Hitchhiking from Kirkby

Hitchhiking to Kirkby

Recent reviews mentioning Kirkby

55.21933, -3.40988

Not any great spot to stand but it works well enough. Delighted to confirm the freaky geese are still there. This time they were stopping traffic
―Ryancomet

52.43014, -1.43744

I was very lucky, I ask to the first person at the gas station and he was going north to dundee (Scotland M6)
I don’t know if it the best but it work for me. I went by bus here.
―Ana

53.40428, -2.74428

to take M62 dont wait on this spot, cars go fast
―Anonymous

53.40673, -2.89972

the perfect spot for hitchhiking to Manchester. Waited about 10 min.
―Anonymous

53.40673, -2.89972

Got a ride in 15 minutes to the M6.
―Saleemaslam

53.40673, -2.89972

took me 5mins for a ride. V good spot
―Anonymous

53.40673, -2.89972

it's a bus stop called "Broadgreen, The Rocket PH (opp)"
―Mikael

53.41831, -2.63668

This is the Burtonwood stop, the place your looking for, if your coming out of Liverpool and heading North or South.
―Anonymous

I waited at the entrance of the gas station shell and waited less than 3 minutes to get a ride ! There is a lot of traffic, especially to Manchester (whre i was going to) and people go to get some gas before driving. A very good place !
―MaëlBZH

53.41831, -2.63668

If you're turning towards Birmingham/M6, this is a good place to stop before the big road junction.

Just ask from lorries/people stopping for gas/food.
―Anonymous

53.41009, -2.91873

I waited somewhere on this road to go South to Bristol and it works well. There is a lot of trafic and it's the best place to go to Manchester or South !
―Anonymous

53.40431, -2.74854

I've used this spot twice, both on a Saturday morning. You can very easily catch a ride to Burtonwood services from here, or all the way to Liverpool or Manchester. Recommend a sign saying M62, and either Liverpool or Manchester, but if you're going to Manchester and get offered a right to Burtonwood services take it, you can get to Manchester quite easily from there.
―Joebloggs

53.49466, -2.9519

Read about this place on hitch wiki. After 60 minutes got picked up... by police. Fortunately they where nice, but this spot not only is shit, but illegal.
―PPptas

53.40673, -2.89972

August 2025, gave up after an hour and got a train. It's a bus stop and 3 lanes of traffic, a lot of people waving at me but no one stopped. Maybe just got unlucky
―Anonymous

53.49466, -2.9519

Read about on hitchwiki. It’s a junction and one way takes you onto the M28, one way on smaller roads to Ormskirk. I flittered about between the two but eventually got a lift on the smaller road to Ormskirk… however I ended up getting stuck here as these little villages inbetween Liverpool and Preston are pretty hard to hitchhike out of. Equally, I’m not sure if cars can actually pull over on the M28 road, and it is most definitely illegal to stand there. So all in all, not a great spot, if you want to hitchhike north out of Liverpool your best bet honestly is just getting the X2 bus to Preston and hitchhiking onto the M6 out of Preston it’s way more straightforward.
―Oscarw