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Hitchhiking from Sykiés

Sykiés on Hitchhiking Map

The best-evidenced place to start hitchhiking out of Sykiés is about 10.1 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

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Recent reviews mentioning Sykiés

40.73732, 23.0079

I got dropped of on the highway the evening before and walked here in the morning. The fence at the tollstation is broken and its easy to access the highway up a small slope.
The workers greeted me back nicely and i got a ride in no time by a truck to Romania.
At the border we got X-Rayed and my guitar was inspected and played by the police:)
―SamuRai

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 hitchhike
It’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 Peninsula
Good 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

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