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=== Hitching rides on ferries ===
If possible, try to find out the ferry schedule. Hitch on the side where the cars drive into the ferry because in many places it's hard to hitch on the other side. Just start knocking on people's windows when they drive and wait for the ferry, especially if they come early and have to wait long, it's easy to talk to them. Try to hitch into cars that have already paid for the ferry (they generally pay for the car including passengers, up to 4 or 5) so you don't have to pay for the ride. Apparently for many ferries this is sadly not possible. Usually (atleast on Sterna Lines) the driver will have to add your name to the list of passengers before boarding.
Popular Ferry routes to Denmark and Germany are Kristiansand-Hirtshals, Larvik-Hirtshals (ColorLine), Oslo-Frederikshavn and Oslo-Göteborg-Kiel (StenaLine). With ColorLine, cars carrying up to 5 people don't pay extra, so it's possible to hitch a ride on the ferry for free. StenaLine operates overnight only, so even if you manage to find a car, they'll still force you to pay for a very expensive berth (500+ kr). If you're heading to Denmark (the ports of Hirtshals and Frederikshavn are quite close to each other) it makes no sense to take the StenaLine from Oslo, because it takes a really long time (12h!!! that's the way to make you spend as much as possible on board) and you can sail from [[Larvik]] in about 4h, which is reasonably close to Oslo to reach in about 2 hours.
A note about hitching trucks! Alert, it is no longer possible to hitch trucks on sterna lines and probably colorline as well. only drivers allowed. when i asked several trucks in frederikshaven they all said not possible.
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