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'''AugustowAugustów''' is a city on North-East in northeast [[Poland]] along the [[E67]]"Via Baltica". You will most likely have It is a transit point between the Baltic countries and Poland. All the transit traffic used to go pass it on your way from Europe to the Baltics and vice versatown, but since November 2014 a new by-pass has been opened. 

Take care== Hitchhiking through ==Since the new by-pass has opened, you don't need to go to the center of Augustów anymore. If you do get a ride to the city center, it might be better to get out at the on-ramp shortly before the south end of the town when you're hitchhiking towards [[Kaunas]] or at the round-about shortly after [[Suwałki]] when you're coming from there and going towards [[Warsaw]].  == Hitchhiking out == You have actually three options: Your driver stops in Augustów and brings you to the spots described below. It really should be no detour for them. Option two would be your driver is passing it and goes further anyway, or worst case, the car will stop at the beginning of town. Then you have to walk for about 30-40min to cross it, following the signs for Suwałki or Bialystok, or just follow the dust and smell of the never ending [[TIR]] convoy. === North towards [[Suwałki]], [[Lithuania]] {{European Route Number|67}} === At the end of town, after crossing the river bridge, there's a huge bus stop for stopping cars. Some traffic here might get off earlier, so best bet is to walk about 500m further. You'll recognize a traffic light and after this, about 50 m further, you'll find a much better hitchhiking spot. The place is also good for night hitchhiking, at least you can catch cars here towards Suwałki. While some cars may go eastwards for east from here towards [[LithuaniaVilnius]], or you might assume trucks cannot use this, but TIR over 7,5t are not allowed on that road. Anyway: Most traffic No matter what your destination in Lithuania is, it is best to head for e.gSuwałki and then the [[Budzisko-Kalvarija border crossing]].  === South-west towards [[VilniusGrajewo]] might as well go via , [[KaunasWarsaw]](N61) === Walk 2km from the town centre in south-west direction along Wojska Polskiego street to 2nd roundabout along this road. It Stand at the zebra crossing just after the roundabout exit on the N61 direction Warsaw. Cars and trucks are going slow enough after exiting the roundabout to stop. There is definitely your best bet even some room for a car to hitch further north along pull off from the road. === South towards [[Białystok|Bialystok]] {{European Route Number|67}} === Same directions for Grajewo & Warsaw (see above), but stand on the E67 direction [[Białystok]]. There are a lot of trucks passing here from the Baltics, and then go eastbecause of the roundabout, they will be going slow enough to stop safely. === West towards [[Elk]] (N16) ===

===South towards [[Bialystok]]===See At the spot first roundabout along Wojska Polskiego street in the south of the town, walk westwards. There are some bus stops on the map. Needs more descriptionway, thoughso walk as much as you prefer and try to hitch cars. Probably walking Best bet is your best friend to go only with traffic directly to Elk, as in this case as wellbetween there are barely good spots to find, especially at night it can be very difficult.