Hitchhiking from Ḩā’il
Hitchhiking to Ḩā’il
Recent reviews mentioning Ḩā’il
27.6139, 41.84726
So, good and bad news, I start with a bad one.This road mostly has truck drivers, but the problem with them is that, they are extra paranoid about backpacks and that you may have something illegal with you, I had few truck drivers stop for me, but when they saw my backpack, they were just saying "no" and driving away.
So I would suggest to focus on hitchhiking cars, even if it means to step on the highway directly so they can see you better.
Waited for almost 2 hours when it was getting dark, a nice man going to Riyadh stopped by me! And once again, it was a nice experience. He invited me to visit his village and eat food there at his family place, so just sit and enjoy the hospitality. Also because we were driving in a night time he allowed me to sleep in the back, so I came to Riyadh well rested(it's been ~5 hours ride, so was a long nap) and when we arrived he hosted me at his friend's place because I had no hostel or anywhere to go.
Locals are very very nice. I've never been to other country where it would be this easy to travel hitchhiking. People make this experience unforgettable.
―bogdanpanov
27.66499, 41.76798
Hitchhiking in Saudi on the highway is not a problem, did it in front of the police and no one cared.Here mostly local traffic, but they can give you a short ride to next highway cross, after which there are mostly vehicles that go to Riyadh. All these crosses have bridges under which you can hide from the heat(it was 45 degrees when I was hitchhiking)
Nice Arab man stopped by me, gave me money, offered food & place to sleep at his house(normal in Saudi Arabia, 90% of drivers are this hospital)
Saudi Arabia is the best!!!
―bogdanpanov
27.79421, 41.60429
Omg, I can't even say how lucky I am. I was hitchhiking there at night with no hope for a ride and I was late to a rally event in Hail, when a legend stopped by me!An Indian traveler guy, my best friend now stopped in the middle of the night to a complete stranger, I told him the situation and he changed his route to drive me to a rally and go fast so I get on time! I couldn't believe my luck!
This guy just saved me. I got to a rally on time and had a great evening watching show and seeing finals.
I was just going along the highway with my thumb up. I think in a day time this spot is even better. At night here's also good light so drivers easily see you
―bogdanpanov
27.51385, 41.59712
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