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In This in the north of '''Edirne there are lots of dolmus (minibuses) which go to ''' is the most-used spot for cross-border, so on trade between the main street in city center which continues to border[[EU]] and [[Turkey]], stop one of them. It takes you right in front of border crossing [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] and price is 2,5 lira (1,25 euro)tourists going to [[Turkey]] by car.
Expect a high rate In Edirne there are lots of traffic there. If you arrive here with a truck, it should be no problem ''dolmus'' (minibuses) which go to walk by foot over the [[Kapitan Andreevo-Kapıkule border! At crossing]]. You can stop them on the end of both sides main street leading towards the border. These take you can try right to hitch a truck towards [[Istanbul]] or [[Svilengrad]], it's very easy!the border crossing and cost 2.5 lira (1.25€).
When you cross the border by car expect to be checked 6 times, which costs you a lot of time especially in summer season. Waiting time between 2-8 hours can be seen as normal at this border checkpoint. === West towards [[Greece]] ===
For more informationTh Pazarkule border crossing is at walking distance from downtown Edirne. Walk to the direction of Karaağaç (pronounced ''kaa-raa-aa-aach''). Signs aren’t very common, check so you may have to ask someone. Don’t walk in the direction of Pazarkule indicated by signs out [http://deof the city centre, as they actually direct vehicles to a longer road around the city, but you may thumb on them.wikipedia.orgAfter walking for about 25-30 minutes, you’ll pass two long and historical bridges very near each other (spanning over the Tundza/wikiTunca and Maritsa/Grenz%C3%BCbergang_Kapitan_Andreewo-Kap%C4%B1kule thisMeriç respectively) and then soon you’ll see a sign showing the direction to ''Batı Trakya'' (Western Thrace) and ''Selanik'' ([[Thessaloniki]] German Wikipedia article ). At that spot, you are about 4 km away from the checkpoint and you may either keep walking or start thumbing. It’s not clear whether you can walk or have to be inside a vehicle when crossing the actual border though (they don’t allow pedestrians to cross the border at checkpointIpsala, another border crossing between Turkey and Greece some hundred kilometres down the river).
=== South towards [[Istanbul]] ===
It's no problem to walk onto the motorway and try hitchhiking along the hard shoulder. Just take care of drivers overtaking cars on the right instead of the left side.
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Close to '''Edirne''' you'll find border checkpoints towards [[Bulgaria]] (20km) and [[Greece]] (7km).
== Hitching Out out ==
=== North: Border checkpoint ''Capitan Andrevo'' Northwest towards [[Bulgaria]] ===This [[Kapitan Andreevo-Kapıkule border crossing|border checkpoint]] in the north of '''Edirne''' is the most-used spot for cross-border trade between the [[EU]] and [[Turkey]], [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] and tourists going to [[Turkey]] by car.
=== West: Border checkpoint South towards [[GreeceIstanbul]] ===This checkpoint –''Pazarkule'It'- is in a walking distance from downtown Edirne. Walk s no problem to the direction of Karaağaç (pronounced ''kaa-raa-aa-aach'', signs aren’t very common, so you may have to ask someone. Don’t walk to Pazarkule direction shown by signs out of city centre, they actually directs vehicles to a longer road around onto the city, but you may thumb on them). After a walk for about 25-30 minutes, you’ll pass two long and historical bridges very near each other (spanning over Tundza (tr: ''Tunca'') motorway and Maritsa (tr: ''Meriç'') respectively) and then soon you’ll see a sign showing the direction to ''Batı Trakya'' (Western Thrace) and ''Selanik'' ([[Thessaloniki]]). At that spot, you are about 4 km away from try hitchhiking along the checkpoint and you may either keep walking or start thumbinghard shoulder. It’s not clear whether you can walk or have to be inside a vehicle when crossing Just watch out for drivers overtaking cars on the actual border though (they don’t allow pedestrians to cross the border at checkpoint Ipsala, another border crossing between Turkey and Greece some hundred kilometres down right instead of the river)left side.
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