Hitchhiking from Salzburg to Warsaw
About 17 h 27 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1216 km in 6 ride(s), including about 3 h 39 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 Salzburg to a hitchhiking spot near Salzburg — 3.3 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
- Hitch 140.4 km (1 h 24 min) from Salzburg to Raststation Ansfelden Süd. Expect around 41 min of waiting here. 5 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 233.8 km (2 h 20 min) from Raststation Ansfelden Süd to Schwechat. Expect around 39 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 0.4 km (5 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Schwechat to Schwechat.
- Hitch 66.2 km (40 min) from Schwechat to Petržalka, Dvory VI. Expect around 6 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 4.2 km (50 min) from Petržalka, Dvory VI to Old Town, Západ.
- Hitch 146.5 km (1 h 28 min) from Old Town, Západ to Modřice. Expect around 45 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Walk 3.6 km (44 min) from Modřice to Brno.
- Hitch 239.1 km (2 h 23 min) from Brno to MOP Rowień Wschód. Expect around 42 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Hitch 389.5 km (3 h 54 min) from MOP Rowień Wschód to BP Reduta. Expect around 46 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
- Get from BP Reduta to Warsaw — 4.2 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
What hitchhikers said along this route
“A lot of traffic to both directions of the A1.”
― Anonymous, Tue 2006-08-01 · Salzburg
“We got a car to Vienna after 40 minutes.”
― Anonymous, Tue 2014-08-19 · Salzburg
“A bus stop. In front, a small shop. Got a ride in a Jaguar !!!”
― Anonymous, Fri 2011-09-09 · Salzburg
“While there is a lot of traffic passing through this area, my friend and I were waiting for two hours before getting a ride to the nearest petrol station. We had a sign for München, so maybe heading in the other direction is easier.”
― Anonymous, Mon 2013-10-21 · Salzburg
“I stand near the jewelery with a sign "LIN" and car to Linz stopped in five or ten minutes. It was Monday 3pm.”
― HumiCZ, Thu 2016-06-02 · Salzburg
“Got a ride to Linz in 20 mins with a Linz sign (final destination Vienna).”
― Anonymous, Sat 2015-09-12 · Salzburg
“Hitchhiked towards Munich with girlfriend, got a ride in alfa-romeo in 35min :)”
― Anonymous, Mon 2013-11-04 · Salzburg
“Literally a thousand cars passed me without even giving me a look. (Tuesday afternoon). Worst spot.”
― Abuelo, Tue 2023-05-23 · Salzburg
“Hitched in front of the busstation. Friendly guy to munchen picked me up after approx 1h. Use of sign highly recommended”
― Yolle, Tue 2025-10-14 · Salzburg
“Thumbed right before the bus station.”
― LJIsTooShort, Fri 2025-08-22 · Salzburg
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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.