Fagnano Olona - Hitchhiking

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45.72939, 9.02884

Estis iom malfacile alveni tien, preterpasi la barilon kaj ĉion tian. Kiam mi alvenis al la stacidomo, estis policanoj ĉe la elirejo. Mi sukcesis alivesti min parolante kun alia aŭto, kiu haltis ĝuste ĉe la elirejo, sed ĉar mi sciis, ke ili havas problemojn kun petveturantoj, mi atendis, ke ili foriru por provi sur la vojo, kio daŭris horojn... tamen, dum ili estis tie, mi provis de la alia flanko de la stacidomo diskrete demandi homojn. Estis malfacile kiam du policaj aŭtoj alvenis kaj staris ĉe kontraŭaj flankoj; ŝajnis, ke ili nur atendis petveturantojn. Mi kredas, ke la antaŭa stacidomo estus pli bona laŭ la priskriboj. Sed ĝi funkciis; mi ricevis veturon al Germanio, kio multe helpis min, ĉar mi iris al la Eŭropa Ĉielarka Festivalo en Belgio.

Artista paro veturigis min. Ili dormis en Svislando, en la montoj ĉe la domo de kelkaj amikoj, kaj ĉi tiuj amikoj ankaŭ akceptis min tie por dormi kaj ankaŭ dum la mateno, kiam ni faris artajn agadojn kune.
―Jurobola

45.7298, 9.0281

Most people go to Milan or somwhere near. You can catch some people going in both direction Swiss/ Easte Italy
―Wendrowiec

45.72939, 9.02884

This is a good gas station to get a ride into Switzerland. People here go all the way to Basel and at least through the Gotthard tunnel.
―Anonymous

45.72939, 9.02884

Got a ride to Milano in 5 minutes and a ride to Bellinzona in about an hour. Good place for both directions. Give a smile to the station attendants so they wont bother you.
―Simonkfr

45.79369, 8.88531

*the gas station is on the crossroad to the north... Pinned it wrong :)
―Thejourneyramino

45.6779, 9.01837

―Anonymous

45.77087, 8.81179

―Fra.mae

45.65178, 8.72222

―Reggae-girl

45.72899, 9.02777

―Moryc

45.79369, 8.88531

A gas station (second one) with a nice bus stop where you can stay with the sign or a thumb up. Great visibility and many cars heading to Como!
―Anonymous

45.77087, 8.81179

PETROL STATION on both sides of A8 (connected by pedestrian tunnel) - BADLY PINNED! it's
2km from Gazzada-Schianno train station (5 min from Varese, about 1 hour 10 from Milano Porta Garibaldi station, 5.30€).
From Gazzada station, make your way to via Roma (it's 200m, ask locals) and then walk it heading south = downhill! after few roundabouts, when houses and warehouses are finished, 500m after the BRUNELLO village sign, you'll find the entrance to the petrol station on your right - and you'll be on the side headed to Varese and Switzerland.
Decent amount of cars stop here but Varese people are quite suspitious - took me more than one hour both the times I started from there, both times I was directed south O_O
good luck! :-)
―Anonymous

45.65178, 8.72222

From Airport Milano Malpensa in direction of Novara: I was there on a Sunday morning and there was not a lot of traffic but a car stopped after 5 minutes for me.
There is space to stop for the cars and in general this place is okay.
―Anonymous

45.72899, 9.02777

Direction Milano.

Quite easy to find a lift, just smile and ask the drivers.
―Anonymous

48.99531, 8.38633

Originally I tried to hitch from the petrol station just down the road from this bus stop. However, early hours in the morning, it was absolutely empty (although the first guy offered to give me a ride, but going down the wrong direction). Tried to take the bus to the on-ramp of the autobahn, but while waiting for the bus I managed to hitch a ride. Got incredibly lucky, went all the way down to near Milan!
―AOD

45.62125, 9.01656

After about 5-10 minutes, I noticed a sign behind me. I can't read Italian, but I assumed it said somehting about being fined for parking in the bus lane. So I left, deciding to try the parking lot of the grocery store.

When walking to the parking lot, this gentleman and his girlfriend offered me a ride to the train station to get into Milan (my final destination). I found it difficult to refuse Italians, so I condede! They bought me some snacks in the store, which was incredibly generous! Additionally, another gentlemen who I had jokingly hailed on a bicycle told me he was heading to Milan in a few hours and that I would be welcome to hitch with him then. So two offers in 10 minutes!
―AOD

45.72939, 9.02884

We were hitchiking with a "Germany" sign for like 15 minutes and got a ride to Zurich. The driver was going all the way to Strasbourg though. It was a French car. Overall, there's a lot of Switz cars, some French and German. Everyone's going north.

Side note: Be careful, in Switzerland the EU phone tariffs don't apply and the prices for phone services skyrocket. Make sure to make your plans before you enter.
―ondbocc

45.83285, 9.03814

―Anonymous

45.55919, 9.041

We needed to get to Germany. Most of the cars were Italians, a few Switz cars as well. After 2 hours, we changed our "Germany" sign for "Como" (the town just before the Switz borders) and got a ride in 20 minutes to a petrol station in front of Como.

That's my experience. However, two friends who started hitchhiking right after we got the ride and used the same signs got stuck at the petrol station for 7 hours with no lift anywhere north towards the A9 highway.

Overall, I would say it's a good place theoretically, but Italians simply won't take you. If you need to go north, hitch towards Como and stop at the petrol station just in front of Como. There all the cars go north and it's easier to catch a ride there. There's way more Switz. French and German cars there.
―ondbocc