A61 (Germany)

The A61 is a motorway in Germany, that connects the Dutch border near Venlo with southern Germany, ending near Karlsruhe.

It passes Mönchengladbach, Cologne, Koblenz, Bingen, Worms and Speyer.

The traffic consists mainly of trucks and tourists from the Netherlands. Near big cities there's a lot of local traffic. It's a little harder to get long rides and the waiting times might be slightly higher than average.

Hitchhiking the A61

Legend:  (very good) |  (good) |  (average) |  (bad) |  (senseless)

There are only 7 service areas, most of them in the southern part:

• (1) Border to Netherlands
• (2) Kaldenkirchen
• (3) Kaldenkirchen-Süd
• (4) Breyell
• (5) Nettetal
• (6) Süchteln
• (7) Viersen
• (8) Mackenstein
• (9) Kreuz Mönchengladbach
• (10) Mönchengladbach-Nordpark (good)
• (11) Mönchengladbach-Holt
• (12) Mönchengladbach-Rheydt
• (13) Mönchengladbach-Wickrath
• (14) Mönchengladbach-Güdderath
• (15) Kreuz MG-Wanlo
  • including Wanlo
• (16) Dreieck Jackerath
• Bedburger Land South of Mönchengladbach. (average)
  • Quite few traffic here, mostly Dutch tourists.
• (17) Bedburg
• (18) Bergheim
• (19) Bergheim-Süd
• (20) Kreuz Kerpen
• (21) Türnich
• (22) Gymnich - Nörvenich
• (23) Dreieck Erfttal
• (108) Erftstadt
• (24) Kreuz Bliesheim
• (25) Weilerswist
• (26) Swisttal-Heimerzheim
• (27) Miel
• Peppenhoven (good)
  • Average size, not too much traffic.
• (28) Rheinbach
• (29) Kreuz Meckenheim
• (30) Dreieck Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
• (31) Dreieck Sinzig
• (32) Niederzissen
• Brohltal (very good)
  • Very big, much traffic.
  • Do not get dropped here, if you want to switch to the A48 direction Trier. You should rather go off at Mendig and get a lift on the Bundesstraße via Mayen. This is much faster and easier.

At service area Brohltal direction north.

• (33) Wehr
• (34) Mendig (good)
  • You can ask people at the traffic lights for lifts to Mayen or in direction Trier via A48.
• (35) Kruft
• (36) Plaidt
• (37) Kreuz Koblenz
• (38) Koblenz-Metternich
• Raststätte Winningen (bad)
  • very nice view over the Mosel valley, but there is no Gas and so there is not many traffic. It is better on sunny days where you can take a look on the valley, but it is really low frequented on rainy or foggy days, or when it is dark.
• (39) Koblenz/Dieblich
• Mosel
• (40) Koblenz/Waldesch
• (41) Boppard
• (42) Emmelshausen
• (43) Pfalzfeld
• (44) Laudert
• (45) Rheinböllen
• Hunsrück (average)
• (46) Stromberg (Hunsrück)
• (47) Waldlaubersheim
• (48) Dorsheim
• (49) Bingen
• (50) Dreieck Nahetal
• (51) Bad Kreuznach
• (52) Gau-Bickelheim
• (53) Bornheim
• (54) Autobahnkreuz Alzey
• (55) Alzey
• (56) Gundersheim
• (57) Worms-Nord/-Abenheim/Mörstadt
• Wonnegau
• (58) Worms
• (59) Kreuz Frankenthal
• (60) Kreuz Ludwigshafen
• (61) Kreuz Mutterstadt
• Dannstadt
• (62) Schifferstadt
• (63) Speyer
• (64) Hockenheim
• (65) Dreieck Hockenheim

German highways

Major highways: A1 • A2 • A3 • A4 • A5 • A6 • A7 • A8 • A9

Minor highways: A10 • A11 • A12 • A13 • A14 • A15 • A17 • A19 • A20 • A21 • A23 • A24 • A25 • A26 • A27 • A28 • A29 • A30 • A31 • A33 • A37 • A38 • A39 • A40 • A42 • A43 • A44 • A45 • A46 • A48 • A49 • A52 • A57 • A59 • A60 • A61 • A62 • A63 • A64 • A65 • A66 • A67 • A70 • A71 • A72 • A73 • A81 • A92 • A93 • A94 • A95 • A96 • A98 • A99