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The '''Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpoint''' is a border crossing between [[Poland]] and [[Lithuania]]. Now that both countries are in Schengen, cars no longer regularly come to a stop here. However, the parking lot at the border is still popular with truck drivers, and within walking distance on both sides of the border there are petrol stations where one can ask drivers for onward rides.
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The '''Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpoint''' is a border crossing that connects [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]]. It lies on the E7 "Via Baltica" highway, which goes fom the Polish city of [[Białystok]] through [[Kaunas]] in Lithuania, [[Riga]] in Latvia, and ultimately reaches [[Tallinn]] in Estonia.  
  
500m behind the old Lithuanian checkpoint quite some truck drivers seem to stop to buy some vignette for the highway (or sth like this) so it's also easy to ask them for a ride; should be easy to get rides to everywhere in Baltics or even further into Russia.
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Now that both countries are in Schengen, cars no longer regularly come to a stop here. However, the parking lot at the border is still popular with truck drivers, and within walking distance on both sides of the border there are petrol stations where one can ask drivers for onward rides.
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On the Lithuanian side, the E7 "Via Baltica" highway begins, passing by [[Kaunas]] in Lithuania, [[Riga]] in Latvia, and ultimately [[Tallinn]] in Estonia. On the Polish side, the nearest large city is [[Białystok|Bialystok]].
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== Hitching out ==
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== Into Lithuania ==
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Stand on the Lithuanian side where 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.
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If your destination is Latvia or Estonia, hold a sign "LV" to get a lift all the way across Lithuania to the Latvian border.
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== Into Poland ==
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If you are travelling a long distance, get a lift at least to the town of [[Augustów]], where the road splits towards [[Warsaw]] and [[Białystok]].
  
 
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Revision as of 21:11, 16 July 2014

Budzisko-Kalvarija border crossing
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Information
Countries: Flag of Poland Poland | Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Type: Road
Motorway: E 67

The Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpoint is a border crossing that connects Lithuania and Poland. It lies on the E7 "Via Baltica" highway, which goes fom the Polish city of Białystok through Kaunas in Lithuania, Riga in Latvia, and ultimately reaches Tallinn in Estonia.

Now that both countries are in Schengen, cars no longer regularly come to a stop here. However, the parking lot at the border is still popular with truck drivers, and within walking distance on both sides of the border there are petrol stations where one can ask drivers for onward rides.

Hitching out

Into Lithuania

Stand on the Lithuanian side where 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, hold a sign "LV" to get a lift all the way across Lithuania to the Latvian border.

Into Poland

If you are travelling a long distance, get a lift at least to the town of Augustów, where the road splits towards Warsaw and Białystok.