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Expect a high rate of traffic there, but remember that crossing the border checkpoints '''by foot is forbidden'''! So you need a driver that picks you up in his car and brings you over to the Bulgarian side.
When you cross the border also expect to be checked 4-5 times, which costs you a lot of time especially in summer season. Waiting time between 2-8 hours can be seen as normal at this border checkpoint.
For more information, check out [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenz%C3%BCbergang_Kapitan_Andreewo-Kap%C4%B1kule this] german wikipedia article about the checkpoint.
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'''Edirne''' is a border town in the north-west of [[Turkey]].
Close to '''Edirne''' you'll find border checkpoints towards [[Bulgaria]] (20km) and [[Greece]] (7km).
==Hitching OutHitchhiking out == === Northwest towards [[Bulgaria]] === This in the north of '''Edirne''' is the most-used spot for cross-border trade between the [[European Union|EU]] and [[Turkey]], [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] and tourists going to [[Turkey]] by car. In Edirne there are lots of ''dolmus'' (minibuses) which go to the [[Kapitan Andreevo-Kapıkule border crossing]]. You can stop them on the main street leading towards the border. These take you right to the border crossing and cost 2.5 lira (EUR 0.85). But if you express that you're hitchhiking, it's possible that you'll get a free lift. User jopoking hitched twice by going directly on the big highway that is passing by the city. The highway fence has lots of holes and unrepaired parts so you can access the street quite easily. Even without actual hard shoulder a truck and the next day a car stopped for me. Just pay attention if there is more traffic. === West towards [[Greece]] === The Pazarkule border crossing is at walking distance from downtown Edirne. Walk to the direction of Karaağaç (pronounced ''kaa-raa-aa-aach''). Signs aren’t very common, so you may have to ask someone. Don’t walk in the direction of Pazarkule indicated by signs out of the city centre, as they actually direct vehicles to a longer road around the city, but you may thumb on them. After walking for about 25-30 minutes, you’ll pass two long and historical bridges very near each other (spanning over the Tundza/Tunca and Maritsa/Meriç respectively) and then soon you’ll see a sign showing the direction to ''Batı Trakya'' (Western Thrace) and ''Selanik'' ([[Thessaloniki]]). At that spot, you are about 4 km away from the checkpoint and you may either keep walking or start thumbing. Unlike the Ipsala checkpoint (another border crossing between Turkey and Greece, some hundred kilometres to south), it is allowed to cross this checkpoint on foot. Traffic is very low, so the best is to ask drivers for a ride right at the Greek check point. === South towards [[Istanbul]] {{E|80}} === It's no problem to walk onto the motorway and try hitchhiking along the hard shoulder. Just watch out for drivers overtaking cars on the right instead of the left side.
===North: Border checkpoint ''Capitan Andrevo'' towards [[Bulgaria]]Sleeping ===This border checkpoint It is no problem at all to put up your tent in the north park in front of '''Edirne''' is the most-used spot Selimiye Mosque. We were actually encouraged to do so while asking the locals for cross-border trade between the [[EU]] and [[Turkey]], [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] and tourists going a place to [[Turkey]] by carsleep.
===West: Border checkpoint towards [[Greece]]=Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
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