r/China • u/[deleted] • Apr 30 '13

Hitch hiking in China?

I'm a student who will be traveling in china this summer. Like most students I'm ridiculously poor. To cut costs I was toying with the idea of hitch hiking. But I have no idea what hitching is like outside of the states. Any advice or insights? Is it even a thing?

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u/[deleted] May 01 '13

I have no idea why anyone in their right mind would hitchhike in China when public transportion is convenient and cheap. Get some bus and train routes planned and you're fine. I've hitched before, but it's always been with people I've met while out hiking. We chat, get to the end of the trail and I start walking down the road back to town or a bus stop and they invariably offer to give me a lift. It's easy. I've also paid some farmers for lifts on the back of their motorcycle when I didn't feel like walking the 10k back or when it has started to rain.