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Hitchhiker

Name: Arcturus
18 years. Male.
Hitchhiking since 2026
From Brisbane, Australia
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25rides
2970km travelled
913min waiting
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Rides

Thu 2026-08-06 17:15 · 1 min wait · 113 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.1132, 5.8800
Heading towards Lyon. Great spot with lots of space and traffic. Turns out the person who picked me up saw me at the roundabout 20km back with the sign for Lyon but someone already picked me up so when he saw me here he immediately stopped!
Thu 2026-08-06 16:56 · 40 min wait · 23 km ⭐⭐⭐
46.2395, 6.0326
At the roundabout heading towards Lyon with a sign. Lots of traffic but no one really stopping. I guess mostly local traffic in the area. Got a ride with someone about 20km further. I had better luck there.
Wed 2026-08-05 14:05 · 15 min wait · 236 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
47.5272, 7.7001
Heading towards Geneva with a sign. Got a ride with an Afghan man going to Geneva in 15 minutes standing at the exit. Lots of people going long distances and got a lot of smiles and waves. Would recommend to get out of Basel towards Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich etc.
Sun 2026-08-02 17:12 · 10 min wait · 44 km ⭐⭐
47.4348, 9.7211
Horrible spot with basically no cars. I got really lucky someone was going towards Switzerland where I was going near Liechtenstein (the second car). Would not recommend this spot though.
Sun 2026-08-02 16:44 · 30 min wait · 16 km ⭐⭐⭐
47.5478, 9.7272
Had a sign FL for Liechtenstein right next to the petrol station entrance where there was plenty of room to stop. No one stopped except one person going in the opposite direction. Eventually I got a ride with an Austrian living in Dornbirn to a petrol station near the town on the motorway. Ok spot but mainly locals and Germans. Difficult to find someone going south.
Sun 2026-08-02 13:58 · 5 min wait · 22 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
47.6308, 9.8883
Great place with lots of space. Not too much traffic but got picked up to Lindau with a German couple within 5 minutes!
Sat 2026-08-01 15:21 · 180 min wait · 166 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐
48.1265, 11.5221
Great spot in direction of Lindau and lots of people stopped. One person gave me 5 euros. And many people gave waves and smiles. Only issue was my sign said Alps and it was quite vague so people didn't know where I was going. Partially my fault but there was also a lot of traffic only going to the next city.
Fri 2026-07-31 18:21 · 5 min wait · 174 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
49.3568, 11.2025
Great spot towards Munich. Made a sign for Munich and some people in the parking lot waved me over since they were also going to Munich!
Thu 2026-07-30 15:24 · 10 min wait · 205 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
49.6781, 13.3300
Heading towards Germany. Was going around with a sign for DE around all the trucks but no one was going or they were staying for the night there. I moved to this spot and within 2 minutes got a ride in a Porsche to Nuremberg going 285km/h on the autobahn!
Thu 2026-07-30 14:00 · 90 min wait · 93 km ⭐⭐⭐
50.0341, 14.2150
In theory a good spot towards Germany but I waited 90 minutes near the exit with a sign for DE and only got a ride to near Plzen with a kind couple. Traffic was moderate.
Tue 2026-07-28 16:12 · 20 min wait · 237 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
49.1611, 16.5717
Going towards Prague. Very good spot to catch trucks or cars going in the direction of Prague or further. A little bit annoying to reach though. I went up the slope next to the highways bridge to the west of the service station and walked on the outside of the barrier next to the highway for about 500 metres. Got a ride with a Moldovan truck driver who was going all the way to Ireland!
Mon 2026-07-27 18:05 · 60 min wait · 128 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐
48.9028, 17.9525
Going towards Brno. It was getting late and there was less and less traffic. Even though there is local traffic a lot are also going to Czechia and further. A couple people stopped but they were locals before a car turned around to pick me up to Brno. People didn't seem too willing to pick me up but if it was earlier I think there would have been more traffic.
Mon 2026-07-27 12:14 · 60 min wait · 15 km ⭐⭐⭐
49.2124, 19.2745
Heading towards Trencin. Lots of smiles and waves and a couple people stopped but no one was going far at all. I eventually got a ride with someone to Kral'ovany and caught a train to Trencin.
Sun 2026-07-26 16:19 · 10 min wait · 15 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
49.2752, 19.8985
Heading towards Slovakia border. Got picked up within 10 minutes by a Polish couple on holidays. They were going towards Wroclaw. They even bought me some Polish cheese!
Fri 2026-07-24 15:26 · 90 min wait · 288 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐
52.1002, 20.8848
Going to Krakow with a sign. Lots of people seemed to be local but with enough waiting I got a ride all the way to Krakow with 2 kind ladies.
Thu 2026-07-23 18:56 · 10 min wait · 36 km ⭐⭐⭐
52.4695, 21.3214
Very little traffic but I got lucky with someone going towards Warsaw. I think if you go anywhere else it would be impossible from here.
Thu 2026-07-23 15:51 · 2 min wait · 246 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
53.9989, 22.8243
Heading to Warsaw I made a sign and showed in to truck drivers and the second truck was heading to Warsaw! Great spot towards Warsaw
Thu 2026-07-23 13:47 · 90 min wait · 155 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐
54.9353, 23.8707
Heading towards Poland with sign PL. Good place with decent amount of cars but mostly local traffic so you might have to wait a while but a car should stop eventually. The person who picked me up was going to Lublin. I ended up leaving him at Suwalki.
Wed 2026-07-22 18:21 · 60 min wait · 99 km ⭐⭐⭐
54.6578, 25.1430
Heading towards Kaunas. Maybe I was unlucky but I waited here with my thumb for a while and nobody ever stopped. A kind man came up to me from the café and asked where I was going. He ended up bringing me to his home near Kaunas and I slept the night there.
🚫 No rideWed 2026-07-22 15:46 · 60 min wait ⭐⭐
54.6894, 25.2623
Going towards Kaunas. I think I was very unlucky since not a single person stopped even with the very high traffic and good visibility. Waited an hour before catching a bus further out of the city.
Tue 2026-07-21 17:04 · 20 min wait · 253 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
56.4055, 24.2012
Great place with room to stop towards Lithuania. I got a lot of waves and nods but eventually got a ride to Vilnius with an Estonian man who was hoping for a hitchhiker!
Tue 2026-07-21 15:18 · 10 min wait · 68 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐
56.8967, 24.1392
Heading towards Bauska. I put my thumb out just behind the bus stop and one minibus stopped but wasn't going to Bauska. However, within 10 mins, a Ukrainian person came up to me from the supermarket and asked where I was going and went to Bauska even though it was out of their way!
Mon 2026-07-20 21:50 · 10 min wait · 6 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
56.9457, 24.3127
Trying to get a ride into Riga late at night. Super long walk so I put my thumb out even with super little traffic. A few cars later and someone brings me closer to the centre. Probably very lucky.
Mon 2026-07-20 18:50 · 15 min wait · 129 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐
57.8746, 24.3814
Heading towards Riga. Great place where even trucks stop although traffic was quite minimal. Keep an eye out ahead of you on the Latvian side as I missed a truck which stopped there since it was quite far ahead. Still got a ride with the second truck driver who stopped there to the edge of Riga (he was headed to Lithuania).
Mon 2026-07-20 15:37 · 10 min wait · 203 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐
59.3343, 24.6052
Great spot, got a ride with an Estonian going close to the Latvian border within 10 minutes. Cars drive fast but lots of traffic. A bit weird to walk to due to construction but if you catch a bus here it would be a lot easier.