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Hitchhiking from Sandbach

Sandbach on Hitchhiking Map

67 of 68 hitchhikers who logged a ride starting in United Kingdom said they would accept that ride again. See the data and its limits

Hitchhiking to Sandbach

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Recent reviews mentioning Sandbach

52.99416, -2.29017

90 minutes asking people in the dark isn't bad, finally got a ride in an AUDI! One guy and one femme wheelchair user.
―Maxiental

53.30111, -2.40043

Worked well asking people, got a lift with the first person we asked, but did scope out thumbing spots first, there were no good ones. One guy and a femme wheelchair user.
―Maxiental

53.30072, -2.40253

Good spot. Not many options for thumbing so asking at the door worked in like 5m once we got the corrage to do it.
―Ryancomet

52.06598, -2.15951

Good spot, cheap hotel. found the best spot to thumb was at the exit to the car park.
―Ryancomet

52.08329, -0.74999

Good services, long lift from an interesting man...
―Ryancomet

52.06598, -2.15951

Lots of cars stopped but most were going to Birmingham or up the M6. I was hoping to get onto the M1 but gave up and went up the M6
―Anonymous

52.21889, -1.50663

Mi kredas, ke mi uzis numerplaton por Manĉestro. Vere interesa rumano, plena de fanfaronado kaj bona muziko, lasis min ĉe la stacidomo Crewe, de kie mi prenis trajnon al la pramo al Dublino. Dankon, Paŭlo.
―Jurobola

53.30111, -2.40043

Knutsford services. Good for getting south, esp. to birmongham.

Walkable distance from knutsford train station
―Anonymous

53.30072, -2.40253

Depends where you're trying to get to

Avoid if you're trying to get North of Manchester! - go back to Sandbach and then up.
Ok for getting lifts into Manchester, sometimes liverpool or toward Leeds.
―Anonymous

53.30072, -2.40253

I actually disagree - I got a lift to Perth, Scotland, within seconds (!)
―Anonymous

53.30111, -2.40043

Waited in the services for 10 minutes before getting a ride south.
―Saleemaslam

53.30072, -2.40253

How do you get stuck for 27 hours? Anyway, I got a ride in about 5 minutes going around, asking drivers in the dark. The guy asked me to show him my ID, but took me almost home in Manchester.
―Uncle sam01

53.30072, -2.40253

Not always good for Manchester here - we tried once with sign 'MANCHESTER' for 2 hours without success. Walking to J19 and hitching from there got much better results.
―Tmoon

53.30072, -2.40253

I waited around 35 minutes for a car to take me west onto the M56. It was quite quiet.
―Driftwood

53.30111, -2.40043

Can either a pleasant or bad experience, depending on when you arrive here. If you get here late afternoon, my advice would be to find somewhere to throw your lean to for the night, away from the service station, there are a couple of places you can hide behind. Cook some food and get a hot drink, this place at night even in the summer can get really very cold, wrap up warm at night. It's highly unlikely you will be disturbed overnight while you sleep. Get some breakfast and a hot drink, after pack up, and head into the services, get cleaned up, and get out and ready to hitch. Signs are important here.
―Anonymous

53.30072, -2.40253

Once got stuck here with a friend for 27 hours, most other times it's been 2-5 hours, not good for going north.
Avoid at all costs!

―Anonymous

53.30072, -2.40253

3 bad experiences so far in 2013 going south ....no cars . expect to wait 90 minutes and then be offered a lift to Hilton Park Services , Wolverhampton , which is also a 90 minute wait. Avoid Kuntsford and Hilton Pk . The rest of M6 is ok
―Colinc

53.30072, -2.40253

Going to Scotland. Tried here at night, very little traffic, noone stopping.

Got a lift in the morning after a couple of hours on the road before the petrol station, but only because someone got stuck behind a truck and had time to think about it for a while.
―River

53.06832, -2.33588

despite looking like a decent place to get a lift from, its actually a very poor place, people don't like picking up from here. You could quite literally get stuck here for a day or two its that bad. Best advice is head back south to South Stafford J12 interchange, then ask who ever stops for you, can they take you as far as Knutsford services or further.
―Anonymous

53.07018, -2.44129

Never got a ride

―Anonymous

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