1,345
edits
Changes
no edit summary
The '''Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpoint''' is a border crossing that connects [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]]. It lies on the E7 "Via Baltica" highway, which goes fom the Polish city of [[Białystok]] through [[Kaunas]] in Lithuania, [[Riga]] in Latvia, and ultimately reaches [[Tallinn]] in Estonia.
Now that both countries are in Schengen, cars no longer regularly come to a stop here. However, the parking lot at the border is still popular with truck drivers, and within walking distance on both sides of the border there are petrol stations where one can ask drivers for onward rides. Because it lies on a major truck route, very long-distance rides are possible here.
=== Hitching out ===
== Into Lithuania ==
If your destination is Latvia or Estonia, hold a sign "LV" to get a lift all the way across Lithuania to the Latvian border.
=== Into Poland ===
If you are travelling a long distance, get a lift at least to the town of [[Augustów]], where the road splits towards [[Warsaw]] and [[Białystok]].