Hitchhiking from Péfka
The best-evidenced place to start hitchhiking out of Péfka is about 12.5 km north-west 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 Péfka
Recent reviews mentioning Péfka
40.94493, 26.20491
Not much traffic off season. Mostly Turkish cars with 34 area code. Many trucks with 16.I needed to go to Sofia so i tried to go east with sign Bulgaria and west with Sign Thessaloniki. Sometimes both while standing in the middle and turning for cars/trucks.
Going to Turkey should be possible since i got offered rides by truck drivers.
The police were really chill only checked my Passport and told me they have to kick me out if someone reports me and chatted with me about traveling while doing their checks. The checkpoint and police presence probably made the drivers not stop for me.
1 male
―SamuRai
40.70718, 23.19091
Good spot for getting to Thessaloniki, behind the tools. On parking right next to the tools there are toilets that looked like they were for free but I haven't tested them so I can't guarantee that―Autostopeks
40.68384, 22.94155
Shitty spot to hitchhikeIt’s hard for people continuing to Bulgaria to notice youto notice you
―Anonymous
40.74715, 23.07635
Tried to get to the toll station by buses but two scheduled busses didnt drive.Tried to hitch a ride until the bus 91 came.
―SamuRai
40.37962, 23.92139
Traffic from Mt Athos and PeninsulaGood space to stop
No shade during the day
2 males
―SamuRai
40.06107, 23.43231
very nice stop. hitschiked at 7 am―Anonymous
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
40.51695, 23.06695
Good spot to go East despite it's difficult country to hitchhike. I had a "ATHOS" sign written in Greek by a local, it helped me to get more attention than just thumb (I am really heading there tho). Thanks ἄγγελος! I got hosted by a nice orthodox family―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
40.69535, 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
40.69608, 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
41.13646, 23.43968
It is a spot in the Highway, has good visibility and some time to Break. Not ideal thoough. We used a sign saying "Saloniki". We got picked up by a Truck after about 15min on the highway. He dropped us of somewhere in the suburbs.―Anonymous
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