Hitchhiking from Desenzano del Garda
Hitchhiking to Desenzano del Garda
Recent reviews mentioning Desenzano del Garda
45.48537, 10.30728
Sunder and his cousin brought me here and offered me coffee. It's Italy so I did not wanted to risk anything and just asked around in Italian. Found someone after half hour (I was taking my time) thanks Roberto! The type of guy who is dressed well, drive a beautiful car, you never know don't judge people!―cavalierrustique
45.66591, 9.6942
Perfect legal spot to go to Brescia petrol stations. However I paid 12€ to go there. I had a sign with VERONA/VENEZIA but no one seemed to go there in about a hour. I had basically 4 people stopping for me to go to Brescia but I was too stubborn to find someone to at least Verona. Just go to Brescia and move on lol.―cavalierrustique
45.48727, 10.3029
Good spot to go to Milan, because there are two direct ways. And it is just one way from the gas station for all the traffic. We (couple) had a sign Milan.―TwoThumbsTravel
45.41175, 11.23156
We (2) saw a group of Slovenian ski instructors who were looking at us, so we asked them for the Milan direction and they immediately took us to another gas station before Brescia, which is a good spot before Milan.―TwoThumbsTravel
45.50823, 10.23079
It’s not great, but it’s Italy. And with it being Italy, it’s actually pretty good!I got there in the afternoon in late January, with a sign reading “Verona”.
I barely got any looks from passing cars, in all the time I was then I think it was two waves at most. But after 45 minutes, Michaela and her young son offered me a ride to Desenzano. As we were driving, her son who spoke English would translate between us, to save me the horror of my broken Italian. She decided that she absolutely refused to drop me at a service station to continue hitching, not because it was dangerous in her eyes, but because she thought it would take too long!
In her eyes, she wanted to take me all the way to Verona, so the best she could do was invite me to her home for lunch, and buy me a train ticked to Verona!
After countless refusals on my behalf, I finally gave in to the hospitality, and had the loveliest afternoon.
“I’ve never had anything like this happen when hitching before!”
“You’re in Italy now.”
―Paquito
45.43113, 10.70644
After I stayed 150min next to the toll station A4 I went to this (quiet big) roundabout to get northwards. At First I only had a sign with "Brennero A22" on it, but after some time where no one stopped I changed it to "Affi", because it was way more near than Brennero. While I was going to the Aldi buying food and asking around, two cars crashed right where I stood 30min before. As the police drove away an the street has been cleaned, I tried it there a second time. A Italian guy stopped and took me to Trento instead of Affi. This spot is the best for going northwards, but maybe not the safest.―rubntf97
45.43536, 11.86855
Good spot, got a ride to lake garda. Stand in the corner of the gas station enterenceway. Where the road starts.―Tijmen
45.61068, 10.51649
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45.48902, 10.60824
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45.46387, 10.59768
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45.61068, 10.51649
waited a few hours with zero percent luck.. suggest you catch a bus to a bigger town. six euros to brescia―Anonymous
45.45244, 10.52004
Good for getting a medium-distance ride east or west, before the drivers enter the autostrada. Carabinieri were everywhere, but for once they didn't mind.http://hitchwiki.org/en/Desenzano
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45.46387, 10.59768
Hitch on both sides of the road, for a chance to get a medium-distance ride on the autostrada. This spot is good, although carabinieri are using it as a checkpoint.http://hitchwiki.org/en/Desenzano
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Sirmione
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45.48902, 10.60824
Many tourists, many happy faces, many cars going many faraway places, and many rides for you. Ask at the car park, or start walking down the road.http://hitchwiki.org/en/Sirmione
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45.45244, 10.52004
A car drop us we were a boy and a girl, she was taking off the backpacks from the car I raised up my finger and a car stopped so it was 1sec. perfect spot direction of Verona―Anonymous
45.43105, 10.70144
A good spot, many cars, people can stop, but sign is indeed necessary! I got a ride after 20 minutes in direction of Venezia to the last Area di Servizio before Verona―Anonymous
45.45, 10.54332
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45.43105, 10.70144
Getting a ride from here towards Brescia/Bergamo worked out well. Don't let yourself get scared off by the big sign which says "No Autostopp". I was standing next to it, four police cars passed me and no one cared about it :) Sign is necessary since people can take both directions! I was waiting for about 30 mins I guess until someone took me to a gas station on the highway.―Travelrebel
45.43105, 10.70144
Also getting a ride to Verona was working out well here. Together with two ladies we got away pretty fast. Also there is comfortable space for drivers to pull over―Travelrebel
45.48722, 10.3031
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