A8 (Germany)

The A8 crosses southern Germany in East-West-direction.

Coming from Luxemburg, it passes Saarbrücken, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Ulm, Augsburg, Munich, Rosenheim and splits into the Austrian motorways A1 and A10 in Salzburg.

The A8 is crossing the A5 next to Karlsruhe and the A81 south of Stuttgart

There is a gap between Saarbrücken and Karlsruhe.

Hitchhing the A8

Legend:  (very good) |  (good) |  (average) |  (bad) |  (senseless)

	(1) border crossing Perl * connection to the A13 (Luxembourg)
	(2) Perl-Besch
	(3) Perl-Borg
	(4) Merzig-Wellingen
	(5) Merzig-Schwemlingen
	(6) Merzig
	(7) Rehlingen
	(8) Dillingen-Mitte
	(9) Dreieck Saarlouis * connection to the A620
	(10) Dillingen-Süd
	(11) Saarlouis-Steinrausch
	(12) Nalbach/Saarwellingen-Industriegebiete
	(13) Saarwellingen-Mitte
	(14) Schwalbach
	(15) Schwalbach/Schwarzenholz
	(16) Heusweiler
	(17) Kreuz Saarbrücken * connection to the A1
	(18) Merchweiler
	(19) Friedrichsthal-Bildstock
	(20) Dreieck Friedrichsthal * connection to the A623
	(21) Elversberg
	(22) Neunkirchen-Heinitz
	(23) Neunkirchen/Spiesen
	(24) Neunkirchen-Oberstadt
	(25) Neunkirchen-Wellesweiler
	(26) Neunkirchen-Kohlhof
	(27) Kreuz Neunkirchen * connection to the A6
	(28) Kirkel-Limbach
	(30) Einöd
	(31) Zweibrücken-Ernstweiler
	(32) Zweibrücken-Zentrum
	(33) Zweibrücken-Ixheim
	(34) Contwig
	(35) Walshausen
	(36) Pirmasens-Winzeln
	(-) Dreieck Pirmasens * connection to the A62
	Naturpark Pfälzerwald - the motorway is gapped but the B10 leads through the gap and has 4 lanes most of the way
	(41) Dreieck Karlsruhe * connection to the A5
	(42) Karlsbad
	(43) Pforzheim-West
	(44) Pforzheim-Nord
	(45a) Pforzheim-Ost
no service station eastbound!		Raststätte Pforzheim Nord (average)
	(45b) Pforzheim-Süd
	(46) Heimsheim
	(47) Rutesheim
	(48) Leonberg-West
	(49) Dreieck Leonberg * connection to the A81
	(50) Leonberg-Ost
Raststätte Sindelfinger Wald (very good)
	(51) Kreuz Stuttgart * connection to the A81 and to the A831
	(52a) Stuttgart-Möhringen
	(52) Stuttgart-Degerloch
	(53a) Stuttgart-Flughafen/Messe
	(53b) Stuttgart-Plieningen
	(54) Esslingen
		Raststätte Denkendorf
	(55) Wendlingen
	(56) Kirchheim unter Teck-West
	(57) Kirchheim unter Teck-Ost
	(58) Aichelberg
Raststätte Gruibingen
	(59) Mühlhausen
	(60) Hohenstadt
	(61) Merklingen
		Raststätte Aichen
	(62) Ulm-West
	(63) Ulm-Ost
	(64) Oberelchingen
	(65) Kreuz Ulm/Elchingen * connection to the A7
	(66) Leipheim
Raststätte Leipheim (good)
	(67) Günzburg
		Raststätte Burgauer See (good)
	(69) Burgau
	(70) Zusmarshausen
	(71a) Adelsried
Raststätte Edenbergen (bad)
	(71b) Neusäß
	(72) Augsburg-West
		Raststätte Augsburg Ost (bad)
	(73) Augsburg-Ost
	(74a) Friedberg (Bayern)
	(74b) Dasing
	(75) Adelzhausen
	(76) Odelzhausen
	(77) Sulzemoos
	(78) Dachau/Fürstenfeldbruck
	(79) Dreieck München-Eschenried * connection to the A99
	(80) München-Langwied
	(81) Kreuz München-West * connection to the A99
	(82) München-Obermenzing	(very good)
	End of the motorway - road leads through Munich but it is possible to go around via the A99
	(91) München-Ramersdorf
	(92a) München-Perlach
	(92b) Neubiberg
	(93) Unterhaching-Ost
	(94) Taufkirchen-Ost
	(95) Kreuz München-Süd * connection to the A99 and to the A995
	(96) Hofoldinger Forst
Raststätte Holzkirchen Süd
	(97) Holzkirchen
		Raststätte Holzkirchen Nord
	(98) Weyarn
	(99) Irschenberg
Raststätte Irschenberg (good)
	(100) Bad Aibling
	(101) Dreieck Inntal * connection to the A93
	(102) Rosenheim
	(103) Rohrdorf
Raststätte Samerberg Süd		Raststätte Samerberg Nord
	(104) Achenmühle
	(105) Frasdorf
	(106) Bernau am Chiemsee
	(107) Felden
	(108) Übersee
	(109) Grabenstätt
Raststätte Hochfelln Süd		Raststätte Hochfelln Nord
	(110) Bergen
	(111) Schweinbach
	(112) Traunstein/Siegsdorf
	(113) Neukirchen
	(114) Anger
Raststätte Bad Reichenhall Süd
	(115) Bad Reichenhall/Piding
		(-) Walserberg
	(116) border crossing Piding * connection to the A1

German highways

Major highways: A1 • A2 • A3 • A4 • A5 • A6 • A7 • A8 • A9

Minor highways: A10 • A11 • A12 • A13 • A14 • A15 • A17 • A19 • A20 • A21 • A23 • A24 • A25 • A26 • A27 • A28 • A29 • A30 • A31 • A33 • A37 • A38 • A39 • A40 • A42 • A43 • A44 • A45 • A46 • A48 • A49 • A52 • A57 • A59 • A60 • A61 • A62 • A63 • A64 • A65 • A66 • A67 • A70 • A71 • A72 • A73 • A81 • A92 • A93 • A94 • A95 • A96 • A98 • A99