Svilengrad - Hitchhiking

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Hitchhiking to Svilengrad

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41.71145, 26.37449

Easy. 5 minutes but be aware of dogs. The owner of gas stadion had 4 big agressive dogs.
―ZapuszczonyBrodacz

42.21888, 22.4635

I just asked everyguy with Turkish driving plates and I got drive directly to Turkey. My driver went to Antalya but i jump off at the border.
―ZapuszczonyBrodacz

41.71246, 26.37104

I first waited before the petrol station, but when I switched to the exit of the petrol station I quickly got a ride to Edirne. He invited me for some food and helped me.
―Suip

Got dropped of at the split of the highway and then walked onto the highway towards Edirne. First a local woman stopped, but she'd only go into the next town and not long after a Turkish truck driver took me to a truck park close to the border.
―Suip

41.7135, 26.36589

Police don't let you HH where the cars and trucks lanes merge and ask you to go to the Shell petrol station where a lot of people wander around.
Choose your lane regarding traffic and try to HH before the mosque so they don't see you, it should work better.
In general a sign to Edirne to get out of the border asap is a good strategy.
―RoadTripeur

41.71932, 26.34186

A service station and several shops just behind the border. All cars/trucks go this way, so hitch a ride here towards Plovdiv/Bulgaria!
―Anonymous

41.7135, 26.36589

waited about 4 minutes to get a direct lift to istanbul with a truck. there are 2 roads after the boarder, one for cars one for trucks, the best spot is where these roads are crossing!
―Dersoeren

41.7135, 26.36589

After 20 min we got a ride to Ankara :)
―Anonymous

41.7135, 26.36589

I was walking towards the border and a guy offered to take me to İstanbul. As I was waiting at the Turkish side for the guy and his car to get across the border another car offered to take me. Of course I got lucky but I think the spot just after the 2nd border check post is good because cars are still going slow. If noone picks you up at this spot after a long time, walk back to the border and try there.
―Lopotour2

41.7135, 26.36589

We tried autostop, asking drivers.. Nothing helped, so we took dolmus to Edirne and then autobus (metro company) to Istanbul for 15 euro/person.. But traffic is really good.. But as you said, full cars. (we slept on Shell station)

―Sruby

41.7135, 26.36589

waited 1 hour just after the border to get a truck directly to Istanbul :)
―Niklavs

41.7135, 26.36589

I stood just on the road after the border and asked first truck driver and he gave me lift to Istanbul.
―Propek

41.7135, 26.36589

Asked one drıver at the shell statıon at around 10 30 PM and got a lıft to Istanbul
―Anonymous

41.7135, 26.36589

It was friday in Ramadan and the border it was kind of close for trucks. We wait for 1h and only a few car was passing. But we finish to get and amazing truck that drop us in the perfect place in Istanbul
―Anonymous

41.7135, 26.36589

You can stop trucks here as well.
―Ans

41.71504, 26.3608

Nobody stoped. Get a ride only to Edirne
―Anonymous

41.71504, 26.3608

Nobody stoped. Get a ride only to Edirne
―Az-alcmar

41.71504, 26.3608

Good spot, but I had a local gypsy hang around and try to talk to me which made it appear we were hitching together. Only got a ride when he moved on, but still managed a lift to Istanbul in under an hour.

―Looking for Stu

41.71932, 26.34186

We got a lift from here directly to Romania, after 30 minutes waiting (but it was night); I don't know if it's better here or in the other part of the border if you want to go to Romania. We had the feelings that the this is the wrong way to Romania, even though we got a truck
―Frederic Henry

41.71932, 26.34186

Kapitan Andreevo just sucks. Try walking out of it. The new, big highway will be ready in a few years which will probably make things easier.
―Podz