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Hitchhiking from Salzburg to Warsaw

About 17 h 23 min of hitchhiking — roughly 1221 km in 8 ride(s), including about 4 h 22 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 Salzburg to a hitchhiking spot near Salzburg — 3.3 km. Local transport is usually quicker than walking this stretch.
  2. Hitch 139.3 km (1 h 24 min) from Salzburg to Raststation Ansfelden Süd. Expect around 45 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  3. Hitch 232.6 km (2 h 20 min) from Raststation Ansfelden Süd to Schwechat. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  4. Walk 0.3 km (3 min) from Schwechat to BP.
  5. Hitch 58.7 km (35 min) from BP to Jarovce. Expect around 29 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  6. Hitch 161.6 km (1 h 37 min) from Jarovce to Brno. Expect around 42 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  7. Walk 3.8 km (45 min) from a hitchhiking spot near Brno to Brno.
  8. Hitch 10.6 km (6 min) from Brno to OMV. Expect around 11 min of waiting here. 3 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  9. Hitch 160.6 km (1 h 36 min) from OMV to Klimkovice, D1. Expect around 22 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  10. Hitch 69.5 km (42 min) from Klimkovice, D1 to MOP Rowień Wschód. Expect around 36 min of waiting here. 4 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  11. Hitch 387.8 km (3 h 53 min) from MOP Rowień Wschód to Warsaw. Expect around 40 min of waiting here. 2 logged rides support this leg. See this spot
  12. Get from a hitchhiking spot near Warsaw to Warsaw — 5.2 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, 2006-08-01 · 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, 2013-10-21 · Salzburg
“We got a car to Vienna after 40 minutes.”
― Anonymous, 2014-08-19 · Salzburg
“A bus stop. In front, a small shop. Got a ride in a Jaguar !!!”
― Anonymous, 2011-09-09 · 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, 2016-06-02 · Salzburg
“Hitchhiked towards Munich with girlfriend, got a ride in alfa-romeo in 35min :)”
― Anonymous, 2013-11-04 · Salzburg
“Got a ride to Linz in 20 mins with a Linz sign (final destination Vienna).”
― Anonymous, 2015-09-12 · Salzburg
“Literally a thousand cars passed me without even giving me a look. (Tuesday afternoon). Worst spot.”
― Abuelo, 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, 2025-10-14 · Salzburg
“Thumbed right before the bus station.”
― LJIsTooShort, 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.


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