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The best place to start heading towards Oslo is the [[rest area|service station]], STIGS CENTER, (see location of [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=it&geocode=&q=service+station&near=%C3%85v%C3%A4gen+28,+G%C3%B6teborg,+Sweden&sll=57.710957,11.992371&sspn=0.006992,0.023518&ie=UTF8&ll=57.713547,11.994646&spn=0.006992,0.023518&z=16 here] (marked as Q ''(or K?'')). There are also a few buses which go there, one of which is "402 Alvangen". Could just ask the bus drivers which goes to Stigs center, and the bus stop is directly on the onramp to the motorway so you just step off the bus and hitch!
Alternatively, if you're still in the city-center, you can try getting a lift from The best place to start heading towards Oslo is the [[petrol station hitchhikingrest area|petrol service station]] located close to [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=it&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=118215905716686756957.000448147f6ec7cb40744&ll=57.707071,11.997392&spn=0.006993,0.023518&z=16 this] roundabout (near to Ullevi Narra, the big stadium) where cars are going in many directions, some of which might go to Oslo. However, most of the cars coming from the roundabout are going very very fast, and it's hard for them to stop on the street here. And, most cars at the petrol station next to it are just staying inside the city at this point.Stigs Center
A good day to get There are a ride few buses which go there, the easiest one is bus number '''47''' towards '''Tuve''' that leaves from '''Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen''', The bus stop '''Stigs Center''' is directly on the onramp to Oslo is probably a Sunday since many Swedes are home in Göteborg over the weekendmotorway so you just step off the bus and hitch! Great spot to go north towards Stenungsund or Uddevalla, right before both these places there are major rest stops with petrol stations where lots of Norwegians and on Sundays head back to Oslo for worktrucks headed into Norway stop.
[[User:footsore|footsore]] got a lift all Any ride that will take you 10 km or further is good because that would get you to the gasstation '''Sandsjöbacka''' which is the way to Malmö from here within 20 minutes at 7am on best gasstation for almost a Saturday morning100 km down this road.
Or if you want to hitch from town, many hitchhikers have found the The petrol station on the large crossing where the road Ullevigatan joins the E20 was is just a great spot. Walking 10-15 minute walk from the central station is 10-15min walk but according to [[User:thomasmyrman|thomasmyrman]] . Some hitchhikers have reported great successes with this a difficult spot. The only way while others have waited very long times to get a ride here is by asking drivers that stop, of which there are not many. Many here were not leaving Göteborg. There is a small area if you follow the road towards malmö that you can walk to where cars can maybe stop but it is not ideal, use different spot if possible.
[[User:Liftarkungen|Liftarkungen]] thinks that It is near the best place to start hitchhiking south from Göteborg big stadium Nya Ullevi and if you prefer it there is "[[Sandsjöbackamotet]]"a busstop on the road outside of Nya Ullevi where people can pull over easily, which is situated south of Mölndal. However it is timeconsuming and quit an adventure however that spot only tends to get there. Use www.hitta.se or googlemaps in order to find directions. Or see [[Sandsjöbackamotet]]be good with a good very visible sign so that people notice you actually hitchhiking.
The best thing is that vehicles don't pay any extra for up to five passengers. There's about 4 ferries daily (seemingly more in summer) to Fredrikshavn and 1 to Kiel. Ask in the Stena Line office or check out the webpage http://www.stenaline.se/ or in English http://www.stenaline.co.uk/ferry/
For your sign, write GRATIS under the DK. Most drivers won't know it's free to take another passenger.
*** When I hitch-hiked from Frederikshavn For starting hitchhiking late and going to Gothenburg, I had either places like [[Århus]] or [[Germany]] it can be quite amazing to pay 6 EUR, catch one of the late ferries and end up in Germany even though I managed to hitch a carleaving in the afternoon.
=== Stena Line ferries to [[Fredrikshavn]] ===
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=== North towards [[Oslo]] ===
=== North towards [[Karlstad]] via E45 ===
There's a very good hitchhiking spot right on E45, after a crossing 3 km west from Hammarkullen. There used to be a bus stop right after the crossing with traffic lights. Now it's just a good spot for the cars to drive aside while going at low speed. The closest tram stop is the one at Hammarkullen on the way to Angered, number 8 (purple) goes there. If one wants to go by bus, then the stop is Eliebergsvägen, it's right next to the spot. One can get there by taking 401 from Angered or 173 from Nils E-terminalen. [https://maps.google.se/maps?daddr=E45&hl=sv&sll=57.789252,12.017927&sspn=0.003243,0.010568&geocode=Fe_NcQMdK1i3AA&t=h&mra=ls&z=17 Here] is the spot on google maps.
The spot is very good, just make sure the person that stops actually takes you out of Göteborg's urban area, to avoid being stuck in places like Surte or Nödinge.
=== Road 40 and E4 E40 to [[Stockholm]] /Borås/Gbg Airport ===The fastest route by car to Stockholm is not via E20 as all the traffic signs say. Most people take this route instead. A good spot is bus stop Kallebäcksgatan Kallebäcksvägen [http://goo.gl/maps/V1ggx] (Take bus 50 there or a tram to Elisedal and walk five mins). My friends tried it today and got a ride within half an hour. The cars can stop at best spot to hitchhike is near the sign "Jönköping"(5 minutes walking from bus stop "Kallebäcksvägen"): that is the right direction to Stockholm. The same road will bring you to Borås and to Göteborg flygplatsen (airport). Note that in case a driver is just going to the airport, it is good to know that near the entry/exit of the airport there is a station service which most likely is better than the ona good spot too (me and a friend successfully hitch-ramphiked from there to Uddebo, a small "hippish" village near Tranemo).
=== The "slow road" (E20) to [[Stockholm]] ===
=== South towards [[Malmö]], [[Denmark]], [[Germany]] ===
'''Option 1- Onramp in Kållered near IKEA''' From the Central Station get on the Catch the commuter train towards Kungsbacka (this train seems to be controlled from the front to the back but the journey can be short enough to not need a ticket if you are down back). Get off after about stop '''Kållered''' (10 minutes in Kållered), When and as you get off the train you'll see a Netto on the other side of the road which has excellent dumpsters should you need to acquire some food. To get to the hitching spot you just walk under the tracks traintracks and continue for forward another 100 200 meters or so until after you cross under the highway where you and then turn left directly and follow the highway for about 5-10 minutes. You'll walk past Ikea (at which point there will be supermarkets, IKEA until you see a Willys visible which also has excellent food-acquiring potential) and and a petrol station which will have some people heading to ''Kungsbacka'' (and possibly further of course) Otherwise just walk up the hill and OKQ8 gasstation. Either hitch at the on-ramp. Any ride that's 5 or more kilometers is good as it will take you to [[Sandsjöbacka]] rest area which is one of the best places to find a ride to directly to [[Malmö]] gasstation itself or even [[Denmark]] and [[Germany]]. Bear in mind that Sandsjöbacka is at the last rest area for at least 60 kilometers that's onramp on top of the highway so it's much recommended to stop there to avoid getting stuck at a small on-ramp somewherehill.
'''Option 2If you want to hitch from town'' Take the bus ("grön express" recommended, stops by just a few meters from the trucks) to "Stigs center" north of Göteborg. A lot of trucks stop by to pause here and there's a good chance you'll get a ride.
=== Ferries : South West towards [[Denmark]], and also [[Germany]] ===
There are ferries going all the time to [[Denmark]] ([[Fredrikshavn]]) and [[Germany]] ([[Kiel]]) from the Stena Line terminal. Take tram 9, 3 or 11 to ''Masthuggstorget'' or just start from "Järntorget". From there walk towards the water and find the place where trucks and cars drive onto the ferries. Check-in starts 1.5 h before ferry departure, so be on time! (but drivers can still go in about 20 minutes before..). Have a sign with the country of destination on it.
On the ferry to Fredrikshavn, you have 2 3 hrs to find a ride (, try to visit the truckers special area) if you dont find any cars heading south, at least to the excellent trucker terminal heaven hitching spot of Padburg, on the Danish/German border. However even being in a car on the way to Fredrikhavn you may have to pay a something like 6 euros for the ferry. Or possibly more if you enter as a foot passenger
=== Stena Line Ferries towards [[Kiel]] ===
For the ferries towards Kiel, [[Germany]] the drivers don't need to pay extra for you, but you have to book a cabin, which are available from 225 SEK upwards. The ferry is leaving every day at 19:00. If you hitchhike with a truckdriver you can get a special deal. The deal is basically that you pay approximately 250 SEK (an unknown editor of this page paid 253 a long time ago) and you get the following things included in the price.
* The crossing (710 SEK)
* Big all inclusive buffe buffet (310 SEK)* Big breakfast buffe buffet (105 SEK)
* A small lunch-box to-go when you leave the ferry. (90 SEK)
* A cabin that is to be shared with your driver.
You could try to convince the drivers when they wait to board the ferry. They board the ferry about 1-2 hours before departure.
[[File:Stena_Germanica_in_G%C3%B6teborg.jpg|thumb|left|Ferry to Kiel]]
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