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=== North towards [[Oslo]] ===
If you're still in the city-center, you can try getting a lift from the [[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 [[service station]], STIGS CENTER, just a few kilometers out farther (from where you enter the highway 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 busses 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 highway motorway so you just step off the bus and hitch!
A good day to get a ride to Oslo is probably a Sunday since many Swedes are home in Gothenburg Göteborg over the weekend, and on Sundays head back to Oslo for work.
=== The "slow road" (E20) to [[Stockholm]] ===
[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.
The E20 is not a fast or big highwaymotorway, but an excellent route to truly see the Swedish countryside from.
I would recommend Munkebäcksmotet for a start and take a ride at least to Alingsås because the freeway ends there and you can continue hitchhiking on the road.To get the 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).
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 cains with 1 bed)
All in all you end up getting a 85-90% discount and a lot of superflous 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.