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}}__TOC__'''Slovenia''' is a country in [[Southern Europe]]. It is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. Hitchhiking used to be more common here in the past, but today people seem aren´t used to hitchikers and they could be more afraid of hitchhikerssuprised to see you. But still, it hitchiking is quite popular. From the capital, [[Ljubljana]], it is possible to easily hitchhike to the north ([[Maribor]], [[Austria]]), to the east ([[Croatia]], [[Zagreb]]) and to the South (Postojna, [[Italy]])safe. It is the best to use highways entrances, and to hold a sign marking your destination. Hitchhiking You will find that people in the rural areas is even easierSlovenia speak English quite good, and a ride German language can be found even also come in the smallest roads. Major roads (motorways) are always in a good condition, there are also service areas on the motorwayhandy.

On motorway service areas, standing Hitchiking with a sign seems to work better than asking peoplehighways will take you far and fast, especially but if you don't speak Slovenianhave time, use it to hitchhike on the small roads. Slovenia can offer you a lot on its small area. Geographic landscapes change fast and you can get from the edge of the highest mountain (Triglav, 2864m) to the Adriatic sea in a cca. 2 hour drive).

== Cities and their license plate's abbreviationsFrom the capital, regions and airports ==* [[Ljubljana]], it is possible to easily hitchhike to the capital – “LJ”* north/east ([[Maribor]] – “MB”* , [[KoperAustria]] – “KP”* ), north/west (Jesenice ,[[CeljeAustria]]), [[Velenje]] - "CE"* [[Krsko]] – “KK”* [[Kranj]] to the south (Bled and Bohinj direction) – “KR”* [[PostojnaCroatia]] – “PO”* , [[Slovenj Gradec]] – “SG”* [[Murska Sobota]] (direction [[HungaryZagreb]]) – “MS”* [[Nova Gorica]] and to the west (direction Postojna, [[Italy]]) – “GO”* [[Novo Mesto]] – “NM”. It is the best to use highways entrances, and to hold a sign marking your destination. Hitchhiking in the rural areas is even easier, and a ride can be found even in the smallest roads. Highways are always in a good condition, there are also service areas on the motorway.

At motorway service areas, standing with a sign seems to work better than asking people, especially if you don'''Airport'''* [[Spodnji Brnik|Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport]]t speak Slovenian.

You can find == Regions and their number plates == [[File:hhlj.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A hitchhiker holding a lot of offers sign with the number plate code for ride shares at Ljubljana'']] {| class="wikitable sortable"|-! Region's capital || Code || Other towns|-| [[Celje]] || CE || [http://www.prevoz.org prevoz.org/[Velenje]]|-| [[Koper]] || KP || [[Izola]]|-| [[Kranj]] || KR || [[Jesenice]], in Slovenian only. You need to register in order to view the contact details. Car sharing is widespread among Slovenian students, the majority of which migrate weekly between their hometowns and university cities ([[Škofja Loka]]|-| [[Krško]] || KK |||-| [[Ljubljana]] || LJ || [[Domžale]], [[Kamnik]]|-| [[Maribor, Koper, ]] || MB || [[Ptuj]]|-| [[Murska Sobota]] || MS |||-| [[Nova Gorica). The prices are normally fair. The unwritten rule is that a ride covering about a 100 km should not cost more than 5 €, which is cheaper than public transport. ]] || GO |||-| [[Novo Mesto]] || NM |||-| [[Postojna]] || PO |||-| [[Slovenj Gradec]] || SG |||} == International airports ==*[[Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport]]*[[Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport]]Some key words: od (from), do (to), ponujeni prevozi (offering a ride), iskalci prevozov (looking for a ride), mednarodni prevozi (international rides), zjutraj (in the early morning), dopoldne (in the morning), popoldne (in the afternoon), zvečer (in the evening), ponoči (at night). *[[Portorož Airport]]

If you don't get a ride to Ljubljana, there is a point some 60km before ljubljana where trucks are weighed and presumably the old border check point was in place. Get out here and you can hitch all the cars and possibly even get a ride to Croatia / Serbia as you'll be catching all the traffic coming from Austria. User [[whisperingofthestarsUser:Whisperingofthestars|Jass]] received a ride in September 2012 after 5 minutes of waiting to eastern Croatia (but should have exited in Zagreb as there is little traffic on any rest station in Croatia). Crossing from Slovenia to Austria : Border crossing is very luxurious hitching spot, as the traffic slows down to about 10km/h (in the afternoon at least) so the whole highway sees you clearly. There is also plenty of space for drivers to pick you up. == Links ==[[trash:Slovenia|Slovenia at trashwiki]]

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