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=== From the City ===
The extensive network of tunnels make hitching out of the city close to impossible. The speedways motorways almost completely go through the city, so it's quite hard to find an exit point. If you don't find it right inside the city, you'll have to walk a lot North, because of the long tunnels and the strange shape of the city.
You may try to get a ride from the city centre. Behind the central bus station there is the Goods Terminal of Schenker, a big freight company. You could also try your chance at traffic lights and hopefully succeed, but nobody reading or writing this ever has! There is a big junction close to the central lake (Byparken Smalungeren) [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=bergen,+norway&sll=40.956468,-74.058688&sspn=1.088945,2.469177&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bergen+railway+station,+Hordaland,+Norway&ll=60.383963,5.336051&spn=0.008409,0.020771&t=h&z=16 where the E16, E39 and S55 meet], which is the main exit of Bergen, but the place is not pleasant to hitch from.
There are plenty of CouchSurfers in the northerly Sandviken suburb, so you might want to hitch from there in the morning. But unlike it may look like from the map, it's impossible to hitch a ride from the juncture between Sandviksveien and the many tunnels on Åsaneveien leading north. It's better to take a bus to '''Åsane Senter''' (a huge mall half an hour North of the city, which is very close to the juncture between the E39 (North) and the E16 (East). From Bryggen you can take bus number 50, 71, 80, 90, 270 and 285. Apparently there used to be a free IKEA bus going exactly there, but not any longer (''to be confirmed''). Close to the bus terminal there is a Statoil gas station where you can ask drivers, or just take a nice walk further to the next big roundabout, where you'll find two nice hh spots perfect both for hitching North and East. It's quite a walk, but considering the rain and the not excellent hitchability of Western Norway, reaching those two spots does pay off!
A good alternative for going '''East''' is taking a bus or train to [[Arna]] or [[Takvam]] and hitchhike just before the point where the E16 and and the RV7 meet. There is a bus station where cars can pull over easily since they slow down for the forthcoming roundabout. There is a good flow of traffic even in winter. But if that doesn't work you may still try the Tourist Info & fastfood place across the highwaymotorway. It's advisable to find rides at least to [[Voss]] where you can continue further.
==== E39 South towards [[Stavanger]] ====
