Winnipeg
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Winnipeg is the capital and main city of Manitoba, Canada.
Hitchhiking out
East or West through Winnipeg
Note that unlike many other large cities, Winnipeg does not have an ideal route through it, such as a freeway. The TransCanada #1 highway utilizes several streets going through Winnipeg's downtown core to cross the city, which is very inefficient if one does not want to spend an hour or two in slow, and congested traffic. You are best off hitching along the shoulder of the Perimeter Highway which encircles Winnipeg. Either the upper half (#101 highway) or the lower half (#100 highway) can be taken, but the lower half is a shorter and more popular route, and also registers as a TransCanada highway. Look for overpasses before you reach the city from the East or West with signs directing you towards the perimeter routes, or ask your driver to drop you off at the Perimeter.
West towards Saskatchewan
If you're at the centre of the city, take the 21 St. Charles bus West to the outskirts of town. Walk past the Perimeter Hwy overpass and there's a good spot across from the Chapel Lawm Memorial Gardens. There's a stoplight and a Tim Hortons, plenty of slow traffic and a nice wide shoulder.
East towards Ontario (Kenora / Thunder Bay / Sault Ste Marie / Sudbury / Toronto)
Getting East out of Winnipeg is easy breezy Canadian hitching. Start hitchhiking about ~10 minutes walk East of Lagimodiere Blvd. & Fermor Ave.
From downtown, catch a #19 Marion bus on Vaughn St., North of Portage Ave. Either #19 route, via Autumnwood or via Drake, should take you to "Patterson" terminal, where the bus loops back. From the Patterson area walk South on Lagimodiere for ~5 min until Fermor, then walk East on Fermor ~10 minutes or until you reach an empty lot with a concrete slab and a nearby light pole covered in traveler tags. Start hitching here or East of here, as traffic has distanced and there is plenty of shoulder space.
Kenora is ~2 1/1 hours east of Winnipeg but is a major lakeside weekend destination for locals, so sign for a ride at least as far as Kenora. There is very little in between.
