Long Distance Hitchhiking - General Question

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I have never done it before and I have a general question about hitchhiking.

Let's say I want to go from Paris to Berlin. It's around 1000 Km. Now, I really doubt that there are many cars going directly from Paris to Berlin, but they might be going to the cities which are on the way (more or less at least), such as: Liege, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, Dortmund, Hanover, Magdeburg, Leipzig etc.

If someone is going to one of those cities, what are the chances that he is gonna stop for me if I'm holding "Berlin" , and offer a ride to the city he is going to?

Or, it would increase the chances of me getting to Berlin, if first I'm holding some big city which is on the way from Paris to Berlin?



Best Answer

I usually don't use a signs in my hands, but rather than that I just thumb up and most of the times it works. In this case when you are not holding a sign you are giving a chance to all cars to stop regardless the destination they are going to. In my opinion it is always better to move on than to stay in one place and wait for the car that is going as far as possible.

Good luck with hitch-hiking! :)




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Answer 2

I'd have a Berlin sign. Even if someone is going to a small city/town, he most likely knows it's in Berlin's direction and can take you for a short ride. Then it can happen to the next driver and so on. Also if you get very lucky someone will take you directly from Paris to Berlin. There are many possibilities of what can happen. You might have 1 driver or you might have 5 drivers on your way to Berlin.

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