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'''Sofia''' ([[Bulgaria]]n: ''София'') is the capital and largest city of [[Bulgaria]], lying in the west of the country.
 
== Hitching out ==
 
=== East towards [[Plovdiv]], [[Edirne]] and [[Istanbul]] ===
Take metro and get to last stop called Младост 1 (Mladost 1). Walk north along Yerusalim street until you get to the main road Tsarigradsko Shose. You should see Carrefour shopping centre around. Then take bus number 5 direction Lozen and go with it until it leaves main road on a cloverleaf junction. Get off on the next stop and go back to the junction. You will stand on a motorway junction with directions north, east to [[Plovdiv]] and west to [[Sofia]]. Go down the ramp to direction [[Plovdiv]] and you will see some shops and bars where people stop next to the motorway. Try standing on the hard shoulder to get a lift or ask people there. Nearly all traffic there goes to [[Plovdiv]] or even further east.
=== West towards [[Nis]], [[Belgrade]] and [[Budapest]] == First option =====Find any underground/Take the metro station (Blue blue line no. 1) and take the metro to Tsarigradsko shose, the Slivnitsa Inter Expo Center. You have Metro (Сливницаshop, mall) stop (direction: Obelya - Обеля). When you get outon your right, keep walking 1 km, you will see reach a big crossroad - follow the direction out of the citytraffic light that is perfect to hitch, you might not even wait more than 5 minutes. Perfect stop. There are roadsigns that say [[Belgrade]] - Some experiences suggest that it is the right direction. You can try difficult to get a lift there but there are still too many local commuters passing. It is much better direct ride to take a bus no. 54 towards ''Bozhurishe'' and get off at Istanbul from here unless you start as early in the Republika stop (morning as possible when you see Metro hypermarket). There is a petrol station and the relevant traffic lights so for Istanbul leaves the traffic is pretty slowcity. (Take the north exit from the subwayAlso, the bus makes a left turn at the junction, before heading into the right direction, it doesn't stop at the spot you would expect it waiting times can be longer than five minutes. Shorter rides are easier to stopcatch.)
If you don't take bus 54 it is walkable to walk for about a mile until there's a big space to pull over (about twenty minutes walking). Jass stood here for about 15 minutes until getting a ride to the point mentioned above.===== Second option =====
Take metro and get to stop called Младост 1 (Mladost 1). Walk north along Yerusalim street until you get to the main road Tsarigradsko Shose. You should see Carrefour shopping centre around. Then take bus number 5 direction Lozen and go with it until it leaves main road on a cloverleaf junction. Get off on the next stop and go back to the junction. You will stand on a motorway junction with directions north, east to [[User:Guaka|guakaPlovdiv]] and Erga waited about 25 minutes for a ride with a truck west to [[Sofia]]. Go down the ramp to direction [[Kalotina-Dimitrovgrad border crossingPlovdiv]]and you will see some shops and bars where people stop next to the motorway. Try standing on the hard shoulder to get a lift or ask people there.Nearly all traffic there goes to [[Plovdiv]] or even further east
It took Emily and Roald about 30 minutes to get picked up by a Turkish truck driver who brought us all the way to Passau, Germany.
However, it took Jass 4 hours just === West towards [[Serbia]] {{E|80}} === '''Option 1''' Lukoil petrol station Take metro to get Slivnitsa and than bus 54 three stops till Magazin Metro 2. Or walk from metro Slivnitsa up E80/8 highway 3.5 km to same bus stop.There is Lukoil fuel station and a bus stop on the border, and he had long, long waiting times highway '''Option 2''' Bus 54 towards Kalotina all the way to the end. It ends on the highway to Belgrade on a very good hitchhiking spot. But bring some cardboard with you from the city center since there aren't any trash cans.  This road enters Serbia at the [[BelgradeKalotina-Dimitrovgrad border crossing]], despite how incredible hitchhiking . Update 2022: It is in the rest of by far the country. Try not best to accept rides take a bus out to places the highway, like the 54, instead of standing in near the middle of nowherecity on the nr 8 highway. As alwaysIf you are near the city you may wait hours, it helps if you have even get a [[map]] to know what to expectride. Not recommended.
=== Southwest towards [[Skopje]] ===
Take tram number 19 in the direction ''Knyazhevo'' all the way to the last stop. You will recognize the last stop because it turns off the road to make a tight loop and doubles back on its route. As you hop off the tram, to come back on the left of main road and keep walking the water fountains in front direction of you is a short staircase that leads into a small park. 50 m from the stairs, directly through the park, you will find a bus station where you can catch bus number 59 that will take you all the way out of the city to nice spots to hitch from along the road that goes towards Pernik. tram
For the first nice spot along this direction heed the following: after about 8 minutes on the bus be on the look To get out for a gas station on the left side of the road. Get off as soon as city you see this gas need to walk 2 km till Lukoil fuel station as there is a nice place about 400 meters up the road where cars and lorries can safely pull off for you.
It is possible to ride on a bit farther if you miss this stop. The Or After getting out of tram catch bus pulls off the main road number 59 after about 3km later and goes into rural neighborhood where you must get off less you wish to be lost in the countryside. If you find yourself here walk in the same direction as you are destined 8 minutes on a small road that runs parallel with the highway until you cross under itbus get out at Ul. On the left just after the bridge is a small foot path that will lead you up onto the bridge, over the railway, Mala Koriya bus stop and onto the highway where right here you can find another space look for cars to pull off the road safely for you.Lukoil fuel station
 === North towards [[Veliko Tarnovo]], [[Bucureşti|Bucharest]], [[Varna]] ===
Take tram 22 in direction east, get off at the last stop. The road parallel to the tramline runs directly out of the city, its possible to hitch anywhere from here but I would suggest a better place after the ring road which isolates only the traffic running to the A2 motorway. 7 km up the road is a Shell petrol station, the last stop for gas before the motorway, you can either walk the 7 km straight up the road or if you look to the left you will see a carpark in front of a car dealership. This is the bus station, take either the 117, 90 or 12, all will run directly up the road and stop more or less in front of the Shell petrol station. You can choose either the petrol station or just up the road is also ideal for hitching. An even better option is to take the 90 and persist with it until you reach the end of a road village called Gorni Bogrov (Bulgarian: Горни Богров), where you can hitch-hike from the bus station directly with great success since it has a lot of room for stopping and cars drive slow.
 
=== South towards [[Blagoevgrad]], [[Thessaloniki]] ===
Take tram 5 to the last stop - the tram originates behind the court building (Съдебна палата) in the center of Sofia. Walk another 5-10 minutes in the same direction of the tram until it is clear you are out of that neighborhood where all the traffic is heading out of the city. A good place to stop is at or just after the last stop light so the drivers are already stopped and have time to see you. Or don't mess with the walking, take the bus #58 and go till it leaves the road for the village of Vladaya/Владая. If you are lucky a trucker will pick you up going all the way to [[Thessaloniki]] and on to [[Italy]], otherwise the first 20 km are tricky (lot or cars going short distances) but after you pass [[Pernik]] you'll get a ride all the way to [[Blagoevgrad]] in no time. 
== Hitching In ==
 
 
=== West from [[Plovdiv]], [[Edirne]] and [[Istanbul]] ===
If you're in a car continuing in the direction of Belgrade you can get off where they turn right, where it says something like "transit Belgrado". If you walk a bit further you will find a bus stop for bus #5.
 
== Transport between north and south ==
If you just want to get through the city as hitching from the direction of the Serbian [[Nis]] to [[Greece]] to the south or opposite there's a quite useful bus to take. The number is 111 and goes around the ring on the west outskirts of the city. On the north, the end stop is just around some DIY shopping center, need to cross these to get to the ring. On the south the end is not the road to [[Greece]], so be aware to get off in time.
If you just want to get through the city as hitching from the direction of the Serbian Niš to Greece to the south or opposite there's a quite useful bus to take. The number is 111 and goes around the ring on the west outskirts of the city. On the north, the end stop is just around some DIY shopping center, need to cross these to get to the ring. On the south the end is not the road to Greece, so be aware to get off in time.  == Public transport Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==* Inspectors on the busses may ask for a ticket for bigger baggages.* Ticket costs 1 lev (0.50 EUR){{nomadwiki}}  
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