Hitchhiking from Šamorín
Hitchhiking to Šamorín
Recent reviews mentioning Šamorín
48.08764, 17.0981
We tried to hitch a ride at the end of the of the parking lot, but for 3,5 hours nothing. Then we went to the pump and asked around and after 10 minutes we got a ride all the way to Szeged.―prominkuba
49.15214, 16.62893
There was closed road from the highway, but luckily one women took us after McDonald's stop.―prominkuba
48.15076, 17.17671
The Ondrejovova bus stop is separated from "car lanes" by a bus lane, so I did what the other review suggested - I was thumbing with a sign right after the bus stop so that people could stop at the lane entering the gas station. It worked liked a charm and after 20 minutes I got a ride all the way to Zilina.―klawik
48.08582, 17.09854
Got a ride straight into budapest, noone was really excited we were here but i think one of the best spots―Nick
48.18032, 17.05521
Itr really hard to get out of bratislava we needed to ask around lot of tourists or people going straight to bratislava―Nick
48.08657, 17.09774
Nice spot, cute little hike there. Lots of people to vienna.―Edoardo
48.0853, 17.09887
One male 40+, no sign, one big backpack, a sunny day. On my way from Brno to Budapest (successful).It looks like a really good place. At the end of the petrol station. Enough space for cars and lorries to stop. No shade (luckly it was a bit windy that day).
I got dropped here by a previous driver a bit before midday and after 25 minutes a Serbian lorry driver heading home picked me up and dropped on the outskirts of Budapest.
Due to road works on the highway it took us over 3,5 hours to reach the outskirts of Budapest. It looks the construction will last for quite some time.
―Gural
49.16652, 16.62877
One male 40+, with a sigh "BRATISLAVA", one big backpack, a sunny day. On my way from Brno to Budapest (successful).It looks like a good place. The entrance to the pertol station, with loads of space (enough for 2-3 lorries). After the traffic lights, so people drive slowly, and can see you easily.
There are also downsides. It's before the big junction, and cars go everywhere, to Prage, Viena, Bratislava, Ostrava (and Poland) and also locally. So, I'd say that a sign is necessary here. The traffic is constant, so you'll not have time to rest your arm. In the morning no shade.
After 25 minutes a woman stopped, but she was going only locally (she didn't see my sigh).
After one hour I started loosing my hope a bit. I gave myself 0,5 h more before moving to another spot. 5 minuts before the deadline a man stopped and took me to Bratislava. He said that he saw my sign, so I recommend having one here.
The driver was kind enough to drop me at a petrol station south of Bratislava, where quickly I got a ride to Budapest.
―Gural
48.08589, 17.09865
Honestly shocked that others say that this spot is shit for Budapest and good for Vienna — I had exactly the opposite experience hitchhiking to Austria! Three hours waiting with a sign for ‘Graz’ (I was on my way to Zagreb), and the only offer in that direction that I got was to a town just over the border. Yet three people stopped to ask if going to Budapest would help, and two more people stopped to apologize that they were going to Budapest!I had banked on people going to Vienna making the connection that Vienna is on the way to Graz, but as hour three closed I made a sign for Vienna, and it was STILL another hour. There is no shade at the on-ramp and it gets hot. The traffic is a steady trickle but honestly not that much. I would try another spot next time, no question.
Lots of space in the surrounding area to camp unseen, though, if this spot does serve you. I walked here from the end of the tram line at night to cross the highway with less traffic and start early (not that the early start helped!), and was at least well rested for the frustration.
―Movethathoof
48.08656, 17.10027
I was here very early in the moring on a weekday so most of cars were stopping for coffee or something before going gor work in Bratislava. So asked trucks around and got a ride to Brno. Also there was a lot of trucks going to Bratislava so maybe its better to go to gas station further down the highway?―kiausiniuvagis
46.17846, 19.98744
Got droped at this border control because local lady said that i only can cross this one on foot? Was crossing the border and asked a car ahead with slovakian plates if they can pick me up and he agreed do got taken straight to Bratislava and even he invited to stay at his apartment for the night and drove me to gas station in the morning. Very nice guy who also hitchhiked in his youth.―kiausiniuvagis
48.09535, 17.21059
Not so frequent gas station, but last in Slovakia in a way to Austria/Hungary. We (couple) spent some time here and asking people directly and also with sign to Vienna/Graz, but we didn’t manage it to Graz that day.―TwoThumbsTravel
48.91379, 18.05339
Quite good place, not so many cars, but few of them go to Bratislava. Some cars are a bit full because of workers groups. Anyway, you can find your ride to south of Slovakia from here.―TwoThumbsTravel
47.91926, 17.13955
The first car stopped and took me to ViennaEnough space to stop and cars are going slowly and have enough time to see you
―Anonymous
48.08589, 17.09865
We got robbed here from two junk women and one rumunian guy tried a ring scam on us. Be aware. About the hh: Most of the cars go to Wiena. We wanted to go to hungary so kinda bad for us. Luckily some serbian truck driver saved us.―MrErry77
48.08584, 17.09866
we are going to Szeged, asking around with sign in hands.-Mathi a Jachym
―Hesnii
48.18033, 17.05534
we had luck, just going to better stopping place on the south from Bratislava.―Hesnii
48.08544, 17.09877
Got ride straight to Romania after standing there with i sign saying HU/ROM. It wasn't exactly busy here tho, we were lucky.―Alenicevopice
48.12438, 16.56039
Perfect spot, we got ride to Bratislava after a few minutes―Alenicevopice
47.11992, 21.7881
Nice spot. Lots of trucks which are going slow because of the border and everybody waves at you at least. Guy took me to Bratislava―Anonymous