Dumbrăviţa - Hitchhiking

Hitchhiking from Dumbrăviţa

Hitchhiking to Dumbrăviţa

Recent reviews mentioning Dumbrăviţa

45.76262, 21.24825

Got a ride to Lugoj within 5min. A local was already getting the same ride, when the driver signalled that I could also hop in. Good place and well-known for hitching.
―Merl

One male 40+, no sign, one big backpack, a cloudy day with some occasional and short drizzles. On my way from Timisoara to Resita (successful).
I got dropped a few hundreds meters north of here and while I was walking I looked for a good spot. First that place looked good, coz it was an end of a double-lane, which means room for cars to stop. But quickly I disliked that place. It was too busy. Cars were coming in waves from the lights nearby and were creating a little traffic jam at the end of the ending lane. There was also a pedestrian crossing. I started thinking about changing a spot, but one car stopped. The lift was only a few kilometres, but I decided to escape this place. I got another short jump in my journey (5 rides in 100 kms).
―Gural

45.70492, 21.18561

One male 40+, no sign, one big backpack, a cloudy day with some occasional and short drizzles. On my way from Timisoara to Resita (successful).
The place looks great. Just after a roundabout, so cars go slowly. Very good visibility. Plenty of room to stop even for a lorry (an extra lane going from the roundabout for over a hundred metres).
Fairly busy traffic. Cars tend to come in waves, due to the traffic lights a bit before.
I thought I'd get a lift fairly easy, but I had to wait 35 minutes (not that bad actually). The lift was only 6 kms to the next village. And that's how I started my journey of short jumps towards Resita 😁
―Gural

46.13628, 21.31993

One male 40+, no sign, one big backpack, a sunny day. On my way from Arad in Timisoara.
Across the road there was a welcome to Arad sign and behind me end of Arad one. It looks like a very good spot. A double lane changes here into a single one. So, the end of the finish lane is a very good place for cars and lorries to stop. A hundred metres before there is a very bumpy railway track and all cars have to slow almost to zero, so they will pass you slowly. Good visibility. One bad thing there is no shade.
After 25 minuts waiting I got a ride to Timisoara.
―Gural

45.78421, 21.21907

Got an incredible ride with an old super nice Romanian guy. Once we arrived in Arad he took me to the town hall for a tour, then he showed me around the city, brought me home for lunch and gave me 200 lei
―Arphile

45.13472, 21.28701

Maybe I was just lucky but a guy with his mom picked me up very quickly with my sign RO. He did make me cross the border on my own, but then he took me all the way to Timișoara
―Arphile

45.7963, 21.41456

Serba paro iranta al Braŝovo kondukis min iom pli tien post Sibiu.
―Jurobola

45.7786, 21.3219

Ĉielarka Kunveno amiko, kiun mi ne konis, ekvidis min kaj kondukis min al la lasta trafikcirklo al la ĉefvojo.
―Jurobola

45.25738, 21.26674

Ĉi tiu loko estas mirinda por Timișoara, la uloj kiuj elektis min ĉi-foje iris al Arad, la ulo donis bieron al sia unu-jara bebo.
―Jurobola

47.04118, 21.90117

Nice spot, enough space for cars to stop.
―anettlee17

45.76262, 21.24825

―Anonymous

45.83837, 21.29408

Perfect spot with excellent shoulder at the roundabout right in Giarmata. It is located along road "DJ691, about one kilometer west of the local train station (there's a few trains and buses per day from Timi to Giarmata, alternatively you could even thumb your way there from the city). The spot seems to be well frequented, as it's located along the main thoroughfare leading through Timisoara towards the north and motorway A1. Plus, there's plenty of long distance drivers, especially on sundays, heading towards Budapest, Vienna (the two of us manged to hitch a ride there in no time) and beyond.
―suburbandrifter

48.01091, 17.17682

Managed to hitch a ride straight to Romania. Plenty of traffic towards Hungary, Romania and Serbia, especially on fridays and saturdays. Great spot certainly worth the walk from the nearest Bratislava bus stop ("Čunovské jazerá").
―suburbandrifter

45.76262, 21.24825

Direction: South or East; Luboj, Craiova
This is the spot of the local people. Don't rely on their wisdom. Just sell yourself as a tourist by holding a sign and you have a higher chance of getting a free and longer ride.
―Anonymous

45.76262, 21.24825

I confirm this place, but it's used mainly by locals (I am local :P).
―Anonymous

45.76888, 21.26608

This is probably the best spot in TM, but it still took me 2:30 to find a free ride! Other 4 cars stopped before, but they all wanted money
―Phidias81

45.77404, 21.21504

―Bohua

45.68296, 21.16878

―Anonymous

45.76888, 21.26608

There's a bus stop right after the gas station. Also a nice place to hitch from, as it's not as crowded with people like the other one.
―Kidp3

45.7293, 21.20614

it may be easiest to do "payed hitchhiking" as it is usual in Romania. Many local people wait at this spot to get to a village nearby as busses go infrequently and they pay a few Lei (romanian currency). Easiest is to also offer a few lei to get to the boarder
―Maddis