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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 you've got a traffic light as well as two petrol stations (Star and if soHEM). Additionally, at the last intersection before the Autobahn starts, if they can take there's another petrol station (Shell) on ''Rothenbachstraße'' next to the traffic lights. 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 to leave their property and threaten to call the above mentioned Stolperheidepolice. Then  There is usually a lot of traffic on this road, so you could also hitch with a sign. Coming from ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'', 50 m before the first petrol station, there is also a shoulder where cars can avoid stop and people waiting at the long walk and start hitching straight awaytraffic lights are able to see you.

====Option 2 - Rasthof Stolper Heide ====The hitchhiking-spot in Henningsdorf '''Rasthof Stolper Heide''' ([http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=2153 map]) Much of the traffic here is ideal in the sense that you end up starting to hitchhike directly from a petrol station in which local, but there are a fair few people heading in direction [[is also significant traffic towards Hamburg]], [[and Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]]. You are going Try to have get a lift to go at least the first petrol station on a 2 km walk in totalthe Autobahn ("Linumer Bruch").

A (maybe not so good) very close-by spot This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that saves you the 2 km walk: Get off one station earlier, ''Schulzendorf'' (S25 towards Henningsdorf, EUR 2.60 ticket). Get out end up starting to hitchhike directly from the front of the train, and out of the a petrol station, follow Ruppiner Chaussee north, and take the first right (Schulzendorfer Straße). And in which there you are, on a fair few people heading to the motorway access ramp, 5 min walk big cities in Germany's North or Scandinavia: You can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from the station. Howeverhere, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrowand, and there is not with a good place for cars little patience, to stop safelyRostock. There is also If you want to catch a curve certain ferry in the roadRostock or have other basic time constraints, and cars are traveling quickly, so please note that getting to this spot might be dangerous for you and from the drivers. You can centre of Berlin may take ''any'' ride. If the car doesn't go your way, he can drop you off at the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" mentioned above, some kilometers up the roadtwo hours or even longer; Option 1 is likely faster and may work just as well.

==== Prenzlauer Promenade ====The street '''Prenzlauer PromenadeIf you start from any district in West Berlin''' is called , take S-Bahn S25 towards ''Prenzlauer AlleeHennigsdorf'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the get off at ''S-BahnHeiligensee'' (AB or BC ticket required). Turn left from the station (so that you face North), and walk up ''Pankow-HeinersdorfRuppiner Chaussee''for 300 m. From Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (there, just walk 500m down the bridge and you've got s a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations, both on sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the right side path for 1.2 km, crossing the drivers going towards bridge over the Autobahn. It may be worth walking Immediately turn left down a little path – you can stay close to the second petrol station as Autobahn in order not to lose it's cheaper and more frequentedyou will quickly see a pathway that you can follow to the Raststätte. However, it might happen that There is a small fence to the left of the staff path which you have to jump at this second (Shell) station tell you some point; the easiest place is probably to leave their property and threaten you the right of a green fenced enclosure about half way to call the policeRaststätte. The walk from the bridge is about 1.5 km.

You can also wait opposite of ''McD'sIf 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 lift. Sometimes you will meet other hitchhikers 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 petrol small green square surrounded by a 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 leave 15 km north of Rostock at Warnemünde and from [[Puttgarden]], from Berlin generally people head for the ferry at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and if you are offered the right ride you could go to the [[Puttgarden]] one instead, which is a good option especially if you are useable by hitchhikers only transitting through [[Denmark]] to [[Sweden]] seeing as on the Rostock - Gedser ferry there is very little Sweden bound traffic.''' Direction [[Puttgarden]]''': From Berlin is possible if you are Scandlineoffered a ride to''' Direction Hamburg-Stillhorn'''s 2 ferries: If you can get a ride to this gas station you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction towards [[Lübeck]] - however, only people living in the other ones charge per passenger whereas these charge per car making southern part of the city are likely to pass by here.''' Direction Lübeck''': It is possible to accept a ride on either to Lübeck or to the ferry free for Neustadt gas station just north of the hitchhikercity (but that is more rare). One In case you can get dropped off at the onramp leading out of themcentral Lübeck in direction Neustadt, recommended by this article when hitching from wait for a ride that will take you at least to the gas station 10 km north.'''Direction [[BerlinÅrhus]] leaves from ''': You can also accept a ferry terminal 10 kilometers north of ride towards [[RostockFlensburg]] and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and then going to [[GedserCopenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]] in . Also it is possible to reach both South western [[DenmarkNorway]] and with the other one, ferries from [[PuttgardenHirtshals]] to (Hitchable??) and [[RodbyGöteborg]], also in [[DenmarkSweden]], sees more traffic and runs more often. For going to with the ferry from [[CopenhagenFredrikstad]] or other places in .''Denmark'Direction Sweden' from ''Berlin: 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. '' the 'Stockholm'Rostock'' has a direct night ferry works rather wellfrom Rostock 3 times a week running since autumn 2021. It does however have the problem of only leaving every 2 hours or lessCurrently 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. Also for any  === Northeast towards [[SwedenSzczecin]] (or , [[NorwayGdańsk|Gdansk]](Danzig) bound hitchhikers it has {{Autobahn|11}} === Getting onto the issue that rather few people 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 ferry intersection have Polish license plates and are going 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 ''SwedenMalchower Chaussee'' so mostly you will find yourself dropped off roughly at a where the Star petrol station is) to the place just before where ''Darßer Straße'' passes over ''Malchower Chaussee'Copenhagen'. It' from 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 will have a public transport ticket anyway, check online if it's worth waiting to find 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 lift 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 'Sweden'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.

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 === South towards [[LubeckLeipzig]] to ''Puttgarden'' is well-rewarded seeing as getting a ride by standing with a , [[SwedenMunich]] sign in ''Puttgarden'' before the ticket booth or from one of the petrol stations before saves you time {{Autobahn|9}} 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 West towards[[StockholmMagdeburg]] or , [[GothenburgHannover]] is after or before people get on/off the ferry in [[Helsingor]]/[[Helsingborg]] and getting a ride from Puttgarden to there is pretty straightforward.{{Autobahn|2}} ===

=== Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} = Option 1: Raststätte Grunewald ====

==== Berliner Allee ====Borough PankowTake S-Bahn S7 (direction: ''Potsdam Hbf''), part Weißenseeor S1 (direction: Take the tram M4 to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.Wannsee'' which can be caught ), and get out at Alexanderplatz. Then walk along the ''Berliner AlleeNikolassee'' just around the half circle . Walk out 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 Easttrain station, some as far as Gdansk. Use a sign with cross the city 'bridge and you'll see the [[Szczecinpetrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]]'' and surely a Polish driver will stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer the right. You can talk to cities by there Polish names. Check drivers at the map for petrol station or on the street viewparking lot.

You can also continue about 1 km further ahead from the stop ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'', This spot is both faster and cheaper to the place just before where ''Darßer Str''. passes above ''Berliner allee''. I found this place get to be much betterthan option 2: Michendorf. There's a long straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there's a couple of pockets for cars to stop, there's less local traffic and a higher concentration of relevant traffic You will need 25 minutes from Hauptbahnhof (PolesBerlin Main Station) on an AB ticket, compared to be blunt~1 hour (including the walk), and it's much nicer on an ABC ticket to stand here. I waited around 40 minutes until a truck driver stoppedMichendorf.

==== On Ramp Berlin-Weißensee ====First take the S-Bahn (line S2) from e.g. Friedrichstr. or Gesundbrunnen There is a lot of long distance traffic heading south and go to "Buch" (from Friedrichstr.west, that will be an about 24 min train with high chances of finding a ride)for at least several hundred kilometres. From thereHowever, 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 you will need a ticket including Zone C, as Schwanebeck it 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 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 and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the on ramp for the A11 straight away, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes off the A10 about a kilometer after this on ramp. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for '' a while, ask good spot 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 ridehitch East.

* Update: Due to reconstructions of the on ramp that finished If you find nobody heading in 2013 the situation looks different. There is hardly your direction, you can also get a spot for drivers to stop short lift until Michendorf and the cars are going quite fast. Berliner Allee might be the easier optiontry your luck there, but this is usually not necessary.

=== South towards [[Leipzig]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|= Option 2}} : Raststätte Michendorf ====

==== Rasthof Michendorf ====* '''This one also works for South or East!''' Just 30 minutes by ''Regionalbahn'' (train) south west According to the experiences of Berlin. This several hitchhikers, this is the most direct option. You easily get hitches to the south or west as well as to the east ([[Poland]]). Take a train (e.g. RE7 good spot 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 go East – but '''not'Michendorf''. 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 it. To go west West or south ([[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] or [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]]) turn right into Feldstraße and follow it till you see the [[rest area|service station]]. Enter via the green emergency door. Alternatively you can get here by bus 643 or 608 from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes the train station in Michendorf. Get off at "Michendorf Abzweig Wildenbruch", and walk south west for the final stretch to the service stationSouth.

If you want to go east towards [[Poland]] Take regional train RE7 (direction: ''Dessau'') from Berlin's centre or [[Dresden]] keep walking straight ahead RB37 (southdirection: ''Beelitz Stadt'') on Potsdamer Straße until it ends from ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station and get off at ''Michendorf'' (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn thenABC/BC ticket required). At Leave the end keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross station at the tunnel under left side (in direction of the A10train). After the tunnel turn Turn right on a sandy path through the forestinto ''Potsdamer Straße'' and walk south 1.3 km. Follow the track Turn right into ''Feldstraße'' and follow it until you are at the hamburger restaurant at see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. The petrol station is after Enter via the green emergency door or walk a bit further to the restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides, as the noise protection wall ends there.

There is a map on ''User [[Crossable_rest_areas_in_Germany#Autobahn_A10User:Rebew|crossable rest areas in GermanyRebew]] that tells you exactly how to get and a friend tried hitchhiking from one side here on several occasions and had no luck going anywhere West. There is not a lot of Michendorf to the othertraffic and 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 A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from '''Raststätte Grunewald'Messedamm''. Take The access lane is a part of the ''S-BahnFunkturm'' train junction which connects the A115 and A100. The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the ''S7Messedamm'' towards with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at ''PotsdamMessedamm'' or . From S-Bahn station ''S1Westkreuz'' towards , walk north along ''WannseeHalenseestraße'' , and get out cross the road at the big intersection onto ''NikolasseeMessedamm''. After 100 meters, there is the quiet parking area at your left hand side. Walk out of 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 as the location is behind the Autobahn sign, but the train risk is worth it. From S-Bahn station''Messe Nord/ICC'' it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to ''Messedamm'', cross follow it south and at the bridge and next intersection turn right, then you'll see find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side. === South towards [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stationDresden]] and [[Cottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} === Firest rest stop once out of Berlin is 25 km away Raststätte Am Kahlberg Ost on highway 13 ==== Option 1: B96a Altglienicke ==== Take S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''Altglienicke''. When getting off, you'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 of at the staircase (walk over the road running parallel). On the right side, There will be a pathway that goes down to the road - it'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 (over which youjust walked) and on that road is the red light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. Also standing But do not be confused. This is the BEST PLACE to stand and get an immediate ride. Cross the road to stand at the traffic lights red light on the SBahn Track side. You can ask cars every time they stop for the red light. The red light is 100 m before the right hand onramp of the Autobahn going to Cottbus or Dresden.  ==== Option 2: A100 Autobahn junction Tempelhof ==== Take U-Bahn U6 or S-Bahn S41, S42, S45, S46, or S47 to Tempelhof. Turn right (south) along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m to the A100 junction. ==== Option 3: B96a Schöneweide ==== [[onFile:Berlin-rampschoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the Raststätte in Schöneweide.]] seems  Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to be useful! ''Schöneweide''. Then walk east out of the station, turn right onto Michael-Brückner-Straße and after 300 m, you'll find two petrol stations. Most people stops on second ==== Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ==== Get a lift 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'Michendorf''s hard but a bit further it can work. It is probably a great spot towards AVUS and north as well.

The construction works going on in the second half of 2012 are now Waldeck West rest stop road 117 next to bus 263 stop Waltersdorf (April 2013bei Berlin) over, Gaspumpstation. The onramp is open again 5 km walk away from Eichwalde s-bahn stop S8 and S46 goes there is plenty of traffic toward the Berliner Ring.

==== Trampstelle East towards [[PotsdamPoland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ====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 ''Aral'' petrol station at '''Kaiserdamm''' near the central bus station. Take U2 to ''Kaiserdamm'' (if If you come from direction ''Zoo'') and go out are hitching in the driving direction. Leave of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or [[Krakow]], you might find the station on the left exit. After 50m there's the petrol station. It depends on the day, sometimes it's very easy route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin to get away there, sometimes it's harderKraków]] useful.

=== South towards [[Dresden]] {{Autobahn|13}} and East towards [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]], [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|12}} ===''If Once you are hitching get a ride in the Germany direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] to Poland you can hitchhike before or [[Krakow]], you might find the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin after places where people pay for higway (polish name bramki). One side will have a parking place and its free to Kraków]] usefulhitchike there.''

If you are going further than Dresden (e.g. [[Czech Republic]]) on the A13, also take a look on the [[Dresden]] page.'''You may also try [[Berlin#Rasthof ==== Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf|Rasthof Michendorf]]''' for getting lifts east or southeast./ least walking ====

''There 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 few ways of entering 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 upper mentioned motorways:''exit with a sign that says "Polska".

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.

==== Hönow / Seeberg West ====[This place might require more testing].Go '''Train + bus with U5 to the station Hönow, than you have about 3km west to walk to A10 (used for going around Berlin when heading west).On your way you have McD and lots of space for nice camping (also lakes) - this is not Berlin, itone C zone ticket'''s Brandenburg. [;)] At the ramp you can ask people that will stop, for a ride to a petrol station which is 500m further down on a motorway.

The ramp itself is not super great as there is no sidespace, and you have to stay just at the fence, but enough width for two automobiles. Cars don't go fast as there are traffic lights before the turn. 10 minutes waiting time to get to the station can be expected[[File:Hitch_ber_pl_fichtenplan_2020. It seems like at the station there are more drivers that go in a Dresden direction, but finding people willing png|200px|thumb|right|How to take you walk from bus stop Am Weidendamm to Poland is also possible.Raststätte Am Fichtenplan]]

It is possible (and worth checking'''A) that there is ''' From train stop ''S Blankenfelde'' catch bus 792, check [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB.de] in advance to find out about the departure times. If you’ve bought a direct way ticket including tariff zone C to Seeber West petrol station. Probably from get to ''Blankenfelde'', it’ll also cover the side of Neuenhagen townbus fare. It has been observed (2014) that When looking for the bus at ''Blankenfelde'' station has an open gate in a back fence that goes into greenery (trees and shrubs - no clear path but walkable), the displayed direction doesn’t matter as this is the initial/final stop of this line.

==== [[Airport]] Berlin-Schönefeld ====It's possible to hitchhike at the Once you’re on-ramp next to the airport bus, get off at ''(Flughafen) Berlin-SchönefeldAm Weidendamm''. You can reach , the airport with S-Bahn S9 and some [[Deutsche Bahn|DB]] trainssurrounding area being a business park. You can not only find lifts mostly Walk towards Dresden or Poland. It's probably the best Northeast, there’s a crane business on the right hand side that you’ll spot within reach by S from afar. The main road makes a left turn here, and U-Bahn to hitchhike to Poland. Stand right before the ramp with a 'PL' sign. dead end road branches off: The ramp latter is pretty smallthe one you have to take, but you can walk up some 15-20m behind the ''Autobahn'' sign so people can stop along crane business coming closer and closer. A dirt road starts at the concrete square at the side end of this road, and passes the road safely. Watch crane business site, the speed fence of cars coming from the right hidden corner onto the ramp, it's a tricky being on-ramp, can be dangerous so hitch carefully hereyour right.

:One hitchhiker waited here for 6 hours without successNow proceed to the field, pass the trench and turn left. If you’ve got the right shoes/boots, you may also head across the field diagonally to your left from where you crossed the trench. Have If you haven’t seen it from the trench, you’ll soon notice a look at low causeway ahead of you (if you walked across the [[Talk:Berlin|discussion page]]field) or on your left (if you followed the field’s edge). You’ll want to be on the causeway, which in fact had a railway line on it many decades ago.

==== Tempelhof ====(Update: At a busy traveling time, e.g. Friday afternoonOnce on the causeway, the left turn to enter the Autobahn A100 from B96 Tempelhofer Damm near S-Bahnhof Tempelhof under the S-Bahn bridge right (googlemaps: 52.469536,13.385558South) is highly recommendedand simply follow it. You will stand with You’ll soon be on a Dresden or A13 sign on forest road near the pedestrian space where you can speak with some of motorway, and likely also see a bridge as well as the left-bound drivers directlyRaststätte already. They could even stop before Cross the Autobahn beginsbridge, but it's better to get in turn immediately. Wait for DD number plates, CB (Cottbus) come less often, but might also be useful. Not a thing to do in left and enter the nightrest area. 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 '''B)''' From eastern Berlin, go to ''S Königs Wusterhausen'', catch a ride there - there is simply no space for a car bus 730 to stop ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (or we failed to find a spot which I doubt because we searched the whole neighbourhood15 min ride with same C zone ticket)and walk Wilhelm-Pieck-Strase 100 metres and turn left on gravel road. If you still want to test it yourself here is how to get You will see rest stop from there:

From the 96a road (not that much in use after opening the A113)[[File:''Hitch_ber pl seeberg west.png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from Hönow station to Seeberg West]]

==== Schöneweide ====[[File:The cheapest, though probably not fastest option to reach ''Raststätte Seeberg West'', is to take subway line U5 to its eastern terminus ''Hönow'' (Berlin-schoeneweideAB/BC ticket).jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to Once out of the service station in Schöneweide.]]Take a train to the S-Bahn station , cross ''SchöneweideMahlsdorfer Straße'', get out there and walk out (the road right in front of the station East), turn left, and then turn right on Michael-Brückner Straße into the first road that branches off, called ''Am Barschsee/Am Weiher''. Follow ''Am Weiher'' and keep heading straight; the road continues as ''Am Grünzug'' after 300 meter youcrossing ''Hoppegartener Straße''ll find two big [[rest area|service stations]] − although the is far away these are mostly the last possibilities for cars to get petrol. The place was once crowded with hitchhikers but is normally empty now and works fine! Locals tend to stop at the second petrol station because iteventually as ''Wernergraben''s usually cheaper. Also, behind this petrol station is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, Once you can show a sign both to cars on see the street who could stop at REWE supermarket, turn right into ''Stöbberstraße'' and follow it until its very end (it becomes ''An der alten Gärtnerei'' past the Burger King entrance (but often drive too fast thoughkindergarten) . Turn left into ''Bamberger Straße'' and to people leaving walk until the second petrol station or entering Burger Kingmain road ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''.

===== Opinions: =====* However Carefully cross ''Neuenhagener Chaussee'' – it’s a busy road with cars going pretty fast – and start walking on the attendants at dirt road straight ahead. At some point the service station will ask road turns right and you have to look for your ride elsewhere and may even call enter the forested area; the policeroad crosses a stream called ''Zochegraben'' here. The road leading will now continue to the is a no stopping zone, so left whereas on the best solution is to stand near the Burger King, where right you’ll see a driver can pull insmall path. There is no better spot further up Turn left and keep following the dirt road toward the . * 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 few minutes later, after walking besides a sign field (on your right), there will be two paths to stop cars from a small natural pool (which, depending on the street. First time of all most people weren't traveling to Dresden and even if they were they were very hesitant to give you a ride if you ask them. For all the time I spent thereyear, two other hitchhikers came and they also had no luck. I eventually gave up and had to pay for the bus. I'm might not sure if that's a good spot.* as of August 2010 I consider this the best spot for hitching to Dresden. Living have any water in Dresden 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 ; you’ll recognise the place 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 having some wooden installations as well as asking people at the petrol station turned out well for mea small “sand beach”.* We hitch hiked at the petrol station by asking people. (the secondThere, you’ll also see a wire fence that follows the first was rather empty). Most direction of the people who get fuel over there stay local or are kind of rude. Using a sign we got a hitch after 20 minutes pool if you were to Dresden.* Sept 2011 - we got a ride after about 30 minutes by standing look at the exit to 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 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 it from the dirt road, both stations and sometimes coming out 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 hitch. LookingforStu

==== Altglienicke ====This is Walk past the pool on the right hand side – there’s something like a much better place to hitch towards Dresden/Prague than Schöneweide in my opinion! In Schöneweide I waited one hour and more, in Altglienicke max. 15 minutes! Some drivers also told me they say hitchhikers in Schöneweide but didn't take them because it was difficult path for them to stop there. In Altglienicke it's easy. Go to a few metres – until you encounter high grass or the S-Bahn station ''Altglienicke''overgrown area respectively. When getting offFrom here, you ll see there the easiest way to continue is a road in parallel to look where the Sleast shrub is and head towards the wire fence. Chances are you’ll be doing some bush-Bahn linebashing (again dependent on season), and a red lightso don’t wear your fanciest clothes. To get thereOnce besides the wire fence, leave the platform by using "the bridge" grass is not too high and then cross walking becomes easier; keep following the road 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 the onramp fence, which will make a 90° right turn soon, when a huge field opens in front of the motorway going to Cottbus or Dresdenyou.

I'd suggest to go some hundred meters down From there, you’ll already see a big power line. Your destination is a wooden gate near the power pole on the roadfield. A normal lane changes into a parking laneWalk along its edge or simply across the field if conditions are favourable, where cars can easily stopno farmer is around and you’re wearing boots or something similar. Actually I saw cars from anywhere in Germany Approximately 20 to 30 metres before the power pole, you’ll see the open gate (Dresden, Hannover, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Offenburg, Leipzigwith nothing but an overgrown area behind it) [[User:Redjo27|Redjo27]]on the edge of the field.

If you go to PragueEnter the gate and immediately turn right; walk about ten metres, make sure that drivers who stop in Dresden bring you to the service area "Dresdner Tor Süd"then turn slightly left (approx. 45°) and keep walking. "Dresdner Tor Nord" The shrub is also possiblepretty dense in places so again it’s some bush bashing, but then a few metres further you’ll already encounter the fence of the Raststätte. If you have to walk approx. 1followed these directions,5 kilometers through a field to go chances are you’ll already see the gate in the fence to enter the other siderest area.

==== Grünbergallee ====You Altogether, 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 the bus 943 (direction: ''S-Bahn one station further to Hoppegarten''S Grünbergallee) from ''Hönow'. You'll find a big road station and a big hardware-store (called get off at ''HornbachThälmannstr.''). There , with this bus stop being very close to where the dirt road is a right-going lane starting at the big road. Just show a sign saying ''DresdenNeuenhagener Chaussee'' at the beginning of this lane. Sometimes you can ask drivers at However, the parking lot of the hardware-store if they can take bus only runs once per hour during weekdays and operates in tariff zone C, meaning you to the first petrol station on the Autobahn (this is just a minutes ride). From there you can be lucky, too'll likely need an additional ticket.

==== Car pooling====As there's not really a great spot to hitch outAt the Raststätte, sometimes worth to consider trying something else. Truetrucks heading for Poland abound, agreeing in advance and paying for as well as a ride is totally not hitching, but you can save painful hours fair number of waitingprivate cars with Polish number plates. Normally there are lots of offers on   === East towards [[Kostrzyn]] Poland and [[http://www.bessermitfahren.de/Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]], 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-09-03Mahlsdorf 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.

So first you need 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 go 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 15minutes 15 minutes and you'll reach the B96. at At this point the B96 still looks like a highway. but But don't be confused: just a few meters before the onramp Oranienburg-Nord there's a sign saying that motorway Autobahn ends. So cars are allowed to stop north of the ramp. between Between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're driver goes to Neustrelitz leave the car 2km 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 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-Homepage! '''Option 2''' Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop

If you're doing this on weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no Go by bus via Sachsenhausen8O9 till stop Stolpe (OHV), KircheAutobahnbrücke than 1OO metres back and right side 1 km walk away is Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop on road 111. then The road serves just as access to rest stop and starts opposite side from road 111 upramp Or you can go by train walk 4 km from S Bahnhof Hohen Neuendorf starting from Stolper Street than its changes to Sachsenhausen Hohen Neuendorfer Weg street and walk 30minutes all the way to the spotbus stop above. Check before on vbb-Homepage! There is a bicycle road next to street

Getting into Berlin since the ring is big and maybe you are on a ride that's only passing by. Good option is to get out at...  === Highway 10 (Warsaw > Amsterdam) === 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 30 min. Just head north from the petrol stations (you can go under the Autobahn from the southern petrol station From Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3.30 to the centre of Berlin (the ABC ticket, which is valid for 2 hours, so you can also use metro, bus etc. when in Berlin). The last train everyday is at 00:21. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 00:00. 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. Or get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau". The exit is one exit after the "Schönefelder Kreuz" on the A10 direction Poland. I consider it as the quickest to get in Berlin from the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in the village at the S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version: If you want to get off in Königs Wusterhausen, the best opportunity is 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. If you pay antention you will find a small door in the noise barrier. Open the door, go down the stairs, you will find the road for Königswusterhausen. Walk 20 min and you will be at the S-Bahn station, the last S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41! Map [https://goo.gl/maps/grprFELW7rM2 here]. Alternatively you can take the same road in the other direction [https://goo.gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks map] and go to the S-Bahn station Wildau. === A115 - Spanische Allee === You can get off at the exit ''Spanische Allee'' if your driver takes the [[A115_(Germany)|A115]] passing by Potsdam to get into the city which most people do that are coming from the West. From the station ''Nikolassee'' right next to it you can take the S-Bahn to ''Zoologischer Garten'', ''Friedrichstraße'' or ''Warschauer Straße'' from where you can go anywhere. It is usually faster to do so unless your 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 can easily go off the highway and back onto it.   == The Ruhr area warning === When hitch hiking towards Berlin from Belgium, avoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once you get in, it's difficult to get out. Service stations Raststättes 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]].   == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==