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Added opinion on hitchhikeability
* [[Trofors]]
* [[Tromsø]]
* [[Bodø]]
=== Other Cities ===
== Hitchhiking culture ==
[[File:2002 hitch hiking in Norway.jpg|thumb|280px|right|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] hitch-hiking somewhere in the middle of Norway. January 2002.]]
'''Norway''' is difficult to class as a good or bad country for hitchhiking (see the Discussion page). There are both very good and very bad feedback from hitchhikers in Norway:
According to [[User:Francisco1|Francisco1]] (also said by [[User:Fede|Fede]] [[User:Earlyturtle|Earlyturtle]]) although he didn't look very Norwegian and had no flag (see here below), just common nice cardboard signs, he always found people, many times locals (some foreigners also), any gender, any age, to pick him up, help him and give good advice. He doesn't agree with the idea that most Norwegians are unwelcoming to strangers, and even less nationalist or racist.
According to Capy, hitchhiking in Norway was easy. They were getting picked up by Norwegians and foreigners alike.
''(see also: [[Talk:Norway|Norway, a paradise for hitchhikers]])''
On hitchhiking short distance ferries that are usually paid by the amount of people in the car, especially around the fjords of Bergen and the Western coast of Norway:
When your driver enters a ferry, be sure he or she is not the first or second car in line. As soon as the person who collects the money from the cars, is with the first or second driver, get out of the car, go to the sundeck - or whereever else in the ferry - and back in the car when the boat is on the other side. Nobody will check on you during the ride or when the cars leave the ferry. Thus I would highly recommend you to be in a car while boarding a ferry. If you are not, just ask a few drivers! If you still cannot find a car, there's also a few possibilities to sneak if you time it right and you are not seen by the officials.
In the north, many ferries are free to walk on if you are not in a car. It’s still best to ask around or at least meet people while waiting for the ferry, however.
=== More advice ===
It's common knowledge that truck drivers are very friendly and that the hitching is great if you go out to the shipping areas around Dyre Halses Gate in [[Trondheim]] and North of Strandveien<sup>Which one? Does this question refer to the previous misspelling of Strandveien?</sup>, but some hitchhikers have said otherwise. It's also much faster traveling alone considering that trucks and some commercial vehicle can only take 1 passenger. Around four in the afternoon, drivers have loaded incoming goods from that day and are leaving for a late/overnight haul to the next major city.
Do think of the weather, it can get pretty cold and rainy (or snowy) and the distances are very big between the more populated east side of the country and the cities in the West Coast, or the North. Maybe taking a warm tent as I did was the best idea ever, the experience of camping in the woods in those mountains was very nice. There are usually heated waiting areas at the ferry ports (even if small and remote), as waiting for a ferry can take some time and it can get very cold in winter. They are usually very clean and can be a good spot for sleeping and you will be able to ask for a ride the next morning. Most of them are equipped with toilets as well.
Remember, hichhiking is about patience, so maybe you'll have to wait for a good while (it IS true that there are not that many cars), but just enjoy the beautiful landscapes and you can always walk along the roads, they are not highways properly said.
The Hurtigruten is a daily shipping service on Norway's coast(less service in winter, about twice a week as of 2022), it stops in most towns along the way, starting in Bergen and going all the way up to Kirkenes on the Russian border. In many towns it stops for 3 or 4 hours and while it's in port, you can go onboard as a visitor for free. Just have your ID handy. Many ships have saunas and some have hot tubs that you can use for free. If you stay on the ship for less than 24 hours, you don't have to take a cabin, which makes the trip much cheaper. Also, students get a 50 percent discount. Capy hasn't been checked for his student status on his three trips with Hurtigruten.
In Statoil gas stations, you can buy one of their cups for the equivalent of 30 euros and drink as much coffee, tea and hot chocolate as you like for one year.
== Highway rest areas with paid showers ==
Eastern Norway
E6 Svinesundparken, Halden, Østfold
E6 Fugleåsen, Ski, Akershus
E6 Ormlia, Eidsvoll, Akershus
E6 Circle K Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus
E6 Biri travpark, Gjøvik, Oppland
E6 Vinstra vegpark, Nord-Fron, Oppland
E6 Dovreskogen, Dovre, Oppland
E18 Ørje, Marker, Østfold
NR 3 Myklagard, Løten, Hedmark
NR 3 Shell Koppang, Stor-Elvdal, Hedmark
NR 3 Alvdal, Hedmark
Southern Norway
E18 Kjellstad, Lier, Buskerud
E18 Furulund Kro & Motel, Stokke, Vestfold
E18 Horisonten Lillesand, Aust-Agder
E18 YX Lillesand, Aust-Agder
E18 Circle K Lillesand, Aust-Agder
E39 Circle K Livold, Lindesnes, Vest-Agder
Western Norway
E16 Shell Dale, Vaksdal, Hordaland
E16 YX Skulestadmo, Voss, Hordaland
E16 Shell Gudvangen, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane
E16 Steinklepp, Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane
E39 Esso Vikeså, Bjerkreim, Rogaland
E39 Søylandskiosken, Gjesdal, Rogaland
E39 Heiane, Stord, Hordaland
E39 Bergen travpark, Vågsbotn, Hordaland
E39 Haugsvær, Masfjorden, Hordaland
E39 Esso Skei, Jølster, Sogn og Fjordane
E134 Best Kyrping, Etne, Hordaland
Central Norway
E6 Oppdalsporten, Oppdal, Trøndelag
E6/E39 Circle K Klett, Trondheim, Trøndelag
E6 Stav Gjestegård, Malvik, Trøndelag
E6 YX Gråmyra, Levanger, Trøndelag
E6 Best Brekkvasselv, Namsskogan, Trøndelag
E39 Digerneset, Skodje, Møre og Romsdal
NR 70 Håsøran, Sunndalsøra, Sunndal, Møre og Romsdal
Northern Norway
E6 Mosjøen, Vefsn, Nordland
E6 Fauske, Nordland
E6 Innhavet, Hamarøy, Nordland
E6 Buktamoen, Målselv, Troms
E6 Circle K Storslett, Nordreisa
E6 Shell Talvik, Alta, Finnmark
E6/E75 Tana bru, Finnmark
NR 80 Bodø havn, Nordland
== North Norway ==
Additionally, the consonant J and the combination GJ is pronounced the same way you would pronounce Y (young). For instance, "jobb" (work) would be pronounced "yobb".
== Personal Experiences == Pls add info == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki & Nomadwiki ==
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchhikersnorway/ Hitchhikers in Norway] FB group </br>
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