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Niš is a small city in Southern [[Serbia]] with 250.000 inhabitants. It is a nice place to stay overnight. It is on the main high-way between [[Belgrade]] and [[Skopje]], as well as between [[BelagradeBelgrade]] and [[Sofia]]. If There is a toll-station just before Niš. Here you're coming from can get direct rides to [[BelgradeSofia]], on your way to [[Istanbul]]which is only 190km further, it might be easier though to hitch straight to and south towards [[SofiaMacedonia]], and to get a ride towards [[SofiaSkopje]] at the last toll-station just before Nis, as it is only 190km further.
=== East towards [[Sofia]], [[Plovdiv]], [[Edirne]], [[Istanbul]] ===
Hitching on the main road going east from central Niš (which runs just below the castle) seems to work fine. You can just walk down the road for a while until you found a spot you like (perhaps 2/3 km). There's plenty of traffic going to nearby villages, and once you get out of the city you also have a chance of getting longer rides to the border for example. The road from Nis Niš to Sofia is only partly a high-way. It should be possible to get If you don't end up with a direct ride from Nis towards to the border , at the end of the highway, where the windy mountain-road begins, you find a well-frequented restaurant, with many Turkish truck drivers. If you get there, for sure you might find a ride into [[SerbiaBulgaria]] with or even towards [[BulgariaTurkey]]. If you do not get one direct ride, be Be aware that along these windy mountain-road there are not that many other good spots on this road, until you reach the border.
=== Route to Istanbul ===
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[[Category:Route to Istanbul]]