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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). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Walk 100 m south along 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.
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'''Berlin''' is the capital of [[Germany]].
== Public transport ==
Despite its size and unless going from one edge of an outer suburb to one on the opposite side of the city, going from one point to another within Berlin seldom takes more than one hour. Use [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB.de] to find out how to get from one location to another within Berlin and also the surrounding state of [[Brandenburg]]. Berlin operates on a fairly simple tariff zone system: Zone A is anywhere within the suburban train ring (''Ringbahn'' / S-Bahn lines S41 and S42), zone B from the ring to the administrative borders of the city, and zone C is a defined area of Brandenburg in proximity to the city (somewhat confined by the terminal stops of the S-Bahn).
As of April 2023, the current prices for a single adult, one-way ticket are: €3.20 (tariff zones AB), €3.80 (tariff zones BC) and €4.00 (tariff zones ABC). There is a plethora of concession, daily, group and other discounted tickets too, check the VBB or [https://www.bvg.de/en BVG] website for more information.
== Hitchhiking out ==
'''If you start from any district in West Berlin''', take S-Bahn S25 towards ''Hennigsdorf'' and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (AB or BC ticket required). Turn left from the station (so that you face North), and walk up ''Ruppiner Chaussee'' for 300 m. 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. Immediately turn left down a little path – you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and you will quickly see a pathway that you can follow to the Raststätte. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at some point; 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.
'''If you start from any district in East Berlin''', a faster way than the one described above is taking S-Bahn S8, get off at ''Hohen Neuendorf'' (ABC or BC ticket required), change to bus 809 (direction: ''Hennigsdorf, F.-Wolf-Str.'') and get off at ''Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke''. As this bus line only runs once an hour at the most, check [https://www.vbb.de/en VBB.de] in advance for departure times. 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 left turn; here, enter the forest and keep walking in parallel to the Autobahn, which will take you straight to the 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]]
==== Option 1: Raststätte Grunewald ====
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.
If you find nobody heading in your direction, you can also get a short lift until Michendorf and try your luck there, but this is usually not necessary.
==== Option 2: Raststätte Michendorf ====
''A User [[User:Rebew|Rebew]] and a friend and I 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).''
[[File:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from Berlin to [[Munich]]]]
==== Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====
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.
=== South towards [[Dresden]] and [[Cottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} ===
