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|name = Gothenburg|name_native = Göteborg<!--|symbol = Göteborg vapen.svg -->|county = Västra Götaland|county_symbol = Västra Götaland vapen.svg|map = <map lat='57.6967' lng='12.004' zoom='11' view='0' float='right' height='300' />|country = Sweden|pop = 501,500536790|motorways = [[E45]], [[E20]], [[E6]]{{E|6}} {{E|20}} {{E|footnotes = 45}}

== Hitching Out out ==

A The best place to start heading towards Oslo is the [[rest area|service station]], Stigs Center There are a few buses which go there, the easiest one is bus number '''47''' towards '''Tuve''' that leaves from '''Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen''',  The bus stop '''Stigs Center''' is directly on the onramp to the motorway so you just step off the bus and hitch! Great spot to go north towards Stenungsund or Uddevalla, right before both these places there are major rest stops with petrol stations where lots of Norwegians and trucks headed into Norway stop. === North towards [[Karlstad]] via E45 === There's a very good hitchhiking spot right on E45, after a crossing 3 km west from Hammarkullen. There used to be a bus stop right after the crossing with traffic lights. Now it's just a good day spot for the cars to drive aside while going at low speed. The closest tram stop is the one at Hammarkullen on the way to Angered, number 8 (purple) goes there. If one wants to go by bus, then the stop is Eliebergsvägen, it's right next to the spot. One can get there by taking 401 from Angered or 173 from Nils E-terminalen. [https://maps.google.se/maps?daddr=E45&hl=sv&sll=57.789252,12.017927&sspn=0.003243,0.010568&geocode=Fe_NcQMdK1i3AA&t=h&mra=ls&z=17 Here] is the spot on google maps.The spot is very good, just make sure the person that stops actually takes you out of Göteborg's urban area, to avoid being stuck in places like Surte or Nödinge. === Road E40 to [[Stockholm]]/Borås/Gbg Airport ===The fastest route by car to Stockholm is not via E20 as all the traffic signs say. Most people take this route instead. A good spot is bus stop Kallebäcksvägen [http://goo.gl/maps/V1ggx] (Take bus 50 there or a ride tram to Elisedal and walk five mins). The best spot to Oslo hitchhike is near the sign "Jönköping"(5 minutes walking from bus stop "Kallebäcksvägen"): that is probably the right direction to Stockholm. The same road will bring you to Borås and to Göteborg flygplatsen (airport). Note that in case a Sunday since many Swedes are home in Gothenburg over driver is just going to the weekendairport, it is good to know that near the entry/exit of the airport there is a station service which is a good spot too (me and on Sundays head back a friend successfully hitch-hiked from there to Oslo Uddebo, a small "hippish" village near Tranemo). From my experience, the Kallebäcksvägen spot did not work, we got stuck there for work5 hours (not a bad spot, just a lot of the traffic is local and people dont tend to stop in cities). We very successfuly hitched out of the Gbg Airport, there is a really great spot near the gas station.

The E20 is not a fast or big motorway, but an excellent route to truly see the Swedish countryside from. [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=it&msa=0&msid=118215905716686756957.000448147f6ec7cb40744&ll=57.697921,11.996942&spn=0.003497,0.011759&z=17&iwloc=000448149457af71bfda2 This] (Broken link points to GPS coordinates 57.697921,11.996942) point may not look like much, but there is a lot of heavy traffic entering this on-ramp at all times. The reason why this exact spot works particularly well is because of a traffic light that naturally stops the vehicles that turn in here. If you stand just alongside where they're turning in, they'll have time to see you and pull out of line onto the tram tracks for a few seconds. Make sure to use a sign. A possibly better spot is Munkebäcksmotet (marked on map), a bus stop just before the onramp to the motorway. Either take bus number 513 or 515 in the direction ''Polhemsplatsen'' (a ticket is 16,50 SEK (outdated price, it is now 20 or so SEK), but it is possible to blackride as well) or take the tram to ''Munkebäckstorget'' and walk north 10 minutes from there. Commuter trains to Alingsås also stop at Sävenäs right across the E20 (2 min walk) and might be the easiest blackride from the city centre. Most drivers are going only short distances, and the towns they go to are virtually impossible to hitchhike out of. Try to get to Alingsås, where the motorway ends and you can hitchhike directly on the roadside, there are very few good onramps between Göteborg and Alingsås. This option is probably better if you are going to a place near Göteborg, especially before Alingsås.

The E20 is not a fast or big highway=== South towards [[Malmö]], but an excellent route to truly see the [http://flickr.com/photos/amylin/2317763049/in/set-72157604088767379/ Swedish countryside[Denmark]], [[Germany]] from. ===

=== South Catch the commuter train towards [[Malmö]] ===There are trucks leaving to [[Malmö]] every night at 20.00 from DHL just next Kungsbacka to the petrol station by the stop '''Kållered'Nils Eriksson terminal'' (where 10 minutes), and as you get off the buses go from train walk under the central station)traintracks and forward another 200 meters under the highway and then turn left past supermarkets, IKEA until you see a OKQ8 gasstation. Best is to look up DHL Either hitch at the gasstation itself or at internet and call themthe onramp on top of the hill.

Take the commuter train to Kållered, find IKEA and walk past it, here Any ride that will take you 10 km or further is a petrol station where good because that would get you can ask people. Or continue walking south and hitch from the onramp to E6/E20, Once you get a ride, if they are not going much further than Kungsbacka, get off at the rest area "gasstation '''Sandsjöbacka"(about 5 ''' which is the best gasstation for almost a 100 km from IKEA), here you can usually find trucks and cars heading south. Try to get dropped off at similar rest areas and you will have no problemsdown this road.

Take the bus ("grön express" recommended, stops by just a few meters '''Option 2 If you want to hitch from the trucks) to "Stigs center" north of Gothenburg. A lot of trucks stop by to pause here and theretown''s a good chance you'll get a ride.

=== South towards [[Denmark]], [[Germany]] ===There are ferries going all The petrol station on the time to [[Denmark]] (Fredrikshavn) and [[Germany]] (Kiel) from large crossing where the road Ullevigatan joins the Stena Line terminal. Take tram 9, 3 or 11 to ''Masthuggstorget'' or E20 is just start a 10-15 minute walk from "Järntorget". From there walk towards the water and find the place where trucks and cars drive onto the ferries. Check-in starts 1central station.5 h before ferry departure, so be on time! Have a sign Some hitchhikers have reported great successes with the country of destination on it. The best thing is that vehicles don't pay any extra for up this spot while others have waited very long times to five passengers. There's about 4 ferries daily to Fredrikshavn and 1 to Kiel. Ask in the Stena Line office or check out the webpage http://www.stenaline.se/ or in English http://www.stenaline.coget a ride.uk/ferry/

It is near the big stadium Nya Ullevi and if you prefer it there is a busstop on the road outside of Nya Ullevi where people can pull over easily, however that spot only tends to be good with a good very visible sign so that people notice you actually hitchhiking. === Ferries : West towards [[Denmark]] and also [[Germany]] ===There are ferries going all the time to [[Denmark]] ([[Fredrikshavn]]) and [[Germany]] ([[Kiel]]) from the Stena Line terminal. Take tram 9, 3 or 11 to ''Masthuggstorget'' or just start from "Järntorget". From there walk towards the water and find the place where trucks and cars drive onto the ferries. Check-in starts 1.5 h before ferry departure, so be on time! (but drivers can still go in about 20 minutes before..). Have a sign with the country of destination on it.  On the ferry to Fredrikshavn, you have 3 hrs to find a ride (, try to visit the truckers special area) if you dont find any cars heading south, at least to the excellent trucker terminal heaven hitching spot of Padburg, on the Danish/German border.  However even being in a car on the way to Fredrikhavn you may have to pay a something like 6 euros for the ferry. Or possibly more if you enter as a foot passenger For starting hitchhiking late and going to either places like [[Århus]] or [[Germany]] it can be quite amazing to catch one of the late ferries and end up in Germany even though leaving in the afternoon.

For the ferries towards Kiel, [[Germany]] the drivers don't need to pay extra for you, but you have to book a cabin, which are available from 225 SEK upwards. The ferry is leaving every day at 7pm19:00.If you hitchhike with a truckdriver you can get a special deal. The deal is basically that you pay approximately 250 SEK (an unknown editor of this page paid 253 a long time ago) and you get the following things included in the price.* The crossing (710 SEK)* Big all inclusive buffet (310 SEK)* Big breakfast buffet (105 SEK)* A small lunch-box to-go when you leave the ferry. (90 SEK)* A cabin that is to be shared with your driver. Probably a fairly luxurious cabin.(prices for the most basic ones start at 740 for a 2 bed-cabin ( there are no cabins with 1 bed)All in all you end up getting a 85-90% discount and a lot of superfluous luxury. However it might be difficult too find a driver who let you go as his/her's second driver.You could try to convince the drivers when they wait to board the ferry. They board the ferry about 1-2 hours before departure.  

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