Río Gallegos - Hitchhiking

Hitchhiking from Río Gallegos

Hitchhiking to Río Gallegos

Recent reviews mentioning Río Gallegos

-51.61797, -69.30017

First tried to hitchhike north from here at 1pm, and failed utterly - gave up after three or four hours in the freezing wind, trying various spots in the immediate area. Came back next morning at about 11am and got a ride all the way to Puerto San Julian where I had a couchsurfer waiting for me. I recommending standing west of the highway interchange, as cars are emerging from it. Under the bridge some of the cars will be going slower, but the ones coming from town are in the wrong lane and the ones coming from the bypass are distracted by having to merge onto the highway. Whether you're going north or west, consider accepting a ride to the "Güer Aike" (pronounced "Where I K" police checkpoint about 25km west of here, which is before the split and the police are reportedly helpful.
―Anonymous

-53.73514, -67.77864

You'll want to get to this place if you're hitchhiking to Rio Gallegos or Punta Arenas without approaching drivers at fuel stations. But be aware that there is no fuel station here, and it's a bit of a walk to any shelter. Stand where cars are coming out of the "rotunda" (roundabout) headed northwest. I failed to get a ride here in the late afternoon, but then succeeded the next morning (with snow coming down hard - maybe I got some pity points). Ride was headed all the way to Gallegos, and even offered to take me as far as Caleta Olivia the next day. Also tried a couple kilometers up the road at the Mision Silesiana, where there's also a good place to pull over, but it seemed like most cars were going too fast.

If you're hitchhiking in the winter without cold-weather camping gear, be very wary about taking rides that aren't going all the way to your destination - the route is mostly uninhabited except for scattered cattle ranches and border posts, and you could get stranded overnight in some lethally cold, shelterless areas (potentially including the junction where traffic splits going either to Rio Gallegos or Punta Arenas).
―Anonymous

-51.7092, -69.28686

―Jasper Wang

-51.62566, -69.25119

Let's be clear: anything on this road will be tricky. It's mostly local traffic. Only option: walk as far as you can, passing the big Carrefour and the bus terminal (maybe you can bribe the driver to bring you to the police post?). Took me four hours to get to the police post, but then no problem at all into any direction I wanted. You could try to write a big banner saying: bring me to the police post or so.
―Mrm1985