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There are two places in Vilnius offering you a good possibility to get a ride towards Poland. Remember that in order to get to Poland you need first head towards Kaunas - it is a quicker and better way (other possibilities include hitching via [[Alytus]] ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=vilnius&daddr=alytus+to:sejny&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=54.399748,24.312744&sspn=1.646814,3.537598&ie=UTF8&ll=54.399645,24.31346&spn=3.293822,7.075195&z=7 map]) or via [[Trakai]] and [[Prienai]] ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=vilnius&daddr=trakai+to:marijampol%C4%97+to:Suwalki&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=53.569676,25.872803&sspn=1.67996,3.537598&ie=UTF8&ll=54.482805,23.873291&spn=3.287153,7.075195&z=7 map]) - it is not recommended to take these routes simply because these are very local roads with low traffic).
So the first spot is next to the huge shopping mall "Maxima" which lies outside the city. You can get there by taking a free bus run by "Maxima" every hour, at **:18 from "Savanorių", or from [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=12102 the centre of the city (info is in the spot description)] [http://www.maxima.lt/pirkeju-klubas/nemokamas-autobusas/ schedule on the carrier website] ("darbo dienomis" = Mon-Fri). Or, from the bus stop "Savanorių" on the Savanorių avenue take a bus 21, 22, 23, 29, 54 or trolleybus 4,6,11,12,14,16. To reach Savanorių from Main Station take Trolleybus 6. (Every 5-10 minutes). Once you are there [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.657698,25.137695], jump over the road onto the other side (there's a newly built fence between the two roads, but it's small and you shouldn't hesitate to jump over it) - there you will see a small parking space which is a perfect spot for the cars to stop while you are thumbing on the road. This place has never failed, and waiting times are always good. But consider: You have to cross a propper motorway! For locals it seemed to be usual, for travellers it seemed just crazy. The other safer possibility is to take bus Nr. 29 at Savanorių bus stop towards Grigiškės, get out at huge market Gariūnai and then walk a little bit further, turn right and you'll appear standing on the motorway to Kaunas. From there on you can ask people at the gas station or try it like the locals and hitchhike directly at the motorway. It seems to be stupid, but it worked out twice.
The second spot is situated at the end of Savanorių avenue (see the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Vilnius,+Lithuania&daddr=54.643744,25.203581&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&sll=54.642453,25.203323&sspn=0.025579,0.055275&ie=UTF8&ll=54.654769,25.227356&spn=0.102285,0.2211&z=12 map], picture on the right), many buses and trolleybuses go there - it is easy to get there but the waiting time can be longer in comparison with the first described spot - it is mostly because of 2 reasons: less traffic towards Kaunas (since it is a road towards Alytus and Trakai, too), and competition (there wouldn't be a day without some local short-distance hitch-hiker standing and thumbing there).
