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* Option 3: Catch the Santiago Vazquez bus in downtown Montevideo towards Vazquez and Mercedes (not sure of the bus number though, you should ask). When you get to Santiago Vazquez cross the bridge and start hitching after the toll. If going to Gualeguaychu get off in the 2 and start hitching there. However it's strongly recommended to go to Colonia. If you're going from Colonia to Gualeguaychu hitch on the 21. Even if you will see the ugliest towns in the country and you'll get cider instead of water people are super nice.
===East towards [[Atlántida]], [[Maldonado]] (IB), [[Brazil]]===
If you plan to hitchhike east along the ''Interbalnearia'', a good start might be at the Carrasco airport. You can take the local bus #109 to Parque Roosevelt ($20, April 2013) until the last stop, where the Parque R. begins. It can take you about 30-45min from Centro. You then just follow the road for about 1 km, and you'll situate yourself at a roundabout which marks the beginning of the IB. Behind the roundabout, there's a bus stop with plenty of space to stop cars. There's also two service stations a bit up along the way. Still quite some traffic might go only to the airport which is located about a 1,5 km up the road, so in doubt it might be possible to walk up behind the bridge (exit/entrance to the airport) and start from there. Traffic is plentyful.
''[User:Platschi|Platschi] tried to hitchhike from here in April 2013, but somehow after three hours of thumb gestures, nobody stopped. Must have been a cloudy day. Still, it seems the only suitable place to get east along the IB when hitchhiking out of Montevideo.''
===East towards [[Minas]], [[Treinta y Tres]] (Ruta 8), [[Brazil]]===
If hitchhiking out towards Brazil, one can either take the IB along the coast or the Ruta 8, depending on the destination. Hitchhiking out of Montevideo towards Ruta 8, one can take the local bus #D8 to CNO Maldonado. Get out at Ruta 8, Gral J.A. Lavalleja y Angel Zanelli. If in doubt, ask the driver to leave you close to Villa Garcia. There's a roundabout located, after which it is possible to hitchhike out of town towards Pando, Minas along Ruta 8.
== Hitching In ==
