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'''Rijeka''' (Italian/Hungarian: Fiume; German: Sankt Veit am Flaum also known as ''Rika'' or ''Reka'' by locals) is a city in the west of [[Croatia]].

Crodux petrol station / Mcdonalds / parking. You have to take bus #2 and travel to the stop Diračje near motorway junction 5 on the west side of the city. Then go straight along the main road. On the left you'll recognize a sing for Pula, Trieste, Ljubljana. You can hitchhike there by the signs (ignore ''no autostop'' signs, it's very hard to have problems with police) on the beginning of the motorway or you can go to Crodux petrol station 1 km direction Italy, walk to Andrije Mohorovičića street cross it by tunnel and walk a gravel road on opposite side of highway and than cross it back by petrol stations bridge)  === Direction [[Zagreb]] , [[Zadar]] and [[Split]] ===Hitchhiking If you want to go to Dalmatia (Zadar, Split etc.), you can try it directly from Rijeka, but it is easier to first get to Zagreb is very easy (to the Lučko ramp) and continue to Dalmatia from there. '''Option 1''' Crodux petrol station / Mcdonalds / parking You have to take bus #2 and travel to the stop Diračje near motorway junction 5 on the west side of the city. Then go straight along the main road. On the left you'll recognize a really good experiencesing for Pula, Trieste, Ljubljana. The main spot is You can hitchhike there by the on-ramp at signs (ignore ''Grobnikno autostop''signs, from there it's very hard to have problems with police) on the beginning of the motorway or you can easily get a ride. Hitching from Rijeka go to Zagreb is very short. It will take you approx. Crodux petrol station 1km BACKWAY direction Italy,5 hours. But first, to get walk to Andrije Mohorovičića street cross it by tunnel and walk a gravel road on opposite side of highway) '''Option 2''' From the on-ramp near ''Soboli'' and the ''Grobnik'' you have airport and racetrack (''Automotodrom''), or the tollbooth which is next to take bus #16 at the it.  '''A'Delta'' Going there with a local bus. This is a bit tricky, it is difficult to see which bus goes where. Your purpose is to get as close to the "Main statue" as possible. This is a huge monument next to the highway, 2 km before the on-ramp and the tollbooth. Go to the Delta bus terminal, which is in the centre of Rijeka, 500m away from the theatre ''HNK Ivana pl. Zajca'' in . Take bus #12, #14 or #16. It is a good idea to check timetables before (see below at the centre of Rijekasection about public transport). On Ask the bus ask the bus driver to leave you near the main statue which or the tollbooth. With bus #16, he can leave you directly at the statue. With bus #12, it is 2 not sure - ask the driver to bring you as close to to the statue and the highway as possible. [[User:Onmyown]] says it takes 3 km before from the stop of bus #12 to the hitching spot. With bus #14, get off in Cavle, and change to bus #15, which also passes by the rampstatue. You can also get off in Cavle and change to bus #15 with buses #12 and #16. To Bus #15 takes quite a long time to get from Cavle to the onmain statue -ramp first it makes some detours to go into some beautiful Croatian villages. [[File:Main_statue_rijeka.jpg|thumb|200px|The main statue close to the option 1 hitching spot]] From the statue, you have to walk 2 km along the local road, but you can already start hitchhiking here. Sometimes , sometimes locals help and pick you up. At the on-ramp, you can choose to hitchhike directly, or walk 200m forward on the highway to get to the toll gate. On the ramp waiting time will be max. 20 min. but in general you wait there for a few minutes. From there  '''B''' Go to the main bus station in Rijeka and catch a bus going to Zagreb. Just tell the driver to drop you off at the tollbooth (about 20km from Rijeka). Offer him about 15 or 20 Kuna. '''Option 3'''  Go to new road near a port. There you can hitchhike stay after lights, which are on the crossroad of Brajdica street and Šetalište Andrije Kačića Miošića. There is a lane from where cars have to go out, so there is good place to Dalmacija (catch a car.  === Direction [[ZadarPula]], and [[SplitIstria]] etc.) but its easier to get to Zagreb (Lučko ramp) and from there continue to Dalmacija...in general ===

Other idea Bus again but on another bus terminal which is across the ''HNK Ivana pl. Zajca'' theatre. You have to arrive catch bus #22 or #23 (direction ''Matulji''). Of course ask the bus driver to leave you on a bus stop near the main paytolls 20km from Rijeka petrol station ''Euro Petrol'' in highway A6''Matulji''. You should go On the left side of petrol station you will see the road which guides you to the main bus station in Rijeka spot. Name of the spot is ''Dina restaurant'' and catch there you have a really good place for hitchhiking. In case of rain or something like that you can always refresh yourself in the restaurant. From the petrol station to the spot you have to walk for about 10 to 15 minutes. '''Option 2''' Take the bus going #32 to ZagrebOpatija. Just tell You can find the schedule [http://www.autotrolej.hr/default.asp?ru=90&gl=200505190000003&sid=&jezik=1 here]. Ask a driver to drop you off on the paytolls nearest possible to the BILLA supermarket in Opatija. When you see the supermarket, walk 3-4 minutes to the East. It seems illogical, but don't worry. [https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Nova+cesta+62,+51410,+Opatija,+Hrvatska&daddr=Nova+cesta+51,+Opatija,+Hrvatska&hl=hr&ll=45.344009,14.312857&spn=0.006002,0.006491&sll=45.343794,14.311951&sspn=0.003001,0.003245&geocode=FVjkswIdQ13aACnVQWI-fqhkRzEAYTA2edF71w%3BFa7qswIddmfaACmz9DFhgKhkRzEodJVubJJKmA&t=h&mra=ls&z=17 Map] is here. Point A is the supermarket, point B is the parking lot. The parking lot makes it easy for drivers to pull over. DON'T put a sign, because Istria is in the opposite direction. When someone pulls over, you have to ask if they are going towards the tunnel (about 20km from RijekaCroatian: prema tunelu)That gets you on the way to the Istrian highway, famous Istrian Y. Offer him about 15 or 20kuna When you get dropped off, you can start using a sign. Once there just stand after the paytolls and good luck

One of the best options to get to the border and in general towards Ljubljana is to take a train from the main train station in Rijeka. You have to pay max. 3 Euro for a ticket to ''Ilirska Bistrica'' (Slovenia) and after an one hour train ride you can walk from the train station to the main spot. Ask local people there and they will show you how to get there. It's a 5 to 10 minute walk from the train station. When you reach the spot you can easily get a ride to ''Postojna'' and then Ljubljana.