Adelaide

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Adelaide is a city in Australia. It is the largest city and capital of the state of South Australia.

Hitching Out

North or West towards Alice Springs

In order to get rides North or West, you need to get to the A1.

There are 2 main options:

  1. There's a big truckstop / petrol station a few km out of town, just after the caravan park, where lots of trucks stop. It would be a good place to ask the drivers and catch a ride. Asking for a ride to Port Augusta might be a good idea.
    I waited in that station for about 15 minutes and got a ride to Port Augusta and from there a ride all the way to Perth.
    I think http://www.highway1touristpark.com/ is the caravan park with station next to it
  2. You can also stand on a random bus stop or other place along the A1 and try to hitch from there. You can get there with bus number 224 or 225 from King William st. in town. But try to avoid that if possible, it can get hot, there's no shelter and people are not keen on stopping.



Option 3 I didn't find the truck stop that these vague directions above gave me but I found a good space for hitching.

From the centre of town get a train ticket to Salisbury Interchange. The train is quite regular even on a sunday so you can relax about getting there. From the Salisbury Interchange get the bus. During the week the 900 will take you right to the intersection of Port Wakefield and Waterloo Roads (map). In the weekend the 401 will get you near there and if you have a nice bus driver like i did might take you up to the roundabout to save you some walking. The intersection has traffic lights on a quick cycle so the traffic is reasonably slow and there is a large area along the side to pull into.

Southeast towards Melbourne

Heading towards Melbourne, it is best to wait for a lift on Glen Osmond Road before it joins the South Eastern Freeway. A number of bus lines including the 100, 230F, 840, 841F, 861, 863, or 864 can drop you off at the intersection of Cross Road and Glen Osmond Road. The area on Mount Barker Road to the east of the intersection of Cross, Glen Osmond and Portrush Roads is a good spot to try.

In one hitcher's experience, mid-morning Saturday was the best time to find long rides. During the week much of the traffic is local and not good for an inter-city trip. trash:Adelaide