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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, both on at the right side for last intersection before the drivers going towards Autobahn starts, there's another petrol station (Shell) on ''Rothenbachstraße'' next to the Autobahntraffic lights. It may be worth walking to checking out which of these three is the second petrol station as it's cheaper cheapest and more most frequentedone on a given day – usually one of the two former. However, it might happen Be aware that the staff at this second (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").

Take S-Bahn S25 towards ''Hennigsdorf'' and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (AB/BC ticket required). Turn left This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that you end up starting to hitchhike directly from the a petrol station and walk north 300 m down Ruppiner Chaussee. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (in which there's are 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 fair few people heading to the Autobahn big cities in order not Germany's North or Scandinavia: You can easily get a direct ride to lose it Hamburg from here, and quickly you will see , with a pathway that you can follow little patience, to this RaststätteRostock. There is a small fence to the left of the path which If you have want to jump at some point before you reach the station. The easiest place is probably to the right of catch a green fenced enclosure about half way certain ferry in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to the Raststätte. The walk this spot from the bridge centre of Berlin may take two hours or even longer; Option 1 is about 1.5 kmlikely faster and may work just as well.

'''If you don't mind spending the extra money on a C zone ticket to save yourself most of the walking: You can catch the S25, get off at 'start from any district in West Berlin'Hennigsdorf'', change to bus 809 (direction: take S-Bahn S25 towards ''S HermsdorfHennigsdorf'') and get off at ''Stolpe Heiligensee'' (OHVAB or BC ticket required). Turn left from the station (so that you face North), Autobahnbrückeand walk up ''Ruppiner Chaussee'' for 300 m. As this bus line only runs once Then turn right on an hour at asphalt walking path (there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the mostpath for 1.2 km, check [https://wwwcrossing the bridge over the Autobahn.vbb.de/en VBB.de] Immediately turn left down a little path – you can stay close to the Autobahn in advance for departure timesorder not to lose it and you will quickly see a pathway that you can follow to the Raststätte. Coming from There is a small fence to the left of the other direction, path which you can also take have to jump at some point; the easiest place is probably to the right of a green fenced enclosure about half way to the same bus (direction: ''Hennigsdorf, FRaststätte.-Wolf-Str.'') The walk from station ''Hohen Neuendorf'' when taking the S1 or S8 priorbridge is about 1.5 km.

This Raststätte is ideal in the sense that '''If you end up starting to hitchhike directly start from a petrol station any district in which there are East Berlin''', a fair few people heading in direction [[Hamburg]]faster way than the one described above is taking S-Bahn S8, [[Rostock]] get off at ''Hohen Neuendorf'' (ABC or [[Scandinavia]]BC ticket required), change to bus 809 (direction: ''Hennigsdorf, F.-Wolf-Str.'') and you can easily get off at ''Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke''. Head for the traffic light and turn onto the road on the right (the one opposite of the motorway on-ramp), and follow it until it makes a direct ride to Hamburg from left turn; here, enter the forest and with a little patiencekeep walking in parallel to the Autobahn, which will take you straight to Rostockthe Raststätte's on-ramp for 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 catch get a certain boat in Rostock or have other basic time constraintsticket including tariff zone C, you may also take S-Bahn S1 (direction: ''Oranienburg'') to ''Frohnau''. Getting off there, please note that getting head to ''Ludolfingerplatz'', a small green square surrounded by a roundabout immediately west of the station, and start walking along ''Maximiliankorso'', the first road branching off on the right. Keep walking until the small intersection with ''Hainbuchenstraße'' (there's a bus stop with the same name), and walk over the road with this spot from somewhere like Kreuzberg name, following it until its very end: It makes a sharp bend at the end of a cemetary (on your right) and Friedrichshain a forest in front of you. Enter the centre forest, walk until a path branches off to your right and turn there. At the end of Berlin can the branch, you should see a golf course. Turn left and just keep walking straight now, which will take two hours or even longer; Option A you to the Raststätte's fence. This route is recommendedabout 3.64 km long and will take roughly an hour.

'''Direction Sweden''': 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.

=== Getting onto the A11 is easiest by starting to hitch on road B2, a major thoroughfare which somewhat bisects the city from the Southwest to the Northeast towards [[Szczecin]]; the B2 merges into the A11 beyond the motorway junction with the A10. The following options suggest different spots along the B2, [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ===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 from (direction: ''AlexanderplatzHohenschönhausen, Zingster Str.'' ) to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.Weißer See''. Then , get off there and walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' to the bus lay-by, following the same direction. Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a [[Szczecin]] sign will surely persuade a Polish driver to stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by their Polish names.

Alternatively, walk 1 km north along Berliner Allee from ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'' to the place just before where ==== Option 2: 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 trafficBrücke ====

Take S-Bahn S7 (direction : ''PotsdamHbf''), or S1 (direction : ''Wannsee''), and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] to the right. You can talk to drivers at the petrol station or on the parking 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 2.90), compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC ticket (EUR 3.60) 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.

Regional train (e.g. RE7 direction [[Dessau]]According to the experiences of several hitchhikers, check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information) from the centre and get off at this is a good spot to go East – but '''not'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 1.3 km. Turn right into Feldstraße and follow it till you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency doorWest or South.

AlternativeTake regional train RE7 (direction: Bus 643 ''Dessau'') from Berlin's centre or 608 RB37 (direction: ''Beelitz Stadt'') from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes the train ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station at Michendorf. Get and get off at ''Michendorf Luckenwalder Straße''(ABC/BC ticket required). Walk 100 m south along Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into ''Potsdamer Straße '' and then turn walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into ''Feldstraße, following '' and follow it for ≈800 m until you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]].Enter via the green emergency door or walk a bit further to the restaurant, as the noise protection wall ends there. ''User [[User:Rebew|Rebew]] and a friend tried hitchhiking from here on several occasions and had no luck going anywhere West. There is not a lot of traffic 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 Messedam ''Messedamm'' with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at the ''Messedamm''. From S-bahnhof Westkreutz Bahn station ''Westkreuz'', walk north along the Halenseestrasse''Halenseestraße'', and cross the road at the big crossing cross the road intersection onto the Messedam''Messedamm''. After 100 meters on the Messedam , there is the quiet parking area at your left hand side. Walk across the parkingcarpark. To reach the place to standhitch from, climb the traffic barrier between the parking carpark and the acceleration lane. : [httphttps://gooosm.glorg/mapsgo/NlquZ 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-bahnhof Bahn station ''Messe Nord /ICC'' it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to the ''Messedamm'', follow it south and at the next crossing intersection turn right, then you 'll find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side. 

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".