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==== Option 1 - : Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====This spot is nearer to Berlin than Rasthof Stolper Heide and includes much less time spent walking and on the train. To get here go with the Take subway line U6 towards ''direction Alt-Tegel'' and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz'' and then . Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to the start walking towards of the motorwayAutobahn. About Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn subway station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it.  You can have a free breakfast or dinner before you start in the Sikh temple (Update January 2009: Spot gurdwara) that is open again!)a 10 minute walk from the petrol station at Kögelstraße 6. * [[User==== Option 2:MaxHermens]] says: ItPrenzlauer Promenade ==== The street ''Prenzlauer Promenade'' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee''s best in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to ask drivers if they are going on the motorwayS-Bahn station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, just walk 500 m down the bridge and if soyou've got a traffic light as well as two petrol stations (Star and HEM). Additionally, at the last intersection before the Autobahn starts, if they can take you there's another petrol station (Shell) on ''Rothenbachstraße'' next to the above mentioned Stolperheidetraffic lights. Then It may be worth checking out which of these three is the cheapest and most frequented one on a given day – usually one of the two former. Be aware that the staff at the Shell station might tell you can avoid to leave their property and threaten to call the long walk and start hitching straight awaypolice.

====Option 2 - Rasthof Stolper Heide ====The hitchhiking-spot in Henningsdorf There is usually a lot of traffic on this road, so you could also hitch with a sign. Coming from ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'Rasthof Stolper Heide''' ([http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=2153 map]) is ideal in , 50 m before the sense that you end up starting to hitchhike directly from a first petrol station in which , there are is also a fair few shoulder where cars can stop and people heading in direction [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]]. You waiting at the traffic lights are going able to have to go on a 2 km walk in totalsee you.

Get Much of the train to S-Bahn station ''Heiligensee'' (S25 towards Henningsdorftraffic here is local, EUR 2.60 ticket), walk down Ruppiner Chaussee northwards (left when coming out of the station about 300 meters and turn right on an asphalt walking path (− but there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 10-15 minutes. Cross the bridge over the motorway and turn immediately left down the little path - you can stay close to the motorway in order not to lose it and quickly you will see a pathway that you can follow to this Rasthof. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at some point before you reach the station. The easiest place is probably to the right a green fenced inclosure about half way to the service station. You can easily get a direct ride to [[also significant traffic towards Hamburg]] from here, and with a little patience to Rostock. If you want Try to catch get a certain boat in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting lift to this spot from somewhere like Kreuzberg och Friedrichshain in at least the centre of Berlin can take two hours or even longerfirst petrol station on the Autobahn ("Linumer Bruch").

A (maybe not so good) very close-by spot that saves you the 2 km walk==== Option 3: Get off one station earlier, ''Schulzendorf'' (S25 towards Henningsdorf, EUR 2.60 ticket). Get out from the front of the train, and out of the station, follow Ruppiner Chaussee north, and take the first right (Schulzendorfer Straße). And there you are, on the motorway access ramp, 5 min walk from the station. However, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrow, and there is not a good place for cars to stop safely. There is also a curve in the road, and cars are traveling quickly, so this spot might be dangerous for you and the drivers. You can take ''any'' ride. If the car doesn't go your way, he can drop you off at the petrol station "Rasthof Raststätte Stolper Heide" mentioned above, some kilometers up the road.====

==== Prenzlauer Promenade ====The street '''Prenzlauer Promenade''' This Raststätte is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' ideal in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next sense that you end up starting to the ''S-Bahn'' hitchhike directly from a petrol station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From in which there, just walk 500m down the bridge and you've got are a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations, both on the right side for the drivers going towards the Autobahn. It may be worth walking fair few people heading to the second petrol station as itbig cities in Germany's cheaper North or Scandinavia: You can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and more frequented, with a little patience, to Rostock. HoweverIf you want to catch a certain ferry in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, it might happen please note that getting to this spot from the staff at this second (Shell) station tell you to leave their property centre of Berlin may take two hours or even longer; Option 1 is likely faster and threaten you to call the policemay work just as well.

You can also wait opposite of ''McD'sIf you start from any district in West Berlin''', take S-Bahn S25 towards ''Hennigsdorf'' and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (AB or BC ticket required). Turn left from the station (so that you face North), and walk up ''Ruppiner Chaussee'' for 300 m. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (there's a liftsign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 1.2 km, crossing the bridge over the Autobahn. Sometimes Immediately turn left down a little path – you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and you will meet other hitchhikers quickly see a pathway that you can follow to the Raststätte. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at some point; the easiest place is probably to the right of a green fenced enclosure about half way to the Raststätte. The walk from the bridge is about 1.5 km. '''If you start from any district in East Berlin''', a faster way than the one described above is taking S-Bahn S8, get off at ''Hohen Neuendorf'' (ABC or BC ticket required), change to bus 809 (direction: ''Hennigsdorf, F.-Wolf-Str.'') and get off at ''Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke''. Head for the traffic light and turn onto the road on the right (the one opposite of the motorway on-ramp), and follow it until it makes a left turn; here, tooenter the forest and keep walking in parallel to the Autobahn, which will take you straight to the Raststätte's on-ramp for vehicles heading North.  [[File:Hitch ber north stolper heide 2023. png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from Frohnau station to Raststätte Stolper Heide]] If someone offers you for some reason don't have or want to get a lift "only" ticket including tariff zone C, you may also take S-Bahn S1 (direction: ''Oranienburg'') to ''Frohnau''. Getting off there, head to ''Ludolfingerplatz'', a small green square surrounded by a petrol roundabout immediately west of the station , and start walking along ''Maximiliankorso'', the first road branching off on the motorway right. Keep walking until the small intersection with ''Hainbuchenstraße'' ("Linumer Bruch" for instancethere's a bus stop with the same name) take , and walk over the road with this name, following ituntil its very end: It makes a sharp bend at the end of a cemetary (on your right) and a forest in front of you. Enter the forest, walk until a path branches off to your right and turn there. At the end of the branch, since from you should see a motorway petrol station it golf course. Turn left and just keep walking straight now, which will take you to the Raststätte's fence. This route is very easy to get another liftabout 3.64 km long and will take roughly an hour.

''' Direction Denmark''': The ferries that are useable by hitchhikers are Scandline's 2 ferries, the other ones charge per passenger whereas these charge per car making the ride on the ferry free for the hitchhiker. One leave 15 km north of them, recommended by this article when hitching Rostock at Warnemünde and from [[BerlinPuttgarden]] leaves , from a Berlin generally people head for the ferry terminal 10 kilometers north of at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and if you are offered the right ride you could go to the [[GedserPuttgarden]] in [[Denmark]] and the other oneinstead, from which is a good option especially if you are only transitting through [[PuttgardenDenmark]] to [[RodbySweden]], also in seeing as on the Rostock - Gedser ferry there is very little Sweden bound traffic.''' Direction [[DenmarkPuttgarden]], sees more traffic ''': From Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride to''' Direction Hamburg-Stillhorn''': If you can get a ride to this gas station you can walk under the highway and runs more often. For going to hitchhike the other direction towards [[CopenhagenLübeck]] or other places - however, only people living in the southern part of the city are likely to pass by here.''Denmark'Direction Lübeck' from ''Berlin: It is possible to accept a ride either to Lübeck or to the Neustadt gas station just north of the city (but that is more rare). In case you can get dropped off at the onramp leading out of central Lübeck in direction Neustadt, wait for a ride that will take you at least to the gas station 10 km north.'' the 'Direction [[Århus]]'Rostock'' ferry works rather well. It does however : You can also accept a ride towards [[Flensburg]] and some hitchhikers have the problem of only leaving every 2 hours or lesseven been known to accept such rides and then going to [[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. Also for any it is possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the ferries from [[SwedenHirtshals]] (or Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[NorwaySweden]]) bound hitchhikers it has with the issue that rather few people on this ferry are going to from [[Fredrikstad]].'''Direction Sweden'' so mostly you will find yourself dropped off at a petrol station before ': You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or Travemünde near [[Lübeck]]. The ferry from Sassnitz on Rügen has been discontinued. 'Copenhagen'' from where you will have to find yourself a lift to Stockholm''Sweden'has a direct night ferry from Rostock 3 times a week running since autumn 2021. Currently they charge per vehicle and passengers so you couldn't join a crew, but passenger tickets go for 28€ so might still be worth it.

In hitchhiker ''Theo's'' personal ''Berlin'' --> ''Sweden'' commuting experience it is generally faster to go from Berlin to Sweden by using the Puttgarden ferry than the Rostock ferry. The time invested in getting to the main highway going north from [[Hamburg]] and [[Lubeck]] to ''Puttgarden'' is well-rewarded seeing as getting a ride by standing with a [[Sweden]] sign in ''Puttgarden'' before the ticket booth or from one of the petrol stations before saves you time and effort by not having to hitchhike at all in [[Denmark]] by using only transit traffic. The next good place to hitchhike if you are going === Northeast towards[[Stockholm]] or [[Gothenburg]] is after or before people get on/off the ferry in [[HelsingorSzczecin]]/, [[HelsingborgGdańsk|Gdansk]] and getting a ride from Puttgarden to there is pretty straightforward.(Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ===

Getting onto the A11 is easiest by starting to hitch on road B2, a major thoroughfare which somewhat bisects the city from the Southwest to the Northeast; the B2 merges into the A11 beyond the motorway junction with the A10. The following options suggest different spots along the B2, option 1 being the closest/shortest one when coming from the city centre and option 4 being the one furthest away/taking the longest time respectively. ==== Option 1: Berliner Allee ==== Take tram M4 (direction: ''Hohenschönhausen, Zingster Str.'') to ''Weißer See'', get off there and walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' to the bus lay-by, following the same direction. Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a Szczecin sign will surely persuade a Polish driver to stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by their Polish names. ==== Option 2: Darßer Brücke ==== Get to ''Weißer See'' as described in option 1 and walk 1 km north along ''Berliner Allee'' (the street name changing to ''Malchower Chaussee'' roughly at where the Star petrol station is) to the place just before where ''Darßer Straße'' passes over ''Malchower Chaussee''. It's a long, straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there are a couple of pockets for cars to stop. There's less local traffic and a higher concentration of relevant traffic. If you have a public transport ticket anyway, check online if it's worth waiting to get to the bus stop ''Nüßlerstr./Feldtmannstr.'' (bus lines 255 and 259) to save yourself most of the walking. ==== Option 3: Am Luchgraben ==== The most cost-effective – though not fastest – option might be taking bus line 259 to the stop ''Am Luchgraben'', which is conveniently located a few metres before the city border, meaning you're still within tariff zone B. There's a patch of dirt/concrete right next to the crossed-out Berlin sign (indicating that one is leaving the city limits) where people can easily stop; many, if not the majority of cars passing here will be going to Northwestern Poland. ==== Option 4: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ==== Take S-Bahn S2 (direction: ''Bernau'') and get off at ''Buch''. From there, catch a bus that goes to ''Schwanebeck, Dorf'' (approx. 10 min). Several buses will go there so check the time table there or ask the driver or someone else. Note that you will need a ticket including tariff zone C, as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on-ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on-ramp towards the East, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass by the first on-ramp which leads towards the West. There, standing behind the safety fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the actual on-ramp for the A11, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 branches off the A10 about a kilometre after this on-ramp. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to be dropped off at Raststätte "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 begins. This Raststätte is the only one on the A11 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards [[Stralsund]] or [[Rügen]]), but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ride. === Northeast South towards [[SzczecinLeipzig]], [[GdańskMunich]] {{Autobahn|Gdansk9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|112}} === ==== Option 1: Raststätte Grunewald ==== Take S-Bahn S7 (direction: ''Potsdam Hbf''), or S1 (direction: ''Wannsee''), and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] to the right. You can talk to drivers at the petrol station or on the parking lot.

==== Berliner Allee ====Borough Pankow, part WeißenseeThis spot is both faster and cheaper to get to than option 2: Take the tram M4 to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'' which can be caught at Alexanderplatz. Then walk along the ''Berliner Allee'' just around the half circle of the road and find a decent place where cars can pull over. Many cars at this intersection have Polish License and are heading North East, some as far as GdanskMichendorf. Use a sign with the city ''[[Szczecin]]'' and surely a Polish driver You will stopneed 25 minutes from Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Main Station) on an AB ticket, though be prepared compared to mix your languages and refer ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC ticket to cities by there Polish names. Check the map for the street viewMichendorf.

You can also continue about 1 km further ahead from the stop ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-StrThere is a lot of long distance traffic heading south and west, with high chances of finding a ride for at least several hundred kilometres.''However, to the place just before where ''Darßer Str'it is '. passes above ''Berliner alleenot''. I found this place to be much better. There's a long straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there's a couple of pockets for cars good spot to stop, there's less local traffic and a higher concentration of relevant traffic (Poles, to be blunt), and it's much nicer to stand here. I waited around 40 minutes until a truck driver stoppedhitch East.

==== On Ramp Berlin-Weißensee ====First take the S-Bahn (line S2) from e.g. Friedrichstr. or Gesundbrunnen and go to "Buch" (from Friedrichstr., that will be an about 24 min train ride). From there, catch a bus that goes to "Schwanebeck, Dorf" (ca. 10 min). Several buses will go there so check the time table there or ask the driver or someone else. Note that If you will need a ticket including Zone C, as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on ramp towards eastern find nobody heading in your direction, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass the first on ramp which leads towards western direction. There, standing behind the safety fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed also get a short lift until Michendorf and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On try your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the on ramp for the A11 straight awayluck there, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes off the A10 about a kilometer after this on ramp. If your driver is usually not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to be dropped off at service station "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 begins. This service station is the only one on All and afterwards on A20 (leading towards Stralsund or Rügen) but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ridenecessary.

* Update==== Option 2: Due to reconstructions of the on ramp that finished in 2013 the situation looks different. There is hardly a spot for drivers to stop and the cars are going quite fast. Berliner Allee might be the easier option.Raststätte Michendorf ====

=== According to the experiences of several hitchhikers, this is a good spot to go East – but '''not''' West or South towards [[Leipzig]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2}} ===.

==== Rasthof Michendorf ====* Take regional train RE7 (direction: ''Dessau'') from Berlin'This one also works for South s centre or East!RB37 (direction: ''Beelitz Stadt' Just 30 minutes by ') from 'Regionalbahn'Berlin-Wannsee'' (train) south west of Berlin. This is the most direct option. You easily station and get hitches to the south or west as well as to the east ([[Poland]]). Take a train (e.g. RE7 to [[Dessau]], check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information) from the center (ABC 3.10 EUR). Get off at the train station ''Michendorf''(ABC/BC ticket required). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the ''Potsdamer Straße, at the bus stop, '' and walk for 20 minutes straight on itsouth 1.3 km. To go west or south ([[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] or [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]]) turn Turn right into ''Feldstraße '' and follow it till until you see the [[rest area|service stationRaststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door. Alternatively you can get here by bus 643 or 608 from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes walk a bit further to the train station in Michendorf. Get off at "Michendorf Abzweig Wildenbruch"restaurant, and walk south west for the final stretch to as the service stationnoise protection wall ends there.

If you want to go east towards ''User [[PolandUser:Rebew|Rebew]] or [[Dresden]] turn right after the tunnel (it's and a small sandy track through a wood)friend tried hitchhiking from here on several occasions and had no luck going anywhere West. Follow the track until you are at the hamburger restaurant at the [[rest area]]. The petrol station There is after the restaurant not a lot of traffic and seems to be better for getting it will yield only short rides, Leipzig at most (2021).''

==== Raststätte Grunewald Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====For going South or West you can try the '''Raststätte Grunewald'''. Take the ''S-Bahn'' train ''S7'' towards ''Potsdam'' or ''S1'' towards ''Wannsee'' and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] right of you. Also standing at the traffic lights before the [[on-ramp]] seems to be useful! Get a lift at least to ''Michendorf''.

There are often other hitchhikers A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from ''Messedamm''. The access lane is a part of the ''Funkturm'' junction which connects the A115 and A100. The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the ''Messedamm'' with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at ''Messedamm''. From S-Bahn station ''Westkreuz'', walk north along ''Halenseestraße'', and cross the road at the big intersection onto ''Messedamm''. After 100 meters, there is the quiet parking area at your left hand side. Walk across the carpark. To reach the place to hitch from, climb the traffic barrier between the carpark and the acceleration lane: [https://osm.org/go/0MZuR0mAF?m= This] is the exact location. Hitchhiking is prohibited here earlyas the location is behind the Autobahn sign, and but the risk is worth it. From S-Bahn station ''Messe Nord/ICC'' it is polite slightly further, but easier to queue behind themfind. Get here early Walk to avoid ''Messedamm'', follow it south and at the next intersection turn right, then you'll find the competitionquiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side.

The construction works going on in the second half of 2012 are now (April 2013) over. The onramp is open again === South towards [[Dresden]] and there is plenty of traffic toward the Berliner Ring.[[Cottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} ===

==== AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from Messedamm. The access lane is a part Firest rest stop once out of the Funkturm junction which connects the A115 and A100. The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the Messedam with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at the Messedamm. From S-bahnhof Westkreutz walk north along the Halenseestrasse, and at the big crossing cross the road onto the Messedam. After 100 meters on the Messedam there is the quiet parking at your left hand side. Walk across the parking. To reach the place to stand, climb the traffic barrier between the parking and the acceleration lane. [http://goo.gl/maps/NlquZ This] is the exact location . Hitchhiking is prohibited here as the location is behind the motorway sign, but the risk is worth it. From S-bahnhof Messe Nord it Berlin is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to the Messedamm, follow it south and at the next crossing turn right, then you find the quiet parking after 100 meters 25 km away Raststätte Am Kahlberg Ost on your left hand side.highway 13

==== Trampstelle [[Potsdam]] Option 1: B96a Altglienicke ====There is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot in Potsdam, they made a petition and won it :)The hitchhiking spot is planned now and will be established soon.

==== Aral at Kaiserdamm ====Another option is the Take S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''Altglienicke'Aral'. When getting off, you' petrol station ll see there is a road that runs parallel on your left-hand side to the S-Bahn line (if you are facing south), and a red light. To get there, leave the platform by using the footbridge and turning right at '''Kaiserdamm''' near the central bus stationstaircase (walk over the road running parallel). Take U2 On the right side, There will be a pathway that goes down to the road - it''Kaiserdamm'' s a little windy path that will eventually take you there. You will come to the road that runs parallel to the S-Bahn track (if over which you come from direction ''Zoo''just walked) and go out in on that road is the driving directionred light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. Leave But do not be confused. This is the station BEST PLACE to stand and get an immediate ride. Cross the road to stand at the red light on the left exitSBahn Track side. After 50m there's You can ask cars every time they stop for the petrol stationred light. It depends on The red light is 100 m before the right hand onramp of the day, sometimes it's very easy Autobahn going to get away there, sometimes it's harderCottbus or Dresden.

=== South towards [[Dresden]] {{= Option 2: A100 Autobahn|13}} and East towards [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]], [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|12}} junction Tempelhof ====

If you are going further than Dresden Take U-Bahn U6 or S-Bahn S41, S42, S45, S46, or S47 to Tempelhof. Turn right (e.g. [[Czech Republic]]south) on the A13, also take a look on along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m to the [[Dresden]] page.'''You may also try [[Berlin#Rasthof Michendorf|Rasthof Michendorf]]''' for getting lifts east or southeastA100 junction.

''There are few ways of entering the upper mentioned motorways==== Option 3:''B96a Schöneweide ====

There is a great hitchhiking spot right next to U7 station Grenzallee. There are two exits from the subway station and I succesfully forgot which one I tookTake S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, but I think it´s the one which doesn´t go to Karl Marx Strasse. AnywayS4, if you use this spotS47, please check and edit it thereor S85 to ''Schöneweide''. There is some kind Then walk east out of kiosk at the top of stairs from platformstation, you will turn left in front of it and take the stairs to the street. Turn 180 degrees right onto Michael-Brückner-Straße and after 300 m, you will see highway ramp. Supereasy to get there, sufficient amount of cars, enough place to pull off the car'll find two petrol stations. Enjoy!Most people stops on second

==== E30 highroad Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ==== Get to station "U Siemensdamm" and directly in front of the junction "Siemensdamm" (at least towards south) there is a crossing of the streets "Siemensdamm" and "Nikolaus-Groß-Weg" with traffic lights. Moving away from the motorway there is a long line of parking spots, perfect to getting picked up. I've made the experience that directly at the traffic lights it's hard but a bit further it can work. It is probably a great spot towards AVUS and north as well. ==== Option 5: Test option ==== Waldeck West rest stop road 117 next to bus 263 stop Waltersdorf (bei Berlin), Gaspumpstation. 5 km walk away from Eichwalde s-bahn stop S8 and S46 goes there  === East towards [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} === If you are hitching in the direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or [[Krakow]], you might find the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin to Kraków]] useful. Once you get a ride in Germany direction to Poland you can hitchhike before or after places where people pay for higway (polish name bramki). One side will have a parking place and its free to hitchike there. ==== Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf / least walking ==== Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction Dessau, check fahrinfo-berlin.de for route information) from the centre and get off at Michendorf (requires BC/ABC ticket). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south ≈1.7 km on Potsdamer Straße until it ends (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn then). Keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the tunnel under the Autobahn A10. After the tunnel, turn right on a sandy path through the forest. Follow the track until you are at the Mcdonalds at the [rest area. The petrol station is after the restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides. Your best bet is to either ask truckers (although they might not know English) or stand by the exit with a sign that says "Polska".  Alternative: Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at ''Michendorf, Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte. ==== Option 2: Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ==== '''S-Bahn + 1 stop with train + 5 km walking'''

Take S-bahn S2 to the metro to end station ''Blankenfelde-Mahlow and from ''. From there , take any regional train one stop to next station ''Dahlewitz''. At Turn right from the station there is Netto shop, take a look what is in the rubbish behind the shop. Walk 4km and walk southeast ≈4 km along the road Bahnhofstrasse/L40 till autobahn E30 until you cross over the Autobahn A10/E30 bridge go downstairs . Head down to the autobahn Autobahn and go 1km in Poland direction till walk 1 km east to the big Aral petrol station. In petrol station there are many cars and trucksWalking on the Autobahn is illegal, it’s in both sides so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caught, continue walking straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 1.6 km. There will be a small road on the left heading to the Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this roaduntil the start of the bridge over the Autobahn. Together Climb down to the field and walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, until you reach the Raststätte. (There is a fence to with holes in it before/next to Raststätte). See the map on the right. You need to walk 5km5 to 6 km, but the place is very good! '''S-Bahn + 2 stops with train + 5 km walking'''  Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train 2 stops to ''Rangsdorf''. Walk the Kienitzer Str until the crossing with L40 road. Continue walking 500 metres and turn left on the gravel road. You will hear the highway and see a rest area through the bushes. Can someone confirm that Kienitzer Dorfstrase almost all lenght have bicycle path next to it?????? '''Train + bus with one C zone ticket'''

==== Hönow '''A)''' From train stop ''S Blankenfelde'' catch bus 792, check [https://www.vbb.de/ Seeberg West ====[This place might require more testingen VBB.de].Go with U5 in advance to find out about the station Hönow, than you have about 3km west departure times. If you’ve bought a ticket including tariff zone C to walk get to A10 (used for going around Berlin when heading west)''Blankenfelde'', it’ll also cover the bus fare.On your way you have McD and lots of space When looking for nice camping (also lakes) - the bus at ''Blankenfelde'' station, the displayed direction doesn’t matter as this is not Berlin, it's Brandenburg. [;)] At the ramp you can ask people that will initial/final stop, for a ride to a petrol station which is 500m further down on a motorwayof this line.

Once you’re on the bus, get off at ''Am Weidendamm'', the surrounding area being a business park. Walk towards the Northeast, there’s a crane business on the right hand side that you’ll spot from afar. The ramp itself is not super great as there is no sidespacemain road makes a left turn here, and a dead end road branches off: The latter is the one you have to stay just at the fencetake, but enough width for two automobiles. Cars don't go fast as there are traffic lights before the turncrane business coming closer and closer. 10 minutes waiting time to get to A dirt road starts at the station can be expected. It seems like concrete square at the station there are more drivers that go in a Dresden directionend of this road, and passes the crane business site, but finding people willing to take you to Poland is also possiblethe fence of it being on your right.

It is possible (Now proceed to the field, pass the trench and worth checking) that there is a direct way turn left. If you’ve got the right shoes/boots, you may also head across the field diagonally to Seeber West petrol stationyour left from where you crossed the trench. Probably If you haven’t seen it from the side trench, you’ll soon notice a low causeway ahead of Neuenhagen town. It has been observed you (2014if you walked across the field) that or on your left (if you followed the station has an open gate field’s edge). You’ll want to be on the causeway, which in fact had a back fence that goes into greenery (trees and shrubs - no clear path but walkable)railway line on it many decades ago.

==== [[Airport]] Berlin-Schönefeld ====It's possible to hitchhike at the Once on-ramp next to the airport ''causeway, turn right (FlughafenSouth) Berlin-Schönefeld''. You can reach the airport with S-Bahn S9 and some [[Deutsche Bahn|DB]] trainssimply follow it. You can not only find lifts mostly towards Dresden or Poland. It's probably You’ll soon be on a forest road near the best spot within reach by S motorway, and U-Bahn to hitchhike to Poland. Stand right before the ramp with likely also see a 'PL' sign. The ramp is pretty small, but you can walk up some 15-20m behind the ''Autobahn'' sign so people can stop along the side of bridge as well as the road safelyRaststätte already. Watch Cross the speed of cars coming from bridge, turn immediately left and enter the right hidden corner onto the ramp, it's a tricky on-ramp, can be dangerous so hitch carefully hererest area.

:One hitchhiker waited here for 6 hours without success. Have a look at the [[Talk:'''B)''' From eastern Berlin|discussion page]], go to ''S Königs Wusterhausen'', catch bus 730 to ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (15 min ride with same C zone ticket) and walk Wilhelm-Pieck-Strase 100 metres and turn left on gravel road.You will see rest stop from there

==== Tempelhof Option 3: Raststätte Seeberg West====(Update: At a busy traveling time, e.g. Friday afternoon, the left turn to enter the Autobahn A100 from B96 Tempelhofer Damm near S-Bahnhof Tempelhof under the S-Bahn bridge (googlemaps: 52.469536,13.385558) is highly recommended. You will stand with a Dresden or A13 sign on the pedestrian space where you can speak with some of the left-bound drivers directly. They could even stop before the Autobahn begins, but it's better to get in immediately. Wait for DD number plates, CB (Cottbus) come less often, but might also be useful. Not a thing to do in the night. One of ten DD cars would probably take you. Waiting time: one hour, but then you have a functioning ride.)

Maybe Tempelhof used to be a good place to hitch hike in the past but now it seems impossible to catch a ride there - there is simply no space for a car to stop (or we failed to find a spot which I doubt because we searched the whole neighbourhood)[[File:Hitch_ber pl seeberg west. If you still want png|200px|thumb|right|How to test it yourself here is how walk from Hönow station to get there:Seeberg West]]

The [[airport]] cheapest, though probably not fastest option to reach ''Raststätte Seeberg West'', is easy to reach with S-Bahn and U-Bahntake subway line U5 to its eastern terminus ''Hönow'' (Berlin AB/BC ticket). Once there simply follow out of the sign towards Dresden station, cross ''Mahlsdorfer Straße'' (A100the road right in front of the station). There are two red lights, for people coming from north turn left, and souththen turn right into the first road that branches off, so they have time to called ''Am Barschsee/Am Weiher''. Follow ''Am Weiher'' and keep heading straight; the road continues as ''Am Grünzug'' after crossing ''Hoppegartener Straße'' and eventually as ''Wernergraben''. Once you can see you. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in the way to IkeaREWE supermarket, turn right into ''Stöbberstraße'' and get dropped on the petrol station before follow it until its very end (it becomes ''An der alten Gärtnerei'' past the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map alsokindergarten). Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this petrol station. Turn left into ''Bamberger Straße''Please read and walk until the discussion pagemain road ''Neuenhagener Chaussee'!'.

From Carefully cross ''Neuenhagener Chaussee'' – it’s a busy road with cars going pretty fast – and start walking on the dirt road straight ahead. At some point the road turns right and you have to enter the forested area; the road crosses a stream called ''Zochegraben'' here. The road will now continue to the left whereas on the 96a right you’ll see a small path. Turn left and keep following the dirt road . A few minutes later, after walking besides a field (on your right), there will be two paths to a small natural pool (which, depending on the time of the year, might not have any water in it; you’ll recognise the place though, having some wooden installations as well as a small “sand beach”. There, you’ll also see a wire fence that much in use after opening follows the direction of the pool if you were to look at it from the A113):''dirt road.

==== Schöneweide ====[[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to Walk past the service station in Schöneweide.]]Take a train to the S-Bahn station ''Schöneweide'', get out there and walk out of pool on the station East, turn right on Michael-Brückner Straße and after 300 meter hand side – there’s something like a path for a few metres – until you'll find two big [[rest encounter high grass or the overgrown area|service stations]] − although respectively. From here, the easiest way to continue is far away these are mostly to look where the last possibilities for cars to get petrol. The place was once crowded with hitchhikers but least shrub is normally empty now and works fine! Locals tend to stop at head towards the second petrol station because it's usually cheaperwire fence. AlsoChances are you’ll be doing some bush-bashing (again dependent on season), behind this petrol station is a Burger King "Restaurant"so don’t wear your fanciest clothes. If you choose your spot wellOnce besides the wire fence, you can show a sign both to cars on the street who could stop at the Burger King entrance (but often drive grass is not too fast though) high and to people leaving walking becomes easier; keep following the second petrol station or entering Burger Kingfence, which will make a 90° right turn soon, when a huge field opens in front of you.

===== Opinions: =====* However the attendants at the service station will ask you to look for your ride elsewhere and may even call the policeFrom there, you’ll already see a big power line. The road leading to the Your destination is a no stopping zone, so the best solution is to stand wooden gate near the Burger King, where a driver can pull in. There is no better spot further up the road toward power pole on the field. * 2008-08-24: I used this petrol stations quite often and never had problems. What the hell did you do? -[[User:atopia|Ben]]* I tried both the petrol station and by using a sign to stop cars from Walk along its edge or simply across the street. First of all most people weren't traveling to Dresden and even field if they were they were very hesitant to give you a ride if you ask them. For all the time I spent thereconditions are favourable, two other hitchhikers came and they also had no luck. I eventually gave up and had to pay for the bus. I'm not sure if that's a good spot.* as of August 2010 I consider this the best spot for hitching to Dresden. Living in Dresden farmer is around and going to Berlin for weekend-trips quite often it worked fine for me as well as for others visiting from Berlin. The catch might be it was almost always Sunday afternoons though. So if you take that into account you should be fine getting a lift to Dresden from Schöneweide, given the number of people returning to Dresden for the start of the week. Both standing by the side of the road with a sign as well as asking people at the petrol station turned out well for me.* We hitch hiked at the petrol station by asking people. (the second, the first was rather empty). Most of the people who get fuel over there stay local you’re wearing boots or are kind of rudesomething similar. Using a sign we got a hitch after Approximately 20 minutes to Dresden.* Sept 2011 - we got a ride after about 30 minutes by standing at metres before the exit to power pole, you’ll see the second petrol station. There was another hitch hiker standing at the entrance and we got picked up before him. Recommended to stay at the exit open gate (with a sign and smile.July 2012. Monday morning and I'm standing a little after both petrol stations just outside the Burger King. Traffic from nothing but an overgrown area behind it) on the road, both stations and sometimes coming out edge of the 'restaurant'. I was picked up in half an hour with a ride all the way to Dresden. A Romanian guy heading to Poland caught a ride just before me. Great place to hitchfield. LookingforStu

==== Altglienicke ====This is a much better place to hitch towards Dresden/Prague than Schöneweide in my opinion! In Schöneweide I waited one hour Enter the gate and moreimmediately turn right; walk about ten metres, in Altglienicke maxthen turn slightly left (approx. 15 minutes! Some drivers also told me they say hitchhikers in Schöneweide but didn't take them because it was difficult for them to stop there45°) and keep walking. In Altglienicke it's easy. Go to the S-Bahn station ''Altglienicke''. When getting off, you ll see there The shrub is a road pretty dense in parallel to the S-Bahn lineplaces so again it’s some bush bashing, and but a red lightfew metres further you’ll already encounter the fence of the Raststätte. To get thereIf you followed these directions, leave chances are you’ll already see the platform by using "gate in the bridge" and then cross the road fence to stand at the red light. You can ask cars every time they stop for the red light. The red light is 100 m before enter the onramp of the motorway going to Cottbus or Dresdenrest area.

IAltogether, the walk is a little bit over 5 km and should take 90 minutes at the most. To skip walking the suburban part in the beginning, you can also take bus 943 (direction: ''S Hoppegarten''d suggest ) from ''Hönow'' station and get off at ''Thälmannstr.'', with this bus stop being very close to go some hundred meters down where the dirt roadis starting at ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''. A normal lane changes into a parking laneHowever, where cars can easily stop. Actually I saw cars from anywhere the bus only runs once per hour during weekdays and operates in Germany (Dresdentariff zone C, Hannover, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Offenburg, Leipzig) [[User:Redjo27|Redjo27]]meaning you'll likely need an additional ticket.

If you go to Prague, make sure that drivers who stop in Dresden bring you to At the service area "Dresdner Tor Süd". "Dresdner Tor Nord" is also possibleRaststätte, but then you have to walk approx. 1trucks heading for Poland abound,5 kilometers through as well as a field to go to the other sidefair number of private cars with Polish number plates.

==== Car poolingEast towards [[Kostrzyn]] Poland and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] ====As there's not really a great spot to hitch out, sometimes worth to consider trying something else. True, agreeing in advance and paying for a ride is totally not hitching, but you can save painful hours of waiting. Normally there are lots of offers on [http://www.bessermitfahren.de/], till the first petrol station it shouldn't be more than five euros.

Take the S5 to Mahlsdorf and follow Hönewer Straße to the South until the big intersection with the street Alt-Mahlsdorf. After the traffic light there is [httphttps://mapsgoo.google.degl/maps?q=Mahlsdorf+Berlin&hl=de&ll=52.504777,13.613766&spn=0.001753,0.004823&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=14.819685,39.506836&geocode=FeckIQMdQMLPAA&hnear=Mahlsdorf,+Berlin&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=52.504771,13.613946&panoid=HBi4_bXjladKpgEY_Ak41g&cbp=12,120.68,,0,7.31 /45v4qR1Np822 enough place to stop]. Cars go quite fast, but often slow down due according to the changing traffic lights. There is still a lot of city traffic though . Small walk away also is a Star Tankstelle petrol station (verified 2014adress Alt-09Mahlsdorf 117) Directly before the entrance to the Berlin ringway there is a bus stop & Shell Tankstelle suitable for hitching further. About 10 km after the highway the B1/B5 changes from a fast two lane road to a smaller national road.  === North towards [[Fürstenberg]], [[Neustrelitz]] and [[Neubrandenburg]] === For the East part of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania the B96 could be a good option instead of A11/A20, because there's only one petrol station on A11 and none on the eastern part of the A20. '''Option 1'''  Go to S Oranienburg (S1, RE from Südkreuz - Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen, RB Lichtenberg - Hohenschönhausen). From Oranienburg go by bus or walk to Sachsenhausen, Kirche bus stop and continue walking Granseer Straße for 15 minutes and you'll reach the B96. At this point the B96 still looks like a highway. But don't be confused: just a few meters before the onramp Oranienburg-Nord there's a sign saying that Autobahn ends. So cars are allowed to stop north of the ramp. Between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're driver goes to Neustrelitz leave the car 2 km before at the last crossroad (connection with B198 to Wesenberg, Mirow) and use the bus stop over there to go on to NB or ask if you driver can drop you off at the North end of Neustrelitz. In every other town/village on that way the B96 goes directly via the town. So you can get off and look for the next busstop on the B96. Weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no bus via Sachsenhausen, Kirche then you can go by train to Sachsenhausen (Nordb) and walk 1 km to the spot. Check before on Vbb-03Homepage! '''Option 2''' Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop Go by bus 8O9 till stop Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke than 1OO metres back and right side 1 km walk away is Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop on road 111.The road serves just as access to rest stop and starts opposite side from road 111 upramp Or you can walk 4 km from S Bahnhof Hohen Neuendorf starting from Stolper Street than its changes to Hohen Neuendorfer Weg street and all the way to bus stop above. There is a bicycle road next to street

=== The Ruhr area ===When hitch hiking towards Getting into Berlin from Belgium, avoid passing since the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once ring is big and maybe you get in, itare on a ride that's difficult only passing by. Good option is to get outat. Service stations are rare and passing traffic avoids this region. We tried on several places and had to take the train to pass this area (lost 5 hours). There are sufficient work arounds to avoid this area. See also the hitchwiki page of the [[Ruhr Area]].

'' I have experienced yesterday: Do not take a hitchhike in direction of Osnabruck/Bremen/Hamburg, be a little bit more patient and wait for a ride in direction Hannover! I have stepped off at the tankstation === Highway 10 km before Osnabruck at the A1 and have waited there for 4 hours, all cars go up north. I was coming from Essen.--[[User:Hapiel|Hapiel]] 02:25, 27 July 2012 (CESTWarsaw > Amsterdam) ''===

=== East and West ===The best is to get Get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming even from [[Poland]] you can jump over and easily find someone going into the city. * Alternatively, you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 20min30 min. Just head north from the petrol stations (you can go under the motorway Autobahn from the southern petrol station). From Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3.10 30 to the centre of Berlin (the ABC ticket, which is valid for 2hrs2 hours, so you can also use metro, bus etc. when in Berlin). The last train everyday is at 2200:3021. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 2200:00. Also, if you end up having to sleep over there, that train station is definitely not really suitable for sleeping; however, near the petrol station there's a 24 hours restaurant called "Restaurant Michendorf Nord", you can charge your phone there and probably sleep in the downstairs toilet for disabled people.

Alternatively, when coming from the east about 2 km before Or get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau". The exit is one exit after the interchange "Berlin ZentrumSchönefelder Kreuz" (on the A10 direction Poland. I consider it's really not a good idea as the quickest to get off in Berlin from the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in the village at interchanges on the autobahn)S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version: If you want to get off in Königs Wusterhausen, there the best opportunity is an a bit a freestyle one. 2 km after the exit for ''[["Königs Wusterhausen]]''" there is 150 m long bridge called Wildauer Brücke. If your driver is ready to stop there he can drop you directly after the bridge on the hard shoulder. There If you pay antention you will be find a lot of commercial shopping buildings small door in the noise barrier. Open the door, go down the stairs, you will see just before you need to exit find the road for Königswusterhausen. Walk 20 min and as you are exiting will see be at the S-Bahn station, the McD'slast S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41! Map [https://goo.gl/maps/grprFELW7rM2 here]. Then, if Alternatively you can't find a ride going into Berlin (which could be rare actually) walk about 1 km into take the same road in the nearest townother direction [https://goo. There is a bus going gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks map] and go to Berlin for 1 EURthe S-Bahn station Wildau. == Public transport ==

Blackriding is possible, albeit risky. Ticket inspectors usually wear uniforms on the U=== A115 -Bahn, on the S-bahn it's possible that there are some in civil clothing, and since they do not receive an hourly wage but a salary depending on how many people they catch, playing the "dumb tourist" will have no effect on them; they want you in their record. The good news is that even if they ask you to pay the fine on the spot (EUR 40), you can say you don't have the money and then you have two weeks to pay it. Be careful when giving false addresses, as inspectors can check whether the name and address you give them match. Giving a foreign address is your safest bet here. If a controller catches you, use some identification besides your passport, preferably one that doesn't have your real name on it. That way you're not in the system. First time you also may have a good chance to decrease your fine if you write a letter to the S-Bahn office. It´s wise to mention things like it was an unlucky event, you've been overwhelmed by the city and the mass of people and that you usually pay for the good and ecological public transport... :)Spanische Allee ===

Trams and buses are easier to blackride: Trams have vending machines inside, so keep close to one and in case someone should ask for tickets just be You can get off at the point of getting one, after all, it exit ''Spanische Allee'' if your driver takes a while the [[A115_(Germany)|A115]] passing by Potsdam to find some small cash, figure out get into the city which ticket to get, how to use most people do that are coming from the machine West... :) On buses From the station ''Nikolassee'' right next to it youcan take the S-Bahn to ''Zoologischer Garten'', ''ll have Friedrichstraße'' or ''Warschauer Straße'' from where you can go anywhere. It is usually faster to show do so unless your ticket driver really goes directly into your neighbourhood, because you need more or less the same time by public transport to go anywhere in Berlin from this spot as with the car. Also your driver when getting in, but they barely look at can easily go off the highway and back onto it so an old used one usually does just fine.