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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}}
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'''Göteborg''' is the second-largest city in [[Sweden]], with a large alternative music scene and underground party culture.
== Hitching Out out ==
=== North towards [[Oslo]] ===
=== The "slow road" (E20) to [[Stockholm]] ===
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 Either take bus number 513 or 515 in the direction ''Polhemsplatsen'' (a ticket is 16,50 SEK (outdated price, it is now 20 or so SEK), but it is possible to blackride as well) or take the tram to ''Munkebäckstorget'' and walk north 10 minutes from there.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.
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.
=== Stena Line Ferries towards [[Kiel]] ===
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.
[[File:Stena_Germanica_in_G%C3%B6teborg.jpg|thumb|left|Ferry to Kiel]]
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