Boston – Oregon, quick, safe, cheap! Suggestions appreciated

[pinkandfreckly]

Hello everyone. I joined half an hour ago. Girl in her twenties, no experience, foreigner, looking for adventure, read a lot about hitchhiking. Sorry, but there'll be no long introduction since it's 3 AM here. I have a question though. How long will it take to hitchhike from Boston to Oregon if I can get some long distance rides? I want to go to Rainbow and hopefully not just for the cleaning days. Problem is I'm not in Boston until the 30th, and I can't change my plane ticket to Portland or anything near by. Please give your most optimistic answer. If not, what can I do instead that's interesting? The original plan was to hitchhike around the country for a couple of months and then go to another festival at the end of August. But I really feel like going to Oregon, the route just seems very appealing to me now. Do you think I can make it to rainbow? I really want to meet some cool people.

 

[TheWindAndRain]

7-10 days if you figure out what you're doing quick. And welcome to squattheplanet.

 

[Beegod Santana]

It's about 52 hrs of driving without breaks between the 2. Trying to make rainbow before the 4th is gonna be pretty tight. Not impossible but close. I know people who've pulled it off in 4 days before, but they got lucky. I'd check craigslist ride share, its cutting it a little close but there might be a rainbow bus or van heading outta boston around that time.

 

[FrumpyWatkins]

Rent a car or buy a plane ticket. Not trying to be rude but unless you find some one going directly to Oregon in the next 2 days, you will not make it before the 10th of July hitchhiking at the absolute earliest. I would set a realistic time for someone never doing it before for that kind of trip at August 10th, barring finding a super long distance ride and lucking out. Even a bus ticket wouldn't get you there before July 4th or later. Hopping trains a few days longer.

If you can get to Boston on June 30th and get to Oregon by July 4th via only hitchhiking I will eat my socks.

I would check out one of the Facebook groups like couch surfing coalition or something like that, that is your best bet.

 

[pinkandfreckly]

Thank you so much, guys! I'm actually in Boston tonight around 7 but I have a cheap hostel reservation tonight in downtown Boston. I guess I could just skip that. To be honest, I feel pretty energetic. Gonna reflect on that on the plane. I'll check out craiglist and facebook ASAP. Leaving in 1 and a half hour