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If you're still in the city-center, you can try getting a lift from the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] located close to [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=it&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=118215905716686756957.000448147f6ec7cb40744&ll=57.707071,11.997392&spn=0.006993,0.023518&z=16 this] roundabout (near to Ullevi Narra, the big stadium) where cars are going in many directions, some of which might go to Oslo. However, most of the cars coming from the roundabout are going very very fast, and it's hard for them to stop on the street here. And, most cars at the petrol station next to it are just staying inside the city at this point. However, there is another [[rest area|service station]], STIGS CENTER, just a few kilometers out farther (from where you enter the motorway at this point), which is much much better for traffic & cars going towards Oslo. It is also larger and has a lot more room for cars to stop and pull over from the street. So, one possibility is to try asking drivers to drop you off at this service station (see location of [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=it&geocode=&q=service+station&near=%C3%85v%C3%A4gen+28,+G%C3%B6teborg,+Sweden&sll=57.710957,11.992371&sspn=0.006992,0.023518&ie=UTF8&ll=57.713547,11.994646&spn=0.006992,0.023518&z=16 here] (marked as Q ''(or K?'')). There are also a few buses which go there, one of which is "402 Alvangen". Could just ask the bus drivers which goes to Stigs center, and the bus stop is directly on the onramp to the motorway so you just step off the bus and hitch!
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.
[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] 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.
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=== South towards [[Malmö]], but it's probably better to stand uphill 10 or 20 metres from the bus stop [[Denmark]], so that cars don'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. [[Germany]] ===
=== South towards [[Malmö]] ===There are trucks leaving to [[Malmö]] every night at 20.00 from DHL just next to the petrol station by the ''Nils Eriksson terminal' Option 1 - Onramp in Kållered near IKEA''' (where the buses go from the central station). Best is to look up DHL at internet and call them.
Take Catch the commuter train towards Kungsbacka to the stop '''Kållered''' (10 minutes), find IKEA and as you get off the train walk under the traintracks and forward another 200 meters under the highway and then turn left past itsupermarkets, here is IKEA until you see a petrol station where you can ask peopleOKQ8 gasstation. Or continue walking south and Either hitch from at the gasstation itself or at the onramp on ramp to E6/E20, Once you get a ride, if they are not going much further than Kungsbacka, get off at top of 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 you will have no problemshill.
Take the bus ("grön express" recommended, stops by just a few meters from the trucks) to "Stigs center" north of Göteborg. A lot of trucks stop by to pause here and there's a Any ride that will take you 10 km or further is good chance you'll because that would get a ride. Or if you want to hitch from town, many hitchhikers have found the petrol station on the large crossing where gasstation '''Sandsjöbacka''' which is the best gasstation for almost a 100 km down this road Ullevigatan joins the E20 was a great spot.
[[User:Liftarkungen|Liftarkungen]] thinks that the best place '''Option 2 If you want to start hitchhiking south hitch from Göteborg is "[[Sandsjöbackamotet]]", which is situated south of Mölndal. However it is timeconsuming and quit an adventure to get there. Use www.hitta.se or googlemaps in order to find directions. Or see [[Sandsjöbackamotet]].town'''
=== Ferries : South towards [[Denmark]], [[Germany]] ===There are ferries going all The petrol station on the large crossing where the time to [[Denmark]] (Fredrikshavn) and [[Germany]] (Kiel) from 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 1.5 h before ferry departure, so be on time! (but drivers can still go in about 20 minutes before..)central station. 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 (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 passengerget a ride.
=== Stena Line ferries to [[Fredrikshavn]] ===
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'''Göteborg''' is the second-largest city in [[Sweden]], with a large alternative music scene and underground party culture.
=== 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) to get , a ride out of town, at least bus stop just before the onramp to Alingsås because the freeway ends there and you can continue hitchhiking on the roadmotorway. To get to Munkebäcksmotet from The Central Station Either take bus number 513 or 515 to in the direction ''Polhemsplatsen '' (costs a ticket is 16,50 SEK (outdated price, it is now 20 or so SEK), but it is possible to blackride as well). Or 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 2 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 19:00. 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 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.
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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