Hitchhiking from Ilinden
The best-evidenced place to start hitchhiking out of Ilinden is about 7.5 km west of the centre. Show this spot on the map. 11 logged rides there average 4.4 out of 5, with a typical wait around 20 minutes.
13 of 14 hitchhikers who logged a ride starting in North Macedonia said they would accept that ride again. See the data and its limits
Hitchhiking to Ilinden
Recent reviews mentioning Ilinden
42.04339, 21.39052
Lots and lots of cars AND space but people aren't willing to stop. Eventually got a ride with a group of young Macedonians who came back from go-karting nearby. Super cool dudes who spoke native level English and brought me to my accomodation out of their way :)―Arcturus
42.1294, 21.31132
Barely any space and COMPLETELY DARK due to construction. I was supposed to get a ride with the previous truck driver from here but I was worried he already passed by here in the time it took for me to walk from the actual border crossing so I just hitchhiked here desperately and almost instantly got a ride with an Albanian living in Switzerland but coming to visit family in North Macedonia. He took me out of his way just south of the motorway in the direction of Skopje (he was going west on the motorway). Somehow a good spot? Probably going to change soon because ongoing construction.―Arcturus
42.22116, 22.45772
Got a ride from a Bulgarian guy going all the way to Skopje who saw me walk through border control and asked if I want a ride.―VagrantEntity
41.94156, 21.62028
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42.13354, 21.70232
After 40 minutes I got ride just across the border―Autostopeks
42.08268, 21.60436
Nice space for stopping but very low traffic―Autostopeks
42.01781, 21.53232
Nice space for stopping after a petrol station, also there are places to put a tent nearby. I got ride like half a way to Kumanovo with local Muslim scholar after half an hour―Autostopeks
41.13543, 22.54764
That's the first place after the border that looked good for hitchhiking for me so I just stood here with my thumb up and after around 35 minutes I was going towards Skopje. Maybe I was lucky but that was one of the easiest borders to hitchhike after it in all of balkans―Autostopeks
41.99994, 21.45595
God spot for Kumanovo but don't expect to be as lucky as I was. First car that stopped for me had Bułgarian license plates and took me straight to Sofia, except for my driver I didn't saw any Bulgarian license plates so don't expect to much but still nice spot―Autostopeks
42.00578, 20.981
I had to wait a little longer but still I think that this is good spot for Skopje. Also if you want to camp near by you can do it in place in which highway connects with this road as there is empty space with some threes in between ramp and highway that's good for sleeping and there is a mall with free toilets and power sockets, ok I think that's all I want to say about this area. Generally good spot―Autostopeks
41.99578, 21.54995
Solo female. I came from Niš and got dropped off by the first ride (truck) here since he had to stay on the highwayI could've asked for a Kumanovo drop-off but thought maybe some cars there would head south and not to Skopje. In hindsight, I should've chosen the Lukoil on the highway just south of Kumanovo because it would have way more cars
In contrast, this gas station doesn't get much traffic. I mostly signed to get the cars on the road behind this gas station, and only ran to the gas station when a car pulled up. Many cars either didn't stop or were full, some local/neighborhood traffic. It was a Sunday FYI
Eventually got picked up by a Macedonian couple and they dropped me off at a mall 30min walk from the center
―GloriaF
43.37903, 21.81062
Solo female. Asked around for Skopje but many cars were going to Bulgaria or were full (with kids/pets/grandparents). Maybe because it was a Sunday during the summerBut idk if there's another spot near Niš that could be easier, since there's no gas stations on the southbound highway until almost Vranje
Eventually found a big truck who dropped me off just outside of Skopje because he had to stay on the Ring Road highway
―GloriaF
41.95958, 21.62947
Without sign, lucky because the people needed to stop at the round about because a lot of traffic, somebody to direction Ohrid picked me Up and dropped me of at the highway exit.―Martincev
42.19989, 22.32491
Its alright, we hitchiked at the end of the gas station so that we could hitch cars both from the road and gas station lot of locals, but we managed to get a ride directly to Skopje―Filipnatripu
42.01856, 21.41041
nice spot, enough place to stop, cars going to kosovo―Filipnatripu
42.00071, 21.44587
There is a bus stop - first guy stopped for us. He bought drink and also some food for us.Two people. nice countryside. safe travel
―thumbinyourass
42.04969, 21.38458
Woman took me all the way in the center of Skopje―Anonymous
43.37903, 21.81062
HH with cardboard "Skopje". Got ride in 5 min. No shadow at the ramp.―Magik
41.99529, 21.52897
I stood pretty close to the ramp with a sign that had VELES written in the latin alphabet on it. A man stopped and was even able to bring me further than Veles, since I was trying to get to the greece border.―KaeptnBub
41.73103, 21.79411
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