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Hitchhiker

Name: Thisspotsucks
23 years. Male.
Hitchhiking since 2022
From New Zealand
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51rides
791km travelled
1267min waiting
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Rides

Sat 2026-07-04 08:30 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.0546, 6.9530
Good spot heading towards Martigny, cars can see you from a while away and there is shade.
Thu 2026-07-02 10:30 · 5 min wait · 3 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.0338, 6.9321
Good space for cars to stop heading towards Switzerland. (1 dude/ 1 girl)
Thu 2026-06-18 11:00 · 40 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
46.1035, 7.0645
Good spot to get to france, seems better then the round about at bottom of the hill. It’s roughly 30-45 min walk to here from town via the castle
Thu 2026-06-18 08:30 · 1 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.0541, 6.9520
Second car picked me up dropped me in Les Houches! Beautiful spot to hitch from at any time of day I would say. Picked up by a British dude who wanted to practice his French (I do not know French).
Wed 2026-06-17 08:00 · 15 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47.1104, 8.2346
For overnight stays there is l a gate at the south end of the gas station you can access the forest without jumping a fence. I stood at the island at the very edge of the service station before the motorway so all the cars could see you. Had a sign to interlaken but went to andermatt with the driver because he was a good yarn.
Fri 2026-01-30 08:00 · 40 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
-42.9839, 171.5910
Lots of cars/ trucks commuting between coasts, got a ride to the start of a hike near Otira. This is probably the busiest hitching spot in the country the weekend before coast2coast as everyone is training, if your feeling generous I had some fun as a free shuttle driver last year.
Tue 2026-01-06 15:13 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-44.4873, 169.9660
Good spot on paper but have served my time at this spot over 3 or so times (usually 40 mins to an hour) There is not much traffic but there is free wifi at the wrinkly ram for whenever you take a break for a beer. Also the only spot I’ve arrived at when other hitchhikers are already waiting!
Sun 2025-12-28 14:00 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-43.2086, 171.7179
Easy to get a ride headed east, not many cars but someone will take ya
Sun 2025-12-28 11:00 · 220 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
-43.8791, 169.0439
Timing is not everything, but it was a whole damn lot here, don’t stand here at 7am, go back to sleep. I watched the DOC worker drive to the office then head out to the field an hour later. Saw another dude moving boats up and down the road multiple times, felt more like a landmark than a hitchhiker. (Sign to wanaka)
Sun 2025-12-28 09:00 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-43.5732, 169.8097
Good spot for a cigarette if I smoked cigarettes. You’ll get a ride I just can’t tell you how long it’ll take. First time at this spot I got a ride south easy enough, second time a mate and I stood on either side of the road willing to go whichever way the road took us (it took us south)
Thu 2025-12-18 09:00 · 15 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-44.0975, 170.8301
(Towards Christchurch) you’ll get a ride from here so get a pie first then start thumbing. The locals window on the left hand side of fairlie bakehouse for you to skip the queue and get back on the road.
Thu 2025-11-27 14:22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-44.6925, 169.1462
Good spot heading east. We had a HUGE sign to Cromwell (maybe 2x1m), we walked backwards down the road holding the sign. Everyone loved it. Ended up in twizel instead lol. They also offered my American hitching mate a job in North Carolina doing physics!
Thu 2024-11-28 14:20 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
-44.1874, 170.1247
Not much space to stop, wasn’t hopefully but a bus without any passangers stopped for me. Took me all the way to Christchurch and got a fairlie pie with him on route.
Sun 2024-07-28 16:43 · 30 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
-44.8417, 169.4010
Stood here in the sun/ rain/ hail (30 mins) towards chch, truckie felt bad for me but maybe I should have stayed here because Lindis pass was snowed up, have never seen less out of a front windscreen.
Tue 2024-05-28 16:00 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-43.1537, 171.7316
People often commuting between coasts, good spot to get easy from. Looked like a hiker so no issues.
Tue 2026-07-28 15:31 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-44.1016, 171.2379
Have stood here twice and got a ride twice within 20 mins or so. Lots of stopping space too. No shade in the rain but there is a point just before your a drenched rat that people feel bad for you and aren’t overly worried about you saturating the inside of their car.
Tue 2026-07-28 15:24 · 30 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-44.0666, 171.3676
Cars are going slow enough to see you and there is space for them to stop. Got a ride after maybe 30 mins. Was only planning a trip to farlie bakehouse but after me and the driver got a pie I kept going with him to Queenstown because he was a good yarn.
Tue 2026-07-28 15:19 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-44.2607, 170.1051
Don’t hit the pokies just stand at this spot, sometimes I’ve gotten a ride in 10 mins, other times ive stood here for 2 hours. Loads of stopping space either direction. I think dancing might help
Tue 2026-07-28 15:06 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-43.7906, 169.1201
Easy enough to get a ride through to Haast (was midday-ish), space to pull over for cars.
Tue 2026-07-28 14:58 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-44.6928, 169.1742
Great spot heading towards west coast/ Hawea.
Mon 2026-07-27 12:17 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.7824, 9.2209
Hitched from the bus bay heading towards Chur. Got picked up my a mate from university in New Zealand! Never thought I’d get a ride from a kiwi mate on the other side of the planet. Great catch up. Probably a good spot to get a ride anyway.
Mon 2026-07-27 12:12 · 25 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.8281, 9.4183
Surprisingly good spot headed towards Lichtenstein, got a ride through to Austria. Cars from every direction can see you for a while and there is lots of stopping space. Most people driving slow enough to stop too. Driver picked us up because our sign was his destination (Feldkirch)
Mon 2026-07-27 12:06 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
47.2296, 10.8563
Sometimes hitchhiking feels like ethical gambling. Will we get a ride? Where will we go? Where will I sleep tonight? This is one of those spots. Got very lucky with a ride to Innsbruck from a woman who thought we were both young girls (I’m a dude with long hair).
Mon 2026-07-27 11:56 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47.3966, 11.8177
Unexpectedly good spot for hitching towards Zell am Ziller. Got the most smiles/ waves/ gestures from passing cars than anywhere else in Austria. A kind lady who wasn’t even going our direction drove us all the way there because she wanted to help. People are lovely.
Mon 2026-07-27 11:54 · 25 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
47.2265, 11.8860
Stood outside hostel place/ on side road. Good spot heading towards gerlos/ mittersill. Locals loved our “irgendwo” sign (somewhere), It’s especially useful when there is only one road for cars to go. Got picked up by some kind Germans on holiday.
Mon 2026-07-27 11:45 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47.2288, 12.0489
Great bus stop spots going either direction. Cars can see you from ages away. Pizza shop across the road has a toilet. 50c for toilet, 4€ for vending machine “toys”.
Mon 2026-07-27 11:41 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47.2843, 12.4908
Good stopping space for cars heading towards lienz. Clear view from roundabout. We got picked up by a Russian going hiking. Lovely dude, not a word of English.
Mon 2026-07-27 11:37 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.9902, 12.5444
Easy spot to hitch. Thumbing/ signing/ doing a little dance. Make the people smile!
🚫 No rideMon 2026-07-27 11:34 ⭐⭐⭐
46.8314, 12.7826
Headed towards villach. Waited about an hour here but it was hot. Started walking down the road then pretty privilege got our asses a ride when Tom and Tony the big bald sweeties picked us up because they thought my mate was cute.
Mon 2026-07-27 11:29 · 15 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.6022, 13.8805
Average spot. We got very lucky with a ride to Slovenia in maybe 15 minutes. Dude was very clear about his political perspectives.
Mon 2026-07-27 11:26 · 40 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
46.2416, 14.3894
Reasonable spot heading towards Croatia. Right outside corn maze.
Mon 2026-07-27 11:23 · 60 min wait · 788 km ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.0284, 14.4800
good spot to hitch from. We were there from 8:30am on a Thursday, waited maybe an hour. Dude + chick stood on either road at the end of gas station with signs to Zagreb. Got insanely lucky, ended up in a ride to central Serbia 750km away. Lived with him for 5 days and he showed us around his home village!
Mon 2026-07-27 11:08 · 45 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
46.5765, 8.3887
Towards Andermatt, mainly full cars, luxury cars and motorbikes, got a ride from climbers who saw our rope. Probably a good spot for a cigarette if I smoked cigarettes.
Mon 2026-07-27 11:06 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-43.9274, 171.7066
Hitched here multiple times. Good spot on paper. Stand anywhere before the spend sign, there are pullover bays everywhere in tinwald. Sometimes you get lucky with truckies or old ladies. Sometimes you just get ashburtoned.
Mon 2026-07-27 11:02 · 15 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
-43.7565, 172.0251
Huge pullover parking bays for both directions all throughout town, often they are empty in the mornings and for much of the day. You’d be hard done by to not get a spot or a ride out of this place. Cafe also does mean pies too.
Mon 2026-07-27 10:59 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
-43.5917, 172.3766
Hitched here 10+ times, great spot to get anywhere south from Christchurch. Note that especially on weekdays people aren’t going much further than Ashburton. If you do get picked up by someone doing short distance, rakaia is amazing to hitch out of, as well as the end of ashburton (tinwald), which is significantly better for continuing south than the middle of town in my experience.
Mon 2026-07-27 10:54 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
-43.5178, 172.5253
Hitched from this spot probably 10+ times with signs like “Arthur pass, west coast, west”. People see you from the lights and there is space for them to pull over.
🚫 No rideMon 2026-07-27 10:47 ⭐⭐⭐
42.0538, 19.4979
Didn’t get a ride here but there would be enough space for a car to stop. The building on the other side of the road also gives shade until like 10am (July) which is the main plus here. Often cars stopped in stupid places so other cars would slow down to get around which meant they saw us more.
Mon 2026-07-27 10:41 · 30 min wait ⭐⭐
41.4240, 19.7389
Maybe it was a ok spot. We were dissociating and delusional from the heat. The gas station worker kept coming up to us say we were crazy, locals told us to get a bus. Dunked my hat in the fountain nearby to cool off, it was hot but wet at least. Take what you will from this.
Mon 2026-07-27 10:35 · 30 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
41.2918, 19.5089
Good spot. Very hot. The kid at the store nearby will sell you water for “whatever you can afford”. If you fancy a swim the pool at the nearby luxury resort also has poor security…
Mon 2026-07-27 09:03 · 5 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.6170, 8.5620
True beauty. Worth a visit just to see this spot. So much stopping space for cars, beautiful swiss valley, your own PERSONAL port-a-loo, a cafe with inconsistent hours, irregular cars. Ended up in a ride before I could use the toilet. I will be back for you.
Sun 2026-07-26 16:12 · 40 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
46.5927, 8.4616
alright spot headed to andermatt. Can see cars like 5 mins before they pass you. It gives you false hope for longer until you see their car is full
Sun 2026-07-26 16:06 · 130 min wait ⭐⭐
46.5770, 8.3883
Heading towards brig. Bad spot, only motorbikes and sports cars, felt like I was standing in a different tax bracket. Served 2 hours to the road. If your a climber clearly display your rope/ shoes for a better chance for other climbers to pick you up up. Ended up having to ask the least snobby people I could find.
Sun 2026-07-26 15:58 · 20 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.5620, 8.3612
Good spot heading towards andermatt. Got picked up by some Swiss dudes blasting German techno the whole drive. Felt like being in a club. Gnarly sounds coming from their back right tire because there car was lowered and us + our bags were heavy.
Sun 2026-07-26 15:48 · 30 min wait ⭐⭐⭐
46.3967, 8.1314
Thumbing didn’t work here as cars don’t really have space to stop unless they have already pulled into get gas. Was able to ask a delivery driver who took me 20 min down the road
Sun 2026-07-26 15:46 · 1 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.3359, 8.0157
Hitching towards andematt, got a short ride immediately. Got lucky by would still be a good spot
Sun 2026-07-26 15:42 · 30 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.3321, 8.0125
Reasonable spot heading towards martigny. Everyone said martigny was to far so had to string together signs of closer distances. Is outside some electrical building thing but the workers seemed confused but unbothered.
Sun 2026-07-26 15:32 · 10 min wait ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46.2812, 7.5147
Headed towards brig. We triedhitching from on-ramp with no success, got a ride from here quickly and there is some space for cars to stop. During the middle of the day most people get 1.5-2 hours break from work so they drive home for lunch, so it’s a good time to hitch all-be-it short rides.
🚫 No rideSun 2026-07-26 15:27 · 40 min wait ⭐
46.2788, 7.5149
Headed towards brig. You could get lucky, we didn’t. No shade, people told us to go to minor road nearby (rue de escala). Got a ride easily from there
Sun 2026-07-26 15:18 · 60 min wait ⭐
46.1383, 7.1183
Headed to martigny, Try not to get dropped here unless you speak French, first time I got cat called as a man, also had local kids shouting at me for being poor. I stood on either exit of the round about but this one had more space for cars too stop and slightly more shade
Sun 2026-07-26 15:15 ⭐⭐⭐
46.0871, 7.0548
Reasonable spot to hitch heading into tunnel towards sion. From our inspection it seemed to have the most space for cars to stop. Also there is shade for bags and for you.