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Slovak is a Slavic language with many divergent dialects. Even slovak people from the west do not understand slovak people from the east. * Hello (formal/casual- do not use for older people) '''Dobrý deň'''/'''Ahoj'''
You can find a lot of [http://stopar.sk/ offers for hitchhikers] at [http://www.stopar.sk/index.php?newlang=english stopar.sk] (available in English). However, most drivers expect you to pay something for the ride (less then 1 EUR for km)
[[File:DSCN0478.JPG|thumb|250px|left|[[User:Titush|Titush]] hitchhiking towards Slovakia]]
Slovakia But as the new motorway R1 was finished the streams seperated. Sometimes they are called the northern way and the southern. They split near [[Trnava]] and join in [[Ružomberok]]. Going both ways there is always a small countrypart where there is no highway/motorway (After they will finish the [[Žilina]]-[[Ružomberok]] part this will no longer be valid. Because But they are not going to finish it at least the country has many hills the aren't many routes to go nor are they good/many highwaysnext 5 years.) but just a national road. So For the main traffic stream north one it is West-East and reverse. Therefore most of the people use road 18, for the D1 highway what south it is called the big northern wayroad 59.
But as the new motorway R1 was finished the streams seperated. Sometimes they are called the northern way and the shouthern. They split near [[Trnava]] and join in [[Ruzomberok]]. Going both ways there is always a part where there is no highway/motorway (After they will finish the [[Zilina]]-[[Ruzomberok]] part this will no longer be valid. But they are not going to finish it at least the next 5 years.) but just a national road. For the north one it is the road 18, for the south it is the road 59. Still the north route is the more used becouse because it's a habit. But in the summer it is close to be equal.During the winter the northern route becomes more used by people going at least to [[Ružomberok]], becouse on the south route there are a lot of skiing centres so most of the cars go there and they tend to be full and there is always a traffic jam so the long distance drivers avoid this route.
During The parts with no highway make the winter the northern route becomes more used by people going at least to [[Ruzomberok]], becouse on the south route traveling slower but can be an advantage for you. On many parts there are a lot of skiing centres so most of traffic jams and the cars roads go there through many cities so you can hitchhike on bus stops and they tend to be full traffic lights and there is allways you can catch a trafiic jam so the pretty long distance drivers avoid this routeride.
The parts with no Another small group of cars that go from west to the farest east ([[Košice]] and more east) go by the so called big south route. It's a route that start in [[Bratislava]], goes by the D1 highway make , continues by the traveling slower but can be an advantage for you. On many parts there are traffic jams R1 motorway and then gets off the motorway in [[Zvolen]] and continues by the national roads and then the big northern way and the big southern way meet in [[Košice]]. But this is the least used route. The meaning of mentioning this option is just to be said that some people go through many cities so you can hitchhike on bus stops that way and traffic lights and you can catch a pretty long rideit is still possible to hitch there.
Another small group == North-South travelling ==There is a road [[E77]] passing through the middle of cars that go from west to the farest east ([[KosiceSlovakia]] connecting [[Krakow]] and more east) go by the so called big south route[[Budapest]]. It's a is also the main route that start in used by Turkish trucks driving from [[BratislavaTurkey]] to [[Poland]], goes by the D1 highway[[Lithuania]], [[Latvia]], [[Estonia]], continues by the R1 motorway and the gets off the motorway either in [[NitraFinland]]. It is very hitchhike-friendly and passes through [[Ružomberok]], [[Banská Bystrica]] or in , [[Zvolen]] , and continues by the national roads and then the big northern way and the big southern way meet in [[KosiceŠahy]]. But this Even though it is relatively easy to hitchhike along the least used route. The meaning of mentioning this option is just to be said that some people go that way and , it is still possible best to hitch therewait at the border crossings [[Parassapuszta-Šahy border crossing]] (south) or [[Trstená-Chyzne border crossing]] (north) when looking for long-distance rides.
The plate consists of two letters followed by the coat of arms of Slovakia, then three numbers followed by two letters[https://www. The first two letters represent the town, facebook.com/groups/stopari.czsk/ FB group for Czech and because these codes are well known by drivers, you can write them on signs.Slovak hitchhikers]
[[File:Slovak_registration_3183.JPG|thumb|Number plate of town Ilava, Slovakia]]== Personal Experiences ==
* BA''Winter 2022: one of the worst experience in our hitchhikers life. A girl and a man, BL from Tatras at the Polish Border to Kosice: relatively easy way, 30 minutes wait (by - [[7 celsius, snowing and windy) for a 1 hour ride. But the next day, we decided to go to Bratislava]]* BB from Kosice, taking the unfinished highway linking the 2 cities.. Terrible way. The spot to get out of Kosice were sketchy, on the side of the highway. We were visible from far even though it was foggy and with snow everywhere, there was plenty of space to pull over safely at a bus stop. Not the best spot but definitely doable. We waited 1h15 minutes by - [[Banská Bystrica]]* BJ 7 celsius, a guy took us to a good gas station in Presov. Thought we were off the hook but there we spent an hour and fifteen minutes asking every car. The girl spoke polish so easily understandable by the slovaks, but every one was harsh, pretending not understanding. We were clean on ourselves, had a shower the day before. Eventually, after 1h15, a couple took us, they were going to Bratislava but they tried to hide it to us, just saying they could drive us somewhere else. After 2 hours ride without talking to us but talking low between them so that my polish friend couldn't understand, they told us to leave the car in Trencin, saying that it is a big city there so it should be easy to reach Bratislava. It never happened to us that drivers are so unfriendly and drop us before the destination ! So rude. But well, Trencin seemed to be a big city, we were on the main road to Bratislava, traffic was slow and we were at a bus stop at the exit of the city so plenty of space to pull over. Once again, we waited 1h30 minutes (after 4000km together with my friend, we generally wait 15min in average, and there in slovakia we waited 3 times 1h15 average by - [[Bardejov]]* BN - [[Bánovce nad Bebravou]]* BR - [[Brezno]]* BS - [[Banská Štiavnica]]* BY - [[Bytča]]* CA -[[Čadca]]* DK - [[Dolný Kubín]]* DS - [[Dunajská Streda]]* DT - [[Detva]]* GA - [[Galanta]]* GL - [[Gelnica]]* HC - [[Hlohovec]]* HE - [[Humenné]]* IL - [[Ilava]]* KA - [[Krupina]]* KE - [[Košice]]* KK - [[Kežmarok]]* KM - [[Kysucké Nové Mesto]]* KN - [[Komárno]]* KS - [[Košice-okolie]]* LC - [[Lučenec]]* LE - [[Levoča]]* LM - [[Liptovský Mikuláš]]* LV - [[Levice]]* MA - [[Malacky]]* MI - [[Michalovce]]* ML - [[Medzilaborce]]* MT - [[Martin]]* MY - [[Myjava]]* NR - [[Nitra]]* NM - [[Nové Mesto nad Váhom]]* NO - [[Námestovo]]* NZ - [[Nové Zámky]]* PB - [[Považská Bystrica]]* PD - [[Prievidza]]* PE - [[Partizánske]]* PK - [[Pezinok]]* PN - [[Piešťany]]* PO - [[Prešov]]* PP - [[Poprad]]* PT - [[Poltár]]* PU - [[Púchov]]* RA - [[Revúca]]* RK - [[Ružomberok]]* RS - [[Rimavská Sobota]]* RV - [[Rožňava]]* SA - [[Šaľa]]* SB - [[Sabinov]]* SC - [[Senec]]* SE - [[Senica]]* SI - [[Skalica]]* SK - [[Svidník]]* SL - [[Stará Ľubovňa]]* SN - [[Spišská Nová Ves]]* SO - [[Sobrance]]* SP - [[Stropkov]]* SV - [[Snina]]* TT - [[7Celsius...). After a break in the warmth of the gas station shop, a dude took us, drove 220km/h and dropped us at a petrol station in Trnava]]where the 1st driver we asked took us to Bratislava ! It was one of our worst hitchhiking experience. Seeing this hitchwiki page I guess it was a load of bad luck.* TN - [[Trenčín]]* TO - [[Topoľčany]]* TR - [[Turčianske Teplice]]* TS - [[Tvrdošín]]* TV - [[Trebišov]]* VK - [[Veľký Krtíš]]* VT - [[Vranov nad Topľou]]* ZA - [[Žilina]]* ZC - [[Žarnovica]]* ZH - [[Žiar nad Hronom]]* ZM - [[Zlaté Moravce]]* ZV - [[ZvolenUser:jurichezzbmx|jurichezzbmx]]
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'''Slovakia''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]] with borders to , bordering [[Austria]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Poland]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Hungary]]. Off It is most of the international routestime very easy to find a ride, few drivers may stop when you waiting times are usually less than half an hour. Slovak people are standing on the road, so it is incredibly friendly and will do their best to ask directly at gas stationsmake you feel comfortable. Some will even invite you to have lunch with their family and/or have a drink with friends! Some, but not many drivers speak English or German, especially younger ones. Russian is more widely understood among older people, but not necessarily liked. In some southern areas of the country (where towns and villages are marked by blue signs), there is a substantial Hungarian-speaking minority. It is not common from the for drivers to ask money for a ride. Hitchhiking in Slovak is called ''stopovanie, stopovať''.
Hitchhiking (and indeed all pedestrian access) is not allowed on motorways, but one can hitchhike from entry ramps or ask drivers for a lift at petrol stations. On the country's national roads, you can simply stand wherever cars are going slowly and put out your thumb. Use a card displaying a two-letter code of your destination town (see below in section "Number plates"), if your intended destination cannot be obvious to the drivers. It is not advised to hitch on an older national road which runs parallel to a newer motorway, because all longer-distance traffic uses the motorway (unless of course you only want to get to the nearest village). Hitchhiking in pairs of a man and a woman is the best bet: most successful and also secure.
== Phrasebook ==
Slovak is a Slavic language with many divergent dialects. Even Slovak people from the west do not always understand Slovak people from the east, but the standard language described here is understood by all. In the southern areas drivers speak rather Hungarian, so you might try the [[Eastern Europe phrasebook#Hungarian|Hungarian phrasebook]].
* Please '''Prosím'''
* Thank you '''Ďakujem'''
* Yes '''Áno'''
* No '''Nie'''
* To the next gas petrol station '''Na ďalšiu benzínku'''
* I will get down here '''Tu vystúpim'''
== West-East travelling ==
Slovakia is a small country. Because the country is mountainous, there are few major roads across the country. The D1 highway, running along the north of the country, is the main east-west road in Slovakia.
== Cities ==
* [[Žilina]]
* [[Nitra]]
* [[Trenčín]]
* [[Poprad]]
[[File:Hugo.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Hugo hitchhiking from [[Poprad]] to [[ZilinaŽilina]]]]
== Border crossings ==
===[[Ukraine]]===* [[Vyšné Nemecké-Uzhhorod border crossing]]* [[Ubľa-Malyi Bereznyi border crossing]]* [[Velké Slemence-Mali Selmenci border crossing]] (pedestrian crossing, EU/EEA & Ukrainian passports only)===[[Poland]]===* [[Barwinek-Vyšný Komárnik border crossing]] with * [[PolandTrstená-Chyzne border crossing]]===[[Hungary]]===* [[Milhosť-Tornyosnémeti border crossing]] with * [[Parassapuszta-Šahy border crossing]]===[[HungaryAustria]]===* [[ParassapusztaDevínska Nová Ves-Šahy Schlosshof border crossing]] with (bicycle and pedestrian bridge) north of [[HungaryBratislava]]
== Number Plates Links ==
''Summer 2022: I really liked hitchhiking in Slovakia, it's easy (20min-1h) and people are friendly. Normally, you don't do a lot of kilometres in one ride, because people are moving from one small town to another.''
''The country is very beautiful despite the fact that in general it consists only of small towns but that's gives you an opportunity of easy camping. There are a lot of green zones and parks where you can camp. Locals tell that there are a lot of wild bears in the big national parks (as the Tatras), so be careful sleeping in the forest. '' --[[User:HHer-Vert|HHer-Vert]]
== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
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