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== Hitching in and around ==
=== From [[Kaunas]] (LT), [[Vilnius]] (LT) {{European Route NumberE|67}} ===
If you are coming from the south and want to continue north towards [[Estonia]], you can proceed on the Riga ring road and avoid entering the city center. However, be careful, as not all parts of this ring are hitchable.
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=== South towards [[Bauska]], [[Kaunas]] (LT), [[Vilnius]] (LT) {{European Route NumberE|67}} ===
If you want to get towards the south, get out of the city center first. There are several possibilities:
* From the central bus station, take a minibus to ''Kekava''; from there find the main road '''E67/A7''' in the direction of Bauska. Just find a good spot - and good luck!
=== South towards [[Jelgava]], [[Šiauliai]] (LT) {{European Route NumberE|77}} ===
From just opposite Central station take trolleybus #27 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/?a=p.routes&transport_id=trolleybus&t=xhtml&l=en#2877_13_56.92674_24.10074 see route)] towards Ābolu iela, get out at the last stop and there you are. Almost out of the city on the road to Jelgava.
=== North towards [[Pärnu]] or [[Tallinn]] ([[Estonia]]) {{European Route NumberE|67}}, North East towards [[Cēsis]], [[Valmiera]] {{European Route NumberE|77}} ===
Take a tram #1 or #3 from the city center (for example, from a stop called ''Merķeļa iela'') to the final stop called ''Jugla'' - there you will find a road to the north, you will see there a petrol station, traffic lights, a bus stop (and "McDonald's" in case you want" to go to the toilet). To get to the hitchhiking spot you will have to walk around 2km North East. You will see a spot with a lot of space for a car to stop. And most probably some other hitchhikers, so you won't miss it!
Beware that most of the traffic is going North East so it might happen that you wait some hours (might happen... road there has 3 lanes) to get a 3km ride to the right road if you are going North. So it's up to you to decide. Maybe better option is to walk those few km already after you arrive at the spot. To hitchhike on normal, single lane road.
=== Southeast towards [[Daugavpils]], [[Rēzekne]], [[Russia]], [[Belarus]] {{European Route NumberE|22}} ===
You can take the tram #3, #7 or #9 to the end ''Dole''. Cross the street and find a bus stop near a parking space. Hitchhike from the parking space or if its full, stand before the bus stop. The problem with this spot might be that it is still in the city so a lot of traffic is local.
