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Traffic is extremely low, and contains mostly locals crossing borders for cigarettes and petrol. Also here best chances are just behind the last control checkpoint, though light instalments are not as good on this side for night hitchhiking. Try to hitch at least towards the exit of Ludza, though there it's also not as good to hitch. [[TIR]] truck drivers might be your best bet. If you don't get one out of here, catch anything to [[Rēzekne|Rezekne]], from there traffic increases in direction of [[Lithuania]] and [[Riga]].

[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] stood here several times at night (both directions) and in three of four cases didn't manage to see anything moving until daylight came up. As soon as it gets light, it's also recommended to hitch short distances, esp. towards Russia, which might be more effective as after about 40 km the road from [[Pskov]] joins in, where more traffic can be expected towards Moscow. Get out at crossings or petrol stations along the way and be patient. The trip to Moscow can take you about 7 to 10 hours from here. In November 2010, though, he managed to get a ride at 1 a.m. towards Veliki Luki, from where he continued [[hitchhiking at night|night hitchhiking]] to Moscow and arrived there at 9 in the morning. Pretty much doable also, but be aware of petrol stations with insufficient light instalments. For more, see [[M9 (Russia)]].