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=== North towards [[Canelones]] (Ruta 5), West towards [[Colonia del Sactamento]], [[Argentina]] (N1Ruta 1) ===

* Option 1: You can take bus #137 (Paso de la Arena), #370 (Cerro) or 17 (Casabo) from the roundabout at Palacio Legislativo. These buses most likely also pass downtown. The bus stop is behind the Palacio, next to the José Batlle y Ordóñez monument. The price for one ticket is $20 24 (March 2013November 2014). Get out at Av. Dr. Carlos Maria Ramirez, esq. (crossing with) Concordia. Ask somebody on the bus if you are not sure. If you miss it, you'll see yourself driving over the Ruta 1 highway, then just get out at the first next stop. From Concordia crossing, walk right into the side-road next to the bridge. You'll find yourself standing at the highway. Walk up about 200m to the on-ramp. You can use this ramp to hitchhike cars both on the highway and driving onto it. This place is also fine for hitchhiking towards La Paz, Canelones or [[Florida (Uruguay)|Florida]] along Ruta 5. From the on-ramp, well away from the city for about 1km, where Ruta 5 seperates. You will have better luck here as the initial on-ramp is a little busy., - WARNING! DON'T GO TO THIS FUCKING PLACE NO MORE!!! I went here to hitch-hike three weeks ago. Two guys tried to rob me (yeah, right in front of the road, 2 o'clock afternoon), one had a gun and I ended up in the hospital same night, with my shoulder dislocated. DON'T DON'T DON'T DON'T go to this place, please. I spoke with police later and they said that this neighborhood is dangerous now and walking here is a crazy idea (Natrix, your humble viajero from Lithuania, January, 2020).

<!-- # This is probably the same as option 1, but less accurate. We also did not see a service station there?! Have to check this in the near future ---Platschi # Option 2: Take bus 137 from Plaza Independencia (or somewhere else) and make sure you take it in the right direction (which is confusing in the beginning, because it seems to make a large detour). After half an hour or so you have to get out at the crossroad with Ruta 1. There is a gas station not far from there. Try to aim for black (Argentinian) number plates if you're heading to Argentina.-->* Option 2: '''Bus 163''': Take a bus from anywhere of Montevideo with number 163 which will put u on the road 1. Do not get out on the first crossing of the highway, but on second. Ask the driver to tell you where. In Uruguay there are generally very little number of cars as the country is low populated.

* Option 23: Take bus 137 from Plaza Independencia #127 (or somewhere elseDelta del Tigre/Barra Santa Lucía) (U$36) and make sure you take it in indicate to the right direction (which is confusing in the beginning, because it seems to make a large detour). After half an hour or so bus driver that you have want to get out off at Peaje Santa Lucía. The bus runs by the corner of Avenida General Rondeau/Paysandú street. This peaje is the crossroad with first toll booth on Ruta 1. There is leading towards Colonia de Sacramento and a gas station not far from there. Try great and easy spot to aim for black (Argentinian) number plates if you're heading to Argentinahitchhike out of Montevideo.-->

===East towards [[Atlántida]], [[Maldonado]] (IB), [[Brazil]]===If you plan to hitchhike east along the ''Interbalnearia'Bus 163''': Take , a good start might be at the Carrasco airport. You can take the local bus #109 to Parque Roosevelt (28 Pesos march 2016) until the last stop, where the Parque R. begins. It can take you about 30-45min from anywhere of Montevideo with number 163 which will put u on Centro. You then just follow the road for about 1. Do not get out on km, and you'll situate yourself at a roundabout which marks the first crossing beginning of the highway, but on secondIB. Ask Behind the driver to tell you where. In Uruguay roundabout, there are generally very little number 's a bus stop with plenty of space to stop cars as the country is low populated. You could wait for hours However, it might be difficult to find someone or walk... But in general this spot should be good one. :''We (Julien hitch from France there as the road splits just a few kilometers further and me) found a ride in 10 minutes,even though that for me alone in any part of Urugay it took at least 2 hours to move forward somewheremany people don'' -- Suzannt go far.

===Towards Colonia and Gualeguaychu=== Catch the Santiago Vazquez A quicker (although more expensive) option is to take a bus in downtown Montevideo Vazquez and Mercedesto peaje Pando (not sure Pando toll booth) from the start of Avenida Italia across the bus number though, you should ask) When you get to Santiago Vazquez cross terminal Tres Cruces. Ask the bridge locals which bus runs there and start hitching after tell the toll. If going driver that you want to Gualeguaychu get off in at peaje Pando (it is the 2 and start hitching therefirst peaje). The bus costs 64 pesos (March 2015). However From the toll booth it's strongly recommended is quite easy to go to Coloniahitchhike. This option has the advantage that you start a bit further outside of Montevideo and are already behind the airport and the split of the road.  ===East towards [[Minas]], [[Treinta y Tres]] (Ruta 8), [[Brazil]]===If you're going from Colonia to Gualeguaychu hitch hitchhiking out towards Brazil, one can either take the IB along the coast or the Ruta 8, depending on the 21destination. Even if you will see Hitchhiking out of Montevideo towards Ruta 8, one can take the ugliest towns local bus #D8 to CNO Maldonado. Get out at Ruta 8, Gral J.A. Lavalleja y Angel Zanelli. If in doubt, ask the country and driver to leave youclose to Villa Garcia. There'll get cider instead s a roundabout located, after which it is possible to hitchhike out of water people are super nicetown towards Pando, Minas along Ruta 8.

It's possible to get a ride to Montevideo from the airport by just talking to some friendly looking people. The airport is situated in the north east of Montevideo. Also, if you walk down the parking, there's a barrier for all in- and outgoing traffic that has to pay a fee for entering the airport territory. Behind this barrier, there's plenty of space to communicate with drivers and stop cars. Be aware that traffic can go in all directions at the roundabout just behind it. A bit further up the on-ramp, there's a bus stop as well.