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Recent reviews mentioning Lugano

45.82569, 9.04984

Great spot, people see you from afar. If there are no cars in the parking spot for dropping of goods you are good. Someone stopped when i put the sign up instantly.
―Tijmen

Duane place for trucks.Lots of trucks going up to Germany!You can get there after border check on Switzerland side (50m N) to a trap that leads you down under the highway. There jump fast over the street and you see the trucks!
―Anonymous

45.84997, 8.98504

gas station, got picked up once after 30 mins
―Anonymous

45.98553, 8.9347

traffic southwards is splitted at two sides of the kerb.
―Anonymous

46.15185, 8.94654

traffic goes from Locarno to Lugano.
―Anonymous

45.83742, 9.03647

This is a fantastic place to be generally, it's easy to talk to hundreds of lorry driver in a short span of time since all drivers have to get off their lorry and do something with some of their documents.
The downside is that after 20mins a civil servant came up to me and told me to leave. After some negotiation I was allowed another 20mins before I would have to leave. So do try to stay out of sight (as in behind the lorries).
―Anonymous

45.84997, 8.98504

My friend and I didn't have much luck here. There wasn't enough traffic through the gas station and not speaking italian was a HUGE disadvantage.
―Anonymous

45.84997, 8.98504

I was picked up after 10 minutes' asking, got a lift to Luzern.
―Porinoco

45.84997, 8.98504

better try here then on chiasso!!
―Anonymous

45.98553, 8.9347

No place for cars to stop but it seems to be the only logical place. It's in front of highway sign and everything earlier is just local streets with it's usual city traffic.
―Chaosu

45.84069, 9.03725

The toll post between Italy and Switzerland. Steady flow of slow traffic and plenty of place for cars to stop. No trucks though.

Tried this on an early Sunday morning coming from Italy to SUI, wait time 1h15. I don't understand why someone gave it a red "senseless" rating.
―Anonymous

45.84069, 9.03725

after 5 minutes I and my girlfriend were going on petrol station after Lugano. Not best place to wait with sign, but good to ask people. First couple I asked took us
―Anonymous

46.18245, 9.0019

Two backpackers got a ride to Zurich from here after 45 minutes wait.
―Mateo

45.83457, 9.03539

we waited 20 minutes and got a ride to mendrisio, from a girl who often picks up hitchhikers.

however, if you get a short ride, i would recommend declining and staying in this spot.
―Alizcano

46.18245, 9.0019

I had to wait the whole night till i got a ride in the Chur direction. Should be much better for Zurich or Basel as most of the cars passing by headed there. If you get stuck, like i did, it's a good place to stay the night because it's Restaurant and Toilets are open 24 hours and theres many places to take a nap around the station.
―Simonkfr

45.83457, 9.03539

Two backpackers got a pickup with the first driver but only to Como.
―Mateo

46.18245, 9.0019

Hard to get a lift to Chur, easy in direction Basel
―Anonymous

46.18245, 9.0019

It took us quite a long time for a ride to Chur. Better option is to go to Zurich from here. But the place is amazing for hitch-hiking as it's crowded with people going north!
Many cars we asked were actually full so have that in mind
―Thejourneyramino

46.17494, 8.85544

A single female hitchhike had luck here and the first car that saw her picked her up until 25 KM from Milano, but that's no more then an avarge spot.
―Mateo