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{{Border Crossing one Of|country = Poland|country2 = Lithuania|map = <map lat='54.30691' lng='23.110771' zoom='11' view='0' />|type = Road|motorway = {{E|67}}}}The '''Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpoint''' is a border crossing between that connects [[PolandLithuania]] and [[LithuaniaPoland]]. Now that both countries are It lies on the E7 "Via Baltica" highway, which goes fom the Polish city of [[Białystok]] through [[Kaunas]] in SchengenLithuania, cars no longer regularly come to a stop here. However, the parking lot at the border is still popular with truck drivers[[Riga]] in Latvia, and within walking distance on both sides of the border there are petrol stations where one can ask drivers for onward ridesultimately reaches [[Tallinn]] in Estonia.

500m behind Now that both countries are in Schengen, cars no longer regularly come to a stop here. However, the parking lot at the old Lithuanian checkpoint quite some border is still popular with truck drivers seem to stop to buy some vignette for , and within walking distance on both sides of the highway (or sth like this) so it's also easy to border there are petrol stations where one can ask them drivers for onward rides. Because it lies on a ride; should be easy to get major truck route, very long-distance rides to everywhere in Baltics are possible here. Border control might occasionally stop buses, cars with Belarusian register plates, or even further into Russiacars with dark skinned people for checking passports. On === Hitching out === == Into Lithuania == Stand on the Lithuanian sidewhere the exit from the parking area joins the main road. You may see some police officers stopping cars (they check for people illegally transiting from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad), but they are used to seeing hitchhikers and won't bother you.  If your destination is Latvia or Estonia, the E7 hold a sign "Via BalticaLV" highway begins, passing by to get a lift all the way across Lithuania to the Latvian border. === Into Poland === The closest town is [[KaunasSuwałki]] in Lithuania, but it is best to wait for a lift going further to the town of [[RigaAugustów]] in Latvia, and ultimately where the road splits towards [[TallinnWarsaw]] in Estonia. On the Polish side, the nearest large city is and [[BialystokBiałystok]].