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==General info==Germany and England are very easy. Germany for the large distances for a single lift, and the possibility <!--This list doesn't make sense to go really fast (no legal speed limits on many highways)me. England for the relative short time for waiting. Most other countries are at the European average (rather easy), e.g. Holland, Belgium In my experience France was much easier than Sweden and CIS-countriesNorway. Some other countries are considered bad for the long waiting times like Spain and Croatia, but even there you might get a ride with patience. Some people skip a country after standing in one place for over two hours. When this hapens more than once on suitable places for hitching, this is reasonable.~~~~
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Hitchhiking in '''Europe''' is fun. There are many small countries, highways in the West are good, and hitchhiking is relatively safe.
Germany and England are very easy. Germany for the large distances for a single lift, and the possibility to go really fast (no legal speed limits on many highways). England for the relative short time for waiting. Most other countries are at the European average (rather easy), e.g. Holland, Belgium and CIS-countries. Some other countries are considered bad for the long waiting times like Spain and Croatia, but even there you might get a ride with patience. Some people skip a country after standing in one place for over two hours. When this hapens more than once on suitable places for hitching, this is reasonable.
Countries ordered by skill in English language (list incomplete):
Spain,
Portugal,
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==Trucks==
==Safety==
Hitching is rather safe in Europe. However, a woman alone takes a higher risk anywhere south of the France-Switzerland-Austria-Hungary-Ukraine line.
==Tips for each country==
