Göteborg

Göteborg is the second-largest city in Sweden, with a large alternative music scene and underground party culture.

North towards Oslo
The best place to start heading towards Oslo is the service station, STIGS CENTER,  (see location of here (marked as Q (or K?)). There are also a few buses which go there, one of which is "402 Alvangen". Could just ask the bus drivers which goes to Stigs center, and the bus stop is directly on the onramp to the motorway so you just step off the bus and hitch!

Alternatively, if you're still in the city-center, you can try getting a lift from the petrol station located close to this roundabout (near to Ullevi Narra, the big stadium) where cars are going in many directions, some of which might go to Oslo. However, most of the cars coming from the roundabout are going very very fast, and it's hard for them to stop on the street here. And, most cars at the petrol station next to it are just staying inside the city at this point.

A good day to get a ride to Oslo is probably a Sunday since many Swedes are home in Göteborg over the weekend, and on Sundays head back to Oslo for work.

North towards Karlstad via E45
There's a very good hitchhiking spot right on E45, after a crossing 3 km west from Hammarkullen. There used to be a bus stop right after the crossing with traffic lights. Now it's just a good spot for the cars to drive aside while going at low speed. The closest tram stop is the one at Hammarkullen on the way to Angered, number 8 (purple) goes there. If one wants to go by bus, then the stop is Eliebergsvägen, it's right next to the spot. One can get there by taking 401 from Angered or 173 from Nils E-terminalen. Here is the spot on google maps.

Road 40 and E4 to Stockholm
The fastest route by car to Stockholm is not via E20 as all the traffic signs say. Most people take this route instead. A good spot is bus stop Kallebäcksgatan (Take bus 50 there or a tram to Elisedal and walk five mins). My friends tried it today and got a ride within half an hour. The cars can stop at the bus stop which most likely is better than the on-ramp.

The "slow road" (E20) to Stockholm
The E20 is not a fast or big motorway, but an excellent route to truly see the Swedish countryside from.

This point may not look like much, but there is a lot of heavy traffic entering this on-ramp at all times. The reason why this exact spot works particularly well is because of a traffic light that naturally stops the vehicles that turn in here. If you stand just alongside where they're turning in, they'll have time to see you and pull out of line onto the tram tracks for a few seconds. Make sure to use a sign.

A possibly better spot is Munkebäcksmotet (marked on map), a bus stop on the sliproad going down to the motorway. Either take bus number 513 or 515 in the direction Polhemsplatsen (a ticket is 16,50 SEK, but it is possible to blackride as well) or take the tram to Munkebäckstorget and walk north 10 minutes from there. Most drivers are going only short distances, and the towns they go to are virtually impossible to hitchhike out of. Try to get to Alingsås, where the motorway ends and you can hitchhike directly on the roadside.

South towards Malmö, Denmark, Germany
Option 1 From the Central Station get on the the commuter train towards Kungsbacka. Get off after about 10 minutes in Kållered, When you get off the train you'll see a Netto on the other side of the road which has excellent dumpsters should you need to acquire some food. To get to the hitching spot you just walk under the tracks and continue for another 100 meters or so until after you cross the highway where you turn left directly and follow the highway for about 5-10 minutes. You'll walk past Ikea (at which point there will be a Willys visible which also has excellent food-acquiring potential) and and a petrol station which will have some people heading to Kungsbacka (and possibly further of course) Otherwise just walk up the hill and hitch at the on-ramp. Any ride that's 5 or more kilometers is good as it will take you to Sandsjöbacka rest area which is one of the best places to find a ride to directly to Malmö or even  Denmark and Germany. Bear in mind that Sandsjöbacka is the last rest area for at least 60 kilometers that's on the highway so it's much recommended to stop there to avoid getting stuck at a small on-ramp somewhere.

footsore got a lift all the way to Malmö from here within 20 minutes at 7am on a Saturday morning.

Option 2 Take the bus ("grön express" recommended, stops by just a few meters from the trucks) to "Stigs center" north of Göteborg. A lot of trucks stop by to pause here and there's a good chance you'll get a ride.

Or if you want to hitch from town, many hitchhikers have found the petrol station on the large crossing where the road Ullevigatan joins the E20 was a great spot. Walking from central station is 10-15min walk but according to thomasmyrman this a difficult spot. The only way to get a ride here is by asking drivers that stop, of which there are not many. Many here were not leaving Göteborg. There is a small area if you follow the road towards malmö that you can walk to where cars can maybe stop but it is not ideal, use different spot if possible.

Liftarkungen thinks that the best place to start hitchhiking south from Göteborg is "Sandsjöbackamotet", which is situated south of Mölndal. However it is timeconsuming and quit an adventure to get there. Use www.hitta.se or googlemaps in order to find directions. Or see Sandsjöbackamotet.

Ferries : South towards Denmark, Germany
There are ferries going all the time to Denmark (Fredrikshavn) and Germany (Kiel) from the Stena Line terminal. Take tram 9, 3 or 11 to Masthuggstorget or just start from "Järntorget". From there walk towards the water and find the place where trucks and cars drive onto the ferries. Check-in starts 1.5 h before ferry departure, so be on time! (but drivers can still go in about 20 minutes before..). Have a sign with the country of destination on it. The best thing is that vehicles don't pay any extra for up to five passengers. There's about 4 ferries daily (seemingly more in summer) to Fredrikshavn and 1 to Kiel. Ask in the Stena Line office or check out the webpage http://www.stenaline.se/ or in English http://www.stenaline.co.uk/ferry/ For your sign, write GRATIS under the DK. Most drivers won't know it's free to take another passenger.

On the ferry to Fredrikshavn, you have 2 hrs to find a ride (visit the truckers special area) south, at least to the excellent trucker terminal heaven of Padburg, on the Danish/German border.

Stena Line Ferries towards Kiel
For the ferries towards Kiel, Germany the drivers don't need to pay extra for you, but you have to book a cabin, which are available from 225 SEK upwards. The ferry is leaving every day at 19:00. If you hitchhike with a truckdriver you can get a special deal. The deal is basically that you pay approximately 250 SEK (an unknown editor of this page paid 253 a long time ago) and you get the following things included in the price. Probably a fairly luxurious cabin.(prices for the most basic ones start at 740 for a 2 bed-cabin ( there are no cabins with 1 bed) All in all you end up getting a 85-90% discount and a lot of superfluous luxury. However it might be difficult too find a driver who let you go as his/her's second driver. You could try to convince the drivers when they wait to board the ferry. They board the ferry about 1-2 hours before departure.
 * The crossing (710 SEK)
 * Big all inclusive buffe (310 SEK)
 * Big breakfast buffe (105 SEK)
 * A small lunch-box to-go when you leave the ferry. (90 SEK)
 * A cabin that is to be shared with your driver.

Stena Line ferries to Fredrikshavn
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