Hitchhiking from Bolton
Hitchhiking to Bolton
Recent reviews mentioning Bolton
53.63175, -2.69045
Shower, divable dumpster and a good camp spot. What more could you want. Also a quick lift―Ryancomet
54.79676, -2.86973
Suprisingly good for how hopeless it looks―Ryancomet
52.64329, -2.05809
A lovely brummy couple took us to Manchester after only 15 mins of asking around!―Anonymous
53.56754, -2.23019
I got a straight ride to Wales from here.―anettlee17
53.46664, -2.24481
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53.56927, -2.22881
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53.43941, -2.58522
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53.6005, -2.57295
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53.60169, -2.57534
Take a train from Manchester, Bolton to Blackrod. You can see how to walk to here from the train station (10-15 minutes). Easy to catch a ride straight to Glasgow or Edinburgh―Anonymous
53.46664, -2.24481
Layby in easy walking distance from central Manchester. Good for hitching south. Traffic fast but a good place for it to stop.―Anonymous
53.56927, -2.22881
Slip road going onto motorway from Birch services. Go East on M62 from here or West from other side. To get here take bus 167 from Manchester Centre, get off by The White Heart pub and walk down Whittle Lane to get to service station - 10 mins.―Anonymous
53.43941, -2.58522
M6 North (glasgow, edinburgh)―Anonymous
53.63247, -2.69175
M6 North―Anonymous
53.42012, -2.25974
I use this for M6 Southbound, there's a petrol station and a Macdonald. At the exit from the petrol station people from the road and the petrol station can see you. There's a bus stop to pull in at just after as well. Also there's a pedestrian crossing where traffic stops so they can get a good look at you and (hopefully) see that you look nice!―Anonymous
53.6005, -2.57295
Bolton West service station. I have never used these services to hitch from, but I have stopped there several times as a driver. I would speculate that it's a bad spot for hitching. The service area is very run down and last time I went it was due for major refurbishment. I'm not saying don't use it, but maybe it's best to avoid if you can find another way.―Anonymous
53.63103, -2.68916
M6 south, too. Good spot towards birmingham―Anonymous
53.60169, -2.57534
good spot. slowly traffic. waited there around 20 min. You just should meet right driver - and than everything will be ok ;)―Anonymous
53.63247, -2.69175
Got dropped off here begin of April. Got a ride at 5pm within 10min with my sign saying "M6 North". Waited after the petrol station. Since there is no service but just the petrol station its not that busy.―LaZubi
53.42012, -2.25974
Have used this place multiple times and never got a ride in less than 45mins. On one occasion it took over 3 hours. However, I've always got a ride, and there's not many other options in Manchester. If you do decide to try this spot, any ride going vaguely in the direction you need will probably result in you finding a better spot than this one, so it's often worth taking the chance on any ride offer from here. Getting to M6 J19, or M6 Knutsford Services from here is definitely worth it.―Tmoon
53.42012, -2.25974
Very BAD experience, we stayed on petrol station around 15 min but then staff asked us to leave―Anonymous