Hollywood actors Brad Pitt and George Clooney hitched a ride to Manhattan, after their plane was diverted due to stormy weather, leaving them upstate New York.

Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Cindy Crawford's husband Rande Berger shocked a student when the wave him to stop and give them a ride to Manhattan, after their plane was diverted to Syracuse in New York.

A source revealed: "They found a college kid and paid him to drive them in his car. The kid was calling his mother from the car, he couldn't believe it."

The actors also promised the teenager that, if he will take them the 250 miles to their destination, they will give him $1,800 and an invitation for a fully paid night in the luxurious Mandarin Oriental hotel, according to a report in the New York Daily News.

The Ocean's Eleven" and "Ocean's Twelve" stars have teamed up with Cindy Crawford's husband Berger to open a casino and more than 4,400 flats and hotel units in 11 high-rise towers.