FAQ about hitch-hiking in Belarus

Written by zmicier <zubrania (at) tut.by>

Date: June 2005

Hitchhiking in Belarus it's pretty easy.
The number of drivers who ask for money to give you a ride is small. The more I travel the less such people meet me. It's better to travel in couple (guy+girl). But it's really doomed to collapse if you will hitchhiking more than 2 people at once. Cars usually stop more often than in Poland, but drivers never take more than 2 people in their car. All drivers that stop are usually don't speak any language except Russian or "Trasianke"( the mishmash of Belarusian+Russian). Most drivers that don't have higher education don't hesistate to use abusive words when they talk to you. But these words aren't directed to you, but to the living standards, preisident and government :). Russian and Baltic Truck drivers are almost never stop to give a ride to hitch-hiker. But Belarusian and Polish truck drivers do it pretty often. The only time when it's hard to hitch-hiking is at the beginning of week-end during study time. It's also pretty hard to stop a car at night, but possible. The average car waiting time is about 20 minutes. It's better to travel using main roads than local ones couse road traffic on the last ones is pretty poor.

If you have any questions about hitch-hiking in Belarus feel free to contact me at zubrania (at) tut.by You can wtite letters in Belarusian, Russian, English or Polish