Hitchhiking from Wanaka
Hitchhiking to Wanaka
Recent reviews mentioning Wanaka
-44.61258, 169.24782
Easy spot to get a ride to Wanaka. Space for cars to stop at the gas station exit―falc
-44.70071, 169.12969
Small parkspace, slow traffic... Takes you to Queenstown.You will drive the highest road in NZ.
―Anonymous
-44.69671, 169.17236
If you bother walking about 2-3km from Wanaka, this is the best place getting south or northwest. Arrive early to avoid competing with other hitchhikers!―Anonymous
-44.70031, 169.10553
for hitching to the mt aspiring carpark. possible, but bring time !―Anonymous
-44.69623, 169.17134
Easy spot to get to at least Albert Town/Hawea or beyond.―Anonymous
-44.74894, 169.26921
Cars have to slow down, locals seem mixed on whether they want to pick you up.―Anonymous
-44.6542, 169.21881
Not the easiest spot for cars to pull over but the friendly locals will still go out of their way to stop.―Anonymous
-44.69908, 169.12697
Excellent spot to hitch to Treble Cone in the winter and Mt Aspiring. Showed up here on a powder day once and there were already 10+ people waiting. But we were all in cars on the way to the mountain within 15 mins!―Anonymous
-44.69246, 169.1462
Excellent spot to head to start a journey to the west coast or Christchurch direction (or just Albert Town/Hawea)―Anonymous
-44.67969, 169.1902
Decent enough spot by the campground if you get a local ride just to Albert Town.―Anonymous
-44.69812, 169.17628
Got a lift super quick in the direction of Cromwell, but only as far as Luggate. Driver explained that maybe 30% of traffic from here was going to Cromwell/Alexandra, but from Luggate about 90% of traffic is going that way. The spot itself is ok with a little road entrance for drivers to pull over. We walked to this spot as there was roadworks at the 84/6 junction.―luckyluke
-44.75049, 169.27346
Very quickly found a ride from here to Cromwell, big space to pull over and fairly slow traffic.―luckyluke
-45.03352, 168.66856
Better than uber. Thumb out and the first car took me all the way to wanaka―simmelx
-44.61139, 169.24756
Got dropped here when going north. There is a small bay right before the turn to Hawea. Heaps of cars will be turning there so don’t get discouraged. Not ideal spot―Carlitos
-44.69623, 169.17134
Best spot for getting out of Wanaka. You can get a ride from fellow backpackers to get here or worst case scenario walk 2/3km.―Carlitos
-44.97766, 168.84953
Good spot for hitching to Wanaka/Cromwell. Easily accessible by a local bus, there is a small bay right after the turn to arrowtown.―Carlitos
-45.0125, 168.73922
Just before the 2nd roundaboutGood space for the car to stop and they don't go too fast
―MP
-44.61052, 169.24765
Most cars are turning into Hawea, so less traffic. But can still catch someone coming from Wanaka or turning from Hawea easy enough―Anonymous
-44.72835, 169.28274
Best spot to get a direct lift to chch. All cars driving northwest from Wanaka will pass here―Disdrone
-44.69583, 169.17098
Most traffic is going to Qtown direction in the a.m, but easy enough spot to get to Alberttown/Hawea―Anonymous