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=== North: Border checkpoint In Edirne there are lots of ''Capitan Andrevodolmus'' towards [[Bulgaria]] ===This (minibuses) which go to the [[Kapitan Andreevo-Kapıkule border crossing|border checkpoint]] in . You can stop them on the north of '''Edirne''' is main street leading towards the most-used spot for cross-border trade between . These take you right to the [[EU]] border crossing and [[Turkey]]cost 2.5 lira (EUR 0.85). But if you express that you're hitchhiking, [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] and tourists going to [[Turkey]] by carit's possible that you'll get a free lift.
In Edirne there are User jopoking hitched twice by going directly on the big highway that is passing by the city. The highway fence has lots of dolmus (minibuses) which go to border, holes and unrepaired parts so on you can access the main street in city center which continues to border, stop one of themquite easily. It takes you right in front of border crossing Even without actual hard shoulder a truck and price the next day a car stopped for me. Just pay attention if there is 2,5 lira (1,25 euro)more traffic.
Expect a high rate of traffic there. If you arrive here with a truck, it should be no problem to walk by foot over the border! At the end of both sides you can try to hitch a truck === West towards [[IstanbulGreece]] or [[Svilengrad]], it's very easy!===
When The Pazarkule border crossing is at walking distance from downtown Edirne. Walk to the direction of Karaağaç (pronounced ''kaa-raa-aa-aach''). Signs aren’t very common, so you cross may have to ask someone. Don’t walk in the border direction of Pazarkule indicated by car expect signs out of the city centre, as they actually direct vehicles to be checked 6 timesa longer road around the city, which costs but you may thumb on them. After walking for about 25-30 minutes, you’ll pass two long and historical bridges very near each other (spanning over the Tundza/Tunca and Maritsa/Meriç respectively) and then soon you’ll see a lot of time especially in summer seasonsign showing the direction to ''Batı Trakya'' (Western Thrace) and ''Selanik'' ([[Thessaloniki]]). At that spot, you are about 4 km away from the checkpoint and you may either keep walking or start thumbing. Waiting time Unlike the Ipsala checkpoint (another border crossing between 2-8 hours can be seen as normal at Turkey and Greece, some hundred kilometres to south), it is allowed to cross this border checkpointon foot. Traffic is very low, so the best is to ask drivers for a ride right at the Greek check point.
For more information, check out === South towards [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenz%C3%BCbergang_Kapitan_Andreewo-Kap%C4%B1kule this[Istanbul]] German Wikipedia article about the checkpoint.{{E|80}} ===
=== South towards [[Istanbul]] ===
It's no problem to walk onto the motorway and try hitchhiking along the hard shoulder. Just take care of drivers overtaking cars on the right instead of the left side.
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'''Edirne''' is a border town in the north-west of [[Turkey]].
Close to '''Edirne''' you'll find border checkpoints towards [[Bulgaria]] (20km) and [[Greece]] (7km).
== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out == === Northwest towards [[Bulgaria]] === This in the north of '''Edirne''' is the most-used spot for cross-border trade between the [[European Union|EU]] and [[Turkey]], [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] and tourists going to [[Turkey]] by car.
It's no problem to walk onto the motorway and try hitchhiking along the hard shoulder. Just watch out for drivers overtaking cars on the right instead of the left side. === West: Border checkpoint towards [[Greece]] Sleeping ===This checkpoint –''Pazarkule''- It is no problem at all to put up your tent in a walking distance from downtown Edirne. Walk to the direction park in front of Karaağaç (pronounced ''kaa-raa-aa-aach'', signs aren’t very common, so you may have to ask someonethe Selimiye Mosque. Don’t walk to Pazarkule direction shown by signs out of city centre, they We were actually directs vehicles encouraged to a longer road around do so while asking the city, but you may thumb on them). After a walk locals for about 25-30 minutes, you’ll pass two long and historical bridges very near each other (spanning over Tundza (tr: ''Tunca'') and Maritsa (tr: ''Meriç'') respectively) and then soon you’ll see a sign showing the direction place to ''Batı Trakya'' (Western Thrace) and ''Selanik'' ([[Thessaloniki]]). At that spot, you are about 4 km away from the checkpoint and you may either keep walking or start thumbing. It’s not clear whether you can walk or have to be inside a vehicle when crossing the actual border though (they don’t allow pedestrians to cross the border at checkpoint Ipsala, another border crossing between Turkey and Greece some hundred kilometres down the river)sleep. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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