Hitchhiker

Around 3 minutes wait on a Saturday morning (10:00). Not the safest spot (still safe though), but very effective! As there already was a hh waiting to be picked up, I waited a bit further to not confuse the drivers with the different signs. She was picked up after 3 minutes. A guy directly came and posted himself on her spot... and was taken after 2 minutes. Then it was my turn :-) 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 dropped at the toll just before the Spanish custom. I had to wait a long time there to continue my journey... You might prefer to be dropped at the gas station 2 km further.

Around 30 minutes wait on a late Thursday evening (18:30). 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 traffic was very low as it was already 6:30 pm. Apparently there is no traffic at all after 7:30 pm (according to a guy working on the station). I was picked up by a driver who dropped me at the Orthez toll where I could continue towards Bayonne.

Around 30 minutes wait on a Wednesday evening (4:30 pm). The traffic jam of the peak hour probably made me wait longer than usual as it puts people in a bad mood. On the other hand it allowed me to talk to drivers while they were waiting for the traffic lights to turn green. And that's how I got a ride to Vierzon. I had a big back pack with me and 2 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other with Orléans.

20 minutes wait on a Wednesday afternoon (around 1pm). I had a big back pack with me and 2 card boards. One with a "next gas station symbol", and the other with Paris. I was picked up by someone I knew and dropped at Paris Gare du Nord to take a metro to Pont de Sèvres to continue my journey South.

20 to 30 minutes wait on a Wednesday morning (around 11am). 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.

Around 10 minutes wait on a Wednesday morning (10:20). 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. The driver told me he picked me because I had the next station symbol. He dropped me near Nivelles from where I continued to France.