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=== destinations ===
==== [[A2 (Germany)|A2]], East ([[Berlin]]) and West ([[Braunschweig]], [[Hannover]]) ====
* [[Magdeburg#petrol station near Krähenstieg|petrol station near Krähenstieg]]
* [[Magdeburg#service station Börde|service station Börde]]
You can also take bus number 618 towards ''Rottmersleben'' until ''Groß Santersleben''. Form here you need === South-East to take the Mammendorfer Weg (direction southwest). You will first see the service station Börde Nord ([[A2 (Germany)|A2Halle]] westbound) and after you passed under the motorway you will find a path to Börde Süd (, [[A2 (Germany)|A2Leipzig]] eastbound and , [[(A14 (Germany)|A14Dresden]]) === ====Option 1: B71 on -ramp at the university====Like to Berlin or Hannover. Either at the bus stop or at the on-ramp. The on-ramp in this direction offers a little better place to stop. Sign advisable. This spot is much faster & easier to reach and probably better than the left side2nd option.
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'''Magdeburg''' is a city in [[Germany]]just in the middle between [[Hannover]] and [[Berlin]]. It is enclosed by the a [[A2_(Germany)|A2]] in the north and the [[A14_(Germany)|A14]] in the South and West which intersect in the North-West of the city. The B71 is running through the middle of the city intersecting with the A2 in the North and the A14 in the South. Due to the B17 there are many different on-ramps and spots all over the city, although their hitchability may vary.
== Hitching Out ==
==== North ====* East towards [[Magdeburg#petrol station near Krähenstieg|petrol station near KrähenstiegBerlin]]===
==== [[(A14 (Germany)|A14]], South ([[Halle (Saale)]], [[Leipzig]]) ====* [[Magdeburg#service Option 1: gas station Börde|service station Börde]]* [[Magdeburg#Leipziger Chaussee/Salbker Chaussee|Leipziger Chaussee/Salbker Chaussee]] === hitchhiking places ======= petrol station near Krähenstieg at the B71====Take Tram 9 in Magdeburg towards ''Neustädter See'' and get out at ''Krähenstieg''. Walk left, crossing the tracks and the street. Turn right after the tower-like building and walk down the street there. After some meters you will recognize the petrol station behind some trees on the left side. It is directly located along the ''B71'' and is connected which intersects with the ramp A2 at ''Magdeburg-Centrum'' which leads you towards direction [[Berlin]] or [[Hannover]].
In the afternoon you meet a lot of people who just go to their home villages in Jerichower Land (number plate JL), Ohrekreis (OK) or Sachsen-Anhalt West (SAW) but there are also cars going longer distances.
'''Be careful:''' Some people reported that employees of the station told them to leave because "it is forbidden to talk to the car owners". They tried to make the hitchhikers leave and threatened to call the police. There are speculations that this depends on the daytime, your appearance and the presence of certain employees or the boss.
==== service station Option 2: B71 on-ramp at the university====Very easy to get to is the on-ramp of the B71 close to the university. Take a tram to ''Universität'' and from the roundabout follow the ''Walter-Rathenau-Straße'' for a few hundred meters. There is a bus stop with a huge shoulder before the bridge. Alternatively continue until the very on-ramp. Traffic lights and cars from the other direction as well. Directly at the on-ramp it is difficult to stop, but still possible to hitch a ride. Especially on fridays many students are leaving the city this way. Sign very advisable. ====Option 3: Service Station Börde at the A2====
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Another option is the service station ''[[Börde Nord]]'' and ''[[Börde Süd]]'', a pretty nice starting point for hitchhikers. However, it includes a longer bus ride starting at the central bus station ''Damaschkeplatz'' behind ''Hauptbahnhof''.
You can take bus number 615 towards ''Eichenbarleben'' and get out at bus stop ''Mammendorf (Eichenbarleben)''. From here you can walk to the service station. You'll approach the service station from the south and either need to take the path to the right before the underpass of the motorway or . You can also take bus number 618 towards ''Rottmersleben'' until ''Groß Santersleben''. Form here you need to take the Mammendorfer Weg (direction southwest). You will first see the service station Börde Nord (westbound) and after you passed under the motorway you will find the path going to the left to Börde Süd ((south-)eastbound). === West towards [[Hannover]], [[Hamburg]] === ====Option 1: gas station at the B71====Same as for Berlin, but probably less cars going West. Local cars going further than the exit #67 Irxleben can take you to the service station Börde. ====Option 2: B71 on-ramp at the university====Same as for Berlin. Take a different sign though: ''A2 West'' works quite well for example. ====Option 3: Service Station Börde at the A2====Like above, but if you take bus #615 take the path to the right after itthe underpass of the motorway. If you take bus #618 go left before the underpass.
==== Option 2: Leipziger Chaussee/Salbker Chaussee ====
Some cars take this way when they are leaving Magdeburg to the south. You can either ask at the petrol station or the traffic lights. Unfortunately, many cars are leaving the Autobahn before they pass the next service station.
Take bus 57 until "Flughafen" and walk westwards crossing one traffic light. On the right side is the petrol station, on the left side is the last traffic light before the Autobahn where there is a lot of place for cars to pull over for you on the central reservation of the street. Only cars turning left go towards the Autobahn.
Don't bother to take a lift directly to the on-ramp of the A14. Cars go fast, don't see you and have almost no place to stop.
== Hitching In ==
The last trains (Tram 10 at daytime, Tram 94 at night) run at 23:15 and the first after 5 AM. However, if you miss the last one, you can also walk 3 km to the stop '''Hohenwarther Straße''' – just follow the big road. There, Tram 94 can pick you up nearly every hour at night. Otherwise, the industrial area is quiet at night and you can try to sleep in the grass or bushes.
Next to the tramp stop there is a gas station. Might be faster to hitch a ride to the center.
== public transport ==
You can get on buses and trams without paying beforehand. The ticket inspectors wear uniforms (dark vests in summer) and they try to hide themselves before entering a train. They could wear civil clothes as well. During the day you could pretend to be about to buy a ticket standing next to the ticket machines. However, especially on weekends at night time there are many controls by though and evil looking guys in black clothing who probably won't fall for this trick.
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