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Walking about 1km further you'll find three service stations, a restaurant with a cash machine and secured parking for lorries - all 24/7 -, which might be useful if it's too cold, you're there at night (=no traffic) or in the morning, when all parking trucks are starting their engines eastwards. Though many seem to go also south through [[Belarus]], so watch out where you get in. There will be many local Latvians who might stop for you, but they only go to the fourth petrol station another kilometre further, where petrol is slightly cheaper. There's nothing else around (no streetlight!), but at daytime it could be a chance to hitch short distances to move forward anyway. For more, see [[M3 M9 (Russia)]].

[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] stood here several times at night (both directions) and in three of four cases didn't manage to see anything moving until daylight came up. As soon as it gets light, it's also recommended to hitch short distances, esp. towards Russia, which might be more effective as after about 40 km the road from [[Pskov]] joins in, where more traffic can be expected towards Moscow. Get out at crossings or petrol stations along the way and be patient. The trip to Moscow can take you about 7 to 10 hours from here. In November 2010, though, he managed to get a ride at 1 a.m. towards Veliki Luki, from where he continued [[night hitchhiking]] to Moscow and arrived there at 9 in the morning. Pretty much doable also, but be aware of petrol stations with insufficient light instalments. For more, see [[M3 M9 (Russia)]].