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|name = Gothenburg|name_native = Göteborg<!--|symbol = Göteborg vapen.svg -->|county = Västra Götaland|county_symbol = Västra Götaland vapen.svg|map = <map lat='57.6967' lng='12.004' zoom='11' view='0' float='right' height='300' />|country pop = Sweden536790|län motorways = Västra Götalands län{{E|pop = 501,5006}} {{E|motorways = [[E6]], [[E20]], [[E45]]20}} {{E|footnotes = 45}}

If The best place to start heading towards Oslo is the [[rest area|service station]], STIGS CENTER, There are a 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 the motorway so you just step off the bus and hitch! On a working day morning this seems to be a 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 trucks headed into Norway stop.(As of July 2018 i tried this spot and waited there 6hrs. In the end a Swedish-American woman picked me. It looks like a nice spot and there is a bus stop which is suitable for cars to stop, maybe i was unlucky)Alternatively, if you're still in the city-center, you can try getting a lift from the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol 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 NarraNorra, 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 round about 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. However, there Possibly best chance is another [[rest area|service station]]to make a sign for E6 N, STIGS CENTER, just a few kilometers out farther (and stand by the red light coming from where you enter the motorway at this point), which is much much better for traffic & cars going city centre towards Oslothe motor way. It is also larger The light turns red often and has a lot more room for cars to stop long enough that someone might pick you up and pull over from the street. So, one possibility is at least take you to try asking drivers to drop you off at this service station (see location of [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=it&geocode=&q=service+station&near=%C3%85v%C3%A4gen+28Stig Center,+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] (focus your attention on the lanes marked as Q ''(or K?'')). There are also a few buses which go therefor your destination, one of which going north is "402 Alvangen". Could just ask the bus drivers which goes to Stigs center, left and the bus stop is directly on the onramp to the motorway so you just step off the bus and hitch!middle lanes.

[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=it&msa=0&msid=118215905716686756957.000448147f6ec7cb40744&ll=57.697921,11.996942&spn=0.003497,0.011759&z=17&iwloc=000448149457af71bfda2 This] (Broken link points to GPS coordinates 57.697921,11.996942) point may not look like much, but there is a lot of heavy traffic entering this on-ramp at all times. The reason why this exact spot works particularly well is because of a traffic light that naturally stops the vehicles that turn in here. If you stand just alongside where they're turning in, they'll have time to see you and pull out of line onto the tram tracks for a few seconds. Make sure to use a sign. A possibly better spot is Munkebäcksmotet (marked on map) to get , a ride out of town, at least bus stop just before the onramp to Alingsås because the freeway ends there and you can continue hitchhiking on the roadmotorway. To get to Munkebäcksmotet from The Central Station Either take bus number 513 or 515 to in the direction ''Polhemsplatsen '' (costs a ticket is 16,50 SEK (outdated price, it is now 20 or so SEK), but it is possible to blackride as well). Or or take the tram to ''Munkebäckstorget '' and walk north 10 minutes from there. Commuter trains to Alingsås also stop at Sävenäs right across the E20 (2 min walk) and might be the easiest blackride from the city centre. Most drivers are going only short distances, and the towns they go to are virtually impossible to hitchhike out of. Try to get to Alingsås, where the motorway ends and you can hitchhike directly on the roadside, there are very few good onramps between Göteborg and Alingsås. This option is probably better if you are going to a place near Göteborg, especially before Alingsås. === South towards [[Malmö]], [[Denmark]], [[Germany]] === ''' Option 1 - Onramp in Kållered near IKEA''' Catch the commuter train towards Kungsbacka to the stop '''Kållered''' (10 minutes), and as you get off the train walk under the traintracks and forward another 200 meters under the highway and then turn left past supermarkets, IKEA until you see a OKQ8 gasstation. Either hitch at the gasstation itself or at the onramp on top of the hill.  Any ride that will take you 10 km or further is good because that would get you to the gasstation '''Sandsjöbacka''' which is the best gasstation for almost a 100 km down this road.

Munkbäcksmotet is a bus stop on the sliproad going down to the motorway. You can stand at the bus stop if there's nobody waiting for a bus, but it's probably better 'Option 2 If you want to stand uphill 10 or 20 metres hitch from the bus stop, so that cars dontown''t think you're waiting for a bus and have time to react and then pull in to the bus stop. Using a sign will also help you look less like a person waiting for a bus.

=== South towards [[Malmö]] ===There are trucks leaving to [[Malmö]] every night at 20.00 from DHL just next to the The petrol station by on the ''Nils Eriksson terminal'' (large crossing where the buses go road Ullevigatan joins the E20 is just a 10-15 minute walk from the central station). Best is Some hitchhikers have reported great successes with this spot while others have waited very long times to look up DHL at internet and call themget a ride.

Take It is near the commuter train to Kållered, find IKEA big stadium Nya Ullevi and walk past if you prefer it, here there is a petrol station busstop on the road outside of Nya Ullevi where you people can ask people. Or continue walking south and hitch from the on ramp pull over easily, however that spot only tends to E6/E20, Once you get be good with a ride, if they are not going much further than Kungsbacka, get off at the rest area "[[Sandsjöbacka]]"(about 5 km from IKEA), here you can usually find trucks and cars heading south. Try to get dropped off at similar rest areas and good very visible sign so that people notice you will have no problemsactually hitchhiking.

Take === Ferries : West towards [[Denmark]] and also [[Germany]] ===There are ferries going all the bus time to [[Denmark]] ([[Fredrikshavn]]) and [[Germany]] ("grön express" recommended[[Kiel]]) from the Stena Line terminal. Take tram 9, stops by 3 or 11 to ''Masthuggstorget'' or just a few meters start from the trucks) to "Stigs centerJärntorget" north of Göteborg. A lot of From there walk towards the water and find the place where trucks stop by to pause here and there's a good chance you'll get a ridecars drive onto the ferries. Check-in starts 1. Or if you want to hitch from town5 h before ferry departure, many hitchhikers have found so be on time! (but drivers can still go in about 20 minutes before..). Have a sign with the petrol station country of destination on the large crossing where the road Ullevigatan joins the E20 was a great spotit.

[[User:Liftarkungen|Liftarkungen]] thinks that On the best place ferry to start hitchhiking south from Göteborg is "[[Sandsjöbackamotet]]"Fredrikshavn, which is situated south of Mölndal. However it is timeconsuming and quit an adventure you have 3 hrs to get there. Use www.hitta.se or googlemaps in order find a ride, try to visit the truckers special area if you dont find directions. Or see [[Sandsjöbackamotet]]any cars heading south, at least to the excellent hitching spot of Padburg, on the Danish/German border.

=== Ferries : South towards [[Denmark]], [[Germany]] ===There are ferries going all However even being in a car on the time way to [[Denmark]] (Fredrikshavn) and [[Germany]] (Kiel) from the Stena Line terminal. Take tram 9, 3 or 11 Fredrikhavn you may have 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 pay a sign with the country of destination on it. The best thing is that vehicles don't pay any extra something like 6 euros 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 Or possibly more if you enter as a foot passenger.

On the ferry For starting hitchhiking late and going to Fredrikshavn, you have 2 hrs either places like [[Århus]] or [[Germany]] it can be quite amazing to find a ride (visit catch one of the truckers special area) south, at least to the excellent trucker terminal heaven of Padburg, on late ferries and end up in Germany even though leaving in the Danish/German borderafternoon.

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