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== Hitchhiking out ==
The best spots are going to be on on-ramps, but these are difficult at the best of times. Best to get a ride straight through the city or if you find your self in the middle, take bus or train to the first small town and hitch from there. Try to town hop rather than petrol station hop.
== South (Pacific Motorway) ==
There is a rough description outlining the major service stations along the way between Brisbane and [[Sydney]] on the [https://hitchwiki.org/en/Pacific_Highway_(Australia) Pacific Highway] page.
If you use a sign, it should read [[Gold Coast]] becasue thats where 90% of the people will go. There are several spots where people hitch from:
Head out towards the airport (through the Fortitude Valley) and follow signs to the airport. The on-ramp onto the motorway in Hamilton is a good spot, too.
In 2018 the easily hitchable towns going north up "The Bruce Highway" from Brisbane are: Gympie, Tiaro, Childers, Gin Gin, Miriam Vale, Bororen, Benaraby, Mt Larcomb, Marmor. Rockhampton was a little more difficult as it is bigger but still no problem getting to Mackay. At these places the traffic slows and there is room to pull off. Anywhere else on the A1 is going to be more difficult. Hitching on the M1 is illegal.
Note: when hitching back down the coast TOWARDS or through Brisbane, the last easily hitchable spot is in Gympie opposite Dowling St outside the Caltex it is a perfect place with a single lane, slow traffic and a perfect pull in area. Lots of cars will stop, just ask each driver where they are going and only take a ride to or right through Brisbane.