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Distances like It is possible to cover vast distances per day when hitching, greater than 1000km/day if you are ok to hitch sticking to lucky, but generally only when using major M roads (marked M on the map, i.e. M6)in Western Russia. Do not expect them all M roads to necessary be highways – sometimes even a major road is a narrow lane with a beaten-up pavement. There are real motorways, though, marked with a green sign of an autobann autobahn same as in Europe. Officially pedestrians are prohibited in such areas but in most cases The further East you can get a lift even on a 8-lane M4 speedway near Moscowgo, with cars crossing 4 lines to pick you upthe worse the road condition gets. The road police might chase you away (and also check your ID in There is, however, an ongoing policy of funding the meanwhile) but rebuilding many roads in most cases they just do not careRussia, which will bring standards to a much higher level.
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'''Russia''' is the largest country on Earth. There is a large number of active hitchhikers, but compared to the total number of the population it's not that much.
Russia is a fantastic country for hitch hiking. It is well ingrained within the country's culture, and it is a great much more comfortable way to see the country , compared to hitchhike. Some drivers expect money, but most of them don'ttaking the train.
Because you can get dropped off and immediately hitch onwards on nearly all roads in Russia, using a sign is never necessary and in fact the community recommends against it. Hitchhiking in Russian is called ''avtostopАвтостоп'' (Автостопavtostop). It literally means “stopping cars”“car stopping”, and is basically the only word 100% understood as hitching (i.e. traveling by getting lifts for free). In spite of popular belief about the dangers of Russia, and perceived problems with the police, as a hitch hiker you will more than likely have no problem in the country. Police will not bother you at all (except perhaps at the border), and as long as you take the usual precautions, you will not find yourself in danger from any person - the cold however, in winter time, is a much bigger issue. Being offered copious amounts of alcohol can also be a problem!
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