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== Hitching Out ==
=== North ===
* An excellent spot for northbound trafic is the Shell gas station close to Upplands Väsby. You can get to Upplands Väsby by commuter train (takes around 20-30 min), then find a bus 568 to the end station ''Löwenströmska Sjukhuset''. When at the end bus stop, cross over the parking lot and follow the path along E4 highwaymotorway, then you will see the gas station (there is also a McDonalds there). Many go to Arlanda or Uppsala, but there is enough traffic going up north too.
* Another option is to take a commuter train (''Pendeltåg'') to [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=1835005514296943385,59.623520,17.860860&saddr=59.627795,17.861195&daddr=umea&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&doflg=ptk&sll=59.628924,17.877803&sspn=0.019224,0.053215&ie=UTF8&ll=59.628924,17.877846&spn=0.019224,0.053215&z=14 Märsta]. Then get out of the station through the little swing door that you see on your left side when walking towards the station house. Turn left and walk South along the railroad until there is a bridge which crosses rails on your left side. You can start hitchhiking on the other side of the bridge. Most drivers who will pick you up will most likely go to Arlanda airport. In this case, get out of their car at the roundabout by the E4. (You can also walk this roundabout while hitching, it's 1-2 km.) Walk up to the [[Uppsala]] entrance and stand right behind the pedestrian crossing. According to some folks, this is a truly magical spot where waiting times hardly ever exceed 10 minutes. Do not accept a ride shorter than to Uppsala. In July 2008 [[User:Guaka|guaka]] found out though that it is not such a great spot after all, almost no traffic and it took an hour or so to get a ride. [[User:Liftarkungen|Liftarkungen]] have several times started hitchhiking from Märsta, but is hitchhiking from the stoplights ''before'' the bridge in order to get a ride to the roundabout mentioned earlier, which surely is a great hitchhikingspot, especially during daylight.
Take the T-bana (metro) towards ''Norsborg'' and get out at ''Hallunda'' (last but one), then walk down the ''Tre Kallors väg'' and you will find a good spot with a [[petrol station]]. A lot of cars are going South all the way to [[Denmark]].
Take the commuter train to "Södertälje Hamn". After coming out of the station house, turn to the right and walk South along the E4/E22 until you come to a tunnel that goes under the highwaymotorway. Walk through this tunnel and then take to the right; walk North along the highways motorways until you come to the place where E20 from the west merges into E4 South. On this stretch of road you have perhaps the best chance of getting South from Stockholm. You are technically not allowed to stand there so the police might ask you to leave, but it is a safe place, so don't feel bad about it. You should wait for a car that goes at least all the way to Norrköping, but if you are very impatient, Nyköping might also do.
Loads of trucks leaving from Västberga industrial area, where many trucking companies are located. DHL has a huge terminal there. Trucks leave from 15.00 and on, all evening, to destinations such as Gothenburg, Malmö, Helsingborg but also northbound and westbound. Also south to continental Europe.
Further out in Spånga, there is a huge SCHENKER terminal, with many trucks going daily to all major cities in Sweden.
You can also take the free of charge Ikea bus to Kungens Kurva. You find the bus schedule from the [http://www.ikea.com/se/sv/store/kurvan Ikea website]. The web page is only in Swedish, but it says the busses go once an hour, first 10am and the last 7pm. The bus leaves from Regeringsgatan 13, from City. When the bus gets to Ikea Kungens Kurva, there's a petrol station on the other side of the highwaymotorway. Walk behind Ikea and you find a pedestrian tunnel going across the highwaymotorway. The petrol station is a pretty good spot to hitchhike. We noticed a little problem there, though. The highway motorway splits up in Södertälje to E4 southward and E20 westward, 30km from Kungens Kurva. Depending on which way you want to go, it's a good idea to catch a ride straight to the direction where you need to. It's impossible and dangerous to hitchhike where the two highways motorways split, people drive so fast.
=== West towards Karlstad/Oslo ===
Take the commuter-train to Bålsta (Or: take the train to Kungsängen, and hitchhike on Enköpingsvägen to Bålsta) and walk 1,5 km to the place where Enköpingsvägen crosses the highwaymotorway. On this spot you should be able to go at least to Enköping, where state road 70 goes north east to Dalarna, and E18 continues towards Karlstad and Oslo.
=== Long Distance ===
