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This spot is nearer Take subway line U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to Berlin than the start of the Autobahn Raststätte Stolper Heide and includes much less time spent walking and on . Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the subway station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the trainroad right before it.

The street ''Prenzlauer Promenade'' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the S-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 HEM). Additionally, at the last intersection before the Autobahn starts, 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 police.  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 stop and people waiting at the traffic light lights are able to see you.

Much of the traffic here is local, but there is also significant traffic towards [[Hamburg]] and [[Rostock]].Try to get a lift to at least the first petrol station on the Autobahn ("Linumer Bruch").

This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that you end up starting to hitchhike directly from a petrol station in which there are a fair few people heading to the big cities in direction [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] Germany's North or [[Scandinavia]], and you : You can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and , with a little patience, to Rostock. If you want to catch a certain boat ferry in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to this spot from somewhere like Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in the centre of Berlin can may take two hours or even longer; Option 1 is likely faster and may work just as well. '''If 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 sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 1.2 km, crossing the bridge over the Autobahn. Immediately turn left down a little path – you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and you will 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.

Note: A '''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'' (maybe not so goodABC or BC ticket required) nearby spot that saves you the 2 km walk, change to bus 809 (direction: Get ''Hennigsdorf, F.-Wolf-Str.'') and get off one station earlier at ''SchulzendorfStolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke''. Walk ≈150 m north along Ruppiner Chaussee Head for the traffic light and take turn onto the road on the first right (Schulzendorfer Straßethe one opposite of the motorway on-ramp). After ≈200 m, you will arrive at and follow it until it makes a left turn; here, enter the forest and keep walking in parallel to the Autobahn entrance sliproad. However, at this spot which will take you straight to the access Raststätte's on-ramp is quite narrowfor 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 you for some reason don't have or want to get a ticket including tariff zone C, and you may also take S-Bahn S1 (direction: ''Oranienburg'') to ''Frohnau''. Getting off there is not , head to ''Ludolfingerplatz'', a good place for cars to stop safely. There is also small green square surrounded by a curve in roundabout immediately west of the roadstation, and cars are traveling quicklystart walking along ''Maximiliankorso'', so this spot might be dangerous for you and the driversfirst road branching off on the right. You can take Keep walking until the small intersection with ''Hainbuchenstraße'any'(there' rides a bus stop with the same name), and walk over the road with this name, following it until its very end: It makes a sharp bend at the end of a cemetary (on your right) and a forest in front of you. If Enter the driver doesn't go forest, walk until a path branches off to your wayright and turn there. At the end of the branch, you should see a golf course. Turn left and just keep walking straight now, they can drop which will take you off at to the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" mentioned above, Raststätte's fence. This route is about 3.5 64 km up the roadlong and will take roughly an hour.

''' For Direction Denmark''': The ferries leave from '' 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 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 offered a ride to''' Direction Hamburg-Stillhorn''': 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 southern part of the city are likely to pass by here.''' Direction Lübeck''': 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.'''Direction [[Århus]]''': You can also accept a ride towards [[Flensburg]] and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and then going to [[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. Also it is possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the ferries from [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]].'''Direction Sweden'' bound traffic': 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. '''Stockholm''' 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.

To go Getting onto the A11 is easiest by starting to [[Puttgarden]] hitch on road B2, a major thoroughfare which somewhat bisects the city from Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride the Southwest tothe 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.

Take tram M4 (direction: ''Hohenschönhausen, Zingster Str.'') to ''Weißer See'' Lubeck , get off there and walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' It is possible to accept a ride either to Lubeck (or to the Neustadt gas station just north of Lubeck but that is more rare) in case you can get dropped of bus lay-by, following the onramp leading out of central Lubeck in same direction Neustadt . Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and waiting for are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a ride that Szczecin sign will take you atleast surely persuade a Polish driver to the gasstation 10 km northstop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by their Polish names.

=== Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ======= Option 1: Berliner Allee ====Take tram M4 from The most cost-effective – though not fastest – option might be taking bus line 259 to the stop ''AlexanderplatzAm Luchgraben'' to , which is conveniently located a few metres before the city border, meaning you're still within tariff zone B. There'Berliner Allees a patch of dirt/Indira-Gandhi-Str.''. Then walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' concrete right next to the bus laycrossed-by. Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a [[Szczecin]] out Berlin sign will surely persuade a Polish driver to (indicating that one is leaving the city limits) where people can easily stop; many, though if not the majority of cars passing here will be prepared to mix your languages and refer going to cities by their Polish namesNorthwestern Poland.

Alternatively, walk 1 km north along Berliner Allee from ''Berliner Allee/Indira==== Option 4: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Gandhi-Str.'' to the place just before where Darßer Str. passes over ''Berliner allee''. 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 (Poles, to be blunt), and it's much nicer to stand here. I waited around 40 minutes until a truck driver stopped.Weißensee ====

==== Option 2: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ====Take S-Bahn S2 (direction : ''Bernau from Friedrichstr. '') and get off at "''Buch"''. From there, catch a bus that goes to "''Schwanebeck, Dorf" '' (caapprox. 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 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 eastern directionthe East, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass by the first on -ramp which leads towards western directionthe 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 straight away, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes 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. * Update: 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.

There are often other hitchhikers here earlyTake S-Bahn S7 (direction: ''Potsdam Hbf''), or S1 (direction: ''Wannsee''), and it is polite get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] to wait until they have leftthe right. Get here early You can talk to avoid drivers at the petrol station or on the competitionparking 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 2.70), compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC-ticket (EUR 3.30) 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.

<ol><li>According to the experiences of several hitchhikers, this is a good spot to go East – but '''not''' West or South. Take a regional train RE7 (e.g. RE7 direction [[: ''Dessau]], check [http'') from Berlin's centre or RB37 (direction://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information''Beelitz Stadt'') from the centre ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station and get off at ''Michendorf'' (zones ABC, EUR 3.30/BC ticket required). 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 until you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door.</li><li>Take bus 643 or 608 from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes walk a bit further to the train station at Michendorf. Get off at ''Michendorf Luckenwalder Straße''. Walk 100 m south along Potsdamer Straße and then turn right into Feldstraßerestaurant, following it for ≈800 m until as the Raststättenoise protection wall ends there.</li> </ol>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).''

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 as the location is behind the Autobahn sign, but the risk is worth it. From S-Bahn station ''Messe Nord/ICC'' it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to ''Messedamm'', follow it south and at the next intersection turn right, then you'll find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side. === South towards [[Dresden]] and [[Cottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} === Firest rest stop once out of Berlin is 25 km away Raststätte Am Kahlberg Ost on highway 13 ==== Option 41: Aral petrol station Kaiserdamm B96a Altglienicke ==== Take U2 S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''KaiserdammAltglienicke''. 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 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 from direction ''Zoo''to the road that runs parallel to the S-Bahn track (over which you just walked) and go out in on that road is the red light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. But do not be confused. This is the driving directionBEST PLACE to stand and get an immediate ride. Leave Cross the road to stand at the station red light on the left exitSBahn 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. After 50 Turn right (south) along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m thereto the A100 junction. ==== Option 3: B96a Schöneweide ==== [[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the Raststätte in Schöneweide.]] Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''Schöneweide''s . 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 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. It depends on Moving away from the daymotorway there is a long line of parking spots, sometimes perfect to getting picked up. I've made the experience that directly at the traffic lights it's very easy 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 get bus 263 stop Waltersdorf (bei Berlin), Gaspumpstation. 5 km walk away from Eichwalde s-bahn stop S8 and S46 goes there, sometimes it's harder.  === East towards [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ===

==== Option 5: Trampstelle If you are hitching in the direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or [[PotsdamKrakow]] ====There is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot in Potsdam, they made a petition and won it you might find the route-page from [[:)The hitchhiking spot is planned now and will be established soon. Update 2016Category: There is still no "Trampstelle" in PotsdamRoute_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. === South towards [[Dresden]] and [[Cottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} = 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".

==== Option 1Alternative: B96a Altglienicke BEST SPOT FOR DRESDEN (I have my doubts, Take bus 643 from Schöneweide it was way easier) ====Take S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''AltglienickePotsdam Hbf''. 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 North)direction Busendorf, and a red light. To get thereoff at ''Michendorf, leave Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the platform by using direction the footbridge and turning right at bus came from to the staircase (walk over the road running parallel)junction. On the right side, There will be a pathway that goes down to the small road - it's a little windy path that will eventually take you there. You will come going to the road that runs parallel to the S-Bahn track and on that road is the red light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. But do not be confused. This is left, through the BEST PLACE to stand and get an immediate rideforest. Cross the Follow this road to stand at the 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 ≈1 km to Cottbus or Dresden. Update : It may seem like there is no shoulder for cars to pull up but there is which most drivers know (remark: I waited more than an hour there without getting a lift, the entrance if the highway has 2 lanes and much more space to stop. There I got a ride in less than 30min) . We could not see it and got confused and took a ride in the direction of airport, wasted like 3 hours and came back to this point crossed the road and got the first ride within 5 minutesMcdonalds/Raststätte.

* I'd suggest to go some hundred meters down the road. A normal lane changes into a parking lane, where cars can easily ''S-Bahn + 1 stop. Actually I saw cars from anywhere in Germany (Dresden, Hannover, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Offenburg, Leipzig) [[User:Redjo27|Redjo27]]* ^ Do not follow the instructions above. Very confusing and do not work.with train + 5 km walking'''

* I didn[[File:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 't find this ''parking lane'' some hundred meters down the road, but there was the offramp that goes to Dresden maybe 100 m or less. This is really unsafe. I instead went 100 m or so back towards Berlin (from the above mentioned red light) where you will find a long stretch of safe lane space for cars to stop. This is prime real estate for hitchhiking as cars are going slow enough and there is plenty of run way in and out. I have taken this twice now, and waited only 10 min one time, and about 45min the next. [[User:Filbert|FilbertE30]] ( This did not work at all despite all the shoulder space. Cars have no incentive or natural reason to spot and they are already speeding because they are anticipating the Red light ahead''. * ^ [[User:Itsagerston|itsagerston]] adds that, while upon arrival this seems like a great spot, it may be a waste of time. We thumbed for a couple hours with no luck whatsoever on a Sunday morning in October 2017.

*** UPDATE 22Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train one stop to ''Dahlewitz''. Turn right from the station and walk southeast ≈4 km along Bahnhofstrasse/10L40 until you cross over the Autobahn A10/2017We were two people trying E30 bridge. Head down to get a ride from Altglienicke the Autobahn and walk 1 km east to Dresdenthe big Aral petrol station. There were many hitchhikers there and Walking on the traffic light Autobahn is only red illegal, so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caught, continue walking straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 15 seconds, it's vert fast1.6 km. There will be a small road on the left heading to the Autobahn. If you are alone maybe you can try Walk north 850 m along this spot but it's not easyroad until the start of the bridge over the Autobahn. We waited more than 90 minutes Climb down to the field and finally walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, until you reach the highway police came and told us that it's forbidden to hitch here and we could have a 100€ feeRaststätte. They said us to go to Schöneweide petrol station (option 3) and there we get There is a ride fence to Dresden with holes in 20 minutesit before/next to Raststätte). See the map on the right. So I strongly advice not You need to go walk 5 to Altglienicke... 6 km, but the place is very good!

* Next to the road close to the '''S-Bahn station is a big breakdown lane, where cars can stop easily. + 2 stops with train + 5 km walking'''

If you go to Prague, make sure that drivers who stop in Dresden bring you Take S-bahn S2 to the Raststätte "Dresdner Tor Süd"end station ''Blankenfelde''. "Dresdner Tor Nord" is also possibleFrom there, but then you have take any regional train 2 stops to walk approx''Rangsdorf''. Walk the Kienitzer Str until the crossing with L40 road. 1Continue walking 500 metres and turn left on the gravel road.5 kilometers You will hear the highway and see a rest area through a field to go to the other sidebushes.

*** UPDATE 23/09/2018The road is under construction, and it will continue for a while probably. But now its EVEN BETTER. The cars are slow, and there is only one lane per direction. Just before the highway ramp there is space Can someone confirm that Kienitzer Dorfstrase almost all lenght have bicycle path next to stop for at least 3 cars, and as the cars are very slow is very easy to stop for them. Got a ride for two people straight away to Dresden in 3 minutes with a sign. // 11/11/2018 construction still ongoing and not seeming like it would finish soon. Ride in 3 minutes! 31/05/2019 before or at the red light is worse. I would recommend using the space right after the street goes to the right to Dresden. In the road curve I got a ride in 10 minutes. Where the road construction entrance is, cars can stop.06/06/2019 the construction is still ongoing but I couldn't get a ride at the red light even after more than an hour wait, I guess people don't realize there's space to stop. Afterwards I move to the entrance of the highway to Dresden, just before the motorway sign, where there's a lot of space for cars to stop and got a ride in about 30min!??????

* (Update June 2015[[File: A busy Friday afternoon, got a lift after 15 minutes all the way to Dresden so was very happy with this spotHitch_ber_pl_fichtenplan_2020. It is possible png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk along the row of cars in the left-turning lane during a red light, but there isn't much space between these cars and the lane of traffic coming beside it in the opposite direction, so try from bus stop Am Weidendamm to get back to the small pedestrian area at the traffic light before it changes. - grae)Raststätte Am Fichtenplan]]

* (Update'''A)''' From train stop ''S Blankenfelde'' catch bus 792, check [https: At a busy traveling time, e//www.vbb.gde/en VBB. Friday afternoon, the left turn de] in advance to enter find out about the Autobahn A100 from B96 Tempelhofer Damm near S-Bahnhof Tempelhof under the S-Bahn bridge (googlemaps: 52departure times.469536If you’ve bought a ticket including tariff zone C to get to ''Blankenfelde'',13.385558) is highly recommended. You will stand with a Dresden or A13 sign on it’ll also cover the pedestrian space where you can speak with some of the left-bound drivers directlybus fare. They could even stop before When looking for the Autobahn begins, but itbus at ''Blankenfelde''s better to get in immediately. Wait for DD number platesstation, CB (Cottbus) come less often, but might also be useful. Not a thing to do in the night. One displayed direction doesn’t matter as this is the initial/final stop of ten DD cars would probably take you. Waiting time: one hour, but then you have a functioning ridethis line.)

* Maybe Tempelhof used to be Once you’re on the bus, get off at ''Am Weidendamm'', the surrounding area being a good place to hitch hike in business park. Walk towards the past but now it seems impossible to catch Northeast, there’s a ride there - there is simply no space for crane business on the right hand side that you’ll spot from afar. The main road makes a car to stop (or we failed to find left turn here, and a spot which I doubt because we searched dead end road branches off: The latter is the whole neighbourhood). If one you still want have to test it yourself: There are two red lightstake, for people the crane business coming from north closer and south, so they have time to see youcloser. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in A dirt road starts at the concrete square at the way to Ikeaend of this road, and get dropped on passes the petrol station before crane business site, the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map also). Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this petrol stationfence of it being on your right. '''Please read the discussion page'''!

* From Now proceed to the 96a road 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. If you haven’t seen it from the trench, you’ll soon notice a low causeway ahead of you (not that much in use after opening if you walked across the field) or on your left (if you followed the A113field’s edge). You’ll want to be on the causeway, which in fact had a railway line on it many decades ago.

==== Option 3: B96a Schöneweide ====[[File:Berlin-schoeneweideOnce on the causeway, turn right (South) and simply follow it.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to You’ll soon be on a forest road near the motorway, and likely also see a bridge as well as the Raststätte in Schöneweidealready.]]Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''Schöneweide''. Then walk east out of Cross the stationbridge, turn ru ight on Michael-Brückner Straße immediately left and after 300 m, you'll find two big [[enter the rest area|Raststättes]].

* Although it is far away'''B)''' From eastern Berlin, these are mostly the last petrol stations for cars going towards the autobahn go 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 it's usually cheaper. Also'S Königs Wusterhausen'', behind this petrol station is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, you can show a sign catch bus 730 to people leaving the second petrol station or entering Burger King. Aiming for the cars on the main street has low chances''Brusendorf, they are going fast 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 is no good place for them to stop.

==== Option 4[[File: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ====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 lightsHitch_ber pl seeberg west. Moving away png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from the motorway there is a long line of parking spots, perfect Hönow station 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.Seeberg West]]

Very close The cheapest, though probably not fastest option to reach ''Raststätte Seeberg West'', is to take subway line U5 to its eastern terminus ''Hönow'' (Berlin AB/BC ticket). Once out of the station "U Siemensdamm", cross ''Mahlsdorfer Straße'' (the road right in front of the station), turn left, and then turn right into the first road that branches off, called ''Am Barschsee/Am Weiher''.Of course it is probably a great spot towards AVUS Follow ''Am Weiher'' and north keep heading straight; the road continues as well.* Autumn 2016. Morning. Got a ride ''Am Grünzug'' after about 15 mincrossing ''Hoppegartener Straße'' and eventually as ''Wernergraben''. I came from Falkensee Once you can see the REWE supermarket, turn right into ''Stöbberstraße'' and follow it until its very end (next to Spandau right outside Berlinit becomes ''An der alten Gärtnerei'' past the kindergarten) . Turn left into ''Bamberger Straße'' and was dropped off at this spot which is probably well known by local driverswalk until the main road ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''.

=== East towards [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt 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 right you’ll see a small path. Turn left and keep following the dirt road. A few minutes later, after walking besides a field (Oderon your right)]], [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ===''If you are hitching 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 follows the direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or [[Krakow]], the pool if you might find were to look at it from the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin to Kraków]] usefuldirt road.''

Take From there, you’ll already see a S-bahn big power line S5 till Neuenhagen station from there walk Haupstrase till Carl-schmäcke Strasse turn right and walk until Highway 10 . Your destination is a wooden gate near the power pole on the field. Walk along its edge or simply across the field if conditions are favourable, no farmer is around and you’re wearing boots or something similar. Approximately 20 to 30 metres before the power pole, you’ll see the open gate (with nothing but an overgrown area behind it turn left and walk 500 hundred metres to fuel station/parking Raststätte Seeberg West) on the edge of the field. Highway 10 from there joins Highway 12 to Poland after 20 km. Please add a good walking path to place

[[File:Bh10Enter the gate and immediately turn right; walk about ten metres, then turn slightly left (approx. 45°) and keep walking. The shrub is pretty dense in places so again it’s some bush bashing, but a few metres further you’ll already encounter the fence of the Raststätte. If you followed these directions, chances are you’ll already see the gate in the fence to enter the rest area.jpg|thumb]]

==== Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf ====# Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction DessauAltogether, check fahrinfo-berlin.de for route information) from the centre walk is a little bit over 5 km and get off at Michendorf (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station should take 90 minutes at the left side (in direction of the train)most. 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 To skip walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the tunnel under suburban part in the Autobahn A10. After the tunnelbeginning, 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.# Take can also take bus 643 943 (direction: ''S Hoppegarten'') from ''Potsdam HbfHönow'', direction Busendorf, station and get off at ''Michendorf, BergheideThälmannstr.''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the , with this bus came from stop being very close to where the junction. There will be a small dirt road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte.is starting at ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''Warning Autumn 2019: There is a major motorway reconstruction there (the same project affecting "Raststätte am Fichtenplan") which is expected to be finished in mid-2020 only. During this timeHowever, there are comparatively few cars using the Raststätte bus only runs once per hour during weekdays and long traffic jams. Choosing alternative routes is recommendedoperates in tariff zone C, meaning you'll likely need an additional ticket.'''

==== Option 2: At the Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ====[[File:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.]]Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train one stop to Dahlewitz. Turn right from the station and walk southeast ≈4 km along Bahnhofstrasse/L40 until you cross over the Autobahn A10/E30 bridge. Head down to the Autobahn and walk 1 km east to the big Aral petrol station. Walking on the Autobahn is illegal, so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caughttrucks heading for Poland abound, continue walking straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 1.6 km. There will be as well as a small road on the left heading to the Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this road until the start fair number of the bridge over the Autobahn. Climb down to the field and walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, until you reach the Raststätte. (There is a fence to private cars with holes in it before/next to Raststätte). See the map on the rightPolish number plates.

'''Warning 2019: There is a major motorway reconstruction there === East towards [[Kostrzyn]] Poland and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (the same project affecting "Raststätte Michendorf"Oder) which is expected to be finished in mid-2020 only. During this time, there are comparatively few cars using the Raststätte and long traffic jams. Choosing alternative routes is recommended.''']] ===

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 [https://goo.gl/maps/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 '''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 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 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 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!

If you're doing this on weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no 'Option 2''' Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop 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 30 minutes 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 === 

==The Ruhr area warning = Poland > Amsterdam highway 10 ===The best to hitchhike is to get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming from [[Poland]] you can jump over and easily find someone going into the city. * Alternatively, you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 20 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 22:30. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 22:00.

If When hitch hiking towards Berlin from Belgium, avoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once you want to go get in, it'''reach Berlin most efficiently''' with public transports the best is s difficult to get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau"out. Raststättes are rare and passing traffic avoids this region. The exit is one exit after the "Schönefelder Kreuz" We tried on several places and had to take the A10 direction Polandtrain to pass this area (lost 5 hours. I consider it as the quickest There are sufficient work arounds to get in Berlin from avoid this area. See also the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in hitchwiki page of the village at the S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version:[[Ruhr Area]].