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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 the start of the Autobahn. Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the 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. 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 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. 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 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"). ==== Option 3: Raststätte Stolper Heide ==== 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 to the big cities in Germany's North or Scandinavia: You can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg prepare from here, and, with a little patience, to Rostock. If you want to catch a certain ferry in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to this spot from the centre of Berlin may take two hours or even longer; Option 1 is likely faster and may work just as well. '''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 cardboard sign with saying "HHBerliner Mauerweg" written ). 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''. Head for the traffic light and turn onto the road on the right (the one opposite of the motorway on-ramp), and follow ituntil 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]] If you for some reason don't have or want to get a ticket including tariff zone C, you may also take S-Bahn S1 (direction: ''Oranienburg'') to ''Frohnau''. Getting off there, 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 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. Enter the forest, walk until a path branches off to your right and turn there. 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 Raststätte's fence. This route is about 3.64 km long and will take roughly an hour. ==== For [[Scandinavia]] bound hitchhikers ==== ''' Direction Denmark''': The ferries leave 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.''' Direction [[Puttgarden]]''': From Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride to''' Direction Hamburg-Stillhorn''': If you can get a ride to this gas station you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction towards [[Lübeck]] - however, only people living in the southern part of the city are likely to pass by here.''' Direction Lübeck''': It is possible to accept a ride either to Lübeck or to the Neustadt gas station just north of the city (but that is more rare). In case you can get dropped off at the license plate sign onramp leading out of central Lübeck in direction Neustadt, wait for cars a ride that will take you at least to the gas station 10 km north.'''Direction [[Århus]]''': You can also accept a ride 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 Hamburg [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and understood widely[[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]]. "HRO" stands '''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. === Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} === 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; the B2 merges into the A11 beyond the motorway junction with the A10. The following options suggest different spots along the B2, option 1 being the closest/shortest one when coming from the city centre and option 4 being the wayone furthest away/taking the longest time respectively.

==== Rasthof Stolper Heide Option 1: Berliner Allee ====The hitchhiking-spot in Henningsdorf '''Rasthof Stolper Heide''' is the best option to reach [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] or [[Scandinavia]]. You are going to have to go on a 2 km walk in total (part of which involves gorgeous forests...). S-Bahn station ''Heiligensee'' (S25 towards Henningsdorf, 2.30 € ticket), walk down Ruppiner Chaussee northwards about 200 meters and turn right on an asphalt walking path (− there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 10-15 minutes. Cross the bridge over the motorway and you will see a short railing on the your left. You can easily jump over and then walk down the little hill to the motorway. Walk along the way for about 600/700m, if you walk on the path in the woods you will be on the wrong side of a tall green fence and have to go back. The large petrol station is there. You can easily get a direct ride to [[Hamburg]] from here.

A very close-by spot that saves you the 2 km walkTake tram M4 (direction: Get off one station earlier''Hohenschönhausen, Zingster Str.''Schulzendorf) to ''Weißer See'' (S25 towards Henningsdorf, 2.30€ ticket). Get out from the front of the train, get off there and out of walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' to the station, follow Ruppiner Chaussee northbus lay-by, and take following the first right (Schulzendorfer Straße)same direction. And there you Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and areheading northeast, on the motorway access ramp, 5 min walk from the stationsome as far as Gdansk. However, at this spot the access ramp is quite narrow, and there is not Using a Szczecin sign will surely persuade a good place for cars Polish driver to stop safely. There is also a curve in the road, and cars are travelling quickly, so this spot might though be dangerous for you prepared to mix your languages and the drivers. You can take ''any'' ride. If the car doesn't go your way, he can drop you off at the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" some kilometers up the roadrefer to cities by their Polish names.

==== Prenzlauer Promenade Option 2: Darßer Brücke ====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 500m 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 you to call the police.

You can also wait opposite of Get to ''Weißer See'' as described in option 1 and walk 1 km north along ''Berliner Allee'' (the street name changing to ''Malchower Chaussee'' roughly at where the Star petrol station is) to the place just before where ''Darßer Straße'' passes over ''McDonaldMalchower Chaussee's'. It' for s a lift. Sometimes you will meet other hitchhikers herelong, straight road where people don't drive toofast and where there are a couple of pockets for cars to stop. There's less local traffic and a higher concentration of relevant traffic. If someone offers you have a lift "only" public transport ticket anyway, check online if it's worth waiting to get to a gas station on the motorway bus stop ''Nüßlerstr./Feldtmannstr.'' ("Linumer Bruch" for instancebus lines 255 and 259) take it, since from a motorway gas station it is very easy to get another liftsave yourself most of the walking.

==== Kurt-Schumacher-Damm Option 3: Am Luchgraben ====If you want to hitchhike towards [[Hamburg]] or [[Schwerin]] on the A24 it is the best to go with the U6 towards ''Alt-Tegel'' and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz'' and then start walking towards the motorway. About 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it. (Update January 2009: Spot is open again!)

=== North East towards [[Szczecin]]The most cost-effective – though not fastest – option might be taking bus line 259 to the stop ''Am Luchgraben'', [[Gdansk]] 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 (Danzigindicating that one is leaving the city limits) {{Autobahn|11}} ===where people can easily stop; many, if not the majority of cars passing here will be going to Northwestern Poland.

==== Berliner Allee Option 4: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ====Borough Pankow, part Weißensee: Take the tram M4 to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.'' which can be caught at Alexanderplatz. Then walk along the ''Berliner Allee'' just around the half circle of the road and find a decent place where cars can pull over. Many cars at this intersection have Polish License and are heading North East, some as far as Gdansk. Use a sign with the city ''[[Szczecin]]'' and surely a Polish driver will stop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by there Polish names. Check the map for the street view.

=== South 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 [[Leipzig]] {{Autobahn|9}} 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 West afterwards on A20 (leading towards [[MagdeburgStralsund]], or [[HannoverRügen]] {{Autobahn|2}}===), but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ride.

==== Rasthof Michendorf ====* '''This one also works for South or East!''' Just 30 minutes by ''Regionalbahn'' (train) south west of Berlin. This is the most direct option. You easily get hitches to the south or west as well as to the east (Poland). Take a train (e.g. RE3 to towards [[DessauLeipzig]], check [http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de[Munich]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg] for route information.) from the center (ABC ], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2.80 EUR). Get off at the train station ''Michendorf''. Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße, at the bus stop, and walk for 20 minutes straight on it. }} ===

To go west Take S-Bahn S7 (direction: ''Potsdam Hbf''), or south S1 ([[Magdeburg]]direction: ''Wannsee''), [[Hannover]] or [[Leipzig]]and get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, [[Munich]]) turn right into Feldstraße cross the bridge and follow it till you 'll see the [[service petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]]to the right. Enter via You can talk to drivers at the petrol station or on the green emergency doorparking 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, it is '''not''' a good spot to hitch East. If you want 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 good spot to go east towards [[Poland]] East – but '''not''' West or [[Dresden]] turn right after the tunnel South. Take regional train RE7 (itdirection: ''Dessau'') from Berlin's a small sandy track through a woodcentre or RB37 (direction: ''Beelitz Stadt'') from ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station and get off at ''Michendorf'' (ABC/BC ticket required). Follow Leave the station at the track 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 see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door or walk a bit further to the McDonalds restaurant at , as the noise protection wall ends there. ''User [[rest areaUser:Rebew|Rebew]]and a friend tried hitchhiking from here on several occasions and had no luck going anywhere West. The petrol station There is after the McDonalds not a lot of traffic and seems to be better for getting it will yield only short rides, Leipzig at most (2021).''

==== Raststätte Grunewald Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====For going South or West you can try A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from '''Raststätte Grunewald'Messedamm''. Take The access lane is a part of the ''S-BahnFunkturm'' train junction which connects the A115 and A100. The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the ''S7Messedamm'' towards with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at ''PotsdamMessedamm'' or . From S-Bahn station ''S1Westkreuz'' towards , walk north along ''WannseeHalenseestraße'' , and get out cross the road at the big intersection onto ''NikolaseeMessedamm''. After 100 meters, there is the quiet parking area at your left hand side. Walk out of across the carpark. To reach the train stationplace to hitch from, cross climb the traffic barrier between the bridge carpark and you'll see the acceleration lane: [[petrol stationhttps://osm.org/go/0MZuR0mAF?m= This]] next to youis the exact location. Usually you will encounter some other hitchhikers ("I stood there with 14 other Hitchhikers on a sunny Monday morning, 9 o`clock. Maybe Grunewald Hitchhiking is prohibited here as the location is a HH placebehind the Autobahn sign, that but the risk is too well known!" worth it. From S--Bocia)Bahn station ''Messe Nord/ICC'' it is slightly further, but normally you get a car at the petrol station within a few minutes − at least easier to find. Walk to ''MichendorfMessedamm''! Also standing , follow it south and at the traffic lights before next intersection turn right, then you'll find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side. === South towards [[on-rampDresden]] and [[Cottbus]] seems to be useful! {{Autobahn|13}} === Firest rest stop once out of Berlin is 25 km away Raststätte Am Kahlberg Ost on highway 13

==== Trampstelle [[Potsdam]] Option 1: B96a Altglienicke ====There is a local campaign for an official hitchhiking spot in Potsdam, they made a petition and won it :)The hitchhiking spot is planned now and will be established soon.

==== Aral at Kaiserdamm ====Another option is the Take S-Bahn S9 or S45 to ''Altglienicke'Aral'. When getting off, you' petrol station 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 turning right at '''Kaiserdamm''' near the central bus stationstaircase (walk over the road running parallel). Take U2 On the right side, There will be a pathway that goes down to the road - it''Kaiserdamm'' 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 (if over which you come from direction ''Zoo''just walked) and go out in on that road is the driving directionred light that does not seem to have any shoulder space. Leave But do not be confused. This is the station BEST PLACE to stand and get an immediate ride. Cross the road to stand at the red light on the left exitSBahn Track side. After 50m there's You can ask cars every time they stop for the petrol stationred light. It depends on The red light is 100 m before the right hand onramp of the day, sometimes it's very easy Autobahn going to get away there, sometimes it's harderCottbus or Dresden.

=== South towards [[Dresden]] {{= Option 2: A100 Autobahn|13}} and East towards [[Frankfurt (Oder)]], [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|12}} junction Tempelhof ====

If you are going further than Dresden Take U-Bahn U6 or S-Bahn S41, S42, S45, S46, or S47 to Tempelhof. Turn right (e.g. [[Czech Republic]]south) on the A13, also take a look on along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m to the [[Dresden]] page.'''You may also try [[Berlin#Rasthof Michendorf|Rasthof Michendorf]]''' for getting lifts east or southeastA100 junction.

''There are 2 ways of entering [[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the upper mentioned motorways:''Raststätte in Schöneweide.]]

''1. From entrances to the new A113 motorway:''==== Airport Berlin-Schönefeld ====It's possible to hitchhike at the on-ramp next to the airport ''(Flughafen) Berlin-Schönefeld''. You can reach the airport with Take S-Bahn S8, S9 and some [[Deutsche Bahn|DB]] trains. You can not only find lifts mostly towards Dresden , S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or Poland. It's probably the best spot within reach by S and U-Bahn S85 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 ''AutobahnSchöneweide'' sign so people can stop along the side of the road safely. Watch the speed Then walk east out of cars coming from the station, turn right hidden corner onto the rampMichael-Brückner-Straße and after 300 m, ityou's a tricky ll find two petrol stations. Most people stops on-ramp, can be dangerous so hitch carefully here.second

==== Option 4:One hitchhiker waited here for 6 hours without success. Have a look at the [[Talk:Berlin|discussion page]].A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ====

==== Tempelhof ====Maybe Tempelhof used Get to be a good place to hitch hike station "U Siemensdamm" and directly in front of the past but now it seems impossible to catch a ride there - junction "Siemensdamm" (at least towards south) there is simply no space for a car to stop (or we failed to find a spot which i doubt because we searched crossing of the whole neighbourhood). If you still want to test it yourself here is how to get there:The airport is easy to reach with Sstreets "Siemensdamm" and "Nikolaus-Bahn and UGroß-BahnWeg" with traffic lights. Once Moving away from the motorway there simply follow the sign towards Dresden (A100). There are two red lightsis a long line of parking spots, for people coming from north and south, so they have time perfect to see yougetting picked up. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in I've made the way to Ikea, and get dropped on experience that directly at the petrol station before the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map also)traffic lights it's hard but a bit further it can work. Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this petrol stationIt is probably a great spot towards AVUS and north as well. '''Please read the discussion page'''!

''2. From the 96a road (not that much in use after opening the A113)==== Option 5:''Test option ====

==== Schöneweide ====[[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers Waldeck West rest stop road 117 next to the service station in Schöneweidebus 263 stop Waltersdorf (bei Berlin), Gaspumpstation.]]Take a train to the S-Bahn station ''Schöneweide'', get out there and 5 km 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'from Eichwalde 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 -bahn stop at the Burger King entrance (but often drive too fast though) S8 and to people leaving the second petrol station or entering Burger King.S46 goes there

==== Altglienicke =East towards [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ===

=====Illegally=====Alternatively go to the S-Bahn station ''Altglienicke''. Leave the platform illegally at the east end, then hike over the rails, which will bring If you to are hitching in the B96. The road is also named ''Am Seegraben''. There is a wide emergency lane and a speed limit direction of 50 km/h. Use a sign to get a lift to [[DresdenWroclaw]] (DD), [[BraunschweigKatowice]] (BS), or [[HannoverKrakow]](H), ''you might find the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin#Rasthof Michendorf|Rasthof Michendorf]]'' or [[Frankfurt (Oder)]] (FF) / [[Poland]] ([[Poznanto Kraków]]). It is not allowed to hitchhike on that spot, though it's very likely that you will obtain a good lift in short time. Remember: Running over the rails can cost you something around 25 Euro if they catch youuseful.

'''Attention'''Cars are driving too fast and Once you'll bring yourself get a ride in danger. People start honking also...'''so better not using this Germany direction to Poland you can hitchhike spot'''before or after places where people pay for higway (polish name bramki). After One side will have a while the police appeared parking place and sent us awayits free to hitchike there. (August 2009)--[[User:Wukk|Wukk]] 12:32, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

====Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf / least walking =Legally=== 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 ==== '''S-Bahn + 1 stop with train + 5 km walking'''  [[File:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.]]OR 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 you reach the Raststätte.(There is a fence to with holes in it before/next to Raststätte).See the map on the right. go 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 ''AltglienickeBlankenfelde''. 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?????? '''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 getting 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 ll followed the field’s edge). You’ll want to be on the causeway, which in fact had a railway line on it many decades ago. 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. '''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 parallel 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 S Bahn linewire fence. Chances are you’ll be doing some bush-bashing (again dependent on season), so don’t wear your fanciest clothes. Once besides the wire fence, the grass is not too high and walking becomes easier; keep following the fence, which will make a 90° right turn soon, when a red lighthuge field opens in front of you. To get  From there, leave you’ll already see a big power line. Your destination is a wooden gate near the power pole on the platform by using "field. Walk along its edge or simply across the bridge"field if conditions are favourable, legallyno 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 cross 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 road fence to stand enter the rest area.  Altogether, the walk is a little bit over 5 km and should take 90 minutes at the red lightmost. You To skip walking the suburban part in the beginning, you can ask cars every time they also take bus 943 (direction: ''S Hoppegarten'') from ''Hönow'' station and get off at ''Thälmannstr.'', with this bus stop being very close to where the dirt road is starting at ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''. However, the bus only runs once per hour during weekdays and operates 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 (Oder)]] === 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 red 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 lightthere is [https://goo. The red light 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 100 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]], [[Neustrelitz]] and [[Neubrandenburg]] === 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: just 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 motorway going 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, Mirow) and use the bus stop over there to go on to Cottbus 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 Dresdenholidays it might be that there's nearly no bus via Sachsenhausen, Kirche then you can go by train to Sachsenhausen (Nordb) 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...  === The Rurh area Highway 10 (Warsaw > Amsterdam) ===When hitch hiking towards Berlin 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, 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 Belgiumthe southern petrol station From Michendorf, avoid passing you can take a train for EUR 3.30 to the Ruhr area centre of Berlin (Dormundthe ABC ticket, Essenwhich is valid for 2 hours, so you can also use metro, Duisburgbus etc. when in Berlin). Once The last train everyday is at 00:21. So don't leave the petrol station if you get inthere after 00:00. Also, if you end up having to sleep over there, that train station is definitely not really suitable for sleeping; however, itnear the petrol station there's difficult a 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 in Berlin from the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in the village at the S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version: If you want to get outoff in Königs Wusterhausen, the best opportunity is a bit a freestyle one. Service stations are rare and passing traffic avoids this region2 km after the exit for "Königs Wusterhausen" there is 150 m long bridge called Wildauer Brücke. We tried If your driver is ready to stop there he can drop you directly after the bridge on several places the hard shoulder. If you pay antention you will find a small door in the noise barrier. Open the door, go down the stairs, you will find the road for Königswusterhausen. Walk 20 min and had to you will be at the S-Bahn station, the last S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41! Map [https://goo.gl/maps/grprFELW7rM2 here]. Alternatively you can take the train to pass this area (lost 5 hours)same road in the other direction [https://goo. There are sufficient work arounds gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks map] and go to avoid this area.See also the hitchwiki page of the Ruhr AreaS-Bahn station Wildau.  === A115 - Spanische Allee ===

=== East and West ===The best is to You can get off at the exit ''Rasthof MichendorfSpanische Allee'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over if your driver takes the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming from [[PolandA115_(Germany)|A115]] you can jump over and easily find someone going passing by Potsdam to get into the city. Alternatively, when which most people do that are coming from the east about 2 km before West. From the interchange "Berlin Zentrum" (itstation ''Nikolassee''s really not a good idea right next to get off at interchanges on it you can take the autobahn)S-Bahn to ''Zoologischer Garten'', there is an exit for ''[[Königs Wusterhausen]]Friedrichstraße'' or ''Warschauer Straße''from where you can go anywhere. There will be a lot of commercial shopping buildings you will see just before It is 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 exit and go anywhere in Berlin from this spot as you are exiting will see with the McDonaldscar. Then, if you Also your driver can't find a ride going into Berlin (which could be rare actually) walk about 1 km into easily go off the nearest town. There is a bus going to Berlin for 1 EURhighway 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 risky. Controllers are very frequent and wear civil clothesavoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, so they cannot be noticed before the doors are closedDuisburg). And since they do not receive hourly wage but salary depending on how many people they catch, playing the "dumb tourist" will have no effect on them; they want Once you get in their record. The good news is that even if they ask you to pay the fine on the spot (40 euros), you can say you donit't have the money and then you have two weeks s difficult to pay itget out. Or, give them a false address Raststättes are rare and just never pay itpassing traffic avoids this region. First time you also may have a good chance We tried on several places and had to decrease your fine when you write a letter take the train to the S-Bahn officepass this area (lost 5 hours. It´s wise There are sufficient work arounds to mention things like it was an unlucky coincident, you´ve been overwhelmed by avoid this area. See also the city and the mass hitchwiki page of people and that you usually pay for the good and ecological public transport.[[Ruhr Area]].. :)