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'''Dresden''' is a city in the Eastern part of [[Germany]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Elbe_Valley ''Dresden Elbe Valley''], a former World Heritage Site, is located on its outskirts.
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== North towards [[Berlin]], [[Cottbus]] ([[A13 (Germany){{Autobahn|A13]]13}}) and East towards [[Poland]] ===
Very often there are hitchhikers [https://hitchmap.com/#51.0663198502892,13.7393045425415 right behind the railway station ''Dresden-Neustadt'']. Be aware that this is a common meeting point for car-pools, so if you stop a car there you might be asked to contribute to the cost of fuel, although generally it is very unlikely as anywhere else in Germany.
=== East towards [[Görlitz]], [[Wrocław|Wroclaw]] ([[A4 (Germany){{Autobahn|A4]]4}}) ===
From Dresden take bus 424 or 333 from main station to station Wilsdruff Markt (about 45min ride), go north to junction Nossener/Meißner/Dresdner Straße and turn east into Dresdner Straße. Follow this road for 500m eastwards. You will see a hotel on the right. After this take the left option of the Y-junction, cross the street Umgehungsstraße (S36) and follow the road K9034 (direction Hühndorf, north-east) for 1km. Right before you hit the freeway turn right and walk along the road parallel to the freeway. After another 500m you reach the service station
=== West towards [[Chemnitz]], [[Leipzig]] ([[A4 (Germany){{Autobahn|A4]]4}}), ([[A14 (Germany){{Autobahn|A14]]14}}) ===
=== South towards [[Prague]] ([[A17 (Germany){{Autobahn|A17]]17}}) ===
From Haubtbahnhof, take the 66 bus (heading south) to stop 'Technische Universtät.' This will place you along the 170 highway that passes North-South through Dresden and later connects with the A17 highway towards Prague. Try hitching a ride from the bus stop. It allows plenty of space for cars to stop, and the buses come every 20 mins - so they shouldn't be too much of an issue for stopping cars. Make yourself a clear and legible sign so passing drivers can see where you want to go.
We (two hitchhikers) waited at the universitat (option 5) for more than 2 hours without getting any ride. The spot is good but people were not driving outside of the city so not so good. Then we walked (20 min) to the petrol station (option 1B) and there we get a ride with the first car to the first rest area when you are on the highway. It was a small rest area and not many car were stopping there and more than the half were driving to Pirna or Dresden. We waited there 2 more hours before getting a ride.