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Hitchhiking is an a pretty much unknown concept in '''Indonesia''', and it might be hard in some partsto get a free ride at times. Despite all that, hitchhiking on islands of [[Java]], [[Sumatra]], [[Bali]] and [[Borneo]] might go very smoothly: on Java, according to those few hitchhikers who went there, you hardly wait ten minutes before you get a ride. Traffic is very slow though, and if you want to cross the whole country and get a full picture of Indonesia, it is not convenient to take a mere 1 month visa.

Hitching in [[Java]], [[Sumatra]], [[Bali]] and [[Borneo]] Getting a free ferry ride is very easyalso possible at least through a practice of hiding behind the truck seat. In Java fact, trucks are allowed to take 2 (3?) people for free onto a ferry - so you hardly wait ten minutes might be either one of the guys going for your next truck. Traffic is very slow thoughfree, or one of the extra-passengers; in latter case you should rather hide behind the seat, if and once you want are on a ferry, relax - no one wants to cross see the country dont make the mistake to take a 1 month visaticket later on. Took me 3 complete days  Most used harbors on Java island are Jakarta's ''Tanjung Priok'' and nights from jakarta Surabaja's (goes to bali! Hitching on ferries is possibleBorneo, you may get a seat (you may be hidden though20h) in a truck. [[Surabaya]] is The passenger ticket for the place to go from ferry Java to Borneo-Bali is half a dollar a price, so you might as well skip hitchhiking there.

* [http://www.sekoyamag.com/nouveausite/SPIP/breve.php3?id_breve=389 Faire du stop en Indonesie] (- a French), blog entry by [[Ludovic HubblerHubler]]

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