Hitchhiking from Kraków to Budapest

About 7 h 40 min of hitchhiking — roughly 404 km in 8 ride(s), including about 3 h 30 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 Kraków to BP — 5.4 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
Hitch 4.0 km (2 min) from BP to Zakopiańska, Krakow. Expect around 18 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 59.1 km (36 min) from Zakopiańska, Krakow to Skawa, Skawa. Expect around 20 min of waiting here. 8 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 38.7 km (23 min) from Skawa, Skawa to Chyżne. Expect around 31 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 48.8 km (29 min) from Chyżne to Slovnaft. Expect around 30 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 18.3 km (11 min) from Slovnaft to Bystrická cesta, Roveň. Expect around 25 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 56.1 km (34 min) from Bystrická cesta, Roveň to OMV. Expect around 30 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Hitch 24.0 km (14 min) from OMV to Zvolen. Expect around 29 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Walk 0.7 km (8 min) from Zvolen to Neresnická cesta, Zvolen.
Hitch 155.3 km (1 h 33 min) from Neresnická cesta, Zvolen to Fót. Expect around 28 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
Get from Fót to Budapest — 16.4 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.

What hitchhikers said along this route

“IF you are going to direction of Slovakia or Novy targ. Go at least to crossroads near Rabka zdroj because there are not many good places between.”
― Marek.cavojsky8338, Wed 2011-03-02 · BP

“I got a lift to Slovakia in 5mins on the national holiday lots of traffic just ask 3 drivers and i had a lift.”
― Jonathan litchfield, Sun 2014-11-09 · BP

“Gas station. in direction of Slovakia.”
― Anonymous, Wed 2011-03-02 · BP

“Got a ride to Rabka after 15 minutes on a Sunday morning with low traffic”
― Anonymous, Sun 2023-11-12 · BP

“I waited 30min with a SK sign then a Nowy Targ sign. I had no luck and moved towards the highway intersection south of this place and got picked up in 15min towards Myslenice which unfortunately didn't help me a lot.”
― I4MTRUE, Thu 2025-11-06 · BP

“Me and my girlfriend got a ride to Zakopane in 5 min (April)”
― Anonymous, Mon 2019-04-22 · Zakopiańska, Krakow

“Great place towards SLOVAKIA or ZAKOPANE. I got a ride to Zakopane in 10 minutes. Good luck!”
― Anonymous, Sun 2015-08-16 · Zakopiańska, Krakow

“Used this spot 2 times (couple and male alone) , got ride in 5 min to Myslenice twice. There is a traffic light just before so cars go reasonably slow and can see you from the traffic light. There is 3 lanes so make a big sign if you wanna go far. Personally just used my thumb as I wanted to go to Kosice.”
― Jurichezzbmx, Tue 2023-01-03 · Zakopiańska, Krakow

“I was 30 min walking from this bus stop, once the van arrived I asked in Polish how much for a ride to Opatkowice and he probably said something like "nah I got you" because I didn't paid nothing. Maybe if you try to ask in the local language you can get one too ;) Pretty sure this spot is illegal since it's already on the main road and it's a bus stop, but with a "Rabka" sign I got a ride to M”
― felps_3104, Fri 2023-04-28 · Zakopiańska, Krakow

“Good spot just behind the lights in the bus stop. Its a bit annoying that there is this big bush in front of bus stop, so you have to stand quite close to the road. But the spot is good if you are trying to get south. I stood with a sign Rabka/Slovakia. Got picked up to Rabka”
― kiausiniuvagis, Tue 2025-04-29 · Zakopiańska, Krakow

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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.