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Hitching out of Oslo is usually difficult from the city center(except going south). There are several motorway entrances behind the tunnel. The further outside the city you are, the easier it gets.

The trip to === North towards [[Trondheim takes one day. ]] {{E|6}} or northwest towards [[Molde]] or [[Ålesund]] ===

Around IKEA (Furuset) is an area where most trucks start. There This is a superb spot for heading north/northwest: a "StatoilCircle K" petrol station on the [[E6]] direction North which can be reached walking with the free IKEA shuttle bus. This blue bus is leaving from metro station Fred Olsens gate 5 every hour on the "Trosterudo'clock", East of the centre (lines 1 or 2, direction Ellingsrudåsen). The metro in Oslo is called the TIt operates from 10.00 until 22. From the stop Trosterud you go out, to the left, left again down the hill, over the footbridge 00 on weekdays and continue down and you are behind the stationfrom 09.00 until 20.00 on saturdays.You can could also get there '''for free''', taking jump on the IKEA bus going once per hour from Dronningsgate near the main station directly to IKEA. From there you can walk back metro line 1 or 2 to the street, turn left stop (south-westTrosterud) turn left at the second roundabout earlier/later hours, sundays and then cross the E6. The Statoil station then is to your left and can be reached by the next street on your leftit leaves at higher frequencies, but that would cost a one-zone ticket of 35 NOK.

:[[User:abstorz|abstorz]] was able The Circle K is 10 minutes walk from IKEA. Once you are at IKEA just walk around the building to hitch it's right side, and you'll se a ride onto pedestrian tunnel taking you under the E6. Straight on the motorway behind other side, look to your right, a pathway following the tunnel in highway takes you directly to the area of Etterstadspot. When going north, but it you can't quite easily find a ride here. Anyways, for shorter rides, the first good petrol station on the highway is called "Skedsmokorset". You might be bad offered rides to the Oslo airport, in case you are trying to get even further , make sure you jump off at Skedsmokorset. '''SKEDSMOKORSET''' - SHELL Gas station 59.996979648163354, 11.039584005582046 This gas station is a perfect spot for heading north/northwest. You should filter out short rides. Be patient, there are many long-distance cars stopping there to get rest or fill up gasoline. To get there you need a two-zone ticket of the city. Once on the motorway everything went fine69 NOK (spring 2024) or just a very short local ride.

Note: If you're heading to Sweden on the E18 you have to start on the E6. Be very careful as there is only one point where the E6 branches to the E18. It's fairly easy to miss, but when you see it ask the driver to turn off even if they are continuing south. There is a roundabout where you can get out, and then the driver can get back on the E6. '''Option 1 - Barcode '''  With the new iconic addition to the Oslo high-rise waterfront, Barcode, hitchhiking south directly from the city centre has become much easier, and thus removed the need for the 30 minute metro ride to Mortensrud (option 2). From the central station, just pass the high-rises until the end, where it turns right (and south). Follow the sidewalk on this for about 250 meters, until you get to a traffic light. On the right side of the road, there is possible for cars to stop (parking forbidden sign does not mean cars can't pull over). You only need a ride to the shell station at Mortensrud in order to get going further. '''Option 2 - Mortensrud '''

''' Option 2 3 - From Ljansbakken (closer to the city than the other ones) '''

This spot is before the road turns into a motorway at a busstop with plenty of space for people to pull over safely, a sign might be useful at this spot.

'''Option 3 4 - Hellerud '''

'''Option 1 - Where the motorway ended -''' there is bus 200 that goes from the City=== West towards [[Bergen]], you can catch it to the stop ''Avtjerna'' and hitch from the bustop. All motorway has ended and it is just country road all the way to Bergen. The con with this option is that it the bus only goes once an hour (or southwest towards [[Stavanger]] and once every 2 hours on sunday). But if you just miss the bus you can change to option 2 or 3 instead of waiting for the next one.[[Kristiansand]]===

'''Option 2 - Closer The road to Bergen diverges from the city on a onramp - 10 minutes walking'''Catch a train to southwestern road at Sandvika. If your ride is going the other way, when you just get off at one of the train walk in the direction the train was moving for 100 meters, turn right gas stations before Sandvika and then left on the bigger road (Elias Smiths Vej), follow the road until a roundabout and turn right, and you will see the entrance to the motorwaykeep hitchhiking from there.

'''Option 3 - Far out of the city 1 -Onramp at Skøyen'''Take the train to "Honefoss", walk up the hill and out to the road, and there is an information point where it's easy for drivers to pull in- all traffic from Oslo to Bergen goes past this point.

'''Option 4 - Something closer This option is fairly close to the citycentre. Take a train or a bus to (Skøyen), and walk southwest towards the highway. There is a big roundabout a a little closer to the hightway, and a 100 meters further down the onramp you'''ll see a bus stop with plenty of space to pull over. This is a favorite spot for many hitchhikers heading west. From here option 2 is also close by, a gas station that is just 600 meters down the highway.

=== South-West Take the bus 31 or 31E to the stop (Maritim) and walk for 50 meters to the gas station close by. The station does not have too much traffic, but it is fairly easy to hitch a ride to the next gas station on the way towards [[Kristianstad]]Sandvika or Drammen, [[Stavanger]] ===where there is more traffic heading northwest and southwest.

''' Option 1 3 - Stabekk gasstation Bergen direction only - Where the motorway ended'''

Catch there is bus 200 that goes from the train City, you can catch it to the stop '''StabekkAvtjerna'' and as you come out of hitch from the of the train turn right bustop. All motorway has ended and cross the bridge over the railway, following the it is just country road '''Kveldsroveien''', by turning right after all the bridge and walking in the direction you came way to Bergen. The con with from Oslo. Take this option is that it the second road to the left bus only goes once an hour (still called '''Kveldsroveien''' and walk once every 2 hours on that until it grows smaller sunday). It is also quite far out from Oslo, and smaller before eventually becoming a footpath leading to public transport can be pricey. But if you just miss the motorway gasstation where bus you can hitch towards '''Drammen''' and onwards. It's roughly a 10 minute walk from the stationchange to option 1 or 2.

''' Option 2 4 - Same as option 4 Bergen direction only - Petrol Station near the city Onramp at Sandvika'''

There is Catch a Petrol Station on the Drammensvein heading west (next train to Sandvika, when you get off the Mercedes and BMW buildings). Many people leaving Oslo train walk in the morning to go to direction the surrounding suburbs train was moving for work stop there for petrol. You can reach it by walking from 100 meters, turn right and then left on the city center bigger road (around 4 km on a footpath along the DrammensveinElias Smiths Vej) or by Bus (TE 1,4follow the road until a roundabout and turn right,8, 10 or 14 till Martim)and you will see the entrance to the highway. from here There you can easily ask drivers if they are going stand with a sign hitchhiking to one of the spots mentioned above. Remember that most cars will not be going very farHønefoss, where there's a gas station.

Oslo (Rygge) is an airport located about 75 km South of Oslo, on the [[E6]] direction [[Göteborg]]. To reach Oslo via HH, you simple need a sign for Oslo and you can either hitch from the airport or walk about 1.5 km to (North direction, along the motorway) the Rygge on-ramp where local traffic passes at the roundabout. The first petrol station is a few kilometres North, around Moss. From there it's rather easy to get a direct ride to Oslo.

Or you can just stand at the end of the car park building on the slip road (turn right out of terminal building and walk until you reach the end of the building). I just hitched to Oslo city centre in one lift (by holding up an 'Oslo' sign). The first car stopped. Or you can ask people at the airport if they're going to Oslo. My brother did this and got a lift with the first person he asked. I was heading East to Töcksfors (just over the Swedish border on the E18) so got dropped at the junction of the 151 near the town of Son and continued East from there. Not the easiest hitch (4 hours) but still much quicker than getting the airport bus into Oslo and then the Stockholm bus back out to Töcksfors. I found drivers friendly, willing to go a little out of their way, and everyone spoke good English.