Hitchhiking from Dresden to Budapest

About 10 h 29 min of hitchhiking — roughly 800 km in 4 ride(s), including about 2 h 29 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

Get from Dresden to Bergstraße, Dresden — 2.4 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
Hitch 143.5 km (1 h 26 min) from Bergstraße, Dresden to Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L). Expect around 46 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 36.5 km (22 min) from Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L) to Brněnská, Prague. Expect around 30 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 393.2 km (3 h 56 min) from Brněnská, Prague to Jarovce. Expect around 28 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 227.2 km (2 h 16 min) from Jarovce to Budapest. Expect around 45 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Get from a hitchhiking spot near Budapest to Budapest — 2.4 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“you should be lucky to find a car here because it's forbidden to stop here for Germans”
― Anonymous, Sat 2018-07-14 · Bergstraße, Dresden

“Got the tram from city centre to "Nürnberger Platz" and walked to the Busstop. Within 2 minutes got a rid in the evening by a Czech couple heading directly to Praha. In the night the place is fully illuminated, so you can hitchhike from that spot at any time without appearing myterious.”
― LaZubi, Fri 2015-03-20 · Bergstraße, Dresden

“there's a bus stop right after the intersection. it has the advantage of cars coming from 3 directions and just after the red light, so the traffic isn't that fast. still, i waited an hour to get a ride to prague.”
― Anonymous, Sun 2013-10-13 · Bergstraße, Dresden

“Decent place for hitching out of Dresden towards the Czech border. A fair amount of CZ cars passing by. We were picked up by a couple going to Prague after about half an hour; they were not local (from Frankfurt), so it seems long-distance traffic passes through here. We stood at the bus station, where there is ample space for cars to stop. Traffic isn’t too fast thanks to the lights.”
― Kreft, Tue 2026-08-25 · Bergstraße, Dresden

“You can ask trucker at this rest house. After 20 minutes I got a ride to rest area between Brno and Bratislava.”
― Dynamo, Sat 2013-11-02 · Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L)

“all drivers want to Prague”
― Anonymous, Thu 2013-05-23 · Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L)

“god spot from germany to praque. stand on the exit of the parkarea. get a lift after 20min.”
― Anonymous, Tue 2014-01-14 · Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L)

“First car took me straight to Vienna.”
― Anonymous, Thu 2026-05-07 · Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L)

“Great spot a lot of trucks nad car stopping at the gas station. Got s ride all the way to Budapest but I guess that was lucky.”
― ohiteo, Thu 2025-08-07 · Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L)

“Most cars are local, going towards Prague. Here and there are some cars going to Austria.”
― brdzky, Sun 2026-08-23 · Klíčany, D8, km 3.1 (L)

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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.