here is an image of a very good spot to hitchhike this way (to Bicas, Mar de Espanha, Leopoldina, Muriaé). You can take the bus SANTO ANTONIO, or just walk, it's not that far from the center. There's a speed bump nowadays, that doesn't appear in the google maps image.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-03 02:11:17.000000
comment:
POSTO FAROL
The good old way to hitchhike. Talking with the truck drivers is always a gooid option. And this is the place to do this when leaving São Paulo this way, Lots of truckers stop here before hitting the long road. Just talk with them. Be friendly and everything  will be alright. 

To reach here, get down on ARMENIA metro station and take the bus GUARULHOS VIA DUTRA. Ask for the bus driver to tell you, get down on the Policia Rodoviária Federal and walk to the autostation.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-03 02:29:11.000000
comment:
CEASA: There's a train (CPTM - ESMERALDA LINE) that takes you here easily. You have to take the YELLOW LINE of the METRO and then do the combination. Get down in CEASA station. (In every station you can ask for a map of lines). Here is not the best option for those who want a fast ride. Take your time, be amazed with this huge (HUGE!!) space full of truckers, fruits, greens, fish, and lots of other foods and talk with EVERYONE. When I say everyone, i mean EVERYONE (not only truckers). Say them where you want to go, ask if they know where people who go that way, usually park their vehicles or in which tent inside CEASA they have their lunch. People who works here knows lots of people, and if they like you, chances are HIGHER for you to find a trucker going to RIO, CURITIBA, PORTO ALEGRE, CHILE, PARAGUAY, ARGENTINA, MANAUS, PORTO VELHO. EVERYWHERE! Truckers here can go everywhere!!!

When I tryed to hitch a ride from here, I was looking for Rio de Janeiro, I couldn't find anyone going there in that day (only in the next one) but I received offers of truckers who were going to LOTS of other places.


country: LT
datetime: 2013-07-04 10:12:09.000000
comment:
Not much traffic, but cars from the city are coming slowly, and they have space to stop. 

Got picket after 15 minutes and got taken until the northern point of the ring, where it is much easier to go to Riga.

The rating is average, because of the low traffic. 


country: LT
datetime: 2013-07-04 10:22:06.000000
comment:
Bus stop before the junction to Paistrys. If your driver is going north, but not until Riga, ask him to put you down here.

Cars are coming only moderately fast, and there is HUGE space to stop even for trucks - and they see the huge space from a distance.


country: EE
datetime: 2013-07-04 10:43:31.000000
comment:
The Wiki page says otherwise, but I got a hitch to the city in 2 minutes from here. 
Thumbing was enough.
Especially good if you are going to the southern part of the city.

The cars are going crazy fast here, but have a very long space to stop. My driver went like 100 meters before stopping, and came back in reverse :)


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-07-04 13:53:28.000000
comment:
Direction Prague: If you want to continue to Prague and your driver goes East or into Brno this is the LAST Gas Station (=good spot) on Highway for him to drop you. I got lucky twice because drivers always took me to this one 49.161095,16.571971 . But they both drove about 6km detour to get there and 11km to get back on their way. If people don't have time and are not willing to drive you out of their way: get off here! If you miss it it'll be a ~5km walk to get to the next good spot (see coordinates above). It is an agip gas station + parking lot.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-04 19:23:00.000000
comment:
I tried 2 times:
seconds, 10 minutes
But it is common to hitchhike from this place somewhere nearby, so don't expect miracles about the distance.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-04 19:36:42.000000
comment:
To Slovakia direction:
There is bus stop here - you should stay before this bus stop, because cars drive quite fast.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-07-04 19:44:49.000000
comment:
There is ending right traffic lane with some place on the right to stop. Quite hard place (because cars drive fast), but possible to hitchhike.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-04 23:27:25.000000
comment:
Cars ride slowly because of roundabout. Place is enough even for a TIR to stop. I waited only 10 minutes, but after I used trick with national flag of my country - Poland, to polish truck driver. The first stopped. I suppose that I should wait 30 minutes to stop in traditional way.
There are no plenty of cars, but enough of them.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-04 23:51:36.000000
comment:
Small bay to park - so we should be very good viewed. I get from here to Oradea. When I stayed in roundabout for 1h I resigned from it i got here - after almost 30 minutes I catched one (there is not plenty of cars from Romania here, so I must waited longer).


country: RO
datetime: 2012-11-10 13:12:07.000000
comment:
There are plenty of local hitchhikers, but one guy after a short time stopped for me. I told that "nu am bani" which means "I have no money" and he replied that "no problem". I had a very cool ride to Cluj.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-05 02:49:14.000000
comment:
caught the train in atocha and left in san fernando de henares direction to the poligono industrial theres some auto stations not sure exactly but had to stop a truck after 8 hours waiting in order for a lift direction zaragoza


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-05 03:05:34.000000
comment:
good spot to go northeast when coming from Madrid / a truck stoping spot, eat and sleep, also petrol station where i could talk to some car driver and managed a lift directly to pamplona


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-05 03:09:44.000000
comment:
massive petrol station fro trucks / very good to offer direct crossing of spain going west to portugal / managed a fresh driver that got me directly into Aveiro (pt)


country: IE
datetime: 2013-07-05 18:09:35.000000
comment:
Perfect to stand, every car can see you soon enough, much space to stop. Just go there  and thumb :-) I waited about 10 minutes. Got a lift to the Bog Village Museum (between Killorglin and Glenbeigh). Cars go to Killorglin at least. 


country: EH
datetime: 2013-07-06 14:54:08.000000
comment:
Not much space for drivers to stop, but slow traffic and most cars go to dakhla or further. I stood there for one hour and got a ride strait to nouakchott, mauretania.


country: GE
datetime: 2013-07-06 15:11:27.000000
comment:
It is probably best to walk to this spot when coming from the airport, because 80% of the traffic are taxis. From this junction on you can start hitchhiking to the west (to Tbilisi) or east to Armenia or Azerbeidzjan. 


country: GE
datetime: 2013-07-06 15:18:00.000000
comment:
If you're going to Armenia and you're at this spot you've taken a little detour. But no problem, cars will stop pretty fast. If you have no luck, however, try walking up to the first gas station before Rustavi on the east-side of the road. The men working there are very friendly and will help you get a ride :) 


country: GE
datetime: 2013-07-06 15:34:35.000000
comment:
When going to Armenia, it might be a good idea to find a ride before Sadakhlo, as most people will feel uneasy if a foreign-looking, strange person with a backpack wants to cross a border with them. Still, with some patience, you will always find a ride :) 


country: AM
datetime: 2013-07-06 15:38:22.000000
comment:
Needless to say, but from this spot it is very easy to get a ride - just as in any other place in Armenia :) 


country: TR
datetime: 2013-07-06 19:41:22.000000
comment:
İ waited maybe 25 there, and İ spent 10 minutes eating melon with a young melon-selling lad who offered me some. Anywhere along this broad highway will do. There is place for cars to stop without worry (for them and you).
There is one problem; make sure to ask the driver if he goes to the EXACT place you are saying, and ask him if he is taking you FOR FREE.
My story goes like this: a guy stopped, picked me up and stopped at Viranşehir. He asked me for 10 lira. İ nearly fought with him to make him take his greasy dirty hands off my bag. Moral of the story; avoid weird moments by asking questions before riding.


country: BE
datetime: 2013-07-06 22:23:06.000000
comment:
15 - 20 mins wait on a Wednesday morning (10am) to go towards the first gas station on the Ring R0 going South. 

The spot is just next to the terminus of tram line 4 and cars have some space to stop in the roundabout itself as there is a parking entrance. Moreover, there are traffic lights to allow trams to arrive and leave the terminus (every 3 minutes). 

I had a big back pack with me and 3 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other 2 with Mons and Paris. 


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-07 00:02:18.000000
comment:
Actually, it's pretty bad place, because the cars go already fast, it's in the turn and it's not allowed to stop there, but I've got ride to Linz in few seconds from the second car I have tried.


country: IE
datetime: 2013-07-07 00:52:31.000000
comment:
Enough place to stand and to stop despite this bend. Direction Glenbeigh, it is better to hitch from there, than from opposite to the Bog Village Museum about 200m before where it is not possible to stand except directly on the road. I waited 3 minutes for a lift to Glenbeigh. 


country: RU
datetime: 2013-07-07 07:44:13.000000
comment:
It' s a roads cross, with a lot of space for cars or trucks to stop. And as there is nothing there, the cars going in to your direction can see you easily.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-07-07 07:50:30.000000
comment:
It' s a petrol station and a lot of cars take petrol there before going to Belogorsk. Closs to it, there is a bus stop from where you could also hitch hike next to the road.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-07 10:56:03.000000
comment:
We used this spot to hitchhike south towards Hannover. There is a place to stop just behind the junction and you can make yourself visible to drivers coming from all directions. Furthermore this spot is in walking distance from the public bike station next to the Hammerbrook S-bahn stop.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-02-21 02:26:31.000000
comment:
This is a perfect spot - a nearby petrol station provides a decent amount of traffic while there is plenty of space for cars to stop. Used this spot to hitch to Hamburg.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-02-21 02:30:04.000000
comment:
A lot of trucks returning to the high way from the toll area but little place to stop. There is no hard shoulder but still the ramp is just wide enough for drivers to stop. If you get stuck in this huge toll area this is a possibility but it seems that the parking 500m higher on the high way might be a better option, though I didn't test it. You might also want to try it somewhere on the road from the toll area to this ramp. Though it's a rather bad place we got a ride almost immediately. 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-07 11:13:27.000000
comment:
A decent spot to hitchhike south towards Hannover if you get dropped off at the nearby autohof. There's a luxury amount of space to stop at the side (though it's a highway ramp so it's already illegal). The forest opposite the autohof is also a good place to spend a night if you have a sleeping bag - we found loads of blueberries for breakfast around there :-)


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-07 11:19:38.000000
comment:
A good place to stand if you don't want to ask around - everybody leaving the area can see you and there's enough space to stop. In the summer we were struggling to get a ride east towards Leipzig because most cars leaving the parking were families going south for holidays.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-07 11:25:28.000000
comment:
Little traffic but there's a decent space to stop at the ramp so the spot is usable if you get stuck around here. 


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-07 18:29:00.000000
comment:
Good and safety spot, but it is really a countryside area so less Cars and usually they are just going one or two villages, so short distance traveling should be counted in the traveling time and you should change cars several times till reach the first bigger city. 


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-07 18:35:58.000000
comment:
Good place to the direction of Kaposvár. Speed of the cars are slow because of the city and they have enough place to pick you up. 15 min wait max.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-07 18:52:21.000000
comment:
good road if you want go at the direction of Andorra.
it's compulsory to bring a cardboard ( the cars are so fast in this place)


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-08 00:11:43.000000
comment:
Direction Paris or Toulouse

For some reason, it seems to be difficult to get a ride there.

Stand right after the roundabout at the beginning of the access road to the freeway. There is no need in going farther up the access road, as all the cars will pass by you anyway.  The traffic police has told me to go back pass the freeway entrance sign before but other than that no problem. If you stay right next to the sign, you're legal !


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-08 00:33:15.000000
comment:
Direction TOULOUSE (south) : 

The autoroute is free starting a bit south of Brive and going North almost to Orléans. As a consequence, lots of local people take the freeway to go to small places south of the town, in the countryside, and they often get off before the next tollbooth, in the middle of nowhere where there aren't a lot of cars, so you don't want that :)

Going towards TOULOUSE you should either find :

-a ride that will leave you at the next Rest area (Aire de Pech Montat - 16 kms south), which has a gas station and a store.

- or a ride that will get you at or pass the tollbooth (Péage in French), which is 20 kms south from the hitchhiking point.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-07-08 03:12:04.000000
comment:
Taunton deane sevices if you  can get  to it . Good  for  long   distances  south west or  north.
Very quiet in evenings 


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-08 05:08:06.000000
comment:
Going East, you can access here easily taking a local bus (n° 19, 2 or 3$) and walk a bit. There is not that much from this point, you're out of the short local traffic. Got picked up pretty easily, but not for a long ride.
Guy alone with big backpack, around 2pm on a weekday.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-08 05:13:35.000000
comment:
Going East on a weekday afternoon waited 1h maybe. I got lucky and got a direct ride for Thunder Bay (the guys was going further, to Timmins). Cars are going fast but it's straight and clear, with a shoulder wide enough.
Guy alone with a big backpack.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-08 05:18:48.000000
comment:
Going East on a friday around 11a, got picked up pretty fast, all the way to Ottawa. Wide shoulder and straight line. Guy alone with a big backpack


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-08 15:13:22.000000
comment:
Juste en face du restaurant "la Pataterie" il y a un endroit où les voitures peuvent très facilement s'arrêter. 
Très bon emplacement pour rejoindre l'A71. Certains conducteurs vous déposeront au péage situé 9kms plus haut, d'autres vous amènerons directement sur l'autoroute.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-08 15:32:09.000000
comment:
Pas mal de trafic, de la place pour s'arrêter => très facile de trouver une voiture direction Rodez. 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-08 16:43:45.000000
comment:
Very good place there is a big parking area nex to the road it allows the drivers stop easily.
The drivers pass slow in this place.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-08 23:50:47.000000
comment:
This looks like a good place to catch a lift towards Halle, Leipzig and maybe even further south. Tested only by friends of mine, waiting times 10-30 minutes. 


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-09 03:33:15.000000
comment:
direction: south. cars needs to slow down a bit and road is getting wider after the turn but you don't get cars from Elblag


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-09 03:37:25.000000
comment:
cars have to stop at traffic lights but otherwise they are going very fast. best to have a sign because road splits here. 


country: RU
datetime: 2013-07-09 07:37:21.000000
comment:
Very good place to hitchhike, the only problem is the fluency of the traffic in this area, that's why we were so much time.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-07-09 07:39:56.000000
comment:
Very good place to hitchhike, in the entrance to this town. The fluenty f the traffic in this area is what makes you been waiting more than expected.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-07-09 07:43:22.000000
comment:
It' s very good place to hitchhike in Chita direction. Because the most of the people who pass over it goes straight to Chita, so we get direct lift to that city in just 30 minutes.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-09 09:47:31.000000
comment:
Motorway station Streitau is small and has just a toilet house. Nevertheless there are always some cars and if you start hitchhiking  from Bayreuth and you just got a lift until Hof, Streitau is a good place to change cars. It never took me longer than 15 minutes.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-07-09 23:08:44.000000
comment:
don't be fool by the road sign pointing to Osijek. Most transports go to near by blocks not even as far to Pozega. If you wanna go north, go for D51


country: HR
datetime: 2013-07-09 23:18:11.000000
comment:
we started waiting at 5pm to Slavonski Brod. Long wait and only get a lift to the train station of Ivankovo


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-10 00:23:59.000000
comment:
REST AREA : Aire de Volvestre / de la Garonne

Gas station with a store, coffe machines, bathrooms, etc.

Cars have to stop at the intersection and can see you well. Same for trucks.

Lack of shadow in the summer.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-10 00:27:33.000000
comment:
REST AREA : Aire de Volvestre (towards south) / de la Garonne (towards north)

Last rest area with gas station before Toulouse.

Gas station with a store, coffee machines, bathrooms, etc.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-10 00:47:39.000000
comment:
REST AREA : Aire de Lacq-Audéjos

(8/7/13 : construction work on the store and the gas station, although they are still open.)

Gas station with store, food, bathrooms with showers, etc.

Nice park with tress and lots of shade in the summer. It seems easy to find a spot to put up a tent there, but someone will have to confirm that.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-10 23:52:28.000000
comment:
Parking place Moseltal. Not a lot of traffic, the cars are stopping mostly because of the view. Plus there are parking places for trucks as well. But in general there is not a lot of traffic, if possible, get out of the car on another spot.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-07-11 10:44:23.000000
comment:
Road to Linz above the square. Many Austrians come to shop so it can be a good alternative to get to Austria.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-11 11:36:31.000000
comment:
There are two options: the toll gate or the exit from the parking - with the people who don't want to pay.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-07-11 11:46:05.000000
comment:
Cars from ČB can see you well but are fast so they won't stop. You need to wait for people from Protivín.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-11 15:35:57.000000
comment:
gas station. last gas station before murcia, good option to find a ride in direccion Albacete or Alicante


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-11 16:03:18.000000
comment:
If you are two or more people rather bad, because its mostly trucks that passing by and they can just take on passanger. if you stay at the beach its better to follow the coastline to Mojacar/Vera and enter the highway there.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-11 22:03:41.000000
comment:
Bus station here, pretty decent for getting out of berlin. Got a ride in a few minutes to a gas station towards Stettin.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:29:44.000000
comment:
Exit 34 Leek/Roden, A7 direction Groningen. Bus stop at the on-ramp to the highway. Quite a lot of traffic so a very good spot for Groningen, but further around the city might be harder.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:34:22.000000
comment:
exit 8 Wolvega, A32 direction Meppel/Zwolle. Good on-ramp for hitching further, although it might be harder in the evening after dinner time, when the bored teenagers come out with their cars borrowed from daddy!


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:36:11.000000
comment:
Exit 3 Meppel-Noord, A32 direction Steenwijk/Leeuwarden. Spot is good, traffic is sparse. If possible get out the exit before, Meppel-centre!


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:39:00.000000
comment:
Exit 25 Zuidwolde, A28 direction Hoogeveen. Do not get off here, there are very very few people getting on the highway here because it's easier for them if coming from the south to just use the N48. Better to get off at the petrol station before, or in Hoogeveen.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:40:30.000000
comment:
Exit 22 Nieuwleusen, A28 direction Meppel/Hoogeveen. Although visability is a bit limited here (trees/bushes), there's a wide hard shoulder and quite some traffic.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:42:28.000000
comment:
Exit 17 Wezep, A28 towards Amersfoort. Not so much traffic here at all, but you'll be able to stand safely on the hard shoulder. Cars go slow here. 


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:46:18.000000
comment:
Exit 30 Hattem, A50 towards Apeldoorn. There's a bus stop here so enough place for cars to stop. Might be very quiet at times but busy at other times...


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:47:42.000000
comment:
N792 direction Terwolde. Good spot towards Deventer. Not so much traffic on this small road, but many people will stop and a lot drive to Deventer from here. If you're coming from Zwolle this is quite a good alternative instead of going A50/A1 to Deventer.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:48:46.000000
comment:
Exit 26 Vaassen, A50 direction Apeldoorn. Very quiet here, but you might get lucky because a lot of people stop. 


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:53:42.000000
comment:
Crossing Kapperallee/N346. If you're continuing towards Deventer coming from Lochem/Vorden, consider this spot. Especially during rush hour all the traffic takes the 'short cut' through Eefde.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-11 23:58:06.000000
comment:
Roundabout at the north side of Eefde. Good for direction Deventer. Pretty much your last good spot before the city.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-12 00:00:14.000000
comment:
Roundabout at the N316 in Vorden. Direction Doetinchem. A bit limited space for cars to stop here because of the curb at the side of the road, but they do stop, alot! 


country: IR
datetime: 2013-07-12 10:41:30.000000
comment:
If you want to go toward Azarbayjan Republic or Ahar town or Aras river area or Iran northwest borders you can seperate your way from here.
this point is main way toward Ahar town and also Arasbaran touristic area.
this way is not main way toward Armenia border but you can go to Armenia from here.
this way is main way toward Azarbayjan republic border.


country: IR
datetime: 2013-07-12 11:30:42.000000
comment:
from this point you can go to Tabriz, Marand , Bazorgan(Turkey border) and also Shabestar .
you can HH from this point toward Turkey border OR toward Tabriz.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:21:33.000000
comment:
A lot of traffic going West, I waited about an hour and got a ride passed Sioux Falls. Make a sign- which cardboard can be found at the grocery store down the street.  


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:29:04.000000
comment:
If you get stuck here in Mitchell, there is quite a lot of traffic and a truck stop. I waited only five minutes before a car pulled over and took me farther West. A good spot.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:34:25.000000
comment:
If you get stuck here, there is a gas station and truck stop on the South side of the Interstate that hosts a lot of tractor trailers. I would consider asking trucks for rides- I had luck with that. Otherwise expect a VERY long wait! There is a campground if you need to stay the night across the street from the truck stop.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:37:23.000000
comment:
Try not to get dropped off here if you are going West into Rapid City or else expect a LONG walk. I was dropped off here from a truck and walked into Box Elder- local traffic only. I was lucky and a mailman happened to give me a ride into Rapid City. 


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:39:03.000000
comment:
Do not expect a ride towards Mount Rushmore. No room to pull over, although you could strike up conversations at local fast food. Otherwise expect to walk. 


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:42:08.000000
comment:
Whether going East or West, expect a good wait unless you get lucky. I was heading West, although the clerk at the truck stop kicked me out for writing on a piece of cardboard. 
I would just get on the on ramp with a sign and you will eventually get a ride. 


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:46:02.000000
comment:
A decent waiting time, a lot of tourists too. I happened to get a ride from a local into Spearfish. Just have a sign, and you'll be fine. 


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:47:35.000000
comment:
Mostly local traffic, although I got a ride from a local going into Rapid City. Waited about an hour and a half.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:51:59.000000
comment:
Whether going East or West, expect a decent wait.. I was heading West and had a sign, although it was local traffic. Had to make a new sign and eventually an RV pulled over going to Yellowstone. Be careful what destination you write on our sign but you will get a ride.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-12 21:54:11.000000
comment:
Expect a LONGGG wait. A lot of travellers stop for gas at  this one gas station which seems like it is in the middle of no where. Have a look at the signs on the on ramp and sign your name with the other names dating back to the 30's. 
Four hours or more.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-13 00:33:00.000000
comment:
No traffic after 7:30 pm. I had to wait there until the next morning to head South. 
I slept in my tent in the woods between the highway and the railway. The place is nice but noisy. 
At the other side of the highway there is a shop, a restaurant, showers and a free wifi connexion. 

The next morning I was taken after 1 hour waiting and dropped at the Montauban péage. 

I had a big back pack with me.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-01-04 03:16:47.000000
comment:
nice spot i you wanna hitch to Kaltenkirchen (motorway) in order to get to Kiel or any other place in the north


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-13 17:22:38.000000
comment:
Seemingly good spot, there is no reason why the cars should not stop there, but I have never had luck. You can go to Ronda 


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-13 17:24:14.000000
comment:
Very good spot. Just after the bridge direction Ronda the road is long, not very much traffic and there is space for the cars to stop.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-13 17:28:59.000000
comment:
Janki bus stop; Very great spot, with places for cars to stop. I stand about 10 - 15min and a guy took me directly to Wroclaw.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-13 17:29:52.000000
comment:
Walk along TF 655 until the first curce, there you head into the bush and find your way over and down to the other side where the gas station is. Easy to get a ride, just ask the drivers.


country: AZ
datetime: 2013-07-13 18:09:12.000000
comment:
The main road from Stepanakert to Armenia starts here. A policecar might stand here to check the speed of the cars passing, but this won't stop them from stopping


country: SE
datetime: 2013-07-14 15:15:57.000000
comment:
After I've tried the previous point I decide to move forward because there were a lot of d.heads that whistle me because they go on the right... so I did an nice card big and I get a ride after 15 minutes until LandsKorona (the next point big gas station) I think I was lucky


country: SE
datetime: 2013-07-14 15:21:13.000000
comment:
Don't make my mistake to come here. 
there is a bus station in case you need to get out of trubles in middle of nowhere. take you to Astrorp (first or second stop) for another point. in my case I walked on the highway those 9 km


country: SE
datetime: 2013-07-14 15:30:06.000000
comment:
yes... just talk to the ppl in the petrol station. 
most of them going south there but you can get as well good rides to north 
I get in Stockholm directly from here.
very very nice.
p.s. ignore the swedish snob/dumb ppl . speak to DK cars ;) they understand more.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-14 17:51:20.000000
comment:
REST AREA : Aire de repos du Magret

Small rest area with bathrooms, water and picnic tables. Not as many cars stopping as in a gas station. Lots of families and old people. Lots of shade in summer.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-14 19:13:32.000000
comment:
perfect place to the direction of Siófok, because the cars are slow after the ringroad and the 2 main roads are connected here. 


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-14 19:17:23.000000
comment:
shit place. There are a lots of cars going to the direction of Budapest, but no place to stop at all!!!!!


country: IT
datetime: 2013-07-14 20:23:06.000000
comment:
lots of car from city center going to the Verona sud toll booth --- there's a traffic light, cars queue any time --- cars can quite easily pull over on the right in via Scopoli


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-15 08:12:30.000000
comment:
Was standing behind the roundabout in the direction to Linz. Most people are local, so they won't probably to the long distance targets.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-15 08:32:09.000000
comment:
At the roundabout in the direction A1/A10. Most people are local and usually go to Salzburg. If you are hitching south-east to Villach, you have to get really lucky.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-07-15 08:41:59.000000
comment:
At the parking place in front of supermarket in the direction south-west. People can see you clearly when they stop at the lights. They are local but that is what you want.


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-07-15 09:37:13.000000
comment:
Technically already highway but lots of space and don't think police cares here. Stand before the bridge.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-07-15 09:41:43.000000
comment:
North. You can ask at the gas station or stand at the exit. Lots of international family cars during the summer, but they seemed mostly full and not willing to give a ride (july 2013). Walkable from nearby railway station "Sveti Križ Začretje".


country: HR
datetime: 2013-07-15 09:43:10.000000
comment:
North / South. Quiet toll station. Use sign as cars go to two different directions from here. Probably good place to catch a ride to Zagreb.


country: BA
datetime: 2013-07-15 09:48:00.000000
comment:
You can get to here by city buses. Lots of space for cars to stop. Buses can probably bring you even more north.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-15 13:54:26.000000
comment:
Karls Erlebnis Dorf is a huge strawberry farm and family vacation spot. There are bus stops on both lanes as well as a nearby petrol station. During the summer, Karl's is always crowded with people stopping by to get some strawberries on their way to the coast or, of course, on their ways home to Rostock, Hamburg, Berlin or even farther.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-07-15 14:01:59.000000
comment:
It´s in the entrance of this town, To get here from Ulan Ude you can take the buses 155, 177 and 129.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-15 14:59:56.000000
comment:
Interstate ramp at the far north of LA. Feels like a really poor neighbourhood. People are scared and rude.


country: IR
datetime: 2013-07-15 19:56:46.000000
comment:
from this point you should separate your way toward Tehran or Ardabil city.
this point is better to HH toward Ardabil and best point to HH toward  Tehran with old way.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-15 22:00:00.000000
comment:
To Zurich !! there is a very good space for cars to stop. I waited for 40 Min. and had a ride to Switzerland !! A police car asked me to stay behind the bar but that was OK !! The cars come fast so I would recommend holding A swiss flag with strong red rather than writing " Switzerland " on a paper ! 


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-16 00:56:41.000000
comment:
Sehr viele Niederländer, gute Möglichkeit nach Venlo zu kommen. 
Nahezu unmöglich in Richtung Süden.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-16 03:24:10.000000
comment:
Very good spot for Poznan. there is enough space for car to stop and they are driving slow because of crossroad before.


country: PT
datetime: 2013-07-16 17:37:55.000000
comment:
We got a ride within 15 minutes heading south towards Lisboa -- to get here you can take the 22 or 14 bus, and get off just after the bridge and roundabout.  


country: PT
datetime: 2013-07-16 17:48:20.000000
comment:
To get here, walk along the oceanside, heading south. We stopped just in front of the gas station, and had to wait for 30-45 minutes for a ride that took us to the entrance of the highway. Most people were just filling up their tanks, but a lot of cars passing with room for one.


country: PT
datetime: 2013-07-16 17:51:29.000000
comment:
We waited here for a ride for about 15 minutes, easy to walk here from Obidos center, there is enough space for cars to pull over, and you can choose to hitch north via the national road or south on the highway.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-07-17 02:12:55.000000
comment:
We got a ride to Manchester within a couple of minutes. We may have been lucky though, as it doesn't look like a typical good spot.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-17 09:55:20.000000
comment:
Going Northbound towards Nürnberg was impossible here because the on-ramp has no shoulder and the grass has poles that make it difficult for cars to pull into.  

Love,
The East Cackalacky Ascetic Marching Death Band


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-17 09:57:26.000000
comment:
No shoulder for on-ramp!  Too dangerous.  There is a petrol station down the street and maybe you'll have better luck there...

Love,
The East Cackalacky Ascetic Marching Death Band


country: IT
datetime: 2013-07-18 00:55:26.000000
comment:
Entrance of the highway direction to France. Not very good, signs that forbid hh, weird autostrada entrance.
You can give it a try if you count to be picked up fast. Get here easily and cheaply with the regional train from Genova centre till Genova Voltri. I got caught by police but since Im Italian I managed to defend myself.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-18 01:01:48.000000
comment:
Simply amazing. perfect traffic, perfect speed. 
Get here walking from the centre (45min), there's also a bus which stops at the near roundabout.
I was very lucky and got a huge lift, but people stopped to propose rides. Most cars go to Merida and Madrid directly.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-18 13:38:35.000000
comment:
There is a small area, but the cars can stop. We got a ride only through the bridge, but the is a better spot. 


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-18 13:41:46.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop and an emergency lane where the cars can stop. Good for the direction to Bátaszék, Mohács or Pécs.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-18 13:48:44.000000
comment:
There is a gas station, which is really cheap. We were asking the drivers with my friend, and in 15 mins we get a ride to Érd. Almost everybody, who taking the 6/M6 routes stops here, but many others as well.


country: HU
comment:
Almost everyone who heading to south takes this route. There is a big distance for the drivers to see you and enough place to stop.


country: FI
datetime: 2013-07-18 17:14:25.000000
comment:
After the roundabout, not a lot of space for cars to stop, found a ride but only for few km further.


country: FI
datetime: 2013-07-18 17:29:04.000000
comment:
Right after the roundabout, not a lot of space for cars to stop, but near bus station, S-market, kahvila etc... Found a direct ride towards Nokia.


country: FI
datetime: 2013-07-18 17:46:29.000000
comment:
Bus stop right after the turn, gas station near, but cars run quite fast here. Found a direct ride to Tampere after a while.


country: TR
datetime: 2013-07-18 17:52:24.000000
comment:
If you're planning to go westside, Mersin or even further, you can hitchhike from this point. This is the entrance of the highway near from the first class apartments. So it is safe to make hitchhike because they will try to understand you. But on other points they may not trust to you. So here is good!


country: HU
datetime: 2012-05-02 00:55:26.000000
comment:
This is an entrance for autostrada from 101 (or old 1) and also a small rest place. The traffic isn't so high, but there are a lot of foreign people (Austrians, Germans)
So if you want to go to Veinna, or Germany, it is an ideal place.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 10:11:23.000000
comment:
This is where you end up when you exit at the wrong bus stop. It's pretty decent, but the spot next to it is better.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 10:17:54.000000
comment:
Pretty much all cars passing through Koszalin go past this bus stop, are moving pretty slowly after the roundabout, and can stop at the bus stop. Not ideal for getting out of Koszalin, but pretty good if you got dropped off near the edge like we did.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-07-19 12:20:13.000000
comment:
Right at the end of "Fonte La casa", in front of the marble factory it's a perfect place, because there is an artificila bump and people have to slow down. 3 cars stopped in 20 minutes


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-19 13:56:26.000000
comment:
I have tried few spots on Freistädter Straße (from Linz to here) but bad luck. No pick to Freistadt / CZ. If you wait too long there like me, better pick bus (~8€) to Freistadt.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-19 13:59:26.000000
comment:
Looked like great place to Freistadt / CZ (there is even sign Prague & Freistadt direction). But 99% of traffic is local (LL, L licence plates). Nobody picked me from there.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-19 14:58:23.000000
comment:
It's not the worst spot to get a ride in all directions: South to Ilmenau (on the A71 always stand at the on-ramp, don't hope for gas stations or restplaces), East to Jena/Dresden and best West to Gotha/Eisenach/Hessen


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-19 15:02:41.000000
comment:
Better than nothing: There are not too many cars, but there is a restplace close to this on-ramp, so you will be able to get a ride in 10-15 min!


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 16:56:44.000000
comment:
Petrol station on the first exit on A18 in Poland, Olszyna. Many people fill up on petrol here, so a good choice to get a ride further.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 16:58:58.000000
comment:
Bus stop in Nowa Wies Legnicka on road 3 direction south (Jawor/CZ). Traffic has to slow down here in the village.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 17:01:21.000000
comment:
Bolków, crossing on road 5 towards Strzegom / Wrocław. Stand at the traffic sign, cars can be a bit fast but the spot is good.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 17:02:22.000000
comment:
Road 34 towards Wałbrzych. Spot at the crossing with road 5. Just behind the crossing there's some place for cars to stop.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 17:32:44.000000
comment:
Road 35 from Świebodzice to Wałbrzych. Spot is on road 34, just after the bend there's a wide shoulder for cars to stop, after they are already in the right lane for Wałbrzych.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 17:35:58.000000
comment:
Bus stop on crossing Piłsudskiego/11 Listopada. Road 381 towards Kłodzko. Nice spot close to the city centre, saves the walk to the crossing of 381/379, so also good for rides towards Swidnica/Wrocław.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 17:37:47.000000
comment:
Bus stop next to petrol station Orlen on road 381 towards Nowa Ruda/Kłodzko. Just after the crossing with 379.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-19 19:32:16.000000
comment:
Ottawa to Mtl
Started late and got stuck here at night. Waited 1h at the ultramar gas station asking drivers, most of them were local rides, or going West. Finally got a ride around 11pm to get to Dorval.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-19 20:52:20.000000
comment:
There's a toll station here for getting onto the A1. Great place for hitchhiking, although people will come to tell you that it's illegal to hitchhike on the highway, considering that "officially" you're on the highway when you're past the toll station, even though cars go really slowly and it's perfectly safe.
However, if you don't speak polish, it will take the person long enough to try to explain to you that you don't belong there that you'll get picked up by someone.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-20 19:38:54.000000
comment:
It is the best spot to get to Zielona Gora, but because of the new freeway, there are cars going also to the north direction (Swiebodzin, and further)


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-20 19:41:12.000000
comment:
Good spot if you are going from Sulechow to Poznan. You can catch a lift earlier, but since they built a bypass, it is easier here.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-07-20 21:06:44.000000
comment:
Terrible place. There is a gas station just before the autostrada starts. Cars go really fast and apparently it's almost impossible to stop a car in La Spezia! We waited there for like 2 hours heading to Pisa and not one car stopped. Then we moved to the first gas station on this road. at least cars were going slower.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-20 22:54:01.000000
comment:
Great hitching around Missoula. Just don't wait on the on-ramp get on the interstate and things will go much faster, the cops don't care.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-20 22:56:43.000000
comment:
Helena is not my favorite place to begin with so I might be slightly bias. Still waited less than an hour.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-20 22:59:17.000000
comment:
US 287, got caught in a tornado warning here. Soaked through to my underpants. Hardest I've hitched in Montana.


country: GB
datetime: 2013-07-20 23:43:40.000000
comment:
Petrol station on the main road to Fort William. 20-30 minutes walk from Kelvingrove. We (one guy one girl) accepted a ride to Erskine after 20 minutes. Longer rides must be possible, but even just Erskine is a good start; better than waiting in Glasgow! When you leave Glasgow, you will find that the A82 has many good spots to wait.


country: VE
datetime: 2013-07-21 00:34:06.000000
comment:
good spot to leave Caracas in every direction - Maracay, Valencia, Merida... Take the metro number 3 do Mercado and walk five minutes.


country: UA
datetime: 2013-07-21 07:23:15.000000
comment:
Direction: east towards Mykoliav, Crimea

In front of one of these two gas stations on the M-14. Almost no traffic to the gas stations when I was there but plenty of room for TIR to pull over.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-21 18:11:08.000000
comment:
Dobra miejscówka do łapania w stronę Warszawy. Na przeciwko jest stacja BP na której można łapać w stronę Lublina ale także na Warszawę. W tym miejscu znajduje się zatoczka autobusowa. Jest ona w miejscu zabudowanym i samochody jeżdżą powoli. Zatoczka znajduje się 100m od skrzyżowania ze światłami.


country: DK
datetime: 2013-07-21 20:09:36.000000
comment:
basically everywhere by this road is great spots for hitchhikers to stand! Plenty of spaces for cars to stop! We waited here 2minutes to be picked up and driven to the airport!


country: SE
datetime: 2013-07-21 20:20:23.000000
comment:
Great spot! There is a bus stop,so, plenty of space for cars to stop. Always works when need to go to Gnesta and other smaller places. Also the other side of rode can work well, but better is to walk down to other hh spots for STHLM and South! 


country: SE
datetime: 2013-07-21 20:24:57.000000
comment:
Great spot both ways for Stockholm/Järna and Mörkö! Its not very , veyr busy road, but always first or second car picks you up! 


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-22 12:20:00.000000
comment:
Near the Volvo salon, there is an exit from the highway, so driver can stop for a little while.
After about 1h we get our hitchhike to Cieszyn,


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-22 12:24:12.000000
comment:
Senseless to hitchhike on the road, cars are speeding You can try to ask someone on the BP petrol station. However after 3h we were adviced by local man to go hitchhike on the local road, 100m beside. 


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-22 12:26:12.000000
comment:
On the bus stop, good spot to catch a car to the center of Cieszyn, but no further. However, from Cieszyn you can go 30min by foot to another good spot.
We spend about 15min waiting here. 


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-07-22 12:33:21.000000
comment:
Before the the bridge one lane terminates. Lots of car, driving slow because of the traffic lights. You can be seen very easily, a lot of place to stop. 


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-07-22 12:36:31.000000
comment:
On the bus stop. Because it's still a urban area, cars are not speeding. Mostly local people, however we managed to catch a car to Wien.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-22 12:44:40.000000
comment:
Spot looks very good, cars are moving slow, a lot of place to stop, just before entrance to highway to Graz or Brno. However mostly local people who are not willing to give a ride.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-22 12:52:12.000000
comment:
There is McDonald, people are stopping by from the highway. You can try to ask people, but after 10 min someone offered us a hitchhike to the border. 


country: SI
datetime: 2013-07-22 13:01:39.000000
comment:
There is an extra lane on the bridge, very good spot. Lots of tourist visting Postojna Caves are going this way. 


country: BE
datetime: 2013-07-22 15:16:39.000000
comment:
Quite a good place to hitchhike from. Quite some traffic, even on a Sunday. Cars passing by go anywhere, so there is not a specific direction, as the people will enter one of both rings in Antwerp, so it might take a while. On the specified location cars can stop.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-22 22:09:49.000000
comment:
Small BP station, easy to get to from Terborchlaan street. North direction only towards Den Helder. Ask people nicely as they go up to pay for petrol.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-22 23:20:32.000000
comment:
Just after the rotary, enough space for cars to pull over, traffic is still going slow, and headed south, Alkmaar, Amsterdam, Den Haag. 


country: CA
datetime: 2012-04-03 16:22:46.000000
comment:
Good for direction Port Alberni, Naniamo, you'll get traffic from both Tofino and Uclulet. Also easy to get a ride from here to both places.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-23 00:51:12.000000
comment:
Hitch up and down the 4 between Tofino and Uclulet to get to the beaches and board walks! Got picked up very easily, did all the boardwalks in one day!


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-23 01:44:11.000000
comment:
Traffic lights with a Information center. Substitute spot if you coming off the ferry and can't get a ride. Good for going north or to Tofino, Port Alberni.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-07-23 02:00:21.000000
comment:
took the tram in zagreb and walked here. Lots of room for cars to stop. It's a high traffic area but cars are moving quite quickly so a big sign might help you out.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-23 18:52:52.000000
comment:
A good spot to get a ride to Brioude, if you wan't to go to the Le Puy en Velay. Cars go slow because of the circular road. I just wait 10 minutes. Write "Brioude" if you wan't to go that way, because a lot of cars also ride to Clermont Ferrand.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-23 18:58:32.000000
comment:
Very good spot if you wan't to go to saint Etienne or in the direction to Valence. Cars go quite fast but there is a lot of place if they wan't to stop.
I took a ride in 15 minutes to go in the direction of Valence.
You can go there by foot from the city center, very easy and nice (there is a small track near the small river from the city center until there).


country: LT
datetime: 2013-07-24 08:52:48.000000
comment:
Here you can get fast local lift to Vilnius, or if you wait little bit longer you can find some truck as well - on this road there is a lot of trucks going from Poland to Belarus. But if you go for a bigger distance, you need to have a sign, as normally here is place just for a local hitch-hiking.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-05-15 22:50:47.000000
comment:
A bit difficult to get there. I tryed twice t get the direction to Regensburg-Passau... and it worked twice pretty well.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-24 13:51:44.000000
comment:
Around 20 minutes wait on a Thursday evening (15:00). 

I had a big back pack with me and 3 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other 2 with Toulouse and Tarbes. 

The place is good as there is a lot of space for drivers to stop and pick you up, but on the other hand, people leaving the péage (toll) don't seem very focused on their driving as they are putting away their wallet, coins, ticket and what not... 

I was picked up by a driver who needed to go to the bathroom on the parking just after the péage. 

He dropped me at the péage of Toulouse where I could continue towards Bayonne. 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-24 14:05:40.000000
comment:
Around 15 minutes wait on a Thursday evening (16:30). 

I had a big back pack with me and 2 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other with Tarbes. 

The parking spot is right after the toll so cars don't drive too fast, but then they'll be able to stop for you only if they are well positioned in the traffic. 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-24 15:16:57.000000
comment:
Around 25 minutes wait on a Thursday night (19:40). 

I had a big back pack with me and 2 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other with Bayonne. 

The place is good as there is a lot of space for drivers to stop and even a parking that seem to be used by carpoolers who work in the area. 

I was picked up by a young guy coming back from work. 
He asked me if I could participate in the highway costs, but was kind enough to still pick me up after I told him no. 

He dropped me in front of the house of the friend I was visiting :-) 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-24 16:33:47.000000
comment:
Around 1h30 minutes wait on a Saturday morning (10:45).

Welcome in Spain! The moment I was dropped by my previous hitch, the police (Spanish) came out and said I was not allowed to hitch. 
After some discussion and explanation they agreed to let me hh... 

A lot of truckers signed me good luck without taking me as, as it seems, they don't want to stop in front of the police station and get in trouble with them. 

I had a big back pack with me and 3 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other 2 with Donostia/San Sebastian and Burgos.

I was picked-up by an Ukrainian trucker driving with a Portugues license plate. 

HH in Spain already being difficult, you might prefer to hh from another spot than one located just in front of a police station ;-) 


country: CH
datetime: 2013-07-25 19:14:47.000000
comment:
I Hitched two times here, after the traffic light. You're visible, cars can pull over in the entrance of the gas station, and the traffic light slow down the circulation. 


country: RO
datetime: 2013-07-25 22:48:26.000000
comment:
a very good place to hitch-hike from Resita towards Timisoara and further to Hungary or even to Serbia. there is a gas station and a possibility for the cars to stop anywhere around. you can get there by any bus (except no.4) from anywhere in Resita, just get off on the stop after you see Kaufland and a shopping centre.


country: SJ
datetime: 2013-07-25 23:27:06.000000
comment:
Gas station. Place for take the highway to north. I was waiting 1 hour for go to Trondheim, but I think that is good place if you have better luck. 


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-25 23:35:16.000000
comment:
Outskirts of Girona, in the road of last bus stop, try in the Av. de França after the Hospital, good place for go to north/west (Olot, Ripoll...)


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-25 23:38:09.000000
comment:
Secondary road for go to W. after the small village Castellfollit but depends when not too much cars.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-26 01:40:37.000000
comment:
Picked up by a Mormon heading into Wyoming in about an hour! Great spot. I flew a sign that read I-80 East to get onto that interstate.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-26 01:50:49.000000
comment:
Do NOT let the cops tell you that hitchhiking is illegal in Iowa. State law says that law enforcement cannot stop you as long as you are off to the shoulder. 

This truck stop is very friendly. Be weary there is a state prison within ten miles of here. Check out the hilarious traveler
s graffitti in the underpass and help cross out some of the Nazi ramblings while your at it!


country: RO
datetime: 2013-07-26 08:57:58.000000
comment:
Direction: east or west
All east-west truck traffic comes through here and the two rail road crossing can slow traffic to a crawl. Ask a truck driver to ask his colleagues on the radio where they are going. Don't take rides to the edge of town stay here until you find a good ride.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-26 09:04:02.000000
comment:
Direction: east
Very little traffic going east, no long-distance rides. Standing on the highway might work better.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-07-26 15:40:18.000000
comment:
Strada provinciale 18 ( to Costa Rei)
Just after the roundabout, the speed is very low and is a good point for hitchhiking to Costa Rei and Punta Molentis beaches. Waiting time about 20 minutes.

Justo pasando la rotonda, la velocidad es baja y los autos pueden parar fácilmente. Es un buen punto para ir a las playas de Costa Rei y Punta Molentis. Tiempo de espera 20 minutos aprox.

Dopo la rotonda, la velocità è bassa, quindi le macchine possono fermarsi facilmente. Un ottimo posto per chiedere un passaggio per le spiagge di Costa Rei e Punta Molentis. Tempo di attesa 20 minutti.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-07-26 17:35:48.000000
comment:
This place is very good if you want to SRB or BiH but not for SLO. You must ask drivers there, there are waiting for a clearance but it is possible to wait more then 2 hours. Don't worry to go to the clearance place behind the gate/barrier crossing!!!


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-27 18:55:36.000000
comment:
this is one very good spot to hitchhike. there's a speed bump where cars slow down. it's very common to get rides here to, LEOPOLDINA and JUIZ DE FORA. If you want to go to Rio, here's the place to be too. Th get there's another place that is better, but you'll need a ride to reach there. Here, you can come walking, or take a bus, ask for a bus that pass in front of MITSUBISH VEMASA, and than walk till here.


country: PT
datetime: 2013-07-28 23:04:21.000000
comment:
This is a gas station on the way to Porto and Barcelos. You can get there easily if you walk through the hidden stairs on the back of the train station. Once you get down you will see a bridge to cross the highway. The first time I went there I got a ride the first time I asked a driver! :)


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-29 02:54:19.000000
comment:
Para quem está indo à Assis - SP, este posto de gasolina não é muito bom para pegar carona, na próxima vez irei pela BR-369, pois fiquei esperando 1h30 por uma carona. Para quem vai para Curitiba, há um grande fluxo de caminhões que saem deste posto para lá.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-29 03:04:48.000000
comment:
Este posto é otimo para se pegar carona. Peguei carona para ir rumo ao Nordeste pela BR-116, quanto para ir à Ipatinga - Mg.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-29 03:25:47.000000
comment:
Otimo lugar para se pegar carona para quem quer ir para BR-101. Demorei 20 minutos para pegar uma carona usando plaquinha, estava indo rumo à Aracaju.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-29 03:42:24.000000
comment:
Otimo local para se pegar carona para quem está indo rumo a Maceió. Demorei em torno de 20 minutos para pegar uma carona com plaquinha.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-29 03:55:46.000000
comment:
Otimo lugar para se pegar carona, para quem está indo rumo à Recife. Consegui uma carona em menos de 10 minutos.


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-29 04:03:40.000000
comment:
Um bom posto de combustível para se pegar carona para quem está indo rumo à Recife. Demorei em torno de uns 45 minutos, pois o fluxo de automóveis estava fraco.

http://relatosdeummochileiro.blogspot.com.br/


country: BR
datetime: 2013-07-29 04:11:20.000000
comment:
Ótimo posto de gasolina para pegar carona, para quem está indo rumo à João Pessoa. Para quem está em Recife tem metrô que traz até a o bairro Barro, onde se tem uma parada do metrô. Demorei em torno de 10 minutos para conseguir uma carona no posto.

http://relatosdeummochileiro.blogspot.com.br/


country: LT
datetime: 2013-07-29 11:57:03.000000
comment:
There is a bus stop here, pretty much space for a car to stop. May be a good choice for going towards Klaipėda.


country: BE
datetime: 2013-07-29 14:17:57.000000
comment:
The spot to get a lift in the direction of Antwerp. Before the ramp there are traffic lights and enough space for cars to stop. Road is not very busy but if cars turn right they all go in the good direction. Recommended sign.


country: IT
datetime: 2013-07-29 14:29:00.000000
comment:
Go out of the train station and cross the street. You will see a small supermarket and a parking place in front of you. Cars can stop here, but you should have a sign as traffic is just passing through. Got a ride to the border on Brenner after 20 minutes.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-29 14:33:05.000000
comment:
As it's impossible to get to the motorway from the train station I tried on the roundabout with a sign. A lot of people pass there to turn back to the motorway, so it was going pretty fast. After 10 minutes I found a ride to the next petrol station.


country: AT
datetime: 2013-07-29 14:36:33.000000
comment:
Arrived here by car.. It's an average petrol station, you can easiely switch between the parking place of the restaurant and the petrol station to ask people for a ride. Got one after one hour, but that was just bad luck... 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-29 14:40:33.000000
comment:
You can walk to this roundabout from the airport. Got a ride to Toulon at 7 in the morning, after waiting 5 minutes. Had a sign with me.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-29 14:53:36.000000
comment:
Many truck drivers who refill their vehicles before going to France. The first one I asked gave me a ride up North.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-07-29 15:30:49.000000
comment:
Dobre miejsce w kierunku Puli przez Bale. Najlepiej łapać wcześnie rano, kiedy ludzie wybierają się do pracy do Puli.


country: SI
datetime: 2013-07-29 16:01:40.000000
comment:
Wrong place to the highway to Koper, because it is difficult to change lanes and exit at the petrol station.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-29 16:09:02.000000
comment:
Wrong place to soak in the direction of Slovenia on the highway, because many people are visiting local and from the surrounding area. Good place for a further visit to Lake Balaton.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-29 17:20:30.000000
comment:
Right after the traffic lights there's parking space where car can stop. Sign is necessary. Way to Stettin(Szczecin) and Hamburg. Easy to reach from tram M4 stop "Berliner Alee/Indira-Gandhi-Strasse" Not a bad place but perhaps the further spots could be better.


country: FI
datetime: 2013-07-29 19:42:30.000000
comment:
First bus stop after the motorway and the road 58 ramp, but cars are too fast or accelerating from the exit ramp, waited 1 hour but no one stopped. Next bus stop is so much better.


country: FI
datetime: 2013-07-29 20:15:33.000000
comment:
Not very useful but I write it down just for fun. I was walking in this tiny country road coming back from a little festival and the first car I met stopped and I got a ride straight to Lahti by a guy who didn't even know there was a festival in the neighbourhood! 


country: FI
datetime: 2013-07-29 20:19:29.000000
comment:
First bus stop after big traffic lights, lots of traffic. I got a ride to Hollola, but possibility of longer rides is high I think.


country: FI
datetime: 2013-07-29 20:23:14.000000
comment:
Entry of a gas station, lots of space to stop, but cars go quite fast. If you have the bad fortune of being stuck here, I got a ride to Tampere by a russian truck after less than 5 minutes, not so bad after all!


country: HU
datetime: 2013-07-29 21:52:26.000000
comment:
A shit spot. Ended up hitcing back to Pécs, where we (couple) started. Well I guess it had something to do with the 41 celsius heat...


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-29 22:17:22.000000
comment:
Three gas stations in the row. Cars mainly heading to Stettin (Szczecin) but some of them also Gdansk, Bydgoszcz or even further. Good idea is to wait with a sign at the beginning of the main road going through the stations. Spot recommended for people who hitchhike from Germany and don't want to go to Szczecin.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-29 22:29:08.000000
comment:
Right after the entrance to the gas station there's a place for HH and cars to stop. Almost each car going to the north, often as far as Gdansk. Cars don't speed and you can be easily noticed as you are in the middle of a long hill and cars come from its top. Local experienced hitchhiker pointed this place to be the best in the area to go to the north.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-07-30 00:24:33.000000
comment:
Doesn't look like a good spot to hh, but with a good sign, and smiley faces we (couple) caught a ride to Malmö in 10 mins.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-07-30 14:20:28.000000
comment:
It is really easy to get a ride to Portugal or to France. Lots of trucks stop at the gas station here in the frontier.

ATENTION: Be careful if it is holiday or weekend, because it is really hard to hitchhike in Spain during these specific days. 


country: FR
datetime: 2013-07-30 14:25:14.000000
comment:
Very good place to hitchhike in direction to Bordeaux, or to Biscarrosse, Parentis, etc.

Got several rides in less then 2 minutes, from all kind of people, since travelers from local people.

All directions are possible!! Never felt unsafe.


country: BE
datetime: 2013-07-30 17:00:16.000000
comment:
people can pull over here at the "no parking" area. 
Towards brugge it took me a surprisingly long time (20 mins). Maybe the hiking spot just 200 meters down the road is slightly better 


country: BE
datetime: 2013-07-30 17:07:52.000000
comment:
Standing at the gas station and also waving at people driving, there's a small area where the cars can pull over. Not the most perfect place, but it works.
Took 10 minutes for a ride to Brussel.


country: NL
datetime: 2013-07-30 17:28:01.000000
comment:
Good location: hard shoulder, good visible, lots of space for cars to stop.
Stood here 5 minutes and got a ride to Antwerpen.
If you want to go further than Antwerpen, switch over at the gasstation across the border and go wherever in belgium/france


country: PL
datetime: 2013-07-30 19:52:49.000000
comment:
Great spot to catch cars to Warsaw and Radom. You can go here by bys 20 from centre (i.e. Ogród Saski). There is a lot of space to stop. Bus stop is called Kmieca.


country: SI
datetime: 2013-07-30 21:22:22.000000
comment:
Good place to hitchhike towards Izola, Portorose and Piran. Bus stop is a great placefor cars to stop and also the cars are going slowly.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-31 09:41:50.000000
comment:
Lots of traffic here, as likely to stop as anywhere else in the city.  Got a ride to Tarrytown in about an hour.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-31 09:44:18.000000
comment:
Hitched right across the intersection from two state troopers directing traffic, they had no problem with me.  Lots of traffic from the outlet mall, mostly going south but got a ride to New Paltz in under an hour,


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-31 09:47:37.000000
comment:
With a sign for "CANADA", plenty of friendly cars stopped, though most were only going as far as Kingston.  After under an hour got a ride to just south of Albany.


country: US
datetime: 2013-07-31 09:52:15.000000
comment:
There may be legal issues to hitching from this thruway service area, but nobody bothered me standing by the door with my sign.  A lot of traffic going a long way stops here, and it definitely beats being stuck in Albany.  After a bit over an hour got a ride through to Burlington, Vermont.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-31 09:54:33.000000
comment:
There's a stop sign just after leaving immigration which is a good place to catch rides through to Montreal.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-31 09:59:15.000000
comment:
Much easier to get a ride here (past the end of the autoroute, so hitching on the road is legal) than at the onramps and truck stop further east.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-31 10:06:31.000000
comment:
Was stuck at this truck stop overnight, and didn't have much luck hitching on the road in front of it, but then got a ride from a trucker all the way to Winnipeg.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-31 10:27:14.000000
comment:
Traffic on the highway is probably too fast to stop for you.  There's a gas station here where you can get a ride eventually, but if you're going north you should probably try for a longer ride out of Fort St John rather than accepting one to here.


country: CA
datetime: 2013-07-31 10:32:44.000000
comment:
It can take a long time to get a ride here, but it will probably take you all the way to Whitehorse when you do.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-07-31 11:06:28.000000
comment:
Aral petrol station, easy going to reutlingen short waiting time by shield (busstation next to it) or asking people directly!


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:02:41.000000
comment:
I actually left a comment for the spot just north of here, but this is the location that I left from. I stood behind the road fences on the grass to avoid any encounters with the police. I stood with a sign that read 'Syd' and I was picked up within 10 minutes by a kayaker on his way to Wangaratta, which is where I was dropped.

I left here on a wet Saturday morning at 09:00 after catching a train out to Cragieburn. If I hitch north again, I'll leave from here, and if I ever leave Melbourne by car, I'll be sure to pass this spot for future hitchhikers!


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:07:52.000000
comment:
This is a service station just past Glenrowan and before Wangaratta. I was dropped here on my way to Sydney.

It was really wet, so it was difficult to get around to people and ask for a lift, so I waited for people to walk through and pay for their fuel. The third person I asked gave me a lift to Albury. In hindsight I would wait for a lift to a farther destination, as I had trouble finding a lift from Albury. All in all, a good spot when you're already on the road.


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:09:59.000000
comment:
I was dropped here by my driver, and waited over an hour asking people for a lift, but only local traffic was passing. I ended up leaving this place once the rain stopped and found a lift closer to the on-ramp.

I would go to the spot on the on-ramp in the future. Avoid here unless you want to get into Albury. 


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:13:05.000000
comment:
This is the last town that the Hume passes through on its way to Sydney. Sadly that won't be for much longer (August 2013). People may break here, and it's not a huge detour. Ii found a lift to Canberra in around 5 minutes. It will be more difficult once the freeway skips past here. 


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:17:31.000000
comment:
I left here on a Sunday morning with the intention to bypass Sydney. I stood with a sign that said 'Syd' on it just to get going. There is a turning lane just after this spot that cars can pull in to, but the traffic starts to speed up after the lights.

I waited here for over 30min until someone stopped. I'd suggest waiting before the lights, or asking people at the Caltex Service Station. 


country: RO
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:20:15.000000
comment:
The stop at the base of the teleski
There is a mountain rescue post, where you can ask for help or even emergency accommodation.  
It's been easy to find a ride to Petrosani. There is a water spring 100m up the adjacent country road. 


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:21:42.000000
comment:
This looks like the place I was dropped at just before my driver turned off for Wollongong. I recommend anyone attempting to bypass Sydney from Melbourne to get dropped here and look for a lift. The third driver I asked was going to Newcastle, and eradicated the Sydney headache. 

It's a great place to rest/camp and approach drivers.


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:26:29.000000
comment:
Traffic is going pretty quick, but I awkwardly camped here overnight. There is a horse training facility nearby. You can jump the fence and camp there for flatter ground, but you'll probably be spotted in the morning, as the riders are up at dawn. They called out hello to me!

In terms of leaving, someone pulled out of the service station to pick me up. I waited around 10-15 minutes. I didn't bother asking people at the service station, but that would have worked had it been later in the day with more traffic.


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:32:33.000000
comment:
In theory this is a good spot since there is a service station, but for some reason it does not receive much of the traffic. I stood here for around an hour on the on-ramp, as I didn't think it was wise to hitch on the motorway. There looked to be a camping area around 500m up the road, but you can only get to it by walking on the motorway.

If you can avoid this spot I would. If you are coming from the south and your driver gets off here, then get dropped off at the earlier town: Coolongolook.


country: RO
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:36:55.000000
comment:
I'm from Iasi, and this is where I'd stop, if I were to pick a hitchhiker. Cars slow-down at the roundabout, and they have plenty of time to see you. This place is used sometimes by local hitchhikers, but I've never seen more than one. If you're looking for trucks, they circulate on the street which enters the tunnel just below. 


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:37:25.000000
comment:
You could probably walk to the on-ramp, but there wasn't a clear pathway there, so I opted for the service station.

When I arrived I was behind another hitchhiker. He left within 15min of me arriving. It took me another 45min to get a lift, but I said no to two lifts, as I wanted a longer distance ride. I ended up finding a ride all the way to Coffs Harbour for the night. Camped with my drivers and was dropped off at Ballina the following day. 

This service station services traffic in both directions, so it would make sense to have a sign that reads the direction you wish to travel. 

The roadside garbage collectors walked past me and told me they see hitchhikers here all the time, so it's a popular drop off point!


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:40:23.000000
comment:
I was heading north to Byron Bay on the Pacific Highway when I decided that i'd make a detour for Nimbin. I decided to get out and walk here to wait for a ride to Lismore. 

Walk past the merging lanes so the drivers to freak out about colliding with other cars. Once I did that and had my sign with 'Lis' on it, I found a ride within 5 minutes.

I'd only stop here if you're coming up from the south and don't want to go into Ballina / Byron.


country: RO
datetime: 2012-11-05 19:51:56.000000
comment:
This place marks a tire repair shop on the side of the road. Cars coming from the tunnel tend to accelerate here, so I wouldn't recommend this place for hitchhiking. Choose a place before the tunnel (the gas station on Strada Canta), or one on the Soseaua Pacurari street.


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:45:51.000000
comment:
This was quite possibly the quickest ride I ever procured. As soon as a I set my bags down and reached for my sign after leaving my last driver, another car tooted their horn at me and once I showed him my sign he agreed to take me to Byron Bay. 

He said that it's real common for people to hitchhike around here. This was a good spot to get to Byron, but the road can be a little tricky, so do it in daytime or with a super chilled driver not in a rush!


country: AU
datetime: 2013-07-31 14:47:25.000000
comment:
I left around midday, and it took longer than expected. Just not enough cars leaving I guess. I recommend leaving early in the morning or late afternoon after everybody has come to collect whatever they wanted from Nimbin.

It's a leafy place worth spending a few hours in.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-08-01 17:51:34.000000
comment:
a very good spot to go north on the A1, cars can stop easily on the little road on the right. we found it was a better place than just at the traffic lights.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-08-01 22:42:39.000000
comment:
It's a very long place to stop for cars before the bus stop. Average waiting time: 10 minutes (or less).


country: HU
datetime: 2013-08-01 22:49:49.000000
comment:
Best way towards Szentes. There's a main road linked with other streets and also there's a gas station. Average waiting time: 15 minutes (the most it's less, but it could takes half on hour sometimes).


country: HU
datetime: 2013-08-01 22:54:11.000000
comment:
Best way towards Budapest, I have used it plenty of times. There's a bus stop. Average waiting time: 10 minutes. It's good to Szeged too. 


country: HU
datetime: 2013-08-01 22:57:21.000000
comment:
Don't deal with it! I've got bad memories (to Budapest, to the city centre). The cars are very fast and could't stop. Use the next (northern from here) motorway exit.  


country: HU
datetime: 2013-08-01 23:03:46.000000
comment:
Good to Szeged. There's a bus 'terminal' (or exactly a place for parking). Sometimes it's very good really, but it could be horrible :) depends on something... so it's average but reliable.


country: HU
datetime: 2013-08-01 23:10:29.000000
comment:
It's a good place towards Budapest. I've used it plenty of times so sometimes it was hard, but the most it's really good! Much better than the next point northern from here.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-08-01 23:29:59.000000
comment:
31 July 2013: I got a ride here directly to Portugal (Viseu, 1200km) after refusing a couple of rides on the direction of Barcelona. Around these date a lot of Portuguese immigrants with cars from france and switzerland want to go to Portugal for vacations. Just wait until you find a car with space and you will get the longest ride of your life. 2 guys took me and my friend at 8pm and they drove all night long. The place is know by Via Domitia 


country: FI
datetime: 2013-08-02 00:33:09.000000
comment:
Good spot to go highway 9 direction Tampere. There are traffic lights so cars wait and see you. It's a bus stop so cars can stop there quite well and you can go there by bus but unfotunatly i don't know what the stop was called like and what lines go there. I guess line 21 or 231 or both of them go there.


country: RU
datetime: 2013-08-02 14:44:38.000000
comment:
Great place to depart from Gelendjik to the directions of Krasnodar and Sochi!

Road traffic here is mostly filtered from the local one. Staying right after the "Lukoil" oil station you have good chances to get a ride within several minutes.

In order to get there: take a bus from Centralny Rynok of Gelendjik in the arbitrary out-city direction (except for Divnomorsk and Kabardinka). Then ask a driver to drop you near the turn to Aderbievka ("povorot na Aderbievku") and walk forward 150m.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-08-02 16:12:19.000000
comment:
Total Station, there is not too much traffic and a lot of people just drive to places nearby but there is still the possibility to get a lift north- and southward bound on the A10. It seemed to me that there were more people going to the north than to the south. 


country: RU
datetime: 2013-08-02 16:16:16.000000
comment:
Barnaul direction. It is a gas station here. Take a local train from Novosibirsk  to Mramornaya station (1,5hrs from Novosibirsk, 58rub - 2013year).


country: FI
datetime: 2013-08-02 16:30:48.000000
comment:
There are two gas stations an ABC and Shell. You can get a lift on highway 9 to Tampere or Turku. There is not too much traffic but still enough that there is allways somebody to ask for a lift. 


country: UA
datetime: 2013-08-02 23:15:50.000000
comment:
Right after the turn from supermarket parking lot - great place for hitchiking  southern (or east-west) direction. It took us only 10 mins to catch a car to Mykolaiv, and the road heading south is quite good quality!


country: BG
datetime: 2013-08-03 13:31:49.000000
comment:
There's a parking in front of the motel (big enough for truck to stop). You can get a lift straight to the Serbian border or even to Belgrade.


country: HR
datetime: 2013-08-04 15:42:51.000000
comment:
My experience here was great. Took the #216 bus. It was about 11:15 am on a tuesday. I waited at the petrol station's exit facing the road as well. There's a merging lane where people can stop. A guy picked me up in 20 minutes and took me all the way to Belgrade's city limits.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-08-04 18:26:18.000000
comment:
I'm not completly sure about the spot,  but I guess this is the place we hitchhiked from. It's a good place especially coming from Valizas or Aguas Dulces to get a lift on the highway 9 for example to Montevideo. Cars can stop very well on the hard shoulder but there is not much traffic.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-04 18:47:26.000000
comment:
2 hours, got a ride all the way to nashville. One other person stopped but didn't want to take my dog.
Pretty highly trafficed with decent possibility of long distance drivers.


country: SK
datetime: 2013-08-04 21:18:37.000000
comment:
It is place right after crossroad.There is place for car to stop. Direction to Zvolen or higway to Bratislava.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-04 23:48:10.000000
comment:
I had to wait here by the exit of the rest area for four hours, the whole morning, picked up by a nice truck driver, one in a million.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-04 23:50:21.000000
comment:
I waited just 15 minutes before a guy heading to Colorado picked me up, he took me almost to Denver.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-04 23:55:12.000000
comment:
Be friendly to the subway girl, when she got off from work she took me downtown Denver. It's near a big city, not a good place.


country: NO
datetime: 2013-08-05 06:35:53.000000
comment:
I had to wait quite a while, and only got a ride to Svindesund, which is not very far away. I think a lot of traffic is only going to the shopping malls across the boarder.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-08-05 06:47:47.000000
comment:
Southwards: There is good space for cars to stop, but not much traffic. Had to wait a long time and only got a ride to Strömstad.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-08-05 07:41:49.000000
comment:
Southwards: Not much space for cars to stop and almost no traffic. All cars are Norwegians going north. Waited a couple of hours and got a ride to Göteborg.


country: SE
datetime: 2013-08-05 08:15:28.000000
comment:
Southwards: Not too much space to stop, but a lot of traffic and the cars are driving slowly. Got a ride to Copenhagen after 10 mins. I reckon afternoon and just before weekend is good.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-05 17:47:48.000000
comment:
Compared to other towns on the rockies, it's a bad hitchiking town, I had to wait at least an hour, then I just decided to move towards the gas station and someone at the light picked me up. Plenty of room to pull over, but no cars stopping.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-05 17:52:26.000000
comment:
I-70 West: Cars have to turn 90 degrees so don't stay right by the corner. There's room to pull over and the waiting time shouldn't be too long. I waited for half an hour.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-05 17:55:48.000000
comment:
There is a rest area on this exit, don't stand on the ramp, there are just a few trucks passing by and locals who go back to town. Try to ask at the gas station, I found someone who could take me to Grand Junction after two hours.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-05 17:59:42.000000
comment:
I 70 west: three friends in two cars stopped at the gas station on their way to las vegas. They saw me sitting on the ramp and offered me a ride into Utah. There isn't much room to pull over, I was lucky to find these guys.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-05 18:02:16.000000
comment:
It's just desert, nothing else, but there is a place on the other side of the interstate where you can get water and food. You won't starve. People going to Moab give you a ride pretty easily. Waited just 20 minutes.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-05 18:07:26.000000
comment:
Bad spot. No shade at all. Tourists from the arches, tourists from Moab, speeding up on the US 191, there's no way they can slow down and see your sign. After a hour a guy going to salt lake stopped.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-05 18:18:42.000000
comment:
I got almost arrested here. For jaywalking and hitchiking. Cops in reno and sparks are the most bastard in america.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-05 18:20:48.000000
comment:
Waited all morning but nobody stopped. People go to reno to gamble, not to pick up hitchikers. Too hot under the sun and no shade.


country: US
datetime: 2013-08-05 18:29:04.000000
comment:
Very good spot. Just waited 10 minutes and got a ride to Pescadero where I needed to go. Stand by the bus stop.


country: UY
datetime: 2013-08-05 20:54:05.000000
comment:
Bus stop with plenty of space in front of it to stop cars, as well as good visibilty. For hitchhiking towards La Barra.


country: FR
datetime: 2013-08-05 22:46:21.000000
comment:
Nice place at the shadow of the trees and with space nearby for the driver to stop but little traffic unfortunately


country: MX
datetime: 2013-05-18 05:20:17.000000
comment:
Take a bus to the new bus station.
There is a Soriana market out there.
On that big road (the hwy to the East), go left, crossing Av.Patria, still walking and you will see a Pemex gas station, where there are many cars, pick ups and trucks going East (Mexico DF, Morelia, Guanajuato, etc)

Tomas un bus hacia la nueva central camionera, a fuera hay un soriana, pues en esa carretera principal vas hacia la izquierda (como volviendo a Gdl), cruzarás Av.Patria, y en seguida llegarás a una gasolinera Pemex


country: FR
datetime: 2013-08-06 18:46:35.000000
comment:
Traffic lights spot.

We were 2 guys with 2 big bagpacks and we onl waited for ~15 minutes.

As it is a crossroads, some people might go side roads.

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Spot feux de circulation

Nous étions deux gars avec 2 gros sacs à dos mais nous n'avons attendu que ~15 minutes

Comme c'est un croisement, certaines personnes peuvent partir sur les routes de gauche et droite.


country: NO
datetime: 2013-08-07 11:05:13.000000
comment:
First good spot after Tyssedal because of the tunnels before (you make pass it a different route). Good spot toward North.


country: DE
datetime: 2013-08-07 16:08:10.000000
comment:
If you want to go West on the A2, you need to go to the other side of Hannover. I stood at this spot for an hour with a Dutch guy who had been here for three hours already. He gave up and took the train back to Amsterdam. I moved to the Gas station at Jäderkamp (I marked it on the map), and was also in Holland by midnight.


country: PL
datetime: 2012-12-16 13:44:52.000000
comment:
BP petrol station on road 7 direction Warsaw. If you stand around 100m in front of the station at the bus stop you have good chances for a long ride!


country: FR
datetime: 2011-01-20 23:08:14.000000
comment:
Porte de la Chappelle. Under the train bridge. Cars have some space to stop, and on the left you're on the good side to get on the A1 but you're not really visible...


country: ES
datetime: 2013-08-07 20:01:14.000000
comment:
Agip Gas station on the road towards Madrid. Nice ditch right out of the station's grounds with a fair amount of space. 
There is a traffic bridge in front of the station you can take in order to change your direction. On the other side there is a spot on your left and a station on your right. Just keep walking along the road.


country: ES
datetime: 2013-08-07 19:43:25.000000
comment:
One of the few gas stations along the A1 that are actually within the highway itself. 
There is a relatively decent amount of space amount of space on the way out, under the sign.
There is also another spot if you walk along the road for 1/5 km, but traffic may drive trough fast.

For whoever wants to swap direction, there is also a traffic bridge not far from there walking north along the road. Right at the other side there is yet another gas station on the way towards Madrid.


country: RO
datetime: 2013-08-08 12:49:10.000000
comment:
Good spot from Cluj Napoca to Satu Mare. I stayed, just 3 min, before to get a ride until Zalau
Is a petrol ROMPETROL station.


country: RO
datetime: 2013-08-08 12:58:18.000000
comment:
From Zalau to Satu Mare. Somebody left my in front of train station, bat there was a lot of ppl doing local hitchhiking so I preferred to move from there to here, When after 3 min, a got a car. Is was raining and I was alone. Even if is straight, cars, have plenty of space for pull over the car.


country: RO
datetime: 2013-08-08 13:04:47.000000
comment:
From here, I got a truck in 5 min. straight to Poland, where I wanted to go, almost at my destination Rzeszow (Jeshov). It would be a longer trip because they need to stop for 1 hour, but you can pass all hungary and slovakia, (Tokay, entering in Slovakia(Svidnik) 


country: PL
datetime: 2013-08-08 13:17:42.000000
comment:
I hitchhiked here at 23.30, in front of Police station, But is a good spot to Rzeszow, because you have plenty of light, a pedestrian crossing, and cars came after a curve, so don't have to much speed. i stayed 5 minutes.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-08-08 13:23:28.000000
comment:
From romania to Pololand. I get a TIR in 30 seconds at 22.30. A was alone.
Is a petrol station with a K green letter on blue. A lot of trucks are there.


country: PL
datetime: 2013-08-08 13:36:05.000000
comment:
Iit is a round about, on Lwowska street and on the right is Heleny Marusarz street. Exactly after this roundabout, I got a car in 2 min. to WRO


country: PL
datetime: 2013-08-08 13:39:06.000000
comment:
I just wait 30 seconds for have a car in Berlin Direction, where the road are split it in to, for Berlin and for Dresden


country: CZ
datetime: 2013-08-08 13:48:39.000000
comment:
Place on a bridge where cars goes slow and there is a space to stop. Small traffic but there is only way directed to Nový Jičín, Olomouc, Brno and Prague.


