Augsburg

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Augsburg
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Information
Country:
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Germany
State:
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Bavaria
Population: 272,000 (December 2012)
Licence plate: A
Major roads: Bundesautobahn 8 number.svg
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Augsburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located between Ulm and München south of A8. Hitchhiking in the area is surprisingly a bit more difficult than in the rest of Germany. There is average traffic at rest station Augsburg Ost and few, more local traffic at rest station Edenbergen.

Hitchhiking out

East towards München, Salzburg Bundesautobahn 8 number.svg E 52

Option 1: Take bus line 92, 56 or 27 to Täfertingen Nord. Right before crossing the motorway on a bridge, turn left to a small street Gailenbachmühle. Follow this street passing a mill until you reach rest station Edenbergen. Note that the rest station only works for the eastward direction.

Option 2: Take tram line 4 to Augsburg Nord. Walk 150m back on "Donauwörtherstrasse" to the petrol station (Esso).

Option 3: Take bus line 23 or 41 to Hammerschmiede and get off at Hammerschmiede-Süd (big crossroads and shopping center). Walk back and make a right. You walk towards a big crossroads now. Turn left at the crossroad (the footpath is a bit hidden on the other side of the crossing) and follow the big street until it makes a right. (Note for re-visting hitchhikers: there was a gas station here before but it's closed now.) When the street makes a right just cross it to the other side and follow the street for about 50-100 meters until you see a path on your left hand side. After around 300 meters the path ends and you can stop cars which all go to the A8.

West towards Ulm, Stuttgart Bundesautobahn 8 number.svg E 52

Option 1: Like going eastwards, see options 1 and 3 above

Option 2: Take bus line 22 or 23 to Firnhaberau Endstation, then walk 15-20 minutes north to rest station Augsburg Ost.

To get to the rest station turn left on Siedlerweg after getting off the bus. After you pass the dead-end sign you'll see a dirt path on your right. There is a wooden sign reading "Streuobstwiese". Follow this path through the fields. When the path splits, take the first right, then left when it dead ends into another path. When you get to the pavement street, go left and you'll cross a bridge over the motorway. You can see the rest station on your right. After you cross the bridge, take the first right on the bike path, then the second side path on your right, and there you are. There is a less complicated way to get there, but this ist the fastest. Note that the rest station only works for the westward direction.

Note: The On-ramp Augsburg-West is not useful anymore because of the approach road that connects the motorway with the B17.

South towards Landsberg, Füssen (B17)

Option 1: Take bus line 32 and get off at "Dayton-Ring". Cross the large crossroads in front of you and walk to the bus stop at the other side (behind the bridge) where you can start hitchhiking.

North towards Donauwörth, Nürnberg (B17)

Option 1: Like going eastwards, see option 3 above

Option 2: Take tram line 3 and get off at Bukowina-Institut (big, tall building), turn left at crossroads, walk 5 minutes until next traffic light (or take a bus to Messegelände). The motorway ramp is located directly behind the bridge.

Other directions

  • southwest on B2 towards Mering, München: take tram line 6 or bus line 30 or 31 to Rudolf-Diesel-Gymnasium, walk 100m north back to B300 where there is a petrol station (Esso), B2 to the south starts some meters from the petrol station
  • west on B300 towards Memmingen, Ulm: take tram line 3 towards Stadtbergen and get off one stop after the main railway station (Rosenaustrasse), walk alongside B300 for about 15 minutes until petrol station (Shell); use a sign or ask people, much traffic is local only; this may also work south and north on B17 towards Landsberg/Donauwörth

Resources

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This article is based on text from the German language Anarchopedia which is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.