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Hitchhiking out of Dubrovnik, which is the last major town in South Croatia, seems to be very easy first. Just climb up to the Costline Road and hitchhike the E65 to the South. But most drivers will only go to the [[Airport]] or to the village [[Gruda]]. From there it is still about 10 km to the border. Now there is only low traffic and you need a bit luck to find someone who is crossing the border and is willing to take you. Most probably you will be pickede up be some tourists. If not and waiting time is getting to high, try your luck in walking the border.
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Hitchhiking out of Dubrovnik, which is the last major town in South Croatia, seems to be very easy first. Just climb up to the Costline Road and hitchhike the E65 to the South. But most drivers will only go to the [[Airport]] or to the village [[Gruda]]. From there it is still about 10 km to the border. Now there is only low traffic and you need a bit luck to find someone who is crossing the border and is willing to take you. Most probably you will be picked up be some tourists. If not and waiting time is getting to high, try your luck in walking the border.
  
 
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Flag of Croatia Croatia
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Language: Croatian
Capital: Zagreb
Population: 4,440,690
Currency: Kuna (HRK)
Hitchability: from Average.png (average) to Verygood.png (very good)
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Croatia can be great for hitchhiking. It is quite easy to hitch along the coast, and waiting time rarely exceeds 20 minutes. Some routes, however, might appear to be more difficult to hitch but with some portion of patience one can get a ride almost anywhere in this Balkan country.

Almost everyone except for the older generation speaks English at least on a basic level. Croatians are also extremely open, friendly, and hospitable, although there are known accidents of nationalistic hatred being directed onto foreign travelers. It is nonetheless definitely a must-see country with beautiful landscape, islands, and warm sea.

WARNING There are some landmines left in Croatia. Jason and Kelsey stumbled across signs in the middle of the night in central Croatia. Ask locals about this if you're sleeping out. It is advised to ask to stay in people's gardens or in the truck. The coastline is completely clear, though. Please be aware of this and be careful!

Cities

Border Crossings

To Slovenia

Now that Slovenia had joined the Schengen agreement, and thereby becoming the external border of the E.U, less drivers are willing to drive strangers into Slovenia. It can be difficult to get a ride from Zagreb to Slovenia. To avoid troubles and good chances of getting stuck while hitchhiking in this direction, some hitchhikers chose to go to Zagreb train station, buy a ticket till Sutla (1.5 Euro), and stay on-board after the train passes Sutla up until the Slovene village of Dobova (these are 5 minutes of a voyage with no ticket check) - from there it's easy to hitch further towards Maribor or Ljubljana.

To Montenegro

Hitchhiking out of Dubrovnik, which is the last major town in South Croatia, seems to be very easy first. Just climb up to the Costline Road and hitchhike the E65 to the South. But most drivers will only go to the Airport or to the village Gruda. From there it is still about 10 km to the border. Now there is only low traffic and you need a bit luck to find someone who is crossing the border and is willing to take you. Most probably you will be picked up be some tourists. If not and waiting time is getting to high, try your luck in walking the border.

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