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For hitchhiking to Hamburg prepare a cardboard sign with "HH" written on it, which is the license plate sign for cars from Hamburg and understood widely. "HRO" stands for Rostock by the way.
Take U-bahn U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to the start of the Autobahn. Alternatively, about 2 minutes away from the U-Bahn station there is a ''Jet'' petrol station. You can either ask the drivers who stop there or stand at the road right before it.
This spot is nearer Take subway line U6 direction Alt-Tegel and get off at ''Kurt-Schumacher-Platz''. Then walk ≈500 m south along Kurt-Schumacher-Damm to Berlin than the start of the Autobahn Raststätte Stolper Heide and includes much less time spent walking and on . 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 trainroad right before it.
* [[User:MaxHermens|MaxHermens]] says: It's best to ask drivers if they are going on the Autobahn, and if so, if they can take you to the above mentioned Stolperheide. Then you can avoid the long walk and start hitching straight away.
* [[User:t0ma5|t0ma5]] says: In July 2017 this option worked fine for me, 15 minutes wait just before the gas station with a sign reading "autobahn"
The street '''Prenzlauer Promenade''' is called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the 'S-Bahn station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, just walk 500 m down the bridge and you've got a traffic-light as well as two petrol stations, both on the right side for the drivers going towards the Autobahn. It may be worth walking to the second petrol station as it's cheaper and more frequented. However, it might happen that the staff at this second (Shell) station tell you to leave their property and threaten to call the police.
There The street ''Prenzlauer Promenade'' is usually a lot of traffic on this road, so you could also hitch with a sign. Coming from called ''Prenzlauer Allee'' in the city centre and becomes the Autobahn A114 next to the S-Bahn station ''Pankow-Heinersdorf''. From there, 50 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 first Autobahn starts, there's another petrol station, there (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 shoulder where cars can stop and people waiting given day – usually one of the two former. Be aware that the staff at the traffic light are able Shell station might tell you to leave their property and threaten to see youcall the police.
Take S-Bahn S25 towards Henningsdorf and get off at ''Heiligensee'' (EUR 2.60). Turn left from the station and walk north 300 m down Ruppiner Chaussee. Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (there's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). Follow the path for 1.2 km, crossing the bridge over the Autobahn. Then turn immediately left down a little path - you can stay close to the Autobahn in order not to lose it and quickly you will see a pathway that you can follow to this Raststätte. There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at some point before you reach the station. The easiest place is probably to the right of a green fenced enclosure about half way to the . The walk from the bridge is about 1.5 km.
Note: A '''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 (maybe not so good) nearby spot that saves you the 2 km face North), and walk: Get off one station earlier at up ''SchulzendorfRuppiner Chaussee''for 300 m. Walk ≈150 m north along Ruppiner Chaussee and take the first Then turn right on an asphalt walking path (Schulzendorfer Straßethere's a sign saying "Berliner Mauerweg"). After ≈200 mFollow 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 arrive at quickly see a pathway that you can follow to the Autobahn entrance sliproadRaststätte. However, There is a small fence to the left of the path which you have to jump at this spot some point; the access ramp easiest place is quite narrow, and there is not probably to the right of a good place for cars green fenced enclosure about half way to stop safelythe Raststätte. There The walk from the bridge is also about 1.5 km. '''If you start from any district in East Berlin''', a curve in 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 roadon the right (the one opposite of the motorway on-ramp), and cars are traveling quicklyfollow it until it makes a left turn; here, enter the forest and keep walking in parallel to the Autobahn, so this spot might be dangerous for which will take you and straight to the driversRaststätte's on-ramp for vehicles heading North. [[File:Hitch ber north stolper heide 2023. You can 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'any') 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'' ride, the first road branching off on the right. If Keep walking until the driver doesnsmall intersection with 't go '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 wayright) and a forest in front of you. Enter the forest, they can drop you walk until a path branches off at to your right and turn there. At the end of the petrol station "Rasthof Stolper Heide" mentioned abovebranch, 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 3.5 64 km up the roadlong and will take roughly an hour.
'''Ferry Rostock-Gedser Update July 2017:''' The police didn't allow us to hitchhike vehicles going to take the ferry and we had to buy tickets. Not a good option if you want to make to DK without paying for part of journey.=== Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ===
To go Getting onto the A11 is easiest by starting to [[Puttgarden]] hitch on road B2, a major thoroughfare which somewhat bisects the city from Berlin is possible if you are offered a ride the Southwest tothe 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 one furthest away/taking the longest time respectively.
''' Hamburg Stillhorn - ''' If you can get a ride to this gasstation you can walk under the highway and hitchhike the other direction in direction [[Lubeck]] however not all people who to [[Hamburg]] go past this gasstation.==== Option 1: Berliner Allee ====
''' For direction [[Århus]]''' you can also accept a ride found towards [[Flensburg]] and some hitchhikers have even been known to accept such rides and then going to [[Copenhagen]] through Kolding and [[Odense]]. Also it is possible to reach both South western [[Norway]] with the ferries from [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]].==== Option 2: Darßer Brücke ====
'''For Sweden bound travellers '''You can also head for one of the direct ferries to [[Trelleborg]], leaving from either [[Rostock]] or [[Sassnitz]] ([[Rügen]]), they might be a bit harder to hitch but at least the one is [[Sassnitz]] have been reported to be possible. === Northeast towards [[Szczecin]], [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] (Danzig) {{Autobahn|11}} ======= Option 13: Berliner Allee Am Luchgraben ====Take tram M4 from ''Alexanderplatz'' to ''Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-Str.''. Then walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' to the bus lay-by. 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/IndiraThe most cost-Gandhi-Str.'' effective – though not fastest – option might be taking bus line 259 to the place just before where Darßer Str. passes over stop ''Berliner alleeAm Luchgraben''. I found this place to be much better. It's , which is conveniently located a long straight road where people donfew metres before the city border, meaning you't drive too fast and where there are a couple of pockets for cars to stopre still within tariff zone B. There's less local traffic and a higher concentration patch of relevant traffic dirt/concrete right next to the crossed-out Berlin sign (Polesindicating that one is leaving the city limits) where people can easily stop; many, to if not the majority of cars passing here will be blunt), and it's much nicer going to stand here. I waited around 40 minutes until a truck driver stoppedNorthwestern Poland.
* UpdateTake S-Bahn S2 (direction: Due ''Bernau'') and get off at ''Buch''. From there, catch a bus that goes to reconstructions ''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 finished in 2013 there is a petrol station where one can already ask drivers. You'll need the situation looks differenton-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 hardly a spot not very easy for drivers to stop and by but just before the actual on ramp cars can pull over, as they are going quite fastnot 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 Allee might 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 easier optionA11 and afterwards on A20 (leading towards [[Stralsund]] or [[Rügen]]), but a very busy one. From here you should try to find your final ride.
Take S-Bahn S7 direction Potsdam, 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.
There are often other hitchhikers here earlyTake S-Bahn S7 (direction: ''Potsdam Hbf''), or S1 (direction: ''Wannsee''), and it is polite get out at ''Nikolassee''. Walk out of the train station, cross the bridge and you'll see the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] to wait until they have leftthe right. Get here early You can talk to avoid drivers at the petrol station or on the competitionparking lot.
<ol><li>According to the experiences of several hitchhikers, this is a good spot to go East – but '''not''' West or South. Take a regional train RE7 (e.g. RE7 direction [[: ''Dessau]], check [http'') from Berlin's centre or RB37 (direction://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/ fahrinfo-berlin.de] for route information''Beelitz Stadt'') from the centre ''Berlin-Wannsee'' station and get off at ''Michendorf'' (zones ABC, EUR 3.30/BC ticket required). 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 until you see the [[rest area|Raststätte]]. Enter via the green emergency door.</li><li>Take bus 643 or 608 from [[Potsdam]] Hbf which also passes walk a bit further to the train station at Michendorf. Get off at ''Michendorf Luckenwalder Straße''. Walk 100 m south along Potsdamer Straße and then turn right into Feldstraßerestaurant, following it for ≈800 m until as the Raststättenoise protection wall ends there.</li> </ol>There is a map on ''User [[Crossable_rest_areas_in_Germany#Autobahn_A10User:Rebew|crossable rest areas in GermanyRebew]] that tells you exactly how to get and a friend tried hitchhiking from one side here on several occasions and had no luck going anywhere West. There is not a lot of Michendorf to the othertraffic 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 with the A115 in a U-turn around a quiet parking area at the Messedamm. From S-bahnhof Westkreutz walk north along the Halenseestrasse, and at the big crossing cross the road onto the Messedam. After 100 meters on the Messedam there is the quiet parking at your left hand side. Walk across the parking. To reach the place to stand, climb the traffic barrier between the parking and the acceleration lane. [http://goo.gl/maps/NlquZ 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 Messe Nord it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to the Messedamm, follow it south and at the next crossing turn right, then you find the quiet parking after 100 meters on your left hand side.
==== Option 4: Aral petrol station Kaiserdamm ====Take U2 A good spot to stand with a sign is at the access lane onto the A115 (AVUS) from ''KaiserdammMessedamm'' (if you come from direction . The access lane is a part of the ''ZooFunkturm'') junction which connects the A115 and go out A100. The exact place to stand is at the acceleration lane of the road connecting the ''Messedamm'' with the A115 in a 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 driving directioncarpark. Leave To reach the place to hitch from, climb the traffic barrier between the station on carpark and the left exitacceleration lane: [https://osm. After 50 org/go/0MZuR0mAF?m there's = This] is the petrol stationexact location. It depends on Hitchhiking is prohibited here as the location is behind the dayAutobahn sign, sometimes but the risk is worth it. From S-Bahn station 's very easy 'Messe Nord/ICC'' it is slightly further, but easier to find. Walk to get away there''Messedamm'', sometimes follow itsouth and at the next intersection turn right, then you's harderll find the quiet parking area after 100 meters on your left hand side.
==== Option 1: B96a Altglienicke BEST SPOT FOR DRESDEN (I have my doubts, from Schöneweide it was way easier) ====
Update ==== Option 2: It may seem like there is no shoulder A100 Autobahn junction Tempelhof ==== Take U-Bahn U6 or S-Bahn S41, S42, S45, S46, or S47 to Tempelhof. Turn right (south) along Tempelhofer Damm for cars 200 m to pull up but there is which most drivers know (remarkthe A100 junction. ==== Option 3: B96a Schöneweide ==== [[File: I waited more than an hour there without getting a liftBerlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the Raststätte in Schöneweide.]] Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''Schöneweide''. Then walk east out of the entrance if the highway has 2 lanes station, turn right onto Michael-Brückner-Straße and much more space after 300 m, you'll find two petrol stations. Most people stops on second ==== Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ==== Get to stop. There I got a ride station "U Siemensdamm" and directly in less than 30minfront of the junction "Siemensdamm" (at least towards south) there is a crossing of the streets "Siemensdamm" and "Nikolaus-Groß-Weg" with traffic lights. We could not see it and got confused and took Moving away from the motorway there is a ride in the direction long line of airportparking spots, wasted like 3 hours and came back perfect to this point crossed getting picked up. I've made the experience that directly at the road traffic lights it's hard but a bit further it can work. It is probably a great spot towards AVUS and got the first ride within 5 minutesnorth as well.
* Next to the road close to the S-Bahn station is a big breakdown lane, where cars can stop easily. ==== Option 5: Test option ====
* If you go Waldeck West rest stop road 117 next to Prague, make sure that drivers who bus 263 stop in Dresden bring you to the Raststätte "Dresdner Tor Süd". "Dresdner Tor Nord" is also possibleWaltersdorf (bei Berlin), but then you have to walk approx. 1Gaspumpstation.5 kilometers through a field to go to the other side.km walk away from Eichwalde s-bahn stop S8 and S46 goes there
* This is the best place to hitch towards Dresden/Prague than Schöneweide in my opinion ( I second the opinion ) ! In Schöneweide I waited one hour and more, in Altglienicke max. 15 minutes! Some drivers also told me they say hitchhikers in Schöneweide but didn't take them because it was difficult for them to stop there. In Altglienicke it's easy.
* I'd suggest to go some hundred meters down the road. A normal lane changes into a parking lane, where cars can easily stop. Actually I saw cars from anywhere in Germany (Dresden, Hannover, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Offenburg, Leipzig) === East towards [[User:Redjo27|Redjo27Poland]]* ^ Do not follow the instructions above. Very confusing and do not work.{{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ===
* I didn't find this ''parking lane'' some hundred meters down the road, but there was the offramp that goes to Dresden maybe 100 m or less. This is really unsafe. I instead went 100 m or so back towards Berlin (from the above mentioned red light) where If you will find a long stretch of safe lane space for cars to stop. This is prime real estate for hitchhiking as cars are going slow enough and there is plenty hitching in the direction of run way in and out. I have taken this twice now[[Wroclaw]], and waited only 10 min one time, and about 45min the next. [[User:Filbert|FilbertKatowice]] ( This did not work at all despite all the shoulder space. Cars have no incentive or natural reason to spot and they are already speeding because they are anticipating [[Krakow]], you might find the Red light ahead. * ^ route-page from [[User:ItsagerstonCategory:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|itsagerstonBerlin to Kraków]] adds that, while upon arrival this seems like a great spot, it may be a waste of time. We thumbed for a couple hours with no luck whatsoever on a Sunday morning in October 2017useful.
*** UPDATE 22/10/2017We were two people trying to Once you get a ride from Altglienicke in Germany direction to Dresden. There were many hitchhikers there and the traffic light is only red for 15 seconds, it's vert fast. If you are alone maybe Poland you can try this spot but it's not easyhitchhike before or after places where people pay for higway (polish name bramki). We waited more than 90 minutes and finally the highway police came and told us that it's forbidden to hitch here and we could One side will have a 100€ fee. They said us parking place and its free to go to Schöneweide petrol station (option 3) and hitchike there we get a ride to Dresden in 20 minutes. So I strongly advice not to go to Altglienicke...
*** UPDATE 23==== Option 1: Raststätte Michendorf /09/2018The road is under construction, and it will continue for a while probably. But now its EVEN BETTER. The cars are slow, and there is only one lane per direction. Just before the highway ramp there is space to stop for at least 3 cars, and as the cars are very slow is very easy to stop for them. Got a ride for two people straight away to Dresden in 3 minutes with a sign. // 11/11/2018 construction still ongoing and not seeming like it would finish soon. Ride in 3 minutes! walking ====
*** UPDATE 31Take 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/05/2019 Before or ABC ticket). Leave the station at the red light 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 worsecalled An der Autobahn then). I would recommend using Keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the space right after tunnel under the street goes to Autobahn A10. After the tunnel, turn right to Dresdenon a sandy path through the forest. In Follow the road curve I got a ride in 10 minutestrack until you are at the Mcdonalds at the [rest area. Where The petrol station is after the road construction entrance restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides. Your best bet is, cars can stopto either ask truckers (although they might not know English) or stand by the exit with a sign that says "Polska".
*** UPDATE 06/06/2019The construction is still ongoing but I couldnAlternative: Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf''t , direction Busendorf, and get a ride off at the red light even after more than an hour wait''Michendorf, I guess people donBergheide't realize there's space . Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to stopthe junction. Afterwards I move There will be a small road going to the entrance of the highway to Dresdenleft, just before through the motorway sign, where there's a lot of space forest. Follow this road for cars ≈1 km to stop and got a ride in about 30min!the Mcdonalds/Raststätte.
*** UPDATE 04/10/2019The construction continues. There is some space right before the entrance to the highway where drivers can pull over. However, because the road is reduced to one lane, the cars are all moving very close together, and so the come very quick one after the other, and it appears that it is difficult for people to pull into the space for cars to pull into created by the lane closed for construction. That said, [[User==== Option 2:Movethathoof|Movethathoof]], here writing this, had a ride after around 30 minutes to a rest area - gas station just before the split Dresden-Cottbus. [[File:B96a Altglienicke.jpg|thumb|Photo of B96a Altglienicke highway onramp spot as of 04/10/2019]]Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ====
==== Option 2: A100 Autobahn junction Tempelhof ====Take U-bahn U6 or '''S-Bahn S41, S42, S45, S46, or S47 to Tempelhof+ 1 stop with train + 5 km walking''' [[File:Berlinout. Turn right (south) along Tempelhofer Damm for 200 m to the A100 junctionjpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''. ]]
* (Update June 2015: A busy Friday afternoonTake S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, got a lift after 15 minutes all 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 way Autobahn and walk 1 km east to Dresden so was very happy with this spotthe big Aral petrol station. It Walking on the Autobahn is possible illegal, so if you want to walk along avoid the row risk of cars in 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-turning lane during a red light, but there isn't much space between these cars and heading to the Autobahn. Walk north 850 m along this road until the lane start of traffic coming beside it in the opposite directionbridge over the Autobahn. Climb down to the field and walk east 300 m, parallel with the Autobahn, so try until you reach the Raststätte. (There is a fence to get back with holes in it before/next to Raststätte). See the small pedestrian area at map on the traffic light before it changesright. - grae)You need to walk 5 to 6 km, but the place is very good!
* (Update: At a busy traveling time, e.g. Friday afternoon, the left turn to enter the Autobahn A100 from B96 Tempelhofer Damm near S-Bahnhof Tempelhof under the '''S-Bahn bridge (googlemaps: 52.469536,13.385558) is highly recommended. You will stand + 2 stops with a Dresden or A13 sign on the pedestrian space where you can speak with some of the left-bound drivers directly. They could even stop before the Autobahn begins, but ittrain + 5 km walking'''s better to get in immediately. Wait for DD number plates, CB (Cottbus) come less often, but might also be useful. Not a thing to do in the night. One of ten DD cars would probably take you. Waiting time: one hour, but then you have a functioning ride.)
* Maybe Tempelhof used to be a good place Take S-bahn S2 to hitch hike in the past but now it seems impossible to catch a ride end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there - there is simply no space for a car , take any regional train 2 stops to stop (or we failed to find a spot which I doubt because we searched ''Rangsdorf''. Walk the Kienitzer Str until the whole neighbourhood)crossing with L40 road. If you still want to test it yourself: There are two red lights, for people coming from north Continue walking 500 metres and south, so they have time to see youturn left on the gravel road. You should ask for A113 or A13, or simply if they are going in will hear the way to Ikea, highway and get dropped on the petrol station before see a rest area through the big mall (before Waltersdorf, check map also)bushes. Bus #263 from S-Bahn station Grünau also goes to/near this petrol station. '''Please read the discussion page'''!
* From the 96a road (not Can someone confirm that much in use after opening the A113).Kienitzer Dorfstrase almost all lenght have bicycle path next to it??????
==== Option 3: B96a Schöneweide ====[[File:Berlin-schoeneweide.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Hitchhikers next to the Raststätte in Schöneweide.]]Take S-Bahn S8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S4, S47, or S85 to ''Schöneweide'Train + bus with one C zone ticket''. Then walk east out of the station, turn ru ight on Michael-Brückner Straße and after 300 m, you'll find two big [[rest area|Raststättes]].
* Although it is far away, these are mostly the last petrol stations for cars going towards the autobahn to get petrol[[File:Hitch_ber_pl_fichtenplan_2020. The place was once crowded with hitchhikers but is normally empty now and works fine! Locals tend png|200px|thumb|right|How to walk from bus 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 Am Weidendamm to people leaving the second petrol station or entering Burger King. Aiming for the cars on the main street has low chances, they are going fast and there is no good place for them to stop.Raststätte Am Fichtenplan]]
* Collating '''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 number of past reviews, between 2010 and 2019, most hitchhikers tend ticket including tariff zone C to get a ride here within 30 minutes - 1 hourto ''Blankenfelde'', it’ll also cover the bus fare. Dresden When looking for the bus at ''Blankenfelde'' station, the displayed direction doesn’t matter as this is easy, towards Cottbus - Poland you will probably need a second ridethe initial/final stop of this line.
==== Option 4: A100 Auffahrt Siemensdamm ====Directly in front of Once you’re on the junction "Siemensdamm" (bus, get off at least ''Am Weidendamm'', the surrounding area being a business park. Walk towards south) there is the Northeast, there’s a crossing of crane business on the streets "Siemensdamm" and "Nikolaus-Groß-Weg" with traffic lightsright hand side that you’ll spot from afar. Moving away from the motorway there is The main road makes a long line of parking spotsleft turn here, perfect and a dead end road branches off: The latter is the one you have to getting picked uptake, the crane business coming closer and closer. I've made A dirt road starts at the experience that directly concrete square at the traffic lights it's hard but a bit further end of this road, and passes the crane business site, the fence of it can workbeing on your right.
Very close is Now proceed to the field, pass the station "U Siemensdamm".Of course it is probably a great spot towards AVUS trench and north as wellturn left.* Autumn 2016If you’ve got the right shoes/boots, you may also head across the field diagonally to your left from where you crossed the trench. Morning. Got If you haven’t seen it from the trench, you’ll soon notice a ride after about 15 minlow causeway ahead of you (if you walked across the field) or on your left (if you followed the field’s edge). I came from Falkensee (next You’ll want to Spandau right outside Berlin) and was dropped off at this spot be on the causeway, which is probably well known by local driversin fact had a railway line on it many decades ago.
=== East towards [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt Once on the causeway, turn right (OderSouth)]]and simply follow it. You’ll soon be on a forest road near the motorway, [[Poland]] {{Autobahn|10}} {{E|30}} ===''If you are hitching in and likely also see a bridge as well as the direction of [[Wroclaw]], [[Katowice]] or [[Krakow]]Raststätte already. Cross the bridge, you might find turn immediately left and enter the route-page from [[:Category:Route_Berlin_-_Kraków|Berlin to Kraków]] usefulrest area.''
==== Option 2: Raststätte Michendorf ====
# Take a regional train (e.g. RE7 direction Dessau, check fahrinfo-berlin.de for route information) from the centre and get off at Michendorf (zones ABC, EUR 3.30). Leave the station at the left side (in direction of the train). Turn right into the Potsdamer Straße and walk south ≈1.7 km on Potsdamer Straße until it ends (it bends right and is called An der Autobahn then). Keep walking straight ahead on a footpath and cross the tunnel under the Autobahn A10. After the tunnel, turn right on a sandy path through the forest. Follow the track until you are at the Mcdonalds at the [[rest area]]. The petrol station is after the restaurant and seems to be better for getting rides.
# Take bus 643 from ''Potsdam Hbf'', direction Busendorf, and get off at ''Michendorf, Bergheide''. Walk back 40 m in the direction the bus came from to the junction. There will be a small road going to the left, through the forest. Follow this road for ≈1 km to the Mcdonalds/Raststätte.
'''Warning Autumn 2019: There is a major motorway reconstruction there (the same project affecting "Raststätte am Fichtenplan") which is expected to be finished in mid-2020 only. During this time, there are comparatively few cars using the Raststätte and long traffic jams. Choosing alternative routes is recommended.'''
There If you are a lot of cars and trucks. Altogether you need going to walk 5 to 6 kmFrankfurt/Oder or somewhere else close by, but the place is very good! You won't have to wait too long you can try to hitch a ride almost anywhere in Eastern Europealong the national road B5/B1 instead of taking the highway A12.
'''Warning Autumn 2019: There is a major motorway reconstruction 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 (the same project affecting "Raststätte Michendorf") which is expected [https://goo.gl/maps/45v4qR1Np822 enough place to be finished in mid-2020 onlystop]. During this timeCars go quite fast, there are comparatively few cars using but often slow down due according to the Raststätte and long changing traffic jamslights. Choosing alternative routes There is recommendedstill a lot of city traffic though.'''Small walk away also is a Star Tankstelle petrol station (adress Alt-Mahlsdorf 117)
=== East towards [[Kostrzyn]] and [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (Oder)]] ===If you are going Directly before the entrance to Frankfurtthe Berlin ringway there is a bus stop & Shell Tankstelle suitable for hitching further. About 10 km after the highway the B1/Oder or somewhere else close by, you can try B5 changes from a fast two lane road to hitch along the a smaller 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 (verified 2014-09-03).
Directly before the entrance to the Berlin ringway there is a bus stop 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]] ===
=== North towards [[Fürstenberg]], [[Neustrelitz]] and [[Neubrandenburg]] ===
So first you need to go Oranienburg (S1, RE from Südkreuz - Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen, RB Lichtenberg - Hohenschönhausen). From Oranienburg go by bus to Sachsenhausen Kirche 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 ramp. between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If youOption 1'''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 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.
All in all it will take quite long time to get there, but if you need this direction it's easier, because it's outside the Berlin-Ringroad and you just have traffic in this direction. Waiting time between 1 and 40 minutes... average 15...20 minutes.
A word about getting into Berlin since the ring is so big and maybe you are on a ride that's only passing by. But also the city itself is so big that if you get a ride to the other end of Berlin you have a long way to go, so a good option is to get out at...
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=== The Ruhr area ===
When hitch hiking towards Berlin from Belgium, avoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once you get in, it's difficult to get out. Raststättes are rare and passing traffic avoids this region. We tried on several places and had to take the train to pass this area (lost 5 hours). There are sufficient work arounds to avoid this area. See also the hitchwiki page of the [[Ruhr Area]].
* I have experienced yesterday: Do not take a hitchhike in direction of Osnabruck/Bremen/Hamburg, be a little bit more patient and wait for a ride in direction Hannover! I have stepped off at the tankstation 10 km before Osnabruck at the A1 and have waited there for 4 hours, all cars go up north. I was coming from Essen.--[[User:Hapiel|Hapiel]] 02:25, 27 July 2012 (CEST) ''
If When hitch hiking towards Berlin from Belgium, avoid passing the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg). Once you want to go get in, it'''reach Berlin most efficiently''' with public transports the best is s difficult to get of at "Königs Wusterhausen"/"Wildau"out. Raststättes are rare and passing traffic avoids this region. The exit is one exit after the "Schönefelder Kreuz" We tried on several places and had to take the A10 direction Polandtrain to pass this area (lost 5 hours. I consider it as the quickest There are sufficient work arounds to get in Berlin from avoid this area. See also the South! Maybe your driver can drop you in hitchwiki page of the village at the S-Bahn otherwise here is the independent version:[[Ruhr Area]].
If you want to get off in Königs Wusterhausen, the best opportunity is a bit a freestyle one. Ca. 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. 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 you will be at the S-Bahn station. The last S-Bahn for Berlin is at 00:41!
Like [https://goo.gl/maps/grprFELW7rM2 that]. Alternatively you can take the same road in the [https://goo.gl/maps/XhvjZqX9rks other direction] and go to the S-Bahn station of Wildau.== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
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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 ==
=== Northwest towards [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] and [[Scandinavia]] {{Autobahn|24}} ===
==== Option 1: Kurt-Schumacher-Damm ====
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 ====
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 direction [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]] Germany's North or [[Scandinavia]], and you : You can easily get a direct ride to Hamburg from here, and , with a little patience, to Rostock. If you want to catch a certain boat ferry in Rostock or have other basic time constraints, please note that getting to this spot from somewhere like Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in the centre of Berlin can may take two hours or even longer; Option 1 is likely faster and may work just as well.
==== For [[Scandinavia]] bound hitchhikers ====
''' For Direction Denmark''': The ferries leave from '' 15 km north of Rostock'' at Warnemünde and from [[Puttgarden]], from Berlin generally people head for the ferry at [[Rostock]] but it leaves more seldom, and if you are offered the right ride you could go to the [[Puttgarden]] one instead, which is a good option especially if you are only transitting through [[Denmark]] to [[Sweden]] seeing as on the Rostock - Gedser ferry there is very little Sweden bound traffic.''' 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 onramp leading out of central Lübeck in direction Neustadt, wait for 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 [[Hirtshals]] (Hitchable??) and [[Göteborg]], [[Sweden]] with the ferry from [[Fredrikstad]].'''Direction Sweden'' bound traffic': 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.
Take tram M4 (direction: ''Hohenschönhausen, Zingster Str.'') to ''Weißer See'' Lubeck , get off there and walk 150 m along ''Berliner Allee'' It is possible to accept a ride either to Lubeck (or to the Neustadt gas station just north of Lubeck but that is more rare) in case you can get dropped of bus lay-by, following the onramp leading out of central Lubeck in same direction Neustadt . Many cars at this intersection have Polish license plates and waiting for are heading northeast, some as far as Gdansk. Using a ride that Szczecin sign will take you atleast surely persuade a Polish driver to the gasstation 10 km northstop, though be prepared to mix your languages and refer to cities by their Polish names.
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 ''Malchower Chaussee''. 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 traffic. If you have a public transport ticket anyway, check online if it's worth waiting to get to the bus stop ''Nüßlerstr./Feldtmannstr.'' (bus lines 255 and 259) to save yourself most of the walking.
==== Option 24: Autobahn Junction Berlin-Weißensee ====Take S-Bahn S2 direction Bernau from Friedrichstr. and get off at "Buch". From there, catch a bus that goes to "Schwanebeck, Dorf" (ca. 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 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 eastern direction, that means coming from Schwanebeck, you have to pass the first on ramp which leads towards western direction. 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 on ramp for the A11 straight away, but rather to the "Berliner Ring" (A10); the A11 goes 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 should try to find your final ride.
=== South towards [[Leipzig]], [[Munich]] {{Autobahn|9}} and West towards [[Magdeburg]], [[Hannover]] {{Autobahn|2}} ===
==== Option 1: Raststätte Grunewald ====
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 2.70), compared to ~1 hour (including the walk) on an ABC-ticket (EUR 3.30) 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 ====
[[File:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from Berlin to [[Munich]]]]
==== Option 3: AVUS / Messedamm access lane ====
==== Option 5: Trampstelle South towards [[Dresden]] and [[PotsdamCottbus]] {{Autobahn|13}} ====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. Update 2016: There is still no "Trampstelle" in Potsdam.
Firest rest stop once out of Berlin is 25 km away Raststätte Am Kahlberg Ost on highway 13 ====Option 1: B96a Altglienicke = South towards [[Dresden]] and [[Cottbus]] {{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 turning right at the staircase (walk over the road running parallel). On the right side, 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 going to Cottbus or Dresden.
''Once you get a ride in Germany direction 'B)''' From eastern Berlin, go to ''S Königs Wusterhausen'', catch bus 730 to Poland you can hitchike before or after places where people pay for higway ''Brusendorf, Kreuzung'' (polish name bramki15 min ride with same C zone ticket)and walk Wilhelm-Pieck-Strase 100 metres and turn left on gravel road. One side You will have a parking place and its free to hitchike see rest stop from there.''
==== Option 13: 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, €2.80). Once out of the station, cross ''Mahlsdorfer Straße'' (the road right in front of the station), turn left, and then turn right into the first road that branches off, called ''Am Barschsee/Am Weiher''. Follow ''Am Weiher'' and keep heading straight; the road continues as ''Am Grünzug'' after crossing ''Hoppegartener Straße'' and eventually as ''Wernergraben''. Once you can see the REWE supermarket, turn right into ''Stöbberstraße'' and follow it until its very end (it becomes ''An der alten Gärtnerei'' past the kindergarten). Turn left into ''Bamberger Straße'' and walk until the main road ''Neuenhagener Chaussee''.
Carefully cross ''Neuenhagener Chaussee'' – it’s a busy road with cars going pretty fast – and start walking on the dirt road straight ahead. At some point the road turns right and you have to enter the forested area; the road crosses a stream called ''Zochegraben'' here. The road will now continue to the left whereas on the right you’ll see a small path. Turn left and keep following the dirt road. A few minutes later, after walking besides a field (on your right), there will be two paths to a small natural pool (which, depending on the time of the year, might not have any water in it; you’ll recognise the place though, having some wooden installations as well as a small “sand beach”. There, you’ll also see a wire fence that follows the direction of the pool if you were to look at it from the dirt road.
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. When [[User:Raureif|Raureif]] arrived here in October 2019, there was no padlock on the gate so it could simply be opened from either side of the fence.
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 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 will require a Berlin ABC operates in tariff zone C, meaning you'll likely need an additional ticket for €3.40 (assuming you start your journey from within Berlin’s circle line/the city centre).
At the ''Raststätte'', trucks heading for Poland abound, as well as a fair number of private cars with Polish number plates.
==== Option 3: Raststätte Am Fichtenplan ====East towards [[File:Berlinout.jpg|thumb|alt=E30 ''[[E30]]''.Kostrzyn]]Take S-bahn S2 to the end station ''Blankenfelde''. From there, take any regional train one stop to Dahlewitz. Turn right from the station Poland 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. [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt (There is a fence to with holes in it before/next to RaststätteOder). See the map on the right.]] ===
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.
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 ramp. Between Oranienburg and Neubrandenburg just Neustrelitz is bad for leaving a car. If you're doing this 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 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 weekend 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 (Nordb) and walk 30 minutes 1 km to the spot. Check before on vbbVbb-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
== Hitching In ==
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... === Highway 10 (Warsaw > Amsterdam) === 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 the southern petrol station From Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3.30 to the centre of Berlin (the 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'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 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 off in Königs Wusterhausen, the best opportunity is 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. 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 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 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 ''Spanische Allee'' if your driver takes the [[A115_(Germany)|A115]] passing by Potsdam to get into the city which most people do that are coming from the West. 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 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 from this spot as with the car. Also your driver can easily go off the highway and back onto it.
==The Ruhr area warning = Poland > Amsterdam highway 10 ===The best to hitchhike is to get off at ''Rasthof Michendorf'' (after all the ring interchanges). There is a bridge over the Autobahn nearby so if you are coming from [[Poland]] you can jump over and easily find someone going into the city. * Alternatively, you can walk into Michendorf itself, which takes about 20 min. Just head north from the petrol stations (you can go under the Autobahn from the southern petrol station). From Michendorf, you can take a train for EUR 3.30 to the centre of Berlin (the 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 22:30. So don't leave the petrol station if you get there after 22:00.
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