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→Southwest towards Koper, Nova Gorica, Rijeka, Pula (Croatia), (Italy) {{E|61}}
From the city centre (Dunajska cesta, Slovenska cesta) take the bus number 6, 1, 1D (direction Dolgi most) or 6B (dir. Notranje gorice), to bus stop "Dolgi Most". You will be dropped off on a large parking lot right next to a motorway bridge. There is also a Bicike(lj) (bike rental) station nearby, if you prefer it to taking the bus. On the opposite side of the road, there is a busy motorway entrance with a great hitchhiking spot where cars can easily see you and stop safely.
April 2024: Unfortunately, after After the reconstruction the entrance doesn't make such a is not as good hitchhiking spot anymore. Hitchhiking is still possiblefor hichhiking as before, but stopping has became much more difficult for since driversneed to turn into a "locals only" street. The Barje rest stop Nevertheless it is recommended instead, or try to get still a safe spot with a pick from the Petrol gas pump on Tržaška cestalot of passing traffic.
September 2024: I was able to get a ride to Postonja from here within 5 minutes in a rainstorm. It looked like a not very ideal spot but it worked. The above mentioned spot in Postonja worked very well for getting towards Rijeka. If you do not feel comfortable crossing the bridge in a sidewalk or shoulder (which I didn't want to do in a rainstorm) it's possible with a roughly 40 minute diversion to find a pedestrian underpass to the west and then looping down to the above-mentioned spot.
