Ruse

Ruse is a city in northern Bulgaria, located along the Danube across from Romania. On the east side, there's a bridge which forms the border point with Romania, the Ruse-Giurgiu border crossing.

Hitching out

North towards Bucharest (Romania) E 85

Reach the Ruse-Giurgiu border crossing by foot or via a local bus and get a car at least over the bridge.

August 2016 - Successfully crossed the bridge by foot: approx 30 minute walk. Border guards recommended that you notify the border police before walking. There is a footpath on both sides of the bridge, but in some places this is blocked with construction materials, so you must walk on the road. Be careful and I would advise against doing this at night.

I successfully hitched a ride on the Romanian side of the border, immediately after passport control, as many cars are stopped here.

South towards Veliko Tarnovo

If you are hitchhiking with a sign, write "В. Търново", as that is what the Bulgarians and their road signs shorten the name of Veliko Tarnovo to.