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South towards Bauska, Kaunas (LT), Vilnius (LT), Poland (PL) {{E|67}}
== Hitching in and around ==
=== From [[Kaunas]] (LT), [[Vilnius]] (LT) Lithuania direction to Estonia {{E|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.
The first roundabout as you come towards Riga on the E67 has the road into the city going straight and the road signposted tod Tallinn turning right. If your driver is going into Riga, ask him to leave you here, but do not hitch from this roundabout as there is no room to stop a truck. Just walk down the road one kilometer to the next roundabout, which has plenty of room. From there try getting a lift completely around the city and towards the north of Latvia on the E67, because you may lose a couple of hours if you are dropped off in certain places. For example, at the junction after Salaspils where a driver turning onto the E22 will leave you, there is no room to stop a car, and after the junction cars are driving too fast to even notice you, so you will have to walk 6 or 7 kilometers to the next hitchable point. --  If your driver goes not to Riga and if you want to catch a BUS to Riga get out at Salaspils. Bus ticket is a bit more than 1 euro
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== South towards [[Bauska]], [[Kaunas]] (LT), [[Vilnius]] (LT), [[Poland]] (PL) {{E|67}} ===
* First option Option 1 by walking
Cross Salu bridge direction out of Riga than turn left on road A7. Place next to Hesburger has extra line for stopping
* Second optionOption 2
The best option is to take a minibus from the centra bus station (The station is now located [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=56.94433&mlon=24.11169#map=19/56.94433/24.11169 here]) or from [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=56.94449&mlon=24.12109#map=19/56.94449/24.12109 another bus stop a bit more in the city center]. Platform for this bus is 14. The bus is 6844) to the village of Ķekava (about 20kms south-east of Riga). It costs €1.10 and you can check [http://rtp.lv/pdf/6844.pdf here] for the timetable. The minibus goes as far as Dārznieku iela junction along the A7 before doubling back and going into Ķekava. So, when the minibus does a U-turn on the highway, get off at that bus-stop (it's called ''Ķekava'') on the opposite side of the road from which the minibus came from! From there, you've got about a 2km walk south along the highway A7 to the hitching point 100m past the large roundabout. You can try to hitch as you walk. It is worth the trouble and expense to get here as you will cut out all the local traffic and there will be a lot of long distance traffic at a slow enough speed to safely pull over onto the side road just 100m after the roundabout exit.
* Third optionOption 3
When you are around central bus station in Riga, you can find a bus stop called 13.janvara iela (It is opposite the Stockman center) where you can take bus 23 ([http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/index.html#bus/23/a-b/map/en see route]) towards Baloži or bus 26 towards Katlakalns. Get out at stop called Pagrieziens uz Baloziem. There is a nice bus stop and a traffic light just before, so the traffic is pretty slow.
* Forth optionOption 4
Take tram 10 and get off at Ziepniekalna iela. There is the very beginning of the road you would get to with the option above. A bit hidden behind a lot of trees there is a petrol station and next to it a bus stop. Better hitch from the bus stop, as the petrol station serves mostly local customers.
After you have got ar ride the best thing to do, if you are going to Poland, is get out at roundabout just after Kekava (even if the car can take you to Iecava or Bauska). There you will see a lot of traffic going straight to Poland or even further. Just make sure you have a sign.
* Sixt option Option 5 from airport
If you are next to RIX airport, try asking drivers of cars with Lithuanian number plates LT.
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