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'''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''. As this bus line only runs once an hour at the most, check [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB.de] in advance for departure times. 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, enter 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.

Take tram M4 from (direction: ''AlexanderplatzHohenschönhausen, Zingster Str.'' ) to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.Weißer See''. Then , 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 ====

Alternatively, Get to ''Weißer See'' as described in option 1 and walk 1 km north along ''Berliner Allee from ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.(the street name changing to ''Malchower Chaussee'' roughly at where the Star petrol station is) to the place just before where ''Darßer Str. Straße'' passes over ''Berliner alleeMalchower Chaussee''. I found this place to be much better. 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 23: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee Am Luchgraben ====

Take SThe most cost-Bahn S2 direction Bernau from Friedrichstr. and get off at "Buch". From there, catch a effective – though not fastest – option might be taking bus that goes line 259 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 you will need a ticket including Zone Cstop ''Am Luchgraben'', as Schwanebeck which is conveniently located outside of a few metres before the city border of Berlin. Next, meaning you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern directionre still within tariff zone B. ItThere's about 1.2 km a patch of dirt/concrete right next to the on ramp; before crossed-out Berlin sign (indicating that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on ramp towards eastern 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 leaving the actual on ramp cars city limits) where people can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows to easily stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the on ramp for the A11 straight away; many, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes off the A10 about a kilometre after this on ramp. If your driver is if not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to majority of cars passing here will 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 going to find your final rideNorthwestern Poland.

Take S-Bahn S7 (direction : ''PotsdamHbf''), 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.

This spot is both faster and cheaper to get to than option 2: Michendorf. You will need 25 minutes from Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Main Station) on an AB ticket (EUR 2.90), compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC ticket (EUR 3.60) to Michendorf.

There 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, it is '''not''' a good spot to hitch East.

Regional train (e.g. RE7 direction [[Dessau]]According to the experiences of several hitchhikers, check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information) from the centre and get off at this is a good spot to go East – but '''not'Michendorf'' (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into Feldstraße and follow it till you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency doorWest or South.

AlternativeTake regional train RE7 (direction: Bus 643 ''Dessau'') from Berlin's centre or 608 RB37 (direction: ''Beelitz Stadt'') from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes the train ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station at Michendorf. Get and get off at ''Michendorf Luckenwalder Straße''(ABC/BC ticket required). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Walk 100 m south along Turn right into ''Potsdamer Straße '' and then turn walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into ''Feldstraße, following '' and follow it for ≈800 m until you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door or walk a bit further to the restaurant, as the noise protection wall ends there.

''A User [[User:Rebew|Rebew]] and a friend and I tried hitchhiking from here on several occasions and had no luck going anywhere West. There is not a lot of traffic and it will yield only short rides, Leipzig at most (2021).''

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 Messedam ''Messedamm'' with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at the ''Messedamm''. From S-bahnhof Westkreutz Bahn station ''Westkreuz'', walk north along the Halenseestrasse''Halenseestraße'', and cross the road at the big crossing cross the road intersection onto the Messedam''Messedamm''. After 100 meters on the Messedam , there is the quiet parking area at your left hand side. Walk across the parkingcarpark. To reach the place to standhitch from, climb the traffic barrier between the parking carpark and the acceleration lane. : [httphttps://gooosm.glorg/mapsgo/NlquZ 0MZuR0mAF?m= This] is the exact location . Hitchhiking is prohibited here as the location is behind the Autobahn sign, but the risk is worth it. From S-bahnhof Bahn station ''Messe Nord /ICC'' it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to the ''Messedamm'', follow it south and at the next crossing intersection turn right, then you 'll find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side.