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== Hitching Out Public transport ==

For hitchhiking ==== Option 1: Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ==== Take subway line U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to Hamburg prepare the start of the Autobahn. Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the subway station there is a cardboard sign with "HH" written on ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it. 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 (Star and HEM). Additionally, at the last intersection before the Autobahn starts, there's another petrol station (Shell) on ''Rothenbachstraße'' next to the traffic lights. It may be worth checking out which of these three is the license plate cheapest and most frequented one on a given day – usually one of the two former. Be aware that the staff at 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 for . Coming from ''Pankow-Heinersdorf'', 50 m before the first petrol station, there is also a shoulder where cars from can stop and people waiting at the traffic lights are able to see you. Much of the traffic here is local, but there is also significant traffic towards Hamburg and understood widelyRostock. Try to get a lift to at least the first petrol station on the Autobahn ("HROLinumer Bruch" stands for Rostock by the way). ==== Option 3: Raststätte Stolper Heide ====

==== Rasthof Stolper Heide ====The hitchhiking-spot This Raststätte is ideal in Henningsdorf '''Rasthof Stolper Heide''' is the best option sense that you end up starting to reach [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]]. You are going to have to go on hitchhike directly from a 2 km walk petrol station in total (part of which involves gorgeous forests...). S-Bahn station ''Heiligensee'' (S25 towards Henningsdorf, 2.10 € ticket), walk down Ruppiner Chaussee northwards about 200 meters and turn right on an asphalt walking path (− thereare a fair few people heading to the big cities in Germany's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg" North or something). Follow the path for 10-15 minutes. Cross the bridge over the motorway and you will see a short railing on the your left. Scandinavia: You can easily jump over get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and then walk down the , with a little hill patience, to the motorwayRostock. Walk along the way for about 600/700m, if If you walk on the path want to catch a certain ferry in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to this spot from the woods you will be on the wrong side centre of a tall green fence Berlin may take two hours or even longer; Option 1 is likely faster and have to go back. The large petrol station is there. You can easily get a direct ride to [[Hamburg]] from heremay work just as well.

A very close'''If you start from any district in West Berlin''', take S-by spot that saves you the 2 km walk: Get Bahn S25 towards ''Hennigsdorf'' and get off one station earlier, at ''SchulzendorfHeiligensee'' (S25 towards Henningsdorf, 2.10€ AB or BC ticketrequired). Get out Turn left from the front of the trainstation (so that you face North), and out of the station, follow walk up ''Ruppiner Chaussee north, and take the first '' for 300 m. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (Schulzendorfer Straßethere's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). And there you areFollow the path for 1.2 km, on crossing the motorway access ramp, 5 min walk from bridge over the stationAutobahn. Traffic is pretty low, but cars are very slow Immediately turn left down a little path – you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and can get you will quickly see a good view at pathway that you. You can take ''any'' ridefollow to the Raststätte. If There is a small fence to the left of the car doesn't go your way, he can drop path which you off have to jump at some point; the easiest place is probably to the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" some kilometers uproadright of a green fenced enclosure about half way to the Raststätte. The walk from the bridge is about 1.5 km.

==== Prenzlauer Promenade ====The street '''Prenzlauer PromenadeIf you start from any district in East Berlin''' , a faster way than the one described above is called taking S-Bahn S8, get off at ''Prenzlauer AlleeHohen Neuendorf'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next (ABC or BC ticket required), change to the bus 809 (direction: ''SHennigsdorf, F.-Wolf-BahnStr.'' station ) and get off at ''Pankow-HeinersdorfStolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke''. From there, just walk 500m down Head for the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations, both and turn onto the road on the right side for (the one opposite of the drivers going towards motorway on-ramp), and follow it until it makes a left turn; here, enter the Autobahn. It may be worth forest and keep walking in parallel to the second petrol station as it's cheaper and more frequented. HoweverAutobahn, it might happen that the staff at this second (Shell) station tell which will take you straight to leave their property and threaten you to call the policeRaststätte's on-ramp for vehicles heading North.

You can also wait opposite of ''McDonald's'' for a lift[[File:Hitch ber north stolper heide 2023. Sometimes you will meet other hitchhikers here, too. If someone offers a lift "only" png|200px|thumb|right|How to a gas station on the highway ("Linumer Bruch" for instance) take it, since walk from a highway gas Frohnau station it is very easy to get another lift. Raststätte Stolper Heide]]

==== Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====If you for some reason don't have or want to hitchhike towards [[Hamburg]] or [[Schwerin]] on the A24 it is the best get a ticket including tariff zone C, you may also take S-Bahn S1 (direction: ''Oranienburg'') to go with the U6 towards ''Alt-TegelFrohnau'' and get . Getting off at there, head to ''Kurt-Schumacher-PlatzLudolfingerplatz'' , a small green square surrounded by a roundabout immediately west of the station, and then start walking towards along ''Maximiliankorso'', the motorwayfirst road branching off on the right. About 2 minutes away from Keep walking until the U-Bahn station there is a small intersection with ''Hainbuchenstraße'Jet'(there' petrol stations a bus stop with the same name), and walk over the road with this name, following it until its very end: It makes a sharp bend at the end of a cemetary (on your right) and a forest in front of you. You can either ask Enter the drivers who stop forest, walk until a path branches off to your right and turn there or stand at . At the end of the branch, you should see a golf course. Turn left and just keep walking straight now, which will take you to the road right before itRaststätte's fence. (Update January 2009: Spot This route is open again!)about 3.64 km long and will take roughly an hour.

=== North East Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ===

==== Berliner Allee ====Borough PankowGetting onto the A11 is easiest by starting to hitch on road B2, part Weißensee: Take a major thoroughfare which somewhat bisects the city from the tram M4 Southwest to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'' which can be caught at Alexanderplatz. Then walk along the ''Berliner Allee'' just around Northeast; the B2 merges into the A11 beyond the half circle of motorway junction with the road and find a decent place where cars can pull overA10. Many cars at this intersection have Polish License and are heading North EastThe following options suggest different spots along the B2, some as far as Gdansk. Use a sign with option 1 being the closest/shortest one when coming from the city ''[[Szczecin]]'' centre and surely a Polish driver will stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by there Polish names. Check option 4 being the map for one furthest away/taking the street viewlongest time respectively.

=== South towards [[Leipzig]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|= Option 2}}: Darßer Brücke ====

==== Rasthof Michendorf ====* Get to ''Weißer See'This one also works for South or East!'as described in option 1 and walk 1 km north along '' Just 30 minutes by ''RegionalbahnBerliner Allee'' (train) south west of Berlin. This is the most direct option. You easily get hitches street name changing to ''Malchower Chaussee'' roughly at where the south or west as well as Star petrol station is) to the east (Poland)place just before where ''Darßer Straße'' passes over ''Malchower Chaussee''. Take It's a long, straight road where people don't drive too fast and where there are a train (ecouple of pockets for cars to stop.gThere's less local traffic and a higher concentration of relevant traffic. RE3 to [[Dessau]]If you have a public transport ticket anyway, check [http://wwwonline if it's worth waiting to get to the bus stop ''Nüßlerstr.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information.) from the center (ABC 2.80 EUR)Feldtmannstr. Get off at the train station ''Michendorf''. Leave the station at the left side (in direction bus lines 255 and 259) to save yourself most of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße, at the bus stop, and walk for 20 minutes straight on itwalking.

The most cost-effective – though not fastest – option might be taking bus line 259 to the stop ''Am Luchgraben'', which is conveniently located a few metres before the city border, meaning you're still within tariff zone B. There's a patch of dirt/concrete right next to the crossed-out Berlin sign (indicating that one is leaving the city limits) where people can easily stop; many, if not the majority of cars passing here will be going to Northwestern Poland. ==== Option 4: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ==== Take S-Bahn S2 (direction: ''Bernau'') and get off at ''Buch''. From there, catch a bus that goes to ''Schwanebeck, Dorf'' (approx. 10 min). Several buses will go there so check the time table there or ask the driver or someone else. Note that you will need a ticket including tariff zone C, as Schwanebeck is located outside of the border of Berlin. Next, you'll have to walk the main road of the village into southern direction. It's about 1.2 km to the on-ramp; before that there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the on-ramp towards the East, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass by the first on-ramp which leads towards the West. There, standing behind the safety fence, you are visible to all drivers who queue up at the traffic light from both sides. It is not very easy for drivers to stop by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are not on full speed and a little firm area off the road allows to stop. On your sign you should write "A11" as it's not the actual on-ramp for the A11, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 branches off the A10 about a kilometre after this on-ramp. If your driver is not going to your destination but follows the A11 for a while, ask to be dropped off at Raststätte "Buckowsee", which is located some 35 km after the A11 begins. This Raststätte is the only one on the A11 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards [[Stralsund]] or [[Rügen]]), but a very busy one. From here you want should try to go east find your final ride. === South towards [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[PolandMagdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2}} === ==== Option 1: Raststätte Grunewald ==== Take S-Bahn S7 (direction: ''Potsdam Hbf''), or S1 (direction: ''Wannsee''), and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[Dresdenpetrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] turn to the right after . You can talk to drivers at the petrol station or on the tunnel 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, compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC ticket 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, itis '''not'''s a small sandy road through 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 ==== According to the experiences of several hitchhikers, this is a woodgood spot to go East – but '''not''' West or South. Take regional train RE7 (direction: ''Dessau'') from Berlin's centre or RB37 (direction: ''Beelitz Stadt'') from ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station and get off at ''Michendorf'' (ABC/BC ticket required). Follow Leave the station at the road left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into ''Potsdamer Straße'' and walk south 1.3 km. Turn right into ''Feldstraße'' and follow it until you are at the restaurant at see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. This is Enter via the green emergency door or walk a long arena so walk around bit further to the restaurant area, car parksas 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, and petrol pumpsLeipzig at most (2021).''

==== Raststätte Grunewald Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====For going South or West you can try the '''Raststätte Grunewald'''. Take the ''S-Bahn'' train ''S7'' towards ''Potsdam'' or ''S1'' towards ''Wannsee'' and get out at ''Nikolasee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[petrol station]] next to you. Usually you will encounter some other hitchhikers ("I stood there with 14 other Hitchhikers on a sunny Monday morning, 9 o`clock. Maybe Grunewald is a HH place, that is too well known!" --Bocia), but normally you get a car at the petrol station within a few minutes − at least to ''Michendorf''! Also standing at the traffic lights before the [[on-ramp]] seems to be useful!

==== Trampstelle [[Potsdam]] ====There A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from ''Messedamm''. The access lane is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot 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 ''Messedamm'' with the A115 in Potsdama U-turn around a quiet parking area at ''Messedamm''. From S-Bahn station ''Westkreuz'', walk north along ''Halenseestraße'', and cross the road at the big intersection onto ''Messedamm''. After 100 meters, there is the quiet parking area at your left hand side. Walk across the carpark. To reach the place to hitch from, they made a petition climb the traffic barrier between the carpark and won the acceleration lane: [https://osm.org/go/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-Bahn station ''Messe Nord/ICC'' it :)The hitchhiking spot is planned now slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to ''Messedamm'', follow it south and will be established soonat the next intersection turn right, then you'll find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side.

==== Aral at Kaiserdamm =South towards [[Dresden]] and [[Cottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} ===Another option is the ''Aral'' petrol station at '''Kaiserdamm''' near the central bus station. Take U2 to ''Kaiserdamm'' (if you come from direction ''Zoo'') and go out in the driving direction. Leave the station on the left exit. After 50m there's the petrol station. It depends on the day, sometimes it's very easy to get away there, sometimes it's harder.

=== South towards [[Dresden]] {{Autobahn|13}} Take S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''Altglienicke''. When getting off, you'll see there is a road that runs parallel on your left-hand side to the S-Bahn line (if you are facing south), and a red light. To get there, leave the platform by using the footbridge and East towards [[Frankfurt turning right at the staircase (Oderwalk over the road running parallel)]]. On the right side, [[Poland]] {{There will be a pathway that goes down to the road - it's a little windy path that will eventually take you there. You will come to the road that runs parallel to the S-Bahn track (over which you just walked) and on that road is the red light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. But do not be confused. This is the BEST PLACE to stand and get an immediate ride. Cross the road to stand at the red light on the SBahn Track side. You can ask cars every time they stop for the red light. The red light is 100 m before the right hand onramp of the Autobahn|12}} ===going to Cottbus or Dresden.

''There are 2 ways of entering the upper mentioned highways==== Option 3:''B96a Schöneweide ====

''1. From entrances to the new A113 highway[[File:''==== Airport Berlin-Schönefeld ====It's possible to hitchhike at the on-ramp schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the airport ''(Flughafen) Berlin-Schönefeld''Raststätte in Schöneweide. You can reach the airport with S-Bahn S9 and some [[Deutsche Bahn|DB]] trains. You can not only find lifts mostly towards Dresden or Poland. It's probably the best spot within reach by S and U-Bahn to hitchhike to Poland. Stand right before the ramp with a 'PL' sign. The ramp is pretty small, but you can walk up some 15-20m behind the ''Autobahn'' sign so people can stop along the side of the road safely. Watch the speed of cars coming from the right hidden corner onto the ramp, it's a tricky on-ramp, can be dangerous so hitch carefully here.

:One hitchhiker waited here for 6 hours without successTake S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''Schöneweide''. Have a look at Then walk east out of the [[Talk:Berlin|discussion page]]station, turn right onto Michael-Brückner-Straße and after 300 m, you'll find two petrol stations.Most people stops on second

==== Tempelhof Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ====Maybe Tempelhof used to be a good place to hitch hike in the past but now it seems impossible to catch a ride there - there is simply no space for a car to stop (or we failed to find a spot which i doubt because we searched the whole neighbourhood). If you still want to test it yourself here is how to get there:The airport is easy to reach with S-Bahn and U-Bahn. Once there simply follow the sign towards Dresden (A100). There are two red lights, for people coming from north and south, so they have time to see you. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in the way to Ikea, and get dropped on the petrol station before the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map also). Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this petrol station. '''Please read the discussion page'''!

''2. From the 96a road (not that much in use after opening the A113):''==== Schöneweide Option 5: Test option ====[[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the service station in Schöneweide.]]Take a train to the S-Bahn station ''Schöneweide'', get out there and walk out of the station East, turn right on Michael-Brückner Straße and after 300 meter you'll find two big [[service station]]s − although the [[Autobahn]] is far away these are mostly the last possibilities for cars to get petrol. The place was once crowded with hitchhikers but is normally empty now and works fine! Locals tend to stop at the second petrol station because it's usually cheaper. Also, behind this petrol station is a Burger King "Restaurant". If you choose your spot well, you can show a sign both to cars on the street who could stop at the Burger King entrance (but often drive too fast though) and to people leaving the second petrol station or entering Burger King.

===== Opinions: =====* However the attendants at the service station will ask you to look for your ride elsewhere and may even call the police. The Waldeck West rest stop road leading 117 next to the [[Autobahn]] is a no stopping zone, so the best solution is to stand near the Burger Kingbus 263 stop Waltersdorf (bei Berlin), where a driver can pull inGaspumpstation. There is no better spot further up the road toward the [[Autobahn]]. * 2008-08-24: I used this petrol stations quite often and never had problems. What the hell did you do? 5 km walk away from Eichwalde s-[[User:atopia|Ben]]* I tried both the gas station and by using a sign to bahn stop cars from the street. First of all most people weren't traveling to Dresden S8 and even if they were they were very hesitant to give you a ride if you ask them. For all the time I spent S46 goes there, two other hitchhikers came and they also had no luck. I eventually gave up and had to pay for the bus. I'm not sure if that's a good spot.

=== East towards [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} === If you are hitching in the direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or [[Krakow]], you might find the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin to Kraków]] useful. 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 / 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. 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".  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 ==== '''AttentionS-Bahn + 1 stop with train + 5 km walking'''Cars are driving too fast [[File:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.]] Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train one stop to ''Dahlewitz''. Turn right from the station and walk southeast ≈4 km along Bahnhofstrasse/L40 until you cross over the Autobahn A10/E30 bridge. Head down to the Autobahn and walk 1 km east to the big Aral petrol station. Walking on the Autobahn is illegal, so if you want to avoid the risk of getting caught, continue walking straight on the L40 after crossing the bridge for 1.6 km. There will be a small road on the left heading to the Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this road until the start of the bridge over the Autobahn. Climb down to the field and walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, until youreach the Raststätte. (There is a fence to with holes in it before/next to Raststätte). See the map on the right. You need to walk 5 to 6 km, but the place is very good!  '''S-Bahn + 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 until the crossing with L40 road. Continue walking 500 metres and turn left on the gravel road. You will hear the highway and see a rest area through the bushes. Can someone confirm that Kienitzer Dorfstrase almost all lenght have bicycle path next to it?????? 'll bring yourself ''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]] '''A)''' 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. Now proceed to the field, pass the trench and turn left. If you’ve got the right shoes/boots, you may also head across the field diagonally to your left from where you crossed the trench. If you haven’t seen it from the trench, you’ll soon notice a low causeway ahead of you (if you walked across the field) or on your left (if you followed the field’s edge). You’ll want to be on the causeway, which in dangerfact had a railway line on it many decades ago. Once on the causeway, turn right (South) and simply follow it.people start honking You’ll soon be on a forest road near the motorway, and likely alsosee a bridge as well as the Raststätte already. Cross the bridge, turn immediately left and enter the rest area. '''B)''' From eastern Berlin, go to ''S Königs Wusterhausen'', catch bus 730 to ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (15 min ride with same C zone ticket) and walk Wilhelm-Pieck-Strase 100 metres and turn left on gravel road. You will see rest stop from there ==== Option 3: Raststätte Seeberg West==== [[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).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. Walk past the pool on the right hand side – there’s something like a path for a few metres – until you encounter high grass or the overgrown area respectively. From here, the easiest way to continue is to look where the least shrub is and head towards the wire fence. Chances are you’ll be doing some bush-bashing (again dependent on season), so better don’t wear your fanciest clothes. Once besides the wire fence, the grass is not using too high and walking becomes easier; keep following the fence, which will make a 90° right turn soon, when a huge field opens in front of you. From there, you’ll already see a big power line. Your destination is a wooden gate near the power pole on the field. Walk along its edge or simply across the field if conditions are favourable, no farmer is around and you’re wearing boots or something similar. Approximately 20 to 30 metres before the power pole, you’ll see the open gate (with nothing but an overgrown area behind it) on the edge of the field. Enter the gate and immediately turn right; walk about ten metres, then turn slightly left (approx. 45°) and keep walking. The shrub is pretty dense in places so again it’s some bush bashing, but a few metres further you’ll already encounter the fence of the Raststätte. If you followed these directions, chances are you’ll already see the gate in the fence to enter the rest area.  Altogether, the walk is a little bit over 5 km and should take 90 minutes at the most. To skip walking the suburban part in the beginning, you can also take bus 943 (direction: ''S Hoppegarten'') from ''Hönow'' station and get off at ''Thälmannstr.'', with this hitchhike spotbus stop being very close to where the dirt road is starting at ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''.after a while However, the police appeared bus only runs once per hour during weekdays and sent us awayoperates in tariff zone C, meaning you'll likely need an additional ticket. At the Raststätte, trucks heading for Poland abound, as well as a fair number of private cars with Polish number plates.  === East towards [[Kostrzyn]] Poland and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (August 2009Oder)]] === If you are going to Frankfurt/Oder or somewhere else close by, you can try to hitch along the national road B5/B1 instead of taking the highway A12.  Take the S5 to Mahlsdorf and follow Hönewer Straße to the South until the big intersection with the street Alt-Mahlsdorf. After the traffic light there is [https://goo.gl/maps/45v4qR1Np822 enough place to stop]. Cars go quite fast, but often slow down due according to the changing traffic lights. There is still a lot of city traffic though. Small walk away also is a Star Tankstelle petrol station (adress Alt-Mahlsdorf 117) Directly before the entrance to the Berlin ringway there is a bus stop & Shell Tankstelle suitable for hitching further. About 10 km after the highway the B1/B5 changes from a fast two lane road to a smaller national road.  === North towards [[Fürstenberg]], [User:Wukk|Wukk[Neustrelitz]] and [[Neubrandenburg]] 12 === For the East part of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania the B96 could be a good option instead of A11/A20, because there's only one petrol station on A11 and none on the eastern part of the A20. '''Option 1'''  Go to S Oranienburg (S1, RE from Südkreuz - Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen, RB Lichtenberg - Hohenschönhausen). From Oranienburg go by bus or walk to Sachsenhausen, Kirche bus stop and continue walking Granseer Straße for 15 minutes and you'll reach the B96. At this point the B96 still looks like a highway. But don't be confused:32just a few meters before the onramp Oranienburg-Nord there's a sign saying that Autobahn ends. So cars are allowed to stop north of the ramp. Between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're driver goes to Neustrelitz leave the car 2 km before at the last crossroad (connection with B198 to Wesenberg, 22 October 2009 Mirow) and use the bus stop over there to go on to NB or ask if you driver can drop you off at the North end of Neustrelitz. In every other town/village on that way the B96 goes directly via the town. So you can get off and look for the next busstop on the B96. Weekend or holidays it might be that there's nearly no bus via Sachsenhausen, Kirche then you can go by train to Sachsenhausen (UTCNordb)and walk 1 km to the spot. Check before on Vbb-Homepage! '''Option 2''' Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop Go by bus 8O9 till stop Stolpe (OHV), Autobahnbrücke than 1OO metres back and right side 1 km walk away is Raststätte Stolper Heide highway rest stop on road 111. The road serves just as access to rest stop and starts opposite side from road 111 upramp Or you can walk 4 km from S Bahnhof Hohen Neuendorf starting from Stolper Street than its changes to Hohen Neuendorfer Weg street and all the way to bus stop above. There is a bicycle road next to street

Getting into Berlin since the ring is big and maybe you are on a ride that's only passing by. Good option is to get out at...  === East and West Highway 10 (Warsaw > Amsterdam) ===The best is to get Get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming even from [[Poland]] you can jump over and easily find someone going into the city. Alternatively, when coming you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 30 min. Just head north from the petrol stations (you can go under the Autobahn from the east about 2 km before southern petrol station From Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3.30 to the interchange "centre of Berlin Zentrum" (itthe ABC ticket, which is valid for 2 hours, so you can also use metro, bus etc. when in Berlin). The last train everyday is at 00:21. So don's really t leave the petrol station if you get there after 00:00. Also, if you end up having to sleep over there, that train station is definitely not really suitable for sleeping; however, near the petrol station there's a good idea 24 hours restaurant called "Restaurant Michendorf Nord", you can charge your phone there and probably sleep in the downstairs toilet for disabled people. Or get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau". The exit is one exit after the "Schönefelder Kreuz" on the A10 direction Poland. I consider it as the quickest to get off in Berlin from the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in the village at interchanges on the autobahn)S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version: If you want to get off in Königs Wusterhausen, there the best opportunity is an a bit a freestyle one. 2 km after the exit for ''[["Königs Wusterhausen]]''" there is 150 m long bridge called Wildauer Brücke. If your driver is ready to stop there he can drop you directly after the bridge on the hard shoulder. There If you pay antention you will be find a lot of commercial shopping buildings small door in the noise barrier. Open the door, go down the stairs, you will see just before you need to exit find the road for Königswusterhausen. Walk 20 min and as you are exiting will see be at the S-Bahn station, the McDonaldslast S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41! Map [https://goo. Then, if gl/maps/grprFELW7rM2 here]. Alternatively you cantake the same road in the other direction [https://goo.gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks map] and go to the S-Bahn station Wildau. === A115 - Spanische Allee === You can get off at the exit 't find a ride going into Berlin 'Spanische Allee'' if your driver takes the [[A115_(which could be rare actuallyGermany) walk about 1 km |A115]] passing by Potsdam to get into the nearest towncity which most people do that are coming from the West. There From the station ''Nikolassee'' right next to it you can take the S-Bahn to ''Zoologischer Garten'', ''Friedrichstraße'' or ''Warschauer Straße'' from where you can go anywhere. It is a bus going usually faster to do so unless your driver really goes directly into your neighbourhood, because you need more or less the same time by public transport to go anywhere in Berlin for 1 EURfrom this spot as with the car. Also your driver can easily go off the highway and back onto it.

==The Ruhr area warning = Drink ===At ''Hauptbahnhof'' the McDonalds has free refills, pick up a cup and get high on fizzy drinks. === Internet access ===Sidewalk express (internet) is located in the food court at ''Hauptbahnhof'', pick up some of the leftover receipts and enter the code, there is usually some time left. This is the internet I'm using now.

=== Public transport ===Blackriding is possibleWhen hitch hiking towards Berlin from Belgium, albeit riskyavoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Controllers Once you get in, it's difficult to get out. Raststättes are very frequent rare and wear civil clothes, so they cannot be noticed before the doors are closedpassing traffic avoids this region. And since they do not receive hourly wage but salary depending We tried on how many people they catch, playing several places and had to take the "dumb tourist" will have no effect on them; they want you in their recordtrain to pass this area (lost 5 hours. The good news is that even if they ask you There are sufficient work arounds to pay avoid this area. See also the fine on hitchwiki page of the spot (40 euros), you can say you don't have the money and then you have two weeks to pay it. Or, give them a false address and just never pay it[[Ruhr Area]].