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Hitchhiking from Bordeaux to Prague

About 24 h 23 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1919 km in 9 ride(s), including about 5 h 12 min of waiting by the road. These figures come from rides hitchhikers logged on this map, not from an estimate.

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Step by step

  1. Get from Bordeaux to 44.86854, -0.50197 — 6.9 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 424.1 km (4 h 14 min) from 44.86854, -0.50197 to Aire du péage de Gerzat. Expect around 41 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 30.8 km (18 min) from Aire du péage de Gerzat to Aire des Volcans d'Auvergne. Expect around 10 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Hitch 195.7 km (1 h 57 min) from Aire des Volcans d'Auvergne to Aire des Bruyères - Paisy. Expect around 32 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  5. Hitch 164.7 km (1 h 39 min) from Aire des Bruyères - Paisy to Aire de Beaune-Merceuil. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 445.4 km (4 h 27 min) from Aire de Beaune-Merceuil to Rasthofweg, Bühl. Expect around 49 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Hitch 93.8 km (56 min) from Rasthofweg, Bühl to Am Hockenheimring West. Expect around 41 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  8. Hitch 225.4 km (2 h 15 min) from Am Hockenheimring West to Raststätte Kammersteiner Land Süd. Expect around 40 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 71.2 km (43 min) from Raststätte Kammersteiner Land Süd to Illschwang. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 268.0 km (2 h 41 min) from Illschwang to 50.04901, 14.26754. Expect around 28 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Get from 50.04901, 14.26754 to Prague — 11.8 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“all traffic for that direction, traffic lights, very good spot to be seen and stop, legal to stand cause no motorway yet, small service station after few hundret meters: All the possibilities, much traffic, good driver reactions - perfect.”
― Anonymous · 44.86854, -0.50197
“Takes a bit to get to, but good spot although stay concentrated as you are very close to fast driving cars took me 15 min with a Perigeux sign”
― Freek, Thu 2015-08-06 · 44.86854, -0.50197
“Good spot to the east : A89 (Libourne, Périgeux, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Lyon).”
― Kvardek du, Tue 2013-11-05 · 44.86854, -0.50197
“This spot is actually really good if you want to get to Lyon, or even Switzerland because there is a lot of traffic and they have a good place to stop next to the road, but I think it’s better to have a sign there. We 2 people got a ride next to Lyon with a guy that even bought us ice cream!”
― Fiorekonlife, Sat 2025-07-05 · 44.86854, -0.50197
“Good spot to travel to Lyon. I waited 40min and found a ride to one hour past Lyon. The cars are slow because of the traffic lights and you can wait in the shadows - I had a few friendly car washers keeping me company.”
― Anonymous, Tue 2026-07-07 · 44.86854, -0.50197
“pas ouf comme spot mais le mieux pour sortir de bdx pour aller vers lyon merci a l’ancien autostopeur qui m’a pris et qui connaissais ce spot”
― lulutin, Wed 2026-06-10 · 44.86854, -0.50197
“Got lucky again. Picked up Audi RS6 Avant dude was driving like crazy (I would as well with such a nice car) Overall I recommend this spot because it is a merge lane with red light which gives drivers enough time to think twice to pick you up ;)”
― radovanfoltyn, Fri 2026-08-14 · 44.86854, -0.50197
“was waiting with sign “lyon” and i’ve got here by 1st car that stopped, there is a lot of space to stop”
― Anonymous, Sat 2026-08-15 · 44.86854, -0.50197
“second car that stopped took me a good distance, dont speek french still worked out”
― 1tramp, Tue 2026-08-18 · 44.86854, -0.50197
“take the bus 20 to come here. the best spot to go in direction to the north.”
― Anonymous · Aire du péage de Gerzat

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Waiting times and distances are averages from community-logged rides. Travel time assumes 100 km/h in a car and 5 km/h walking. They are not guarantees.


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