Hitchhiking clubs

Hitch-hiking clubs bring hitchhikers together, organize various competitions, meetings, etc. They are especially popular in countries of former Soviet Union.

Argentina

• http://www.autostopargentina.com.ar

Belarus

• http://skydivision.org/

Belgium

• Route du Soleil
• Facebook group Hitchhiking in Belgium and the Netherlands

Brazil

• Facebook group Caroneiros de beira de estrada - hitchhikers.

Bulgaria

• http://www.stopbg.com

Czech Republic

• Facebook group

Denmark

• Facebook groups: Dansk Blaffer Laug and Hitchhiking in Denmark

Finland

• Hitchball 4000, an annual hitchhiking race organized by the Finnish hitchhiking association HitchPro since 2013.

France

• Trans Europ Stop
• L'Auto-Stop Participatif - No more activity
• La Sophiste

Germany

• Abgefahren e.V - The first German Autostop Society founded in 2006.
• DTSG - Deutsche Trampsport Gemeinschaft - German competitive autostop club.
• Tramprennen - an annual hitchhiking race organized by the Club of Roam-Autostop! e.V. since 2008.

Italy

• Facebook group to unite Italian Hitchhikers

Japan

• Japanese Hitchhikers association, on Facebook (not very active as of 2014)

Lithuania

• Kaunas Hitch-Hiking Club "KELIAIvis" is the second largest hitchhiking community in Lithuania. Blog, Yahoo group and Facebook group
• Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club is one of the leading hitchhiking organizations in Europe. They have often organized the International Hitch-hiking Conference and have a prominent web presence at autostop.lt. Facebook page

Netherlands

• Bratislava Overleg Commissie - The one and only Utrecht Hitchhiking Club founded in 2005 (inactive).
• Facebook group Hitchhiking in Belgium and the Netherlands

Norway

• Facebook group Haikere i Norge.

Poland

• Polski Klub Przygody
• Facebook group "Autostopowicze czyli MY"

Portugal

• Facebook group

Russia

• Academy of Free Travel (Moscow)
• Hitch-hikers of Ural
• Hitch-Hiking School of Moscow
• Saint Petersburg Autostop Guild
• Saint Petersburg Autostop League

Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro

• Klub putnika

Slovakia

• Facebook group

Sweden

• Facebook group: Svenska liftare

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Hitch-Hiking Club "Магистраль" Not working 22:18, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
• Lviv Travel Club (not specifically about hitchhiking)
• Studcouch (The most popular travel group in Ukraine, mainly for couchsurfing and hitchhiking. Doesn't have FB page, only Vkontakte)