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'''{{Infobox Location|country = Serbia|state = Belgrade''' -City|map = <map lat="44.80" lng="20.46" zoom="11" view="0" />|pop = 2,000,000|plate = BG|motorways = {{European Route Number|70}} {{European Route Number|75}} ('''Beograd''' in Serbian) is the capital of [[SerbiaAutoput]], home to around 2 million people. The main motorway (Autoput in Serbian) runs pretty much close to the centre of the city from the North West to the South East. Most cars also use this as a normal road so hitching out of Belgrade is quite difficult.|hitchbase = 1179}}

== Hitching Out ===== Heading South East towards '''Belgrade''' (Serbian: '''Beograd''') is the capital of [[NišSerbia]], home to about 2 million people. The main motorway ([[Sofia:Category:E75|E75]], /[[SkopjeAutoput]] ===) runs close to the centre of the city from the northwest to the southeast. Most cars also use this as a normal road so hitching out of Belgrade is quite difficult.

Take bus no. 31 from the city center centre (from the squares ''Trg Studentski -Students Square- '' or ''Trg Slavia -Slavia Square- '' or in front of the big Mac Donaldlarge McDonalds)or bus number 17 going from Zemun, through Novi Beograd, until you get to crossroads between the intersection of the streets ''Ustanička '' and ''Vojislava Ilića street '' (ask someone in the bus for Vojislava Ilića the stop''Shumice'', but in case you miss is it, it is the second stop two stops before the last stop- on the right you will see a pekara and it's a bigger intersection after going uphill for a while). From there Turn around and go left, walk to the bridge, cross it, go downstairs, and walk around 150 meters in opposite direction than cars passing by 150m to the right from that side of the motorwaybridge. There you will find a connection road on-ramp to the motorway, and it is the spot from where you can hitchhike towards the toll station. (Alternatively you can walk down the motorway for a couple of hundred meters further and talk to people on a petrol station. This might work better, because many people using the on-ramp are not leaving Belgrade). You should have sign which says "RAMPA" (toll station) or "BUBANJ POTOK" (town right before the toll station) (the toll station has moved, see the comment from June 2018!) in order to get a lift, otherwise you risk staying there for a long time :) . It is possible that someone who is not going to the toll station, but to Bubanj Potok or Leštane will give you lift, but it is no problem, since after he turns, you have only 10 minutes on foot to the toll station, once . Once you reach the toll station, it is easy to get direct rides all the way to Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia or even Turkey if the driver doesn't mind u allows you to sleep over the night in his truck.* ''[[User:Nero12|Nero12]] (July 2011) Yup, it works great.''* ''[[User:Rozwal|Rozwal]] (October 2011) had a sign RAMPA and got a ride with a man going out of the highway just before Rampa so the sign proved very very useful.''* ''[[User:NixyJungle|NixyJungle]]'' (2011-2015) I was HH two times on the "on ramp" and waiting for about 30 minutes until I got a ride. Not good spot at all. Most of the cars go inside the city. Walk to the petrol station called AVIA (200 meters). You will see it from this "on ramp" spot. I hitchhiked there many times. Not so much cars, but the ones that stop for petrol, usually go to the toll gate Bubanj Potok. Depends on traffic, you could wait between 1 and 30 minutes. At least, you are not standing on a dusty road, but waiting like a gentleman for a car to pick you up :)* ''[[User:TurtleGrass|TurtleGrass]] (August 2015) Went with this option, following the 'RAMPA' advice, worked out great! Only waited about 30mins.* [[User:Antonopa|Antonopa]] (May 2016) Works great, I had to wait about 5 mins to get to the toll station, then about an hour to get a ride from the toll station all the way to Niš. Watch out for the police though, they will move you further down the road if you stand too close to the toll station.* [[User:Antonopa|Antonopa]] (April 2017) second time using this spot, it's perfect, a lot of traffic heading in the right direction, very easy to get a lift over to the toll station, and from there easy to catch a ride with a truck. Made the trip from belgrade to skopje in 10hrs starting from here at 1200.* [[User:Janos|Janos]] (June 2018) The toll station in BUBANJ POTOK is not in use anymore! There is a new toll station in in VRČIN (some 5 km further). I waited for an hour at the gas station, then decided to start asking people directly and the first person took me.

[[User:T0ma5|t0ma5]] hitchhiked here 3 ==== Trolleybus 29 ====Alternative (worked very well, a number of times, requires very little walking/riding on busses): If you are in 2009/10/11 the downtown area, past Slavia, near the big market and Mackenzie street (serbian: Makenzijeva ulica), you can take trolleybus 29 out until it worked very well comes to a long bridge with blue railings. This bridge crosses the motorway (among many other things). If you get out before the bridge and cross to the side where traffic is coming in the opposite direction (don't go all the way across the length of the bridge), there are stairs going down that lead to the motorway, from which, you can walk just a few meters and find a shoulder with enough space for cars to pull over, perfect for him.hitchhiking!

==== Bus 29 ====Alternative - [[User:Chillion|Chillion]] (worked very well2018) This method is relatively easy, as long as you excerise caution. I missed the blue railing bridge by a number of timesstop after, so had to walk back which took 10 mins. Getting to the spot requires very little walking/riding on busses): If you are in the downtown areacare. Took me about 1 hr to get a ride, past Slavia, near only because I was using the big market and Mackenzia wrong sign (sp?) streetNS for Novi Sad, you can take bus 29 out until I thought it comes to a long bridge with blue railingsmeant Nis). This bridge crosses When I used the motorway correct sign (among many other thingsNis-Nais)I got picked up in less than 10 mins. If you get out before the bridge and cross to the side where traffic is coming Arrived in the opposite direction Sofia that same day (don't go all the way across the length of the bridgeluck was severely on my side), there are stairs going down . It is very likely that lead you'll also be able to the motorway, from which, you can walk just catch a few meters and find a shoulder with enough space for cars ride straight to pull over, perfect for hitchhiking!Nis on this spot.

This option involves less walking amongst along the motorway. From the city centre, take tram 7 in the direction south-east until the last stop (takes about 15 minutes, depending on the traffic). From there take bus 308, direction Veliki Mokri Lug (sometimes written as V.M.L.). After about ten minutes you will cross a bridge going over the motorway; get out at the next stop 100 meters later. From the bridge you will already see the petrol station where you want to go, which is about 200 meters walking. This petrol station is also located uphill. (This info is not entirely correct, I spent 4 hours while trying to get out of Belgrade. There is no way to reach the stop of 308 with Tram 7. You have to get off at Vukadin memorial or shortly Vuk and from there on, walk to a nearby kiosk and catch bus 6A, then go to the last stop Ustanicka and walk down the street. There you can catch 308 to VML. The gas petrol station is a pretty good place to hitchhike, just don't be in it, cause there's just a few cars stopping and you'll be waiting quite a lot)(well, info is good - but from time to time officials do some tram-track repair, so tram 7 doesn't go further then Vukov spomenik (also, not Vukadin, his name was Vuk). In that case bus 6a runs. Otherwise, going to last stop Ustanička and going down stairs through this big mall and crossing the street will bring you to bus 308 stop).

If you're heading for Niš (or beyond) try using a sign (saying Niš). If going beyond Niš remember to leave the car *on the motorway* - not in Niš, unless you're a big fan of walking. About two hundred meters before the motorway split Niš and Sofia ([[Bulgaria]]) is an abandoned working toll area station where traffic is going slow and there's place for the cars to stopyou can easily find a long distance ride.

=== Heading South West Southwest towards [[Sarajevo]] and [[Montenegro]] ===[[File:Donraspunicum.jpeg|right|thumb|150px|[[User:Kristian|Kristian]] hitchhiking towards [[Čačak]] in Belgrade (2013)]]There are 2 ways to Sarajevo, one through Čačak-Uzice, a bit south, the other one more direct but not written on online maps... The one through Čačak worked well for us. Take the bus 53 from the green open market called "Zelena pijaca" (the stop is called ''Zeleni venac'') in the center, to the last station(''Vidikovac''). Then just follow the street for one minute, turn right, here is the exit to the motorway, climb up the bridge and try to hitchhike there, there is some place for cars to pull over, but in Serbia when they want to stop the car the dont really need a proper place ;). It seems that buses 531, 532, 533 go further, but it's not really needed, and they might be regional buses. Use signs ČA and/or UE (ČaČak-Uzice). [[User:P40fA|Jan]] hitched a ride to Čačak in Sep 2018 here in ten minutes. This way through Čačak-Uzice is not the fastest but in t0ma5´s opinion very interesting, it will take you 6-7 hours to reach Sarajevo and before leaving Serbia you will pass near by GuČa, where a crazy Balkan music festival takes place every summer and just before the Bosnian border is Mokra Gora, the ethno village that the filmmaker Kustorica Kusturica made for his movie, Life is a Miracle, you can visit it in few hours if you have the times but there is entrance fee. 

This route is also useful to get to Montenegro - just use the ''Montenegro'' or ''MNE'' sign after you get out of Belgrade. The drivers usually go through Nova Varoš and Bijelo Polje. === Heading North towards [[Novi Sad]] and [[Budapest]] {{European Route Number|75}} ===It's best to take bus number 706 from Zeleni Venac station (big bus station in the city center) to Batajnica, around 15 kilometers away and 40 minutes by bus (depending on traffic jams). The same bus goes through Zemun. You also have 706E, which is an express bus, faster than 706, and starts from Zemun (Kej Oslobodjenja - Zemun center) going to Batajnica. You can also take bus number 73 from New Belgrade. Ask the driver to let you off at Batajnica where the highway crosses the bus road. There is a map on http://www.serbiatravelers.org/en/index.php/hitchhiking/145-beograd If you wish to hitchhike on the motorway, you should exit at the overpass just before entering Batajnica and walk up to the highway. There is a lot of space for cars to pull down. Try to get any ride to the highway toll gate / péage on the way to [[Novi Sad]], where all cars have to stop. There you can ask people to take you further, even to Hungary (edited by [[User:NixyJungle|NixyJungle]]). * [[User:Evolverine]] Hitchhiking on the highway was awful, cars going way too fast to even consider picking anyone up. Plus I was confused by the supposed toll booth / péage that I just couldn't find (it is near [[Novi Sad]], so don't bother looking for it; I updated the wiki to make it more clear). So after a couple of minutes I went to the road the cars from Belgrade took to get onto the highway, here [http://osm.org/go/xf15v6be1-?m=] / geo:44.88789,20.30195?z=17 (not marked on the map above), and in about 2h I got a ride to the border with Hungary, after which it was easy to get another ride to [[Budapest]]. But the general feeling that it's hard to hitch out of Belgrade seems accurate.* [[User:Luelle]] Another option if you don't want to ride a bus for so long: Take the 95 Bus from the city center to New Belgrade and exit at the station called Sava Center. It stops directly passed a bridge that is over the highway. Exit the bus and walk towards the bridge, you will see a petrol station on the highway to the right which is the direction Novi Sad/ Budapest. This a petrol station which you can use to get a short ride out of the city. Finding a long ride is pretty unlikely from this point since its mostly local traffic. Beware: Bring some cardboard with you. There isn't anything around.* [[User:schlaraffenkind]] I found a different and much easier way to hitchhike out of Belgrade. Take the Bus 601 from New Belgrade to the bus station "Tošin bunar". From Tošin bunar take bus 611 to the station "Zmaj". It stops right in front of a petrol station which is also called (Benzinska stanica NIS Petrol) "Zmaj" (2 stops from Tošin bunar but it's also so obvious, it will be hard to miss). It's outside of the city and on the E-70 motorway. The motorway that leads straight to Zagreb and is right before the junction that leads to Budapest. Definitely try this route if you are in doubt about the others. I got a ride within 5 minutes towards Novi Sad and then just before Novi Sad another one to the border with Hungary.

www.instagram.com/santi_viajasimplemente/It's best is possible to take bus number 706 from Zeleni Venac station (big bus station in the city center)underground or 73 from New Belgrade. If you wish train to hitchhike on the motorway, you should exit at overpass at Batajnica. If you wish station zemun that goes to take the old road, which is probably the better option if you travel only batajnica every hour and seems to Novi Sadbe free :), then you should go further with that bus from there walk 600 to the end of Batajnica suburb, until the bus turns from that road, at the churchservice station with McDonald's. Just go back to the same road you were previously at, and hitchhike from I got a ride there. Batajnica is around 15 kilometers far from Zeleni Venac station, and bus takes around 40 minutes, depending on traffic jamsafter 1 hour.

Ask === Northeast towards [[Timișoara]] ([[Romania]]) {{European Route Number|70}} ===Take a bus from the driver center (25/25-P will work) to let you off at Batajnica for the entrance to base of the motorway. You'll see 'Pančevački most'' (the bridge over Dunav/Danube -- not any of the signs anyway, but ones over the ride is quite longSava). Be careful of pickpockets on the Take another bus(e.g.an old man may look harmless but has quick hands101, 102, oh! When you get out103...) over the bridge, have a sign for Novi Sad and get out off at the péagefirst stop after the bridge. Turn around and walk to the elevated motorway back in the direction the bus came (< 100 m). This is the E-70. Coming from the bus stop, the toll booth which direction East is quite a way before Novi but on the far side of the best place motorway, so you need to stand walk under it and then climb up to get the level of the highway. Walk right along it (there is a long distance ride..here guardrail, so it's not too scary) until you can whip out come to a traffic light with a sign place for buses/cars to pull over immediately afterwards. This is the perfect hitch spot. Continue on the E70 towards Pančevo and Vršač and eventually the [[BudapestStamora Moravița-Vatin border crossing]]into Romania..it'll take Be aware that Romanian drivers may expect money, so if a car with a whileRomanian number plate stops, but beside explain that you will be a bar just in case of thirst with quite cheap beersnot pay.

There is a map on http'''MARCH 2017'''://wwwI recommend you to take the bus that goes right away from Belgrade to Pančevo (I think number 95, but check it).serbiatravelersOnce you are in that village it goes super fast.org/en/indexIt takes longer to go first to that spot after the bridge and find a straight ride to Timișoara than going first to Pančevo, because most of the cars go to small villages around, and normally the ones that leave from that village go to Timișoara.php/hitchhiking/145-beograd

=== Heading North West towards [[Novi SadZagreb]] {{European Route Number|70}} ===Take bus no. 16 or 17 from the upper part of Zeleni Venac station towards Novi Beograd, and exit after you pass traffic circle. Cross the street, and take bus no. 611. To check bus connections: [http://www.eway.rs/en/cities/beograd/routes] . That bus will take you to the motorway, some 20 kilometers from Belgrade. Get off as soon as the bus turns from the motorway, and then return to the motorway. Start hitchhiking there. The toll station is around 7-8 kilometers far, but there's no need to go there on foot. When cars stop, ask them to take you at least until the toll station. If they leave the last exit before, they can drop you off there. (There is a gas station, what can be reached from behind). You can walk from there to the toll station (ca. 1 km).Once you get to the toll station, we recommend using a sign for the direction you want to go, it is a good opportunity to get a direct ride, even all the way to Zagreb.

It's best From Belgrade to Zagreb advice is good you take bus number 706 from Zeleni Venac station (big bus station in the city center)or bus 73 from New Belgrade611 to end of town. If you wish Better not try to hitchhike on the motorwayfirst petrol station Zmaj after Novi Belgrade, you should exit at overpass at Batajnica can really stuck there for few hours. If you wish Hundreds of cars coming on that place but almost all of them were going back to take the old road, which is probably the better option if you travel only Belgrade or to Novi Sad, then you should go further with that bus and just few of them to the end of Batajnica suburb, until the bus turns from that road, at the churchCroatia. Just Take 611 and go back out just near road to the same road air port than you were previously at, just walk few minute on high way and hitchhike from there come to petrol station. Batajnica That is around 15 kilometers far from Zeleni Venac last petrol station, in direction to Croatia and there also people can turn to Novi Sad and bus takes around 40 minutesnot in direction to Croatia. You just need to catch ride to pay tolls. When you at pay tolls, depending on traffic jamsthere is much easier to catch ride to Zagreb or any part of Croatia.(June 2013)

=== Heading West towards [[Zagreb]]Just to write some more info, ===(June 2014). This time it was much easier to catch ride even on petrols station Zmaj outside of Novi Belgrade and without going more further with bus 616 to last petrol station near airport and pay tolls. It was same as last year a lot of cars where there on Zmaj petrol station and a lot of them were going back to Belgrade(It was mistake last year to ask drivers if they go to Croatia, just ask everyone to get you to pay tolls in Šimanovci) . Speak with people that work on petrol station an they will help you to catch ride, ask every driver just to drive you to Šimanovci-name of place where pay tolls are and from there is much easier to move forward Croatia. On Zmaj petrol station is forbidden to stop for trucks(specially for foreign trucks, trucks can not drive through Belgrade), only trucks with special license can stop there and they will be local Serbian trucks but they can go to pay tolls, try to ask them. On second petrol station after airport is allowed for all trucks. There are also helpful people that work on petrols station or girls that cleans cars to catch some money for summer , they could help you if you ask them. Serbian registration that could go to pay tolls are ŠI, RU, SM ask them or any other foreign driver, they will all go to pay tolls or Croatia.

Take bus no. 16 If you want to hitchhiking directly from the upper part of Zeleni Venac toll station towards Novi Beograd, and exit after it is also possible, but quite a long way. You are sure to get a ride pretty far though, it might be useful if you pass traffic circlewant to have a long ride. Cross the streetIn April 2018, I`ve waited 1min and take bus nogot a ride direct to Munich. 611. That How to get there : find a bus will that goes to Novi Beograd and take you to the motorwaybus 711 in direction of Simanovci, some 20 kilometers the village where there is the toll station. You can take for example bus 65 from Belgrade. Get off as soon as Zeleni Venac (the bus turns from passes in the motorwaystreet, not in the bus station ; the street is Zeleni Venac and then return to it goes across the motorwaybridge towards Zemun, Novi Beograd, etc. Start hitchhiking ) and get out at stop Pariske Komune after a big round about. From there. The toll station is around 7-8 kilometers far, but there's no need come back to go there the round about and take a left on footBulevar Mihajla Pupina. Once you get to Stay on the toll station, we recommend using a sign for side of the direction you want to road where cars gotowards the round about, it is not from the round about! And walk a good opportunity minute to get the next bus stop and take the 711 til the last stop named Simanovci Centar. This is a direct 50min rideand you can easily blackride the bus.for info about the 711 bus https://www.busevi.com/mapa-linije-711-novi-beograd-paviljoni-ugrinovci-izlaz-simanovci/From Simanovci Centar, even all continue straight on the way to Zagrebmain road for about 20min.Take a left on Dositejeva ulica for about 5min and you`re there!

Controllers wear Controllors are going into the vehicles with a standard navy mini computer for checking your e-cards (cards are called BusPlus). Normal BusPlus cards are blue suit coloured and tie, in Belgrade, and it's said that if they have red ones. When you're riding the trams daily you might encounter one controller in a weekspot them, or two weeks. You can skip just ignore them just standing and leave on the door next stop. Controls are quite common and leaving with the bus or just tell them that you don't have any ID.__NOTOC__Spent two weeks riding all day every day - saw them coming like new pricing system, a great light in single ride bought from the night. Elephantson driver is quite expensive (jeremie150 dinars) 2010.

== WiFi ==* Main train station: network ''Peron'' code ''internet'' (they have changed it seems already, but in the smaller hall /not the one they started wearing civilian clothes againsell train tickets in, but with the money exchange office/, you can catch some wifis without passwords, i saw them yesterdaysomething like AUDInumbers)* Studentski Park has free wifi, just look for an open network that has the word 'free' in it. marko bg

June 2010. they have green - yellow fluorescent shirts so it`s easy to see them== Sleeping ==We slept near the river, under the bridge we came in at 5am and slept until 1300 no one disturbed us.