M74 (GB)

The M74 is a short (129 km) motorway in Scotland, connecting the Central Belt with the M6 in England. When hitching north from London or the Midlands, it's extremely likely that you'll enter Scotland over this particular motorway.

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Hitching the M74

Legend:  (very good) |  (good) |  (average) |  (bad) |  (senseless)

• 1 Fullarton roundabout; Tolcross, Glasgow City Centre (average)
  • Closest spot to start from coming out of Glasgow, but no shoulders. Botwell services is better.
• 2 Shettleston, Cambuslang (Northbound exit)
• 3 Tannochside (Southbound exit)
• 4 M73, Stirling, Kincardine Bridge
• Botwell Services Southbound only (good)
• 5 Bellshill, Coatbridge
• Hamilton Services Nouthbound only
• 6 Hamilton, Motherwell
• 7 Lanark, Larkhall (Southbound exit)
• 8 Kilmarnock, Edinburgh (Northbound: Larkhall)
• 9 Kirkmuirhill (Southbound exit)
• 10 Kirkmuirhill (Northbound exit)
• 11 Edinburgh, Ayr (Southbound exit)Cairnlodge Services
• 12 Edinburgh, Ayr (Northbound exit)Cairnlodge Services
• 13 Edinburgh, Lanark, Abington Services (very good)
  • This is where one needs to get off the M74 when hitching from England towards Edinburgh.
• 14 Crawford, Thornhill
• 15 Moffat, Dumfries (Southbound: Selkirk)
• 16 Johnstonebridge, Annandale Water Services
• 17 Lockerbie (Southbound: Dumfries)
• 18 Lockerbie, Dumfries (Northbound exit)
• 19 Ecclefechan
• 20 Eaglesfield, Annan, Kirtlebridge
• 21 Kirkpatrick Fleming, Kirtlebridge, Canonbie
• Gretna Green Services
• 22 Gretna, Gretna Green, Longtown (Northbound: Dumfries, Stranraer

--> M6

Scots motorways

M8 • M9 • M73 • M74 • M77 • M80 • M90 • M876