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Supposing you didn't hitchhike to Świecko, you can get there easily from the [[Słubice]] railway station. When you get out of the station, go left (southward) instead of right (as to the city of Słubice). You will soon see a lot of trucks, simply follow them and you will get to the checkpoint at the Polish-German border.  
 
Supposing you didn't hitchhike to Świecko, you can get there easily from the [[Słubice]] railway station. When you get out of the station, go left (southward) instead of right (as to the city of Słubice). You will soon see a lot of trucks, simply follow them and you will get to the checkpoint at the Polish-German border.  
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Important to know is the fact, that there is a petrol station in Western direction, so it is more than easy to find lift to Germany, but there is no petrol station on the other side, so it is not the best spot to stand or start from in Eastern direction (f.e. if you have been in Frankfurt before). Still it is possible to stand at the old check point.
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It is also possible to get out here if you want to go to Frankfurt. Still it is a tough walk of around one hour and it will be difficult to catch a ride because traffic is fast and prostitutes are working here that might cause misunderstandings about your motives to stop a car.
  
 
=== Going East: [[Poznań|Poznan]], [[Warsaw]], [[Łódź|Lodz]] ===
 
=== Going East: [[Poznań|Poznan]], [[Warsaw]], [[Łódź|Lodz]] ===
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If your driver is going to Berlin and you want to hitchhike further here is good place to get dropped. Sometimes, most cars seem to go only to Berlin (in the evening/at nightime?).
 
If your driver is going to Berlin and you want to hitchhike further here is good place to get dropped. Sometimes, most cars seem to go only to Berlin (in the evening/at nightime?).
 
It might be even better to get out at the last petrol station in Poland a few kilometers before, because most drivers stop there to refill cheap fuel and buy cigarettes. Don't accept a lift to the next ("Biegener Hellen") service station in Germany (15-20km), very few people stop there.
 
It might be even better to get out at the last petrol station in Poland a few kilometers before, because most drivers stop there to refill cheap fuel and buy cigarettes. Don't accept a lift to the next ("Biegener Hellen") service station in Germany (15-20km), very few people stop there.
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Don't forget that cigarettes, food and drinks are much cheaper than they will be on the next stop in Germany, so buy the stuff you need. Even the toilet is for free and you save 0,70 Euro that you pay in Germany. If you need to sit down, this 0.70 are actually not so bad investation.
  
 
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Revision as of 22:11, 10 January 2013

Świecko is the name of the Polish-German border crossing at the E30 (A12 in Germany and A2 in Poland) close to Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice.

It is also the name of a village close by.

Directly at the border there is a suitable place where cars drive relatively slowly and where it's quite easy to get a ride. There are some shops, currency exchange offices and Polish Customs. In summer there might be quite a lot of dust in this place - be careful if you have an allergy.

Supposing you didn't hitchhike to Świecko, you can get there easily from the Słubice railway station. When you get out of the station, go left (southward) instead of right (as to the city of Słubice). You will soon see a lot of trucks, simply follow them and you will get to the checkpoint at the Polish-German border.

Important to know is the fact, that there is a petrol station in Western direction, so it is more than easy to find lift to Germany, but there is no petrol station on the other side, so it is not the best spot to stand or start from in Eastern direction (f.e. if you have been in Frankfurt before). Still it is possible to stand at the old check point.

It is also possible to get out here if you want to go to Frankfurt. Still it is a tough walk of around one hour and it will be difficult to catch a ride because traffic is fast and prostitutes are working here that might cause misunderstandings about your motives to stop a car.

Going East: Poznan, Warsaw, Lodz

You can find a driver to Świecko quite easily along the A2 for example in Michendorf. From the border crossing you can easily catch rides to the bigger cities in Poland, but with some luck you could even catch a ride to Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus. Sign advisable.

Since the construction of the highway was finished in late 2011, also the border crossing looks a bit different. Cars and trucks pass now faster, but behind the border crossing is a turn after which you can hitch from the emergency line which is big enough to stop. However, n0id was sent away after 10min by the police and told to ask drivers who stop at the parking, because hitching there was to dangerous. Still, before he could even go back a truck did stop.

Many trucks that are going to Poznan only don't take the highway, but instead the old national road. If you want to go further, make sure that your driver sticks to the highway.

Going West: Berlin, Hannover, Hamburg

If your driver is going to Berlin and you want to hitchhike further here is good place to get dropped. Sometimes, most cars seem to go only to Berlin (in the evening/at nightime?). It might be even better to get out at the last petrol station in Poland a few kilometers before, because most drivers stop there to refill cheap fuel and buy cigarettes. Don't accept a lift to the next ("Biegener Hellen") service station in Germany (15-20km), very few people stop there. Don't forget that cigarettes, food and drinks are much cheaper than they will be on the next stop in Germany, so buy the stuff you need. Even the toilet is for free and you save 0,70 Euro that you pay in Germany. If you need to sit down, this 0.70 are actually not so bad investation.