Walked (about 1 hour) from the hotel in Rimini to the motorway going out of the city.

Started hitchhiking at about 10:30 am. Got picked up after 5 minutes.

Got dropped off at a service station along the motorway, just after Cesena, at about 11:05.

Started asking people at the car park if they were going to Bologna and if they could take me and Dave with them. Someone finally said yes after about 50 minutes.

Arrived in Bologna at 12:45 pm.

Hung out in the centre for a while, and then walked to our Couchsurfing host's house.