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So the first spot is next '''Option 1''' Next to the huge shopping mall "Maxima Baze" which lies outside the city. You can get there by taking a free bus run by "Maxima" every hour, at **:18 from "Savanorių", or from [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=12102 the centre of the city (info is in the spot description)] [http://www.maxima.lt/pirkeju-klubas/nemokamas-autobusas/ schedule on the carrier website] ("darbo dienomis" = Mon-Fri). Or, from the bus stop "Savanorių" on the Savanorių avenue take a bus 21, 22, 23, 29, 54 or trolleybus 4,6,11,12,14,16. To reach Savanorių from Main Station take Trolleybus 6. (Every 5-10 minutes).
The second spot is situated at the end of Savanorių avenue (see the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Vilnius,+Lithuania&daddr=54.643744,25.203581&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&sll=54.642453,25.203323&sspn=0.025579,0.055275&ie=UTF8&ll=54.654769,25.227356&spn=0.102285,0.2211&z=12 map], picture on the right), many buses and trolleybuses go there - it is easy to get there but the waiting time can be longer in comparison with the first described spot - it is mostly because of 2 reasons: less traffic towards Kaunas (since it is a road towards Alytus and Trakai, too), and competition (there wouldn't be a day without some local short-distance hitch-hiker standing and thumbing there).''Option 3'''
Third This point is popular by hitch-hikers coming from northern part of Vilnius.There are another free bus which takes you almost to the A1 highway, to the biggest market in Lithuania, "Gariūnai".<br>[http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=13041 Departure station.]<br>[http://www.gariunai.lt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=1 Schedule on the carrier website.]<br>'''Pros'''<br>Bus don't run on Monday.
→West towards Warsaw (Poland), Kaunas, Klaipėda, Alytus, Marijampolė
=== West towards [[Warsaw]] ([[Poland]]), [[Kaunas]], [[Klaipėda]], [[Alytus]], [[Marijampolė]] ===
[[File:Vln to kns.JPG|thumb|250px|left|A hitchhiking spot towards [[Kaunas]].]]
There are two places in Vilnius offering you a good possibility to get a ride towards Poland. In order to get to Poland you can head towards Kaunas, [[Alytus]] ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=vilnius&daddr=alytus+to:sejny&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=54.399748,24.312744&sspn=1.646814,3.537598&ie=UTF8&ll=54.399645,24.31346&spn=3.293822,7.075195&z=7 map]) or via [[Trakai]] and [[Prienai]] ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=vilnius&daddr=trakai+to:marijampol%C4%97+to:Suwalki&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=53.569676,25.872803&sspn=1.67996,3.537598&ie=UTF8&ll=54.482805,23.873291&spn=3.287153,7.075195&z=7 map]). The three routes have ups and downs. Going through Kaunas is a longer road, but it's a highway and you are likely to need to change car only once in Kaunas and then in Marijampole, also it's a higher traffic.. the downside is that you are quite likely to get stuck in Kaunas since most cars won't go to Marimapole / Poland. Going through Trakai is recommended since all the cars that actually go to Marijampole - take this route (you might want to check what part of week or day you are going.. most cars go in the morning and after work, Friday and Sunday is high traffic too). Some Polish trucks go through Alytus from Minskas, so that might as well be very good option too.
Once you are there [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.657698,25.137695], jump over the road onto the other side (there's a newly built fence between the two roads, but it's small and you shouldn't hesitate to jump over it) - there you will see a small parking space which is a perfect spot for the cars to stop while you are thumbing on the road. This place has never failed, and waiting times are always good.
But consider: You have to cross a proper motorway! For locals it seemed to be usual, for travellers it seemed just crazy. The safer possibility is to take bus Nr. 29 at Savanorių bus stop towards Grigiškės, get out at huge market Gariūnai and then walk a little bit further, turn right and you'll appear standing on the motorway to Kaunas. From there on you can ask people at the petrol station or try it like the locals and hitchhike directly at the motorway. It seems to be stupid, but it worked out twice.
'''Info for May 2016.Note''' The fence on the motorway is upgraded with a net and is 1,5-2 m high now. One crazy local was seen getting over it, but it's really not a good idea: if you aren't hit by a car, you can easily rip your clothes. So the best way from "Maxima Baze" is to walk east to the junction along the motorway or parallel Pirkliu street. Then go under the bridge and go up just after you cross it – there should be stairs just next to the bridge. It will take not more than 10 min. Then go to the parking opposite to "Maxima Baze". '''Option 2''' At the end of Savanorių avenue (see the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Vilnius,+Lithuania&daddr=54.643744,25.203581&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&sll=54.642453,25.203323&sspn=0.025579,0.055275&ie=UTF8&ll=54.654769,25.227356&spn=0.102285,0.2211&z=12 map], picture on the right), many buses and trolleybuses go there - it is easy to get there but the waiting time can be longer in comparison with the first described spot - it is mostly because of 2 reasons: less traffic towards Kaunas (since it is a road towards Alytus and Trakai, too), and competition (there wouldn't be a day without some local short-distance hitch-hiker standing and thumbing there).
=== South-East towards [[Minsk]] ([[Belarus]]) ===
