Hitchhiking from Mangghystaū
Hitchhiking to Mangghystaū
Recent reviews mentioning Mangghystaū
46.94031, 54.02601
As stated by someone else, great spot with restrooms and a very nice restaurant (Астана I think it was called) and a service station if needed.Friendly people all round.
I was pretty unlucky, few cars stopped and the ones that did expected money.
In the end a truck driver took me to Aktau and hosted me for 4 nights lol. So it was worth the wait :)
Otherwise if you end up in Aktau the B&B hostel seems to be the best cheap spot from what I heard. Ppl said to absolutely avoid the элем hostel unless for a quick night.
―Alexbrn
43.67092, 51.24147
Went a little past the second petrol station and got a ride super quick. Big sign for beyneu (boy+girl). Can get a Yandex Go here for next to nothing. Petrol stations have toilets and there is heaps of room for trucks to pull over.Got a ride all the way - thanks Ермек
―Kjmurray1230
43.85407, 51.08642
First car that passed dropped me into town. No sign as pretty much everyone will go into town. Slept the night just outside the airport. Warm this time of year, little wind―Kjmurray1230
44.12441, 52.16463
Just dropped here, used the thumb and got a easy ride to Aktau, let's go!! God is good ! Some local traffic imo (you should walk further if you can) but still work―cavalierrustique
43.66874, 51.19648
Its an alright spot to get to the highway. If you're new to central asian hitchhiking this might be a cold start and you'll have to figure out the taxi thing, but you'll get used to it. Experience for us:Three cars stopped and the third gave us a ride. They said we had no chance of hitchhiking and tried to find someone for us at truck stops. They then treated us to plov and drove us to the 5 km to highway :)
(30m&25f, white)
―julianjumps
43.60936, 51.23016
―Canaydemir
43.60936, 51.23016
Near the entrance of the sea port, there is a tiny cafe run by a woman named "Asia". It's the waiting place for all truck drivers coming from Azerbaijan by ferry and most of them are Turkish and Georgian, so speaking Turkish or Russian helps a lot. Ask these gentlemen nicely and you may find a direct ride all the way to Almaty. It will take you around 4 days however.―Anonymous
43.85251, 51.08714
Easy to find a lift when you arrived by airplaneAlmost everyone is going to Aktau.
―Anonymous
43.67092, 51.24147
Great spot, lot of cars were stopping. We got ride to Beyneu, we paid around 10€ but you can definitely get a free ride as well, but in longer time.―Adam
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