Hitchhiking from Chalástra
The best-evidenced place to start hitchhiking out of Chalástra is about 12.3 km north-east of the centre. Show this spot on the map. 10 logged rides there average 4.2 out of 5, with a typical wait around 22 minutes.
15 of 15 hitchhikers who logged a ride starting in Greece said they would accept that ride again. See the data and its limits
Hitchhiking to Chalástra
Recent reviews mentioning Chalástra
41.00845, 21.35647
Non much traffic but I was lucky enough to catch a truck to Thessaloniki―Kira
40.72705, 22.71446
Not bad space for stopping and nice place to sleep near by the abandoned tools but it's very hard to get here from Thessaloniki, probably the best way is to hitchhike here. There is a bus but it's a ghost bus that exists only on Google maps and as it was already dark I don't think that hitchhiking would work well. At the end I had to WALK HERE FOR OVER 18 KILOMETERS which took me around 4 hours and I got here around 4 am... But except for that I think it's not a bad spot for going to North Macedonia―Autostopeks
40.69558, 22.84493
It was a little bit anoying for us to get there, and it was a bit scary because we had to Acceleration lane but someone stopped very soon and took us to Edesse :)―Anonymous
41.12834, 23.44539
Lots of room to stop in the emergency lane, but 2 different police cars pulled over and told me off for standing on the highway, but eventually I got taken all the way to Thessaloniki. Just hope no police come past.―Mattalackion
40.64039, 22.92977
Stand on the Path between the Bike lane and the street and leave some room for Cars to stop―Snowbite
40.69535, 22.8451
quite hard to get here bc not a single app was right about the bus timetable, ended up taking bus 51 (none of the others were coming) which was an unsafe walk to this spot so maybe be a bit more patient with the busses―suruh
40.32541, 23.97877
To go back from Mount Athos to Thessaloniki, just make some friends during your pilgrimage/trip. A lot of people come from there and will go back by car. Thanks George and Theodoris!―cavalierrustique
40.67099, 22.88504
I confused this spot with the one that is further down the road, nobody stopped―DenjiY
41.1265, 22.55172
Got taken by Italian couple after 15mn to Thessaloniki (two men). Had no problem with police. Deo Gratias! Thanks Francesco and Camilla!―cavalierrustique
39.7387, 21.55085
Mi pensas, ke estas tre neatendite trovi iun irantan rekte al Tesaloniko. Mi provis Gravena kaj renkontis ĉi tiun aventureman argentinan ŝoforon. Bonegaj latinaj tempoj ĝis Tesaloniko.―Jurobola
40.72295, 22.71823
Nice spot in the shade, but thin traffic and you're really stuck here when not getting a ride.―Leonw
40.69535, 22.8451
―Leonw
40.69535, 22.8451
Great spot for hitching north from Thessaloniki. There are traffic lights so the cars are really slow there. We were 2 guys and had a sign North Macedonia.―simsvob
40.72295, 22.71823
There's an abandoned toll station here providing shade in summer (one could even sleep in the booths at night), good visibility and road broad enough for traffic to stop for you. Not much traffic, but got a ride to the border within half an hour.―platschi
40.69608, 22.84523
Lots of traffic, used the slip road where traffic coming from the highway goes west, just after the traffic lights. Quick ride to the A1 highway crossing.―platschi
40.32999, 22.58152
Tough one if going towards Macedonia. After 5min had a ride offer to Thessaloniki, unfortunately declined, just to wait almost 4 hours (started 5:55 AM) for the next car to stop that went along the ring road of Thessaloniki, where there was a better spot towards Macedonia. Some tourists, but very low traffic in the early morning hours. Great sleep on the restaurant sofas though.―platschi
40.70206, 22.82075
2016 - behind traffic lights, there is bus stop so it's safe to stop for a car.Yet it was at the time of many refugees taking the route thru the Balkan area + a lots of beggars on the traffic lights. So perhaps because of this it wasn't easy. Got ride by Turkish driver, the first and only one offered on this spot, direct to border crossing with MK.
―Lopota
41.1265, 22.55172
We arrived at night and elderly couple took us to the pay tools near Thesa.(2016, 1m + 1f.)
―Lopota
40.60232, 22.69835
toll station. to hitchhike from thessaloniki to athens―Anonymous
40.60232, 22.69835
also a great place if you're coming from the west and want to go more east than thessaloniki. use a sign!―Pite
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