Chongqing

Hitchhiking out

Like all big cities in China, it's a real effort to get out of town. The standard is to take a cheap bus to a small city then continue hitchhiking.

West towards Chengdu/Leshan

Habakuk12321 took a bus to Dazu [1]. The region there is great, the villages small and there is almost no tourism. It's the way to Chengdu.

In October 2019 Worldhitchhiker hitched out of Chongqing in the direction of Leshan, this spot is also suitable for Chengdu. Take the bus from to city center (for example Jiefgangbei district) to G85 Jiulongpo Toll Station, it took some effort: 1 metro ride, 2 busses and a 40 minute walk to get there. It's the best to use A-Map app (how A-Map works and helps hitchhiking in China) to find the best suitable public transport connection for you. The toll booth is huge and outside of the metropole Chongqing, there is some place to stop cars. Unfortunately the police send me away after 20 minutes hitching behind the toll booth, so I walked in front of the toll booth. From there it took me half an hour to get a car in the direction of Leshan.

North/South/West/East towards Yichang

Chongqing is on the Yangtse river. Habakuk12321 did not find a way to get there for free. But the Three Gorges Dam is worth a visit.[2]