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== Hitchhiking out ==
=== All directions ===North ([[Kassel]], [[Hannover]]), West ([[Wiesbaden]], [[Mainz]]) and South ([[Karlsruhe]], [[Strasbourg]], [[File:theodorheussalleefrankfurt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Traffic-eye-view of the hitchhiking spot on Theodor-Heuss-Allee.Basel]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===Perhaps the best spot for getting rides out of Frankfurt in every direction is on the B8, on the start of the "Theodor-Heuss-Allee " near the centre of the city.
Underneath the “Messeturm” skyscraper is a roundabout connecting "Theodor-Heuss-Allee", "Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage " and "Senkenberganlage". Take the underground (U-Bahn underground ) line U4, or tram (Straßenbahn tram ) lines 16 or 17, and get off at the stop “Festhalle/Messe”. The roundabout should be easily visible.
The spot is a bus stop on the "Theodor-Heuss-Allee (see image)", about 20 metres after the roundabout. "Theodor-Heuss-Allee " is the main road ''without'' a Straßenbahn tram line following along it. It is the road in the direction A86/A3 (among others), and the bus stop is under a tall hotel.
Traffic is very busy here every day from 7:00 to 20:00. The traffic moves slowly. Although this looks like an almost-perfect hitchhiking spot, it is still in the centre of a large city and so expect a waiting time of 30–60 minutes. There is a reasonable chance of finding other hitchhikers at this spot.
If you prefer not to take public transport, then from the “Hauptbahnhof” central train station (Hauptbahnhof), walk north for approximately 15 minutes. Look for the dark red Messeturm skyscraper (nickname “The Pencil”, which gives a clue to it's appearance) and walk towards it along the main road. From there, look for the roundabout.
'''1st 2nd option:''' Take tram No. 17 from Frankfurt DB main train station until the last stop "Am Rebstockbad"([Map http://g.co/maps/6h9fe]. This takes you about 10 minutes. From the final stop "Am Rebstockbad" you can already see the motorway (A648) which interchanges some 700 meter westward on the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5 ]] (north/soutward). When you arrive at the (eastbound) ''Esso '' gas station on the side that leads into Frankfurt - walk westward along the Autobahn and cross at a road bridge 200-300 meters away. Cars that refuel at the opposite (westbound) ''Esso '' gas station will in almost every case travel either northward ([[Kassel]], [[Hannover]]) or southward ([[Darmstadt]], [[Basel]]) on the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]].
The next gas station (on A5/E451) in northern direction is "Raststätte Wetterau". It is usually a very good spot for long rides. Twice [[User:Wukk|Wukk]] found a ride after 5 minutes, one straight to [[Hamburg]], one to "Wetterau".
=== North ([[Kassel]], [[Hannover]], [[Gießen]], [[Marburg]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===The "Friedberger Landstrasse" (Friedberger Street) is often used to leave the city towards the [[Autobahn A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]] (North). From the "Konstablerwache" (city centre), walk (2 km) or take the tram 18 / bus 30 till the stop "Münzenberger Str.". Hitchhike on this road just before the entrance of the supermarket ''Lidl'' ([http://www.g.co/maps/pymu4 Map]). You definitely need a sign with "A5" on it because many cars go to other (uninteressant) directions.It is a perfect spot to get a ride to the [[Autobahn A5 (Germany)|A5]] (for instance to the rest area "Wetterau"). '''2nd option([[Rest area]] Gräfenhausen - in the south of Frankfurt)''' : Take suburban train (S-Bahn) S3 (indicating: [[Darmstadt]]) to the stop "Erzhausen", leave the station and walk through the town Erzhausen on "Bahnstraße" and "Hauptstraße" westward until you can hear the [[A5 (Germany)|Autobahn A5]]. To reach Then, cross the fields till you arrive at the [http://www.serways.de/standorte/standorte/Gr%C3%A4fenhausen%20Ost Rastanlage Gräfenhausen Ost] (northward, direction [[Kassel]] and [[Hannover]]) on A5 cross the fields lefthand before you reach the Autobahn. Check with GOOGLE-maps before you leave, the way is simple to find but not marked. To reach [Map http://mapsg.rast.deco/tank-und-rast/standortemaps/Gr%C3%A4fenhausen%20West Rastanlage Gräfenhausen West] (southward, direction [[Karlsruhe]] and [[Basel]wjg7k]) stay on "Hauptstraße", cross the Autobahn via the bridge, walk lefthand through the forest on "Erzhäuser Weg" until the relais. It takes 50 minutes from the city center of Frankfurt until "Rastanlage Gräfenhausen". There is plenty of long distance traffic 24 hours a day at this spot, a restaurant as well as a small supermarket!
=== South ([[Karlsruhe]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg]]) {{Autobahn|5}} ===
=== East ([[Würzburg]], [[Nürnberg]], [[Czech Republic]]) {{Autobahn|3}} ===
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NOTE: i I was at this spot in July 2010 and im not sure how great it is, one of the workers on the ground behind actually drove us to to the Service station further down the autobahn (which was excellent), because he said he saw a couple wait a whole day for no lifts the week before.
=== West ([[Cologne|Köln]], [[Dortmund]]) and East ([[Würzburg]], [[Munich]]) {{Autobahn|3}} ===
=== From the airport ===