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== Hitchhiking Hitching 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 Oslo Elisedal and walk five mins). The best spot to 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 Göteborg 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. === South towards [[Malmö]], [[Denmark]], [[Germany]] === ''' Option 1 - Onramp in Kållered near IKEA'''

The E20 is not Catch the commuter train towards Kungsbacka to the stop '''Kållered''' (10 minutes), and as you get off the train walk under the traintracks and forward another 200 meters under the highway and then turn left past supermarkets, IKEA until you see a fast OKQ8 gasstation. Either hitch at the gasstation itself or big motorway, but an excellent route to truly see at the onramp on top of the Swedish countryside fromhill.

A possibly better spot Any ride that will take you 10 km or further is Munkebäcksmotet (marked on map) to good because that would get a ride out of town, at least you to Alingsås because the freeway ends there and you can continue hitchhiking on gasstation '''Sandsjöbacka''' which is the best gasstation for almost a 100 km down this road. To get to Munkebäcksmotet from The Central Station take bus number 513 or 515 to direction Polhemsplatsen (costs 16,50 SEK but it is possible to blackride as well). Or take the tram to Munkebäckstorget and walk north 10 minutes from there.

Munkbäcksmotet is a bus stop on the sliproad going down to the motorway. You can stand at the bus stop if there's nobody waiting for a bus, but it's probably better 'Option 2 If you want to stand uphill 10 or 20 metres hitch from the bus stop, so that cars dontown''t think you're waiting for a bus and have time to react and then pull in to the bus stop. Using a sign will also help you look less like a person waiting for a bus.

=== South towards [[Malmö]] ===There are trucks leaving to [[Malmö]] every night at 20.00 from DHL just next to the The petrol station by on the ''Nils Eriksson terminal'' (large crossing where the buses go road Ullevigatan joins the E20 is just a 10-15 minute walk from the central station). Best is Some hitchhikers have reported great successes with this spot while others have waited very long times to look up DHL at internet and call themget a ride.

Take It is near the commuter train to Kållered, find IKEA big stadium Nya Ullevi and walk past if you prefer it, here there is a petrol station busstop on the road outside of Nya Ullevi where you people can ask people. Or continue walking south and hitch from the on ramp pull over easily, however that spot only tends to E6/E20, Once you get be good with a ride, if they are not going much further than Kungsbacka, get off at the rest area "Sandsjöbacka"(about 5 km from IKEA), here you can usually find trucks and cars heading south. Try to get dropped off at similar rest areas and good very visible sign so that people notice you will have no problemsactually hitchhiking.

Take === Ferries : West towards [[Denmark]] and also [[Germany]] ===There are ferries going all the bus time to [[Denmark]] ([[Fredrikshavn]]) and [[Germany]] ("grön express" recommended[[Kiel]]) from the Stena Line terminal. Take tram 9, stops by 3 or 11 to ''Masthuggstorget'' or just a few meters start from the trucks) to "Stigs centerJärntorget" north of Göteborg. A lot of From there walk towards the water and find the place where trucks stop by to pause here and there's 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 good chance you'll get a ridesign with the country of destination on it.

[[User:Liftarkungen|Liftarkungen]] thinks that On the best place ferry to start hitchhiking south from Göteborg is "Sandsjöbackamotet"Fredrikshavn, which is situated south of Mölndal. However it is timeconsuming and quit an adventure you have 3 hrs to get there. Use www.hitta.se or googlemaps in order find a ride, try to visit the truckers special area if you dont find directionsany cars heading south, at least to the excellent hitching spot of Padburg, on the Danish/German border.

=== Ferries : South towards [[Denmark]], [[Germany]] ===There are ferries going all However even being in a car on the time way to [[Denmark]] (Fredrikshavn) and [[Germany]] (Kiel) from the Stena Line terminal. Take tram 9, 3 or 11 Fredrikhavn you may have 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 pay a sign with the country of destination on it. The best thing is that vehicles don't pay any extra something like 6 euros for up to five passengers. There's about 4 ferries daily (seemingly more in summer) 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.co.uk/ferry/For your sign, write GRATIS under the DK. Most drivers won't know it's free to take another Or possibly more if you enter as a foot passenger.

On the ferry For starting hitchhiking late and going to Fredrikshavn, you have 2 hrs either places like [[Århus]] or [[Germany]] it can be quite amazing to find a ride (visit catch one of the truckers special area) south, at least to the excellent trucker terminal heaven of Padburg, on late ferries and end up in Germany even though leaving in the Danish/German borderafternoon.

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 19:00. If you hitchhike with a truckdriver you can get a special deal. The deal is basically that you pay approximately 250 SEK (I an unknown editor of this page paid 253a long time ago) and you get the following things included in the price.*The crossing (710 SEK)*Big all inclusive buffe buffet (310 SEK)*Big breakfast buffe 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.