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For hitchhiking to Hamburg prepare a cardboard sign with "Hamburg" written on it
Note: A (maybe not so good) nearby spot that saves If you don't mind spending the 2 km walkextra money on a C zone ticket to save yourself most of the walking: Get You can catch the S25, get off one station earlier at ''SchulzendorfHennigsdorf'', change to bus 809 (direction: ''S Hermsdorf''. Walk ≈150 m north along Ruppiner Chaussee ) and take the first right get off at ''Stolpe (Schulzendorfer StraßeOHV). After ≈200 m, you will arrive at the Autobahn entrance sliproadAutobahnbrücke''. However, As this bus line only runs once an hour at this spot the access ramp is quite narrowmost, and there is not a good place check [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB.de] in advance for cars to stop safelydeparture times. There is also a curve in Coming from the roadother direction, and cars are traveling quickly, so this spot might be dangerous for you and can also take the driverssame bus (direction: ''Hennigsdorf, F. You can take -Wolf-Str.'') from station 'any'Hohen Neuendorf' ride. If the driver doesn't go your way, they can drop you off at the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" mentioned above, 3.5 km up when taking the roadS1 or S8 prior.
''' Hamburg -Stillhorn - ''' : If you can get a ride to this gasstation gas station you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction in direction towards [[LubeckLübeck]] - however not all , only people who living in the southern part of the city are likely to [[Hamburg]] go past this gasstationpass by here.
==== Option 1: Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ===='''This option requires the 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.
'''S-ban + 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 till cross wit until the crossing with L40 road continue . Continue walking 500 metres and turn left on the gravel road left. You will hear the highway and see a rest area through the bushes. Also you can swim in Rangsdorfer See there
From train stop '''S Königs Wusterhausen''' catch a bus 730 till ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (15 min ride with same train C zone ticket) and and walk L40 road 500 metres on first intersection with gravel road turn right. You should hear a highway and see a rest stop through the trees. ==== Option 23: Raststätte Seeberg West====
==== Option 3: Raststätte Michendorf (less 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 (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). 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.
Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at ''Michendorf, Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte.
'''Warning Autumn 2019: There is a major motorway reconstruction there 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.'''
== Wild camping ==
S-ban stop Schöneweide has big field with many bushes next to it ideal for camping
You can swim at Schlachtensee or Kaulsdorfer Seen
Construction at Michendorf completed, fixed various typos/grammar, removed obsolete/redundant info + wild camping & swimming (goes to NomadWiki if anywhere), added bus option for rest stop towards Hamburg/Rostock etc
=== Northwest towards [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] and [[Scandinavia]] {{Autobahn|24}} ===
==== Option 1: Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====
Take U-bahn subway line U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to the start of the Autobahn. 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. This spot is nearer to Berlin than the Autobahn Raststätte Stolper Heide and includes much less time spent walking and on the train.
You can have a free breakfast or dinner before you start in the Sikh temple (gurdwara) that is a 10 minute walk from the petrol station at Kögelstraße 6.
==== Option 2: Prenzlauer Promenade ====
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, both on the right side for the drivers going towards the Autobahn. It may be worth walking to the second petrol station as it's cheaper and more frequented. However, it might happen that the staff at this second (Shell) station 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 a shoulder where cars can stop and people waiting at the traffic light are able to see you.
==== Option 3: Raststätte Stolper Heide ====
Take S-Bahn S25 towards Henningsdorf ''Hennigsdorf'' and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (EUR 2.60AB/BC ticket required). Turn left from the station and walk north 300 m down Ruppiner Chaussee. 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. Then turn immediately left down a little path - you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and quickly you will see a pathway that you can follow to this Raststätte. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at some point before you reach the station. 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. 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 in direction [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]], and 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 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 take two hours or even longer.
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 in direction [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]], and 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 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 take two hours or even longer; Option A is recommended.
==== For [[Scandinavia]] bound hitchhikers ====
''' For 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.
'''Ferry Rostock-Gedser Update July 2017:''' The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take the ferry and we had to buy tickets. Not a good option if you want to make to DK without paying for part of journey.
To go to [[Puttgarden]] from Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride to
''Lübeck' Lubeck ''' : It is possible to accept a ride either to Lubeck (Lübeck or to the Neustadt gas station just north of Lubeck the city (but that is more rare) in . In case you can get dropped of off at the onramp leading out of central Lubeck Lübeck in direction Neustadt and waiting , wait for a ride that will take you atleast at least to the gasstation gas station 10 km north.
''' For direction [[Århus]]''' you can also accept a ride found 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]].
'''For Sweden bound travellers '''
You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or Travemünde near [[SassnitzLübeck]] ([[. The ferry from Sassnitz on Rügen]]), they might be a bit harder to hitch but at least the one is [[Sassnitz]] have has been reported to be possiblediscontinued.
=== Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ===
''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.''
==== Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf ====
Alternative: Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at ''Michendorf, Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte.
==== Option 2: Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ==== '''S-ban Bahn + 1 stop with train + 5 km walking'''
[[File:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.]]
There are a lot of cars and trucks. Altogether you need to walk 5 to 6 km, but the place is very good! You won't have to wait too long to hitch a ride almost anywhere in Eastern Europe.
'''S-Bahn + 2 stops with train + 5 km walking'''
'''Train + bus with one C zone ticket'''
[[File:Hitch_ber_pl_fichtenplan_2020.png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from bus stop Am Weidendamm to Raststätte Am Fichtenplan]]
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 ticket including tariff zone C to get to ''Blankenfelde'', it’ll also cover the bus fare. When looking for the bus at ''Blankenfelde'' station, the displayed direction doesn’t matter as this is the initial/final stop of this line.
Once you’re on the bus, get off at ''Am Weidendamm'', the surrounding area being a business park. Walk towards the Northeast, there’s a crane business on the right hand side that you’ll spot from afar. The main road makes a left turn here, and a dead end road branches off: The latter is the one you have to take, the crane business coming closer and closer. A dirt road starts at the concrete square at the end of this road, and passes the crane business site, the fence of it being on your right.
Once on the causeway, turn right (South) and simply follow it. You’ll soon be on a forest road near the motorway, and likely also see a bridge as well as the Raststätte already. Cross the bridge, turn immediately left and enter the rest area.
From eastern Berlin, go to ''S Königs Wusterhausen'', catch bus 730 to ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (15 min ride with same C zone ticket) and walk down the L40 road for ~500 metres. On the first intersection, turn right onto the gravel road. You should hear the highway and see a rest stop through the trees.
[[File:Hitch_ber pl seeberg west.png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from Hönow station to Seeberg West]]
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, €2.80). Once out of the station, 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''. Follow ''Am Weiher'' and keep heading straight; the road continues as ''Am Grünzug'' after crossing ''Hoppegartener Straße'' and eventually as ''Wernergraben''. Once you can see the REWE supermarket, turn right into ''Stöbberstraße'' and follow it until its very end (it becomes ''An der alten Gärtnerei'' past the kindergarten). Turn left into ''Bamberger Straße'' and walk until the main road ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''.
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 (on your right), 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 the pool if you were to look at it from the dirt road.
At the Raststätte, trucks heading for Poland abound, as well as a fair number of private cars with Polish number plates.
=== East towards [[Kostrzyn]] and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] ===
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. 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]].
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